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Daily camera., 1901-02-27
HOW MANY BEANS

Are there in the big jar in the window Of
the new O. X. barber shop and bath
rooms? To the patron Of the hous: who
makes the closest guess proprietor Nc.
Connell is going to present SI5 suit OF
clothes June l. Every customer gets a
guess. 1t looks easy, but is not quite as
soft, smooth and easy as shave at the
O. K. or one of its fine new baths.
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UNIVERSITY NOTES.

There are now jus. 49, students in the
university.
The scrapers to be used on the new
athletic field sre now on the ground and
work will begin as soon as the weather
permits.
Miss Hopmeister Of Lincoln. Neb.. has
entered the freshman class of the col
lege. Miss Hopmeister has been attend
ing tn. University of Nebraska.
A joint meeting Of all the classes of the
law school was held this morning to con
slider the advisability Of laying the needs
of the law library before the members Of
the bar throughout the state. A commit.
tee consisting Of Miss Silliman and
Messrs Robertson, O'Connor, Romans
and O'Hagan was appointed to take
further steps.
The Glee club trip will be somewhat
heightened by the addition of several
concerts. notably at Cripple Creek, Vic.
tor and Loveland. An attempt is also
being made to add Cheyenne to the list.
The date originally set Tor the home
concert was March IS, but events have
caused Manager Turman to change this
date. No time has as yet been set for
the concert.
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CLOSE FOR RUSH BILL.

Denver, Feb. e7-A poll was taken in
the bouse at noon today. which shows
that the Rush consolidation bill will have
hard 81 .dding unless the democrats and
Popul,sts agree to make it party meas
ure. The poll shows IS tor. IS against
and IS non comml,tal. Votes require d
to make it a Law. ~.
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| is COW01 Sure
Soy f|e Police
CAPITOL HILL BRUTE.

Man OF Many Depredations in tho Hands Of
the Police.
Denver, Feb. 27-Al5ert Cowan was
today positively identified by man
named Julian as the man who slugged
Miss McAfee last October, He described
the man to Captain Armstrong at the
time and it talles with the living Cowan.
At noon today the men were confronted.
Albert Fredericks. also, faced Cowan to.
day and identified him as the man who
slugRed Mrs Short last Friday. Cowan
said "You are liar" Cowan is break.
ing down.
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Carpenters for all kinds OF job work.
West Boulder Lumber Co. 72o Pearl st.
Phone COB.
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VETERANS WONT MARCH.

q, A, K. Men Dissatisfied with Position In
The Parade.
Washington. Feb. ~ General Daniel
E. Sickles who vas appointed to com
mand the the Grand Army division in
the inaugural parade next Monday. re
ported today that he had 40 command.
The veterans refuse 10 parade. They
are displeased with the position assign
ed them. den anding to be escort to the
presiden, or to be placed on the right oi
the column.
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The He()dS Fell
From C1I00nc1
A BLOODY SCENE.

Two Condemned Chinese Officials Lose
Their Hesds.
Pekin, Feb. 2?-Over 10000 people
witnessed the decapitation of two OF the
officials today whose heads were de-
manded by the powers Many mission
aries were present. In each case one blow
severed the head from the body. The
condemned men took their death
stolcally.
News from Shanghai province tells OF
great suffering from the famine.
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STILL AFTER CUDAHY.

kidssppers Firing HIS House Almost
Continuously.
Omaha, Feb. 27-The third FIRE in Ed
ward Cudahy's house since he offered a
reward Of $4,000 for the kldnappers Of
his son occurred today. but was only 4
slight one. 1t was clearly incendiaTy.
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WOMEN ARE ALL RIGHT.

Denver. Feb. 27-Governor Orman to-
day announced that he would appoint
some women notaries public. as the
supreme court has held they can hold
that Office as we'll as men.
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BANKER ARRESTED.

Desplaines. ILL.,. Feb. 27-Edmond
Palmer, owner of the burs, bank at
Ashle, vile and two other private banks
which have suspended. was today ar.
rested charged with using $4,000 Of his
clients money for bis own purposes.
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MORE OUTRAGE FEARED.

