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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18

and fixed May 10 as the date of exc
cution. Orchard asked permission to
speak. and it was granted. He thanked
the court for the review of the case
given. and for the kindly remarks in
regard to him. He repeated that he
had told the whole truth, and that no
promise of mercy or immunity had
ever been made to him. Before he had
concluded tears We're streaming from
his eyes and he all but broke down as
he thanked the judge for his recon-
mendation to the board of pardons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
FINE IN PHONE LISTENERS.

Measure Indorsed by Oklahoma House
Provides Penalty for Offenders.
Guthrie. Okla, March 1s-The hose
passed the senate telephone measure,
with the addition of an amendment
imposing fine of from SIS to $50 for
eavesdropping over telephone. The
measure provides for separate booths
for blacks and whites.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
GROVER sEvENTYoNE TODAY

Ex-President Cleveland Receiving
Scores of Consratulatory kilograms.
Lakewood. n. j., March 1S.-Grover
Cleveland is quietly celebrating his
seventy first birthday here today. This
morning Mrs. Cleveland and children
came over from Princeton to spend the
day with him Mr.. Cleveland said
that he was enjoying better health to-
day than for some time past. From
all parts of the country congratulatory
kilograms are pouring in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18

there will be Taft instructions that the
convention by its 1i5 standpat ma
jority will adopt an Allison indorse-
ment, and that in view of the attitude
of the progressives in favor of reiter-
ating the Ohio-Taft tariff plank it Will
he adopted also, the politicians turned
some of their attention yesterday to
the practical. political game.
Most of the day was spent by the
leaders in discussing the resolutions,
but the question of distribution OF hon-
ors led to several conferences. And
the district politicians were busy try
ing to adjust the differences that have
arisen as to the selection of the dis
trict delegates and alternates
Senator j. A. Smith said last night:
IF the convention of tomorrow UNDER
takes to pass upon the senatorshlp'
why should it not also undertake to
nominate complete ticket from sem
ator to the bottom of the list and pu'
that Endorsement before the people at
the June primary? 1t would be just
as much the right of the convention
to indorse a candidate for governor or
for supreme judge as it would be to
primary law gave to the voters the
right to express their choice as to sem
ator and governor and other officers.
1t did not include judges. The judges
are to be nominated at a convention
to be held after the primary. 1t would
be as much within the province of this
convention to dictate to the convention
in June us to judges as it is to dictate
to the voters at the primary in June, as
to senator or any other nominee to De
selected by the voters, under the law.
at that time This convention was
called to select delegates to the ma
tional convention. 1t has not other
business under the call. A declaration
on candidates for offices to be NOM
mated by the voters in June is inde-
fopcihl,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
Mad poq Bites Seven Children.

Harrisburg, ILL.,, March 1S.-The state
board of health has arranged 10 send
seven children of this place to Chicago
to be treated al the Pasteur institute
for hydrophoba. The children. who
belong in five families. We're all bitten
by the same dog. The board stands
the expenses of the treatment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
srANDPATTERs CONTROL FIFTH.
Take All the Honors in sight-In-
structs for Taft.

8pecfaI 20 Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 1S.-The Fifth
district caucus was good natured and
the slate went thru without mishap.
Each faction had agreed upon their
program and the Allison men, with
50 votes to progressives' SO. took both
delegates, both alternates and every
member of the convention committees,
giving a vice president to Grundy IN
spite of the Grundy mans withdrawal
and protest.
E. r. Moore, of Linn; and Sol Worth
elm, of Belle Plaine, were selected as
district delegates to the national con-
vention, and c. o. Brown, of Cedar.
and F. G. Peak, of Jones as alternates.
Grundy. Tama and Marshall counties
voted for B. f. Thomas. of Traer, and
b F.. Cummings of Marshalltown, for
delegates and for Lister of Grundy, for
the committee on resolutions, but
passed all other nominations. The in
stuctions of the district for Taft were
unanimous.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
Saloon. Issue in Campaign.

