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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
Though Nature Of Reply Is
Kept Secret, British War
Preparations Continue.
BOERS ASSURED OF HELP
Orange Free state Resolves to stand
shoulder to sllonlder with the
Transvaal In the Affair-Raad
!. May He Summoned.

London,se 14-(By Associated
Press) The Transvaal reply to the
last British note has been received but
the nature of it is not yet known.
At the colonial office the Associated
Press was informed that nothing will
be given out for the present. 1t is re-
garded as significant, however, that
the, nature of the Boer reply was com
Nmunicated to Commander-in-Chief
!. Field Marshall Lord Wolesely, who i'm
'mediately summoned Sir George Stew
art White v. c., the prospective COM
u,ander of the British forces in Natal.
Will Help Isoers.
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State,
Sept. 14.-Vy Associated Press.)-The
members Of the raad OF the Orange
Free State have been notified to be
ready to be summoned for an extra
ordinary session at moments no.
tice.
The burghers OF the Orange Free
State passed resolution to stand
shoulder to shoulder with the Transyaal
in case of hpstilities.
outlook Ii Gloomy.
London, Sept. IA, 800 p. m.-(By As
sociated Press The South African
adyices continue most conflicting re-
garding tie tenor of Kruger's reply,
The Morning Post printsa special dis
patch from Pietermaritzburg, the capi-
+ tai of Natal, saying the answer is
1truculent, loquacious and blasphenl-
e.anS." ~ Sssstfi g lss q, 5 I'll.
= sssfTshi 6 The MANCHESTER Guardien's Cape
Town special says the outlook is OF the
gloomiest character. Cape Town pa
pcrs themselves take most hopeful
view OF the situation, basing the belief
on the probable acceptance by Kruger
of the franchise measures, suggested
in the latest British note. But even
they admit it is impossible to foreshad-
ow Kruger's attitude toward the suz-
erainty of Great Britain, which, after
all, is still an issue.
Think 1t Will be Unsatisfactory.
London, Sept 14.-Ry Associated
Press.) The consul general OF the
South Africanrepublic, ,MontagueWhite,
said to the Associated Press: II have
good authority for believing the Trans
vaal reply will be unsa tisfactory to the
British government"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14

Dies Suddenly.

Utica, Sept. 14.-(special.) TUESDAY
night about o'clock occurred the
death of w. A.,Whitlow, general store
keeper at <fhis place. He attended TO
business until few minutes before
his death. Heart failure was the
cause.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
CAUGHT AND LyNcHED.
Negro Who Assaulted Girl Meets sum.
mary Justice, at Tifton, Ga.

Tifton, Ca, Sept. 14.-By Associated
Press. "A negro WAS arrested at Tyty
and identified as one of the two who
assaulted Miss johnson Tuesday. The
passengers on train at 2 o'clock this
morning saw the negro's body suspend
ed twenty feet in the air from tele-
graph pole.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
CALLED HOME.
Colonel Denby and Professor worces-
ter Ordered From Philippines.

Manila, Sept. 14.-(By Associated
Press. Colonel. Def,by. and Professor
Worcester, OF the philippine comnlis-
sion, have received instructions from
Mckinley to return as soon as possible.
They will sail from Hong Kong, Sept.
26. The commissioners. had just moved
into new offices and expected to spend
some months working on the establish
,ment of municipal government.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
NLlFoRNIA WRECK.

A s>sx q. Pacific Passenger Train
Graz " ITO an Accommodation.
Bakel q al., Sept. 14.-(By Asso-
ciated FHEG The north-bound pas
senrer- tray 20 the Southern Pacific
ran into tn. % I'D of an accommo-
dation trainN ~ Smosa last night.
Mrs. Maggie u of Los Angeles,
Mrs. Ross, herA Il, and Mrs. La
rue We're killed. .,e engineer, Wright,
and the fireman, Kelly, were probably
fatally injured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
Fll,pino police ORGANIZED.

