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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-17
oTTUmWA MARKET.

July 16.
Live stock and Poultry
All choice hogs over 40 lbs 500
Cows, per cwt s.............. q, 00@3. so
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-17

There were 1872 deaths in Butler
during 1892
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
THE KENTUCKY CONTROVERSY.
State Contest Board Awards Minss
Omces to the Democrats.

State Contest Board Awards Miner
Omces to the Democrats.
Frankfort, Feb. 27.-The state con-
test board yesterday awarded certi-
f1cates Of election to all Of the Demo-
cratic contestants for minor state
Offices. Immediately afterwards the
contestants were sworn in and re-
paired to the state house in a body,
where they made formal demand on
the Republican incumbents for posses
sion. of the offices, but the demands
were not acceded to.
The Democratic contestants sworn in
are: Secretary of state. C. b. Hill
Of Clarke county; attorney general,
Robert ]. Breckenridge of Boyle coun-
ty; auditor, Gus G. Coulter Of Graves
county; treasurer. Wilbur Haser OF
Boyd county; superintendent Of public
instruction. II, V. McChesney of Liv-
ingston county. Clerk of the Court Of
Appeals Shackeford administered the
oath of Office to ell the contestants for
Offices other than governor and lieu
tenant governor.
The installation of the Democratic
officials will have the effect of tying
up tightly every branch of the state
government pending decision of all
the contests by the courts.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
rENNsYLvAvIA NEWS BREvITIES

An infant child of Osborne Williams Of
Wind Gap. fell into a well and drov ed
A big icicle fell from the rocks nj Co
lumbia slate quarry. Slatington, and kill
ed Moses Jones.
The returns OF the assessors of Ian
caster show 81 80 persons OF school asr.
in the county.
Some people OF Altoona are working for
n curfew law. to apply to all children
under l6 years of age.
Charles Pritchard. OF PittsburC wm
found frozen to death at the door of hin
home Sunday by his wife.
Robert Morris. aged % years. fell unde-
the cars at the Jeddo colliery. Luzerps
county. and was fatally injured.
A window smasher at Shenandoah 50.
safely away with S25 worth of goods from
Harry Levitt's furnishing goods store.
The Presbyterian church at Centre Hill
Centre county. is to be sold al auction
the congregation having dwindled away
March has been declared a genera
miners holiday in the central Pennsyl
vania region. and a big mass meeting WI
be held at Barnesboro.
Three Indians from the Carlisle schooi
have enlisted in the United States ARM
under Captain James 8. Rogers. and viii
go to Manila as cavalrymen.
The Lancaster court has decided thai
hereafter trust companies not located ir
the county will not be accepted as Sc
curity for administrators or guardians
The emissary Of men at the Scotia iron
ore mines,. In Centre county, who pre-
sented petition for an advance I'm wages
was promptly discharged by the mine Of
fcials.
A jury in New York awarded Miss Elsie
Lehman, of Allentown, 5000 damages
against II. o. Sakemiller. paying teller or
the Farmers National bank, of York. Ter
breach Of promise Of marriage.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
GENERAL MARKETS,

Philadelphia, Feb. 26.-Flour weak: win
ter superfine. s2.3od2.5O: Pennsylvania
roller. clear. s3.15a3.25; city mills. extra.
s2.5od2.70. Rye -four quiet at s3.15a3. 40
per barrel. Wheat slow: No. 2 red, spot.
in elevator. 7a72c. Corn dull No. 2
mixed. spot, in elevator, 39iaq39a4c.; No.
yellow. for local trade. HI1c. Oats
quiet and steady: No. 2 white. clipped.
31d31&c.; lower grades. 2Sd30c. Hay firm
choice timothy. 81 for large bales. Beef
steady: beef hams, s21d2l.50. Pork steady;
family, $l4al450. Lard easy; western
steamed. s6.l0. Butter steady: western
creamery. 20Q24c.; do. factory, 16qlsc. !;
June creamery. 19d22ac.; imitation do.
17Q22c.: New York dairy. 1SQ23c.; do.
creamery. 2Od24c.; fancy Pennsylvania
prints jobbing at 27d30c. do. wholesale.
26c. Cheese firm; fall made. fancy. large
and small, 13c.; choice grades. 12112%c.
Eggs hrm; New York and Pennsylvania,
15h Ql6itc.; southern. 14hq14isc.; western,
14%c. Potatoes steady; Jersey. $1.250
1.62h: New York, u.5oQLs7h
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
FOUR MINERS TERRIBLE FALL.
Thrown HcadionE to Death From q
Descending Mine CnrrinGc.

