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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
OPENS BALL
HON. .. L. WEBSTER DELIVERS
STIRRING ADDRESS AT RED
OAK.

Red Oak. Oct. S.--Hon. John l.. Web
ster of Omaha, opened the campaign
in Montgomery county here last even
ing. He was greeted by large and
enthusiastic audience Mr. Webster
said in part:
Il love the republican party because
it had it's birth in a war of ideas We
cannot think of eits history without
thinking of the debates between Lin
coin and Douglas. We cannot think
of it's achievements without thinking
of its patriotism and loyalty to the
union. 1t has been the advocate OF
nationalism, liberty, prosperity and ad
vancement. ALI four of these have
gone on together. Nationalism has
been found to be Fundamentally essen
tial to liberty, prosperity and advance
ment, and liberty prosperity and aG
vancement have been the natural re
sultant outcome of nationalism
L do not intend to argue this
| thought, but let him who doubts the
statement recall the history of oul
country during the long period oi
democratic administrations prior tc
1861, and put them in contrast witt
4 the grand and glorious and magnifi
cent achievements OF the republican
| administrations, from Lincoln anC
Grant to Mckinley and Roosevelt.
There is a sperit of deep sentimen
in the republican party Into it ha.
entered the best thoughts of the ma
tons greatest patriots. There ha
been consolidated into 1t the deeds o
great warriors and the teachings o
great statesmen. The Industrious ant
thoughtful men of the country; th,
men who till the fields and cultivat
! the farms; the men who work in tn
mines and mills, in stores and in tn
shops; the men who believe in Amer
ca and in her good government are tn
plain people who compose the republ
| can party and who vote the republican
4 ticket. Ii we recall the names of th
| great men who have made the page
of American history brilliant by thei
! statescraft and achievements, the
will be found to have been the leaf
! ers in the advance thought of the re
4 pdblican party.
i THAT party by reason of its trad
Iltho oiiNttits hlolOly, Tic Wal Y
the men who founded, it and cempos
it. the memories and thoughts of til
great men who have inspired it, il
hopes and its purposes viewed in til
light of forty-five years of it's histor.
persuade me that its existence an
success are essential to the perpetu;
tion OF our liberty and the maintt
nance of constitutional government.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
TELL TlLLMAN's SIDE.
Witnesses for TiIIman Testify of Pro-
vocation for Shootinu

witnesses LOT itllrrldn eSptIy OF FRO
vocation for Shooting.
Lexington, S. c.. Oct. S.-The de-
Tense in the case of j. H. Tillman en-
tered upon the presentation of its tes-
timony yesterday.
The first witness was t. ID. Mitch
ell who was. a. resident Of Columbia
IN 1902. He was asked il he had any
conversation with N. G. Gonzales in
1902 in which the name of j. FL
Tiliman was mentioned. He replied
in the affirmative, saying he met Con,
zales in the street and asked him if he
did not think it about time to let up
on old Jim" The witness said Con.
zales replied: Il can slap his face
and he wouldn't resent ii" The wit
ness further stated that Gonzales said:
IT he ever bats his eyes at me I'll fill
him so full of lead he can't tote il
off The witness said he told Till
man of the conversation.
"kiIl the Rascal"
A. j. Flowers, a street railway con
ductor testified that he overheard 6
conversation on his street car in Co
lumbia in 1902 in which Gonzales sale
that "if he did not succeed in defeat
II ing Tillman for the governors Office
he would kill the rascal Flowers
was member of Colonel Tillman's
regiment.
P. w. Hughes, of Warrenton. Au
gust Blalock, N. B. cheshire of An
derson. S. c.; Henry S. Head of Au
gusta, Ga; H. B. Simms of Granite
vile, and R. S. Anderson of Edgefield
gave similar testimony as to threats
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CASE CLOSES
ARGUMENTS REGARDING ALAS.
KAN BOUNDARY ARE FIN
IsHED TO-DAY.

