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THERE 'ARE BIG QUE8TI0NS BEFORE CONGRES3. Read a complete report in the Times- Republioan. .1. 10 cents a week by mail. vol.xxvui 11 Report of a Battle In Which 500 People Were Killed Denied. Serious Blots Have Occurred and About 40 Persons All Told, yy-: Killed. .. Military Rule Has Been Estab lished In All the Larger Cities. -,H r- Jfadrld, Feb. 21.—According to this morning's advices from Barcelona, the situation is Improving, tho it is still jn were killed there since the disturbances broke out. The strikers yesterday at tacked the jail in an attempt to rescue imprisoned comrades, but they wer$ re pulsed by the troops after a number of rioters were killed or wounded. The ordinary necessities of life are failing and the distress is becoming accent uated. Strikers are said to be receiving large sums of money from London. In neighboring towns the disturbances are spreading and increasing in gravity. A number of anarchists have arrived at Bilboa. with the object of Inciting a, strike. The socialists refused to co- operate in the movement The working people of Madrid favor the strikers. Uartial law was proclaimed at Tar ragona. At Castellon de Laplana the employers and employes reached an un derstanding this afternoon and the strike thefe ended. A number of riote.rs attacked the Jesuit college at Saragossa Ust night. The fathers fired on the Company, saying a fierce battle had been fought between troops and rioters In a suburb of Barcelona, and 500 per sons reported killed or wounded. As a matter of fact up to/last evening the total number of persons killed thruout the disturbances is ortly forty. London, Feb. 21.—It is announced in a special dispatch form Madrid that Weyler, war minister, is urging the queen regent to give him a free hand In dealing with the "rebels in Catalon ia," and Premier Sagasta threatens to resign If Weyler's request 1b granted. The queen regent is said to favor Wey ler's plan. '. 'V y- An Alarming Situation. Hendaye, France, Feb. 21.—People who arrived here from Saragossa,Spain, London, Feb. 21.—Advices received here direct from Bilbao, Valladolid, Coruna, OiJon and other industrial cen ters of Spain show the attitude of the miners and other workers is distinctly threatening. The greatest excitement -prevails everywhere and the general situation is extremely grave. The gar risons of Burgos and Vtttoria have been orderef to be In readiness to start for Saragossa at a moment's notice, All railroads are guarded by troops.^'-'1 King's Throne Endangered. Madrid, Feb. 21.—Dispatches from Barcelona allege that 600 persons have been killed and wounded in a battle be tween the rioters and the troops. Artillery was used to clear the streets and the cavalry charged the mob re peatedly. The young king, who is to assume the reins of government only two months hence, may, it is feared, face insurrec tion in all parts of the kingdom, if not actual civil war. It is significant that the menace of revolution come on the eve of the boy -king's accession to the throne. He has rf-ver been popular with the masses, who have always hated his mother. It has been predicted for years that a revolution would deprive him of his crown as soon as he assumed it. The storm has gathered for some time and seems about to break, and Sagasta and Weyler will have to exercise all their power to prevent the overturning of the present monarchy. The trades unions in every city in Spain have endorsed the Barcelona strikers. Incendiary placards are posted In all the Mediterranean ports, calling lipon laboring men to rise. The social ists everywhere ahe fanning the flames of revolt. The strike is spreading. The dispatches telling of serious lighting Thursday in Barcelona are as follows: "A fierce battle has been fought be tween the troops and the rioters in the suburb of Barcelona known as Sano. Before the engagement the cat'airy and infantry had been posted in the most dangerous points and a field battery *had been located on the plaza, from which vantage point the guns could sweep the surrounding Streets. "When the final clash with the troops occurred the artillery was brought Into action and raked street after street. The rioters engaged the batteries at close range, but were finally driven off. "It is reported that 500 persons V«e .killed and wound»d 'pn?,^)^h Bl,de«. "Z -4- **. the shells. The ruins caught Are and this completed the destruction. "Further fighting Is reported at Ma taro (fifteen' miles from Barcelona), where a quantity of arms have been discovered. Fighting is also reported at Tortosa and Tarragona, respective ly 100 and fifty miles southwest of Bar celona." CAN PROVE AN ALIBI. Florence Burns Still Maintains Inno cence of Young Brooks' Murder. New York, Feb. 21.