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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Republican Legislative caucus.

Republican Legislative Caucus.
The republicans held caucus al
Des Moines, on the evening of the
10th inst, for the purpose ofselecting
candidates for State Printer, State
Binder, and Wardens of the two Pen.
ltentiaries, with the following result
A ballot was first taken for State
Printer and resulted as follows: F
n. Mills, Of Des Moines, received 6a
votes; W. w. Junkin, of Fairfield, 49,
and Ralf Robinson, of Newton, IA
Mr.. Mills was declared the choice Of
the caucus. The next ballot was for
State Binder and resulted as follows
II. A. Perkins, of Sioux City, receiv.
cd II votes; Matt Parrott, of Water
loo, So votes, and Carter of DEF
,Moines, IL votes. Mr.. PARROT was
declared the choice Of the caucus.
A vote was next taken for Warden
ofthe Ft. Madison Penitentiary which
stood thus: Capt. E. c. Mcmillan, OF
Marshalltown, received Il votes; j.
H. Reynolds, Of Ft. Madison, "a ; and
Capt. 8. A Swiggett, Of Ottumwa, IL
one vote was cast for Sidney Burlin.
game. Mcmillan was declared the
choice of the caucus.
For Warden OF the Anamosa Peni.
tentiary A. R. Martin. the present in.
cumbent, received So votes and won
over NJ. w. Wood, of Cerro Gordo
County, who received 81 votes.
The caucus then adjourned.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Terrible &. r. Accidont-4o Killed
and Wounded.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Jan. l6.-The
railroad accident at Tarrifville, occur
red at the trestle bridge crossing Far
migton river, just west of the village.
The train was bound for Millerton
and carried passengers for all sta
tions between this city and that place
who came in to attend the Moody and
Sankey meeting. The two engines.
baggage and three passenger coaches
went down on the western end Of tho
bridge, the engines touching the shore.
three cars breaking through the ice
in three feet of water, and one car
resting on the end of one pier. Sew
en- bodies were recovered at 2 q. m.
and others are believed to be in the
wreck. Among the dead are Mrs.
Benz. Carman, Miss Minnie Allen,
two Misses McCsrgea, of Winsted.
One woman and two men were not
identified. Miss Janet Warner. of
Canaan, and Mr.. Uri Whiting, of
Winsted, are missing. IL 10 almost
certain there are other bodies which
have not been discovered.
The more seriously wounded were
Rev. w. H. Thomas, Methodist pas
tor of Winsted, both legs broken and
side injured; Engineers Franley and
Hatch, scalded, latter probably fatal
ly; w. A. Pinney, of Winsted, head
and right side; Frederick Hotchkiss,
of Canton, ribs broken; Dwight
Case and Burk Halstead, head and
ribbs; J. c. Riggs, Norfolk, leg brok-
en-. There is large number of less
seriously injured. The wounded may
be numbered at 40. Special trains
from Winsted and Hartford bearing
surgeons reached the scene at and
l 80 q. m. Factory and church bells
were rnng and citizens rallied, doing
all that was possible. Some dead
bodies were taken to the Tarrifyille
side. The wounded and dead were
put on q Hartford special. A few
were left in Tarrifville and the Hart.
ford train took the rest to New Hart
ford. ts-Il
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
The Pare.s q I..omn,..

The parent Of insomnia or wakeful.
ness 10 In nine cases out Of ten dys.
peptic stomach. Good digestion gives
sound sleep, indigestion interferes
with 1t. The brain aud stomach sym.
psthize. One Of the prominent symp.
toms Of weak state Of the gastric or
ganR is . disturbance Of the great
nerve entrepot, tho brain. InvigOrate
the stomach and you restore equilib-
ibrium to the great centre. A most re-.
liable medicine for this purpose il
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. which Il
far preferable to mineral sedatives And
powerful narcotics which, though tbey
may for time exert . soporific infl1.
ence upon the brain, coon cease "a
act, and invariably injure the tone Of
the stomach. The Bitters, on the con.
trary, restore activity to the opera.
tions Of that all.important organ, and
their beneicent influence IL reflected
In sound sleep and tranquil state ol
the nervous system. A wholesome
impetus 10 likewise given to the &C.
tion Of the liver and bowels by its
use.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
LATER NEWS.

