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MISSOURI RIVER.

st. Louis and Hermann Packet Co.
Str. w. n. GRAPEVINE
Leaves foot of Franklin avenue
I fIssli. h WEDNESDAY. JULY 10th, at 4 p. M,
y ~ for New Haven. Washington Her
landings Phone M 1lOCA
LAWRENCE MACDONALD, Agent.
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Taxington. Knoxville and
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ST. LOUIS AND CALHOUN PACKET COMPANY.
STR. CITY OF SHEFFIELD.
z. D. Young. Master. c. H. Stone, Clerk
Leaves wharfboat, foot Of Vine street. wednes-
days and Saturdays at l. p. m. for Mozier's.
Hamburg. West Point and all Calhoun County
landings. Receiving daily.
JOHN W. ELwELL. Agent
Phone Main 20A. 200 n. Second st.
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FRISCO LINE.

Train.
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Closing quotations:
stock. and Bond. In no.ton.
Money.

Eoston.. July s.-Quotations ON money, stool
and mining shares were:
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There were a few orders Tor Westing-
house Automatic Air and Steam Coupler.
but the market was weak. and the % shares
that sold brought point decline, at $57.
G. H. Walker of the firm Of G. II. Walker
& Co.. who has been on his vacation. has
returned and taken up his business duties
again.
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Mining stocks came is for attention late
in the day, and were traded In to the ex-
tent of 800 shares. 200 American-Nettie sell.
ing at Sl.O5 and 700 shares Granite-Bi-Metal-
lie bringing ST.
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London cables wern as FOLLOWS;
LONDON. LIS p. m:mThe market for Americans
Is dull Steel common Is equal to S7li bid: pre-
{erped equal to 9ssi bid and American Rails are
norrira n Marty.
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Selling by Western houses and Western people
was the feature OF the market in the afternoon.
and made the market close at the lowest for
many active stocks This late selling was wholly
based on tho reports Of great damage to the
corn crop.
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
Suspicious Occurrence in Central
Addition Late Thursday Night.
CHARLES LOSEY HEARS A SHOT
Resident of Central Addition Hears
What Seemed to Be Struggle in
Water at Edge of Water company's
Race-His Story.
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
What May prove to be another act
in the carnival of crime that seems to
have been recently inaugural
ed in Ottumwa happened last
Thursday night at about
10 o'clock, few hours before the mys-
FERROUS disappearance of Harry H. AL
bin, the Milwaukee switchman whose
whereabouts cannot be discovered.
The two events probably have no bear
ing upon each other except that the
same parties may have perpetrated
two misdemeanors on the same night.
Charles Losey, a painter living in
the Quinlan fiat, on Wapello street in
Central addition, told a Courier re-
porter story this morning which may
prove to be Of consequence. Mr.. Los
ely, accompanied by his wife, was walk
ing south on Wapello street near the
corner of Main street at the hour men
toned above, when he heard shot
which seemed to have been fired on or
near the bridge across the water COM
pany's race at Wapello street, just
south of the Milwaukee tracks.
| Three or four minutes after hear.
ing the shot, Mr.. Losey reached the
bridge over the race, and heard the
willows cracking on the south bank of
the race about sixty feet east of the
bridge. According to his account.
there seemed to be a struggle in prog
ress. The parties seemed to be in
the water, which was at that time and
place about foot deep, as Mr.. Losey
could hear splashing.
| MI. Losey says that during the time
he was crossing the bridge the noise
still continued, and about the time he
reached the south end of the struct
/ ure he could dimly see two or more
forms emerge from the willows upon
the bank of the race and start toward
the river. While they were coming
4 from the place where the noise was
heard Mr.. Losey says that one seemed
to be trying to leave the other, and he
heard the latter call to him in sub
dued tones to wait.
1 Mr.. Losey continued to think of the
matter after reaching home, and or
Saturday morning, when the dead
body of the stranger was found in the
/ river. he thought it might have some
connection with the occurrence on the
bank of the race, but this is impossi
Bile, for this body had been in the wa
ter before Thursday night. However
i people with ideas which are open ant
above board would have no cause to be
engaged in such an affair as the one
described above, at 10 o'clock p. M
and there may be more to come of tht
matter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
DRAW SPECIAL PANEL.
New Jurors to Try Lewis Jones'.
TroWbridge Loses.

