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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-09
POINTS in EVIDENCE
FIRST DAY OF INQUEST

Chicago, Jan. s. The sensational
features of the evidence introduced be-
fore Coroner Trager yesterday during
the inquest over the bodies of the Iro-
quois fire victims are summarized be-
low:
Eddie Foy, leading COMEDIAN have
had thirty-five years experience in the
atres, and | have noticed fire e3tin-
guishers, axes and crowbars at other
playhouses, but did not notice any at
the Iroquois.
George w. Stetson, (whose firm sup
piled the asbestos curtain) Our cur
tains are not absolutely fireproof. IL
is impossible to fuse asbestos but high
temperature will take the life out of it,
Commercially pure asbestos contains
so per cent cotton.
Joseph H. Bruce, spectator, second
balcony-The curtain that was let
down stuck and disappeared so quick
ly thai | don't know whether it was
burned up or rolled UP. Draperies
covered the exits, and saw no employ
es showing the crowd the way out
John G. Calvin, in lobby when fire
broke out-The west outside entrance
door of the lobby was bolted on the
inside, and was unable to lift the bolt.
kicked out two of its panels.
Alexander johnston stage hand
The curtain was not called fireproof
curtain, but the stage carpenter told
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me it was asbestos. The only Chicago
theatre that drills its employees for fire
duty is McVicker's.
DR.. Joseph Hughes, lower floor-The
east door between lie box office and
the foyer was bolted, and there were
calls from those on the inside to burst
it open. People on the outside worked
at 1T until it gave way, and passed
through with my little girl.
Charles Dexter, upper box-Tnere
was no sign over the exit into the al
ley, which | forced open. There was
nothing to explain how the iron doors
could be opened. | nad to beat the
ever up.
Ella NJ Churches, second balcony,
The red curtain was the only one that
! saw lowered, and that was the one
that burned. No other curtain was
lowered at all
Frank Houseman, upper box--I said
to my friends as we went up into the
balcony on entering: This is dark
stairway. It's funny they don't have
a light here
antonio Frosoleno, orchestra leader
II never noticed any buckets or fire
extinguishing apparatus on the stage
There were no signs over the exite
Mrs. Emma Schweitzler, spectator
parquet-The seats and boxes were
crowded, and there We're forty or fifty
people standing up in the rear on the
ground floor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-09
MANY ARMY OFFICERS ARE TO
GET HIGHER RANKS AND
/. RETIRE.

Washington, .. c., Jan. So The
President today sent to the senate the
following nominations of officers pro-
noted in the army service:
To be lieutenant general Major
General Adna K. Chaffee, vice General
Young, to be retired.
To be major generals Brigadier
General William A. Kobbe, vice Cen
eral Chaffee; Joseph p Sanger, vice
General Kobbe; Alfred l.. Bates, vice
General Sanger; Wallace r. Randolph
vice, General Bates; George L. Gelles-
pie, vice General Randolph. All ex-
cept Gellespie are to be retired.
To be brigadier generals - Colonels
Alfred Mordecai, Harry l.. Haskell,
Forest II. Hathaway, Asher G. Taylor,
John c. Butler. Frank NJ Coke, Jacob
Kline, William e. Dougherty, William
S. McCaskey Albert l.. Mills. All ex-
cept Mills are to be retired.
To be lieutenant colonels--C Charles
j. Allen. Theodore e. True Both to
be retired.
Staff corps-Col. Francis S. Dode. to
be paymaster general: Col Alexander
Macken to be chief Of engineers; Col.
John p Story to be chief of artillery.
To be auditor for the postoffice de.
partment Joseph J McCardy OF
Minnesota.
To be appraiser of merchandise -
Luman T. Hoy, district Of Chicago.
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BURGLARS AT ALBA
MONEY AND FIREARMS STOLEN.
FROM c. s. sBAReER's HARD.
WARE STORE.

