Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XIV, No. 36. CITY NEWS. M.D. M. you have relatives or friends visit the city or go to make a visit, please contact us; we will all your local news.-Eq. Mrs. George law has been quite sick for the past week. Mrs. James Mitchell who has been and was taken to the Methodist hospital where an operation was performed this week. It is our hope that she may recover. Mrs. Gus Watkins was called to the outside of her mother, Mrs. John Mitchell, who is seriously ill at Wellaton, Oklahoma. A letter from Thomas E. Barton of Washington, D. C., states that he has been sick several weeks but is able to go up and out again. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Tillery spent Sunday and Monday in Omaha, Neb., at the bedside of sick relatives, returning home Monday evening. Mrs. Harrison Gould will give a New Year Supper and Concert at the M. E. church Monday evening, Feb. 11. The public invited. Mrs. Anna Cook of St. Louis, Mo. arrived in the city Wednesday to be with her sister, Mrs. Jas Mitchel, who is quite ill at her home on Park street. Mr. George Woods had the misfortune to slip on the ice pavement this week and sprain his ankle and has been unable to work. We trust he will be out again soon. The Cosmopolitan Art club met last Wednesday evening with Mrs. Ardella Morton. The program consisted of criticism by Miss Alice Morton and journal by Mrs. Gertrude Cannady. After the program refreshments were arrived. The Intellectual Improvement club met last Friday with Mrs. S. Joe Brown and rendered an excellent program. The club meets with Mrs. Ja. L. Woods today. The Union Congregational Sunday school will give a patriotic drama and will Tuesday evening, Feb. 18 at the church, for the benefit of the Sunday school. Watch for full program next week. Mrs. Chas. Turner has full charge of the program. The editor acknowledge an invitation to from Booker T. Washington to attend the seventeenth annual conference at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Feb. 19 and 20. We are sorry that home duties prevents us from accepting at this time. Through an error on our part in writing the programs for the Musical and Literary at Corinthian Baptist church last week, we omitted two numbers; one was a paper by Prof. Geo. I. Holt and the other was a solo by Miss Marguerite Fields. Dr. E A. Lee spent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week in buxton on professional business. Dr. Lee is the only colored dentist in Iowa; a graduate of Drake Dental college and thoroughly understands his profession. He will visit Buxton again on the 22 of this month. King Solomon Commandery No. 6 is preparing a degree 'cam to go to Marshallown soon to initiate and set up a new Commandery there. Mr. Fred Jackson, the Eminent Commander, entertained the team at his home last Thursday evening. The Mission Circle of the Corinthian Baptist church will give a Leap Year party Monday evening Feb. 10, at the home of Mrs. Wm. Whitfield, 784 10th street, for the benefit of the National Training School for Women, which will be open in Washington, D. C. in the fall. Great preparation have been made for the occasion. One and all are written. The ladies are to escort the gentlemen. Lauries show the gentlemen how gallant you can be. Dr. E. A. LEE DENTIST. Dentb and Park Sts. Seamless Gold Crowns. Bridges and Plate work a Specialty. EXAMINATIONS FREE. The men's League at the Union Congregational church is enjoying a series of excellent papers each Sunday afternoon at 3:30, on some live subject. Last Sunday a week ago, Rev. J. M. Harris delivered a very fine paper, "In the Reminisc of the Unseen." It was full of good food for thought, and yet practical. Last Sunday J. Clifford Williams, the president, delivered a well written paper on "Social Purity." This coming Sunday Prof. Geo. I. Holt will read a paper entitled, The Gleanings from the Night." All men are urged to come out and hear this paper. Mr. S. Joe Brown has been selected as one of the campaign committed of ten selected from the business men's committee of 530, to boost the committee's candidates ticket under the new plan. The Alpha Club met Thursday evening with the president. Ebert R. Hall, at his home 130 E. Locust street. All the resident members were present with one exception. Arrangements were made by the club to have two social functions on the evenings of March 2d and 3d. The club will meet on next Friday evening, Feb. 14th with Mr. William Howard, 811-12th st. The Gallanan Club met at the home of Mrs. Adam Dixon, in a mothers meeting, which was called to order by the president, Mrs. E B Eiliston, after which it was turned over to the program committee, Mrs. Gertrude Shockleford. The programme consisted of music, solos, a question box and very interesting papers were read and discussed, Mrs. McDowell's paper on "The Child" from christian standpoint was well read, received and discussed by the members and friends of the club. We feel that much benefit is being gained through these meetings, and we hope that mothers will take more care and pain with their children. The next meeting will be held at Mrs Belle Brownling's on 2d street at which time the regular bible study and spelling will be taken up. All friends are welcome. Mrs. E. B. Eiliston, President. Christian Endeavor. We desire all the young christians to come out and help build up our junior endeavor, as we are in need of young men and women to do something for the uplift of the Master's cause. The meeting will be held at St. Paul's A.M. E. church at 6:30 every Sunday evening. Come one, come all. The subject for this Sunday will be, "Ministering to strangers and the sick." Matt. 25-31-46 The following programme will be rendered: Bible read by Mrs. Adams; discussed by members; prayer by chaplain; paper Miss Berney McDowell; recitation Miss Marie Payton; solo Miss Ida Crews, sie读. reading Mrs Hattie Adams; solo Miss Sadie Hicks; address Mr Shackleford; solo Mrs Nina Walker; instrumental solo Miss Naomi Colston. We desire each member to have a verse from the Bible each Sunday evening. The Lord loves a cheerful giver, so each one do his duty. Miss Naomi Colston, Pres. Miss Lorena Wilson, Sect. Lincoln Day Musical and Literary Concert AT