s COWNIE ELIGIBLE
TO BE CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNORSHIP
board of Control Law Does Not
Bar Him From Making Race
for Carroll’s Place.
Des Moines. Ia.. Sept. 28.—Is Hon.
John Cownie of the state board of con
trol prohibited from becoming a candi
date for governor under the law? This
is a question that is being asked by
politicians who remember that the
hoard of control law says something
about a member not being eligible to
any office for a year after his term.
If there is any restriction against Mr.
'Cownie becoming a candidate for gov
ernor it is probably In the primary
election law rather than in the board
of control law, though there are law
yers who believe that even the primary
•election law does not bar him from be
coming a candidate if he resigns his
office on the board of control before the
last of next December.
The section in the board of control
law is in about the middle of section
2727A2 of the suplement of the code,
and reads as follows:
"No member of the board of control
shall be eligible to any other lucrative
. office in the state during his term of
service or for one year thereafter, or to
any position in any state institution
during the term for which he was ap
pointed, nor within one year after his
term shall have expired/’
Will He Resign?
If Mr. Cownie was a candidate and
should be nominated and elected gov
ernor he would enter on his duties the
first of January, 1911, which is more
tlr^n one year away. The term to
which Mr. Cownie is appointed expires
April 6, 1910. Lawyers point out that
he could not accept a position in any
state institution till one year after
April 6, 1910, which is the term for
which he is appointed, but as to ac
cepting any office in the state the re
striction is within one year after the
termination of his service and his serv
ice would end when he resigned and
his resignation took effect.
But there is a provision In the pri
mary election law that says a candi
date must make affidavit that he "is”
eligible to the office to which he as
pires. Some lawyers construe this lit
erally and say at the time when under
the primary law he would have to
make the affidavit he would not be eli
gible and hence could not make the
affidavit though he would be eligible
when the time arrived for him to step
into the governor’s chair. Other law
yers do not construe it so literally.
'They say the "intent" of the law would
be satisfied and that Cownie could
easily and without question resign now
■ and be a candidate for governor.
SHONTS SUED IN
WOMAN CASE
New York. Sept. 28.—Theodore P.
Shonts, president of the Interboro
Metropolitan railway, of New York,
soninlaw of former Governor Drake, of
Iowa, head of the fiscal administration
of Drake university, of Des Moines,
father of the Duchess de Chaulnes, has
been sued for $200,000 by Frederick
Hipsh,-who charges Shonts with alien
ating the affections of Mrs. Hipsh.
Hipsh charges that for two years his
wife has maintained an intrigue with
Shonts, wrecking the nome and happi
ness of Hipsh. He claims to have first
learned of the affair through acci
dentally intercoot-.i.g a telegram from
Shonts u> Mrs. Hipsh. Hipsh left his
wife last summer and started to sue
for divorce, while she started a sepa
rate suit. He claims that through de
tectives got a mass of evidence.
Shonts declined to be interviewed
about the case. His lawyer said that
' Shonts only knew the lady slightly and
that there was absolutely no ground for
isuc-h a suit. He intimated that, if there
livas any man in the case at all, it was
I some other man, and that Shonts was
the victim of a mistaken identity.
Shonts married his wife in Iowa,
lived there many years and was gen
eral manager of the Central Iowa road
when it was controlled by Governor
Drake. He is now a very rich man.
WOMEN CAUSE OF
POLITICAL MUDDLE
Wives Put Vetoes on Plans of
Three Mayoralty Possibili
ties in New Haven.
Now Haven, Conn.. Sept. 28.—The
wives of three prominent men of this
city will play a prominent part in the
coming city election, and if the republi
cans lose they can attribute their de
feat to Mrs. Rollin S. Woodruff, wife of
111,■ former governor of the state; Mrs.
Eli Whitney and Mrs. A. McClellan
Mathewson. whose husbands were prac
tically decided upon to carry the re
publican standard on October 4.
