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rOI/CME I ,-V„ 61 'm 8r TORNADOES IN |f#3 TWENTY OR THIRTY DEAD AND SCORES INJURED IN STORMS IN TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI N AND ARKANSAS. STORM EXTENDS OVER WIDE RANGE HIGH WINDS AND COLD WEATH ER IS REPORTED IN ALL SEC TIONS EXCEPT ON PACIFip AND ATLANTIC COASTS. Atlanta, Ga„ April 30—Between lwenty and thirty persons dead in ^Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas Und scores injured were the toll last flight of a series of tornadoes in these States. The death list as received kere was as follows: Youngs Crossing, Tenn.,—five. Medina, Tenn.,—Two. Horn Lake, Miss.,—Twelve. Forest City, Ark.,—Two. West Marion, Ark.,:—One. Property valued at many thousands Df dollars was destroyed and traffic "was interrupted. Telephone and tele graph wires were rendered useless and some sections are completely Isolated. Tennessee Town Blown Away. Louisville, April 30.—Several per sons are reported to have been killed In last night's tornado near Franklin, Tenn., and the town of Hillsboro, a few miles from there is said to have blown away. Much damage is report ed at Centerville and other towns. Lak* Boat Sinks During Storm. Sault Ste Marie, Mich., April 30.. While It Is the general opinion in ma mine circles today that it was the Cor rigan line steamer Aurania which Captain Boyce of the Peavey saw sink yesterday in White Fish bay, nothing definite has yet been learned. A fur ious storm is raging today over the upper lake region.' Cold in Colorado. Denver, April 30. Temperatures as low as 28 above zero were reported Erom the fruit regions around Grand Junction, Colorado today and much flamage undoubtedly has been done. The cold weather extends all over the mountain region. Northern Arkansas Hard Hit. Memphis, April 30. A northern 'Arkansas dispatch from Fort Smith States that ninety persons are known to have been injured there by the Btorm in Crawford county. The great est damage reported is near Jackson, Tenn. Seven persons were killed. Bad Storm on Lakes. Benton Harbor, Mich., April 30. Reports from all along Lake Michigan as far north as South Haven indicate that great damage was done by last night's storm and tidal wave which Bwept the east shore of the lake. It is feared several vessels were caught in the storm. Big Property Loss in Ohio. Piqua, Ohio, April 30—A tornado twenty miles wide in this section early today caused a property damage esti mated at $100,000. The path of de struction extends over several coun ties. There was no loss of life. Heavy Wind in Missouri. Kansas City, April 30.— A twenty mile an hour wind from the north, with the temperature at forty, were the conditions that prevailed over Western Missouri and Kansas today. Another Report as to Hillsboro. Nashville, April 30. The town of Hillsboro, nine miles west of Frank lin, •was practically wiped out by the tornado, and three persons were killed. Livestock Killed in Michigan. Detroit, Mich., April 30. —At Fen lota, where the storm approached the proportions of a tornado, the damage aggregates $30,000. Much live stock •was killed over the state. Latonia Track Damaged. .J Cincinnati, April 30.— Latonia, in "eluding the Latonia race track, was damaged to the extent of $25,000 byj the storm today. Nebraska in Grip of Severe Cold. & Omaha, April 30.— Freezing weath *'3. er prevails over a large portion of the state, the temperature at North Platte being twenty-four. Big £now in Iowa. Des Moines, April 30. Northern I Iowa is experiencing today a severe "^V-Bnow-storm. Three inches of snow is a reported at Fort Dodge and Webster *V City has one inch. 'Wf ®'x Killed, 50 Hurt, at Chicago. GM Chicago, April 30— Six persons were killed and fifty injured in Chi cago and environs during the storm '^Continued on Page 8.) Three Authorities on International Law Senator Elihu Root at top, •Justice H. B. Brown, recently retired from the United States supreme court, and the French ambassador, Mr. J. J. Jusser and. t" 4* 4 "I* Washington, D. C., April 30.