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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-07-30
Negro Wanted at Pennington Evades
His Pursuers.

Pennington, July 2S.-The negro
named Carter, who assaulted Ger
trude Hess, of Kahoka. on Saturday
evening, is still at large this after
noon, though several angry and deter
mined mobs of farmers, both Iowans
anu Missourians, are securing the
countryside with the avowed inten-
ton of running the wretch to earth
and lynching him at once. The whole
community is aroused and if Carter is
captured, as it is almost sure he will
be, he will meet a swift and sure
death.
Description of Carter.
The negro is well known around
Kahoka, where he has been for some
time. His name is Charles Carter,
and he is half Italian and half negro.
He is described as having red hair,
a light mulatto color, with freckles
and weighing about 140 pounds. This
morning a mob surrounded and cap
tired a negro who answered in a way
the description, and preparations
were almost finished to lynch him. be.
fore the more conservative men pre-
vailed upon the radical element to
listen to the poor wretch's denial,
when he proved to his captors that he
is innocent of the charge and is not
Carter. This only served to sharpen
the desire of the would-be lynchers
to secure the real criminal and they
are making a systematic search.
Girl Still Lives.
Gertrude Hess, the 16-year-old girl
who fell victim to the fiend, is still
alive, and it is now thought she will
recover. She has not yet recovered
sufficiently to tell much of the crime
and the particulars may never be
known.
The girl when found about II
o'clock Saturday night was uncon
scious. She was lying in the road al
a point about midway between Kaho
ka and Medill, in Clarke county, Mis-
souri,, about eighteen miles due south
of Pennington. Her person showed
the effects of the awful crime which
had been committed, and when it was
learned that the person who wa:
guilty Of the assault was the negro
Carter, a mob was quickly organized
to search for him. However, he ha!
a big start over his pursuers and may
never be captured.
Reward is offered.
The young girl was very popular
among the people of Kahoka and i!
thes daughter of well-to-do and highl!
respected parents. The people of TIT
city and county around are mortified
and farmers have dropped their worl
in the harvest fields to join in thu
chase for the man who committed thu
crime. The state of Missouri and thu
city of Kahoka have Jointly offered ;
reward of $1,000 for the body of thu
negro, dead or alive,
Hope for Success.
The leaders of the mob hope fol
success tonight. They think that thu
man is trying to make his escape
from the country on foot and that HI
has not succeeded in catching train
Yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clocl
a man answering to the description o
Carter was seen on the Hitler farm
a few miles from the scene of the as
sault, and it is thought that he is the
criminal.
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STEAMERS COLLIDE.
The Ruppera Goes Down But Her
Crew is Saved.

Penzance, England, July 29.-Tae
first-class cruiser Melampus coIlided
with the collier Ruperra of Scilly
Isles to-day. The Ruperra sank, but
her crew was saved.
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Indiana Obituary.

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 26.-George
W. Cookson died at his home in Flatrock
Saturday night at the age of sixty-five. He
was a private in Company d, Thirty-thirrd
In Morristown Tuesday morning.
Information was received to-day that
Frank Bertels, a resident OF Shelbyville,
was found dead in bed in the Herbig
House. Dayton, o., Sunday night. He went
to that city last week far a short visit.
THORNTOwN, Ind, Jan. 26.-The funeral
of William Masters, who was killed on Sat
urday by the explosion OF the boiler at the
old creamery. took place to-day, under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows and knights of
Christian Church. conducted the services.
The injured are improving.
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 26.-Joseph d.
Spahr, of Abingdon township. who fell
down a flight of stairs at his barn about
two weeks ago, died this morning. His
end was also FASTENED by a stroke of
apoplexy suffered two years ago. Mr..
Spahr was a native OF Abingdon township,
born on May &c, 1881.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Jan. 26.-Capt
Jason III. Allen, for many years prominent
in Greenback and Populist circles in In
diana, died to-day of heart disease while
reading. He was sixty-one years old.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 26.-E. w.
Haney, a well-known citizen and soldier,
died suddenly last night of heart disease
He was member of the Christian Church
Burial will be at Harrodsburg.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Jan. 2e.-Miss Mary
Dieckmann, aged hfty-one, died to-day or
heart trouble, while seated at the supper
table. She was a sister of Solomon DECK
mann, of Alexandria
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 26.7John III.