Burns' Church, 12th and Crocker Wednesday Evening, Feb. 12, 8 p. m. INVOCATION Overture ... Capital City Cornet Band Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech ... Miss Bessie Reeves Solo ... Gertrude Estelle Violin and Piano Duett ... ... Misses Alexander Paper ... Mr. E S. Morgan Reading ... Miss Xolphye Hockady Baritone Solo ... Mr. G. H. Mason Paper ... Mr. J. Graves Solo ... Mrs. M L. Mackay Cornet Solo ... Mr. L J. Shelton Original Poem ... Mr. J C. Williams Baritone Solo Mr. H. W. Hughes Oration—Lincoln ... E. R. Hall Solo ... Lettye Carey Basso Solo ... O. B. Rivers Address ... Atty S. Joe Brown Piano Solo ... Miss Lillian Fields A NEW BOOK. "The Making of a Millemiam" is the name of a new book by Frank Rosewatter of Omaha, Neb. It deals in the main with socialism, centrism and capitalism based upon scriptal passages. It advances many new and startling ideas. It is well worth your while to read it, as its author shows a cultured mind. Some of its contents are "The Quest of Labor Knighthood," The City of Red Cross," "Everybody's Sabbath," "Spectaular Colori," "Prior to Centrism," "To Edenize the Outworld," "Where Art Thou Adam?" "Homeward Bound," etc. Price, cloth bound $1.00 paper 50c. Century Publishing Co., Omaha, Neb. A. B. Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipator—Born. February 12, 1809 in Kentucky—Assasinated April 15, 1865. Lincoln the Emancipator. Before we shall have gone to press again the American people will have celebrated the natal day of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States and the American emancipator. This rail splitter, flat-boatsman, this son of poverty and child of destiny was born in a Kentucky log house February 12, 1809; reared on the plains of Illinois and Indiana. From this log house in the backwoods of Kentucky this young giant, through the guidance of the unseen devine power, marched onward and upward until he reached the white marbled house at our national capital, as its chief ruler, reaching the zenith of his divine mission when he penned that immortal document *Emancipation Proclamation," which in truth and reality did fulfill the real spirit of the Declaration of Independence Thus 4,000,000 of black bondmen were set free and 40,000,000 of white men were freed from becoming blood-hounds in pursuit of fugitives, and the auction block and slave pen became the school house and church. While we are freemen to-day, yet, strictly speaking we are slaves to the oppression of inherited prejudice, caused largely by color and servitude, but we are in the midst of this condition we must not waver, the battle is waging fiercely, yet we must meet it courageously, manfully and faithfully. With centuries of suffering behind us, with implicit hope for better treatment before us, Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipator let us act well our part and like Abraham Lincoln, some day we may reach the zenith and prove to the waiting world our real worth to humanity, and when reason conquers prejudice, justice triumph over might the world will illuminate with truth from The Thaw Trial. For more then one year the American people have watched and waited to see the outcome of Harry K. Thaw, the infamous slayer of Stanford White, in the famous Madison Square Garden. The legal battle in the courts has been a fierce one and very expensive. The first trial resulted in JOHN McKAY FOR MAYOR. The above cut is a true likeness of sented to allow his name to be used as under the new Des Moines plan. He citizens, having spent more than a quar- self-made hard working man, beginning became a mine owner. He was elected to accept the postmastership of Des Mo- years. In each of these offices he was with every duty. By his age and expen- one time alderman, would no doubt m place. He is a true and tried friend of them in his mines and was the first man treasurer's office, John L. Thompson; appoint a colored clerk in the post office. The former resigned and the latter did McKay only looks to fitness. His man- nation. R FIRST MARTYRED PRINCIPAL—Born. February 12, 1809 in Kent true likeness of our friend, John M. Moines to be used as a candidate for my Moines plan. He is one of our best more than a quarter of a century in man, beginning as a laborer in state. He was elected twice as county of ownership of Des Moines, in which place these offices he was courteous, honest, would no doubt make him one of the and tried friend of the colored man was the first man to put a colored man in the post office, Kenneth Hamil and the latter did not accept. These fitness. His many friends are work. TYRED PRESIDENT. 12, 1809 in Kentucky—Assasin The above cut is a true likeness of our friend, John McKay, who has consented to allow his name to be used as a candidate for mayor of Des Moines, under the new Des Moines plan. He is one of our best and highly esteemed citizens, having spent more than a quarter of a century in our city. He is a self-made hard working man, beginning as a laborer in a coal mine, and finally became a mine owner. He was elected twice as county treasurer and resigned to accept the postmastership of Des Moines, in which place he served for four years. In each of these offices he was courteous, honest, faithful and prompt with every duty. By his age and experience with public affairs, having been at one time alderman, would no doubt make him one of the efficient men for said place. He is a true and tried friend of the colored man; has always employed them in his mines and was the first man to put a colored deputy in the county treasurer's office, John b. Thompson; and when postmaster was the first to appoint a colored clerk in the post office, Kenneth Hamilton and George Dunn. The former resigned and the latter did not accept. These acts show that Mr. McKay only looks to fitness. His many friends are working hard for his nomination. OUR FIRST MARTYRED PRESIDENT. the jury disagreeing; then another long trial was held and the old insanity dodge was the plea and last week after many long weeks trial the jury thought Thaw insane when he committed the act of killing Mr. White and the judge sent the insane slayer to the asylum and now his friends have commenced to prove that he is not now insane to get him out of the