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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-05
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.
Commencement at Grinnen Tonight
Story ozone Boy.

Grinnell, June 4.-(Special.)- To-
night the graduating class of the high
school will receive their diplomas at
Preston's opera house. Wednesday ev-
enlng at the Congregational church,
President Beardshear, of Ames, VIII
address the class. The high school is
quite rival of the college in these
functions.
An incident of the high school grad
uatlon exercises is causing mucn adj
verse comment among the people OF
the city. Something more than a year
ago, a boy of the high school aud a
girl OF the same class, the boy IL years
OF age, the girl perhaps year young
er, were allowed by the woman in
whose home the girl lived, to become
too intimate, with the result that
might have been anticipated from per-
uniting two children to have so much
liberty. AS time went on, and visible
indications of the trouble ahead he
came apparent, the boy left for O,na-
ma, where an uncle resided. Some
months later he returned and offered
all the reparation in his power, but
as the boys mother had died in The
interval, the offer was declined by tie
friends and relatives of the girl, for
as the boy had fallen heir To about
$2,00o.00 on the death of his mosh4r,
they preferred to gather some CT it
for their use.
The boy took up his studies in the
high school in spite of the Efforts of
some of the ''unco quid'' to deprive
him OF school privileges, but those who
were, and are bent on the boys de-
+struction We're neither idle or dis
couraged. Graduation day was APP
proaching, and those who are so good
themselves they've naught to do but
mark and tell their neighbors' faults
and folly, concocted a scheme where
by he was not to be permitted to APP
pear on the platform with the rest OF
the class on graduation day. He will
receive his diploma, for the supes4n-
tendent, who, by the way, is not in the
conspiracy to humiliate the Young
fellow, says that he is in the front
rank as to scholarship.
He has attended school since the
tall term began, has associated with
the members of the class at all times,
but some are fearful that he will CON
taminate the innocent graduates il he
is permitted to appear before an aud
ience as a member of the class. Tie
school board is blameworthy TO allow
themselves to be made party to the
scheme.
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Stripped and Bruised for Rid
ing on a Car in ST. Louis.
TEARS AVAIL NOTHING
When She Cries She Is struck In the
Face-Refused Refuge in House
bv Woman-Oblised to
Hide in Cellar.

ST. Louis, Mo-, June A mob of
powerful men assaulted weak and de-
fenceless young woman, is years old,
this afternoon, because she had ridden
on Transit street car. She was curs-
ed, stripped of every garment of cloth
ing and blows were then rained upon
her flesh by persons dressed as men
and who would probably resent the in
dictment of cowardly brutes.
The young woman is servant. She
had been working all day and was on
the way to visit her mother, who lived
in South st. Louis, which is a seething
cauldron of violence. When she alight-
ed from her car at Ninth and Geyer
avenue there was an immense mob
there.
One of the men came up and cursed
her and others joined in and called her
vile name. She attempted to get
away and walk to her mothers home,
but some one seized her and gave her
shirt waist pull, tearing big piece
from the bosom. Another snatched
away her hair. She began to cry, but
one big fellow said:
"Oh, you can't work that on u.s."
The man struck her blow on the face
and she cried more. Then began the
most vicious scene witnessed since the
strike.
Piece by piece, her clothing was torn
violently from her body until nothing
was left except her shoes. She pleaded,
begged and cried to her prosecutors for
mercy, but without avail. She shouted
for help, but this only angered the mob
themore.
In the intervals between blows she
advanced toward a house and, reaching
the door, knocked loudly. A woman
came and shut the door in her face, al
most throwing her down the steps.
She tried next door and the next with
1.-THE same result.
Finally the young woman reached
the mouth of an alley, into which she
darted and outdistanced her nearest
pursuers. She saw window open into
a cellar and jumped in. The mob came
bowling up and for several minutes in
suited her, cursed her and threw rocks
thru the hole.
The refugee had hidden behind a pile
of lumber and this protected her from
the missiles. After the crowd had
wearied of prosecuting her she crawled
up to the first floor and the woman
of the house took pity on her and fur
nished her with clothing.
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FOSTER PRIZE DEBATE.
OratoricaI Competition MT Parsons Col.
le:e For the Thos. ID. Foster Prize.

