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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
FLAMES RISE FROM OCEAN
Steamers Arriving at Seattle Report
Wonderful Phenomenon,

Steamers Arriving at Seattle Report
Wonderful Phenomenon.
Seattle. Wash, Aug. 29.-The kaga
Maru and the Dirigo, two Steamships
coming here this week, reported an ex-
traordinary phenomenon at sea about
sixty or seventy miles off the coast OF
Vancouver island, which would appear
to have been a submarine volcanic ex-
plosion.
Passengers and crews Of both ships
noticed bright flames and dense black
smoke rising from the ocean and be-
lieved that some vessel was on fire.
The Kaga Maru fingered in the vicinity
some time, maneuvering her way close
to the spot, but could discover no ship
burning.
The Dirigo passed the place late In
the afternoon, and reported that the
fire and smoke continued far into the
night. There appeared to be no loud
noises or explosions, but the flames
seemed to be rising higher and higher
as, the ship steamed toward port.
The keeper of the lighthouse at Ia
toosh island, near the mouth of the
straits of Juan de Fuca, noticed un-
usual waves striking the house that
day, but did not report it until after he
had heard of the strange story told by
the steamship men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
STORM HITS FAIR,
A|RSH|P BURNED.
Windand Electric Wires Cause a
Heavy Loss on State Grounds
at Des Woines-
kNAsENsHuE A BIG LOSER
Airship and Balloon Gone and con-
tract canceIed-Harvester Company
Exhibit Ruined-TotaI Loss Will
Reach s1ooooo-storm Damage in
Other Portions Of Iowa.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines, Aug ga heavy wind
and rain storm, which struck the state
fair grounds at an early hour
this morning. blew down sew
eral Of the tents, Frustrated electric
wires, started a fire. Which destroyed
the KQabenshue airship and the cap
tive balloon, and caused a total loss
estimated at 100000
| Many of the tents on the grounds
We're blown down, including the large
one of the International Harvester
Company. The exhibit Of the com
pany, which IS valued at many thou-f
| sands of dollars, was ruined.
The Knabenshue airship and the bali
loon weGe totally destroyed. Electric
wires on the grounds were blown
across the tents housing these features
attractions of the fair. The wires se8
fire to both ship and balloon and they
We're burned Their loss is total. "
The airship cost $4,000 and the bali
loon $1,000 knabenshue's contract
with the fair mana, ement called for
the payment to him of $4,000, but tha,
contract was Cancelled because Of the
fire, and his loss will therefore approx
innate $4,000. Knabenshue threatens
to bring suit for damages, claiming
that defective wiring was responsible
for the destruction of his property.
Storm Severe in Iowa.
Reports from various portions of tho
state indicate that the storm was gen-
eral thruout central Iowa There was
little wind in most places, but the rains
fall was unusual and lightning caused
more or less damage. Traffic on rail-
way lines has been generally delayed
by high water in creeks and riverss
washouts occurring at several points.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
A New Lincoln story.

BENJAMIN Chapin, whose impersona-
ton of Abrham Lincoln in tabloid
version of his own drama, Lincoln,
is the headline attraction at the Or
pheum next week, is a veritable mine
of Lincoln stories In life given over
to close study of the great war presi-
dent, he has unearthed several new and
authentic stories. One, which he ayers
has seldom been given to the public.
is as follows:
'.The delegations and committees
had been hampering and annoying Mr.
Lincoln and taking up his time, maxi
ing a great deal of noise and giving
him very little help. Finally, he turned
on one of them and said:
"This reminds me of a story. A
farmer out in Illinois went buggy rid
ing and was lost in terrific thunder
storm. It was a dark night and he
floundered along thru the. mud and
over the rough roads until his buggy
broke down.
''He climbed over the dashboard and
on to his horse. The road bot little
harder and his horse broke down. Then
he stumbled over root and broke his
leg. LIE poor leloW Sot oHlo. lis Aeee
and staggered along a little farther,
trying to keep up his courage then he
fell down. He came down on his hands
and knees in the mud and rain.
'"There were rain and lightning,
which gave little light on the situa-
ton. buts very little. The thunder was
terrif1ce At length he raised his hands
to heaven and cried:
"'Oh, Lord, if 1t is all the same to
you. give us little more of that light
and a little less of this noise"
"'And. gentlemen, what we need
here is more light on the situation and
less noise as to the administration of
the presidents affairs"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29

