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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
SETTLEMENT REGARDING THE
FRIARs' LANDS MEETS
APPROVAL.
POPE Plus x Is ELATED
Governor Taft's Action in Buying the
Property viii be Approved by the
President and Secretary Root - An
nouncement Pleased Rome.

Washington, D. c., Dee. 1S,-Govern-
or Taft has informed the war depart
ment that an agreement has been
reached for the sale of the Friar lands,
there remaining only some small mat
ter of differences to be adjusted. The
main features of the agreement have
been outlined in the dispatches from
Manila. 1t is not doubted the Pres
ident and Secretary Root will approve
of Tafts arrangement particularly as
it appears the United States will not
be charged with any money required
to buy the Friar. lands.
Payment will be made by the bonds
either turned over directly to the
F'riars by the Philippine government
at the best price obtainable, the pro-
ceeds being given to the orders.
Vatican is EIated.
Rome, December 1S.-The announce
ment of the agreement between Gov
ernor Taft and the Friars was received
The pope seemed highly delighted and
exclaimed: Tt is the best Christmas
box 1 could have had
One of the highest personages OF
the Vatican court said to the Asso-
ciated Press:
The news from the Philippines has
produced feeling of general salts
faction, not only. among the ecclesia-
tics, but among all those who have
interested themselves in the settle
| ment of the most serious and diff
ficult question. The fact that an
agreement has been reached is, con-
sidered a new demonstration of the
loyal and lofty manner with which
the Washington government deals with
affairs respecting the rights of the
Catholic church,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
TO STAND PAT
COLOMBIA WILL If NECESSARY
DECLARE WAR ON UNITED
STATES.

Paris. Dec. is. The United Co
lombian committee here gave out a
statement today saying that Colombia
would first seek through commission
to induce the United States to recog-
nize Colombia's rights under the trea.
ty of 1876; second, if the commission
fails. Colombia will ask for submission
of the question to The Hague arbi.
tration court; third, if its submission
to The Hague court is refused, Colon.
bia will go to war and rely on the Lat.
in republic to come to her aid.
Moody Not Anxious.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-At the CON
clusions Of today's cabinet meeting
Secretary Moody, who is keeping in
close touch with the naval force along
the isthmus, said that the official ad-
vices from Panama corresponded in
the salient features with the news
dispatches from the isthmus. The as
surance is given that there have been
no important developments to arouse
concern.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
MAY run AGAIN
COLONEL HENDERSON SPOKEN
OF FOR THIRD DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE.

Dubuque, Dec. 1S.-It is understood
that an effort will be made by the
republican leaders of the Third dis.
trict to haye Colonel Henderson run
for congress two years hence. The
colonel says it is his purpose to come
to Dubuque to reside perm anently in
the near future, and his intimate
friends here interpret this to mean
that he can be induced to represent the
district in congress again
He denies the gossip relative to his
United States senatorial aspirations, to
succeed William B. Allison.
There is not the least doubt of the
nomination and election of Colonel
Henderson should he again aspire to
congressional honors, as the feeling
that was engendered against him has
subsided.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
YANKEE INVENTORS
MEET WITH SUCCESS

NORFOLK VA DEC. 49, - SUCCESSFUL
ING MACHINE YEsTE NEAR KITTY HAWK NJ C.,
WILBUR AND oRvlLLE WRIGHT DAYTON MA
CHINE THREE MILES THE BLOW
ING AT REGISTERED VELOCITY OF TWENTYoNE MILES PER
HOUR, THEN GRACEFULLY DEscENDED THE EARTH AT
SELECTED BY MAN IN NAveAToRs CAR AS A
ENGINE.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
DRIVERS QUIT
CHICAGO LIVERY STABLES ARE
TIED UP BY A
STRIKE.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Sixteen hundred
livery drivers, backed by every team
sters' union in Chicago struck today
and nearly 400 livery stables are COM
pletely tied up.
Want More Money.
The drivers demand an increase Of
So per week.
Pickets Prevent Funeral.
The first trouble occurred when an
attempt was made to conduct funeral
at West Eighteenth and Airport streets
The undertaken secured enough con-
veyances to take the body and the
mourners to the church, but while the
services were in progress pickets com.
PEELED the drivers of the hearse and
carriages to desert under threats of
violence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
OLD RESIDENT DIES.
George Meredith Of Bonaparte Passed
AMax XastardaM

