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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
A BUSINESS CHANGE.
Scott & Co, Jewellers, Sell Stock to NJ
w. CowIes, of Audubon, Iowa,

w. SoWlSS, OF AuQupon, iowa.
N. w. Cowles, of Audubon, Ia, yes
terday purchased the stock of jewelry,
which formerly had been conducted by
F.. ]. Scott & Company, at 226 East
Main street. Mr.. Cowles is a jeweler
of long experience and is recommend
ed to our citizens as young man of
considerable ability, who will continue
the business. BY the addition Of more
goods make this one of the best
stocks of jewelry, cut glass, hand paint
ed china, silverware, clocks, watches,
diamonds and small jewelry in this
city and will also push the optical bust
ness quite vigorously in the future.
Mr.. Cowles will retain Newton Rich.
ardson in the repair department, who
is an experienced jeweler and well
known to Ottumwa's people. Mr.
Cowles is himself an expert jeweler of
years experience and the kind who will
guarantee every piece of work that
guarantee Of work that has recently
been done by Scott & Co Mr.. Cowles
desires the patrons of the firm of Scott
& Co.. to know him and extends cor
dial invitation for people to call and
form his acquaintance. Mr. Scott
takes position as travelling salesman
on the road for THE firm of Scott Bros
& Co., wholesale jewelers. of Chicago
of which he is to become member
with two of his brothers who have
formed wholesale establishment and
will be in the field by July 1st with
their line Of samples, and will visit
this city at different times, calling upon
the jewelry merchants here, making OF
tumwa headquarters. Mr.. Scott de-
sires his friends to remember the old
stand and invites you TO call on the
new proprietor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
MARTlNSBURG.

Martinsburg, May 20 George Eye
stone. Jr., of Burlington is visiting
with his father, George Eyestone.
J. Demorse, of Delta, is visiting at
the w. S. Sylverter home.
Mrs. Folsom, of Fremont, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. E. l.. Walton.
Earl and Otto Ogden We're at Oska-
loosa Tuesday to attend ball game.
VIM. Lister was at Hedrick Tuesday
George Harkins of Hedrick, was in
town Monday
The Martinsburg band has new uni
forms and will give concerts every
Saturday in the park.
Glass Bros furnished music for a
masquerade party at Fremont We'd
nesday.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
NJ. Lotspeach home Thursday evening
The NJ. E. church are organizing a
new choir.
Mrs. NJ. Glass was in Farson Thurs
day.
Rev. L. Hughes is at Beacon in at
tendance at the mid-year conference OF
A. W. Glass will play the fife al
Richland Decoration day.
w. b. Berridge is visiting relatives
in Trenton. Mo.
Iowa City Elks may build $4,000
nl,,h hoTse
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
ALLEGED eRAFTERs CAUGHT.
Baldwin Cotton Co. Called aGet Rich
Quick" Scheme.

Chicago, May 21.-The police today
raided the Office of the Baldwin Cotton
Co. and arrested A. J. Emerest and
Gerald Eberman. The prisoners are
charged with operating "get rich
quick" scheme. h
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
TO PICK NEGRO FOR PRESIDENT.
Leading coIored Men Of Tennessee Dis.
trict Have Issued Cali.

Nashville, Tenn, May 81. - Leading
negroes in the tenth Tennessee district
have issued call for convention to
nominate negro candidate for presi-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
FOUND NOT GUILTY.

Mrs. Matte Swanson Acquitted Of the
Charge Of Larceny.
From Saturdays Daily.
In Justice ]. A. Billiards. court late
yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Matte Swan
son charged with the larceny of dog
was acquitted by the jury. The infor,
nation against Mrs. Swanson was fiji
ed by Mrs. Mary Sumner. Both of the
women live in South Ottumwa. The at
torneys were County Attorney Seneca
Cornell for the prosecution and j. w.
Lewis for the defense.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
EVANS RETURNS HOME.
"Fishtins Bob Reaches New York To-
day, Coming From the Philippines.

New York, May q. = The flag ship
Kentucky (Admiral Eyans), which
left Europe for New York May IL, ar
rived off the Sandy Hook light ship this
morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24

"A reunion of the Thirty-fifth Iowa
will be held at Muscatine in Septem-
Der, the exact date to be decided upon
later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
AFTER REBEL STRONGHOLD.
Government Troops in San Domingo
Will Attack RevoIutionists.

Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 21-A
courier of the Associated Press who
has arrived here from Guayaubin
brings the news that Monte Christien,
on the north coast of Santo Domingo
which is held by the Dominion reyolu-
tionists, will be attacked by land and
sea today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
ROOSEVELT
Il. PLEASED.
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OUTCOME OF CONVENTION OF
WEDNESDAY, SATISFACTORY
TO THE PRESIDENT.
HEAR ST CROWDGROWING
At the Headquarters Of the Journalist
Candidate Evidences Of kindlier
Feelings on the Part of Former An
tbs Appear to Be Trickling In.
.lBY H. j. MAHIN.l
Washington Bureausof the Courier.

Washington, D. c., May Fl.
Prominent men who have visited
President Roosevelt since the Iowa re-
publican convention state that he was
immensely. satisfied with the proceed
ings in Des Moines last Wednesday.
When Secretary Shaw left for Des
Monies to attend the convention it
was ru1nored here that he had a mes
sage from the President to the Iowa
republicans. This the President posi-
lively denied to a well known lowan
now an official in the government. Sec
rotary Shaw he said attended the
Iowa convention entirely because of
his own personal interest in the event.
Although Mr. Roosevelt has never de-
MED the unusual interest he felt in the
Iowa convention this year he declared
positively that he had no idea of even
attempting to interfere or dictate in
any way.
1t was in fact more to the Presi-
dents interests to let the Iowa affair
work itself out exactly as it did. The
national democracy is trying desper-
ately to get itself into shape to pre-
sent solid front in the coming cam
paign and the danger of any break in
the republican ranks was regarded as
serious menace. The almost unani-
mously solid front presented by the
Iowa republicans this year as against
the rather distorted condition two
years ago has been balm to the soul of
the President and all republican lead
ers. 4.5s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24

At Hearst headquarters here there
appear to be trucking in evidences
that the anti-Hearst section of the
Iowa democracy would like to get into
the bandwagon. 1t appears that GER
tain would-be influential members of
the party who followed Judge Wade's
lead at Des Moines in opposing in
structions are now beginning to dis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24

Iowa City Elks may build a $4,000
club house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-24
IRY H i. MAHINl

President Roosevelt showed himself
a good friend of union labor the other
day when he forbade the members of
the marine band to take the places of
some striking musicians in a local
theatre. The members of the marine
band sometimes play out about town ait
union prices and thus make some con
the side" The President says they
can do this all right it they want to but
that they must not take the place of
striking union men and help to build
up non-union orchestras.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
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SOCIAL CALENDAR.

Monday December
 cards at S;So ocloek in compliment semple of New Monday December 2s-The a 8 "
 fueslay pecembcc z7isses nt reception in compliment semple of New York December 27Miss o'clock 27-Mrs compliment to the Misses sempie. December 2IThe members
 Scnool VIII entertain at german the home of Mr. and Mrs > Wednesday December 2sss Hobson Owen of Jacksonvle Fla. married Jokers Card Club at 3:so o'clock Wednesday December 2s-Miss a Standard Wednesday December s-Mrs Elliott December will o'clock in compliment Jennie Thursday December 2s-Mss Flora a
  8 o'clock
 December 29diss Yok. ClaraE in the old Standard in Lizzie Fitzpatrick and Friday December SoMr and reception in compliment to his Monday of german January give their
 New years ball. beginning promptly with march Tuesday January sM Louis Club
 Wednesday 4Mrs
 
 whineid Kelly will entertain the We'd
 
 Wednesday January Miss coae Spnsers
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
.OVERRULED DEMURRER GENERAL SLOCUM'S OWNERS RE- sPONsIBLE FOR TRAGEDY. Tn Exhaustiye Opinion Judge Thomas of United States Circuit Court
 Holds Up That True Bills
 Are Good.

