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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-06

No shoddy shoes for sale by us. Peo-
pie forget the cost, but remember the
seller. Quality tells. Price sells. Try
Pierce's popular priced shoes.
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BIG CORN.

WapeIIo County Farmer Produces
Long Ears of the Cereal.
A. F. Corthon, of Richland town
ship, came into the Courier Office yes
terday and displayed two mammoth
ears of corn measuring fourteen in
ches in length. Mr.. Corthon says he
has eighty acres which will produce
just as good corn as the sample.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-06
ST. Louis Mark,

ST. Louis Market.
st. Louis, Sept. 6.-Wheat, cash II
@73; Oct. 71zs @72.
Corn, 39@40Ns; Oct. 3611s.
Oats, 21@22114 Dec. 22Ne
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-06

A company is being organized at
Toledo to publish an illustrated week
ly journal, from Chicago, after Janu-
airy L.
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Population Of Trenton, N. J.

Washington, Sept. 6.-The census
bureau announces the population of
Trenton, N. j., as 73,3O7, against 54,-
45S in 1890, an increase of 27.5S per
cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-06

From Thursdays Daily.
In the opinion of many lawyers
Richard Y. Dodd may snap his fingers
at the state Of Iowa, the Pinkerton
National detective agency, and in fact
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-19
FITZsIMMoNs MATCHED
FOR TWO CONTESTS

NEW YORK, July 10-Two heavy
weight boxing matches between first
class pugilists were arranged to-day to
take place before the repeal of the
Horton boxing law, which goes into eff
feet the LIST of September The first
will be on August 10. between Bob
Fitzsimmons and Gus Rubin, who re-
Gently defeated Sharkey, and the sec
ond will be between Fitzsimmons and
Tom Sharkey, on or about August %.
The articles of agreement for the
Fitzsimmons-Ruh bout call for a
boxing contest of twenty-five rounds
under Marquis of Queensberry rules,
before the club Offering the best in
ducements, the winner to receive Is
per cent and the loser % per cent of the
prize money. Bids for the contest are
left open for one week. Charley White
is named as the referee, and Harry
Breher was made the final stakeholder.
with whom each side to-day deposited
$1,000 forfeit money
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-19
A Ten Thousand Haul.

PADUCAH, Ky. July 1.-THE Illi-
nois Central fast train from New Or
leans to Chicago was held up and
robbed this morning at Z: 80 o'clock.
two miles south OF Wickcliffe. KY. The
train was tagged. and when il stopped
the bandits entered the cab. The fire.
man. ]. j. Fryisch. was struck on the
head with the butt of revolver and
badly hurt The robbers. six in num-
Der. cut OF the engine and express car
and ran a mile and half to Fort JEFF
ferson. near the Ohio river and within
sight of the Missouri shore. Here they
blew up the express safe, secured all
the valuables il contained and crossed
into Missouri. They dropped one pack
age containing 500 on the Kentucky
side and another package on the Mis-
souri, side, both of which have been re-
covered. The robbers did not attempt
to modest the passengers. A special
train with bloodhounds and an armed
posse left Jackson for the scene, and il
is expected Missouri officers are hot on
the robbers trail. About $4,000 was
secured, in addition TO the money
dropped by the robbers.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-19
CHAPMAN GETS 4 CREW.

Captain Carter Of the L F. Chapman
has about completed his crew, and viii
try 20 get away to-day Yesterday he
was hunting up the men who had sign
ed. He had intended TO take several
Hewaiians. but ar the last minute the
men backed out and refused To 90. Cap
tain Carter says there viii be trouble
here soon. when all The ships get away,
leaving lot OF sailors. who are too
lazy to work. and won't ship. The men
are all waiting chance on coaster
and do not care to go around the Horn
Now that the sugar season is over,
there viii not be so many chances TO
ship. and the men wiil be left upon
the beach Nearly all OF the men
shipped by the Chapman got money TO
pay original creditors" before signing
the ships papers They have nearly
all signed for s25 per month
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-19
Good Medicine for Children

