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Advertise in the Age-Herald.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-14
Passenger Train Telescoped
Near Rome, Italy.
ROYALTY WAS ABOARD
Grand Duke Peter of Russia and
Grand Duchess Narrowly Escape In
jury-TWelve Persons Killed and
Forty Wounded-king on the Scene.

Rome, Aug. 13.-A railroad accident
not far from this city last night turns
out more seriously than was expected.
1t appears that twelve persons were
killed and forty wounded, of whom Is
are seriously hurt. The disaster was
caused by the telescoping of two Sec
tions of train on the railroad from
Rome to Florence, which was bearing
notable persons who had been attend
ing the recent ceremonies here. The
engine of the first section became dis
abled, and stopped, and almost imme-
diately afterwards was struck by the
second section.
The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
Peter of Russia, and the members
of the Turkish mission, who were at
tending the funeral of King Humbert,
were among the passengers, but they
were uninjured. The accident occur
red about midnight at point twelve
miles from this city. The Grand
Duchess is sister OF the new Queen
of Italy.
When informed of the accident King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
fastened to the scene. The Queen
and sister returned to the Quirinal,
while the King and the Grand Duke re-
mained on the spot giving orders to
assist in clearing the wreck and saving
the injured. They re-entered the OUR
inal at six o'clock this morning.
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kAssoN A CANDIDATE.
Latest Addition to List of Senatorial
Aspirants in Iowa.

Des Moines, Aug. 11-John A.
Kasson is the latest addition to the
lis of senatorial aspirants. 1t is as
serted here on good authority that
Governor Shaw is thinking OF ap-
pointing him. Kasson is at present
confidential adviser of the state de-
partment at Washington and has al
ways had an ambition to be senator.
1t is thought by some, however, that
his connection with the department
would prevent his acceptance. There
is also a. question as to his citizen
ship. He has resided in Washing
ton so long that some declare ne has
lost his citizenship in Iowa. His
friends say, however, that he is still
a citizen of this state.
There will be a. meeting of all the
candidates on the state ticket and
members of the state central commit
tee here August 16. All congress
men have been invited. Plans for
the campaign are to be discussed.
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ESCAPED TAXATION.
Telegraph Company Had Not Report
ed Mileaqe.

Des Moines, Aug. 13.-Auditor of
State Frank Merriam has discovered
that the Western Union Telegraph
company had failed to report the fact
tnat it had TAB miles of lines running
along the 20" system. In fact, it is
SAID that -nis mileage has never been
reported and has never been taxed.
On the present basis it would be
worth $4,000 a year to the state in
taxes, or curing the twelve or fifteen
years that telegraphs have been taxed
in Iowa, of about 5000 or $4,000 to
the state treasury. The Western I'm
ion officials were at once notified Of
the demand of the state, and they an
swered by saying that the lines had
been reported as part of the 20" rail-
road property and SO assessed and tax
ed This is not true, for the statute,
while requiring railroads to report the
mileage of telegraph lines built and
used along the railroad lines, this
property is not included in the railroad
assessment and taxation,
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o'HLENEss IS INSANE.
Attempted to Kill His Wife with a
Knife re -

knife.
Des Moines, Aug. 13.-W. E. O'Blen-
ess, president of the Iowa Federation
of Labor and for three successive
terms state labor commissioner, sud-
denly went stark mad Satur-
day and attempted to kill his
wife with - butcher knife.
When an officer appeared he attempt
ed to escape and was only captured
after hard chase. After desperate
struggle, in which two officers had all
they could do to overpower him,
O'Blehess was placed in the insane
ward at Mercy hospital, where he is
now attended by two physicians.
The attack of insanity was brought
on by the excessive heat of the past
week. The cause of the malady dates
back more than a year, when Mr.
O'Bleness was thrown from bicycle
by a collision with a buggy at the foot
of the Seventh street hill at the inter-
section with Park street. His head
struck the curbstcne and his skull was
fractured. After apparently recover
ing from this accident he suddenly
disappeared one day and was found
seven days later at Adel in pitiable
condition mentally. He was brought
home and remained under medical
care for several weeks, during which
time he employed an assistant to as.
sist his deputy in the state labor com.
missioner's office. After recovering
he seemed completely restored to his
normal condition, but showed traces
OF diseased mind during the extreme
cold last winter. His friends grew to
learn that either extreme of weather
affected his mind and urged him to ex
ercise great care to guard against ex
posure.
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LAID TO FINAL REST.
Funeral of Judge H. B. Hendershott,
Sunday Afternoon.