—Foster L. Back us, counsel for Florence Burns, who is In the Tombs charged with the murder of her sweetheart. Walter T. Brooks, will call on District Attorney Jerome today, accompanied by five witnesses who have made dpositions tending to show that the girl was not at the Glen Island Hotel with Brooks on Friday night and that her presence even in that vicinity was impossible. Mr. Backus said that this alibi cov- ered fully every movement of the young jltee a e8aen wrtmnM An Irr Ma vht nnn hnrn mir woman on Friday night and bore out- ....... ,. tial matters^ the statement threatening. The most stringent meas- she had made to him in regard to her! of the territories of New Mexico, Ari ures have been prepared to protect traffic and business. The strikers have few rifles, but are well supplied with re volvers and daggers. A search of sus pected houses continues, resulting in the arrest of large numbers of anar chists and revolutionists of all kinds, who are considered to be the prime movers in the troubles. Forty persons hearing is to test the good faith of Mr. Jerome's statement that he is as anx ious as any one else to establish the in nocence of the Burns girl if she is inno- gtory Qf hpr movement8 on "But," she said, "I am innocent this charge f-nd I want it proved mob. In a conflict at Valencia yesterday such a "way that no one can say that the betwen the rioters and poliee -three only reason I escaped was because there persons were wounded, rests were made. Fourteen ar- ./Only Forty Killed. London. Feb. 21.—Dispatches receiv ed here from Madrid and Barcelona and Mrs. Brooks told how the BurnB girl was brought to the Brooks house when bring alarming reports of the situation, KENTUCKY DUEL MAY BE FATAL. The working people there have thrown in their lot with the Catalonlan com rades, and the threatening attitude! of the strikers has caused the flight of the richer families. The civil administra tion of the whole province of Saragossa has been taken over by the military au thorities. go home and stay Why don't you away?" "I will make Walter marry me," she replied, "or I'll kill him. Mother and I are fine shots. We have practiced many times at the range." Alfred Witherspoon Shot by Judge Porter Walker. Lawrenceburg, Ky„ Feb. 21.—Alfred Witherspoon. president of the First National Bank here, is in a precarious condition at his home and Judge Porter Walker Is under official surveillance as the result of a pistol duel Thursday. The bad feeling has been of long standing and when the men met Walk-w er drew first and fired point blank at Witherspoon, who had ducked as if to I Arizona, New Mexico and Okla« homa May Be Admitted Into the Union. House Committee On Territories Recommends Passage of Statehood Bill. .. Indian Appropriation Measure Passed by the House»Long to Resign. Washington. Feb. 21.—The house corn- on lj' v°ted territories toduy unanimous- :fi to repor is or a whereabouts Just before and after the: zona and Oklahoma, and appointed a shooting of Brooks. Mr. Backus says his object In presenting the alibi to the sub _committee to prepare bills. When A district attorney in advance of ,he the house met today consideration of the Indian appropriation bill was re sumed. The Fitzgerald amendment, I providing that no portion of the appro priation for Mount Pleasant, Mich., cent. "In this matter of an alibi for Miss should go to E. C. Nardin, superintend Burns I have been careful," said Mr.: ent, who has been charged with permit Backus. "Miss Burns had told me her! ting the debauching of Indian girls, was p^ay night pending. Sherman made a statement and all I have had to do was to verify that he had made some Investigation the highest respectability." Mr! BackuB made this statement after leaving the-iVvimbs, where he had a long talk with the prisoner. His main ob ject in calling was to find out if she knew two young women of Flatbush whose names are given as Marie Stur tevant and Maud Hyland. They gave it out that on Friday night last at S:30 o'clock they saw Florence Burns in adopted and the bill passed. Flatbush. Mr. Backus immediately \v' went to the girl to find out what she LONG MAY RESIGN, knew of the women. "I don't know them at all," said the En "ng of Schley Case May Bums girl. '"I never heard of them, them. This I have done by persons of since yesterday and has ascertained heard it described. "The victim that the inspector who made the bound, a canteen is forced into his charges against Nardin was not now in! mouth," said the general. "His head is the service, and that Nardin had been exonerated. Nevertheless, he said, he would move for an investigation by a sub-committee of the Indian commit tee. The resolution providing for an in vestigation of Nardin's relations was and I am quite sure that I never met such persons." Schley matter has been settled official She told her lawyer that she was iy. it is understood that Secretary Long content to stay in prison as long as he thought necessary to establish her in nocence. was not enough evidence against me. I did not kill Walter, and I want that made certain to everybody.' -7*v*arlous frontier towns tn close touch made Brooks out an innocent, led astray not until next autumn. with the scenes of the disturbr.nces in .by a kicked girl, but the facts 'n it. Spain quite discredit the sensational dispatches to the Echange Telegraph Bring About Secretary's Retirement l'eels he is at liberty to carry out the project cherished by him in the last year of President McKlnley's adminis tration to retire to private life. How ever. this Is not expected to ensue at once, for there is no certain knowledge of what may follow in congress, not withstanding a strong belief by the ad ministration that the caso is settled be vond revival. Therefore, it is under- Along interview with Brooks' mother 1 stood that the change in the cabinet regarding his relations with the Burns circle will ,not take place before the girl was printed yesterday afternoon. It adjournment of congress, and perhaps tended to show that the principal rea son why the girl was ordered out of her father's house was because of her »ela tlons with Brooks and his friends. LONG CONFIRMS REPORT. Says It Is Quite True That He Will Leave the Cabinet. Washington, Feb. 21.