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The Washington times., 1904-06-19
EPWORTH CONFERENCE
At MOUNTAIN LAKE
League to Assemble at Park on July II
to I7-Topic for Sundays De-
votional Meeting.

The topic for the devotional meeting
OF the Epworth League on Sunday ever
ing is Rising Above Discouragemeat, -
reference for which his found in II Cor
inthians. i:7-1s.
H. A. Ison, fourth vice president OF
the District League. conducted the de-
v~otional meeting at Brightwood Park
Chapter. on last Sunday evening. There
was a good attendance. and a very
profitable meeting was held.
The fourth general conference. District
convention OF the Epworth League. will
be held at Mountain Lake Park. Md.
July 14-17. inclusive. instead Of in June,
as heretofore by mistake.
The transportation committed will meet
at Hotel La Fetra on Monday evening
next. June 20, at 8 O'Clock. to further
arrange for W~ashington's delegation to
the convention.
Those desiring information r~elative "a
the convention should address any oil
the following committee in charge Of
the same: f. T. Israel. f. S. La Fetra
J. F Engle. or Dr. J. Fl. Wesler. Fur.
ther details of the trip Will be giver
in these columns later.
Ernest II. Pullman. corresponding sec.
rotary Of the District League. will con
duct the devotional service at Eldbraokt
Chapter, Sunday.
A mass meeting. under the auspices Of
the third department of the leagu.
work. Mercy and Help" will be held
at Wilson Memorial Church on Tues.
day evening. June 21. At 8 O'Clock. This
arrangements for this meeting are n
the hands Of Mrs. M. NJ. Mitchell. tn,
third vice president. and an excellent
program. followed by a social hour with
refreshments. has been provided for.
Those chapters pa rticipating In IN,
meeting, although all leaguers are cor
daily and urgently invited to attend
are Anacostia. Wilson Memorial. Trim
~. Lynn, Gaithersburg, and Waugh
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Practiced With Pistol.

Evidence vas offered at the Coroner's
inquisition. however. to prove that a
short time before Mrs. Beall was killed
Weldon was practicing target shooting
with a pistol
1t Is expected that the trial will con
tinue for two or three weeks.
The empaneling Of a special panel OF
Jurors TO pass upon the guilt or fnnO-
cence OF the accused viii be begun to-
morrow morning. 1t is not expected.
however. thG@he Jury will be COM
pleted until Wedr esday.
Weldon VIII be represented by An
drew A. Lipscomb and +. EDWARD
Mitchell, and the Government by Dis
trict Attorney Beach and Assistant
District Attorney Alexander r MuI-
lowney.
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MACCA8EE EXCURSION
WILL BE HELD JULY {

The excursion COMMITTEES of National
Hive Is holding meetings each week, and
everything IL in readiness for their ex-
cursion to River View on July D. Tick
cts are selling rapidly and the commit
tee has offered a cash prize to the mem
Der selling the most tickets.
Lady Cox has returned from BATH
more. where she has been assisting Lady
Floyd. State commander Of Maryland.
with the work
National live was entertained last
Friday evening by the excursion COM
mittee with MRccabee songs.
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Efforts on the part of the dissatisfied
employees of ST ElizaDeth's Hospital to
call another meeting for the purpose Of
airing their grievances resulted in fail
ure last night. the officers Of the Hos
pital Attendants Protective Union de-
Ginning to cOuntenance such a gather
ing. When T. O.. Pyles. who led the
recent crusade OF the employees against
the management, and who has since
been discharged. appeared at Haine's
Hall. Anacostia, expecting to find a
gathering Of his friends OF the union.
he was disappointed. About ten men
had collected at a store on the opposite
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A LITTLE LEARNING
BROUGHT ON SUICIDE

BUFFALO. June 18-Maynard Lowell,
twenty-five years old. committed sui
eide yesterday because he feared ne
would not pass his examinations at
the State Normal School. Lowell comes
from Perry. His father is Warren II.
Lowell. vino is said to be a well-known
merchant.
The young man attached one end OF
a long tube to a gas jet and the other
end he placed in his mouth. Then he
turned on the gas and placed a blanket
over his head. SO that none Of the gas
would escape.
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DIVORCES GRANTED
ON STATUTORY GROUNDS

