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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-21

Iectly after the members of the FAM
lily came President Mckinley and Gov
ernor Durbin, and following them the
friends of the family. The route of
the procession was south on Delaware
street, then one block east to Penn
sylvania street. and thence direct to
the church. total distance of twelve
squares. Twelve mounted policemen.
commanded by Captain Dawson, led
the way and cleared the streets.
Services for the Dead.
One O'clock was the hour set for
opening the church, altho it was op-
ened somewhat earlier than that BY
Ito every seat was occupied, chairs
filled the side aisles, a long row of
people stood along the two side walls,
and men were perched upon the pull
pit stairs. The doors We're closed at
lis o'clock to prevent any more peo-
pie from gaining admission. A wait
of more than an hour ensured, during
which the organist played softly The
front doors were opened as the funer-
al party appeared, and the honorary
and actual pallbearers came slowly
up the north center aisle. filing into
the seats at the side. The ushers,
forming in column near the door came
Up the south aisle, acting as an escort
to the president, who was accompa-
MED by Mrs. Durbin Governor Dur
bin and Secretary Cortelyou filled up
the pew with the president and Mrs.
Durbin
At the Cemetery.
After the address by DR.. Haines,
lr Minnn1c, off 81
Nell sang a solo, and the entire party
left the church for the cemetery,
where great crowds had gathered
waiting for the funeral procession. 1t
was nearly |; o'clock when the line of
graveled path to The tomb.
The burial service was simple and
brief. The Rev. Mr.. Niccols read the
and the Rev. Mr.. Haines followed with
a prayer. Instead of following the u.s.
ual practice. which consists of drop
ping few grains of dust on the coffin.
three white carnations We're placed
upon the lid. When the last word had
been said and the service was over,
the attendants lowered the coffin to
its place. To the last it bore the
WIedlu lIOiu MIS-. I1dEl lSOH dlu tll.5
bouquet of lilies of the valley from
little Elizabeth. On The coffin was
l laced a heavy walnut protecting GOV.
er, and then the granite roof of the
tomb was lowered and closed.
Resting Place of the General.
The last resting place of former
President Harrison is a tomb five feet
deep, incased in granite four inches
thick, and covered with a granite top
of the same thickness. On the reverse
side of the cover is the simple inscrip-
ton. benjamin Harrison, 1833-1901"
The interior of the tomb was decorat-
ed with ferns SO profusely that no
sign of earth or stone was visible
Dozens of eXquisitely beautiful floral
tributes were placed on the tomb and
on the ground close by.
There seemed to be hesitation on
the part of the spectators to leave
when the services were over. After
the mourning party had left and was
being placed in the carriages. the
thousands of spectators stood and
looked long at the grave 1t was ap-
parently difficult to realize the fact
that Benjamin Harrison. general, for
mer president, senator diplomat, man
of affairs, was in the grave.
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THE LDEST Man IN AMERICA

Isaac Brock, q citizen Of McLennan
county, Texas, has lived iii years.
He now lives with his son.in.law at
Valley Mills, Texas.
In speaking of his good health and
extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
"Affer q man has lived in the
world as long as 1 have, he ought
to have found out great many
things by experience.
"One Of the things have found
out to my entire satisfaction is the
proper remedy for ailments that
are due directly to the effects of
the climate.
"During my long life 4 have
known a great many remedies for
coughs, colds, catarrh and diarr.
hGa. I had always supposed
these affections to be different dis.
eases, but In reading DR.. Hart
mans books I have found out that
these affections are the same and
that they are properly called ca.
tarrh.
M had several long sieges with
the grip. At first 4 did not know
that Peruna was remedy for this
disease. When 1 heard tk1af Ia
grippe was epidemic catarr1, 4
tried Peruna for Ia grippe and
found 1t to be Just the thing.
s.As for DIR. Harfman's remedy.
Pe-ru-na, I have found it to be the
best, If not the only, reliable rem.
edy for these affections. Ii has
been my standby for many years,
ard I attribute my good health and
extreme old age to this remedy.
Very truly yours,
d,os' tmsM,
For a free book on cafarh, address
The Pesuua Medicine Co., Columbus,
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CT am so nervous! no suffered l dol There
isn't well inch my body honestly believe my lungs
are diseased my chest pains So but have cough
weak my stomach and have indigestion terribly and
paptaon of the hear losing flesh; and this headache
and backache nearly kills and yesterday had Mysteries
There weight in the lower part of my bowels bearing
down all the time, with pains my groin and thighs
can't Sleep walk sit, and blue oh goodness simply
the most miserable of women
This is vivid description of suffering with
prosation caused by inflammation others
diseased condition of the womb.
No woman should allow herself reach such perfection
of misery when there need of it. Read about Miss
Williamsons and how she was cured
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g | had nervous prostratlon

