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GETS THE IOWA NEWS FIRST—
The T.-R. gets the Iowa news first
•—••oh issue containing special
news items from all the principal
cities and not a few from the
•mailer towns in 11 parts of the
stats—Thompson Courier.
VOLUME THIRTY.THREE.
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After Fighting Its Introduction
Delmas, For Defense, Asks
That All Be Read
...
(STATE RESTS, HUiMIMEL EXPOSED
To Combat Alleged Affidavit, Delmas
Uses Jerome's Own Words to Show
Hummel a Perjuror Affidavit as
1 Presented Accuses Thaw of Beating
|_ .Evelyn and Exonerates White
New York,' March 18.'—After fighting
for an hoturand a half against the in
troduction In evidence of the famous
affidavit drawn by Abraham .H. Hum
mel, at the, request of Stanford White,
and with the alleged consent of Evelyn
Nesbit, charging Harry K. Thafr with
having cruelly beaten Miss Nesbit on
several occasions during their#trip thru
Europe In 1903. Delmas, attorney for
the defense, suddenly .switched tactics
at the trial of Thaw today. He demand
ed that the whole alleged affidavit go
into the record, to be read to the jury.
Jerome had' contemplated, reading
only certain portions of it, which h6 de
clared directly contradicted the testi
mony of young Mrs. Thaw. With the
reading of the affidavit Jerome an
nounced that the people rested their
case In rebuttal. Delmas immediately
offered In evidence the record of the
trial of,Abraham Hummel, on a charge
of conspiracy, and^ proceeded to read
the entire record to the jury in order
that Jerome's own words denouncing
Hummel might be placed before the
jury.
The Hummel affidavit specifies nu
merous occasions in Austria, Switzer
land and Paris when Thaw is alleged
to have beaten the young woman, who
was traveling with- lilm as his wife,
until she swooned, and her bare skin
was
declared to have been, bruised and
cut by'.tfte iashjngs ,of That's^owhide
•whip.
When Hummel was on the witness
stand he denied absolutely that in
drawing the affidavit he was acting as
counsel for Miss Nesbit. In the affi
davit as read today, and which Hum
mel said he dictated, he has Miss Nes
bit refer to himself several times. At
one place she is purported to say:"
"I have received several letters and
cablegrams from Thaw, which I have
turned over to piy counsel, Mr. Abra
ham! H. Hummel." 1
The affidavit is also signed "Howe &
Hummel, attorneys for plaintiff." Hum
mej Also denied any action was con
templated in ^behalf of Miss Nesbit,
while the affidavit begins:
"Evelyn Nesbit, plaintiff, vs. Harry
K. Thaw, defendant," and appears as
part of the papers in an action con
templated in the supreme court of the
.county of New York. .t
New York, March 18.—When the
Thaw trial opened today Jerome offered
in evidence broken pieces of the photo
graphic negative of the last page of
the famous Hummel affidavit, bearing
the signature of Evelyn Nesbit. Del
mas promptly objected to its intro
duction and -began an argument on tne
point.
Defense had three new experts In
court today, making seven altogether
appearing tor the defense. .The alien
ists new to the case are Dr. Charles
W. Pilgrim, superintendent of the Hud
son river state hospital at Poughkeep
sie, N. Y., and president of the state
lunacy commission: Dr. William A.
White, medical superintendent of the
government hospital for the Insane,
Washington Dr. Minas Gregory, in
charge of the payillon for the Insane at
Bellvue hospital, this city. The other
four experts for the defense are Drs.
Britton D. Evans and Charles G. Wag
nes, who already have been upon the
stand, Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe and Dr.
Graeme M. Hammond.
Negative Goes as Evidence.7'^
Justice Fitzgerald overruled the ob
jection and the negative was accepted
In evidence. Jerome then offered in
evidence a photographic print from the
negative. Delmas objected and another
Jong argument ensued. Delmas said
the photographic copy of the affidavit
could not be Introduced to contradict
Mrs. Thaw, for she was not shown a
copy on the witness stand and had no
opportunity either to affirm or deny
her signature. Delmas argued further
that the copy of paper was not com
petent evidence on which to contradict
a witness. He cited a case in which
the court had held that original papers
enly could be introduced against a
•witness, and that even certified copies
Of the papers were/incompetent.
Jerome went to some length in ex
plaining that the original Hummel af
fidavit had been traced to Mrs. Thaw's
hands. She had said that no such pa
per existed. Under these circumstances
he said that he should be allowed to
Introduce secondary evidence in the
sh-^pe of copies of the original paper.
The evidentiary value of photographic
copies, he contended, had frequently
been sustained by the courts.
