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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03

First National bank in the heart Of
the town and Immediately across the
street from the Irma, Buffalo Bil's
fine hotel
Three men dismounted and entered
the building the fourth stayed out and
guarded the horses.
AS soon as the outlaws entered the
bank. one of them covered Cashier
M1ddaugh. who was the only occupant
OF the room, and demanded the cash
from the vault.
Cashier Makes Game Fight.
Instead of complying Middaugh
grabbed a revolver and made a game
light for life and money, firing several
shots even before the outlaw leader
could fire at the banker but Middaugh
was excited and his bullets went wild
While the single shot sent from the
outlaws gun passed Though the
bankers brain and he died instantly,
The shooting attracted the attention
OF party of hunters who reached the
lrma from the opposite side of the
building and as these rushed round the
corner of the hotel they took in the
whole situation and opened fire unon
the outlaws horses But the outlaws
from the building rushed out and IN.
der cover of each others fire monntad
their horses and rode down the street
firing in all directions. seemingly
without scratch.
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was little change in the positions of
the armies. On Sunday detachment
of Russian infantry and Don Cossacks
attacked the Japanese cavalry along
the Hun river but were driven back
leaving twenty dead soldiers and
thirty horses.
Russians Reach Paris.
Paris, Nov. 2.-Three officers of the
Russian squadron, Captain Clado, and
Lieutenants Otto and Ellis, the princi-
pal witnesses in the case of the North
sea incident, reached here today and
afterea call on the Russian embassy,
left for st. Petersburg.
Make No Public Statement.
They declined to make any public
statement relative to the affair until
RojestvensKy's report which is in
structed to Clado, has been delivered
in ST. Petersburg.
Believe Torpedo Boat Story.
1t can be stated that their visit more
than ever satisfies the Russian author.
tiles that the presence of two Japan
ese torpedo boats was a positive fact.
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MoELLER is ARCHBISHOP.
Cincinnati coadjutor Succeeds Elder
AS Head of Cincinnati Diocese.

Cincinnati coadjutor Succeeds Elder
AS Head of Cincinnati Diocese.
Cincinnati, o., Nov. 2.-Archbishop
Henry Moeller is receiving many ca
Diagrams and kilograms Of coincidence
over the death of Archbishop Elder.
The bells of ST. Peters cathedral, be.
tween 6 and o'clock yesterday morn
ing, tolled eighty six times for the dead
prelate. The celebration of All Saints
day began with prayers for the dead,
at all churches.
The new archbishop of Cincinnati is
Most Reverend Henry Moeller, D. D.,
until the death of Archbishop Elder,
the coadjutor and titular bishop of
Areopolis. He was born in Cincin.
natl in 1S49, and went to Rome to en-.
ter the American college for his theo-
logical studies. June 10, 1876, he was
ordained priest by Mgr. Lent and re.
turned to America. He taught at
Mount st. Mary's seminary, and then
became pastor at Bellefontaine. In
1879 he became chancellor to Bishop
Chatard at Indianapolis, but a year
later Archbishop Elder called DR.. Noel
Ter to be his chancellor and secretary.
For twenty years he occupied this po-
sition being the closest companion to
his superior. August 27, 1900, DR..
Moeler was consecrated bishop of Co.
lumbus and April 27, 1908, he received
the papal bull from Rome appointing
him coadjutor at Cincinnati, with the
right of succession.
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TOWN OF WlNsToN.sALEM, NJ &.
is FLOODED - RESIDENCES 4,
DESTROYED.
MANY DEAD AND MISSING
Thirteen Are Known to Have Mel
Death in the Rush Of 100000 Gall
Ions Of Water and Several Others
Cannot Be Found - Victims Larsss'
Iy Negroes Rescuers At Work. i

