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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01
DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED e
A S ROCK ISLAND ROBBER

Davenport, Oct. 29.--Another mem
Der OF the gang which held up and
robbed Rock Island passenger train
No. II near Let's the night of Septem-
Der ID has been positively identified
and q copy of a German newspaper
printed In Davenport was partially the
means of placing the man. But the
bandit is dead, killed by bullet from
q st. Louis detectives revolver.
Word has been received from Her
man Winckler and John Barofsky, two
Davenport men, that they have identi.
fed the remains of Al. Rose as the
man who came into the Schroeder sa.
loon In this city the night before the
Rock Island holdup and purchased
four pints of whisky The bottles con.
tanning the fluid were wrapped up In q
German newspaper and this paper was
found in the cab of the engine which
pulled the looted train. Thus is the
chain completed and the fact estab.
lished that Rose was a mem Der of the
Rock Island gang.
. Winckler and Barofsky were In the
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LlLLooET AFFAIRS QUIET.
sitting Of Financial Records Has Been
Accomplished, Result Unknown,

Accomplished, Result Unknown.
Iowa Falls. Oct. 30. The past week
has developed very little concerning
the Lillooet Gold Mining Company,
and little is heard here concerning the
matter that has created more or less
newspaper comment the past month.
The experts employed to sift the f.
nancial records of the institution have
completed their work and 1t is stated
that everyone has been charged up
with anything for which they might be
responsible and that they will be so
notified and given an opportunity of
coming in and establishing credits to
Offset these charges, thus leaving the
net amount to be accounted for by
some one.
1t is stated in some quarters that no
claim will ever be made on the bond
company that went security for the Of
flcials of the company and that any de-
felt will be adjusted SO that the loss
If any to the company will be cut
down to a minimum.
President Hancock has been in
Montreal. Canada the past week ad-
justing matters with the firm Of which
the gold mining company purchased
its dredge. The office is practically
deserted except for one bookkeeper,
who is looking after the company's
business.
A meeting of the directors will be
held next Tuesday when 1t Is thought
some business Of interest to stock
holders and the public will be tran
sacted.
No date can be set for public an
nouncement Of the finding of the in
yestigating committee, and 1t Is
claimed that no accurate statement
can be made until all the credits have
been established, which may not be
for several weeks.
Byron B. Bliss who has been a cen.
trail figure in this sensational affair, is
reported az improving and some now
express the hope that he will eventu-
ally recover sufficiently to aid in
Strengthening out the muddled affairs
Of this iii fated company. It is
thought that an appointment will be
made Of guardian for Mr.. Bliss this
week as court is now in session and
the matter will be brought before the
Judge in few days. The petition on
file asks the appointment Of James l..
harrington. a we'll known merchant of
this city and life long friend Of the
Bliss family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01
ANSW Frs TYNER
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAYS
JURY HAS DECIDED CASE
OF ATTORNEY.

Washington, D. C., Oct. 2s-By direc.
tion of the President, Secretary Loeb
has sent to James N. Tyner, former
assistant attorney general for the
postoffice department, letter in reply
to Tyner's letter dated Oct. 8, and
made public Thursday night. The let.
ter says that as the question Of Tyner's
guilt on the criminal charge on which
he was tried has been passed upon by
the jury the President acquiesces in
the iury's finding, but the evidence
Seems to him Overwhelming that you
(Tyner) were guilty either Of moral
obliquity In the performance of duty
or Of the grossest inefdciency."
Tyner's letter Of Thursday de-
manded that the President recede from
his position on the Tyner case, In
which he held that Tyner was guilty Of
dishonesty In the postal service.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01
ALBA.

Abba, Oct. 29-The regular SER
vices at the Associate Presbyterian
church Sunday, October 80. Monday
morning Rev. Porter and daughter,
Miss Monta, expect to leave for sea-
son of rest and recuperation among
the mountains in Colorado.
Rev. Allison will preach on the sub
ject, 1.-THE Ministry of Sorrow" at II
e. M In the evening at 1880 o'clock
he will talk about "The Man Who Said
He Would"
N. E. Kendall will make campaign
speeches in northern Iowa during the
coming week.
soon for the south for the benefit of
the latter's health.
Mrs. VIM. Tate, who has been seri-
ously i'll TO rseveral days, is much
improved at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Spangler, of Elk.
ira, have returned to their home after
a visit with Mrs. Brewer, on South
Main street.
Mrs. Katie Humphreys, Of Los An.
geles, Cal, is expected to make Mrs.
P. H. Waterman, of Hiteman. visit.
Rev and Mrs. H. s. Atchison re-.
turned from Ottawa, Kan, yesterday
Christian Science service will be
held tomorrow 1T II a. m. with Mrs.
G. L. Nelson, on East Washington
street. Miss Hanks. leader, subject
Adam and Fallen Man.
James Elder, of Monmouth, ILL.,, has
been visiting relatives and friends in
Abba.
The case of Tom Smith, the Abba
official who shot ovid" Sarver while
resisting arrest, has been decided by
the supreme court. which affirmed the
verdict, manslaughter, of the district
court. Mrs. Smith is now circulating
a petition for his pardon, which is be-
ing generally signed
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DIES OF INJURIES
MRS. MARSHALL FiELDlNG's Hus.
BAND is HELD FOR
MURDER.

