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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Thrown INTO OPERATION.
BurlinSton's New Track in Illinois
CnmnlefAd. I

Galesburg, ILL.,, Nov. 1.-THE Burling-
ton road has now thrown into opera
tion its track in Illinois aud Iowa
which have undergone extensive altera-
tons since last spring. With the pass
ing. of trains over the track through the
big rock cut just east of Gladstone sta
ton, which commenced few days ago,
the new right of way between Kirk
wood and Gladstone, which has elm
mated several sharp curves, moderated
came into regular use. There is yet
much work to be done there, in ballast
inc the new track and finishing the OPP
erations on the bridges, and it will
probably be next spring before all the
work is finished.
There yet remains to be done the re-
ducing of the big curve in the Aiissis-
sippi bottoms, just east of the bridge at
Burlington. The improvements in Hi
nois and Iowa cost about $1,000,0OO,
while the building of the branch line
between Grant City and Albany, Mo-,
a distance of twenty miles. brought the
total outlay considerably higher. 1t is
estimated that the cost of the work al
ready done and that which is now be-
ing carried on will aggregate nearly 3d.
100000.
In Missouri the final work on the ex-
tension from Grant City to Albany was
done last week. This extension is what
the people of central Missouri lonf-
have asked for, it providing short line
TO st. Joseph and other markets. In
Iowa, between Lockridge and Fairfield.
a distance of twelve miles, a second
track has been built aud much of the
pronounced curvature on this piece of
line has been taken out. Between Lock-
ridge and Mt. Pleasant work on track
Strengthening and other Improvements
now is being carried on as fast as pos
sible, and it is expected that it will be
finished by the first of the new year.
The track between Batavia and Fair
field, by virtue of the Strengthening
process, has been shortened one mile
and nearly SO degrees of curvature ta-
ken out. This work is regarded as the
heaviest done on any part of the line.
The main line is now three and one
half miles shorter than it was before
the work was begun.
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Iowa at Washington.

Washington, Nov. 9-WillSes S. Lentz
has been commissioned postmaster at
Percy.
Iowa pensions: Original-Henry
Rose, Council Bluffs, So; Jerome Graz
ham, Creston, Sc; Charles S. Wander
vert, Burlington, Sc; John w. White,
Russell, So; Thomas Coughlin, Mt.
Pleasant, SIP; VIM. p. Meekins, Des
Moines, Sc. Restoration and increase
Gustavus A. Gerney, (dead), Gowrie,
So to SIT. Renewal-Amos Ford, Grin
nell, Sc. Increase-Seth I. Kempton,
Corning, S12 to SIT; Frederick Gary,
Fontanelle, $40 to $14; Thomas Allison,
Abba, SIG to SIT; John Hendershot,
Clermont, s$12 to SIT; John Bowersox,
Davenport, Sc to IS; Richard H. Nor
gan, Newmarket, SIT to $24. Reissues
Albert Shoemaker, Riverton, SIT.
Original-Minors of James S. Grier,
Perry, SIC. Original widows-Teresa
Bates, 0lin, $Sp !.
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A Great Lumber Cut.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 9.-If the
lumber mills run until after the 18th
of this month the total cut for the
year will amount TO 550,0cO,oO0 feet.
The total cut last year was the largest
on record and amounted to 469, 100000
feet. This year the cut will be moro
than 500,000,00O if the mills shut down
now, and it is more than likely thar
the 550,0OO,000 mark will be passed.
The total cut will be nearly 1O0,O00,OOO
feet larger than last year:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Her Citizens Fifty Celebrate Home
Coming Of Soldiers.
SOME OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES.
a Big Public Reception and Able ADJ
dresses-Uncle Sam and Miss Colem.
bia Prcsent-Hon. II. L. Water
mans Presentation speech.

