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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
is A GIGANTIC PLAN.
Railroads. May Absorb the Express
Companies,


Chicago, Jan. 14.-Absolute control
of the vast interests of the nations
express companies may fall into the
hands of the railroad financial powers.
Preliminary steps toward such an OBJ
ject are said to have been taken un-
der the guidance of j. Pierpont Nor
gan, James ]. Hill and others who are
figuring prominently in the recently
reported railway deals, and that the
general scheme has been outlined.
The report has it that the powers in
tend to conduct the express business
of the country as regular depart
ment of railroad operation, strong
provision being made to have all
roads act in harmony.
The currently quoted stock of the
biggest express companies-the Amer
lean, the Adams, the Wells-Fargo, the
United States, the National, the South
ern the Pacific, the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific-is valued
at considerably more than 500, 000,0 900
the stock of the first four named
alone having market valuation of
about sS0,0O0,0O0.
May Refuse to Renew Contracts.
While nothing definite regarding
the plans is obtainable, tits thought
to be the intention of the railroad
officials to refuse to renew contracts
with the companies where the remain
ing life of the contracts is not long,
and to make outright purchases Of
franchises where the contracts still
have long lives before them.
The express companies have con-
tracts ranging all the way from five
to twenty years, and at the expiration
of their legal agreements they are at
the mercy of the railroad companies.
James j. Hill is on record as having
said that a railroad company should
control every source of revenue with
in its jurisdiction. Unitedly, railroad
officials say, the big systems of the
land could carry on the express bust
ness as satisfactorily as the present
companies are conducting it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
cHERokEEs TO MOVE.
Said They viii Locate in the Repub.
lie of Mexico.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Negotiation
are about to be entered upon between
representatives of the Cherokee ma,
ton and the governor of the state of
Sonora. old Mexico. whereby large
tract of land will be transferred to
the Cherokees for their own use and
occupancy. If the deal goes thru the
Cherokee Indians will depart from
the United States.
Owing to treaty stipulations this
great tribe of civilized Indians cannot
legally emigrate from this country as
q body; they will, however, depart as
individuals gradually, as they did
from Georgia and North Carolina six.
ty years ago, when they settled on the
White River in Arkansas. The rea.
son for this proposed emigration of
the Cherokees, as given by their rep
resentatiye in Washington, is discon-
tent with Uncle Sam, coupled with a
wish to settle in place where there
will be more freedom and opportun-
ity.
Other Indians May Follow
The Cherokee nation is one of the
most progressive of the five civilized
tribes now located in the Indian terri
tory. The departure of the Chero
Isees will, it is said, mean the gradual
slipping away of all the other Indians
in the territory. There are now 49,
600 Cherokees in Indian Territory and
the other tribes will each average as
many. They are the Choctaws.
Chickasaws, Creeks and Seminoles.
The Cherokee nation owns 5,000,-
900 acres of land in Indian Territory
and there may be difficulty in dispos-
ing of this in order to carry out the
plan of immigration. Interpreter
lick and other prominent tribal au-
thorities will go to Mexico in April
to further negotiate the deal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
HE USES IOWA BUTTER.
Secretary Wilson Will Not Buy Arti.
Gle Offered in Washinqton.

Washington, Jan. 10. Secretary
Wilson made an argument before the
senate committee on agriculture in
support of the Grout oleomargarine
bill. He said the measure was intend
ed to protect the farmer and the pub-
lie at large, and should become law.
Speaking of the consumption Of hit
ter and of oleomargarine Mr.. Wilson
said that the amount of butter dis
posed of annually Is about eighteen
pounds per capita, and of oleomarga.
-rlne something over one pound, and
he said, in response to Judge Spring
er, that he considered this dangerous
competition.
He said that more than half the sub
stance used in Washington for butter
is oleomargarine, and that to make
certain of getting the real article. he
had butter for his own table sent di,
rect from a creamery in Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
COMMITTEE NAMED,
Will Make Arrangements for Com,
ing Miners Convention.
THREE HUNDRED DELEGATES IOCOME
Thirteen Thousand Miners to be Rep
resented in the Meetina-Delegates
Will be SpIendidly Entertained
Banquet to be Giver.