Oskaloosa. Oct. 20. Mrs. Field
ing, who was shot. by her husband,
Marshall Fielding early ON Thursday
morning is dead and the charge Of
murder has been brought against the
husband, who is now in Jail in this
city. Coroner Charles Foenlinger de-
parted this morning for the scene Of
the trouble and will make a careful
investigation of the case.
Fielding was told of his wife's
death by Turnkey Perry Black at the
Jail and the man seemed to regret it
deeply He has made request of
Sheriff Valentine to be taken to Union
for the funeral.
Fielding who gave himself into the
hands of the local officers and sur
rendered them the gun that caused
the trouble, was easily found by Dep
uty Sheriff Nick Moore who went to
Buxton and Union camp after the
prisoner. He brought the man to this
city Immediately and placed him in
Jail about four O'Clock Thursday aft.
ernoon.
Fielding Tells His Story.
Fielding was seen in the jail by a
reporter and he tells the following
story Of the accident, claiming the
shooting to be wholly accidental. He
said that he had been out to dance
with his wife Wednesday night and
after the dance broke up they, in
company with some other colored peo
pie, went to a saloon run by q man
named Joe Lewis, where they had
some drinks. While in the saloon Mrs
Fielding and woman named Mary
Clark had some disagreement and
quite little fuss ensued. Fielding
was apart from his wife and did not
pay much attention to what she was
doing or saying. Fielding was talking
to Lewis, asking for the loan ol
Lewis gun.
Fielding runs saloon near Buxton
and at some little distance from the
Lewis place. He wanted to go to The
place to close it up and get what
money there was in the till, and he
did not want to make the trip without
gun. Lewis gave Fielding the CUR
which is large A calibre piece and
he called to his wife to leave the place
AS they were outside of the place
Fielding showed his wife the gun ant
said he had borrowed it of Lewis tt
go to his place and lock up. Mrs
Fielding said: ooh. let me have thai
a minute, will you?" She said some
thing about the Clark woman ant
Fielding thought possibly she wanted
to scare the woman or make bluff
and he would not let her have the
weapon, fearing that some sort O
trouble would come out Of It, Mrs
Fielding was insistent, however, ant
grabbed the gun and tried to wrest i
from her husbands hands. He would
not let go of it. however, and quite {
little scuff1e ensued in which the gu1
was discharged with the result tina
the wife received the charge in thu
abdomen. She was picked up ans
carried to her home, where physician!
were summoned and where the hurt
were dressed The shooting occurred
about 8 o'clock Thursday morning Tn,
woman died yesterday, having lived al
most two days after the shooting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01

Teinpleton, lots 8 and 4, block 40, Ed
zangs,, H, A. and wife to Cylinda
Leason, lot 101, block IA, Central add
Ottumwa, 81.
Ferree, j. D.. (by Shf.) to Laura and
Flora 8. Eoss. lot 3, Ferree & Muir add
Ottumwa, $1,000.
@. G. d. part southwest ", south
west ", section 20, rs, 10, 81.
Sponsler, G. H. and wife to E. B.
Osterdock, lot So, Robinson Sd add OF
tumwa, $1,000.
Humbert, H. c. and wife to Mrs. N,
A. Kentfleld, north IL outlot 8, Agency
$500. N''
Baker Annie e. to r. w. Darner
lots 81, SO and "a and parcel land adj
joining A. f. Hommond I'd add Of
tumwa, 5000.
Schick, Chas. to c. M. & st. Paul Ry
part government lot 8, section %, ~
IA, $50.
Beaver, H. and j. to F. w. Darfier
lots SO and "a, Robinson's Sd add OF
tumwa, $425.
Wilson, Nora ct al to Edward M
Wilson, ct al 60. G. d. part east u
northwest Il, section &c. 10, IA; also
part northwest ", northwest n. Sec
ton So, 70, IA, 81 and other considera-
| ton.
Wilson, Edward NJ. ct al to Nora
Wilson, 90. c. d. west ", southeast
u, northeast u, section IA, ~, IA, 81
and other consideration.
Wilson, Edward M. ct al to Blanche
M. Spry %. G. d. part southeast Y
southeast Y, section 10, 70, IA, 81 and
other consideration.
Wilson, z. M. ct al to Nora and Ef1e
o. Wilson Co. c. d. east ", southeast
v, northeast Y, section So, Is. IA, 81
and other consideration.
Wilson. Z. M. ct al to Eff1e o. Will
son 90. G. ID west ", southwest Y
northeast u, section 26, u, 10, 81 and
other consideration.
Duke H. L. ct al to Edward NJ. Will
son ct al %. G. d. fl interest in west
", northwest ", section So, Is, IA, 81
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Now it did not in language prohibit

