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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21
Prisoner burns the .yaIl.

Coon Rapids, June 16.-An attempt
was made to burn the city bastile here.
to cover up the escape of an inmate.
A few of the worst elements in town
have been incarcerated of late and the
burning of the Jail is probably an att
tempt to get revenge. When the fire
was discovered it was supposed that II.
r., Muller was confined in one of the
cells. Many expressions of pity We're
heard on all sides and a desperate eff
fort to save him was made. When the
fire had been eNtinguishedand the Off
GERS entered the cell to remove Muller's
blaclened and burned corpse. it was
found that he had escaped and to cover
up his departure or in a spirit of re-
yenge had, it is thought set fire to the
Jail. 1T is known that he was aided
by some of his pals and indignation is
intense. Further developments are ex-i
pected,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21
SALE OF Pr Ess pRopEnrY.
Printing Material Bid In by ID. M. Com
roy. of Mason City.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Att2 o'clock this afternoon H. j.
Vail, assignee of the Press Publishing
Co., called the adjourned sale of the
plant, which was held last Monday
morning. none of the bids having been
accepted at that time. There We're
present quite number of newspaper
men from out of the city. Among
them were D. NJ. Conroy. OF the Mason
CITY Globe-Gazette; A. r. and Horace
Barnes. of the Abba Union; George
Friend, of the Eldon Forum; e. j. Mar
tin, of the Hedricl1 journal; and j. c.
Mccormick. of the Abba Republican.
The first bids were called on the
type, job press and all other printing
material in the Office, all the bids be-
ing subject to the approval of the
co4lrt. The entire outfit was bid in
by Mr.. Conroy for 1926. Then bids
were called for on the different mater
ial separately, which are also to be
submitted to the court. There were a
number of bids, and the sale was still
in progress as the Courier went to
press. The whole plant that is up for
sale will hardly realize $500, on which
there is an Indebtedness of over $4,000.
The Hoe perfecting press was sold at
auction few days ago and bid in by
the Hoe company for the amount Of
their mortgage on the machine.
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PASSED THE EXAMINATION.
Ottumwa BOY May be Appointed t.
Military School at West Point.

j. Waller Overro~n OF this city, who
recently graduated from the OttLn wa
high school passed satisfactory ex-
animation ut Oskal1osa Saturday for
appointment as cadet from this dis
trict to tie United States Military
Training School at West Point, he
standing second ON the list OF Young
| mel examined who were applicants
IRON this district. Several other OF
trmWa boys also took the eNamina-
ton.
Each congressman is entitled to APP
point one oe.sen in his district to the
military training school who is then
required to pass an examination of Il
cer:.in standarl, both physical and
mental ut the school. In order to
avoid appointing unfit persons and for
other REASONS congressman generally
require n competitive examination At
some point within the state to deter
mine the applicants. fitness. That
held at Oslaloosa Saturday was for
admission TO the training schools at
Both annapolis and West Point. Ihir-
ty-four persons were examined, among
them being, ny permission, William
Williams, of Des Moines, formerly OF
Ottumwa, who ranked first in the ply
steal examination, but who could get
10 appointment from this district be-
cause of non-residence. but who desired
tic take the examination anyway.
| In the examination for appointment
to the school at Annapolis, Knapp, of
Grinnell, stood first, and Laughlin, of
Oskaloosa, second. while in the exam
ination for admission to West Point,
a. Gibson, Of Oskaloosa, stood first,
and j. Walter Overman, of this city,
second. In the physical examination,
which was conducted by DR.. u. A. La
Force of this city, Mr.. Overnmn stood
second on the list
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21
Dr. swep.on i. Pr.sid emit

Burlington, June 16.--The general
synod of the Swedish Lutheran church
convened here yesterday morning, with
delegates representing 100000 church
members in the United States. Presi-
dent Norelius of Vasa, Mimi, delivered
his annual address, stating that the
work of the year had been excellent
and that the membership had increased
The election of president of Augustana
college, Rock Island, resulted in the
choice of the Rev. c. A. Swenson, d. d.,
Ph. D., now president of Bethany col
lege, Linsborg, Kas. The report of Au-
gustana college showed the debt had
been reduced $4,000 and the income in
creased $4,000 a year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21

