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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
A MILWAUKEE APPOINTMENT.
New Assistant Passenger Agent fo
the Road.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Henry T. Grif-
I'm, for many years chief clerk in the
passenger department of the Milwaukee
and st. Paul road. has been appointed
assistant general passenger agent of
that company with headquarters in
Chicago.
Mr.. Griffin is one of the old employees
OF the st. Paul system, having acted as
chief clerk to the general passenger
agent of the road when the general Of
fees of the company were in Milwau.
kee. He is well known in local pas.
senger circles and his promotion is
considered a merited one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
THE PRICE is UP.
s46;5oo Paid for Seat on the New
York Stock Exchange.

New York, Nov. 15.--A seat on the
New York Stock Exchange was sold
yesterday for $46,50O, which is the
record price fo< a Stock Exchange
membership. This price is $1,000 in
advance of the amount realized on
the last seat sold. The $46,500 mark
shows an advance of about $11,5OO
over the amount paid for a seat some
two months ago, which was reported
to have been disposed of for $35,000.
Several months ago seat was sold
for $41,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
Condition is Serious,

st. Paul, Nov. 14.-There has been
no substantial change since yesterday
in the condition of Senator Davis.
His physicians are doing all in their
power for him, but his system has be-
come much weakened from his pois-
soned foot and later on kidney compile
cations may render his condition very
serious.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
STATEHOOD IN DOUBT.
The Vote Seems to Be Adverse in
Arizona.

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. Statehood
for Arizona has ben dealt a stunning
blow by the defeat of Gov. N. o. Muir
ply (rep.) for delegate to congress, by
Marcus A. Smith (dem.) 1t was not
strictly a party contest, but one which
involved test vote on the will of the
party here concerning the admission
of their territory. The total vote cast
amounted to 100000, of which Smith re-
ceived = plurality Of 1.00n The result
was netirely unlocked for and is re.
garded as an expression of the people
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
KNIGHTS IN CONVENTION.
Two Factions of Labor Organization
Are in Session.

cunningham, Ala, Nov. 1.-THE
Parsons and Hayes factions of the
knights of Labor are still holding sep
arate and distinct conventions without
interference with one another. The
Hayes wing ignores the Parsons fac
ton and the Parsons wings appears to
be content to take things easy, walt
ing on the ultimate decision to be
reached in the courts when the merits
of the controversy will come up for,
hearing. Both conventions are in ses-
sion behind closed doors and none of
today's proceedings have been given
out.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
WILL GIVE $4,000, 900.
Andrew Carnegie to Further EndoW
Carnegie Institute.

Pittsburg, Nov 15.-Andrew Carne-
gle, it is said, will today add So, 100000
to the endowment of Carnegie Insti.
|tute. This will make the total of the
millionaire's gifts to this institution
So, 9,6O0,000. One-half of his latest gift
lis for the establishment of a big poly.
|technic school for instruction nj prac.
tical mechanics and the Industrial
sciences.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
capitaIist Suicides.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Nov. 15.-Frank
Alderman, wealthy real estate man
and capitalist and prominent repub-
lican politician, shot himself in the
head with a revolver dying Instantly.
He is thought to have been insane.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
Man and woman Asphvxiated.

New York, Nov. 5 DIR. Christopher
T. Ahlstrom, of this city, and an un.
known woman aged about 81, were
found dead in bed at the boulevard ho.
tel in Broadway, suffocated by illumin.
ating gas. The hotel proprietor and
the police believe the deaths are acci.
dental.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
MISS LooNlEs RETRAcTs.
Says the Mayor of EImira, New York
Is innocent of Wrong Doing.