Fairfield, June 4.-(Special.)- )-The
Foster prize debate occurred at the
Presbyterian church Saturday evening
and was won by Rollin j. Fry, of this
city The debate was participated in
by members of the Orio and Aldine lit
erary societies OF Parsons college. The
prize was $25 given by Thos. ID. Fos-
ter, of Ottumwa, Iowa. The question
Tor debate was:
Resolved, That the United States
government should immediately take
steps to construct an intsr-oceanic ca
nal across Nicaragua, and that this ca
nal should be controlled and owned by
this government.
The speakers We're, for the affirma-
tive, Ralph I. McGaughy, of Kossuth,
a junior; Royal D. Wolf. of Birming
ham, a senior; Frank G. Robb, of Me-
diapolis, a junior. For the negative, r.
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Find Captain MCGOWAN Gu,,ty.

Washington, D. c., June 1.-THE nav,
al court-martial which has been trying
Captain John MCGOWAN on charges Of.
scandalous conduct and neglect of duty
in Connection with the killing by him
of a Filipino while in command OF the
Monadnock in the Philippines yester-
day submitted it's conclusions to the
secretary of the navy.
The court found the captain guilty
of the charges and specifications and
sentenced him to be suspended from
duty on half sea pay for two years and
to be reprimanded by the secretary.
There was, however, unanimous
Recommendation for clemency, which
will be taken under consideration by
Secretary Long.
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BANK RoBBER CAPTURED.
One of the Meu Who Cracked tho Safe
at SheldahI.

Des Moines, June 4.-The police arr
rested Ollie Blair here Saturday,
charged with being one of the men in
terested in the robbery of the Shell
dahl Savings bank Friday morning
of $1,000. He confessed to the police
and offered to lead them to the plant
where the tools were kept. He said
that half the money was so marrcd by
the explosions in blowing the safe that
it was useless. He said there were
four men and gave the names of three
other local men. They have not vet
been arrested. He was arrested after
he had talked while drunk to some
of the inmates of disorderiy house,
who informed the police. He was "A
convict at Anamose three years ago
and was serving another term when
he was released on parole few weeks.
ago.
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LOOKS BAD ron VAN WICK.
Mayor OF New York I'm Trouble Owe
St Ice Scandal,

p sf3 Ice scandal. ?
New York, June 4.-Robert A. Van
Wyck, mayor of Greater New York, is
confronting a serious crisis. Impeach-
ment proceedings against him are inn
minent, and there is strong likeli-
hood that he will be removed from Of
fee and possibly made to suffer pun
ishment for his connection with the
plundering ice trust.
1t all rests with Governor Theodore
Roosevelt. What he decides to do with
Van Wyck will be done. But it may
be set down at once that Roosevelt will
not fly off at half-cock in the matter.
The case is too serious for snap iudg-
ment. The entire career of a promi-
nent man is ait stake. His social, polit-
ical and business life is in the balance.
Roosevelt knows full well the gravity
of the occasion, and will weigh careful
ly every bit of evidence at hand before
he acts.
But it looks bad for Van Wyck.
1t also looks bad for his associates in
Tammany Hall. The Crokers and Car
rolls are in the same boat. They are
all tainted with the ice trust scandal,
and they will sink or swim with Van
Wyck, who after all has proved him
self to be a weak figurehead for the
greatest of all corrupt political devil
fish-Tammany Hall.
Van Wyclz owns 1000 shares of ice
trust stock. that is clear. 1t all rests
on where, when and how he got it..
The strongest theory advanced so far,
and the most damaging one, is that he
was given the stock in return for his
note for the par value of the stock, and
that the note, by some hocuspocus, was
lost OF mislaid.
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DEMOCRATS ARE WORRIED.
Bad Break by Their Congressmen on
tstlle TrustD Issue,

