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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-10
Twelve Feet Above Normal.

Marshalltown, July 9.-(Special.)-
; The water in the Iowa river is still ris-
ing. At noon it was over twelve feet
above its normal stage. Two bridges
. We're washed out north of town. Linn
creek is away out of it's banks. Gar
! dens and streets in. the south part of
town are flooded. The residents. liy-
Ing along the river bottom, are moving
out. The water is the highest since
the flood of 1881. at
Flood at Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa, July .-(SpeciaD -
Nearly seven and one-half inches of
rain fell here last, night. The streets
ran in torrents and cellars were flood
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-10

Railway traffic south from Sioux
City has been suspended owing to
floods at Onawa and the Northwest
ern, Great Western and Milwaukee
railroads have suffered great delay of
traffic owing to washouts in the Iowa
: river bottoms.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
SSese:eGGGGG EEeGEGGsGsss

bulletined it to the world. Every one
who came from the house was be-
sought for an expression as to the
state of the president. Each succeed
ing report was worse than its prede-
cessor, and the official bulletins were
absolutely without hope.
Words of consolation to his wife
were the last that passed the presi-
dents lips, and they came after gen.
eral "goodby" said to the American
people, whom he loved so well and of
whose manhood he was SO fine type.
Those present in the room when the
president died were: DR.. Rixey, Abner
Mckinley, Mrs. Sarah Duncan, Miss
Helen Mckinley, Miss Mary Barber,
Miss Sarah Duncan, Lieutenant James
F. Mckinley, w. c. Duncan, T. NJ. Os-
born, Colonel Webb C. Hayes, Comp
troller Charles G. Dawes, Colonel w.
C. Brown, Secretary Cortelyou, John
Barber, Miss Grace Mackenzie, the
chief nurse, and three orderlies.
The president had continued in an
unconscious state since $3.50 p. m. DR..
Rixey remained with him until death
came. The other doctors were in the
room at times, and then repaired to
the front room, where their consulta-
lions had been held
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
THE RICHARDSON DEFENSE.
The Dead Mans Relatives Faithful
Friends of'his Accused Wife.
DECEASED WAS A DRUNKARD.

Plattsburg, Mo-, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Ad-
die Richardson's defense was begun in
her trial here for the murder of her
husband, Frank H. Richardson, at
Savannah in December 1900. The de-
tense will, it is expected, finish when
the defendant takes the stand. 1t was
shown that Mrs Richardson's trips
about the streets of Savannah after
night in company with Stewart Fife,
which fact the state brought out, were
IA years old, was the first witness
called by the defense He told of 60
ing with his mother at 11:30 at night
to find his father, and how Fife had
Mrs. Richardson had gone there and
taken him home. This was corrobora-
ted by Mrs. Gertrude Grant, sister of
the dead man, and the hotel proprie-
good character They were Rev. John
Atwill, rector of the church where
Mrs. Richardson attended and who
had lived at the Richardson home.
Rev. A. E. Hunt and Peter Christian
sen, the latter member of the grand
jury that indicted Mrs. Richardson,
also testified as to her good character.
Bruce Stanton testified that he had
made tracks in the snow about the
Richardson house on the night of the
murder while examining the premises.
The many relatives of Frank w.
Richardson remain in attendance upon
the trial, and, without exception, are
the friends and supporters of Mrs.
Richardson during her terrible ex-
periences ever since the tragedy, and
they watch her interests in the trial
CLOSELY
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30

President of the Pan-American expo
sition, at whose residence President
Mckinley died. He was standing at
the right hand of the president when
the shots were fired.
and requested to make some comment
upon the latter's life, said:
1T seems like mockery to attempt
to eulogize him. No words can carry
from one mind to another a proper I'M
derstanding of that unique personality
He himself must be his best interpre-
ter. His acts, his utterances, with their
indescribable charm, have made him
known to all Americans. Through
these they understand and appreciate
him. In their hearts can be found the
love and the gratitude which his unset
fish, untiring and affectionate devo-
ton to his country justly inspire. If
speak of him it must be simply and
without exaggeration. In an active
life, extending now over long period,
l have met many men of great powers
and manifold graces, but after nearly
five years of close association with this
man,and a constant study of his men
tai and moral characteristics, / have
come to regard him, in the combined
qualities which make a man truly
great, as the superior of all the men l
have ever known. In his death our
people are indeed stricken with the
most grievous loss
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30