Manila, Sept. 14.-(By Associated
Press.) THE Filipino police, number
ing $50, began their duties today. The
force is controlled by a provost mar
shal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
AGAINST UNION LABEL,
United TypotI,etae of America opposes
the Union Label.

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 14.-(By AS
sociated Press )-Today's session Of the
United Typothetae OF america went ON
record as opposed to official recognition
of the Typographical union. A resolu-
tion discountenancing the union la.
bel was also adopted almost unani-
mously. A still more radical resolu-
ton urging all master printers not to
use union labels and not to employ UNI
ion foremen was tabled till tomorrow.
A camp of the Royal Neighbars has
been instituted at Newhall,,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14

The Great Western shops at Oelwein
will be opened Sept. 81 and %.
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
AN EGG TRICK.
Mean One Played ~ Klsnaike's
sswiftwater BILL

Mean One Played ~ Klenaike's
~swiftwater Bi1L-
Mr.. Wardner. reports the Milwaukee
Sentinel. exhibited a paper in which was
an article on the klondiker and por-
trait showing a Frenchy-looking man
with big diamond in his shirt front.
swell cut Of clothes and u stovepipe
hat the prince of Wales would have been
proud TO wear. Mr.. wardner laughed
as he looked at the picture again and
related some anecdotes OF .'Swiftwatcr
Bill the man who had struck '-$5,ool
to the square foot on bedrock Bill.
had the second best claim on the Yukon.
and was SO self-important on his re-
turn that he kept a private secretary
through whom the reporters had to in
terview him. LIE married the sister OF
Gussie La More. vaudeville dancer who
danced in a tent in Dawson. Swift
water Bill paid her attention. but got
mad at the dancer and married her sis
ter. The dancer was very fond of eggs
while in Dawson. and after their quar-
rell -Bill- bought up every egg there
was in the place. paying one dollar
apiece for them to the number of about
100. and then ate his meals near her SC
as to enjoy her annoyance at not being
able to have her egg order filed While
he was eating his fill of eggs in tam
talizing way she had to be content with
bacon at Sos an order.
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
Russia's expor, of eggs exceeds l 80

Russia's export of eggs exceeds $780,
ooo.osc year
Eros, has variety of effects upon
different products. Under the same in
fiuenec eggs will burst, apples contract
aud potatoes turn black.
The utilization of grain elevator
waste for sheep and cattle food has
given rise to a new industry in the
northwest. The waste brings seven dol
lars a ton.
The whirling winds of Arabia some
times excaya,e sand pits to the depth of
s.coa feet. the rim usually being three
times that depth in diameter. \ sand
pit thus made may be entirely obliter-
ated in 4 few hours. and another excs-
vation within a short distance of it.
The Lick observatory has done won
ders in photogrsphing nebu;ae, the sun
and its corona. The party from this
observatory was most successful in it's
observation of the suns eclipse in India
last January. II was ascertained clear
" that the sun spots are due to solar
activity. and that the earth only inter
cepts one-half a miliionth part OF the
heat radia,ed by the sun.
Steel rails now figure as the cheapest
finished product in wrought iron or
steel. A good lesson in the finances of
modern industry is also sho rded by
them. To establish a steel rail works,
an expenditure of ss.ooo.eoo is required
before n single rail can be turned out.
The stcel Is made to conform to an accu-
rate chemical eomposition-the most
accurate in the ordinary range Of tech
nieal operations
Aushreom juice = sure cure
against snake poison. according TO ~.
Phi<alix's abatement before the Paris
Academic des Sciences He has found
ehst all mushrooms po~sesa . substance
which acts - an ansitoxin against ser
p<nss. Unfortunately his preparation
Ipcsses-rs toxic qualities Of Its own.
~A<@ he has bssn unable Il eliminate
eassrsiy. The p>lient, however. win
Anve he satisiactiou of knowing Tat u
y - froa snskehlte that Ae aisA
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
EMPEROR ENGINEER.
The German Monarch to Decide ON an
Electric TramMny.

