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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24
is in SUSPENSE.
Birmingham Man Awaits News From
Brother in China.

Brother in China.
]. S. Ragsdale, of Birmingham, Van
Buren, county, is in suspense regarding
the fate of his brother, j. w. Rags
dale, United States consul at Tien
Tsin, China, as the United States lega-
ton was the first building to be at
tackled and destroyed during the out
break in the Flowery Kingdom. The
Courier wrote Mr.. Ragsdale concern
ing his brother, but that gentleman
know nothing more than the press dis
patches contain. Following is the let
ter:
81 have had no news from my brot-
her other than that gather from
press dispatches. He was in Tien
Tsin on the 10th inst, and presume
is still there. The accompanying
newspaper clipping taken from letter
written by my brothers wife to friends
In California, shows how futile the at
tempt is of Chinese officials to afford
protection to persons and property.
You have noticed, no doubt, that the
United States consulate at Tlen Tsin
was the first to be attacked and des-
troyed. Should / receive any word
that will be of interest will gladly
send it to you"
The Clipping.
Following is the clipping referred to
in Mr.. Ragsdale's letter:
Letters have been received here
from Mrs. j. w. Ragsdale, wife of the
United States consul at Tien Tsin,
and from Mrs. Lucy Drummond. The
letters are under the date of June Ia
and tell of critical conditions existing
there at that time. Another letter
from Mrs. Drummond at Shanghai
tells of her safe arrival there with her
husband and children and describes
the hurried escape on June l6 from
Tien Tsin on the last armored train
that succeeded in leaving there. Neith-
Ell of the letters contains any lntlma-
ton as to the whereabouts OF Consul
Ragsdale and family, altho it is sup
posed they also left Tien Tsin with the
other American residents. Mrs. Rags
dale in her letter says:
itsAll the mission churches in Tien
Tsin (the Chinese city, two blocks
from here have been burned. They
had been closed ever since the trou-
BILE began and were turned over to the
Chinese officials. The Chinese offic-
ial seal had been placed on the doors
to show that they were under Chinese
protection. 1t points to bad state OF
things and proves how powerless they
! are to protect anything. More than a
week ago a guard went from here to
& meet and aid some Belgian refugees
trying to reach Tien Tsin. At several
villages they were given tea and things
to eat. The Boxers burned every one
of the villages and killed every man,
woman and child they found because
they aided foreigners. All Chinese,
from the highest to the lowest. think
the Boxer spirit that cannot be kill
ed. That's the reason it is SO hard for
the Chinese officials to put them down.
Thes soldiers will not fight them"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24
srArn d OHIO, cIrY OF ToInD0,

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, =, : Y
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is
the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY
co. dong sa 1he Giy q
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS Tor each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot bccured by the use Of HALL's CATARRH
CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d. 1886.
~, A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public
II 49, JE3s. sfR " ST. 4f3 s5sA
Halls catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials, FREQ.
=. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24
An Epidemic of Diarrhoea.

Mr.. A. Sanders, writing from Cocoa
nut Grove, Fla, says there has been
quite an epidemic of diarrhoea there.
He had a severe attack and was cured
IN four doses of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy. He
snvs he also recommended it to others
and they say it is. the best medicine
they ever used. For sale by druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24

When we have good blood we are
healthy, strong, vigorous and full OF
aife and energy. Hoods Sarsapariila
makes good blood. 4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24

Americans were there singing Ameri-
can songs, led by the band.
The program includes a piece en-
titled "Sheridan's Ride" and march
composed by Sousa for the occasion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24

The Woman's Relief Corps at Del
vein is raising funds for the erec-
tion of a monument to the unknown
dead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24

T. NOLAN, Of Sioux City, fell off a
wagon and injured his spine in such a
manner as to paralyze his whole body.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24
oTTuMWANs IN COLORADO.

Party From This City Enjoying Out
ing at Boulder.
Mrs. Anna Pangborn, of the Courier
force, is one of a number Of Ottumwa
people who are spending several weeks
at the Chautauqua grounds at Boulder,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24

The Unitarians of the state are ar
ranging to hold summer school at
Okoboji during August.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24

Beecham's Pulls cure Sick Headache.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24
OIL N GOLD MINES
visitor. speak of the Food Used.

