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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Aguinaldo,. VViie Dead.
CHAS. H. COLE ARRESTED
Former President of Globe National
Bank Arrested in California.

Eos Angeles, Cal. Dec. 90. {By AS
sociated Press. )-On information from
Boston, Charles II. Cole, former presi-
dent of the Globe Na,.onal bank, in
that city, which failed Thursday, was
arrested at Redendo by an United
States marshal and brought here.
The warrant charges misappropria-
ton of government funds. Cole, with
his wife and son, arrived here Sunday,
and yesterday went to Redondo. Coles
son stated that his father knew abso-
lutely nothing about the banks af-
fairs. He resigned the presidency two
months ago, and came west on account
of his health.
The prisoner will be held here to
await adyices from Boston.
Warrant Contains Four Cousts.
Boston, Dec. 23. By Associated
Press. AT the district attorneys of
flee late this afternoon ii is learned the
warrant for The arrest of Cole, of the
Globe National bank, is in four counts,
two charging emhezzlement two mis-
appropriation of the funds of the bank.
The aggregate amount mentioned is
100000, the sums of 100000 and $780,
600 being mentioned in the respective
counts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Is am American.

st. Louis, Dec. 19.-The Post-Dis-
patch says that Captain j. I. Ander-
son, general western agent hare, of the
Georgia railroad, received a letter from
Colonel Lamar Fontaine, an ey-confed-
crate, of Lyons, Mass, in which he
says that General Joubert, the Boer
commander, is a native of Louisiana,
belongoing to one of the best families
there. Colonel Fontaine says that
Joubert commanded Louisiana regi-
mebt in the civil war, and served under
Stonewall jackson, from whom he
Learned the art of war. After Appo-
mattoN. Colonel Fontaine says, Colonel
Joubert went TO Egypt and afterwards
to South Africa, where he organized
the Boer frontier police. -.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
TWENTY VICTIMS.
Braznell Horror Increases the Number
of Hts Dead,

Brownville, Pa, Dec. 26.-(By Assoc
ciated ess.}-The search for the dead
was kept up at the Braznell mine all
night, resulting in finding five more
bodies. making twenty victims of the
explosion. The bodies are so mutilated
that they have not been identified. \
thorough search was made this morn
ing, but no more bodies We're found.
1T is believed the number of dead will
not be increased. Thirteen victims OF
the explosion were buried today. The
funerals We're attended by every man,
woman and child in Braznell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Iowa operator. Organize.

Oskaloosa, Dec. 20.-The mine oper-
ators of the state met here Monday
and perfected a state organization to
be known as the Iowa Coal Operators
association. Officers were elected as
follows: II. L. Waterman, Ottumwa,
president; G. II. Morris, Des Moines,
vice president; L. r. RosebroolS, Oska-
loosa, secretary; L. w. Carpenter,
Boone, corresponding secretary; E. N.
Johnston, Mendoza, Mo-, treasurer.
Delegates to the national convention at
indianapolis will be named by districts
later.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Only Ten Kt,,ed.

Rome, Dec. 23.-(By Associated
Press ut appears that the disaster at
Amalfi yesterday afternoon was caused
by a rock on which stood the Cappucini
hotel, slipping bodily into the sea. It
was not as extensive as at first sup
posed, only ten persons being killed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
killed In a Flight.

New York, Dec. 26.-(By Associated
Press. During riot among fifty
negroes and women on trolley car in
Morrsonia last night, Dudley Smith
was fatally shot and two Others We're
dangerously wounded. They had been
attending cake walk, and a fight re-
suited from disparagipg remarks about
one woman. s5N
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Henrtrending scenes.

