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DI^TRICT ATTORNEY JEROME
LOSES IN HIS ATTEMPT TO SE
CURE EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC
DURING THAW HEARINGS.
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JUDGE DOWLING REVERSES FOR
MER RULING AND WIFE OF
PRISONER IS PERMITTED TO RE­
VIEW EARLY STRUGGLES.
New York, Jan. 20—When the TJhaw
trial opened today Judge DOwling an
aounced that he could find too author!
(j ty, for the exclusion of the public
from the court room during the trial
Wo' as prayed for by District Attorney
Jerome on Friday.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was then called
to the stand, and nothwithstandittg
Jerome's, stronuous objections, was a1
lo.wed to repeat the story of her ex
perlence with Stanford White as ,sho
related it to Thaw in Paris.
Wife Reviews Story.
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Mrs. Thaw was suffering today
from a bad cold and she coughed
frequently while testifying. In re
[V. sponse to questions from Littleton
the witness told again, but more brief
ly than last year, of' her experience
in the Twenty-fourth street house
iji^B Where she was taken to lunch with
i: Stanford White, drank champagne
and became dizzy and she told again
of the velvet swing in the mirrored
room and the big Japanese parasol at
tached to the ceiling.
"Every time you were swung up to
the ceiling your feet would crash,
tfurough the paper of* the parasol,"
-said the witness, "and a fresh one
•wm^would be .put up-"
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Jerome would riot allow any Ques
tions to be asked until the witness
had completely exhausted her memory
of the conversation with Thaw, and
his constant objections did much to
decrease the effectiveness of her
recital. Littleton had sought to get
the story of the girl's early life, of
her hardships and the poverty of her
family before the jury on Friday, but
the objections of the district attorney
were sustained. Littleton argued to
day that the early life story of the
witness had a great deal to do with
impressing Thaw with the truth of
her story and thus had a direst effect
as to inducing insanity. Upon this
presentation of the matter Justice
Dowllng reversed his former ruling
^and allowed the witness to proceed.
PH Tells of Thaw Suicide Attempt.
Just before the luncheon recess
Mrs. Thaw reached tne story of
Thaw's attempt to take his life by
drinking a bottle of laudanum at
Monte Carlo in 1904. Earlier in that
year he had threatened to do the same
thing, in New York and had wanted
her to join him. She humored hi?n
and diverted his attention. When he
swallowed the poison at Monte Carlo
he was alone, she said. Mrs. Thaw
gave the details of the securing of
physicians and the manner in which
they worked over Thaw all nigb.t to
save his life. This is the first new in
cident she testified to.
Jerome began his cross examination
of, Evelyn Thaw at 3:05 p. m.
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Pearl Sims Buried.
day afternoon at 2:30 at the First
Baptist church.
D. Gillis visited in Ottumwa re
cently.
Trainmaster Walker of Trenton is
in Eldon on business today.
Trainmaster Weeks has accepted
another position and Trainmaster
Walker's work will be from Trenton,
Mo., to Rock Island now.
Chapter C. G..of the P. E. O.'s will
meet in regular session at the home
of Mrs. M. Sawyer on East Elm
street this, afternoon.
Mrs, George Payne has returned
home from a week's visit with Mr.
Payne in Chicago.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Christian church will give a supper
at the K. of P. hall Thursday. Jan.
2j, from 5 to 8 p. m. and everyone is
invited.
Superintendent Beason of Trenton
is in Eldon on business.
Mrs. E. E. Barger is visiting rela
tives in Ottumwa today, among whom
are Mrs. Arthur Buckens of 315 North
Hancock street.
I||j$ Eighth District Ulcsting.
creston. Jan. 23.—The republican
congressional committee of the eighth
district h^s issued a call to meet here
on Wednesday. Jan. 22, at the parlors
of the Summit Houss-
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Who Foresees Race War
JUSTICE HARLAN.
HARLAN PEERS
INTO FUTURE
SAYS, YELLOW AND WHITE RACES
WILL MEET IN CONFLICT
TO SHAKE THE EARTH.
Justice John M. Harlan of the su
preme court of the United States, cre
ated no little excitement at the an
nual dinner of the navy league of the
United States. He peered into the dis
tant future and told of a d&y when
the white and yellow races .vill meet
in a conflict that will shake the eartn.
