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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
sevastopoI Disabled.

Headquarters Third Jap Army, be-
FOR Port Arthur, Dec. 22.-During the
morning of the 18th, SevastopoI was
torpedoed by the Jap fleet and i'm
mediately listed ten degrees to the
right. remaining fast on the shallow
shore at the foot of Liaoti mountain.
The vessel is considered absolutely
lions.
Jap bombardment of the Russian
sunboats and torpedo craft In the har-
Aor continues.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
TRAvER PIANO COMPANY FAILS
Closing of Bank of Which Traver Was
President Was the Cause.

Conneaut, Ohio, Dec. 22.-The C. NJ.
Traver Piano Co., assigned today The
failure resulted from closing the First
National Bank, C. NJ. Traver being
president of both the bank and
Piano Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
DR.. CHADWICK ALSO
Grand, Jury at Cleveland Indicts Mrs.
Chadwick and Dr.. Chadwick on
Charge Of Forgery in Connection
With the Andrew Carnegie Note.

Cleveland, O., Dec. 22.-The county
grand jury this afternoon returned in
dictments against DR.. and Mrs. Chad
wick on the charge of forging Carne-
gie's name to $5,o0O,O0o note.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
FIRE AT FORT DODGE
Blaze Originating in Furlons q Me,
10y Dry Good. Store Cause. Loss
That May Exceed sso,ooo-Expre..
Company, Bank and Telephone
Buildings are Destroyed.
specia1 to Times-Republlcan.

Special to Times-Republlcan.
Fort Dodge, Dec. pa disastrous
fire that had it's origin in the dry
goods store of F,urlong & Meloy, at
1:45, is burning this afternoon, altho
at 4 o'clock it is thought to be under
control. The loss can not as yet be es-
tim;- ted, but it is thought will reach
close to $4,000. The store where the
fire originated is badly gutted, and
there will be but very little salvage.
The walls of the building are standing.
In the second story. which was occu-
pied by the Iowa Telephone Company,
everything was burned, but the new
switchboard and that is practically
ruined by water.
From the dry goods store the flames
spread across the street. where they
are now burning. The American Ex-
press Company building is gone, but
most of the contents were saved. The
Farmers Commercial Bank building is
on fire, but it is thought it can be saw
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
FOUR MEN lNsITANTLy KILLED.
Explosion in Coal Mine At Bolivar
Causes Loss Of Life.

| Johnstown, Pa. Dec. ~. - Four men
were instantly killed and many others
nearly sufocated today as the result OF
an explosion of a coal mine at Bolivar,
| Just east of the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
RULLETIN.
BULLETIN.

Toxic. Dec. PA p. m.-Japanese
troops have captured some important
positions on Pigeon bay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT.
Denver Election Officials Are Sent to
$Lo 1aiI

the Jail.
Denver, Dec. 22.-City Detective W.
II. Greene, John Desaye, Frank McMa-
hon and Robert GoodmAn were today
adiudged guilty of contempt by the
supreme court for Irregularities at the
late election and each was sentenced to
six months in jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
SALOON PETITION FAILS.
Not Enough Names Secured on the
Consent Petition at Mason City.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Dec. 22-The saloon pc
tition failed of having the requisite
number OF names today, the last day
to file
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ed, altho it vol be badly damaged.

Later-The fire has been put under
control and is now nearly extinguished.
Practically everything in the express
office was saved, altho the building is
totally destroyed. The loss is diff
cult to estimate, and previous esti-
mates may be too high. The late af-
ternoon trains had not arrived, and in
coming business was therefore small
at the express office. At first it was
feared Christmas goods had been lost
in the flames. The Iowa Telephone
Company's loss will be considerable,
but arrangements will be made to re-
sumo business at an early hour and the
interruption will be only temporary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
Special to Times-Republican.