Terre Hauts In Throes OF Fear OF Another
LynchinK.
Terre Haute, Feb. 27-Citizens are
highly indignant over yesterdays lynch
ing OF a negro. even though he did con.
fess his guilt. However. there is likely TO
be another tonight. Miss Dressler. who
was assaulted by negro, today identi
fed photograph as being that OF man
now held At New Castle. Officers have
gone to bring him here for examination
and will endeavoI 10 smuggle him out OF
the county as soon as possible.
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KILLED BY A CAVE-IN.

New York, Feb. 77-By the caving of
a foundation for a new building on I4th
street, four Italian workmen were buried
this morning. Two are dead and the
others will die.
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DEPOSIT0RS GET SOMETHING.

Cripple Creek. Feb. 27-Another 10
per cent dividend. probably the last. and
making 33 per cent in all was paid the
creditors of the Miners bank today. 1t
failed in 1897.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
orls7nsi Notice.

Geo. llaw, Jr., plaintiff, VS.. Eliza Badgley
defendant. IN the district court Of the
state of Iowa, in add for Wapello county.
March term, a. D.. 1901.
To said defendant. Mrs. Eliza Badgley:
You are hereby rotitied that on the 10th
day of December. a. D., 1900. the petition
of plaintiff in the above entitled cause was
filed in the office of the clerk of the dis
trict court of the state of Iowa. in and for
Wapello county, claiming of you the sum
OF forty nine and 21-10oths dollars, as mon
ey justly due from you, and interest there
on at per cent from the said 10Th day OF
December, A. d., 1900. Covering unpaid
installments of $1,000 on contract for puf-
chase of real estate by YOU from me- dated
April ?. 1900, with addition of S2.65 inter
est and 81 taxes thereon. Also balance of
S30l2 due for lumber purchased by YOU
from r. A. Tisdale, April "a, 1900 and
which account said Tisdale has assigned to
me for value.
That Il writ of. attachment in aid of this
interest in real estate described as west
half of southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of section one, township 80, range
H. In Davis county, Iowa, details of which
proceedings can be seen in papers now on
file with the clerk of this court rs
And that unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day OF
the March term, being the March, 1901,
term of the said court, which will com
mence ut Ottumwa. on the 18th day of
March, 1901. default Will he entered
against you and judgment rendered there
on. CHESTER w. WHTTMORE,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Dated December 10, 1900.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
Money DRUG on the Market

New York, Jan. 16--Money is a drug
on the market in Wall street. The
National City bank loaned $S,O00,0OO
at 3 per cent today. Conditions in the
financial district are exactly opposite
to those which exist in Lombard
street, London, and, indeed, in all the
money centers in Europe. Discounts
are going up abroad, money is in
great demand, and commercial stagna-
ton is threatened. Nearly every
country in Europe is turning it's eyes
to the great stores of wealth which
this country has been accommodating. 1t
now has the largest stock of gold in
the world.
Money is coming so fast into the
Subtreasury from interior cities as
well as into the banks that the surplus
funds here will soon become unwieldy
The largest transfer ever made by the
subtreasury to Washington in ex-
change for new bills was made today.
Forty-six packages were shipped by
express, the value of which in the ag-
gregate was $1,500,000.
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MURDER CASE TO COME UP.
Famous A. .. Storms Matter to Be
Heard at Des Mojnes.

Des Moines, Jan. 16.-An interest
ing case is to come up before the Iowa
supreme court for decision on appeal
next week. 1t is that of the criminal
case OF the State against A. ID.
Storms, from Louisa county.
In January, 1898, Mrs. Rathburn and
daughter, Mary, We're found murdered
in their home in Burlington, after hav-
ing been there several days. Storms
was arrested and lodged in Jail and
public feeling was SO strong that it
was only by strategy that Sheriff
Smith kept the mob from lynching
Storms, who was spirited away in the
night from the Jail in Minneapolis,
where he took the train and was plac-
ed by armed guards in the Anamosa
penitentiary. When the case came
up it was taken to Wapello on a
change of venue for trial. Storms
was convicted and received life SEN
tence in FIT. Madison. The main
ground urged for reversal in the SUI
preme court is that the lower court
erred in allowing an alleged confess
sion, which was obtained under pecu-
liar circumstances, to go to the jury.
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METHoDIsTs WANT BIG FUND.
Conferences Do Their Share Toward
Raising Immense Sum.

