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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
PHANTOM TEAM CROSSES TRACK
Engineer Puts on Brake and Returns
But Can Find No Trace of Horses.


New York, Aug. IA team OF
phantom horses dashed across the
Long Island railroad tracks near Win
field in front of the train that left
Long Island City at 49,: IL o'clock Sat
urday night, according to Jacob Tate.
it's engineer. The train consisted OF
a combination baggage and smoking
car and one passenger coach.
The train was running at good speed
and just as the engine got to the Hoff-
man boulevard crossing the engineer
saw the team of black horses cross the
track just ahead of the locomotive. He
Immediately applied the brakes and
blew the whistle, and the train stopped
some distance beyond the crossing. IL
was backed down to the crossing and
a search was made, but not trace
Of anything could be found. There is
considerable vacant land on each side
of the track at that point, and the
railroad men searched on both sides
without result.
The flagman at the crossing said the
gates were lowered some time before
the train reached there. and he was
positive that the team of horses could
not have got over the tracks without
his seeing them Tate was positive
that he saw the horses. Their long
tails were flying out and they snorted
as they jumped away from the engine.
1t was such a close shave that the
engineer felt confident that he had
struck something. and that was why
he ran back Fully twenty minutes
was spent in trying to solve the mys-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02

- INCE the rather fragile thread
which has united Norway and
Sweden for the past ninety
~ years has been broken by the
formers action in declaring itself a
separate state. and especially since a
resort to arms is likely to follow, it
win be instructive to examine the mill
tary and naval resources OF the posi-
BILE loelligerents. The union has never
been a perfect one. So far as all prac-
teal purposes are concerned the two
countries have been about as distinct
as they were previous to 1919, when.
crippled and bankrupt, victim of the
Naroleonfc wars, Norway was reIn-
u,ished by Denmark and compelled to
sept Swedish sovereign. 1t mad
been under the control of Denmark for
400 year ), and it has never taken kindly
to the Swedish union.
The ninety years which have elapsed
since the treaty of Kiel, signed by the
Bolapartes and the defeated Danes and
never recognized as valid by the Nor
wegians, mark the longest peaceful
period in the history of either nation.
The Scandinavians are not committed
.irrevocably to the arts of peace. The
SNerwegians especially have never
shown an inclination to permit others
to conduct their quarrels. They have
threatened hundred times to bring
matters to crisis, and they have
boasted openly that dissolution of the
union was certain to come. The ano-
malous character Of the union makes
separation comparatively simple mat
ter, but there are other things to be
Z 80 f, %l,1
propre of Sweden. That was wounded
BIZ Norway's brusque departure, and as
q consequence the Swedish government
r,staliated by declaring the harbors of
Stockholm. Karlskrona. Gothenburg
and Farce to be war ports.
Norway and Sweden have their own
separate armies and navies.. The only
common feature was that. the king of
the united countries was commander
iii chief OF both Of them, and the ,men-
bers of the royal family were officers in
both armies. Under such conditions 1t
seems almost incredible that the Nor
wegian forces could have found an op-
I,ortunity to prepare for revolution
without the full knowledge of Sweden.
1t is a fact, however, that when the.
decisive moment arrived the Norwegian
S-my was ready TO act ana pTUTnpIiy
took the oath of allegiance to the new
temporary government.
Should these two northern countries
actually come to blows it is certain that
the world would be witness to very
spirited and ,hotly contested war. The
campaign would probably be fought on
the frontier between the countries and
on the coasts. If it were to be pro-
longed until the winter season it isl
likely that the coasts OF Norway would
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
Vacation Tours.

