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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-02

Following the example of the Central
Missouri Circuit, 1t might also be of
marked advantage to enlarge the
purses from the 5000 notch to at least
S400. If not even better, $500 size, anu
thus by offering the increased purses
easily get more horses and stimulate
new interest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-02

For Rent One fine room; bath, light
and heat. Fine location. 204 East
State.
The evening world., 1904-06-30

In the foreground Is the bay itself. and
IN this one particular the production OF
Mo:.t PelCc stands out alone. One hun-
dred and sixty thousand tons OF water
hre used In the production. over the
stage there is an expanse OF water loo
by 20 feet.
As Tampa lies peacefully before you
me waters OF the hay stir. the ships and
Yachts sail by. the trees move-every-
thlns betokens life: Finally the colortng
changes and the glorious Florida sunset
Is shown.
When the dying red CLEANS sink be-
meath the magnolia and palm trees the
Nsflts begl9 TO twinkle in the hotel, the
S|iuo-houSrs and along the board walk,
Inc scene. which had opened upon US
az midday while a regatta was at its
helhht,. has changed to night, while
festivities for n ball are In preparation.
\ m~erry-So-round for the children, its
tails,
Finally the scene is obscured in dark
ness, and the next siew is that OF tho
mighty Ocean, across which the ocean
sreyhounds course. This Is supposed to
represent the view tho travellers on the
spectators boat SEQ on their trip toward
the Island OF Martinique. Just begun at
Tampa Bay.
Moonlight on the Ocean is one of the
most beautiful OF pictures. and pre-
ceding. As II does. the horrors of the
eruption, It's artistic peace is one not
to be forgotten.
Suddenly darkness descends and the
awful grandeur OF n storm at sea is
shown. The electrical effects In this
spectacle are wonderful, the lightning.
the nying clouds. the surging water. tile
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heartllyove r II all and said he didn't
see why the hoy wanted TO keep II quiet
so long. Both Bradshaw and his pretty
young bride can be very sure OF the
forgiveness Of the BradShaws.
Young Bra Jshaw was forced to tel
the entire truth about the matter be-
cause " the stir which was caused by
the fictitious telegram sent to Miss Bar
nettc nj Franklin on Monday night stat
ing that her lance waE III. This tele-
gram WAS signed with the name OF Percy
Bradshaw. bu. Percy declared It to be
n forgery. The effect of the despatch.
however. was to bring Miss Barnette
her mother end her brother Lawrence
to New York on a special train. W7.en
splendid health. He had not been Ill at
nil.
Telegram Caused Gossip.
In view OF tho fact that all Frank
lin folks had expected the wedding to
occur on Tuesdny. the sudden departure
Of the bride, the telegram saying the
prospective bridegroom was III. and then
the news that he was not i'll at all. set
;onBues wagglng. The Bradshaw fam
lily Insisted from the first hat no wed,
ding had been arranged. but Franklin
ltN NFNhA' = WV NNNahA - NAaNi
Meanwhile tho Barnettes could not
be found In this city. They were aid
to be stopping at a hotel. but Just what
hotel no M seemed to know. Even
the Bradshaws couldn't find them.
Young Bradshaw was with his wife and
her mother all the time. but o until
to-day did the couple tell her the truth.
The mystery Of who sent the tele-
gram, however, Is not cleared up yet.
Young Bradshaw believes II was the
work OF some person who knew of the
secret wedding II wanted to force
publicity. Whether that was his pur-
pose or not. II was the exact effect that
his telegram had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradshaw have not
lads any plans for the future yet. The
young husband has obtained q leave of
bsence. and he and his bride are going
o enjoy their somewhat belated honey
loon now. Just where they arc going
one will reveal.
How little suspicion the respective
families had of the condition of affairs
is shown by the announcement sent out
from Franklin last night by the brides
sister that she understood they had been
married Yesterday In this city. and by
the following interview with Mrs. Brad
shaw. Joseph's mother. in Orange this
afternoon:
Zoe may be married and he may not
be. / have no information on the mat
ter. II he has been married. I can
understand II only on the theory that
the publicity his enlargement a mad
made him think 1t necessary. II he is
married. his choice has the hearty APP
