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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
c,rcu. Music Of High Order.

One of tue delightful features OF
Ringing Brothers Worlds Greatest
Show Is its excellent military oand
of fifty soloists under the direction
Of Albert {. Sweet. 1t Is o Of the
best bands In the United States aud
hv all odds the best that ever p aved
incidental music for a circus pro-
gram. During che hours between
the opening Of the doors snd tue
beginning Of the regular pref0lmanoe
this band gives an excellent c0ucofe
Of operatic and popular music.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26
THIRTY BAGS OF SALT
The Circus Hotel Consumes Groceries
by the Car Load Every Day Of
the Season.

Some idea of the magnitude Of
Ringing Brothers. Worlds Greatest
Shows may be found in the fact
that in a single day thirty bags Of
table salt are consumed In tn /. canvas
hotel. Other supplies are required
daily In the following quantities:
Two thousand pounds of meat, 100
gallons Of coffee. sixty gallons Of
milk, 1000 pounds Of vegetables, 800
pounds Of of butter, 1900 loaves OF
bread and 100 gallons of soup.
For the entire circus $4,000 gallons
OF water are used daily and the ESQ
horses and the several hundred.
menagerie animals require leo
bushels Of oats, Thirty tons Of hay,
ten tons Of straw and fifteen bushels
Of bran. On the show grounds arc
three barber shops, q laundry. wagon
and blacksmith shop, q hospital,
paint shop, postofice, tailor shop.
dynamo and gas lighting plant. two
general stores, dental parlor, harness
shop and a library.
Nothing approaching the size and
MAGNITUDE OF this splendid enterprise
as ever been attained by another
circus. Their long special trains
cover more than a mile of track, the
main tent is the biggest ever con-
%structed, the payrolls number 1880
people and the various tents cover
twelve acres. {
The entire performance will be.
given in Mitchell on Thursday. JULY
9. in every detail exactly as presented
in all the large cities of America.
The parade will be at 10 O'Clock 10
the forenoon and there will be too
performances, in each of whichgstll
be introduced the most daring and
dangerous OF all thrillers, the auto
mobile double somersauit 81 Mile.
la Belle Roche.
On show day reserved seats and
admissions can be bought at Diehl
& Browns at exactly the same prices
charged at the regular ticket wagon.
thus accommodating those who "ish
to avoid the rush on the grounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
~DREAMERs" flEND1sH
Sect in Northwest Ordered to Muir.
der and Burn-committed Crimes
Directed in Dreams.

Medicine Hat, Man., April 16.--At the
trial of nine members Of the sect
known as 'Dreamers," for the burning
of the John Lehrs' home, testimony
revealed that members Of the order
had to obey the Instructions of the
leader who, because Lehr refused to
join the congregation ordered his FOL-
lowers to destroy Lehr's home and
slay his family at midnight, because he
was hereto. Michael Brosts testified
he had been Dreamer, but severed his
connection with the organization when
the members began talking of burning
and killing. He stated Jacob Merkels
and David Kaufman, of Java. S. D.,
were heads of the order. Dreams were
told by the members and interpreted
by Merkels. The dreamer had to carry
out the purpose of his dream as in
structed. Lehrs name had come up
and it was agreed to burn him out.
The ''Dreamers' believed in killing
every one who did not believe with
them. The witness had received let
ters threatening to kill him, because
he had renounced the faith.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16

lures" system as other continents. Tho
explained to prominent member Of
congress from Illinois thus: A Glasgow
miller buys 100000 bushels of wheat in
San Francisco, say at S per bushel To
protect, or In popular phrase ito hedge"
his San Francisco purchase during the
time rhe wheat is in transit TO the port
of Glasgow, he sells the same quantity
of wheat in the Chicago or other lead
ing markets ut relatively the same price
which he paid for the 100000 bushels of
wheat in San Francisco. If the market
during this sin transit" period advances
10 cents per bushel. the San Francisco
purchase price is all the while main
taned as basis upon which he can
make his sale of flour in Glasgow
therefore. think the statement is alb
solutely true that che can sell the flour
on the basis of the price at which he
bought 1t in San Francisco"
Tie fall in prices of articles imported
and the advance in prices of articles
exported, which form a marked char
acteristic of the January price state
ment of the bureau of statistics of the
department OF commerce and labor. is
equally apparent in the February fig
ures of that bureau, which have just
made their appearance. In nearly all
of the important articles imported for
use in manufacturing prices show
marked decline in February. 1908. when
compared with the corresponding
month of the preceding year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16