y
Bonaparte. Dec. 49, (SpeciaL)-Geo
W.. Meredith, aged 65 years, died at
his home in this city yesterday after
noon after an extended illness. The
funeral services will be held from the
Methodist Episcopal church in this
city Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and
interment will take place in the Ben
tonsport cemetery.
An Old Resident.
Mr., Meredith was an old resident OF
Bonaparte, and was we'll known
throughout Van Buren county. He
was a veteran Of the civil war. hav-
ing served in Company I. Nineteenth
Iowa infantry. He was member OF
the first city council Of Bonaparte, be-
ing elected to that Office in January
1899. and serving one term.
Mr.. Meredith is survived by his wife
two brothers and other relatives and
hosts of friends all over Van Burer
county mourn his death.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
A FATAL FIRE
YOUNG WOMAN in LOUIS PER.
lsHEs IN FLAMEs-PANlc IN
DAYTON.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 18.-Fire today
partially destroyed tenement house
in North Twenty-third street. Miss
Esther st. Clair was burned death.
Miss Ray Belmont was seriously in
jured by jumping from third story
window.
Society Woman Injured.
Mrs. H. S. McKay-Wilson whose res
idence is in the heart Of the fashion
able section of the city was painfully
and dangerously bruised about the
face and hands yesterday while trying
to rescue her servant, Annie Crete,
who died in terrible agony from the
effect of the fire that ignited her cloth
ing. At the risk Of her life Mrs. Will.
son tried to put out the flames which
fearfully burned the girl while she
was tending the furnace.
Smoke Causes Panic.
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 1910 escape
death from probable suffocation twelve
girls leaped from the fifth story win
dogs of the Candy building today, land
ing on the roof of a one-story building
below. At least half were caught in
the arms of DIR. Lambert, who, by
breaking the force of their fall saved
probably their lives. The fire was
an Insignificant affair and smoke was
the cause of the panic among the girls.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
CUBAN
TREATY PROCLAMATION

Washington, Dec. 1s-The formal
proclamation of the President an
nouncing the final confirmation of the
reciprocity with Cuba has been issued.
1t sets forth in detail the negotiations,
the final signing by the plenipotentia-
ries, it's reference to the senate and
the confirmation by the latter body ,and
adds:
And whereas, satisfactory evidence
has been received that the republic OF
Cuba has made provision to give full
effect to the articles of the said con
yention;
Now, be is known that I, Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, in conformity with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
a public inv
asmuch as I
understand
frauds are
ON inuacfi
alton was not wise in
% government authorities
roughly just how land
g lg, conducted and such
= IN would simply he in


understand s roughly just how land
frauds are g lg conducted and such
an investi = IN would simply be in
the nature - seeking robbers with
electric lights and brass bands. The
public land frauds as carried on today
are exceedingly hard to get at and
convict the guilty parties. When a
person enters a piece of land he is of
course required to swear that he ex-
poets to use the ground for home
stead purposes and purposes to live on
it and cultivate it. The first thing
the government knows, some corpor-
alton or some big cattle ranch has
bought up hundreds of such entries
ernment.
In many cases the settler has been
perfectly honest when he made his
oath. He may have intended to live
on the land but later on something
happened in his affairs which made
him desire to live elsewhere or some
unexpected event may have made il
absolutely necessary for him to sell
out. Naturally. he would sell to the
highest bidder and the syndicate usu
ally was the highest bidder and had
cash in hand for the deal. In other
cases of course. the settler perjures
himself having been approached by
the land company before hand probab
ly with an offer for his land at con
siderable advance over what he pays
the government
1t is intimated in Major Lacey's
committee that one of the remedies
for this system of defrauding may be
an increase in the price of land to set
tiers. The government now gets SIP;
and acre and often the land is worth
much more than that. 1t is argued
that the government should charge
what the land is worth and then the
settler would not be subjected to the
temptation of being offered a hand
some profit on his land from some com
pany that is trying to acquire large
area for speculative or other purposes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19