proval OF his family. We are a united
family. Helen has visited VI from
time'to time, and Joe's engagement has
had our sanction. Helen Is a girl OF
culture and refinement and we never
nave had the slightest objection to the
marriage.
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that awful sentinel. the mountain spit
ting forth Its destruction.
As the city the harbor becomes en-
quilted in the molten's seething erup-
tive substance. AS the steam arises
from the land and water the vapors
obscure the city. Sizzling steam rises
from the bay. Everything becomes OBJ
scured. The end OF st. Pierre has come.
Spectacular In its ending Is the great
est of all Coney Islands new produc-
tons.
Under the same management. as the
YOUNGSTOWN Flood It was decided not tn
show the spot of desolation after the
fury OF the devastation had subsidized
The effect is strong, and the picture
OF that terrible calamity is stamped In
The effects in this magnificent pro
season by Mr.. McNutt at his Coney
leland building are marvellous. The
electrical and Genie effects were de-
signed by Herbert A. Bradwell. VIVA
also designed those OF the Youngstown
Flood.
nni !~neChunics, are engaged IN the
production. which stands alone In Its
wonderful control of the Immense
nnipliut OF water used. The moving
waters of the ocean ana the hurbors
upon Whit realistic effects are shown
Is I'm Itself one OF the most marvellous
features of mechanical production.
a more complicated attraction than
this 100000 production has never been
presented, and tho mechanism of The
great spectacle coeakShA Of secrets never
,Akyulged.
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downfall of rain are ~stupendous in their
.eallsm.
A brand-new novelty in making quick
changes Is used, being a radium curtain
which brings about realistic
while the change from the open sea 20
the Island of Martinique is erected.
~ Is 3 A. NJ. when the harbor Of Mar
from the harbor with Its ships dotted
there, lies St. Pierre. Lights are stlll
cleaning in many OF the houses. but In
the distance Mon Pelee is barely dis
cerned in dark outline, Gradually the
lights die out, Day breaks. The rising
sun throws lie glow over the unSus-
The red-tiied houses, the theatre, the
cathedral, all the picturesque structures
OF the West Indian Island. the birth
French stretching back Into the noun
tain sides, stand forth in the early
morning.
Az tho sun rises Mont Pelee stands
forth In all dts imposing height, q vol
cano whose crater was visited daily ny
the curious, who never reamed OF Dos
sible harm.
An unusual bit OF realism is shown
In The production as the boat seems TO
be nearing the city, The houses grow
larger and larger. The Roraima is seen
fatei ully from the eruption OF the seeth.
ing volcano.
The island OF Martinique extending
into the bay. the buildings rising pic
t~uresduely IN their tropical setting, with
the towering mountain In the distance.
lie In itself a magnificent picture as the
waters OF h bay play In the sunshine.
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1t Is "a picture showing. the expert
mecnanism mingled with the master al
tiStic eye of the producer and designer.
Martinique. which was famous for It's
sugar reineries. its rum distHleries,
shows In the city OF St. Pierre with us
harbor filled with vessels the prosper''S
Of tho southern island.
suddenly a vague air OF oppression
falls upon the place. Tne spectators IN
the auditorium boat are made aware
by subtle electrical effects that some
thing IL about to happen.
The cloud that always hangs over
Mont Pclee becomes blackcr. ON
nous rumblings are heard. With a ter
rible report "A blast of fire pours form
from the volcanoes crater. The sky has
become pltChy ,bluck ard tho city Is
covered with a lowering darkness.
Shr.eks o. My God, Mont Pelee is on
fire." are heard above the terrible and
appalling noises.
Fire bclchcs from the cratcr. Down
the mountain SIDE the streams Of mol
ten fire pour. Into the air by the cx-
plUg.on OF gaseous formations are hurl-
ed blazing substances. Masses OF rocks
are seen hurled into the air. Sizzling
fire falls into the bay. The city Is II
mass of fire. Where the molten masses
fall among the buildings fire springs
forth. Houses are ignitcd. Flames
sweep over the place.
Steam arises along the shore. The
boats in the harbor are bits of flame
themselves where the molten substance
falls upon their helpless decks. The sea
is torn with upheavals as the volcano
Aelches forth. ToHasRg above all u
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ST. PIERRE AFTER ITS DESTRUCTION.

