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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY ssvs in ri

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY says in his
message touching the Philippines:
The future government Of the Philip
pines rests with the Congress OF the
United States. Few graver RESPONSE
bilities have ever been confidcd to hs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09

A free and easy eSpeetoration is pro-
dueed by u few drops of Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup, in all cases of hoarsness,
sore throat or difficulty Of breathing
Price p and 10 cents ut Hull & Wood
rufus drug store.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

pEOPLES CANAL AND IRRIGATION co
principal place Of business Bryan. Idaho
There became delinquent November ist. 90
upon the following described stock on account
Of assessment No. {. levied August 5th, is.o
the several amounts set opposite the names of
the respective stockholders, as follows:
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09

"orHERs' Your boys stockings wear
o ,''''. 700 'as'' don't thcyY They won. II
you ouy the Rough Rider b-aud. Es,r.
price but extra good.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09

AMERICANS often speak OF long terms
and short terms in Congress, but Mr..
Roberts, of Utah, seems to have drawn
the shortest term Of all.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09

And IN accordance with law so many shares
OF each parcel OF such stock M may be nec.s.
sary Will be sold at the front door OF the court
house In Blackfoof. bingham county, Idaho.
Saturday. Decem Der eth 1899. NJ 2 O'Clock D. m,
to pay delinquent assessments thereon. To-
gcthcr with cost of advertising and expense
OF sale. CHAs p swENDsEN. scc'y,
ONCE NJ Ranch. West Side.
Dated November 9Th, 1879
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09

h"LLARDs SNOW LISlAssr gives
instant reliefin cases Of bleeding burns.
or"''e'' soaIds' cn,-, etc. Price q and
~ cents at Hull & woodruns druy
store.
" mere The digestion is good, and the
general powers Of the system in +,
nc"'thy state, worms can find no ba,,i.
'a''o" IN the human body. WHITES
'hEAM VERMIFuoE no, only DESTROYS
every worm but correets ali derapge.
10 me"'s OF the digestive organs. Price
% cents at Pioneer drug store.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09
70, sss,.

a four room cottage 10 foud p's
tiop. For term. apply 81 Thf ~"
Onice.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-12-09
HOUSE. WEDNEsDA1

There was no session Of the house
today. MIR. Roberts was busy with
friends discussing the outcome OF the
action against him. The committee to
investigate the charges against him
will have its frs: meeting this week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
ITEMS FROM slGouRNEy.
Goings On In and About Kcokuk's
Capital City,.

Sigourney, July 27.--Quite few of
our towpsmen Went to What Cheer
yesterday to witness a game of base
ball between the What Cheer and Pc
kay mines. Pekay won in a hotly co.'s
tested game by the score of s to ).
MI. Ray. of the firm of Ray g. Nc
Donald, publishers of the Grinnell Her.
aid, was transacting business in town
last evening.
A marriage license has been issued
to Peter II. Leonard and Jessie Fl. Car
ey.
The republican county central COM
mittec for the ensuing year is made up
of fhe following men: Richland town-
ship, A. C. Brady: Jackson, Geo. NJ.
McKinnis: Steady Run, Vim. Lester;
Benton. }. L. Brooks; East Lancaster.
&C. s. Beall; Nest Lancaster. w. l.. EIol-
deu: Clear Creek, Z. I. Goeldner: East
Lafayette. Z. A. Hulse: West Lafayette.
j. y. Allen: German, G.. g. llalStead;
Sigonrney, w. Ill. Needham: Van Bu-
ren. Silas Lamb; Washington. Il. A.
Tanner; What Cheer. first ward, j. L.
Mitchell: What Cheer. second ward,
\. H. Holland: What Cheer,third ward.
w. r. Reed; Prairie, G. G. Bruce: Adj
ans, H. NJ. Wilson; English River, Jno.
Gemmill; Libe's mo. Smith.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
THE ENCAlPMENT.
Tuesday, August %, Will Probably be
Governors Day.

