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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
ORATORS AT DIES MONIES.
Preparations for the Coming Inter
State Contest,

Des Moines, April 1.-The Inter-
State Oratorical association in which
the Collegiate associations of the ten
states, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Mime
sofa, Iowa. Colorado, Nebraska, Wis
consin, Missouri and Kansas are rep
resented will hold it's twenty-seventh
annual contest in Des Moines under
the auspices of Des Moines College
on the evening of May in the Audi
torium. At the annual convention of
the association held in Denver last
year, d. F. Nelson of Des Moines Col
lege, was elected vice president, and
the office of vice presidency carries
with it the location and the manage
ment of the contest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
MINISTER'S TO MEET.
Third Annual Meeting of Eastern Iowa
Christian Ministerial Society.

Davenport, April 1.-The third an
nual meeting of the Eastern Iowa
Christian Ministerial association will
be held in Davenport at the Christian
chapel Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, April 8, 10 and IL. The
association will bring about fifty visit
ors to the city. This meeting is official
in no sense. 1t is just a meeting for
the intellectual and spiritual up-lift of
those taking part. The meetings will
be open to the public Rev. G. w.
Burch, of West Liberty, is the presi-
dent of the association, Rev. F. w.
Collins is the vice-president, and Rev.
G. c. Davis, pastor of the Davenport
church is the secretary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
OPENED TO SETTLEMENT.
Government to Set Aside Part of Met
how Valley, Wash.

Washington, March 27.-About
twenty four whole and fractional town
ships embraced in what is known as
the Methow Valley, Wash. land with the
Washington forest reserve, probably
will be detached from that reserve and
opened to settlement in a few months.
The commissioner of the general land
Office has recommended to the secre-
tary of the interior the elimination of
this area of about 167,S40 acres from
the reserve. These lands have been
carefully examined by government for
estry officials and found to be more
suitable for agriculture than for fores-
try reserve purposes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
MEDICAL COMMENCEMENT.
For the First Time Exercises Will B,
in University Mssditorjum

Des Moines, April %-The com
mencement of the 1owS College of
Physicians and Surgeons will be held
on the twenty-third of April and for
the first time in the history of the col
lege the exercises will be held in the
auditorium of Drake university, to
which the school Belongs. The selec-
ton of a speaker has not yet been
made. There has been some thought
of inviting prominent man in the
medical world to give the address, but
this is barely possible as, class nor
faculty has decided. 1t is probable.
however, that something OF Jan inno-
walton will be made In that member
of the class will have place on the
program for short address.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
CONFERENCE WAS FUTILE.
Cedar Rapids Strikers and Employers
Still Far Apart.

Cedar Rapids, April IA confer
ence between General Manager Rob-
ert Williams of the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids & Northern railway and repre-
sentatives of the striking shop men
was held this afternoon and the mat
ter was fully canvassed. However, it
was impossible to arrive at an agree
ment, neither size being willing to
make concessions. In fact, there
seems to be as wide a gulf between
them as ever. The Cedar Rapids Fed
GRAFTON of. Labor has given the strik-
ers their moral and financial support
and already $1,000 has been pledged
by that body to aid the strikers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
TO HAVE LOG ROLLING.
Modern Woodmen Preparing for
Event September rs.

Richland, April 1.-The Modern
Woodmen of America, which order
has strong following in this city, is
already making arrangements for a
log-rolling and picnic which will be
held September 25 in this city. Jerry
S. Green, of Davenport, will be the or
ator of the day. Jerry is one of the
best lecturers in Iowa and made a
good impression when he lectued
here a few weeks ago. He is known
as 1.-THE Widows Comforter" because
he has caused many of them to join
the order.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
GREAT WESTERN TO BUILD.
Manly junction Line to Be Con-
structed.

Fort Dodge, April General Man
ager Stickney of the Chicago Great
Western railroad says in an Interview
that the Great Western would pro-
coed Immediately to build a line from
Manley Junction to Mason City, dis
lance of eight miles and from Bel
mond on the Sumner branch of the
Great Western to Clarion on the Mas
on City & Fort Dodge road, recently
purchased by the Great Western, a
distance of forty miles. The survey
on the line from Manley Junction to
Mason City was commenced Satur-
day. The management of the Mason
City & Fort Dodge railroad will con-
tinue as formerly.
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Iowa Pensions.
RICH ORIENTAL CARGO.
Japanese Steamer Reaches Port With
Big Opium Shipment.

