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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15


A. Sheafe, 61S West Fourth street,
left this morning for Kingfisher, Okla
homa, with view to locating in that
city.
Ali our street hats at half price Fri
day and Saturday, Emporium, 126 E..
Main street.
Elijah Johnson from Batavia sent in
for one of those Tiger Riding Guilt
vators found only at e. A. Rea Co. S
store.
VIM. Campbell, who resides on East
Main street, left Sunday night on an ex-
tended visit to Denver, Col, where he
goes for the benefit of his health.
Il Mrs. A. w. Mccullough, 72O West
Fourth street, left last evening on the
Milwaukee for st. Paul. Mimi, to
spend the summer with her son, Alfred
Mccullough.
Special sale black and colored hats
Friday and Saturday, sat Emporium,
1875 East Main street.
At $50 o'clock last evening occur
red the death of Edna Q. Baxton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Baxton
at the home of her parents on Hayne
street caused by measles.
DEGREES were signed yesterday af-
ternoon in two divorce cases. one
brought by Louise Bromley for divorce
from William Bromley and another by
Sarah E. Wilson against Herbert L..
Wilson.
Joseph Jackson was in from Blakes-
burg today and took one of those new
Tiger Riding Cultivators from e. A.
Rea Co. home with him.
Mrs. A. G. Charter, formerly a resi-
dent of this place but who has been re-
siding at Ottumwa for some time, has
returned to Creston. Her husband has
been here for the past week and has
prepared house on North Vine street
where they will make their home
Creston Gazette.
George Frank, who it is said shot
George MCGOWAN yesterday afternoon
near Des Moines, is brother of o. H.
Frank and Mrs.A.B. Catalina of South
Ottumwa. Word received in this city
states that the shooting was purely
accidental and that MCGOWAN is being
cared for in Mercy hospital in Des
Moines.
Lawrence Stevens, conductor run
ming out of this city, was caught by
switch and knocked from a box car
yesterday evening while switching at
Alton, and received injuries about the
back and side from which he will prob
ably be confined to his home for some
time. Mr.. Stevens was brought to OF.
tumwa last night from Alton on pas
senger train No. 2 and taken to his
home in the Janney addition in the
city ambulance, where he is today rest.
ing quite comfortably.
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OrnnanvilIe.

Ormanville, May 15.-Phillip Bridge
man is seriously ILL.,
Mrs. Peter Cohagen is i'll.
Mrs. Anna Kindall is i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. Fent Cassel and son
We're entertained Sunday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. Fletcher.
Moses Leonard has secured the SER
vices of Everett Sapp to assist him on
the farm
The rural mail route is established
in the west from Belknap, Ashgrove
and Blakesburg, as is also the tele-
phone line.
Rev. j. M. Bailey of Ottumwa will
fill the pulpit of the new Christian
church Sunday at p. m.
Charles and Harvey Overture are
victims of the measles.
Nat Howk visited his foster son Sat
urday at the Ottumwa hospital. He
says that Albert Gregg is no better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Davis and chill
dren We're guests of Mrs. Davis par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Howk Sun
day last.
G. M. Thomas, Samuel Higdon, Miss
Nora Cazad and Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
Randall We're Sunday afternoon call
ers at the Runnels home on Hickory
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Lewis and little
sons, William and Frank, and Marion
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
; NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS {
.SNOOOSS
Chequest.

