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THE COMING 8s«sion of the Legislature is of more than ordinary interest to the Iowa reader on account of MATTERS Or STATE INTEREST To come before it...The eight column T.-R. will furnish A COMPLETE REPORT V0L.XXV1C Secretary of War Boot Asks Miles to Explain His Cin cinnati Interview.- Criticism of Navy Branch of the SerVice Will Not Be Tolerated. President Roosevelt Asks for the Resignation of Maclay, Alleged Historian. Root had a long conference with the ,ji *. tit United Kingdom. The South president today. ad»ut Miles -lntervieu of the navy callB the attention of the secretary of war to the gross improprie ty which the head of the army has com jftitted. The lieutenant general has given an endorsement to the judgment of Admiral Dewey, and gone far beyond that point. Admiral Dewey expressed the view that Schley was "in absolute command and entitled to the credit due to such commanding officer for the i' glorious victory which resulted in the total destruction of the Spanish ships." This declaration was scattered over {the country from Cincinnati recently thru the press associations. It is con strued'by navy officers to be a charge m* Jot their conspiracy against the honor of Schley. The friends of Admiral Schley have been persistent in charging a con nwtwwwY.ap ,,lht» .navy .feqaKtwai. b» *he*efriend4 are civilians'and no ques tion of their right to an aoplnlon has ifceen raised. It Is held to be a different atter for the commanding general of the army of the United States to assert that In tlie navy efforts have been made to destroy the honor of one of its offi cers. A8K8 MACLAY TO RESIGN. president Roosevelt Requests Man who Called 8chley Coward to Quit. Washington, Dec. 21.—The following Oilier was made public this afternoon by \Secretary of War Root: "Rear Adfnlral A. P. Baker, command ant of the navy yard, New York—Sir: I am directed by the president to ask Ed vard S. MacLay, special laborer, gener al storekeeper's office, navy yard, New york, to send in his resignation. Signed) "JOHN D. LONG, "Secretary of the Navy." MS PRESIDENT NOT ASSAULTED. Sensational Story Sent Out From Washington is Denied. .^Washington, Deo. 21.—Both at the qrhite house and at the British embassy amphatlc denial is made of the pub lished «tory of an assault alleged to fcave been made wpon the president Thursday.afternoon. The president hlm Wk aelf declares the story not true and au thorixes a denial of It. Lord Paunce fote, British ambassador, who is said to have been a witness to the .assault, em phatically denies the statement. The Story of the.aswuUt grew out of the fact that an intoxicated man was lurching Kloof ^Massachusetts avenue Thursday afternoon as the president was taking JO* dally walk and the man brushed against the president. A secret service officer arrested the man, but it is under eiood he was soon afterwards released A sensational story -that the president had been struck was printed in New York today. H0PE3 TO AID PACKERS. 8«er«tary Wilson Asks Congress to Grant Funds for Meat Inspection. Washington, Dec. 21.—Secretary of •Agriculture Wilson yesterday said that the discontinuance of the microscopic Inspection of meats for export would mean the entire suspension of such trade and loss of $20,000,000 /worth -of meats annually sold to Germany. Lack of funds, he explained was due to the increased! work of- the past year and 'tihe two weeks' leave of absence granted to each employe of the bureau outside of this cltyt which necessitated the employemnt of additional men. Secretary "Wilson said he had/ asked congr&s to make part of the appropria tion for the coming year immediately available. He had no doubt congress •wduld grant this authority, as It had done so frequently in previous years. "I have no doubt," he addeds "that the microscopic inspections will proceed nothwithstanding the notice given to the packing interests thru the bureau of animal Industry." DROP STANDARD OIL. GOM Down $60,000,000 in Value in a 8ingle Week. New York, Dec. 21.—Experts on the situation of the world are speculat in*' on the underlying causes for the depreciation of $50,000,000 In* Standard Oil stock this week. They, are also try ing to find out why this same stock has fallen1 $187,000,000 since last May. All agree that the discoverey of new oil fields wdflh/ini the last year has not been 9t sufficient convequence to make such an enormous depreciation a result of natural or trade conditions. Mtst of them assert 'that John D. Rokcfeiler Is responsible for the falling: off. and these assert that he has manipulated the stock of the company of which he is the head for personal ends. No one is able to guess his ultimate purpose. "Only John 11. Rockefeller can ex plain why within one week he made three cuts in the price of oil to th»: pro ducers of oil," said an expert authority. "These cuts wer.e not justified by the market, but they made the stock lose $50,000,000 in exchange values. At home and broad, except in Russia, the mar ket is quiet. The production has hardly been equal to the demand^ so that in stead cf reducing: the figure' it pays to producers 'to oil the Standard Oil Com pany should1 have Increased it. CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND. King and Queen Will Spend the Holi days at Sandringham. London. Dec. 21.