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FUGITIVE EX-PREMIER OF PORTU
GAL PURCHA8ES TICKET TO
FRONTIER—HIS DESTINATION
3 IS UNKNOWN.
FEELS NO REMORSE
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FOR HIS CONDUCT
ALTHOUGH HIMSELF AVOIDING
INTERVIEWER HE DIRECT8 ONE
OF PARTY TO GIVE A DEFENSE
OF HIS POLITICAL COUR8E.
Madrid, Feb. 7. Ex-Premier
-Franco and the members of his party,
who left here last evening on the
"south express," bought tickets only
to the frontier. Where they are bound
is not known. The former premier dis
played great nervousness at the rail
road station when he was approached
for an interview and he explained
that under the circumstances he pre
ferred to say nothing, but authorized
a member of the party to converse
with a representative of the Associat
ed Press and say for him he suffered
no remorse for his conduct as a
statesman. On the contrary he was
firmly convinced the policy he had
pursued was the wisest one possible.
Franco's Defense of Self.
"Portugal waB In a state of demor
alization," said the spokesman, "and
every excess of liberty today while
having the apparent effect of tranquil
ity, will, in reality, only add to the
violent passions of the people, which
later will explode with greater vio
lence."
"Franco does not believe the mur
der of thje king and crown prince re
suited from an elaborate political plot
but that it was an act of madmfen in
st
(gated by passion for money they re
ceived for their crime.
May Go To Switzerland.
"Franco is now leaving Portugal,
but he does not take this step be
cause he is trying to get away from
J" the results of his acts and policies,
but because he desires to avoid the
occasion for further political discus
sion which would only Inflame the
passions of the people."
In conclusion the spokesman said
ho thought it probable that Franco
eventually would go to Switzerland.
Quiet in Lisbon.
Lisbon, Feb. 7.—A good impression
has been made by the decree issued
.by the new government nullifying re
pressive measures still in force from
the Franco regime, and the confidence
of the press and the public in the new
ministry is growing.
Three Republicans Freed.
This attitude of the government
was exemplified In the release from
prison today, of three deputies, prom
inent republicans, who were incarcer
ated in January, charged with plot
ting against the state. They are An
tonio Almeldo, Alfonso Costa and Sen
ior Santos.
The government in making an ap
peal to the country to obey the law
sets an example by removing as far
as possible all traces of the regime of
Franco, annulling the powers concen
-. traced in the hands of the cabinet, re
storing the liberty of the press and
parliamentary immunity, revoking the
municipal boards appointed by the
former premier, and abolishing ex
ception il powers conferred on pollen
•tribunals.
Elections to Be Held Soon.
Political prisoners may now go be
fore the courts to be tried in accord
ance with the law. Elections will be
held as soon as possible.
It is said that when Premier France
visited King Carlos to procure his sig
nature to the decree of Jan. 31, which
gave the cabinet unlimited powers to
suppress agitation, the king said:
"I have a presentiment that in sign
ing this decree I am signing my death
warrant, but it is of little conse
quence."
Lawyer is Laid to Rest.
Rockford, 111., Feb., 7.—The funeral
of Thomas G. Lawler, past commander
in chief of the Grand Army, was held
this afternoon. All business was sus
pended during the services. Grand
Army posts froni nortnern Illinois and
southern -Wisconsin cities were pres
ent, and many men prominent in pub
lie life.
The address was delivered by Dr. G.
R. Van Horn, past department chap
lain. Rev. Frank W. Barnum, of
Nevius Post: No. 1, of which Lawler
was commanded' conducted the burial
services at Cedar Bluff, in the pre
sence of thousands of people.
Passengers and Crew of Anselm Safe.
New Odleans, Feb. 7. Furthe- .id
vices received today regarding it?
wreck of the steamer Ansel'm, state
all passengers and cve^: are safe, iiui
t.Kc cargo will probata 1» a totul
loss. The Anselm is valued at $100,000
mid is fully insured. The -'a-go repr.^s
,j ents a loss of $2^000.
SUP
AT CIIFFLAND
MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY
BOARD VISITED 8CENE OF PRO
POSED IMPROVEMENT AND ARE
FAVORABLY IMPRESSED.
The members of the Waopello coun
ty board of supervisors went to Cliff
land yesterday to look over the pros
pects for a bridge acrosB the Des
Moines river at that point. All mem
bers of the board are quite enthusias
tic over the outlook and it is quite
possible that the present board will
act in the matter at no distant date.
For twenty years the commercial
associations of Ottumwa haye been
endeavoring to secure a bridge across
the river at Cllffland for the benefit
of the hundreds of people living on
the oftjdsitfr side Of the river fn the
southeastern part of the county. A
large petition is now in the hands of
the supervisors favoring the bridge.
