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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
is MEMBER OF COUNCIL OF EN-.
PRE- AND CT COMMITTEE
OF MINISTERS.
RUSSIANS BEATEN BACK
kuropatkin's Soldiers Evacuate Da
Pass and Retreat Before Advancing
Column of the Japanese--New Story
of North Sea Affair.

st. Petersburg. Nov. %. - A i'm
perial decree issued today appoints
nViceroy Alexieff member of the
council of the empire and of the com
mittee of Ministers.
Russians Leave Da Pass.
Mukden. Nov. 90 - Russian detach
ments occupying Da Pass, have. re
tired before the Japanese column, /,
900 strong. The Japanese are reported
advancing toward Sintsintin.
Little Activity Apparent.
Mukden, Nov. 20, via Tien Tsin, Nov
22.-Since the Japanese attacks on
Poutiloff Hill the night of Nov. IS, nc
activity has been apparent The Rus.
slams seeing the signals from the Jap.
anese and believing they meant a
general attack, the entire Russian
army inaugurated its hostile move
ments both east and west of Poutiloff
hill. When the Japanese reached the
trenches the Russians opened fire
driving them back The japanese loss
! wounded. The Russians lost half a
dozen men,
Mistrust Chez Foo Report.
st. Petersburg, Nov. %. "A special
dispatch from Tien Tsin printed here
stating the American consul at Chez
Foo has warned the state department
at Washington of the imminence of
the fall of Port Arthur is received with
considerable criticism, the allegation
prompted by a desire to help Japanese
loans.
Cruiser Fired on TrawIers.
London, Nov. 22.-The Mails Copen-
hagen correspondent reports the story
from member of the crew of the Rus.
sian cruiser Aurora to the effect that
Rojestvenshy's flagship, Kniaz Suva-
rolf mistakenly in the fog off Dogger
Bank bombarded the Aurora, where
upon the Aurora signaling I'VE are be-
ing fired at" herself fired $50 shots at
the British trawlers and Russian feet.
This informant distinctly avows there
were two Russian torpedo boats with
the first division Of the Baltic squad
ron to which the Aurora belonged.
Five Russian Ships Useless.
Shanghai, Nov. ga former British
steamer, the Thales, sold to Germans,
has been captured while attempting to
run the Port Arthur blockade and has
been taken to Sasebo She had on
board a cargo of clothes, blankets,
medicine, and an enormous quantity Of
salt beef. Russians captured near Port
Arthur said that five men-of-war in
the harbor have been rendered useless
by the Japanese fire.
1.-THE Thales is undoubtedly the Ger
man steamer Batelan, referred to in a
dispatch to the Associated Press from
Toxic yesterday as having been cap
tured by the Japanese off Yentao while
attempting to run the Port Arthur
blockade There was no record of the
Batelan in the maritime registers
available.]
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
HAYESvILLE.

Hayesville, Nov. 2S.-The winter
term of the Hayesville school, began
Monday morning. Miss Maud Jacobs is
principal, and Miss Grace Gilliland
primary teacher.
Mrs. Martin has been visiting rela-
tives near Des Moines.
On account of sickness, Miss Minnie
Crabb was compelled to leave school in
Mt Pleasant last Monday, but ex-
poets to return soon.
Rev. R. v. Pike filled his appoint
ment here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Stevenson and daughter. Miss
Julia, of Delta, visited with relatives
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Hawkins, of Orlnanville and
Rev. Pike visited with Mr.. Crabb Sum
day evening.
Miss Duree, OF ottumwa. is visiting
with Mrs. Maggie Duree, Of this place.
Mrs. Robertson has been spending a
few days with DR.. E. Quinn's family in
Martinsburg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
RESIDENCE CT ELMER e. THOMAS
DETERMINED ATTORNEY, is
BLOWN UP BY ENEMIES.
sAL0oNISTs BLAMED
Mr.. Thomas, AS Attorney for Omaha
Civic Federation, Has Prosecuted
vioIators of sIocum Law Which Pro-
vdes for Early Closing.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. %. - The home
OF Elmer E. Thomas prominent law
yer and attorney for the Civic Fedora,
ton was badly wrecked by a bomb be,
ing placed on the front porch early
this morning. Thomas and his family
were in the house at the time and he
considers it miraculous that none OF
them was injured.
Building Badly Damaged.
The front wall of the house was
blown in, doors were shattered and an
immense hole was torn in the ground
The interior of the building is
wrecked.
Has Prosecuted SaIoonists.
Mr. Thomas has been active for
some time in the prosecution of saloon
keepers charged with violation of the
Slocum law. which provides for mid
night and Sunday closing of saloons
Recalls Dennison Case.
Mr.. Thomas was also an active fac.
tor in the prosecution of tom Den.
nison, the Omaha policy king who is
suspected of having been connected
with the Shercliffe diamond robbery
at California Junction several years
ago. He does not. however, seem to
think that Dennison is behind the dy,
Mantle outrage of last night. The pc.
lice are apparently of the opinion
that the saloonists whom Mr.. Thomas
has prosecuted are responsible for the
attack.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
TO PURCHASE CHICAGO RAILWAY
Thirty-six Millions Price to Be Pale
BY Group of Capitalists.

