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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Riots Breaking Out.
MARRIED A DUKE.
Ohio Girl Welded secretIy-Duke's
Mother is Anury,

:.
London Nov. 19.-An inspection Of
the register at Marylebone Parish
church today shows the reported mar
riage of the Duke of Manchester to
Miss Helene Zimmerman of Cincin-
natl is true. The ceremony occurred
last Wednesday afternoon. The cou-
-ple are now in Ireland.
H When the dowager Duchess of Man
chester was asked this morning if the
report. of the marriage was correct,
she denied it absolutely, alleging that
the announcement was made at the
desire of a person who devoutly hoped
the marriage would occur. She
evinced extreme displeasure at the
idea of her son marrying Miss zim-
norman.
Subsequently the dowager duchess
went to the church, inspected the rec
ords and found, to her great surprise,
that the marriage had ocucrred.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
SAVED BY A RAIN.
Famous Church Narrowly Escapes De-
struction Yesterday.

Notre Dame, Ind, Nov. 19.-Notre
Dame university was visited by an
other fire yesterday evening which
wrecked the sacristy of the Church of
the Sacred Heart and for a time
threatened to destroy the church itself
and Corby hall. Only a heavy rain
saved the church, one of the most fam
Gus in the west, and possibly the en-
tire group of university buildings; for
the university fire department, thru
lack of discipline, let the fire gain
headway rapidly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Loss Twice Amount Of Capital.
convicts Are Surrounded.

Leayenworth, Kas.. Nov. 19.-The
escaped convicts, Cravens and Estelle,
are surrounded in the hills mile from
Brighton, having escaped from the
barn burned by the posse. The place
is rough and well adapted to screen
the convicts, and as they are we'll arm
ed the posse prabably will try to
starve them out and not attempt to
force surrender. The officers are
sure one of the men is badly wounded
as result of the first days fusilade.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Football championship Settled.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-The western foot.
ball championship has been definitely
settled in favor of Iowa, unless post
season game is arranged. With the
crushing defeat administered the
Northwestern at Minneapolis Saturday
the last regular game having any bear.
ing on championship aspirations was
played. Had the purple proven victo.
rious interest would have been pro-
longed until the Northwestern met 10,
wa at Rock Island Thanksgiving day.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
MAY DIE.
Victim off Al Movers Rage is Slowly
: Sinking.

J, Keokuk, Nov. George MeFar-
land, who was shot by John Simon,
both of whom were members of a
band of movers, is slowly sinking at
st. Joseph's hospital and there is little
or no hope of his recovery. AS soon
as the attending physician informs
the patient that he is in the presence
of impending death County Attorney
Craig will take the ante-mortem
statement, which will probably be fa-
vorable to his assailant. In that event
it can only be hoped to convict Simon
of manslaughter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
FOR THIRTY YEARS.

Copper Company Re-incorporates
With Heavy Capital Stock.
Lansing, Mich, Nov. 19.-The Calu-
met and Hecla Mining company, of
Houghton filed articles of re-incorpora-
tion with the secretary of state yes
terday this action being taken in view
of the fact that the first thirty years OF
the company's existence will expire in
April. The re-incorporation is for a
like period of thirty years, the capital
stock authorized being s2,50O,000. The
company has already paid dividends
aggregating s7O,OoO,oO0, and S4,0oO,00o
more will have been paid by the time
the first period of its existence e.
pires.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Brokers I. ASSIGN.

New York, Nov. 19.---Harris & Com
pany, general brokers and commission
men, made an assignment today with
out preferences to their attorney, who
said the liabilities are estimated at
$50, 900 with assets of $4,000. Their
customers, for the most part, are out
o. town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Senator Davis is Worse.

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 19-The i'm
provement which had marked the con-
dition of Senator Cushman K Davis
during Friday and Saturday seems to
have received decided check, and his
physicians report that he passed a
bad night last night and was restless
and feverish thruout the day. His
condition was unchanged this morn
ing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Was Ordered to Throw Il.

