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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
GAS ExPLosloN KILLS.
Two Persons Dead and Others BE-
Iievsd 70 bs 1urisd in Debris.

Two Persons Dead and Others Be-.
Iievsd 70 bs Buried in Debris.
Philadelphia. May 1.-TWO persons
were killed and several are believed to-
be buried beneath mass Of debris
Twenty others have been taken to the
hospitals as the result Of an explosion
OF the gas tank Of the United Gas Inn
provement Company in the southern
section Of the city today. There were
nearly fifty persons working close TO-
where the explosion occurred.
or the injured taken to hospitals
Robert Fleming and Owen Brady are
dying. All the injured were at work
three hundred feet from where tho
explosion occurred. Six painters a.
work on top OF the tank which ex-
ploded are missing. and It is believed
they were blown to pieces. Three men
were carried distance Of Ave hun-
dred feet. Their clothing was on fires
when they landed in the field. All ara
dangerously injured. Two bodies were,
recovered burned and crushed beyond
Identification.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
Special to es-kepubiican.

Mason City, May la cyclone
passed over the east portion OF Han
cock and northwest portion of Cerro
Gofdo last evening. The farm house OF
Fred Warner and out buildings were
swept away. but tn. iamily escaped
uninjured. All the barns and out
houses OF William Sampson. John
Walker and Chauncey Thomas In Han.
cock county, and S. o. Smith, McGady
Bros, and John Peterson, In Cerro
Gordo county, We're also blown away.
The, Miller school house, with the
teacher Mrs. Carr, and twenty pupils
was lifted from its foundation. There
were no casualties. Rural Carrier
Kellogg was picked up by the twister
and thrown over q fence, but not SER
iously injured The boats and docks at
Clear Lake suffered from the storm.
Snyder, Okla, May -. Pitiable
scenes of want and suffering were
seen here today on all sides. Much
confusion still existed, despite the eff
forts Of hundreds of outsiders to aid
the victims Of Wednesday nights tor
nado. Last night scores who lost ev-
erything they possessed, went hungry
and practically unprotected from the
cold Many bodies lying in the tenn.
porary morgues remained unidentified,
while among the injured, dozens who
suffered from ugly wounds or broken
limbs, were without proper medical
attention. Others are still missing,
and the exact list of casualties are un-
obtainable. Early today the carloads
Of provisions, clothing, tents, bedding
and medicines began to arrive, and
with them came added numbers OF
persons from oil directions to aid ln
attending the immediate wants OF citi-
zens. All night two dozen men work.
ed necessarily preparing the bodies OF
victims for burial today. and dozens
of funerals were held.
Ninety-hve bodies have been found
UP to noon; thirty-flve are still MISS
ing. The list OF seriously injured num-
bered lis: twenty-five are believed to
be fatally hurt.
The financial. loss Is estimated at
half a million.
Reports brought In today from the
country which has been shut off since
Wednesday night by lack of telegraph
facilities, indicate twenty-five persons
were killed outside Of Snyder, making
possible total dead of 100.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
SOCIALISTS ARRIVE
They Find Il a Good Time to Sow the
Seeds Of Their Socialism Among the
Chicago -reamsters-committee Civ
on Welcome by tho Strikers.