New York, Dec. 24.-The demurrer of F. A. Barnby, president; J. P. At kinson, secretary and F. G. Dexter, director of the Knickerbocker Steam boat Company, to an indictmnet charg- ing them with a share of the respon-
 sibility in the burning of the excur- sion steamer General Slocum was ov-
 erruled today by Judge Thomas of the United States Circuit Court.
 These company officers demurred to the indictments on the ground that they were also the owners of the craft. Demurrers to similar dndict- ments found against Commodore Pease, of the Knickerbocker Steam
 boat Company's fleet, and also Cap | tain William Vanschack, who was in
 command of the Slocum when she was 1 burned with the loss of a thousand
 lives, also were overruled by Judge Thomas.
 The opinion of Judge Thomas was given in a most exhaustive document
 which reviewed the various points at
 issue at great length. He holds that
 the primary duty as regards the | selection, test, maintenance and in- | spection of life preservers and life saving apparatus falls on the owners, as the law commands the owner to properly equip his vessel. At the same time 1t is is the duty of the cap
 tain to carefully ispect such equip ment and in event of such equipment
 being found imperfect, it Is the duty to refuse to navigate the vessel. In discussing the contention of the defense that the officers of the com pany cannot be held as principals or
 even as accessories as they could not
 do anything to aid or abet the &C., cessories in their alleged neglect of duty and that a corporation could not be held or indicted for manslaughter
 because 1t could not as a corporation be punished, Judge Thomas holds that it Is not necessary to show intention
 nor malice in fact.
 That under the statute a corpora tion cannot be punished" says Judge Thomas. lis an oversight that Con- gress clearly never intended. Con gress never intended that a corpora tion should be permitted to kill its
 passengers at sea and not be pun
 ished."
 He holds that a corporation capable of a wrongful act can be punished and that the indictments in the pres ent case sufficiently charge both pro- curement to neglect doing a com
 manded act, and to do what was direct
 violation of the commanded act.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
LeBron Jewelry Co.
NEGRO RUNS AMUCK.
Bad Negro Waved Winchester Rifle in
 Decatur.

nM0 NGkTO w0Neu ~HmCmG8NGE AsAAhC h1
 Decatur.
 Decatur, Dec. Especial. )-will Hargrove, a desperate negro of New Decatur, while drunk, created a sen sation on Bank Street, in the heart of the retail district here. Hargrove had a Winchester rifle and threatened to shoot who ever came in his way. He also cursed several people. He was finally arrested by Chief D. M C.. Young and Ofhcer N. T. Robertson and locked up in the city jail. Later he was fined $45 including costs. in the Mayors Court for the fun.
 Christmas in the sDecaturs is the most disagreeable that has been ex- perienced in this locality for many years. An incessant rain has been falling since an early hour last night. As result but little business is be- ing transacted here, as Christmas shoppers are but few.
 The first Christmas tree of the year was held at the Westminster Pres byterian Church last night. Several other trees will be held at the various churches tonight.
 Today the Decatur Lodge of Elks sent out a number of well filled bas- kets of provisions to the poor people of the Decatura Cn Monday night the Salvation Army will give a Christ mas tree for the benefit of the poor children of the Decaturs. They will give away some two hundred pres ents. consisting of shoes. clothing toys. candies. etc. This will be the first Christmas tree ever given by the - Salvation Army in the Decaturs.
 Drake and Sullivan, saloon men of New Decatur, have made an assign meRt. The amount of the assets and liabilities could not be ascertained
 The failure is said to have been caused mainly by the high city li- cenfe, The license in New Decatur is s1,0o0 per annum.
 The Areal Quartette Company, which was to have given an enter tainment at the Young Mems Christian Association in New Decatur last night failed to appear on the scene.
 They tried to drive through from Huntsville, a distance of twenty-five miles, and got lost on the road and had to spend the night in the coun- try. They arrived here today.
 A telephone message this morning stated that a boy. Willie Haggans, age eight. had his hand blown of with cannon cracker while celebrat- ing Christmas with a crowd of boys near his home in the southern part of the county.
 A negro by the name of Tobe Hor- ton stabbed a negro woman, perhaps fatally with a knife yesterday. The trouble Is said to have been caused on account of another negro woman.
 A turkey shooting Is being held here today The shoot will also be held on Monday. Quite a number of Tine turkeys have been purchased for the occasion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
ARCHBISHOP RELIEVED.
MonsignOr Chapelle VIII Urge Greater
 Offerings of Peters Pence.

Rome. Dec. 24-while Monsignor Chapelle. Archbishop of New Orleans. and Papal Delegate to Cuba and Porto Rico, soon will be relieved of his post in the Antilles. he still will retain the archbishopric of New Orleans.
 With the relinquishrnent by Monsig- nor Brodrick, of the post of auxiliary bishop of Havana. 1t is said that he will be entrusted with the confidential mission of urging greater offerings of Peters Pence in the United States be- cause of the relations existing between France and the Holy See.
 Recommendations have been made to the Vatican to have Monsignor Ed ward Fowler, Secretary to Archbishop Harty of Manila, appointed auxiliary bishop of Havana in succession to Monsignor Brodrick
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
Murderers ParoIed,

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 24.-Four life prisoners at the State prison at Michi-- gan City were released today by the Governor that they might be home for Christmas. One was pardoned and three were paroled All were serving terms for murder, Fred Richards of Allen County having been a prisoner since 1884.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

