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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
PHENOMENAL ADVANCE.

Price OF Cotton Goes SkyWard-Shorts
Are Squeezed.
New York, Jan.2S.-There was great
activity in January options on the
cotton exchange this morning. The
opening price was 10;30 and quota
tions steadily advanced until 1915
was reached. At IL o'clock this morn
it had advanced 245' points from the
opening. The phenomenal advance is
due to a squeeze of the shorts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
PRINCE DECORATED.

Invested With the Order of the Gar
ter Today.
Cowes, Jan. 2S.-The crown prince
of Germany, Frederick William, was
invested with the order of the garter
today by King Edward VII. The in
vesture occurred in the council cham
Der of the Osborne house and was a
brilliant function.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
NEELY HAS STARTED.
Is Bound for Cuba to Answer to AL
legged Postal Frauds.

Ieyeu FUStaI FTduus.
New York, Jan. 26.- Charles f. w.
Neely, the former postal official, left
the Ludlow street Jail today and WAS
taken aboard the steamer bound for
Cuba. Nicely seemed to be in the best
of spirits on leaving the jail where he
has been confined since last May:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
STORMS DO DAMAGE.
Snow Blockades Roads and Levels
Telegraph Lines-vesseIs Wrecked.

London, JAN 2S.-Storms continue
along the coasts and inland, accom-
panied by heavy SHOWS. Widespread
damage has been done. Telegraph
lines are down, roads are blockaded
and number of minor wrecks are
reported
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
FILlPlNos plsBANDED.

Funston so Reports-Says Few Bands
Remain in Mountains.
Manila, Jan. 2s--General Funston
reports practically all organized in
surrectionists in his district dispersed
with the exception of discontented
bands in the mountains.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
VERDI is DEAD.
Expired at Milan at 2 O'clock Sunday
Morning. s

Milan, Jan. 2S.-Guiseppe Verdi, the
musical composer, died at his home
here at 2 o'clock Sunday morning
Earlier dispatches to that effect were
premature.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
KERR PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Alleged Murderer of Jennie Bosschie-
ter Brought Into Court.

Paterson, N. j., Jan. 2S.-George ].
Kerr, who was Jointly indicted with
McAlister, Campbell and Death on the
charge of rape and murder in teh first
degree in connection with the death
Of Jennie Bosschieter, was unexpec-
tedly brought into court today and
pleaded non yult to the charge OF
ra1e
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
HEAVY LOSS FROM FIRE
VAST AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DE-
sTRoYED IN THE SUBURBS
OF DETROIT
TOTAL LOSS ABOUT 100000
VIOLENT WIND TANNED THE
FLAMES AND REPREsSED THE
WORK OF FIREMEN
LUMBER INTERESTS SUFFER

DETROIT, Mich, May 12-Fanned by
thirty-fve-m -mile-an-hour wind, fire this
afternoon swept the west bank of The
Rouge river in Delray, suburb TO the
south of Detroit, for three quarters Of a
mile and destroy ed over $4,000 worth o.
property. Following are the losses:
Saliotte & Ferguson lumber mill
$50,O)G covered by insurance; Brownlee
& Co.'S sawmill, salt block and part of
their stock of lumber, $45,OO0, insurance,
$4,000; the Western Union T legraph
company, loss on cedar poles st red in
yard which was swept by flames, about
100000, insurance unknown; Carkln
Stickney & Cram, loss on dIedge VIII ca
was tied up at Salliotte & Fergason's
dock, $4,000, insurance unknown; abby
Lumber company, cedar poles and saw
mill, $4,000, insurance, $25,OOO. The fire
originated shortly after 1 o'clock in the
roof of the Salliotte & Ferguson lInter
mill. The mall had MT e n r ming for
several months and the roof was as dry
as tinder. The building was soon in ash
es and the fire swept across a deck to
where dredge No. 5, Of the Carkin Stick
ney & Cram fleet of dredges was i Il
up. Despite efforts to save her this craft
was burned to the waters edge. Gr5at
eInbers were picked up by the wind an
dropped on the roof of Brownlee & Co g
mill and salt block and both these build
ings were destroyed.
Delray has very small fire dcrart-
ment and call for help was sent to the
Detroit department which responded with
three engines and the fire boat Battle.
Even the great streams from the fire
boat were powerless to check the flames
which were rolling down the river bank
for hundreds of feet
From the Brownlee property the fira
jumped over into the large yard which
the Western Union Telegraph company
used as storage point for their ceda-
telegraph poles. The yard is the dis
tributing point for ten states and over
100000 poles were sSorel there. The fire
swept through the great yard which COM
prises about eight acres, in less than two
hours, but the poles blaZed until far Into
the night The streams from the fire boat
Battle We're centered on this yard, but
they had no effect in staying the fares
The four-inch streams were turned into
steam almost before they reached the
burning piles of POLES.
The plant of the Maltby Lumber COM
pany was the last one on the river bank
and 1t was soon destroyed together with
large stock of cedar poles which was
stored in the yard
When darkness fell the glare from the
burning poles Illuminated the sky for
miles. The firemen worked on the fire
almost all night, but it was only to keep
1t from spreading to other properly. 10,
they realized that it would simply have
to burn itself out in the Western Union
storage yards
While this fire was burning the lumbar
yard of G. A. Raupp & Co., In Ecorse
about mile from Delray was set on
fire by sparks from a passing engine and
5W.OId feet of lumber was DESTROYED. The
loss Is about Sl6,OG0 covered by insurance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
BAPTIsTS MAKE APPEAL.
'acAsonVille Church Calls for De-
nominatfOnaI Helm.