Now 1t did not in language prohibit
the surviving spouse from participate
ing In the estate to the extent of her
distributive share. 1t only prohibits
neirs who benefit by the death of a
rerson from participating in the prop
erty. The spouse's interest is by vir.
tue of contract and the law
The estate of Charles Kuhn was pals
try. The one-third which Mrs Kuhn
will get will not pay half of the ex-
pense to which she has been to in an
effort to gain justice
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Observation-Disclosures SOLD.

Peoria. Ill, Oct. 30. The con.
trolling interest in the Herald-Tran
script was purchased yesterday by
Charles May for the past year with
the Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
and Francis H. SESSION who has been
connected with McCIure's magazine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01
Why Pay $1.5O a Gallon for Canned Oh?

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kiNLOOH Louis, MO-
For Sale by Chisrnan Bros g Shahan
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01
CLOSE OF BAPTIST CONVENTION
Mrs. Miller Of This City Gave Annual
Report

Marshalltown, Oct. 2s.-Yesterday
the last day of the Baptist state con.
vention, was devoted almost entirely
to the woman's home and foreign mis-
sions. Mrs. G. w. Miller, of Ottumwa
state secretary of the Woman's For.
eign Missionary society, and Miss
Laura Mason. of Burlington. state di.
rector OF home missions, gave their
annual reports, and several mission.
Aries told of the work being done,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01
SARAH KUHN GETS SHARE.
one.ThIrd Of Estate Of Man She Wa.
Found Guilty of Murderinu Hera.

Des Mcines, Oct 29.-The supreme
court has decreed that Sarah Kuhn
Is entitled to her widows one-third of
the setate of Charles Kuhn, for whose
murder she is serving life sentence
at Anamosa.
The court construed the section of
the law under which it was claimed by
her husbands father that she was cut
off from participating in his sons es-
tate strictly. Being a penal statute,
in effect, this is the universal rule.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01

OF holding the annual convention of
the Iowa State Baptist association in
1905, at the session of the convention
in Marshalltown.
Against Divorce Evil.
The Baptists Of the state Of Iowa
declared against the divorce evil in
their business session Thursday, when
the resolutions committee reported dis.
favoring the loose legislation and prac-
tice concerning the marriage relation.
The ministers Of the denomination in
adopting the resolution, pledge them.
selves not to unite divorced persons,
unless they be the innocent parties in
the divorce. The action Is considered
Of the most Importance, as the cues.
ton is one that is puzzling many re-
ligious denominations in present-day
conferences.
New Standing Committees.
The new standing committees, for
next year, were announced by Presi.
dent Barker, as follows:
Executive. N Call, Webster City;
]. A. Earl, Waterloo; w. M. Walker,
Des Moines; A. N. Duboc, Oskaloosa !;
=. IL Vdooohs VIII
p. Osgood, Des Moines; r. R. Sadler,
Pella.
Nominations-F. G. Davies, ottum.
wa; L. Lewis, Sioux City; E. B. Jones
Marshalltown; F. w. Parsons, Mason
City; A. H. Beaver, Glenwood; H. O.
Rowlands, Davenport; F. N. Byram
Alton
Auditing-T. l. WATSON, Marshall
town; 2. w. Hutchinson, Muscatine;
w. P. Osgood, Des Moines.
Obituaries-L.N. Call, Webster City;
@. H. Stull, Waukon; G. M. Kline
Emerson; Robert. Carroll, TT. Dodge;
A. D. ST. Clair, Hampton; S. H. Mitch
ell. Ames; w. J. Sparks, Shenandoah
Foreign Missions ]. 3. Watts
Sioux City; Mrs. May futile, Musca
tine; Mrs. S. q. Wilcox, Des Moines.
Home Missions John M. Mercer
Burlington; A. d. st. Clair, Hampton
F. e. Weston, Cherokee.
Christian Stewardship. J. Powell
Cedar Rapids; ]. r. Vaughn, Water
loo; R. w. Hobbs, Boone; q. H. Stull
Waukon; r. D. Ecklin, Washington.
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Major Lacey's Dates.

