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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
October Exports the Largest in the
History of Commerce.
PASS THE sl5O,Ooo,OeO LINE.
The Highest Point for Any Preceding
Month Was in March, 1900, When
the Value of the Exports Were
1874, 1925.

Washington, Nov. 2l.-(Speclal
correspondence = October exports
have broken all monthly records in
the history of the commerce of the
United States, and the ten months of
1900, ending with October, also break
the record of exports for the cores
ponding period of preceding years and
give assurance that the calendar
year 1900 will show the largest ex-
ports in the history of our foreign
commerce. The total exports during
the month of October, as shown by
the records of the treasury bureau of
statistics, We're $163 ,597, or prac-
tically double the exports of October,
1851, when they were $S3,653, 121.
The total for the ten months ending
with October, 1900, is $1,194,775, 205,
or practically double that of the ten
months ending with October, 1894.
Exports exceeded imports during the
ten months ending with October by
practically $500,000,000, or to be ex-
act, $499, 667 1886; while in the cores
ponding ten months of 1894 imports
exceeded exports by S96,663, 1863. The
year 1900 will, for the first time in the
history of our commerce, show an eX-
port of more than $100,000,000 value
in every month of the year, while for
the first time single month-Octo-
Der, 1900-passes the $150,000,000 dol
ar line, being as already stated, $685.
093,597, against the highest preceding
record of s134, 157,225, which was
made in March, 1900.
The Joint Contributors.
Agriculture, mining and manufac-
lures have jointly contributed to this
enormous increase in our export bust
ness. The details of the tenth month
of the year, October, have not yet
yet been completed, but those for the
nine months, ending with September,
show that agricultural exports are
$50,000,000 greater in 1900 than in
1899; manufactures, $60000,000 great
er; products of the mine $7,000,000 in
excess of the corresponding months of
the preceding year, and products OF
the forest $5,000,000 greater than in
the nine months of 1S99.It is especial
ly in raw cotton and manufactured
iron and steel, however, that the
greatest growth is shown. Exports
of cotton in the single month of Oc-
tober amounted to over $60,000000,
against S2S,000,000 in October, 1899,
$30,000,OO0 in October, 1898, and $780,
| 100000 in October, 1897 Manufac-
lures of iron and steel show for the
nine months ending with September
| October details not yet being avail
able) $97,313,060, against $76,569,2 05
| in the corresponding months of 1899
I $59,990,665 in the corresponding
months of 1898, and $45, 693,3 1884 in the
corresponding months of 1897, having
thus more than doubled in three years
time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
STOLEN AT SIOUX CITY.
Settled That $4,000 Was Lost at That
Point

Sioux City, Nov. 21.-Today the
mystery of the robbery of $4,000
package of money from the American
Express company was partly solved.
1t is known that the theft was commits
ted here, the safe in the station hav-
ing been opened between II and 11:SO
o'clock last Friday night. A fact dis
covered today was that there were in
the safe several packages of gold and
a package of currency containing
$4,000. These were not touched.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Martinshuru.

Martinsburg, Nov. 22.-Sam Sellers
living northeast of here, was buried
Thursday, dying from typhoid fever.
The Iowa Central is putting in an.
other side track on the north of the
main track.
Elder Robt. Spiers is very ill with
a complication of diseases at the
home of his brother.
Professor Watson and his excellent
assistants are getting in good work
in our schools.
John Pickering, a former resident
of this place, but now of Benton coun,
ty, was called to the bedside of his
sister, Mrs. John Bell, of Jopa.
John and OIL Siers, of Wray, Colo,
are in Martinsburg, called here by the
serious illness of their father, Elder
Robt. Spiers.
Geo. Eyestone is attending college
at Burlington.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, Nov. 2O.-E. B. johnson
has been ill from the effects of bad
cold and has not been able to attend
to his duties the past week, but he is
now rapidly improving.
Mrs. Annie Davis Scott, of Butler,
Mo-, is visiting at the home of her par
ents, having arrived Saturday. Her
father has suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis from which he is slowly improving.
o. d. Shelton spent Sunday in OF
tumwa at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Willard. =,
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BIadensburg.

Bladensburg,. Nov. 22.-Mrs. Nancy
Veach is visiting here this week.
Miss Belle Reddick, of Kansas, a
highly accomplished young lady, who
has been visiting friends and relatives
at Bladensburg for the last three
months, leaves next Tuesday for Keo-
sauqua, where she will visit for two
weeks. She will visit in Ohio and
then go to Pennsylvania.
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Lovilia.

