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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-23

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 A special meeting of St Mary's Alumni will be held in Muicahy : Memorial hall this evening at o'clock to take action on the death of Monsignor Slocum.
 The members of the different Holy Name societies will meet this evening at St Patrick's hall at 7:3O o'clock to make arrangements for at- tending the funeral of Monsignor Slocum.
 As tribute of respect to the mem- ory of the late Monsignor Slocum, Wadhams post, c. A. R. will meet in full uniform on Monday morning at 3 o'clock and will attend the funeral in body.
 At meeting of Division 4, A. O. H.. a committee consisting of John H. Moran. Michael Carroll and Bernard Whitney was appointed to confer with committees from the other divisions in the matter of drawing up set of resolutions on the death of Monsignor Slocum.
 Mayor Thoms announced this morning that all the offices in City hall will be closed Monday until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and that the different officials will meet in the hall at 9:30 o'clock in the morning and attend the funeral of Monsignor Slocum in body.
 The regular meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary A. o. H. was largely at- tended last evening but owing to the death of Rev Monsigpor Slocum very little business was transacted and committee was appointed to draw up suitable resolutions on the ! death of Monsignor Slocum. A del> egation was also appointed to attend the funeral.
 One of the most important meetings of the year will be held by Court Nc EGivney this evening in Columbus Ihall. when besides other business hresolutiors on the death of Monsignor Islocum will be drawn up. The com bmittse on arrangements for the com- Eing opera will report and decide upon lsome important details connected kwith 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-23
Coal For American Battleship

Annoy, Oct. 23.-The collier Nash an has arrived here with coal for the American battleships and will await the arrival of the fleet.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Notes From Various
Parts Of the State.
AALEM INDICTED FOR MURDER
Must Stand Trial for Killing His
Aged Companion.

The grand Jury of Fayette county
at the close of its session at West
Union returned an indictment against
Mike Halen Of Oelwein, charging him
with murder In the first degree. and
Halen will probobly be tried on the
charge at the January term OF the dis
trict court in West Union.
Halen is young man of twenty
SIX, an emplOye In the woodwork de.
rartment of the Chicago Great West
ern shops at Oelwein. and had always
prior to this affair borne a good repu-
tation. The victim of his drunken
fury was George Bennett, aged sixty
five, resident of Oelwein for fifty
years.
Little is known of the circumstances
surrounding the tragedy except what
Is told by Halen himself, who says
that on the night of Nov. Z he and
Bennett We're drinking togther in an
I. Oelwein saloon and started home with
each other. Bennett carrying u Ian
tern, although the moon was shining
brightly. Halen made some humorous
remarks about the lantern; Bennett
took offense and drew a knife; Halen
also drew knife and stabbed Ben
nett to death
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
DISEASED CATTLE IN MICHIGAN.
Government Experts Visit Wolverine
State-May Establish Quarantine.

Detroit, Mich, Nov 25.-Dr. Eichorn
of the bureau Of animal industry at
Washington, with DR.. Durfee, United
States inspector from Buffalo, and
four other experts, went Tuesday to
the farm of Shaw Bros, in Livonia
township. and pronounced the disease
from which the cattle there are suf-
ferins to be Enthusiastically hoof and
mouth disease. Drs. Eichorn and
Dufree announced that the worst af-
fected cattle will be Immediately
killed; that an immediate quarantine
will be put in effect over the greater
part Of Wayne county; that all cattle
arriving at the Detroit stock yards
during the next six days will be de-
stroyed, and that Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson arrived there Tuesday
night to determine whether there shall
be a quarantine put in effect against
the entire state of Michigan
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
500 LIVES ARE IN DANGER
TWO STEAMERS IN COLLISION
NEAR NEW YORK.
Passengers Leap from One to the
Other While Captains Keep
Vessels Together.

