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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

esWHAT DO YOU MAKE OUT?" ASKED
STuRGIS.
ing the bank was do not yet know;
but an examination Of the books will
no doubt reveal this; and should adj
wise you, Mr.. Dunlap, to lose no time
in having it made"
But" argued Dunlap, anxiously, II
tell you the books were examined last
week"
Eyes; by Arbogast's accomplice."
What, Chatham his accomplice ?'
exclaimed Dunlap, family.
Chatham was in the plot beyond q
doubt" answered Sturgis. $50 long as
NO one had access to the books except
his accomplish Chatham, of course Ar
bogast felt secure. But when, yester-
day, the announcement was made that
after the beginning Of the new year his
books would pass to the custody Of an
other man, he saw that the game was
up"
The men had returned to the presi-
tdent's Office. S, z :.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22

STRONG EMOTION.
nerve her; but after awhile she became
somewhat calmer. After all, it is bet
ter SOL she said, at last. Then she
handed me this letter. There was no
furtherreason for withholding it. Read
1T now"
SIT is postmarked at the general post
Office at five o'clock" said Sturgis; ut
was therefore mailed before or during
Chatham's visit to the bank. 1t may,
have been mailed by Arbogast before
the scrubbing was done, or perhaps by
the chorewoman when she left the.
bank"
TO be Continued.l
The evening times., 1900-10-17
THEIR ESCAPE NARROW.
Two Women Unconscious From In
haIing Illuminating Gas.

mrs. Lydia Weaver, eighty years old
whose home is with her son, John Weay-
eF. OF 93S Florida Avenue northwest. and
Edna Bond. sixteen years old, employed
by Mrs. Weaver as a servant, are at the
Garfield Hospital in a serious condition
as the result of inhaling Illuminating gas
last night.
The women were discovered in an un-
conscious condition by John Weaver at
SIS o'clock this morning
Weaver was attracted to the second
story front room occupied by the women.
by the odor Of gas. The single jet in the
room was partly open. AS all efforts TO
restore the women to consciousness fail
ed. they were sent to the hospital
The physicians there finally revived III +,
Bond girl, and at a late hour had hopes
for her recovery.
Mrs Weaver because of her extreme
age, could not be restored to conscious
ness until several hours had ELAPSED and
all known restoratives applied in success
sion. Her condition is regarded as ex-
tremely serious.
1t Is supposed that the Bond girl in
busting the room yesterday evening acci-
dentally struck the key of the gas Jet
with her duster and partly opened the
stopcock. When Mrs. Weaver and the girl
RETIRED last night, to their separate beds
the smell of the gas was evidently not no
ticeable. Had the gas jet been fully open
both women would have been dead when
discovered. as the flow of gas into the room
would have been sufficient to have as
phyxiated them within three or four
hours.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
CARES OF STATE CAST ASIDE.
Government Officials Take to the
Stump for Mckinley.

The Republican National Committee
has requested the following Government
officials to tale the stump Immediately
in behalf Of the present Administra ion: :
Binger Hermann. Commissioner CT the
General Land Office
Charles H Duell. Commissioner CT Pat
ents
Henry a Castle. Auditor for the POST
Office Department.
George w. Beavers Chief of the Divi-
sion of Salaries and Allowances, Post
Office Department.
Messrs Duell and Beavers are to go to
New Yorh. and Messrs. Castle and Her
mann VIII our Minnesota
The list If Federal officials absent from
their duties at Washington because OF
participation in the campaign follows:
Secretary Gage.
Attorney General Griggs,
Postmaster General Smith.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow.
Assistant Secretary MeikIejohn
Solicitor General Richards.
H Clay Evans, Commissioner OF PEN
sions.
Terrence V. PowderIy, Commissioner
General of immigration.
George E. Boos, Superintendent Print
ing, Census Office.
Among those slated TO take the stump
and who win leave the city soon, is Sec
retary Long
The evening times., 1900-10-17
DETECTION OF VETERANS
General Dyrenforth Gives Warning
TO Mr.. Mckinley.
Members of the Union Veterans
Union and the Grand Army of the
Republic Lenying the Republican
Party on Account Of The Methods
OF Pension Commissioners Evans.