There appears to be some nisunder-
standing in certain directions as to the
appeal of organized labor for min
imum wage of $1.50 at eight hours for
the city laborers. The fact is this:
The men are already working eight
hours per day, but at q miserable low
wage of S1.2o per day. Even at that
they seldom get more than three
days work each week, which at the
rate now paid will not only not support
themselves, butts not a drop in buck
ct when it comes to supporting their
families. Organized labor's appeal for
these menlis just, and it is the belief
that none of them will be asked to
work for less than 1.5o per day of eight
hours. The trades assembly will hold
a special meeting Wednesday evening
for the purpose of making plans for q
campaign in the interest Of this move
ment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21

day wages. Among them will be found
many who make excellent rural mail
carriers. There are also old soldiers
who ought to have preference whom age
and physical infirmities have incapac-
itated for duty as clerks or laborers.
There are Others who for one reason or
another are able to engage in very
few OF the commercial employments
OF our age. Now, if the pay Of rural
carriers is increased to $500 or higher
figure. the next move will be to put
them in the classified civil service and
to require degree Of mental attain
ments and physical ability which will
shut out this class of deserving people
to whom have referred. This, /
think, would be deplorable. People
who are able to pass the civil service
examination have opportunities of
their own. This other class whose op-
portunities are so limited ought to
have some consideration and it seems
to me it is to the interest of not only
the postal service in it's economical
management, but OF our common (hu-
manity that these less fortunate peo-
pie many of whom would gladly en-
gage in this work and who are at pres
ent not employed at all or are not earn
ing, perhaps, on an average, one-half
as much as the government now pays
for the rural free delivery service.
am aware that may be misunder-
stood in this matter by warm, generous
hearted people, who believe Uncle Sam
ought to pay liberal salaries, but I
contend that there is danger Of over
burdening the rural service by heavy
expenses, and result perhaps in doing
away with it altogether, or greatly hin
dering its extension to a large portion
of the country districts. 1t seems to
me that the more practical sympathy
is that policy which would promote
the extension of rural free delivery
on sound business basis and at the
same time, and as a result of that pol
icy, keep open for this deserving class
who are incapable of obtaining more
remnnerative positions, the opportun-
ity of employment in the rural free de-
livery service.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21
Aspiration Fails In St. Louis.

st. Louis, June 16.--At the conclu-
sion of the conference between Presi-
dent Gompers, of the national Fedora
ton of Labor, and President Whitta-
ker, of the Transit company, the for
mer announced that all negotiations be-
tween the strikers and the company
We're again off, Whitaker refusing to
accede to the section of the. proposal
providing for the reinstatement of the
strikers to be settled by arbitration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21
Col. Carpenter Married.

A. G. Harrow received letter to-
day announcing the wedding of Col.
S. d. Carpenter, formerly of this city,
and Mrs. Fannie N. Emerson, of Lon
don, England, which occurred at Rome,
Italy, about two weeks ago. They will
reside at Geneva, Switzerland. Col.
Carpenter is the father of Mrs. A. G.
Harrow, Mrs. w. D. Elliott aud Mrs.
Catharine c. Taylor, of this city. He
went to Europe last September and
was joined by Mrs. Harrow last Feb
ruary, who after having made an ex-
tended tour of Europe will return
home some time during next month.
Mrs. Carpenter is an English lady,
the widow of an English army officer.
She is As years old. highly educated
and refined.
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No,arte. renewing Commissions.

Des Moines, June 16.-Sixteen hun-
bred notaries public have sent their
bonds and their filing fees to the secre-
tary of state. The records show that
7,40O notarial commissions are now in
force, and this entire number will ex-
pire on July 4, according to the new
law. Unless large percent Of those
now holding commissions has decided
not to renew them. there will be a
congestion in the notary business at
the end of the present period. The
prospect is that many notaries will be
without commissions after July 4 thru
their own negligence.
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Mcpherson ia Des WON e. J. !.

Des Moines, June 15.-Judge Smith
McPherson arrived in town Wednesday.
While here he will announce his APP
spointment for clerk, of the United
States district court. There will prob
ably be no other changes in the Office
- to stenographer and messenger.
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Native R1nin. In !AfrIcn.

Bathurst, West Africa, June 16.A
native rising has occurred in Gambia
colony. Two British commissioners
and six police We're killed at Same
kanndi, on the Gambia river, BY Nam
dingoeas
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-21
McLean Sends Check 10 Bryan.

