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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
THE JAPANESE NOTE.
Text Of the, Reply to Roosevelts Sus-
nestion Fer a Conference.

Text Of the, Reply to Rooseveits sus-
aestion Fer Conferences.
washington, June 16.-Following IS
the text of the Japanese reply to
President Roosevelts indentical note:
.The imperial government has given
to the suggestions Of the president
Of the United States, embodied in the
note handed to the minister for foreign
affairs by the United States minister
on the 9Th inst, the very serious con-
sideration to which because of its
source and its import it is justly en-
titled. Desiring in the interests of the
world as well as in the interest of Ja-
nan, re-establishnent Of peace with
Russia on terms and conditions that
will fully guarantee it's stability, the
imperial government, will in response
to suggestions of the president, ap-
point plenipotentiaries of Japan to
meet the plenipotentiaries of Russia
at such time and place as may be
found to be mutually agreeable and
convenient, for the purpose Of nego-
tiating and concluding terms Of peace
directly and exclusively between the
two belligerent powers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16

yers from driving coal wagons raised
the carriage rates of coal from 80 to
so cents per ton for short hauls, and
to as high as 81 a ton for longer
hauls
Check Books are Shown.
Driscoll took before the jury several
check books, which, together with the
cancelled checks, are expected to prove
many Of the charges made by him
against the business men and labor
leaders.
It was evident by the appearance q
the states attorney and members OF
the jiry at the time of adjournment
that Driscoll had given some very re-
markable testimony. Both States At
torney Healy and his assistant Mr..
Fake. and several members of the jury
were highly agitated and they admit
ted passively that evidence Of the
gravest Importance had been given,
but everybody was sworn to secrecy
Driscoll was also much agitated as
he left the criminal court building
late in the afternoon. He refused.
however, to discuss the nature of his
testimony freely, saying: Il have
told the jury about strikes in which
have been involved for several years
and also told what knew about the
present strike. That is all can say
pnw0
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
.GR[A@ON GIVEN
an ACQUNIA
Colored Man Connected With
the Edwards Murder Case
Is at Last Released
MRS. EDWARDS A5soLvEs HIM.
Declared in RetriaI Of the Case That
She Perjured Herself in Former
Trial and That Greason Was lnno-
cent Of the crime-Mrs. Edwards.
Likely to Hang.

asA nj :
Reading, Pa. June 1e-samuel
Greason. colored, was today ACQUITTED
of the murder of John Edwards. Mrs.
Kate Edwards wife Of the murdered
man, whose testimony convicted Grea-
son over three years ago, today con-s
pletely exonerated him. Edwards was
murdered nearly four years ago. and
Greason was arrested several months
later. His death warrant was issued
ten times and his case has developed
into one of the most remarkable mur-
der trials in the state.
Mrs. Edwards, mother Of FGreason's
child, is under sentence Of death, and
1t is expected that the governor will fig
the date for her execution within
short time. It was postponed several
months ago SO that she could be used
as a witness at Greasons trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
GIVES UP LEAGUE FRANCHISE.
Colorado Springs Will be Out of the
Base Ball Circuit.

Colorado Springs Will be Out Of the
Base Ball Circuit.
Colorado Springs, Col, June 16.-Af-
ter conference With President "
Neil, of the Western League, Manager
Burns announced he has surrendered
his base ball franchise for this city.
His reason is not SO much financial
loss as his inability to secure a win
ming team. President O'Nail has taken
charge of the club and will call
meeting of the directors of the Wes-
tern League to decide upon final dis
position Of of the franchise. The team
will leave today to play its regular
schedule. Pueblo is a bidder for the
franchise.
The team in all probabilities will be
retained in this city. Manager Burns
is turning the team over today TO ;.
N. Nye and r. S. Briscoe, and 1T is eX-
pected these men will become perina-
nent owners Of the franchise. Local
citizens are willing to contribute the
money necessary to insure expenses of
the team Should the deal to Nye
and Briscoe not be completed, another
local citizen has offered to put $4,000
behind the aggregation and take the
franchise.
President Oniel says he prefers Col
orado Springs to any other city as the
location of the sixth franchise in the
league, and that he expects this city
to retain the team. Should it fall upon
the league to decide upon another city
Lincoln probably would be preferred,
with Pueblo, Col. a possible candi-
date.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL
OFFICERS CHOSEN
Close of the Big Sabbath School
Conyention at Ottumwa
This Afternoon
COUNCIL BLUFFS NEXT YEAR
An oskaIoosa Man Chosen President
of the State Observation-Disclosures
ance at the Convention Almost a
Thousand - Prominent Workers
Were Present.