Webster City, Dec. 22.-word from
Fort Dodge says the fire started in the
basement of Furlong & Meloy's dry
goods store, in part Of the basement
where cotton is stored. A clerk says
that she smelIed smoke day or two
ago, while in the basement, and it is
believed that the fire has been smould-
ering some time. The Office of the
Iowa Telephone Company is located
over the dry goods store, and is badly
damaged, sufficiently that con1munica-
tion for the time being is cut off. The
cables and switchboard are damaged
by water.
The fire has spread across the street.
to the Farmers Commercial bank, and
the American Express Company's 8
buildings. 1t will be impossible to save
anything on account of the dense
smoke, which fills both buildings and
prevents the firemen and those assist
ing from entering the buildings. So
far no one has been injured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
Emperor Nicholas Formally No
tifies Country That the Agi-
tation Is Useless
SAYS REFoRMERs ARE TAcTLEss
Declares Questions of State Admins
sration Are of No Concern to the
zemstovs, Whose Rights and Duties
Arc Clearly Defined by Law-No
Hope Of Immediate Reforms.

s st Petersburg, Dec. 22.-Emperor
!: Nicholas formally notified the country
today that agitation for a constftu-
fion and convention Of the national as
sen,s,ly is useless. Such is the con-
struction placed upon the endorsement
written in his own hand on the reso-
lutions telegraphed by Chernias gov
ernment Of Zemstvo, begging him to
conyocate the legally elected members
OF Zemstvos to present a program of
reforms for his consideration.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 22.-on the
margin Of a telegram from the presi-.
dent of Zemstvo government, Cher.
MIA, regarding reforms in state mat.
tiers. Emperor Nicholas, according to a
communication published in the OFF,
cial Messenger today, appended a note
as follows:
II consider the action Of the
president to be presumptous and
tactless. The questions of state ad-
ministration are Of no concern to
zemstvos whose functions and
rights are clearly defined by law"
BULLETIN.
London, Dec. pa dispatch from
st Petersburg says Kuropatkin has
telegraphed the general staff that he
has received a report from Chinese
sources to the effect that the Russians
have recaptured 2o3-M Meter Hill at Port
Arthur together with guns mounted by
the japanese.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-29

and Edwin Brandow. the assistant en-
gineer. was called as witness and
answered the question affirmatively.
Former Fire Marshal Thomas f.
F'reel said that he had examined the
hold of the vessel on the day 1t was
raised. He found that the fire started
in one of the barrels.
How can you tello"
The barrel tells Mr.. Freel replied.
holding up one of the loosened slaves.
The blackened edges show that it was
burned from the bottom and from in
side out. There are no marks of burn
ing on the outside, except in small
place where 1t burned thru
After seeing all of the hulk they de-
sired, the patrol boat started up the
river. Captain Edward Van Wart
chief pilot of the Slocum, took the helm
and pointed out to the jurymen the eN
act course taken by the Slocum. Cap
tain Van Walt believes that Captain
Van Schaick, in running his vessel
on North Brother island, did the best
that could be done.
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| with the fastest sporting set and keep
| his head so that he can attend to rid
| ing ] tried to prove that l could do it,
and failed
| There is not the slightest doubt that
the majority American turf followers
desirt to see Sloane back in the saddle
While he may have been guilty of the
charges preferred against him by the
English Jockey club, yet at the time he
was barred off the turf abroad feeling
against Americans and American
horses was so strong that Sloane's
CHARGE for impartial treatment was
slight. At any rate he has lost so much
money and prestige during his long pc
riod of suspension that his punishment
should be considered adequate. Unless
a jockey has f1agrantly violated the
laws of honesty and honor he should
not be compelled to serve life SEN
tencn Sloane committed neither of
these offenses. Truth to tell, not one
turfrnan in hundred in England really
knows the exact reason why Sloane
was set down. And it is an absolute
certainty that If he had done something
deserving the revocation of his license
the whole United Kingdom would have
known the particulars in short time.
ARTHUR LOCKWOOD.
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made nryIe or no al,en1pr at c'r.gf-
nality. King Dodo' was written long
before The Burgomaster,' but no man
ager would touch 1t. 1t was too origi-
nal.
This does no. mean that old material
must be used. The playwright should
avoid the use of hackneyed scenes, sit
uations and, above ALL characters. as he
would bottomless pit The plot may
be worked out along stereotyped lines.
In a comic opera there must be love
affair and comedian who mikes up in
it, certain number Of songs for the
prima donna, at least two comic songs
for the comedian and as many love
songs for the tenor. These things are
unwritten laws. But in the matter of
themes tn librettist must use origi-
nality.
1.-THE trouble with many seems to be
that they strive too hard for such
themes. So l would urge that the
would be playwright should not strive
too hard for originality. Managers are
afraid of it, and the public will not ac-
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The B1azed
rail - y IN: ; ;$5$:sT
Copyright 1902 by Stewart White
BY STEWART
EDWARD
WHITE