Abba, January, s. Especially -
Burglars entered the hardware store
of G. s. Barger In this city last night
and secured $140 worth of firearms,
SIS in cash and twoschecks for about
s35. An entrance was secured by cut
ting out the lower panel Of the rear
door and then removing the iron bars
which fastened it from the inside.
The money was in the safe, which
was not locked although the door
was shut and the combination lock
was partially turned.
Five shot guns, ten revolvers of va
rious makes and a quantity of cutlery
We're missed from the stock when the
store was opened this morning.
There is not clew whatever to the
perpetrators of the daring robbery as
no strangers were seen and no noise
was heard while the burglars We're
about their work. Homer Wolfter
who has been acting as merchant po-
lice for some time resigned his posi-
tion, and his successor, James Van
schoick had just entered upon his du-
ties. The many robberies in Abba of
late have alarmed the citizens, and
the officers are working zealously to
apprehend the criminals.
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FOR CRASH
DISPATCHER KNEW ROCK ISLAND
TRAINS WOULD
COLLIDE.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. s.-Wednesday's
wreck of the westbound Rock Island
express at Willard, in which seventeen
persons were killed and thirty others
We're injured was anticipated by the
train dispatcher in Topeka eight min
5utes before it occurred, according to
a statement made by two members of
the coroner's jury, which has been
called to investigate the cause of the
collision. These jurors are j. M. KEN
per and DR.. c. E. Menard, physicians
of Maple Hill. One of them made the
following statement yesterday and it
was corroborated by the other:
we We're called to the scene of the
wreck from Maple Hill just eight min
utes before it occurred. When the cat
tie train was reported through Maple
Hill and the passenger train through
Willard, the dispatcher in Topeka
knew that a wreck was coming. He
at once called the operator at Maple
Hill and told him to notify us of a
wreck between Maple Hill and Willard.
We started at about the time the wreck
occurred and arrived at the scene
about thirty minutes later
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DIETRICH
AT LIBERTY
COURT DECIDES I'm HIS FAVOR
ON DEMURRER TO IN.
DlcTMENT.
SAYS HElWAs NO SENATOR
SAYS HE WAS NO SENATOR
Judge Van Deventer Holds That
Though Elected, Senator Dietrich
Was Not in Office Until He Had TAX.
en- oath-Fisher Also Released.

Omaha, Jan. S.-When court COM
menced today Judge Van Deventer
handed down a decision sustaining the
demurrer imposed by counsel for Sem
ator Dietrich. The demurrer was
made to the introduction of evidence
on the ground that Dietrich was not
actually a member of the senate when
the alleged bribe took place.
Not An Officer Until Sworn.
The effect of the decision is that a
man is not actually a member of con-
gress until he has taken the oath of
office at the bar of the house to which
he has been elected and until then he
is not amenable to the law, as a mem-
ber of congress and an officer of the
United States.
Dietrich is Released.
Senator Dietrich was released FROM
custody. Judge Van Deventer after
delivering his opinion instructed the
jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty
and the district attorney entered a
nolle in the other cases against Diet
rich.
Fisher Also At Liberty.
Jacob Fisher, the postmaster at
Hastings. Nebraska, was also given his
liberty, nolle having been entered in
each Indictment against him.
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INTERESTS
COMMANDER DlLLiNeHAM PRE-.
VENTS COMMANDMENT OF
PUERTO PLATA.

Washington, D. G., Jan. 8.The navy
department today received the follow
ing from Commander Dillingham; of
the cruiser Detroit, dated Puerto Pla-
ia, San Domingo:
s'The Morales gunboats delivered an
ultimatum and threatened lombard
ment of Puerto Plata after twenty-four
hours notice. With the concurrence
of Captain Robinson of the English
cruiser PalIas, have made such repre-
sentations to both sides that they
have agreed, the one not to lombard
and the other not to fire on the gun
boats. All the fighting will be con-
fined to the. land side of the town in
the future. United States interests are
secured.''
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A new ROUTE'AREPROMOTED.
SENATOR SCOTT PROPOSES a
SHORT DARlEN
CANAL.

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Washington, d. c., Jan. s. When
the senate met today, Scott of Virginia
offered joint resolution providing for
investigation Of the Darien canal
route. The resolution was referred
to the committee on inter-oceanic
canals.
Would Be Short.
He made brief speech in support
of the. proposition for sea level canal
stating that such waterway would
be only thirty miles in length.
To Fight Boil Weevil.
A, bill amending the act appropriate
ing money for the eradication of the
foot and mouth disease among cattle
SO as to make available an amount Of
S250,O00 to meet the emergency caus-
ed by the Mexican boil weevil was TAX
en- up for consideration. The bill
was passed.
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War is Expected,

