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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
MAIL Robberles decrease.

Washington, Nov. 16.-rhere has
been decrease in the number of post
Offices robbed and mail trains and
stages held up during the past year.
In 1899 the number of postotfices rob-
bed was. 1,4s1; the number of mail
trains and stages robbed, "a. During
the previous year ,547 postoffices were
robbed and AZ mail trains and stages
held up. The number of postotfices
burned during the last year, however,
has been greater than during the pre-
yious year. The record for 1899 was
500, and for 1898 544.S Four hundred
and eighty-eight pouches were stolen
last year, against 4o7 the year psari-
Gus, \. ...
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Otis Reports Four and a Half
Inches of Rain in Thirty
six Hours Oh Island.
ARE CAPTURED
Lawton TakeA the Enemy,s Supplies In
Transportation ON tho Fourteenth
-lnsurgents Reported to be
ON Urdnneta River.


Washington, Nov. 16.-(By Associat-
ed Press.)-otis cables: During the
last shirty-six hours four and half
inches of rain have fallen and it is still
raining in the north. Lawton's tele-
graph line does not go beyond San
Jose. His last dispatch of the evening
of the 14th reported the capture of
many supplies in transportation, north
and east of San Nicholas. Our troops
are moving from Humingan and Tayug
west on the Urdaneta where the insur-
gent force is reported. MacArthur
sends four battalions and one troop Of
cavalry forward to Corona today. The
advance from Aliaga is at Victoria, five
miles northeast of Tarlac."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Dewey Gives Her the Rhode
Island Avenue House.
PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT
Think That the Home Given Him by
the Whole American People should
Have Been More Respected and
Kept in His own Name.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Much sur
prise and great deal OF discussion was
caused here today by an announce
rnent that Admiral Dewey mad ar
ranged the legal preliminaries for
transferring to his wife the house re-
Gently presented to him by popular
subscription. 1t was learned that the
matter was placed in the hands of the
District Title company several days ago,
and the deeds are now ready to be
placed on record.
That the admiral should be in such
a haste to give away the Testimonial
of the gratitude of the American peo-
pie" and the memorial of the victory
of Manila" has caused some people to
catch their breath. One man who had
served on the ''home committee" said
this morning:
"We have got so we expect almost
anything of the admiral now, but we
were hardly prepared for this. 1t is
too swift. We don't know just what
to think"
Another man in speaking of the mat
ter said: st is not as if the property
We're purchased with his salary or in-
herited from some relative. If the home
has anv value it is on account of the
fact that it is a gift from a grateful
people. 1t is like some personal me-
mento which may or may not have in
trinsic value, but which is supposed to
have peculiar and greatly enhanced
value to the donee, by reason of the
associations which go with it. 1t is the
kind of thing which people will keep
after they have pawned everything else
to buy the necessities Of life.. OF course
lit is the admiral's property to do with
as he pieases, and, OF course, it may
be said it is all in the family. So is it
alisia the family fit is held in his own
name, ard SO is her real esfate on *
street all in the family.
If Admiral Dewey were younger
man and We're about to launch into
business or given to speculation, there
might be some comprehensive reason
for his making the transfer. Or if Mrs.
Dewey were poor instead of having
houses and securities in her own name
there would be good excuse for protect
ing her interests. But neliuer of these
conditions prevail. Mrs. Dewey has a
much finer. house of her own, recently
rented to General Russell Alger. ~,
IF the admiral wanted to live in his
wife's house he could have gone there.
As a matter of fact, he did not have TO
do either, as his salary of 81 900 year
would enable him to rent Il house with
out any real strain on his poclletbook.
His salary is sure for the rest of his
life"
And so the talk goes. Everybody
is looking for some explanation. Some
|surmise that perhaps the admiral has
quarreled with his son, who was not
present at the widding, aud might be
expected to disapprove, and that this
is part of 4 general plan to cut him
off from any share in his property. But
lit is pointed out that this could be done
by will and without the ante-mortem
publicity. At all events. all Washing.
ton is gossiping,, and everybody who
contributed 10 cents to the house on
Rhode Island avenue is entitled to an
opinion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Express Car on a Lake Shore
Train Robbed in Ohio.
PULLED THE BELL CORD
When Their Work Was Finished They
Coolly stopped the Train and Got
OH-There Was No Messen.
ger in the Car