London, Oct. s.-The arguments in
the Alaska boundary arbitration case
were finished this afternoon. Mr..
Dickinson concluded his address with
an eloquent peroration, dealing with
the bonds of amity between the Unit.
ed States and Great Britain John w.
Foster, agent for the United States
thanked the British government for its
courtesy. Lord Chief Justice Alyer,
stone paid tribute to Dickinson and
the session broke up. The closing
moments were marked by an intensi
ty OF interest hitherto lacking in the
proceedings
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
VAN SAINT
IS COlllIII c
THE GOVERNOR OF N s 9 sofa
WILL MAKE ADORE ON in
IOWA. @
IS
GIVES A WEEK TO STATE
He is An Iowa Man and His Return to
His Native State Will be Welcomed
BY AII-Ras Made Himself Well
Known While Governor.

Des Moines, Oct. s. (Speciall -
Governor Van SAINT of Minnesota has
informed the republican state commit
tee that he will be able to make
speeches in Iowa dnring-the week be-
ginning with October 19. This will
make it possible for Governor Van
SAINT to be assigned for at least six
speeches. His itinerary has not yet
been planned and probably will not be
for several days Mr.. Dawson OF the
speakers bureau besides to send him
wherever he will do the most good. 1t
is not probable he will be able to
speak at all the places where he is de-
sired but an effort will be made to nave
him speak in as many parts OF the
state as it is possible in the brief
time he will be in Iowa.
Van SAINT an ioWan.
The state committee considers itself
extremely fortunate in securing GOV
ernor Van SAINT for week. He is one
of the best known political speakers
In the west and his career as govern
or of Minnesota has attracted great at
tention. not only in the west but
throughout the country. Governor
q " an SoduC Is du lOWd iAoh' i'''sAA
the campaign of two years ago he
spoke at LIE Claire a little town IN
Scott county where his parents live. II
was hardly a political speech the oc
casion being family reunion, but
Governor Van SAINT delivered an ad
dress in the evening which was attend
ed by the public generally and was
largely political in its nature. Govern
or Shaw was also present on this oc
caSion.
When it was announced two or thres
\ weeks ago that Governor Van San
was willing to make some speeches II
Iowa. it was not expected that ht
would be able 10 spend more than twt
or three days in the state. Now tina
he Is to be here week the committee
will endeavor to arrange quite an eX
tended tour for him.
Webster Will Return.
Hon John L. Webster OF Omaha
who spoke at Red Oak Wednesda.
evening has notified the committee h
will be able to speak in Iowa again
during the week ending October IL
1t is probable he will be in the stat
three On four days of that week. His ad
ldress at Red Oak created most fay
orable impression and he will doubt
less be in demand in other parts OF tn
state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
FLEET 70 STAY AT BEIRUT.
Turkeys Request for Withdrawal of
Ships Likely to be Refused.

Washington, D. c.. Oct s.JDispatch-
.es received by the state department
from Minister Leishman indicate that
& he is still endeavoring to reach a set
Element with the Turkish government
concerning matters in which the Unit
ed States is interested. but that so fal
no satisfactory arrangement has been
made. Turkey wants the United
States ships withdrawn from Beirut
I but no orders have been issued to that
effect and the state department is not
ready to ask the navy department thai
they be ordered elsewhere.
Unless some change occurs in the
situation in Turkey. the ships at Bel
rut will remain, and only the Machias
will be sent with Consul General Skin
ner to Abyssinia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
Is ALARMED
METHODIST EPISCOPAL PREACH
Err UNEASY OVER GROWTH
OF CATHOLICISM.

Sioux City, Oct. S.-The sounding of
an alarm over the enaroaohments of
the Roman Catholic church and ad-
yocating organized national resistance
to the progress of the Roman church
We're the features of yesterdays ses-
sion of the Methodists of the North
west Iowa conference.
A Finish Fight
"A fight to the finish is what Rev.
DR.. Robert Smylie, presiding elder OF
the Sioux City district, termed the
contest between Catholicism and Pro
tsstantism. Other members of the
conference expressed themselves in
no uncertain terms. The sentiment
of the meeting was that the Catho-
lie church must be resisted and op.
posed.
Others Echo Sentiment.
Bishop Charles H. Fowler OF Buffa-
10, N. Y, presiding over the confer
ence, did not enter the discussion, but
after the meeting said he did not want
to take the bulldog by the tail Dr.
| b. D. Thomson of Chicago, editor OF
the Northwestern Christian Advocate
/, spoke emphatically against Catholi
cism. Interest in the conference was
| marked and large number OF minis
/ tiers were present. The conference
/ will last all week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
SECOND REGIMENT BAND OUT
Musicians to be Discharged for Re
fusina to Play in Centennial.