—Under the auspices of the American Society of tnternational law .which meets in Washington this week many notable addresses will be given. Among the most notable will be those of the French ambassador, J. J. Jusserand who has made a life study of interna tional law, and Former Justic H. B. Brown, who recently retired from the United States supreme court. Th"? topic to be discussed is "Rela tions Between Countries of the World." Senator Elihu Ptoot will pre side. President Taft is one of the vice presidents. An elaborate ban quet is being prepared for the guests MCKHAND IN ANEW OUTRAGE MEMBERS OF BAND THOUGHT TO HAVE FIRED TENAMENT, BURNING 8 TO DEATH. New York, April 30.—Eight persons, five of them children, were burned to death and fourteen others were in jured, some of them fatally in an in cendiary fire in a five story tenement house at 37 Spring street, occupied by twenty Italian families early today. The blaze followed" a demand by mem bers of the so called black hand soc iety for the payment of a $1,000 black mail. The hallways were soaked with kerosene by the blackmailers. PIPE CAUSES FIRE G. A. Hinry Leaves Lighted Briar in Coat Pocket, Goes to Beci Rescu ing Party Saves Him. Iowa City, April 30.— (Special)—In a fire in the Hawley hotel, G. A. Hinry was overcome in bed. The rescuing party kicked in the door and dragged him out, almost asphyxiated and saved the building. Hinri had left a lighted pipe in his coat pockets. His cloth ing was destroyed by the flames, which then ignited the room. FOWLER WANTS $264,000 Former Ottumwan, Receiver for Car roll Bank, Makes Demands on Cubertson Estate. Carroll, April 30.—Receiver I. W. Fowler for the First National bank, which failed last October, brought suit today for the creditors against the estate of the late W. F. Culbert son for ?264,000. This represents the amount taken by the late president from the funds of the bank. Golden, Mo., Off the Map. Springfield, Mo., April 30— A tor nado struck Golden last, night and wiped that town off the map with the exception of one brick store. Five per sons were killed gud a dozen were injured. wmam 3^9^$ IN THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S SUBSTI TUTE FOR THE PAYNE BILt MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM PRO VISION WILL BE VOTED ON. Washington, D. C., April 30.— The senate finance committee's substi tute for the Payne tariff bill's maxi mum and minimum provision was re ported to the senate today by Senator Aldrich, chairman of the committee. It puts in effect after March 31, 1910, the maximum provision for an addi tional 25 per cent ad valorem on all the rates of tho senate bill and then gives to the president the power to apply minimum rates to any country or section of country by proclamation. It provides for a duty of five cents on coffee and ten cents on tea imported, from countries to which the maximv^n rates apply. The section also gives the president the power to employ a tar iff commission. President Approves Charge. President Taft and Attorney Gen eral Wickersham have approved the maximum and minimum feature of the pending tariff bill. But Jew changes ere made in the phraseology used by the committee. The administrative sections of the bill have also been generally indorsed by the president and his chief legal advisers. There was a full meeting of the finance committee this morning at whieh the maximum and minimum sections and those involving adminis trative features was submitted to the Democrats and a vote taken. Packers to Make Shoes. That the Chicago packers are going into the" general business of making boots and shoes, with the probability that they will soon entirely control the available supply of hides and'be in a position to establish a complete mo nopoly of the leather goods business yras the- wprijing information, laid, beV fore Senator Culloiiii and Speaker Cannon yesterday afternoon by a del egation of boot, and shoe manufactur ers from Chicago. These came as the advance guard of committee appointed by a confer ence of independent tanners and shoe makers from the west, northwest and southwest, held in Chicago tb come here and insist that the senate accept the house provision in the tariff bill for free hides. These delegates declared that the meat packers control the markt for hides. WILLIAM E. MASON IS STRICKEN Former U. S. Senator 8uffers Second Attack of Apoplexy. Believed Will Recover. Chicago, April 30.