Charlotte. N G., Nov. "A report
has just reached here that the reser.
yoir at Winston-Salem has burst. The
loss OF life is said to be large.
Thirteen Known to Be Dead.
The reservoir burst at $40 o'clock
this morning Thirteen people are
known to be dead, many are fatally insd
jured and several others are missing. /
Threatens Fifty People.
The north wall of the reservoir gave
way, carrying 100000 gallons Of wa
ter into nearby houses, containing over
fifty people.
Negroes the Victims.
The cause Of the disaster was the
overflow Of the reservoir One OF the |
brick walls collapsed and released
100000 gallons of water which was
distributed over mile of territory 1
Thirteen residences were destroyed. :.
The occupants were mostly negroes. 4
Rescuing Parties Work HARD
Rescuing parties are working heroic
ally in the hopes of saving some Of
the victims, but many are known to
have been carried away by the rushing
waters.
The Dead.
Some of the dead whose bodies
have been recovered. are:
MRS. MARTIN PEOPLES.
THOS. SOUTHERN. !,
MRS. JOHN TOE AND DAuGE.
TER
FIVE NEGROES, names unknown.
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SUPERVISORS WILL Allow
USE OF VOTING MACHINES.
From TUESDAYS Dali,

From Tuesdays Daily.
Permission to use the Universal vot-
ing machines in the third and ninth
precincts of Center township was
granted yesterday afternoon at the
regular monthly meeting of the board
OF supervisors held in the board room
at the Wapello county court house.
The machines have been purchased by
the city and will be used in all city
elections, but in all elections where
township, county, state or national Of
ficers and questions are to be voted
upon the consent Of the board Of sup
ervisors must be secured for their use
of the machines.
The resolution granting the permis-
sion 10 use the machines in the coming
election states that the use is to be for
experimental purposes only in addition
to the ordinary method of voting, and
that an extra machine shall be furn-
ished to stand outside the voting place
for the purpose of explaining its work
ings to the voters. 1t is also further
stipulated that the use of the ma
chimes shall In no wise commit the
board to the purchase of the Universal
or any other voting machine.
Gaining in Favor.
One of the voting machines which
is to be used in the third and ninth
precincts has been in the lower corri-
dor of the court house for several days
past and Mr.. Bemis has been present
at all times to show the working of the
machine to all who come. The
simplicity of the machine and
the ease and facility in which
the ballot can be arranged and
voted is winning favor for the machine
every day. Two Or three minutes at
the most will give perfect working
knowledge of the machine and enable
a voter to cast his ballot in very few
seconds time.
Objections Disappearing.
Objections that have been heard
from time to time usually come, SO it
is said, from those who have not ex-
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amined the machine and know nothing
OF It's working. Many who declared
themselves opposed to the use of the
machine have after an examination
admitted that they could see no OBJ
lection to it and are heartily in favor
of its use.
Most Common Objections.
Inability to handle the entire vote
OF the precinct and the supposed diff.
fculty in splitting group ticket for
any office are the two objections most
frequently heard against the machine.
Mr.. Bemis is confident in his declara-
ton based upon the practical use of
the machine in the past at regular
elections that there will be no trouble
on the score Of handling the vote. AS
to the second objection a visit to the
machine and moments attention to
it's working will settle the matter of
the difficulty of splitting group
ticket
Vote for Two Justices.
Two justices of the peace are to he
elected this year and the presence of
the two names under the office of JUS
tice of the peace constitutes what is
called group ticket. The objectors
claim that there will be difficulty in
voting for one republican and one
democratic candidate.
The method in voting in group tick.
cts that are to be split is to pull the
indicator to it's extreme limit. A heavy
cardboard has the name Of the various
candidates printed upon it. The voter
marks the names of the candidates
for whom he desires to vote in the
usual way, the card is inserted in the
slot which appears for the purpose
and the machine does the rest. There
is no possible chance of voting more
than one card and marking the card
will occupy perhaps two seconds. That
there is no possible difficulty in the
process will appear from a slight in
vestigation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03
A PLAY FOR
THE FUTURE
PARkER's ATTACK ON coRTEL-
YOU AND ROOSEVELT AIMED
AT 1908 CONVENTION.
THE CAMPAIGN FUND
Though Republicans Have onIy$2,ooo,.
900, Half the Sum Collected Four
Years Ago 1t is All Clean Money and
Carries No Obligations.
[BY H. ]. MAHIN.l
Washington Bureau of the Courier.