Electric Tramwny.
To act at one and the same time as
German emperor and king of Prussia
is no sinecure, says the Pail Mall Ca
zette. In addition to the functions nat
urally pertaining to his exalted position
he has to solve a terrifying number OF
questions that in other countries would
oe reserved for the municipal auuhori-
ties Thus the question as to the sys-
TEN OF electric tremways to be adoptse.
in Berlin is lying in the kaiser's cabiut &
for final decision. The plan of the line
has already been approved but the sys-
TEN of conducting the current has NJ,
been settled. The emperor has there
fore to act, as it were. as imperial ea-
gineer in deciding between overhead
wires and underground conductors OF
accumularor cars
As soon as he has pronounced his hes
volo. sic jubeo, Berlin will be provided
with the largest system of eiectrica-
tramways on the continent The BeT-
lin Tramway company has already COM
pleted its preparations, the lines are
laid and the cars are ready; only the
wires and poles for conducting the cur
rent have to be procured Everything.
therefore, will be in full working order
by the summer. The emperor is GER
iainly taking plenty of time for his de-
cision, for the plans have been in his
civil cabinet since October, and are still
without bis signature.
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
o.iy c,e.. Ho-.< In the w.-i,

Oniy Clean House In the world.
The perfectly antisepsic house about
which physicians and others have spec
ulated Is said to have been actually
built at Yokohama by DR.. Van der Hey
den. description OF II says; '.rhe
walls of this building are plates Of
glass set In metal fastenin~s and made
air right. Near the roof therc Is small
opening for the outflow of air from the
living rooms, so arranged tina, no air
can enter that way. Air from outside
can get IN only through a tube. whose
opening Is at some distance from the
house. The air that enters is filtered
first through cotton batting. and then
is ~t>riiixed by pa~sing through giycer-
in"
PAslaAslpAia the uaS.slHa Fassssy.
A Phiiadeiphisn who sells materials
To umbrella makers tells that the out
put Of umbrellas in the United Stxte~
has reached an Aver~ge OF 10000 daily.
or is.ooo.ooo year. and is increasing
very rapidly. because people are be-
Ripning tc recNgnisc the superiority Of
American goods over the imported ar
tacle. Philadeiphia y the largest place
Of nAnufActare, an<i produces moro
tAAn sss-half ~ pAhsu1laa nAAs h
- sSantsy.
-
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
Both TogeheT0ne yeaIfoI0n|vS2.5O

In this you your home and illustrated
at price that only about fourth OF what of the
illustrated sell for For three The Cosmopolitan has
dsputedy claimed that reached the largest clientele possessed by
periodical daily weekly monthly the world 1t The
Cosmopolitan which sent Julian Hawthorne to India to let the world
know the real horrors of famine and plague The Cosopol
tan which established at its great Free Correspondence
University which has 10000 students its rolls was
The Cosmopolitan which offered prize of 5000 for the hest horse
less carriage and prizes for plans public baths and best
ment of sewer and pipe systems for Cities was The Cosmopolitan
which the presidents of great schools universities seriously
discussing the defects Of existing educational systems The
Cosmopolitan whose enterprise always the lead advancing the
~odS
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
cualY-HeAoeo MEN AS JURORS.
Lawyer. Dislike Then Because They
Are Not Easily Convinced.


