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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
FUNERAL OF MRS. B. F. ROBINSON

Held Yesterday Afternoon From Late
Home on Washington Street.
The funersl Of Mrs. B. +. Robinson was
held yesterday afternoon from her late
home at 2 o'clock. Rev r. F. Lowe as
sisted by Rev. A. Sherburne oficiased
There was large gathering Of friends
and neighbors and the floral offerings
were very beautiful. The bearers we're
A. w Robinson, Henry 81 Day / q.
Robinson and G. i Webster The burial
was in Elmwood cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24

In no country m the world are eorr
ships SO abnormaly long lis in haa's
mia. where engagements commonlt
last from fifteen to twenty years; 70
fact there recently died at the age Of
ninety-nine an old man who had beer
courting for seventy-dve years and
who was married on his deathbed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE.

After Findings Of Grand Juryas Reported
Yesterday.
Montpelier, Sept. 24.-Among the true
bills reported BY the grand jury yesterday
was one against Bartholomew CFoto charg-
ing him with the murder Of Peter Yorron
at East Montpelier on the evening of Septe
S. William Wright, who has been In
county court for several months, was ar
rested today on the charge Of burglary at
Ianleonis $ wholesale liquor house la Barre
David Bean Of Berlin for the larceny Of a
harness from Joseph Bero Of East Mont
pelier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
PLACED ON HALF TINE.

To Cut Down Output Of Coal TO Keep Up
Prices,
WiIkesbarrie, Pa, Sept. 24.--An order
has been issued by the Delaware & Hud-
son Coal Co., placing 1000 miners on
half time, as the first move taken by the
coal roads to restrict the output in order
to maintain present prices pending the
sale OF enormous supplies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
TABLET UNVEILED

To Commemorate Lafayetfe's visit to
Montpelier.
Montpelier. Sept "a. 4.A tablet to com-
memorate the visit Of General Lafayette,
was unveiled at the Pavilion hotel this
afternoon, the exercises being quite sim
pie. They consisted of singing and two
addresses, one BY Rev. a. N. Lewis and
the other by Hon j. A. DeBoer. Carl
Forsell played cornet solo. Mrs. w. A,
Briggs, regent Of Lafayette Chapter, D
A. RI, Of this city unveiled the tablet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
Pool ROOM ENTERED.

Don Maehia Of 81, AIbans Tost Nearly $50
BY burglars.
st. Albans, Sept. 2S Monday night the
pool room Of Don Maehia on Foundry St.,
was entered and between $40 and $50 In
nickels stolen Mr.. Maehia locked the
back entrance to his room at O'Clock in
the evening, leaving the key ia the lock
During the evening some one passed into
the back room and gained possession Of
the key. AT IL o'clock Mr.. Maehia went
to a nearby restaurant to get a lunch, Of
course locking the door and the thief or
thieves seized the opportunity TO enter by
means Of the stolen back door key.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
GRAIN is PILING UP.

Railroads. Unable To Furnish Transporta-
tion For IL.
Kisheneff, Russia, Sept. "a. The rail-
roads are utterly unable 10 cope with the
amount 0f grain offered for transp0rta-
tlon. Forty locomotives are employed
where 200 are needed. The accumulation
of grain is now sufficient to I'LL 10000
cars. Most Of the grain is piled on station
platforms which are uncovered. Bad
weather before the accumulation eau be
cleared would mean vast losses 70 the
farmers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24

Mrs. Almira Deforge Of River street
died yesterday noon Of cholera infantum.
Mrs. Deforge was i'll only about 45 hours.
The funeral will be held from St. Moni-
cats church, tomorrow morning at 3
O'Clock. Mrs. Deforge is survived BY four
daughters, two Of whom we're living with
her
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
CASE WAS SETTLED.
Court Did Not Have To Try Fisk VS.. Gale
suit

Court Did Not haVe 10 Try FISK VS. Hhte
sui'
Montpelier, Sept. 23.-The case Of
CHARLES i. Fisk vs.. George w Gale which
was set for trial this. afternoon in county
court was settled and discontinued this
morning by the plaintiff paying the de-
fendant 5000 ID cash and each party pay
ing their own costs. This case grew out
of the shooting at Stowe July 80, 1901, Of
Philip Fiske, son Of the plaintiff, by Geo.
w. Gale, son Of the defendant. The boys
were in bathing at the time and It was
claimed the shooting which resulted fa-
tally was accidental
The jury in the case Of Doyle vs.. l.e
Page after considering the case for i've
hours failed to agree and they we're dis
charged this afternoon by Judge Hasel-
ton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
sa.ooo warth b ehaIr sloel naraed.