Chicago, June 4.-Democrats are
are worried over the peculiar attitude
they are made to assume towards the
trusts by the vote of the democratic
members OF congress on the consti-
tutional amendment to give congress
more power to legislate against trusts.
1t was Bryan who first suggested a
constitutional amendment for the con-
troll OF trusts, and when democratic
congressman defeated that very meas
ure it was hard blow for the Nebras-
kan's friends to endure. The Post
publishes some interviews with Chicago
politicians. 1t says that for some very
strange reason national leaders of the
democratic campaign did not care 10
discuss today the defeat of the anti
trust resolution in congress yesterday
by their representatives at Washing
ton. The inference was drawn that
it was an extremely delicate political
topic to talk about, and that from a
democratic standpoint the less said
about it the better. The fact that an
attack against the combines OF ex-
totionate greed"-a choice morsel FOR
democratic spellbinders to use during
the campaign-was defeated by deln,-
cratic votes, seemed to act as wet
blanket on party managers who saw
themselves deprived of what they con-
sldered their strongest issue this year.
The loyal Bryan men are said to be
particularly annoyed over the predica-
ment.
Neither National Executive Chairman
j. G. johnson nor Secretary c. A.
Walsh would talk of the trust question
today. Secretary Walsh said he was
tired OF being quoted. and that his
opinion did not amount to any more
than that of any other democrat, any
way. Chairman johnson, usually ac-
cessible and agreeably willing to dis
cuss any political matter, was locked
in his private sanctum and sent out
word that he was not only very busy,
but had nothing to say about the po-
litical gymnastics which placed dem
ocratic representatives in congress on
record against the Limitation of trusts
and the identical plan proposed by
their peerless leader" William j. Bry-
an.
At democratic state Headquarters
the same reticence was noticed, al
tho eX-Congressman Hinrichsen con-
sented to make a few comments on
the vote. But in general the demo-
Gratis seemed to feel that they had been
outgeneraled by the republicans and
forced into an uncomfortable position,
where it was best to keep still ard
hope for better days.
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offices. After discussion the bill was
recommitted to the committee and the
senate, went into executive session.
Favors Otis for Major General.

4 s
Washington, June 4.-The senate
comittee on military affairs today re-
ported favorably the nomination of
Otis to be major general. When re-
ported to the senate in executive ses-
sion there was request for immedi-
ate action sbut an objection was made
and the nomination went over.
Porto feican Nominations.
Washington, June 4.-The president
today sent the following Porto Rican
nominations to the senate: Chief JUS
tice of the supreme court, Jose Severe
Quinones, Porto Rico; associate JUS
tees, Louis Sulzbacher, Missouri; Jose
Hernandez, Jose Piqueras, Rafel Noeto
Y Abeil1e; district judge, William III.
Holt, Kentucky; marshal, Edward S.
Wilson, Ohio; district attorney, Noah
b. X. Pettingill. Porto Rico; members
of the commission ITO compile and re-
wise the laws of Porto Rico; Joseph f.
DAILY, New York; Leo S. Rowe, Pennsyl-
vania; Juan Hernandez, Lopez, San Ju-
an; members of the executive council,
Jose Barbosa, San Juan; Rosendo Matt
EMO Cintron, Ponce; Jose De Diego,
Mayaguaz; Manuel Camunas, Fajardo;
Andreas Crosas, San Juan; commits
sioner of education, Martin Grov
Brumbaugh, Pennsylvania.
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AGUINALDo MAY BE DEAD.
Filipino Leader Thought to Have Been
Shot

Manila, June 4.-The United States
Philippine commission reached Manila
from Hong Kong yesterday, and short
ly after its arrival came news which
may simplify its work of pacifying the
islands. Additional details of an, en-
gagement between the insurgents and
Major Marsh's command make it seem
probable that Aguinaldo has been kill
ed or dangerously wounded. An in
surgent officer was Shot from his horse
when Marsh's men were hot on the
trail of The rebel leader, and in the sad
dlebags belonging to the wounded Off
Ger We're found documents which be-
longed to Aguinaldo. The body of the
wounded or dead man was carried
away by his followers.
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Irish Defy a Police Order

Newmarket, ireland, June 1.-Two
hundred police We're sent here Satur-
day evening to suppress prohibited
United Irish League meeting called for
Sunday.
While the police were sleep yester-
day morning about z o'clock James
Christopher Flynn, nationalist member
of parliament for North Cork, and e.
Cream, member for the Ossory division
OF Queens County, slipped in unobserv-
ed, addressed meeting of 200 in the
town square, and burned the probation
prohibiting the meeting.
The meeting dispersed amid cheers
as the police appearedfon the scene.
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como viii, tho Stirred man

Denison, June AIRS Edward Abort,
of Dow City, became tired of her mari
tai relations with her husband, Edward
Abort, and eloped with the hired man,
named Lee. Mrs. Abort told her hus-
band that she was going home to visit
her mother, but as the hired man drew
his wages at about the same time Mr..
Abort became suspicious and had an
information sworn out for Lee. Sher-
iff Bell, armed with a warrant, is in
hot pursuit of the eloping couple.
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Was Terribly Burned.

