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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
HuNTINe ACCIDENTS.
Alarming Number of Fatalities This
Season in Iowa.

Alarming NUMBER OF Fatalities This
Season in Iowa.
Many hunting accidents have oc-
Cured this season of two months
sport, resulting in the death of ten
persons and the injuring of thirteen,
some of which are very badly if not
permanently disabled. Following is a
list of the fatalities in Iowa during the
last two months caused by hunting ac-
cidents:
ARTHUR WILLHITE. Muscatine.
HERMAN UNDERBERG Humboldt.
CLARE BAKER, Ottumwa.
FRANK PERKINS. Mt. Zion.
STEPHEN WAY, Norwalk.
EDWARD OLESON, Fort Dodge.
ERNEST RED, Ruthven.
EDDIE MEEKS, Madrid.
JAMES SHANNON, Nashua.
PETER SOER. Victor.
The Injured.
The following serious injuries have
been reported during the same time.
Neil Bump. Iowa Falls, shot in hip.
Asa Noe, Eddyville, lost one hand.
]. Fothergill, Lost Creek, charge of
shot in one leg.
Frank Cejka, Cedar Rapids, bullet in
spine.
Herman F. Clarity. Lansing shot in
head.
Fred Landphier. Peoria, shot in arm.
Herbert Jackson, Burlington, shot in
left leg.
Clarence Smith, Atlantic, left leg
and foot badly lacerated.
John Gilmore, Deep River, shot in
face.
c. F. Drake. Fort Dodge, lost left
foot and leg.
Fred Moore, Bridgewater, lost foot.
Henry, Johnson, Grundy Center, lost
an eye.
Fred Harding, Iowa Falls, shot in
hip.
This makes a total of ten deaths
and thirteen injured as the result of
hunting accidents, so far as have been
reported in the daily papers. There
have undoubtedly been number of
less serious accidents, accounts of
which never got into the press.
The deaths, many of them, occurred
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
Negro Appointments.
ROAD RAISES PAY.
Rock Island Grants Increase to Ensi-
neers of $25o,ooo a Year.

Rock Island Grants Increase to Ensi-
neers of $25o,ooo Year.
Locomotive engineers on the Chica
go, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
have been granted an aggregate wage
increase of $250,000 year. In add
ton to this many concessions were
made on running schedules and work
classification, giving the men one OF
the best working agreements in the
country. This will be good news to
the people of Eldon as well as other
towns along the line of. the Rock
Island system.
The wage increase amounts to ten
per cent, but in many cases will add
from $26 to $50 per month each to the
pay of engineers having fast runs. 1t
affects between 900 and 1000 men,
and goes into effect the first of next
month, to be changed only after a
joint conference of the representatives
of the road and the general board OF
adjustment of the men.
In Session Six Weeks.
For over six weeks the board Of adj
justment and General Manager C. A.
Goodnow of the road have been in con-
sultation. The agreement that is now
in force was framed in 1887 and read.
justed in 1893. This provided for a
scale of $3.50 day for passenger
engineers and four cents a mile for
net freight men. The growth of the
road and the earning capacity of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
RICHARDS STILL MISSING.
oes Moines Ex-U. S. Marshal Not Yet
Found

Council Bluffs, Jan. 14.-There is
yet no positive knowledge here as to
the whereabouts Of ex-U. S. Marshal
Richards, on the charge of being impli-
Gated in the holdup on the Sullivan
family at Hamilton few nights since.
but those familiar with his affairs as
sert that he is in the Indian reserva-
ton in northwestern Nebraska, max
ing determined hunt for Carnes, the
murderer of Sheriff Strain of Monona
county. His friends here assert that
he is surely not in hiding: that as
soon as he learns of the charges that
have been made against him he will
come forth and give himself up"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
uPHoLps MoNRoElsM.
English Admiral DepIores the vene
zuelan Mixup as Bad Business.

zueIdnI WIXup as Bad BusIHess.
New York, Jan. 14.-Rear Admiral
Charles Beresford, just arrived here
calls the Venezuelan affair stupid
piece of business. He says:
Remember, do not wish to appear
as criticising Germany, but, in my
opinion, England made a mess of il
in this alliance in the Venezuelan
matter, and am inclined to think
that if the question ever arises again
England will surely support the Mon
roe doctrine. If were an American
1 certainly would fight for the Monroe
doctrine. AS an Englishman, would
object to the grabbing Of territory by
my country, had that been her pur-
pose"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
CANAL RuMoR is FALSE.
Germany is Not Seeking to Beat the
United States.