ltors to Mont Pelee pass into the outer
lobby, a handsome place with decorative
effects in rich red and green.
II you arc late to the performance
there is a delightful inner lobby inio
which you are ushered to await the
next setting. and this immense lobby.
which IL decorated In the same red n
green, with gold moulding. and ceilings
IN raised steel panels. is lS0N3O feet.
Settees and divans OF rattan accommo-
date the late corners. The walls are
hung with maps and pictures OF the Isle
Of Martinique, showing tn, location Cf
Mont Pelee and ST. Pierre. A large oil
painting OF ST. Pierre. with Mont Pelee
In he distance. shows the city which
was devastated by the cruel outpouring
OF tho volcano.
Passing into the huge auditorium,
which accommodates 1870. the immense
stage, with its proscenium opening OF 100
feet, Is seen guarded by two bronze
lions.
II is not consistent to say that Mont
Pelee Is. the coolest sight one a witt
ness at COEey Island. but II Is a sure
thing that the great building. which is
cooled by six big ventilators and VEN
tilatlng FANS run by electric motor, Is
the, coolest spot on the island,
The presentation OF the great Mont
Pelee eruption Is most unique. The
spectators are supposed to be In u boat.
from which the whole picture Is wit
messed.
When the curtain first rises II Is Upon
an exquisite picture Of Tampa, Fla.
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When the spectators who have
travelled from the bay OF Tampa, whsr0
a fete day was in progress, out onto
the ocean with the wonderful lightning
erect, the change from day to night
from night to day. through a storm q
sea into Pierre Bay to be a Witness as
that awful disaster at 8 O'Clock in the
morning, complete their trip, q serics
or wonderful pictures such as have
never been combined in any attraction
MI. them with wonder.
Not, only in the details of the Won
derful production. but In the manage
ment and running of the building Mr..
,McNutt has placed the finest OF It's
kind at his patrons disposal. The
method OF entrance and exit Is such
that there Is never any conflict. The
recommendations as to parlors and rs-
tendants are Of a high-class. 80 that
To, add to the production Of this
Hawaiians has been specially engaged
to furnish realistic music, in addition
to the band on the outside. Two s1-
cellent lecturers. Morey and Gum, give
descriptions OF the trip from
Tampa into the bay OF Mount Pelee.
Fol realism one has only to visit
The story OF horror OF the eruption
from that fiery volcano with Its crater
OF 100 yards diameter has passed, but
the student OF historical disa sters,. the
lover OF wonderful mechanical. elsc-
trical, scenic effect cannot AFFORD to-
miss Mont Pelee. h Last Days oe
st. Pierre.
The evening world., 1904-06-30
WEST SIDE 81" TIED UP.