For the summer season. or 1905 the
railroads have undoubtedly arranged
lower round trip excursion rates to the
Pacific coast than any previous year.
The Iowa Central announces few Of
their rates as shown below from Mar.
shalltown:
To st Paul and Minneapolis 5000:
to Duluth $3.50; Denver. Colorado
Springs and Pueblo $23.4O: Salt Lake
City and Ogden $36.40; tickets on sale
daily after June i, final limit oc.
tober 81.
To Denver, account Epworth Lea
que convention) 5000: tickets on sale
June 80 to July 4. Limit July II. with
privilege OF extension to August on
payment Of fee of so cents.
TO Denver. account g. A. r. enc
campment) $1435; tickets on sale
August 80 to September 4. Limit Sep
TENDER u, with privilege Of extension
to October on payment Of fee Of 50
cents.
To Portland, Ore, (for Lewis aud
Clark exposition) $4,000: tickets on
sale daily, limit ninety days; tickets
good going one route and returning
another, with liberal stop-over priv.
leges. lis
To California. Correspondingly ~
low rates as to Portland.
To Hot Springs, Ark. One fare
plus two dollars for the round trip;
tickets on sale daily, limit thirty
days.
For full particulars call on agents.
or address A. B. QUITS,
q. p. and -. A.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
oa,v two s;xtv Dollar Bills.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 1.-The only
two $50 bills in existence have been
found. One belongs to an eastern coll
lector and the other to Mrs. Julia Tur-
ton of this city. They are worth s1'ooo
each.
INV mother was a Bryant" said
Mrs. Turton, land the bill was one OF
several paid to my grandfather, Col.
John N. Bryant, who fought in the war
1912, by the father of Mark Twain. The
payment was made in connection with
a land deal in Tennessee, the details
Of which 1 have never been able to
learn. The bill was an inheritance or
mine, but / never realized it's value
until saw it mentioned in dispatch.
I value it as a family heirloom"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02

be the scene, of great activity. The
borderland is an almost continuous
chain of mountains. Three railroads
have been cut through from Sweden in
to Norway, but the latter kingdom is
very poorly supplied with roads. Swe-
den, on the contrary, especially the
lower part, contains numerous rail-
roads ano well built public highways.
Norway has a long extent of coast
line. This; is free from ice all the year.
even above the polar circle. The in
fluence of the warm current of the gulf
stream. which passes that way, keeps
ice from forming even in the coolest
weather. For this relson Russia has
always been schemins to acquire a
port in this region. Tie Swedish ports
do not have this great advantage. The
Baltic is frozen from December to
April.
Sweden has a population OF over
100000, while Norway has consider
ably less than half that number. That
means, of course, thlt the former is
able to raise and maintain larger
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
TIMELY GOSSIP OF
THE AUTO WORLD.

The American Automobile association
has been asked to promote for the fall
an economy test to Boston and return
from New York, and should this organ
ization not take the plan in hand it is I
not at all improbable that one Of the or
CARNATIONS Of makers, the Association
of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
or the National Association Of Automo.
bile Manufacturers will do so.
The makers Themselves have already
been interested through reports Of .
probable test and have responded read
lily to the question, do you think such
test of international interst 2" The fol-
lowing statement was made by III. II.
Franklin of Syracuse very recently:
$50 ahead. We are for it and hope 9TH
ers will be. believe the recent test in
which two of our cars covered zoo miles
at an average expense Of 80% cents for
each passenger as against a fare OF
$9.06 per passenger by railroad caused
more real talk than anything else could
have done in the automobile WORLD"
It is in just such tests as these that
the real interest Of the user of autOmO-
biles is aroused, as every user wishes to
know the real expense of operating
car. In such test, too, all makers will
be interested, for they will in this way
learn of the true capabilities Of their
cars as opposed to others. The value to
the manufacturing interests will be
considerable. The makers of the conn
pound car and many others have also
said that they would make several en-
tries, and there seems to be no doubt
that national test would bring forth
the greatest demonstration ever known.
Barney Oldfield, according to his own
statements, has competed as driver OF
an automobile on the race track in the
east for the last time. Barney believes
that there is more money to be made in
the west at least for him, and he will
confine his few weeks yet remaining
him prior to his retirement to enter
business to gathering in western money.
In the east Oldfeld feels that 1t will be a
case of fight for every penny, as owners
of big cars naturally gather in the east.
In the west it is possible for Oldfeld to
drive exhibitions and make good money.
II look at this matter in a cold blooded
way" said Oldfeld, land no one can
blame me. For three years j have de-
Tended the championship against every
one and taken all the chances.
II am not ashamed to say that do
not like to take these chances now, for j.
have made my pile. have q nice bank
account and am in position to go into
business
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
ARMIES IRE FAR APART.
Russians and japanese Are Still
Facing Each Other, But Are
Widely Sepal til
"A HUNDRED MILES OF FRONT
Formation Of tho Armies on Grand
soale-soldiers Of the Line Quarter
i Cd in Villages and Entertainments
Have Beer Thrown Up in Many
i PIaess-other News.