Des Moines. Jan. 16.-The members
OF the Methodist Episcopal church in
the four conferences of Iowa are TAX
ing active steps toward securing the
Iowa portion of the $20,0O0,O00 which
the church is to raise to further the
work during the present century The
amount apportioned to each of the
conferences is about $4,000. The
fund is being raised for the purpose
of advancing the world spiritually, to
help the colleges and universities and
to do whatever will spread the cause
of Christianity. A. systematic move
ment is being engaged in all over the
state to this end. In the Iowa confer
ence, which comprises the churches
in the southwestern portion of the
state and is the richest conference in
the state, it has been decided to hold
several group conventions in April
and May to further this educational
work and to be followed by confer
ence convention in July of this year.
There is an organization especially
devoted to this work, with officers and
a program committee, and the work of
preparing the programs is now in pro-
gress. Substantially the same system
will be followed in the other confer
enceS of Iowa.
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Scare tor Express companles.

"Of course, it is mere rumor. but
would it not be odd if the express
companies, which heretofore have had
things pretty much their own way.
should presently find their hearths
and homes devastated by the superior
power-the railroads?s says the Chi.
cago Journal. "Our sprightly contem-
porary, the Record, sets the story
forth handsomely. 1t is in brief, that
at the expiration of the express com
panies contracts with the railroad
companies the latter will refuse to re-
new them, and will embark in the ex-
press business on their own account.
James J.Hill,a very astute and sue.
cessful railroader, is quoted as saving
that railroad company should CON
troll every source of revenue within
its jurisdiction. The same principle
is applicable to other businesses.
Freely translated, it means take ev-
erything in sight There is no rea-
son why the railroads should not take
everything legitimate that they can
get.
The express companies, it appears
have contracts with the railroads run
ming from five to twenty years: The
suggestion is that renewals of these
will be refused as they expire, which
would mean the gradual extinction of
the express companies as independ-
ent corporations. Men well posted
laugh at the story, and perhaps it is
improbable. Nevertheless, if it should
prove true, the public would not seek
measurements for suits of sackcloth
The public remembers how neatly
express companies caused it to pay
the war tax on packages by the sim
pie expedient of adding the cost of
the revenue stamp to the carrying
charge of every package accepted
for transport"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
THE PRESIDENT SUPREME IN
+. THE PHILIPPINES.

The senate has done the right thing
in deciding by the decisive vote of 80
to 10 that President McKinley's au-
shorty to conduct affairs in the Philip
pines in his own way will not be cur
tailed or, interfered with, and .lmilita-
Try operations nov, being 4condueted
will continue until those who oppose
the sovereignty of the United States
have laid down their. arms. The presi-
dent will be left free to handle the
Philippine situation as he thinks best,
and no amnesty, other than that al
ready offered the Filipinos, will be
granted unless the president sees fit
to do so of his own volition.
In order to bring about a speedy
cessation of hostilities and the resto-
ration of peace it is necessary that the
president should have free hand.
That he will exercise his great author
ity conscientiously for the welfare of
mankind, as he sees his duty in the
premises, there are few who will ques-
ton. President Mckinley will go
down in history as a president who
has had more complex and far reach
ing problems to determine and settle
than any other executive since Wash
ington, with the single exception of
the immortal Lincoln.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
MYSTERY IN SHELBY COUNTY.
$125,ooo Estate Comes in for Collateral
Inheritance Tax

$125,ooo Estate Comes in for Collateral
inheritance Tax.
Des Moines, Jan. 16.-Treasurer of
State Gilbertson has received informa-
ton from Shelby county to the effect
that $125,00O estate there has just
come under the authorities of the
county and will be subjected to the
collateral inheritance tax. Frank
Richardson. aged about rs years, dis
appeared from that county in 1896.
He left chick nor child, and nothing
has ever been heard from him or from
anyone who ever saw him. He left
roperty-farms, assets of all descrip-
lions, to the value of about $125,0OO,
in the opinion of County Attorney w.
B. Rowland. Since Richardson's dis.
appearance his estate has been adj
ministered by w. j. Clapper, the hus-
band of female relative. The neph-
ews, nieces and other relatives now
claim the estate. Serious doubt has
been felt as to whether Richardson
was really dead, and the court decided
him legally SO last week. This per-
mits his estate to be administered.
The collateral inheritance tax will
amount to considerable sum.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-17
A SPLENDID SHOWING.

