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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-19
SMITH NOT ALARMED.
Vague Threats of Deranged Man Do
Not Friui1ten Council Bluffs Man.

Des Moines, May II. - Congressman
Walter l. Smith of Council Bluffs does
not pay any attention to the vague
threats made against him by C. j.
Clark, the alleged insane travelling
man from DeKalb, ILL.,, who is to be
tried soon in this city. Clark is now
at the home of his mother at walnut,
Iowa, and will probably have to be
brought to the court by the officers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-19
Smiths Account MuddIed.

Davenport, May 1.-THE complca-
tons in the Smith embezzlement case
have reached stage that it may be
necessary to employ an expert ac-
countant to straighten out the tangle.
1t is now alleged that the estate will
hardly pay so cents on the dollar.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-19
Banks Agree to Pay Interest.

Des Moines, May 1.-THE state ex-
ecutive council has closed a contract
with nine banks of Des Moines for
payment of interest on state deposits at
the rate of two per cent per annum. 1t
is expected that all the depository
banks will agree to this in a few days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-19
MAY BUY CLOVER LEAF.
Erie, 1t is Rumored, Will Take over
Toledo, ST. Louis & Western.

New York, May II. - Another Erie
rumor that attracts respectful attention
is the alleged acquisition by Mr.. Harri-
man and his friends of the Toledo. st.
Louis &, Western Glover Leaf rail
road for the benefit of the Erie. The
Clover Leaf would, it is said. give the
Erie an advantageous outlet to st.
Louis and other Western points.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-19

station, according to Schotte's story
as repeated by the officers. At the
station they secured some oil and
waste and proceeded to the Ekfelt fur
niture store. Schotte says that whSe
he stood in the rear of the store near
Jameson's wagon shop Waynick put
the waste and oil under the corner Of
the store building and applied match.
Waynick, after being arrested, agreed
in effect with the points Of Schotte's
story except that he claimed his ac-
complete started the fire while he look
ed on
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-19
Witnessed the Fire.

Schotte told the officials that after
setting the fire he and Waynick left
the square and went down TO the rail-
road tracks and later to the baseball
grounds; coming back to the scene OF
the conflagration after the alarm had
been sounded. The boys stood by and
saw the awful damage done by their
hands and then went home.
Families Have Peoples Sympathy.
The relatives OF the two prisoners
have. the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity Constable Henry Waynfck is
a well known citizen of Charlton, as
is also Charles Schotte, the father Of
the Schotte youth. 1t is regretted by
all that the investigation as to the or.
igin of the disastrous fire Of last week
has taken the turn it has.
FIRE 8
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-08
"a" Connections to and from Baltimore and
Washington made via Porter.
Daily. Daily except cunday.

"a" Connections to and from Baltimore and
Washington made via Porter.
tDaily. Daily except cundsy.
I'd" stops 10 discharg passengers.
sc" Stops on signal 10 receive passengers for
Maryland Division via Porter or for Whining
ton and beyond.
'.f' Stops only on notice to CO aductor or age,
on signal.
"h" stops to let off passengers from points
north Of Wilmington and from points on
Maryland Division via Porter.
y" Stops to take on passengers for Cape
Charles and beyond.
.p" Stops to leave passengers from Midi le-
town and points south.
"r" Stops TO leave passengers from New
York Division.
BRANCH ROADS.
DELAWARE, MARYLAND d VIRGINIA r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and way
stations l0.35 m $50 p m week days. Return
ing train leaves Franklin City $40 q. NJ and
I2.Ql p. N. week days.
Leave Franklir City for ChiEcoteaeue (via
steamer) La and 833 p m. week days Return
ing leave Ohincoteague 10 45 o. m. and $50 ID.
m, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown andLewes
i0.35 q. m, B. 20 p. M. week days Returning,
leaye Lewes 8.45 M and SO p m week days
Leave Harrington for Rehoboth 10 IS m
nd $50 p m. Returning, leave Rehoboth s. 50
m, and "a m weekdays.
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-08

Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 50 g. m. and
80 m. week days. Returning, leave Berlin
5.56 q m and 1855 p. m. week days.
Leave Porter for Delaware City 800 a m II AZ
3 33l, - and 81 p m weekdays. Returning
leave Delaware City S., y 10, and 10 % a M
and 3 10 and 5S p M weekdays.
Leave Massey for Chestertown and way sta
lions 9.59 g m. and 5.l3 p. m. weekday
Returning, leave Chestertown 7lS =. m. and
2.35 p. m, weekdays.
QUEEN AEEE q KENT R. R--Lesve Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 80 a. m, and
444 p M, week days Returning. leave Centre
Vile 7.46 =. m. and 2. s5 p. m, weekdays.
DELAWARE q CHESAPEAKE z. R-Leave CLAW
ton for Oxford and way stations 9.l3.a- M and
So p. m, week days Returning, leave Oxford
6.i5 q. m, and AZ p. m, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE q SRAEoRD r. R.-Leave seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations III O9 4. .
m. and .. "a p. m. weekdays, Returning leave
Cambridge 100 AIN. and z.32 p. m. weekdays,
CoENECrIoH.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad At Townsend. with
Queen Anne's d Kent railroad. At Massey,
for stations on Baltimore d Delaware BAY
Railroad. At Clayton, with Delaware q Chess-
peake railroad. At Harrington, with Delaware
Maryland Virginia Railroad. At Seaford with
Cambridge q Seaford Railroad. At Delmar
with New York, Philadelphia q Norfolk.
w. W. ATTERBURY. General Manage
J. Z. WOOD, Passenger Traffic Aren't
GEO. W. BOY Gen Passenger Agent
Middletown transcript., 1904-10-08

stand tIis r.
Oh, yesI understand it = Kilmeny
cried. e understood that much before /
But for that, do you think | should be
herei Lady Penryih took pains to en-
tighten everybody-slie and Lord de
Brnyne.
Do not concern yourself about Lady
Penryth paid her to Introduce YOU
/ int society, and, since she failed to do it
las I wished, shall take tile thing into
ms own hands. As to Lord de Bruyne-''
lie glanced sharply at Kilmeny. Lady
Penryth lad repeated 10 him her con-
yiction that nameless and questionable
person like Kilmeny could never really
expect anything but attentions which
/ were insulting from man Of Lord de
Bruyne's station, and he had resolved at
once TO execute his great coup, and raise
his granddaughter to position OF equal
ity with the guests whom he had sum-
monpd to meet her.
As for Lord de Bruyne," he repeated,
looking at Kilmeny, "you yourself shall
decide regarding him.
II will try it for month" she said
abruptly. II will stay here and have
nothing to do with any one in my past
life. Twill write to mamma, telling moth
ing but the bare fact, and asking her not
to write. | will promise you for that
| month not to be Kilmeny Richmond but
only Nina Daryl. At the end of the
month"
| "At the end OF the month you will still
be my granddaughter" lie said, with a
Isuspicion of threatening in his voice.
"You belong to me. You are not of age,
and can make no choice. | have your
| career marked out for you, and l intend
you to be different from those who went
before you. All the rest disgraced me,
and ruined themselves. You shall be
different"
He glanced at her with look OF pride
and possession, and Kilmeny rose.
II belong to you for month";" she
said 'then shall choose.
CHAPTER VI
The announcement of Miss Richmond's
relationship to Mr.. Daryl caused an i'm
nense sensation, and she at once became
the rage among the people WHO had be-
fore despised her Every one called on
her, and every one declared that she was
charming Her romantic story was freely
discussed, but notFbefore Miss Daryllher-
self. She always put an end to that if it
was attempted, and forbade any allusion
to her past life., She took her place Bith
! a nonchalance that amazed everybody,
and people discovered that sire waa set
| ting the fashion, not followingit. Lady
Penryth found herself very much de hop
when she visited the young heiress, and
the offers Of companionship and counte-
nance which she hastened to make were
decidedly declined.
There was dinner party one evening,
and Kilmeny sat opposite to her grand
| father, taking her place as mistress OF the
house Mr. Darylnever omitted an invi.
tation to Lady Penryth, and she never
| failed TO accept it. His brotherly atten-
| tipns we're made solely with view to see
| her ''put down" by his granddaughter.
Lord de Bruyne was close beside her, as
| he always was. Eyerybo iy knew that he
| was Miss Daryl's suitor.
fro BE coNTINCEDl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24
ADRIFT ON COAL BARGES
Tug Starts on Long Search for
SeUen Helpless Men.