Berlin, jan 14-The German gov
eminent has sent note to the United
States affirming that the report that
Germany is seeking to acquire Colon
bias interest in the Panama canal
company is utterly baseless. 1t is I'M
derstood the opinion is expressed that
Germany's commerce would be bene-
fitted by the construction of canal
by the United States.
Only the heather at Christmas time
do not get just what they wanted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
WAVES PRELIMINARY HEARING.
Man Accused of Train Robbery to APP
pear Before Grand Jury.

Dubuque, Jan. 14.-Ed Estelle, ac-
cused of completely in the Burlington
train robbery at Savanna, ILL.,, sever
al months ago, has waved his prelim-
mary hearing and has been held I'M
der $4,000 bonds to appear before the
grand jury at the March term of
court.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
DIsHoNoRABLY DISCHARGED
Hundreds of Soldiers Sent Home in
Disgrace.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 1.-THE
transport Logan has arrived from the
Philippines with 1,164 discharged sol
diers on board. One-half of the sol.
diers on board were dishonorably dis.
charged and the others, or most OF
them, were welded out of the service
as undesirable.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
D0LLIVER
DENIES
CHARGES
Maintains That He Does Not
Hold Extreme Ideas
Credited to Him.
INDIC A 7 ES. BIGOTRY
Asks Only That Iowa Papers Pub
fish Speech as Given.
Asks Only That Iowa Papers Pub
fish Speech as Given.
HULL FAVORS NEGRO APPOINTMENTS
Iowa Congressman Declares for Grant
ing of Places in Army to Negroes
Who Served in spanish-American
and Philippine Wars.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 14.-(Spe-
ciaD-"The manner in which my
remarks yesterday were received
evinces the narrowness and bigotry
with which reciprocity and the tariff
question are regarded by certain mem
bers of the senate said Senator j. P,
Dolliver today. He also stated that
he hoped that his statements would
not be misunderstood and that he
treated the matter in the most conser--
vative manner possible. He stated
that he would ask the Iowa papers at
least to publish his speech exactly as
given to them from this point.
Denies Extreme Ideas.
Senator Dolliver denies that he has
any extreme ideas with regard to
these questions as was inferred by
Senator Aldrich yesterday.
Negro Appointments.
Congressman j. A. T. Hull, of Iowa,
has declared himself on the color
question in regard to appointments in
the regular army He favors appoint.
ments in the army for colored men
who performed service in the Spanish.
American and Philippine wars. Yes
terday he conferred with President
Roosevelt on this matter, who is said
to have commended him for his views.
Congressman Hull says that nothing
will be done with the question of the
restoration of the army canteen at
this session. H. J. Mahin,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
NO CHANGE IN .cANTEEN LAW.
Chairman Hull Makes Announcement
to That Effect.

Washington, D. G. Jan. 14.-No ac-
ton will be taken by the house COM
mittee on military affairs or by con-
gress on the canteen question at this
session and no consideration is being
given by the committee to any mea--
sure proposing the restoration of the.
canteen to the army post exchanges
is the statement made by Chairman
Hull.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
BOY KILLS HIS MOTHER.

Shoots Her in Fit of Rage, Then
Turns Weapon on Himself.
Carbonate, H., Jan. 14.-Mrs. Frank
Tucker, who lived near the west end
was killed by her nine year o. son
while the boy was in a fit of rage. The
son then committed suicide.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15