San Francisco, CAL, April 1.-The
Japanese steamer Hong Kong Maru,
Captain Filmer, brought one of the
richest cargoes of freight ever
brought by steamer of this
line from the Orient, made UP
principally of 500 cases of opium, val.
ued at $500 in gold a case. The
freight charges upon the opium
amounted to $1,000 in gold. The
steamer also brought 1850 bales of
silk, or 100 tons, valued at about $780,
900. The value of the Hong Kong Ma
rus cargo was about S2,000,O0O..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
SPAN MISSISSIPPI.
Contract for Bridge at Dubuque Has
Been Let.

Dubuque, April 1.-That the Dubu-
que and Wisconsin bridge company
means business, was fully illustrated
Saturday when the officers of the
company closed the contract for all
the steel for the big structure with
the Toledo Bridge company of Toledo,
Ohio. This is a move which means
that the work will soon begin, and
within the next eight or nine months,
Dubuque will be connected with the
Wisconsin shore of the Mississippi by
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02

a wagon bridge. The work of secur-
ing pledge of stock sufficient to war
rant beginning of the work, required
an earnest effort, and much work on
the part of the projectors of the enter
prise, but now that this preliminary
work has been we'll done success is in
plain view, and in less than year the
big steel span that will reach from the
Iowa to the Wisconsin shore, will be
opened up for traffic free from debt of
any kind.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
BARRETT NAMES TOPICS.
Scholastic Matters to Be Discussed
at Meetings.

Des Moines, April 1.-The superin-
tendent of public instruction has is
sued announcements for the semi-an-
nual meetings of county superintend-
ents which will be held at Grinnell,
Waterloo, Des Moines and Sheldon.
The first meeting will be held at
Grinnell, April and 5, in conjunction
with the meeting of the Southeastern
Iowa Teachers association. The
meeting in Des Moines will be held
April IL and IL at the state superin-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
SOME OF BOO 4. FOUND.
Currency Sack conta ains SIG Is Lo.
Gated.

Manila, April lie first trace of
the stolen express bo,ty taken at this
point has been founc in barn on a
farm about one and half miles south
from town. The saclp was a currency
sack and contained ,A9 in silver. 1t
was known to have S450 in it. The
sack was identified as one of the
sacks stolen and W S found on the
premises of a pror inent citizen OF
this place, but whe her or not this
will implicate him Re Mains to be seen
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
AN ADVANCE is REFUSED.
Builders Exchange Rejects Demands
of Carpenters.

Des Moines, April 1.-The Builders
exchange, including in its member
ship nearly all the contractors and
builders in the city, has rejected the
demand of Carpenters union LOG of
this city for an advance of 20 cents
day in the minimum scale and which
the union asked should become effec-
tive April /. The demand was for a
scale of 321s cents per hour for an
eight hour day as against 30 cents an
hour last year, this to be the mini
mum price, no maximum being fixed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
DlssoLvEs ARMY BOARD.
Claims Growing Out of War With
Spain Practically Adjusted

Washington, April 1.-The secreta-
ry of war has issued an order dissolv-
ing the board of army officers which
was appointed last August to take tes-
timony in the matter of claims against
the United States for private property
taken and used in the military service
in the United States during the war
with Spain. This board has practical
ly completed it's work, as all claims
had to be filed before the first of Jan
uary this year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
NEXT IOWA REGATTA.
Annual Meet to Be Held at Council
Bluffs.

Council Bluffs, April AT the
meeting of the executive board of the
Iowa State Regatta association to be
held in the near future, the next an
nual meet will be formally given to
this city for April II. The meeting of
the board will be composed of rep
resentative from each rowing associa-
ton in the state, except Council Bluffs
The cities included in the association
are Cedar Rapids. Clinton, Dubuque,
Sioux City, Council Bluffs and Water
loo
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02

tendent's Office At aterloo there
will be a meeting the 9th and 18th,
and at Sheldon the 18th and 18th.
The meeting at Sheldo / will also be
in conjunction with the District
Teachers association.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
SIGNS LIBRARY BILL.
Governor Approves Measure Enabling
City to Issue ST 100000 Bonds.