Each looked at the form on the bed;
some went no further than the door
way and turned away. The sight of
that brave face looking so like death
caused them to weep. Not one per-
son, man or woman, who came back
downstairs but was weeping, and some
of the men were sobbing almost hys-
terically.
About s o'clock Mr.. Mckinley recov-
cred consciousness, and again whis-
pered Mrs McKinley's name. Once
more they led her in and placed her in
a chair beside the bed. They saw that
he was conscious, and turned away.
Its the last Pickering of the lamp be-
fore light goes out" whispered DR.. Nc
Burney.
Mrs. Mckinley took her husbands
eral sentences. Those near caught only
one: "Good-by, good-by. 1t is Gods
will; let his will. not ours, be done"
1t was a long leave taking. and, final
ly, they carried her half-fainting to her
ROOM News of what was happening
went down stairs and out into tie
street. 1t was received everywhere
with tears.
They are saying good-by to each
other" people whispered in the streets.
all along the crowded blocks near the
house. Every one was thinking of
what the life of these two had been, of
the intense, beautiful devotion each to
the other, of what tender, chivalrous
lover-husband he was.
1t was impossible to think of this
and then of the scene in that room
upon which the thoughts of the whole
world were centered, without feeling
the eyes grow hot under the lids and a
lump come into the throat. In that
room it was, for the moment, not the
head of the mightiest nation on earth
who was dying, it was husband and
lover standing by the dark river and
giving the last look of love to that
sad, lonely, invalid woman, to whom
his smile and cheerful words were lit
orally the breath of life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.

Crowds on the Street Restless and Sor-
rowfuI All Night.
The official announcement was re-
ceived at the White House at 2:35 Sat
urday morning. When the news came
that President Mckinley had passed
away at 2: Is o'clock, the crowds which
had been on the streets restlessly and
sorrowfully awaiting news of the end
had retired for the night, as had all
| the government officials, save a few
clerks at the State, War and Navy de-
partments. Secretary Hay had given
directions what should be done, and
Acting Chief Clerk Martin and other
employees, as soon as they received
official confirmation of the news, i'm
mediately sent cablegrams to all Unit
ed States ambassadors and ministers.
notifying them that President McKin-
ley was dead, and instructing them so
to inform the governments to which
| they were accredited.
There were no details in the mes
sages- nothing but this brief an
nouncement-and they were identical
in language, except in the names of
the persons addressed. The ambassa-
doris and ministers were expected to
communicate the information, in turn,
to the United States consular officers
within the limits of their posts. In
cases of countries like Australia and
Canada, where the United States is not
represented in a diplomatic capacity,
messages of like character were sent
to the United States consuls general,
who were to repeat them to the con-
suls. The original message was signed
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
A RIockage of Corn.

Kansas City, Jan. 25.-A corn block
ade, with the grain commanding high
prices and the great southwestern
country buying from the north and
east, is the condition that exists in
Kansas City. Grain men say there are
one thousand cars of corn on track
here and the railroad yards SO full
that it takes many days to get corn
started out of the city after it has been
ordered shipped. Most of the corn is
coming from Iowa and northeastern
Nebraska, the Dakotas and northern
Illinois.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
The KaIser.s Choice.

The dish dearest to the heart Of
William of Germany is sauerkraut,
served with sausages and bacon fried
together. We should scarcely like to
apply below the maxim we so often
hear: Tell me what you eat and 1 will
tell you what you are" The Kaiser
also is passionately fond of beer soup,
made up of potatoes, onions and beer.
The Kaiser's cooks are strictly limited
as regards table expenses, and never
are allowed more than a very limited
sum for each person meal, unless, OF
course, there is a state dinner, when
the allowance is more liberal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30