Davenport, March 1S.-The lid
which the Civic Federation proposes to
fasten tight on the city of Davenport,
will be the issue in the city campaign
and at the election on April 4.
The democratic city convention last
night adopted a platform denouncing
the Iowa mulct law, declaring it pro-
ductive Of intemperance and of black
mailing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
srANpPATTERs DISAGREE.
Blythe and Young DO Poor Job Boss
ing Things.

Special to Times
Des Moines, March 18.-The fight
over permanent chairman Of today S
republican convention was carried
down to the time of the meeting of the
committee on permanent organization.
{ The fight marks a split in the stand
pat ranks. When it was learned that
the standpatters would control the
convention, Lafe Young, George ID.
Perkins and others stepped in as the
leaders to say what should be done.
Another element of the standpat par
ty objected and showed it by a fight
on Perkins for permanent chairman.
They even threatened to fight Late
Young for delegate at-large, and in the
Tenth district caucus this forenoon
two delegates declared their willing
ness to nominate Shaw in opposition
to Lafe.
The troubles of the standpat faction
in deciding how to run the conven-
ton are the feature Of the day. The con-
vention assembled at 1880 and quick
Iy got to work Attorney General By
ers introduced an innovation as tenn
porary chairman by making very
short speech, filled with praise Of the
republican party and its leaders. He
was sroundly applauded and his first
mention Of Roosevelt brought a storm
{ Of applause. [Byers' speech appears
on Page q
Cumr,ins and Lacey cheered.
When Governor Cummins entered
box before the convention opened. he
was given hearty applause that came
quite generally from all sections of the
house. In spite of the standpat differ
ences there was general good feeling
among the delegates.
When Major Lacey was named by
the Sixth district for the resolutions
committee storm of applause from
the standpatters greeted his name. 1t
is understood that he is the real au-
thor of the resolutions offered today.
Shaw Does Not Show Up.
The convention today is marked by
the absence of leaders of the standpat
faction. Dolliver is not here and Shaw
is not here. The big meeting Of stand
patters with speeches by outside sena-
tors was called off some days ago.
Blythe and Ernest Hart are here and
they, with Lafe Young and George D.
Perkins, tried to run the convention.
Hart was a candidate for election as
national committeeman and as dele
gate-at-large. He was forced to pull
out of the race as the delegate-at-
large.
Saunders Permanent Chairman.
Senator Saunders, of Council Bluffs.
was selected by the committee on per-
aaanent organization for permanent
Chairman.
Ohio Tariff Plank Adopted.
The resolutions committee incorpor-
ateo the Ohio tariff plank. and agreed
on the entire resolutions except the en-
dorsement of Allison. The committee
agreed to divide the resolutions so as
u allow a separate vote on Allison to
Acmplete the resolutions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
BIG STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Kronprinz Wilhelm Receives Cash N
Stern Hiah Above Water Line.

Kronprinz Wilhelm Receives Cash In
Stern High Above Water Line. ;.
New York, March 1S.-The steamer
Kronprinz Wilhelm, which arrived here
today from Europe with hundred
passengers, colided with the steamer
Crown Of Castle. while coming up the
bay. Both ships are now lying at an
chor in fog off ST. George, S. l.. with
large cash in the stern of the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm high above the water
line wireless message from the cap
tain OF the latter says that nobody 10
injured The Crown of Castle carried
no passengers.
Later.-The Kronprinz Wilhelm
reached dock in Hoboken about 1890.
There was triangular hole about ten
to fifteen feet, in the extreme after
portion Of the steamers overhang.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
NOTED DIVINE DEAD.

Dr.. j. !. Smith Organized Presby-
terianism in Western Wisconsin.
La Crosse, Wis. March 1s.-Rev.
DR.. j. Irwin Smith, organizer of the
Presbyterian church in western Wis
consin and Minnesota, and father Of
President William Smith, of Coe col
lege, Cedar Rapids. Iowa, died yester-
day at Cedar Rapids, aged 81 years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
eREwERIEs NOT CLOSED.
Railroad Clerks Affected by Retrench
mont, Take Places of Strikers.

st. Louis, March 1S.-The brewer
les were operated today with dimin-
ished forces. because of the strike in
stituted yesterday. Railroad clerks
who have lost their positions by reason
of the retrenchment recently instituted
by the various roads, are being en-
ployed in large numbers to take the
place Of the strikers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
MISSOURI PROHIBITION MOVE.