Burlington. July. Ex-Governor Day
during the Fiftieth Iowa encampment
will, very likely. be on Tuesday, Aug.
30. Adjutant General Byers SO stated
yesterday, thouoh he must first see
Governor Shaw upon his return to. Des
Moines before any positive statement
can be made. On that day immense
crowds will undoubtedly visit Burling-
ton. On the last similar occasion,
when the Second regiment camped
here, there We're over 10000 strangers
in the city. Both the governor aud his
staff will be here to review the troops
and there will be all sorts of fancy evo-
lutions by the soldiers. General Byers
said there would be no sham battles
during the encampment. only the usu-
al routine drill and parades for the
eight days.
Arrangements have already been
completed for the transportation of the
companies to this citg,E Company a,
of Keokuk. anmpany II of Fort MatG-
son, and company Z. ;of Centerrille,
will come over the KeolStli 4 Western.
Company G, of Ottumwa. h company n
of Charlton, and comnany NJ of Fair
field will come over the Burlington.
Company D of Washington will come
over the Burlington q Western. and
the remaining companies, B of Daven-
port, C of Muscatine, ] OF Iowa City,
X of Grinnell and l. of Newton, will
come over the b., G., Il. G. n, and Rock
Island route.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
m,,,vau,,ce Rai,way Ex,ensions

Burlington, July 27.-Tha Hawkeye
published the statement this morning
that the Chicago, Milwaukee d St.Paul
railroad is behind the project to build
a branch line from Burlington to Eli
rick Junction. for the construction
of which the Burlington people are
now raising 100000. The Milwaukee,
it is stated, practically owns the new
bridge and about $a,000.00o worth of
terminals in Davenport. and the Mus
catine North and South railroad, which
now extends TO Elrick, la. BY means
OF the new road to Burlington and d
contemplated extension 10 FIT. Madison,
a connection with the Santa Fe system
Will be secured which by traffic arr
rangcment between the two roads will
give the Milwaukee the shortest line
from Chicago to Kansas City. and will
enable the two roads 10 profitably ex-
change business of their large systems.
BY these new extensions the Milwau-
kee will have direct c>.."c"tio-s with
ST. Paul. Minneapolis. Chicago. Omaha,
Sioux City. pes MoineS and every city
of any size along the Mississippi as far
south as Fit. Madison.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
Adolph Luetgert, the Chicago
Murderer, Died in Pris-
on at Joliet.
MAINTAINED INNOCENCE.
He Was Charged with Numbering His
Wife and Destroying Her Body
in the Soap Vat of His
Sausage Factory.

Joliet. ILL.,. July 27.-(By Associated
Press. .)-Adolph L. Luetgert, the
wealthy Chicago sausage maker, who
was serving a life sentence for the
murder of his wife, died suddenly this
morning. He had been in his usual
health. He arose at his usual hour
and marched down the corridors to get
breakfast. Later officers heard an un-
usual noise in Luetgert's cell and an
investigation found him writhing on
ais bed in great pain. He died before
anything could be done for him. There
We're hints that he had poisoned him
self, but heart trouble was the prob
able cause. Luetgert maintained his
innocence all through imprisonment.
The records show that his answer to
the question, rs your wife living?"
was always. "Yes."
The trai lof Luetgert was one OF the
most sensational in the his
torr of the state. He was
charged with having murdered his wife
in his factory. May /. 1897, and de
stroying the body with causic potash
in a soap vat. The prosecution had
but few small bones and two rings as
evidence. He has been in prison since
March 1898. He was 53 years old.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
Ottumwa Electric and Steam
Company Buys a New
Electrical Plant.
S17.OoO.OO is EXPENDED.
Two Modern and Powerful Dynamos
to be Instnlled-wnl Put in the
Hartford system of Arc
Lighting.

