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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
IT'S SMALLPOX.
A Dozen Cases ofsthe Disease Reported
atOskaloQsa.

AtVoh0AOQS1s
[Fron, Fridays Es1y.55
An epidemic Of smallpox is preva-
lent at Oskaloosa, and according to
statement of a resident of that city,
who is in town today, there are at least
dozen we'll defined cases of the
plague there at present. David, the g.
year-old sonof Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Ett-
finger has contracted the. disease end
is now quarantined at the Downey ho-
tel, where there are said to be four
other cases. L. R. Rosebrook, who
came down from Oskaloosa this morn
ing said besides the five cases at the
hotel there were at least eight other
cases scattered thruout the city. That
is, he said the health authorities have
SO pronounced them and they have
been quarantined. The state board OF
health has been notified. and its mem
bers are now in the city for the pur-
pose OF taking every precaution to pre-
vent a further spread of the disease,
which they hope to be able;to do.
number of commercial travellers
who were stopping at the hotel were
permitted to depart before the quar-
antine was placed in force yesterday
afternoon. and there is quite naturally
more or less alarm from this source.
One jolly knight of the grip" was seen
at one of the local hotels this morn
ing, and in speaking of the affair ce-
lated what he considers very narrow
escape. He arrived in Oskaloosa on an
early afternoon train yesterday, and
was in the bus on his way to the hotel
when he learned there was smallpox
there. He shouted ''woah" at the
horses and informed the driver that he
guessed he wouldn't stop in Oskaloosa,
and remained at the depot until he
could get down to Ottumwa.
David Ettinger, the boy afflicted, is
nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Sax, of
this city. Wednesday Mr.. Sax received
letter saying the little fellow had
chickenpox, and even at this stage of
the disease the physicians are diveded
in their opinion as to the genuineness
of the disease.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Kentucky Cases Filed.

Washington, April 16.-(By Associate
ed Press.)-The cases involving the
Kentucky governorship were docketed
in the United States supreme court
today. A brief statement, in which
the counsel for both Taylor and Beck
ham joined, was filed at the same time,
asking Tor an early hearing.
The supreme court advanced the case
to be heard the 30th instant, and gave
each side four hours for argument.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
THE SITUATION AT ALBA.
Reese Removed From the Town-No
Fear of Spread OF Disease.

Abba, April 13.-(special.) John p.
Reese, president of the United Mine
Workers of Iowa, who was yesterday
stricken with the smallpox, was re-
moved last night to an abandoned
house at the old Jack Oak mines,
three miles west of town. The counc;,
held a meeting last evening and took
rigid measures to prevent the spread
of the disease. 1t is generally believed
here that the contagion is under con-
troll, and there will be no more cases.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
No political Conference.

Berlin, April 16.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The report circulated of con-
ferences between Count Won Buelow,
minister of foreign affairs, and the
Boer delegates semi-officially are de
clared pure invention and it is added
that the only thing which occurred
was an exchange of visits of courtesy
made by the German consul at Milan,
who personally knew the delegates, but
who did not discuss political affairs
'sh them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Easter offerings.

York, Pa, April 16.-(By Associated
Press )-Easter gifts aggregating $780,
900 We're donated for the work of the
church extension announced here to-
day by General Secretary Rev. FL. Il.
Weber, of the board of church extern
sion of the general synod of the evan
gelical Lutheran church in America.
These gifts were in the shape of spe-
cial loan funds, just founded, and are
to be used exclusively in the territory
west of the Mississippi river.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Nail uill Closes.

Anderson, Ind, April 16.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-The wire nail and gal
vanizing mill of the American Steel and
Wire company here closed indefinitely
today. The reasons given are that
strikes in, the building trades have re-
duced the demand for the products.
Six hundred men are affected.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Famous Architect Dead

Chicago, April l6.-(By Associated
Press. )-Dankmar Adler, an architect
to apoplexy. Adler designed the Au-
ditorium hotel and several huge con-
vention halls thruout the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Tornado mt Putnam.

Wichita, Kan, April 16.-(By Asso-
'ciated Press.)-A tornado struck the
town of Putnam, north of
Sedgwick, last evening, destroy
ing two houses and doing great
deal of damage to telegraph wires and
other property. No lives were lost.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Roy Fatally Iniured.

Eldon, April 16.-(special.) )--Lafay-
cite 1oder, the adopted son of j. C.
Brooks, who resides two and one-half
miles south of this place, was seriously
and perhaps fatally injured near the
home of his foster father yesterday ev-
ening, by being thrown from 4 horse.
The horse SHE'D throwing the young
man to the ground. He struck upon
his head and side and it is feared that
he is injured internally.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Rural Telephone.

