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, 1904-03-10
JUMP ON BR|ST0W
MEMBERS OF HOUSE ON BOTH
SIDES DENoUNcE POST.
OFFICE REPORT.
Democratic Leader Urges Complete In.
vestioation Of Whole P~ostofice
Department and 10 cheered by
Both Sides and Occupants Of GAL
!ery-WhirIwind Of Protest.

Washington, D. c., March 1O.-That
an investigation Of the postal depart
ment by the house Of representatives
will result from the publication of the
report involving members of congress
in that connection was indicated by
every expression possible short of a
vote in that body yesterday.
With a whirlwind of protest the re-
port was taken up by indignant mem
bers, their personal connection with it
explained and epithets hurled at
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow.
Mr.. Williams, the democratic leader,
urged q complete investigation of the
whole p%ostoflce department and re-
ceived the hearty applause Of both
sides Of the house and the galleries.
1t was soon found that the two hours
which had been allotted to the subject
would not be nearly enough time for
the personal explanations which mem
bers were demanding the right to
make. and a motion to extend the de.
bate until 4 o'clock was carried.
, 1904-03-10
KANSAS TICKET.
Republican Convention Completes la.
bors at Wichita.

Wichita, Kas., March 10.-The re.
publican state convention last night
nominated the following ticket:
Governor-E. w. Hoch.
Lieutenant Governor-David Hanna.
Secretary of State-J. R. Burrows.
Auditor-Seth G. Wells.
Attorney Generate. C. Coleman.
Treasurer-Thomas T. Kelly.
Superintendent of Insurance-Chas.
Luling.
Superintendent of Public Instruc,
tom. L. Dayhof.
Judge of Supreme Court (four-year
term)-Clark A. Smith.
Judge Of Supreme Court (six years.
w. H. Smith.
Judge Of Supreme Court (six years.
e. W. Cunningham.
Railroad Commissioners - George
Wheatley, A. D. Walker and ]. w
Robinson.
The feature Of the convention was
the bitter opposition t. Treasurer Kel
ly. However. he was nominated by
an overwhelming majority. The nom.
nations, except those of Kelly and one
of the supreme court judges, were
made by reclamation.
Six delegates at large to the repub
lican national convention we're elected
Mr.. Hoch's nomination was made by
reclamation. His name was presented
by F. Dumont Smith.
, 1904-03-10
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE

A warranty deed was filed today for
the transfer of the southwest quarter
Of section 10, township IS, range 70,
from Oscar and Hattie l.. jackson to
Matte L. Holiday, for $1,000.
Fred Cameron, J. NJ. Cameron. R-W.
Cameron and Albert Gray today fled
claims for the Gem, Gem No. l and
Gem No. 2 mines, in section 6, town
ship 27, range "a, and section l, town
ship 81, range IS.
Deputy Clerk F~eatherstone today
completed the docket for the March
term of the district court, which be-
gins Monday. There are tw~enty-eight
civil and ten criminal cases, the Grim
inal cases being as follows: City of
Laramie against George H. Hunt,
maintaining a nuisance; state of Wyo-
ming against Frank ]. Keefe, murder:
state of Wyoming against Charles D.
Negus, assault to commit murder, and
state of Wyoming against John +.
Johnson, Charles Oakley, Chris Lar
son, Otto Schwatke, c. B. Popp, Peter
Smart and Bailey Cornwell, selling
liquor on Sunday.
, 1904-03-10
H l NOTE.

God made of earth a Paradise;
He sprinkled it with flowers.
He smiled upon it lovingly
And watered it with showers.
He planted shady temples where
The Observation-Disclosures through-
Blessed it with sun and spread above
The canopy of blue.
Naught yet remained to perfect make
The beauty of the land;
Earth, sea and sky a masterpiece
Straight from the Masters hand.
Grand pictures wrought of living green
OF mountain crest and sky;
Grand music in the wild birds song,
The torrent rushing by.
He tempted Love within our hearts,
And gave the earth to be
A glorious heritage wherein
To bask eternally.
Cad made of earth a Paradise;
He blessed and loved 1t WE'LL;
1t but remained for man to come
81 And turn it into hell.
Lowell Otus Reese.
, 1904-03-10
RECAPTURED
CONDEMNED MURDERER WHO Es.
CAPPED FROM COUNTY JAIL
At ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Captured Yesterday Morning, Escaped
Again and Was Taken to Jail This
Morning on-ctreteher Suffering
From Severe Attack Of Pneumonia
TO 30 Hanged Tomorrow.

