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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
LoNe-LosT TRAVELLER FOUND.
Man Believed Dead Discovers Wife
Enjoying His Insurance.

st. Louis, Jan. 26.-Albert G. John
son, formerly of Batavia, N. Y, still
lives, despite the fact that his wife is
enjoying $1,000 life insurance collect
ed on the theory that he was dead in
Brazil After long search he has To-
Gated his wife at Bedding, Mich, and
conversed with her over the long dis
lance telephone. This is the first con-
versation they have had since he left
home three years ago.
With an acquaintance, Jasper Har-
rey, he set out from Joplin for the
mines in Brazil. While far inland in
November, 1899, he was stricken with
brain fever, without medicine or ply
sicians, among half-savage natives.
His friend gave him up for dead,
writing to Mis-. Johnson that her hus-
band was dead. Harrey then left his
companion. Six months later, when
he recovered from the delirium he
found a letter from his mother which
said that he had been reported dead.
He fastened back to America and re-
Gently received word from Bedding
that his wife had returned there.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
DEATH OF MARTIN PUMRoY.
Well Known WapelIo County Farmer
Passed Away Today. !,
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
AT S o'clock this morning, at his
home three miles southwest of the
city, occurred the death of Martin
Pumroy, well known and highly re-
spected farmer. He had been i'll for
several weeks, of pneumonia, but he
seemed to be improving, and yester-
day was considered much better than
he had been for some time. During
the night, however, he grew suddenly
worse and death came at o'clock
this morning.
Mr.. Pumroy lived in Wapello coun-
ty nearly all his life. He was the son
of Grimes Pumroy, pioneer of Wap-
clio county, whose death occurred a
few years ago. He was we'll known
among the residents of the portion of
the county where he lived and his
many friends regret very deeply to
hear of his death.
Mr.. Pumroy is survived by his wife,
three brothers and five sisters. One
brother, Levi, resides a few miles
southwest of the city, and three sis
tiers live in South Ottumwa. They
are: Mrs. Florence Ainley, Mrs
Margaret Blair and Mrs. Rose Kent
Craig and James Pumroy, brothers
reside at Cercleville, Kansas, and Nc,
Quoin, Illinois, respectively; Mrs. Ella
Logan, a sister, at Kirksville, Mo-, and
Mrs. Susan Durenberger, another sis
ter, at Cross Timbers, Mo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
FoREcLosE ON wATERwoRks.
centerviIle People Seem to Be Rather
Glad of 1t.

Centerville, Jan. 26-The holders of
the Centerville waterworks bonds have
decided that half loaf is better than
no loaf at all and have brought fore
closure proceedings in the federal
court at Keol1uk asking for foreclos-
lure of their bond mortgage on the
Centerville waterworks system and
that a receiver be appointed. This is
the exact move that the city council
has expected ana longed for and
which many contended would not hap
pen. In foreclosing the mortgage the
bondholders can take the plant but
cannot secure personal judgment
against the city for any deficit there
might be occasioned by the sale of
the plant not bringing sufficient to pay
off the bonded indebtedness. OF course
in case of the foreclosure the city will
lose the $4,000 paid for the plant if
the sale should be declared legal, but
that is the point to be contested in
another case.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
A STATE REUNION.
Cedar Rapids Republican,

