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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-13
TRIED FOR iNclTlNe RIOT.
Evansville Negro is Accused of Lead
inn Mob in Race Trouble.

Evansville, Ind, Oct. 9.-W. IA. Will
der, a negro, is on trial before Judge
l.. o. Rasch on the charge OF partici-
pating in the race riots in July last.
Several witnesses testified that Wild,
er was in a mob of negroes on the
night of July 5. was heavily armed
and was seen to fire several shots. He
was arrested month aen In Chicago
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-13
suFFRAalsTs ELECT OFFICERS.
Iowa Women Who Would Vote Name
Their Leaders.


Boone, Oct. 9.-(SpeciaD The Of
ficers elected yesterday by the Equal
Suffrage association are.
President-Mrs. Mary Coggeshall OF
Des Moines.
Vice president-Mrs. Clara Reynolds
of Panora.
Recording secretary Mrs. Wilcox,
Ida Grove.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. C.
Richey. of Des Moines.
Treasurer-Mrs. 7. ]. Skidmore. OF
Boone.
First auditor-Miss Daisy Deightor
of Shenandoah.
Second auditor--Mrs. Fannie Ander.
son of Oelwein.
National member-Mrs. Adelaide
Ballard OF Hull.
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GERMANY NOT ANGRY.
nies That Warlike Orders Have

Denies That WarIIke Orders Fave
Been Given Ships.
Berlin, Oct. 9.-Officials at the Ger
man foreign Office say there is not
the least foundation for the report
published in the United States recent
ly that all the German warships in
American waters have been ordered to
concentrate off the island of Jamaica
in view of the recent events at Ciudad
Bolivar, Venezuela. 1t is added that
no new cause for dissatisfaction with
the conduct of President Castro has
arisen.
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AMOUNT OF TAXES LEVI
IOWA FOR THIS YEAR FOR ALL
saS.a,,ess, PURPOSES. ,.,s
SCHOOLS GET s8,eoo,ooo
State Taxes Only $1,000 ,ooo-Munici,
pal Taxes Amount to $3,6oo,ooo--
County Taxes 4oo,ooo-Work of
Improving the Iowa State Capitol.

Des Moines. Oct 9.-Taxes amount
ing to $22,542,5 $50 were levied for col
lection in Iowa this year. This is for
all purposes of every kind. The
school taxes are about S9.000000 of
it. the municipal taxes $3,600,000, the
county taxes $6,400000, while special
taxes amount to $1,263,000 and the
states taxes are but $2.007,326 The
total increase in the whole state is
$1,942,5S6 over the collections of last
year. Figures from the biennial re-
port of the auditor of state, which is
now being prepared, show that in 1902,
a total of $20600,04413 was collected
and in 1903, the total amounts to $22,-
! 542,5S0.45.
The amounts levied for the different
funds during this year are as fol-
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OFF FOR HOME.

Sir Thomas Upton Starts for England
Today.
New York, Oct, 81 Sir Thomas Lip
ton sailed for England today on the
&teamer Cedric.
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MURDERED FOR MONEY.
Young Indiana Man Killed BY Tramps
At Minneapolis.

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- Minneapolis, Oct. o. Leonard !
c. Dare, young man living in
v Walkerton, indiana, was murder
ed on top of box car at North
q town junction last night. 1t is
. supposed that he was killed by
four tramps, who sought to rob
y him of 500 which he carried.
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wouLD.sE ASSASSIN uNcAUeHT
Vice Consul Magelssen's AssaiIant
EIudes Turkish Police.

Paris, Oct. 9.-In spite of the pres
ence of the American squadron off Bel.
rut and the energetic demands of Min.
lister Leishman. the Mussulman who
fired at American Vice Consul William
C. Magelssen has not yet been appre,
hended. 1t has been established by
Rear Admiral Cotton that the would,
be assassin had no personal feelings
against the vice consul. The assault
has been traced to the hostility of the
Mussulmans toward the Christians.
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BOY FoiLs EXPLOSION PLOT.