Major DesbcroUgh, writing from Fresno,
Cal, says: Il found Grape-Nuts food for
ty-hve miles in the mountains in an old
oil camp, where the whole crowd, ten men,
eat il for breakfast every day and every
Sunday nave IT in a pudding for dinner"
Gen. E. C. Machen. an old Confederate
soldier. has just returned from an ex-
tended trip through the Southwest and
along the Mexican border Investigating
mining properties. He says: mo matter
where I travelled / always found it possible
10 get Grape-Nuts and Postum Food Coffee,
OF which / am very fond
The Grape-Nuts breakfast food Is es-
peciaIIy valued by campers and frontier
people. as IL is already cooked and ready
for instant service. and, being concentrated,
furnishes unusual strength and nourtSh-
merit in a small quantity 1t Is believed
that A man can travel farther and exer-
else more continuously On a few teaspoons
OF Grape-Nuts than on like quantity OF ans
ether food known.
The reason for this is that there are Sc
lected clements In Grapc-Nuts that furnish
direct to the brain and nerve centers the
necessary particles 10 rebuild the delicate
gray matter contained in these parts
Therefore a man continuously fed on
Grepe-Nuts Is absolutely certain OF a good
condition of the nervous system. which Is
really he controller OF the entire body Z
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24
The FILIPINO Kimo.

A soldier writing Of the Filipino girls
kimo TO a Southern paper says:
II is a shirt waist with enormous sleeves
and reaching the waist line, but is nor
belted down II is made without buttons.
and until 1 got accustomed to il was the
most exasperating article Of feminine wear
Ing apparel / ever came across The open-
ing at the top is cut square, and if the
maiden should hold her arms closely 10 her
body something would surely drop.
Ny first experience with the aforemen-
toned "kimo' was one evening ] paid my
respects to an old gentleman whose ac-
euaintance I had made and whose daugh-
ter | had learned was one of the local
bellies After the saIutations and Introduce
tons and a general conversation I asked
the daughter Of my host TO 'plav the
piano for me. The girl. about eighteen
years old. was rather a pretty girl, but too
decidedly OF the brunette type to suit my
Mississippi birth She was in full evening
costume but the waist affair was what
caught my eye. AS long as her arms were
akimbo or her hands at some distance
apart on the keyboard the affair held IN.
but when she crossed her hands / felt /
should sure have to make my naim-bag-a-
rabbi good night Will my back turned.
But your Filipino maiden is equal to the
occasion. With an involuntary twitch of
the arm she adjusts the slipping ''kimo'
and a slight exposure of a brown shoulder
is all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24
Personal and Society Notes.

Miss Stella Dean is visiting friends at
NoblesvilIe.
Miss Thacher. of Kansas City, is visiting
Miss Lucy Taggart.
Mrs. Harry j. Graham has gone to Chi
Cago for a short visit.
Miss Helen Swain has issued Invitations
Tor a tea thursday afternoon.
Mrs. C. 3. Cones returned. Friday, from
a months visit at MartinsvilIe.
Mrs. Frank G.. Wood will leave soon to
spend the summer at M~axinkuckee.
Miss Emma Holloway will go to Kansas
City In July TO visit Miss Furgason.
Miss Margie Taylor will leave Wednes-
day to visit friends in Hartford City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin r. Maxwell left yes
terday for a short trip 10 New York.
Miss Elizabeth wishard, who has been
visiting in New York, has returned home.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Cumming smith will
spend the month of August at the seashore.
Or. and Mrs. Robert Oliver have taken
apartments at the Blacherne for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Thomas b. Eastman will leave next
week for Maxinkuckee to spend the sum-
mer.
Miss Louise Drummer. of st. Louis. will
arrive tomorrow to visit Miss Frances
Adams.
Miss Mary Edith Dean will leave Tuesday
for the East. where she will spend the
summer.
Miss Margie Taylor will spend a few
weeks with Miss Mabel Cooley, OF Hart
ford City.
Misses Jennie and Lydia Paul are spend
ing a fortnight with friends at the Chicago
Beach Hotel.
Mr.. Warren w. Holiday has gone to
Europe. He will spend the summer in Paris
and Germany.
Mrs. John II. Talbot and children have
returned from a weeks visit with relatives
In Greencastle.
Mrs. f. NJ. Churchman and Miss Julia
for home July 6.
The Misses Carrie and May Thompson
are visiting friends in New York, en- route
home from Havana.
Mrs. W. A HoIgate. OF Duluth, is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs j. 5. Wood, ~
North Illinois street.
Miss Louise Iske and Miss Josephine
Moran will spend their vacation at st.
-dary's of the Woods.
Miss Sally Peckham, of Chicago. is visit
ing her grandparents. DR.. and Mrs. z. II.
Jameson, on Broadway
Howard Clippinger has presented TO
School No. Is Jules Breton's Song of the
Lark" % by IS inches in size.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f.. Feeney have
taken possession of their new residence on
Capitol avenue and Pratt street.
Miss Rena Hill, OF New York. who has
been visiting Mrs. u j. Hammond. is with
Mrs. W. W. Thornton this week.
Mr.. Norris Townley and Miss Demia
Townley have issued invitations for a gar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24
The Summer Girl. Complexion.