The Ottumwa Electric & Steam Co.
last evening closed a contract with the
General Electric Co., of Schenectady,
N. Y, through the latter's agent,
George J. CALDWELL whereby the for
mer company will eNpend $4,000 in
improvements in its electric light and
power facilities, within the next few
months. The object of the company
is to improve the service and make it
first-class in every particular. Modern
dynamos, consisting of one of three
hundred kilowatt capacity. and one OF
100 kilowatt capacity will be added to
the electric lighting plant. There will
also be 100 of the latest improved arc
lights installed in the place of the old
ones. The new arc lights to be in
stalled are known as the Hartford sys-
TEN, which is in use at the exposition
grounds at Omaha. This system will
necessitate the purchase of six 4OU-
light transformers for the business
part of the city, The transformers
will be placed on poles in the alleys,
and the light will be taken from them.
The change in the lighting system will
not necessirate any alteration whatev-
er in the power plant. although it will
increase the present lighting capacity,
$500 lights. The first machine will ar
rive in about eight weeks and the en-
tire improvements will have been com-
pleted before the holidays.
The present proprietors found the
entire plant in a more dilapidated con-
dition than expected aud have conclud-
Ell make sacrifices at once TO make
iil--s D in alsseSi9g with present and
proslsS1i f,cs NV "a ci current pe'nsins,
city, believing after some years a re.
turn may come for the risk involved.
The thanks of the public is due to
these progressive men now at the
helm.
Fifteen thousand dollars have al
ready been expended on the street rail-
Way system this summer. and it is the
object of the company to make every
| department of its business the most
| modern and complete of any in the
country. thus guaranteeing satisfac-
tion to its patrons. ae'-
Col. Fl. III. Caughlan. superintendent
of the plant. has visited Chicago. 'Oma-f
ha and Des Moincs during the past few
weeks, for the purpose of inspecting
the big electric light and power plants
of those cities, with the object of OBJ
tanning ideas which will be put into
execution in the changes that are pro-
posed in the plant in Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
paycnpor, Roy Drowned.

Davenport, July s7.-The body of
Edward Mooney. the G-year-old son of
Engineer Edward Mooney, of the Iowa
division of the Rock Island road. was
recovered Tuesday morning. The lit
tie boy was drowned in the Mississippi
opposite Davenport, last Saturday af-
ternoon. having wandered to the river
with several companions. He walked
out upon raft and fell into the wa
ter No one witnessed the occurrence,
and the belief was entertained by some
that he had been abducted. The body
was found about forty feet from where
the lad was last seen. and had been
decomposed to such an extent that the
interment occurred in this city in the
afternoon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
The Cleveland strike.

Cleveland. July 27.-(By Associat-
ed Press JAS result of the vigilance
of the police and soldiers patrolling
the streets last night the distinctions
found on the tracks of the big consol-
idated lines at daylight were very few
and far between. The employees Of the
little consolidated company, at Il meet
ing. decided to give the big consolidat-
ed strikers their moral and financial
support, hut will not strike.
Up to noon there was no troubleAf
any kind reported. The leaders ofA&l II
the important labor unions issucW IN
address calling on the sympathizers
with the street railroad strikers TO re-
frain from abusive language, throwing
missiles or using explosives as tending
to inj,re the strikers prospects in-
stead of helping them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
BIG BALANCE ON HAND.
Board of Control Has It the End of the
Year SIZE. 900 in Hts General Fnnd.