When the party began the consider
ation of candidates for mayor the first
■choice was Mr. Woodruff. He was will
ing for a time, hut changed Ids mind,
saying that his business demanded his
entire attention. That was not the
cause, however. It was Mrs. Woodruff
wlio vetoed the project.
The second choice was Eli Whitney,
and Mr. Whitney was not averse to
give his services to the city as its chief
magistrate.
Put just when things were centering
upon him Mrs. Whitney, who does not
cure to see her husband burdened with
the responsibility of public office, inter
vened. Another veto and Mr. Whitney
was out.
The third possibility was Judge
Mathewson, who was witling to head
tlie call of his party, but Mrs. Mathew
boii didn't agree. Still another veto and
the judge did not attempt to overrule
the adverse decision of his wife. He
stepped off the stage and now the party
is at a loss to know who to nominate,
with the convention only four days off.
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♦ K Polk, editor of the Advance 4
♦ at this place, concluded a piano 4
4 contest a few weeks and. and 4
4 Miss Mabel Fosmark won the 4
4 contest. Miss Fosmark last week 4
4 became Mrs. Harry E. Polk, and 4
♦ the music box stays right In the 4
♦ family. Other bachelor editors 4
4 may get a suggestion here that 4
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BALLOON BURSTS
AND KILLS FOUR
Moulim, France, Sept. 28.—The
French dirigible military balloon, Re
publique,’' exploded in the air five miles
from here thia morning and was
wrecked. The four men on board were
killed.
The dead are:
CAPTAIN MARCHAI,
LIEUTENANT CHAURE.
SUB-LIEUTENANT FINCENOT.
SUB-LIEUTENANT REUX.
The Republique left La Palisse,
/where it had been engaged in the re
cent army maneuvers, ut 7 o’clock this
morning, in charge of Captain Marchal.
It passed over Moulins at 8:45 o'clock
at an altitude of 400 feet, going at a
^igh rate of speed and apparently un
>der perfect control. The officers in the
car waved their hands in response to
the enthusiastic cheers from the people
below them.
I Nothing presaged the terrible ca
tastrophe which occurred a few min
utes later. Without warning the air
ship exploded with a loud report. At
the time it was at an altitude of more
than 300 feet. The wrecked envelope
and the car fell to the ground imme
diately, and the four men on board
were crushed to death.
NO IMPROVEMENT
IN CAR STRIKE
Patrolman Injured by Rocb
and Motorman Loses an
Eye in Riot.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 28.—The begin
ning of the second week of the strike
of the conductors and inotormen of the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail
way company shows little improve
ment in the situation over the first
day.
As heretofore the cars were all taken
off at 7 o’clock last night, but up to
that time the police and deputy sheriffs
had been constantly on the go in re
sponse to calls from all parts of the
city to quell incipient riots.
Among the seriously wounded during
the evening were Patrolman Frank
Rooney, whose skull was fractured by
a stone which hit him while riding on
a car at Seventeenth and Harney
streets, and Harry T. Morgan, a motor
i man, who had an eye destroyed by a
brick at Twenty-fourth and Seward
streets. Both are at the hospital, but
they will recover.
; Efforts to bring about a settlement
of the striko still continue.
TWO KILLED AND
SCORE INJURED
Des Moines, la., Sept. 28.—Conductor
William Kelser, of Des Moines, was in
stantly killed, Motorman Peter Mc
Courty had both legs cut off, and sub
sequently died at the hospital, and a
score of passengers were seriously in
, jured when a Perry interurban cai
' crashed into a Highland Park street
car in the dense fog near the High
land Park bridge over the Des Moines
river early today.
One street car was following another,
both loaded with passengers and head
ed for the city. The interurban foi
Perry was out-bound. The first car
passed the switch and the interurban
motorman, not knowing that the sec
ond was coming, started forward at
full speed, only to crash directly into
the second car. The complete list ol
the dead and injured follows:
The killed:
WILLIAM L. REISER.
PETER S. M’COURTY.
