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PIS I If OTTUMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, AUCrUST 25, 190,1. NUMBER 43

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BL08DY DEEDS fiK PRO-. CHESS OF WAiv.N BALKANS

(TURKS | AND BULGARIANS BURN

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Bulgarl pns—Turks Reported

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Vienna'] Aug. 24.—The Constanti­nople coi [respondent of the Neufreie Press tel egraphs that a band of Bul­garians f .jttacked the Turkish town o£ Urgas, 9 outh of Iniada on the east coast of! Turkey and has blown up the governm) ?nt buildings with dynamite. It is ret orted that 200 persons were killed. .: i!

*| Village Desolate.

Sofia, '| Aug. 24.—The Turks are re­ported tx > have massacred all the wom­en and < ihildren in-the twenty-two vil­lages in: the districts of Fiorina and Monastii! •, and to have afterwards burn­ed the vj' illages. They are also alleged to have i burned a number of prisoners.

Ai|vful Scene in Krushevo.

The S)1 .reeta of Krushevo are said to be streM n with dead and the survivors

' are afra; id to bury the bodies, fearing to incur the suspicion of the Turks.

Cut Telegraph Wires. Folloj ving the proclamation of revo-

ultion throughout the vilayet of* Adria-nople tJ ie insurgents cut all the tele­graph H| nes connesting Adrianoule with the eaa'itern parts of the vilayet. Un-

< confirm) sd rumors here have it that fighting and massacres are proceeding In tie . streets of Adrianople.

A iwful Tale of Slaughter, t " '• Repoi -ts from Monastir, authenticat-' by 1 he Russian and Austrian con-

mils, gl! ve horrifying details of massa­cres an d atrocities. At the village of Armens' ko the Turks destroyed 150 housed out of a total of'157 and mas-, sacred 1 every man, woman and child. The wqj men were subjected t» the most

.. terribly • atrocities by the soldiers, ij Guards Kill Prisoners. jK

EigH t revolutionaries captured at Kruah< >vo, who were sent in the direc­tion . (f. I Monastir in . chains, were slaughtered by the guards.

I Dead Lie in Streets. Ther; sanitary conditions at Krushevo

are de 3cribed as revolting. The dead are lyl| ng in the streets stripped of ev­ery gat rment.

Ipp Are Approaching Constantinople efccons tantinople, Aug. 24.—According

to Tuii kish advices when the insur­gents < :aptured Vasiliko in the eastern part of the vilayet of Adrianople, they killed the garrison consisting of fifty soldier s and about 100 inhabitants. The ii lsurgents are now threatening Midiaj; sixty miles northwest of Con-stantii lople on the Black Sea and are reporti; 2d to be also attacking the im­portant t town of Kirk Kildosch, thirty-two rri lies from Adrianople. Christian

•Greek and Musselmeu refugees have arrivoi 1 at the mouth of the Bosphorus from j :he nighborhood of Midia fear­ing a i nassacre there. They have been sheltei ed at Anadoli Kavak and are be' lng fei 3 by the authorities.

COMMITTEE TO MEET.

Repulj llcan State Central Body Will Prepare for Campaign.

Des| Moines, Aug. 24.*—Chairman Spend ie of (lie republican state com­mitter i has called a meeting of that body : it Des Moines for September 1. All tli/ 3 congressmen, the state officials, and Si onators Allison and Dolliver have been ! l.nvlted to be present to talk over plana for the campaign, and most of them have signified their intention of atten< ling the meeting. Governor Cum­mins has returned from his vacation, and v rill, of course, be present. As the stand ard bearer of the party, he is na­tural] y the foremost figure in the cam­paign , and the conference was arrang­ed foi • this date, so that he and Senator Allise .n could be present.

LIPTON AND CUPID.

Cup Hunting Knight Talks About the Girl Who Cares.

New York, Aug. 24.—Sir Thomas Lipton was asked after the race Sat­urday afternoon whether he had ta­ken notice of the inquiry of the Glas­gow young woman, reported by cable Saturday morning, as to whether it was true that he had promised to marry an American girl if he won the cup.

He was informed that the Glasgow girl had said that she had a peculiar and personal interest in the answer to the question. Said Sir Thomas:

"It cheers me up more than I can tell in the hour of this, my present de­feat, to know that some girl, some­where, cares about me."