Lilly r. Warren was yesterday di-
vorced from George w. Warren, on stat
utory grounds. The decree. which is
signed by Justice Gould. permits Mrs.
Warren TO resume her maiden name,
Lilly r. Shimmo.
In the same our Matte Huysman
was divorced from Frederick NJ. Hugs
man. on statutory grounds. Mrs. Hugs
man is permitted to resume her maiden
name. Matte Petersen.
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St. Elizabeth Attaches
THROW Up the Sponge
Effort to Call Meeting of the DisaffeCted En-
pIoyeS of Institution to Air Grievances
Ends in Failure.

corner. but finding that the hall was
not lighted and that there were no
signs OF a melting. the group soon melt
ed away.
PyIes interviewed the ~ianitor of the
hail. and found that the man had been
instructed by the union chief not TO light
it up. He hen sought for Harry Swami
president OF the union. but learned that
Mr.. Swami had gone to Baltimore. None
Of the vice presidents OF the union ap
peared. Pyles was much ~perturbed. and
says that the employees Of the hospital
have become very weakened since he
left the institution.
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BERNHARDT AND MAX FRIENDLY.

PARIS. June 1S.-Sarah Bernhard.
who has been on the outs with her
leading man Max. today arranged an
affecting reconciliation with him. and
the two Will appear IN London on Mon
dsg next.
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The energetic campaign begun by DR..
Swan NJ. Burnett to dissuade the Dis
trict Commissioners from permitting the
Washington. Alexandria & Mt Vernon
Railroad Company to lay new tracks
and operate cars along Fifteenth Street
AID Ohio Avenue northwest, in front
CT the Emergency Hospital. is maintain
cd By Or. Burnett and friends Of the IL
stitution.
Yesterday the Commissioners received
a postal card signed "a Friend, and
bearing the following query:
If there are good reasons why street
cars should not run IN front of the pro-
posed Municipal Building. are there not
the same and even stronger reasons
Why cars should not run in front OF the
Emergency H~ospital?"
Many Objections to Route.
DR.. Burnett also wrote the Commits
sic-sers that he had received numerous
objections TO the Ohio Avenue route.
The change OF the route % the tracks
Of the railroad is necessitated by the
erection OF the new Municipal Building
The act Of Congress making h ppro-
priation for It says the tracks shal De
removed. 1t is claimed by the District
officials that cars cannot run along r
Street. because that space is TO be used
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
CAMDEN REsrAURATFUR DEAD.

CAMDEN. N. J., n s.-Edward
Foster, u prominent re~staurateur of this
city. was taken suddenly III Of heart
trouble at 9 o'clock this morning and
died In less than an hour n a half.
He leaves a widow and three children.
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Weldon Suspected.

Soon after the dead body OF Mrs. Beall
was discovered. suspicion pointed 10 An
drew Weldon as the guilty person who
committed the crime. He Is related 10
the woman being her step-son-in-law,
Mrs. Beall having married mis- step
father.
Mrs. Beall lived with Charles Oierich
and Weldon resided In Southeast Wash
ington. After lis arrest b. Policeman
CuIlinane. Weldon said that on the day
Mrs. Beall met her death he left his
home at an early hour. and went to a
saloon at 1900 Delaware Avenue There
he remained a short time. ne said, and
when he left went TO the Washington
Navy Yard. When he returned from
that place he said he went 10 his home,
remained there about ten minutes. and
again went TO the saloon on Delaware
Avenue. where he was arrested He
denied any knowledge OF the AFFAIR or
thai he was at Mrs Bealls home thai
day. Further than this he is stated 10
have said that he did not own or have
a pistol.
The Washington times., 1904-06-19
TRIAL Of WELDON
BEGINS TOMORROW
Charged With the Murder
of Rachel Beall.
WAS KILLED IN HER HOME
Expected the Case Will Occupy Atten-
tion of Court for at Least
Two Weeks.

Andrew Weldon viii Re called to trial
tomorrow in Criminal Court 30. ?. be-
fore Justice Gould and a jury. for the
murder OF Mrs. Rachel Ann Beall on De-
ccnabcr II last. The crime for which he
is called 20 answer was committed al
the home Of the victim. 1874 II Street
northeast. Exactly at what hour Mrs.
Bcan was killed Is not known. Accord
ing 70 the best Information on the sub
ject. she was last seen IN her home
about 9 o'clock on the morning OF the
day she met her death. Her lifeless
body. however. was not discovered un-
Ill about noon that day
She was discovered IN the kitchen Of
her home. where the disarrangement OF
the furniture IN the room showed that
she made a desperate struggle for her
life. Six wounds were found in her
~bcdy-one in her head. two in her
breast. one in her abdomen. end one in
each hand.
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Time Of the Murder.

