Waterloo Daily Courier (Newspaper) - February 3, 1904, Waterloo, Iowa wire Association Courier Courier Established 1858 WEATHER INDICATIONS V jr f Chicago Feb Fair night and colder night with a cold wave in the central portion warmer In the northwest Thursday ALARUMS OF GRIM WAR r Troops Occupy tht Fusan Railway Russian Fleet is at Port Arthur Unify Thousand Cossacks id for Unknown Destination Associated St Feb stoek dispatch says Japanese troops have occupied the railroad field guns to Seoul for the protection their legation GATHERS Port Arthur Feb response to measures an important naval and military has been effected here The entire Russian is assembled the harbor and about ninety thousand troops have departed leaving ten sand at Port Arthur Authorities de- clare these measures should be ed as precautionary and not offensive CLIMAX IS NEAR Tokio Feb today the prolonged tension has reached the climax Marquis was ed from the country during the night and emperor received him and the council and elders of state Highest officials make no concealment there is tardiness in the Russian reply An unofficial yesterday said Japan's means war V FEBRUARY 3 1904 GIVEN FINE CLINICS WERE SILVER SET PROFITABLE Pastors and Janitor of rlan Church Revs Gallon and Moody Receive Social Given at Ciosa of Splendid Series of Meetings MILK AND WATER BRIGADE Of One Man Saves a Cedar Falls Palls Feb the judicious ruse of a mixture com- posed of three gallons of milk and two of water Ernest Hentz who Mrs Mary was enabled to save the woman's home from tion by last A hot fire left in the stove and ing the night Hentz was awakened by the smell of smoke He arose located the trouble attic the flue set some wood work went in search of material with which to baffle the flames He a can partially filled three gallons of milk This was good as it went but Hentz thought he ought to have a little more so he pumped in a couple of gallons of water While ing this he must have imagined he was a milkman He strode upstairs and doused the contents of his can on the lire would do the most good and succeeded in putting out the flames Thus lie save the place from tion PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED And all Gatherings are Prohibited in Associated III Feb lic schools were not opened today andi will be for two weeks or longer Public gatherings have been ed Soule Case Goes Over Eldora Feb trial of Edward O Soule the Iowa Falls bank cashier under bonds on the charge of ing false entries on the books oC the Honie Savings bank embezzlement and larceny by embezzlement cannot be at this term of the Hardin county court although a was ed motion made to that effect denied by Judge Richard and de- the ruling The now lapsed over two days longer than this court should have been held and Judge Richard should have court at Hampton Monday Soule will be tried at the March term bonds hold until that time and he now has his liberty and is still stopping at at Iowa Falls This case has attracted a great deal of attention on account of the great amount Of money Which it has been reported the the customers have account of alleged shortage of Mr Soule The ures which have been made public show that the total shortage will be over In closing the series f revival ings at the Presbyterian church the members and served a public social church parlors last ing which very largely attended the proportions of social reception and were served with a fine repast from seven and the pastor occupied a separate table at which a barbecue supper was served The center piece of this meal consisted of a juicy roast pig a fine young one whole and to a turn accompanied with all the delicate dressings known to the culinary art and designed to tempt the appetite of those the table Rev who the seat of honor at this table was the of- carver of the evening and from reports this morning it- would seem that Rey Gallon was as used to ing pig he was to preaching sermons He carved the porker after the most approved style his companions with juicy generous portions ofthe dish After the supper hour the members of the church sprung a happy surprise on the pastor J D Liffring acting as spokesman presented the pastor with an elegant silver service set composed of knives forks table ami soup spoons desert andi berry spoons Mr Callen re- to the presentation speech in a very the members of the church for their fine re- Then the assistant pastor arid a second set of silver was presented to him Janitor G E who has charge of the church building and whose efficient fully the who enjoy the nicely heated rooms during the present cold weather was not when the good things were being passed around He was presented with a fat purse of coin of the realm to liis janitor After this a program of music and a social hour ended one of the most pleasant evenings ever spent at the Presbyterian parlors Inere was a large attendance of the membership of the church and many outside friends to the success of the evening by their presence The revival meetings which have just closed at the church were very success- ful and the meeting last evening was a sort of jollification the cause for which is found in the good work by the meetings