Would Make Level Road.
The erection of the new bridge will
open up a level road for the people
residing south of the river, both in
going to Eldon and to Ottumwa,
whereas at the prsent time hundreds
of families residing south of the riv
er are obliged to travel a hilly and
icy road in the winter to either Eldon
or Ottumwa.
The matter will soon be placed in
the hands of C. R. Allen, if the board
concludes to erect the structure, for
a survey and estimate. The bridge at
the point selected, about a half a mile
above Cliftland. would be about 625
feet long, which is 426 feet less than
the Market street bridge in Ottumwa.
Should the board of county super
visors decide definitely to erect the
bridge, the most modern of bridge
construction would be the result.
CARELESS IS KILLED
Workman in Quarriea Packs Dyna
mite Too Tightly and Is Kill
ed by Explosion.
Chicago, Feb. 7.—Three men were
fatally Injured and several others ser
iously hurt as the result of an explo
sion in the quarries of Dolese anil
Shephard in Hawthorne today. The
tragedy was caused by the careless
ness of Richard Scheoburd a work
man, who rammed the explosive too
tightly in a hole which he had drilled
for the blast. Scheoburd's face was
blown entirely off and he was other
wise mangled in terrible fashion.
Ten Imprisoned in Mine.
Port Hood, N. S., Feb. 7.—Ten men
are imprisoned and are believed to be
dead as the result of an explosion at
the Port Hood mines today. Sevan
bodies have been taken out.
EXCHANGES FALL OFF.
Eastern Banks Hold Less Cash Than
Year Ago—Not So Notice
able in West.
New York, Feb., 7—Dun's Review to
morrow will say:
Bank exchanges the first week in
February show little improvement
over the preceding weeks, the total
for all the leading cities in the United
States being $2,130,830,409, or 30.1 per
cent less than the corresponding week
of last year or 1906.
The loss continues to be largest in
New York, though Boston, Philadel
phia, Pittsburg and San Francisco
continue to show a heavy falling off.
Minneapolis and Kansas City again
report larger exchanges than a year
ago. There is an increase at a half
dozen cities chiefly in the west, com
pared with 1906.
Belding Sanitarium Burns.
Belding, Mich., Feb. 7.—The Belding
sanitarium, a large frame structure,
was burned to the ground today.
There were eleven patients in the in
stitution, who were rescucd after
much difficulty. One woman from
Cadilac, Mich., went insane from the
excitement? She hap been taken to
her home.
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Sec. Cortelyou Refuses to
Ratify Roosevelt's Choice
of New Public Printer
Washington, D. C.F Feb. 7.—William Rossiter. who on Wednasdav
was appointed by President Roosevelt as acting public printer in place
of ublio Printer Stillings, who is under suspension pending an invffsti
gation of the affairs of his office, went to the treasury department, to
day to have his bond aporoved.
The department refused to consider the matter on the ground that
the President had exceeded his authority in appointing Rossiter and
that under the law Assistant Public Printer Bryan succeeds to the
vaoanc".
Under this informal ruling Rossiter stepped aside and his place was
taken by Bryan, who will administer the government printing office
as acting public printer for the time being.
Rossiter, however, does not relinquish the work.of inquiry laid out
for him bv the President. His position in the printing office becomes
that of the President's personal representative.
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QUEEN AMELIE AND,ONLY SUR
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TO VIEW REMAINS.
Lisbon, Feb. 7.—The body of King
Carlos was placed in its coffin last
night after which the queen mother,
Maria Pia, Queen Amelie, his wife and
Manuel, his son, were admitted to
view the remains. There was then
painful and heartrending scene, for
the two queens p.nd the young king
broke down and wept bitterly. It was
midnight when the body in its coffin
was solemnly transported to the roy.il
chapel. All the doctors and the high
officials and courtiers of fhe palace
were in. attendance.
Flag Hides Boy's Wounds.
As the procession moved slowly
along the priests recited prayers for
the dead, while from afar could be
heard the boom of cannon on board
the warships. When-the final prayers
were heard the palace churoh bells
broke out In a rhythmic and cadenced
dirge.
A similar ceremony marked the
transfer of the body of the crown
prince to the royal chapel. The face
of the young man was c'overed with
a Portuguese flag to hide his wound.
Carlos Left but $30,000.
Kink Carlos died a poor man. His
entire fortune consisted of insurance
policies held by the banks of Portu
gal as security for advances made.
After these repayments have been
made it is declared there will not re
mate more than $30,000 to be distrib
uted to the heirs of the king.
