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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-09

In the Matter of the Estate
of
JAMES ROBINSON, deceased
Notice is hereby given to all PERSONS concerned
that the undersigned has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of James Robinson
deceased, by the county court. of the state OF
Oregon for Benton county. ALI persons having
claims against said estate of said James Robin
son, deceased. are hereby required to presen
the same, with the proper vouchers, duly veri
fed as by law required, within six months from
the date hereof to the undersigned at his resi-
dence four miles north of Corvallis. Oregon, OF
at the law office of E. E. Wilson in Corvallis Or
egon.
Dated this August r. 1905.
WILLIAM KNOTS.
Administrator of the Estate of James Robinson
deceased.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-09
E. r. Bryson,
AttOr7aeY-.At-LNU,
EVERY. SUNDAY

Leaving Corvallis at 500 a.
NJ, Philomath 8:15 a. m.
Returning leaves Newport at
5 p. m. arriving in Corvallis
at 9:15. at Albany at 9:55,
Giving 5 hours at the beach
Fare round trip from Albany,
Corvallis and Phiiomath $3.50
Largest line of mating in the city at
Blackledge's.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-09
Notice to Creditors.
In the Matter of the Estate)


LOUISA IRWIN, deceased }
Notice Is hereby given to all persons concern
ed that the undersigned has been duly appoint
ed executor of the last will and testament of
Louisa Irwin, deceesed, by the county court OF
claims against said estate of Louisa Irwin, de-
ceased, are hereby required to present the same,
with the proper vouchers, duly verified as by law
required within six months from the date here
of, to the undersigned at his residence ten miles
south of Corvallis, Oregon at the law office of
E E. Wilson in Corvallis, Oregon.
Dated this August 70 1905.
R. s. IRWIN,
Executor of the last will and testament of Loui-
sa Irwin, deceased.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-09
Notice to Creditors.

In the Matter of the Estate /,
of ;
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-09
Remember

When in need of hay and grub oak
wood in 4 ft. I6 inch length. Telep no
J.. L. Brooks
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-09

Hay For Sale.
: Vetch and alfalfa, best COW hay in the
Ind Tel I55. L. L. Brooks.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-09
I his May be the Last!

D mt Forget The Date, Sunday
s ptember 10Th. Three day tickets
gid gcirg or re'ur: ing on excur.
SION trains.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

at Sterling. Ky. June s---iisrberI
n bailey. u Columbus. o.. represent
ing the stockholders In the CoviuEiou
FeminEsburK and Ashland railroad
has sold the road "a the Cincinnati
FisminEsburg Sad Southeastern Rail
way e0mpany a hev corporation. f0T
ons hundred and any thousand Ave
hundred dollars. Including rollins
stoch The rosd u . Eafraw gauge.
~ miles ioaE ba, Will be- extended 10
the Tvnnrss~e line IN Elliott county,
opening the richest timber and miner
Al lands 10 the soath. and will be-
made a standard EusEs
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
JUSTICE METED OUT QUICKLY.
Negro Kills White Man and slayer 10
Immediately Hanged.

Batchellor. la, June s,--Ernest la.
cOur. while returning home from his
livery stable, with his driver. when
nearing the railroad track, encounter.
ed q number OF negroes, one VI whom
drew n revolver and fred three shots,
two taking effect aud causing almost
instant death.
The negroes were hye In number.
and were q band OF musicians from
NatcheZ, Miss. It seems that an hour
or 81 previous to the killing, the negro
band had some trouble With Mr. la.
cour's driver. wherrupOn he went To
the aid of the driver. The other ne.
groes left the place. and going out
60 get weapons, lay In wait Tor him
when he should leave his home,
Soon after the shooting. the alarm
was given, and the urgrues wore cap.
tured. the one having done the shoot.
INK 0o,ng hanged az once. while tho
other four were turned over 10 the
new roads authorities.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
Rssun q EnalI.h al.c,Isn.

LondOn. June She bye-electiou
10 the Witty division Of the north
riding 81 YORKSHIRE yesterday, following
the succession Of Ernst W. Beckett
10 the crimthoppe pserage owinE 20
The death - his uncle har0u Grim.
tborpe. April -. resulied IN the
elestion ~ q Liberal Noel Bartou. by
4 majority ~ tts over Gervbis q
Brckstt UuiOnis;, brother of the late
member for Whitby rats IL a crush.
ing defeat for ihs government a. the
election uss fought nsihiy 90 the as
cal question and 10 view % the fart
that Whitby hAd be-h a Conservative
strongh0ld Cos - ysars
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
DIVISION OF FREIGHT RATES.
Railroads HsVs Satisfactory Under.
standing About Atlantic Porta.

