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CUTS AlLARD'S LEAD.

A E. Stowell's string in the re-
lay race yesterday cut down AL
lard's lead considerably by finish
ing the two miles in 4:30 just four
seconds faster than Allard. Anasta
Jim, Gerrick and Seltice strings
followed in order. Allard's time
now is 1881 against StowelIs
1915, difference of IA seconds in
Allard's favor.
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LORDS HELP NEEDED

NORTH YAKIMA, Oct. g.
Through prayer the power of the
has been invoked by the
good citizens to preside over the
coming investigation of the police
by the city council
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NO CHANCE GIVEN
COLONEL STEWART

WASHINGTON, Oct 9.-The ex-
amining board appointed by Roose-
welt to disqualify Colonel Stewart
from the promotion he has earned
by AZ years service and to retire
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ONE DEAD, 20 INJURED

HAVERHILL. Mass, Oct. "a
vestibuled Georgetown car was
struck by a work car at the foot
of steep hill today, killing one
man and iniuring a score.
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PRIZES ON SHEEP

Judges of stock at the Interstate
fair are working on sheep today,
and the following prizes have been
awarded already: Shropshire short
wool mutton breeds-C. E. Cleve-
land, Gresham, Ore, first; A. J.
Written, Pullman, Wash, second.
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START NEW CLIFF HOUSE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9.-Pre-
liminary work on the new Cliff
house, San Francisco's famous sea-
side resort which was destroyed
by fire, began today. 1t will be
ready within five months.
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EXONERATED FOR KILLING.

TACOMA, Oct. 9.-Harry Starr,
who killed his uncle, Joe Eley, mis-
taking him for a burglar, was ex-
Onerated TODAY.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
WED, BUT NOT MARRIED."
Show People Find Themselves in Pc
cuIiar redicament.

A couple of members of the show
company Prince of Sweden, that
played at the Grand opera house Tues
day evening, we're married at four
clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev.
McFerran, OF the FIRST Presbyterian
church.
The couple were Fred r. Herniman
and Miss Mana Deland. Following
the entertainment of last evening the
members of the company gave a re-
ception in their honor at their hotel.
Now comes the information that
the marriage was illegal 1t is said
that the license to wed was obtained
In Upton. When the papers were
presented to the officiating minister,
he being unacquainted with all the in
tracicies of the IOWA law, thought a
klicense obtained in one county good
In any other county of the state,
When informed of the error the min,
ister took all pains to INFORM the
couple of their predicament.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
GUILD HITS AT ROOSEVELT
,"RuT PRINCIPLE IS RIGHT" SAYS
EASTERN GOVERNOR.
Secretary Is Guest Of Massachusetts
Republican club--Hls Can
dldaey Is Boosted.

Boston, Mar. IA great audience
assembled at Symphony hall Tuesday
night and heard addresses by Secre.
tary of War Taft, United States Sen
ator Elmer j. Burkett Of Nebraska,
Gov. Curtis Guild and Lieut.. Gov.
Eben s. Draper.
All the speakers were guests Of the
Republican Club of Massachusetts,,
which held its annual dinner in the
hall previous to the speechmaking.
The address of Secretary Taft fol.
lowed lines similar to the one which
he delivered in Kansas City several
days ago. Gov. Guild announced his
preference for Secretary Taft for the
party nomination for president and
for Lieut.. Gov. Draper for governor.
The governor also took occasion to
deny that he had been party to any
arrangement by which he would re.
ceive the nomination for vice-presi,
dent. He added that should he be Sc.
lected he would not refuse the nom
ination.
Discussing national affairs, Gov
Guild said: I'VE may not all agree,
do not, with certain methods the pres
ent president has employed. The skill
full use Of knee and rein is sometimes
better for steady progress on a long
road than violent roweling with the
spur The great essential fact Il
that though in this or that detail this
president may have been wrong IN
method. he has been sincerely, fear
lessly and everlastingly right in prin
ciple. His successor Is to have nc
easy task. The four years before us
are crowded with difficulties and dan
gers. The best brains among us are
needed for the tasks we have to face
In this transition period into which
we are plunged every kind of radical
ism Is daily suggested. The next pres
ident should have a thorough knowl
edge of constitutional law and the
Limitation OF the powers Of the nation
al executive and national government
believe that among good men, the
best for us to-day, Is the canal build
er. the jurist. the diplomat, the ad
ministrator, the American whose pri
vate character is as white as his Judi
cial ermine. William H. Taft OF Ohio
Senator Burkett, who was given q
hearty reception, after which he
spoke. Secretary Taft was the clos
ing speaker.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
OFFICERS DEFEND U. S. NAVY
FOUR EXPERTS TESTIFY BEFORE
SENATE PROBE.
American 5attIeshlps Are Upheld
Against All Forms Of
Criticism.