United States to organize mass meet
ings and to protest against the extra
dition of Saraba and several of his
companions who are now confined IN
Jail at Los Angeles, Cal. Saraba is
the editor and publisher of newspa-
per called ''El Revolucion.' which was
published for while in San Antonio.
but was driven out by the officials,
moved to st. Louis, where 1t was
forced 10 suspend, and then to Los
Angeles, where the publishers landed
in Jail 1t is said this paper will be
resumed either in Austin or San An
.onio Secret service agents of the
United States, as we'll as of the Mex
lean government, are here watching
the situation.
San Antonio has been made the base
of a number of attempted revolution
ary movements. A few months ago
agents of some Central American
country were here trying to organize
a filibustering expedition out of dis
charged soldiers of the United States
army, but that effort was nipped as
this one undoubtedly will be.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
PRESIDENT 5 BILLS
PUT ON THE SHELF
Congress Notifies Roosevelt 1t
Can Not Pass Some of Meas
ures Recommended
LABOR LAWS ON THE LIST
Amendments to Sherman Anti Trust
Law and Proposed Changes in Labor
Laws Will Not Be Passed-Prepar-
atoms for Tariff Revision to Be Made
-Bankers' Conspiracy Charged.

Washington, April 16.-The leaders
of congress have notified the president
that several laws which he desired to
have enacted at this session Will not
be put thru. They are as follows:
Restricting the power of federal
courts in the issuance Of injunctons in
labor disputes.
Amending the Sherman antitrust
law so as to establish d system OF
federal license for interstate corpora
tions.
To enable railroads to form traffic
associations so as to secure greater
stability in rates and returns.
To remove some restrictions from
combinations of labor.
To prohibit railroads from black
listing union employees.
Empowering the interstate commits
sion to control future issues of stocks
and bonds of railroad property.
To permit the attorney general to
name one of the receivers appointed
for insolvent railroads.
To remove the duty on wood pulp.
To provide for construction Of four
battleships instead OF two.
To establish postal savings banks.
Measures to Be Passed.
The following are measures which
the leaders have agreed to put thru
IL possble:
Making more elastic currency.
Granting compensation to govern
ment employees injured while In the
government service.
Prohibiting child labor in the District
of Columbia.
Authorizing the ways and means
committee of the house and the sem
ate finance committee to give hearings
preliminary to a revision of the tar
iff
Appropriating the sum sufficient to
enable the inland waterways commits
sion to continue the work on which it
started last year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
JOHNSON "Luck" FOR DENIS.
Governor, Replying to Savage Letter,
Says 1t Won't ,lnjure the Party.

Chicago, April 16.-"A little of that
sort of luck wouldn't hurt the demo-
cratic party" said Governor John A.
Johnson, Of Minnesota, late yesterday.
cit has not had much of it in the last
three presidential campaigns"
His attention had been called to a
communication from the Bryan head
quarters in Washington, in charge of
Willis j. Abbot, who not only repri-
manded Mr.. Johnson for his "imperti-
nence" in becoming candidate, but
gave publicity to letter from Min
nesota democrat asserting that Johnson
had been elected governor of Minnesota
twice by pure luck.
81 don't think my candidacy for the
presidential nomination can be called
'impertinent.' 1t is not of my seek
ing, but now that I am in I am going
to make a determined but nevertheless
dgnified fight"
Stirred by the literature sent out by
the Bryans personal representative"
at Washington. Mr. Johnson, while in
Chicago. removed his candidacy from
the "passiye" and declared himself an
"active" candidate.
'T shall try to make at least a dig
nitied contest for the nomination." he
added.
"rd like to have people say that,
anyway, Johnson made clean, decent
race for it, no matter how it turns out
T have nothing to lose and everything
to gain. If I get nothing more out Of
it than Just the honor Of having my
name presented to the national conven
ton by the democrats of Minnesota I
shall feel that I have been extremely
fortunate.
81 have no quarrel with Mr.. Bryan.
I should not attack Mr.. Hearst if he
were candidate for the presidency
again. I consider it any mans priv
ilege to aspire to this office
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
rHoRNLEss CACTUS DISCOVERED
Nature Seems to Have Beaten Bur-
hanlc 70 IL