Lovilia, Nov. 22.-Mesdames A. l.
Hinton and j. F.. Nelson, of Abba
We're callers here Tuesday.
Charles Harger who has been spend.
ing some weeks in Texas, arrived
home Saturday morning.
Miss Fern Cobb, who is teaching
the Clear Creek school in Cedar town,
ship, spent Sunday at home.
Miss Carrie Armler was called home
from Pella on account of the illness
of her mother
Miss Nye, sister of J.. w. Nye, OF
Lovilia, who has been called to the
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keosauuua.

Keosauqua, Nov. 22.-Frank Ford
son of Mrs. Francis Ford of this place,
died in Minneapolis, Mimi, last Tues.
day, and was buried here in Oaklawn
cemetery Saturday last. He has been
away from home a number of. years,
but was born and brought up here. he
was about forty years old, and was
never married.
William Sloan, of near Eldon. Is
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Bunch.

Bunch, Nov. 22.-Samuel Adams has
bought out the mill, feed and livery
barn and all the property owned by
Charley Hurd. Mr.. Hurd will go 70
Drakesville.
George Maxwell and Miss Stella
Gilland; Emmett Smith and Miss
Meta Robb were married in Bunch
during the past week. They are all
highly respected young people of this
vicinity.
Last Saturday occurred the sale OF
Jada Clymans farm property and
stock. Mr.. Clyman had to leave the
farm some time ago and go west on
account of his health, being sufferer
from consumption.
Mrs. Ella Donahue has been sick
for the past two weeks, but is better
at present.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
HAS SUED THEM.
w. H. Mccoy, the Directory Man, Says
He Has Been Slandered.

Davenport, Nov. Div. H. Mccoy
has brought suit against the RepubIi-
can company, S. F. Smith, R. e. Lind
say. Horace Birdsall, J. B. Phillips and
B. T. Seaman, claiming $4,000 dam.
ages for publishing contain alleged
statements regarding him on April az,
last, which he says were defamatory
and slanderous. Mccoy compiled di.
rectory in Ottumwa several years ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Round Point.

Round Point. Nov. 22.-fhe farm
known as the Uncle Billy Giltner
place" has been bought by Mr.. Jack
son, Of Highland Center. The price
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PAYS THE BILL.
Adams Express Company Liquidates
Account of $4,000 Robbery.

Chicago, Nov. PA check of the
Adams Express company yesterday re.
paid to the Commercial National bank
the $4,000 stolen last August while
being transmitted in a sealed package
to a bank in Burlington, Iowa. The
thieves are still at liberty, address un.
known, altho many detectives have
been working on the case since the
sensational theft.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, Nov pa number
from here attended the Jackson sale
Thursday Everything brought fair
prices, corn 81 cents per bushel.
j. E. Black and w. ]. Dooley were
in Eldon on business Saturday.
H. McElroy had business in Selma
last week.
Work is in progress on the Selma
bridge.
A. B. Adams made business trip to
Bonaparte Monday.
Sam Summers and wife gave a So
cial dance Saturday night. Every one
reports good time.
A good many farmers delivered hogs
in Selma this week at $4.40 per hun.
bred.
George Copeland, of County Line
was Selma caller Monday.
S. Puffinberger had business in Ell,
don Saturday.
Enoch Pool was in Leando this week,
H. G. Swift was a Pleasant Hill bust.
ness caller Monday.
Bessie Van der Veer was a Selma
caller this week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Yampa.


Yampa Nov. 22.-Miss Mary Car
man, of Salineville, Ohio. is visiting
friends at Yampa.
Miss Stella Gillis'is on the sick list.
Jess Dreamer was in Ottumwa
Tuesday
Miss Clara Galway is at home on a
visit.
Protracted meeting commenced at
the Christian church at Bladensburg
last Sunday.
Miss May Reno visited at her faith
ers Sunday.
Will Lynch of Eldon, is building the
basement for E. N. Sterner's new resi-
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rifle are visiting
Mrs. Rifles father, James Burnaugh,
of Competine.
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MunterviIle.

