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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
SUICIDE VERDICT|
POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION
UPON THE REMAINS OF c. F.
GARTHWAIT SHOW BURNS.

Suicide from the use of carbolic acid
was the verdict based upon post
norton examination Of the coroner's
jury called late Friday afternoon
to inquire into the cause of death of
Charles F. Garthwait who was found
dead in bed in a room at the Laclede
hotel Friday morning about 1880
o'clock. The post mortem examina-
ton was made by DR.. Frank Mills
county coroner and DR.. A. O. Williams
and was concluded about o'clock.
The throat, stomach and the intes-
tines of the body were found to be
horribly burned when examined by
physicians at the undertaking parlors
of Scott & McIntire. Two full ounces
of pure carbolic acid had been poured
down the throat and death had it not
come within very short time from
the poisonous effect of the drug would
have resulted very quickly from the
frightful burns and injuries to the in.
ternal organs,
Members Of the Jury.
M. L. Kirk, J. M. Crawley and r.. II
Brawley heard the testimony pre-,
sented by the witnesses summoned by
Coroner Mills and returned the suicide
verdict.
The absence Of all evidence of burn
ing from the lips, mouth and throat
and the fact that no fumes Of the acid
could be discovered coming from the
throat lead those who examined the
body previous to the post mortem OK
animation to believe that death had re
suited from other causes and to scou,
the suicide theory. While it did nci
seem probable or even barely possible
| it was insisted that the carbolic aciG
bottle found between the mattress anG
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
THE GLEN ISLAND, A NEW YORK.
NEW HAVEN BOAT, Is COM.
PLETELY DESTROYED.
BRAVECREW SAVE LIVES
All But Those WHO Were Completely
Cut OF From Aid Were Safely
Landed-Three Die in Residence
Fire-DrlIl Saves 1900 Children.

New York, Dec. 17.-Nine persons.
including two passengers, lost their
lives early today in the burning Of the
steamer Glen Island, bound from
New York to New Haven. The
steamer drifted aground on Captains
island, in Long Island sound, and was
burned with its heavy cargo to the
waters edge.
Origin of Fire Unknown.
The fire was discovered before mid
night off Execution point in the sound.
How it was started is not known but
suddenly the whole boat became filled
with smoke and the electric lights
were extinguished. Boats were hur-
riedly lowered and all but two pas
sengers and seven members of the
crew escaped. One of the lost pas
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
GENERAL sToEseEL Asks NoaI
TO oKAaE FIRING ON ARopEs
or INJURED.
sToEssEL Is WOUNDED
struck BY Rifle Bullet, According to
London Dispatch - International
Commission For North Sea inquiry
VIII Meet at Parla Tuesday.

Toxic. Dec. II. - General Stoes-
sci has opened negotiations with
the Japanese forces surrounding
Port Arthur. providing for the pro.
lection Of the hospitals of the city.
He has furnished Nogi with a map
showing the positions of the differ
ent hospitals.
London, Eng, Dec H. - Gen.
Stoessel, Russian military COM
mander at Port Arthur, according
to q disptach from Chez Foo to
the Daily Telegraph, has again
been wounded, this time by rifle
bullet. The correspondent adds
that the wound Is not serious.
Paris, Dec. II. The meeting
of the international commission to
inquire into the North Sea Incl
dent has definitely been fixed for
next Tuesday morning at the for
eign office.
Russian Headquarters, Mukden, De.
cember II. - There was considerable
desultory firing on both sides yester.
day. The Japanese made an advance,
b.. It proved to be only demonstra-
ton.
Night sorties continue. A curious
melee resulted the night Of December
Is, from simultaneous advance of
both Russians and Japanese. Two col
umns OF Japanese taking advantage OF
the darkness, advanced on Russian pc.
sitions and at the same time a Rus
sian column set out for the village Of
Nanganza. The Russian column heard
the Japanese firing in the direction OF
their base and though. they had been
discovered, but held Nanganza while
sappers mined and then retired.
Explosion Kills Japs.
The Japanese re-entered the vii
lage, where they were greeted with an
explosion, which killed many of them.
In the meantime the two Japanese
columns operating in the direction of
the Russians, heard the explosion and
thought they had been outhanked,
whereupon they retired. The Japan
ese and Russians met as each side was
returning. Both were utterly surprised.
A hand to hand scuffle in the darkness
euSueu, UuC Dis IL WAS liupoSelplo W
distinguish friend from foe, probably
little damage was done. The Russian
loss was only one.
The night of December Ia, fourteen
Russians penetrated to the village of
Fanshen, where they destroyed a
Japanese signal tower and carried off
an old bell, which had been used by
the Japanese to signal the approach
of Russian troops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
SENATE COMMITTEE HEARs Ar.
ouMENTs ON REVOLUTION
70 THAT END.
ADOPT PHILIPPINE BILL
Members Of Senators Give Majority
In Favor Of Civil Service for tho Is.
lands After Long lscusslon--shaw
Makes Estimates for House.

