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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
ATLANTIC FLEET At
PORT Of SPAIN
Only One Mishap, and That
Slight, On Trip From Hamp-
ton Roads
HONOR pEAI, ALABAMA SEAMAN
Meningitis Was Fatal to G. E. Pipes
Entire Fleet Stops Engines Nine
Minutes and Half. .Masts Flaes-Bat-
tleships Anchor Long Way Out in
Gulf Of Para, Owing to shaIlowness.

New York, Dec. 24.-Special dis
patches from Port of Spain, Trinidad'
announcing the arrival there OF the Al
lantic fleet OH it's way to the Pacinc
state fleet, passed into the gulf OF Para
and anchored there in four columns,
five l.iiles off town. The only mlshap
on the trip from Hampton Roads was
a temporary arrangement of the Ken
tucky,s steering gear. The entire fleet
stopped the engines for nine minutes
Sunday, and halfmasted their nass
while Ordinary Seaman g. E. Pipes
who died of meningitis aboard the
Alabama was buried. The harbor OIL
the Port of Spain, while well project
ed is shallow for long distance oul
from the beach, and vessels OF sreae
draught like the battleships, anchor d
long way out. The fleet will remain
in the harbol' for several days.
HospitabIe Welcome at Port OF SPAN.
Port of Spain is preparing to Wei
come the American fleet Of battleships
with hospitality and good fellowship
Daylight showed the warships an
chored in four column formation about
four miles from the wharf. People
crowded the water front to view the
Imposing array of white ships of war.
The entertainment committees nave
completed their final arrangements ana
the town rapidly took on its best holl-
day attire. Arrangements are belns
made to send into the town a large
number of men, who have been given
shore leave.
Rear Admiral Evans called on the
governor of Trinidad, Sir Henry Moore
Jackson. this morning. A party of Of
flcers from the fleet are coming ashore
this afternoon.
The war ships this morning are
taking coal from colliers. All on board
the vessels are WELL
The torpedo boat fotilla. which re-
turned here yesterday because of dam
age to the machinery of the destroyer
Lawrence, sailed this morning on its
way south.
Admiral Evans, accompanied by the
members OF, his staff, landed at IL
o'clock. They were received by a
guard of honor from the local militia.
Accompanied by a band of officers,
they proceeded to the government
house, the admiral riding in the gov
ernors carriage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
DEATH BED MARRIAGE
Widow Of Newark Brewer Welded to
Late Husbands EmpIoye While Man
Was Dying - Was First Husbands

Philadelphia, Dec 24.-Christian w.
Stengel, president of the Feignespan
brewery interests in Newark, n. j.,
died in a hospital here today, less than
twelve hours after he had been mar
ried to Mrs. Louise Feignespan, widow
of the man who once employed him.
Stengel was the confidential assistant
of Christian Feignespan, and shortly
before the latter died it is said he eX-
pressed a wish that his wife marry
Stengel in case he did not live. Last
Thursday Stengel was operated upon
for appendicitis. Complications set in
and another operation was made nee
essary yesterday. Having been in
formed that Stengel would probably
not SURVIVE his illness, the couple de-
cided to carry out the dying wish Of
the late Feignespan. A license was
granted yesterday and the ceremony
performed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
TRAMP BECOMES. HERO.
Saves Girl From Flames and Will
Wander No More.

Delaware, N. j., Dec. 24.-By dem
onstrating that even tramps are capa-
BILE of heroic performances, William
Nixon, for many years harmless
wanderer, has redeemed his good name
and bids fair to become one of Della
wares foremost men. He has already
been elected a member of the Della
ware volunteer fire company, member
ship of which is reserved exclusively
for those who have by some act Of
fered their lives TO save some fellow
being.
Some time ago Nixon's travels
brought him to Delaware and he went
to the back door Of Charles Quigg's
home to ask for food. Quigg's daugh-
ter, Emily, was at the moment light
ing a gasoline stove. The stove eX-
ploded and the girl screamed. Nixon
broke in the door, threw his ragged
coat about the girl and rolled her in a
rug on the floor, eXtinguishing the
flames. Both were painfully burned
and were put under physicians care,
the Quigg family nursing Nixon in
their gratitude. He told them his
story and they offered to help him.
Now he is working in a grocery store,
arrayed in a new suit of clothes, and
he saws he has done with the road for
ever. He was at one time prosper
Gus business man, but lost his fortune
and took to tramping.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24