—After the cab inet meeting today Secretary Long ill, and how Mrs. Brooks herself nursed stated that the report that he Intended her thru an Illness. When she was well! to leave the cabinet was quite true. He she was sent heme, but her parents'said he had fixed upon no specific date would not receive her. She said that for leaving and had not yet formally the Burns girl frequently came back to sent his resignation to the president, their house to try to see Walter. One and might not do so for some time. The of these times, Mrs. Brooks says, the! president, however, was fully aware of following conversation took place: his purpose, which was formed many "Why don't you let my son alone. months ago. Favors Direct Vote. Columbus, O., Feb. 21.—The house of representatives and legislature placed itself on record as being in favor of electing United States senators by di rect vote of the people. A resolution was adopted asking congress to take the necessary action. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS MADE. Plates Which Printed the Money Melted Down at Washington. Washington, Feb. 21.—The 12th of February was "melting day" at the bu reau of engraving and printing. All the plates, rolls and dies used in printing gold and sliver certificates, postage and revenue stamps, bonds and postal cards during 1901 were loaded early In the morning on two big trucks. Altho dodge a b*jw. It appear# that his re- ilhp Precaution had been taken to spoil in ms pocket and Ithe volver had fastened he turned to release it with his left hand when Walker fired a second which grazed his shoulder. Before he could bring his gun into play, however. Judge Walker had fired a third shot, which struck Witherspoon in the back below and to the left of the right shoulder. Walker gave himself up, but was released on his own recog liziance. Witherspoon was removed to his home, where his life is despaired of. His brother, Horace Witherspoon, after killing two men, was shot himself and killed by a man named PortwocJ. DR. KINYOUN QUITS ARMY. 8urgeon Resigns Post to Take Up Study of Bacteriology. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 31.—Dr. J. J. Kinyoun, for the past year command ing officer and chief surgeon of thr United States marine hospitalhere„and known as one of the best bacteriolog ists and plague experts in the United States government service, has sent in his resignation to take effect May 1. Dr. Kinyoun has left for Philadelphia where he will reside and devote him self to the study of bacteriology. He has been in the government service about fifteen years. TWO CHILDREN BURNED. Destruction of the Petit Orphanage at Worcester, Mase. Worcester. Mass., Feb. 21.—Vera A. and Charles Louen, aged 3 and 4 years, were burned to death this morning in a flre which destroyed the Rose Petit Orphanage, of this city. The firemen arrived and rescued with the aid of Mrs. Petit eight children from the building. Mrs. Petit was burned about the face and hands. The loss is small. Lee Turner Captured. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 20.—Lea Turner, proprietor of the Quarter House near Middlesboro, which burned during the fight between officers an-! mountaineers, was captured here this morning. The town of Stirrltt, I. T., on the line of the Katy, was visited by a $16,000 flre Wednesday. The flre was confined face of each p,ate w,th a flle' four strapping employes of the treasury de partment rode on each truck. A treas ury committee rode in a carriage. The procession went to the navy yard foundry, where the plates were uncere moniously dumped into one of the fur naces, to come out as pig steel and to be used for ballast for warships. There were twenty tons of plates, rolls and dies, from which were printed last year 12.200,000,000 in gold and silver certifi cates of various denominations, and J88S.000.000 in postage stamps, besides hundreds of millions of bonds, revenue stamps and postal cards. The engravers are now at work on the plates, rolls and dies for 1003. Those in use no»v. will be destroyed next February. Bristow Asked to Resign.. yJ Washington, D. C., Feb. 21.—Presi dent Roosevelt has finally decided to ask for the resignation of Fourth As sistant Postmaster General Bristow, who sent postofllce Inspectors into West Virginia to investigate the pri vate life of .a man mentioned for a postofllce position in that state. Th.i president is said to feel that this was a wholly unwarranted Interference or. the part of the detective department of the government with the ordinary life of a private citizen. The succes sor of the fourth assistant postmaster general will soon be announced. Consular Reform Is Desired. Washington, Feb. 21.