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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-06-16
War Has Doubled Values.

Striking an average of the whole
Orange river colony land values have
doubled since the war.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-06-16
Cotton and Wood.

Cotton has the same composition
as wood.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
TALK OF NAVY
English commoners Oppose
Reduction of Naval
Appropriations.

London, May 14.-The question of
reduction of the naval armament came
up today in the house of commons.
During the discussion Of estimates the
speakers suggested that the govern
ment take the first step in proposing
reduction to other powers. Admir-
atty Secretary Arnold Forster pointed
out that all of the great powers are in
creasing their maritime preparations
and denied that the admiralty propos-
ais were in excess of the requirements
of the country and that the admiralty S
present duty was to give the nation a
guarantee against attack and more i'm
portant still against defeat by any COM
bination of powers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14

N. S. Ketchum of Marshalltown,
will not be a candidate for the nom-
ination for railroad commissioner at
the coming republican convention, ac-
cording to statement made to rep
resentative of the Courier today.
Mr.. Ketchum will be remembered
by the people of Ottumwa as candi-
date for the place against Mr.. Dawson
at the convention last year. He has
been mentioned by the press of the
state for the position this fall and not
withstanding this he today, while in
this city, announced his determination
not to enter the race this year.
Appreciates Support.
While Mr. Ketchum expressed the
greatest appreciation of the support
that has been accorded him and the
kindly mention that has been made of
his name in connection with the nom
nation, he declares that the republi-
can nomination this year should again
go to Col. Palmer, of Washington.
Is the Only Candidate.
Mr. Ketcham states that as far as he
has been apprised of the situation, Col.
Palmer is the only candidate in the
field this year. He feels that as the pre-
cedent was established for a third
term by giving the third nomination to
Mr.. Dawson, that Col. Palmer is equal
ly deserving and is entitled to the same
consideration as was given Mr.. Dawson
last year.
Is an Old Soldier
Mr.. Ketcham referred to the promi
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
Express Employees at Cincin-
natl Drink From Package
Sent From Memphis.
ONE VICTIM DIES
Mrs. Kate Noble Claims Mrs. Lizzie
Mccormick Sent Package on Ac-
count of Jealousy Over Edwin PelI
The Latter Woman Arrested.

Cincinnati, O., May 14.-William Da-
ly and Louis Burbank, two Adams EX-
press Co., employees who We're poisoned
last night along with three others by
drinking poisoned whiskey from bot
tie addressed to Mrs. Kate Noble OF
this city and which became broken be-
fore delivery are today in serious
condition.
Benjamin Ecker. another employe,
died last night. Two others are still
suffering from the effects of the poison
though their condition is not consider
ed serious. 1t is expected that they
will recover
Memphis Woman Arrested.
Upon telegraphic request made by
the acting chief OF police OF Cincinnati
the chief Of police at Memphis today
arrested MIS-. Lizzie Mccormick on
the charge OF murder.
Jealousy Alleged.
Mrs. Noble alleges that Mrs. Nc,
Cormick of Memphis, sent the poison
ed whiskey and says she is intensely
jealous of her( Mrs. Nobbe.) The
jealousy is said. to. be. occasioned oyer
Edwin Pell, of Memphis, Tenn. a
brother-in-law of Mrs Mobile. Mrs
Mccormick is Pell's housekeeper.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
is A GALA DAY
Roosevelt Dedicates Monu.
ment to Memory Of
Navy's Victory.