Temperance Workers Form Association
to Work for Amendment.
Sedalia, Mo-, March 1S-One hundred
prominent temperance workers from
all parts of the state met here yester-
day and organized the Constitutional
Association of Missouri. The object is
to work for the election of members OF
the general assembly Of Missouri In
1910 who will favor the adoption Of an
amendment to the constitution prohib-
iting the sale and manufacture within
the state Of spirituous liquors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
SCALE COMMITTEE DIVIDED.

Majority Favors Signing Scale by Dis
tricts in Case Of Disagreements.
Indianapolis, March 18.-Just before
the convention of miners met this aft
ernoon. it was announced that post
ponement until o'clock would be
asked for by the scale committee. 1t
is understood that the committee stood
Is to in favor of signing the scale
by districts, where the scale could not
be agreed upon to sign by individuals.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
CENTRAL WRECK AT oLDs.
Number e5, Thru Freight, Is Reported
in the Ditch.

Number 95, Thru Freight, Is Reported
in the Ditch.
Srecial to oTimes-Republican.
Oskaloosa, March 1S.-Iowa Cen
trail thru freight No. 95, running from
Monmouth, ILL.,, to this city, is report
ed in the ditch today at Olds, Henry
county. The wrecker has been or
dered from Marshalltown and another
outfit from Monmouth.
The superintendent office here de-
MED emphatically that there was a
wreck. Upon further demands the
wreck was admitted, but it was stated
that there were but two cars ditched.
1t is further claimed that no one was
hurt.
The fact that Olds is small town
makes information from that point
impossible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
THEArER eoERs CHEER scHMITz
San Francisco Crowd Shows Feeling
AGAINST Graft Prosecution.

San Francisco, Cal, March 18.-As
an indication of the strong feeling
against the graft prosecution, the au-
dience at theater last night cheered
former Mayor Schmitz. AS the con-
victed official stall1ed up the central
aisle some one shouted, "Three cheers
for Mayor Schmidt" and nearly every
person in the auditorium joined in the
cheering, which was continued for
more than five minutes A hundred
persons left their seats and shook
hands with Schmitz.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
PASSES ANTI-PooL ROOM LAW

Kentucky Legislature Adjourns After
Session Full of Tumult.
Frankfort, KY, March 18.-With the
passing of the anti-pool room law.
which provides heavy penalty for
operating pool room except as book
making on race courses during race
meetings, the legislature adjourned at
o'clock this morning. The night ses-
sion of the legislature was a scene of
tumult from the beginning to adjourn
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
The Money Market.

New York. March 1S.-Money easy,
1902 per cent. Prime mercantile,
5A as per cent. Sterling. firm, ass a
4 s605 for demand. and 4S325 5M4. 1885
for 60 days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
INSTRUCT FOR CANNON.

Twenty-frst Illinois Congressional
District Convention Today.
Litchfield, ILL.,. March 1S.-The re-
publican convention of the Twenty
first congressional district here today
unanimously instructed the delegates
to the Chicago convention for Cannon
for president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
PAGE ONE.
ranhic News.

