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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
ST. JOHNS BURNS.
School Where ottumwa Boy Attends
Loses by Fire,

Syracuse, N. Y, April 9.-The main
building, gymnasium and chapel of St
Johns Military academy at Manlius
one of the best known military insti
tutions in the country, were destroyed
by fire at $3.50 p. m. yesterday.
Carroll Sax, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Sax of this city, is a stu.
dent of st. Johns academy, and wired
to his father this morning that all his
belongings were destroyed in the fire
although he was uninjured. Ed
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kEosAuoUA WOMAN DIES.
Mother of George F. Smith Passes to
the Great Beyond.

Keosauqua, April 9.-(Special)-
The funeral of Mrs. Smith, the mother
of George F. Smith, who at one time
conducted newspaper in Ottumwa.
was held this afternoon. Mrs. Smith
died Monday. Besides George F.
Smith she leaves Miss Emma Smith
and Mrs. w. E. Davis, of Keosauqua
to mourn her demise. There are also
other sons and daughters who do not
reside here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
sHAFrER IN POLITICS.
Willing to Take Republican Non,ina
ton in California

Los Angeles. Cal, April 9.-Major
General W. R. Shafter, U. S. A., retired,
is candidate for governor of Califor.
MIA and his name will be presented to
the republican state convention. Gen.
eral Shafter says he will accept the
republican nemipaticn il tenaavei him
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
HOUSE READY.
Will Be Able to Adjourn in Short
Order.

Des Moines, April 9.-(SpeciaD -
The house is within reaching distance
of the end of the calendar but the
senate will be unable to adjourn until
Friday.
The senate this morning passed the
omnibus appropriation bill without
change.
Balk on MoIesberry Bill.
The Molesberry bill will not be al
lowed to be presented in the house I'M
less assurance s|received that the
gc9arpoT will sign it,
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of Charleston.
The parade was
the most i'm.
portant Charles.
ton has ever
seen. Besides
the President
and distinguish.
ed visitors, Uni,
ted States ar.
tillerymen, ma
rines and jack
les, there were
soldiers fro m
various states
an Il ca d e t s
from tyun mill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
Delivers Address to People of
South Carolina at Charles
ton Exposition.
JENKINS GETS SWORD
The Forth and the South EXCHANGE
Courtesies and Good Feeling Marks
the Executives Vsiit-Refers to Un.
ion of Blue and Gray.

Charleston, April 9-This is "Presi
dents day" at the exposition. The
events of the day began with grand
procession through the principal streets
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
NEW FOREMAN.

VIdTK dnHer, OF WdrIon, axes Charge
of Milwaukee Roundhouse.
Clark Tanner, of Marion, has been
appointed roundhouse foreman for the
Milwaukee company at this point, and
will work under the direction of Mas.
ter Mechanic E. ]. Harris. Mr.. Tan.
ner, who commenced his new work to-
day, will move his family to this city
in a short time and will make his
home here in the future.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Matters Concerning Iowans at the Ma.
tionaI Capital.

Washington, April 9.-Postmasters
appointed: Diamond, Appanoose coun-
ty, VIM. Baker, vice w. E. Wales, re-
signed; Hiattsville, Appanoosa county,
E. D. Ketcham, vice J. A. Hinote, re-
risgned.
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EARNEST TO BE SHERIFF.
He Succeeds William A. Muenzenmey
err, Deceased,

Burlington, April 9.-As was pre-
dicted, the board of supervisors has
appointed Chas. e. Earnest to be sher-
if of Des Moines county, to succeed
William Muenzenmeyer deceased.
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EUsTIs is PROMOTED.
Made Passenger Traffic Manager o.
the Burlington.

2. s. Eustis, who has been general
passenger agent of the Burlington
lines in Illinois and Iowa since 1888,
has been appointed passenger traffic
manager, of the Chicago, Burlington &
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lOWANS DIE IN DEADLY
SAW MILL EXPLOSION
RAILROAD CHANGES.
ottumwa May Have Connection With
New Rock Island Trains.