that Mrs Pepper had been robbed re-
Gently, and that he remained att her
house that night to protect her and her
sister,"
who staid with your" her counsel
asked.
MY dog
Miss Vanderbilt thus described one
of her fathers telephone talks with
Bright Eyes at a time when he had
spratned his ankle the telephone bell
having been rung just as he reached the
house.
"My father said, Hello, May!' and
My ankles pretty bad Then he start
ed with surprise and said:
60, Bright Eyes! Well, 1 can hard
ly tell you apart. So you saw me fall
and sprain my ankle. 1t was too bad
you could not hold me up. Goodhy!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
Secret Meeting of Liquor Inter
ests Held in Cincinnati to
Head Off Sentiment
MAKES INRoADs IN BUSINESS
Adoption Of Option Laws in Various
States, Especially in the South,
Frishtens Brewery Interests-com-
mittee Appointed to Suggest Scheme
to Head Off Sentiment.

Cincinnati, Aug. 29.-United action
by the leading brewers of the United
States against the spread of the local
option idea was begun in secret meet
ings held here yesterday There was
no formal call issued for the meet
ing, but Representatives OF the Dig
brewing interests Of the country were
present.
The inroads local option Is making.
especially in the southern states, were
thoroughly discussed. A committee
was appointed to find ways and means
for putting stop to the spread OF loc-
al option sentiment and prevent. II
possible, adoption of laws in other
states.
A strong effort was made to keep
the object Of the meeting from becom-
ing public, but the facts leaked out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
PIckPockETs CAUGHT.
Circus Crooks Captured by Deteetives
at Waterloo.

at Waterloo.
Special to Times Republican
Waterloo, Aug. 29.-Late last even
ing the passengers on. a car bound for
Cedar Falls after the circus, were
Startled by the apparent beginning OF
a fight. It was fight, all right, but
it was between the officers of the law
in the persons Of Special Agent Nor
weiser of the Rock Island and Chief
Detective Mcclure of the Barnum 81
Bailey shows, and three pickpockets.
Morweiser, when coming into Wat
erloo last evening with a prisoner
wanted here, recognized man he saw
at the depot, as Joe Schultz" a motor
ious pickpocket. He could not
leave his prisoner. so he took him to-
the station, and then found Mcclure
the "circus cop" who is representa-
tive of the Pinkerton agency who has
the job Of protecting the bigS show.
They started after Joe, and few min
utes later saw him and two pals
board an interurban car. They fol-
lowed them, and caught them in the9
act, Of attempting to pick country
mans pocket
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
c. { N; W. is BLAMED
coroner's Jury Holds Railroad Respon-
sibIe for Death Of Clifford Atwood
and capraIi ZeIa-Italian's Body
Sent to Chicago.

and capraIi ZeIla-ltalian's Body
Sent to Chicago.
Special to Times Republican.
Iontour, Aug. 29.-The coroner's
jury, which has completed its investi-
day evening, when Clifford, the 3-year-
old son of w. H Atwood, and Caprali
Zella were killed by Northwestern
train, finds the railroad company and
its employees responsible for the acci-
dent.
The verdict is based on the fact that
the freight train which struck the man
and child was exceeding the limit of
speed fixed by law. An ordinance OF
the town provides that trains shall not
be operated to exceed eight miles per
hour thru the town, while witnesses
testified that the train was travelling at
a speed close to fifty miles an hour.
The engineer himself admitted that he
was running from twenty-five to thir-
ty-five miles. The verdict opens the
way for the relatives to begin actions
for damages.
The funeral of Clifford Atwood was
held yesterday afternoon at Chester
Center, the former home of the family
The body of Zella was sent to Chicago
last night by the railway company. on
request of a brother-in-law. The citi-
zens had planned to give Zella burial
here. because of his brave effort to save
the Atwood child. A movement is now
on foot to erect a monument to his
memory here, altho his body will be
buried elsewhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES
Landslide Threatens to Destroy Houses
in Suburb Of Observation-Disclosures
Desert Their Homes.

