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A SUM FOR CHINA FIXED.
NO DECREASE OF INDEMNITY-METH-
obs OF RAISING AMOUNT.

Peking May S.-The foreign ministers to-day
decided TO address a collective note TO the
Chinese Government, informing II that joint
indemnity of 45OOOOOO0 taels would be de-
manded and asking what methods Of payment
are proposed reply is expected at the end
of the week, which will probably propose to
meet the indemnity by raising the customs
tariff.
1t is considered likely that the powers Will as
sent to such measure. in return for con-
cessions the part of China in the shape of
total abolition of the likin. the placing of i'm
port duties gold basis. really free naviga-
ton Of Chinese waters and the removal Of i'm
pediments to navigation and the tax at Woo
Sung.
The ministers were unable to agree to the
desrability of opening the whole empire TO
trade and residence. some OF them holding that
il would be asking China to assume too great
responsibility, and that under the present sys
tenn of government it would be impossible to
guarantee the safety OF the numerous foreign
who would flock into the interior IL the
empire entirely opened.
Washington. May S-Infornation has been
received here confirming the dispatch from Pc
king regarding the amount of indemnity TO be
demanded. This total has been reduced from
something like $500 100000 to 1897, 100000.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09

last night more or less convinced that f. III.
Hartman. backed by the Rockefellers and Van
derbilts had actually wrested the control OF
Northern Pacific from Hill and Morgan
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
HIGHEST PRICE FOR A SEAT

George Palmer Schmidt has bought seat in the
New-York Stock Exchange for which he paid the
record price of s 100 which includes initiation
fee, Mr.. Schmidt will be youngest member Of the
Exchange.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09

One of the mail bags opened on Sunday con-
taned dispatches of the German Ambassador.
Recent dispatches have shown that the dispute
between the European powers and the Turkish
Government over the postal service In the Ottoman
Empire has n climax. predicted in
two articles in The Tribune in the last two years
The dispatches said that the Sultan has ordered
that mail bags coming from foreign countries shall
no. longer be forwarded to the postoffices estab-
lished in Turkey by these respective countries
These bags were be delivered henceforth to
the Turkish postal officials. who forciby seized
them May and distributed their contents. The
Porte has addressed to ambassadors the note which
he has sent periodically for some years. demanding
the abolition of the foreign postoffices in Con-
stantinope.
The origin of the establishment OF international
postoffices not only at Constantnople. but also in
other large towns of the Ottoman Empire. my be
summed up briefly follows
The present foreign postal service in Turkey
dates from l774 when the Treaty OF Kanardj
granted to Austria the right to provide a special
embassy between ConstantInople and the Ottoman
frontier. Austrian merchants were allowed to use
Incnt of a postal tax to cover extra expenses. A
special postofice bureau then opened by Aus
promptly Initiated BY. the other powers. The Porte
ihe Crimean war. but without. avail since the
Ottoman postal service was hardly in existence at
though in bad shape. Turkey was admitted to sit
at the International postal convention at Berne In
1874. The Porte pretended then that the existence
of tie special foreign postoffices was a fragrant
violation of internat tional law.
The Turkish Government forgot that the ''capit-
ulation" system which has prevailed for centuries.
and by which Turkey placed herself voluntarily
under kind of submission TO the powers In regard
to the status there of foreign representatives and
subjects imposed exceptional duty on the Otto
man Empire. The Berne convention could not in
terfere and the Turkish delegate did not insist
upon the adoption of spe cial article relative
the foreign postofilces in Turkey.
The Turkish Government continued to protest.
however notably in 1885: 1885 and 1894 against the
ma airfa of the iOn
that the postal administration in the Ottoman Em-
pire was perfect. assertion which was known
to be far from The Turkish dignitaries
admitted finally that the main motv, of their pro
test was that through the foreign postoffces a
multitude OF newspapers ard other publications
designed to propagate in the country. unhealthy
and subYersive IDEAS were introduced. This 8
confirmed by the dispatches, which said that the
sole aim Of the Porte is TO gain control of cor
Turkey agitation.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
ANOTHER CHICAGO FIRM HAS TO SUSPEND

Chicago. May s-W. +. Furbeek & Co, brokers.
suspended business to-day. being unable TO meet
margin calls upon them by their New-York corre-
spondents. Mr.. Furbeck declined tonight to make
any statement to the amount OF his liabilities
assets. I'VE not able to get margins
from our customers as fast called on by
Our New-Iork connections said Mr.. Furbeck,
and as a result our stocks were sold OUT
The firm has not done large business either
the New-Hork or Chicago EXchar ge. and IL Is said
that the firm was hard hit in the Price, Cormick
and Seymour-Johnson failures, and that IL never
really recovered from that setback.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
DON'T Marry.