Gen. Robert st. G. Dyrenforth. the com
mandef-in-chief of the Union Veterans
Union, had a long conference this morning
with the President. 1t related to the Ut
satisfactory management of the Pension
Office under the present Republican re-
gime.
General DyTeRforth, who Is head of 1C0,-
00G old soldiers belonging to the Union
Veterans Union, is little pleased with the
official conduct of Pension Commissioner
Evans. It is declared that a big percent
age of the soldier vote that formerly
went soltdly for the Republican ticket,
has been alienated by reason of Mr.
Evans methods of rejecting p7nSion
claims. The loss is most serious in the
Middle West, where the campaign is hot
test. Authentic reports from Indiana,
Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska. and Iowa tell
of hundreds of lifelong Republican SOL
diers who have gone over to Mr.. Bryan
during the present summer.
The Union Veterans Union is q political
offshoot of the Grand Army Its purpose
is to support the Republican Adminstra-
tiOn. General Dyrenforta as commander
of il, is therefore trusted political ally
of Mr.. Mckinley. It is believed that the
disclosures this morning, gave the Presi-
dent considerable anxiety. He feels that in
the Middle West especially there is great
danger TO his campaign IN the losses oc-
casioned through the old soldier vote.
Il was felt that there is now little hope
of regaining their support, for with the
election only three weeks distant it is
practically impossible TO heal wounds that
have been forming for three years or more.
The old soldiers Of the country are said TO
be up in arms against Commissioner Evans
not only because CT his purpose in reject
ing claims for pensions on every possible
occasion, bGt also because of the system CT
espionage, established by Mr. Evans Tt
is charged that applicants for pensions
are subjected TO the NEST insulting en-
quiries at the hands Of these detectives,
and that nc one, whether wife mother, CT
sister OF most Unblemishci character. IS ex-
empt from the insulting questions IF these
special examiners" of the Pension Bu-
reau.
AS a result of his endeayors along this
line the Pension Commissioner has been
able 10 keep well within the appropria-
tons made by Congress for pensions, whils
thousands Of deserving claimants have
been rejected. The members Of the Grand
Army and the UnicG Veterans Union have
made frequent protests TO the President
against the management OF the Pension
Bureau, hat il has dCae no good and the
old soldiers, il is charged. are beginning
to feel than it is with the advice of the
President that Mr.. Evans has conducted
the Pension Oldca in the manner he has.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
OBJECT OF QUAy's CALL.
Wanted to Get Administration Help
in His Campaign.

It is declared around the White House
that the call of Matthew Quay on the
President Monday did not result in any
great profit to the Pennsylvania states
man. Mr.. Quay is making a vigorous
canvass of the Keystone State in the in
terests of his Senatorial boom, and it is
declared that he is now visiting localities
where before he was never seen. 1t ap-
pears, however, that the fight is lively
one and Mr.. Quay wants the assistance
of the Administration to help him
through To get that aid, it is declared.
was the purpose of his call on Mr.. McKin-
lay. It is also asserted that the
mission proved a failure. The President
gave Mr.. Quay smooth words but no ten
able tokens that the power of the Repub-
Hcan Administration would be used in
fostering the Quay boom. The vote Of
Senator Hanna, it will be remembered
was one of the decisive ballots that put
Mr.. Quay out of the Senate last spring
1t is declared that the Mckinley admin
istratien is now actuated by the same
spirit that impelied the Senator from
Ohio to vote for unseating his colleague
from Pennsylvania.
AS a result of his conference yesterday
frame of mind. He is not man who for
gets-he is still nursing his anger toward
Hanna-and the refusal of the President
to give him support may have a big inffu-
cnce in Pennsylvania politics hereafter.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
BRYAN's JERSEY ITINERARY
Programme Arranged for the Demo-
cratic Standard Dearer

EEoSFahme arranged for the Demo-
cratic Standard Bearer
JERSEY CITY, N. J., Oct. IA daily
bulletin outlining the programme for Mr..
Bryan's coming visit to New Jersey was
issued from State headquarters in jersey
City yesterday, and it makes changes In
the candidates itinerary
Mr. Bryan will travel in a special train
which will make stops subject to the plans
of the railroad company. According to
the plans of the committee, Mr. Bryan's
train VIII leave Camden at 11:05 a. m.
october %, and will make stops at Had
donfield, Riverside, Burlington. and Por
dertown
Mr.. Bryan will arrive at Trenton about
p M, and will stay there about two
hours. He will make two addresses in
the eapitai-before the convention of clubs,
in the Opera House, and to workingmen
in the open eir.
Leaving Trenton on a special train. Mr..
Bryan will Journey to this city. At
Princeton Junction he will speak 10 the
Princeton students from the platform CT
the rear car and at New Brunswick he
will make similar speech. At Elizabeth
Mr.. Bryan viii stop about an hour and
address meeting in one of the theatres
The special train will then run through
TO Jersey City, making a stop at Marion,
a suburb of Jersey City. where Mr.. Bryan
will speak from the car.
Two meetings will be held in this city
On Thursday night, at which Mr.. Rryan
viii speak. He will spend the night at
Meyers Hotel, Hoboken, and ON Friday
morning will address a meeting In the
Lyric Theatre, Hoboken. which will be-
gin at $3.50 O'Clock. At $50 O'Clock he
will ssart up the Laekawanna Railroad for
Morrtstown, and stop at Orange and Sum-
nit -.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
CURIOUS TO SEE HANNA.
Crowds in the Northwest Guy the
Republican Boss.