was getting tired of going into cam
paign to fight a candidate for govern6 6
and then hating to go before that sa
man after he was elected governor
ask that the assessment of his 8
be reduced The railroads W. ( At
in a very unenviable position o asst
campaign by the enthus' > with
which the standpat newsp took
UP the suggestion of Blythe II any
thing 'to pound Cummins into the
earth 1t will be remembered that
in following out the program TO 90
anything that would injure Cuinlnihs
they even made the claim that the
railroad assessments had not been
raised since Cummins was In Office
when compared with the relative m
crease in the assessment of other
property in the state.
When tie executive council met 10
assess the railroads the railroad at
torneys went before the council ana
read carefully prepared papers IN
which they disavowed ever having any
responsibility for such claims.
If the railroads have decided TO
stay out of the campaign in this state,
however, it means the complete VIC
tory Of the thing Cummins and the
progressives have been advocating for
years Starting with thu days when
j w, Blythe was counsel for the Bur
ington railway was the political boss
of Iowa the progressives have been
fighting the idea of the railroad COR
poraticns running the state OF Iowa.
When Governor Cummins was cam
didate for governor the first time ne
announced his candidacy at the POLK
county republican convention by say
ing : II am a candidate for governor
of Iowa because j. w. Blythe ana
Judge Hubbard do not want ME to be.
From that time to this it has been
fight against the railroads running the
state of Iowa and taking any hand
whatever in politics. But that the
railroads have really come to that
conclusion seems to every progressive
too good to be true"
Incidentally it may be suggested,
however, that the railroads have only
Hobsons choice AS result of num-
erous political campaigns the last leg
islature prohibited corporations max
ing political contributions enacted an
anti pass law, primar lection law
and a candidates expense account law
which. have somewhat clipped the
wings OF the railroads participation In
politics.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
MIGHTY WORK ON THE CANAL
Mountains Of Earth Removed Every
Month at Panama.

Washington, Dec. 24.-The excava-
tion from the Panama canal last month,
aggregattng 1,S3S.4S6 cubic yards.
would cover ten city blocks to depth
of forty feet No such work ever has
been done before as Col. Goethals is do
ing on the isthmus.
Every fifty days the commission Is
moving an amount of material equal to
the pyramid of Cheops, which con-
sumed the labor of 100000 men for
twenty years.
The commission could build the Suez
canal at the present rate of progress in
three and eight-tenths years. tho it
took ter years for De Lesseps to COM
plete his work. The Manchester ship
canal could be excavated by the Amer
ican canal workers in twenty-five
months, and even Emperor Williams
magnificent Kiel canal could be dug
by the Americans in five years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
MRS. BRADLEY BRINGS SUIT.
Slayer Of the Late Senator Asks Halt
of $150,000 to Support His Children.

Salt Lake, Utah. Dec. 24.-Mrs. Annie
NJ Bradley brought suit to break the
will Of the late United States Senator
Arthur Brown whom Mrs Bradley
shot and killed in Washington in De-
cember, 1906.
One-half of Browns estate, valued
at $15O,OOO, is asked for the support OF
the two sons born to him by Mrs. Brad
ley-Arthur aged Z. and Martin Mont
gomery, aged 4.
In Mrs. Bradleys possession is the
following statement, which was read
at her trial for murder:
Salt Lake, March %, 1861 ac-
knowledge Arthur Brown and Martin
Montgomery Brown as my children by
Annie M. Bradley. ARTHUR BROWN.
Mrs Madison, mother of Mrs. Brad
ley, was appointed guardian for the
children today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
Christmas Greeting for Fleet.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Secretary
Metcalf sent the following Christmas
greeting to the officers and men of the
Atlantic battleship fleet and torpedo
destroyer Flotilla:
Evans, Port of spain Trinidad:
The department extends to you and
the officers and men under your COM
mand, the best wishes for a Merry
Christmas,
(Signed,) Metcalf.
This m essage will be read tomorrow
aboard the various ships and be posted
in conspicuous place where it may
be readily seen by them. Over $4,000
Officers and men are at Port of Spain,
so the secretary's message will be
greeting to them all. The message was
sent by wireless telegraph via San
Juan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
Heart pispIaced; Life Saved.