SCHWAB MAY RETURN.

It is Declared in Pittsbii^g That He Will Resume Old Place.

Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 24.—Charles M. Schwab, who recently resigned as president of the United tSates Steel corporation, may again assume his for­mer position, according to a statement made today by a man in close touch with the affairs of the steel trust Schwab himgelf has said so, and this is now confirmed.

This statement to the effect thatW. E. Corey, who has suceeded Schwab, merely represents the latter's interests in that position and is likely to step down in favor of his predecessor when Schwab desires to resume his former place.

READY FOR ENDEAVORERS.

Sioux City is Full of Christian Endeav. or Enthusiasm.

Sioux City, Aug. 24.—Christian En deavor enthuiasm is running high at Sicux City. On the eve of the big state convention the committees are putting the finishing touches on the ar­rangements and by this evening all will be in readiness. From almost every city in the state comes word that young people are coming. The attendance now promises to be all that has been anticipated and the entertainment com­mittee is figurlng it will have to depend on friends to help care' for the guests Most of them will arrive Tuesday and they will convene att2 p. m. "

MANY DEMOCRATS FOR PARKER.

CHARGE AWFUL CRIME

Detroit Police Think They Know Boy's Inhuman Murderer.

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Detroit, Aug. 24.—The police today issued a circular which they are *

sending broadcast asking for the arrest of Charles Price, alias Emit *

Waltz, a molder, on suspicion of being the murderer of little Alphonse *

Wilmes, whose mutilated body was found last Tuesday in the rear of *

the Michigan Stove company works. The police says that they have *

a persons to whom Price recently made a proposition to get a child, cut *

its body open and see what was inside. They also say they have other *

evidence which they will not divulge at present. Price is a former * *

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* convict and was once charged with manslaughter. ; f t * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

STILLATWORK CHANGE IN COLOMBIAN CONSTI­

TUTION MAY BE MADE TO

RATIFY TREATY.

Washington, Aug. 24.—Acting Secre­tary of State Loomis has received two rather indefinite cablegrams from Min­ister Beaupre at Bogota, the latest dat­ed August ,15, conveying information that efforts are being made to find a way to revive the canal treaty. From other sources on Intimation has been given to'-the state department that a movement is on foot to change the con­stitution of Colombia, so as to secure the ratification of the treaty.

FARMINGTON TO HAVE FAIR.

National Committeeman Campau Hears New Yorker Mentioned.

New York, Aug. 24.—Daniel M. Cam­pau of Detroit, democratic national committeeman for Michigan, was at the Oriental hotel, Coney Island, yesterday. "I hear Judge Parker of New York spoken of everywhere as the strongest democratic candidate for the presidential nomination next year," he said. "Still, we are going slowly. Most democrats are looking to the mayoralty campaign in New York City with intenge interest."

Business Men Plan Street Exposition For Three Days, of September.

Farmlngton, Aug.,24.—At a meeting of the business men of Farmlngton it was decided to hold a free street fair at this place September 9, 10 and 11. F. D. Carr was elected president of the fair and was chosen chairman of the amusement committee. The famous Flying Dutchman, a slackwire artist, revolving ladder artists, mirror maze, Lunette, the flying lady and Zeno the snake eater, are to be the main attrac tions. TJie Farmington band will be engaged to'Turnish music for the oc­casion. Sir. Carr is negotiating with the Burlington and Rock Island roads for cut rates during the fair.

BOAT SINKS IN PARK.

Indianapolis the Scene of Wild Panic —Two May Be Dead.

Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 24.—Arpid scenes of panic in which terror strick­en men lost their heads and sought to throw women and children overboard, the pleasure steamer Indiana went to the bottom of the Indianapolis Water company's canal at Fairvlew park last evening at 7 o'clock. It is thought that a woman and babe were drowned,

BIG FIRM ASSIGNS.

PI SAS JSPROUT IN STOMACH.

Deatt i of Girl In Creston Caused by j!Vegetable Growth.