San Antonio, Tex, April 16.-When
Luther Burbank a year or so ago an
nounced that he had succeeded in
growing thornless cactus plant all
the world wondered Some time since,
explorers in the wild country pene-
trated by the DEVILS river, in south
west Texas, discovered a thornleiss
variety of cactus of the prickly pear
type growing there in great album
dance Some of these plants have
been transplanted in this country, and
are growing and multiplying rapidly.
This variety of cactus, even with the
thorns, is eaten by the cattle in times
of drought, and when the thorns are
burned off makes a splendid food
DR.. David Griffith, of the United
States department of agriculture, de-
clares that the cactus is, acre for
acre, better feed than hay, hence the
development of this thornless priclly
pear, which is said to be hardy enough
to crowd out the old thorny variety,
will be a great Godsend to the farm
ers of southwest Texas. This cactus
is also being used in the city to man.
ufacture candy; it is also used as
substitute for citron. A number of
farmers are planting this cactus, and
experts declare a new crop will be de-
veloped from it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
'BAN|SKED OFFICER
HOPEFUL Of Relief
Friends Of Colonel Stewart Be-
lieve He Will Be Assigned to
Some Coast Fortress
CASE is MOST PECULIAR ONE
Colonel of Artillery Relieved Of Cons
mand and Bsnished to Lonely Fort
in Arizona for Unknown Reason -
Was Given Privilege of Retiring =
Stewart Appears obstreperous.

Washington, April 16.-E'riends OF
coast artillery, who on October last
was ordered to the solitudes Of aban-
doned Fort Grant. Arizona, have 50
far succeeded in their campaign for his
relief that prediction is made in au-
thoritative quarters that Stewart will
be permitted to choose as his place
of residence some one of the Atlantic
artillery posts. 1t is predicted that the
colonel will not be restored to CONS
mand.
The case of this officer is regarded
as one of the most peculiar in the an
nails of the war department. Corres-
pondence which is available show an
official communication from the war
department was addressed to him at
his post, Fort Barancas, Fla, last Sep-
tember, which read: Pursuant to in-
structions from the president, the de-
partment is prepared to issue an order
assigning you to station, probably
Fort Grant Arizona, without command.
The president has directed, however,
before this order be issued, that oppor-
tunity be given you to apply for im-
mediate retirement
Stewards reply was: "If appointed
brigadier general l will retire. If not
l will remain on duty"
IIn ,,t fLa =;
two months leave of absence to arr
range his personal affairs and settle
his family in case his banishment Il
Fort Grant should be ordered. Ha
was refused this request. He then de-
manded to know what charges had
been made against him. and requested
that he be given opportunity to an-
swer them. In answer Stewart was in-
formed that "the action Of the presi-
dent that determined your present
status was based upon a report SUBJ,
mftted and acted upon by the president
which contained a distinct recomnlen-
dation that you be retained at Fort
Grant until you reach the minimum
age (62), or permitting your compul-
sorry retirement by the president unless
in the meantime your application to be
retired after forty years services should
be received, then. of course, you would
be ordered to your home for retires
ment.'
When information is sought as to
just what may be the basis Of SUCH
action, the only comment that is forths
coming as to Stewart as an artillery
commander is that he is temperament1
ally impossible" Fort Grant is an
abandoned fort in the wilds Of Arizona.
The colonel's command consists Of q
solitary caretaker and cook
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
EuRoPE,s APPETITE GROWS.
American Farmer Can Count on In
creased Exports.

