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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-11
GRAFT IN KANSAS.

In Addition to Carrie Nation and Sun
flowers State Has a Scandal.
Topeka, Kas., Oct. 10.-Governor
Bailey today gave out an official re-
port covering the examination Of the
state treasury and school fund ac-
counts, which says: This examina-
tion has developed a shortage, irregu-
larities and discrepancies amounting
to many thousand dollars in tho twelve
counties examined"
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GERMAN DAY OBSERVED.

Ten Thousand Visitors Make Merry
at Burlington Today.
Burlington, Oct 10.-(Special.)-
Tne German day celebration here to-
day is the biggest in several years.
There are 10000 strangers in the city
and the weather is fine. Governor
Cummings and General P. J. Oster.
haus, Of st. Louis, are guests of honor.
The parade was a mile in length.
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zlEeLER is IMPROVING.

Alaska Discovery Enthusiast Is ReccM
erlng From Effects Of Runaway.
Darien, Conn, Oct. 10. Improve
ment was noted today In the condition
of William ziegler, who is suffering
from a shock following the result of
the runaway accident of which he was
the victim short time ago.
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LENlHAN is INSTALLED.

New Bishop Of Great Falls Diocese
Takes UP Work.
Missoula, Mont, Oct. 10.-Wfth i'm
pressive services and all the ceremoni.
al Of the Catholic ritual. in the pres
enoe of distinguished gathering Of
church dignitaries, Rev. Matias Gle
ment Lenihan, formerly Of Dubuque,
Iowa, was installed bishop Of the new.
ly created diocese of Great Falls.
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HAS
FEW CASES
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF
ARMY MAKES AN ENcoURAe-
ING REPORT.

Washington, D. c., Oct. l10.-The an.
nual report of General George B.Davis,
judge advocate general, shows the to-
tai number of trials by the general
court martial during the year to have
been 4,249, being 1,02 6less than in the
preceding year.
Discipline Is Better.
This indicates that conditions in the
military service are now such as to
require less frequent resort to court
martial procedure in order to maintain
discipline in the military establish.
ment.
Favors Return of canteen.
Appended to the report are extracts
from the reports of the Judge advo.
Gates departments, all favoring re.
storing to the army the canteen.
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ExcURsIoNlsTs eolNe TO THE
WORLDS FAIR LOSE LIVES IN
AWFUL WRECK.
ENGINEER is BLAMED
Man In Charge Of Freight Train Is
Said to Have Forgotten His Orders
to Take Siding Until Passenger
Train Passed-Tender Ploughs
Through Crowded Coach.

Warrensburg, Mo-, Oct. 10.-Twenty-
three persons were killed, seventeen
dying instantly, and thirty others in
jured, some of them fatally, in head
on collision today, two miles and
half east of here, between the second
section of a Missouri Pacific passenger
train, which left Wichita, Kas, last
night for st. Louis with worlds fair
excursionists, and heavy west bound
extra freight train. Both engineers and
fremen saw the danger and jumped,
thus saving their own lives.
Excursionists Bound for St. Louis.
The passenger was the second Sec
ton of regular train from Wichita to
st. Louis and was carrying excursion.
lists to the worlds fair. The forward
coach, which was crowded, and in
which most Of the casualties occurred,
was telescoped, and the remainder of
both the trains badly damaged.
Freight Engineer Blamed.
1t is said that the freight engineer
Is responsible for the wreck, having
forgotten his orders to take siding
at Knobnoster, just east Of Warrens-
burg.
People Hurled From Car.
The trains met on sharp curve,
both running at good rate Of speed.
The impact of the collision was terrific
and sleeping passengers were hurled in
every direction.
:. The Work Of Relief.
Relief trains !, carrying physicians
We're sent out as quickly as possible
from the, surrounding towns. 1t was
some time before the dead and injured
!. could be extracted from the debris.
1.-The dead bodies were carried up the
crack and laid in rows in an open
4ipace until the relief train arrived,
while the injured were cared for as
well as could be.
List Of the Dead.
A partial list Of the dead follow:
MRS. w. ]. DARsT, AND SON
GILBERT, of Dexter, Kansas.
w. H. ALLEN, AND TWO SONS, of
Pittsburg, Kas
DOROTHY GREER, of Pennsboro,
Mo.
L. f. BUREs, CAL REED, CERT
RUDE LOUD and DIZZY REAM, all of
Bronaugh, Mo.
ADDIE KANE, of Pittsburg, Kas.
G. A. WEBER, of Fountain, Pa.
CLARENCE HERRIGG, of Kansas
City.
A. sIDAL, freight brakeman.
NELLIE AND DOLLIE SULLIVAN
of Cherrivale, Kas
HATTIE KELLEY of Oxford, Kas
M. LINDSAY of Oxford, Kas.
fDOSIA GREGG of Bronaugh. Mo.
DR.. H. L. M'ILHENEY of Spring
man, Kas.
List of Injured.
A partial list of the injured follows
D. D. Hale and wife of Dexter, Kas
Amelia England, of Dexter, Kas.
u. Q. Dressed of Eatonville, Kas.
Tender Crashes Through Coach.
The passenger train was made ur
of three coaches and Pullman with
no baggage car, the front coach be
ing next to the tender. When the
trains met the heavy freight trair
pushed the passenger engine back into
the first coach and tender literally
cut the coach in two and never stop
ped until it had ploughed itself hall
way through the car and its passen
gers killing those in the forward enc
instantly and mangling all within
reach in the most horrible manner
Many of the dead bodies are almos
unrecognizable.
The next two coaches were badly
smashed but the passengers Jared bet
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INJURED AT LINEvlLLE.
Lloyd Cox Falls Between Cars satuI
dav Morninp

