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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-12
Centerville Places Men on
Road to Catch Suspects.
THEY FEAR SMALLPOX
Mayor Has Himself vaccinated in
Front Of Crowd as an Example to
the People-Town Is Badly Worked
Up Over Disease.

Centerville, March II. Especially
This city is still BADLY worked up over
the smallpox that exists to an alarm
ing degree in several of the neighbor-
ing towns and strict quarantine is
being enforced against the residents
of those places, namely, Brazil, Mo-
ravia. Bloomfield and Mystic. So
deeply do the people feel about the
matter that the authorities have sta
toned men on each of the roads en-
tering the town and all persons who
travel over them are required to give
a strict account of their movements.
If it is found that they have been in
any of the infected places they are at
once made to retrace their steps. So
far not single case has developed
here. If strict quarantine and rigid
observance of the rule of having every
person vaccinated will prevent it the
town proposes that it shall not gain
foothold here.
Mayor Callen has set a good ex-
ample by being vaccinated in the pres
ence of a large crowd.
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AT HIS OLD HOME.
Body of Lieutenant Morrison, late u

Body of Lieutenant Morrison, late u.
S. A., Arrived in Hedrick Today.
Hedrick, March 1.-THE body of
Lieutenant John Morrison arrived at
his old home at 2:45 o'clock this NOR
ming on the Iowa Central train from
the west. 1t was taken to the home
of his parents. where it will be kept
until Tuesday, when the funeral will
be held at 1 o'clock. Rev. P. Adel-
stein Johnson, pastor of the First Con-
gregational church of Ottumwa, will
conduct the funeral services, assisted
by Revs. N. Byrun, of Ollie, and A. T.
Shorts, of Hedrick. The funeral will
be under the auspices of the Masonic
and G. A. R. lodges, and interment will
be in the Hedrick cemetery Undertak-
er E. L. Scott, of Ottumwa. will have
charge of the funeral. The floral Of
ferings will be very large, many flow
ers containing Masonic designs and
G. A. R. emblems having been ordered
from Ottumwa.
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the Grand hotel, Council Bluffs, Fri
day evening, where he was given $40
by Night Clerk Snyder, on the same
representations that were made to
Bert Somers here.
Theft of Checks Discovered.
AS soon as the fraud at Creston was
discovered, and that the Burlington
checks were being used, Detective
James Harrison was notified and he
began an investigation. He went to
Abba Saturday night, where he dis
covered sixteen checks had been tax.
en-, and there learning the man had
been here, he came to Ottumwa yes
terday. His discoveries were along
the lines as indicated above, and to-
day the news was received that the
swindleFwas in custody in Omaha.
This news has not been verified, how
ever, and it is not known positively II
he is the same man or not. II it is
true, Bowen, Lawrence, Cummins, or
whatever his name is, has trip to the
penitentiary from three or four differ
ent places staring him in the face, to
say nothing of what the Burlington
road will do to him if it gets the
chance.
His Description.
The description of the man as given
by Clerk Somers is as follows: About
38 years of age, about 5 feet II inches
tall, weight about $50 pounds, dark
hair, little gray, dark mustache; two
front upper teeth have gold filling be-
tween. lie wore when here long
dark blue overcoat and derby hat.
EIe was very fluent talker and inn
pressed everyone with whom he came
in contact with his Importance. 1t is
said he was very attentive to one OF
the dining room girls at the Ballingall
during his short stay, and wanted to
take her to the opera, but when time
came to do SO he was gone. Detec-
tive Harrison will go to Omaha today
and see if the man in custody there is
the swindler he is looking for.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-12
Ottumwa Trade Unionists
HoldIndignation Meeting.
FAMILY TIES ARE SACRED
Say Boards Of Supervisors Should Not
Be Allowed to Have Control Of Per-
sons Who Apply to the County for
Aid.