Cre ston, Nov. 24.—A peculiar death occur, red here Sunday. The 7-year-old daugfe ter of John Ponte, a Burlington condu ctor, was taken sick several days ago, i vlth what the physicians pro-nounc ed dysentery. In spite of their best e fforts, the little one grew evident­ly wo. rse until her death Sunday. An autopi ly revealed the fact that the child had 3 wallowed peas whole, that they had si prouted and were growing in her stoma- ch. The case is said to be one of tha most unusual on record.

PENNSYLVANIA LAY8 OFF MEN.

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Railwa y Company Will Discharge 1,500 E mployes to Cut Expenses.

Pitts iburg, Pa., Aug. 24.—It is esti­mated that fully 1,500 employes at var­ious pql ints of the Pennsylvania railway system will find themselves without •Wjork 1* y the end of August. In the car •hops 0 he repair and construction work is beln g done on a smaller scale, and In ordo r to malte a creditable financial showinj j the company is laying off men. , .

J. P. Jordan & Co., Wholesale Paper Dealers Have Failed.

Boston, Aug. 24.—J. P. Jordan & Co., wholesale paper dealers assigned to­day for the benefit of their creditors, naming Charles H. Davenport of Hol-yoke and Frank W. Tibbetts of Boston as their assignees. The trouble is at­tributed to impairment of credit and t® heavy losses.

GIFT FOR BURNS' DESCENDANT.

Carnegie Settles Annuity on Grand­daughter of Great Poet.

London, Aug. 24.—Andrew Carnegie has settled £50 a year for life on Mr. and Mrs. Brown, who occupy the house in Dumfries in which Robert Burns died. Mrs. Brown is the daughter of the great poet's eldest son, Robert Burns.

ANOTHER STRIKE.

Are Waiters and Cooks In Chicago Called Out.

Chicago, Aug. 24.—The waiters and cooks employed in several down town lunch rooms were called out on strike early today. The number of men responding to the order was small owing to the small forces on du­ty at the time.

TO VISIT VIENNA.

Czar Will be the Guest of Emperor - Francis Joseph.

Vienna, Aug. 24.—It is announced to­day that it definitely settled that the czar will pay a five days' visit to Em­peror Francis Joseph here near the end o£ September.

DOHERTY AND CLOTHIER^.

They Win In Lawn Tennis Semi-Final Matches.

Newport, Aug. 24.—In the semi-finals in the national tennis tournament at the Casino today, H. L. Doherty de­feated R. H. Carleton and W. J. Cloth­ier beat E. P. Lamed.

NEW WORLD'S RECORD.

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Lou Dillon Brings Mark For Trotters

to Two Minutes. .

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Readville, Mass., Aug. 24.— * Lou Dillon broke the world's trot- *

* ting record on the mile track here * * today, going the distance in two * * minutes flat. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

EXTRA ! COL. MACKEY DYING.

Well Know Politician Faces Death

• From Sceptic Poisoning.

Sigourney, Aug. 24.— (Special) At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon Col. H. C. Mackey is holering between life and death. Last night the physicians who have been,attending him since his illness began over; a week ago gave up all hopes of saving his life. He is still alive this afternocm but there is little hope of his living |hrough the night,

is™ GARIBALDI A PAUPER.

MAY EXCHANGE CREWS.

Race Proposed to Decide Reasons for Lipton's Defeat.

New York, Aug. 24.—A question of keen interest to yachtsmen is whether the superiority of the American com­petitors in the various races which have been sailed for the cup is due to a superiority of yacht construction or a superiority in seamanship. That question has been asked more than once, but no answer was ever given, because no trial has ever been made. It is now suggested by prominent yachtsmen that the question be put to the test of experiment and that an American crew sail Shamrock III and a British crew sail Reliance after the races are over.

MISS HENDERSON ILL.

Too Close Application to Studies Has Affected Her Health.

Gloucester, Mass., Aug. 24.—David B Henderson, former speaker of the house of representatives and his wife and daughter, who have been spending the summer at Brook Bank and Fresh Water Cove, cut short their stay here owing to the illness of Miss Hender­son. Too close application to her stud­ies while in Europe-is said to have af­fected her ^health. It is understood that her condtton is not serious.

Son of Famous lta|in Passes Away in Poverty.

