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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
RATE
DECREASES
REMARKABLE REPORT is MADE
PUBLIC BY THE GOVERN.
MENT.
HEAVY LOSS is SHOWN
Comparison Of Figures for 1890 and
1900 Reveals Startling Facts-south
Leads In Birth Rate and Foreigners
Are Far Ahead Of Native Families
Decrease in Illinois.

Washington, D. G.. Aug. 25. - The
department of commerce and labor
has issued remarkable report on
the pror ortion Of children to the popu-
lation of the various states. Some of
the prominent facts brought out in the
report are that between 1890 and 1900,
the years with which the report deals,
there wassa marked decline in the
birth rate of the country, and that the
birth rate among negroes, although
higher than that of the whites, was
decreasing much more rapidly; also,
that in the south, the proportion Of
children among negroes Is for
the first time lower than that of the
cundity of foreign born women in the
United States is much greater than
that of the native women and shows
a considerable increase since 1900.
South Leads in Birth Rate.
The decline in the proportion of
children since 1860 has been less
marked in the south than in the north
and west. The proportion in the north
the west in 1850 was almost five-sixths
and in 1900 less than three-fourths of
that in the south.
In 1900 the miximum proportion of
children was in North Dakota and In
dian territory, where children under
five years of age were two-thirds of
the number Of women.
In 1900 the maximum number of
children was in the Distritc of Colum-
bia and California, being about one
third of the number of women
In 1900 there was a band of states
from Maine to California in which the
proportion Of children was below 500
I to 1000 women This band was broken
L by Utah, where the influence of the
Norman church was felt. Except for
Kansas the proportion for these states
| was below that for continental United
| States
In the North Atlantic states and in
Virginia, West Virginia, South Caro-
lima, Oklahoma, Montana, New Mexico
and Nevada the proportion of children
increased between 1890 and 1900. The
increase in the North Atlantic division
was probably due to the high birth
rate among the immigrants that en-
tered from 1880 to 1890.
Decrease In Illinois.
In Maryland, Kentucky Michigan
Ohio Illinois and Indiana the proper
tion of children has decreased steadily
since 1850
The largest proportion of negro chill
dren was found in 1880 and the small
est in 1890, being only about three
fourths of that in 1880.
Compared with whites in the south
there was for negroes an excess
reaching maximum in 1880 at every
census except 1900, when there was
an excess for whites.
The proportion Of children in cities
was about two-thirds Of what it was
in the country in 1900
In the north there was little differ
ence in the proportion for city ant
country.
In the south the proportion in cite:
was hardly more than half as grea
as that in the country
In 1900 the proportion of children il
the country was about one-sixth great
er for the negro population than tina
for the white. In cities the proportion
Of children among the whites wa
more than one-half larger than tina
among the negroes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
CHINESE OFFICIALS ARE UNABLE
TO STOP ACTION OF MER-
CHANTS.
EFFORTS HALFHEARTED
Yokohama Merchants and Chinese
Residents Eagerly Extend the Boy.
colt on American Goods to That
City and Hold Meeting to Reach An
Agreement.

