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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
A WhirlWind Of Suspicion
By EVERETT HoLBRooK
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of sight Of the men in the hall below
he ran nimbly until he reached a GER
tain door, 1t was locked, but Carey
did not wait to have the key turned for
him. He put his heavy shoulder against
the door and effected a hasty entrance.
A young man was sitting up in the
middle of the bed. His blue eyes had
the bewildered look of sudden waking,
but they steadied in a moment. He put
his hand ON the top of his head and
pressed down the tangle of light hair.
whats the row." he demanded.
Carey had lost his breath through his
effort with the door, and he spoke hus-
kily and in gasps.
Get into your clothes, Gerard" said
he. you've got to skip. They'll be
after you in two minutes"
who'll be after me?"
Carey answered by pointing down.
ward. His aspect and gesture would
have permitted the Interpretation that
he meant that it was the horned devil
who would be after Warren Gerard.
An angry and rising murmur in the
lower parts of the hotel gave hint, how
ever, of his real meaning.
"John Hunt has been shot," said Ca
rey. TT was done with your gun.
They've got it downstairs. Nobody has
recognized it yet except me, but it's
question of minutes when that'n hap
pen. And when it does
"Wait!" said Gerard, looking up from
the task Of putting on his shoes. I'll
tion-first, | don't own gun; second,
the one that you think own is in this
room now. It's my friend Blair's, but
he left it behind when he went away
last evening. Here it is
He opened draw in the clumsy bu-
tanning revolver. Peter Carey re-
ceived it from the young mans hand
and drew forth the weapon, which he
viewed with obvious and increasing
horror.
''This settles you'll" he said in sup
pressed and trembling tone. But I
don't want it done in my house. Jump
into the rest Of your clothes. and I'll
get you out somehow. I'll give you
run for your
Don't want what done?" demanded
Gerard, Selling the other by the Shout
der.
Man, they'll hang you'll" cried Carey.
This is John Hunts gun!"
Gerard started back, staring, but the
light of dawning comprehension flashed
in his eyes moment later.
That's what Blair meant"
Never mind what Blair meant" in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02

He did not minimize his danger. The
probability was that he had not more
than five minutes to live, and yet there
was a chance that he might survive the
adventure altogether if he could bring
himself to approve a certain course Of
action.
'If this is cowardice," he said to him
self, "I'll die first. If it is merely a
shrewd move I'll try It,"
He had heard a voice in the crowd as
sorting with foolish pride quite COM
mon in such cases: II tell you I heard
the shot. 1t was few minutes past 8
last evening""
Gerard stopped so suddenly that the
yellow bearded man who had him by
the right arm and a scar faced fellow
swung around in front of him. He
wrenched himself loose from them and
turned to Peter Carey, who was fol-
lowing close. They were then in the
middle of the broad street in front of
the hotel. Over Carey's shoulder Ca
rey could see Jerry Starr, a bartender
of the hotel. forcing his way through
the crowd with q rope in his hands.
Carey" said Gerard, "if these fellows
hang me will they go through my pock-
cts?
I guess they'll do that first" re-
sponded Carey grimly. "There was
stuff taken from the mail, and we'd like
to see if we can find any of it. They're
looking through your room now"
"In that case" said Gerard, you'd
better read that" And he handed Ca
rey an envelope. "You remember Civ
ing it to me, don't you?"
Carey nodded.
eat what time? asked the prisoner.
about o'clock last evening"" an
swered the landlord as he took the note
from the envelope.
He read it hastily, and his face flush
ed. He turned toward the major por-
ton of the crowd and raised his hand to
command attention.
"Boys," said he, 81 guess we'd bet
ter call halt. Here's something you
ought to hear"
A lull in the disorder followed these
words.
"This mans friend who came with
him from the east" continued Carey,
left town last evening by the o'clock
train, as you probably know. He had
dinner about half past 6. left the hotel
a little after and came back about
half past 8. He packed his grip, paid
his bill and shook the town by the 8
o'clock train. He left this note for his
partner here, and gave it to him just
too late for him to get over to the de-
pot. Now listen to what the note says:
Dear Gerard-Tve Just got word that
H. e. Co of Denver have failed. Am
going to catch the evening train If cam
You'll find some of my stuff in your room.
including my gun If it looks different,
that's all right. l snapped with John
Hunt before he went out on his last trip.
Will communicate with you tomorrow
Yours, p ~. BLAIR.
There was a momentary hush, and
then Jerry Starr, still holding the rope,
exclaimed:
"Wel. how does that clear this fell
ler?" And he looked from one to an
other for approval.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
An Old Ceremony.

