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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
In a Poison Factory.

"Slip on this glass mask" said the
foreman. "You will need it.
The visitor donned the uncanny mask
of glass and the foreman led the way
to the cyanide of potassium depart
ment.
1--WE make 1000 tons Of cyanide
year." he said. "a dose Of five grains Is
a fatal one. Thus our annual product
is enough to kill 2,500,000 people.
He opened door, and a room filled
with writhing flames, dense shadows,
sparks, smoke and weird figures IN
glass masks was revealed. In the
center of the room, in great cauldron.
100 pounds of molten cyanids of pot
assiurn bubbled and seethed. The
flames glinted strangely on the glass
masks.
The foreman coughed.
"These fumes" he said, "are whole
some The men, you see, are all robust.
1 have known weakly chaps, working
here among these strange fumes, TO
pick I'D health and strength"
In another clean, cool room the
finished cyanide was stored. 1t looked
like crystallized white sugar, good
enough to eat
GOOD enough to eat" said the fore
man gravely. We'll, we have had men
eat it. Four men committed suicide In
that way.
"The fumes seem to create in our
men desire to taste the drug. They
fight this desire, most of them success
fully, but they all feel it, the same as
workers in coffee plants want to chew
coffee beans, and some feel it so strong
ly as to succumb.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
MRS. PRESTON HURT.
Wife Of District Judge Of oskaloosa,
Injured in Des Moines. -,

Wife Of District Judge Of Oska'oosa'
Injured in Des Moines.
Des Moines, April 30-Mrs. Byron w.
preston of Oskaloosa, Iowa, guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Moss, 1910 m
gerso,l avenue, is suffering seriously
from a shock received in fall from
tho Jneersol! avenue street railway
bridge between Seventeenth and NINE
taontb streets at about II o'clock FIJI
day night. ~
On their return home after the Bern
,a rdt performance at Ingersoll park
Irs Moss asked the street car con-
dnctor to let them off at Nlneteenth
street. However, they were carried ny ,,
their destination and Obliged 10 sel oi,
at Seventeenth street. Ihey slai seu
hack up the Ingersoll avenue tracks III
the darkness and rain and as tney ap-
nroached the bridge, Mrs. preston
caught her foot between the tles anu
was much frightened as cars approach
cd her. She finally pulled herselI
loose but she lost her footing and feli
from the end of the bridge walk into
Inpersoll run ditch, some fifteen or
twenty feet down, alighting on her
back
Mr.. Moss, who was expecting the re-
turn of Mrs. Moss and her guest
heard their screams and rushed to
their aid. He found Mrs. Preston al
most unconscious and so mired In the
mud that he could not remove her
alone. He called help and she was
carried to the Moss residence near by.
No bones were broken in the fall but
| Mrs. Preston suffered a very serious
| nervous shock and possibly other in
iuries. Her husband, Judge Preston,
was summoned and he arrived yesterr-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
PLYMOUTH FOR cUMMINs.
No Question Now But That Delegates
Will Be Instructed for Him,


LIE Mars, April 3O.-The Plymouth
Overwhelmingly for Cummins. The
vote in LIE Mars was as follows:
First ward, 1874 for Cunmins and 80
for Perkins; Second ward, 135 for
Cunrmins and 25 for Perkins; Third
ward 1876 for Oummins and 4S for
Perkins. The polls opened at 4 o'clock
and closed at o'clock. E. D. Chassell
was i'm the lead of the Cunlmins forces.
L. S. Struble and H. A. Boland led the
Perkins fight The First ward has
eight votes in the county convention
on Wednesday, the Second ward nine
votes, the Third ward eleven votes.
There is practically no question but
that the convention will be for Cum
Minis.
Cummins already had Portland
township with eleven votes and Henry
township with four votes.
Perkins had captured six county
townships with twenty-nine votes, but
two of these have contesting delega-
tions.
In the Garfield township caucus Sat-
urday night Perkins had thirteen votes
and Cunmins 148.
Other townships voted as follows:
ungerford-Cunmnins 35, Perkins.
"a.
America-C 25, Perkins 6.
Elgin-Cummin 80, Perkins 23
Preston-Cummins 25, Perkins O.
shington-Cummins 49, Perkins S.
Starton-Cummins 49, Perkins 10.
Marion Fredonia and Lincoln were
unanimous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
.GRUNDY COUNTY
IS FOR CUMM|NS
Delegates Instructed to Vote
First, Last and All the Time
For denomination
BUTLER AND CALHOUN DITTO
In Bremen County the Federal Crowd
Was in Control and Selected Unin-
structed Delegation Favorable to
Perkins-Grundy Renominates Lis
ter.
Special to Timoa-Republlcan.