NEW ROCK iSland Trans.
From present indications it is proba-
be that within the next two or three
weeks Ottumwa will have the advan-
tage of a direct connection with the
two new fast trains that are to be put
on the main line of that road next Sun
day. 1t is an assured fact that there
will be two new trains installed in the
service of the Rock Island road on the
main line next Sunday according to
announcements made from the general
offices of the road. In fact, there has
recently been new time card issued
for that system which provides several
changes in the running time Of the diff.
ferent trains on the road and gives
the schedule for the new trains.
Z New Train Service.
One of the most important changes
will be the addition of the fast daylight
train between Chicago and Kansas
City. 1t will be known as the California.
Mexico express and will be run
through to Ell Paso. On the west bound
trip it will be designated as No. 20 and
on the east bound trip will be known
as No. 80.
For Direct Connection at EIdon.
1t is probable, that according to the
schedules of these trains, they will
pass through Eldon about o'clock in
the afternoon. According to present
intimations received at the office in
this city there will be within the next
few weeks trains put on the Keokuk
and Des Moines branch which will con.
meet directly with these trains at Ell
don thus giving the people of Ottumwa
close and swift communication with
either the east or the west. AS yet
no arrangements have been made for
the installment of such a train but it
is learned from reliable sources that it
is being most carefully considered by
the officials of the road and it is ex-
pected that there will be some provi-
sion made in the near future for con-
ment established the people of Ottum-
this city and both Kansas City and
Chicago.
Equipment of Trains.
The new train for the Rock Island
will be equipped in the finest and most
up to date manner. 1t will consist of
standard and tourist sleepers, free re.
CllulLS CHAIR cars duu COACH WIN Qlu-
ming car for meals. This equipment
will be fitted in most elegant style
and will be run solid between Chicago
and Ell Paso.
By this service one will observe that
the time is only two days from Chica.
go to Ell Paso, three days to Los Ange-
les and four days to the City of Mexico,
thus making the Rock Island the short
est line between Chicago and FL Paso
by twelve hours and twenty minutes
and more than six hours quicker to
Los Angeles than any train carrying
all classes of equipment
West Bound Schedule.
The new Rock Island is scheduled to
leave Chicago at $40 o'clock in the
morning and the run will be made as
follows:
Leave Chicago $40 a. m.
Leave Joliet 9:10 a. M IL
paUa nauopnnrr N ~,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
CLASH WITH RUSSIANS.

Chinese Give Battle to Soldiers of the
Gar.
st. Petersburg, April 9.-The Rus.
sian military commander in Kwang.
Tung, territory of Manchuria, reports
that 600 Chunchuses attacked a Russi.
an post on the Liau river, the last
month. The Chinese were repulsed
with loss of twenty men killed. Two
Russians We're killed and five were
wounded.
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ASK NO ARBITRATION.

WUUIe'I WITS ErHPIUyeS urn DOWN
Good Offices Of Civic Federation.
Providence, R. l., April 9.-Strikers
from the American Wooden company's
mills at Olneyville have refused to deal
with a representative of the national
civic declarations arbitration commit.
tee.
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Leave Chicago $40 a. m.
Leave Joliet 9:10 a. M h
Leave Davenport 1890 p. m.
Leave Muscatine 1870 p. m.
Arrive Kansas City 1920 D. M
Leave Kansas City 10:45 p. m.
Leave Topeka 1850 a. m.
Leave Mcfarland a. m.
Leave Harrington $40 a. m.
Leave Mcpherson Sis a. m.
Leave Hutchinson 6:10 a. m.
Leave Bucklin $50 a. m.
Leave Liberal 12:43 p. m.
Leave Texhoma 2:47 D. m.
Leave Delhart 80 p m.
Leave Tucumcari S:O7 D. m.
Leave Santa Rosa 1915 p m.
Arrive Ell Paso 1880 a. m.
East Bound Time Card.
This train will leave Ell Paso at s
o'clock in the evening and on the ey.
ening of the second day at the same
hour will reach Chicago the run being
as follows
Leave Ell Paso D. m.
Leave Santa Rosa 1880 a. m.
Leave Tucumcari 9:27 a. m.
Leave Delhart 1855 p. m.
Leave Texhoma 2:47 p. m.
Leave Liberal, 4:48 p. m.
Leave Bucklin 1850 p. m.
Leave Hutchinson 11:2O p. m.
Leave Mcpherson 1913 a. m,
Leave Harrington. 2 a. M
Leave Mcfarland 1855 a. m.
Leave Topeka 4;55 a. m.
Arrive Kansas City 6:55 a. m.
Leave Kansas City 7:15 a. m.
T.aaUp Mnccofino d.6a -.
Leave Davenport 5:47 p. m.
Leave Joliet 9:10 p. m.
Arrive Chicago 8 p. m. ~;
Railroad Deals.
There is much speculation in rail-
road circles as to the meaning of the
large transactions and big advance in
Northwestern, Rock Island and Mil
waukee and st. Paul stocks.
While many are of the opinion that
it means a prospective deal in which
j. P. Morgan, the Moore brothers, w.
B. Leeds, and others are interested, no
one believes there will be a merger of
these. properties, and it is the opinion
that community of interest in them is
being planned. There are others who
think the advance is speculative in
character, and that the stock is being
advanced in measure for effect upon
the rest of the market.
People who are well posted in Rock
Island affairs place no credence in the
story of a merger of Rock Island and
Northwestern. While it is admitted
that w. B. Leeds is large stockhold-
err of Northwestern, and while it is
possible that the Moore brothers are
buying Northwestern as a good invest
ment, yet there appears little probable
ity that these interests are attempting
to gain control The present is not
considered a propitious time for the
formations of new large railroad mer-
gers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
DIAz MAY RESIGN.
Will Take Observation-Disclosures
Likely to Succeed Him.