Pttsburg, Aug. 2s.-With houses
creaking. windows breaking and CHM
neys sinking deep into the earth, sew
eral hundred foreigners have fled from
their homes in Port vue, suburb.
fearing death in landslide which
threatens 10 bury twenty-five dwell
ings. The Pittsburg. & Lake Erie Rail-
road Company recently started to make
a cut for additional tracks. The earth
between the cut and the hillside on
which the houses stand is underlaid
with soft shale and soapstone. and
threatens to slide into the cut.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
TAAw ONCE CRAZY, NOW SANE
Lawyer LittIeton Will Seek to Avoid
SensationaIism at Thaw Trial.

Lawyer LittIeton Will Seek to Avoid
Sensationalism at Thaw Trial.
New York, Aug. pa plea of tenn
porary insanity from which his client
mas fully recovered, and so far as pos
s1ble an utter absence of the sensation
alism that marked the last trial, will be
the method pursued by Martin w. Lit
tleton at the next trial of Harry K
ThaW for the murder of Stanford
White. That has been fully decided on
by the former Brooklyn borough pres
ldent, who is to have complete charge
of the defense of the Pittsburg million
aire.
Littleton will not have. the trouble
with Thaw that the other ATTORNEYS in
the case have had. The long, weary
confinement is having its effect on his
client, and the headstrong man is
more amenable to reason than former
ly.
Llttleton is working hard on the
case, and at present is bending every
effort to secure a speedy trial. but with
little likelihood Of success He would
like to have the trial moved at the Oc-
tober term, but it will be well along to-
ward the last of the year before the dis
trtct attorney will be ready to pro-
ceed. Lfttlejohn brands as absurd the
report that Thaw is on the verge of a
complete breakdown.
Why" he says, "there is probably
no other man who could have stood up
under the strain as Thaw has. He has
never been respondent and is absolute
ly confident that when. his case is pre-
sented to the next jury it will quickly
acquit him"
Mr.. Littlejohn declined to discuss
how he would conduct the case. He
would not say whether or not it was
his intention to have Mrs. Thaw again
repeat her story of her alleged treat
ment at Whites hands, but the chances
are very much in favor of his doing
so.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
Danger in Making Toys.
(Tha pilcrirn

One of the most dangerous of trades
is the covering of toy animals with
skin, chamois leather being used, for
instance, for the elephants, calfskin for
the rose and goatskin for the camels.
This covering must of course, fit with
out wrinkle to look natural, SO the
wooden model is first dipped into glue,
then sprinkled with chalk dust: then
the skin is put on. The chalk is SO fine
that it fills the air, and is drawn into
the throat and lungs. A year of this
sort of work results in death. Another
very injurious toy is the rubber ball
loon. The fumes and solvents used in
reducing sheet rubber to the necessary
thinness while retaining its strength.
and the dyeing of the brilliant yellows,
green's. and purples are most of them
poisonous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
! Weather.
PAGE ONE.

geographic INcWS'
Storm Damage at State Fair.
Knabenshue's Airship Burned.
Fish and Harahan in Personal En-
counter
Brewers Alarmed at Spread of Loca
Option.
Garst and Harsh Possible State
Ticket.
C. & N. w. Blamed for Double Trag-
edy.
Hakodate, Japan, Burned.
Denver Greets Taft.
Cream Rates Held UP.
People Fell From Landslide.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Rain Hurts state Fair.
Awards in Livestock Departments.
Marvel in Babylon.
Several NJ +. Church Conferences.
Woman Leaps From Window to Es-
cape Death.
Mystery at Anamosa Fair.
Effort at Fraud Fails.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
Prosperity-Tight Money-Reactloh.
The Need OF Simplicity
Railway Mileage and Earnings
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Iowa Newspapers.
Farm News and Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
County News:
Neighborhood Notes.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News
Severe Electrical Storm.
Wires Affected Lightning Strikes.
Laying Foundation for Appeals.
Strong Point in Jury Question.
Pierce Jury Disagrees.
Many Victims of Pickpockets.
T.-R. Solicitor Robbed
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Markets and General:
Higher Wheat Prices.
Corn Trading Active.
Another Slump in Hogs.
Cattle Remain Steady.
Big Row Brewing over Parcels POST.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
PLAN PEACE STATUE AT HAGUE
American scuIptor's Design May From.
Carnegie Palace,

The Hague, Aug. 29-The plan to
commemorate the birth of the peace
ideal by the erection of monument de-
signed by Frederick MacMonnies, the
American sculptor, in front of the Car
negie palace of peace is being cordially
canvassed by the delegates to the con-
ference. The design for the monument
shows group of three figures of he
roic size. expressing the idea of peace
intervening among the warning ee-
ments of the world. The cost would be
about 100000 and it is suggested that
this sum could readily be obtained by
international contributions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
MASON ATTACKS THE SENATE.
Declares Il is Throwing Dust in the
Eyes of the People.