II = y e. Z Il. sl
AT the legation the opinion is held
that the reply is utterly opposed to the
main Japanese contentious and 1t IFS
thought negotiations will be broken off.
viii Not Buy Ships. #
3 Japan has decided not to buy the
Chilean war ships for which negotia-
tons had been started. 1t is said the
ships bought recently from Argentina
are expected to sail today, for the far
east by way of the Suez canal
British Market Affected &,
Wheat advanced another shilling per
quarter today In some of the provin-
cial markets, on the prospect OF war.
Orders for Soldiers.
Hong Kong, Jan. S.--A detachment
of $50 men Of the Sherwood Foresters,
forming a part of the garrison of Hong
Kong. has suddenly been warned to be
in readiness for active service The
destination OF the troops is unknown
but it is presumed they are going to
Pekin or to Seoul. The detachment Is
ready and their transport arrange
ments have been completed
Japan Has 40 Hopes.
London, Jan. S.A Toxic dispatch
today. after recording the arrival OF
the Russian reply adds: diplomacy
has not said its last word and there
are still hopes that hostilities may be-
ayerted. From tha Russian legation IL
is announced that negotiations con-
Cabinet Discusses Situation.
Washington. D. G., Jan. SThe fa
eastern situation was discussed at tht
cabinet meeting today, special consid
GRAFTON being given to the movement
of. the Asiatic squadron, which 1T if
desired shall be so shaped as tn en-
phasize the absolute neutrality of thf
country in the event Of hostilities be
tween Russia and Japan.
Instructions to Evans.
After the meeting it was announced
that orders would be cabled to Reg
Admiral Evans upon his arrival L
Guam tomorrow to proceed thence
Subig bay. it being desired that tH
American navy shall observe good ~
manners" by not going either to LAG
anese or Russian waters just nowa
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BABY RuTH's FUNERAL.
Daughter Of Former President is Bur
ed From the Family Home.

*s# * . y *#s& *a#aa
. Princeton, N. j., Jan. 8.-The fu.
y neral Of Ruth Cleveland who died
y yesterday of dphtheria was held
: at the family residence this morn
. ing. The service was brief, only '
. few of the closest friends OF the !
= family being present. &
" Washington, D. c., Jan. 8.---The !
y chaplain of the house today pray !
y ed for comfort for the grief
y stricken family of ex-Presldent !
y Cleveland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-09
STRIKE OF TYPEFoUNDERs OFF.
Men Instructed to Return On the Best
Terms Possible.

Philadelphia. Jan. SIS. M. Weth-
erly, treasurer of the Keystone type
foundry, announced last night that the
strike for closed shops inaugurated
October / by the union typefounders
throughout the United States. has been
declared off by the officers of the un-
ion and that the men have been in
structed to return to work at the
best terms they can get. Mr.. Wetherly
said the men would be taken back at
the same wages and work the same
hours they did before the strike.
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NEVER USED
APPARATUS
WITNESS AT INQUEST SAYS.
STAND PIPES WERE WITHOUT
HOSE.
INDICATES NEGLIGENCE
INDICATES NEGLIGENCE
Stationary Engineer at Iroquois Thea
tire Says No One Had Been instruct
ed How to Use Appliances-Now Or
dinance Will Be Drastic.

Chicago, Jan. S.-Robert q. Murray
stationary engineer at the Iroquois
theatre testifying at the inquest today
declared that there was one standpipe
on the stage, two in the basement and
one in the smoking room.
Was No Hose Attached.
There was no hose attached to any
Of them, although there was hose in
the building on a reel. Nobody had ev.
er been instructed how to use it, he
said.
The New Ordinance.
The new theatre ordinance of Chi
cago will be the most stringent meas
ure of the kind in any city in the
country if the council adopts the re-
port of the Jones special committee.
This is the opinion the aldermen, CON
tractors, architects and engineers of
the committee expressed last night af-
ter they had contemp plated tentative
revision of the measure The commit
tee probably will decide definitely this
afternoon on all restrictions and re-
quirements which will insure the
greatest safety to patrons of theatres.
Provides for Safety.
The proposed ordinance is intended
to give safety to audiences in cases of
fire, accident and other emergencies,
regardless of damage to theatre prop
erty or curtailment of the comfort of
managers and employees. 1t is certain
that some of the stipulations tenta-
lively decided on will be modified, In
some cases materially, because some
of the members of the committee are
much opposed to them. /.
Details Of Ordinances.
The most important requirements
decided on yesterday were as follows:
Every aisle shall lead directly to an
exit.
Every theatre shall be equipped with
a steel curtain.
Every theatre shall have an adequate
automatic sprinkler system!
The number of seats shall determine
exactly the number of persons admit
ted to theatre.
All exits shall be equipped with a
system of electric, gas or sperm oil
lights and Independently of the sys-
tenn for the remainder of the theatre.
Separate gas pipes or electric wires
shall be maintained for the stage and
the auditorium.
The main entrances independently
of the exits, shall accommodate the
audience in the ratio of twenty inches
for every one hundred seats or frac-
ton thereof.
Two firemen or more shall be MAIN
tanned in every theatre under the SUI
pervision of the fire marshal at the
expense of the theatre.
Two switchboards-one for the elec-
trician and one for a fireman-shal
be maintained on each side Of the
stage.
Fireproof material shall surround
every light.
Strong wire netting shall surround
all footlights and no more calcium
lights shall be used on any stage.
Standpipes, with self-opening valve
hose reel devices at every level below
and above the stage, connected with
tank full of water twenty feet above
the roof and with power pump shall
be maintained.
strong wire.
A diagram of exits shall be printed
on all programs.
es ladders and other firemcn's appa-
ratus shall be maintained in the au-
ditorium and stage.
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TiIIman Has a Case.
IoWAicATTLE RAISER HELD.
Manly Clifford, of Monroe, Arrested on
Charge Of Embezzling $f1,20o..