II you have baby in the house you
will wish to know the best way to
check any unusual looseness Of the
bowels, or diarrhoea SO common to
small children. o. P. NJ. Holiday, of
Deming, Ind, who has an 11-months'-
old child, says: Through the months
of June and July our baby was teeth
ing and took running OF Of the bow
els and sickness Of the stomach. His
bowels would move from FIVE to eight
times day. had a bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy in the house and gave him
four drops In teaspoonful of water,
and he got better at once" For sale oy
all dealers and druggists. Benson,
Smith & Co., general agents, Hawaiian
Territory.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-19
THE CHINESE NAVY

In view OF the fact that China has.
so TO say. proclaimed war against the
whole world. 1t will be interesting 10
examine what is China's present fight
ing force on water. The Chinese navy
during the war with Japan disappoint-
ed those who regarded il as an effective
fighting force. In the battle at Yalu.
September Z, 1894, or in immediate
consequence OF that action, the bar
bette armorclad King Yuen. $3.50 tons.
and the cruisers Chin Yuen, 2300 tons,
Chao Yung. 1850 tons, Yang Wei, 1850
tons. and kuang HI. 1890 tons, were
sunk or burned Subsequently. at Wei
Hai-Wei, the barbette ship Ting Yuen
and the cruiser Ching Yuen were sunk
and the armorclads Chen Yuen and
Ping Yuen were captured.
The Chinese fleet is organized in dis
trict squadrons, which are severally
raised and maintained by the provin-
cial viceroys. At the conclusion of the
late war with Japan, the Chen Hal and
the Kang Chi alone remained to China
OF her effective Pei Yang squadrSn
Some swift vessels have since then
been built abroad and added to the
navy. Among these are the cruisers
Hal Chi and Hal Tien, 1900 tons, built
on the Tyne. England, in 1898. They
have 6-inch armored shields and a D.
inch deck, and they carry two S-inch,
ten 4.7-ineh and twelve. 3-pounder
Armstrong quiek-firing guns, and their
speed is "a knots per hour
The cruisers Hal Yung. Hal Shen and
Hal Shew. of 1850 tons each. with a
sped OF 90 knots and formidable ar
mament of rapid-firing guns, have just
been added TO the navy. These vessels
were built In Stettin. Germany. They
are unprotected cruisers.
The four torpedo-boat destroyers-
Hal Lung. Hal Niu. Hal Chang and Hal
Hoha-were built at Elbing, Germany
They are of great speed, exceeding 80
knots, and the Hal Lungs rate is 1876
knots per hour
A French engineer, NJ Doyere, has
reorganized the arsenal OF Fuchau, and
q torpedo sa," xassel of SIT tons and
t5skn~s boat are building
lnpieted.
Jacket is said by ma
sx.s be IS good as any in
the world, .snce the value to Japan of
an alliance with China allowing her to
officer the Chinese fieet-Coast Sea-
mans Journal.
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TRAIN ROBBERS AT
WORK IN THE STATES.
After Bullion on the Baltimore and
Ohio and Get Ten Thousand
from Illinois Central

PHILADELPHIA July fI--AecorTi-
ing 20 officials OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad another attempt 10 wreck the
Washington Express. bearing s3.0ssi.-
ca in gold 20 the sub-sreasury In Sex
York, came near being successful early
to-day at Folsom, short distance out
side Of this city. The train. which con-
sisted Of two sleepers. two day coaches
and three baggage cars. left Washing
ton at 1850 last night IL vas due
here az $40 this morning. An open
switch at FOLSOM overturned the engine
and derailed the three baggage ears,
bat nc one was injured.
Examination disclosed the fact that
the switch had been tempered with
The railroad officials have placed de-
hctives on the case and have offered a
reward Of $500 for the arrest or con-
yiction of the guilty persons.
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hErOHt w IL ~ D S-O2t-s<a-
The Hosna left San Francisco at s.
D. N on the nth inst. cleared the Col
den Gate al 80 p m: discharged the
pilot at $50 D. n: arrived AZ Homo
Eula al 5 = n on the 18th inst Ex-
periencsd strong north-n1rthvess wind
and rough sea for arsf twenty -four
hours. decreasing 70 moderate north to
eastesiy winds and sea. with occasional
showers and fine weather TO arrival
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10. BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN

PROPERTY and sites for hotel pur-
poses, three to four miles of the Post
Office, for sale or lease on favorable
terms.
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The Honolulu Republican win be de-
iivered to any part Of the city for 75c
per month or 81 per quarter.
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The Honolulu Republican viii be de-
= cred to any part OF the city for 75c
per month or 81 per quarter
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OPPORTUNITIES for cor

tors to put up 80 to 10 cottages for rem
tai and for buss line To run as soon as
buildings are rented.
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PASSENGERS ARRIvEn

Per bktn. S. n. Castle. from San
Francisco w. Hall and wife. Miss
Grace Turner. Mrs J. Farnsworth and
son. s. F. Thomas. A. Mckenzie. Miss
e. Turner. Louis Cogill. Miss Sadie
smith. Miss Leila Hubbard. Miss Ella
Parsons. James Dexill. Miss Lillian
Hall
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ALONG THE WHARYEs

The Moana, from San Francisco with
che days later mail and news. arrived
early yesterday morning. She had no
passengers for this port. but large
number of through passengers. She
left for the Colonies at D. m.
An attempt will be made next week
10 float the wrecked schooner Mile
Morris. 1t is thought she can still be
saved, as she is in smooth water and
resting easy.
The transport Sumner was to have
left San Francisco on the 10th inst.
She was supposed to go direct to Ma
gasaki
The Bloemfontein. from the Sound
for Australia with a cargo Of lumber.
put in here yesterday TO coal and take
some Australia freight.
The Iwaiani will sail this morning at
10 O'Clock for Honokaa and Kukui-
haele.
The little schooner Serena Thayer
did not sail until late yesterday after
noon. Captain Macaulay took her out
with fair wind, and the way she cut
around corners was caution. She
goes TO the Sound in ballast, and from
the speed she made in the harbor she
should make quick trip to her desti-
nation.
The steamer Maui. with Captain Tom
Clarke as supercargo. arrived from
Eleeie yesterday. The heavy machinery
for McBryde plantation was landed
without 8 hitch. The Maui will get
away for Kihei and Hawaii ports to-
morrow or Saturday
The steamer J. A. Cummins sails for |
Waimanalo at a. m. to-day.
The Oceanic and the Pacific Mail |
Steamship companies have been bond |
ed to carry appraised merchandise be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu.
ARRIVALS.
Tuesday, July II.
Br. s. s Moana. Carey. from San
Francisco
Br. s. 5. Bioemfontein. Blelloch. from
the SrorS 4
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DEPARTURES.

DEPARTURES.
Tuesday. July IL.
Br. 5. S. Moana. Carey. for the Colo
mics.
Am schr. Serena Thsyer. Mcviekers.
for the Sound.
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5. ROAD METAL. CRUSHED

ROCK for concrete work for sale in
quantities TO suit, by the yard or lO0,-
600 yards. Special rates for large
quantities.
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OFFICE: Room s speekels' Block Telephone 1884, Honolulu
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Tuesday, July II.
Br. S. s. Moana. Carey. from San
Francisco.
Br. s. S. Bioemfontein. Blelloch. from
the Sound
Stmr. Lehua. Bennett, from Molokai.
Stmr. NIihau. Thompson. from
Kauai
Stmr. Maui. Parker, from Eleele.
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the world ,snce the value to Japan OF
an alliance with China allowing her to
officer the Chinese fleet-Coast Sea-
mans Journal.
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ROCK -ouARRIEs Of !