Last Maundy Thursday the emperor
of Austria performed the customary and
ancient ceremony of washing the feet
of twelve old men in the Crystal hall OF
the Hofburg. The chamber was filled
with brilliant throng, including MEM
bers of the diplomatic body, ministers
of state and high military and court
functionaries. His majesty appeared to
be in excellent health. He was assisted
by eight archdukes. His majesty after
ward personally served each old man at
a banquet The yiands, however, were
not partaken of at the time, the food
and drink placed before the men being
Immediately removed and afterward
sent to their homes. The ceremony was
concluded by the emperor hanging
around the neck of each silk purse
containing the traditional thirty pieces
oz silver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
TAKING THE TIME FROM
GREENWICH OBSERVATORY.

BY a series of automatic electrical
switches the many thousands OF clocks
in connection with the London post
office are placed under the control Of
the mean solar clock at Greenwich,
which is kept regulated by the sun
without erring even to the hundredth
part Of second, and the time is thus
flashed to all parts of the kingdom once
every sixty minutes, night and day.
1t was in $50 that method Of utilfz-
ing electriciss for distributing time was
first devised, and in that year a signal
ball was put on staff in the Strand
and made to drop at o'clock daily by
electric current from Greenwich. AL
though this method Of signaling time
is still preserved in many important
centers on the coast, the automatic
clock has become more popular and iA;
equally reliable.
The postoffice retails the time to
some thousands of subscribers, whose
clocks are connected with the solar
clock at the observatory, and should
these timepieces have lost or gained
during the sixty minutes they are put
right again as soon as the hour Is reg
istered. To accomplish this small
slit is made in the face over the XII
and two needles controlled by electric
magnets fitted into the opening. Dig
rectly the hour is reached the current
is started by the Greenwich clock, and
the needles in every clock in connection
are closed by the magnets and bring
the minute hand directly in the center
of the XII, thus regulating 1t to the
hundredth part of a second with the
great timekeeper at Greenwich.
The mechanism which regulates Brit
aims time is a marvel of ingenuity and
is worked by switches on the same
principle as the telegraph. When the
current leaves the observatory It Is
flashed to all the chief towns in the
kingdom and retransmitted automat-
ically from thence to hundreds OF small
centers and private subscribers with
out any human assistance. Thus the
time can be flashed from Greenwich to
station 800 miles away and from there
transmitted to second station 100
miles farther on without the clock at
the latter place being fraction of q.
second behind time.
Fifty officials are engaged in maxi
ing meteorological observations all the
year round at the observatory, for, all
though the great solar clock works au-
tomatically its movements have to be
checked and recorded. In spite OF the
fact that the time is kept and signaled
from Greenwich, the London postoff1ce
is nominally the distributing agent and
nets an income of over 100000 year
from doing out the time to it's sub
scribers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
LAO YANG and
OTHER BATTLES
The Present Struggle Compared
With Some of the Great
Battles In History
LAO YANG PROBABLY LARGEST
LAO YANG PROBABLY LARGEST
Number Of Mon Engaged Makes 1t One
Of the Greatest, If Not the Greatest
In the History of Warfare-All Rec
ords Since the Mythical Armies of
the Ancients Beaten.

