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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
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PROMINENT
MAN GONE
COL. j. w. HAMMOND, OF oskA-
LoosA, PASSES AWAY TO-DAY. VI
WAS BORN IN oTTUMwA.

Oskaloosa, April IL. - Especially -
After having sufficiently recovered
from an attack Of the grip to attend
to his duties as cashier of the Oska.
loosa Savings bank, Col. ]. w. Ham
mond of this city yesterday suffered a
relapse and died this afternoon at 1920
O'Clock at his home In this city.
Sick Since February.
During the month of February Mr..
Hammond was taken with an attack OF
grip and was confined to his home the
greater part Of the time until about
ten days ago. All last week he was
able to be at the bank. Yesterday he
felt considerable worse and this morn
ing his condition was SO critical that
consultation of physicians was held.
Give UP Hope.
A careful examination Of his condi-
ton was made this morning and it
was found that the patient was threat
ened with pneumonia. So critical
was his condition that no hopes of his
recovery was entertained.
Highly Esteemed Citizen.
Mr.. Hammond was one of Oskaloo-
sa's most highly esteemed citizens
and his death is recognized as a pub
lie loss.
No arrangements have as yet been
made for the funeral
Mr.. Hammond was born in OttumWa
and spent the early years Of his life
here. On receiving his discharge from
the Union army he returned to this city
where he took up the study of law.
Finishing his course he at once took
up the practice Of his profession here
and pursued it until during the eighties
when he removed to New Sharon and
thence to Oskaloosa.
Since going to Oskaloosa he started
the oskaloosa Savings bank of which
institution he was the cashier at the
time Of his death.
Surviving Relatives.
| Mr.. Hammond is survived by his
| wife and three children son, Elmo
and two daughters, Julia and Edna.
Three brothers also survive. They are:
Robert r. Hammond, who has just
been appointed vice president of the
/ Chicago and Eastern Illinois and the
IL st. Louis and San Francisco railways.
4 His sister. Mrs Ed. Daggett of Ottum-
wa, also survives. The deceased was
a cousin of County Recorder l. H. Ham
mond.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
VALIDITY OF MERGER
REMANDED TO STATE
GREAT FUTURE FOR AMERICA.
London Spectator Says It VIII Reach
Position Of Power Unequaled.

London. April II. The census es-
innate of population of SO,0O0,00O for
the United States moves the Specta-
tor today to remark that population
OF S0,000,000 Of whom 10000, 900 are
white men and for the most part white
men OF exceptional energy and intel
ligence. speaking the English Ian
guage and living under Anglo-Saxon
institutions is tremendous fact III
the union. as we trust and believe she
will" says the paper, escapes inter.
nal commissions she must rise in the
next quarter century that Is before
the middle aged men who are alive
today, are old men - to a position OF
power and influence to which history
hardly affords parallel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
w. e. MlTcHEN OF ALBA BRINGS
SUIT FOR DEATH OF WIFE
AND DAUGHTER.
KILLED IN A WRECK
Met Death in Wreck of Passenger
Train No. West Of Abba Last De-
cember-Were on Their Way to Visit
Relatives.

Abba, April II. - Especially Fifty
thousand dollars is the sum asked in
the damage suit filed in the Monroe
county district court by W. E. Mitchen
against the Burlington railway COM
pany for the death OF his wife and lit
the daughter Mildred, who were killed
in the wreck OF passenger train No. 3
last December The suit filed calls for
$25,000 damages each for Mrs. Mitchen
and the daughter.
Going to Visit.
1t will be remembered that Mrs. Nit.
chen and daughter boarded No. 3 at
Abba the morning Of the wreck on
their way to visit relatives in the west
ern part of the state. They had bade
Mr.. Mitchen goodbye at the de
pot and before he had reached his
home the train was wrecked at the
bridge about four miles west Of Abba
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
TO RUN AGAINST HULL.
E. B. Howard to Be Candidate for Con-
;..

Des Moines, April 11.-E. B. Howard,
Of Ames, was In Des Moines Saturday,
and while here announced definitely
that he would be candidate for con-
gress from the Seventh district in op-
position to Captain Hull. Mr.. Howard
proposes to run on an independent
ticket, and processes to believe he can
be elected.
He stated further that his candidacy
was a protest against the action of the
Des Moines primaries of this year and
of two years ago. which he claims Sc
cured the nomination Of Captain Hull
by unfair means.
Justifying himself for boiling the ticket
Mr.. Howard claims he voted the repub-
lican ticket in the days when Farmer
Wheeler ran for governor, but the
stand patters," whose republicanisnl
he questions, are now in control.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
JOINT CONVENTION OPENED AT 2
O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON
IN DEs MONIES.
BOTH SIDES STAND FIRM
Operators Declare That They Have
Not Been Treated Fair During sus'
pension-cIaim Mines Have Been
Damaged.

