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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05
A New Trainmaster.

S. L. Richards, formerly chief dis
patcher for the Milwaukee railroad at
Minneapolis, has been given the vacan-
cy caused by the promotion of Train
master f. d. Tucker, of this city, and
will arrive tomorrow morning to as
sumo the duties of his new position :.
Mr. Richards is an old employee of the
Milwaukee and comes to Ottumwa well
qualified to take up his new work. He
is an operator and that fact will help
him to a great degree in his new du-
ties. He will assume the. same posi-
ton formerly held by Mr.. Tucker,
with headquarters in this city, and act
as trainmaster Of the Marion-Kans
City division. Mr.. Tucker was given
the place of trainmaster at Savannah,
vice, T. N. Morrison, promoted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05

good deal of bush attacking and fall
on small bodies of soldiers and citi-
zens, cutting them up with a large
knife called a "bolo." 1t is done by
ambushing them. A few days ago a
small detachment of the Sixth caval-
ry were all cut up by them. A report
came in this morning that Aguinaldo' S
old body guard was captured and so
far as the insurgent army is concern.
ed there is practically no fighting. The
people here (natives) seem to me to
be very restless and it would not sur
prise me to see an uprising any time.
l am getting three meals day, a
good bed to sleep on, plenty of good
clothes and stand just as good show
of living as would in civil life. OF
course. it is lonesome for l can't mix
up with men here as there but many a
man has stood it and SO can l. The
soldiers are good-hearted fellows and
all one has to do is to attend to his
own business (and | intend to dc
Ithat) We are allowed to read any
kind of literature we wish to and can
write as freely as We wish.
Papers Are Old.
The newspapers we get are month
old or more. OF course any news OF
great Importance is cabled here but
we get the merest outlines as it costs
fourteen dollars a word to send ca
blegram here. Nearly all of our men
have been sent out now having been
detailed on detached service, leaving
but seven of us here. We will also
be out soon. The work proper is done
by the natives. We superintend and
guard them while they work. I was
down town last night and heard the
native band play THE Star Spangled
Banner" and tell you it sounded fine
as it was the first American music ]
had heard since left Preside, Cal.
John E. Baker.
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East Ottumwa News.