Abba, Nov. 1.-THE town of Hite-
man, seven miles northwest of Abba,
furnished four of her best and truest
boys to assist in the war we have had
with the insurgents in the Philippine
islands. The boys who went from
Hiteman to battle for their country
and their flag were: Henry Longaker,
Joe Reynolds, Harry Brunston and
Elmer Narver.
OF that number two have returned,
one has re-enlisted, and the other lies
in the hospitals at San Francisco, bad
ly wounded. Henry Longaler and Joe
Reynolds We're the ones to return home,
Brunston re-eniisting and Narver be-
ing the wounded one. To the Two re-
turned soldiers the people of Hiteman
rendered public reception last Friday
evening, and they gave the boys well
come that will long linger with them,
and that which will remain
uppermost in their minds is
that the home people are grateful, APP
.preciative and glad of the safe return.
The exercises We're held in the opera
house. The band was out in full force.
They met the Abba people at the ford
OF Cedar creek and escorted them to
the nall. The hall was prettily dec
ated with bunting and flags, and a
large arch across the stage read "Wel-
come 51st." On one of the curtains in
the rear OF the stage were an American
and Cuban flag. The band took their
places on the rear of the stage and
started the exercises by playing some
patriotic air. S. A. Covey was the
chairman of the meeting, and he said
he considered it q high honor to pre-
side over meeting of the kind. He
made neat little talk and introduced
Rev. Marsh, of the Congregational
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.0TTUMWA A CENTER.
We Gain National Prominence as
Hub of Farm Produce.
0HIO'S CENTERS NOT ALL DESIRABLE.
Map Showing the Centers of Wealth,
Debt, Pauperlsm, Manufactures,
Agriculture, Etc, of the
United States.


The theory that ottumwa is in the
swim is now fully proved. 1t has al.
ways been thought by the people OF
TINS city thaS we We're the logical CEN
4 Ter OF everything that is good in the
state OF Iowa, but to be brought into
natlonal prominence as center OF that
scope Is embarrassing, J5ut we cannot
help It and must wear our honors with
becoming becoming modesty. A statistlclan in a
iet.er to the New York Herald figures
ottumwa as the center OF agriculture
IN the United States. As the United
states IS the greatest agricultural ma
ton IN the world this means that OF
tumwa is the hub OF the universe in
the production OF the farm.
Ohio seems to have more centers
than any other state, some of them not
altogether calculated to produce feel
ing of pride in Buckeye breasts. but
she is in the same position Otttumwa
is in-she cannot help it. The one re-
deeming feature of 0hio's centers is
that she is calculated to be the center
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Case OF Chambers.

Des Moines, Nov. S.-Glanders is Civ
ing the farmers of Dallas county, es-
pecially around Van Meter, great I'M
easiness. Assistant State Veterinary
Surgeon DR.. II. E. Talbot, of this city,
one of the most skilled veterinarians
in Iowa, was sent to Van Meter by or
der of Governor Shaw, to make an ex-
haustive and final test among Mrs.
Andy Fellar's horses. He found one
well developed case of CHAMBERS. In
his investigation he used the only
known certain remedy, ;mallein.
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Worse Than Lyddite.

Washington, Nov. 9.-The American
artillery in the Philippines is to be sup
piled with a high explosive similar
to that used by the British against
the Beers in South Africa, against
which General Joubert has entered
protest. The British lyddite is not
nearly as powerful as thorite, the new
explosive just adopted by the army bu-
reau of ordnance. Lyddite is picric
compound, and picric compounds have
been rejected by the American ord
nance officers because of their lack Of
safety. Hf
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election. He paired with Ex-Governor
Larrabee, who, remained here attend
ing to board of control business.


Larrabee, who remained here attend
ing to board of control business.
Yesterday complaint was brought
before the board from man named
Collins, of Waterloo, who has family
of eight children. and whose wife is
divine. healer and some, time ago left
home to enter the healing business.
Collins wrote to the board of pharma-
cy commissioners asking them to ar
rest his wife and send her home. The
board turned his complaint over to the
board of medical examiners. The di-
vine healing business is not regular in
the state, and the matter has been
turned over to DR.. j. c. Scroggs TO be
looked into. Collins located his wife
as somewhere south of the Coon river.
The governors office has up to date
a list of sixty or seventy prominent
banks of the state who have pledged
toward the expenses of bringing home
the Fifty-first Iowans. About $4,000
has been pledged. This is almost the
total amount asked for. OF this the
,Des Moines banks contributed $4,000.
The program for the thirteenth an
nual meeting of the Southern Iowa
Horticultural society is just out. The
meeting will be held at Mt. Pleasant,
Nov. 81, 90 and %. Fultz, of Musca-
tine is. president of the society.
***
President Hartman, of the State
Agricultural society is expected in the
city to confer. with Secretary Van Hou-
ten regarding formal program which
it is possible may be issued soon for
the annual meeting of the State Agri-
cultural society in January.
Forty-two applicants for pharmacy
certificates were taking the November
examination before the board of phar-
macy commissioners yesterday.
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Found 81, 900 on the plu,on.