81 had nervous prostratlon
terribly, caused by female
weakness. | suffered every
thing; was unable to eat,
sleep, or work. After a while
| was induced to try Lydia B.
PinlSham's Vegetable Com
pound, and | really began to
improve on taking the first
bottle. | continued to take
the medicine, and am now
better in every way, and feel
like a different person. | am
simply a well woman"
Mrs. DELLA KEIsER,
Marienyi11e pa
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Evening star., 1901-03-19
MORE SAILORS DESERT.
Apprentices Attached to the Dixie
Leave the Training Ship.

Special Dispatch To The Evening Star.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, March 19-More
wholesale desertions from the ships at the
navy yard here are reported. The men
who deserted from the Topeka have been
apprehended and will be tried by sum
mary court-martial.
Meantime, many of the apprentices and
seamen aboard the cruiser Dixie have es-
capped from the ship. One report is to the
effect that 40 and another is that sixty
men have deserted from the training ship
in few days.
An interesting fact in connection with
these desertious is that the men are all of
the class of inland lads and lake sailors
out of whom the Navy Department has
undertaken to make men-o'-warsmen Many
OF them are green farmer boys from the
west, and the effort to make of them full
fedged sailors is hampered by their desire
To get off the ship after year or two of
a sailors life.
The report that heavy draft of the men
from the Dixie We're to be sent from this
station to San Francisco to take passage
for the Asiatic station is the probable
cause Of so many desertions taking place
OF late
Two of the deserters were captured in
Suffolk, but were released when no word
was received from the naval officials here.
Evening star., 1901-03-19
Inquiry in Maryland Senate as to His
Presence There.
SHARP PARTISAN DISCUSSION
House Opposes Popular Election
of United States Senators.
Ell ECTION BILL DRAGS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
STATE HOUSE, Annapolis, Md, March
Ex-senator Dick of AlIegany threw a fire
brand into the senate today by introducing
order directing inquiry as to whether
ex-senator German and the other promi-
nent democratic leaders here had registered
with the secretary of state under the lobby
act. and also what business brought them
to Annapolis
The order brought on a red-hot discus
sion, in which the republicans scored Mr..
German and his friends, and the demo-
Gratis retOrted by accusing the republican
leaders. Senator McComas and others, of
the same offense Finally the order was
smothered by a reference to the committee
on legislation, on motion of Senator Peter
of Howard. The republicans wished to
pass the order, but We're voted down.
House Against Electing Senators.
The house of delegates today, after a
stormy debate, rejected a resolution in ia
yor of the election of United States SEN
atOrS by direct vote of the people. The
republicans and many of the democrats
voted IN favor of the resolution, but the
ring majority voted the measure down, and
1t was defeated by vote of "A to 3S.
The anti-bribery bill, introduced by Mr.
Bennett, democrat. was also voted down
by the ring, although the republicans and
several democrats voted in it's favor.
The house today postponed action on the
election bill for some unexplained reason,
and 1t is uncertain when the measure will
he taken up. The bill in question has al
ready passed the senate, while the bill
which has passed the house is now rp for
consideration in the senate, and the demo-
cratic bosses seem to be uncertain which
Dill they really want, although the house
bill Is looked upon as the most unjust and
unfair measure that ever passed either
house.
The chances are that the session will
not end for some time yet, and there is no
telling what Mr.. German and his cohorts
viii do before they get through: They are
still encamped in the governors mansion
and Mr. German is working. if possible
harder than ever to bring the members
more Completely under his control.
Evening star., 1901-03-19
MIR. Villas IN THE CITY.
He Was One of Mr.. Cleveland's Most
Intimate Friends