Y
The coming summer will mark the
fortieth anniversary of the enlistment
of the FirsrIowa regiment in answer to
the call of President Lincoln for troops
with which to put down the war OF
the rebellion. A number of the lead
ing members of the First Iowa infan-
try same time ago started move
ment looking toward reunion of that
regiment the coming fall in celebra-
ton of the fortieth anniversary of
theis enlistment. The movement has
met with great favor and has led to
the further suggestion that the sur
vivor of all the Iowa regiments be in
vited to participate in the reunion,
making it one of the greatest events
of the kind ever held in the state.
This latter suggestion also seems to
meet with much favor and it is prob
abb that it will be carried to sue
cessful issue.
When the members of the First Iowa
regiment enlisted in the summer of
1861 for three months, it was general
ly believed that the rebellion would
be put down before that time, altho
there were few far sighted men who
clJ LlldC lllllO lolSSdW loh5 anu Ol0Ody
struggle The First Iowa boys, how
ever were the leaders, and it is but
proper that the suggestion for a
great state reunion celebrating the
fortieth anniversary of the enlistment
of the first Iowa troops should ,origi-
nate with the members of this famous
regiment.
Outside of the annual encampment
of the Iowa department of the Grand
Army of the Republic, no large gather
ings of Iowa troops have been held in
recent years with the exception of
the biennial reunions of the famous
Crockers Iowa brigade, consisting of
the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth
and Sixteenth Iowa regiments. The
Iowa regiments were made up of the
hardest men of the sixties. and not
withstanding it has been forty years
since the boys of Is, 10, 20 and 81 en-
/ listed at the call of their president,
there are still thousands of survivors
OF the Iowa regiments. Such reun-
ion as has been suggested would not
only be very appropriate, but it doubt
less would prove most enjoyable af-
fair, bringing together old comrades,
many of whom have doubtless not
met since the day of the muster out.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
CLINE CASE COMPROMISED.
Sheriff Clinic Gets s1,s4s and Pays
Own Witnesses.

Centerville, Jan. ga telephone
message from Abba yesterday after
noon states that the Clinic case has
been compromised according to the
stipulations provided that Sheriff
Clinic shall accept a judgment against
Appanoose county for $1,349, for diet
ing prisoners, and pay his witness
fees, the county to pay other costs in
the case. The agreement also pro-
vides that the board of supervisors
shall at once pass resolution agree
ing to pay Sheriff Clinic so cents per
day for boarding prisoners during the
balance Of his term as sheriff and that
he shall receive SO cents per day for
boarding prisoners from the time this
suit was brough to the present time.
Sheriff Clinic sued the county for
$1,6S6.25, while the county had allow
ed him $1,1S0.37, a difference OF
$505.8S.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
PEOPLES PULPIT.
Woman's Vote in Kansas Not in Dan.
ger.

Woman's Vote in Kansas Not in Dam
ger.
Last week the newspapers were
sending broadcast the startling an
nouncement that the women of Kan
sas were in danger of losing the mu-
nicipal suffrage which they have en-
joyed for the post fourteen years.
Representative B. FL. Butler, who
fathered the bill gave as his reason
for SO doing that the woman vote was
the most corrupting influence in mu-
nicipal politics. He. said II don't
mean that the women are corrupt, but
the manipulation is corrupt, and the.
woman vote is easily manipulated. ;"
Therefore, according to his masculine
logic the women must be disfranchis-
ed, but the corrupt male manipulation
could be left in full sway.
1t will be remembered that not long
ago John Charles Thompson, of Wy
oming, made similar statement to
the effect that the woman vote was
easy to manipulate, but when he came
to try manipulating it he didn't seem
to succeed as he had expected and the
result was that he was returned to the
bosom of his family having run 700
votes behind his ticket
While Mr.. Butler may not be- in
danger of sharing the same fate as
Mr.. Thompson inasmuch as the women
have no vote for members of the Leg
islature in Kansas, it is very evident
that the men in Kansas are not in
sympathy with him, as his bill was
promptly killed by the Judiciary COM
mittee, and thus the opposers of wo-
man suffrage have been deprived of
valuable aid in retarding the progress
of women. Elnora Monroe Babcock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
HAS NO USE FOR MRS. NATION.
lMinnapolis Tiines.l