Rosenberger. retired merchant and we'll
this city last night. He was ffty-three
years old.
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TRIBUTES TOA.S S. HEWITT
LATE EMINENT NEW YORKER EULO-
GIZED AT A MEMORIAL MEETING.
an Address by Grover Cleveland
Poem by Glider.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-The late Abram
s. Hewitt was eulogized by former Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland tonight at a me-
mortal meeting held at the City Club. Ad-
dresses also were made by Edward NJ.
Shepard and City Chamberlain E. r. L.
Gould, and Richard Watson Glider read
poem, 1.-The Great Citizen" which he wrote
for Hewitt's funeral. Wheeler II. Peckham
presided. The following letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt was read:
my Dear Mr. Peckharn-I wish there
was some way in which / could express
my profound sense of personal bereave-
ment at the death of Abram s. Hewitt,
and above all my feelings as a citizen of
what we all owe him. His presence has
been in the literal sense of the word an in
spiratiOn to the decent performance or duty
by all who wished well TO the State and
the memory of his life is a heritage OF
honor for the CITY,.
Former President Cleveland, in being in
troduced, was referred TO by Judge Peck
ham as occupying seat or supreme Ju-
dicial position from which he calmly and
placidly observed the affairs OF the Ma
ton" Cleveland said I'm part:
The tribute of sadness which here pre-
walls is but a subdued echo OF the sorrow
of thousands of our fellow-countrymen
who are mourning the death OF good
man and a useful citizen. The universal
grief that has troubled this great city,
where ADram >. Hewitt UNed SO long ana
wrought so well, indicates the true value
Of his life.
To-day we find welcome consolation In
the thought that our distinguished fellow
citizen, though dead, Is not entirely lost
to u.s.
I'VE have fallen upon a time when many
disturbances in the currents of our social,
political and industrial life nearly give
rise to the fear that the stalwart and pa
triotic popular views essential TO our ma
tional success and happiness are growing
weak and perhaps waning TO extinction.
But the dead whom we here lament is not
lost to us. From his death comes reas-
surances; and we are taught by the spon-
taneous tribute paid on every side to his
civic usefulness, that the American people
still gratefully dwell upon disinterestedly
for the public veal and patriotic impulse
and high aspirations still have an abiding
place in the hearts of our countrymen.
II believe I but voice your thoughts when
/ say that Mr.. Hewitt has taught not
only how TO live but also how 10 die. AS
members of a nation more favored by God
than any other which He has permitted TO
exist, let US realize our obligations 10 make
safe and secure the government by the
keeping. Let US remember that it can
thrive and grow only in the atmosphere
of popular devotion and unselfish attach
ment; and above all things. let US open our
hearts to such influences and teachings as
emanate from the life and death which We
to-day memorabilia"
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TRADE, INDUSTRY, LABOR.

The first shipment of twenty-six bales of
western Africa cotton was sold on the
Liverpool Exchange Monday at II cents a
pound.
The International Brotherhood OF Paper
makers. at conference with the manufac-
turers at Appleton, Wis, yielded to the re-
quest OF the mill owners and will return TO
the long-hour schedule. This means seven
ty-two hours work a week and until mid
night Saturdays.
The get COAL convention called by
Mayor William c. Maybury, of Detroit will
assemble in Washington to-day. Mayor
Maybury. accompanied by Timothy Il.
Tarsney, corporation counsel of Detroit.
and Howard c. Beck. deputy city con-
troller, arrived yesterday.
The suit of Ephraim W. Mentzer at Hol-
lidaysburg, Pa, against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company 10 recover $4,000 dam
ages for alleged Determinations i'm freight
rates was settled in court on Monday. The
amount Of the settlement made by the COM
pany was said to be $4,000.
The leading milling concerns OF San
Francisco have sent notices TO customers
informing them that the price OF -four has
been Increased 20 cents a barrel. Ii is the
consensus OF opinion among flour dealers
that IL wheat prices continue on the up
grade flour will go still higher.
The Oestersundsposten OF Copenhagen,
publishes report TO the effect that
American mining spectators have made
large purchases OF iron and copper mines
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INDIANA CORN SCHOOL.
