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ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE.
Farmer Drinks Carbolic Acid and
Dies in Awful Agony.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. n.-Chester
A. Asher. a wealthy farmer of Aboit town.
ship died in awful agony to-day from
swallowing half a pint of carbolic acid.
The acid was on a shelf in a storehouse
at his farm. He said he was going In TO
get some tobacco and was found dying a
few minutes afterward. The acid stood on
shelf i'm whisky bottle and was used for
a disinfectant. Whether he intended sui
eide or took the drug by mistake cannot be
determined. He left widow and family.
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&C. France, Kentucky Horscman.

LEXINGTON. Ky. Aug 11-News was
received here to-day of the death at New
Rochelle. n. Y, last night of millionaire
c. France, aged seventy-three. after a brief
Illness. beginning in London two weeks ago.
He formerly owned Red Wilkes. for whom
he paid $4,000, and other noted trotters He
CONTINUED ON PAGE . col ~
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Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
EDINBURG, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE large
fine barn on the farm of NJ. a. Roth. near
town. was destroyed by fire last night to-
gether with forty tons Of hay. 300 bushels of
oats farm machinery. etc. The loss is es-
timated at s.. 500. Insurance on building $3.50
on contents $3.50, in the New York Home.
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ConcIave STAFF Appointments.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. Ill. p. Newby.
of Knightstown. who has been selected
commander of the fourth division at the
triennial conclave of the Knights Templars,
at Louisville, has appointed John l.. Rupe
lCONTINrED ON PAGE 2. COL. 81
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COLON. Colombia Aug. ia special
train conveyed Mgr. Javler Jurequito the
new bishop of Panama. to that city to-
day where an enthusiastic recention
awaited him. General Pinzon ColcubIsn
minister or war, has not yet returned
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Transport ingalls, Is Leaking.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE United States
transport ingalls,. which sailed yesterday
for Manila. returned to-day on account OF
leaky cargo ports. IL is expected that re-
pairs to the ingalls, can be quickly mai.
and that she will be able TO sail for Manila
his week
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ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP.


Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
vfNCENNES. Ind, Aug. IA bold at
tempt was made this morning 10 kidnap
little daughter of Walter Muslin 4
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FOUND ONLY $1.GO.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 11-Receiver
e. F. Thomas. of the Avilla Bank, found
only SLIGO in cash in the safe when it was
opened. The bank will not pay over cents
on the dollar as most of its few assets are
worthless.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1.-THE trans
port Sumner arrived from Manila to-day
with lso convalescent soldiers. There were
two deaths on the voyage.
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request has been granted. and the meet
ing will be held Monday evening at
o'clock at Mozart Hall. in South Wheel
ing. At this afternoons meeting of the
Riverside men at Mozart Hall we took in
100 new members from the tube and plate
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14
THE OUTLOOK.

The outlook for republican success
at the city election on March Is could
not be brighter. While the winning
ticket is labeled republican" there is
in fact less partisanship in the situa
ton this year than there has been for
many municipal campaigns. 1t is
recognized that The issues are clean
law abiding, economical, strictly bust
ness administration of city affairs, and
voters are going to cast their ballots
for the accomplishment of these ends
regardless of previous party aff1lia.
tons The election of s. A. Spilman
the republican candidates for alder.
men, and the other nominees on the
republican ticket will accomplish
these ends, and the fact is today recog.
nized by all the people. They will
turn down democratic ring rule by a
big majority.
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PEOPLES PULPIT.