An indignation meeting, attended
by the trades unionists of the city was
held in Labor hall, on East Second
street, yesterday, relative to the reso-
luton passed recently at the state con-
vention of the members of the boards
of supervisors, held at Marshalltown.
The action referred to was in favor
of the passage of a state law allowing
the supervisors to take the children
of INDECENT parents away from them
and placing them in better homes
than their own.
The meeting was well attended, and
the following resolution was adopted,
which will be taken before the trades
and labor assembly at it's next meet
ing for ratification:
Whereas, the trades unionists Of
Ottumwa do not approve of the resc
luton adopted at the recent conven-
ton of supervisors held at Marshall
town, therefore be it
Resolved, That we protest against
any law being enacted that would sep
arate lovable mother from her chill
dren and dissolve the sacred bonds of
human love and that we realize that
the blood that flows thru our veins
and those of our posterity yet remains
dear to us, and We denounce all men
and women who would by any means
of law, for the sake of few pennies
per capita taxation, violate the human
law of brotherhood and dissolve fam
| lily ties, as cruel and inhuman and not
possessing the spirit of Americanism.
And be it further
Resolved, by the organized labor of
Ottumwa, in joint meeting assembled,
that we appeal to all home loving peo-
| pie and those who love their offspring
| to place the brand of Cain upon any
man or woman who now or hereafter
shall be member of the board of su.
pervisors, or hold any other public of.
| flee, who shall advocate the dissolu.
ton of family ties, and be it further
Resolved. that organized labor call
this matter to the attention of the pub.
lie and place itself on record as strict.
1 ly opposed to such methods of the
saving of the finances of any county
and advocate shorter hours and bet.
ter pay as means to an end to obvi
ate any such rash measures.
"J. F. Byrne, J. H. Binks, George
Winpigler Chas. A. Gustaveson, com
mittee."
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Will probably die:
Sadie Slick.
Tony Stampaki.

Sadie Slick.
Tony Stampaki
Lizzie. Zewick.
The missing are: Kate Colerts,
Kate Walsh, Annie kincaba, VIM.
Bean and two girls named Cregier.
1t is not believed, however, that all
these are in the rilt.ls.
Thirty-Six in the Building.
The explosion took place at time
when many of the employees of the
laundry had gone to work The time
register. found in the ruins, showed
that thirty-six had already reported
for duty, while several others are
known to have just entered the build
ing. OF these hardly one escaped in
jury of some sort The force of the
explosion was so terrific that that
buildings for blocks around We're shak,
en- as if by an earthquake and hun
dreds of windows were shattered.
Formerly Theatre.
The building in which the explosion
theatre and was built in 1877. Subse-
quently it was remodelled and the
rear used by Doremus' laundry. Part
of the auditorium was used by the
Volunteers of America, while small
stores had been built out from the
wings of the auditorium and rented to
shop keepers.
Lifted Roof Off.
The explosion lifted half of the roof
of the immense building many feet in
to the air and fell directly back into
the ruins of the building, carrying with
it a portion of the brick walls that had
not been blown outward, burying un-
der tons of debris the unfortunate en-
ployes. The wreck at once took fire
and thru binding clouds of dust and
struggling men and women, some
of whom were half buried in the
wreckages.
Work of Rescue.
The work OF rescue began at once.
One by one the wounded, bleeding
girls were carried to nearby stores
where they were given hasty medical
attention and then placed in ambu-
lances and carried to hospitals. Here
and there were the dead bodies, gener-
ally those of women, found by firemen
and these were taken to the morgue
and later identified by relatives Most
of the dead were found at the east
end of the building where the fire
ragged the fiercest. All of the dozen
or more little stores attached to the
| Waverly theatre We're wrecked by the
explosion. Windows along the whole
street were blown to atoms and a
number of pedestrians were slightly
cut or bruised by the shower OF
glass.
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He Was Known Thruout Iowa as
"Glorious Ed Campbell"
A THORN in THE SIDE OF POPULISA
Was Moving Spirit and Will Long
Be Remembered for His Witty Say
inss-Death Resulted From Ampu-
tation of Leg.