Chicago, May 12.-Socialists Of ma
tional reputation, including William
Matlly. former national secretary OF
the socialis. party, and Seymour Stea-
man, prominent in the party, arrived In
Chicago today. 1t is said they came
here to ar,yue with the union labor
leaders on the power of the ballot. Up
to this time the socialists never have
been cordially welcomed by the team
sters, who, relying upon strikes, looked
upon the ballot as something OF no
value In correction OF their grievances.
But as result of the crisis in the
6teamsters' affair, the socialists were
received cordially today by President
Shea of the teamsters and an amicable
conference followed. The funeral Of
George Pierce a member of the Depart-
ment Store Drivers union who was shot
by George r. waldron, special deputy
sheriff, took place today. A parade of
labor organizations accompanied the
SOtpoV. AsGS'SihNGLilli6 VI lSuSIul lIlJuUC-
ton hearing before Master in Chancery
Sherman today resulted in continual
tits between counsel for prosecution
and counsel for defense. The prosecu-
ton is endeavoring to show by testi-
.mony drawn from members of the un-
ions that certain strike leaders could
give immunity to anyone by merely is
suing an order protecting the bearer
from attacks; in the street and that in
this criminal conspiracy is shown. OPP
posing counsel are insistent in their en-
leavors to prevent such testimony be-
coming matter of record and the
master was continually called upon to
decide whether the witnesses should
answer uestions. Henry Hanson all
legged leader of the strike at Harrison
school, was arrested charged with dis
orderly con6uct Principal Payne de-
clared about 1,500 Of 100 pupils were
out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
BROWN TRIAL MAY 23
President Of the Failed First National
Bank Of Storm Lake Will Be Pros
ecuted For Fraudulent Banking
Government Will Oppose a contin-s
Special to Tlmes-Republlcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux city. May IA large number
OF witnesses have been subpoenaed by
the government for the trial here May
% of w. 3. Brown president of the
First National bank Of Storm Lake,
for fraudulent banking.
w. T.. Brown was indicted In the
federal court for making false entries
In the books of the Storm Lake bank.
He was also indicted twice by the
Buena Vista county grand jury for re-
ceiving deposits In an insolvent bank.
The state cases relate to the failure of
the Farmers and Merchants bank at
Linn Grove, and the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank at Sioux Rapids. Both
the latter banks were carried down
with the failure of the First National
bank of Storm Lake and both were
controlled by Mr.. Brown. The state
cases will come UP at Storm Lake next
September
Deposltors of the Storm Lake bank
secured Attorney 7. ID. Healy Of Fort
Dodge, to assist United States Attor-
ney III. G. Mcmillan in the trial Of the
federal court cases and he will take
an active part Brown will be repre-
sented by j. M. Parsons. OF Rock Rap
ids, and Mack & DeLand, of Storm
Lake.
1t Is not known whether or not the
attorneys for the defense will ask a
continuance If such motion Is in
troduced, it will be vigorously opposed
by the attorneys. for the government.
who fully expect the trial to begin
May 90. The trial was set for this
time by Judge Reed six months ago
and the government attorneys believe
In view of this fact no further delay
can be secured.
Mr.. Brown is now in st. LQuis,where
he has commercial position.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
NEW MOVE IN STRIKE
Employers Advertise for Team.ters to
Fill Permanent Positions and Offer
to Take Union or Non. Union Men
Moro Wagons Sent Out Today.

Chicago. May 12.--The employers
|. today began, execution Of a new poll
icy as to the teamstcrs' strike, men IN
various manufacturing industries be-
ing laid Off because Of lack OF business
in consequence Of the strike. Hun
dreds of wagons were sent out today
by the strike bound houses. and ad-
vertisements for teamsters to "fill per-
manent positions" filled the newspap-
ers and on every side was evident Of
the aggressiveness Of employers. Pro-
lection was promised to prospective
drivers. Most Of the advertisements
state that "union or non-union" men
will be accepted. Kinsley's restaurant
has been turned into hotel, where
non-union teamsters are housed and
fed. Charles johnson, colored, en-
ployed by the Standard OIL Company,
was mistaken for q strike breaker by
a mob in Wentworth avenue and was
probably fatally injured. Walter st.
Clair, colored, employed by Armour &
Company, was attacked by strike SYM
pathizers in Twenty-seventh street,
beaten with clubs, black-jacks and
other weapons. Deputy sheriffs res
cued him. A total Of 1900 wagons will
be moved today by non-union team
sters under protection Of about four
thousand policemen and deputy sher-
ifs. This is the largest number NOV
ed since the teamsters' strike began.
It is stated authoritatively today
that early next week the Employers
Association will make up a "black list"
of all teamsters on the strike. These
men, 1900 in all, will be notified that
'if they have not returned to work by
the end Of next week they will never
he reinstated under any circumstances.
The pupils of Carter H. Harrison
school struck today when the wagons
Of the Peabody Coal Company arrived
at the building to deliver coal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
Zones PAYS the Freiaht."

Ex-Lieutenant Governor Edward +.
Jones few evenings ago visited the
New York senate, over (which he used
to preside and was rece.sed with great
honor. He is nearly ~ years old,
blind, but still a. strong man. and 1t is
yet true that Jones pays the freight
on his machines. He fell In with
General Fitzhugh Lee, who was also
a visitor in Albany. and the federal
and confederate veterans had a good
time together swapping stories, Cen
eral Jones was colonel Of the Sixth
Massachusetts regiment. that first
body of northern troops to reach
Washington. and the first to shed
union blood. in Baltimore, April 10.
1851. the anniversary of Concord and
Lexington fights in 1775. 1t still re-
mains the pride of his life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
Tho ianorant Landsm an.

