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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
INSURANCE
MEASURES
Two Were Put Thru the Iowa
Legislature Friday After
Thoro Discussion.
WAPELLO REIMBURSED
Buchanan Secures Repayment to This
County of Money Spent on an In
same Patient = Buchanan's
building and Loan Bill,

tit LES MONIES, Mafcn 5I.-(0peclal Cor
respondence.) 1.-TWO important insur-
ance measures were put thru the Leg
islature yesterday afternoon, after the
most OF the day was spent in discuss
ing them. One is the senate bin pro-
yiding a new method of taxation for
Iowa insurance companies. This bill
was hurried thru the house, sent back
to the senate where it was enrolled and
massaged to the governor as soon as
possible. 1t has a publication clause
and became law this morning. This
action saves the insurance companies
of the state any embarrassment which
might have been occasioned without
the new law, as their certificates.
which We're extended by the 1egisla-
ture one month in order to get new
law thru, expire April /. The bill, as
described in these columns before
leaves the 1 per cent tax on gross. re-
ceipts of all Iowa companies, and inn
poses a small local tax, enough to
avoid the unconstitutionality Of hav-
ing no such tax, and its provisions ap-
ply to all insurance companies of the
state. except county mutuals and fra-
ternai beneficiary organizations not
doing business for pecuniary profit.
'5 The other insurance bill went thru
the senate; and is similar to the one
killed by the house last week. 1t is
THE measure for the regulation of the
Z business done by stipulated premium
life insurance companies. These COM
inc1 i, 1or.
authority supposed to be granted them
by section 1897 of the code, but this
section was held by The attorney gen
!, erali last June not to legalize, such bus
siness, and a new law was considered
necessary to prevent the invalidation
of fully $30,000,000 worth of this sort
of insurance. The chief change which
this new law makes is that it takes
away the saving clause which enabled
these companies to make special as
sessments on stipulated premium poll
cies to cover death losses and other eN-
penses The new law requires such
companies to collect sufficient premi-
j Uni to cover all such losses and eX-
penses. Lit also empowers companies
organized under it to issue level pre-
MUM policies, and also makes
provision for the regulation of such
policies. Under the bill the charges to
be made are fixed and it will be i'm
! possible for companies to cut rates and
issue insurance at lower rates than are
advisable. An amendment was made
to the bill, providing that all notes
! used as security shall be passed upon
/ by the auditor of state. Many minor
amendments We're adopted which make
4 no material change in the original i'm
tent of the bill, which as it passed is
! understood to have the approval both
of the attorney general and the COM
papies involved.
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A successful MERCHANTS carnival wa
held last week at Forest City.
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Favors Senate Insurance Bin.
Normal Bill Put to sleep.

A The state! senate took its turn put
ting the FORMAL school proposition to
sleep Thursday. BY vote of 80 to -,
the body refused to take up the bill
out of its order on the calendar, which
means 1 hat it will never be taken up.
1T is said thatishirty votes are abso-
.lutely pledged against it in the senate.
The friends who have admitted the bill
was dead are now preparing to attend
the funeral.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
noBGRrs' PLANS UNKNOWN.
Various conJectures as 70 the Length
and Object Of His Halt at
Bloemfonteln.

LONDON. March zs.-conjecture as
10 Lord Roberts advance from Bloem-
fontein is the topic Of the dag and Is
likely 10 continue 80 II the British
conlDander-i In South Africa
cOnceals his movements as carefully
as he has done In the past April "a
Is set by various critics es the prob
able date OF the departure OF the main
army from Bloenifontein. II is pointed
out that there win then be over a
weeks hard marching before Kroon-
stadt Is reached. though there seems
no certainty that Kroonstalt will en-
tlrely occupy Roberts attention. The
advance. when II does occur. Will prob
ably be made by parallel columns
along broad front.
tn movement Of the cavalry force
and part OF the infantry towards Glen
can scarcely be construed as an actual
advance, although they undoubtedly
point to imminence OF such a step.
But only a small part Of General Gata-
cre's forces have yet arrived at Bloem-
fontcin and until that movement is
completed. Il is not likely Roberts Will
start for Pretoria.
The latest news from Bloemfontein.
contained in a dispatch published in
the second edition Of tho Times and
dated Wednesday. again dwells upon
the necessity for not making pre-
mature advance.
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CLEMENTS IN FAuREsMIrH.
Several Guns and a Large Quantity
Of Ammunition Captured.

