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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-16
TRY HlIMBLES
BUXTON coLoRED MAN WILL
FACE SERIOUS CHARGE
\ TOMORROW.

Abba, Feb. 15..--(Special.) )-Tomor-
row morning the case of the State VS..
Frank Humbles will be taken up in
district court in this city. Humbles
is the colored man from Buxton who
is accused of shooting his wife when
she was at the Burlington depot in
Abba last summer, waiting for a train
to take her and her children to their
old home in the east.
Domestic Trouble the Cause.
The story of the case is one of long
standing domestic trouble According
to the story told by friends of the
woman she had found life with her
husband unbearabIe and had decided
to leave him. Taking her children she
came to Abba and was waiting for a
train to the east when her husband
found her at the depot. He is said to
have attacked her and when she tried
to escape from him and ran across the
street he shot her three times.
The woman fingered between life
and death for some days but finally
partially recovered The charge
against Humbles will be assault with
intent to commit murder.
Cooley Sentence Wednesday.
The court will, on Wednesday, pass
sentence upon William Cooley, who
was last week found guilty of man
slaughter.
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RESIGNS POSITION.
I. w. VAN PATTEN OF MlLWAu-
KEE TO BE AGENT OF LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

L. w. Van Patten, chief clerk to SUI
perintendent Laas of the Kansas City
division of the Milwaukee, with head
quarters at the Milwaukee junction in
this city, has rendered his resignation
to take effect March 15, and expects to
enter the service of the New York Life
Insurance company, about April 1. 1t
is not known as yet who will be his
successor.
Mr.. Van Patten has been in the SER
vice of the Milwaukee nearly sixteen
years. He was for eight years ticket
agent at the Jefferson street Union de-
pot in this city, and about three years
ago left to accept the position of chief
clerk to Superintendent Wright with
headquarters at Kansas City. The
headquarters of the superintendent
were moved to Ottumwa last October,
and upon the advancement of Mr..
Wright, Mr.. Van Patten was retained
Will Remain in OttumWa.
Mr.. Van Patten expects to remain in
Ottumwa as agent for the insurance
company and will open local office.
The company is establishing number
of new offices throughout it's territory
and he will have sole charge of the
new one in this city. Mr.. Van Patten
is a courteous and popular gentleman
and during his long residence in this
city has made hosts of friends, who
will wish him success in his new field.
The news of his resignation will be
heard with regret by his fellow en-
ployes with whom he has SO long been
associated
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WAS A DEATH BLOW
A BALTIMORE INSURANCE COM.
PANY RUINED BY LOSSES IN
BIG FIRE.

: Baltimore, Feb. 15.- Richard F.
Post was appointed receiver today for
the Peabody Fire Insurance Co. Of Bal
timore. This company lost $4,000 900
by reason of the fire. 1t had assets of
only 100000. The authorities have
decided that the fifteen companies Of
troops now policing the fire district
are no longer needed and the militia
men have left for their homes.
All the savings banks opened for
business today and deposits were
made at all of them.
Clearing House Reopens.
The clearing house resumed opera
.tions today and business will be con
Quoted as usual by the banks during
the period of holiday with the excep-
ton of the forced payment of notes.
All the banks are well supplied with
money.
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JAPANESE REPuLsED.
Attempts to Land Investing Party,
Meets With Failure.

