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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
is ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Modern Bluebeard Aroused at Home
Of Bride and Taken to Jail.


Indianapolis, Feb 25.-Albert A.
Knapp of Hamilton, Ohio, and former
ly of this city, was routed from bed at
the home of his bride, formerly Anna
May Gamble, this morning by the po-
lice and taken to Hamilton on the
charge of murder. The police say that
the Gamble woman is the last surviv-
ing wife of this modern Blue Beard
Believed to Have Murdered Two.
Knapp, although only Al years of
age, has had four wives, and the Ham
ilton police believe that ne murdered
at least two of them. The other wives
of Knapp We're Emma Stubbs, Jennie
Connors and Hannah Goddard. Knapp
is accused of killing the two last
named. Knapp has heretofore served
penitentiary sentence.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
NAMED FOR OFFICE.
President SENDS List of Nominations to
the Senate.

Washington, d. C. Feb. 25.-The
President today sent the following
nominations to the senate: Frank L.
Campbell of Ohio, assistant attorney
general; Melville w. Miller of Indiana
to be assistant secretary of the interi-
or.
Postmasters. Iowa: James NJ Carl of
Lone Tree; John c. Campbell of Belle
vue. Michigan: Sidney E. Lawrence
of Hudson. South Dakota, Evan J.
Edwards of Bowdle Wisconsin,: Thos.
H. Hughes OF Beaver Dam; Charles
Kinnach of Cudahy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
ASKS. FoR ASSURANCE.
Irish Leader Offers Amendment to
Speech on Land Question.

London, Feb. 25.-John Redmond
the Irish leader, in the house of COM
mons today moved an amendment to
the address in reply to the speech from
the throne, on the subject of the Irish
land question. Redmond's speech was
most conciliatory. He said that the
amendment was not intended as a
hostile demonstration against the
government, but as friendly warn
ing to the ministry that all he wanted
was the assurance from the chief sec
rotary for Ireland, Wyndham, that the
government was engaged in an honest
attempt to solve the problem on the
lines suggested by the report of the
recent land conference, which offered
an unexampled opportunity to end the
agrarian troubles and conflicts be.
tween the classes in Ireland
Wyndham in replying de-
clined to commit himself to
any official approval of the land con
ference report but said the value of
the work of conference could hardly
be overestimated. Redmond withdrew
his amendment
Support Brodrick.
BY vote of 261 to las the house of
commons defeated the resolution
amounting to a censure on Secretary
of War Brodrick after most heated
debate.
Balfour's Declaration.
In closing the debate for the govern
ment Premier Balfour complimented
Mr.. Asquith on going to the heart OF
the question-namely, whether the ar
my was too large an dcostly for the
empires need. OF course, he said, the
fleet stood first, but there were limits
to the use of fleet 1t was impossi
Bile to bring war to an end with q
fleet, which could not even strike {
heavy blow at most enemies witt
which Great Britain might be engaged
| without strong attacking force Of
soldiers, and it would be folly to de
| prive the country of means of often
| sive action in the event of an emer-
! gency.
Mr.. Balfour contended that three ar
/ my corps were necessary. They hat
! to consider the defence of India. H,
/ regarded a war between Great Brit.
/ ain and Russia as in the highest de
/ gree improbable, but 1t was impoSSi
BILE to forget that the Indian frontie
was the key of Great Britains militar,
| position in the event of such a war
and without being an alarmist h,
wished to impress upon them tina
1 events moved rapidly in central Asia
The Frontier Question.
I'VE had to consider" continued tn
I premier, how far the strategical pos
ton of Russia improved year by yeal
/ The Indian frontier is the only par
of the empire adjacent to first-clas
4 military power, and in the improbabl
and unhappy event of war wit
| Russia we should require, not only al
the available forces in India, but al
the forces that Mr.. Brodrick's schem
/ places at the disposal of the crown
I In conclusion Mr.. Balfour elaine
1 that the government deserved well O
4 of the country. The government di
not trim its sails to popular favor, an
4 if the house desired an army on
scale that the governm ent thought in
adequate the house must look to ar
other government.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
UNION MUST PAY s115,ooo.
British Railroad Awarded Damages
AGAINST Labor ORGANIZATION.

London. Feb. In accordance with an
arrangement between the parties to
the suit. the court awarded the Taft
Vale railroad company $115,000 dam
ages against the Amalgamated Society
of Railroad Servants. The latter com
planned of malicious molestation, pick
citing, intimidation. etc. during the
strike OF 1900.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
INVESTORS ARE GAMBLERS.
ST. Louis Judge Dismisses Suit Against
Turf Concern.

