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The sun., 1904-08-27
SENTRY PLOPPERT ACQUITTED.
Shot . Prisoner WI. Assaulted Him and Ia
Commended for His Good Marksma nship.

Shot . Prisoner WI Assaulted Hin, and Is
Commended for His Good Marksma nship.
WATRRTowN, N. Y.,Aug. 28.-One Of the
quickest military trials on record took
place at Sacketts Harbor on Monday after
Sentry Ploppert had shot Private Costello
Of Company F. who died yesterday. Co.'S
tello had been placed in the guard house
for assaulting the first sergeant Of his CON-
pany. while doing duty about the post
under guard. At noon he approached
Sentry Ploppert with handful Of pepper,
which he dashed in the sentry's eyes. The
sentry fell to the ground, but soon wiped his
eyes and put cartridge in his rife. Quicker
than flash he fred at the escaping prisoner
the bullet taking effect In the back. Co.'S
tello hovered between life and death at the
post hospital until yesterday, when he
died.
Immediately after the shooting Ploppert
was arrested, within an hour a military
court was organized and half hour later
Ploppert was acquitted At dress parade
on Monday evening a general order was
read to the entire regiment commencing
the sentry on his prompt action in firing
at the escaping prisoner and on his good
Workmanship. Costello was buried with
military honors to-day. this being allowed
because he had not been tried on any
charge.
general order has been issued by COL
James Regan, the commanding officer,
directing the seutries at all times to have
their rifles loaded with ball cartridges.
The sun., 1904-08-27
WOMAN DUCKED ON CONEY TRIP.
Rescued From the UnmentiOnabe Passaic
She Continues Her Outing.


The steamboat Richard Borden was leav-
ing Commercial Wharf, in Newark, yester-
day morning for the regular trip to Coney
Island when a gayly dressed woman hur-
ried down the wharf waving her free hand
in the air and quavering Wait a minute
The paddlewheels were beginning to
churn the murky fluid which passes for
water in the Passaic and the gangplank
was pulled shoreward so that it rested
lightly an inch or 30 over the guard OF the
boat, when the woman made a quick rush
and tried to get aboard. She had one foot
on the boat and the other on the plank when
the mooring parted and the plank
dropped few inches. With both hands in
the air, she dropped between the boat and
the wharf. Patrolman Frank Brex, who
was on duty at the wharf, took off his
helmet and coat and took a header
He caught the woman with one hand
and seized one Of the ropes from the
steamer with the other Then he raised the
woman so that the deckhands could draw
her up to the deck. Brex swan to the
wharf and was pulled out.
The woman decided to continue the trip,
saying that she was not going to miss Coney
Island when the season was drawing to
close. She was not hurt, and the only
real danger was that she might have swal-
lowed some Of the Passaic water. A deck
hand escorted her to the boiler room, and
her garments were partly dried before the
boat reached the island.
The woman would not give her name
and treated the incident as something to
smile about. Policeman Brex went home
in an ambulance and sent his trousers to
the fumigator
The sun., 1904-08-27
POLICEMAN'S LUCKY ESCAPE.
Fell in Heap With Runaway Team He Was
Trying to Stop After Collision.


An express wagon was going down West
Broadway at a slow pace abouts O'Clock
last night when a southbound Sixth avenue
car, running fast, ran into It, spilling the
driver and his helper overheard and fright
ening the team of horses into running away.
Policeman Fucker Of the Church street
station, who was on the car, got to the
horses heads, but he couldn't stop them.
They galloped down the street swinging
the plucky cop from side to side. At Prince
street the pole Of the wagon crashed into
an elevated pillar and wagon, horses and
policeman were piled in heap. Police
man Nina han arrived il time to receive
kick from one Of the struggl ling horses.
People who ran up to rescue Fucker thought
he had been crushed to death, but when
he was pulled out Of the heap a sprained
back, cut arms and hands and q ruined
uniform were the worst OF his mist ortunes.
Dr. McGary, with an ambulance from
st: vincent's Hospital, patched up Fucker,
Minahan and Rudolph Koch Of Jersey
City helper on the wagon James Butler,
the driver, OF l7s jackson avenue, Jersey
City, was not hurt.
S. DAILY, motorman OF the car, was ar
rested.
The sun., 1904-08-27
MIDNIGHT LEAP TO DEATH.
Pain Crazcd Wstchman Leaps Five Stories
From the Eye and Ear Infirmary.