They have been largely and the sermons preached have been interesting in- and resulted in bringing many into the fold Waterloo and Cedar Falls Dentists Return From Iowa City Dr K M Fullerton Elected dent of Dental Alumni to Have Six Wards Feb will put on airs after Saturday when its corporate limits will be ed into six wards five ing but the limit prescribed by law in cities of second class The new Sixth ward includes all territory lying of Ninth street taking a portion from each the Second and Third The ordinance which goes into Affect Immediately upon its official next ed by Councilman Greene off the Third ward Some little opposition was found among members of the Fourth but In a which was held by the cil Monday night the ordinance presented the opposition was overcome and the ordinance adopted by a unanimous vote Thn new ward will give tho council a total membership of twelve SECOND MEETING NOT CALLED People of Fox Interested in the New Railway Jubilee Feb Nothing further has been the way officials connected with the Mid- land Construction company since their visit here last week The officers have been east of here working up the ter of special taxation and way As soon as they can be heard from another meeting will he called at this place for the Fox township ers and a committee will be appointed to canvass the residents of the ship with the object of feeling of the public pulse getting next to lic sentiment regarding the two which the people have made Dr Hildebrand and Dr Miller Honored by State Society Dr J G and Dr C N Shane returned this morning from Iowa City where they have at- tending a series of clinics ami re- unions given by the graduates from the dental department of the Iowa State university They report a most en- time as the meeting afforded an opportunity for many or who had been Separated for years to come together again and talk over the old days and the triumphs and trials of tho class room Dr K M and Dr C B Miller of Cedar Falls returned this morning having attended the clinics Dr Fullerton was highly honored by being selected as president of the Dental Alumni association of the Iowa State university Dr Miller and Dr Hildebrand were likewise ed by being selected by the secretary of the State Dental association to give clinics at the state meeting to be held this year There were over two hundred present being representatives from all of the classes graduated from the Iowa City school The class of 1890 of which Dr Hildebrand was a member had the largest tion There were eight present out of forty which was 20 per cent of the en- tire class The clinics were given Monday and Tuesday and these were greatly en- joyed and were highly profitable but it was when the spirits of the boys were unfettered with care or any ters of business that the most able hours were spent There was something doing every moment during the evening and far into the night at the hotels where the boys were ered They talked and talked and it seemed that they exhaust the topics afforded by the experiences of good old days when they were struggling to master the intricacies of their profession night the members of the ulty gave a banquet to dentists and it was an appropriate closing of a most happy and profitable occasion It is a matter of supreme pleasure to the graduates from ment of the university to know that quite a number of the alumni have at- distinction in lines of scientific endeavor Possibly one of the most famous is Dr Clyde Davis who graduated in 3889 and who was elected secretary of the association THE WILLING STOCK SOLD C E Phifer and A S Weishaar Purchase 5 and 0 Cent Store KO 4105 They Will Offer the Goods at a Tremendous Sacrifice CAN'T GET THE SITE Hitch in East Side Opera House Proposition Amicable Adjustment With the Creditors of Willing C E Phifer A S for tho chase of the stock of notions millinery etc owned by U C Willing who is on bail awaiting his rial for These gentleman are now In control of the stock and of the store will open tomorrow Some of the eat prices of will be placed the goods in the By the sate of this stock it is under- stood that all claims against Mr will ho satisfactorily adjusted Several attachments had been Issued against the stock but tho payment of these was arranged for It thought to he better to invoice nnd soil the stoeK to await the three for of claims covered by Mr Willing is ill the city and has hoen for a couple of flays and his presence hern was necessary for the closing up of his business Interests His household goods have shipped io It is understood and the family no Crosse their future Mr Phifer and Mr are both well known Waterloo business men Mr Phifer is the widely known auctioneer who has been selling of all kinds in this of loWa for the past third of a century Mr his law iu the dry goods here with E V Fassig Ho is a master of merchandising and has been a traveling for many years It is the Intention of the purchasers to cut the price on every article so low that no one who visits the store will without buying Tomorrow bright and early the stock will be offered to the public and there is no doubt that it will ish with a known before in Waterloo Those who wish bargains