Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-14
]. 5. DOFRONN ON WAR.
Government Will Use Diplomacy
to End Trouble in Central
America
PURPLE HORSE A, NEW PRODUCT
Science Discovers a New Color But
Owner Of Gray Mare Doesn't Like
Change ~ Imported Disease Threat
ems to Exterminate Quail in Amer
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ems to Exterminate Quail in Amer.
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Washington, June 14.-Eforts have
been made by the American govern
anent to prevank war between Near
aqua and Salvador, and Minister Merry
has been directed by Secretary Root to
advise him Of the facts In connection
with the reported capture of Acajutla,
4 Salvador. by the Nicaraguan forces
He will do all In his power to bring
about peace and will do all inetaot n
about peace and will remind the two
nations OF their recent agreement to
refrain from hostilities until the ques-
! lions at issue have been submitted to
the government Of the United States
for arbitration.
This agreement was made after the
recent war between Nicaragua, Hon
aduras and Salvador. There was a con-
ference Wednesday, afternoon between.
Assistant Secretary Bascon and the Sal
vadorean minister, during which the
trouble was discussed.
An American citizen. said to have
been the promoter and leader OF the
movement, is John Moissant, q wealthy
sugar planter. He is now q prisoner
In the artillery garrison at San Saliva
dor. It is said he will later be tried,
by the Salvadorean government. Mois-
SAINT, one of four brothers, besides
owning one of the richest sugar PLAN.
iations in Central America, possesses
considerable property in San Fran
cisco.
Fred sMoissant, another brother, is
president Of the National Bank of Sal
& vador. About a month ago, John and
George Moissant are said to have en-
tered into a conspiracy with General
! Escalon, a brother Of former President
Jose Escalon, whereby a revolution
was to be started with the idea Of
making General Escalon president.
The meat inspection law has in
volved Marion Dorset in peck Of
trouble. Altho q dignified and entirely
anoffensive scientist, Dorset came just
as near to arrest as a man CAM come
without landing in the coop. And it
alEcame from a coat of inde1ib1e ink
which ornaments certain lazy horse.
In Dorset,s laboratory the chemists had
taken from barrel nearly all the ink,
and the scientist directed colored man
to set the barrel out in the alley. His
instructions were implicitly followed,
and the barrel was filled up with wa
ter, also according to instructions. Now
Ut happened that the ink in the bottom
Il of that barrel was noted for being as
tndelible as ink can be made. It was
such ink as Is used for stamping car
cases Since the meat inspection law
went into effect, and the government
Inspectors guarantee that anything
which they stamp with that ink stays
stamped.
Now the barrel which had been set
out In the alley was leaky, and the wa
ter, having become nicely mixed with
khe; ink, ran down into the alley and
formed pool. Along to that pool came
q poor, lean, tired looking horse, which
was white in color. He looked long
angly at that pretty pool, and for him
to contemplate was to act. So he got
down and rolled, and then he rolled
some more. Presently along came the
owner Of the animal, German. And
when he saw his once white horse now
beautiful indelib1e purple, his anger
knew no limit He hunted up the
neighborhood policeman and told his
tale Of woe. Then they hunted up
Dorset and the copper wanted the
name Of the man who put that barrel
In the alley. Dorset refused to tell.
The policeman hunted up his sergeant,
and the two officers Of the law gave
Dorset a. limited time in which to give
the name, threatening arrest. Dorset
was getting pretty nervous, and sought
advice. He was determined not to give
up the name Of the innocent colored
man, but he didn't want to be ar
rested. Finally he sought advice and
help, and an appeal to the captain of
the police precinct saved the day. Dor
set is well known as a scientist, and is
q prominent member Of the bureau of
animal industry. The bath Of the
horse promises to give further evil
9dence OF the fine quality Of the ink
used by meat inspectors, for it is de-
sclared that the Germans horse will
never again be entirely white.
"a highly contagious and rapidly ia
tai disease has recently broken out
among quail in this country says DR..
George Byron Morse of the division of
pathology, department of agriculture.
New to the United States, or at
least hitherto unrecognized. its charac-
ter makes 1t matter Of grave concern
to naturalists, sportsmen and owners
of hunting preserves It has been found
TO prevail in widely remote sections of
the continent and it may be prevalent
In all sections so far as the depart
ment knows. It has been definitely dis
covered in Alamaba, District Of Colum-
bia, Kansas, Indian Territory, Massa-
chusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
even in Nova Scotia.
The disease is very rapid in its de-
struction Of any flock in which 1t
breaks out. In February sixty five
birds were shipped from Ala
bama to Washington, carrying the
infection, and when they arrived thir-
ty- four of them were dead. A few
days later sixty were sent from In
dian Territory and on their arrival |
twelve were dead and others died sub
Eeouently. A flock Of fifteen presum-
ably healthy birds was brought to the
u