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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-17
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TerScly Told.

Mrs. II. A. Conklin and daughter
MoIlie spent several days of last
week at Sonestown. the guests of
Mrs. j. w. Buck.
Mrs. Margaret Mapes has return
ed home from IA Two months, visit
at Hillsgrove.
Miss Anna Karge attended the
funeral of Miss Orrilla Neufer at
Strawbridge, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Meyl9rt were
Williamsport visitort Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Miss Maud Randall, formerly of
Forksville, and DR.. Hunter of Sayre
were married at Jersey Shors, May
3. The bride who Is a professional
nurse is sister of DR.. w. F. Ran
dali of Dushore.
Mr.. II. A. Conklin as representa-
tive of the |. o. O. II. Lodge is at
tending the Grand Lodge ut Pitts
burg, this week.
Mr.. w. l.. Ritter and Adda
Douty are visiting at the home of
w. B. Ritter, in the second ward.
Miss Emma Spencer has gone to
WilIiamsport where she will spend
IA month with her brother, j. III.
Spencer.
The village Improvement Society
will meet Monday evening, May q,
with Mrs Smyth.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of c. A. Bennett and Miss Mary
Andre rs, both of Eggles Mere.
The department has Just granted a
charter to the w. Gunton Coal Co.,
of Towanda, the capitalization Sl0,-
600.
The members Of Village Improve
ment Society are requested TO meet
Friday afternoon at 80 to finish the
work in the Park.
The damage suit of Mrs. Davis,
and Mrs. Kars,iner against the w.
& n. b. railroad company was not
taken into court as an amicable set
tlement was reached last Saturday.
Just what the terms were is not
known, but it was satisfactory to all
parties concerned.
If the farmers of community
would o-operate to the extent of pro
ducing the same kind Of stock o..
other farm product for the market SC
that shipments could be made in car
load lots, it would be one steT
toward better profits.
On Tuesday afternoon at Towanda
Charles Johnson was declared guilty
of murder in the first degree. He has
been on trial for the murder of hi
sister-in-law, Maggie b. Johnson OF
september IS, 1904.
Centre county has just issuet
bonds to the amount of S6O.0 tt
pay debts incurred by thel ole
board of commissioners. This il
tbo fret fiuoa in tho hiStorv of th,
county that bond issue has beer
found necessary.
DIR. Nj. T.. Hermann, of Dush0re
met with an accident while return
ing home from his farm at Thorn
dale last Wednesday. The road from
Ringdale to ThOrndale is quite rough
aud the wagon caught root, stop
ping it suddenly and throwing the
doctor out. He struck stone, bruis
ing one Of his limbs quite severely
He has since been confined to hi.
room.
Postoilice Inspector Lucas of VIII
iamsport, was ut the county sea
Tuesday and haG IN interview will
the foreigner in the county Jail wht
confessed to the robbery of the Ber
nice postofilre and store sevcra
months ago Mr.. Lucas went tt
Dushore Tuesday evening to ask th'
District Attorney to consent tn hant
the prisoner over to the Cnitet
States authorities 40 that he Nigh
first he put on trial for the robbery q
the postofiice. District Att"rne.
Hill refused To surrender the prison
or to the Federal authorities, pre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
WILL Be STRIKE
SAYS MITCHELL
President of the Miners Union
Arrives in Pittsburg For
Another Conference
TAKES PEsslMlsrIc v
Apparently Sees Little Hope For An
AmicabIe Settlement With the Coal
operators-Denies That Confer.
ence Ha. Been Arranged With Biz
luminous Operators.

Pittsburg, Feb. 21.-John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
Of America, arrived here this morning
from New York and Immediately Sec
retary Treasurer Wilson went into a
conference with the special committee
representing the delegates to the Pitts
burg district miners convention.
Mitchell said, in connection with the
report which gained currency here
yesterday that a conference with the
bituminous coal operators would be held
today; that he had made no arrange
ments to meet the coal operators here.
F. l. Robbins, leader of the bituminous
coal operators said today that as far
as he knew no conference between the
coal operators and united mine offi-
cials would be held here today.
Mitchell said to the Associated Press
at noon today:
CAS- far as know, now, there will
be strike
"In both the bituminous and anthra-
cite fields?" he was asked.
I will poSitively say nothing more.a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
FIND BODY IN RIVER
Wife Of Justice Hyers Of ReImond
browns Herself in the Iowa River
Writes Farewell Note-Mind Un-
balanced by Trouble.

