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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
ARE BLOWN TO PIECES.
Big Explosion of Powder at Works
Near keokuk.

CBulletin) Keokuk, March 10
(SpeciaD-A big explosion occurred
today at the Moore powder works, kill
ing a number of people and wrecking
the buildings.
Two Killed.
(Bulletin) Keokuk, March 10
(SpeciaD-Two men were killed and
three others are badly injured.
Heads Blown Off.
Keokuk, March 10.-(Special.)-
The E. l. Dupont. Denmorours & Com
pany's powder plant. five miles west
of this city. was partially damaged by
an explosion at 10 o'clock this fore
noon. Two men were killed outright,
a third will die and three others are
seriously injured.
The explosion was in mills Nos. 1903
4 and the cause is unknown. The five
men killed and injured were working
in the building. The unknown mar
who was injured by a falling rock, was
employed about the grounds. None in
the other buildings at work were in
Ijured. The damage to the mill viii
reach about $4,000.
The mill wherein the explosion oc'
Cured was totally demolished. 1t
was a stone structure with a wooden
roof.
The Dead.
The dead are:
FRANK SCHNEIDER, blown to
pieces.
ENGBERT ERICKSON, head blown
off.
The Injured.
The injured are.
Lewis Leak, injured in the neck
will die.
James Galloway, cut about head anc
face, may die.
Pen Hamilton, cut about the face
and head.
Unknown man, cut on the head b,
falling rock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
HAS A TOE ~AMPUTATED.
Gilbert Bentley Treats a Corn With
Carbolic Acid.

val bSiiS TSiSs
Gilbert Bentley, a colored bell boy
at the Ballingall, had one of his toes
amputated this morning rs the result
of his attempt to cure a corn by treat
ment with carbolic acid. Bentley was
the one who a few weeks ago was so
badly frightened by the discovery of
the dead body of d. c. Jones, the Mil
waukee official, who committed sui
eide in his room at the B~allingall, and
he has decided that misfortunes come
not singly. He has been suffering
from a troublesome corn and in ac-
cordance with the advice of a friend
he treated the troublesome member
with carbolic acid. Instead of putting
a few drops of the acid upon it he sat
urated a cloth with it and bandaged
the afflicted member, letting it go that
way for over a day. This morning
when he went to a physician it was
found that not only the corn was cook
ed but the toe was also badly at
fected and an amputation "a deemed
necessary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
RURAL MAIL BILL PASSED.
But Purpose of Measure Is Completed,
Changed by Opponents.

Washington, D. c., March 1.-THE
bill to classify the rural free delivery
service and place the carriers under
the contract system. which has been
debated in the house for over a week,
was passed yesterday, but in a form
that completely changed the purpose
for which it was framed. BY the ac-
tivity of the opponents all the provi-
sions relating to the placing of carriers
under the contract system We're strick-
en- out, and the salary system not only
was continued, but the maximum sal
airy of carriers was increased from
$500 to $500 per annum. A motion Of
fered by Mr.. Williams Oem., HID to
recommit the bill with instructionsto re.
port back an amendment providing for
the dismissal from the service of car,
riers who should use their influence in
favor of any particular party or for
any particular candidate was voted
down-96 to 141.
AS passed, the bill Classics the ru
raj free delivery service and fixes the
compensation of employees as follows:
Special agents, in charge of divisions
not exceeding $4,000 per annum; spe
cial agents, four classes, graded from
/ 1900 to $1,000; route inspectors, foul
classes, from 5000 to $1,000; clerks
four classes, from $500 to $1,000. Thu
compensation of carriers is not to eX
coed $500.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
cuMMlNs AT NEWTON.
lowa's Governor Addresses Meeting of
Business Men.

Newton, March 11.-(Special.)-
Governor A. B. Cummins will tonight
be the guest of the Newton Business
Mems association, having accepted an
invitation to attend and deliver an ad.
dress at the annual banquet which is
to be held at the Churchill at $50
O'Clock. Covers have been laid for
200 and the subject of the new water
system the plan of which is to lay
mains to Skunk river six miles dis
tant and also the matter of the new
electric railway from Des Moines will
be discussed in the toasts. The annual
address will be made by the President
of the association, j. P. Newell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
HICKS GuEssEs RIGHT.
First Spring Month Comes in Just as
He Predicted it Would.