The Times believes in temperance
and would have an open mind as to
prohibition, if prohibition were posi-
BILE, which it is not Hearty sympa-
thy is accorded the aims of the Wo-
Iman's Christian Temperance Union,
and we can admire the work done and
the purposes governing, altho we may
seriously differ as to the advisability
of some of the positive, and the prac-
Iticability Of some Of the negative
means taken to bring about temper
ance The Times does not condemn
the w. G.. T, u. because it insisted up
on the abolition of the army canteen,
Ialtho it is firmly convinced that such
abolition was a grave mistake. For
such unmitigated cranks as Mrs. Car
RE Nation, who should either be in
Istraight-j Jacket or in Jail, we have no
use whatever. AS it is against the
law to sell liquor in Kansas, it is the
duty of the officers of the law to pre-
went that sale. That duty is not trans
ferred to destructive termagant
whom it is charitable to suppose in
sane, and the spectacle of respectable
women, one of them bleeding from
wounds self inflicted, all singing at
the top of their voices hymns we have
learned to revere, riding thru the
streets of populous town, is revolt
ling to every sense of the decent fit
ness of things.
We are not enamored either of that
other Kansas product, Mary Ellen
Lease, VINO, having strutted into pub
1icity, first by espousing populism and
then damning it, now seeks to pose
as an object Of domestic wrongs and
demands divorce from a husband
whom she says viii not support her.
What husband would support such a
blatant vocative? Mrs. Ellen Foster,
while not at all in the same category
as the above mentioned, is objection
able in that she is a paid spellbinder
for the republican party-a role out
Iside of her womanhood. There are
READERS of the Times who will consid-
Ter this criticism unjustly severe and
doubtless will write to the editor to
that effect. The fact is that not one
out of a hundred of these even, would
care to have his wife, mother, sister,
|sweetheart or friend indulge in the
loffenses of a Nation, the stridulent
outpourings of Lease, or the hust.
Iings strife Of a Foster.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
"MR." MARY ELLEN LEASE.

The report that Mary Ellen Lease
had changed her mind about making
application for divorce, proves to be
unfounded. The papers have been fl
ed and the cause will be heard. Mr..
Lease. being interviewed, stated la
iconically, that there was no estrange-
ment. She just left me-" he said,
and that's all there is to it. l do not
see any reason for fighting the case
Those who have taken note Of Mrs.
Leases performances, will write Mr..
Lease down as sensible man. Why
should man battle against a propo-
sition that means freedom?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
Filipinos Say Time sHere for
Civil Government.
rs AN URGENT NECESSITY
Say the spooner Bill Embodies Their
Views and They Want 1t Passed
It VIII Win Insurrectionists, They
Say.

Manila, Jan. 25.-The executive
committee of the Federal party has
filed a petition requesting the Philip
ipne commission to urge upon Presi-
dent Mckinley the passage of the
Spooner bill by Congress as an urg-
ent necessity as the time is ripe for
general civil government and its es-
Establishment, which will win over those
favoring the insurrection, while, at
the same time. it will encourage the
natives to subscribe in favor of a
settled government in the Philippines
under American sovereignty Officials
of the Manila chamber of commerce
and other persons express their in
tention of cabling President McKin-
ley to the same effect.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29

leads to the conclusion that it has no
support in this state. 1t serves to
show, therefore, that eastern people
have become interested in the preser-
walton of the big trees, and that in it.
self is gratifying. Before many years
are passed the United States will
have to take up the question of pre-
serving not only the big trees of this
state but the forests generally, and
consequently every new evidence of a
willingness on the part of members of
congress to cooperate in legislation
to that end is matter Of satisfac-
ton"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
The Popular Buffalo Route

this summer on account Of the 1901
Pan-American Exposition will be the
Nickel Plate road. Countless thous-
ands will visit this, one of the great
est expositions of modern times. The
Nickel Plate road will be the popular
line The excellence of its service is
we'll recognized by the travelling pub
lie, and the reputation of it's train en-
ployes in their uniform courtesy to
passengers is we'll known. When you
go east see that your tickets read
via the Nickel Plate road. Write
wire, phone or call on John Y. Gala
han, General Agent, Ill Adams ST.,
Chicago, Ill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
Re Sure "a Remenber

that the popular Pan-American Expo
sition route this summer will be the
Nickel Plate road, the shortest line
between Chicago and intermediate
points and Buffalo. No excess fare is
charged on any of it's Peerless Trip
Of fast express trains and American
club meals ranging in price from ,S5
cents to 81 are served in all it's dining
cars. Palatial thru vestibuled sleep.
ing cars and modern day coaches
with uniformed colored porters in at
tendance on the wants of passengers.
The acme of comfort and conven-
fence in travelling is attained thru the
superb service and competent equip
ment found on the Nickel Plate road.
Write, wire, phone or call on John Y.
Callahan, General Agent, III Adams
St, Chicago, Ill
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
CIRCULATION.
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.