Bennington, Sept %. The store shed
Of the Bullock Manufacturing Co. of
Readsboro, with $1,000 worth Of chair
stock and woolen sporting goods, was
burned yesterday afternoon. There was
no insurance The fire caught from a
stove.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
RENEWING Ac0UAINTANCES.
A. M Jackman Visited Court at Montpe.
Tier Yesterday.

Montpelier, Sept. 23.-At the forenoon
recess A. NJ. Jackman Of Bridgport, Ct,
formerly Of Barre, called on Judge Hasel-
ton and Assistant Judges Dana und Hath
away from whom he received very cor
dial reception. Mr.. Jacknan is so years
old but would pass easily for man Of Is.
In 1851 MIR. Jaekman was elected sheriff
Washington county on a fusion ticket and
was the only democrat with the exception
Of Sheriif Evans, the present incumbent,
to hold the position.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
AUSTRALIAN PREMIER RESIGNS.

Edmund Barton win Accept Judge
ship,
Melbourne, Sept "a - Edmund Barton,
premier Of the Australian cabinet, has re-
signed to accept iudgeship in the fed
eral court. The Liberal leader, Deakit,
who recently declined knighthood, will
succeed him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
TO SEIZE C0NSTANTIN0PLE

And settle Balkan Question Ascribad 20
United States.
Berlin Sept 24,-Tageblatt today, in
all seriousness, publishes an article by
Edward Mygind, well-known writer,
10 the course Of which be says, "An intiu-
entlal American recently Informed me that
the United States viii soon seize Constan-
tinople aud thus settle the Balkan ques-
tfonu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
HORSES INSTANTLY KILLED.

Arthur Draper Of sheldon Loses Team
Valued at $3.50.
sheldon, Sept 2}-Arthur Draper's
horses ran away yesterday afternoon and
went over the abutments Of the bridge in
to Black Greek aud both were killed in
stantly. The bridge was carried out By
water two years ago. Mr.. Draper was out
in the meadow loading hay when the
horses started. The team was valued az
$3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
LEAGUE BASE BALL.

Boston Americans Dropped Two Games
to Detroit
Yesterdays American League scores:
At Boston list game), Detroit 5, Boston
a: t2nd game), Detroit s, Boston 2.
AT New York (tst game), st. Louis I,
New York 4; New York 4, st. Louis /.
AIT Philadelphia, Philadelphia 2, Chi
cago
At washington, Washington I, Cleye-
land 8
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-24
American League standing.

Yesterdays National League score:
At Pittsburg, PittsbuTg Is, New York
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
PROMINENT sPlRlTuALtsT TALKS
Geo. H. Brooks of Wheaton, ILL.,, Ad-
dresses Large Audience.

George II. Brooks of Wheaton, H.,
for the past seven years chairman of
the Lilly Dale camp of Lilly Dale, n.
Y, and for nine years chairman of
the spiritualistic camp at Haslet park,
Michigan, addressed two large au-
diences yesterday on the subject of
spiritualism in the Woodman hall on
West Second street. The afternoon
services commenced at $50. Mr..
Brooks delivered an excellent address
on the theory of spiritualism. The
evening service began at 1880. Mr..
Brooks beginning his talk before a
large audience.
The speaker was introduced by Hen
ry Phillips and after a short address
or the mental and spiritual belief in
the religion, an explanation from his
point of view of the belief and of spir-
itual truth he took up the work of
psychometic readings. Slips of paper
were distributed among the audience,
with the request that questions rela-
tive to the religion be asked. Mr..
Brooks then answered several ques-
tions. The speaker is unique in that
he does not follow the Bible. but unlike
Rev. Harry j. Moore of Chicago, who
spoke on spiritualism here recently he
disregards it entirely. The evening
service was most interesting and in
structive. Mr.. Brooks will remain in
the city all this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
WANTED.
JUST TWO QUESTIONS.