Lansing, Mich, April 1-Governor
Bliss signed the Detroit library bill,
which gives the city authority to issue
bonds for $1,000,000 for the purchase
of site, the erection and furnishing
of library building. Assurances that
Andrew Carnegie will assist the enter
prise have been received.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
TO MEET IN BUFFALO
Associated Fraternal Orders to Meet
There in July.

There In July.
Des Moines, April 1.-The Associat-
ed Fraternal Orders of America, of
which Captain Robson. of this city, is
president, will meet in Buffalo for
their first convention the second Tues
day in July. The order was recently
created at meeting held in Chicago.
1t is said that Ben Blanchard, the we'll
known insurance expert of this city,
will act as secretary of the new or
ganization
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
Handkerchiefs.

The Handkerchief stock for
Easter is at its best. We doubt if
the Christmas showing would bear
comparison with this beautiful
Easter display.
Ladies hemstitched Hand loo
kerchiefs at 12Hc and. ...... IOC
Ladies Hemstitcfed and embroid-
cred Handkerchiefs at zoe 1Sc
and. Observation-Disclosures. LUZ
Handsome new designs in ladies'
Handkerchiefs, beautifully en-
broidered, many different styles to
select from; the largest and most
varied assortment at the s)So
price ever offered, at. ~CS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
planning MILL TO QUIT.
Will Close Down Permanently in a
Few Months.

Keokuk, April 1-Keokuk is resting
quietly in this little point of the state,
clinging on the hills on the banks of
the Mississippi, probably unaware that
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
STRUCK OIL IN IOWA.
Much Excitement at GreenviIIe, in
Clay County.

Greenville, April Petroleum in
large quantities was discovered here
Saturday night. Many locations have
been made and excitement runs
high
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
BOONE MAN DIES IN DENVER.
Was At One Time Superintendent OF
City Schools.

Boone, April 1.-Word has been re-
ceived here of the death at Denver of
Prof. B. Rae Gass, who formerly lived
in this city, and was at one time sup
erintendent of the city schools. He
died at sixty-four years of age of COM
plications arising from laryngitis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
IOWA A WASHINGTON.
Doinss of Hawkeye People at the Ma.
TONS CapitaI.

Washington, April Additional
rural free delivery service will be es-
tablished on May /, at New London,
Henry county, Iowa; one carrier;
length of route, 25 miles; population
served, COZ; carrier, Chas. Gardin.
Postoffice at Berry to be discontinued.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the Hanover National bank
of New York as a reserve agent for
the First National bank, of SPIRIT
Lake
Postmasters commissioned: Eta
Glenn, Linden; Adolph L. Bergsten,
Sherry; Michael Miller, Spring VAL
ley.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-Geo. K. Powers, Red Oak,
SIS. Additional-Geo. w. Orr, Column
bus City, So. Restoration and reissue
John A. Taylor dead, Donnellson,
S12. Oliver w. Barnett,
Winfield, SIS; Rufus N. Merriam, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, IS; VIM Campbell, Abing-
don, $50; Nm. A. Aten, Hamburg, $40.
Original widows-Kate NJ Taylor,
Donnellson, IS; Louisa Godfrey, La
moni, SIG.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02

A Corydon cattle man was swim.
died in a recent deal, losing about
$4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
Neckwear.

The new ribbon and lace insertion
Neckwear, with spike ends, quite
novel and different in style. 1 10
at 75c, SOC, 25c and. IcC
New Crepe de Chene and Taffeta
silk stocks with heur de lis tabs,
another novelty in neckwear, R0n
at s1.1S, CSC, Csc and .-......cOO
Lace Boleros and Collars in big va
riety. All the latest things in rib
bons for hair bows and neckwear.
Pretty styles for hair, att So
per yard, 55c, Csc and. lCO
The new Crepe de Chene for RQo
Neckwear, at per yard. ..... wv
Fancy effects in wide Rib QRo
bons, at per yd, Sc, SOC, 45c &OOC
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GFrom Mondays Daily.l
Miss Eva Ballard is very i'll at her
home, 22S North Moore street.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-11-29
ECHoEs OF TnE CoNFERENCE.
Side-lights on The Great Methodist
Body that Our People are Inter