Special to Republican.
Ottu1nwa, June 16.-The Iowa State
Sabbath School Association today
elected officers:
President-A. L. N. Hambleton, Os-
kaloosa.
First Vice, President. A. Lapham,
Usage.
Second Vice President-N. G. Mum,
Charlton
Recording Secretary-W. B. Glenn
mer, Council Bluffs.
Treasurer. Il. Hardin, Eldora.
Council Bluffs was selected as the
place for holding the convention
next year. The banner counties were
Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Hardin, JEFF
ferson, Linn, Monona, Wuight. Mon
ona county had the best record and
was awarded the banner for the year.
The attendance is very good, about
500 delegates.
A feature of the convention is the
big chorus of 200 Sunday school chill
.dren which, under the direction of
Professor d. B. Towner of Chicago, is
taking q prominent part IN all ses-
sions of the convention.
The annual report of General Sec
retary B. +. Mitchell of Des Moines
showed a l1ealty growth in the asso-
citation during the last year and con-
tanned many encouraging features.
Rev. William Murchie, Mrs. 7. B.
Short, Miss Lena Yeater, Professor
F. e. Goodell and Mrs. NJ. b. Mitchell.
department secretaries, all made re-
ports today. Z
Prominent Iowa Sunday school
workers who addressed the uonven-
zion at todays session Were: j. j.
Mcconnell of Cedar Rapids, Rev. c.
w. Maggart of Cedar Rapi6s, Mrs. E.
M. Wood of Mason City, Mrs. A. R.
Paddock of keokuk Professor, j. A.
Lapham of Usage, Emerson De Puy
of Des Moines, ]. f. Hardin of Eldora,
Professor Frederick e. Bolton of Iowa
City, Rev. T. b. Turner of Coon Rap
ids, S. B. Nichols of Mason City, Rev.
William Murchie Of Red Oak, and Rev.
z. r. Purdy of Oskaloosa.
Several we'll known Sunday school
people from Chicago and others out of
the state points were present at the
convention. The music rendered by
the Buxton Colored Glee Club during
the afternoon session today was one
of the attractive features.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16

EUROPE WILL WATCH CLOSELY
diplomats Who Had Arranged to
Spend the Summer at Pleasure Re-
sorts May be Kept in Washington TO
Guard the Interests Of Their Re-
spective Governments.

washington, June 16.-Already the
epoch making meeting to be helo pc
tween the plenipotentiaries of Russia
ond .Japan to discuss means of ending
4be war. az Russia tentatively express
g It. has received q. name. In dis
matches to Europe from embassies and
legations here it is briefly termed
.rhe Washington conference" An
u,ouncement Of the selection OF WASH
ington as the scene of peace makins
has caused practically the entire dip
lonatic corps to suspend indefinitely Its
nrogram for the summer. Despite re-
iteration OF both belligerents that they
nropose to negotiate directly with one
another, the European powers are pre-
pairing to follow each step OF the ne
xotiations as closely and intelligentiy
as the cautious reserve Of the plenlpo-
tentiaries will permit. and to DO TINS
European ENJOYS must be on the
rro,,nd. The informal announcement
n the white house that If after conven-
ing the conference the plenipotentiarles
were oppressed by the heat they would
probably adjourn to some watering
place in New England. has aroused the the
4 homes Of ENJOYS of neutral powers
4hat such will be the decision. II the
conference does not convene until Sep
tember some diplomats will make brief
visits to Europe, mainly for the pur-
pose OF getting in touch with the views Jews
of their respective governments.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16

