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Continuous Performance
FROM NOW TILL AUO 7, 1901
All of the Star Actors permanently en
gaged in the Iowa Tragedy.
"Anything to Beit Cummins"
Read of it ill T.-R.—Hi cents a wook
by mall.
VOL. XXVII.
The Educational Assocition Re
affirms Declaration For Na
tional University
Resolution Was Opposed by Dr.
Harper and Other Prominent
Educators.
Beardahear, ol Iowa College,
Elected President*»Other
News.
Detroit, July 11.—Despite strong oppo-
catlonal Association today accepted a
resolutlon reaffirming its former dcclar-
that Harper and others feared the com
petition that a national university might
bring to the present institutions of
higher learning.
The report of the committee on nom
ination, which named' Dr. Win. Beard
shear, of Iowa College, for preside tit. C.
M. Keyeit, of Hartford, Conn., for treas
urer was, adopted.
CONSIDINES MAY NOT TESTIFY.
Defense AVIli 'ot show Its Hand at
Preliminary Kxatulniillon.
Seattle, Wash., July 11.—It is now evi-
dent that the defense in the case ot John
\V. Considine and hls brother Tom, who
ore accused of killing former Chief of
Police William l-.ufT Mere.dUh, will not
allow its hand at the preliminary exam
Bet In their belief tha' he acterd In self
defense that they think he should be
released on bonds even if he is held for
trial
Contrary to expectation, the- proceed
ings will occupy another day. The
question of a mysterious llrst shot pro
ceding the two tired by Meredith, and
"whether or not John Considine and Mer
edith were struggling at the time Con
sidine Bred', formed the- giyt of today's
liroceedings.
Judge Arthur E. Griffin, of the Super
ior Court, who was in Guy's drug store
during: the entire Quarrel, stated that
he did not hear any shot prior to that'
fired by Meredith. He waa of the opin
ion that while Meredith and Considine
•were close together they were not
clinched when Considine fired.
Mr*. May Beldlng. wife of a detective,
testified that she litard six shots. She
was half a block from the. shooting.
eent
Meredith
conversation Considine said he would
"put Meredith out of buslnesp that
be would' "get him, and get him right."
THE YACHT RACES.
Columbia, Constitution and Inito
pellllellco Fllllil Trlill.
Batemnn's Point, July 11.—The third
and final race of Series between the
yachts Constitution, Columbia and In
dependence was sailed t.odiv. The
course iva? fifteen miles windward and
leeward. At the start an eight knot
breeze was blowing, which later in
creased to ten knots. Ortldal time of
the start: Independence. 12:25 .0s
Columbia, 12:45 ..0 Constitution,
12:25 .43.
At 1:45 Columbia was first, inde
pendence second and Constitution
third. They were very close together
and had covered nearly three quarters
fit windward leg.
The Constitution turned the windward
mark ahead of Columbia, having passed
the old champion by a remarkable burst
of speed.
CHARGED WITH MORDER.
Still Another Startling Development
In the lo A Hulr.
Sioux City, July 11.—Confronted with
the charge of nutrdtr, with his suit
j'endlng for divorce from his wife, the
man whom he accused of undue inti
macy with his wife burled yesterday in
suicide's grave, and a suit for $5,000
t'amages threatening his financial
standing. Banker Richard Palmer of
Vte, Iowa, boarded the Northwestern
train In Sioux City yesterday bound for
California.
He was joined by his son, who is a
Kansas banker, of Mondamln, and the
two will make the western #ip together.
"1 want to get away—get away from
the whole thing," said Mr. Palmer Just
lieforo starting, rubbing the sweat from
his brow with a feverish hand.
The plan of going to California to re
cuperate for a couple of months was
conceived by 11
r. Palmer only in the
past day or two, and no one at Ute had
-"the slightest information of his inten
sion to leave the state.
The departura of Palmer was accel
erated by an Information accusing him
of murdering Chris Harm, sworn out by
Mrs. Harm. The charge iH based upon
the fact that Harm committed suicide
as a direct result of Palmer's bringing
him Into disgrace.
While It Is not believed by attorneys
that there is ground for the charge of
murder, the accusation is most Interest
ing in connection with Palmer's trip.
Palmer came up from Ute yesterday
to talk with James F. Toy, of the Farm
era' Loan and Trust Company. Mr.
Toy bought Palmer's bank in Ute re
cently, and a notice of garnishment was
.• served on him Tuesday by Attorney
Harding, counsel for rs. Harm, to not
ttam over the money In payment of the
bank until a suit for 15,000 damages
brought against Palmer by Mrs. Harm
had been decided.
