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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
Quarter of a Million Dollars
Worth of Goods Piled in
Heaps in Unused Room
BIG FORTUNE D'ss'pATED
Finding Of Miscellaneous Collection of
Articles, All Heaped Together, Ac-
4 counts for Strange Disappearance of
Her Wealth-search of the blouse
. Of Mystery"

New York, Feb. 2.-More than $780,
900 worth Of goods bought in four
years shopping in New York, piled
unused in rooms, closets and halls,
nearly filing the large four story brown
front stone mansion in Brooklyn, lay
for nineteen years unheeded. Lacss
heaped upon Calico furs on cotton, the
daintiest of linens and silks stored
with common household garments, 5000
gowns from the most fashionable
dressmakers, laid on cheap mother
most fragile of china, sets. were rnixsd
with ironware, crystal and cut glass
with common. glassware, all cast in
niles reaching as high as the ceilings,
stuffed closets and lying on the stairs
.rhis was the result of search OF
the House of Mystery" 17S State
street, Brooklyn. 1t tells of a mania
Of Mrs. Mary Cook King, who died
two weeks ago in a flushing sanitar-
i,lm and it explains what became of
part Of the half million estate left TO
her by her husband twenty years, ago.
A search was conducted by j. Fl.
Squibb, executor of the woman's es-
tate. There We're no children born to
The Kings and when Mrs. King came
out Of mourning two years after her
husbands death, it was found she had
developed eccentricity Of character,
bordering on insanity. In 1889 she was
placed in sanitarium. At that time
she was promised no one should en-
ter her home until after her death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
END OF A swINDLE
Final Dividend Paid to Creditors of
the Franklin Syndicate, Closing Up
tho Business Of One Of the Greatest
Swindles of the Age.

New York, Feb. 2.-At meeting of
the creditors of William e. Miller, of
the Franklin syndicate, yesterday, a
final dividend of 1872 on the dollar was
declared With the sending out of the
checks and the final order of the
court discharging the trustees in bank
ruptcy, there will be a legal end of one
of the greatest swindles of the last
century. OF the principals, Miller, the
originator, Is the only one at liberty.
He is working in a shoe store in
Brooklyn his partner, Edward Schles-
niger, is dead; Robert F. Ammon, who
was party to the swindle, is serving a
term of Imprisonment in Sing Sing.
There were LILO creditors, with claims
aggregating $22S,O0O. A former divi-
dend of Is per cent was declared,
making the total dividend to creditors
Of 1882 on each dollar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
EQUITABLE HEADS HIT.
Report Said to Be Severe on Two Di.
rectors.

Report Said to Be Severe on Two Di-
recters.
New York, Feb. 2-There are at
least two men who remain members OF
the present board Of directors of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society up
on some of whose acts the carefully
guarded report of the house-cleaning
committee is known to bear heavily.
Though these men were executive Off
GERS Of the society, they held confiden-
tial relations with the old Alexander
Hyde management, and were inf1uen-
tial in shaping it policies, notably in
some Of its least successful enterprises.
In letter addressed to policy hold
ers some months ago Mr.. Morton pre-
dicted that retrenchments and econo-
mics during the first year of the pres
ent administration would show saw
ing to the society Of not less that
$500, 900.
II want to amend that now" he said
yesterday, "by saying that the figure
probably will exceed double that sum,
or not less than $1,250,000. BY addi-
tional investments we have succeeded
in cutting down our average bank ball
ances FROM about $35,oo0.o00 to Sill
O00,0 900. and l have obtained from our
repositories an interest rate of 2h i'm
stead of per cent. This additional
one-half of per cent upon s11,o00,O0o
will alone represent gain Of $o50,000
to the corporation.
1--WE are doing this year about Is
per cent of the business done last year.
but each month is showing gratifying
gains over its predecessors, Indicating
that we have passed the period OF
greatest depression"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02

are that Hall has taken the alarm and
decamped, as thorough search failed
to locate him. The stolen cask of wine
is now in the hands Of the police.
Jensen declares that there can be no
mistake in regard to Whitemore being
one of the parties to the holdup and
will swear to the information. While
generally regarded as suspicious
character Whitemore has never been
caught redhanded. He was arrested
on one occasion for drunkenness while
acting as an ice wagon driver for Gil
bert Brothers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
SAYS HE SAW ROCKEFELLER.
Oil King Walked Over Estate Wednes
day, Tarrytown Man Insists.