Special to Times s-Republican
Belmond, Feb. 21.-Mrs. ]. P. Byers,
wife of Justice Of the Peace Byers, OF
this place, committed suicide last night
by drowning in the Iowa river. Trou-
bles, fancied or real, had played upon
her mind for several years. Last eve
ming she seemed in unusually good
spirits. Her husband retired about II
o'clock, she promising to follow soon.
He went to sleep and did not waken
till O'clock. when he missed her and
a thorough search was made, resulting
in the finding of her body in the river
just back of the house. She made
careful preparations for the act. writ
ing a farewell note to her folks. Ty-
ing fiat irons around her neck and
feet, she threw herself into the river.
1t is believed her mind had become
unbalanced thru brooding over real and
imaginary troubles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
SPENCER MEETING SMALL.
School Superintendent Who Attended
Had Fine Meeting, However.

tbaA sssS sWSSsSuS1 bVV"0SVts
Spevla. TO Times -hepuollca.l
Spencer, Feb. 21.-A meeting of the
northwestern Iowa city school super
intendents, was held in this city Sat-
urday. The attendance did not prove
as large, however, as at previous
meetings, which fact was partly due to
the busy season Of getting ready for
spring examinations. But regardless
of the attendance, very interesting
meeting was held, and the members
present returned home satisfied that
they had had most pleasant time.
The rules Of the society are that
no prepared speeches ON any given
subject can be made, but each one is
expected to take part and discuss each
topic of interest as it comes up, Civ
ing his experience and advice In all
cases. Most OFT the time at this meet
ing was spent on penmanship and
drawing. The subject of text books
was also brought up and thoroughly
gone over. relative to their real COM
position value in school work. The
meeting was closed with banquet at
the Earring.
Those present were as follows: Su-
perintendent Overmyer. Of Algona;
Superintendent Fenling, Of Marathon;
Superintendent Bell, Of Fonda; Super
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
DAY OFF FOR HOUSE
No Session Of the Lower House Of the
Iowa Legislature Thursday-Teaeh-
ers' Certificate Bill Discussed-Les.
isIative News.

Special to Tinles-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 21.-The senate
decided upon observing Washington's
birthday with special exercises at noon
and short speech. The house will not
meet. The senate spent the forenoon
on the teachers certificate bill, but did
not reacfAsa vote. several amendments
being voted down. The Gilliland reso-
luton was not called up. The house
entered an order to hold no session on
Washins,ton's birthday and then made
reconsideration Of the bill to require
placing flags ON school houses special
order for Friday morning. The senate
substitute for the Weeks resolution IN
regard to the interstate commerce rate
law was accepted and passed without
debate The house passed a bill to
pay for the state census, refused to
pass bill making change in school
funds and reconsidered and tabled the
wide tire bill which had been passed
by the senate. Among the bills intro
duced was one by Hume to regulate
telephone charges and fix maximum
charges. Lundt to provide for deciding
the saloon question by vote of the peo-
pie in counties having no large cities,
Greeley an optional primary election
bill, Chassell to require life preservers
on boats carrying passengers, Wyland
to strike out the circle from the Of
fetal ballot. In the senate a bill was
introduced to raise the salary of mem
bers of the board of control to $4,000
and one to prevent Sunday theatres
and one to compel banks to pay inter-
est on city funds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21