Freeport. H.. Aug. 29.-After de-
scribing an executive session of the
United States senate yesterday at the
thirty eighth annual old settlers reun-
ion, held at Cedarville. William E..
Mason declared that the senate was
throwing dust into the eyes of a.
people who boast representative
government. This was in the course
of an argument in favor Of the cleo
tfon of senators by direct vote. Speak
ing on the Mormon question he char
acterized Reed Smoot's seating in the
senate as the worst blow at the Amer
lean home in fifty years. He laid
stress on the fact that Senator Hop
kins voted In favor of admitting Smoot
and was one of the committee in charge
OF the matter.
America is beginning to make po-
lygamy respectable" he said, fifty
years after Lincoln branded it as
crime"
The attendance at the picnic was
1000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
BRIGHT EYES ERRlNe SPIRIT.
Vanderbilt Girl in Lunacy Case Tells
Of Fathers Vision.

Of Fathers Vision.
New York, Aug. 29.--The lunacy
commission which is inquiring into
the sanity of Edward Ward Wander
bilt, husband of May S. Pepper, the
spiritualist, heard the story of his
26 years old daughter Eva, upon whose
petition Justice Maddox decided that
an insanity inquiry was proper.
Miss Vanderbilt was on the stand
most of the day and told why she had
extracted from her fathers desk a
batch Of letters to her father from
the spirit Bright Eyes, from Mrs.
Pepper, and from his dead wife, writ
ten to him thru Bright Eyes, and had
engaged lawyers to petition for lun-
acy commission.
Thru her testimony her lawyers had
her fathers will, made on February IS
last, nearly four months before he
married Mrs. Pepper, introduced in
evidence. The will leaves Mrs. Pep
per-vanderbilt 100000 cash and the
two Vanderbilt farms on Long Island,
and bequeaths the residue of the es-
tate, If there is any, to his two daugh-
ters, Minerva and Florence. The re-,
naming property is to be distributed
at the discretion of Mrs. PepperVan-
derbilt, who is named as sole executrix
Of the will.
In telling Of her fathers talks to her
on spiritualism after her mothers death
Miss Vanderbilt said:
"On one occasion father told me that
he had caught glimpse of mamma,
and that she looked much as she did
on earth When I told him that seemed
impossible-that I did not see how a
spirit could resemble body-he said I
was pigheaded."
Miss Vanderbilt said after her father
became attentive to Mrs. Pepper he
was away from home much of the time
and appeared to be neglecting his bus
mess.
.sWas he ever away all night?" she
was asked.
"Yes. one Sunday night He re-
turned at o'clock the next morning
and said he had been staying with
siok friend. Subsequently he told me
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
PLAGUE IN FRISCO
Nine Gases and Seven Deaths Since
June 1s Quarantine Regulations
Strictly Enforced.

San Francisco, Aug. 29.-since June
18 nine cases of bubonic plague have
been discovered here. Seven deaths
have occurred: The federal authorities
have sent the marine hospital sur
geons here. Coasting vessels are being
inspected by quarantine officers The
health officers say there is no cause
for alarm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
THINKS cANADA>wlLL GROW.
Lord Strathcona Comments on Growth
Before Leaving for London.

Before Leaving for London.
New York, Aug. 29.-En route on a
hurried trip from Montreal to London
Lord Strathcona, lord high commis-
sioner of Canada, sailed yesterday
on the steamship Oceanic Before leav-
ing he commented on the growth of
Canada. He said:
when I went to Canada, seventy
years ago. it was one tremendous will
derness. BY the close of the century
if not long before that time-she will
have a population equal to the pres
ent population of the United States.
"The greatest strides that Canada
has made have been in agriculture. The
Great Northwest. once the property en-
tirely of the Hudson Bay Company,
to be exploited merely for the, furs it
could supply, is now cut up into small
farms and ranches. Last year the
northwest produced more than 100000
600 bushels of wheat and more than
200,000,000 bushels of other grains"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
INTO OPEN SWITCH.
Frisco Line Train Wrecked at Tulss.
|. F. Three Hurt.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. 29.-The
Frisco train known as the "Meteo-,n
which left ST. Louis yesterday and was
due to arrive here at noon, ran into
an open switch near Tulsa, l. T., early
today and was wAecked. One mail
clerk and two passengers were ssr~
iously injured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
Trouble Coming Anyway.