the said act of congress, do hereby de-
clare and proclaim the said convention
as amended by the senate of the Uni
ted States, to be in effect on the tenth
day from the date of this, my procla-
nation.
Wherefore have caused the said
convention, as amended by the senate
OF the United States. to be made public
to the end that the same and every
clause thereof, as amended, may be
observed and fulfilled with god faith
by the United States and the citizens
thereof.
I'm testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
OF the United States Of America to be
. affixed"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
CAN'T READ RECORD.

Senators Pass Resolution Asking for
Larger Type.
Washington, D. c.. Dec. 1s. = The
senate today passed a resolution of.
fered by Hoar instructing the commit
tee on printing to ascertain whether
it is not possible to have the congress.
sional record printed in better type
than at present. The reading of the
resolution brought out the fact that
the senators find it difficult to read the
record.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
FIX PRICE ON STEEL PLATE.
Representatives Of Big Steel Plate
Pool Hold Meeting.

New York, Dec. S.-Representatives
of the steel plate pool were in session
here yesterday and affirmed the pres
ent price, namely SLIGO per 100 pounds
at Pittsburg.
At the close of the meeting the rep
resentative of one of the big concerns
in the pool said that in the opinion of
the members of the association the
schedule of prices would be maintained
throughout the year 1904
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
PRINCESS ILLNESS DENIED.

Sister of Emperor William Declared to
Be in Good Health.
Berlin, Dec. 1S.-The report from
Paris that Princess Charlotte, of Sake
Meiningen, a sister of Emperor Will
liam, is suffering from cancer, is Off
cially defined as nonsense" The prin-
cess is not ill, it is stated with author
ity
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
ASSESSMENT is LEGAL.

Judge Gray UphoIds DecisIon m Big
Asphalt Case.
Philadelphia. Dec. 1S.-Judge Gray,
in the federal court Of appeals to-
day, handed down an opinion sustain
ing Judge Kirkpatrick of the United
States district court of New Jersey in
the case of Harry Spinks and other
stockholders who appealed against the
payment of the assessment claimed
by Receiver Tutnull, of the Asphalt
company of 'lerica. Kirkpatrick de-
cided the assessment was legal
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
PAY FOR FRAUDS.
Nilsson and Herbst Must Serve Eigh.
teen Months and Pay Fines.

Chicago. Dec. 1S.-Judge Humphrey,
in the federal court today sentenced
julius M. Nilsson and Arthur j. Herbst
to the penitentiary for eighteen
months and imposed fines Of $500. BY
representing themselves as the West
ern Supply Co. the two men it is
charged used the mails to defraud rep
utable business houses in all parts of
the United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
WHEAT YIELD GROWS.

New South Wales Has 1s,5oo,ooo Bush.
els for Export.
Sydney, N. s. W.. Dec. 1s.- The Of
fetal estimate of the wheat yield of
New South Wales is 2S,570,00O bush
els, an increase Of 12,5O0,O00 bushels
as compared with the record for the
year 1901. About 1S,500,000 bushels
are available for export.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
OPIUM SMOKERS RESISTED.

Fought Firemen Who Endeavored to
Save Their Lives.
Portland. Ore, Dec 1s.-In a fire in
the Chinese district that caused $780,
600 damage, three Chinese lost their
lives yesterday. Several Chinese
opium smokers fought the firemen who
were endeavoring to rescue them, not
realizing their intent. The firemen car
ried fifty inmates from the building.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
ALEXANDER is WARY.
Witness in shipbuiIdins Case Parries
Attorneys Questions.

