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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
STARTS OIL FIGHT in OHIO.
Judge Taylor Calls Grand Jury al
Cleveland to Investiqate.

Cleveland, o., July 3.-The Standard
OIL fight was fairly begun here yester-
day. when Judge Tayler of the United
States district court issued an order
for grand jury to investigate charges
of rebating and discrimination
against the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern and other railroads in favor
of the Standard Oil Company.
The jury is to convene July 9 instead
of July s. as previously announced,
and will follow up certain testimony
developed during two recent sessions
of the interstate commerce commits
sion here.
Subpoenas have already been served
upon prominent Lake Shore and stan
dard Oil officials. In addition to those
already announced are r. NJ. Huddle-
ston, assistant auditor In the freight
car account department of the Lake
Shore road, and c. A. Slauson. freight
agent of the read. All officials are
commanded to bring with them all
freight car accounts in their possession
from January I, 1902.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
TELL THAW'S MOTHER
Parent Of the Man Who Killed Stan
ford White Learns Of Her Sons
crime-Extraordinary Precautions
Taken to Keep the News From Her
Until She Reaches Daughters Home.

Tilbury, England, July 3.--News of
the tragedy in the Madison Square
roof garden at New York, June 25.
when Harry Thaw shot and killed
Stanford White. had not been COM
municated to his mother. Mrs. Thaw,
when the Atlantic liner, Minneapolis,
docked here this morning. Extraor-
dinary precautions were taken on
board to keep any inkling of the trag-
edy from her until relatives We're able
to break the news. Mrs Thaw, who
has been unusually cheerful thruout
the voyage, was met by her son-in-
law, Earl Yarmouth. and Blair Thaw
who came 10 Ti!hury to welcome her.
and her face was wreathed in smiles
when she landed. II is expected the
news will be communicated to her
while on the train bound for London
AS she stepped ashore. Mrs. Thaw
was surrounded by friends and detec-
tives the latter being detailed to pre-
vent any stranger from approaching
her after landing. Mrs. Thaw and
party boarded a special train from
which reporters were expressly exclud-
ed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
Finest and Fastest Train on
the Delaware and Hudson
Wrecked EARLY Today
THE PASSENGERS ESCAPE
Engine and Four Palace Cars Piled un
In the Ditch, But Passengers Miraeu-
lousIy Escape-Mistake Of Switch.
man tho Cause Of the Accident -
Fatal Mine Explosion.

Ballston, N. T., July 3-The Dela-
ware and Hudson, Saratoga limited, the
finest and fastest passenger train runs
ming between Saratoga and New York.
was wrecked here early today and all
tho the train was completely demolish-
ed, no passengers were killed or injur-
ed. At the north end Of this village,
the Schenectady electric railway con-
meets with the steam railway and when
the limited approached at the rate OF
fifty miles an hour, the switch tender
make mistake and opened the switch,
thinking it was the local train to be
sidetracked. When the limited reached
the switch the entire train leaped from
the track. The engine parted from the
train and landed in the ditch. The en-
gineer and fireman stuck to their posts,
but were not injured. Four palace cars
followed the track for q few feet, and
then overturned and went into the
ditch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
eeoin F,qht at Toledo.

Toledo, O.. July BIN the probate
court of Hancock county was begun
yesterday the arht against the Man
haitian Oil Company and the Buckeye
Pipe Line Company. purchasing and
pipe line companies of the Standard
Oil Company. 'fhe charge is conspir-
acy in restraint of trade.
The matter was not taken before the
grand jury, but was brought directly
in probate court by .he prosecuting at
torney, who is assisted by the attorney
general of the state. The Standards
attorneys have filed 81 motion to auash
the information on the ground that
the court is without jurisdiction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
MORE TROUBLE FOR DOMINGO.
Creditors Want All Its New York Bank
Account

Washington. July 3.--The American
and European creditors of Santo Do
mingo are becoming restless over the
accumulation in q New York bank of
more than half the customs collections
of the little republic for the last year
and are trying to bring pressure to
bear upon the state department to Sc
cure distribution of the funds among
the creditors such as was contemplated
by the Dominican treaty. which was
left unacted upon when the senate ad-
journed.
1t is quite certain that Secretary
Root will not sanction any distribution
of the fund among the creditors until
the merit of every claim is demonstrat-
ed by commission soon to be appoint
ed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
CHOLERA BREAKS
OUI IN MANILA
Four Americans Stricken With
the Disease and a Fifth
Is Dead
SIXTEEN DEATHS ARE REPORTED
The Disease Said to Be of virulent
Type and Percentage of Deaths is
Hish-Twenty- -one Cases in Manila
and Twenty six in the Provinces Re-
ported Today.