washington. Mar. 4.--Four naval of.
f1cers, all experts in turret construc.
tion and ammunition manufacture,
Tuesday testified before the senate
naval committee in defense Of the
American navy against all forms of
criticism.
Three Of the witnesses-Prof. P. r,
Alger, instructor in mathematics at
the naval academy. and member of
the special board on turrets: Com.
mander r. F. Fletcher and Lieut.,
Commander v. o. Chase spoke in de.
tail concerning turret accidents and
the methods that have been adopted
to make turrets safe. None of these
officers seemed to think there was
great danger from the direct hoist il
some changes were made to provide
more effective screening between the
ammunition handling room and the
big guns.
Prof. Alger defended the American
navy as TO the criticism made by Com.
mander Sims that poor craftsmanship
was shown at Santiago. He declared
that American gunnery was as good
as that of any navy at that time and
that at the present time there was no
navy in the world that would surpass
the American in straight shooting.
Lieut.. Commander Joseph Straus
testified in regard to government pow
der manufacture. Rear Admiral
Cowles, chief of the bureau of equip
ment, will tell Of the explosion on the
Missouri. He was in command of that
vessel when this explosion, the worst
in the history of the American navy,
occurred
Prof. P. R. Alger, instructor in
mathematics at the naval academy,
but formerly for Ia years attached to
the bureau of ordnance, also testified
as to the excellence of American tur-
ret construction
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
CHARGES THEFT
OF s70,00O,O00
iL-cARRyiNG RAILROADS ARE
ATTACKED iNHoUsE.
LLOYD IN AccUsER's ROLE
Missouri Representative Makes Start.
ling Assertion on Floor of Lower
Congressional 6ranch--Graln
..s ..... Men Protest.

Washington, Mar. 4.-The charge
that the government has been robbed
of over 10000, 900 since 1880 by rail-
roads carrying the mails, was made on
the floor of the house of representa-
tives Tuesday by Mr.. Lloyd (Mo.).
He referred to the new system Of
weighing the mails recently intro
duced by the postmaster general and
declared that 1t was an admission that
the post Office department had allowed
the people of the country to be
mulcted out of the sum stated. He de-
manded to know why suits had not
been instituted against the railroads
to recover this money.
Grain Heads in Protest.
Representatives of various chambers
of commerce and grain-handling asso-
Citations appeared Tuesday before the
house committee on interstate and for
eign commerce to oppose the passage
of bills providing for uniform classi-
fication of grain and for export in
spection by the federal government.
Among the organizations represented
were the, Boston chamber of com
merce, the commercial exchange of
Philadelphia and the corn exchange of
the chamber of commerce of Buffalo
as well as individual Baltimore grain
exporters.
Gronna FaVors Bills,
Mr.. Gronna of North Dakota spoke
In favor of the bills. He said the grain
growers OF the west have little COM
plant to make against the local eleva-
tor men, but they suffered heavy loss
from lack of a uniform system Of
classification, backed by federal in
spection, which would guarantee fair
grading of grains at terminal or export
points within the United States. Mr..
Gronna received letters and resolu-
tions from the London Corn Trade as
sociation and continental and internal
grain boards, and committees TO the
effect that American grain is being
widely Disseminated against by Eu-
ropean buyers on account OF lack Of
a uniform and dependable system OF
grading.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
One Hundred and Fifty Lives Crushed Out
In Panic at FIRE.
DEAD BODIES ARE FOUND In HEAPSl
Panic Folows the First Alarm of Fire. and Children Fall DOwn
Stairs, Blocking the Doorpays and Cutting OF
Only Avenue of Escape.

