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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
5000 PEOPLE KILLED.
Frixhtful Results of an Earthquake ON
the Island of Cerani.

San Francisco, Dec. IA bulletin
says:
1.-THE disaster that overlook the ISL
and of Ceram on the I'd of last month
cost the people of that district an inn
mense loss in life and property. The
steamship America Maru which ar
rived yesterday from the Orient,
brought advices from Ceram and re-
ports that 5000 people were destroyed
on the island alone when the dreadful
earthquakes of November shocked the
japanese coast and agitated the islands
adjacent to the empire. On the night
of the I'd the people of Ceram were
awakened by a terrific shock of an
earthquake that seemed to work from
north to south. Every one fled from
their houses and took up places in the
public square. A few hours later it
was reported the water was rising in
the bay of Ambonia. The sea came
forward in the shape of huge tidal
wave and forced the water into the
bay entrance. 1t came up fifty feet
over the lowlands. At Panholy and
Sama Soeroa, on the bay, the waves
swept over the tops of trees thirty feet
high. Out of nearly $500 inhabitants
only forty escaped.
The whole coast for miles was trans
formed into huge mud puddle. Dead
bodies We're everywhere. Broken trees
and portions of houses We're buried in
ooze. The exact number of killed
along the coast will never be known,
as corpses are in many cases yards un-
der the new ground. At Hat6esia, out
of 500 hundred people, 100 We're killed
and forty wounded. The balance es-
capped to the hills.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
BUSINESS NEWS GYm GLASS.
An Organization wit BE Perfected
Next Monday.

A business mems gymnasium class
will be organized next Monday at the
rooms of the Y. NJ. C. A. association.
1t is the intention to interest the busi-
ness men to an extent greater than
heretofore and hold the exercises for
one hour three times per week, on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from
11:15 o'clock a. M, until 1915 p. m.
The work will partake of the nature of
a drill followed by a game selected
both for amusement and physical BEN
eft. Business men who feel the need
of something of this kind may, when
this class is organized, feel that they
will be among their business associates
and intimate friends and aside from
the benefit they may receive from the
training, that feature ought to make
possible a large membership.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
He Takes Biannabato, Moun-
tain Stronghold Of the
Filipinos.
GETS MANY MUNITIONS.
Major Batcheldor Moving SLOWLY
Through the Aparri valley-Natives
Welcome the Colored Troops
With Balls and Banquets.

Manila, Dec. 14.-(By Associated
Press.)-A detachment of Col. Haves,
cavalry under Lieut.. Arnold, have cap-
tured 5iannabato,the mountain strong.
hold where the last insurrection ended
with peace treaty. A large quantity
OF munitions of war was secured. Ma
jor Batcheldor's battalion of the Twen.
ty-fourth infantry is making slow
progress in the Aparri valley. The
villagers are giving the colored troops
banquets and balls everywhere.
Opening gofPhflippine Ports.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Acting upon
instructions from the president, Adiu-5
tant General Corbin has ordered the (
opening of ports in the Philippines
which have.been taken and which may
be efficiently garrisoned by our troops. 8
General Otis has advised the war de-
partmenr that such Il course would be
advisable, as he has the requisite force
for the proper protection of the more
important places. During the week
orders will be prepared designating the
ports thus TO be opened to commerce
and naming the army officers who will
act as collectors and other port offs
cials. There has been some question
in the minds of the military authori-
ties whether the officers could be SPAR
ed for this detached duty and the OBJ
stacles will probably be surmounted
by detailing those now in command of
and with the troops at the ports open
ed. f
+ Some months ago General Otis was
in favor of opening number of ports
then. occupied By our troops or at least
i1aken from The insurgents. Admiral
Dewey however, is understood to have
protested j gains his .scsfuli as pre-.
mature, mainly for the reason chat it
gave the navy a greater amount Of
work than it could perform. He rep
resented TO the Washington authorities
that with the demands already made
upon 9he navy it would be well nigh
impossible 10 protect the ports and
control the commerce. and it would
add to the resources of the insurgents
by enabling them to bring in material
The army people hope to exercise a
sufficiently diligent patrol of the har-
bors to prevent smuggling and to add
by their system of port espionage, TO
the revenue of Manila.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
stocks Jump Upward

