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vice department president, all of whom are

vice department president. all Of whom are
reported to be quite seriously indisposed
The committee on courtesies, MIS- Liza
j. Hart Mrs. Clara Magee and Mrs Ida L.
Chase, reported having met with royal
reception by the Department OF Potomac,
G. A. R., where they went to carry the
greetings of the convention and to present
the report of the department president OF
the relief work done by her department
during the year. This amounted In money
and substantial clothing and food to nearly
5000.
Later a committee from the department,
G. A. R., was presented to the convention
They were Past Commander Bingham.
Capt Martin, Col. Ferrel and Captain Pipes.
Speeches and compliments were exchanged.
Later Col. Bingham. accompanied py Col.
John McElroy. past senior vice commander
in-chief paid their respects to the conven-
ton. Mrs. Meacham delegated Mrs. Annie
W. johnson, past department president TO
escort Col, McEiroy to the platform.
Votes of thanks were unanimously ten
dered the color bearers. conductors, guards
and assistant secretaries for their untirlng
efforts to make the convention work go on
smoothly. All unfinished business was
turned over to the incoming council
1t was decided that there should De
Joint public installation of the q. A. X. ana
W. R. c. at Grand Army Hall Saturday
evening February 10. The meeting VIII be
open to the entire public. and the members
of all patriotic societies are cordially invit-
ed to be present. 80
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IN FAVOR oFeM STREET.
Petition Favoring That Route for Old
Dominion: Railway.

Commissioner Macfarlahd today re-
ceived a petition signed by the officers Of
the National Geographic Society urging
the Commissioners to grant the request
OF the Old Dominion and Great Falls
Railroad Company TO- lay tracks on M
street from the Aqueduct bridge to New
Jersey avenue. The petition bears the
signatures of men prominent in scientific
and business circles. headed by Alexander
Graham Bell. and 1t states that the So
ciety has a membership of 1900, of whom
1000 are residents of Washington.
The writer's state that the home or the
society Is in Hubbard Memorial Hall, on
the southwest corner of 18th and M
streets, and that the convenience of the
many members of the society would be
greatly served by the proposed exten-
sion
The following officers signed the petit
ton: Alexander Graham Bell, president
of the society; w. J. McGee, vice presi-
dent; o. p. Austin, secretary, and John
Joy Edison. treasurer. The names or the
following members of the board of man
ayers of the society appear on the petit
ton: Henry Gannett, Henry f. Blount,
A. J. Henry, Willis L. Moore, Daniel c.
Gilman, G. K. Gilbert, Frederick v. Co
Vile, c. Hart Merriam A. w. Greedy. G.
NJ Chester and David T. Day.
The Commissioners also received today
a communication from Albert III. Van Deu-
sen of 2207 M street, protesting against
the laying of tracks along NJ street.
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TROOPS LEAVE CUBA
LAST OF AMERICAN OCCUPATION
OF ISLAND.
President Palma Expresses the Graft
tude Of the Cubans for This
Country's Service.