building where death threatened every
moment Heroic firemen hesitated for
nothing and dashed into the flames and
carried out everybody in sight.
Many Are Injured.
Practically every child and teacher
that escaped with their lives was seri-
ously injured and the hospitals in the
neighborhood and nearly every dwell
ing house are filled with the burned
and wounded Dozens of doctors were
rushed to the scene from all parts of
the city. and everything possible is be-
ing done to mitigate the suffering and
relieve the distressed.
Fire Started From Furnace.
The fire started at 1875 from an
over-heated furnace. Three hundred
children were in the building at the
time and practically all of them were
in their several classes reciting. The
fire alarm was sounded and the fire
drill was put in practice. The chill
dren started out quietly, but upon
sight of the flames snrieks rang
through the building and panic en-
sued. Some of the first ones in the
procession either tainted or we're
overcome by the flames and fell near
the entrance. Others rushed up tten,
ticalIy and .fell oyer eols1asies
Soon the passage ways wsfs romDiefe
| ly blocked. and only by heroic eiforss
were any of the 300 saved. Carrie
Wiley and Grace Fisk, two of the
teachers, were crushed to death in
their efforts to maintain order and
help the children out.
The Latest Estimates.
At three O'Clock the chief of police
gave out statement to the effect
that 110 dead bodies had been taken
out He estimates that there are at
least 10 to 20 bodies still in the ruins,
making the total number of dead from
1926 to 130.
OF the SO bodies in the Lake Shore
morgue, five are those of women, sup
posed to be teachers, and the rest are
of children.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
DUST LIBERAL GOVERNMENT.
New Brunswick Voters Overthrow
Ruling Plan in an Election.

Fredericton, N. B.. Mar. 4.-The lib
eral government Of New Brunswick,
which has been continued in Office un-
der one form or another for rs years,
was overthrown in the general cleo
tions held throughout the province
Tuesday. The opposition ticket swept
st. John City and the majority OF the
other constituencies, 1t is expected
that the next premier will be j.
Douglas Hazen. the leader Of the op.
position forces.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
United Press Dispatch.

United Press Dispatch
Cleveland, Ohio. March Alum
dreds of children were trapped in a
fire which destroyed the Collinwood
school building just before noon to
day. The janitor and rs to 100 chill
dren are dead. Scores of others are
injured. The children we're on the
third floor and there was no means
of escape. Many were buried by the
collapse of the lower floors. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
Thirty Bodies Recovered.
Late estimates of the Collinwood
fire say over 100 children were burned
to death. Thirty bodies had been
taken from the ruins at one o'clock
this afternoon The confusion about
the scene of the disaster is SO great
that particulars are as yet almost
Impossible.
Over One Hundred Dead.
BY two O'Clock this afternoon the
police and fire departments had the sit
uation well in hand and systematic
search of the ruins was started. They
believe the dead will run over one
hundred. Forty bodies, some terri
bly, burned and mutilated. have been
taken out and laia IN Temporary
morgues in homes near the school
where they are being recognized and
cared for by the horror stricken par.
ents and relatives, Firemen risked
their lives in desperate attempts to
rescue the bodies before they were
hopelessly buried by falling walls.
Dead May Reach 150.
A house to house canvass of the dis
trict will be necessary to determine
the exact number of the dead. The
list may reach one hundred and fifty.
The police believe from hasty census
made this afternoon that the number
of dead will be nearer $50 than 100. A
great pile of bodies fell in an awful
heap near the doorway and the police
had to fairly fight with frantic moth
ers to keep them from rushing into the
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
LEOPOLD AGAIN AT PEACE.
King Reaches Complete Agreement
with the Belgian Government

Brussels, Mar. Alt is announced
that King Leopold and the Belgian
government have come to complete
agreement on the question Of the an
nexation Of the Congo Independent
State. The government on It's part
agrees to propose that the chambers
vote special fund to carry out GER
tain undertakings In the Congo and
in Belgium. which fund win not ex-
coed s12.OOO,oO0. and at the same time
a special annual credit OF 100000
will be included In the Congo budgets
for 15 years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
Posse chases Negro.

