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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13
GETS NOTES ON IowA,s SIDE,
students OF State University Threaten
Representative of Minnesota. v3,4

Iowa City, March 12.-Guy L. Cald-
well, OF st. Paul, Mimi, secretary OF
the Debating League of the University
of Minnesota, barely escaped rough
treatment at the hands of a body OF
students of the State university OF
Iowa Saturday night during the Iowa
Minnesota preliminary debate between
the representatives of Irving institute
and the Zetagathian society OF the
Iowa university.
The question, Resolved, That ali
disputes arising between organized
labor and organized capital should lie
settled by compulsory arbitration is
scheduled to be debated between Iowa
and Minnesota soon, and Caldwell sue.
ceeded in getting complete notes OIL
Iowa's side.
When he left the opera house he was
followed by several Iowa students, who
confronted him as he was about to
enter his hotel. At first he stoutly
maintained his innocence, but by force
was compelled to surrender his notes
His only excuse was: Iowa has won
seven times and we want one victory
for our debaters."
AS consequence the Iowa debaters
will refuse to meet Minnesota in debate
on the prearranged question.
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WIFE HAS HUSBAND ARRESTED.
Woman In the Case II Caught at Eldon
Inst Week.

AuBt W Cehs T.
Cedar Rapids, March 12.-Mrs. E.. NJ.
Roth, of Des Moines, came to Cedar
Rapids a few days ago and filed an in-
formation charging her husband, d. NJ.
Roth, with adultery with one Doris
Burns. Roth has been in this city
about year.
Sheriff Evans made flying trip to
Eldon, on Thursday, and brought the
Burns woman back with him, lodging
her in the women's department of the
county Jail. All this was done quietly
and without alarming Roth,who was at
his boarding place with his wife when
Sheriff Evans called yesterday evening
and read the warrant for his arrest.
Roth was paralyzed but asked no ques-
tions. He was promptly locked up in
the city Jail, where he spent mosr of
the night pacing up and down the COR
ridor like man who was 1000 miles
from home with his pockets picked. He
refused TO discuss the case, this morn
ing, further than to say that he did
not understand il all and wondered
who had caused his arrest.
The co-defendant in the case is said
to be travelling teacher of embroid-
cry. Her home is in Kansas. Little
is known of her history here, but it
is alleged that Roth has been associat-
ing with her considerably of late. Roth
is man about 30 years of age and is
said to be good salesman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-13
CAPTURES A FUGITIVE.
Page County Sheriff Captures Convict
Who Escaped In 1898.

Clarinda, March 12.-Cherif Charles
Foster effected an important capture
Friday, being no less a person than
John Will Dunn, who had been fugi-
tive from justice since August, 1898,
at which time he was tried, convicted
and sentenced to eighteen months in
the penitentiary for hog stealing. His
attorneys appealed from the decision
of the lower court to the supreme tri-
bunal and during the pending of their
decision this locally notorious crook
was gyrating about the country under
a bond of $1,1OO on which his old faith
er was sole surety. Last October the
supreme court sustained the decision
of the lower court and John Will has
benin hiding ever since. A fellow
crook gave Sheriff Foster tip a few
days ago as to the whereabouts of the
miscreant and, accompanied by Mar
shal Thomas Brooks and Deputy Sher-
if S. Clay Roberts, of this place, assist
ed by the local authorities at Villisca,
they surrounded the house wherein
Dunn was secreted in the garret and
captured him. as stated above.
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Rcmatn. Of Goebel ,fsurIed.

Frankfort, KY, March 12.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The remains of William
Goebel were this afternoon taken from
the chapel where they have been under
guard since February and buried in
a plot of ground west of the chapel on
the brow Of hill overlooking the
kentucky river. The services were
brief, consisting simply of prayer and
singing. The members of the legisla-
ture attended in body. The spot Sc
Looted for the interment is the highest
piece of ground in the cemetery, and
the monument to be erected there will
easily be seen from all over the city.
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War scare subsidies .