London, Eng, Feb. Is. - Japan's
campaign to invest Port Arthur by
land and sea began last Wednesday
and the first attempt has resulted in
apparent defeat with heavy loss.
Japanese troops attempted to land al
Talienwan and Pigeon bay, on the east
and west side of the Liao-tung penin
sula.
Will Cut Off Port Arthur.
These points are opposite each 9th
er on the narrow neck Of land above
Port Arthur.
If they are held the Japanese will
have cut off Port Arthur from all the
rest Of Manchuria and Russia.
600 Land, 41o Killed.
The Daily Nails Port Arthur cor
respondent, under date of February
10, says:
Official advices state that the Jap
anese landed 600 soldiers near Talien
wan with disastrous results, 410 beins
sabered by Cossacks.
The remainder escaped to theil
ships.
ut is further stated that the Jap
anese landed at Dove bay (Pigeor
bay?) where thirty of them were kill
ed and the remainder retreated.
Says Landing Was RepuIsed.
The Daily Mails New Chwang cor
respondent, under date Of February IL
sends corroboratory news of the
Japanese defeat. He says:
According to official Port Arthur
kilograms the Japanese landed a force
yesterday at Pigeon bay, west of Port
Arthur. They were then attacked by
troops and by the batteries and were
defeated with heavy loss.
Hand to Hand Fighting.
Another cable dispatch, dated al
Chez Foo on February 12, says:
''It is reported that 10000 Japanese
troops were landed at Dove bay (Pig
con bay).last Wednesday morning and
that they were met by the Russians
who engaged them in hand to han6
fight.
"The report says the Japanese were
driven back.
1T is also reported that Japanese
troops have been landed forty miles
farther west"
Can Shell Port Arthur.
The sacrifice Japan is making to gel
a foothold in Pigeon bay may be un
derstood from the fact, pointed out by
military and naval experts, that Por1
Arthur can be shelled by heavy guns
planted on the shores of Pigeon bay.
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REPRESENTATIVE sHAFRoTH OF
DENVER YIELDS HIS SEAT TO
ROBERT w. BoNYINeE.
ELECTION WAS ILLEGAL
Action Of MIR. shafroth Was Greeted
With Cheers From Both Democrats
and RepubIicans-senate to Vote on
Canal Treaty February 20.

Washington. D. G., Feb. 15.- Repre-
sentative Shafroth democrat from
the Denver district in Colorado volun-
tarily relinquished his seat in the
house at the convening OF that body
today.
Fraud is Revealed.
The contest for his seat by Robert
w. Bonyinge and the examination of
the ballots he said revealed fraud in
twenty-nine precincts. If he was a
judge on the bench, Mr.. Shaforth stat
ed, he would have to find against him
self and he invited the elections COM
mittee to present a resolution seating
Boyninge.
Causes Sensation.
The statement created sensation
and at it's conclusion applause was
heard on both sides of the house.
The house unanimously agreed to
the resolution declaring Bonyninge
entitled to a seat and at 12:41 o'clock
adjourned.
Fix Treaty Vote Date.
The senate in executive session to-
tit1 stSoi CCNAs W fOJSa Ill SlilS4IdLlllCdllOu
of the Panama canal treaty, February
23. f''s's
To Discuss Bill Tomorrow.
In the senate Proctor from the com.
mittee on agriculture reported the ag.
ricultural appropriation bill and gave
notice that he would ask to take up
tomorrow the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill. This
was agreed to.
To Count Manufacturers.
The house bill authorizing the direc
tor of the census to cooperate with
the state of Michigan in taking the
census Of manufacturers of that state
was passed. The bill provides for like
cooperation in other states also.
No Money for Queen Lii.
Washington, D. c., Feb. Is. - The
bill to pay $15O,0OO to former Queen
Lilioukalani of Hawaii, failed to pass
the senate today on a tie vote.
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withdraw and has consented to do so.
He will probably leave Seoul tomor-
row.
French Harbor Russians.
There are now on board the French
two are commanders and fourteen are
officers. Thirty-one of the men are
wounded
Six of the wounded men have al
ready died.
Losses Were Heavy.
It is now known that the Russian
cruiser Variag had forty men and one
officer, a count, killed during the re-
cent engagement of Chemulpo The
Variag had sixty-four men wounded,
among them Captain Rudenf, in com
mand of the cruiser. His wounds are
not considered serious.
Bodies Sink With Ship.
The Russian dead with the excep-
tion of a young officer who fell on the
bridge, were locked up in the cabin
when the Variag went down.
The passengers and crew of the Sun
garie have been taken on board the
Paschal.
korietz Carries Men to Death.
Several men were seen on board the
Korietz an instant before she blew
up.
Disagree About First Shot.
The commissioner of customs at
Chemulpo has protested against the
alleged breach of neutrality on the
part of the Japanese. The Russians
claim the Japanese fired first, dispatch
ing two torpedoes5 at the Korietz when
she tried tosleave the-harbor on Febru.
ary. II. .s
The Japanese claim in turn that the
Korietz fired first. Il, 4.
Many telegraph wires are cut and
there is no news of the arrival of any
more Russian troops in the Corean ter.
ritory and Seoul remains quiet.
Demand Use Of Buildings.
The Japanese have demanded the
use of several government buildings in
the city to be used as barracks for
troops. A. number of Russian refu.
gees, just how many is not known
are on a British vessel
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PLAN REPRIsALs.
Japanese to Get Revenge For Sinking
of Steamer.