Washington Bureau of the Courier.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 2.
Parker's attempt to make leading
issue of the campaign contributions
reveals the fact that George B. Cor
telyou has less than $2,OO0,OOO with
which to conduct the campaign, all
clean money. All the contributions
have been voluntary but the total is
not half that Of four years ago.
Carries No Obligations.
The President has no knowledge of
where the money comes from but he
has the definite assurance that none
of 1t carries any obligations.
President Refuses Trusts Support.
1t was declared by a cabinet official
today that early in the campaign a
prominent Standard Oil man came to
the President and told him that the
trust was against him and would con.
tribute largely to the democrats. He
said that he was personally for the
President and thought he could get
some of the company's money for him
in certain quarters The President de.
clined it all with thanks. Senator AL.
drich, whose daughter married Rookie.
feller. has taken no part in the cam.
paign.
A Play for 1903 Nomination.
The republicans here are surprised
by Parker's animosity displayed in his
attack on Cortelyou and the President
on this subject. They believe he Is
playing for four years hence. He will
then be before the convention for an
other nomination and probably his
strongest opponent will be Bryan. II
will greatly strengthen his cause if he
is defeated next week to give the in
ference that he was beaten by trust
money.
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B0 I Il DEAD
MAN CONVEYING FRIENDS RE
MAINS TO GRAVE VICTIM OF
HEART FAILURE.

Burlington, Nov. Especial y
Jerry Gingerich, of Kalona, arrived
In this city last night, accompanying
the remains of John Stutzman, enroute
to Pulaski. The train connection be-
ing such that Gingerich was compelled
to remain here over night, he regist-
cred at hotel, left call for o'clock
and retired. At the appointed time he
was called by clerk, who, getting no
response, found after further investi-
cation that the occupant of the room
was dead. Heart failure is the cause
assigned.
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Gil A RCES
UNFOUNDED
SENATOR FAIRBANKS ANSWERS
ALLEGATIONS MADE BY PAR
kER IN ADDRESSES.
SPEAKS IN INDIANA
Republican Candidate for Vice Presl-
dent Say Parker !:y Making Ground
less Charges Against Roosevelt and
corteIyou Insults Americans.

Plymouth, Ind, Nov. 2. - Senator
Fairbanks began his days work with
speech at Michigan City shortly
after breakfast and portion of his
remarks had direct reference to Judge
Parker's New York and Newark ad-
dresses, particularly that part of them
which concerned Chairman Cortelyou.
Hearers Approve His Words.
The senator's reference to Parker's
charges were met with manifestations
of approval. He said he regretted that
the honorable candidate for the presi-
dency on the democratic ticket makes
the suggestion that the President and
the chairman of the republican ma
tional republican committee have pros
tituted their positions to aid in the
collection of campaign funds.
Parker Affronts Americans.
"It is incredible that the candidate
for the high Office of president of the
United States should give utterance
to a charge SO utterly groundless. He
does himself an injustice and he af.
fronts the intelligence of the Ameri.
can people when he imputes to his op.
ponent an act so unworthy and SO alb.
solutely unfounded."
Parker Goes Too Far.
New York, Nov. 2. - There is little
difference of opinion here regarding
the outcome of Judge Palker's whfrl
wind finish campaign andpmore part
ticularly as to the effect of the can
didate's speeches on public opinion
throughout the country. The bitter
ness and directness of his attack on
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Cortelyou Monday night has surprised
even his best friends, and Judge Par
ker, although he was loudly cheered in
the partisan meeting at Madison
Square garden does not seem to have
touched the public heart in his impu
tation that President Roosevelt more
than year ago began to study out g
plot to blackmail the same trusts and
corporations which he was then ex
pected to prosecute.
May Decide Results In New York.
Political conditions at the present
time are SO uncertain that in the opin
ion of most people Judge Parker's
speeches alone may make or mar the
democratic campaign so far as New
York is concerned. The candidate
really made his first public appearance
Monday night and he has followed i,
up by speeches tonight in Newark and
Jersey City.
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= s''S s''S 00iieiAo WIN klIlSQ
Cashier Middaueh of the Cody
bank brought the news that the
outlaws are still at large.
Cody, Wyo., Nov. 2.-Four heavily
armed outlaws from the Hole in the
Wall country late yesterday afternoon
held up and robbed the First National
bank of this place and after Shooting
and killing Cashier Frank Middaugh
cowboys and hunters and escaped into
Rattlesnake mountains. where they are
being pursued by half dozen
different posses. A battle is immi-
nent. The Hole in the Wall gang are
noted as the most desperate outlaws
in the west, and the Cody posses are
determined to wipe the bandits out of
existence.
Buffalo Bill on Trail.
Buffalo Bill himself is en- route from
Omaha in a special car, having with
him party of titled Englishmen, and
two of his Sioux Indian scouts and
had telegraphed orders for horses 70
be waiting his party at the depot. He
will take the trail in person imme-
diately on his arrival.
Just before the close of the bank
yesterday afternoon a rarty of four
roughly dressed men rode up to the
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GET REVENGE
MINERS AT GoLDFIELDs, NEW.
DEPoRT SON OF UNIONS
ENEMY.