New York, Nov 24--The lives OF
more than 500 persons were imperiled
when the fruit steamer Admiral
Dewey, inward bound from Jamaica,
crashed into the steamer Mount Des.
ert, outward bound from Bay Ridge
for the fishing banks.
The Admiral Dewey, coming sud,
denly out OF a fog bank, struck the
mount Desert almost amidships. open
Ing cash in the fishing vessel that
extended from the upper deck to the
waters edge.
There were $50 passengers, includ.
Ing 70 women and six children, on the
Mount Desert and the Admiral Dewey
carried 45 passengers In addition
there We're the crews of the two steam,
ers. Panic Immediately followed the
collision and it was due to the prompt
action OF Capt. Davidson of the Dewey
that catastrophe was averted, for the
passengers on the fishing steamer be.
gan p1ling over the guard rails of that
vessel and leaped for the deck of the
Admiral Dewey. Had he backed his
steamer away many would have fallen
into the water Capt Davidson kept
the steamer moving slowly ahead and
this held the Prov OF the fruit steamer
III the rent that had been made and at
forced boarding place for the fright
ened passengers of the Mount Desert.
In the space of Is minutes fully $50
of the passengers of the Mount Desert
sprang to the deck of the Admiral
Dewey. by this time the Admiral
Dewey had pushed the Mount Desert
close to the east bank. The Admiral
Dewey drew more water than the
other vessel and Capt. Davidson dis
covered that the keel of his steamer
was striking bottom Nearly all of the
passengers of the Mount Desert had
Deen transferred and the panic was
subsidlng, SO Capt Davidson signalled
TO have the engines stopped and few
minutes later the boats drifted apart
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
TELLS OF FINDING po,soNs.
Chicago Expert at Lamphere Trial
Mrs. Guinness Again "Found."

Laporte, Ind, Nov. 25.-When the
Laporte circuit court resumed Tues
day afternoon, following recess of
day, DR.. Walter s. Haines of Chicago
was called to the stand, to give evi.
dence OF the finding of strychnine and
arsenic In the stomachs of Mrs. Gun
ness and two of her children.
Mrs. Belle Guinness has been locat
ed at Kansas City. Kan, according to
Tuesdays report of Attorney Worden
Monday she was in Michigan City.
Kansas City. Nov. 25.--Mrs. Belle
Guinness is not in this part OF the
country, according to the chiefs of po-
lice of Kansas City, Mo-, and Kansas
City. Kan, who Tuesday said they
placed no credence in the story of
ELLA Henning." The 'Henning" wom-
an told of having known a woman in
Kansas City, Kan, last summer, who
had number Of watches and who, she
said. acted in a suspicious manner"
II All, fortune teller" said she, "and
l just knew that woman was Mrs
Gunness-it came to me all at once"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27

convened In adjourned session at ten
o'clock Tuesday, pledged to elect the
man chosen by the people at the spe-
cial primary of the November election
Gov. Cummins addressed the joint
session of the two houses Immediately
after his election.
His reelection to the six-year term
next January was unQuestioned At
three p. NJ, Lieut.-Gov. Garst was in
augurated as governor of Iowa at a
joint session of the house and senate.
Many prominent Iowans, including ex-
Gov. William Larabee, are in the city
to witness the Cummins victory.
Senator Cummins. in a speech of
less than 1900 words, thanked both
the Republican and Democratic mem
bers Of the legislature for the support
they had given him during the seven
years Of his administration as Iowa's
governor. He declared that In so far as
he was concerned bitter factionalism
In Iowa is at an end
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
VIII Audit Campaign Expense.

Inc republican state central com
mittee will meet Nov. -. At that
time it will audit the finances of the
committee with respect to campaign
expenditures and make report to the
secretary Of state for the public. Uu.
der the law this statement must be
made within ten days after the cleo
tion. Friday is the last day for FL.
ing the statement. The receipts were
about $4,000, 1t is said, possibly
more The democrats viii meet In
state committee early In the week
also. The prohibition state commit
tee will meet NOV. IL.
State viii Treat Rabies.
A Pasteur Institute has been es-
tablished at Iowa City by the state
board of health in connection with
the state archaeological laboratory.
Dr.. Henry Albert is in charge. The
institute will be associated with the
department OF pathology and bacteri.
ology OF the university medical col
lege.
Al this institute all cases of rabies
Will be treated free, patients being
received from any part of Iowa. The
treatments consist of giving the patti
ent vaccine injections, to overcome
hydroDhobia infection with the virus
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
New Shoes Cause Tragedy.