COXEY IN THE LIMELIGHT.
Wants Government to Appropriate a
$25,000)000 Fund for Men and
Women Out of Employment.
St. Louis, Feb. 7.—The United
States government will be asked to
appropriate $25,000,000 loaned to the
banks during the financial flurry to a
fund for men and women out of em
ployment by the national convention
of unemployed now in session here.
Insurance for citizens against enforc
ei idleness or involuntary unemploy
ed will also be petitioned. Copies of
petitions will be forwarded to the
President and congress. Jacob S.
Coxey, organizer of Coxey's army,
will be the speaker at the convention
today. Secretary of War Taft is in
vited to talk Sunday night. Resolu
tions committee consisting of Dr. Ben
L. Reiman, Chicago James Eads
How, St. Louis Rev. Ellis. Boston
W. J. Millard, Cincinnati Mrs. Cora
V. Harvey, St. Louis, will ask the con
vention to vote for government owner
ship of lines of industry from which It
is asserted a practical monopoly ex
cluded working people free transpor
tation for workers from one place to
another and the abolition of the va
grancy law which permits the arrest
of men unable to establish a meana
of support.
Omnibus Bill Passed by House Today.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 7.—The
omnibus bill carrying a total allow
ance of $316,000 in payment of tin
claims for stores and supplies furnish
ed the army of the United States dur
ing the civil war, claims of volunteer
officers for service pay and claims bv
churches, collfps and other elemosy
nary secret societies was passed by the
house today. The bill carries recom
mendations confirming to the findings
by the count of claims under the Bow
man act. Among the larger amounts
are Illinois, $8,800, and .Missouri, $17.
300.
Commissioners Get $7,500.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 7.—A joint
resolution was adopted by the house
today givine to ecch of the two resi
dent Philippine commissioners in
congress the same salary. $7,500. as
enjoyed by the members and senators
with an additional $2,000 in lieu of
the mileage.
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Clean, N. Y., Feb. 7.—A Pennsyl
vania express train from Baltimore
was wrecked today near FrankllnvMo
21 miles north of here. No one was
killed, but sixteen persons were more
or lesB injured. One coach, a sleeper
and the locomotive were thrown in a
small creek.
Among the injured are:
Wilson Guggenheim, A. C. Nell, O.
W. Townsend of Washington.
L. P. Clawson of Toronto.
W. C. Blackmore of Chicago.
W. Kilmer of Olean, N. Y.
Eugene De Kaleist, mayor of North
Tonawanda.
Hospital Ship Relief to Join Fleet,
Washington, D. C., Feb. 7. The
hospital ship Relief was placed "in,
servi9e' 'at Mare Island navy yards
yesterday and Surgeon Charles F.
Stokes assumed command. The vessel
is being prepared for duty with the
battleship fleet and will leave Mare
Island in time to arrive at Magdalena
Bay a week or more ahead of Admiral
Evans, who is scheduled to arrive
there March 14.
Col. L. B. Raymond is III.
Hampton, Feb., 7.—L. B. Raymond,
widely known as editor of the Frank
lin County Recorder and as former
commander of the Iowa department
of the G. A. R., is suffering seriously
from a paralytic stroke. Mr. Raymond
was striken' while at work" doing
chores around his home. He fell and
sustained several bad cuts about the
head and face in the fall.
Night -Riders Burn Tobacco.
Nashville. Tenn., Feb. 7. A band
of right riders burned two barns and
20,000 pounds of tobacco at Adams,
Tenn., early today. Two persons were
wounded and a negro whipped.
KILLS WIFE AND SELF
Denver Man Practiced Shooting at
Target Until Hir Aim Was
Perfected.
Denver, Feb. 7.—Mortally sick with
consumption and insanely jealous,
Jacob Koretzky practiced shooting at
a target with a revolver for several
days in preparation for the murder of
his wife, Rebecca, who Jie fatally
wounded on the street last evening.
After shooting his wife he shot him
self in the head. Both (lied last night.
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC
CLOSES LOCKRIDGE SCHOOLS.
Fairfield, Feb. 6.—(Special)—Scar
let fever in Lockridge, Jefferson
county has causcd the scnools to
close, the revival meetings being held
at the Methodist Episcopal church
there to come to a sudden stop, and
no public meetings of any nature are
being held. Only two cases have
been quarantined as yet but the» in
habitants of the village fear a spread
of the malady.
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The debating team that will rep
resent Ottumwa high school against
North Des Moines high school at the
assembly room of the' Ottumwa high
•school this evening, on the question,
"Resolved that cities of 100,000, or
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PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN PLJJNGES
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more, should own and operate their
own street railways." Ottumwa will
support the negative of the question.