asylum. They last week first proved him insane to avoid the electric chair of the penitentiary and this week are trying to prove him sane to relieve him from the asylum. See what a mockery and how money will handle our American courts. This slayer of a human being is --- our friend, John McKay, who has con- candidate for mayor of Des Moines, he is one of our best and highly esteemed owner of a century in our city. He is a as a laborer in a coal mine, and finally twice as county treasurer and resigned ones, in which place he served for four courteous, honest, faithful and prompt cience with public affairs, having been at take him one of the efficient men for said of the colored man; has always employed to put a colored deputy in the county and when postmaster was the first to Kenneth Hamilton and George Dunn. not accept. These acts show that Mr. friends are working hard for his nomi- RESIDENT. Tennessee—Assasinated April 15, 1865. a murderer and should have been punished. If he was a poor man he would have been? Colored Delegate to the National Convention. The Iowa State Bystander can see no good reason why the colored republicans should not have one delegate and one alternate from Iowa to the National Republican convention which will convene in Chicago in June. Our state republican convention will convene in Des Moines, March 1908 to select delegates to the National Republican convention and we hope that our leading race, men will see that the name of some real representative is presented and elected. Our vote is constantly increasing and were it not for the Negro vote in three of our congressional districts the republicans could not hope to be elected, therefore we ask equal representation. The Seventeenth Session of the Tuskagee Negro Conference. The seventh annual Negro conference will be held at Tuskegee, Ala., Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 19 and 20, at the Tuskegee Institute. The conference is composed mainly of teachers, workers, farmers and all others interested in the educational, moral and civic uplifting of the Negro people. The annual session has accomplished much lasting incalculable good, bringing together the best colored people of the black belt of Alabama and other ports of the south for earnest discussion of the real needs and to encourage those who are weak by showing them how to make life and its labors light. We hope that the coming meeting may be a success and benefit to the race. Parker for Major We are authorized to announce to the public the name of Mr. Benjamin Parker, one of our well known citizens, as a candidate for Mayor of Des Moines, subject to the convention to be held March 16th. He was born 53 years ago, and after receiving a common school education, he started out in life without any support or aid, and his own hard work and ambitious spirit has succeeded fairly well thus far. He has never held or asked for any office in his life; has always been an active republican worker. He says if he is nominated and elected he will treat all classes of people with equal justice. His motto is justice to all interests and favoritism to none; he is a good friend of the colored race; his employed as high as fifty colored men at one time and has started many colored men into business who have afterwards succeeded. His friends are making a hard and earnest fight for Mr. Ben, Parker and hope that he may be successful. A national call for a conference of colored men to meet in Philadelphia, Pa., April 7, 1908 to counsel together, is issued by Alexander Walters, President of Afro-American Council; Wm. H. Scott, President of Suffrage League of Boston and Wm. Trotter, President of New England Constitution and Jefferson League These gentlemen condemn President Roosevelt and his policy, also criticise the Republican party. They now want us to meet and counsel the wisest course to pursue politically. They ask the colored voter to come prepared to stand for equal rights and constitutional liberty. We condemn such a course or conference. Nothing has been or can be accomplished in meeting, resolving and adjourning. We have been meeting, petitioning and resolving for more then twenty-five years and have accomplished nothing. Let us quit resolving, showing ourselves in loud speeches and get down to real business and do something to our conditions; better produce or accomplish something. Away with such side show conferences! Mr. Powell, Here. Mr. M. R. Powell, financial secretary of the "Western Tuskegee, or the more strictly speaking, the Topeka Industrial and Educational Institute," of Topeka, Kansas, is in our city this week to deliver an address at the Central Christian church, Sunday evening, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. He will be at the David and Jonathan League at Uion Congregational church. Mr. Powell is a graduate from Howard University. This Industrial school that he represents is twelve years old, patterned after the Tus ```markdown ``` Price Five Cents keege Institute. Prof. Washington is especially interested in its success. here it is 1895 this school started in a tree of rented shanty with one teacher, in the 1907 they had five buildings, eight teachers, 105 acres of land, property valued at $40,000; no incumbrance. They teach most all the trades, Mr. Powell is an intelligent and active worker for the institution. He will return home next week after visiting his old school mate, Rev. A. L. DuMond, of Buxton. L. E. JOHNSON Resigns as Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Buxton, to take Charge of Y. M. C. A. at Washington, D. C. Lewis E. Johnson, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Buxton, Iowa, has resigned his place as secretary to accept a call to the Y. M. C. A. work in Washington, D. C., where there are a larger field and more people to work among. We are sorry to lose such a bright and promising young man in the west. He was the pioneer Y. M. C. A. man in Iowa and has developed a better christian influence among our young men here. He, like Prof. M. J. Gillam, are two great losses to Iowa among educated christian men, however we wish for Mr. and Mrs. Johnson continued success in the far east. He had just been selected reading clerk of the Republican Congr sional convention of the