Elmira, N. Y, Nov.15.-Miss Loonies
upon whose statement Mayor Flood
was arrested on the charge of compile.
ity in the forgery of property deeds,
has made another statement complete.
lily generating the mayor, and saying
I her first affidavit is false. The prose
cutting attorney Hassett, says he is not
depending on Miss Loonies' evidence
alone to make out case against the
mayor, but has abundance of other ev.
( iidence.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
ANOTHER OFFER TO BRYAN.
Theatrical Manager Wants Him for {
Promoter,

Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 15.-Florence
Ziegfeld, Jr., theatrical manager, yes
terday wired w. j. Bryan an offer of
$1,000 yearly to act as head of the bu-
reau of publicity for the theatrical en-
tefprises with which Mr.. ziegfeld is
connected. He said last evening that
the offer was made in perfect good
faith, as he believed that the renown
and personal ability of Mr.. Bryan
would make him worth the amount of
fered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
Died in Yokohama.

Washington, Nov. 15.--The state de-
partment is informed that R. A. Nose
ley, Jr., consul general of the United
States at Singapore, died yesterday at
Yokohama.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
METHODIST MISSIONS.
Appropriation for the Foreign Field
Reduced by $25,ooo,

REDUCED by $4,000.
New York, Nov. 15.-At today's ses.
sion of the general missionary com.
mittee of the Methodist Episcopal
church 1t was decided to reduce the
amount of money for the foreign mis-.
sionary field $4,000, so as to distrib.
ute it over the entire appropriation
for home and foreign fields, which
amounts to $2O0,000. OF this latter
sum the foreign field gets about
$615,00O, the balance of about $464,
900 goes to the home field.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
Free Fran plague.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Surgeon Cen
eral Wyman this morning received the
following from Surgeon Thomas at
Glasgow: "This port was declared
free from plague yesterday"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
corner the Prune crop.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 15.-The
California Cured Fruit association
makes the announcement that it is
master of the prune situation. 1t prac-
|tically controls all of the marketable
product in this state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
Michiqan's Population.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The popula-
ion of Michigan as announced official
ly today is 2,420,9S2, as against 2,O93,-
449 in 1890, an increase of 1876 per
cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
Heavy Snow in New York.

Buffalo, Nov. 15.-Snow fell in South
Buffalo during the night to depth of
ten inches and is still falling. Be.
tween Buffalo and Dunkirk the fall is
very heavy Trains are from one-half
to one hour late. 4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15

Gar Suffers From Typhoid.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 15.-The attack
of influenza from which the czar has
been suffering has now developed
lsymptoms of typhoid fever.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
Manila News uncensored.

Manila, Nov. 15.-The censorship
was removed today but copies of all
press dispatches must be furnished
Macarthur.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
PLURALITY IN DELEwARE.
Carries the State BY a Plu-
,rality of 3,6O1.

Wilmington, Del, Nov. 1.-THE
official vote of Delaware is as follows:
Mckinley 22,457, Bryan 1886. Nc
Kinleys plurality is 3,601. Four years
ego the plurality for Mckinley was
3,716. The prohibition ticket received
5s7 votes: the social democratic tick
ct 81 votes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
FriahtfulIy Burned by Gas Explosion.

Pittsburg, Nov. 15.-A natural gas
explosion at 1910 o'clock on Carson
street today, wrecked building and
seriously injured three persons. The
|eXplosion was Immediately followed by
fire which almost totally consumed the
building. The injured are: Joseph
Dobson, frightfully burned, will die;
Mrs. Annie Dobson and August Bur-
ebert.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15
Senator Davis Better,

st. Paul, Nov 15.-Senator Davis
had a good nights rest and is report
Ied to be better and stronger today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-15

Reichstag President Reelected.
Berlin, Nov. 15.-The reichstag to-
day reelected Count Won Ballestram
president of that body
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09