Palmer's version of his difficulties, as
given in Sioux City, agrees with his tes
timony oh the witness stand in the coro
ner's inquMt at Ute,
/!Not only has my wife beta main-
tainlng improper relations with Harm,
he said bitterly, "but she has been un
duly Intimate with others. She has writ
ten letters to Harm, and they were
found In
IiIh
The coroner Jury brought In a. ver
dict. that all thy testimony had been
submiute'l. finding that Harm had com
mitted' suicide by drowning. This re-
filtlon on the part of those opposed to a., lieves Palmer of all connection with his
national universiithe National Kdu-
as
atlon in favor of such a unlwrslty. divn, which added to the surprise pro
The national university idea whs op-1 duce'l by the scandal.
posed by Dr. Harper anil other well! aimer is a fine, large man, a famll
known educators, who favor the esiab-
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
Convention ut Cripple Crock Will Be
i* Big A fruit-.
Cripple Creek, Coin.. ,fj|v if.—Dele
gates to tht- twelfth session of the
Trams-Mississippi Commercial Congress,
which begins u.v session here Tueda.v
next are beginning to arrive. All the
woi Incident to the congress has been
oompli ted. Delegates whose creden
tials have been received aggregate 1,000,
,int
ination now in progress. Jauie. Jianiii- Texas. Mntphy, Arizona Dsninn, Col
orado Vnnvant. Minnesota, A number
of senators and congressman will take
part in the discussions.
ton Lewis refuses to say whether he In
tone to put the defendants on the
stand. Tom Considine fully expects to
?te exonerated. John's friends aie
ANACONDA VS.~PATCHEN.
Two Fast Horses to Itace ut Brighton
Hcach.
New York. July 11. A .-^cial match,
best two out of thre heats, for a purse
of fifteen hundred has been arranged
between Joe Patehen 12:01 Vi) and Ana-
Sergeant of Police Peer said he was i«.«m?a 2:0214) at the Brighton Ueac
tnt to the Peopled I heatei under trotting meeting August 12th.
eredith's orders. He testified that in I
•Mrs. Mc.Kcowii Nneks Dlvorco.
San Francisco, July 11.--Doroth', Stu
debakcr Mclseown has set out to secure
a divorce Jiom her husband, Scott Jlc
Keoivn.
"It had to come sooner or later," she
said as she sipped her lea at the Palace
grill, "ami the sooner the better for me.
1 gave up my vaudeville engagement in
Cincinnati and rushed to Oakland.
where my mother was dying. I tele
phoned to Mr. McKcown at Los An
geles as so on as 1 arrived at Oakland.
saying that mother was dying. He an
swered me with a drunken oath and In
suit. That was July J. On July 5 I
telegraphed him that motherwas dead.
I received no reply, That settled it with
me."
Mrs. McKeown charges cruelty, fail
ure to provide, neglect and half a dozen
other tilings.
Clilneso Troops Defeated.
Pekin. July 11.—The imperial troops
under Gen. 1-u Pen Yuen have been de
feated by the Allied Villagers' Society
at Atchichou, forty miles southeast of
i'iio Ting Ku. The magistrate of th
district has arrived in Pekin and asked
Li Hung Chang to dispatch a thousand
re-lnfr.rceinents from Lechien Fu. where
there are 2.000 Shan Tung troops waiting
permission of the allies to come lo Pe
kin.
Tlic Two KhnJuroclm.
Rothsay, July 11.—The two Shamrocks
had another trial today, going out to
windward in a four-knot breeze. Tho
Shamrock I. had the best start, Sham
rock II. quickly closed the gap and
passed the older boat and held a clear
iend. when they were fiecaimed.
I.ater the yachts were towed to an
chorage.
Universal Poll Tax.
Richmond, Vn., July 11.—The suf
frage committee of the constitutional
convention decided finally and defi
nitely today to recommend the making
of poll tax obligatory on every citllaen
of the commonwealth after the adop
tion of the new constitution.
Voti IIolionlolie's Kiinoral,
Schllingsfuerst, Bavaria, July 11.—
Funeral services over the remains of
Prince Von Hohenlohe took place to
day at»nded by Crown Prince Fred
erick William, representing the emper
or. and representatives of numerous
German princes and public bodies.
Dynamite CxploHlon.
Denver, July 11.—A magazine of c'.vna
mite, located near the Grant Smelter,
exploded this morning killing two men
and injuring tteveral others. The ex
plosion is believed to have been caused
by terrillio heat.
K1 Urease Appointed.
Pierre, S. D., July 11.—Governor Her
rled today appointed A. B. KittredRe,
of Sioux Falls, United States senator to
till the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Kyle.
Former Congressman Martin l)etd.
Marion, Ind., July 11.—Kx-CongTera
man A. N. Martin, democrat, died in the
lioapltal of the Soldier** Home here to
day of consumption, aged 0.
wtiitijj
Htoro. She lias written sim­
ilar letters to other men. When went
home the nighl of June 21 and rtldn't
find my wife In I left at once for Harm's
stoic, as had already reason to suspect
him. 1 found her in there with him. It
was closing time for the store. That
was enough for me."