WATERLOO, S. Oak, Oct 17.-Mark
Hanna spent last night in South Dakota,
the State of Senator Pettigrew.
Crossing Minnesota he entered this State
late in the afternoon. making speeches at
Gary, Altamont, and Watertown Two
full days more will be devoted to South
Dakota ard in that time Hanna Will speak
in about forty towns. He wants Senator
Pettfgrew defeated and his principal rea-
son for coming to this State is TO try to
defeat him.
All across Minnesota curious crowds
gathered about the special train Of Sena-
tors Hanna and Frye There could be no
mistaking the curiosity of many to see
the Republican manager. When they did
see him they stood with staring eyes
studying him closely, commenting on his
appearance with their neighbors, even to
the extent OF forgetting 10 cheer his ora
tory.
Hanna talked more of prosperity and the
full dinner pail than any other issue, al
though, either OF his own accord or to
satisfy enquirers from his auditors. he re-
feTred often to the trusts His main ar
gument was that a panic would follow at
ouCe tHS election OF bryan ana tndC 1t
would take the country at least ten years
to recover. He argued that well enough
shoulu be let alone, Notwithstanding the
desire Of one man to have his political
ambition satisfied"
At Warren. MINI. some of the crowd
piled the Senator with questions.
y am not politician" declared Senator
Hanna.
Mark Hanna not a polidcian!" jeered
a man nearby
No, I'm not, because l tell you the
truth" retorlei the speaker
Why do We have to pay more for our
wire nails than we used to- asked a man
with an Irish accers
I VIII tell you, my felIow-countryma
for ! am an Irishman myself" and then
Mr. Hanna proceeded to say that wire
nails were higher in price because the
demand exceeded the supply"
At Mankato man from position di-
rectly in front OF the speakers stand tried
TO turn the meeting into q joint debate
with both Senators Frye and Hanna.
My dear old friend said Senator Han
na, leaning over the railing. Jackson is
dead. Don't you know it? This is not the
Democratic party OF Jackson's time
At Tracy, Mimi, 600 persons assem-
bIed
Il hope Minnesota will give Mckinley
100000 majority this year. said Senator
Hanna in his speech there
Don't think you'll get it, old sport
remarked man who wagged his head
gagely.
Other stops in Minnesota were at Sleepy
Eye, Marshall, Minnesota, and Candy.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
ADDRESS TO coLoRED VOTERS.
Appeal to Throw or the Yoke of Re.
publican Seryitude


BOSTON, Oct IA committee of col
ored men consisting of Archibald H.
| Grfmke. Louis F Baldwin, Robert F.
| Coursey, Napoleon B. Marshall, J. D. Bar
| nett, and R. A ConneIl has issued an ad-
dress to negro voters, which is in part
as follows:
ITO the Republican party the negro
owes no gratitude for his freedom, but it
and the country owe him a debt as great
as is the transcendent worth of the Union
which his valor and blood have helped to
save But surely some may reply, the
negro owes his right to the ballot to the
Republican party No, feliow-citizens,
the negro owes this right under God to
his political Importance to the Republi-
can party. He owes the possession of the
ballot, as he owes his liberty, to himself
alone. For if it is a simple historic fact
that he was made a soldier, not to break
his chains, but to save the union of these
States, so it is no less true that he was
made a citizen not for the sake of his
own protection, but in order to preserve
the political supremacy of the Republican
party in the newly restored Union.
stripped of all the party lies with
which 1t usually masquerades, this was
the naked party motive which added to
the Constitution the Fourteenth and the
Fifteenth Amendments. 1t was, in plain
words, party selffshness and sectional
selfshness, not concern for the negro. not
a sincere or generous party wish to real
ize the high ideals of the Declaration of
independence in respect to freedom and
equality.
TT was IN obedience to this principle of
action that the Republican party cham
pioned our cause in the South from the
close of the war to 1876. And 1t was in
obedience to the same wretehed principle
of action that it retreated from the South
at that time and betrayed it's faithful
black allies. Whatsoever 1t did in respect
to them, whether defending or deserting
them, it did first. last, and always for it.
self First it made much of us and of our
wrongs. because it was to its interest to
do SO; and later It sold us for the electoral
votes of South Carolina, Louisiana. and
Florida and turned deaf ear to eur cry
of distress, because it was likewise to its
interest to do so.
Division of our vote now will be not
only blow for our own fast waning lib.
critics, but flow for those of the coun-
trys as well. Let US strike again like
men for our, emancipation from sesrad-
ing and dangerous thraldom to unworthy
party.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
THE GERMANS VERY CHILLY.
Only "a Handful Attend n Baltimore
Republican Meeting.