Ashtabula, Ohio, Nov. 16.-By Asso-
ciated Press.)-An express car on a
Lake Shore train was robbed in transit
between this city and Erie, Pa, last
night. Near Dock Junction the bell
cord was pulled. The train stopped.
The crew was unable to find the cause
for the signal, but found the second ex-
press car, which was run without messen-
ger, ransacked. 1t is supposed the rob
bers left the train when the bell cord
was pulled. Express agents claim the
car contained only bulky express mat
ter, and that very little was taken.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
COILS ARE TIGHTENING.
Urbana Mystery VIII Soon be solved
by Detectives.

Urban, Nov. 16.-The coils are rapid
ly Tightening around the men who
blew up the Burrell store and the office
of the Monitor early Saturday MORN
ing. That there was more than re-
venge as motive for the crime is now
generally believed, and some most
damaging facts have been brought to
light.
That J. d. Burrell's store was rob-
bed before it was blown up is now the
firm belief of those who have studied
the case the closest, and when the
mystery is finally solved Cedar Rapids
will play an important part in the
story. The parties who robbed the
building, if a5robbery was committed,
were fourth-class thieves, of the
clothes-line type.A wagon load of goods
would seem like a fortune to them,
and if they were successful in selling
the plunder they could live year on
the proceeds. 1t was known that the
Burrell stock was not as carefully kept
as it might have been and that after
the building and stock had been torn
up by an explosion a wagon-load of
goods would never be missed from the
stock.
Every possible effort is being made
to connect the suspected parties with
goods which it is said have already
been located, although it is yet unde-
cided whether this plunder is what
came from the Burrell building. The
blowing up of the Monitor offive is re-
garded merely as an incident, an eff
fort to thiclsen the mystery enshroud-
ing the crime. No one will be surpris-
ed to see at least two men make an
effort to leave the country at any time,
which action would, of course, be TAX
en- as an evidence of guilt
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
seeks The spepker.I,tp.

Des Moines, Nov. 16.AIt is reported
on what appears to be good authority
that Colonel William G. Dows, of Ce-
dar Rapids, late commanding officer
of the Forty-ninth Iowa Volunteers,
has decided to be a candidate for
speaker of the house of representatives
and that he will have the entire fifth
district to start with. Other candi-
dates likely to enter the contest are
w. L. Eaton of Usage, NJ. A. Temple
of Osceola, d. H. Bowen of Waukon,
F. j. Blake of Fort Dodge, and P. L.
Prentiss Of RinggoId county.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Must Pay tho TAX.

Des Moines, Nov. 16.-The attorney
general has rendered an opinion to the
state treasurer, in which he holds that
any collateral heir, who inherits prop
erty from member of the .Amana So
ciety of central Iowa, is subject to the
collateral inheritance tax of the state
1t was claimed that such property was
not subject to taxation because the So
ciety is religious and benevolent or
ganization to which bequests are ex-
empted from taxation under the law.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Tho rrunicipal League.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 16.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. AT the morning session
of the National Municipal League,
Controller Coler, of New York, discuss
ed City Indebtedness" under the mu-
nicipal program laid down in the re-
port of the special committee. At the
afternoon session. DR.. Frank Goodnow
read paper on Political Parties and
City Government" under the proposed
scheme, and H. f. Deming, of New
York, discussed public Opinion and
City Government" under the same
plan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
MAJOR LOGAN KILLED.
Son of ohm A. Logan Shot While Lea,l-
ing HIS Battalion In Action.