Sy a Group OF Capitalists.
Chicago, Nov. 22.-Thirty-six mil.
lion dollars is to be paid for the Chi.
cago City Railroad company by syn
dictate, headed by Marshall Field, P A.
Valentine and John j. Mitchell, Of Chi.
cago, and J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas
Ryan and their associates, of New
York City.
Mr.. Morgan's Wall street firm and
one other trust company not yet
named will underwrite the deal
Offer High Price. J..
Announcement soon will he made to
the public, which is to be Informed
that the moneyed men of the east and
west, having joined hands, will buy up
City Railway stock at 5000 share.
which is considerably more than the
present market price
1t is said on inside authority that
IT there is no unlocked for hitch in
the negotiations, the unification
scheme, SO far as the South Side com
pany is involved, will be completed by
the first of the year.
Engineering Combine.
In the meantime the same interests
which will purchase the South Side
lines will obtain an option on the ma
jority stock of the West and North Chi
cago companies, a considerable share
of which is already at their command
Once they obtain clear title to this
and demonstrate it at the annual meet
ings of the two companies carly in
January. the remaining concern would
be the Union Traction company. But
this will not be an obstacle. for the
men who are engineering the consoli.
dation, it is believed, are in position
to swing control Of the leasing cor
poration at any momen
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
curfew viii Blow in Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs. Nov. 22.-Cbief Rich
mond will enforce the curfew law
again. He has arranged to have the
waterworks whistle blow at O'Clock
and after that hour boys and girls
under sixteen will be arrested. The
order is the result of the escapade in
which chocolate was stolen from a
railroad car. in which Leroy Messner
suicided. Two of the ringleaders have
been sent to Eldora.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
RAILWAY TO BUILD cREMAToRY.
"katy" Has New Plan for Disposina
of Dead EmnIoues

Sedalia, Mo-, Nov. 22-The M. K. &
T. Railroad company will erect ere.
matory on it's hospital grounds in East
Sedalia, for the incineration of dead
employees who have neither relatives
nor fixed place of abode. The plans
have been completed and forwarded
to company headquarters for approval
and for appropriation for the construc.
ton of the plant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
DIXON MEN FIGHT EVANGELIST,
eek to Stop Building for William Sun
day on Government Lot.

Dixon, H., Nov. 22.-In a fight by
the business men here against the pro
Jected invasion Of the city by Rev. Viii
liam Sunday, the evangelist, work pre-
paratory to the building of an immense
tabernacle on a government lot has
been stopped on threats of court &C
ton, and it is expected that an injunc.
ton will be asked at once. The permit
to use the lot was secured with the
understanding that no damage should
be done, and the business men declare
this agreement is being violated by
cutting down trees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
BURLINGTON PUSHES WORK.
Construction Work on New Line Rap
idly Approaching COMPLETION.

Creston, Nov. %. Construction
work on the new line of the Burlington
has progressed SO far that number OF
workmen have been laid off. The track
in this section is now in fine condi-
ton. During the past few months
hundreds of trains of gravel from the
Des Moines pit have been hauled to
harden the track bed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
Narrow Escape from Death.

St. Louis. Mo-. Nov. %. = Thirty
negroes, men, women and children,
were penned in on the second and
third floors of burning Morgan
street lodging house today and saved
themselves from death by jumping
from the windows into tarpaulins held
by flremen and by climbing through a
scuttle to the roof and thence to adj
joining buildings. Four women were
injured, one fatally.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
MANY HURT
IN FIRES
FOUR WOMEN PROBABLY FATAL.
LY BURNED - DOZENS ARE
HOMELESS.