New York, Feb "A resident OF
Tarrytown says positively that he saw
John D. Rockefeller yesterday walking
over his estate with two men. Super
intendent c. P. Hemenway laughed at
the story last night when told of it
and said that Mr.. Rockefeller was 400
miles away.
The housekeeper at the Rockefeller
home also said positively that Mr..
Rockefeller was not there. Still the
resident states that he saw Mr.. Rock
efeller yesterday and he knows him
personally. The general opinion is
that Mr.. Rockefeller is touring some
where in his automobile and that he
left Boxwood early yesterday.
1t is believed here that Mr.. Rookie
feler came here in his automobile last
Thursday. as his ear was seen at Ards
lev with all the curtains lowered so
that no one could see inside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
sULZER CRIES GRAFT
Says Sale Of Custom House Property
to National Bank, Was ScandaIous
old Question of Sale Of New York
Customs House Bobs Up Again.

Washington Feb 2.-Representative
Sulzer today introduced resolution
in the house. calling on the attorney
general for information as to when the
government executed deed for custom
house property in Wall street, where
the deed lis, why it has never been re-
corded and other facts in connection
with the sale of the custom house
property to national bank. In ex-
planation of the purpose of his reso-
luton, Sulzer said the bank was dodg-
ing Taxes. He charged that the sale
of the property to the bank was scam
dalous, as the property is said to be
worth $1O,O00,O00, while the bank agreed
to pay only 900, and has not paid
ANYTHING as vet,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
NEW HEAD NORTHWESTERN.
A. w. Harris of Maryland Elected
President of University.


Chicago, Feb. AT the regular
quarterly meeting of the trustees of
Northwestern university, held yester-
day afternoon DR.. Abram w. Harris.
director of the Jacob Tome institute
at Port Deposit, was unanimously
elected president of the university, his
term of office to begin July l, 1905. Dr..
Harris will succeed Acting President
Z. +. Holgate, who has been the exec
utive of the institution since the de-
parture of DR.. Edmund j. James in
1904 Dr. Holgate will resume his du-
ties as dean of the faculty and head of
the department Of mathematics. He
WILL however. continue to act as pres
ilent until the end of tha present ses-
sion.
1t was learned from members of the
board of trustees that the selection of
DR. Harris for this office had been in
contemplation for more than year,
the formal selection being the culmina-
ton of carefully worked out plans. The
choice meets with the hearty approval
of the members of the faculty. many
of whom are intimately acquainted
with the new president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
WIPE OUT BIG DEFICIT.

Report Of Treasury Shows s25,ooo,ooo
Has Been Paid Off in Year.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The monthly
statement of the public debt shows the
debt, less cash in treasury, is $991,524,-
646, a decrease for the month of $3,-
345,072.
The monthly statement Of govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
the condition Of the treasury eminently
satisfactory to officials. One year ago
there was deficit of over $26,56O,OOO,
which now has been reduced to less
than $3,4O0,O00 with the prospect that
this amount will be entirely wiped out
within the next thirty days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
Darby" Nelson, Believed to
Have Aided in Murder of Mar
shall Smith, in Custody
TAMA OFFICERS TAKE ACTION
Sensational Crime Committed at cheI>
sea in 1901 May Yet Be Avenged
Officers Have Been Searching for
the Murderer for Four Years.
Strong Evidence Against Nelson.
Special to Times-Republican.