the shippers themselves do not want
legislation. 1t Is not a fair or honest
showing, but it is good enough Nor
gan" to serve the purpose of pro-rail-
road senators and permit them to vote
against a bill.
con the other hand, nobody knows
better than the railroad managers that
the people want legislation. These
astute men have not fooled themselves.
The politicians know just as we'll that
the people want something done, and
the politicians will be more quick
ly responsive than the railroad men.
The senators who will do all in their
power to prevent legislation know
they are playing dangerous game.
Real Issue Beclouded.
mot only has public opinion been
misrepresented, but the real issue has
been concealed and false one pre-
sented as a straw man to be knocked
down. From every pro-railroad source
we hear defamation that the people
don't care what they rate is, whether
high or low; what they want is to be
sure that every body pays the same
rate Now, that is the issue the rail-
roads want US to fight over; but it is
not the real one. The real issue is
whether the rates are too high or too
low, as a whole. Are the railroads col
lecting too much toll from the coun-
try's business? Are they increasing
rates in order to earn returns on wa
tered capitalization? Or are they earn
ing too high dividends on fair capitaii-
zation? That is what interests the
consumer.
"The shipper is usually a middle
man. If he is jobber, he buys from
the manufacturer and sells to the re-
taller Whether the railroad rate is too
high or too low is of minor Importance
to him, because he merely adds 1t to
the price at which he sells. But the
| consumer has to pay the rate added,
and the consumer is the real person in
| interest. The real issue, then, is
whether all the people, as consumers,
are paying more money to the rail-
| roads than they ought to pay AS a
whole they believe they are, ard their
belief is growing stronger all the time.
1t is the knowledge of this t'roWlng
body of opinion that makes US conf
dent that legislation will pass. II not
in the next session, at any rate before
many sessions have passed.
"The people are fast getting aroused
to this question, and they will make
their opinions felt 1 predict that
many congressman will cone back
from their summer vacations with a
more accurate understanding Of what
| their constituents have In mind than
they had when they started for home a
few weeks ago; and all they learn will
tend to convince them that there must
he concession, in thesform Of legisla-
tion. to the public demand"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
NEW YORK POPULATION.
Census Will Show the City Has Near
ly 100000 Inhabitants.

Iy 4,UUU,UUU lnnabitantS.
New York, June 16.-On the basis
of returns received up to late hour
yesterday afternoon the state census
will show an increase in the popula-
tion Of this city during the last five
years of 16 per cent, or 549,952, making
the total number of inhabitants about
100000. A study of the returns re-
ceived thus far by the supervisor leads
to the belief that the increase will be
greater than the various estimates that
have been made.
Supervisor Thomas E. Brown, Jr.,
said yesterday that the increase in pop
ulation in many of the assembly dis
tricts in Manhattan and the Bronx, was
amazing, and that an expected per-
centage of increase far over 31a per
cent per year, which was the orig
inal estimate, held good throut all OF
Manhattan and Bronx.
"Of course" he continued, there are
sections of the city where the popula-
ton has fallen off Several election
districts have practically been wiped
out particularly in the sections that
are now used for the approach to the
Williamsburg bridge"
1t was ascertained that the major
portion of the enumeration would be
completed by Saturday. At least an
othef week will be required to finish
the count Some of the enumerators
haze met with accidents which have
retarded their work. One enumerator
who had been pegging away early and
late since the count began, reported one
day as follows:
when I got home late last night.
after working hard ali day. l put my
schedules on the kitchen table beside
coffee pot filled with hot coffee. which
my wife had waiting for me. One OF
my kids overturned the coffee pot and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
MORE GRAFT CHARGES
Arrest. of Half a Dozen Prominent
Men Of the Philadelphia Council Ex-i
pected Today as Result of DiscIo.
sures In the caven Case.

Philadelphia, June 1e.-Additional
the startling disclosure made yester-
day at the hearing in the case of Sc
lect Councilman Frank, H. Caven, who
is under bail on charges of being un-
lawfully interested in city contracts.
Persistent rumors are in circulation to
the effect that the men whose arrests
iance Commissioner I. w. Durham,
State Senator James P. McNichol
Former Director Public Works Peter
E. Costello, John w. Hill, former chief
Of the filtration bureau, and one or
two inspectors of filtration work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
KEEP YOUR HEAD.
How One Woman Lost Her Temper
and Her Art Treasures.