Seven men are adrift at aboard two coal
barges somewhere OF the CaDes OF Delaware. and
the ocean going tug NJ z. Luckenbach has been
provisioned fer long cruise and SEM in search
Of them. The barges are the West Point and the
General Knox. and 1913 tons and 1.5s7 tons
gross respe ctively.
The barges were in tow OF the Walter Lucken-
bach. having left this port Monday. While of
the Delaware Breakwater. soon after midnight yes
tsrday. the tug into a heavy fog. In addition
to the two barges lost. she was also towing
other, the Buena Ventura, behind which were the
others As Captain Tom Daily. OF the Luckenbach
was cautiously feeling his way through the dense
blanket of fog and mist an unknown steamer
passed between the Bueua Ventura and the General
Knox severing the hawser. As soon the line
parted Captain Daily hove TO. but almost imme-
diatey lost all trace OF the two barges. A fresh
northwest wind was blowing and the barges with
the seven men on board have probably been blown
out to sea, unless they have been caught IN some
current by the tide and piled I'd shore. in
which case both crews probably lost
AS Captain Daily found that there waI
small chance Of picking up the missing barges. he
put into the Delaware Breakwater. and telegraphed
his owners Of the disaster. and the NJ Z. Lucken-
back was at once dispatched yesterday morning
in search of them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24

T ,sc,carlv 70 commander OF the East one-hun-
red-and-tvyent,-sixth-st station and Captain
James McGlyun OF the West One-hundred-and-
twenty hfth-st. station.
Police Comm issl0ner McAdoo issued the fol-
lowing typewriter statement without seeing
reporters:
All transfers are made BY nc for the good or ne
service and for police reason The tra5lslSL o 60
officer does not mean ia all cases thar - -
r.- confidence. E8r some Of the oflcers
fo-dav have a very high regard and am So3-
f5ent viii &C. good service from them ~ - 80
rew locations r the Old some o. - 1-ticb
transferred wanted 20 be changed loI iea9o--7
considered sufficient
The traasfe-s take effect this morning al Q
o'clock
Police Commissioner NcAdoo later talked 10
the reporters. He said he had looked into every
transfer carefully before he made It, and theH
he added: -. -.
'.They are I'll my transtere-every one o.
thenl-and I am responsible Tor them al. a
changes at present. though II is hard 10 HlaNe
any fast rule about that - A,5
He would neither deny nor affirm that ne i,au
considered transferring Inspector AlbeTtSoh DC
fore the story that the lid is OF IN haIlSIll
was published. He asked whether ths
transfer OF Inspector Smith was because o 10 ''0I
arrested Charles I. Murphy IN 1870
After I had removed him heard thht so. ,,
but Il had absolutely nothing 20 90 WIN ms
transfer I would be n coward 20 let that stoTy
influence me-" said the Comm issioner.
In 1896 when Inspector Smith was captain Oh
the East Twenty-second-st- station Police on
missioner Roosevelt ordered all saloons close1
tieht on Sunday great many saloonkeepeTs
disobeyed the order, among them ChaTies +
Murphy. Smith arrested him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24
THREE PLATOONS SOON.
March I. Nc1doo DecideS-Ndyor
You'd Wdit.