The texture Of the skin is injured when
frequently subjected to sunburn. SAYS a
writer in Harper's Bazaar. One should.
therefore, avoid 1t as much as possible. 1t
is not as difficult to do this as you would
think. In the first place. before going forth
on any adventure in which you are likely
10 get s%unburnt, take the precaution 10 oil
the face with cold cream, or with pure
white vaseline, or, If that is too sticky.
with white vaseline and almond oil, equal
parts, n then use some good reliable
powder. If you do not care for looks, put
IL on thickly. and IL acts as a mask to pro-
tect the skin. Avoid as far as possible the
reflection of the sun Upon glaring sand or
water This burns more quickly than any
thing else.
The great temptation after the exposure
TO the heat and the probabilities of sunburn
Is TO wash the face. Water acts like a
mordant 10 set the dye of sunburn. The
skin that might have possibly escaped with
faint redness becomes scarlet and even
blistered after washing while the sun is
still upon 1t or after just returning from an
exposing expedition. Wipe the face gently
with some oily preparation and use powder
that is soothing and the effects of the sun
burn Will shortly pass away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24
K%iplipg's Literary Reputation.
Boston Transcript.

1t is a difficult thing for q man to live up
to a reputation and suit all corners. ES-
pecially hard If this reputation crystallizes
before he reaches middle age and gives
promise of living to some years in advance
Of that movable point This is what has
befallen Kipling. No one knews il better
than he does. He could tell you to a dot
the proportion of his readers that woul
compare anything he might write with
The Dreams of the Fore and Aft" and find
IL wanting. But that isn't troubling him.
It's doubtful il even the statement in the
current Bookma that he has reached the
''wretched iZZling out" stage causes him
TO lose a wink of sleep. He knows that he
is capable of achieving just as great things
as any that stand TO his credit TO date.
And he knows that every thoughtful one
OF his admirers knows il also. No one may
say when this next great story or poem OF
his may come TO light. II may be cabled
around the world before next Saturday
night, or II may be several years before he
gets the tip for IL. But IL he lives, 1t will
come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24
Irvington.

Prof. and Mrs. J.. d. Forrest are spending
ten days in Chicago.
Mr.. p. NJ. GalIahue will leave to-day to
spend the week in New York.
Miss Margaret Gilman. of ~Logansport, is
the guest OF Mrs. Frederick Stauffer.
Miss Harriet Noble of Vineennes, will
spend a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jane Hatfield. of Greenfield.
were the guests of Mrs. E. Anterior last
week.
Miss Jane Mcconnell, Of Greenfield, is the
guest of Miss Bette Bennett, on Dillon
street
A thimble party was given yesterday
morning by the Misses Jeffries and Mrs.
Robert Hale at their home on University
avenue in honor or Miss Belle Moore. of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24

Chicago Times Herald.

Mrs. Grayson-I never saw such a per
son for luck as Mrs. Bardwell is.
Mrs. Moundsley-Its funny how mucl
luckier some people are than others, ism
Il?
Mrs. Grayson-I should say so. Last win
ter she won at least six prizes In our after
noon card club: she found a pocketbool
with a dollar and sixty-fve cents in /
about a month and a half ago. and nov
their little boy has the scarlet fever, s,
they have a sign out. and / s'pose the cen
sus man won't dare to call.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24

Maria Jane Adhem- may her tribe increase.
ease,
When she suddenly saw in the rooms OF the club.
StrEegllng 10 write With a tried old stub.
The Queen ~ Hearts. wearing a lcok OF care.
MaI1as a whistler With courage most rare.
Ana 70 the specter In the room she spoke.
What writest thou2' The ghost Eroansd out
NO joke.
AZ from my mien you might have guessed:
i write the names OF those whose system is the
best"
ID ] get thsreT' Maria asked. you really
The Queen replied Maria smiled. as was her
won't,
Der most derisive smile. 81 then demand
You write me one who plays according to her
The ghost laughed out and left. The next DAY
she came again. with quite a different air.
And showed the names whose scores were
oftenest best.
And To- Maria's name led all the rest!
-Washincfnn Star
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24
Basement Closing Out Sale