To controvert ttie charges of Palmer
the opposing side claims that when Mrs.
1'filnier went into Harm's store, the
lights were burning brightly, the store
was open and she talked with Harm for
not more than fifteen minutes in the full
light of the window lamps. L,c-tters were
found in Harm's store, but they had no
date line, nor were they signed, and so
It has been impossible as yet to say that
they were w.iuen by Mrs. Palmer.
far as tin.- state Is concerned,
This matrimonial venture Is the sec
ond one for for both Mr. and Mrs. Pal-
nu.,..
They have a large family ?C chll-
1
llshment ot students pursuing original! '-te- Harm, too, was always consld
lin&B of research only, it was hinted!
character and respected citizen of
a lhe
most upright charac-
Is believed the session will be the
largest in the history of the congress
A mom,' the governors who will be pres
ent to take part in the congresss are:
St.till' y, of Kansas Dedrich. Nebraska
Jt-nkiii.H. iklahomn. Territory: Sayr»
WILL RAISE
THE
RATE.
Knlalitn ofPytliluH Will Ilnvo to Pay
High iuHumnco Assessment.
Chicago, July 11.—The supreme lodge
of the Knights of Pythias today decided
that the most expedient way to meet the
deficiency of half million in the treas
ury was to raise the insurance rate to
the maximum prescribed liy the national
fraternal congress. If this Is not suffi
cient it is l.kely a special assessment of
^0 cents will be put on every member of
the order for the benefit of the endow
ment rank.
Work of Assessment Equaliza
tion Completed by the Ex«
ecutive Council.
No Changes Made in Personality
But Real Estate Is
Lowered.
Auditor's Returns Show Wide
Descrepancy in Selling and
Assessment Price.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, J-uiy 11.—The matter of
completing tl.c work of equalizing the
assessment on real estate and personal
property was quicker reached than an
ticipated »and last evening the state
executive council gave out the results
of both the equalization and direct as
sessment. The result shows up In a ta
ble as follows:
Telegraphs and telephones $4.827,fc30
ICxpress companies 979,SS0
Railroad property 1X8,285,032
Real and personal property 2,050,364,451
Adair
Audubon .. ..
Benton
Black Hawk.,
i-tuena Vista..
Carroll
Cass
Dallas
Emmt-t
Floyd
Oreen
Ida
Mills
Mitchell
t-ac
Warren
Winnebago ..
2,244, 457.2H0
19,1183.933
Exemption and reductions
2.224,473,388
Taxable value $556,118,342
The last thing considered by the coun
cil was that, of personal property. No
change wns made in the returns! as for
tho assessors. To have entered upon
this subject would have involved great
labor and time with small results. The
only change made was In the assess
ment of real estate Klgtiteen counties
wete singled out for reductions, and up
on these there was made a reduction in
the enrh assessed value of all realty,
farm lands and town lots, of $6,473,654.41
This Is included In the table above with
the exemptions claimed. The counties
which were reduced with the amount
of their reduction is given below:
Sale price
Taxable value
Assessment in 1901
Reduction
$ S $29.72
$41
41
59
65
43
f»?i
46
51
-2C
l'5
40
44
45
54
$325,517.25
541,250.9')
623,931.06
462,720.63
678.560.^0
10
12
11
a
10
10
9
8
12
10
8
9
8
3S.G0
47.00
44.20
XS.48
38.43
3.S.22
43.17
2P.30
39.00
39.16
37.05
43.77
35.11
3!). 56
36.47
30.01
M72
045 36
$6,473,654.41
The firsH figures are from the returns
to the mate auditors asking for infoma
tion in regard to the actual selling price
•f farm land the various counties,
March 1. this year as compared with the
The executive council had before it tho
returns from nearly every county of the
state showing the price at which lands
were sold March 1, of this year, and
comparison with the assessment on
which taxes are now being paid. These
returns phowed that taxes are being
paid on the lands which were actually
sold March 1 on an assessment of about
20 or 21 per cent of their selling price
on that date. The law contemplates that
the taxable value shall be one-fourth
the actual value. In the face of tihs
phowing. for the first time in many
years or ever, the council made a re
duction In the total assessment of real
estate.
The matter came up In the council on
a motion of Governor Shaw and an elab
orate argument based on the figures re
ceived by the state auditor. This mo
lion was that a reduction be made to
make the taxable value of all Iowa
property $55,000,000. The governor's mo
lion and brief in the case are as fol
lows:
"1 move that the aggregate assessed
valuation reported by the several coun
ties he reduced so as to fix the adjusted
assessment of the state at 'an amount
not to exceed
1555.000,000.
This reduction
can be so distributed as will equalize as
far as may be the assessment of farm
lands and live stock among the several
counties.