The joint entertainment committee,
to make arrangements for the Miners
state convention, met at Labor Hall
sunday and elected Job Deer chair
man, ]. F. Byrne, secretary, and G. A.
Gustaveson, treasurer. The commit
tee has decided on giving the dele
gates banquet, and otherwise enter
tanning them in way that will cause
them to remember Ottumwa's hospi-
tally.
The miners located the convention
in Ottumwa for the reason of it's repu-
tation for entertaining we'll and for
providing suitable halls for meeting
places. The convention will consist
of nearly 800 delegates, and this num-
Der will be increased to 500 by miners
who will be interested in the outcome
of the proceedings.
Ottumwa has received the bulk of
the trade from the miners, and this
convention will be of material bene-
fit to the merchants in gaining an ac-
quaintanceship with the best and
most steadily employed tradesmen in
the state, and it behooves all of those
who are interested in the city, to see
that these delegaes are royalty enter
tanned. The committee in charge
will be compelled to ask for financial
assistance, and it hopes to meet with
ready response. The committee is as
follows
United Mine Workers, No. 152-Job
Deer, Robert Lumsdon and d. Nc
Nabb
United Mine Workers, No. 613-J.T.
Faulds, J. A. Miller and Sherman
Bradley
Trades and Labor Assembly,. L.
Smith, 2. F. Titus, e. B. Jones, ]. F.
Byrne and C. A. Gustaveson.
This convention represents District
10, which comprises all of the state
of Iowa, and the northern tier of coun-
ties of the state of Missouri. The
district has a membership in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The commit
tee had almost decided to invite all OF
the United Mine Workers of the state
to participate in a demonstration, the
day previous to the opening of the
convention, but this was discouraged
by the state officers of the u. M. w.
of A., as they did not want to cripple
operation of the mines, and decrease
the output of coal during the conven.
ton. Many will attend, however, and
Ottumwa will do itself proud, as usual,
in entertaining them,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
QUARANTINE ONE HUNDRED.
Des Moines HosteIry Shut Up on Ac-
count of Smallpox.

Des Moines, Jan. 12.-The Iowa Ho-
tel was quarantined yesterday morn
ing by the health officers on account
of smallpox City Physician Schlitz
was called upon to examine the case
pronounced it smallpox in mild form
and directed the hotel to be placed I'M
der quarantine regulations. Over 100
guests are in the hotel, including a
number of travelling men, Miss Hos
mer, leading lady of the Auditorium
Stock company, Manager Mooser, Of
the Auditorium, and State Manager
Waltz of the same company.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
FAMOUS CASE BEGUN.
One Of the Most Notable OF Murder
Cases on Trial.

Paterson, N. j., Jan. 15.-What is
expected to be one of the notable muir
der trials in the history of this coun-
try has begun in the Court of Oyer
and Termiter here, when Walter C..
McAllister, William A. Death and An
drew Campbell were called upon to
plead to the charge of numbering
Jennie Bosschelter, an 18-year-old mill
girl who died after having been given
knockout drops and afterwards as,
saulted. George j. Kerr, who was
jointly indicted with the three other
prisoners, has been granted sepa-
rate trial. A jury was secured in an
hour.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
EDDYviLLE IN LUCK.
Viii Have Mandatory With Capt.
tai of $4,000.

Eddyville, Jan. 12,-At meeting of
business men it was decided to in
corporate company with a capital of
$4,000. $4,000 of which has been sub
scribed. TO build and equip factory
in which machines for binding corn
will be manufactured, The machine
is known as Gray's corn shredder and
is said to be successful machine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
SIGN THE NOTE.
Chinese Now Party to Treaty as
Indicated in Joint Note.

Picking, Jan. 14.-The final step in
the peace negotiations in China has
been made. Earl Ii Hung Chang has
signed the joint note of the powers
affixing his signature below that Of
Prince Ching, thus rendering China a
party to the terms of the treaty com
prised in the note, The tension
which has been felt at the capital is
this 10 ieyea and the fears which
Tor the last. week have. heoa growing
stronger that Earl Ii would not be
well. enough to atiix his signature are
lulsod
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
EIopes With Wives. siste.