—William E. Ma son, former United States senator from Illinois and a prominent figure in st politics, was stricken with apoplexy late yesterday, afternoon at his home, 1477 Washington boulevard. It Is said that he will recover. Mr. Mason testified as a character witness In behalf of Mrs. Dora McDon ald at the trial of her attorney, Benja min Briggs Goodrich, during the after noon, and was to have been one of the speakers at an Austin banquet in the evening. His illness was announced to the assembled guests. Mr. Mason suffered a similar stroke of apoplexy several years ago, and for that reason considerable anxiety is felt among his friends. YOUNG MAIDEN TAKES POISON Sixteen-Year-Old Des Moines Girl Drinks Laudanum Because Suit or is Arrested. Des Moines. Anril 30.—When Marga ret Tarney, a beautiful 16-year-old girl, saw the officers arrest Chas. Morgan, a married man, to whom she wrote burning love letters, she swal lowe'd an ounce of laudanum. Her con dition Is precarious. The girl's foster father, H. C. Wind sor, a wealthy resident, declares he will prosecute Morgan on the charge of wife desertion, as well as charges based on the contents of a letter he is said to have written the girl. THE LIMIT FOR RUSSIAN. Russian Laborer Who Assaulted Fair field School Teacher, to Get Twenty Years. Fairfield, April 80.—The grand jury yesterday afternoon Indicted Belda Zovkov, the Russian laborer who as saulted with criminal intent Miss An nie Sappenfleld, at Bernhart last Fri day. He will be tride during the next few days and as he plead guilty will be given not less than twenty years, the minimum penality for the crime. Four Dead at Pittsburg. Pittsburg. April 30.— Two more deaths were reported today, which brings the total list from yesterday's storm up to four in Pittsburg. Eight were injured and half a hundred buildings were damaged. Mrs. Catt Re-elected. London, April 30.—Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt of New York was today re-elected as president of the Wom an's International Suffrage alliance. Three Lynched in Texas. Fort Worth, Texas, April 30.—A mob lynched three negroes today at Marshall, Tex. -'he negroes had kill ed a deputy sheriff. 1 wt, 1 1- -, XI OTTUMWA. WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1909. AWH FILES REPORT SAYS LATE SULTAN WILLBE SLAIN WILL BE GIVEN OFFICIAL TRIAL BY COURT MARTIAL AND, IT IS BELIEVED, CONDEMNED TURK ISH RIOTS OVER. London, April 30^—A dispatch from Saloniki says it is officially announced there that the deposed sultan will be tried by court mar tial and that it is generally be lieved the sentence of death will be passed on him. Mersina, April 30.—Mersina is u:v der martial law and the Turkish au thorities are maintaining order. The sanitary conditions in the city are' very bad. Eight American and Eng lish missionaries, mostly women, have decided to leave for healthier sur roundings. Riots Over at Adana. Constantinople, April 30.—A wel come message has been received from the town of Hadjin, in the province of Adana, where five American worn en missionaries have been alone with thousands of refugees who sought safety there from bands of Moslems seeking to put them to the sword. Hadjin has withstood a'slege for the past eight days and the missionaries have been sending out frantic appeals for help. The message which reached here was from Miss Lambert, the daughter of Bishop Lambert, tlmod 10:22 a. m., which said: "With the arrival of the troops, the disorders in and about the city have ceased and we are all safe and well. "Lambert." Cabinet Considers Situation. The Turkish cabinet has taken up the consideration of the situation in Adana and neighboring districts. The new governor general, Mustafa Zihni, was due to arrive at the town of Adana today. He has been Instructed 1,0. take the mopt en«pg«Mc to' re-establish order and to relieve the sufferers. Adiel Bey, permanent under secre tary of state In the ministry of the interior, has said that the government would make a searching investigation into the cause of the disorders and punish the instigators. Reports re ceived at the ministry of the interior indicated that quiet now prevailed everywhere. The secretary said that the govern ment recognized the necessity of pro viding food, medicines and shelter for the sufferers and had taken steps provide these and inaugurate other measures of relief. In reply to a ques tion as to what connection existed be tween the massacres and the political events In Constantinople, Adiel Bey replied that that, too, was being in vestigated. DETECTIVE IS SLAIN Thomas Hennessy Shot Down in the Lobby of Denver Hotel Slayer Arrested. Denver, Colo., April 4. 