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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-14

NOTICE.-Proof of Will. State of Iowa. Wan
1Nello county, SIS. To all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that an instrument in
writing purporting to be the last will and tes.
lament of Jesse Rutherford, deceased, was this
day produced, opened and read by the under.
signed, and that have fixed Monday, the 10th
day of Aug, 1900, as the day for hearing proof in
relation thereto. Witness my official signature
with the seal of said court hereto affixed, this
9th day of June, 1900
49, o. J. GARRIorT,
I Seal. Clerk District Court.
t--) BY h. ]. Wing, Deputy.
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LEGAL,

A ADMINISTRATORS NoTIcE.-Notice is
"A hereby given to all persons interested, that
on the 18th day of June, A. d. 1900, the under
signed were appointed by the Clerk of the Dis.
trict Court of Wape1lo County, Iowa, admins.
traitor of the estate of H. w. Sullivan,
deceased, late of said county. All persons
indebted to said estate will make payment to
the undersigned, and those having claims
authenticated. to said court for allowance.
Dated June y, 1900.
NJ. D. SULLIVAN,
Administrator.
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Work is being rushed on the new
Catholic church at Tama.
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An orchard containing five hundred
cherry and two thousand apple trees
is being planted at Luther.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-14

A Mothers club has been organized
by the colored women of Des Moines.
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A postoffice has been established at
Lakewood, Lyon county.
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Americans Honored.
London, June 13.-Cambridge univer-
sity yesterday afternoon conferred the
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The Petition.

Plaintiff for cause of action states:
That he is a resident of Ottumwa, Iowa
and he and his wife have resided there
IN for number of years; that on the
18th day of April, 1900, and on divers
other days prior to that time, and on
divers other days between that time
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]. C. BoNHAM, Secretary
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WITH BLACK CRIME

Yours respectfully, Fannie Williams.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
HOT AFTER POSTAL FRAUDS.
Rathbone and Nicely Will Be Vigor-
ously Prosecuted.

New York, Oct ia special to the
Herald from Washington says: Since his
return from the investigation of the
Cuban frauds Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter Bristow has been engaged in for
mulating the evidence to be submitted
at the trial of those concerned The rec
ord of every official from Rathbone down
has been gone into and the record OF
each man Investigated. Rathbone and
Nicely will be vigorously prosecuted. 1t
is hoped they will be brought before
judge rather than jury. The character
of their alleged crime makes them amen
able to no set punishment, that being
left to the judge or jury under the Cuban
law.
1t is practically decided that the former
director-general shall be tried on four
charges. The first charge will be that
through his negligence, his subordinaGes
We're enabled to cheat the government.
The Cuban law makes Rathbone respon-
sible for every cent taken by Nicely and
others. The second charge will be that
Rathbone took 1000 for which he never
gave vouchers. The third charge deals
with the per diem allowances made to
him by the postmaster-general. The
fourth charge deals with his extravagent
expenditure of the government funds.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE UNION.
Operators Will Pay Advance, But Go
No Further.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct 15-OperatorS
here say that officially they do not know
of any overtures by the strikers for a
settlement. They have read of the ac-
tion of the United Mine Workers con-
vention at Scranton, but declare they will
not recognize the union.
Their first official knowledge of any
the employees of each company send &
committee to officials and declare they
have agreed to go back % work If tho
orators will Grant their requests ans
then submit the resolutions of the com
vention as their proposal for the settles
ment. These propositions will probablN
be made today and the operators wig
probably answer they cannoNt accept, or
else decline altogether their offer OF ten
per cent. advance in wages.
In high mining circles, the end OF the
strike is not expected for some time, and
then only by the men giving in. The
operators Will stand by their first Of
fer and say they WIN not increase 1T.
Superintendent I!athrop, of the Lehigh
Valley company, said:
'"rhe operators will not agree tO con.
tfnue the payment of ten per cent. in
crease for any fixed time. AS to arbtra-
tion, the operators will retrse lit In any
form. They declare an agreement would
be binding to one side only; that they
would be held to it and the men would
not"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