Delmas concluded his argument by
Saying that if Jerome would put Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw \n the *ttand and let her
say whether or not she made the state
ments contained in the paper, he would
not offer the slightest objection to the
affidavit going ,in the evidence, but
would insist on the entire contents of
the paper being read to the jury.
For the purpose of argument, Je
rome joined the offer of a carbon copy
of the affidavit in the evidence with a
photographic copy, and Delmas said
that his offer to withdraw objection to
the affidavit after it had been shown
to Mrs. Thaw on the stand, referred to
the carbon copy as well as the photo
graphic copy.
Jerome had started to reply to Del
mas, when the latter jumped to his
feet and said: "Oh, well, let the whole
thing go in. I withdraw all objec
tion."
Contents of Affidavit.
Jerome then proceeded to read to
the jury a carbon copy of the affidavit.
In it Miss Nesbit says she was born on
Christmas day, 1S84. During June,
1903, she said, she went to Europe with
her mother, at the request of Thaw.
They remained in Paris for a,time, then
went to Boulogne. Miss Nesbit and
her mother remained there, while
Thaw went to London, He returned
for them and they went to London.
Then Thaw and Miss Nesbit made a
trip to Holland, Germany and the Aus
trian Tyrol. Tyhey traveled as man and
wife, under the names of Mr. and Mrs.
Dellls.
The affidavit tells of Thaw having
leased a castle in the Austrian moun
tains, where Miss Nesbit and Thaw
continued to live together as man and
wife. While at the castle, it is alleged
that Thaw tore a bath robe from the
Ijirl, leaving her absolutely naked, and
attacked her with a cowhide.
"I saw that he was terrorized," said
Miss Nesbit in the affidavit, "and his
eyfs were glaring." He threw me on the
bed, and when I started to scream he
put his fingers) down my throat and
tried to choke me. Then upon my bare
,skin he struck me several severe and
violent blows with a cowhide whip. So
brutally was I beaten that my skin was
left bruised and cut.
Beat Her a Second Time.
"After the first beating he attacked
me again, and for a period of several
minutes he beat me. He acted like a
demented 4nan. I screamed, but, we
were far at one end of the castle, and
my cries could not be heard by the
servants. When Thaw finally left me
I was unable to move. The next day
he repeated the attack upon me, and
unmercifully beat me. For three
months I was nervous. During this
time I was in fear that he would take
my life.
"From Austria we went to Switzer
land, where one day when I vi'as tin
my nightgown. Thaw attacked rpe and
beat me on my bare legs below the
knee. He continued on the slightest
pretext to beat me. Afterward we went
to Paris, where Thaw for an entire day,
at intervals of haif an hour, beat me
continually with a rattan whip. Each
time I was left swooning and fainting
and could not realize all that happened.
Thaw a Cocaine Fiend?
"While we were in Paris one day, I
found a small solder box containing
needles. I asked him about them and
he said that he had been ill and com
pelled to use cocaine. It was then for
the first time that I knew he was ad
dicted to the use of cocaine. I after
ward saw him take the drug internal
ly, by small pills. He attempted to
snake me take one of the pills."
While in Paris, the affidavit goes
on. Miss Nesbit was nervous and con
fined to her bed for two weeks. Thaw
made her write a letter to Miss Simon
tor), asking* her to go to London.
"When she arrived. Thaw told her
lies about me," continues the affidavit,
"and threatened to kill me if I did
not subscribe to them."
In the affidavit, Miss Nesbit also
accused' Thaw of taking from her sev
eral rings and other pieces of jewelry,
$400 in money in the shape of checks
and a trunk full of clothes, and hats.
"When I came to America," the affi
davit continues, "I had a letter to
Longfellow from Thaw, in which he
asked Longfellow to have me followed
by detectives, but to
(see
that I had
everything I wanted."
The concluding paragraph reads:
"I have often been told by Thaw
that he is inimical to a certain married
man whom he hag often said he would
make trouble for and put into the pen
itentiary." He several times tried1 to get
me to sign papers accusing this mar
ried man of drugging and ruining me
when I was 15 years old, but I refused
to do so because it was not true, and
for that reason he inflicted on me the
punishment herein described." pig
Prosecution Rests Its Case.
As soon as Jerome had finished
reading the affidavit he turned to the
•qourt and said:
"The people rest."
Delmas at once produced a large
book containing a score or more of
documents.
"I offer In evidence the record of
conviction Abraham Hummel."
conviction of Abraham Hummel," he
said.
"No objection," said Jerome.
Delmas first read the indictment
against Hummel, charging him with
the Dodge-Morse divorce tangle. Pass
ing from this indictment Mr. Delnias
read the record of the trial in full. The
luncheon recess was ordered while
Delmas was still engaged in reading
the record.
Policeman John Anthony was called
to the stand after recess. Anthony was
serving as doorman at the Tenderloin
•police station the night Thaw was
brought in, after the tragedy. Anthony
said he had charge of Thaw for only
ten minutes.