Miss Lizzie. are visiting Major and Mrs. J. D. Barron, No. g North Jackson Street.
 Mrs. B. D. Crenshaw of Birmingham rents, MT. and Mrs. Robert West.
 MT. Frank Stolenwerck, IT,, who Is attending the law school at Harvard. is at home for the holidays.
 Mrs. Barber of Birmingham is visit ing her. father, Mir. J. D. McKeithen. on Goldthwaite Street.
 Miss Mabel Gordon after spending a few days in Lowndesboro. returned to the city on Friday.
 Misses sallie and Julia Johnston left yesterday for Scranton, Miss. to spend the holidays.
 MT. J. c. Beck of San Antonio, Tex. is visiting his sister, Mrs. John c. Stratford.
 Mrs, D. E. Boyd of Mt. Meigs Is spending the holidays with Mrs. Frank Gordon.
 Miss Josephine Miller. of St. Louis. is visiting friends and relatives in the city.
 The Beauvoir Club will give a ger man on Monday evening, January ?.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

in June. after making g. very credit able record during the two years she
 has been at the Judson. Miss Elsie Neumann of Greenville Is expected in the city Monday evening During her stay here she will be the | guest of MT. and Mrs. Ferd. Neumann.
 440 South Lawrence Street. | Mrs c. E. Reed and son, Eugene. of Chicago, arrived in the city today anu will spend sometime with her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. p. owen. So5 South | Court Street.
 MT. and Mrs. Oliver Prince Bartlett of Jacksonville, Fla, are spending the holidays with her parents, MT. and Mrs J. P. Mcqueen. on South Perry | Street
 MT. and Mrs. James Brett find little daughter of Memphis Tenn, are visit ing MT. and Mrs. P. s. Hay at 6S Vir- ginia Avenue for the holidays. Mir. Harry Danziger will leave this morning for New York. Mrs. Danziger, who Is now in Pittsburg visiting her | mother. will join him there. -hlSScS i-lllO 11uCy oTOWuoA Oh Atlanta, are spending the holidays with MT. and Mrs. John N. Browder. BOA South Perry Street. Misses Ellen and Emily Semple of New York are the guests of their aunt. | Mrs. J. K. Jackson, at her home on South Perry Street. Miss Georgia c. Manning of Brew ton, Ala. came up yesterday to be the guest of relatives and friends dur ing the holidays. Captain and Nrs. S. J. Mclaughlin of Birmingham are guests of MT. and Mrs George L. Harris at their home on Will kinson Street.
 Mrs. M. c. Adler and daughter, Miss Sadie Adler, of Atlanta, are spending the holidays with MT. and Mrs. Sid ney Winter.
 Miss Marjorie Lockwood, who is student at the Lucy Cobb at Athens, Ga, has returned home to spend the holidays
 Miss Anna Shelton of Lexington, Mo, is visiting the family of her uncle. MT. T. F. Stephens. on Bellinger Heights. MT. Simon Oppenheimer of Cincin- pnati and MT. Benedict oppenheimer of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
BYSTANDER KILLED.
Negroes and White in Array at Ma

con.
 Macon. Ga., Dec. 24.-A special to The Telegraph from Monticello says: The Christmas eve was celebrated with two killings in town today. A negro named Sam Reese and MT. R. I. Brooks were killed in general street fight. Several other persons were injured.
 A difficulty arose between negro and white man in a wagon yard and the negro drew his pistol and shot at the white man. A fusilade of shots occurred at this time and Mir. Brooks was killed. He was in nc way connected with the difficulty but was shot through the neck and fell dead. The negro died In a short while. No eye witness is positive as to who did the shooting. Two white men were arrested on suspicion. Il will be a hard matter to prove who did the killing. MT. Eelliott was wounded but not seriously. Henry Penn. negro, Is shot in the leg. but is not seriously wounded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
U. D. c. SCHOLARSHIP AT
 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

A motion was passed in St. Louis at the U. D. c. Convention that the Uni ted Daughters of the Confederacy have scholarship with the Columbia Uni- versity and donate from $50 to $100 g. year for a prize to be offered for the best paper on the subject of the bart of the South in the war between the States. the judges to be five members of the U. D. C., and those interested in the movement will be glad to hear that the proposition has been accepted by the Dean and Trustees of the Col lege.
 Mrs. J. D. Beale has received the following:
 My dear Mrs. Beale:
 Tt would be hard to forget the per sonal interest you took in the project to establish a prize scholarship at Teachers College, Columbia Universi- ty, which was so successful and be- cause of your interest and unstin ted support I feel I must tell you of the acceptance by the Dean and Trustees of the College of our foundation.
 With kind regard, believe me
 Most sincerely yours,
 'Lela Rowe Schuyler,
 434 Central Park, Vest" Dec. 5, 1904"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
SYMPTOMS DEATH.
Charges Brought Against Newspapers
 bY DeputY'a Wife.