LONDON. March ,s.--The war e.
flee has received the following dis
pagch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloein-
fonleln. March 2S:
General Clements occupied Faure-
smith without opposition. One nine
pounder and one Martini Maxim were
discovered in prospecting shaft Of a
mine where a large quantity of anu
milton was buried.
Arms are being surrendered gradu-
ally and the inhabitants are settling
down.
Colonel Pitcher visited Ladybrand
on March 2G. on leaving the town he
VAS attacked by party OF the enemy.
and enc OF his force was wounded and
FIVE are missing.
During the skirmish north of Mod
der river on March %, five men were
wounded. Three are reported to be
missing. Captain Sloan Stanley, Of the
Sixteenth Lancers and five men Of that
regiment We're taken prisoners"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
DUAL HONDURAS sYNDIcATEs
Quarreling over the Question of Which
Is the True One.

TRENTON. n. j., March 29.-There
was filed here Wednesday in the Uni
ted States court. third district, a bill
of complaint by the Honduras Com
pany, corporation Of the state of
Georgia, complainant, as against the
Honduras Syndicate, a corporation of
the state OF New Jersey.
The bill sets up that the Honduras
Company was Incorporated in Georgia
on December 4, 1895, and that the Hon
duras Syndicate was incorporated in
New Jersey on December 80. 1895. The
bill attiirms that, warranted by assur-
auces from ultimate officials in Hondu-
ras, the Honduras Company was in
corporated as stated, to acquire estate,
real and personal, in Honduras, to pos
sess and enjoy all the rights, power,
franchises and provisions necessary to
enable the company to manufacture
or construct public or private depart
ments for the developments of its prop
critics and in fulfillment of its obliga-
tions with The Honduras government.
The bill affirms that as a part of the
plans of the Honduras Company, it
was designed to organize a bank to
finance the projects referred to, fund
the large public indebtness of Hondu-
ras, and that, pursuant to the design,
the Commercial bank of Honduras
was organized in August, 1896
The bill further sets forth that pur-
suing its plans and in line with an
understanding set up with the officials
of Honduras there We're organized un-
der the laws of the state of Georgia
eight subsidiary companies for the
promotion of homestead and land
rights for the development of lumber,
for the prosecution of metal mining
for the extension of railways, for the
establishment of a sinking fund and
for the improvement of harbors.
Under these subsidiary companies
the bill sets forth that the public debt
of Honduras, amounting to more than
eighty millions of dollars was designed
to be refunded; that the Interocean
railway of Honduras. from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Bay of Fonseca, was to
be completed over distance of more
than 200 miles at an estimated cost of
eight million dollars; that, cooperating
with the government of Honduras, the
Honduras Company would have part in
the collection of the customs revenues
and that several hundred thousand i'm
migrants were to be brought into Hon
duras.
The gravamen of the bill rests in
allegations made therein in effect that
persons to whom. in the prosecution Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
BOERS ARE CLOSE
TO BLOEMFONTEIN
Roberts Obliged to Increase His
Force at Glen.
AN ATTACK IS THREATENED
The Country Is Being Severely Ralded
Farmers Arc taussed and Their Cattle
Arc Driven OF by The Johannes.
burg Mounted Police.