—A large dele gation of business men representing chambers of commerce and boards of Trade in New York, Chicago, Phila delphia, Baltimore, Cleveland and many other cities was before the house committee on foreign affairs yesterday in advocacy of a reform in the consular service and the adoption of civil service methods In appoint ment and advancement of consuls. John W. Ela, of Chicago, general consul of the National Business league made a brief statement in urging the passage of the bill. He declared: 'The business interests of the coun try are feeling the injury which our commerce iB suffering from the pres ent state of the consular service. The opening of new markets in which our men are finding sharp com- ^LAST EDJTION, 5 O'CLOCK. MARSHALLTOMTN, IOWA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, petition discloses to them more and more the fact that the countries with which they come in the closest coin petition have trained commercial rep resentatives abroad, while we are rep resented by men who have had no special training, and whose tenure oi office is insecure." FIRE ENDANGERS MANY LIVES. Four Apartment Houses Destroyed by Flames in Brooklyn. New York, Feb. 21.—Four apart ment houses, in Kingston avenue. Brooklyn, were destroyed by fire yes terday. The Brooklyn orphan asylum which is ncross the way from tint burned buildings, was threatened. Thfc officials aroused the 200 children in the building and prepared them for instant flight. The fire was caused by the explos ion of a steam-heating boiler In the basement of one of the apartment houses. All occupants of the houses made their way to the street in safetx rp departmerft estimated the loss at $30,000. THE "WATER CURL" Funston Denies That It Was Practiced «•, Often by the Soldiers in the Philip- ... pines. »firV Kansas City, Feb. 21.—Gen. Funston, in discussing the "water cure," a form of tortur.e charged against soldiers in the Philippines, said he had never seen the "water cure" applied, but he had is thrown upward and back and his nose grasped by the fingers of the torturer. Strangulation follows as a matter of course. When the victim is about -uf focated the application is released and ho is given a chance to talk or take an other dose of it. The operation is bru tal beyond a doubt, but hardly fatal. The charge which I have just refuted at the request of the war department helped administer the water cure to 160 Washington, Feb. 21.—Now that the natives. That i? the kind of rot a sol dier is apt to write home when business Is dull and he has three or four beers under his Jacket to help his imaglna- BURGLAR KILLS HIMSELF. Suioide When Attempt to Rob a Bank Failed. San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 21.— A stranger, who has not yet been identi fied, is dead by his own hand, and the cashier of the London and Mexico bank in the City of Mexico is dying as the result of (i dar!"? attempt a robbery ,by the stranger. The man, who was well dressed, min gled with the customers of the bank until an opportunity was found unob served to gain access to the vault, where an enormous amount of treasure is stored. In the vault he was con fronted by the cashier, whom he ap proached with drawn pistol, demanding that the money In sight be handed over to him. The cashier refused and called for assistance, when the stranger fired, inflicting a wound that will probably, to that will prove fatal. Wheeling about, the stranger then fired four shots without effect at the bank clerks, who were running toward the vault, alarmed by the cashier's cry and the report of the first shot. Seeing escape impossible the man fired the last charge from his weapon into his head, falling dead as the clerks entered the vault. The police are making an in vestigation and are on the lookout for some supposed accomplice of the ban dit. j.Jj MUST HAVE LICENSE. Illinois Supreme Court Holds Magnetic Healer Is a Physician. Springfield, 111., Feb. 21.—The su preme court today handed down an Im portant decision In the suit of the People vs. Joseph P. Gordon, to recover penalty for practicing medicine with out a license. The case comes from Winnebago county, where a judgment was entered In favor of the defendant. Gordon was a magnetic healer and the supreme court finds the lower courts erred in instructing the jury to find for the defendant, holding that a magnetic healer is a physician, not a trained nurse, as was insisted on by the de fendant because he does not use drugs or material remedy. SCHOOL CHILDREN REBEL. Order Forbidding Wearing of Class Colors Defied—130 Locked Out. Mansfied, .. Feb. 21.—One hundred and thirty high school pupils here, in rebellion against the orders of the board of education forbidding the wearing of class colors, were locked out of the school this morning. Ail wore colors in open defiance. A wholesale expulsion is anticipated. The doors and windows of the building were smeared with black paint during the night. 1 CHIEF REDELL FIRED. Omaha Fireman Declared Guilty of Cruelty and Mistreatment. Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 21.—John Rede-ll, for "five years head of the flre depart ment of the city, was today formally dismissed from the service. The board of fire and police after hearing the charges of cruelty and mistreatment of firemen and families last nipht. found Redell guilty and his dismissal fol lowed. Day of Prayer Recommended. Washington, Feb. 21.—The Daughters of the American Revolution convention today adopted a resolution recommend ing the Sunday following the birthdays of McKinley, Lincoln and Garfield, be set apart as a day of prayer in memory of the martyred presidents. Knox Says He Will Not Resign. Washington, Feb. 21.