Rome. Aug. 24<-WJhe body of Menotti Garibaldi, the eled&t son of the Ital­ian patriot wl^o died Saturday has been laid' on a catafalque in the lrrgest room of his apartment, which, with the sa> ble hangings has been transformed in­to a mortuary chapel. A vigil is be­ing kept -by Garbaldian veterans. All of Menotti's relatives have arrived and there has been a continual repetition of distressing scenes in the mortuary chamber. Garibaldi died iu poverty.

' '' AN IOWA AIRSHIP.

Glenwood Man Involuntarily Experi ments With Big Box Kite.

Glenwood, Aug. 24.—While flying a monster box kite measuring fifteen feet high by six feet square, Edward Merritt, an employe at the institute for feebleminded children, was sud­denly jerked from the ground and car­ried about fifty feet into the air. Be­low him the rope reached to the ground and spectators hauled him gen­tly down to earth without injury. Mer­ritt explained that he held on witn-out any idea of the kite's strength un­til the distance was too great from which to drop.

A DAY OF WRECKS

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RAILWAY ACCIDENTS ON SEVER-'V

AL ROADS KILL SOME AND £

INJURE MANY.

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COLLISION IN, ILLINOIS >

Car of Stock Crashes Into Passenger

Train on Crossing Near Bloomlngtoni

—Wreck on Northwestern at Fond

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LORD SALISBURY. Queen Victoria's Premier, died Saturday, August, 22.

NO CHANGE -Ut, j.i-

ADDITION OF SHAMROCK'S ANCH

OR AND CABLE IS COUNTER-

'BALANCED.,

ROBS A BANK.

MASSACHUSETTS AT NEW YORK.

Battleship Damaged Off Maine to Go Into Dry Dock. ,

New York, Aug. 24.—The United States battleship Massachusetts, which was considerably damaged on Aug. 12 by striking on a ledge of rock during a fog while off the Maine coast, reached New York harbor last night. She was conveyed by the bat­tleship Indiana and the navy tug Po­tomac. The Massachusetts will go in dry dock at the New York navy yard, Brooklyn, for repairs.

WORK IS PROGRESSING.

Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Inter-Urban for Three Days of September.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 24.—This morn­ing teams commenced to grade be­tween Prairie Creek and Cedar Rapids and within six weeks the entire Iowa City-Cedar Rapids inter-urban line will be graded and ready for surfacing. It is now confidently expected that the line will be in operation by December 1, although it may be a few weeks la­ter before the regular hourly service can be put on.

WILL JOIN HULL HOUSE.

Miss Ruth Bryan Intends to Take Up Work in Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 24.—Hull House has gained a new settlement worker in the perfcon of Miss Ruth Bryan, daugh­ter of W. J. Bryan, democratic politi­cian, editor and resident of Lincoln, Neb.

Miss Bryan, who, with her mother, returned to Lincoln last night after several days spent in Chicago, stated before she left that the autumn would find her back in Chicago a settlement, worker under Miss Jane Addams'dJLrac.

Sneak Thief Grabs Bundle of Bills in Absence of Paying Teller.

Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 24—A sneak thief stole $835 from the First National bank of this city Saturday afternoon. Clarence H. Cheney, paying teller, was decoyed away from the window of the cage in which he was at work to an­swer a bogus telephone call and during his brief absence an unknown thief stole the package of bills. Cheney left the oundle of bills on the counter in­side the iron cage.

KILLS BABIES IN DENVER.

Milk Preserved With Chemicals Said to Have Caused Deaths.

Denver, Oct. 24.—In the last four days nineteen infants have died in this city from diseases which it is alleged can be traced to milk preserved with formaldehyde. The records show that only thirty-eight deaths of children un­der two years of age were reported last year. So far this year seventy-five deaths of children under that age have been reported. Dealers who have been selling milk treated with preservatives will be prosecuted.

New York, Aug. 24.—The Shamrock III was re-measured r.t the dry dock in the Erie basin early today, after having taken on board her cable and anchor, as required by the rules.affecting the measurement of the cup yachts. Sir Thomas Lipton was on board. The measurement was taken by Charles D. Mower, official measurer for the New York Yacht club, and was watched by Mr. Fife, representing the Shamrock III, and by Secretary Carmack, repre­senting the New York Yacht club. When the measurement was concluded Sir Thomas said that he was informed by Mower that the Shamrock's racing rank had not been affected and it would be unchanged. It is presumed sufficient weight was removed to equal­ize the weight of the anchor and cable. The Reliance was taken out for a sail at 10 o'clock this morning.

