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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
Murder Mystery
Is Exposed

Sundance, Wyo. Nov. 30.-The mys-
terry of the disappearance of James
Grarett, prominent ranchman, on
October 10 has been cleared by the con
fession of Willie Erickson, a 10 year
old boy. Erickson confesses that on
driving off calf belonging to the Err
icksons, he was met by Otto Erickson,
and commanded to release the calf
Garrett, in reply, knocked Otto from
his horse and attempted to shoot him
with a rifle. The boy was too quick
and shot Garrett three times. Garrett
fell from his horse, still alive, and the
Erlcksons dragged him into some
bushes and there cut his throat with a
knife, despite his appeals for mercy.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Ivan d. Lyons, known throughout
eastern Washington and northern Ida.
no as Dad" Lyons, has disappeared
at Spokane together with $4,000.
Searcers have worked in vain. If
Dad" and his money, had been swal-
lppefh by an earthquake they would
nVp psemore securely hidden.
John Schaff, laborer, aged 81, was
horribly crused in the railroad yards at
5 pokane. Physicians say the injuries
will prove fatal.
1t is said the large circuses of this
country will discard the large posters
in the future and do all their advertis-
ing in the papers.
Simon P. Blood, pioneer of Pierce
county, veteran of the civil war and a
Grand Army man, was drowned in a
shallow pool of water at Tacoma. The
puddle in which Mr.. Blood met his
death is scacely three inches deep.
General Jacob S. Coxey of Mount
Vernon, Ohio, celebrated as the leader
OF the "Coxey army has filed per.
sonal petition in bankruptcy in the
United States court. His liabilities
are given as 1887 900. His assets con.
slst OF lot of shares of stock in differ.
ent enterprises.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
TYPHooN ADDS TO HORRORS.
Shakhe River Armies Fight the Cold
and Each Other.

Mukden, Nov. pa terrible storm
was experienced here on Saturday. and
residents expect repetition of such
weather, coincident with typhoons off
the coast, until March. The tempera.
ture now is below freezing The in.
habitants of the leaky huts are in a
pitable condition.
The war has reached such a phase
that the interest of small skirmishes
is very slight. Everyone has been look.
ing for big battle, but though rein
forcements continue to arrive and both
sides continue to entrench, a general
engagement apparently is as far off
as ever. No one now discusses the sub
ject.
A number of commanders are drill
ing their men as in time of peace.
More interest is expressed here in
the fate of Port Arthur and its ability
to hold out against the Japanese than
in what is happening at close quar-
ters.
There have been the usual small
skirmishes. Vilmanstranskis sharp
shooters took a Japanese advanced po-
sitiop Saturday, driving out the Japan
csc at the point of the bayonet The
latter left 20 dead, and the Russian
loss was three. The Japanese attack
ed the Russian lines at several places,
taking advantage of a snowstorm on
one occasion, but in all cases were re-
pulsed.
The village of Erdago continues to
be the scene of frequent small fights.
The Japanese made a tentative attack
there on November 25, but did not at
tempt to push home the attack in the
face of Russian artillery fire.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
KILLED AT SUPPER TABLE.
Colonel r. F. chaves, Prominent New
Mexico Politician.

Albuquerque, N. M.-News has
reached here of the assassination of
Colonel r. Francisco Chaves, probably
the best known republican politician
in the southwest, at Pinos Wells, Tor
renee county.
Colonel Chaves was the guest of a
friend, and while they were eating sup
per shot was fired through window
and the colonel fell from his chair
dead
AS soon as possible a posse took
the trail of the assassin.
Fought Under Kit Carson.
Colonel Chaves was born in New
Mexico in 1881. He was educated in
st. Louis university, and also attended
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons in New York He served as a
soldier under Kit Carson in many In
dian wars of New Mexico, and in 1861
was commissioned major of the First
New Mexico infantry by President Lin
coin and afterward promoted to col
onel
Mr. Chaves took part in several civil
war battles in this section, especially
in the battle of Valverda. In 1865 he
was elected delegate to congress and
served three terms. He had been in
the territorial legislative council con-
since 1876 Two years ago he
avs appointed by the governor terri
torial superintendent of instruction,
and was named by the legislature of
1903 the historian for New Mexico |
These positions he held at the time of
his death.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
Nelson Whipped
Young Corbett