—Reports hav ing been rather widely circulated that Attorney General Knox had decided to resign from the cabinet, it can be Blated that there Is obsolutely no basis of fact for these resports. Archie Bowers was probably fatally wounded in a runaway at Houston, Texas, Wednesday. A rib was forced thru one of his lunga. 1902 Iawa Legislature Adjourned To day Until Monday In Honor of Washington. Aaamosa Prison Reformatory Bill Considered But No De cisive Action Taken. The Teachout Bill Relative Freight Rates Attracting Much Attention. to senate that a recess be taken from Feb. March 3. as many of the lawyers would like to be at home on March 1., The senate considered ut length the bill to convert the prison at Anamosa into a reformatory for mc-n, and after debating it for an hour made it a spe cial order for next Tuesday. 9 The senate passed the bill to provide for the support of the Cherokee Insane A hospital, the state to pay $3 per month !per capita toward the expense: also a bill to provide for notice in garnish ment proceedings in justice courts. The house killed the bill to take from mayors of cities anil towns their juris diction in criminal caaes. ... Tim Donohue Introduced a bill in the house to require that railway compa nies furnish free transportation to all was most vague. It was made by a sol- jsjate officers, judges of the supreme dier and to the effect that he had cour nn( members of the assembly The house this afternoon passed a bill to consolidate school districts, the bill amend the adultery law. bill for milk lngpoctlon jn 0 |tieg tion. Nothing of the kind ever occurred provide for duties of state printer and with the knowledge of the officers or bihdor. ever occurred at all, for that matter. of 5000i an II-,.« ,i bill to An interesting matter was developed yesterday afternoon in the house com mittee on railroads when consideration was had of the Teachout bill to grant to railroad companies the right to di verge from the established freight rates in the case of coal and raw material Used in manufactures. The bill has been prepared with.a view to the osten sible. purpose of encouraging manu- in Jnvrr HMes rnd ^wns T' Is not known what particular cities or towns are to receive the favors of rail road companies or how this matter in tc be determined. But a careful read ing of the bill indicated that under this law, if it should become a law. the rail road companies would have tho right and the power to break over the traces on the great majority of things which 'hoy handle. In short, the effect of the in the leave tho comImn The senate ways and means commit tee this afternoon hear the report of the sub-committee on the new railway as essment bill. But it was decided by the sub-committee that the statemer-ts of|8a"^ "t_ persons who had given advise to the committee or furnished information should not be given. In fact, the com mittee does not care to have some of the statements and matters discussed while the bill is pending. Especially is the Herrlott statement held back from the public and from the senate. Wheth er this and other statements will be made public later remains to be seen. Mr. Dunham completely punctured the opposition to the compulsory edu cation bill in the house when he read a letter from Archbishop Keane in which that prelate Indorsed the bill and sug gested some changes, which changes were made before the 1)111 was put on its final passuge. Mr. Dunham had sent the archbishop a copy of the bill for his inspection. In this connection one of the members was recently rid ing on a train when he got into con versation with a good priest from a town in his district. The priest under took to argue against the bill when the member took a ipy from his pocket and they went over it together. They had got but a few lines when the priest said that he approved the bill. He had been misinformed in regard to its na ture and did not understand that it made no interference with parochial schools. X'V The debate on the concurrent resolu tion in regard to indorsing the Hoar bill in congress to prohibit enjoining strik ers took a decidedly populistlc turn In the senate. Crossley turned to a tirade ugalnst Schwab and declared that he could sit in Monte Carlo at a gaming table and cable to the United States to stop the mills for three months and tho American workingmen were prevented by injunctions of the court from doing anything to protect themselves. Healey spoke feelingly of the outrage It .was to permit the courts to Interfere with the workingmen, and Hubbard followed in the same line, reading from some of the court orders to show that they were fraught with great danger. There were no speeches in defense of the committee report to postpone the consideration of the question. The vote on the report was as follows: Yeas—Alexander, Allyn. Arthaud. Blanchnrd, Classen. Oourtright, Craig. Crawford. Fltchpa trick. Hartshorn, Hogue, Hopkins. Lewis. Mardis, Moftttt, Molsbeiry, f*Vith of Des Moines, Spaulding, Trewin, Whipple. Wlnne, Young of Washington, Lister—22. Nays—Bachmnn, Ball, Bishop, Brigh ton. Brooks, Crossley. Dowell. Kmmert. Garst. Harper. Harrimnn. Hay ward, Hazeltor., Hobart, Hubbard, Junkin, Lambert, Lyons, Maytag, Porter. Smith of Mitchell. Tallman, Townsend, W il son. Young of Lee, Healey—26. The senate will begin to work a lit tle harder. Senator Lewis, chairman of the committee on rules, called atten tion to the fact that yesterday there were thirty-five bills on the senate cal endar. all but one being recommended for passage, and ten more were added Special to Times-Republican. Des Moines, Feb. 21.