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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
Purpose of Expedition.

London. April 2.-Colonel Younghus-
hands exppdition to Lhassa, has been
called a .nsfssion" in behalf of trade
and the interests of the inhanitants
of Tibet. many Of whom are subjects
Of Great Britain,s Indian dependencies
Colonel Younghusband started into
Tibet early last year with most
peaceful mission, but after a short
tourney returned, and it WIS decided
that 1t would be advisable to accom-
many the mission with a sufficient
guard.
The expedition was then enlarged
and many troops added to the force.
Tibet has been claimed by Russia as
it's own proper commercial territory
and by England as properly the held
for Indian trade.
The negotiations with China on TINS
subject have been in progress 10.
wears. one British treaty dating as far
back as 1887.
Within the last two years. however
Russia negotiated treaties with emma
one secret treaty which was no'
heard of by Great Britain until some
time later, when 1t was learned that
China had relinquished all her trade
rights to Russia Treaties and prom
|ises proved to be useless and the
british government finally decided fhat
10 obtain the desired results tbs thiIs
10 do was 10 send a representative 70
the sacred city OF Lhassa and nego-
tiate directly with the Lanaa there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
"A CITY IN DANGER

strong Wind Today Causes Great Ap-
prehension That the Banks Of the
Reservoir al ST. Mary's Ohio, May
Break.
st. Mary's, Ohio, April 2.-The water
| in Grand reservoir. or st. Mary's Lake,
commenced falling gradually this morn
ing. It is believed that all danger of a
break In the banks will be over with
in ten hours.
Great alarm was caused here at noon
! by strong southwestern gale that
dashed the waters against the eastern
shore. The banks around Celina are
secure, but 1t has greatly increased the
danger here since morning. The water
has broken thru the banks at different
places, but not to any uncontrollable
extent. Every able bodied man In the
city today is employed along the banks
of the reservoir. While the waters are
falling the wind is rising, and prepara-
ton was made at noon for a general
alarm on moments notice, as the
city would be overwhelmed with lake
| OI CIWTty liOuSiilu dSAS AZ shC CIV SA'e ~
a break.
Lima, Ohio, April 2.-The situation
at the east bank of st. Mary's reservoir
this afternoon is growing worse each
moment Hundreds of men have vol
unteered upon the call Of the own
authorities and are now at work filling
behind the weak places In the bank
with bags of sand. Unless the ssepage
| is stopped quickly it is positively stated
the bank will go out inside of few
hours.
Columbus. Ohio, April "A report
just received from Lake View, Logan
county, at the head of the Lewiston
reservoir, says that thirty foot break
has been torn in the bank Of the reser-
voir in the wasteway and the water is
pouring thru the break at a rapid rate.
The people have been warned and 1t
| is believed there will be no loss of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
British Loss Small.

Tuna, British India, April 2-The
British expedition into Tibet, under
Col. Younghusband and General Nc
| Donald, has had an engagement with
the Tibetans near Guru, during which,
lit Is believed the natives lost 400 men
while the British losses We're not over
a dozen.
! According to the dispatches there
We're two engagements. after which the
British took the camp at Guru.
While the British advance had prac-
tically been unopposed the expedition
suffered great hardship from the in
tense cold and it was sometimes found
| impossible to use the Maxim guns and
rifles owing TO the congealing of the
Toll The country is of the bleakest.
without sign of vegetation, and the
exepe dition had to face piercing winds
and clouds of dust, while there was a
heavy fall of snow Thursday night.
General Opposes.
Early Thursday morning a flying coll
umn started to reconnoter the Tibetan
camp at Guru, whereupon a general at
Lhassa with a quaint retinue, came TO
interview Col. Younghusband. The
general asked the Colonel to retire with
his mission to Yatung for the purpose
OF carrying on negotiations, threatening
an attack if the mission proceeded.
| Col Younghusband replied that me-
iy for fifteen years and that retirement
was now impossible.
| The Tibetan general withdrew, and
! Col. Younghusband ordered his troops
to endeayor to disperse the Tibetans
| blocking the road without firing up-
on them.
| For a time the tactics of the British
were successful, but after a While the
| attitude of the Tibetan leaders con-
vinced Col. Mcdonald of the necessity
of disarming them. The Tibetans num-
jsbered about 1880 and their resistance
| OF the effort to disarm them led to a
smart engagement.
| Whists the forces were face to face
on the opposite sides of wall which
the Tibetans had built across the high
| way 10 oppose the advance, the British
troops quietly depioyed their hanks and
jeffectively enclosed 1900 Tibetans in a
circle, like herding sheep.
No Suspicion of Danger.
! The members of the mission, the
press correspondents. and the general
staff rode up to inspect the capture,
and were laughing and talking. They
were unaware of the impending trag-
edy. being evidently needless of the
sullen demsanor of the Tibetans.
The latter presently began to hustle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
HuNTeD DOC, LosT MONEY.
An ottumwa Girl Robbed Will,
Searching for Pug.