Ainsworth, April 16.-The farmers
residing north of this place held a
meeteing Friday to make arrange
ments for the building of the new tele-
phone line out to the home OF Sidney
Coon. There will be several subscrib-
arc
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Dayenport Carpenters s,rilxe.

Davenport, April 16.-(special. -
The carpenters union today decided
to quit work until its demand for an
eight-hour day and 25 cents an hour
minimum scale was granted. The
union numbers six score. The trades
council supports the carpenters.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
woman one Of the rIurderers.

Kollomo, Ind, April 16.-John Walk
er, recently from Kentucky. was mur-
dered Saturday night. His family lives
mile west of town. Two men and a
woman met him in the suburbs as he
was going home and slew him. Walker
knew the men but died without telling
their names.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
INSURANCE COMPANY FAILS.
Mutual, of Des NIoines, In
Hands of Receiver.

Des Moines, April 13.-(special
The Commercial Mutual Fire Insurance
company of this city weno into the
hands of a receiver this morning. Its
liabilities are $4,000; assets $36,OOo..
The auditor of state refused to issue
its regular certificate March 1, which
was. used as the grounds for making
the application.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Threslers Form a Combine.

Cedar Rapids, April 16.-Two hun
drer owners and operators of thresh-
ing machines in this county have COM
plered combine by which uniform
rates will be maintained for all work.
They will also urge lien law, giving the
thresher the right to hold grain
threshed until paid.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Carpenters strike.

New York, April TO- (By Associated
Press. ALL the carpenters on Staten
Island went out on strike today. The.
strikers demand an eight-hour day, for
five days in the week, and four-hour
day on Saturday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
steel Plants suspend

Joliet, ILL.,, April 16.-(By Associated
Press.) .)-Three of the four local plants
of the American Steel and Wire COM
pany have suspended operations en-
tirely. The cause of the suspension
and how long it will last are not
known. Over a thousand men are at
fected. -s-e--..--.--s,---.,.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Fatal BravvI at j Johnstoyyn.

Johnstown, Pa, April 16.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.)-Three men We're killed
and one seriously injured as the result
OF drunken brawl at mine number 81
of the BerwindWhite company, near
Windber, Somerset county, last night.
An Italian is supposed to have done the
killing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
rlember of state hoard Of Hea,,n

Des Moines, April 13.-Governor
Shaw has appointed DR.. c. B. Adams.
of Sac City, to succeed DIR. E. A. Gill
bert, of Dubuque, lately deceased, as a
member OF the state board of health.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Easter Holiday in Enpland

Liverpool, England, April 13.-1he
Liverpool cotton exchange will OBJ
serve the Easter holidays by closing
today, tomorrow a-d Monday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Visible supply.

Chicago, April 16.-By Associated
Press )-The visible supply of grain
els; corn, 24,7s9,ooo bushels; oats, u
544, 900 bushels.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

London, April 1e.-(By Associated
Press "A special from Ladysmith da-
ted April 16, says: "Native scouts have
just reported that the Beers in the
Elandslaagte district have retired be-
yond Biggarsberg. Other information
tends to confirm the report that the
Beers succeeded in blowing up three
important collieries near Vessels Mex,
and completely destroying the engine
houses and plants"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17

Brandfort, Friday, April 15, via Lor-
EMO Marques By Associated Press.)
Fighting with Brabant's horse at
Jamnerberg Drift continues. Com
mandant Petrus Dewet is reported to
have engaged the troops sent from
Bloemfontein to Brabant's assistance.
There was also brush with the Brit
ish column advancing towards Built
fontein, without decisive result. All
foreign attaches are now here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Fell From a Tralp.

Clinton, April 16.-A telegram was
received here Saturday by Mrs. Good
berg stating than her husband, Brake
man Frank Goodberg, fell off train
at Colo that morning and was fatally
injured.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
Kruger is Well.
.9Pretor

Pretoria, April 15.-fBy Associated
Press Kruger keeps excellent health.
Botha is here consulting with the gov
ernment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-17
BOERS ARE
DEFEATED
q Rumo 3 saat Brabant Has
ReplSIa Them at
' SyIs,..
CAPTURED g1R ARMS
Native Scouts Report That Beers Re-
tire Beyond Risgarsberg-Bur-
shers Blow Up Three Ina.
portant CollierIes.

Cape Town, April 1e.-(By Associat-
ed Press. )-It is reported that General
Brabant defeated the Beers at Wepen-
er and captured their arms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20
Jury Flying Next.