HARTFORD, Jan. 16.-Work at the
wreck of Conn. Western train at Tar
rifville continues; a relief train Just
returned to this city. So far 10 dead
bodies recovered, all eastern people.
Fred Hotchkiss fatally injured. Ten
or more wounded In Tarrifville doing
well; 20 wounded have gone home.
Many missing persons are from places
west Of the break not yet in commu-
nication. Most of them will be heard
from. One car still in the
river. Several bodies are
supposed to be in it. Two other cars
lie head down in the river resting on
the bridge. Passengers climbed up
out Of these. The baggage car with
conductor Elmer and three Others
broke in two in the fall and all escap-
ed.
Geo. p. Hatch, one Of the engineers
died this morning. Several of the
dead show cuts and bruises but most
of them were drowned or were suffo-
Gated by steam caused by heaters in
the cars. The railroad commission
ers examined the bridge two months
ago and pronounced it safe. They
will hold an investigation at once.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

The republicans of Sumpter Co.
South Carolina, recently elected j. B
johnson to the Legislature. The
democrats carried off and hid seven
ballot boxes, but even this did moi
avail to defeat johnson. In view oi
this result, the Sumptcr Watchman
democratic organ, says that this must
not occur again: That bold determ.
ined men must be put upon the dem
Ocratic committees, men whose very
names will send terror into the ranks
of the opposition; men who mean
business; that the scalawags must be
put down, no matter what the means
used.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
IT seems to be generally conceded


IT seems to be generally conceded
that the silver bill will pass the Sen
ate with Senator Allison's amend
ment. 1t is also now frequently con-
ceded by the press, when any men
tion is made Of it, that the President
will not veto such bill. This is
the general import of Washington
correspondence. We do not believe
that he dare veto such bill--that is
we mean to say, that the President
must know that a very large majori-
ty of the people of the country de-
mand the passage of such a bill and
that he cannot justify himself in de-
feating measure so popular.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

CHICAGO, Jan. ia fire at Chaplin
Ills, on yesterday, destroyed II. d.
OoOper's store, the post Office and DR..
Potts residence; loss $4,000, insur-
sncs 5000.
Sassler's packing house at Waterloo
lows, burned, yesterday. Loss on
building and stock $50, 600; lnsurance
$l6,0
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
Grand total coal production
ofthe world .240. .4ODO. 600


which will probably this year increase
to $50, ,000, 700, Of which more than half
is raised in Great Britain.
DR.. Siemens estimates that the pres
ent known coal area of the world is
270,O square miles, which I think is
very much under tho mark, inasmuch
30 the United States Of America is
supposed to possess 10000 square
miles of coalfield.
Since 1854 the average increase in
our consumption Of coal in Great
Britain has been about three millions
Of tons per annum-the output in 1854
having been 64, SOC, 600 tons, and twen-
ty-three years after, in 1877, 1t will
probably be 135, ,O0O, 600 tons. This
increase has not been uniform, for in
1866, 1857, 1858, 1862, 1868 and 1874,
there was either temporary decrease
Of consumption, or SO slight an in
crease, as hardly to deserve, notice.
But the other years Of the period
named, have brought up the consump-
ti0n to the average increase ] have
stated-or about 5000, 600 tons year.
Since 1866, there has been gross in
crease Of A,7l4,222 tons Of coal per
annum in our output; and of 745 in
the number Of collieries the number
Of collieries In 1866 being 3,1SS, and
In 1876, 1888. Going back still fur
Their It may be worth noting, as re-
markable fact, that in 1901 our annual
output of coal wac only 10000 900
tons, and In 1S45, when I first entered
the trade, it was only about 32,OO0,-
O0O, 90 that in 81 years, our output of
coal In this country has increased ov-
/ er 100000. 600 tons per annum. I am
aware that It may be very fairly ar
gued that the probabilities Of the fu.
ture point to diminution of the av-
erage increase In the consumption of
coal, and this opinion is, no doubt,
partly justified by the fact that, while
30 years ago the consumption of coal
for domestic purposes might be rough
lly taken 1t l ton per head per annum,
the present rate Of consumption for
domestic use, falls considerably short
Of that quantity; and further, that
while in 1896 M. Mushet estimated
that 1t took 0K tons of coal to make l
ton Of pig iron, 1t does not now take
more than from 30 to 35 cwt. Of coal
to make ton Of pig iron with hot
blast; and it is estimated that, even
NOW, . saving can be effected by the
utilization of waste gases, of SOC, ,000
tons of fuel in the manufacture OF
,OO0, 600 tons of iron and further,
the advocates ofa gradually declin-
ling annual consumption of coal may
also point to the fact, that while in
1885, NJ. Jevons estimated that the
consumption in 1871 would be ll8,.
l000, 900 tons, It was not in that year
more than liz, ,000, 900 tons, thus fall.
Ing short Of the estimate founded or
an eyer-increasing consumption by
isbout 5000, 900 tons. F5
Any eatimate made, however care.
fully, can only be conjectural, and
may be affected by various causes
/ which II 10 impossible for any of vi
Ito forecast. One thing, however, il
cleafs nAmsly, that the use to which
coal is applied, has wonderfully
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
pemocra,Ic Leel.la,lye caucu,