San Francisco, Cal. November 3d.
In the greatest fight in years, Battling
Nelson" of Chicago won from Young
Corbett of Denver in 10 rounds.
From the tap of the gong until Co :
belts seconds threw up the PONCE,
Nelson was the master of the situation
at every stage of the game. His in
fighting was a revelation and the most
brilliant ever witnessed in any ring
here. For the last three rounds of the
fight Corbett was as helpless as a baby,
but he wobbled around groggily and
gamely until the repeated calls from
around the house to stop the fight
caused Harry Tuthill to enter the ring.
The fight was over and new man is
IN line to vanquish Champion Britt.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
BIG GIFTS TO SEMINARY.
Morris K. Jessup and Mrs. w. e. Dodge
Donors.


New York.-The givers of the $780,
900 to the Union Theological seminary,
following an announcement of it's atti-
tude toward the Westminster confess
sion of faith, are Norris K. Jessup and
the widow of William Earl Dodge. Mrs.
Dodge has pledged 100000 for the es-
adjustment of a chair for applied
Christianity, while Mr.. Jessup who is
a director of the seminary, has given
like sum for the establishment of a
professorship of preaching.
Rev. DR.. James M. Ludlow of Orange,
N j., director in the seminary, today
denied that. the seminary had discard
ed the Westminster confession of faith
in any particular.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
SECRET DIES TiA HIM.
inventor of FuiminaeS Mercury CsPs
Killed.

killed.
st. Louis.-Harry Mills, inventor q
illuminate mercury caps, was instansp
killed at the plant of the Western oap
& Chemical company at East AllOn'
and the building in which he was wOlA
ing was blown into kindling WOOD. :,
For years he has carefully guarue.
the secret of his invention, and aiWa,s
worked in little building when Wa
isolated from the rest Of the plant a..
located in the woods. No one was :
lowed to go near the building.
1t is not known whether he naa e'e'
divulged the secret of the expioai y
but from what could be learned a. -
chemical works it is believed lna' *
had not, and that his secret died ~
him,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
General Andrew Nsff is Dead

Kansas City, Mo.-Brigadier rno
eral Andrew j. Neff of this Guy ,,.aa
commanded the Eighty-fourth lna's -
volunteers during the latter part :, .
civil war and who was formelp hi.
prominent newspaper man anu IN.
clan of New York, is dead at ssh "a, "a
tonic, Texas, aged 70 years n uan.
the father of Mayor ]. H. Men u
sas City.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
LAST ATTACKONPORrA ARTHUR
JAPANESE FORCED BACK IN FIRST
ArTEMP AT FORTRESS.
Great Disappointment to Japanese
Generals--Band of Specially Trained
Hand to Hand Fieht-Fiercest Since
Beginning of Siege.

Toxic, Nov. 29-Ohicial adviceS
received at the war office from
Japanese headquarters at Port Arthur
state that the general attack upon the
fortress which began in the afternoon
of November &c is still in progress
That day was one of disappointment to
the Japanese. Generals Nakamura and
Saito, leading specially trained bands
of swordsmen, charged into the forts
utterly regardless of the whitening fire
directed at them. Many of the attack
ers were shot in their tracks, but the
others continued the wild rush over
the bodies of the dead and wounded
and finally reached the parapets.
The attack was directed mainly
against the Sungshushan and Ehrlung-
shan Notifications and the northern
forts of east Kekwanshan. Simultane-
ously other Japanese detachments
brought mountain and field guns with
in range of the points OF attack.
While the swordsmen escalded the
parapets and hurled themselves
the breastworks with awful results.
Dead and wounded rolled down the in
clined approaches Soon the attack,
which was meant to be an onslaught
OF such overwhelming force that it
would sweep the parapets clear of their
defenders, developed into a hand to
hand fight of such fury and fierceness
as eclipsed any that has occurred since
the beginning the siege.
The yalor of the defenders might
well be termed unparalleled In the
face of the we'll aimed slashes of de-
termined swordsmen and the havoc
wrought by the Japanese soldiers, they |
gradually drove back the attackers.
Hundreds fell, killed or disabled. Rifles
were thrown away and swords took
their place, and after a while even
these weapons became useless, so close
was the fight.
AS the evening progressed it de-
veloped into fights of man against man,
hundreds of them locked in the dead
ly embrace at one time, the Russians
endeavoring to drag their antagonists
over the edge of the breastworks, the
Japanese straining every muscle to
hurl themselves, with their victims.
down the inclines leading to the Jap!
anese approaches. When this state
had been reached the Japanese guns
became useless A single she'll would
have killed as many friends as foes.
Then the fight began to grow uneven
and the order was given to retire. The
losses on either side may not yet be
estimated.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
Amador Is AmicabIe,