The manufacturers of the country
have imported more raw material for
use in manufacturing in the year 1900
than in any preceding year in the his
tory of our import trade. The total
material of foreign production import
ed in a crude condition during the
year just ended amounts to over $275;;.
100000, and if to this is added the
total of ARTICLES wholly or partially
manufactured for use as materials in
manufacturing" the grand total of
manufacturers materials imported
would amount to over $360,0O0,0OO, or
nearly As per cent of the total impor-
3tations. This statement is based up
on eleven months detailed figures al
ready received by the treasury bu.
reau of statistics, to which is added
an estimate for the twelfth month.
December, based upon the figures of
the preceding month. This statement
puts the Importation of raw material
in the twelve months ending with De.
scember, 1900, at $27S,62S 900, against
s$267, 49s,959, in 1899, $1S2,172,736 in
1896, and $i60,523, 1874 in 1894. A COM
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MAY LOSE COAL COMPANY.
Seymour Alarmed Over Prospect o
(. Coal Company's Leayjno.

/
\ Coal company's Leaving.
I The editors attention has been call
Led to a rumor which has been going
the rounds to the effect that the Chica-
1lgo Coal company intended abandoning
1its mine in Seymour during the early
ispring, and opening up another mine
| at Jerome or Mystic. We have made
enquiry of Mr.. Widmer, the resident
fmanager of the comapny with refer
fence to the rumor, and, regret to state
| there is much truth in the report. In
This interview Mr.. Wider informed us
| frankly of the intentions of the COM
lpany, and when pressed for a reason
why they did not sink another shaft
}in Seymour, he just as frankly in
| formed us that it was merely a matter
of dollars and cents-$2, 500-the diff
| ference between the cost of new
Eshaft here and one at Jerome or Mys-
tic, where the coal is found much clos
er to the surface of the earth. The
importance of retaining the Chicago
Coal company in Seymour is plainly
apparent to all, and the Leader, acting
from what it considers the best inter-
ests of Seymour and everyone con-
cerned in her growth and development
would suggest that our citizens take
some steps toward interesting the
company in a project to open another
mine in Seymour. The loss of the
mine would mean the depreciation of
every dollars worth of property in
Seymour, to say nothing of the loss to
men, who would be thrown out of en-
ployment and compelled to seek en-
ployment elsewhere. The matter is
so very important that it ought to
have the earnest consideration of our
people at once, and no stone should
be left unturned until arrangements
are perfected whereby the company
agrees to remain in Seymour-Sey-
mour Leader
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MEANS ANOTHER LINE.
Control of Milwaukee Has Deep Sig.
nificance for Northern Iowa,


Des Moines, Jan. 16.-The state
ment has been made by an official of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad that the virtual control of the
Milwaukee by J. j. HILL of the great
Northern, if that control is verified,
means another northern route thru
Iowa at an early date. There has
been a great deal of mystery connect
ed with various projects looking to a
north and south line across Iowa from
IDes Moines, and the Milwaukee is be-
Elieyed to have been interested in at
least one Of the projects. Now it is
STATED that in case the Great North
lern assumes control of the Milwaukee
or they have entered into an alliance
Eof some sort. the Boone line of the
Milwaukee will be extended to Lehigh
to connection with the Mason City
& Fort Dodge, which is a part of the
Milwaukee system. The distance is
only about twenty miles and this
would give the Milwaukee a direct
line from Des Moines to Minneapolis.
The official states that this will be
done with view to diverting some of
the Iowa business to the Pacific coast
to the northern route.
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incorporation Notice.