—The king and queen, surrounded by members of the royal family, will spend Chriutmas at Washington, Dec. 21.—Bulletin: sec tretary Boot has called upon Lieut. Gen Miles, commanding the army, for an ex planation of his interview, printed In a Sandringhnm where a shooting party will gather Monday. London la empty- [ing fast of fashionable people, who are Cincinnati newspaper, warmly intending the opinion of Dewey in Schley case. I festivities, and lorge parties are gather- and the action decided upon will be an nounced late this afternoon. The posi tion of the admlntsartion is that noth ing that tends to revive the Sampson Schley controversy will be tolerated' in any officer of the army or navy. In the.same connection action will! be tak en in the case of E. S. Maclay, whose history of the naval engagements of the Spanish war, attracted much atten tion. Maclay is now employed in, the roads calculate their loss a about Brooklyn navy yard. £40,000. All communication between Criticism of another branch of the, London and the provinces Is still ln Borvice is declared here to be decidedly complete, in some instances non yet re out of good taste and military etiquette I stored. by an officer of tlje highest rank, and that it is not surprising if the secretary Gen. Miles declares in addition, "I have no sympathy with the efforts which have been made to destroy the honor of an officer under suclj circumstance?." mourning seem in no way (o have affected the na tlon's determination to celebrate the Qnd the court partial season with more than its usual zest. The breakdown In England's tele graphic service, which is still in a state of semi-chaos, as a result of the recent severe storms, has produced a. wide spread demand for underground wires. It is estimated London alone lost £200, 000 by the breakdown, while the xail- fJOLD IN ^THE SOUTH. Freezing Temperature Now Reaches to Southern Florida, Below Tampa— Warmer Weather Predicted for To night. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21.—The crest of the cold wave which has been central in Tennessee and Kentucky, reached this section last night, reducing the temperature at Atlanta to six degrees above zero, the coldest weather cf the season. The freezing temperature now reaches Into southern Florida, below Tampa, where t'he temperature this morning was 24. Considerable suffer ing is reported. Warmer weather is pre dicted for tonigtat and Sunday. Homeseekers Are Cold leading into the new country :s still lined with prospective settlers. General ly these are men in poor financial cir cumstances, who are moving with their families into this region tc better their condition. This is the class of people who have suffered untold agonies as the tesult of the recent cold wave. Without «»od and generally without mor.ey and In a country sparsely settled, thuy have starved and frozen, in many cases death resulting among the children.. Men who have seen these people report the sight the most pitiable ever wltnessd. The cold wave has also brought to lifc'ht sev eral cases of smallpox in every town and city in the two territories. FINDS KEY TO LOST ART. D. A. Nicoll Discovers How to Dissolve Glass and Enamel. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 21.—David A. Nicoll of this city claims to have dis covered a procesti for dissolving glass and to have recovered one of the lost arts of enameling possessed by the an cient Egyptians. By means of a chem- ..Decision Against Wheat Pit. Mount Vernon, 111., Dec. 21.—A suit which involves the legality of option dealing in wheat on the Chicago board cf trade was decided in the circuit court here by Judge E. D. Youngblood. It was the case of John H. Jones, trustee, for the use of J. H. La Valle against John P. Jones et al., to foreclose a mortgage on a forty-acre tract of land. The answer of the defendants rets up the plea that the mortgage was g.ven to secure money used in buying wheat and &pked the cancellation of the note and mortgage. The court sustains the contention of the defendant's original bill that such note and mortgage were the result of a gambling contract and therefore void. Count Potocki Loses Heavily. London, Dec. 21.—A dispatch to the News Agency from Vienna says at the Vienna Jockey Club this afternoon Count Potocki lost one hundred thous and pounds during three hours card playing. Count Pallavinclni, won, most of the money. Fatal Wreck in Italy. Rome, Dec. 21.—Trains were wrecked today in a collision near Melagnano, ten miles southeast of Milan. Six persons were killed and fifteen seriously injured. Bulgarian Crisis Averted. Sofia. Dec. 21.—The cabinet has agreed to remain in office and tho min isterial crisis is ended. Oliver Harrlman, Sr., who Is said to be worth at least ${,000,000. has been de clared insane at Port Chester, N. T. The petition was made by his eight children. riff ft iftigjgB Secretary Long Approves "Find ings of the Majority of sis Court of Inquiry. "W Dewey's Dissenting Opinions are Not Approved-Sampson's ill Counsel Turned Down. Court's Recommendation Against Further Proceedings in Case Acquiesced In. Washington, Dec. 21.