Rev. ri Hicks, the st. Louis wealth
er prophet, succeeded very well in
predicting the n in which March
would come in, the prediction having
been made some time ago. Here is the
weather he promises for the month:
Saturday, the LIST. to about Tuesday
the 4th, general and heavy storms, of
rain, sleet, snow and wind will be
most natural. All through the Mer,
curry period, which ends about the
10th, cloudy, threatening weather will
prevail, but renewed storm conditions
will be marked from about the Sth
to the 10th inclusive. AS We ap'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
HAD MARROW ESCAPE.
oskaloosa Man Is All But Pounded to
Death.

Oskaloosa, March 11.-(Special.)-
Newton Strain, a married man As
years of age, formerly a resident of
What Cheer, narrowly escaped a hor-
rible death here late yesterday after
o His clothing became caught in
the shafting of a machine in the Iowa
Manufacturing company's works. He
was whirled around fifty or sixty times
and at each revolution his body struck
the ceiling. Employees stopped the ma
chinery and Strain was released. His
injuries consist of three broken ribs,
a badly bruised face and one-half of
one of his feet torn away. Strain was
the engineer of the plant. He is in
bad shape this morning but may re-
cover.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
BUSINESS CONDITIONS GOOD.
]. B. Sax Is Greatly impressed With
PROSPECTS for This Year.

80
]. B. Sax, who has recently return
ed from a business trip to the princi-
pal cities of the east, is wildly i'm
pressed with conditions as he saw
them in that country. He believes
that the era of prosperity which has
been on in the United States for sever
ii years is only fairly begun, and he
sees nothing ahead for 1902, but a con-
tinuation of these good times. Mr..
Sax, when speaking of what he saw
this morning to a Courier reporter,
said that he had visited in Grand Rap
ids, Mich, Syracuse, N. Y, and New
York City, and that everywhere he
found business at a high tide. He said
it was not a question with the manu-
facturers as to how they could sell
their goods, but as to how they could
manufacture them. He said every
house had more orders than it could
fill and that they were coming in al
the time at a rapid rate. He said the
only portion of the entire country in
| which there was any depression was
in certain sections of the south. where
last years cotton crop was a partia
failure, on account of this the people
were not buying as heavily al usual
Mr.. Sax said he had purchased heav
Ter this year than ever before, and he
believed that he would do more bust
ness than ever.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
Mitchell Comma.

miners has been so amended that it
provides for shot firers. The miners
favor it.
Mitchell Coming.
Des Moines, March 11.-A telegram
was received this afternoon in the
state convention of United Mine Work
ers of America that President Mitch
ell, of the National association of mine
workers, will arrive this afternoon to
use his efforts to bring about adjust
ment of differences.
Visit Legislature.
The miners visited the legislature
today in the hope of securing the pass
age of a bill making employment OF
special shot firers compulsory.
Outcome Unknown.
Des Moines, March 11.-(Special.)
No one will hazard "a guess as to
the outcome of the joint convention OF
miners and operators.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

A handcar, on which We're several
men. vas struck by an engine near
Wayland. The section men escaped
serious injury.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
HENRY LEAVES.
German Prince Bids Farewell to
These Shores.

New York, March 11.-Prince Hen
who went on board the Deutsch-
land at 1 o'clock this morning after a
gala performance in his honor at lrv-
ing Place Theatre, spent a quiet
morning on the steamship. The po-
lice of Hoboken made extra precau-
tons to keep in order the large
crowds which gathered in the hope of
seeing the prince before the Deutsch-
land sailed. The time set for the
steamer to leave the pier is $3.50
o'clock.
Deutschland Sails.
New York, March 1.-THE Deutsch
land with Prince Henry on board sail
ed at 3:45 o'clock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
Deutschland Sails.

Early to bed and early to rise gives
one impatience for the call to break
fast.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

miners has been SO amended that it
provides for shot firers. The miners
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13

Provides for Shot Firers.
Des Moines, March 11.-(Special)-
The Kendall bill for the protection of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
NEW SNIP FOR ASIATU TRADE.
The siberia Of the Pacific Mail Company
Here for Inspection.

