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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-30

conducted by Rev. Elmer Fish, of the
Free Methodist church. Intermeat
will be in the Shaul cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
WITTHAUS FINDS POISON.
PATRICK CHARGED WITH THE MURDER
OF WILLIAM MARSH RICE.

On the strength of affidavits made by Charles F.
given to Detective-Sergeant Arthur Carey yester>
day charging Albert T. Patrick with murder In
the first degree. Patrick is in jail, charged
with forging the name of William Marsh Rice 10
checks for large amounts.
Jones. who valet and private secretary 10
Rioe and is now in the House of Detention charged
with being connected with Patrick in the forgeries.
saws In his affidavit that September %. 1890 Pat
rick gave Rice mercury and other poisons. which
caused his death. The affidavit of Professor Witt
haus saws that in his examination of the viscera
Of Rice mercury discovered. and that after
reading the affidavit of Jones it is his opinion that
if Joness affidavit is Rice died from fner-
curial poisoning.
The afidavits made and the warrant was
issued i'm order that Patrick might be Immediately
rearrested if released on bail the forgery charge
But Patrick's counsel instead of asking that MS
client he released ball. requested Judge Nc
Mahon issue an order. that he could get back
the $4,000 deposited with the City chamberlain m
bail Patrick, giving his reason for the request
that Assistant District Attorney osborne had IN
formed him that Patrick If released. would be at
once rearrested the charge of murder. Judge
Mcmahon complied with the request.
An attempt then made to have Patrick at
once arrested the murder charge. Judge Nc
Mahon objected TO his being arrested in court. and
was taken before Justice Jerome. sitting as a
MAGISTRATE. and after the affidavits of Jones and
Professor Wtthaus had been read the hearing was
adjourned To March H.
Patrick was taken back to the Tomhs under ar
rest on two charges-one for murder and the other
for
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
FEAR THEY NAY BE DEFRAUDED.
BUSINESS FIRMS ASK THE COURT TO PREVENT
FORECLOSURE OF VALUABLE PROPERTIES

BUSINESS FIRMS ASK THE COURT TO PREVENT
FORECLOSURE OF VALUABLE PROPERTIES
A suit is on trial before Justice Chester. in the
Supreme Court brought by Louis NJ. Jones against
the firms of Levering & Garrigues, Lee & Burwell
and several other defendants in which the de-
PENDANTS hold that they have been cheated by
Jones out of the materials and the value of the
labor furnished by them in the erection Of build
ings constructed for the plaintiff Nos. III. III
and 1l6 Bleecker-st. Jones sues for the cancella-
tion Of an agreement made with the defendants by
which they to be permitted TO sell the build
ings for $4,000 raise mortgage of at least
So OGo the structure. pay themselves and give
him the balance. He asks that he be permitted to
foreclose the mortgages on the buildings
The defendants say that in June, 1896 Jones was
the owner of the premises which were mortgaged
TO the United States Trust Company for 500
and that he contrived scheme sell the prop
erty Henry s. Wood. who then and is
insolvent at a price greatly in excess of IT'S fair
market value. and take back mortgages from
Wood for the full purchase price. Wood TO
execute building loan mortgage for the Ostensibe
purpose Of securing material and erecting the
buildings. Wood 10 represent To the various
persons and firms with whom he contracted for
the materials and labor that Jones would pay them
the work progressed, and would raise second
mortgage when it was completed TO pay them the
balances then due them.
The defendants also say that agreement was
made under which Melvin q. Palliser APP
pointed trustee behalf Of all the defendants and
the property was lee Foreclosed by the plaintiff.
and that Palliser was negotiate the mortgage
for $500 and pay the claims Jones. the de
PENDANTS say declined 10 allow Paster to negoti-
ate a loan Of 10000 and made mortgages himself
his brother Thomas w. Jones. for $4,000. They
insist that this all part of a conspiracy TO
defraud them by having prior claims to theirs so
that they would have nothing to receive when the
property should he sold under foreclosure They
ask that Jones's plant be dismissed. and also ask
for the appoin tment Of receiver OF rents for the
premises and for injunction restraining Jones
from prosecuting his foreclosure suits upon the
second mortgages for $500 made by him to his
brother.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
HAS NO USE FOR MILITIA.
VAN WICK SAYS HE WILL NOT CALL
1T OFT WHILE HE is MAYOR.