:
ST. Louis, April 2.---While en- route
from her home at Ottumwa, Ia., to
Taylorvi!ie, Ill, Miss Ruth Phillips, 20
years old, was robbed at the, union sta-
tion Of q purse containing her railroad
ticket and q gold bunting case watch
set with diamonds. valued at s125. She
was left penniless and but for the coarr-
tesy OF a passenger named Turnbull,
who provided her with a ticket to Tay-
lorviNe. would have been stranded
The young woman's only travelling
companion was dog. The animal es-
capped and she set out to look for 1T,
leaving the purse where she had been
sftting When she returned 1t was
gone. Miss Phillips stated he home
which is in Ottumwa, was destroyed by
fire Tuesday, and she willfstay in Tay-
lorville until another house Is provided.
Her father is a wealthy stock broker
OF Ottumwa. The robbery became pub
lie today despite the attempts of the
police to suppress 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
1H|BE1AN ARNY
SLAUGHTERED
Further Details Increase Horror
Of the English Army's
Work at Guru
MATcHLocks VS.. REPEATERs
Savage Foes Were Armed With Old and
Obsolete Weapons and Stood No
Show Against the Modern Arms of
the British = swordsrnen Showed
Bravery.

Tuna, Thibet, April 2.The Thibetan
general and the whole Of his personal
escort, five high Lhassa officials, were
among the hundreds killed in the fight
ing March 81, at Guru.
The small British losses are account
ed for by the fact that the Thibetans
were SO huddled together that the ma
jority We're unable either to use their
swords or to fire. SwordsInen in the
front rank could not reach the Sikhs,
who had fixed bayonets, While the men
in the middle mob could not reach the
enemy, but many of them probably kill
ed each other in their mad excitement.
The scene recalled the old time fights
in coekpits, the grim, determined faces
of the Thihetans, lighted with devilish
savagery, expressing contempt for the
Sikhs whom they outnunbered six or
seven to one.
When the Lhassa general fred the
first shot the Tibetans with wild shouts
drew their swords, fired their match
locks and surged forward. About a
dozen swordsmen made a desperate
rush In the direction Of Col. Macdonald
and small knot OF officers. Four
Thibatans attacked Mr.. Chandler, cor
respondent for the London Mail, but
Col. Macdonald seized a rifle and shot
down two of them at few yards range
while another officer killed the other
two. thus saving Chandler's life.
Those of the Thibetans who tried to
climb the wall We're met with a terrible
magazine rifle fire, but they did not fall
ter, those behind springing over the
heaps of dead and continuing the fight
until rddled with bullets. When final
Iy the Thibetans retired they tramped
back slowly and steadily, though fol-
lowed by a hail of bullets The noun
tain battery was brought into action
and tore the retreating lines with
shrapnel A terrible trail of dead mark
ed the line of march. At length the
last wounded, limping Thibetan turned
the corner, some four hundred yards
from the scene of the grim tragedy,
where the best of the Thibstan army
had perished.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
EXPECT A SETTLEMENT.
Mahaska Miners inclined to = Hopeful
View.

