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A crowd of drunken Mexican
sheepht ders attempted to take
the town of Battle tonight, with a
result that one of the members
was mortally wounded, Several
made their escape into the woods,
one of whom was wounded in the
leg. While fleeing one white man
was hit on the right heel. and Miss
Estell Sanders, a resident, was Sc
verely cut in the face by a window
pane broken by a stray shot. The
trouble occurred in the Office sa-
loon, where the Mexicans had
been drinking during the after
noon. Toward night they became
more boisterous and extremely in
solent to the Americans who
CHANGED to come into the place.
Matters reached n climax when
one of their number called one of
the town boys "Uno Gringa Cab
eron." Frank Carter, the Ameri-
can addressed in this manner i'm
mediately resented the insult and
put his hand to his gun. In an
Instant every Mexican in the
house had his six-shooter in his
hand and completely surrounded
Carter. The latter's partner hast
ened to his assistance, calling out
in loud tones: Hands up, every
one of you" For a moment only
he was master of the situation.
when the M%eXicans began to dis
charge their weapons in every di-
rection and fired point blank at
every American in sight. In their
drunken condition, however, their
bullets flew wild, but it seems a
miracle that a number of Ameri-
cans were not killed outright.
The Americans of the town i'm
mediately rallied around Deputy
Sheriff Elwood and stationed
themselves behind trees, stumps
and the cover of buildings and for
several minutes a brisk fire was
kept up by both sides. The Mex
leans were firing with 40 Colts re-
volvers, while nearly every Amer
lean was armed with IA Winches-
ter rifle. Gradually a line was
formed around the Mexicans, who
all the while remained close to-
gether, once they made an attempt
to reach their horses, but were cut
off from doing this and on being
commanded threw up their hands,
gave themselves up and handed
owe their guns, with the excep-
ton of TWO of their number, who
tried to escape, all the time keep
ing up a running fire. One, Ra-
mon Rodarte, was brought down
by "A shot near the heart. The
other, Lejaran. succeeded in es-
Gaping, but was hit in the right
leg just as he got into the timber.
Those who gave themselves up,
six in number, were rounded up
in the saloon where the trouble
commenced. They will be held
pending a complete investigation
of the affair.
Every man in town tonight is
armed to the teeth, fearing lest
the Mexicans would swoop down
on the town, as there are scores of
them immediate vicinity with their
fiocks.
From Harry Wellman, the edi-
tor of the Battle Lake Miner, who
came down from Battle Tuesday,
we learn that the above is sub
stantially correct, except as to "A
few minor details.
Mr.. Wellman says: we had
a pretty warm time there Satur-
day evening and, for a time, it
looked like the s%heepherders were
going to get away with the town,
We rounded them up in the
streets and captured six, but two
others made desperate efforts to
get away with their horses. One
OF them, Lujan, was trying to lead
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covered the retreat. Lujan fell
shot through the groin and Ro-
darte was seen to stagger and it
vas quite certain he was hit. 1t
was SO dark that no attempt was
made to follow Rodarte. So we
took the prisoners to a place of
security and carried the wounded
Lujan where he could have medi-
cal attendance.
"The town was all excitement
during the melee. Probably all
hundred shots were fired. Depu-
ty Sheriff Elwood swore in six or
seven deputies and we all stood
guard until morning. At the
first peep of day we started ont to
find Rodarte. Within so yards
of where he was last seen, out pe-
bind the church, we found his
body, lying across his Winchester.
beside a log which he h Il tum-
bled over. AS he had been shot
through and through, just above
the heart, it was evident that he
had fallen dead within a minute
after we had last seen him. His
body was carried TO town and q
coroners jury composed of Ed.
Haggarty, w. j. Russell and my
sells, were sworn in and an inquest
held. The jury rendered a ver-
dict that Ramon Rodarte came to
his death by u gun shot wound in
the left breast, fired by parties
unknown and that the shooting
was justifiable.' Coroner Bennett
presided over the inquest.
THE prime cause of the trouble
was, in my opinion. the effort the
people of Battle are making to
keep the sheep away from the lit
tie pasture they need near the
town and, also, the bad blood stir
red up by the killing of Martinez
by Esrep, The Mexicans had
collected in the town and were
drinking heavily and making
threats. The sheepherders claim
that the trouble was started by
the discovery in their midst of the
white man who had, some time
previous, shot a brother of Lrijan's
twice in the side at Fort Steele
and made good his escape. Lu-
jan, with whom | had a long con-
versation after he was wounded,
claimed that they were trying to
arrest this man, whom some of
them had recognized.
in the melee this man, who is
known as the White Kid, alias
Kid Blizzard, alias Ivy Kid, got
a wound in the foot. He was TAX
en- into custody by Deputy Sher-
i'll Elwood and taken to Rawlins
Monday and lodged in Jail.
"A brother of Lujan's, who had
been informed of the shooting.
came up from Fort Steele. He
made some very loud talk at En-
campment as to what he would do
when he got to Battle, and the
officers there put us onto his rack
ct. So we ere on the lookout
for him and when he rode into
town Elwood and his deputies
met him and took his arms away
from him. Just as that was ac-
complished two other Mexicans
rode in from the south and we're
promptly held up and disarmed.
No sooner was that done than two
others rode III from the north.
They, too, We're held up aud com
PEELED to give up their revolvers.
Justat that juncture two more rode
in from the west aud they were
served in like manner. We were
not going to take any chances
on those fellows"
Mr.. Wellman returned to Bat
tie on yesterdays stage. At last
accounts everything was still quiet
in that town, though the officers
are all ready for any emergency
that may arise.
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BATTLES With
MEXICAN SHEEPHERDERS,

