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LEHER
KAISER 10 8E
KEPI SECRET
H0U8E OF COMMONS INFORMED
BY LORD A8QUITH TODAY THAT
MISSIVE WILL NOT BE GIVEN
TO THE PUBLIC
EUROPE EXCITED
BY THE AFFAIRS
LETTER WAS TO LORD TWEED-
MOUTH AND WA8 SAID TO BE
AN ATTEMPT OF EMPEROR TO
INFLUENCE LEGISLATION
London, March 9.—Hope that the
letter sent last month by Emperor
William to Lord Tweedmouth, in
which It has been charged that his
majesty attempted to influence Great
Britain's naval legislation, and the
British minister's reply thereto, would
be made public, was quickly dispelled
hy Lord Asquith, chancellor of the
exchequer in the house of commons
this afternoon.
In a couple of curt sentences As
quith told his questioners he had noth
ing to add to his statement of Friday
and that so far as knew Tweedmouth
had nothing to add to his declaration
beyond the fact that Immediately upon
receipt of the emperor's letter the
Urst lord of the admlrality showed It
to Sir Edward Grey, the foreign sec
retary, who agreed with the recipient
that the letter had no official charac
ter and should be treated as a private
communication.
"It is clearly out of the question.,'
continued Asquith, "to lay private and
personal correspondence on the ta
ale."
Hugh Cecil Lee, liberal rtember O.t
parliament, put the, -question to the
premier which concluded with the fol
ibwing words:
"Having in view the number of per
sons to whom this letter has been
shown and the Interest it has for the
-country
at large—that under the cir
cumstances full publicity should be
eriven to the matter—will he consent
ho lay the wholp °f the correspond
ence on the table and explain fully
the circumstances and facts connect
ed with the proceedings?"
Several other members have given
notification of similar questions.
Berlin Says Print it.
Berlin. March 9.—That Emperor
William has written a letter to Lord
Tweedmouth, It has been learned, was
known to a small circle of Berlin dip
lomats before the London Times pub
lished its statement concerning it. The
emperor told several persons close to
him that he had written to Lord
Tweedmouth. Official circles here con
tinue to scout the imputation that the
emperor tried to influence Great Brit
ain's naval plans. The German gov
ernment thinks that the publication
of the letter would be the best way
to dissipate the excitement among
certain classes in England. The gov
ernment explicitly declines, however,
to believe that the excited utterances
in the Times and several other Brit
ish newspapers represent correctly
(he feeling of the English people. De
cisive action on the part of the govern
ment aparently is impeded by the em
peror's absence at Wilhelmshaven.
Wheat in Farmers' Hands 148,721,000.
Washington. D. C.. March 9.— The
quantity of. wheat in the farmers'
hands March 1 was 25.5 per cent,
equivalent to 148,721,000 bushels .of
last, year's crop, as compared with
28.1 per cent of the 1906 crop. Quanti
ties of corn and oats in the farmers'
hands follow:
Cqrn estimated at. 37.1 per cent,
equivalent to 962.429.000 bushels of
last year's growth.
Oats, estimated at 35.5 per cent,
equivalent to 267.470.000 bushels.
Investigate Boat Frauds.
Washington, March 9.—The special
house committee to investigate the
conduct of the Electric Boat company
of New jersey and their predecessor,
the Holland Boat company respecting
the methods employed by the com
panies in connection with past or pro
posed legislation before congress, be
gan its investigation today.
Ice Men Released From Jail.
T.-l.*-dc. O.. March 9.— Judge Brou^.h
in the common pleas court today re
leased from jail Baird, Lernman
and-Miller, the three icemen who were
sentenced to six months' imprison
ment for violation of the anti-trust
law.
Ohio Flood Imminent.
Gallopolis, Ohio. March 9.—A heavy
rain fell again last night and start
ed the rivers in this section to rise,
'i^i^ations today are for a disastrous
flood.
Noted Surgeon Dead.