Shanghai, Aug. 25.-J. L. Rodgers,
the American consul general, has said
an interview with the taotai who said
1t was his intention to issue procla-
nation ordering the Chinese mer-
chants of Shanghai to resume their
trading in American goods. The local
officials, however, apparently are max
ing only-half hearted efforts to stop
the boycott
The Boycott Spreads.
Yokohama, Aug. s, via San Francis
co.-The anti-American Chinese boy
colt has reached Yokohama. Sunday,
Aug. 6, meeting of representative
Chinese was held, when the proposed
boycott was considered under Ave
heads. These were banking, shipping,
insurance, other lines of business and
employees. There was much eloquence
from the organizers of the meeting
who talked of patriotism and the ne
cessity that the Chinese residents Of
Yokohama, great port. should fall
in line with their brethren elsewhere.
Finally it was resolved:
l. Not to deal in American goods.
2 Not to ship any goods on Ameri-
can steamers. (More particularly to
Chinese, as Chinese relatives would be
punished).
3. That any Chinese merchant do
Ing such business through another
would be dealt with as If the bust
ness had been done by him.
4. Not to do business with any
American banking or insurance com
pany. IS IS
5. Some indulgence to be granted
on the account of goods to be shipped
to ports whittier none- but American
steamers ply.
6. Any Chinese infringing these
resolutions to be subject to heavy
fine.
There are more Chinese than people
of any other foreign nationality in
! Yokohoma, the latest census giving
i 7,142. The movement has excited no
particular furry here, though there is
some talk among certain Americans of
retaliation by withdrawing patronage
from Chinese tailors, who monopolize
that business and establishing an
American tailor. The boycott it is
feared, may injure the shipping com
panies If it is long maintained.
To Imprison chinaman.
Galveston, Texas, Aug. 25.-The Jail
sure is to be tried on Cinnamon who
persist in smuggling into the United
States from Mexico for the purpose OF
being deported at the expense of the
government. Many Cinnamon boldly
walk over to this side Of the river
! submit to arrest and get free TRIP
home Others who remain in Mexico
for years when they decide to go home
cross into the United States and al
low themselves to be arrested for be
ing unlawfully in the country. The re
suit is they get a trip home at the ex
4 pense of the United States. Then il
they desire to return to Mexico they
simply have to pay their fare back
thus getting the round trip home fol
one fare
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
Iowa Man konored.

Toledo Ohio, Aug. 25.-The Leagu,
of American Municipalities concluded
it's convention today oy selecting Chi
cago as the next mce+ine place. r. q
Rhett. mayor of CHARLESTON, South
Carolina, as electaL president, and
John Mac Vicar, of Tses Moincs, is sec.
rotary. The discussion of municipal
ownership was ended today by motion
to discontinue the dupatN .,.--~--
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
Bessie Snow, aged 8.
Miss Evelyn Doyle, agel 19.
Child of Mrs. Fisher.
Lost in Underbrush.

The party was camping near Swanzy
left the camp and struck out into the
forest After what seemed hours in the
thick, small bushes, with their clothes
torn and limbs and faces bleeding, they
turned to go back Then they realized
that they were lost. They shouted un-
til their voices failed.
They walked on, falling and sinking,
and several times barely escaped
drowning. At night fall they huddled
together and the children cried them
selves to sleep. No signs of help came
and the party gave themselves up for
lost, but late yesterday searchers
found them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
A DEATH LEAP
WOMAN SUFFERING FROM A
NERVOUS DISEASE SEEKS
DEATH IN RIVER.

st. Louis, Aug. 25.-Escaping from
her niece, who was taking her back
home to Texas after an illness. Mrs.
Laura Oxford, aged 80 years, jumped
from a Burlington train on the Eads
bridge today and was drowned in the
Mississippi river below. Nervous
trouble is considered responsible for
the suicide.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
YELLOW FEVER CONDITIONS
AT NEW ORLEANS, NOON,
AIIGIIST ok

New cases ................. 10
Deaths In IL hours ......... 8
Total cases to date ......... 1910
Total deaths 22o
Surgeon White believes that
with the assistance which has
been rendered faithfully continued,
the yellow fever should be COM
pIetely stamped out in New Or.
leans by October or before.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
Arbitration Aids Union.

NFpTGFatTon VTdS OnIon.
Boston, Aug. .25.-Six thousand union
Of Boston will receive an
increase of wages under a decision by
Judge George T. Wentworth, to whom
as special arbitrator the employers
and unionists submitted the question
of a new working agreement
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
DIES IN BATH TUB.
Mrs.Ira Hendricks Found Dead in Bath
Tub-Mother Of Della PrinaIe.

Knoxville, May 24-Mrs. Ira Ken
drick, mother of Della Pringle, the ac-
tress, died here by drowning. She
arose at o'clock in the morning and
went into the bathroom. Earlier in
the evening she had announced that
she wished the bathtub cleaned out
and the water heated SO that she
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
OUTLOOK FOR SUCCESS OF
PEACE MEETING DARKENS
NEGROES FACE DETERMINATION.
Race War at Carlisle, Ind, Brings
About Dynamiting of Church.