—Secretary Long this afternoon issued a formal order dis solving the Schley court of Inquiry. The order was communicated at once to Dewey, president of the court, who ac- 1 OLy-3X,.33ecv-iU^aEvaty--i»ad. •from-the«maJo»lry at. tha^oourt opialon^ the majority is approved- as to the'fur ther expression of his views by the same member with regard to the ques tion of command on the morning of mm theihurrvimr to the country to hold their' Knowtedged its receipt and paid in con-j the Nova Scotia seaboard, making him Two veterans retired from the bench in July 3, 1898, and of the title to credit for the ensuing victory, the conduct of the court in making no finding and render ing no opinion on those questions is ap proved. Indeed it could with propriety take no other course, evidence on these questions, during the inquiry, having been excluded by the court. The de partment tpproves t'he recommendation of the court that no further proceed ings he had in the premises. The de partment records its appreciation of the arduous labors of the whole court. (Signed) "JOHN D. LONG. "Secretay of the Navy." The text of the secretary's letters to Sampson's attorneys and Schley are as follows: "Gentlemen—In view of the depart ment's approval, this day, of the rec ommendation of the court of inquiry in the case of Schley, that no further proceedings be had, and of the fact that the question of command was ex cluded from consideration by the court, leal solution Nicoll has succeeded in rendering glass soluble and has con- Ithe department will take no action upon verl°d it into a liquid form which can the brief filed by you on behalf of be applied to articles and surfaces with a brush like paint or any oth pig ment. Nicoll today exhibited a large white bathtub at his house which had painted with the liquid glass. The tub glistened like crystal and had a sur face as smooth and as hard as a win dow pane. Nicoll showed a. gill of liquid solu tion in a pint flask which he said rep resented a quantity of glass eoual to that in the bottle. The solution he ap plied to a sheet of paper and it hard ened almost immediately, reve8llng a hard brilliant surface. When the paper on which the enamel was placed was doubled the solution broke like glass. Sampson. Very respectfully, John D. Long, Secretary." To Slayton, Campbell & Theall, New York. Sirs:—Referring to the de partment's letter of the 13th Instant you are advised that action today has been taken upon the findings, opinions and recommendations of the court of inquiry in your case and upon the min ority opinion of the presiding member, and a copy of the endorsement embody ing such action herewith transmitted for your Information. In response to your request of the 18th instant, here tofore acknowledged, that if a protest should be filed by Sampson relative to the question of command of the Amer ican naval forces during the battle of Santiago, and credit for the victory won In that battle, you be accorded an opportunity to present thru your coun sel, oral argument against such a pro test, you are advised that a brief on this subject has thts day been filed by Slay ton, Campbell & Theall, counsel for Sampson. In view, however, of the department's approval of the recom mendation of court of inquiry that no further proceedings l?e had, and of the fact that the question of command was excluded from consideration by tho court, no action will be taken upon said brief and a reply to that effect (copy enclosed) h/is this day been made to counsel for Sampson. Copy of the re port of the judge advocate of the court and his assistant, upon your communi cation of the 18th instant, objecting to approval of the findings of the court, is also herewith transmitted. Very respectfully, John D. Long, Secretary. "To Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley. U. S. N., retired." ,v RAYNER INDIGNANT. Says Long Has Acted in Biased and Tyrannical Manner. Baltimore, Dec. 21.—Isadore Rayner, attorney general of Maryland and coun sel for Schley, when shown tfie decision c-f Long today, declared: "The whole proceeding is arbitrary and tyrannical." And manifested great surprise and In dignation. "The court decided the case," said he, "without considering the testi mony of Schley and his witnesses and Long seems to have decided it without so much as permitting us to file a reply tc the protest filed by Sampson's attor enys. This protest was filed late yester day afternoon and Just one hour ago we finished our reply to It and tent It to OFFERS TO MARCONI. he announced the dissolution of the him there is no obstacle In the way of court. carrying out his experiments in OanadI Washington. Dec. 21,-Secretary Long1 an territory and Inviting him to so far as the navy department is con cerned, by acting upon the findings and conclusions of the court of inquiry. He approves the findings of fact and the opinion of the full court. He approves the majority opinion where there is a difference In the court. He holds the court could not have entered into con sideration of the question of command at the battle of Santiago. Finally, he accepts the recommendation that no further proceedings shall be held. The secretary also declined the application inquiry into the question of command and notified Schley's counsel of that fact.