He said in part as follows:
"If I'had the opportunity I would
vote for an appropriation of $50,000,
000 a year for a period of 10 years
for a larger navy. The trend of th?
migration of the, while people In the
past has been from the east to the
west. Just across the water there is
a cpuntry with an immense popula
tion, whose commerce we are seek
ing. There are 400,000,000 Chinese as
strong physically and mentally as we
are. We may some day see a skilled
army in Japan of from 5,000,000 to 10,
000,0000. They will say: 'You claim
Europe as your country, this is ours
get out!' I do not think they have
any such idea now and we have no
hostility toward them, but there will
be a conflict between the yellow race
and the white race that will shake the
earth."
JESSE JAMES
METHODS USED
TEXOLA, OKLA., BANK RAIDED IN
OLD STYLE BY MASKED
BANDITS.
Eldon. Pearl Sims, who has been
very ill for many weeks, died last
night at 8 o'clock. Mr. Sims was one
of Eldon's most promising young men.
He had lived here for a number of
years and was well liked by all who the loose change on the counter Into
knew him. The funeral was held Sun-j
Norman. Okla., Jan. 20. In typi
cal old-fashioned Jesse James style
and after a hand to hand battle with
Assistant Cashier Jones, two masked
bandits robbed the First National
bank of Texola, Beckham county. Ok
lahoma late Saturday night. Jones
was found an hour later bound and
gagged and insensible from a blow
on the head.
"Hands up" in true western style,
were the words that greeted Jones as
he wal busily engaged with his
books.
Jones raised his hands. but' when
one of the bandits turned to empty
a sack,
ed
the assistant cashier attack-
the other. A fierce fight ensued,
the banker finally getting the worst
of it.
A posse headed by the sheriff start
ed after the robbers as soon as pos
sible. Late last night they had not
yet been captured and it is thought
they liave escaped, into the Texas pan
handle. Officials of the bank make noi
statement of the amount of money
taken.
FIGHTS SALOONS, ALSO FLOCK.
Sedalia Pastor Resigns When Congre
gation Criticises His Method of
Warfare cn Liquor.
Sedalia, Mo., Jan. 20.—Angered by
the opposition of the members of his
flock put before his methods of fight
ing saloons, 'the Rev. J. M. Ruddv, for
four years castor of tne First Chris
tian church, resigned yesterday. His
efforts to defeat, the liruor traffic dis
pleased the church beard.
Wiiiis Transferred to Galesburg.
Fairfield, Jan. *0.—After hMng here
six months, B. H. illis hn been
transferred to the Galesburg office of
the Adams Exprecs company and his
place as manager cf the local office
has been taken by Hilton Stewart of
Monmouth, In.- .-
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I MAHASKA COUNTY AUTHORITIES
FILE CASE, ASSERTING THAT
DEFENSE FUND OF QUARTER
MILLION IS TAXABLE
Oskaloosa, Jan. 20.—(Special)
As the result of the work of tax fer
rets a suit Jas been brought against
the United Mine Workers of Iowa to
pay $17,000 back taxes on the defense
fund that has been accumulating for
years and now amounts to a quarter
of a million. The miners claim it is
a charitable fund and not subject to
taxes. They will fight the case in
court.
THIRTIETH COIN VENT IO|N|
United Mine4 Workers of America
Gather Will Hear Mitchell's
Farewell Address.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 20. One
thousand delegates have arrived for
the thirteenth annual convention of
the United Mine Workers of America,
which will open tomorrow. Additional
interest is attached to the convention
as it will mark the farewell of John
Mitchell, the "president of the organi
zation, who will deliver his farewell
address and who, on April 1, will re
tire.
TWAIN AIDS BANK PLAN.
Writes Characteristic Letter Against
the Knickerbocker Receiv
ership-
New York, Jan. 20.—What is proba
bly the most Interesting appeal to de
positors ever written has been given
out at the headquarters of the Sat
terlee committee for the reorganization
of the Knickerbocker Trust company
over the signature of "Mark Twain,"
who signs his checks Samuel L. Clem
ens. The fact that he has some $50 000
tied-up in the trust company seeming
ly gives the humorist a right to jest
on the subject of permanent receiver
ships. The letter follows:
fo the Other Depositors: —-The time
is -very short. Grover Cleveland, a
depositor, has approved the Satterlee
plan for resumption, and it1 seems -to
me that ought to satisfy every .'de
positor that that plan is safe and wise.
