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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
TWENTY MEN
DROW NED
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP PEcoNlc
SINKS OFF FLORIDA COAST
IN A HEAVY
STORM.

Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 2s.-The
American steamship Peconic encoun-
tered fierce gale early today off the
coast Of Florida and twenty members
of her crew Of twenty-five men were
drowned. The ship was struck by an
enormous wave, the cargo shifted and
the ship sank. Two of the crew secur-
ed life boat and landed on the
Amelia. beach at noon. when they told
the story of the disaster.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
CHILDREN ABANDONED.
Albany Police Mystfled by Unusual
Action of Parents

Albany, N. Y, Aug 2s.-The
resources Of the Albany police are 70.
cussed this afternoon upon the appar.
entity inexplicable abandonment OF q
5-year-old boy and 6-months-old baby
at the Ten Fyck hotel by couple who
registered there as John w. Rogers
and wife, Of San Francisco. There
are suggestions that the couple have
met with accident or foul play, or
have committed suicide Papers found
among their effects indicate that in.
stead the couple may have sailed Sat.
urday from New York on the steam.
ship Campania.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
SMALL BOOTY
BURGLARS AT HITEMAN BLOW
SAFE, GET $50 AND OVERLOOK
$500.

Abba, Aug. 2s.-(special.) Bur.
glars blew the safe in the office of the
Wapello Coal Co. at Hiteman Satur-
day night and secured $50 leaving ten
times that amount undisturbed in the
ruined safe. 1t is supposed that the
explosion was so loud that they were
afraid to make thorough search and
hurried away with only small part
of the money that was in the safe.
There is no clua IN tha identity Of the
robbers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
DUNREATH.

Dunreath, Aug. s2S.-John Maple.
thorpe was in Corydon Friday.
Frank Brown was capital city visi,
tor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cooper, of Win.
terset are visiting with relatives II
this place.
Levi Brown suffered the loss Of 6
horse Thursday night. 1t was killed
by lightning.
Jonah Mayer and son, Charles wen
to Bussey Friday, where they will
work.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
Pratt. aged four weeks. died Thursday
morning. Burial was made In this
Dunreath cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
LEAP
AMATEUR BALLooNIsT FALLS
1900 FEET AND Is KILLED
INSTANTLY.

ST. Louis, Aug. 2s.-Releasing his
grasp on trapeze attached to para
chute as the latter opened to the wind
1.200 feet above ground, John Will
liams, aged 38 years, was yesterday
dashed to death near Cahokia, Ill.
Every bone in his body was broken.
The tragedy is said to have been
the result of the victims determine
tion to make a balloon ascension. He
had had no previous experience.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
SWIFT WINS POINT.

Enemy Of the International Harvester
Co. Scores In Legal Flight.
Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Rodney B. Swift
in his fight with the International
Harvester company scored point in
the circuit court today when Judge
Mack decided to free him on a writ of
habeas corpus and thus make it un.
necessary for Swift to answer tc
charges of conspiracy in the United
States courts in Indiana.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
BOY IS LOST
WALTER NAPIER OF HITEMAN
HAS MYsTERIoUsLY DlsAP-
PEARED.

Hiteman, Aug. 28.-(speciaD WAL
ter Napier, the Ia year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gran Napier of Hiteman, has
disappeared mysteriously and no trace
of him can be found by his anxious
parents. The boy left here August 16
riding a horse and nothing has been
heard of either the boy or the horse
since that time. The boy weighs lis
pounds, has black hair, one ear larg.
er than normal, rather sour counten-
ance, wore, when last seen here, a
black hat, grey mixed cloth coat and
blue overalls. He rode a small bay
horse, weighing about 1.05D pounds
and 8 years old. Mr.. and Mrs. Napier
are very anxious to receive news of
the boys whereabouts and have offer
ed a reward for his return to Hiteman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

e. Smith Of springvilIe cuth Throat
and May Die.
Springville, Aug. 2S.-(SpeciaD-
E. Smith, prominent young farmer
living near here, tried to commit sui
eide today by cutting his throat and
may die as the result: He was des-
pondent because of a long illness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
TROOPS MARCH ON MINERS.