Time Allowance the Same. New Yorlc, Aug. 24.—The new mea­

surement of the Shamrock III shows that it differs by only one-thousandths of a foot, which would not affect the time allowance more than by a very small fraction of a second. The time allowance, therefore, stands at 1:: 57.

BACHELORS NOT WANTED.

of South Chicago Follows Example Hammond, Ind.

Chicago, Aug. 24.—South Chicago following the example of Hammond Ind., has shut its gates to bachelors. They are not wanted there for many reasons. Some of these, as set forth by Justice Frank Foster, are:

They are poor citizens. They are not respectable. They do not behave themselves. They have no settled place of habi­

tation.

REV BOURNE RECOMMENDED.

BISHOP HURST'S WIDOW WEDS.

Marries Theodore Bayard, an English Singer, at Folkestone, Eng.

Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 24.—Mrs. Ella Root Hurst, widow of Bishop Hurst of the Methodist Episcopal church, has been married to Theodore Bayard, an English singer, at Folkestone, Eng­land. Her brother went from Buffalo to attend the weding. Ten years ago Miss Root married Bishop Hurst. Four years later they were divorced. The bishop died six months ago.

Pope Pius Asked to Name Successor to Archbishop VauQhan.

Rome, Aug. 24.—The congregation of the propoganda met today under the direction of Cardinal GottI, the prefect and after some discussion it was decid­ed to propse to Pope Pius that he ap­point Right Rev. Francis Bourne, bish­op of Southwards:, England, as arch­bishop of Westminster, in succession to the late Archbishop Vaughan.

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OSCAR ROBINSON, 10 YEARS

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Eldon, Aug. 24.—(Special.)—While bathing in the Des Moines river at this place at noon today Oscar Robin­son, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Robinson, was drowned. The boy was with a number of young companions bathing, or rather wading near the rock quarries, north of the city, when he got beyond his depth and drowneel before his boyish com­panions could come to his assistance.

PLEADS NOT GUILTY.

Clarence Griffith Arraigned on Charge of Larceny—Court Convenes.

Clarence Griffith, who was indicated by the Wapello county grand jury Sat­urday on the charge of larceny, was ar­raigned this afternori in court and pleaded not guilty to the charge. B. W. Scott is Griffith's attorney. The de­fendant is charged with stealing junk from the Milwauivee railway. He was caught here while attempting to dis­pose of the junk and made his escape from Officer Beeman. He was caught at Chillicothe, Mo., by Special Detec­tive Cowan of the Milwaukee.

Court convened at 1:30 o'clock and after the arraignment of •Griffith the Kirkville cemetery case was brought up. This case attracted the attention of the court all last week and will probably take up a few days longer.

Injunction Case Filed. A petition for an injunction was filed

this afternoon in the district court by Frank Fiedler to restrain E. Light from removing the remains of the late Isa­iah Fiedler from the Ottumwa ceme­tery.

OLD RESIDENT DIES.

Bloomington, III., Aug. 24.—Thirty o# more passengers were seriously injur­ed some perhaps fatally, by a peculiar collision at the junction of the Illinois Central and Lake Erie & Western rail­roads two miles southeast of this city] • shortly before noon today.

How Accident Occurred. While a passenger train, west bound,

on the latter road was passing over the crossing, a car of stock which was being pushed by a switch engine on the Illinois Central broke loose and dash­ed into the side of the passenger train, breaking a coach in two and injuring nearly every one of the sixty occu­pants. The coach was thrown ovcr'oa its side and partially down an embank­ment. The train crew removed soma of the injured to neighboring farm houses and others were brought to hos» pitals in this city. ' The most seriously injured are:

"Lucky" Smith. •: Mrs. Mary Ryan. C. E. Woodward. ' ? • Lucy Smail. Mrs. William Phillips. - V'j . Sadie Romp.