William Ellis, who lives on Hayne
street, is i'll this week.
James Peterson, of Clinton, was in
the city on business Tuesday.
Give Bennett, paymaster for John
Morrell & Co.. is on the sick list.
A valuable surrey horse belonging
to R. N. Morrell died last Monday.
A daughter was born Sunday morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. William Barley
q. T. Smith, employed at the pack.
ing house as blacksmith, is on the sick
list.
James Breaky returned home Mon
day from visit to the Buffalo expo
sition.
P. A. McGrath, of the pipe filters,
spent last Sunday visiting his mother
at Grinnell.
typhoid fever, and is reported to be in
a serious condition.
Roy c. Smith, of the local depart,
ment, is spending his vacation at his
home in Galesburg, III.
T. Demuth and family, of Arlington,
Kan, are visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Conrad Arthur.
F. j. Coleman, manager of the for.
eign department, was on the sick list
| for short time last week
| Estella Buxton, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Buxton, is fast
recovering from a severe illness.
| Merrill Gordon, chief of the fire de
partment, has for pets two badgers
which he bought from farmer.
Joe Shepherd, who works in the
cutting room at the packing house, was
compelled by illness to lay off Mon.
| day
A. H. Palmer, member of the tierce
gang at the packing house, returned
home Monday from business trip to
Illinois.
| Ollie Lake, one of the killing gang
| boys, is suffering from an attack OF
typhoid fever. He is at the home OF
Neil Horn.
Guy Templeton, formerly employed
at the lard refinery, has been transfer
red and is switching in the packing
house yards.
Mrs. H. Sloan, of Pasco. Texas, who
! bCSh fioIliiS at LiC iOllS VI uSl
daughter, Mrs. Wray, returned home
last Tuesday.
Andrew HILL who resigned some
time ago to take up insurance bust
ness, has returned to his work at the
packing house.
Ed Jennings, formerly an employe
of the Morrell packing house, but now
a resident of Chicago, was in the city
on business Friday
Henry Howells, assistant chief of the
fire department, accompanied by Mr.
Grant, of Cedar Rapids, visited the
packing house Monday.
| w. J. Boesch, of the foreign depart
ment, accompanied by his wife, is
taking advantage of his vacation by
visiting relatives in Burlington.
Harry Cremer, republican candidate
| for sheriff, was greeting friends and
acquaintance among the packing
house employees at noon Friday.
Mrs. R. B. Douden, of Foster street
accompanied by Mrs. Charles Mere
dith ana children, left Monday for a
visit with relatives near Lomax, H.
The packing house switch engine
No. 225, has been undergoing repairs
| recently, and now has new fues and
other repairs, having been put In
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Wheat, cash No.
red, 72@73; No. red 70@72; No. 2
hard 70A; No. 3 hard 70@701a; No
vemDer 70a; December opened 70B
OIL; highest 7114;lowest 7o% @707s !;
closed 71as.
Corn, No. SO; No. 3 5sA @59; No.
2 yellow 591a; No. 3 yellow 59A q
59A; November 55B; December op,
ened ssh @5S1a; highest 59@59B /;
lowest 5SB @5SA; closed 5S&.
Oats, No. 2 371a; No. 3 37@37A !;
No. 2 white 41@411a; No. white
401a @41; No. white, 40; November
36A; December opened 81; highest
37ss; lowest 36B @37; closed S71s.
Pork, Nov. 1875; Jan. 1477@14.S0.
Lard, Nov. $50. Jan. $50.
Ribs, Nov. 7.S5; Jan. III.
Rye, 54a.
Barley, 51@5S.
Flax, Las.
Timothy, March 5.75.
Glover, March 9.25.
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shape for the winters work. Burling-
ton engine No. 1861 was used in its
place while the repairs We're being
made.
Will Hines, storekeeper for the en-
gineer at the packing house, was call
ed to Hedrick Thursday by the death
of Mrs. Addie Fischer,a sister of Mrs.
Hines.
John Cassidy, of Omaha, formerly
foreman of the killing gang in the
Morrell packing house, is visiting at
the home of his sister, Mrs Michael
McInerney.
Will Whalen, who works at the
shoulder bench in the packing house,
is reported to be very ill at his home,
and it is said that he is threatened
with typhoid fever.
Rev. E. T. Sherman, of Milton, will
preach at II o'clock Sunday morning
at the East Ottumwa Presbyterian
church. Rev. Sherman is in the city
in the interest of THE Interior"
P. R. Holloway, cashier for John
Morrell & Co., was summoned home
last Thursday morning on account of
the sudden illness of his wife, whose
condition is now much improved.
Miss Lily Smith, the four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Smith,
who was thought to be dangerously
i'll last week, is now greatly improved
in health and is considered out of dan
ger.
Ned Alderdice, OF the office force at
the packing house, has resigned his
position to accept more lucrative
one with the Mccormick Harvesting
Machine Co., at its branch office in
this city.
Mrs. Martha Horton, of Agency. is
very i'll at the home of her niece Mrs.
| w. G. KILLER, in South Ottumwa Mrs.
Horton is well known to people in
singing school here for several years.
Evangelist E. F. Miller conducted a
MONDAY meeting in the dining room
at the packing house Thursday noon,
and at the request of the men he will
repeat the meeting next Wednesday
noon. He was assisted by DR.. A. L.
Craig, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church.
Charles Waddles, shipping clerk at
the packing house, has been compelled
to resign his position in order that he
may go to Denver with his wife for
the benefit of her health. Mrs.
Waddles was in the west some months
ago and it was thought that she had
recovered from her illness, but it is
found necessary for her to return.
N. T. Sleight, foreman of the coop
ers at the packing house, met with a
remarkable experience Wednesday ev
ening on his way home from work
Mr.. Sleight resides on a farm about
two miles east of the city, and was in
the habit of riding to and from work
on a bicycle. On Wednesday evening
when he had reached point just east
of Sugar Creek he saw man standing
at the side of the road. AS Sleight
came opposite the stranger the latter
fired shot at him, missed him. fired
another, missed and tried to fire the
third, but the gun snapped on the
third attempt BY this time Mr..
Sleight was out of range, and no more
shots were fired. The stranger is de
scribed as being about five feet, eight
inches tall, sparely built and shaved
smoothly. Mr.. Sleight and family
have removed to Ottumwa and will re
side in the city in the future.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05
ENRoUTE HERE.
Milwaukee Officials Are Locating Sta
tionS.