Lexington, KY, Dec. 24.-Callowaay
Sebastian, who was yesterday released
from the hospital here, owes his life
to the fact that his heart is located
lower in his body than in most peo-
pie.
In an election day fight in Lee City
Wolf county, Sebastian was shot thru
the breast. He was brought to the
hospital here for treatment.
The x-ray showed the bullet IN Sc
bastian's right lung. During the ex-
animation the physicians discovered
that the bullet had entered the body
in such place that it would have
passed thru the heart If that organ
had been located in the usual place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
MILLION BUILDERS UNITE.

New Trades Federation to Control
Construction Thruout the Country.
New York, Dec. 24.-Plans have been
completed for the formation for tenn
porary organization which will en-
brace all the building trades unions in
the country in accordance with the
proposal made at the last annual meet
ing of the American Federation of La
Dor.
A charter will be asked for Jan. 20.
A meeting will be held Jan. 9. 1t is
said the new federation will include
1000, 900 members.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
MEMPHIS BANK CLOSES.
Shortage Of Cash compels Old lnsti'
tuition to Wind Up Its Affairs.

tuition to Wind Up Its Affairs.
Memphis, Tenn, Dec. ,24.-The Mem
phis Savings bank failed to open It's
doors this morning.
Later statement was issued by the
directors announcing that the institu-
ton was solvent and creditors would
not lose cent. The statement adds
that because of the financial stringency
it was deemed wise to close the bank
and ask for receiver to liquidate af-
fairs.
The bank was one of the oldest in
stitutions in the city. Notice for sus-
pension has not been given yet G..
w. McRae, a we'll known local capi-
talist, is president, and E. L. Menager
cashier. The bank carries deposits Of
over $1,5OO,OO0. The president of the
clearing house association said today
the suspension would not affect any
other institution in the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
FIRE AT wHITTEM0RE
Large Part of Business Portion De-
stroyed = Seven Establishments
Burned out-Loss $4,000.

Special to Times-Republican.
Whit;emore. Dec 24.-F'ire last night
destroyed good share of the business
portion Of Whittemore. 1t started in
the butcher shop and burned the har-
ness shop, livery barn, barber shop.
millinery store and hotel and their
contents. The estimated loss is s12,-
0O0
[Whittemore is town of 500 people
located on the Milwaukee road in the
western edge of Kossuth county1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24

Ed -Dowle and the intriguing priests be
banished and the persons responsible
for the recent disorders be punished;
that Ala-Ed- -Dowle and his brother be
allowed to return to Persia: that 200
infantrymen be placed as permanent
guard before the parliament buildings;
that all troops, including the Cossack
brigade, which hitherto has been an
independent command. be placed under
the ministry Of war; and that the Rus
sian officers of the Cossack brigade
shall only instruct the men. not COM
mand them, as they have hitherto done.
All the shops in Teheran are re-
opened today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
uNEAsINEss IN PERSIA.
Populace Wants Promises Fulfilled by
Acts.

Teheran. Dec. 24.-Twenty-four
hours reflection seems to have con-
WINGED that section Of the Persian pub
lie which favors the constitutionalists,
that 1t is better to keep their powder
dry until the shah's promises for re-
form are converted into acts. Utter
lack of confidence was evinced tins
morning in the baZaars. Shops tina.
We're re-o opened yesterday had their
shutters up again to-day. Small armed
crowds are reassembling in the public
squares but up to the present time
there has been no aggression.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
SALVATION ARMY DINNERS.
Will Be Enjoyed by More Than 100000
New York People.

