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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
A SUICIDE IN A THEATERe
Chicago Young Man Shot Himself
While Attending Vaudeville Show.

Chicago, Feb. IS Suicide in the bal
cony of a crowded theater was the
method of death chosen by an I'M
Known man. about % years of age, who
killed himself at the Chicago opera
house Saturday afternoon, during
vaudeville performance. The young
man shot himself in the head. Several
women tainted but quickly revived. The
young man shot himself during the
singing of u pathetic song pictured In
a country farmhouse. He had listened
attentively and had applauded. AT the
third encore, he stood up, hesitated a
moment. and then quickly drawing
revolver, shot himself.
Last night the body was identified
as that of Louis Banes, a prcssfeeder.
His relatives said he had lately been
confined in a hospital for the insane.
but had been discharged as cured six
months ago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28

w. S. Porter, Of t.lduru The new line
will start from the Folk line between
Saylor and Ankency and Will cross the
Northwestern line at that point. MI.
Porter says he has the assurances OIL
financial backing that will insure inc
of the line. II is propos-
ed to build the line from Dcs Moines
to Nevada This year. The new electric
line thus projected will parallel the
Des Moines. Iowa Falls 81 Northern line
from Des Moincs TO McCalsburg,
distance of about fifty miles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
BANKER CUTTINGS CASE.
Attorney Bevinston Files Motion Ask
ing That indictments Be Quashed.

SpeClal To 1lIleS-ttepuDliCdu.
Sioux City, Feb. 2S.-Attorney T. F..
Bennington, attorney for Fred H. Cut
ding indicted on five different counts
~ fraudulent banking while president
Oh the Otto bank, today filed a motion
ip'the case asking that the indictments
mi cht be set aside and quashed for five
eEJons. One of the reasons given is
thu persons other than grand jurors
anilthose permitted by law were, al
lowAl in the grand jury room, ard it
develops that Attorney Bevington him
self fhls the only man other than those
legalD allowed in the room who had
been A the room. After an interesting
sessio,s In which County Attorney
WhitrifA and Attorney Bevington acted
as witetsses, Judge Oliver set aside
the m,tkon on four of the cases and
took tleS case which charges the OBJ
tanning on $4,000 on false pretenses at
LeMars uiNder consideration.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
Nh Old Man Assaulted

SpeclaT d Tlncs-Repuh1ran.
Fort lodge, Feb. 2S-No arrests
have YET bden made in the case of
Patrick Smith, the old shoemaker who
was so nealN killed in his shop Friday
evening. Atho the police and the old
man himsel al e quite sure who did the
act, there ; not enough evidence ait
the present ,me against the suspect to
warrant his arrest, and it is very
doubtful if ay thing can be done to-
word placing the crime on the guilty
party.
Smith is stii in the hospital. but is
getting along sicely, and will be able
to be out in avery short time. The
main trouble vas the shock and a
weakness resulting from the terrible
loss of blood which he suffered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
Skunk Causing Alarm.

Special to Times RepubIican.
FIT. Madison, Feb. 2S.-The rixrr
seems to be just on the verge of brock
ing up at this place and few more
bright, warm days will cause the tie
to move out 1t is open nearly all
along the Iowa shore and is rapidly
rising. Skunk river, which usually
does much damage and is the cause Of
considerable alarm among the farmers
Of that section Of the county, is also
said to be rising and break in the Ice
may come any day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
Well Known Citizen of Thor
Seized With Sudden and
Fatal Illness
ALONE WHEN SUMMONS CAME
Hodge HeIgerson Found Dead by Res
ident of Thor VINO Became Alarmed
at His Friends Absence-Found Ly-
ing Face Downward in Attitude of
Pain.
Special to Times Republican.