Chicago, Sept. 2.--Walter Wellman's
special to the Record Herald says:
One of the greatest battles of mod
ern times now is being fought around
Lao Yang. Military men here say it
is probable the number of men engag-
ed in that battle beats all records since
the days of the ancients and their ar
mics of prodigious, tho somewhat
mythical, proportions. According to
data on file at the military information
division of our war department, there
are more than 100000 troops engaged
in the terrific struggle In Manchuria-
100000 Japanese and about 1I5,ooo
Russians. These figures include the
reserves, of course, which at any mos
ment may be thrown into the action.
It is pointed out by military students
that If these figures are correct these
armies exceed in magnitude any which
ever confronted one another since the
invention of gunpowder.
GraveIotte Recalled.
UP to this time the records show
that at Gravelotte or st. Privat, as the
French call it, the largest armies were
enga ged. There the Germans had
211,000 men and the French 10000, a
total Of $4,000. The losses of the for
mer were 10000 and of the latter 49,
900. At this ratio the Japanese loss
es at Lao Yang will be about $4,000
and those of the Russians 10000 Ths
battle Of Gravelotte was precipitated
by an effort of the French to escape
being shut up in Metz.
In the siege Of Metz, which followed.
q still greater number of men was in
volved. Prince Frederick Charles be-
sieged with 100000 Germans, and
Marshal Bazaine surrendered 100000
Frenchmen. a grand total of 100000
men. But this was a siege, not a bat
tie.
Another battle famous for the num-
Der of men involved was that of Leip-
sig, in 1873 where the allies are said
to have had 100000 troops, and tho
French 100000. This total was ex-
ceeded slightly at Waterloo, where, ac~
cording to the best authority the total
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02

and revolver as proof of it, and the ex-
citement which resulted had not been
matched or approached in Horseshoe
during its brief existence. There were
few men in the Office or bar at this
story proceeded the audience multiplied
with miraculous rapidity. 1t was as if
each nearer were rent by excitement
into ten parts, and every part man
Iii the midst of the hubbub Peter Ca
rey, the proprietor of the Terminus,
quietly slipped out of the crowd and
made his way to the stairs. He as
cended slowly. as if he had no impor-
tant errand, but as soon as he was out
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
EATS NOTHING BUT GRASS.
Spaniard in New York Has Found His
Food in the Park for Six Months.

Spaniard in New York Has Found HIS
Food in the Park for Six Months.
New York Sept. 1.--Senor Euseblo
Santos, a Spaniard living in Brooklyn
thrives on a dit of grass alone-jusl
plain. ordinary grass, which he plucks
i'm the park with his own hands. His
only drink is water.
His story is corroborated by the peo-
pie with whom he lives. He himself
accumulated his tale by eating about a
quart of fresh grass for the gentlemen
of the press out of a two quart soup
tureen.
"Senor," he said in Spanish. takfna
a mouthful of what remained In the
large tureen, II am a Spaniard. went
to Cuba from Spain fifteen years ago.
Before I was long in the island my
health gave out.
".Starve Yourself said my physl-
clan. Eat potatoes said he, eat po-
tatoes' l grew sick of potatoes. Then
chew grass said the doctor; nice
clean grass, and drink water
$50 for six months my diet has been
nothing but grass. Now / am in per-
feet physical condition. ] never all, j
feel strong, and warm and fresh, and /
have forgotten what 1t is to have d
headache"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
Eunn qmes- 3ephir1 nlarsln1ur anu srptrn,her 1904

promenade, in which the senator and
a town character of feeble mind nam
ed Joe Pegg We're the leading actors.
The senator was walking along the
street when Joe Pegg was taken with
the notion that he was game Wardeh,
and that the senator had a grouse con-
cealed I'm his pocket. Pegg FASTENED
up beside the senator and said
Drop that grouse"
Senator Clark said he had no grouse
and put on IL bit more speed. Pcgg
let out u link or two and again ordered
the senator to drop that grouse
The senator put on still more speed
and tried to get away from Pegg, who
seemed to be growing excited, and who
made threatening motions in the direc>
tons OF his pistol pocket, keeping pace
with his victim intent on the grouse hc
believed the senator was hiding from
him.
AS the pair neared the Florence no.
tel the senator continued to increase
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
~ Tsvo Innocent Men Narrosvly Escaped Lyncbin6