Almost everybody remembers the celebrated
sdv1ce OF the London ftsnot, rTo those about to
narry Oonf. There is in that advice the ex-
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
e, ooo ooo AT % PER CENT


| boIf on bo,,, after the close Of trading.
e ooo 600 AT % PER CENT
MANY unusual incidents marked the progress
| of the slump For one thlhS the money ilidihe'
sao,,oa os cratic as the stock market. The rate
| onened AZ G per cent, rose to III. eased off to
ord closed at % One broker, it is said, lent
coo ooO 600 for banks he represents. Some Of
this came from Chicago and Boston institutions
If is said also that fully S1.000.00O placed
at % per cent and that 80 per cent was bid for
the loan of Northern Pacific for day.
In marked contrast to this was the fact that
one firm lent thousands of shares of Northern
Pacific at 1 per cent premium. All they had was
promptly taken. and still the call was ''More'
One of the Wall Street news agencies put out
this statement:
Any Northern Pacific stock needed for arbtrage
requirements up to this date can be oetained nat
long the books remain open me interests
which have accumulated Northern Paeihc IN guam
atty to make dornef pq IN G the and viii DO
ner
Mr.. Keene and the other members or the
Northern Pacific corner are said to have effected
private settlements with majority Oh the
shorts around from 155 TO 160,
The amount of money lost by the short SIDE
in this stock is varously estimated at from
S40.O00.000 to S75,000,O00. AS for actual hgures
these will not be obtainable for some tine' IL
ever Mr. Keene is credited with having en-
riched himself to the extent of So,ooO-oOo by
the corner and John w, Gates and his frienos
are said by to be better off by at lease
81 .000o Others say Gates lost heavily ana
had to settle with Mr.. Keene at l6o
The presence before the Governing Commit
tee of several well known members or the
Stock Exchange late yesterday afternoon gave
rise in certain quarters to rumors or serious
embarrassment and probable failures to-day
An official of the Exchange declared however.
that there had been no inquiry by the governors
into the financial standing of any member; that
such a matter was completely outside the Juris-
dction of the committee. and that there was
no reason to fear any serious difficulty in the
quarter indicated.
TO CLOSE ON SATURDAY
The Governing Committee acted favorably on
the petition TO close the Exchange on the COM
ing Saturday. Announcement of this decision
was received with satisfaction all Sides as
1t will give members much needed opportunity
to catch up with back work. well as enable
workmen TO make the necessary changes on the
trading floor resulting from the Increase OF
space recently granted by the Produce Ex-
change
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
Suit Department.
Second Floor.
TO-DAY. THURSDAY:

TO-DAY THURSDAY.
Canvas Skirts, Blue and Black, on Silk slso
| Pettcoat a4'0O
Golf and Tourist Skirts of reversible cloths,
| Oxford, Light Grey Blue and Mode. in sk so
various lengths, Wv
3. altman / Co.. s sss''i''a s'saa s New S,ss'' ass
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09

tablished then for the first time, His place here
has not yet been filled.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
BIG SLUMP IN STOCKS.
Continued from first page.

heavy. and so great its volume uhat 'ne
ticker did not cease recording safes uii'ii iio''
half an hour after the close OF trauiHs'
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09

preston OF the feeling of
many a mother who saws !:
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never marry and suffer as /
have
In niuety-eight cases in
every hundred there's no
need for this suffering. DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton cures the wonsaly dis
eases which caus. wifely
misery. II dries enfeebliny
drains, heals Inflammation
and liberation and cures
female weakness. 1t in
vigorates the womanly or
ganisin, trsnquilizes the
nerves and gives the
mother strength to give her
children.
Do not allow an uuscru-
pulous dealer to sell Won
something in place of va
rorite Prescription, !" claimed
to be "just as good" There
IS nothing just as good for
women as "Favorite Pre-
scription."
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09

"I am so pleased with your instructions hardly know
what thanks give you for your kind favos writes Mr.
Milo Bryant, Of Loa. ST Thomas Co, uYou can pub
iish few statements the world hoping ali suieiug
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great pains IN my back and the lower part Of
enc pspitaton OF the heart could hardly
lie down, and could hardly get NJ, 10 the morning but
amer using three bottles of Prescripton and
two vsis of DR. Peroes Pleasant Pellets feel like nev
-"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure sick headache.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
cHArFEE,s ALLEGEp sTArEMENrs.