Editor COurler:--ln the Courier OF
March see an article from the
Agency correspondence in answer to
the outsider of February 81 in which
he attempts to explain as follows, to-
wit: First, he said if the railroad
company had taken the strip of the
cemetery and did as they agreed to
they would have filled in a ravine
with surplus dirt which would have
given as many additional lots as there
were in the strip Of ground they would
have taken. Let us see whether or
not this is true. A little examination
will show the larger part of said Gem
etery is on a natural knowl lying
north and south gently sloping to the
west down to a small ravine, the lots
selling cheaper nearer the ravine and
think it would be a serious question
indeed whether it would add any val
uation at all to those lots on the slope
to pile loose dirt on them; certainly it
would not make any more. But it is
reasonable to suppose if the road has
surplus dirt at that particular place
(as correspondent. would have us be.
lieve) they will still be glad for con-
venient place to dump the same if
" wv oO. ASdlu He GULF
pares selling lots in said cemetery as
counting chickens before they are
Matched. This is another of his pc
culiar notions, as it seems to the writ
er, as it deals with rather a singu-
lar and valuable breed of fowls. AS
it Is only a question Of time when they
all go to setting and as there are more
chickens than available nests in said
chicken park and each nest is sold
Gas rule) for cash before the chick
en- is placed in the nest. Anoth-
er strange feature in this particular
breed is the roosters go to setting as
well as the hens and all have to have
nest. The nest, however, varies in
price, according to the location and
what their relatives are able to pay
for the nest. AS to their Matching
qualities can do no better than refer
you to the book Of Revelations. Again
as to the overhead crossing I still in
sist it was not in the ordinance Tor
clause that | heard read that gave
council Gas they supposedly the right
to sell But as the correspondent
says he found it in section two of the
ordinance which granted the road the
| right of way, that part may be so, as
was not aware they had granted the
right of way before they found out
they could not sell. Further 1T looks
as if the Agency correspondent is hard
to satisfy and is given to mistakes
(even in his experience) as well as
the rest of us. You will recollect in
former correspondence he said in
substance that the outsiders had nc
interest in cemetery as it belonged
solely to the city and they could do as
they pleased with it regardless OF
many of us having near and dear rela
tives and friends laid to rest in said
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leans, a man among men. Benjamin
Harrison was an intellectual giant, a
lawyer without recognized peer in
the United States.
He was successful as a politician
from sheer force of intellectual
straightforward with the fortuitous
circumstance that he lived in a pivot
al state. He was devoid of personal
magnetism and could not employ the
|suave arts on which the average poll
tician relies for advancement Tho a
potent orator, he was never a good
mixer" and repealed rather than at
tracted those with whom he came in
contact. His natural GOODNESS of man
ner got for him the reputation of be-
ing naughty and aristocratic-a repu-
tation not wholly deserved, and doubt
less contributed to his defeat when he
was renominated for the presidency
+ The four years of Mr.. Harrison's
service in the White House were quiet
years. There. were no wars or other
exciting events to specially mark his
incumbency. Yet there has not been
la cleaner or better administration of
the presidential office in this country
than that OF Benjamin Harrison. AS
a man. as a citizen, as soldier and
as a statesman he has measured up
among the greatest of his country.
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Home Grown
Nursery Stock
For Home People.

The stock that we have to offer for
spring trade is young and healthy; all
of it is grown since the disastrous
winter of 1S97-8-by the best known
arts of the nurseryman coupled with
constant and careful cultivation we
have secured a magnificent and
healthy growth-Our stock is therefore
of good size and splendid form. We
have complete assortment of Apple,
Pear, Cherry, Plumb. Peach, Apricot,
Grape, Gooseberry, Currant, Rasp-
berry, Blackberry, Strawberry. etc.
Also all shade and ornamental trees
as we'll as every variety of Rose
shrub or vine-known to floriculture.
We wish to have it known that we
have everything needed by the planter
at prices lower than they can be had
from outside places, These facts
should procure us the home trade and
patronage-and assistance in building
up valuable home industry.
We are located to stay at Ottnffiwa,
Iowa, and want your trade We shall
do our very best to please you and
serve you we'll. Sale and pacts
grounds on Sheridan avenue n
Church street. South Side. e e at
ia North Ward street.
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A Card From T. H. Picker.