i
Thor, Feb. 2S.-Helge S. Hcgeson
was found dead in his rooms In the
Erickson residence yesterday afternoon
by Mr.. Erickson, who went there to
see why he was not around as usual.
as he went to his room Sunday evening
apparently in good health. His body
was found lying face down near his
bed, and death must have occurred
some time early Sunday evening. HIS
body was cold and his hands were
tightly closed as If he had died in
great pain. He has been great sui
fercr with stomach trouble and his
death is supposed to have been caused
from this trouble. He was 30 years
of age and leaves one sister, Mrs Ole
knutson living near here and two
brothers in Norway Europe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
NEW HALL FOR PELL4 ,LLEeE.
Chancellor Jordan Ciives~ Sum Of
S50O0

Pela, Feb 27.-Saturday was
great day for Pella. Central Univer-
sity OF Iowa announced the fact that
a new science hall would be erected to
accommodate the growing demands of
the institution. Chandler Jordan of
Central City gave $1,000 towards the
erection of the building, which will be
named for him. The new structure will
cost 100000 Liberal donations from
prominent business people in Pela
enabled the board to go ahead with the
building.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
RAPIDLY Risina at oquawka.

Oquawka, H., Feb. 2S.-The melt
ing of the deep snow for the past week
and Fridays rain has caused rise In
Henderson creek both south and east
of Oquawka and has made crossing
with wagon an impossibility south of
Gladstone or east to kozetta, since
Saturday. At last report last evening
the water was still rising.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
WILL INVESTIGATE SHOOTING.
Prosecution is Likely to Follow the
Bloody Battle.

Burlington, Feb. 2S.-It is develop
ing that all the parties engaged in the
shotgun battle at Patterson, Ia, are
equally to blame; at least none of them
are inclined to urge sosecution of
anyone. They seem .illing to drop
the matter, but county Attorney
Thompson will investigate the affair
thoroughly before making any such
disposition of the case. He is not in
clined to allow an attempt at murder
to go UNPUBLISHED and prosecutions
may follow when he succeeds in locat-
ing the blame. Sheriff Williams yes
terday went to Patterson to bring Will
liam Higgins to Burlington. His
wounds are said not to be fatal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
DAN SHEPHERD is ON TRIAL.
Man Accused Of Splitting ,ead Of
Christian Womeisdorf With an Ak.

Fairfield, Feb. IS. After about
three hours jury was impaneed in
the case Of the state of Iowa VS.. Dan
Shepherd. for the murder of Christian
-Womelsaorf. The. court then adjourn
eetS a vote of II to 5,
Wois~,aLu, ,i.,..s the man who was
found with his head split open, prob
ably with an AK, at his home near
Brighton, on the evening of January
5. Shepherd was INDICTED for the
crime recently.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
Des Moines Electric Line.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Feb. 2S.--A corps Of en-
gineers has just been placed in the
field for the purpose of running the
survey for the Des Moines- Eldora
electric line, that has been built on
paper so many times within the past
few years The Folks at Des Moines,
are said to be interested in this new
project, altho all of the active work
already done has been accomplished by
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
Announce Annual Meeting.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Feb. 2S.-The Southeast
ern Teachers Association will hold
their annual meeting ait Oskaloosa this
year on March 30, and 81 and April l..
Superintendent Stevenson of Iowa City,
is preparing the program, which will
he given out within the next week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
SYNOD DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN.
secretary's Report Shows a Gain oil
500 COMMUNICATE Members.

Sioux City, Feb. 2S.-The Iowa con-
ference of the Swedish Lutheran Au-
gustana Synod of North America in
session here has selected the following
delegates to- the general synod from
the state of Iowa: Burlington district
Rev. J. p. Borg, of Charlton; Rev. J.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
DR.. DEANS APPOINTMENT.
He Is Made Surgeon For Soldiers o.
phans, Home at Davenport.

Iowa City, Feb. 2S.-The board OF
control of Iowa institutions has ap-
pointed DR.. L. W. Dean of the state
university, ophthal1nic and oral surg
con for the Soldiers Orphans Home
of Davenport. He already holds the
same positions in the school for the
blind at Vinton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28

Your family will need a spring tom
ic. Why not give them HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea? Nothing equals
It as 81 bracing, giving remedy. IS
cents. tea or tablets. Mcbride & Will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
kAssoN's NEW BOOK.