were fighting their way toward the new
suspect, but Gerard outstripped them.
Crank" he cried, Il got you into
this. thought you were safe out OF
the way and that I could gain time.
But I'll take it on myself now. Men,
he yelled. turning to face Jerry Starr
and his coil of rope, II did this thing.
confess It,"
The motive of this declaration was
too obvious. 1t was greeted with angry
cries of derision. With surprise, Ge-
rard perceived that his friend was en-
tirely unaffected by these menaces.
That's all right. Warren" said he.
"You haven't let me in for anything.
I've got an alibi."
Two lean old miners were standing
beside Blair, and it was due to them
that the crowd had not seized him.
They were known men, and they held
revolvers in their hands.
That's right" said one of them. 1--WE
eat with this man last evening; we was
with him from that time on except for
a few minutes while he was packing UP.
We went to the depot with him, and he
missed the train, and he's been playing
cards with us all night. Just figur' on
that for few minutes before you try
any lynching."
The crowd was thrown into confu-
sion. From the midst of it Allen. the
photographer, advanced toward Blair.
did you tell anybody about Howard
& Coz" he demanded.
II told Jerry Starr" replied Blair.
he was there alone
"Where's Jerry Starr?" cried Allen.
starr, come up ilere!"
There was momentary silence. Peter
Carey stopped in the thickest press OF
the throng and picked up something
from the ground. 1t was the rope which
Starr had been SO prompt to bring; but
the man himself had slipped away. 1t
was not till evening that he was found
skulking around the freight cars on the
sidings. There was talk of hasty JUS
tice, but the crowd was cooler by that
time and accepted Peter Carey's die
tum, which was expressed as follows:
eve were too cussed anxious to hang
two innocent men this morning. !
guess we don't feel like hanging any
body this evening"
Accordingly Jerry Starr was commit
ted to the care of the proper authorl-
ties. to whom he eventually told the
true story of the crime. 1t appeared
that he had walked out to the bridge
about 8 o'clock with no thought of In
tercepting the mail carrier. He had
found John Hunt lying on the ice at the
end of the bridge, unconscious from the
effects Of a fall, in Starts opinion dead.
An impulse to rob the mail had sud-
denly seized upon Starr. He dragged
Hunt down beside the abutment OF the
bridge and began to search the mail,
when he was amazed to see Hunt Sit
ting up and feebly attempting to draw
his revolver. Snatching it from his
hand, he shot the man dead and threw
the body into the creek, believing that
the current would draw 1t under the
ice, which would hold the secret long
enough to give abundant chance for
escape.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02

Indiana lands Her father died about
n year ago, but her mother. who lis now
in her eightieth year, is still living.
The former Miss Stick met fetzet
nearly four years ago at reception III
Chicago but according to the brother OF
the groom. the proposal or intent OIL
marriage was not given expression un-
til after the Fet2er divorce last Ihurs-
day.
The wedding in the small Indiana
town was a quiet one. Mr.. and MIS-.
William Fl. Fetzer, parents of the
groom. from Ottumwa, Iowa; William
lFetzer a brother. who lives In Middle
town, Ohio; Wade t'etzer, the Chicago
brother. who is connected with the irin
Of w. A. Alexander & Co, and r.. A.
Munger, Mr.. Fetzer's attorney were
present. After the ceremony the fet-
zers came to Chicago and went direct
to the home of Wade Fetzer at Hins-
dale.
The Fetzers were in Buffalo yester-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
The Stomach is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the man,
because it cannot transform the food
he eats into nourishment. Health and
strength cannot be restored to any sick
man or weak woman without first re-
storing health and strength to the sto-
mach. A weak stomach cannot digest
enough food to feed the tissues and re-
vive the tired and run down limbs and
organs OF the body Kodol Dyspepsia
cure digests what you eat, cleanses
and strengthens the glands and mem-
branes OF the stomach, and cures in
digestion, dyspepsia. and all stomach
troubles. Sold by all druggists
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02

It'll answer that" said 4 loud and
clear voice. And Gerard saw a tall
young man named Allen. who was a mi
nor official Of the railroad aid OCCASION
ally acted as telegrapher at the sta
ton. "This murder was dome by some
body who knew of the failure Of How
ard & Co. Of Denver. I've been looking
over the mail bag for evidence. Checks
and drafts have been stolen from the
letters; that's clear enough. But there's
a check for $4,000 loose in that bag
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
What's In a Name?

Everything Is in the name when 1t
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. G.
Dewitt &c Co. Of Chicago, discovered
some years ago how to make salva
from Witch Hazel that is specific for
piles. For blind bleeding, itching and
protruding piles, eczema, cuts, burns.
bruises and all skin diseases Dewitt's
Salve has no equal. This has given
rise to numerous worthless counter
feits. Ask for DeWitt's--the genuine.
Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
SENATOR RUNS AWAY.
w. A. Clark Of Montana Has Encounter
With Lunatic.