The Siberia. one Of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Companys new American-built ves-
sells. is at Pier ~. North River, and 5000
invitations to inspect her have been sent
out by the owners.
Representatives Of transportation com
panies and newspaper men visited the
ship Yesterday f.. II Hartman. +. II Haw-
lev and r. =. Schverin being among the
guests The Chinese merchants Of New
York, members Of the Chamber of Com
merce, China and Japan traders. mission
aries and hotel and theatrical men will
visit the vessel to-day.
The Siberia is sister ship To the Korea
which made her first trip from Yokohama
10 San Francisco in ten days, beating the
highest previous record forty-eight hours
The Siberia will sail for the Pacific Dec
10, and is expected TO make the trip around
the Horn in thirty-five or thirty-siN days
The new vessel il 572 feet over all with 4
disbursement of ls40 tons and n contract
speed Of eighteen knots. She was bull, hy
the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company. bronze tablet a, the
head of the main saloon stairway bears
this quotation from speech made by Coils
p. Huntington in San Francisco shortly
before his death.
let ~ devote ourselves to the work oi
turning toward the United States n" great
commerce OF the Orient which has for -
riching the nations which have heretofore
controlled that great trHfiic We must turn
the current Of that trad" from the setting "a
the rising sun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
1873 l. at Hand.

The usual reminder that another year is
drawing 10 n close comes in the output Of
ornamental calendars for 1904. The first
batch of eight comes To W. from the Fred
erck A Stokes Company, of varying size
and artistic merit, The dozen colored
pictures OF Indians by F. W. Demirg,
The Calendar Of the Wild" are original
and pleasing and the mechanical execution
is very good A. many iingles and pictures
constitute The Burgess NonsenseI alendar:"
there are no new ones among them Half
a dozen of Mr.. Louis Wains's pen and ink
drawings make mp THE Cat Calendar
they are MIR Wan's usual cats. The
Maude Adams Calendar" presents six por-
traits in costume of the young actress
The G. ID. Gibson school is represented by
F. Noswor,hv's four heads The Calendar
of Society Bellies" aud by William James
Hurlbuts four tinted fashion plates The
Ping Pong Calendar" OF The Calendar of
Modern Artists" and The Calendar of
! Notable Actresses the less said the better
They belong to the cigarette picture grade
of art
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
I.c l.allirnnp for Thirst mas.

A gorgeous holiday gift book tina, We
might wish had been made Of better ma
tcrial is offered by the Harpers in An Old
Country House" 10y Richard Ie Gallienne,
illustrated by Elizabeth Shippen Green.
The text. sentimental tale in Mr.. lie Ga
liennc's rustic style. is harmless enough
if not Of overpowering interest. We pre-
sumo il was intended to float the pictures
which are good; some. indeed, very good
and would be much better if the artist had
not endeavored to express her lie Gallienne
feelings by mannerisms. Some people have
taste for these things. We suppose, and
more will be attracted 10y the pictures
without reading he text.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
New York Colonial Interiors.

Old New York is approached from many
queer points of view nowadays. 1t is from
the standpoint OF bric-a-brac that Esther
Singleton tackles it's story in Social New
York Under the Georges, i'lA-l718' (Ap-
pletons). The author proudly declares
that il is only with the "opulent and fash
ionable life" that she has TO do, So far
n we can see, she has little to do with life;
she is fully occupied with describing the
possessions of the bygone New Workers,
and that she does to good purpose. Their
furniture and china and plate and clothes
are all shown to us, with many interesting
pictures to help on, the text. The hook will
make a handsome holiday gift for modern
New York women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
An American Girl I'm the Forum.

A capital idea prompted the composition
Of Stories in Stone from he Roman c-um"
by Miss Isabel Lowell The Macmillan ,pm-
pany) The visitor TO Rome, unless he or
she is globe -trotting under the lead Of the
man from Cooks always wants more his
tory than is to he found in the guide books.
Nothing in the Eternal City is more at
tractive to the intelligent stranger than the
Roman Forum. You 20 there again and
again You see famous temple Your
guide-book or your guide tells you v hat il is.
when and by whom it was founded, what it
commentaries. but you are curious to
know more A vivid sketch Of It's history,
setting forth in order the great events
connecting famous men or women with its
origin and cerem onial Use, in seasons 81 war
and peace. from the era Of the early Kings,
through the period Of the Republic, to the
days of the Empire a narrative is
what many an American ira Weller in Italy
has often wished for in regard not only
TO the temples. but every other editice OF
importance in the most celebrated place
out Of doors in the world.
Such a help-meet for the wsyfsrer Miss
Lowell has endea vored To supply in vol
ume which contains abundant evidence of
the authors personal acQuainta nee with the
topography Of the Forum and proofs Of a
familiarity with Roman history which few
women take the trouble TO acquire The
story Of the Forum is told in eight chapters,
beginning with chapter devoted to- the
story Of the Forum itself, and then treating
successively Of the Temple of Saturn, the
Comitum, the Temple of Vesta. the Temple
of Castor and Pollux, the Temple of Con-
cord, and the Basilica, and Temple OF julius
Cesar The final chapter is devoted to the
streets Of the Forum and ends with pict-
ure Of the triumph Of the Emperor YES
pasian and his son Titus on their return
from Palestine after the capture Of Jerusa-
lem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
NEW BOOkS.
A Noble Edition Of FnxGrrald.