Chicago, Jan. S.-Accused of embez-
element Of $11, 200 from Smith, Carey
& Co., stock yards commission dealers,
Manly Clifford, Of Monroe, a cattle rails.
Jail here. The Indictment charges that
the firm sent Clifford money with
which to purchase cattle for shipment
to Chicago, and that he failed to do SO.
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FUNERAL TOMORROW. i

Remains of Mrs. Cecilia McMonigIe K
Be Inferred in Calvary. Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Cecilia McAIon
igle. who passed away yesterday at
the Ottumwa hospital will be held to-
morrow morning from st. Mary's
Catholic church the services being
conducted by Very Rev. Father Hopp-
man, rector. The interment will be
in the Calvary cemetery.
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Would Be Short.
SIX ARE INDICTED FOR MURDER.

Allentown Grand Jury Acts in the
Case of Mabel Bechtei.
Allentown, Pa, Jan. S.-1he grand
jury has returned true bills against
David Weisenberg. Mrs. Catherine
Bechtel. her daughter Myrtha and her
sons John and Charles, and Aloise
Eckstein. charging them with COM
plicity in the murder Of Miss Mabel
Becktci.
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co : RICE LOWER.
West vir 5 Product Drops twenty
: Five Cents.

cIarksburg, w. Va, Jan. "a re- =
duction OF twenty-five cents per y
ton on coal at the mines has been Y
made by two companies who con-
y troll practically all the mines in \
this vicinity. Over Developments =
= and decrease in the demand are .
= named as the causes.
= *AAw #~ **N **.#**
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MAUD S. STILL QUEEN.
Lou DiIlon's Record is Not Allowed to
Stand.

New York, Jan. S.-Lou Dillon's rec
ord of 2:05 to a high wheeled sulky,
made in Cleveland on September 10 of
last year, has been disallowed, and
the 2:0SM record of Maud S.. still
stands as the high-whee1 sulky trot-
ting record of the world.
The presidents of the three assoc
Citations appointed ;tofdecide the case
handed down their decision yesterday
afternoon after hearing lengthy arr
guments in the matter
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DAVENPORT MAY JOIN WESTERN

President Sexton Confirms Report
that Iowa Town is After Franchise.
Rock Island, ILL.,. Jan. S-President
M. H. Sexton of the Western league
last night substantiated a report that
Davenport has made application for
franchise in the Western, to take the
place of either Peoria or, Milwaukee,
both of which are vacant. He refused,
however to discuss the chances of the
Iowa town to get the desired berth.
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ALL SIGNS POINT TO a RREAls s
ING OFF OF NEaorlA-
TloNs. IS
REPLY UNSATISFACTORY
Japan's Minister to London Says His
Hopes for Peace Are DWlndlina-
United States and England Are fon
Peace-Japan Expresses Hope.

Washington, Jan. s.--Represen-
tatiye Slayden (democrat) of Tex
as, introduced a resolution in the
house today requesting the Presi-
dent to tender the good offices Of
mediation of the United States to
Russia and Japan.
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AWFUL INJURIES.

Railroad Laborer Victim of Acciden-
tai Dynamite Explosion.
**# #*#@#* **aas.* #** >
= Boone, Jan. s.-(speciaI.)- =
. Samuel swinson, foreigner was =
= badly injured by a dynamite ex- q
y plosion at Newton, Northwestern =
= railway camp west of this city. .
. His left leg was amputated and y
a his right leg was broken in q
y three places. His chest and face .
y are also injured.
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STEAMER ASHORE.
The Priscilla Grounds On Rhode Is.
land Coast Today.

