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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23
ROB PocAHoNTAs PosToFFlcE.
Thieves Secure s1eo In Cash and SAYS
In Stamps.

Pocahontas, Oct. 23.-The postoffice
ut this place was entered by burglars.
the safe being blown open and rifled
OF its contents. The robbers secured
$3.50 In cash, $425 worth of postage
stamps and five registered packages,
the value Of which is not known. The
gas at the city light plant was turned
on about 11:30 and the Job must have
been done between ! and 2 o'cloc I as
the report OF the explosion was heard
by q number Of citizens. The robbers
left no clue whatever, but 1t is thought
70 have been the work Of profess
SIGNALS. Vi I.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23
Trust Companies Fail.

4 Baltimore. Nd. Oct. 2O.-The sus.
pension Of the Maryland Trust com.
pany yesterday created intense az.
element IA financial and business cir.
cles. and many people hurried to the
vicinity to verify the news. The ex.
element was greatly intensified two
hours afterwards by the announce
ment that the Union Trust company
had Also failed. Bankers and finan.
ciers generally. however. combined e
allay whateyer. q panicky feeling vas
made manifest BY assurances that
the troubles Of the companies were
only Temporary.
Always know more than YOU are
SexpScte6 III know. 50 ss "a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23
CANADA TALKS ANNEXATION.
Kings Subjects Anscred Over Eoun.
dairy Decision.

oary Decision.
Vancouver, B. c., Oct. 23,-Local
ceiling Is very bitter over the award
Of the Alaskan boundary commission.
There is much talk of annexation and
Of Canada becoming independent. bns-
mess men being generally much dis.
satisfied at what they pronounce Brit
ish disregard of Canadian interests
to please the United States.
1t Is q matter OF comment that the
loudest among the discontinued are
Englishmen residing here.
Many of these say that Canada will
never achieve her greatest possible
ties until she becomes part Of the
United States.
Rev. Elliott 8. Rowe, the leading
Methodist minister of British Column
bia, and who, with Chief Justice Hun
ter, constituted the labor commission
which sat this summer, in an inter-
view here said:
II am a Britisher, and l have al
ways been Britisher, but II Great
Britain Is to hand Canada over piece
meal to the United States, i say let
us Join the American republic also.
BY doing 10 now We are large enough
and nonnlons enough and important
enough 10 have something to say re-
Rardine the terms OF such annexation
and also would he potent enough 10
have something to say ii, the affairs 81
the republlc 81 witch We would form
q mart 4 but Il we wait until our best
and richest territory is given away,
Ne shall simply be absorbed, It looks
to me as II Canada had won the case
and lost the territory m s ..ki&
Mayor Neelands. Of Vancouver,
thinks that the Alass an award may
lead to the esta blishment Of Canada
al an independent nation.
"a Ottawa. ont. Oct. % In the senate
Yesterday Sir Mack emile Bowel, lead.
I er Of the opposition, asked for infor-
nation concerning the Alas q bound.
5ary award. M. Scott, for the govern.
ment. replied that the most important
reason why the Canadian commission.
err did not approve OF the award. was
that Il. was not q judicial document
decision. I.
Sir Mackenzie Bowel said that it
was unfortunate that in every case
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23
AMERICA aims
ALASKAN DISPUTE
Every Contention But One Is
Conceded By the High
Joint Tribunal.
AlLAiaERicAN LAND IS ! HELD
Canada ,s Given One Of the Chan
ns,s Of he Portland Canal. Which
70 Az They Gain from the Cons