Manila. July 3.-Cholera of virulent
type has broken out among the natives
of Manila and surrounding provinces.
-Four Americans in Manila are stricken.
and one Charles Sheehan is dead.
Twenty one cases and sixteen deaths
are reported today. The provinces re-
port twenty-six cases and twenty y-five
deaths. The disease is of the ns.st
deadly type. The suburbs Of Fort Nc
kinley are quarantined. There was one
death among the soldiers. The health
officials do not look for an epidemic Of
great proportions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
IN GOVERNORS HANDS
Fate Of Mrs. Assie Myers, Who, With
Frank Hoffman, Is Under Sentence
to Hang, Now Rests With Folk, Su-
preme Court Having overruIed Mo-
ton to Transfer Her Case.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 3.--Division
No. 2 of the supreme court today ov-
erruled the motion to transfer the case
of Mrs Aggie Myers to the court at
En- Banc, for hearing. Her fate is
now in the hands of the governor. She
and Frank Hoffman We're convicted of
numbering her husband and sentenced
to be hanged.
Governor Folk recently granted Mrs.
Myers and Hoffman respite to Sep
tember 3. next.
Even if the governor does not fur
ther interfere Mrs. Meyers cannot be
hanged until resentenced by the SUI
preme court, which does not meet
again until October.
Hottmans sentence will be carried
out September unless the governor
again pos ostpones his execution.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
STILL in DEADLOCK
Little Prospect Of Nomination at the
Thirty seventh District Senatorial
Convention in Session at Webster
city-TweIve Hundred Ballots Taxi
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to IfmeS-RepuDHcan
Webster City, July 3.-The thirty
seventh senatorial district convention
in this city has taken the twelve hun
dredth ballot and is still in deadlock.
The vote stands: Chase, of Webster
City, II; Ward. of Eldora, 49, and Pet
erson. of Clarion, Is. A recess was
taken during the morning and an adj
journment at noon, during which much
caucusing was done. A number De
delegates returned home last night,
however, which leads to the belief that
nothing will be accomplished today. In
fact, from the present outlook no one
looks for breaking Of the deadlock
for some days.
AT 2:3O o'clock this afternoon, upon
motion of Nagle, of Clarion, the Thir-
ty-seventh sena torial district conven-
ton, which has been in session in this
city since yesterday morning, adjourn
ed over the Fourth, to meet Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The vote re-
mained unchanged thruout. Sixteen
hundred ballots were cast.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
LAWN PARTY FIGHT FATAL.
AssaiIant Escapes by Jumping ou'
Of Car Window.


Harrisonburg, Va July 3.-One man
is dying and several others more or
less seriously injured as the result of
a fight at a lawn party in East Rock
ngham. John Gooden aged 35 years
and married. was struck on the head
with a rock and his skull fractured.
Ashby Shiffiet was arrested. charged
with the assault, and was being
brought to the Harrisburg Jail, when
he escaped from a car window. while
the train was running at the rate of
twenty miles an hour. The train
was stopped. but no trace of the fugi-
tive was found. Deputy sheriffs have
organized posse of citizens and are
searching the surrounding country for
him. Gooden is in such condition
that the physicians have little hope
for his recovery.
Several of Gocden's bothers were
knocked down while trying to preserve
order at the lawn party. Their as
sailants are members of the Norris
and Shifflett families, from one of the
widest portions of the Blue Ridge
mountains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
PROVIDES LAND
FOR PEA%| MS
Russian Government Makes
Known Plans in Regard to
the Agrarian Bill
70 DISTRIBUTE ARAsLE LANDS
Proclamation Issued in Connection
With the Measure, Makes Many
+ Promises to the Peasants-Points
Out There Are Not Enough Lands
y Give All Peasants Enough.