Ii 10 a novel form Of editing an author
that Mr.. George Bentham introduces in
the splendid edit ion Of Fi,zGerald pub
lished by Doubleday. Page Co., The Va
riorum and Defini,ive Edition Of the Poetical
and Prose Writings Of Edward FitzGerald,"
He reprints in full. one after the other all
the editions Of each Of his authors works
with which the author had anything to
do The possibilities this method calls up
in the case Of writer's whose output is more
voluminous than FitzGerald's are rather
terrifying For FitzGerald the feat can he
accomplished in seven volumes Of moderate
size, and thus the first editions. which are
70 rare as To he almost curiosities OF the
hook trade, are brought within the reach of
a large number Of Fit2(ierald's admirers
not Of ALL for this edition is limited to 375
copies in all,
The typographical work was done by the
De Winnie Press and is a delight to the eye;
the type. the arrangement and the paper
are perfect The first volume contains
short account Of Fitzierald and his works
by Edmund Gosse: this is followed by an
account Of the Ribaiyat made up from
extracts from FitzGerad's own letters;
then come the first edition of "Rubaiyai
Of "Salaman and Ahsal- and Of ~Euphranor,
reprinted verbatim, with the notes ana
autograph annotations. To each work
and 10 each edition l. profxed whatever
can he found relating to II in the Fitz-
Gerald correspondence.
The second volume cont aims the second
edit ions Of the same works and, besides
the first edition of -Agamemnon. The
third volume offers the text Of the fif,h
edition Of the -Rubaiyat.' with the title
pages Of the third and fourth editions,
which are almost identical with it in word
ing: the few variations in the omitted
editions are shown in notes. II COM
prises, moreover, the third editions of
"Salaman and Absal" and Of "Euphranor. +"
and the second of "Agamemnon. The
Fit; G ,rald student with these three volumes
should feel that he is equipped from head
To foot
The volumes that are TO come are on
n more modest scale. offering but one text
with the variants. Vol. ". will contain
six Dramas Of Calderon." Vol. V. The
Mighty Magician. Such stun AZ Dreams
Are Made OF" and "Poloniu-." Vol VI. sea
Words and Phrases" A Birds Eye View
81 Fariduddin Affairs Bird Parliament
and The Downfall and Death of King
u iipus,- and Vol VII. Miscellany" of
smaller pieces. Copyright reasons prob
ably account for the omission of the Cor
respondence. though free Use is made of
the letters wherever they are needed FOR
explanation.
The Fit.G raid does great credit To
American typography and is "A worthy
memorial to great master of English.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26

Man. fir>,est first friend surely observed
an an, biology Of what man has said about
him, and this is now provided in Praise Of
the Dog" 10y Ethel r. Bicknell Grant
Richards: +. p. Dutton d Coz. Readers
who associate anthologes with The Golden
Treasury may be startled by the lifelike
photogravurc OF the champion bulldog
Rodney Stone, that serves as frontispiece
The selections are in prose and verse. going
back to Cicero and Plutarch. Their" are
many stories of dogs, some of the pieces
being pretty long There ar" lot of old
friends here from the dog cf Acbiadc :
Ia Geler,. but we miss Rab his story could
not i've mutiated 10 fit into he book. There
are blank pages at the end for dog lovers to
write down the praises Of their own dogs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
New Jersey Mansions.

|, is pity that Mr.. W. Jay Mills has no;
taken as much interest in the story Of the old
houses he Describes in Historic Houses
Of New Jersey" ID B. Lippincott a Coz
as he has in the gossip about the people
who once lived in them. The houses, rs
shown in admirable photogravures from
drawings by John Rae. are picturesque
in the extreme, and would draw lots Of
people to make a pilgrimage Ia see them
A well.done description of those still stand
inQ and Of those that have disappeared
would have becn ins, ructive, Il IL sur
prising to hear Of them by the half dozen
In Jersey city and Newark and Of Others
In Hoboken and Elizabeth and Perth AM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
FED THE BEARS HGiRETTES.
n Injuries Their Constitutions and the
BOYS We're Arrested.

