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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
DEFENSE RESTS
IN SMOOT CASE
ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES
WILL BE HEARD TOMORROW.
UNEXPECTED MOVE is MADE.
Witness Says Mormons Are Opposed
to the Church In Politics, But
Admits 1t Helped to Elect
Senator Smoot..

washington, d. c., Jan. 25.-- The
attorneys for the defense in the Sen.
ator ,Smoot hearing Unexpectedly an
nounced this morning that they had
rested their case. The prosecution
will begin its argument tomorrow
morning. The oral argument will be
limited to five hours on each side
Briefs will also be submitted by the
counseliand the case will end this
Weeko noitqobB eh1 10 19EBi III s.y..,
II; gtInThe Church in, Politics.5uiosor
Washington jan 4 25,T-Frank, p.
Stephens, of Salt Lake City was the
drst 1withesss.o tuesday in the Senator
Smoot investigation. ~ He testified to
the intensity of feeling between Nor
mons ana lGentiles and Of the ameliora-
sion of that feeling after the Woodftfr
tnanifestos and Of the cooperation, of
Morinoffs and Gentiles Id, charitable
Wofktnoo o2Bw lis j jHhJ 1oIiod men,
5.senat9r FORAKER asked CONCERNING
Senator Shoots reputation! q ut is as
good as9atyo man s, replied Mr.. Steph-
ems. a"'If Ne had not Hbeeff an apostle,
there #otfid 9haTe fbeen less objection
to him! u Thing his ap6stleshiP handi-
capped shfrn. blIo knowT would 8 not
have Supported him If T. had been OF
his party, but l would have had no OBJ
lection toihinQifo he had not BEEN an
.aDostIS. ."IIed9tiH 5n9bia3Iq .Goi1ploa3
as,WhS1iao sthey2 disapprove of AN
apostle serving in the senate2"9 asked
Senator overrnan. 9y,sLtoQGtao h"7'a2T
aieBecadse5it siSo like holding .a2hred
rag before a bull, to put an apostle uI
for aofieeRw The people don't want it,
.slaWhy sog1 ti1EtJ Eta,It=s@ G@6io -
"Theya don't want athe church in
Z politics, and there is feeling among
many, Gentiles that the election of an
apostle puts the church into politics
i don't think the church sent Senator
Smoot to the senate. l. know, how
ever, that site did not disapprove, buI
.dosnot know that 1t openly approved
Personally / think Mr.. Smoot woulC
have, been elected IL he had not beer
an apostle.5JI know Senator Smoo
very well, and after the election toll
chim, he should not. have accepted thu
senatorship as an apostle. Es tolc
me to wait and see If 1t made any diff
ference in This acts, as a senator.
told him that was not the point, bu
that the people did not want tn
church in politics"
In an wsr to question by Senate
Depew, Mr.. Stephens gave the case o
Representative Allen, elected to con
gress in 1895, as one where an activ
anti-polygamist was elected to Office
Nearly every senator participated II
the cross-examination for the purpos
of satisfying themselves. concernin
many. matters on which there re
mained a doubt. Mr.. Stephens an
swered all questions with franknesS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
ROCKWELL CITY
MENACED BY FIRE
FLAMES CAUSE DAMAGE ESTl
MATED AT $4,000.
LOSS is NOT FULLY COVERED,
Estimated that Insurance VIII Ag-
sresate $4,000 Greatest Loss is
to Security Bank Block
Bank Money is Saved.