^as reason for declining to hear them on that point. Long's approval of the majority re port was as follows: "The department has read the testi mony in this case and arguments of counsel at trial the court's findings of fact, opinion, recommendation and the individual memorandum of the presid ing member statement of exceptions ta said findings and opinion by applicant's counsel and the reply to said statement by the Judge advoqate and his assistant, and the brief of this day submitted by couneel for Sampson, traversing the presiding member's view as to who was in command at the battle of Santiago, and! after careful consideration the findings of fact and' opinion of the full court is approved. As to the points on which, the presiding member differs Ottawa. .' .... HILL'S STATEMENT Ssys Recent Organization Was Solely to Protect the Railroad Situation in the Northwest. St. Paul, Dec. 21.—President James J. Hill, of the Great Northern, railway, and the Northern Securities Company, this afternoon gave the Associated of Sampson's counsel to enter upon an pregS a statement regarding the recent I developments in railroad affairs, argu- the northwestern railroad situation and for the defense of the general north western interests against attack from other interests. GETS PAY OF A PRESIDENT. Darius Miller to Draw. $50,000 for Ser vices to Railway Interests. St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 21.—Darius Mil ler, vice president of the Burlington railroad, with charge of traffic on that system and the Great Northern, will draw a salary of $50,000 a year, 'the sam«« as given to the president of the United States. He Is understood to have drawn 525,000 as vice president of the Great Northern, but close friends declare that he drew $40,000 while serving in that capacity ^JfcS^tdejtt jtewesj. 8lUha?Mways -paid a limited number of his high offi cers very large salaries, but the rank and file of the employes, with the sub ordinate officials, have Invariably fared less generously. In his new capacity as vice president and traffic director of the Burlington it is announced by Mr. Mil ler's friends that he will be supreme and that President Harris will have nothing whatever to do with the questions of traffic. COL. NOBLE DEAD. The Nestor of Kentucky Journalism Dies of Old Age. Paducah. Ky., Dec. 21.—Col. John C. Noble, known as the Nestor of Ken tucky Journalism, died today from old oge. He celebrated his 84th birthday on Dec. 2. He served in the Mexican and civil wars and published the Paducah Herald half a century ago. BLOMBERG ACQUITTED. Man Who Killed Millionaire Mitls baugh Not Guilty. Helena, Mont., Dec. 21.—C. P. Blom berg, who killed W. S. Millsbaugh, Chicago mining millionaire, last Octo ber, during a quarrel over a trivial af fair. was acquitted by a jury at Vir ginia City, the plea of self defense being sustained. TROOPS TO LEAVE HAVANA. Battery of Artillery Ordered Trans ferred to Fort Sill, Ok. Washington, Dec. 21.—Orders were given yesterday for the transfer of a battery of artillery at Havana. Cuba, to Fort Sill, Olcla. The troops are to be se lected by Gen. Wood and will embark at Havana about Jan. 2. Rumor is Confirmed. -Irv-T 1U' '1 Wnshington. Now I understand the sec retary has decided against Dewey and adverse to Schley's being: in command ut Santiago, and virtually in favor of Sampson, without even permitting us to produce before him the conclusive proof, admitted at the hearing by consent, that the command practically and officially devolved upon Schley. The whole pro ceeding Is too arbitrary and tyrannical for me now to discuss. I really wonder whether the people who live under free institutions will tolerate the exercise of such despotic measures. You ask me what our next step will be. I do not know unless the president intervenes. There is a power In the courts to compel the secretary to file the dissenting opin ion of Dewey, whether he agreed with it or not. We will determine next week what proceedings we will adopt." V'», LAST EDITION, 5 O'CLOCK, MARSHAI/LTWVTS, IOWA, SATURDAY,®DECEMBER 21, 1901 In- Canadian Government Makes the ventop a Generous Proposition. St. John?, N. F., Dec. 21.—Finance Minister Fielding, of the Dominion gov ernment, telegraphe Ottawa tooay offering him. in behalf of the Canadian cabinet, every facility for formity with the order of the secretary most encouraging propositions, assuring Boston, Dec. 21.—A clo^s friend of Governor W. Murray Crane today con firmed the report from Washington, published today, stating the governor has been offered the treasury portfolio by Roosevelt and said the governor hadJg'Ven no indication of his Intentions in asked until next Monday before deciding whether or not he would accept. Fami iy and business considerations are the cause of the governor's hesitation. Member of Parliament Sentenced. Dublin, Dec. 21.—John P. Hayien, member of parliament for South Ros common, was sentenced to twenty-one days Imprisonment for inciting to boy cotting and nonpayment of rent. Six other persons of Importance were sen tenced to terms of imprisonment on the same charge, varying from a fortnight to a month. Death of Rev. O. P. Peterson. Racine, Dec. 21.—Word was received here by the relatives of Rev. O. P. Peter eon, founder of the Norwegian-Danish churches M. E. churches in Norway and America, the best known Scandinavian Treacher in the northwest, announcing his death in Brooklyn last night. He died of apoplexy. His age was 80. John J. Valentine Dead. Oakland, Cal., Dec. 21.—John J. Valen tine, president of the Wells-Fargo Ex press Company, died this morning. His death has been expected for several days. Alger's Condition. Detroit, Dec. 21.