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GREAT NEWS EVENTS
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Have bean reported first in the
Times-Republican, notably the ter
rible theater, disaster in Chicagoi
McKiniey's assaseination, San
Francisco earthquake and the her*
rible school fire in Cleveland.
VOLUME THIRTY-FOUR
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Temperance Forces Make Gains
in Illinois and in Other
States of West
-CIVIC VICTORY IN CHICAGO
Good Government Candidates Elected
to Council—La Follette Secures Ma
jority of Delegates in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Votes for Its Breweries—
Colorado Towns Go "Dry."
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Springfield, 111., April 8.—Returns re
ceived at the state headquarters of tin
Illinois antl-snloon league and the Il
linois Brewers' Association show the
following counties have gone dry in
every township:
Macon, Fajette, Green, Brown, Shel
by and Dewitt, and nearly every town
ship in Sangamon county except
Springfield and New Berlin. In Chris
tian county all but one township, As
sumption, with two saloons, went dry.
In Mason county all except the town
of Grafton, j- W
The following large cities in" the
state went dry:
Rockford, Decatur, Galesburg, Pon
tiac, Kankakee, Mattoon, Dixon, Litch
field and Clinton.
The smaller cities and towns which
went dry included Mason City. Pitts
gild, Carrollton, St. Charles, Oregon,
Belvidere, Plainfleld, Brighton, Bun
kerhill, Nilwocid, Glrard, Chesterfield,
Leroy, Colfax, Lexington, Danvers,
Easton, Edlnburg, Middleton, Maro,
Shipman, Forest City, Kilbourne, Jer
seyville, Taylorville, Vlrdena, Elkhart,
Pana, Vandalia, Morris and Wheaton.
The following villages and towns
were among .those which went dry:
Chatham, Stelmo, Manitou, San Jose,
Bath, Pleasant Plains, Riverlon, Nian
tic and Divernon. VV-i',v v'
Chicago, April 8.—The republicans
made a gain of ten aldermen in yes
terday's election in this city. The new
council will contain forty-four repub
licans and twenty-six democrats. The
makeup of the present council is thir
ty-five democrats, one independent
democrat, and thirty-four republic
ans.
The election was confined entirely
to aldermanic contests in the various
-wards. There was no direot issue in
volved, except where, in eight or ten
of the city wards, the election of the
aldermen hinged somewhat on the
Sunday closing of saloons. In Cook
county, outside of the city of Chicago,
elections were held in a number .of
townships, and in a few of these local
option was the issue.
The campaign has been rather quiet
and has excited less interest than
usual.
An effort hau been made to force
the question of Sunday closing into
the foreground by having it placed up
on the ballot. The election commis
sioners, however, refused to do this,
and the courts sustained their atti
tude.
Bloomington Didn't Stay Converted.
Bloomington, 111., April 8.—After a
battle unprecedented in activity and
bitterness, Bloomington township voted
wet by decisive majority yesterday.
The temperance people are dumfound
ed over the result Twenty-nine other
townships of McLean county went dry.
Of these five previously possessed sa
loons. Bloomington is now alone wet,
with eighty saloons.
Conditions here were regarded as
similar to those in Decatur, and the
overwhelming victory of drys in the
latter city adds to the surprise 'here.
The campaign of the evangelist "Bil
ly" Sunday waged in both cities had a
sharply'contrary effect. Five thousand
men solemnly pledged Sunday on his
last day here that they would vote
against the saloons. That was a month
ago and many appeared to have
changed their minds.
The total vote cast in the township
•was 5,551, over S00 more than cast at
the last presidential election. Of this
vote the wets secured 2,971, and the
drys 2,580, a majority for wet of 391.
LA FOLLETTE GETS WISCONSIN.
Taft Delegates Chosen in One and
Perhaps Two Districts.
Milwaukee. April 8.—Complete citv
returns from vesterdav's municipal
election in Milwaukee give David S.
Rose, democrat, for mayor, 2.247 plu
rality. The democrats will control the
new city council.
La Follette de:egates-at-large to the
•./: republican convention were elected,
as were nearly all the district dele
gates favorable to the Wisconsin sen
ator. The Eighth district is in doubt.
and the Tenth is claimed by Taft sup
porters
The democrats yesterday r.lected
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CIVIC LEAGUE VICTORY.
Good Government Forces Win Most of
Chicago Aldermen.