Cleveland, o., June 16.-John r. Nc
Lean has sent his personal check for
$4,000 to w. j. Bryan to be used in the
coming campaign. Immediately upon
his return from Europe Mclean will
begin working for the nomination OF
Mclean democrats for the legislature
to be elected in November. 1901, with
view of becoming Foraier's successor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17

shafting stopped Dixon's mutilated re
mains dropped to the platform below
Both feet were off and the legs broken
and mangled, and he was in an uncOn-
sciOus condition. In the tightly wound
coils of the rope on the shaft were the
mangled feet, while pieces of bone and
flesh were on the timbers around the
shaft.
The injured man was taken to the
Office of the company physician, DIR.
Castleman, but nothing could be done.
He never regained consciousness, and
died at O'Clock, two hours after the
accident.
Acting Coroner Dunlavy held an in
quest in the evening, when the wit
nesses of the accident were carefully
examined. 1t was brought out that
the foreman was closest to the shaft,
where there was the most danger, and
that belts had been hauled up many
times in this way without an accident.
The jurors were George Luft, P. H.
Gohn and r. L. COnley, and they re-
turned a verdict that deceased came TO
his death by accidentally becoming en-
tangled in a rope and shaft, and re-
ceiving injuries which resulted in his
death, no one being to blame.
The dead man was AZ years old, and
had WoI I'd for the De Lamar com
pany about two years. He leaves q
widow and two children, the oldest, a
! girl about Is years of age, and the
/ youngest a boy of O.. Deceased was g
member Of the order CT Workmen. be-
/ ing a charter member of the Eureka
! lodge.
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CORDS of surveyors on the ground, and
the preliminary work started under
way.
The ground upon which the old Mingo
plant now stands is to be utilized, and
the agents of the trust have secured
options on enough additional ground
to make a tract of no less than 100
acres.
The location is a superb one in many
respects, and most important of all IS
the acquisition of some very valuable
water rights. The old MingO plant will
be dismantled, but whether the tearing
down process will commence right
away or not viii not be determined
upon until after the surveyors have
completed their duties in stalking of
the ground.
II is quite likely. however that the
plant viii be kept running for some
time. or at least until it becomes an
absolute necessity TO get it out If the
way for the new buildings. which Alce
President Sewan, on his recent trip to
this state, declared would be the finest
in the world.
The smelter will be strictly up-tO-
date in every respect. The buildings
will be the very best, and there will be
nothing lacking that modern inventions
can afford in the equipment that is to
go snto them.
The great plant viii be completed
within a year. Mr. Raht will lose no
time in getting the plans drawn up,
which must be completed before the
contracts for the material and ma
ChinSfy can be let.
The location of the works at Sandy
means a big thing for that town. and
Will make the place one of the most
I important points in the county, for il
viii be distinguished by having located
there the finest smelling plant in ex-
! iStence.
/ Until it is completed the GeTmania
works at Murray will continue in oper-
alton, after which they will be closed
down and converted to the scrap pile
/ The Hanauer plant will not be resur-
! rected, but all the smelling operations
/ conducted here by the trust will be
| centered at Sandy.
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KILLED IN GOLDEN GATE MILL
CHARLES DLXoN's BODY IS
FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED.
Caught in Rapidly Revolving Shaft
Both Feet Were Crushed of-Died
IN Two Hours.
Especial to The EeraId.)

Mercur. Utah. June 16.-Charles
Dixon, an employee Of the Golden Gate,
was killed by an accident at the mill
this afternoon. He was with the re-
pair gang helping to hoist a broken
belt up an elevator shart 20 a pulley
above in the roll department. The fore
man had attached a rope to the end OF
the belt the other end running over the
line of shafting.
1t was pulled through another side,
so that a block and tackle could be at
tached to it, and Dixon and the other
two noen could haUl the belt UP. In
pulling the rope over the shafting 1t
got caught in the swiftly revolving
shaft or pulley. Foreman knight called
out a warning to the men above. Dixon
stepped into the rope on the floor, or
his foot was caught in flying coil, and
in a second he was whirling around
the shaft
The Mortified men called for the
power to be shut off, but before the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17
NEW YORK CENTER OF
POLITICAL SITUATION
Vice Presidential Gossip Hinges On the Empire
State, Where Conditions Are Mixed.
Contests Are Decided and Other Preparations Made for the
Big Convention This Week.