Butte, Mont. Jan. To- William
Gates, better known as @Swiftwater
Bill" who has become noted an ac.s
count of his Klondike strikes and his
matrimonial experiences, has. accord.
ing to the story of one of his former.
wives, eloped from Butte with the
third OF the Lahore sisters, whom he
says he will marry upon their arrival
in Chicago or New York.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
Nc TRooPs.
Governor Shaw vii! Likely Take No
Guardsmen to Washington.

Des Moines, Jan. lit is probable
that Governor Shaw will not be ac-
companied by a military escort to the
Inauguration of President Mckinley
in Washington, March 4. Adintant
General Byers has lust received teie,
grams from Nebraska and Wisconsin,
saying that the governors of those
states will go to Washington with
their stats only. Other surrounding
states have decided not to take the
military with them. 1t is probable
therefore, that Iowa will not be so
represented.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17

ax-handle factory here. For time
it was thought the man was dead and
great excitement reigned. DR.. Saw
yers was called and administered re-
storatives. Mr.. Cresap had been COM
planning of his heart and it is suppos-
ed that the trouble was due to heart
failure.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
Convicted of Seduction.

Sigourney, Jan. Observation-Disclosures.
Maswell was convicted in district
court here last evening of the crime of
seducing Ruth Hyde, and the defend
ant will be sentenced Monday morning
by Judge Clements. The case has at
tracted much attention because of the
feet that it was tried at a former term
of court sd resulted in a hung Jury.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
PIANO FELL ON HIM.
Heavy Musical instrument crushss
Out Life of Drayman.

Sioux City, Jan. 12-Take Bekins.
owner of the Bekins' Van Line and
Storage company, was crushed to
death today under a falling piano, He
was assisting in the removal of a
heavy instrument from one of his
wagons when he slipped. The piano
fell On him before he could get out
of the way. striking his head and
crushing it so that he died Instantly
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
GETS APPOINTED.
Attorney Mccoid Appointed Member
Of Commissioners of insanity.

Keosauqua, Jan. III. Especial. )-l
Attorney u. l.. McCoid, of this place, |
has been appointed member of the
commissioners of insanity by Judge
Sloan to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Robert H. Starr,
who is in Missouri.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
JEsslE's NEXT TRIAL.
To Take Place in March-commis-
sioners Appropriate $4,000.

sioners Appropriate $1,000.
Wichita, Kas., ian. 12.-Miss Jessie
Morrison, who was tried for the muir
der of Mrs. Olin Castle with the case
resulting in a hung jury, will be re-
tried at the March term of the district
court at Eldorado. The county COM
missioners have decided to spend an
other $4,000 in her case. the first trial
having cost that amount. Miss Morri-
son is Respondent over the approach
ing trial and says she is being perse-
cuted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
MRS, EDWARD JENNINGS DEAD.

Estimable Woman Passed Away Early
This Morning-Eier Life.
From Mondays Daily
The death of Mrs. Theresa Wells
JENNINGS occurred at the family home
On Mabe, stree. at 1926 this morn.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17

The end came peacefully and she
was prepared to go. Her last words
We're that she wished all her friends
to meet her lin Heaven where there
is no sorrow" The funeral will be
held Wednesday, from the East End
Presbyterian church under the
auspices of the, L. o. T. M. of which
the deceased was a member.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
FOUND HIM UNCONSCIOUS.
Eldon Man Discovered senseIess in
Ax-handle Factory.

Eldon, Jan. 11.-(speciaD- Mr.. Gre
sap, OF this place was found yester-
day in an unconscious condition in the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17

ing, as the result of peritonitis. The
deceased was born October %, 1877,
in Pike county, ILL.,, and she was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wells,
of this city. She was united in mar
riage October 10. 1898, to Edward Jen-
nings, and their only child, girl, was
born week ago.
Besides her husband and infant
child, she leaves a father, mother,
three sisters, two brothers and large
circle of friends to mourn her depart.
ure. She was known by all of her
many acquaintances as kind and
loving neighbor and Christian wom-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
Iowa Pensions.