General Monnett, Joined the party upon
the invitation of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is un-
derstood that Mayor Jones will con-
tinue with the presidential candidate on
his New York tour. The first stopping
point was Canton, the home of the Me-
braskan's rival for the presidency. A
goodIy crowd was at the station to meet
Mr. Bryan. He was received with cheers
and made a five minute speech. He said:
You are SO accustomed here to seeing
presidential candidates that another
candidate is no curiosity. l suppose all
of you in 1896 voted for your home cam
didate as matter of local pride, but
now you can say that Canton is the
home of a president and if the election
goes our way it will always be the home
of an ex-president because that title ex
is one of those permanent titles that
man never loses. If anyone insists that
a president deserves a second term you
can reply that one term is enough if
president does we'll, and too much where
ne does not do well. You have here in
your city a cannon, believe, that was
presented to you as a trophy of the war.
It was a custom in earlier days for cam
non to bear notices and your cannon
has inscribed upon it Mars ultima ra-
tion reguim,' which means that war is
the last reason of kings. Charles Sum-
ner, in his grafton on the true character
of nations, delivered at Boston, July 4,
1914 referred to this motto and said:
Let it be no reason of this republic
Il hope that you VIII not merely from
the possession of that cannon, be led to
believe that war is thing to be desired.
1t ought to be further away from a re-
public even than from a monarchy, be-
cause in a monarchy, the government
rests upon force and has frequent occa-
sions to resort to force. In country
like this, where justice is the rule be-
tween this government and other gov
ernments, as we'll between the people,
there ought to be less necessity of war;"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
WILL ARGUE THE CASE.
Deer Lodge Democratic Fight in the
Supreme Court.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Mont, Oct. 15.-The Supreme
court heard another mandamus election
case today, growing out of the troubles
of the Deer Lodge county democracy.
This was the day set for hearing the
arguments upon the application of j. M.
Kennedy and others for writ OF manda-
mus and prohibition directed to County
Clerk Martin of Deer Lodge county, to
compel him to print upon the official bal
lot, under the democratic head, the nom-
inees of the county convention held Oct.
I'd, instead of the nominees of the inde-
pendent democracy. The issue was prac-
tically the same as that raised in the
case Saturday. J. M. Simpson, chairman
Of the convention, and Col. O'Leary
were the principal witnesses for the re-
Tator Kennedy. The respondent will pat
in no evidence, and the case will be sub
mitted to the court this afternoon, after
very brief arguments. Judge Ford Will
not participate in the sitting.
Chairman Webster of the republican
state central committee announces that
ex-Congressman w. c. Arnold, of Penn
sylvania, will commence a speaking tour
of Montana, at Billings, October nth,
making nine speeches in the state before
gong on to Washington. After the Bill
ings speech he will speak at Big Timber,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
WANT TO GO TO WORK.
Schuylkill Miners Anxious to Accept
New Wage Offer.

Pottsville, Pa, Oct. 15.--The Schuylllill
delegates to the Scranton convention
have returned and the prevailing opinion
is that the colleries will soon be at work.
There is an inclination to accept the de-
cision of the convention. 1t is generally
known as a fact here that the operators
in the upper anthracite belt will agree to
the offer of the convention and that the
miners there are eager to go back to work
at the advanced rate of wages.
In the Schuylkil region, it will be re-
membered, the men went out largely on
they will follow the miners of the upper
belt back to work, though many are dis
satisfied, because, according to their
reckoning, in accepting the 10 per cent
advance, they are not getting all they are
are fighting for. The convention de-
manded the abolition of the sliding scale,
by which the Reading company's $4,000
miners have always been paid. This
scale was fixed according to the price of
coal at Port Carbon and was always a
small percentage either above or below
the $3.50 basis. The last scale fixed their
wages per cent above the $50 basis
and some miners argue that in reality
they will be getting only per cent ad-
vance. The leaders say that they will get
10 per cent net equal to 16 per cent in
crease. If the company agrees to the
conventions offer to do away with the
sliding scale, then the men will be paid
exactly 10 per cent the $3.50 basis. There
are many things left unsettled that no
doubt will lead to further contentious
while these questions are being arbitrat-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
DAILY SALE OF PEk|N LOOT
GREAT INTERNATIONAL CHARAC TER STUDY AMERICANS HAVE
THE BEST REPUTATION AMONG ALL THE SOLDIERS.