Grundy Center, April 30.-The re-
publican county convention here today
was an enthusiastic Cummins rally,
resolutions being adopted instructing
the delegation to the state convention
to vote as a unit first, last and all the
time for the denomination of A. B.
Cummins for governor. The resolu-
tions also endorse the administration
of President Roosevelt, Cummins and
the work of the Iowa senator's and
congressman. The congressional dele
cation is instructed to vote for the re-
nomination Of R. G. Cousins for con-
gress.
j. d. Morrison, of Reinbeck, was en-
dorsed for state senator, and was al
lowed to select his own delegates.
Representative John Lister, of Conrad,
had no opposition for denomination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
ARRESTED AT PARIS
Secretary General of Confederation of
Labor Held Responsible as Organ
izer Of Proposed May Day Demon.
stration-other Prominent Men
Made Prisoners for Alleged Com
plicity in Anarchist Plans.

Paris, April 30.-The police TODAY ar
rested M. Griffuelhes, secretary general
of the confederation of labor, the re-
sponsible organizer of the proposed
May day demonstrations, M. Bibert,
and a newspaper man, Major Feuil-
liant, a Bonapartist In addition, Count
Durand De Beauregard was taken into
custody at Nice. Arrests were also
made at other places. The prisoners
are charged with completely in organi-
zation of rebellion and with intrigu-
ing with anarchists.
Warrants We're issued for the arrest
of Secretary Levy, of the Confederation
of Labor, and NJ. Fromertin, wealthy
anarchist, both of whom have fed from
Paris. The arrests began early in the
the charges being based on
the papers seized during the recent
police searches. Judge Andre sum-
moned the police commissioners of the
central districts of Paris and directed
each of them to proceed with squad
of police and make arrests in various
sections of the city. At the same time
telegraphic orders We're to proceed with
arrests at Nice, Brest and other points.
NJ. Griffrelhes, who is the principal
labor leader, was found at his house
and was taken roughly into custody.
Count De Beauregard is head of the
supposed plot recently unearthed. Hen
ri Bibert is editor Of L'Authorite, a
organ. Two additional
warrants have been issued, but the
of the persons to be arrested
will be withheld until they are in the
hands of the police. The men at labor
headquarters here are stunned by the
arrests, especially as the managers of
proposed demonstration
have withdrawn from further activity,
which is causing general discourage
ment in labor circles. Government Of
ficials declare the arrest will break
the backbone of the violent element.
Strike centers outside Paris are calm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30

porta : ,taches to the fact that the
Polk = y primaries and convention
viii q leld this week disposing OF
Sc s two delegates. Polk county
In = had sixty-four delegates.
Conventions and primaries Will be
held the coming week as follows:
Monday-Convention in Butler ana
Calhoun counties.
Tuesday-Pr in Cherokee and
Polk.
nesday-Convention Plymouth
Thursday-T district congress
sional convention at Waterloo.
aturday-Convention in Mahaska'
Cherokee and Polk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30

apparently showed under by the VOL
ers. annouce that they will make q
number of contests in the convention
today.
In consequence of the probable con-
tests, the county convention promises
to be one of the most exciting in years.
Butler county has been hitherto re
garded as the standpat stronghold OIL
this section of the state. The various
standpat leaders who have been in the
habit of "bossing" their sections OF the
county We're amazed when the returns
came in Saturday night. They refused
to believe it at first. and then promptly
claimed that they were not receiving a
square deal.
1t is not expected that they will pc
able to change the complexion of the
convention to any great extent, as the
progressives will outnumber them
nearly two to one in the convention.
Precinct Delegations.
The various precincts will be repre-
sented as follows in the conventions:
Precinct Cumnins. Perkins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
PRODUCTION OF ANTHRACITE.
Tonnage in Year 1905 Was Largest in
History of Industry,