Rockwell City, Iowa, Jan. 25.--
Fire here last night destroyed pro
perty amounting to $4,000, with in
surance amounting to only about
$25,000. The greatest loss was to
the Security Bank block, owned by
George T. Bower, but here the mon
ey, books and other valuables be-
longing to the bank were taken from
the building. Inere were no seri'
Gus accidents. The fire department
had mucn difficulty in getting the
flames under control, and as the wa.
ter supply, was short A it, wasa feared
at first that the flames would spread
throughout. the business. portion + Of
thSs city. The depart ent succeeded
in controlling the flames, however.
The, origin Of the fire is supposed
t. have been a defective fluer a and nld
the, nigh wind tanning i the flames
caused them to spread with alarm
Ing Fapiaity; "a p3ijaityE: The intense cold add
I{& e. RS36 sRsS36 t8 56s jdbitt#i5sn94tS fgRtiRs
sgpfa nIR3gl1umo9 aTsTutoGlgrEm, eli
! The loss and Insurance., is, festimat
Ied, as, Follows, Security Bank, block
owned byyII 4G5eorge Tn Brewer ri loss vs.
ST., 900 :, ms hlsqfanGs, $1,000; Charles A
HUFF & Company, general store, Ipss
\ $4,000, 'inpsauhrancee. 70 $40 ,000:g George
Rlitez, lie5 druggist 11QSSs, $4,000, insurance
$4,000 + Fs9 Lavender lawyer aand
Joseph Barber, real estate dealer
t1ogg 4gRt, fully insured George II
Brower, residence. ri loss, . $4,000, - in
Lis5uuraIhlccea 9z,OOo,tny coitGtacegR ahT
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
TRAGEDY ON TRAIN.
Prominent Chicago Man Shoots Ele-
t% 2yated Railroad Guard! IiH

] - " q IL u NINE u u a ~ --------
Chicago, Jan. 25.-Sitting in an ele-
waited train running : at : ftiif speed,
George H. Gould, cashier of the John
Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, last night twice shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Albert R. Ham
mond,, an IL" guard, whom he sought
out and accused of improper friend
ship for Mrs Gould. On Hammond's
finger when he was shot was plain
gold band. which Gould afterwards
Identified as being his wife,s wedding
ring.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
E. XT R.A!
TO SCARE THE NATIVES.
United States Fleet viii. Make Demon
stration at Santo Domingo. o2s
scripps-McRae Telegram.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 25.-- In
carrying out the plan by which this
country is to assume control of Santo
Domingo's finances, President Roose.
welt is sending a powerful feet of war.
ships to the island. ~ zA4@9 70
Rear Admiral Sigsbee, commanding
the Caribbean division Of the North
Atlantic feet, is now en- route to San:
to Domingo with his full squadron,
which consists Of the flagship New.
ark, the cruiser Detroit, the gunboat
Castine, and the collier Sterling. ~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
SPENT MIGHT. IN SNOW.
Exciting Experience of Rock island
,@'' ''t y Passengers.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Jan. 25.-A pas
senger train on the Decorah division
of the Rock Island, was caught in a
snow-drift near Independence, The
passengers spent the night in tie
coaches and were rescued this morn
ing and taken to independence in bob
sIeds. Tney were none the worse for
the experience. g.. :. ese.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
THE HOSTILE FLEETS; s..
Movements and Intentions Of Russian
and Japanese Fleets. ~,

Toxic, Jan. 25.-The navy depart.
ment today announced the formation
sof special service squadron.
Sechelles Islands, ,Indian Ocean, Jan
;25.-The French gunboat Capricorne
reports that the Second Pacific squad
ron is at Passandaya Bay. northwest
coast of Madagascar.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
. x TR Al.
. FIRE in LINCOLN. In.
Halter Block Destroyed, Entailingjia
,itc,ss.gs Loss Of $4,000. a3r9tiong

Lincoln, Nebr., Jan. a25.--The sfir9
which started at midnight In the fiIr-
niture block burned fiereely for sev-
eral hours. When It had been brought
under control the furniture block and
Halter building with their contents
had been entirely destroyed and cont
siderabl edamage done to adjoining
buildings. me loss Is estimated at9
$4,000, well insured.ot iiiy3p sSs
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
Troops Again Open
Fire on Strikers
THOUSANDS SHOT DOWN WHILE EN-
ROUTE TO SEE THE GAR.
Martial Law is Proclaimed

STRIKE is SPREADING AND PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE
FOR AN ASSAULT ON THE AUTHORITIES ON FRIDAY
CITIZENS OF KISHINEFF TAKE UP THE WORK
OF AvENGING MASSACRE IN THAT CITY.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
STORM IN VIRGINIA.