Detroit March 9.—Dr. Hal C. Wy
man, widely known as a surgeon and
author if a well known book on ab­|Sheriff
dominal surgery, died today
With the New York to
Paris Racing Motorists
Omaha, Neb., March 9.—The Italian
car in the New York-Paris race left
here this morning for the west after
spending 36 hours in making repairs.
Marshalltown, March 9.— The first
French car is here with a broken
drive shaft, having been hauled from
Le Grand by three teams. It will prob
ably be two or three days before the
repairs are completed.
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Cheyenne, Wyo., March 9.—After
receiving all the necessary repairs
the American car left here at 11
o'clock today.
Dixon, 111., March 9.—The German
car passed Dixon at 10:20.
2 CONVENTIONS
IN BURLINGTON
STRENUOUS TIME THERE SATUR
DAY—RESULTS OF SATURDAY
POLITICAL MEETINGS.
Burlington, March 9.—The republi
can county convention here Saturday
was a double barreled affair. The
probability of an exciting time had
drawn a packed house. Their expec
tations were realized and for ten min
utes before the time of the opening
of the convention pandemonium reign
ed. Yells and howls and catcalls
made it impossible to hear a single
word of the proceedings.
Both Chairman Fred Holsteen of
the county committee and Lamonto
Cowles of the district committee had
signed the call for the convention and
it had been agreed between them that
Cowles should call the convention to
order. The Cummins people refused
to recognize Cowles' authority and
proceeded to organize a convention
and in ten minutes after C. T. Griggs
had called the convention to order
and nominated Charles O'Malley for
chairman, the Cummins people had
completed their proceedings and ad
journed.
County Chairman Fred Holsteen
then addressed the Allison delegates
who remained in their seats, stating
that on account of an indisposition he
had invited his fellow signer o^ tho
call, District Comriittteemah Cowles,
to call the convention to order. This
Mr. Cowles did and the second con
vention proceeded and at 3 o'clock ad
journed, having been in session fifty
minutes.
In Mahaska Count/.
Oskaloosa, March 9.—There were
no contests and only one or two dis
senting votes in the Mahaska county
republican convention. Resolutions
were presented by Major John F.
Lacey and adopted, endorsing Allison,
Taft and Roosevelt.
In Jefferson County.
Fairfield, March 9.—By a vote of 35
to 33 the Cummins supporters con
trolled the Jefferson county conven
tion and adopted resolutions indors
ing Taft and urging the Iowa dele
gation to the national convention be
instructed for him. It is understood
that C. J. Fulton of Fairfield will be
supported as delegate to the national
convention, though no instructions to
that effect were presented.
Monroe for Allison.
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Albia, March 9.—(Special.)—Mon
roe county will send a solid Allison
delegation to both the state and dis
trict conventions. Buxton voted solidly
with the Allison men at the conven
tion Saturday.
Claim 100 Majority.
Des Moines, March 9.—(Special.)—
It is estimated that with the conven
tions held Saturday the present pro
portion of gain will give the conven
tion to Allison's friends by at least
100 votes.
Clay for Cummins,
Spencer, March 9.—Clay county re
publicans without opposition adopted
resolutions in their convention Sat
urday indorsing Taft's candidacy for
president, and Cummins' candidacy for
senator.
In Dickinson County.
Spirit Lake, March O.-^The republi
can county convention Saturday
adopted resolutions indorsing the na
tional administration, William H. Taft
for president and the Hon. L. E. Fran
cis for senator from the forty-fifth dis
trict.
Husband and Wife Asphyxiated.
Chicago, March 9.—Theodore Engle
brecb, aged 70, and wife Anna, aged
75, were found dead in a room at the
home of their daughter today. Death
was due to aspyxiation by illum
inating gas. The police are of the
opinion that the couple were discour
aged by the loss of their homa by jy-e
last Saturday and entered into a sui
cidal pact with each other.
LONDON BISHOP BUSY
Churchman Who Pre-ched in Wall
Street Tries Same Plan on
the Britishers.