GINefy 90 SuCEeeu FIIHI'
Monterey, Mexico. April 9.-It is
stated here on high official. govern
ment authority that President Porfirio
Dia will secure a vacation of six
months from congress and leave for
Europe about June 1. 1t. is further
stated that he will probably resign the
presidency about the end of the vaca-
ton period.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
VALE RHODES.

Body is Taken to Late Millionaire's
Farm for Interment.
Buluwayo, April 9.-After a brief,
simple service at Drill hall today the
coffin containing the remains of Cecil
Rhodes started for Rhodes farm in
the Matoppo hills. 1t was escorted for
some distance by long procession OF
mourners.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
NO OPPOSITION.
Henderson's Former Rival, o. 3. Court.
right Wthdraws From Race,

Waterloo, April 9.--In letter to the
republican voters of the third district
State Senator 0. B. COPYRIGHT has
withdrawn his candidacy against
Speaker Henderson for the republican
congressional nomination. The con.
vention will be held May to nominate
a Congressman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
IowAN SUICIDES.
Shoots HimseIf-Cause of Act Is I'm
known.

New Hampton, April &C. F. Rowe,
formerly OF Sumner, committed sui
eide at Bassett by shooting himself in
the forehead. No cause is known for
the act.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
BANK CASHIER SUICIDES.

0etS OePTesseu aHd axes HIS own
Life by Shooting.
Falls City, Neb., April ST. Godfir-
non, assistant cashier of the First Ma.
tional bank, committed suicide last
night by shooting. Dependency is
given as the motive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
CARPENTERS MAY STRIKE.
Executive Board of National Organize.
ton is in Session.

Philadelphia April 9.-The executive
board of the Brotherhood of Carpen-
tiers and Joiners of America are in SEES
sion here and it is said are arranging
for concerted move looking to an in
crease in wages and shorter working
day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-10
United States Government Has Issued
305 Retail and Sc Wholesale
Licenses Here.
This Makes One Liquor Dealer for Every 800
and a Fraction of inhabitants of
Hawaiian islands

disposition to see that the Federal laws
relating to internal revenue are properly
enforced and to punish infractions. Re-
ports show that Illicit distilling is rap
Idly decreasing in the islands" Two
criminal suits were begun in Hawaii
during the fiscal year affecting internal
revenue matters and one suit in rem,
which was decided in favor of the gov
ernment.
The number of gallons of spirits recti-
fed in Hawaii during the fiscal year
was 17,147.S; the total gauged was 81
1854 gallons. The production of fer
mented liquors in the islands was TO-
912 barrels, on which a tax was paid.
The claims from Hawaii for rebate of
tax on tobacco under the act of March
2, 1901, amounted to $5,610.35; the num-
Der of these claims being thirty-five.
OF these thirty-five claims were allow
ed to the amount of s., 54963. The num-
ber of factories making cigars during
the last calendar year in Hawaii was
four and they used 4,S76 pounds of to-
bacco in manufacturing cigars to the
number of 236, 425, which weighed more
than three pounds per 1000.
ERNEST G. WALKER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-10
MAKING
A GREAT
STATE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The major
ity of the Committee on Territories has
agreed to report bill for the admis-
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as one State under the mamie of Okla
hoTna. New Mexico and Arizona are
not in the bill
The bill authorizes the inhabitants of
the two Territories to adopt State
Constitution defining the status of the
Indians as follows:
Nothing contained in the said Con-
stitution shall be construed to limit or
impair the rights of person or property
pertaining to the Indians of said Ter
ritories so long as such rights shall re-
main unextinguished, or to limit or to
affect the authority of the Government
of the United States to make any law
or regulation respecting such Indians,
their lands, property or other rights
which it would have been competent to
make if this act had never passed"
Indians are made eligible to become
delegates to the Constitutional Conven-
ton. The Statehood Convention is to
Oklahoma Territory. Among the dec
State is one forever prohibiting polyg-
amous or plural marriages"
The new State is to be allowed four
Representatives in Congress until the
next census and also is to have two
United States Senators. The State is
to be divided into two judicial districts.
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FOSTER FAVORS
CHINESE LABOR