London, Dec. 14.-By Associated
Press Jon the stock exchange this
afternoon Rand mines suddenly jump
ed up pound on rumors that General
Clery had entered Ladysmith and Bull
Z Ter had captured 1900 Beers.
Churchill Has Escaped.
Lourenzo Marques. Dec. 14.-(By As
sociated Press Churchill, a
newspaper correspondent and a former
officer of the Fourth Hussars, who was
captured at the time of the armored
train disaster near Estcourt, Nov. is,
has escaped from Pretoria.
More Troops For Africa.
London, Dec. 14.-By Associated
Press. The war office this evening
made the following announcement:
sThe Sixth division has been mobilized
and four battalions of this division will
have bsoAs embarked by Sunday. The
sss6 FaTnment has also approved of the
Immediate mobilization Of the Seventh
4 division.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
iowa supreme conrt pecl.lon..

Des Moines, Dec. 1.-THE supreme
court yesterday rendered the following
decisions:
State of Iowa against Dunn, appel
liant, Page district; affirmed.
State of Iowa against lloskins, appel
liant, Buena Vista district; affirmed.
2 State of iowa appellant against Olin-
ger, DubuAue district; affirmed.
State of Iowa against Robins, appel
liant, Lee district; reversed.
state offlowa against Spyade, appel
liant, Webster district; reversed
Menery, appellant, against McEnery,
Monroe district; affirmed.
Handy against Creamer, appellant,
Wapello district; affirmed.
Langley, appellant, against McVey,
Dallis district; affirmed.
Youngerman, appellant against Board
of Supervisors, Polk district; af-
firmed.
Cable, appellant, against Buchanan,
Henry district; reversed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14

Cedar Rapids, Dec. l4.-One OF the
strangest cases on record is now occu-
pying the attention of the physicians
and health officers of this city. The
body of twelve-year-old boy who died
suddenly at Anamosa last Thursday,
lies at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Largent.
Largent, Dane farmer who resides
n few miles south of Anamosa, has been
married to his second wife for some
years, she also, ii appears, having
had children grown to teens when she
was married to him. The son who
is dead is by his first wife, who lives
here. w
The boy complained of severe head
aches on Thursday, and the father took
him to town. They went to the
Office of physician, who diagnosed
the case and gave antidotes, but the
boy quickly succumbed and died prac-
tically in his fathers arms. tits stated
that thev drove to town on a hay rack.
The body was placed in casket,
placed upon the hay rack and taken
back to the farm house. Here six
teen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Largent
prepared the body for burial. The
boys mother in this city was notified
and, it is stated, asked that the child
be buried here. No attempt, it is said,
was made to convey the body here un-
til Sunday, when the father placed the
remains in wagon and drove to
Springville. Ascertaining there that he
could not get a train on Sunday for
Cedar Rapids, he resumed his journey
by road and brought the body
through the rain of Monday to Cedar
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
AGAINST NEW YORK SUN
American Federation of Labor ADJ
wise a Boycott.

Detroit, Dec. 14.-By Associated
Labor unanimously adopted a resolu-
ton calling on organized labor to boy
cott the New York Sun and all who adj
vertised in it unless it declares off the
lockout existing against certain of its
employees. Resolutions We're adopted
for the reduction of the standing army
to 25.O00; urging the state Legislatures
to outlaw competitive convict labor;
and against permitting slavery in the
Hawaiian Islands.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
ELnoN NRws.
Items orIntersst From the. Busy Rail.
Fl road Cown.-

Eldon, Dec. 14.-AIrs. Ida McCrary is
visiting hersson in Ottumwa.
Robert Shields, of Washington. was
in town yesterday a
mrs. Ida Wise was in, ottumwa yes
terday.
Mrs. Whitmore returned from Mel
rose yesterday, where she has been Wis
iting her sister.
Rev. Miller's child is very sick again
with appendicitis.
Mrs. Harvey Mohler went to Ottum-
wa yesterday to spend the day with her
sister, Mrs. Vim. Healy, who is in the
hospital
Mrs. H.. R. Baker was in Ottumwa on
business yesterday.
Mr.. Cook, of Trenton. is in town.
d. McHaffy was in ottumwa yester-
day.
Albert Krapfel went to ottumwa
yesterday.
D. j. Lloyd was III Ottumwa on bust
ness yesterday.
Mrs. Albert Krapfel returned from
Ottumwa yesterday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
District Court nlnttern