Sc Copper Coffee Pot, No. 6. nick
eled and engraved. goo
Gas Hose, per foot....................3c
45c Mirrors, 10x17, heavy, solid
oak frames .33c
40c large-size Coffee Mill. patent
ddJuSter ..--... .&oc
12c Household Mouse Trap, self
setter 1900.
So Coat and Hat Rack, with s
double hooks ..2Sc
CSC, soc and roc Hardwood. Dove
tailed and Polished Knife and
Fork Boxes. choice ...............32c
Zoe Hardwood Rolling Pins. with
black handles ...........-...........6c
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24

SOC and 69c iron Tea Ket-
ties ......................4Oc and SOC
Sadirons, nickeled. per pound. .......3c
CSC Sewing Tables, slightly
scratched $500. ..................6Oc
China Saltshakers ..-...............1Oc
Half-gallon Water Pitcher.
$50 Jardiniere .9Oc
9-piece Toilet Set.................$1.S5
100-piece Dinner Set ..............$69 IS
Students Lamp. complete......S3.5O
l3-piece 50 Salad or Fruit Set...S1.75
$50 Umbrella Stand..........-..S4.5O
Decorated English Porcelain
Cups and Saucers. s for..........5Oc
s-piece Decorated Wine Sets.......9Sc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24

under the skylight this week Until Thurs
Gay. Mr.. Nicholson being away for . va
The Delawarean., 1900-07-14
ADDICKS THEIR LEADER
IN NAME ONLY.
He Seems to Have no Voice in the Sc
lection of Delaware POstmasters.

J. Edward Addcks and hts followers
have received another Dl5w between
The eyes at THE hands of the national
administration.
Alfred y. Handy, a staunch Regular
Republican, has been appointed post
master Al Carpenter Station, in
Bandywinc hundred Oh the recon-
mendatian u Colonel Henry a. Du-
Pout. and is iii receipt 81 his commits
sion.
What makes The appointment par
.icularly asgrayatlng TO The Addieks-
ties IS thar it is made in Addicks'
home hundred,and within two OF three
miles Of Mariaores, his country resi-
dence
Colonel Dupont made the recon-
mendation after the Philadelphia Con
vention adjourned.
Mr.. Handy succeeds G. e. Osborne,
who was appointed by PresidentCleve-
land in S96-Eyening Journal
The Delawarean., 1900-07-14
Attack on Foreign Embassies
Ends in Slaughter of Residents

london, July 13.-The Shanghai cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says the
following story regarding the position
in Pekin emanates from Chinese official
sources:
Two remaining legations, the Brit
ish and Russian, We're attacked in force
on the evening Of July {, Prince Tuan
being in command. The attackers were
divided. Prince Tuan commanded the
centre, the right wing was led by
Prince Tsat Yin and The left By Prince
Yin Lin. The reserves were under
Prince Tsin Yu
The attack commenced With artil-
lery fighting, which was severe and
lasted until O'Clock in the morning.
by which time both legations we're de-
The Delawarean., 1900-07-14
Cut at Mckinley in Ohio.

Toledo, o.. July 1.-THE disruption
Of The Ohio Bar Association is threat
ened because Judge Laubie, presi-
dent OF the association, at the annual
meeting, delivered an anti Administra-
tion speech, and it is feared that his
uyterances will be taken to voice the
sentiment Of the entire organization
Unless the advice Of The more conser-
vatve Republican prevail, the speech
Of Judge Laubie Will not be permitted
TO appear on the mnuias of this meet
ing such an act viii result in the
withdrawal OF I.anbie's fHend, and the
advice Of the presidents more coneer-
vative friends is chat the matter should
be entirely ignored
Attorney General Sheets Is especially
ineensed. and threatens to introduce
a resolution which would put The as
sociation on record as not indorsing
the sentiments Of The speech, and in
sructing the committee in charge of
the matter TO exclude it from the
official record,
Eaubie was defeated by Mckinley for
Congress, and the grievance is said to
be purely Observation-Disclosures Re
cord.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-14
THE DRIFT TO BRYAN.
Very Important Straws as Campaign
Indicators.