First Sessions mt Purdue Show Good
Attendance and Much Interest.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Jan. 26.-Indiana's
first corn school and stockmen's convention
opened this morning at Purdue University,
and the attendance and interest taken in
the opening session indicate that success
full weeks work will be accomplished. To-
day there representatives present
from fourteen counties and more came in
on every train. The meetings are held in
the new agricultural building.
Prof. II. L. Van Norman, Of Purdue.
opened the convention by conducting a
farmers experience session, which will be
a feature of each days programme. The
subject to-day was Principles OF Balanced
Rations." History of Indiana Corn" a
study was taken up by Prof. A. L. Wianco.
Discussions of the methods or judging
stock were taken up this afternoon. Hogs
Poland China" was discussed by III. I.
McMahan; Beef Catt;e-Shorthorns," by
Prof ]. II. Skinner; Leader and Beef
Cattle" Professor Skinner. The programme
tonight consisted of a talk on Corn
Smut by Dr. j. c. Arthur, OF Lafayette.
Tomorrow the chairman will be Henry
Pond, OF Shelbyvilie. and special feature
II. w. Mumford. Of the University Of Illi-
nois.
Among some of the prominent men pres
ent are: H. F. McMahan. president of the
association. Of Liberty. Ind T. NJ Funk.
Newburg; Clyde Coffin. Gresntown: v. r.
Carter Fort Branch: r. II. Collins, Car
mel: p. A. Peterson, Boswell; w. b. An
derson, Petersburg, Ora A Lo2eless.
Clark's Hill; John Johnston. Otterbein;
N. M. Stewart, Madison. and ]. V. Nc
Knight Hillsbpro.
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in northern Sweden and northern Norway,
and that the great Scandinavian companies
are likely TO be Incorporated in the
American copper trust.
Biscuit Company. of Chicago. are out of
work. Miss Daisy Soaring, president of the
Cracker Packers and Pulpers' Union.
said they were locked out. while represent
atlves or the company refuse TO give any
information regarding the trouble. The con-
troversy began Saturday, when the union
threatened to strike unless three girls not
members, were forced TO join the union.
The big plant is closed and it is said the
company will get other workers to replace
those discharged.
The banking house of Boughton, Ford &.
Co. at Burton. Ia, made an assignment on
Monday TO c. Z. Williams, for the benefit
of its creditors. No statement has been is
sued, but ii is understood the assets are
close TO $500.0J0. with liabilities of 100000.
The assets consist largely OF farm mort
cages. Mr.. Ford said that the assignment
was made because the bank could not
cure funds promptly on its securities. and,
as a result, ii was decided to close the
doors to protect their creditors. He declared
that no one would lose dollar by the fail
ure.
Attorney General Cunneen,, of New York,
gave hearing on Monday On the applica-
ton of William r. Hearst that action be
commenced before the Supreme Court
under the antitrust law against twelve
coal carrying railroads and the Temple Iron
company. tAdb DS
an agreement with the independent opera
tors the railroad companies have secured
control of the entire output of the anthra-
cite coal mined and that in March 1901,
they increased the price of coal fifty cents
ton, thereby adding to their revenues
S3O,Oo0cOO. The attorney general reserved
his decision and allowed counsel a week
to file briefs
That the congressional committee,
which has gone 10 Boston to inquire into
the cause and effect of New England'S coal
famine, means to probe deep, was indi-
Gated on Monday when at the close of the
session Chairman Littlefield said IF We
can't get the information We want in Bos-
ton, 1 know where to go after it," Mon
days testimony brought out the fact that
the local coal dealers have not been taken
into confidence by the coal producers. The
chief facts were developed in the testi-
mony OF three dealers who practically
agreed that the coal roads, so-called. were
sending to New England a small piece OF
coal as compared with that sent by the in
dependent operators
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TO DISRUPT AMERICA.
General Macarthur Fears There IL q
European Conspiracy.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26-The Chronicle to-
morrow will say: Charges of European
conspiracy to disrupt the western hemi-
sphere. couched by Maj. Gen. Arthur Mac
Arthur, commanding the Department Of
the Lakes. in diplomatic language, were
made tonight at the annual banquet OF
the Western Society, Army of the Potomac.