Fairfield, March II. Especially
The funeral of Hon. Edwin Campbell,
Jr., took place from his late residence
in this city this morning. His death
occurred in this city at an early hour
Saturday morning after a short ILL
ness. A few weeks ago he became ill
and was taken by the family to St.
Lukes hospital at Chicago for treat
ment, the cause of his illness being
the clotted condition of the arteries of
the legs, causing a stoppage of the
circulation of the blood. 1t was soon
found that amputation was necessary
in order to save his life, but the pa
tient being at an advanced stage Of
life, it was thought that he could not
survive the shock and was brought
home to die last Thursday morning.
Hon. Edwin Campbell, Jr. known
thruout Iowa as Glorious Ed. Camp.
bell" was born in Washington county,
| PENNSYLVANIA, on January /, 1920. In
! 1855 he came with his wife to Iowa,
settling in Cedar township. Jefferson
county, where he resided until a
1 few years ago, when he gave up farm
| ing and became resident of Fairfield.
! In politics he was whig in early
| life but after reaching Iowa became
an ardent democrat and when popu-
| lism and other isms took charge of the
democratic party, ne with others, fol.
lowed the fortunes of the gold wing
of that party, and he proved on more
than one occasion to be the thorn in
the side of the new found democratic
party, not only in this county, but in
| the state.
He had many friends and acquaint-
ances all over this tsate that will
mourn with our citizens the loss of
this man, who while differing with 9TH
ers, was a moving spirit amongst us
all and his quaint and witty sayings
will long be remembered.
| He leaves a wife, to whom he was
married in March, 1S41, who still sur
wives him. Eight children were born
of this union five of whom are still liv-
ing: John NJ. Campbell, of Virginia
City, Nevada; Mrs. Samuel Farmer of
Chicago; Mrs. w. 3. Thompson, of
this city; Collin E. Campbell, of Des
Moines, and Mrs. Belle Bright, of this
city. The latter, with her daughter,
Miss Ona Bright, is dangerously i'll
at the st. Luke's hospital at Chicago,
and unable to be present to attend the
! funeral.
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SMOOTH SWINDLER WORKS A HOTEL CLERK
-AlsoW Creson
Gil Blufs-Bulington Railroad Officials Are His

There is new swindle abroad, and
Ottumwa is one of the victims. Bert
Somers, the well known night clerk
at the Ballingall hotel was touched"
for $40 last Wednesday night, by
means of bogus check. Mr.. Somers
is not the only Iowa hotel man who
was up against" the stranger, how
ever, as it is reported the night clerk
at the Summit House, Creston, not
being able to cash the check which
was presented to him, loaned the
stranger SO out of his own pocket.
The next scene in the drama is given
at Council Bluffs, where Night Clerk
Snyder of the Grand hotel gave up $40
after a short talk with the stranger.
The mode used by. the swindler is un-
usual, in that he uses stolen railroad
baggage checks to further his ends.
Appears at BallingaII.
u. H. Bowen, New York." was the
name inscribed upon the register of
the Ballingall hotel, by stranger who
professed to be a travelling man. AT
ter registering, the stranger, whose
appearance indicated nothing to arouse
suspicion in the mind of Bert Somers,
the night clerk, threw couple of bag.
gage checks on the counter.
These are for my two sample
trunks and | want the largest sample
room in the house"
Is Not Suspicious.
Mr.. Somers assured him that they
had just what he wanted, and, calling
porter, turned the checks over to
him. He then assigned the stranger
to one of the best rooms in the house
and offered him the key. Mr.. Bowen
was not ready to retire, however, and
politely told the clerk he would call
for the key later. The stranger then
walked over to the cigar counter and
bought ten cent cigar, and walking
back to the clerk again, he asked
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where tne telegraph office was. "The
fact of the matter is" he said, ION
starting out on this trip was obliged
to leave my wife, who was sick, in
New York, and must send telegram
tonight without fall" He was direct
ed to the telegraph Office, but made no
move toward going there, Presently
pulling out his pocket book, he hand
on bank in Logansport, Ind, which
he said was from the house he repre-
sented.
Il would be much obliged if you
would advance me about $40 on this;
suppose my two sample trunks are
ample security for the same
Mr.. Somers Donates.
With all haste possible, Mr.. Somers
proceeded to turn over a $40 bill to
the gentleman, who stepped ont into
the bar-room and disappeared. The
baggage checks which were used here
We're alleged to have been stolen from
the Grand Trung railroad at Astabula,
Ohio, and when presented at the I'm
ion depot were discovered as frauds.
Next Scene at Abba.
Ine next cnapter or the story is
played at Abba, but it has not been
learned yet if the stranger received
any money or not Even if he did not
get any money he got another supply
of baggage checks as it is alleged he
stole sixteen from the baggage room
there. 1t is said the baggageman step.
ped into the telegraph Office to get
some mail and while he was there
Bowen, or whatever his name is, gath.
cred a handful of the company's new
paper checks and went west. He
ives next heard of at Creston, where he
played the same scheme as he did
here, only the clerk did not have any
of the hotel money in his possession
and gave Mr.. Bowen, or j. H. Law
renee, as he registered there, So from
his own pocket. The alleged swindlel
then moved on and next appeared a,
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Tornado Wipes rine Prairie
Off the Map.
HEAVY DAMAGE IN TEXAS
Many Families Left Homeless-Many
Persons injured and at Least Two
Were kilIed-The Devasted Town
is Off the Telegraph Line.