the troops of so many nations have met
and watched one another's pecuharitieS
and characteristics, the conduct of the
troops of any one nation as a whole is
especially interesting to watch, and
America can proudly boast that the men
representing her in China have proved
themselves the equal, if not the superior.
of any troops in China.
The uneXampled conduct of the Amer.
leans has given General Chaffee an in
fuence at the meetings Of generals which
are held every other day, ahead of that
of any other general. 1t is not dispar
aging to either Gen. Chaffees hard COM
mon sense, which, according to other
generals, has helped them solve many a
knotty problem, or his personal popular
fty, both among the diplomats and the
generals, but it is unquestionable that his
influence has been greatly increased
through being the leader Of a body Of
men who have distinguished themselves
not only in the face of Lhe enemy, but
equally so as against the temptations
that exist in a city like Pekin under
existing conditions. 1t is also said among
breign officers that the working Of the
adjutant generals office Of the United
States is much quicker and more salts.
eactory than that Of any other nation,
aid Captain Hutchinson Of the 9Th cavs
airy, has won an envia,ble reputation.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

Pekin, Oct 15.-(Correspondence Of the
Associated Press.)-A money changer
with a few thousand dollars capital could
legitimately make fortune here in the
course of few weeks under present con-
ditions. Coins and bank notes of all ma
tions float around and are generally ac-
cepted by everybody. The Mexican dol
lar, which is the coin of commerce in
China, generally goes in ordinary times
at the rate of two for one American.
Now, however, for an American five dol
lar gold piece you get twelve, While on
the other hand, for an English sovereign,
which is not worth as much as five
dollar gold piece you can get fourteen.
The reason for this is the sovereign is
the best-known coin in the orient.
At the prize fund sale of loot which
takes place daily at the British legation,
Col. Scott Moncreiffe, the presiding Off
Ger, takes in coin and bills of almost
every civilized power, and has a regular
list of exchange, based on the value of
Mexican dollars, in which coinage the
bidding takes place. The price of lump
silver is going down, partly because men
with large amounts endeavoring to leave
have had their silver seized by the mill
tary power and demand as to where
they obtained it.
In a campaign like the present, where
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

"The Santo Domingo Improvement
company" said Mr.. Wright, formerly
gave the government $50, 900 month on
it's budget and applied the balance on
the interest of the Belgian bonds. The
budget was not sufficient for the govern
ment's expenses and the revenues were
not sufficient for the debt. Counsel for
the heimprovementc company, in May, made
new contract by which the debt was
continued for three years, interest to be
paid at four percent interest bearing
coupons, the improvements and differ
ences to be .arbitrated. The six months
expire this month and counsel has Just
arrived in Santo Domingo Belgian
bondholders have demanded q commits
sion to adjust the debit
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
FROST IN NEW JERSEY.
More Fatal to Stevenson Than to
Peaches and Tender Things.

Philadelphia, Oct. 15.-Democratic
candidate for vice president, Adlai E.
morning from Wilmington, Del, and
crossed the Delaware river to Camden,
N. j., where he began a stumping tour
of Southern New Jersey. He was met
In this city by committee represent
ing the democrats of Camden, Bridge
ton, Millville and Woodbury., at each of
which New Jersey cities he was
scheduled to make speech. and a COM
mittee representing the democratic state
committee.
At Camden, the train was boarded for
Millville. There was no demonstration
either here or in Camden.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

on to Madison for night meeting. In
morning, the special train will proceed
to Saltwater, MINI. The itinerary in
cludes four or five stops in Minnesota
More time and attention will be given
to South Dakota than any other state
Hanna thought he would practically
cover that commonwealth from one end
to the other. His principal meetings,
however, will be at Sioux Falls and
Pierre. Except at Omaha, he could not
say where the Nebraska committee
would send him in Mr.. Bryan's state.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
SHOULD ENLIST NATIVES
WOULD SAVE GOOD AMERICAN SOL DIERS-LADR0NES ALONE
ARE FIGHTING UNDER AGUINALD0s ORDERS