Japanese 10 S1SI teVenSc r OF oInk1ng
of Steamer.
Toxic, Feb. 15.-Reprisals are being
planned by the government owing to
the attack on two Japanese merchant
vessels Thursday and the sinking of
one. Several Russian ships which have
been detained to prevent reports of
the movements of the Japanese from
reaching the enemy will, it is said, be
sent to prize courts, and in all prob
ability confiscated.
Japan is deeply stirred and bitterly
resentful over the sinking of the mer-
chant vessel Zensho Maru by four Rus
sian cruisers, which attacked the Zen
sho Maru and her companion, the
Naganoura Maru, on their way from
Sakata to Otaru one the Island of
Hakkaido. The attack of the Russians
is declared to be wanton crime, un-
justified under anw circumstances,
even assuming that the Zensho Maru
disregarded signals, which is de-
MED.
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THE BULLETINS.
How the Anxious Day Has Beef
Passed in Washington.


Washington. D. G., Feb Is. ~ qo:2
a. m.) - The end is momentarily Ell.
pected. After assuring himself tbsSs
everything possible had been done Or,
Osler left for his home in Baltimore al
10 o'clock this morning. DR.. Rixey has
also left the sick room.
A Temporary Rally.
Washington, d. c.. (11 a. m.) H.
M. Hanna says the senator has shown
wonderful recuperative power and at
this moment is better than he was two
hours ago. No hope is entertained by
the members of the family that the rail-
ly is more than temporary, however.
Unconscious Many Hours.
Washington, D. c., Feb. Is. - (12:15
p. M, Senator Hanna has been UNI
conscious since 3 a. M, and practical
ly SO for forty-eight hours.
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MINERS OFFICIAL ASSAULTED.
Two Members of National Board Are
WayIaid in Colorado.

Trinidad, Colo, Feb. 15.- William.
Fairly and James Moony, members of
the national board of the United Mine
workers of America, were waylaid
Sunday on the road between Majestic
and Bowen and beaten with stones and
revolvers by eight men. Moony was
seriously injured and had to be taken.
to a hospital 1t is reported that the
men were attacked by guards at the
coal mines.
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tablished between Chez Foo and Che
mulpo in Korea.
The report arouses only incredulous
smiles in London and is shrewdly sus-
pected to have originated in the fer
tile brain of one of the correspond
ents in Chez Foo in order to pave the
way for prospective lurid accounts of
battles and engagements between the
Russians and Japanese.
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PROSPECTUS GOOD.
Davenport Real Estate Men Expect to
Have Busy Season.

DaVenPort ReaI Estate MeneExpect to
Have Busy Season.
Davenport, Feb. 15.-While the real
estate dealers Of Davenport are at
this time passing through the dull
season in their business. according to
the latest advices from members of
the profession, they predict lively
advance in values as we'll as traffic
in real estate and rents beginning with
the month of April. There is no COM
plaint of the dull season, however, for
the reason that the Year. past has been
one wherein a great volume of
business has been transacted and has
closed with a generous prospect for
the new year.
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ACTRESS wEDs A CIGAR MAN.
MilIie James Becomes the Wife Of Ed
oar StackeIhern