Clarksburg. w. Va, Mar frank
Johnson, negro accused Of numbering
Mrs. Carl Martin, colored, at Gypsy,
Tuesday, held posse of deputy sher-
iffs and others at bay with a Winches-
ter rife and made his escape to the
woods after he had been chased with
bloodhounds for several miles. John
son and the woman had planned to
clone
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
BRooDINe OVER MONEY.
Wealthy Burlington Bachelor Takes
His Own Lite.

Special to Daily Herald.
Burlington, Ia, March 4-Brooding
and melancholy over money matters,
John Chubb. so years old. wealthy
bachelor, suicided this morning by
firing two bullets into his brain. Two
years ago younger brother killed
himself by cutting his throat
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
BANK DIRECTORY INDICTED.
Nevada Jury Charges Every Official
., with Embezzlement.

Carson, New, Mar. 4.-The ormsby
county grand jury Tuesday returned
indictments charging embezzlement
against every director, the cashier and
the assistant cashier OF the defunct
State bank. Those indicted are:
Cashier Davis, Assistant Cashier Van
Delich, Directors Brougher. Woodbury.,
Lee, Peterson, Kapes, Bender, Liv.
Iingstone and Meyers. Bench war.
rants were issued, Bail will be fixed
in each case at 10000 President
Hickey was included in the new count
and he will have to furnish an extra
81, 900 bond.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
CASTRO is SILENT.
Believed That He VIII Resist Ameri,
can Demands.

Caracas, Venezuela, March 4.-The
silence OF President Castro, in view
of the unofficial news that the United
States may make display of force
unless he agrees TO the arbitration OF
American claims is thought to pres
age an intended resistance. His adj
visers think his attitude unwise. De
cisions adverse to the Americans are
expected in the Venezuela courts,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
Is Refused New Trial.

Philadelphia, Mar. 4.-Frank Marin,
alias Judge Franklin Stone, convicted
In connection with the Storey Cotton
company frauds, was refused a new
trial by Judge Holland in the United
States district court here Tuesday.
He is now under $4,000 bail, which
he was permitted to enter pending the
appeal Of his case.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
ALLISON GAINING
IN THE CAUCUSES
WAPELLo COUNTY SWINGS INTO
sTANDPAT COLUMN AGAIN.
FORTY TO FIFTY MAJORITY.
osceola and Green Counties For ALI
son-Lucas County Divides Del
egatIon and Dallas Goes
To cummins.

Ottumwa, March 4.-The city repub-
lican caucuses were held here last
evening with the result that the Alli-
son forces carried the I'd, Sd, 4th and
7th wards with So delegates, and the
Cummins machine carried the 1st, 9Th
and 9th wards with as delegates. This
result insures the county convention
| of next Saturday having an Allison
majority of 40 to so.
keokuk For Allison.
Sigourney, March 4.--The Keokuk
county republican convention convened
this afternoon and it was strongly for
Allison. There were one hundred and
twenty-six Allison delegates, to thirty
Cummins men. The convention voted
to send solid Allison delegations to the
district convention at Oskaloosa, and
the state convention at Des Moines.
oaceola For Allison.
Sibley, Ia, March 4.-The Osceola
county republican convention held at
Sibley yesterday afternoon was in the
hands of standpatters. Strong resolu-
tions favorable to Allison and Taft
were passed.
Allison and Carroll.
Jefferson, Ia, March 4.-Green coun-
ty republicans in convention passed
resolutions indorsing the administra-
tion of President Roosevelt, likewise
William B. Allison for United States
senator and B. F. Carroll for governor.
The vote on the resolutions stood Sc
to 26.
.ta Harmony In Lucas.
Charlton, Ia, March 4.-The Lucas
county republican convention, consist
ing Of sixty-one delegates, was evenly
divided between the progressives and
standpatters, each faction having thir-
ty delegates, with one not voting.
Dallas For Cummins.
Adel. Ia, March THE progressive
|republicans were In complete control
of the Dallas county convention. Their
strength was shown in the test vote
on the organization of the convention
when a roll call was demanded by the
standpatters. The progressives won
by vote of Al to 26.
Standpatters in Lead.
Des Moines, March 4.-With the
conventions already held and the eau
cuses, not including Polk county, the
standpatters claim to have 176 dele
gates, while ia are conceded the pro-
gressives. This calculation does not
include the delegates from Franklin
and Fayette counties, concerning the
personnel of which there is consider
able dispute, nor does it include the
Jasper county delegation, where it is
probable that compromise will be
attempted.
The friends of Senator Allison are
specially well pleased over the outlook.
The committee In charge of his cam
paign in the state say that they are
satisfied the standpatters will have
control OF the first convention, and
that this will give a lively impetus to
the Allison campaign in all parts of
the state. They say they are more
than pleased with the situation, and
feel sanguine Of his triumphal elec-
II tiOn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
Two More Are Held in the shippy
investigation.