Santiago, Cuba, Nov. s.-Wreckers
found $4,000, it is reported, in the ,ur-
ser's cabin of the destroyer, Pluton.
Last week wreckers tried to board the
Cristobal Colon, but found it already
occupied by another party, who con-
sidered the wreck their property. A
fight ensued, in which one man was
killed and another wounded.
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Held to Grand Jury.

Burlington, Nov. 11.-Mrs. Robert
Derth, charged with killing Mrs. Leon
ard Fritzsche one night six years ago,
was bound over to the grand jury with
out bail. She has made several damag-
ing admissions. Fritzsche will have a
hearing soon.
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Improvement. In the solar sv,,e,,.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The world is
not going to come to an end now for
the reason that the astronomers have
learned that we are not TO have a tail
end collision with that comet. BY the
time that there is danger of another
collision it's to be hoped that the So
lar system will be provided with dou-
BILE tracks. -, n 6 800
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FOREIGN MAIL MATTER.
Order In Relation to Postal Cards Re.
cciye<l by Postmaster Lee.


An order from the superintendent
of foreign mails relative to the trans
mission of mail matter to foreign
countries. has been received by Post
master Lee and should be carefully
scanned by those who have foreign
The order relates en-
tirely to mailing cards, three kinds of
which are admitted to international
mails at reduced rates, viz: The official
postal card, private mailing cards,
provided they conform strictly to the
order heretofore issued by the post
master general in relation thereto, and
ordinary mailing cards provided they
are entirely in print except the adj
dress.
The order is as follows:
Postotice Department,
Office of Foreign Mails,
Y Washington, d. c., Nov. z, $780,
Three kinds of cards are admitted
to international mails at reduced rates
of postage, viz:
1.-The official postal card, at the
rate of 2cents.
2.-Pripate mailing cards at the rate
of 2 cents each, provided they conform
strictly to the conditions prescribed in
the postmaster generals order No. 1854,
dated June 90, 1899, and printed on
page 6 of the. postal guide for July
1899.
| a.-ordinary cards at the rate of 1
The times., 1899-06-30

soon as Colonel Smith deployed. These
officers received this order with delight,
and their troops with enthusiasm The
movement began at $40 a. m, with a rush
over the creek in our front; a cheer and
rattling vclleys as the whole line ad-
vanced not by rushes but with a rush.
Hearing of the successful advance of
the North Dakotas, / telegraphed General
0yeEshine to carry out the project | had
arranged with him, TO attempt to roll up
the enemy by a movement from right 10
left AS there was a long delay in car
rying out this order, / repeated it several
times by telegraph and aides sent with
verbal orders. 1t was at last found that
he was under a false impression that he
had received other orders from the corps
commander. When this msapprehension
was removed. he made the movement with
complete success.
This ended the fighting at the front;
but soon after Kings brigade had advanced
beyond Paco. a number of insurgents who
had laid concealed in the town. began TO
fire on the ammunition carts and hospital
ambuances going TO the front. Anticipat-
ing the possibility OF this treachery, a
small force had been left in Paco. For a
time there was lively contest in the
town. The insurgents were SO persistent
thai nearly all their nipa houses in the
town had TO be burned to dislodge them
Fifty-three prisoners were taken. all in
ordinary clothing. but unGuestionable par
Elephants in this savage warfare. While
this was going on in the town sharp
musketry fire was opened on US from a
large stone church near the Paco bridge
/ directed Dyer's battery en- the knoll to
reverse its guns and open on the church.
1t was soon in flames, yet a number of
desperate men took refuge in the church
tower. 1t was several hours before they
could be dislodged, and they kept up their
resistance TO the last.
New troops are generally demoralized
by firing from flank and rear. In this con-
test bullets seemed to come from all di-
rections. but our men continued uncon-
cerned, and as the enemy used smokeless
powder, 1t could only be surmised from
what direction the fire came. We were
opposed, as | believe, by about 5000 insur-
gent Filipinos. OF these | estimate that
1900 were killed, wounded. captured or
scattered
The times., 1899-06-30
The Farrasut Celebration.

Chattanooga. Tenn. June 29.-Eyery in
corporated town in east Tennessee and
every county in middle and east Tennessee
have appointed committees to assist in the
Farragut memorial celebration to take
place in September. The entire State will
do honor to Admiral Farragut, Tennes-
seean. An invitation to attend has reached
Admiral Dewey and he is expected to ac-
cept and be present at the celebration. H.
Clay Evans and other Tennesseeans in
Washington have extended TO President
Mckinley and his Cabinet an invitation to
be present. The President has the matter
under advisement and IL official duties per-
NIT will come here in September. An ef-
fort is being made to have New York and
Illinois monuments at Chickamauga and
Lookout Mountain dedicated at that time.
The times., 1899-06-30
THE 1NsULAR COMMISSION.
1t VIII Not Be Dissolved Until Its
Work Is Complete.