George Wilson, O3 years old, patient in
the Manhattan Eye and Ear Infirmary, Park
avenue and Forty-frst street. committed
suicide just before midnight last night by
leaping from window on the fifth floor Of
the institution to the stone pavement in
tho rear yard
Wilson had been in the hospital only a
few days. His affliction was mastoiditis
and he suffered great pain. He was sent
to a ward on the sixth floor Last night
he went to smaller room on the fifth floor
A nurse accompanied him, but remained in
the hallway outside. She heard a window
opened and later heard a crash in the yard
below.
Peering out of window the nurse saw
Wilson in his nightshirt stretched out on
the pavement. DIR. McCambridge. the
house physician. and Drs.. Zahsiske and
Thompson rushed to his aid. They found
the man unconscious and hurried him to
the operating table. 1t was found that he
had compound fracture of the skull and
OF the right leg. He died on the operating
table.
Wilson was employed as q watchman on
the American line pier. He lived with his
family at Evergreen, j.. ].
The sun., 1904-08-27
SHERIFF AIDED LYNCHERSr
Soldiers Sent to Protect Negroes Civ Q
Testimony AGainst Him.

SAVANNAH, Ga. Aug. 2o.-At the after
noon session of the court OF inquiry in
veetigating the conduct OF the troops at
Stateeboro when the negroes were burned
at the stake, damaging evidence against
Sheriff Kendrick and his deputies was
brought out. 1t was given by officers.
non-commissioned officers and prvates OF
the company that went from Savannah
to guard the negroes.
Capt. Hitch declared that he believed the
man who seized him and hurled him down
the stairs to the mob below, which dis
armed him. was a deputy sheriff. Two
sergeants who were in the guard room
swore that Sheriff Kendrick himself had
opened the door, unlocking it from the
outside, and pointed out the negroes Cato
and Reed to the mob, saying to the soldiers
that he had seen Capt. Hitch and was acting
under his instructions in delivering the
prisoners to the lynchers.
Insist upsn havtAS BurnsttS vAnillA.-Ass
The sun., 1904-08-27
ORANGE MAYOR IN AUTO SMASH.
Carriage In which He and His Wife We're
Driving Overturned.

ORANGE. n. j., Aug. 2o.-Mayor Henry
Stetson and his wife of Orange figured in
an automobile accident on Washington
street, East Orange, early this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Stetson were driving home
from East Orange behind the Mayors
favorite team, a pair Of spirited bays. They
had come up William street and turned into
Washington street. The street was crowded,
and before either party was aware of the
danger an automobile driven by Mrs Harry
A. Matthews. wife of an Orange physician,
had crashed headlong into the side Of the
Stetson carriage. The carriage went over
onto the sidewalk with a crash, and the
Mayor and his wife were thrown to the
street.
The horaes were restrained by bystapders
before they had chance to break away
and run. Mr.. and Mrs. Stetson escaped
injury. The carriage was partially wrecked
and the Stetsons drove home in another
rig. Mrs. Matthews escaped injury.
The sun., 1904-08-27
1,4OO MILES IN A CANOE.
Long Trip by Water for Beneft OF . Stu.
dents Health.