"Was he rational or irrational?"
asked Delmas.
"Irrational," replied the witness. An
thony was excused after admitting on
cross examination that he had stated
in the district attorney's office that
Thaw acted rationally.
Policeman John Barrett said Thaw,
in Bis cell the night of the tragedy,
spoke constantly of hearing little girls'
voices screaming. He acted irration
ally.
Officer Thomas F. Lynch was called
next. He was in charge of Thaw for
two hours the morning of June 26, and
thought him Irrational. 1
Federal Judge Kenders Decision
In Most Important Land
Case In Nebraska
LONGEST INDICTMENT RECORDED
Four Prominent and Influential Cattle
men, Richards, Comstock, Jameson
and Triplett, Were Charged With
Conspiracy to Defraud the United
States of Its Public Lands.
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Omaha, March 18.—The most im
portant land case in Nebr&ska, cul
minated today in the sentence of some
prominent and: influential cattlamen,
by Federal Judge Munger? £yBartlett
Richards and M. G. Comstock were
sentenced to pay a fine each of $1,500,
and serve a year in Jail Charles G.
Jameson, and Acquilla Triplett are to
pay a fine of $500, and serve eight
months in jail. The men were indicted
by the federal grand. Jury In May,
1906, for conspiracy to defraud the
United States out of the use and pos
session of title to public lands, consist
ing of upwards of 200,000 acres in
YOAKUM VISITS PRESIDENT
Rock Island Director Favors Closest
Ties Between Railroads and Govern
ment.
Washington, March IS.—The presi
dent had a conference today with B. F.
Yoakum, chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Rock Island railroad.
This is the second conference the presi
dent has had with Yoakum within the
past ten days. The latter has hereto
fore declared himself unreservedly In
favor of close co-operation between the
railroads and the government, and to
day he emphasized his previous state
ment by saying that he was in favor
of the closest possible relationship be
tween the two. He declined to discuss
the purpose of his interview with the
president.
FAIRBANKS IN CHICAGO.
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northwestern Nebraska,
Longest Indictment on Record.
The indictment was the longest on
record, comprising 500 typewritten
pages. The trial began in November,
1906, and ended December 20, with a
verdict of guilty. A motion for a new
trial was made, and it was heard
March 15, when Judge Munger over
ruled it, and set. today for pronounc
ing the sentence. A hundred and eight
witnesses were examined in the trial
of these men. It was the most sen
sational land trial ever conducted in
Nebraska, owing tofthe prominence and
financial standing of the two princi
pals Richards and Comstock. They were
conspicuous in politics and business In
Nebraska for many years. Triplett,
soon after the charges were lodged
against him, left for Mexico, but was
finally brought to bay, and all the de
fendants made motions for appeals,
which will be argued later.
With
Vice President Makes Good
Irish Societies.
Chicago, March 18.—Vice President
Fairbanks, who was today a central
figure in the St. Patrick's day celebra
tion, under the auspices of the Irish
Fellowship club, made in various peCrts
of the. city four addresses, and at
tended a lunfcheon and banquet. Dur
ing the morning he addressed the stu
dents of St. Ignatius college and the
University of Chicago,- and spoke be
fore the Chicago Press club after
luncheon.
ROCKEFELLER TO GIVE $50,000,OQO
Oil King's Next Benefaction Will be
the Largest in His History.
New York, March 18.—The Herald
today says that, according to a mem
ber of John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s bible
class, and who is also a personal
friend of John D. Rockefeller, and in a
position to know of his affairs, the lat
ter proposes to make a princely gift
to the city of New York. It will
amount to at least $50,000,000. It will
be partly charitable and partly educa
tional. -r
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TWO KILLED ON TORPEDO BOAT
French Craft Is Rammed by a De
stroyer in Maneuvers.
Ataccio, Franch, March 18.—During
the maneuvers Saturday night without
lights the torpedo boat destroyer Epee
rammed torpedo boat No. 263. A steam
pipe on the last named vessel burst,
killing two men and mortally Injuring
another. The Epee towed the .torpedo
boat ashore, where she was beached.
TURKISH CHIEFTAHM SLAIN.
Pasha Assassinated by Army Officer
Who Had Been Punished.
Constantinople, March 18.—A tele
gram from Trebizond, Asiatic Turkey,
says Hamdi Pasha, commanding the
local troops, while leaving the mosque,
Sunday, was assassinated by a non
commissioned officer who had been
punished shortly before.
COREY AND PARENTS AGREE.
Head of Steel Corporation Seeks Rec
onciliation.