!
Frankfort, KY, March 12.-(By AS
sociated Press The war scare here
has again apparently fattened out tho
the leaders on both sides still express
grave fears as to the ultimate out
come. The belief among the republi-
cans that an attempt will be made to
arrest the republican legislature in
connection with the assassination of
Goebel has resulted in several members
leaving town. The democratic officials
refuse to either confirm or deny that
such warrants have been issued, tho
admitting that more arrests will take
place within a few days. 1t is assert
ed that Taylor is being urged to move
the executive offices to London where
he will be safe from possible arrest but
SO far he has refused to entertain the
idea. Both houses Of the legislature
1net in the state house this morning.
In anticipation of possible attempt by
state troops to prevent meeting, quite
\ a crowd gathered around the state
house square at the hour of the meet
ing, hut the members of the legisla-
ture Were allowed to meet without
molestation. .
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Plague at Buen os Ayres
TRIAL CALLED TODAY.
Conspiracy Cases Before 4. s. District
Court at Savannah

Savannah, Ga, March 12s- By Asso-
ciated Press. This morning in the
United States district court was called
the cases Of B. D. Greene, E. .H. j. T..
and William T. GayIior,s Michael a.,
Connally and Oberlin NJ. Carter. charg-
ed with, entering into a cons spiracy anl
|defrauding the government eutpf near
lily a million dollars.
The only one of the defendants in
court was Michael A. Connaliy. Dis
trict Attorney Erwin read letter from
A. j. Rose, of New York. saying that
his clients were under bond to appear
before Judge Addison Brown in New
York, and could not be in Savannah
today. Connally reported himself al
ready for trial, without sdemurring to
the indictment. No further proceed
ings could be had as the government
proposes to try all the cases at once.
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KILLED ny a nRoraEa.1s.LAyy.
Christ bauer Stabbed for Trying to
Protect His M other.

Sioux City, March 12.-Christ Bauer,
farmer, interfered last night to save
his mother from the abuse of Ernest
Meyers, his brother-in-law, also farm-
er, and was stabbed, dying immediate
ly. Meyers is in Jail here charged with
murder. Bauer's mother and sister, TIL.
latter being Meyers wife, We're wit
nesses Of the crime, and both are pros
trated.
Meyers returned home Saturday cv.
ening partially intoxicated. He engag-
ed in an alteration with his mother
in-law, Mrs. Dora Bauer, and struck
her. Mrs. Meyers interfered and her
husband struck her also. Bauer was a
witness of the abuse as he approached
in a wagon, and he told Meyers to
stop. Meyers answer was a thrust
with a big pocket knife which he had
drawn. The blade entered the jugu-
lar vein and Bauer staggered to the
road and fell from loss of blood aud
soon expired.
Meyers was brought to Sioux City
yesterday. He cried piteously all tie
way, the enormity of his deed having
unnamed him., He is a prosperous
farmer.
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Fifteen People Are Burned to
Death at Newark, N. j.
FIRE WAS INCENDLARY.
An Italian Arrested on Charge OF Hav,
ing Started the Flames-AM of
Dead Are Italians and Most
1i ~ Them Children

Newark, March 12.-(By Associated
Press. Fifteen persons, the majority
of whom were children, were burned to
death at the tenement house, al Nor
ris and Fourteenth avenues, this morn
ing. Thirteen bodies were recovered
from the ruins within three hours af-
ter the flames were extinguished. The
building was a Shree-story frame struc-
ture, formerly used as church, bun
transferred into tenement house with
small rooms, scarcely eight by ten
feet in dimension, and opening into a
narrow hallway on both the second
and third floors, forming veritable
:fre-trap. This was right in the heart
of the italian district, and the greatest
excitement prevails. The feeling is
greatly intensified since it became
known that the fire was of incendiary
origin. Two victims We're taken to the
hospital, one severely burned and the
other injured by jumping from Win
dow.
Vito-Credavo has been locked up,sus-
pected of having set fire to the build
ing. Credavo with his wife and two
children occupied the rear portion of
one of the upper stories. He was ar
rested on statement made by Vir-
ginia Diprula, who boarded in the
house. Diprula told the police that
when he was awakened by the smoke
he found Credavo and his family fully
dressed and ready 70 leave fhe burning
building. When Credavo was taken to
the station house he was much excited,
but denied that he set fire to the build
ing or had any knowledge of the ori-
gin of the fire.
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Insurgents Fight Company Of
American Soldiers in
Cagaran Province.
BRISK FIGHT FOLLOWED
Eight Americans. Including Major
Ward, Were wounded-Attack In. /.
stigated by Natives of Cagarnn
Valley-Harass Americans

j. d 4
Manila, March 1s.-(By Associated
Press. )-Advices received from Aparri,
Province of Cagaran, say that while
Major Ward and company of the Six
teenth regiment were leaving that,
place they We're attacked at a landing
on the river bank opposite the town.
A persistent fight followed, resulting
in eighn Americans including Major
Ward, being wounded. The natives in
the Cagaran Valley presumably insti.
gated the attack. The dispatches add
that the Tagalos are harassing the
Americans.
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Antl-meat BiIlProte.,. !.

