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DAMAGING
•Af
wiMm
Stepmother, 8tepbrother and Stepsls
ter of Accused Man Declare That He
Murdered Christian Womelsdorf
Preliminary Hearing Tomorrow.
.Fairfield, Jan. 11. —(Special)—'With
lils relatives against him, with a repu
tation among his townspeople as a
good-for-nothing and dangerous man,
ahd facing evidence which, the officials
ot Jefferson county declare will convict
htm of the crime of murder, Dan
Shephard Is confined in the jail in this
city awaiting a hearing. Tomorrow
will be taken before Justice B. B.
ilson and formally charged with the
murder of Christian Womelsdorf, near
•Brighton on January 5. There now ap
pears to be no doubt that he will be
hfeld to await the action of the grand
JUry which convenes in February.
Damaging Evldenoe.
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few enemies and at first the murder
was regarded as a deep mystery.
Lgite'r It became know that he and his
Wife had had'frequent disputes and
tnere were rumors to'the effect that! fainting yesterday
the woman had committed the murder'
qt had .aided the real criminal.,,,
Shephard. Suspected.
Officers of the law began work at
once, however, and It was soon found
that Dan Shephard, a resident of
Brighton and a ihan who had served
several jail terms for larceny was un- "_»
Her anoninlon The coroner^ iurv "ad Wd
r.
Stepmother Tells Story.
Sheriff "Wright was accompanied to S°at
Washington and Brighton by County
Attorney Crail and together they inter
viewed, members of the Shephard fam
ily. The»result was the securing of
evidence which, If produced In court,
will make a strong caee against Shep
hard. The stepmother declares that
before the murder Dan told her that
If she. would secure some chloroform
for him he would bring her enough
money to keep her from want all the
remainder of the winter. She says
she refused and repeatedly warned
him that £e would get Into trouble.
On. several occasions, she says, he de
clated, he would kill and rob people,
telling her that others lived the same
way and that he could do as well.
The woman further stated that Dan
was away from home on the evening
of the murder until between 8 and 9
o'clock and that after he returned and
Indeed ever since that time, he has
been nervous and restless, often walk
lng the floor. The woman says that
the first time she saw Dan he was in
jail at Stgourney, serving a term fpr
larceny.
Knew Where Money Was.
A step-brother of Shephard. a well
known and highly respected citizen of
by****
...
1?1ay
send Shephard to the penitentiary. He
said that Dan asked him to act as
guard while he (Dan) went into the
Womelsdorf home, killed the old man
and secured the money. The latter, It
was understood, was hidden in a can
under the cellar stairs at the Womels
dorf home. The step-brother of the
prisoner refused to accompany Shep
hard on his trip, he said, and Dan de
clared he would go alone.
Told Two Stories
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ctofa^eneSftig/e, ', the 4^fftar-old}
Christlan Womelsdorf was found
murdered in his home January 5 at afternoon. Later he was taken from
about 6 o'clock by his wife who had the court room.
been out of the house for nearly an Mickey was thrown from a wagon,
hour, feeding the stock and doing whilft driving along the city streets
chores. Womelsdorf was an aged her^flast fall by being caught/by an
farmer, reputed. to have considerable electric wire which was suddenly low
money hidden In his house. He had ered as he drove by. His fall was
ana was bcji
thlsmo
death.
FAINTS IN
ICODRT ROOM
StSs
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BROTHER OF GOVERNOR MICKEY
OF NEBRASKA CREATES SEN-
SATION AT INDIANOLA.
Indianola, Jan. 11 .— While testify
ing in a sensational damage suit which
he has brought against the city for destruction and
$6,000, J. 0. Mickey, brother of Gov
ernor Mickey of Nebraska, fainted and
fell back in the arms of his attorneys
In the Warren county court yesterday
violent and he claims that some dislo
cation of the verterbrae of the neck
resulted from the injury. He has been
ill much of the time since, and his
in court was
thought to be due to the exctiement
of the trial. He resides on a farm a
mile north of the city.
charging Sim with the crltoe, and eon- ^mflK^he old ^an The remalMer
be safd^he Zufet later oT
ha hnt w^B Members of the family, Sheriff
nfflpl™ Wfivnr Wright says, assert that Dan threat
released. yhe officers, howev several times to kill Womelsdorf,
watched him closely and questioned
his relatives. Yesterday .Sheriff
Wright of Jefferson received word
from Sheriff .Teeter of Washington that
he had. arrested Shephard In the latter
place and that he considered the evi
dence secured by himself and Marshal
McCarty, of Brighton sufficient to war
rant holding him.
informatlon signed by Fred Wolff of
this county. He returned last night
with Shepihard in custody and the pris
oner Is now confined In the Jefferson
county jail.
killed all four and secured the money
had he had a gun.