Brownsville, Dec. 2s.-(By Associat-
ed Press 1.-The relatives of the en-
tombed miners are crowded around the
mouth of the drift. The scenes are
heartrending. wives are crying in de-
spair and children are weeping for
their fathers. A rescuing party imme-
diately set to work. 1t is thought a
road will be made into the mines in a
few hours. AT present there is no idea
what caused the disaster.
Word from Braznell, by train, says
that only one man has come out of the
mine. The men could be heard talk
ing at the bottom of the shaft. The
mine boss went down hut has not re-
turned, ana it is supposed he and the
men have been overcome by the after
damp. as all sound ceased to come from
the bottom.
Further Particulars.
Brownsville, Pa. Dec. 23.-(By Asso-
ciated Press .)-The9 explosion at the
Braznell mine was terrific. The main
shaft was totally wrecked and rendered
helpless. -Four cages of men had gone
down to work. On the fourth trip the
explosion occurred. The cage was
blown with terrific force to the top OF
the shaft, and fell back to the bottom,
completely blocking access to the mine.
Mmbers We're hurled hundreds of feet.
The lower ring of bricllwork in the
air shaft was completely wrecked and
had to be ttnneled to gatinto the mine
at all. Eleven men have been gotten
out. one, Albert Messe,s aged IA, died
after reaching the sirs One hand, a
foot and shoe We're blown from the
mine and found on top of the shaft.
Two men in the, underground mule
stable We're found alive. The mine is
supposedtos be on fire. as a dense vol
ume of smoke hinders the entrance OF
the rescue parties. lOHe of the rescue
party wentsto the hottolmsrof the air
shaft and was, brougH t@up bya.i rope
almost dead, so there is! very little, If
s4r.rJ hope for the forty OF, fifty men vet
in the mine. The machinery is in such
shape that it cannot be worked which
prevents forcing fresh air TO the en-
tombed men. A thousand people are
about the mouth of the mines. and
wives, fathers, mothers and children
are weeping for the loved ones.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
ARE STILL In PURSUIT..
Our Troops Are Only One Day Be-
hind the Insurgents.

Washington, Dec. % (By Associated
Press. )-otis cables: Young reports,
under the date of the a1st, from vigan,
that Colonies Hare and Howe were
heard from Deca II. They were still
in pursuit through the mountains Of
the insilrgent column having our pris-
oners, OF whom four were captured.
Captain Gilmore IS the remaining
prisoner. The insurgents We're one day
IN advance and the pursuit was con-
tinued. These pursuing troops have
encountered great hardships. but will
probably strike Aparr. Two hundred
Spanish prisoners from Aparri were re-
sceired this morning; two hundred
more are in thar section, mostly friars,
awaiting transportation toSAianila. The
entire sixteenth infantry leaves fer
,Aparri tomorrow, for stations from
that point as far south as Bayombong.
Batchelder's battalion of the Twenty
fourth is now on the lower Rio
Grande in good condition to return to
the San Jose country. The Forty
fourth infantry is being sent to Hughes
at lloilo, who reports Pahay. Negros
and the adjacent islands. quiet.
Ihrough service on the Manila and
Dagnpan railway has been opened and
there are two trains daily. All the
ports of northern Luzon viii be open
Jan. L."
Asuinaldo'. Wife Dead.
Manila. Dec. 23.-(By Associated
Press.) Sol. Wilder has telegraphed to
Nigan from Bayombong that Aguinal-
do crossed the mountains near Bayom-
bong. going southward. His wife died
in village in nat vicinity recently.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Fatal ACCIDENT AT osoEoLA.
Aged Man NIortally Injured by a Rail-
road Trntn.

osceola, Dec. 2o.- Especial. "A sad
accident occurred here Saturday, re-
sulting in the death of one of our old
est and most respected citizens. S.
Shocking, aged rs, was knocked off
the Keokuk q Western railroad track
by the north bound passenger and so
badly injured that he died the next
day. Mr.. Shocking was blind in one
eye and a little deaf and was just start
ing to cross the track when the train
came up on the blind side and struck
him. He was buried yesterday from
the Catholic church.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Wards OF THE STATE.
Number OF Inmates aud Expenses OF
Iowa InsIitutloMs.

Des Moines, Dec. 22.-The balance i'll
the support fund of the state institu-
than it was on November l, and has
than it was in November l, and has
fallen to about $4,000. This has been
due to the heavy fall purchases. The
following table shows the number OF
inmates, the cost of support AND the
balance in the support fund of the
institutions during and at the close
OF the month of November:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26

4 Deeislon In Case OF Attorney Welcome
Who BOUGHT a Vote for Clark.

Helena, Mont, Dec. 26.-In the case
of Attorney John B.Wellcome, charged
with bribery in connection with the
election of w. A. Clark to the United
States senate, the state supreme court
,star9sd nnaalmons " DECISION Of gull
10 long review OF the evidence the court
holds that the payment of $4,000 by
Welcome to State Senator Clark to in
fiucnce his vote for United States SEN
ator is proved, and that Welcome,
should be disbarred for the lct. @
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
John. r. Lovell Arn,, CO. Fan.