—Both houses of the general assembly today agreed to recognize the national hollds'jy tomor row and adjourned until Monday morn ing. A resolution was introduced in the by the committee reports yesterday yet the senate did not reach the ralen- Oar until ten minutes of time to ad journ. He secured an amendment to the rules making the time of meeting 9:30 instead of 10 o'clock. Even with this half hour added there will be but slow progress on the calendar If there are to be debates and discussions on all the bills. The proposition to erect an eques trian statue to the memory of the late Gen. Francla J. Herron. who d! in New York city, had its origin among members of his old company. He en listed In Dubuque with the "Governor's Greys" and rose to command of a regi ment. Gen. Herron left Iowa many years ago and it is stated that on the suggestion of the late Senator Harlan his name was not included In those who were to be honored at the Iowa soidiers monument. The objection of Senator Harland were ba: ed on a misunder standing of the facts and an unjust story of the gossips that Gen. Herron had become dissipated in New York and had led a life of dishonor. This has since been shown not to be true. But the appropriation of $5,000 for the pur pose of erecting a monument cannot get thru at this time. YOUNG MEN ENTERTAIN. Gilman Boys Give a Delightful Party to Lady Friends. Special to Times-Republican. Gilman. Feb. 21.—A very delightful party was given here last night at the Masonic Hall parlors by the Young Men's Club, of Gilman, when the mem bers entertained thirty or more of their lady friends at a reception and ban quet. Partners for sapper were secured 1,» a hlr.g of t't'-F n* rop"- lar songs with |es free to make dis lSl^ers criminating rates on almost all pro- !Rnv The committpe on cities and towns of the senate struck peculiar thing yes- terday afternoon. A bill by Buchanan came over from the house, the purpose of which Is to allow cities to let con tracts for waterworks piecemeal in stead of requiring it by the entire job. There were objections to this because it might cause a number of different elections—one for each contract or part of a contract, and cause interminable trouble. But the committee finally ap proved the bill. Afterwards Senator Junkin called the attention of some of the members who represent charter cit ies to the fact that while the law re pealed relates to charter cities as well as others the law proposed is not made to apply to the charter cities. This is likely to cause bill to be recalled for further consideration or amendment. Hut it Illustrates how easily bills may (jet thru which mean something not in tended or suspected. Ith the characters they rep- iappointe(1 tarnations were given as resented. Carnations were given favors. The banquet. In three courses, was served by six boys in white duck lows: Invitation, Fred Graves and Harry Stewart: entertainment, Ralph IO. Church, W. F. Pence. Ray Suther- bill would be to defeat tho present law minitip Earl Williams. Fred matter of maximum freight and Graciv reception Roy and Ra Gracl (he club were recc,PUon' Reirneri ulrch Fre(1 Pence ind M]ciaes Inp7 and r,race Beaie, FARMER BREAKS AN ARM. 8everal Men Are Hurt While Coasting Near Bangor. Special to Times-Republican. Bangor, Feb. 21.—Mr. Laben Hooker, a farmer living near Bangor, while coasting east of town Thursday evening met with an accident which caused the breaking of both bones of the right arm just above the wrist. Harry Hollings- arm BLEW OUT THE GAS. T.-R BULLETIN. .. Weather Chicago, Feb. 21.—Iowa—Fair tonight and Saturday: slightly warmer in the east and central tonight. Illinois—Generally fair tonight and Saturday warmer in the northwest tonight. South Dakota—Fair tonight and Sat urday cooler in the extreme west to night. PAGE ONE. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS: Three New States Probable. Alarming Situation in Spain. Secretary Long to Resign. Political Changes In England. Funston Describes Water Cure. The Iowa Legislature. PAGE TWO. GENERAL NEWS: Patrick Murder Trial. New Solution of Reciprocity Problem. News of the Day. PAGE THREE. IOWA NEWS: Worth County Seat. .* High Art at Charles City. Matt Hunter Sentenced. Murder at Ottumwa. PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.. EDITORIAL: Assessment Must Be Raised. Investigating a Complaint. Trouble In Spain. Important Decisions. Topics and Iowa Opinions. Iowa Items and News. PAGES SIX AND SEVEN. CITY NEWS: Patriarchs Militant Proceedings. Next Meeting in Ottumwa. City Delegates Solid for Caswell. City Wins Pump Controversy. Stolen Goods in Attorney's Hands. Three Arrests for Robbery. Next Tournament in Davenport. PAGE EIGHT. iOWA AND COMMERCIAL: Condition of the Markets. Friday's Market Quotations. Tax Ferrets' Collections In Iowa. Comment on Merger Suit. a couple of citizens overpowered the man and tied him until .the arrival of a patrol wagon. RETAIL DEALERS TURNED DOWN. Wholesalers Refuse to Discriminate Against Small Dealers. Minneapolis. Minn.. Feb. 21. The overtures from the Northwestern Re tail Lumbermen's association