Former Iowan HIS Completed Work
on United Staes Constitution.
Special to Times-feplblican.
Des Mones, Feb. 27--John "A. Kas-
son, the former Iowen, and distin-
guished authority On national ques-
tons, has just completed a work on
'"The Evolution of tne United States
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
WOMAN FATALLY SHOOTS THIEF
seizes Shotgun Beside Bed and Fires
on Intruder.

Lexington, Mass, Feb. 27.--Seizing a
shotgun near the head of the bed, Miss
Ottiline S. Alderman shot and fatally
wounded Edward Bare, burglar, who
had gained access to her bedroom be-
fore dawn yesterday. She warned him
to leave but when he advanced on her
she fired.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
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not to have two cents to rub together,
and was always cadging from some one
or other. Now he has taken to setting
up drinks for the crowd and changing
gold right and left
Ali" exclaimed Brading, with nod
of comprehension Here was situation
which came within his province. We
will just keep an eye on this gentleman
who has become rich so suddenly. ! can
see, sir, you have got the nakings of
first-class detective in you. Of course,
it would be easy enough for the young
lady to bribe fellow like that to do any
sort of crooked work"
why in thunder can't you leave the
young lady out of your calculations?
cried Bradshaw impatiently. If she is
guilty, you can always lay your hands
on her when the proper time comes, but
Judging by the way you are going on
you will end by letting the real murderer
slip through your fingers. This poachers
sudden wealth may not be in anyway
connected with the affair, yet | think,
somehow, that if you keep an eye on him,
YOU are likely to learn good deal before
long"
| suppose / shall have to telegraph to
the Yard for another man. said Bradlng
ruefully. Il hate to do it. You get
a case like this all cut and dried, with
only one little thing lacking to make the
chain of evidence complete; and then
a new man comes along, hits upon the
clue by accident, and takes all the credit
while YOU have done all the work.
Still, you have the local policeman
to help, haven't your
Don't talk to me about the local
policeman" exclaimed Brading IN tones
of intense disgust. "Fox-that is his
name-it ought to have been Goose.
The night Aingier was attacked | found
some splendid footprints on the soft
ground outside the study window, and
! set Fox to keep guard over them until
| could take a proper cast. 1t appears
that Fox had heard of taking a cast too
read it in Sherlock Holmes or some
where-and when l got back | found he
had saved me the trouble. He sent for
some plaster of Paris, he did, and poured
it, thin as pea-soup, all over the ground.
OF course, when you are dealing with soft
dry ground you want to oil it over very
and the result was that the impressions
Fox got might have been made by any
thing from Man Friday to an elephant.
No, sir, the less we have to do with P. c.
Fox the better.
See here" said Bradshaw, Il have
nothing particular to occupy me just
at present, and | fancy l would like to
take hand in the game myself. Sup
posing l keep a bit of an eye on this
got-rich-quick' gentleman"
We'll, sir" said Brading doubtfully,
it is rather against the rules of the force
to have anything to do with amatoors,
but as a special favor to you"
oh, come off the fence, and don't
talk that kind of nonsense to MEL in