Have YOU got any money? q know that's
not very good grammar. hut it sounds bet
ter to mel and do You want to go to a
warmer climate? Granted that you answer
yes to both the above questions, I know
that YOU would rather go where your little
money or big money as the ease may be.
will go the farthest.
The Southwest. Kansas Oklahoma and
Texas have been thoroughly ''boomed' One
railroad alone having spent $4,000 during
the past year booming those sections. Now
what does your experience or common
sense teach you. Can you get better values
for your money in places that have been
doomed. or in the localities which are grad
ualy working to the front on their own
merit. want TO call your attention to
such locality. the fertile Delta lands of
the lower Mississippi Do you know what,
you can do down there You can buy land
of inexhaustible fertility, which grows cot
ton. yielding as high as $40 to $40 per
acre. and YOU can actually buy this land at
from $40 to so per acre. land which YOU
can rent for cash rental of SIS to SIS per acre.
You say that sounds to me- Well its
true just the same. Now understand me-
for l wouldn't tell lie for anything. at
least wouldn't want you to catch me in 1t,
hut its this way You buy. say l60 of that
rich bottom land for $40 and S15 per acre;
60 of it, perhaps. is in cultivation and rents
at So per acre The balance you don't get
a cent out Of Why? Because it is in heavy
timber. The timber will much more than
pay for the cost of clearing IL off. Once
cleared Off and the land is just as rich and
| productive as the balance. When 1t all
brings q rental of s. or So per acre you can
imagine where the price of the land will so,
$50 to $40 per acre.
| Low rate excursion December LIST.
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
Baker Building.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24

most severe penalty from the man who
committed it.
Smith took the sentence as he
would take dose of medicine" said
a man who was present when the SEN
tence was passed. "He did not seem
to realize the gravity of his condition
fully during the entire proceedings and
it would seem to me that he made up
his mind to kill Mrs. Cannady fully
realizing that he would probably have
to pay with his life for her own.
When the sentence was pronounced
he did not finch nor show the slightest
emotion
Judge Roberts is able to recall but
one instance of judge in the second
Iowa district pronouncing the death
sentence previous to this one. Judge
H. H. Trimble of Keokuk, a pioneer
iurist and the father of Mrs. o. d.
Wray, formerly of this city, but now of
Bloomfield, sentenced one man to
death several years ago when he was
presiding in this district. Although the
Ottumwa man has presided at several
murder trials he has never before felt
compelled to exact the extreme PEN
atty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
JUDGES UNUSUAL ACTION
NJ A. Roberts PronounCes the First Death Sentence i'm
This District i'm Many Years.

For the first time in nearly twenty
years a judge in the second judicial
district Of Iowa has sentenced man
to death for murder. The jurist who
has taken this unusual step is Judge
M. A. Roberts, considered by legal tai
ent all over Iowa as one of the most
able and one of the fairest men among
all the excellent judges of whom Iowa
boasts. This is the first time Judge
Roberts has found it to be his duty to
pronounce the death sentence during
the seven years he has been judge in
the district court. On Saturday he SEN
fenced Joseph Smith to death for the
murder Of Mrs. Robt. Cannady.
Judge Roberts returned from Abba
Saturday afternoon and went to his
home at 1926 With ST., where he was
interviewed by a Courier reporter. In
answer to queries he stated that it
was only after very thorough exam
nation into the facts regarding the
case that he decided to pronounce the
sentence Of death upon Smith. The
murder, ne said, was the most brutal
that has ever come to his official no
ice and he felt called upon to exact a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
PRESENTED WITH GIFT.
Mccormick Harvester Employees Give
p. o. RusseIle Fine Watch.

P. o. Busselle, who for several years
past has been general agent of the Nc
Cormick Harvester Co., in this city,
left Saturday night for Omaha, Neb.. te
accept an important position in the
Omaha offices of the international Har.
vester Co. Friday Mr.. Busselle was
presented with a handsome Swiss gold
watch by the men who have been con-
nected with the local office since he
took the management. The gift was a
fitting testimonial of the esteem in
which Mr.. Busselle is held by the men
with whom he has SO long been asso-
ciated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
81 will send further details as soon
as received.
u. H. Wilson, .Brevet Maj. Gen.