day Morning.
Mystic, Oct. Especial. .)-Lloyd
Cox, young man from this place, had
the misfortune to fall between the cars
Saturday morning at Lineyille while
enroute to Trenton, Mo-, crushing his
leg so severely that amputation was
the result. His mother resides here
and the injured man was brought back
here Saturday night. He is miner
and was formerly employed at the Ar.
mott Line. He is young man about
%. or "a years Of age, and unmarried.
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FIREBUas AT WORK.

Incendiarles Fire Elevator at Shells.
burg-other Damage Prevented.
Cedar Rapids, Oct. Especially
An fncendiary fired Millers elevator at
Shellsburg last night. The loss is S4,-
900. An attempt to burn other build
ings was discovered in time to prevent
their destruction.
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THE FIFTH TIME.

Judge Parker Again Holding Con.
ference at New York.
New York, Oct 10.-Judge Parker
came to New York today for his fifth
conference with his political managers
since his nomination.
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CHINESE TROOPS DEFEAT BOX.
ERs BUT THE FEELING OF
UNREST INCREASES.

Shanghai, Oct lO.-A telegram from
Kweilin, Southern China, says the Chi
nese troops have defeated large
body of rebels at Lochengshien after
three days fighting. The Boxer move
ment is reported to be spreading in
the northern provinces.
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MISS WILSON DROWNED.

Daughter Of Former Postmaster Gen.
eraI Loses Her Life.
Norfolk. Va, Oct. TO-. = Miss Bes.
sic Wilson was drowned at Virginia
Beach yesterday. She was the young.
est daughter of the late William L,
Wilson. former postmaster general.
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SHAW WILL SPEAK DAILY.

Secretary VIII be East Until Novem-
ber When He Comes to Iowa.
Washington, Oct. 10. Secretary
Shaw speaks in Oswego, N. Y, to-
night and will speak daily in the east
until about November /. when he goes
to Iowa.
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BENTslAPuTzE FALLS INTO THU
LANDS OF kuRoPATklN AFT. i
ER SMALL FIGHT.
BIG FIGHT NOT YET ON
General Staff OFFICER Says pecIslvs
Collision Near Mukden VIII Nos
Take Place for at Least Woek -
General kuropatkIn's ordsc "a Hla
Soldiers.