The seriously injured:
John Buckley. James Patterson, J
W. Pollock, S. W. Beck, Walter Evans
L. C. Wilcox, L. M. Brown, T. A. Gar
land. A. N. Keener, William Sneller
R. N. Jones, J. M. Clary. J. H. Lantz
John Dirr, Edith Lowe, Mary Jackson
M. J. Feeley, R. Roy Jones, John Garn
, All the victims are residents of High.
land Park.
MONK GREAT POWER
i IN RUSSIAN AFFAIRS;
j FAVORITE OF CZAR
He Decides Important Matters
of Foreign and Domestic
Politics.
| London, Sept. 28.—There has been
much talk throughout Europe of the
czar’s new favorite monk, who is
named Theophile, and who, in view of
j his power over the czar, is said to have
I become the most influential man in
; Russia, deciding the most important
affairs in domestic and foreign politics.
I Theophile, who favors the extreme
reactionary party, was introduced to
the czar about six months ago by Grand
Duke Peter Nicholaivitch. He immedi
ately gained the sympathies of the czar
and instructed him in various mystical
matters, by which, as is well known,
his majesty is easily influenced.
' After a short time Theophile, In
stead of visiting only when specially
summoned, obtained the right of access
to the imperial person at all times, a
privilege hitherto confined to the Im
perial family and cabinet ministers. The
latter soon traced various imperial de
crees to his direct influence.
| An example of Theophile’s power is
seen in the granting to Prince Obolen
ski by the czar of a pension of $25,000
annually. When he was dismissed from
: his post of chief of the imperial cabi
net the czar refused to grant him a
pension, disregarding the intercession
of the dowager empress. Theophlle’s
support obtained, a pension was imme
diately granted. The czar will not at
tend any church ceremonial unless
Theophile accompanies him. In short,
the new favorite works his influence in
every direction.
bryan~will answer
SENATOR BAILEY ON
TARIFF QUESTION
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 28.—In a
telegram received from Phoenix,
| Ariz., from William Jennings Bryan,
the democratic leader said he would
come to El Paso next Monday, and in
a speech would answer in detail Sena
tor Bailey's criticism of his position on
the tariff. Mr. Bryan will speak at 4
o'clock in the afternoon Monday.
NO BOMBS WERE FOUND.
Washington. Sept. 28.—Official de
nial has been given to the published
report of the finding of explosives at
Ciudad Juarez near the meeting place
of President Taft and President Diaz.
In a dispatch to the state department
• today, United States Consul Edwards
at Ciudad Juarez, declared that the
report was without foundation.
I
ARMORED VESSELS
OF MANY NATIONS
IN NEW YORK BAY
Brilliant Naval Pageant Opens
Great Hudson-Fulton Anni
versary Week.
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4 have on board 28,000 sailors, 4
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New York, Sept. 28—With more than
three score of the picked fighting ships
of eight nations swinging today at an
chor in the Hudson river, awaiting th«
coming of the Clermont and the Half
Moon, sightseers at the Hudson-Fulton
celebration looked upon the most im
pressive assembly of foreign warships
that has probably ever been seen in .
American waters. Riding in the river |
between Fourty-Fourth street and ,
Spuyten Duyvil. besides the 50 vessels |
of the United States Atlantic fleet tin- 1
der Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, the I
foreign navies are represented by 16
fighting craft in all. Great Britain has
four, Germany has four also, France
has two, Italy has two, Mexico has one,
Argentine has one, and Cuba has one.
Their massive hulls tugging lazily at
their anchorages represent the highest |
development in construction from the
great shipyards on the Clyde and the
best efforts of the German naval con
structors. The trimmest ships of
France, the pick of the fleet of Italy,
are most impressive emissaries from
the old world to the new.
Swift cruisers with triple expansion
engines and long rakish lines like grey
hounds of the ocean; massive battle
ships mounted from turrets to the
flighting tops with batteries of the
highest type, swift torpedo boats and
torpeda boat destroyers, wonderful sub
marines—-every type of fighting ship
known to the United States and eight
other navies, four of them world-pow
ers, are in this impressive assembly.
