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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
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coal miners and operators were adverse
trade factors of grave local significance,
but the nation as a whole Is responsive
to the favorable influence of good
weather for spring business, agric1I-
tural undertaking and building opera
tions. A special canvas of the winter
wheat situation shows little injury and
large acreage, and structural work 10
not checked by the high prices of build
ing material. Manufacturing plants are
fully occupied, except some dependent
upon hard coal, and the chief complaint
In most industries pertains to the sup
ply of labor. immigration beyond all
prceedent should relieve this difficulty.
If it can be properly distributed.
Railway earnings thus far available
for April exceed last years by "A per
cent, while foreign commerce at this
port for the last week shows gains OF
sL963,5S1 In exports and ss66.155 In
iraports, as compared with the figures
of 1905.
Better reports are received from lead
ing departments of the iron and steel
industry than at any previous time this
year.
Further advances In prices of hides
are noted, owing 10 a fair inquiry and
limited available supplies of desirable
hides. Foreign dry hides are firm, but
without quotable alteration Leather Is
strong.
Failures this week numbered 1919 In
the United States. against 200 last
year, and Is in Canada, compared with
p a year ago.-Dun's Review Of Trade
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
railway to clear pebris.

Railway TO Clear Debris.
The Southern Pacific railway will aid
in the work of tearing away the debris.
The railroad officials have begun to build
a track through the heart of the devas-
tated city from Harrison street to the
bay, and will run fat cars in for the
wreckage that must be removed before
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Briti.h Steamer Lost OF HaIifax.

A dispatch from Halifax, N. s., says:
The British steamer, Havana, was sunk in
Halifax harbor by the steamer Strath-
n The captain and seven men we're
saved.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

The bottle blowing plant of the Evans
vile Glass Works at Evansville, Ind, was
destroyed by fire, causing a loss of 500, 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

Francisco greater and more beautiful
than eve before.
ing in this spirit, and the same senti-
ment Is expressed by all. Along Market
street and elsewhere the deep booming
of dynamite is heard at intervals, as
dangerous walls are torn from their
foundations and toppled to the earth,
making room for the new walls that
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Laying LII On.

Nell-Did you hear Mays Nance rhap
sodizing over her complexion?
Belle-Yes, he certainly did lay 1t on
pretty thick.
Nell-Yes, but not nearly as thick as
May does.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
pekin dives fo ReIief Fund.

Tn Empress Dowager of China has
sent to the American legation a check for
$4,000 for the relief of the sufferers from
the disaster at San Francisco, and is
sending $4,000 to the Chinese in that
city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

Mrs. Ferguson latter her return home)
George, 1 cautioned you particularly
about the cat. Did you remember to at
tend to him last nightf"
: Mr.. Ferguson-'Yes; except that 1 for
got whether you told me to let him in Of
put him out"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

There are ten members of the United
States Senate who are more than 20. Pat
tus and Morgan of Alabama, Allison Of
Iowa. Cullom of Illinois, Teller of Col
,rado. Proctor Of Vermont, Frye Of
Maine. Plat and Depew Of New York.
ard Alger of Michigan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

The New York Building Trades Union
voted to send an army of their %unemploy-
ed members to San Francisco to aid in
the work Of clearing the city and to help
in its rebuilding.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

More than $15,o00,000 has been sub
scribed for the San Francisco sufferers.
The largest contributors are New York,
S3.5OO,O00: Congress, $500, 900; Chi
oar COCO OO0
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

Over half the stories printed of the
shooting down of innocent men are false.
A few ghouls were shot down and one
or two men were killed through careless
ness on the part of the guards, but such
stories as the killing of half a dozen men
who tried to reach the vaults Of the mint
are g~roundless. The guards on watch
there declared hat not a shot had been
Grad
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Alcntrnx Escapes the shock.