Missoula, Mont, Aug. 81. - United
States Senator w. A. Clark ran for his
life yesterday and for time his
thought it was all up with him.
He was saved from what he believed
was real danger by persons in the
lobby of the Hotel Florence, to whom
he appealed for protection.
The affair, which ended in the sena~
tor taking to flight, began as sort OF
walking match and conversational
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02

, his pace, and likewise did Joe Pegg.
Finally within few yards of the mair,
entrance the senator broke and with !.
hop, skip and jump landed in the corr
ridor and appealed breathlessly for
help.
Joe Pegg was well up and finished
going easily, only few jumps behind
the senator
Before he could again demand the
grouse the crowd had him, and after
short scuffie he was elected.
The senator did not have the grouse
In his pocket at any time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02

to be arrested and locked up legal and
regular"
Bring him out!" yelled dozens Of
voices in the hall.
With violence, yet with more OF the
show than the substance of 1T, Gerard
was led out of the room and, in defer
ence to the landlords protests, out of
the house. He made no plea and prof
fered no defense. His mind was busy,
but his lips were still.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02
Cured Hemorrhaaes Of the LUNGS.

Several years since my lungs were
so badly affected that had many hem
orrhages," writes A. M. AXE of Wood,
Ind. II took treatment with several
physicians without any benefit. / then
started to take Foley's Honey and Tar
and my lungs are now as sound as a
bullet. / recommend it in advanced
stages of lung trouble" Sold by B. A.
Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02

the body into the town, but their UNI
steady nerves lent weight to the bur-
den, and their impotence could not en-
dure the slow pace. Within fifty yards
Of the bridge they laid the dead man
down upon the snow, and then they fed
into Horseshoe as though his ghost
pursued them.
They burst into the Terminus hotel
with their grewsome news and the sack
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-02


214671.
AT Austerltz the two armies num-
bered only $4,000. AT Smolensk there
were 1T5 900 French and 10000 Rus
slams.
Waterloo and Gettysburg.
1t is recognized generally by histo>
rians that the two greatest battles OF
modern times, so far as their effec,
upon civilization was concerned, We're
Waterloo and Gettysburg. AT the for
nler the number of troops participating
was smaller by $4,000 than the aggre-
gate at Lao Yang.
At Gettysburg the federals num-
bered $4,000 and the confederates TO-
O00~-a total of only 1635OO, or much
less than half the number now engaged
on the plains of Manchuria. In the
three days fight at Gettysburg the fed
eral losses In killed, wounded, prisoners
and missing We're $4,000, or nearly 25
per cent, and the confederate losses
20.450. or 20 per cent
Imagine the havoc If such ratios of
loss were to be applied to the Japanese
and Russian armies! Military men
here say they do not iook for such n
ulSIl IatlO vi loss, because III hdUSliu~
ria the battle is more an artillery duel
and less an open front engagement with
infantry.
The magnitude of the operations
now being conducted by the Japanese
in Manchuria and at Port Arthur, so
far from bases. amazes military stu
dents everywhere. The Japanese must
have about $4,000 men under arms on
the mainland in the Lao Tung penin-
sula. all carried thther by transports.
General William Tecumseh Sherman
began his march to the sea with less
than 100000 Only 100000 We're en-
gagged on both sides in the battle of
Antietam.
Napoleon's Plans.
When Napoleon returned from Elba
in the spring of 1916, he planned to
put 100000 men in the field. He said
and defend his empire. Yet critical
only 10000 troops IN active service.
and he was able to concentrate only
125,000 in the decisive battle of his
career at Waterloo. a fortnight later.
American military officers say the
success of the Japanese supports that
theory of war which places high value
upon the moral power of the offensive,
the peculiar psychological advantage
possessed by troops which make the
attack and do not simply await assault.
as we'll MS the practical and tactical
of the aggressor In being
able to choose the hour OF attack and
the place where the defending line is
supposed to be weakest. This ever has
been a favorite method with bold and
skillful generals. Frederick the Great
and Napoleon preferred it, Wellington
employed it in his Peninsular war,
Grant used 1t in Virginia.. and the Prus-
slams both in 1866 and 1S70T.
1T also Is pointed out here that al
most every success the Japanese have
won has been either by superior artil-
lery effectiveness or by turning the
enemy's TANKS.
American officers who are watching
the great operations In the far east
will be much surprised if
General Kuroki does not turn Kuropat-