What conversation. II any. took place
etween them at first is not known. Per-
sons who were passing at the time tes-
tilted that they saw Shaner throw his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
SINDEN WILL RESIGN
Rev. A. w. sinden Pastor of the Con-
areeationaI Church, Will Tender His
Resignation in Few Weeks - His
Future Plans Indefinite.

Rev. Archibald w. Sinden, for almost
two years pastor of the Congregational
church, will, within a few weeks, or
probably before the middle of June.
tender his resignation, to become effec-
tive soon afterwards. 1t will be ac-
cepted, an understanding having been
arrived ut between the pastor and the
trustees to that effect.
Rev. Sinden said this morning that
he would resign, but at just what date
he could not now say, although it
would be within few weeks. He gave
as the cause, an element of dissension
in the church, which he deemed could
be eliminated by his resignation. Prom
inent members of the church, when APP
preached, said Rev. Sinden's pastorate
had been a most successful one, and
he has given general satisfaction. eX-
cept to a disgruntled few. Rev. SIM
den came here from Providence, ILL.,,
and during his stay he has been great
ly handicapped, thru the sickness and
the death of his wife. His own
health has not been good, and he
expects to rest during the summer, not
resuming active work until fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
A DRuMMER's TALE.
They Sometimes Tell True Ones.

A quarter of century ION the road"
gives one some knowledge of hotel life
and the old drummers experience with
food is worth listening to:
After 25 years service as CONNER
cial traveller with its vicissitudes and
perhaps a too liberal indulgence in the
cigar habit found myself about year
ago very much the worse for wear.
AT that time l was suffering from
nervous dyspepsia, my appetite was
poor and ! could not sleep, finally
reaching a state bordering on complete
breakdown.
AS medicine had failed utterly to
help me / was forced to look into the
diet end of 1t and what / learned in
duced me to try a course of Grape
Nuts breakfast food. When 1t was not
on the bill of fare / asked for 1t and al
ways got it; so for several months l
made my complete breakfast on Grape
Nuts with now and then bit of toast.
Improvement commenced immed
lately and has kept up steadily and
now, one year after my general health
is fine, better than it has been for years
and l attribute the Improvement to the
use of Graps-Nuts. | have proved in
my own case this food is perfect for
stomach and nervous troubles, and can
recommend it to all my fellow CONNER
cial tourist Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Altho Grape-Nuts is not always on
the bill of fare nearly every hotel has
it in the kitchen and the guest can get
it if called for.
There's a reason" why Grape-Nuts
restores health and strength.
Look in each package for the famous
little book, The Road to MELVILLE
Worlds Fair Exhibit, space 10S, Ag-
ricultural Building.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
BROWN BODY ARRIVES
]. G. Brown Reaches the City From
New York, With Body Of His Wife,
Who Died or the Coast Of Joppa,
April 1o-Funeral Sunday Afternoon
at 3 o'clock,

Hon. j. G. Brown. who has had a sad
pilgrimage of thousands OF miles, in
bringing to Marshalltown the body of
his beloved wife. who died April 10
on shipboard, off the coast of joppa,
Palestine, arrived in the city this morn
ing at S:35. Mrs. Browns body was at
once conveyed to the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs C. n. Brown, 306 Summit street,
from where the funeral will be held
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. Rev.
A. w. Sinden, pastor OF the Cengrega-
tional church. will have charge OF the
funeral The members Of Frank NJ.
Thomas w. r. C. No. 8, Of which Mrs.
Brown was 4 charter member, Will at
tend the funeral In a body, ana viii
have charge OF the service at the grave.
A number OF relatives and friends
from distance are in the city to at
tend the funeral. They include Mr..
George Negley, Of Canton. Ill, a
brother OF Mrs. Brown; Mrs. Newton
Ellis sister, OF Canton; Mrs. N. c.
Wilkinson, sister, and son Ralph, of
GAIA; Mrs. Matte Brown. daughter
May and son Roy, of Cambridge, ILL.,;
Mrs. Hannah Negley and daughter
Edith of Gilman; Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Hitchcock, of Greenfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Negley and Mr.. and Mrs. Elba
Negley, OF Liscomb. Mr.. Samuel Nc
Keegan, of Portsmouth. brother-in-
law of Mrs. T. c. Owins,s. and an old
friend of the Browns arrived in the
city this morning to attend the funer-
al, and is a guest at the Owings home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
LOCAL COMMENT.
Observation-Disclosures