Chequest, May 15.-Mr. Hull of
Douds, made a flying trip through Che
quest last Wednesday.
VIM. Ferguson and son, Neal, and
VIM. Stewart, of Leando, were bust
ness callers in Chequest one day last
week.
The Chequest farmers telephone
company put in their phones last week
and the line is giving the very best
of satisfaction thus far.
Mrs. D. Perry, of White Elm, passed
through Chequest last Friday to visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Elva Harry.
man.
|. A. e. Mccullough and family visited
Sunday with John Lewis near Leani1o
G. G. Rodger and family, of Selma,
Sundayed at the parental Harryman
home.
Mrs. John Lewis, of Leando, was a
caller here Friday afternoon.
Rev. Catlan preached at Providence
Sunday and Sunday night.
Mrs. F. A. Nelson, of Leando, was
the guest last week of her sister, Mrs.
Sam Webster, at this place.
Miss Erma Day, teacher at No. 2, Wis.
tied over Sunday at Blakesburg, re-
turning to her school duties Monday.
Word was received here last week,
over the telephone, of the death of
VIII Casey, at Eldon. He is a son of
jackson Casey, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Harryman at.
tended the birthday reception given In
honor of George C. Duffield's seventy
eighth birthday. at his home, near
Pittsburg, May 13.
Grover Shaffer went to Keosauuua
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. S.W. Roush visited friends near
Libertyville over Sunday.
Corn planting is well along within
this section.
Seth Rousch was at Keosauqua Sat.
urday.
White Elm.
White Elm, May 15.-John Sharr
returned Wednesday from Bonesteel
South Dakota, where he has been Wis
iting.
Miss Fife Vorhis spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home in Bloomfield
Clay Black and family were guests
at the home of S. B. Carroll Sunday
NAi0A y oPSiiI III II.
Miss Anna Duffield, county superin
tendent, visited the school here Fri
day and remained over night with hel
friend, Miss Berdena Carroll.
Miss May Hughes of Eldon is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. T. W. Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole Swift of Selma
visited at the parental Swain home
Sunday.
Miss Blanche Carroll and Dudley
Nicklin and Herbert Carroll attended
meeting at Eldon Sunday.
j. M. Carroll spent Sunday at Dar
Perry's.
Miss Effie Vorhis spent Friday even
ing with Miss Bird Carroll.
BrookviIIe.
Brookville, May 15.-Marie Lathers
and Bessie Walker returned yesterday
from weeks visit with friends al
Kahoka, Mo.
Mrs. Mae Yost gave party to quite
n nnn1 hpr nf 1itf1o hnue or,5 or;,I,. l,e,
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Village Creek.

Village Creek, May 15.-Noah Mil.
lard and Miss Verna Small were unit,
ed in marriage at the home of the bride
near Bidwell Sunday evening. Rev.
Hollowell, pastor at Russell Chapel, Of
ficiated.
Frank Smith and Bruce Grooms
spent Saturday night at the home of
l.. S. Gosney.
Rev. Skull assisted Rev. McAmpbell
in the dedicatorial sermon at Bethel
church Sunday. He also conducted a
meeting at Pleasant Home Sunday ev-
ening.
Elmer Ross is sojourning with his
brother, Bert Ross.
Miss Iona Haley and Miss Minnie
Smith spent Sunday with their friend,
Miss Fannie Jones.
Joseph Harlan took a business trip
to Blakesburg Monday.
Walter Schoeck was in Ottumwa on
business Tuesday.
Fred Grooms spent Sunday evening
near Munterville.
Ray Gosney was in Ottumwa Sun.
day.
Mrs. Joseph Harlan spent Sunday af
ternoon with Mrs. A. A. Beagle.
Fred Gruoms has purchased a new
buggy.
George Harlan spent Thursday night
with his friend, Lora beagle.
Adam Bell of Eddyyille spent Satur.
day night at tie joseph Harlan home
Much cora Is being planted in this
neighborhood.
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15c and this coupon will buy Brownie
Bib overalls, made of either blue dem
i'm or blue and white stripe heavy
drilling, two pair may be bought on
this coupon, but no more.
Good until June 1.
THE MODEL, j. 3. Sax.
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SOC and this coupon will buy Bib
overals, worth and selling nowhere
under 75c. They are called the top
notcher and you'll want more even at
75c.
Good until June 1.
THE MODEL, J. B. Sax.
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Teal Telephone Co. and is here now
looking after the interests Of that
firm.
Wednesday at 1915 p. m, occurred
the marriage of Miss Mabel Carson to
Orville Finney of Eldon, Rev. Barker
of Eldon officiating. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Car
son of this place and the groom is a
brother of Chas. Finney of Eldon. The
ceremony took place at the residence
of the brides parents and was a quiet
affair.
Bert Smith of Bonaparte was in
town on business Wednesday.
Mabel Ferris was in Keosauqua
Tuesday visiting with Mrs. ]. w. Har-
wood.
]. F. Hayden and wife of near Eldon
were in town Wednesday.
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ssc and this coupon will buy Mems
Work Shirts, made of the Famous
Southern Silks, cut SO inches long, dou-
BILE front, better than those retailed
for soc.
Good until June 1.
THE MODEL, J. B. Sax.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
[From Tuesdays DallyJ
It's in the Want Column.