Virginia of a fellow member Of the
national committee today.
.'F-r myself" he said, Il CONSIDER
the re quite ripe. and l have wired
our cation to get an Elkins BAN
ner. 3, g it to their car and come IN
with an Efkins shout. I think they Will
do this, and probably it will see the
boom well fiOated when they get mere
tomorrow. And do you know, the con-
ventiOn could not do better than take
my colleague in the senate for this I'M
portant place. I think he would make
a strong candidate and an excellent
vice president
Smith Brings q Platform.
Tonight half a dozen banquets are
being held to distinguished visitors, puI
the most important gathering IS at the
Union League club, where Cnalr-lla- Il
Hanna and Secretary Root are dining
Secretary Root and Postmaster Cen
eraI Smith, fresh from Washington, ar :
rived late this afternoon The post
master general, it is understood, was
the bearer of the platform that meets
the presidents approval.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17

and was issued with view to render
ing futile the decision Of Federal Judge
Morrow, who yesterday decided that
the quarantine of a section of China
town in this city was illegal and i'm
properly conducted; that it was a dis
eliminating and needless measure.
Judge Morrow stated from the bench
that he could not render a judicial
opinion as to the existence of bubonic
/ plague in this city owing TO the con-
fiicting testimony Of the doctors of the
board of health and the experts on that
disease introduced by counsel for the
Chinese, but Judge Morrow stated it as
his private opinion that plague has not
/ existed and does not exist in San Fran
cisco.
The order of DIR. Kinyoun was on in
structions of the president, who on May
4 Il, during the height of the plague
scare on the coast, iS@Ted an order di-
recting that no one be allowed to leave
/ this state without a certificate Of health
/ signed by a marine hospital officer
/ Since that time two injunctions have is
1 sued from the federal court restraining
/ the board of health and the federal doc
| tors from enforcing the quarantine,
4 both decisions declaring the quarantine
an unnecessary and harsh measure.
Roads Ignore Order as TO Whites.
When the latest order Of DR.. Kinyoun
was served on the transportation COM
panies today. the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe law departments decided that
it was unnecessary for the companies
to enforce the order so far as whites
| were concerned. and the managers of
the ticket departments were instructed
to sell tickets to whites, first informing
| the purchasers of the risk of being de-
tanned at the border.
The order, in so far as it concerns
Asiatics viii be Obeyed. The Pacific
Coast Steamship company, has, how
ever. decided to obey the order of DR..
Kinyoun to the letter and today re-
fused to sell to one Wong Wal. a
Chinaman, a ticket to Eureka, Cal, I'M
less he presented a certificate from the
proper authorities. Wong Wal, was the
injunction and carried his point sue
cessfully. Judge Morrow deciding in
his favor.
DR.. Kinyoun Cited For Contempt.
Wong Wal proceeded to the offices
of his attorneys at oEce and Attorney
Shortbridge decided to appeal to Judge
Morrow for the arrest OF Dr. KinyOur
for contempt of court. for having dis
I
the injunction issued yesterday and the
one of May %. After careful considera.
ton of the application of Attorney
Shortbridge, Judge Morrow decided t.
issue an order for the arrest of Dr.
KinyOun, who must appear in court OF
Monday to show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt of court
DR.. Kinyoun has not yet been PLACED
under arrest.
Inspectors at the Border.
I Inspectors have been placed at thu
state lines and all trains will be board
ed and the passengers examined in &C
cordance with KinyOun's order. 1t il
generally understood that while the or
der of Kinyoun includes both whites
and Asiatics, the whites will not b.
subjected to the same strict eXamina
ton that Asiatics viii. There are yer,
few Chinese or japanese V1aving thi
state at this time and the railroads d
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woLCoTT IS NAMED.
Committee Announces Senator fol
Temporary Chairman.

1SulpOldAy OAss-A ---@%~-a
Philadelphia, June 16.-The Repub-
Hcan national committee today made
official announcement of the selection
of temporary officers of the national
convention as follows:
Temporary Chairman of the CeEVen-
tion-Senator Z. o. WOlcOtt, Colorado.
Temporary SecTetary-Charles w.
johnson, Minnesota.
Assistant SecretaTies-JOhn Il. Nal
10y. Ohio; John r. Beam, New Jersey;
Lucien Gray. Illinois; Gardner p. Stick
ney, Wisconsin; James F. Burke, Penn
sylvania W. 3. BOuehman, Tennessee;
Warren BigIer, Indiana; John Q.
Royce. Kansas; F. S. Gaylord, COnnec-
ticut
Reading Clerks-Dennis z. AlaWard,
Michigan; z. L. Lampson, Ohio (read-
ing clerks house of reDresentatives).
Clerk at Presidents Desk-Asher {.
Kinds. Minnesota.
Official ReporJer-W. r. Blumeburg,
District of Columbia Official reporter
Of the senate).
Tally Clerks. Herbert Potts, New
Jersey; George r. Butlin, Nebraska.
Congressman Frank was desig-
mated 10 notify these officials Of their
selection
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17