New York, Oct. 15.-Lieut. Edward
Flaherty, who has recently been hon.
orably discharged from the army after
recovering from illness contracted with
the 9th volunteer infantry in the Phil
ippines, believes that the Island of Lu-
Eon has been thoroughly pacified.
"There are no Filipinos fighting
against the United States now" said he
last night, "save struggling bands of
robbers, or ladrones. They are still
thick in several provinces, and We're no.
ticeably numerous in the province of
Morong until the 27th infantry drove
them out in campaign ending with the
battle of Tamay last June. All the Fill
pinos except the Tagalos, are in favor of
American supremacy. Some of the Fill
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

pinos have actually turned their arms
against the Ladrones and killed some of
them. It is feasible to supplant a large
number of soldiers there with natives
enlisted in the American services and it
ought to be done to save our men. The
Ladrones obey, to large extent, the or
ders of Aguinaldo, though their bands
are widely spread
Lieut.. Flaherty said that private Gla-
sen of the 1st Nebraska volunteers, was
the first American to fire on the Fill
pinos. "He did not fire until he had been
fired upon," said the lieutenant, land
then he laid low a Filipino lieutenant
and sergeant with one shot out of a
Springfield rifle. The Filipino6 began
hostilities."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
BREAK ABOUT EvEN.
English Conservatives Only One Be-
hind All Their Opponents.

london, Oct. is, 3:20 p. m.-The election
returns are completed with the exception
of six pollings today and the polling in
the Orkney islands, Oct "a.
On this mornings announcements, the
unionsts have gained Aberdeenshire,
east making the respective gains as fol-
lows:
Mlisterialists SO; opposition, 35.
The total number of members of parlia-
mem elected is 663 as follows: Conser-
vatfves, 331; unionists, 6S; liberals and la
borites, 1S4; nationalists, so.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
San DOMINGO WANTSAL0AN
OWES BELGIUM THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS AND WANTS TO
TRANSFER IT TO AMERICAN CREDITORS.

New York, Oct. 15.-On a secret mis-
sion from Santo Domingo there has ar
rived, says the World. VIM. Swift
Wright, formerly of Logansport, Ind,
now confidential advisor of President
Jiminez. Though Wright refuses to dis
close the purpose of his visit to this
country, it is believed that Jiminez has
sent him here to endeavor to negotiate
q loan sufficiently large to transfer the
bonded Indebtedness from Belgian to
American creditors, having decided on
this course after several weeks tour of
the republic, in which he found condi-.
tions much more prosperous that he had
supposed. Mr.. Wright said Santo Do
mingo owed the Belgian holders about
$50, ,0O0. 900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
No Change in Strike Situation Since Last
Week---Panther Creek Mines and a Few
Others Still Running,
OPERATORS ARE UNDECIDED
COAL CARRYING RAILROADS CAN PAY ADVANCE, AND ADD
FREIGHTs BUT INDEPENDENT OPERATORS ARE
AT THEIR MERCY

Haze1ton, Pa, Oct. 15.-The fifth week
of the coal miners strike opened quiet
ly. The few collieres that have contin-
ued in operation since the strike was in
augurtaed are working as usual today
with the same number of men they had
last week. Not one, however, is working
full handed. The march planned for this
morning to the Panther Creek valley,
where a majority of the mines are still
in operation, was called off on account of
rain.
President Mitchell will return from
Scranton this afternoon.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
Teddy Well Received in Kentucky---Steven-
son Takes the Stump in New Jersey
Meets a Killing Frost.
.HANNA'S TOUR In THE WEST
SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASK THE CHIEF OBJECTS BRYAN
TALKS OF A CANN0 N HE DID NOT HELP
CAPT URE.