New York, Dec. 24-More than 120:-
600 people will eat Christmas dinners
in New York tomorrow, furnished by
the Salvation Army. The dinners are
being put up in baskets for families
Of five and six. and will be distributed
on Christmas morning. Each basket
will contain five-pound chicken in
addition to vegetables, coffee. tea, and
bread, as we'll as plum pudding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
LOST PURSE AND s6l3
Boone County Woman Loses Hoarded
Wealth While on tho Way to Town
on Shopping Trip - Did Not Trust
Banks.
oecia.l to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone, Dec. 24.-Mrs. Mary Nelson,
living northeast of the city, lost her
pocketbook containing. 1913 toda
while coming to town toido her Christ
mas shopping. The money had been
kept at home during the financial
scare, and fearing to leave it in the
house while the family was absent,
Mrs. Nelson took the entire sum with
her. 1t is possible the money will be
found by some honest person and re-
turned to the owner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
CLOSES FORT DODGE SALOON.
Newspaper Man Begins Crusade With
FIattering Results.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Dec. 24.-Robert M.
Wilson, city editor of the Chronicle,
filed information against Frank Con-
molly, of the Haymarket saloon, alleg-
ing the sale of liquor on Sunday. The
saloonist ran the most disreputable
place in the city, escaping prosecution
thru fear He was summoned to appear
before the city council, to defend the
effort to annul his permit, but threw
up his hands, closing his doors volun-
tarily at 6 o'clock last night. Wilson
laughed at offers of bribe and threats
of being marked man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
RAISING PRICES

Has 8. ..ome Necessary With Many
Cheap Papers Because People Ar>
Not Satisfied With Cheap Quality
in Their Favorite Newspaper
The T.-R. Will Raise Its Quality
And Keep lts Price tho Same.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
A PATHETIC SCENE
Funeral Day at Jacobs creek-serv-
ices Held in the open-12o Bodies
So Far Recovered.


Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec. 24.-Tfhe
searching parties at the Darr mine to-
day reached entry No. %, where they
found seventy-four bodies In heap.
This makes the total number recovered
12o.
Today was funeral day at the mine.
Twelve identified bodies were taken
from the temporary morgue and placed
in line along the tracks Of the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie railroad. The last
sad ceremonies were conducted in the
open, with hundreds of friends, rela-
tives and sightseers as spectators The
resultant scene was extremely pa
thetic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
SALOONS CLOSE CHRISTMAS DAY
Voluntary Action Of Chattanooga Sa
loon Men Favorably Commented.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 24.-For
the first time in the history of the liq-
uor business in Chattanooga, all sa-
looms of the city will be closed tight on
Christmas day. This is neither the re-
suit of law enforcement or outside in
fluence, the saloon men some weeks
ago having agreed to observe the day.
Their action has aroused much favor
able comment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
i. FRANK CARPENTER A SUICIDE.

Secretary of Paper Company Ends Life
at His Home in Omaha, by Shooting.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 24.-J. Frank Car
penter, secretary of the Carpenter Pa
per company, one of the largest paper
houses in the West, committed suicide
at his home last night by shooting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
EloiiIIa Again Delayed.

Port of Spain, Dec. 24.-During the
movements of the torpedo boat fiotilla
preparatory to leaving the harbor, the
destroyer Whipple's propeller fouled
the anc. Sc chain of the collier Fortuna.
The accident undoubtedly will delay
the departure Of the 1otilla a second
time. The torpedo boats returned here
Yesterday because Of damage to the
machinery Of the Lawrence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24

Are Now Instructine Their Iowa cors
respondents to curtaiI Dispatches,
The T.-R. Maintains Its Regular
Staff of $50 Iowa Correspondents
The Year Around, and Insists on All
the News All the Time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
BUY soo,ooo,ooo TIN CANS.

California Fruit Gamers Place the
Biggest Order on Record.
Pittsurg, Dec. 24.-The American
Can company has captured the big
order of the California Fruit Gamers
association for 30O,OOOOO0 tin cans.
This is the biggest order for cans on
record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE MEMS OF TODAY
The Weather.

Sun rises Dec. 20 at 1926; sets at
4:41.
Iowa-Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; warmer tonight and in the
east Wednesday; colder in the west
Wednesday.
Illinois-f'air tonight; Wednesday
increasing cloudiness and warmer.
South Dakota-Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday,; much colder Wednes-
day and in the west tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
SENSATION AT HELENA.
A. s. Hovey Indicted for An Alleged
Conspiracy to Defraud.

Conspiracy to Defraud.
Helena, Mont, Dec. PA. S. Hovey,
until recently employed as a craftsman
in the office of the United States sur
veyor general in Helena, was indicted
by the federal grand jury on the charge
of conspiracy with Chief Clerk O. 9.
Dallas and Craftsman J. d. Mcleod.
to defraud the government, and also
with the forgery of field notes and the
signature of the surveyor. Hovey was
transferred to the Portland office about
four months ago. All three men gave
bonds for their appearance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
BURGLARS SECURED s25.