Call and see the new cream sepa
rator at Keating's.
If you examine Tiger Riding Cul.
tivator you will buy it. Sold only by
p. A. Rea Co.
Ladies IS trimmed Leghorn hats,
$2.9S Friday and Saturday, at Empor.
ium, 126 East Main street.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Sheafe of Bur
lington, who have been visiting at the
home of DR.. Sheafes brother, DR.. E.
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The e. A. Rea Co.

are having a rushing trade on the
Tiger and Emmerson Riding Cultivat-
or-two car loads of Tiger imple-
ments including 100 Riding Cultivat-
ors, have been received and from the
way they are going out more will be
needed. That lever device for dodg-
ing does the business; it must be seen
to be appreciated
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II. You Have Not Seen

a Tiger Riding Cultivator please do
so before you buy and you will find
the best thing made and appreciate
our calling your attention to it. Z. A.
Rea & Co,
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CHANaINa AppREss.

Subscribers wishing their address changed
will please give the nanie of tile Post Office to
which tile paper has been sent as well as the
Post Office where they desire it to be
changed to.
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Butler

Butler, May 15.-Ralph Donnell and
G. w. Harkins Of Hedrick took dinner
at A. j. Burgess last Thursday.
Henry Robinson and wife were in
Ottumwa Friday.
Mrs. A. J. Burgess and Carrie were
in Hedrick last Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Newt and Mrs. M. Ben
nett were shopping in Cttumwa Fri
day.
Dan Troy AMI Fred Perduc of Rose
Hill spent Saturday night and Sunday
at A. j. Burgess.
Joe Watts of Dunkertol is visiting
relatives near Butler.
Mr.. Davis and family of Dah,onega
and Mr.. and Mrs. Shoemaker were
Sunday visitors at FRANK !4indsey,s.
Mr.. Davis and family of Dahlonega
and Mr.. and Mrs. Shoemaker were
Sunday visitors at Frank Lindsey's.
]. C. Kennel was in Wright one day
last week
Lille Palmer came in from HedricI
Saturday to spend her vacation al
home.
Henry CoffmanS was in ottumwa
Wednesday
]. r. Burgess, wife and children o.
Ottumwa, and Charley Goldsberry OF
Charlton, spent Sunday with theil
uncle, A. j. Burgess, and family.
Mrs. Bergman and Mrs. Clark called
at j. c. Watts Wednesday,
Mrs. Ellen Watts is quite poorly
with intlammatory rheumatism. DR.
Morgan of Fremont is the attending
physician.
Ross Whitmer is working for j. A
Sarvis.
Several of the pupils of No. 6 have
the measles.
Mrs. A. j. Burgess and daughter Car
RE went to Wright Monday for a few
days.
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BrookyilIe.

Brookville, May 15.-Marie Lashers
and Bessie Walker returned yesterday
from weeks visit with friends at
Kahoka, Mo.
Mrs. Mae Yost gave party to quite
a number of little boys and girls last
Saturday in honor of little Floyds
birthday. Refreshments were served
and the children had delightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Whitaker, of
Fairfield, visited here last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Snider are the
proud parents of a bouncing boy baby
Rev. John Caughlin preached FUN
day at 2 p. m. to a large and ap&e-
ciative audience.
Mother Snider is visiting her chill.
|dren in the country this week.
Ike Hupp and sons are painting
Thomas Laughlin's new house.
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Douds.