WASHINGTON, November 2S.- Sen
ator Foster of Washington, a member
of the Senatorial Commission that Wis
tied Hawaii in September, intimated to-
day that the committee would recon-
mend that Chinese laborers be admitted
to Hawaii in limited numbers for a
time in order to relieve the labor situa-
tion there.
Labor conditions are bad in Hawaii, !"
said Senator Foster. There is a great
scarcity of workmen on the Sugar plan
tations, and every industry in the ISL
ands feels the effects. Whites will not
work in the cane fields, and japanese
are very unsatisfactory. The expert
n:ent of importing Porto Ricans was a
failure. The people tell US that south
ern negroes would be equally as unsat-
isfactory, even if they could be prevail
ed upon TO go there. Chinese labor is
the only solution of the problem in the
opinion of the people of the Islands.
The committee has not completed its
report, and I cannot say definitely what
We shall recommend
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-10
CANNON WILL
BE SPEAKER

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Representa-
tive Dalzell of Pennsylvania has with
drawn from the contest for the Speak
ership OF the next House in favor of
Representative Cannon of Illinois, who
has been indorsed for that office by the
Pennsylvania delegation in the House.
This practically assures Mr.. Cannon S
unanimous election for Speaker in the
Republican caucus.
DalzelFs announcement and the sub
sequent action Of the delegates took
place at a dinner given by Senator. Pen
rose tonight at the new Willard Hotel,
at which were present Senator Quay
and the meTnbers-elect from Pennsyi-
vania in the House.
At a meeting of the New York dele
cation in the House today it was unan-
imously decided to support Representa-
tive Cannon for Speaker.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-10
Especial to the Advertiser.)


WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2S.-A
detailed report of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, just made public
contains figures relating to licenses in
Hawaii for the last fiscal year. The
number of rectiffers was four, of retail
liquor dealers, 395; of wholesale liquor
dealers, fifty-six. One dealer in leaf
tobacco paid a license and twelve deal
ers in manufactured tobacco. Three
men paid tax as manufacturers of
cigars in the islands and three paid the
brewers tax. There were twenty-five
dealers in malt liquors and sixteen
wholesalers in malt liquors. There were
two wholesale dealers in oleomargarine
Nine men in Hawaii paid the bankers
tax and forty-f1ve paid a tax for a bill
lizard table; eighteen a special tax as
brokers of stocks and bonds; six as
custom house brokers. One man paid
a tax as {. proprietor of circus; seven
as proprietors of concert halls and sew
en- as propfletorS OF exnlpltlonS not
otherwise provided for. This made the
total number of internal revenue special
tax payers in the islands COZ for the last
fiscal year
The amount of judgments recovered in
criminal cases, affecting internal rev.
enues was s1,25O and the amount. of
costs taxed was $271.S6. The commits
sioner's report states that violations of
the internal revenue laws in the Ha-
waiian islands have been looked after
closely The courts there have shown a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-10
oALrFoRN1a's WAR CLAIM.
The State Trying to Get Nearly Five
Millions From Congress.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. B. w. w.
Douglas, deputy state controller, has
started upon trip to Washington, d.
c.. where he viii institute proceedings
looking to the collection of s4,420, S91 SO,
due to the State of California by the
Urfted States government for rebel
lion war claims.
Numerous attempts have been made
to collect this claim, but although its
legality has always been acknowledged
the claim has not been paid.
Mr.. Douglas will bring the matter
personally to the attention of the audi
tor of the War Department and en-
deavor to give the claim status that
will demand legislation for its pay
ment.
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Especial to the Advertiger.1