The entire west side ~" system was
dlsorganlzed for two hours this after
poon by a blockade that began at the
downtown station at One Hundred and
Tenth street and eventually extended to
the terminus at One Hundred and FIFTY
NTH street. 'ln the confusion hundreds
Of passengers bound for points In mid
Harlem from the north were carried
to FHfty-ninth street on the express
tracks. and many bound for points on
the Sixth avenue line wepc taken down
Ninth venue n vice-vcrsn.
A motor on a so~uth-bound train gave
out at the One Hundred and Tenth
street station so ercctually that the
train could not be moved. until the car
was lacked up. When the road was
open again the management sent most
OF the trains express from One Hundred
and T~wenty-nfth and One Hundred and
sixteenth streets to FIfty-ninth street,
and. TO relieve the congestion on the
dJwn iowa platforms below Fifty-nlnth
street sent trains dow the Sixth and
Ninth VENUE divisions In alternate re-
lays OF Ave. There was a continual
roar OF complaint. but the railroad en-
ployces insisted that the confusion grew
out of the only method by which trnfrc
could he placed OH a reliable footing in
a short time.
The evening world., 1904-06-30
DANIELS
FREED BY COURT
Newspaper Man, Adiudged in
Contempt for Refusing to Pay
a Fine of $1,000, Liberated
on Habeas Corpus.

A5HEvILLE. y. c.. June So.-Jo-
sephus Danisls. eAitor of the Raleigh
News and Observer, who was commit
ted to the county jail for refusal to
pay a nne Of 5000 for contempt of
court, has been set free by order of
Judge j. c. %"rlt,a1rd, OF Tho Unite
States Circuit CouF:.
0Dauiels was fined and committed by
Judge Purnell. Judge Pritchard held
in his opinion that Judge Purnell vas
without Jurisdiction and thai his judg,
ment was therefore void.
The case was taken to the United
States Circuit Court or a writ OF ma
beas corpus obtained by Mr.. Daniels
after he had refused to pay the nne
imposed by Judge Purnell and had
been committed.
The evening world., 1904-06-30
Came to City with Miss Helen
8urnette May. 16 and Young
Couple Were Married in Up
town Church.
SEPARATED AND
BRIDE RETURNED HOME.
Relatives and Friends Amazed.
When They Heard that the
Young People We're Welded
More Than a Month Ago.

The reason why young Joseph Paul
Bradshaw and Miss Helen Barnette. OF
Franklin. Pm. were not married in tho
latter city on Tuesday, although all
arrangements had been made by the
brides parents for the ceremony n
Franklin society was a%nxiously await
ing the event. was because they had
already been secretly married and had
not the nerve to go through another
ceremony for tho purpose of fooling their
relatives.
On May Is last Miss Barnette met
Bradshaw In this city by appointment.
They had then been engaged some ten
months and had decided to get married
secretly because B~radshaw's parents.
while very fond Of the young woman.
thought II would be better to wait unit
he vas wei established in life before
being married.
With some friends. whose names are
not revealed. they went. TO st. Agnes's
Chapel. at Niuety-sixth street and Col
umbus avenue. that evening, md. were
married. by the pastor. After the cere-
mon they had a littledinner n then
separated. Miss Barnette stopping with
Ame friends she had come TO town to
visit and returnin gto Franklin the next
day.
bradshaw went back to Orange and
the next day was at work again at the
Office of Clark. Dodge Il Co. brokers. at
No, 90 Wall street. where he Is employed
In a clerical position.
Keeps Marriage "A Secret.
Neither the young man. his bride nor
the friends who were taken into their
confidence ever revealed the secret to
anybody. and Miss Barnette's people
were as amazed 10 learn to-day what
had happened "a was the Bradshaws.
Young Bradshaw made a clean breast
OF the entire affair to-day to his |
brother Percy. who has an office at No. |
% Broad street. and directed him to
summon his.father and tell him. Capt.
w. IL. Bradshaw. the father OF the
boys, was Immediately summoned from !
Orange to Percy's Office and was told
about the secret wedding. He laughed !
The evening world., 1904-06-30