Tama, Feb. 2-In the arrest Of
by the sheriff, it is believed the first of
the three men implicated in the mur-
der of Marshal ]. B. Smith, of Chelsea,
and the attempted robbery of the
Chelsea bank. on the night of Dec. s.
1901, has been caught. The sheriff's
officers are positive that Nelson is one
of the three men wanted, and for whom
the officers have been searching more
or less since the crime, which aroused
all of Tama county, was committed.
Nelson was arrested soon after he
Northwestern train, which brought him
from Marshalltown. Nelson said he
had been spending the most Of the past
month in the Marshall county Jail.
From Marshalltown it was learned to-
day that Smith was released Thursday
afternoon, after serving ten days of q
thirty days sentence for vagrancy.
He was released on the promise that
he would get out Of town, and he soon
after caught a train and came here.
He was twice arrested in Marshalltown
and was sentenced under the names
of John Clark and Robert Warning.
The killing of Marshall Smith and
the attempt to loot the Chelsea bank
! was one of the most daring crimes in
the history OF this county. Smith
was shot thru the head after he had
unexpectedly come upon the robbers az
they were forcing an entrance into the
bank building. He was shot thru ths
head in the struggle which followed
and died the next day. Three men
were in the gang. Previous to the kills
ing of Smith the men seized and
bound Bert Compt young man Of
Chelsea, whom it was supposed they
thought was the marshal He was
carried and placed back of an elevator,
where he heard the sound of the shot
that killed Smith. From him a de-
scription of the three men was secur-
ed. The trio made their escape on
hand-car, which it abandoned near
Long Point, and there the trail was
lost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
POLICEMAN HIGHWAY RoHBERs
Fugitive Baltimore Officer Charged
With "HoId- Up" on His Beat.

Baltimore. Feb. 2.-Patrolman Rey-
nolds, now a fugitive from justice un-
der a charge of larceny, was a high
way robber while on his beat, accord
ing to charges made here yesterday.
In his rooms a number of articles were
found which were identified as belong
ing to Patrick Lyons, who reported a
week ago that he had been held up on
Reynolds beat. Reynolds, 1t is said.
kept a suit of citizens clothes handy,
which he would put on when the SER
geant had left him, and in the dark
hours hold up late pedestrians on the
lonely portions of his beat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
CRUSHED BY FIRE.
Michael sIattery, Well Known In Mus-
catine, Receives Serious Injuries.

Michael SIattery, Well Known In Mus-
catine, Receives Serious Injuries.
Special to Times
Muscatine, Feb. 2.-Michael Slatterys
living north Of this city about two
miles, was quite seriously injured
while cutting wood on the farm Of
Patrick Boland. He was cutting down
one of the largest trees, and when the
tree tottered Mr.. Slattery ran to one
side He was too late, however, ana
one of the large branches struck him,
crushing him to the ground. He was
found several minutes later and was
removed to the Boland house, where
medical assistance was summoned.
His injuries are quite serious. Across
his head there is deep cash and his
back is severely sprained, Il 10 not
thought his injuries will prove fatal
unless he is hurt internally. Mr..
Slattery is we'll known in this city.
having lived here until a short time
ago. when he bought farm north OF
town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02

ly protesting against the proceedings
of which he was a victim Doyen, the
Brazilian minister addressed Il note
to Minister Ybarra, saying the corps
may refer the matter to their govern
ments. that the action seems strange
to them" Ybarra replied that the af-
fair is one of mere internal police.
Doyin replied the corps cannot agree
that an agent thus loses his diplomatic
character. From the fact of the rup-
turc of relations. without fultillment
of the usual formalities. and that in
THIS case Taigny did not lose his Dip
lomatic character.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
HISS TILLMAN'S NAME
Hatred Of vardaman, Thomas Dixon,
and F. Hopkinson Smith, Express
cd at Big New York Mass Meeting
Called to Protest Against Disfran.
chisement of Negroes in the South.

New York, Feb. 2.--Hoots and Kisses
greeted the mention of United States
Senator Tillman, Governor Vardaman.
of Mississippi, Thomas Dixon, Jr., and
F. Hopkinson Smith, at mass meeting
held by the constitution league, in
Coopera union last night 1t was called
to protest against the dsfranchisement
of the negro in the south and the meet
ing resolved itself into a general de-
nunciation of conditions south of the
Mason and Dixon's line. AT least
four-fifths of the crowd of 5000 We're
negroes. The meeting did not break up
until morning. A set of resolutions for
the reduction of representation from
the south in congress was passed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
EMPEROR MAKES APPEAL.
Plain outspoken Mandate to The
Peasants From the Gar

Plain Outspoken Mandate to the
Peasants From the Car.
x. Petersburg, Feb 2.-In view OF
the profound conviction prevailing
among naarshals Of nobility, members
of Zemstvos and other classes which
are in direct touch with the peasants
that the spring will witness a renewal
OF Agrarian disorders thruout the
country on more deplorable scale
than ever before, the emperor has ad-
dressed plain, outspoken mandate
to the peasantry setting forth that
the rights Of property are sacred and
that the peasants will be violating his
will If they attempt to enter into pos
session of private lands. At the same
time his majesty has assured the peas
ants that with cooperation Of the ma
tional assembly he will institute meas
ures for their relief. The emperor's
words were delivered personally to a
deputation from the Kursk govern
ment and will be sent broadcast thru
out the empire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02

