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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
MANY CONVERTS.
Thirty.Six Persons Taken Into the
First Methodist Church.

From Mondays Daily.
At the morning services of the First
Methodist church yesterday, Dr.. A. q.
Craig admitted thirty-six new names
on probation and twelve We're baptis-
ed. Services We're conducted as u.s.
ual, DR.. Craig preaching at Ii o'clock.
His text was taken from the sixth
chapter of Matthew, '2Sth verse, Con
slider the Lilies of the Field, How They
Grow" A very large congregation
was present.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

Group 5. of the Iowa Bankers asso
citation, met in annual convention in
Mason City this week,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

The foundation for the military col,
lege at Mason City will be started this
week. m
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

A training school for nurses has
been started at Keokuk,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21

Read the Courier for news.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-21
neal estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers furnished By
Eowenberg & Co., real estate agents
LOT South Court street
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-10

a. J. Smell wanted to attend a party.
but was afraid to do so on account OF
pains in his stomach, which he feared
would grow worse. He says, Il was
telling my troubles to a lady friend,
who said: Chamberlain Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy win put
you in condition for the party 1
bought a bottle and take pleasure in
stating that two doses cured me and
enabled me to have a good time at the
party" Mr.. Smell is a resident of Sum
mer Hill, N y. This remedy is for
sale by Benson. Smith & Co, Ltd.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-10
w. G. PEACOCK & Co..
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Andrew Usher's Scotch Whistles
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Marie Brtzard Rogers. Brandies and LiqueurS.
Buffalo Brewing CO., Sacramento.
j. j. Melcher's ELEPHANT Gin Schiedam.
Hiram Walker & Sons Canadian Club Whisky.
POmmery & GrenO, Reims, Champagne.
Green River Whisky.
, 1901-10-17
MURDER ANDSUICIDE
In BOULDER COUNTY

Denver. oct. 13.,1hr Republican
this morning prints til" following dis.
patch from Louisville. Colorado. dated
October l2th: This afternoon between
} and 4 o'clock John Taylor of this
place twice shot his wife Jeanette, one
ball passing through the bnck and the
other through the back OF the head,
lie then turned the weapon on him
self and sent II bullet crashing through
his own brain, dying instantly. Mrs.
Taylor lived about fifteen minutS and
died without speaking.
The couple were divorced about six
months ago. Mrs. Taylor having So
cured a decree on the grounds of
drunkenness and abuse. Since then
Taylor has tried - number of times 10
bccomc rrcumcilcd with his wife. II is
stated that Taylor has several times
threatened to kill her If She did 10
come back Ia him. The couple had one
son. u boy named Ambrose. twelve
or fifteen years old and Mrs. Taylor.
who runs n livery at This plnrc. has
been living with her son ON First
street.
Taylor, who has been weigh boss AT
the Rex No. = coal mine fur several
pouths. has been annoying her ever
since their separation. Mrs. Taylor.
who vas about thirty years old, WAS
quite successful In the livery business.
aud held the good will aud respect uf
the people generally. Taylor WIS "A
drinking mau aud when under the in
ilucucc of liquor frequently abused his
wife, who was finally compelled 10 sue
for her freedom.
Al $3.50 this afternoon. Mrs. Taylor.
with her son, was IN the ward in front
of the livery barn. Al this time lay
Ior anne out Of u nearby saloon, where
he had been drinking. and. according
to The best report ObtIinahlc. walked
into the yard and up to his wife. and,
without saving n word, drew II re-
volvcr and shot twice AT her, who. SEQ.
ing him draw the weapon, had turned
and started To run for her life. The
first bullet struck Mrs. Taylor in the
back. passing clear through the body,
she staggered another step on two. aud
Taylor quickly sent n second bullet
into the back Of the head. aud The mur.
drrCd woman fell unconscious, with
IN glance N his dying wife. Taylor
placed the revolver al his right tenn
pie, aud. pulling tile trigger. frll dead
in his tracks. People attracted hy the
shots ran uuiokly Ia the scene. Mrs.
Taylor was citrird into hrr house. aud
although doctors soon arrived, uutlllug
could he done Ia save her
, 1901-10-17
WOODS REPORT
ON THE ARMY IN CUBA