San Francisco, May 14.-President
Roosevelt this morning participated in
the dedication of the magnificent mon
ument erected in the commemoration
of the victory of the American navy at
Manila On the stand from which he
addressed the assembled multitudes
were the officers of the warships in
San Francisco bay and vicinity and
the officers of the cruizer Grafton, the
flagship of the British Pacific squad
ron. Roosevelt said that San Francisco
should glory in the commemoration OF
the navy's victory at Manila as it had
opened the Pacific ocean to American
commerce and more than any other
event had contributed to give the Unit
ed States a high place among the ma
val powers.
He dweit upon the necessity of pre-
pairing ships, armament and men FOL
the navy. Naval battles are fought in
advance and the Americans won at
Manila because they had made ready
to strike. He urged practical work al
sea, particularly in craftsmanship ant
said: Remember the shots that count
| in war are the ones that hit.
The President was then driven II
the United States transport docl
whence the party proceeded to Berke
ley to take part in the commencement
exrciss at the University of California
| Later President Roosevelt went tc
| Oakland where the citizSss, had al
ranged to give him cordial greeting
At 2:30 o'clock the President and hi.
party boarded the torpedo destroye
Paul Jones and proceeded to Vallej,
to lay the corner stone of the. Y. M.
A. auxiliary club house to be erected
for the benefit of the seamen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
LABOR THE IN
PORTANT QUESTION
Z X I ] R A !!
DEFEAT SOCIALISM AGAIN.
State Federation Of Labor Table Propo
sition by Vote of 1o2 to 81.

Davenport, May IA (speciaD-
Maria Purdy Peck, Dr. Jennie MEOW
en- and Mrs. T. o. Swiney OF Daven-
port, representing the states women's
clubs addressed the convention this
morning regarding child labor. They
presented resolutions providing for a
standing committee OF representatives
of the clubs and labor federations to
investigate the question and attempt
to secure legislation against it.
Socialism was again brought before
the convention and is still being dis
|cussed The resolution committee is
against giving part of the time OF
the meetings to the discussion Of eco
|nomic questions and the convention is
considering the matter this afternoon.
The delegates tabled the socialism
matter by vote of 102 to 81
W. H. Powell
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
PRICES HIGH
Scramble in New York Cotton
Continues.

New York. May 14.-Wild excite
ment and new high prices again mark
ed the opening of the cotton market
this morning. The first quotations
We're at an advance of from IL to IA
points on the active months, under the
continued scramble of the shorts to
fulfill their contracts. Gables reflect
ed a steadily advancing tendency. Aft
er the call here there was a tremen-
dous realizing, which carried prices
from 3 to points off from the best,
but the shorts continued covering with
unabated hunger and the markets still
showed great strength and nervous
ness.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14

.K!l.E!.TCAUM !l.!. not a THE RACE.
Ma1shalltoWn Man, In OttumWa Today
Says He is Not Candidate For
Railroad Commissioner.

nence of Col. Palmer as one of the old
soldiers of Iowa and added that he
bows to that more in refusing to be a
candidate this year than to the third
term precedent.
No Fight On.
In speaking of the prospects for the
convention Mr. Ketchum states that
there is no fight on this year and that
he believed the gathering in Des
Moines will be on the whole a harmo-
NOUS affair.
Future Candidacy.
In regard to his future candidacy
for the office of railroad commissioner
Mr. Ketchum stated his position in
answering the following questions.
Will you be a candidate next year?
Il cannot say definitely as to that. =
You certainly expect to be a candi
date in the near future do you not as
you have been SO prominently before
the people, large number of whom
feel that you arc peculiarly fitted for
the place and who will doubtless give
you their hearty support?
Yes | certainly do expect to be a
candidate some time and shall be
pleased to have the support OF my
friends at that time, but not this
year"
Left This Afternoon.
Mr. Ketchum, who was in Ottumwa
today on some business matters, left
this afternoon for the west on Bur
lington train No. 13.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
EXPECT HOT CAMPAIGN.
|. H. Severin Candidate Against c. A.
Wise for Representative.

Cedar Falls, May 14-fSpeciaD-L
H. SEVERN has announced himself as
a candidate for representative before
the republican county convention
which will be held at Waterloo on May
90. Mr.. SEVERN will oppose Hon. G.
A. Wise who is asking to be nominated
for third term as representative There
is a feeling in the county against es-
tablishing the precede,it for a third
term and those people Will throw their
strength to SEVERN. making one of the
hottest representative county fights in
the state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
President Holder Claims it is
Leading Issue in La
Dor Circles.
WANT L N S P e c, 7 0 RS
Has Been Brought Before State Fed
Grafton of Labor-Unionists VIII
Try to Evolve Some Plan for Pro.
eedure.