Des Moines, April II. - (SpeciaD
After eleven days idlemess in the
mines Of Iowa the delegates Of the
miners and operators organizations
to the joint convention m let in the Odd
Fellows hall here this afternoon. All
morning the delegates were coming
into Des Moines and frcm the conver-
sation around the hotels where the
delegates are registered there seemed
to be little encourageme ut in the pros
pect of settlement
The questions that originally divid-
ed the miners and operators were
quite freely discussed this morning
and there seemed to be little inclin-
alton on the part OF either side to
make any concessions.
There Is a great deal Of opposition
evident to the proposition to submit
the questions of difference to any
board Of arbitration oE'which any poll.
ticians are members.
Say They Had Wrong Treatment.
The operators are generally of the
opinion that they have not been ac-
corded the treatment guaranteed them
at the time of the suspension and say
that they mines have been damaged
because they have been unable to get
miners to do the work necessary to
keep the mines in repair. They con-
tend the agreement was that the union
should furnish enough men to keep
the mines in repair so as to prevent
damage. They say that they have
been unable to get sufficient men to
do the work and that some Of the
mines have. had to be closed down en-
tirely, that theteeis water in some of
them, causing considerable damage.
OFFICIALS Make Levy.
The miners officials have levied a
25 per cent assessment on the wages
of the men who work during the sus-
pension and this action has made 1t
dificult to get men to work at this
time.
Operators Meet.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon the oper-
ators met in closed session to talk ov-
er the course to be pursued in the
Joint convention. At 2 O'Clock the
Joint convention was called to order.
There Is little prospect, however, that
there will be anything done this after
noon. w. H. Powell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
TIME LIMIT
IS " AN FED
NEW YORK METHoDIsTs SOLID
ON AMUSEMENT
QUESTION.

Ilion, N. Y. April II. - A resolu.
ton favoring the restoration of the
time limit for the pastorates was
adopted at today's session of the Nor
thern New York Methodist confer.
ence, also resolution protesting
against the adoption of any article in
the discipline tending to impair the
position Of the church on the amuse-
ment question.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
ADMITS MORTGAGES.

Federal Decree Orders Validity Of
Holdings Against shlpbuiIding Co.
Trenton, N. j. April II. Judge
Kirkpatrick in the federal court today
signed an order instructing Receiver
Smith, of the United States Shipbuild-
ing Co., to admit the validity Of the
100000 mortgage held against the
company by the Mercantile Trust Co..
of New York, and the $10,000,000 mort
gage held by the New York Security
& Trust Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
FIVE KILLED, SCORE HURT.


Street Car is Overturned at Santa
Barbara.
Santa Barbara, Cal, April 11.-Five
persons were killed and a score or
more injured here Sunday in street
car accident.
One of the Edison company's cars
ran off the track and was turned over.
Three passengers were killed instantly
and two were SO badly injured they
died soon after the accident.
The Dead.
FRANCISCO DOM1NGUEZ.
JAMES SMITH.
RAMON REYES.
LEON CALDERON.
EARL GOLAND.
The Injured.
Mrs. George Dufor.
Miss Grace Dufor.
Miss Emily Lamp.
Mrs. George Baker.
Mrs Laura Baker.
Miss Virginia Ruise.
Miss Lucy Ruise..
Mrs. Sullivan.
MTS. MARY AIdlleueS anu oduSuteF.
Mrs. Roberts.
Miss Mora Lombard.
Miss M'Caughey.
Frances Olivos.
Among the injured-none of whom,
1t is believed, will die-was Mrs. Julius
kruttschnitt, wife of the traffic direct
or and vice president of the Southern
Pacific railway, who was slightly hurt;
DIR. Rose Enghert of Chicago; Mrs.
Early, an Eastern woman, address un-
known, and Edmond Quinn of Kansas
City. The other injured are all Santa
Barbara people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
is BADLY MANeLED.