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 2e.-Edear T.
Ray and A. E. Gutgesel, students of Column
bia University, New York, arrived here
last night in a canoe They left New York
on July and made ths l,4oO mile journey
in boat that one man can carry. From
Albany they came west through the Erie
Canal to Buffalo. Here the boat was shipped
bv rail to Mayville, on Lake Chautauqua,
a distance Of about twenty miles. Taking
to their boat again at this point they crossed
the lake and entered Connewago Creek, a
stream tributary to the Allegheny River.
From this point the current was in their
favor and quick trip was made down the
Allegheny River to Pittsburg, and from
there down the Ohio to Louisville. Mr..
Ray says he made the trip for the sake of
his health, which hard study and conhne-
ment had impa ired.
The sun., 1904-08-27
MOTHER FEARS BLACK HAND.
Threat to kill Her Children Cause ID roOk.
lyn Woman to Lock Herself In.

lyn Woman to Lock Herself In.
Mrs. Ida LEVITT, who lives at o24 Third
avenue, Brooklyn. received a letter yester
day afternoon which read:
deare Madam: unless you put an envelop
with $500 in it on your front steps some mite
befor Monday morning we will take one Of
your children and kill it. Wemean bizness.
The BLACK HAND.
The letter was written on a scrap OF
paper and the handwriting was 80 bad
that it was almost illegible The margins
were decorated with badly drawn black
hands, skulls and crossbones ard otfFer
symbols calculated to inspire terror.
Mrs. LEVITT, who has four children, is
badly frightened and has looked herself
and the children in the house. fearing to
go out In the street in the daytime even.
She showed the letter to her brother Joseph
H. Singer Of 12s Second avenue, Manhattan,
and Singer took it to the Fifth street
police station. He was told to 60 to the
Brooklyn police. Detectives have been
put on the C ase but the police do not attach
much seriou sness to the letter.
The sun., 1904-08-27
SLOOP YACHT IN DISTRESS,
Asked 10 he TOwtd Into POrt-Had Lost
Man Overheard

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Aug. 2e.-The
schooner John Douglass Of Bangor arrived
here this afternoon and reported having
passed large sloop yacht in distress in
Pollock Rip slue about IL o'clock last night
The pleasure craft had lost a man over
but the Douglass was unable to respond to
the appeal, because hard gale was blow
ing from the westward at the time.
The yacht was hea ding southwest but
was unmanageable. From the course
she was trying to steer it is thought she
had come around Cape Cod from the north
ward. The Douglass was unable to ascer-
tain the name OF the sloop. The last seen
OF the craft was near. Stone Horse shoal,
where she met bad weather and high seas
The sun., 1904-08-27
TRAIN CAUGHT HIM on BRIDGE.
Man Killed In Dodging Erie Engine while
Crossing Passafc River.

PATERSON, n. j., Aug. 2o.-Frederick
Bachter, so years old. was crossing the
Erie Railroad bridge over the Passaic River
at 7.so o'clock tonight when he was struck
by train and received injuries from which
he died one hour later at the General
Hospital in this city.
Bachter was almost across the bridge
when the train bore down upon him and he
scrambled over the ties, but missed his
footing and was thrown fifty feet down an
embankment and received a compound
fracture Of the skull. The train which
struck Bachter, No. l.2. due at Paterson at
7:45 o'clock picked Bachter up and brought
him to this city
The sun., 1904-08-27
PARK ROW TO BE ASPHALTED.
Ahearn Accedcs TO the Demand for
Better Pavement.

Borough President Ahearn announced
yesterday that he had decided to repave
Park row with asphalt. There have been
many conferences between Mr.. Ahearn
and representatives of business organza-
tions and owners of property facing on the
Row. On account Of the heavy trucking
Mr.. Ahearn wanted to keep the present
Belgian blocks, but acceded finally to the
property owners demand that asphalt
should be used. Bids will be advertised
for as soon as the specifications can be
prepared
The sun., 1904-08-27
YALE PROFESSOR FOR On AIRMAN.
Dean Rogers VIII Preside Over Demo-
cratic State Convention.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Aug. 2s.-The an
nouncement was made this afternoon that
Dean Henry Wade Rogers Of the Yale law
school will be asked to preside as tenn
porary chairman Of the Democratic State
convention to be held in this city on Sept. 8,
former Governor Thomas Nj. Walter of New
London having declined to act because Of
Ill health. 1t is also the plan Of the State
central committee to have Dean Rogers
continued as permanent chairman of the
invention. The committee has the pow er
to name the temporary chairman only.
The sun., 1904-08-27
WON'T TAKE HIS SALARY.
Major HlgginsOn Declines TO Accept
Draft for 81 300