Captain kaempf, of the Deutschland,
was entertaining little group of pas
sengers with sea stories. He said:
In Bremen one day I saw farmer
looking at the shipping In the harbor.
A longshoreman was explaining the
shipping to him. Finally l heard the
longshoreman say:
1t is low water now sor.'
The farmer took his pipe out Of his
mouth and pointed it solemnly toward
a heavily laden steamer that was pass
ing.
It's a good thing for that vessel
going past that it is low water, he
said. The waters near over the edge
of her now"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
JAPAN GAINED
of France Said to Have
Becn Fairly Satisfactory to tho
Toxic Government - vlaoivostok
Squadron Believed to 30 Of Japan
csc Coast,


Toxic, May 12.--F'rance's latest as
s,rance Of neutrality eases the situa-
tion somewhat, but does not remove
popular sentiment against her The
press urges the government to main
tain a strong attitude toward, France
and demand explanations.
st. Petersburg, May l2.--The admir-
atty declines to divulge any informa-
tion about the ships of the Vladivos-
tok division which are reported to be
off the coast OF Japan but the impress
sion prevails In naval circles that act
ing under instructions Of Rojestvensky
they have passed thru Tsugaru straits
into the Pacific on reconnaissance to
ascertain f the passage Is free of
mines and feasible for Rojestvensky'
squadron and also to threaten the Jap
anese commerce. All of the Russian
naval divisions now In the far east are
acting under Rojestvenslsy's orders.
Private reports from Ihitomir place
the number of persons killed as high
as forty The streets of zhitomir have
been placa,ded with notices to the ef-
feet that troops have received in-
structions to fire upon persons inter-
fering with Jews.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12

New York. May 12.--Nan Patterson
was discharged from custody today.
District Attorney Jerome appeared be-
fore Recorder Goff in the court Of
general sessions and recommended the
release Of Miss Patterson on her own
recognizance. He did not believe an-
other trial would result In anything but
a disagreement.
When Miss Patterson left the crim-
iral court building she was cheered by
1000 persons. In company with her
father and lawyers she eMtered a car
riage and was driven to her lawyers
Offices in the World building.
Miss Patterson will leave for WASH
ington at 1926 this afternoon. In ask
ing for her release District Attorney
Jerome declared there had been ser-
ious miscarriage Of Justice. and said
the case had caused one more step
In this country towards trial by news-
paper rather than trial by jury" He
approved all his assistant. Mr.. Rand.
had done, or said in connection with
the case. and added: "The people for
whom care approve our action. From
the sane part Of the community we
have received nothing but fairness. I
have information that admits OF no
doubt that there was unanin1ity In the
jury room on three points. First.
Morgan Smith bought the pistol; Sec
ond, Nan Patterson took a pistol In
the cab with her; third. Caesar Young
did not commit suicide"
AS Miss Patterson left the criminal
court room she was met at the thresh-
hold by her father, who threw hlJ arms
around her exlcaiining: Thank God,
my daughterw After leaving the law
yer's Office, Miss Patterson went t.
the st. Paul hotel, where she had iiv-
ed before Youngs death.
Morgan Smith Released.
J. Morgan Smith and his wife, Jul.
ia. Nan Patterson's sister, were dis
charged from custody by Judge Foster
in the court Of general sessions today.
Smith was fined $3.50 for failing TO-
obey subpoena issued by the grand
it1rv l953
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
Ask For : New Trial.

Council Bluffs. May 12.-The motion
for new. trial in the Doyle-Burns
mining suit which involved over $780,
900 of mining stock and dividends Will
be made today. Burns was given 2
verdict about month ago, but now
Doylc's attorneys note over 100 cita-
tions of error in the admission and ex-
clusjon of evidence, instructions to the
jury and other features OF the case.
The argument on the case VIII nos
take place until the return OF Ex-Gov-s
ernor C. s. Thomas OF Colorado VINO
passed thru this city yesterday on his
way to New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12

