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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
OUT
ST. LOUIS cABMEN STRIKE MAY
CALL OUT THE STATE
GUARD.

st. Louis, Jan. 20.-A strike was in
augurated today against the st. Louis
Liverymen's & Undertakers' associa-
tion when 500 hack and carriage driv-
ers struck to enforce their demands
for better pay and shorter hours.
Will Brook No Interference.
The employers state that any at.
tempt by strikers to interfere with flu.
nerals will be suppressed even If the
militia has to be called upon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
0IIUMWA is VISITED
BY DISASTROUS STORM

j from the offices in other Iowa cities.
anager L. G. Finch, Of the Postal
) elegraph Co., accompanied by Line
IAN A. w. Hample, drove to Oska-
soosa this morning to repair the dam
llge along the way. Tomorrow the
telegraph companies expect to have
opened a number of the wires now
dead, although there is danger that
the situation may be much worse to-
morrow than today, especially if the
weather turns colder.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
Disaarees With cummins.

IT do not agree with all Mr.. Cum.
minis has said on the tariff question
and the lowering of rates protection
to monopolies, etc. believe the plat
form adopted at the last state conven.
tion is the best rule to govern the deal
ing with the tariff and am not in fav.
or of any general revision or free
trade with Canada or any other coun.
try. | believe with last years state
platform, that where rates are too
high they should be lowered and where
too low they should be raised" This
is about where Judge Fee stands as
near as the reporter could get it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
THE WEATHER

Iowa-Partly cloiIdy tonight and
Thursday, with probably snow in east
and south portions; colder tonight.
Illinois Rain, probably turning to
snow tonight or Thursday; colder.
South Dakota-G Genestsag fair tonight
iand Thursday. osts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.
Stockholders. and Directors of Rlakes
burg Savings Bank Meet.

Blakesburg,. Jan. 2e.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Blakesburg Savings bank was held
yesterday One hundred and ninety
two shares We're represented out OF
the 200 shares which the bank has
issued. The following stockholders
We're elected to serve as directors fol
the ensuing year: ]. H. Morrell, ]. b
Mowery David Jay, Herman Snow, Fl
M. Abernathy.
Following the stockholders meet
ing the board of directors convened
and elected officers. They are: x
President. B. Mowery.
Vice president-David Jays
Cashier--Walter Abegg.
CleTkTMrs. Walter Ahegg.
The bank enjoyed q very prosperou.
YEAR
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
POPE Plus HEARS HE is DEAD.
Says Rumors Concerning Leo Did Not
Start For Five Years,

Rome. Jan. 2O.-The rumor Of the
death of the pope. which was circu-
lated in Madrid, having come to the
ears Of the pontiff, his holiness ex-
claimed to a friend: What, already?
Leo was left in peace for five years
after his election, while with me these
runaors have begun at the end of only
a few months. 1t may be a good
thing to look at this from supersti-
tious standpoint, but am quite the
other way. and think it may even pro-
long my life"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID
Fifteen Have Died In Canton, ILL.,, From
The Disease.
The Disease.

PEORIA, DEATH ALoNzo ALEXANDER MAkEss
THE FIFTEENTH VICTIM TYPHOID FEVER
WHICH HAS BEEN CANTON, FULTON COUNTY DR. q
BAKER, HEALTH, HAS BEEN CALLED
IN CONSULTATION THE LOCAL HEALTH TO DE-
MEANS OF CHECKING THE EPIDEMIC. FOR SEVERAL
WEEKS THE TYPHOID EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS
II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
DROP AMENDMENTS
PANAMA CANAL TREATY TO GO
THROUGH AS FIRST
WRITTEN.

Washington. D. c., Jan. 20.-It has
been practically determined to drop
all amendments to the Panama treaty.
Assurances have been received that
Panama comedies that the treaty will
be interpreted as the amendments pro-
vide in regard to harbors and santa
tion limitation in the cities Of Panama
and Colon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
EMPRESS is Ill.