CHAFFEE'S ALLEGED STATEMENTS.
Washington, May S.-The alleged statements
of General Chaffee made at General Gaselee's
dinner in Peking in honor of the Americans.
expressing his inclination toward the British
IN case of international complications. have not
been brought officially to the attention Of the
government here. Consequently the officials
decline to indicate what will happen If official
complaint Is made
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09
TURKEY CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
AMBASSADORS SHARP NOTE TO PORTE FOR
TAMPERING WITH MAILS.

Constantinople. May S.-The Ambassadors OF
the foreign powers have dispatched Identical
notes to the Porte, characterzing the seizure by
the Ottoman postal authorities of foreign mail
bags as a breach of international law and hold
ing the Porte responsible for the consequences.
One of the mail bags opened Sunday con-
taned dispatches of the German Ambassador.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-09

Mrs Hull the wife Of Edward 5. Hull. when
seen at her home in this city last night said that
she must decline TO discuss the affairs Of her hus-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-31

ners on Christmas eve was grand
success. The entertainment was OPP.
ened by prayer by Rev. Worrall. A
beautiful program was rendered in
declarations ond songs by about thir-
ty of the children and young people of
the Corners and Frederic. About $3.50
worth of presents were distributed.
The choir, consisting of about twenty
of the young men and women from
Frederic and vicinity rendered some
beautiful music, with Mrs. Hughes as
organist. Santa Claus did not get time
to come this year, had too much to do
other places. However, it was a very
enjoyable affair and a grand entertain
ment. The church was crowded.
Rev. B. Petit is still continuing his
series of meetings at the Cuba Chris.
tan church. Bro. Petit is a tire.
less worker and an able minister.
Mrs. McCanta and her husband came
over from What Cheer. Mrs. Canta
rendered beautiful solo just before
the opening Sabbath evening. She has
a sweet voice and is a pillar in the
Christian church.
Nearly all the public schools were
closed in this part of the country until
after the holidays.
The health of the neighborhood is
reported good.
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BentonSport.

Bentonsport Dec. 31.-Hal Fulton
and H. B. Hills were Utica visitors
| Monday
Steve Loops came down from Ottum-
wa to spend Christmas.
Mrs. c. A. Carter and grandson,
Chas., visited with relatives in Peo-
ria. ILL.,, last week
Garland and BERTHE Shelly of Hit,
mas.
Ellis Rowe and John Warner of Uti-
ca were here Christmas eve
e. l.. Dunn, of Keosauqua, was here
Tuesday.
Melvin Z. Dorson, of Newberg,
freight conductor on the Iowa Central,
came Tuesday for a short visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Hattie Aldridge and sons Earl
and Alva of Grinnell, are here visit
ing Fl. ]. Robinson.
w. H. Fulton, of Valley Junction,
car repairer on the Rock Island, spent
Christmas at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pyke and son have
gone to Disco, H., to spend the holt
days.
A large gray timber wolf was seen
on H. B. Edmonson's farm Monday.
The Dorson String Band furnished
music for Christmas entertainment at
the M. E. church
Protracted meeting begins here
New Years eve conducted by Rev. R..
Collier.
Prof j. H. Anderson and family Wis
tied last week with relatives in Bona
parte.
II. T. Shepherd has sold his farm to
Isaiah McCracken and in turn Mr..
Shepherd bought the farm of Robt.
Moore.
Miss Lewis of Des Moines is visit
ing at the home of C. B. Lewis.
Jack Montgomery and family left
Tuesday for a visit at Burrell.
Webster Henry and wife spent
Christmas with the family of James
Burns.
Anna Beers of Keosauqua visited
at w. S. Marriott's Wednesday.
Edd. Collridge, of Bonaparte, spent
Christmas at the home of Maj. j. B.
Eneath.
Rev. S. N. Campbell is slightly ill
at his home on Bridge street.
A. Mcdonald and family of Bona
pdite are piSitinS dL tHe nome OIL IN.
G. Brown.
Arthur Grief came down from Fair.
field Thursday to visit his grandpar-
ent, N. G. Brown.
Grace Moore was visiting at the
Sedwick home Friday,
Harry Robinson and family are Wis
iting in FIT. Madison.
E. ]. Pinkerton of Chicago was
here Saturday.
Edna Dunn of Keosauqua visited
with friends here over Sunday.
Osa and Arthur Bostock, Hal Full
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Eldon.