Paris, Dec. 24.-The mystery of the death of M. Syveton is developing into a plot and counter plot rivaling Paul Hervius's most intense drama. Evl- dence of assassination is accommodating leading to the expectation of sensa- tional arrests.
 Mime. Syveton has begun action against the newspapers charging her with the responsibility for her hus- bands death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT THIU MPHANT. LOndOners Are Making the Best oi
 FOR


 London, Dec 24.-The Christmas spirit was abroad throughout England today. notwithstanding the continued heavy fogs which normally act as an extreme depressant.
 Not for years has london had such a. thorough dose of that pea-soup at- mosphere for which the metropolis is famous; but the population which grumbled during the week because Of the inconveniences attendant upon weather conditions and the tradesmen because of the resultant loss changed their moods today and accepting the inevitable, prepared to spend a merry Christmas, even welcoming the fog as a Christmas guest and friend of oldep days.
 Most of the cabinet officers and dip lomats have left London. King Ed ward and Queen Alexandra with the immediate royal family, are gathered at Sandringham Palace, where Christ mas will be celebrated in the usual manner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

an Anderson Nelson Company of New York city today was incorporated to carry on a general distilling business with $2000O00 capital One of thG three directors of record is George c Buchanan of Louisville Ky,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
Fayette PrIsoners Escape

Charleston, W. Va, Dec. 24.-Eight prisoners dug out of the Fayette Coun- ty jail last night and escaped. All are white men charged with felonies. This makes thirty prisoners that have escaped from this jail within the past year,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
NoTICE, JUNIOR COUNCIL.

There Will be a meeting of the Ju- nior Council of Jewish Women this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. By order of the President,
 Miss Roman. Miss Stella Meyer. Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
R. F. D. Annoinfmenfa.

Washington, Dec. 24.-(Special. J. Isah s. Brothers appointed postmaster at Clear Springs, Etowah County,
 Rural carriers appointed:
 Albertville. route 6, Lawrence Hearn. carrier; Hiram Straten, substitute Dothan. route g. Hannibal c. Taylor. carrier; Theophillus R. Bryan, substi- tute. Horten, route 1, James K Brad berry. carrier, Obediah V. Arnold, sub stttute. Linwood, route 1, Clarence Bean, carrier; w. O. Hughes. substi- tute. Route 2. Ebert J. Edwards. carrier. Wilson Edwards. substitute.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
IONIAN CLUB

The members of the Ionian Club will meet with Mrs. W. H. Seymour on Thursday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
 AT THE WOMAN's HOME

This Yuletide should bring great happiness to the generous citizens of Montgomery for their bountiful remem- brances to the grateful inmates of the Woman's Home.
 The soliciting committees rendered valuable aid and those for distribution gave loyal service during Friday and Saturday at the Home.
 Timely gifts of coal and wood to each family from the Eagles and the Ander- son Coal Company, and one dollar to each inmate from the Elks were also gratefully received: as was also the clothing from the business men of the city, and number of Bibles.
 In cordial acknowledgement
 Woman's Home Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

Mrs. c. Y. Bogacki and daughter, Olivia, are visiting friends in South Carolina
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25
MRS. GAYLE ENTER
 TANNED AT

TANNED AT CARDS Mrs. W. A. Gayle entertained de- lightfully at cards on Thursday after noon at her home at Cloverdale for her niece, Miss Bessie Winn. The beauti- full apartments were decorated in the Christmas colors of red and green and the scheme was effectively carried out with holly. mistletoe, smilax and red carnations.
 The score was kept by Miss Fannie Marks and Miss Bessie Walker. The prize, a gold lace pin-a wish bone surrounding a four-leaf clover in which was set a pearl-was won by Miss Marion Winter.
 The consolation prize, a gold mono gram hat pin. fell to Miss Bessie Walker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

MT. and Mrs. James M Hicks leave the latter part of this week for Talla- dega, where they will make their home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

Misses Sarah and Nettie Johnston have gone to Bessemer to spend the holiday season with relatives.