by Secretary Hay, Mr. Babcock, his
private secretary, having taken it from
the State department to the secretary's
home for that purpose.
This was all that the Department of
State could do at once. AS soon as
possible it issued a proclamation an
nouncing the Presidents demise to the
United States and the world at large
and directing the closing of the execu-
tive departments and navy yards and
army posts as a mark of mourning.
The clerks on duty at once notified all
their chiefs of the death.
Arrangements had been made by
which Secretary Hay met acting Secre-
tary of War Gillespie and Acting Sec
rotary of the navy Hackett in the
State Department for the purpose of
promulgating the necessary orders of
the three departments. The order of
the War Department had been pre-
| pared. 1t was drafted on lines similar
to that issued when President Garfield
was stricken. The order was addressed
to all division and department COM
manders in the United States, the
Philippines. Cuba, Porto Rico. and
Alaska, and announced the death of
President Mckinley and directed that
all work be suspended for the day, all
flags to be at half-staff. and that thir-
teen guns be fired in the morning and
one at intervals of half an hour, and
forty-five guns at sunset
A similar order was issued by the
Navy Department. A guard of honor
| consisting of high officers of the army
and navy was named at once to escort
the remains of the dead President to
Washington and to the place of inter-
ment.
The White House promptly sent the
official announcement it had received
of the death to Secretaries Hay and
Gage, the only cabinet members in
town, and also notified the commits
sioners OF the District of Columbia.
The White House was closed until
after the funeral. -r
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
OLD JOE, THE NIGHT wAToHMAN

OLD JOE, THE NIGHT WA1CHMAN
(From the Pail Mall Gazette, London.)
How often on returning home late
on a dreary winters night has our
sympathy gone out to the poor old
night-watchman as he sat huddled up
over his cage fire, overlooking the ex-
caVations which our city council in
their wisdom or otherwise, allow the
different water companies to make so
frequently in our congested streets.
In all weathers and under all climatic
conditions, the poor old night-watch-
man is obliged to keep watch over the
companies property, and to see that
the red lights are kept burning. What
life, TO be sure; what privations and
hardships; no wonder they have aches
and pains, which nothing but st. ia
coo's Oil can alleviate.
old Joe" is in the employ Of the
Lambeth Water Works, and is well
and favorably known. He has been a
night-watchman for many years, IL
the course of which he has undergone
many experiences. What with wet and
cold, he contracted rheumatism and sci
atica, which fairly doubled him up, and
1t began to look serious matter for old
Joe whether he would much longer be
able to perform his duties, on which
his good wife and himself depended
Tor a livelihood; but as it happened,
passerby, who had for some nights no.
ticed Old Joe's painful condition, pre-
scented him with bottle of St Jacobs
Oil, and told him to use it. Old Joe
followed the advice given; he crawled
home the next morning and babe his
wife rub his aching back with the st.
Jacobs Oil "a gentleman gave him."
and undoubtedly his wife did rub, for
when old Joe went on duty at night he
met his friend and benefactor, to
whom he remarked: Them Oils you
gave me, Guv'nor, did give me a doing;
they was like pins and needles for a
time, but look at me now" and old
Joe began to run and jump about like a
young colt. All pain, stiffness and
soreness had gone; he had been tell
ing everybody he met what ST. Jacobs
OIL had done for him. Old Joe says
now he has but one ambition in life,
and that is to always to be able to
keep bottle of st. Jacobs Oil by him
for he says there is nothing like it in
the world
st. Jacobs Oil serves the rich and
the poor, high and low the same way.
1t has conquered pain for fifty years,
and 1t will do the same to the end of
time. 1t has no equal, consequently
no competitor; it has many cheap imi-
tations, but simple facts like the above
tell an honest tale with which moth
ing on earth can compete.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
Mrs. Mckinley.