[From Saturdays Daily.l
After but few moments session OF
the district court this morning, Judge
Fee adjourned the court until Tuesday
morning at 8 o'clock when the first of
the Pasnau gang, Lewis Jones, will
be placed on trial, unless something
unforeseen prevents. A special venire
of twenty men was drawn today, with
instructions to report at o'clock
Tuesday morning, when they will be
used in connection with the regular
panel in an attempt to get jury
The case of L. A. Trowbridge
against the Burlington Voluntary Re-
lief was brought to close last even.
ing when Judge Fee sustained the mo-
ton of the attorney for the defense
who asked that a verdict be returned
for the plaintiff for the amount ten
dered to him by defendant. According
ly the jury returned a verdict award
ing Mr.. Trowbridge SO damages. At
torney w. w. Epps represented the
plaintiff and McNett & Tisdale the
defense.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
HuRLINeToN's CONSERVATION.
President c. e. Perkins Says Sale Of
Stock Means No Change in
Manauement

Burlington, April 29.-The Hawkeye
yesterday printed the following letter
from former President c. e. Perkins:
Boston, April 24.-John l.. Waite Editor
burlington IIawkeye, Burlington, Ia: My
Dear Mr.. Wate--Wil you let inc try to
posed sale of Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy stock to the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific railway companies? 1t is not
G eT aay Barns fe one away as 81
scribed in some Of the newspapers. On
the contrary, there will be no change in
the Chicago, burlington q Quincy, name
properties will greatly benefit all Of them.
and all of the people they serve. The Chi.
cago. Burlington e. Quincy company will
tofore, with Mr. Harris as president and
the organization unchanged. But it will
be assured of, what it does not now pos
sess a permanent connection by the short
est line with the great northwest, rich In
minerals and lumber, with Its markets for
agricultural and other products. and with
the commerce of the Pacific ocean by way
of Puget Sound and the Columbia river
On the other hand, the northern roads will
be assured of a permanent connection
by the shortest line with the agriculture
and manufactures of the middle west, and
the markets to be found there for the pro
ducts of the north and the commerce OF
| the Pacific. No argument is necessary tc
| show that this assured permanency is OF
terests concerned, the people rs well as
| the railroads.
| AS to the management. there is not only
no Intention to make changes in the off
cial staff and organization. but the strong
est desire on the part of those who arr
proposing to buy the. stock to hold ontt
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy men ant
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy methods. :.
| The whole effect of the combination will
be beneficial. Please look at map ant
see for yourself how the lines of these cor
porations fit into and supplement each
other And when doing so ii. will interes
| you to trace. and compare with these rail
roads of today. the line of march of Lewi
and Clark, who took possession of thu
| Louisiana purchase for the government o
the United States hundred years ago.
I expect to return to Burlington in tn,
course of two or three weeks. and hop
! for many years to occupy my office in tn,
| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy building ant
continue my interest In the affairs of thu
company with it's enlarged opportunitie
i and possibilities.
4 Yours, very truly, &. e. PERKINS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30

mo rebate will be made on stamped
packages of tobacco, snuff, or cigars
in the hands of dealers, except such
as were purchased previous to July l.,
1901, and which are in their hands or
in transit on that date, and no rebate
will be made on unusued stamps is
sued on basis of 20 per cent dis
count.
'If it should be held that unusued
stamps in the hands of manufacturers
of tobacco can be redeemed for the
purpose of securing the discount or
the difference in the rate of tax, such
stamps must be redeemed under the
provisions of the act of May ~, 1900.
81. w. Yerkes, Commissioner"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
is LIEUTENANT EckERs NOW.
Popular Ottumwan Soldier Given Place
in Regular Army.

