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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
Iowa =. washinaton.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Ren Davis has
been appointed rural letter CARRIER a,
wtn,erse,, win David Gr:en as sub
s,i t,lte.
The postoffice at vionam. Butler
County. has been discontinued; mail to
Greene
Hugh E. Wolfe has been commit
sis,-,ed pos;na~iter ~. Dublin.
The con,Ya1roller CT the currency has
approved changes in national bank
officers as fotGoms:
FIRST National. Manchesrer-H. A.
Vonover,, vice president. i'm place OF r.
r. Robinson.
City National. Marshalluowrl-H. S.
Lawrence, asst staGt cashier.
First National, odebott = A. Fl.
Lundberg. assistant cashier
First National. Hawarden-Bg,ln :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
News Of Manninu.

Special to Times Republican.
Manning, Feb. County Supea-in-
tendent Barloon presided over a meet
ing of the Carroll county teachers at
Manning last Saturday. Various
phases of the leading school questions
We're discussed with much spirit.
Miss Jennie Wiley. OF Keokuk who
has been the teacher OF music and
drawing in the Manning schools for
the past two years. has resigned and
returned TO her home. A persistent
cold curled with the constant use OF
her voice prevented her continuing her
,,-nrl,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
NO BOOZE AT cENrERv,LLE.
DRUG Stores Surrender Permits and
Pay Heavy Fines.
an.nial III TimeslRennhlican.

Special to TimestRepublican.
Centeruille. Feb. s.--Every drug store
In Cenrervtlle has surrendered it's per-
NIT to eeal intoxicating liquors, agree
ing not no ask for another for two
years. and paying fine of $500 and
costs to secure the dismissal of the
cases against them, brought itnmed-
lately 1oIlowtng the decision of the su-
prente count ttat the law makes 1t
obligatory on permit holders to have the
street and number OF applicants to
whom sales are made. on tine blanks.
One drug store bad previously SUR
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
Rocker and Wife Indicted.
h to Ttmes-Republtcan.

Special to Tfmes-Republican.
Rock Rapids. Feb. 9.-Charles Rocker
and wife have been indicted for the
murder of August sslrader. Mrs.
Rockers first husband was found
hanging In barn Jan. 10. 1900.
Rocker was the hired man for Shrader
and shortly after married the widow.
Suspicion was directed ito them and
the arrest followed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
Mrs. Lula Wilcox Lyto Dead.

Special to TImes-Repub1ican.
Tama, Feb. 9.-At her home in Ea-
gle Grove. Saturday morning. Feb. Z.
occurred the DEATH, of Mrs. Lula Lyle,
formally Lula Wilcox. Mrs. Lyle was
well known here. where she speni. her
entire life, save the past seven nrnths.
teaching in the public schools here for
MANY wears
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
DEATH NEAR AMEs.
FunreaI Of Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Ger
braeht Held Monday Morning.

Special to Tines Republican.
Ames, Feb. 9.-Miss Clara Elizabeth
Gerbracht, living southwest of Ames.
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gerbracit, died last Saturday after an
illness OF several months, the immed-
late cause OF her demise being an attack
OF pneumonia. She was nearly sixteen
years OF age. Funeral services were
conducted at the Catholic church in
TINS city Monday at 10 a. IN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
Mrs. capron III.
,pocia1 ~ Times. Pan,ihlican

SpeClII 20 IIlHeS- NepUUlICuu.
GrinneN. Feb. 9-Mrs. NJ. G. Cappron.
proprietor of the New Monroe Hotel.
of this place. and one of the best
known hotel women Of the state, is
dangerously Ill with pneumonia, altho
her condition is somewhat improved
today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
PEPPERMINT IN THE SEWERS
Waterloo Adopts Unique Method TO
Test Sewer System.

Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo. Feb ga new and invig-
Grating whiffiness has been Impaired
to the city sewers by the health OFF,
Gals. who have decided upon a prtmi-
tive test to determine if the sewerage
system is working in any but the prop
err manner. To carry out their plans
they have placed quantity of pep
permint in various parts of the sewer
age system. and On any case where
THE odor becomes percepmble the au-
thorities desire to have the matter re-
ported at once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
ASKS FOR A RECEIVER.

+. A. Reed, Of Rock Rapids, Goes Into
Bankruptcy.
Rock Rapids, Feb. 81. A. Reed.
a business man of this city. has filed
application for receiver with the clerk
of nhe federal court in Sioux City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09
SCENE in COURT
Exciting Time at Dubuque Today When
Judge o'DonnelI Appointed Com.
mission to Investigate the Charges Of
Jury sribing.
Special 10 Times-Republlcan.