TO whom it may concern Notice is here
by 20 given ven TINT articles Of incorporation
In Wapello county. Iowa, and in the Of
flee Of the secretary of state for Iowa,
containing among other provisions, the
following: The name of the corporation is
Union Supply Company and it's principal
place of business is fixed at the city of OF
tumwa, Wapello county. Iowa. but it may
place within, the United States. The gener-
gu nature OF the business to be transacted
Is. to establish stores, buy and sell gen
commonly bought. sold and consumed at
and about coal mines. 1t also has power
sssaiy and convenient grounds and build
ihgs for conducting its business. Also has
power to handle. and deal in stocks, bonds,
or other obligations of kindred companies,
ana to- make all necessary or convenient
contracts, including notes, bonds, mort
cages. orders, drafts, script and other writ
lngs FOR CARRYING on its business. The
amount of authorized capital stock is S2J,-
GOO. to be divided into shares of 500 each,
ce 81 for which can be issued only
either in cash, or its equivalent, in person
al Or real property, as agreed upon, be-
Tween the subscriber and the corporation.
Inc corporation is to commence from the
date of the execution of its articles, to-
Wit: December !, 1900, and to exist for
solved, as provided in the Articles The
business and affairs of the corporation are
to be conducted by a president, vice presi-
dent. secretary. and treasurer, and by
6 9aai Of five directors. These officers and
In 1901, which is fixed on the first We'd
nesday in September of each year, are
named in the articles. At each annual
meeting of the stockholders, the. directors
are to be chosen, and they shall hold of
flee for one year, or until their successors
are elected {, . and qualify. The officers are
year at the annual meeting of the board.
to be held In September of each year just
after the adjournment of the stockholders
meeting, and shall hold Office for one year,
or until their successors are elected and
qualify. On failure to elect. either the Off
iicers or the directors, Mt either of the an
nnal meetings, they may be elected at
subsequent or adjourned meeting of the
stockholders or the directors, as the case
may be. The highest amount of indebted
I,ass to which the corporation can at.
or two-thirds of the authorized capital
stock; and the private property of the
ssockholders or members of the corpora
any liability therefor.
GLENN w. TRAER, President.
Attest: DON M. SUToR, Secretary.
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OBITUARY,


James Palmer was born in Vigo
county, Indiana, November IL, 1S45,
and he died at his home in RivervieM
addition, Ottumwa, January II, 1901,
aged 80 years and months.
When he was small boy his
mother died. At the age of fifteen
years he came to Iowa with his faith
er and lived for short time at
Bloomfield. At the call to arms when
the civil war began, he enlisted from
Drakesville, when he was but II
years and months old. He served
in the army until August 13, 1865,
when he was honorably discharged
and came to Ottumwa.
On October IL, 1866, Mr.. Palmer
was united in marriage to Miss Hester
Canny, and to this union were born
three sons and seven daughters. One
of the daughters died in infancy, and
the other nine children and their wild
owed mother are left to mourn the de.
parture OF kind and loving husband
and father. The children are as fol-
lows: Arthur, James and Clyde; the
Misses Pearl, Ina, Theo and Fern, all
of Ottumwa, Mrs. Anna Armentrout,
of Kansas City, Mo-, and Mrs. Car
baugh, of Eldon.
Mr.. Palmer protested saving faith
in Christ last summer and on August
5, in the presence of his family and
others he was baptised and received
into the Gospel Ridge Congregational
church by the pastor Rev. Dover.
The writer has often visited with
him during his last sickness, and he
talked many times of the future, dur
ing which time he often expressed his
hope in Christ as his redeemer.
By His Pastor.
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Notice-Proof of VIII.

State Of Iowa. Wapello County SIS. In
To all Whom 1t May Concern:
s{aNorice Is hereby given that an instru-
ment In writing, purporting TO be the last
will and testament of james Palmer. de-
ceased, was this day produced, opened and
read by the undersigned, and that have
1901, as the day for hearing proof id rela-
ton thereto. sss53 b
Witness my official signature with the
Seal seal of said court hereto affixed,
this 18th day of January. 1901
Ill. w. MICHAEL, III
Clerk of District Court.
By III. j. WING, Deputy.
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parison of 1899 and 1900 with preced-
ing years shows an increase of over
30 per cent in the importations of
manufacturers materials in these two
years as compared with the entire per-
iod from 1890 to 1898, an an increase
OF, nearly 70 per cent as compared
with the years 1894 and 1896. Even
the remarkable fall in prices of man
ufacturers materials which has char
acterized the closing half of the year
1900 has not prevented the total val
lie of those materials imported in 1900
from exceeding 1S99,l tho in two arti-
cles, India rubber and silk, the figures
for 1900 show a reduction as COM
pared with 1899.