Vincennes, Ind, Aug. 25.-As a re-
suit of race war at Carlisle the ne
gro Baptist church was destroyed early
today by dynamite. Bloodhounds are
on the trail of the dynamiters and
threats are made that if any arrests
are made every negro in town. will be
driven out
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
PRISON DOORS OPEN.
Father of Girls Drowned at Humboldt
Allowed to Attend Funeral.

81 = ~ *** & =
Des Moines, Aug. 25-(speciaD. =
Julius Mentzer, the father of the y
y two girls who were drowned at y
y Humboldt yesterday, was permit y
= ted to leave the Anamosa prison, =
= where he has served twenty-five =
= years for murder, to attend the fu- .
= neral today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
YELLOW FEVER TICHTENS
IT'S GRIP ON LOUISIANA
TWENTY-FIVE IN FAMILY.
No Race Suicide In Case Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Depp.

Allentown, Pa. Aug. 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. Allen G. Depp, of Hickory Run,
with the appearance Of twins yester-
day, are the parents of twenty-three
children. The parents are only forty
years old and been married eighteen
years. Depp is railroad section fore
man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
OVER A THOUSAND NEW cAsS-
IN STATE OUTSIDE OF
NEW ORLEANS.
EXPERTS IN QUARREL

Doctors Fall to Agree Regarding Plan
of Fighting the Disease and on tho
Question of Federal Control of tho
sltuation-charses of Discrimina.
tIon are Made-LiverpooI Expert An
rives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
New Train on Rock Island.

Keokuk, Aug. 25.-A report comes
from railroad circles that the Rock
Island road is talking of putting on
train between Keosauqua and Mt.
Zion which will meet all trains and
will save them the time spent running
into Keosauqua- u -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
NEW YORK DOCTORS CLAIM CON.
SUMPTION CAN BE VAN
aulsHED.S
A VEGETABLE MIXTURE
Simple Remedy, 1t is Claimed, Has
Proved Wonderfully Successful In
Many Experiments-Garde vegeta-
bIes are Used to Make Magic Com.
pound.

NEW 1OTk, Aug. Z0.-ln circular
just sent to all the prominent physi-
clans Of New York under the seal of
professional secrecy the announcement
is made by the New York Post Gradu-
ate hospital of the discovery of vege-
table fluid which has been accepted as
positive cure for consumption. Most
of the vegetables in market enter into
the composition of the fluid. The cir
cular to the profession thus describes
the method of preparing it:
Equal parts by weight of raw vege-
tables scrubbed with brush In fresh
water, then mixed and chopped until
the particles are small enough to go
into the receiver of a grinding machine
where the mass is reduced to pulp
From the pulp are collected the juices,
which are squeezed through a coarse
muslin cloth. The machines are de-
signed to tear and grind the mass
rather than to cut it up.
"The vegetables first used are potato,
onion beet, turnip, cabbage and celery.
Later are added sweet potato, apple,
pine apple, carrot parsnip, and later
still rhubarb, summer squash, tomato,
spinach, radishes, string beans and
green peas with the pods
This juice is prepared every day at
the hospital and kept on ice. Each
patient receives two ounces twice a
day after meals.
Results of Long Experiments.
The results Of many months Of ex
haustive and costly experiment show
complete cures in every instance
Eleven patients, who on beginning the
treatment, were sufferers from the dis,
ease. have been discharged as fit
subjects for a life Insurance risk, and
fifty others still under observation at
the hospital are on the high road tC
recovery.
The discovery is this: That the
compound of raw vegetable juices is
the long sought for element of diet
needed to cure obstinate cases, where
LESSONS of the lungs have persisted af
ter the ravages of the disease have
been checked apparently and the gen
eral health Of the body restored, as
testified by an increase in weight. The
use of the new compound has over
come this difficulty to the complete
satisfaction of a disinterested board OF
doctors.
1t is believed, moreover, that this
may lead to means by which every
body may be rendered immune from
the deadly tubercle bacilli, just as vac
cination safeguards from small pox
1t is expected the postgraduate hos
pital will advocate that the fluid even
tually be bottled and placed "on tap
at stations throughout the city ant
in drug stores and at soda water foun
tains.
The vegetable juice has been in use
at the postgraduate hospitals annex
for the treatment of consumption since
Jan Z of this year. Between Jan.
and June 20 the records show thai
eleven patients have been discharged
as cured after being examined by
specially selected board of specialists
none of whom is interested in the ex
periments.
Marvellous Work of Compound.
The greatest number of cures ever
effected by the hospital in a year was
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
MORE REVOLUTION.
Rebels In Retimo District, South Rus
sia, Clash With Soldiers.