Brigadier- General McCoskry Butt and Mayor Van
Wyck had a heated argument yesterday at the
meeting of the Armory Board General Butt spoke
about written request of Colonel Austen of the
18th Heavy Artillery. in Brooklyn. for more room
in the armory for disappearing guns and for re-
pairs the rifle ranges Soldiers who cannot
shoot of use added the general.
They don't have TO shoot In this city snapped
the Mayor I'VE have for the militia here
with the excellent police force we have"
But" said the general. you never tell when
it will he necessary call the militia to aid
the police in Of riot and strikes
"Oh. yes. YOU can retorted the Mayor The
militia will never he called out while I am Mayor
OF this city
General McLeer entered into the discussion
There have been strikes in this city, he said
where It has been necessary to call out the
militia"
Not since I've been Mayor"
Governor Cornell once said" declared General
McLeer. that there was no need for the militia
to kr'" How 20 shoot. He said that they were
only -ood to march. and he was made 10 feel the
eff t Of the very foolish remark"
Mayor Van Wyck hesitated before making reply
Then he said: There will he no need for the
force that can handle anything. We had a strike
IN BROOKLYN early in my administration. and we did
The request Of Colonel Austen was left in abey-
aTce T The he board being tied ON the subject
police. and the implied suggestion that the Ma
little irritation among the latter ycsterdsy
Troops certainly are necessary nj times In order
less the Mayor spoke hastily"
',Troops were needed at Croton Dam last sum
mer' said Major Thurston. at National Guard
Headquarters. in the Stewart Building. a few
aan M might have n Found md hana5 9 s
mains or the city's water supply, and the whole
troops were exceedingly convenient then it strikes
me, me-. They were New,York troops guarding New
York property too Hoy could the city have seat
an adequate iorce OF policemen 10 Croton DAM
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
MOUNT4IyEERs MUST DIs4Rm.
JUDGE TIHsLEY SAYS CARRYING OF GUNS
MUST STOP

Manchester. KY. Feb. 27 (Specian.-Judgs J. II
Ilnsley the new circuit Judge In this district made
FAMOUS by mountain feuds. particularly in Clay
County. read the mountaineers a lesson when he
opened court yesterday. The courthouse was packed
with people. and as soon the Grand Jury had
been impaneed Judge Tinsey addressed them on
the homicidal propensties of this section en-
phasized by the fact that last week a man who
was confined In the county jail was assassInated
ana last summer a prisoner shot and killed
while In the presence OF the court. He told the
Grand Jury that no indictments had ever been re-
turned for these and other crimes hut that n new
lear must be turned. For this reason he would
hereafter have every man disarmed he entered
the courthouse. whether an officer Further
more, ne warned them TO get the names Of men
VINO carried Winchesters and other big guns. bring
theTn 10 the courthouse and have them nut uDfer
bonds 70 Keep the peace If they could he re-
strained from carrying deadly wea pons
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Park Board, II a. m.
New East River Bridge Commission : p m
Rapid Transit Commission. afternoon
Parade and review Old Guard and 47th Regi-
mpnt armory 18th Regiment, Brooklyn, evening
Reception non-commissoned officers, 22d Regl-
ment. armory. evening.
Address by President Guggenhemer. Newsboys
Home. Brooklyn, evening.
Review of 69h Regiment by Major-General Roe
evening
Riverside Republican Club. entertainment and
reception. Colonial Hall, evening.
Linnaan Society. lecture by DR.; c; Hart Merriam
"A Naturalist on the Coast of Alaska, Museum OF
Natural History, p. m
Peoples Institute. address by Frank MOSS or or
THE Causes Of our Municipal Mlsrnle' NJ III
East Fourteenth-st.. y. m.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
SAILED.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