November l. Montezuma. p. M;
with D. J. Palmer.
November 2. Abba, 8 o. m.
November 4. Oskaloosa. with Sen
ator j. P. Dolliver, p. m.
November 5. Buxton, 8 p. m.
November Z, What Cheer. 8 D. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01
Senator poIIIvers patea.

Des Moines, Oct 29.-The follow.
ing are Senator Delivers dates for
the balance of the campaign, meetings
to be held in the evening unless other.
wise indicated
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-01
FAVOR OTTU N W A
NEXT ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
IOWA BAPTlsTs TO BE HELD
IN THIS CITY.

Ottumwa was selected as the place
Of holding the annual convention Of
the Iowa State Baptist association in
1905, at the session of the convention
in Marshalltown.
The Cook County herald., 1904-11-26
DisraeIi On His MARRIAGE,

Disraeli autographs, formerly among
the scarcest, threaten to glut the mar
ket. At least dozen have been put
into the hands of the auctioneers and
dealers during the last few days.
One of the number has that touch
OF nature which makes men kin. It
is letter written to announce his
marriage. and is addressed to his I'M
Gle, Mr.. Basevi, the parliamentary
lawyer. II rather Think he says,
that you will not be so much sur
prised as l am, that l am going to be
married, and you can even hazard a
conjecture as to the lady who is about
to make me a happy man."
Alas, there is no footnote to saw
whether and to what extent the neph-
ew 'drew'' his uncle. A Wedding pres
ent was likely to be acceptable enough
to Disraeli at that date, when he was
still in the hands of his compatriots-
the Jews; and though his uncle was
man of means. he was also a man
of prejudices, and of these his nephew
had the full disadvantage.-L
Daily Chronicle.
The Cook County herald., 1904-11-26
A Mans Woman,

She is not sweet, the woman that I
love.
Nor is she fair,
Nor wise in any lore of books can tell,
And yet she knows the secret of a
From feet to hair
She is not fair, the woman that I love,
Nor IS she wise,
Nor sweet: and yet she speaks from feet
to hair.
With turn of waist or throat, and I am
there,
Held in her eyes,
All. no, not fair, the woman that I
love.
She is not wise. the woman that I love,
Nor is she sweet.
Nor fair. The spell she weaves, is it
of sense?
'Tis underlined and subtle. yet intense
Flame, without heat
All. no. not sweet the woman that I
Nor fair, nor sweet, nor wise is she I
1Cvc,
Beyond a name.
lncarnate mystery of negatives
Cnsolved. unsolvable: a Spell that lives;
Elusive flame.
That which she is. the woman that I
Old English Poem.
The Cook County herald., 1904-11-26
Trying to Disqrace Them

Amusing stories of Major Sam
Early, brother of General Jubal A.
Early, are still told in Charleston, w.
Va, where he lived for many years
before the civil war The Major was
a bigoted old line Whig, who hated
a Democrat worse than a hobo does
work. He had in his employ an Irish
man who aped his master in every
thlng-dress, manners and politics.
Prior to certain state election, in
which party spirit ran high, the Dem
ocrats had a torchlight procession.
Imagine Major Early's chagrin and
fury to behold marching in the van
of his political enemies Pat, glorious
ly drunk.
He lost no time in dragging the
faithless one from the ranks and
heatedly demanding the reason of his
detection.
"Sh!' answered Pat, with a maud
lin wink. Don't yez see Oi'm thrying
to disgrace 'em?"-New York Herald.
The Cook County herald., 1904-11-26
Wild Dogs of Central Africa.

Of the wild dog of central Agrica an
explorer writes: The wild dog is
common enough. He is an ugly look
ing beast, with a pied body, coarse
hair, short head and large UPRIGHT
ears. These wild dogs play fearful
havoc with game, occasionally clear
ing out whole districts precisely in
the same manner as the red dhole of
India. before which even the tiger is
said to retreat. They have a wonder
full power of scent, wonderful hold
ness, endurance and pertinacity. and
their loose. easy gallop covers the
ground far more quickly than it an
pears to do. They usually hunt in
considerable packs, although l have
sometimes met them in threes and
fours. I have never heard of wild
dogs actually attacking man, but they
often behave as if on the point Of
doing so, and unarmed travellers have
been literally treed by them before
now"
The Cook County herald., 1904-11-26
EGYPT's PLAGUE OF LocUsTs.
Agricultural Interests Alarmed at
Their Ravaqes.