Newport, R. T., Jan. 81 During a
thick fog today the Fall River line
steamer Priscilla, from New York ran
ashore on a line with the Rock light
house near here. The passengers
were all taken off by the steamer and
it is believed the Priscilla sustained
little if any damage.
Steamer is Uninjured.
The Priscilla was later floated un-
injured.
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REMAINS in THE FAMILY.
Fortune of Late Captain Pabst Goes te
Relatives.

Milwaukee, Jan. S.-The will of Cap
tain Frederick Pabst was filed this af-
ternoon, and leaves his estate, the es-
tinlated value of which is $4,000 900,
in trust. No public bequest is made.
The widow, four children and an
adopted daughter each receive one
sixth of the estate.
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THREATENS TO USE A ROPE.
Montana County Attorney Tells of a
Postal Card Message Received.

Helena. Mont. Jan. Sat the ses-
sion yesterday of the coroner's Jury
investigating the manner of the death
of Samuel Olsen and Fred Divel, who
We're killed by an explosion in the Mi
chael Davitt mine, County Attorney
Breen announced that he had received
a postal card containing threat of
ropes" If he continued in the lire he
had been following durin the inquest.
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downe, to whom the text of the Rus
sian reply to. Japan was communicated
The British government is continuing
its efforts in the interest of peace.
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DYNAMITERs AT oskALoosA.

Rock Island Depot Is gntered-eooty
is Small.
%5*s*.s@* **s***
. oskaloosa, Jan, s.-(speciaI.) $
" The safe in the Rock Island depot Is
: was blown last night. Money to :
. the amount Of s45 and few vaIu- *
$ abIes were taken. The Office was :
$ wrecked. :
*a*** *a* SIS y *#**3 = =
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MURDERS IOWA GIRL.
Wisconsin Man Shoots His Paramour
and Then Kills Himself.

Minneapolis, Jan S.-H. A. Garfield,
of Hurley, Wisconsin, shot and killed
Miss Pearl Guyot, of Cresco, Iowa. and
Immediately shot and fatally wohnded
himself. 1t is alleged that the Couple
has been living together here ais man
and wife, and that yesterday afternoon
they had quarrel which culmlnated in
the murder and suicide.
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HEATH GOING TO TESTIFY.
Leaves For East After Accepting
Summons at Salt Lake CITY.

Salt Lake City, Jan. S.-A summons
in the case of the government against
Machen was served on former Assist
ant Postmaster General Perry S.
Heath yesterday. Mr. Heath left for
Washington last evening
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London, Jan. S.-The text of the
Russian reply to Japan's last note has
been received at the Japanese legation
here. 1t will be presented to the for
eign office later in the day by Minister
Hayashi.
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MOTHER JONES CRITICALLY I'LL

Suffering With Pneumonia.
Trinidad, Colorado. Jan. 5. Mother
Jones. the united mine workers agitat-
or is i'll with pneumonia at her home
here and is under the constant care Of
a physician. who says her condition. is
critical. Mother Jones is GA years old.
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new POST Al
INQUIRY R
SENATORS TILLMAN AND SIM.
MONS TALK ON THE PRO.
POSED INVESTIGATION.

Washington, D. C.. Jan. S-The reso-
luton for a new investigation Of the
postoffice department was then taken
up. Simmons, of PENNSYLVANIA. said
1T was clearly the purpose Of the re-
.publicans not to permit any further in
quiry into the frauds and scandals Of
the departm ent. Simmons made the
point that the frauds exposed by the
Bristow inquiry in nearly every in
stance, form civil liability, and that
the government funds which have been
wasted, should be recovered in a court
of law.
TiIman Has a Case.
Tillman said number Of years ago
he had asked that the rural free de-
livery boxes be supplied to farmers at
cost, and had submitted a sample box
which sold for fifty cents.
"This box" said Tillman. s'was fv-'
nished later at $1.25 and $1.50 eaa
He wanted to know whether an. !
vestigation of this case had Ee
made. Simmons answered that the
Bristow report exposed many such
cases.
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Hopes Are DwindIina.

Minister Hayashi today said to the
Associated Press; After reading, the
reply all can say is the hope for a.
peaceful settlement is growing less and
less. The conditions are very grave.n