vicinity was thrown from his wagon
and instantly killed.
Team Unmanageabe.
Mr.. Van Wyngarden resided with
his parents near Pella. but had been
looking after the affairs on farm
south Of the river. 1t is stated that
yesterday afternoon he started from
the farm with a load of household
goods which he was taking to Pella.
While crossing the bridge it is stated
that the team became frightened and
started to run. He directed them safe
ly across the bridge, but after leaving
the bridge it is supposed that he lost
all control over the horses, which were
running at furious speed.
From the reports received here he
had gone considerable distance from
the bridge when he was hurled from
the vehicle with such violence as to
cause instant death.
Was Well Known.
The deceased was young man of
about 20 years of age and resided with
his parents north of the river near Pei
la. He was well known in that vicin-
lCy aud the SuQueuQ6SS OF MS QedCl is
a great shock to his many friends.
Hemorrhase of Brain.
Pella, Jan. 14-(special.) Thrown
from a wagon hitched to runaway
team, John Wyngarden struck against
a. stump, striking his chin with such
force as to cause hemorrage of the
( brain, from which he died in a few
minutes. AS nearly as can be learned,
the team VanWyngarden was driving
+ became frightened just as he was
| leaving the east end of the bridge
over the Des Moines river, and run
i ming into corn field near by Van
Wyngarden was thrown from the wag-
on, striking upon the point Of his chin.
The deceased was moving to this
city, where he expected to reside with
his mother, Mrs, A. WanWyngarden,
and at the time the accident occurred
was bringing load of household
/ goods from the farm across the river,
where he had been living. Funeral
services will probably be held tomor-
! row.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
MINES SHUT DOWN.
Two Hundred Men at DanviIIe, H.,
Out of Work.

Danville, H., Jan. IA scarcity Of
cars today stopped all the big mines
here except one, throwing 1870 miners
out of work
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
WIRELESS COMPANY FORMED.
Marconi Telegraph Organized in Can.
ada With Capital of $5,OoO.ooO.

Montreal, Jan. LITTLE Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company of Can
ada was organized here with capt.
tai of SIS 100000
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
PROMINENT REPUBLICAN DEAD.
D. S. FIagg of Louisiana, Mo-, Passed
Away Yesterday.

Mexico, Mo-, Jan. 14.-Hon. D. S,
Flagg, prominent republican of this
district, candidate for congress against
Champ Clark in 1900 is dead at his
home in Louisiana, Mo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
of school corporations is 1887, against
ASST in 1899.

f,oUI III 1853.
High Schools in Healthy Condition.
The statistics make a good showing
for the high schools of the state. The
total enrolment for October 10, 1902,
was p ,692 which is more than the en-
tire enrolment of 1901. There were,
October 10, 3.0S3 pupils enrolled in the
graduating classes, which is 200 more
than the total number who graduated
at the close of the last school year. It
is shown that districts in thirty-two
counties Of the state have availed
themselves of the law providing for
free text books.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
t nfs2Ixa SORES

Slow healing sores are unsightly, pain
full and dangerous. They are constant
care and source of anxiety and worry.
Chronic, slow healing sores are fire.
quently the after effects of some long
facilitating sickness that leaves the con-
stitution weakened and the blood in a
polluted, run down condition, when
scratch, cut, simple boil or brlise, be-
comes fearful looking ulcer that grows
and spreads, eating deeper and deeper
into the flesh in spite of everything tina.
can be done to check its progress. Old
people whose blood is below the standard
and the circulation sluggish, are often
tornented with face sores, and indolent,
sickly looking ulcers upon the limbs that
give them hardly a moments rest from
pain and worry.
Ordinary sores Purify the Blood
are liable to be-
come chronic Heal the Sore.
when the blood
is too weak to throw off the germs and
poisons, and no amount of external treat
ment will heal them, but they continue
to grow worse and worse, and many
times terminate in that most horrible Of
all human maladies, Cancer.
S. S. S. cures slow healing sores by
purifying and invigorating the germ
laden, vitiated blood and purging the
system of all corrupt matter, thus strik-
ing at the real cause and removing every.
hindrance to rapid cure, and this is the
only possible way to reach these deeply
rooted, dangerous places. S. S. S.
strengthens and tones up the circulation,
and supplies rich,
60 GI 90 nutritious blood for
w. w. w. the rebuilding of the
~. ~ ~ constitution and
Ms@w 49, knw healing the sore,
when you get rid of
the old plague spot for all time.
If you have slow healing, stubborn
sore, write us about it, and our Physicians
will advise you without charge.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
CONSCIENCE COSTS $4,000.
New Yorker Pays Money But Refuse
to Give His Name

20 0IVe TITS NdIHt.
New York, Jan. IA man who re-
fused to disclose his identity called on
the city chamberlain and handed him
five $1,000 bills. The stranger said he
had been perturbed for some time
over an Indebtedness to the city. The
money was credited to the conscience
fund"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15
Was Crossing Pella Bridge When
Team Became Unmanageble.
RESIDED WITH PARENTS NEAR CITY
Had Been Working on Farm South of
Des Moines River and Was Return.
ing Home When Fatal Accident oc-
curred-Was Well Known.