St. Joseph. No, March 1O.-Mark
Dunn. who made 4 sensational escape
from jail Monday. was captured yes.
terday morning. escaped again and re.
captured at midnight. He was carried
into the Jail on a stretcher this morn
ing, being delirious from pneumonia.
Work on the scaffold stopped when he
made his escape. 1t has been resumed,
however. and the laws demands will
be met tomorrow forenoon, unless
something entirely unexpected hap
pens. DR.. Walker, the jail physician,
this morning said: "n they leave
Dunn alone he will die q natural
death within two or three days" The
officials have no alternative. however,
and must hang him tomorrow.
, 1904-03-10
CROFT DIED TO-DAY
MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM
THE SECOND SOUTH CARO-
LIMA DISTRICT.
Blood Poisoning Given as Cause of De-
mise-Entered Confederate Army
as Cadet Attending South Carolina
Military Academy and Served
during War.

Washington, D. c., March 10.-Rep-
resentative George William Croft of
South Carolina died today of blood
poisoning. This was his first term in
congress. His home was at Aiken.
Representative Croft of the Second
district was born in New5erry county,
s. c., December 20, 1916, and attended
the South Carolina military academy
at Columbia. In 1864 the cadets from
that institution were placed in the con-
federate army, and continued t. serve
until the close of the civil war. In
1863 he was admitted to the bar, and
in 1870 he located at Aiken, where he
resided and from whence he was elect
ed to congress in 1902, receiving 5,134
votes to 247 for w. S. Dixon, repub-
lican.
, 1904-03-10
THE BEAR DEFEATED
REPORTED FIGHT BETWEEN JAP.
ANEsE AND RUSSIANS NEAR
HAiJu, KOREA.
Wei.hai-Wei Dispatch Says Rumor Is
Given on Good Authority and That
laps Are Said to Have RepuIsed
Enemy in Engagement at Fens
Huana-Late War News.

London, March 10.-A dispatch from
Wei-Hai-Wei says it is reported on
good authority that a collision between
Japanese and Russian troops occurred
neal Haiju, Korea, resulting in the de-
feat of the Russians. The Japs are
also said to have repulsed the Rus
SLAMS at Feng Huang.
1t further ear that the Japanese
have armies facing the Russians on
their first line of defense (Yalu river
also between this portion and the Rus
sian second line (Mukden New Chang)
railway.
, 1904-03-10
BURNED n BOX CAR
FOUR MORE VICTIMS OF GAso.
LINE FIRE EAST OF HAIR
RissURG TODAY.
Twenty-six Laboren Riding In Car
With Five Barrels Of Gasoline and
When One Strikes a Match Explo.
sion Foiiows-Severe Storm on
Pacific Coast.

Harrisburg. Pa, March 10.-Four
railroad laborers were burned to death
in a box car a few miles east of here
today. There we're tw~enty-six laborers
in the car, which also contained i've
barrels Of gasoline. The men were
mostly asleep. when one Of them struck
a match to light his pipe. Instantly
the whole car blazed up. The panic
stricken men made frantic efforts to
escape, but four Of them were unable
to do so, and their bodies we're found
later, burned to a crisp. Two other
men were badly burned. but will live.
, 1904-03-10
NO OBSTACLE TO TRANSFER,
President 30 So Declares Situation ir
Panama Canal Matter.