Seven Companies Of Tennessee Sol.
dlers Ordered to Scene of Strike.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug %. - Seven
companies Of the Third regiment, N.
G. S. T., left their camp at Hartman
Sunday to proceed to Tracy City,
where striking union miners are
threatening trouble.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
CHOLERA IN PRUSSIA.
Seven New Cases, Three of Them

Seven New Cases, Three of Them Fa.
tal, in WeichseI District.
Berlin. Aug 2S.-The official Reichs
Anzeiger today says that since August
16 seven cholera cases, three Of which
were fatal, have occurred in Weichsel
district, East Prussia. Dispatches
from Danzig say cholera bacillus ap-
pears to have spread further than the
health authorities on Saturday sup.
posed to be possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
ARBITRATION MAY SOLVE
THE PORTSMOUTH PUZZLE
IOWA FARMER A SUICIDE.

Samuel Julien, of ST. Anthony, Dies
From Drinking Carbolic Acid.
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MarshalItown, Aug. 2s.-(Spe- =
cial.-SamueI julien, we'll known
retired farmer of ST. Anthony, is
dead as the result of drinking an
ounce of carbollc acid, supposed to
have been taken with suicidal in
tent. The bottle was labelled cas- =
tor oil. Ill health for several years
lends color to the suicide theory. y
An inquest is being held this aft =
ernoon. =
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
BIG FAIR ATTENDANCE.

State Event Draws Crowd Of 10000
For Opening Day.
Des Moines, Aug. %. Especially
The state fair attendance today will
exceed 10000 and Is four times as
great as on the first day of last. year
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
YOUNG MAN INSTANTLY
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY
HOLMES GETS LIBERTY.
Former Agricultural Department En-
pIoye Secures Bonds.

y Washington, D. c., Aug. 2s.-
= Edwin s. Holmes, Jr., former as
y sociate statistician of the agricul-
y turaI department who was ndict-
ed In connection with the cotton
y leak investigation, today gave
y himself up to the United States
= marshal here, but later furnished :
y $4,000 bonds.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
QUIET DAY AT HOME.

President Roosevelt Receives No Call
ers at Oyster Bay.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 2S.-President
Roosevelt had notably quiet day. No
visitors were received today by the
President.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
HORACE BIRDsALL DEAD.
Proprietor of savery Hotel, Des
Moines Passes Away.

Des Moines, Aug. 15.-Horace Bird
sail, manager of the Savery hotel here
and the Pilgrim at Marshalltown, died
Saturday. He was first taken i'll
three weeks ago with acute indiges.
tion, but rallied from this and was at
tending to his business affairs until
last Monday. when he was seized with
heart trouble. His immediate family
comprises his wife and his daughter,
Mrs. Dick Lane, Of Davenport.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
New Gases In Mississippi.


Jackson, Miss, Aug. 28.-Nine cases
OF genuine yellow fever and three sus-
pected cases under observation were
reported to the state board of health
from Natchez last night and caused a
panic in the city and state. Natchez
has been tightly bottled up with a
shotgun quarantine ever since the in
lection of New Orleans was reported
Eight Of the patients under treatment
are negroes, suffering with mild at.
tack OF the disease. The ninth is a
Hebrew woman named Mrs. Einstein
wife Of a peddler. The infection has
not been traced, but was probably
brought across the river from Louisi
ana by some negro who eluded the
quarantine guards and slipped into the
city.
~ Natchez is the most isolated city il
the state, being out Of the beaten patti
OF travel and having only two rail
roads, both branch lines.
The state has declared the usual
quarantine and placed a health officer
in charge. The marine hospital ser
vice arranged last night to run special
trains from Natchez to carry refugees
to noninfected territory. The trains
will be brought through jackson with
out stopping, and fully 1000 passen
gers will be moved from Natchez with.
in the next twenty-four hours.
Case Of Fever In Virginia.
Green Bay, Va, Aug. 2S.-Informa
tion was received here today says
Wade Hardy, for several years resi-
dent Of the southern states, return o.,
to his home near here last week witt
yellow fever and died.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
F EV ER is
L0SIN c
DAILY REPORTS AT NEW or
LEANS SHOW DIMINUTIoN IN
NUMBER OF CASES.
FEAR OF COOL WEATHER

Unreasonable Temperature May Cause
An Increase in the Death Rate, PLY.
sicians Fear-several Gases of the
Fever Discovered at Natchez, Miss
And City is Under Quarantine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
A PURE LOVE MATCH.
Mrs. Taggart Says She Married tht
Major for That Reason ONLY.