A dispatch from Havana last night says:
The last vestige of the American occupa-
ton of Cuba disappeared this afternoon,
when the American flag was lowered from
the Cabana barracks and the last battalion
of American soldiers marched to the iris
cornia pier and boarded the United States
army transport Sumner.
Standing on the plain near Cabana fort
ress, between a line of American and
line of Cuban troops. and surrounded by
crowd of Americans and Cubans, Presi-
dent Palma feelingly voiced his apprec1a-
ton of all that the Americans have done
for Cuba.
The Sumner had brought the 18th and
10th companies of United States artillery
from Santiago, and these troops partici-
pated with the 21st and the 22d companies,
who have been stationed here, in the eyacu-
alton of Cabana barracks
President Palma and the members of
his cabinet. Gen. Rodriguez. commander
of the rural guards; United States Minister
Squiers and the members of the legation
stan took their places facing the center
of the parade ground. The lines of troops
consisted of the four American artillery
companies, company of Cuban artillery.
company of rural guards on foot and
troop Of rural guard mounted. After the
soldiers had presented arms the American
flag was slowly lowered from the staff
over the paTTdCkS, d salute Oh tW6nty-One
guns meanwhile being fired from the fort
ress. The Cuban flag was raised in its
place. and also saluted with twenty-one
guns
President Palma then addressed Mr..
Squiers and Maj. Brown. commander Of
the American troops. saying:
ION this momentous occasion the sim
certify and depth of my feelings overcome
me, and my heart must supply my de-
ficiency of words. We are confronted by
one of the most extraordinary facts re-
corded in the annals of universal history
the departure from our shores of the last
troops the United States had kept in Cuba.
after helping us to secure our Independence
and the blessings of freedom.
They could stay longer. under any
pretext whatever, or an unjust demand
could be imposed upon us, but. on the con-
trary, the government of the United States
identified as 1t is with the liberal spirit and
noble character of the American people.
willingly proves Its disfnterestedness and
the sincerity of the aid 1t rendered US by
taking these men away, and showing us at
the same time that we have. as an inde-
pendent people, the confidence OF one OF the
most powerful nations on earth.
This act OF the United States tn with
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urging the Senate to get back to the ques-
I ion Issue
Bailey Replies to Foraker.

Mr. Bailey, replied to Mr. Foraker, saying
that the latter's speech was full of fallacies.
He had proved too much and had found 1t
necessary to compare himself with him
self" For instance, he had shown that the
prosperity Of the country in 1903 was much
greater than in 1902. notwithstanding the
administration was the same.
AS a matter of fact no one party was re-
sponsible for all that was good in the times
that was the joint product of God ana
man. 1t was not true. ne said. that the
democratic party was tho party OF nara
times mo more calamity cry for US, he
said.
Mr. Bailey entered into comparison of
conditions during the Cleveland admfnistra-
ton with those of the Harrison administra-
ton. saying however, that he was no apol-
ogist for Mr.. Cleveland
But" he added, unpopular as was Mr.
Cleveland. he was not more than will be
the man whom you will elext next Novem-
Der If you elect any one. In fact, nave
never known of a candidate who so many
favor and SO few want as the present occu-
pant of the White House
Mr. Bailey also referred to recent reduc-
lions in wages, and said that Mr.. Foraker $
explanation of the reduction of the pay OF
the textile workers did not explain the fall
ing off in the pay of steel workers.
us that explained by the fact that the
stockholders must have larger dividends? y
he asked. But, he added, that If such was
the calculation it had been ill-founded, for
the time had come when dividends must be
passed The explanation was. he said.
found in the fact that the enormous demand
for steel had been largely SATISFIED In TINS
connection he declared that the hard times
of the second Cleveland administration had
their beginning before the election. and that
the restoration of prosperity had begun be-
fore the election of 1886. The prosperity
since then he attributed to good crops and
better prices.
1t was an impiety. he said. for any party
to take to itself the credit for the present
prosperous times. contending that they
came as the grace of God.
When Mr. Bailey concluded at 5:33 pm.
the Senate went into executive session, and
NJ "a n m adjourned
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Violations of Speed Law.

Lewis ]. Hawkins and Andrew G. Groves,
motormen on the North Capitol street
branch of the Washington electric railway.
were defendants. in the District branch OF
the Police Court this morning on separate
charges of violating the speed law while
operating their respective cars Bicycle
Policeman Kerston. who appeared as the
complaining witness. reported to Judge
Kimball that Hawkins operated his car at
a rate of twenty miles an hour and Groves
eighteen miles an hour. The men explain
ed that they had no way of telling the
speed attained by their cars and declared
that they did not know they were violating
the law. The court ruled that the charges
had been sustained, aud fined Hawkins IS
and Groves s.. The fines were paid
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ASK FOR JURY TRIAL.
Alleged shoplifters Arranged in Police
Court Today.