Railroads Rave Satisfactory Under.
standing About Atlantic Ports.
New York. June AT the meeting
Of the Trunk Line Railway executives
In this city. q satisfactory understand.
Ing has been reached rs TO the al.
vision OF railroad freight rates from
Atlantic seaboard points 20 the West.
IN composition with the gulf Hnes.
Those attending the conference we're
MeSsrs, Thayer Of the Pennsylvania.
Caldwell. Of the IAckaWanna: Cham.
berlain. Of the Erie. Miller OF the
Burlington. Highland OF the st. Paul
and Johnson Of the Gould lines.
Immediately after adjournment Of
the committee. u went into Joint con.
ference with Representatives OF the
gulf lines over the question OF rates
on sugar and coffee. No deanlts
agreement could 10 reached. and An.
other conference viii be held two
weeks hence
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
NeboaatoM,s Msn MutlnIsd.

New York. June "Details from
Trustworthy source leave no room for
doubt. says the Times dispatch from
st. Petersburg, that Admiral Neboga-
tofrs sailors mutinied In the battle
of the sea OF Japan. and either threw
the admiral and many officers over.
board. or. according 10 another YER
sion. bound them In their cabins and
hoisied the white flag. Eight men
IN Nebogatoff's squadron were. II Is
again asserted. hanged for mutlny while
still In the red sea
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
No Trace Of Russians.

Toxic. June 2.-10:SO p. m.-Admlral
Togo. telegraphlng yesterday. says:
The ships sent northward to search
for Russian ships returned yesterday.
The cruisers Iwate and YAkumo and
other vessels sent southwark to ind
the Russian ships returned also to-
day. They thoroughly searched the
Shanghai course from Tsu Shima and
vicinity. but on both sides found no
trace of the Russians.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

Duluth. June s--AEnss Blaus. tho
sJssFoid daughter Of Mr.. and Mr..
John Blst,s. II West Duluth. died In
Er~Hi HEoHy ~ . result OF burns A.
abe vas playing her cl0shiBg caught
hrs and 10 her terror vie ran wildly
about the stret, Before che could
be oVertAksn and the burning clothes
stripped from her she waa 40 badly
bsrhSd that death resulted ten hours
later
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
Slump st New Orleans.

New Orleans, June -~The govern.
ment report caused a hcavy SLUMP In
the cotton market today. The ring
vas crowded with traders al the omen
hg and the galleries nlcd before the
report was received The opening
vas down. When The report came
fixing the acreage reduction At li.t
and The crop condition AZ 77.2. the mar.
ket began TO Tumble
There was 9 fail Of 70 points from
the highest Of the day. aud Of 90 from
the highes, Of the week. The bulls
were completely routed. The Roy.
eminent report on reduction was 2s5
below the average Of the private esti
mates and 7.oa under the sstlnat. Of
the Southern Cotton sssoclatIon
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
Ns~ York Market.

New YORK. June The sov.rn.
ment's hrSt nohthiy cotton r~por, a,
The SEASON. giving the avesazs NJ IN.
stoch 81 77-s per cent and q reduetiou
In aereage Of ii4 per coat. "a. ,r-.
cceded and followed BY active selIln~
and excitement on n ecotlou erehan,.
today Vas feverish
The msrkst was ueak from m.
penshg usaer active pressure ana :,
iorv 10 report Sas lzssed Jsly so,a
on to ais. October 20 y sad D,.cem
Der to $50 Immediately follov,o,
ths announcement Of the eossrumse,
hSarea. there uas gree, eonfusso. a,
me oos'oa srchanEs dunns fke Nev
Orleans 'uakst. vaieh sho, up over ~
points, causing q rally Of 6 % po,,,.
Asrs. This. however. was sbsy,ly
loH u thea eeveiOpsd thas ths sVs,
ass eondi,ioa vas Feosivsd 10 Nee n,
isass a. 7fs inssss1 SG ia July .oSa
% to sic h the Nsv Yost msyss,
. eeei'Hs from LAST niEh, a. abou, ss
poiHis. snd 'ess y eat from a. h,vhI
So'si fro@ last Wednesday.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
PRESIDENT cAsrRos MESSAGE.
Declares Venezuelan Government 10
Friendly 10 the World.