The boys have been put to a
thorough test under the coaching of
Judge Moon and the team has high
hopes of carrying off the honors.
Hitchcock is to 1
to Take Charge
of Taft Campaign
service to undertake in
part the management .of the
presidential campaign of Secre
tary Taft.
His action has beei phophe
cied for months by political
leaders. Hitchcock Is an able
manager and it Is believed he
will give strength to the Taft
boom.
HARGIS, FEUDIST,
SLAIN BY SON
KENTUCKIAN WHO HAS FACED
TRIALS FOR MANY MURDERS
HIMSELF, SLAIN.
Jackson, Ky., Feb. 7. —Beach
Hargis, who killed his father,
Judge James Hargis, yesterday,
made a statement today in which
he said his father attempted to
assault him when he went into
the store before the shooting. He
expresses no regret over the
tragedy.
Jackson, Ky., Feb. 7.—Former Coun
ty Judge James Hargis, long a noted
figure in the feuds and murder trials
of "bloody Breathitt" county,, was shot
and killed late yesterday afternoon'by
his son, Beach Hargis, who now oc
cupies, a cell—a raving maniac.
There had been bad bloOd between
father and son for weeks. Young
Hargis, it is said, has been drinking
heavily of late, and his father's remon
strances, led to bitter quarrels. A few
nights ago, it Is reported, the two men
engaged in a hand to hand struggle, in
which the younger—weakened by his
condition—was overpowered and giv
en a thrashing.
Drinking Cause of Tragedy.
Beach Hargis entered his father's
store yesterday afternoon apparently
under the influence of liqour. Judge
Hargis rebuked him. Hot words fol
lowed. The men were standing, be
hind a counter of the store. The dis
cussion continued several minutes.
Suddenly young Hargis drew a re
volver. He fired five times at his par
ent, ail but one bullet finding their
mark. The man who for years had
held sway over the mountain district,
extending even over the judiciarv, fell
dead.
Hietorv of the Feuds.
The worst stories of vendetta that
have come out of Corsica or Sicilv
have been rivaled by the Hargis-Cock
rill feud, which was carried on with
such ferocity, persistence and fatal
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that the entire country has won
dered how such things could be in a
civilized land.
Many theories have been advanced
as to the cause of the Hargis-South
Cardwell feud, which made "uloody
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Washington, D. C.r Feb 7.—
Frank W. Hitchcock, first assis
tant postmaster general, In a
few days will retire from the
HAROLD STRONG.
Following the debate the spacious
school building will be thrown open to
inspection and a reception will be ten
dered by the phllo girls, one of the
two girls' organizations of the high
school.
DEATH ENTERS
FLORIS HOMES
WITHIN 24 HOURS SILAS BUT
TORE, MRS, HAWARD AND W.
LAZALIER PASS AWAY.
Floris, Feb.' 7.—-(Special)—'With'.n
24 hours death has entered the But
torf, Haward and Lazaller homes,
claiming as its victims Silas Buttorf,
who died Thursday at 12:30 p. m.
Mrs. Nancy Haward, whose death oc
curred last night at 11:30 o'clock, and
Warren Lazalier, who passed away
this morning.
The Buttorf funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock,
while the last sad rites of Mrs. Ha
ward will take place at 2:80 o'clock
Saturday. The funeral of Mr. Laz
alier will be held Sunday.
IS SENT TO JAPAN.
Former Des Moines Man Goes for
Treasury Department—S. E. Arm
strong Is Chosen.
ues Moines, Feb. 7.—S. E. Arm
strong, a former well known Des
Moines man, but who haB been sent to
Japan by Secretary Cortelyou of that
department. His mission Is to investi
gate financial monetary and business
conditions of the land of the Mikado,
with the expectancy of securing ideas
that may be applied to conditions in
the United States.
Mr. Armstrong has been spending a
short time in Des Moines visiting old
friends. He will spend about a year
in the orient.
Mr. Armstrong is a brother of Rob
ert B. Armstrong, formerly assistant
secretary of the United States treas
ury. He was raised at Polk City, but
was employed in Des Moines for
number of yfears, at one time being
identified with the Brinsmaid firm.
The mission to Japan is regarded as
highly important, especially in view
of the strained relations between the
United States and the new ppwer of
the orient
IS COMING NORTH.
Prohibition Wave in the South Will
Send Many Black People
to the North.