Davenport, May IA = Especial -
The question OF child labor, which was
considered today by the eleventh an
nual convention Of the Iowa State Fed
Grafton OF labor, is looked upon by the
trades unionists of the state as the
most important problem with which
they have to contend, viewed from
social standpoint. Thus it was char
acterized by President Arthur E. Hold.
er of the federation in an interview
granted today to the representative of
the Courier Mr. Holder, who is dep
uty state labor commissioner, is in a
position on account of his dual off,
cial position to know probably better
than any other one man in Iowa the
conditions that surround the children
of the state, and the fact that he is
doing all in his power to secure legis
lation to prohibit the indiscriminate
working of children who should be in
school is evidence that he considers
the status of affairs as one that needs
betterment
'We have no figures in the Office of
the bureau of labor Statistics said
Mr.. Holder, (which show the actual
number of children employed in the
various cities throughout the state,
and have been unable to gather these
figures with any degree of accuracy
on account of the small sum placed at
our disposal by the state for that pur.
pose.
Some Figures.
"However, we know enough about
these matters to realize that the con
ditions need improving. In 1900 there
We're $50 children employed in Iowa
in the manufacturing and mechanical
Industries alone. This does not include
those working in stores, rapid delivery
establishments, telegraph and tele
phone offices, which, all told, would
add 1000 more at the most conserva
tive estimate We know in addition
that prior to that time, during the ter
wears between 1890 and 1900 the mum
ber thus employed had increased by
seventy-six per cent in the manufac
turing and mechanical industries.
"These figures are truly enough te
show us that we have the child labol
question with lis and that it is not con
fined, as some think, to the Bourbon
states of the south and the state o
Pennsylvania.
I'VE of the bureau of labor statistic!
have considered the matter long ant
carefully, as have also the officials o
the State Federation of Labor. W.
think that it is better for us. rathe
than wait until the patient gets sicl
indeed, to start healing the ailment a
once An ounce of prevention il
worth pound of cure.
Unonists Take Up Question.
'And SO I have brought prominentl.
hafore the state federation this import
Continued on Page Al
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
Omaha Judge Issues Order
Restraining Business Men
of the City.
TERMS ARE DRASTIC
Keeps Business Men rom Holding
Meetings to conspire Against Unions
or Interfere with Their Workings
or Boycott Members.

Omaha, Neb., May 14.-Members of
the labor unions here have secured
sweeping injunction against the busi-
ness men, restraining them from boy
cotting the strikers, holding meetings
for the purpose of conspiring against
union labor or interfering with its
workings
Laborers, among whom many have
inveighed against the injunction, have
found that it is a weapon that can be
welded as effectively by employees as
by the employers On the presentation
/ of any employer of members of the
the order.
Summary of Injunction.
The summary of the injunction is
as follows:
| First-From in any manner threat
ening to injure the business or person
iof any employer or member of the
complainants' union or members of a
| labor union, or any person who may
employ or desire to employ such union
men, or from refusing to sell commodi-
i ties and supplies OF merchandise to
frcm discriminating against such per.
sons in the prices charged for any such
commodities.
mating against such persons in the
prices charged for any such commoQ
/ ties
Second--From threatening or intim
idating in any manner any person into
joining the said Business Mems asso.
citation or any organization to join la.
Dor unions.
/ Third--From threatening or intimi
dating any person who may have be
come a member of said association
or organization if he employs organiz
ed labor or recognizes labor unions
into discontinuing such employment
i Fourth-From imposing any fine:
upon its members or any person TO
violating any agreement not to emplo.
organized labor or to recognize la
Dor union.
4 Fifth-From receiving or paying OH
any money whatever in pursuance o
any agreement to break up labo
unions except attorneys in this action
Sixth--From paying or offering an.
money to officers or members o
!, unions directly or indirectly as brib
| to do or not to do any act in pursuance
of any agreement or any of said de
, PENDANTS against such unions.
Seventh-From importing or engag
ing agents or servants to import an
laborers into the city of Omaha o
: state of Nebraska in pursuance Of an
I existing plan to destroy labor organ
i cations or under any similar, or ney
t arrangement or plan.
Eighth-From bringing any other in
t suits or actions in pursuanc
d of any general plan of prosecutions t
t break up labor unions or of any ney
or similar plans connected directly o
O indirectly with any existing plans.
k The Injunction is the result of
= cross complaint filed as part of the sui
tlof the restaurant proprietors agains
/. the union. and the writ is made return
. able the same day, May % The eros
= complaint was directed against no
!. lonly the owners OF hotels and restaul
S ants, but against the persons VIII
# brought the injunction proceeding
o against the teamsters union in theft
). eral court which includes the propr
etors of all transfer companies and
number of wholesale houses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
MAY GET AN
INTERURBAN
Abba Citizens Consider Pro
position of Establish
ment of New Line.
COMMITTEE TO REPORT
Business Men Selected to Investigate
the Proposed Line viii Make Re-
port al Meeting TO Be Held Tonight
Will Issue Stock.