Mayors son finds Dynamite Arraneec
So AS TO Kill Six.
Springfield. Ohio. Oct. s. The Z.
year-old son of Mayor kinsley OF Ne
.vada. while playing about his fathers
store found two large sticks of dyna
mite with lighter corncob pipe at
tached to the fuse The discovery
saved at least six lives. Mayor Kins
ley has been conducting a vigorous
campaign against the saloon keepers
of the village.
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swlNDLEs BY PENSION GAME.
3. F. Batcheller, Who Claims to be
Federal Examiner. Arrastaa

T GUSI eT I-EaTITTTIcT, -HFTGSteI.
Peoria, H., Oct. 9-B. r. Batcheld
er, alias Quackenbush. is under arrest
charged with Initiating pension ey.
aminer for purposes of fraud. He is
accused of swindling William Reed OF
IGalesburg of $100 Batcheller was first
arrested by private Chicago detectiy
es, who shared his spoils, and later
was re-arrested by United States Mar
shal Tripp.
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EARTHQUAKE IN MISSOURI

Three Distinct Shocks Were Felt at
Nevada, Mo.
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s. Nevada, NO., Oct. s.-rhree dis .
tinct earthquake shocks were felt I"
here early today. The movement $
g was from west to east. No dam =
age resulted. .
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AMERICAS PREMIER CITY is
FLOODED AS RESULT OF BIG
RAINS, gl
HEAVY PRECIPITATION
Rainfall in, Twenyt-four Hours Totals
6.24 lnches-TroIIey and Railway
Lines Are Badly crippled-Patter
son. N. j., Fears Damage.

New York, Oct 9.-After rainfall
OF GA inches in the past twenty-four
hours, New York City and adjacent
country suffered early today from se-
we're floods. Many trolley lines and
railroads We're either crippled or de-
layed and in the city a conduit con-
tanning seventy telegraph wires is SO
flooded as to disable all wires.
The Bronx Flooded.
The heavy flood in the Bronx dam.
aged the packing houses of Schwartz
schild & Sulzberger, Swift & Co., and
Nelson Morris & Co. A portion of
the freight yards of the New York
Central is covered by twelve feet of
water. From all parts of this and
neighboring cities, reports are receivt
ed of flooded cellars and sewers and
impossible cutters.
Fridge Across Street.
At Fulton street passengers arriv-
ing on ferry boats from Brooklyn
waded through water up to their
knees until the dealers in Fulton Mar
ket used large boxes to build bridge
across the street.
Pedestrians Wade.
Nassau street between Wall and
Pine streets, was closed on account of
a washout in the middle of the street.
Pedestrians waded through a foot OF
water
Patterson Is Threatened.
Patterson, N. j., Oct 9.-Unless the
rain soon ceases there is danger of an
other destructive flood in this city.
The river district is again partly flood
ed and the river is still rising rapidly.
Heavy Rain in England.
| London, Oct. 9.-The heaviest rain
fall of the year causing enormous
damage in The north of England is re
ported today s
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Fridge Across Street.
Pedestrians Wade.

Nassau street between Wall and
Pine streets, was closed on account of
a washout in the middle of the street.
Pedestrians waded through foot of
watar
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REPUBLICAN, DATES
SENATOR j. P. DoLLIvER AT THE
GRAND OPERA HOUSE,
OCT. 1e. ,lT
i7alHa5E,
Women are Especially Invited to At.
tend-other Dates, Speakers and
Places of Meeting During Present
Campaign.

aMiEM XHl#Ss.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
DISCIPLE OF LoRENZ.
strniehtencd Woman's Bowlegs ana
Saved Her Husband.

strnichtencd Womnn's Bowlegs ana
saved Her Husband.
"For more than thirty years ! have
treato6 eases Of congenital dlslocation
Of the hip By the bloodless surgery
method somewhat after the style DR..
Loronz has adopted" said Professor
Henry Hermann Of Fort Erie, accord
ing 10 a Buffalo special to the New
Yorl, World.
an 1873 little girl was brought to
me afflicted with a dislocatlon Of this
sort. / examined the case very careful
" and succeeded in working the hip
into its socket BY the mere use Of my
hands. The child recovered the use Of
the limb. and when it grew up to young
womanhood not a single defect was no.
ticeablc
Several times Il year after that
treated similar cases and have always
met with the greatest success. | have
likewise met with success In the treat
ment of clubfeet, curvature Of the
spine. knock knees and bowlegs-i1
fact. it is only few months ago thai
by the mere use Of my hands | cured
bad case Of bowlegs in 4 woman
twenty-thrcc years Of age.
"The young woman came TO my plac'
one day about six months ago and sale
/ that she was about to be married, bu
that her intended husband did no
know that she was bowlegged. If h'
did, said She, 4 do not believe h
would marry me-
Il made an examination and foun'
one of the worst bowlcggcd cases
had ever seen, but In four months
time | had straightened the young We
| mans limbs so that about month ag
she was married. She declares that
saved her a husband, and at Christina
time she sent this pretty watch charr
for present" and the Lorenz Of Fol
Erie proudly exhibited a handsom
watch charm which now adorns u
waistcOat
Evening journal., 1903-02-27