LONDON. March 80. 4 a. m.--The
Beers are concentrating IN force about
10 miles north Of Bloemfontein in the
rear of Glenn. and Lord Roberts IL
sending forward troops 20 engage them.
The Seventh infantry division and
part. Of General Frenchs cavalry have
been sent up TO Join the Fourteenth
brigade and two cavalry regiments
that are holding Glenn and It's en-
vironE.
II does not seem probable that the
Beers VIII give serious hattie in the
fairly open country north OF Glen.
Still their evident strength indicates
mors than corps of observation. In
small anaiTs the Beers are daringly
aggressive in all parts OF the field OF
war.
The Johannesburg mounted police,
esteemed by the Beers 10 be their best
mounted commando. are ralding the
country near Bloemfontein. harasslng
farmers who have given up their arms
10 the British and carrying on cattle.
Beers have rcoccupied Campbell and
are Ia strength near Taungs and Bark
ley West
Lord Methuen and the forces that
had been operating In the Barkley dis
trict have been recalled TO Kimberley
by Lord Roberts. No explanation has
been given for this, but the mounted
troops are dissatisfied at having been
ordered back
According to Pretoria adyiees. Mafek.
INK was bouibarded for seven hours on
Tuesday.
II IL reported IN London In weli-in-
formed quarter that Lord Kitchener
will be offered the post commander In
chief In India, succeeding the late
Sir William Lockhart. so soon as
decisive success has been obtained in
the Transvaal, and that Sir General
Archibald Hunter will succeed him as
Lord Roberts chief Of staff.
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It's purposes the Honduras Company
has connded Its plans and possibilities
had. II is affirmed, In the bill. have
taken advantage Of this knowledge
and information and had sent persons
OF their own selection to Honduras to
procure contract from its govern
ment In their own interests and In the
interest OF the Honduras Syndicate
which Is made defendant by this BILL
Allegation is made in the bill that
these persons 50 sent to Honduras did,
In April 1897. procure and enter into a
contract for the Honduras Syndicate
with the government Of Honduras to
perfect plans and accomplish purposes
inaugurated and aimed at by the Hon
duras Company and that the Honduras
Syndicate, incorporated with capital
OF $4,000 substituted itself for the
Honduras Company to achieve and se-
cure the advantages and emoluments
designed by the Honduras Company TO
be enjoyed by itself.
The bin sets up claim by the Hon
duras Company that the contract made
By the Honduras Syndicate belongs Of
right to the Honduras Company and
that the syndicate has no right there
70 or therein except as an equitable
trustee for the Honduras Company
The Honduras Company. therefore,
in this bill. asks that the Honduras
Syndicate may be directed by the court
10 hold said contract between itself
and the government Of Honduras for
the benefit Of, and as trustee for the
Honduras Company and the bill asks
that the syndicate may likewise be
decreed TO account TO the Honduras
Company for any profits or advantages
that II may have received under and
by virtue thereof, and that 1t may
be directed to transfer to the Honduras
Company every beneficial interest Of
the Honduras Syndicate in such con-
tract; the bill affirming the readiness
Of the Honduras Company to take over
and perform everything on its part
in the promises that equity requires.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
THE ARMY BILL PASSED.
win Become Law Practically in the
Form Recommended by the
Committee.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.- After
four days stormy debate. the house
passed the army appropriation bill to-
day. AS passed the bill is only slight
ly modified from the form in which it
came from the committee.
One Of the last amendments adopt
ed opens the soldiers homes to officers
and men of both volunteeE and regular
armies incapaciated by service during
or since the Spanish war.
Without opposition the house con-
firmed Roreing's title to his seat. His
seat was contested by White. an
other republican, and the report of the
committee that investigated the case
was unanimously in favor Of the sit
ting member.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
MARINES AS GUNNERs.
Decision OF the department to Retain
Them as Part OF Gun
Batteries.

NEW YORK. March ga special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Marines will continue to serve the
batteries Of American men OF war.
This decision has been made by Assist
ant Secretary Alien as a result Of con-
sideration given to provision inserted
in the naval regulations by the board
which has revised them. practically
prohibiting the further employment OF
marines as gun crews.
The boards action is renewal Of the
effort made several years ago by line
officers, notably. Captain r. d. Evans.
to induce Mr.. Herbert, then secretary
OF the navy. to have the gun crews
made mp OF blnejackets.
II is understood. however, that the
new regulations will contain a proyi-
sion requiring the marine guard on
board ship to be thoroughly drilled
and instructed at the guns OF the main
and secondary batteries and permitting
their station, under their own officers,
at either or both batteries, as the COM
mandlng officers may direct.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
KRUGER ON THE WAR.
Interview With World Correspond
ent ON Ills Prediction as to
How Its Losses Would
Effect Humanity.