^."'dhicago,
Apr)1
_xhe result of j-es-
terday's aldermanic election shows a
decisive victory for the Municipal Vot
ers League, a body which considers
the' general fitness of candidates and
endorses or opposes them without re
gard to party. Of thirty-five candi
dates elected twenty-four were en
dorsed by the league and nine opposed
by It. Two were neither opposed nor
Indorsed. The new city council will
•be divided: Republicans 4Z, democrats
26, independent democratic 1.
delegates-at-la.rge and from the dis
tricts to the national convention, the
list being the same as nominated at
the February state convention. The
convention instructed its delegates to
vote for Bryan first, last and all the
time.
Milwaukee. Wis.. April S.—Reports
received indicate that license won out
over no license in a. majority of the
towns in Wisconsin yesterday as far as
heard from whore these issues were
put to a vote of the people.
In Kenosha, Matheas J. Seholey,
democratic, agent for a brewery, de
feated Edward S. Altman by 505 votes.
The town is celebrating as it never has
before in twenty years. The following
places voted for license:
Altoona, Kenosha, West Salem. To
mali, Union Grove, Mauston, Lancas
ter, Galesville. Piatteville, White Hal),
Ladysmith, Mineral Point and Pca
waukee.
The following places Tor no license:
Sparta, Viroqun. LaFerge. Richland
Center, Reedstown and Dodgeviile.
LIQUOR ISSUE IN COLORADO.
Majority of Towns Voto Saloons Out
of Business.
Denver. April S.—Thirty-five towns
in Colorado yesterday voted on a
question of local option. Nineteen
voted no license and sixteen to license
saloons.
EXPLAINS POSITION
Governor Johnson a Candidate for
Presidency in Sense That if Offered
Nomination, He Will Accept Has
Highest Regard for Bryan.
Chicago, April 8.—Governor John A.
Johnson, of Minnesota, who Is on his
way to the battlefield of Shiloh, Tenti.,
passed thru this city today. He dis
cussed the presidential question freely,
say.ing: "I am a candidate for the
presidency in the sen^e that If I gain
the nomination I shall accept It, and
•make every effort to bo elected. I am
not making any personal campaign,
and do not expect to seek instructed
delegates. Any insinuation or assertion
.that niy candidacy is being advanced
•by James J. HiJl and his interests, is
absolutely false. I have fought him
several times, and have never received
a word of encouragement from him,
or from any similar source."
Johnson said that he did not care to
discuss W. J. Bryan, and any differ
ences in policy between himself and
Bryan.
"I have the highest regard for Bryan
as a man," said Johnson, "and I ad
.mire his ability end honesty. We are
friends so far as I know. My position
is just this: If tile .members of the
democratic party feel that I would
stand more chance of election than
would Bryan or any other man, I
will be glad to .make a campaign. As
I view it, the democratic party has at
least an even chance to win this year."
RIVAL FOR THE ABRUZZI?
Young Lieutenant Returning From
Asiatic Station to Woo Miss Elkins.
San Francisco, April S.—According
to a local paper. Lieutenant Adolphus
Andrews, who returned from the Asi
atic station on the Nippon Maru, and
left for Washington several days ago,
is to become a rival of the Duke of the
Abruzzi for the hand of Miss Kather
ine Elkins. According to the paper
publishing the story, naval officers say
that Lieutenant Andrews talked to
them here about his transfer to China,
and said it was engineered by Senator
Elkins to prevent him from paying at
tention to his daughter.
NEW PRIME'MINISTER
Vacancy Created by Resignation of
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman,
Filled by King Edward's Appoint
ment of Herbert H. Asquith.
London, April 8.—The vacancy in the
office of .prime minister of Great Brit
ain, caused by the resignation of Sir
Henry Campbell Bannerman, was filled
this morning at Biarritz, France. Dur
ing an audience between King Edward
and 'Herbert H. Asquith, Asquith first
tendered to the king h.ls resignation as
chancellor of the exchequer, and im
mediately thereafter he kissed the hand
of the king in token of his appointment
to the post of 'prime minister and first
lord of the treasury.
FOREIGNERS DEMAND WORK.
Police Easily Disperse Band Invading
Chicago City Hall.
Chicago, April 8.—A band of a hun
dred foreigners out of employment in
vaded the city hall early today, and
demanded that they be furnished with
work. On entering the hall they de
manded that they be admitted to the
office of the mayor, but this was re
fused, and they were directed to the
bureau of charities. Instead of gouig
there, they lined up in the street oppo
site the hall. The report was soon cur
rent that they were about to be joined
by 1,000 other men, and a detail of po
lice was sent to disperse them. The
men departed in a column, after being
ordered off by the police. Thruout the
demonstration they were noisy, but not
otherwise disorderly.