Judging from the reception given the
Grays at their game that opened the
local season yesterday, MarshalltoWn is
as enthusiastic over base ball now as
she was twenty-five years ago, when
Capt. Ada" Arson, who umpired the
opening game. began his career on a
local diamond. Fans of all classes, in
Guiding church people. ministers, So
ciety women, professional and business
men, and last, but not least, the small
boy--the ball player of the next genera
tion-saw the game and cheered the
home team to victory. One nice feat
ure of the contest was that the visitors
were not overlooked when some bril-
liant play was made and Marshalltown
applauded her opponents as she did her
home men. OF the eight cities in the
Iowa League circuit Marshalltown
proved the banner town for an opening
day, and three of the cities, where
opening games have been played, are
larger than Marshalltown. In other
words, the town at present is ball
mad"
The city council would not make a
bad move if 1t would offer reward for
information that would lead to the ar
rest and conviction of people who turn
in false alarms of fire. These cases of
malicious mischief are becoming en-
tirely too frequent, especially during
recent weeks. when alarms in the dead
of night have been sent in, Just to see
the department get out" 1t isn't SO
much the inconvenience to which the
department is put that is to be consid
cred, but the danger that arises from
leaving certain portions of the city
without fire protection. If an alarm
from the First. Second, Third or Sixth
wards is sent in. the south side crew
reports to central station. Then the
entire south part of town is without
protection. should blaze start. If the
alarm is sent in from the south part of
the city. the business portion of the city
is without protection. II is usually 4
hard matter to locate the guilty ones,
when false alarms are turned in, but a
little inducement, thru reward, might
have the desired effect.
sss
The work of the City Federation af
Women's Clubs, in making its second
annual attempt to rid the city of the
'pesky" dandelion, is certainly COM
mendable. The city federation is do
ing good work, and it's name would
be praised by every lip should it sue
coed in overcoming the dandelion evil
Another praiseworthy effort in beauti-
flying lawns has been commenced
among the children of the Fifth ward,
who have been furnished with flower
seeds. with which to cultivate beds of
posies at their own homes. Cash
prizes have been offered for the neat
est and most attractive lawns. The
beds of pretty tulips. on the court
house lawn, are a daily reminder Of
the federation and its good work.
Superintendent Collins. of the Coun-
Gil Bluffs public schools, has inaugu-
rated old fashioned spelling matches
in his schools and prophesies that
they will prove most instructive and
helpful to the pupils. Mr. Collins is
a believer in the newer and more adj
yanced methods of teaching. but at the
same time he does not believe that ev-
erything, as taught nowadays, is an
over the way our fathers
and grandfathers went at it. In a re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
MARY L. link.
President.
TWO MORE BOOKED
chautauqua Celebrities Being Secured
for the July Acknowledgment Uni
versity Professor Booked for Ad-
dress on the Negro Problem.

DR.. Elijah Brown Jones has booked
two more chautauaua celebrities for
the July assembly. Professor ]. l..
Straton, OF the Baylor University. Wa
co, Tex, has been engaged for lecture
on "The Negro--His Position in Amer
lea; Economic and Social Mr..
Straton is connected with one Of the
most prominent schools in the south,
and his address on the negro, from
{. southern viewpoint, will be of in
terest. Professor j. l.. McNutt has
been secured for an address on "The
Full Dinner Pail" This lecture will
be delivered on chautauqua labor day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21

4 t, game. The teams broke about
even on the honors, aside from the
score getting. A parade with two
bands, opened the game The score by
innings:
RHE
Boone .......o o 40 o 0 0 o 81 9 2
Waterloo 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 o--S 9 2
Batteries-Boone. Johns and De-
pew Waterloo. Rourke and Townsend.
Time of game-1:45 Umpire Jack
Flynn. Attendance 1886.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
Plans About Completed For
the Annual Observance In
Honor of Soldier Dead
EXERCISES At THE HOME
Program at Riverside, in the Forenoon,
Will Consist Only of the Decoration
of Soldiers Graves-General Pro-
gram at the Soldiers Home in the
Afternoon Appeal to Citizens.