General Nogi's Headquarters, Man
churia, June 26.-The two armies are
still facing each other In Manchuria,
we read in the columns of our daily pa
this to mean that the situation here is
as 1t was at Port Arthur and the Sha
no, where the sentries of one army
passed away their leisure moments in
taking snapshots at the outposts of the
other The arrangement here, however,
10 far different and it's pretty safe
guess there is not one Japanese IN
hundred in this army who has seen
Russian these many weeks past 1
asked an officer up at the front"
the other day If he had seen any Rus
SLAMS lately. YES" he replied after
moments thought, II saw one last
month, but he was a deserter brought
in by our outposts." AS matter of
fact then the distance which lies be-
tween General Nogi's headquarters and
the headquarters of the Russian corps
commander opposing him is probably
not far from 100 milss.
How Army 10 Posted. -
The formation taken by great armies
in the field, these days is quite different
from that of the romantic old days,
when armies numbered thousands of
men instead Of hundreds of thousands.
The fighting front here on both sides
Is probably 100 miles long and its cen
trail grand headquarters twenty miles
deep. Then comes the army Of corps
headquarters. The division headquar
tiers is r!earer the fighting line and the
brigade centers nearer STILL while the
regimental headquarters are not far
back Of the fighting line. This is what
we call the front, or in military Ian
guage the Zine of resistance" Along
this line intrenchments and gun po-
sitions are thrown UP. The soldiers
of the line are quartered in villages
within this line Of trenches, while the
artillery, which may any day be called
upon to defend the line, is scattered all
over the country in farmyards and viii
lagos for miles.
Miles, ahead Of the line Of resistance
are cavalry outposts scattered about In
villages, affording commanding view
Of the country. Ahead Of these again
are stationed every few hundred yards
sentine.ls posted on hills and such
slight elevations as give them wide
range OF vision. This is the limit Of
the Japanese occupied territory. After
that there is belt which is a sort of
neutral zone," in which cavalry pa
trolls OF both belligerents scout about
tryine. to feel the enemys position. Ev-
cry few days these small bodies are ex-
changing shots with each other. On
the northern edge Of this zone are the
Russian sentinels, and behind them in
- way very similar to the arrangement
Of the Japanese are the outposts and
slime Of resistance" The result of all
this Is that neither side can take the
offensive without the sentries being
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
BORROWED PLuMEs.
How an American Became q Man .
Mark Nm Russia.

How an Americ9p Became q Man OF
Mark In Russia.
Andrew D. Whites first diplomatic
experience was as an attache at st.
Petersburg at the time Of the Crimean
war. The war brought to Russia
many American adventures. Zone
man who came out with superb plans"
Mr.. White says, drought. a militia
coloneps commission and the full uni
form Of major general. At first he
hesitated to clothe himself in all his
glory, and therefore went through a
process Of evolution, beginning first
with part of his uniform, and then
adding more as his courage rose.
During this process he became the
standing joke Of st. Petersburg, but
later, when lie had emerged in full and
final splendor, he became a man OF
mark; indeed, so much so that serious
difficulties arose. Throughout the city
are various corps de garde, and the
sentinel on duty before each Of these,
while allowed merely to present arms
to an officer Of lower rank, must,
whenever he catches sight Of a gen.
eral officer, Gull out the entire guard
to present arms, with the beating OF
drums.
"Here our American was source OF
much difficulty, for whenever any SEN
tinel caught sight of his gorgeous
epaulets in the distance the guard was
instantly called, arms were presented
and drums beaten, much to the de
light Of our friend, but even more to
the disgust of the generals Of the Rus
sian army and to the troops, who thus
rendered absurd homage and found
themselves taking part in something
like a bit of comic opera. Exchange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
wILFoRD MUST GO BACK.
Story of Missouri Man Who Ran OH
With Girl

Helena, Mont, Aug. 1. - Governor
Toole yesterday granted the requisition
of Governor Folk of Missouri for the
removal to the state of Gable Wflford,
who was arrested charged with the abb
duction of a 16-year-old girl, Leota
Gaines, from Wayland. Mo.
MILFORD is a married man. Shortly
after he left Missouri his wife received
letter stating that he had jumped
from certain pier into Lake Michigan
at Chicago The lake was dredged but
the body was not found. Later Will
ford and the girl We're found in Helena.
They were keeping house when arrest
ed. They secured temporary release
on a WRIT of habeas corpus but were
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
Public is Aroused.