should not tail to visit the store Park Avenue Site Cannot be cured for Venture Promoters Now Seeking Another Suitable Location BIG FACTORY GRAVELY COMES WEST Eastern Watchmakers Seeking cation West of Mississippi Wili Capitalize at One- Sixth to be Local Thorn is hitch in side doubt make La home opera house and unless ob- stacle is removed It In feared tho opera house will gnt no farther wards completion than former ones which have been built on paper The prospects for a time looked The long confronted ty of a situ had apparently been over- come by lie promise of an cnst aide lot owner to dispose of or louse to Ibo company tho location desired This simplified the proposition and interested at once set to work too lay the foundation for the ture No difficulty was encountered in securing ample financial bucking nnd it looked more like an east side play house than uny of the former forts to build one Hut the best miscarry this one wus no tion Tho capitalist who owned the site needed tor he building had thought it over in tin meantime and when tho presented tho papers signature be ed to the transfer Tt was a serious blow to tho but they have not up flic idea entirely They are now necking Promoters Expected to Visit Wa Within Few Days An factory which been by Waterloo for some time IK now seeking n western location and has H on oml oilier cities besides Waterloo Tho concern is a western watch fa dory stocked and by a number of the large watchmakers of the east with a working capital of ami a output of from to HOO es pur day Two Illinois gentlemen H of Chicago Mr H Dillon of Sterling 111 are now in Iowa ami another and It LIST FOR THE RHODES PRIZES Pres MacLean Announces ships From This State Iowa City Feb George MacLean yesterday announced the list for the Cecil Rhodes scholarships in- Iowa When more than one applies from a college the faculty asked to select the one best qualified Six foot ball players two track athletes and one gymnast are included in the list Westley Ross Des Moines Jacob Orange City Williams Des Moines I- G Welleser Cornell A Smith Mt G J Vanburen Mt A R Kent Drew theological seminary Madison N J Edwin C McDade Mt Vernon COP C Ball ard R Fred C Sweinhart Carl James W Haley John T Hugh B Clark Parsons G hart Fairfield Western E Ellston ledo A A Felstrom ert J Des Moines Thomas E Latimer DCS Moines Amos C G Throckmorton Chariton George H J M Burns ami J H les City were in Waterloo lust evening and who is now dean of the dental de- of the State university of Nebraska located at Lincoln and has gamed prominence through his inal researches along the Hue of the of administering certain thetics especially given at- tention to tho use of cocaine and adrenalin chloride Heretofore the of administering cocaine has been the unexpected and oftentimes deleterious effects following such ad- ministration But the doctor has dis- covered that by using adrenalin ide with cocaine the dangerous effects baVe been removed Another alumnus of the State Uni- versity dental school is Dr Cook of who is one of the greatest in the United States on Another is Dr George Schwartz also of Chicago Dr Hildebrand was honored at the recent gathering by having been asked to give a clinic on bridge and crown work which was one of the prominent features of the series of clinics More Money for Treasurer Feb Scott county supervisors yesterday settled the question of what to do with the in- terest on county funds by passing lutions increasing the salary of ty Treasurer Rudolph Rohlfs to a year and providing that interest on the county funds is to be paid him by the banks credited to the fund of the county IS A RIVAL TO CENTERViLLE Fairfield Claims Title of Healthiest Town in Iowa Fairfield Feb officer of Fairfield has his report to the government which shows that there were during the entire year 1903 but 36 from all the population of about This death rate was 7.2 per was about one- half usual rate In Iowa During this there were the following cases of contagious Cases Deaths Tuberculosis R Typhoid fever Scarlet fever Whooping cough Smallpox Measles DiphTheria WILL SERVE TEN YEARS Defaulting Cashier of Cleveland Bank is Sentenced Associated Cleveland Fob A Rose late cashier of tho Produce Exchange bank who j to em- of the bank's funds today was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary Is believed THOMAS L JAMES WEDS Former Postmaster General ries an English Girl Feb U James former postmaster general of the States was married today to Edith daughter of Alderman of RUMORS OF WAR Occasion Marked Advance in Wheat on Chicago Market Chicago advance of 2 to 2 was made today in the price of wheat May sold up 94 of the market by Armour interests and increasing evidence of immediate war in the Orient were credited as the causes for the rise May wheat showed an advance of oats 1 o-S to 1 17 22 1 U Total 27 s By far the greater majority of have from old age Among others were Thomas Dell Hon M A and II C Raney whom were well out the WRECK IN CANADA Three Persons Killed and Many Fatally Injured Broken Rail is the Cause Halifax N S Fob A Canadian Pacific express Berlin and Montreal over the railroad was wrecked today by i broken rail at ford Three