stone for sale or lease. A good oppor-
tunity for contractors and new build
ing firms 10 work or own their own
quarry
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ting down comfortably to breakfast with
In. musket shot of the enemy. According
to that treatise, Vaughan ought to have
been palpitating in every limb. The only
feeling he was conscious of was sliS'ht
sensation of excitement. mingled with con-
siderable curiosity as to what it would feel
like to be actually under fire
Major Cheriton took the matter coolly
as an old hand, and the officers explained
to them that they were waiting for the
signal to commence the war.
General Manos, they stated, had wired
to Athens for permission to fire the first
shot and was waiting for reply to his
request Till it came.-or till the Turks
themselves began the attack, nothing
could be done.
Here again, an uncomfortable doubt as
serted itself in Vaughans mind. Surely
it was. to say the least. an undesirable
state of things that General in command
of an army within close range of the foe
should have his movements fettered and
be unable to strike a blow without wiring
to the distant capital. If 1t had no other
i'll effect ii left the initiative in the hands
of the Turks, disbursement to the
| Greek soldiers at the very outset. But the
Greeks. like every other Southern race,
were certain to be better in attack than
| in defence, and to thus refuse the oppor-
tunity which was placed in their hands,
seemed tantamount to abandoning the
hope of victory at the outset.
| In fact it was pretty clear that the In
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though It was not always certain that
these latter made themselves understood
in turn.
In Greece among the upper class,
French is as much a necessary part OF
learning as Latin Is in English grammar
schools; but the knowledge of French pos
sessed by the two English volunteers was
little more than sufficient to carry them
through railway journey on the CONT
nent without absolute disaster.
Breakfast over, there were still no signs
of the battle commencing. One of the OFF,
GERS, young captain Of artillery, now in
vited the Englishmen to follow him.
Leading the way through an orchard
along the banks of the river. he brought
them to a spot where four beautiful little
mountain guns, their bronze sides gleam-
ing in the sunlight. lay concealed behind
hedge while some sappers were burrow-
ing feverishly in the sandy bank which lin
ed the stream, to make embrasures
through which the cannon could be
brought to bear upon the hamlet which
stood on the Turkish side Of the river.
The sight of these four cannon, all ready
for work. came upon Vaughan with some
thing OF a shock. This at least was real,
here was some tangible evidence that war
was going on. These guns had not been
brought here for parade. Within a few
hours, perhaps within few minutes, they
would belch forth the messengers of death
upon the foe After ALL 1t was not a game
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that he had come TO see. 1t was a deadly
struggle, a struggle in real earnest. in
which life was at stake.
And what contrast with the surrounding
scene-the rich grass OF the orchard rising
almost to. their knees the trees laden with
fragrant blossom. the white butterflies
fitting to and fro under the green foliage,
the tall. prickly cactus plants that crown
ed the river bank, and the fair hills be-
yond. All was scene Of beautiful rural
peace; and 1t was Easter Sunday Easter
Sunday in England. The Greek Easter
was not due for another week The bells
were ringing for church at home. and the
good people with their Prayer Books were
vending their way to church. all uncon-
scious of the bloody tragedy that was
about TO be enacted In that valley for
away.
And Gertrude-what was she doing? She,
too. perhaps. was entering her pew and
kneeling down to pray, perhaps for him!
But it was evident that the battle was
not TO begin Immediately. They were stil
waiting, apparently, for the wire from
Athens. There was time, perhaps, for the
two Englishmen 10 return to their quar-
ters in the town, and fetch the knapsacks,
which, in their hurry, they had left behind
them as they came away. Unless fetched
at once, 1t might be too late. The signal
for advance might be given. and they
might find themselves miles away without
anything they needed.
They set forth, reached tho house and
secured what they had come for. Then a
last thought occurred to Vaughan. Before
he went into action. an action from which
he might never come out alive, he felt
that he must send message to Gertrude.
He could not bear the thought that he
might be killed without reconciliation
with her whom he sim loved
He stepped into the post-offce and wrote
a few hurried words. Just as he handed
them to the clerk behind the counter.
there came TO his ears a low, suilen boom
like distant thunder. The first shot In the
Greco Turkish war had been fred at last.
To he Continued.
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CHAPTER XIII.
The First shot.