st. Louis, March 11.-Reports from
the storm ridden portions of Texas
and Arkansas continue to come in. IN
formation from Pine Prairie, Ark, is
to the effect that the entire town was
swept away and many persons injured
and two killed. The place is off the
telegraph line and cannot be reached.
Damage lncalcuable.
The damage done at New Boston,
Texas, will aggregate S65,000 and in
the surrounding vicinity it is in calcu-
able. Many families are left without
a home.
Covers Wide.
All along the lines of the st. Louis
e Southwestern, Iron-Mountain, Kan
sas City and Southern railroads, and
thruout their Texas connections for a
radius of two hundred miles in all di-
rections, there are authentic reports
of extensive damage done to farming
interests and railroad wires.
Fierce Storm in MiIwaukee.
Milwaukee, March 1.-THE most
disastrous sleet storm in years visit,
ed Wisconsin Sunday. cutting the city
off from communication with the out.
side world The fall of every tele-
graph wire by which railways are op-
Grated between Milwaukee and Chica-
go,as we'll as toward the north has caus-
de wholesale decentralization of traffic.
Officials of telegraph companies say at
least two or three days will be re-
quired to restore the service to nor
NAL condition.
Blizzard Strikes Wisconsin.
Marinette. Wis. March 11-A fierce
blizzard swept over the northern coun-
try yesterday and last night. Trains
on all lines are many hours late and
street traffic is practically blocked
Great concern is felt for hundreds OF
fishermen who are out in the ice of the
bay.
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WHO FULLER is.
The Man Appointed Assistant Attor.
ney General of United States.

.
The Courier's Associated Press dis
patches Saturday said that w. E. Full
Ter of Iowa, had been appointed assist
ant attorney general of the United
States, and many people outside of a
few politicians wondered who Mr.. Full
Ter is and what part of the state he
halls from.
Honorable William E. Fuller is a
resident of West Union, Fayette coun-
ty. He was formerly congressman
from the Fourth district, being sue
ceeded by Thomas Updegraff. He
was candidate for governor four
years ago when Governor Shaw was
first nominated. He studied law in
Burlington in the office of Newman &
Blake, and was admitted to the bar
there many years ago. He has been
prominent in Iowa politics for many
years and is a lawyer of marked abil-
ity.
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A Frightful Boiler Explosion
Kills and Mangles Many.
PLACE DEAD In BASKETS
Majority Of the Eighty or Ninety Men
and Women Employed Are Either
Killed or Badly Injured-Feared
Many Are cremated.

Chicago, March 11.-By the explo-
sion of a boiler in Doremus' Steam
Laundry, two-story building in West
Madison street at o'clock this morn
ing, the entire building was wrecked
and many of the eighty or ninety men
and women employees killed and in
jured in the ruins which Immediately
took fire. A general alarm was turn
ed in and hundreds of firemen went
to the rescue of the unfortunates.
Seven dead and twenty-five injured so
far have been taken from the ruins.
Tore Building to Bits.
The explosion occurred shortly af-
ter the employees had gone to work,
and its force literally tore the building
to fragments. One man was blown
thru a window for distance of one
hundred feet The flames spread so
rapidly, it is feared quite number of
the employees were burned to death.
Girls FearfulIy Maneled.
Faint cries for help were heard from
two or there places under the piles OF
brick and broken timbers, but ceased
before they could be reached. I'm
identified bodies of three girls were
taken from the mass of debris, two so
frightfully mangled the firemen had to
remove the remains in baskets. Fire
men estimate that not less than twen-
ty-five persons are still in the ruins,
probably all dead.
Dead and Injured.
The dead are:
BESSIE KINCABA.
EMMA S. EBRESKA, Is.
MINNIE OLSON. So.
GEORGE PHIL, engineer.
FRANK HAUMAN.
MARTHA jacob, 81.
Two unidentified women.
An unidentified man.
Two or three persons are supposed
to be buried in the ruins.
Among the injured who have been
removed to the hospital, several Of
whom will probably die are:
Teresa VanSik.
George McVail.
Van Alten.
George Edon.
Ellen Conway.
Peter Dean.
Fannie Dean.
May Kolb.
Frank Bottenwhyo.
Tony Stern, a girl.
Mamie Burns.
Minnie Jaeckels.
Frederick Peek, manager.
John Dean.
Abe Colson.
Mary Waylock.
Mary Hloko.
William r. Happel.
Joseph Ortsella.
Geo. Gallsella.
Susie Frani.
Lizzie Darragh.
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OLD EDDYvILLE FIRM QUITS.
Manning G. Epperson Decide to Dis
solve Partnership. ).