New York, Nov. 22.-Three women
We're probably fatally burned and five
others were severely injured in blaze
that destroyed two bulldogs in Brook
Ign today Eleven families, compris-
ing forty-nine persons, escaped from
the upper floors through the bravery
of the firemen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
QUIET REIGNs.
American Minister Barrett Says PEG
pie of Isthmus Are Peaceable.

Washington. D. c., Nov. %. Amer
lean Minister Barrett cabled today
that quiet prevailed throughout the
isthmus, that. the army had success
fully disbanded with the exception OF
twenty-five men who are retained to
meet the statutory requirements for a
standing army, that, order was restored
without the Intervention of American
marines and that the Panama govern
ment is grateful for the advisory as
sistance rendered by the American Of
ticials in quieting the trouble.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
WATERLOO DOCTOR ARRESTED.
Prominent Physician Fined for Fall
Ing to Report Diphtheria Case.

Waterloo, Nov. 22.-Dr. G. G. Bick-
ley, one of the Oldest practitioners in
the state, was arrested recently and
fined ten dollars for failing TO report
diDhtheria case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24

R. J. Schmidt, of Wells Lake, John
w. Bowers, of Shenandoah and Clyde
L. Stephenson of West Point have
been appointed railway mail clerks.
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STORM IN ENGLAND.
Heavy Snow and Fierce Gale Cause
Damage in United Kingdom.

= X + * 81 g & IS y y - !
London, Engy Nov. %. - Keen =
frost and heavy snow squalls are !
reported from all parts of the :
United Kingdom. A gale ragged all !
. night over the coast, driving YES 4
sells to shelter and seriously dis =
. turhing telegraph wires especially >
in tF@ north of England and in >
y Scotland.
r =. y q Il D = n a /.
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game between Fairfield and Bloom
field high school teams. Saturday eY-

game between Fairfield and Bloom
field high school teams. Saturday ev-
ening was spent socially, Messrs. Ell
bert McAchran, Harry Wishard, Harry
Young, Reuben Stafford, Ernest Tay-
lor and Sam Wray being entertained.
The pleasant affair closed Sunday with
a drive to Pulaski where delicious
supper was served at the Pulaski
hotel.
A burglar of a timid makeup made
a number of futile efforts to break in
to several homes in the CITY Friday ev-
ening. Among others was the Joe
Swift home. At this place he effected
an entrance through the window. Mr..
Swift being awakened by a slight noise
struck a match and was startled to
promptly ordered him out of the house.
Awakened by the conversation Mrs.
Swift's daughter sprang from her bed
and advanced toward the intruder who
made a hasty exit through the door
which he had previously opened.
Relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. n. S..
Johnson were entertained at dinner at
the Johnson home Friday in honor of
the thirty-third birthday anniversary
of Mr.. Johnson's daughter. Mrs. C. A.
Lakewood. Mr.. Lakewood received a
number of pretty presents and the day
was greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. S. S. Carruthers left Saturday
for Carrolton. Mo-, to spend a short
time with her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Lozier and meet his brother d. H.
Kanaga, of Port Townsend WASH,
who attended the Kanaga family re-
union at Kankakee, ILL.,, and is now en-
route home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24
STEAMER STILL ASHORE.
The siciIian Prince Could Not Be
Pulled Away Today.

New York, Nov. 22.-The steamship
Slcilian Prince is still ashore today in
a sand bar at Long Beach. The at
tempt made at high tide early today
to pull her off was unsuccessful. The
work of tightening the vessel is pro-
ceeding and it is hoped that the at
tempt to pull her off at high water to-
night will be successful.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24

The girl who is on the market should
place herself in the hands Of an ex.
perienced auctjoneer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24