30.—Thomas Hennessey, house detective at the A1 bany, was shot and instantly killed at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon while landing in the crowded lobby of the hotel. The slayer's identity is not yet specific on the matter clear. Ha registered at the Albany as O. O. Howard, Chicago, but some of his effects, searched after the shooting, indicate that he may be C. C. Sierk, Ft. Calhoun or Blair. Neb. Hennessy was leaning against the news stand in the lobby when ap proached by Howard, who looked the detective full in the face as if to make certain of the identity of his victim, then swiftly drew a revolver from his pocket and shot Hennessy through the heart. After the shooting the man put the weapon in his pocket and started to the elevator. When stopped he calmly ejected the shellB from his revolver and awaited the police. "He attempted to shoot me," was his only remark to bystanders. No trouble had been noticed previous to the shooting. At the police station Howard would make no statement except to say he was paying off an old score. The two men are said to have quarreled in Chi cago while Hennessy was employed in the Auditorium Annex as a house de tective. The detective had been pre paring to return to Chicago with his wif^ and daughter. SEAMEN MAY STRIKE Buffalo Union Receives Telegram From Chicago Saying "Reso lution Adopted. Buffalo, N. Y., April 30. —The local agent of the Lake Seamen's Union of this city today received the following telegram from the general secretary of the union at Chicago: "Resolution was adopted. Act ac cordingly faturday morning." •This as interpreted, means that a strike on the great lakes will begin tomorrow. Race War in Texas. Beaumont, Texas, April 30.—Advices from Waterman today state that a race war broke out. between the em ploy of two saw mills there. Two persons are. reported, W^e4, Jix wounded. s# & -Mfs^ ma&m •WW* Quee ft ... and Her Consort Who are Parents of Heir to the Holland Throne QUEEN WILHELMINA OF THE NETHERLANDS AND SORT, PRINCE HENRY. The Hague', April 30.—Wllhelmlna, queeu of the Netherlands, gave birth to a daughter this morning. The condition of her majesty is satisfactory and the infant princess is doing well. Holland is celebrat ing the happy event from one end of the country to the other The political significance of the occurrence lies In the fact that therols now an heir to the throne of the Netherlands, a circumstance that greatly enhances the country's hope for a continued independence. The constant fear of the Dutch has been that the house of Orange would die out with a childless sovereign, and that Holland would pass under the rule of a German pripce and would th^-e^ bo come a German vassal state. JACKSON WILL HANDLE JUNKIH LOCAL SHERIFF MUST BRING THE PRISONER FROM PENITEN TIARY TO COURT. John Junkln will be taken from the penitentiary by Sheriff W. W. Jack son upon the morning of May 24 and turned over at Fort Madison to the sheriff of Appanoose county, in whose custody the negro murderer will be taken to Centerville, where upon the afternoon of the same day or the morning of the following, he will be arraigned and allowed to plead to ths Indictment against him upon the charge of murder in the perpetration of robbery. Immediatedly following the arraignment, if it does not take place until the morning of May 25, the work of empanelling a jury will be commenced. County Attorney Sen eca Cornell, who will prosecute the negro, and Judge J. C. Mitchell, who has been appointed to defend .Tunkin, were in Centerville yesterday, and held a conference with Judge M. A. Roberts relative to the date of the Junkin trial. The order of the Wapello county district court, which holds Junkin 'n the penitentiary at