London, March 9.—Inspired by the
success of his experiment in Wall
street. last October. Right Rev. F. W.
I Ingram. Bishop of London, made an
appeal in the city this afternoon which
he hopes will largely ausrtn^nt his
fund for spiritual regeneration.
Among those present at the meotinj:
jwere the Lord Mayor of London, the
and most, prominent bankers
and business men of the city.
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VOLUME 60 OTTUMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1908
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FORMER CHIEF ENGINEER SAYS
WATERWAY WILL NOT HELP
UNITED STATES IN ITS TRADE
WITH SOUTH AMERICA.
OF NO BENEFIT
IN TIME OF WAR
WOULD BE BETTER, STEVENS AS­
SERTS, TO UTILIZE SAME
BUILD-
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN
ING A LARGER NAVY.
New Haven, Conn., March 9.—John
F. Stevens, former chief engineer of
the Panama canal, has issued a state
ment regarding the latter enterprise
in which he prophesies the failure of
the undertaking Stevens says the
canal will not help the United States
in its trade with South America, as
practically all the Inhabitants of the
Scvithern continent are on the east
of the Andes. Stevens also says our
commercial relatione with the islands
of the Pacific and far east will be
little benefitted.
Stevens maintaines that the Pana
ma canal will not meet expenses and
will cost more than it is expected.
The date of finishing the canal he
fixes as January 1915.
No Value In Time of War.
"The idea of the canal's being of
great value to us in times of wasfare
since our naval forces can be quickly
sent from one coast to the other," he
says is absurd. It would take ten
days for ships toget around, and dur
ing that time, hostile shells could
have done their work. Stevens be
lievss It would be a far wiser plan of
defense to put the money that the
canal will cost into a greater navy.
GIRL FALLS 1,200 FEET LIVE8.
Army Officer's Daughter Saved by
Snow in Thrilling Accident on
a Mountain.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 9.—Miss
Eleanora Greene, daughter of Major
Frank Greene, U. S. A., who Is ordered
to return to Atlanta Ga., fell and slid
more than 1,200 feet over a precipice
on Mount Wilson about a week ago
and sustained Injuries of such serious
ness that for a time death was feared.
Miss Greene went out alone from the
Alpine tavern on the mountain. She
chose the "Rim" trail for a walk.
When she reached a dangerous spot
known as "The Knob," she slipped
and fell about 100 feet to the deep
snow on a shelving rock. Here she
lost consciousness. She was found
by friends at the tavern.
Congressmen Meyer Dead.
Washington, March 9.—Immediate
ly after the house of representatives
convened today Congressman Rane
dell of Louisiana informed the body
of the death yesterday of Adolph
Meyer of the first district of Louisi
ana. He offered resolutions of regret.
The house adjourned.
Bold Robbers Make a Haul.
Warsaw, Ind., March 9.—Climbing
a telephone pole in plain view from a
business street Sunday morning,
thieves entered the lodge rooms of the
Elks, secured $200 in cash and other
property, and escaped.
Firemen Injured in Fire.
Chicago, March 9.—A score of fire
men were injured, three perhaps fa
tally by a fire early today which de
stroyed the Apollo hall, a three story
structure in Blue island.. The dam
age is $85,000.
Iowa City Burglars Get $400.
Iowa City, March 9.—Burglars broke
into the residence of Charles Barer
during the absence of .the family from
the home last night and stole gold
watches, rings and $90 In money. The
total loss is $400. The police are
trailing home talent.
GAHCN LIE
DENIES THAT IF PRESIDENT HE
WOULD REPUDIATE ROOSE
I VELT POLICIES.
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Washington, D. C., March 9.— Sec
I ret.iry Taft repudiated on behalf of
his political manager, L. Vorys, the
story appearing in certain morning vault in a local hank here and took
papers today, credited to the Taft $3,000 in diamonds and $900 in cash
news bureau in Ohio, which seems to
be an effort to show that should tho
I secretary be elected president he gain day sale. When arrested there
would be entirely independent of the was a small panic among the hun
I Roosevelt policies and influences.