William F. Villas, ex-Postmaster General,
is in Washington on legal business During
his official residence in Washington Mr.
Villas was one Of ex-President Cleyeland,s
closest and most intimate friends. More
than any other member of the Cleveland
cabinet was Mr.. Villas consulted on various
matters, and often he and Mr.. Cleveland
sat up late at night going over business Of
Importance. Mr.. Villas used to tell a story
to intimate friends Of Mr.. Cleveland's single
outburst OF indignation against the many
stories that were circulated as to his alleged
ill-treatment Of his family. Mr.. Cleveland
Mr.. Villas said. rarely referred to any of the
published stories rejecting on his conduct
Once, however. Massachusetts preacher
In the course of sermon, accused Mr.
Cleveland of ill-treating his family A night
or so after the sermon had been printed Mr.
Cleveland and Mr.. Villas worked together
at Woodley Lane. Mrs. Cleveland sat in the
adjoining room sewing on some clothes for
the children. Some time after she had gone
to her room Mr.. Villas prepared to leave.
Mr.. Cleveland walked with him to the gate
leading from the grounds, and just as Mr.,
Villas was about to say goodnight Mr..
Cleveland suddenly said: "Vilas did YOU
see that foul attack on me by preacher?
Well, 1 feel like resigning my office and
going up there and whipping him as sounj}ly
as man was ever thrashed. 1 have borne
these insinuations and calumnies a Ions
time, but this is something that seems hard
to have to take.
Evening star., 1901-03-19
Naval Orders,

Lieut.. ]. G. Doyle. at Cramps shipyards;
Lieut. H. A. Field, at Triggs' shipyard;
Lieut.. r. w. McNeley, at the naval proving
grounds, Indian Head; Lieut.. W. A. Edgar,
on the Franklin; Lieut.. H. w. Wilson, at
Cramps shipyards; Lieut.. d. c. Decker, at
the Dupont works, Wilmington, have been
ordered to the Asiatic station, via Solace.
Lieut.. J. Franklin, to duty in charge at
the branch photographic Office, at Balti-
more as the relief of Lieut., Irwin
Lieut.. j. G.. Madison, from the HYDRO
graphic Office, Port Townsend, to the hy-
geographic office at Portland, Ore
Lieut.. {. NJ. Mccormick, to the ordnance
bureau. the Navy Department
Lieut.. G. T. Emmons, retired, to the hy-
geographic office, Port Townsend, Wash.
Ensign F. B. Case. to duty at the Judge
advocate generals Office at the NAVY De-
partment.
Assistant Surgeon H. H. Haas to the New
York Hospital, relieving Assistant Surgeon
w. b. Grove, who is ordered to the Norfolk
Hospital.
Evening star., 1901-03-19
GEN. WOOD sUsTA1NEn.
ne mas the Entire Confidence Of the
Adminfst 1t ra tion

Secretary Root has authorised tho sta+e-
ment that the administration has entire
confidence in the conduct of affairs in Cuba
by Governor General Wood. Moreover, the
Secretary OF War states that the recent
course Of General Wood in connection with
the constitutional convention has been re-
ported quite fully to Washington, and that
both the President and himself approved
OF General Woods action up to this time
Ihe statement was brought ont by re-
ports OF a rather indefinite character to the
erect tnat tne administration was dissatis-
ned with the course Of General Wood, and
that some OF the official information for
warded to Washington did not accurately
renect the real condition Of affairs in Cuba
Ihese critlc1sms have not come from any
autnorltatlVe source, however and in view
OF Mr. Roots statement it will be appa-
rent that there is no ground for belief that
olHefences exist between the administra-
ton In Washington and the official in chief
command in Cuba, or that; the character
OF the advices forwarded by, General Wood
Is not IN every way satisfactory. Some
OF the cr1tlclsms on General Woods ad-
vices have related to those confidential
dispatches he has forwarded here for the
purpose of fully acquaintine the adminfs-
.rai1on with the trend Sof sevents These
80 A1SSNSSoAuy OF. tuc tknOSt cOnf-
Genital character, and al theW have not
Deen given to the public, the War Depart
ment officials feel that .therev can be no
nteil1gent basis for discussing the char
Wood.
1t Is said that no Official information
has been received here as to the reported
ADVERSE action of q eomm3tteeeof the con-
Platt amendments. In the absence of such
information the responsible authorities are
disinclined to discuss the ultimate outcome
OF the amendments. While there appears
to be no disposition to d0slbt the eventual
acceptance of the proposifion, yet the off,
Gals say that in the present state of in
formation it would be prenature to express
done, ~
Evening star., 1901-03-19
Army Orders,