New Hampton. June 4.-Miss Isadore
Barber was terribly burned Saturday
morning, her clothing taking fire from
a gasoline explosion. She ran outdoors
where passing men caught her and
threw about her piece of carpet, ex-
tinguishing the flames. Her clothing
was nearly burned off and she sustain
ed injuries about the lower limbs,
arms, neck and head. She will recov-
er. Miss Barber was one of the most
handsome and popular young ladies of
!. this city.
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Iowa Nlethodists.

heosauqua, June 1.-The last day Of
the midyear conference of the Iowa M.
E. church was full of good things, chief
among the features being addresses as
follows: BY Rev. w. III. Hoppe, NJ. A.,
Mt. Pleasant, on the Attitude of the
Methodist Ministry Toward Higher
Criticism;' by Rev. Ingraham, of He'd
rick, on "Sanctitication from Methodist
Point of View by Rev. ]. c. Willets,
on Relation of the Church to Social
ISM
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Predicts Long Rebellion,

Berlin, June 4.-Dr. Reitz, the Trans
vaal state secretary, says in the Co
logne Gazette that England will re-
quire permanent garrison of $4,000
soldiers in the Transvaal, and that "re-
bellion may be expected for centuries .
He believes that many Beers will trek
to German South Africa.
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Engineer Killed on the Burlington.

Alliance, Neb., June 4.-Engineer
Hunting was instantly killed, Fireman
johnson seriously and Brakeman Ellis
badly injured in a disastrous rear end
collision on the Burlington railroad,
three miles west of here yesterday.
Freight train No. 80 was running in
two sections, and the second section
crashed into the first. 1t is thought
Engineer Hunting fell asleep or was
unable to control his engine. The
property loss is heavy.
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Mrs. sherman Very Ill.

Mansfield, Ohio, June 4.-Mrs. John
Sherman, wife of ex-Secretary Sher-
man, suffered another stroke of paral-
ysis Sunday afternoon. The attending
physicians express little hope for her
recovery. She is not much improved,
this morning.
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IOWA MAN ERONOEeED.
DIR. Getz OF NEarshaIItown, Elected
president National Railway Surgeons

Detroit, Mich, June 1.-The interna-
tional association of railway surgeons
today elected the following officers:
President, DR.. ii. L. Getz, Marshall-
town, Iowa; first vice president, DR.. B.
p. Brodie, Detroit; secretary, Dir. Louis
j. Mitchell, Chicago; treasurer, Dr.. Eu-
gene II. Lewis, Kansas City. The nom
mating committee recommended Mil
waukee to the executive board as the
city for holding the next annual con-
Yention
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To Consider Hotel Rates.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 4.-The sub
committee of the national democratic
committee has announced a meeting in
Kansas City today to consider the ques-
stion of alleged exorbitant hotel rates.
j. j. Swofford, chairman of the local
executive committee on convention ar
rangements. said that facts and fig
ures regarding hotel rates that would
prove satisfactory to all concerned had
been compiled.
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Old Moth 0 dist nIIn,.ter Dead

Chicago, June 4.-Rev. T. p. Cley-
Gland, one of the oldest members of
the Methodist ministry, died today at
the home OF Rogers Park, aged Sd. He
served ia the civil war as secret .ctfi-
Ter Grant.
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Captain Allen Elcc,ed rIoior.

independence, June 4.--As the ae-
suit OF the election Tor major in the
Forty7ninth Iowa Friday night, Inde-
pendence is represented on the roster
OF regimental officers in the choosing
.of Capt. II. A. Allen, who was at the
head OF Gompany 3 during the recent
Spanish-American war as one of tne
three majors.
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Hague Convention RatIfide.