If we accept it we shall lose no part of
our money if .we do not-accept it the
Knickerbocker will be delivered over
to a permanent receivership.' I have
already tried a permanent receiver
ship once and did not like the result.
"It costs more to keep a permanent
receivership than it does to keep a
harem. Anybody who has had exper
ience in these matters will indorse
this statement. In the long run—in
the very long run—we got some of
our money. All the depositors were
disappointed and there was much re
gret. If we accept the Satterlee plan
and do it immediately it will be well
for us if we refuse we invite' and In
sure a shrit)ka?e which the patients
will not find enjoyable.
"I have not been invited to say
these things. Still, it has seemed
worth while to say this. Very re
spectfully yours, Mark Twain."
M'BRIDE QUITS AS 8. U. I. DEAN,
Dr. Carl Seashore Is SeUcted as
Successor in the Graduate
College.
A Cedar Rapids firm, submitted
plans for the new law building auth
orized by the legislature. Plans are
gradually bein- formed for thjs build
ing. which will be the next erected by
the university.
Undergraduate assistants were ap
pointed in several departments of the
university.
LABOR OPPOSED TO WATSON.
Evansville Unions Decide to Work
Against Congressman, Who Is
Candidate for Governor.
Evansville, Ind., Jan. 20 —The labor
unions of the city yesterday in a mass
meeting decided to organize by wards
to work against Congressman James
E. Watson, candidate for governor, on
the day of the republican primary.
WILL ORGANIZE CLUB AND PRE
PARE POLITICAL FENCES FOR
CAMPAIGN.
Republicans of Wapello county are
urged to meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow
night in the court room of the court
house for the purpose of organizing a
Wapello County Republican club. The
announcement is made that thi3 is to
be a republican cl'ib and it is not the
intention that it will promote the
candidacy of any man.
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VOLUME 60 OTTUMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1908 NUMBER 68
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HORRIBLE DEATH
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Iowa City, Jan. 20.—Dr. T. H. Mac
Bride submitted his resignation as
dean of the Graduate college at the
board of regents' meeting Friday aft
ernoon, and Dr. Carl Seashore of the
Psychology department was elected to
succeed him. Mr. MacBrlde has been
with the university many years and
will continue, but not as a dean.
ALBERT WESTER FALLS 250 FEET
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FUNERAL.
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Albla, Jan. 20.—The funeral of Al
bert Wester, a young man thirty
years of age, who had been killed at
the Hocking mines two miles south of
Albia Saturday night, was held in Al
bia today, and it was one of the larg
est funerals that has eVer been held
in the city, the United Mine Workers
turning out from both the Hocking
and Albia camps. Mr. Wester was
killed in a horrible manner. He was
engaged in doing company work, and
while pushing a car of tools onto
what he supposed was a cage lie push
ed it into the open hole and his body
was dragged with it. The shaft is
250 feet deep and as the body went
down the hole it was thrown from
side to side and there was such force
that one limb was torn entirely from
the body. Mr. Wester had been at
Hocking for several months and had
but recently returned from a trip to
Sweden. He was a careful and hon
est young man and had accumulated
quite a sum of money and property.
IS HELP INVALID
Two-Cent Railroad Fare Gets Knock
in Pennsylvania Supreme
Court.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 20. The
two-cent railroad fare law now in
force in Pennsylvania, was today de
clared unconstitutional by the state
supreme court, which handed down
an opinion affirming the decision of
the common pleas court of Philadel
phia rendered last September.
en the political fences of the party ives, which is completely surrounded,
and to prepare for the approaching I The government considers the revo
campaign- jlution practically ended.
Hayti Revolution Practically Ended.
Port Au Prince, Hayti. Jan. 20.