Democratic Legislative Caucus.
The democratic members of the
Leglslaure met in caucus on the morn.
ing Of the 18th inst. at Des Moines
First they, proceeded to nominate q
candidate for U. s. Senator. For thil
empty honor there was quite strug.
gle. Dan. F. Miller, Of Keokuk
John p. Irish, of Iowa City, J. H
Murphy, Of Davenport, B. J. Hall, Of
Burlington and John F. Duncombe
Of TT. Dodge, were put in nomina'
tion. Before ballot was had Irish't
name was Withdrawn. An informal
ballot resulted as follows: Miller u
Murphy ID, Hall 3, Duucombe !, scat.
tsring 3. a Es s
Then some speeches were made
some advocating Miller and some fol
the younger democracy. Duncombe
and Hall were Withdrawn and .
formal ballot was taken resulting a
follows: Murphy II, Miller 10, scat
tsring 1. A second ballot resulted
Murphy II, Miller II, and the third
ballot Murphy l5, Miller Is. W.
give the balance of the proceeding
in the language OF the State Register
On motion the caucus proceeded t.
nominate othar Officers to be filed BY
thu leG19a1n3o.
Senator Hxrned nominated Sam. B
Evans of Chs Ottumwa Democrat, fol
State Printer.
Senator Ham asked II Mr.. Evan
supported the ticket In the last cam
pslgn. Senator Harmed answered
tAas he represented the majority sent
fu1bot Of the. party.
Mr.. O'Donnell nominated William
Edwards Of the Fairfield Democrat.
The informal ballot resulted, Ed
wards %; Evans II; and on motto,
of Senator Harmed, the nomination
Of William Edwards was made unan
imous. f
On motion OF Senator Wood, Joh,
81. Hudrick, Of Clayton county, wa
nominated for State Binder.
Mr.. O'Donnell nominated w. D
Buckman, Of Dubuque county, 40 war
den of the Anamosa penitentiary, an.
he was nominated by acclamation.
Mr.. Holbrook nominated Mr.. s
Sherman, Of Iowa county, for wardel
of the penitentiary at Ft. Madison
and he was chosen by acclamation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

DANvILLE, Jan. 1.-THE Danville
Banking and Trust Co., has closed its
doors. Il 10 stated that its only as
sets are bonds OF the Paris and Dan
willie railroad, which was built by the
bank. II this is correct the deposit
tore will be out about three hundred
thousand dollare. The banks condition
has not, however, been officially made
nnhlic
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

Mrs. Sherman says that the round
dance question simply resolves itself
into this: "Shall promiscuous hug
ging be socially legalized, or ostra-
cised ?" 4a
A Tennessee exchange says that the
Republican mule kicks oil his legs at
once. This, of course, is four-gone
concInsion.
bio Lewis is out with Q new hobby
in the wAy of straw pillows for ba-
bies, but he can't bolster up his faded
fame in that way.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
pEHwsYLvANIA L1oIeLAruRE.

New, York, Jan. 16.-A Harris
burg despatch says the House of Rep
resentative after spirited and acri-
monious debate, adopted by vote of
81 to "a. resolution that all business
shall begin denoro.
The committee on Federal Rela-
tions yesterday reported the follow.
ing: Resolved that 1t is the sense oi
the House that the bill to repeal re.
sumption act, now pending in Con
gress ough to become q law.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

THE New Orleans Democrat sus-
tains the Kentucky Legislature in re-
fusing to unfurl the American flag
over the State House. The Democrat
says that volunteer companies down
there carry the state fag on 4th Of
July ocoAsions and not the stare and
stripes, and that this is proper and
right. We remember when rebels in
arms carried state fsgs in battling
against the boys in blue and Of course
unreconstructed rebels will still re-
fuse to unfnrl the national flag, even
on the occasion Of . national holiday.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
The Now York Tragedy

NEW York, Jan. l7.-It now trans.
pires that the real names Of the parties
to the terrible tragedy here, last night,
are Jameu Jacques and Mrs. Surman,
Jaques in 1874 kept the Jsques hotel
In Chicago, and II was then he met hia
victim.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
For aInplicitx.