spector Of gas, giving that body the
right to name the officer, to prescribe
his dntiee and to designate his salary.
It is really an enabling act, and should
it pass, Council would then have the re-
sponsibility Of perfecting the details.
This would put into the hands of
Council authority that might be used
wisely or unwisely. But we believe
that public sentiment is so strong that
only an honest and competent Official
will be named. He would have in his
hands a great deal of power that any
but a man Of sound integrity might
abuse.
We think that the public generally
favors the proposition Of this paper
that the new office, il the bin passes
should be merged with that of plumbing
inspector, and that one salary shoulC
be paid, rather than two. This woull
satisfy all, since we should be assured
Of the services OF an honest and capabl
man.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
TO RECORD INDIAN SPEECH
Yale Men, with Special Car. VIII
Tour &c West and South.

Yale Men, with Special Car. VIII
Tour &C West and South.
The department OF experimental psy-
chology at Yale soon viii begin the
study of the dialects of the United
States, the funds FOR the experiment
having been granted by the Carnegie
institute at Washington. rs announced
some time ago, says a New Haven spe-
clal TO the New York Times. TO carry
out this experiment. which is to be
known as the Yale phonetic survey, a
special railroad car will be chartered
and sent out to various places in the
western part Of the United States in
charge Of Yale men to COLLEGE gramo-
phone records of the rapidly disap-
pearng Indian dialects.
Southern and western modes ofspeecl
will also be studied and records taken
but the main object Of the trip will D'
to collect Indian speech. The car vii
start some time in the spring and vii
carry on its work during the COMING
| summer.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
LawIessness a Menaee 70 Labor.

From the Chicago News.
Edgar e. Clark, tine representative Of
organized labor on the anthracite coal
strike commission, delivered an address
in Boston Wednesday upholding union
labor and defending the use Of the
strike as a weapon with which to force
the acceptance of just demands when
all peaceable methods have failed. Il
S worthy Of note, however, that Mr..
Clark, like Mr Mitchell and many of
ahe strongest men in the union move
ment, is unsparing in his denunciation
Of strike violence and lawlessness. III
organized labor cannot work out its
salvation without resorting to unlawful
acts" he said, "its existence cannot be
defended
The emphasis which the ablest ant
most advanced labor leaders throughout
the country have laid upon this poin
is significant. 1t undoubtedly reflects
the, sentiment of the great mass o
union men, who have noted the peri
with which acts Of lawlessness menac
the labor cause. One Of the imDortan
lessons of the recent anthracite strilk
must be found in the fact that the evi
dence which proved most damaging t
the miners and did most to weake
their position as applicants for justic
was the proof of lawlessness in tn
mining districts.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
AN IMMORTAL EIGHT

The senatorial situation is tiresome
and perplexing. but no one can lose
interest in it until either there is an
election or the Legislature adjourns
Almost every day there is promise Of
clearing, only for the clouds to gather
again. The members of the G.eglsla-
ture have had enough advice, and many
OF them, Notwithstanding criticism.
kindly and unkindly, are earnestly try
ing to do their duty.
There are evidences that in few
days there may DE much light shed on
the situation-that the public may
know many things that have beer
dark-and that the exact attitude c
every member OF the Legislature Sc
far as the senatorial situation is con
cerned may be revealed. This may re
suit any day in the election Of a sena
tor or senators. or it may result in
deadlock to continue to the end of tn
session. cons1mmntion that Addick
is devoatly praying for.
It is only proper that the good peopl
OF Delaware should commend the stan
of the Regular Republicans. Theil
has been no bed Of roses. The peopl
have expected them to defeat Addick
and events have revealed that he ca
never be elected hy their votes. This
the supreme issue, and though we ma
have occasion to criticise their condu
in minor matters. which is Of
right and possibly our duty yet v
must not fail to note that against a
sorts Of pressure and temptatio
against abuse and misinterpretatio
they have tced the mark each day az
registered their vote against a sham
full surrender to Addicks. The sessi'
is not yet ended, but when it is ov
we expect to Hbe able to write t
names, not of an immortal sever
hut of an immortal eight
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
rnE NATIONAL GuARp BILL