Sixth district. He was the man who ra'sed so much money to build the new Y. M. C. A. in Washington recently. Ask Yourself the Question Why not use Chamberlain's Pain Balm when you have rheumatism? We feel sure that the result will be prompt and satisfactory. Our application relieves the pain, and many have been permanently cured by its use 28 and 50 cent sizes. For sale by all drugstores. ALBIA NOTES. Rev. Robnson and family are assisting Rev. Bell with his revival meeting at the A. M. E. church. Rev Lewis of Buxton assisted Rev. Bell with his revival and his daughter was taking teachers examination for a teacher in the Buxton schools. Messrs. Walter Bennings and Will Ester was Buxton visitors this week. Miss Francis Parker was on the sick list this week. Presiding Elder M. I. Gordon was in Albia Friday of this week. State Temperance Workers. A body of men and women opposed to the manufacture and sale of liquors, and the enforcement of the laws of our state, assembled at Pymouth congregational church, Feb. 28th and 26th, for the purpose of uniting their forces for prohibition in Iowa. The enthusiasm and interest manifested were great. The appeal is to husbands, and brothers, to save the mothers, wives and sisters from the poverty and disgrace being thrust upon them because of the sale and use of liquors. The saloons must go is the battle cry. It is much to our regret that more of the representative Negro race are not present at such conventions to aid in exterminating so great an evil as intemperance. See the poverty stricken women and children of our race here in our own city; see degraded and worthless young men and young women about us because of the sale and use of strong drink. Politics, civil rights and all rights will line up where we join the right forces for the suppression of every evil among mankind. There is no place in the twentieth century civilization for the imoral, indolent vicious whiskey head. There is no place in our city for the saloons. Is your mother, wife, sister and children, well fed, clothed, sheltered and given fuel? If not why not? Let us see that we have a part in this grand work. REV. H. W. PORTER. PREMIER DO AMARAL FINALLY FORMS NEW CABINET. Entire Policy of Dictatorship to Be Reversed—Franco's Political Career Ended. Lisbon—Lisbon is beginning to recover from the shock and horror of Saturday's bloody tragedy, but a strong undercurrent of popular and governmental nervousness remains. The political tension is slackening, although the progressists for a time refused to join in the concentration of the cabinet which Admiral Ferreira do Amaral is forming from all the monarchical groups because the conservatives are in predominance. During the course of the day Admiral do Amaral succeeded in bringing the opposing factions to his way of thinking and finally announced that the cabinet had been definitely constituted. Senior Bernadino Machado, the leader of the peaceful wing of the republicans, agrees to a truce provided his friends now under arrest are liberated, freedom of the press is restored and the elections ordered. Admiral do Amaral, a devoted friend of the queen, who assumes power, is committed to the reversal of the entire policy of the dictatorship, the abolition of repressive measures and the enforcement of onearchy." On Saturday government by decree will be withdrawn, amnesty accorded political offenders not implicated in deeds of violence and the embargo on the press raised. Franco's downfall is complete. He recognized that it was impossible to saddle the youthful king at the outset of his reign with the stern program involving the immediate banishment and deportation of several hundred political offenders, to which he had committed himself if he retained office. He told a friend that the assassination he had planned is political. He offered his services, however, but these were refused, both Queen Amelie and the dowager queen, Maria Pla, agreeing with the unanimous view of the council of state that the author of the dictatorship must be cast aside. STEAMER ST. CUTHBERT BURNS. Fifteen of Crew Drown—Others Rescued by Liner Cymric. Halfaf, N. S.-In the midst of a wild blizzard Monday afternoon, the steamer St. Cuthbert was burned to the water's edge off the Nova Scotian coasts. Fifteen members of the crew were drowned Sunday by the swamping of a small boat in which they attempted to leave the vessel after fire had broken out. The other 37 members of the crew, including the captain, were rescued by the White Star Liner Cymric. After taking off the survivors, the ship was landmanned by the burning steamer and proceeded to Boston. News of the destruction of the St. Cuthbert was received here in a wireless message from Capt. Fincl of the Cymric. INSANE MAN IS KILLED Inmate of Bartonville. Aylum Falls from Cottage Roof. Peoria, Ill.—On the very eve of the investigation of the Bartonville asylum for the insane in this city, a paroled prisoner, John Riordan, at an early hour Wednesday morning walked out on the roof of a porch of the cottage in which he was confined, slipped on the ice and fell 18 feet to the ground, where he was found dead by a watchman. Riordan had been insane for 27 years and was brought to Peoria four years ago from Kankakee and immediately classed as one of the quiet and docile kind. His sleeping quarters were in a cottage over, which there were no extra precautions taken to prevent the escape of the patients. MUTINY CAUSES A SUICIDE. Captain of British Steamer Killis Him- self After Trouble with Crew. Mobile, Ala.—Capt. Smith, master of the British steam asterhain, clearing this port December 19 last, for Nipa, Cuba, committed suicide by drinking poison in his stateroom following a mutiny of the crew while on the high seas. The first mate took charge of the vessel and landed her at Manzillola on January 2, at which point the second mate was called to the command by the mutinous crew, landing his vessel at Cienfuegos. Public Printer Suspended Washington—President Roosevelt Wednesday temporarily suspended as public printer Charles A. Stillings and appointed William S Rossetter temporarily to fill the duties of that office. The action, as explained officially, is to facilitate the investigation now being made of the government printing office by congress. Mulal Haifid to Expel Christians. Tangier.