NEW YORK, March 29,-The World
publishes long interview with Presl-
dent Kruger, under date of Pretoria,
February l. President Kruger said;
II sent a message 10 the World say
INK that the losses In war would
staggcr humanity, The British
laughed at me and said they would
only take a month to conquer us, Did
those six hundred and fifty dead at
Spiongop and those hundreds who
were killed In other battles please the
British? Are they laughing now?
When You came through London did
you see much laughlng?"
The correspondent told him of the
scenes In front Of the London war bull
letin boards, the weeping relatives and
the sorrowing friends. Mr.. Kruger
went on;
Yes, that is only one side OF the
picture, Here We have the same
scenes only our casualties are not
SD great.
Every home in South Africa has
been desolated and the war has only
begun. Wait until the war is ended
and those who will suffer on account
of II will be numbered by the hundreds
OF thousands.
did Chamberlain and Milner and the
capitalists who were back Of them
think Of those things before they drove
us to the wall? Are the tears of the
widows and orphans to pay for the
goldhelds? Tell the Americans that
appreciate their expressions Of SYM
pathy and that will inform my burgh-
ers OF 1t, I am greatly pleased TO hear
that committees have BEEN formed to
raise funds for our Red Cross
we need medicines and supplies for
the wounded-not so much for our
own wounded, but for the many poor
British soldiers who come into our
hands
1T makes my heart bleed to see that
they suffer, We cannot help them as
much as we would like to do because
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
Senate Rejects Amendment Strik-
ing Ont the Tariff Provision.
SIMON FOLLOWS OREGONIAN
Deserts Ills Party Associates and Pairs Ia
Opposition to His Colleague aad the
Policy Of the Majority as Agreed
TO by the Administration.

WASHINGTON. March PA direct
vote taken by the senate today on the
proposition to strike from the Puerto
Rico measure the provision laying IS
per cent Of the Dingley law duties on
Puerto Rican products. The propose
tion was defeated by vote Of is to 90.
While the vote is regarded as presag-
ing the passage Of the pending meas
ure, II Is not regarded as Indicating
the final vote on the bill.
The feature Of the debate was the
speech Of Beyeridge, OF Indiana. While
he advocated reciprocity between the
United States and Puerto Rico. he an
nounced that II all efforts to secure
free trade should fail, he would sup
port the pending bill The bill was un-
der discussion throughout the session.
several important amendments being
agreed to.
The motion Of Pettus was defeated.
as follows:
Yeas-Bacom, Bate, Berry. Clark.
Clay, cockrell, culberson, Harris. Jones
(Ark), Lindsay. Kenny. Morgan, Pet
tus, Sullivan, Turley, WelIington--ie
Noes-Allison. Baker, Bard. Carter.
Chandler, Clark Cwyo.). cullom, Deboe.
Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster, Frye, CAL
linger, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hawley, Kean. Kyle, Lodge.
Mcbride, McComas, Mcmillan, Perkins,
ouarles. Ross. Scott, sewell, shoup,
Spooner. Warren. Wetmore-S3.
The following pairs were announced,
the last named being opposed to the
amendment: Martin-Jones, Of Neva-
da; Daniel Penrose: McLaurin- Pritch-
ard; Hoar- Teller: Caffery- Burrows;
Pettigrew-Platt. of Connecticut: ST.
mon-Depew; Chiffon Elkins; Heitfeldt-
Platt Of New York: Butler -Beveridge.
No announcement Of pairs was made
OF the following senator's, who were
absent from the chamber when their
names were called:
Allen. Davis, McCumber, Mallory,
Nelson. Proctor Stewart, Thurston,
Tillman and Vest.
Morgan offered an amendment to the
section of the bill which proposes to
redeem Puerto Rican silver coins in
United States money giving so cents
OF American money for the Puerto
Rican peso. The amendment proposed
to pay 100 cents for the peso. Morgan
held that in the proposed exchange Of
coins the United States was taking
of the Puerto Ricans because
the peso contained the same amount
of silver as the American dollar.
There was no intention to deprive the
Puerto Ricans OF any value. as the
American dollar now was worth in
debt-paying power practically two
pesos in Puerto Rica. The amendment
went over.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
FATAL DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Several Workmen Killed and Manned
at Spokane Yesterday,

SPOKANE, March BY u prema-
ture explosion CT sixty sticks of dyna-
mite FIVE worllmen were buried under
a mass of rock today.
Salvatore Bruzzino is Head. Michael
Herman viii die, and Andrew Had
berg will bc blind for life. Ferdlnando
Gregg ana Ole oleson will recover.
About two hundred men were working
on the Great Northern right of way
through this city.
Hadberg was tamplng in ,he dyna-
mite when it exploded.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
TRANSPORT SERVICE COST.
Detailed Statement Of Moneys Ex-
pended in Buying. Chartering
and Fitting Out Ships.