manner Of controlling It will be Of
vast benefit to the dairymen. II The
water contents Of butter Is another
important matter and still others are
the storage question and the proper
temperature at which to keep cream.
Experiments along these lines will be
conducted at Ames. The building has
been fitted for this work and there Is
an abundance of cold storage room and
various Ice box appliances for conduct
ing the work.
William Craig Wilcox of the state
university and professor OF American
history will be the principal speaker at
the annual meeting of the Grant Club
on Thursday evening, May Is. Prof.
Wilcox will speak or Americas Inter-
est in the Present War in the East"
Prof. Wilcox Is considered very able
speaker and there will doubtless he y
large attendance at that meeting Of
the club. Prof. Wilcox was given
some notoriety last winter by n press
dispatch sent out from Iowa City quot
Ing the professor as saying In the
class room that the people Of Kansas
w VI V ltitsDy tiiS kttdttI PalI vi tHC iIIIIS
or something to that effect There has
been little discussion this year ~, to
whom the club will elect to fill the
principal offices. George r. Henry is
the present president and q. e. Mac
kinnon the secretary. It Is more than
likely that both will be elected. Judge
Smith Mcpherson some weeks ago ac-
cused George r. Henry. the president,
of trying to make the Grant Club
Cummins club. and for this reason 1t
would not be surprising IL there was
some move to elect an anti-Cumrnns
man president, but factional lines are
not allowed to have any weight In the
club and 1t Is believed that II a move
is started 1t will be short lived. A
mans popularity and his ability tt. fiji
the position with dignity are the chief
requisites for holding office with the
club.
Adjutant, General w. II. Thrift Is
preparing an order for the guard Civ
ing the information as to the school OF
military instruction which will be
conducted at the state college under
General james Rush Lincoln and the
-OAuSl VIII NC oSiit Out An " ACW uuy
Former Assistant Adjutant General
John 4. Hume, who took the place Of
Arthur T. Cole In the supply depart
nent during the latter's absence. is
now working In the census department
and will be employed there for some
months.
Word has reached here thru srec-
ial dispatch that Secretary Shaw will
likely retire from the treasury port
folio much sooner than he expec ted
because of the deficit In the treasury.
The experts Of the treasury depart
ment state that unless the unforeseen
takes place there will have to- be q
bond issue and that for presidential
candidate to issue bonds during his
term as secretary of the treasury would
not be political foresight. For thts
reason, while Secretary Shaw intended
to retire in February next, because Of
the, fact that the experts see bond
issue coming this fall Mr.. Shaw
thinks he will be better off out of the
treasury and back to Iowa about the
time when the farmers begin to shock
their corn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
Eor Trial il Ohio.

Peoria, May 12-According to
statement made today to the Assoc
ciated Press there was no error IN the
.reouisition papers for the two indicted
Standard Oil officials, presented to tho
governor. but the authorities at
Springfield, acting, presumably, on the
advice OF the attorney generals office.
refused to grant them on the ground
that as the alleged subornation Of
perjury was committed in Ohio. the
men should be punished there. States
Attorney schaefer says he does not be-
lieye the governor ever saw the papers
and will lay the matter before the gov-
ernor personally.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12

orders the eleven men to throw bricks
at the driver they throw bricks; II he
orders them to knock out the driver
they put him out. Whatever work
they do tliey do quickly and get away.
When the police arrive the twelve are
gone and citizens and small boys have
the effect Of the policemens clubs.
"They have also the flying squad
organization. Four or eight men learn
the route to be traversed by a non
union wagon and learn II place along
the route where they can make a re-
treat to friends. Then as the wagon
passes they dash out from both sides
and cut the harness on the horses.".
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Tslsgrahpie News.
Stickney For Rate Control.
Files Argument With Committee.
Bad Storm in Cerro Gordo County.
List of Victims Grows in Oklahoma.
Storm Damage at Belmond. Iowa.
New Move Against Strikers.
Nan Patterson Set Free Today.
The Iowa Census Returns.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
Ames Man Gets Fine Positions
Bad Storm at Iowa City.
Storm News From Iowa.
The Gospel of Good Milk
New Legal Point Raised.
The Biennial Convention.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial
Cumming Plea for the People,
Dowie and the w. G. T. U.
Politics in the Amendment.
Topics of the Times.
Outside Point Of View.
PAGE FIVE.
Miscellaneous.
France Appeases Japan.
Mitchell Declared a Hereto.
Miscellaneous News.
PAGES six AND SEVEN.
Local News,
Funk Will Give Memorial Address.
Plans For Days Observance.
Ft. Dodge Wins First Game.
Warner Wants Southpaw.
Weeks Rainfall Over Three Inches
The Rhodes Commencement.
The Iowa Buffalo.
The City Field. !.
PAGE EIGHT.
General Market News.
Wheat Closed Higher.
Board OF Trade Quotations.
The Livestock Market
Stock Growers Plan Fight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
DARING TRIP BY WIRE:
Made by an Adventurous Swiss Down
a Mountainside.