We don't know whether the Mifwau-
kee Street Railway Co. has or has not
yet reached its period of Jury fixing !"
That class of corporations almost in
variably incur the iIl-will of the com
munities where they do business. The
Milwaukee company has become a
stencil in the nostrils of Milwaukee
people. 1t gained their disfavor a few
years. ago by refusing to grant the
reasonable request of It's employees for a
slight increase of wages, and for up
wards of month the entire population
of the city boycotted the company, re-
fusing to ride on its cars. Recently, by
very questionable methods, it obtained
from the city council long extension
of its franchise, and this has empha-
sized very strongly the former dislike
of Milwaukee people for the company
and its methods.
There have never been many men
like Lucius Brutus, and there are not
many of them now Human nature has
a great deal to do with yerdicts of
juries, and the Milwaukee Street Rail
way Company has placed itself in sit
uation, the result of which, as shown
by experience in other cities, will be a
system of Jury fixing that is the
employment by the company of a secret
bureau, whose business it will be to see
that when the company is sued a jury
will be empanelled which wilf>not give
a verdict against it.
Not long ago, lady by the name of
Bading, was riding upon street car in
Milwaukee She signalled the conduc-
tor to stop the car when she wanted to
get off. The car was stopped she got
off, and in getting off, fell and was in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20
Non Partisan Ticket.

The movement for a non-partisan-
election seems to have gone to pieces.
Mr.. S. M. Quaw, who was named as a
suitable candidate for mayor, has de-
clined to be candidate on account of
some threatened opposition, and in
stead of filling the vacancy or calling a
public meeting to consider the situa-
ton, the self-appointed citizen commit
tee has split up in two portions, one-half
thereof, the republican committee, has
called republican convention, and
the democratic half has called demo-
cratic convention.
Mr.. Quaw's refusal to be a candidate
is to be regretted, for he was a good
person for the place and would have
filled the Office with credit to the city.
He would have been elected without
doubt in spite of the opposition mani
tested, which was however more par
ticularly directed to the ward nomina
tons.
The meeting held last Saturday night
at the city hall, so widely advertised
and so cunningly called to invite all the
opposition to the ticket named, proves
our assertion.
1t is plain now that it was mistake
for the citizen committee to nominate
ward officers. Not in the men named,
but in naming ward officers at all.
Ward officers are not city officers,
strictly speaking, and the numbers OF
voters as well as the territory from
which they must be taken, are not so
large, that the voters can not make a
satisfactory selection independent Of
politics, but this mistake did not in the
least undo the good work done in the
selection of the city ticket
The meeting last Saturday night in
the city hall was not a success so far as
numbers were concerned, only about
sixty persons voting, il. was ostensibiy
called to rebuke the work of the city
committee, and yet curiously enough
one of the members of the same com
mittee, who had acted with the rest OF
them throughout in selecting candi
dates, seemed to be favorite fol-
mayor There were tickets fol
him distributed, but he did not receive
sufficient number of votes, and Mir
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20

The Herald is in error when it SAYS
that L. X. Wright was the originator
OF the movement to place in nominal
ton non-partisan ticket this spring,
and it is only necessary to mention a
few incidents to place the Herald on
the right track. In January about a
half dozen democrats and republicans
happened to be talking upon municipal
affairs and all seemed to be of the opin-
ion that politics should be dropped this
spring in-as-much as there was7a move
ment on foot to promote the growth of
our city, and everything should be done
10 unite the people. The editor of this
paper being one the number said he
would do what he could to bring about
such state of affairs and ut the proper
time would secure and publish inter-
views of leading democrats and repub-
licans. Senator Kreutzer volunteered
to assist IN getting letters from republi-
cans and l.. K. Wright, few week later
was solicited, by the PILOT to assist in
getting similar letters from democrats.
This he did, and like everyone interested
upon the question, thought it a wise
thing for the people of Wausau to do
under the circumstances. 1t is the SEN
timent of nine-tenths of the voters of
our city today, and it is only necessary
TO put up the ticket in the right way, to
have it elected without opposition. The
first attempt was failure, but no one
in particular is to blame for it, as all who
had hand in the work did what they
deemed best. Mistakes should be recti-
fled and another ticket placed in the
field this week. The people wish to
drop politics in municipal affairs, hence,
all parties should unite in helping tn EN-
do SO.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20

THE manufacturer of the dum-dum
bullets has declared that he never sold
any of them to the Beers, nor to any
government except the British. From
this it follows that those found in pos
session of Boer prisoners must have
been captured from the British The
British troops have used the dum-dum
bullets for some years past, and Were
condemned for using them at the late
peace conference. Gen. Roberts will
have to find something else than dun
dunn bullets to accuse the Beers of be
fore other nations will take much stock
in his accusations. The dum-dum bul.
let expands when it strikes man,
and so makes hidiously large and dan.
gerous wound.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20
COUGHS PERORATION
A Climax by Which the Famous Lecturer
Thrilled His Hearers.