Chicago, Oct s.The band of the
Second infantry regiment will be dis
charged for refusing to play in the
centennial Industrial parade, says Col.
James e. Stuart At the same time he
does not blame the men for their re-
fusal, as they were forced to this ac-
ton by the union, he says.
Dark Future for Militia.
'"The national guard is being ground
between two millstones,' he said. sOn
the one side the unions are hostile,
on the other great corporations and
mercantile establishments are SO un-
patriotic that in many instances they
forbid their men to belong to mlli-
tia organization.
"Enlistments are falling off and the
future of the national guard seems by
no means bright"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
REV. 3. F. TRACY OF SYRACUSE
N. Y, TRAVELS FAR IN QUEST
OF MISSING BOY.
MAY BE NEAR OTTUMWA
Edward r. Tracy, a Senior in Ohio
University, Leaves Good Home to
Work as Farm Hand-Father Arriv-
es in City This Morning.

On the search for his son who has
not been heard from since August 10,
Rev. B. F. Tracy, pastor of the Belle
vue Methodist Episcopal church at
Syracuse, N. Y, arrived in the city
this morning. The son, Edward R.
Tracy is young man % years of age.
He has been a student at the Wesley
an university at Middletown, O., for
the past three years and would this
year have been a senior In his last
letter to his parents, mailed from De-
troit, Mich, Aug. 10, young Tracy stat
ed chat he would re-enter the Ohio
college this year When the school
opened October l, however, and the
young man did not make his appear
ance his parents became alarmed and
the father started upon the search,
which brought him to this city with
out having learned the whereabouts of
his BOY
Wanted to See World.
Rev. Tracy stated that his son left
home at the close of the school term
last spring for the purpose of seeing
some of the country before he re-en-
tered school He went from Syracuse
to Buffalo and then to Detroit via the
great lakes. He worked on a farm
near Detroit for some time and was
there when he wrote his last letter to
his father Rev. Tracy became alarm
| ed when he failed to hear from his
son for nearly two, months and fear
| ing that he had met with foul play, he
| went to Detroit and searched for his
! SON. He learned there that the boy
/ with young companion went to Chi
4 cago few days before and he follow
4 ed him there
is Thought to be Near ottun7wa.
4 After spending several days in Chi
i cago Rev. Tracy learned from lette
4 written by his sons companion to hi
\ mother that he intended to ship t.
i Rutledge TO work for the Milwaukee
1 Rev. Tracy believing that his sol
| still accompanied the other youth
went to Rutledge yesterday and fount
4 there that crowd of men had arrived
/ the previous day and had been sen
1 to another point on the milwaukee,
! cutoff. The Rutledge officials, howev
er. stated that there We're two youn:
men in the crowd who did not go witt
the men but left presumably for OF
tumwa
Has Had Long Search.
/ This morning Rev. Tracy appeared
at the police station and asked the as
Stance of the police in the search TO
his missing son. He states that h
has learned that the boys conduct ha
been one of the best by investigatio
at places where he has worked, yet h
wants to send him back to college t
complete his final year in the schoo
Rev. j. w. Lambert, the presiding e
der of the Ottumwa district and DR..
E. Craig. pastor OF the First Methods
Episcopal church. have also been asl
ed by Rev. Tracy to assist him in tn
search.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
JEALOUSY CAUSES SHOOTING.
Boone Man lnflicts Possibly Fatal
Wounds Upon Wife.

Boone. Oct Sin a fit of jealosuy,
Charles Sass laboring man OF this
city shot his wife three times at 3
o'clock last night The woman is
still living, but in a precarious condi-
ton. After the commission OF the
deed, Sass jumped out of the house
and ran away in the darkness. He is
man about AZ years of age, S feet s
inches tall and weighs about ll6
pounds. He wears light sandy mus
tache and the lid of one eye is defec'
tive He usually wears dark suit OF
clothes and a light felt hat
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
Others echo sentiment.
MEMBERS OF MOB INDICTED.
Twenty-Five are Held in Tennessee for
Participation in Lynching.