. Douds, May 15.-The news cores
pondence naming Mr.. Shelby as of the
Alley-Eddy Telephone Co., is an err
ror. Mr.. Shelby is connected with the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-12
LOSS OF OVER SI2,OOO,OOO
SENSATIONAL DECLINE In PRICE OF
CONSOLIDATED LAKE SUPERIOR.
Selling Value of Common stock Fell
from 1880 to 1925 and of Pre-
ferred from S0S to $50.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11.-Following a
sensational decline in the price of Consoli-
dated Lake Superior shares to-day a special
meeting of the directors of the company
was held tonight, lasting until midnight.
A brief statement was sent out from the
meeting room announcing that the steel
and iron business is in a prosperous con-
dition and denying the report that the COM
pany's steel rail mill had been closed. owing
to lack of orders. If the mill has been
shut down, the statement says, 1t Is be-
cause of the nondelivery of material.
The decline in Lake Superior shares to-
day caused loss of more than s12, ,000. 900
in the stock value of the company. The
capital stock is s1C0,OO0,000 The common
shares lost more than one-half of their
market value, selling from $3.50 to 1925.
while preferred dropped from seS to $50 a
loss of Is per cent. in five hours of trading
on the Stock Exchange.
The causes of the decline said to be
that lien was recently filed by a con-
tractor for 100000 as the result of dis
agreement over the settlement of ac-
count involving several millions; that
banks which have accepted the shares as
collateral for loans notified brokers to with
draw part OF them and TO substitute other
securities: that the steel rail mill, which
has a capacity of about 500 tons day,
has been closed and that an order was
received from Canada to sell large block
of stock, estimated at II om lO,OO0 to 1000
The company owns 1000 square miles of
ore and timber lands in Canada adjacent
to Lake Superior 1t also owns steel mills,
riety of properties which nave been rated
at high value.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. 80
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT
MIR. ROOSEVELT COMMENDED BY
CIVIL-SERVICE REFORMERs.
Annual Report of the Executive COun-
cfl-PrOfessiOnal Politicians
Condemned.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE twenty
second annual meeting of the National
Civil-seryice Reform League began here to-
day. The annual report of the executive
council, which was read at the afternoon
session, commends the policy of President
Roosevelt in making federal appointments
and calls attention to the persistent hos
tility of professional politicians in both the
great national parties to civil-service re-
form. The report in part is as follows:
President Roosevelt has done more for
the practical enforcement of the civil-serv-
ice law, the elevation of the moral tone of
the public service and the general advance
ment of improved methods of government
than ii has fallen to the lot of any other
President to do so soon after assuming
office Nevertheless, it is not surprising
that, in this respect, his course has been
subjected to a closer scrutiny than has
usually befalien a new administration; this
fact after all, constitutes but just tribute
to the merits of Mr.. Roosevelt's past serv-
ices to the cause of good government. AS a
result of this exacting attitude of public
opinion-in itself thoroughly wholesome
symptom of progress-the President and his
Official advisers have encountered some
President Roosevelt has been accused of
exhibiting too little regard for the salutary
restrictions of the civil-service rules by ex-
cepting from their operation without evil
dent necessity the certain number of minor
positions and individual appointments.
With very few exceptions the positions af-
fected are altogether unimportant.
More serious complaints against the
present administration have arisen from
certain appointments to Offices not en-
braced within the classified service. Under
the 'spoils system there has grown up
practice which permits the selection of
candidates for such offices by senators,
representatives or national committeeman
of the dominant party, reserving TO the
President little more than veto on their
choice.
president Roosevelt has indisputably
tried to mitigate the evils Inherent in this
system of selection.
1.-The council is obliged to record its re-
gret that the results of the great victory
for good government and pure politics in
New York city, on which the league con-
graduated the country at its last annual
meeting, have not as yet met all the hopes
of friends of civil-service reform
The special committee on civil-service
in dependencies also commeDds the Presi-
dent as follows: THE Presidents consist
ent following Of the principles of civil
service reform in the insular appointments
has done more than volumes of literature
for the real healthy, substantial esteem of
the merit system in our dependencies"
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House Bill Amended by the Senate
and Name of the Presidents
Commission Changed.
NO VOTE ON STATEHOOD BILL
WENT OVER UNTIL MONDAY
AGAINST PROTEST OF MIR. QUAY.
Taking of Testimony in the WagOner-
Butler COntested Election Case
Limited to Forty Days Time.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Senate,
late this afternoon. passed with several
amendments the bill fixing the compensa-
tion of the anthracite coal strike COM
mission. and it now goes to conference.
The sentiment OF the Senate was strongly
in favor of allowing the members of the
commission who are not in the civil
military service of the government a lump
sum for their service, and after considera-
BILE debate $4,000 was settled upon as the
proper amount, thus taking the matter out
of the hands of the President, as the bill
originally provided. Several other amend
ments to the bill were adopted fixing the
expenses of the commissioners and the
assistant recorders at so per day, instead
Of SIS, and leaving the question of the
amount of salary of the assistant record
ers and employees to the commission. The
name of the commission was changed to
Anthracite Coal Strike Arbitration"
An amendment offered by Mr.. Daniel, of
Virginia. intended to prohibit officers in the
civil or military branches of the govern
ment from serving on commissions or per-
forming duties other than called for by
law. provoked lengthy discussion, and in
response to the appeals of Mr.. Allison and
Mr.. Hoar finally was withdrawn.
At o'clock the statehood bill came UP,
and there was a brisk exchange between
Mr.. Quay, who favors the omnibus bill,
and senator's who opposed 1t, regarding it's
consideration. Mr.. Quay and Mr. Bate
said they were ready to vote. Mr.. Bev-
eridge, Mr.. Lodge, Mr.. Hale and others
protested against pressing the bill SO soon
after 1T was reported. and 1t went over
until Monday. Before this action was
taken Mr. Quay said: "If the Republicans
can lie to the people about the admission
of their Territories in their platform they
can lie about every other provision in the
platform The air was full of rumors about
how the bill was TO be defeated, not by
votes but by obstruction; that from day to
day the vote will be postponed until one by
one the votes for the omnibus bill are
picked off,
Mr.. Quay wanted it understood that
the bill would retain its place as the un-
finished business. The Pennsylvania SEN
ator has been particularly careful to see
that the parliamentary standing of the
brought from President Pro Tenn Frye
the emphatic statement "The bill re-
mains the unfinished business IL III is in
the power of the chair TO keep 1t there.
and the chair thinks il is.
A bill was passed allowing consuls gem
eral consuls and commercial agents who
are not allowed to trade, actual expense OF
also bill refunding certain tonnage taxes
on the steamers Santiago de Cuba Santi-
ago Cienfuegos and Olinda at the port of
New York
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But One Foreign Warship, the British
Cruiser IndefatigabIe, Now I'm
Laguayra Harbor.
CARACAS PRISONERS FREE
BRITONs AND GERMANS RELEASED
ON MINISTER BOwEN's DEMAND.
Praise for Our Representative-TwO
More Venezuelan Ships Captured
The Ossun q French Vessel.