Mahaska Miners Inclined to . Hopeful
View.
Oskaloosa, April 2.Strike sentiment
among the mine workers Of the local
district was not very strong, and now
that the strike is on many expressions
OF dissatisfaction can be heard. There
is an abundance Of work In the Ma
haska field, and the men are anxious
to do it.
Secretary Edwin Perry states that
there are between ffteen and sixteen
hundred miners in Mahaska county
that viii be Affected by the cessation oe
labor. He thinks that no work will be
done in any of the mining camps until
new contract is made.
Local operators without exception
are inclined to look upon the affair IN =
very hopeful manner The result fol-s
lowing the adjournment Of the confer
ence of committees is regarded more a.
a suspension of work and operation OF.
the mining properties than otherwise
and it is not generally considered in the
light of strike. The opinion generally
expressed is to the effect that an agree
ment will be reached by some method
before the call of the presidents of the
associations, and that when the CONS
mittees do come together again tho
agreement for the next two years Will
be quickly adjusted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
AFTER THE BEEF TRUST
Department. of Commerce E,esins In
quiry Into Cause of Wide Marsin Be-
tween Prices Paid For Beef Cattle
and Selling Price of Beef

ST. Louis, April "A corps of agents
OF the United States department of
commerce is in ST. Louis today inquir-
ing into the operations of the so-called
beef trust Their names and move
ments are kept secret. According to in
formation, they have been sent here by
Secretary Cortelyou in accordance with
a resolution of congress instructing him
to investigate the causes of the alleged
low prices of ibeef cattle in July and
the unusually large margin between the
prices of beef cattle and selling prices
OF fresh beef.
Ths inspectors will visit Chicago,
Kansas city, ST. Joseph and probably
Omaha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
BOTH SIDES TAKE
4 HOPEFUL VEN
General Impression That Miners
and Operators Will Arrive
at Agreement
SPEEDY SETTLEMENT EXPECTED
undercurrent Of the Situation Indieates
Satisfactory Conclusion and Early
Resumption Of Work - Miners May
Ship in Coal and Sell at co.t-Ths
Situation Today.
Special to Times-Repuplican.

NoPCSidl " llItleS-ftcpuDilCdu. l.
Des Modnes, April 2.-WhAe there
have been no positive moves made in
the strike situation today, there is an
undercurrent of talk which amounts at
most to an arrangement that at the
end of fifteen days business will be
resumed in the Iowa coal mines and that
before that time there will be an
agreement reached which will be satis-
factory to miners and operators. Neith-
er side appears to be at all appre-
hensiye Of results. There Is a plan
on foot for the miners to open UP coal
office here and ship In coal from the
outside and sell it at cost to consunl-
ers to prevent the operators raising
the price here and crsddting sentiment
against the strike.
There Is an undercurrent OF feeling
among both miners and operators that
the differences are not OF such i'm *
portance as to warrant long strng-
gle and that some means by which q
settlement can be arrived at will soon
be found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
PAGE ONE.

FA1E ON6s
Telegraphic News:
Troops Are Fortifying Wtju.
Togo's Latest Attack at Port Arthu
The Iowa Strike Situation.
Early Settlement Expected.
Flood Situation Not Improved.
st. Mary's Reservoir In Danger.
Slaughter of Thibetan Army.
The Iowa Legislature.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News in Brief:
The Farmers Organize.
Funk In Dilemma.
Saloon Legislation in lows
A Suicide at Newton.
Colored Boy is Chosen.
From All Over Iowa.
PAGE FOUR.
EDITORIAL:
Seven Years Trade Expansion.
The Public TO be considered.
The Lottsry's Successor.
Iowa Opinions and Topics.
LOCKER -On-Sunday Reading.
PAGE FIVE.
General News:
Find Trace of Mrs Burns.
Miscellaneous News.
Current Soprts Talk.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Easter Services In the Churches
Music Special Feature.
The Conference page Two.)
Stockshi ppers Lose Money.
Shockley Gets Damages
Local Comment.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT
Iowa and Commercial:
Wheat Barely Steady.
Board of Trade Quotations.
Cattle Buyers Well Stocked.
Trade Review.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02