AVERAGE OF WHEAT GRAINS.
Report Made Public Today by Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Washington, April 8.—The depart
ment of agriculture today announced
the average condition of winter wheat
\pril 1 to be SI.3 per cent, against 89.!»
per cent April 1. 1907. and S6.2 for
the ten vear average. The average con
dition of rve April 1 was 89.1, against
92 last April 1.
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Plans For Future Movements
ot Evans Battleships Made
Public
WILL DOCK IN TWO PORTS
Big Vessels to Be Put in Shape for
Long Cruise at Mare Island and
Bremerton—After 'Frisco Review
Boats Will Visit Seattle, Tacoma and
Other Pacific Ports.
Washington, April 8.—The program
for the movements of the Atlantic
fleet after the review by Secretary
Metcalf In San Francisco bay in May
were made public at the navy depart
ment today. The fleet leaves San
Francisco May 18, and arriving at
Puget Sound May 21, four stiips will
visit Port Angeles, eight will visit Bel
lingham bay, three will go to Port
Townsend and one ship will proceed
at once to Bremerton to be docked.
On Saturday, May 23, all ships of the
fleet with the exception of the one
docked at Bremerton will rendezvous
In the vicinity of Port Townsend and
proceed to anchorage In the vicinity of
Seattle. On Tuesday, May 26, the
twelve ships will leave their anchorage
near Seattle and will go to Tacoma,
so the people of that vicinity may have
a view of the fleet. Thence, without
anchoring, the ships will sail for San
Francisco, leaving four ships at anchor
near Tacoma for a visit of three days,
when these vessels will go to Bremer
ton for docking, it is expected the
eight vessels will arrive at San Fran
cisco May 29, where they will be
docked in succession.
The ships docking at Bremerton will
sail for San Francisco as soon as prac
ticable, the last one not to arrive un
til July 3. Preparations then will be
made for the fleet to sail from San
Francisco for Honolulu, July 7. This
date, however, Is only tentative and
may possibly be advanced if the dock
ing is completed sooner than expect
ed. After the grand review in San
Francisco bay May 8 the Pacific fleet
will leave the next day for the south
to carry out the program of drills and
exercises.
To Visit New Zealand.
Wellington, New Zealand, April 8.—
The American government has accept
ed the invitation of New Zealand for
the American battleship fleet to visit
that colony oh its way around the
world.
Evans to Miss Social Functions.
Paso Robles. Calif., April 8.—Rear
Admiral Evans will not rejoin the bat
tleship fleet at Santiago or partici
pate in any of the functions and cele
brations in the ports of southern Cal
ifornia. That was finally determined
this morning when Surgeon McDonald
informed the admiral it would be im
prudent for hitn to rejoin the fleet
within a few days. The admiral's con
dition improves daily.
FRENCH ARMY SCANDAL.
Rations Sent to Eastern Frontier Gar
risons Unfit for Consumption.
Paris, April 8.—It is believed that a
great scandal in the commissary de
partment of the French army has been
discovered. It was learned recently
that rations sent to some of the garri
sons on the eastern frontier were unfit,
for consumption. The minister of war
ai once issued orders that supplies of
food delivered by certain contractors
be seized at everv garrison, and sent
to Paris for miscroscopic examination.
That much of this food is unclean and
unfit to eat has already been estab
lished. and the investigation is being
continued.
EXPULSION BY WHOLESALE.
Over 200 More Clemson College Stu
dents Expelled Today.
Columbia, S. C.. April 8.—It was an
nounced a:t chapel services at Clemson
College today, that 257 members of the
sophomore and freshmen classes had
been dismissed, in addition to forty
eight juniors, expelled Friday last. This
probablv is the most wholesale expul
sion in the history of the United
States. The cause. It Is alleged, was
Insubordination in an April fool
prank.
$20,000 FINE FOR RAILROAD.
Pere Marquette Company Penalized
for Rebating.
Grand Rapids, Mich., April S.—Feder
al Judge Khappen today sentenced the
Steam's Salt and Lumber company, of
Ludington. Mich., to pay a fine of $20.
000 for accepting rebates from the
Pere Marquette railroad on lumber
shipments.
RUMOR CAUSES SCHOOL PANIC.
Two Children Iniured in Italian Sec
tion of Newark, N. J.