"I further move that the executive
council recommend to the general as
sembly such a modification of the stat
utes of the state as will allow the board
of review to adjust the assessment of all
property at the same time, and that it
suggest the following ways In which
this may be done it
the
Or
legislature shall
deem it wise: Either the railroads might
be assessed primarily by the railroad
commissioners (who, In view of their
autles. should be the better prepared to
Judge of the relative value of the several
roads), and then the executive council
adjust all assessments at the July meet
ing.
the time
ot assessing
LAST EDITION, S O'CLOCK
MARSHAXiTiTOTVTNT, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1901
I
275 199 44 Pe'r cent, and In this ih«v
Sl» S45 46'i
have
been assessed
145.126.4fi
620,234.10
417,701.40
202 919 10 I
ls
thilt ar
26S,4?^'.421
11 8
assessment on the land!, so sold, at'j
shown by the book» in the otHce of th.il purchased by an honored citizen
county recorder and county auditor.
The flrpt column it* the average price
per uciv of all the farm lands sold undi I'a'd 2^ I'er cent
recorded March 1, 1901, the second rep
resents the taxable valu* under the ai»
sutwneni on which taxes? are now baing
paid, and the third ifi the asies^ment
per acre made by the aive.ssoi'^ this
year, one fourth of which would be the
taxable value per acre.
In only two of the counties on which
there was) a reduction made wa* there
sales recorded March 1, 1901, averaging
lower than the assessment of this year.
Thero is a wide discrepancy between
the sales prices given and the taxable
value*. In nearly every cai?e are the
average ealea more than four times the
assessed value. This diflerence largely
represents the natural increase In val
ues in the past two years of inflation
itiid rising in prices. Taxes are still be
ing paid on an assessment now nearly
two yeara old. The assessments have
been kept substantially aa they were be
fore values increaned as they have.
the rall-
roads, If left with the oxc-outive council,
might be changed from March to July,
so that the whole subject should be be
fore the council for adjustment at the
same time.
"In support of these motions I submit
the following considerations: It is the
avowed desire of all good citizens that
the burd»n of taxation be made to rest
equitably upon all classes of property.
I', is not essential that any one class he
assessed at Its full market value pro
vdied other property be assessed propor
tionately low. Between 18K« and 1890
special attention was given to thiB sub
ject, and what was then bel!cvod and
conceded to be an equitable adjustment
between railroads and other classes of
property was established, and there was
no one then left who so much as pro
fessed to believe that corporations ha3
been favored in the adjustment. Since
then the number of incorporated towns
in the Btate hsie increased more than 45
Per cent and their population has In
creased more than 42 per cent. During Springfield, Penna., July 11—ANIckle
tue same period more permanent homes I
h«..„ piate freight tram, bound west, contain
na\e neen elected, more factories have1.
been built,, more oubqtantlul business 'nf
conveyed up to March 1, 1S71. for an ag- believed
identical lnnds wen* afipemud At $2R6,030.
of this year, 9R.28B aciW for an aggre-
gate consideration of,»4.830.6«S. an av.-r-
age of $44 per acie, ajid th^se identical
lands were assessed at 1870.727, or $#.27j,he
01
I1er eent .if
their selling- price. It should be borne
in mind In this coniisoaiin tha the most
valuable lands of the stare are. not sold.
fhp f,lrm,s nrp not on
2 :1 fiOl 12
the market. It
tiy and unfair and misleading
307 .-,0V 4~|'to compare the marker, value of the lands
421 S]-l!76
with tile assessed value of
lht that
366.189.75
ar€"
1
n,lt
sold- The data
gathered by th council cornpar-s act
ual sales with the assessment of tns
identical lands sold. When it is re-called
that the cheaper classes of property are
always assessed relatively high It is safe
to assume that the tnrrn lands of Iowa
are assessed at less man 20 per cent of
their market valus. TBe press recently
contained an account, of a tract of land
who
was chief cxocutlve of the state at the
I time of the purchase, which has annual
dividend, and in
thirteen yean advanced mo
re
than 1.000
ment of relative values between rail-
roads and other daw. of property was}
being made ra road mileage ,n Iowa in-1
creased 844 miles. 11 per -r.t in th«
twelve years since said adjustment, the
mileage has Increased 1.138 miles. This
Increase has been In branch lines, of
comparatively littip value. Certainly
this Increase in mileage has not more
than kept pace with the new and Im
proved homes necessary to accommo
date 300.000 Increased urban population.
Xidther has the increased value of rail
roads kept pace with the increased
value of farm lands. Nevertheless, the
proportion of taxes Vxied against farm
lands, town lots and live stock was nev
er as low as during the last three years.
The assessment of the la^t two years
placed the highest proportion upon rail
roads that was ever imposed upon this
class of property, yet if my opinion shall
prevail, this relative proportion will be
slightly increased.
The Importance of having the assess
ment of all classes of property before
the board at the same time is manifest,
and no argument, I think, need be sub
mitted."