M, H. Cleveland. a popular young
farmer near Grafton met death In a
very strange way He had just re-
turned from business trip to Chi
cago and was ascending the stairway
of his horne, when a new pair of shoes
he was wearing slipped from beneath
bin and in attempting to regain his
balance he fell backward to the foot
of the stairs, striking squarely on his
head. His skull was crushed and he
lived but short time
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Tax Cases Dismissed.

All OF the Portland Gold Mining
missed in the district court at Coun-
Gil Bluffs. settlement having been
effected whereby Pottawattamie coun-
ty receives from the company $4,000.
The total amount assessed as taxes in
these cases was 100000. The Port
land company. whose mines are in
Colorado, was incorporated in Iowa.
but has refused payment of taxes on
Its capital stock under the Iowa laws.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
TOWNS Wrecked;
FORTY are KILLED
roRNADoEs IN ARKANSAS WORK
HAVOC IN WESTERN PART
OF THE STATE.
RELIEF is HURRIED
TO CARNAGE SCENE
Communication Is Restored and Res
cue Parties Make Fast Progress
Scores of Villages and Hamlet5
Feel Terrific Effect OF Storms.

Little Rock. Ark, Nov 25.-Reliei
was fastened to Arkansas towns
which were destroyed by tornadoes,
and the stricken district was in com.
munication with the outside world, az
the telegraph companies dispatched
linemen to repair the damage as early
Is possible. Late reports confirm
that damage amounting 10 hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars to property
over the state has been done, and that
the loss of life will probably exceed
40. 1t is impossible as yet to secure
the names.
One Storm Starts In Missouri.
One OF the tOrnadoes started in Mis-.
souri,, travelling south through Carroll,
Newton and Johnson counties, the
heavy wind abating when the Arkan.
sas river was reached 1t swept
path through these counties half
mile wide, almost totally destroying
Boxly, Murray. Lowgap. Ozark. Dale,
Boston. Judea, Trath. Omega, Dry
Fork, Dinsmore, Parthenon, Mossville,
Limestone, Red Fork, and other ham
OF Mulberry creek, a portion going
through Tum and Smedley, into Ozark,
where number of houses were blown
down.
Thirty Dead in One Town.
The main storm almost wiped out
Piney. where the largest loss of life
occurred. There are probably 80 dead
at that place, Knoxville and London.
A second tornado came from the d.
rection Of Louisiana and Travelled
north drought Lafayette, Pike and
Hampstead counties. Had this storm
continued 40 miles further there would
have been junction of the two lorna
does. Lewisville, Lodi, Ozan, Muir.
feesboro and other towns are reported
to have suffered severely. with scat
terfng loss of life.
Four Dead at cravens.
From the towns of Berryville and
Cravens the most definite early re-
ports are received At the former,
three persons were injured and the
property loss is roughly estimated at
between $4,000 and $4,000. At
Cravens four persons are known to be
dead. members Of the family of John
Rosin, farmer, who were caught I'M
der the falling timbers of their home.
l.. G. Holt and wife, an aged couple,
were seriously injured, and may die
Eight persons who took refuge In q
store were caught in the crash of the
building. and all were injured, and
eight others are reported as missing.
AT Cravens practically all the larger
buildings were either demolished or
badly damaged.
Whole County Laid Waste.
From Knoxville a dispatch received
Tuesday partially confirms the report
that the village OF Barr, four miles
from this place, was totally wrecked.
Section men who went to the scene
state that the entire intermediate
country has been laid waste by the
wind and hail which followed, the hail
IN some places standing to a depth of
six inches.
Physicians and hastily made up re-
lief parties were sent from Knoxville
to both Barr and Piney
In the vicinity Of Mulberry, five per-
sons were reported killed and others
injured
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
DEBORAH Man Cremated.

The home of James Murray at De.
corah was Quilted by fire and Murray
was burned to death. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from the
dead mans carelessness. He had
been in the habit of smoking after re-
firing and it is thought sparks from
his pipe ignited the bedding and then
fired the house.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
NEW SUIT AGAINST RAILROAD.
Two CAGES on Same Subject Are Be-
fore Milwaukee Court.