London. Oct. The Alaska boun.
Diary commission Saturday reached an
agreement whereby al the American
contentious are sustained, with the
exception 0f those in relation to the
Portland canal, which Canada wins.
All that now remains to be done ~
for the commission to afax their sig.
natures to the decision and complete
the map which win accompany It
On the map will be marked the boun.
Diary definitely fixing the division OF
American and British territory on
such 4 basis that no American citizen
will lose q foot Of land he already
believed he had. while the United
States win retain all the waterways
to the rich Alaskan territory. with the
exception OF the Portland canal. which
gives Canada the one outlet she 80
50 much needed.
The long standing dispute was only
settled after . week Of keen trying.
secret deliberation between the arbi.
tratOrs Even up to noon today there
was an acute possibility that disa.
greement might result, and the whole
proceedings fall to the ground. Lord
Alverstone, though openly inclined to
believe in the justice of the American
argument that the United States was
entitled to the heads Of inlets. as
contained In question five, held GU.
that Canada had established her case
in questions two and three. dealing
with the Portland canal.
The successful termination OF the
Alaskan boundary arbitration Satur-
lay AFTERNOON, came as . complete sur
prise To all interested in the case ex-
cept perhaps the commissioners them
selves. When the tribunal adjourned
1t $3.50 +. M, It was understood that
40 decision had been reached. Indeed,
so general was the impression that
40 decision would be reached till next
week that several of the counse' end
3thers employed In the case lef.. Lon
don soon after the adjournment. How
ever. the Associated Press learned
that vote had been taken and that
the decision to grant all the Ameri-
IAN contentious except that for the
Portland cetal, which goes to Can
ada, had been arrived at But, while
the Americans throughout have been
very confident, no vote had previously
been taken and no one could before
4 this say that the United States had
won her case. No hitch occurred dur
Ing the entire deliberations, and as
these progressed the confidence of the
American commissioners that decfs-
ion substantially UNFOLDING the Ameri-
can claims would be given increased
considerably, but 1T was admitted that
It would be necessary to agree to q
compromise on the Portland canal.
One Of the features of the situation
during the last few days has been
that Chief Justice .Alverstone had con-
cli,ded to take; the American view. but
seemed to be unwilling to 60 on record
as believing in that way. s
~ :
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23
THREE MORE GO.
Postmaster General Makes Removals
For Coed Of Service.

Postmaster General Makes Removals
For Coed Of Service.
Washington, Oct. %. Postmaster
General Payne yesterday removed
from Office Michael w. Louis, superin-
tendent of supplies OF the postofilce
department: Louis Kempner, chief Of
the registry division of the third as.
sistant postmaster generals Office,
and G. B. Terry, 5000 clerk in the
postofica department, and directed
the postmaster at New York to re-
move Otto Weis, q clerk.
These removals are the first result
Of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow's report on the irregular
tiles in the postoflce department
The postmaster general made an ofic-
ial announcement OF his action as fol-
lows: 'tyS
Michael w. Louis has been re-
moved from Office Of superintendent
OF the division Of supplies because the
recent investigation shows that he In.
fluenced the awarding Of contracts
for supplies to favored bidders; that
he has been extravagant and waste.
full in the administration of his office,
and that he has paid excessive prices
for supplies to favored contractors.
Louis Kempner, superintendent
registry system, has been removed
for incompetent and negligent admin.
istration; for wasteful and reckless
extravaganza in sending expensive
manifold registration books to large
number Of small fourth-class post
offices, and for violating the revenue
laws by system of petty smuggling.
&C. B. Terry q clerk in the division
of supplies, has been removed for
making false aff1davits; attempting to
obtain money from cler's.s under the
guise that he could influence their
promotion, and general ineficiency.."
II The postmaster general Also stated
that the postmaster, at New York had
been directed to remove Otto Weis, q
clerk in the New York postofiice, for
collecting money from clerks to infiu.
ence legislation and to procure promo
tions. KS ia n sg III
In reply to questions, Mr.. Payne
said the. discharges were the result of
disclosures made by the Brlstow re-
port. .
80" ~ u0V0 IS0u SuS ISpOEl, u0 BalO,
''and am free to say that my action
today was the result Of its perusal."
He declined to, say. whether there
would be other removals as q result
of the report, but It Is understood that
while few others may follow, there
will not be any wholesale dismissals.
b. Thousands OF Men Idle.
4 Butte Mont, Oct. % .-As a result.
Of the handing down 81 decisiors yes.
terday by District Judge Clancy
awarding the 4 Minnie Healy mine,
valued at 10000. 900, to F.. Augustus
Heinze and the granting Of an injunc.
ton against the Boston and Montana
company, the principal property Of the
Amalgamated Copper company in
Montana, all the properties Of the
Amalgamated Copper company In
Montana were last night ordered
closed for an indefinite period. It is
estimated by officials Of the company
that at least $4,000 men will be idle
by tonight. IA : Il sgs
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23
lAMeEfH eALAcgl