A party Of Milwaukee officials are
enroute to this city from Muscatine,
locating the proposed stations of the
cutoff now under construction be-
tween the two cities. The party is ex-
pected to arrive in Ottumwa early in
the week. They are making the trip
overland, and left Washington yester-
day morning. 1t is possible they may
reach this city tonight. The party is
composed of the following: H. r.
Williams, general manager, Chicago;
G. A. Padley, general land agent, Mil
waukee; r. M. Calkins, assistant gen
eral freight agent Chicago; e. O
Reeder, assistant chief engineer Chi
cago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05
CHICAGO Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Cattle, 10000;
strong; good to prime; 6O0@6.S0;
poor to medium 3.S0@5.9O; cows 1.25
@460; Texans 3.00@4.1O; stockers
2.00@4.25.
Hogs, $4,000; 5@1Oc; heavy $3.50
6.15; light 5.6O@5.90; mixed 500
612.
Sheep, $4,000; steady; 2.9o@4.oO;
lambs, 2.50@4.75.
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ST. Louis Produce Market

st. Louis. Nov. 4.-Wheat, cash 71&
December TN.
Corn, cash COY; December 59A.
Oats, cash 80; May 4O7s.
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Morris Williams,
Baker Building,

Baker Building, Ottumwa, Iowa.
p. Son Nov we have a low rate excur
sion t. South Dakota If interested i'll land
there, come i'll and will furnish you a lot of
South Dakota literature
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05

Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, Nov. 4.-Iced poultry. stea-
ly; 8; turkeys 7@9; chickens 1900.
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THE MARKETS.
Peoria Produce Market.

Peoria, Nov. 4.-Corn, higher; No.
60.
Oats, firm; No. white 39@39A.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Nov. 4.-Wheat, Decem
Der TIN.
Corn, December 65.
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Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, Nov. 4.-Butter, firm;
creameries 14@21R; dairies 1903.
Eggs, firm; 20.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05
BUY A FARM!

/ sold twenty pieces of land the past
3 months to Iowa men in Aifain
County, Minnesota. I have a bar
gain for you this fall in wild and i'm
proved lands, sold on easy terms and
low rate of interest Now is the time
to buy. The next Landseekers' Elk
cursion, Nov. S, leaves Ottumwa at IL
O'Clock noon.
For general information relating to lands
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05
STILL ON INCREASE
Hog Receipts at Morren Packing
House Getting Larger.
MARK FOR THE WEEK WAS 14,SOO
This is An AppreciabIe Increase Over
the Preceding Week-Packing in
Other Centers-NeWs of East Ottum.
wa and Packing House Employees.
[From Saturdays Daily.1

[From Saturdays Daily.l
John Morrell & Co., Ltd, of this
city, packed 14,SOO hogs during the
week just passed, as against 1890
the preceding week. This shows a
steady increase and a good, high mark
for the week and the entire month of
October.
Special reports to the Cincinnati
Price Current show the NUMBER of
hogs packed since March l at under.
mentioned places compared with last
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05

New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York. Nov. 4.-Butter, firm; Ii
@22h.
Eggs, firm; 1923.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05

shape for the winters work. Burling-
ton engine No. 1861 was used in its
place while the repairs were being
iflo Il O
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05
Wants News of Mckinley.