The American Fleet.
The United States Atlantic fleet un
der command of Rear Admiral Seaton
Schroeder, is represented by the bat
tleships Connecticut (16,000 tons), flag
ship; Vermont (16,000), Kansas (16,000),
Louisiana (16,000), Minnesota (16,000),
New Hampshire (16,000), Mississippi
(13,000), Idaho (13,000), Georgia (14,948),
New Jersey (14,948), Nebraska (14,948),
Rhode Island (14,948), Virginia (14,948),
Missouri (12,300), and Ohio (12,440), the
armoured cruisers North Carolina (14,
500 tons, speed 22.48 knots), New York
(8,200), Montana (14,500 tons, 22 knots),
the scout cruisers Chester, Birmingham
and Salem (3,750 tons, 25 knots), and a
fleet of five submarines and 24 destroy
ers, torpedo boats and other auxiliaries.
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder is
outranked by both Admiral van Koes
ter, of the German imperial navy, and
Admiral Edward Seymour, of the Brit
ish royal navy. A movement to petition
the president to place Admiral Dewey
in command was promptly halted by
Admiral Dewey himself, who said that
his health and age would not permit
him to undertake eight days of full
dress duty and banqueting. The ap
pointment of Admiral Seymour to these
waters is regarded as another evidence
of King Edward’s tact.
Admiral Seymour was In command of
the British fleet in Manila bay on the
day when Commodore George Dewey
annihilated the Spanish fleet, and the
rejoinder of his captain, Sir Edward
Chichester, to the German commander
who inquired before Dewey went into
action, and while the attitude of the
German fleet, then at anchor In the
same waters, was still a matter of
anxiety, what action the English pro
posed to take, won him instant popu
larity in this country and passed into
history, crystallized In the aphorisms
of Mr. Dooley:
“That,” said Sir Edward, with sig
nificant ambiguity, “is a matter known
only to Admiral Dewey and myself."
Admiral Seymour became still better
and even more favorably known to
Americans during the international oc
cupation of Pekin at the time of the
Boxer uprising. His fleet here consists
of the armoured cruisers Inflexible (17,
500 tons, 25 knots: Drake (14,100 tons, 24
knots); Argyll (10,850 tons, 23 knots),
and The Duke of Edinburgh (13,550
tons. 22 knots).
Grand Admiral von Koester is also
well known to Americans. An intimate
friend of the kaiser, 50 years an offi
cer, and one of the committee which
drew up the plans resulting in the
Gorman-American Sonder-Klasso races
at Kiel and Marblehead, he recently re
tired as commander in chief of the im
perial navy, to be succeeded by Prince
Henry, of Prussia. He consented, how
ever. to accept the presidency of the
German Navy league, and his appoint
ment to the Hudson-Fulton command
is both a compliment to his own hon
orable career and to this country. His
fleet consists of the .cruisers Dresden
(3,544 tons), Herthar (5,569), Victoria
Luise (5,569) and Bremen (3.200).
France sends three Dattleships under
Admiral le Pord—the Verite (14,635
tons), Justice (14,435) and Llberte (14.
635). Italy sends two—the Etruria and
Etna; the Argentine Republic, the
Netherlands, Mexico and Cuba, one
each.
WADE APPOINTED
ON CONTROL BOARD
Governor Names Aredale Man
to Succeed John Hamilton,
Democrat.
Dos Molnea, la.. Sept. 28—At noon to
day Governor Carroll announced the
appointment of ex-Senator John F.
Wade, of Art dale, in Butler county to
the position on the hoard of control
made vacant by the resignation of
John T. Hamilton, of Cedar Rapids.
Wade will aesumo the duties of his of
fice October 1.
m MAY GET A REST, AS
SOCIETY’S CHASING ’COON
Greenwich, Conn., Sept. 28.—Society
irom'en and men here have taken to coon
Minting. They say It Is the finest of
ports, and are affecting a southern drawl
n their speech and going about singing:
'I was born In old Kentucky.