Newark. N. J.. April .V— The rumor
that a big public school in the Italian
.section was to be blown up by the
Mack hand blackmailers as an act of
revenge for the failure of parents of
the pupils to pav tribute, resulted in a
panic todiv in wh!"h two children
were Injured. and it became necessary
to close the school for the dav before
th trouble ended. The school was in
session when the great -throng of
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MARSHAX.LTOW^. IOWA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 1908
cited women, shouting and gesticulat
ing, broke down the school gates,
forced their way into the building and
niad their way upstairs, screaming
and calling their children by name, so
exciting the pupils that they got en
tirely beyond control of the teachers
and ran from the class rooms into the
halls. In a wild scramble of mothers
and children down the stairs many lit
tle ones were thrown down and tram
pled on and two were seriously injured.
When the police arrived order was
quickly restored.
STEVENS' FUNERAL TODAY.
Well Known Public Men of Washing
ton Act as Pallbearers.
Washington, April 8—Public and pri
vate funerals services were held this
afternoon over the body of the late
Durham White Stevens, adviser to tho
Korean government, whose death oc­|Complaints
curred in San Francisco. March 25, as
the result of a shot tired at liiin by a
Korean. Ambassador Takahlra, by
direction of his government, and in
deference to the wishes of Stevens' rel
atives, had charge of the public serv
ices, held at St. John's Episcopal
church. The honorary and active pall
hearers were selected from among
well known public men of Washington.
THE M'KEE SUIT
Scandalous Counter Allegations of
Husband Regarding Wife, in Paris
Divorce Case, Emphatically Refuted
By Mrs. McKee's Council.
Paris, April 8.—The hearing of the
McKee divorce suit was continued to
day. The suit was brought .by Mrs*
McKee, formerly Mrs. Hugh Tevls,
against A. Hart iMcKee, and the llrst
hearing took place March 4. Mrs. Mc
Kee, thru her counsel, described al
leged indignities to which she had
been subjected by her husband. Mc
Kee retaliated two weeks later by
bringing scandalous counter charges
against iris wife, thru Maitre Laborl.
Today Muitre Barboux, on behalf of
Mrs. McKee, conducted the pleading
in rebuLtal. The Italian nobleman
with wh'iin 1L Is alleged that Mrs. Mc
Kee had improper relations at a chau
teau at Varennes, was identified a.s
Marquis Gugllenl. Barboux denied
•McKee's allegations and offered to
produce testimony from physicians to
show that his wife's physical condi
tion at the time specified was such as
to disprove tho charges. He said tho
real object of the defense was not to
furnish information to tho French
court, but to .besmirch Mrs. McKee's
•reputation in America and secure the
publication there of certain letters she
•had written to her husband.
Advancing to a position close to the
bar, and speaking In a voice inaudible
to the people In court, Barboux read
to the judge to demonstrate the ani
mus of McKee, the translation of a
secret code of words used in letters be
tween the couple. In conclusion, Bar
boux gave McKee a severe arraign
ment, saying that he would have only
himself to blame if his friends turned
their backs upon him when he re
turned to America. "This man," Bar
boux declared, "has failed to compre
hend that in insulting his former wife
he also Insults the mother of his child."
Maitre Labori, for McKee, will reply
tomorrow, and the court hand down a
decision after April 19th.
PROMINENT K. P. SHOT
Judge James A. Frink, of Springfield,
Mo., Past Grand Chancellor of State,
Receives Mortal Wound at Hands of
Robber.
Springfield, Mo., April 8—Judge J. A.
Frink, past grand chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias of the state, was
shot thru the temple and mortally
wounded here at midnight, within a
block of his home. An empty purse,
which had contained $400, was lound
near the body.
COTTON ACREAGE TOO GREAT.
President of Southern Cotton Associa
tion Urges a Large Reduction.
Atlanta, Ga., April 8.—In a state
ment to the farmers of the south, is
sued today, Harvie Jordan, president
of the Southern Cotton Association,
urges a reduction the cotton acre
age of 33 per cent. Unless done, he
says, prices will be low next fall. Jor
dan also urges growers to hold to
what remnants of cotton they have.
WOMAN REFUSED COMMISSION.
Elected Montgomery, Ala., Collector,
But Council Says "Ineligible."
Montgomery, Ala., April 8.—Ger
trude Barney, who was yesterday elect
ed city collector as a candidate of the
republican and temperance people,
was refused a commission by the city
council today, because she is a wom
an and therefore Ineligible. Another
eleotion is liable to be held.