Three Vessels Ashore and Many Lives
Believed to Have Been Lost. 49go
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 25.--It Is reported
here this evening that three vessels
are ashore on Sewell's Point. There
has been great loss Of life.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
QUEEN is HuKs.
Marie Christina Of Spain is Thrown
From An Automobile.

Madrid, Jan. 25.-Whife automobil-
ing with King Alfonso today the Dow
ager Queen Marie Christina fell from
the machine and was slightly injured
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-01-26
TIa1o eG bsu55 a.W No9 T6aQaG aH3 a3N31aTa nHINsV
DEMANDS MADE ON CAR

g1 baaoqab sa aeoo7' di" hn' '71 e,''
The petition which the almost countless thousands Of wor
the listen and which haspre
yieped revolution in the form twelve
H demands and WAS as foIIows
o Firstrhs dsissai who objected
reinstatement dismissed
w for Belonging 10 the union Ia a.3st ,st., t f S.
second-Eisht hours work day. 1~- W
Thrd--The work joint committee
t1q of worunen and sforenen. - E4Ea lN..r Il.
FourthThe appointment joint permanent Of
FtbA wage per day unsklIsd male
sxh-overtime work obligatory and to be paid for
as15t rates. r.aag- .ses-, .t..s. e
seyenTe not to bear the cost of condemned work
g s, not responsible tsaa2 s a l.., -
~ Eishth-A wage unskled fe
establishment creche for children.
81 Ninth Improved, medical attendance.
Tenh-improved sanitary workshops
noa92e 2eiaty IN smlthiss. a sa
Elevenh-lmmunity from punishment Of strikers
Twelh-The rate Of pay during the strike l A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
Now York StocIls.

Wall St. New York Feb. 23.-STOCKS-
Opening trading in stocks today, especial
" of the southern group. was violently
excited at wide advances These were 81
multaneous sales of 1900 shares OF Zen
$685. on Tuesday. LOCO shares of Republic
Steel at BIZ and g. compared with 2O1z on
t Tuesday, and opening jump OF ~
points in SIoss- Sheffield Steel. Sloss- Shelf
field Steel preferred rose "a points. mere
was a jump of ~ points in Federal Min
ing. Gains ran from large lracuon 70
a point in a number of the Southwestern
railways. Erie, Reading and the metal
stocks Heavy blocks of United States
Steel and Union Pacific changed hands,
but their gain was limited to fraction
The demand was fed freely on the sus-
tanning effect of the movement in Union
Pacific the Iron and Steel stocks and spe-
ciaities and during the first hour many
bulge in Sloss-Sheffield Steel reached 81
points, with a reaction of / point, the pre-
ferred jumped points, Tennessee Coal
61A points with a reaction of 21Ar points,
Republic Steel 3A points, and reacted II
points and the preferred rising I point, Ieil
back 31a points International POWER open.
ed 49, points up and then advanced
points further. Other gains were Della
ware and Hudson. Minneapolis, st: Paul
ana SauIt Ste Marie and Colorado Fuel
10 21b points. Consolidated Gas IA points,
P,,il7oan and Virginia Iron ~ points and
res Pacific and Manhattan / point On
the reaction Amalgamated copper an9
Lead sold point below Iue 5s1 IN, aau
limited States Rubber preferred 1ss points.
louisville and Nashville was bought on
account of the movement in Southern
and steer companies anu ACSC
Doints Illinois Central gained III points
in sympathy. Southern Railway large
fra cfion and Peoria and Eastern points.
tennessee Coal rebounded to "a Smelling
advanced 2ss points, Locomotive preferred
IL r1oints and few minor stocks point.
but the general price level did not re.
cover to the best Central Railway OF
New Jersey, Kansas City Southern prefer
red points Cotton Oil preferred and BIS
cl1it / uoint and Westingho house Electric
nreferred 2 points. The rise in prices
halted before noon
Ronds were firm at noon.
Increasing heaviness developed in some
sections Of the railroad list: The Penn
svIvania group and Erie sold fraction
Ilnder Tuesdays closing IN adoltion 70
"a rIier declines. Kansas and Texas pre-
TERED lost IL points. Wide and frequent
fi11cfua lions occurred in the southern IRON
srroI1p with their tendency upwards. ZEN
6essee Coal touched 95A. Sloss-Sne1flelo
Steel 10 and the preferred III Heavy
talSings Of st. Paul forced It 10 lIy1z ana
led to a pretty general rally IN all quar-
ters of the market 80.
Southwestern railroad stocks came into
favor next led by Missouri Pacihc ana
Wa bash. which advanced ] ana IA points
resnectiveIy The grangers ana Union Pa
effir maintained their high prices ana
there were material additions to the adj
vance in the southern stocks; tennessee
Coal brought 97sz, rise OF 117s points, ana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