Berlin, Nov. Dispatches receiv-
ed in Berlin today give an account of
an attempt on the life of the kaiser
at Breslau, and say that the woman
who threw the hatchet says she was
compelled to do it by some man, who
is unknown.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Used NitrogIycerine.

Quincy, H., Nov 17.-With nitro
glycerine the vault of the bank OF
Bluff, in Scott county, was blown open
early today. 1t is reported the rob-
bers secured $4,000 in currency and
lot of securities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
PLAN FOR A FIELD GUN.
Gen. Burlington Denies That Captain
Lewis Stole the Plans,

Lewis Stole the Plans.
Washington, Nov. 19.-This govern
ment is in possession of what pur-
ports to be the plans of the French
field gun, which is asserted to be the
best weapon of its kind in the world.
Army Scandal Averted.
What promised to be an ugly army
scandal in connection with OBJ
tanning information about the French
field piece was ended today, when
General Burlington, chief of the ord
nance bureau of the army, made in
writing a complete official denial Of
any completely on his part in the dis.
closures to the press which charged
Captain Lewis, of General Miles staff,
with having stolen the plans of the
new French gun from the French war
office.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Oldest Letter Carrier Dead.

New York, Nov. 19.--Charles A. Ty-
Ter, the oldest letter carrier in the
world, is dead. Mr.. Tyler was about
80 years old, and had been in the en-
ploy of the postoffiee department
about fifty years. He died Of heart
disease in Brooklyn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Declares Rumor Unfounded.

Z New York, Nov. 19.-President Ash.
ley, of the Wabash road, when asked
today about the report that an absorp.
tion of the road is contemplated by the
interests identified with the New York
Central and Pennsylvania roads, de.
clared as far as he knew the rumor
was without foundation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Both Arms Taken on.

\ CISCO, Nov. 19-The corn shredder
got in it's deadly work on farm near
here Henry county. Peter Vogler,
prominent and well-known farmer,
was the victim, and as a result of his
injuries will be totally deprived Of the
use of his arms.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
WaIdersee Receives Chinese.

Peking, Nov. 17-Count Won Wal
dersee received the Chinese peace
commissioners today at the Imperial
palace. Won Waldersee demanded
that Chinese troops be withdrawn
from the vicinity of the territory oc-
cupied by the allied forces, adding
that if this is done with dispatch the
military exepdition by theallies will
be discontinued.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
coIIapsinq Dock Kills Bows,

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 19.--Six hun
dred feet of the Minnesota ore docks
caved in at o'clock Sunday morning,
throwing 10000 tons of iron ore into
Blickwall canal. Two boys, Thomas
Ford and Max Sors, were killed. w.
NJ. Burke was severely injured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Wanted to Extradite Her.

Des Moines, Nov. 19.-(SpeciaD -
Sheriff Fawcett, of Grant county, Wis,
travelled to Des Moines to get Mrs.
Irene Pierce, of Pomeroy, on extradi-
ton for kidnapping, but found that the
application was detective as the hus-
band and wife had agreed to the Gus
tody of the child in a written con-
tract.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Threw Burning oil on Them.

Clinton, Nov. 19.-While the family
of William Nagel were sitting in the
front room of their home without
warning the lamp exploded throwing
the burning oil about the room and al
most completely enveloping Bertha
Nagel and covering the head, face,
neck and arms of Arthur Nagel. 1t
is thought both will recover, but Ar
thur is disfgured for life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Bryan Writes for Money.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 19.-Wiiliam Jen-
|nings Bryan says that he has ceased
giving interviews to newspapers pro-
miscuously or individually. He is now
writing for pay.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
FEARS NO MuDDLE.
Governor Shaw Says the Intent of tt
tus Amendment Is Plain.