Nashville, Tenn. Oct sThe grand
jury of Moore county has returned a
Joint Indictment against tnsFst.' ~
members OF a mob charged with
lynching the negro Allen Small on the
night Of Sept. "a The defendants are
indicted for murder in the second de-
gree as the attorney general thought
this course would more likely result
in conviction than would an indict-
ment for murder i'll the first de
gree. The Indictment makes the case
bailable.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
INSISTS HE is CHARLIE ROSS.
Texan Unidentified as Long Lost Person
by Friend Of the Family.

Galveston, Oct. $50 firmly con
viaced is William Parker of San An
tonic that William Won Hodge of Gal
weston is the lost Charlie Ross that
he says he would wager his home on
the identity. He knew the Ross fam
lily well and came here to see Won
Hodge The general description as
given him by the Ross family tallies
so closely with Won Hodge that he
says he is almost positive that the
long-sought boy still lives.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
THREE GIRLS SENTENCED.

DamseIs from Row to Spend Week
in Jail and Then Leave Town.
Three young girls from the row
were given a ride in the 'hoodlum'
last evening and were arraigned this
morning in police court on a statuatory
charge. They gave their names as
Josie Smith, Myrtle Jones and Ethel
Winters They We're given seven
days each with instructions to leave
town at once upon the expiration OF
their sentences. Pat Kelly, George
Higdon and j. Riley We're given three
days each for intoxication.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
MAKESCHARCE
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS AT
MANILA ACCUSES CONSUL
OF PLOTTING.

Manila, Oct. s.--The name of Con
sui McWade, stationed at Canton is
mentioned as beneficiary under con.
tract unearthed by Collector of Gus.
toms Shuster in connection with a
scheme to bring in Chinese coolies un
der the guise of merchants to the Phil
ippines entering through this port. The
collector has accumulated evidence to
connect other consuls with the alleged
frauds.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
ADvERTlsEs AND FINDS WIFE.
Aged Indiana Farmer Picks a Young
Helpmeet From so Applicants.

indianapolis, Ind. Oct. s. Daniel
Overmeyer, a well to do Fulton county
farmer, who advertised for wife and
received fifty replies. has found a help.
meet in Miss Mildred Smith OF Mobiles.
vile. whom he met at the state fair
Overmeyer said he did not want "an
old camp meeting grandmother, mol
did he want any society thing The
bride is u while the groom is s. and
the father Of eleven children for all OF
whom he has literally provided.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
TRAIN TO TRY FoR RECORD.
Northwestern Railroad May Reduce
Time From Chicago to Omaha.

IfI'S FIO'H S''TS1So 20 OffldTta.I
Omaha, Neb., Oct. S.-Next Satur-
day night the Northwestern railroad
is going to try to beat the record of
eleven hours and fifteen minutes from
Chicago to Omaha. which was made by
the Burlington several years ago when
it captured the through mail contract
The train that is TO make the fast run
will consist o. siSty-foot baggage
car and two Pullman slcepers and will
carry the Arizona theatrical company
and its baggage. The company closes
an engagement in Chicago Saturday
night and will open here Sunday af
ternoon If the railroad gets it here al
the time promised
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
MERGER CASE is DocKETED.
Minnesota's Appeal Against Northern
Securities Company is Advanced.

Washington. Oct S.-The appeal of
the state of Minnesota in the case of
the State of Minnesota versus the
Northern Securities Company. the
Great Northern and the Northern Paci-
fic companies has been docketed in
the United States supreme court. The
case comes from the circuit court for
the district of Minnesota, which de-
cided that the acquisition of the stock
of the two railroad companies by the
securities company was not in viola
tion of the Minnesota antitrust law.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
JONES AN OFFICER.
Warden of Fort Madison Penitentiary
Vice President of Association.

Louisville, Ky. Oct. S-The Nation
al Prison congress and affiliated or.
ganizations elected officers today, The
National congress named Charlton
Lewis OF New York as president. The
Prison Physicians association named
Dr.. N. g. Allison of Fishkill. N. Y, as
president The Wardens' association
elected DR.. j. T. Gilmore of Toronto
Canada, president with c. J. Murphy
of Joliet, H.. and N NJ. Jones OF Fort
Madison, Iowa. as vice presidents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
KING PETER KEPT A PRISONER
Dispatch States servian Ruler is Con-
fined in a Fortress.