Queenstown. Feb 81. 10 m-Arrved. steamer Ma
Jestic CBr). Smith NewYork for Liverpool land pro
ceedndb
SOUTHAMPTON Feb 27-Arrived. steamer 81 Louis
Passow New-York tpassed Hurst Castle 1I:10 y m
Newcastle. 26-Arrived. steamer AieCto UT) BOX
hall. New-York
Scilly. Feb % I2:15 n m-Passed steamer ST Louis
Passow. New York for Southampton
Hamburg. Feb -, a m-Arrived, steamer Bulgaria
Huel5a Feb 2i-saiIed, Mundaka Cspan) for
New York.
Gibraltar. Feb 2T-Passed. steamer Devonshre (Brl
Coull Hogo and Shanghai. etc. for New-York.
MlchaeIs. Feb 17-Sailed steamer Neptune tSpan)
from Calcutta for New-York. Passed 27th. steamer
Hohenzolern Ger Hogemann. Genoa, Naples and Glib
raltar for New-York.
New York
suez Feb 27-Arrived steamer Tnchdunc CBr>. Ashby
Calcutta for New York.
Hong Kong. Feb 2T-Arrived previously steamer Kel
vindale (TirD Bradley via ST Michaels. etc
Para. Feb :D-S Sailed steamer Maranhense tRr), New
York
Demerara Feb 25-Arrived. steamer Madiana tBr)
Fraser. New-Yorb via Bermuda. etc.
81 Lucia. Feb 26-Sailed. steamer Cere1a 'ISr), Ban
mister from New Caledonia and Wellington via Monte
videol. New York.
Bermuda Feb "a a:15 a m-saled. steamers Pretoria
tBr) Mckenzie. New-York Stella t5ri. Harrison Urom
Ilmnl. New-York.
san Juan. r. Feb % Sailed Philadelphia
Chambers. New-YoTk.
Nassau +. Feb 27-Arrived cruising yacht Primes
sin Victoria Luse tGer) Sauermann. from West Indian
Cruse New-Nork.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
WHO WAS HE. LEE OR sUsMANp

Chicago. Feb. p tspeciaD-who was the man
who died I'm the Battle Creek Sanatorium jan
was buried under that name? In the Probate Court
Esther Bernstein. of New-York. testified that the
man was her brother, and that his name Solo
mon Susman. Judge Cutting became interested and
continued the case until Saturday. The estate
amounts TO 1900. Around fl, however. many
arrangements. No case has been presented in the
PROBATE Court for months around which so much
mystery ana romance clusters. Miss Emma Grove
a rosy checked and bright eyed young woman who
for months prior 10 Lees death his confidential
clerk and cashier also claims the estate Lee was
- Tovision broker at No. ls9 West Randolph-st.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
TO FIGHT GoRuANs SENATE SCHEMES

REPUBLICANS DECIDE TO PREVENT DrsFRA>-
CITIsEMENT OF NEGROES AND NEW CENSUS.
Baltimore Feb. q CSpeciaD-At a conference of
the Republican members of the legislature and the
State committee this afternoon 1t was decided 10
make a vigorous fight against Gorman's scheme
To oisfranchise the negroes and his cleo
lion to the Senate. Germans plan for a new State
census to prevent increased Republican representa-
non in the legislature from the southern counties
as guaranteed by the Federal census will also he
bitterly opposed. Superintendent Merriam. Of the
United States Census Bureau. is going To assist
the Republicans in proving the correctness of the
census lists in the disputed districts MARYLAND
Senator McComas will personally command the Re
publican forces and Mr.. German the Democratic
workers in the great fight which begins next
Wednesday at Annapolis
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
LARGE BUSINESS IN ST. PAIL.

