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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-15
Married at IT. Dodge.

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When Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver de-
cided to take unto himself a wife he
showed his good sense by marrying
Fort Dodge woman. He had long re-
manned bachelor, but, happening to
SPEND few days at a lake side resort,
he suddenly decided to lengthen the
visit. and when he left Lake Okoboji
he was engaged to be married to Miss
Louise Pearsons. She was the daugh-
ter of Geo. r. Pearsons Of Fort Dodge,
niece of the famous philanthropist,
D. K. Pearsons, and Wellesley grad
uate.
The wedding was solemnized at Fort
Dodge, and the senator, who was then
Congressman from, the tenth district,
had large portion of his constituents
at the wedding reception in the even
ing
Many people have wondered at the
"Dolliver luck" That's the way the
Fort Dodge people are wont to de-
scribe the marvellous progress that has
been the senator's. They remember
Virginia and couldn't get enough law
business to live on.
Senator Dolliver has been described
as a good politician and prince of
mixers" But as politician he has
to take lessons from his clever wife.
She looks after his political interest
with an eye that is as unerring and a
Judgment as unfailing as the wisest Of
statesmen. 1t was largely through the
influence of Mrs Deliver that the SEN
ator was persuaded not to accept the
nomination for vice president at the
time of President Mckinley's second
nomination.
Popular at Home.
This is a little bit of political history
that is not generally known.
The brilliant young congressman
nomination. Senator Hanna urged it
upon him and the Iowa congressman
was almost persuaded. He could have
had the nomination had he so desired.
But Mrs. Dol,iver urged against it..
Perhaps it was a mistake, for had he
accepted, Senator Dolliver would have
been president Of the United States,
but it was mistake based upon the
best Of reasoning, and it was reason
ing that was justified, for short time
afterwards Congressman Dolliver was
made United States senator to succeed
John H. Gear, place which he prob
ably will continue to grace as long as
Senator Allison has occupied his own
distinguished seat, and perhaps longer,
for Senator Dolliver is yet a young
man.
Iclc dlS LlOSS WIZ INV CIlllCiSSu
Senator Dolliver, saying he was not an
astute politician, because he has built
no machine, Those who know Senator
Dolliver at home will not be long in
learning that he has the strongest kind
of a machine. 1t is a following based
upon personal acquaintance and per-
sonal admiration. Every one at Fort
Dodge and about the vicinity, knows
him personally. 1t takes the senator a
long time to get down town, for he
finds occasion to stop and shake hands
with so many of his neighhors that his
progress is slow. And as it is with
| Senator Dolliver at home, so it is with
him all over the state For years he
has SO often spoken in the townships
and school houses CT the state that II
politicians ever had the temerity to try
to disturb the senator in his seat
they would hear cry of protest from
the homes of the state that woul6
make itself heard even at Washington
|
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BROTHER AND SISTER
MEET AFTER &c YEARS
Mrs. Gentry, Of Gordonsville, Finds
Charles Mansfield in Soldiers Home,
an Aged Veteran.

Mrs. Ella Gentry. OF Gordonsville. Va.
is the guest Of Mrs. Bette KiFttey, Of
3137 y Street. and came 70 Georgetown
10 meet her brother, Charles +, II.
Mansfield. an inmate OF the United
States Soldiers Home, whom she had
not seen for hfty-six years. Each be-
lieved the other dead. The reunion was
made possible by Mrs. II. +. Jenkins,
Of Richmond, Va. who, while passing
through the Soldiers Home, became IN
terested IN a veteran there. and In the
course OF her CONVERSATION with the
veteran learned that he was the brother
Of an old friend, Mrs. Gentry. Mans
field is seventy-fye years old, and his
sister is seventv-thrce.
Mansfield caught the gold fever nifty
six years ago. and went West from his
home IN Rockingham county, Va. and
while away received an Incorrect re
port that his sister was dead. He en-
tered the army, saw hard service, and
finally in his old age obtained a berth
In the horne
The two met yesterday. Mrs. Gentry 5
son Is vice president Of the Bell Tele-
phone Company In Richmond.
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from the capital here are held UP for
hours In many instances. they are not
transmitted at all. Copies OF al dis
contents carefully noted II any let
loose are in any way doubtful. there IS
trouble for the telegraph chiefs They
take no chances. therefore. but retain
any which they consider objectionable.
This makes the task OF tie correspond
ents here difficult and distastefui. II
Is certain only the carefully edited "Of-
hciai reports VIII be permitted 70 gain
worldwide circulation.
Conference of STAFF.
Early this Sunday morning. thero
was a conference OF number OF the
leading member Of the Russian general
staff. when lasted for some time.
When 1t adjourned an attempt was
made TO locate the source Of the KurOii
rurnor. All officers seen declined 10 dis
cuss il.
No word has been received from Port
Arthur for some time. 'rcere IS no way
of confirming the report teIegraphed
here from London that the first line OF
defenses have been captured by the
japanese II Is possible, however. that
ii IS well founded.
IL was not the intention CT the gen
eral STAFF 10 jeOpardiZe the lives OF
many men there owing 10 the fact that
IL would be impossible 10 mount guns
south Of Nansan. which would command
the position The second line Of de-
Tense. however. is considered practi-
cally impregnable. II IS not believed
there is the slightest chance Of the Jap
anese gaining IT,
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Elias WOnlan'S Attorney
Tears Doom Attachment
Placed Upon Door of Clients Handsome
acknowledges Free to Leave
the City on Sunday