In district court yesterday George b.
Mcclellan. or he styles himself, Dia-
mond Dick. indicted on the charge of
obtaining money by false pretense, ,was
brought into court. waived arraign-
ment. time to plead and entered plea
of not guilty to the charge contained
in the Indictment. Jaquss & Jaqnes
are defendants attorneys.
The injunction case of w. S. Sage
ct al vs.. A. i. Schafer ct al is still on
trial before Judge Eichelberger.
The defendant in the case OF C. Il.
Walker VS.. Ed. II. Walker, administra-
tor OF the estate OF Eliza Walker, de-
ceased, has filed notice of appeal to
the supreme court.
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knowledge the allegiance to the fiay
which he made triumphant. The ma
ton is his best eulogist and his noblest

NHlSu uc Aiduc tTluiupudut. LIE uds
ton is his best eulogist and his noblest
monument"
The president then quoted at some
length from contemporaneous utter
ances by the ministers of the gospel
on the occasion of Washington'sd death;
from an address of John Adams and
from Gen. Lees eloquent funeral ora
tion before both housesof congress and
continued: while strong with his
own generation he is stronger even in
the judgment of the generations which
have followed. After the lapse of the
century he is better appreciated, more
perfectly understood and more thor
oughly venerated and loved than when
he lived. He remains the ever-increas-
ing influence for good in every para
and sphere of action, of the republic.
He is recognized as not only the most
far-sighted statesman OF his generation
but as having almost prophetic vision.
He built not alone for his own time,
but for the great future and pointed
rightfully to the solution of many
problems which were to arise in the
years to come. The nation needs at
this moment the help of his wise ex-
ample. In dealing with our vast re-
sponsibilities we turns TO him. We in
woke the counsel of his life, character
and courage. We summon his pre-
cepts that we may keep his pledges to
maintain justice, laws education, mo-
rality, civil and religious liberty in ev-
cry part of our country, new as well
as old.'
The services concluded with bene-
diction by Brother Ed. N. Calisch, rab-
bi OF Beth Ahaba synagogue, Rich
mond, Va.
At New York.
New York, Dec. 14.-(By Associated
Press.) st. Paul's Chapel. where
George Washington attended services
while in New York, is elaborately dec.
grated for the most important feature
of the commemoration. of the one hun.
dredth anniversary OF his death, which
took place there today.s.At 11:45 O'Clock
westinghouse to the church, and through
the church yard, including represent.
atives of various Revolutionary socie.
ties. Rev. Morgan Dix conducted the
services, assisted by several other
clergymen. The sermon was delivered
by Rev. Dr. Nancius r. Hutton, of Rut.
gers SuliSSSe. -ntiute guns were nceO
at Castle William while the service last.
ed. Among those present were Gen
Nelson a. Miles, Gen. Roe and Governor
Roosevelt. At 2 o'clock p. M. memoir
ial services We're held at the old June,
mansion under the management of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
y: $3.50 o'clock the, Danghters;of Gin
cinnati held services at Delmonico's
where addresses We're made by Prof
VIM. NJ. Sloane. of Columbia univer
sity: John Sss Wise, Of Virginia, ant
others. The flags on the public schoo
houses We're floased at half-mast.
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Fell Firteen Feet.

August Asplund, residing at 113 Madi-
son avenue, and employed on the Burl-
ington bridge gang, at present working
on the Big Creek bridge near Mt.
Pleasant, fell a distance of about tif-
teen feet this morning and was severe
ly injured. He was brought to the city
on Burlington No. 0 this afternoon and
taken to the Ottumwa hospital, where
Drs. A.. o. Williams and S. l.. Houk are
making an examination of his injuries.
1t is said Asplund's back is broken. j.
E. !, nited, another Ottumwa man, was
injured, but not seriously.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
Damages for Libel.