Major for That Reason Only.
Wooster, Ohio, Aug. 2S-In anticipa-
ton of the appearance of Mrs. Grace
Taggart as witness in her own be-
half in the Taggart divorce case there
was very large attendance in the
court room today. Mrs. Taggart said
she was 35 years Of age and when ask
ed as to her marriage with Taggart,
she declared it had been pure love
match
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

New Orleans, Aug. 2s.-The daily
reports of new cases of yellow fever
and Of those under treatment continue
to show diminution in number in the
fever belt. With a sudden change to
unseasonably cool weather, however,
a season of high mortality may mani.
fest itself
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
RETURN TO MANILA.

Secretary Taft and Party Arrive at the
Philippine Capital.
Manila, Aug. %. The transport
Logan with Secretary Taft and party
Sn board arrived here this morning,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

can people will understand when all is
over, that our ideas were right and
that we adhered to them"
Reserves Being MobiIized.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 23. Tele.
grams from various centers, includ-
ing Riga, Windau and Simbirsk, an
nounce the beginning of extensive mo.
bilizaticn of the army of reserve men.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
WRIGHT BEATS cLoTHlER.
Wins Fifth Round in National Tennis
Characteristic Contest

TS''0r' PFo''srF'P 0OIIISSV.
Newport, R. l., Aug. %. - Beals G.
Wright defeated w. j. Clothier today
in straight sets in the fifth round of
the national all comers lawn tennis
championship.
Kreigh Collins beat j. D. E. Jones,
Clarence Hobart beat Richard Stevens
and William A. Larned beat Karl H.
,Behr.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29
KRIEeARBUND IN SESSION.

Business Session Opens at Joliet With
Good Prospects.
Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-The business
session Of the National Kriegarbund
commenced here today The reports
of the officers showed. the society to
be in good condition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

Brussels, Aug. 2s.-The open
Ing Of the interparIiamentary con-
aress In the national palace here
this morning was the occasion for
notable demonstration in behalf
Of President Roosevelt and the
success of the peace conference
at Portsmouth. A large delega-
tlon representing practically all
the leading parliaments was pres
ent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-29

Coroner F. w. Mills will hold his IN
Guest over the remains of Fred Shut
tlefeld this evening at o'clock in his
Office. DR.. Mills has been gathering
information as to the precise cause oe
the unfortunate accident, all Of which
will develop in the inquest tonight.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
THELENIENTLION
Continued From Page 1.

that Great Britian would be required to take action in support of any pro- test. The attitude of the foreign office is that there is not as yet any proof that neutrality has been violated and it prefers to think that France is pre- serving neutrality according to her own interpretation and that Russia would not wilfully involve her ally It is pointed out that similar charges were brought when Vice Admiral Ro- jestevensky's squadron was at Nossibe. and that there is no reason to believe that there is any ground Tor the charge of an actual violation of neutrality at Kamranh Bay.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
PERSONAL MENTION

J. F. Kelly of the firm of Pomeroy Bros. and Kelly was a business visitor to Phoenix yesterday.
 Company B of Mesa have been noti- fled that they will have inspection of arms Saturday night, by Major LeaveL
 Those desiring to participate in the contest of the Knights of the Round Table will meet with F. T. Pomeroy at the office Saturday evening at ' o'clock.
 Ernest Ellsworth, the Mesa goat man. has fine herd of goats at the head of the Mesa canal He has been very successful in his lambing having saved over 100 per cent.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
AN AERIAL YACHT.