ST. Louis, Feb. 25.-On the plea that
the turf cooperation investment COM
pany was simply a gambling scheme
and that all investors We're partners
in the business and must have known
the nature of the business, the first
attachment suit Of many filed against
Ryan & Co. was dismissed by Justice
Kleiberg. The suit was to recover
money invested.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
TRUST OFFICERS ARRESTED.
Accused of Falsifyins Reports on Con
dition of Concerns.

Asbury Park, N. j., Feb. 25-Presi-
dent Twining and Treasurer Cornell,
of the banSrupted Monmouth Trust
Co., were arrested today, charged with
classifying reports of the condition of
the trust company.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
CONVENTION OPENS.

Discussion of Municipal Ownership
and Franchises Will Continue.
New York. Feb. 25.-The conven-
ton on municipal ownership and fran
chises which is to continue for three
days opened here today. There was
good attendance and program gives
promise of some interesting discussion
on municipal topics.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26

Peter Nissen, near Davenport, died
when alone in his home, and his body
was not discovered for several DAYS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
lodges Of the Farmers, Protect,ye asso.

lodges of the Farmers Protective asso-
citation organized by the rawest kind
of an amateur farmer has been the
cause of the cattle men gradually quit
ting the government lands in Oklaho-
ma. There are now pastures that
are made up of homestead filings-the
employees of the cowmen-all punched
up for the purpose of making a large
area, but the pastures are not fenced
and the farmer has the benefit of the
open, undisturbed by the cattle. The
problem settled in Oklahoma by the
secret society whose operations are
mystery still remains in other parts of
the west, and the general opinion is
that the government should take hold
of it and settle it.
Another feature which Major Lacey
regards as very important, is law
which is calculated to induce
the settler to take up his abode on an
arid and semi-arid land. There are
wide expanses of this sort of land in
the west that should have and must
have settlement thereon, il that part
of the country is to be developed as
it should be. 1t is necessary however,
| that new homestead laws allowing a
settler more ground should be made
before it can become reality. Many
are disappointed that the land COM
mission is not to be appointed since
there may be difficulty in getting
| land legislation next winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
ELLERY ANDERSON DEAD.

n carr Diseases dNeS EdWytT ana PO-
litical Leader.
New York, Feb. 25.-Ellery Ander-
son, the lawyer and political leader,
died suddenly of heart disease at his
home yesterday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
Support Brodrick.

By vote of 261 to las the house of
commons defeated the resolution
amounting to a censure on Secretary
of War Brodrick after a most heated
debate
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26


the mail from the slow coach style of
fifty years ago to the swift pace of
1908 Under the old system letters ar
rived in the treasury at 8 o'clock reach
ing their ultimate destination any time
between IL and o'clock. Now they
are delivered into the hands of the ad-
dresses at from $40 to 10 o'clock. Not
only that but convenient and easily
accessible system of reference has
been perfected, electric time recording
stamps have been added SO that the
hour and minute OF the arrival of mail
| is indicated upon each communication.
The old system of delivering tee-
grams by messenger boys from the
main Offices OF the telegraph compan-
| les has been abolished. Now each com
pany has an Office in the treasury
building and messages are delivered
| with q minutes delay where formerly
there were hours. Each message is
taken in duplicate. stamped with the
time stamp, and replies are now given
over the wires where formerly the mes
senger boys were trying to patch up a
punctured tire preparatory to deliver
ing the dispatch.
| The old confusing system of haphaZ-
ard numbering of rooms in the treas
ury has given way to the modern sys-
TEN. A method of eXpediting matters
requiring investigation has been inar-
gurated, with saving of many hours,
and sometimes days, in time Letters
are answered the same day as receiv.
ed. If a complete reply cannot be
made an acknowledgment is sent. adj
vising that more complete details will
be forwarded at the earliest moment
These improvements in system and
1 in execution have all been worked out
by Mr.. Armstrong, with the sanction
and Endorsement of the secretary. and
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-30
BOYD'S PLAIN STATEMENT.
He Is Division Superintendent
 of the P. & R. Coal Co.

Would Let Mines Drown Rather
 Than Recognize the Union State
 ment Prepared Showing the Pay of
 the Contract Miners Last Year.
 Philadelphia, Jan 3O.-Adam Boyd of Shenandoah, division superintend- ent of the Philadelphia < Reading Coal and Iron Go, who was on the witness stand yesterday, continued his testimony when the coal strike commission opened it's sessions to-day On cross-examination by the miners counsel he said that the company would rather let it's mines drown than recognize the union.
 Several of the company's mines were flooded. If the steam men had not been intimidated, he said, there would have been no difficulty i'll keep ing the workings free of water.
 Jacob F. Jones of Pottsville, pay master of the Philadelphia X Reading Coal and Iron Go, presented to the con- mission a statement showing the an- nual earnings of the contract miners at the Reading Co.'S Bear Ridge, Good l Spring, Kohinoor, Potts, Draper, h. l dian Ridge, Preston No 3, Richardson and Turkey Run collieries. These were selected by the commission from the 37 collieries for the purpose of pre- pairing wage statements The state ment shows that 24 men who worked an average of 265 shifts during 1901 earned S1.OO0 and over; g worked 254 shifts and earned from $500 to $1,oOO; 46 worked 249 and earned $500 to S9oo, s6 worked PA and earned $7oO to $500: l5O worked 23O and earned $500 ia S7OO; 1S8 worked 214 and earned $500 to $500; l4O worked 1SO and earned S4oO to $500; 136 worked 143 and earn. ed $500 to $4OO; 16O worked 1O3 and earned $2OO to $500 and 9O1 who work Cd an average of 2S earned less than $20O. 'S 'i's'n
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-30
CITY KEEPS RABBIT WARREN.
TOrquay,. England, Makes Consider able Revenue Out of 0u-
 nicipal Land