Editor Courier:-In the Courier of
last evening you asked me the ques
ton as to whether, if elected, / would
appoint my brother, John Picker
chief of police. You base your ques.
ton on an assumed statement of facts
which is so far from the truth that in
answering your question l will state
the facts. In 1897, (not last year as
you state) did ask the mayor to ap.
point John Picker to position on
the police force; at that time thought
he had reformed and would fill the
position satisfactorily. l deplore the
fact, tho it is true, that my brother
John is gambler, for which I am not
responsible. No man in Ottumwa is
more opposed to gambling than | am,
and neither John Picker nor any
other gambler will be appointed by me
to any position on the police force, If
| should be elected mayor of the city.
| regret very much to be compelled
to make the above statement in refer.
ence to my brother, and it is made not
only in justice to myself, but to the
party which honored me with the nom.
ination for mayor of this city.
Yours very truly,
7. HI. Picker.
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Pan-Ameriean Exposltion.

Nothing since the Worlds Fair at
Chicago, in 1898, has elected the wide
spread interest that is manifest, all
over the world, in the Pan-American
Exposition, which is to be held in
Buffalo, from May / to November 1,
1901.
The purpose of the Exposition is to
illustrate the progress of the coun-
tries of the Western Hemisphere dur
ing century of wonderful achieve
ments, and to bring together into clos.
er relationship the people composing
the many states, territories and coun.
tries of the three Americas. Acting
under proper authority, the president
of the United States has invited all
the republics and colonies of the
American hemispheres to join in com.
memorating the close of the nine.
teenth and beginning of the twentieth
century, by holding this International
Exposition, on the Niagara frontier
For this important event the Nickel
Plate road has issued an attractive
descriptive folder pamphlet, elabor.
ately illustrating the Pan-American
Exposition, the buildings and grounds
The Nickel Plate road is the short
line between Chicago and Buffalo, and
affords competent train service from
Chicago to Buffalo, New York City
Boston and all points east, with trains
of modern equipment, on which no ex.
ira. fares are charged; also dining
car service of the highest order. II
affords meals in ifs dining-car on
the individual club plan, ranging in
price from 35c to 81.
Call on any ticket agent for Pan.
American folder of the Nickel Plate
road, or address John Y. Callahan
general agent, Ill Adams street, Chi
cago.
Parties desiring hotel or rooming
accommodations at Buffalo or Mag
ara Falls. during any period of the
Pan-American exposition are invited
to apply by letter or otherwise to F.
J. Moore, general agent, POI Main St.
Buffalo, N. Y.
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cemetery and further said if the rail-
road was not granted the privilege to
go thru the cemetery they would go
south and in SO doing they would To-
cate their depot a long distance from
the city and thus make it very incon-
venient. | am truly thankful that one
of the city officials had sand enough
in his craw to say no and hold out
against superior numbers for the GEM
tery'S interest, until he could gather
around him sufficient number of cit
liens both in and out of the city that
had the interest of the cemetery at
heart to join in with him and enioin
both the city council and railroad from
selling or running their double tracks
thru any part of the cemetery, the
outcome of which has already past and
gone into history and the railroad
tracks are located that much nearer
the city, as it came north of the GEM
etery instead OF going south as cor
respondent sought to have the people
believe. | want to say | give the rail
road officials credit in treating the
matter as they did and also the city
council in their prompt action of re-
pealing said ordinances when they
found out they could not sell. And
with due respect to one and all and
modest towards none it seems to the
writer We should all be satisfied as
the outsiders Cincluding many inside)
gained their point in holding the Gem
etery and the city will get the road
so much the closer, as that was their
aim in giving up portion of the GEM
etary andsI am told the road is salts
fed with the present location so
think the way things have turned out
all patries should be satisfied and as
the Agency correspondent seems to
have particular spite Gall thru his
different correspondence at the out
siders beg leave to inform him he
too, sleeps outside and really belongs
with us and unless he changes his
residence sooner or later he will again
take up his outside abode of which
am finding no fault and l think we
will, one and all, be willing to give
him cordial welcome if he will kind
ly lay off his official robe and step
down and be one of us as of old.
| am yours very respectfully,
Outsider.
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LlBERTYVILLE SPECIAL.

w. H. Burnett and ]. o. Boyd re-
ceivsd this week another large ship
ment of the National Medicated STOCK
and Poultry Food, which they are
shoveling out to the farmers in guam
titles that would surprise you. Mr.
Boyd and Mr.. Bennett say they owr
this food at a price that no stock food
on the market can compete with them
They have sold hundreds and thou
sands of pounds of this stock food, and
it has made friends wherever they
have put it.
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ABOUT CITY DEBT REDUCTION.