—Ex-Secreiary or War Alger passed a very comfortable night and It is reported he showed a distinct improvement this morning. Sewell Some Better. Camden, N. J., Dec. 21.—Senator Sew ell's condition remains unchanged. He passed a restful night and 1» resting easy this morning. Retirement of Two Old Soldiers From the Bench is Sig nificant. Shaw Nay Appoint a Successor to Judge Conrad Before Cummins Succeeds. Mullan Having Trouble Over Ac countant Reports-Clayton's Hopes Are Blasted. Special to Times-Republican. Des Moines, Dec. 21.—Two events oc- to Marconi from urred yesterday in Des Moines which indicate the trend toward ending the erecting wireless telegraph stations on days of usefulness of the old soldiers. £es Ottawa ,, ...... tc discuss the matter. In consequence of years on the district bench in Poik coun today disposed finally of the Schley case Moines to be succeeded by men of a generatlon hlm Jn 0 the matter. judge Conrad died at the age of .o, after nearly twenty Marconl R.avcs here tonlght £oi. ty He wm be by a younger man and It is probable that there will not again be elected to the bench in this county a soldier of the war of 1862-5. In the afternoon Judge Josiah Given turned ih his last batch of decisions as chief Justice of the supreme court and retired from the bench—the last of the old soldiers on the supreme bench of the state. A few minutes after Judge Given bade farewell to his associates on the bench ho was taken in hand by the state house habitues and was presented with an ebony walking stick as a token of regard •from those who had known fljc|ai ufe. The stick waB picked up in the Ing that all done In organization of the pjrandt, who made the presentation new company was for the protection of speech. In response Judge Given spoke of his nearly thirteen years on the su preme bench, stated that they had been years of hard work and yet of great pleasure to him, that during all the time there had never been a ripple of ill feel ing between him and his associats, and that he retired from the bench with only pleasant memories. He thus closed some twenty-three years of continuous cervice on the bench, and at the age of 73 Is quite ready to retire from the ardu ous duties of the bench. He spoke feel ingly Of the death of his old friend and comrade, Judge Conrad. Both were sol diersf. Both formerly sat on the district benfch together in Polk county. Both re tired on the saipe day—one to rest in his grave and the other to turn again to business. ,, Philippines by Capt. Amos V-%.- t.v. x1 .v Vv• j^^Th(weoh«*idenee'-of-the passing- of-two old- soldiers from the bench on the same day might have been carried further, for one of the spectators as Judge Given was being presented with a cane In the supreme court rooms was Judge Fee, of Centervllle. Capt. Fee had come in with the governor. He was before the gov ernor with his friend, C. W. Vermillion, to urge the governor to appoint the lat ter to the place on the bench occupied by Capt. Fee, who has signified his in tention of retiring. Judge Fee is anoth er of the old soldier judges of the state. Mr. Vermillion Is a comparatively young man and every way worthy. It seems probable that Governor Shaw will not make the appointment of a judge to succeed Judge Conrad. He will In a few days appoint a successor to Judge Fee, of Centervllle, but pressure is being brought to bear to have him de fer the appointment of a judge in Des Moines and leave that for Governor Cummins. There will be many candi dates for the place. Previous prospect of a vacancy on the bench led to several candidacies and these will be brightened up immediately for use. If Governor Cummins fills the vacancy the winner Is Ukely to be James A. Howe, an active young attorney, who was for a short time county attorney, and who has been an ardent Cummins man from the start He was the i:ead of the Polk county Cummins club which went to Cedar Rapids last summer and is active in pol itics. Another candidate for the judge ship is William H. McHenry, and he expects to go before the people for nomi nation next year no matter what hap pens. He Is an aggressive young man, and until a few years ago was a demo crat, following In the footsteps of his distinguished father of the same name who sat on the bench here many years. Others who may be considered are R. L. Parrlsh, Crom Bowen and Hugh Bren nan. But very little will be done or said about the matter until after the holidays. Governor shaw has as yet Winnebago county is one of the coun ties which makes use of a large amount of the permanent school fund, now hav ing on hand $225,000, which Is loaned out on real estate- mortgages. Yesterday the auditor of state sent f8,000 more there from Polk couniy. The northern coun ties of the state seem to have the largest call for school money. The injunction case in Crawford coun ty in which L. M. Shaw has one John McGregor corked up by order of Judge Church so he can not talk about various transactions In which the good name of the governor is Involved, has again been laid over for a time. Plea was made that the governor is too busy to attend to the case at this time and the court laid it over until after Shaw retires from the governorship. The injunction will then be made permanent. Hugh Langan, democrat, of Clinton, Ie a nephew of R. C. Langan. republican, of Crawford county, both of whom will be In the next legislature. E. C. Taylor, of