Augusta Victoria Has Varicose Veins
Can Attend Court Balls.
Berlin. Jan. 20.-Empress Augusta
Victoria has yaricose veins in one Of
her legs and is obliged to keep it ex-
tended on cushion. The empress
physicians think she will probably be
able to attend the court balls, four of
which are to be given in February.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
ATTACKED BY BANDITS MOTHER
Newspaper Man in Court AssaiIed by
Mrs. Neidermeier.

Chicago, Jan. 2O.-The mother, of
Peter Neidermeier yesterday attacked
two reporters who passed her in leav.
ing the court room in which the car
barn bandits are on trial. She struck
the first on the arm and was seizing
the second when a bailiff forced her
to return to her seat. Many venire-
men We're examined but no more jur-
orS were secured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
STATE RESTS.
Forty Witnesses Against Mrs. Cath
crime BeehteI are Examined.

Allentown. Pa. Jan. 20.-After hav-
ing examined forty witnesses in it's
endeavor to prove that Mrs. Gather
inc Bechtel was guilty of being an
accessory after the fact of the mur-
der Of her daughter Mabel last Oc-
tober the commonwealth closed it's
case at 6 o'clock last evening. The
proceedings yesterday We're taken UP
entirely with the examination of ex-
perts on blood.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
CHARGES UNITED STATES.
Frenchman Says This Nation Helpes
Make Panama Trouble.

Make Panama Trouble.
Paris, Jan. 30. The United States
and the Panama Canal company TO
mented the trouble in Panama" de-
clared George Thiebaud at meeting
last night at which nearly all the re,
|publics of Latin America were repre-
sented. His SUBJECT was '"The Loss
of the Panama Canal"
1t was M. Thiebaud's purpose to in.
f1uence public opinion through the
most influential of his hearers. The
meeting was called especially for the
bondholders of the Panama Canal
company, members of the chamber
and senate and of the municipal coup
Gil. Those present represented but a
small amount in their holdings of the
canal company's bonds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
PANIC AT HOTEL. FIRE
Hundreds Of People Are Driven Into Street
BY Flames.

CHICAGO, JAN. 2oFiRE TODAY WHICH DID BUT LITTLE
DAMAeEIN The GRAND HOTEL AT INDIANA AND CLARK
STREETS, DROVE NEARLY 200 THEATRICAL THE
STREET 1T WAS WITH THAT PANIC WAS AvERTEp
AND FRIGHTENED MEN AND WON FROM THE
STRUCTURE IN SAFETY THE cle
sARETTE THROWN THE CARPET
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
TO RUN INDEPENDENTLY.
John Macvicar Will be Candidate i
Des Moines,

Des Moines. Jan. 2O.-(Special.)-
John MacVicar. defeated by George
Mattern for the republican nomina-
ton for mayor of Des Moines, Mon
day, announces that he will be an in
dependent candidate for the MAYOR
atty. This is hailed with joy by the
democrats. who view it as an oppor-
tunity for them to elect mayor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
FIGHT ENDS IN ROW.
Carter and choynski Arrested After
Fiuht at Boston.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 20.-"Kid Carter
of Brooklyn knocked out Joe Choyn-
ski Of Chicago after two minutes of
fighting in the first round before. the
Criterion Athletic club last might. AS
soon as the fight was over Carter and
nectsd with the exhibition were
arrested by the police officials. The
arrests probably mark the beginning
of the end of boxing in Boston.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
ARE EAGAlNST HEARST
PROMINENT IOWA DEMOCRATS
DO NOT. LIKE NEW YORK
MAN.


