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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
QUEER DEMAND ON GOTHAM
is ASKED TO PAY TEN-PoUND
NOTE OF ENGLISH COLONY.
Redemption, with Compound Interest
to Date, Would Cost New
York About $3e, 900.

New York, Oct. 14.--A ten-pound
note of the English colony of New
York, issued February 16, 1771, 1877
years ago, and before the Declaration
of independence, has been presented
to Comptroller Metz with a request
for payment.
He has been staggered by the figur
ing of his experts, who have informed
him that if the city is obligated to
redeem the note, with compound in.
terest to date. it will have to pay over
something like $4,000. Comptroller
Metz has asked the corporation coun
sci for legal advice on the question.
The note was sent to the comptrol
Ter by commercial agency. It is in
a good state of preservation. 1t bears
the following inscription: "By the
law of the colony of New York this
bill shall be received in all payments
in the treasury for ten pounds. Feb
ruary 16, 1771. Walter Franklin
Samuel Verplanck"
The bill has the number 1896. II
also carries the ominous warning:
"'Tis death to counterfeit"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
KINDNESS REWARDED
lROLFE FAMILY lNHERlTS OIL
MANS WEALTH, ESTIMATED
TO BE $4,000.
United Press Dis~atcn.

United Press Dis"atcn.
Rolfe, Ia, Oct. 14.-When capital
lied, the kindness and attention O.
Mr. and Mrs. X. b. Williams to the late
w. H. Halt during his declining years
was worth more than $4,000 to the
worthy pair. When Mr.. Halt, who
was wealthy, died, he left his entire
estate to Mrs. Williams, the sOll
reason being the goodness of hersel
and her husband to him in his old age
Mr.. Halt left no kin and his wife dice
some years before him.
The Williams family have lived OF
the Halt farm for about twenty years
Mr.. Williams worked for Mr.. Halt be
fore he married Mrs. Williams, ant
the two made home for him since
the death of Mrs. Halt some years ago
The property, which is given to Mrs
Williams without any restrictions, con
sists of 300 acres of choice Iowa land
about $4,000 worth of cattle, about 81,
500 in cash, $500 in life insurance
while the debt of the estate is less
than $4,000. The net value to Mrs
Williams is at least $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
sPoRTsMEN END CONVENTION.
Meet Next Year In Superior, Wis.,
Addressed by Geronimo.

Lawton, Okla, Oct. 1.-THE nation
al convention Of the League of Amer
ican Sportsmen, in tenth annua
meeting here, adjourned Tuesday
night to meet next September in Su
perior, Wis. A majority of the dele
gates are to remain the rest of tho
week for a hunt in the Wichitf
mountain. Geronimo, the famour
Apache chief, visited the convention
and made brief talk through an in
terpreter, deploring the slaughter o
American game by white men,
To the end that the game and fisl
laws of the several states and tn,
provinces Of Canada may be uniform
as far as possible, the e@HyentioI
adopted resolutions recommending tn,
following salient features for enact
ment into laws by legislative assem-
blies: Absolute prohibition of sale o
gang from one. state to, another ex
cept for propagating purposes; estat
lishment of a maximum bag limit; |;
closed season to cover the entir,
breeding and spawning seasons, in
cluding the migratory spring flight
birds.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
THE EPISCOPAL MEN
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF
THE BROTHERHOOD OF
ST. ANDREW.

Milwaukee, Wis, oct. I4.-Men al
lied with the Protestant Episcopal
church from all over the United
States and from Canada are gathered
in the Cream City today at the open
ing of the twenty-third annual con
vention of the Brotherhood of St
Andrew. This is the first time Mil
waukee has ever been called upon tc
entertain the brotherhood, and the
churchmen of the city have combined
to make the convention a red letter
one in the history Of the society. sew
eral bishops of the Episcopal church
some of them of international renown
will speak before the sessions, which
will extend through the week, clos
ing next Sunday.
MONDAY public meetings will be
held each day during the convention
the purpose of which is to aid in leav.
ing the impress of the convention upon
the city. These meetings will be from
1890 to 1885 on each convention day
and they will be held in one of the
downtown theatres, Some man of ma
tional reputation VIII each day be the
speaker, a different man each day
and besides the addresses there will
be a few hymns and prayers.
The history of the brotherhood con
ventions has been that they have re-
suited in a great spiritual uplift for
the church and for churchmen in the
vicinities in which they have been
held. The advantage, however has
not been derived alone by the city OF
diocese in which conventions have
been held. The delegates returning
from these conventions each year have
put new life into the church on every
side.
Among the bishops on the program
for addresses are Anderson, of Chi
cago, Williams, of Nebraska, Webb
of Milwaukee, Brent, of the Philip
pines, Rowe, of Alaska, Weller, OF
Fond du Lac, and Woodcock, o. Ken
lucky. Other speakers include Her
bert Carleton, the brotherhood gen
eral secretary; Robert H. Gardiner
it's president; James l.. houghtaling
its founder, and John w. Wood, cor
responding secretary of the Episco
pal Board of Missions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
LION IS ENVOY OF PEACE
BRITAIN SEEKS TO INFLUENCE
TURKEY AGAINST WAR.
May Not Oppose Bulgarian Inde-
pendence, But Compensation May
BE Asked-Troops to Be Kept.