Pittsburg. Pa., March 18.—William
Ellis Corey, president of the United
States Steel corporation, vfrho Tfras
estranged from his parents after he
refused to become reconciled to his
former wife, Laura Cook Gee*/, has
MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA, MONDAY.
attempted to make peace with his fa
ther and mother.
Yesterday Corey visited them for the
first time in more than two years, and
remained with them two hours. His
friends say that a reconciliation has
been effected.
It also Is said that no matter wheth
er Corey Is retained as president of the
steel corporation or not, he will go
abroad after the meeting of the direc
tors In April, and on the trip he will
be married to Mnbelle Gllman, the for
mer opera singer.
DECLINE IN STOCKS
Air-*
if-* f.
Recovery Friday and Saturday Was
Too Violent and Too Rapid to be
Healthy—Break of Disturbing Pro
portions, in Opening Dealings.
Chicago, March 18.—Excitement was
revived in the stock market today, by
a break of disturbing proportions in
the opening dealings. The outpouring
of stocks was attributed mostly to the
rush to realize at the buoyant recov
ery on Friday and Saturday. Specula
tive sentiment was practically agreed
that the recovery had been too violent
and too rapid to be healthy.
'Northern Pacific and Anaconda de
clined 3% Canadian')Pacific, 3 Min
neapolis, St. Paul & St. Marie,
Union Pacific & Reading, 2% Great
Northern, 15, preferred, Smelting,
2% Southern Paoific, 2% Atchison,
2% Amalgamated dopper and Sloss
Sheffield Steel and active stocks from
1 to 3 points.
Prices rebounded almost immediately
1 to 1% points, and while recoveries
were not fully held, excitement abated
largely. In banking quarters the rapitl
recoveries of last Friday and Saturday
•were depreciated and there was, inti
mations that repressive measures
might be used to prevent other than
a gradual and orderly recovery.
Heavy selling of Union Pacific,
Reading and Smelting weakened the
whole market and late in the day
prices were lower than those touched
at the opening dip.
IMPORT JAPS INTO IOWA,
CONFESSION WAS FAKE
Washington Dispatch Received Con
cerning Supposedly Discharged. Sol
dier at Galveston.
Washington, March 18.—Chairman
Watren, of the senate committee on
military affairs, which is investigating
the Brownsville affair, today received
from Secretary Taft a copy of a dis
patch from San Antonio, Tex., as fol
lows:
The chief of police of Galveston has
just wired me that the confession of
Gray, the supposedly discharged sol
dier, appearing in the papers today, is
a fake. (Signed),
"Blocksom, Major."
CLEVELAND SEVENTY TODAY.
New York's Mayor
Orders
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Three Hundred Mongolians Shipped to
Sioux City for Railroad Work.
Kansas City, March 18 —A party of
three hundred Japanese laborers ar
rived in Kansas City Saturday. They
traveled on a special traiA from San
Antonio, Tex. At Kansas City they
were transferred to a Burlington train
rot Sioux City, Iowa. They will.wqrjc
on railroad construction in Iowa.
Flags Up
in Former President's Honor.
New York, March 18.—By order of
Mayor McClellan, national, state and
city flags were run up on the city hall
flagstaffs today in honor, of former
President Grover Cleveland, who is 70
years old today, £.
CASTRO'S HEALTH BETTER.
People Give Him Enthusiastic Recep
tion on Return to Caracas.
Caracas, Venezuela, March' .18.—Pres
ident Castro returned to Caracas Sat
urday, giving evidence of a wonderful
improvemeut in health. He was given
a most enthusiastic reoeption by the
people.
RUEF CASE POSTPONED.
Continuance Taken to Await Action of
Supreme Court.
San Francisco, March 18.—The Ruef
trial was today postponed until March
25, on motion of District Attorney Hen
ey, to await the decision of the TJhlted
States supreme court on Ruef's appli
cation for a writ of haoeas corpus.
SHIPS BOMBARD CITY.
Trujtlo, Honduras, Attacked by Nicar
aguan Vessels.
Washington, March 18.—A dispatch
received by the state department to
day state sthat Trujile, Honduras, is
reported to have been stormed by Nic
araguan vessels for several days. ...
W. J. RHEES DEAD.
He Had Been Connected With Smith
soman Insetitute Since 1852.
Washington, March 18.—W. J. Rhees,
keeper of the archives of the Smith
sonian Institute, died of heart failure
today. Rhees has been connected with
the Institution since 1852.
Louisville Exposition Opened.
Louisville, Ky., March 18.—The
greater Louisville exposition was op
ened at 2:30 this afternoon, when Pres
ident Roosevelt touched the button in
the white house that set the bells ring
ing and whistles screeching. Thou
sands of people were present at the
dedication exercises.