One Mexican Killed and One Seriously Wounded
white Man Shot Through the F~oot---Furious
Fusilade with ENTHUSIASTICALLY Quiet at this
Time.
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o. E. S. PROGRAM.
Grand Chapter Meeting to Be Held in
OSkaioosa,

Mrs. Anna M. Pangborn, 106 North
Ward street, South Ottumwa, worthy
matron of Ottumwa Chapter, No. 112,
Order of the Eastern Star lis the dele.
gate, by virtue of her position, to the
meeting of the grand chapter, which
will be held in Oskaloosa, October 81,
90. In case Mrs. Pangborn decides
not to attend, the associate matron,
Mrs. j. w. Lewis, PIT North Market
street, may attend.
The program for the grand chapter,
which will be held in the Oskaloosa
opera house, has just been issued. 1t
is as follows:
Tuesday, October 81.
1880 a. m.-School of instruction
disqualification of ritualistic work by
the grand officers at Masonic hall.
Wednesday October %.
800 a. NAT the opera house. Op-
ening grand chapter in full form.
Address of welcome on behalf of Os
kaloosa chapter, No. 147, by Mrs. Lou,
Use Frost, worthy matron.
Address of welcome on behalf of the
city, by J. c. Williams, worthy patron
Response, by Mrs. Jane Weber, as.
sociate grand matron.
Reception of grand representatives
of sister grand jurisdictions.
Report of committee on credentials
Reading of minutes, unless dispens.
ed with.
Address of worthy grand matron.
Address of worthy grand patron.
Report of grand secretary.
Report of the grand treasurer.
200 p. m.-Memorial service by
grand officers. Address by the grand
chaplain.
Reports of standing committees.
500 p. m.-Entertainment given by
the Iowa brigade band of Oskaloosa.
Thursday, oct.23.
900 a. m-Installation of officers
of chapters U. and d. with presenta.
ton of charters.
Reports of committee continued,
10000 a. m.-Election of officers.
Mite boxes and silver Offering.
Miscellaneous and unfinished bust
ness.
Remarks for the Good of the Order.
Installation of grand officers.
Closing and farewells.
Fare on all railroads one and one.
third fare for the round trip.
Headquarters-Hot Lacey.
Chairman OF reception committee
W. r. Lacey.
Chairman Of entertainment commit.
tee-J. G. Harold.
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Grand Army place during the last ma
tional encampment in Washington ten
years ago, is to represent a great mil
itary post during the coming encamp-
ment 1t is ideally located for this
purpose, and Colonel McElroy, who is
chairman of the committee on re-
unions, and his assistants have i'm
proved every moment of the time since
an organization was effected in per-
fecting plans for this great gathering
of men, who thirty-seven years ago
laid down their muskets and went to
their homes.
Believing that this will be the larg-
est gathering of old soldiers in the
history of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, the reunion committee has
made elaborate preparations for enter
tanning them in true military fashion,
the corps being the unit.
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TIME is NEAR.
The G. A. r. Encampment Will Soon
Begin.