Jacksonville Church Calls for Ne
nominatiOnaI Help.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 12-Tbe
Baptists of Jacksonville today issued the
IolloWing appeal to the Baptists of
America:
Dear Brethren-Jacksonvfll the met
ropolls and gate city of Florida. is in
runs. The great fire of May g. the
greatest that the new South has ever
known burned 1872 blocks in the most
thfcKly settled portion of the citv and
destroyed every church and every school
oullulng i IN the city proper.
The First Baptist church with its
contents, was destroyed. our pastor
ana famlly saved only the clothes on
their backs, while library and furniture
went up in flames. Scores of orr
church people are homeless. Many of
tnem are destitute and must be helped
A majority of our members have lost
phelr business. The we'll to do have be-
come poor and are unable to assist
our church must be rebuilt and to
that end we are bending every energy. In
our weakness and suffering, from the
depths of despair we call on ell Ran
lists throughout the country to assist us
IN rearing temple to the Lord that His
work may be carried on and His name
glorfied. Please send your contributions
to DR.. w. A. Hobson, pastor, or E. p.
cleveland, chairman board OF deacons." :"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13

FINAL DISPOSITION OF NORTHERN
PACIFIC STOCK TOPIC IN
WALL STREET
J. J. HILL DECLINES TO TALK
Spectators Say Resolution Favor
Ing Retirement of Preferred
Stock VIII BE Passed
by Directors.

NEW YORK, May 12.-At the hotels
cafes and other places where fnanciers
have gathered during the excited days Of
The past week, there was today an alb
serlce Of anything that had the appear
ance of formal conference or discus
sion of the market situation
The men who opposed the Hill Morgan
interests in the great Northern Pacific
struggle were all out of town over Sun
day.
The fnanciers who gathered at the
Waldorf-Astoria talked informally of
Saturdays bank statement and the
stock market in general. There were
friends of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., who re-
Herated the statement that that side had
completed a count of the actual shares
in their possession and that they have
control of Northern Pacific, but this
statement was vigorously denied by par
tisans of the other side.
James J. Hill was at the hotel during
the day, but efforts to interview him re-
garding Northern Pacific resulted in nom
committal answers with the exception
that he stated there had been no change
in the situation since yesterday.
The Herald tomorrow will say: "Rep,
resentatives Of Kuhn Loeb & Co., say
that stock sold by the arbitrage houses
will definitely come to them. Their hold
ings are distributed among the common
and preferred issues. Some question may
arise in regard to the preferred stock is
sues. According to terms Of issue tho
preferred stock is retireable upon any
first day Of January. up to 1905. at par.
No action has yet been taken upon the
preferred stock, which at the present
time carries equal voting power with the
common. Whether this stock can be
ordered retired by the directors prior to
the meeting of the company on Oct l
next, is not known. 1t would seem, how
ever, as though matter Of this I'm
portance would rest with the sharehoid-
ers of the company and If such IS the
case, Kuhn, Loeb & Co.'S stock will be
in existence on Oct. 1 and 1t will de-
termine not only the question OF control,
but the question Of retiring the preferred
issue.
Persons identified with the Hartman
Kuhn-Loeb party express belief that
some resolution will be passed by the
directors favoring the retirement of the
preferred stock. One of Mr.. Morgaa's
partners asked about this, replied that
he thought nothing Of the kind would
be DONE"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
HAMBURG AND ATLAS JOIN
OCEAN LINES POOL THEIR
INTERESTS.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Followirg z the
announcement of the visit to this city
of Director General Albert Ballin of the
Bamburg-American steamship line c 1rnes
the announcement that the Hamburg
American line has acquired the Atlas
steamship line which for the past thirty
years has placed between Jamaica, Hayti
and Central America
The Atlas line was formerly owned by
an English corporation, but under the
Hamburg-American line viii fly the Ger,
man flag. This addition to it's service
makes the Hamburg-Ameriean steamshio
line the largest in the word, the entire
tonnage being 100000 tons which is di-
vided among 120 vessels, sailing in thi ty
different services. By It's acqui ition of
the Atlas line it has gained seven ne
steamships of an average tonnage of
5000 tons.
General manager for North America
Emil l.. Roas, of the Hambu g American
line, when seen today, admitted that the
Atlas line had been acquired by his com
pany, the deal having been consummatel
the latter part Of the week He SAIL .he
company Intended greatly improving the
service on the Atlas line and that he ex
pected in the near future several new
and modern vessels would be built for
the South American service. The Atlas
fleet consists of the steamships Al.ai
Alps, Athos. Allegheny, Adirondack
Andes and Alene.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
CHICAGO THE LIaIT.
DIR. PEARsoNs' BEsEFAcrIoNs
WILL EXTEND NO FURTHER