Body of Laborer Found Alongside u.
Ilnois Central Tracks Near Dubuque.
Dubuque, April II = Especially =
The body of John Bowers was found
alongside the Illinois Central tracks at
Cascade CROSSING this morning terri
bly, mangled. The head was crushed
and legs broken. 1t is supposed that
Bowers was struck during the night
Bowers was laborer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
TRAINS STALLED BY SNOW.
Drifts Cover smokestacks of Passense
Engines in Nebraska.

Sioux City, April IA Great North
ern passenger train arrived in Sioux
City last night from O'Neil, Neb., hav-
ing been stalled in cut near Mclean
since Friday noon. Five engines were
sent to help get the train out and the
snowdrifts are over the smokestacks OF
four of them and another was thrown
from the track by the snow
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
SAY MASS
AT ST. PETERS
Plus x GREETED BY AUDIENCE OF
10000 SOULS.

Rome, April II. - For the first time
since his coronation the pope went
this morning to st. Peters to say
mass in celebration of the thirteenth
centennial of ST. Gregory the Great.
The immense basilica of ST. Peters
was filed, more than 10000 persons
being present. The pope is in the best
of health. On his express recommen-
dation the audience refrained from ap-
plause or crying out contenting them
selves with waving of handkerchiefs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN pIrcHED.

Seven Cars Smashed In Accident al
Harper Last Nnght-None Hurt.
Oskaloosa, April II. Especially =
A stock train on the Rock Island was
ditched at Harper last night Seven
cars were smashed to pieces and
traffic was delayed for several hours.
No one was hurt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
is SERIOUSLY CHARGED.

L. p. Dearborn Is Accused of Abscond-
ing With $12o Belonging to Partner.
Burlington, April Ii. = Especially -
L. P. Dearborn, who has been connect
ed with a worlds fair advertising
scheme, is accused by his partner here
of absconding today with $120. The
partner says that the money belonged
to him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
HILL WILL SELL.

To Dispose Of Holdings Il Defeated
BY Hartman.
ST. Paud, Mimi, April IL. = Presi-
dent James J. Hill Of the Great North
ern in an interview today, confirms
his previous statement that, if the suit
brough by the Hartman interests is
successful, he will retire and that, IL
Northern Pacific goes into the hands
of hostile interests, he has fought his
last battle for the northwest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
NEW JERSEY is FOR PARKER.
Indications Point to Bad Defeat 70
the Aspirations Of Hearst.

Trenton. N. j., April H. The po-
sition Of the New Jersey democracy
in regard to the presidential campaign
can be predicted by the primaries,
which have been held in several coun-
ties. The indications are that Con.
gressman 11TIcarst is the worst beaten
politician who ever sought to control
the commonwealth All the continent
is for Judge Parker. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
PRESIDENT AS THEIR GUEST.
Secretary and Mrs. Shaw Will Ente,
tain at Dinner Party.

Washington, D. c., April 11.-secre-
tary and Mrs. Shaw will entertain
President and Mrs. Roosevelt at their
home Tuesday evening. They were
the season by the death of Secretary
Shaw's brother Secretary and Mrs.
Shaw entertained Bishop Hamilton, of
San Francisco, who is here to dedicate
the new Foundry Methodist church.
last Saturday night. The Misses Shaw
who stopped in Iowa enroute from Cali
fornia to Washington, will assist to-
morrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
MINISTER'S AT ST. PETERSBURG
SAID TO WANT ACTION BY
cZAR.
MAY BREAK NEUTRALITY
Integrity of China Said TO Be in Dan.
ger - Wounded Russians En- Route
to Hardin Jap Fleet Passes Che
Foo.

Paris, April 11.-A Temps, st. Pet.
ersburg dispatch says that some fur.
ther exchanges Of shots have occurred
between the Russian and Japanese
forces along the borders on the Yalu
river. Vice-Admiral Makoroff Is In
specting the outlying defences of Por'
Arthur.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
MINERS End OPERATORS
DEADLOCK UNBR0KEN
HEARST BOOM WANING.
Politicians Look for His Defeat ii
Chicago.

= OHICdSOs
Chicago, April II. - City hall poll
ticians yesterday predicted the politi-
cal collapse of the Hearst boom in Chi
cago before the primaries to select
delegates to the state convention are
held.
Apparent reason for the belief that
the bottom has suffered some kind of
a setback that somebody has acquir-
ed "cold feet"-is found in the de.
crease of Hearst club meetings in va
rious parts of the city within the last
week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
EASTER DRESS CAUSES SUICIDE.