Milwaukee, Nov. 24-Two days
after one suit to foreclose the trust
mortgage OF the Chicago and Milwau-
kee Electric Railroad Company was
dismissed, another has been com
menced The plaintin in the case is
the Investment Registry Limited of
London, England, which owns 954 bonds
OF the road. with a face value Of 1854, :
oOO. The new plaintiff is supported by
bond holders who. together with itself
issue
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
r0el FOR CUMMINs At LAST
IOWA GOVERNOR SUCCEEDS THE
LATE w. 3. ALLISON.
All Opposition to Carrying Out Man.
date Of the Republican Pri-
maries Passes Away.

Des Moines. Ia, Nov. 25.-Gov. A
y. Cummins became United States
senator at 1920 Tuesday Cummins
received 106 votes; Porter. (Dem) g.
Three Republicans did not vote He,
long leader of the progressive Re-
publicans of Iowa. was formally elect
ed United States senator to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sena
cor William B. Allison. No suspicion
has arisen Of bolt by the stand-pat
members of the legislature. which re-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Discovery in Wireless

Paris. Nov. 24.-Beilini and Tosi, the
two Italian scientists, who, with the
have been conducting experiments In
wireless telegraphy for the past IS
months on the coast OF Normandy, an,
nounce that they have solved the prob
lem OF independent wireless commu.
uication
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
WINS 81 7 AGAINST TRUST
An Iowa Oil Company Awarded Dam
ages by Jury.

In a suit for damages brought by
the Crystal Oil company of Des
Moines against the Standard Oh Com.
pany of Indiana, jury in the dis
trict court at Des Moines returned a
verdict for s6,12O in favor of the plain
tiff. 1t was alleged in the complaint
that the Standard Oil Company of In
diana by unfair methods had damaged
the PLAINTIFFS business.
Testimony was offered to support
The allegations that the STANDARD OIL
company entered the retail business
In Des Mcines for the sole object of
nnftins the Crystal company out of
business. The price OF retail oil 1t
was alleged, was made so low by the
Standard OH company that the Crys-
tai company could not meet it, and it
was forced to quit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
True Bill Returned Against Standard
Oil Company of Indiana.

The Lyons county grand jury has
returned an Indictment against the
Standard Oil company of Indiana
charging discrimination In violation
OF new state statute forbidding cor
porations to charge different prices
for products at points where freight
rate conditions are equal. 1t is
charged that the Standard Oil com
pany sells oil two cents gallon
cheaper at Alton. where there Is an
independent oil company. than at
Doom, where there is no such competi-
tlon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
HEADS INAUGURATION BODY.
e. J. steIlwasen to Manage Taft Affair
in March.

Washington, Nov. 25.-Chairman
Frank H. Hitchcock of the Republi,
can national committee Tuesday an
nounced the appointment of Edward
]. Stellwagen as chairman Of the in
augural committee. Mr. Stellwagen is
one of the leading capitalists of the
district, among other positions occu-
pied by him being that of president of
the Union Trust Company.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Accidentallv kills Sweetheart

, Louisville, KY. Nov 24-Girth Spen.
Ger, aged "a. young farmer living
at Owen, Ind. was accidentally shot
and killed by Miss Ida Reinhart, to
whom he was engaged to be married
Christmas day. at the girls home In
this city.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
MONUMENT FOR ALLISON

Iowa Society Of New York Starts
Movement to Erect One.
At the annual meeting of the Iowa
Society of New York in New York
city u committee was named to act
with any committees appointed in the
state of Iowa to arrange for the cree
ton of d suitable monument to the
memory OF the late Senator Allison in
his home state and also to see to the
erection of monument In honor Of
Senator Allison in the city OF Wash
inston.
At the annual election General Sam
uel S. Clarkson was elected president
to succeed General Grenville NJ.
Dodge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Cop. BUDGET IS
S1,579,5S7.
CHARLES P. TAFT HEADS LIST OF
CONTRIBUTORS OF CASH TO
REPUBLICAN FUND.
BROTHER OF VICTOR
is $4,000 DONOR
Roll of Gifts Ranges from a Few DOL
lars to High Total-Democratic
Golfers Are Detailed to Public in
Report of Herman Bidder.