Special TO Times Republican.
Dubuque. Feb SIN the most ex-
citing scene in THE HISTORY of the local
court. Judge O'Donnell this morning
appointed a commission of two lawyers
to investigate and report on the charg-
es of jury fixing against Attorney AL
phonse Matthews and sheriff
Thomas Phillips. the one leader OF
the local bar. and the other the most
widely known man dn tuhe county. Matt
news charges the accusations were born
of personal ennMty on the part OF j. j.
Mccarthy. exprestdept of the Iowa
State Bar Association. who secured the
affidavit of Juror Mamarlty. affirming
he was influenced by Philips at Matt
news directions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-09

Bad breath, sour risings, sense OF
fullness after eating. beiching of gas.
heart burn, no appetite and loss of
strength are some OF the symptoms a
person must endure whose stomach
and digestive organs fail to digest and
assimilate the food they eat. II not
cured catarrh OF the stomach is the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-10-13
Through Burning 'rrecfie-

Washinton, special.-A passenger
train on the Augusta Southern Rail-
road ran into a burning tresae near
Mitchell, Ca, So miles from Augusta,
early Wednesday, and one man was
killed and eight others injured The
sixty-foot trestle was entirely destroyed
by the fire and the tender, eompart-
ment car and two coaches also were
burned. The injured were taken to
Mitchell where physicians were wait
ing. All Of the baggage and mail was
saved. The origin OF the FIRE is IN
known. Traffic was resumed By trans
ferring passengers to other trains. the
dead man is W. S. Shurley, white, bag
gage master, injured internally ana
died in an hour. The injured are: J. b.
Wrenny, engineer, of Augusta; c. D.
Davis, conductor, of Tennifle. Ga; 7.
Il. Harper, mail clerk, Augusta; N. =.
Neyils, fireman, augusta; G. 81. MARKS.
passenger, Hillsboro, Ca; WIN zones.
colored, passenger, Chalker. Ga; A. }.
Diemer, Augusta; G. /. Kelly. . pas
senger, Mitchell, Ga. -
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PALMETTO CROP CONDITIONS
Cotton Pretty Well Gathered in Some
Sections-Fail Sowing Of Small

Cotton Pretty Well Gathered in Some
sections-Fail Sowing Of Small
Grain.
The week ending s a. m, October 3,
had mean temperature of 70 de-
grees, which Is 9 above normal, and
was, with one exception, the warm
est week of the season. The extremes
were a minimum OF SO at a number Of
places on September 9th and on Oc.
tober g. and maximum OF 80 at
Batesburg on the 29th. The heat rec
ords for the last three days of Sep
tember were broken on the 2Sth, 29th
and Goth throughout the State.
The rainfall was confined to the
Southern counties, and occurred on
the I'd, amounting to slightly over an
inch in lower Barnwell county and
to nearly an inch in parts of Hamp-
ton, but generally it was less than
one-fourth Of an inch, and was insult
ficient to relieve the prevailing severe
drought; there was no rain in the
northern and western counties. The
condition Of late fall crops, truck, gar
dens, pastures and very late corn, has
been materially lowered by the
drought; practically no fall plowing
has been done, and cannot be until af.
ter soaking rain.
The weather was ideal for harvest
ing and gathering crops.
Very late corn has been injured by
drought, although most Of the corn
crop ripened too early to be affected,
and is now being housed.
Cotton opened rapidly over the
whole State. and picking was rushed
but has not kept up with the opening,
in part owing to the scarcity Of pick
ers. About two-thirds Of the crop
has been picked. There is practically
no top crop on the stalks In many
fields the bolls are nearly all open,
indicating premature opening OF a
portion of the crop, due to excessive
heat and to drought. Many small bolls
are drying UP. A continuation of the
dry weather and rapid opening will
enable the bulk Of the crop to be
picked this month.
Rice harvest is all but finished, al
though it was somewhat retarded by
high tides in the Georgetown district
The weather was ideal for saving for
age crops, and haying is nearly finish
ed. Late peas are not fruiting we'll.
111y
are being gathered.
No oats or other small grains have
been sown owing to the drought.
Note-This is the last bulletin for
the season of 1904.
J. w. BAUER,
Section Director.
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THREE ARE KILLED
A Sad Railway Accident 0ccars NJ
Charlotte, N. {.
SWITCH ENGINE HITS A FREIGHT
Capt. Wise, Switchnan Waiter Zei9
Ter and a Negro Coupler Named
Jack eeodaIl, Were the Victims.