It is not generally known that there
is a well-defined prejudice against
curly haired men when it comes to
choosing jury to try criminal cases.
says the New Orleans Times-Democrai
Ths ejudice, when il is manifested.
comes from the defense. When asked
to explain the objection to curly-haired
men, prominent practitioner said:
When 1 was just starting my lega,
mentor inculcated that idea TO me. HI
said that curly-haired men had almcsI
invariably been the pampered dariings
of their parents and in their youth ha6
been so used TO having their own wa,
that they had come TO believe that every.
body on earth was wrong except them
selves. In this way the seeds of oppo-
sition were sown. and when they grow
older they make point 10 disagree with
everybody and everything. If every
body else on the jury votes for aequit,al
they vote for conviction as a matter O.
course. They live on combat and are
as stubborn as the days are long. A
curly haired man never gets on jury
when am defending a man il 1 can see
him IN time"
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
NO cHILDREN THERE NOW
WHITE Hsuse Has Noae for the First
Tine In Many AdmInistrr tious


There are no children in the white
house row. says Washington ;e;:er
TO tie Chic ago Inter Ocean. Ii is 4
first administration since that of l *
chanan " here there have not been eL 4
dren in the presidents fpulily, Lincoln
had three boys when he came 10 III.
white house. and the Christmas fessi-
vnl was celebrated with enthusiasm in
the good oli-fasbioned way with
Santa Claus. Grant had his three bc., 5
and the pretty Nellie TO make merry al
Christmas time. Hayes had complete
domestic household. with romping bows
and a winsome little girl. who has
grown to womanhood and has recently
been spending her honeymoon at the
white house. where she was child.
Garfield and Arthur had children In
celebrate Christmas. and Cleveland IN
the last year of his first administra-
tion had baby girl to make Christmas
for. Harrison's children were grow
to manhood, but he had his grand
children with him in the white house.
and Baby Mckee became more csie
brated character in the child history of
the white house than any since Ted Lia-
coin In ClevelandTs second admin. ira
ton there were two little girls TO vel
come Santa Claus. There are pictures
of two beautiful babies in Mrs. McKia-
ley's room and many fond remer1-
brances of them. but they sleep in the
old graveyard at Canton. where they
| were buried ma ~ years ago.
No president ever occupied the white
house who was fonder of children than
the present chief magistrate. No mis-
tress of the white house ever had more
loving care for the babies of others than
has Mrs. Mckinley. They both love the
prattle of children and gather the
little ones of their friends about them
when opportunity offers
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
Rcsh Were p.>.ix.A.

Lady Ito tramp)-No. 1 shall not give
you anything. You look strong and
well able to work
Tramp-Ah. mum. you shouldn't
judge people by their looks; thought
you looked a hnd-hearted lady.-Stray
Storiea-
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09

HE delights of evening spent around weghed read
ing table half understood illustrated magazine
with its wealth of Illustrations, its stories OF adventure and
love- descriptions of travel which carry the emotest
ends of the eah and its instructive articles for young and ohese
the first requisites for your enjoyment and the entertainment
and proper education of your children.
you the best and most interesting of the great illus
ated magazines the lowest possible price has been the aim of the
editor of Journal That succeeded readers
Judge special contract recently entered into with The Cono
poan which to become better known this neghhohood has
enabled to offer you years subscription to the greatest of the illus
trated together with subscription this Journal
Cañon City record., 1899-03-09
re~~ei by Anita,

The ants of South America have been
known to construct a tunnel three miles
in length.
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07

COMPANION--As travelling companion, by
an experienced. well educated gentleman,
speaking several languages with agreeable
appearance and polite manners. would also
act as escort. private secretary. reader,
etc: understands massage and water
cures salary no object Address ADVER-
TISER, Box 3. i4lh 2d-aye.
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07
FEDERAL PRISONERS MISSING.
-FOUR MEN WANTED BY THEIR BONDsMEN
AND THE DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY.