Munterville, Nov. 22.-Wilfred John
son sold four head of two-year-old
mules last week at the price of $50 per
head, of $3.50, for the four, which
seems to be very high price for ami
male of this age. He also bought a
fine team of horses of Chas. Lock for
his own use as a general all puspose
team. Wilfred is manager of his
fathers farm, his father having NOV
ed to Ottumwa recently.
Yesterday occurred the burial OF
the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Johnson at the cemetery at Mum
terville. The parents have the sym.
pathy of the entire community.
M. T. Dorothy sold 500 bushels OF
corn to D. Baker at rs cents per bush
ell yesterday.
Eli and Godfred Oberg have return.
ed home for the winter, after doing
railroad work this fall for Jones &
Garfield.
Mr.. stodgill, near Dudley, passed
thru here a few days ago with $50
head of cattle he had purchased in
Missouri. He will put them in his
feed lots at once.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Exports Each Month.

The following table shows the ex-
ports in each month of the year 1900,
comparing the same with those Of the
corresponding months of 1894
Exports from
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Milton.

Milton, Nov. 22.-Rev. T. A. Rented
left one day last week for Georgetown,
Col, to visit his daughter and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kernizel
Mrs. Scott Humbert and children
left for Kansas the first of the week
to visit relatives.
Rev. P. B. Newman was visiting
friends in Cantril last Friday.
Sam McCombs and c. L. Smith are
hauling pole wood from Chequest.
Miss Kate Gibson, of Cantril, is Wis
iting friends and attending the pro-
tracted meetings at the Methodist
Protestant church.
VIM. Brumley is moving to the
Cooper house in the east part of town.
Rev. G. T. Potma, of Chicago, is
helping Rev. Newman in the revival
meetings at the M. P. church.
Father Rome, of Olivett, is assist
ing Revs. Newman and Potma in the
revival meetings at the M. P. church
VIM. Hogan has moved to the Peter.
son farm east of town, F. Blanchard
having moved to Memphis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

paid was $50 per acre. Mr.. Jackson
will move on the farm next spring.
One day last week, while James Nc
Hugh was loading coal on his wagon,
he had the misfortune to mash the
first finger on his left hand. 1t has
proven to be quite serious.
The continued wet weather has put
stop to the corn husking. If the
fair weather had continued another
week nearly all the farmers would
have had their corn in the cribs.
Alex Giltner has gone to Kirksville,
Mo-, to spend the winter with his wife,
who is taking treatment at the hos
pital at that place.
Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Siberell, of
Ottumwa, visited recently at the home
of Mrs. Carrie Bare.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

Davis Condition Unchanged.
st. Paul, Nov. 21.-The condition of
Senator Davis this morning is report
ed as unchanged.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

bedside of her mother, who is i'll at
her home in Chillicothe, left for that
place Sunday evening.
Mrs. OFT Ruyan visited at the, par.
entail Ruyan home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Mock, of Weir
City, are the proud parents of baby
boy. Mrs. Mock will be remembered
as Miss Bessie Brown, of Lovilia.
The remains of Mrs. Thomas Hay
cock, of Abba, were buried in Wood.
lawn cemetery at Lovilia Tuesday at
IL o'clock. Mrs. Haycock was the
daughter of Dan Smith, of Lovilia
The funeral was conducted by the pas
tor of the M. E. church, Rev. There.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
Eloris.

Floris, Nov. 22.-S. z. Fish was a
Ottumwa Monday on business.
Mrs. Lee Ross and Mrs. w. NJ
Hinkle, of Laddsdale, were here shop
ping Tuesday.
Tuesday evening being the seventy
second birthday of Mrs. Susanal
Brooks, a large assembly of relatives
and friends met there with well fillet
baskets and an excellent time was
enjoyed by all. Mrs. Brooks was the
recipient of many useful presents.
Miss Fanna ROUGH is home on {
weeks vacation after teaching To-
three months at Chequest.
William Pearson returned home
Wednesday evening after a few
months visit at Moulton.
The house of Miles Wilkinson Jr.
burned down Tuesday, but they saved
most of the contents.
Mrs. Charles Mace, of Unionville
Mo-, visited this week with her moth
er, Mrs. William Kendrick.
Agent Parker has vacation o
some two weeks to visit relatives II
different localities and Mr.. Stewart, q
Millgrove, is here filling the vacancy
Mrs. Mamie Hundson and Mrs. Arti'
Grand left Saturday for visit in Biz
mingham.
Master Pearl Coy and sister, o
Bloomfield, come down Saturday even
ing to visit at the home of Grna
Smith.
Miss Hattie Hale, of Packwood
came here to spend Sunday with rela
tives.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01