For the first hunt, Saturday night, 18
portsmen and sportswomen assembled (In
iutomoblles) at C. A. Moore's farm at
tound Hill. After supper a pack of real
touthern coon dogs owned by Harry
tranger, was loosed. Within 15 minutes
he dogs treed 10 coons, which were
irought down amid the exultant shouts
If Mr. and Mrs. Colby M. Chester Jr.,
Eugene M. Moore, Burr Chamberlain,
Serbert S. Tester, mechanical engineer,
Lnd the rest of the party.
The hunt .asted until dawn, and enough
loons were shot to supply a Georgia ban
luet for President Taft. More hunts are
fianned.
GIRL BALL PLAYERS
WINDING UP SEASON
Virginia Maids Fighting Hard
for Championship of Rad
ford High School.
Richmond, Va.. Sept. 28.—The girl
Hudents of the Radford high school,
tided and abetted by two young teach
ers, who are also the captains of op
posing teams, have entered the base
ball Held, the rival aggregations being
bow engaged In a struggle for the
Shampionship. The games have been I
running all summer. So far as is j
known these are the only bona fide or
ranized girl teams in existence. The
>nly drawback to the contests is that
they must be played in private on ac
iount of the costumes which it is nec
essary for the young women to wear
bpon the diamond. All persons of- the
masculine persuasion are barred as wit
aesscs, but the results of the contests
ire made public.
Miss Carrie Brown, daughter of Mrs.
W. E. Brown, of Salem, is captain of
the Invinclbles. Miss Sadie Schuler, of
Radford is leader of the Amazons.
It did not take these young women
long to make up their minds to adopt
the bloomer style Of dress, to abandon
[lie corsets and the high-heeled shoes,
they are said now to have become fair
ly proficient in the sport, and so the
fames are waxing fast and furious, the
lhampionslilp being the ultimate goal
Ind aim of both teams. Both of the
little captains are sure of themselves
ind their supporters and the men have
begged to be allowed to see the final
leries in vain.
GRAPE SHOT WORK
OUT AFTER 40 YEARS
Wilksbarre, Pa., Sept. 28.—Three grape
lliot which lodged In the head of B'rancls
kogers during the battle of Antletam In
iho civil war finally worked their way to
ihe surface of the forehead and fell out.
ind for the first time In years he is now
without a headache.
Rogers is 90 years old and in good
health.
Many physicians have examined him,
Hut advised against an operation for the
removal of the grapeshot. saying that
(hey were so near the nerves of the eye
•hat ills sight might be destroyed.
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KENO. NEV.—Calmly smoking a ci
iraret and with the stoicism proverbial
of his race, George Williams, the In
dian murderer of Barney Griffin and
lames Connors, the prospectors at
Btlmle, Nev\, in 1907, was hanged at
the state prison at Carson yesterday,
the execution was witnessed by Gov
ernor Dickerson. Williams confessed
i the crime.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Grave fears
are entertained here for the safety of
the Central American Steamship com
pany's steamer Utstein, due here last
Monday from Port Cortez, Honduras,
the Utstein is believed to have en
countered the hurricane in the gulf of
Mexico.
BUTTE, MONT.—More than 1,000
striking miners, many heavily armed,
besieged the Gagnon mine yesterday
with the intention of attacking the
miners when they came to the surface,
they kept the men in the mine for
hours. Finally the beleaguered work
men were released by a large posse aft
er lively fighting.
■WASHINGTON—Fifty million post
age stamps, issued bv the president in
commemoration of the Hudson-Fulton
celebration, were placed on sale this
morning at various offices throughout
the country.
WINNIPEG. MAN.—George Caldwell,
an official of the Canadian marine de
partment who started three years ago
to make a trip from Chesterfield inlet
to the arctic circle, has been given up
for lost.
INDIANA FINANCIER
IS CALLED BY DEATH
Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 28.—Harry B.