New York, Feb. 15.-Miss Millie
James, the actress, who won New
York's favor in THE Little Princess" !"
became the bride of Edgar Stackei-
berg, a well known cigar manufacture
er, at the Hotel Savoy yesterday. Judge
Dufro, their warm personal friend, per-
formed the ceremony.
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Washington, Feb. 15.--Dr. Osler In
formed Governor Herrick at 2:4O p., m.
that Senator Hanna might linger in
his present condition for many hours
although death at any moment would
cause no surprise.
Secretary Summoned.
z Washington. Feb. Is. = (12.30 p
im.) Secretary Dover has been sum.
moned hurriedly to the sick room and
lit is thought the end Is near.
z ST Family At Bedside.
Washington, d. G., Feb, 15. - 12:48
p. mo- -Serator Hanna's pulse is en-
tirely impercepsis!ss The end Is near.
All the members or the fl.r ~ are at
the bedside. >.----, -,
Washington, Feb. 15.--After an anx.
ious night and morning Senator Han
mas life at o'clock today was hang.
ing only by thread. His pulse was
SO feeble as to be barely noticeable
and the members of his family, Gov
ernor Herrick, General Dick Senator
Scott and others since o'clock this
morning had been gathered at the bed.
side awaiting the dread summons oi
death. z.
The patient had steadily failed and
all efforts to arouse him had been with.
out effect.
Has Sinking Spells.
The sinking spell which commenced
early in the morning and which re.
Cured later in the day had so weak.
ened the patient that all hope for hif
recovery was abandoned, and it wat
realized that he could last but short
while longer.
Washington, Feb. 15.-1:30 p. ND
Governor Herrick left the bedside Of
Senator Hanna at 1923 p. m. He SAID
there was no change, favorable or uns
favorable, discernible in the senator'a
condition.
The chaplains in the house and sen
ate in their opening invocations todaj
prayed that the life Of Hanna might
be spared.
Crisis Comes This Morning.
The crisis came. this morning whe
shortly after o'clock the senator hat
another sinking spell. Drs. Osler ant
Futcher were hurriedly summoned
and together with DR.. Carter the
worked over him for nearly an hoif
without obtaining no response to theft
efforts. The family and friends werl
Immediately summoned.
Fight Given Up.
At 8 o'clock the usual morning buls
letin was issued and since then all tide
ings from the sick room were of sams
tenor-that the patient was SLOWLY
sinking and steadily growing weaker
and that life was being prolonged onl
by injections and the use Of oxygen.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 15.--(9:4g
a. m)-Senator Hanna is rapidly sink
ing. Life exists only through admin
istration Of stimulants. Dr.Rixey sayt
it is only question of brief time be
fore his. death occurs. Since o'clocl
this morning the senator has gradu
ally lost ground. He is unable to takt
nourishment by the mouth.
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THE WEATHER

Iowa-Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday: Slightly warmer and snow
durries in west portion.
IilinoisFair tonight. followed by
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Progressive Party Wins.

Cape Town, Feb. 15.-The parlia-
mentary elections just held in Cape
Colony have resulted in a progressive
majorinty Of five over the Africander
bund.
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Wedding in Royal Circles.

London, Feb. 15.-The Duke Of Nor
folk and Honorable Gwendolen Mary
Constable Maxwell, eldest daughter of
Lord Herries, We're married today at,
.Everingham.
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"A FALLING OFF.

Standard Oil Co. Declares Dividend
of Sic Per Share.
New York, Feb. 15.-The Standard
Oil company of New Jersey today de-
clared a quarterly dividend of SIS per
share, reduction of 81 per share from
the rate paid last year.
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IOWA BANK ASSIGNS.

PeIIa Savings Bank Unable to Raise
Ready Nancy.
Pella, Feb. 15.-The Pella Savings
bank, unable to raise ready money, as
signed today. The liabilities are $685.
900.
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BANK Is CLOSED.

Gallon (ohio) National Closes Its
Doors Today.
Washington, Feb. 15.-The comptrol-.
Ter of currency today received tele-
gram stating that the directors Of the
Gallon National bank sof Gallon, o.,
had ordered the doors closed today.
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EMPEROR NOT ILL.

Ruler Of the GermansssS Shows Untruth
of Rumors.
Berlin, Feb. 15-The r,1mors that
have been circulated req arding the i'll
ness of Emperor WifliaIh are absolute
.ly ungrounded. He went out walking
this morning.
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A WIRELESS APIPE.v

Story Of Marconi System Not Believed
in Lcndon.
London, Feb. 15-Unauthenticated
news is received to- the effect that
wireless communication has haan As-
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LAST HOPE GONE
THE CRISIS CAME THIS MORNING
AND THE PATIENT WAS
TOO WEAK.
HIS HOLD ON LIFE
is SLIPPING

The Members Of the Family and lntl.
mate Friends of the Senator Are
Gathered at the Bedside Awaiting
the Inevitable Arrival Of the Angel
of Death-The End MomentariIy
Expected.
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The Mobile Carnival.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 15.-The Mother
of Myths" carnival is in progress here.
Larger crowds than ever before are in
attendance.
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CAR NV AIS OPE N
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE
WELCOME THOUSANDS OF
VISITORS.