NEW YoRK, Jan. l7.--Bishop Cheney
Of Chicago, spoke last evening before
the Synod Of New York of the Re.
formed Episcopal Church. His sub
ject was, words to old fashioned Epis.
copalians," recommending the aboli.
tion OF rituslism and . return to the
simpler forms Of worship,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

England orders men of war into
the Dardanelles, and Germany and
Italy say II English men Of war 60,
in they must all 60. II England has
interests to protect 90 have they, and
It must be al hands on or all hands
on-they say. 1t tdoes seem % t1ough
the Continental powers are making .
corner ON England and that7she will
be obliged to set herself down and
be quiet.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
alIag5||I|!h[|ly
THE REMNANT
Ofthe Turkish Army In Dan.
ger Of Capture or
Annihilation,
The Frlghtencd Turks Eleeiua
to COnstantinople by tho
Thousands.
A Great Battle Fought Monday
Near Philipopolis.
FOREIGN.
A GREAT BATTLE,

CoNsTANTrNorLE, Jan. ia great
battle was fought Monday between
Bazardjik and Philipopolis. Fight
ing was resumed to-day. Suleiman
Pasha afterward took up positions
nearer Philipopolis and ordered the
inhabitants to leave that town.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
peatruceivs sto,r

CHICAGO, Jan. l8.--The wires are
down west of Salt Lake, and 1t Is ru-
mored that heavy and destructive
rains have occurred in California, but
thcrc is no definite information vet.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23
ABAD STATE OF AFFAIRS,

LONDON, Jan. ia correspondent
who left Erzeroum just before its in
vestment, telegraphs that the town is
little better than hospital. About
900 soldiers die daily and two or
three are frozen to death every night.
The typhus fever is raging.
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THE RUSSIANS AT pHLIPpopoL1s.

LONDON, January 1.-THE Cologne
Gazette has Q special which says the
Russians are now before Philipoppo-
lis, that battle is imminent, and
that foreign consular represent tatives
had demanded suspension Of arms
for twenty -four hours to send away
non com batants.
The dispatch says that Sulieman
Pasha, after fighting his way from
Tartar Bazarjik to Philippopolis,
found the Russians there in great
force, and fought . desperate battle
ON Tuesday, finally succeeded in
clearing the road to Adrinople, and
continuing his retreat thither.
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Fourteen Killed.

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. l7.--S, A.
Adams. one Of the seriously injured at
Tarriffville, died to-day, making the
fourteenth victim.
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My TIE r NJ q: E
%t.sn Pea YEAR m ADVANCE,
cow crAps. lMAucuRAl

Governor John h. Gear was inau.
Rurated rharsday. The address is a
good one, doing credit to the heart
and head OF our new Governor.
We commed its careful peruss; to our
people. E
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

It u said that . Confederste TWEEN.
ty-dve cent scrip 10 still occasionally
circulating in the south.
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SENATE MESSAGES.

Mr.. Wilson, of Polk, Chairman of
the Committee on Inauguration, re-
ported the time fixed for holding the
same to be Thursday Jan. 18th.
Mr.. Allen, of Henry, offered res
olution that the Secretary-be author
lied to sell to the members of the
House what stationery they need at
prices paid for the same, the pro-
ceeds to 60 into the State Treasury.
Adopted.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock, Thurs
day morning.
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FOR UONERNOK.
Whole mn hnr of vntoa caat 08E

Mr.. Mccartney, of Benton, moved
the Speaker appoint q committee of
five to notify the Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor of their election.
Motion prevailed.
The Speaker appointed as such
committee Representatives McCart-
ney, Hoag and Fast, and Senators Nc
Coy and Ham.
Whereupon the convention ad-
iourned.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-23