 The balloon envelope of this aerial yacht-as I will call it-is being sewed. It's car $ already built. Its boiler and condenser are being constructed. It's motor Is ordered. Its propellers exist. And, very coon the aerial yacht will start on it's fsrct cruise. In appear anCe 1t will more resemble the pre- conceived idea of a twentieth century airship than anything heretofore pro- duced.
 Beneath an egg shaped balloon little less elongated than the balloon Of my No. D. will be seen hanging what looks like a little house with a balcony window running half it's length on each side. The balcony window will characterize the open, or observa ton room of the floating house or car. and in it the motor will have it's place. Behind it is the closed sleeping and re- posing room: while in front of 1t you will see an open platform holding the steam producing boiler. From it steam can also be led, by means of pipe, to the open room for cooking and to the closed room for heating pur- noses when needed
 As the floating house is designed to remain for days at a time in the air, protection from the cold. even at a moderate altitude. may become dm- pOrtant. Therefore the closed room can he made quite tight, to retain heat, it-like the whole of the car-be- Ing composed of a framework of plne aluminium and piano wire. tightly cov- cred with vanished balloon silk of many thickneses. It will contain two cot beds. You may ask what the guests will do while the captain sleeps2 The whole idea of the aerial yacht is contained in the answer.
 My guests may remain at ease while l take my turn at sleeping. Tie aerial yacht is not designed for high speed. Therefore. it., balloon need no. be cyl- indrical. l am even making it egg
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
DIED OF BLOOD POISONING.

MT. B. s. Martin of Mesa died Tues day morning of blood poisoning. MT Martin had not been we'll for some time, and was afflicted internally where blood poison set in and speedily tore him from life. MT. Martin was native of Mississippi. of Calhoun county. He came to Arizona four years ago with his family and son John Martin, and purchased a home here. He finally sold out and moved to Miss issippi again remaining two years and returned here last fall. He leaves a wife and son to o-mourn his loss, both of whom are residing in Mesa. The fun eral was to be held in the Alma church Tuesday at 2 D. m.
 MT. Martin was a very excellent man, hardworking and honest, and
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
SALT RIVER HAS OTHER BANKS
 NOW

A trip up Salt River. even to those acquainted with it for many years Is quite a sensation. It will be found in new quarters almost all of the way up to the narrows.
 At the Highland canal the river now is running in the same channel that it did when the canal was built. In '91 the river changed its course, filling in above tha head and dam and veered off to the north side where the dam was and a new head was established. During the late rise the river swung around where the canal was and took out the new head down to the old dam and the water. about 2OOO inches is running in the head of the canal just above the dam. If one had Rip-Van- Winkled-it he would have recognized the canal head unchanged since that time. From the new head however. the river ran over and up over the south bank of the canal, piling a great deal of drift south of the canal, and broke through the bank in a number of places from the dam for a mile below. though doing but little damage to the canal, as the 2000 inches which is now com ing in at the head runs down the canal for a mile before finding a break large enough to let it back into the river. At this point the course of the stream veers to the north of the river. and again swings back just above the spill gates of the Hihgland. as it did in '91, cutting in one place into the north bank of the canal IL then veered to the north and as the water goes down the main channel remains on the north side opposite the Mesa head. leaving the Mesa canal high and dry with about one-fourth of a mile of dry sand above the headgates.
 The Consolidated canal company have men and teams to work making a channel from the Mesa head to the river up the south bank. and will have the water again in the Mesa canal in a few days. But as the river goes down it will become more difficult. ana it is probable that the Mesa canal will have to go up stream for it's new head about as far as the Highland has had to do the past 14 years. The old pie nic tree opposite the Highland head gates is about the only tree remaining in the river bottom, and this has fallen over as about half of it's roots were torn out by the flood.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
MES
Continued from Page 2.

of one dollar was awarded to Father Clark. He responded with a song, for good measure. Threading the needle, contestants, Mrs. Hannah Dana. Sarah M. PomerOy, Mrs. Mary Clayton and Mrs. Ann Peterson. Prize of one dollar awarded to Mrs Hannah Dana, time seconds. Foot race men, 25 yards. Contestants, c. R. flakes, ST, P. A. Williams. Cornelius Fuller. Henry Coleman and Harvey J. Harper. Prize of s1.0O awarded to Harvey J. Harper. time 2-to-awful- fast. Foot race. ladies over 60, Mrs. Brimhall Mrs. Hannah Dana. Prize of S1.OO awarded to Mrs. Brimhall. time faster-than- -the-men.
 At the conclusion of the games, the company began to break up and return to their homes in Mesa. the happiest.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
lN nEHORIAH