Washington, D. G., Dec. II. = A res.
9olution granting to the women Of the
various states the right to vote for
members of the house of representa-
tives was made the basis of a hearing
before the senate committee on wo-
mans suffrage today. The question
was presented by committee con-
sisting of representatives of the Fed
eral Woman's Equality association, in
Guiding Mrs. Clara Berwick Colby, DR..
Clara W. McNaughton and Mrs. Belva
Lockwood.
Philippine Bill Passes Senate.
/. The senate late yesterday afternoon,
- Alto 23, passed the Philippine civil
government bill. The final vote was
preceded by the presentation of many
amendments and a general discussion
of them. as well as of the provisions
of the bill. The discussion was con-
fined quite generally to the merits Of
the measure. On some amendments sug-
igested by democratic senators several
western republicans voted in the at
ffirmative but McCumber was the only
Republican who voted with the demo-
gratis against the final passage Of the
bill The most notable change made
during the day was the lowering Of the
rate Of interest on railroad bonds to be
guaranteed by the Philippine govern
tment from 5 to per cent.
Bonds Exempt From Taxation.
+ The bill as passed exempts from tax
alton all bonds issued by the Philip.
pine and Porto Rican governments:
authorizes municipalities IN the Philip
pines to incur bonded indebtedness
amounting to s per cent Of the as
sesssd valuation Of their property at
per cent interest; authorizing the Phil
ippine government to incur bonded
Indebtedness of IS ,000, 900 for improve
ments at Az per cent interest; author
lies the Philippine government to
guarantee the payment of interest on
railrossk bonds at the rate of per cent
per annum; provides for the admin
istration Of immigration laws by Phil
ippine authorities: establishes sys-
tenn: for the location and patenting of
mineral, coal and saline lands; fixes
the metric system for the islands and
gives the civil governor the title Of
governor general.
o0CrSiaTy SndW transmitted 10 tne
house detailed estimate of the cost
Of collecting internal revenue for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1906. The
aggregate amount Is $9,235,018.
Senate Combinations.
The senate confirmed Frank l..
Smith. g *5e collector of internal rev.
enue f6rsthe eighth district Of ILL
nois.
Postmasters confirmed Illinois
Swan J. Chilberg. Cambridge; Oscar
H. Harpman. Havana; Henry G. Bogue
Vermont; Chas. G. Watrous, Wauke
gan.
Minnesota Lewis o. Norheim
Montevideo.
South Dakota - William F. Ban
croft, washington Springs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
sengers was a man and another a
woman, both residents Of New York.

SengerS was man ana announcer
woman, both residents OF New York.
Tugs Crew Saves Lives.
The tug which sighted the Glen
Island afire dashed to the scene and
picked up the passengers and crew
from the small boats and placed them
aboard the steamer Corning, which
brought them back to New York.
Bravery OF Steamers Crew.
The loss on the steamer and cargo
is estimated at $250,0OO. That more
lives were not sacrificed is undoubt-
eddy due to the personal courage OF the
officers and crew and the excellent dis
cipline maintained when horrible
death for all of the ten passengers and
the crew of twenty-one men seemed
certain. The persons who lost their
lives were those whose escape had
been entirely cut off before the alarm
reached them.
Survivors Reach New York.
The survivors reached this city at
Z o'clock this morning little worse for
their experience, although many were
scantily clothed. Most of them were
asleep when the fire broke out and
when aroused did not stop to dress,
fastening to the decks where they
were Immediately loaded into the life
boats.
Fire Drill Saves Children.
Fifteen hundred children Of all ages
were aroused from sleep by the alarm
of fire in the Hebrew orphan asylum
in Amsterdam avenue before daylight
today and marched in safety from the
building. The damage was slight.
Three Die From Burns.
Three persons were killed and three
others were injured, two fatally, in a
fire in three story brick residence
| in W.lliamsburg today.
The Dead.
The dead are:
ALICE SWANSON.
ARDEN rtENOLDS.
| CHARLES LINCOLN PAINTER.
The fire was caused by the explosion
of an Oil stove
! Explosion Wrecks Mills.
Indianapolis, Dec. Ia boiler II
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
LAW USELESS
TURKISH AUTHORITIES FAIL Tc
NOTICE ouTRAGEs BY OUT.
LAW BANDS.