There is one place within pistol shot OF
ruined San Francisco that the earthquake
did not touch, that did not lose a Chin
ney or feel a tremor-Alcatraz island.
Despite the fact the island is covered
with brick buildings, brick forts and
brick chimneys, not a brick was loosened,
not a crack made nor a culver felt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
New Location for Chinatow,

Chinatown has been obliterated from
San Francisco forever. Mayor Schmitz
said that all of the Chinese now in the
city voen& be collected and placed in and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

Joseph Jennings. who died recently At
Colchester, England, at the age of 100
years, was the descendant Of the original
In the lawsuit which was the basis OF
the creation of Dickens ~'Jarndyce vs..
J~arndyce."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Temporary Homes Built.
Many shooting stories False.

ed in Golden Gate Park for the housing
of 10000 people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

near Fontana's warehouses, near Fort
Mason, and that the new Chinatown
would be located at Hunters Point, in
the southern extremity of the county, on
the bay shore. 1t is several miles distant
from the old Chinatown.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

Don't punish children by striking then
on the head. There are other Dlaerh
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

new buildings can rise and normal condi-
tons be restored. In this great work 1t is
announced that between 1900 and 1000
men will be employed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

tivity extended 400 miles up and down
the coast and $50 miles eastward into
Nevada.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Big Gun. Are Injured.

The big Notifications ct the entrance
to the Golden Gate did not escape from
serious injury. At Lime Point the place
ments of the big guns have been cracked
and twisted. The heavy concrete both on
the floor and in the walls of the emplace-
ments bear unmistakabie evidence of hav.
ing been given a bad shaking. Conditions
are said to be equally bad at the fortif.
cations back of old Fort Point. As it is
now, the great 13-inch guns on both sides
of the gate. constituting the main defense,
are practically useless.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Clash Among omcials.

It is the common story that friction
among officials, political antagonisms and
the crossing of ambitions have conspired
to make a bad matter worse in San Fran
cisco. Add to this the circumstances of
federal soldiery and State militia at
swords points; the wiping away in an
instant of papers, books and documents
upon which the local authorities were de-
pendent, and cap the climax with a situa-
ton so vast and fearful that it is stag
gering, and one easily excuses exciting
turmoil
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

IT pays to advertise in this paper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
PRACTICAL SEED CORN TEST.
Seed Will 30 Taken Direct From
Planter. Of Greene County Farmers.

Special to Times Republican.
Jefferson, May 5.-Our board Of SUI
pervisors is ABOUT to make very
practical seed corn test. Their plan
Is as follows: A plot of ground at the
county farm is to be marked off and
especially prepared. The seed will be
taken direct from the planters of the
farmers when engaged in planning their
fields. Each separate lot of seed SO
taken will be planted by itself and
marked with the name of the farmer
from whom it was received. All VIII
receive the same care and cultivation.
The whole will be under the direction
of Mr.. M. L. Wilson, of Ames.
On September is Of this ye',r seed
corn picnic will be held at the county
farm, and the result of the test thus
made will be shown. Professor Hol-
den and Mr.. Henry Wallace are ex-
pected to be at the picnic and talk to
the assembled farmers. The board OF
supervisors, by its chairman, Henry
Hoag, has already published u general
invita- ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETS.
improvements Proposed for Iowa State
College Amount too $4,000.

improvements Proposed for Iowa State
College Amount too $4,000.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames. May 5.-A budget calling Tor
nearly $4,000 improvements WIN be
investigated at the meeting today Oh
the building committee of the Iowa
State College These improvements
will include appropriations for SIDE
walks, painting and other matters per-
tanning to the grounds and buildings.
The committee will take up the matter
of disposng of the old office building,
and emergency hall which for so many
years held the undergraduate classes
of the college.
The annual meeting of the board OF
trustees will be held next Wednesday.
and at that meeting the recommends
lions of the faculty committee which
held meeting the first part of the
week and of the other committees, VII!
be taken up and decided The board
will reorganize, new chairman will be
reappointed and new committees will
be appointed. Several of the old MEM
bers of the board will leave, their term
of office having expired and several
new ones will take their seats.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