Washington, Nov. 14.-By Associat-
ed Press "A cable to the war depart
ment says: Major John A. Logan, of
the Thirty-third infantry, has been
killed in a fight in Luzon. He was
leading his battalion in action. He
leaves widow and two children.
Youngstown, Ohio, Nov. 14.-By AS
sociated Press.) A private cable from
Manila announces the death of Major
John A. Logan Jr., of this city, son of
the late General John A. Logan, of
Illinois. There are no details.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16

Iowa City, Nov. 16.-James Jarrett,
republican representative from Wood
bury county to the Iowa legislature,
said last night in regard to his eligibil-
Sty to Office, which democrats threaten
toattack on the grounds of faulty natur-
ization papers SIT is preposterous to
sav that j am not citizen of the Unit
ed States and not entitled to hold Of
fce. have served one term without
such contest, and will have two wit
! nesses to make affidavit to my citizen
Nzhip." +, (
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
CoLLlDED WITH a crib.
Lake Steamer Smashes Hole in Hei
Bows Trying to Make lIarbOr.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-(By Associated
Press )-As the Anchor line steamer
Conostoga, from Buffalo, was making
this port in fog last night she collid-
ed with the crib Il mile and half from
the harbor entrance, smashing great
hole in her bow. The water began
pouring in, and the captain gave orders
to put on all steam and headed for the
harbor entrance. The vessel sank low
er and lower, until, finally, Just as the
water poured into the boiler room and
eNtinguished the fires, the vessel
grounded in the mud at the harbor
entrance, with her deck only littls
way above water.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Rauey L. Hopored.

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 16.-(speciuD--
Brigadier General NJ. A. Raney, com
manding the department of Iowa, Pa
triarchs Militant ]. o. O. F., and editor
of the Marengo Republican, was sur
prised last night by the officers of the
department and numerous members,
and presented with an ivory handled
sword.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Li,,ra,e over lake fed

Webster City, Nov, 16.-The old Iowa
Lake, east of this city in Rose Grove
township, is now in controversy, and
several lawsuits will follow. Several
years ago the lake bed, consisting of
about $50 acres, was sold to Chamber
lain & Benson, aud has since been in
their possession. But now several of
the landowners along the shore have
employed an attorney and declare that
they have rights over the title given by
the state, and>it will be settled in the
courts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Unfair Railroad TarlR.

ST. Louis, Nov. 16.-(By Associated
Press. .)-Before the Interstate COM
merce commission today, Saunders
Nowell, of the Simmons Hardware
company of ST. Louis, testified that the
Pacific coast railroad tariff of 9S cents
through difference in car load and less
than car load rates, unfavorably af-
fected the business of his firm with Cal
ifornia dealers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Miners, Wage. RAISED.

.Ames, Nov. 16.-The operators Of
coal mines in Boone, Boonesboro and
Frazer have voluntarily granted an in
crease, in the wages of their employees
of 10 cents per ton in mining prices,
AMI Is cents per day for day prices.
The men accept this raise agreeing to
continue work at the original contract
price il depression arises in the min
in@ industry, cutting off the demand for
coal and forcing the prices down
again.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
General Funston or for mania.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 16.-General
Frederick Funston yesterday started
for San Francisco, accompanied by his
wife. Mrs. Funston will remain at her
parents home, in Oakland, Cal. General
Funston will sail on the first transport
leaving for Manila.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
The national Grange,

Springfield, Ohio, Nov. (By As
sociated Press. )-At the forenoon ses-
sion of the National Grange the officers
submitted their annual reports indi-
eating that the Grange is growing in
membership and influence. The Grange
spent the afternoon visiting point Of
interest in the city,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
CAUGHT IN 4 BELT.
e. s. Riggs, of EddyviIIe, Perhaps Fat.
ally lpJured TiIss Morning.