pressing the sympathy of the senate
with the Beers lin their heroic strug-
gle with Great Britain
The motion was laid before the sem
ate.
Mr.. Davis, chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, moved that the
doors be closed and the senate at II: 20
p. m. went into executive session.
After being in secret legislative and
executive session for nearly two hours
the senate at 2:20 p. m. proceeded again
to open legislative session.
Mr.. Lindsay (Ky-) took the floor to
address the senate on the Porto Rico
tariff and government bill. Following
is an abstract of Mr.. Lindsay's discus
sion of the question:
LINDSAY'S SPEECH.
'The selection of the island of Porto
Rico as the proper subject for eStab-
fishing the principle that the territories
acquired by the United States through
the recent treaty with Spain are not
per Sc, integral portions thereof, is in
my opinion. singuarly unfortunate The
difference in the considerations apply
ing to the American and the Asiatic
territories acquired by the recent ces-
sion by Spain are radical and do not
require elaboration. or discussion Por-
to Rico is essentially an American
country and while its term of territorial
probation may necessarily be an ex-
tended one there is no reason that pre-
cludes it at some future time from be-
ing admitted into the Union as an
American state. This is not true with
regard to the Philippine archipelago, or
the Hawaiian islands. This is a union
of American states and must so remain
to the end The bond of union was or
dained and established as constitution
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09

duty which in the estimation of the civ
ilized world we assumed by the accept
ance of the cession, or else cOurageously
to set about the task of giving to these
people the best government they are
capable of administering. l do not favor
and L do not believe the American peo-
pie favor the permanent holding of the
Filipinos in a state of vassalage, but
We do not hasten the day of their na-
tional enfranchisement by demanding
make it impossible for them to enjoy.
or by charging them with duties they
are palpably unable to perform.
Il insist that we may legislate for
Porto Rico and its people in the broad
est spirit of justice and generosity
solve the Asiatic problem on lines con-
sistent with the best interests of the
United States and of the Philippines on
principles that will secure to the people
of those islands national autonomy
whenever they may demonstrate their
domestic order and to perform the in
ternational obligations that must be
assumed should they become an inde-
pendent state
I'VE can not forget that with the ces-
sion of Porto Rico, she lost the prin-
cipal markets she had long enjoyed;
that our tariff laws have been syste-
maticaly applied to her products and
that the markets of Spain and Cuba,
which were once open to her can only
be reached now by the payment of
Spanish and Cuban duties. She has
lost free intercourse with Spain and.
Cuba and it is now proposed to deny
her free intercourse with the people of
the United States. We can not afford
to do this unjust thing.
Il shall vote to amend this bill so as
to make it provide for absolute free
trade with the people of Porto Rico"
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09

ier. and stronger than any Indian of his
tribe because of his many visits to the
mysterious waters. Others then began to
seek its influence. Old warriors sent their
sons for strength and courage to meet the
conflicts awaiting them. First they slept
on the rocks above, then ventured to
the waters edge, but last of all they
plunged into the water and the coveted
strength was theirs On one occasion, the
brave who first visited the lake killed
monster or fish. and was at once set upon
by untold numbers of excited LAOS (for
to the top of the cliffs, cut his throat
with a stone knife, then tore his body
into small pieces, WHICH were thrown into
the waters far beneath, where he was de-
voured by the angry Llaos-and such
shall be the fate of every klamath brave
who from that day to this dare to look
VIII G. Steele says, in writing of a
trip he made to the lake in 1886:
,4N@ n ear ear the paSe OF luton cllh Stands a
length and nearly the same breadth, that
While not seen by the present generation
Of Indians, it is nevertheless known to
them, and is special object of super
StitiOuS dread. They consider it as a pc
culiarly ferOcious monster, but are un-
able to describe its characteristics. It
stands in the lake entirely alone and
about so yards from the shore. Standing
and looking across the lake this strange
rock is plainly visible in the sunlight. its
rugged peaks reaching a1Oft giving the
appearance of a fullrigged ship at anchor.
Should cloud pass. before the sun as
the shadow strikes the rock it will pass
from view as effectually as though it had
ceased to exist. While sounding the lake
IN 1886 l caused party of typographical
engineers to be landed here for observa-
uons, but it was SO rugged that the most
di1gent search failed to reveal a level
place large enough to accommodate the
tripod attachment to their instruments.
point on shore for the purpose. I have
never learned its Indian name. but among
the whites it is known as the phantom
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09
ATTACKED BY LINDSAY.
Kentucky Gold Democrat OPP
poses Porto Rican Bill.