were killed many injured some fatally The only passenger positively to be dead is Mrs John of Halifax f Attorney H C Meek whose home is at Bonaparte la has assisting in the office of Mullan for a couple of weeks and is providing to the 1111 4 L in J V V UU one just about as good as the one formerly selected Up to tills time they do not foci certain that the lots can bo secured but I hoy will make an effort to got nnd they arc hoping for success Tho location formerly tho lots opposite the court house -on East Park if was an cation but the gentlemen back of fhri dual are hopeful of securing another equally as convenient for the goers of Waterloo Many schemes have bean evolved for an opera house for East Waterloo but none looked so of success as tho one recently promoted and the were met with the hoarty proval of many who have for n long in favor of an opera house on the east side of the river side building operations sn to be very active during the com- ing season Plans are now being made for several new buildings in East Wa- and in the north end The vored sites are East Fifth street East Fourth in the down town business and East Fourth near the I C shops where two new brick stores buildings will probably bo erected ing the coming spring and summer Tin Cans for Sleigh Bells Feb Althouse a farmer living five miles in the try knew that Dubuque had an nance requiring the placing of bolls on horses attached to sleighs Althouse had no bells but he had the fertility of genius and when ho Into town yesterday it was with a sense of curity against arrest Tied to the tail of each of his horses was a tin can con- small stones the cans hanging over the double tree dragging on tho ground escaped arrest for net having bells but a humane of- ficer took him up for cruelty to mals REVIVAL SERVICES AT FAIRBANK Evangelist Goad of Assists Local Pastor are expected to visit Waterloo within a few days It is intended to place of the stock in the city whore tho factory is located the remainder in sight among Iho of tho oast The will ho raised either in common or in i per preferred at tho option of the purchaser Tho represents about a ipiai'lor of n million of dollars The company bring about three dred export hands bore to with would soon employ several people in Indianapolis business committee investigated the carefully ind made a very report upon the same Tho proposition contemplates the dation of the tho ter the Roy and several other plants The an output of JOO fiomploted per day will earn 20 per cent on slock it is ex- that the output will roach 250 to 300 watches per day within eighteen months yielding an of 50 per cent houses are ready to contract for the complete output of the factory for five years from date of bog Inning operations The company asks no hind no bonus They will put up a building 800 feet by two stories high and 30 foot with two wings respectively 72 and 70 feet long it wilt be fireproof and a factory structure Among heavy E Thomas oC tho Both Thomas Clock company New city Alexander Milne and W S Richardson president and treasurer of the Newark Watch Case Material Co Newark N J C Laser Mansfield 0 O E- Boll president ami manager of the Remington Watch Co Wie W 1 Miller Chicago William Seymour and Appleton Wisconsin ami others QUAILS AT EACH Game Warden Lincoln Punishes Two Violators at Plover Cedar Rapids Feb Warden Lincoln returned Saturday evening from Plover where he wont to look after the prosecution of three hunters who had boon arrested on the charge ACCUSED W 0 Allen of Atlantic a M E Presiding Eider Resigns Both His Eldership and Membership in Allegations of immoral Conduct Made Against Him Rev B F cu of DCS MO in 0.5 presiding elder oC Atlantic district of the Des con fot once of Methodist church res both his prominent position ami his membership hi the in Mies luce very grave charges of conduct seen yesterday at his home in HiK Park Mr Allen that had hut he declared thab them was nothing charges him hilt his resignation voluntary and that it was prompted only by a desire to avoid friction In his work with personal en- em cs it On- the other is oil authority that Mr Allen accused of conduct and other actions a of thu gospel and that the ministers of his district who were pros p: Hie Investigation prepared a against him with evi donee to substantiate their charges Rev Mr Alien said last evening I have handed my to the bishop There is no truth ever in tho report that I have forced to resign under fire I have nothing io coyer i asked for no committee to my case as mis boon reported No 1 have not what course I shall take I have thought some of making a change and have also taking a pastorate In another I am unabe to announce my plans as yet Mr Alien was visibly by the notice that his troubles have be- come public J H Senseny presiding elder Moines askert vailing if he had heard the resignation oC Rev have not heard that the of shooting out of season The self with a valuable Mr with ors from the law department of the University of at Ann Arbor and is a young man who has a grasp of the law and is besides ed refined He came here a com- plete stranger but he has made many friends by his gentlemanly conduct and pleasing