Washington, April 30.-According to
the preliminary report of the produc-
ton of anthracite in 1905, made pub
lie by the United States geological
survey today, the tonnage during that
year was the largest in the history of
the industry. The production amount
ed to 69,339,152 long tons of value Of
$141 $4,000. The average price per
ton was 1925; the average number of
men employed in the mines 165.406;
average days worked, 215. An increase
in the shipment of the smaller sizes
of coal is noted. The disastrous eff
fects of strikes on the trade is shown
in the record for 1902, when the pro-
duction of anthracite was only 39,940.-
ITO long tons, worth $76,173,5S6. The
average price of coal per ton that year
was $2.35, the average number of men
employed was 1914, and the aver
age number of days worked only 116.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Telegraphic News.
Rebuilding Begun at Frisco
Lines of Communication Open.
Another Slight Quake Is Felt.
Utah Missionary Tells Of Mormons.
Miners to Follow MitchelPs Lead.
MANY Arrests Made in Paris.
Cummins Increases 1901 Lead.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
Drainage Of Lands in Iowa.
Ottumwa Officer Kills.
Parkersburg Jail Fired.
Big Robbery at Waverly.
De Long Murder Trial at Osceola.
Standpatter Scheme Uncovered.
Cummins and the Veterans.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
Freight Cars in the Streets.
Minor Offices Important.
Weather Vane Counties.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Iowa Newspaper Comment.
PAGE FIVE.
France Warns the Strikers.
Dowie Speaks in Zion City.
Miscellaneous News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
Local News.
Former Residents Among Missing.
Former Marshalltowners in Frisco.
Plans for County Fair Adopted.
Another Meeting May IL.
Refugees a Pitiful Sight.
DR.. M. r. Smith Dead.
Brownies Lose Both Games.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Wheat Market Rules Weak.
Board of Trade Quotations.
The Live Stock Market.
A Big Fraud in Bonds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30

ISdu ETduCtSCO, kAPIAl wv = oNs>S
marked the actual beginning of disen-
tangling San Francisco from it's dis
ordered condition and of commencing
work on reconstruction On many sides
were visible indications of the deter
mination of merchants to resume busi-
ness Gangs Of men with teams were
excavating for foundations in numer-
GUS vacant lots and in other places re-
moval of debris Of burned buildings
was well under way. In many places
advertisements were posted on walls
seeking laborers and these inquiries
for men were met with numerous re-
sponses from heads of families who
were only too willing to engage in any
kind Of labor The authorities today
issued numerous permits to corpora
i tions and individuals to open their
safes. BY this means little more mon
ey will be put in general circulation.
Some distress arising from want OF
cash, will be Immediately relieved.
Today's work for providing for the
destitute and homeless was done under
plan devised by General Greeley and
check put upon the waste, extrava-
gance, and deception that had prevail
ed to some extent in the past. Closer
watch is kept on individual cases and
/ by this method it is probable in the
future there will be no excess of sup
ply delivered to any one family. The
police and military authorities have
taken steps which will eventually pre-
vent further looting of ruins particular
" in Chinatown. The latter place has
been the mecca for relic hunters and it
is asserted men and women of prom-
inence have been carrying from the
ashes Of this quarter many valuable
pieces of chinaware, bronze, etc. Last
might, four nilitiamen were placed
under arrest while digging in the ruins
Of the Chinese bazaar and number
OF others are frightened away by shots
fired over their heads. Hereafter 4
strong military line will be drawn
around the boundaries of the former
Chinese colony. Extension of the
street, telegraph, and telephone sys-
TENS is proceeding as rapidly as the
difficulties will permit and it is hoped
before the week is ended the people
who remain in San Francisco will be
provided for. Communication and
transportation lines are approaching
normal Reports from the refugee
camps and hospitals show an astonish-
ingly small percentage of sickness and
the bugaboo Of a threatened epideric
has been buried, it is hoped, for all
time. The water supply is getting bet
ter every day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
FORWARD 100000.

James PheIan Advises a Million More
at Disposal Of Red Cross Committee.
Washington, April 30.-Three hum
dred thousand dollars was forwarded
by wire by the American Red Cross to-
day to James d. Phelan, San Francis
co. He advised million more at the
disposal of the Red Cross committee.
Judge Morrow, president of the CAL
ifornia Red Cross advised the Red
Cross here today it will be better from
this time on for the society to send
money to California, rather than food
and provisions, as immediate needs are
provided for.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
MENTION PROMINENT PERSONS.