creased Exports.
Washington, April 16.-According to
special reports to the bureau of sta
tstics of the department of agricul-
ture Europe has increased it's aver
age purchases of foreign wheat during
the last twenty years more than 1O0.-
100000 bushels, or about 80 per cent,
and has doubled it's annual purchases
of corn The annual requirements of
wheat from foreign sources are now
190,000,000 bushels a year more than
they were twenty years ago, this
mostly in northwestern Europe. For the
year ending July 81 1907. all Europe
purchased 475,O00.o9o bushels of for
eign wheat and flour (reduced to
wheat), of which the United States
and Canada furnished 193,264,O00 BUSH
els.
These figures, used by a special
agent of the department to show the
growing dependence of Europe upon
the wheat producers of the United
States. also show that the prospects for
the American farmer for good prices
never were better except for the leg
islation pending in congress affecting
the method of marketing the crops of
the country. by the adjustment of f,-
ture delivery purchases and sales. All
export grain business is based on the
futures" which protect the exporters
against loss by a possible drop in the
market price while the grain crosses
the high seas. II is this system which
has enabled the producer to sell his
crop at a price. freight to the sea board
considered. within few cents OF the
exporters price.
To meet foreign buyers on parity
with other producing nations. the grain
producers dealers and exporters Of the
United States have now the same flu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
Republican Convention Holds
Harmonious Meeting With
Sentiment ALI One Way
GOVERNOR JOHNSON is SCORED
Chairman snidsr Makes Vigorous Ad
dr.ss-sryan Refuses to Discuss Re-
suits Of New York State Convention
IN aohusstts Republicans Declare
For Taft-PoIitical NswA.

Minneapolis, April 16.-The repub~
Ecan state convention met here today
to nominate four delegates-at-large to
the national convention. Samuel H.
Snider was elected temporary chair
man. In his speech, Snider forecasted
a platform that would contain de-
mand for revision of the tariff.
Chairman Snider Assails johnson.
In his address Temporary Chairman
eSnider said: In the campaign in which
we are about to enter, this tariff prin-
cirle is to be assailed upon one hand,
defended and maintained upon the
other In recent speech by the pres
en-. democratic governor of this state,
now an active democratic candidate for
tho presidency, he openly declared our
tariff system is as iniquitous as was
the farming out Of taxes in France
prior to the French revolution. That is
but mild statement Of the democrat
ic doctrine. That party has always
combatted the fundamental principle
upon which the tariff is based. While
maintaining the tariff principle in it's
integrity, the republican party of Min
ne.sota is firmly committed to the prop
5osition that revision Of the present
schedules shall now be made. Another
issue, the Importance Of which Is rec
os,nized by both political parties, is the
regulation and control of great cor
porations now engaged in interstate
traffic. That such control shall be
had all are agreed. All reforms must
b.. based on absolute justice. That one
party to the contention has been guilty
OF. wrongful acts does not excuse the
wrong doing Of the other party. We
want Industrial peace"
j. B. Kellogg, of ST. Paul; w. A..
H.effelf1nger, of Minneapolis; E. III.
Hawkins, of Duluth, and f. E. Putnam
Of. Blue Earth, were elected delegates
at-large.
The platform adopted heartily COM
mends Roosevelt's administration, re-
affirms the principle of protection but
believes the time has come for revis-
ion of the tariff schedules by a re-
publican congress. and instructs the
Minnesota delegation to secure the
nomination of Taft by all honorable
means.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
COMING TO AGREEMENT.
Ohio Operators and Coal Miners Still
at Work on Minor Details.

Toledo o., April 16.-The scale COM
mittee of the interstate operators and
coal miners, has reached an agreement
on all important points at issue. altho
it is yet at work on minar detais.,. TIE
committee has decided practically upon
a tentative agreement, on "a two-year
basis, at ninety cents per ton rate
for mining coal, with a satisfactory
agreement as to adjustment of work
ing conditions, which will place diff
ferent districts on relatively an equal
footing. The scale will be accepted by
President Lewis on behalf of the min
ers, with the understanding that he
will at once get into communication
with various locals in the districts
represented in the convention and
have them take vote on the PROPOSE
ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
FLOOD SPENDS ITS FORCE.
Immense Damage Done by Bursting o
Dam Near Helena, Mont.