Lambeth palace, the London resi-.
dence Of the archbishop Of Canterbury,
Is now undergoing extensive repairs.
the older portions of the palace hay
ing become decayed. Recon examina-
ton showed that the external struc-
lures were much fretted and the tall
hexagonal ctinneys above the roof
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23
BIG LAND GRAFT. GAME
Wholesale System Of Fraudulent Ae-
E#f R's.tG&ss SaaapeA reAnA ~ 4 ~~As .'s5a-

Wholesale System Of Fraudulent Ae-
quirement Of Lands
Portland. Ore. Oct. 22.--The Ore.
gUnian says: 4
The government has unearthed q
stupendous land graft ring that has
been carrying on q business In every
well ttmbered area on the Pacific
slope. VI. s,gsss. H.
This ring has. not only. acquired
base lands by dummies. and other
fraudulent methods; 1t has debauched
state land officials, making them hire
lings or partners in the, business: it
has maintained In the general land
office at Washington agents whose
duty 1t was to leak information about
proposed reserves and other profit.
able matters: and by use of money
mas influenced placing Of reserve
boundaries to its own interests.
The central figures Of this conspir.
( acy are said to be in San Francisco.
William j. Burns, in the secret
service Of the. treasury department
and A. B. Hugh, assistant attorney
general tn the interior department
were in Portland last week gathering
evidence" ~ q, -
TROUBLE FOR UNITED STATES.
Russia Objects to Opening Of Mukden
to Commerce.
New York, Oct. 21.-The Russians
are very indignant with the United
states government for concluding a
treat; for opening Mukden to The
commerce Of the world, cables the
Che-Foo correspondent 81 the Herald
They say, he asserts, that the 81
Petersburg government will protest
and maintain that the opening Of this
new treaty port will never take Mace
The Port Arthur Russian newsna.
per. Novoe Krai, has published
strongly -worded article on this sub.
ject. It declares that the treaty 4
proof Of the aggressive nature a. tho =
q ~ Of the United States. A n :.
This policy, the paper declare. Il.
frlnges the rights Of Russia founded
ON her construction 81 the Manchn.
|. nd the concession ~
China TO Russia 81 the sole commer !.
cisl exploitation Of Manchuria. q.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23
FIVE IN CONTEMPT.
Judge Given Held Against Prominent
pes Motnes Men.

De3 Motnes Men.
Moines men who have been having q
hearing In district court for week,
were adjudged to be In contempt OF
court, yesterday, by Judge Given, who
fined them as follows, three fines be-
ing to the extent of the law: w. L.
White. J. O. Wells, e. H. Hunter $50
each; NJ. brady, r. A. Marvin. SIS
each. s,S5.
A writ Of certiorari was at once
sworn out before the supreme court
by Mr.. Hunter and. itis understood.
! will be by the other defendants. There
is much interest in the grounds which
are urged as reasons why the district
court should not be sustained In its
Judgment. 1t Is claimed that cases
should have been dismissed when the
defendants submitted to the court
their sworn statements of innocence,
the complaint being as to construc-
tive contempt.
Yesterday was occupied In hearing
the testimony in the Wells and Mar
win cases. The principal witness
against Marvin was John Fletcher,
| the Juror, said to have been approach
ed by the defendant. He testified that
Marvin asked him to use his influence
for Wells in the case then pending
against him in the court Of Judge
McVey. William Quick, superintend-
ent of the United States Express COM
pany, testified as 70 the good charac-
ter of Marvin. An argument arose
over the question as to whether Mar
win could he made RI testify az he had
done before the bar committee. The
court ruled that he could not be COM
PEELED to testify to anything which
might incriminate himself. Marvin
| did not testify.
In pronouncing judgment Judge
Given reviewed some of the testimony
and was caustic in part of the criti.
cisms he made, especially as to Mr..
Hunter. and promotion Of interests by
the use Of personal influence.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-10-23