BosroN, Mass. Aug. 20. A draft Of 81, son
is awaiting Major Henry L. Higginson at
City Hall. 1t is dated Jan. o. 1898. Major
Higginson was one Of the first Rapid Transit
Commissioners appointed by Mayor Mat
thews This money Ia for salary, but he
has declined to receive any compensation
for his duties as Commissioner
The sun., 1904-08-27
FAIR SUBSCRIBERS SUED.
Eighty.six DelinQueRts WIN Have 10 Answer
I'm Court At ". Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug 28-Suits against
eighty-six alleged delinquent subscribers
to the worlds fair fund were fled to-day.
1t is claimed by the exposition attorneys
that a number of others are to he filed
tomorrow morning. The amounts in
volved range from 81 to 5000. Twenty
three Of the suits were filed in the Circuit
Court, six in the Probate Court, and the
others before Justices of the Peace.
The sun., 1904-08-27
Fains at Their Make dness.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26-Mrs. Emma Wilkin-
son OF Alhambra, ILL.,, upon taking a look
at the Igorrotes. was so shocked at their
nakedness that she tainted. Friends
brought her to, but she tainted again.
She kept this up until she was put safely
on board train on her way home.
The sun., 1904-08-27

Peoples Theatre Actor Tripped over II
as He Stepped on the stage.

One Of the Yiddish actors at the Peoples
Theatre, in the Bowery, was about to make
his entrance at the beginning of the fourth
act Of .The Jewish Soldier Boy last night,
when he stumbled over a corpse in the
wings. He yelled in fright and the au
dience got uneasy. The excitement was
quietsd easily enough.
The body was that Of Otto Silsmann, al
years old, who had been stage carpenter
at the theatre for nine years. Heart disease
and old age caused his death.
The sun., 1904-08-27
DIAMONDS AND A CHECK.
Boston Jeweller, Arrested In Maine
Won't Come Here without Requis ition.

Word was received at Police Headquarters
last night from Detective Sergeant William
j. Fogarty that he had arrested Abram Lpp
at the latter's summer home on the Ken
nebeo River. thirty miles from Augusta,
Maine. The desratch said that Lipp re-
fused to return to this city without q requis-
ton.
lipp is q jeweller in Boston. On July
20 he purchased 81 800 worth OF diamonds
from Sol Linderberg. OF ITO Broadway,
and In part payment gave n check for $685.. 30.
The check was drawn on the Puritan Trust
Company Of Boston. On Aug. 20 the check
was returned to Linderberg as worthless.
Linderberg secured a bench warrant foi
Lipps arrest
The sun., 1904-08-27

Manhansct House. Shelter Island. open until
Sept. 18th. covering the popular autumn season.
Golnng, Yachting, Garage.-Adp.
The sun., 1904-08-27
Defeats Munroe for Heavyweight
Championship.
FIGHT LASTS TWO BOUNDS
Referee Quickly Steps a One.
Sided Battle.

Great Crowd I'm san Frlncisco to See the
Boiirrn,akrr and sinrr In th~ Rim.
Referee Allows H!ttIns IN the
(linchrs rlrs Always the Faysrtte
Miner Is knocked Dow n Thrse Times
In the First NOunti-Clia nlTi0n Easily
Hammers IIis Man into Submiss slon.
MunrOr Out c!a sspd Frem the Start.
The sun., 1904-08-27

magnificent Hotel Frontenac. thousand Islands.
Open during September. Most delightful season
on the St. Lawrence River and best fishing G.-Aas.
The sun., 1904-08-27

near Cape Vincent u 600 islands, on New York
Central. Leave New York il:30 p. NJ, arrive CApo
Vlnocus sAs next moning.-Ads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-15

wEARE COMPANY CLOSES
Local Branch of Chicago Grain Com
PAW Suspends Operations.

