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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
Jail Delivery at Abba.

Abba, Aug. l4.-(Special) The
county jail was broken last night by
Chas. Newhouse and another man by
the name of Reynolds. The former
was awaiting trial accused of stealing
5000 of Mrs. Hollingshead, and the
latter was accused of Durglarizing Abe
Goodman's clothing store. Their es-
cape was effected some time in the
night by prying out the bars above the
door of their cell enough to admit
the passage of their bodies. Thence
they dug a way thru the brick wall.
Sheriff Doner discovered it early this
morning and is after the escaped
prisoners with all his usual energy
and alertness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
KILLED BY FAST MAIL.
Victor Nelson, of saIina, la, Struck by
the Train Near krum Station.

Fairfield, Aug. 14.-Victor Nelson. of
Salina, was struck Sunday night by
the fast mail train going west and in
stantly killed. The accident, occurred
near Krum, just beyond the bridge
He was at Burlington Sunday an6
came home on No. on the Burlington
and was carried by. 1t is supposed
that he got off of the train at Krun
and was returning to this city whel
he was struck by the fast mail. Wher
the crew of the fast mail reached OF
tumwa they stated that they had
struck man at the place stated and
wired to this city. No. % picked him
up and brought him to this city. He
was found about fifty or seventy-fve
feet from the bridge. He met his
death instantly, for his head and skull
were frightfully mashed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
Iowa Soldier Killed.
AGAIN APPEAL.
Ministers at Picking Address Note to
Governments.

Ministers at Peking Address Note to
Governments.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The Chinese
minister here who is also the &C.
credited minister to Spain, received
yesterday, in company with the Con-
ger message, cable dispatch fro n
the Spanish minister at Picking to
the government at Madrid. 1t is in
the Spanish code, AMI has been for
warded to Madrid. AS the British
government has also received another
message from Sir Claude Macdonald,
1t is taken that the ministers at Pell-
ing have again addressed an tdenti-
cal note to their governments.
Chinese War Preparations.
HongKong, Aug. 15.-Continued i'll
vestigations at Canton show the Chi
nese are mounting larger guns, and
old gunboats are being overhaulel.
Mines have been made ready to lay
in the West river. A steamer from
Wu-Chow reports passing consider.
able numbers of Chinese troops going
to West river, probably boun1 Tor
Picking.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
LABOR DAY IN IOWA.
Never More Extensive Plans for cele.
bration of the Day In the State.

Des Moines, Aug. 14.-Arthur JIol-
der, deputy labor commissioner said
this morning that he never knew the
time when more extensive prepara-
lions were made in Iowa for the celc-
bration of Labor Day than are being
made this year. In Des Moines,
Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Waterloo,
Davenport, Burlington, Centerville,
Bussey and many smaller places, ella
borate preparations are being made
for the observance of the third day Of
September. The demand for speaciZ-
ers has been constant and from wide
ly different sections of the state. At
Sioux City, which is Mr.. Holders
home, he says $500 will be distributed
in prizes for athletic sports alone. Fa-
ther Nugent of this city is TO speak
in Sioux City on that day and there
is to be debate on Imperialism
Congressman Dolliver is to take part
in it, but his opponent has not yet
been selected.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
HOW TO VISIT THE srocKYARps.

We are asked whether In general
way it pays man to go to the great
cattle markets with his own stock or,
rather, whether man can be sure Of
fair and honest treatment from COM
mission men whose business it is to
handle stock. 1t is all right for the
granger to go to Chicago and see the
stockyards. but he had better let the
commission man do the selling, take a
New York draft for his money and hus-
tie out Of town and for home as quick
as the Lord will let him. A great deal
Of good money and some pretty good
rural regulations have been lost in get
ting from the stockyards to the depots
in Chicago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

1t is not often that farmer has an
old sitting hen which will earn him
500 in 20 days, but man in the west
ern part of Iowa has such hen.
Wheat was worth 60 cents when old
Biddy made her nest in the wheat bin
just as the farmer decided he would
sell his wheat. Not wishing to dis
turb the old hen, he let the wheat
alone. and before she brought off her
brood of chickens the wheat in that
bin was worth 500 more than three
weeks previous.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

In answer to query us to how fast
corn will grow, we say that we meas
ured a stalk of corn which was 1O4
inches high. the product of 81 days.
growth. This was an average of two
inches day from the time the seed
was planted and as it did not grow
above ground for the first week, and
made but slow growth during the
cool days Of May, it must have grown
not less than three inches a day for a
part of the time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
ORDERED TO DIG UP $4,000.
Omaha Man Directed by a Court to
Unearth His Gold.