Smith, president of the Citizens' Na
tional bank, of Hartford City. Ind.,
president of the Evansville & Southern
Indiana Traction company, a principal
stockholder in other lnterurban rail
roads. and a prominent figure In Indi
ana democracy, died early today at the
St. Anthonv hotel in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith came here last
night from Hartford City. Mrs. Smith
awakened and found her husband had
suffered a stroke of apoplexy. Physi
cians were summoned, but Mr. Smith
died a few minutes after their arrival.
He was 60 years old.
LONDON SUFFRAGETS
ARE FED IN PRISON
WITH STOMACH PUMI
London. Sept. 28.—Wild scenes are re
ported to have taken place in the pris
on at Birmingham as a result of th<
forcible feeding with a stomach pumj
sultragets who are on a hungei
strike. The women resisted the effort!
of the captors, smashed windows anc
! assaulted the wardens and finally ha(
i to be handcuffed and placed in solitar;
! confinement. The leaders of the suffra
' gets here are indignant over tb
| attempts to feed the women. They con
tend the forcible feeding is Illegal am
Intend to bring action against the med
leal authorities of the prison concerns
In it.
WAR ABROAD AND
RIOTS AT HOME;
CONFRONT SPAIN
Madrid Government Has Dual
Task of Subjection on Its
Hands.
Madrid. Sept. 27.—It is generally be
lieved here that the complications
•which have arisen between Spain and
Mulai Hafld, the sultan of Morocco,
are likely to result In a Spanlsh-Moroc
can war, that Is a war between Spain
and the forces of the sultan of Moroc
co In distinction from the fighting go
ing on today, which Is limited to the
Moorish tribesmen Inhabiting the Rift
country.
Spain today has more than 60,000
troops In northern Africa, with 11,000
more mobilizing for service there, and
the government feels that only the
brilliant completion of the wrork begun
can defeat the plans of Its political
enemies at home.
The situation at Barcelona Is causing
renewed anxiety. Bomb explosions on
the streets are almost of dally occur
rence and newspapers that print even
rumors of such occurrences are seized
by the authorities. The minister of the
Interior Insists that the government Is
not fighting Its political enemies, but
rather a widespread anarchistic plot.
"The charge that we closed the lay
schools without reason Is false," an of
ficial said today. "The schools were
closed because of the preaching of an
archist doctrines agninst religion and
social order that could not be tolerated
by any government. When the time
comes we shall vindicate ourselves be*
fore the Cortes."
MARS NEARER EARTH
THAN EVER BEFORE
Planet Is 15,000,000 Miles
Closer to Us Than at Any
Previous Time.
Washington, Sept. 27.—Nearer to the
earth by 16,000,000 miles than It has
been for years, the planet Mars Is the
object of common Interest to astrono
mers throughout the world, particular
ly at the United States naval observa
tory here.
Its average distance from the earth
is 60,000,000 miles. Its distance from
the earth today Is only 35,000,000 miles.
With this proximity, Interest In the
planet, which is always keen, will be
come, even among those who cannot
claim to be students of astronomy, all
♦he keener, on account of the prob
ability that new discoveries concern*
lng matters on Mars will be made.
FOREIGN WARSHIPS
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK
FOR CELEBRATION
New York, Sept. 27.—The German
' cruiser squadron composed of the Vic
toria Lluse, Hertha, Bremen, and
Dresden, w'hlch will participate in the
I Hudson-Fulton ceremonies, arrived In
' New York today, reaching quarantine
I station at 8:15 a. m. The celebration
begins tomorrow.
The British battleship Inflexible, un
! der command of Admiral Sir Edward
j Hobart Seymour, arrived off Sandy
I Hook this morning, and joined the three
J other British warships, which have
j been awaiting her arrival since yester
; day. The British ships remained at
I anchor off the Hook. The American
| cruiser Montana arrived this morning
: to join the other American warship*
anchored In Hudson river.