STD, CTdsh witt So1dIers.
Canea Island, Crete, Aug 25.-
Fighting has taken place in the Reti-
mo district between Russian troops
and revolutionaries. The Russians
were repulsed near Atsipopoulos, los
ing twenty soldiers and twenty gen.
darmes. The revolutionaries after
wards, running short of ammunition,
retired to Retimo, where they joined
another band. Their loss was six
killed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
IOWA TOWN BURNED.
Business Section of Let's is Destroyed
By Flames-Loss $4,000.

Muscatine, Aug. 25. - (speciaD.-
Fire at Let's early this morning de-
stroyed the entire business section,
with loss of $4,000, partially covered
by insurance
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26

New Orleans, Aug. 25.-It is believed
there are over thousand cases of vel.
low fever in the state outside of New
Orleans, and the situation there is
causing great uneasiness to the federal
health officers. AT Patterson and Lee.
vile, at the mouth of Bayou La
Fourche, the disease is beyond control
and only frost can be depended on to
stamp it out.
A new center of infection is reported
at Amelia, in Assumption parish. there
having been sixty cases to date. ten
of them being found yesterday. Two
cases are also reported at Delivene
plantation, near Patterson. Other re-
ports this morning are; Patterson, 10
new cases; Port Barrow, Q; Good Hope
plantation, 2; st. Rose, new case, 1
death; Hanson City, 8 new cases; Eliz-
abeth plantation, 3; Terre Aux -Boeffs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
Marvellous Work of Compound.

The greatest number of cures ever
effected by the hospital in year was
thirteen. In other words, almost as
many cures have been made in little
more than five months under the veg
etable juice treatment as under the
old method were made in a year. This
represents a leap of 100 per cent in
the proportion of successful cases.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26

Toxic, Aug. 25.-FoIlowing the
receipt Of cablegram from Baron
komura, Premier katsura and
Secretary General Chinda called
Marquis Ito into a lengthy confer
ence today.
1t Is believed that important de-
velopments are forthcoming. The
Associated Press has reason to be-
Iieve that nothing that has oc-
rurred at Portsmouth will change
The attitude of the Japanese gov
ernment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26
Fever Experta ouarreIIlna.


The New Orleans fever experts are
quarreling among themselves on the
question of federal control OF the yell
low fever situation. A part Of the
membership of the health board, rep.
resenting the county, will oppose the
matter of federal control, notwith.
standing the excellent record said to
have been made by the marine hospi.
tai corps during the last ten days.
The fight began in earnest today
heads of the fever fighting commit.
tees gathered to decide more fully the
question CT quarantining the city
against the rest of the state. The
question Of banana shipments, which
have been stopped from entering by
Surgeon General Wyman's ruling, will
be made the issue to call up opposi-
tion against federal control In the
committee the county members are ex.
pected to take sides against the ad.
herents Of the federal control idea.
Charges Federal Discrimination,
The opposition to federal control as.
serts the government is discriminat.
ing against southern ports by stopping
fruit steamers and placing additional
Aooti ISelous dSallSI sHlpS lIolI SolOH.
1t is believed there is no chance for
the movement to succeed. The only
elements still antagonistic are those
alleged to be indirectly or directly re-
sponsible for the negligence which al.
lowed the fever to enter here in May.
The territory bounded by st. Ann,
Esplanade, Rampant and Decatur
streets, the heart of the original infec.
tion, is undergoing thorough course
Of disinfection. This will be the third
treatment given. About 1000 houses
are embraced in this district.
Liverpool Expert Arrives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-26

Portsmouth, Aug. 25.-Baron Ko-
mura and four members of the Japan
nse peace mission left Portsmouth for
Manchester today, to visit the exten-
ssiye cotton mills there,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-28
SHEVLIN BEGINS
IT'S LONG FIGHT
County Seat Removal Peti.
ton Filed and Will Be
Considered July IL.