Ottumwans who expect to go east
the time OF the coming national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Washington in October, are
interested IN the many preparations
being made at the capital city for their
reception. Camp Roosevelt has been
lad on by Major Gilbert Thompson
formerly OF the district engineers. In
the center is platform and Flagstaff,
upon which flag will be raised at
4:30 o'clock October 6, in the presence
OF the President of the United States,
General Torrance, commander-in-chi
OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
and the assembled veterans and other
guests of the city. The reunion COM
mittee hopes to have present to assist
In this patriotic exercise and the dedi-
cation of the camp a thousand school
children.
There will be five large tents upon
the grounds for the use of the armies
and the eX-prisoners of war. About
the ellipse will be stationed twenty
five tents for the regular infantry
corps of the Army of the Potomac, one
for the cavalry of the western armies,
one for the ex-prisoners of war, one
for the engineers, telegraph and sig
nal corps; one for the navy, one for
colored troops of the division of the
Mississippi, one for the provisional
| corps of the Army of the Cumberland,
one for the Sons of Veterans, one for
the Spanish War veterans. With each
corps headquarters will be four or five
other tents for reunions of divisions,
brigades, regiments and other organi-
cations.
"The Grant Tent
On the southern side of the ellipse
there will be one large tent, capable
of holding 1000 people, which will be
known as the Grant" tent. 1t is
hoped that this will be sufficient for
the largest gatherings. On the east
side of the elipse will be the Meade
tent, which will hold about 1000 peo-
pie. On the west side will be com
panion tent, dedicated to General
Sherman. Near the north entrance
are to be two tents, which will hold
about LOGO each, to be known as the
Thomas and the Sheridan tents. These
will all be well lighted with arc lights
and will have platforms, besides seats
and benches for the audiences.
| The corps headquarters tents will all
| be floored and furnished with chairs
tables and such other equipment as
the particular committee may desire
to place in it.
Conspicuous in front of each tent
will be the well-ltnown badge OF each
corps.
In addition to the arc lights already
there, thirty new ones have been
placed upon the grounds, SO disposed
about the circle as to illuminate it
brilliantly.
Camp Roosevelt.
| Camp Roosevelt, which will be 10
Gated on the White Lot south of the
J Executive mansion, and known as
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and that the mining companies are not
engaged In interstate traffic. He does
not see how he could make suit
against them stand in courts and adj
vises the President not to try it.
Talk of Case.
The equity proceeding so much
talked OF Massachusetts was also
discussed at the conference. Attorn-
ey General Knox sees nothing in that
either. He does not believe such a
proceeding brought in the name of
the United States would have any
other than a moral effect. He scouts
the idea that Massachusetts or any
other outside state court can have jur.
1sdlction over coal mines in Pennsyl-
vania. In fact, Attorney General Knox
reported that there was no road open
for legal proceedings which he would
care to recommend to the President
Meet Again Today.
Washington, Oct. 1.-The President,
Secretaries Shaw, Moody and Root,
Attorney General Knox and Postmas-
ter General Payne resumed the confer
ence on the coal strike situation at
1880 o'clock this morning.
Asked to Meet President.
The conference closed shortly be-
fore noon, and a statement was given
out at the white house on its re-
suits. A letter will be addressed to all
the presidents of the coal carrying
roads and John Mitchell, president of
the miners union, inviting them to
meet the President on Friday next
for conference. The President sent
telegram to each president request
ing them to meet him in Washington
at IL o'clock Friday morning.
Mitchell Willing.
Detroit, Oct. President Parry, of
the national association of manufac-
turers, today received the following
dispatch from John MITCHELL "a COM
mittee OF five, representing our organ
izaticn, will meet representatives of
your organization at Buffalo Saturday,
at any hour you may designate"
Baer Still Sticks.
New York, Oct. 1.-The statement
that President Baer of the Philadal-
phia and Reading railroad, has re-
signed, is absolutely without founda-
ton.
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Relief After Two Doses,