ton to promote the. general welfare or the
common welfare of its whole people and
not the special welfare of the Standard Oil
company. by giving it monopolistic rights
to its oils and minerals, but providing
equal opportunity for all capital desiring
to invest in the oil industries
"A state refinery worked with or with
out convict labor, or a state pipeline
worked with or without convict labor, can
all be operated by the state, the grantor,
as well as by a corporation, the grantee,
of the state. and this is a solution Of the
fight against the Standard that is the
most feasible of all proposed. If it
has oil to sell. transport or refine, give it
the same opportunity and no greater or
less than others and their whole Illegal
and criminal structure will crumble in
less than a year. "
Mr. Monett has been retained by the
Cleveland Petroleum association, which
consists Of the independent oil dealers of
Cleveland. to appear before the interstate
commerce commission and also before the
department of commerce in its interests.
Upon his return from Kansas he will take
up the work. The independent dealers
claim that they have been Disseminated
against by the railroad companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Again Firm on Foreign
Cable Reports.
Corn Strengthened by Active
Export Demand.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Steady - Natives Bring
1915 to 1918.
Large Receipts of Hogs and
Prices Lower.

Chicago, Feb 23-WHEAT-Strong for
eign cables, based upon India's crops, con-
tributed to a firm feeling in the wheat
market today. May wheat opened I'M
changed to kc higher, at $1.I91s@d. 1917.
There was considerable offered at above
$1.19 and the price eased off to $1.1Saz, but
soon rallied to $11S5sq1.19. July wheat
Opened a shade to sc higher, at $,01B to
$1.OIkQ1G2 With May, it eased of to
81 .0f5s. but rallied to S1.o1sz.
May sold OFF to $1lSl5, closing easy at
thai figure, the bottom price for the day
and a net loss of &c
July closed at s.. 01ss, also at the bottom,
a loss of so Hc.
CORN-The corn market was strength
ened by reports of an active demand for
export. May opened 1sQ14c higher, at 40
471sc. Active selling by scalDers sent the
The close was steady with May up a
shade, at 467sq47c, and at a gain of &c for
July. at 471zc.
S11sc, and sold up to 311sG31Ac.
PROVISIONS-July pork opened 21265c
lower, at $12 90d12. 9212, sold off to $12. 6212,
and rallied to s12:6714, July lard opened
July ribs were off z1zc, at s6.95, and sold
down to $685..
HEAT-Cash: No. red, $1.19q1. p :
No. 3 red, $1.14Q1.1S; No. 2 hard. $1.17d1.19;
dip; No. northern, $1.15QL19; No. 8
CORNING. 2, 45AQ451zc; No. 3. 44A@
o5A.T+No. 2. so1kaso4c:. No. 3. soHc.
RYEFeb-, 75c: May, 7Sc.
FLAx-Cash: NV, s1.2S1k; s.-W., $12o;
Fiji TfM s5FGi MaEs sl $3.50: March, $3.50;
GL e $3.50.
BARLEY-Cash: 3Sd4sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
THAT NORTH AND SOUTH LINE
Eugene TiIleux. Its Promoter, Talks
About It