Boston, Dec. s6.-(By Associated
Press THE John P. Lowell Arms Co.
assigned today. 1t was one of the larg-
est sporting goods houses in the coun-
try. The failure twas the result of
the colla,se cf the Globe National
bank, to which the company was large
ly indebted. The company manufac-
tured bicycles, firearms aud sporting
eoods
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
EmBEzzLER DEowNs HImsELF.
South Dakota Man Jumps Into the
NiishisAippi River.

st. Louis, Dec. s3.-{By Associated
Press.) w Petersen, who disap-
peared from Yan..5on. S. D., after hav-
ing, it is said, embezzled money from
the county treas -, committed suicide
by jumping into the Mississippi river
here. The body was found today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
PINNACLE ROCK FALLS.
Part of Mountains at Cumberland
Gap Crashes Down.

Cumberland, Tenn, Dec. 20 By AS
sociated Press.)-The celebrated Pinna-
Gle Rock, which overhung the CumHer-
land Gap, and was noted as a national
spectacle, fell this morning. The town
was awakened as if by an earthquake
as the immense mass, weighing, hun
dreds of tons. came tumbling down.
No lives are reported lost, although
considerable property was destroyed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
ENTorlRED IN a NINE.
seventy-fve NIiners are hurled by an
Explosions.

Uniontown, Pa, Dec. ss.-(By Asso-
ciated Press )-Seyenty-fve men were
entombed and probably killed by an
explosion in the Braznell coal mine
near Brownsville. The force of the ex-
plosion was SO great that the tipple at
the head of the shaft was blown over.
Physicians are on the way to the scene.
Nix Bodies Recovered.
Pittsburg, Dec. 2s-(By Associated
Press. "a report was received from
the Braznell that six bodies have been
recovered from the mine. Forty men
are still entombed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
A VETERANS CRIME.
Blind Man Ghokes His Wife to Death
at Baltimore.

Baltimore. Dec. 26.-(By Associated
Press. .)--Franklin B. Livingstone, a
blind Civil war veteran, choked his
wife, Rosa, to death this morning, and
then surrendered to the police. He
claimed his wife tried to smother him
with Il feather bed. Jealousy is
thought TO be the motive for the
crime.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Fatally scalded.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. e6.A(Specia,.) -
Barta Janda fellinto a scalding tank in
the packing house of I. NJ. Sinclair in
This city, and suffered injuries which
will s.asnlt in his death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Sllot' ri. Wife.,'

indianapolis, Dec. 26, (By Associa-
ted Press. John "A. Hoover, an ele-
yator conductor, early this morning 'fa-
tally shot his wife and then himself.
Jealousy was the cause.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
SET STORY AT REST.
Col. Brereton Puts Endto story About
Major John A. Logan.

Youngstown, Ohio, Dec. 20.- (By As
sociated Press )-Col. Brereton, of the
Thirty-third infantry, writes the wild
ow of the late Major John A. Logan
Jr., setting at rest the story that he
was shot by his own men. Brereton
says Logan was leaning over a wound-
ed soldier when a bullet from the enc
my hit him in the head.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Total. .6,717 $11O,6O9 S92.516

The report of the board of control
for November shows an increase OF
twenty in the prison population. This
is on account of The session of court.
The comparison of prison population
for October and November follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
zig suit at Fairileld

Fairfield, Dec. s6.-(special. Hon.
NJ. \. McCoid and H. II. Brighton, at
torneys OF this city, have filed in the
clerks office suit in which Alice b.
Hofford, as guardian of Edwin Hem
Hufford, as plaintiff, against Mary A..
Z. Israel ct al. asks the court to set
aside certain agreement and allow
her ward to take under the will of the
late Mary j. Hufford. AS nearly one
hundred thousand dollars are involved
in this estate, it is safe to predict that
n merry time will be had by the attor-
neys before the matter is finally set
tied.
rs a result of the revival meetings
at Shenandoah a public reading room
has been established,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02
MANILA BLOODY KATIPUNANS.