Omaha, Neb, Aug. 15.-Judge Key.
sey has commanded Emanuel K.
Simpson to unearth $4,000 in gold,
which he is said to have buried on a
vacant lot at 2sth and Boyd streets,
and to deposit the treasure in the
Commercial national bank of this city.
This remarkable order of the court
is one of the features of divorce
suit in which Simpson is defendant
and his wife Annette is plaintiff. Ac-
companying the petition for divorce
which was filed this afternoon was.
an application for a writ compelling
Simpson to unearth the $4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
Terrell Is Arraianed.

Marysville, Ohio, Aug. 14.-Rosslyn
H. Farrell arrived here this morning
at 7 o'clock. The prisoner was
marched to the jail and placed in q
cell in the women's department. Fer
rell smoked cigar on the train and
showed no signs of nervousness. He
was arraigned before Mayor Hamilton
in the presence of hundreds of PEG.
pie. The mayor read the warrant
charging Terrell with the murder of
Lane and asked if he were guilty or
not guilty" The prisoner said, Not
guilty." and waived examination. He
was held without bond to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury and was at cnce
returned to jail.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The new territory recently acquired
by this government has. but little to
offer in the way Of inducement to the
laboring man and the farmer of Ameri-
ca. These new countries are we'll
peopled with a low grade of humanity,
having but few wants naturally and
none whatever of an artificial char
acter, and willing to sell their labor
at prices with which 1t is impossible
for a white man to compete. While
good opportunities are no doubt open
for capitalists to utilize the rich soil
and the cheap labor in the production
of rice, sugar, coffee, hemp and all
tropical fruits, the man with small
means seeking home has no business
IN any Of this territory,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

We have the following succession in
our garden: First, asparagus, which
we cut until the early peas are ready;
successive sowings of peas which last
until the early corn is fit to eat, and
then the later paintings Of corn, which
last until the middle or last of Septem-
Der. These vegetables, fresh from the
garden each day from April to October,
are very valuable aids to the family
bill Of fare.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The orange industry of Florida is
being transferred to Cuba. The remov-
al of the pine forests Of South Carolina
and Georgia has SO exposed the Florida
peninsula to the sweep Of the northern
wintry winds that orange growing in
that state Is safe business for the ex-
IRENE southern portion Of the state
only. Cuba can supply us with plenty
of fine fruit of the citrus family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Among the plaques sent to punish
the Egyptian king in the olden time
were plaques of lice and of flies, of
frogs and Of locusts, or grasshoppers.
When we notice the marvellous rapid
ty with which this class Of pests are
propagated, it is easy to see how very
easily they might become curse even
in our time were it not for the limita-
tions wisely placed upon them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

One pretty good way in which to
mitigate the bad roads problem is to
market little or nothing from the farm
which is not boiled down. The wise
man will not haul oats. corn and wheat
ten miles to a depot; he will put his
grain into butter tubs. egg cases, hogs
and cattle, things which are easily
marketed and which will bring him
two prices for his grain.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Lightning will not always seek the
highest point as mark to strike,
though tall tree or monument or
church or capitol spire will be more
often struck than less conspicuous OBJ
jects. The electric fluid has way all
its own, erratic, full of surprises, and
apparently following no known natural
law. 9 sf't af
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

We noted lately the killing Of 20 head
of cattle in one case and of 10 in an
other by a single bolt Of electricity.
In each case the cattle were found ~
ing dead but few feet from wire
fence, the point Of discharge Of tho
bolt being a long distance from where
the stock was killed. Barbed wires
are veritable live wires under such
conditions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
A very simple method of protecting

A very simple method of protecting
the cabbage plants from the ravages
of the cabbage worm has at last been
discovered. 1t consists in sprinkling
powdered red pepper on the plants
when the dew is on. While the worm
grows fat on hellebore. ashes and other
insecticides. he cannot stand cayenne.
This remedy. while new, has been test
ed enough to establish it's claims to
merit. Try it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

A tulip poplar tree 20 feet in diane
ter and $50 feet in height. supposed to
be not less than 1000 years old. grown
near Easton, Nd. is dead this summer.
1t is said to be the largest tree known
on the Atlantic coast. 1t has been
from time lmmemorial a favorite mark
for the lightning and is scanned and
furrowed from crown to root with the
scars made by the storm king,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

When man undertakes the task of
renoyating and restoring zone of those
abandoned farms in the east, he begins
more difficult task than would be the
subjugation Of the hardest piece Of
new land in the west.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The introduction Of American -four
into China at a price with which rice
raised by the Chinese farmer cannot
compete is said to have had not little
to do with the growing antipathy to-
ward all foreigners on the part of the
Chinese people.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Millions of mourning doves are raised
in the northwest each summer and
protected by law for lot Of game hogs
to slaughter next winter in Arkansas
and Louisiana. This is not right.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The salable quality of any farm prod
uct Is greatly enhanced by the tasty
and proper preparation Of it for mar
ket. This is especially true with dairy
products. vegetables, fruits. poultry
and live stock. Uniformity of color
and size In lot Of chickens, drove
of hogs or steers Is always worth mon
ey to the owner Of such commodities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