Paris, March 10.-Owing to the re,
ports of a hitch in the Panama canal
negotiations, Ambassador Porter has
consulted President Bo. who main.
tanned hat there is not the slightest
obstacle't to the com ~!etion of the trans.
fer of the canal company's property to
the United States. NJ. Bo particularly
emphasized the need for concluding
the transfer before April rs, saying
that every formality, legal and other
wise, would be effected before that
date.
, 1904-03-10
Report From Admiral kamura

Toxic, March 10.-Admiral kamura
reports that the attack on Vladiyostok
March 6 began at 1850 p. m, lasting
forty minutes. He believes the bonn
bardment was effective, as the Russian
forts did not reply. The Japanese
cruisers subsequently reconnoited sew
eral places along the coast, but found
no trace of the enemy's feet.
Kumura makes no report on the ru'
mored battle between his fleet and the
Russians Vladivostok squadron. which
he is supposed to have shut out from
its base.
, 1904-03-10
INJURED BY SLIPPING

YIN w
The Lander Clipper thus refers to
the wife of a visitor from that city to
this yesterday, Mr.. Steele leaving for
home by way of Rawlins last night.
Mrs. Steele, the wife of County Com
missioner Edward P. Steele, met with
a eve accident on Monday, which
will confine her to her room for several
weeks. Mrs. Steele started to go out
OF doors, and the top step being COW
cred with ice, she slipped and fell,
breaking one of the bones and dislo-
eating the other of the left arm. a short
distance above the wrist. DR.. Godfrey
was called, and the latest information
is to the effect that the patient is re-
covering as fast as could be expected
under the circumstances.
, 1904-03-10
RUSSELL MEETING
ATTRACTING CROWDS

The meetings being held at the Bap-
fist church by Rev. Russell are attract
ing large crowds both in the afternoon
and at night, and the sermons are al
ways interesting. At the afternoon
meetings Mr.. Russell speaks on the
Bible, and his hearers listen ~intently
to every word he says. Meetings will
be held tonight, tomorrow afternoon
and night and Sunday.
, 1904-03-10
FORMER CONDUCTOR
KILLED IN IDAHO

Word received last night from Og-
den states that Sam Ellis. for many
years a freight conductor on the I'm
ion Pacific between Cheyenne and Lar
annie was killed yesterday under some
cars in Idaho, where he was employed
as an engineer. Ellis relatives reside
at Cheyenne.
, 1904-03-10
Call for Japs to Contribute.

Call for laps to Contribute.
+ Salt Lake City, Utah, March 1O.-A
call has been issued for the Japanese
in the states of Utah, Colorado. Mon
tana, Wyoming and Nevada for each
state to contribute $4,000 to the ia
panese war fund which is being raised
here by the Fokugikai, patriotic so
ciety. Over a quarter Of a million dol.
lars has been raised in San Francisco
alone.
, 1904-03-10

Murphysburro, March 1O.-A mob of
Is Carboodale men early today march
Cd to this place and made an attempt
to take Thomas Vaughn, a negro, from
the county Jail for the purpose OF
EVacaink hin. shaEiE Thorn. who had
been notified Of the coming OF the men,
lay in wait with several deputies. and
when the mob approached covered it
with guns and dispersed it. capturing
several members Of. Vaughn is charged
with criminally assaulting a Carbon
dale school teacher a month ago.
, 1904-03-10
Japs Again sombard Port Arthur.

Port Arthur, March 10.-The Japan
ese feet bombarded this place from
midnight until 8 a. m. today and then
withdrew beyond the horizon. The
bcnhardment was originally intended
to eegin yesterday evening, but as The
a&1Aakdng fleet came within range and
the shore batteries opened fire a gale
came up and the squadron retired.
, 1904-03-10
Polie.m.n's Funeral Largely Attended

Poiiesman's Funeral Largely Attended.
Springfield. O.. March 10.-With sew
enteen militia companies on duty, the
negro element thoroughly cowed and
the saloon. stll closed, no further out
break is anticipated. An immense
crowd attended the funeral Of Ofacer
Collins, the slain policeman. today.
The police forced six negro families
to evacuate houses in Central alley
and Summer street because threats
were made against them. Several hun
dred negroes sps0t the night In the
woods around bonnres.
, 1904-03-10
The Botkin Case Called.