Eugene TiIIeux, president of the Gulf.
Hutchinson and Northwestern railroad,
is in Topeka this week. Mr. Tilleux
talks enthusiastically of the progress of
the work looking to the construction of
his proposed new line of railroad.
North and south lines of railroad are
the future lines.'' he declared. "And my
proposed line taps all the richest wheat
counties in the state.
Eventually one terminal of the road
will be on the Gulf of Mexico and the
other at Cheyenne. At the present time,
however, we are simply working to-
wards the construction of the first por-
ton of the road. The construction work
will extend northwest from Hutchinson
first Following this work. we hope to
build southeast from Hutchinson to Ar
kansas City, and after that to build as
rapidly as possible in both directions
reaching the coal field in and about
Cheyenne and the Gulf of Mexico as
soon as possible.
THE road is being built on the CO.
operative plan. Business men, mer-
chants and bankers in the various To-
calities through which the road will
pass are subscribing to the stock of the
com pany.
Practically all the right of way for
the road is being donated. In some 10
calities a plan has been adopted of as
SesSlng proportional sum on each
quarter section of land in the township
land required for the right of way.
The distance from Hutchinson to At
wood, which portion of the line will be
constructed first. is about 300 miles. OF
this distance, the surveys and profiles
for nearly two hundred miles have AL
ready been made.
we hope to be able to begin actual
construction work soon. The right of
way viii be secured for the whole dis
lance. and township and county aid will
be voted all along the line With this
money we viii be able to do the grad
ing, which in that section of the .coun-
try will be very light. The aid which
will be given should also be large
enough to help in a measure in laying
the steel We viii have no trouble in
selling bonds to pay for the material
and equipment which will be necessary
after the grading is done.
The new line is sTlre to be an excep-
tfonal investment. 1t taps a rich sec
ton Of Kansas and in a locality where
there are no north and south lines but
all east and west lines quite widely sep
arated."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23

February / 3 last. in a letter addressed
to the chairman of the committee o.
Indian affairs, write that the coInIlAs-
gioner of Indian affairs also SHOWS thal
there is no necessity for the proposed
Legislation in order to protect the e1-
listing rights of the parties who hold
under the said Foster lease, and II IS
not deemed advisable, nor, indeed,
would it be Just, to renew and extend
the said lease for a period OF ten
years or any other period. without the
knowledge and consent of the IN
dams.
The resolution continues:
-.And- if you did write this letter
please state to this house what IN
formation you have since received
that has caused you to recommend
the adoption of the senate amendment
TO the Indian appropriation bill ex-
tending lease for ten years, on $50, GOO
acres OF said Usage Indian lands with
out first securing the consent OF said
Indians
The statement recently given out by
Secretary Hitchcock is cited in which
he said, 1.-THE original Foster lease
was an unheard of monopoly and
nothing short of a pubic scandal, and
the resolution asks the secretary if he
was thus correctly quoted, ana if so to
state why he now recommends extern
sion of the lease.
Secretary Hitchcock. referring to
the Almeda company concerning
Texas introduced a resolution in the
house, said he could not recall any
such company.
Il know nobody connected with this
company" said he, "and the SUPPOSE
ton that any officer is related to me
in any way is absurd. There has been
no change of opinion on my part in
regard to the Foster lease. The orig
inal lease of ], 100000 acres or the en-
tire Usage reservation was mon
opoly- Under this lease, however, GER
tain subleases were granted and vested
rights obtained during the administra-
ton of Hoke Smith as secretary of the
Interior 1t was necessary the rights
of sublessees under the original Foster
lease should be recognized by the de-
partment for these Subleases were
taken in good faith. I have therefore
recommended an extension of the
lease for ten years on 100000 acres.
This acreage represents only the sub
leases taken in good faith under the
original lease. The Foster lease of
100000 acres constituted mon
opoly but it is only just that the small
er SubleSSeeS should be protected"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
TEST CONsTTTUIoNALTTY
a Friendly Contest VIII Be Had o
the Kansas Oil Bills.