Perry, will be oil in spector In this district and George Seev ers, of Oskaloosa, will be inspector In that district. Seevers Is a son of Judge See vers and is slated for the place. Tay lor's selection came about In a queer way. When It became known that Dal las county could have the oil inspector a number of candidates sprung up. A. C. Hutchins, county superintendent, want ed it, but has withdrawn because he „f- riofc^iA expects to enter the practice of medi cine. E. O. Taylor. II. ('. Morllin and James Storer, alt of perry, were candi dates, and they left it to an arbitration committee to decide which one should have the endorsement of Dallas county politicians. Taylor was successful. The latest phase of the examination of the accounts of Secretary of State Dob son is peculiar. Attorney General Mul lan has declared that the statements presented to him by the executive coun cil are not sufficient for the forming of a letral opinion. Another accountant, a Mr. Wllcoxen, has been employed to as sist the attorney general in arriving at some facts for his use. The statement submitted to the attorney general, which was a summary of the report of the ex pert accountants, vas prepared under the personal direction of members of the executive council, and the statements of the attorney general are looked upon as a severe reflection on his associates. In asmuch as the entire matter will come before the legislature again for final ac tion there has» been a disposition for some time to permit the matter to rest. Col. P. W. Crawford, of Dubuque county, is in the city and today met Lieutenant Governor Herriott. They have long been warm personal friends and it is morally certain that the lieu tenant governor will not do anything to assist ir. the foolish effort to unseat Crawford. The last republican senator from Dubuque county was the late J. K. Graves, and It was often said that it cost him a big pile of money to be elected. Col. Crawford Is looked upon aB a good deal of a curiosity because of his politics and the county he hails from. R. "W. Clayton, of Oskaloosa, has not succeeded in securing the support of Maj. Lacey in his candidacy for United States marshal for the southern district, and has abandoned the expecta tion of landing the plum. BURNED TO A CRISP Mrs. Charles Ruble, of Swaledale, Meets With Fatal Accident. Special to Times-Republican. Mason City, Dec. 21.—While putting cobs in the stove to prepare supper, Mrs. Charles Ruible, of Swaledale, was burned to a crisp. TODAY'S COURT DECISIONS. Opinions Handed Down by the Iowa Supreme Court. Special to Times-Republican. Des Moines, Dec. 21.—The supreme court of Iowa handed down, the follow ing decisions today: Lund vs. Tyler, appellant. Cflinton, dis trict. Affirmedl Mallow vs. Walker, appellant. Bu chanan district. Reversed. Witte, appellant, vs, Wernstein Des Moines district. Affirmed-. Tufts, appellant vs. Norris, Powe shiek district. Reversed. Tracey, appellant, vs. Jackson coun ty. Jackson district. Affirmed. Brown, appellant, vs. Crosson. Taylor district. Reversed. Russell va Smith, appellant. Loulso district, Affirmed. Piper vs. Fletcher, appellant. Lucas district. AfHrmed. State vs. Lugar, appellant. Wright district. Reversed. Bailey vs. city of Centervllle, appel lant. Appanoose. Affirmed. Sandtrs. appellant, vs. Sanders.' Pow eshiek district. Affirmed. Griffith vs. Bergeson, appellant. Em met district. Reversed Patterson-, appellant, vs. Nicol, Iowa district. Affirmed. Gaar, Scott & Co. vs. Wilson, appel lant. Johnson district. Affirmed. Spesler vs. Vereday, appellant. Fay ette district. Affirmedi Engelo, appellant, vs. Kiene. buque district. Affirmed. Du- Howe vs. Mutual Reserve and Association, appellant. Clinton trict. Affirmed. Llfe dis- Williams, appellant, vs. Doolittle. Des Moines diistrict. Affirmed. Citizens' bank of Oolfax, appellant,, vs. Stewart. Jasper district. Affirmed. Clinton Savings bank, appellant, vs. Grohe. Clinton district. Affirmedi. Bodman, appellant, vs. Johnson- coun ty. Johnson district. Affirmed. DEATH OF MRS. WESCOTT. Well Known Citizen of Gladbrook Suc cumbs to Pneumonia. Special to Times-Republican. Gladbrook, Dec. 21 Mrs. Ertel Wes cott died here yesterday of pneumonia. She had been sick only one week. Mrs. Wescott was 57 years old and was an old resident of the county. Her hus band! died, a year ago. Mrs. We9cott leaves two sons, Harlow and Roy. The funeral services will be held here Sun day morning at 11 o'clock at the M, E. church and interment will be in Badger Hill cemetery. CANDIDATE FOR LAW EDITOR. Sioux City Man Wants Job of Editing Session Laws. Special to Times-Republican. Des Moines, Dec. 21.—Candidates for editor of the session laws are already in the field. J. R. Carter, an attorney of Sioux City, is a candidate for the place The legislature elects the law editor who looks after the publication of the session laws. GIFT TO Y. M. C. A. Iowa Central Railway Company Gives $1,000 as Christmas Present to Os kaloosa. Special to Timcs-Republlcan. Oskaloosa, Dec. 21.—The Iowa Central railway makes the Oskaloosa Y. M. C. A. a Christmas present of $1,000 for the new $40,000 building. STEAMER MARUBA RESCUED. Two Tugs Bring Her to Toledo After Perilous Lake Trip. Toledo^ O., Dec. 21.