ST. PeSersbure,. Oct fo.-Ths
capture Of Bentaiaputze, which
was strongly fortified and where
General kurokicommande In per-
con. 10 officially confirmed. Tho
fighting was not severe. Tho Jap.
aneso retiring on finding them.
selves outflanked. Tho RusoIan
losses wero only twenty-five killed
or wounded, Including one officer.
A high officer of the general
staff informed the AssocIated
Press today that General Kur6pat.
kin has prepared to advance With
great care but when the main colil-
sion will occur wlltttIepend on cir.
cumstances. Heavy fighting 10
hardly likely before week at the
earliest.
Mukden, Oct. 1o.-The Japanese
main army is retiring southward.
Its right wing has gone thirty
miles. The Japanese are giving
up not only the positions which
they occupied after the battle Of
Lao Yang, but the places they had
previously taken.
Mukden, Oct. 10.-What Is expected
to develop into the greatest and blood
lest battle Of modern times has BEEN
begun. The Russians are the aggres-
sors. Already they have recaptured
one important position. Bentsiaputze.
But while General Kuropatlsin IL
striking the Japanese south OF Mukden
and enaeavorlng to- Cit their line Of
comm unications two mighty Japanese
thanking columns are rushing north on
the east and west in an effort to con
verge north OF the city and. cut on tht
Russians from their line OF comminnii
cations. Kuroki is on the east, F'usIf.
ma is on the west He is marching up
the valley of the Lao river and is
only twenty miles from Sinminttn, al
most due west of Mukden.
Both Expect Decisive Battle.
Before taking the offensive Gener-
al Knropatkin issued an order to ths
Russian troops in which he said there
would be no more retreats, that they
were strong enough numerically at
last to defeat the combined armies un-
der Oyama and that they were going
forward to victory and ultimately to
the relief Of Port Arthur.
Forces Compared.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 10. - According
to estimates of the war Office Gener
al Oyamas total strength Is about
100000 Of which ] so 900 are posted be,
tween the Hun river to the west and
Bentsiaputze eastward, the remainder
being held in reserve at Lao Yang
General Kuropatkin disposes Of nine
corps, giving him perhaps slight su
periority In numbers. With Kuropat
kin acting on the offensive reinforce
ments will be pushed forward with al
possible speed.
Mikado Appeals to ePople.
London, Oct 1O.--A news agency To
kio dispatch today says: eat an audi
ence this morning the emperor Of Jap
an handed the premier a message Ia
the nation as follows: "The com
mencement of hostilities by our army
and navy have displayed conspicuou.
loyalty and bravery and with official.
and people OF united minds complyine
with our instructions they have hither
to steadily advanced by progressive
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FUR AND SILK ROBBERY.

From Store In Burlington.
Burlington, Oct. 1O-(special.)-
Furs and silk worth $1,000 were stolen
from Frank Beckmans dry goods store
last night. There is no clue to the
perpetrators but they are supposed to
be the same parties who robbed De-
neck's store at Cedar Rapids last week
of 1000 worth of furs.
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TWENTY THREE DEATHS
RESULT OF COLLISION
WYNNE is APPOINTED.
President Roosevelt Names Him for
Postmaster General Today.

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Washington, D. C, Oct. 10.- =
" The President today announced =
= the appointment of Robert J. :
Wynne as postmaster general to =
= succeed the late Henry c. Payne. =
4 ~'a = 80 &%&A #ss +
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Mukden, Oct. 1o.-'The Japanese
main army is retiring southward.
Its right wing has gone thirty
miles. The Japanese are giving
up not only the positions which
they occupied after the battle Of
Lao Yang, but the places they had
previously taken.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08
LIBRARY APPRENTICES
GLASS TO BE EXAMINED NEXT
 WEEK.
Visitors Continue to Throng the New Building-Some Excellent Works of Fiction Have Been
 Received.

Examination for entrance to the appren- ticc class of the Carnegie Library of Montgomery will be held in the library building at 9 o'clock Monday. May ie.
 The apprentice class of the library i5 made up of young women. who wish to learn the library business. the routine work of the librarian. methods of arr ranging and checking books, etc. The apprentice class wiil assist Miss Laura Elmore. the librarian, in her work. It is thought that a number of young wo- mer will take the examination
 Visitors continue to throng the Library building but the visitors there now are net sightseers. Many readers are wis., ting the building daily and taking ad- vantage of the opportunities afforded by the first free library in Alabama.
 The air of Qusetude so essential to a successful library has been assumed. The first thing that greets the eye of the wis., itor on entering the library is con- spacuous sign, "visitors are requested to converse in 8 low tone.''
 In addition to the replete set of refer ence works some new and attractive flc- ton is to be found on. the Library shelves. Among these are: 'sRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" wiggfns; swhen Patty Went to College" Webster; "Sir Mortimer" Johnston; Lightning Con ductor." Williamson; '"The Yoke" Mill Ter; "Last Word,'' McGowan; "Jewei, E Burnham; Traitors" oppenheimer: "cli- max" Pidgin; Little Shepherd of King
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL
VOTES AGAINST CHANGE IN
 NAME OF CHURCH.
Initiative Taken Towards Turning Over to the Diocese the Orphans Home in Mobile-Noble Institute Proposition,