BANK CASHIER SUICIDES.
No Reason for Stoughton, Wis., Man's
Act, Except Possible Insanity.
Stoughton, Wis., April 8.—M. A.
Johnson, cashier ot the First National
bank of Stoughton, was tound dead in
ills room this morning, with an open
gas ]et from a movable fixture in his
mouth. No reason is known for the
act, except possible insanity.
SUSPENDED FOR HAZING.
Entire Junior Class of New York Uni
versity Is Punished.
New Vork. Aoril S.— The entire jun
ior class of Xew ork I mversify were
suspended from the university Mr
inree davs bv the faculty today, its the
penalty for hazing Henry Bloch, a
Ireshman student..
Failure ot Congressman to
Deliver .lob Causes With
holding of Support
YOUNG MIGHT AID TREASURY
About a Shortage of State
Funds Inconsistent Standpats to
Drop State Treasury Shortage Ar
guments Candidates Filing Nom­
ination Papers.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, April 8.—That Lafe
Young tried to "hold up" Congress
man Hull for a "good fat position" to
be appointed by the president in order
to prove that he was on good terms
with Roosevelt is now recognized by
politicians generally. It is recognized
that the delay in starting the Hull
campaign in .this districi is being
caused by the failure of "Just Another
Term" Hull to land the position of
public printer for Lafe Young. All of
the managers of Hull's campaigns In
the past are this year supporting
Prouty. with the exception of the few
holding government positions. Hull Is
In a position where he must have
managors for his campaign and have
them quick. He must have the sup
port of the Capital. Not a thing has
•been done in his interests and the pri
maries are less than two months away.
Politicians are convinced that Young
took advantage of the situation to de
mand a fat position and picked out the
job of public printer. Besides, after
•posing for many years as the especial
and close friend of the president, sucn
an appointment would help out his
contention. But he failed to land It.
Now there is trouble and unless Hull
can do something for him there Is
likely to be more trouble. The situa
tion Is very critical for Congressman
Hull.
On his return from Washington Lafe
Young explained that he saw President
Ttoosevelt while in Washington, but
merely for the purpose of telling him
that Gotch, who won the wrestling
match, was an Iowa man. Information
has reached here from Washington
that Young was an applicant for the
position and that it was refused him
and that the president knew of the de
cision of the supreme court decision
reversing the case and holding that
Lafe must turn back Into the state
treasury the money "illegally extract
ed" therefrom. This undoubtedly had
a great deal to do with the decision of
President Roosevelt not to appoint Mr.
Young- public printer.
There is some doubt whether Mr.'
Young will repay to the state treasury
the amount of the overcharge at once.
Like many of the other standpat news
papers Air. Young has been saying
thru his newspaper that the state
treasury is depleted. The state treas
ury is not depleted but the best and
quickest method for helping the state
treasury out if it was depleted would
be for Mr. Young to repay the amount
the supreme court says was "illegally
extracted." It amounts to several
thousand dollars
Congressman Walter I. Smith is the
third congressional candidate to file
his petition to have his name placed on
the primary election ballot. He filed
his nomination papers with the sec
retary ot state yesterday. Concern
ing the disclosures by the Atlantic
Telegraph, a standpat newspaper, that
Smith and Ernest Hart and others are
in a scheme to perpetuate themselves
In office, and are supporting Allison
only to that end, he had nothing to
say.
Hon. James L. Berry, of Humeston,
Iowa, a. town down in the reservation,
was a caller at the Cummins head
quarters yesterday. He said that he
circulated the Cummins petition in
that town, or rather he took signa
tures. He let it be known that he had
the petitions and eighty-two republic
ans of the town came to his office and
signed without being asked to do so.
This is a town in the reservation, and
the voting strength of the town is
about 150.
Ward Wilson, of Tama, a son of Sec
retary Wilson, of the department of
agriculture, has filed his nomination
papers for renomination as represen
tative from Tama county. He repre
sented that county in the last legis
lature.
C. H. Van Law, of Marshall county,
has filed his nomination papers for
state senator from that district.