• All the above live at Bloomington, J. L. McCullom, Saylorville, I'll. James E. Radbourne, Saybrook. R. T. Day, Holder, 111. Mrs. Sarah Fawcett, Saybrook. N. C. Kepner, Normal. E. H. Crosby, wife and child, Grid-

ley. Daniel TJmmell, Remington, Ind. Mrs. S. E, McCord, East Lynne, 111. W. H. Johnson, Melvln. Miss Myrtle Watson, Colfax. y'3 Mrs. Charles Clayton, Clinton, 111. - ̂

Train is Ditched. Fond du Lac, Wis., Aug. 24.—A Chi­

cago & Northwestern passenger tram, we§t bound, was wrecked^three miles south of here at 2 o'clock tfiis morning. George W. Zuchlke, of Fond Du Lao was killed and thirty passengers were injured. The entire train was thrown down a twenty-foot embankment.

Wreck in New York. Little Falls. N. Y„ Aug. 24.—A spe­

cial train on the New York Central car­rying New York City newspapers was wrecked at Gulf Bridge in this city Sunday.

..Engineer Robert Lilly and Fireman Peter Conley, both or Albany, were killed and employes of several newspa­pers, as well as the other members of the train crew, were severely injur­ed.

Circus Train Wrecked. Brunswick, Mo., Aug. 24.—One man

was scalded to death, four others were severely burned by escaping steam, and six trick .ponies were killed in the wreck of a circus train near here Sun­day.

Brakeman Cut in Two. Waterloo, Aug. 24.—Fred Myers, ai

brakeman on the Illinois Central living in Waterloo was almost instantly kill­ed by being run over by his train near the city limits Saturday night. The train crew did not miss him until they.' reached Jesup. Mrs. Kennedy, living in Linden Place, heard Myers' cries and found him almost cut in two. He lived thirty minutes after being found. His family resides in Waterloo. Myera is 25 years old.

Killed at Railway Crossing. Cedar Rapids, Aug. 24—Allen Eleigh,

a young farmer living near Stanwoad, was killed by a Northwestern train at a crossing at midnight Saturday. Hia horse was killed and buggy smashed:., §

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Francis N. Neely of Dubuque Passes Away at His Home.

Dubuque, Aug. 24.—Francis N. Keel-ey, an old resident of Dubuque and vet-veteran of the civil war, died Sunday morning aged 81 years. He was brother of the late Dr. Lesley Keeley, of the Keeley cure sanitarium.

BISHOP OF BUFFALO.

Right Revernd Charles H. Collon Con­secrated.

New York, Aug. 24.—Right Rev. Charles H. Collan was consecrated bishop of Buffalo today in St. Pat­rick's cathedral.

THE WEATfliSK FOR IOWA Threatening tonight and Tuesday,

with probable local thunderstorms; clear central and west tonight and probably south Tuesday. ; •

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M A M M O T H R A I L R O A D

Pan-American Railroad Company Fathers

• ' A Monster Scheme.

* Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 24.—Plans for a gigantic*railroad with a trunk * * line connecting Hudson Bay with British Columbia and Buenos * * Ayres, South America, and having a network of branches, was disclosed * * today when articles of incorporation of the Pan-American Railroad * * company with a capital stock of $250,000,000 were, fjled ,here with the * * secretary of the territory. ^ i w

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Members of the Local German Lutheiv an Church Attend Meeting.

Nearly thirty-five members of tha German Lutheran church went to Hed-rick yesterday, where tlfey attended a missionary conference of the lik« creed at that place. There were thra* churches represented,' Oskaloosa, Gef1

manville and this city and the entire days was spent in services. Rev. J. H. Haefner, the local pastor led the morning services and preached a ser­mon in German. Rev. E. Gentner oS Germanville also falked in the morn- , ing giving a lecture in English. Rev, r* H. W. Vorgt of Hedrick and Rev, rt Gentner of Germanville conducting 11m V * services in the afternoon.

The choirs ot the Ottumwa and Os­kaloosa churches and the Hedrick 1

choir furnished the music. While in Hedrick,, all the visitors were guests of the congregation of the Hedrick church and report and enjoyable time. The Ottumwa party returned home last evening about 9 o'clock.

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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

Nearly Every Item Denotes Big crease of Funds.

New York, Aug. 24. — The weekly, bank statement shows that loans have increased $9,599,300; deposits have in­creased $10,446,700, reserve has in­creased $2,106,400, surplus has de­creased $505,275, except United states deposits have decreased $494,400;

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