Body that Our People are Inter
ested In.
Last week we gave a correct list of
the appointments for this (Rap-
pahannock) district. The following
assignments were also given preach
ers whom some of our readers know:
w. b. Beauchamp continues at
Broad street, and j. o. Babcock at
Paramount avenue, Richmond; r. M.
Chandler, Central, Manchester; j. T.
Mastin, Financial Secretary of the
Orphanage; Z. III. Rowe, principal of
the Southern Seminary, Buena Vista;
W. G. Burch, West Hanover; w. IL.
Edwards, Charlottesville; 4. f. Hall
goes to Greene; J. NJ. Burton, agent
for Charlottesville District School;
NJ. S. Colonna, jr., goes to Cabell
street, Lynchburg; J. T. Payne, Bed
ford Springs; B. K. Ledbetter, Camp
bell; j. w. Shackford, Bedford City;
w. B. Jet, North Pittsylvania; w. II.
Atwill goes to Calvary, Danville; e.
p. Parham, Blsndford, Petersburg;
N. II. Robertson goes to Prospect,
Lyuchburg District; J. w. Gee goes
to West Lunenburg; j. E. DeShazo,
Isle of Wight; J. B. DeBerry goes to
Nottoway; G. H. Ray, Franktown,
w. g. Bates, Keller, and J. Il.
Brooks, Berlin, all three on the
Eastern Shore.
DIR. Jno. Harmon, in supporting a
resolution seeking to enlarge the
districts, created much laughter. DIR.
Whitehead, in that classic English
of which he is master, said DR.. Han
non had characterized the presiding
elder as "bob-tailed bishop" sand
we want to lengthen their tails" said
DIR. Harmon, amid applause. Rev. j.
Sidney Peters deprecated tendency
to try to cure all evils by legislation.
In the course of his remarks, he
spoke of the habit of some preachers
of ridiculing the presiding-elders by
shrug and wink in the stewards
meeting.
Upon the recommendation OF the
committee, the conference refused to
approve the memorial which designed
that no minister using tobacco be
admitted to conference and that a
minister admitted and afterwards
taking up the use of tobacco be
treated as having violated his ordi-
nation vows.
The following memorials were ap-
proved: Barring from Church mem
6ership those divorced on any but
Scriptural grounds, aud providing
for a deaconesses order.
DR.. w. 4. Edwards, of the Vir-
ginia Conference and professor at
Kandolph-Mscon College, is critical
ly i'll.
The districts of the Conference
contributed as follows to the XXth
Century fund:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-11-29
POLITICAL.

Some of the Republican Senators
who have been "turned down" by
the President say. "Roosevelt will be
to the Republican party what Cleve-
land was to the Democratic"
President Roosevelt has appointed
two postmasters in Alabama and one
each in Mississippi and Texas, dis
regarding entirely the recommends
tons of the Republican organiza-
tons in those localities.
Congressman Claude A. Swanson.
OF Chatham, is in the city. Mr..
Swanson was never in finer health or
spirits, and his bright eyes flashed
last night rs he was warmly greeted
by his friends. who crowded about
him to shake his hand on his GAL
liant behavior In the recent guberna-
torial struggle. 81 am here on a
matter of private business" said the
dashing young leader, wien seen by
a representative of the Times. al
am not candidate for floor leader
of the Democrats in the coming
Congress. shall devote my best
efforts to securing reduction of
war taxes, and l feel very hopeful
that the Republicans will be dis
posed to allow some reductions. /"
Mr.. Swanson is now the ranking
Democratic member of the Commit.
tee on Ways and Means, and is one
of the ablest and most influential
members of the lower house. He
will stand for reelection in the
Fifth District next fall, and, ac-
cording to the Judgment of wise
leaders over there he will hardly
have any Democratic opposition.
While Mr.. Swanson has given no
direct intimation on the subject, it
is believed by those close to him that
he will be a candidate for Governor
in 1905. One thing is certain, and
that is that he made great many
new friends by his gallant behavior
In the recent campaign for his sue
cessful opponent.-Richmond Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-11-29
lie shall have been elected, shall be