st. Petersburg, July 3.-4The govern
f1ents Agrarian bill. as finally approv-
Cd, was introduced in the lower house
OF parliament and published in the Of
fetal Messenger today. accompanied
by q sort Of proclamation to the peas
ants, clarifying the emperors constant
solicitude for the peasants. 1t at
tempts to show that realization of the
sociaIstic schemes for NATURALIZATION
of lands, with which the country has
been deluded, instead of improving the
lot of the peasants. would result in in
evitable misery, s.s the distribution OF
all arabic state lands Of European
Russia would given each peasant less
than one additional deciatine. which
would be subject to constant diminu-
tion owing to increases in population.
and would deprive the peasants of the
opportunity of obtaining work from
landlords. from whom large percent
age Of their income is derived. AS fin
ally submitted the government solution
makes the following proposition:
First-To distribute upon favorable
terms" all arabic land in European
Russia to peasants who have not suf-
ficient lands
,ssecond-Purchase for account estate
land which private owners are will
ing to sell.
Third-To sell such lands to peasants
on reasonable terms. even If this in
wolves assumption by the state of
difference in the cost and selling
prices.
Fourth-To establish the principle
that new as well as old peasants lands
are not salable to persons not belong
ing to the peasant class, besides eN-
empting land from seizure for debt.
Fifth--To assist immigrants to reach
Siberia and Central Asia, to help them
in ins .alling themselves there. not only
by allotments of land. but by building
government roads.
Sixth--To make arrangements for
sale OF lands immigrants leave be-
hind them for the benefit of these im-
migrants, rigorous Improvement in ag-
riculture, correcting inequalities IN
plots of land, ETC., and right distribu-
ton Of land; severally where desired.
The statement accompanying the
publication of the governments Agrar-
ian mea sure gives figures to prove the
pea asants' dream that a universal dis
tribution would give ample land to all
is fallacious.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
TAAw's MARRIED ABROAD.
Mrs. Thaw Denies Alleged Statement
of Prosecutions Principal Witness.

New York, July 3.-'1 was married
to MIR. Tsl.w while we were abroad
and before the ceremony in this coun-
try, and I will produce proof at the
trial. If the valet. Bedford. said we
were not married. I am surprised. but
don't believe he said any such thing
This was the statement made by
Mrs. Thaw today. Bedford who died
yesterday was to have been the princi-
pal witness for the prosecution.
Mrs. Thaw today publicly announced
that she will tell her story at her hus-
bands trial.
The counsel for Thaw decided today
not to take advantage of the reserva-
tion made week ago. when the pris-
oner entered the formal plea of not
guilty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
MAKES DIVORCE HARDER.
Indiana Judge Declares He Will Hear
No Immorality Pleas.

Valparaiso. Ind July3.-1udge Nc
Mahan Yesterday announced that here
after divorces would not be granted
on charges of immoral conduct. Per-
sons who contract marriages know of
each others moral standing before they
enter into such contract, he said. and
they must abide by such marriage in
his circuit. Porter and Lake counties
Rev. j. Fl. O. Smith. for the last ten
years pastor of the Christian church
of this city. and formerly pastor of 4
west side Christian church In Chicago.
announced yesterday that he would re-
sign Sept. to engage in evangelistic
work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
Death Ends Cocaine Jag"

Memphis Tenn, July S.-As the re-
suit of what the police declare was a
cocaine spree, Jacob Garnette, men,
ber of wealthy family of Pulaski,
Tenn. is dead: DR.. H w Rencher. OF
Scooba. Miss, is near death; and e.
Lee Black a wealthy lumberman, of
Tracy. Ark. is temporarily insane.
They We're found In one room in the
Arlington hotel. Black has dsap
peared entirely. The three are said to
have been addicted to the drug. They
met at sanitarium whore the habit is
cured and escaped together. They
found a great quantity of cocaine and
got on spree.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
Curious Facts.