Des Mpines, July 24.-1'he finan-
cial statement just issued by the state
board of control shows in its first year
that it saved over 100000. compared
with the former years, in the conduct
of nine institutions under it's charge.
Despite the reductions in appropria-
tions amounting to 100000 the board
kept within its MEANS and has S115,000
to its credit at the end of the year.
There is balance of S115.562.91, as
against $1,000 year ago. when it took
charge of the affairs of the state. The
$115.O00 is not all, declare the members
of the board. for it must be considered
that the legislature cut down the total
appropriation for the general support
fund something like $4,000, so if they
had had that additional sum of money
the balance in the treasury would have
been $1S1,O00.
The board feels delighted over the
showing and believes that it is entitled
to the congratulations of the state and
the taxpayers.
The balance, as Indicated, does not
point out the exact saving, and is sub
iect to careful scrutiny. The appro-
priation made by the legislature was
made for each year, and of that sum
the balance mentioned has not been
expended. There is no means of telling
just the amount OF supplies on hand
when the board took a hold of the state
institutions. Some claim that it was
enough for three months. Still there
is no doubt that goodly portions of the
sum has been saved. for Ike 5oard has
the reputation of being exceedingly
economical and of driving hard bar
| gains where it could.
The state board of control Friday re-
duced the bonds required from the Of
ficers in the state institutions at the
following cities to stand as follows:
Clarinda - Superintendent. $l5,00O;
storekeeper, $4,000; druggist, $1,000;
steward, $1,000.
Council Bluffs-Superintendent, S10,-
900: steward. $4,000.
Eldora - Superintendent. 10000;
steward and bookkeeper, $4,000.
! Glenwocd Superintendent. $4,000;
Istorekeeper. $4,000; druggist, $1,000;
steward. $4,000.
| 49,
900; storekeeper. $4,000; druggist, ST.
600: steward, 100000
Knoxville Superintendent. $4,000.
wn-4Commandant, $4,000;
| auartermaster. $4,000
Mitchellville-Supe and
steward. $4,000; storekeeper and book.
keeper, $1,000.
Mt. Observation-Disclosures. sl5..
600; stotekeeper, $4,000; druggist. ST..
| 900; steward. $4,000!
| yinton Superintendent, $4,000;
steward $4,000.
The reductions amount to 25 per eent
to so per cent Of the amounts formerly
required. This action was taken be.
cause it was believed the former bonds
were excessive and much higher than
was necessary to amply protect the in
| teres.s of the state and due to- the fact
that the officers do not now handle the
| finances.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
Yellow Fever In sa ,Iago.

Washington. July a7.-surgeon Cen
eral Sternberg received the following
from Major O'Rcisly. at Havana:
Hayard telegraphs from Santiago,
July 25: "The situation is as follows:
July %, no cases and no deaths; July
23, one new case. civilian, and one
death. also civilian; July "a. no cases
and no deaths. The case of the soldier
on the Goth originated in the barracks.
The garrison was promptly moved into
camp. No new cases.
Gen. Sternberg thinks the candi-
tons are now very favorable toward
preventing the spread of yellow fever
among the troops in Cuba.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
Rector TO Resign.

Oskaloosa, July 27.--Re9. c ii. Bohn
has resigned his rectorshio Of tic Epis-
cepal church of this city and the same
is to take effect on the rirss of August.
The gentleman came 10 the city siN
years ago and his WORK N The church
has been of the best sort He has not
vet decided upon the work of the fu-
fme. but lie will in all probability re-
main in the diocese of l<va. Mr.. BoEn
is well known over the state not hy his
church work alone. but for the p:omi-
nent place that he holds in the musical
world He is the present tfeasure, OF
the Iowa Music Teachers ASSOCIATION.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
REJECTED MEN TO BE PAID.
State Of Iowa VIII Settle With volun
teers for Inst Time.

Des Moines. July Ex-Governor Shaw
yesterday announced that he has de-
termined that the state shall pay re-
jected volunteers for the Spanish war.
When the federal call was made for
troops the four regiments of Iowa mill
tia were offered in body and mobiliz-
ed in Des Moines. They We're held
here several weeks before the governs
ment surgeons examined them. A cons
siderable proportion of the men We're
rejected for physical reasons. The
federal government refused to pay the
rejected men for the time they were
in the state camp and the state has
since had it under advisement. About
$4,000 will be required to pay these
claims.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
De. ,Io,ne. Man cla..
rvo Million.

Washington, July Yesterday r.
L. Brown, an Amer#h citizen, filed IA
claim G., i'm Wi With the sta Il department. for
ernment. Brown was engaged in min
ing in the Transvaal and the title to
thrown inFy the courts. He says the
chief iastice was favorable to his case
and for this reason President Kruger
removed the justice. Brown claims
that he has not been able to secure
justice through the courts of the Afri-
can republic. and that the only way
to secure redress is through the Amer
lean government The state depart-
ment will Investigate this claim.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
FAvoRs SENATOR GEAR.
Governor shaw Not Candidate for
Senatorial Honors.