Friendly 10 the World.
Caracas, Venezuela. Thursday. June
2-President Castro read his message
TO congress today. He said In part
that the Venezuela government had
maintained good relations with foreign
countries In the degree that their ~.
specuye representatives desired. and
therefore the relations OF Venezuela.
with all countries. were relatively cor.
dial.
The government had Acceded to the
desires Of the respective representa-.
tives OF the foreign countris so far as
Justice equity and the dignity and
honor OF the nation permitted On the
other hand Venezuela had duly paid
the allies the amounts peremptorily
demanded by them and had then paid
them 30 per cent OF the customs du.
ties collected at LAGuira and Puerto
Cabello. When the claims Of the al.
lies had been paid the 80 per cent OF
the customs duties OF LaGuira and
Puerto CabellO would be devoted to
the payment Of the claims OF the other
powers, which had presented paclflcal.
iy. In regard TO the debts Of vene-
zuela other than the claims Of the
powers, previously referred to. the gov
ernment Of Venezuela had twice sent
General Jose Antonio veiutlnl to En-.
rope to make new arrangements with
her creditors.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

Mount OLIVE. y G. June "A ~.
we're Sind. tnin a8d bail storm swept
over this section unrOohBe buiidlaEa
ahd lafsnE crops Ia waste over
sias area. ne power house % the
sleetfie plant IN the towh Of Mount
Olive uns partially wrecssd 10 =
nFgs elan grove on the Ou,skiFis %
ioNn, bumbsFs Of .parrOss ssrs killsd
bJ The hailsiOnss
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

PafladeiDAsa. Jaas s--WtiiAm n
Baher. ansistant director of psbiis
vOrks to-day ~ reqsss,. tshasrsd lis
'sssgSafhoa 70 MAJOR Weaver TRa s
ths arN @Ovs On tAa part q tAs may0r
a. SAAi ~ tsr@s a gsaeni sAshs
10 n n oepartnents skieA eons
srtsr kis jarisdlciioa Bkksr wna
kagsa 40 a. ereaaia4flsu nan Tbs
salsr, q The saea - sksso = PEAR
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

Dey'Oa, o. Juns . -PssssyivanIa
D~ss-uE-r train Ma - slroes an Oh
sAgoa nssf BtilisS,sr JsBeslon 10.
cay A. Ne al isnk burslsd ne eB.
sac Ars limited ths oii Aad EAxinsar
EdsaFd 0sabY ard T1fensn Charles
Pryor. bon q Colansbas. we're bufned
70 S-sfA The driver - ths sason -
easing gAinjufea Ths tFaia was rot
aanAEsd.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
ACREAGE REDUCED
ELEVEN FER CENT
Says the Governments Report
On Cotton Crop.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET sLumps
General Acreage Of crsp 10 77.2 Per
Cent Against sS Per Cen, For Cor.
responding Date In iSo4-Ths Re.
port oisappolnts the Cotton Bulls.

Washington, June 3.-rhe following
bulletin on the condition vi the cotton
crop vas issued by the department vi
agriculture today:
Returns " The chief OF bureau OF
statistics OF the department. ot agri.
culture show the total area planted
In cotton In the United states up 10
May 20 to be- about 2Sl2O. 400 acres
a decrease Of about $4,000 acres or
ia per cent from the total acreage
planted last year,
The average condition OF the groN.
Ing crop OF May 25 was 772 per cent
as compared with SO on May %. 1904.
III at the corresponding date In 1908,
and a ten.yeRr average of $50.
The percentage Of decreases IN acre.
age In the different states tJhc com.
parisou being with the total area
planted last season. Is a. follows.
Virginia IL. North Carolina 10.
South Carolina IL. Georgia IL. Florida
10. Alabama 8, MISSISSIPPI IL. Lousians
IL. Texas i2. Arkansas 10. Themes.
see 10, Missouri IL. Oklahoma II. In.
dian Territory 10.
The condition OF the crop by states
on May 20 was as follows:
Virginia 81. North Carolina So.
South Carolina rs. Georgia 81. FHorl-
da IS, Alabama S., Mississippi ~.
Louisiana 20. Texas go, Arkansas -.
Tennessee SC, Missouri 81. Oklahoma
SIS. Indian Territory 81.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

Boston. June A. AhnOubc sB.snt il
made that John ward and IIasry
Fohes. kDows In the Geld Of masieai
comedy for 20 yeAfs a. Ward a vokes
VII dissolve par'asrship aftss 10
nsEih's performances ~ Havsfhin. Mr.
VOkss Sili fowu = Beu partaerKhip
With william West . comedian. uhiIe
NJ. Ward vili Appear usdsr ne dlFee.
tiOn o. Y. - stAlF.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
Tsposurs Of Land Er.nd,.