It leaks out from political sources
here that the standpatters have de
cided to drop the circulation of the re
ports that the state treasury is de
pleted, and that Governor Cummins is
responsible. The people nowadays
are so well informed that not a cent
of monev can be expended from the
state tri-asury except bv act of the leg
islature, and that the legislature alone
is entirely responsible for appropria
tions and tor conditions of the treas
ury, that the circulation of the malic
ious and false report that the gover
nor is responsible acts only as a
buomerang. and gives grounds lor sus
pic'onlng all other reports coming
from the same source. The Council
Bluffs Nonpareil. Oes Moines Capital
and Cedar Hapiils Republican have
been the most persistent in thc cireu-
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iatlon of the report and have kept It
tip after most of the others had taken
tin? hint and dropped it. It is under
stood the managers of the standpat
campaign will have the circulation ot
the falsehood dropped, as it does mora
damage than good.
GOTCH'S SALARY PRINCELY.
Nephew Says $1,700 Per Week Re
ports Are All True.
Special to Times-Republican.
Ft. Dodgs. April 8.—Laurence Pler
sgue, a nephew of Frank Gotch, ha
affirmed the truth of the reports that
Gotch is being offered $1,700 a week.
When interviewed, and asked if they
were not a press agent's pipe dreams,
lie answered: "Not much." 1 saw
those offers niyseif, and they are tho
straight gbods. Say. it's wonderful
the offers Gotch has had rrom differ
ent places. He was to have wrestled
Hack again, but the Russian won't
take him on. Gotch says that if he
ever wresteles him again he can biat
him. for he knows his style."
"What is Frank going to do?" was
asked I'iergue.
"Why, lie is going to tako that $1.
700 offer, of course. He will show In
Minneapolis. Kansas City, anil the oth
er big places on the vaudeville circuit,
and then will go to London, where lie
will wrestle. Gotch is in a position
right now where he can make a large
amount of money."
$20,000 FOR LEG
Supreme Court of New York Awards
First Judgment Under Labor Law
Making Railway Companies Re
sponsible for Employes Negli
gence.
New York, April 8.—The first judg
ment under the labor law passed by
the legislature in 1906, making rail
way companies responsible for Injur
ies received by an employe thru the
negligence of another employe, has
been awarded in the supreme court,
John Toner getting a verdict or $20,
000 for the loss of his left leg. Toner
was a motorman employed by the
New York City Railway Company.
The motorinan of the car behind start
ed his car, crashing into Toner's car,
and crushing the plaintiff's leg so that
it had to be amputated.
TODAY'S COURT DECISIONS.^
Opinions Handed Down by lowa'.a
Highest Tribunal.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, April 8.—The following
decisions were handed down by the su
preme court today:
State of Iowa vs. Symens, appellant,
Ccott county. Affirmed.
Rawson vs. Grant, appellant, Polk
county. Affirmed.
Sanders, appellant, vs. McKIm, Cal
houn county. Affirmed.
Clark vs. Brandt, appellant, Mills
county. Affirmed.
Blunck vs. C. & N. W. Railway Com
pany, appellant, Woodbury county. Af
firmed.
Bradbury, appellant, vs. Wells, Polk
county. Affirmed.
Ross vs. Ayrhart, appellant, Carroll
county. Reversed.
State of Iowa ex rel Carroll vs. Corn
ing State Savings Bank, appellant,
Adams county. Reversed.
NEW DEAL IN DAKOTA.
Pettigrew to Be Supported by Demo
crats for Senator.
Mitchell, S. D„ April 7.—Before xhe
democratic convention met today a
new deal was sprung after It had been
supposedly settled that ex-Governor
Lee was to be accepted as thq candi
date for the United States senate.
Some earnest work on the part of his
followers brought about the situation
that Lee now stands for the nomina
tion of governor and Senator Petti
grew has been approached to become
a candidate for United States senator.
Pettigrew takes the situation with an
indifferent attitude.
Gold democrats of the Cleveland
regime are quite active in the work
that is being carried on and are try
ing to secure a hold on the national
delegation to Denver, but they are not
meeting with any great success and
are being thwarted at every turn by
the straight democracy. They endorse
Lee and Pettigrew at this time, but
are trying to put up a state ticket to
receive the endorsement of the con
vention. ..
CHILD FATALLY BURNED.
5
Upsets Vessel of Boiling Tea and is
Terribly Scalded.
Special to Times-Republican.
Dubuque, April 8.—The three year
old son of Herman Sostert. of this
citv, was perhaps fatally burned by
pulling a pot full of boiling tea from
the stove. The boiling liquid struck
one side oi the child's face and burned
the whole side of its ibody. ...........
Gns Hearing Friday.
Special to Times-Republican.