Evidently, If this story of the wo
man's Is true, Shephard forgot, that he
lt'
1!'
btli HOt 6QQU£)11 to warrant VCrdlCt* .ii.»_^
Shephard Brought to Jail.
Sheriff Wright left Immediately for
r,1^ scene "of "the"crlmeB"A"pair"of Trousers
*or.murder It .16
,2 sfhanS said that he told members of the fam-
another story and declared he had
na
-i 1VA mnnov nff
appear that Womelsdorf had been
trampled to death by the animal. Then
the plan was, they say, to gag "the
old woman" and steal all the money.
and vest have not been
Ji a round. United States and governor of New
The accused man stoutly maintains ja the giver of the $600,000 con
that he was not in the vicinity of the trlbutlon to the fund for the com-
tells. He said that he was In Brighton
all afternoon and evening and that at
the time the iniyder was committed,
about 6 o'clock, lie was at the depot.
He told the jury he remained at the
depot until 6:15, saw a Roclt Island
passenger arrive at the station and
waited until it left, then went home. I
Case Excites Interest.
Danish Cabinet Is Out.
Copenhagen, Jan. 11.—The remain-
.. lng members of the Deuntzer cabinet
resigned. King Christian has re-
UCVVC IQDI^UCU. MUG UAUAUAU UOD LU*
authorities yesterday, qUeated the ministers to carry on the! Flint, of Los Angeles, was chosen for
jr?aIlon
'tp*
A step-sister of Shephard, when
asked by the officers, said that on Jan
uary 5, when Dan returned home, she
as){$d him "how he had made out."
He told her, she asserts, that he would
have been successful had not the Ad
t$r brothers been at the Womelsdorf
.(home to saw wood. The old man, he
said, had asked the Adiers to stay
over night. The woman says Dan told
higher that he hid himself where he could OUSLY INJURED, SEVERAL FATALLY.
s^Bee Mr. and Mrs. Womelsdorf and the
i-'f|two guests and that he could have
IAN%A,R$HK8
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fwr,ntd,t
District for Forty Miles Outside Port
Arthur Was Full of Mines, Say Jap
anese Japanese Survivors of Des
perate Attack Found In Port Arthur
Port Said, Jan. 11.—Rear Admiral
Rotrovsky'8 division of the second
Russian Pacific squadron entered the
canal at noon. Its destination is un
certain, but lt is probably Madagascar
by way of Jibutll. The warships were
only permitted to ship 1,000 tons of
coal among the seven ships, besides
taking on board provisions.
495 Mines Destroyed.
Tokio, Jan. 11. The navy depart
ment says the district covered by sub
marine mines had a radius of 40 miles
oulside of Port Arthur. It reports the
explosion of 495 of
these mines to date.
Ten additional survivors of the
third expedition of the Japanese to
blockade the entrance to Port Arthur
have been found In Russian hospitals
They have been transferred to the
Japanese.
New Hope for Peace.
Paris, Jan. 11.—Vice Admiral Dou
bassoff, Russian member of the North
sea committee, is quoted by the Echo
de Paris as having stated In an inter
view that he had submitted to Emper
or Nicholas a program for the reor
ganization of the navy, which ls abso
lutely Indispensable for service jn the
war against Japan. Twenty months
will be necessary for its execution.
Doubassoff says the prospects for Ro
jestvensky's squadron were hopeless.
He unhesitatingly declared he consid
ered a provisional peace would shortly
be probable, Japan retaining Port Ar
thur and other territories which she
has occupied. Russia, in the mean-,
while! the,
admiral said, would prepare
an invirioftte-fl«efc4®rat,tttur&-effort.
... .. ... ,. nation as minister of the interior. The
j™ minister has informed his majesty of
the old man In the harn^• ^his desire to be relieved of the office
down, turn a horse loose and make it
Dead Man's Clothes Found.