The program for Memorial day. Mon
day. May 80, has been prepared by Tue
Joint committees of Frank NJ. Thomas
Post. No. "a. Frank NJ Thomas w. II.
G. and Phil Sheridan Post, No. 452. 6.
A. r., the latter of the Soldiers Home,
The general observance of the day Will
he n the Soldiers Home in the after
noon, and nothing will he done by the
posts and corps of the city at RIVER
side. excepting the decoration or the
graves. The school children of the city
will be invited to take charge OF the
decorating.
The post and corps of the city viii
meet at the court house at $3.50 Mon
day morning, and from there VIII go 10
Riverside. The Soldiers Home band
will lead the procession. There VIII be
no addresses at Riverside.
At the Soldiers Home in the after
noon the following program has been
arranged:
Assembly call at 145.
March to the Home gate, to meet del
egations and citizens.
March to the cemetery. the Home
members acting as an escort of honor.
Prayer William Goemans, chaplain
Phil Sheridan Post. No. 452.
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech-Comrade John l.. Woy.
Strewing OF flowers on the graves
by pupils of Hartweil school Sons of
Veterans and veterans of Spanish
American war have been invited to es-
cort children and carry the flags. Dur
ing the service the band will play a
dirge.
Services in honor of the unknown
dead-Frank NJ. Thomas w. r. c.,
No. 9.
Salute by firing squad and taps by
bugler
March to Cottage Grove park, led by
the band.
Prayer-Rev. Nathaniel Pye.
Music-Soldiers' Home band.
Song-Home Glee Club.
Memorial Address-Rev. o. HI. l..
Mason. Boone, formerly chaplain For
ty-ninth Iowa volunteer infantry.
Song-Home Glee Club.
Music Soldiers Home band.
Benediction.
Col C. C. Horton. commandant of the
Iowa Soldiers Home, will act as officer
Of the day, and Capt. A. w. Martin will
be chief marshal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21
An Appeal by the Post.

Frank NJ. Thomas Post, No. 81. G. A.
r., at a recent meeting, unanimously
adopted a committees draft of an APP
peal to the citizens of Marshall county.
The appeal is for a proper observance
of Memorial day, and the post sends a
copy to each pastor of the city, with
the request that it be read and empha-
sized before his congregation tomorrow,
and also requests the publication in
each of the city papers. Copies have
also been placed in the hands OF Mayo.
L. B. Jones. with Superintendent Will
liam !. Crane, of the city schools, and
Principal E. U. Graft, of the high school.
together with the earnest request that
they aid, as far as is in their power in
the sacred observance of the day.
The appeal, as prepared by the post,
is as follows:
Dear Friends: From 1851 to 1865
the life of this nation hung tremblingly
in the balance. TO rescue it from death
large armies and a gigantic navy,
reaching into the millions, were organ
lied out of the loyal men Of the coun-
try. For four long years war famed
on thousands of battlefields; the heav-
ems were darkened with the smoke Of
battle, and the earth reeled and stag
gered like a drunken man beneath the
laundering peals Of niaddened artillery.
Imagination was paralyzed by the ex-
tent of it's carnage. Five hundred
were poured out to appease the greedy
nav of the vulture, war, and atone for
the nations life.
ION May S, 1868, Gen. John A. Lo-
gan, commander-in-ch chief of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. issued an order
fixing May 80 of that year for strew-
ing the graves Of those who had fallen
in defense of their country with flow
ers. Iowa and many other states have.
by legislative enactment, made May 80
a legal holiday for the purpose of keep
ing fresh in the memories of the people
Of this country the patriotic service of
those who counted not their own lives
dearer than their country. The recall
ing of the valorous deeds of the past,
the precious memories of fallen COM
rades who touched elbows with us as
we faced the leaden hail, and the be-
strewal of the flowers over their dust
makes May 80 to us a sacred day. The
perversion or dissertation of 1t fills our
hearts with sorrow and anguish. You
will not censure us for regarding the
indulgence in hilarious sports. such as
horse racing. dancing. base ball play
ing and kindred amusments. as seri-
Gus dissertation of the spirit, object and
use of the day and an insult to the
memory of our patriotic dead.
And now permit us, who went thru
the bloody struggle, giving the best
years of our early life to our country's
cause, to implore you by the severed
ties of sacred affection: by the Grape
clad womanhood that was present in
all assemblies; by the fatherless child.
hood that sat in groups at the fireside:
by the tears of sorrow that sought the
far-away graves OF our noble dead; by
the love that you bear for your country
and its flag, and by the bloodshed of
the nations patriots. that you refrain
from the dissertation of Memorial day.
GEORGE NEIL,
Commander.
JOHN e. WlLDMAN,
"Adjutant."