trouble" he stormed "Stupid fools
who say they didn't mean to. 1t isn't
enough not to mean to; they should
mean not to. don't ask you to think
l jnst want you to do what tell you
and you can't even do that"
He threw his shoulder into a heavy
blow that reached the dam watcher $
face, and followed 1t Immediately by
another Then Shearer caught his
ARM. motioning the dazed and bloody
victim of the attack to get out Of sight.
| Thorpe shook his foreman Off with one
! inpatient motion and strobe away up
4 the river. his head erect, his eyes flash
/ ing his nostrils distended.
/ Il reckon you'd better mosey." Shear
er dryly advised the dam watcher, and
! foliDwed
! Late in the afternoon the two mep
+ reached Dam Three. or, rather, the spot
! on which Dam Three had stood The
sane spectacle repea ted itself here. ex-
cepL that Ellis, the dam watcher, was
ovhere to be seen.
1.-THE dirty whelps.' cried Thorpe.
"Tfey did good tobr'
He thrashed about here and there
and so came across Ellis blindfoided
and tied When released the dam
watcher was unable to give any nc
count of his assaiiants.
-'rhey came up behind me while ]
was cooking" he said "vne of 'em
rabbed me, and the other one kivered
my eyes. Then I hears the shot and
knows there's trouble"
Thorpe listened in silence. Shearer
asked few questions. After the low
voiced conversation Thorpe arose alb
ruptly.
Where you going!" asked Shearer.
But the young man did not reply. He
swung. with the same long. nervous
stride, into the down river trail.
Until late that night the three men
for Ellis insisted on accompanying them
hurried through the forest. Thorpe
walked tirelessly, upheld by his violent
but repressed excitement. Shearer
noted the fire in his eyes and. from the
GOODNESS Of his greater age, counseled
moderation.
81 wouldn't stir the boys up," he
painted. for the pace was very swift.
They'll kill some one over there; it I'll
be murder on both sides"
He received no answer. About mid
night they came to the camp.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-29
STORIES TOLD OF
PROMINENT PLAYERS.

| During a recent ladies day" recep-
| ton at the Players club, New York,
John Drew told of an incident-he had
| it from fi.iend-that occurred recent u
| ly in the New Amsterdam tieates. New
York. A distinguished looking woman
well along in the seventies who resides
| in Fifth avenue sat in the orchestra
about five rows from the stage, her es-
cort man young enough to be her
grandson. When the curtain fell on.
the first act of The Two Orphans" this
fragment Of their conversation was
overheard:
isn't it coincidence !" she observed.
Until tonight I had not been in the
alter for twenty five years, and the play
last saw was this same Two Or
phans.
mo doubt there have been great
changes in theatrical enterprises in
that time
eyes" was the complacent response.
II understand there are several real la
dies and gentlemen on the stage today"
Ralph Stuart, star Of by Right e
Sword" has discovered that what the
average soubrette girl doesn't know
about making excuses would be OF lit
tie use to any schoolboy. While re-
hearsing by Right of Sword" just be-
fore starting out on his season, the sou.
brette appeared a day late. Having Of
Tended before, Mr.. Stuart determined
to make an example of her before the
whole company. When she appeared
next day he asked: Miss B.. do you
know that you are day late? What
excuse have you to offer?"
II didn't bring it with me, Mr. Stu-
art" she answered timidly.
Bring what?" Numbered the actor.
MY excuse. Mr.. Stuart. You see.
got married yesterday. but l didn't
think you wanted to see my husband
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captious Critics.