The democrats are boasting that a
democratic city administration during
four years has paid off $4,000 of in
debtedness. Let us make a few. COM
parsons:
In 1893 when the republicans came
into control, the corporate indebted
ness of the city was 1912 900.
In four years of republican rule the
Indebtedness was reduced to S1S0,000.
Reduction by republican rule in
four years ...............n $4,000
Reduction by democrats in four
years ................ 5O,UUO
Difference in favor of republi-
Thus it will be seen that under a
business republican administration,
the city Indebtedness was reduced
faster than under the democratic reg
ime, at the rate of $1o,500 a year.
Tax payers, business men of all
kinds, whether rich or poor, should
bear in mind the above comparison.
1t tells it's own story. Think of it,!
$4,000 would build fine city hall,
would buy and improve fine city
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ALLEN is WELL QUALIFIED.

| c. R. Allen, the republican can
didate for city engineer always stands
for the best class of municipal i'm
provements. While holding the office
in this city during four years he in
augurated the plan of paving resi-.
dence streets with wide parkings and
circular corners at the street inter-
sections.
| The present water inlets used on
paved streets are an adaptation of his
and the best yet found for the pur-
pose. Mr.. Allen is a landscape engi.
neer and believes in applying the ar
tistic where practicable. He still
stands for the best materials and
workmanship in public works.
Since leaving the Office four years
ago he has not been idle or lost his
interest in municipal works but has
designed sewage systems for num-
Der of towns beside planning and ov-
erseeing paving. He has the reputa-
ton of being one of the best munich
pal engineers in the state and in fact
has in the last year had two calls out
side, both in the SOUTH
| Mr.. Allen is one of five members of
a commission to investigate the clay
| products of the state which works in
connection with the state geological
survey and the state college at Ames
as well as the engineering department
of the State University. The geologi-
cal survey locates the clay beds and
the clays as we'll as the brick are test
ed in the laboratories of the college,
while the engineers gather dates as
to the actual condition of pavements
in use, manner of construction and
kind of material. Mr.. Allen has Wis
tied thirty-seven cities in this connec-
ton, including the best cities of Hi
nois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ne
braska and Kansas, and made per-
sonal Investigation of the payements
in use. While pavements were ex-
amined attention was paid to sewer
age, parks and waterworks. Mr.. AL
len is prepared to apply all the best
modern methods to construction of
waterworks. He has had special op-
portunities to compare different sys-
tens.
No man is more familiar with the
needs of Ottumwa along these lines
than he. Mr.. Allen is a director in
the Iowa Engineering society and has
4 the privilege of consulting with its
members on any of the problems of
engineering.
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The okIahoma opportunitx

is a book descriptive of the Kiowa,
Comanche and Apache Reservations
in Oklahoma to be opened this sum-
mer, with 100000 acres available for
public settlement. This publication
contains complete information as to
soil and climate, sectionized map of
the district, conditions of entry and
the Act of Congress opening the Res
ervation. The Great Rock Island
Route is the only line running to and
thru the reservation. The Oklaho-
ma Opportunity and the Western
Trail, giving more facts of interest to
Homeseekers will be sent free by
John Sebastian, G. P. A., Chicago.
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The Afro-American Equitable asso-
citation is about to enter upon an in
dustrial educational experiment near
Cape May. Fourteen hundred acres
of land have been purchased and the
company has $4,000 on hand for the
establishment of a school and manu-
featuring plant. Farms will be allot-
ted to colonists and none but negroes
will be allowed to work there. New
Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina
will furnish IT, colonists, and the in
stitution is 9 I'd to be as useful in
time as Be- Washington's Tus-
kegee schoo
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HARRISON is DEAD.