\IFrom Fridays Daily.l
In the list of appointments as first
lieutenants in the regular army, which
were given out by the president yester-
day appears the name of Frank w.
Eckers of this city. This news is re-
ceived with much satisfaction by Lieu
tenant Eckers' many friends. While
they would much preferred to have
seen him kept in the service as a cap
tain, with which rank he has been
serving for the past two years, yet he
has an excellent chance to make a
name for himself as it is. This ap-
pointment carries with it position
for life. No other names have been
made public of men to get appoint
ments from Ottumwa, but it is thought
some others will receive recognition
either as lieutenant or captain.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
DECISIONS ON TAXES
Commissioner Yerkes Calls Atten-
ton to Repeal of Stamp Taxes.
The REPEAL is NOT GENERAL
Fixes Rebates and Redemption of To.
bacco Stamps-Rebates Will Be
Paid Only on Original and unbroken
z Packaees-Decisfon in Full.

The United States commissioner of
internal revenue has issued an amend
ed tax list calling attention to the fol-
lowing changes in the schedule of ar
ticles and occupations subject to tax
under the internal-revenue laws made
by the act of March 2, 1901, repeating
the following taxes after July 1, 1901,
as follows: The special tax of COM
mercial brokers'; stamp taxes on bank
checks. drafts and orders for the pay
ment of money at sight or demand
drafts and orders for the payment of
money otherwise than at sight or on
demand remain taxable), certificates
of deposit; postoffice money orders,
promissory notes, mortgages, leases
manifests for custom house entry or
clearances of cargo, powers of attor.
ney, protests, charter parties, certif-
Gates of all kinds except certificates
of profits or certificates showing in
terest in property or accumulation of
companies, warehouse receipts, tele.
graphic dispatches, express receipts
domestic freight bills of lading re
main taxable), policies of insurance
and premiums charged for marine, in
land, fire. casualty, fidelity, and guar.
antee insurance, taxes on telephone
messages, stamp taxes on medicinal
proprietary articles, perfumery and
cosmetics, chewing gum and all arti
cles in schedule B, except wines.
Taxes Reduced.
Taxes will be reduced on and after
July ! On conveyances of real estate
passage tickets, cigars, snuff, and to
bacco, fermented liquors, foreign bills
of exchange and foreign money or
ders.
Rebates and Redemption.
The same decision also fixes the re
bates and redemption of stamps as fol.
lows:
Replying to your letter dated 10tf
instant relating to rebate on tobacco
snuff and cigars under act of March 2
1901, you are informed that manu-
! facturer who has original and unbrok
!, en- stamped factory packages of snuff
on hand July /, 1901, tax paid at the
rate of - cents per pound, will be en-
titled to rebate of "a cents pc
4 pound, but no rebate will be paid OF
goods sold by the manufacturer ant
removed from the factory on and al
ter that date.
/ "A manufacturer desiring to max,
claim for rebate on stamped packages
of snuff will be required to inventor.
J. all such packages on hand July
A 1901. Claims will be made on Form
4 4S1. which will be furnished to manu-
4 facturers by the collectors OF their re
lspectiYe districts. !,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30

denied at the end of the cavity. NO
post-mortem examination has been
made, as Coroner Throne did not con-
slider one necessary.
If the body had floated some dis
lance the theory of the wound having
been inflicted after the remains were
in the water, by sharp stick or wire,
would seem very plausible, but the
fact that it could not have moved more
than ten feet in the eddy discredits
this somewhat The cause of the
wound and of the death are matter
those who have given thought to the
murder, while others share with the
police the theory of accidental drown
ing.
The Coroner's Inquest.
Coroner Throne viewed the remains
Immediately after their removal to the
undertaking rooms, and decided that
an inquest would be necessary. A
jury consisting of Patrick Queeney, H.
H. Ramsey and David Shafer was i'm
panelled, and at 1870 o'clock this af-
ternoon the inquest was begun. Sew
eral witnesses were examined, tn elr
testimony bringing out the informa-
ton given above.
The Verdict.
The coroners jury returned ver-
dict that the man came to his death
by accidental drowning, and that the
identity of the remains is unknown.
From Mondays Daily.
A possible clue to the identity OF
the body found in the Des Moines riv'
er near the Wabash railroad bridge
last Saturday comes from Ft. Dodge
Yesterday afternoon Chief Gray, of
the city police, received a message
from John Riat, saving that man
named George Mcmahon has beer
missing from that city since April II
and asking for a complete description
of the body found here and the clothes
worn by the man.
Description Corresponds Some Points
The desired information was for
warded to Ft. Dodge and a complete
description of the man was received
from that place. All the points cor
respond with the exception of nous
tache. The man whose dead body
was found here wore moustache, bl
according to the telegram received
| from Fort Dodge, Mcmahon had none
However, there are other stronger
points of Identification than the nous
tache. The description received from
Ft. Dodge says that Mcmahon had ;
scar on his chin and that two bacl
teeth were missing. This is found tt
be the case with the dead body, ant
on the strength of this fact the Ottum
wa authorities have wired for Mr.. Ria
to come to Ottumwa to see if he cal
! identify the remains.
Another Telegram.
Another telegram was received yes
terday from A. B. Shaw, of De
1 Moines, asking for description @
the body found here. This was fol
warded to him, but as yet no reply ha
been received, and it is not probabl
that the man was from Des Moines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
Body of Unknown Man Dis
covered This Morning.
WAS WOUNDED In HEAD
Taken Out of Water Above the Wa
bash Railroad Bridge-Poice Work.
ing on the case-ResuIt of coron-
er's Inquest-Remains Unidentified.
[Erom SATURDAYS Dailx.l