Police Commissioner McAdoo announced yester-
dav that he had issued orders that the three platoon
system 80 long desired by the police should go into
eject on March !. Earlier IN the day Mayor Nc
ClelIan had said that the system would be en-
Moved az soon as necessary legislation had been
passed. Commissioner McAdoo says that he has
enough men 20 make the system effective without
waiting for legislation 10 give him the Ave hundred
extra men which the Mayor apparently believes to
be necessary.
Following IS the statement issued by ths Commits
sicner:
7 know nothirr concerning the bin introduced
Yesterday at Albany by Senator Downing, tNCstt
MaTor ana myself are favorable 10 an Increase OF
the force put ne I5ee ist tbSi,t regard 70 any
legislation favorable or unfayoraoe 10 us ploPoS'-
have to-day signed an order TO this effect;
therefore Il IS not necessary 10 attach any prov
he three platoon system because that is prae-
Ideally now established fact Ihis eepaTtIIe mem
the necessity FOR increasing the force without re-
gard 10 any platoon or section system.
Earlier IN the dav Mayor Mcclellan had said
that lie was backing Senator DOwling's bill, intro
duced On Monday, which removes al restrictions
from the city IN increasing the police force lie Is
reported 70 have said that the threepatoon system
Is impracticahle unless at least five hundred men
were added TO the force and that he had SO Deeh
Informed by Police Commissioner McAdoo ana IN
spectors with whom he had had several CONFER
ences. At present the law permits that the iorce
he Increased by only 10 men annually ana u VS.
rointe4 out 70 the Mayor that no provision hao
been made in the budget for the extra 90 men
In those ctrcun stances he was asked II thai Wolta
not preveut the operation OF the new system TINS
year
NO. think not he said. Assuming that We
could get the men from the Civil Service NofninlS-
Sion inside Of q year I think provision can be
made for their salaries by special revenue bohqs
out OF the million dollars which we are allowed 10
issue each year for emergencies. Il has also been
suggested that a bill should be sent 10 Albany re-
iessing the two hundred and City odd patrol wagon
drivers patrol service, and employ CIV nan
drivers IN their places, That ! think VIII DC conc.
II N IS cone We Will have only 70 add about two
hundred and fifty men 10 the present force. Al
$500 year and for a full years pay. that would re-
o1fra only 500 OlO. and would have to pro-
vide only FOR a part OF 1904 much OF the year
having passed before could take action, the
sum needed viii be much less think we can put
the three platoon system into eject corsiqeIAoly
before the end Of the year, II get the legisla-
ton which have found Is necessary 10 make II
effective"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24
ANOTHER VICTIM OF GAS
Dian Found Dead after Com pany
Had Been Warned about Trouble.