the next presidential campaign
along the line of the tariff and the
trusts.
The Iowa delegates to the ma
tional convention will be select
ed without reference to the six
teen to one issue and without con-
test, except in districts.
No effort will be made to Sc
cure reaff1rmation of the Kan
saS City platform by Iowa demo-
Gratis.
Judge Wade and ]. B. Sullivan
will probably be selected at deli
egates at large.
Des Moines, Jan. 1.-THE above
might be termed the summing up of
a composite opinion of a group of
prominent democrats who assembled
in the lobby of the Slavery House last
night. There were present: j. M
Parsons of Rock Rapids, former can
didate for congress in his district and
a strong politician; Fletcher Howard
Of Des Moines, secretary of the phar-
macy commission; II. G. Evans of Des
Legislature from Polk county in the
last election, and H. M. Rebok of Des
Moines, who was prominently con-
nected with the democratic state cam
paign last year.
All Believe Alike.
There seemed to be no divergence
of opinion among any of the gentle
men present on the questions outlined
The opinion was expressed that q
meeting of the state central commit
tee would be called some time mex
month, at which time the call fol
the state convention would be is.
sued.
Mr.. Parsons. who is a leader of the
party in the northwest, and who il
known as an open opponent to the re-
affirmation of the Kansas City plat.
form, expresses the belief that w. r
Hearst will not receive the support o
Iowa democrats for president.
Il don't believe there is any crys
tallization Of sentiment in Iowa." hi
said, Sin favor of Hearst. There i.
for him. but the rank and file of tht
| party does not seem to favor him."
Hearst's Platform.
In an interview recently Mr.. Hears
| asked for his views as to the issue.
| in the coming national campaign, said
1.-The main issue of a party of tn,
| people is to attend to the main bus
| mess before the people.
THE universal tendency of today Il
| toward Industrial combination and or
ganization.
| THE great issue of the day, there
fore, is the regulation and control o
that tendency to rganization-in 9th
| er words, the trust issue.
"In mining region, the chief issu
is the mining laws. In a cattle coun
try, the chief issue is the laws affect
| ing cattle and pasture.
"In this country of sudden trust de
velopment, the one dominating issue
made 50 by the trusts themselves
4 the trust issue.
The growth of the new industria
system on lines of wide combination
cannot and should not be checked
But it can be kept within lines tha
will benefit the whole community an,
entirely suppressed along lines danger
out to the public welfare. The trust
must be kept within the law, and i
there are no laws strong enough t
| control them such laws must be made
1 The people are determined to domi
nate and direct the trusts and not t.
| be dominated by them. They will fin,
way to bring that about"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
FOUR MINERS KILLED.

Result of cave-In of Earth at Butte
Mont. Mine.
Butte, Mont, Jan. 2O.-By cave-in
of earth east of Gray Rock mine one
of the Amalgamated properties, last
night. four miners We're killed and two
injured
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
COURT UPHoLDs ELECTION BET
ST. Louis Judge Affirms Decision Of
Lower Tribunal.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 2O.-In a decis-
ion by Judge G. c.. Bland of the ST.
Louis circuit court of appeals yester-
day, the judgment of lower court in
favor of the defendant in suit to
recover $500 which was paid on an
election bet, was affirmed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
MONUMENT DAMAGED.
VandaIs Chip Pieces From Valuable
Memorial at Des Mones.

Des Moines. Jan. 2O.-Vandals have
been at work upon the beautiful mon
ument raised in the memory Of the
soldiers and sailors Of Iowa, and por-
tons of the figures within reach of
persons standing upon the ground
have been pried or broken off. The
granite base, too, has been seriously
Clipped in several places.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
German Inventor Dies.

Berlin, Jan. 2O.-Baron Won Manni-
licher, inventor of the Mannilicher
rife is dead here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
CITY is PRACTICALLY SHUT OF,
/ FROM COMMUNICATION WITHs {
OUTSIDE WORLD.
MOST SERIOUS IN YEA
Telegraph and Telephone Wires and
Poles Are Down-over 600 TeIe-
/ phones Are Out Of service-Line to
/ Chicago Only Wire Available.