Tuscaloosa. May 7--(Special)-The Epis- copal Council adjourned this morning af- ter reading and approval of the minutes
 and signing of the same by the Bishop. who was the presiding officer. One of the important resolutions adopt ed by a practically unanimous vote was against change in the name of the church.
 On invitation of the rectors and laymen from Mobile the initiative was taken to-
 wards turning over to the Diocese the Orphans Home in Mobile. It has always been a corporation sole, in the name of the Bishop and has been managed and conducted outside of Diocesan control.
 The whole matter of transfer to the Dio- ccse will be arranged by the time of the next meeting of Council.
 The standing committee has in its pos- session a beautiful and valuable gold snuff box donated by the late Mrs. Letitia E. Moore to be used for church purposes. On motion the committee was authorized to sell the snuff box and use the pro- ceeds towards education of a theological student at Sewanee. The box, it is said, was once the property of Pope of Rome. The proposition of Grace Church, An niston. for the Diocese to accept Noble Institute for Diocesan school upon pay huSAle OI StgOVV uCUL Ouc Otl IL anu AdlbAit& au endowment of $50,0oO was discussed at length. A resolution was finally adopt ed looking to the employment of an agent to present the matter to the public and if the necessary arrange
 ments for employment of the agent be not made by January 1st, Grace Church can proceed to dispose of the property as 1t pleases. The offer is re- garded as an exceedingly liberal one, the property being well worth $40,000. Rev. F. W. Ambler was appointed agent to look after payment of assess
 ment against Alabama Diocese for general and foreign mission society.
 This money Is expected by the 1st of September The quota for this diocese
 is about $2.70o.
 Resolutions warmly commenting
 Mrs. J. H. Warren and Miss Annie Montgomery, respectively president and secretary, and the Womans Aux Hilary for their valuable work and ex- pressing regret at their resignations were adopted. Mrs. McMillan and Miss
 Noble of Anniston, are now president
 and secretary of the auxiliary and will have a valuable contribution to make
 to the missionary fund when the gen. eral convention meets in Boston.
 The standing committee organized with Rev. Stewart Mcqueen as presi- dent Mir. E. c. Andrew of Montgom- cry offered resolutions of thanks to tho rector vestry and congregation of the church and to citizens, generally, of Tuscaloosa, for kind attention and gra- cious hospitality.
 The ladies of Christ church provid- ed bountiful lunches each day of the council
 The delegates, both clerical and lay have nearly all gone home. but before leaving all expressed great apprecia-
 ton of the way they were treated in l Tuscaloosa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Reception in Honor of Young Ladies of Graduating Class.

University, May 7-(Special. 1.-The re- ception given last night by Mrs. M. H. Chisholm, matron of the Annex. in honor of the young ladies of the graduating class was very pretty as well as suc- cessful affair. The Annex was decorated for the occasion in the class and Univer- sity colors, the exterior being brilliant ly lighted with Japanese lanterns. Tn the receiving line with Mrs. Chisholm stood the seven young ladies of this years 5 senior class, Misses Etta Lambert, Flea nor McCorvey Louise Reid. Aileen Moor, Alice VanDeVoort, Louise Crawford and Anna Hunter. During the course of the evening, the class prophecy was read by R. c. Speir. who gave the horoscope a most humorous turn.
 At the preliminary contest held in Clark Hall yesterday to select the Uni- versity representative at the Gulf States Oratorical Contest. E. l.. Clarkson of Tuscaloosa. and member of the present senior class, was chosen, The meeting of the Association will be held next week with the University of Louisiana. Baton Rouge, La.
 Arrangements are being made for the annnaI May Day celebration at the Uni versity. This years program promises to eclipse any that has preceded. It will include barbecue dinner on the campus; various field day sports, such as pole vaulting, racing, and jumping; a comic baseball game; and the crowning of the May queen.
 The schedule for the final examinations has been made out and posted. They will begin on the IA of this month and con- tinue till the 18th.
 President Abercrombie has recently re- seived a letter from Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who was mem
 ber of the Ogden party that visited the
 University last week. in which he pro- poses in behalf of the other members a gift of books to the University library.
 Each member of the party who is an
 author is to give one or more copies of his writings, and in addition a modest sum is to be raised and placed in the hands of a representative of some pub
 fishing house for the purchase of addl- tional volumes. This donation comes as a partial restitution of the books lost | by the University when the library was burned just after the Civil War.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08
A FARMERS INSTITUTE.