Much 10 the surprise OF United States District
Attorney Petit it was learned that four men, VINO
were supposed 10 be in the custody Of the law
have skipped out and are not to be found Three
of the men were out on $3.50 bail, and the other
was pa rolled in the custody Of his counsel ROBERT
one OF the escaped men is c. Walters who was
arrested some time ago ana pled1eu SuIly W .tio
charge of sending grecngoods circulars thtoush
The mails He was to have appeared Tor sentence
Yesterday morning before United states Justice
Thomas When Walters's name was called ne m Gl1
respond and after walt OF & ITn m bd re
court was adjourned. MI Roy VIII pe Heiu i0-
sponsble for his appearance; -, H., =, ,,,
Another prisoner who would rather I'VE IN otheI
uarts Of The country IS Bernard Goldberg arrested
February and Charge WIN ness shpp distI
ierv was owned by Joseph SchwartzInan. and was
Conducted by him with the help OF lenaN ScheT,
man and Charles IAppo Goldberg was considered
to be one OF the most VauapIe o. te pii;
He was seen on Friday dressed in an unusually
6ne manner and one Of the Government employees
who saw him remarked that he looked as thouBn
ba uae going away. Yesterday the man was not
10 be found. S. Frinde, his bondsmah, was IN
formed AT once of the mans disappeaiance
eeverai days ago Marshal Haubert learned that
NJ Max dc Schminangk, who was 10 oe urea on
charge of forging the name or staten lsianu hn
postmaster TO note, could not DS IouIu. ]t, "a
pn9h search was made In vain. He was arrested
The last prisoner Of the four who have decided
that they can hurl defiance at the feqeIal laws
and courts is Joseph Colburn VINO on JhnuarS "a
was accused OF fraudulently procuring haturabza-
ton naDers and selling them. lie was put on a
bond of 81 5O0 and Immediately ueclueu 'nu. y h .he
money was no object 10 his bondsman ana left the
country. ,r.,.oa c,o,as rr,eon
ers has caused District-Attorney Pettlt y great
deal OF worry and annoyance, and ne Is NJ Il ioss
10 know Just what 10 DO.
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07
ADELPHL COLLEGE, NOTES.

Manual training has been a part of the Adephi
Academy course Of study In the primary and first
two grammar grades for the last four years Below
the third grade the work has been largely in paper,
cardboard and clay I'm the making OF objects con-
nected with relating TO the work Of the grades
in their study Of form. Beginning with the third
grade and continuing through the following two
grades the knife has been used In the construction
OF simple ana useful articles, which are generally
carried home to be used by some member of the
household Among the articles made are winders,
pencil sharpeners and Dill nles' ana mounts OF
ters Mocha nicaI dra wing precedes the making.
feature or dificulty Thicker wood is used In the
fourth and fifth grades. and the OF the try
square IL taught, the new tool IN the hfth grade
TO the work is divided between the free-hand draw
ing and knife work, one hour being given TO The
subject In the third grade ana one ana one,na
that In the coming year more Time VIII be devoted
to this work in each OF the grades as us value a;
The Adelph Field is the scene Of iife Besides the
are fast getting into condition for the annual track
ana neid games which will be held on the after
Moons Of May Ii and r. More enthusiasm is dis
played this year than ever before. IN one race
aon 1syn BOYS Kindred T enf. H % silver n
bronze medals will be given for first, second ana
third place respectively in every contest ana n the
receive handsome silver loving cup ana the tltIe
OF all-around champion athlete OF the acadehy
The al-aTound championship last year was won , Dy
Ge9Tss G ds,iHefon will be warm and close
The sixth FIELD day OF ihe l Lons SsYS Island md
Adelphi Field on Saturday, May 90 All the usual
events will be contested. ,... ..A 1.
he dhe nae,p,' na as follows: T. J. Gilmore captain and
na, ars' beasc. + ~ Ager second base; +. G. Seed
shrsP Pe inTa q easc e jenkins 2 hanfsSr eaic
sr: c. w Ilaine, left neld; g. g. Baekhou5e centre
aeld: r S. saIter. right field and H. ThHrs'on'
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07
F. Carlisle and Miss Whiting rode Modesy, belonging to