First Lieut.. Albert NJ. Petite Both VoluIl-
teer Infantry, has been honorabIy dis
charged, to take effect March %
The following assignments to regiments
Of officers recently promoted are made:
Col. William NJ. Wallace, to the 18TH Cav
airy; Lieut.. Col. Eugene d. Dinmick, to
the I'd Cavalry, and Major George L. Scott,
to the 10th Cavalry.
Captain Harry r. Anderson, Artillery
Corps; First Lieut.. Robert H. Allen. l4th
Infantry, and First Lieut. Daniel w.
ketcham, Artillery Corps, have been or
dered to examination for promotion
Captain Douglas Settle, 17th Infantry, has
been ordered to San Francisco, Cal. for
duty as assistant to Col. Stephen p Joce-
lyn, chief mastering officer of the depa1t-
ment of the California.
First Lieuts Gelwyn E. Hampton. 23d In
fantry, and Thomas B. Lamoreux, ArtiI-
lery Corps, have been ordered to examine
tion for promotion.
Capt. George r. Plummer, assistant sur
geon, U. S. ", recently appointed has been
relieved from duty in the Department of
Cuba and ordered to San Francisco for
transportation to Manila, p. l., where he
will be assigned to duty.
Assistant Surgeon ]. W. Richards has
been relieved from duty on the TRANSPORT
Buford and assigned to duty at Fort Mott,
n. J.
Evening star., 1901-03-19
THE PARK SYSTEM
C0NFERENCE BETWEEN SENATE
SUBCOMMITTEE AND ARCHITECTS.
A Committee of Experts to Prepare a
Plan for Submission to
Congress.

A conference was held today between the
subcommittee of the Senate committee on
the District of Columbia and distinguished
architects and landscape architects on the
subject of adopting plan for park sys-
tenn for the District. There were present
Senators Mcmillan and Gallinger of the
subcommittee. The Institute of American
Architects was represented by a committee
composed of Robert S. Peabody, president; !;
Glen Brown of this city, secretary; George
B. Post of New York George f. Shepley
of Boston, E. B. Green of Buffalo, n. Y,
and Frank Miles Day. There We're also
present VIM. A. Boring of New York, j.
C. Hornblower and James G.. Hill Of this
city and Frederick Law Olmsted, jr., of
Boston, Mr.. OImsted being landscape
architect who has been prominently iden-
titled with the metropolitan park system of
Boston.
Devising Way of Procedure.
The meeting today was the first confer
ence between the subcommittee and the
architects, and was for the purpose of de-
vising some practical way for proceeding
with the work of securing a plan which
will bring all the parks of the District
under single management and will cause
them to be beautified harmoniously. The
plan also contemplates the location of pub
lie buildings and statuary to be provided in
the future.
Mr.. Mcmillan explained to the architects
present that the questions to be considered
We're under the jurisdiction of a number of
committees of Congress, so that whatever
was done would have to be done in the way
of suggestion to these committees. Besides
the committees the District of Columbia
of the Senate and House the committees
on public buildings and grounds now rec
ommend the location of public buildings in
this city, while the committees on the
library have jurisdiction in the matter of
recommending sites for statues.
A Committee of Experts.
An informal discussion showed general
approval of a plan to appoint a committee
of architects and landscape architects to
formulate a plan in a general way to be
ready to place before Congress next De-
cember. This plan could be submitted to
the several committees having charge Of
matters involved in 1t, SO that it might be
generally satisfactory. The committee Of
the Institute of American Architects Sug-
geSted Mr.. Burnham,. who is credited with
the general plan and designs of buildings
at the Chicago worlds fair, and Frederick
Law Olmsted, jr., of Boston, largely inter-
ested in the metropolitan park system of
Boston, as two members of the committee
of experts to draw up the plan for a sys-
tenn of parks here and suggested that these
two be allowed to select a third member
The subcommittee took the suggestions Of
the architects under advisement.
Evening star., 1901-03-19

BOer Leader Refuses the Offer of Gen.
Kitchener.