Constantinople, Dec. II. The mas
Bacre by Greeks of wedding party
near Monastir on November 20, when
thirteen persons were killed and five
wounded, has led to a number of san
culinary conflicts between Bulgarian
and Greek bands. eliminating Thurs
day last In stubborn battle lasting
i've hours.
A Greek band of twenty-eight men,
and a body of Bulgarians met near the
village Of Sarakine. The Greeks lost
twenty-four killed. The authorities as
usual have tsl-en no action il the mat
ter,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
CAN HAVE MILES.
Gcyernor-Elect Douglas Asks Taft TO
Detail the General for Staff.

Detail the General for staff.
Washington, D. c., Dec. IL. In
replying to letter from Governor.
Elect Douglas OF Massachusetts. ask.
ing him If he would detail General
Miles. retired. for the governors stat
it he should make the request, Secre.
tary Taft today stated he will make
the detail when requested to do so.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
ENDS IN ROW
WRESTLING MATCH IN SAN FRAN.
CISCO RESULTS in ARREST OF
ONE PRINCIPAL.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE wrest-
ling match last night between Tom
Jenkins and Buzayell, the Algerian.
was given to Jenkins on foul. After
struggle Of two hours Jenkins Sc
cured hammerlock and as he was
bringing the Algerian over both rolled
off the platform and fell to the floor.
When the men got on their feet there
was large sized piece of cuticle miss
ing from Jenkins abdomen and there
were also teeth prints In his arm
where he had been bitten by Buzayell.
Referee Roche awarded the match to
Jenkins.
The police placed Buzayell under ar
rest on the charge Of mayhem.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20

Brewer & Love Brothers cotton mills
exploded today, severely scalding three
stokers, wrecking the boiler house and
adjoining storage building and throw
ing 500 persons temporarily out Of en-
ployment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
Boys Life Saved From Membranoua
Croup.

"My little boy had severe attach
Of membranous Group, and only got re-
lief after taking Foley's Honey and
Tar" says G. w. Lynch, prominent
citizen Of Winchester, Ind. Vie got
relief after one dose and feel that
1t saved the life of my boy" For sale
by w. d. Elliott.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
low A v ANTS .
DENNISON.
SUPREME COURT ASKED TO VA.
CATE ORDER MADE IN CASE
LAST WEEK.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 17-Elmer e.
Thomas, on behalf Of Marshal Chris
tian of Iowa, has filed motion in the
supreme court asking the court to va
cate the order of modification made in
the Dennison mandate last week, so
that Christian may Immediately re-
move Dennison to Iowa. The motion
requests that Dennison be not given
the usual forty days to file motion
for rehearing, or to take the case to
the federal court as the case is of a
quasi criminal nature and Dennison
has had sufficient time to file his m O.
ton. The motion will be argued on
Tuesday, December 20.
Libel Hearing Postponed.
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 1.-THE hearing
OF the criminal libel case against Ed.
ward Rosewater, editor of the Bee, on
complaint Of ]. Mahoney, has been
postponed until Monday. The prosecu.
ton will file an amended complaint and
the attorneys have agreed to be ready
for trial on Monday. 1t is intimated
that Rosewater will call Joseph SBart.
ley and that, he intends, as he ex
presses II % use lot of stuff he has
been getting together to show up these
civic federation fellows"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20

Paris, Dec. II. The meeting
of the international commission to
inquire into the North Sea Incl
dent has definitely been fixed for
next Tuesday morning at the for
eign Office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-20
Libel HEARING Postponed.