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2S.-
Thanksgiving Day being over, states
men are coming rapidly to the capital
for the session of Congress which be-
gins next Monday. Most of those of
Hawaiian interest are already in town.
Senator Foster, of Washington state,
arrived a few days ago and has been
talking with Senators Mitchell and Bur
ton about the Hawaiian investigation
of last summer. Ex-Queen Liliuoka-
lani, mentioned in my last letter as on
the way from Chicago, is now at the
Ebbitt House where she is occupying
the same apartments as she had last
winter before she moved into private
residence. With her are Myra Hele-
luhe and John D. Aimoku.
Mr.. John T. McCrosson, who was
here all of last winter in behalf of the
Konala Ditch bill, has returned and
Joined his wife and daughter at the
Congressional hotel Neither Delegate
Wilcox nor Mr. Pratt have yet put in
an appearance, although it is under
stood here that both will come at an
early day.
QUEEN HAS NO CHANCE.
The word has gone round that the
Queens claim will be introduced be-
fore the present Congress at an early
day, It is a safe statement apparently
that nothing can be done to advance 1t
materially at this session of Congress,
Notwithstanding the employment OF the
services of a legislative expert to push
it along. Thus far the Interior De-
partment has not been conferred with
at all. whereas the usual routine is that
bills affecting the Territory of Hawaii
IN any fashion shall be referred to the
Interior Department and by the Secre-
tary of the Interior referred to Govern
or Dole for recommendation and report
1t is quite sure that that plan viii have
TO be followed regarding the Queens
claim. If so the bin can hardly be sent
out to Honolulu and get back here with
Governor Dole's recommendation in
time for any action at this session OF
Congress.
KOHALA DITCH BILL.
MIR. McCrcsson is ready to urge ac-
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DR.. Parker's Funeral.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-Thousands OF per-
sons of all classes marched in process
sion past the body OF DR.. Parker, the
late pastor OF the City Temple in that
edifice today, while long lines Of people
by the miserable weather
prevailing. awaited their turn outside.
According TO the wishes of the dead
no mourning was worn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-10
HAWAllANS GATHERING
FOR THE FIGHT IN CONGRESS

ton on the Ditch bill Immediately but
he recognizes that the report of the
Senatorial committee that visited Ha-
wall, must be awaited as the Senators
looked into that matter while on the
Islands. Just now the information is
that that report may be considerably
delayed.
REPORT ON HAWAII.
The annual report of the Secretary of
the Interior, Mr.. Hitchcock, includes
several printed pages on Hawaii He
reviews in brief the report presented by
Governor Dole and incorporates the
Governors recommendations as to leg
tslation. The Department has recently
been advised by formal notice of the
defaIcations of Hawaiian officials but
there is nothing to be done regarding
it at this end. The additional recon-
mendation of Governor Dole, inserted
was sent back to Honolulu for correc-
tion, is of interest in the light of this
defalcation. The last recommendation
by Governor Dole is:
That Section so of the act TO provide
a government for the Territory of Ha-
waii' be amended so that the Governor
may suspend any officer in regard to
the removal of whom the advice and
consent of the Senate is necessary, un-
til the next succeeding session of the
Senate, and may, except in case OF
the auditor, appoint a person to fill the
office in question pro tempore until the
matter of the removal of the suspended
officer is settled, or may remove any or
such officers. That the tenure of office
of Inspectors of Election be fixed at
two years instead of four, as now pro-
vided by the organic act, section 80, and
that the Governor be empowered to re-
move them from Office at his dis
cretion.'
COINAGE BILL
While there is almost no hope for get
ting much legislation through at
short session of Congress. the outlook
is regarded as bright for the coinage
bill, which has passed the Senate The
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Shaw, at
the request of Mr.. William Haywood,
viii forward TO Congress, soon after the
session begins, an earnest recommends
ton that the House deal with the sub
ject at this session. That will give
good foundation for asking speciaI
rule. if it be necessary. In the mean
time Mr.. Haywood viii seek TO have it
brought up on call Of committees.
ERNEST G. WALKER.