The funeral of the late Judge H. b.
Hendershott whose death occurred in
this city last Friday morning, at 10:30
o'clock, was held from the residence of
his son, L. G. Hendershott, 921 North
Elm street, Sunday afternoon at
clock. The services were conducted
by Rev. ]. Hollister Lynch and were at
tended by large concourse of sorrow
irg relatives and friends. Several prom
inent attorneys form out of the city
were present The deceased was an
ex-mayor of the city, and the
present council attended the services
yesterday in a body, as did also the
members of the Wapello County Bar.
Many beautiful floral offerings at
tested the high esteem in which the
deceased was held by his friends. Be-
sides numerous boquets and smaller
pieces, the members of the Wapello
County Bar sent large pillow of
white flowers.
After the services at the house the
remains were laid to their final rest
ing place in the Ottumwa cemetery,
the pall-bearers consisting of the fol-
lowing named persons who were Sc
lected from the membership of the
Wapello County Bar: William Nc
Nett, j. j. Smith, j. c. Mitchell, Judge
n. A. Roberts, w. w. Cory and Capt
w. H. c. Jaques.
Those who were in attendance al
the funeral from out of the city We're:
Judge Chales D. Leggett and ]. S
McKemney, OF Fairfield; Hoa. Nate
E. Kendall, Hon. T. B. Perry, Hon
| Fred. Townsend. l.. T. Richmond. r
B. Perry and w. A. Nichol, of Abba
and Judge Robert Sloan, OF Keosau
qua.
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OLD SETTLERS REUNION.
Program for Fifth Annual Meeting of
WapeiIo Pioneers.

ssGpCllO flOICCfos
Capt. S. H. Harper and w. H. H.
Asbury, the program committee for
the fifth annual meeting of the Wa
pello Old Settlers Association. which
will be held at Agency, Tuesday, Aug
ust 21, have prepared the following
program for that occasion:
Music-Wapello Chief Band.
Invocation-Rev. W. S. Moore.
Address of Welcome.
Response-President S. H. Harper.
Address-Judge Jos. G. Mitchell.
Music-Agency Ladies Quartette.
Reading Roll of Departed Members
j. L. Harman, Historian.
Music-Band.
Address-The Departed-Capt. S. b.
Evans.
Address-The Old Log schoolhouse
Hon. w. A. McIntire.
Music-Band.
Five-Minute Speeches--Hon. A. G.
,Steck, Hon. H. l.. Waterman. Maj
Samuel Mahon, Jacob Lowenburg
Noah Smith, Hon. R. B. Arnold, Lay
ette Dudgeon, Hon. F. M. Epperson
Hon. w. G. Grow.
Music-Ladies' Quartette.
Five-Minute Speeches-Hon. j. G.
Hutchinson, Maj. Hamilton, VIM. Nc
Nett, David Jay.
MUSic-Band.
Anyone who has any old relics that
will be interesting, will please bring
them for exhibition.
The train will leave for Agency on
the c., B. & Q, railway. from the Union
depot, at 9:40 a. mr. and return at
100 p. m. If this train does not ac.
commodate all the people who desire tc
attend the meeting, the train will re
turn and will leave the Union depot
| for Agency at 100 a. m.
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TEXT OF THE REPLY.
United States Governments Note to
Minister WI.