Policeman Patrick Brady, whose bea, is
a, the Geological Park in The Bronx, was
the co,nplainant in the Children's Court
against two fifteen year odds. William Tipple
and John Rupert. The boys were al
lowed to 90 home bv just ice Mayer after
a lecture upon the impropriety of trying
to teach Bronx hears To like the taste Of
cigarettes.
brady told the just ice TINT there has
been "A great deal Of trouble with the di-
gesive apparatus Of the animals in to
Bronx park despite the many signs warning
the public no, to feed TN" animals, Hc
was asked To keep a watch, and n result
hc saw tho two boy prisoners throw ciga-
rottcs into the bears cage. The bears
seemed to have cultivated a taste for to-
hacco and ate the cigarettes Then he
arrest cd tho BOYS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
lrOuuOiS Legends.

Everything saved from the fast -disap-
pearing FOLKLORE of our American aborig-
ines is SO much gained Mr. William W.
Garfield was fortunate enough 10 secure
number of lroquois traditions years ago
that cane through a Seneca chief. Gyant-
wichi, or the Cornplanter. He tells these
stories in an interesting volume called
The Legends of the lroquois, which is
published hy the 4. Vessels Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
tIFRED PEtTS i\St\I.
The vail Paper Manufacturer Committed
10 the Manhattan state Asylum.

Alfred Peats, the vail pal~r manufac-
,urer, has been adjudgcd insane and com
m,ted to the Manhattan state Hospital
on tho certificates Of Dr- Pcarce Bailey
and A. s lglahar, His siie, Mrs. Gene
We've Peats has been appointed com
m,tee of his person and property, including
HE business interests Sh" ~ required 10
give bond of SO, eco
MIR Peatr's bu,in, :, had branches IN
Bo@,o on and Chicago, ard his 'incoin" H.
estimated at s2j. 900 yeaI He Also ow ~
real estate in Greenwich, Conn, and stocks
and bonds worth more than s2DC'1 His
life is insured for $40 900 He lived with his
wife at their home al Fort y-fourth street
and Fifth avenue until his commitment TO
the asylum
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26

This makes IS 600 ,ooo Appropriated ,hie year
ton has so for decided upon the constrtjc.
tion Of seven new schools in Manhattan.
eight in Brooklyn, one In Richmond, three
in Queens and Two in The Bronx. Negotia ia
lions also have either been completed or
are pending for twenty additional sites.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26

boy. That the old hist orical houses might
irvive in Nor is own ana Bordent own and
other rural paris might ae believed bu,
there are some sill. i seems. right across
, Ia riN.r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-26
SSOiKJ.NN IOR Nm MHOOL>
\ppruprinted 80 Tar This Year 20 New
nMIIdinSs neCIded On.

The Aldermen passed taVorablv vester-
day upon resolution recently passed hy
tho Board If Estimate providing for the
appropriation Of $2,00oO for now schools
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-07
rhe Vloe of Nannlna.

Clouds the hbppiness Of the home
but a nagging woman often need help
She may be SO nervous and run down
In health that trihes annoy her. If
Is melancholy excitable and troubled
with loss of appetite headache. sleep
lessnes. constipation OF fainting and
dizzy spells. she needs Electric Bit
ters, the most wonderful remedy for
ailing women. Thousands ofsufferers
from female troubles. nervous troub-
les, backache and weak kidneys have
used It and bSsome healthy and
Grays drug store, 100 East Oklahoma
avenue.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-03-07
Lonn contest neclded.

The commissioner OF the geenral
land Office has sustained the decision
o fine local land Office III the case OF
Ayers and Cox against Garrett, involy-
ing land adjoining the city of Langs-
ton
Ayers and Cox had contested, alleg-
ing abandonment This was the sec
ond contest by the same people over
the same land and it has been pending
since 1891.
The commissioner dismissed the
case holding Garretts entry intact