Charlotte, N. c., Special.-Thres
men. were killed Wednesday night
about 10 o'clock at the water tank
near the Southern Railway crossing
at Vance street, in the southeast pars
of the city, by the crashing OF q switch
engine into the rear Of freight train
No. 73, south bound. Conductor Wise,
whose home was in Columbia, 8. c..
Walter Zeigler, a young white man EN-.
ployed as switchman and q negro.
named Jack Goodall, a coupler. were
the men who met death. The negro
died almost instantly, his legs being
virtually severed from his body. Capt.
Wise lived but few minutes amer hs
was taken to the Presbyterian HoepE
tai. and young Zeigler expired aoous
an hour later there. No oRe else re-
ceived any injuries.
The freight is always a heavy train
and it consisted Of about fifteen cars,
AS is generally the case, the freight
upon leaving the Southern yards snort,
ly before 10 o'clock, gets up some head.
way of it's own power, and then IL
pushed out of the city with the assis,
tance of the switch engine. Tais was
done. The long line Of cars attached
to No. 73 had gained some memenc
tum when it neared the water tank
and the switch engine, with the three
men standing on the running beard, II
was said, came after it, expecting, OF
course. to make its connection viii
the rear of the caboose with ease. Bse
something went wrong. Trainmen
said that the draw-head Of the heavy
freight engine blew out, and saAenN
all the brakes became set and ehe long
train virtually came to a standstil,
with the swithch engine bearing down
only a short distance away. There
was not even time for the three men
to jump to safety. n,
The switch engine crashed into the
caboose, crumpled and buckieA It ana
crushed the men on the running board.
As soon as possible, an ambuiaace was
sent from the Presbyterian Hospitai.
First, Capt Wise was taken away. and
he managed to live just about 70 get
there. Before he was taken away, Dye
ISLANDERS heard him say: Nov IA gus
the road for good. All my men have
got killed" His injuries were inter-
nal and he probably had no hen that
he was hurt so seriously-that he was
soon to "quit the road" for good, ana
all.
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Unrest Among Chinese.

Shanghai. BY Cable.--Numcro2s re-
ports received from the interior tell
ing Of the activity OF secret societies a:
points widely apart are causing seri-
ous uneasiness. II is known that the
officials everywhere arc displaying
great anxiety and are procuring the
mose modern arms and munitions OF
war fer the purpose of cqaipping the
soldiery. There is no certainty as to
whether the anxiety of the officials is
directed against anticipated risings OF
as to whether it is precautionary
movement in view OF possible danger
from successful japan.
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Will lake testimony.

Testimony will be taken again III
The matter of the Lexington township
bonds next Friday This is quite an
interesting case. -:
Some years ago the townships oil
Fork. Saluda and Broad River ID,
Lexington voted an issue of about
$4,000 in bonds to aid in the con-
s;ruction of the Columbia. Newberrl
and Laurens railroad. Interest was
paid on these bonds until recently.
when the townships wished to be re-
leased. claiming that the bonds were
illegal. This issue has been brought
ND before. but the bonds have always
hel.n thol@ht valid There are some
new grounds this time, however. one.
Of them being that the bonds were
paid by the railroad company to
contracting company. and that as the
contracting firm was composed ot
practically the same men that the
railroad was owned by, there was q
profit derived by them from the IS
suance of the bonds.
The testimony is being taken by
Mr.. John j. Earle. of this city, VINO
has been appointed special referee
by the Supreme Court. This body
decides the issue in the case. Testi-
mony was taken YESTERDAY. The ac-
ton is being brought for Mrs. >. l..
DesPortes. Edwin w. Robertson. j.
Caldwell Robertson, Edward Ehrlich,
Edward S. Joynes and K. X. Palmer,
holders of certain of the bonds.
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South Carolina Items.