LeMars, Dec. 1.-THE sealed verdict
rendered in the Zurawski-Reichman
ease was opened by Judge Wakefield
and was found to give the plaintiff
$1,000 damages for libel. This is the
second trial. Judge Gaynor having set
aside verdict of $4,000 a year ago as
excessive. The case has caused much
local interest as the libeled Zurawski is
4 prominent banker. and the libeler,
Reichman, Il retired capitalist.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
Essex Still In Jail.

Charles /. Essex, whom it has been
reported had been released on bail, is
Major John s, Wood, claim agent for
the burlington, was in the city today,
and is authority for the statement that
Essex, the man whom it is charged at
tepmted TO wreck the Burlington fast
mail train, No. s, near Russell, on the
nigh on Nov. 23, is still in jail at Char
iton, in default OF S1,50O bonds, and
that no effort, either by the mans rela-
tives or friends, had been made to se-
cure his release up to Tuesday noon
OF this week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14

Chicago, Dec. 14.-(By Associated
Press. Daniel w, Archer, broker,
has filed petition in bankruptcy. Liza
bilities, $137,000; assets, $4,000, con-
sisting of property. in Council Bluffs,
Iowa. where he, formerly did business.
Among the creditors are j. A. Nc
Waid, Atlantic, Iowa, $a3,736; Waverly
Canning company, Waverly, Iowa,
$4,000.
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FunernI Of mrs. Kate Cliaord.

Clifford, whose death occurred very sud-
denly at her home, No. lilo East Sec
ond street, last Monday morning at 5
o'clock, was held this morning at $3.50
o'clock from the church of the Sacred
Heart, and was conducted by Rev.
Father Flood. Interment was made
in the Catholic cemetery. The services
were attended by a large concourse of
relatives and friends.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14
Royal Ne,ghbor. Entertained.

About twenty-five members of Wood
bine camp, No. 1014, Royal Neighbors
of America. were entertained yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Hattie
Hubbard, on North Green street. The
principle feature of the entertainment,
consisted of "a word forming contest,
in which prizes We're given. The
guests We're given the words "Royal
Neighbors," from which they were re-
quired TO form rs many names as pos
sible, only using such letters us are
contained in the above words. Mrs
Louise Adler was awarded the first
prize, and the second was won by Mrs.
j. NJ. Winn. Refreshments We're served.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Mary Petram, on Fin
ley avenue, Dec. a7. Mrs. Petram will
be assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Marguerite Stabler and Mrs. Carrie
Mitchell.
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WILL BE CONTESTED.
Kentucky Democrats Will Fight
Election of TAYLOR.

S Frankfort, KY, Dec. 14.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The state central exec
utive and campaign committees of the
democratic party, in secret session,vos-
ed unanimously 10 recommend a con-
test before the legislature to GUST the
republican governor and lieutenant
governor.
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Civil Scryice Len.ne.

indianapolis, Dec. 1+.-(By Associated
Press.)-The National Civil Service
league met here in its nineteenth am
nual session today.
II Clinton Rogers Woodruff. of Philadel-
phia, read a paper on Civil Service Re-
form as Factor in Politics." and Silas
w. Burt. OF New York. on 81 lie Com
petitiye Plan in Filling Offices in High
|eT Grades"
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shot Robber.

Deep River, Conn.,, Dec. 13.-( -(By AS
sociated Press)-At o'clock this
morning four unknown men attempted
10 force an entrance to the Deep River
Savings bank. Bank Watchman Harry
d. Tyler, fired, killing one robber., The
other escaped.
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In tho Tolls.

lie Porte, Ind, Dec. 14.-Wm. j.
league, the Iowa man arrested at Ter
re Haute. charged with forgery, has
entered upon + term of imprison-
mens.- He plead guilty. league was
u good citizen of smyrna, Clarke coun-
,ty, Iowa, until recently. The Indiana
authorities have letters from ministers,
the postmaster and officials of the
town, saying that leagues character
was above reproach. An investigation
shows that he left Smyrna to come to
Indiana on a business matter, fell to
drinking, a habit he had been free
from for twenty years, and became en-
tangled in difficulty.
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Troops Of Generals Butler and
Clery Enter the Besieged
Town.
10000 BoERs CAPTURED.
Stocks ON London 'Change Ri.e q
Pound on Receipt of tile News
The Cost of other Battlesin
Human Lives.