That Duffey is a simon pure amateur
no dispassionate person doubts, but
there are always a few captfous critics
that consider themselves and their
Judgment superior to the multitude
They throw up their hands and tear
their hair saying "Duffey did not pay
his own expenses when he went abroad
before. Duffey has received money for
expenses largely in excess of the actual
amount of his travelling bills-Durfey
this and Duffey that"
When the matter is sifted to the bot
tom it will readily be seen that Duffey
is much more of an amateur than many
men who have never been criticised at
all. He is, in fact, one of the few men
that can always be depended on TO run
to win In every contest in which they
are entered and one of the few that
have given up business opportunities
for the sake of the game.
Duffey's record of . 35 seconds for
the hundred yard dash will probably
never be surpassed. Shick of Harvard
and Hahn of Michigan university are
the men who are the Georgetown uni
versity lads closest rivals at present.
but they will never equal the wonder
full mark and the man that eciipses the
record of the champion would deserve
a nomination for the presidency.
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second less time than he is given credit
Two Wanderers Return.

Tod Sloane. once the worlds leading
jockey, and Young Corbett OF Denver.
the worlds leading featherweight fight
or, arrived in this country from London
recently on the same steamer. Young
gorbett returned in order to witness
the Jeffries- Munroe fight at San Fran
cisco. Sloane came back after a long
absence to seek reinstatement in the
ranks of silk wearers.
Young Corbett has nothing but words
of praise for the "f1nglishers." He said
that he was given the warmest kind of
q reception. lie did not go over to fight
or to seek match of any sort, because
he has an agreement with Jimmy Britt
not to take on any other man before he
meets Britt again. Britt was not back
ward in promising Young Corbett the
first chance, and consequently Young
Corbett could not very well do other
wise than agree to meet no one else be-
fore again lighting Britt,
The bout according to stipuations, is
to take place in San Francisco before
Dec. 81. They are to fight at $50
pounds
''Fhe wrestling game is more popular
than fighting in England at present
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-29

Two G.eat fires leaped among the
trees. and the men were grouped be
tween them, talking. Evening hat
brought its accumulation of slow anger
against the perpetrators of the outrage
Even as the woodsmen joined their
| group they had reached the intensity
of execution. Across their purpose
Thorpe threw violently his personality
You must not go!" he commanded.
Through their anger they looked al
him askance.
II forbid it, Thorpe cried.
They shrugged their Indifference and
arose. This was an affair Of caste
mates cried out to them.
'"I'he work. Thorpe shouted hoarse-
| ly. 1.-The work. We must get those
/ logs out! We haven't timer
Then swiftly between the white,
| strained face of the mailman trying to
convince his heart that his mind had
been right and the fanatically exalted
river men interposed the sanity of Rad
way. The old iobber faced the men
calmly. almost humorously, and some
how the very bigness OF the man COM
manded attention.
you fellows make me sick" said he.
You haven't got the sense God gave a
rooster. Don't you see you're playing
right in those fellows hands? What
do you suppose they dynamited them
dams for? TO kill our boys? They
never dreamed we was dry pickin' that
dam. They sent some low lived whelp
down there TO hang our drive, and 1t
looks like they was going to succeed,
thanks to you mutton heads.
"S'pose you go over and take 'em
apart. What then? Then have scrap.
Probably you lick 'em. You whale day
don't know any more about this here
shooting of our dams than hog does
about a ruffled shirt. Meanwhile your
drive hangs. Well? Well, do you sup
pose the men who were back of that
shooting-do you suppose Morrison q
DAILY give tinkers dam how many
men of theirs you lick? What they
want is to hang our drive. III they
hang our drive. it's cheap at the price
Of few black eyes"
The speaker paused and grinned
good humoredly at the mems attentive
faces. Then suddenly his own became
grave.
DO you want to know how to get
even?" he asked. do you want to
know how to make those fellows sing
SO small you can't hear them? Well,
I'll tell you. Take out this drive! Do
it in spite of them. Show them they're
no good when they buck up against
Thorpe's One. Our boys died doing
their duty, the way river man ought
to. Now hump yourselves! Don't let
them die in vainv'
The crew stirred uneasily, looking at
each other for approval of the con-
version each had experienced. Rad
way turned easily toward the blaze.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-29
A MANAGERS TROUBLES.

