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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
APPOINTMENT OF FRENcHMAN
AS CONSULAR AGENT AT NEW
cHWANe SIGNIFICANT.
JAPANESE WIN IN
RIGHT WITH COSSACKS
Battle Between ANU and TINA Re-
suits in Loss of Fifty for Japanese
and 100 for Russians-France's Move
Regarded AS Only One of Series.

Tien Tsin, March "a French
man named Kreautler, an employee of
tne Russo-Chinese bank, has been ap-
pointed French consular agent at New
ChWang. He has hoisted the French
flag over the bank building. 1t is con-
sldered probable that this is a fore
runner of movement to fly the tri-
color over all the Russian government
buildings at New Chwang.
Japanese Win Land Fight.
Seoul, March ga report has been
received here that fifty Japanese and
100 Cossacks were killed and wounded
IN sklrmish that occurred between
ANU and Tinju.
Story of Battle.
Che-Foo, March 29.-Information was
received last night of a serious clash
between large body of Cossacks and
a force of Japanese infantry near An
Ju, in northern Corea, in which the
Cossacks were routed. The Japanese
lost fifty men killed and many wound
ed. The Russian loss is unknown.
Battle March 20.
The battle was fought March % at
a point about midway between ANU
and Chang-Ju, about eighty miles
south of the Yalu. The Russian cav
airy was apparently seeking to break
the line of communication between An
Ju and Chang-Fu when it was met by
the Japanese infantry. Being forced
to retreat, the Cossacks fell back in
the direction Of Ku-Sang and are re-
ported to have passed that place going
toward the Yalu river.
Delay Landing in Lao Region.
1t is reported on apparently good
authority that the Japanese will not
land an expedition in the valley of the
Lilo river before April 20, as their
transports are still occupied convey
ing troops to Corea. In the mean
time the Russian position is becoming
daily stronger. especially on the vul,
nerable right flank. Even Port Arthur
is stronger than it was when the war
began. The outward passage OF
troops continues without a hitch.
The New chwans Situation.
The PRONUNCIATION of martial law at
New Chwang Sunday implies a com.
plete stoppage of trade, for mer.
chants cannot possibly deposit the
values of their cargoes, as the Rus.
sian regulations require. 1t also alb,
rogates all consular jurisdiction. The
measure, indeed causes dismay to the
mercantile community of that city,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
INNOCENT MAN
ACCUSED BY
A COMPATRIOT

f. Il + = y 4 y y y = *x i X y + y
New York, March 90. - A story !
of an alleged plot to assassinate !
s. President Roosevelt, which upon :
Investigation proved to be entire. :
ly without foundation, was made :
public today by Police Commission.
* err McAdoo. !
Several days ago the commits. !
: sioner received letter from an !
8 Italian in Italy, saying that anoth- !
err Italian was about to come to :
this country for the express pur. !
8 pose of assassinating the Presi-.
g dent. .
= The writer gave detailed de- :
scription of the alleged anarchist ,
= and full details of the alleged )
g plot.
= When the steamer docked sus- !
/" pect was found and detained. In )
vestgation. however, showed that !
the case was purely one of spite.'
& on the part of the man who wrote !
8 the letter. i
The detained man was found to !
. be no anarchist and he was allow. 4
ed to land. The object of the let !
= ter it was found. was to have the \
: mand deported from America. 4
IS i = = x = 80 **%~ SIS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
SAYS FIGHT IS ON
LEON BROWN THINKS STAND
PATTERs WILL NOT ACCEPT
A COMPROMISE.
Des Moinss Correspondent Reviews
Late Events in RepubIicanism in
Iowa and Thinks the Antl-cummns
Forces Are So Determined.
[BY LEON BROWN
Des Moines Bureau of the Courier.
Des Moines, March 20.