In 1876 they made in the Cleveland
district 2,075, ,565 tons. My argument
founded on these facts is, that the
prosperity Of the coal trade largely
depends on the prosperity Of the iron
trade, and that any attempt artificial
ly to raise the cost of manufacturing
iron will have the effect Of retardin 8
the development of the coal trade,
and thus tend to injure the capitalist,
the labourer and the nation.
Leaving the coal trade, however,
and returning to the other uses to
which iron is applied, I venture to
call your attention to one or two
points naturally suggested by the
facts already referred to. For in
stance, looking at the fact that our
manufacturing industry absorbs 30,-
OOO,0 tons year of our coal, what
. world of meaning there is in that
fact Just try to follow the compli-
Gated and accumulated results of our
manufacturing industry-try to pict-
ure before your minds the effect OF
so much capital, industry, enterprise,
and skill as that which is seen in the
various manufactures that enrich our
country, and then recollect that the
power that lies underneath all this il
coal-from "the black stones thai
burn" comes all the power that keeps
the spindles turning, the wheels re-
volving aud the shuttles flying; and
then picture before your minds the
collapse that would inevitably befal
all this industry if our coalfieldl
should become exhausted. Look
again, at the lighting Of our citieI
and towns, and even our villages
with gas-all derived from coal, a
less than one-twelfth of the cost tina
any other mode of lighting yet in
vented will cost, and try, if you can
to realize the amount of comfort
prosperity, and civilization that is in
volvsd in the conversion of 100000
tons Of coal into 63,O0O, ,OO0, 900 cubi
feet Of gas that gives q beautiful An,
brilliant light Without some sucl
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COAL AND IT'S USES.

BY HANDEL cossHAM, ESQ, F. q. s.
From the "Colliery Guardian published /
England ! s
In Great Britain there are six ex
posed coalffelds, namely:
/. The Great South Wales Basin.
2. I" Forestof Dean 9"
s. :" Burnley 't
=. Ayrshire
s. I" Clyde &C.
8. 90 Mid Lothian 80
And there are also six concealed, O
partly concealed, coalfields, namely
!. The Bristol and Somerset Coalne.d.
- Midland g
3. 90 South Lancashire& & Cheshire Coalfeld
4. " Yorkshire, Denbigshire Notts &c
s. 90 Northumberland and Durham %
0. ~ Cumberland 90
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HOUSE.
DIES MONIES IA i

DEo MOIN ESJ IA, y HH. 10.
Mr.. Wilson, of Polk, moved that q
committee be appointed by the Speak
er to wait upon the Senate and in
form that body that the House was
ready to proceed to the canvass Of the
vote for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor.
The motion prevailed, and the Sem
ate was notified.
The House took q recess of ten
minutes in order to make the neces-
sary arrangements for joint con-
vention to canvass the votes for Gov.
ernor and Lieutenant Governor.
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known all over the world as the "Im-
perial purple" Homer sang its
praises when he said "Bells, that with
Tyrian dye resplendent glow" and
Pliny explains the process by which
the dye was extracted. If they lived
to-day they would have sung the
praises of coal, explaining that the
mauve and magenta colours, SO great
ly valued by ladies, and others besides
ladies, are among the advantages con-
ferred on the world by coal. Mauve
10 produced by treating analine in
water with hypochlorite of sodium
and by little change Of treatment
magenta 10 produced, also the analine
green. Yellow and black are also
produced from the same uninviting
article-coal tar. Here then we have
mine Of wealth and interest that
cannot fail to give pleasure and profit.
In fact it seems pretty clear that we
have in coal all the colour, that light
gives. The beauty of the rainbow,
startling as 1t may seem, can be re-
produced from the products Of that
black mineral which we call coal our
ehAS WVoACA duO COttOu CAOtue, dTc oil
now, more or less, dyed with colours
derived from coal tar; so, also, by
mixing . salt called rosaline with the
analine derived from coal tar, beau.
tiful blue colour is produced. And
what seems to me to add charm and
interest to this discovery is that these
beautiful colours are all produced by
compounds in Themselves perfectly
colourless, and what seems more re-
markable still, is that essences and
flavours the most delicate and the
most refined are also derived from
coal tar. The essence of bitter al
monds, and many Of the fruit essence'
with which our confectionery is fla
voured are derived from the sam,
unlikely source. Nearly all tn,
sweets, in fact, that can be obtained
from fruit or flowers, can be produc
ed from coal tara fact which seem
to me to point to . truth once stated
in very homely and blunt way b,
the greatest engineer Of his age, If no
Of modern times, mean Stephenson