Eddyville, Nov. 14.-(Special.) -E. s.
Riggs, son of /. S. Riggs, an old resi-
dent of this place, and a member of
the firm of Riggs & Son, engaged in
the milling business was probably ia
tally injured this morning by being
caught in the main belt of the engine
room of the mill passing between the
belt and fly wheel. Physicians who
were quickly called found him to be.
still alive but think he is fatally in
jured. Mr.. Riggs sustained severe in-
iuries about the head and is probably
injured internally.
About Q o'clock shis morning while
upstairs in the mill. the engineer felt
the machinery momentariIy stop and
upon going down to the engine room
found Mr.. Riggs lying beside but clear
of the fly wheel. The space between
the bottom of the wheel and the
ground is about nine inches or foot
and the space between the stone piers
on which the fly wheel rests is about
four feet. making very small space
for mans body to pass through. The
passage of Mr.. Riggs body between
the belt and the wheel stretched the
DSit uAtil IL Was NeiS ioSSe. MI. hlSSS
is about 35 years of age and is an old
resident of this place.
Eddyville, Nov. 16.--(Special.) l.)-E. s.
Riggs, of this place, who was reported
fatally injured by being squeezed be-
tween the main belt and the fly wheel
in the engine room of the. grist mill
of /. S. Riggs d Son. last Tuesday, is
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected and strong hopes are entertain-
ed for his recovery. His escape from
instant death was miraculous and all
that saved him was the fact that the
belt tightner was thrown out of posi-
tion when his body struck the wheel
thus allowing his body more room as it
passed around the wheel. There were
but two or three inches of space un.
der the wheel but his body ploughed
up The earth to the depth of six OF
eight inches. He is badly bruised and
suffers intense pain at times, but no
bones are broken and his flesh is not
lacera1ed. He is much better this
morning than at any time previous to
the accident and it is believed that he
will recover.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
STEAMER ON FIRE.
Hamburg. American Vessel Patrla IL
Burning Near Dover.

London, Nov. 16-The Hamburg
American steamer Patria, Capt. Froh-
Itch, from New York, November 4, for
Hamburg, which passed the Lizard
Tuesday, is on fire near Dover. All the
passengers, numbering $50, were res
cued by the Russian steamer Ceres, and
arrived at Dover. The hurry Of the
rescue is indicated by the fact that
most of the passengers were !enveloped
in blankets only. They were rapidly
distributed among the hotels or sent
to the Sailers' Home, and everything
possible is being done for their COM
fort. Most of them are Americans,
who have come for vacation in Eu-
rope.
The fire started in the general cargo
and the crew was unable to master it
owing to quantity of linseed supply
ing oil to the flames.
Capt. Frolich and crew decided to
remain by the vessel SO long as there
was chance OF saving her, although
there was the greatest danger in doing
so.
Patria In Tow.
London, Nov. 16.-(By Associated
Press.)-A steamer passing Beachy
Head this morning signalled that she
spoke the steamer Patria sixty-fve
miles from Hamburg in tow. Flames
We're issuing from the Patria.
Crew IL Safe.
Hamburg, Nov. 16.-By Associat-
ed Press.)-Th crew of the steamer
Patria is on board the steamer Athesia
which is towing the Patria toward the
Elbe, as
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
AN ELoPEmENr.
Young Couple of Orleans Take Sudden
Departure.

Spirit Lake, Nov. 16.-A case of elope-
ment is reported from Orleans. The
parties are Mandie Main, almost 1s
years old, and Charlie Wheeler, several
years older. They have been going
together three years and everyone
supposed they would be married some
day. While the mother was away
last Wednesday the pair drove away
somewhere and have not been heard
from since. 1t is supposed that they.
are married.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
carner,e,. orer to TUCSON

Tuscon, Ariz., Nov. 16.-Andrew Car
negie in a letter to w. Pittock, a we'll
known newspaper writer of Arizona,
offers the city Of Tnscon sum of S25,-
Ooo to pay for e public library building,
provided the city furnishes a site and
agrees to maintain the institution at an
annual cost Of $4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Bonds offered ,

New York, Nov. 16.-(By Associated
Press s.)-Under the secretary of the
treasury's proposition to buy bonds,
the subtreasury, up to o'clock this
afternoon, had been rendered two mil
lion dollars worth, mostly As in small
amounts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Sentenced for NIurler.