Mrs. Amelia crider, Despondent, Kills
Herself In 1t.
Atlantic City, N. j.. April 11--Mrs.
Amelia Crider, Respondent over her
failure to show her Easter garb on
Sunday, dressed herself In it yesterday
and committed suicide.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
MILLIONAIRE WEEDS WAITRESS.
Oldham, Aged 70, Transfers
Bank Account to Her,

Salt Lake City, Utah. April 11.--John
Oldham, bachelor, 70 years old, and
multimillionaire, has married a wait
ress of Toledo, o. On their wedding
trip to Scotland Oldham transferred
his bank account to her as gift,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
THE WEATHER

Iowa - Fair tonight and Tuesday
cooler in the eastern portion tonight.
Local Weather.
Nine o'clock last night ;. ;. $500. AZ
Seven o'clock this afternoon 4G
Two o'clock this afternoon .,, 80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
HEARS 4TAPs" IN ETERNITY.

Confederate Soldier Who Sounded the
Last Busle at Appomattox Dies.
New Orleans, La, April 11.-Daniel
Kieger, the confederate soldier who
sounded the last bugle call at Apo
mattox, died suddenly here yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
FEARS A Small L-POX EPIDEMIC

CEREMONY ARE ouARAN.
LA CROSSE, WIS, RESULT OF TIE BRIDES
STRICKEN WITH SMALLPOX DURING THE WED
DING FESTIVITIES. THIRTY WITNESSED THE MAR.
RAGE OF ANDREW MISS ausTA kRAusE I'M NEW.
TON ARE THEIR HOMES. AN EPIDEMIC is FEAR
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
POLICE STOP EMMA GOLDMAN.
Woman Anarchists Speech Prevente,
at PhiIadeIphia.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 1.-THE DO
lice prevented Emma Goldman, the an
archist. from speaking Yesterday, and
her. Three men were arrested,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
SENATOR QUAY is ILL.
No One Allowed to See Pennsylvania
Must Have Quiet,

New York, April IL. - United States
Senator Quay is reported to be i'll in
Atlantic City. No one is allowed to
see him. '"The senator" it is said,
must have absolute rest and be free
for the present from all care. He is
II years old"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-24
A. S. Rollins Esq, and bride,

A. S. Rollins Esq, and bride,
arrived Saturday going from the
train to Judge Buie's at which
place that night they were given
a reception, by the Epworth
League. Monday they moved
into one of Geo. G.. Longs
houses in the west end, where
they are now at home to their
friends. Albert is first class
young fellow possessing a good
warm heart and a sound clear
mind, and those who claim to
know say that his wife is even
better in general goodness than
he Is. The News has no doubt
of this for the great majority of
women are built that way-far
ahead of the very best of men,
when it comes to moral sound
ness. This paper voices the
sentiment of a host of friends
when it wishes for them long,
happy and prosperous journey
through life.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-24
A TRIP WITH BRO. STEPHENS.

Sunday the Senior OF the
News enjoyed the pleasure of a
trip with Rev. j. E. Stephens
to his charges at Gil Gland and
Lakeview school houses.
The grass along the route is
good and stock are putting on
flesh rapidly. Upon about half
of the territory travelled over,
rains, ranging from fair to very
good had fallen within the two
preceding days. The crops so
far as seen from the road, are
full of promise for this season
of the year, and not only is this
the case in the line of things
sought as good for man and
beast, but for weeds. which in
the race for life and size appear
ed to the unsophisticated eyes
of this writer as having the ad-
vantage. But there is no &C
counting for tastes and it may
be that some of the farmers
along whose possessions we
passed are doing like our friend,
Jerome Baird, did when be first
came here, just planting weeds
"to see 'em grow" Baird says
that when he landed here, some
thirteen years since, the PLAINS
was free of weeds save for the
harmless variety which now
grows around the edges of the
lakes and wallows and that dis
two cookie burrs in the
name of all old mare of his he
planted them just to see how
''burrS" would do here. "Ihey
lid" The very first year be
says they "made trees" and that
since then he has had seed to
give away to all callers. His
/ Election fer them is still strong
or he told US Sunday that right
'ecently he had turned over to
lis beloved "burrs" an entire
ield of $50 acres. This may be
he case with some OF the own
RS of the fields sighted Sunday.
f such is not so the dry wealth |
n ii the past two weeks should
lave been improved IN thinning
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-24

Those of our farmers and
stockmen who have ponds for
watering cattle and private
lakes within their enclosures
and desire fish to stock these
bodies of water, can possibly
get them from the government
by going about it in the proper
way. Under the law all requests
for fish from the government
must be accompanied by an in.
dorsement from the Congress-
man representing the district
where the fish are wanted. None
can be obtained in other ways
from this source, and the mat
ter is one that must be attended
to in the regular way in order
to get results. The News feels
called upon to give this general
advice upon recent inquiry made
by several of our friends.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-24
BRIGHTER STOCK PROSPECTS.