—Advices received here from Fex yay that a letter from Mulal Haifid has been read in the mosques in which he announces that in prosecuting the holy war he would drive the Christians out of the ports. Dr. Lailley of St. Louis Dead. St. Louis.—Dr. H. Lailley, one of St. Louis' most prominent physicians, and who was medical director of the Louisiana Purchase exposition, died suddenly at his home here Wednesday of cerebral hemorrhage. Big Powder Mill Explosion. Tweed, Ont—When fire in the Ontario Powder works Tuesday reached the explosive building the resulting explosion destroyed 12 buildings and 100 people around. There were no casualties. IOWA STATE NEWS Events of Recent Occurrence Throughout the Commonwealth. COUBINS RETIRES. Congressman Announces He will not Enter the Race. Cedar Rapids—Congressman Robert G. Cousins will not be a candidate for renomination by the republicans of the Fifth district. He is out in a letter announcing his retirement and giving as the reason the need of devoting himself to his private interests. The letter is authoritatively published by the Cedar Rapids Republicans and is as follows: JUDGE GIVEN IS DEAD. Aged Jurist Passes Away After Long Illness. Des Molinen—Judge Josiah Given one of the pioneer jurists of Iowa died on the 3d, at the home of his daughter, 1442 Nifth street. He was for a great many years one of the pioneer lawyers of Des Molinen and served on the district bench for a number of years. For several years he has been an invalid and has for a time traveled in the In "No one having announced any candidacy for congress in the Fifth district and the date of the forthcoming primary being near, I deem it due to my friends and to our state that he may be under primary law and shall not be a candidate for renomination in the office of representative in congress. "Appreciating most keenly the confidence that has been continuously manifested and the honor that has been eight times consecutively, I have been convention and at the polls. I have done diligently and consciously the best I could to serve the interests of our district and of the nation and I make this announcement so that the republicans of the district may have ample opportunity to consider them in the prefer to represent them in the con- "My reason for withdrawing, while of course immaterial to the public, is essentially material to me. It is simply that, having given the best part of my life to the public service, and having opportunity, I must now do something for myself." "Robert Cousins." The Cedar Rapids Republic says that this letter is final and irrevocable. BIRDSALL TO RETIRE? That Is the Report from Washington and Dubuque. Washington, D. C. it is reported among members of the Iowa delegation in congress that Representative B. P. Birdsal of the Third district, has determined to retire from congress at the end of the present term and not to seek renomination and reelection. Judge Birdsal was asked what grounds there were for such reports. He said he had no statement to make concerning them at this time. It is believed here that Judge Birdsal has decided to give up his seat in congress, and not to seek reelection. It is also believed that Judge Birdsal in the delegation expect this. Judge Birdsal's reasons are understood to be in the present complicated situation in the Third district. He and his friends feel certain he could be renominated but are said to fear that such a renaming would obstruct the role he could be elected. Dubuque—That Congressman B. P. Birdsal will retire from the congressional race in the Third district is stated here to be the positive fact, and both of the Dubuque newspapers and the formal announcement will be made within the course of a few days. HELD FOR MURDER. Mrs. Martha Gibbons Indicted by Grand Jury. Oelwain.—The grand jury brought an indictment of murder in the second degree against Mrs. Martha Gibbons of Oelwain and she is now in the county jail at West Union to await her trial, which will probably take place next week. It is alleged in the indictment that on or about Jan. 11 Mrs. Gibbons performed a criminal operation on the person of Mrs. John Weaver, as a rebel, and that she was the testimony on which the indictment was found was furnished by three physicians and the nurse who attended Mrs. Weaver prior to her death. Gibbons was arraigned in court Monday and the day for entering her plea was faxed for Feb. 10. It is authoritatively announced that she will plead not guilty and that her trial will follow immediately. Her bone was seized at 5,000 and as she was seized that amount she is forced to await trial in jail. FIRST TRAIN OVER LINE Iowa Falls.—The first regular passenger train to be run between Hampton and this city on the Dos Molens, Iowa Falls & Northern made the trip on schedule time on the 3d, leaving here at 2 p. m., arriving at Hampton at 3 o'clock and leaving there on the 4th. We present the train will run as a "mixed" train and will handle freight and stock as well as passengers. About twenty-five passengers were aboard when the train pulled out of the station and was parked by W. J. Souder, superintendent of the road, Conductor Johnson being in charge and Engineer Cy Wille at the station. The roadbed was covered by a collision line, but will be ballasted early in the spring. The track is laid about ten miles north of Hampton and work on the balance of the line to Mason and the other line in the spring as possible, probably the middle of next month. Frozen Girl May Die Ottumwa.—With her hands and feet冻 stiff and unconscious from the cold, Josie Woods, aged 24 years, was found in the snow at the roadside home near Ormanville, south of here. She is in a precarious condition and may not live. She left Ottumwa with some friends and wan home decided to go back to town. She started a business and believed she be came delftous from the cold and sank down into the road. *Gilman Boy Crushed By Wagon. Marshalltown.*—While Robbins, aged 10, son of Moses Raims, a rebounder for Gilman, was stantly killed by the falling under a wagon loaded with corn. His back was broken. *Negro Gate Life Impairment. Ottumwa.