MARCH 18 1907
Both Majority and Minority
Features Abandoned For
Middle Ground-
35 PER CENT TO NOMINATE
Progressives, Standpatters and Dem
ocrats, All Agree to This Demo
crats Have Amendments, to Other
Sections to Offer—No Vote Reached,
as Legislature Held Onkf Short Ses-
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, March 18.—The senate
took up the primary bill this morning,
the pending question being the adop
tion of Dunham's amendment making
it a majority Instead of a plurality
primary. GUlilland obtained the floor
and read an extended argument against
the primary system as. a while, in
which he defended the present system
of making nominations by caucuses
and conventions as the best possible.
The advocates of the primary are
handicapped by the fact that Senator
Crossley, who Is depended on to make
the fight for the primary, is quaran
tined because of diphtheria in his fam
ily.
The debate in the senate revealed the
fact that a compromise has already
been made and agreed upon to the ef
fect that the primary (bill wll". be
neither a majority nor a plurality bill,
but a 35 per cent bill, requiring that
proportion of the vote to make nomina
tions. Gl'lIIUand offered the comprom
ise and It was accepted by Smith, of
Mitchell, Dunham and Saunders. Each
one indicated that he would prefer the
bill to be different, but would accept
the compromise.
McManus, on behalf of the demo
crats, stated that they had also agreed
to this. Jamison, of Clark, Bleakley
and Jones spoke against the comprom
ise and insisted on a majority primary.
Deatmand gave notice that on other
matters he had amendments to offer on
behalf of the democrats. The debate
was not finished at noon.
The amendment-.for the -35- per cent
provision in the primary bill was
adopted by vote of 32 to 15.
On motion of Peterson, the primary
bill was amended td exclude the nom
ination of judges. The bill was taken
up for adoption section by section at
2:15, when the senate adjourned
The senate passed unanimously the
bill to appropriate for a memorial bust
of Harlan, to 'be placed in the capltol
at Washington.
The house and senate adjourned for
the afternoon In honor of .Colonel Hub
bard, for years postmaster for the state
house, whose funeral was held this af
ternoon.
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The house, under special order, de
voted the entire morning to legalizing
acts, passing, among others, one for
Jennie Huegel, to permit her to retain
her position of county superintendent
of Polk county, thru failing to .pass the
teachers' examination. The house'
passed the bill restricting the issuing
of proxies for policy holders' meetings
of life insurance companies.
A bill Introduced by Meredith, this
afternoon .permitting construction of
automobile railways, is for the pur
pose of permitting the operation of a
new invention, the work of H. G.
Gue, son of the former lieutenant gov
ernor of Iowa, whereby interurbans
can. be built without.' steel rails or
wooden ties and without ^trolley wires,
for less than half the cost of oon
stucting ordinary roads/
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Iowa's divorce records for t'he past
twenty years are now to 'be delved into
in real earnest. Yesterday afternoon
eight divorce experts from Washington
landed in Des Moines. The state has
been divided into districts and the ex
perts are noyv beginning the work In
each district. Formerly there were but
two experts in Iowa. Mr. Swafford,
who was called to Washington a few
weeks ago, returned to Des Moines and
will continue the researches in Polk
county. Incidentally it is to be noted
that Polk county is a district by it
self, while the remainder of the dis
tricts are divided up in a dozen or so
counties eacto. One of the experts is
William Copley, formerly of Walnut,
whose wife and child were found dead
at Washington six weeks ago. Copley
was arrested but fully exonerated and
turned loose. Mr. Copley's distriot will
have its headquarters at Council
Bluffs.
Senator Crossley and family are
quarantined In their apartments at
Fifteenth and High because of diph
theria with which a little son is very
ill. The child has been ailing for some
time and has been growing worse till
Dr. Schooler, the surgeon in charge of
the case, performed upon the patient an
operation known as intubation. This is
the introduction of a silver tube Into
the windpipe, which in serious cases of
diphtheria becomes partially closed
and prevents proper breathing and
must be kept open artificially. While
the boy is in a critical condition, it Is
thought that the operation will sa!ve his
life.
According to the now rigid enforce
ment of all health laws, and especially
those governing quarantine, the senator
Is shut in with the others and Is de
barred from his senatorial duties at the
|capUol.
STRIKE AT CHARLES CITV
Hart-Parr Company Says None of
Striking Foundrymen Can Return.
Special to Times-Kepublican.
Charles City, March 18.—Because the
proprietors would not accede to the
demand made by the founders' union,
that of checking the men out, for a
day's work regardless of the hour when
the labor is completed, whether at 4:30,
5, 5:30 or 6 o'clock, forty-five employes
of the Hart-Parr company, makers of
gasoline traction engines, walked out,
only the foreman remaining. The com
pany says it will not allow any of the
strikers to return. The moulders were
on the streets Saturday, and there was
quite an undercurrent of feeling, which
may break out in violence-on the part
of sympathizers if the company should
Import new men, which it must do to
meet orders. The company has orders
for machines In Sotith America, which
must be filled, and moulders must be
employed.