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PRAYER TO (ID
BASHFUL 6IRLS
BISHOP ADVISES CATHOLIC
MAIDENS TO ENCOURAGE
THEIR SUITORS.
Buffalo, N. Y.. March 9.—As a solu
tion to the problem of the great un
wed, the Rt. Rev. Charles Henry Col
ton, bishop of Buffalo, has recom
mended that all the unmarried women
under his spiritual guidance pray for
husbands.
The recommendation is contained 'n
a oircular letter addressed to' the rec
tors of parishes in the diocese, and
was read in all the Roman Catholic
churches at services yesterday.
Advice Creates 8ensation.
It is one of the results of the new
marriage laws of the church as recent
ly prescribed by pope Pius and has
created a profound sensation.
The bishop impressed on all the un
wed of marriageable age that it WBB
the sacred duty of the greater part of
the human race to marry, and he ask
ed that they conscientiously consider
the matter.
The only exception made by the
bishop In his letter were those who
contemplate entering holy orders.
What the Bishop Says.
The letter in part is:
"It is timely to remark that persons
of marriageable age and who feel no
vocation to the religious life should
conscientiously consider the advisabil
ity and the duty of entering the mar
ried state—for duty it surely is for the
larger part of the human family—and
for this reason they should pray God
to send them suitable partners and
direct them in, their choice, for matri
mony is a sacrament and brings the
blesrings of God on those receiving 'It
in the state of grace and who live in
it in a Christian manner."
MAY HAVE RAPIST
Arrest of Janesville Burglar May
Clear Up Recent Criminal As
saults There.
Janesville, Wis., March 9.—With the
arrest of a Norwegian named Otto
Ende Wallin, the police may have a so
lution of the recent attacks on Janes
|ville women. Wallin was taken in cus
tody early today on the charge of
burglary and answefs in many ways
the description of the man suspected
of assaulting women. The police as
sert- he is probably insane.
SHOPPERS IN PANIC.
Des Moines Woman Arrested in Store
for Stealinq $3,000 in
Diamonds.
Des Moinnes, March 9.—(Special—
Miss Jennie Hoffman, an inmate of
Hazel Allen's sporting nouse, stole a
key to Miss Allen's safety deposit
She was arrested in a Dig department
store where she was attending a bar-
A.V
ultillViin tih
|dreds of women crowding the store. |'cials who are investigating.
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ANOTHER VIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STRINGENCY
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THE TREASURY REPORTS THAT
IT HAS ON HAND $1,000,000,000.—NEWS ITEM.
BOLD EFFORHG
ESCAPE IS FOILED
WARDEN OF MONTANA PENITEN
TIARY SHOOTS CONVICT
AFTER BEING STABBED.
Deer Lodge, Mont., March 9.—As
the result of a desperate effort to es
cape on the part of three life prison
ers in the Montana state penitentiary
at this place, made at 8.o'clock yes
terday morning, Guard Robinson is
dead with his' throat cut, Convict
Hayes is dead with four bullets
through his body, Convict Rock is
fatally injured with two bullets
through his lungs, and Warden Con
ley, who wielded the weapon which
shot the two convicts, is seriously and
probably fatally wounded, his throat
being cut and a knife being thrust In
to his back" five times. Only the short
ness of the knife blade saved Conley's
life.
A third prisoner, whose name Is not
given, and who attempted to escape
with Hayes and Rock was recaptured.
All three were life prisoners.
Cuts the Guard's Throat.
Hayes was a trusty and had been
placed In the cell with Rock in order
that he might keep track of his cell
mate, who was regarded as a desper
ate man. Saturday Rock, Hayes and
the third man committed a small in
fraction of the rules and were ordered
before Warden Conley for investiga
tion Sunday morning.