A location notice may be written, printed
or engraved on any substance.
Red ink or typewriter printing viii foon
fade. Lead pencil writing win last longer
than ink, and be legal.
Location notices must contain the fol-
lowing: Name or names OF locstors. date
Of location, and . sufficient description By
reference 10 natural objects or permanent
monuments 10 identify the claim and TO
distinctly trace its boundaries.
A claim may be 1900 feet in length and
300 feet on zach side OF the middle OF the
vein or lode, bat no larger.
At least 500 worth Of work or improve
meots must be NADIA on each unpatented
claim in Zach year, and unless so made the
claim may be relocated. But II the owner
or owners begin work at any time before
relocation 10 made their right helds good.
That is, an owner may hold his claim BY
beginning work instead OF by relocating.
even after the beginning OF . new year, II
no other locator has interfered.
No claim can be recorded until q vein or
lode, or at least indications, have been dis
covered upon II ct SONS point.
Within . reasonable time the location
should be properly recorded.
The law makes nc distinction on account
Of sex, and . minor may make . valid To-
cation.
A location made in the name Of . prin.
cipsl cannot be claimed BY the person act
ing a. agent In making the location.
II . nosice does not specify the extent Of
. claim il will relate only TO the place
where 1t stands-ssy . place to start q
shaft and no more.
A location may be made on any day.
Lines cannot be changed after location
te interfere with previous rights OF others.
A stake or monument al each end Of claim
showing that the locator claims the ground
from stake to stake and . speciied number
Of feet on each side Is sufficient to hold .
claim.
II q person takes mp more ground than
allowed by law, il does not invalidAte his
claim, but he cannot hold more than 1900
By 600 feet in one claim.
The foregoing points are taken from
Copp's American Mining Code, and are In
accordance with decisions by courts and
the land department..
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01
TEST:

The following test was unanimously
adopted and will be required Of all voters
at the ensuing Primary Election to wit:
81 will support the nominees Of the
Silver Party Convention, and I will not
support any candidate for President or
Vice President of the United States who
does not stand on q free coinage platform
at the ratio Of 16 to l."
The following resolution was unani.
mously adopted:
Resolved, That this committee direct
the County Central Committees Of the
Silver Party in the several counties in the
State to call primary elections at the time
designated by this committee, and to dis
trict counties, apportion delegates to the
State Convention among the districts of
their respective counties and supervise the
election of such delegates and fill vacan-
cies and that in counties having no regu-
larly organized County Central Committees
we recommend that members Of the State
Central Committee in such counties be,
and are hereby authorized to call primary
elections aud TO supervise the election OF
such delegates and Gil vacancies.
Nj. SCHEELINE, Chairman,
n. w, Rots, Secretary.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01
WHITE PINE COUNTY ITEMS.


From the Newsl.
Miss Maud Norman arrived here
yesterday from her home in Jake's
valley and is visiting with Mrs. NJ.
E. Baker.
The ranchers on the low lands in
the north end OF the Newark valley
have been visited by quite heavy
frosts already.
VIM. Smith makes bis regular trips
from Newark to Eureka and Hamil-
son with vegetables. Mrs. Smith
goes to Eureka the first of the week
and will spend q couple of months
in that city.
Mrs. Munro has let q contract TO
Chas. Younger TO tear down and
move to Ely her old boarding house
at the Star mine near Cherry Greek.
She purposes to build an addition to
her hotel here, which is now filled to
its full capacity.
f. B. Weeks and party, of she
Government Geological Survey,
stopped here yesterday on their way
to Cave valley. They r making a
general reconnaissance of this sec
ton OF Nevada, having already spent
considerable time in Spring valley.
K. G. Davis and Ferd Johnson re-
turned last Sunday from their trip to
the East with three carloads OF
horses. They sold out in Kansas
and did so we'll that they expect to
make another trip with 10 carload;
as soon as the horses . be gath
cred.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01

One Keener, employed as a pros.
pector by Senator Wolcott. while
fishing in q stream near Battle Lake,
Wyoming, is said to have observed a
piece Of copper float rock and at a
depth OF q few inches uncovered a
vein that promises to develop into q
million dollar property. The ore
carries So per cent copper.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01
A NEWS ITEMS.