Rob Safe of Butcher Shop at Pocahon-
tas.
Special to es-Republican.
Pocahontas, Dec. 24.-Shupe'S butch
er shop was broken into and s25 taken
out of the safe during the night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
SHAFTS CONCESSIONS ARE MANY.

Ruler of Persia Yields on Every Point
in Controversy.
Teheran. Dec. 24.-The president of
the assembly informed that body of the
details of the declaration submitted to
the ass embly yesterday by the shah, in
which The latter accepted the demands
made upon him by the constitutional
leaders.
This declaration provides that Saad-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
HUGHES GIVEN ENDORSEMENT.
New York Republican Club Goes on
Record for Governor.

New York, Dec. 24.-The Republican
club last night indorsed Governor
Hughes as a candidate for the repub-
lican presidential nomination and
called upon republican organizations
thruout the country to cooperate in
securing his nomination and election.
There were more than 800 members Of
the club present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
CASH PAYMENTS RESUMED.

Des Mones Banks Cease Circulation of
Scrip.
Des Moines, Dec. 24.-The banks of
Des Moines today announced the re-
sumption of cash payments.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
PLACED ON RETIRED LIST.
Lockwood Has Seer
Forty three Years of Service.

t-orty-three Years OF service.
Washington, Dec. 24.-Colben c..
Lockwood, commanding the Twenty
ninth regiment of infantry, has been
placed on the retired list of the army
on his own application, after more than
forty three years service 1t was an
nounced at the navy department to-
day. that Rear Admiral Albert Ross,
recently promoted from the grade. of
captain, will be transferred to the re-
tired list next Tuesday on account Of
his - Ross is commandant of the
naval aiming station of the Great
Lakes, near Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
PAGE ONE.

sViSSIdpItS N0"os
Battleship Fleet at Trinidad.
Christmas Greetings Sent.
Druce Body Heavily Guarded.
Grand Trunk Railway Pensions En-
ployes.
Did Cummins Get Double Cross?
Boone Woman Loses Purse and
$6.13.
Business Section Of Whittemore
Burned.
Funeral Day at Darr Mine.
A Death-Bed Wedding.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa Nswsl
No Benefits, No Assessments.
Refused Medicine, Dying.
Whole Herd Of Sheep Poisoned.
Liquor Permit Causes Strife.
Sound Corn Salesman the Latest.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorials
The Weeping of Crocodiles.
Thru the Open Door.
Why Not Central Bank?
Topics Of the Times.
Iowa Opinions and Notes.
Outside Point of View.
PAGEs FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Sad Christmas for Green Mountain
Family.
Babes Eat Morphine Pills; One
Dead.
Council Wrestles With Assessment.
Golden Wedding at State Center.
Seven Hurt in Accident.
Christmas at Soldiers Home.
Stanley Sieg to Wed.
City News in Brief.
PAGE EIGHT
Markets and Generals
Rally in Wheat.
Corn Trading Quiet.
Good Demand for Steers.
Hogs Off on Poor Demand.
Taft Strength Growing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
TO MEET IRISH CHAMPION.

Match Arranged Between "Tommy"
Burns and Jem Roche, at London.
London, Dec. 24.-Articles of agree
ment have practically been signed for
the fight between Tommy" Burns and
Jen Roche. Irish champion. at Dub
lin, on March II, $500 side; purse
of $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
Mrs. Lonqworth Recovering.

Washington, Dec. 24-Mrs. Long
worth has so far recovered from the
effects of her operation for appendicitis
that she will leave the White House
Thursday for her own residence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
NEARL 1000 AFFECTED.
Erie Railroad to Cut Salaries Of All
Clerical Employees.

New York, Dec. 24.--The salaries Of
all clerical employees of the Erie rail-
road, who receive more than $50 per
month will be cut from to 10 per
cent after January 1, according to an
announcement today. Between 100
and 1,S00 employees are affected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-24
TO ouAsH INDICTMENTS.
Judge Lewis, Denver, Finds No Crime
AGAINST Federal Statutes.

Denver, Dec. 24.--In the federal
court today Judge Lewis granted a
motion to quash indictments against
the officers of the New Mexico and
Pagosa Lumber Company, and others
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
government of timber lands in Archu-
leta county, on the ground that no
crime under the federal statutes was
shown.