Ss "olHeS 5ureau OF the Courier.
Des Moines, March 20.
Inc stand patters" will not consent
10 the reamrmation of the 1903 plat.
form by the state convention of May
IL, unless they are whipped into it.
IL is true that j. w. Blythe, who is
credited with being the leader of the
stand pat" element in the republican
party has endorsed the 1903 platform
as fair representation of the views of
the state-of Iowa on the tariff question,
but he cannot control his followers on
this question.
1t has become evident that the "stand
patters" are going to demand fight
to the finish. They are sick of compro-
misses and platforms that nobody in
terprets alike.
There first appeared in 1901 the
shelter to monopoly" plank. This af-
forded ground for the Minneapolis
speech of the governor in which he
advocated revision of the tariff to kill
few trusts which have since died of
their own ills. Then came the bitter
fight of 1902, for reaflrmation Of this
shelter to monopoly plank. The republi-
cans fought about reaff1rmation just as
the democrats have been fighting about
reaffirmation of their silver issue. The
reaffirmationists won. Then in 1903
the same fight was waged till scom-
promise" was agreed to about which
every body laughed when the plank
was presented to the convention and
which was rushed through to prevent
anybody puncturing it.
Then came the speech of the govern
or in which he said the platform was
stronger than the shelter to monopoly
plank which he had endorsed followed
by the speeches of Cousins and Lacey
taking stand pat" ground. The COM
promise plank hadn't been dressed be-
fore the leaders were fighting about
what it meant.
Then the governor was inaugurated
and made a speech, based on the COM
promise plank, for free trade between
this country and Canada in natural
or farm products and Winnebago
county republicans adopted a platform
said to have been delivered to them
from the capitol urging as free trade
between Canada and the United States
as exists between the states. All based
on the compromise plank.
And so the ''stand patters" will insist
on fighting it out May 1S. The issue
is tariff revision against let well
enough alone. Stand patters take the
latter position.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
GLOVER MAKES THREATS.
Must Serve Fine Imposed Yesterda,

MUST SeFVe fine imposed Yesterday
Morning and Stand Second Trial.
Ed Glover, who was given a thirty
day sentence yesterday morning in
police court and was allowed to go, pro-
viding he got out of town, was in
again this morning and was put to
work on the stone pile. Glover threat
ened TO smash windows in one of the
saloons of the city before. he left town,
just to show the Ottumwa police that
he was not afraid of the sentence i'm
posed upon him yesterday morning.
He was promptly locked up again and
this evening he will be given trial on
a charge of disturbing the peace and
will probably get another thirty added
his account. George Houser. who was
let out yesterday morning after making
all sorts of promises to be good, was
in again this morning on charge of
disturbing the peace and his trial was
set for this evening. Frank O'Neil
was given ten days on charge of in
toxication and David Bailey on the
same charge was given three days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, March 29.-Counsel for
proponents in the Townsend will case
on trial in the district court made a
motion Saturday to take the case from
the jury on the ground that contestant
had not produced sufficient evidence to
warrant a verdict. The time was
spent Saturday and yesterday forenoon
by the attorneys in the case arguing
the motion. Judge Roberts overruled
the motion and allowed the trial to pro-
coed, and the afternoon was spent in
taking evidence.
Charles e. Watts and Elsie Walker
Were united in marriage Sunday after
noon at the home of T. ]. Bryant, the
ceremony being performed by Justice
Bryant. Both young people reside near
Belknap. the groom being a son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. M. Watts, and the bride a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker
The young people are highly esteemed
They will make their home on farm
near Belknap.
Volney Maggie, of Red Oak, was in
this city yesterday, having appeared
here as a witness in the Townsend will
case.
w. A. Herman. of this city, received
a fine photograph yesterday of Ebert
Hubbard, of East Aurora, N. Y, the
noted lecturer of Roycroft fame, who
lectured IN TINS city recently, with the
autograph of Mr.. Hubbard on the same
Mr.. Herman prizes the same highly or
account of personal friendship with Mr.
Hubbard.
Attorney A. c. Steck, of ottumwa
transacted business in the city Mon
day.
DR.. w. H. Rosser, of Troy, was in the
city yesterday, having been summoned
as witness in the Townsend will
case.
Auditor 70 State B. F. Carroll anG
Hon. T. j. Prevo. representative from
Davis county. came down from Des
Moines yesterday to cast their votes al
the city election.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
TORNADO in
ARKANSAS
FIFTY HOUSES BLOWN DOWN
AND THREE PEOPLE
KILLED.