The public is aroused to a knowledge
of the curative merits of that great
medicinal tonic, Electric Bitters, for
sick stomach, liver and kidneys. Mary
H. Walters, of $40 st. Clair Ave, Col
umbus, O., writes: For several months
I was given up to die. l had fever and
ague; my nerves We're wrecked;
could not sleep, and my stomach was
SO weak from useless doctors drugs,
that could not eat. Soon after begin
ming to take Electric Bitters, l obtain
ed relief, and in short time was en-
tirely cured" Guaranteed at McDon-
aid & Mahood Co.'S drug store; price
S0 nantS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
sHoPLIFTER SHOWS FIGHT.
Female Detective Attempts to Ares
Female Thief and is Stabbed.

Boston. Aug 1.-While two women
detectives were attempting to arrest
two women shoplifters in a department
store here yesterday, one of the sus-
poets stabbed Miss Edith Thompson.
one of the detectives with butcher
knife The woman also accidentally
wounded herself with the same weap-
on.
rhe alleged shoplifters did not es-
cape, but with the assistance of an in
spector who was hastily called, were
taken to police headquarters. The one
alleged to have stabbed Miss Thomp-
son gave the name of Mrs. Bertha Hur-
ley Her companion said that she was
Miss Alice Mcdonald. The police say
that goods valued at 500 were found
in possession of the women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
A rouehine Story.

Is the saving from death Of the baby
girl of George A. Eyler, Cumberland,
Md. He writes: cat the age of IL
months our little girl was in declining
health, with serious throat trouble, and
two physicians gave her up. we were
almost in despair, when we resolved to
try DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Coughs and Colds. The first
bottle gave relief. After taking four
bottles she was cured, and is now in
perfect health. Never fails to relieve
and cure cough or cold. At Mcdonald
& Mahood Co. drug store; soc and 81
guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
CHICKEN AS DEADLY WEAPON
Chicago Wife Slapped With One An
swers With Hot Water.

Chicago, Aug. lis a spring chicken
a deadly weapon? Mrs. Ophelia Ocka-
newski, 675 Dixon street, was slapped
in the face with one Sunday and be-
cause she retaliated with pail of hot
water which sent her husband to a
hospital with severe scalds, she was
locked up at the Rawson street police
station. But Mrs. Ockanewski main
tains that hot water is no more dead
ly weapon than is fowl. 1t all came
about thru an earnest dispute as to the
proper way to get the pin feathers off
chicken, which the wife was preparing
for the Sunday dinner. The man an
nounced himself champion of fire and
Mrs. Ockanewski,s who prefers hot
water, resented interference.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
JUDGES BOAT WILL NOT TIP.
But Waves on Lake St. Clair Can
Swamp 1t.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1.-Judge ROD
ert Frazier of the Wayne Circuit
Court, invented a fin-like device IN
tended to prevent any boat from tip
ping. He attached one of his invent
ions to the keel of his fifteen foot
launch Sunday morning, and started
with two other men to prove its effic-
acy on Lake st. Clair. The waves
were high, and while the boat did not
tip, nothing could prevent 1T swamp
ing. The party reached st. Clair Lake
light ship Sunday night very wet and
hungry, and were taken care of there.
Monday noon they were towed 10 Star
Island House, and returned to Detroit
last-night by rail. Judge Frazier says
the patent fin undoubtedly saved the
lives of the party.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
FEW NEW CORPORATIONS.
July Record the Smallest Of Any
Month This Year.