Washington. March 9-At the opening
of today'S session of the senate Mr..
Allison Qowa) reported from the COM
mittee on appropriations the house bill
making appropriations of customs dues
exacted from the island of Porto Rico
from October IS, 1898, to January 1,
1900, amounting to $685. 455 and gave
notice that he would call up the meas
ure tomorrow. He said as the measure
was well understood he hoped and be-
lieved it would lead to no extended de-
bate.
When routine business had been
finished Mr.. Mason called up his mo-
tion entered yesterday to discharge the
foreign relations committee from fur
ther consideration of his resolution ex-
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09
SHOT HIMSELF.
Henry Lipp, Jr., of ROssville,
Sends Bullet Through
His Brain.

Henry Lipp, jr, committed suicide at
his home near Rossville this morning
by shooting himself in the head No
one can give any reason for the deed
He got up as usual this morning, did
the chores. ate his breakfast and rode
away on his horse He returned a short
time later, put his horse in the barn
and went to the house. He shaved
himself very carefully and sat down at
a table and wrote a note. He handed
it to his mother and told her to give
1t to his father His mother is German
and cannot read English. After giving
her the note he went out to the barn
A half hour later, about 9 O'clock
Henry Lipp, sr., returned and his wife
handed him the note. He read part of
it and asked where his son was. His
wife told him he had gone to the barn.
The father went to the barn and found
his son lying on the barn floor. A re-
volver lay close by on the floor. The
blood was trickling from a wound in
the right side of his head close to the
ear. DR.. H. H. Miller was called, but
the young man was dead when the
physician reached him. The father did
not tell what the note contained, and
so far no satisfactory reason for his
son taking his life has been given.
DIR. H. B. Hogeboom, the county
coroner, was called and left for Ross
vile on the noon train.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09

sense of Senator Foraker's definition
the adoption of the thirteenth amend
ment to the federal constitution con-
verted every freedman in the United
States into a citizen of the United
States. The government was entitled
to their allegiance and owed them pro-
lection. They were native born inhab-
itants of the country in which they
lived and yet they were not citizens IN
a national point of view after the adop-
tiOn of the thirteenth amendment was
made absolutely clear by the subse-
ouent adoption of the fourteenth amend
ment which established beyond cavil or
dispute the true significance of the
phrase "citizens of the United States.
Continuing, the senator said that if
the United States elect to treat peo-
pie as foreigners, the country they in
habit so far as we are concerned must
If they be treated as subject to the
sovereign authority of the United States
but at the same time the inhabitants
of a territory held under our tempo
rary control, their country may be
treated as an American dependency
But with 100000 American citizens in
habiting an American island less than
1000 square miles in extent, it seemed
preposterous to say that their country
is not an integral part of the United
States and being so we must tax and
govern them in accordance with the
federal constitution, which affords
equal protection to the civil rights of
all the citizens of the United States,
whether residents of American states
or American territories. He did not
claim or believe that we are under
legal or constitutional obligations TO
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09

of the United States of America and
our traditions, glory and safety alike
forbid the admission into the union of
any other than a North American state.
The passage of the house bill to tax
imports and exports between Porto
Rico and the United States has pro-
voked general condemnation by the peo-
pie of the United States. They almost
universally demand that trade between
the United States and the island of Por-
to Rico shall be unrestricted by any
custom duties whatever and that we
shall redeem the good faith and the i'm
piled pledges of this country to the peo-
pie of that island"
Senator Lindsay said that the senate
measure contains all the Objectionable
features of the house bill and also
provision absolutely inconsistent with
the taxing power it asserted. He then
called attention to the fact that the
senate bill declared that all Porto
Ricans who were Spanish subjects
should be deemed citizens of the United
States and took issue with Senator
Foraker's contention that "citizens"
when used in the treaty of Paris, meant
merely that a person owes allegiance to
the government. He said that in the
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09
IN EVERYTHING.
Standard Oil Company Said to
Have Owned Bunker
Hill Mine.