Abba, May 14-(Specian Abba
may have an interurban line establish
ed, it's waterworks, electric and gas
light plants under new management,
in the near future, if the plans consid-
cred at a meeting of the citizens last
evening at the court house are carried
out. 1t is proposed to establish an
interurban line to run between BuX-
ton, Hiteman, Hooking and Hilton.
M. E. Springer of Des Moines, was
present at the meeting last evening
representing company which propos
ed to take out stock in the new com
pany corresponding to the value of the
gas plant
$125,ooo Stock.
| 1t is proposed to organize the com
pany and issue $125,000 stock, the
concern to be managed by the people
residing in the county where the fran
| chiSe is granted.
Will Investigate.
A committee of the business men o1
| the city was appointed last evening tc
investigate the proposition and make
report at the session to be held this
evening
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
is WRECKED
B. & Q. Passenger Train Ditch
ed and Engineer Killed.

Columbus, Ohio, May A Balti
more & Ohio passenger train went
into ditch near Bioomburg this morn
ing, and Engineer May of Newark
was instantly killed The fremans
body is under the engine. A relief
train was sent from here at noon, and
it is. reported that many passengers
are injured. Spreading rails caused
the wreck.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
A TRAIN LOAD OF sHRINERs.
Governor Cummins and Two State Of.
ficers VIII Take the Decree.

Sioux City. May Especial. "A
special train of six coaches occupied
by Shriners carrying only Shriners, ar
rived from Des Moines today to confer
the degree. Among the visitors are
Governor Cumnins, Treasurer Gilbert
son and Secretary Martin. ~.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
WILL TRY FOR REeIMENTAL.
Webster City Band is After That
Honor Hard

Webster City. May 14.-The Web
ster City concert band is an applicant
for the position of regimental band
for the Fifty-sixth regiment. The mus
tering out of the Algona band has left
this position vacant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
IN MEMORY OF MARTYRS.

Memorial Arch at Oberin Dedicated to
Victims of Chinese Treachery.
Oberlin, Ohio, May IA memorial
arch erected to the memory of thir-
teen missionaries of the American
Board of Foreign Missions, who suf-
fered martyrdom in China in 1900,
was dedicated here today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
CHARGE FRAUD IN ELECTION.

Judge Instructs Grand Jury to PUNISH
Careless Officials.
Baltimore, Md, May 14.-The grand
jury has been ordered to investigate
the alleged frauds in the recent mayor.
atty election. In his charge the judge
instructed the jury to see that the elec-
tion officials through whose neglect
1.400 voters were disfranchised, are
punished.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
PAROLE LAW DEFECTIVE.

Judge Miller Renders a Decision to
That Effect at Anamosa.
Cedar Rapids, May 14.-( (Special)-
An Anamosa dispatch says that Judge
Miller decides that portion of the pa
role law pertaining to loss of good
time by returned convicts is mconsti-
tutional. Six prisoners are affected
by it, The case will be appealed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
FLoATER is FOUND.
Dead Body Taken From Des Moines
River at LeaiqI1.