What passed in th.- executive cnunril
on presentation of th.-se figures and this
argument is known only to the mem
bers but it is certain there was a divi
sion of sentiment and considerable dis
cussion. Inasmuch as it was the easiest
way to effect the -xiualization of values
the plan of the governor was substan
tially agreed to and the reduction made
as he suggested. Attention was called
afterwards to the fact that the gover
nor's contention was that actual salca
last March were assessed for this year
at 21 per cent whin in fact the tlgures
show that the asfr.^sment with which
the yare compared was made two years
ago, and there hat- been a great rise in
values since. But there was no such
disagreement ln tin council over the
real estate assesmer.t as over the rail
road assessment. The council having
reduced proportionally the railroad as
sessment could do little else than reduce
the farm land assessment proportional
ly. This was done.
Strike at Waterloo.
Waterloo, Julyll.—Tuesday after
noon at 4:30 c'olock fifteen men work
ing in the ditch on Bast Fourth street
for the Waterlooo Gas & Electric com
pany, quit work because a demand for
$1.75 per day was denied them. The
men were being paid $1.50 for ten
hours' work.
Nickle Plate Freight Goes
Thru a Bridge at Spring
field, Penn.
Train Crew and Gang of Work
men Carried Down With
the Train.
Nine Men Killed and Others In
jured—Death List of the
Alton Wreck.
wo ca,f
de,'0S)Uf'
V» accumulated in ,.re,v
"I'1"
ln a p, riod
rrL.v J.-? ,e f!'
Th ep0rLS ,,f
r'f
blocks erected, and there has been a bridge undergoing- repairs, wont thru
greater ndvance in the market value of the briJat- thU morning near here. The
farm lands and. farm animals, with a ..-i,, ... ..
l- rvm' .. bridge colluded from the weight of the
mo£ xvl"i hn« h«
stone to be left at a
*rryin* with It the entire train
amJ a ansc of wn
,kmen. P. A.
Moore, conductor of Conneaut, O. Wii-
liom Griffith, engineer, of Buffalo, were
county auditors furnished at the request instantly kilWI. Seventeen men. mostly
of this board discloses the fact that ita!ians. at work on bridge, were car
were iu,3o3i acres of farm lauds
riHi down ln lh( wreck and mallv ure
t„
gregale consideration of $22X,7S7, an av- Cleveland. July ll.-According to in
earge of $14..7 per acre and that ihsi-e formation given o-ut at the headquarter"
identical lands were assessed at $104.13«. |of the Nickleplate nere, nine men were
or $j.i0 per acre, or at 46.5 per cent of .killed us the result of the collapse of a
their market value. There were con- brldg at Springfield. Pnna. A num
veyed up to March 1, 1881, 24,224 acres ber of others were badly Injured,
for an aggregate consideration of $395.
829, an average of $16.33 per acre and
these Identical lands were assessed at
$177,61S, or at $7.33 per acre, or 15 per
cent of their actual value. At the close
of this period of equitable adjustment,
between railroads and lands, there were
sold up to March 1. 1&91, .24.977 acres for
an aggregate consideration of $681,389,!
an avevage of $27.2S per acre: and these I
be hurled under it.
DEATH LIST COMPLETE
Total Deaths From the tlilcago iV
Alton Wreck Foot L'] :i Total of
Twenty With Others Tbat May .Die.
Kansas City. Mo., July 11.—Up to 10
o'clock this morning two more victims
1
ycfcieiday collision on th^ Chicago
or $11.4f. per acre, or 4t.9 pier cent of their I Alton railway n»ar Norton, Mo., haU L, rfceberper all his portion of the
actual value. The sam? reports show succumbed to their injuries, making the 'I
that there were eonvdVedup to March 1, total dead twenty. Mrs. J. D. Adsit,
wif( of Dr Adsiti of
lhis
pei acre, or at 21 per cent of their mar- complete list of the dead:
ket value. x~si.tiif-! jlcAnna, Slater, JJo.t conductor
"Thus it appears that the average
creased more than $2 per nere. or 20 per
cent. 1S91 they were assessed at prac-
0
Hoopeston, III., died I
frtlght train.
selling i'i ice of such lands as wer- sold j_ Anderson, Slater, Mo., engineer of
as of March 1, in these years respect- the freight train.
ively, Increased from 1S91 to 1901. 61 perl Frank Urigijs, engineer of the passen
cent. and that the assessed valuation of
Bt
train.
senger.
Daniel Donnelly, Mexico, Mo., fireman
rtj the freight.
Mrs. (iilman, Goodland, Ind.
D.
\V.
Hooker, Syracuse, X.
pallenlB th# outC
for another
T.-R BULLETIN
U. L. Roy, Wilmington, Li.: bank 1 lion, inch has 'Wen doing business in
cashier. Casper, Wyo.