Increase--Lewis M. Johnson. Des
Moines, So; Levi Airy, Oskaloosa, $24.
Original widows-Almira Pratt Man
son, So.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17

Washington, Jan. Is. Lester R.
Winn has been commissioned post
postmaster at Dairyville
Postmasters appointed in Iowa Con-
nor, Allamakee county, Thomas o.
Hart. vice ]. j. Ryan, resigned; Harp
er's Ferry, Allamakee county, Thoral
Ostern, vice ]. NJ Gemmill, removed.
Iowa Pensions.
Observation-Disclosures Freeman, (dead),
Pomeroy SIP; Ambrose Fralyck, Du-
buque, SIS. Renewal and Increase
Thos. Widdup, Allerton, $40. Increase
Frederick G. Schultz, Burlington,
$14; Michael Ryan, Grandview, SIT.
Original Widows-Emma j. Webster,
Castalia, $40. War with Spain, orig
inal--Joel f. Gregory, Abel, Sc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17

Orders have been received in this
city in reference to the spring inspec-
ton of the Iowa National Guard. The
inspection will not begin until after
January %, and the Fifty-second regi-
ment will be inspected first, to be fol-
lowed by the Fiftieth. This will prob
ably place the inspection of Company
&c" simetime during the latter part
of February. The inspection will be
thoro, as is seen by the general order
which follows:
General Orders
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
The Waterworks.

Here the council recessed for a flew
minutes" put it was in the neighbor-
hood of two hours later when the wat.
er committee left the committee room,
with something up its sleeve" on the
waterworks question.
When the council was reconvened
it proceeded to consideration of the
proposed waterworks proposition, and
the result is given in full in another
column.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.

Doings of Hawkeye People at the Ma.
TONS Capital.
Washington. Jan. 12.-Franklin R.
Boyd has been commissioned postmas-
ter at Horton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
An Ordinance Amende

An ordinance was introduced and on
suspension of the rules passed, amend
ling section 10, of chapter SO of the re-
vised ordinances of 1898, so as to
make the bonds of contractors to
whom are awarded contracts for i'm
provements, 35 per cent instead of 65
per cent of the estimated total cost
prica
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-01-12
pici>cn~' London.

As we jog along or walk by turns we
come to buckingham street and, look
ING up at Alfred .Iinglc'> lodgings, say
a grateful word Of Mr.. pickWick. says
Kate Douglas Wig&in in The Atlantic.
We tell each ether that much of what
we know of London and England when
we come to it seems To have been
learned from Dickens.
Deny him the rig It 10 sit among the
elect if you will, talk of his tendency to
farce and CaricatWc, call his humor
low comedy and his pathos buthoS.
though you shall say none of these
things in my presence unchallcnged.
but the fact remains that every child
in America ut least, knows more of
England its almshouscS. debtors priS-
onS and law courts, its villages and vii
layers, its bcadlcs and cheap jacks and
hoStlerS and coachmcn and boots, its
streets and lanes, its lodgings and inns
and lanGladicS and roast beef and plum
pudding, its ways, manners and Gus
tomS-knoWS more Of these things and
a thousand others from Dickens nov
els than from all the histories, geogra-
phics, biographies and essays in the
language.
Where is there another novelist who
has so pcOplcd Il great city with his
imaginary characters that there is
hardly room for the living population
as one walks along the streets?
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a'e rom political meeting without getting
mixed up in The thing, and the forefather in
America didn't crowd with 10000 other fore
fathers into II football game 10 yell like an
Indian because his boy in yellow sweater.
a canvas jacket aud "A leather nose was get
ting his knee pad showed around to the calf
of his leg for the honor of his college.
The most notable occurrence Of the century
is that England. from whom America got
most Of her sports or the suggestions for
them, has been consistently beaten in every
trial in which skill was fl tor of the men
engaged Her boat builders have not been
able to create II swifter yacht her boxers
have been whipped in nearly every instance.
three times have the amateur honor- in
single souls been wres:cd from her and. TO
cap the climax. th" American Jockeys have
proved themselves the ADLER riders and have
created schism in the midst Of the English
turtmen.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-01-12
SPORTS.