Chicago, March 4.--Samuel Waxel-
baum. jeweler. and Chas. Yoniatis,an
italian, suspected of completely in the
anarchist plots. were arrested in the
Investigation of the Shippy case. Wax,
elbaum was released Symptoms of
blood poisoning have developed in
Shippy's wound. The police are watch
ing incoming trains for Emma Gold
man.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
Soldiers to Flight Riders.

Hopkinsville. KY, Mar. 4.-The en-
tire military company from Whitsburg,
KY, arrived In this city Tuesday and
reported to Maj. Albrecht, who is IL
charge OF the militia guarding various
parts OF western Kentucky from the
threatened attacks of night riders.
The men are under secret orders.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
BOWMAN HELD mot GUILTY."
Jury In Sensational Mt. Pleasant Case
Returns Verdict.

Mt. Pleasant. Ia, March AT 1880
O'Clock this morning the jury in the
Bowman case. in which Bowman.
negro. was charged with criminal as
sauIt upon little May Briggs, returned
la verdict of mot guilty"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
Fire Ravages Spring Green, Wis.

Spring Green, Wis, Mar. 4.--Fire,
which originated in restaurant
owned by Seth Thomas, destroyed a
number of buildings In Spring Green
Tuesday, the total loss being about
$4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
Found Guilty in Federal Court.

st. Joseph, Mo-. Mar. 4.--Frank H.
Miller, merchant of Stanberry. Mo-,
was found guilty In the federal court
Tuesday of transmitting immoral lit
erature through the malls. He was
fined $500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
HARTJE is FREED.
Acquitted Of the Charge Of Conspiracy
at Pittsburg,

Pittsburg. March 4.-Augustus Hart
je. John welshous and Clifford Hooe.
(colored) were today acquitted of con-
spiracy in connection with the IA
nous Hartje divorce case. Justice
Mcfarland instructed the jury to
find them not guilty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
Militia Leaves kentwood, La.

Kentwood, La, Mar 4,-The militia
which arrived here last week to pro.
tect Italian laborers left Tuesday. Lo.
cal authorities believe they will be
able to preserve order without aid
from the militia. Two more arrests
were made Tuesday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
THE MEN WIN.
Street Car Employees VIII Get Increase
in Wages.

Special to Daily Herald.
Des Moines. Ia, March 4.-Arbiters
in the street car wage scale case grant
ed an advance to motormen and con-
ductors averaging IL per cent. Rev.
Monsagnor Flavin, Catholic priest.
named by the street car company as
third arbiter, cast the deciding vote for
the men.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
Road couns.l Reoraanlrs.

st. Paul. Mimi, Mar. 4.-The legal
department of the Chicago Great
Western railroad has been reorgan,
lied following the resignation of As
slstant General Attorney John l..
ErdalL
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
STOCK is SOLD.

The Harris-Emery Co. Buys Defunct
Department Store.
Des Moines March 4.-The Harris
Emery Co. bought the bankrupt Des
Moines Department Store stock today,
paying S74,500 for it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-05
Allison and Carroll.

Jefferson, Ia, March 4.-Green coun-
ty republicans in convention passed
resolutions indorsing the administra-
tion of President Roosevelt, likewise
William B. Allison for United States
senator and B. F. Carroll for governor.
The vote on the resolutions stood Sc
to 26. ...
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