President S. Z. Gross intimated that Maj.
Gen. S. B. NJ. Youngs absence from the
function was occasioned by urgent duties
= at Washington relative to the South Amer
lean tangle.
"A question is being propounded
throughout the world to-day. said General
Macarthur. which is being discussed with
secret satisfaction in hostile cabinets, with
a view, no doubt. to combined action, CAL
culated and intended 10 introduce into this
hemisphere whenever a propitious moment
shall arise to encourage such interference.
The question is he continued. whether
a self-governing nation as rich and popu-
lous as the United States will be able to
resist the strain which must inevitably
arise as a logical consequence OF its own
great prosperity. We answer that
question with calm assurance
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BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM.
No Material Change I'm the Traction
Strike at south Bend.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 26.-The one
hundred employees of the Indiana Railway
Company are still on strike, and there are
no prospects of an early settlement. Both
sides in the strike are firm and declare
they will not yield. The ranks Of the strik-
ers were swelled to-day by fifteen men
who Joined the union.
The Indiana Railway Company to-day
succeeded in getting four more cars in op-
GRAFTON, manning them with crews made
up of employees from the office. This gives
the company eight cars with which TO
cover the road. The cars, however, are al
most deserted, the many unions of the city
having practically declared a boycott on
the street car lines. Although no threats
have been made to harm passengers, there
is a feeling that the cars may be stoned.
During the day large crowds of men and
boys have gathered near the head office of
the railway, and as the employees still work.
jeers and cries. Arrangements have been
made by most of the unions for meetings
at which a boycott will be officially de-
clared.
The strikers have made arrangements
with the Lake Shore Railroad and with
several cab and hack lines to carry work
ingmen between Elkhart and Goshen and
between South Bend and Mishawaka.
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Obituary..

CHICAGO. jan. 2s.-Judge James Fem
tress, for twenty-five years connected with
the legal department of the Illinois Central
Railway, died at his home tonight after a
weeks illness of pneumonia. Judge Fen
tress was native of Bolivar, Tenn, and
was sixty-six years old. For some years
lines of the Illinois Central. stationed at
New Orleans. He had lived In Chicago
since 1880 and for the last two years had
been counsel of the Illinois Central system.
ELIZABETH. N. j., Jan. 26-While the
pal Church yesterday the congregation was
startled by hearing loud moan and seeing
John Rowland Norwood, one of the oldest
communicates, fall back in his pew. He
died in the vestibule of the church a few
minutes later. Heart disease was the cause
Mr.; Morewood was in his eightythird year
and came to Elizabeth over a quarter Of
century ago from Pittsfield, Mass.
PORTLAND. Me-, Jan. 26.-Col Henry
3. Osgoode, friend and campaign manager
of James G. Blaine, died to-day after a
brief illness. Colonel Osgoode had been
manager Tor the American Express Com
pany In this city for nearly quarter of a
century He also was principal owner of
the Portland Evening Express.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 26.-Abner r. Pip
pitt, night wire chief and electrician of
the Western Union Telegraph Company In
Kansas City, formerly assistant chief op-
orator of that company in ST. Louis and
later superintendent Of telegraph of the
Cotton Belt Railroad. is dead at his home
in this city.
CAMDEN, n. j., JAM 26-Charles
Rhoades, one of the best-known ministers
of the Society of Friends, is dead at his
home at MADDEN Field, of pneumonia He
was seventy-six years old, and until his re-
cent illness was in exceptionally vigorous
health.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga cable dis
patch from General Davis, dated Manila.
to-day. reports the death yesterday of
First Lieut.. William X. Armstrong, Twen-
smallpox.
NEW CAMBRIA, Mo-, JAM 26-Fay
Boone, eighty-nine years Of age, an old
time Mississippi river captain and a d.
rect descendant of Daniel Boone, is dead.
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COFFEE AGAIN.
An Old Philadelphia Physicfan Tells
the Truth About IL.

A physician OF Philadelphia. OF many
years practice. during which time he has
carefully watched the effects of coffee
drinking upon his patients. writes:
During my practice in Philadelphia I
have had many serious cases OF stomach.
kidney and liver disorders which l have
traced To the use OF coffee.