—The big steel steamer Maruba, owned! by the Rocke fellers, was brought back Info this port yesterday after having a perilous stay of two days on Lake Erie. The vessel, under command of Captain Gundierson, with a crew of eighteen men, started out from Toledo Tuesday laden with ore for Buffalo. To tugs broke the ice in T.-R BULLETIN. to PAGE ONE. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS: Long Aprpoves Majority Opinion. Dewey's Findings Not Approved. Maclay Asked to Resign. Gen. Miles Called Down. Another Explosion at Pittsburg. Passing of the Civil War Veterans. PAGE TWO. GENERAL NEWS: Crane to Succeed Gage. Other Cabinet Change? Soon. Inquiry Court Defended. ..... PAGE THREE. IOWA NEWS: Iowa Farmer Frozen to Death, Bogus Bills at Webster City. Muscatine's Library Dedicated. News of the State. The crew reports that during Tues day night there was a terrific blizzard on the lake and 'they were nearly froz en. The government range lights were out, so that they did not know Where they were. At one time she came near being pitched! upon the outer crib light, which would have sunk the boat. GRAZING LAND LEA8ES Bill Introduced in Congress to Protect Rights of Freeholders. Washington. Dec. 21.—Congressman Bowersock, of Kansas, has introduced a bill in the house providing for a radical change in the method of leasing public lands for grazing purposes. The bill is designed to protect the rights of free holders In the vicinity of grazing lands Good. and to give them the preference over non-resident leasers. The bill provides that all public lands west of the 100th principal meridian, practically the public lands west of the Missouri river, shall be leased for stock grazing purposes, subject to existing homestead and mineral entry laws. It is provided that the leases shall not be subject to bids, but shall be made at the uniform rate of 2 cents per acre per an num. Preference shall be given to own ers of cultivated lands for leasable lands abutting their freeholds, in proportion of ten acres of lease to one of freehold. Like preference shall be given to stock growers who are also freeholders This shall apply only to counties in which stock habitually ranges. In case there is not sufficient leasable land to allow the proportion of ten acres of lease to one of freehold, then the leasable land shall be prorated among the freehold ers. Another preference is made to stock growers who have stock already actual ly on the range. It is also provided that when the state leases lands the bona fide holders of such leases rfiall be bene ficiaries of the preferenc provided for stock growers, who are also freeholders, provided that such state leaseholds shall not be held by any one person In tracts exceeding 160 acres In one body. It is provided that all leases shall run for ten years, with a preference of re newal to holders for another ten years. It is also provided that the funds accru ing from the leasing of land in excess of the cost of administration of the act shall be held in fund for the reclamation of the lands by irrigation. Col. John P. Irish, of California, is in Washington, ancl will urge the passage of the bill offered by Mr. Bowersock. The measure has been approved by the American Cattle Growers' Association, and will be urged by the live stock in terests of the west. Hogs Eat a Farmer. Oakland. Neb.. Dec. 21.—Hogs badly mangled J. Sandbloom. a farmer who lives near Oakland. He was found un conlcious in the hog lot by his son and the hogs were tearing at his flesh. His right hand and arm were badly mutilat ed when found by his son, who experi enced considerable difficulty in driving the hogs away and carrying his father into the house. A doctor was summoned who said the patient was not likely to recover. Sandbloom is SS years old and feeble. It is not known just how the affair happened, but it is supposed the old man entered the hog pen for some purpose, slipped and^fell. with sufficient force to render him unconscious, and while in this condition the hogs attacked him. Steamer Battles With Ice. St. Joseph, Mich., Dec. 21.—The steam er Soo City, with five passengers and a crew of eight men, lies imprisoned in the ice a thousand feet from the piers here. A tug has been working hard to break up the ice, but as yet has not succeeded in freeing her. The steamer is making its last trip for the season. The Soo City reached the dock at 10 o'clock, after a hard battle with the ice. THE PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS Will be unusually interesting on account of the BIG QUESTIONS To come beore it. The enlarged eight column T.-R. will FURNISH A FULL REPORT. war-' The Weathor. I Iowa—Fair tonight and Sunf mer tonight and in the east ai entral portions Sunday. Illinois—Fair tonight and yinday warmer. South Dakota—Fair to „-it and Sunday: warmer in east tonigj.. colder Sunday. jt. PAGES FOUR AND FIVE. EDITORIAL: McKinley's Testimony. Dissimulation. ... Biennial Elections Amendment Topics and Iowa Opinions. Looker-On's Observations. A Christmas Sermon. Iowa Items and News. PAGES SIX AND SEVEN CITT NEWS: Medical Society After Dr. Ward. Will Seek Doud's Release. Y. M. C. A. Gives Double Entertain ment. Police Raid a Boarding House. Local Comment and Brief News. PAGE EIGHT. IOWA AND COMMERCIAL: Condition of the Markets. Saturday's Market Quotations. Current Sports Talk. Review of Trade. the river and bay, thus making a path for the boat. The tugs left the boat at the lake and- returned to port. The Maruba found nine inches of Ice In the lake and was unable to make any progress. Thursday the two tugs were sent out after her and found her within two miles of the place where they had left her Tuesday. NO 302 I Another Frightful Accident In the Steel Mills oS Pitts burg Today. Half a Dozen Men Scalded Fatal* ly and Scores Severely Injured. Frozen Pipes Supposed to Have Cut Off Water Supply In Boilers. Pittsburg, Dec. 21.