Macon, Ca, May 13.--To Hon. e. M.
Stanton-Lieut. Col. Hardee, COM
manding the First Wisconsin, has just
arrived from Jonesville. He struck
the trail of Davis at Dublin, Lawrens,
on the evening of the 7th, and follow
ed him closely night and day through
the pine wilderness of Alligator Creek,
and Green Swamp, Via Cumberland to
Jonesville.
"At Cumberland Col. Hardee overlook
Colonel Pritchard with $50 picked men
and horses of the Fourth Michigan.
Hardee followed the trail directly
south. while Pritchard having fresher
horses, pushed down the Ocmulgee to-
ward Hopewell, and thence by Horse
Creek to Jonesville, arriving there at
midnight on the 9th. Jeff Davis had
not arrived. From a citizen Pritchard
learned that his party We're encamp-
ed two miles out of town. He made
dispositions of his men and surround
ed the camp before daylight.
''Hardee had encamped at 8 p. m.
within two miles, as he afterward
learned, from Davis, the trail being
too indistinct to follow. He pushed
on at a. m. and had gone but little
| more than one mile when his advance
was fired upon by the Fourth Nlichi-
gan. A fight ensued, and both parties
| exhibited the greatest determination
| before the mistake was discovered.
1.-The firing was the first warning jeff
| Davis received. His captors report
that he hastily put on one of his wife's
dressed and started for the woods
closely followed by our men, who al
first though him a woman, but see
ing his boots while he was running,
they suspected his sex. The race was
a short one. and the rebel president
was soon brought to bay.
! Tie s,randished a bowie-knife and
showed signs of battle, but yielded
speedily to the persuasion of Colts re-
Nolvers without compelling the men to
! fire. He expressed great indignation at
| the energy with which he was pursued
! saying he had believed our govern
ment too magnanimous to hunt down
( women and children
| Mrs. Davis remarked to Col. Hardee
after the excitement was over that
the men had better not provoke the
president, or he might hurt some OF
them.
Reagan behaves himself with dig
nifty and resignation.
The party evidently was making for
the coast.
u. II. Wilson, Brevet Mai. Gen"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24

The murder of Mrs. Cannady, the
story of which is told in another col
umn, created sensation throughout
southern Iowa. The simple hearted
miners at Buxton, stopped on the way
to begin their days work beneath the
earth, were appraised of the crime and
hastily dropping the dinner buckets to
pick up weapons they started out in
pursuit of the murderer. For day
the woods in Monroe county was full
of determined men hunting for the
brutal murderer of a defenseless wom-
an but Smith evaded them and proba-
bly, also evaded a summary execution
at that time.
He was captured two days after the
murder at Hooking, where he lived,
and from that time until his trial be-
gan he was confined in the Monroe
county Jail at Abba.
viii Die at Fort Madison.
Judge Roberts states that Smith will
be taken to Fort Madison penitentiary
in few days and will there await his
death. On Friday, December 5, 1904,
he will be hanged and the death of
Mrs. Cannady will be avenged.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
VS. PR AISE
REV. JOHN FIRTH SPEAKS HIGH.
LY OF sUoTH SIDE BAPTIST
CHURCH.
Returned Missionary Who Spoke in
This City Last Sunday Has Letter
in The Baptist Record, Concern
ing ottumwa Church and Pastor.

Rev. John Firth, formerly mission
airy at Assam India, who preached on
last Sunday at the South Side Baptist
church speaks in words of highest
praise OF the work being done at the
South Side church and by the pastor.
Rev. John Haste in a letter written to
"The Baptist Record" published at
Pella. The portion of the letter refer
South Ottumwa.
Il spent Sunday, November 10, with
this church, speaking on this work in
Assam and getting acquainted with
Pastor John HASTE and his people.
There is rugged simplicity about this
people that is refreshing. ! greatly
enjoyed my stay with them. They are
not of the sort who think work for
Christ too hard to be undertaken in
Iowa. Up and at it seems to be their
motto. John HASTE is Scotchman
who has been born again, loves his Sa-
viour, knows his Bible and is hard at
work in South Ottumwa among pop
ulation of 5000. Yesterday 119 were
in Sunday school, 125 in the young
peoples meeting and 200 in the preach
ing service. The church is at present
engaged in revival services conducted
by the pastor, who is a doing all the
preaching himself and is in the sew
enth year of the pastorate of the
church. There We're three received as
candidates for baptism yesterday at
the morning service, three more of
fered themselves at the evening SER
I vice, while several Others rose for
prayers The meetinp hos hann in
progress only one week. All work is
earnest and faithful and recalls to my
mind the earnest labors of Robert Car.
| oil when wears $50 he was district mis-
sionary in northwestern Iowa."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
IN WOMAN'S DRESS
JEFFERSON DAVIS, WHEN CAP.
TURED WAS IN WIFE's
CLOTHING.
Mooted Point Is Settled in Official Mes
sages to E. M. Stanton, Secretary of
War-Joseph Lawson Has Old Clip
ping Announcing Capture.