The Hague, June Queen Wilhel-
nina today ratified the Hague conven-
tion with Spain, and also with Germa-
ny. The adhesion of Great Britain is
expected Immediately.
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San Augustine, Texas, June 4.-Felix
Roberts, correspondent of the Calves
ton News; Sid Roberts and Sheriff No
el Roberts were killed this morning ia
a fight at the court house as the result
of an old feud More trouble is feared.
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Elg steamer Run. AGROUND

Stettin, June 4.-The new steamer
Deutschland, which has just been
completed for the Hamburg-Amerlcan
company, while on it's way from Stet-
tin to Hamburg Saturday, went
aground ten miles below Stettin.
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cues, shot Dead at wedding.

Columbus, o., June AIT the we'd
ding of Harry Richards and Ida May
Cockrell last night Frank Adams, a
guest, shot and instantly killed Joe
Mulligan, another guest. who had
thrown BOTTLE at him. The two men
had been drinking beer to the brides
health.
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OFFICIALS WILL NOT TALK.
Illinois Steel Company Closes Plant
Without ExpIapatIOn.

Chicago, June Officials of the Iii
nois Steel company are still silent as
to why their plant at South Chicago
was partially closed down Saturday
night. President E.. j. Burlington is
still in New York, Secretary Tho.nas
y. Hyman declined to advance any.
reason or discuss the matter and H.
ii. Porter, chairman of the board O,
directors of the Federal Steel company.
while at his summer home in Lake
Geneva refused point blank to make
any statement yesterday.
Rumors had it that the cessation of
operations Were caused simply be-
cause repairs were necessary. Evel
this much not a single available official
of the company would vouch for. Men
in the trade seemed surprised ut the
action of the company officials and
announced that it had been all along
believed that orders We're on hand
which would keep the mills cunning
for months to come.
Along with this the day developed
the fact that sweeping change in the
business methods of the American
Steel and Wire company had been
agreed upon whereby that company
would be free from both the Federal
and National Steel companies. In
stead of procuring steel billets and
rods from these concerns the Amer
lean Steel and Wire plans to dig ore
from its own mines, coke its coal in
its own ovens from it's own coal feds
and with it make pig iron, steel bill
lets and rods in its own furnaces. This
radical departure is revelation TO
the trade and revolution in the COM
pany's system of doing business.
Closed to Make Repairs.
New York, June PRESIDENT Gary,
of the Federal Steel Co., which controls
the Illinois Steel company's mills in
South. Chicago, made statement today
saying that the works in Chicago were
closed lin order to make repairs ana
partly because orders were rather slow
in comig. 1t is likely the shutdown
will be brief.
Joliet, Ills, June. 1.-THE merchant
mill of the Illinois Steel Co. started up
today giving employment to five hun
dred men.
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Fostcr MAN Monored.

Foster. June 2.-(special) Oscar
Erickson, of Foster, has been appoint
ed special delegate by Governor Shaw
to the international Mining Congress
to be held at Milwaukee June 10.
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sugar Again Advances.

New York, June 4.-Another advance
of one-sixteenth of a cent per pound in
the price of raw sugar was made to-
day. s1..-3s -
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Washington, June 4.-The following
cablegram was received today at the
state department from United States
Minister Conger at Pekin: "outside
ofPekin the murders and prosecutions
,by the boxers" seem on the increase.
The Pao-Ting-Fu railway has been tenn
porarily abandoned The work on the
Pellin and Hank Kow line has been
stopped All foreigners have fled. The
Chinese government seems either un-
willing or unable to suppress the trou-
bic. The troops show no energy in ata
tacking the Boxers
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Maseru, Basutoland, June BRA
bant's horse has been subject to sever
al small captures at the hands of the
Beers. Lieutenant Rumble, with twen-
ty men. while searching farm house
in the Ficksburg district, was captur-
ed. Two men were wounded. Lieu
tenant Lees and two men were captur-
ed while communicating. Another pa
troll of border horse, numbering twen-
ty, while pursuing small party Of
Beers, was surrounded and captured. !.
Count Gliechem sent thirteen men of
The provincial horse under Lieutenant
Bowker with a flag of truce to Senekal
to demand the surrender of that place.
The Beers captured the entire party
and after robbing the men of all but
their clothing, sent them to Uredo,
whence some managed to escape. Most
all were recaptured however.