Des Moines, Nov. 19.-Governor
Shaw thinks there is no danger about
the construction that may be placed by
the courts upon the Titus biennial cleo
tion amendment. He thinks the inten-
tion of the legislature and the people
who voted for the amendment is per.
fectly plain from the amendment it.
self without going outside to take eYi.
ldence. y (,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
SMALLPOX IN PEkINe.

ChInest NeeP the CoIIlns OF VIctImE m
u Their Houses.
Peking, Oct. 26, via Shanghai, Nov.
Sanitary conditions here are be-
coming serious. Since the foreign oc.
cupation many Chinese have died of
and other infectious diseases.
Fearing that their funerals would be
interfered with, they have kept most
of the cofiins containing their dead in
their houses and courtyards.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH.
Chinese Still Laying Plans to Get In.
to More Trouble.

:
st. Petersburg, Nov. 19-Dispatches
from Vladivostock say the Chinese
have destroyed 800 versts of the
southern section of the Manchurian
railroad. All the stations were burn
ed and much rolling stock was de-
stroyed. The damage is estimated at
10,000,000 roubles.
Riots Breaking Out.
Canton, Nov. Refugees arriving
here report that anti Christian riots
have broken out in the province OF
Kiang-Su, the nom Christians wearing
badges, and all persons not SO decorat.
ed are in danger of death.
French Claims Will Be Settled.
The viceroy of the province has ap
pointed a deputy to settle French
claims at Shun-Tak and three gun
boats will accompany the latter with a
view to enforcing the orders.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
IOWA MAN DEAD.
Was One Of the Men Who Helped to
Capture Jeff Davis.

Washington Courthouse, o., Nov. 10.
]. A. o. Yeoman, of Fort
Dodge, Iowa, died here today at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Jane Ogle. He
was captain in the First Ohio Cavalry
in the civil war. He was one OF the
men who captured jeff Davis, and re-
ceiyed large reward from the gov
ernment for this service.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Visible Grain sunplY.

Chicago, Nov. 19-The visible wheat
supply is 81, 1851 900 bushels; corn, S1,s
i42S, 900 bushels; oats. 12,832,000 bush.
els.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Drake Trustee Dead.

Des Moines, Nov. 19,R 3. Jane.
SON. one of Des Moines' old citizens
and a trustee OF Drake University, is
dead. 4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Gar Continues to Improve.

Lividia, Nov. 19.-The czar contin.
ues to improve in health. A bulletin
issued today by his physicians says
his majesty passed very good night
and this morning his condition was ex.
cellent. His strength is well main.
tained.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
MAY APPOINT A REGENT.

Cars Long Illness Requires Some One
at the Head of Affairs.
Paris, Nov. ia dispatch from ST.
Petersburg says the physicians having
announced the illness of the czar will
continue for some. time, a regency is
under consideration to act till his re.
covery. The Grand Duke Vladimir,
regent
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Suspended From Stock EXCHANGE.

New York, Nov. 19.-The suspension
of j. Fletcher Shera is announced on
the stock exchange. He is compara.
lively a new member. He is said to
have important Washington connec.-
,tions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Are Restless.
China Messages Censored.

Altho news and commercial mes
sages between Manila and points in
America and Europe are not subject to
censorship all messages between the
Philippines and the Orient are censor
ed as before.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Will Not Prosecute.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 19-No steps
have been taken yet to prosecute any
of the members of the mob chat burn
ed Porter at the stake and it is un-
likely that they will be taken. Dis
trict Attorney McAllister said GRIM
inal proceedings against the leaders
would be utterly futile on account of
public approval. The father and
brother of the murderer were released
from JAIL They intend to return to
their home in Lawrence, Kan.
The Father Talks.
The murdered child's father, Robert
w. Frost, returned to Denver yesteI-
day from the scene of the lynching.
"a great load has been lifted from
u.s." said he, "and as for me, I don't
care who condemns me for starting
the blaze. No other father will have
to do what / did on account OF that
niger, and. as said before, if the
brute had been lynched for his first
offense in Kansas, my baby would be
alive today and our hearts would not
be broken
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Fifty Filipinos Killed.