Ft. Madison, is of no officer being privileged to take him from that, institution except the sheriff 04 this county, and for that reason it will be necessary for Sheriff Jackson to go to Ft. Madison. A new order frpm this court will also be necessary, to turn the prisoner over to the Appanooae county sheriff. "The Junkin trial in my estimation will take at least a week," said Coun ty Attorney Beneca Cornell this aft ernoon. "The question of securing a jury within a short time will also en ter into the proceedings in Appanooce county, as the residents of that coun ty are fairly well informed of the case, and for that reason I believe It will take at least a day to empanel the required number. The Ottumwa witnesses will be instructed to report upon May 25." Woman Suffrage Spilt. London, April 30.—A serious split Jn the women's suffrage ranks took place yesterday at the session of the Inter national Suffrage alliance and as a re sult a body of delegates left the hall. Some of the societies desired to en large the membership, but under the leadership of the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, one of the American delegates the convention voted to reserve mem bership to societies having the en franchisement of women as their sole object. Shoots Nephew Who Ruined Home. Detroit, April 30.—Dr. G. K. Boy ajian an Armenian, today shot and fatally wounded his nephew Harotoon H. Gaspanlan, while the latter was being arraigned in the police court with his aunt, the physician's wife on a statutory charge. Keokuk Quarantine is Lifted. Keokuk, la.. April 30.—The board of health at its meeting last evening de cided that the schools of the city might as well all be running, the scar let fever situation being now well un der control, and unless further notice is give nthe schools will be opened*^ ,s liSM use-sc..- TJgF*!* ~x*n on the charge of attempting to black- Spreckels. George De Martini was caught In a trap set by the officers fo-n- HER CON- FIFHT MANAGER MAY BE SUICIDE WILLIS BRITT FOUND UNCON SCIOUS IN NEW YORK STREETS. —POISON IN POCKET. San Francisco, April 30. Two I national bank shares should stand, were arrested by detectives last night and later Benjamin Soule was cap- ,helr tured. The men are accused of having tn,LU v*&**iip+**yr'4'it'J$ fi** "''*£y{F$ '/t?f \w\#t "NUMBER 115 CITY COFFERS'' ARE ADDED TO BY RAISED TAX BOARD OF REVIEW AT COMPLE TION OF WORK AT 4 A- M. THIS MORNING INCREASES THE CITY REVENUES OVER $5,000. MORRELL PLANT -9| GOES IN AT $050,000 OTHER MANUFACTORIES, BING AND RETAIL STORE3 ARE BOOSTED IN PROPORTION—EX EMPT SOME PROPERTIES. The labors of the board of re view, completed thi« morning at 4 o'clock after a strenuous all night session, has been the means of increasing the revenues of the city approximately $5,000. Of this amount the greater part will be paid by the larger manufactur ing, jobbing and retail institu tions and by those citizens who have large and valuable real -es tate holdings and bank stock. The two largest plants in the olty, John Morrell & Co. and the Daln Mfg. Co. were Increased over the assessor's figures on the item of personal property, and their real estate was left standing with no increase. The various decisons of the board, while considerable min or discussion was heard, were made almost unanimously. The or in a a in $ 9 0 0 0 in city revenues was cut down some $4,000 by readjustment of Increases made by City Assessor MV B. HcKxsey. 1 Taxes of the city of Ottumwa vr&n1 juggled in various manners by th« city council sitting as the board of review or equalization last evening in the council chambers. Some assess ments were increased over the fig- New York, April 30.