What the officers consider plausible
evidence has been secured to prove
that the man who murdered Womels- Bismarck of Russia, despite the
dorf went to Brighton from the
Identified as the property of the dead
man Jias been found In a shed about
two blocks from the Shephard home In
Brighton. The whole suit of which 'Fopmer
Mirsky's Resignation Unaccepted.
St. PetersfStirg, Jan. 11.—The Associ
ated Press is. In a position to state
positively that Empafor Nicholas has
not yet accepted Prince Mirsky's resig-
because the Imperial reform program
did not go far enough to meet his
views, but the emperor so far has per
suaded him to remain in the minis
try.
Mirsk-y's retirement soon, however,
Vice
the trousers are a part has been miss-. Cathedral's Completion,
lng since tne night of the murder, but
New
week,
The case has excited great interest1
throughout Jefferson and Washington CHICAGO MAN IN DRUNKEN RAGE,
counties. Shephard. the officers say, is.
a bad man and Is so regarded by all
who know him. He has served terms
in more than one jail In southeastern
Iowa, say the offloers, on larceny
charges. His arrest has served to di
vert any suspicion the officers might
have had that Mrs. Womelsdorf
implicated in the murder of her hus- wounded another daughter, 2% years
band, though it is known they had not old
?lp, business until successors are selected, senator in caucus today. .ft
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
DEATH IN RACE WAR
president Provides for
yQrk, Jan. 11„ Levi P. Mor-
ton former vice p/e'sident of the
withheld until today.
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BBS BESF0|&B1UT¥
Senators
House
Womelsdorf home on the evening of pietion of the Cathedral of S't John the is bei^g made, and caucuses by state National Guard of Albla, First Lleuten
the murder. His story told before the Divine. The gift was announced last delegations are not being held, it Is ant Alva Baker of Company L, New
coroner's jury is the same one he now
ACT OF FIEND
KILLS WIFE, CHILDREN
-AND SELF.
Chicago, Jan. 11.—With a pistol and
razor John Miller, cook, killed his
7iras wife and infant daughter today, fatally
and
then after shooting himself °f
lived happily together for some years. tio /vnm it® weight in the discussion. Wreck on the Alton.
through the breast cut his own throat.
A drunken rage is believed to hav.e
been the cause of the tragedy.
California Senator Chosen.
Italian and Finnish Miners Engage
in Bloody Struggle.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 11.—Frank P.
CARTIER ALGOMA, ONT., JAN. 11.—AS THE RESULT OF A FIGHT
HERE BETWEEN GANGS OF ITALIAN AND FINNI8H LABORERS EM­
PLOYED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CARTIER 8TATION, DUR.
ING WHICH KNIVES, REVOLVERS AND TOO4.8 WERE FREELY
USED, THREE MEN ARE DEAD AND THIRTY OTHERS ARE SERI-
RACE ANIMOSITY WAS THE
Tt
Biirden Be 6
Majority of H(|ise Favors
An Investigation Lacey Fears for
Famers—Resume Smoot Case.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 11.—A
meeting of tue Pacific coast dele
gation in the house Is being ar
ranged for this afternoon to crys
tallize the sentiment against tar
iff revision in the form of a memo
rial or a petition. It is stated by
members from that section of the
country that such a petitic
receive the signature oi
member from the states^
the Hocky mountains.
petition, it is stated, liaff
would
every
est of
uch a
been
signed Jay memlers fronf Penn
sylvania, New York, Ohio and
Vest Virginia.
Washington, D. C., Jan. II.—The
defense in the Senator smoot In
vestigation was begun tod^y- The
room of the senate committee on
privileges and elections^ was
crowded, most of the spectators
being women.
Washington, D. C., Jajtjfill.
Speaker Cannon of the ho\ise of
representatives today tfjoji^unced
as the committee on ^naugural
ceremonies, Messrs Dals$il, Crum-
packer aaftjjWlllanufv' -V
The arqJy«p5ropriation bill was
taken, up,^ aiifo^itywas agree® that
there,^6^d 1)e three hour#' gen
eral debatey'*'"^*^
5
Whether there' will be an e&tra ses
slon of congress for the revision of the
tariff is a question, in the expressed
that
L?e,
tariff revision agitation must be borne
by the house, while the senate will
join in perfecting such legislation as
may be provided, if an extra session Is
called by the President and passed by
the house.
is regarded as certain, and M. Wltteiof the fact, that the attitude of the
apparently is equally certain of becom-
O°
fact that he Is cordially hated as well
as feared at court.