Chanute, Kan, Feb 23.-The con-
stitutionality of the state refinery and
common carrier bills will be tested
just as soon as the legislature adjourns
by means of friendly suits. The pro-
ceedings Will probably be instituted at
Topeka. This statement was made
last night by J. H. Crawford. He
said:
1.-THE producers do not propose to
have the state go ahead and spend
100000 on a refinery to find that the
law is unconstitutional and the money
has been thrown away. We want to
be sure where we stand, and we are
going to find out whether the law is
good. We are not going to wait months
and get all tied up with the Standard
before the pipe line bills gets into
court"
J. H. Crawford and W. E. Connolly
of the advisory board of the Kansas
OIL Producers association said that
when the investigation by the state
and the government began they would
request that all hearings be open and
that all of the testimony be given in
public
I'VE do not want any pipe line en-
ployes posing as producers and giving
testimony In secret, = they said The
producers want the searchlight turned
on and kept on They have nothing
to hide and the other side should have
nothing to hide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
BACKING UP KANSAS.
Oil Men of Three States Meet at
Wheeling. w. Va.

Wheeling, w Va. Feb. "a
meeting of representatives of the oil
producers of West Virginia, PennsyI-
vania and eastern Ohio was held here
last night to take action on the tight
against the Standard in the west and
especially in Kansas The following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved. That we hereby endorse
the action taken by our fearless presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt, and the
people Of the state of Kansas in their
efforts to obtain fair and honest treat
ment at the hands of the mighty octo-
pus known as the Standard Oil com
pany and we feel it our duty to do
everything in our power to have the
unfair and discriminating method of
the Standard Oil company brought to
an end, and pledge ourselves to assist
the proper officials in any movement
toward the welfare of the independent
producers
1t was decided to hold another
meeting on February % to take fur
Their and practical action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-23
CUT HER THROAT.
{ Continued from Page one.3

his eyes full of tears. and his voice
choking with sobs.
Mrs. Lindenschmidt's maiden name
was Mary Green. She was married to
Underestimate in Chicago. He was 40
years of age and she 80. Her relatives
in Chicago were notified. She has none
here except marital ones.
Two children survive Them Katie, an
year old girl, and James, a 8 year old
boy. The latter does not seem to re-
alize the depth of the tragedy, but the
little girl does. They are both being
cared for at the home of their grand
mother. This morning when some one
spoke of her mother and father being
dead, she threw herself down and cried
until she became almost violent. She is
i'll with chickenpox and under the care
of a doctor
The little girl was asked whether her
father and mother quarreled very much.
No she replied. they didn't. Last
night they were talking in the room and
papa wanted to go outside. Mama tried
to keep him in. Then he scolded her
and she ran out and he ran after her.
We didn't go outdoors until Mrs. HOf-
man got u.s.
Deaths in his family doubtlessly have
also preyed on Lindenschmidt's mind
Recently his father died. with whom he
was in business here, under the firm
name of Lindenschmidt & Son. About
two weeks ago his baby died, a boy 8
years old, after being sick but two days.
Il know these things bothered him.
said his brother, land broke him up
badly"
Some time ago Underestimate sold
out the concern in which he was in
terested with his father, and went to
work for the Capitol Iron Works, where
he was on duty all day Wednesday.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been made, pending word from Mrs.
Underestimate relatives in Chicago.
Mr. Underestimate was a member of
the Modern Woodmen and the Topeka
Turn Verein, both of which organiza
tions will participate in the services.
The inquest was set for this afternoon
at 1 o'clock at Hogan's undertaking
rooms TT will simply be a formal
matter" said Coroner Keith. this morn
ing, after hearing of Lindenschmidt's
death. I'VE simply Aust make a legal
record of the deaths and their causes"