fresh IN the public mind to need re-
capitulation, but an account of the
presidents last day on earth and the
noble and Christian fortitude with
which he met his fate, is appropriate
at this time. The sorrowful scenes
enacted around the house of Mr.. Mil
burn, president of the Buffalo expo
sition, where the president died, have
had few parallels in our history.
The last day, which ended in despair
was begun in hope. The ills that came
on Friday afternoon, when the organs
of digestion refused to handle the solid
food that had been taken earlier in
the day, had seemingly been overcome
by midnight, and when the new day
came it found the president relieved
and resting.
Hope that had suddenly dropped
from the high place which it had held
began to revive. The healing of the
wounds had progressed favorably, gen.
eral conditions were in the main sat-
isfactory. and the immediate future of
the case seemed to hold no threat. The
physicians who had been in almost
constant attendance during the night
parted, and the watch in the sickroom
was reduced. Suddenly there was fail
ure of the heart, which for several
days had been manifesting signs of
weakness, and the president sank to-
ward Inconsistencies. This was at
O'Clock in the morning. There was an
immediate application of restoratives,
and a general call was sent to the alb
sent physicians and nurses. Digitalis.
strychnia and saline solution were ad-
ministered to the patient, but there
was no immediate response to treat
ment. The physicians admitted that
he was desperately i'll.
Secretary Cortelyou decided to send
for the relatives and close friends of
the president, the vice president and
the members of the cabinet. Those
within reach were called by telephone
or messenger and kilograms were
rushed to those who had left the city.
The first of the messages went out at
2:30 o'clock and within half an hour
the Milburn house began to fill again.
The serious condition of the president
and the general call sent out gave rise
to a general feeling OF alarm that was
never again allayed.
Desperate measures were resorted
to in order to stimulate the heart, and
the sinking spell was over by 4
o'clock. 1t was decided to continue
the treatment, and the physicians laid
their greatest hope on weathering the
day. 1t was agreed that if the wound
ed man could be carried for twenty
four hours his, chances would be very
favorable, for the wounds were healing
splendidly. 1t was decided to summon
DR.. w. w. Johnston of Washington
and DR.. E. G. Janeway of New York.
heart specialists, and kilograms were
hurriedly sent asking that they come
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
PRESIDENT M'KINLEYS CAREER
Incidents in the Life of the Dead Soldier
and Statesman.

-
and Statesman.
The following is history of the late
Presidents life:
Jan. 20. 1S43-Born at Niles, Trum-
bull County, Ohio.
Jan. 20, 1S6O-Entered Allegheny
College, Meadville, Pa.
June IL, 1S61-Enlisted as private,
Company E, Twenty-third Ohio Volun
teer Infantry.
Sept. "a, 1S62-Promoted from Com
missary Sergeant to Second Lieutenant
for bravery at battles of South Noun
tain and Antietam.
Feb. Z, S63-Commissioned First
Lieutenant.
July %. 1s64-Promoted Captain,
battle of Kernstown.
March IA, 1S65-Brevetted Major by
President Lincoln for gallant service.
July .26, 1S65-Mustered out of serv
ice.
March, 1S67-Admitted to the bar at
Warren, Ohio, after studying law at
Albany. N. Y.
March, 1S69-Elected Prosecuting
Attorney, Stark County, Ohio.
November, 1S76-Elected to Con-
gress.
November, 1SS8-Re-elected to Con-
gress for the seventh time.
Jan. IL, 1S92-Inaugurated Governor
of Ohio.
Nov. 3, 1S96-Elected President of
the United States.
June 81, 19OO-Renominated for
President.
Nov. 6. 19OO-Re-elected President of
the United States.
March 1, 1901-Inaugurated.
Assassinated Sept. 6, 1901.
Died Sept. IA. 1901.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30

Halo, Ind, Jan. 27th.-In answer,
Mrs. L. C. Bowers of this place he's
this to say:
''I had Kidney Trouble which, neg
lected, finally ran into Diabetes; my
teeth all got loose and part of them
came out; l passed from one and
half to two gallons of water in twenty
four hours, and such a burning sensa
ton attended it that 1 could hardly
bear it. l lost forty pounds in flesh
and was very much discouraged.
1.-TWO doctors treated me and I took
every Kidney Medicine 1 could hear of
but got no relief whatever from any
thing till 1 began to use Dodd's Kid
ney Pills.
Seven boxes of this remedy drove
away every symptom 1 have men
toned"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30


the president.
at once. Before dawn a dozen of the
relatives and friends of the president
arrived at the Milburn house. They
assembled in the drawing-room,
where they waited for tidings from
the sick room. The physicians assur-
ed them that the president had a
fighting chance for his life and all
day they chung to the hope that in the
end victory would be his.
Hundreds of visitors came during
the morning, and if the police had not
kept the streets clear and barred en-
trance to Delaware avenue. there
would have been thousands Senator
Hanna came from Cleveland by spe-
cial train. Other friends arrived by
regular trains, and all through the
day they came in increasing numbers.
Their regret and sympathy were pro-
found. The day developed but little
encouragement for them, however.
During the forenoon the president
made slight gain, and held it well
into the afternoon. His physicians
announced that they had given him
nourishment, and it was thought that
possibly there was chance for fur
Their gain OF strength. 1t was known
however, thst he was in a very seri-
Gus state, aad every interest centered
in the sick room. where the struggle
was in progress. Suddenly. at
repetition of the heart attack, and
these in the presezce of the stricken
rlan knew that the end was at hand
This knowledge soon spread to the
street, ana the waiting newspaper men
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
True Gratitude.