Wilmington, Del. July 1.-THE
Young Mems Democratic Club, the
leading organization Of the party in
this State. and which contains most
OF the gold wing Of the party, this
evening at a largely attended meeting
promised united and earnest support
to the Kansas City ticket and platform
The resolutions We're drafted by a
committee, all of whom have been gold
Democrats, consisting Of Former At
torney-General John Biggs. eX-Secre-
tary of State J. Harvey Whiteman
Deputy Attorney-General Cooper,
County Chairman Patrick Neary G. H.
Tenweges and William r. Kurtz,
A resolution was adopted promising
support of all laws for the purity of
the ballot and asking all good citizens
TO unite against Republican political
adyenturer and corruptionist.
The Delawarean., 1900-07-14
BUFFERS WITH BETS
ARE BACKING DOWN.
Republican Money Disappearing as
the Campaign of the People
Progresses.

Wall Street processes to have dis
counted "Bryans defeat and the spec
ulators in the money marL have been
declaring loudly that they would take
all the money offered. giving odds oil
to l that Mckinley would be elected.
Since then there has been a steady
flow Of Bryan money down to the f.
nancial district, the odds proving most
attractive 70 those who have made a
study Of Tie political situation
the consequence was that Yesterday
the odds took / slump. that is signif-
can't fof nov Bryan bettor cannot
get more han even money OH the con
test.
lhn J. Judge, broker on the curb,
has been handling some Mckinley
money, and has been giving odds of 1
55 /. He would nor do better than even
money yesterday and found takers
evan at tie reduced odds
4 fellaw broker snapped nh $1,000 Of
the money and + IS said that To-day
There viii De as much Bryan money I'll
the Street 1T one for one as there VA
under the better odds
II is considered as indicating clearly
that he confidence of the monapolists
In MeKiney's ability to carry the
election i much broken when they re-
dnce their odds 50 radically. and ii Fl
declared 10 be Just as significant that
the Bryan men. strong in their trust in
Democracy's triumph, are willing e.
place their money without demanding
odds-Yesterday's Y. Journal
The Delawarean., 1900-07-14
I6 TO I ALL RIGHT, CROKER SAYS,
WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND IT.
Not Necessarily Bugaboo, and Not
the Important Issue of
the Campaign.
Long Branch. JnIy 8

Long BFuncn, july y.
II think, said MIR. Croker, as lie sat
smoking a cigar on the piazza ot SEN
ator Murphys cottage tonight, "that
16 10 l has become as big a bugaDoo
to many good Democrats as the tariff
The mere sound Of the phrase frightens
them so that they lose sight of the fact
that the statement Of the. relationship
borne by silver to gold is not declar-
alton for bimetallism, but the enunci-
alton OF a ratio, or statement; in other
words, of fact
While the ratio between silver and
gold may not be 16 to ! at the present
time, it might become 50 by reason
of a decrease in the production Of silver
and increase in the production Of gold.
The ratio, in short, ought to be adjusted
by Congress, say every four years.
This is what ! mean when say that
people are making bugaboo Of 16 to
i If the meaning of that declaration
in the platform We're only rightly un-
derstood a great deal Of misconception
would be done away with.
Il don't want to be understood as
belittling the Importance Of the plank
in the platform. but do contend that
The voters should treat the issue fairly
and not Shy at it as if it were some ter
ribe monstrosity.
But, as said before, there are other
issues. The issue Of anti-imperialism
will bring 70 our support host Of able
men. like Carl schurz, for instance,
who are opposed to the policy that Me
Kinley has foisted upon the republic
founded and rendered great by Wash
ington and Jefferson
The Delawarean., 1900-07-14
ESCAPES FROM PRISON.
Long Term Prisoner Breaks George
town Jail.

Joseph Dorsey, col0red, who was
serving i ten-years sentence in the
Georgetown jail, escaped early Tuesday
morning Dorsey had blanket from
his room hanging in the jail yard On
Monday and when the Keeper locked
up Dorsey hid behind this blanket TO
gam his freedom he had = scale Il
brick wall twenty fee high. lie tore
his blanket into long strips and knot
led them together. Then. fastening Il
hook to the END Of he strip he led a
brick TO the end oi this After care
fully wrapping the brick 50 as to dead
en- any noise Dorsey threw one end
over the wall The jail wall is fiat
With projecting edges. and he hook
caught fast Dorey drew himself d
the top Of the wall, then placing the
hook on the inner side he lowered him
self to the ground.
Sheriff Short IS searching for him.
but has NOT vet succeeded IN locating
him Dorsey was tried and convicted
abon two years ago for assaulting a
girl, and sentenced 70 ten years inn
prisonment