Shevlin's petition to be made
the county seat of Clearwater
county will be considered by the
county com missioners at Bagley
July ID. The petition is said to
carry 800 names out of some
twelve to fourteen hundred vot-
ers in the county.
The proposition to remove the
county seat from Bagley is not
viewed erX~seriously in Bagley.
The people Of that city contend
that Bagley is the natural center
of the county and that there is
no disposition to make change
outside Of the Shevlin people. A
prominent Bagley business man
in the city yesterday declared
that Bagloy with it's immediate
territory has enough votes to de-
feat the removal proposition
should it ever come to a vote.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-28
official paper Village Of Bemidji
SUBSCRIPTION SIS PER YEAR
Every One Helps.

PRETTY nearly every city in
the state is having the same ex-
perience that's Bemidii in the
matter Of the census. It It's prov
ing hard to get the full count.
Reports received at ST. Paul thus
far indicate that the cities gener-
ally, at the present ratio, will not
show much percentage of gain.
Extraordinary efforts are being
put forth by many cities to Sc
cure full count. In Minneapolis
a systematic search is being
made for residents who are TEN
porarily out Of the city and
blanks are being forwarded to
these absent ones SO that they
may be enumerated and appear
in the oity's count. 1t is said
that a large number of such
blanks have even been sent to
residents Of the city who are
known to be in Europe.
A census blank will be printed
in the Pioneer each evening the
balance of June. If you know Of
any one belonging in Bemidj
who is out Of town, send him q
blank. If everyone in Bemidj
will make this a personal matter
we shall with very little individual
effort be able to swell the total oil
the city speculation considerably
Everyone should make it 6
point to see that he is counted
and that his neighbor is counted
also.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-28

BANK deposits in Minnesota
have increased four millions of
dollars during the past year
which is somewhat remarkable
when we consider the fact that
every town in the northwest has
complained that business is not
as good as it was two years ago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-28
Pays Big Interest.

UNTIL wings are fashionable
and air ships practical, the sub.
ject of good roads will interest
the people on earth. In the
United States we have accomp-
lished many wonders, have built
cities in the wilderness and on
the prairies, have covered the
eartl, with railroad lines, and
founded great universities, and
are about to separate the vest
ern hemisphere by a canal for
the ships Of all nations, but we
have not yet learned how to make
good roads. We are spending
the money each year, but we get
sand and mud and mighty hard
wheeling. Some time the people
and especially the farmers, will
discover that good roads will pay
bigger interest on the money in
vested than first NOR cages
Twenty:f years hence the
farmers will market the product
Of their farms at seventyfve per
cent less cost than at present,
and their farms will be worth
from fifteen to fifty per cent
more because Of excellent roads.
There is hope ahead, but a quar-
ter of a century is eternity and
a day for a whole lot Of people,
who would enjoy better highway
right. noW-St. Cloud Journal
Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-28
Minnesota 4 International
In Connection with the
Northern Pacific

PROVIDES The best train passenger
service between Northomt,, Funkiav
Blackjack, Bemidii. WalLer
and intermediate points and Mime
apolls, st: Paul, Fargo aud Duluth
and all points east, west and south
through coaches between Northome
and the Twin Cities. M CHANGE
OF cars. Ample time at Brainard
FOR 1ippar "A.A0i "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-06-28
HELP WANTED

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WANTED Good family horse,
must be sound, gentle and
good Traveller. Inquire A. B.
Daggett, Irvine ave. opposite
Fair Ground.