The State PawnerS' society is an in
stitution of Chicago which has been
in existence only little over a year.
Last October finished up it's fiscal
year. Its purpose is both a useful
and a philanthropic one, tho it is not
entirely novel one This plan for
reducing the exorbitant rates of the
pawn shop proper and for supplying
the needs of those who are hard
pressed for immediate cash and yet
10th to apply to the usurer, has the
merit of being locally western one
and of having realized somewhat re-
markable success.
John v. Farwell, Jr., president of
the society, has recently made re-
port of the years results The So
ciety began with only $4,000 capital,
but has grown so fast in the last three
months of the fiscal year that loan
the principals of the society, and this
has been since paid and the capital
stock increased to 100000. The av-
erage capital used during the year
was about $4,000, with net profit
on this of about S.S per cent. A
semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent
has lately been declared, of which a
first payment was made Jan. 1, of
this year.
The first years loans varied from
81 to $3.50; of these large per cent
We're in amounts of S. or under. The
present rate for loans is " per cent,
but this it is desired to decrease, if
possible. In, Indianapolis another So
ciety of the same scope is forming,
and both find that careful manage
ment is necessary to keep or reduce
this rate; but the result of the years
work in Chicago, begun in very ten
tative spirit, is certainly encouraging.
The Chicago directors are SO salts
fed with the results and SO sanguine
of the future That they declare the
stock will yet earn 10 per cent a year,
and expect to develop the field in a
few years by 100000 of capital and
branch offices in the poorer and den
\ ser districts following the example
of New York.
{ The society was called into exist
ence thru the efforts of the Merchants
club, and has been organized under a
state laws. Similar societies are
springing up in various of the larger
cities, and the Chicago results will
doubtless stimulate new ones
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
TO PROTECT FORESTS.

Congressman John f. Lacey Is
legislator that is not bound by the
narrow confines of his own district,
nor yet of his state. He is broad
enough to teke keen interest in
everything that pertains to the com
mon welfare This is evidenced by a
recent bill which he has introduced
in the house looking to the preserva-
ton of the forests of California. The
San Francisco Call under date of jan
uary Ia says it does not know why it
is that Major Lacey has come to the
rescue but presumes that it is due to
pure disinterested zeal in the cause of
! saving the big trees. The Call is
right and it might add that his disin-
terested zeal is not confined to the
preservation of forests:
Following is the Calls editorial on
the subject:
"Californians engaged in the task
of providing for the protection and
preservation of our forests of giant
trees have obtained Mr.. Lacey of
Iowa an ally who is evidently in ear
nest. Just why he should have come
to the front in the fight we do not
know. There are no big trees in Iowa
nor any personal advantage to be
Z gained by Lacey himself. Consequent
ly it is to be presumed that his activ-
ity is due to a pure and disinterested
zeal in the good cause of saving the
big trees.
1.-THE method he has adopted in
making the fight for the trees is cur
fous. He has introduced into congress
bill providing: THAT from and af-
ter the passage of this act there shall
be levied and collected a tax upon the
manufactured products of the wood OF
the Sequoai Gigantea, or big trees, as
follows: When such trees are cut
down there shall be levied and collect
{ ed tax at the rate of $40 per thou
sand feet, board measure, to be seal
ed as soon as any tree is felled and
cut into logs and when one of SAID
logs is cut into lumber or manufac
tured in any form there shall be lie,
led and collected a further tax OF Sll
per thousand feet, board measure
This is of course designed to pro
tect the big trees by making it I'm
profitable to cut them down or GU
them up. The commercial use of thu
Sequoal Gigantea is to be stopped ii
the same way that state banks of is
sue were stopped by the application
B of excessive taxation.
Eve direct attention to the bill as
matter of interest to Californians
We, are not aware what forces, if any
are back of it. The fact that it wa
introduced by representative iron
Iowa, instead of one from Californi
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
CHINESE WILL LET THE
MISSIONARIES ALONE
Say There Is No Intention or Desire
on Their Part to interfere
With the Work.