Eddyville, March AT a confer
ence between Calvin Manning, of OF
tumwa, representing his father, Ed
win Manning, of Keosauqua, and f. NJ
Epperson, of this place, it was decid-
ed to close out the mercantile busi-
ness of the firm which has been in
operation for the past thirty years.
The bank will, however, be continued
The closing out of the business marks
the passing of a landmark in this part
of the state.
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IOWA STUDENTS WIN.
Carry Off Honors in Debate With Min
nesota Men.

Iowa City, March 81 Especial In
the debate held here last evening on.
the question. Resolved, that it is un-
wise for the states to attempt to tax
personal propery," in which the stud
ents from the University of Minnesota
took the affirmative and Iowa Univer-
sity students the negative, the latter
was declared by the judges to be the
winners. Consequently there is great
rejoicing among the students and the
people of Iowa City.
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CELEBRATE ST. PATRlcKs DAY.

Monroe County Hibernians Arrange
Program for Meeting at Georgetown.
Melrose, March 11.-(Special.)-
Members of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians of Monroe county held a
meeting and formulated plans and ar
ranged program for celebration of
st. Patrick's day at Georgetown.
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FEAR FOR QUEENS SAFETY.
Police Have InkIing of Conspiracy to
Kill WiIhelmina.

Londoa, March 1.-THE ST. James
Gazette says according to representa-
tions received from The Hague the
Roumanian police have been instruct
ed to watch certain persons at Jassy,
who are suspected of being engaged
in a conspiracy against the lives of
Queen Wilhelmina and husband.
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RUSSIA GETTING UGLY.
Chinese Alarmed at That country's
Attitude and Makes Appeals.

London, March IA Times Shang-
hal special says: 1T is reported
upon trustworthy authority that Rus
sia has notified China that unless the
Manchurian convention is signed at an
early named date, Russia will with.
draw from the convention and substi-
tute harder terms in it's place. LII
Hung Chang declares he is powerless
to resist and has appealed to the Unit
ed States, Great Britain, Germany and
Japan to intervene in China's behalf.
Considerable uneasiness in conse.
quence of the extreme friction is be-
lieved to exist between the Yang-Tse
viceroys and Ii Hung Chang
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q y *#A $50. ss.* (. =
lMPoSToR CONVICTED.

BLOOMFIELD, March 11.-Wil-
' liam Yates, the noted impostor
and sWindIer who secured money
: here and elsewhere under false
pretenses, and was tried in SAILS
bury, Mo-, was convicted and is
now serving sentence in the Mis-
souri, Jail for the crime. The au-
' thorities have requisition papers
to bring him here for trial as soon
as he has served his sentence out
. in Missouri.
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BRITAIN REFUSES.
Rejects Senate Amendments to Hay
Pauncefote Treaty.

Washington, March 1.-THE an
swer of the British government to
the amendment Of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty made by the Senate was
received today by the British ambas-
sadoir in a communication to Secreta-
ry Etay. The British answer is dig
nifie 1 but complete rejection of the
senate amendments, and it leaves up
on tile United States government the
respt tmsibility Of any further action
deemed expedient.
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KAssoN RESIGNS.

: WASHINGTON, March IL
= John A. kasson, of Iowa, special :
pIenipotentiary charged with the :
. negotiation of reciprocal treaties =
: and arrangements, has resigned :
= his position, and has gone to Flor
= ida. 1t is understood that he took =
= this step because the senate failed =
: to confirm the treaties negotiated
" by him after many months of la
: Dor. 1t is certain that no one re-
= grets the resignation of Mr.. kas-
= son more than does President Nc
. kinley.
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A FATAL ARIEL FLIGHT.
Montour Man Thrown One Hundred
Feet by Explosion.

Marshalltown, March 9.-(Special)
The boiler of portable sawmill ex-
|ploded at Montour today, throwing l..
G. Carter one hundred feet in the air.
His injuries are probably fatal. Har-
|ry Smith was badly scalded besides
having his leg broken.