in nothing has the past and memorable
century brought forth greater changes than
in the pa5tmes OF the people.
In 1901 there was no baseball and nobody
asking "What's the score :" and when told
replying with naughty words about those
Holsters Grave Judges and merchant
princes didn't, in America al least. put on
plaid SOCKS and red vest and swat a little
white golf ball over the fields. Men and boys
We're not yet ow.legged and humpbacked
from the scorchinS bicycle. and when men
rcwed races they went out in good service
able craft of ton or so instead of the slender
shells OF today.
With their rifles those old fellows could,
indeed, shoot a blue streak at Il mark or deer
and the fowling piece had good aim on the
birds. but they would stand aghast to see a
marksman with six single shots from one gun
pick out six separate birds from a spreading
lock or drop one shivered clay target after
another before the skill of the trap shooters
Racing was. OF course. an old sport, but
the bicycle sulky is Il revelation and Il reyo-
luton. And when the old-timcr sent his nug
along it was to go as fast as possible, and
darn the harness or the gait
The lawn tennis net was not erected rs
early as 1901, and man could come home
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RURAL DELIVERY.
Maryland Communities ASK For The Ser
vice Which Has Proven Very Salts.
factory In Carroll County.

Less than one year ago the experiment OF
establishing free rural daily delivery of mail
in Carroll county reached a stage that iusti
fed the statement by the Postofllce Depart
ment that it was success. Since that time
hundreds of rural communities throughout
the country have asked for and have been
given the service. SO rapid has been the ex-
tension that Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith recently made this prophecy
81 believe that by the end of the first de-
cade of the twentieth century there will be
house to house delivery of mail every day in
every section of the country. Except in the
most remote and sparsely settled mountain
GUS regions the people will get their letters
daily.
''This will be great boon to the inhabit-
ants of the rural parts Of the country, and
will be an important factor in advancing
modern civilization and education.
Judging by the wondrous strides made in
the way of improving postal facilities during
the past twenty-five years, and, having in
view the inventive genius OF Americans,
nothing that the imagination can conceive In
the direction of further improvement is be-
yond the range of possibility for the next
century.
1T would not be surprising to see within
that period the extension of the pneumatic
tube system to every house, thus insurng the
immediate delivery of mail as soon as it
arrives in the city"
It begins to look as though Mr.. Smiths
prediction will be fulfilled in advance Of his
expectation. Routes have been already es
tablishcd in II half n dozen communities in
Maryland inside Carroll county. The follow
ing are the latest applications from Maryland
for the service
Gaithersburg. Montgomery county.
Highland Howard county.
AIarriottsvile, Howard county.
Halethorpe Baltimore county.
Reisterstown, Baltimore county,
Miilington, Kent county.
Whiteford, Hartford county.
Hampstead, Carroll county.
Bradshaw, Baltimore county
Crisneld, Somerset county.
Princess Anne. Somerset county.
PylesvilIe, Hartford county.
Woodensburg, Baltimore county.
Boring, Baltimore county.
Additional service is also desired at Sails
bury.
These applications have been referred by
the Postoflice Department to Mr. M. S. Plum
mer, special agent of the rural free delivery,
whose headquarters are in this city. and by
whom they will be investigated.
Postof1ce officials believe that the estab-
lishment of the free rural delivery service has
just begun in Maryland, and with an increase
in the knowledge of its conveniences will
follow the increase in the service SO rapidly
that within year or TWO there will hardly be
a community in the whole state without the
delivery.
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ELEGANT EVENING WAIST.

E1IS charming little evening blouse is triumph Of artistic
design and fine needle work, and is veritaby work Of
art in itself The black Glace silk Of whicht is wrought
deliberately enriched with the beautiful embroderies Of
silver pale blue and god and ntricaey adorned with open
work in black silk and The black waist mounted upon
foundation of pale blue silk overad with chiffon misty
showing Of which, through the open spaces of the needle work.
gives most bewtching effect The pulled sleeves, which
show below the short of the black tafeta are of blue
chiffon, the cuffs having trimming of quilted ribbon
he chemisette in front is Of the with abot of
lace falling down the front Imported by Simpson Crawford
and Simpson,
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Mother Gray's Sweet Powders fol-. Child
rem.

Successfully used by Mother GRAY, nurse in
the children's Home in New York. Cure
ers. move and regulate the Bowels and Des-
troy Worms. Over 5000 testimonials. They
never fail. AT all druggists, 25c. Sample
Free. Address, Allen S. Olmstead Leroy,
N, Y