WASHINGTON, March 29-Acting
Secretary Meiklejohn has sent to the
senate list of all the transport ships
and other vessels purchased or char
tered by the war department since
March 4, 1897, together with the cost OF
purchase or charter and the cost Of
fitting up or repair.
Forty-nine vessels of all classes were
purchased for the army transport SER
vice during and since the Spanish war,
the total purchase price of these ves-
sells was sS.O74,455 and the total cost
OF refitting and repairing was s5.-
1S9, ,O9S.
There were 14l vessels chartered at
a total cost OF $lO,6S75ls for services
rendered and a total cost of 81, ,s94. .S4s,
in restoring them to their original con-
dition on the cancellation of their char
ters.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
MORE TIME ALLOWED.
SpaRiards in Philippines VIII Have
Six Months Longer to Become
American Citizens.

WASHINGTON, March 29,-Secre-
tary Hay and the Duke of D'Arcos
the Spanish minister, today signed a
protocol extending for six mouths from
April 4, the period allowed Spanish
residents in the Philippine islands to
elect whether they shall remain Span
ish subjects or surrender their allie
glance and adopt the nationality Of
the territory in which they resied.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION
Conferring With Secretary Root on the
Scope of Its Future Work.

WASHINGTON. March 29.-The Phil
ippine commission this afternoon spent
three hours in conference with Sec
retary Root.
The secretary said the discussion had
covered the probable scope of the work
of the commission for the next two
years, The secretary also said that
the new commission would have much
broader powers in dealing with the
problems arising in the Philippines
than had its predecessor.
The primary purpose was the estab-
lishment of local civil government
throughout the island. In the selec-
ton of civil officers, the commission
would have a free hand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
DROUGHT IN INDIA.
Enormous Loss Due to Shortage in
Wheat, Cotton and Other Crops.

CALCUTTA. March 29.--In the course
OF his remarks, in addressing the toun-
ell budget yesterday, the viceroy, Lord
Curzon, said the loss To the wheat
crop caused by the drought during the
present year was 100000 to 100000
pounds sterling, the loss to the cotton
crop was seven million pounds, while
the oil seed crop, usually covering 49,
OO9,OOO acres, was non-existent outside
OF Bengal and the northwest provinces.
The loss TO Cultivators in Bombay
alone In the food crops was e15OOOOOO
and in cotton ei,O0O0OO.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30
DEMocRATlc GUNS SPIKED.
Populist Governor Of Idaho Denies
CORRESPONDENCE With Republican
National Committee on the
Wardner Strike.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Gover-
nor Stuenenburg of Idaho took occa-
sion during the coeur d'Alene inves-
tigation today to deny the statement
published during the Idaho disorder
last fall to the effect that in octo-
Der last he wrote to a representative Of
the republican national executive com
mittee assuming complete responsible
ity for the conditions In Idaho and re-
lieving the federal authorities from
all connection with the affair.
Governor steunenburg also denied he
had had any correspondence with Sen
ator Hanna.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-30

the British authorities viii not let US
bring medicines or supplies for our
local Red Cross through Delagoa bay"
President Kruger said that the Beers
looked for no assistance from any ma
tlon he declared that the Beers would
not destroy the mines IN any event
Ha said before the war closed he be-
lleved that the United States would
offer 10 act as arbitrator II the differ
cnccs between the two countries and
that he was perfectly content TO accept
the decision that would have been
made but Great Britain refused to arr
bltrate.
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VIOLATING THE
RULES OF WAR
Severe ArraignmentOf of the Meth
DDS of the Beers.
AN AMERIoAN'S OBSERVATION
Julian Ralph Says In Every Battle ihs
White Flag and Geneva Cross Are
Abused and Ambulanees Ere.
quentIy Fired Upon.

LONDON. March 29.-The most SER
ious Indictment Of the Boer methods
Of warfare which has yet appeared in
England comes from Julian Ralph, the
American war correspondent, in a let
ter from Kimberley. published in this
mornings Daily Mail. Ralph says:
There has hardly been a battle in
which the Beers have not abused the
white flag or Geneva Cross or both.
AT Kimberley the Beers shelled the
funeral cortege OF George T. Abram,
an American. Al many places they
fired on our ambulances