Detectives Muller and Cornweu were
called to a department store yesterday af-
ternoon, where two women alleged to be
shoplifters had been detained. The women
gave their names as Helen Reed, thirty-two
years old, and Mary Henderson, fortytwo
years of age. and 1t is said they had been
found with two skirts. valued at $50. in
their possession, which had not been paid
for. They were escorted to police head
quarters where they declined to tell any
thing about themselves, saying that they
would rather suffer the consequences than
disclose their Identity. They spent the night
at the house of detention, and this morning
were arraigned in the Police Court on a
joint charge of theft.
On advice of their counsel, Attorney
Campbell Darlington, they asked for a jury
trial, and hearing of the case was postponed
until a later date. Bond was fixed at $500
each for their appearance when wanted.
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OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Second Business Session Of Department
Encampment, G.. A. r.

The second business session of the an
nual encampment Of the Department OF the
Potomac, G. A. R.. was held last night at
g. A. n. Hall. The most important busi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-08
poa Flags a Train.

Delano. Pa. Oct S--While the Lehigh
Valley express was bowling along the
tracks toward Yatesville yesterday at a
speed of fifty miles an hour, the en-
gineer, looking from the window OF the
caboose, saw red flag being waved on
the track some distance ahead. A sec
ond look showed the engineer that the
flag was almost on the ground and was
waived as if by the hand of some one
reclining upon the ground.
what the deuce is that?" exclaimed
the startled engineer to the fireman.
The train was brought to a stop and
the engineer ran forward.
On the track, short distance ahead
of the locomotive, the engineer found a
small curly haired dog. vigorously
waving the danger flag which he held
in his teeth The engineer looked
about, but seeing that the tracks were
clear he picked the dog up in his arms
and took him on the train to Yatesville.
Here it was found that the dog be-
longed to Bernard Dougherty, track
walker, who for six years had always
been accompanied on his beat by the
dog. Doughtery died yesterday, and at
the usaul time his dog went to the rail-
road shanty, took the red flag in his
teeth, and trotted down the track with
the danger signal as he had seen his
master do.
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Controls Caucuses In Milwau.
kee and County Organiza-
tiOn-StalWarts Down
is RECOGNIZED AS REGULAR
National Committee Asks La Toilette
Committee to Arrange for Fair
banks Meeting in Milwaukee on oc-
tober 15-New York Papers See Re-
publican Success.

Milwaukee. Oct. S.-Nearly complete
returns from the republican county
caucesses in Milwaukee indicate that
the La Toilette organization will con-
troll the nominations and county con.
venption by a good majority. Besides
this control Of the county organization
Is lost to the stalwarts. This is a COM
plete change in the situation which
has existed for years.
The republican national COMMITTEES
has recognized the La Toilette state
central committee. Chairman Connor,
of the La Toilette committee received a
telegram today from Harry c. New, OF
the executive committee of the nation
al committee asking him to arrange
for meeting in Milwaukee on Oct.
Is at which Fairbanks, the vice presi-
dental candidate will make an ad-
dress. This is said to be the first in
stance of the national committe to
directly with either COM
mittee in arranging for national speak
ers in the campaign in Wisconsin.
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Four Countries in Race.

The race was an interesting one.
Four countries were represented. the
United States. Italy, France and Ger
many. Interest in the event was
heightened by the fact that four young
American millionaires took a gamble
with death and drove their own ma
chimes. They We're Isador Wormser,
Jr., Frank Croker, William Wallace and
George Arents, Jr.
Arrayed against them were the most
expert racing chauffeurs in the world,
such as the F'renchmen Gabriel, Tarte
and Teste, the Italian Paul Sartori, and
doe Tracy, an American, who. at the
empire track recently won the in,erna-
tional cup.
The trophy for which these men will
brave death was offered by William X.
Vanderbilt, Jr. 1t is magnificent sill
fer cup OF great size, and all today
h was the center of admiration In the
lobby of the Garden City hotel.
1t is one of the most beautiful tro-
kphies ever offered for any similar
6yent. massive and strong In its
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The crinnell News.
snecial to Times-Republican.