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 24-George R.
Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican
national committee, Monday filed the
tional campaign. 1t shows 1880 con.
tributors, many Of them covering a
number of lesser contributions. The
total amount contributed was $1,579,-
578.27. The names of individual con-
tributors are given without specifying
address or locality, this being the
method of entering them when re-
ceived. but addresses have been In
serted as far as available.
Some Cash Left Over.
Net amount received and disbursed
at New York and Chicago headquar.
ters. s1025,3 6S.27
In addition there was collected by
the national committees finance com.
mittees in the several states and
turned over to the Republican state
committees for use In their own states
$620,15O.
c. p. Taft Heads List.
Following are the largest contribu.
lions: $4,000, c. P. Taft, Cincinnati,
O.; s34.777 United league, New York;
$22,5OO. Union league, Philadelphia;
$4,000, Larz Anderson. Boston; $780,
600, Andrew Carnegie, New York city;
$4,000, j. p Morgan, New York: $751;
900, Alexander Smith Cochran New
York: $4,000. j. N. Bagley, chairman,
Michigan; $4,000 William Nelson
Cromwell, New York 100000 M. C..
d. Borden, New York, $4,000, White.
law Reid, New York: $4,000. Frank A.
Munsey. New York $4,000, Jacob H.
Schiff. New York: $4,000, Fred P.
Smith, Michigan; $4,000, Edith Ag.
mes Corbin. Washington; $4,000, W.
j. Behan, treasurer, Washington;
$4,000. S. Vail and associates, Wash.
ington; $4,000, II. N. Coe. chairman;
$500, Mark T. Cox. New York; $1,000,
r. c. Kerens St Louis; $4,000, VII.
liam Barbour. Paterson; $4,000, j. C.
Schmidlapp, Cincinnati; Simon Gug-
genheim. Denver; Kountze Bros, New
York
Rdder Files His Report.
Herman Ridder. treasurer Of the
Democratic national committee, filed
with the secretary of state Mon.
day his report of the contributions to
the Democratic national campaign,
which total $62O,64477. The disburse.
ments were $619. l1006 leaving bal.
ance in the treasurer's hands OF
$1,5347l
The names Of those who contributed
500 and over We're made public dur
Ing the progress of the campaign.
There were over $4,000 contributors to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Vienna students Riot.

Vienna, Nov. 24.-The German and
Italian students attending the Uni
versity of Vienna came into serious
collision in the university precincts
Monday and before the police drove
the demonstrants away revolvers had
been freely used and several young
men wounded.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
oroanlz. Under New Law.

Guthrie, Okla. Nov 25.-The Chero-
kee National bank of Tahlehqua and
the First National bank OF Eldorado
surrendered their national charters
and reorganized as state banks in OF.
der ito come under the depositors'
guarantee law,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Two Killed in collision,

Red Cloud. Neb, Nov. 24-In
head-on collision between two Bur.
lington freight trains mile west of
here Engineer George Bertholoma and
Fireman Donald Smoke of the east.
bound train were Instantly killed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Arbitr,te casabIanca Incident.

Berlin, Nov. 25.-The agreement to
arbitrate the Casablanca incident be-
tween France and Germany-the case
of the German deserters from the
foreign legion Of the French army,
who sought the aid of the German con-
sui az Casablanca tc escape from Mo-
rocco--was signed here Tuesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Nearly Hit President.

Washington, Nov 25.-Because he
barely avoided running down the
president of the United States with
his bicycle while the latter was walk.
ing to church, Gilbert Boyer, a negro
youth was arrested on the charge OF
mot having suitable bell on his bi.
cycle"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
heney Loses Ground.

San Francisco, Nov. 25.-It is re-
ported from the Lane hospital that
Francis j. Heney was not quite SO
well Tuesday, owing to the effect on
his kidneys of the anaesthetic used
when the bullet fired by Morris Haas
was extracted from his Jaw.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
sERviA FEARS RAID; COIN HID.
Seventeen Carloads of Money Spirited
Away from Belgrade.

Belgrade. Servia. Nov. Seven.
teen carloads of coin and the archives
OF the National bank were Monday re-
moved from this city to the fort at
Nlsh. This step was taken because
the government fears that Austria will
make raid on Belgrade. the capital.
1t Is rumored that the government
will be removed to Nish
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-11-27
Fatally Hurt In Crash

Cleveland, o., Nov. Frank Stein.
wetz. motorman, was fatally injured
and ten passengers We're hurt Monday
When a heavy suburban car collided
with a city car on Broadway.