Peculiar and as yet unexplained circumstances
surround the death Of James Grie- thirtyhve years
old. fireman employed BY the Manhattan Railway
Company. who was found suffocated by gas yester-
day afternoon IN his at No. LBS Second-ave..
according to the statement made 10 the police by
Mrs. Mary O'Gara. the dead mans landlady
Mrs OGara rents all OF the apartments the
three upper floors OF the building four story one
except that occupied by Patrick Birmingham and
his family The ground floor IS occupied BY a
hardware store.
Mrs O'Gara. according to her story. has always
had a fear OF gas The meter was turned of. and
all tho Jets. It supposed, were stopped She
used kerosene lamps solely FOR lighting purposes.
Birmingham. however. had the gas turned on IN
his apartments, and the Jets in the Railways and IN
the store below were also in
Grier rented a room from Mrs. OGara a few
weeks ago. She describes him a very sober
and steady fellow and thoroughly desirable
Iodger In the ceiling OF his the end OF
a gas pipe. which before the landady had her gas
meter closed supplied a chandelier. Mrs O'Gara
told the police that che supposed this pipe was
completely stopped.
For several days past and particularly yestsr-
day according 20 both Mrs. OGara and Birrning-
ham, the tenants IN the building who used gas
have been annoyed by continual irregularities IN
its supply Birmingham says tnat severe. ms
Yesterday the Jets he was burning went oI{ r e
yeatediv after as many relightings. he told the
Gs 20 Rs house es sad worked on me
meter. After that BtrTingham says. ne go 90
~ dsveionad again He says that he made an
ofIs- complaint and the clerk promised That the
vorkren would come again No one IN the mouse
vas ebIe 70 saw last night when these men came
or whether they came at oil, and inquiries az a
branch Office OF the Consolidated Gas comp any
az sixty-third-st. and Avenue A. and also q the
meter department. threw no light on the problem,
Farly Yesterday afternoon Mrs. OGara noticed
,bat the lights which had been burning IN the
railways a short time before. according 70 her
statenent had gone out. and she says that she
smelled gas leaking from them They were re-
lighted however. but about an hour later she &c
terted n strong ofor OF gas from Griers room. lie
had been asleep there all day. as he worked nights.
Sc toId he police and the door forced open.
20 f-d C;rfer living dead IN his bed He was com
posed In appearance with no Indications OF SUICIDE.
fenr clothed for sleep. and with the coverets over
Lir, DR. Thomas of the Presbyterian Hospital,
vas called but could do more than oh1ciaIly
rro1ounCe the fireman dead from gas suIoc2tion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24
NO FUNDS FOR oKAHURA COLLECTION
General Di Cesnola Suggests Some One Pres
emf II to Museum.

However much ths Metropolitan Museum OF An
might wish 10 buy Kehachiro OkahUra's private
collection. particularly for its bConzes. OF which
the museum has few, u IS unable even TO consider
seriously raising the 100000 asked. The museums
only hope is that some American philanthropst
viii buy NIr. Okahura's collection and present II 20
the institution. As announced IN yesterdays
Tribune Mr. Okahura. who Is a wealthy man OF
Toxic offers his famous private collection for sale
IN America and England for round s. 0coOo0 which
he proposes 20 add 10 the japanese war fund.
General l. p. d. Cesnoa declared 20 a Tribune re-
porter that the Metropolitan Museums total funds
available al present amounted 20 little than
$50 900. For the purchase OF rare and desirable
Objects said General dl Cesnola. I'VE have some
ss31 90, and against this have offers which
would entail an expenditure &C more than five
times that amount
I understand that IN Mr.. OkahUra's collection
there are more than thousand statuettes u
these are bronzes inclined 70 think there must
be a number ia the collection which would be very
valuable us collection Of japanese bronzes
numbers less than hundred specimens. Although
& Is impossible for even 10 guess al the nature
Of the collection should be glad 20 have It.
/ make the suggestion that some wealthy philan-
thropist buy 81 and present il 20 the museum
Don't fear that shall not md room 10 house It"
one Of the most interesting Individual pieces IN
thu collection IS said 10 be the shrine OF the NTH
Shotgun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24
YALE STUDENT KILLED.
Body Found at Foot of Vest Rock
in Ne7C-HaUen.

Nev-Havsn. Conn. Feb. 25-Robsrt John Rich.
OF Fort Dodge, Iowa, n member OF the sophomore
class IN the academic department OF Yale Uni
verslty. was found dead to-day at the foot OF
west Rock. Apparently he had fallen from the
top Of the rock. which Is ss4 feet above tho sea
level
Rich was twenty-five years old and son OF
r Il Rich. OF Fort Dodge He roomed in Fayer-
weather Hall. and last seen by his fellow
students IN the dormltOry last night. Rich
accustomed 20 take solitary walks and it f. sup
posed that he was alone when he met his death.
Within a few years two other Yale students have
been killed while attempting to scale this ciin- -
Two divinity students-LuCius 9. Porter and VIII
fred A ROweIl-found the body while they were
out for n walk. They informed the medical ex-
aminer DR. G. J. Bartlett. VINO ordered it removed
to an uudcrtaker's ROOM
The theory Of the medical examiner IS that
Rich was temporarily demented through worry
and overstudy. and walked OF the dizzy height TO
hts death. Whether Intentionally or while In a
bevyildered state will never be known No state
ment was left by the dead man.
Rlchs roommates c. +. Kerrigan and Alfred
Aston, both OF Brooklyn. told the coroner that
Rich left their rooms in Fayerweather Hall yes
tcrday morning. and that they had not seen him
since He accustomed to take pedestrian
trips across the interesting parts OF the SUBURBS
OF New Haven.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24
NO PERMIT ASKED FOR
GotskaH Says He Asked Hafen to
Present Resolution.