B. Jones, supposed to have be»-n from
Chicago. I
Mr,-?. H. J. Curtis, Gencseo. X. V.
A yuur.g woman supposed to be the
dcuKhter of Mif. Curtis.
Mrs. Dickson. Wilmington, UL
Muss Lulu Rich-!-, Kentland. III.
Mrs. Francis Walkw. Brooklyn. N. V.
Mrs. ,S. A.
Li
per cent. No property In th«-* world
ran b* compared with Town farm lands
as a dividend payer, or as showing ap- Houston, ill., and L. C. Uray of de
preciation value, except It be a few
monopolies and occasional minora!
n*v. occasional muicm:
lands. The railroads doing business In
Iowa In 1S9D. their most prosperous year
paid less than 4 per cent
I'.iri y, oojK-sotown, 111.
An afi-ed womai: unidtnUrted.
An unknown man.
Mrs. J. D. Adslt, wife of Dr. Ausit.
Houpesiown, 11».
Mrs*. Hilda Hayslip, Chicago, shoui
dfrtf burned.
I,esiu- F. Col(:burn, Paw Paw. Mich.
Mis* .Lottie Huils. HorneiUviile. N. V.
I Mrs. C. W. of Jasper, 111., ift
I in a very precarious condition and may
die any moment.
Dr. Acitfii ur.d Prof. S. A. D. Harry, of
are stll
lelr
nii,.|v
suffering Intensely anc
condition has no
yet been d*.-(i-
iiet-rn-.in^i'
Most of the other injured are resting
.. unldends.1 but in the oases of half a dozen
During the our years when this adjust-
ome mav not be knowi.
,wC-nty-f,-ur hours. Five vlc-
t|ms) a unidellEifle(3. The flrM i8 sup
0B(id bt he laUKnte llf iIrs
Commercial,
p.
Cun ot and Wil!t abc
23 years old. She had dark hair and
•brown eyes. The only article that aid:
in identification was a garter marked
"California." The second is believed to
be Mr. Jor.es, of Chicago, aged 45 or 50.
He has a sandy musta«he. and light
hair and weighed UOfl pounds.
Another unidentified corpse is that of
a woman about GO who died at St.
Joseph's hospital last night. She- w^re
upper false teeth and had several moles
on her neck, and another on hip. There
are two other unidentified men. The
bod}- of one is horribly mutilated, an
arm and leg missing and the shoulders
and head crushed. The victim had dark
hair, blue eyes, a gray mustache, and
was about 40, dress*.', poorly. The fifth
is also a man about 40, Had blue eyes
and light reddish hair. At the office of
the superintendent of the Alton In this
city today It was stated that no addi
tional bodies ha.i been found in the
wreck.
Death of antliony Serberffer.
Special to Times-Ktpublican.
Use Moines. July 11.—Anthonly F.
Seeb-.Tgt-r, of Chi. igo. died at the home
of his late brothei. John D. Sccberger.
lie had been here three weeks and was
laken ill two weks ago. Heart disease
caused his death. From 1865 to about
ISilO Mr. tSeeljerge was the head of the
Chicago hardware firm of A. F. Seeber
ger & Co. ln 1W5 he was apiwinted col
lector of the poit of Chicago, and served
thru President Cleveland's first admin
istration. Ho was a member of the
Chicago. Calumet and oth­
er prominer.t clubs. He was an active
democrat, but took little part in machine
politics. He was T3 years old and was
the last son of John Seeberger, who
brought his faniiiy to America sixty-five
years ago from Wetzlau, Prussia. A. F.
Seeberger started the first axcluslvely
1 ardware store in iowa at Oskaloosa in
the early fifties. His two sons, Louis A.
Seeberger, of Chicago, and Charles D.
Seeberger, of
New
Vol k, will arrive to­
day to arrange for taking the body to
the old home at Mount Vernon, O.,
where the funeral will be held. Mrs.
Secberger and their only daughter, Miss
Cora, have been In Des Moines since
Mr. Seeberger's fatal illness begun. A.
F. Seeberger Inherited a generous share
of the John D. Si eberger estate here re
cently divided, but turned over to Mrs.
I
iiihk of
The Weatti^r.
Iowa—Generally fair tonight ^i Fri
day slight changes in temperature.
Illinois—Generally fair tonight and
Friday moderate temperature.
I'AlilE ON K.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS:
Ttachers Favor National University.
Beardsliear elected President.
Strike Conference Opens.
AV reck on the Nickleplate.
The Alton Death List.
Iowa Land Assessments Lowered.
1 A W O
GENERAL NEWS:
The Government Crop Report,
Rush for Reservation Lund.
News of the Day.
PAUK THHKE.
IOWA NEWS:
Big Fire at Clear Lake.
Dowie Craze at Waterloo.
Wreck on C. }. W. al Ira.
News of the Slate.