Perhaps the banks in course of time
will admit that woman is tho anual of
man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-04

the border between the two. 1t has
not been so prominent for the last
many years as many other cities, and
has not grown up 50 rapidly as many
others. but is of more importance than
many others that are now better
known. AS a place for manufactur-
ing it is far ahead of many others that
are more frequently mentioned IN
nublic prints. In a publication issued
by the city of Petersburg II IS stated
in regard to the water power that it is
not on1v ample for all domestic pur-
noses but for all manufacturing pur-
noses: that about 100000 gallons are
used daily, and this quantity could De
increased to one million five hundred
Thousand, if required, which is very
important item for any city, especially
in regard to the business OF manu-
factury. 1t is we'll located for manu-
featuring industries. A great MANY
of these have already been estapilsh-
ed. At, present it stands third among
the cities of Virginia as a manufactur-
inc center. According to the last re-
port of the United States census go
productive businesses are carried Oh
here. These include many very SINAI
concerns, but there are III the Guy
sixty more or less important elltel-
prising manufactures, employing oe
tween six and seven thousand WoIhlils
people, paying nearly two millions %
dollars annually in wages, ana pro
.ducing goods to the value OF over 9lV'-
OOO. 900. There are about forty va
rieties of products turned OUT IN lil'
CITY. This includes my Ola lIleIu
SIMON Stewards trunk manutactury'
mentioned above. Any one wanting
to know more in detail about these va
rious manufacturing enterprises can
get an illustrated pamphlet concern
ing the same, by sending 20 cents TO
the CITY clerk of Petersburg, Va, for
y copV of the pamphlet containing
over 100 pages, very handsomely IL
l,Istrated. and we'll worth the money.
To get an idea of the hospitable peo-
nile. he will have to go and reside there
for a little while, and mix up among
them. 1t is very nice place to lodge
in for a while. | can recommend the
Shirley Hotel, which is situated on
high hill, and is next to the post office.
IT is a grand old town. Another in
teresting little pamphlet may be had
bv sending 25 cents to Mrs. Griffith,
who is in charge of the old Crater pre-
misses, entitled, THE Talks of Confed-
crate Veterans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-04

The Kelley Institute at Greensboro
n. e, was established nearly thirteen
years ago. Some people then doubted
the efhcacy OF the cure. No one doubts
1t now. for more than forty-five hum
dred people have been cured of either
the whisky or drug addiction. Write
The Kelley Institute, at Greensboro
n. c., for copy of The New man."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-04

Petersburg Moving Forward.
pretty hot place during the late war,
and had an important position be-
tween the contending armies, being on
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
THE CAUSE OF GREEN SOLAR
RAYS.
The Action of the Earth's Atmosphere
&C Drisro ExpIains Ii,

The Action of the Earth's Atmosphere
as a Prism Explains 1t.
SAYS Lucien Dudaux in La Nature:
The green lay at sunset is sufficiently
well known to make unnecessary any
mention of the beauty of the spec
table and the ordinary conditions OF
it's observation. The ray may be
seen on beautiful evenings on the sea-
shore and elsewhere, although the in
tensity is variable; in general it is
necessary that the state Of the atmos-
phere be such that the horizon may
be clearly distinguished as the solar
disk sinks behind it.
In explanation Of the green ray re-
course has been had to the theory OF
an optical illusion, due to the yellow
orange light of the sun, which at the
moment Of the disappearance of the
last small portion of the sun becomes
affected by the Complementary color,
green-blue. This has not been salts
factory, and it has been suggested
that the atmosphere acts as a prism,
refracting the last luminous ray from
the sun at the time Of it's disappear
ance and decomposing and spreading
it out according to the succession of
the colors of the spectrum. The red,
orange and yellow rays are the less
deviated and are confused with the
solar point of which they have the
color, but the eye perceives clearly
the green and blue rays, while the
indigo and violet, which are the most
dispersed and the most luminous, can.
not be en.-Translation in Public
Opinion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
Catarrl1 Cnnnot he Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surface
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine
1t was prescribed by one of the best physi-
clans in this country for years, and is a reg
uIar prescription. 1t is composed of the
best tones known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu-
cous surfaces. The perfect combination Of
the two ingredients IS what produces suc49
wonderful results in curing catarca Send
for testimonials, free.
~. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O..
Sold by druggists, price, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
Neglected Education.