How One Woman Lost Her Temper
and Her Art Treasures.
Apropos Of the woman with the abil-
ity to plan big coup and who then
loses it and her head at the last
moment an auctioneer in New York
tells an interesting story. The woman
was an american who had been living
abroad with her husband for many
years. Upon his death she returned,
bringing with her large collection OF
valuable paintings which. had been his
property and which she hoped to sell.
She made arrangements with the auc-
tioneer to handle them for her, and he
was delighted with the cleverness with
which she had obtained vouchers for
each one. 1t showed enterprise and
thoroughness seldom found in men or
women and made it certain that the
pictures, which were really good ones,
would bring good prices.
To every one living who had been in
any way connected with the pictures,
owned them or handled them the wom-
an had gone for written guarantee,
and. in addition to the names obtained
in this way, she had been to the Amer
ican consul, and he in his turn had
guaranteed their signatures. They
were all sworn to and duly witnessed,
and the auctioneer congratulated the
woman.
That was all right until Uncle Sam
stepped in The custom house authori-
ties, though unable to obtain possession
Of the guarantees, appreciated the pic
lures. estimated them to be worth their
full value as understood by the owner
and put duties upon them entirely be-
yond the woman's power to pay. She
was greatly distressed at first, then an
noyed and finally furiously angry at
what she considered an imposition.
The auctioneer endeavored to console
her.
"They will be sold for little or moth
ing at the custom house SALE" he SAID.
'and the best thing to do is to buy
them in. They will go for $40 or S15
apiece, and we will have the sale after
all. l will buy them in for you. and
we will both make pot Of money out
Of them"
But by that time the woman was too
angry to listen to advice. She consid-
cred that she had been badly treated.
If the custom house wished to keep her
pictures from her, very well. they
might have them. She tore up the
guarantees, the pictures were sold for
next to nothing and scattered no one
knows where now and the woman lost
a small .fortuaerNew.;YO York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
Hor.epower.

The difference between nominal. In
dicated and effective horsepower often
puzzles people. Nominal horsepower is
an assumed quantity. used for the con-
venience of makers and buyers in de-
scribing the dimensions of the engines.
Indicated horsepower ia the amount
shown by computations Of the indica-
tor diagram. Effective or actual horse
power is the work an engine can do or
the difference be veen the indicated
horsepower and the horsepower reqnir-
ed to drive tbe engine when unloaead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
BIG SCANDAL in CHICAGO.
DriscoIps Testimony Before Crane
Jury Causes a Great Sensation.

JURY NduSSS q 0TSaV 00nSSdItOHs
Chicago, June 49, The greatest
scandal Chicago has ever seen, accord
ing to States Attorney Healy, is to
follow the disclosures made before the
grand jury by John c. Driscoll, when
the former secretary of the Associated
Building Trades and Coal Team Own
ers association revealed the entire his
tory of the dealings between employers
and union labor leaders, particularly
that branch of union labor represented
by the Chicago teamsters' union.
States Attorney Healy declared that
the bribery and conspiracy charges
dropped into comparative insignifi-
canoe beside the accusations which
have been brought to the attention of
the Grand jury. The states attorney
said: "More serious offenses have been
committed than bribery and conspir-
acy, and the evidence presented to the
GRAND jury has been of an extremely
sensational character. 1t is very inn
portant and will lead to startling re-
suits. The names mentioned by the
witnesses are those of prominent men
on both sides. If thought there would
he no results from this investigation,
L
believe the present line of inquiry will
occupy the attention of the jury for
the next week, but if necessary all the
docket cases will be sidetracked, be-
cause of the great importance l at
tach to the result of the present IN
quiry."
Prominent Men Subpoenaed.
TODAY may witness the gathering be-
fore the grand jury of twenty or thirty
prominent business men of Chicago, to-
gether with leading members OF the
har. Subpoenaes for them have been
placed in the hands of private detec-
tives employed by the states attor-
ney. and it is impossible to learn the
names of those for whom subpoenaes
have heen issued. Charges, however,
of a serious kind, are, said to figure
in the evidence in connection with
which these men have been summoned.
John C. Driscoll was the chief wit
ness before the grand jury, and re-
peated what he called the history OF
the dealings between employers and
,,nion labor. Driscoll told how the
coal teamsters and coal team owners
had made the first joint trade agree
ment. which provided that the owners
should employ only members of the
coal teamsters' union, and that the
members of the union should work for
no employer not member of -he coal
team owners association The effect OF
this agreement, the witness declared,
was to force every coal wagon owner
into the coal team owners association.
and coal wagon driver into the team
sters' union.
The owners behind this provision
that barred union drivers from work.
ing for men not members of the as
sociation and prevented ncnunion dri.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
OTIS BoTTs HANGED
Illinois Man Executed in the County
Jail at Peoria Today for the Mur-
der of His Wife-Broke Down ana
Wept on the Scaffold.