RIVeT dt LeI1IgH.
Fort Dodge, May 14.-The body of
an unknown man has been found in the
Des Moines river not far from the lit
tie town of Lehigh. near Fort Dodge.
The body had been in the water for a
month or more and was unrecoglliz-
able There were no marks to furnish
any clue as to its identity. 1t is sur
missed that the body had been carried
down the stream from some point far
ther up the river.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
POISONED WHISKEY VICTIMS
ARE IN SERIOUS CONDITION
FIND SUICIDE IN A RoxcAR.
Body of Unidentified Man Discovered
at ST. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 14-The body
OF an unidentified man was found
hanging in a box car which arrived
here from Marshall, Ind. He was well
dressed, and his clothing bore a San
Francisco tailor's mark. His linen
was marked Is M" The man was
apparently 35 years old and had evi
IDENTIFY been of refined character.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
FAVOR CEDAR RAPIDS.
Railway Conductors to Keep Iowa City
as HEADQUARTERS.

Pittsburg, May 14.-Before adjourn
ing yesterday delegates to the conven-
ton of railway conductors almost
Unanimously favored continuing head
quarters at Cedar Rapids.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
PEACE IN NICARAGUA.

"a Steamer Loaded With ReVoIutionists
Mas Been Captured.
New Orleans, May 14-Solomon &,
Co., financial representatives of the
Nicaraguan government here. have re,
ceiyed the following cable from that
government: I'VE have captured the
steamer Victoria and all the revolu.
tionists. Peace reigns throughout the
republic"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
OLDEST MAN IN OHIO DEAD.

Peter Stansley Reaches Age of no.
Widow 1o6 Years Old.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio. May 14.-Pe-
ter Stansley is dead here at the age
OF 10 years after an illness of seven
weeks. He is survived by widow
106 wears old, to whom he had been
married eigthy-five years. He was
the Oldest man in Ohio
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
ExHuMEp TIE BODY.
Remains of Agatha Reichiin Exhumed
for or&Rc-exan,inatjon,

for determination.
Elyria,, Ohio May 14.-The remains
of Agatha Reichlin were exhumed at
the Catholic cemetery here today in
order to settle the question raised
whether she had been cholSed as well
as struck with a stone on. the head.
Discolorations were, found on the right
wrist and neck. at the conclusion oi
the examination Coroner French said
the marks found We're the same he
had seen at the post mortem.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
BOLD BANDITS HOLD UP
ANDKlLL AT WEST LIBERTY
FLEE IN NIGHT CLOTHES
FROM BURNING SLEEPER
Gas Explosion on New York Express Causes Panic
Among Passengers.

MAY "A. - THE OCCUPANTS OF
THE ATTACHED
EXPRESS
A ESCAPE
TRAIN STANDING THE STATION
EXPLOSION IN THE MOMENT THE CAR
WRAPPED IN FLAMES THE OCCUPANTS WHO BARELY EscAP
THE
TloN IN THEIR A PASSENGER A
BELONGING THEM. CAUSE OF THE
PLosIoN is UNKNOWN. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
j. R. LANE CATCHES THIEF.

FoTHIeT CoTI9TeSsHIdH ridS EXcTeI1Iy
& Chase Through Streets of Davenport.
Davenport, May 14.-After an ex-
citing chase that led him through
streets and alleys of the down town
district. j. r. Lane, formerly congress
man from the second district, succeed.
ed in catching a robber that he had
caught in the act of rifling the safe OF
Lane & Waterman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
THE JETr CASE is CONTINUED.

Marcum's Alleged Slayer Not to Be
Tried at Once.
Winchester, Ky, May IA con-
tinuance has been granted until June
in the case of Curtis Jett under arrest
here charged with the murder of At
torney ]. B. Marcum. Jett sought to
obtain his release on habeas corpus.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
"ELlJAH ii" SETTLES.
John Alexander Dowie Pays s1oo for
Use of Hall

Waterloo, May 14.-John Alexander
Dowie has settled his suit brought by
F. l.. Eikelburg, to recover $1OO due
for thesrent of hall used by the III
onites He threatened to carry it to
a higher court and then paid the bill
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
POLICE GUARD WORKERS.

Men Employed to Work on New York
Subway.
New York, May 14.-The subway
contractors began today to employ
every man who asked for work in the
subway in place of the strikers, who
yesterday refused to return to work.
In a short time a big force had been
employed The police guarded the
whole length OF the subway.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
One Acted as Guard.
Victim Was Young Man.

Arthur Meade. the victim of the
bandits bullet was a Young man about
% years Of age. He has been in the
jewery business at West Liberty and
was well known in the surrounding
vicinity