LONDON, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from willemstad. Island of
Curacao dated Dec. IL. says: The Vene-
zuela authorities at Puerto Cabello are
fortifying that town. They have seized
and imprisoned the British and German
consuIs there. as well as other Britons and
Germans, and have taken possession Of
their property. The authorities also seized
British steamer which discharg
ang a cargo of coal at Puerto Cabello. This
vessel was unable to escape owing to
breakdown in her machinery. The Ameri-
can consul at Puerto Cabello attempted to
Intervene. but he was disregarded.'
The British consul at Puerto CabeiIc Is
r. holster The German consular repre-
sentative is P. Tiedo L. T. Ellsworth is
the American consul at that port
Up tc a late hour last night the foreign
news regarding the situation in Venezuela.
While there is no confirmation of the
rumors of fighting In Laguyara. the news
papers this morning are beginning to show
ketner appreciation of the serious pos
abilities involved by President Castro's con-
tinued defiance This feeling hardly will
be iessened by report that British
vessel has been seized at Puerto Cabello,
and Il Is shown in the eager demands upon
in, orlt ,af,f
documents explaining the grounds for its
action, so that the country be no longer
In doubt as TO what provocation the gov
eminent has received. Questions as to
how II will be possible to enforce the pay
snent of Great Britains demands upon
Venezuela without costly military opera
tions. and whether even the occupation of
the capital of that country would achieve
the desired result, are being asked.
While IL Is recognized that President
Castro has nothing to lose and that the
yenezuelsns are incensed at the sinking
of their ships and may set aside their inter-
nal dissensions and make stout resistance
hoping for some assistance from the United
States or France. much gratitude is ex-
pressed at Minister Bowens prompt in
tervention in behalf of the British and Ger
man residents Considerable alarm Is ex-
pressed at the possible fate of British sub
jects, not only in the coast towns but in
the interior of Venezuela. Through all
the editorial articles published this morn
ins there runs strong vein of hope, more
or less openly expressed. that the United
States will interfere in some way to secure
an adjustment of the difficulty acceptable
90 both sides, either by arbitration or
other means, and thus avoid hostilities.
Some newspapers even go so far as to ar
que that ii is the duty of the United
States to coerce Venezuela into satisfying
foreign claims.