In order to determine in what fashion
TO start the prospective criminal prose-
cution Of Hannah Elias Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Lord and Kernochan
called on the negress late tonight and
heard at length her story OF how she is
alleged 10 have obtained $4,000 from
John r. Plat. Anxious to prove that
she did not blackmail Mr.. Platt and 50
TO avoid prosecution, Mrs. Elias admit
ted these two prosecutors 70 her be-
leagured fortress in Central Park. west.
under a sort of fas Of truce. They
agreed not TO serve any papers on her
personally. and contented themselves
with having a stenOgrapher take down
her story Of great injustice"
Woman Not to Leave.
The examination OF the negress was
at the suggestion of Washingt1n Brauns.
her attorney. who earlier in the evening
held a conference with the ass stant dis
trict attorneys in the Hotel Grenoble-
While none Of the parties to the con-
ference would divulge just what took
place. it was learned. however. that Mr..
Brauns assured the Representative Of
the district attorney that Mrs. Elias
could explain satisfactorily the charges
made against her by Mr. Platt-
The lawyer told Mr. Lord IL was learn
ed. that at 20 time did Mrs. Elias
threaten Mr.. Platt, and that the charges
in his complaint Were "a tissue OF lies"
He urged Mr. Lord TO see Mrs. Elias
and hear her story before reporting on
the case 10 Mr.. jerome.
There viii be another conference OF
the assistant district attorneys with the
said the aged millionaire will be pres
ent. tomorrow night Witnesses also
have been subpoenaed 10 appear in The
district attorneys office on Monday.
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Empire State Politics
Theme of Conference
Warner Miller Guest of the President at
LunCheon--Party Prospects and COndi-
tions in the Coming Campaign.

Ex-senator Warner Miller, Of New
York. was the guest OF the President
at the White House yesterday and his
visit occasioned a good deal Of com
ment along political lines.
The President and the former Empire
State leader met at luncheon and had
a general conversation on the topics Of
the day. The prominent part New
York State politics IS playing In the
news dispatches nowadays. however.
caused the impression to go abroad that
the former Senator had been called In
BY the President to give mis- view OF
political conditions and pa,iy prospects
there in the coming election
Mr. Miller left Washington last night.
Just before going he was non-commit-
tai about his visit 20 the White House
but regarding politics In his home State
said:
Either Elihu Root or Cornelius y.
Bliss would make an admirable candi-
date for the governorship. but 1t is under
stood they both absolutely refuse 10 be
considered as in the running. All we
know about Gen. Horace Porter coming
home to head the ticket is furnished by
the newspapers"
Picks Fairbanks.
on national politics, ex-senator Miller
said:
"As TO the Vice Presidency on the Re-
publican ticket. one hears little II any
gossip. at the clubs or anywhere else
The financial interests cannot be said tC
have considered It.
There is unanimity OF opinion on one
point, however, that the candidate
should be a man with every probability
Of life. We have learned, through thre'
tragedies. that II is necessary TO have 9
Vice President who is physically. as wei
as mentally. able 10 become President.
Il think a great deal OF Mr.. Hit, my.
self, having served with him I'm Con
gress years ago. He is capable man
OF course. He is not well known to oul
people IN New York. as he has not beer
OF the stump there. Fairbanks is wei
Fixed. He Is better known than Hit
| in the Empire State. assume th'
/ Vice Presidency will go TO some ont
from the West.
1 Speaker Cannon. undoubtedly. is TIT
most popular man before the coUntr!
/ today. in the discussion of possibilities
| for the Vice Presidential place. TheI
may try TO force him into 1t, but, o
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Plans For Sanitation
Within Canal Zone
Colonel Gorgas, Who Will Have Charge of
the Work, Outlines Steps Necessary to
Make the Isthmus Healthy