Eldon, Dec. 30.-Saturday evening
Miss June kremer entertained in hon
or of her friend, Miss Elfleda Graves,
of Ottumwa.
Mrs. r. U. Norton and daughter
Blanche, returned from Chicago Satur-
day.
Miss Mae Isbell, who has been Wis
iting relatives at Atchison, returned
home today.
w. E. Baldwin made business trip
to Washington Saturday
Died, at her home on West Church
street this morning, at o'clock, Mrs
Geo. l. Wilson. No arrangements
have been made for the funeral.
Deputy Sheriff Reed, of Fairfield. is
in town subpoenaing witnesses in the
trespassing case against several Ell
don parties by farmer near Liberty
vile. 1t is alleged that several Ell
don men while hunting, trespassed and
also damaged property.
Stephen Goble of Vallen Junction is
visiting Eldon friends.
Frederick, the magician, the next
number Of the Star Lecture course,
will be held at McHaffys opera house,
Jan. g.
1. II. lOulllHSOn ana j. II. Cremer,
are in Ottumwa on business today.
Bert Ripple of Selma, is in town
on business today
Mrs. w. p. Altman and sister are
visiting with relatives in Ottumwa.
Rev. j. Morgan Harris of Des
Moines, has accepted call to the
Christian church at this place.
Mrs. Walker is an Ottumwa visitor
today.
Ralph Bolding and sister, Gertie, of
Coppock, are visiting at the home of
their brother. E. M. Bolding.
Miss Maggie Cox left today for Ord
way, South Dakota, where she will
make her future home
Z. M. Bowen was a business visitor
in Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] w. Fife are getting
snugly settled in their new residence
Just south Of town. 1t is one of the
commendable improvements of the
neighborhood.
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STRAIN TOO GREAT.

Hundreds of Ottumwa Readers Find it So.
The hustle and worry of business
men.
The hard work and STOPPING of work
men,
The woman's household cares,
Are too great a strain on the kid
neys.
Backache, headache, sideache,
Kidney troubles, urinary troubles
follow.
An Ottumwa citizen tells you how to
cure them all:
Mrs. Elmer Rutter of 1913 Hickory
street, says: From over exertion
was seized with an acute attack of kid
ney complaint some time ago. For a
few days l felt poorly, then finally was
taken quite suddenly with most eXcru.
ciating pain in my back. 1t settled in
my kidneys and | was laid up unable
to do the slightest thing and unfit even
! to help myself. | knew what caused
the trouble, but how to check it was a
mystery. In spite of treatment il
grew worse instead of better, and you
can readily imagine what misery a
victim suffers who can neither sit
stand or lie without enduring eXcruci
ating torture. When at my wits end
noticed a box of Doan's Kidney Pills
in the house which my husband
brought home from WiS-a. Sargent's
drug store, 207 East Mans street, and
deciding to give them trial, l took
a few doses per directions finished
the box and was able to resume my
household duties as of old. How box
of pills could produce such results is
hard to explain, but it is fact, and
will be only too pleased to substanti-
ate the above In a personal interview.
For sale by all dealers. Price sc
cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no other
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Batavia.

Batavia, Dec. 31.-Services will con-
tinue at the Christian church through
this week.
Master Willie and Misses Lizzie and
Cora Decker of Competine were calling
on Miss Stella Harris Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Cole had the misfortune
to fall Sunday and break her wrist.
Misses Lizzie and Alice Dickens
of COMPETING visited over Sunday with
Miss Pearl Brown, and attended church
in Batavia Sunday
The young peolpe of the Christian
church will give a supper at Nelson S
Hall on New Years eve.
Mrs. e. M. Hanna from Bladensburg
is spending several days with her
mother, Mrs. S. J. Cole.
Mrs Henry Ogden and little grand
daughter, Oral Bradshaw, are spend
ing the holidays in Burlington. with
Mrs. II. p. Durr.
Mrs. Emma Brown attended the fun
eral of her cousin, Mrs Harvey Gray,
at Fairfield Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kramer and son.
Carl, spent Christmas with relatives in
Agency.
Mr.. and Mrs. ADDISON of Marysville
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Sylvester of
Competine, ate turkey Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Woodruff.
Harry Neunam, who has been visit
ing his grandparents, returned Satur-
day to his home in Ottumwa.
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Seymour.