With the advice that there would be
mo wire until further notification, the
local branch of the Weare Grain Com
pany. over West Main street, closed
its doors Thursday. and Will not re-
omen until financial complications of
the company, at Chicago. are overcome.
The closing OF the Weare Grain Com
pany's business is the final outgrowth
of trouble that T. b. Weare. president
of the Weare Commission Company.
had last summer with r. NJ Mcneil. OF
Sioux City, over alleged irregularities
of some kind. This trouble resulted in
the suspension of Mr.. Weare, from the
board of trade for q period OF two
years. After his suspension the Weare
Grain Company was organized. with
L. L. Weare as PRESIDENT Mr.. Weare
later resigned, as did the other officers
of the company, leaving the Weare
Grain Company without officers of any
kind Business on the floor has been
transacted thru another house, but now
the secretary of the board of trade has
has issued a notice the Weare grain
Company IS no longer In existence, n
mere iigurehead. and has no authority
10 do business on the board. Whether
the complications can be overcome re-
factory arrangements are made the
Weare company's branch offices will be
closed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-15
City and Street Car Company
Settle Assessment Appeal
Out of Court
BASIS is $4,000 VALUATION
Decree Will Be Entered by Judge Cas-
we'll in Accordance With the stipuIa-
tion-All Property Will Be Reas-
sessed for Year 1so4-much Litisa-
ton Saved.

An important settlement, in the case
of the Marshalltown l.: ght, Power &;
Railway Company vs.. the City of Mar
shalltown, was reached in the district
court today, and as a result much ex-
pensive litigation wlN be avoided. The
case was an appeal from the board of
review on the assessment for general
taxation Of the street railway COM
pany.
1t will be remembered that the case
MAS brought last spring, when the city
council raised the assessment of the
company from $4,000. the amount re-
turned by City Assessor Elliott, to
100000. The settlement: is on the ba-
sis of valuation of s15o000 for taxa
ton for the year 1903. The stipulation
has been filed by City Solicitor Van
Law. both parties having agreed to the
terms. a decree we'll be entered by
Judge Caswel in accordance with the
stipulation. All property of the COM
pany will be reassessed for 1904.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-15
A CONTINUAL DRAG.
The Exact Term.

Onlv tl1ose Who nave 4xperienced tae
main and suffering incident to piles or
nemorrhoids can know what drag
ard handican thjs eompladnt ds: how
even ;ha milsest forms hinder the pa
tient from uniting forth his or her
hest efforts. white those afflicted with
bleeding and nrotruding piles realize
all the tortures of the inouisition.
II may s,,rnrisa the reader to know
that There Is a SIRE. permanent cure
for this disease as the following tes-
timony from Mr.. Il. a. Leonard, an
American resident in the CITY of Mex
leo will SHOW.
For twenty Years suffered with
eiles. sometimes being confined to my
bed for DAYS nj time. The relief re-
ceiv aa sro,, doctors both in tho Jyn;tad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-15
Excavations For the New Stor'
age Reservoir Completed
Thursday Afternoon
PIPING is BEING PLACED
Work on the Concrete Begun This
Mornins-Estimated That Forty five
Days Time Will be Required to Fin
ish the work-Good Foundation Sc
cured Without Going 70 Rock.