army to serve the public with the daily
news.
Twenty thousand admission tickets to
Mont Pelee" have been secured from
Randolph McNutt. owner of the big ct
traction. and these will be distributed
among the faithful retlnue OF newspaper
merchants. so that they and their fam
files may see the picture OF the greatest
disaster in the history OF volcanic erup-
tions the world has ever known.
On Surf avenue. adjoining the public
park at Fifth street. visitors to Coney
Island will be attracted by a beautiful
new building OF imitation rock granite.
The building. which Isl OF artistic arch
itecturai design. Is surmounted by tTo
towers. one OF them 12j feet In height.
This is the home of the great repr due
ton OF Mont Pelee and the building,
which Is 225Hl5O feet. is the largest sep-
arate amusement structure at Coney
Island. yn
The building was designed by Essen
vein & Johnson. architects OF the beau
tiful Temple OF Music In which Presi-
dent Mckinley was assassinated in Buff
faio.
Through an arched entrance. thirty
feet wide and thirty-two feet high. Wis
The evening world., 1904-06-30
Mont Peiee is alive again,

Mont PeIee IL alive again!
The great crater on the Island OF
dartipt1ue Is once more pouring fire
md lava over the unfortunate city OF
BIT. Pierre!
Thirty thousand people persisted in
The terrible outpouring of the angry
rolcano on May s, 1902. Only a few w.t.
nesses escaped to describe the scene OF
awful terror when burning lava n
motion rocks were hurled down the
mountain side out into the harbo
completely demolishing the town OF ST.
Pierre.
To-fry you can zee this mountain
pouring forth Us burning destruction
Without fear of injury.
How? BY visiting Coney Island and
dhwlng the most wonderful electro
ieenic production in that city of won
iers.
The Evening World. realizing the edu-
~sat.onal value OF n presentation that
marks an event never to be forgotten in
the history OF the world, has chosen
ms magnificent spectacle. WHICH COM
blRes the entertaining, the instructive
and artistic. as an offering to the news-
DADeF merchants who stand as a great
The evening world., 1904-06-30
clothes Capt. Mckay and his men
swarmsd to the deck.
Encnped in the Dories.

Long practice made the launching OF
the dores child's play to them. Far
up on the deck of the liner the men
i hisahtd t qrsers eo sh9ut sss H sallo rs rue rnmnn9ln iR
Tor the e.%life-boats. But before the
Qeuuchland's ~llfe-boats were cast of
the little, CORES were putting away
in answer to n hail from the liner
Capt. Mckay said that his crew was
safe and Il few minutes later he and
clambered up the towering sides OF the
liner they saw their little = schooner
sink beneath the waves. carrying all
their clothing ana personal effects n
had caught and stored since last Satur-
Haif an hour after the collision the
again, Null down from the scene OF the
disaster and with thn crew of the
wrecked vessel on hoard. The nshing
schooner was owned by Capt; Mickey
was valued at n bout 5000. Capt.
Kaempf, OF the deutschland. says that
the Solltaiop was unavoidable. and
among seatarlns men Inc ne sinking Of a
banks Is considered one OF the Incidents
OF the business.
Capt. Mckay and his men were sent
to Newport this afternoon
Felt the Mig shii. culver.
MISS Etncl BAfrNmOrc, the actress,
was "A passenger on the Deutschland
and n witness of tho collision. OF which
she gives the following graphic nc
ount:
1.-THE regular weekly concert had Just
closed and many of the passengers were
walking about on the, decks. II was
quite foggv. but the air was delightful.
suddenly we heard shouting on the
rcck and sharp commands on the
bridge. Then tho engines stopped and
we could feel the ship culver. In n
momen came the shock Of collision.
1T was not n hard shock. | might
describe the feeling nS though one
were on "A ferTy-boat that had struck
Il big log In the river. We knew that
there had ben n collision and | looked
over the side.
"Our boat. 1t appearcd. had cut of
a section cf the little fishing schooner.
and far below we could see the wound
ed shin scraping aong our side. We
could hear the frantic shouts of tho
men on her decks and manv OF the
women on the Deutschland began TO
scream.
"In a few minutes the shipwrecked
mon were aboard our boat. Some OF
them had fallen In the water. The
women busted themsrlves with getting
refreshments while the men passengers
dug up clothes and tho shiD's officers
did all they could to ret the. poor
sailors %propcrly clad. Before we re-
tired we. took up n collection which
Melted. the unfortunate crew OF the
shinE schooner 500" !
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Deutschland Going at Full
Speed, Sinks the Fishing Craft
Harry 6. French Off Nantuck-
ct Light.
CREW OF SIXTEEN
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
BY Quick Work the Men on the
Sailing Vessel Manage to
Launch Their Boats-Stern
Quarter Cut off.