sion. The assessors books this year
show the total net value of all per-
sonal property to be $3.1OS,163. The
taxes on this amount aggregate $777,-
041.
creston.
Prof. S. NJ Holiday has been in the
city arranging some Of the details for.
the chautauqua to be given in this
city this summer. The dates of the
Chautauqua this summer will be some
what later than in previous years and
will be held from July 21st to July
goth, inclusive, and number Of prom
inent speakers have already been Sc
cured for the event, among whom is
Governor LaFollette, of Wisconsin,
Bishop McCabe, Senator Elmer J. Bur
kett, of Nebraska, DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills and other prominent speakers.
Red Oak.
The Wilson Concrete Pipe Com
pany has purchased three lots just
west of the Standard Oil tanks in the
house for the purpose of manufacture
ing concrete piers and culverts
ranging in size from "a to sc inches
in diameter. The company has al
ready secured a number Of contracts
and the outlook is very fattering. Sand
for this work is shipped here in car
load lots from the Platte river in Ne
braska E. A. Taylor is foreman Of
the plant and eight men are employ
ed in the work.
Shannon City.
A trade was cOnsummated this week
by j. K. Ewing between S. Schoch and
L., Godfrey whereby the Commercial
hotel of this city is exchanged for
boarding house property in South
Creston. where Mr. Schoch and family
will move shortly to take charge Of the
property. Mr.. Godfrey intends to rem
ovate the property and put 1t in first
class shape, when it will Foe for rent.
Mr.. Ewing made several trades last
year, and says this is but TIE beginning
of some changes he has on his slate
for this season, all Of which works to
the good Of the town.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05

440 stock farms In Iowa county. Mr.
John w. Foster who bought the other
Weston land known as the Aylesworth
place, half way between Victor and
Ladora, will not get full possession
this season, owing to an outstanding
lease to Mr.. Accord. But he will make
many substantial improvements this
year and have the place in fine shape
by the time he is ready to move there
permanently.
Carroll.
The blame has not yet been fixed
for the Great Western wreck near Car
roll week ago. At first 1t was report
ed that the operator at Manning was
responsible for same, but it has since
been learned that no message had been
sent to Manning, that the freight crew
had depended solely upon placing a
torpedo, which the engineer on the pas
senger train failed to detect until too
late, on the track to stop the trlin. Mr..
W. H. Potthast is the operator lin
charge at Manning.
Davenport.
A notable society event here was the
marriage of Albert Fayerweather AT
on2 of Honolulu, H. l., and Miss Anna
Elizabeth Whiting of this city. The
bride is niece of Admiral Whiting Of
the United States navy, and the groom
is q member of the noted Along fami-
ly millionaire residents of Honolulu.
He is a graduate of Harvard. The
bridal couple left for wedding tour
of the east and sail in June for Homo
lulu. They met there some time ago
during a visit by Miss Whiting to the
islands.
Ottumwa.
The body of men in whose hands are
the destinies of the municipality of OF
tumwa, met in the council chamber
as board Of equalization, and prop
erly signed the books of City Assessor
John Peck. The official act was done
with all due reverence to the laws OF
Iowa. After the arduous task was
completed, the council discussed the
prospect of busy session next Mon
day, when 1t meets for a regular ses-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
Des Moines.

Des Moines.
r. M. Stedman has been appointed
receiver for the Purity Candy company,
It is possible some compromise may be
effected in this case to the satisfaction
of the creditors.
Boone.
Otto Anderson became entangled
with intoxicants in such manner that
he ran amuck Of the police station and
was sentenced to do five days pen
ance. on the county rock pile.
Maquoketa.
The Ellisonian Institute received by
United States express a consignment
of alligators. turtles and some of the
largest frogs ever seen by the natives
hereabouts. They were shipped from
Jennings, La, by Frank Ellis, who is
basking in the sunshine and feasting
on frog legs.
Bolton.
A terrific explosion in the black
smith shop the other day led the peo-
pie to believe the gasoline engine that
pumped wind to the bellows had blown
up. The people ran to see what had
happened. Nothing but the bellows
was found to be wrecked. A back
draft from the forge had generated a
lot of hot air and the bellows soon
found itself working over time.
Thornton.
The west end is beginning to put
on airs in the shape of cement side
walks, Mr.. Schoneman having q
walk completed and Perry Bailey will
have his finished ere long. We un-
derstand that G. L. Humphreys is al
so going to put down a cement walk
Our street commissioner has also
commenced work-and several cross
ing and walks and streets will be re-
paired.
Marengo.
Mr.. F. B. Colson of the firm of Din
widdie & Colson completed all papers
and finally closed up the Weston-Wil
son real estate deal Tuesday. Mr..
Wilson will go to work putting the
historic old place to rights at once.
and he will soon have one of the finest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
WRECK NEAR BUSSEY
Carload Of Beer Scattered Along tho
Right of-Way and Considerable
Damage Suffered by tho Burlington
RaiIroad-No Ono Much Hurt.