amendments, some of which. like tbe :
offered by Senator Money of Mississ;
pi, are unfrendly to the whole tfS !
of pure food legislation. Otherss p-
resent the variations Of the opp~' 4on.
some of them merely the emb .nent
of personal ideas of senators or of fa-
vored constituents.
Many senators, both republicans and
democrats, who are dissatisfied with
the Hepburn bill as it stands, will vote
for it nevertheless, because they feel
it is a step in the right direction, and
the house probably will make any nee
essary amendments to protest the real
interests of manufacturers as we'll as
consumers.
Thus far the opposition to the Hey
burn pure food bill has been essentially
selfish and dangerous. The greater part
of the opposition comes from crooked
whisky manufacturers who have been
deceiving the public so long with their
blended" beverages that they natural
ly are afraid to submit these dangerous
decoctions to the scrutiny Of the gov
ernment chemists.
The pure food bill would have been
passed years ago if it had not been for
the efforts of these professional deal
ers in adulterated whisky. They main
tanned a lobby here for y,ars. and
whenever committee Of eisne- house
of congress has nothing else to do, it
Hears a. statement from the attorney
of the liquor dealers. AliI ost any
pure food Till which is passed by con-
gress will put these crooked whisky
men cut uf business.
DR.. Wiley, chemical expert OF the
department of agriculture, has dem
onstrated the positive dishonesty of
most OF these blended whiskies, and
for this reason the whisky lobby is
more determined to eliminate him from
the execution of any pure food bill.
Next to the whisky men the manu-
facturers of patent medicine are the
most persistent in their opposition.
Senator Hemenway of Indiana, APP
peared as the champion of the patent
medicine people and positively opposed
one of the best sections OF the pure
food bill, the section without which the
law entirely would fail Of it's effect
as regards the stamping out of spur
ious decoctions of drugs which are
represented to be cureals.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
SEEKS WEEMS' PAROLE
Plight Of Murderers Parents Moves
Murdered Mans Wife to Pity-WiII
Not Oppose Parole of Man Who
Killed Her Husband,

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 21.-Moved to pity
by hearing that the aged parents of
George Weems are in desperate want,
the widow Of Louis Ridpath, for whose
murder fifteen years ago Weems is
now serving a life sentence, has
smothered her spirit of revenge, and
will not appear before the legislative
commission to ask Weens' pardon.
Ridpath's widow is now Mrs. B. H.
French, and has been moved to pity
by the sad condition of Weems' aged
parents. When Ridpath was shot by
footpads, two men were arrested. One
turned states evidence and upon his
story Weems was convicted. Weems
has always maintained he did not fire
the shot and was not present when
the tragedy was committed. He claims
he joined the robbers shortly after the
murder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
TRAIN HITS LANDSLIDE
Southern Pacifie's Oregon Express
Wrecked = Demolished Cars Partly
Buried by Landslide Which Caused
the Accident-one Dead.

Sacramento, Cal Feb. 21.-Last eve
ming the Southern Pacific Oregon ex-
press ran into landslide near Delta.
According to meagre dispatches the
two engines were reduced to scrap iron.
Two mail cars were derailed and rolled
down an embankment. After the cars
had piled up second landslide came
sweeping down the side of the hill.
partly burying a portion of the debris.
Engineer Freel was taken out dead.
The wreck resulted in the death of
five persons, and injury to several
others. The engineer, fireman, and
mail clerk We're killed instantly. Two
tramps and two or three passengers
were buried in the debris.
Later-The fireman and mail clerk
have been found alive. The engineer
and three tramps are dead. Two pas
sengers are missing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
murder.
GIFT CAUSES SURPRISE.
Obscure Carpenter Of Des Moines Do
mates $1,000 to Drake University.

Obscure Carpenter Of Des Moines Do
mates $1,000 to Drake University.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 21.-John F. Pow
ell, carpenter whom every one be-
lieved to be in poor circumstances.
created both surprise and pleasure
here by giving $4,000 to Drake Uni
versity. to help found the $4,000 Car
negie library. Powell has no wife or
re.atives upon whom to bestow his
fortune. The gift was made secretly,
but in some way became public. Pow
ell has been both carpenter and
painter, working by the day for var
ous contractors thruout the city
and living so quiet that few would
suspect him of having any wealth or
the inclination to make the princely
gift he did to the Drake University.
Mr.. Powell's gift brings the total
amount pledged for the Carnegie IL
brary to s2O,500 another $4,000 dona-
ton having been made by Des Moines
citizen whose name is kept from the
public.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
GARFIELD RESUMES STAND.
Denies His Alleged Promise That In.
formation Would Be Confidential.