—Willus Britt, lures of the city assessor many were manager of Stanley Ketchel and Bat- left as he assessed them others were tling Nelson, the lightweight cham- made lower than at first, assessed by plon, was found unconscious in the that officer, and lastly, the board saw doorway of a house on Fourteenth fit to exempt considerable properties street early today and was removed that in their eyes were entitled to to St. Vincent's hospital where it was freedom from the burden of taxes, said his condition is serious. Several The board began its labors at 7:45 poison tabldts were found in a bottle o'clock last evening by entertaining in Britt's pocket. Physicians worked protests to increases made. Later, some time over Britt but were un- when the members repaired to tha able to restore him to consciousness, council chamber, they heard remark! Britt, with his wife and baby have from a committee of Ottumwa bust been in New York for a month. He ness men relative to the proposed in came here to arrange a match beUv-rSn crease on the John Morrell & Co, Ketchel and Johnson. BLACKMAILERS CAUGHT plant, and following this period, th« board began the arduous task of fin ally adjusting the taxes as increased. I The labors were completed at 4 o'clock this morning, and except for a, brief recess for lunch at. 1 o'clock, tha Two Men Who Demanded $6,000 From work was not interrupted. Rudolph Spreckels Are Caught Bank Shares Assessed. in Trap. It was the ruling of the board thal ., the Increases in the assessment of tha T)ll8 ajtlon lncreaBeB u0 of the 8hare8 of mall Rudolph Spreckels, son of the numerous indlvlduala late millionaire sugar king, Claus stead of sent threatening letters demanding h,ank shareholders are increased from "",000 from the millionaire, I $112.50 per share to $184. The Morrell Matter. PHII CHAT IN nilARPFI I The committee of citizens who ad onui in VUfllfKi:L|dreBMd Oskaloosa Boy, Defending Mother I the Morrell plant was composed Of J. From Attack, Accidentally T. Hackworth, Sajnuel Mdum, F. Reed, J. J. Smith, John W, Jordan, pushed Harlan, Inflicting a fatal wound. BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN Two Highwaymen Compel Enginemen to Cut off Mail Car on North ern Pacific. the boy aside and the gun was dis- 000, at this time was as much aa tha charged and hit six-year-old Bertha city should increase the plant. John Hauser Junction, Idaho, April 30. —. Northern Pacific train No. 3 waB held Inut nio-ht Ihrpp milps pact nf thin I COUT8© Of COHSidCTfttiOll 01 tllO Other up labt night three miles east of this Tornado in Illinois. 1* .1 S JOB. 1 r.JS .:i I 1 1 sa. 11 the taxable vai« the First National from $109 per share to ?130. tumwa w)ll b(1 reqUired The Ot- National bank shareholders to pay assessment on share8 at a cent increase," which would he $BOO/V':j W. Lewis and T. H. Pickler took sue with the committee, and urged that the board allow the proposed In crease of $900,000 stand. The boayd was shown that the Morrell plant, if the proposed increase would stanA, was being assessed out of proportion to all other increases, and the matter of gradual increases, instead of great leaps, was referred to. When the mat- ter cam® UP nroatlM the board place by two highwaymen. The rob bers cut the engine and one mail car from the train and shot twice fit the fireman, ordering him from the engine and put a revolver to Engineer WTiit telsey's head and compelled 4Jiim to run the engine ahead. The booty was registered mail, but how much is not known. Posses have started in pursuit |^oTtoTihOoTon^"the of the robbers. Carmi, 111., April 30. A tornado swept over Teaxas City, 32 miles south of here, this morning, killing four per sons and Injuring several more. (Continued on Page 8.) .WSj value of $160 in- $130 and the Iowa National th0 board reiatlve to an ad« justment of the proposed increase oa Shoots a Girl. Frank Mclntire, F. W. Simmons and Oskaloosa, April 30 (Special) Frank von Schrader. The gentlemen In a neighborhood quarrel Albert Kin- asked the board to consider carefully ney ruehed to the defense of her the magnitude of the Morrell plast mother with a rifle and aimed at Jesse and what it means to the city, and. Harlan, who was about to assault the their opinion was that a hundred par elderly woman. Mrs. Kinney ?k III t-| r$ nf tho^tw ^. compromised on creases, the increase being to $650,000, tha real estate standing as assessed by the assessor and the increase being wholly on the personal properties. The same action was taken reiatlve to the Dain Mfg. Co. increase, which was left as Assessor Hoxsey placed it on the real estate and was raised pei* sonal. Assessment Changed. In considering the objections and protests made to the various Increases the board, when a sufficient showing