[Brom Saturdays Daiy.1
A mysterious death is the subject OF
much discussion among OttumWa peo-
pie today. Two men who hail from
Mankato, Mimi, and whose names are
Ben Daby and Merit Conklin, arrived
in the city early this morning, bought
some lunch and went to the river bank
near the Wabash bridge to eat it.
While doing SO Conklin saw a dark
object in an eddy in the river, about
six feet from the edge of the water at
the north bank and about fifty feet up
stream from the Wabash railroad
bridge.
The two men went closer to the OBJ
ject and saw that it was the head Of a
man. They Immediately reported the
matter to the police, and officers went
to the scene. Undertaken John O'Don.
nell was notified and took charge of
the remains. The feet seemed to be
lodged among the rocks or sunk into
the mud in the bottom of the river
and it was with difficulty that the boz
dy was removed from the place where
it was discovered.
A Theory Shattered.
The opinion of those who first saw
the remains this morning was that
they were those of William Nance. a
junk dealer, and for several hours the
police worked on this supposition. Mr..
{ Names former wife identified the re-
mains as those of Nance, but could
not identify the clothes found upon
the dead man. The theory was COM
pletely shattered at about II o'clock
this morning, when Nance himself
made his appearance, having been pur-
chasing junk in the country for the
past few days.
Description of the Body.
The body is that of a man between
thirty-fve and forty years of age,
weighing about 900 pounds, nearly 6
feet in height, somewhat tleshy, dark
hair and sandy mustache. He was in
all probability slaboring man, as
shown by his clothing and hands. The
only distinguishing mark is a wart on
the, outside of his left wrist.
Wound in the Head.
What gives an air of tragedy to the
AFFAIR is a wound in the left temple
Z which appears 10 have been made with
a bullet of small caiibre. According
to seemingly we'll founded theory
tine man was shot and afterwards
thrown into the river. The localit,
where the act is thought to have beer
committed lends color to this theory.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
LET THE TRAMP GO.
Did Not kidnap the creston Boy as
Charued.I

Creston, April 27.-Chas. Wilson, the
tramp who was accused of kidnapping
Willie Steinberg, was dismissed on
that charge yesterday in Justice Max
wells court but sent to the county
Jail for thirty days under the vagrancy
act. 1t was not proven that the tramp
forced the boy to accompany him.
The court gave Willie a lecture and
dismissed him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30
MONTHLY MILK TESTS
Figures Prepared by Examiner e. b.
Hill DURING APRIL

The following are the figures pre-
pared by Local Milk Inspector E 3.
Hill for the month of April, after ex-
aiming the milk sold by the vaious
dealers who have customers in the
city. The figures show the per-
centage of butter fat contained in the
milk of each respective dealer. In
most cases three tests were made, in
some two and in few one, during the
month, and the figures show the re-
suits of these several tests, as fol-
lows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-30

for itisa we'll known fact that Smoky
Row" is a place where a stranger
could be murdered and done away
with without the perpetrators of the
deed ever being discovered.
Nh HIue ~ lndeptify