Ottumwa is practically shut off from
communication with the outside world
today as the result of the most terrific
sleetSstorm in years. All the wires OF
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies are down with the
exception of line which the former
company has opened up with Chicago.
The telephone toll service over both
the Ottumwa and Iowa Telephone
Cos. lines is badly crippled and in fact
out of twenty one toll wires running
out of the city over the two lines, but
five can be used.
In the city the telephone companies
are facing serious difficulties. The
Ottumwa Telephone Co.. is the heavier
loser and this company has over SOC
wires down. Over8a hundred lines af
fecting more than that many phones
on the Iowa line are down.
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Trains. Are Running.

On all roads trains are running
though somewhat behind time. The
east bound trains have suffered more
in this respect than the west bound be-
cause the storm was apparently much
heavier in the western part of the
state
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20

trict represents probably the most IN
teresting of the reciprocity battles OF
the year The district comprises eight
cen agricultural counties in the south
western part of the state. James L.
McCleary the present republican rep
resentatives. is a ''stand-patter' OF the
EXTREMIST type. His opponent is n. j.
Miller the editor of one of the largest
papers in the district, who has made
his campaign on Canadian reciprocity
and in favor of a tariff revision which
shall be downward instead of upward
contrasting with Mr.. McCleary's sug-
gestion to Congress that some of the
duties should be raised. The result of
the contest is awaited with much in
terest as it may have not unimportant
bearing on the general progress of the
campaign.
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WEATHER MEN IN SESSION
Many of the Bureau Officials Hold
Meetings at Peoria.

PEORIA, Ill., Sept. 20.-The weather
bureau officials of the United States
who meet every three years for the
purpose of interchanging ideas in re-
gard to the Improvement of the SER
vice, began their triennial meeting in
Peoria today The official observers of
many of the chief cities of the coun-
try are in attendance. The conference
which is being held at the Bradley
Polytechnic Institute, will continue
three days. Papers will be presented
by observers who have made special
studies of certain conditions and these
will be followed by general discus
sions. Addresses will be delivered by
Chief Willis Moore and other promi-
nent officials of the bureau.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
SERViAN CAPITAL EN- FETE FOR
THE CEREMONIES WHICH
BEGIN TONIGHT.
The Festivities Will Be Continued Un
Interrupted Until Friday-WiII
Be Gorgeous Affair.

VIENNA. Sept. 2O.-A dispatch
from Belgrade says: The Servian cap
King Peter. The decorations are now
practically complete, and, in addi-
ton to the route which the corona
ton procession will follow tomorrow,
many other streets have been profuse
ly adorned with flags and bunting.
The facades of many houses are al
most hidden by long stretches of red.
white and blue cloth and their occu
pants have hung multi-colored tapes
tries-many of them beautifully en-
from the windows and balconies. The
national colors everywhere pre-
dominate.
There are many country folk IN
town, and picturesque groups of peas
ants are parading the streets. The
men are in quaint costumes-em-
broidered waistcoats and knee
breeches adorned with big silver but
tons. The women are dressed in the
brightest colors with embroidered
shawls on their heads or flowers inter-
twined in their hair.
The coronation program is to be for
mally inaugurated tonight, when Gen.
Sava Grintsh, the premier, preceded by
all the members of the cabinet VIII
bear the crown in state to the cathe-
dral. where it will be received by the
metropolitan archbishop in full ca
nonicals and placed on the altar. He
will then conduct an elaborate service,
which will be duplicated in all the
churches of Servia.
The programme for tomorrow will
begin at daybreak with a salute of
1O1 guns fired from the Belgrade fort
ress. At noon precisely King Peter will
leave the palace and proceed to the
cathedral. The entire route will be
lined VITA troops. While the king will
be under the personal escort of his
Swiss guards. The ceremonies at the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
NEGLECTED COLDS.