Washington. Oct. 12-The annual re
port of Major General Leonard Wood.
commanding the Department of Cuba.
for the last fiscal year. Il v the gen
cral conduct of the American troops
in Cuba continues TO he excellent and.
as heretofore. complaints against them
from civil authorities and individuals
are extremely rare. The total num-
Der of deaths of officers and enlisted
men during the year was s~iNty-seven.
II percentage of less than lbs.
Yellow fever has now been almost
driven from the island. owing to the
energetic war upon the mosquitoes and
the sanitary precautions adopted.
However, during the past summer i've
officers of General Woods staff were
taken i'll with yellow fever and three
of them died. Among the hcudquar-
ters' employees there Were forty-eight
victims of yellow fever, with eleven
deaths.
General Wood dcvutes a good part of
his report to II statement Of the results
attending the tests of The artillery in
fortiticatiuns left 10y the Spanish, and
summarizing these, h" says:
The behavior of the guns and ear
riagcs was rather better than was
pectcd by the artillery officers"
The old cHntccu issue is revived in
this report through n substitute report
furnished 10y Inspector General Bur
ton. He says that the exchange is u
great comfort to the soldier in Cuba.
who is deprived of many of the COM
forts known to him mt home. The of
iiCerS generally complain that the
elimination of beer from the exchange
has worked II hardship on the soldier
and has been detrimental to good or
der and military discipline.
General Burton condemns the pres
ent cavalry pistol, the cavalry boot.
the Khaki Logging and the campaign
hat.
, 1901-10-17
COUNTY'S TRAGEDY
MRS. VALLIE In JAIL AT DENVER

Denver. Oct. PA woman around
whom the strongest chains of circum-
stantial evidence are being drawn is
in the county Jail. There is n murder
charge waiting to be placed against
Charles Baker and, probably, against
Mrs. tplide Nallic. the woman whose
husband was found brutally murdered
ut Jefferson, Park county.
Is Mrs. Nallic inSancF The local au-
thOritieS say she is either ~feigning in
wonderfully realistic manner or is de
ranged mentally.
The developments of yesterday We're
horrible enough to cause anyone who
has been under constant strain. en-
dured by Mrs. Nallie, to lose normal
conception of things and become en-
crossed in the one great. ovcr-master-
Ing horror. Yet. she seems to have
no knowledge of It,. to care nothing
for it. passing coldly by the corpse of
her husband and talking in a rambling
manner of gOwIS she purchased i'll
Denver during the Carnival.
This is the feature Of the case that
puzzles the officers.
Yesterday the clothing worn by
Charles Baker. the man who has been
paying court 10 Mrs. Vallie. and to
whom suspicion points. was found in
II private closet which is situated in u
shed adjoining the Nallie home and
used almost exclusively by Mrs. Vallie.
There is II door leading from IN
kitchen of the Nallie residence into
the shed. The clothing found consist
ed of II corduroy coat and portion of
Il vest, Il pair of overaIls and V
shoes, the sleeves Of the coat and over
ais and been washed. evidently for
, 1901-10-17
TURKISH TROOPS ASKED TO
ABANDON CHASE OF BRlGANDS

The second appeal is as follows:
TO the People of America-Ihe
nromDting of our hearts compels us TO
issue a second urgent appeal to the peo-
nIe of America to come TO the rescue OF
Miss Ellen VI. Stone, the American mis-
sior ary now held captive by brigands
in the Balkan mountains for n ransom
of S1lOoOO. ',early one-half of tina
sum is vet 10 he raised.
Private advices received yesterday
were To the effect that ii was absolute
w necessary to raise the full amount at
once. The story of n thirty days res
pite is absolutely discredited in the
est-fnformed circles.
''To-day's information from Washing
Ton is that the outlook is far from be
ing so reassuring rs was hoped yes
terday. ,
The public should not he deceived
by the idea that the American board,
MS such. will pay any of the ransom. II
has officially declared that il could not,
although It's members have unanimous
IL expressed sympathy with the move
mcnt.
VIII not pastors, tcnder-hcarted wo-
men. patriotic men and representatives
of commercial and financial activity ev-
erywherc; will not every one aid by
giving and soliciting until the entire
fund is in handE
"A life is at stake. the life of a Chris.
tian. a missionary, a patriot. and a no
BILE American.
All contributions should he sent di-
rect to Kiddcr. Peabody y Co.. III
Dcvonshirc street. Boston: or Barring,
Magoun y Co. II Wall street. New
York. All money contributed will he
returned to the donors in case its use
is not necessary, or in the event of its
being hereafter returned by or through
the United states government
The appeal is signed by ltcvs. John
l.. Withrow. George c. Lorimcr and
John Galhraith.
, 1901-10-17