Give me particulars of McKinley's
assassination. All we know here is
that he was shot and died in few
days. Give me all the latest news"
He writes again September 90:
you are right about conditions
here; the only trouble is from bands
lof robbers called Ladrones, who do a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-05

WELLS FsonED-Any size or depth dcsr-
=" ed at reasonable prices; satisfaction guar
auteed. Call on or address ]. Veach e. Son,
Agency, Iowa, Rural Route No. /.
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the alleged weights are reasonably accu-
rate. and cars are supposed TO be weighed
at the first station where scales are to be
found. When this is impossible the weight
must be verified at the point of destination,
and the government, six years ago, ex-
pressly recognized it's obligations to make
good losses in weights sustained in transit.
The conspirators made the shipment OF
goods in bulk and the enforcement of
claims for losses in transit regular busi-
ness. They would forward fire wood and
lumber from way stations, almost invari-
ably giving the weight as Clio $50 pools,
which is the full capacity of the two types
OF cars in ordinary use in such traffic.
Their cars were passed without weighing
until the destination was reached, when 1t
would be found the contents weighed con-
siderably less than the weight given, often
a third less. II was soon discovered that
the most profitable field of operations was
the Vistula road to Warsaw, where, it is
said, the courts were favorably disposed
towards claimants against the treasury.
The gang grew bolder with time, and even
accepted shipments of others than it's own
members, forwarding them free or at cut
rates. The fraud came to light when rail-
way statistics for a number of years were
compiled 1t was then discovered that the
reclamations for goods lost on the Vistula
road exceeded all the claims of the entire
remainder of the empire. The conspirators
will be punished
Owing 10 the division of educational az
fairs among nearly all the ministeries. it is
difficult to arrive at correct figures of the
expenditure for education in Russia. A
otttb oo11 hot
including funds and tuition fees, the reve-
nues at the disposal Of educational insti-
tutions OF all kinds are 5s.OOOOOO roubles
annually.
A petition from literary circles to the
Car to abrogate the law Furnishing turbu-
lent students with military service is being
circulated secretly in this and other large
cities.
The Technical Society at Kieff the center
of the sugar industry. estimates the sugar
product of 1900 at 55,S51.OOO pools. of which
II, ,5OOO 900 poods We're exported. The prelim-
mary figures for 1901 are 4S,O3S.OOO poods of
which the domestic market will absorb
IS, ,OOO. 900 pools. Within thirty years the in
crease in production has been 39,OO0,OOO
pools. in consumption 27.oOO.OOO pools.
The grain harvest of 1900 amounted TO
3.4S1. 1885, 600 poods or 19l 1922 900 less than in
1899.
The production of gold in Russia in 1900
is officially stated at 2.332sl poods or rs
poods less than in 1899; of platinum 3l6ls
pools, or AZ less than in 1899.
The entire Manchurian railway is ex-
pected TO be open for traffic by the middle
of June.
Journals from the far East picture con-
ditions on the island of Saghalen as sad In
the extreme. Officials are accused of bru-
tality towards both men and women. The
exiles' bitterest complaint appears to be
against marriage. The inclinations of the
women and right of choice are represented
as being totally disregarded.
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NEW YORK, March 25.-There was a
conference of steel interests at the office
OF ]. +. Morgan & Co. in this city to-day.
1t attended by Mr.. Morgan, Judge
Gary, Charles NJ. Schwab, John W. Gates
and Senator Mark Hanna. 1t is said the
personnel of the board of directors of the
United States Steel Corporation was de-
cided on. 1t was also said that the iron
and transportation interests represented by
Mr. Hanna had been brought closer II the
large steel concern.
Colonel Isaac Ellwood. of Chicago de-
clared tonight that he would not oppose
In any way the plans OF j. Pierpont Morgan
i'm perfecting the billion-dollar steel trust
Colonel Elwoods position was defined in n
statement issued to-day from the Offices of
the Federal Steel Company. He said: "I
have considered the situation. and have
decided to deposit my stock. amounting TO
10000 shares. in exchange for United States
Steel stock l shall probably be a large
investor in these stocks
Mr. Ellwood was asked tonight: do
you look for any serious complications in
the way OF perfeeting the new steel COM
bination?' II don't. / am confident there
will be none so far as the American Steel
and Wire Company is concerned. In fact
all but per cent OF our stock already had
been pledged to the new corporation"
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stops Thirty Minutes i'm the Mound
City aud Gives Drink Seller
a "Piece of Her Mind"
VISITS THE NATION SALOON
TELLS OWNER SHE DOESN'T WANT
HE'LL NAMED AFTER HER.
Policemen All Afraid and Declined to
Act rs Her EscOrt-NOthing
but Tongue Lashing.