A Climax by Which the Famous Lecturer
Thrilled His Hearers.
Many and many day ago, on the
then frontier line of the Valley of the
Minnesota, word went out that Cough
had been engaged by the local lyceum
bureau 10 lecture on temperance.
Cough came. He was received by a
committee of men who had fought
Indians and "secesn. swan rivers.
spoiled tie virgin forests, opened new
soil endured poverty, suffered hunger
and never surrendered their belief In
the right They escorted him to the
opera house and stage.
His speech was slow at first, gestures
few, illustrations not many. The VII
lage topers were out in force, and some
more decent men for whom women
were praying to give over the habit Of
drink. He told something of his own
life, Of the misery brought by drink,
of the laws of self-denial and self-sac-
rifice. He was intense at all times, and
this intensity bore down upon the
listeners until he had made them one
with himself. Even the small village
boy inclined to cat calls and gurgling
whistles was silent, and there came
through the sepulchral hall no sound
but the raw cry of the winter wind
from outside.
He made some slight comment on
the condition of a drunkard's family
the want which came upon them, the
loss of self-respect. He described the
degradation of spirit which rested with
the habitual drinker and how II that
spirit was not destroyed mere signing
of the pledge would not redeem. He
pleaded for exercise of will power,
more potent in affecting reform than
all the drugs and medicines in the
world This was but developing the
minds of his hearers for climax.
Suddenly he swung one arm nigh in
the air and shouted:
"A drunkard and his fall to the
depths OF everlasting hell is like the
man who climbs to the top Of ST.
Peters IN Rome He is on the very
summit of the great dome. the blue
sky above and the world far, far be-
meath. He looks down from his perch.
and having nothing to grasp, to hold
20, grows dizzy.
Everything is whirling now before
him. HIS senses leave him. ne is
swoonIng. His feet slip. He is on Of
the dome He IS in the air. He is fall
ng-
Down,
Down.
Down,
ITO the earth beneath and the ruin
OF himself.
thus descends the drunkard-
Down. Down. Downi
ITO the fires OF hell and the ruin OF
MS SOUL"
The whole exclamation was accom-
panied with such use OF his right arm
and body as to bring the fearful de-
scent Immediately TO the eye Of the
mind.
A srudder ran over the audience
The sobs of women were heard. Men
felt uncomfortable Men and women
are living to-day who still feel the
power o1 that illustration, uttered by
lips long since cold.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20
What is Their Game !?

Though silent for some time past con-
corning the sudden outburst of love for
Bryan among the democrats of the
Northeast, the PILOT has not been I'M
observant of this strange political phe-
nomenon. We appreciate fully that
majority of the Northeastern democrats
supported Bryan and the Chicago plat
form in 1896, and did it sincerely and
enthusiastically. But, the democratic
party is not strong in the Northeast
the home of stock gamblers, money
schemers, trusts and political jobbers,-
and it stands no show in that region
against the republicans, unless it is
united, and only a poor show then.
who supported Palmer and Buckner,
ostensibly, but who voted the republi-
can ticket on the sly, as shown by the
returns, are now in favor of Bryan.
They have nothing but praise for him
now. What does it mean? Bryan has
not changed his opinion, nor have these
Northeastern democrats changed theirs.
Why are they in his favor now If they
were honest; if their opposition to Bry-
an in 1896 came from failure to realize
that the coinage issue represented a
symptom rather than conviction; that
the great principle which underlaid the
coinage question was the ever living
principle of fair play, and equal oppor-
tunities to ALL privilege to any
class, we could well see how they might
have done what they did without moral
blame. But we never considered those
men to be the sort of men who care
very much about questions of right or
wrong, and we see no present reason to
amend our low opinion of them. They
are a bad lot from the ground up.
We do not doubt there were many
gold democrats in the Northeast as in
other parts of the country who were
entirely honest in making the mistake
they made in 1896. We speak of a class,
the polititio ms, the men whose politi-
cal lives show them to be without prin-
ciple, or purity of purposes 1.-The shrewd
ones whose main effort has been to
divide spoils with the republicans, and
who have, in the>main, ruled the demo-
cratic party in that section, as a similar
select set of rascals has engineered the
| republicans there We speak of this
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-20

The first voucher on Gains of two
months extra pay for soldiers who
served in the Spanish American war,
is that of late Fred. Gauger received
by attorney Carl Mueller, on Saturday.
The voucher gave the total amount due
him as $50, including two months extra
pay, clothing allowance and back pay.
Fhis voucher was signed by deceased's
father and was returned by Mr.. Muel-
Ter, to Washington, yesterday. After
the receipt of this voucher in Washing
ton, check for the full amount due
claimant will be RENTED 1t viii be
remembered Fred Gauger was a mem
Der of Co G., Third Wisconsin Volnn-
teer Infantry in the late war and that
he died in the u. S. General Hospital in
Ponce, Porto Rico, on October 2lst.
1898. This seems encouraging FOR the
balance Of the members Of company g.
as their vouchers, in all probability, will
follow soon.