(Yonkers Statesman)
She-'1 just got letter from moth
er saying she was coming to visit
u.s."
He-T was just about to tell you
to look out and not upset that salt
at your elbow, but you might as well
upset it now
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
transporting GUNS.
Nine Big Destroyers Being Loaded OF
Steamer Bound for Philippines,

Nine Big Destroyers Being Loaded on
Steamer Bound for Philippines.
New York, Aug. 29.-With the aid
of derricks the work of transferring
nine big guns for shipment to the
Philippines from lighters to the In
drani, a tramp steamship, lying at,
South Brooklyn, is being carried on
briskly. 1t is expected that before
another night falls the main deck of
the Indrani will mold six 12-inch guns
and three 10-inch guns.
The guns are consigned to the
United States quartermaster's depart
ment in the Philippines, and several of
them will be used for. the defense of
a drydock, the Dewey which was last
year towed to the Philippines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
$4,000 IN GOLD in GYPSY CAMP.


Boston Police With Search Warrant
Unearth yellow Hoard.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 29.-Fifty thou
sand dollars in gold was found by the
Dedham police yesterday when. armed
with a search warrant. they descended
upon gypsy camp in the woods be-
tween Dedham and West Roxbury.
They placed the chief of the tribe,
Bimbo Valada under detention until he
had turned over to his wife, Liza, the
big, bulging bags of gold, which she
claimed as her property.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
REJECTS ROOSEVELT ROAST.
Bar Association Tables Attack on Pres.
ident.

ident.
6 Portland, Me-, Aug. pa resolution
criticizing President Roosevelt for COM
menting upon the trial Of the beef trust
case in the northern district of Illinois
& year ago and adversely criticizing
the presiding judge and his rulings was
introduced at the final session of the
American Bar association by George
Whitelock of Baltimore. 1t met with
instant disapproval from all parts Of
the hall and President Parker repeated
" asked Mr.. Whitelock to withdraw 1t,
but Mr.. Whitelock insisted that it be
acted upon A motion to lay it on the
table was carried.
During the attempts to dispose OF it
Joseph B. David Of Chicago, who failed
to secure recognition, shouted:
some one has said the American
Bar association has no right to criti-
cize the president Of the United States.
] hold that when the president of the
United States violates his trust 1t is
the duty OF the American Bar associa-
ton to criticize him."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
WERE FOUR FEET LONG.
Giant Mosquitoes Surprise ZooIosists
Until They Learn Insects are Wax.

New York, Aug 29.-Delegates to the!
seventh international congress of 20
ology, who are paying short visit
to this city We're surprised at the
sight of mosquitoes four feet long att
the American Museum of Natural His
tory here. The savants were making
a tour of the museum when they en-
countered the insects, one being a
stingless male and the other a female
with a sting and poison sac. But scruts
my showed that the giant mosquitoes
were made of wax and were scientific
models. and inquiry showed that they
had been under construction two years
by experts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29

rebel soldier struck at him with his
gun but the force of blow fell upon
his arm and for a time he was up-
injured union soldier bayonetted
the rebel on the spot. That arm has
troubled Randles but little till recent
ly. He has consulted specialists who
think that because of injury to the
bone the arm may have to be ampu-
tated, tho an effort is being made to
save it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29
RATES ARE HELD UP
Judge kohIsaat Estops Rail and Ex.
press Companies From Putting New
Cream Rates Into Effect - Hearing
n,% O

Chicago Aug. 29.-Federal Judge
Kohlsaat today issued temporary in
junction against fourteen western rail-
roads and five express companies re-
straining them from establishing on
September 1, the new rate ON ship
ments of cream, milk and butter. Oc-
tober 8 is the date set for the hearing
on the application for permanent
injunction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-29

II man spends his time readlA 1
several papers in order to get the
news, he is losing money, for he could
get it all in one paper by taking thG
Times Republican,.