tuuc, duu MtlIStu0U US5ClUe5r ~ n .uO - ~
entitled to his harvest or II It shah
90 to his father, who claims TO be
entitled to 1t through his wife's Will.
A notice Of appeal in the case o.
Nose Jacobs VS.. Charles and Mary
Jacobs has been fled with the clerk
of the district court, that court hav
ing decided that Nose was entities
to have restored to him $40, 900 OF the
money which he had turned over 70
his mother, Le'h Jacobs, now de-
ceased, who buried It In the cellar,
where, "a large share OF II remained
until dug up by the father. .
Casey "shure, they do be telAn''
me that Big Molke Monohan wor
knocked down be an autymobile, yis.'
terday; wor there any bones broke, i
du1no?" Conley Troth, an there
wor; tn owner av tn divil-wagon GOV
his nose broke, tn chawfer got his
Jaw broke, an Big Moike broke u
sicond knuckle av his roight fisht!&
I'm so surprised to hear your wife
likes the house SO much--its $so
small" Yes. but there are lots o.
CIOSelS III u. true, Out INSy 10 -
tremely small, too That's Just "
My wife is satisfied that not one q
them Is big enough to hold q burglaf.
Mrs. Pretty" Isn't It strange? MT
Beauti has not on mourning for her
husband" Mr.. Pretty understand
that her late husband particularly 8
Quested that she should not MT
Pretty The brutel 4 suppose ns
knew how lovely she would look IN lts
Her marriage IL like g SH
nance. PARIS So r. Peters 4 80
she seloped with her fathers chau6eu,.s
The automobile blew up and killea
him before they got to the minist!e'
The man who rescued her from -
wreck proposed to Der on the ~
home, and was accepted. They 49, va a
married yesterday.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

about until the purposes Of the plot had been
summated. Innocent or not, he accepted the crown
from the assassins' bloody hands, he has tacitly
concured il the act Of the Servan legislature grant
ing the murders complete amnesty, and now to add
to his and the cOuntry's disgrace, two OF the main
Kostics, with the kings consent, have been prOmOt
ed presumably as 3 reward for the leading part
they took in the recent butcheTy.
The United States has no right TO meddle with
the domestic affairs Of SeTvia. II the people OF
that country want government of murders and Of
those who profit By murder, that is their business.
But this country does have right to choose who
shall be it's friends among the nations, and it is
its duty to maintain its own selirespect and not
lend its eOuntenanoe to those who openly and wan
tOnly Get ct defiance the laws Of God and Of man.
Fer this the people Of the entire country will hearth
IL approve Of the course the national administration
| is taking IN reference 70 Servia. We had no minis
ter TO that country when Alexander was killed, Mr..
Jackson, our minister TO Greece, had alsO been
given credentials to the court Of SerVia but had not
presented them. He has not been forwarded new
credentials to the court Of King Peter and It is not
likely that he viii be soon. Mr. Roosevelt and Sec.
retary Hay thinks We can worry along without any
official connection with Peter for while-at least
until it be seen whether be has any intention Of try
ing 70 punish Alexanders slayep. That he does
not want 70 punish them is very plain. he owes
them much end probably fears them more. Russia,
however, hes demanded that they be punished, and
Russia's influence in Servia is great It Is under
stood, besides that Austria 10 this matter IL back
ing the czar. Il may be- therefore, thst Peter will
ma Ct least decent show Of proceeding against
the regicdes. IL be does not there will sti be time
enOugh for the United States to decide what rels.
lions lt wants TO have with 3 government OF, for
and By assassins.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