Their Ravases.
There is every probability of the
plague OF locusts which has now de-
scended on Egypt proving a very seri-
Gus one. Great anxiety is felt for the
young cotton and other crops.
The locusts first arrive in compara-
lively small numbers, but they multi
ply very rapidly as scon as they reach
the edge OF cultivation. Within ten
days the young insects, still wingless,
advance in a solid phalanx, sometimes
two or three feet deep and several
lElles in length. 1t is essential that
at this stage they should be destroyed
as it would be impossible to check
the ravages of flying locusts.
The method adopted during the last
visitation, that OF 1890: was to dig
deep trenches, sometimes miles in
length, between which and the ad-
vancing swarm huge heaps of straw
were laid and fired Any locusts
which succeeded in escaping the
flames and smoke fell into the
trenches, where they were destroyed
by natives under the supervision of
English instructors. 1t is a Droviden-
tlal habit Of young locusts never to
turn back or aside when once start
ed, no matter what obstacles are put
in their Way.-Cairo correspondence
London Daily Mail.
The Cook County herald., 1904-11-26

around the corner and with puff the
huge machine drew up alongside OF
the curb.
In another second Dolly had jumped
into it, and with a derisive 'honk" OF
the horn the powerful car raced off
leaving Miss Lydia breathless and the
major inarticulately profane.
He must have arranged this with
her." spluttered the major, when at
last words came to his relief Bu:
Miss Lydia was positive in her assur
ance that there had been no commune
cation. The major had to content
himself with telephoning the police
that his daughter had been abducted
This had only the result of bringing
two plain clothes men and a dozen re-
porters to the house. 1t Was to these
latter that Frank and Dolly owed their
immediate forgiveness.
Bet they've gone across the river
volunteered the youngest of the scrib
blers. They don't need licenses
across the state line, md I'll bet the
have been married by now. Maze a
great headline,' he continued, ha. tc
himself; Automobile Lochinvar;
Young Couple Outwit Stern PARENT ,
He made note on his pad, and the
major burst forth
Gosh hang it, you young cub" he
shouted, Pm no ding -gasted stern par
ent, you flat-headed jackass! knew
they were going to be married It's
just because I bet 'em a house that
they ran off. l told 'em they couldn't
elope without my going along, and
Carstolrs won the house. Now, you
go and put that in your paper. and il
you dare call me stern parent shall
sue you for libel
The "honk" of the auto horn sound
ed outside, and the major rushed down
the stoop and across the road tc
where Frank was helping Dorothea
Carstairs out of the tonneau.
Its all right puffed the major, as
the newspaper men came streaming
after him. Don't let 'em know how
you outwitted me and I'll forgive you
but how did you do it,"
And as the newsgatherers raced ur
to participate in the sensation the,
found Frank and Dolly explaining tc
the major the usefulness of Morse
transmission by flag and flash sys
tems.-M. H. Kerner in Boston Globe
The Cook County herald., 1904-11-26
NOT CUT OUT FOR SOCIETY,
Westerner Sure He Would Never
Shine Amonu the Smart Set

Westerner Sure He Would Never
Shine Among the Smart Set.
Uncle Joe Cannon tells of the trib-
alatlons OF a congressman from the
West, out for reelection, whose wife
craved social honors.
1t appears that the statesman re-
1erred to was a man of very plain
habits, little given to the frivolities of
the smart set. but in some way his
spouse managed to convince him that
his reelection depended in a large
measure upon his taking a more prom
inent part in "society." So the west
erner energetically set about to meet
his wife's views. But it went hard
With him, and finally he despaired of
ever becoming anything like a society
man.
One day he came to me in great
distress. I'll be hanged if I'm not
getting sick of it, said he. The So
clai game has got me goin' for good,
Tor sure. But what makes me mad is
that | should be trying to make good
bluff like this when I haven't mas
tered one of the fundamental ideas
of the scheme.
And what is this fundamental
idea?' asked.
Simply this replied the candi-
date for reelection, the fundamental
idea in order to be a society man is,
as figure it, to be able to talk while
yea eat. Now, it's absolutely ridicu-
lois in man like me trying to make
anyone believe he is society man.
When talk have to stop eating, and
when l eat have to stop talking. It's
no use,' he added, dejectedly. I'll nev-
er make a society mani! !'-New York
Times.