thrown HenOiOuE 10 Deuth FROM o
Descending Mine CnrrinEc.
Scranton. Pa, Feb. 27.-Four men
were killed yesterday by being thrown
from descending carriage in the Mt.
Pleasant shaft of the Fuller Coal COM
pany, in west Scranton. The victims,
all Of whom lived in Scranton, are:
Frank Woodward, aged "a years. drill
machine operator, married; John Re-
gan, 35, labOrer, leaves wife and three
children: Thomas Williams, 33, labor
er, leaves wife and two children: Will
lam Gilbert 43, driver, leaves wife and
six children.
Ten workmen he'd entered the car
riage to be lowered into the different
mine workings. six of whom got off at
the Dunmore vein. When the carriage
began its further descent towards the
foot Of the shaft 1t struck one Of the
fans at the Clark vein. which are used
to hold the carriage when cars are be-
ing run in and out Of the opening.
There was crash, and the floor Of
the carriage was separated from its
holdings on one side. throwing the oc-
cupants into the shaft, all of them fall
ing headlong to the bottom.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01

Washington, Feb. 27-The United
States court Of claims yesterday rem
dered an opinion on the claim OF Ad-
miral Dewey. his officers and men for
naval bounty for the destruction OF the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay May l,
1898, the court holding that the claim
ant has a right to recover for each per-
son on board the enemy's ships the
sum Of 500. This decision is upon
the basis that the admiral's fleet was
superior to the Spanish fleet, excud-
ing the shore batteries. the torpedoes
and the mines in Manila bay. The ad-
miral claimed 5000 for each man he-
longing to the enemy's fleet. UnGer
the decision Admiral Dewey ie ro"-
sonally entitled to $3.50. lie will
probably appeal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
A Protest From Porto Rico.

Washington, Feb. PA memorial
Of protest and petition from the pople
Of Porto Rico to the congress of the
United States" was presented to the
senate and house yesterday. The Pc
titioners ask that the military be with
drawn, that Porto Rico be declared an
integral part of the United States, that
unrestricted free commerce be estab-
lshed between the United States and
the island. that American money be
substituted for Porto Rico money and
that a commission be appointed to
codify the laws and consider insular
interests. The petition is signed by
the Porto Rican delegates in this city.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
Weavers' Strike Declared on.

Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-The uphol-
stery weavers' strike. which was begun
about IL weeks ago, was declared off
last night by the weavers. The men
asked for a general advance in wages
Of about "a per cent. They were Of
fered an increase of IL per cent, which
they refused, and then struck. Last
night. however, the strikers reconsid-
cred the manufacturers offer, and con-
cluded to go back to work at the figures
named by their employers. The men
will receive. in addition to the IL per
cent increase, ten cents more an hour
for all overtime work. The strike cost
the men S150,000 in wages.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
Five Of a Family Killed by IA Train.

Geneva. N. Y. Feb. 26-Shortly af-
ter Saturday midnight the midnight
express on the Lehigh Valley railroad
struck carriage containing seven per-
sons at Tuttles Crossing. about 25
miles east from Rochester, instantly
killing five occupants, fatally injuring
another and badly bruising the other.
The dead are Mrs. Amy Smith, 4S
years old; Bert Smith, % years; Miss
Miranda Smith. "a years; Glee Smith.
IA years; Catherine Smith. 8 years. In
jured: Poster Smith. husband of Mrs.
Smith, and father of the other VIC
tins; Gardner Smith, 21 years old.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
Cuba's Revenue Receipts.

Havana. Feb. 27.-The internal reve-
nue. collections in the Island Of Cuba
for the six months ending Dec. 81 were
$413,44S, derived from the following
sources: Inheritance and conveyance
tax, $187,610; corporation tax, "a? ,056;
tax on railroad freight and passengers,
$140.S64; forest privileges, $555; re-
demption Of rent charges, 1920; inter-
est on rent charges. 1854; interest on
interest arrears, 1924; rent of govern
ment land. $2,363; sale of condemned
property, $147; sale Of public lands,
$675; sundry revenues, $2S,592; re-
funds for undue payments, $503.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
.THE CARNEGIE COMPANY
Charged With Conspiracy Against
H. G. Frick Coke Company.
SUIT AGAINST COKE COMPANY.