New York, Dec. 1S.-In the hearing
of the United States Shipbuilding Co.
receiyership case today Charles B.
Alexander, the official examiner, was
the first witness. He told at length of
the connection of his firm and himself
with the early attempts to form the
shipbuilding concern but parted sue
cessfully most of Untermyer's attempts
to obtain any important or sensational
testimony about the final attempt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
TO GUARD FOREST RESERVES.
Representative Lacey of Iowa Intro
duces a Bill in the House.

washington, Dec. 1S.-Representa-
tive Lacey Of Iowa yesterday introduce
ed a bill for the protection of wild ami
mails, birds and fish in the forest re-
authorizes the President to select and
designate certain sections of such re-
serves as breeding" places for game,
and prohibits hunting thereon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
BANDIT TRIALS BEFORE DEC. 25.
Judge kersten Probably Will Hear
Cases With Roeski First.

Chicago Dec. 1S.-The car barn ban
dts probably will be placed on trial
before Christmas, and the first case
will be that of Emil Roeski. who has
pleaded not guilty tor the murder of
Otto Bauder in North Side saloon.
This announcement yesterday was
made in the states attorneys office.
Judge Kersten probably will try the
cases.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
PUEBLO GIRLS BAR coRsErs.
Movement the Direct Result of Inter
est in Athletics,

Pueblo, Colo, Dec. 1S.-An anti-cor-
set movement has reached the two
high schools and an anti-corset club
composed of the daughters of several
prominent families and several young
women whose names grace most func-
tions of the social season, is being or
ganized. The movement is the direct
outgrowth of the interest manifested
in athletics by the young women of
the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
NEW TIME CARD.
New Rock island Schedule in Effect
Sunday December 20.

DSOCIrIpST ~
1t is understood that new Rock
Island time card is to become effectiye
on Sunday December 20. Just what
changes are to be made is not known
by the local officials 1t is thought
that the north bound Rock Island
which leaves the Union depot in the
morning at o'clock will leave at
7:45 instead. Some minor changes are
also said to have been made in the
freight service.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
EYE NOT AFFECTED.

Emperor Williams Throat AiImeni
Does Not Spoil Shooting.
Berlin, Dec. 18.-Emperor William
shot nine stays and three wild boars
at Goehrde today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
WAS wEBsTER's STUDENT.
Judge J. w. kingman Of Cedar Falls
Dies At Advanced Age.

Cedar Falls. Dec. 18. = (SpeciaD -
Judge J. w. Kingman, an old resident
of Cedar Falls died last night at his
home aged SO years. He was associ-
ate judge Of Wyoming under Presi-
dent Grant and veteran of the civil
war. He was related to the Webster
family and studied law in Daniel Web
ster's Office. The remains will be
shipped to Dover, N. H, for interment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
EVANS is ORDERED BACK.
Asiatic Squadron Must Return to tn.
Philippines After Christmas.

Honolulu, Dec. 1S.-Rear Admiral
Evans has received orders to have
the Asiatic squadron which has ar
rived here. in readiness to sail for
Cavite after Christmas. Coaling has
begun.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
THE WEATHER

1owa-Rain or snow tonight and Sat
urday Warmer tonight and in the east
portion Saturday. Colder in the west
portion Saturday.
Illinois-Rain or snow in north por-
ton. Rain in south portion tonight
and Saturday. Rising temperature.
Local Weather.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19

Thursday p. nl.. ..22
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
RAILWAY COMPANIES HAVE Ex
PERlENcED A MOST PROSPER
GUS YEAR.
EFFECT OF ELKINS' LAW
Seventeenth Annual Report of the In.
terstate Commerce Commission
Transmitted to Congress Today-Re-
views Conditions.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1S.-In the
seventeenth annual report of the in
terstate commerce commission, which
was today transmitted to congress the
preliminary income account for the
year ending June 80, 1903, shows rail
way returns for 201, ,457 miles of line
which is approximately ss per cent of
the entire mileage in the United
States. Gross earnings for that year
amounted to s1,S90, 0,15O,679 or s9,SS2
per mile. Operating expenses aggre.
gated $1,24s, ,520,4S3 or $6,197 per mile,
leaving net earnings of $641,6S0, 1876
or $3,1S5 per mile. Fifty-three million
dollars in taxes are not included in
this statement of operating expenses
Compared with the previous year the
net earnings are greater by some thir
ty-four millions and stock dividends
are greater by nearly ten millions. In
1897 the gross earnings averaged only
$6,122 and operating expenses $4,10e
per mile of line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
THAwED DYNAMITE; FOUR DEAD
Italians Killed and Others Perhaps Fa.
tally Injured in ExpIosion.