both sides. @
Fifty Filipinos Killed.
Notable among the weeks engage
ments was General Grants advance
with Macabebe and American scouts
upon a rebel stronghold thirty-fve
miles north of Manila, which was de-
Tended by 200 insurgents armed with
rifles. After skirmishing and fighting
for the greater part of a day and night,
the enemy was dislodged from the
mountain fastness, and immense guam
titles of rice and stores, with ammuni-
tion, were destroyed. Fifty Filipinos
were killed and many others wounded.
The insurgents carried off their dead.
The American losses were eleven pri-
Yates and one officer wounded, one Ma.
cabebe killed.
Americans to Press Campaign.
The Americans are undertaking a se-
ries of aggressive movements against
the Insurgents, notably upon the Is
land of Samar, against General LUX,
ban, whose forces hold the entire siss
land with the exception of three coast
towns, each of which is garrisoned by
| two companies of the Twenty-ninth in
fantry and platoon of artillery.
Force Not Sufficient.
The rebels are continually shooting
into the garrisoned towns, and the Uni
ted States forces have not been sufi,
cient to retaliate effectively.
Troops From China Given Work.
| The Fourteenth infantry, which res
Gently arrived from China, will relieve
the Twenty-frst infantry from duty in
Manila, and the Twenty-first will res
Ilieve the Thirty-eighth infantry in
southern Luzon, the Thirty-eighth in.
fantry proceeding to the island of Pa,
nay to reinforce the troops there
The Twenty-eighth infantry will re.
|inforce the garrisons in the island Of
Mindanao, particularly at Kagayan,
where an armed truce between the re.
|bels and the Americans has existed for
months past.
Are Restless.
General Wheaton, commanding in
the department of northern Luzon, is
sending reinforcements to General
Young's provinces, where the natives,
under General Tinio and Aglipay, the
excommunicated Filipino priest, are
showing signs of restlessness, desert-
ing the domiciles they have occupied
during the rainy season, and joining
Z under compulsion of fear the insur-
gents IL, the mountains.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
An Uncesored Cablegram
From Manila Reads Like
a Press Dispatch.
TROOPS ROUT FILLIPINOS
Active War Resumed--An Agsres.
sive Campaign is Being Carried on.
Force of American Soldiers Said
to be insufficient.

Manila, Nov. 19.--(First uncensored
news by cablegram since the American
occupation Last week witnessed a.
considerable increase in rebel and
American activity in the field. Many
skirmishes occurred and several small
engagements in northern and southern
Luzon. The termination OF the rains
permits a resumption of operations on
both sides.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
thousands are Turned Away.

Three thousand persons were turn
ed away from the anti-lynching mass
meeting which was held at the First
Baptist church. Before the gathering
was well under way it developed in
to factional fight Of republicans and
democrats, each accusing the other
of being responsible for the removal
of Porter from Denver.
After two hours of recrimination
resolutions were adopted directed
against sayagry, and the meeting was
hastily adjourned to prevent discus
sion of a motion to change the name
|of Lincoln county. This was proposed
to prevent perpetuating the honored
name in connection with a scene that
will forever be considered disgrace
The trend Of opinion was that the
atrocity will be used in the next gen
eral assembly as an instrument to
help the reelection of Senator VOL
colt.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Colorado's Governor Protests
Against Recent Lynching.
PEOPLE ENDORSE MOB
The Case Of Preston Porter Who Was
Burned at the Stake Near Limon,
Colorado, Creates Political Furore
in Denver.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 19.-Governor
Thomas, of Colorado, was greeted
with storm of Kisses yesterday af-
ternoon when he arose to address a
meeting of clergymen, church people,
Y. M. c. A. members, club women
and business men gathered in a
church to discuss the lynching Of
Preston Porter Jr., near Limon in
Lincoln county, on Friday evening,
Aother remarkable feature of the ses-
sion was that not one voice was rails
ed in protest of the execution of the
negro, the only criticism voiced being
against the method used in killing tie
murdered.
Hanging for crimes such as that
committed by Porter was given what
amounted to Endorsement, and, the law
|of the state failing to provide capital
punishment, the lynching of the hlack
man semed to be given approval.
man semed to be given approval.
tile demonstration and sought to ex.
plain his part in the lynching, but he
claimed he did all in his power To
save the negro from his would-be ex
|Rcutioners.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-20
Politics in the Deal.
Poulatlon by Districts.