terrupted Bradshaw. As far as l can
gage the situation you want to secure
all the credit for this business and any
dollars that are attached to it and you
don't care tuppence who gets hanged IN
the process. Anyway, the thing in
terests me, and l am going to see it
through. And if you will believe me,
I 41oar
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late traffic You do that well enough,
III admit, but when it comes to a delicate
case YOU are not in the same catalogue
as the French detectives, or, as far as that
goes. the American. Good Heavensl
a Newly ork headquarters man would
have discovered the murderer a week
ago; and unless he coughed up hand
sonelv. would have delivered him to the
-nexorable clutches of the law, there to be
held until the jury disagreed on the
tF-enty-first appeal and most all the par
.as to the case We're dead"
That is all very pretty, Mr.. Brad
shaw said the detective rather sulllily;
but if YOU come down to real results, |
think you Will find that English detec-
t!vcs score more successes in the long
run than all your Frenchmen or Ameri-
cans put together. If we find a woman
with her head cut off, we don't look up
the antecedents of the two-year old
baby. simply because he is the most
unlikely person to have committed the
crime As a rule, the most likely person
is the person, and anyway | am not such
perfect idiot as to allow myself to be
thrown off the scent by the simpering
OF a pretty face
Say" exclaimed the American in
accents of deepest disgust, you give me
pain in the necki have met poison
ouslv bad women with pretty faces, but
they have not taken in men, or indeed
ANYBODY else, worth cent You want
to read mp Lombroso, my friend-you
should study criminology IN its physlo-
logical and physiogno1nicai aspects. Show
me that Miss Holt's head is too fiat and
her eyes too close together, that her ears
are pointed, that the angle of her jaw is
too wide or too narrow-show me even
that her mouth is too large or too small
confound vou+and will say: Let US by
all means watch Miss Edith Holt
Il must admit that she is an unco1n-
monty fine girl, - growled Brading. And
| don't mind the further admission to
you, sir, that | am not quite so sure as
was about her guilt. As | told you,
am quite satisfied about the matter OF
that three hundred pounds. And L am
pretty well satisfied, too, that she had
nothing TO do with that attack on Angler.
At the same time, there is something
very queer about it all, and more than
once | have been near arresting her upon
my own responsibility.
And pretty pickle you would be in
when she was proved innocent.
Il know that answered Brading
simply. That IS what held me back
1t would have been a grand feather in my
cap to convict a woman with forty thou
sand a year; but if l had failed there
would have been an end to the career
OF yours truly. Still, you see L must
make some move. 1t does not rebound
to my credit that the murder of man
Ike Lord Arncliffe should remain
mystery, and if | don't clear it up the
authorities will supersede me for GER
tainty."
There was not any money stolen
when Angler was attacked" asked the
American irrelevantly.
Not halfpenny, SO far as we can
make out The only thing missing was
an account-book, on which he was work
ing. And-there you are again-Mlss
Holt knew all about Lord Arncliffe S
accounts If there was anything wrong,
H.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-09