C. H. Reed, flagman on the South
ern Railway, running between Augusta
and Columbia, was killed by passen-
ger train at Langley Monday night be-
tween 8 and 9 o'clock. He was sitting
beside the track asleep when struck by
the train and instantly killed. 1t APP
pears that he was the fagman on
freight train No. 130 which was on the
ray from Columbia to Augusta and due
to arrive there at about o'clock: HIS
brother was conductor of the train.
William r. Latham, who has been
confined in the county jail at Camden
for several weeks awaiting the fall
term of court. TO be tried for shooting
at a Mr.. Redmond on the streets or
Camden some months ago, committed
suicide Tuesday afternoon at about
$50 o'clock by drinking two ounces
of lysol. poisonous disinfectant which
had been given him to use on his
wound When found he was in the last
lhrccs and made no statement to any
one
FourIeen ooarders and two servants
we're poisoned at Mrs Matte ]. Will
sons boarding house, 1923 Washington
street. Columbia, Sunday, by eating ice
cream made from pineapple in which
100 much acid had been used in the
canning process. None will die. but five
are still painfully i'll. Some half dozen
who arte the cream were not affected.
]. Edward Anderson. the depot agent
at Mayesville. who killed Hurst. ap-
;:eared with his attorney before Judge
Dantzler Tuesday under habeas corpus
proceedings. The motion was resisted
by the solicitor on the grounds that he
had not been served with copies of the
affidavits and the judge postponed the
hearing until last night in Sumter.
Early Monday morning a negro
named Thompson went to the place OF
MIR. W. T. Smarr in Bullock's Creek
township, near Broad river, and kill
ed another negro named Jeter. using
a double barreled shotgun, firing both
loads into his victim. Jeter was pick
ing cotton in the field at the time.
The trouble arose over the wife OF
Jeter
Unless there is a Communication Of
his sentence Aaron Williams, the ra-
p,st. will be hanged in Camden On No
yember 4th next.
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New Orleans to Manchester.

4 London. By Cable.-Manchester's
fight FOR a diversion of a portion of
Liverpool's cotton trade from America
has resulted, according to statements
published. in an arrangement with
the Leyland Line ard the Manchester
liners {imited) of Manchester. where
by the two companies will combine
for the purpose of carrying cotton
cargoes Nrect from New Orleans to
Manchester. The Leyland Line steam
-er Cuban. sailing from New Orleans
about the middle of October, will, it
Is added. inaugurate the new depart
Ure and thereafter the two companies
will make alternate fortnightly sail.
sngS
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Conway Railroad.

Conway, Special-The Conway.
Coast and Western railroad had a
force of men at work laying track
on the extension to Marion, which Is
another link in Conway's connection
with the world. This work is an
other evidence Of the aggressive ac'
tivity shown by Mr.. F. A. Burrows,
the protector and backer Of the En-
terprise. In 1899 Mr.. Burroughs be-
gan building his railroad to Myrtle
Beach, and was the subject o. much
good-natured raillery as to his hobby.
However, he carried it through and
his road is making money and does
not owe a dollar, state Of things
with. hardly a parrellel in South Caro-
lima road building. 1t is understood
that the road will be pushed as fast
as Is consistent with permanent work.
The other end, which goes to Little
River, will not be forgotten In the
shuttle. but will be carried right
through. The Conway, Coast and
Western has a road within ten miles
of Little River now. This point Is
2S miles from Conway, just across
from North Carolina. Connection
with Little River will mean connec-
ton with Southport, N. c., where
there is plenty of water for vessels
of deep draught. there being 20 feet
of wafer on the bar at dead low wa
ter with five or six rise of tide.
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Child Severely Burned.

Aiken, Special.-On "Wednesday al
ternocn little Joe. the three-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Manley Cortez. OF
Graniteville. was So severely burned
as the result of playing with matches
that he died that night at 10 O'Clock
The little fellow and his Older broth
er were playing in the yard. exploding
match heads with Z pop gun. 1t Is
NOT known exactly how the accident
occurred. but his grandmother heard
him screaming anG when she ran 10
him the little fellows clothes were
in a mass OF flames. 1t Is thought
that he also swallowed some or the
fire. He was buried Friday afternoon
ct O'Clock in the Graniteville GENE
terry.
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At the Executive Office.

Gov Hayward has declined to pardon
David Jacobs of Chesterfield county, a
white man serving life sentence for
murder Jacobs was on the scaffold
with the moose around his neck when
MIR. D. H. Tompkins, armed with re-
prieve from Gov. Tillman, commuted
the sentence to life Imprisonment. The
PARDON was requested on the ground
CT feeble health, but such is not the
prisoners condition. W. D. Hilton Of
Lancaster, who has served sentence
sor larceny of live stock, was pardoned
TO restore his citizenship that he may
testify in trial. Cuffy Nesbit, dying
on the chaingang in Marlboro county,
was given a pardon for reasons which
were deemed quite sufficient
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-10-13
IN PALMETTO STATE
Occurrences of Interest in Various
Parts of the State.
The Case Of Ben Bennett