Seymour, Dec. 31-Lee Tenant of
Mericle Run, w. Va, is visiting rela-
tiyes i'll Seymour and vicinity.
Leo Wilson, who is working in Fair
field this winter is spending the holdi,
days In this city.
DIR. w. b. Miller returned to Sey-
mour the latter part of this week after
a pleasant visit with his parents in
Mt. Ayr.
Mrs. Halle Thompson, of Des
Moines. is visiting her parents at the
Windsor.
Tasey Leavell, of North Dakota. is
yislrlng his many relatives in this city.
Protracted meetings will begin at
the Methodist, Presbyterian and Chris
tian churches the first of the year.
Mrs. Hall, of Plano, is visiting her
parents in Seymour.
John Stamps, who is studying oste-
opathy in Des Moines, was an over
Sunday visitor in Seymour.
Miss Attic Morrison is spending her
vacation with relatives in Abba.
B. S. Parker, of Jerome, was a bus
mess visitor in the city the latter part
of the week.
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Columbia.

Columbia, Dec. 31-Preaching next
Sunday evening at Columbia.
The Sunday school at Columbia next
Sunday morning will elect officers and
teachers for the ensuing year.
Mi. and Mrs. Huffman, of Ottumwa,
visited during the holidays at Ed. Will,
kins.
Mr.. and Mrs, Howe, of Minneapolis
Mimi, are visiting at Mrs. Howe's pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilkins
Jacob Baxter and daughter, of OF
tumWa, visited Christmas at Will Bax.
ter's.
Charley Stuber and Bert Carman
We're out last week working up a rural
mail route.
The Christmas tree and box social
at Columbia was success financially
and everybody enjoyed the evening
They cleared $50.
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Ashuroye,

Ash Grove, Dec. 31.-The singing at
the Christian church Christmas night
was well attended.
John DeMar. who has been teaching
school at Indianola is home for a two
weeks vacation.
Fenton Cassill and family spent
Wednesday at Green Valley at the
home of Mrs. Louisa Fletcher.
Mrs. James Huff and son, Alva of
this place attended the wedding of Ar
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LITTLE BITS OF NEWS
Continued from Page 81

success in every way. The house was
hlied with people and very enjoyable
time was had. Such persons as Bert
Wilkinson, Marion Smith, l.. Baker, L.
Williams, W. A. Day, and others like
them, are sure to make anything sue
cess.
The Jay-Miller wedding was happy
affair to many beside the happy bride
and groom. a large number OF friends
witnessed the ceremony at the home
Of the brides mother, and David Jay
and wife entertained house full on
the next day at their home.
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ton, H. B. Hills attended literary at
Wards school house Friday evening.
Fanny Glasscock is visiting with J.
A. Letters on the Prairie
Misses Lizzie Brown and Jane Sharp
We're UP from Bonaparte Wednesday
visiting friends.
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SOUTH eide NEWS.

[From Saturdays Daily.l
George Gaylord, of Ashbury avenue,
is on the sick list this week.
Wilbur Gentry is in Carrollton, Mo-,
being called there by the serious i'll
ness of his mother.
John Wilkes and daughter, Miss
Lena, of Kimble, S. D., who have been
visiting at the home of Mrs. G.. NJ.
Turpin, 112 North Willard street, re-
turned home last evening.
John Derby, of Blakesburg, who has
been in Atlanta, Mo-, for the view of
locating at that place, returned to his
home this morning, after call at the
HON of Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Pratt, on
Mary street.
From Mondays Daily.
Dan Findlay of North Moore street,
who has been quite i'll for several days
is slowly improving
Mrs. J. G. White, of Moravia, who
has been visiting at the home of Mrs.
T. Reveal, on Church street, returned
home this morning.
In the lecture course that is to be
given at Agency this year, Miss Ceora
Lanham of South Ottumwa has the last
number on the course.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ergett of Kinks
vile, Mo-, returned home this morn
ing after a visit at the home of R. NJ.
Holt on Finley avenue and H. L. Holt
on Church street.
Rev. Isaac Elder of Kingsley Ga)
has been rendered call to the pastor
ate of the Davis street Christian
church and it has been accepted. Rev.
Elder will enter upon his new duties
February /. The call was extended
last evening after Rev. Elder had filled
the pulpit at the morning and evening
services of that church. While the
new minister is an entire stranger in
this city his work yesterday gave ex-
'cellent satisfaction, and he deliyereds
two strong and able sermons. AS d
result the call which was immediately
extended him was unanimous. Rev.
Elder will take the place made vacant
by Rev. D. F. Sellards, who resigned
several months ago on account of
failing health.
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mold Jay and Miss Eva Miller of ANA
dor, last Wednesday.
Theodore Robb of Nebraska is visit
ing relatives at this place.
There We're several turkey roasts in
this vicinity Christmas
There was shooting match at Will
Rudd's last Friday.
Lawrence Ward and family of Green
Valley attended the oyster supper at
this place last Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hannah spent
Christmas at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. F.. l.. Day.