Washington, Aug. 13.-The depart
ment of state today made public the
reply of the United States government
to Wu's communication delivered Sun
day morning, notifying the department
of the appointment of LII Hung Chang
as envoy plenipotentiary to negotiate
with the powers.
This reply was sent to WI at five
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, as follows:
Touching the imperial edict of the
Stn, appointing Ii Hung Chang envoy
plenipotentiary to conduct negotia-
tions on the part of China with the
powers and the request for cessa-
tioh of hostilities pending negotiations
communicated to Adee by WI August
IL, 1900, the government of the Uni
ted States learned with satisfaction of
tue appointment of Earl Iii Hung
Chang as envoy plenipotentiary to
and will, on it's part, enter upon such
tinue the friendly relations SO long
existing between the two countries.
1t is evident there can be no gen.
eral negotiations between China and
the powers SO long as the ministers of
tie powers and the persons under
their protection remain in their pres
ent position of restraint and danger
and the powers cannot cease their ef-
forts for the delivery of these repre-
sentatives to which they are constrain-
ed by the highest consideration of ma
tional honor except under arrange
ment adequate to accomplish their
peaceable delivery. We are ready to
enter into an agreement between the
powers and the Chinese government
for the cessation of hostilities and
demonstrations on the condition that a
sufficient body of forces composing
the relief expedition be permitted to
enter Peking unmolested and to escort
the foreign ministers and residents
back to Tiep Tsin, this movement be.
| ing proviued for and secured by such
arrangements and dispositions OF
troops as shall be considered satisfac
tory by generals commanding the
forces composing the relief expedi
tion.
Alvey Adee, Acting Sec'y."
The text of this reply to the over
lures communicated by WI was tele
graphed last night to the representa-
tives of the United States for commun
| ication to the governments powers co
i operating in the relief movement.
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CHARGE OF DISHONESTY.
Records of Chicago City Officers Will
Be Investigated.


Chicago, Aug. 11.-Formal charges
OF incompetency, neglect of duty and
unlawful and dishonest collusion with
contractors on the part of members of
the municipal board of local improve
ments, We're filed with the civil serv-
ice commission today, by Alderman
Frank r. Fowler. The members of
the merit board had agreed to call an
official investigation, and interesting
developments, especially as regards the
assessment bureau, are looked fo1.
/, The following city officers compose
the board: Lawrence e. McGann. COM
missioner of public works; M. j. Do
herty. superintendent of streets; R. o.
Burke, superintendent of the assess
ment bureau, and John Ericsson. city
engineer. The charges are the out
come of Investigations made recently
into the charges of fraud in paving
the various streets which have taken
on much wider range than was an
! ticipated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-14
HEAR FROM FRENCH LEGATION.
French Envoy to China Cables to His
Government,

Paris, Aug. 1O-The Chinese Min
lister in Paris submitted to Minister
Delcasse a dispatch forwarded by the
Tsung-li-Yamen today from Minister
Pichon. 1t was cipher message
signed by M. Pichon. and came from
Peking via Shanghai, bearing the date
of the latter place, Aug. 6.
Pichon Wants an Escort.
The message says:
The diplomatic corps has just been
informed by the Chinese government
that the powers have repeatedly de-
manded our departure from Pelling
under escort and beg us to arrange
our departure and fix date We
have responded to the Tsung-li- Yauel
that We could not leave our posts
without instructions from our govern
ments, to whom we leave the question.
Il should inform you that should we
not depart from Peking the foreign
forces coming 70 us rescue shuid be
Of sufficient number to insure the safe
ty and convoy OF 500 foreigners, Of
whom 200 are women and children
and fifty wounded and more than 5000
native Christians, whom we cannot
leave to be mas .acred. In any case
Chinese escort should not be con.
siaered.
4 hope that my cipher No. 1, dated
Aug. 3, has been submitted"
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Ate Poisoned Melons.