Berlin, March 12.-The protest meet
.ings against the meat bill continue.
The Berlin chamber of commerce has
called a meeting at which the repre-
,sentatiyes of all German industry and
commerce will be present. To a GER
tain extent the naval bill depends up
on the issue of the meat bill.
Prince Won Hohenlohe told the rep
resentative of the Associated Press
that the bundesrath was willing to ac-
cept' a law excluding sausages and can
ned meats except where the bundles
rath specially permits their mporta-
.tion, relinquishing the paragraph
about domestic slaughtering, but will
not accept the fixing of a date for the
total exclusion of fresh meats. i.
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Remarkable Case Of Bankruptcy.

Fort Dodge, March PA remarka-
ble case of bankruptcy has developed
here. Jorgan j. TorlShein, a Norwe-
gian farmer, lived near Thor, in Hum
Iboldt county, eighteen years and had
the finest 40o-acre farm in the county.
He borrowed $4,000 in small amounts
from a neighborhood bank, and his
neighbors, impressed by his apparent
wealth, went his security. Torkheim
mortgaged his land, and then his cred
itors pushed him, and his former back
ers forced him to assign to G. J.Iund,
cashier of the Thor bank. Mrs. 5Torls-
helm continues to manage the farm on
the same grand scale.
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Ice VIII Cost More.

Clinton, March 12.-The ice dealers
in this city have formed a combination
and will raise the price of ice 25 per
centover last years rates. They will
also discontinue the system of supply
ing ice for the season at stated price,
bur will sell all ice by weight. They
claim that owing to the December and
January warm weather and frequent
snow they have been at unusual ex-
pense in harvesting the crop. There
has, however, been more ice housed
this winter than ever before. The
dealers are making heavy shipments
south.
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cHINA,1AN HAD THE PLAGUE.
San FrancIsco Board OF Health VIII
.Fumigate Chinese Quarters.

San Francisco, March 12.- (By Asso-
ciated Press AT a special meeting of
the hoard of health, DR.. Kinyoun, the
federal quarantine officer, referring TO
the plague situation reported that all
animals at the quarantine station on
Angel island, which were inoculated
with virus from the body of she Chi
nese who expired few days ago un-
der suspicious circumstances, mad
died, with the exception of a monkey,
and it is in a dying condition. An au-
topsy on the rats and Guinea pigs
showed that they had developed symp-
toms OF genuine bubonic plague. The
board decided that the Chinese who
died was afflicted with the plague. A
house to house examination will be
made in Chinatown, thoroly fumigat-
ing and disinfecting the entire quarter.
Plague at Baenos Ayres.
Washington, March 1a.-(By Associa-
ted Press The state department was
today informed by the United States
minister at Buenos Ayres that the bu-
bonic plague had made its appearance
at that port.
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Ahandons Her Babe.

Clarinda, March, 1s.-There was
placed at the front door of Mrs. Aman-
da Long Thursday evening, about 8
O'Clock, male babe, white, and ap-
parently one week old. 1t was well
clothed and provided with nursing
bottle half filled with nourishment.
The brakeman on the train that ar
rives from the north at S:4O says that
a woman carrying a babe in her arms
left the train at the railroad crossing
where the train stops atstbe north city
limits, but he does not know who she
was. Mrs. Long is colored woman.
Proper authorities are caring for the
little founding.
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POWERS AND DAVIS ESCAPE.
Flee to Lexington, but Are Caught ana
Put I'm Jail