Des; Moines, Nov. 16.-William Wins
low has been sentenced to twenty years
at hard labor in the penitentiary at
Fort Madison for the killing of Ed
ward Tilton at Highland Park. He was
indicted by the grand jury for murder,
inthe first degree; was tried by jury,
every effort being made TO mitigate the
offense, and was found guilty. of mur-
der in the second degree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
THE METEoRs.
Clouds Roll Away sufiiciently to Let q
Few Leonids BE Seen.

Chicago, Nov. 1f.-(By Associated
Press. )-Thirty meteors were seen and
photographed just before dawn at the
Northwestern university.
Washington, Nov. 16- (By Associated
Press. )--Only six or eight small me.e-
ors We're seen last night at the govern
ment observatory.
Philadelphia, Nov. 16.-(By Associat-
ed Press Toward daylight the sky
cleared and meteors at the rate OF
about thirty per hour were observed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
BARN BURNS.
G. w. Heck, Near Highland Center
Sustains Il Loss by Fire

Highland Center, Nov. 14,-(Special.)
&C. w. Beck's barn, two r-iles west Of
town, burned this morning. 1t con-
taired sixty tons of hay and several
hundred bushels of grain. But little
of the contents was saved. The insur-
ance of $500 in the Kirkville Mutual.
will not cover half the loss. 4 favor.
able wind saved the house and Other
buildings.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Rollinger Must Hang.

Chicago, Nov. 16.-The governor has
refused TO interfere on behalf of Mich
ael Emil Rollinger, sentenced to hang
Friday. Rollinger is convicted of mur-
dering his wife because he desired to
marry another woman. Tanner
granted Rollinger a respite some time
auQ.A- 49,. .-..-- -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
uenyv sh,pmen,, lown WOO,

Newton, Nov. 16.-The Iowa Mercan-
tile company yesterday made the larg-
est single shipment of wool ever sent
out of Iowa. The value of the consign-
ment was over $4,000 and solid train
of fifteen cars was required. The
wool Went to Silberman Bros, of Chi
cago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
ohrl.,ian Associations.

Memphis, Nov. 16.-By Associated
Press. 1.-The fifteenth biennial confer
ence of the International Board of
Women's and Young Women's Chris
tion Associations began today. The
morning session was of social char
acter,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
san,a Clau. shin s.,l, Tod.v

New York, Nov. 16.-The transport
Meade, Tor Manila, with the Forty
third infantry, Colonel Murray and car
go, including Christmas boxes, did not
leave yesterday as scheduled, because
of fog. Shelwil sail some time to-
day.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
CHICAGO FIRE.
A Big Blaze In the business District
This Morning.

Chicago, Nov. l6.-By Associated
Press THE building at 146 State
street. in the heart of the business dis
trict, and occupied by Hugo, Sievers
& Co., millinery, and several other
firms burned this morning. Inc loss
is $150,00O. Fire Chief Swenie, two as
sistant marshals and number of fire.
men We're cut by flying glass.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16

jackson, Miss, Nov. 16.-CBy Associa-
ted Press. 1.-THE official returns Of the
late election show that Longinos
(dem.), for governor, had majority
of 35,SO6.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
Getting a Jury.

New York, Nov. 16.-By Associated
Press. 1.-The work of selecting jury
in the MolineuN murder case was con-
tinued today. Only enc juryman so
far has been accepted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16

. Women in Hartley are organizing a
society. to care for their cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16
SAFE CRACKED.
Onion rIill Company of waterloo Suf-
fers a Loss.

Waterloo, Nov. 16.-(Special.) .)-The
safe of the Union Mill company was
cracked and burglarized last night.
The robbers secured $50 in money and
many valuable papers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-16

Press. "A Durham special says: A
member of the Natal field force who
succeeded in traversing the Boer lines
with Ladysmith dispatches, has arrived
at Pietermaritzburg and reports a de-
termined attack made by the Beers on
the British garrison, which met the adj
vance with such a heavy and well diS
Iected fire that the Beers We're driven
off, leaving many dead.