The government forces yesterday at
tacked the town of St. Marc, which
was held by tho Revolutionists'. The
revolutionists surrendered after a
slight resistance.' The government
forces then marched towards Gona-
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Seattle, Wash., Jan.. 20.—The next
gfeat world's fair Will be the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition, which will
be held at Seattle, opening June 1.
and closing October 15, 1909. Tho
exposition will be held in a section
of the country where world's fairs
are new and for this reason there is
a peculiar degree of energy and ex
pectation apparent In Seattle in con
nection with- the project. Work on
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Man, the President of Exposition
JOHN E. CHILBERG, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION, WHICH
WILL BE OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC FROM JUNE UNTIL,OCTOSER, 1909, IS A FORMER WAPELLO
CO., BOY HAVING LIVED HERE WITH HIS FAMILY SEVERAL YEARS NEAR THE OLD SWEDISH SET
TLEMENT KNOWN NOW AS MUNTERVILLE. HE LEFT HERE WITH HIS BROTHER, ANDREW CHIL
BERG, WHO AT THE TIME WAS EMPLOYED IN THE STORE OF W. A. JORDAN AND SONS. GOING
FROM HERE TO SEATTLE THE BROTHERS LOCATED PERMANENTLY ENGAGING IN GROCERY
BUSINESS, THEY £RE
the grounds and buildings of the ex
position- is well under way' and the
management is determined to have
everything in readiness by opening
day. In fact, the idea of haviiig the
big show complete when it opens is
the overmastering idea of the hour.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposi
tion promised to be different from
other world's fairs in many ways, but
one policy above all else stands out
lowan Lett $10fi00
in Chicago Bankers
Will For Bravery
MarshalItown, Jan. 20—(Spec
ial.)—W. E. Gearhart, agent
of the Milwaukee at Madrid, has
been left $10,000 by a Chicago
banker's will, on account of
saving the lives of his wife and
daughter of the banker at Mel
bourne, 19 years ago.
MURDER MOTHER
AND 4 CHILDREN
FIBJNDS THEN SET HOUSE ON
FIRE TO DESTROY EVIDENCE
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TERRIBLE CRIME.
Lewiston, Mont., Jan. 20. —News
from Old Bottoms ranch on Mussell
Shell,, ten miles from Mosby, states
that Mrs. Sluter, a widow, aged 40
years, and her four children, the old
est, a girl, being 15 years, of age,
were murdered yesterday at the ranch
house. The building" was then set on
fire with the intention of destroying
all evidence of the horrible crime.
The house was practically destroyed.
The motive for the., crime is not.
known.
Pioneer Minister Drops Dead.
Waterloo. Jan. 20. Rev. Isaac A.
Stoddart, a pioneer Methodist min
ister, dropped dead at Jessup last
night, aged 88 years. He was the orig
inator of the Greeley Grove circuit,
in 1857, a circuit which took five
weeks on horse back to visit all the
places.
Church Matter Pends.
Rome. Jan. 20.—Archbishop Riordan
of San Francisco will leave iie're on
Wednesday for Naples and sail for
America on January 29. Speaking of
the appointment of Dr. Hanna as co
adjutor of San Francisco, he said that
was given to understand if would be
at least two months, before the matter
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SEATTLE, ANDREW CHILBERG AS PRESIDENT AND JOHN E. CHILBERG, VICE PRESIDENT.
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prominently. No, money will be ask
ed from Uncle Sam to carry on this
work. All the management desires is
for the United States government to
participate in the same manner as for
eign countries, by erecting buildings
and installing exhibits. The bill
which will be introduced at the pre*
ent session of congress will provide
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WOMAN DIES AT
ADVANCED AGE
MRS. ELIZA WILSON, 98 YEARS
OLD, EXPIRES AT' LIBERTY-
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LibertyyiHG,1" Jan., 20.—Special)
Mrs. Eliza Jane Wilson, an Iowa pio
neer, died in her chair at the home of
a daughter, M^s. E. J. Stoltz in this
city this morning at the advanced age
of 93. Mrs. Wilson arose this morning
seemingly as well as ever, and was
seated in the chair that was always
wheeled out for her and in which she
spent her days, when •fcuddely about
9 o'clock she -had a heart attack and
a few minutes later expired.
Mrs. Wilson and her husband, who
d}ed several, years ago. were among
the oldest settlers in this section.
Three children survive. The arrange
ments for the funeral have not been
completed.
Put Price on Robbers' Heads.