hC oh DhTCCtOEbs tuN
Control Of Carnegie, Charged with
Working to Cheat the Coke Conn
pnny In Interest of Steel Company.
Pittsburg, Feb. 27.-John Walker.
guardian of Andrew Carnegie Wilson.
S. l.. md John Pontefract
on behalf of themselves and such other
stockholders Of the H. c. Frick COM
pany as may choose to join in the suit
as plaintiffs. filed the much talked Of
bill in equity to annul the coke con-
tract held with the coke company by
the Carnegie Steel company, limited,
in common pleas court No. 2, yester-
day afternoon. The bill names as de-
PENDANTS the Fl. G. Frick Coke COM
pany, corporation; Thomas Lynch,
II. c. Frick, George Lauder, ID NJ.
Clemson, Andrew NJ. Moreland, James
Gayley and Thomas Morrison compos-
ing the board OF directors of said cor
poration and the Carnegie Steel COM
pany. limited.
The action is remotely connected
with the trouble now existing between
II. c. Frick. former chairman Of the
Carnegie Steel company. and Andrew
Carnegie. knd was precipitated by the
filing of Mr.. Frick's bill to secure an
accounting OF the affairs Of the Car
negie Steel company.
In this case the plaintiffs seek to
restrain the defendants by injunction
from selling, shipping or delivering
any coke to the Carnegie Steel COM
pany under a contract dated Jan. /,
1899, at price of $1.35 a ton, the con-
tract to run for a period Of five years,
and from settling with the steel COM
pany for coke already delivered under
the contract. II is also asked that the
court annul the contract and order an
accounting. The plaintiffs allege fraud
in the obtaining Of the said contract,
and accuse majority OF the board OF
directors of the Coke company OF
working solely for the interests of the
Carnegie Steel company, with the pur-
pose OF cheating and defrauding all
stockholders Of the coke company not
members OF the steel company.
1t is also claimed that IL the contract
Is carried out the Frick Coke company
will have to refund to the steel COM
pany $596.000 on account Of coke sold
to said steel company during the year
1899, and during the year 1900 1t will
cause loss to the coke company Of not
loss than 81 10000 The bill sets forth
that at the time the grievances COM
planned OF happened Schoonmaker
owned 556 shares of the capital stock
Of the coke company. Walker 4,096
shares for himself and 116 shares "a
guardian OF Andrew Carnegie Wilson,
and Pontefract 556 shares. To-
The Carnegie Steel company, 1T Ia
stated. was the owner Of SO. .104 shares
Of the capital stock Of tie cabe COM
rzny. End CsrDagie was likewise holder
Of 51.213 shares. which together con-
stituted more than a majority of the
coke company's capital stock. This, 1t
is claimed. enabled the Carnegie Steel
company and Carnegie to elect their
nominees as directors Of the coke COM
pany and dominate and control their
action,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
Turley Oppoacs anny.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Formal dis
cussion Of the right Of former Senator
Quay to seat in the senate as mem-
ber from Pennsylvania was begun yes
terday by Mr.. Turley (Tenn.). He pre-
sented constitutional argument
against the seating Of Mr.. Quay, which
was given close attention by his col
leagues. He will conclude today.
Consideration Of the Hawaiian gov
ernment bill brought out lively dis
cussion between Mr. Tillman Is. c.
and Mr.. Spooner (Wis), in which the
former admitted that ballot boxes had
been stuffed and negroes had been shot
in the south to maintain white dom
nation.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
New York's Rapid Transit Tunnel.

New York, Feb. 27.-The rapid tran
sit commissioners yesterday passed res
olutions authorizing the board Of es-
Inmates and apportionment to appro-
pirate the $35,000,O00 needed for the
building Of the rapid transit tunnel.
This resolution also included $500. 900
for terminals and real estate. The
commission adopted resolution in
structing the chief engineer to inves-
tigate and report as to the practicable
ity and the cost Of an extension of the
rapid transit railroad from the city hall
to South ferry, and thence under the
East river to the borough Of Brooklyn.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01

Washington, Feb. 27-What amounts
to a revolution in mechanical econom-
les is reported to the state department
by Consul General Mason. at Berlin.
Professor Josse. OF the royal technical
high school at Charlottenburg. has sue
ceeded in advancing the efficiency Of
the best type Of modern compound
steam engine so per cent. This is ef-
fected by the absorption Of heat from
the exhaust steam through sulphurous
acid. which. being evaporated. drives
an auxiliary engine. In this way a
1000 horse power central station en-
gine should. according to Mr.. Mason,
furnish power to drive an additional
1000 horse power engine.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
70 RESIST INVADERS
Boers Are Assembling in Force
Near Bloemfontein.
MEANTIME OROEJE FIGHTS ON.