I'ACKS i'OUlt AND FIVE,
EDITORIAL:
Democrats Regret Bryanism.
Pensions for Civil Life.
A Rule That Works Bth Ways.
The Merriam Affair.
Hlrdseye'.s Observations.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Iowa Items and News.
PAT* IN SIX AK'l) SEVK.V.
CITY NEWS:
Last Day of the Races.
Misplaced Confidence Costs $300.
Horse and Buggy Stolen.
Search for a Long Lost Brother.
Miscellaneous City News.
1*AO E KK-JllT.
IOWA AN.TJ COMMERCIAL:
Condition of the Markets.
Thursday's Market Quotations.
New Superintendent for Boone.
Iowa Crop Acreages.
1!11*'
The
,V"
riltae 18
U°°"
,„orl)ir.K at St. Joseph's hospital. I
and
Hilda Hayslip, of Chicago, at I
niV
ersity hospital. Following is a'
^'e^erger estate in
esiimated at close to $1,000,-
TAMA MAN BANKRUPT.
,,tw
femlth of Tama Wishes Heleueo
From Oebt.
Cedar Rapids, July 11—Lew Smith,
whu describes himself as a oooKkccp^-r
and salesman and who resides at Tama,
la., hat- filed a. petition in the federal
court, asking relief under the bank
ruptcy laws. He has total liabilities of
$7,066.M. Of this amount 289.60 are un
secured and the remainder are in the
Lorm of judgments which the petitioner
says oupht to be paid by other parties,
Most of them are Judgment* against the
Hmith -Mercantile Company, a corpora
TREWIN CARRIES HOWARD.
Fourth Dlatnct (muuly FaltUlul to
the IMmrli-t Candidate.
Special to Times-Republican.
Cresco, July 11.—The Howard county
republican convention met at 2:30 this
afternoon. The county is conceded to
Trewln by the opposition. The delegates
chosen are largely for Trewin and indi
cations are that the vote will be nearly
two to one ins favor.
Kansas Corn RurneU.
Topeki'.a, Kan., July 11.—Wednes
day's hot wave has practically de
stroyed the remaining hope for a par
tial corn crop. Yesterday was the
worst day of the heated spell, and
farmers and elevator men have given
up all hope for the corn. The oats and
hay are ruined, and the fruit on the
trees is becoming shriveWd and is fall
ing. The vegetable crop it- a total fail
ure.
If the state should be drenched in
ram the corn crop of Kansas would
not reach a total of 50.u00.00u bushels.
The average crop fo corn is about
•200.000,000 bushels. The weather bu
reau promises no cessation of the hot
ivave. nor does it give any hope for
rain. The streams arc drying up and
the question of water for the cities and
towns of tho state and for stock is be
coming a serious problem.
Vull lteRults In Dentil.
Waterloo, July II.—John H. Durfey
died yesterday. His death resulted*
from an accident sustained the sixth
of last December. He was driving
his Job wagon up Fourth street, and us
he passed the railroad V. M. C. A. the
horse became frightened at the street
car and ran away throwing him out.
He struck the pavement on his head
and sustained a concussion of the brain
from which he never recovered. Since
the lime of the a. eident he has been
in almost -oustant misery and has
been ahle to do very little if any
work. I.ast Saturday he became rap
idly worse an was unconscious tiioHt
of the time from then on until he died
Wednesday nvirnlng.
Cui»itn!ii- )i the Lead.
Special to Times-Republican.
Cinion. July 11.—The Jackson county
republican convention met ut Andrew
at 2 this iftc noon. After some con
fusion A. 1.. Hartholomew, a ''um
mins man. was elected temporary
chairman. A committee of one from
each supervisor district was named
on credentials.
At 3:30 p. m. tile committee had not
made their ttport. Four precincts have
contesting delegations involving nine
teen votes. The Cummins men are be
lieved tu be ln the majority.
Boone Woman Dropit lead.
Boone July 11.—Wednesday morning
without warning Mrs. Surah Morris
dropped dead at her home, corner of
Seventh and Jefferson streets. She
had been sick for a long time with
cancers, but was able to be around and
was apparently as well as usual.
About S o'clock this morning she
stepped from her house to ihe porch to
get a little cool air. She was just go
ing to return when she l'ell back dead.
Coroner Ebersol was notified and a
jury summoned, who found death due
to cancer of the brejiBt.
Murder and Sutcldo.
Rochester, N. Y., July 11.—A farmer
named McGrath, living near Brockport,
killed his wife last night and then com
mitted suicide. The cause is
unknown.
Cummins Against the Field
Full Report ot the Race
From now till Aug. 7th.
10 coats a week by ma 11 In
the
T.-R,
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ill SHE
All Indications Point to a Peace*
ful Settlement of Steel
Trouble.
Conference ol the Labor and
Combine Representatives
Now in Session.
Labor Leaders Have Framed
Their Demands and Will
Not Recede.