The Insular Commission is not to be
dissolved on July /, as ordered a few days
ago. Secretary Alger announced yester-
day that the Commission would be contin-
ued until it has completed its final report.
This action was taken, he said. because
it had been pointed out to him that the
Commission had on hand several impor-
tant matters that needed attention and
could not be left unfinished. 1t is not
known how long it will take the Commits
sion to wind up its affairs. Orders were
issued last week by Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn, discharging the employees of
the Commission and directing that the
work of the Commission cease on July /.
At that time the members of the Commits
sion were engaged in considering the case
OF the Porto Rico Railway Company and
several other matters of an important ma
ture were pending in addition to the rou-
tine work. Since then the members have
explained to Secretary Alger that it was
necessary that the Commission be given
time to wind up its affairs and the Sec
retary yielding TO their requests, has de-
termined TO allow them to go ahead with
their work until it shall be in proper con-
dition 10 be turned over to the War De-
partment
The times., 1899-06-30
HEARING FOR GUN MAKERS.
Mr. Alger Takes IA Hand in the Fight
of Ordnance Men.

The fight between the American Ord
nance Company and the Driggs-S Seabury
Gun and Ammunition Company took anoth-
er turn yesterday. when Secretary Alger
took the matter out OF the hands of the AS
sistant Secretary OF War Mr.. Meiklejohn.
and decided to grant both companies a
hearing today regarding the proposition of
the department to re-advertse for bids for
forty six-pounder and forty ffteen-p pound
er rapid firing guns.
The bid of the briggs Company being
$4,000 less than that of the American
Ordnance Company. General Burlington,
Chief OF Ordnance. had accepted the FORM
er company's bid, but upon representations
by the American Ordnance Company to AS
sistant Secretary Meillejohn that the
briggs Company was behind in its de-
liveries of guns under a former contract,
the acceptance of the bid for the second
contract was annulled. The briggs Com
pany filed written protest and Secretary
Alger has determined to hear both sides
tomorrow morning.
The times., 1899-06-30
Testing High Explosives.

New York. June 29-The Board of Ord
nance and Fortifcations is conducting i'm
portant tests at the Sandy Hook proving
grounds with thorite. a new high ex-
plosive. the invention of Prof. Tuttle. of
Oregon. who asserts that it is perfectly safe.
and that he was willing some weeks ago
to put red hot poker in a charge, declar-
ing it could be done without causing il 10
explode. 1t is believed to have picric acid
as its base Tests he made OF the ex-
plosive are said to have been very salts
factory. The Ordnance Department has
also been experimenting with Jovite, En-
mensite, and wet and dry gun-cotton. but
so far none has given the results desired
before adoption for service use.
The times., 1899-06-30
Preliminary Trial of the pahIsrep

Bath. Me-. June 29-The torpedo boat
Dahlgren. built by the Bath Iron Works,
and designed to be the fastest boat in the
United States Navy, the contract calling
for development OF 80 1-2 knots per hour,
was given a preliminary trial on the Ken
nebec River this afternoon. 1t was not in
tended as a speed trial. but was simply
made to test the working of the machinery.
At one time during the trip she was given
a little warming up and reeled at the rate
of II knots an hour with only 175 revolu-
tions. To. make the required speed she
must attain 325 revolutions. so, according
to the ratio of this afternoons little burst
of speed, she will reach the required figure
with a little to spare. This supposition is
made from approximate figures but is con-
sidered correct. The iron works officials
were much pleased with the result. Super
intendent Hyde said; we went out look
ing for trouble, but luckily were disap-
pointed"
The times., 1899-06-30
ASK WHY THEY ARE DETAINED
Quarantined Passengers on the Nip
pom MEru Enter Complaint.