Minneapolis. Feb. 7.—Z. W. Mitchell
the colored supreme commander of
1(the
Loyal Legion of Labor, a negro
Torgan,
comprising one hundred an-1
ten councils, makes the following
statement in an issue of his paper:
"Within a few weeks, with the com
ing of warm weather, the north will
be flooded with a horde of criminal
blacks driven nortn from the south by
the prohibition wave arfd the whites
and blacks of the north must meet
the great problems.
"It will be merely shifting the negro
problem from south to north. The
south has dodged it. Now the north
must face it.". He declared Bookor
T. Washington realized the new phasa
of this problem and that the latter's
coming visit to Minneapolis will mark
the opening of a campaign to prepare
the north for the influx of blacks from
the south. ..
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DIDATE FOR COMMITTEEMAN,
MIXES WITH POLITICIANS FUR-
THERING HIS CANDIDACY.
Des Moines, Feb. 7.—(Special)—fh*
dicatlons at noon were that the demo
cratic central committee would have
a contest over the location of the two
state conventions. Chairman Mtlto?
says Cedar Rapids will get one and
Sioux City the other, while the Bryan
democrats are fighting for both 00ft
ventions for Des Moines, with a view
to getting a large attendance from all
over the state. Bryan will be at th«
first convention as he is to speak hero
at the Jefferson day banquet on April
21.
Three Cities Ask.
Des Moines committees held a con
ference with Seventh District Com
mitteeman Clint 1+ Price of Warren
county yesterday, and he Bald that
while he appreciated the excellence
of the entertainment afforded by low*
City, Waterloo ahd other cities on ac
count of the accessibility, the railroad
service and the hotel accommodations
at Des Moines, he would present the
claims of this city before the commit
tee. .„
Committeemen Here.
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RAPIDS AND SIOUX CITY WILL
GET THEM BRYAN DEMO*
CRATS WANT DES MOINE8
STATE COMMITTEE
IN SESSION TODAY
Sioux City and Cedar Rapids have
committee here. Waterloo and Iowa s4J
City, It is now thought, will not apk
for a convention because they enter
tained the last two. There was a sug
gestion last night that perhaps both
conventions would be taken from Des
Moines.
Chairman Charles W. Miller of the
committee' came down from Waverly
last night late and with him was
Fourth District Committeeman Tim
Donovan of New Hampton, Clint L.
Price of the Seventh district came up
from Indianola yesterday and Eighth
District Committeeman J. F. McGlnty
of Knowlton was the fourth member
of the body to arrive. The others
were all expected this morning.
N. F. Reed of Ottumwa, who will be
a candidate for sixth district member
of the committee, and if elected, will
be a candidate for chairman, is one of
the democrats here today to confer
with the democrats gathering on ac
count of the committee meeting. He
was In attendance at a meeting of iiifi
alrout fifty memoers of the Bryan vol- a
unteers at the office of C. O. Holly
and John A. Smith last night .and
spoke Jerry B. Sullivan, Harry C. S
Evans, .T. T. Meals, C. O. Holly, A. J.
MathiB, A. K. Stewart, County Chair
man Hull, John Smith and others also
being heard. The general democratic ii
situation was discussed and some at
tention was given the Des Motnea
plan election, incidentally.
BIRDSALL OUT OF IOWA RACE.
Congressman Not Candidate for R«
nomination as Result of Cummins
Allison Contest. S
Des Moines, Feb. J.—The statement
was published today that Congress
man Birdsall of the'Third district haa
decided not to be a candidate for re
nomination at the June primaries.
Congressman Birdsall succeeded the
late speaker Henderson and Is serving
his third term. His withdrawal from r.-'
the race makes that the second mem
ber of the Iowa delegation who will
step out within the week, Congress
man Cousins of the Fifth district hav
ing given official notice that he would
not ask renomination. Mr. Cousins Is
serving his eighth term.
"Black Hand" In Fashionable Suburb.
Pittsburg, Feb.' 7. Six Italians,
members of the alleged "Black Hand"
society, were arrested today at 8e
wickley Heights, a fashionable
suburb. The foreigners were said to
be responsible for the letters mailed
recently to Richard R. Quay, son of
the late Senator Quay, and other
prominent wealthy residents of Se
wickley Heights. The men captured
today maintained headquarters in an
old shanty in the woods. According to
the police, papers found on the men
show that all of them are members
of the "Black Hand" society.
Pennsylvania Road Orders 8teel Rails
Philadelphia, Feb. 7.—It is learned
today from a trustworthy source that
the Pennsylvania road has placed or
ders for 55,000 tons of steel rails with
four leading steel companies.
Franco in France.
Bordeaux, „7ranee, Feb. 7.- -Ex-Pre
mier Franct %U-d family left on south
express here toda-r
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