Another Summer Course of Lectures
 at Auburn.
 Auburn, May 7.-(Special. .)-For the second time the Alabama Polytechnic In- stitute will give a summer course of lectures in Farmers Institute. to be conducted in Auburn during the ap- preaching summer. from July 27th to August 3rd, period of eight days.
 The series of lectures last year was largely attended by the leading farmers of the State and gave marked satisfac- ton. This Is a most important move ment on the part of the institution, and highly valuable results arc expected to accrue to the agricultural. horticultural and stock interests of the State. For many years. indeed. work has been done in Farmers Institutes, and an effort has been made to reach every county in the State during a period of two years. By the movement under consideration it is hoped to concentrate this work and give the farmers the benefit of the prac- tical demonstration and work in the labo- ratories, Tn the barn yard, and on the farm belonging to the institute. The time has been selected which seemed the most favorable for the largest attendance on the part of those engaged in agricul- ture. Each lecture will be followed up by demonstrations. In the main, the course will be conducted by the faculty of the agricultural and related depart ments, but experts fa special lines of work will be invited from abroad. The scope of the work will be about as fol- lows:
 First-Cotton corn. small grains, forage plants, rotation of crops, leguninous plants. manures. hay making. saving barn manure. vetch. clover.
 Second-Diseases of hogs. coltss calves, digestive diseases of cattle. diseases to animals from poisonous plants, Texas fever. etc.
 Third-Commerciai fertilizers and ingre- dients. potash, lime. phosphates. nitro- gen. mixing and combining fertilizers at home.
 Fourth-Physicai and chemical charac- terlstics of soils.
 Fifth-Diseases of cotton. smut. rust. and other diseases of wheat, diseases of cowpeas. alfalfa. tomatoes and potatoes. Sixth-Budding and grating. tree and vine pruning. commercial peach orchards, commercial apple orchards strawberries, grapes. vegetable growing, peas beans, etc, demonstrations in spraying methods. Seventh-Feeds and food stuffs for cat tie. how to mix rations, form of beef animals, pork hog and bacon hog. study of form of hog, raising calves. practical scoring of beef cattle. butter making in Alabama. developing beef herd. sheep breeding. etc.
 Experts in cattle raising, peach grow ing, truck gardening. etc. residing in Alabama and Georgia will also deliver lectures before the institute. There are no fees. The railroads will give special rates and special rates will be secured at boarding houses Auburn is $50 feet above the sea level, is entirely free from malaria, and, in fact, Is a delightful summer resort.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08
Yarmouth and the Maid

During the last visit of the Earl of Yarmouth to America the titled visitor attended dinner given in his honor in Pittsburg. A httle uaughter of the host. who was too we'll bred to stare but who eyed him covertiy as the occasion present- ed itself, finally ventured to remark:
 And you are really and truly an Eng fish lord?"
 Yes he answered pleasantly: really and truly"
 T have often thought would like to seo real English lord. she went on. land now''-
 And now you are satisfied at last" he put in laughingiy.
 'No. no," replied the truthful little
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08

dom Come" Fox: ''Gordon Keith,r Page:
 mat Mainewaring Affair."" Barbour: "At the Time Appointed" Barbomr. sysla. ligree Ball." Green; .sCaii of the WILL :. London; Bar Sinister" Davis: "I,ions of the Lord." Wilson: Potter aad Claw Peterson; Tong Night" weyman; "De- Hverance." Glasgow: '.Zut and Other Parisians." Carryl; Under Dog" Smith: Darrell of the Blessed Isles," Bacheller.
 The registration for the week is nearly 1000 members. which those interested in the library believe proves the need of such an institution in the Capital City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08
Georgia Candidate Read Palms.

WaShInBtOn POSt,
 Georgians at the Capitol yesterday were telling an enthusiastic story about a progressive candidate for Judge down there. and how this same candidate won votes during house-to- house canvass.
 dfdate would say to a voter. "Ah, see there the letter M You will mo- tice that I have the same sign in my hand. If am elected and you come to see me. just show that sign in your hand. Then shall know that you are my friend"
 Every voter thus addressed felt flat tered, and the candidate thereby gain ed great strength. The ruse was practiced in a mountain section of the State, where it did not occur ta the fn- habitants that every man has letter M outlined in the palm of his hand.