San Francisco, June s.-The Exam.
lnFr 'ayS today that the story of tho
land frauds In Oregon viii be drpli
Gated In California by the discovery
OF an elaborate syStem Of robbery uu
DER color Of Law. by which means with
the help OF forgery. greet tracts OF
The public domain In Modoo aud Other
northern counties have been brought
under private ownership In man
places this process has been worked
., BY means Of dummy locateru bat IN
some eases Of which lhs examiner has
proofs the land thieves grown bold
by the lohs Immunity. have forged
hHmes 81 applicants CA the aioa Of the
surveyor generals Office.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

Toxic. June ? Il 10 planned 90
bFinE the battl-sh y Orel 10 Yokosuka.
where the emperor VII visit her A
remarkable story h In circulation Goa
eeeninE The wounded on the Ora. Il
- said thai At the opening Of the hghi
nee meu were Allied and wounded.
bad that The Eroans and shriets Of the
.nouaded exercised 20 harmful a. -.
Ret that r. vas escded "a ihrow ths
artaliy wounded TITO The SEA Oae
nRarcd Asd forty % Il said. were
roen overheard Those sllghtiy
onded vere fastened 10 the masts
prereR' their Interference uigh the
iiRg Of re ship
IA Imp0ssib bic 90 OhtAit any con
fion 81 The story. ~, later re-
fnascAfs thar ihs Russians foaEhi
Desperate bravery throughout The
RFious 20 their surreAaeT. TIE
D. vesssi Il shsn.marksd. Nad
her gnns Here smashed and
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

Victoria. b. c., June 3.--Advices
were received by the steamship Kan.
agawa that strong case Is being
made out by the Japanese government
against Captain Bergouin. q promi.
Dent Frenchman OF Toxic. formerly Of
the French legation. who with his
soh-in.law. and a japanese engineer
IN his employ. has been arrested.
charged with being spy in the Rus.
~ service. Copies OF messages al.
bed 10 have been sent to Russia
akainst giving information with re-
aArd 20 movements Of the transports.
warships and troops we're found In his
residence a. Toxic. II Was stated
that the transport Hitachi and sado
we're Intercepted and the former sunk
q year ago by the ViadivOstOk squad.
ron because OF Information furnished
~ Captain Bergouin.
Strong protests we're made by the
Wrench government regarding his ar
rest but no notice u being taken by
the JApasse Eovernmet which has q
strong case against theAlleged spIes
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

shoulder as II flew past, and her gown
was Get on fire and her life was saved
only after her arms had been badly
burned. The hre department put out
the flames In the kitchen.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

Nashville. jane 2 Alexander y
Caidssil iosn agent Of he N0uhvesi.
era insurassc company. died a. his
h0Ds hers fdis H.0ruihE eyed a..
NJ CAldssl 80 0B" Of the best
kH0En Insurance mss 10 ne south.
ls Has brother ~ lanes g CAR
sell, prssiden gf tbs CumbsFland
Teispbofs ara rei-Eraph company.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
BRIBERY CHARGED
IN CHICAGO STRIKE
Grand Jury Investigating Stor.
les of President Shea.
RlorrNo BREAKS OUT AFREsst


tieaIly the sams--Bo,h sides Are
contsndlns the BalAnes 10 In Their
Favor-NOnunion Drivers MSbbsd.
Chicago, June g. McnboEs az the
grand jury are endeavcring today ~
gather more complete and later details
OF the bride stories told by President
C. =. Shea. OF the Transfers union.
aud It's former president Albert Young
As the statute ~ limitations has run
against most Of the alleged bribery.
matters concerning which shea aud
Young testified. the investigators are
prepared lo search for later overt acta
connected with the so.callea "outlawcd
conspracleS" TO this end the grand
jury has directed tho docket clerk ~
Issue subposnas for the records Of the
coal and other teamsters' unions Nr
Shea aud Mr.. Young testified that to
records would show proof OF their
statements that prominent coal mea
paid $4,000 In strike benefits when
the downtown building owners aubsti.
tutcd coal for fuel gas.
RiotIng broke out Afresh today IN
The lumber district when a wagon be-.
longing to Rlttsnhouse aud Eanbree
company was attacked by n crowd OF
100 persons At Thirty second and Cen
ira layenue
The mob threw stones and pieces of
roal a. the nonunion teamster. Two
policemen who we're guarding tho
wagon, were hIt by the missiles and
slightly injured
The policemen then were Obliged 10
hrc several shots into the Off IN order
to keep me crowd Al bay Upon tho
arrival Of adflllnnal police the crnwJ
quickly scattered No arrests were
made.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