One of the strongest of the railway stocks ves-
terday was ST. Paul, the common stock in which
the transactions aggregated about 10000 shares
making net advance of lss per cent and the nre-
ferred per cent. The monthly meeting OF the Board
OF Directors will be held to-day. but no quorum
win be present nor is there expected be a quorum
al the dividend meeting. which will take place on
March u. On the latter date. however Il is IN
derstood the executive committee will fix the diyi-
dend rate ct per cent. the present rate being &
IL is also learned from good authority that an ad-
ditional issue OF stock, TO the Of some
thing less than 100000. in in contemplation.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

DEPUTY Sheriff Ahcarn has received an attach
rreut for NG372 against the Halter Investment
Company favor of the Union Surety and Guar
aury Company claim to indemnify the latter
company for giving bonds Of $1,000 to cancel me-
chanics liens on the property Nos 243 and 2i5 West
One hundred -and-siXteenth-st. Judgments were
obtained against the Union Surety and Guaranty
COMPANY for s. So February % in favor OF sew
eral material men. The attachment was obtained
on he ground that the Halter Investment Com
rsany a NeW-Jersey corporation, and "A lis
Tendens was filed against il property on the
e0uth size of Forry-second-st-, IL5 feet west OF
Slxth-ave. extending through TO Forty-frst-st.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
ECCENTRIC MAN DIES AT PETERSON.
FATHER WAS MEMBER OF OLD NEw-YoRK FIRM
OF DUNCAN, SHERMAN & 30.

Paterson. " j., Feb 27-AnRus NJ Macintosh.
who lived in the outskirts Of this city. is dead He
and his immediate family attracted attention by
their eccentrcities. Their forefathers were
wealthy and powerful in Scotland Many years
ago the grandfather came TO this country, and his
son became >Ipemher of the banking firm of
Duncan. Sherman & CO. Of New-YOrk city.
The son married a New York woman. but when
he died the family consisting Of mother. her son
Angus and two daughta ars Edith and Emma. shut
themselves up Thirty years ago they came to
Paterson and took possession Of a stone house IN
the out skirts. where they lived secluded life
Two three times week for years the brother
and his sister Emma have appeared IN Paterson
dressed in peculiar garments, Angus hhullng a
queer looking cart in which 20 take home supplies
Edith and her mother died some years ago. Emma
has relatives in Brooklyn,
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
coyNEcTIcrT RETAINs DEATH PENALTY.

New-Haven. Conn. Feb. y (SpeciaD.-The bill
aboshing the death penalty which introduced
I'm the General Assembly week ago rejected
to-day after long debate The bill provided for life
imprisonment for all convictions Of murder in the
first degree or murder by train wreckng by
ting fire to ships or buildings. The Assembly has
also rejected the bills providing for eectrocution
instead of hanging and Cor the abrogation of the
death penalty minors.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28

Judge Brown in the United States District Court
yesterday granted discharges to seventeen bank
rupts. among whom John ]. Rogers. who
kept restaurant and chop house at No 6 Park
Place for many years. liabilities s23 626: Morris
Heine, formerly lessee Of the Thalia and Oriental
theatres, liabilities S,l55: Oscar r Spate clerk of
No. 500 Broadway formerly of White & Spate.
liabilities $4,000
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
APPLIED FOR REHorAL OF RECEIVER
JUSTICE GAYNoR RESERVES DECISION IN CASE
OF JOHN GOOD CORDAGE COMPANY