Dubuque. April 8.—The citv of Du
buque has been notified to appear in
federal court, at Cedar Rapids Friday
to show cause why a temporary re
straining order should not be issued
to prevent the putting in force of a 90
cent" gas ordinance recently adopted
and now complained of bv the Key City
Gas Company. The hearing of the
complaint will he held in this city on
April 28, and will be before Judge. H.
T. Reed.
Normal Instructor Bereaved.
Special to Tunes-Republican.
(Vdar Falls. April 8.—Mrs. Mary
Jefferson, aged 09 vears, died suddenly
late Tuesday afternoon, at tin- home of
her son. WMIiani Jefferson, of tilis city.
The deceased is the mother of Pro
fessor
W. Walters, of the norma!
faculty The remains were taken to
Donnelson for burial.
T.-R. BUI -TIN.
The Weather.
Sun rises April i* at 5:111) sets at
6:37.
Iowa—i'"air tonight and Thursday
rising temperature Thursday and in
the northwest tonight.
Illinois—Generally fair tonight and
Thursday cooler in the south and
central tonight wanner in the north
Thursday.
South Dakota—Fair tonight and
Thursday rising temperature.
Missouri—Fair tonight and Thurs
day cooler in the east and south to
night rising temperature Thursday.
PAGE ONE.^I^jp
Telegraphic News: StillitilMSi?
Many Saloons Voted Out of Biihi
liess.
LaFollette Wins in Wisconsin.
'Kqual ltighls for Negroes, Says
Itoosevelt.
Fleet Sails for Honolulu July 7.
Savings Banks Liable for Bad Pa
per.
McKee Divorce Suit.
Johnson Outlines Position.
1
Supreme X'ourt Gives Decision
of Importance to All Bank
ing Houses.
MUST PAY FOR BAD PAPER SOLD
Savings Institutions Held Liable to
Other Banks for Face of Forged
Documents Sold as Good Lower
Court of Adams County Is Re­
versed. S
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, April 8.—In a suit
against the Corning Savings bank,
which went defunct some years ago
thru the forfeery of its president, La
Rue, the Iowa National bank of Des
Moines today won in a decision before
the supreme court in a suit of vast
Importance, in which it is held that
savings bajiks can be held liable for
the commercial paper which they sell
to other banks. In the district court
of Adams county the reverse was held.
The supreme court reverses this.
The bank thru its president, La Rue,
sold paper to the Iowa National of
Des Moines. Some of this was later
disclosed to have been forged. The
statutes give savings banks the right
to buy and sell commercial paper, but
another statute prohibits, in that they
can incur no liabilities other than to
their depositors. The receiver of the
bank contended that the bank could
not be held liable under this latter
section. The supreme court holds that
the two sections are parts of the same
chapter and are to. be interpreted to
gether, and that a bank could not buy
and sell without incurring the liabili
ty. Had the court sustained the
Adams county district court, big banks
would have been prevented from fur
ther buying of commercial paper of
savings banks.
PASSES FOR PENSIONERS.
House Passes Bill to Allow Free Fare
for Superannuated Railway Workers.
Washington, April 8.—Under sus
pension of the rules, the house passed
the bill amending the anti-pass pro
visions of the interstate commerce
laws so as to permit the issuance of
passes to furloughed, pensioned and
superannuated employes, persons who
have become disabled or intirm in the
service of common carriers, and for
mer employes traveling for the pur
pose of entering the service of com
mon carriers, and the families of ail
such. 5
Kelly's Salary Raised.
Special to Times-Republican.
edar Palls. April S.—D. M. Kelly
was last night re-elected superintend
ent of the city schools for the eighth
consecutive year, at a salary of $ 1.S00.
$100 advance over any previously paid
la this city.
PARTISANSHIP IN NEWS
"?v.
$^'0,000 for a Leg.
Young Says Hull Hasn't Made Good.
Prominent Pythian Shot.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Railroaded to "Pen."
Romance Soon End1-.
13
A Newspaper I-lold-up
Suicides in St. Paul.
Hardin's Oldest Settler lX'rid.^
A Matrimonii1.1 Tangle.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial:
The Failure of Allison's Leadership.
Cornering Political Information.^,
The Last of the Big Six. -5
Outside Point of View.
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
PAGES FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Hollenhors Again Free Man.
"Charley" Satia Dead.
Turn Down Church's Request
Mayor Decides Laurel Clerk Elec
tion.
Switchman Probably Fatally Hurt.
Farber Not a Candidate.
Arbor Day April 24.
General News of City and County.