KaiAmAapo. Mica Jass IA ma.
meet sAsf Ms S01a weasuhlssr
81 aaano@ street afopBs.d info ~.
sovs bsnais - o,a love Istsr
tes Stove h'sw % a ayine FRA.
meat ~ iren sipsa . lsE frem hsr
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

were sighted at o'clock and three
more at 3 o'clock this afternoon and
were steaming slowly. headed for the
gulf Of Lingayen. The ships are of
different types and are painted q lead
color.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
RUSSIANS ADVOCATE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Want the People To Decide For
War Or Peace.
$4,000 RUSSIANS KILLED At SEA

The Censorship Has Been Removed
from Foreign Dispatches and the
Russians Are Appalled, at Result Of
Enaaesmsnt-other War News.
g.. Petersburg. June 3.-The Rus.
sian press this morning still is advo-
eating more vigorously than ever the
summoning Of a national assembly
even the reactionary Sviet Joining in
the general chorus.
In view OF the current rumors. II Is
most significant that the papers
which are more or less In the conf
dence OF the government unanimously
take the position that the people
should decide the question OF peace
or war.
All censorship Is now removed from
foreign dispatches and the people are
appalled, at the horrible stories OF the
slaughter on board the Russian ships
The Admiralty has not yet been able
20 estimate even approximately from
the foreign advices the loss OF men.
but as the ships were over rather
than under manned. the total will be
greater than the ordinary complement
Of the vessels would Indicate and
probably will exceed 10000. II only
about 1000 were saved.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

New York June Five sets Of
Jewels which are said 10 have once
belonged 10 Queen Isabelle al Spain
will be- sold here soon NJ auction TN,sy
are included IN the collection Of gems
bcqucathed 10 the LELAND stanford.
Jr., university OF California by MIRA.
Stanford. The valuation II placed al
81 900 900 Mrs. George Perkins Law
ton. q niece of Mrh stanford who re-.
sides In this city. IN talking OF the
sale. said that only Mrs. stAnfoFd's
most intimate friends knew that the
Isabelle jewels were owned by her
Neither Mrs. IAWtOu nor her husband
could learn the exact manner In which
senator stanford secured them.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04
ssaboard increases Capital stock

Trenton. n. j.. June S.--The Sea
board company filed a certificate with
the secretary Of state increasing It's
capital stock from 100000. OOO to s72..
600 600. OF this amount $4,000 900 Ia
first preferred stock, siS.OOO0 900 sec.
ond preferred stock and SIC. 600 900
common stock. The increase Was de-.
cided upon at = meeting of the drec.
tors o. the company held today In
Jersey City. The company was orig.
lnally Incorporated an May 1b 1895,
TO manufacture, buy, sell aud mort.
gage. and otherwise dispose OF rolling
stock and other railway equipment.
The officers are Thomas AShenbcch,
president William Bleton. vice preAi.
dent; John a. Qulnby secretary aud
treasurer,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-04

- essa Nssf assiia
- 1-Three warxhips
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-04
BOONE WANTS ENcAMPMENr
Committee Will Plan to Secure G. A
r. Meet in 1906.

Special to Itmes-Republican
Boone, Feb. A committee from
the local q. A. r. posts has been APP
pointed to meet with the board Of d.
rectors Of the Columbian Commercial
Club for the purpose of discussing
plans for entertaining the state G. A.
X. and w. r. c. encampment in 1906.
Boone can get this meeting If enough
interest is shown at home to warrant
the trip to this city. The committee
was to have met with the board Of di-
rectors of the club last evening, but
the meeting has been postponed until
next Friday evening when the new
board of directors of the club will be in
office. The new board and the soldiers
committee will talk over the plans and
arrangements for getting and properly
conducting the big gathering.
AT Mason City last year almost ten
thousand persons attended the gather
ing in that city. These We're all from
out Of Mason City and during that
time spent many thousands Of dollars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-04
CAUsE0F sOLON WRECK
Experts at the Investigation State Be-
lief That Low Water in the Locomo-
tive Boiler Was the Cause of the
Explosion

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Feb a. - Experts de-
clare in testimony submitted at the
coroner's inquest in Iowa City today
that low water in the locomotive boil
er caused the explosion that sent three
Rock Island trainmen to n fearful
death near Scion last Monday night.
The burned crown sheet and the con-
dition of other parts of the engine me-
chanism point concluslvely to this be-
ing the solution of the mystery, they
say. The conductor of the lll-fated
train testified that the 1922 picked up
the train ut Cedar Rapids without diff
dculty and had worked all right up
to the time of the explosion. he be-
lieved. as he had no signals to the
contrary from the engineer
The coroner's inquest which had been
resolved into minute investigation of
the mystery surrounding the fatality,
was opened In Iowa City yesterday
morning I'm the office of T.. w. Sizes,
coroner for Johnson county. Four Wit
nesses, two trainlnen and two boiler
experts submitted testimony.