j. j. Hylton and family OF SHELTON
left last week on an extended visit to
Texas.
The property exempt from taxation
in Ormsby county this year amounts
to 81, OOS. 1926. there being lO4 widows
with property valued at $4,000 ex-
empt.
The shaft of the Palo Alto mine in
Contact district, Elko county, is to be
sunk $50 feet deeper to ascertain the
extent Of the ore body. The shaft is
now down 800 feet.
The trustees OF Tuscarora school
district have selected the teachers for
the ensuing school term. j. c.
Doughty was again chosen as princi-
pal and Miss Blanch Plumb assistant.
Last week a fire occurred at Chas.
Graham's ranch near Mardis, Elko
county, causing a loss Of about 5000.
A barn, the entire hay crop, fencing,
one horse and harness were consumed.
A joss house. a store and nve Uthea'
buildings in the Chinese quarter Of
Winnemucca, we're destroyed by file
Sunday. Loss $4,000. A Chinaman
is said to have been burned TO death in
the fire.
Herbert Christie, a17-year-old boy,
had his left arm so badly crushed and
mangled in the Sunrise mill at Verdi
one morning last week that it was
found necessary to amputate it at the
shoulder.
A cave in the Star Peak mountain
range, Humboldt county, thirty miles
east Of Lovelock, has been explored
for a length of one mile. The cave is
on an incline starting near the summit
Of Star Peak.
Mrs. ]. II. Murphy died at her
ranch near Beowawe last Thursday
evening from blood poisoning, which
was caused from q scratch she re-
ceived on her arm while at work in
the garden.-Battle Mountain Neva-
dan.
M. Ocelli, an Italian laborer on the
Central Pacific railroad, made what
will in all probability prove a success
full attempt at suicide at Battle Noun
tain last Thursday by throwing him.
self in front OF a moving passenger
train. Both OF his legs were broken
and he was otherwise terribly man.
gled.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01
NOTICB
LAND OFFICE AT CARSON CITY, New. ,
IuIv IT IQao 4

LAM okkiOE Al CARSON CITY, NEV..l
July IT, 1900.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
= following named settler has filed no.
tee OF his intention TO make final proof in
support Of his claim. and that said proof will
be mses before the County Clerk Of Eureka
county. ct xurets. Nevada, on Thursday. Sep.
tsmbsr 8. 1900. viz: Dionigi Rodoni, Homestead
Application No. 4s7. for the sw. \ Of sw \ See
%. and 81. \ Of Sc I Bee. 20. T. 20 n, R, "a T..
n. d. N.
He names the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF aid land. viz; John b. cansps. Aidrich A.
Porch, Angelo Depaoli. Edmund Hammond.
all Of Eureka, Nevada.
o. H. GALLUP. Register.
Date o. Arst publication, July u, 1900.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01
FINAL WATER NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all patrons OF
the Eureka Water Works that the use OF
water for gardening and sprinkling par-
poses is strictly prohibited. and that all
persons violating this rule will have their
water supply shut off without further no
tice. This Is fnal.
MERRILL NJ. FLETCHER,
Superintendent
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01
SPECIALISTS Coming

The German and American Specialists
from San Francisco, CAL. are coming to
Eureka. They are specialists in Eye.
Ear, Nose, Throat. Catarrh and Chronic
diseases, and will make monthly visits to
Eureka. Watch for further announce
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-09-01
Silver Party
STATE CONVENTION.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE
SILVER PARTY.

SILVER PARTY.
RENO, Nevada, June Is. 1900.
At q meeting Of the State Central Com
mittee Of the Silver Party Of Nevada,
held at Reno, Nevada, on April IL, 1900,
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the communication Of
the Democratic State Central COMMITTEES,
in regard to fusion. Is met with favor by
this body, and that . committee be sp-
pointed to confer with q like committee
from that body to arrange that both con-
v~entions meet at the sams town and time,
and that the final question Of fusion be
left with the convention.
In compliance with the above resolution,
the acting Chairman Of the State Central
Committee appointed such committee, and
in due time the following report was filed:
Reno, Nevada, April IA. 1900.
To the Chairman and Secretary Of the
Silver Party State Central Committee:
We, your committee on conference, beg
leave to report as follows:
We met q like committee from the State
Central Committee Of the Democratic
party, and have agreed with the said com
mittee thai the