viii make daily trips across the 18TH
mus. picking up those patients IN
whom the disease has developed. and
they VIII be at once taken TO the gem
eral hospital for treatment
The main hospital VIII be that left
on the canal by the French. There viii
be other hospitals along the route.
Keep Away the Natives.
1T viii be our intention always to
prevent natives who show signs OF the
disease from associating with the work.
men OF our camps. From this contact
often the disease IS spread. This was
shown in the case OF 400 marines who
were encamped on a hill in one of the
salthiest spots on the isthmus. At
the foot Of this hill was a native VIII
iage. and II was the custom Of the SOL
dieTs during their leisure hours to visit
the village There they were bitten by
mosquitoes and got the germs Of
malaria. with the result that about 100
out OF the 100 showed maiarial symp-
toms within four months.
"The headquarters of our health
bureau will be at Panama This viii be
the directing source"
II IS learned that the organization Of
the Panama health bureau has been
effected as follows:
Colonel GOrgas will be the chief health
officer IN charge OF the staff; Captain
Carter, Marine Hospital Corps. viii be
the quarantine officer at Panama ;
Major J. Ross viii be In charge OF all
the hospitals on the strip, and Major
Ia Garde will have charge of the gen.
eral hospital at Panama
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japanese General Commanding Northern
Army Made Prisoner by Flying Column
Of Cossacks, Say Dispatches.
NO CONFIRMATION TO BE HAD
AND RUMOR is DISCREDITED
Minister Hayashi at London Says the Story
Is of the Fake Character of Others En-
anating From the Russian Capital

LONDON June A sensation caused here this evening by
Paris Dispatch which says that the Havas News Agency received
report from its ST. Petersburg correspondent stating that General
XII the japanese commanding officer Fengwangchng, cap
tuTed by flying column of Cossack9
The avas correspondent says the at the Russian
capital, but is impossible to confirm # there.
correspondent of the Publishers Press called the japanese
CATION here and informed the japanese minister Vcount Haas of
the Paris report He said he had received absolutely nothing which
would make such a report appear possible
According to latest report from Tokyo Vco Hayash declared
General Kro with the main japanese column To capture him
with column of CossackS would be almost impossible He considered
Russian capital
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st. Petersburg Excited
By RunlOrS of Success

ST. PETERSBURG. June 5.-Many
rumors OF varied character. some OF
which have had the effect OF unduly
exciting the people. are in circulation
here In consequence there has been
a crowd about the war office through
out the night.
Early yesterday afternoon rumor
was set in circulation that General Ku-
rOpatkin had scored q distinct success
against the japanese south OF Lao
Yang, and had driven them back on
their reserve line. This report was
said TO have been conveyed to the Gar
in the form Of a dispatch from Major
General Ivanon at Harbin.
Inquiry at the war Office revealed the
fact that a telegram had been received
detailing certain operations in Man
churia. but the exact nature was not
disclosed.
Rumors Of Victory.
Toward evening fresh rumors were
set on foot. all OF which pointed toward
an sundoubted Russian success. but fall
ing TO detail where the success was
gained. The rumors were generally in
definite and all endeavor to locate their
source was futile
That there has been severe fighting at
Port Arthur and also south OF Nfukden
seems certain. There Is. however. no
chance 10 CLEAN any particulars here
The censorship on all news from she
Far East is most extreme and none OF
the correspondents at Mukden or Har-
bin are permitted to send any news Of
the situation.
Not only that. but urgent messages
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NEW YORK. June 4.-Washington
Brauns, attorney for MIS-. Hannah
Elias whom the aged millionaire Jonn
r. Platt is suing for more than 5000, 600
on a charge Of blackmail. tore down
from the door OF his clients handsome
residence this afternoon summons. at
tachment and amended complaint
against the defendant. which had been
tackled there BY a clerk for plaintiff 3
attorneys.
The attachment had been placed upon
the door OF Mrs. Elias home. in lieu
of personal service upon the defendant,
who has barricaded herself against al
process servers
May Be Upheld
A special order OF the court has made
II legal service. and there is prObabn-
lty that 1t viii be so held
There was undisguised eXultation n
the camp of the Elias forces over the
approach Of Sunday. when the sheriff s
men will be Dowerlcss 20 serve Sheir
civil warrant Of arrest even II Hannah
Elias chooses 10 leave her besieged HOUSE,
and ride or walk about the streets o. the
city.
The negress is protected by the law
which forbids the arrest Of any person
on Sunday on an order in = civil action
From midnight until the clocks strike
twelve times again. unless some other
move Is made. Hannah Elias Will be free
70 go and come at viii and there will
be nothing to prevent her leaving the
State II she wants 20 50. Her nttorne y,
Washington Brauns. says that she has
no intention of leaving.
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CORONER COMMITS
FLORODORA BEAUTY
TO TOMBS PRISON
Nan Patterson Held in the Young Case.
Police Scent Murder Believed to
be Washington Girl.