The following recently appeared
among the obituary notices of the
Dublin Independent: Smit-On the
2Sth inst, Amy Jane Mary Smit, eldest
daughter OF John and Whillemlna
Smit, aged one day two and half
hours The bereaved and heartbroken
parents beg to tender their hearty
thanks to DR.. Jones for his unremlt-
ting attention during the illness OF
the deceased and for the moderate
brevity of his bill. Also to Mr.. Will
son for running for the doctor, and to
Mr.. Robinson for recommending mus
tard plaster
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
Water for the d. and d. School.

Topeka, Jan. 25.-The State Board
of Charities has decided to keep the
School for the Deaf and Dumb at Olathe
open despite the fact that all the water
for its use must be brought from Kan
sas City at daily expense of $3.50.
Sufficient funds are on hand to meet
this expense until March l, and it is
thought that by that time there will
be an abundance of water around
Olathe The state has contract with
the city of olathe for water for the
school but the supply gave out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
BlIzzarda ont West,

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 27.-The first
blizzard in Seattle for several years has
completely tied up all street car traffic
and generally interfered with business.
Snow, the first this year, is falling
heavily, with no sign of cessation. No
snow fell in Seattle last winter.
Helena, Mont. Jan. PA cold wave
covers all of Montana. In "a hours the
mercury fell from above to 25 below.
The wind is blowing at general rate
of 25 miles an hour.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30

Muskogee, 1. T., Jan. 27.-The Dawes
commission has received the following
from Secretary Hitchcock:
July l, 1902, is hereby fixed as date
after which no more applications for
enrolment in Cherokee nation be re-
ceived."
The order means that the Indians
who refuse to make application for en-
rollment before that date will be for
ever barred from participating in a
share of the public domain. About
5000 full-bloods have SO far refused 20
enroll, and Secretary Hitchcock's order
is designed to bring them to time.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30

Washington, Jan. 27.-Secretary
Hay handed to minister WI draft
on the United States treasury for
S376, 600, being the value of the silver
bullion captured by the American ma
rines at Tien Tsin. Inasmuch as Min
lister WI is charged with the payment
of salaries of the Chinese consuls in the
United States, and with defraying the
expenses of the Chinese legations in
Washington, in Lima and in Madrid, it
is believed this money will be applied
to such purposes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
Car PrIzes Hi. Rinr

The Car wears ring in which he
believes is imbedded a piece of the
true cross. 1t was originally one of
the treasures of the Vatican, and was
presented to an ancestor Of the Gar
for diplomatic reasons. Some years
ago the Gar was travelling from st.
Petersburg 20 Moscow. He suddenly
discovered that he had forgotten the
ring. The train was stopped immedi-
ately. and a special messenger sent
flying back on an express engine for
it, nor would the Gar allow the train
TO move until, several hours after
ward, the messenger returned with the
ring.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
Mckinley Press Comment.

A press clipping bureau in New York
has completed collection of newspa-
per clippings for Senator NJ. A. Hanna
covering everything printed in the edi-
United States and England relating to
the death of William Mckinley. No
king or uncrowned ruler ever received
so many attributes of love and esteem,
not only from the press of his own
country, but from all over the world.
This remarkable collection covers 12.-
900 editorial comments on the death
of the late President, and is mounted
on heavy gray card board and bound
in four volumes, in full morocco.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-30
Inter-rrhan Railway.

Wichita. Jan. ga franchise is
asked for from the city council of Wich-
tia for the use of certain streets for an
inter-urban railway to connect Wich-
tia, Winfield, Wellington, Arkansas
City, Geuda Springs, Belle Plaine and
other towns south and east of this
city. The promoter claims to repre-
sent eastern men who have large in
vestments in such lines The company
proposes to run trains about every
hour, to carry passengers, mail, express
and light freight.