was giv en a severe jolt by the Mississippi Val ley Lumbermen's association. The resolution of the retailers for a strict re-inforceme'-i of tho agreement be tween the two associations and the suggestion that u. jt. for a differenf as t0|l per cent coats and white aprons. A male quar- I jllir,kf.r sold direct to consumers in tet furnished music for the evening. towns here there are no lumber Tho committees of the club were as fol- ynras( agaJn Koy Lewis. Will Parker, Abe Sulsenbarger, Henry Nielandt and De ducts. I his did not meet with the Lavender: bannuet, Fred Graves, proval of the committee and the bllljj,^, Sutherland, Charles Dague, Oscar few exceptions the old officials and was hung up to await de\elopments. jj^Ite. lCarl Willcuts, Rupert Beale and I members of the committees were con- I Ray Duffield. The voung lady guests of itinued in office: The officers are: Mesdames Ralph President—Sumner T. McKnight, of Eima Sievers: Effie Ohls, Hattie Pierce, Jennie Williams. Alta Lighter. Nelle McNeel. Nellie Ingra ham, Sara Nichols, Nellie Stewart, Kate Whitehead, Frances Miller, Lillle O'Brien, Minnie Hadley, Minnie Sie vers, Minnie Head, Blanche Stone, El sie Urblne. Pha»be Rockwell. Nellie Gould, Flo Chase, Anna Newton. Grace Kemp, Mamie and Susie Powell: Kffle Wylie. of Grinnell: Emma and Marga ret Patton, of Laurel. *r Dead in a An Iowa Stockman Found Chicago Hotel. Chicago. Feb. 21.—James Murphy,, a stockman living at Parnell, Iowa, was found dead in bed here today. It is be lieved he blew out the gas by mistake. Burned by Explosion. Albia, Fob. 21.—W. C. Palmer and Nelson Rogers, coal miners employed as shot firers in the mines at Hocking, were severely burned by a dust explos ion. It is not thought their injuries are fatal. When about 600 feet back in the mine they fired a shot and a dust ex plosion took place. The (lames shot up the shaft and quickly brought assist ance. Insane Negro Causes Panic. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 21.—Washington A. Hunt, an insane negro, caused a panic in the shopping district yesterday. After attacking four women, one police man, several boys, and a number of men he was overpowered and taken to a police station, crying out that he saw two suns In the heaven and that he was commissioned to wipe out one of them. He ran thru Lexington street, throw ing women and children off the side yalk. He tried to hurl a boy thru a plate-glass window, and. picking up a young woman, raised her above his head and was about to dash her upon the pavement when seized.. A policeman tried to grapple with him, but the negro th»*,w liim about llkei a inn. Finally two I policemen and IMPORTANT MATTERS of 8tat« interest BEFORE THE LEG* ISLATURE. Read a complete report In th« Times-Republican. 10 cents a week by mail. Final Separat and Bannerr Engli ee b: adjustment of the .es were both turned differences were both turned down, The manufacturers are willing to re- to the retailers on but refuse to discriminate gt ,nau dealers outside the as sociation. The principal feature of the new constitution is the amendment provid ing for the assessment of manufactur ers on the account of lumber actually manufactured at the mills rather thai: on the account of the sales. With a Minneapolis. First Vice President—R. L. McCor mick, of Hayward, Wis. Second Vice President—L. C. Cole man, of LaCrosse, Wis. Treastyrer—H. C. Akely, of Minne apolis. J. E. Rhode was elected secretary of the board of directors. GEN. BRAGG 75 YEARS OLD. Many Congratulate Sole Surviving Commander of Iron Brigade. Fond du Lac, Wis., Feb. 21.—General E. S. Bragg, the sole remaining com mander of the old Iron Brigade, cel ebrated his seventy-fifth birthday, sur rounded by friends, some of whom came from long distances to congrat-* ulate him. Telegrams of congratulation were re ceived from Colonel W. H. S Burgeyort on behalf of the survivors of the Army of Northern Virginia who met the Iron Brigade at Gettysburg, from the Wis from worth and John Thompson, coasting with him. were badly bruised by the cousin delegation in congress, old comrades in Washington and many Mr. Hooker suffered the loss of his others. barn and farm machinery by flre in In the afternoon the Fond du Lao July and feels that this accident, coni inz just as spring opens, is going to make farming for him rather diffi cult. Bar Association marched in a body to tho g-iioral's residence to tender their felicitations. No Change in Lumber Prices. Minneapolis, Feb. 19.—The Mississip pi Valley Lumbermen's Association met in annual session here. There were present a large number of lumbermen NO 45 of Rosebery Factions In Politics. Coalition of' 3nists and perial Lit Is Predicted Capable Men Needed. Im London Press Deplores Lack of nergy In Conduct of Government. London, Feb. 21.—Lord Roseberry'9 announcement of his final separation from Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-* man's section of the liberal party, forms a fruitful topic for editorial ar ticles and for discussion in all quarts ers of Great Britain. One of the most noticeable phases In the curious effect the letter produced on the wording ofl the Times' editorial on the subject* Its unfriendliness to the ex-premiee might easily be explained ori the ground of unionist delight at definite split in the oppositlorf ranks. Its declaration that "what thft country wants is not a brand new set of principles, but a new set of men capable of replacing the present set without upsetting the policy of tha empire," precedes the significant de mand that Roseberry.s party muse, prove they can be trusted to infuse business energy and capacity into th€f prosecution of the imperial policy* "If," continues the Times, "fruition oi efforts in that direction may seem to be remote, we can only say it may come sooner than anybody expects.'