OF JOHN GOOD CORDAGE COMPANY.
The application of John G. Jenkins presdent NJ
the FIRST National Bank of Brooklyn the North
Slde Bank and other stockholders and creditors Of
the John Good Cordage Company. for the removal
OF Bert Reiss as receiver OF the corporation was
heard yesterday by Justice Gaynor of the Supreme
Court, Brooklyn. II is claimed by the creditors
that Mr. Reiss is incompetent and that he has mis-
managed his trust
Ira Leo Bamberger. for the creditors said they
wished the court direct the receiver TO comply
with the terms of decree made on January IA
!Ats. directing him to account. with which decree
ne had failed to comply. The North Side Bank
was creditor TO the extent OF S0.O00 money
loaned, and one thousand shares of stock were
held by John G. Jenkins. for which he had paid
$50 900 and a creditor to the extent of s16 coo
appointed in action to sequester the prop
erty of the corporation and to compel the directors
to account for 100000 mortgage on the property.
Mr.. Reiss after his appointment. counsel said. ex
parte and without notice TO the creditors. got an
order permitting him TO continue the business of
the company. He was ordered to deposit all
did do Mr.. Bamberger said il seemed to
him that a twenty-sx years old. who after
four years had made so dismal a failure TO
have only 81 45 in the bank, with taxes and rent of
the building in which he is operating unpaid. should
be removed.
Justice Gaynor said there no doubt whatever
hear cause for his removal OF course the court
said Mr. Reiss had to pay out the money in bank
II he operating the business
Mr. Wallach. an attorney. declared that the allie
cations against Mr.. Reiss were unwarranted and
that petitioners and their attorney hound
ing and prosecuting the receiver in the public press
ing in the argument which reflected the receiver
reserved decision.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
wouAy's LEG BROKEN BY RUNAW4r

horse drawing light runaoout ran away I'm
Third-sve.. al hundred and-sixteenth-st. and
reached One-hundred-and-twelfth- before a po-
liceman stopped II. last night Several persons
almost down. The leg Of Ellen Kelly
ffty-sz years old OF No 207O Third-ave was
broken. She taken 10 her home Ludwig
Buhler Of No. 324 East One-hundred- -and-second-
81, 'the driver and owner OF the runaway. was
locked I'D.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28

No Northern spring. 6s 2iad futures quiet March.
I'D: May IS 117sd. Corn-Spo quiet American mixed
SIS esd: American mixed old IS I'D; futures cuie
March, Rs Cd; May Rs esd; July SIS 0ssd Peas-Cana-
dian quiet IS 7d FlourSt Louis fancy winter steady
Cd. London (Pactnc Coast1 steady.
Beef extra India mess 6ls Sd Pork easy; prime
Western. 63s Hams-Short II 16 n steady
LardAmerican rehrad pals. firm 3ss sd; prime
terces. steady, ass Cd. BaconCumber!an nd
cut so 10 firm. AS Cd rib. Ii 10 - N.
steady AIS Sd; long clear middles light 2s TO "a N.
steady Ais Cd long clear mddes. heavy IS 40 10.
steady 4os short clear backs IS 10 ~ no steady ss Sd;
clear bellies. IA 16 10 steady. ass Sd. Shoulders
Is n. quiet. S6s Sd Rurtsr-Fnest United
dull 9os good United States 72s Tallow
Prime city quiet 25s Sd. Australian London 2Is
cottonseed oil-EIull renned-spot quiet 19s Sd Tur-
pentine-Spirits steady. 2es Rosta-Cournon steady,
=. Sd Petroleum-Renned quiet. T$d. IAnseed oil dull.
o3s cd
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEw-roRK. WEDNESDAY. FEB. %. 1901