Jane H. Tiliman, Who killed Editor Gonzales
Of The Columbia Is CD State, last January, made
successful 6gbt through HE counsel 70 get =
change Of venue on the ground that be can't get 9
fair trial ct the hands Of bis fellow citizens in and
around Columbia. There is reason to believe that
Tman cOald get fair trial there bat from the facts
as 50 far developed in the case 1t would seem that
fair trial would be just what the aCcRsed does not
want It might 60 too hard with him. The Till
mana have good deal Of political pail ia South
Carolina among g certain element, and it may Be
hard to oOnvicE in face Of this But Il the killing Of
Gonzales has not been grOosly missEepresented GER
tainly bis SLAYER should be made 70 saHer for it.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01
NO RECOGNITION OF ASSASSNS.

he new government Of servia is an
exceedingly disrepUtable institu-
tiOn says the Kansas City Journal.
The news OF the murder Of King
Alexander was accompanied by
loud protests from KsTageOrgevich,
now King Peter, that be was ignO-
rant Of the cOnRniracv that hrnnght
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

1t seems that the complaint in this had already
been paid $50 900 for seed, but the amount sued
for had been withheld for reasons satisfactory to
the officials. Nellis, In his bill Of complaint makes
out strong His failure to follow out the let
ter Of his contract due to his desire to please.
One Of the officials Of the agricultural department
was interested in e machine to make paper bags.
Nellis, thinking that it would be delecate COM
pment to the interested official, attempted to have
the bags cut by the machine in which be inter
ested. The machine was failure and the result was
delay upon the part Of Nellis in carrying out his
contract.
The strong point Of the complaint in this case
seems to be his desire TO please. It wasn't his fault
that the machine didn't work, and it seems unkind
not to say unjust, to hold him responsible for the
deficiencies Of piece Of machinery with which he
had nothing to do. he couldn't fix the machine,
although evidently he made q very capable effort to
fix the agricultural official.
Yes, II Il we're not for the excellent excuse
Plaintiff Nellis puts mp the great majority OF the
nation would approve his being punished for
failure to deliver the garden seed time. Many a
worthy citizen suffered by this delay. Many One
day after day, looked and lOnged for the package
which never came. Many an honest family had to
eke out gsrden-seedless existence who might have
been made happy II that machine had done its work.
Since it not the contractors fault that the con-
tract delayed, and as the great American public
must have garden seed 10 season the only preventive
Oi recurrance Of this misfortune would be for the
secretary OF agriculture to insist that Of the
ployes in his department should become interested
10 paper bag machines.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01
WHLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.

Few Personal References the Only Man Living Today
Who Can or Could be Elected President Against the Re-
publican Machine.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

Ata recent wedding in London King Edward
woEe iroekcOat and 3 red necktie. And yet It is
said the King can do no wrong.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

King Peter s not disposed to bother the assassins
Of Alexander. He has . clear vision on which side
hIs breadvitch 10 butteredviteh.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

It is > vooder those postal rassals didn't abduct
the statue Of liberty.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

The reelection Of President Diaz seems 70 be .
sort Of fret mortgage affair in Mexico.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

The Reverend Newell Dwight Hills and TIE Chi
CaeO Chronicle viii now get down their eeoeraphies
and try to figure Delaware as 8 Southern stats.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

u It e true that new broom sweeps clean Why
nOtlet Mr.. Payne's resignation make room for the
muehneeded article IN the POst0flce DepaEtmeats
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

He is a agony.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

AltAepgn King Peper says Be cannot punish The
SeFvsR regicides, be wil probably be willing "a a
tract from then promise not to do it again.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

Esu Kings q ssrvia resign. They ere peneralIv
killed before they have 3 chance.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

Tenn,
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01
DELAYED GARDEN SEED.

| VERY important suit before the
Court Of Claims is that Of Artur @.
Neillis, Of New York, for $4,000
- for payment Of garden seed f. alsh-
" ed during the past year. any
81 thing pertaining to the govern
s men1s garden seed industry is Of
absorbing iDtereet 10 the DeOple.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-01

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