Niagara Fails. New York, oct. II.
Peter \irsScn OF Chicago successfully
passed through the whirlpool rapid,
saturday afternoon Ia - twenty uuu
fool rigarr shaped boat called the Fool
killer The "trip WAS Witnessed hy
l'.uun prupl" NivSsru left the Caumll
shore from n point urar the tails 40
: o'clock. AfDor cruising about In the
sim water for two hours lac luuDrd
into the rapids The Fool Killer
PASSED through the rapids In ON miu-
ntrS, Nir>sru attempted to takv sound
ingS In the rapids Int the Force OF the
water hrukr his cable.
, 1901-10-17

Denver. Oct. ia Loudville dis.
patch to the Denver Republican says:
There seems To he no longer any
doubt us to whether Charles Grabert.
the old-time business man. who So sud
denly disappeared and had a large
shortage in his lodge accounts, will re
turn To Lcadville.
The A. o. L. w. today issued Off
cinlly Il reward of 5000 for tile aDpre-
h"nsion Of Grabrrt. This If cuurse is
done through the surety company.
which has already reimbursed the or
der for the loss ii sustained. Every
'Iiort VIII he made to run down Gru-
bert ana bring him back To Justice. for
II Is now felt, even by his most init
mate friends. that instead of being the
upright man he WAS supposed 10 be,
he has been playing them false.
II also leaks out that the failure
which At first was thought to he for
only a few thousand dollars, will run
up to n much larger sum. In addition
10 being Sllurt in his lodge acchlnts
winch amounts 10 over $500. Mr..
''rabert has borrowed money from
lult" Il number Of local people. as wei
rs people ON the outside. who. owing to
ms position, never hcsitated to assist
MN. one party in the city has been
caught for over $1,000. and a number
81 others from 500 to 500.
1t is almost impossible To get ncnuIa
10 make statements of the losses hut 81
conservative estimate of tho nmouut
or money obtained by Grabprt. and
which was lost through the failure NJ
Hfabert Bros, his sons. viii show n
, 1901-10-17
SHOOTING OF THREE BOYS
BY A LEADVILLE RANCHMAN

Leadvillc, Colo. Oct. 13.-Following
is the result of II tragedy near this city:
Killed. Edward Darlington. aged
seventeen: fatally wounded. Edward
Earl King, aged seventeen, shot
through the back and lungs; seriously
injured. james tunsIdinc. aged thir-
q years, shot through the lefr hip.
Jesse Sherman. one of the best
known citizens of the camp. is in Jail
on a charge OF murder. lie gave him
self up to the officers Immediately after
the shooting of three boys to-day.
Sherman still claims the shooting was
accidental. and he is completely pros
tiated over the affair. Owing TO the
prominence Of the persons concerned.
the tragedy is being discussed all over
the city.
The shooting was lone with n shot
gun loaded with buckshot. Edward
Darlington was shot through the
breast and about the neck. and died
before he could be given medical at
toutiun.
Earl King was shot through the
back. the shot piercing his lungs and
coming out al the front.
james COnsidinc was shot in the
right hip. and his wound is not low
considered serious. All of the boys
were running nj the time the shot was
fired. Only on" shot was fired by Sher-
man.
FO many years Jesse Sherman. .Ir..
has lived on the Sherman ranch. about
two miles from Lcadvillc. where Il
dairy was also conducted. 4 few
years ago The father. who was bccOm-
ing quite aged, retired from the bust
ness and II was taken in charge by his
a-V.a NJ =
, 1901-10-17

Constantinople. Oct. Pin compli-
ance with a request from Washington
the search by Ottoman troops FOR the
abductors of Miss Stone. the American
missionary, has been abandoned, II be
ing feared that the brigands would XIII
her should they be closely pursued. Ar
engagements are now being made to pay
the ransom demanded.
Three battaliOns of the Sixth Bulgar
ian infantry regiment marched through
the country between DubnitZa and
Samakoy and searched the villages of
the RilokloSters district. in II of
which 1t was reported the brigands had
concealed Miss Stone, says a Sofia cor
respondent. Colonel Gaschof, at the
head of n searching party composed of
800 Bulgarian infantry II 800 dra-
Goons, has been securing the ranges of
DoSpat and RhOdopegelbirgen.
The American consul general at Con
stantinople has arrived at Sofia with an
Evangelical pastor from Phillipolis as
dragoman, and both are taking ener-
getic steps with the Bulgarian govern
ment to effect Miss Stones release
The reputed leader of the gang who
killed S~tambouloff has met his fate.
Suspected of. being associated in the
capture of Miss Stone. he was shot
dead on the frontier near kostendit.
Though 5000 reward had been placed
on his head for the murder of Stambou.
loft, Halo. the name under which he
was known. was to influential a ruflian
for the Bulgarian police to arrest.
Boston. oct. 1.-THE misunderstood
ing existing in various parts of the
country, indicated especially in private
advices received here as to the prO~reSs
of the fund to ransom Miss Stone, the
missionary. is considered to he sutIi,
cient for the issuance of another ap,
peal for funds by the clcrgymen who
signed the first one. The idea is to i'm.
press upon the people OF America the
danger that still threatens Miss Stone.
, 1901-10-17