In the light of subsequent events, it
is believed the infraction was delib
erately done, in order that the men
might be taken into the warden's pri
vate office. Guard Robinson escorted
the three convicts into Conley's office
and turned to lock the door.
Rock leaped upon Robinson and,
before he had an opportunity to re
sist, cut his throat with a small knife
he had concealed in his sleeve.
As Robinson s%nk to the floor, Rock
stabbed him several times, thus losing
a few moments' time, whicn eventual
ly proved the undoing of the convicts'
plan of escape.
Warden Shoots Assailants.
At the moment Rock attacked Rob
inson, Hayes attacked Conley with a
knife similar to the one Rock had.
Conley's throat was also cut, but the
officer broke Hayes' grasp and re
treated, drawing his revolver as he
went backward. Hayes followed and
stabbed Conley again and again, anl
finally grasped the warden's throat
and was upon the point of again stab
bing him when Conley placed his re
volver against the convict's body and
fired four bullets into him.
Hayes died instantly and Rock, who
by that time had left Robinson dead
upon the floor, started to the assist
ance of Hayes, out was stopped by the
two remaining bullets in Conley's re
volver, and now is near death.
The firing attracted the attention of
the other guards, who came running
just as the third convict unlocked the
door and attempted to escape. This
man was captured without trouble.
Whether or not he was concerned in
the plot is unknown by the prison offl-
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DEAD AT BOONE
CHARLES ALDRICH, CURATOR OF
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY,
DIES AT 80.
Boone, March. 9.—Charles Aldrlch,
founder and curator of the iowa de
partment of history, died here yester
day, aged 80. Mr. Aldrlch had been
ill seven weeks with the grip, which
developed Into kidney and heart
trouble. Friends supposed he was re
covering until last night, when he lost
consciousness. The body will be taken
to Des Moines Tuesday to lie in state
in the state historical department on
Wednesday. Burial will be at Web
ster City on Thursday.
Charles Aldrlch was horn in Chau
tauqua county, N. Y., in 1828, and in
1846 he entered the office of the West
ern Literary Messenger In Buffalo to
learn the printers trade. He followed
his vocation in various towns of New
York and Pennsylvania and establish
ed the Cattaragus Sachem at Ran
dolph, N. Y., in 1850. In 1857 he Bame
to Iowa and established the Hamilton
Feeman at Webat6r City, then a vil
lege. Subsequently Mr. Aldrlch was
editor of th Dubuque Times and
later bought and edited the Marshall
Times, now the Marshalltown Times
Republican. He locked up his office
in Webster City and went to war as
adjutant in the Thirty-second Iowa In
I860, 1862, 1866, and 1870, Mr. Aid
rich was chief clerk of the Iowa
house of represenatives. He was one
of the commissioners appointed by
President Grant, to settle the Des
Moines river troubles. He was a mem
ber of the United StaleB geologic
survey in 1875.
Twenty-five years ago the state
legislature accepted the gift of Mr.
and Mrs. Aldrich of their Bplendid
collection of autographs and manu
scripts, and it was agreed that the
collection should be kept intact and
In proper cases. The collection re
mained in the state library for sev
eral years, but in 1892 the historical
department of Iowa was established
and Mr. Aldrich was made curator. In
1899 a building was erected by the
state, which is but a part of the build
ing planned and which will ultimately
be one of the finest halls of history in
the country.
MANY UNKNOWN DEAD
Twenty-one Caskets Placed Beneath
Ground in Collinwood Ceme
tery Today.
Cleveland, March 9.—Twenty-one
little white caskets were placed be
neath the ground in the cemetery at
Collinwood today. Of these seventeen
contained the bodies of unidentified
children who lost their lives in the
burning of the Lake iVew school last
Wednesday. The other four caskets
contained the bodies of identified chil
dren.
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OF WIRELESS
STATION AT PENSACOLA, FLORI­
DA, RECEIVES MESSAGE FROM
EVANS' FLEET THOUSANDS OP
MILES TO THE WEST. ',.M
REACH MAGDALENA
BAY ON MARCH 12
BOATS ARE AHEAD OF THtf
SCHEDULE AND WILL 800N
GIVE UP PLAY TO BEGIN THREB
WEEKS* GUN PRACTICE.