Washington, March 9-The cross
examination of James r. Sovereign
was continued today in the Occur
d'Alene investigation before the house
committee on military affairs. Repre-
sentative Dick took the witness over
his statements regarding martial law
and the course of the war department
with view to show that it was the
state officers and not the federal gov
ernment who declared and enforced
martial law.
Mr.. Sovereign said that a reading of
the official kilograms satisfied him that
the war department declared martial
law, as the military kilograms ante
dated the governors proclamation bv
one day. When asked if the military
were there for any other purpose than
to maintain peace and order, the wit
ness answered that he believed this was
not their purpose, as their presence
tended to terrorize the people, substi-
tutlng military dictatiOn for the usual
civil methods. No one ever heard of
martial law before in labor troubles
Mr.. Sovereign declared. AS to his ap-
proval of the use of the military at
the Chicago strike, he said this was
limited to the use of the military for
police purposes, in maintaining order.
Mr. Sovereign stated that he had un-
derstOod that the Bunker Hill mine
Was owned by the Standard Oil com
ps1Hy' put lhlS nad peen denied in teS-
tlmony before the Industrial commits
sion, although the witness believed
from kilograms developed in this case
that this ownership existed
He was also questioned as to the in
huence of certain lead interests in the
Occur d'Alene district. In that con-
nection he said mine official had told
him several of the lead interests had
sought to combine on a $50, 600, 900 cap
italization but the New York capital
lists would not consider the matter un-
less the capitalization was $178, 600, 900.
this means S14S, ,000, 600 of water and
Chairman Hull added that it was a
valuable basis for another investiga-
tion.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09
WIND CHANGED.
That Is What Caused Fog This
Morning.

The weather forecast sent out Thurs
day announcing that Fridays weather
would be fair was all right, for ac
cording to the rules of the weather
bureau any weather except cyclones
and rain is fair
The heavy fog this morning was due
to a change in the wind. The current
at about the height where a kite would
fly was different from the surface wind.
The early fog raised and the sun ap-
peared. The wind changed at 80 from
southeast to northwest and chilled the
moisture of the atmosphere in the val
ley and it condensed into fog. The
forecast today is flair tonight and
probably Saturday. Colder south and
extreme east portion tonight The
maximum up to IL o'clock was As and
the minimum 40. The wind north, max
ing u miles an hour.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09
We Announce

We AnnOUHC5
The arrival of Ladies' Tailor Made
Suits.
The arrival of Ladies' Silk Waists.
The arrival of Ladies' Dress Skirts.
The arrival of latest things in Petit
coats.
All of which are offered at the lowest
prevailing prices
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09

The Duplicate Whist club was pleas
antly entertained Tuesday afternoon at
substitutes were Mrs. Hiram Root, Mrs.
Fred Freeman and Mrs. Cruttenden of
Quincy, Illinois. At a guest table were
Mrs. Bennett R. Wheeler, Mrs. James
Dunn, Mrs. II. B. Dixcy and Mrs. F. c.
Gay. Mrs. Arthur Capper will be the
hostess a week from TODAY
The Topeka state journal., 1900-03-09
Grand Army Coal.

We have moved our Office and yard
to oil East Fifth street, on west side
Mo p. depot, and we are still selling
Usage City Shaft coal for So so per ton.
for spot cash, delivered. Cali phone $50
and order you coal
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-11-01
A TRAMP KILLED.
Chicago & Alton Train Struck Hin
Thursday MOrning-BOdy Not
Found for Hours.

Some time Thursday morning a one
legged tramp whose identity is not
known here, was struck by a Chicago
& Alton train one mile east Of
Mexico and about 65 yards east Of thu
G. A. pump house at the lake, and
killed. The theory is that he had
fallen asleep on the track.
The man, who is scarcely over "a
years Of age, had light hair and his
face was smooth shaven. He was
poorly dressed, weighed about l65 lbs.
and was 5 feet 8 inches tail. The left
leg had been am%putated quite a time
before the accident.
At the coroners inquest Friday
at 10 O'Clock, the jury, composed
OF Walter Bonsall, S. J. Reynolds, T.
A.. Chopper, James Kemp. S. II. Wink
Ter and Nj. Bybee, returned as its
finding that the man had been killed
by &C & A. passenger train 80 or 50.
and that the railroad company was
not responsible for the accident.