Republican Meeting.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 17.-If the attend
ance and the enthusiasm manifested at
the Republican mass meeting which was
held last night at Lehmann's Hail. North
Howard Street, under the auspices of the
GermanAmeriean Lincoln Club, is to be
taken as an Indication of the public in
terest in the Republican presentation of
the issues of this campaign, there is still
some work for the managers,
The meeting was what IS popularity
known as frost" The hall was not
one-quarter filled and a liberal estimate
of the crowd places it at 1<0 persons,
about thirty of whom we're colored. Two
ladies were present.
Early in the evening it became evident
that there was going to be no wild rush
The gentlemen who were engineering the
meeting gazed up and down the street for
an audience, but none came. The band
was brought outside and played continu-
ousIy for half an hour, and some few
persons were attracted.
At o'clock, the hour for the spea king
to commence. almost the entire audience
could have been seated on the stage The
band continued to play and some late ar
rivals hurried in. not expecting to get
seats. They found plenty of room The
opening of the meeting was postponed
until $3.50 o'clock when the managers
realized that the limit had been reached.
and the gentlemen who had been stand
ing about the outer doors marched up
and took seats on the stage. After they
had all been seated there were still about
twenty vacant chairs on the stage.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
a JUDGE CoMMENDs TRUSTS.
New York Republican Says 0utcry
Against Combines Is Boxb,

NEW YORK, Oct 17-"The trusts are
good things. The outcry against them is
all bosh and nonsense"
These words were uttered yesterday, not
by Republican speaker on the stump. but
by Republican judge on the bench. Those
who listened 10 them were startled For
moment they could not believe their
ears. for the speaker, Vice Chancellor
Mahlon II. Pitney, has always had a good
reputation as conservative and careful
judicial officer.
The next generation continued the
vice chancellor, the children of the pres
ent generation. will wonder at ne short
sIghtedness Of their fathers The next
generation viii wonder at the complaints
today against combinations OF capital"
Judge Pitney's startling declaration oc-
CURED during the discussion OF a motion
in the argument OF a case bNught by Rob-
eFt J. Trimble. q stockholder, against the
Sugar Trust. Mr.. Trimble seeks an order
giving him access to the trusts books He
claims that money which should be paid
out to stockholders in dividends is beirg
used to fight the Arbuckle Brothers, a ri
val concern.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
THE DISTRICT W. C. t. o.
All the Old Officers Reelected bv "a
Unanimous Vote


Unanimous Vote.
This mornings session of the twenty
sixth annual convention of the District of
Columbia Weman's Christian Temperance
Union. which opened in the Calvary Bap-
tist Sunday School Building. yesterday.
was well attended. The election of off
GERS for the ensuing year took place and
all the incumbents of positions were
unanimously reelected Delegates to the
National Convention, which will be held
at the Lafayette Square Opera House IL
November, were elected, and committees
for work connected with the convention
were appointed.
Mrs. Clinton Smith, the president of the
Union during the past year, was unani-
mousiy reelected. A telegram notifying
Mrs. Smith of her reelection, was sent to
her at Wiiliamstown, Mass, where she has
been i'll for some time
The other officers reelected were Mrs.
NJ e. Hartsock, vice president; Mrs En-
ma S. Shelton recording secretary: Miss
Louisa s. Weightman, corresponding seere-
tary; Mrs Theresa A. Williams, treasurer.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hartsock was elected dele
gate-at-large to the National Convention
and Mrs. M, E. Cohen was elected a gem
eral delegate.
Committees were appointed to attend to
the work in connection with the National
Convention.
The evening times., 1900-10-17
BRYAN's BALTIMORE MEETING
Ex-Governor whyte to Speak with
the Democratic Candidate