Little Rock, Ark, March 29.-NewS
of disastrous cyclone at Gainesville,
Ark, Saturday, reached this city last
evening. f
) Fifty houses were blown down and
three persons killed.
Two others were fatally injured and
twenty more or less seriously hurt.
Path Half Mile Wide.
The path of the storm was half al
mile wide by five miles long.
The dead are:
L. T. WILLIAMS, aged 55.
FRANK ELLINES, aged 65.
MRS. F. M. DAULTON, aged IS,
wife of the editor of the Gainesville
Newsboy.
The injured include:
W. Butler, collar bone broken; bad.
ly bruised.
Mrs. Will Daulton, not dangerously.
Miss Mabel Johnson, Hannibal. Mo.
condition critical.
Eldest son of Don Byers, skull frac-
tured; probably fatally hurt.
Fourteen-year-old daughter of Don
Byers, dangerous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Byers, seriously
bruised.
Mrs. W. F. Ellines, back broken.
Miss Burns.
Mrs. John Bonden.
Mrs. M. L. Wood.
Joseph Phillips.
Mrs. Charles Graves.
Mrs. McBall.
Miss Love Davis.
Residences Destroyed.
The residences destroyed include
those of F. M. Daulton, Ernest Will
liams, John Nicely, Don Byers, j.. w.
Hardy, John Bondam, M. L. Wood,
George McFall, Charles Graves, w. F.
Ellines, Joe Phillips, AFRO Yeargen,
Newton Cotton and Postmaster Turk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
NO CHANGE IN SIGHT
THE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS
IN IOWA WILL REMAIN
THE SAME.
divers Threat Against Members of the
Present General Assembly Has APP
parently Not Taken Root-EIeventh
District Against cummins Ideas.
LBY LEON BRoWN.l
Des Moines Bureau of the Courier.
QeS Moines March %.

Des Moines Bureau of the Courier.
Des Moines, March 29.
The representative districts will re
main the same during the next two
years as they are now.
This is the determination Of the
committees of the legislature on this
subject. They have drawn the dis
tricting bills which are identical with
the laws passed by the last general as
sembly.
The threat of the brother of Judge
Oliver of Monona county to go into
court to destroy the acts of this gen.
eral assembly because the districting
scheme on which it was elected is
faulty, has not frightened the legisla.
ture.
Nothing has been heard Of this
threat for several days. Judge Oliver
himself, was here during the past
week and accompanied the legislature
to Iowa City on its excursion there
last Thursday. He said nothing about
his brothers scheme to knock out the
enactments Of this assembly.
Eleventh is Against Cummins.
Judge Oliver says that the eleventh
district politicians view the eleventh
district congressional situation with as
much interest as do the politicians OF
the other sections of the state. Or.
dinarily political situation is so well
understood at home and involves Sc
many very familiar questions and is
sues that there is only an interest in
the result. But the eleventh district sit.
uation is as much a puzzle to every.
body up there as it is to the rest of the
state.
The way Isaac Struble has gone into
counties not regularly belonging to
him and swept everything before him,
has astounded the rest of the candi
dates. The impression is gaining
ground that he represents in part the
anti-C ummins sentiment. The an
nouncement of the candidacy of Sen.
atcr Hogue kept him from taking Mo.
mona county and he is forced to make
fight in the counties where there are
no favorite sons. But he is said to be
a winner. The anti-tariff revision far.
mers are for him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
MONEY TO CHURCH.
Late j. D. Smith Of Mt. Pleasant Be
queathed Thousands.

queathed Thousands.
Mt. Pleasant, March 20. = The will
of the late ]. D. Smith was filed at the
court house yesterday. The instru.
ment was drawn week ago Sunday
just a few days before his death and
was witnessed by Judge Babb and
Mrs. Mcmahon. Mr.. Smith was man
Of considerable means and had dispos.
ed of the bulk Of his property before
his death. The final disposition of the
residue of his estate is as follows: To
his wife he gives all of his property
for her use during her lifetime, after
which it is to be distributed as fol
lows:
To the organ fund of the Iowa Yves.
leyan university the sum of 1000
cash.
To his wife, as trustee, $1,000 to be
given to the Methodists when they
shall commence the erection of a new
church.
To his wife as trustee, the sum of
$1,000 to be given tho missionary SO.
cieties of the Methodist church, his
wife to decide what branches of the
work shall receive the bequest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
Edwin G. Madden,
Third Asst P. M. General.
Worlds Fair Stamps.