The announcement of the death OF
ex-President Benjamin Harrison
comes as a personal and public grief
to this community. Here resides Mrs.
T. j. Devin, a sister of the eX-presi-
dent, who mourns a beloved and hon
ored brother. The residents of OF
tumwa deeply sympathise with her
in the personal sorrow that comes
alike to the high and the low, the rich
and the poor. At the same time to-
gether with the people of the country
att large, regardless of party affilia-
tions, they recognize that the nation
has lost one of its greatest men and
truest citizens-an American of Amer
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park, would pave Main street from
end to end.
Republican success at the coming
city election is a necessity. Democrat
ic success is luxury CD too expen-
sive to be longer borne.
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New York Market.

New York. March 14.-Butter, stea,
dy; 1922.
Eggs, 1874 OLA.
New York, March 14.-Wheat, May
ISIS.
Corn, May 46s4.
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CHICAGO Produce Market.

Chicago. March 14.-Wheat, March
74@745s; May. 1875 @75R.
Corn. March 397s; May An.
Oats, March 241s; May 25.
Pork, March 1915; May 1892.
Lard, March 7.65; May 7.65@7.00.
Ribs, March 7.40; May TAO.
Rye, 501a.
Barley, 3S@56.
Flax. 1.53.
Timothy. 4.35.
Clover, 1865
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st. Leu, Markets.

st. Louis, March 14.-wheat, cash
1885; May 1875
Corn, March 80; May ssss.
Oats, March 26; May 25A.
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REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.

For Mayor.
S. A. SPILMAN,
III For Police Judge,
JOHN l.. MOORE.
For City So icitor,
J. E. BURNSTEDT
For City Treasurer.
G.. 4. TROTTER.
For City Auditor,
J. H. RHEEM.
For City Engineer
c. r. ALLEN.
For City Assessor,
j. t. SMITH.
For Aldermen al Large,
A. B. WILLIAMS.
T. p. BOGGS.
For Aldermen.
First ward. M. L. Toland.
Second ward. S. D. Baker.
Third ward, w. H. H. Asbury.
Fourth ward, DR.. B. F. Hyatt
Fifth ward. w. |. Peck.
Sixth ward, w. E. Cook.
Seventh ward, w. j. Berry.
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Peoria Market.

Peoria, March 14.-Corn-Higher,
No. 3, 1914.
oats-Firm. No. white, 1854.
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DON'T OVERLOOK THIS

Ten acres of ground adjoining Ottumwa with
plenty of fruit and shade trees, a 900 modern
dwelling, good barn and other .outbuildings,
Come at once.
Good seyen-room cottage house in west part
of the city for 81 900. Would sell OH payments.
Six-room house III the East End for 81 500.
Would also sell on payments.
Our next excursion 10 Oklahoma will be
March 10Th. Spring work will open here pretty
soon, SO you had better go on that date. We
can sell you good land and sell it right We
are agents for the only road that can take you
from here to the new strip without changing
you to another road.
CALL ON OR ADDRESS,
LOWENBERG & co.
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l Still Have

For sale, am so acre farm with good i'm
provenients, good land and good orchard
100 acre farm close to town in a good
neighborhood, good improvements, and will
sell at bargain, if sold at once.
good general store in small town, build
ings and stock, must go together, will take
small farm in exchange
100 acre farm in Oklahoma, has 100 acres of
growing wheat on it. Will sell at bargain
or will trade for Iowa land; rough un i'm pro- ed
pasture land preferred.
l can give possession to any of the above
described property on very short notice.
Call on or address
H. D. JUDD,
Ottumwa, la. Room IL, Baker Block
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Chicago Poultry Market.

Chicago, March 14.-Dressed poultry
turkeys S@1Oh; chickens
9h@10.
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CAN EAT ANYTHING.

New YoKK, 1873 Bleecl,er St,
Jan. }, 1901.
Warmers Safe Cure Co.:
GENTLEMEN: Late hours and ir-
regular habits caused indigestion
and sleeplessness; found Warmers
SAFE Cure an honest remedy. II
cured NE within three weeks, toned
up my eutlre system, built up my
physical and mental faculties and
stimulated my appetite.
HON. PATRICK KENNEDY.
AH Send today for free sompIe,
eaddresslna Warmers Safe Cure Co.,
Rochester, MY.