Strawberries are good for rfeuma-
tism.
China's soil is the richest in the
world.
Abstainers from pork, particularly
Hebrews never get cancer.
Jean Charet, boy of II, ascended
Mont Blanc last summer.
The University Of oxford prints
books in $50 different languages.
The king Of Englands gold and sill
YER plate is valued at $10,o00,Oo0.
Letters begging for total of $20,-
100000 are received monthly by John
D, Rockefeller.
Gold pens are in the end the cheap
est. for one gold pen with decent treat
ment will last ten years
Armenian girls the day of their we'd
ding have the breast and neck painted
all over with delicate blue flowers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03

from Uruguay, and that government
looks to Salmon to restore It's foreign
market Salmon will start for South
America December I. He is now en-
gagged in scientific work in Montana.
in connection with suits brought by
cattle men of that state against the
smelling trust. Tho suits are for
damages on account of injury to crops
and cattle by reason of arsenic rising
from smelters and falling on the crops
When the cattle eat food thus poisoned,
they sicken and thousands have died
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
Great Mems Brothers.

An editor was praising Max Beer
bahm. the brother of the distinguished
actor, Beerbohm Tree.
II went to London to see Tree In
Nero" he said. "and at Princes res
taurant one evening / was introduced
to Max Beerbohm.
HE is critic OF the theater-a bril-
liant talker.
"He told us that he was at present
engaged on book entitled The Broth
ers OF Great Men AS he was prais-
ing the book, some one said
"'By the way. you are. Beerbohm
Trees brother. are you not 2
Yes answered Mr.. Beerbahm
calmly. He will be In the book
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
HOPE FOR URUGUAY
DR.. D. e. saImon's Offer to Organize
Bureau Of Animal Industry for That
Government, Accepted, and Depend
ence is Put on Former to Restore
Uruquay's Foreign Market.

Washington. July 3.-Dr. d. E. Sal
mon, former chief of the bureau of ami
NAL industry. has been advised by the
uruguayan government. of the accep-
tanee of his offer to organize a bureau
of animal industry for that govern
ment. at a salary of $4,000 annually,
in gold and living expenses. Europe
has quaranuned against live cattle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
MISSOURI LID LAW HAS FLAW.
Court Holds It Void in Cities Of Sec
ond Class.

Kansas City, July 3.-The Sunday
closing law, in the enforcement Of
which Governo. Folk has been so ac-
tive. was yesterday declared null and
void so far as cities of the second class
are concerned by the Kansas City
court of appeals The case was that
of William L. Kessels, saloonkeeper
of ST. Joseph, convicted of selling liz
quor on Sunday, in which the court
held that st. Joe has exclusive power
to regulate, restrain. license, tax or
suppress dramshops, and that the state
law as to dra.nshops is not applicable
to that city because the state legisla-
ture delegated to the city. in granting
it a charter. The full right of resu-
lating dramshops. This decision ap-
plies only TO St. Joe and other cities
of the second class
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03

five to ten years more in the prison.
The sentence VIII begin as soon AS
his present inaeterminate term is end
ed by the prison board
Green says he set the factory on fire
for revenge having been cheated out
If money earned there and badly
reated Three other mysterious fires
recently in The prison have not yet
been explained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
HAReIs TRIAL IS BEGUN.

Men Accused Of Assassinatins Lswysr
James Marcum Before Court.
Beattyville, KY, July 3.@The trial Of
former County Judge James Hargis. q.
Fulton French, an attorney; former
Sheriff Ed Callahan, and others on ths
charge of assassinating Lawyer James
Marcum in Jackson three years ago
was begun yesterday before Judge Dor-
sey.
1t is expected that considerable DIFF
ficulty will be experienced in securing
jury. the report being current that
Judge Hargis and Sheriff Callahan and
their friends have made a personal cam
vass Of all men available for jury SER
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
cumMIhs AHEAD IN MARION.
Stands Good Chance Of Getting the Ad
| ditional DELEGATES Needed.

Des Moines, July 3.-Full reports
from Marion county are: Cummins II,
Perkins Al, to the county convention.
Cummins needs eighteen more dele
gates to have Il majority and Marion
county progressives claim they will
carry all the remaining precincts, which
hold caucuses Friday. The first eau
cuses called in The county were known
as standpat precincts. The remaind-
er are all progressives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
BEARS BLOW WELL.
News of Sons Tragedy Broken
Mrs. Thaw in London.