San Francisco, Cal, March 10.-The
case of Mrs. Cornelia Botkin. under
sentence OF life Imprisonment for muir.
der, was called today. Five years ago
Mrs. Dunning of Dover. Del, and her
sister. Mrs. Deane. died while eating
poisoned candy sent by mail from San
Francisco. The handwriting Of the
address was identified as that of Mrs.
Botkin. She had been on friendly
terms with Mrs. Cummings husband.
, 1904-03-10
SHORTAGE OF OIL IN RUSSIA.
Output Decreasing Rapidly Since Nine
teen Hundred and One.

St. Petersburg, March 1O.-There is
%uneasiness in the Russian oil trade
over the prospects of a shortage OF
1000 900 pools this year. The output
has been decreasing rapidly since 1901,
Water comes up with the oil now
Pood is thirty-six pounds.
, 1904-03-10
Storm on Pacific Coast.

Salt Lake, Utah. March 10.-There
is not n single telegraph wire work
ing between here and Pacific coast
points today. A terrific storm Is said
to be raging all along the coast, and
San Francisco is completely isolated
temporarily. Such meager reports -
come from inner Oregon points say the
storm is unprecedented and extends
all along the coast.
, 1904-03-10
MARKET
Demand for Radium Causes Tremen
dous Raise In Price.

New York March 1O.-The price of
radium has advanced during the past
two days at the rate Of $4,000, 900 a
pound. The commercial rate has adj
vanced from $500. 900 a pound to
y12,600, 900. So great is the demand
for q lew grains that the visible supply
Will probably be exhausted entirely by
the end Of tho month.
, 1904-03-10

London, March 10.-Reports from
various sources that the Japanese oc-
cupied Feng-Wang-Cheng are not CON
armed. II true, they Indicate tnat the
Russian advance army along the Yalu
Is cut of from the railway connecting
Mukden and Neuchang, and that the
isolation of Port Arthur is a daily pos
sibility.
, 1904-03-10
Preparing for a Fight.

Kin Kow, March 10.-The families
Of oil Russian Officers have departed
and batteries are being erected on the
east bank of the Lao river. The ar
rival Of General Kondratoritch with
several regiments is expected daily.
, 1904-03-10
Vac MULLA SURPRISED.
General Manning Kills Many and Cap
lures Camefs.

Berbesa. Somaliland. March TO-
General Manning succeeded in supris-
ing Mad Mulla's forces on February
26th, killing $50 men and capturing
5000 camels.
, 1904-03-10
JOHNNIE JONES AND
HIS DOGS AND CATS,

IF Johnnie Jones has seven dog
And every dog is white;
And fourteen cats come chasing round,
And each n black as night;
And each two cats have eighteen lives
Less three destroyed by rats;
How many lives must three dogs take
Before they kill eight cats?"
, 1904-03-10
MARKET Is QUIET.
Almost cempists stasnation In Stock
Quotations.

New York, March 1O.-Almost COM
plete stagnAtion prevails in the stock
market today. Total sales. only 49,
900 shares. Prices show no tendency
to rise.
, 1904-03-10

London, March 10.-A Russian trans
port has arrived at the island of Crete
and reports that Torpedo boat No. 221
~foNndered coming from Port Said. The
crew was saved.
, 1904-03-10
Baikal railway and all branches Of rail-
ways in the far east.


AItcr tHS JooTuAiiSt&.
st. Petersburg, March 1Q.-Minister
Delphve today ordered the journalists
OF the Russian Capitol to moderate
their tom in dealing with England. on
pain Of suspension.
, 1904-03-10

Martial Law In Siberia.
st. Petersburg. March 1O.-Martial
law was proclaimed today in various
districts in Siberia and parts of the
Trans Baikal district along the Lake
, 1904-03-10
sLIMoNEss
Hsps Entertained That Murdoch May
D Cured.