A deputy sheriff Is on the trail of
Tim LaValle, a citizen of hitherto good
repute, who is^accused by the Patton &
Son nursery of confiscating agents*
supplies valued at $70 to $100. La
Valle will be captured either at Mc
Gregor qr Elkader.
INDIAN VETERAN DEAD.
Peter Soldier, of Elkhart, Once Noble
Brave, Fought in Civil War.
Special to Times-Republican.
Elkhart, March 18.—»On Sunday, from
Cory Grove chapel, was held the funer
al of Pete Soldier, a Black Hawk In
dian, who died Saturday afternoon.
Pete came to this place two years ago
and has made his home here ever since.
He was in receipt of a pension from
the government and was enabled to live
without any need of work. He was 60
years of age and a good specimen of
the Black Hawk tribe in the days when
the hunting grounds were a source of
pleasure to him. But with advancing
years, and the attacks of diseasto Inci
dent to outdoor life, he became broken
in strength as well as health.
KEYS GONE THIRTEEN YEARS.
Belonged to Charles City Man in Mine
at Butte, Mont.
Special to Times-Republican.
Charles City, March 18.—Relatives
here have just received a bunch of keys
belonging to C. H. Gretteirberg,' killed
in a mine explosion, thirteen years ago
at Butte, Mont. They were found near
the depot at Rockwell City and handed
to E. E. Johnston, editor of the Ad
vocate at Rockwell City. He mailed
them here addressed to C. H. Gretten
berg, the name on the tag, and rela
tives claimed them, and they are now
In the possession of Miss Bertha
Knight, his cousin. Where they have
been for thirteen years is a deep mys
tcry.
SHELLS IDENTIFIED
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Receives Report of Ordnance De
partment Experts, Concerning Dis
charged Shells Picked Up On Streets
of Brownsville.
Washington, March 18.—The reports
of experts of the ordnance department
of the army, who examined thirty-three
discharged shells picked up in the
streets of Brownsville on the morning
following the affray, were laid, before
the senate committee on military af
fairs today, (by officers who examined
the shells at the. Springfield arsenal,
under glass and microscope. The con
clusion of the war department, ex
pressed in a letter from Secretary Taft,
is that the shells were discharged
from Springfield rifles, which were in
thfc hands of members of Company B,
one of the discharged companies of the
Twenty-flfth infantry.
LOSES HAtfD IN MACHINERY.
Foreman Scharg, in Factory at Elma,
Came Near Losing Arm.
Special to Times-Republican. ".£•£
Elma, March 18.—A bad accident
occurred here Saturday, in which
Charles Scharg, local fireman for the
Northeastern company, lost hia right
hand in the flax tow brake. Some of
the tow was wound around the corru
gated rollers and he reached over to
remov^ it, when his fingers were
caught by the Boilers and his hand
drawn in and frightfully mangled. A
t'he moment he feared he would lose
his arm and possibly his life, but brac
ing himself with his left hand he
pulled back with all his strength un
til the machine was stopped.
PORTER SUCCEEDS SPARKS.
Ogden Man Named District Deputy for
Knights of Pythias.
Special to Times-Republican.
Boone, March 18.—Frank Porter, of
Ogden, has been named district deputy
for the Knights of Pythias of this dis
trict, composed of Boone, Polk, Dallas,
.Madison. Greene and Warren counties.
He succeeds Judge Sparks, of Boone,
who has removed to Kansas. vV'SV-'l'r
WEALTHY FARMER SUICIDES.
Health' Had Made Sam Summers,
of Henry County, Demented.
Special to Times-Republican.
•Burlington, March 18.—Sam Sum
mers, 70 years of age, a wealthy farm
er of Henry county, living near New
London, committeed suicide by blowing
off his head with a double-barrel shot
gun. Ill health had unsettled his mind.
Fine Lecture Course for Sibley.
Special to Times-Republican.
Sibley, March 18.—Arrangements
have been complete for a first-class
lecture course in Sibley next winter.
The course will be furnished by the
Redpath Lyceum Bureau of Chicago,
and will consist of five numbers, four
leotures and one musical number, the
Sterling Jubilee singers. The lecturers
will be J. Adam Bede, Monsignor 3
Henry Tibep, Adrian M. Newens, De
Witt Miller. The course will no doubt
be the best ever held tabour city.
T.-R. BULLETIN.
The Weather.
6
rises March IS at 6:06 sets at
'a—Increasing cloudiness, with
ers late tgnlght or Tuesday ris
ing temperature.