Denver, Nov. News from Gold
fields, Nevada, says that e. A. Col
burn, Jr., son of Judge Colburn,
president of the Cripple Creek Mine
Owners association, has been deported
from the camp by the miners and
warned never to return II Is pre-.
sumed that this deportation is in con.
sequence of his fathers active partici-
patton in the fight against the Western
Federation of Miners in Colorado.
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INDIAN GIRLS GO TO vAssAR.
Worlds Fair Exhibits Given Financial
Aid BY Visitor.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2. - Seven In
dian girls from Ft Shaw, Mont, who
have been at the Worlds fair Indian
school, have left with teacher for the
Vassar preparatory school at Pough-
keepsie, N. Y. G.. Fl. Madison will
give the college educations, having
become interested in them when visit.
ing the fair.
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Cause of the Accident.
FOR POST GRADUATES.

Presidents Of Agricultural Colleges
Favor Rotating School.
Des Moines, Nov. 2.-(SpeciaD-
The National Association of Agricul-
tural College Presidents, now in ses-
sion here. resolved for post gradu-
ate school to rotate in the agricultural
colleges of the country. They want
money from the government to be con-
trolled in the several states, for expert
ment purposes. The resolutions OBJ
ject to the length of the military drill.
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COAL PRICES RISE.

Quotations on All Grades Go Up
Thrty.Five Cents Per Ton.
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 2.-The prices Of
all grades of coal have been advanced
thirty-five cents per ton as the result
of the increased demand, for coal and
the strike of the hosting engineers
in Illinois.
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A ROUSlNG RALLY.
Senator s. H. Harper and w. w. Epps
Speak at Liberty School House.

Senator S. H. Harper and w. w.
Epps were the speakers at republi.
can rally held in Liberty school house
last evening. The speeches are said
to have been splendid ones and the
meeting one of the best of the entire
campaign. The hease vas crowded to
Loverflowin&e -.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03
ARMY ESTIMATES REDUCED.

War Department Wants $s,s2o, 900
Less Than Last Years Appropriation
Washington, D. G., Nov. 2.-The esti-
mates Of the war department for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1906, ag-
gregates $103,6S6, ,7SG This is S3,s32.-
900 less than the total appropriations
made for the current fiscal year.
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BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Dynamite ExpIodes and Man Who
Guarded II Is Missing.

Mt Vernon, N. Y, Nov. Q. - The
explosion of 100 pounds Of dynamite
lying under the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad bridge
here today caused injuries to forty
persons and damaged property to the
extent of 100000 An Italian who was
guarding the dynamite is believed to
have been blown to atoms.
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FIVE PROPOSITIONS CARRY.

'T''r'sS'S . WV IO FUVPe MI NTHeIIu.
ments but That Increasing Salaries.
Indianapolis, Nov. 2.At headquar-
ters of the International Typographical
Union it was announced today that
the count of the referendum vote taken
recently has proceeded far enough to
indicate that all of the six PROPOSE
tions voted for are carried except the
one increasing the salaries of the pres
ident and the secretary.
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POPE Plus ILL.

Head of Roman Catholic Church SUI.
fers From rheumatism and Gout.
Rome, Nov. 2.-Dr Lapponi visited
the pope today and found him much
better than yesterday. DIR. Lapponi
says his holiness was suffering from
an attack of gout and rheumatic pains
in the legs, the latter caused by sud.
den changes in the weather.
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TOMORROW TO WITNESS
CRISIS AT PORT ARTHUR
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

DR.. L. A. Gebhard Of New UIm, Minn.,
Found Dead in His Office.
**** 1888 $3.50 /. +.
New UIm, Minn., Nov. 2.-Dr. L.
' A. Gebhard, a dentist aged 20 y
years, was found murdered in his y
office here today. The crime is y
mysterious one as no motive has y
y been discovered. Gebhard's reIa- =
tives live in Black River Falls, and =
Milwaukee, Wis. =
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ILLINOIS BANK IN BAD CRASH.
institution in Makanda Goes Under
and Closes Its Doors,