London, Oct. 14.-Foreign Secretary
Grey and NJ. Iswolsky, Russian minis
ter of foreign affairs, spent Tuesday
In telegraphic correspondence with
the capitals OF Europe regarding the
forthcoming conference of the powers
to settle the near-eastern question.
Details Of this meeting, however, have
not been arranged
In falling in with the proposals of
M. Iswolsky Great Britain has acted
with the concurrence of Turkey. If
Turkey takes Britain's advice, she will
accept the independence of Bulgaria
and the annexation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina as accomplished facts
and ask for compensation.
The report circulated Tuesday that
the powers are considering handing
over the Sandjak of Novipazar, in Eu.
ropean Turkey, to Servia, and the
statement from Paris that Bulgaria
has given Turkey three days to recog-
nize her independence, are not cred.
tied.
Sofia, Oct 14.-There is no cloud
on the Bulgarian horizon in the Off
cial view here of events that have oc-
Cured since the proclamation Of Bull.
garian independence by Prince Ferdi.
nand October 5. The government is
convinced that the chancellories of Eu.
rope will take a more favorable view
of Bulgaria's action as soon as the
danger Of a general confiagration is
over.
The troops now under arms, includ
ing the reserves recently called out,
reach a total of 10000 men. They
will keep under the colors for another
month. The guards on the frontier
have been given stringent instructions
to keep well within the territorial lin.
its of the new kingdom and to avoid
clashing with the Turks.
The illness of Prince Boris, eldest
son of King Ferdinand, is the reason
for the absence of members of the
royal family from the festivities in
Sofia in connection with the kings
triumphant entry into his capital
Prince Boris goes under the title OF
czareyitch In Bulgaria.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
SENSATION IN NEWTON
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE IN
COURT AGAINST DR.. PERRY
ENGLE BY HIS WIFE.
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch.
Des Moines, Oct. 14.-FormeC State
Senator Perry Engle of Newton. fol-
many years prominent in politics in
Jasper couny and one of the leading
physicians of this section of Iowa, is
on trial before Justice J. w. Allfree
in Newton on the charge of adultery.
Under arrest with this prominent man
now more than 20 years of age, is a
young woman named Mary McMannas,
who has been employed in various
Newton families as a domestic,
Mrs. Engle, DR.. Engle's second
wife, and formerly Mrs. Crocker, a
wealthy widow to whom the doctor
was married in 1905. caused the ar.
rest of the two alleged culprits. In
the testimony presented yesterday il
was stated that she and neighbors
the haymow of the Engle barn in the
dark Saturday night.
The statement is made by DR.. En-
gle that his relations with the young
woman were merely those of a doc
tor and patient. 1t is claimed that
Miss McMannas called at the Engle
residence Saturday evening for con
sultation and medicine. Not finding
him at the house, she. located him at
the barn. Here, it is said. DR.. Engle
merely prepared to hitch up the
horse to drive the young woman up
town to get for her the necessary
medicine.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
SUFFRAGETTE MOB
BES|EGES SOLONS
CLIMAX OF WoMEN's CAMPAIGN
REACHED IN LONDON.
PARLIAM TENT SURROUNDED
Mrs. Symons Enters House Of Com
mons by Ruse-Flve Thousand
Police and Soldiers
Kept Busy.