The militia bill now before the Legis-
lature carrying an appropriation Of So
600 seems worthy of support Incompar-
ison with other States we have given
little support to the national guard, and
since Congress has provided for all
eauipments at the expense of the Ma
tlonal Government, the State should
do its part.
There has always been a sentiment
in this country against a large standing
army. and even with the recent in-
crease, considering our population and
interests, compared with the armies OF
other nations it is very small. But
along with this idea has been the other
that we must maintain an efficient
militia. Every President from Wash
irgton to Roosevelt, has urged greater
efficiency Of our reserve forces and it
was to encourage the States that Con-
Igress passed the act providing for the
NEST modern arms and the best equip
ment for State troops.
When the war with Spain began the
National Guard Of the several States
was in a deploable shape. There were
troops with antlquated guns, troops
with modern guns, troops with no arms
whatever Had our opponent been pre-
pared for war it would have taker
, many months to have gotten that vas
force in fighting trim. The trade of |
soldier must be learned The mel
! must be taught their duties. 1t is on
q Thing to have arms and another thin
to know how to use them. It is impera
u tive then, If we are to have nationa
q guard that it should be drilled an
: taught at least the rudiments of sol
diery, and to do this requires an ex
penditure of at least $4,000.
4 On an average, ten Eastern State
# appropriate sums that equal $4S pc
! man. Delaware is now paying les
q than ST. The bill, If passed, woul
q raise this to $22. Surely the man VIII
II is willing to enroll himself as a dc
n. ithuti VI luo otalt, Wuo 10 MiiilhS
le undergo the tedium of drills, to ODE
le his officers, and to stand ready to d'
fend the interests OF the State and N;
ton at any moment should receiN
some consideration. The State is aske
,e to spend for this training S22 annual
Sc and he receives no personal compensl
IN ton. We never know when Intern
IS. disorders will arise. and we never kno
Of when a war with a foreign country mg
er be precipitated It is to prepare (,
a. home defense and to take our part
ny the national defense that the militia b
n. is urged
Evening journal., 1903-02-27

Philadelphia now has a real knight
Mayor Ashbridge has received from
Emperor William by royal letters pat
ent the insignia OF the order Of tho red
eagle. II takes a little from It's dignity
when we learn that it is OF the third
class. Possibly that is the lowest class
on the market, but it is something to
be any old sort Of a knight. It must
be comforting to the Mayer to know
that he has earned it. Not by partici-
patton in ripper measures, but by an
act Of heroism- He rode for some mile!
in an open carriage with Prince Henry
Drawing the people whose franchises h
had given away. He has earned hi
lbauble
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
FRInAY. FEBRUARY -. 1908
WELnnoNE

The mistake made the other day in
defeating the voters assistant repeal
bill in the House was rectihed yester-
day in the reconsideration of the vote.
and the passage Of the measure. To ac-
complish this Representative Aspril
and Derrickson voted with their coll
leagues. The Evening JOURNAL took oc-
casion on the defeat of the Dill to se-
verely criticise those who were re-
sponsiIble for its failure to pass; 1t now
rejoices to- be able to commend the two
men who have taken steps to rectify
their error "A prejudiced man is not
apt to change his mind One who is
both prejudiced and stubborn cannot
be influenced. But it is TO the credit
OF the two gentlemen named that upon
"a fun consideration Of the matter they
decided that the cause of public de-
cency would be best served by needing
from their former position. and they
had the courage to change their minds
and their votes.
ANVM Ali| biiA bOtN w AUt DNHdltf thA
it will undoubtedly pass that body. The
Governor will get it finally. and upon
his decision depends the question as {
whether it will become law. We have
a right to expect his approval, since
this is almost purely a question o
morals. We have a right to presum
that any Governor in such casl
would stand between the people and
few scheming politicians who seek Z
retain most infamous law for parti
san advantage. We know already tha
aatheeSecretry OF State is opposed TO th
bilh and yesterday he did not hesitai
to 90 on the floor OF the House and el
deavcr. in an indecent way to conus
legislaion. But the Secretary of Etal
is not the Governor, and the Chief E'
eeutive shonld resent his impudence.
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
TO HUNT BLACK iBlsI
An Attempt win Be Made e
Specimens of This Rare Biz