New York, Jan. £0 —The fact that
burglars have been terrorizing resi
dents along the Northern New Jersey
railroad, on the western slope of the
Palisade, has stirred r.ve mayors of
as many boroughs to action. Satur
day night they voted to offer a bounty
for every burglar. caught and convict
ed. A price has been placed upon the
head of every burglar, each borough
to contribute from $25 to $50 to the re
ward,"
1,000 Unemployed Workmen March.
New Britain, Conn., Jan. 20.
Over one thousand unemployed work
men paraded through the streets to
day, the leader carrying a banner
bearing the inscription. "Parade of
Hungry People Looking for Work."
Poles, Germans, Lithunians, French
and Italians comprised a majority of
the marchers.
Mrs. IVlcDonald on Trial.
Chicago, Jan. 20. —The trial of
Mrs. Dora McDonald, widow of Mich
ael C. McDonald, for the murder of
Webster S. Guerin, was commenced
{oday. It is believed the jury will be
secured within tw0 days.
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Washington, D. C., Jan. 20.—
The reported plot to blow up the
ships of the Atlantic battleship
fleet at Rio Janeiro is regard*
ed at the White House as a repe
tition of many of such .rumors
which are constantly being pre
sented to seoret„service agents of
the government) by persons who
claim to possess information
which they are willing to part
with for a consideration. No cred
ence is placed here in the exist
ence of an actual plot. It is un
derstood the information origin
ated In Paris.
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The following announcement, con
tained In an official note from-the po
lice chief, was made public today:
"Some time before the arrival of
the American fleet at Rio Janeiro, the
Brazilian government received from
Washington and Paris information
that anarchists of different national
ities Intended to damage one or sev
eral of the ships of the American
fleet. The names and addresses of
the conspirators were indicated by in
formation which the police here had
received previously from France and
Germany. The police of this district
are working with the police of Sao
Paulo and Minas Geraes, and I am
sure every precaution will be exer
cised and the most rigorous vigilance
observed both on land and at sea to
prevent any Injury being done."
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the statement of the plot was organ
ized by Fedner, and added that the
people of the United States could rest
easy, as all of the conspirators had
taken refuge in the interior.
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The conspirators have but llttl»
time left to carry out their alleged
plot, as the fleet will sail on Tuesday
for its voyage through the straits
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Rio Janeiro, Jan. 20. —There
were no further developments
today, according to the local po
lice, In the efforts made to un
earth the persons responsible
for the plot to destroy part of
the Ahierican fleet. Several ar-.
rests have been made. The
band which is supposed to have
organized the plot Is made up
of foreigners,
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Rio Janeiro, Jan. 20.—An anarchis
tic plot, having as its object the de
struction of some of the American bat
tleships now in the Rio Janeiro hur
bor, has been discovered by the local
police.
The conspiracy, while centering In
Rio Janeiro and Petropolis, has rami
fications In Sao Paulo and Mlnas
Geraes, and, it is said, was supported
and aided by French and German an
archists.
Jean Fedher, residing at Petropolis,
is alleged to have been the head of
the local plotters. Knowing the pollc9
were searching for him, Fedher is be
lieved to have fled to Sao Paulo and
the police have been sent to that
place for the purpose of apprehend
ing him. The chief of the Rio Janeiro
police declares that Fedher will b®
arrested soon.
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Magellan. Its next stop will be at
Punta Arenas, within the straits,
where the armada will rest for Ave
days before it finishes the passage
through this forbidding body of water
and heads northward for Callao.
In the voyage through the straits of
Magellan, Lieutenant Commander
Jones' torpedo boat flotilla will for tha
first time join the big ships at set*.
This will necessitate altering the orig
inal program of the flotilla, and UA
visit to Buenos Ayres and Montevideo
will be cut out.
After leaving Rio Janeiro probacy
no word will be had of the battleships
until they report at Punta Arenas.
Declares Law Unconstitutional.
Kansas City, Jan., 20.—Federal
Judge Smith McPherson today de
clared void and unconstitutional the
statute passed by the Missouri legisla
ture forbidding foreign corporation
from transferring the suits brought
against them from the state to
tho
federal courts upon the pain of
th« for*
feiture of their oaarters.