frankfort, KY, March 12.-The past
two days have been full of excitement
here and at Lexington. Saturday morn
ing City Marshal Richardson applied
at the executive building and demand
ed to be admitted for the purpose of
arresting Secretary Of State Caleb
Powers, and Captain John w. Davis,
charged with being accessories to the
Goebel ASSASSINATION. The marshal was
turned back by the militia on guard,
and the warrants We're then given to
the sheriff, who also met with repulse
At nightfall Davis. and Powers, disguis-
ed as soldiers, marched in squad of
about twenty militiamen to the Chcsa-
peake and Ohio depot, where the party
boarded the train going towards Len
ington. The escape of Powers and Da-
Wis was discovered shortly after the
train had left and the authorities at
lexington We're telegraphed 10 arrest
the men. A strong body OF police
forcibly entered the car when the
train arrived at Lexington, and after
"a fight, in which weapons were drawn
and Powers was badly cut about the
head, the two men were arrested, as
was also the lieutenant in command OF
the militia squad. These three men
are now, in Jail at Lexington. Their
preliminary trial will be held in Lex
ington, tho not for several days.
Governor Beckham made. the first
move yesterday towards forming a
state guard, under his administration.
"A company was organized here and
guns We're furnished by4citizens. Gov
ernor Taylor's soldiers, who are on
guard at the state house, were rein
forced yesterday by the arrival of the
Barberville company, OF seventy-one
men. Harlan Whitaker and W. r. Coul-
ton, were removed early yesterday morn-
ing and sent to Louisville under heavy
guard, owing to the fear that the re-
publicans would attempt to liberate
them. Yesterday afternoon BeclShar1
appointed Colonel David, r. Murray as
sistant adjutant general, with the rank
of colonel.
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Escaped Prlsoner Captured.

Des NIoines, March 12.-Clarinda's
sheriff, Charles Foster, Saturday cap
tured John Will Dunn, who was sen
fenced in 1898 to eighteen months in
the penitentiary for hog stealing. Dur
ing the pendcncy of the case before
the supreme court Dunn jumped his
$1,100 bond furnished by his father
and was never seen till Saturday, when
Foster captured him at Villisca. A fell
low crook gave Dunn's hiding place
AWAY
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BRITISH MARCH UNoPPosED.
Gatacre Within Mile of Bethnlic Bridg,
n. Yesterday.

London, March 12.-(By Associated
Press. )-The war office this morning
issued the following from Aasyogel unsi
der date of today: "We were unop-
posed during the march yesterday.
The officers with whom left the last.
camp record list of casualties
has not vet arrived. The following
additional casualties are known, how
ever: Killed, lieutenants +. N. Par
sons and a. B. Coddington, of the Es-
sex regiment; wounded, lieutenants
c. Berkeley, severely; Lloyd Arm and
G. II. Raleigh"
Gataere reports that he was within
a mile of the Bethulier railway bridge
yesterday. The bridge was partially
destroyed by the enemy who is hold
ing the opposite bank.
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Bodie. Are All Recovered

Charleston, w. Va. March 12.-( (By
Associated Press.)-It is believed that
all the bodies in the Red-Ash mine
have been5recoyered. The work Of res
cue was suspended yesterday but was
resumed today, when two bodies We're
recovered which are believed to be the
last in the mine. The full list is forty
dead, and six injured. The two latter
are in the hospital and will probably
recover.
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woollex Would Accent.