The concrete work of the city's new
100000 gallon storage reservoir was
begun this morning by Ely Il Dunn.
the contractors who have charge Of the
work. The excavations We're complete
ed Thursday afternoon. and If favor
able weather results during the next
six weeks the reservoir VIII be prac-
tically ready for use. 1t is estimated
that II Will take fortytive days to
complete the contract. The work of
laying the l6-inch pipe from the res
ervor to the new pump well. across the
river. was also begun this morning.
The contractors did not attempt tc
strike rock in making the excavations,
but Went two feet deeper into the
earth than the contract calls for as
depth of the reservoir. Engineer ID. w.
Mead. of Chicago. who is personally
supervising the work, advised. after
carefully investigating the character OF
the SOIL and making the souniings.
that 1t would not be necessary 10 go
10 rock He considers that With the
two feet additional depth a foundation
snffici, ntly strong for the heavy con-
crete work can be furnished. He did
recommend the two feet additional,
however. in order that no chances
would be taken in constructing u
foundation that would not settle from
any internal action. affecting the soil.
The good weather of the winter so far
has greatly facilitated the work OF
building, and unless unusually severe
weather should now set in the reservoir
viii be completed within the limit CALI
ed for in the contract.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-15
PRAISES THE HOME
Well Known Resident of Burlington
Speaks HiuhIy of State institution.


Speaks Highly of State Institution.
Il is always With sense of appre-
citation aud pleasure that Marshaltown
citizens hear of praise for the Iowa
Soldiers Home Especially is this true
when the words of commentator come
from some one who is in close touch
with the veterans. +. j. Disque, of
burlington, chairman of the soldiers
relief committee of DeS Moines coun-
ty. accompanied a few days ago an
aged veteran to this city for admis-
sion to the Home. In a communica-
ton to the Burlington Hawkeye. he
has the following to say regarding his
visit:
Having just returned from visit
to the Iowa Soldiers Home. at Mar
shutdown, desire to say few words
about ii for the information of the
public, and especially for the comrades
who are interested. After looking over
the Home, visiting every building as
far as / could during my stay. and
mingling freely and talking with the
boys. came to the conclusion that
the Iowa Soldiers Home is a credit
TO the state, and TO the management of
the Home.
The sleeping quarters are we'll
warmed and well ventilated. kept neat
and clear: the food is ample. of good
quality and well prepared. and served
by women and girls. which feature
makes it more homelke and pleasant.
The hospital especially is model
of its kind. The patients receive the
kndest and most attentive treatment
on the part of the nurses, part of whom
IRE women. The inmates of the HONE
seem to enjoy all the liberty and priv
ileses compatible with good order and
government"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-15
No INQUEST IS HELD
Coroner Nichols Decides That
Facts of Oscar Pratt's Death
Are Indisputable
CONDUCTS AN INVESTIGATION
CONDUCTS AN INVESTIGATION
is Ascertained That Pratt Stepped Out
of the Way of West Bound Train,
DinsctIy in Front of the East Bound
Passenser-Eneineer Of West Train
Thought He Could Not Escape

Coroner III. II. Nichols snent Thurs
aay aftor,oon ~ ,tnilfo so,,5,,atiug
'' 'n' % 'iss''iVa 'i1'' Wy - = so
rounding the death OF oscar Pratt, the
Northwestern section hand Who WAS
killed Thursday mnrnin. h., Io..,l aas.-
49,, - " $50.
'''
ABOUT tour ana oiie-ha!l fillles West
of LaMoille. DIR. Nichols decided thai
an INQUEST was unnecessary rs there
.,,,. ..i,a j
snow the manner OF ceath TO haVs oeeh
purely accidental.
While no one can tell the story as
81 i''N :. ~ va
Frat met ms deash in an ehdeaVor 70
ge, out of harms way, by stepping
from in front of No. 2. the Pacific ex-
was walking the track. as stated in
these columns Thursday, conducting
the usual inspection. He heard the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-15
PAYS OUT st7,o5s.
Large Amount in Pensions Disbursed
at the Soldiers Home for Quar-

For the last quarter of the year, end
ing December 81. the headquarters Of
flee at the Soldiers Home has been
paying the pension allowances to vet
Grams who are members of the institu-
ton. The work has lasted all this Week.
and is about completed. With between
sixty and seventy prisoners yet to
nav the office has distributed S11,O59
among 55g pensioners. OF this amount
the sum of S12.620.27 Wen, to the pen :.
sioners themselves. and the balance.
s4.43s7s to dependent relatives. The
payment for the quarter Will be about
the same as that of the preceding three
months