Hseorsdo. Kas.. March 10.-Bent
nNfeock's total blindness continues.
1T = heosd II h not permanent.
, 1904-03-10

Two quarter size collars for twenty
I'VE cents. Woodruff & Terry.
, 1904-03-10

We have quarter size collars At 25c
each or At . for CSC. Woodruff Z Terry.
, 1904-03-10

Did you W wear quarter size col
lars. Woodruff Z Terry sell them.
, 1904-03-10

BARRIERS $3.50 Shoes for workmen.
Guaranteed all solid. 1908
, 1904-03-10

Weekly Republican 81 a wear.
, 1904-03-10

Weekly Republican 5, , rear.
, 1904-03-10

Seats on sale at Eggleston's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
SUPREME COURT SAYS CIRCUIT
COURT SHOULD NOT ENTER
TAIN JURISDICTION.
OPINION BY HARLAN
Beavers Is Refused Habeas Corpus BY
Supreme court-FulIer and Harlan
Dissent In RIsht Of Book to Second
cIaes Mall Matter.

Washington, D. c., April II. - The
United States supreme court today de-
cided the case Of the state Of Minne-
sofa VS.. the Northern Security Com.
pany and the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern Railway companies, in
volving the validity OF the merger OF
the two railroad companies, holding
that 1t was without Jurisdiction and re-
versing the opinion Of the court. The
opinion was by Justice Harlan.
Remanded to State Court.
Justice Harlan said that the cir.
cult court should not have entertain.
ed jurisdiction in the case, the effect
being to remand the case to the state
courts.
Beavers Case Decided.
The United States supreme court
today decided the New York case
against George w. Beavers, late chief
of the salary and allowance division
of the postof1ce department. It was an
appeal from the decision Of the circuit
court of New York and refused to
grant the writ OF habeas corpus asked.
Fuller and Harlan Dissent.
The supreme court today decided
that books published periodically are
not entitled to transmission through
the mails as second class mail matter.
The opinion was delivered by Justice
Brown. Chief Justice Fuller and JUS
tice Harlan dissented.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
GERMANS
WIN FIGHT
DEFEAT HERERosIN SOUTHWEST
AFRICA AFTER HARD
BATTLE.

Berlin. April II. - The foreign office
received today the following from
Colonel Leutwien, governor Of Ger
man Southwest Africa:
with the united principal division
and western division, 1 attacked the
enemy's chief force, about 5000
strong at Onganjira. The Hereros
were in a strong semi-circular position
on hill fronting the northwest. We
first fanked and forced back the enc
my's left wing and then attacked the
center and right. Two energetic
counter attacks of the enemy against
our left were repulsed. The enemy's
position was broken through at night
fall, after eight hours Of fighting and
the enemy driven back on all sides.
The chief forces apparently retired in
northeasterly direction. Our losses
include Lteutenants Won Estorff and
Won Erffa and two cavalrymen kill
ed and Lieutenant Rosenberg and five
men severely wounded, also five
men slightly wounded. The enemy's
loss has not been ascertained, but it
was heavy"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
ON TRIAL
FOR MURDER
CLARENCE ALEXANDER ASKS FOR
LIFE IMPRISONMENT BUT is
REFUSED.

Des Moines, April 11-(Special =
Clarence Alexander is on trial today
for the murder Of his brother, whom
it is said he had not seen for thirteen
years. The defendant plead for life
Imprisonment for murder in the sec.
ond degree but the court refused. The
charges as returned by the grand jury
is murder in the first degree.
The evidence before the grand jury
in the Alexander case was. largely
that Of eye-witnesses to the shooting,
which occurred early in March on
East Court avenue, the street which
seems to be the greatest crime produc.
er in Des Moines. 1t is not yet known
what the defense will be, or what tao.
tics the attorneys for the accused ne.
gro will pursue. 1t has been limited
that insanity will be relied upon to
clear Alexander of the charge of mur.
der. but whether this is the case will
not be known definitely until the de-
Tense begins.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
RIVER BILL
TAKEN Up
IMPROVEMENT MEASURE DISCUS.
sED-sENATE CONSIDERS
APPROPRIATIONS.