Peoria, ILL.,, June 1s.-otis Bolts
aged 21, was executed in the county
Jail today for the murder of his wife,
January 5. Bolts spent the night
laughing and joking and telling lewd
stories His mother wanted to at
tend the execution but he said:
Don't do it; you'll make me lose my
nerve"
Bolts strangled his wife to death
by tying hair ribbon around her
neck
when he faced the crowd, the air of
bravado, which has marked his career
to this time, deserted him and he broke
down and wept. He was barely able
to stand when the straps of the moose
We're being fixed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16

the coffee went all over my schedules,
spelling all of them. i have no report
to make today
Another enunerator stated in one OF
his daily reports that the district lead
er, who was also head of a Democratic
club, had invited all the residents OF
his district to a June walk to Mount
Morris park last Monday.
What was the use OF my trying to
work that day." wrote the enumera-
tor. II knew what ] was up against.
so locked up my certificate and sche-
dulles and took the June walk" with
the rest of them"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
Chicago Wants Peace Meeting.

Chicago, June 16.-A movement
to have the peace negotiations be-
tween Russia and Japan take place in
Chicago, should change from Wash
ington be desired, was inaugurated to-
day. The Illinois Manufacturers As
sociation, which represents billion OF
invested capital and employs half mill
lion men, took the initiative by ask
ing the governor of Illinois and mayor
of Chicago to join in extending an in
vitation to the commission to hold it's
meetings here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
ACCEPT ALEXIS RESIGNATION.
Retirement Of the Emperor's Uncle
Causes Sensation.

st. Petersburg, June 16.-The an
nouncement that Emperor Nicholas
has accepted the resignation of his
uncle, Grand Duke Alexis, as high ad-
miral, created great sensation when
it became known today. But the an
nouncement came too late for COM
ment in the morning papers. The lat
est news from the front Indicates the
rainy season is beginning sooner than
usual Already heavy storms have
occurred and if the downpour con-
tinues military operations necessarily
will come to a standstill without an
armistice. There is some talk that
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff may be
ore OF the peace plenipotentiaries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
INTEREST IN GRAND JURY.

Evidence Of Corruption in Labor
Unions Center of Interest in Chi
caso.
Chicago, June 16.-The grand jury
room, where witnesses are being ex-
amined as to the payment of money
for settlement of the strike, and re-
garding assaults upon non-union
drivers is still the center of interest
in the teamsters' strike. Nothing was
heard today about peace and there is
no evidence of the strike on the
streets. Deliveries of goods in all
lines are almost normal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
ToIstoi Praises United States.

ST. Petersburg, June 16.-Count Toll
stoi in an interview published in Russ
today, praises the United States for
the tender of her good offices and
Russia's consent to negotiate, but
finds fault with the whole reform gov
ernment, proclaiming that getting
back to the soil and sharing the land
among the peasants is the only pan
acea for Russias political ills.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
Autos Race for Cup.

Paris, June l6.--Twenty-fou con-
testants in the French trials for the
James Gordon Bennett international
automobile cup started at six this
morning over the Auvergne course.
The winner of the cup lats year was
the rst to start. He was followed by
others at intervals of four minutes.
Thery finished first covering $50
kilometers in seven hours and forty
two minutes. Sizss second, Caillois
third