London, Oct. 14-The climax Of the
suffragette campaign was reached
Tuesday night when an enormous mob
hemmed in parliament and stopped
traffic In all streets leading to West.
minister. For more than three hours
the crowds scuffied good-naturedly
with the police, interfered with theater-
goers, broke windows and disorganized
things generally in the center of Lon
don.
The heroine of the day was Mrs.
Travers Symons, formerly secretary
to James Keir Hardie, the socialist
and Independent member of parlia-
ment, who reached the door of the
house of commons by strategy The
house was solemnly debating a bill to
prevent children from smoking cigar
cites, when the woman dashed past
the doorkeeper to a position in front
Of the speakers chair and shouted
shrilly: Leave off discussing chill
dren and talk about women"
Women Barred In Future.
Three officials seized Mrs. Symon
and carried her out bodily. She was
then led to the outer door and dis
missed. AS a result of the coup, an
order was issued that hereafter women
shall not be admitted to the building
on any pretext whatever, and in the
future the historic grille will not
screen feminine spectators.
The appeal issued by the suffragettes
a few days ago for $4,000 persons to
help them rush" parliament at 1880
o'clock Tuesday evening was the
most successful stroke yet. Not less
than twice that number responded to
the call, and nine-tenths of these were
young people who came to see the fun.
There were also few hundred of the
unemployed and their sympathizers.
-''.TTTr~' Parliament Is Besieeed.
Parliament was in a state of siege.
A close triple line of police was drawn
around the three sides Of the square in
front of the building. The yard with
in the gates swarmed with police and
200 guarded the terrace in the rear
against assault by water, which the
women twice attempted. A small
feet Of police boats also patroled the
Thames approaches.
All the mounted police in London
and suburbs had been modified at
this center and loads of hay were un-
stacked in the streets for the horses
The whole police force, together with
cavalry, infantry and marines, num-
bering more than 5000, was kept busy
in restraining the pushing, struggling
masses, especially about Trafalgar
square.
Mrs. Pankhurst, Miss Christabel
Pankhurst and Mrs. Lawrence were
summoned to court Monday for incit
ing a breach of the peace. Tuesday
morning they coolly refused to obey
the summons, but agreed to surrender
themselves at six o'clock in the eve
ming, which they did, spending the
night in the Bow Street station.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
RE-WED IN THEIR OLD AGE.
German Couple, Divorced Long Ago
Marry In New York.

New York, Oct. 14.-After 16 years
of divorced separation, during which
each had remarked and had each been
bereft through death, an aged German
couple, who were married in their ia,
therland 40 years ago, procured a
marriage license Tuesday in order to
at once re-enter the ties they had had
legally set aside so long ago. Conrad
Knubert's second wife died here not
long ago and, having heard that his
former wife's husband had also died
in Germany, he wrote the partner OF
his young years asking her to come to
New York and marry him again. She
cabled her reply-that she was com
ing, and on the next steamer. She
reached here Monday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
FELL NINETY FEET.
Wife Is Made Widow Second Time
in Fourteen Months.

Wife Is Made Widow Second Time
In Fourteen Months.
Des Moines, Oct. 14.-Harry Woods
fell ninety feet to his death yester
day. For the second time in the last
fourteen months his wife was told that
she had been made widow, and IL
both cases the husband who had met
death had been an iron worker en-
gagged in his perilous calling. The
first husband, Roy Beck, was dashed
to death from the Court avenue
bridge.
The accident occurred in the real
of the Capital City WooIen mills al
Eighth street and the Rock Island
tracks, where the Des Moines Bridge
& Iron Works is erecting a large steel
tank at the top of a tower ninety feeet
from the ground.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
CAN'T TRACE THE SOURCE.
Cause of Epidemic at Fairfield Now
Operating is Not Found.

Fairfield, Ia, Oct. 14.-After thor
ough investigation the state board of
health has been unable to locate the
origin of the typhoid fever epidemic
that has been raging in Fairfield al
though a report just made to Mayor
Jones declares that whatever the
source of contagion it Is not now op-
Grating. The report is prepared by
DIR. Henry Albert of Iowa City, state
bacteriologist, and discusses fully all
possible beginnings of the plague. Dr..
Albert makes few suggestions for a
prevention of a recurrence of the epi-
demic.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
RIA
CUBS ARE CHAMPIONS
FIVE GAMES FROM THE
DETROIT TIGERS.