Oliver HEREFORD was entertaining
some men friends in his fiat one even
ing when a servant from the apart
ment below brought a message to the
effect that the gentleman in 316 was
unable, by reason of the alleged noise
made by Mr.. Herford's party, to enjoy
that peace and quiet he thought was
due him.
"He says he can't read" remarked
the servant.
Present my compliments to the
gentleman" said Herford calmly, "and
tell him that I could when l was three
years old."-Harper's Weekly
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
In Ancient pays.

The old king was suffering with en-
hui
Get off some jokes" he roared.
Don't you know I was born to be
obeyed?"
eyes, your majesty" said the court
jester. "You are like good suit of
Clothes"
Don't dare to say it's because l give
people a fit."
'No; it's because you were made to
order"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
EATH DANCES.
Grim Funeral Customs of the Torres
Straits indians.

Grim Funeral Customs of the Torres
Straits Indians.
A new volume of reports of the
Cambridge Anthropo1oglcal Expedi.
ton to Torres Straits has recently
been published by the Cambridge
University Press, and it contains
much information as to the sociology,
magic, and religion of the natives OF
the western islands. The account Of
funeral ceremonies given by Profes-
sor A. G. Haddon, who was the leader
of the expedition, is of exceptional in
terest.
1t appears that from time to time a
death dance is held IN which the per
formers represent the ghosts of re-
Gently deceased natives. The men
paint themselves with charcoal and
wear a curious dress of cocoa-nut
leaves and feathers. Each perform
er has a mask and holds in his mouth
a crescent-shaped ornament, which is
a decorative sign of Kwolam-the
mythical hero of the islands-whose
exploits are the subjects of many le-
gends which have converted the war
rior into god.
During the funeral ceremony the
dancers give pantomimic representa-
lions of characteristic traits of the
deceased natives in whose memory
the dance is held. The object is evil
IDENTIFY to convey to the mourners the
assurance that the ghost is alive, and
that in the person of the dancer he is
visiting friends. The women and
children are supposed to believe that
the performers are really spirits; and
if a. woman is known to have discov-
cred the identity of any of the dane
ers, it is significantly remarked that
"she dies that night"
The dance is thus of the nature OF
hero-Worship, which is the only form
Of religion the natives seem to pos
sess; for Professor Haddon says at
the end of his volume Of reports:
UNLESS the aforementioned heroes
be regarded as gods, I think it can
be definitely stated that the western
islanders had no deities, and certain
ly they had no conception Of a SUI
preme God" Higher conceptions are,
however, gradually entering the
minds of the islanders as the result OF
missionary instruction, and in anoth-
er generation or so the death dance
will probably be forgotten.-Leisure
Hour.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
Too Much For Him.

A bachelor one day set the table in
his lonely abode with plates for HIM
self and an imaginary wife and five
children. He then sat down to dine,
and as he helped himself TO food he
put the same quantity on each of the
other plates and surveyed the pros
pect. at the same time computing the
cost He is still bachelor.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
LIS Reason.

(From The Houston Post)
Zones is a friend Of yours, isn't
he?"
Sure"
"Then why don't you give me an
introduction to him?"
That's why"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
No Apology Needed.
Chicago Tribune.

They were speeding along the south
side boulevard in an automobile.
What is that singular odor?" asked
the visitor from the east.
cit comes from the stockyards," ex-
planned the chauffeir. "WeIl be out Of
reach of it in a few minutes.
ooh, I don't mind it," rejoined the
other. tits a grateful change from
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
ARTTHMETICAL.

"Now, Johnny" said the teacher
"if 1 gave you three oranges and your
mother gave you four and your aunt
gave you five, now many oranges
would you have?"
81 guess I'd have enough" answer
ed small Johnny.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
Discouraging Report.
Chicago Tribune.

as your boy getting along well at
college this year?"
"He was until few days ago, when
he sprained one of his ankles, and
now he tells me he's likely to be off
the regular team for the rest Of the
season."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23
with WhsskerA and Wings.
(From the 81. Louis Gazette. J

Lord Grimthrope's chief d'oevre in
church restoration is st. Adams abb
hey, and on one of the capitals at the
west door of that cathedral he is rep
resented in stone. He wears the old
fashioned whiskers, with which at
east two generations of his country
men have been familiar, and he is also
endowed with angels wings.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-23

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
tionhas unequal for coughs and colds.-JoHN
T. BoYER, Trinity Springs Ind. Feb. Is, 1900.