he shall have been elected, shall be
elected or appointed to any civil
Office of profit in the State, except
offices flied by election by the peo-
ple.'"
The temperance advocates have
Tor the second time won their fight
before the Bill of Rights Committee
OF the Constitutional Convention for
more stringent regulations to gov
ern the granting of liquor licenses.
But the second victory is not near as
far-reaching as the first. The CON-
mittee decided to report the Bar
bour resolution fayorably, exempting
the cities from its operation. Mr..
Westcott alone voted against the
amendment.
The Committee voted to elect
county school superintendent by the
people. Mr.. Boaz said il was a
notorious fact that county superin-
tendents under the present system
did not perform any satisfactory
duties. Mr. Dunaway said on exam
ination he had found that the
trouble was in the officer, more than
the Office. The present objection to
the office, he thought, would be
largely removed after the new system
of selecting him was put into opera
ton. He would prefer that this of
ficer should be elected by the people
of the county; it was a more impor-
tant office to them than the State
Superintendent.
A writer in the Dispatch from
Northumberland county says: "The
conditions which exist here, and in
our sister counties in the Northern
Neck, too, are surely one strong
point in any argument for the
change la our court system. There
has been no case before the court
here requiring a jury for great
length of time, and our Judges have
been able to finish their work often
In an hour. This is due in our
county to the fact that for four
years we have been local option
county. Before the reign of sobriety
and temperance our Jail was crowded
and crimes and disorder ruled su-
preme in our borders"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-11-29
sCHLEY RUINED.
Has Spent All He Had ON the
Enquiry.

~ 49,
Enquiry.
The savings from forty.fiye wears
of active service in the United States
Navy have been eaten up by the ex-
penses of the inquiry by which Ad-
mirai Schley hopes to clear his
record as naval officer. He finds
that every cent of the $4,000 which
he had expected to leave his family
in addition to all of the S32 900 in
prize money which be has got for his
part in the Spapish-American war,
has been spent on the inquiry. FL
nanclally he is worse off than he was
almost half a century ago, when he
entered the Naval Academy as a
cadet.
The Knoxville Sentinel and the
New York Journal wired Admiral
Schley asking if he would consent to
accept public subscriptions to pay
the amount. Rear Admiral Schley
says he cannot accept the kind offer.
DE suggests that the matter is "too
delicate to discuss" and trusts that
his friends will appreciate his posi-
ton and respect It."
Mr.. 1sadore Rayner, who so ably
and earnestly defended Admiral
Schley before the naval court of
inquiry, has refused to accept a cent
OF pay for the service he rendered his
distinguished friend. pThere are
cases." said Mr.. Rayner,, ain which
| could not accept any compensation.
Every feeling that have in the
world is so much involved in this
matter that / do not desire to hear
the word money in connection with
it."
Admiral Schley has shown his APP
preciatiou of Mr.. Rayner's kindness
by giving him watch and by giving
Mrs. Rayner a handsome diamond
brooch. This is refreshing reading.
1t shows that friendship is some
thing more than a name, and that
good men do not always work for
money.
THE sCHLEY VERDICT.
Line washington correspondent Of
the Chicago Chronicle says that, ac-
cording to information which has
reached the Navy Department
through channels in a measure con-
troiled by the Department, the YER
dict of the Schley court of inquiry
will practically be complete vindica-
ton of Admiral Schley, and that,
moreover, instead of long discur-
sive opinion, covering all the CON-
pick details of the inquiry, the court
will hand down brief and terse
verdict. -.
The naval officers who testified
against Schley are being rewarded
with fine assignments.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-11-29

Now comes the season of fires and
the torture of innocent babes. Hardly
a paper is glanced at without seeing
where some mother (most frequently
anegro) has locked her offspring in
the house and departed, to return
and find that they have been Gre
mated. 1t may be hard on many
poor working women to find way to
dispose of their babies when called
of, but as hard as it is there should
be some statute enacted making it
criminal negligence to leave unpro
tected infants in the manner above
cited.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-11-29

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that a
majority of the State offices are now
held by citizens of the Valley and
Southwest those great sections talk
about seeding and forming a new
State, to be called Shenandoah,
because they feel that they are being
ignored in the matter of official
recognition. If they were in the
position of the Northern Neck, or
''outside row." we suppose they
would have rebelled long ago. The
memory of man hardly runneth back
to the time when we possessed a
State official. We may have spoken
this last too hastily-for it is proba-
bic that at one time some gentlemen,
by name George Washington, James
Madison and James Monroe, each
held office, and they were accredited
to the Northern Neck.