CHICAGO, May 12.-After a tour OF
the West, including visits to several col
leges which had been the objects of his
benefactions, Dr. D. K. Pearsons has
returned to Chicago and announces that
he has drawn line through Chicago and
has disinherited everything and every
body east of that, line from any share
in the money he still expects to give
away. Not one penny, Dr. Pearsons
says, ever will go to any institution east
Of Chicago. The million or two dollars
which he intends to dispose cf within
the next year is all for the West. DR..
Pearsons' statement was drawn out pa t.
ly by the visit of trustee of Midi bury
WermonD college, who came here to
seek an addition to his endowment fun J.
II came back from Missouri with my
mind made up" said DR.. Pearsons, to q
reporter. 81 have drawn a chalk line
north and south through Chicago and
shall never go east of that line
II have not forgotten Chicago and
am going to dc something handsome 70.
the city. I have my plans all laii now.
But after I saw those tall clear-eyed
young fellows out in Misso ri ] n ade
up my mind where the rest of my rnoney
should CO.,
DR.. Pearsons at last has retired from
business i'll Chicago. Hereafter he will
devote himself to gardening, raising
chickens and driving about the country
near his place at Hinsdale.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
CONFERERES WERE BUSY
TWO MINNESOTA DELEG ATEs AT
THE WASHINGTON GATH
ERING,

WASHINGTON, May 12-Many Of this
pulpits Of the city churches were fill d
tonight by delegates to the annual CON-
ference of charities and correction now
being held in this city
The conference sermon was preached
at the Epiphany church by Rev. George
Hodges, dean Of the Episcopal theological
school alt Cambridge, Mass. The text
was 1.-THE Progress Of Compassion" At
other churches THE Application OF Re-
liyion to the Social Problem" was dis
cussed by the following named clergy
men: Rev. Washington GLADDEN., Churon
OF the Covenant Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch
Of Chicago; at the First Congregational,
Rev. Charles f. Henderson, of the Uni
versity Of Chicago, at tho First Bar tist,
and Rev Samuel G. Smith, at the Met
ropolitan. At the Fifteenth Presbyterian
church, Secretary James +. Jackson, os
the state board of correction and chart
ties, Of st. Paul, Mimi, talked of charity
organizations, and at Ryland NJ. u.
church, Rev. Hastings H Hart, Of Chi.
cago, spoke Of 1.-THE New Charity"
Tonight at the Congregational church
DR.. Hart delivered an address on child
saving, and Timothy D. Hurley, Of Chi.
cago, told of the operations Of tho
juvenile court of that citv
Tonight at Foundry NJ E. church there
was special symposium on the prin-
ciples and methods Of associated chart
ties, 0fteen-minute addresses being made
by Mr.. Edward T. Devine, sc cretary New
York Charity Organization scciety; Mr.
Z. P. Bicknell, superintendent Chicago
bureau Of charities, and Miss Mary q
Richmond, secretary Philadelphia soci ty
for organizing charity
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
SACRIFICED HIS LIFE.
BRAVE WORKMAN SCALDED TO
DEATH TO LET COMPANION
ESCAPE.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May 12.-Win-
lam Phelps, of Richmond, Ky, ana
James Stansbury Of this city, were
cleaning the inside of an eight-foot up
right boiler at the cerea inc mills this
afternoon when an employe turn on
the steam thinking the cock was tight
1t leaked and the scalding steam poured
IN on the two men. The only exit was u3
a ladder to a manhole in the TOP. Both
jumped for the ladder Phelps reach IL
hrst, took one step and stopped He
jumped aside and shouted, you go first.
Jim, you are married"
-Stansbury sprang up the ladder and
escaped with slight burns about the face
and legs. Though Phelps followed at hi,
heels, his act of hero 'sm cost him his
life Both men were being cooked when
Phelps jumped aside. BY the time he
had followed Stansbury up the ladder
the flesh was dropping from his limbs
He was cooked alive and with supreme
effort dragged his scalded body from the
manhole. He lived for two hours in ter
rlble agony, but did not let a groan es-
cape. him. ''It was Jhn's right to 70
hrst, said he. quietly. "He is marrte 1"
Phelps has been boarding at Stansbury'a
mousse. Both men are colored.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
> i SlllpCi a lures
FQnnnHf0bf
AROUND THE HOTELS.