the Democratic Candidate
BALTIMORE. Oct 17.-Chairman Van
diver announced yesterday that ex-Gov
William Pinkney Whyte had consented to
preside at the Bryan meeting next Tues
day night and would make a speech Mr.
Bryan and Governor Whyte will be the
only speakers inside the hall. The crowd
IN. the street viii be entertained by va
Fious Baltimore orators until the appear
ance of Mr.. Bryan for his outside speech.
The demand for tickets is Increasing and
Democratic headquarters is oyerrun with
applicants. Many of these requests come
from the counties through which Mr.. Bry-
an s schedule does not take him Chair
man NanGiver is making up a committee
OF twenty-five Democrats to meet Mr.. Brv
and and accompany him on his tour through
the State.
Mr.. Bryan viii leave Baltimore for Eas-
ton Tuesday night at the close of the Mu-
sic Hall meeting, taking a steamer for
Claiborne, where he will arrive at $50
o'clock Wednesday morning. A special
train on the Delaware, Chesapeake. and
Atlantic Railway viii take him from Clai-
borne TO EastOn, and he will speak at the
railroad station. beginning at O'Clock.
The receiving and escorting committees
viii meet him at Claiborne.
The Western Maryland Railroad will
run a special train at excursion rates from
Hagerstown and intermediate stations to
Westminster, where Mr.. Bryan will speak
Tuesday afternoon. October 23 Excursion
tickets will also be sold from GIyndon and
intermediate stations to Westminster on
the same day.
The arrangements for the wellington
meeting to be held Friday night at Music
Hall, when Senator George L. Wellington
viii speak under the auspices of the Mary
land Democratic Association have been
completed and it is expected the meeting
viii be one of the largest of the campaign,
5. 6. Field. chairman of the campaign
committee of the association will call the
meeting 10 order, and Mayor Hayes will
preside and make an address Ex-Repre-
sentative J. Hamilton Lewis, of Washing
ton, who spoke with such success last
week at tie Stevenson meeting in Broad
way Institute, will address the meeting.
Other meetings are scheduled TO arouse
Democratic enthusiasm in both city and
counties. Tonight at Darley Park Sena
tor Bacon OF Georgia, and ext Gov William
Pinkney WEyta will address a meeting.
This will be Governor Whyte's first speech
in the campaign. Tomorrow Senator Ba
cor and Isaac l. Straus will go to Cam,
bridge, wheIa big meeting of Democrats
VIII he held
The evening times., 1900-10-17
THE PRESIDENTS CAMPAIGNING
How IEe Is Carrying 1t OF. in .he
White House

How Ee Is Carrying 1t in .he
White House.
The President is receiving many visitors
nowadays. He has decided Eot to take
part formally in the campaign. and the
party managers have agreed that there
should be no hegiras 20 the Mckinley
home in Canton. as there were in 1896.
To make up fer that, however MIR. Ne
Kinley IS receiving an unusually large
number Of callers at the White House.
Most of the strangers who wish merely to
pay their respects" are shown into tEe
Cabinet room during the morning. when
Mr.. Mckinley gives each Of them cheerv
salutation and the hearty handshake for
which he is famous. In addition to that,
larger parties which come in organized
groups, are also being received in the
East Room
Mr.. Mckinley knows to nicely the art
of holding public receptions. He greets
from thirty to forty people minute right
alone, and his kindly smile 10 each one
does away with all effect of being rushed
past the Chief Magistrate
The arrangements for these receptions
are very simple. They take place in the
East Room, and usually all of the visitors
who happen TO be in the White House at
the time are included in them A Gordon
OF chairs and sofas is formed around the
large double doors leading from the East
Room into the corridor of the Mansion.
When all is in readiness, the President
appears inside the Gordon. Immediately
the ceremony begins. The waiting people
pass single file through the Gordon of
chairs Each in turn gives his or her
name to a waiting usher. 1t is repeared
to the President, who greets the guest by
name, shakes hands heartily and ex
changes some salutation such as pleased
to meet you" Occasionally an enthusias
tic admirer wants to stop and hold a long
conversation with the President Mr.
Mckinley is always most gracious on such
occasions, but he is generally saved from
prolonged annoyance by the crush in the
rear, which gradually forces the enthusi
ast on past the host. Mr.. Mckinley has
rare talent in greeting his feIIow-countrv
men. Always gracious and affable, he
leaves each of them with the sense of
having received a peculiarly personal well
come from the Chief Magistrate
The evening times., 1900-10-17
Investigating Mining Property.

DENVER, Col, Oct NV S. Debeaux,
accompanied by three other capitalists of
Cleveland, Ohio, left here yesterday for
Central City for the purpose of investi-
eating mining property in Russell Guleh
on which they have an option. 1t is their
Intention to organize development and
exploration company with 81, 900 capi-
tai. purchase promising prospects, no mat
ter in what portion Of the State they may
be located and develop them.