Grand Jury Submits Presentment Cows
erino Action On Insurance Situations
New York, April 30.-The grand jury
today submitted presentment to Re-
corder Goff covering it's action upon
the insurance situation. Prominenc
figures in the political and financial
world are mentioned in the jury's dis.
cussion of the insurance problems, In
cluding Cornelius N. Bliss, Postmaster
General Cortelyou, and George w. Per-
kins. The jury also refers to what it
calls the "conf1ict between the Mor-
gan and Hartman forces in the finans
cial world"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
The Natural Way.
TPhiladeIphia Ledger.I

A philanthropic person heard of a
negro family that was reported in des-
titute circumstances and, calling at
their home, he found the report true.
The family consisted of a mother,
son nearing manhoods estate, and two
Young children. The benevolent old
gentleman, after hearing the mothers
story. gave her oldest son 81 to get
chicken for the Thanksgiving dinner,
and took his departure.
No sooner was he gone than the ne
gress said to her son:
'.Sambo, you done glib me dat doiiah
and go get dat chicken in de natchral
way"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
PHONE COMPANIES IN MERGER.
Many Systems in Northern Indiana
Will Be Joined.

Wabash, Ind, April 3O.-The merger
of the important Indiana telephone
companies controlling a dozen ex-
changes and 500 miles Of line, has just
been agreed upon. and, at meeting to
be held tomorrow at Fort Wayne,
the Telephone Company of Indiana,
with $5,O00,O0O of stock and S5,000.00o
of bonds, will be organized. The prop
critics include the exchanges at South
Bend and Peru and in Delaware and
Madison counties, with fifteen impor-
tant systems. The independent ex-
changes take bonds and stock in pay
ment of purchase prices. This is the
forerunner of the combination OF
northern Indiana independent ex-
changes by the st. Louis syndicate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
IOWA PRELATE SPOKE
Solemn High Mass and Sermon by
Archbishop keane, Of Dubuque, Wore
Features Of Meeting of National Al
umni Association During Celebration
of Centenary of Baltimore cathed-
raj Today.

Baltimore, April 3o.-The special
feature of the second days celebration
of the centenary of the Baltimore ca
thedral, which is being participated in
by almost every archbishop and bishop
in the United States, was the meeting
of the National Alumni Association OF
Christian Brothers Schools, which was
attended by a throng that taxed the
capacity of the vast edifice. After
solemn high mass, a sermon was
preached by Archbishop j. j. Keane, of
Dubuque Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
Russia Acting EnereeticalIy.

st. Petersburg, April 30.-Foreseeing
the difficulty of inducing parliament
to grant credit for moving troops to
suppress disorders in the interior the
council of the empire, upon request
of the minister Of war, has placed
three and half million dollars at the
latter's disposal. The policy of the
government is to move troops fire.
quently, in order to prevent them from
becoming tainted by association with
revolutionists, as result of residing
too long in single locality.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
SUPPLIES ARE NEEDED.

Mayor Of San Francisco Says They
Should Be Forwarded at Once.
Des Moines, April 3O.-Mayor
Schmitz, in response to a telegram
OF inquiry relative to the needs of San
Francisco sufferers, wired the editor
of the News today that all kinds of
supplies are badly needed in Sap Fran
cisco He also laid particular stress
on the fact that supplies should be
rushed at once, in order to relieve ac-
tual suffering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
RREMER GOES sTANDPAT.
Delegation, Uninstructed, But Favor
able to Perkins, Selected.
Snacial to Tim es- Renihlif.an

Special to Times Republican.
waverly, April 3O.-The republican
county convention held here today Sc
lected delegation to the state con-
vention, headed by Representative Say
lor, favorable to Perkins. The delega-
ton is uninstructed, but 1t is UNDER
stood the delegation was purposely left
uninstructed in order that it might be
traded against Cummins If there
should be any show Of nominating a
candidate other than Cummins The
only contest was on the manner of Sc
lecting delegates. By vote Of Is to
IL the committee method was adopted,
the seventeen measuring Cummfns'
strength, which was entirely voluntary,
no effort having been made by the
progressives to carry the county. The
committee to select the delegates is
composed of two bankers, one postmas-
ter, one railroad traffic manager and
one mayor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
HELPED Build the Monitor.