At the Wirdsor-G. D. O'Rielly, Beres-
ford, S. D.; II. Fl. Schwart. spokans,
Wash; Peter ]. SchWarg, Dodge Center;
g. b; Hallbcrg, A. J. Scheid and S. 3.
Coughlin, Warroad; L. r. Grant. w.
Houper, Sioux City, To-; r. R. Sigrnond,
Zumbroth.
At the Clarendon.W. H. Mathews. Far
go, n. D.; r. ]. Mackey Mrs. Gutftush,
M Cleery, lIillie and 1. G. Ievier,. Wa
SEGA; Mrs. B. Walter and daughter.
Aberdeen, s. D.. l. 7. Bray, Waseca /.
Q. Whaytore and wife, G. H. Johns,
Winona.
At the Metropoltan--Gec n. Boyd and
wife, Dodge City; James Mcdonald, Du-
Pettibone, Willmar; r. S. Mullen, Wa
seca; E. S. Kaye, Hudson, Wis. G. A.
Russum, Fargo; L. p. Armstrong, La
Crosse. =
At the Ryan-M. p Weber winona;
Sue Estes, Lake City; r. Sykes, Sykes
ton, N. D.; w. l.. Rhoades Seattle,
Wash: w. A. Smith and wife, Mrs. Ner-
dahl, Winona.
At the Me- chants'-H. L. Fease, Hamil-
ton, j. s. Varland, M. o. SkutIc. Buffalo
Centre; M. f. Titus. Moutevidco: w. w.
Smith, Sleepy Eye, j. r. Money and wife
Garrett Davis, Grand Rapids: G. H
I3runt, Fergus Falls; w D. Williams
Duluth; w. A. Mason and wife, Pine City:
Fred G; Wells. Crookston; Harry Brown,
Sioux City, 8 D; H. w. Lyman. Winona;
II. V. Reed, Slayton: j. w. Halloway,
warren; ]. M. Mcclellan, Seattle Wash. /:
u. Z. Maxwell, Forsyth, Mont.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
KING EDWARDS REPLY
GES MESSAGE of SYM
PA1HY ON DEATH or THE
QJEIEN

NEW YORK. May liking Edward
VII. through the Marquis of Lansdowne
secretary for foreign affairs. has sent his
thanks to the British community in New
YORK for the message of sympathy sent
to him by them on the death of Queen
victoria. Sir Percy Sanderson. British
consul general, today made official an
nouncement of the fact as follows:
b6TItlsh Consulate General New York.
Gentlemen--In obedience to the kings
COMMANDS, signified to me by the Mar
gus OF LansdoWne, 1 have the honor to
convey to the British community in New
bie1,31, 9TH ms maJestys sincere thanks for the
nIgInly 5I appreciated message of sympathy
az aF4 -. good VIII contained in the address
OF the community on the occasion of the
great loss which has been sustained by
the King, his royal house and his subjects
tnroughout the world by the lamented
oeath or her majesty, Queen Victoria
empress of India. Ia
Ills majesty has noticed with much in
teTest and appreciation that ex-BTitish
SsuoJects, now naturalized American cit
lzens, Were by their desire Included in the
New York. ''-iiiii unity IN
VOL, I nave nave the honor to be. gentlemen,
arr Percy Sanderson, Consul General
TO the representatives of the r fitch
community in New York" t'7'A
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
PUT OFF THE DEDICATION.
Church Law That Necessitated a
POstponement of Baltimore Event.