This gentleman, Frank BOchaty, asked
sherman to bring in Il few pigeons for
him also. Jesse thereupon loaded his
double-barreled shotgun and placed 1t
in the buggy to take with him. He
made the remark as he passed out that
they had been having lots of trouble
from boys of the city going out II
stealing pigeons and rabbits.
When Mr.. and Mrs. sherman arrived
ut the ranch they saw n number of
boys about the place. several of whom
had guns and were apparently hunting
on the property.
Shermau's story from this point is
that when he saw the boys he conclud-
ed he would catch them and give them
n good scare. lie said 1t was his idea
to get them all together. gel their
names and report them to HE new
owner of the property. As lie jumped
from the buggy with his gun In his
hands. the boys saw ham and started
to run in different directions. There
were eight boys in the party. one oG
the boys. Il lad named Adams. he
caught. He told him to stand by the
barn until he got the Others, and Sher,
man then started in pursuit of them.
A moment later the boy at the barn
ltslIi u Sllpls anu lNllllllS ~ INV 'h'A
of the barn he saw his companions fall,
hut he did not see the shot fired. Sher-
man says that rs he started running
after the boys. who were about 100
yards ahead of him, he shouted to them
To stop. hut they ran nll the faster, and
that while he was in pursuit he STUN
blcd and in some II the gun WAS
accidentally discharged. three lads,
Darlington. King m COusidinr being
laid low by the unc shot.
sherman ran up to the boys, and. sec
ing their condition. shouted To his wife
10 bring up The buggy, which she did.
Leaving his wife 10 walk home. he put
the three boys into the vehicle and
started for the city on Il dead run.
The trip was madr in such short time
that the horse dropped dead after ar
irving in Londvillc. sherman sum
muncd surgeons for all Of the boys, and
then called at the jail and gave himself
up.
, 1901-10-17
Railway ra,se. Continued

Chicago, Oct II. Railway passos
VIII not he abolished December 31st
mex Tile plan To wipe them OUT of
existence was killed M u meeting her,
Yesterday of The executive officials of
western roads. They viii meet again
November 9TH. The scheme 10 abolish
paSseS IN all probability viii he csur-
TIoI'h about a year hence. us T.. IA.
u other railway magnltps
""nc HauiIl ih'hu"d with the idea that
tue officers and employees of mo rnu.
roads II members Of their families
should pay regular rates when thrv
travel the same rs nil others.
men n vote was taken ON the uucs.
non Of abolishins passes. nearly nI
Tue Dig roads voted In rlIr affirmative
llI All the smaller roads voted against
H. The minority against abolisItm@
passes WAS decisive.
, 1901-10-17

London. Oct, ll.-rhc Reuter- Trlo-
gram Company las received the fol
lowing dispatch from CunStantiuuplc.
dated October I3th:
There have been no further develop
mcnts in the ease Of Miss Ellen NJ.
STONE, the abducted American mission
AIRY, It is mnurcd that SprHcor Eddy.
secretary of the United States legation.
In Constautinuplc. received to-day a dis
patch from Washington advising him
that u sum of money which should sur
flee for the ransom would be- furthcum-
ing.
, 1901-10-17
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IDA l.. RosER, 1926 18th Ave, Denver,
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, 1901-10-17