1t may trutbfully be said that
several things combined brought
about the tumble in stock prices.
The last decline, the end of
which in the opinion of the
News, we are now reaching, be-
gan in south Texas in the spring
of 1900, and travelled northward
until prices everywhere became
affected. Down, down went the
prices OF stuff until fully one
half of cattle values, gagged by
the market EQUATIONS prevail
ing at the opening of 1900 were
wiped out. 1t was not a loss
by one stockman and a gain by
another as is sometimes the
case. but a clean sweep all
through the cattle interests.
Both great and small suffered.
Not only was the seller at a
greatly deprecated price the
loser, but the buyer was in the
soup also. And then along came
drouth and panic conditions pre-.
vailed. Many cattle, not con-
sidered worth high priced feed
have been allowed to perish.
Many stockmen went out of the
breeding business altogether
others did lot of spaying, and
nearly all glutted the markets
with she cattle Of every descrip
ton. "No money in cattle, 5"
came to be the common talk and
many men, larger number of
them got out of the business as
best they could. AS already
stated it became a panic and
the bottom fell out of the mar
kets. One of the results of these
conditions is already in sight
a shortage. A shortage in any
staple crop is always followed
by higher prices and such are
already visible. In the North
beef on foot has recently ad
vanced something like 81 per
hundred pounds and this ad-
vance, owing to- the excellent
condition of the ranges almost
everywhere, is going to stay'and
perhaps go much higher.
AS predicted in this paper
early in the spring the cattle
interests of Texas, tor a season
at least, have crossed the slough
of dependency and the future,
for several years to come, has
in store for the cattle raiser
living prices, bringing in its
train, as it always does, another
era of prosperity.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-24
,s&ssss&essssssasssssssess
: RANDOM THOUGHTS. :
G. A. B.

Sometime ago in these col
umns Hon. Arthur Lefevre came
in for a few thoughts on his tit
ness to succeed himself as
Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation. 1t is now claimed for
him that his system of eXami-
nation questions has materially
raised the standard of teachers
in Texas. Dear me. But, sup
pose we take glance at some
OF them. Here are a few:
l. Find the lowest common
multiple and highest common
submultiple of 80, 4 3, SIS.
2. Calculate and write in En-
glish the number expressed by
the notation 1858 in a system
similar to our common decimal
system, but whose base is six
instead of ten.
3. Prove that the product of
three consecutive integers, if
the first is even, must be null
tiple of twentyfour.
4, Express the fractions /, t,
/ respectively as decimal and as
duocecimal fractions.
3. Express the circulating
decimal 2.673073O as a common
fraction.
Now, wont some kind friend
of the News, a Randall county
teacher, perhaps, extract the
practical sense out of these ex-
amples and "fotch" it here to
enlighten Random Thoughts?
"Moduli of logarithmic sys-
tens, logarithmic spirals, and
the equation of a common cate
nary are not often seriously re-
quired in our common schools.
The examinations are all right
for the fellows who don't need
them, but they fail to fit
the fellow that does. Thus
speaks Supt. B. A. Stafford of
the Mineola city schools and
this writer thoroughly agrees
with him.
Judging the tree from the
fruit it bears if common sense is
needed at the head of the pub
lie schools of this state we un-
doubtedly must $50 round" the
Hon. Arthur Lefevre.
"....sasa..sp.u.ss
A TRIP WITH BRO. STEPHENS.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-24

A novelty in the way of ship.
ment of cattle passed through Lam.
pasas yesterday. The car was
we'll loaded. 1t contained Is head
of fat steers, which makes pretty
good car of stuff, but when these
were in, the owner drove in also 8
head of calves, and all went through
to market together. Those who
claim to know say that they will
get to market in better condition
than if the steers had been shipped
in one car and the calves in another,
and it may be so.-Lampasas Lead
er.