Special to Times Republican.
Bussey, May 5.-A combination pass
enger and time freight train on the
Burlington road was wrecked about
one-llalf mile out of Eussey, wrecking
combination car, and scattering a
carload of beer along The right ofway
for some distance. Traffic was also
badly delayed. The mail and baggage
car was thrown from the track and
came near tipping over Two passeng-
err cars did not leave The rails. Some
of the passengers were badly shaken
UP and much frightened, but OF
them hurt. Conductor "Bill' on
was the only one injured and the ex-
tent Of his hurts Is a broken rib. An
extra was sent from Oskaloosa to con-
vey the passengers to Des Moines and
ito clear the wreck. The evening pass
enger from Des Moires was delayed
over an hour on account Of the trou-
BILE.
The cause Of the wreck was orok-
en- tlange on car wheel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
low. stat. Federation Of Labor.

ottumwa, May 5.-The fourteenth
annual convention of the Iowa State
Federation of Labor to be held In OF
tumwa May s-11 promises to be one OF
unusual interest. A number of enter
tainment features including big ban
Duet on Wednesday evening. a trolley
ride Wednesday afternoon and a boat
ride up the Des Moines river Tnurs-
day afternoon, have been arranged.
1T is expected that number OF I'M
portant legislative questions Will be
considered, one Of which will be q
parcel post bill. A proposition to es-
tablish separate headquarters at Des
Moines will also be discussed. Al
present the headquarters OF the Ted
GRAFTON are with the Des Moines Trades
ard Labor Assembly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
Charlie Sing and His White
Wife at Humboldt Are the
Parents of a Baby Boy
SING WILL STAY IN AMERICA
Has Lived in Humboldt for a Long
Time and Has No Desire to Go Back
To His Native Land The Baby
Probably First OF Its Kind in
Iowa.
Special to Times Republican.

special to Times RepubliCah.
Humboldt, May 5.-Considerable in
terest is taken here in the birth to Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Sing of baby boy.
Sing is a Chinaman, and married a
white wife, formerly Mrs. Marsh, who
this is the first Chino American baby
born in Iowa.
Charlie Sing is laundryman and
has been here for several years. 1t
was here he became acquainted, and
here later that the marriage, which
created considerable of q sensation
when 1t was contracted. took place.
The Caucasian and the Monaghan, in
this instance at least, seem to have
hit it off fairly well. for their are
fairly happy and 1t Is thought that
they get along as we'll as the usual
run of married couples.
Charlie the father of the little
Chino American citizen, is one of the
proudest Celestials that ever trOd AM
| erican soil. Contrary to the usual Gus
toms of the Chinese Charlie Sing is
well content to stay in America with
his Caucasian wife for the remainder
of his life and seems to have no de-
sire even to visit the country Of his
nativity The baby IS a curiosity to
the people of the city, and there are
many DESTROYS of visiting the little
stranger Both the mother and child
are doing we'll under the care of the
trained nurse who has them in charge
and there Is every prospect that the
babe will grow to maturity He has
been christened "Gongue."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
Special to Times-Republican.