Dubois, Pa, Dec. 1s.-Four Italians
We're killed and two probably fatally
injured at Cramer by an explosion of
dynamite they We're attempting to
thaw.
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Continued on Page 8. Fourth col.)
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the Erie road as
! dent Of the Bur-
succeeding How
/, recently became
. Northern Pacific.
Z Z y = = = y ! = .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-19
WILLARD SUCCEEDS ELLIOTT.
Former Erie Road, Official Comes {,
the Burlington.

SEES SIS **s*s **s**s
New York. Dec. 18.-The diree-
tors of the Chicago, Burlington
. and Quincy railroad today elected
The Republican journal., 1903-11-26
CAPTAIN JOHN G. CROWLEY.

Captain Crowley was born i'll Ply
mouth Mass. and until recently hailed
from Taunton, Mass. He is A. years
old. but looks much younger, for the
sea has not aged him. At ten years Of
age he went as cook in the schooner
Caroline Cornelia of Somerset. Mass,
and has followed the sea ever since.
The first vessel of which he was master
was the schooner Florence Dean, of
about 800 tons. The first vessel built
for him was the schooner Henry S. Gull
yer. at Alexandria, Va. of about 80
tons. and his first big vessel was the
four master Mount Hope, $50 tons,
built at Camden Me-, in 1887. Other
big schooners built for Capt. Crowley
have been the Sycamore. at kenne-
bunk. Me-. the J. c. StraWbrldge, /. 400
tons: Van Aliens Boughton, 1000 tons:
T. Charlton Henry, 1000 tons: George
w. Wells, 5000 tons: VIM. /. Douglas
5000 tons and the mammoth seven
master Thomas w. Lawson. About a
year ago Captain Crowley turned his
vessel property into a stock corporation
known as the Coastwise Transportation
Co., with headquarters in the Board OF
Trade Building, Boston, Mass. 1t may
be we'll to state that all the larger
wooden schooners built for Captain
Crowley were constructed by. H. NJ.
Bean of Camden, Maine, including the
six-master George W. Wells: Captain
Arthur Crowley. a younger brother of
the man who conceived the idea of con-
structing the pioneer steel schooner, is
only 33 years Of age, but, like his broth
er, he is a thorough sailor and navi-
gator, having been at sea since early
boyhood. Tie name of Crowley has be
come famous, both on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, as result of the daring
enterprise of Captain J. G. Crowley III
having had the courage to construct a
fore and aft rugged vessel with cargo
capacity of 5000 tons.-American Ship
builder
The Republican journal., 1903-11-26
GALVESTON'S SEA WALL.

One-third of Galveston's three miles
of sea wall is completed. Construction
began on October p, 1902 1t is expect
ed the entire wall will be finished with
in the next eighteen months.
After the people of Galveston shook
off the horror of the calamity of Sep
TENDER s, 1900, they set about to find
means to prevent its repetition. They
do not expect another tidal wave, but
thev seek to be prepared for one. Public
meetings we're held and bonds voted for
a sea wall three miles long and seven
teen feet high, which is thirteen feet
above mean tide water and one and
three-tenths feet above the highest
noint reached by the water that destroy
ed the CITY in 1900. The plans provide
for a wall sixteen feet wide at the bot
tom and five feet wide on top, with a
curved face at the bottom merging into
a vertical face near the top.
The wall proper is made of granite
concrete. on base of piles. These