In 1894 the formidable and bloody
katipunan society was formed, under
the leadership of Marcelo Hilarioo Del
Pillar. It's object was to secure the
freedom Of the Philippines by putting
to the sword all the Spaniards in the
archipelago. Manila, of course, was
the seat Of the supreme council of the
Katipunan, and it's branches or chap
ters were established in all the pro-
vinces and principal towns of the is
lands.
Every member on being initiated
into the society received a name by
which he was always thereafter known
to the other members, and all were
masked. In this way no one knew
the identity Of any other member, and
even a mans neXt-door neighbor or
his brother or partner in business
might be seated next to him nightly
at the Katipunan lodge and he would
never be the wiser. On initiation the
new member took a bloody oath and
subscribed to it by dipping his pen in
the blood drawn from an incision in
his left arm. This idea is said to have
been derived from a painting called
"Pacto de Sangre," executed in Madrid
by famous Filipino painter, Juan
Luna. After the revolution broke out
in 1896 the members of the Katipunan
could always be identified among the
dead and prisoners by the scars.
A symbolic chart was in the posses
sion of each member, and by that he
could find the Katipunan lodge in the
provinces Or towns wherever he might
be, and identify himself by means Of
it. As an example of the names borne
by the members General Ricarte, now
in the insurgents army, was known
under the name Of ''Vivora," meaning
viper, poisonous snake. The present
General Pillar, of whom so much is
heard in the uprising against the
Americans, is not the Pillar of Kati-
punan fame, though it is generally
taken for granted he is. The present
Pillar assumed that name some years
ago, but his characteristics are such
as to easily lead one to believe that he
and the Pillar who originated the
are one and the same.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02

aged s.. He had been sheriff of the
county and a member of the legisla-
ture, and owned large land interests
i'll Michigan and Indiana. He was
father-in-law Of Adjutant General
James Gore
The goth annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Associa-
ton was opened in Boston. Several
reports were presented, that of the
treasurer showing cash receipts of
s34,295; cash expenditures, s29,15S; ex-
penses, SALTS.
1t has been learned that the parties
who recently held up the Chicago &
Northwestern train near De Kalb, had
previously purchased two pounds OF
dynamite which they shipped to a
small town in Indiana. Detectives be-
lieve they have a clew to their iden-
| THY.
| The trial of Hugh Henry Hammond
who shot John T. Shayne, the wealthy
furrier last March, while the latter was
dining with Mr.. Hammond's divorced
wife at the Auditorium Annex, was be-
gun before Judge Hutchinson in Chi
cago. The day was consumed in the
selection Of the jury
No trace has yet been found Of the
two bandits and murderers who es
capped from an island in the Missouri
river near Atchison while beins
searched for by 500 armed men, Gov
ernor Stanley has offered $500 reward
for the capture of the men. Thi
brings the total reward up to $1,000
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02
HOW THEY RUN GOVERNMENT.
Striking Illustration of Methods in
Vogue in Guatemala.

"A quaint little experience l once
had in the interior of Guatemala"
said former resident of that repub-
lie, furnishes tip-top Illustration of
the way they run governments in Cen
trail America. l had occasion to visit
a small garrison town in the coffee
belt on some business and found the
commandant in a state bordering on
distraction. We took dinner together
and he told me his tale of woe between
courses. His soldiers, it seemed. had
been without pay for over three
months, and as the government made
no effort to provide them with rations,
they had subsisted on beans, tortillas
and coffee furnished on credit by the
old women Of the village. Naturally
the credit had worn itself out, and two
days before arrived all the old wo-
men went on strike, since which
time the garrison had been practically
without food. Needless to say, the
soldiers were desperate and they had
determined to desert en- bloc and &c
back to their homes.
Il advised the commandant to tele-
graph the facts Immediately to the
president, and at last he screwed VI
enough courage to send the message
AS soon as it was received the presi-
dent sent word to a wealthy planter
| requesting him TO dispatch some
cash instanter to the commandment
The planter gave the messenger a 500
| bill and rushed him off on horseback
for the village, which he reached a.
| daybreak the next morning. Wher
the poor cOmmandant saw the remit
lance he nearly swooned away, foI
under the circumstances 800 wa:
about as much use to him as 100 bras:
elephants. Nobody in the whole de
partment could change it, and he wa
in the depths of despair until l sud
denly appeared in the role of gooC
fairy. I happened to have 100 S
notes in my saddlebags, and handed
over the bundle in return for the bill
brought by the courier. The com
mandant grabbed the package AM
kissed NE violently on both cheeks
Glory hallelujah! The country wa
saved! Each soldier got a dollar
which he paid on account, and tn
credit Of the government was restored
The garrison fowled with joy, and tn
old women shed happy tears in tn
coffee which they at once proceeded tt
boil. 1t was a touching scene. I
ever / go back to that place again
7 will ha trn9tad like q Drinpn -
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02