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TWO MEET DEATH
WHEN AUTO GOES
OVER EMBANKMENT
Amerlcus, Ga., Cept. 27.—One person
was burned to death, another instantly
killed and a third seriously burned
when a motor car, driven by John Mc
Lendon, ran off an eight foot embank
ment here early today. McLendon and
i Miss Viola Herman, one of his compan
| Ions, were pinioned beneath the wreck
age of the car, which caught Are. Ethel
Hilt, another member of the party, al
though severely burned, ran screaming
j to the city, two miles distant, and gave
! the alarm.
j Miss Herman’s neck was broken by
the fall and death was instantaneous
but McLendon was roasted alive.
JURY TAMPERING
IS BEING PROBED
BY GRAND JURY
Chicago, Sept. 27.—Witnesses were
railed before the grand Jury by State's
Attorney Wayman today to give the
first testimony in connection with the
j Jury tampering scandal and to begin
j informally the investigation of charges
I concerning conditions in the office of
the Jury commission of Cook county.
It hod been plannd for the grand Jury
to adjourn yesterday, leaving the Jury
tampering investigation to the next in
’ quisitorlal body, but the state's attor
j nev is said to have discovered that
powerful influences were at work with
. witnesses by whom he expects to prove
his charges, and he feared delay.
LIST OF DEAD IN
GULF HURRICANE
GROWING HOURLY
New Orleans, Sept. 27.—Reports to
1 day of death and destruction fron
Monday's hurrtcane in Louisiana ant
Mississippi show further loss of lift
and property. The list of dead is nov
over 100.
News of IS additional deaths aloni
the waterways between Morgan City
La., and the gulf and adjacent coas
has been received. Nearly all of thes'
i were fishermen.
8TATE ENGINEER ’
IS INVITED ABROAf
| | Pierre, S. D., Sept. 27.—State En
i gineer S. H. Lea has received an invi
' tation to attend the International Goo<
| Roads congress in Brussels, Belglurr
[ | August, 1910. This congress will be at
■ tended by representatives from al
• I parts of the world, especially by thos
» who are interested in the constructs
- and care of roads. Opportunity will b
I afforded those in attendance to stud
- > the splendid roads of continental Eu
1 | rope, end to see practical demonstra
j tion of good roads construction.
■ '-r1:""" —i_3
NO GOLD FROM GRANDMA
IF GIRL WEDS AN ACTOR
New York. Sept. 28.—Directions that on*
of her granddaughters shall be cut off if
sho weds a divorced man or an actor ar*
contained In the will of Mrs. Ellen M.
Hennessy. widow of former Fire Commis
sioner James 8. Hennessy, which waa
filed In the surrogate's court yesterday.
In case the granddaughter complies with
the terms of the will she Is to get one
third of the residuary estate, valued at
about $00,000. The daughter must no#
travel unless accompanied by a chaperon*
of culture and refinement, who Is to re
ceive $75 a month out of the estate.
After making many charitable bequest*
to Catholic Institutions, the will divides
the remainder of the property into three
equal parts, one Is to go to her son.
Forbes J. Hennessy, a former assistant
district attorney, and the others to her
two granudaughters. The granddaughter
who will lose ..er Inheritance Is she dis
obeys the terms of the will la Catherine
Bradley Bigelow.
REBEL FROM EDDYISM
HEADS ANEW CHURCH
"Christian Science as Now
Conducted Stands for Craft
and Idolatry.”
New York. Sept. 28.—"Christian Sci
ence purged of Eddyism," Is to be tha
motto of the New Christian Science
church, scheduled to begin operations
In this city In the Plaza Music hall, at
Madison avenue and Fifty-ninth street..
Its organlzor Is Mrs. Della M. Gilbert,
who recently In an open letter to Chris
tian Scientists proclaimed the cult vir
tually leaderless. She said Mrs. Maryt
Baker G. Eddy was either dead or a,
helpless puppet In the hands of design
ing men, and that all honest holders ofj
the faith should combine for Its puri
fication.
All this took place after Mrs. Gil
bert’s plan to organize a Christian
Science church at the Plaza hotel had
been forbidden officially by the direc
tors of the Mother church of Boston, In
the name of Mrs. Eay.