While many Americans are stand
Ing agape at the almost reckless dar-
ing OF Mile. De Tiers, the pretty young
French women who daily takes her LIE
in her hands as she makes the dip
OF DEATH at the Barnum & Bailey
circus. there comes from quiet Geneva.
Switzerland, another tale of daring
calculated to set the pulses beating
with unwonted vigor.
NJ. Chapuis is the name Of the per-
former in this latest death defying
feat, but the performance differs from
others of Its kind in that 1t takes
place In the open, with the sky for q
canopy. a mountain for part OF the
property" and wondering peasants for
an audience. From the summit OF the
mountain down steel wire cable near
5lv half mile long. and at some points
over three hundred feet above the
ground. M. Chapius slides to the val
ley below.
The cable is about hree-quarters OF
an inch thick, and from the valley the
highest part of it can hardly be seen
with the naked eye, the daring per-
former having the appearance OF fioat-
ING in space when mounted upon It.
AT one point in the distance covered
there is span of about nine hundred
feet and eighty feet between the sup
ports, at height OF one hundredsand
sixty feet. The angle varies from for
ty to fifty degrees and the greatest
difficulty M. Chapuis says he exper-
fences is to prevent himself from slid
ing down too quickly. During his ini-
tiaI trip down the steep incline he
burned his hands terribly trying TO
hold himself back, and even then the
sped OF his descent was such as to tear
his clothing to shreds. Since that first
trim he has gone down astride saddle
Of stout leather.
Perhaps the greatest difficulty he
experienced, however, was that or
keeping his balance on the swaying
wire. Until several trips had accus-
toned him to 1t. tendency was to turn
over head downward during the de-
scent. Realizing that this would mean
inability to maintain his hold OF the
wire and death on the rocks several
hundred feet below, the intrepid man
fought bravely against 1t and finally
succeeded in mastering the secret OF
keeping his balance.
Mr.. Chapuis is not professional
slack rope performer. He is an IN
structor in the University Of Geneva,
but he is young man full Of the in
born love of adventure and daring, FOR
which the young men of Switzerland
are noted. The wire cable down which
he slides was originally erected to
convey blocks of limestone from the
auarries on the summit of Saleve. a
mountain to the southeast of Geneva,
to the valley below.
Speaking Of his sensations during
the trip, NJ. Chapuis said, recently that
a feeling of horror sometimes possesses
him when from tine summit of the
mountain he glances along the slender
slivery thread stretching away before
him to the valley below. At such times
it is only by the exercise of all his
will power that he can bring himself
to make the trip, but once seated on
the wire. all fear leaves him and he
feels perfectly at home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
PRINTING TRADES LEAGUE.
Officers Elected at Meeting Hold
Council Bluffs.
mes-Rep,lbIican:

Special to Times Republican:
Council Bluffs, May 12.--The Allied
Printing Trades League of Iowa, an
adjunct to the State Federation of
Labor. met lest evening at the Grand
hotel and named the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, r..
G. Stewart. Cedar Rapids: secretary
treasurer. J. II. Streif. Sioux City;
executive committe, Fl. s. Keffer, Cedar
Rapids; Robert Fritzshi. Burlington;
George j. Pickett, Ottumwa; j. b.
Nesbit, Des Moines; George F. Tucker,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-12
DAMAGE az STORM IN OHIO.
Over Three Inches of Rainfall Caused
Washouts and Delayed Traffic.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 12.-The rain
fall for the past twenty-four hours has
reached 3.35 inches in this city, flood
ing streets, causing many washouts on
railroads, delaying trains, blocking
traffic on several street car lines and
doing a great amount Of damage to
houses and vegetation oyer a large
section of the state.
At waverly, Frank Westfall was
killed by lightning. At Lancaster Mrs.
Alexander Shaffer was perhaps fatal
ly injured by a bolt Of lightning. Her
young son was also injured At Ash
tabula, Charles Perala was killed by
lightning. Heavy damage is reported
in the oil fields.