1t was on Easter Sunday morning,
about eight o'clock, that the Greek
merchant who had received them in
his house, burst open the door of the
bedroom in which the English COM
rades slept, and rushed in, exclaiming
excitedly:
"Polemos! Polemos." The war.
The war;
They sprang from their beds, and
made hurried toilet, learning as they
did SO the startling intelligence that
war had at last been declared, not by
King George but by the Sultan, Abdul
Hamid.
This was the one contingency that no
one had expected. All the efforts of
the Greek government to restrain their
own people had been wasted. The
Turks had bee arming all this time,
and Selling on the pretext afforded by
the situation in Crete and the more
recent provocation by the Ethnike on
the Macedonian frontier, Turkey had
suddenly declared war and put her
troops in motion.
Vaughan and his companions, the
moment they had dressed, snatched up
their weapons. and darted out Of the
house, expecting every moment to
hear the sounds of the conflict from
across the river. There seemed to be
a general impression that the attack.
| if an attack were to be made, would
| come not from General Manos, but
| from the Turks.
They found the streets of Aria
! swarming with people; nearly the
whole of the citizens were preparing
| to set out for the rear. The shops
were closed and the agitated inhabi-
tants were taking a despairing fare
well of their homes. Everybody an
lticipated that before many hours
were over the whole town would be
laid in ashes by the destructive fire OF
the Turkish artillery.
Almost the first persons whom
Vaughan and his companions encoun-
tered in the streets were little group
of Greek war correspondents. The
Greek war correspondents were even
more martial in appearance than
their English comrades. They let ii
be understood they had come MOI
merely as correspondents but as vol.
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performance, and so on until the en-
tire ring have had their turn.
Vaughan inquired what were the
mystic words of the song, and learnt
that the Greek refrain might be
translated by the words" Little John
is in the pan, the reference being to
horrible story in which a step
mother is represented as having boil
ing her step-son in the absence of his
father.
To crown his other acts of kindness,
the Colonel promised to allow the En-
glishmen to fight in the ranks of his
own regiment, as soon as war broke
out, and seemed pleased and compli-
mented at their eagerness to serve I'M
der him. They were thus relieved from
the necessity of consulting General
'Manos further with regard to their
plans. Another alternative had been
offered them, but it was one which they
were strongly cautioned not to accept.
A company of irregulars, the So
called Andartes, had been formed in
Corfu, and had come over, led by a
young Englishman who happened to
be residing in the island, in order to
operate with the force under the com
mand Of General Manos. This little
body, some fifty strong, was setting
forth from Aria on the day after
Vaughan's arrival, their object being
to penetrate up the mountain passes,
cross over to Turkish territory in some
inaccessible spot, and work their way
through Epirus, raising the peasantry
as they passed. The young English
man who appeared to act as their chief
came to see Vaughan, with view to
ascertain whether he would care to
join the party, but he frankly stated
that the work would be rather a test
of physical endurance than military
courage, and would mean sleeping on
bare ground, wrapped in sheepskin,
and depending for food on the very
doubtful chance of meeting anyone able
and willing to bestow it. Vaughan
thanked him for the offer, but inform
ed him that he had already closed with
the kind invitation of Colonel Pap
payiannopoulos.
They parted, and Vaughan never saw
the youth again.
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DISHES OF ROYALTY.

The Prince OF Wales probably has
learned tho art OF dining as well as any
gentleman, titled or otherwise, In the
world
The Kaiser also knows palatable
dishes when he sees them. Germanys
ruler cares for game, feathered game.
more than for any other Wand, arect-
ing a special fondness for salmi. or
stew made of thrushes.
Another royal example OF ability to
recognize good dish ds furnished by
the Car OF Russia, who is Just dis
loyal enough to his country to confess
publicly preference for French cook
ing: this. however. doesn't say that no
does not care for Russia's cooking.
The late King Humbert of lhly had
so great an affection for custards. and
very sweet ones at that, that he would
get ND dn the night to partake Of one.
Queen Wilhelmina has an appetite
that would do credit 20 any peasant in
her domain, and no dainty things find
favor with her. She will have roast
beef. mutton, and fllet OF beef and
rump steak as her regular diet
Another queen who eats roast beef
is Christina. Regent of Spain. u isn't
that she is ever fond OF this diet her
self, but she believes firmly In 10
strength-producting virtues
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habitants Of Arta expected nothing but
disaster and defeat.
The General had already carried out his
purpose of retiring FIVE miles to the rear
In Arta ITSELF or rather along the banks
of the river which encircled the town. the
total force appeared to be about five thou
sand strong. The total number of troops
under the eneraFs command was nearly
twenty thousand.
1t was not till later on that Vaughan as
certained the plan of campaign which had
been formed by the General. which was TO
land detachment of men across the river
some miles above and below the position.
and marching these two divisions along
the opposite bank to encircie the position
of the enemy and take 1t in the flank.
Meanwhile the breakfast passed or
pleasantly enough, and. thanks to the pre-
sence of NJ. Kalarakis, the Englishmen
were able to keep up an interesting con-
yersation with their Greek comrades.
Most of the Greek officers. 1t is true, could
speak sufficient English to make them
selves understood by the EMglishmen,