Detroit, Oct. 1.-THE Chicago Cubs,
won the worlds base ball champion
ship today by defeating Detroit in the
score of to 0. This makes four out
of the five games played that Chicago
has won, and entities the Cubs to the
worlds championship of the season
of 1908. The Score.
RH.E.
Chicago 0OO1O0 0 o. II 0
Detroit 80 000 90 0 20 90 3 0
Batteries Chicago: Overall and
Killing; DETROIT; Donovan and Schmidt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
IOWA NATIONAL BANKS.
Good Showing Made BY Last Reports
To Government.
Unired Press Dispatch.

OHTTVI f'Tt5S IIspIICU,
Washington, d. c., Oct. 14.-The alb
stract of the condition of the national
banks of Iowa, exclusive of reserve
cities, at the close of business on
Sept. 2S, as reported to the comptroller
|of currency, shows the average re
serve held at 1856 per cent, as against
1907 per cent on July Is. Loans
and discounts increased from sS4,251
SSS TO $S5,s34.3S3: gold coin decreased
from s2,66S.314 to s2.6lO,SsO; the law
ful money reserve increased from ST..
|34T,702 to S7.3a6.535; individual depos
Its from $S2,744,s24 TO sS4.9s2.624.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
Pacific Fleet at Honolulu.

Honolulu, Oct. 14.-The Pacific feet,
towing torpedo boat destroyers, COM
manded by Rear Admiral Swinburne,
arrived at this port Tuesday on its
return from Samoa. The. cruisers.
which sailed from Pago-Pago on octo-
Der 3, Immediately began coaling pre-
paratory to the return TO the Cali
fornia coast.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
VICTIM OF FOOTBALL.
ArIo Brown, OF Iowa City, Has Arm
Broken.

Iowa City, Ia, Oct 14.--Arlo Brown,
the 13.year-old son of. Mrs, Ethel
Brown, had his arm broken playing
football. His mother was attending
the meeting of the Kings Daughters
at Burlington. Iowa, at the time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
KILLED IN A MINE.
One Hundred Lives Are Reported TC
Have Been Lost.

Vienna, Oct. 14.-Over one hundred
people are reported killed in a mino
explosion and fire today at Koenigs
coal mine in Gilesia.
All hope of saving the imprisoned
miners was abandoned since fire CIT
off the approaches to the mine. 1t
is reported this afternoon that, two
hundred are imprisoned in the shaft.
Six charred bodies We're recovered
before the rescuers were driven back.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
kEOkUk WOMAN HURi.
Mrs. W. M. Irwin Thrown From Bug
gy in Runaway.

Keokuk, Ia, Oct. 14.-Mrs. Welk NJ
Irwin, wife of the wholesale dry
goods dealer and one of the most wide
ly known women in Keokuk, while
driving yesterday afternoon was
thrown from her buggy in a runaway
and sustained a fracturesof the skull
which, 1t is feared. will prove fatal
Mrs. Irwin has been unconscious since
the accident.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
coLFAx MAN INDICTED.
Federal Grand Jury Charges Him
With Sending Obscene Letters.

With Sending Obscene Letters.
Des Moines, Oct. 14.-G. G. Gill, of
Colfax. was placed under arrest here
last night by Deputy United States
Marshal Bidwell on charge of writ
ing obscene letters to young woman
at Iowa City. Gill was indicted by the
federal grand jury at Davenport, and
he will be arralgned before Judge
Mcpherson there today The young
woman 10 whom Gill is said to have
written the letters lives at Colfax. but
she was visiting in Iowa City at the
tlm9.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
FIRE IN MINNESOTA.
Business Section of Grand Marais i:
Wiped Out

Grand Marais, Mimi, Oct. 14-Fire
today destroyed the entire business
section of Grand Marais. The Volun
teer fire department with a small
chemical engine was unable to cope
with the flames and the whole town
turned out and formed bucket bri.
gade. Loss 100000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15

New York, Oct. 14.-Chairman
Hitchcock of the Republican national
committee announced Tuesday night
that Representative W. S. Bennett,
member of the lower house of con-
gress from one Of the districts in New
York city, had been selected as chair
man of the speakers bureau in place
Of Mr.. DUPONT. who recently resigned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-17
In Ecrhiddan Places.