Clear Lake, July a7.lt is learned on
excellent authority that Governor
Shaw. while in attendance on the con
vention here the past week, announced
10 II friend that he was not candidate
for the senutorship but that he favor
ed the reelection of Senator Gear. This
statement was made in response TO IL
question concerning his position in The
present contest and the report in Il
Chicago paper that his friends expect
ed the convention would finally re-
solve itself into 4 struggle between the
governor and Congressman Dolliver. q
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
TOBACCO THE PROBLEM.
Convicts Again at Work and the Obnox
ious Order May be Revoked

Anamosa, July 27.-The recent order
of the state board of control cutting
down the supply of tobacco issued con-
victs in the state prisons from four
ounces per week to two for each man,
and substituting therfor butter, is re-
ceiving exactly the reception that was
predicted for the measure. The con-
victs at Anamosa refuse to abide by
the regulation. and only ON promise
of relief through the board have op-
erations within the walls been re-
sumed.
The new law was to have gone into
effect July 1. Each Friday the allow
ance of tobacco is given out, and as
june 80 fell on Friday the rations for
the week had been administered the
day before the order should have been
operative. No trouble was thus ex-
pected for week. On the following
Friday the supply of butter had not
been received, and. as a matter of
course, the change was not inaugurat-
ed until last Friday night
Saturday morning more than half
the men refused to touch the oleagin-
Gus substance, and barring a few of the
life men and others whose time was
short, the entire force of 500 men went
on strike. They were taken 10
their cells and remained there through
out the day. Sunday they We're sullen
and Monday only eighteen out of the
regular $50 went to the quarry.
Warden Hunter is reported AS having
no sympathy with the order of the
board. and it is stated that the SOC
men who refused to work on last Sat
urday and Monday We're induced TO re-
sumo operations Wednesday on prom.
ise that when the board OF con5rol ar
rives this week an effort will be made
to secure a modification of the order.
The absence of tobacco works great
hardship. and the men have been
known to become incapacitated for
work when their allowance even under
the old rule ran out. The use of to
bacco has most salutary effect on the
discipline of the men. After the day.
work is done. during the three hours
between lookup and retiring. the mel
smoke and good humor prevails. where
without it, spirit of incorrigibilits
j1eigns.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
RUNAWAY CHILDREN.
Three Families at Abba Looking for
Their Lost Sons.

Abba, July e7.-( Especial )-Three
families of this community are pretty
well wrought up over the disappear
ance of their children. The skipping
out occurred Tuesday night. Millie
and Annie Porter. who made their
home with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Porter, left some time during
Tuesday night ,unbeknown to their
parents. and they. have so far covered
the tracks Of their flight that no trace
of them can be found. The father had
given the girls some severe reprimand-
ing for being out with young men
and it is thought that led to their
leaving home. The boys. over whom
the girls had received the fiogging. are
also gone and it is the general suppo-
sition that the four left together. The
names of the BOYS are Frank Bracket
and Ed Rhea. Bracket lives in Abba
while ,Rhea is resident of Marion
county. None of the parties are over
16 years of age. ot
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
ARRESTED AT LIVERPOOL.
Woman stopped at Liver.
pool for Abducting Her Daughter.

liverpool, July 27.-By Associated
Press.)-On the arrival of the steamer
Cambroman, this morning, the police
arrested RS. William y. Perot, of
Baltii o.. IN the charge OF the alb
ductio. .er daughter. Mrs. Perot
was acN S Nlied by Captain Blood
brother o%Ny Colon Campbell. The
party ha 2 m passage as Mr.. and
Mrs. Pier e daughter. Mrs. Perot
did not d y-par identity. She had
not anticip, e rest and was terribly
surprised b. e. event. The mother
and child we on by train to Lon
don. CAPITA ood accompanied
them.
She was held 1900 bail in the Bow
street police court, which she furnish
ed. Mrs. Perot declares it is a case of
persecution.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye Citizens at the
Nations Capital.

Washington. July a7.-The postof-
fee at Union Center. jackson county,
has been discontinued; mail goes to
Maquoketa.
Arthur F. Chambers, Henry Wilson
Hughes and VIM. p. Stubbs have been
appointed substitute letter carriers in
the Des Moines postoffice.
Iowa pensions: Original--Michael H.
Buck, Alton, SIS; Benjamin +. Wright,
Oskaloosa, $6. Additional-Wm.R r.
Atkinson, ST. Anthony, 81 to SIS.