Fittsburg. July 11.—Surface IndlcaJ?
tions point to a settlement of the strlkS.
•1
in the mills of the American Sheet Steel
Company and American Steel Hoop
Company at tho conference between thd
Amalgamated Association officials ant},
steel combine representatives, which be
gan at 10:30 this morning at the Hotel"
l^incoln in this city. An hour before the
r'.inference began the national official^'
advisory board, trustees and dlstricj
presidents of the Amalgamated Associate
tlon met at the headquarters to outline
their attitude In conferring with
representatives of the steel combin
Fifteen of the sixteen members of th1
board were present, the only abi
sentee !eing Vice President
C. Davis, of Chicago, who was,
unable to attend. At this pre
liminary conference the entire grountf
was gone over and the campaign of the
day mapped out. The meeting was be
hind c!ost a doors, arid when the mem
bers of the board filed out to Join in the'
gMienil conference there was an air o(
confidence about them that presaged an*
early settlement and at terms they evl-\
c.entiy believsd to be satisfactory to thtf
workmen. When the conference opened
the combine conferees present were
Warner Arms, vice president of the
American Tin Plate Company Verjfl
Preston, of the American Steel Hoop
Company, and William Ltiede, of the
American Sheet Steel Company.
4
v'
The workers' organization was repraV
canted by the general exec««'ve commits
tee. rh» highest b,cc of the Association.
It is composed of the national officer's
and vice presidents of the different dis
tricts, and was the second time in tha
history of the a««oclatlon it has been
called together, 'ill'! greatest.secrecy is
being observed. The rooms in which the
conference is being held are on the sec
ond lluor of the Hotel Lincoln and news
paper men have been requested to re
main down stairs.
At. 12:15 the conference adjourned till
2 o'clock. The conferees refused- to say
anything, except that President Shaffi^
was chosen chairman of the Join con
ference.
J. V. Jer.kt, of the American Steal
Hoop Company, was also present. While
a is believed the United States Btef!
Corporation Is directing the movements
of the representatives of the underlying
companies- none present would verfjfy
the statement.
The combine representatives say it fli
unfair to the men to force them into ate
organization if they do not desire tft
Join. They are also willing to concede
the right to amalgamated officials to.
i^nter the mills and organize the men
but will object to compulsion.
It was nearly noon before the confer-*
ence got down to business. The situaV
nor, was gone over carefully. Every on*
present seemed in gf.od humor ana ev
erything pointed to a narmcniouo meet
ing, but It seemed there would be sorn^
difficulty in getting close together
the opening session, as both sides ap*
pea red determined not to yield any
moret,
points.
It was authoritatively stated that tha
combine offered to sign the Amalga
mated scale for all plants and make
wages uniform, but declined to-union!*"
a plant that ha? run as non-un'or, for
years. Trnsif -s Morgan, of the Amal
gamated. said the proposition would not
be accepted.
TRAIN ROBBERS HELD.
Seven Men Guarding tho liuadfts In
Montana.
Helena. Mont., July 11.—Repo.-ts have
reached here that the Great. Northern
express robbers have been surrourdeu
on People's creek, south of the LaU!1'
Rockies, with sev-n men guarding them,
awaiting the arrival of Sheriff Griffith,
who will leave Malta with a posse of
forty men this afternoon. Sheriff Ben
ner, of Great Falls, h«s also organized a
iin?se to assist Gr'ffith. They left Great
Fc.lls this morning and are expert rifle
shots and horsemen.
Itun on Cle\eland Bank.
Cleveland. July U.—The run on the
rnited Banking and Savings company,
which bisgan yesterday, continued to
day. All demands were promptly met*
and the urticials of the bank declared
they were prepared for any emerg-ency.
The run was started by a Bohemian
woman who called at the bank yester
day before banking hours to draw her
money. She was told to wait. Failing',
to understand, however, she Immediate
ly went out and spread the report that
the bank had fio funds. The capital
stock of the bank Is $100,000. The de
posits amount to nearly $2,000,000.
When the foreigners finally r?aiized
it had ample fund? the run ceased.
•lUHtlce lirown'H Wife Head.
Detroit. July 11 Gen. H. SI. Duflleld
received a cablegrmn this morning from
Supreme Court Justice Brown announc
ing the death of Mrs. Brown at Rlva.
Italy. Mrs. Brown has been an invalid
for some years.
TtoKot scalper* I"nJoined.
Cincinnati. July 11.—Judge Smith, of,
the superior court, granted an Injunc
tion againdt all ticket scalpers restrain
ing them from purchasing- and selling
•11 forms of non-transferable tickets,
including Christian Endeavor ticket*.
Drowned ln Uednr Hirer.
Vinton, July 11.—L. Unger, of Dysart,
was drowned in the Cedar river twelve
miles north-west of here Tuesday after
noon while bathing with a.
partr.