President Amador in reply said.
Your arrival in Panama. and the
purpose that brings you here, are the
highest honor this republic has ii.
ceived since it was born. The gov
eminent and people will know how to
appreciate this new proof of sincerity
with which the United States has de-
cided to distinguish us.S
President Amador later in the day
returned Secretary Taft's 68cial call.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
Photographs of Russian Baltic F''. :,

Paris.-The navy departneA .,aak
Washington will receive tno ships
large photographs of the laIsei .o,,ad
of the Russian Second PACING saI q
ron, first sent out after the rsla lntaInea
the censorship which was . ships.
prior to the departure OF the lAs'
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
GRAND TRUNK ROAD A 60"
Premier Laurier says it Certainly Will
Be Bull

San Francisco, N s9-Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, premier nada, is here,
whence he will re to Chicago by
the Santa Fe route S accompanied
by Mrs. Laurier on a tour of
recreation, followh he recent cleo
ton in the dominic n an interview,
Premier Laurier Sc there was no
question of the CO ruction of the
Grand Trunk Pacific ilroad, and that
the terminus of the BAD would be at
Port Simpson, B. c. All the prelimi-
nary details had been worked out, he
said, and the road would be pushed
to completion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03

The rice crop project in Japan is
good. 1t is nearly 100000 bushels
in excess of the average crop of 20,OO0,-
900 bushels.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
Revive New Years card Custom.

President Loubet of France has di-
rected the resumption of the practice
of receiving New Years cards.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03
SECRETARY TAFT At PIIIIl
RECEIVED ON SHORE ~ \.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ''SH
Congressional Committee ana
Proceeded to Panama, wb.,. :. :
Were Greeted by Presider. ''
and His Cabinet-Mr
Short Address.

Misunderstanding of War ~. 4
party has arrived at Colon = at and
the United States cruiser ~ ~ board
Mr.. Taft was received on -
Vice President Arosemena fe BY
Panama officials; General nar, a o'ner
mander of the canal zone. and NJ NJ eOn-
barrett. Minister
After conference with the
can congressional delegation Mr. ~, !
went by a special train to D. D. lat
where he was officially receivos 4a a
commission and CHARTERED at the : ~
dence OF Mr.. Wallace, chief ems. .eSl'
In charge of construction Of ~ erlecr
ma canal. He was received bv ps aua'
dent Amador and the Panama cahin es'
Mr.. Taft's Address.
After greetings had been excbanooa
Mr.. Taft said:
1T is pleasure to bring tbo -.
lngs OF the president of the Ifn;...
States and to congratulate pan.ma
upon the propitious beginning -
long and prosperous fife; in fact no
that is to be peaceful and ono /
which the president and people Of me
United States are most willing as.,a,
ants. The United States has No Il.
tention in the isthmus other than !
build the canal for the benefit of paro
ma, the United States and mankind
There is no desire to exercise further
power. | will, in the next few DAYS
confer on those matters about which
discussion has arisen, and hope to
reach a solution full of honor to both
countries.
Il have the great honor to present
the personal greetings of President
Roosevelt and expressions of profound
good will"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03

A tax on racing in England such as
Is proposed, viz: on the French basis,
would produce 100000 a year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-03

Vegetable gums found on trees are
products OF bacteria.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-14
HAS BEEN IN RUSSIA
Former Marshaltown Man Favors
Russia in Eastern War.