Cleburne, Texas, Aug. 11.-At Blue
dale, an isolated place west of this
city, people are greatly worked UP
over the wholesale poisoning Of a
number OF white boys. The boys Went
into a farmers watermelon patch and
ate and destroyed many melons. a
few days later the boys wrote the tar
mer note telling him they were go
ing to visit his patch again, and would
get even more melons than on the pre-
vious occasion. Then the farmer split
the stems of son. Of the melons and
inserted strychnire Six of the boys
visited the patch and ate of the mel
ons. Two died in the patch, two on
their way and two after reaching their
homes,
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NEW WAR VESSEL is SUNK.
French BattleshIp Wrecks Torpedo
Boat DESTROYER.

Paris, Aug. 13.-During maneuvers
of the French fleet off Cape ST. Vim
cent Saturday night collision occur
red between the first class battleship
Brennus, flying the flag OF Vice Adj
miral Fournier, commander of the
fleet, and the torpedo boat destroyer,
France.
The France sunk Immediately. The
accident was due to the fact that the
France turned to the right when or
dered to the left.
Details thus far received are very
meagre, but only a small portion of
the crew, consisting of four officers
and fifty-eight men, were saved. 1t is
believed that no fewer than fifty were
lost.
The France, which was of 313 tons
displacement, was recent addition to
the French navy.
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PRINTERS IN SESSION.
International Typographical Union
Meets in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. Aug. 13.-The forty
sixth annual convention of the Inter
national Typographical Union opened
in this city today. About $50 dele
gates attended the opening session,
which was devoted to an address of
welcome, response and organization.
The annual reports of the officers were
submitted. President S, B. Donnelly,
in his report, recommended that an
nual conventions be abolished and Of
ficers elected by specially called con-
ventions instead of by referendum
vCte, as at present. The amount of
money spent in conventions, he con-
tends, can be better spent resisting
encroachments of unfair men and in
protecting the union scale OF wages
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TRAIN RoBgER SHOT DEAD.
Another Burned in a Barrioaded
House at GoodIand, Kansas.

Goodland, Kan, Aug. 11.-Three
miles east of here yesterday two men
who on Sunday last robbed the Union
Pacic ,train in Colorado and Killed a
passenger, We're surrounded by local
officers. A fierce exchange of shots
ensued, during which one OF the rob-
bers was killed and J. Briggs, own
er of the Commercial hotel at Good
land, and George Cullins, member of
the posse, were severely, perhaps
fatally wounded, and another of the
pursuing party whose name IS un-
known, wounded slightly. The second
robber was barricaGed within a i.nuse
with posse of fifty men, all armel,
surrounding it, and after a fierce bar
tie was burned to death in the struc-
ture which was set on fire.
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KILLED ON THE CROSSING
Abba Man Run Over by Wabash
Train This Morning.

Abba, Aug 10, (SpeciaD-A fatal
accident occurred at the Wabash rail
road crossing on the wagon road lead
ing north of the city, at o'clock this
morning when the north bound Wa
bash passenger train ran down,
struck. and instantly Killed William
Mount, of this city. Mr.. Mount is an
old man of about 65 years, somewhat
defective in hearing and it is sup.
posed that he did not hear the APP
preaching train. He was struck by
the engine, thrown under the wheels
and his head completely severed from
his body.
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BID pay at Camp keIIoaa.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 13.-Yesterday
was the big day at Camp Kellogg,
where the Forty-ninth Infantry is en-
camped. Several thousand people
were at the parade this evening, large
numbers coming from Clinton, Upton,
and other cities represented in the
regiment. Governor Shaw will ar
rive tonight from Wisconsin, where he
has been making speeches. and on
Tuesday, with his staff, will review
the regiment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-14
MAY MOVE WABASH DEPOT.
Rumors of Important Changes by That
Company in Ottunwa,


1t has been announced semi-ofFcially
that the Wabash will move taa old
South Side depot now located ar the
corner of Sherman street and Garfield
avenue to point opposite the Dain
plant near the foot of Madison avenue
All Wabash passenger trains stop at
this point now whenever they have
passengers to get on or off, ana 1t is
sail that the depot will be moved rLere
for the further benefit of the patrons
of the road.
II has also been rumored thai the
Wabash will abandon the depot at the
foot of jefferson street, but this lacks
authenticity. The Wabash is erecting
a round house on the South Side near
where it is reported tnat the depot
will be moved.
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Battle With Bandits.