Last year fellow-physician called my
attention to the merits OF Postum in the
place OF coffee. In many severe cases OF
torpid liver. various kidney diseases. etc.
Since then have forbidden the use or cof-
fee and prescribed Postum.
I'm many cases the results were almost
miraculous and in all there was marked
Improvement. due solely 10 the use OF Pos
tum In the place of coffee.
IF you wish IL ] will furnish you the
names of my patients so cured.
owing 20 the feeling that exists among
the medical fraternity against physicians
using the columns OF the papers TO adver-
tise themselves. / request that you with
hold my name. but you may refer any In
quirers to me-" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle G<eak- Mich
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Losses by Fire.

WELLSVILLE, o., Jan. 26.-The Smith
business block was destroyed by fire to-
day with a total loss of 500 OO0 partly GOV
cred by insurance. The firms occupying the
building included c. v. Shoub. stationery:
the Central Building and Loan Company;
Elmer Blackburn's and 10-cent store and
the store of j. n Mcqueen. The fire was
caused by gas leak.
CHICAGO. Jan. 26.-The large department
store of A. Lederer & Co., occupying nearly
the entire block between Sixty-second and
Sixty-third streets. on Halstead street was
damaged by fire to-day to the extent of
$4,000. Nearly the entire loss was on stock
The store was crowded with shoppers when
the alarm OF fire was given. but all had
ample time to make their escape
BLOOMINGTON, H., Jan. 2s-Tbe new
High School at Colfax was DESTROYED by
fire at 5 o'clock this morning The loss is
total agsresating, with the contents $685.
coo.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. 26-The varnish
works Of the A. p. Fuller Company at
South Portland, Me-. were burned TODAY.
Loss $4,000.
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Small Strike at Muncie.
| to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Jan. 26.-Seven of the
eleven shops in Boldt's big glass bottle
works in this city were closed to-day be-
cause fifty carrier boys went out on strike.
Recently six of the boys were discharged
because of misconduct. The others refused
TO work unless their companions were rein
stated. They also demand that the carrier
boys be paid a uniform price of 81 day.
outsiders in a day or so to operate the
plant at full capacity.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The celebration of the Chinese New Year
will begin tonight at midnight when Chin
Gum Shing, better known as r Lung. will
give a banquet for the Chinese members
of the Masonic Lodge and other invited
guests. Fireworks will be displayed.
Dr. Richard G.. Moulton will give his
second lecture in the course on Shak-
speare's tragedies this morning at o'clock
in the English hall of the Girls Classical
School. The subject OF the lecture Is
Romeo and Juliet: Study In Pathos."
Daniel Sullivan. a conductor on a stock
yards street car. slightly injured yes
terday afternoon by being struck by car
coming In an opposite direction at South
back over the dashboard placing the troll
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Not an American Liner.

NEW YORK, Jan. N-It is improbable
that any vessel of American line of
steamers is ashore at Aberfraw Point. YES
sells of the American line, Philadelphia and
Liverpool service, sail from Liverpool on
Wednesdays. and the only steamer bound
from Philadelphia to Liverpool which might
be in that locality is the Noordland. 1t
is not likely that the Noordland has
reached st. Georges channel, as it has
not been reported passing off the Irish
coast or arriving at Queenstown, where 1T
always stops, unless prevented by severe
gale. 1t is not improbable that the vessel
IS the Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship
Companys steamer Shenandoah, which
left Newport News Jan. b.. for Liverpool,
and which passed kinsale, on the Irish
coast, early Monday, bound to Liverpool.
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MANY MINOR MIsHAPs.
Hartford City Has n Misunderstanding
Day of Accidents.
be IndlanapoIls JournaI.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. Jan. 2s.-The
accident record was broken in this city
to-day. and as a result several OF the vic
Tins are In a dangerous condition.
Paul Berger. an oil well pumper. while
mending pipe with q large pair OF tongs.
fell backwards on to a long-tubed oil can
and the tube buried itself nearly three
inches IN his hip. He was compelled TO
brace himself against post while his
helper pulie1 the instrument out. He is
threatened with tctsnus.
Joseph Edens. driver OF the city hose
wagon team had his right Leg crushed
this forenoon One or the horses which
~ WAS riding for exercise. fell on him.
william Tstmen. owner OF an oil gusher