N,eltber the Neyv-York and Port Chester nor the
Nevr-York Westchester and Boston Railway Com
pany presented an application to the aldermen at
their meeting yesterday for permit to cross streets
ana avenues in The Bronx. Both Will be on hand
next Tuesday. however. with their amended reso-
lutions
President Gotshau Of the Port Chester com
parv visited the City Hall yesterday He had an
amended resolution with him. and 1t was said that
he deposited it City Clerk for introduction
II this is So he withdrew it. for no resolution was
introduced. Mr.. GotshaH took an afternoon train
for Albany The Port Chcster's bill. giving the
Local Board OF The Bronx authority to grant the
permit TO cross streets, is in committee. In It's
former shape it was opposed by Assistant Corpo-
ration Counsel Guy, representing the Mayor In
its amended form it is less Objectionable 10
the Mayor than formerly. but II is said that Mr..
Guy has advised the Mayor to oppose it II It
comes before him.
Counsel for the New-York westchester and
Boston Railway Company busy preparing the
draft Of a petition and proposed form OF or
dinance which will be presented 10 the Board OF
Aldermen next week. Charles E Hughes. OF coun-
sci for the Westminster company, made this state
ment:
We are drawing up a new ordinance which we
believe viii meet every objection urged by Mayor
PASSED bv the aldermen in favor Of our company
This new ordinance will make ample provision Tor
pany is 10 make terms which will amply safeguard
all the rights and interests Of the city.
Robert z. Robinson, Of Dick & Robinson the
bankers who financing the Westchester com
pany said yesterday that the interests repre-
scented BY him were prepared TO spend Sls'OO'0oo
and more on the construction Of this road
Albany. Feb. 23.-w. c. Gotshall. president OK
the Nevv-York and Port Chester Railroad. who
came to this city tonight. asked why the ordl-
nance for the New-York and Port Chester Railroad
Company was not introduced To-Day in the meeting
Of the Board OF Aldermen. - $780,,
Il don't know" said he Il gave II to Mr. Hanen
TO Introduce and expected he would"
'Did any one else offer TO introduce it7' Mt Got
shall asked.
Yes: Alderman Sullivan offered 20 introduce II
next Tuesday was the significant answer ne
ordinance will be introduced on Tuesday, but not
by Alderman Sullivan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24

sary than not. II bscor,o-
ne ne money the Board OF FSr.ss,sary 10 q,
Gales as u Is impractical 10 ss. wants for
for new TOVs se this year. When ~ ne 40
and Appointment eR up the Board Of E.ss,,.
We S cc,I ae'iyites shall be dispense to say
psr+ =, So e,- raise the money nes5s5 Win
have the right y ta isy fund Of 100000 Using
nue. ponds In any one year. PII+ N special revs-
66 II would leave precious little ~ - We 70 DO
49, 80, tOI the three 2latoons ana otba.e $1,000
-. ne mayor later explained that -,.0,
.Ie puoset meant that the Legislature tSenins
t ~ g1ye 70 3 the Board Of Estimate ana ,sed
enue bonds over and above tbe 81 Sl special rev.
20 pay the increased appropriation soS limit