manners Feb town of is receiving quite a shaking up from a spiritual point because of the evangelistic ings that have boon in progress at the Free Baptist church for the past ton days under the supervision of Rev McMinn the pastor assisted by gelist L E Goad of Galesburg III The last named did not arrive until day hence the first week's meetings were conducted aione by the pastor Tho church has a membership of and while it is true that Free Baptists occasionally make outward it is nevertheless true that tho average of thorn have much of in- ward grace has possibly nover bad the shaking up that it is receiving at the present time and the strongholds of sin arc beginning to crumble and will doubtless ultimately fail The meetings continue for at two weeks after this week ami the probabilities arc that after the work gets thoroughly under way there will bo a large ingathering to tho ranks of the church parties decided to plead guilty when they saw that the evidence was con- as to their guilt hut would not confess as to the number of birds each had killed It was decided ever that one should admit the killing of two birds and the others should settle on the basis of one bird each Accordingly one was fined and thn others each s- had been tendered I Say however that it is no surprise to me i there has brewing in the Atlantic dis- r know nothing the nature of the difficulty I that charges been dismissed before the district and that Rev Allen has been under fire but for- what offense I had not heard I did not know er his offense was doctrinal or of a more serious A SENSATION AT ATLANTIC Atlantic When It became known here evening thab Rev B K Allen presiding elder of this dis- of the Methodist church had re- signed while serious charges of conduct stood against him there consternation among Ms friends ami his former church associates here and surprise among the people oC Mr Allen was generally held ini high Found Refuge in Death City Feb ments have occurred which show the true for the suicide of M W Miles formerly of this chy but at the time of his death in- January cashier of the People's Savings bank and ident of the National Timber company both of which were located in Sioux Falls S U It seems that Miles had misappropriated funds from the bank for the benefit of the timber morly the assistant In this e R P who and to escape the pain and Save th counting concluded to end his life Blown Up by Acetylene Atlantic Feb acetylene gas plant explosion at the handsome farm residence of W Wheatley eight miles north of this city resulted in tho serious injury yesterday morning of Mr Wheatley and his son Joseph Wheatley They were both badly burned though not fatally and it will he some time before they recover The accident happened while tho faiher and son were trying to thaw out the gas pipes which had become en They used red hot Irons which some manner or other ignited the gas A terrific followed which burned and shocked the leys and damaged tho large house The walls are bulged out con- the and doors blown cut and the Hoars were raised considerably This is the second unfortunate which has befallen Mr ley July he was nearly pelted death in a heavy hailstorm which swept over this section of the country Ho is a well to do farmer and has a handsome home on his farm Panic Narrowly Averted Webster City Fell Hamilton county poor house near this city caught fire yesterday afternoon and for two hours It is thought that the blaze has now been extinguished although it is being watched closely for fear the wall are still afire A panic was rowly averted among tne patients The damage will not he great esteem although during the past few months he has engaged to a- ter personal with the pastor the local Methodist church Mr Hughes which stirred up considerable feeling at times As a result of this Mr Allen removed to Des Moines three months ago to avoid trouble although Atlantic has always been the seat of the district It became known here tonight several of the preachers of Mr Allen's d strict prosecuted the charges against him and made am effort to get evidence to substantiate them Among Mr Allen's friends here is a disposition not to believe the against him They declare that there must be some mistake or else that Mr Allen is not responsible for his conduct Mr Allen has stood high in the Methodist church in Iowa and had held several important pastorates before he was called to his position as presiding j lore is such a demand for reserved scats for Prince of Pilsen obliged to ask those that have seats saved for thorn at the reserved seat stand to cash them in tomorrow ou they will be sold again C F BROWN Black Hawk National Bank every Saturday Evening O'clock Turkish bath parlors Com St The Lydia club will meet with Elizabeth Swank at the Elizabeth homo this evening A Is desired as the club will probably make some decision as to the room they to the new hospital For the Sick Room I X Douche Pan X Dressing Basins Male and Female English Ice Cap Hot Water Bottles Spine Bags Air Cushions fever Thermometer Fountain Syringe Combination Hot Water Bottles and Fountain Syringes f Rubber Tubing sizes li 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