The following lines were written in memory of Mrs. Clara Jane Shaw. be- loved wife of Francis A. Shaw. Mrs. Shaw died April F. 1905: It must be sweet. O thou. my dead to lie With hands that folded are from every
 task: Sealed with the great mystery. The lips that nothing answer, nothing
 ask. The life long struggle ended; ended
 quite The weariness of patience and of pain. And the eyes closed to open not again On desolate dawn or dreariness of
 night. It must be sweet to slumber and for
 get; To have the poor, tired heart so still at last: Done with all yearning. done with all
 regret. Doubt, fear, hope. sorrow all forever
 past; Past all the hours, or slow of wing or
 fleet It must be sweet. it must be very
 sweet
 INA COOLBRITH.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21

shaped, consequently the skilled labor and unremitting attention required for the maintenance of q cylindrical form by means of interworking ventilators and valves will not be needed. In this respect, indeed, the aerial yacht can, for hours at a time be made to resemble very closely a spherical bal Icon, it's motor being stopped, and the system being allowed to float through the night-or afternoon or morning on favorable air current. The labors of my guests will be limited to a com mon sense opening and closing of a faucet as the balloon obviously falls or rises.-Alberto Santos DUmont, tn the Fortnighuy Review
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
BRITISH NOT ON WATCH.
Not Apprehensive of Movement of
 Black Sea Fleet.

London, April 2O.-The Associated Press was informed at the admiralty that the statements that British Medi- terranean fleet has taken steps to watch the Dardanelles is untrue. The movements of the British ships are simply in pursuance of the ordinary ar engagements for the fleet. The admir- alty adds that there is no reason what ever why the British should watch the Dardanelles. The story was started on top of a continental report that the Russians were preparing to send out their Black Sea fleet.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21

tiredest crowd of old people that Mesa
 has seen in many a day. The joyous ness of the occasion was well expressed by MT. Stephan Randall. a recent citi- zen in our midst when his good wife asked him the next morning how he enjoyed himself, said: "The best kind, why I wouldn't have missed it for $5OO.OO." Long live the old folks. and may their lives be filled with the sun shine showered by the youth.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
THEY SAW NOTHING.

Saigon, French Cochin China, April 20.-A squadron of torpedo boats which with the torpedo boat destroyer Takou accompanied Admiral Jonquieres to Kamranh Bay, returned to this port this aftrnoon.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
BEYOND FRENCH LIMITS.

Paris, April 2O.-Considerable con- flict exists between the press and of ficial advices concerning the where abouts of the Russian squadron but officials are positive that the squadron has been outside of French waters since last Sunday Its present where abouts is not known but if the squad ron is in or near Kamranh Bay gov ernment it is assured that the locality is outside the French territorial limits
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
IMPORTANT DETAIL.

Anxious Mother Why don't you mrT- ry young Swanson? He has good looks good family. wealth, and everything to be desired.
 Pretty Daugnter-But there is one very important thing lacking. mamma. Anxious Mother-What is that?
 Pretty Daughter-A proposal.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21

The largest single life policy ever written on an individual in the state of Michigan. namely one for S2OO. 600 has just been issued by The Mutual Life Insurance company of New York. to Hamilton Carhartt. the well 9<nown manufacturer and art connoisseur of Detroit.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21

capable of doing his part in any com While living in Mesa he made many friends who mourn with
 his family his untimely death
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21

An Atchison man who has about forty square feet of garden, is adding his clamor to that of the farmers. and saying we need rain.-Atchison Globe
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21
EARL oF.sTANHoPE DEAD.

London. April 2O.-The earl of Stan hope, (Arthur Philip Stanhope) died today. He was born in 1888.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21

The average country town princess after she has married begins to look as if she had sold her birthright for a mess of pottage.-Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1905-04-21

The pastors theme at the Baptist church on Sunday evening will be "A Substitute for the Saloon