In answer to the Gilbert charges tha
cult leaders dropped her name from
the roll of church membership and
made public a letter In which she had
asked financial aid to the amount of
85,000, the consideration on her side to
be virtually a withdrawal of her
charges.
Mrs. Gilbert, though admitting the
authenticity of the letter, insisted that
she had been tricked Into writing It by
one of the Mother church directors.
She now comes to the front again with
the announcement of the New Christian
Science church. _ _
FIFTY PERSONS HURT
IN STREETCAR WRECK
Seattle. Wash., Sept. 28.—Fifty per
sons were injured, one fatally, In a
Btreet car accident near the Alaska
Yukon-Paeiflc exposition grounds yes
terday. Frank Hull, of Tacoma, aged
46 years, died of his Injuries.
A car of 80 passengers got be
yond control of the motorman and at
tained a speed of 30 miles an hour. It
left the track and crashed into a one
story building, hurling the passengers
forward with great force. Among tha
Injured are:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farnsworth,
Denver, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Scofield. Council
Bluffs, la.
P. J. Caldwell and B. C. Rainey,
Youngstown, Ohio.
These were not seriously hurt.
'MANY CHANGES
IN CONFERENCE
Forecast of Those Projected in
Important Pastorates of
District.
Esthervllle, la., Sept. 28—Features of
the sessions of the Northwest Iowa
conference yesterday and this morning
were addresses by Dr. Luther Freeman,
of Mornlngside college, to the Woman’s
Home Missionary society. Miss Carrie
Bartlett to the Foreign Missionary so
ciety, and Dr. Andrew Olllles, of Min
neapolis, in his lecture last evening on
■‘Jean Valpean."
There Is intense interest shown as the
conference week draws to a close, it
being the first time in the history of
the conference that the matter of as
signments of the pastors has been con
sidered openly. One of the most prob
able changes is that of Superintendent
O. K. Maynard, of the Algona district,
to Whitfield church, Sioux City, and the
promotion of Dr. R. T. Chlpperfield to
the superintendency of the Algona dis
trict. Superintendent J. L. Gtilies, of
Sheldon, may take the pastorate of
Grace church. Sioux City, which will in
volve the change of Dr. MacDonald,
probably to a superintendency. There
is a likelihood that Dr. Smylie, of First
church, Sioux City, will change places
with Superintendent E. S. Johnson, of
the Ida Grove district.
Rev. Mr. Jory. of Sheldon, is expected
to take the field work for superannuates.
Fort Dodge First church is asking for
Rev. W. H. Spence, of Clarion; M. D.
Kush goes to Peterson, C. H. Seward
to Milford, A. H. Bryan to Marathon,
F. F. Case expects to return to Prim
ghar, and Herbert Clegg will remain at
Sibley with an increase of *200; J. A.
Kettle goes to Dows, John Patterson
to Movtlle, and either Frank Wilson or
R. L. Stewart to Marcus.
The laymen’s conference is well at
tended. The subject of a reduction in
the number of superintendents is re
ceiving increased attention.
Sunday will be a red letter day in th»
devotional department of the confer
ence. and on Monday morning the ses
sions will close with the reading of th»
. assignments of the pastors.
■ IDA GROvI~Or'gANIZES
CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATION
Ida Grove. Ia.. Sept. 28.—At a meet
ing held in the opera house articles of
incorporation of the Maple Valley
I Chautauqua association were adopted,
with a capital stock of *10,000; *2.600 la
stock has already been subscribed by
■ Ida Grove citizens. As soon as officers
1 are chosen a 5 per cent payment on the
stock subscribed will be called and the
' association incorporated. F. D. Bab
■ cock is president.
1
2 miners strike at butte.
1 Butte, Mont., Sept. 28.—Eighty pel
5 cent of the Butte miners refused to ga
( to work today on account of the dispute
• between the miners’ and engineers’
■ unions. This amounts practically to a
shutdown.