We came across water elm tree a
few days ago which had had a tussle
with a stroke Of lightning a day or
two previous. and from the looks of
the tree it would seem as though the
lightning got the worst Of it. In try
ing to follow the convolutions of the
grain Of the wood in this elm the cur
rent evidently got tired.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Clear lumber 2 feet wide and % feet
long from the Pacific coast-and there
could be nothing finer in the way Of
boards.retails for about 6 cents per
foot in the central states.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The blue Jay has a very ornary way
Of picking into and spelling the very
best apples on the tree. The only thing
to commend the bird is the fact that he
stays with us during the winter, when
any sort Of bird looks good.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The housewife saw mouse one
day In the buttery and SO a cat had
to be procured. Before the cat caught
that mouse lhe had eight kittens and
in the effort to care for her family the
old cat caught and killed every young
bird in the neighborhood, the whole
business calling to mind Hamlet's
soliloquy-" IT'S better to bear the
Ills we have than fly to those we know
not Of"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

A patch of 80 square rods of straw
berries which we know brought the
owner net this year $3.50 per rod.
Wood ashes, liberal fertilizing and
good care secured this result.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Two rows Of Scotch pine given suffi-
cient room to grow will in ten years
make an ideal windbreak around the
farm homestead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

From the time that robins blue egg
is laid In the nest till the young bird
Matched from it is busy eating your
berries in the garden is only about 40
days.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

There is no finer favored jelly made
than that from the wild grape. The
grapes should be picked just as they
begin to turn to get the best results.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The peanut crop of the country is
worth not less than s12,O0O,OOO per an
mum, and there are still lots of people
who think it doesn't amount to shucks,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The prairie soils Of the west make
the best roads in the world when the
ground is dry; the worst when it is
ppof
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

We have great respect for the wo-
man who makes only one kind Of cake
at company meal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

A farmers Leghorn fowls made
friends with his flock Of sheep and rid
them Of every tick.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Whenever ones work is burden,
something is wrong.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Keep the sweet peas closely cut OF
all their bloom or the vines will soon
quit Towering.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

the allied troops which are our only
salvation we risk falling into Chinese
hands. The section wherein lies the
French legation is occupied by Imper-
ial troops who have not entirely ceas-
ed to fire. We are reduced 70 siege
rations. We have provisions (horses,
rice and bread), for fifteen days.
The Message from conger.
Washington, Aug. 15.-At the close
of the day yesterday at the state de-
partment the following official an
nouncement was bulletined:
"The department of state announces
that message from Minister Conger
has been received, but of uncertain
date and not in reply to the telegram
sent him August 8. 1t will not be
made public"
Minister Safe on Aug. 10.
London, Aug. 15.-The Chinese min
lister in London has informed the Brit
ish foreign Office that the foreign le-
cations at Picking were safe on Aug
ust 10.
Attacks on Legations Renewed.
London, Aug. ia News Agency
dispatch from Shanghai says:-"An
authentic message from Picking dated
August Z, says the attacks on tile
Legations have been renewed, and the
supplies of food stopped. The adj
vance of the allies, it is feared, has
excited the fanatics and rebels, and
they are again uncomfortable"
Iowa Soldier Killed.
Washington, Aug. ia cablegram
was received at the war department
today saying that Capt. VIM. L. Muir
ply, of the 39th U. S. Vol. Infantry
(First Lieut.. Gath U. S. Infantry, was
killed near Tanauan yesterday. Cap
tain Murphy was born in Iowa, and
appointed from that state to the mill
itary academy at West Point.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Grade sires always beget grade prog
eny Of still lower type. Paste this
fact up where you will not forget it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

We notice that when you get one oat
1t Is only very short time until you
have whole lot more.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Chickens are never SO nice as when
two of them can be got into one frying
pan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

When farmer can take a calf and
by feeding it the products Of his farm
make it worth $50 when 1t is one year
old 1t is very profitable business. In
order to do this you must have the
right sort of calf-a high grade Polled
Angus, Shortho.n or Hereford, and 1t
must be given the right sort of food
and care. Enough men are doing this
to conclusively prove that more should
do it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