Carbondale, IL. Nov. 2.-The private
banking firm of N. j. Powers & Co. Of
Makanda has closed it's doors. The firm
always has been considered substan.
tial. The assets and liabilities are not
fully known yet. but it is claimed by
many that the bank will not be able to
pay more than 80 cents on the dollar.
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MISSIONARY FUNDS PLENTIFUL.
Wonan's oBard's OFFICERS Report Fl.
nanciaI Conditions Good.

Providence, R. l., Nov. 2. The
Woman's Board of Missions assem-
bled here today for a two days ses-
sion. Prominent missionary workers
in foreign fields delivered the ad-
dresses. The reports of the officers
show the finances to be in good condi.
ton.
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PHIPPs-MARTIN WEDDING.
Mss Helen Phipps, Of Pittsburg, Mar
ries Bradley Martin Jr., In Scotland.

London, Nov. miss Helen Phipps,
tie daughter of Henry Phipps, of Pitts
burg and Bradley Martin, Jr., were
married today at Kiltarlity parish
church, Inverness-shire, Scotland by
the archdeacon of london, DR.. Sinclair
The ceremony was largely attended.
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TO RAISE INSURANCE.
State Agents Agree to Make Higher
Rate in Cities.

= " =
Des Moines, Nov. 2. Especially
; The state fire insurance agents
OF Iowa, who are today in session
here will raise the fire insurance )
: rates 20 per cent in all the cities
of the state in confIagration dis
tricts. They will issue circular )
soon setting forth the reasons for )
the change.
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STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.

Maxwell, Of Cedar Rapids, Grand SEQ.
tary o. r. c., In Serious Condition..
Cedar Rapids, Nov. 2.-(Special.) -
W. J. Maxwell, of this city, grand SEQ
retary of the Order Of Railway Con.
ductors, was stricken with paralysis
today and his condition is serious.
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HARVARD FAvoRs ROOSEVELT.

Poll OF Faculty Results in Majority for
the President.
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 2. - The
faculty OF Harvard university was
polled yesterday on presidential pref
erences, the result being that thirty.
six were for Roosevelt and twenty-nine
for Parker.
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SLAVES POET; PAYS FINE.
James Whitcomb Riley Witness
Against Indianapolis Sunday Barber.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 2.-James
Whitcomb Riley, the poet, was com
PEELED to testify against William Mil
Ter, a colored barber at whose shop
Mr.. Riley has been shaved on Sunday
for many years. The Barbers' union
was prosecuting Miller under the Sun
day closing law, and as result of the
poets testimony he was convicted and
fined 81.
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THIRTEEN LIVES LOST
BY RESERVOIRS COLLAPSE
CHEATS THE LAW.

J. =. Sheridan OF st. Louis Convicted
of Grating Dies Of Tuberculosis.
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st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2. John y
A. Sheridan former member of the y
house of st. Louis delegates, who y
was convicted of bribery and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for five =
years, died of tuberculosis here to- y
day. Sheridan was not taken to =
the penitentiary as his case was =
appealed.
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MAKE BIG SUM-.

Britt and Cans Divide $22,2o9.60 for
Doubtful Fight.
San Francisco, Cal, Nov. Jimmy
Britt and Joe Cans were paid well for
Monday nights work. The total gate
receipts were $31,728. or this amount
the fighters received 70 per cent, or
$22,209 so. AS Cans received SO per
cent Of this amount he drew down SILL
104.80.
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TRIES FOR SPEED.

New Cruiser West Virginia Makes
Rate of 21.17e Knots.
Rockport, Mass, Nov. 2.-In the of.
fetal speed trial of the new armored
cruiser West Virginia today, she
made an average speed of 22.176 knots.
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SINGER DIES ON THE STAGE.

woman Expires While Singing "Good-
Bye, Little Girl"
Biddeford, Me-, Nov. 2.-Eva Gray of
New York. soprano soloist in the Dot
Karrol company, dropped dead on the
stage last night while the audience was
applauding her rendition OF" Goodbye.
Little Girl She was % years Of age.