Beloit, Wis, April 80. V. Holmes,
of this city. died today at the home
of his daughter, at Wheaton, Ill. He
was member of the Society of Ameri-
can Engineers, and had charge of the
construction of the famous iron-clad
Monitor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
ReneaI Export Duty on Coal.

London, April 3o.-Among the bud
get announcements by the chancellor
of the exchequer today, was that the
export duty on coal be completely re-
pealed November l.
The duty on stripped tobacco will
be reduced by cents, and on tea by
2 cents, from July l.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
CALHOUN FOR cUMMINs.

Practically No Opposition Shown te
Him at Rockwell City Today.
Special to Times Republican.
Rockwell City, April 30.-The county
convention held here today instructed
for Cummins and will send solid del
egation for him to the state conven-
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The Weather.

Sun rises May /, SOP; sets, 6:57.
Iowa-Showers tonight and Tues
day; warmer in the north and east to-
night.
Illinois-Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; showers in the south and
central.
South Dakota-showers tonight and
Tuesday.
Missouri-showers tonight and
Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
STRIKE ON GREAT LAKES.

| Lonoshoremen's Walk Out Will Tie Up
Lake Shipping.
Cleveland, April 30.-Vessel owners
here today are making every possible
effort to get vessels in port loaded.
with a view to sending them out be-
fore midnight tonight when members
of the Longshoremen's Union will, 10
is now fully expected. go on strike.
Fully 10000 men will be affected on the
lakes by the strike movement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
The OLYMPIC Races.

Athens, April 30-In the final four
hundred metres race, Paul Pilgrim,
N. Y. A. c., won, time 50 1-5 seconds.
In the final 1900 metres race. j. D..
Lightbody, Chicago University, first.
Time four minutes twelve seconds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
AUTO CARRIES RELIEF.

Cleveland Bank Sends Money to Help
Out the PainesviIIe O., Institution.
Cleveland, O., April 30.-The sending
LOT 100000 to the Dollar Savings Bank
OF PainesvilIe, by the First National
Bank of this city, in an automobile,
today, stopped a run on the former in
stitution. The Dollar Savings Bank
was declared by the bankers to be per-
fectly solvent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
STUDENT IS KILLED
Emnet Green Of Usage, Faints in Lee
ture Room at the University and
Falls Eight Feet, Fracturins His
SkuII-Not Expected to Recover.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, April so.-Emmet Green
of Usage, Iowa, dental student in the
state university, tainted in the lecture
room this morning and fell distance
Of eight feet from the gallery. His
skull was fractured and it is feared he
will not recover.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
KILLED BY TRAIN

Prominent Farmer, Named Loot,
Crushed to Death at PostviIIe.
Special to Times-Republican.
Dubuque, April 3d.. Loot, prom
inent farmer, aged IS, was ground ito
pieces on the Milwaukee tracks at
Postville this morning. He was driv-
ing across the track when struck by
the train.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
STABBED BY ITALIAN
Walter kiefner Receives What Will
Doubtless Prove Fatal Wound, in
Drunken Row Between Inmates Of
House boat and italian Laborers, at
Muscatine

Special to Times-Rep,,blican
Muscatine, April so.-In drunken
row between several inmates of a
houseboat and some Italian laborers,
Walter Kefner, living in the house
boat was stabbed by an italian. Kief-
ner is in the hospital and will die. The
Italian made his escape.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30

A total of thirty-four counties have
up to Saturday night taken action that
indicates the sentiment of the county
most of them instructing for either
Cummins or Perkins. This is one coun-
ty more than one-third of the state.
Not so many conventions have been
called for the coming week but I'M
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
More Money for Frisco.

Washington. April 30-The house
bill appropriating $4,000 for emer-
gency needs Of the navy department at
Mare Island and for postal service Of
San Francisco. was passed by the sem
ate today. The house passed resolu-
tion of thanks to the people Of the
United States and to General Horace
Porter. late ambassador to France, for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-30
RECONSTRUCTION
WORK UNDER WAY
San Francisco Begins the Re-
building of the Burned
Area Today
THE SITUATION IMPROVING
THE SITUATION IMPROVING
Transportation and Other Lines of
. Communication Have Been Opened
Up and Are Rapidly Resuming Nor
NAL condition-Lootins Continues in
Chinatown.
BULLETIN.

San Francisco, April SO.-Two slight
earthquake shocks at an interval of an
hour were felt here early this morn
ing. No damage was. done and there
(. Is no alarm.