—Following on the heels of the awful disaster at the Soho furnace of the Jones and Laughlina Company on Thursday anf at the Black Diamond Steel Works yesterday, the city was shocked this morning by th£ rfeport of another explosion at the Sing er-NJmicks west end. plant of The Cru cible Steei Company, in- which seven men were scalded, one badly cut and twenty of thirty others slightly burned. At 7 o'clock this morning two of a bat tery of the five boilers used to op erate the sheet mill, exploded with ter rific force. The scalding water played 'havoc among the workmen while pieces of the boilers caused great destruction to the mill property. Of seven men scaldedi, two it is said, will die. The cause of the explosion is attri- buted to frozen pipes which supplied the boilers with water. TRIES TO BRIBE SENATOR. Indiana Convict Reported to Have Of fered $2,000 to Mr. Beveridge. Indianapolis Ind., Dec. 21.—It is re ported that Senator Beveridge was re cently offered 52,000 by George W. Ray, formerly editor of a paper at Shelbyvllle and now a convict In the Michigan City penitentiary, if he could influence Gov ernor Durbin to parole or pardon him in time to eat his Christmas dinner at home. He wrate the senator and saidi: "You ought to get Durbin for $1,000 and this would leave you $1,000 for yotfr self." Governor Durbin would not discuss the matter last night, but said: "I will only say this much, that Ray will not eat his Christmas dinner in Shelbyville/] YOUTH KILLS THREE NEGROES. Resists Attack of Drunken Black Minv ers in West Virginia. Welch, W. Va„ Dec. 21.—Three drunk-s en, threatening negroes were shot and killed last evening by Wayne Demon, an 18-year-old white youth, at the mining town of Davy, this county. The btack miners had been paid off and were starting on their holiday celebration. About a dozen of them, all intoxicated and with revolvers in hand, entered a saloon and demanded that all whites leave the place. All the latter but Des^, mon fled to rear doors. The boy drefr a revolver and before any of the negroes, could make a move had shot and killed Lem Booton, "Frick" Watts and Harry- He theii left the saloon and has not since been seen. Demon, whose home Is at Catlettsburg, Ky., is an em ploye of Cole, Grane & Co., a Cincinnati firm having Interests in this county. When attacked he was awaiting the ar rival of a train to go home for the holi» days. GIRL STUDENT BURNED. Lillian Vickers, of Bryn Mawr, Mtfets a Terrible Death. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 21.—Miss Lll llan Vickers, a young student at Bryn Mawr Colleg, was burnd to death yes terday. Her nude body, covered with alcohol, caught fire In some unexplained manner, and she was roasted alive be fore the eyes of a number of her com panions. Whether the girl was mental ly unsound and set fire to herself or whether the alcohol was Ignited accl-^ dentally is not known. Her room mate said that Miss Vick-. ers arose about 8 o'clock and went into the bathroom, which was near their apartments. Half an hour later she ran out into the corridor all aflame, scream ing for help and crying from pain. Several students threw blankets over l-.er, but the flames continued to burn, jnd Anally she fell. She died in five hours without regaining consciousness. It was said at the college that Miss Vickers had recently had an idea that she-was suffering from leprosy. A few days ago she said she had been told that to wash the entire body in alcohol would effect a cure. There was no light in the bathroom, and how the alcohol caught fire is a mystery. The young woman was about 19 years old. Her home was in Los Angeles, Cal., She was a bright girl, with a jolly dis position. JUDGE TIRED OF PRISON. Promises to Vote Tax for Railroad Bonds if Assured Liberty Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 21.—Judge S. C. Peden, one of the three St. Clair county judges who have been fugitives and imprisoned because they have re fused to vote a tax for payment of cer tain railroad bonds, in violation" of the order of the federal court, appeared be fore Judge Philips of the federal court here yesterday anl agreed to obey the order of the court if such action would secure his liberty. Judge Peden was in structed- to give a 'bond1 of $1,500 to in sure the execution of his promise. He wilt be released when he secures -the bond. He is in- the county jail here ajr.d his attorney is trying to obtain the necessary bondsmen. .,• Passenger Train Derailed. New York, Dec. 21.—A passenger train on the Erie railroad was derailed at the tunnel in Jersey City today. The en gineer and fireman and three passengers were injured, none of them fatally. Gifts to Boer Children. Utrecht, Dec. 21.—Rev. Mr. Schaeffer, Protestant clergyman of Remscheld, Rhenish Prussia, presented Kruger to day with a purse of 10,000 marks, sub scribed as a Christmas gift to Boer chil dren by the children of the Rhine prov ince* and Westphalia. 1 1 -•3g -Mf •-s