San Francisco. June 29.-Passengers on
the Japanese steamer Nippon Maru. who
are detained in quarantine at Angel Island
because OF fears of the bubonic plague, to-
day sent message to the Secretary of the
Treasury asking him why they are de-
tanned They claim that only one death has
occurred on the voyage, and that was from
apoplexy on June %. They complain that
they are herded together like Oriental
steerage passengers, thirteen being forced
to sleep in one room, and that all their
toilet articles and clothes are out of reach
in the fumigator. The signers of the mes
sage are j. Westland late member OF the
Indian Government, and George A. New
hall Vice President of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce. NewhaU also ad-
dressed strong letter to Secretary Scott.
OF the Chamber OF Commerce. asking him
TO appeal to Senator Perkins.
Dr. Barbat, the State bacteriologist. de-
clared today that he had found in the
glands Of two Japanese who were drowned
while escaping from the steamer, the
germs similar to these of bubonic plague
He would not state positively they were
bacilli of disease until he perfected cult
ures.
The times., 1899-06-30
Dcn,h OF r,a,icI p. ;,ien,,,,,

New York, June 29-Former Mayor
Daniel f. Tiemann. died at his home in
Audubon Park. near West 155th Street to-
day at the age of ninety-five. Mr. Tiemann
was born on January 9, 1904. in house
which stood on the west side of Nassau
Street, about one hundred feet south of
Beekman Street. Mr.. Tiemann became
mayor of the city in 1857, when he was
elected on a reform ticket, and he served
in that capacity through 1858 and 1859. 1t
was Mayor Tiemann who first caused the
names of streets to be put on street lamps
throughout the town, where every way
farer could read them.
The times., 1899-06-30

Assistant Secretary Spaulding. of the
Treasury Department, after consultation
with DR.. Wyman. of the Marine Hospital
service, sent a telegram yesterday to the
quarantine officer at Angel Island. Cal.
instructing him to detain all the passen-
gers on board the steamer Nippon Maru,
which recently arrived there. supposed to
be infected with bubonic plague. The
officer is instructed to satisfy himself be-
yond question that the disease does not
exist before allowing any passengers to
land
The times., 1899-06-30
INDIAN HEAD TRIPS
GLYMONT-

STEAMER KENr-Daily excursions Except Sun
day). Rounl trip, 25 cents Cheap excursions
day trip. $3.50 every THURSDAY, returning az ,.
adults 10 cents; children. 10 cents No Iicuor
on boat or grounds.
Leave Washington, Monday, Wednesday. anil
Friday, 9:3o i. m. l:3O and 10 p. m: tuesday
and Thursday at 9:30 a. m. and D. M; Satuf-
DAY at $3.50 a. IN. and p. M.
Leave Glymont. Monday. Wednesday, and Fri
day 1880 or ,, and p. m; Tuesday ami
Thursday, C:3O a. m. 1880 or 5. and 5 ,. ni. !:
Saturday. at 6:3O i. m, 1870 and $50 p. m.
'Win be held till o. o'clock to accomrno-
date large excursion parties
Address GLYMoNT STEAMBOAT CO.. Wharf.
feet Of 9Th st. ieII-tf.en
The times., 1899-06-30
R% Corset Covers, SC.

100 dozen Ladies' Low Neck Cor
set Covers. felled seams. buttons
and buttonho,es; worth II 1-2c.
Green Ticket Price, Sc.
The times., 1899-06-30
War Department.
Adiuiant General's Ohicr

hdrAll4titils june 1877.
The attention Of the Adjutant General has been
called 10 the fagrant interruption Of business
caused by parsons not directly connected with
the Office calling the clerks for information
As this necessarily interferes with the close and
unreiniiting attention TO official business imp.
lively demanded by the clerical force Of the Of
fee, il is ordered that hereafter all clerks not
chiefs Of division will decline To furnish any in
formation unless instructed to do by their
respective chiefs or by of the officers on duty
in the Adiutant Generals office, or by the Secre-
tary Assistant Secretary OF War.
Chiefs Of division will exercise their best judg-
mcnt in furnishing persons not employees Of the
office with anv information and under no cir
cumstances will newspaper reporters be furnished
with any data. except when authorized by an of
icer Of the Adiutant Generals office by the
Secretary or Assistant Secretary Of War.
II. c. C0RBIN, Adutant General.
The times., 1899-06-30
CLERKS MUST BE SILENT.
War Department Employees Shall
Give No News to the Press.

Adjutant General Corbin has issued an
order prohibiting employees of the War De-
partment from giving information to news
paper representatives, except when au-
thorized by an officer of the Adjutant Gen.
erals Office or by the Secretary or Assist
ant Secretary Of War.
The order. which was dated June %, vas
only recently distributed to the different
Offices with oral orders TO keep it secret
1t Is causing considerable unfayora bl 2
comment among the War Department sub
ordinates. The order is as follows;
The times., 1899-06-30
Remnants Prinls. 3zhc.

Lot of best grade light prints, in
pretty shirtwaist and wrapper designs.
Worth &C. Green Ticket Price, 3 Use.