PORT OF NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY FEB -. 1901.
ARRIVED
Steamer TeutonIc CBrl McKnstry. Liverpool February
% and Queenstown 81 with ufse and passengers 20 the
White star Line. Fast Of Fire Island az 1880
Chesapeake CRrl. Whyte Liverpool February
II. on Fire Island at 5.2o
Victoria t3rl. Bridges MRrseiles January IL
Genoa 10 I%ghorn 30 Palermo February . Naples and
Henderson Bros Arrived al the Far az 232
s Pernanbuco 10 barbados TO- with mdse and
~ cabin passengers 20 Busk Jevons Arrived az the
steamer Iampasas Rarstow Galveston February ~
steamer II Dorado from Orleans. reported
anchored oH the IIEhtship last night came 10 the
steamer Algonquin Platt Jacksonville and
Charleston - with mdse and passengers 10 William ?
steamer jefferson Dole Newport News Norfolk
with mdse and passengers to Olf Dominion 50 Go
Steamer Biueheids curry baltimore. with mdse TO II
81 amer Gotsboro French. Philadelphia. with mdse to
William = Clyde
Steamer Maverick, Fenton for Philadelphia
fpicked barge Standard On Company No 81 and pro
steamer Frankfurt oGeD Malchow Bremen February
-. with mdse and OeirChS & Co. South
of Fire Island at l0.iS m.
Steamer city Of birmingham. Burg. Roston. to Ocean
So
sandy Hook ]. 81 o:3o p m-wind west mod
crate breeze. cloudy
Jupiter Cr>. for Santander etc: Bristol City
Bristol: New York. Southampton. Trinidad CRrl
tGerl Santos Caledonan CTlrl.
Friesand tBeg), Antwerp Oceanic (Br Liverpool; Amer
Providence; Hamilton Norfolk and Newport News: Mani
tEri. London Archmede Utan Genoa. Antilia
tr. Nassau; Premier tSrl Samana SeEuranca. Havana
Guyeudotte Norfolk and Newport News: BeIlenden Or)
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

FIFTH AVENUE-Ex-Congr NJ 1. ste
,epe of Massachusetts and Ex-Governor Robert
E Pattison Of Pennsylvania GILSEf-CoIohel W
n Powell L 6 A. GRAND-Generai T. NJ Ho1-
man of EImira. and Captain James H. Rlce.
I G A (retired) observation-disclosures DAVID
r. HILL of Albany: Joseph s. Slivinskt OF roland
and Hans Winderstein. or .Leipsic. or the Lelpslc
Philharmonic Society HOLLAND-Spencer Eddy,
of Paris MANHATTAN - Professor Goodwin
Smith of Toronto. MURRAY Hill. H. flatt'
Of New Haven. PLAZA-Josef HOFFMAN ana Cas-
.,,,t- IIoa,,,a, of Rerlin VICTORIA-Aldernan
Tohn Dever of Albany. WALDORF-P. A. b.
Widener of Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28

Justice Fitzgerald. Of the Supreme Court. yester
Sav appointed Miles NJ. OBrien receiver OF the as
sets Of !. DryfoOs & Co. manufacturers OF skirts
st No 164 Wooster-st. in a suit brought by Louis
and Mortimer II Dryfoos against Jacob Hessel TO
dissolve the partnership.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28

Judge Brown. OF the United States District
Court has appointed Walter r. Long receiver Of
the assets OF J. T. Scott & Co. wholesale jewellers
al No Maiden Lane 1t represented that the
disabilities about 10000 and that the assets
do exceed $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
NEW CHATRMAN OF CUNARD COMPANF.

nAyrp 1ARp1NE SUCCEEDS THE LATE LORD IN
VERCIYDE.
Liverpool Feb. 27-David Jardine has "een eject
ed chairman Of the Cunard Steamship Company, In
,,coeesion IA Lord Inyerclyde. who died Feb
ruarv p Nj Jardine is the senior partner in the
firm Of Farnworth & Jardine. timber brokers.
whose mahogany auctions are famous the world
over the concern dating back 10 the eighteenth
century. Mr.. Jardine has heen for many years a
director Of the Cuuard company Almost from the
institution Of the company he has been chief OF
the directors in Liverpool The new chairman OF
rfe Cllnard Line Is also deputy chairman Of the
Roval Insurance Company and the PACING Loan
and Discount Company. and takes an active part
n The administration of the Standard Marine and
Insurance Company. lie Is one Of the leading men
al Liverpool. and is deeply interested IN many
JllilanthIopiCal movements.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-28
NETWORK CITY,

The next monthly dinner Of the Republican Ciut
will be held on Saturday. March 2, at the clubhouse
No 40 Fifth-aVe.