Roberts For Ten Days. while Thir-
ty thousand Beers Have Been Get
ting Together Elsewhere.
London, Feb. 27.-The Beers are as
sembling an army near Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts. This intelligence comes
from Pretoria by way Of Loureazo
Marques. The commanders are de-
scribed as "hastening from all quar-
ters of the two republics" No estimate
Is made of their numbers, but the
withdrawal of the Beers from most OF
the places where they have been in
contact with the British, except the
district near Ladysmith, may raise the
resisting force to 10000 men. This
figure assumes that the Beers have be-
tween $4,000 ard 10000 men in the
field.
the path of Lord Roberts gives signit-
cance to General Cronje's steadfast de-
fense. He has engaged the corps of
Lord Roberts for ten days now, ana
whether he is relieved or not, he has
given time for the dispersed Boer fac
tions to get together and to prepare e
positions to receive the British ad-
vance when Cronje Is overcome and
Lord Roberts moves forward.
II is difficult to conceive that the
Beers are strong enough to take the
offensive and to rescue General
Cronje from his precarious situation
The war Office had nothing after
midnight to indicate his collapse, and
he may hold out for a few days. The
correspondents seem to have no exact
information respecting his resources.
Some say he has plenty Of food but is
short of ammunition. Others assert
that he abandoned his food supplies
but kept abundant supplies of cart
ridges.
General Butler on Saturday faced
the last and strongest positions Of the
Beers who bar his way to Ladysmith
The strenuous fighting indicates bat
tie between armies. rather than rear
guard actions protecting retreat.
On Thursday and Friday Butler lost
43 officers killed and wounded. repre-
senting probably total loss of from
400 to 500.
General Whites guns worked on
Saturday upon the Boer position. and a
heliogram from Ladysmith reported
that the Beers were retreating and that
| larger rations were being issued In
view OF the fact that relief seemed a,
hand.
Nothing has bcon heard from Mafe-
king since Feb. IL. The movement or
the veldt away from the railway is be.
coming Increasingly difficult for large
bodies Of troops, as the grass is burn.
ed up. General French has TO- wagon
forage for his horses. and even the
infantry f,nds the long marches hat der
than before, as forage for the trans
port animals must be carried. This re-
quires the formation of garrisoned de-
pots.
The ordinary campaigning season is
over, and the sickly season for both
men and animals has set in. Tech
niCal military writer's take these things
into consideration in forecasting
events.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
A Bill Against Faith Curists.

Trenton, Feb. 27.-A bill making 1t
illegal to treat sick persons by the
methods Of Christian Scientists and
faith curists will be introduced by As
semblyman John J. Fallen. of Hoboken,
as result Of the death of Grace
Clarke in Jersey City Sunday. No
legal action will be taken in the case,
as physicians in good standing had at
tended the child at her mothers re-
quest before Christian Scientists were
called in. and there was little chance
of saving her life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01

Philadelphia, Feb. 24.-Denunciation
OF President Mckinley were in order at
the anti-imperialist meeting in this
city yesterday. After each burst OF
eloquent castigation there was thun-
derous applause. The climax of the
debate was reached when George
Frank Stephens. of Philadelphia, char
acterized President Mckinley as 4
butcher and murderer. The resolu-
tions adopted breathe the same spirit.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
Bride Of an Hour Drank Poison.

Baltimore, Feb. 27.-Just an hour
after her wedding yesterday Mrs. Mary
Kraebs. 25 years old. swallowed q
quantity Of chloroform. and is at
Johns Hopkins hospital in critical
condition. After the marriage cere-
mony the bride and groom, the latter
drug clerk named Emil Kraebs,
drove to a boarding house on Patter-
son Park avenue, where he formerly
lived. Mrs. Jansen, the brides aunt,
ordered Kraebs to leave the house,
and after assaulting him and scratch
ing his face elected him. He return
ed later with patrolman, and while
the latter was hearing Mrs. Jansen's
side Of the story Mrs. Kraebs drank
the poison. 1t is feared she will die.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
TERRIBLE TALE OF CANNIBALISM
From the Congo Have Oblit
Grated n Denae P0nulafian