Denies His Alleged Promise That ln-
formation Would Be Confidential.
Chicago, Feb. 21.-James r. Cars
field, commissioner Of corporations, re-
sumed the stand in the packers case
today. The examination was on the
books examined by General Garfield
when he visited Chicago In February,
1905. The books showed the assemb.
ling Of profits and loss Of accounts Of
the different packers. He said that h0l
examined the totals only, that no hg-
ures were taken from the books. Dis
trict Attorney Morrison then took mp
the subject of conversations between
the representative OF Swift & Co., and
Garfield, in which the latter denied
that he had said in these talks, that
all information taken would be regard
ed as confidential.
During the Introduction Of evidence
by the packers, affirmation was made
by different witnesses to nearly all
questions to which Garfield entered a
direct denial
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21

other children. He would stick the
point of a needle into the wound and
then would scratch the arm of child
with the needle having the virus on it.
He vacoinated about fifty children In
this manner. The regular vaccination
fee is 81, but his services were gratis.
During the past few nights circulars
have been pushed under doors and put
on porches advising the people against
vaccination, since the health authorities
have ordered every person in OWENS
boro vaccinated. There is an illustra-
tion on the circular of a serpent
watching a woman with a baby in her
arms and a skeleton standing near by.
The circulars are signed with the name
of Terre Haute, Ind, physician as
president of an anti-vacclnatloh
league. The authorities are much eX-
ercised over the matter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
DR.. Morris Calls Wife's Election
Outrage on Womanhood and
Common Decency."
CORRESPONDENCE MADE PUBLIC
The Presidents Conclusion, After
Thorough Investigation Into the
Case, Was That the Arrest Of Mrs.
Minor Morris For DisorderIy Con-
duct at White House Was JustifabIe.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Dr. Minor
Morris, whose wife some weeks ago
was elected from the white house.
where she had gone to present alleged
grievances to the president, today gave
out for publication, the correspondence
which recently passed between himself
and the president, regarding the case.
Morris demanded public apology Of
the president, for this outrage on wom-
anhood and common decency." Sec
retary Loeb replied to the letter, stat
ing that an investigation by the chief
Of police showed that the arrest was
justified, that the kindest act to Mrs.
Morris and her kinsfolk, was to re-
frain from giving the case additional
publicity.
The Morris letter follows:
ITO the President of the United
States:
'Sir: Having waited patiently a
number Of weeks that you might have
ample time to ascertain all the circum-
stances connected with the insult re-
Gently offered my wife at the white
house, that you might make some ex-
preston in depreciation which would
naturally be expected it is now in
cumbent upon me as husband and
citizen, to demand public apology for
this outrage on womanhood and COM
mon decency."
1T is unthinkable that such brutali-
ty would be tolerated anywhere in this
country, but above all in the white
house. That my wife has been confin-
ed to her bed for six weeks from the
shock and injuries of this damnable
treatment is bad enough, but can say
to you in | calmness, that had the or
iginal oraers from the white house
been carried out as to her longer in--
generation, her life would have been
sacrificed. 1t is therefore incumbent
upon me to repeat the urgent request
that you take action at once suitable
to the circumstances which have
shocked the entire nation"
To this letter Loeb replied.
';Sir: reply to your letter Of the
10th, the president directs me to state
Police Sylvester make careful inves-
'lrSdLlOn OIL the C1FCuIIlSldlCoS COIlIleCL.
ed with the arrest of Mrs. Morris for
disorderly conduct at the executive Of
flee, and the superintendent submitted
to the president all the affidavits Of
persons whom he had examined. The
president carefully went over Sylvest-
er's report and affidavits, also person.
ally saw Sylvester and some persons
making affidavits. He came to the
conclusion that the arrest was justif-
ed, and that the force used in making
the arrest was caused by the resist
ance offered by Mrs. Morris to the Of
ficers, in the discharge of their duty.
and was no greater than necessary to
make the arrest effective. Under these
circumstances the president does not
consider that the officers are properly
subject to blame He is also satis-
fled that the kindest thing that could
be done to Mrs. Morris and her kins-
folk, was to refrain from giving any
additional publicity to the circum-
stances surrounding the case"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
200 DIG FOR COIN IN RIVER.
1000 Men and Women Watch searcI
fnr Mona. rhro,vn late c%r>.n,

1000 Men and Women Watch Search
for Money Thrown Into Stream.
Dayton, o., Feb. 21.-A thousand
men. women and children surrounded
the bridge abutment yesterday while
200 men and boys, waist deep in the
icy water, fished with shovels and
scoops under the Miami river bridge
for gold and silver that had been
emptied into the stream from the
bridge.
A negro boy made the discovery In
the afternoon. He filled his pockets and
then his hat News of the find spread
and a number engaged in night fish
ing. The rush for the watery gold
field began early in the morning and
several hundred dollars in gold and sill
yer was found.
A mystery attaches to the affair that
no one has been able to solve. The
general theory is that the money was
deposited in the stream by con-
science stricken thief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
STORY COUNTY FARMERS.
They Take Bold Stand for Reform.
Advocated by Governor cummins.