New York, Aug. 1.-New corpora
stions authorized in July under the laws
of the eastern states with a capital of
100000 or more, as complied by the
Journal of Commerce, reach a total of
only $61,315, 900, by far the smallest
amount for any month during the cur
rent year. July has been a small month
for years, however, in matters of this
kind, ar.1 the month now closing is
about even with the record for recent
years. Charters for companies cap
italized at less than 100000 aggre-
gate $39,995,O00.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
gfnns- 7.ep1hra& Haralaltuaa. an'ua Argust Z 1905

stood aghast. Dubrule disentangled
himself from the glittering band ana,
stepping around to his machine, SHUT
it down himself. Then he seized
bunch of cotton waste and began tv-
ing it about his right arm which had
been cut through to the bone. He was
a mass of cuts The little finger of his
left hand was cut off and there were
bad cuts on both legs.
Dubrule was taken to the Hartford
hospital. When he reached there he
was weak from the loss of blood. but it
is not thought that his condition will
prove serious
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
rha Northwcs,srn Linz,

one Of the most interesting series of
articles ON the subject Of the great
railways Of the country that has ap-
peared recently, is that from the pen
Of Frank n. spearman. recently pub
lished in the Saturday Evening Post.
and since printed In book form hy
ocrlbners. The chapter descriptive OF
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
has been published by the passenger
department Of that line in pamphlet
form for general distribution. and Will
be sent to any address on recsipt Of e
for postage.
w. b. KN1sKERN.
r. T. NJ. Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
HuMMELL APPEALS HIS CASE.
New York Lawyer Charged With
Conapiracy in Dodge Divorce Case.

Albany, N. Y. Aug An appeal Of
Lawyer Abraham II. Hummell from
decision of the appellate division deny
ing his application for a writ of pro-
hibition to restrain a justice of the SUI
preme court from trying him on three
indictments found by the grand jury OF
New York county for alleged consp1r-
acy and subordination of perjury In the
Dodge divorce case was filed yesterday
with the court of appeals. He seeks to
prevent a trial of the charges on the
grounds that the indictments were IL
lagally obtained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
A JUVENILE RIVAL Of
MISS HELEN KELLER

The eleven-year -old boy herewith pic.
tured is in his way quite as remarkable
as Helen Keller, the noted alumna OF
Radcliffe He is Leslie Oren, and he
was deprived of sight, hearing and
speech when he was less than three
years of age. the result Of cerebro spi-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
Very Low Excursion Rates to San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland,
racon,a Seattle. Etc.,

Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold from all sta
tons to Portland, Tacoma and Seattle
daily and to California points July 25,
26 and 81, and August 10 to II, inclu-
sive. with favorable return limits, on
account of various meetings Two fast
trains to the Pacific Coast daily. "The
Overland Limited" electric lighted
throughout), less than three days en-
route. Another fast train is "The
California Express with drawing
room and tourist sleeping cars The
best Of everything. For rates. tickets
ETC., apply to agents Chicago & North
Western Railway
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
SAW COILS ABOUT WORKMAN.
Connecticut Worker Wrapped j,
Twenty six Feet of Broken Blade.

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 1.-THE most
remarkable accident that ever occurred
in the history of the Andrews & Peck
shop happened when twenty-six foot
band saw split from end to end and
wound itself about Joseph Dubrule.
who was working on it. Dubrule had
been working on the machine and had
just stepped around it to position
directly in front Of the saw blade. He
bent forward to move the adjuster and
at that instant the blade broke and
coiled its entire length around the
mans body.
The saw was moving at great speed
when 1t split and the other workmen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
Home Seekers Via the Wabash.

On the first and third TueSdays IN
each month the Wabash will sen home
seekers tickets to all points south.
southeast and southwest at only one
fare plus two dollars for the round
trip.
The Wabash is the best line to Cali
fornia every day in the year, AMI run
thru sleepers from Des Moines and AL
bia to Kansas City and st. Louis I'M
ion stations.
Write S. w. Flint. P. & r. A., at Des
Moines. Iowa, for any information.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-02
Homsseeksrs to the Northwest

On every Tuesday until December
the Iowa Central railway win sell
homeseekers round trip tickets to
points in Iowa, Minnesota. South and
North Dakota, and the Canadian
northwest. at one fare plus two dol
lars. Tickets limited twenty-one
days and etop-overs allowed.
For rates and particulars call on
agents, or address A. B. Cuts. q. =. Z
T. A., Minneapolis, MINI.