NEW YORK, June 4.-Nan Patterson,
otherwise known as Nan Randolph, the
actress who as in the cab at the time
Frank T, better known as Caesar"
Young, was found dead this morning,
has been committed to the Tombs
prison without bail by order Of the
coroner, until the mystery surrounding
Young's death IS cleared up. The police
declare that the wound was not such
as usually bears the marks of being
self-infiicted, and they incline to the
belief that Young was murdered.
Coroner's Physician OHanlon, who
performed the autopsy on Young. stated
that the bullet entered his body at the
apex Of the left shoulder, passed down
ward through the lung, and lodged in
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BISHOP SATTERLEE Ill
WITH TYPHOID FEVER
Prayers to Be Offered in All Local Epis.
copal Churches, for His
Recovery.

The Rt. Rev. Henry Yates Satterleee,
Bishop of Washington, is III with ty-
phoid fever at his residence in Massa-
chusettts Avenue.
Bishop Satterlee has not been in good
health this winter and last Sunday.
after mis- Trinity ordinations, was
stricken with a high fever. This devel-
oped into typhoid. though ii is hoped
il is not of the malignant type.
PRAYERS will be said today In all the
Episcopal churches Cor his speedy re-
cOVery.
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course, II he refuses. that leaves him
out. But 1 believe he could have IL
unanimously II he would accept.
1--WE have learned that the occupant
Of the Office cannot be considered a
mere nothing any longer. and when il
comes to the convention 1 believe Fair
banks will be the man"
Tammany Not Feared.
With a declaration that he was not in
the confidence Of the Democrats as to
their candidate, the ex-senator COM
mented on the opponents OF the Ad-
ministration in this wise:
THE Democrats haven't the slight
est hope not the ghost Of show. OF
winning without New York State. The
Republicans may, without IL. The great
majority want Parker, and expect he
will be the nominee.
There has been some opposition in
Tammany. but Tammany has never yet
controlled a Democratic National Con-
vention. They tried IL at the last nomi-
nation Of Cleveland, but in spite OF their
stand and all BOurke COckrans elo-
quence, they failed. The only objection
urged against Parker now is that he
don't say anything and no one knows
what his principles are. When that is
cleared up at the proper time. he will
be their strongest candidate"
Effect on Business.
The impending campaign VIII prove
the usual blight upon business, the ex
Senator believes. especially II the tarih
is dragged into political discussion
About conditions and prospects, n
said:
Business is very dun AZ present, and
the traffic of the railroads east Of Chi
cagO is poor. The tie-up Of steamers on
the Great Lakes has prevented gram
from coming East, and the continued
strikes have frightened people about
undertaking new operations.
The labor leaders always make the
mistake of striking when trade is dull
Instead Of when Il is brisk.
There will be dull times until afte
the election. The corner in cotton hal
hurt business and the strikes caused
curtailment Of iron and steel Blu
with a good crop Of cotton, and with
wheat and corn for export. business vii
revive strongly and the railroads vii
have the money 10 carry on their con
templated improvements"
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DEEP MOTIVE ASSIGNED
TO ACT OF RAISULI

LONDON, June 4-"Reynolds' News
paper" the sociaHstic organ. publishes
q sensational story this afternoon in
which il asserts tina, the kidnapping OF
Ion Perdicaris. the Tr, nton, y. J.. mer-
chant, and his nephew, by the Moroc-
can bandit RaisIn, was part of a deep
laid plan of certain nnanciers who are
obnoxious 20 the Moroccan govern
mcnt, and who desire to secure posses
sion Of a number OF gold mines IN
Morocco.
Their hope, according TO the news
paper. was that the United States would
declare war and sweep the present dy-
nasty from power, thps clearing the way
for a new government. which il was
hoped would make terms with those in
tersstGd.
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OVERCOME BY HEAT.