3 PAGE ONE.
T9 raphic News:
va Standpatters in Split
Hard Time Running Convention.
District Caucuses Name Delegates.
Russian Officers Fight a Duel.
Orchard Sentenced to Die.
Communication Of Sentence Asked.
Is Labor Trust?
More Honors for Buchanan.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Byers Defines the Issues.
Woman Under Guard.
Rev. DR.. Bush Dead.
Hampton Festival Abandoned.
Again in Laws Hands.
PAGE, FOUR.
Editorial:
Rebaptfzing.
Reading Advertisements.
A Bit of History.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
Outside Point of View.
PAGE FIVE.
City News:
Congress Worried by President.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Bank Officials in Court
Waive Challenge to Grand Jury.
lMarshalltown Shows Good Growth.
Veteran Conductor Married Fifty
Years.
Roberts to Leave Boys Work.
Gussie Gardner to Visit Old Home
Marshall County at State Conven-
ton.
General News of the City.
PAGE EIGHT.
Markets and General: \
Wheat Firm
Corn Also Strong.
Advance in Cattle.
Hogs Lose Advance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
FIRE AT eRINNELL.

Loss On Large Elevator Completely
Covered by Insurance..
Special to Times-Republican.
Griswold, March 1S.-An early morn
ing fire yesterday completely destroyed
the large Turner Brothers elevator in
this place About $4,000 worth of grain
was in storage, and the building and
machinery were valued at $4,000. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
COPPER TRADE EXPANDS.
Companies Sold Ahead to Extent OF
QQ.QQQ.OOO Pounds.

New York, March 1S.-The Times
this morning says: "The demand for
copper has so increased that copper
producing companies have sold ahead
to the extent of 100.0O0,00O pounds.
This marks vast Improvement in the
conner trade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
NEWS OF THE CARS.
Second French Car to Be Shipped to
San Francisco

San Francisco.
Omaha, March 1S.-The German car
left here at noon. The first French car
leaves Grand Island tonight, after COM
pleting repairs. The second French
car will ship by freight from Carroll.
Iowa, direct to San Francisco. The
Italian car left Granger. Wyo.. 149
miles east Of Ogden early this morning.
The American car tied up at Cobre.
New, last night and left this morning
for Godfield. Cobre is 1S5 miles west
Of Ogden
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
PRIZE FIGHTER KILLED.
Leck Allen, ST. Joe, Fatally Hurt fa
Bout With "Youna Rhodes

ST. Joseph. Mo. March 1S.-Leck Als
len, a local prize fighter, died teAay.
from injuries received last night, IN
boxing match with Fritz Gutzenbsrger,
professionally known as "Young
Rhodes" and also Of st. Joseps. Rhodes
has been arrested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
BURNS AN EASY VICTOR.
One Blow in First Round Puts Roche
to Sleep.

Dublin, March 1S.-Tommy Burns,
the American, retained his title of
worlds heavyweight champion by
knocking out Jem Roche, the cham
pion of Ireland, with a single punch at
the Theater Royal here last night. One
minute and tWenty-eght seconds OF
the first round were required by
Burns to settle the fight, which was for
a purse of $500 and a side bet of
$500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
DANGER AT AN END.
Haitien Government Abandons Hostile
Attitude Toward Legations.

Paris, March 1s.-carteron, the
French minister at Port Au Prince.
cables that the Haitien government has
abandoned it's intransigeant attitude,
that rembarkment of refugees has been
authorized, and that safe conducts
have been granted for the departure OF
revolutionary agitators who had taken
asylum at the legations and consul
ates All danger of an attack on the
Legations or consulates is now consid-
cred at an end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
CALLS SENATOR'S SPEECH ROT.
Chicago Banker Accuses LaFollette o1
Pandar;nn IA Class Pre iIidice

VnICd9O 0dTNST fNCVUSVS IdI VITSStS O1
Pandering to Class Prejudice.
Chicago, March 1s.-James B. For
gan, president of the First National
Bank of Chicago, and chairman of the
currency committee of the American
Bankers association, in an interview
today relative to the speech of Sena-
tor LaFollette, of Wisconsin, in the
senate yesterday, said that the sena-
tor was false in his assertions, and a
panderer to class prejudice.
"The speech as quoted is worse than
rot" said Forgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
ALLISON OLDEST SENATOR.
Now Ranks Highest in Years = Takes
little Part in Legislation.