F. Carlisle and Miss Whiting rode Modesy, belonging to
Miss Iirie.
Nine classes were Judged in the evening: High
steppers saddle horses tandems, maiden harness
horses maiden saddle-horses, harness champion
ship saddle championship, jumpers and high jump
Among those present in the afternoon or even
ing were Borough President and Mrs. Edward NJ
C;rout Mrs IOeschgk. Miss Dorothy GrOut, Mas
ter Jonathan Grout. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Busby
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Leeming. Mr. ana Mrs
Willard L. Candee. Mr. and Mrs, @. Herbert Potter
Mr. and Mrs Chester lnserso Ra RGhsrds Rossnr MSS
MIR and Mrs. J. Rogers Maxwell. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
n. Pratt Mr and Mrs W. DurySSai; rye i,ss Mr nIu. ana
enson Mrs. Charles p. Chaplin. Miss Elizabeth
Goodwin Chaplin. Robert j, Woodward, Nj and
Mrs f. II. Barnes Mr.. and Mrs George II. Coutts,
Mr. and Mrs Irving T. Bush. Mr.. and Mrs William
Hester. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Luckenbach, Mr. and
Mrs. c. A. Moore, Mrs Watkins and the Misses
TOusey. =,
The Misses Jean, Mabel and Frances Coutts had
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07
SNOW SUCCEEDS COCHRAN
A LAWYER THE NEW HEAD OF THE
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
TwENTY-oNB YEARS AGO HE WAS GRADUATED
FROM THE sCHoOI-LAwRENCE c. HULL
IN CHARGE OF THE ACADEMIC
DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT.

Henry Sanger Snow. who has been the head OF
the corporation OF the Polytechnic Institute. has
been chosen to succeed DR.. David H. Cochran as
president of that institution In making this
lection the trustees have made a radical departure
In the practice usually observed In selecting the
head OF such institution Instead OF taking
man who has taught and gained a reputation in
some other school they have chosen Mr.. Snow.
who has been both a successful lawyer and
business man, but who has never been identified
with educational work in any other way than that
Of trustee. Lawrence c. Hull. now Latin master
In Lawrenceville y. j.. has been appointed 10 take
charge Of the academic department Professor
Brainerd Kellogg has been appointed dean of the
faculty, and will have the immediate supervision
OF the work OF the higher. departments.
PolyteShHc Institute in ISIS and after a course in
in 1850 Four years later he was admitted to to
Gr9 6 hs Of fS dS m r
ceived in 1892 the degree OF LII M. In 1898 Mr.;
srow became the treasurer OF the New-York and
NeW-Jerscy Telephone Company, and has since
devoted himself to the duties OF that office He
is director Of the Brooklyn Public Library, ana
York Civil Service Reform Association. OF the
Hamilton Club. the Marine and Field Club and the
tion of the City Of New-York Mr.. Snow has
been - trustee Of the Polytechnic Institute since
1850 and has always taken an active interest In It's
The new head Of the academic department
graduated from the University Of Michigan IN
1876 After that he was principal Of the high
tary academy I'm Orchard Lake. Since 1887 he has
been one Of the head masters In the Lawrenceve
school In New-Jersey Some time ago. when the
Board OK Education was looking for suitabe
head for the Boys High school, a majority OF the
committee was in favor of Mr. Hull. but he was
speak most highly Of his educational and executive
Professor Kellogg. who has been appointed the
head Of the collegiate faculty. has held the chair air
stitutc for about thirty years.
New-York tribune., 1899-05-07
CALVARY cHrRcY DEDIcATIOy.

The dedication services OF Calvary English Luth-
eran Church, corner Rochestcr-ave. and Herkmer-
st-the Rev. II. L. Clare pastor-will be held to-
day. The exercises will begin at 1890 a. m. 2:41
p. m and 73O p. m. Services will also be held on
Monday and Tuesday evenings at o'clock. A
number OF well-known ministers will deliver ad-
dresses, ana assist I'm the services. Among the
prominent laymen who will speak are ex-Mayor
Charles A. seheren and President r. r. Eilert Of
the Luther League OF America. The music will
be under the direction Of Carl Rath An interesting
programme has been prepared, and everything In
dicates that the dedication Will be a big affair.