Hampton, Special On Monday
morning true bill fer murder was
found by the grand jury against Ben
Bennett. Arriving on the afternoon
train from Columbia he was brought
into court and arraigned. The case
went to trial with Solicitor Davis
for the State and Senator E F. War
rem and w. j. Thomas, Esq, appear
ing for the defendant. The jury re.
tired at p. m. and at p. m. Judge
Klugh and the court officers and at
torneys were sent for. A verdict OF
guilty Of manslaughter with recon-.
mendation to the mercy of the court
was received.
The case was called up under a
motion made by his attorneys to have
the case continued to the next term
OF court. Bennett having been only
arranged and the usual three days
allowed him for preparation.
His attorneys made earnest appeals
to the court for continuance, but
were opposed in very strong and
clear argument in reply BY Solicitor
Davis. who rehearsed the clrcum-
stances connected with Benefits
case, the conditions under which he
had been pardoned by Governor Nc
Sweeny, when he was serving life
sentence in the State penitenitary,
and also referred to telegram which
the solicitor had just read from Al
torney Colding Of Savannah, who had
represented Bennett during the or
deal Of his extradition from Georgia,
to the effect, 1T was impossible to
attend court in Hampton because ne
had to be present at the Supreme
Court of Georgia
Attorneys Warren and Thomas
urged the court to grant the continu-
ance. because they had only been en-
ployed this week. Judge Kluge re-
fused the motion. BENEFITS case
was heard Thursday;
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-10-13
Killed His aon-fntasaL

Dawson, Ga, Specia.-Jssse Wan
shot and killed Hill Oxford, his son-in-
law, Wednesday night in oxfords
ward. The coroner's jury decided that
the killing was unjustiiable and Wall
was brought to Dawson in custody OF
the sheriff. Wallis statement at the In
quest was to the effect that he was re-
primanding Oxford for negnctng MS
wife, when Oxford cursed him and ad-
vanced with an open knife. and that ne
fred to save his own life. A knife was
found by oxford's side. unopened, and
this, with the fact that he was shot IN
the back and testimony OF eye-Wt-
uesses. led to the verdict rendered. BotI,:
parties were well-known white men cf
Terrell county.
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STATE LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE
FIRST Annual Meeting to be Held in
Columbia.

CCllNlDid.
The following statement and call
Vas issued BY ,!r. Howell MCrrcll,
secretary Of thn State Temperance.
Law and Order League. by crder Of
The President. CaDt. }. ". Hamel. Of
Kcrshaw:
The first annual meeting Cf the
State Temperance. Law and Order
Leasue will be held in the hall Of the
Young Mems Christian Association IN
he city of Columbia. Thursday. Oct.
9Th. at 8 p. N.
1t is desired that 1T this meeting
here will BE- representatives of all
leagues. temperance organizations.
churches. communities, and individI.
nails. who SympathiZe with the efforts
now being made TO restore. eSlabllsh
and maintain law and order in this.
State. And an invitation Is hereby
extended them to meet with us on
his occasion. The purpose OF TINS
gathering will be to complete such
an organization as may be eficlent
in stemming the floCd tide of lawless-,
ness which is sweeping over our be-
loved State.
The officers who have issued thlS
call request the county papers,
throughout the State TO extend the M
yitation as widely as possible. me
State League was organized during
the State fail last year. 1t has been
a. work quietly and no doubt has ac7
complished great deal, but no. re-
port can be obtained from the officers.
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Ben Bennett Gets Five Years.

Hampton. Special.-In the court OF
general sessions a motion for a new
trial was made by counsel for Ben
Bennett. on the ground that the evil
dcnce did not warrant the jury Ill
finding a verdict for manslaushter
and that it should have been guilty
Of murder Or not guilty. Judge klugh
oyer-ruled The motion. Benefits
counsel gave notice of appeal to the
Supreme Court and ball was hxeo
at $1,000, with the discharge OF ,nc
prisoner subject TO the directions Oh
the Governor in regard to the charge
of violating the conditions Of pardon.
Bennett was sentenced TO five years
labor Oh tho chain gang or five years
in the peatitentiary. 1t is procaDie
that the appeal will be abandoned.
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Best Winter Quarters.

Washington, Special.-Rear Admir-
al Wise. commander-in-chief Of the
Atlantic training squadron, has rec
commended that the squadron spend
the greater part Of the winter IN Pen
:saccla harbor and that vicinity. He
says that the facilities for boating and
other exercises there are good. Off
'cials are disposed to favor the recon-
mendation. and If this plan is followed
tho training squadron would not 60 to
Culebra to participate in the mano@u
ryes this winter.