some Slklls, who replied with the butt
ends of their rifles. Then the Tibetans
fired a pistol, wounding a Sikh, and this
was the signal for all the Tibetans 10
draw their swords and rush at their
captors, who opened fire on the surg
ing mob The officers etnptied their
revolvers.
When the natives opened fire Cen
eral Mcdonald and his staff were with
ing ten yards of the advan ring Tlbe-
tans and Colonel Younghustand hardly
farther off Revolvers and bayonets
were used and then under rifle fire the
Tibetans turned and ran. but not before
there were several casualties on the
British side.
Major Dunlop was wounded in the
hand and Chandler, the Daily Mail cor
respondent. wounded in both hands ana
in the head.
Tibetans Poorly Armed.
The Tibetans lost heavily owing TO
the inferiority of their weapons, which
were nlatchlock rifles, but they dis
played the greatest courage, many OF
them coming on after they had been
seriously wounded. After the action
there were heaps of dead, long trail
OF dead and wounded extending to the
rear.
After short halt the advance con-
tfnued. Nearing the Tibetan camp at
Curu. a second action took place, IN
which the artillery played the larges,
part.
Finally the Tibetans retreated over
the hills, wdth the exception of about
sixty. who ohstinately held The village.
which was finally taken by mounted
bayonet charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
A GAS TANK ExPLoDEs.
Prominent Citizen Of Iowa City Has
Narrow Escape From Death.
Sancial 70 Times- -Renuhllcau.

Iowa City, April George Rupner,
a prominent citizen of Iowa City, mar
rowly escaped death by the explosion
of an acetylene gas engine which ne
has in the basement of his house. He
went into the basement last night to
light and start it and in some manner
the gas exploded, burning him severely
about the head and shoulders and
hurting him several yards from the en-
CINE. He is resting easily at present
and is expected to recover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
HICKS is RELEASED.

Accused Postmaster Given Liberty For
Lack Of Evidence to Convict.
Special to Times F,emlbiican.
Cedar Rapids. April 2.-nhe case of
Stephen Hicks, the former postmaster
at Hicks, charged with using the office
to extort money, was today dismissed
for lack OF evidence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
PAYNE'S STATEMENT
Postmaster General in Conference With
Members of the House Committee on
Postoffices Today - An Interesting
Statement in Relation to the 1ristow
Report.


Washington, April AT the request
of Postmaster General Payne Repre-
sentatives Mccall, Hit, Richardson and
Bartlett went to the Arlington Hotel
this morning and discussed with the
postmaster general at his bedside. the
special report involving members OF
congress in the matter of clerk hire and
leases at third and fourth-class post
Offices Payne had prepared a state
ment which he wished to go into the
record of the committee and which,
after final revision, will be made pub
lie. The vital point in the statement is
that Payne was most positive In his
protest that the names Of members
should have been sent to the house
committee on postoffices and postroads.
The report was first submitted to the
committee without names and the sec
ond report with names was sent 70 the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
oulETAT PORT ARTHUR.
japanese Killed in the Last Attach
Buried To-day.

!s Port Arthur. April All is quiet
here and there is no change in the sit
uation. The weather is warmer and
the sick and wounded are making good
progress toward recovery.
The japanese killed in the last at
tick were buried today in the Chinese
cemetery outside the town, with mill
itary honors. Ii is hoped 1t will be
possible to raise the japanese fireships
which were sunk in the attempt to
block the harbor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02

AL QUIET AT PORT ARTHUR
III. .Lassst Attack Of Togo at That
place Believed to Have Been Moth
Ina hut Reconnoiterins Adventure
for Developing Enemy's Position
othsr News.
BULLETIN.

Seoul, April 2.-It is reported here
that 1000 Russian troops. including
aCossacks and infantrymen. are en-
4renched about the gate on the south
side OF Wiju. According to statements
made by Koreans, the Russians are
having trained dogs to act as messen-
gers and order bearers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
NAY ABANDON MINES.
Strike May Partially Close Up Coal lnas
dustry in What Chaer.