John Rogers, a former Marshalltown
hoy, who was born and reared in this
city and who has been spending sever
al years in Europe. Asia and Africa,
was in the city Sunday with his sister.
Mrs. b. +. kierulff. He left Sunday
night for san Francisco. where be is
20 have charge of a large engineering
contract for the New York firm with
which he is connected. Mr.. Rogers is
q hydraulic engineer. and for more
than a iyear was I'm the employ of the
Russian government He favors that
government in It's war With Japan and
hopes the czar Will win. His eoncu
sion is based on the knowledge of the
people and the country. obtained while
travelling thru II where his work took
him. While he admits that about sew
enty per cent of the Russians are illit-
crate, those who are educated, he says.
are a most excellent GLASS of people,
and are extremely friendly and court
eous to citizens of the United States.
He holds that Russia IS the one great
undeveloped market for American
goods. and the American manufacture
err is outstripping all others In that
country in the introduction of his
goods During recent years Mr.. Rog-
ers was In Africa, where he was under
contract by New York firm in a min
ing enterprise. which was interrupted
by the Boer war. His work near San
Francisco will keep him there for an
indefinite period. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. l.. Rogers formerly of this
city, now of Anaheim, Cal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-14
HEAVIEST OF SEASON
Snow Fall of Sunday EcIipsed Any
Previous Display Of "the Beautiful
During the Winter-officiaI Measure
nent Was Four Inches.

A March snow storm which resulted
Sunday afternoon after raw east wind
of the morning. covered the ground
with four inches OF the beautiful"
The snow began falling at about 80,
and continued until late in the evening
The snow was the heaviest OF the win
was on January 81, when the official
report shows fall of 3.07.
The four inch fall OF Sunday CORES
ponds to precipitation of .35 of an
inch. The air Sunday night was filed
with startled birds. which chirped in an
effort to keep together in a hurried
flight southwark before the storm.
Sundays maximum temperature was
81, fall of nine degrees from that of
Saturday. The minimum was 10, fall
of five degrees. AT 1880 this morning
20 was registered, fall of five degrees
from the. corresponding hour Sunday
morning.
Old settlers recall today the severe
March blizzard of thirty-two years ago
today Ii is brought to mind more es-
pscially because of the present snow
and the fact of the school election. On
that day there were but eleven votes
cast for director, the issue being the
retention OF the late r. NJ. Sutton as
OF the eleven voters on
that day but two are living, George
Sewer and DR.. George Click.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-14
A NOTABLE EVENT.
Mr.. Nat Goodwin's Engagement at the
Odeon Next Thursday Evening.

That greatest of all American come
dams will play a special engagement
in this city on Thursday next when
he will present to us his most brilliant
success, "A CiIided Fool AS this is the
first time that Mr.. Goodwin has been
seen here. his reception should be a
most brilliant one. "A Gilded Fool is a
most beautiful conception. in which the
genius and skill OF Mr.. Goodwin scor-
ed successfully in the role of Chauncey
Short. in which he originally gave that
gilded youth the best efforts of Ms ca.
reer. This will be accumulated by the
ripened experience that he has gained
since it's original production, and there
fore his efforts to please will be greatly
enhanced ande delightfully."- quiet tone
of the play will be more fully appre-
ciated. especially by those who saw Mr..
Goodwin therein at it's first year. The
production will be staged with magnifi-
cent settings and decorations. Seats
go on sale Wednesday at 10 a. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-14
GOOD VOTE is P0LLED
Considerable Interest Shown in the
Annual Election for School Directors
Election of Moore Over Hostetter
is Assured,

More than usual interest was cen
tered in the annual school election to-
day, and at $50, $40 votes had been
cast. This was only seventeen under
the total vote cast last year. The
short term, for which A. A. Moore and
d. NJ Hostetter are candidates, is the
only office being contested, and the
appearances indicate that without a
doubt Mr.. Moore's election is assured.
The town meeting was held
promftly at 8 o'clock this morning. at
wh@ ime the members of the board
tran.-err/ $4,000 from the school
house fund to the teachers fund, to
provide for the current expenses of the
year in that department. The regular
school house fund levy, for $4,000, was
presented to the voters today, and is
generally being voted yes"
Members OF the school board are act
ing as judges of the election, as the
law provides and Secretary j. G.. Trot-
ter is clerk. Cloud II. Brock is registry
clerk. Several voters, viii did not vote
at the school election last year. are
having their votes sworn in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-14
County Superintendent Hostel
Ter Arranging For Weeks
March Session
GEOGRAPHY THE FEATURE
An important Branch That Is Being
Much Neglected In Later Day Meth
DDS to be Taught Teachers by Frank
w. Darling Of Chicago Normal School
Will Have Other Features.