Special u lul6S-IecPuUllCc1us
Grinnell, Oct. s. - President D. r.
Bradley delivered an address before the
State Christian Endeavor convention
at Shenandoah last night. From that
place he goes to Anes for a Sunday
address, and returns to Grinnell on
Monday.
Mrs. A. c. Campbell, of Union, was
taken from the south bound Iowa Cen
trail train yesterday morning on cot,
and carefully carried into the Clifford
house, to await the afternoon train to
Iowa City, where She was to go into
the hospital to undergo an operation
for appendicitis. She was accompanied
by her husband and her physician, DR..
Kaufman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cessna returned
from the exposition at ST. Louis yes
terday morning.
A game of football was played yes
terday afternoon at Athletic park by
the Oskaloosa and Grinnell high school
teams. resulting in a score of As to 0
in favor of Grinnell.
Work on the ditching and repairing
of the mains for the heating plant
goes on slowly. few of the labor
ers did not join in the strike and new
laborers are gradually coming in. The
gang from Des Moines did not arrive
as expected yesterday. but this was no
serious disappointment to Manager
Cole as he has to wait for the arrival
of more logs before the work can be
finished
The family Of D. w. Norris, Jr.. re-
turned to their home in Marshalltown.
this morning after a visit OF week
al the home of D. w. Norris In this
city,
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PIERCED BY A TIMBER
LAWYER at Dubuque Thrust Thru BY
a 2x4 scantling Which Caught on the
Saw Points-He May Survive.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Oct. s.-While attempting
to put a strip of lumber lx2 inches,
thru a rip saw, William Bunck. an
employe of the Carr Rider Adams Com
pany. was badly injured. strip
was caught by the teeth of the saw
and instead of going thru was forced
back into the mans groin. 1t was
forced in several inches, narrowly
missing the intestines. There is hope
for the mans recovery, but the escape
is considered miraculous.
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POSTAGE Stamps.

'Wy SIR" said the man in charge of
the stamp division at Washington a
few days ago, 1--WE count in millions and
billions here. We can tell without diff
ficulty whether the country is prosper
Gus or foundering in the slough of
diversity. In fact the order sheet for
stamps is an accurate barometer of
industrial conditions in tine United
States. AS a political argument moth
ing better can be advanced than the
unusually heavy demand for stamps
during the last four years. The calls
upon us necessitate constant activity.
The sales of stamps has jumped with
leaps and bounds since 1900. In that
year we shipped 3,95S, 900, 900; in 1901,
4,27O, 100000; in 1902. 5,135,330,0O0, and
in the present year we hope to pass the
5000, 100000 mark.
Our best month is January. Bus
mess picks up in December as a re-
suit of the holiday season, but we
reach the flood in January. August is
the slack tnonths and February is
counted among the dull periods. The
demand in the first twenty days of
every quarter is unusually heavy. and
at such times our daily shipments foot
up millions.
"The task of printing and distribut-
ing the little certificate that appears
on the letters in the United States
mails is a tremndous one. Great skill
is required in every S-anch of the work.
The best plate printers that can be OBJ
tanned in this county are employed.
and the women who examine and
count the stamps are among the most
expert of the small army employed in
the bureau of engraving and print
ing
The government has been printing
it's own postage stamps since 1894.
Previous to that year the work was
done under contract. Under the pres
ent system the bureau of engraving
and printing must comrete for the
work with private companies. Last
year the competition was Lively and the
bureau won on a small margin.
The insular possessions are begin
ming to draw upon the government for
large shipments of stamps. The Phis-
ippines take 100000 a year and the
Hawaii and Porto Rico each 100000
a year.
Formerly postage stamps We're sim
ple in design. The series authorized
last wear are more elaborate than any
ever before issued by the government
They are more ornate ard carry the
year of birth and death of the subject.
This gives them an educational value
which they did not possess IN former
ysar2
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state and be subject to delivery only
on an order from the state executive
council, while the ordinary documents
will be available for the heads of tr ,
departments. The new warehouse =
fireproof, and for the first time in tn.
history of the state there will be sys-
tematic effort made to have the docu-
ments kept in some order.
There will be no election in Novem-
Der Of successor to the late Repre-
sentative Harris of Poweshiek county,
who died this week at his home IN
Montezulna. His death came SO near
the time for making up the lists OF
candidates that it will be impossible
now. even should the election be or
dered, to comply with the law as to
nominations.
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INDIANA POLITICS.
Five Candidates Will Contest for
Fairbanks Vacant Seat-Landis on