*—Oscar Hogan, colored convicted of rape, was sentenced to life impairment in the penitentiary. Aged Jurist Passes Away After Long Illness. Des Moines…Judge Josiah Given, one of the pioneer jurists of Iowa, died on the 3d, at the home of his daughter, 1442 Ninth street. He was for a great many years one of the pioneer lawyers of Des Moines and served on the district bench for a number of years. For several years he has been a member for a while but time traveled in the interests of his health. Besides his wife, he leaves two sons and a daughter. About eighteen months age he returned to the south, where he had been traveling for his health. Since that time he has been seriously ill, and at different times hope was despaired of. A few days ago he began to live and death, came very peacefully. Josiah Gliven was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., August 31, 1828. He obtained his education in the district schools. When the heir was a drummer and a few months later he became a private soldier in the Fourth Ohio infantry and served to the close of the war. Upon returning home he began the study of law with the University of Millsburg. He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and the following year was chosen prosecuting attorney. Later he was admitted to partnership with J. R. Barcroft and at the beginning of his career he was a member of a company of which he was chosen captain and entered the service in the Twenty-fourth Ohio infantry. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the regiment and in 1863 was appointed colonel of the Seventy-fourth Ohio infantry. After the war he was elected postmaster of the national house of representatives, serving two years. In May, 1868, he removed to New York, where he resumed the practice of law. In January, 1872 he became district attorney of the Fifth district, serving three years. At the close of his term he entered into partnership with the firm of profession. In November, 1886, he was elected Judge of the Seventh judicial district, serving until March 12, 1883, when he was appointed judge of the supreme court by Governor William H. Taft in the resignation of Judge J. R. Reed. He was twice re-elected, serving as associate judge and chief justice until December 31, 1901. Judge Given had always been popular and well-known gatherings and had long been a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. EXCITING MAN HUNT. Posse Chases Burgars Seventy-five Miles Itoa Iowa. Council Bluffs—An exciting man hunt, extending over a territory nearly seventy-five miles long, from Rockport, Mo., to Pacific Junction, Ia., ended in the latter place by the arrest of two men charged with the burglary and wholesale robbery of a store at Rockport. The most sensational incident of the chase occurred at McChesney at 4:47 a.m. March 21, 2014, with Marine McChesney and Constable Withrowhe had been notified of the burglary and had a description of the suspects. McChesney and Withrowhe entered the waiting room of the depot at the hour named when the suspects entered McChesney laid his hand on the shoulder of one of the men, saying: "I guess we are you". The fellow whipped up a revolver, and leveling it at the officer's head relied: "I guess you are mistaken about the suspect". The stranger then ordered McChesney and the constable to leave the depot, instructing them to take the back step. The officers, seeing that resistance to the demand was useless, backed out of the depot and a moment out of the two strangers disappeared in the darkness. An alarm was sounded and a posse took up the trail of the suspects in the attack. They were a few hours later both of the fugitives were overtaken at Pacific Junction and arrested, a sheriff, who had been in the trail of the mort, being in at the finish. ROBBED OF OVER $50,000. New Rascallity of Miasing Corwith Cashier Unearthed Mason City.—Revelations relative to the defunct bank at Corwth indicate that Standing, the defaulting cashier, victimized a blood relative, J. L. Haswell of Albany, N. Y., who paid a visit to this part of the state recently and who has secured B. J. Thompson of Forest City to look after his affair. Mr. Haswell intrusted Standing with more than $50,000, said to be most of his savings, for investment. Practically all of this was lost and the bank, which owns the stockholders of the bank, will be compelled, it is said, to put up an amount the face value of their subscribed stock, which will ruin many businesses, and grow end loss slightly, as is already the process and the process of the law will extend over a wide territory, covering Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas. Already suits are pending involving real estate owners, and unassailable. They will be found to rest upon false deeds. Householders will be ejected from homes they thought their own or put upon their own, and such at one time had been discharged. Attorneys in the cases say it will take years before the matter is un tangled. What will he saved from the wreck is yet a master of speculation. Boy Killed Under Wagon. Wagner Wagon Gilman—in making him port to gain a hold on a wagon box and get a ride to his home, 10-year-old Wille Robbins, son of Moses Robbins, a well-to-do farmer living three miles under the hills, and under the wheels. The wagon was loaded with corn and its great weight fairly crushed the life out of the lad breaking his back. He was carried to a beaver house and lived only a IN GRIP OF STORM Coldest Day of Winter in New York —Transportation Seriously Harmed in Many States. Chicago—A sleetstorm which turned to rain Wednesday seriously affected telegraphic communication between Chicago and many outside cities, especially in the west. St. Louis, Omaha and Kansas City were entirely cut off from the east during the early hours by a sleetstorm which surrounded St. Louis and extended into Iowa. In Chicago the storm affected much of the transportation in rush hours. Electric railroads were the principal sufferers. Several Deaths in New York. New York.—After having dropped to a low record for the season, the temperature late Wednesday lifted just enough to permit of a snowstorm of considerable proportions. When the day broke the mercury was but one degree above zero—seven points short of the coldest weather ever found here. The charitable foundations found that the alms-giving. The police reported several deaths from exposure. New York Reports 45 Below. Ballaston, N. Y.