Bloomfield, Nov. 21.-The new Bap-
fist church at Savannah was dedicated
Sunday by Rev. H. J. Everly, pastor of
the First Baptist church of this city.
Rev. Everly delivered an excellent SER
mon which stirred his hearers to the
depth. The church has seating ca
pacity of about 200 and was filled to
the utmost capacity. For a long num-
Der of years the congregation have
worshipped in the old onion church,
which had become so dilapidated
that it had to be abandoned The neat
little frame building with which the
Baptists of that vicinity are greatly
pleased was built at a cost of 81 900.
The Indebtedness was about 5000 and
this amount was covered by subscrip-
tons which leaves a surplus Of about
S115. Rev. Seamster the pastor for
the past year, was instrumental in the
about the final satisfactory results.
Rev. Seamster was a former pastor of
the church, having preached there 81
years ago.
AS result of two weeks series of
revival services held at the Baptist
church by the pastor Rev. H. J. Everly,
two persons We're baptized Sunday ev-
ening.
Guy Hatton has returned from Keo-
sauqua where he has disposed of his
business interests anod will spend the
winter with his parents at this place.
Misses Edith and Mildred Steckel
left Sunday for ST. Louis to spend q
week at the worlds fair.
On next Sunday evening, Rev. c. L.
Stafford. pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, will begin a series of re-
yival meetings.
John Dodge, who is engaged with a
company of surveyors on the Rock
Island, is spending a few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dodge.
Ano impromptu musical which was
pleasant affair was held Sunday ev-
ening at the home of Elder M. Down
ing, complimentary to Prof j. Albert
Shepherd. of this city. The orchestra
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06

entered upon his new duties. The
ceremony took place in the large re-
ception room attached to the secrc-
tary's Office in the war department
end the transfer OF authority from
Elihu Root. the retiring secretary, to
Governor TAFT. while simply made. was
more impressive than any similar
event in many years.
The rom was cleared of all except
the participants i'm the induction save
the party of friends and the members
of the general staff Governor Taft
and Secretary Root took their places
al the long table where stood John
Randolph. a notary. who administered
the oath OF Office 20 the incoming sec
rotary Then there were congratula-
tons showered upon Secretary Taft
and good-byes We're said TO Secretary
Root Every army officer on duty in
Washington was aIlinged at the door
way. and IT, brilliantly uniformed col
umn passing before the retiring and
incoming secretaries formed a pretty
spectacle. Secretary TAFT was in the
best OF spirits. and he had a smile and
good word for every one. while Secre-
tary Root showed I'm his countcnance
the relief he felt in laying down the
cares Of the great Office.
Hanging in his Office as the new sec
rotary was indicted into the arduous
duties OF his post was the picture of
his distinguished father Alphonso
Taft. who was President Grants sec
rotary of war in 1876 Thus father
and son have hold the same portfolio.
this being the second instance in the
history of the war department. the
first being presented in the iucum-
bency of simon Cameron under Lin
coin and James ID Cameron. his son
under Grant
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06
Southern Railway.

$40 East Main St.. Richmond. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06
WHITNER B SACRBY
Jndertakers and Embalmers

No. 7l9 Main St., Freder-
icksburg, Va Phone 90.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next to Western Union
ofIice. Telegraph and telephone
orders receive prompt atten-
ton. Open day and night
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06
Schedule effective Jan. 18th, 1904.
-aluo Ioava IUasbipgtnu from F0tsQui.

Schedule effective Jan. 18th, 1904.
Trains leave Washington from Iennsyl-
vania Station.
7.30am Daily-LOcal for HarrisOnbnre.
WarrentOn, Danville, and way stations.
lO.5I a III DailY-WaShingtO and Florida
Limited. First-class coaches and drawing
room sleeper to Jacksonville, Fla. Din
ing-car service.
D.15a In Daily-United States Fast Mail
First-class coaches and drawing room
sleeper to New Orleans. Dning-car ser
vice.
4.Ol IN Week Days-LOcal for Harri-
sOnburg and way stations on Manassas
Branch.
4,4Opm Daily-Local for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
1881 D IN week days Southern's Palm
Limited. Solid Pullman train; club, din
ers, drawing-rOOm, sleepers, and Observa-
ton to Columbia, Aiken, Augusta, Savan-
nah, JacksOnVille and st. Augustine.
7.i0p m Daily-New York and Atlanta
Express-First-class coach TO Atlanta
Sleeper to Columbus, Ga, Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays, Sunset Route Tour
LIST sleeper, Washington to San Francisco,
Pnllman Buffet service.
$500. IN. daily-New York and Florida
Express. Through coaches and Sleepers
to Columbia, Aiken, Auguata, Savannah
and Jacksonville; dining car service.
1000 D IN Dally-New YOrksand Mem
phis Limited (via LynchbuTg )-First-cla
coach and sleeping car to Roanoke, Knox
Vile, Chattanooga, and Memphis; sleeper
20 New Orleans. Dining-car serves.
l0.45 IN Daily-Washingto and South
western Lmited-All Pullman trains, club,
and observation cars TO Atlanta and Ma
con; sleepers to Nashville, Atlanta, Ma
con, Memphis. New Orleans. Dining
car service.
TRAINS ON BLUEM0NT BRANCh.
Leave Washington $40 III, 100 y Iii,
43)pm, Bpm, week days, for BluemOnt,
IS no and 6.25 p m week days for Lees
burg only. Sundays only, $40 IN and
CAB p In.
Through trains from the South arrive
Wash'n 6.42 a m, $50 m, 9.45 m, 1875
N, 3.30p M, $50 p IN, and $50 p N,
daily. Local trains from Harrisonburg,
ii.1 m week days and $40 m daily.
From Charlottesville, S.25a IN ana $40 p IN
daily.
Tickets, sleeping-car, reservations, and
detailed information can be had at TICKET
office, 705 18th ST.; oil Pa. ave-, and Penn
sylyania Station. Baggage checked through
from hotels and residences.
Phone 1910 for p. 4. X. Dab service.
G. III. ACKERT, General Manager.
r. H. HAkDW1CK, General p ass. Agt.
L. 8. BROWN, General Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06