Lexington, Ky, Oct. 14.-Governor
Roosevelt was rendered hearty recep-
tion when his special train reached here
this morning, making the first stop of
the day.
splendid crowd greeted him and ex-
pressions of enthusiasm were heard on
every hand.
Governor Roosevelt spoke from a
stand in front of the court house, being
introduced by ex-Congressman w. c.. p
Breckenridge and ex-Comptro1ler M. J.
Durham, who served during Clevelands S
first administration.
feature of the demonstration was
parade In which were several hundred
rough riders. The governor said in part:
I'm sense, there is a peculiar state
contest in Kentucky, but no contest for
the fundamental rights of manhood can
be merely state contest. Last year
you elected a legislature to choose SEN
ator, and saw a legislature that had not
been elected choose a different senator,
and there the nation comes in with it's
rights. 1 hope and believe that the upper
house. like the lower house. will decide
that no man shall be admitted to sit
within its walls whose election was at
tended with fraud and with a threat
against the rights of the people. The
danger of Imperialism in this country
comes from ourselves if we do wrong
Never will we see our government fall
unless we connive at and condone the
outrages upon the ballot, that corruption
of the franchise which puts in power
against the will of the people those who
sit in office and deprive of the office the
men honestly elected to sit there.
want ito speak especially to those demo-
Gratis who still remain under the inf1u-
ence of a party name that has lost all it's
significance. At present your leaders
are persuading you to follow them on
the ground that they have cheated in
your interest. Your party leaders who
cheat for your interests, if it agrees with
their interests, would cheat you as they
have previously cheated their foes.'
At Winchester the governor was greet
ed by a large crowd. He spoke but a
Few minutes and was repeatedly cheered.
AT Mount Sterling, a mining town, and
Moorhead, enthusiastic crowds were as
sembled. Shortly after l o'clock the
train left for Ashland.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
YOUNG TRAIN WRECKERS.
Chicago Boys Arrested for Terrible
Deed.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 15.-Four boys, sus-
pected of having caused the wreck Of the
New York and Boston express on the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern rail-
road yesterday, We're arrested today.
The boys, ranging in age from 9 to IL
years, deny that they wrecked the train,
but one of them said he knew two boys
who had stolen parts of the switches.
The train was derailed last night by an
open switch and two men We're killed
and three injured.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

hail, where a meeting was held. Vo1ney
B. Gushing, Wan. T. Wardwell, Jno. G..
WooMey and Samuel Dickie addressed a
large and appreciative audience. A stop
of - minutes was made at Salamanca
where Mr.. WooNey spoke to a number of
persons.
After noon stors will be made at
Wellsville, Hornelllsville, Dalton, Cas-
tine, Batavia and Avon. The train viii
arrive ait Rochester at o'clock for the
night meeting.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
RAN AWAY FROM HOME.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 15.-Mrs.
Louisa Sontag, who left her husband in
Chicago and came to San Francisco in
the latter part of July with +. Roepke,
is dead at the city and county hospital.
Her husband folowered her to this city.
and after he had secured possession Of
their children she attempted suicide by
shooting. A reconciliation was effected.
but the woman never fully recovered her
health.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

October 10Th: Livingston Oct 18th;
Butte, Oct Goth; Philipsburg, Oct. 22nd;
Deer Lodge, Oct. 2Sd; Clancy, Oct. 24th;
Boulder, Oct. 25th; Great Falls, Oct.
26th; and Choteau, Oct. 9th. Word has
also been received that Hon. l.. f. Cope
land, of Pennsylvania, will speak one
week in Montana, commencing next
week and that Major J. c. Murphy, Of
Minot, N D., will speak one week in the
state commencing at Glasgow, Octo-
bel goth.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
THE DEAR LITTLE THINGS,
Tammany Does Not Give Dollar for
the Campaign.

New York, Oct. 15.-Richard Croker
today emphatically denied the story that
$4,000 has been contributed by him as
coming from Tammany hall to the
democratic central committee. Tammany
hall has not given one single dollar to
either democratic state or democratic
national committee. 1T is not true that
the dinner for Bryan tomorrow night
will cost $50 a plate. 1t will cost SIS a
plate"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
FIRST GOLD SINCE THE WAR.

New York, Oct. 15.--It is announced
that the National City bank has en-
gagged $2.500,000 gold for imports. Off
cials of the bank said that the gold had
been secured in South Africa ana repre-
sents the first output of the mines of
that country since the breaking out Of
the Boer war.