balekas From the Congo Have Oblit-
Grated n Dense Population.
London, Feb. 27.-Some of the morn
ing newspapers publish q remarkable
nterview with E. 8. Grogan, who has
Just returned to England after a two
Ears journey in Africa. Mr.. Grogan,
no travelled over $500 miles and rep
sents himself to be the first Eu-
z pean who has Travelled through the
ntinent from the cape to Cairo, says
Nat after leaving Lake Tanganyika,
9TH eight porters, he entered region
active volcanoes, where he en-
fountered enormous lava streams,
orming a veritable sea, 40 miles by 60,
(nd a hundred feet Deep" This whole
|egion he found devastated, forests and
erds Of elephants being buried in the
quid fire.
The neighboring country, he says,
occupied by some 5000 Balekas,
erocious .cannibals from the Congo,
Tho live by man hunting. His guides
Did him that the country, covering
roo square miles, had been until re-
Il tly densely populated. but that the
VI Pio udu virtually uccu hilicu anu
ZEN by the Balekas.
everywhere he found evidences Of
Rnnibalism. The very paths in the
nngle were marked out by lines Of
uman skeletons. The streams were
nll Of decomposing remnants Of hu-
PANTY, half eaten and horribly mutil-
ted. He entered some of the habita-
ons and saw "cauldrons full Of liquid.
18th floating human skulls and the
odies Of inflnts."
On one 'casion the savages at
Pcked Mr.. Grogan's party. but he
pened upon hem with rife fire. This
aggered tn cannibals, as they had
ever before seen a gun or white
an. Mr.. G cgan shot two, and the
st retfeate
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01

Harrisburg Feb 24-The board OF
pardons yesterday commuted the death
sentence of Joseph Morrison, of Mifflih
county, to life Imprisonment. The ap-
plication of Frank J. Krause, of Le-
high county. who was to have been no 70
hanged next Monday, was held un,o1 noe noe -, .
sadyi 'emapt When Governor - 90 90
learned Of the boards action he re-
spited Krause until March q
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
Murdered His In n d lord.

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 24.-John Davis
yesterday shot and instantly killen
Martin Allen at Moosic, near here. The
latter owned house in which Davis
was tenant and went there to col
lect the rent. They got into a dispute
over something. and Davis went into
a side room, got a shotgun and fired
the load into Aliens head. Davis was
nrrncf nl
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
baby Died From Her burns.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. Feb. 27-A house
occupied by Michael Wentz, in the vii
lage of Alden, caught fire from ar
overheated stove yesterday. The fam
lily, in making their escape through the
flames, were badly burned. A 4-year-
old daughter died from her burnG
shortly after being taken out OF this
burning building.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
Flour Trust In Receivers' Hands.

Milwaukee, Feb. 27.-Judge Jenkins.
in the United States court yesterday
appointed three receivers for the Uni
ted States Milling company, otherwise
known as the -four trust. The receiv-
ers are Daniel Thomas Of New York,
Charles E. Kinball of Summit, N. j.,
and Albert c. Loring of Minneapolis.
The collapse Of the company was due.
1t is said, to its inability to float It's
securities on the open market.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
An Alleged Chicago Uxorcide.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Evrill e.
Synon was found dead in her home
last night. Her skull had been crush
ed by heavy blows from some blunt
instrument and there were several
gashes on her neck. Michael ]. Synon,
husband of the woman. is under ar
rest. The need of money, which he
wished to use for gambling, and which
he knew his wife had, is thought by
the police to have been the motive for
the murder.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
'soiaiers Cannot Purchase Dischsrss

So1diers Cannot Purchase DischaPge
Washington, Feb. 27.-The war de-
partment has found means Of escape
from the necessity which apparently
confronted 1t Of deciding at this time
whether or not state of war exists.
The question was brought forward by
the applications Of a number of en-
listed. men to purchase their dis
charges. The Judge advocate general
declares that the law relative to the
purchase of discharges was not man
datory, but discretionary. The secre-
tary Of war may" in time OF peace
discharge soldier who wishes to pur-
chase his discharge. 1t is probable all
Of the applications will be rejected.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
Brokers Backed Syndicate swindles

New York, Feb. 27.-The World says:
Twenty-Five men will be indicted by
the special grand. jury now in session
as result of the investigation into the
recent bear movement against the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. The grand
jury has found that not only have we'll
known persons in Wall street been
back of the raid on Brooklyn Rapid
Transit stock, but that they have also
been connected with the $40 per cent
syndicates which have been exposed
recently.