Washington, d. G., April 1.-THE
house today took up the consid-
Grafton of the emergency river and
harbor Improvement bill, the general
debate being limited to three hours.
Burton, of Ohio, in charge of the bill,
made an explanation of it, and gave a
general survey of the subject of the
river and harbor improvements.
In the Senate.
After passing several minor bills the
senate today resumed the considera-
tion of the postoffice appropriation bill.
General Lodge made point of order
against Culberson's amendment which
provides for the appointment Of a COM
mission Of senators and representa-
tives to investigate the postoffice de-
partment, but withheld it in the alb.
sence of Culberson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
BILLS
in SENATE
EDUCATIONAL. APPROPRIATIONS
START FIERCE DISCUSSION IN
UPPER HOUSE.
(BY LEON BROwN.)
Des Molnes Bureau of the Courier.

Des Molnes Bureau of the Courier.
Des Moines, April II.
The senate spent all morning debat-
ing the educational appropriation bills.
A bitter fight was waged between Sen
ators Maytag and Gilliland, the former
against and the latter for, liberal ap-
preparations.
The senate voted down all the
amendments looking to cutting the ap-
preparations for the educational insti-
tutions and the house bill was passed.
This gives the university S20S,0OO and
guarantees the maintenance Of the en-.
gineering departments. 1t gives Ames
$3.50, 900 and the Normal school $685..
900.
The statement made by the appro-
priations committees show that if the
educational appropriation bills go
through the legislature will have ar
ranged to spend $2,196,717, which will
dispose of practically all the surplus
in the state treasury, unless there is a
surprising increase in the revenues of
the coming two years.
Salary Bill Debated.
Representative Kendall this morning
asked that the bill to raise the salaries
of the supreme court justice, who is
not now getting an increase to $6,0OO
be raised Immediately, but it was over
whelmingly defeated.
Waterloo Bill Reconsidered.
On motion of Temple, the Waterloo
bill was reconsidered and defeated. The
senators claim that this action is il
legal and that the courts will set it
aside. The Waterloo lobby is not
frightened about It,
Token of Esteem.
The old soldiers of the house today
presented Colonel Bealer of Cedar
Rapids, with gold headed cane. The
speech was made by Colonel Moore
1t is due to his efforts in getting
through the soldier bills. including the
preference in appointments and the
monuments at Andersonville.
May Adjourn Tomorrow.
The legislature may adjourn tomor
row night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
ROCK ISLAND SIGNS LEASE.
Gets Terminals for Tracks From Kan.
sas City Belt Railway COMPANY.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 11-The Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
has executed a formal contract with
the Kansas City Belt Railway company
providing for the use of the Belt line
tracks and terminals in Kansas City.
The Rock Islands lease for the Bur
lington's tracks between Cameron, Mo.
and Kansas City. including the Hanni-
bal bridge at Kansas City. expires
within year. The Rock Island pro-
poses to build its own tracks from
Trenton to connection with the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul tracks al
Birmingham, few miles from Kansas
City. The Rock Island will use the
Milwaukee bridge and the tracks al
Kansas City to connection with the
Belt line tracks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
ISAAC ROLL, PIONEER OF cHARI.
TON, PASSES AWAY FROM
HEART FAILURE.
HAD SPOKEN TO THE MEN
Just Closed Address At Meeting
of Mems League and Audience Was
Singing Closing Hymn-Was Nearly
80 Years of Age.

Charlton, April IL. Especially -
Having just finished most impressive
address on the subject: Gods Part
and Mans Part in the Spiritual Life
and Growth" at meeting at the
Methodist Episcopal church yesterday
afternoon, Isaiah Roll, prominent cit
izen of Charlton was stricken with
heart failure and before medical assist
ance could reach him he had passed
away.
Mr.. Rolls address was the last of
the meeting of the mems league and
his death occurred while the congre-
cation was engaged in singing the last
hymn. DR.. Buzzard happened to be in
the congregation. but by the time he
reached Mr. Rolls side he was past
earthly assistance.
A Prominent Citizen.
Isaac Roll was one of Charitons pi.
oneer citizens. being nearly 80 years
of age. For the past fifty years he had
been member of the Methodist Epis.
copal church. Mr.. Roll spoke of this
fact in his remarks at yesterdays
meeting.
Arrangements for the funeral serv.
ices have not yet been made.