VIM. ]. Schuyler, Utica N. Y, says:
/ had pain in the small of my back
and Kidney trouble for over year, and
Dyspepsia for fully three years. ] COM
menced to take DR.. David Kennedy'S
Favorite Remedy and experienced re-
lief after the first two doses. 1t has
since cured me completely"
4 For al, diseases OF the Kicneys, Liver Bladder
and Blood. Rheumatism and Dyspepsia. no physi.
clan can prescribe medicine hall so effective
as Dr. David Rennedys FaYotte Remedy.
All druggists sell it in the NEW 90 CEN SIZE
and the regular ST. 90 size bottles.
SaHtpis 6otfie-enougjit fer trial, fyee BY mail.
Or. David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. Y,
Colds, Coughs, Consumption. 25c, SOC. sl.OO
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MORGAN GRISNOLD
Successor to
Geo. Griswold
10Y N. Court St.
STRIKE IN CHICAGO.
Transfers Threaten to Tie UP the
Furniture Houses.

Chicago, Oct. 1-Sixty transfers,
employed by seven of the leading
wholesale furniture houses in this
city, struck today as the result of a
decision of the manufacturers to re-
sist any advance in wages, Truck
teamsters who deliver goods to the
manufacturers threaten to aid the
strikes by refusing to haul goods to
the firms.
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Pressure is to Be Brought on the
Operators.
PLAN WAS AGREED UPON YESTERDAY
Attorney General Knox Does Not Deny
Existence of a Trust But Says 1t
/ Is Impossible to Prosecute lt-Why
I This Is True.

Washington, Oct Although con-
ferences at the white house yester-
day failed to decide that the United
States government is able under eX-
listing laws to compel the operators
and miners to settle the coal strike,
President ROOSEVELT and his advisers
are determined to find way to end
the industrial struggle in Pennsyl-
yania. All the moral pressure cen
tered in the chief executive of the ma
ton and his cabinet will be eXerted
on both operators and miners to in
duce each side to make concessions.
Cabinet members will appeal to pow
erful friends in the financial world,
while other members of the Presidents
official family will work through such
labor leaders as ex-Chief Sargent of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, and Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-02
NAME CANDIDATES..
Van Buren, County Democrats Choose
Men FOR Office.

Keosauqua, Oct. AT the demo-
cratic county convention held here
yesterday afternoon the following
nominations We're made: For clerk,
G. l.. Beswiok. of Stockport for aud
itor, A. E. Townsend of Pennington;
for recorder. c.. w. Gilbert of Kill
bourne; for county attorney, r. r. Nc
Beth of Keosauqua; for supervisor,
Barnett Bonar of Chequest township.
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HUNTER is SLAIN BY HIS GUN.
Omaha Man Found Dead Near Club
Grounds.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. George R.
Vose. prominent bond and security
broker, and scn-in-law Of Henry w.
Yates. president of the Nebraska Ma
tional bank. accdently shot and killed
himself near the Omaha Gun club
grounds late yesterday afternoon.
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Criticises Roosevelt.

The committee on permanent organ
ization made its report and named
Martin w. Littleton, of Brooklyn. for
the permanent chairman. His speech
was devoted to a criticism of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's policy on trusts and
the tariff as outlined in the latter's
recent speeches in New England. The
speaker quoted from the tariff and
the ruling of the board of general APP
praisers to show that the anthracite
coal companies were protected. He
declared the present situation brought
about the coal strike was but the
manifestation of the irresistible pow
err of those protected monopolies.
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DEcAPITATE ENEMIES.
Savases Cut Heads from Adversaries'
Bodies

Victoria, Oct. Shortly before the
steamer Monana left Sidney, official
dispatches arrived from New Guinea
telling of inter-tribal fights and massa-
ores. Tugeria head hunters had at
tackled Sanana villages, killing large
number and had carried off many
heads. The Sananas afterwards at.
tackled the Tugerias killing several,
and forcing them to flee to the bush.
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The Big New York Politician is
Angry.
PLATFORM DENOUNCES PRESIDENT
Says That Executive Does Not Want
to Offend the Trust
That Coal Mines Be Placed Under
Public Ownership.

Saratoga, N. Y, Oct Bird S.
Color was nominated today by the DEM
ocrats of the state of New York for
governor. When the result of the
vote was announced William Devery,
formerly chief of police of the city of
New York, left the hall followed by
his delegates and friends.
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SALT COMBINE FAILS.
Receivers for the National Company
Are Appointed at Trenton.