Illinois—Fair tonight and warmer In
tho west and central Tuesday threat
ening and warmer, with showers in the
extreme north.
South Dakota—Showers tonight and
Tuesday warmer in the east tonight.
Missouri—Partly cloudy and warmer
tonight and Tuesday. •,
PAGE ONE.
Telegraphic News.
Thaw Trial Resumed.
Jerome Offers Photograph of Hum
mel Affidavit.
Stock Market Again Excited.
Compromise on Primary Bill.
Senate Adopts 35 Per Cent Vote.
Nebraska Cattlemen Sentenced for
Frauds.
Two Ships on Rocks, Passengers
Saved.
PAGE8 TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News.
Must Reckon With Ames.
Woman Divorced Five Times.
Legislature Won't Finish 'by April 1.
Almost Thrown Into Sea.
Estate Sues Railway.
Knights of the Grip.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
The Primary Tomorrow..
Harriman's Proposed Change.
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Business Features.
Topics of the Times.
A Letter From the Sasitetchewan.
PAGE FIVE.
County and City Newel
Cause of the Panic.
Oddity in the Newl.
The Masquerader.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Arney Makes Great Speech.
Address in Support of Home Bill.
John .Sandstrom's Sad End.
Wife and Children Live Here.
Story Behind Divorce Suit.
Has Hand Badly Mangled.
Unfortunate Man Succumb?
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Markets and General:
Wheat Active But Weak.
Corn Eases Off.
Cattle Slow and Weak.
Hogs Fully 5 Cents Lower.
Judge's Novel Reform Plan.
ATTORNEY STEARNS DEAD.
One of Earliest Settlers in the County
Dead at Primghar.
Special to Times-Republican.
Prinqghar, March 18.—After ah ill
ness of several months, death has re
lieved tho sufferings of Attorney J. T.
Stearns, of this city, one of ithe earliest
settlers in the county. The funeral was
held here Saturday, conducted by the
Masons. Interment will be at Hamp
ton.
Mr. Stearns gained prominence as
one of the attorneys for the settlers In
the famous O'Brien county land cases,
being associated with the late John H.
King, of Huron, S. D., and Col. M. B.
Davis, of Sioux City. He came from
Franklin county to Sheldon in the early
'70s and commenced the practice of
law. Later he went to Chamberlain,
S. D., and was Interested in an insur
ance company in that state for many
years and a heavy landholder. Owing
to hard times in that state the insur
ance company went to the wall and Mr.
Stearns lost much of his property. He
was a prominent Mason, having joined
the lodge In 1863. He held numerous
offices in the lodge here, and was high
ly esteemed by the entlre'communlty,
no man having died herb in recent
years who will be so sincerely mourned.
SUMMER SESSION SPEAKER.
C. N. Kendall, of Indianapolis, to Ad
dress S. U. I..
Iowa City, March 18.—The university
authorities have secured Superintend
ent Calvin N. Kendall, of Indianapolis,
Ind., for a week's lectures op school
supervision before the summer ses
sion. Superintendent Kendall will
give his lectures during the week of
June 17 to 22. He is one of the most
prominent city superintendents of
schools in the United States, and the
university is offering a rare privilege
to teaohers of Iowa to hear him. He
•VEill give one course of lectures on
school supervision and one on, methods
of Instruction, in different subjects.
Superintendent Kendall was formerly
a superintendent in Michigan, later at
New Haven, Conn., and for the last
seven years has been at Indianapolis,
Ind. He has been a lecturer at the
Yale university summer session and
also at Columbia university. The In
dianapolis schools are noted for their
high efficiency in all lines and especial
ly for the manual training work
which Superintendent Kendall has de
veloped.
NO HIGHER SALOON LICENSE.
Action of Sioux City Council Probably
Means Permanent Shelving.
Sioux City, March 18.—The city
council of Sioux City has gone on rec
ord as oppose* to higher license for sa
loons. E. J. Stason, formerly alderman
at large, and now secretary of the Mu
nicipal league, one of the most prom
inent reformers in Sioux City, haa been
urging the aldermen to raise the an
nual license from $900 to $1,500, and
after some dilly-dallying the council
indefinitely postponed action in the
matter, which is understood to. mean
that it is permanently shelved! f,
ORANGE CITY ENTERPRISE.
Manure Spreader Patented by Resident
to be Manufactured There.
Special to Times-Republican.
Orange City, March 18.—^About $15.
000 has been subscribed by Orange
City people for the organizing of a
stock company to manufacture the
Dyk manure spreader, a machine pat
anted by a resident of thiirfeown.