Every part of the mucous membrane
the nose, throat, ears, head and lungs
ETC.. are subjected to disease and blight
from neglected colds. Billiards. HOre-
hound Syrup is a pleasant and effective
Valley Mills, Texas, writes: II have
used Billiards. Horehound Syrup for
coughs and throat troubles; it is a
pleasant and most effective remedy
The Upington drug store, dealers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
sections over the frontier.

sections over the frontier.
The writer asserts arrangements
were made beforehand at Kiao-cnau
to receive Russian warships from Port
Arthur and enable them to coal with
the utmost dispatch. as was done in
the case OF the NOvik
Big War Loan Next
1t is believed the next step will be
the floating Of large Russian war
loan in Berlin. 1t may safely be as
serted. he says, that the understand
ing secures TO Russia Germany's sup
port in the ultimate settlement of the
terms of peace, and for Germany, as
far as Russia is concerned, free
hand in the future for carrying out
her scheme of politics along lines of
least resistance in China; that is to
say, where it comes in contact only
with British interests. In conclusion
the writer says:
The disgrace into which Prince
OuktOmsky, the Russian naval COM
mander at Port Arthur, has fallen,
gives the measure of the Importance
attached to this movement in st. Pc
tersburg.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20

Are In Session Discussing Points ir
Trade Relations.

MONTREAL, Que, Sept. 20.-Tnere
was a large and representative attend
ance today at the opening of the annu-
al convention Of the Canadian Manu-
facturers' association. The convention
Will be in session three days and it
promises to be the most important in
the history of the organization. The
questions to be discussed comprise
matters relative to trade within the
empire manufacturers insurance rates.
parliamentary and committee reports,
as we'll as other items of minor i'm
cations point to the election of w X.
George. of Toronto, as president Of the
association for the ensuing year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
MAY CON SOLlDATE
Pennsylvania Telephone Companie:
May Form Combination.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Sept. 2O.-With
a view to forming an association for
mutual help and protection, representa-
tives of all the independent telephone
companies operating in Pennsylvania
began two days conference in this
city today. While no plans looking to
der the charter of a holding corpora
ton have been formulated. it is thought
platiOn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
CELEBRATION IN ROME
Italian independence Day Observed In
the Sunny Cline.

ROME Sept. 20.-The Italian indie
pendence day, the anniversary of the
entry of the Italian troops into Rome
on September 90, 1870, was celebrated
today throughout the peninsula. The
day was more generally observed in
the capital tnan ever before, business
being entirely suspended while the
populace gave itself up to the en-
jOyment of the public fetes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
RECIPROCITY FIGHT
Primaries In Second Minnesota District
Will Be Fierce

ST. PAUL Mimi, Sept. 20.-TOdays
primaries in the Second Minnesota dis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
SPRAINS.

S. A. Read, Cisco, Texas, writes,
March IL, 1901: My wrist was spran-
ed so badly by fall that it was use
less; and after using several remedies
lard's Snow Liniment and was cured.
l earnestly recommend it to any one
The Upington drug store, dealers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
THE SCOTTISH RITE
Supreme Council Is Now In Session
In Boston,,

BOSTON. Mass, Sept. 20.-The
ninety-secOnd annual meeting of the
supreme council. Ancient Accepted
Tonight the thirty third, or honorary.
degree will be conferred. The twenty
seventh annual meeting Provincial
Grand Lodge, Order of Scotland. of
the United States, will open here to-
morrow. Both gatherings will be at
tended by the Earl of EustOn and the
other members of the Masonic dele
cation which came over from England
to attend the Knights Templar's con-
clave in San Francisco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20
Army of the Cumberland.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Sept. 20
The annual reunion of the Society of
the Army of the Cumberland began in
indianapolis today and will continue
through tomorrow. About 200 veter-
ton and others of note. are in attend
anCe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20

cathedral Will occupy about two
hours and will be Of most elaborate
character. The festivities attending
the coronation will continue through
Thursday ana Friday and will include
I review of the troops. gala per
fOrmances at the theater and numer-
Gus features of outdoor entertainment.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-20

10 all the towns along the route. -
proposed by a pneumatic transmission
company, which has installed pneu-
matte tube systems In some of tho
largest Chicago business houses.
The company's officers are now
making canvass of estimates of the
number of people that might use the
proposed system, and say that if
enough business can be guaranteed
they will build the line at once The
cost of the line is placed at $4,000, 000