ST LOUIS, March 25-Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton stopped in ST. Louis thirty minutes
to-day en- route to Cincinnati and Lexing-
ton KY While waiting in the Union Sta
tion to make her eastern connection some
body told her the proprietor of the Nation
saloon, not far from the Union Station,
had threatened dire vengeance If she even
entered his place.
I'D just like to see that man." Mrs. Ma
ton exclaimed. and her eyes cleaned.
who'll show me where he is?"
The crowd melted like snow in July No
body volunteered. Mrs. Nation went trot-
ting off to find a policeman. She found two
or three.
.'Where is the Nation saloon?" she asked.
Take me there. 1 won't smash 1 just
want to see the man that said he was lay
ing for me if ever came 20 St. Louis
The policemen smiled. tipped their hats.
bowed obsequiously and bllshed. They did
not volunteer to act as escorts.
Mrs Nation checked her satchels in the
main lunch room, and. gathering a score
of small boys about her, started for the
saloon. The crowd followed down Market
street at run. Mrs. Nation walked in at
the front door, the boys still following
Sauerburger the proprietor, was behind the
bar. A crowd filled the doors and the street
in front They yelled and cheered her on.
''Who are you?" said Sauerburger, his
eyes popping and a determined expression
coming over his face.
I'm Carrie Nation" was the reply
''WelI. you'd better get out of here"
"If you want me to get out put me out"
Mrs. Nation gathered her long black veil
closer about her head and stood still
.'What are you doing here? That's what
L want to know. That's what I'm here
forv she shouted.
I'm running a saloon"
What do you call it?''
1.-The Nation saloon"
IT don't like that. 1 don't want hell
named after me-
''Ive got a right TO call it that. I belong
to the Nation, and so do all these men, So
do you don't you?"
YES. but 1 don't want any such place
named after me-"
Then to a man who was drinking a glass
OF beer she exclaimed: you will go TO hell.
sir You ought TO stop that
You'd better get out Mrs. Nation" said
Sauerburger again.
IF you want me 10 go out. put me out"
Sauerburger went IN search OF police
man. but could not find one Mrs Nation
stayed as long as she could without missing
her train. Then she laughed at Sauer-
burger
81 didn't mean TO smash anything" she
said, and. waving her hand to the crowd
that stood all about, started on the return
TO the station.
After she disappeared sauerburger pulled
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL So
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validity of this ordinance and took the
case into the state courts The Illinois
Supreme Court decided against the COM
pany, holding the ordinance reducing the
price OF water to be valid. To-day's opin-
ion sustained the finding OF the state
court.
The Supreme Court to-day reversed the
decision Of the Supreme Court OF the Dis
trict of Columbia in the case OF Throck-
morton VS.. Holt, involving the validity OF
the will of the late Judge Advocate General
Holt The District Court threw the will
out 1t will now be necessary TO retry the
case.
The Supreme Court denied the applica-
ton of Alexander Mckenzie for leave to
file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus
releasing him from Imprisonment in Cali
fornia under the proceedings of the Cir
cult Court of Appeals for contempt in con-
nection with his conduct as receiver OF
certain mines in Alaska. The decision OF
the court was based on the ground that
a habeas corpus proceedings cannot be
made the basis of a proceeding in error.
The opinion was handed down'by the chief
justice
The Porto Rican case was not decided by
the Supreme Court to-day. The court ad-
journed until April S.
A number of cases involving the rights
of railroad companies in Kentucky, whicn
have been argued at different times In the
United States Supreme Court were re-
stored to the docket yesterday, TO be again
heard on the third Monday of the next
term of the court.