CONCISE AND COMPREHENSIVE—*
No paper gives mors Iowa newfl
and gives it in such eonoias man*
ner and the affairs of the wwli
are handled in a comprehensive
way that givss you just what ytii
want to know—Maxwell Tribunal
N E 6 9
Steamers Total Wrecks, But Pas?
sengers and Crews of Both,
Safely Landed
SUEVIC AND EBB A ILL-FATEO
The Former is a White Star Line ,Ve»*
sel, and the Latter of the Elder*
Dempster \Lin*—Suevic Went On
London, Ma/ch 18.—Almost witW^
sight of the wrecked White Star lln*
steamer Suevic, which went on th#
rocks at 11:30 last night, the Elder*
Dempster line steamer Jebba, from
West African ports, ran on the rocM
under the cliffs near Prawle Point,
early today. Her seventy passengers.
many of whom are soldiers, invali&fc
on the way home, and crew were safe
ly taken ashore by the breeches" 4uoy.
Tho Jebba will be a total loss. All the
400 passengers, including 180 children
and the crew of the Suevic have been
safely landed. The Suevic also will
probably be a total wreck.
The Suevic went ashore hear TJJB
Lizard, in a thick fog. The vessel Is of
12,500 tons and plies between London,
Cape Town and Australia.
DYNAMITE PLOT 8U8PECTED
Explosion at Cincinnati Charged t»
Discharged Employe*.
Cincinnati, March 18.—By the «x-\'
plosion of 250 pounds of dynamite in., a
shack on the site of the new city hos-*,
tfltal, Saturday, enormous'damage was
done to residences and buildings all
thru the surrounding residence section.
All glass within a radius of half a m'ld
was broken, neighboring store fror.'.s
were blown out, furnaces dismantled by
the shock, sewers disconnected a.id
other damage\done. The cause of the
explosion is unknown, but incendlar
ism is suspected, a number of men re
cently discharged by the hospital con
tractors being said to have' mad^
threats,
DYING GIRL ACCUSES DOCTOR.
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Rocks in" Thick Fog and Other Ve»«
sel Was Wrecked Within Sight of Ifc
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Peoria Physician Held Without Bail as
Result of Death of Pauline Schneider.
Peoria, 111.,I March 18.—Dr. Robert
Emery, for many years a practicing
physician in Peoria, Is in the county
jail being held without "bail g.s the' re?
suit of the death of Ps ^—^Schneider
at the St. Francis hospital yestevday.
The young woman, In ,her dying state
ment given to State's Attorney Robert
Scholes, accused Dr. Emery. The phy
slclan has been arrested three times- in 4s
the last year for alleged malpractice.
'He was acquitted on one charge, and
reecntly was released on bond fp.?-aa
alleged similar offense at Oak Hill.
WORK TO CAPTURE KIDNAPER3.
Delaware Legislature Will, be Asked
to Offer Reward of $5,000 to 110,^^
000. -53
Dover, Del., March 18.—The De'.a
ware legislature will be called upon t®
take a still more pronounced step to
ward the apprehension of the l|Unap*
ers of little- Horace Marvin, and tp of
fer a reward of $5,000 to $10,0C0 for
the apprehension of the abductors and
their conviction. The levy court, too,
may appropriate a reward. The pros
pects for the return of the boy are no
brighter than they have been any time
the last week. .•
GOES TO FEDERAL COURFM^
New Obstacle to Consolidation 0* P'tts*.
burg and Allegheny. I
Philadelphia, March 18.—The su-^'
preme court of Pennsylvania! tot ry re
fused to grant the write of efro: which
would have carried a decision of that
court \ffirmlng the act of the legisla
ture p.-tviding for the consolidr:ion of
the citif of Pittsburg and Allegheny,
to the supreme court of the I'vlted
States. The case will be appealed to,
the federal court, on the ground that
the consolidation increases the taxa
tion of citizens of Allegheny witho it 7
their consent, in .violation 6f the fed
era! constitution.
BITES DYNAMITE CAP KILLED.
Mine Superintendent Atterrpts to
Crimp Percussion Fuse With Teeth.
Tucson, Ariz., March 18.—L. L. War-*
den, superlnteadent of the Purcell
mines in the Serrlta mountains,_ was
killed by the explosion of a blasting
oap, which he was crimping, between
his teeth. He lived several hoiirs with
his 'head almost completely shattered.
Walden came here from Saline, Mo,
REACH BOONE TODAY.
Northwestern Road Making Greatest
Rafilway Improvement In State.
Special to
Times-Republican.
Boone, March 18.—The Hall signal
system workers on the Northwestern,
line reached Boone this morning. The
greatest railway Improvement In the
state la being malt by the Northwest
ern.
WINTERGREEN SODA FATAL.
Waterloo Man Die* After Drinking
Glass of Concoction.
Special to Times-Republican.
Waterloo, March IS,—Chester CwmO
mings, aged 25, died suddenly list
night shortly, after drinking a glaw «t
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