Wednesdays proceedings, a closed
for the consideration of verd - in the
cases of George H. Melvin 2 eneseo,
Ill.,. member of the third s, and
William 7. Boyd, Jr., of Pei, ILL.,,
member of the second class.
Orders announcing that Midshipman
Ned Leroy Chaplin of Pasadena, Cal,
had not been convicted of hazng and
had been convicted of hazing and sem
fenced to dismissal, were received from
the secretary of the navy and were
read to the brigade Of midshipmen at
noon. Chaplin is member of the first
class
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
YERKES MARRIAGE
Certificate Of Marriage To Mizner
Filed With Bureau of Vital statis-
tics-Mrs. Yerkes Confirms the Re-
port Of Her Wedding.

New York, Feb. 2-All doubt as to
the marriage of Mrs. Charles 7. Yerkes
to Wilson Miner was set at rest today
by the filing of certificate Of mar
riage with the bureau of vital statis-
tics. In addition, newspaper quotes
Mrs. Yerkes in confirmation. Accord
ing to this paper, Mrs. Yerkes said to-
day: Cali can say is that l am hap
PLY married" Miner left the hotel to-
day and with his baggage drove to the
Yerkes home, on Fifth avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
ARRAIGNED ON EXTRA CHARGE.
A. w. Whitemore Regarded As Sus-
picious Character at Council Bluffs.

Special to TimeS-RepubIlcan.
Council Bluffs. Feb I'm addition
to the charge of being implicated in
the holdup of Jens Jensen and Nels
Anderson Tuesday morning, A. W..
Whitemore will be arraigned on a
charge of breaking and entering, as
the police claim to have positive evil
dence that Whitemore and Dutch"
Hall stole five-gallon flask of port
wine from a Rock Island car Monday
night. Hall is also believed to been
Whitemore's partner in the holdup.
which was brought to rather abrupt
conclusion on account of Jensen's rec
ognition of Whitemore. Indications
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
NO REVOLUTION in COLOMBIA.
Minister at Washington Enters Denial
to Sensational Rumors.

Minister at Washington Enters Denial
to Sensational Rumors.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Emphatic de-
nial of the reports from Panama that
several Colombian generals were plan
ming a revolution against the Colon
bian government was made yesterday
by Don Diego Mendoza, the Colombian
minister at Washington.
''The cable news from Panama" said
the minister, that a revolution has
started In Antioquoia against General
Reyes headed by Generals Gonzalez
Valencia and Ospina is without foun-
dation. General Gonzalez Valencia in
an official document lately published.
says in part: I love peace as the best
blessing: free and no duty Of a public
character to perform. I work day and
night to increase my commercial credit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
Hazinn Court is Adjourned.

Annapolis, Md, Feb. 2.-The court
martial which has been engaged IN
trying midshipmen on charges of haz-
ing for over four weeks at the naval
academy. adjourned to meet on FEB
rua.ry 10 next The session yesterday
morning lasted about an hour during
which-the court verified the record OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
INSURANCE REFORMS
National Convention Which Is consid-
erine Proposed Reforms In Life In.
surance Supervision, Takes Up Sub
ject Of Uniform Legislation and Ap.
points Committee.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-The national con-
vention called to consider the proposed
reforms in supervision of life insur-
ance companies turned it's attention
today to the subject of uniform legis-
lation. A committee Of fifteen was ap-
pointed to decide upon a report to be
submitted to the convention later in
the day. In addition to the fifteen ac-
tive members of the committee, all
governors and members of the confer
ence of commissioners on uniform leg
islation, were designated as members
of the advisory committee. The gov
ernors present were Johnson of Min
nesota; Elrodem, of South Dakota;
Beckman, of Kentucky; Davidson, of
Wisconsin; Cummins, of Iowa; Sarles.
of North Dakota.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02

There is not daily newspaper in
Iowa publishing more careful,
accurate or concise report Of the
state legislature than that fur.
nished the Times Republican by
its own correspondent stationed at
Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
uPHoLDs ASPHALT CLAIM
After Reading caIhoun's Report, Root
SAYS Venezuela Must Pay.