Paris, Oct. ll-SantoS Dumout. in
the presence of members of the Aero
station committee OF tine Aero club.
madc another but again unsuccessful
attempt today to gain the DcutSch
prize. lie started well. but uuc of the
rods of the ruddrr broke. The nero.
unut opened the valve without hrSitn.
tlon aud. before the wind had time tn
bring him above the line of railway
which borders the park. he came down
gently on the grass beyond the Auuc-
duct ANrr, ON the lvft bank al the
seine, After repairing the ruddur he
carried out Il numbrr'o OF Interesting cv.
olUtionS.
, 1901-10-17

all / ask is Justice. u fair trial by
twelve men. citizens Of Douglas cOuu-
ty. Nebraska. Not by llcrOd or any
of his kind. Their God is gold. and
with that power they rule the world.
MIR. DuuIhuc. | want You to under.
stand that / Hm not afraid of the
combined wealth of all til" Cudnhys
on earth and the efforts of all the
scrub detectives flInt their money al
hire, The man that tries To pinch me
will bite the dust, for | am ready In
die in the mix. | will not he kamgn-
ruOCd."
Grove says tina he has been il
South Africa lighting with the Beers.
TcCitcS "reminiscences of the war and
discusses til, contest. lie directs that
Chief Donaluc.S reply hp made
through a local paper. and says IL his
offer is not accepted he Will return 10
a foreign country. from which he will
probably return.
Edward y. Cudahy said last night:
Il am opposed 80 entering into any
special negotiations for tn" return Of
Grove. 1t Is only Il matter of time
when he will he unprecedented. How
ever. | will withdraw the reward of
frrcd for his arrest aud conviction"
st. Joseph. Mo. Oct. l+.-S"vcrnl
months ago II prominent attorney uf
this city. who had formerly been III
ployrd 10y Pat Grove. received n draft
from Grove from South Africa for lc-
gal services rendered.
, 1901-10-17

During the last year 1,42O persons
we're treated at the Pastcur Institute
at Paris. Eleven died OF hydrophobia.
and seven Of these received treatment
too late. OF the lab patients who
were treated in time. four died-thc
percentage being 2S-lOO OF / per cent
In 1881. when the institute began opcr-
ations. the percentage was 9i-lOO, by
1858 it had fallen to 55-l0J; since that
date il has. with the exception Of one
year. been less than i0-lO0; and since
1898 it has been less han lO-lOO OF I
per cent.
, 1901-10-17

and changed his clothing. The club
with which the deed was accomplished
was probably burned, as it has not yet
been found.
y pair of Bakers ovcralls were
found among Mrs. Bakers soiled linen
in her house. 1t is now evident that
Nallic was killed Tuesday night. about
$50. while returning from the ranch
which he left AT : o'clock. Baker, no
tloubt, waylaid him in the field near
his home.
Baker was seen leaving Nallie's res.
idcncc on the evening of the night of
the murder. but Mrs. Nallie claims
not to have seen him since the pre-
vious day. Mrs. Nallie accompanied
the body of her husband to Denver
Yesterday afternoon and District AZ
torncy Augustus PcaSe wired the Den
yer authorities To arrest her at the
union depot us being implicated in the
murder. Mr.. and Mrs. Nallie first be-
came acquainted through Il matrimon-
ial agency, and We're married at Gin
ton. Iowa. in 1887. Their married life
has not been harmonious. she living
with her parents in Iowa for Il period
of about Mint years.
Without a minutes warning Mrs.
Nallie found herself confronted by two
deputy sheriffS when she stepped from
the South Park train on the Colorado
" southern AT G:f0 o'clock last night.
Ii WIS a sensational denuuement to her
trip to Denver and 10 the prior facts
relating 10 her husbands mysterious
deoth. She was dressed in deep black
and her long, heavy mourning veil WIS
held closely about her face.
She did not evincc the least surprise
when arrested. but calmly listened to
the officers words. and without 50
much AS expressing n desire to see her
husbands body safely cared for. pre-
pared 10 accompany the officers to the
jail. She was driven 10 the county Jail
in Il closed carriage, but kept silent
during the ride 10 the iail.
, 1901-10-17

Or. Colmctto. head OF the Pasteur
Institute in Paris, aud ]discoverer OF
the anti-venomous serum which bears
his name. has just had a narrow escape
from death. which he owes to his own
invention. DIR. Colmette was collect
ing some serpents' venom, when one of
the reptiles bit him severely on the
finger. a moments hesitation would
have been fatal. for the poison was a
deadly one. whose action is immediate.
Fortunately of Dr. Colmette's col
leagues at once injected a strong dose
of the anti-yenomous serum. and the
worst result so far mas been a high
fever and a swelling of the hand md
wrist.
, 1901-10-17

An expert va of the discovery OF
coal in India: The development OF the
steel and iron trade In Bengal is only
a matter OF months, and Calcutta in 4
year or two will become the Cardiff
of the east. With all the advantages
of an Asiatic population at hand. ar
unlimited output and the enterprise
controlled by Englishmen, there Is no
fear of competition. and a new era of
prosperity is well in sight.