CIItI0 = art III 6c9ISIdIIVTs
Especial Washington Correspondence
Washington, March Ex-senator AL
lison is today the Oldest senator. The
death yesterday of Senator W'hyte OF
Maryland, leaves the Iowan the vet
eran in both years and service. A
year ago Pettus and Morgan, OF Ala
bama. and Whyte were all his seniors
in age; all have now passed on and
the Iowan at 70 is the veteran. Sena-
tor Allison is seldom in his seat and is
not strong enough to take much part
in public business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
standpat DELEGATION Seated.

The state central committee heard
but refused to consider the Des Molnes
county contest from Burlington. The
credentials committee. a majority OF
which was standpat, seated the stand
pat delegation. The Fourth district
member of the resolutions COMMITTEES
is Senator James A. Smith. of Mitchell
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
New York Central Dividend.

New York. March 1S.-The New York
Central today declared a quarterly div
idend of IL per cent, a reduction of
IA per cent as compared with the
last quarterly dividend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
Senate Adiourns for White.

Washington March 1S.--The senate
was in session only six minutes today.
adiourning out of respect to the late
Senator White, of Maryland.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY

The Weather.
Sun rises March 10 at 6:12; sets at
6:l7.
low Probably snow tonight and
Thurse 8 slightly colder tonight
Hin s Ind Missouri-Rain or snow
in the s !thern and rain in the south
ern tonight, and Thursday; cooler
in u 8 xtreme south.
81 = Dakota-Probably snow and
COLI = tonight; Thursday fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
ARMOUR SUCCEEDS FISH.
Illinois Central Stockholders to Vote
On Increasing Capital Stock.

On increasing Capital STOCK.
New York. March 1S.-At the annual
meeting of the directors of the Illinois
Central, j. Ogden Armour was elected
director to succeed Stuyvesant Fish.
The directors voted to authorize the
holding of a special meeting of stock
holders to vote on an increase of thir-
ty per cent in the company's stock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
DYING OF CONSUMPTION.

Karl Hau, Washington Professor, in
BruchsaI Penitentary for Murder.
Karlsruhe, March 18.-Karl Hau, a
former professor at Washington, D. c.,
who is serving a life sentence here
for the murder of his mother-in-law,
is hopelessly ill of consumption, in the
Bruchsal penitentiary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
Senator p.nros. Quit. III.

Philadelphia. March 1S.-Unfted
States Senator Penrose is confined -
his home, suffering from severe -
taok ol grippe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
SENATOR WHITE DIES.
Maryland Statesman Succumbs to
ErysipeIas at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, March 1s.-William
Pinckney Whyte, United States senator
from Maryland, died at his home here
last night.
Senator Whyte was taken i'll in Wash
ington last Thursday and came here
at once. Erysipelas developed and his
condition got worse. About o'clock
yesterday afternoon the senator had a
sinking spell, but was conscious until
the end, at 7:O5 p. m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
NO PARDON FOR sToEssEL.

Emperor Nicholas Refuses Plea for
Suspension of Prison Sentence.
ST. Petersburg, March 1S.-The en-
peror yesterday confirmed the death
sentence passed upon Lieutenant Cen
eral Stoessel, and also the courts rec
ommendation for commutation of the
sentence to ten years imprisonment
in a fortress. The former commander
of Port Arthur ineffectually petitioned
for a full pardon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
SENECA is LAUNCHED.

Hepburn's Granddaughter Christens
First Craft of Her Type.
Newport News, Va, March 1S.-The
United States steel derelict destroyer
Seneca was successfully launched. Miss
Edith Hepburn. granddaughter of
Congressman Hepburn, Iowa, christ
ened the vessel. The Seneca is the
first craft of her type ever constructed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-18
GEN. FDCK PROVES
He HAS COURAGE
Former Port Arthur officers
Fight a Duel and Smirnoff
is Fatally Wounded
Focks HONOR WAS ATTACKED

Duel Grows Out of Court Martial os
stoesseI and Others for Surrender Of
Port Arthur and Attack Made on
Fock by smirnoff-PistoIs the Wsap-
ons Used.