LONDON, March 19.--Mr. Joseph Cham
berlain, the colonial secretary, has just in
formed the house of commons that General
Botha has rejected the peace terms offered
him.
General Botha. Mr.. Chamberlain said, had
conveyed the information in a letter to
General Kitchener, In which he announced
that he was not disposed to recommend
the terms of peace General Kitchener was
instructed TO offer him to the earnest con-
slderatton of his government. General
Butha added that his government and its
chief officers entirely agreed with his view
MIR. Chamberlain added:
Il propose to lay the papers connected
night
Evening star., 1901-03-19
Of this important branch Of the negotia-

of this important branch Of the negotia-
tions.
It appears that the ministers cannot be
induced to agree upon any uniform basis
Of indemnity, Notwithstanding. several in
genious propositions have been broached.
In most cases the powers contend for the
right Of fixing their own mdemnities. The
result is that each power, in order not to
be outdone, fixes the total Of its claims at
an enormous figure, far beyond anything
known to the history of indemnity collec-
tions. When the point is made that the
sum total of these national claims is far
beyond the ability Of China to pay, some of
the nations reply by processing willing
ness to scale down their claims as soon as
the fact of China's inability is manifested
However, as another precaution, the same
nations promptly adjust their claims so
that the scaling down process, if applied
would still leave them with total inden-
nifty claim at least equal to that Of any Of
the other nations
The difficulty encountered in passing this
point in the negotiations is attracting much
more of the attention of the officials here
than the threatened collision between the
allies at Tien Tsin, which, by the way, has
SO far not been the subject Of report to
the Department of State from Mr. Rock
hill, though there is reason to believe that
some of the ambassadors here have made
1t the basis of unofficial conferences with
the Secretary of State
Evening star., 1901-03-19
THE PRETORIA CONSULATE
A SUCCESSOR TO MIR. HAY WILL RE
NAMED.
This Governments View 81 the Status
of the Transvaal ard the
Orange Free state.

The status of the Transvaaf and Orange
Free State in the eye Of the government of
the United States will probably be for the
nrst time fixed when a consnl general is
sent out to Pretoria to succeed Adelbert
Hay, who has just returned ito Washing
ton, on leave of absence, but without the
purpose to go back to. Pretoria. It is said
that, so far, there has been absolutely no
omc1al declaration on that point 1t is true
that note was inserted in tire Review of
the Worlds Commerce. recently issued
from the bureau of foreign commerce, to
the effect that the South Afcfcan republic
and Orange Free State were annexed by
Great Britain May % and. Senkember 21
last year, respectively. Bafs lit Il pointed
out at the department that this. vas moth
ing more than a statement fof the fact that
the British government had by proclama-
tions of the dates named, declared the two
republics annexed, and tho State Depart
ment was in no wise cornlnitted affirma-
lively or negatively. The partieular vol
ume, being intended for the. information of
the commercial interests, ], OF the United
states. 1t was deemed proper that to state
the political status of the countries to avoid
troublesome mistakes
1T is further said that when the United
states took possession of Porto Rico-an-
neAeo it-the state Department sent no no.
tees to any Of the powets: they were SUM-
posed to take note themselves 81 the Pres
ldents proclamation and the. acts of Con-
gress. Y - t ~
And the method by whielf. they did eraau-
any admit the change in the political situ-
alton at; was through the -consiifar service
Inc Old consuls retained their dtitthal ax-
equaturs issued by the Spanish. govern
ment, these being .recognized by the
United States military authorities as sui,
ncnent for the purpose.
:, therefore the status Of our consulA IN
south Africa ''fs precisely the same-theH
noid their old, exequaturs-aiid these are
recognized by the British snliiitary authori-
TIES as SUFFICIENT But in the case of Porto
hlco' whenever a consul, retired, his gov
eminent made application for ar, exeouatur
directly to the United states authorities
II pelng the rule to recognize de facto ad-
mln1strations in this manner and II is
presumed that when a change is made in
our consular representations in South Ar
iica the application for an exeouatur will
De MADE to whatever authority happens for
the moment to be de facto in possession
OF the place to which the consul is accred-
tied. o'"i 10 "1eieu
Already there are applications on file
,or the Pretoria consulate, but as the facts
pecome known as to the utter inadeuuacy
OF the salary attached 9to meet the ex-
penses OF living there the pressure is