An Attempt win Be Made e
Specimens of This nare Bii
At the request Of New York ta
mlsts who desire specimens for 4
ing, the isolated Harney Lake ct
OF eastern Oregon, said to be th'
place In the United States whe
black ibis can be found, viii be Sc
next spring for that rare bird, s
dispatch from Pendleton, Ore,
Philadelphia Press.
The eastern Oregon black ibis
Of the scarcest birds in North An
Just why the species should
chosen the inaccessible lake coun
Harney and Malheur counties
abiding place is apparent; no ra
touches Harney and few people
ever crossed its borders. The blaC
likes solitude.
These birds appear around the
in March and stay until the
May. They are then supposed
appear, as no one has ever seen
mems around the lake at any
time. No one knows where they
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
ASKED OFF TO Be
INAUGURATED NJ
Worked in Plumbing
Until the Hour for I
ing Oath of Office

Mayor George =. Sullivan OF
Conn, has started off well as Il u
city executive, says the New
Evening Journal. He carries a 1
orandum book, in which he jotsA
the Improvements that should be
and the first entry in it was msl
cause Of his technical knowledg-
plumber. He found that the
heating pipes In the basement
city hall are not covered with as
and declared that one-third of I'll,
was in consequence going to was
81 stand first OF Gll.n said the
"for good roads, clean streets
perfect system of sanitation. Th.
Waring in New York hit the nail
head good and hard when he
Keep the city's health good, a
citizens VIII come pretty near
care Of themselves I've got a
commissioner and a street comm
er who will fill the bill, and DE-
going to be kept clean.
''There VIII be no contracts Civ
hereafter. The work Is going
done by the city, preference gi
home talent. l propose to engai
street sweepers and keep then
day in and day out instead of 81
contract to man who swee
town once week with sweepi
chine. / believe In Warnings plar
the sweepers busy"
Mayor Sullivan is twenty-eigh
old ana has lived IN Derby all |
He las worked in nearly every
in the town. ana everybody know
He worked as usual Mt His tra
other day until time TO be inaug
when he asked to be let OF for
hours. What forT' asked the +
whom hc was working.
This is the day I'm going tc
dugurated mayor of the city,"
! replied Sullivan. laying down !
/, chisel and wlping the laIaph!ae
his serious. boyish face.
D Great Scott. Why didn't J
, so beforeg" said the othes.
+ Take the rest Of the day of, NJ
a orr"
Evening journal., 1903-02-27
Oh, Scion Tyre.
Ivnllrpnla Tyre.
EDITORIAL OPINION
Taxing Bachelors.


From the Chicago Tribune.
Every now and then the old cry tax
the bachelors" Is revived. Several Eu-
ropean writers are advocating it as a
sound principle of social science, I'm sew
eral legislatures in this country blllsl
have been introduced for this purpose,
the latest being In New York, where,
however. 1t is fair to say, the author OF
the bin proposes that both male and
female unmarried persons shall be
taxed. Several of the women reformers
also, some Of them spinsters OF more or
less advanced age, have been recon-
menaing the same treatmentof bachelor
without realizing to what extent they
themselves are responsible for the exist
enee OF bachelors. Add to all this the
recent strenuous utterances of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the jeremiads OF DR..
Shrady and President Eliot, and il is
evident that there is trouble in store for
lle bachelors.
1t is not surprising that the efforts TO
drive bachelors into marriage have
aroused feelings of resentment and q
stronger determination than ever TO
rally around their single statehood and
defend their latch-key privileges 1t is
said the clubs in New York are in some
thing like a panic over the bill, which
imposes a heavy fine and that bachelors
are organizing to defeat the measure
Much might be said upon both sides
: of the case. Undoubtedly the confirmed
= old bachelor does not contribute all he
should to social posterity and does moi
keep up ais he should with the socia
procession He may be an incubus ant
an incumbrance, But shall a bachelor
+ be driven into matrimony by main force
and The spinster be allowed to go fres
8 and even clamor fer the taxing of The
r bachelor? AS the cost of living haI
greatly increased, il is not remarkabl,
that the number of eligible candidates
4 for matrimony decreases. Marrying
o men are getting scarce, but if they 81
: easily evade their matrimonial duties
n is Il not clear that the duties are no
:. laid before them with all the persuas
$iveness of loves eloQuence, which fey
- men can resist? In a word are th
j. spinsters doing their duty? Are the
g not encouraging bachelons to live unit
d themselves? If so, ought they not to b
, taxed also? If they enjoy celibac.
why should not the bachelor be allowe
to enjoy it also?