They Take a Bold Stand for Reforms
Advocated by Governor cummins.
Special to Times-Republican
Nevada, Feb. 21.-The Story County
Farmers Institute in session here to-
day unanimously adopted the follow
/ ing resolutions:
.Resolved--That we, the members Of
the Story County Farmers Institute, in
annual session hereby record our ap-
probation and approval OF President
taken by him for the relief of the peo-
part Of corporations.
I'VE commend the action of the
members of the house Of representa-
tives for their action in the passage
OF the interstate commerce bill, and
on other measures in the interest Of
the people.
I'VE commend the action of some Of
the members Of the senate, though
tardy, in showing some signs that the
duties of that body should in some
measure extend toward the aid Of the
people and not be exerted wholly in
the interest of monopoly.
I'VE commend our governor, in the
bold stand taken by him to stay the
encroachment of monopoly and corpor-
ate influence against the liberties of
the people of this state.
I'VE commend the honesty Of pur-
pose Of the members of the general
assembly, and demand Of them the
passage Of the several bills In the in
terest of the people, viz:
'sThe primary election law.
eThe anti-pass law.
The two cent per mile passenger
fare.
1--WE heartily favor the election Of
United States senators by direct vote
Of the people, SO as to create feeling
among them cf some responsibility to-
ward their supposed constituency.
'tWe favor such reciprocity treaties
between the United States, and foreign
--eountries as will protect the producers
Of this country in the markets Of the
world, without regard to the wishes Of
the monopolies who sell their prod
ucts in the foreign market cheaper
than they do at home"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
GEN. GROSV[NOR
MEETS WITH DEFEAT
Venerable Ohio Congressman
Fails Of Recognition After
Twenty Years. Service
Big REVOLT IN HIS DISTRICT
Albert Douglass, Of chillicothe, Nom-
mated on First Ballot, Grosvenor's
Own County Not Giving Him Sin
ale vote-Talk That He May Run
On Independent Ticket.

Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 21.-After
service of over twenty years in con-
gress, General Charles H. Grosvenor
was defeated for denomination today
on the first ballot, by ALBERT Douglass,
Of Chillicothe, the vote being IS to 20.
Z The defeat of Grosvenor is rendered
more bitter from the fact that his own
county. Athens, did not give him a
single vote The defeat was crushing
In the extreme There is talk that he
will run independent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
WAR ON MEscAl BEAN.

Sioux City Women Investigating lntd
RELIGIOUS Condition Of lndiaNo.
Special to Times-Republican
Sioux City. Feb. 21.-The women OF
the womans Home Missionary Society
of Grace Methodist Episcopal church,
have declares war on the mescal beans
which is said co be working havoc
with the morals of the Indians on the
Winnebago and Omaha reservations
The women have set on foot an inves-
tigation as to the religious conditions
among the Indians, and find that while
hundreds of thousands of dollars are
being sent across the ocean to convert
all kinds of heathens, the Indians with
in few miles of Sioux City's gates
are being almost neglected. They make
SOUP of the mescal bean, drink 1t and
lock themselves up, and their actions
while they are under its influence arg
alleged to be beyond criticism. :.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21
DOCK ADRIFT TWICE
Navy Department Receives Official
News of Dry Dock Dewey - En-.
countered Bad Weather and Came
Near Being Lost-Bis Towing Ma
chine Damaged.

Washington, Feb. 21.-offcial news
regarding the dry dock Dewey, reached
the navy department today from Com-
mander Hosley, commanding the Glac-
Ter, at Palmas, Canary Islands: will
coal at Grand Canary. Encountered
very bad weather the latter part of the
voyage. The dock was adrift twice.
Have been proceeding cautiously. Bru-
tus towing machine damaged"