Church Law That Necessitated a
POstpOnement of Baltimore Event.
FREDERICK, Md, May 1.-THE great
event Of the centennial celebration of the
quadrennial conference of the United
Brethren Church in Christ which was to
have taken place, THAI of dcdicating the
now centennial memorial church on
Second street, erected to pcrretuate the
memory of the otterbin, Boehrn and
Newcomer, the founders Of the church
and It's first bishop: WAS postponed until
next Sunday. The law of the church pro-
vides that no church shall be consecrated
unless the debt has been pail in full or
satisfactorily provided for
Any extensive programme of interesting
exercises had been arranged for the oc-
casion, the four bishops and the entire
conference had assembled upon the scene
and the edifice was crowded with wor-
Slippers to witness the ceremonies, but
after hasty consultation the bishop de-
cided to postpone the dedication until
next Sunday. However. rather than dis
appoint the people the greater portion of
the programme was carried out. Services
were again held in the opera house this
evening, The pulpits of the various
Protestant churches were filled by the
leading members of the conference today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
KILLS HTS WIFE.
WEALTHY ILLINOIS FARMER COM
EIITS A MOST BRUTAL CRIME.

BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,. May 12-On a
farm near this city today Merritt Chism
killed his wife AS she was starting to
church in a buggy with the two little
daughters of Chism, her stepdaughters;
a quarrel arose. Chism jumped into the
buggy, and with a knife cut his wifes
face and neck. He then threw her into
the road jumped upon her and stabbed
her repeatedly. Her son, Harvey Free
land. aged twelve, struck at Chism with
a ball bat. Chism wrested the bat from
the lad and struck his wife three times
with it. smashing her skull and dashing
out her brains
Then he tried again to stab the woman.
Harvey caught the hand in which was
the knife Chism drew the knife through
Harvey's hand, almost severing the
fingers, and stabbed Harvey in the arm.
Chism then fled across the fields and
tried to drown himself in a stock well.
The water was not deep enough and he
climbed out and went to the house of a
son, where he tried to kill himself with
a revolver. The son prevented this and
took Chism to Bloomington where he
gave himself up to the sheriff Chism is
one of the wealthiest farmers in the
county. He is man Of quick temper,
but had never before been guilty of
crime. He is forty-nine years DID,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-13
BIG STRIKE IMMINENT
UNLESS AGREEMENT is REACHED
100000 METAL WORKERS
WILL QUIT MAY 20
NINE-H0UR DAY IS DEMANDED
PRESIDENT OsCONNEIl. ISSUES
STATEMENT WHICH ALSO SHOWS
TROUBLE In WAGES
ORDER FOR STRIKE PREPARED

WASHINGTON. May IA general
strike involving directly 10000 machin-
lists and Indirectly 100000 men in metal
working trades is expected to take place
on May 20 unless some arrangement IA
erected in the meantime This IS the
statement made tonight by President
James OConnell, Of the International
association OF Machinists who has his
headquarters III this city. The demands
OF the men, the refusal of which threat
ems to precipitate the Strike Mr.. O'Con-
nell SAID, are for a working day of nina
hours and an increase of 121b per cent
IN wages, or, in other words, ten hours
pay Tor nine hours work The matter.
ne said, has been under consideration
ior some time, and every effort has
Deen made to avoid resorting to a strike.
but such action. he says, is now neces-
sary If the workingmen hope to attain
the end they are striving for Soma
time ago, through the efforts Of the in
ternat1onal association, the latter secured
from the national metal trades assoc
clatlon the employment Of about Is per
cent OF the men who would be affected
by the strike, concessions By which a
general work day of nine hours was to be-
come operative on May 20 of this year.
The question of an increase Of wages,
however, or its equivalent the granting
OF ten hours pay for nine hours work.
remained unsettled. Yesterday the rep
resentatives Of the metal trades asso-
citation and the International Associa-
ton Of Machinists held a conference in
New York, at which an attempt was
made to reach an agreement so that the
strike proposed for May 20 could be
avoided.
Mr.. O'Connell however, says that the
employers refused to arbltrate the ques-
ton Of wages nationally but that they
expressed willingness that this matter
Should be settled by employers locally
each individual case to be treated as
such. This method Is unsatisfactory to
the representatives Of the machlnists
association, who express the opinion that
this would prolong indefinitely the set
tlement Of the question. Upon his re-
turn to the city Mr. OConnell promptly
prepared the order for the strike, and II
was sent out by mail today
Mr.. OConnell says that about 200
firms whose employees represent prob
ably 20 per cent Of the $4,000 men who
Will be affected by the proposed strike
have signed agreements for the reduc-
ton in the hours of labor and the in
crease in wages so that the agitation
on the subject has benefited them con-
siderably For prudent reasons the ex-
ecutive committee has determined not
at this time to apply the strike order
to the railroads. Whether It Will be
done in the future will depend on deveI-
opments.