Whenever beautiful woman occu-
pies the center of the stage look out
for rumors. Up to date the following
rumors about Maxine Elliott have been
denied by her manager, Charles B. Dill
bingham:
She will not play "Her Own Way" In
London next fall for the reason that
she is in too great demand in this coun-
try and has already been booked for .
Pacific coast tour.
She will not become co-star with
Mr.. N. c. Goodwin Just now for the
reason that as separate stars they clear
weekly profit of about $4,000 each, or
$4,000 in all. whereas formerly but one
profit of about $4,000 was recorded for
both of them.
She will not organize a Red Cross
corps of nurses for the Japanese war.
She is not going to write a novel Of
stage life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-29
CHATTER xxx.

l~1OR a moment the three mer
n i stared at each other without
Ii sn sa!has docs i n.,n,, ,,nos,
] whispered Carpenter.
Mean? Foul play" snarled Thorpe
"Come on, Tim
! The two struck into the brush thread
ing the paths with the ease of woods
men. 1t was necessary to keep TO the
/ high inland ridges. Tue pole Trail had
by now become impossible. Thorpe
and his foreman talked briefly.
Its Morrison 4 DAILY" surmised
Shearer Il left them count of trick
like that been suspccting some
/ thing. They've been laying too low"
Thorpe answered nothing Through
the site of the old dam they found a
torrent pouring from the narrowed
pond at the end Of which the dilap,
idated wings Tapping in the current at
tested the former structure. Davis
stood staring ut the current
Thorpe strobe forward and shook him
violently by the shoulder.
How did this happen?" he demand
ed hoarsely
The man turned to him In daze. II
don't know" he answered.
''You ought to know. How was that
shot exploded? How did they get in
here without your seeing them? An
swer me-"
II don't know" repeated the man.
III jest went over in tn bresh to kill a
few pa 'tridgcs, and when come back
/ found her this way"
Were you hired to watch this dam.
or weren't you" demanded the tense
voice of Thorpe. Answer me. you
fool
Eyes, was returned the man, p
shade of aggression creeping into bis
voice.
well. you've done 1t well. You've
cost me my dam, and you've killed five
men. If the crew finds out about you.
you'll go over the falls sure. You get
out OF here. Pike. Don't you ever let
me see your face again"
The man blanched as he thus learned
OF his comrades death. Thorpe thrust
his face at him, dashed by circum-
stances beyond his habitual self con-
troll.
'Its men like you who make the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-29
Startling Evidences.

Fresh testimony In great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds to be uueaual-
ed. A recent expression from T. I
Mcfarland, Bentorville, Va. serves as
an example He writes: II had bron-
chitis for three years and doctored III
the time without being benefited. Then
] began taking DR.. Kings New Dis
covery and a few bottles wholly cured
me-" Equally effective in curing ali
lung and throat troubles. consumption,
pneumonia and grip. Guaranteed oy
Mcdonald & Mahood Co. druggists.
Trial bottle free, regular size soc ana
s1.oo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-29

says Young Corbett The coming
match between George Hackenschmidt
and Tom Jenkins, the American cham
pion. is the ruling topic of converse ton.
The Britishers believe that Hacken-
schmidt, better known as the Russian
lion Che is native of st. Petersburg).
Will win.
Jenkins cleverness is undisputed.
but he is not SO heavy as the Russian.
1t is a safe gamble that If the cars
soldiers are anything like Hacken
schmidt they viii wipe Japan out of
the geography books. He is a grizzly
bear and mountain lion. together with
two or three wildcats, boiled down and
run into one mold