The following tables give she popn-
lation Of the different congressional
districts of the state according to The
census Of 1900, which has recently
been announced:
First district, 164.755; second dis
trict, 191 1,60S; third district, 219, ,S15;
fourth district, 195,SS0; fifth district,
190.657; sixth district, 174,673; sew
enth district, 191,0S6; eighth district.
200,432; ninth district, 202,254; tenth
district, 259,177; eleventh ditrict,
241,91S.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-21

London, September 2O-Lord Roberts
cables from Nelspruit, on the Pretoria
Delagoa Bay railroad, not far from Kom
atipoort. the frontier. station, under date
OF Wednesday, September 10, as follows:
"Of the three thousand Beers who re-
treated from Komati oort before the Brit
ish advance from Machadorp, seven hun
dred have entered Portuguese territory !;
others have deserted in various directions
and the balance are reported to have
crossed the Komati river and to be ocou-
pying spurs Of the Lobombo noun tain
south OF the railroad.
:" A general tumult seems to have oc-
CURED when they recognized the hopeless
ness of their cause. Their long toms and
field guns have been destroyed and moth
ing Is left OF the Boer army but few
marauding bands. Kelly-Kenney is deal
ing with one of these, which occupies a
position at Doom berg"
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-21
GORHAM.

DR.. Philip Lewis the new Supt. OF
Schools, has this week been making his
first visit to the schools OF Gorham.
There are at present seventy nine pupils
in the GOrham High School, there be-
ing nineteen In the entering GLASS. Sev-
eral are from out OF town.
On Saturday afternoon the Gorham
High School will meet the Westbrook
High in game Of foot ball at Robie
park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bickford of Ports-
mouth, N. H., are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bickford, State street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David K. Taylor, Jr., Of
Melrose, Mass. are visiting friends In
Gorham for few weeks.
Col. IL. r. Millett and Mr.. Edwin
Clements, attended the ScarboTo fair
yesterday.
Miss Mary Preble, formerly of Cor
ham, is visiting Mrs. David Rolfe.
Robert Hinkley has-accepted a position
with Chas. w. Fem, Portland, civil en-
gineer, and has entered upon his duties.
Perley Knight, a graduate Of Gorham
high school, left yesterday for the
Maine University, Orono.
The apple crop OF Gorham this year Is
very large. fall apples are plenty and very
cheap, hardly worth gathering, the win
ter fruit is reported to be the best for
many years.
Several of our people attended the Scar
borO fair yesterday.
Mr.. Randall Alder and family have
eft for their home in Boston.
Letters advertised at Gorham postotfice
ara for Miss Mary Oliver.
The Portland daily press., 1900-09-21

A goodly number OF our people went to
Pleasant Hill yesterday to watch pro-
ceedings at the Scarboro fair.
Mr.. and Mrs Turner M, Jewett gave
birthday party in honor of their daughter,
Mrs Carrie Pierce, at their home on
Sawyer street, last Monday evening. The
rooms were very prettily decorated with
green and flowers and a large party of
invited guests vera present to enjoy the
festivities of the evening. Games were
INDUCED in and refreshments, consist
ing Of ice cream, cake and punch were
served.
The concert given by the church choir
at Browns Mill Wednesday evening, was
a success in every way. The programme
consisting principally OF singing and
reading, was very tine.
A case of diphtheria has been reported
in the family of Mr.. Thomas Murphy at
Ligonia,