London, Dec. 14.-By Associated
Press,) Pietermaritizburg special
says: Generals Butler and Clery have
entered Ladysmith and captured 10000
q Beers
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Cox, Of Tennessee, Speaks
Against Currency Bill.
SESSION OF THE SENATE
Proceeding. In the Robert. Case Today
-Crumpacker, of Indiana, Thinks
Enactment of Currency Bill
Might Help mr.. Bryan.

Washington, Dec. 14.-(By Associated
Press. lin the house Colonel Cox of
Tennessee, the ranking minority mem
Der of the banking and currency COM
mittee of the last congress, opened the
debate today in opposition to the cur
rency bill.
Lapham, of Texas. in opposing the
bill, said it was in effect a proposition
to change the character of the obliga-
tions and debtors without their con-
sent. Crumpacker, of Indiana, believ-
ed it possible that an enactment of the
pending measure might enhance the
prospects of the necromancer from Ne
braska. But" said he, ''if Bryan
should be elected this law would act
as a sort of legislative straight jacket
to reassuTe the country by minimizing
his capacity for evil.''
Democratic Resolutions.
Two joint resolutions were introduced
in the house by Williams of Alississip-
nj which are understood to be express
siye of the position of the democratic
leaders on the Philippines. One de-
clares an intention to recognize the in
dependence of the Filipinos, withdraw
our forces on their agreement to re-
fund the twenty millions paid Spain
and to give naval and coaling station
with free access to Philippine ports in
perpetuity. 1t pledges our friendly as
sistance and guarantees against foreign
aggression for ten years, during which
time the foreign affairs of the, islands
will be under American control. The
other resolution asks information rela.
tive TO the treaty with the Sultan OF
Sulu, and provides for an inquiry by
the judiciary committee as to whether
our constitutional provisions against
slavery and statutory provisions
against polyyegamy apply to the Sulus.
IM the SenAte.,
Washington, Dec. (By Associated
Press )-0R the motion of Chandler
Pettigrew's resolution asking whether
the flag of the Philippine Republic had
ever been saluted by the American
forces, was laid on the table. Al to 20.
The senate agreed to the house reso.
luton for Christmas adjournment
from Dec. 20 to Jan.3 3. The senate ther
adjourned.
Has No Information.
Washington, Dec. 14.-(By Associat
ed Press. Responding to the resolu
ton of inquiry, the president sent tc
the senate a. statement by the secreta-
ny of state concerning the possible sale
of the Galapagos islands. The secre
tary says the department has ''no re.
cent information as to the proposee
sale of the Galapagos islands by the
Republic of Ecquador to Great Britain
or any European power"
Committee to BE Announced.
Washington, Dec. 14.-By Associat
ed Press speaker Henderson say:
the list of the house committees will
be announced before the holiday re
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story Not Credited.

London, Dec. 14.-By Associated
Press s.)-The British war office has
heard nothing of the story of the relief
of Ladysmith. The officials do not
credit the report, as the relief of the
place at such an early date is believed
to be practically impossible.
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ANrlo1PATE THE INTEREST.
secretary Gage win Pay January In.
terest ON u s. Bonds,

Washington, Dec. 14.-(By Associated
Press. Secretary Gage has decided to
anticipate the January interest on
United States bonds. This interest will
amount to about $5,5OO,OOO.
It will be paid beginning tomorrow
without rebate. "a
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The Charter Oak Herald is the name
Of a newspaper which has just made its
appearance at that tow1s
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p \ saloonkeeper at Dennison had to
pay woman $500 for selling liquor'il.
lAaallv To her husband.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14

The state board of control has adopt
ed the grade system of clothing for In
mates of penitentiaries.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-14

The state auditor has issued call
for the report of state aud savings
banks.
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At Modder River

London Dec. 14.-By Associated
Press 1.-The official report gives the to-
tai number of killed, wounded and
missing of all branches in the engage
ment Sunday and Monday, north Of
Modder river, as SIT. Fifteen officers
were killed, four, wounded and five are
made prisoner.