Knoxville, Jan. 14.-(speciaD Aft
er wild ride behind a runaway team
across Pella bridge, which spans the
Des Moines river. John Van Wyngar-
den, a well known young man of that
vicinity was thrown from his wagon
and instantly killed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-15

men. made this rate unjust and by
joint consent it was changed.
In the conferences with the officials
of the road the men asserted that
when the present agreement was sign
ed, the engines were small and the
trips longer, and the trains had but
few cars. Now big engines are used,
the strain on the engineers has grown,
and the responsibility has practically
doubled. In addition to this claims
were made that living expenses are
now higher.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-21
HOW A CHICAGO YOUTH
ESCAPED CREDITORS
The Only Way Jack BoIand Could Leave Homo
lulu Was to Get Shanghaed
Aboard Yokohama Ship.

Under ordinary circumstances, get
ting shanghaied isn't much of a joke
in the view of the lubber who wakes UP
with a headache in a reeking fo'c'sle
and feels of the dents made in his ribs
by the toes of a bucko bosn's-mate's
sea boots. but 1 once knew fellow
who wanted to be shanghaied the worst
way and who had to do his durndest
before he succeeded said man who
used to live in Honolulu. 1T happened
down in the Islands, in 80, when the
| P. G., as they used to call the Provis-
ional Government, was running things
in Hawaii.
1.-The chap who hankered to be shang-
haied was a rapid-f1re young hustler
from Chicago named Jack Boland
Jack was selling prairie lots in Chicago
on commission when somebody told
him about the Hawaiian Islands, and
he hiked down there to look 'em over.
with kind of an idea of blocking out
sugar or coffee ranch if he liked the
looks of things Jack was worth $4,000
when he quit Chicago and streaked for
the Islands. He stuffed a thousand in
his clothes and left the remainder of
his savings in a Chicago bank.
When he reached Honolulu he pre-
sented his letters, good ones, to the
right kind of folks, and Honolulu noti-
fed Jack that he could hang up his
hat and make himself at home. They're
mighty hospitable down there if you
get in right, but if you don't land with
the Honolulans have the knack of max
ing you feel as lonesome as a salt
marsh fiddler crab in a pail of tend
rain water.
1 Jack found the social swing in Ho-
Inolulu, where there are more pretty
American and English and German and
Portuguese and half-kanaka girls than
in any place of it's size on earth. sc
enlivening that for two or three months
he didn't have much time to dope out
any plans for annexing that sugar OF
coffee plantation. He chartered {
bungalow out in Waikiki, one of Ho
nolulu's suburbs, got an old kanak;
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-21
Jack would attempt a getaway on a

Jack would attempt a getaway on a
trader bound for the Fills.
1.-The schooner swept out of the har-
Dor, and Jack felt pretty good with
himself. Five days later she got into
a blow off the French Frigate Shoals
and was wrecked. All hands We're
picked up by British bark bound for
Honolulu and nine days later Jack was
tossed back onto the Honolulu strand.
Several Of the young officers at
tached to one of the American men-o'-
war in the harbor, seeing how things
We're with Jack, arranged a scheme
The man-o'-war was under sailing or
ders for the Mare Island Navy Yard.
near San Francisco. They rugged Jack
out with a suit of bluejacket clothes
and smuggled him on board a couple
anchor for the Coast. This was dead
against the regulations, but the young
officers figured it out that neither the
old man nor the first huff would ever
know, and they took the chance. The
man-o'-war was just getting ready to
sail back to the States when another
steamer got in from San Francisco.
carrying orders to the commander of
the man-o'war to remain in Honolulu
harbor indefinitely. Jack went ashore.
shed his bluejacket toys, and waited
i for coYpafhincr else fO turn I'm
"Then a seamens strike broke out up
in San Francisco and nearly all of the
sailing craft that drifted into Honolulu
harbor from up the coast were short
lot of them, but he was snagged in the
act every time by the relentless half
breed harbormaster, and had to go
ashore. Then he made up his mind
that his only chance was to be shang-
haied. The 'short-handed ships were
shanghaiing all the beachcombers that
they could pick up and keeping them
under matches until they got out to
sea.
"Jack developed pretty tidy sake
drunk one night and made 1t seem
worse than it really was. Then he
strolled among the waterfront grog-
geries, bawling ribald songs, and wait
ed for press gang to come along and
shanghai him. He got away with this
all right. AS he was passing by coal
yard a bucko bo's'n's mate of an ex-
ceedingly short-handed San Francisco
bark loaded with agricultural imple-
ments for Japan, handed Jack stun
ming clip behind the ear, and then,
with a couple of hands, loaded him into
sampan and carried him off to the
bark. He was tucked into the glory
hole until the bark pulled out, and
month later he jumped the ship in
} Yokohama.
He worked for a few months as a
shipping clerk for an American house
in Yokohama and then made his way
back to Chicago. When he reached
Chicago he found that the bank that
; had failed on him was paying off credi-
tors at the rate of fifty cents on the
, dollar. That gave him neat little
!. start, and he settled down again to the
| real estate business in the windy burg.
. I saw him there not very long ago.
Ever going back to Honolulu"
asked him.
, Jacks eyes looked kind O. wistful
and hungry as he replied:
"'I think not. It's great place, all
, right, but a fellows liable to become
too damned attached to it" New
York Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-21