The, new postage stamps of the 1
cent, cent, cent. cents and 10 cent
denominations concentrating the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St
Louis will be placed on sale May 1 and
Postmaster Wilson announces that a
full supply of the above denominations
will be kept at the Ottumwa postoffice
beginning with that date. The stamps
are said to be very attractive in ap-
pearance.
Postmaster Wilson this morning re-
ceived the following order regarding
the new stamps:
"Postmasters are notified that spe-
cial series Of stamps in five denomina-
tons, to commemorate the Louisiana
Purchase Of 1903. and known as the
commemorative series Of 1904, will be
issued beginning April 81 for sale to
the public during the term of the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition from April
80 to December 1, 1904. They must not
be sold to the public before or after
this period.
1.-THE denominations and subjects of
these stamps are as follows:
"One-cent, green; subject, Robert r.
Livingston, United States minister to
France, who conducted the negotia-
tons for the Louisiana Purchase.
1.-TWO cent, red; Thomas Jefferson,
president of the United States at the
time Of the Purchase.
"Three- cent, purple; James Monroe,
special ambassador to France in the
matter of the Purchase. who with Liv-
ingston closed the negotiations.
"Five-cent, blue; William Mckinley,
who as president of the United States
approved the act of congress officially
connecting the United States with the
commemorative exposition.
"Ten-cent, brown; United States
map showing the territory of the Pur-
chase.
This series of stamps will not be
issued in book form.
There will be no commemorative is
sue of stamped envelopes, newspaper
wrappers, postal cards, special delivery
or due stamps.
1.-THE stamps Of the commemorative
issue of 1904 are not to be sold exclus-
lively in place of stamps of the regular
issue. A supply of the latter must be
carried in stock by all postmasters.
Stamps of the commemorative or of
the regular issue will be supplied ac-
cording to the preference of the pur-
chaser"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
The New chwang Situation.
HAZARD IN THE PEN.
Former Army Beau RrummeI Dons
Prison Garb.

Minneapolis, Nov 80. - Samuel G.
Hazard, The dashing West Point grad.
uate, !inguist, traveller and society man
is now an integral part of the prison
community at Saltwater. From now
on for probably a year he will be
known only as No. 1856, and will thus
pay the penalty for having too many
wives.
In charge of Sheriff J. w. Dreger
and accompanied by newspaper man
the much advertised convict was usher
ed into the office of the states prison
The big fellow was plainly nervous,
but kept the nerve that has never de.
serted him, and when turned over to
the charge of the prison officials he
shook hands, thanked the sheriff for
his kindness and, smiling bravely
watched mis- friends depart, leaving
him to the tender mercies of peniten.
tiary life.
Mrs. Samuel Atlee Dead.
Fort Madison, March 20. = Mrs
Samuel Atlee, wife Of Ft. Madison's
millionaire lumberman, passed away
yesterday afternoon at p. M, after q
short illness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
Homeseekers, Rates.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month the Iowa Central railway
sells special homeseekers' round trip
excursion tickets to points in the north
west, west southwest, south and south
east, at one fare rius So.
Return limit twenty-one days from
date of sale and stopovers permitted.
On same dates special one-way rates
in effect for benefit of settlers.
Call on agents for full particulars
or address, A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A.,
Minneapolis. MINI.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
CHARLTON.

.quist returned yesterday from a two
weeks visit with his sister, Mrs. Felix
Johnson.
c. E. Doane and family shipped their
goods and left today for Newell, Wis,
where they will reside in the future
Paris White has returned from an
extended stay at Carlsbad, New Mex
leo.
Georr,e Fluke, Of osceola, is spending
a few days in the city with his father,
David, Fluke.
Mi 3 Ella Weaden returned to India
mold last evening to resume her studies
at Simpson college.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
SUES FOR FALSE
IMPRISONMENT

Des Moines, March 80. = Ephraim
]. Dean, pioneer of Waverly, today
filed a claim for 100000 with the state
legislature against the state of Iowa
for alleged false imprisonment twenty.
eight years ago. Dean claims to have
been falsely confined in a lunatic asy-
lum after which he was wrongly com
PEELED to spend seven months in the
Blackhawk county JAIL IS
Perjury Is Alleged.
The alleged perjury of a wealthy and
prominent citizen of Blackhawk county
who, Dean says sought to secure his
property, is supposed to have led to
his Imprisonment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
is AN INVENTOR.
Burt Springer of Des Moines Discov'
ers Valuable Method.

Des Moines. March 90 Burt
Springer, young Des Moines machin-
list, last week discovered method for
the brazing together pieces of cast
iron, something hitherto unknown in
reached after two years of expert
menting and Mr.. Springer believes
that his invention will bring rich re,
wards. A stock company will be
formed Immediately after patent has
been granted. Investigations have
been made in the patent records, and
a method of brazing cast iron has
never been patented.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
BOYS RUN AWAY.
Two Fourteen Year Old Lads are Miss
ing From Horne.