Five Candidates Will Contest for
Fairbanks Vacant Seat-Landis on
Election Results.
Indianapolis, Oct. S.-Now that it is
assured by the republican leaders
that Indiana is safe for Roosevelt by
$4,000, the question Of the succession to
the United States senatorship which
will be left vacant by Fairbanks, is
attracting attention. Most people know
by this time that if Fairbanks is elected
his seat will be contested for openly
by Governor Durbin, Harry 3 New
the national committeeman from In
diana and Representatives HemenWay,
Crumpacker, and Landis. They do say,
that Senator Fairbanks has-not IN SO
MANY words, because he seldom does
things in SO many >w0rds-but that ne
has. lust the same, promised his sem
atorial toga to Hemenway. The OUTSIDE
candidates are naturally inclined 10
resent this. They believe that Fair
banks and the state machine should
keep out Of the senatorial fight entirely.
The closest friends Of the vice presl-
DENTAL candidate say that he mas ex-
pressed no preference as to his success
sor. leaving the field free to everybody.
as he did when Beveridge was cand1-
date and was finally elected. whereas,
If Fairbanks had said the word, n0
conld probably have dictated the choice
of T. Frank Hanly, the present candl-
date for governor, who was his per-
sonal friend. -4..a.
1,ha mere existence Of a rumor thaS
tho republican machine Is being ma
ntnu1ated for the benf1t Of HemenWay
hos tendency to consolidate the OPP
nnsi+ion TO him, and 1t would not Do
Surprising after election to see Gov.
D,,rhin leading the field in a determin-
I'd attack which might put the cnalr-
man of the appropriations comm1ttee
down and out, SO far as anything ex.
cont his own district is concerned.
In a recent interview Congressman
1andis .sneaking Of probable election
results said:
"Peonle may think me crazy
araa ner,, said Lands. as we sat In
retired corner Of the club library,
ah,,t believe that Roosevelt will carry
1ndiana by from 10000 to $4,000 mas
jority. -. ..,.
ode sneeches out in the smaller
n1.ces and have come to the conclus-
~, that president Roosevelts strength
in the country districts has been Vastly
underestimated and that Parker WIZ
he buried at the November elections.
believe that the same conditions
which are found in Indiana exist else
where. and therefore I believe Roose-
velt will carry New York state. no
matter how great the alleged disa1ec-
ton with the republican state MAJ
oh;poo
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Nation Should Improve Highways.

Congressman BroWnlow in Golfers. ]
Considering the country as whole,
our roads are disgracefully and de-
plorably bad. They are bar to the
financial, social, educational and re-
ligious progress of the agricultural
classes, which the affect directly, and
a source of loss to every other class
which they affect indirectly.
The first great step toward the cor
rect solution of the road problem is a
recognition of the fact that road im-
provement is not wholly local ques-
ton. The rural population has a
larger interest in good roads than any
other class, and it will doubtless al
ways be found willing to pay the larg-
er part of the expenses. But the
condition of.the roads affects the pros
perity of the whole community. 1t u.s.
therefore, a proper subject for state
and national legislation.
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FAIRBANKS IN WYOMING.

Talks, Prosperity and Protection to
Laboring Men at Rock Springs.
Rock Springs, wyo., Oct. s.-Senator.
Fairbanks commenced his days Work
in wyoming with speech at this
place. He was greeted by a large crowd.
The vice presidential candidates re-
marks were directed almost entirely to
the working class, this being an inn--
portant coal mining center. He pre-
sented the advantages of a protectivs
tariff, cited conditions of 1893 and sub
sequent years to show that under
democratic administration the people
have not the assurance of work that
they have under republican rule. His
reference to Roosevelt's residence In
the west elected vigorous applause.