Paris, Oct. S.The Rappel publish
es under reserve dispatch which
states that King Peter of Seryia is
confined in a Belgian fortress by the
officers who were guilty of the assas-
sination of King Alexander and Queen
Draga, and that he conducts the affairs
OF state from his prison under pressure
OF the conspirators.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
TRIP FOR STUDENTS.
Washington, DC. Oct. s. Dispatch
Kansas City Show.

Ames, Oct. S-Professor w. j. Ken
nedy has just completed arrangements
with the Chicago, Great Western rail
road for an important trip for the ad
yanced classes in animal husbandry
! at the Iowa Agricultural college
The college students will be given {
special coach from Des Moines to Kan
sas City at the rate of So for the roun(
trip. The entire advanced class vii
visit the American royal show to make
speciai study of the specimens q
horses. cattle. sheen and swine which
are to be exhibited there.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
AlRSHlP A FAILURE.
Professor Lansley's Invention Is
Wrecked on First Test.

Whitewater. Va, Oct S.-Professor
Samuel F. Langley's airship, on which
the secretary of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition had spent years OF scientific
study and for the construction of
which the United States congress ap-
propriated $4,000, proved itself to
be an utter failure yesterday The
sixty foot, 1,200-pound steel aero
drome. built on the model of bird,
was given its first test. 1t started on
a seventy-foot track sixty feet high.
sped off the rails for its initial trial in
air and few seconds later plunged
beneath the surface of the Potomac
river.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
WOUNDS DEWEY CASE WITNESS.
Shot From Ambush Laid TO an Attache
OF Defendants Ranch.

Topeka, kans., Oct S.-Allen Shat
er, one of the sta--'s chief Witnesses
in the Dewey murder case, was fired
at by masked men While on his way to
Bird City and one OF the bullets passed
through his arm iaficting dangerous
wound. Enemies of the Deweys are
blaming the attack on some one con-
nected with the Dewey ranch.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
BOTTLE TELLS OF sHlPwRsck.
Message Found in ST. Lawrence River

Message Found in ST. Lawrence River
Dated Sept. II, 1901.
Alexandria Bay, N Y. Oct S.-A
bottle has been found floating in the
st. Lawrence river near here contain
ing message which reads as fol
lows:
t'Long Point Lake, Sept II, 1901. o.
Steamer Harpoon sinking, seven feet
of water in hold. Captain
The bottle was badly Clipped, Civ
ing evidence of long voyage
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
euRNs MUCH KANSAS WHEAT.
Prairie Fire Sweeps Great Area Bare
of Veeetation.

Quinter, Kan, Oct S.-A great prai-
rie fire which started yesterday three
miles north OF Grainfield. ragged in all
the territory north of the Salina river.
Farmers and the residents of Grain
field on the south and Hoxie on the
north, kept it out of these towns and
it Travelled east toward Hill City, de-
stroying much wheat.
The wind was blowing from the
northwest and the smoke from the
fire was seen from this place, fifteen
miles distant Much wheat in the
stack has been burned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
No indication OF War.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
J. B. Brown ard Wife Arrested at Dav-
export for AIieqed Crime,

Davenport, Oct S.-J. B. Brown and
wife. who have been staying here un-
der the assumed name of A. B. Get
telman were arrested yesterday on a
warrant from Marion. charging them
with forgery. They were placed in
jail here pending the arrival of the au-
thorities from Marion The partic-
ulars OF the alleged crime are not
known
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
GIRL WINS CONTEST.
Miss Lucille MuIhall Ropes Steers ir
Record Time.

South McAlester, /. t.. Oct. s,-Lu-
cille Mulhall, Is years old, and friend
of President Roosevelt, won the $1,000
steer roping contest here yesterday
defeating the best known cowboys in
the southwest.
The condition We're that three steers
We're to be roped and tied in the fast
est time. and the contest was open to
all Miss Mulhall threw her first steer
and tied it I'D in 43 seconds. The
second required / minute and IL sec
onds, while the third was roped
thrown. and tied in the remarkably
fast time of 40 seconds
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
MAKE LIGHT HAUL.

Safe Blowers Dynamite Safe to Get
SIS.