MORTON DONATES $600,000.
Leaders Will Not Interfere.
Senators holding this view are not
senate, as represented. by the senate
conferences, was not In opposition to
tariff revision if that program had
been decided upon by the President.
an early decision as to the necessity
or advisability of action by congress
before the next regular session of con
gress.
There is a lively exchange of views
and gossip regarding tariff revision
going on in the house. While no di
rector organized poll of Its members
but Mr. Morton's name was known the speaker, as well as promi- ton, and Second Lieutenant Ed. W.
nent members of the ways and means
committee, are collating views of mem
bers personally.
Sentiment Against Action.
The only approach to a poll of mem
bers on this subject is that which was
completod by 8awney, of Minnesota.
the republican "whip" before the holi
day recess. Tawney found decided
sentiment in favor of an investigation
by a committee of the house regarding
changes in the industrial conditions
which may have taken place since the
enactment of the Dingley tariff, with
a view to ascertaining the necessity or
otherwise of chances in schedules.
The result of this Inquiry was placed
White house conference has taken no
definite form, nor has any particular
phase of the agitation developed into
anything tangible.
President for Early Action.
President Roosevelt favors the ear
liest possible action looking to a revi
sion of the tariff. He so Informed the
senators and representatives who were
in conference with Wm at the White
House last Saturday and he has made
plain his position to others since that
conference.
W E A E
E
Iowa—Heavy snow tonight probably
followed by fair weather Thursday.
Colder in the northwest portion to
night and in the east Thursday.
Local Weather.
9 o'clock last night 6
7 o'clock this morning 12
2 o'clock this afternoon .. 19
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Republic*
ri Senator-El^bt^ It Is ^lleged
Received $21,u00' From Brewers for
Purpose- of Influencing Leglsla
In Missouri General Assembly.
Jefferson City, Mo.,". Jan. 11.—In the
house of representatives today a reso
lution was unanimously adopted pro
viding for the appointment of a com
mittee to investigate the campaign
contributions handled by Thomas, K.
Nledrlnghr.us, republican candidate
for United States Benator, to succeed
Senator Cockrell.
The Gharge.
Representative Grace, of St. Louis,
caused a sensation in the house late
yesterday'afternoon by Introducing
resolution calling for the Investigation
of the report that the brewers ha.d
paid Thos. K. Neldrlnghaus $21,000 for
the purpose of influencing legislation
in the general assembly.
In an Instant a dozen representatives
were on their feet clamoring for rec
ognition. After a stormy scene a mo
tion to lay the resolution on,the table
was lost by a vote of 57 to 71.
After a prolonged and bitter wrangle
among themselves the republicans
voted down a resolution providing for a
general investigation of all charges of
bribery and corruption In the recent
senatorial race between Niedrlnghaus
and Kerens. The democrats voted
with the Kerens men against this prop
osition.
Wants Folk to Act.
Later, on being taunted with lack of
party loyalty in offering his resolution
Representative Grace proposed the fol
lowing as a substitute resolution:
conflned to those who, with certain tempted to dictate the makeup of his
house leaders, attended the conference
held at the White House to sound the
sentiment of congress. Yet they as
sume, without any public confirmation
It is declared, therefore, that the
Resolved. That this house officially
jury to fully Investigate the charges
in of bribery and corruption against Thos:
the President and the:
other words sexeraVsiroatgfSP^^ hla-race for Ualtei
steadfastly that the responsibility of states senator."
This motion aroused even more ex
cited debate and members were dis
playing bitter feeling when a motion
to adjourn finally carried.
Speaker Hits Railroad Lobby.
Speaker David W. Hill created a
stir in the house this afternoon by de
claring that the railroad lobby at-
senate does not stand in the way of tajned in Governor Folk's Inaugural
teommittees and Is trying to bribe rep
resentatlves by providing free trans
portation.
"Personally," said Mr. Hill, "I know
of one representative who was sent a
railroad pass after his election."
Before denouncing the lobby Hill
turned over the gavel to Speaker Pro
Tem Wilson and submitted a resolu
tion indorsing the sentiments con-
PromlnenUmembers, while not wish- Bloomlngton, 111., Jap. 11. The Al
ing to make a statement on the sub- ton's "Red Limited" eastbound ran
,1ect, affirm that their discussions with through the interlocker at Wann to
their colleagues reveal a decided sOnti- ,jay The engine and mail car left the
ment in favor of no action whatever, track and1 turned over. Conductor ments the President will
regarding the tariff situation since the gtewart and Mail Clerk .Pettit were In- tnem from consideration.