Albuquerque, N. M, Aug. IA
pitched battle occurred near Graham,
New Mexico, between a posse under
Deputy Sheriff Foster and t.vo bar
dts who robbed store i'll Graham in
broad daylight One of the robbers
was killed and the other was wounded
but escaped.
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Steam Pipe ExpIodes.

New York. Aug. 13-Three en-
ployes OF the New York s.
Ing company were killed this incoming
by the explosion of a fifteen-incn pipe
elbow. w. David, the engineer, was
arrested.
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Suspected of Murder.

Sioux City, Aug. 11.--Chief of Po-
Frank Peyton has been arrest
ed in st. Louis on the suspicion Of
numbering John IT. Robson, a pronl-
inent contractor of this city i'll his
office December 30, last.
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jealousy Causes Shooting.

Toledo, Aug. 11.-This morning
r. E. Gerhardt, the driver of coal
wagon, shot his wife, she dying few
minutes later in a little candy store,
which she conducted. He then blew
out his own brains. Jealousy was
the cause.
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Cedar 4,apids, Aug. 1.-Two thou.
sand people witnessed the fire,nen's
tournament races YESTERDAY afternoon.
The weather was boiling nor snd q stiff
breeze blew up the homo stretch, max
ing as good time as that of Wednes-
day impossible. Several records were
crowded, however.
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Heavy Storm at Rriahton.

Brighton, Aug. l3.-tSpecial. y
Heavy rains visited this place Satur-
day and Sunday nights. They are
worth thousands of dollars to the far
mers Of this vicinity. The storm Of
Sunday night was very heavy, with
strong wind and lightning. Little
damage was done.
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Reunion of Philippine FIGHTERS.

Denver, Aug. 13.-The first annual
reunion of the army of the Philippines
opened in this city today. Several
hundred soldiers from Nebraska, Kan
sas, Iowa. the Dakotas. and other wes-
tern states arrived today. A meeting
will be held this afternoon at with
time steps will be taken for lerma-
nent organization Of the society.
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Catholic Missionaries Murdered.
THE AMEER ON THE WAR PATH.
Ruler Of Afshanistan Preparing to
Fight the Russians.

London, Aug. 13.-A News Agency
dispatch from Lahore, Punjab, says
the Ameer of Afghanistan is mobiliz-
ing forces of infantry and artillery and
it is reported an advance on the Rus
sian frontier is contemplated. 1t Is
added that the news is not fully cred
tied at Lahore. tho it is explained that
the Ameer's behavior is causing some
uneasiness in official circles.
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FraiI ScaffoIdinq Falls.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Six men We're
seriously injured and two probably
fatally at Whiting, Indiana today by
the falling Of a scaffolding on which
they We're engaged in repairing the
refining tank OF the Standard Oil Co.
All lived in Whiting.
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ponulist .commlttee TO Meet.

Chicago, Aug. il The executive
committee OF the Dopnlist party yester-
day decided to cali ? meeting of the
national committee Of that party to be
held in this city Ang, 27. At that
meeting the question os filling the va
cancy on the presidential ticket ecca-
stoned by Towne's declination will be
Gisposed of.
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Locomotive Manufactures pcad.

New York, Aug. 13.-Robert S
Hughes, president of the Rogers Lo
comotiye company is dead at his
home at Paterson, New Jersey. Ills
death was due to general debility re
sulting from old age.
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Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE weekly
bank statement follows: Surplus re-
serves, decrease, $1,O1S,925. loans, in
creased $4,34s,3Oo; deposits, increased,
$z,926,900. The banks now hold $685.
125,95O in excess Of the legal require
ments.