Trenton. N. j.. Oct. With a de-
felt of almost 100000 the salt trust,
legally known as the National Salt
company, and which was widely pro-
claimed in gullible quarters at one
time as International Trust No. /, has
gone to the wall. Receivers have been
appointed.
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Says Other Satisfactory Securities
Must Be Good.
THEIR CREDITS CAN Be EXTENDED
Purpose of Offer is to Increase circu.
laton That is Already Printed
Says Government Bonds Must Be
Used as Long as Possible.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Secretary OF
the Treasury Shaw has issued cir
cular identically the same as that
given out yesterday in New York
with this addition: "Other satisfac
tory securities referred to must, fol
the present, be state or municipal
bonds OF character permitted to be
accepted by the savings banks under
the laws of such states as have legis
lated on the subject"
Shaw Explains His Order.
New York, Oct. Secretary Shaw
has issued statement to correct an
apparent misunderstanding of his or
der Monday night
No new deposits will be made on
any security other than government
bonds, as long as government bonds
can be secured" says the secretary.
1.-The sole purpose of the offer is to
increase the circulation that is al
ready printed and ready to be issued
and by banks that already have bonds
of deposit. These deposits being
scattered throughout the country the
relief offered, it is believed will be
national rather than local, for it ap-
plies to all sections of the country,
and to every state in the union"
Explaining how relieving banks Of
the necessity of carrying reserve i'm
mediately gave them an opportunity tc
extend their credits, Secretary Shaw
said today that the New York banks
do not care for cash, as they do theil
business by means of credits, and al
they want the cash for is to maintain
their reserves.
Then what is the use of increasing
the circulation?" was asked
"Oh," replied the secretary. you
banks here do not do all the business
When it comes to the western banks
when they want to make loan fol
the purpose of paying for cattle OF
grain they have got to pay out the
actual currency. They do not do Sc
much business on books This is
where the cash is needed, and the
cash ON the banks here for it,"
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JAMES E. JouETT DIES.

Was Retired Rear Admiral in the
Navy.
Washington, Oct. Rear Admiral
James E. Jouett, U. S. N, retired, died
at his home in Silver Spring, Mary
land, this morning at the age of IA
year. He retired in 1890.
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Wreck and Rob Sank Vault.

kewanee. ILL.,, Oct. Bank robbers
secured $4,000 from the bank of Miner
al. town fifteen miles northeast of
here.
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DROPS DEAD ON STREET.
Jacob Ayers, Prominent Farmer, Ex-
pires Suddenly at Waterloo.

Waterloo, Oct. 1.-Jacob Ayers, a
farmer living one mile south of Gill
bertville, dropped dead on the street
here yesterday afternoon, from an at
tack of heart trouble.
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Ask Them to Get Together.

President Roosevelt contemplates
sending letter to the presidents of
the coal railways and another to Presi-
dent Mitchell of the miners union,
urging them to get together and reach
an adjustment He will base his ac-
ton upon the rights of the public in
the premises. The people must have
coal or great suffering will follow.
The coal mines are in one sense pub
JIG utilities, and neither their owners
pr the men who work in them have
the right to withhold their product
from the public.
If the President carries out his pres
ent plans he will, within two or three
days. write and dispatch such letters
by the hand of confidential messen-
gers. Probably the letters will be
short, without any attempt at an elab,
crate statement of the case, which
might wound the sensibilities of one
side or the other. ia@ la5iss,
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The Platform.

AT the conclusion of Littleton's
speech the platform was presented.
1t calls for steadfast fidelity to Ameri
can principles, for lack of which it ar
raigns the republican party and de-
mands return to the principles of
Thomas Jefferson to stop the demora-
lization in the country. 1t opposes
trusts that injuriously affect the con-
sumer and employer and drive out the
small manufacturers, and especially
condemns the so-called beef and coal
trusts and ''unreasonably depriving the
people of the necessities of life"
The restriction of amassing wealth is
advocated and the amendment of the
tariff law by placing necessities of life
on the free list is demanded. The
Dinsley tariff law is condemned as a
whole The President is criticised for
dilatory conduct and accused of not
wanting to offend the trusts. 1t as
serts the proposition to amend the
constitution to enable the federal gov
eminent to proceed against trusts is a
mere subterfuge to get delay. 1t de-
mands public ownership of the anthra-
cite coal Mines