What Cheer, April 2.-The coal strike
situation in this city is still unsettled
The condition at the large mines, espe-
cjally those OF the What Cheer Fuel:
Company, are such that the company
will abandon the mine in case of .
strike rather than keep up expenses for
the small amount of coal remaining In
their territory This will mean total
loss to the miners of some of the most
profitable work they have ever had in
this camp. 1t is hoped by all that the
strike may not affect local conditioaA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
REMOVE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
United Christian Party Will Ask for a
Relocation.


Relocation.
Davenport. April Wv. r Benkertt.
national chairman of the united chris
tan party. left yesterday evening for
ST. Louis, where he will remain for sew
eral weeks, making arrangements for
the convention which will be held by
the members of his party in the Col
iseum on May /, . and 8.
At this convention the party will
nominate a presidential candidate and
insert in it's platform a plank calling
for the removal of the national capital
to the Mississippi valley. preferably TO
the large government island opposite
Davenport. where the Rock Island ar
senal is now located.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
PAPER WAS WORTHLESS.
Three Arrested at Tiffin for Passing
Bills of Defunct Bank.

Special to Times-RepubHcan.
Cedar Rapids. April George Black
was arrested at Tiffin, johnson county,
for passing Bank of New Brunswick
bills.
s He was brought here for preliminary
hearing and held by the commissioners
to the federal grand jury. ]. j. Dunn
was also arrested but was released.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02

cage and walking to the Third street
entrance picked the key from the ia
BILE, unlocked the door and calmly
walked to freedom. The whole police
force was set to work at once but at
a late hour the pair had not been ap-
pretended.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
CLEVELAND MoToRMEN OUT.
Results From Refusal Of Company to
Remove Manager.

Cleveland. April 2.-The entire sys-
tenn of the Cleveland and Southern
Traction Company, which extends from
this city to Norwalk. is tied up today
by strike OF motorunen and oondn0-
tors, precipitated as result OF the re-
fusal of the company to remove Genor
al Manager Nichols, who Is charged
with making rules held to be unfair by
he men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
CAN MAKERS RESUME.

American Can Company Announces
Settlement Of Dispute.
Chicago. April 2.-Tne American
Can Company announced today that all
differences between the company and
it's 1000 employees have been aanicably
adjusted. The cofnpany's four plants
will resume operations next Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
T.-R BULLETIN:
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The Weather.

Sun Rises April 3, SAP; Sets 6:27.
For Iowa-Fair tonight and Sunday;
slightly warmer Sunday.
For South Dakota-t'air tonight and
Sunday; rising temperature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
NOTED IOWA MASON DEAD.

zelotes Farr, Aged 80, Passes Away at
Cedar Rapids.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, April 2.-zelotes Farr,
aged so, is dead in this city. For twen-
ty-four years he was the tyler of all the
Masonic bodies in this city. He was a
32d degree Mason.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
AIR TANK EXPLOSION.
Fatal Result Of Accident il, Pennsyl.
vania Machine Shcips.

Meaayilie. Pa, April 2.>An air tanl
in the Erie railroad machirN shops eN'
ploded today killing the gang foreman
and injuring six others, Some fatally
The building was badly wrecked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
NOTED PREACHER DYING.
Prominent Methodist Divine Hopelessly
III at Scranton.

Special to Times Republican.
Scranton, April 2.-Rev. Homan, pas
tor of the NJ. E. church at this place
and one Of the able men of the church,
is lyang at the point of death with
pneumonia. DR. Wright of Carroll and
the local physicians pronounce his case
hopeleSS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02

capitol upon telephone order from the
house committee on postoffices and
postroads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
THINK ATTACK IMPROBABLE.
Authenticity Of Japan's Reported At
tack on Port Arthur Doubted.

Toxic, April 2.--The navy department.
has no Information concerning the re-
ported japanese attack on Port Arthur
March 80 and 81. Officials doubt that
. general attack occurred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
ICE MOVES OUT.
The Outing, First Steamer of Season
to Leave Lacrosse, Wis.

Lacrosse, Wis, April 2.--The Ice
moved out of the Mississippi river dur
ing the night. The first steamer of the
season, the Outing. started for Daven-
port this morning.