spring session of the Marshall
county teachers institute is being
planned by County superintendent
Mary Hostetler, to begin on Monday,
March IS, at the high school. and con-
tinue thruout the week of the spring
vacation. The spring session will not
conflict in any way with the regular
summer session, and teachers will be
urged to attend as if there were to be
no later meeting of the teachers of the
county. Geography is the principal
subject that will be taught at the
spring meeting
County Superintendent Hostetler
realizes the need of geography train
has been much neglected in recent
years. Advanced ideas in teaching do
not cali for the old manner of studying
geography, and many young teachers
have had practically little or no thor
ough instruction in the branch. Miss
Hostetler says that she has found
cases where some country teachers did
not even know, upon examination.
where Cuba was, and others said that
it was a part OF the United States. or
that it belonged to the United States
by reason of annexation. These were
good teachers, too, with the exception
of their geography. and that they had
not been taught.
While geography is to be made the
feature of the spring institute other
branches will be taught. Frank w.
Darling, of the Chicago Normal
School. member of the committee on
work in the Chicago schools,
will be the instructor. who will devote
a week to teaching teachers that Cuba
does not belong to the United States.
The subject matter OF physical. po-
litical and mathema teal geography
will be taught
Marshall county has not had spring
institute for several years and would
not this year. perhaps. had not the
county superintendent available an In
stitute fund sufficiently large to meet
the expense of an extra session. The
fee for the institute will be
81. and this fee will also pay for the
session.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-14
THE CORN CONTEST
Details Of the Plans Are Completed by
Directors of the Marshall County In
stitute - Boys Under 10 Years Of
Age May Enter.

Any boy Of Marshall county under
10 years of age may be contestant
in the corn growing contest started by
the Marshall County Farmers Insti-
tute. This detail and others in con-
nection with the contest We're determ-
ined by the board of directors at it's
meeting at the court house Saturday
afternoon. The varieties that will be
grown will be Reds yellow Dent, Sii-
Yer Mine and Some good early variety
Every boy who wishes to enter In the
race should mail to the secretary, VIII
II. Wilson, lock box 166, Marshalltown,
4 postal card bearing his name. age
township and postoffice address. and
which of the three varieties of seed he
prefers About a quart of seed Will he
furnished, and the contestant promises
to select and bring to the institute
Eext winter one dozen of the best ears
grown. An expert from Iowa State
College will be chosen as judge. Sub
scriptions We're made to the prize fund
Saturday and each director will So
licit contributions in his township
Subscriptions may be in cash or any
thing useful, and are not payable until
the institute Is held A classification
of the prizes will later be made and
additional details published as soon as
possible. The corn exhibited will be
the property of the institute. to be dis
posed of as the institute may provide.
The directors hope to provide some.
special contests without age limit and
with a wider range of varieties. II
found expedient some plan will be ar
ranged for measured acre tests at
husking time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-14
REGISTRATION PROCLAMATION
To the Legally Qualified Electors
of the City of Marshalltown, Iowa:

To the Legally Qualified Electors
of the City of Marshalltown, Iowa:
You are hereby notified that the
Board of Registration will be in ses-
sion at the following voting places in
the different wards. on Thursday.
March 17th and Friday, March 18th
for the registration OF voters, on
Saturday. March 26th, for the correc-
ton of the registry lists, and on Mon
day, March 2Sth, for the registration of
such voters who We're out of the city
on all previous days of registration.
The boards will be in session from s
o'clock In the forenoon until O'clock
at might.
The places of holding elections are
as follows:
First ward-Finkle building
Second ward-115 West Main.
Third ward-4 West Main.
Fouth ward-Alert hose house.
Fifth ward--1110h West Church.
All voters of the Sixth ward must
register.
All voters not registered in the CITY,
all who did not vote at the last cleo
ton, and all who have changed their
residence from the ward in which they
last voted will be compelled to register
before voting. A
You will take notice of this procla-
nation and govern yourselves accord
ingly. l.. B. JONES,
Mayor.
Marshalltown, Iowa, March IA, 1904.
published in T.-R. March, II. Is. and
16, l904.l