Osceola, May 5.-The belong MUIR
der trial collapsed yesterday afternoon
when the judge instructed the jury to
return verdict Of not guilty. This is
the case in which Clarke Williams
stood accused of the murder of his
father-in-law, l. l.. belong, both of
this county. on the sth of September.
1904. The body of Mr.. belong was ex-
humed some time after burial, and an
autopsy held by three local physicians,
when verdict was that death had been
caused by strychnine poisoning. The
stomach, liver and kidney were re-
moved, and sent to Des Moines to Pro-
lessor Macy for analysis. A bottle
containing liquor. purporting to be the
remnant Of the whisky from which
DeLong was supposed to have taken
his fatal draught was also sent to Pro-
fessor Macy. The chemist reported
finding strychnine in lethal quantity
in the organs but that in the alleged
sample Of liquor, while strychnine was
actually present it was In SO inappre-
ciajble quantity as to preclude estimate.
The state showed that Clarke Will
Jams had bought strychnine at a drug
store here some thirty days before the
date Of decease of DeLong, and that
one c. l.. or C. S. Williams had bought
strychnine at another drug store some
twenty days before said decease. The
state proceeded to develop all Its tes-
timony and did introduce all their Wit
nesses, and completed their case, and
rested. The defense now moved that
the Judge instruct the jury to return
verdict Of not guilty for the reason
that the prosecution had failed utterly
to show any motive on Williams part
to commit such crime, or that he had
had any opportunity to place the all
legged LIQUOR in the hands of DeLong,
or that he had been in his company
that day. There had been no evidence
to in any way connect Clarke Williams
with the alleged sample or samples
of poisoned liquor. That the purchase
OF strychnine was legitimate. and there
had been evidence that the one pur-
chase proven on the part of Williams.
thirty days or more prior to belongs
decease, had nothing to do with SAID
belongs illness or decease. There
were number of other technical
counts in the motion, all going to sup
port the main proposition Of the mo-
ton that the state had failed to in any
particular, directly or indirectly, con-
meet Clarke Williams with the illness
or decease Of L. L. DeLong. The mo-
ton was argued till nearly noon yester-
day. when Judge Evans adjourned court
till 1880 p. M, when he would RUE on
the motion. When court was recon
vened the judge sustained the motlon
Of defense. and the jury accordingly
returned a verdict of mot guilty, IN
which the public here generally heart
ily comedies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
Judge Evans Acquits Him OF
Alleged Murder Of His Father
in-law, L. L. DE Long
EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM is WEAK
The Trial at osceoIa Was Brought
to Termination With Unexpected
suddenness - Prosecution Claimed
That Belongs Death Was Duo to
Drinking Dragged Liquor.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
osceola, May Clark Williams,
charged with the murder of his father
in-law, l.. l.. DeLong, goes free, the
case against him having been dis
missed here yesterday afternoon by
Judge Hiram K. Evans. This will
probably end the investigation that
has been in progress, and so sudden
was the termination of the case that
1t came as sort of shock to the
people here, who had taken much in
terest in it. DeLong was q wealthy
farmer who died here suddenly, after
taking dring of whisky. 1t was
claimed by the prosecution that the
liquor was drugged. but others state
that death was due to enlargement of
the heart.
Judge Evans decision was that the
evidence presented before the jury was
not as strong as that given before the
grand jury.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-05
ANOTHER SALOON FOR wAvERLY
Action Of tho City Council Will In
crease the Number to Seven.

SDeClaI TO
waverly, May 5.-After contest
lasting for months, 1t has been deter
mined by the city council that this
town is to have another and seventh
saloon. However there is q strong
feeling among the citizens that the
most effective way to control the liquor
traffic is by the council refusing to
grant permits after a reasonable num-
Der has been reached. and altho several
former attempts have been made to
pass a resolution In favor Of the Wav-
erly Brewing Company, the required
number Of votes could not be secured
until now. The resolution OF consent
was adopted by vote Of to 4, the
appeal of local institution for help
overcoming all arguments for the gem
eral welfare. 1t is greatly feared that
a saloon war will be waged by the
local brewery and the giant corpora
lions Of the east, as much local ami
mostly was aroused by other saloon
keepers who opposed further compe-
titiOn.