In 1896 the council of Torquay, Dev- onshire, England. with population of 5000, purchased the watershed to se- cure the purity of the water supply, but was not satisfied that the four square miles of hand should lie idle. Portions of the land are devoted to hay, oats, etc, on which the horses of the city are fed, and on other parts some 200 sheep graze. More profitable than the sheep are the rabbits whichaboun in all parts of the moorland.
 Men are employed as trappers to catch these animals, and during the last 12 months over 16, GOO rabbits were sold at an average price of 1872 cents after paying expenses. The woodlands are preserved and about 22 partridges were killed and sold during the year. A nursery of more than 17O, ,oo0 fir and larch, trees is maintained, and these also add to the yearly income.
 The land cost the city $500, ,ooo, says the Municipal Journal and Engineer. but it is very probable that the returns from the industries to which it is de voted will soon wipe out this debt.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-30
TROLLEY COMPANY

very soon nave p0lceman near SIV- ing him advice, or Manager Sewell would have been around looking for a policeman to close the young mans mouth The situation reversed dis closes the peculiarities of the law. This young man would have commit ted a breach of the peace had he shout ed on the sidewalk as he did on the car platform, but shouting on the plat form an invitation to others to ride was no breach of the peace. This is one of the inconsistencies of the law that jar sensitive men and make rag ing socialists of them.
 Every member of the Central Labor union is requested to attend the meet ing of that body this evening. Busl- ness of great importance is to be dis posed of, and it is absolutely necessary that every member should be present.
 One of the conductors of the South
 Main street line is said to have i'm bibed too freely of the tempting glass to-day and to have become intoxicated. It took him about an hour shortly after l o'clock to change the trolley pole,
 The motorman and conductor who had charge of the car which struck farmers team on the WatertOWn road yesterday morning have been dis charged, it is said. At any rate they are not working on any of the trolley lines to-day.
 The executive committee of the 1 strikers was asked this morning for all explanation of the vote taken yesterday l morning by the trolleymen in Bridge port and they said the only explana- ton they could give was that the unloh voted to give no assistance for the Slm- ple reason. they supposed, because l they were not asked for any. They probably acted on the principle that Il would be time enough to give assist
 ance when they would be asked for at-
 But so far they had not asked assist ance from any union of the Amalga- mated Association of Street Empioyes, 1 to which they belong,
 Policeman Hayes last night report ed conductor on the North Main street line to Superintendent Missel l for disorderly conduct. The con- I ductor got into an argument With hls only passenger and things became so warm that half dozen small boys gathered around to see the climax
 The conductor invited the passenger l out of the car to fight. This occurred
 at the switch above Hill street The
 passenger did not accept the conduct or's invitation to scrap for he saw the
 crowd was not with him. The con- lductor then butted in among the boys and Officer Hayes came along soon after. After inquiring into the cause of the disturbance he warned the con ductor against repeating his conduct lBut later the boys got square with the conductor. They met him in the vicinity of the KlondiKe and where nc one could see them They stoned the
 car and the conductor, There were nc passengers aboard and the boys tooE full advantage of this.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-30
SKUNK IN GARBAGE GAN.
Driver Burke Got Quite Scare on
 Highland Park.

sa
 Frank Burke, an employe of Gar page Contractor Rigney, had an ex- perlenee yesterday which he will not De apt to forget for some time. While making his regular call at the resi- dence of l.. R. Williams on Highland park he noticed something in the gar page can that looked like a dead lcat ana as such finds are not unusual he LOOK no particular notice of it and started to empty the contents of the can into his own tub At this sfape of the proceedings Burke was treated 10 quite surprise. The supposed dead feline turned out to be a sk11nl, which was very much alive and Oh Jected to being turned under swill. It got out of the way and in going ere ated considerable commotion which the folks in the house blamed the gar page man for and the fellow was or dered not to come around there any more. He tried to explain, but the good ladies in the house would not al low, him to come within hearing dis tance and he was obliged to leave without getting an opportunity to place the blame where it belonged.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-30
JUMPED THEIR BONDS.
Four Law and Order League Dete