eteaming at full speed through n
dense fog ten miles OF Nantucket
Light. half an hour after midnight to-
day, the Hamburg-American liner
Deutschland ran down n san the
nshing schooner Harry g. French. with
Capt. Rufus Mckay and sixteen men
aboard.
BY marvellously quick work the crew
OF the schooner succeeded in launching
the boats and escaping before their
craft went down. They were brought
into port on the Deutschland, most OF
them wearing clothing contributed by
members of the crew of the liner.
The Deutschland ran into the fog Mt
D o'clock last night n an extra watch
was placed. Special lookout was kept
for fishing vessels and occasionally the
sound of fog horns was heard in the
distance.
: At 12.35 o'clock the bow lookout heard
q fog horn dead ahead. Immediately
the engines OF the liner were reversed.
but the great mass of steel plunged
along and a moment later the side
lights OF the schooner were distin-
Eulshed. A desperate effort was made
70 swing the big liner clear.
= Liner struck Schooner.
Had the distance been a little
shorter the attempt would have suo-
ceeded. but the sharp PROV OF the
steamship struck tho litt,o schooner n
Elancing blow and chopped of her
vtern quarter as cleally as though The
lob had, been lone by 4 gigantic knife
rhe jar OF the collision vas felt IN the
..l
The evening world., 1904-06-30
Thinks Telegram Was n Joke.

What we can none Of us understand
Is how auy one could have been so
cruel as to send that telegram TO Helen
saying that Joe was III and bringing
her here in the middle Of the night
with her mother n brother. Law
renee Barnette and Joe used to work
together in Clark. Dodge & Co.'S Of
hCe ana We're great friends.
They were both fun-loving boys and
used to play a good many ISanks. Per-
haps some one in that ofice. with a
queer idea OF humor. played this as a
Joke to get even for some prank that
Joe or Lawrence had played on him.
II is a peculiar idea of a joke. but
they have some very peculiar ideas OF
humor On Wal street"
The evening world., 1904-06-30
Actor I<~eIIerd Bankrupt

.John e. Kellerd. actor. with a resi-
dence at the Shore Road and Ninety
street. filed yesterday in the
Federal Court. Brooklyn. a voluntary
In bankruptcy with assets of
$40 and LA abilities Of S.99. 81, Among the
creditors are George Fortescue. OF Bay
Ridge, whose claim IL 5000 for money
lent.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-07-29
Queer Things About Animals.

Few of us, / think, realize how
many wild crea lures there are which
live. like the famous Snowman, 2. L.
Barnum, did, by 'fooling the public
There are millions of creatures whose
very existence depends upon their ap-
pearing to be something which they
are not. This deceptive appearance is
called "mimicry," and the creatures
which profit by it are said to mimic"
those things which they resemble. Gen
orally speaking, mimiery is of two
kinds aggressive" and protective
In the far North. where the ground is
almost perpetually covered with snow,
and where dark object may be seen
for miles. we find the polar bear the
snowy owl and other creatures mimic
ing the snow. their resemblance TO
which gives them chance to APP
that they may not have an undue adj
vantage over the defenseless creatures
which they use for food. we find the
Arctic hare and other small animals
also mimicking the snow. in order that
they may sometimes escape the sharp
eyes of their enemies. Further south,
however, you will notice that white
wild animals are very uncommon;
they would be so conspicuous that they
would be unable either to approach
their prey or avoid their enemies. So
instead, some of them mimic the sand
and pebbles of the beach, the brown
leaves of the woods and the moscow
cred rocks and ee-trunks.-Woman's
Home COMPANION.