n Sioux City, March 12.-John g. Wool
ley of Chicago, who is considered the
probable nominee for president by the
prohibition party this year, passed
thru Sioux City enroute from South
Dakota to Kansas City. While here he
said that it the presidential nomination
was rendered to him he would net
again refuse it and would make as
hard q fight to win as possible. NJ.
Woolley says that the prohibition par
sty promises to make such a show CT
strength in the next few years as TO
compel one Of the old parties to take
up the cause of prohibition.
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great number of superior mothers are
rapidly crystalizing. Houses are being
painted and papered, gowns are being
ordered, horses and carriages groom
ed and vanished, and in fact every
thing that will show off the state and
city to creditables advantage is being
done. Indications are that the congress
and it's stay in Des Moines will be one
of the greatest events of that nature
in the states history.
Des Moines, March 10-Six new bills,
bill, came into the senate yes
terday. Two by Lewis, by re-
quest, are identical with those i'm
tToduced in the house about a week
ago. proposing changes in the laws
governing the sale of drugs, medicines
and poisons, and the registration, ex-
animation, ETC., of those persons sell
ing domestic remedies. Arthuad in
troduced one providing for the cleo
tion of a township trustee in addition
to an assessor in certain townships;
Ball, one providing that taxes for To-
eating and building school houses may
be voted at special meetings of direct
ors in corporations of 1000 or more
population; and Nolan, one to appro-
pirate $1,000 for Rescue. Home at Du-
buque.
Townsend, by request, introduced a
measure proposing ito amend the man
ufacturing law SO that liquors may be
manufactured, in cities of 10000 popu-
lation or over, whether sold or not.
At present the law Aproyides that man
ufacturing may be carried on in cities
and towns where liquor is sold, but
not elsewhere.
A minority report was brought in
from the house committee on labor OPP
posing the bill to restrict sale of the
products of convict labor. 1t was
signed by Blake, Byers and Temple.
At the afternoon senate session Mof-
fit introduced resolution fixing
March 20 as the date for final adj
iournment.
I'm the HOuse.
BY Graff-For the appointment of a
commission and the making of an APP
preparation of $4,000 to mark the spots
occupied by Iowa soldiers at the bat
ties of Lookout Mountain and Mis-
sionary Ridge.
+ BY Jones-'Eo raise the compensa-
tion of mine inspectors from $1,000 to
81 500. per year.
BY Bengston- To, require physicians
and midwives to give reports of births
and deaths to clerk of district court
within thirty days after occurrence.
BY Stewart, by request-To reduce
the amount appropriated relative to
quarantine of nursery stock infested
with San Jose Scale from $1,000 to
$500.
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Burlington Republican Convention.

Burlington, March 12.-The republic
can city convention Saturday MIA
nominated DR.. j. c. Caster on the fin
ballot over DR.. Nauman, the presen
incumbent, as the result of a not can
yass on both sides. The other nomina-
3tions are: Auditor, Chas. Blancke;
treasurer, j. w. Smither; engineer,
Wm. Steyh; solicitor III. A. Kelley,
police judge, Carlton Dryden; assessor,
F.. P, Parsons; park commissioner, II.
N. Crapo. The election will take place
on March 26.
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DE. nIoine. Union Depot Trouble.

Des Moines, March 12.-The Des
Moines Union railway Saturday fled
an answer to the claim of the Milwau-
kee road for an injunction to prevent
the Burlington entering the union de-
pot. II is charged that the Milwaukee
objects because the contract gives the
Burlington the right TO use the depot
twenty-five years while the Milwaukee
contract is for a shorter term. The
answer filed Saturday asks that the
temporary injunction against the Bur-
lington be dissolved.
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mckinley to visit Georgia.

Thomasville, Ca, March 12.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley, Senator Han
na and several other friends of the
president, are coming to Thomaspille
next Thursday. The party will jour
.ney by way of Savannah, reaching here
at 1:4O p. M, and will be driven to the
home of Mr.. Hanna's brother, whose
guests they will be during their two
weeks stay among the pines.
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Old man Found Dead.

Greene, March 12.-Horace Wood an
old widower living alone in the SUI
burbs who had been missing for cou-
pie Of days, was found Friday morning
dead in one of his vacant tenant hous-
es, which he had been papering. The
inquest was held Saturday before DR..
Y. G. Birney, y,county coroner. The ver-
dicr will probably be accidental death.
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Keane May Go to Dubuque.

Sioux City, March 12.-News from
reliable source indicates that Archbish-
OPP John Keane is to be Archbishop
Hennessey's successor. Tt is said the
archbishops of the country and the
archdiocese have unanimously agreed
to send his name to Rome. 1t is also
saidthere are to be two new Catholic
sees in iowa, with Sioux City and Des
Moines as see cities.
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city Of chicago win. Case.

Washington, March 12.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-THE United States SUI
preme court today decided the conten-
tion between the city of Chicago and
the Illinois Central railroad company
over certain lands on the front of Lake
Michigan. The decision of the Illinois
state supreme court, which was
against the railroad company, was af
firmed.
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Tennessee Court Honse Rurned.

Clarksyille, Tenn, March a1a.-(By
Associated Press. )-The Montgomery
county court house was destroyed by
fire today. Most of the records were
saved. The loss is $l25sooo. insurance
475,ooo. 81 q