PAGE EIGHT.
Markets and General:
Weakness in Wheat., -1
Strong Corn Market.*,.',
Cattle Steady.
Hogs Close 5 to 10 Cents Lower.
War on the Meat Trust.
Has no place in a good newspaper-**
Remember that the T.-R.'s forecast
of the convention roll call in 1906
tallied within one vote of the seo
retary's record when the votes were
counted in convention.
N E 8 5
Makes Public Letter to Depart-1
inent ot Justice Relative to
Violations in South
RAILWAYS MUST OBEY LAW
Negroes Who Pay First Class Fara
Must Have Accommodations Equal
to Those Provided for Whites—In
structs Department to Begin Suit*
Against Railways.
4
Washington, April 8.—President
Roosevelt today made public his letter
of April 2, to the attorney general, di
recting proceedings by injunction to
compel certain railroads of the south
to furnish equal accommodations to
white and negro passengers.
The text of the president's letter fol
lows
"To the Department of Justice: I
forward herewith the report of the in
terstate commerce commission con
taining its order of June 27, 1907, and
tiie report of the failure of the railroad
company to obey the order, under date
of March 26, together with the letter
of the commission of April 1. It ap
pears the Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Railway Company has riot com
plied with the order of the commis
sion to furnish the same facilities to
coiored passengers paying' first class
fare, that are furnished to white pas
sengers paying first class fare. From
time to time various complaints havo
been made to me by reputable colored
people to the effect that accommoda
tions furnished to colored persons on
certain railways are lilthy and inade
quate compared to the same accommo
dations furnished to white passengers
paying the same fare.
"The commission has taken what i»
unquestionably tiie right ground, that
where separate accommodations ar©
provided for white and colored pas
sengers the accommodations for col
ored passengers shall be as good as
that furnished to white passengers fop
the same money. In other words, whilt
there is nothing in the law which for*.
•olds separate accommodations, these
acco.iimodatJonmust be equal. This
principle of equality of accommodation
Is set out explicitly in the various state
laws. For instance, the code of the
state of Alabama provides there shall
be 'equal, but separate accommodations
for the white "and colored races, by
providing two or more passenger cars
by partitions.' The action of the com
mission was simply to insist that ac
commodations be equal in convenience
and comfort, for the same money,
wherever sucly.separatlon is -made. Ia
this particular, case, where the rail
way has neglected to comply with the
order of the commission, it is' import
ant that compliance with this order be
immediately obtained. 1 suggest that
you proceed to enforce the order by in
junction proceedings, unless In your
judgment some other course is pre
ferable.
"(Signed,)
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
"PAPER TRUST" RESOLUTIONS.
House Committee on Judiciary Agree*
to Report Them Favorably.
Washington, April 8.—By unani
mous vote, the house committee on Ju
diciary today agreed to report favor
ably the "paper trust" resolutions in
troduced April 2 by Speaker Cannon.
One of the resolutions directs' the at
torney general to inform the hous*
what steps'have been taken to Inves
tigate and prosecute the International
Paper Company of New York, and
other corporations and combinations
engaged in the manufacture of wood
pulp or print- paper. The other resolu
tion directs the secretary of commerce
and labor to inform the house what
steps have been taken by the bureau,
of corporations towards investigating
the alleged "paper trust."
Democrats Further Thwarted.
Washington, April 8.—To further
thwart the democrats in their filibus
tering tactics, the house today, by
strict party vote, adopted a rule giving
power to the presiding officer without
roll call to declare the house In recess
every day at 5 o'clock until the fol
lowing morning at 11 ^lO, the rule to
run until Monday next. The rule fur
ther provides for consideration of the
naval appropriation bill, beginning
Friday.
Ask More for Navy.
Washington. April 8.—The naval ap
propriation bill, authorizing the con
struction of two instead of four Bat
tleships, and eight instead ot four
submarine torpedo boats, carrying a
total appropriation of $103,968,000 for
the naval service for the next flscal
year, was reported to the house today
by the committee on naval affairs
The appropriation made Is $3,664,
000 more than the amount appropri
ated for the present fiscal year.
STARVES SELF FOR THEORY.
St. Paul Man Dies After Fast Thir
ty-one Days.
St. Paul, April 8.—Knute Olmstlad
died today, having literally «taTpe4
himself to death in an attempt to nat
for forty days, In order to demonstrate
his theory that the mind control* the
body, and that the mind is mightier
than matter. Olmstead's test linft
thirty-em* 4ays.