died while under .he influence Of ether
administered preparatory to second
operation lor appendicitis By Dis bell
side were his SON Harry Payne Whit.
ncy. aud his daughter Dorothy Whit
ucy. as well as Dr William r.. Bull
the chief surgeon in attendance.
Mr. Whitney was .n bis Gath year
Mr Whitney was taken in Friday
night al tho performance OF "Rigolet-
90" at the Metropolitan Opera House,
and had 10 leave before the opera was
ended Dr. Walter 49, James. the Whit
ncy family physician was summoned,
and found that Tee condition OF the pa.
tiont was such that after consultation
an operation was decided upon and
was performed by Dr. Bull The pa
tiont rallied so well that it was fully
believed De would recover
AIR. Whmoy's condition was very
grave however on Sunday and Mon
day. and M q consultation held yester-
day the conclusion was reached that
the only hope for the patient lay IN a
second operation.
a bulletin Issued 10 the morning
stated that there had been slight I'M
provomcnt I'm the patients condition.
Dut shortly before 3 O'Clock alarming
symptoms were noted and hurried
preparations were made for a second
operation Nf. Whitney was placed
under the influence of ether but
whether the operation was proceeded
with or not is nor known.
When tte physicians perceived that
the patient was in danger of death.
Harry PAYNE Whitney and Miss Doro-
try Whitney were Immediately nou-
fed. They n's'ened 10 the side OF their
father. and IN few minutes h. had
hreathfd his last Oxygen was used'
an'Nail the siiil oil the physicians and
surgeons brought INTO play 10 save the
life of the distinguished patient but
10 mo- avail
me following statement was i75uCd'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-06

Ex-Secretary William c. Whitney.
who had boon mentioned as possible
presidential timber occasionally ever
since he left the Cleveland cabinet. has
had as many quietly queer experiences
as any man in public life. His APP
pointment as secretary Of the navy
was a sort of happy accident. his re-
markable success as corporation coun-
Sci of New York city would not have
been possible at any other era than
In 1895, and his marriage was by far
the most fortunate chance of all.
lie was born in Conway Franklin
county, Mass, on July Il, 1911, and
while a struggling student and young
lawyer won the love Of the wealthy and
cultured Miss Payne. Of New York
city.
In 1863 MIR. Whitney was graduated
from Yale college and soon after be
came active in New York city politics,
end in 1875 made his fame and won
the lasting regard OF Samuel j. Tilden
by his brilliant services as corporation
counsel There is a story among jour
nalists that George o. Jones, of the
New York Times. after allowing his
paper to make savage war on Mr..
whitney was pacated by the success
Of Cleveland in 1894, and wrote a fiat
tering letter to Mr. Whitney. declaring
peace and good Will and that when the
latter showed this TO the president
elect he was so pleased with the idea
OF doing a favor to Mr. Jones "On the
quiet" that he forthwith named Mr..
Whitney for the navy department Be
this story true or false It IS certain
that the country got the services Of an
able secretary and the restoration OF
the navy was vigorously begun.
Mr. Whitney was interested in many
great Industrial enterprises and owned
one Of tlp most noted stables on the
American turf.