Cecil Bedell and Harry Redman, two
fourteen year old lads residing about
seven miles northeast of the city have
been missing from home since Sunday
morning and their fathers, w. H. Be-
dell and R. r. Redman, have called
upon the police to assist in locating
them. Both are the sons of we'll known
farmers and it is believed that desire
to see the world has led them to run
away. The boys left no word as to
what direction they expected to go but
the police of all the surrounding cities
have been notified to be on the watch
for the runaways and they will be
brought back home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
NEW POSTAL CARDS
DIFFERENT STYLE OF DOMESTIC
REPLY POSTAL CARDS TO BE
ISSUED SOON.
Photograph of General Sherman to APP
pear on the Card and Photograph of
General Sheridan on the Reply Card
Worlds Fair Stamps.

Postmaster F. w. Wilson of this city
received the following Amusement yes
terday regarding the new issue of do
nestle reply postal cards:
Office Third Assistant P. M. General
Washington, D. c., March 81, 1904
1. Postmasters and the postal serv'
ice are notified that a new 3D. domes
tic reply postal card of cent denomin
alton will be issued when the supply
of reply cards of the old design at the
several distributing agencies is ex,
hausted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
TRIES SUICIDE.

Julius vetter Indicted for Heinous
Crime, Shoots Himself.
Cedar Falls, March 20. - Julius
Vetter, who was indicted by the grand
jury few days ago for incest, was
liberated Saturday by the payment OF
his bail and went to his home be-
tween this city and Waterloo, where
he tried to commit suicide by shoot.
ing himself. Physicians say he will
recover.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
Description.

2. Message Card. = In the upper
right corner is a portrait of the late
General William T. Sherman facing
left; above the portrait is the word
Postage" below it the name" Sher-
man" with the years of birth and
death, 1920 and 1891, respectively, on
either side of the name; and below
the name appears the denomination
One Cent. A United States flag and
the end of the staff of another ap-
pear on either side of the border. In
the left corner is a scroll surmounted
by United States shield. Within the
scroll appear the words in white cap.
ital letters: United States of Ameri,
ca, Postal card with the paid reply .
Under the scroll are the words: "This
side for the address only"
Reply card-The design is similar
to that of the message card described
above, except that portrait of Gener-
al Philip H. Sheridan is used, with the
name Sheridan" beneath it, and the
years of birth and death, 1881 and 1883
respectively, on either side of the
name, while the lettering within the
scroll in the upper left corner reads
UNITED States of America. Reply
card"
8. Requisition for the domestic re-
ply card will continue to be made on
the I'd" card line in form 3201.
4. If a postmaster receives the old
design Cd" card on his requisition, he
will understand that it is because the
stock of the old cards on hand at his
distributing agency in the size of pack
age ordered is not exhausted (see par
agraph ~ Postmasters who thus re-
ceive the old Cd" cards must not re-
turn them to the distributing agency
or send them to the department, but
will place them on sale.
5. The "D' cards will continue to
be put up in packages of $50, 500, 1000
and 5000. When intermediate quaint
ties are ordered, the next higher, pack
age will be sent.
6. The cd" cards.of the old design
1,eld in stock at%postoffices will con-
tinue 70 be soldSwhile they last. These
and allaoShsr United States postal
cards are good for postage indefinitely.
Only those that are in damaged condi-
tion are to be sent to the department
for redemption.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-31
SIR HENRY cAMPRELL.BANNER.
MAN. ENGLISH LIBERAL,
MAKES HOT SPEECH.
WANTS PREMIER TO QUIT
He is Answered by Balfour, Who Says
He Sees No Need of Resisnins
While the House is in Accord With
Him - Suggests Vote of censure.

London, March 20. - The usual mo
ton providing for the adjournment OF
the house of commons over the East
er holidays gave the liberal leader, Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman,an oppor.
tunity to make spirited attack upon
the government today He caustical
ly criticised in detail the whole policy
of the ministry which he declared, ex.
cept in the matter of Chinese labor,
was marked by "indecision, confusion
and vacillation, a tortuous course and
misty atmosphere"
Wants BaIfour to Resign.
Sir Henry added that he did not
think it in accordance with the spirit
OF the constitution that Premier Bal
four should retain his power when the
country had shown at every opport,1ni-
ty that he no longer enjoyed it's fav.