Picking, Jan. 25.-The foreign minis
tiers sent a note to the Chinese pleni-
potentiaries on the lines previously
stated. Prince Ching yesterday as
sured the committee of missionaries
that there is no intention or desire
on the part of the Chinese government
to place restrictions upon the mis-
sions and that the government never
had, in the past any objections to the
missionaries or to their methods.
The Missionaries are greatly pleased
with Ching's assurances. g
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
California Excursions.

( Every Wednesday night thru Pull.
man Tourist Sleeping Car leaves OF
tumwa via the Milwaukee and runs
thru to Los Angeles, California with
out change. Route lies via Kansas
lying below the snow belt and is eigh.
teen hours shorter than any other line.
The excursion parties are personally
conducted insuring passengers every
attention and comfort. For reserva-
ton of space, rates or other informa-
lion, call on or address A. ]. Packard,
agent,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
PAY GUARD sEml-ANNUALLY.
Adjutant General Byers Issues Order
to That Effect.

Des Moines, Jan. 26.-Adjutant
General Byers has issued orders to
company commanders of the National
Guard that hereafter drill pay will be
allowed semi-annually instead of quar-
terly. The last quarterly payment
was made December 81. The next
payment will be made in June and at
ter that all payments will be made in
January and June. The object of the
change is to relieve the captains of
unnecessary clerical duty and reduce
the unnecessary work in the adjutant
generals Office. The members of the
guard, under the law passed by the
last legislature, receive 10 cents an
hour for drill, not to exceed two hours
a week. In case of absence they are
fined 10 cents drill. The drill pay
roll amounts to about $4,000 a year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
Emmett County Petition Invalid.

Baskerville, Jan. 26.-The board of
Tuesday declared the pc
tition for mulct saloons in this county
void. The petition as originally filed
contained twenty-four names more
than the required SIS per cent. Then
Withdrawals were filed by eighty-three
original signers, but forty of these
were, induced to again have their
names placed on the petition. County
Attorney Lee, however, advised the
board that those who had once re-
moved their names could not sign
anew. On this point of law the board
rescinded it's first consideration of the
petition in declaring it valid, and now
says it is insufficient and void. 1t
will undoubtedly be appealed to the
courts, as the mulct saloon advocates
are not satisfied with the action of
the board
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
REQUIRES A CRUISER.
American War Vessel Leaves for Ven
ezuelan Waters.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Under spe-
cial orders from the navy department,
the cruizer Lancaster left St.. Vim
cent. East Indies, yesterday for La
giura. The gun boat Scorpion arriv-
ed at Curao yesterday from Laguira.
No Cause for Alarm.
1t was stated at the navy depart
ment that 10 fresh news had come
from Venezuela to make necessary the
dispatch of the Lancaster to the Vene-
zuelan port. It is explained that the
Lancaster has been sent to Laguira to
await the return Of the Scorpion, the
latter having sailed over to Curacao
to coal. 8
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
WILL GET CHINESE CANNON.
Minister conger Has Shipped Two to
State of Iowa.

Des Moines, Jan. 26.-The state of
Iowa is going to receive two Chinese
cannon from the walls of Picking, cap
tured by the United States troops
when they entered the Chinese CAPT
tai to relieve the besieged legationrs.
A letter containing this information
has been received by Governor Shaw
from Minister Conger. The cannon
will probably be mounted on each
side of the walk leading to the state
historical building.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
How's This!

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cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
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transactions, and financially able to carry
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free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
&, Halls FamilE pills are The hest. !.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
sHERcLEFF NOT A klDNAPER.
Paroled Suspect Satisfies the Authori
ties of His Innocence.

Des Moines, Jan. 26.--Frank Sher-
cleft, who was recently sentenced at
Sioux City to seventeen years in pris-
on for robbing a travelling man for a
jewelry house on train, and who was
later paroled by Governor Shaw, had
an interview with the governor today,
and proved to the satisfaction of the
latter that he was not a member of
the Cudahy kidnapping, gang, of which
Pat Grove was supposed to be the
leader. Shercleff has been living in
Omaha since his release, but will now
locate on farm in Iowa, by the gov
ernors permission.