A very large mastiff at one end of . leash and very small girl at the other end formed a combination which at tracted the attention of a casual pedes- trian in quiet side street.
 The little girl doubtless thought that she was taking the dog out for an air. ing, but tine big animal himself appear ed to have the impression that he was the leader of the expedition, and, be- yond question. the balance of power was entirely on his side. He dragged the girl along despite her scolding and congratulations at a pace which kept her breathless.
 Suddenly, either from whim of his own or because somebody had been in the habit of taking him there. he dart ed through the swinging doors of a corner saloon. The girl looked horri- fled; but, clinging determinedly to her end of the leash, she followed her charge, and as the doors swung shut behind her the casual pedestrian heard this exasperated remonstrance:
 "oh, darnfound if, Don't you know ladies don't go there? It's only a place for men"-Philadelphia Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-17
ARMY TO SPREAD.
Salvationists Will Leave Chicago for
 Various Cities.

Chicago, July 17.-- Five Salvation army officers, among them Brigadier Alexander McMillan. the founder and head of the famous "anti-suicide bu- reau,' will leave Chicago this week to take command in various parts of the United States. The order has been issued by General William Booth as a preliminary to the com ing of the newly appointed commando CT of the western territory, Commits sioner Thomas Estill of Japan. Dur ing the year or more since the anti suicide bureau wos started under Brigadier McMillan's direction, ex- actly 400 men and women have ap- piled for advice at the headquarters. According to the army officials a large proportion of these would have taken their lives if the bureau had not in tervened.
 In preparing final report of the work of his department Brigadier McM. Ian has compiled a table of Causes of desirefto commit suicide" Lack of employment heads the list, with the entry Drink" a close sec ond. Then comes Gambling" "Fi- noncial difficulties Family Trou- bles" and half a dozen other causes of less frequency. Twenty-seven as- cribed their desire for death to lone Illness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-17
c. N. G. CHANGES.
Lieutenant Edward Ingraham Placed
 on Retired List.

Adjutant General Cole, by order of the governor, issued two special or ders yesterday announcing the dis charge from military service in the state of a number of officers and men and the acceptance of resignations. The resignation of Lieutenant Ed ward R. Ingraham. adjutant, Naval militia, is accepted and he is placed on the retired list in accordance with his request. The resignation of Lieu tenant James R. Disbrow. paymaster, Naval militia, is acceputed and he is honorably discharged from the mili- tary service of the state.
 To enable them to enlist in the United States army, Private Albert Jacoby and Private Harry G. Sutton of the Coast Artillery corps are dis charged, and, because of non-resi- dence. Privates Felix Prev and Fred F. Prev are discharged. In Company B, Second infantry, Private Clifford H. Linsley is discharged on account of surgeons certificate of disability. and in Company l. Corporal Otto J. Hackbarth is discharged at the re- quest of the commanding officer. At the request of the commanding officer of the Second division, Naval militia, Ordinary Seaman Louis w. Tefft is discharged.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-17
AFTER IS YEARS
Survivors of S0nih Sea Island. CTS That We're Kidnapped
 Arrive al San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 17.-Niue- teen survivors of several hundred South Sea Islanders kidnapped eigh- teen years ago from their native land and sold into slavery among the cof- fee plantations of Guatemala, ar rived here yesterday on the steamer City of Para. They are free and homeward bound and in addition are travelling as tourists with the British government paying expenses. The natives were kidnapped by Captain Blackburn, now dead, who visited the islands in his steamer, the Mon serrat, and enticing them aboard, sailed away. They were supposed to be contract laborers bound to their Guatemalan employers for three years. Ignorant of the lan- guage and in land where the law is sometimes the dictator's will, it was easy to keep them on the plan tations until their plight was made known to the British government, which, however, was not until eigh- teen years had passed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-17
Queer Feedino,

Come and watch me feed my star fish"
 The curator of the aquarium led the reporter to tank where a half dozen starfsh tripped over the sandy bottom on slim brown fingers.
 Grub time. boys" he said. and he dropped into the tank six mussels.
 The fish ran to the mussels. Each ap- piled his stomach to the hinge at the back of the shell. Silence and immo- bility ensued.
 "The gastric juice of the starfish," said the curator. ''is now melting the hinges of flesh that hold the mussel shells together. An. look. there's one melted now. There's another. It's the most powerful gastric juice in the world"
 One by one. their hinges destroyed, the mussel shells opened. and into the openings the starfish thrust their stom- aehs. More silence. more immobility.
 Then. a little plumper at the heart. the starflsh went tripping daintily of, but the mussel shells lay open and empty on the sand.-Cincinnati En- auIrer.