The quail is one Of the birds which
every farmer can well afford to pro-
tect. 1t gets it's living from weeo
seeds and insects, and. were it posi-
BILE, there should be 500 Of them on
each quarter section farm in the coun-
try. When the town dude, with his
500 gun and $50 dog, lnvades the
farmers premises after these birds,
the granger should compel him to
travel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Washington, Aug. 14.-The Chinese
minister today received a cipher ca
blegram from Conger. 1t was deliv-
cred at the state department at 1871
o'clock.
Adee, acting secretary of state, i'm
mediately consulted Root. No state
ment was made as to the con,
tents Of the message. 1t is con.
jectured to be a reply to the last dis,
patch of the state department to Con.
ger, but the officials refused to make
it's contents public.
Chinese Are Demoralized.
London, Aug. IA special dispatch
from Yang-Tsun dated Aug. Z, reports
.-e arrival of supplies there sufficient
to last twelve days. The dispatch
adds that a reconnaissance shows the
Chinese are demoralized and have fled
towards Picking. American signal men
are keeping the telegraph wire intact
along the line Of march in the face of
great difficulties.
Bombardment Was Resumed.
Berlin, Aug. IA semi-official dis.
patch from Tien Tsin, dated Aug. 8,
says the Russian Col. Woyczak has re.
ceived adyices from Picking announc.
ing that during the night of July 81
the Commandment of foreign Legations
was resumed, and the European
church yard desecrated.
Macdonald Fears Massacre.
London, Aug. 14,-The British con
sui at Canton, says the Daily Tele
graphs correspondent there, has re
ceived the following message, dated
Aug. 6. from Sir Claude Macdonald
British minister in Peking:
Our situation here is desperate. In
ten days our rfood4supply will be at an
end. Unless we are relieved general
massacre is probable.
THE Chinese offer to escort us to
Tien Tsin, but, remembering Gavin,
pore, we refuse the offer. There are
over 200 Euro 4 ian women and chill.
dren in this legation
Allies Twenty Miles from Picking.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express, wiring yesterday, says
The allies at noon Saturday were
within twenty miles of Peking"
AS Gen. Chaffee's report, which is
the only authentic news received here
regarding the advance, located the in
ternational forces about forty miles
from Picking on Friday, it seems prob
able that the Shanghai report is opti
mistic. 1t is scarcely likely that the
allies could advance twenty miles in
as many hours.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The bureau
OF navigation has made public the
following:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
General Belief is That Allied
Forces Are Close to
Imperial City.
MESSAGE FROM CONGER
The Chinese Minister at Washington
Receives Cipher Cable from Him
France Will Protect Its Concessions
at Shanghai.

Paris, Aug. 14.-Dispatches received
here from the French consul general
at Shanghai show that apprehension
exists there as to the conditions pre-
yailing at Shanghai and in it's vicin-
ity. The French ministry therefore
has decided to take precautions to de-
fend the French concessions at Shang-
hal. Information obtained from Brit
ish sources says the allied troops are
within twenty-five kilometers of Pc
king, but the date of this news is not
stated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
PROGRESS OF ALLlE4.
Dispatch from chaffee Thru Remey
Places Army at Natow.

"Taku, Aug. 12.-I have just receiv-
ed an undated dispatch from Chaffee
at Natow, saying Yesterday the oppo-
sition was OF no consequence, yet
there was terrible heat. Many men
were Frustrated. Please inform the
secretary Of war
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

Natow is eleven or twelve miles be-
yono Ho-Si-Wu. The road between
Ho-Si-Wu and Natow is indicated on
the war department map as the worst
section of road between Tien Tsin and
Peking.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16

London, Aug. 15.-Rear Admiral
Bruce telegraphs from Taku to the
British Admiralty and says:-"I have
received the following from the Gen
eral at Ho-Si-Wu, dated Aug. 10:
The troops are distant about II
miles from Peking. They have OK
perienced little opposition A posi-
ton has been prepared by the enemy,
but as the allies advanced, they fed.
The Tartar cavalry was charged lsy
two squadrons of Bengal lancers and
many of former were killed. The
Standards of generals Ma and Sung
were captured. The troops were
much exhausted by the heat, hut their
health and spirits are otherwise ex-
cellent.'
"A second dispatch. dated Hi ST.
WI Aug, IL, says:-The advance may
be somewhat delayed, as rain is fall
ing"
French Legation Surrounded.
Paris, Aug. 15.-The French for
eign office has received the following
from Minister Pinchon at Picking dat
ed Aug. 8:
I'VE are advised that LII Hung
Change is charged to negotiate tele-
graphically with the powers. We are
ignorant of events occurring outside
the legation. 1t is surrounded by hos
tile rebels. How could we nego-
tiate without the diplomatic corps re-
gaining its right and the legation
grounds being evacuated?"
If negotiations prevent the march Of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-16
Minister Safe on Aug. 10.

London, Aug. 15.-The Chinese min
lister in London has informed the Brit
ish foreign Office that the foreign le-
cations at Picking were safe on Aug
list IL