Butte, Mont, April 16-Late esti-
mates of the loss occasioned by the
bursting Of the Hauser lake dam, north
of Helena, place the amount at about
100000, tho this may be exceeded by
about 100000, when more detailed re.
ports arrive. This morning the Mis-
souri, river at Great Falls was between
three and four feet high, and rising at
the rate of an inch an hour. The slow
rise indicates that the flood has pracs
tically spent it's force
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
CONSPIRACY is CHARGED.
Witness Alleges Bankers Have Joker
in AIdrich Bill,

Washington, April 16.-Alfred O..
Crozier, Of Wilmington, Del, today
made complaint before the house COM
mittee on banking and currency that
there was conspiracy in the currency
commission of the national bankers
association to amend the Aldrich cur
rency bill by reducing the rate Of in
terest from six to three per cent on the
surplus circulation provided for in that
measure. He said in effect that the
commission while pretending to oppose
the bill, was really not opposed to it
if this amendment could be secured.
Crozier declared the late financial
stringency had been brought on by
operators in Wall street with a delib
crate purpose. He said it was told
in advance that such measure as the
Aldrich bill would be introduced in
congress and that a panic would pre-
cede its Introduction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16

the musical glasses" only these glasses
are too full to be musical. the wielders
of them supply that. Now Secretary of
State Davis announces that he will ex-
act franchise. excise and other taxes
from these ''literary and musical or
ganizatons This cruel blow to ecu ,
ture" probably will not affect the be s
publishers any, but it may hurt the y
tillers in certain other states that
thriving express business expr =
Culture" in jugs and bottles g.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
WHITE MAY ACCEPT
Democrats in Conference Urge Him to
Become Candidate for Governor =.
VoImer for SeconI Place.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, April 16.-The demo-
Gratis in conference today urged Fred
White to be the party candidate fo:
governor, and he is expected to accept.
Many letters from the river counties
We're sent here promising the support
of the German element. A boom fer
Henry Vollmer. of Davenport. was
started, but failed to materialize, altho
he may be candidate for lieutenant
governor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
SURPRISE TO BRYAN.

Michigan Democratic State Central
Committee Refuse to Endorse Him.
Lansing, Mich, April 16.-William
Jennings Bryan, when informed early
today that the democratic state central
committee had yesterday refused to en-
dorse his candidacy for the presidential
nomination, was visibly surprised, and
declared that it would have been well
within the province of the committee
to have taken such action. In this con-
nection, he pointed out that the Minne-
sofa state central committee had en-
,lorsed johnson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
TOLEDO BANK CLOSES DOOR.
Assets Of Dorr Street Savings Will
Pay Depositors in Full.

Toledo, O.. April 16.-The Dorr
situated in the factory district, and
patronized principally by workmen
and small tradesmen, closed it's doors
today The trouble is due to financial
depression. The bank is capitalized at
$4,000 and had s125.000 deposits. The
assets will pay the depositors in full.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
AGREE UPON NEW SCALE.

Iowa Miners and Operators Get To.
sether and Will Resume Monday.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 16.-1'he joint scale
committee of coal miners and operat-
ors at noon agreed upon new scale.
which is practically the same as last
year 1t will go before the joint con-
Nention this afternoon. and be adopt
ed without doubt, and the mine can
open Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
RIDE ON RAIL is WEDDING GIFT.
Teacher Who Kept Marriage Secret
for Year Given a Surprise.

Mount Vernon, ILL.,, April 16.-Seated
astride rail, borne on the shoulders of
score of husky schoolboys. Orley
Waters, teacher in the Franklin
school, was treated to a trip about the
school grounds as wedding present.
Professor Waters was married to Miss
Lena CLANCY at Belleville a year ago,
and the wedding was kept secret un-
til yesterday. When the teacher reached
the school building he was seized and
hoisted to seat on the rail and the
journey began. He was carried around
the building several times before he
was released.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
FEARFUL SNOW SLIDE
Two Boarding Cars Filled With Jap
anese Laborers Carried Down Noun
tain Side Near Alberta Canyon.

Calgary. Alberta. April 16.-one Of
the Canadian Pacific railroad occurred
this week near the Alberta Canyon, in
the Cascade Mountains, sweeping away
two boarding cars filled with Japanese
laborers, and carrying them down the
mountain side. The number that per-
ished is not known, as all telegraph
wires were carried down with the
slide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-16
MASSACHUSETTS FAvoRs TAFT.

and Uninstructed, However.
Salem, Mass, April 16-Unpledged
and uninstructed delegates and alter
mates to the republican national con-
vention. We're elected at the sixth
Massachusetts republican convention
here today. A resolution declaring
that Taft ais the most fitting candidate
to carry out the policies of Roosevelt"
was adopted.