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Washington, March 9.—Th*
navy department today received*
a telegraphic message from its'"
wireless station at Pensacola, Fla.,.
stating that they had been in dl
rect communication with the At
lantic battleship fleet. The feat
is a remarkable performance con
sldering that the wireless im-'
pulses were obliged to traverse
the gulf of Mexico, the state of %.
a a a a
again traverse several hundred'^
miles of ocean. The message was
from Rear Admiral Thomas in
command of the second division!
and was as follows: "Have you7
any important newB from home?"'
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On Board U. S. S. Georgia, 8 n»„
(via United Wireless Telegraph Co.)—
The fleet's position at this hour is lat
itude 1.4.37 north, longitude 102.01
west. The weather is fine and the
ships are moving at a speed of ten
and one-half knots an hour. The fleet
will probably reach Madgatena
rMftrjfef* 1'2, two dayB aheoii of tue
schedule. The' cruise has been sue
cessful in every way and the ships
are in perfect condition to be readv
for record target practice immediate
ly upon their arrival at Magdalena
bay.
Play for Men Ended.
The play days of the men on shore
practically ended with the hoisting jf
anchors at Callao. Magdalena.
Target practice is the most import
ant work the fleet now has before it,
and target practice means real work
for every man aboard. It is no longer
a case of lying at anchor and blazing
away in desultory fashion at a fixed
mark, but, Instead, each ship must be
moving at a speed of ten or twelve
knots an hour apd must fire at the
"enemy"—a white canvas speck 12x25
feet—attached to the long tow line
of a tug or tender and being hauled
away by varying angles and at
speed equal to that of the ships them
selves. The target comeg within tho
given range unexpectedly sometimes
and its stay is brief.
The gun crews of each ship must
be alert and trained to the minute, for
it is the ship that fires the greatest
number of shots with the greatest per
centage of hits that carries away the
trophy and rolls in the wealth of tho
liberal prize money which is distrib
uted after every record practice.
8hips Must be Overhauled.
In battle target practice the fleet
commander in chief, as well as the
admirals of the four divisions, bgar
the responsibility of the maneuvers,
and the efficiency of the work is sub
ject to the closest scrutiny. Ship cap
tains, from the forward bridge, con
trol the movements of the vessels in
consonance with the signals which
varicolored flags cry out from flying
trucks, and far up in the fighting tops f.
the ordnance officers direct the fire of
the many calibered guns by pressure
of electric buttons.
Close by their sides sharp eyed en
signs or past midshipmen call out th*
ranges of fire, and thus from stocke
hold to masthead the giant ships hum
the din of mimic war.
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place for work and spotless hulls and
polished decks will be grimy with the
grease and the gaseous refuse of bat
tle target practice soon after the big
Bhips have reported their arrival at
this crack harbor of the Mexican
coast, which has been leased by the
United States as home ground for Its
navy In the weBtern seas.
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are over the task of cleaning ship and VI
sprucing up for the return to home
ports awaits the sailors, and it is ex
pected that no matter what tropical 'Ik
sea growths may cling to
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the red of the water line, the whito
freeboard above and the buff super
structure of the vessels—veterans of Ml
a memorable cruise—will glisten and
sparkle in the warmth of the Califo'- •.
nla sun as they did when they pointed
their eventful way to the PaciflQ,
coast. 3ij
Cruiser Chicago on Long Trip. /v'i0iKl
Rio Janeiro, March 9.—The Ameri-J JjJ
can cruiser Chicago arrived here this
morning. She is on her way from tBe
Pacific coast to the Aaltntic station.
Hon. S. L. Dows Dead. -Sm
Cedar Rapids, March 9.—Hon. S.
Dows, a pioneer railroad contractor,
capitalist and legislator Is dead, aged
76 years.
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