—A new cold-wather record for this section of the state was made Wednesday when the mercury dropped to 45 degrees below zero. Grand Rapids, Mich. — A blizzard, the second in a week, raged in western Michigan Wednesday and interfered seriously with traffic on steam and electric lines. Snow was plied into deep drifts by the high gale and packed hard. Trains were reported skalled at Big Rapids, Holland and Muskegon. The Grand Rapids, Grand Haven & Muskegon interurban line and the Holland interurban were completely tied up. There were no cars in or out of Grand Rapids Wednesday. Wisconsin Buried in Snow. Milwaukee. — Dispatches from the state report that the worst storm of the winter raged Wednesday. Mitowitz reported country roads blocked and that a sleighing party was stalled for hours in the snow four miles from the city. Trains ran irregularly. Green Bay reported eight inches of snow, with no abatement of the storm. Milwaukee about five inches of snow fell, followed by a sleetstorm, badly caused the street railways considerable trouble in moving cars. Deep Snow In Minnesota. Winona, Minn.—After 30 hours of continuous snowfall in southern Minnesota, eight inches of snow covers the ground. The temperature is falling and a high wind is blowing. All trains are late, and country roads are almost impassable. Indiana Reports Tie-Up. South Bend, Ind.—The worst sleet-storm in 15 years prevailed here Wednesday. Interurban railway travel between South Bend, Niles, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor was practically suspended. Toledo, O. — Roland Beard and Compton Leaman of the Hygela Ice Company and Joseph Miller, manager of the Toleto Ice and Coal Company, were Tuesday sentenced to six months in the county jail and to pay costs of prosecution by Judge Kinkade for conspiracy in restraint of trade. These men were found guilty last July and at that time Judge Kinkade sentenced each of them to six months in the workhouse and to pay $2,500 the case was appealed and a few days ago the supreme court handed down a decision declaring the convicted men could be sent to jail, but not to the workhouse. They were remanded to the common plea court for resentence and while the fine was not assessed the workhouse sentence was changed to the county jail. No further effort will be made in behalf of the defendants. They at once began their term of sentence. All the men are of prominent Toleto families. Former篮球Magnet Bankrupt Former Baseball Maginate Bankrupt. St. Louis — A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was filed Monday by Chris Von Der Ahe, for many years a principal figure in the baseball world and owner of the Louis American association. He was born in 1876 until his retirement in 1898. According to the petition he alleges he has but $200 assets to offset $27,865.35 liabilities. Many of his largest debts are notes for money borrowed for the support of the team he owned. Earthquake In Connecticut. Dunbury, Conn.—Residents of Lanesville and Still River, in the Housatonic river valley between Brookfield and New Milford, were started early Wednesday by two distinct earthquake shocks and several large cracks appeared in the earth. Death of Pioneer St. Louis Miller, St. Louis—George F. Goddard, 73 well-known of the pioneer milers and four dealers of St. Louis died suddenly Wednesday from heart disease. Harvard Student Attempts Suicide, Cambridge, Mass.—Robert Sedgwick Minot, Jr., of Dover, Mass., a freshman at Harvard university, was taken to the Stillman infirmary late Monday with a bullet wound thought to have been inflicted, in his head. His recovery is doubtful. Noted Danish Architect Dies. Copenhagen. — Ferdinand Moldahl, the noted Danish state architect, and for many years director of the Academy of Fine Arts here, died Monday. He was 81 years of age. THIRTY YEARS OF IT. A Fearfully Long Siege of Daily Palm and Misery. Charles Von Soehnen of 210 A St. Colinax, Wash. says: "For at least thirty years I suffered with kidney troubles, and the attacks laid me up for days at a time with a painful inflammation. When I was up and around sharp twings caught thirty years I suffered with kidney troubles, and the the tacks laid me for days at time with pain in the back and rheumatism. 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According to the story, a Boston girl got on the street car one day carrying one of those muffs the size of an ordinary hassock. She had only one hand in the muff. A young man sitting next to her took advantage of the opportunity to slip his hand into the unoccupied end of the muff. The Boston girl turned upon him severely. "I could have you arrested for such a familiarity," said she. "But," she added, "I'm from Boston and I purpose to keep calm. Now, I'll just give you ten minutes to let go of my hand."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Rapid Rise. "Pa," said Mrs. Hardapple, as she opened the letter, "the man who ran over our old crippled cow with his automobile old wants to know how much she was worth." "Tell him about six dollars," drawled Hiram Hardapple. "Let me see, it was that poor village doctor, wasn't he Hiram; it was a city feller." "Was, ch? Well, by heck, tell him she was a first-class critter and worth every cent of $0." "And come to think of it, Hiram, his automobile was almost as long as a steamboat, with glass windows, six lights and a horn that you could hear five miles." "What? Then write and tell him the cow he killed was a genuine imported prize-winning Holstein, and worth $00, and if he doesn't settle up every cent in cash I'll put the law or PANTRY CLEANED A Way Some People Have. A doctor said:— "Before marriage my wife observed in summer and country homes, coming in touch with families of varied means, culture, tastes and discriminating tendencies, that the families using Postum seemed to average better than those using coffee. "When we were married two years ago, Postum was among our first order of groceries. We also put in some coffee and tea for guests, but after both and stood around the pantry about a year untouched, they were thrown away, and Postum used only. "Up to the age of 28 I had been accustomed to the routine habit and suffered constantly from indigestion and all its relative disorders. Since using Postum all the old complaints have completely left me and I sometimes give by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Wellville," Mich. Read, "The Road to Wellville," Mich. Read, "The Reason." KILLED BY HIS SON JUDGE JAMES HARGIS SHOT TO DEATH IN QUARREL HIMSELF A NOTED MURDERER Old Mountain Character to Be Buried in 81,500 Coffin He Had Selected on Recent Visit. Jackson, Ky., Feb. 7.