cans have sailed from Havana for the
leave Of absence.
President Mckinley has commits
stoned Archbishop Chapelle, the Vati-
cans apostolic delegate, to offer peace
terms to the Filipinos.
Representative of the Cuban ma
tional league and national party have
decided to hold joint meeting to dis
cuss the future of their organizations.
Archbishop Chappelle, apostolic del
egate to the Philippines, protests
against Gen Funston's animadver-
sions upon the church in the archi-
pelago.
Acting on his physicians advice,
Admiral Dewey has cancelled his en-
gagements to visit Atlanta and other
cities. His new Washington home has
been selected.
| Flag Lieutenant Brumby of Ad-
miral Dewey's flagship Olympia, ar
rived at Atlanta. Thousands Of peo-
pie were waiting at the depot and gave
him a rousing reception.
| General OIlS Will plODdD1y uOC again
admit Filipino officers to Manila, even
for the purpose of conference, as it is
said their uniforms have an inspiring
effect upon disaffected natives.
General Funston of Kansas, in an in
terview, said that the influence Of
Kansas politicians had nothing to de
with his promotion or with the move
ments of the Kansas regiment.
In his annual report, Secretary O.
War Root recommends the increase O.
the regular standing army to 100000
men. The secretary also favors thu
revival of the grade Of general an(
acknowledgement.
The army and navy are reported tt
be not working together harmonious.
in the Philippines. Army officers, in
Guiding General Otis, are said to b.
jealous of the navy and not inclined t.
give it credit for what it has accom-
plished
Brigadier-General Bates will b
raised to the grade Of major-general o
volunteers; Major-General Lawtol
will be appointed brigadier-general il
the regular army; Brig-Gen. Fredericl
Funston has been reappointed to tn
same grade in the volunteer establish
, ment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-02

the question, and anybody trying to
make it is, in road talk, riding FOR a
fall
Charron, if he attempted to ride at
any such speed as he made when he
ran the recent automobile race from
Bordereaux to Paris, would either m
set or knock his vehicle to pieces.
With automobile cabs taking care of
the street passenger traffic, private
automobile carriages thronging the
ooulevards and park drives-for the
prohloltion against their appearance
III the Central is only a passing phase
OF the great change-and auto-trucks
DONG all the express and carriage
work, the streets of New York five
years hence will be very different
from what they are now.
One Of the big brewing companies
IS considering the feasibility of retir-
Ing the magnificent Norman draugbt
horses and Percherons that have drag
geo the huge beer wagons about the
city and substituting automobile
trucks for them.
A big contractor is figuring on the
relative cost of locomotive carts as
against the carts and horses he has to
use now
An effort will be made shortly to
substitute another adoption of the
automobile principle for the dunn
carts now in use by the city.
There seems no branch or character
OF traction for which the automobile
is not clamoring for adoption. At the
automobile show now in progress at
the Tuileries gardens, in Paris. there
was prize for race among voitur-
cites driven by children.
Any child old enough to drive a
Shetland pony is old enough to run one
OF the baby automobiles, and the child
rem of several Of the great families of
the capital of France run their tow
like voiturettes in the park every
afternoon.
Every day sees a wider spread of the
automobile in America. An automo-
bile cab company is organizing In
Chicago, where an auto-truck company
is already under way.-New York
Journal.