Minneapolis. June IA special to the
Times from Seattle says:
According to advices from Norton's bay,
four of a party of five men have been
murdered. and the fifth is wandering in
the wilderness, demented or fallen prey
to savages or wild beasts. The party con-
slsts Of Oliver Woodruff Scott of Tacoma,
DR.. A. A. Keyser of Minneapolis, W. w.
Wright of San Francisco. T. B. Haines of
San Francisco and George Beckholdt, also
said to be from Minneapolis.
The men, while working an old Russian
placer digging, as CLEANED from a diary
found on the body OF Scott, found gold in
abundance. and the sight drove them out
of their heads. Then the story of murder
BEGAN.
.heyser was the first victim. He had
been stabbed while asleep. Wright was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17
ALLOWS NONE TO
LEAVE STATE
Federal Officer Takes DPaS-
.:tic Plague Measures.
ALL PASSENGERS MUST
HAVE CERTIFICATES
Otherwise They VIII be Turned
Back at Border.

San Francisco, June 16.-Dr. J. Kin
youn. the federal officer of this port,
today issued an order to the railroad
and steamship companies fOrbidding
them to carry passengers out of this
state unless the holders Of tickets are
provided with a certificate of health
from the marine hospital service. The
order includes both whites and Asiatics
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17
SANDY To GET
BIG SHELTER
Location is Decided Upon by
Trust Managers.
IT WILL BE FINEST
CONCERN OF ITS KIND
One Hundred Acres of Land to
Be Utilized.

The big $1.0O9. 600 shelter of the Amer
lean Smelling & Retiring company,
which is to be erected in the Salt Lake
valley. viii be located at Sandy
That information was given out yes
terGay from official sources, and within
the next few days Mr. A. Raht, who
has charge OF the construction depart
ment of the smelter trust, will have a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-17
THE HERALD BULLETIN.
PAGE ONE.
California is Guaranteed.
Sandy to Get Big Smelter.

PAGE ONE.
California is Guaranteed.
Sandy to Get Big Smelter.
PAGE TWO.
Dispute Over Convention Tickets.
PAGE THREE.
Sporting News. &.
PAGE -FOUR.
Figure on the Census.
Board of Public Works in a Pickle.
Mine Profits Exempt from Taxation
PAGE FIVE.
Trade Settles Down.
Railroad News.
PAGE SIX.
Mining News.
Weeks Stock Market.
Congressman Wilson'S Record.
PAGE EIGHT.
Insane Mothers Freaks.
PAGE NINE.
Convention Battles.
PAGE TEN
Woman's Page
PAGE ELEVEN
The Stage.
4, Youths Department.
PAGE ] WELVE.
Editorial.
PAGE THIRTEEN.
Society.
PAGE FIFTEEN.
Woman's Clabs.
Church Announcements.
PAGE SIXTEEN
Walker Bros Dry Goods Co.
PAGE SEVENTEEN.
Passion Play.
PAGE EIGHTEEN
In the Hands of the Cave Dwellers,
PAGE NINETEEN
Tales of Utah Towns.
PAGE TWENTY.
Paris Millinery Co.
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PARTY OF GOLDSEEKERS
MURDER EACH OTHER

suspected and, shouldering his gun, LETT
camp A few hours later BeckhOldt was
shot in the back, while talking with MS
companions.
Scott and Hams pursued Wright for
two DAYS and captured him, but Haines
was wounded, and Wright shot fatally
and died two days later.
on May 10 SCOTS body was found fifty
miles from the mouth OF the Ongatulik
river which flows into Norton bay lie
had been murdered As Haines, the only
survivor. has not been seen in any of the
settlements II is believed he perished oS
is wandering In the forests.
The story of the murders was taken to
Trngatulik. and a party. headed by Her
bert Murray, is now erdeavoring to 10
cate the rich Russian digging which tina
party located
nore book. and they anticipate no difficult
~ in finding the ground.