Says Venezuela Must Pay.
Washington. Feb 2.-Secretary Root
has completed his reading of the re-
port of Judge Calhoun, the special
commissioner who was sent to Vene-
zuela to investigate the claim of the
New York and Bermudez Asphalt Co.'S
gaainst Venezulea and other claims OF
Americans against the country. The
secretary will instruct Mr.. Russell, the
American minister at Caracas. to re-
new his efforts to obtain satisfactory
settlement of the asphalt claim.
This calm will be presented to the
Venezuelan government in modified
form as a result of the recomemnda :
tions made by Judge Calhoun. In so
far as the claim is found to be just Mr.
Russell will be instructed to press for
it's settlement.
If President Castro again refuses the
secretary will then announce the sub
sequent course which will be pursued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
SEPARATE CHURCH AND STATE.
Several Clashes Between Municipal
Guards and the People at Paris.

Paris. Feb. 2.-This afternoon big
crowd surrounds the church of st.
Pierre du Groe. wheer the authorities
are taking an inventory in accordance
with the law for the separation OF the
church and state. There have been
several clashes between the municipal
guards and the people. A number on
both sides were injured
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
PAGE ONE.

SSS6 SNse
TeIegraphfo News.
Miners Facing Great Crisis.
Sensational Incident at Close
Eccentric Woman's Strange Case.
Yerkes Wedding is Confirmed.
Murder Suspect Arrested at Tam;
The Iowa Legislature.
Senate Progress on Rate Bill.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
An Interurban for Dubuque.
Cummins Routs Insurance Men.
Sensation at Chicago Conference
Murderer Clark Acquitted.
Forger Fugitive Surrenders.
The First Iowa Murder Trial.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
No Midnight Saloons.
A Grand Old Compromise.
Work for the Penitentiary.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Resume of State Primary Laws.
PAGE FIVE.
Voyage of the Dry Dock Dewey.
Miscellaneous News.
'Hesper," by Eamlin Garland.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
Local News.
Hogs Rapidly Advance in Price.
Up Is Cents Over Yesterday.
City Great Market for Farmers.
American Book Company Active.
T. H. Simmons Rises.
Arrested for Murder.
Metal Explodes; Two Burned.
D. A. Wilbur to Wed.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Wheat Closed Stronger
Board of Trade Quotations.
The Live Stock Market.
Cattlemen Favor Hepburn Bill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
EIGHTEEN HURT IN WRECK.
Accident to Train Near Towner, N. D.
Caused by Spreading Rail.

Towner N. D., Feb. 2.-Passenger
train No 3 on the Great Northern
railway was wrecked three miles east
Of this place yesterday and enighteen
persons injured. The accident was
caused by spreading rails and every
car left the track The injured in
clude fourteen passengers and Pete
Ferguson. engineer; r. Pearl, conduc-
tor; William Ridenbaum, brakeman
and a dining car cook. Ridenbaum S
injuries are believed to be fatal. AL
were taken to Minot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
RECIPROCAL DEMuRRAeE BILL.

Farmers and Grain Dealers Move 70
Present One to Legislature.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason CITY. Feb. 2.-The Iowa Far
ners' and Grain Dealers Association
this afternoon moved to present to
the legislature the reciprocal demur-
rage bill offered by w. M. Stickney OF
Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
COLD WAVE in THE EAST.
Temperature Ranges From is Above to
29 Below Zero

New York. Feb. "A cold wave
prevails today over the New England
states, New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio. the temperature ranging from Is
above zero to 20 below. The latter
figure is being registered at Meacham
Lake, Adirondacks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02

Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
called at the white house yesterday,
accompanied by his colleague, Senator
Spooner. The two senators were very
cordial in their attitude toward each
other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
Monosenarian Dead.
fo TfrneS-Ran11hlican.

oskaloosa, Feb. 2.-Harden Morgan
aged ninety, who celebrated his sew
entieth wedding anniversary Christ
mas, is dead. He lived in Iowa sixty
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02
T..R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises Feb 3, 1904; sets, 5:24.
Iowa-Generally fair tonight and
Saturday; warmer tonight and in the
east and central Saturday.
Illinois-Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday; rising temperature.
South Dakota Fair tonight and
warmer Saturday.
Missouri-Generally fair tonight
and Saturday; rising temperature.