London, July 3.-On her arrival in
London Mrs Thaw was driven to the
residence of Earl Yarmouth. where
the news of the tragedy was broken
to her. She bore up splendidly under
the blow, but has not yet decided upon
her future movements.
Mrs. Thaw will not return to Amer
lea Immediately. Probably she will go
to Switzerland for her health
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
SIX couNclLMEN MUST GO DRY.
No Drinks in Terre Haute, Says Union.
for Mayors Opponents.

Terre Haute, Ind, July 3.--'Fhe six
councimen who voted to remove Mayor
1sidaman in the Impeachment proceed
ings must go dry. Terre Haute saloon
keepers have decided. Several liquor
men told the councilmen not to patron
ize their places The bartenders' union
vot -, a boycott on them. 1T is said that
while the mayor was charged with lax
ity in enforcement of the laws. there is
better regulation than ever before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
TUBERCULOSIS sANITARIuM.
Hospital to Cost Half Million Will Be
Erected in Yonkers.

New York, June 3.-The Martin farm
in Yonkers. consisting of 110 acres. has
been purchased by Alexander Smith
Cochran of Workers, president of the
Smith carpet works. He will improve
the property and erect on 1t complete
sanitarium for the treatment Of tuber-
culosis The entire cost of land, i'm
provements, buildings and equipment
will be more than S5o0,o0c. When
completed. the entire place will he
turne5. over to the City of Yonkers to-
gethcr with an endowment sufficient
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03

to pay all expenses for the first five
years at least
The main building will have twenty
five beds, but provision will be made
for the treatment Of many other cases
in tents The treatment will be free
to patients. Incipient cases will be
given the preference, especially where
the patients are still able to attend to
their work.
The opening. it is expected, will take
place in the fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
Murdered by His Wife

Charleston, " Va, July 3-WiIliam
JAWS. of Coopers' Creek, was shot last
night by his wife. His body was left
in the yard all night. Before he died
he cadleE their three little children TO
his side and told them their mother had
murdered him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
COLD STORAGE EXPERIMENT
Chief of Bureau Of Chemistry, Agr
cultural Department, Begins Invest

Washington, July 3.-Dr Wiley, chief
of the bureau of chemistry of the
agricultural department, today has put
into the cold storage. $50 broilers,
which was the first step toward nves-
tigation of the effects of cold storage
on food products.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
Gar Makes No Announcement.

ST Petersburg, July 3.-While it is
generally assumed that the emperor
yesterday communicated TO Premier
Goremykin his decision to bow to the
demand of parliament for dismissal of
the cabinet no official announcement
on the subject has been made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
ATTEMPTS TO BURN PRISON..
Convicted Burglar Gets Double Sen.
tence for Arson.

Jackson, Mich. July 3.-James l..
Green. sentenced 10 the state prison
here in 1904 from Oakland county for
from one to fifteen years for burglary,
pleaded guilty yesterday in the circuit
court here 10 the charge of setting
IRE to the chair factory in the prison
recently and was sentenced to from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
spEYER AGAIN CONVICTED.
Jury Finds Circus Performer Guilty OF
Murder in First Decree.

Kansas City, July S.-The Jury in the
criminal court today, for the second
time rendered verdict Of guilty OF
murder in the first degree against.
John Martin Speyer, the circus per-
former, formerly Of New Orleans, who
killed his little son here four years
ago. Speyer cut the boys throat white
a mob was trying to reach him for an
alleged assault on young girl. HI
was convicted at his first trial, but was
given a rehearing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
STILL HOPE FOR STEAMER.

Anxiety Intense Over Amerika, Now
Eleven Days Overdue.
New York. July 3.-No word has yet
been received of the overdue steamer
Amerika, which sailed from MarseilleS
and Naples with 10 passengers and g
cargo Of freight for New York. She
was last reported when she left st.
Michaers. in the Azores, on June IL.
She is now eleven days overdue. The
agent had no information to give them.
hovavar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-03
Riot Among Palace Guards.

st. Petersburg. July 3.-An incipi-
ent riot is reported to have occurred
among the Cuirassiers guard at Tsar-
skoe -Selo, because they were ordered
not to read newspapers. The officers
of the guard speak most pessimisuical-
ly of the spread of disloyalty in the
arply