New Orleans. Feb. 15.-With the ar
rival of his merry majesty, Rex, the
New Orleans carnival is in full swing.
Arriving trains today brought thous-
ands of visitors, including many people
of prominence in business and social
circles in the north, east and west.
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y Chez Foo, Feb. is. ReIiable author
lty says that three Russian torpedo
boats have been. sunk by guns from
the forts at Port Arthur. They were
mistaken for Japanese vessels.
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JAPANESE -FOUR TROOPS INTO
C0REA TO HARASS ENEMY
Though Landing Parties Meet De-
feat AT Port Arthur The Little
Fighters Do Not Despair

withdraw and has consented to do so.
He will probably leave Seoul tomor-
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Japanese Made captives.

New Chwang. Feb. 15.-- About fifty
Japanese men on their way to Tien
Tsin were arrested at Tai-Hi- Chou,
February 12, with their women and
arrived here in custody The Ameri-
can consul. Henry T. Miller procured
the release of the women, but Viceroy
Alexieff ordered their re-arrest and
transportation. together with all Jap
anese in Manchuria to Port Arthur.
The Seattle Republican., 1904-08-26

federal ocehoder the state OF Washington
holding the office he unless ne or she
the fund then the one not so DONG IS
Thopsons colt that the to get drink
like slaves to elect admin
fellow sit supney down and wait until IS all
done and then the reward arising herefrom There not
granted getting but $500 out OF the
Office contribute at least twenty-five dollars Tor cam
party machine should to that ne or s
the Republicans successful 1t Is
not violation the States and
overlook the fact that the the United States taxes
money carry campaign and the who get the
The Seattle Republican., 1904-08-26
COMMISSIONER L. c. SMITH GUILTY OF NO WRONG

that he was so accused
if it did so in "black vomit. " The
rot this year because it is so deep
of King county, but it is doing so
Democrats in office. If a Demo
county and would whack up with
the Tines it would be as mute as
a mouse. In other words, that s
the milk in the cocanut, the Times
is hot because it comes to its ear
that Eaton or somebody else had
gotten hold Of little "easy mon
ey" and did not "cut in" with the
Times there's where the shoe
pinches. It's pretended ex-
pose is not exactly blackmalllng
scheme before the fact, but it is
a pretty bad one after the fact,
with the hope that the final re-
suits will bring it the filthy lucre
lust the same. Let the man OF
honor in King county rise up and
accuse Lou Smith of any wrong
doing and the public will listen to
him, but it absolutely spurns the
rantings of a monster, who has
been driven from every town In
which he has lived since he reach
ed maturity, charged with either
ROBBERY, BLACK NAIL or the
vilification of the wife of presi-
dent of the United States, who is
known throughout Christendom
as one of the most sainted ladies
that breathes the breath of life.
What motive save selfish gain has
the Times in who is sheriff of
King county.
Let not your hearts be troubled
over Lou Smiths honesty of pur-
pose Of his dealings with any
charge the public may entrust to
him, for in his hands, judging
from his past life in King county,
covering a period of thirty years,
and judging from his most excel
lent family Of children, some of
whom are grown up and dong
business for themselves, no safer
hands could be found. He who
would blacken the character
d newspaper in which he could do
lein that to be hated, need but to be
o the Daily Belzebub-Lord of the
The Seattle Republican., 1904-08-26

freight Pemaer of the opinion that there
single PUBLICAN in this state who would make objec
making contribution the central
mee Of Democrats would object
thing they horse enough do
and might also be added because they did do explains why
they hopely the minority the United States
where civilized methods prevail In other words Northern
Take the Daily Bzbub and let beat itself until
it's black and blue in the face And the G. elephant will then
the tenor There apologies due from
Republicans of this demanding of the federal office holders
funds and if thr Inspector that desires to mix
plunge his earliest The State Central Com
mite is always to be found at the headquarters
The Seattle Republican., 1904-08-26

That guilty OF wrong dongs III signing
Eaton special aten
ton property King county might be subject OF 10
the state and child in the county, who knew Smith,
fully and they knew at the time ne would fuy e
nan satisfaction of the general public his