Four Law and Order League Detec-
 tives Have Skipped.
 New Haven, Jan 30.-Four former Law and Order league detectives, who were under bonds in the criminal side of the common pleas court, charged with breach of the peace, will not stand trial. Each man allowed his bond to be called in the court yester- day The state is richer $500 thereby, as each man was out on bail fixed at $2o0.
 George M. Cameron, proprietor of the Sea View hotel in Savin Rock, was bondsman for the quartet. The de techyes who evaded trial are: Shed rick McClair, of 1,O79 Chapel street, who conducts detective agency at 82 Church street; Randall D. Hille- brant, of AIS Washington avenue West Haven; J. s. Harris and Cyril Harland, of New York city.
 The last two named young men were specially imported to get evi. dence against Russ place in West Haven
 While in Branford with warrants last June the four detectives got into a row with citizens in that town and a lively fight followed. The fight oc- cured in Toole's saloon.
 The detectives were arrested and fined $5 each in the Branfcrd town court. They appealed to the court of common pleas and were liberated in S2O0 bail each. As the detectives showed no sign of standing trial Pros ecutor Woodruff ordered the bonds called &s8N8l
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-30
wantnn Destruction.

The buffaloes of the west have been treated almost as wantonly as the for ests of the east. Of course, it was nec- essary that both should be thinned out considerably to make room for an ad- vancing civilization, but it was not nec- essary nor was it wise that either should be brought so near the point of annihilation, says the Boston Tran script. The contempt for and hostil- ity to the sublime primitiveness of this country that have marked an ad- vance more resistless than any of the old buffalo migrations have been pain full and unpraiseworthy features ofour last century development.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-30

have superior rights to those cbSefvs
 ing the usual pacific means of settle-
 ment.
 The view is strongly held here that
 the United States. France and Bell
 gium are in effect pacific allies, as they
 did not resort to force against venez-
 uela. It is insisted that the present
 attitude of the allies tends not only 10 prejudice the rights of the pacific aI- lies, but also establishes the danger
 ous principle that resort to war is preferable to efforts to maintain peace The second principle of the French position is that the France VenezueIan settlement is in the form of a treaty which entities it to international re-, cognition. This was formally execut- ed prior to the adoption of force by the allies and while Venezuela retained full independence in the exercise of her. sovereign right to make a treaty.
 Therefore it is maintained that this antedates rights arising from resort to force.
 But it is not insisted that this prior treaty settlement entities France to priority in the division of the customs receipts for the officials hold that all the powers having claims should re- ceive equal treatment It was at first supposed that Great Britain, Ger many and Italy favored this view,
 and that the occasion came for the personal attitude of their representa- lives. But the latest advices fndicate
 the sympathetic attitude of the British
 and Italian ambassadors at, Wasl1ing- ton and the German charge q affafres there, who are restricted by their in- 1, structions. Full recognition is given of the evident fairness of Minister Bowen. The subject is receiving care ful consideration and there will prob.
 ably be further negotiations towards 1 the presentation and acceptance of the ] foregoing principles.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-30
LANSDOWNE GETS IMPORTANT NOTE He Is Informed What Minister Bowen Proposes
 To Do IF ENGLAND PERSISTS IN PRESENT ATTITUlA
He Will Tell Representatives of Other Claimants That Venezuela Being Forced to Yield to Plans Which Will Be Against Their Interess-Foreign Office at Paris Re- ceved Official Notice To-Day of the
 Allied Reflections.

Washington, Jan 3O.-The British ambassador here has sent cablegram to Lord Lansdowne stating what may be expected in case the allies insist on preferential treatment for the blockad- ing powers It informs the British for eign office that Minister Bowen, in the event of refusal, would call upon the representatives of other claimant pow CTS and state to them that Venezuela was being forced by the allies to yield to plan which would severely affect the interests of France, Belgium, Nor way. Sweden. Spain, Denmark, Hol- land and the United States.
 Paris, Jan 3O.-The foreign office here received lengthy official advices to-day giving details of the rejection by the allies of the proposal that France and other countries receive equal treatment in the Venezuelan settlement. The French officials had not doubted that equal treatment would be recognized and this unexpect- ed turn of events has caused much surprise and concern. For the pres ent it does not appear to be the pur- pose of the French authorities to as- sume an imperative position, but rath- CT to set forth what they regard as the manifest equities of the French posi- ton, with the view to induce it's fur there consideration and acceptance.
 After cOnferring with those in chief authority an official said that the French position is based on two es- sential principals:
 The first is that a specific settle mnt between two sovereign nations is entitled at least to equal treatment with a war settlement. If not pre- cedent would be established, the off cials say, which would be an incentive to war, as countries first adopting force in the collection of claims would