,olty Waa partwl
tafMy ehtelll
Between 8OT and
,* «vt of employment.
address. He concluded by moving the upon which, lt Is declared, no Import
adoption of the resolution. Other mem
bers Indorsed the position of the
speaker.
is a
Des Moines, Jan. 11,—Captain In
gram of Company A, Fifty-fourth Iowa
Jones, of Company K.
resigned.
Grinnell. have
TWO RILLED
EXPL08I0N OF ENGINE CAUSES
DEATH OF ENGINEER AND
FIREMAN.
cleveiand,
in the possession of the President at attached to a fast express on the Erie
the recent conference on the subject
roa(j
art}an,l«H1onbtedly
O.. Jan. 11. An engine
blew up at Creston, Ohio., today
ha3 klI1Ing the
enSlneer
... Wreck on the Alton.
fireman!
jured. this be understood clearly.
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roy^S by5
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IN RUN
ON fBANK
HUNDRED3 OF PEOPLE FIGHT
POLICE TO GET
MONEY.,
j^WITH
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New York, Jan. 11.—Five hundred
excited Hebrews, who had deposits in
the State bank in Grand street, waited
at the doors of the bank all last night
and, early, today, more than a .thous
and persons were waiting anxiously to
withdraw their deposits. Since1 day'
light the number of depositors has
doubled and police reserves were
called out to maintain order. The\run
on the bank, which .began yesterday
afternoon, was .resumed as soon as
the doors were opened today. The
trouble began yesterday from the rush
of depositors to place their money in
the bank. The "bank officials declare
there is absolutely nothing the matter
with the bank and that they can pay
every depositor.'
Tear Railing From.-Well
Despite the emergency detail of po
lice, called out to• preserve order the
members of the mob about the bank
became so excited over the delay In se
curing their deposits they rushed
against the heavy iron railing around
to lt ff.0w, ltB
fastenings
VWJt the,crowds
from falling into the
To pre-
well a detail of police forced the
crowd back just In time, but. In the
struggle three policemen wero Injured.
Women Stay In Line.
Two women were badly hurt, but
both refused to drop out of the line,
so anxious were they to secure their
deposits.
Meantime the bank was paying air
who applied. According to Cashier
Voorhies the State bank has In depos
its $10,600,000, representing the sav
ings of 5,000 or 6,000 persons.
CHADWICK GEMS ARE LOCATED.
Customs Officials Trace "Smuggled"
Jewels Worth $50,000.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 11.—More than
$50,000 worth of diamonds and jewels
owned by Mrs. Cassle L. Chadwick,
duty was paid, have been located by
customs officials. Most of these valu
ables are in the hands of persons in
this city who hold them as security for
loans made to Mrs. Chadwick....
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STEAMER FOUNDERS
HEAVY SNOWFALLS
1 4, 4*^ A „r-
Twenty-two of Crew of Thirty-five
Men are Drowned.
WATER FORD, IRELAND, JAN. 11—THE STEAMER ZENO ARRIVED
HERE TODAY WITH THE CAPTAIN AND TWELVE MEN OF THE
AMERICAN STEAM DREDGER TEXA8 WHICH FOUNDERED IN A
8TORM OFF THE HEBRIDE8. THE CREW ENTERED SMALL BOAT8,
BUT ONE CONTAINING THE CHIEF OFFICER AND TWENTY-ONE
MEN SANK IMMEDIATELY AND ALL THE OCCUPANT8 WERE
DROWNED. THE 8URVIVORS DRIFTED FOR 8EVERAL DAYS BE­
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Middle Western States Center of Wln
try Storm.
Chicago, Jan. 11.—A heavy snow is
falling today over the states of
Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa,
causing more or less delay to all traf
fic. A heavy hall and sleet storm pre
vails over central and southern Illinois,
interfering considerably with telegraph
and telephone communication.
LEADERS LOSE CONTROL.
German Miners on Strike Have Laws
of Their Own.
Bechum, West Phaila, Germany,
Jan. 11.—The coal strike now includes
forty-seven mines over 70,000 men are
out. The leaders have completely lost
control over their operatives.