CHILDREN WHEN TEETHING
have more or less diarrhoea. This
should be controlled and an be, ov
giving Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. Every house
hold should have bottle at hand. Get
it today. It may save life. Benson,
Smith &, Co, Ltd, Wholesale Agents,
sell it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-10
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Burlington road will soon begin
the work of double tracking its line from
Omaha to Lincoln. a distance of sixty
miles.
All north-bound traffic on the New York
Central was stopped yesterday by wash
out at Hastings, six miles from larry
town, n. Y. The Empire State Express
is among the trains held up.
Owing to the settlement of the inter
changeable mileage question among the
Western railroads, the Rock Island has
Cancelled its notice of withdrawal from
membership in the clergy bureau. 1t will
age bureaus of the Western Passenger
associa ton and it is said to be quite prob
able that it will soon resume its member
ship in the association itself.
Articles of Incorporation for the Illi-
nois Central Electric Railway company
with principal offices at Canton. and q
capital stock of 100000, were filed in the
office of the Illinois secretary of state.
The notice of the termination of the
transatlantic passenger agreement, an
nounced in England, in nowise affects the
German companies agreement with the
international Mercantile Marine company
Articles of incorporation were filed to-
day by the Toledo Southern Railway com
pany. The capital stock is 100000 The
company proposes to build a steam road
from Hamlock to Toledo.
Robert w. Baxter, general superinten-
dent of the Nebraska division of. the
Union Pacific, has resigned. Mr.. Baxter
has been in the service of the road forty
years and has held various on cial posi-
lions for thirty years. 1t is believed that
he has accepted high official position
with the Orient road.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-10
INJUNCTION is DISSOLVED.
Court Disnisses Wabash Suit to Compel
Men to Remain at Work.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Oct 9.-The injunc-
ton suit instituted by the Wabash in
the United States circuit court last May,
to restrain its employees from leaving the
service of the road in a body, was form
cost
Attorneys representing the company and
It's employees signed the stipulation DIS
procedure, as the trouble which caused
the suit was settled amicably four months
ago.
The temporary injunction secured by the
Wabash was subsequently dissolved by
Judge Adams. leaving the men free to
do as they wished. Negotiations that had
already been taken up resulted in an
amicable settlement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-10
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN
MAYORS ELECT OFFICERS
James M. Head, of Nashville, Tenn, Is
Named as President.

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 9-At the clos
ing session of the convention of the
League of American Municipalities, which
began its meetings in this city on
Wednesday last, the following officers
were elected: 4
President-Mayor James NJ Head, OF
Nashville, Tenn
First Vice President Mayor crolius, OF
Joliet Ill. ,ra~
Second Vice President-Mayor William
G. Maybury, of Detroit.
Third Vice Observation-Disclosures A. Sui
Ivan, mayor of Hartford. Conn.
.Secretary-John MacVicker, Of Des
Moines, Iowa.
Treasurer-Mayor William D. Morgan,
of Georgetown, S. C..
Trustees-James Kane, r. G. Rhett,
Charleston, S. c.; George S. Brown, Bal
timore; G. M. Hine, Poughkeepsie. N. Y;
Mayor H. G. Borghoffs Fort. Wayne, Ind.
Henry Boil, Columbus, Ohio
East st. Louis, Ill. was selected as the
next place Of meeting. . soc