It, that notice of his death came to
the senate practically without warn
Ing. 1t raised delicate question as to
the duty of the senators toward their
late associate,
Ordinarily when a member dies, a
committee is appointed to represent
the senate at the funeral services, and
at the earliest opportunity the coll
league of the deceased member for
mally gives notice of his death and an
nounces later that he will make more
extended remarks. The senate then
adjourns out of respect TO the memory
of the deceased.
between prominent senators and Ser
geant-at-Arms Ramsdell, the point
was raised as to whether the senate
would be warranted in following the
usual program In the case Of Senator
time of his death he stood convicted
of an offense under the federal laws
and In violation of his oath as senator
of the United states.
On the other hand It was pointed
out that the senate has not been nOti-
fed officially of his conviction and
that judgment had been arrested by an
appeal to the supreme court OF the
United States. and that the highest
court had not passed upon the ques-
ton of his guilt or innocence.
At late hour today Vice President
Fairbanks had not appointed the COM
mittee, and the impression prevailed
that he would postpone action until
the senate convened Monday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-09
HUGHES WILL
MAKE IT HOT
FOR RYAN
Would Have Refractory Viii
ness Prosecuted.
EQUITABLE MAN WOULDN'T
TELL WHAT HARTMAN SAID

New York, Dec. S.-The legislative
committee which is investigating life
insurance matters today determined to
send to District Attorney William T..
Jerome a request that he institute
proceedings against Thomas F. Ryan.
financier and owner of the majority of
the stock of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society. to punish Mr. Ryan for
refusing to answer questions before
the committee. Mr.. Ryan had refused
to answer when asked what f. II.
Hartman, president of the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific railroads
had said to him when Mr.. Hartman
tried to induce him to share his con-
troll of the Equitable society with Mr..
Hartman.
Mr. Ryan was asked whether Mr..
Hartman had threatened that results
disastrous to Mr. Ryan's interests
would ensue. ,or II Mr.. Hartman had
told him that some action would be
taken by the state legislature. or any
officer of the government unless Mr.
Ryan consented TO share his stock
with him. Acting on the advice OF his
attorney, Paul d. Cravath. Mr.. Ryan
declined to answer those questions al
though Senator Armstrong. chairman
Of the committee. directed him to do
so. Mr.. Ryan. however aid answer
one question by saying that Mr.. Har-
riman did not tell him at that time
there would be legislative investiga-
tion of the life insurance business un-
less he gave up part of the Hyde stock.
Mr.. Ryan had already testified that
he secured control of the Equitable So
elety by paying James II. Hyde $2,-
SOC. 900 for 502 shares of the total one
thousand shares of the society.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-09
Land Fraud Disgrace
HaStened The Death of
Aged Oregon Senator
After Life of Integrity MitcheH~ Could
. Not Endure the Stigma. ~

Portland, ore, Dec. S.-Over seven
ty years of age, bowed down with the
weight Of years and overwhelmed by
the disgrace brought upon him by his
conviction of completely In land
frauds, United States Senator John IL.
Mitchell passed away at 11:40 o'clock
this morning. The immediate cause Of
his death was a diabetic trouble aggra-
vated by great loss of blood caused by
the extraction of four teeth in dem
lists office yesterday morning.
Senator Mitcehll lay in a eomatose
state for many hours preceding his
death Life was given up yesterday,
but his strong constitution and unus'
ual vitality greatly prolonged IT, The
disgrace attending his trial aud con-
viction for fraudulent practices In the
public domain bore heavily on the
spirit of the senator and ever since
last summer his health has rapidly de-
elined, owing partly TO his advanced
age. Mitchell during his long career
in the senate, since 1878. was noted
for his strict integrity until lie became
involved in land deals of recent years.
He was born I'm Pennsylvania In 1885
and came TO Portland I'm 1861.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-09
Il. II. HARTMAN GIVES
$4,000 To JEWISH FUND

New York, Dec. Sit has been de-
cidod by the national committee for
the relief Of Jews In Russia to raise
at least s1.O00.000 more. When the
committee met Mr.. straus said;
II had hoped that this meeting
would be our last, but II Is not TO be.
Although more than Si,000,00O has
been collected for our oo-religionlsts
no Offering that could be made Is sur
flcient or can be sufficient"
Jacob II. Schlff reported that he had
forwarded 1000, 600 by cable 10 Lord
Rothschlld In London. Since the COM
pletion OF the first $1,000 900 the COM
mlttee has received $4,000.
1t was learned yesterday that u. II.
Hartman was the anonymous contri-
butor of $4,000 last Saturday. or the
81 .00O.0 collected about 20 per cent
was contributed by Christians.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-09

WILL NOT Be
ABOLISHED
Intercollegiate Game To Be
Radically Reformed.
THIRTEEN BIG SCHOOLS CONFER
ON SUBJECT IN NEW YORK

New York. Dec. S.-The advocates
of intercollegiate football won a vic
tory at the conference OF thirteen COL
leges and universities in this city to-
day when an amended resolution de-
claring that the game should not be
abolished. but should be reformed,
was carried by a vote OF 8 to s.
A committee composed of represen-
tatlves of Columbia. West Point and
New York university was appointed to
draw up plan of reform.
IL was ordered that the rules COM
mittee be requested TO make such
change as would lessen the danger to
players and make certain the detec-
ton Of foul and brutal play
The conference also suggested that
football between school boy teams
should be prevented by educational
authorities, owing to the immaturity
of the players.