Overcome with the heat, Thomas
Fitzgerald, twenty-five years Old, fe
10 the pavement on II Street. betwe
sixth and seventh Streets northeas
an exhausted condition about 3 o.
Yesterday afternoon. He was TeT
10 his home p Ii Strcet nOrthw
the police of the Ninth precinct
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Temporary Expedient.

THAT waterworlzs system. however.
will take some time to complete. and ia
the meantime we VIII devote our atten-
ton TO "A temporary eXpedient for Pan
anna and Colon by damming up the large
streams running near those two cities
and distributing the water from this
source throughout their streets. This
water. 50 far as we have investigated.
is pure enough for use. 1t Will be pos
sible for Panama's sewers 70 empty into
the ocean, but Colon is below the sea
level so that another system VIII have
to be - At the twenty or moro
v44ages ng the canal route. IL viii
sfble TO change the water sup
resent. but at the same time,
IN be accomplished by a rigid In
n of the water that the natives
his water is mostly collected I'm rain
.rels The natives have been repre-
.nsibly careless In their use of it, and
he rain barrel, are prolific sources or
them through our sanitary inspectors
10 keep this supply absolutely pure ana
20 shut Il off from mosquito larvae
These villages viii be put under n
sort of military camp regime. whicn
VIII require the inhabitants Implicitly 10
obey our rules. Lime Will be used in
abundance. and the camps drained after
the most improved army methods. The
use Of mosquito nets viii, of course. be
largely encouraged An stagnant pools
will be drained, the idea always being
held in mind that il is absolutely essen
tial to utterly destroy malaria ana yei-
low fever bearing mosquitoes.
In this connection / may perhaps
call attention to our hospital system
which VIII be so organized that sur
geons at each village and camp VIII
keep the sharpeJt sort Of watch for
cases OF incipient malaria and conta-
gious diseases. These cases viii DC
segregated as much as possible. and il
win be 50 arranged that hospital train
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SUICIDE on A FARMER-

LYONS. y. z, June 4-CIaude Wheel
er, a well-to-do South Butler farmer.
committed suicide today By hanging.
He suffered from melanchoiia
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the spine. AS Young was not left-hand-
ed, the police declare that he could
hardly have fired the shot which ended
his life, and dispute the story told by
Miss Randolph that the dead bookmaker
was a suicide.
Nan Pat ierson is said to be the
daughter of Washington business
man. who is now in New York, and is
supposed to be looking after his daugh-
ter's interests.
She IS we'll known in local theatrical
circles. and is regarded as a handsome
" oman. She is about twenty years old,
and was with q "F'lorodora" company
FOR some time, but was not a member
OF the original sextet which found
fame in New York
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Plans in Detail.

To a reporter for The Times Colonel
Gorgas outlined some of his plans for
Panama as follows:
First OF ALL" he said, 1t Will be nee
essary for US from a sanitary stand
point TO look after the water supply and
drainage, Eventually the plan which l
have recommended IS that we shall have
a comprehensive system OF waterworks
extending all the way across the 18TH
mus with a big reservoir in the center
at the Alahuela dam on the Chagres
River as the basis OF the water supply.
BY the location Of this reservoir, II viii
be possible 70 run pipes on either side
extending toward Panama and Colon
and the water viii be projected by Its
own gravity with considerable pressure
throughout the mains that will be con-
nected with all the villages along the
route. furnishing a bountiful supply of
pure, fresh water for drinking and drain
age purposes.
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Col. " c. Gorgas. chief sanitary Of
dcer Of the Panama Canal zone. IS now
In Washington organizing his forces
preparatory 70 departure for the 18TH
mus. where ne will take entire charge
OF the important sanitary work TO be
done there. Colonel Gorgas has HOW
fully outlined 10 the commission the
plans which he has in mind for Riding
the isthmus from malaria, making II
clean and healthful for the thousands
of workmen and engineers VINO viii re-
side there for many years during the
progress OF the digging OF the canal
Colonel Gorgas was health officer at
Havana during the American occupa-
ton. and it was largely due TO his in
strumentality that that city was trans
formed from a breeding place OF ma
laria and yellow fever to its present eN-
cellent sanitary condition.
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Thunder showers and
cooler today. Tomor o y
cloudy; afternoon, warmer.
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SI-5o Per zoo Feet.
CO.. 9Th N Y. Ave -
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Of railroad track Is
s vicinity.