* This cryptic utterance has started ru mors of a new coalition between thef unionists and imperial liberals, undeB the leadership of Duke of Devonshire' and Lord Roseberry, besides the pos^ slble defection of the Times in its' support of the present government something of this Is visible In tho, Globe's editorial article which, whilel congratulating Roseberry on hia "emancipation," dilates strongly on the pettiness of difference between hiq policy and that of the unionists. WAYS TO HELP NEGRO RACE. Tuskegee Conference Adopts Resolu tions Along Advanced-Lines. Tuskegee, Ala., Feb. 21.—The Tus gegee negro conference in session here? is the largest and most successful gathering in the history of the move mont. Grorge Fostpr Peabody. tho New York millionaire and pliilanthro— plst, is in attendance. The conference^,today adopted dec-% larations stating "that ownership anil proper cultivation of the soil, freedom from mortgaging lands, crops of stock raising food supplies at home, keeping out of the large cities, north and south, and prompt and willing payment of all taxes are the foundation and growth of the negro race. The strengthening of the public schools is also urged. The conference advocated the teaching of agriculture therein. GERMANY HA8 NO INTEREST. Will Take No Action on the Subjeot off Rights in Manchuria. Berlin, Feb. 21.—The note of thtf United States to Russia and China ont the subject of commercial rights in Manchuria has been communicated ta Germany, but no answer was made^ Germany maintains the attitude that* she previously announced, that Man-* churia is outside the sphere of Germant interests, and she sees no reason tot change it. Big Demand for Tickets. New York, Feb. 21.—Amateur ticket speculators, it is learned, have put th® hardiest of their professional brethren to the blush In the rapacity they ex hibit over the buying and selling ofl seats for Prince Henry night at the Metropolitan opera house. The pick of the seats, it is said, was given to the committeemen at $30 each. Even the Metropolitan management was sur prise'! at the swiftness with which' they were taken. One man admitted he had been offered $100 each for four seats he had purchased at $30 apiece* and Intended to hold them for an offer of $600 for the group. A woman in Washington wrote to the management, offering $100 each for three seats. She may be lucky to get three of the $15 seats when their sale begins. It is figured that at the fixed scale of prices for this event the Metropolitan opera house will draw $70,000. Another Warrant for Andrews. Detroit, Feb. 21.—Warrants were is sued today for F. C. Andrews and an- and manufacturers from all the states!other officer of the City Savings Bank, comprsied in the district covered by the association. One of the most impor tant questions to come up will be the revision of certain clauses in the con stitution. Nothing was given out at the adjournment of the price list com mittee, except that there will be prac tically no changes In the prevailing list of prices. Bank Statement. New York. Feb. 21.—Bank statement for five days: Loans. Increase Deposits, Increased .... Circulation decreased Legal tenders, decrease. Specie increase Reserves, decuease .. Surplus decrease ,.$4,752,900 .. 4,105,200 .. 09,800 ,. 308,800 343,500 55.400 1,104,200 Mine Owners Make Protest. Denver, Feb. 21.—The legislature, controlled by the farming element, has advanced to third reading a bill pro viding for taxing mines at their actual cash valuation. The Mine Owners' As sociation declared today that the pas sage of such a measure would cause all their mines to shut down, throwing cut of employment 20,000 men. V. A. Odin, who killed Arthur Smith in a saloon row at Houston, Texas, was acquitted Wednesday. The row arose over a sneering offer by Smith give Odin a nickeL .. charging falsification of report of the bank's condition in February 1901. The warrant was served on Andrews in jail. This is the third warrant issued for him. Gasoline Lamp Explodes. Iron Mountain, Mich., Feb. 21.—Will McClellan and Thomas Vincent, en gineers at the Cundy mine, were badly burned last night by the explosion of a gasoline lamp which the former was filling while lighted. Vincent nut# die. "'v Sleet Storm in the East. New York. Feb. 21.—A severe storm! prevailed today In eastern Pennsyl vania and Maryland, badly crippling telegraph and telephone service. Bal timore and Washington are practically cut off from telegraphic communica tion. Tsilka Not Arrested. Constantinople, Feb. 21.—The au« thorlties here deny that Rev. Tsilka^ husband of Miss Stone's companion^ has been arrested for complicity in kifl* napping of the latter. They say Tallkal is in Sofia. Venezuelan Congress. Nettr York, Feb. 21.—The consul fen* eral of Venezuela today received thflj following: "Caracas-CoiistMu|dpii^i congress Inaugurated todAy. AO ben present Castroy preftidwl