WANTS NO CHANGES.
President Will Not Allow Weaxening
of Arbitration Treaties.
Washington, Jan. 11.—If "the arbi
tration treaties now pending before
the senate are weakened by amend
withdraw
He has let
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BEING CHAfeSBS
io Have Been Rejected By the
Mftif Have Failed to Reoelve
Passing Marks In Examination Fll«
Complaints—Board Now In 8essloiV'-
Des Moines, Jan. 11.—Governor Gum*
mins has fixed Friday, January 13,'fo)P
a hearing relative to charges ftgalnrft
the state board of mining examlneiy
which often meets- at Ottumwa.
These charges Involve thq compe
tency of the board and the accuracy
of its examinations of candidates fcfr
appointment as mine engineers. Xt la
understood by the board that they'are
supported by defeated or rejected can
didates, including ThomaB Isaacs ot
Hiteman, William Abrams of Oska
loosa and R. D. Owens of Beacon. It
also is said that J. T. Beard of Scran-'
ton, Pa., h:.s encouraged the attack oo
the. examining board and may come to
the hearing Friday. Whether D.' C.
Phillips of Hiteman, formerly one
There were present at the meeting
all of the members of the ex^ming
board: H. Booth of Knoxvllle, Bd. Gray
of Des Moines, Jdhn Caldwell of Sey
mour, John Owens of Beacon, and Jos
Baker of Des Moines.
The markings of the papers in the
last examination are under fire. The
examination consisted of forty Que#*
tlon^twertty-five'repairing written* an
swers and fifteen oral./ The boafd now
has lio record ot the markings, these
being in the possession of the former.*,
'secretary, Mr. Phillips. But lt has the
original papers.
Marks Grow Lower.
Last night the board went through
these papers again, comparing them
and the answers given with the solu
tions which Mr. Beard, who has
broiight the controversy to a focuB,
published in Mines and Minerals in
November. The Beprd answers re
sulted In different markings for the
candidates than those given by the
board and this is the basis of the at
tack before the board. Mr. Baker is
a new member of the board, not hav
lng been in the examination whose re
sults have been complained of. He
was given the task last evening of
marking the papers anew.
Not having the markings of the an
Bwers
to the fifteen oral questions the
candidates were given 90 per cent
while the members of the board testify
that! the markings did nqt exceed 80
odd. With this as a basis the written
papers resulted on most liberal
markings by Mr. Baker at less, per
cents for the candidates than were
given them ty the board originally.
The complainants -object to the habit
of the board In giving candidates less
than perfect when the answer was. not
in correct terms. For instance an an
swer to a question asking for a result
in tons given In pounds was not
marked perfect nor was a mistake in
writing an answer worked by a, cor
rect method overlooked. Mr. Baker
however, gave more liberal treatment
of this class of answers than did the
board originally.
V.
S
of
tne board and who {s said to sympa
thize with me attack on Its members,
will attend the hearing Is not known.
The examining board met In Des1
Moines yesterday. Its member? were
seen at the Elliott hotel last.evening
and'expressed their gratification that
at last the charges whlcli have be^n
set afloat relative to their examina
tions may have investigation by the
governor. They are confident of tfie
outcome. They welcome/the Investi
gation and have no fear of the result.
They will not be represented In the
hearing by attorneys.
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HEAD-ON COLLISION. W-W
Two Switch Engines Crash at Daveiv
port This Morning,
Davenport. Jan. 11.—-(Special)—Two-:
switch engines one on the Burlington
and the other on the D. R. I. & W. road
came together in a head-on collision,
here this morning. Both engines were
badly damaged and Fireman Brownlo^r
of Davenpct was Injured, perhaps
seriously. The other members ot both
crews escaped injury.
^LIVE STOCK IS SUFFERING.
Snow In Central Kansas Is Reported
Very Heavy.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 11. A heavy
snow fell throughout Kansas yester
day. In the central Kansas wheat
fields the snow was heavier than any
In five years. The temperature Is low
today and there is suffering among the
live stock in the western portion of
the state. Wheat is greatly ben*
fited.
$1,000 FOR NOVEL ON PEACE.
Pittsburg Society Authorizes Payment
iry of Sum for Acceptable Story.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 11.—The Pitts
burg Peace society has authorized the
award of $1,000 to the author of an ao
ceptable novel
OP
tion."
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the "peace ques­