That Jefferson Davis, the president
of the Southern Confederacy, was
dressed in woman's clothing when cap
tured by the union soldiers is definite
ly stated in the official report Of j. H.
Wilson, brevet major general. made to
q. M. Stanton, secretary of war, on
May 10, 1865, three days af-
ter the capture. Joseph Law
son, 403 Chester avenue, has
brought to the Courier a clipping an
nouncing the capture of the rebel
president and giving the official tele-
grams which conveyed the informa-
ton from those who made the capture
to the Washington officials.
The clipping was taken from a pa
per, the name of which is not given,
in an issue published a few days after
the capture. Mr.. Lawson has care
fully preserved the notice and the
readers of the Courier will find in it
several interesting points.
Mr.. Lawson has resided in Ottum-
wa for about two years. Previous to
that he resided in Pleasant township.
He is q veteran, having been a mem
Der of Company NJ of the Third Iowa
cavalry. The clipping is as follows:
--LATEST.
"Jeff Davis Captured!
1--WE have to record the capture OF
the late president of the rebel con-
federacy We say late, as the fall OF
Richmond, the loss of his armies and
his flight are sufficient proofs of the
total disruption of the whole affair
1t is q singular coincidence that the
first rebel camp was captured in ST
Louis, on the 10th of May, 1851. and
that the first rebel president was cap
tured four years afterward, on the
10th of May, 1866. We quote the
whole of the kilograms received this
(Monday) morning:
[Official.l
War Department. Washington, May
IL.
Major General Dix:
The following dispatch has just
been received from General Wilson
announcing the surprise and capture
of Jefferson Davis and his staff. by
Col. Prichard and the Michigan cav
airy, on the night of the 10th inst, a
Irwinsville, Irwin county, Georgia.
Edwin Nj. Stanton,
Secretary of War"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
For SALE.

so acres. six miles northwest of Ottumwa,
all good level land, improvements fair,
fine orchard. fruit of all kinds, This is one
of the best so acre farms in Wapello coun-
ty price $50 per acre.
so acres. eight miles northwest of 0ttmn-
wa, land lays rolling, fair house, new barn..
price $50 per acre.
100 acres five miles northeast of Ottumwa,
good land, improvements fair, price S6o per
acre.
40 acres joins city limits, north side, price
$50 per acre.
Several small fruit farms near city, int
proved and unimproved property in all
parts of the city.
JOHN H. SPRY,
Office 1o1 North Court street,
OttunWa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
SPECIAL EXCURSION

November "A the Rock sland Will run an
excursion TO all points on their lines In Ok
lahoma, Kansas and Indian Territory, also
points in Texas at SIS round trip; also cheap
rates to New Mexico and Arizona. Better
go With US and see the country. In The
meantime come in and trade with US. We
have good 100 acres at $50.
Splendid 400 acre stock and grain farm
ut so. within five miles Of ottumwa
Vacant lol in Des Moines, South Orturn-
wa or near Packing House, or oskaloosa to
trade for live stock
&c acre farm, plenty fruit, good improve.
ments, $50 per acre,
112la acres near city, sell or trade.
L oW ENB ERG & CO.
Court Street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-24
Abba.


Abba, Nov. 23.--(Special. "A cou-
pie of young fellows giving their
names as Ed Moore and Charles Muir
ply We're arrested by Sheriff Doner
at the c., b. & Q. depot Saturday
night. charged with stealing pair
of pants out of Max Loeb's clothing
store. The pants We're found on one
OF them He had them wrapped around
him under his vest. Moore claims to
be from kirksyille, Mo-, and Murphy
claims Ottumwa as his home.
Mrs. E. Q. Boch of Fairfield. who was
visiting her sister, Mrs. !. III. Tomlin-
son of this place, left for her home
saturday
Quite number OF Abba people went
to Centervilie today to attend Il. NJ.
brakes funeral.
John G. Wilson was a Moravia Wis
1tor yesterday.
f. L. Carter of Albert Lea, Mimi,
Sunday IN Abba.
In the district court the case of Clark
Bros. vs.. Robert Ford ct al. is being
tried, this being the last week of court
the jury was dismissed Saturday. The
judge married Joseph Fontana TO
MISS Maggie Adams IN the court room
Saturday.
the clerk of the district court issued
the following marriage licenses Satur-
gay George w: vreeland aged 4S, to
Mrs. Josephine Johns, aged 40, both of
Abba: Joseph Fontana, aged 30. to
MISS Maggie Ardlmo, aged u, both of
locking Andrew Carlson, aged q. to
Mrs. Amanda Nelson, aged 20, both of
BuXton, and Lewis Morris, aged 10, of
Hooking. to Miss Feddie Hollingsworth,
smith Easter and Fred Robinson
We're pound over 10 the grand jury by
Justice r. K. Wright for shooting into