—Former County Judge James Hargis, for many years a member of the state executive committee, accused of complicity in many great murders, and a prominent figure in the feuds which had disrupted Brietlett county for several years, was shot and instantly killed in his general store here yesterday afternoon by his son, Beach Hargis. The son fired five shots in rapid succession at his father, who fell dead while his clerks were waiting on cus- The exact cause of the murder has not been learned but it is supposed to have been the result of differences which have existed between father and daughter, and the officers are reported to have had a quarrel several nights ago, when the father, it is alleged, was compelled to resort to violence to restrain his son. Young Hargis, it came and beamed to the store of late. He came to the store last yesterday afternoon and was apparently under the influence of Iqorour. Judge Hargis, it is said, spoke to his son about his drinking and his crimes, and he stepped behind a counter in the store, when the son, after only a few minutes' controversy drew a revolver and fled five shots. The first took effect, the noted mountain character, the young lady stenographer and the customers in the store rushed for the doors and fled in fright. Young Hargis was arrested and placed in jail. He was raving like a man, the officers were compelled to drag him to jail. Judge Hargis will be buried in a casket which he, himself, purchased about a month ago. Some time during the early part of last month Judge Hargis purchased a casket Louisville and requested that he be shown the most elaborate coffin the company had in stock. Nothing suited him, and he finally ordered one along his own ideas, costing $1,500. Yesterdays telegram was sent to the company: "Express today casket selected by James Hargis, as he is dead." CORTELYOU IS SCORED. Senator Declares Panama Canal Bonds Not Regular Washington, D. C., Feb. 7—Senator Cullerson yesterday scored Secretary Cortelyou in a senate speech, declaring the secretary had erred in issuing Panama canal bonds in the manner in which that was done. "In issuing the 3 per cent certificates the secretary also violated the law," Mr. Cullerson said, "because they were not used for the purpose provided by the statutes, as there was ample funds for these purposes." "Morover," he said, "the secretary had violated the law in leaving the bonds of the United States, and the bills of such notes to registered bonds of the United States and to Panama bonds. He had also failed to distribute this money as provided under the act of March 4, 1905. This distribution was inequitable," said Mr. Cullerson, "as the money was used by the York banks for speculative purposes." "The public money deposited in the national banks of the United States," said Mr. Culberson, "on March 22, 1907, was $140,000,000. On Dec. 3 the amount reached the enormous sum of $140,000,000 in New York City on March 22 the amount was $140,000,000 on deposit; on Aug. 22, $28,000,000, and on Dec. 3, $75,000,000. New York City, with about one-sixth of the capitalized surplus of all the banks secured one-third of all the public money on deposit; the eastern states, including New York, having only one-third of the capital and surplus of the southern states, were given four times as much of the public money." FRANCO IN MADRID Former Portuguese Premier Fleeing To Paris Madrid, Feb. 7.—Senhor Franco, the former premier of Portugal, arrived yesterday from Lisbon. He was accompanied by his wife and son and one of his intimate friends, Senhor Novais. He is doing all that is possible to save the strictest incognito. So far as he is aware, no one at the hotel where he stops with the exception of the Portuguese minister to Spain and the civil governor of Madrid. Few saw him when he arrived. Scarcely anyone recognized him. Word from the frontier station, that Franco was a passenger on board the express going to Madrid, and officials arranged an unobtrusive police detail at the station. On his arrival Senhor Franco held out his hand to aid his wife and the party hastily entered car rings. He paced up and down the platform distrustfully; almost fearfully. The police drew on each side and the party hastily entered car rings. They quickly to the Hotel de la Paix. The former premier was described as follows: "ill, dreadfully ill, his face is lined with pain and shows suffering. He seems to be in a state of despair." THAW'S RELEASE SURE Matteawan Superintendent Telle Possible Method Matthewan, N. Y., Feb. 7-De: Lamm, superintendent of the state hospital for the criminal insane, said yesterday that if after thirty days or so it is his belief that Harry K. Thaw is the province of the hospital authorities, so certify to the court and recommend his release. A commission in lump or other proceedings would not be necessary, he declared. The physicians at the institution are making observations of Thaw as yet, and that he has not recovered from the statement caused by his recent trial for murder of Stanford White. He is a murder prisoner, says the physicians, and an account of his good behavior has been allowed certain special privileges. THOS. GALE, OF ALASKA, MEMBER OF U.S. CONGRESS Well Known on the Pacific Slopes, Washington State. N. W., Washington, D. C. 1930 CONGRESSMAN THOS. CALE. Hon. Thos. Calte, who was elected to Congress from Alaska, is well known the Pacific slope, where he has resided. His Washington address is 1518 6th St. N., Washington D.C. H. D. Washington, D.C. Hon. D. C. Peruna Drug Co., Columbus, Ohio. Gentleman: I can cheerfully recommend Peruna as a very efficient remedy for coughs and colds. Hon. O. 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