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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

gagged, eloped with him. They went to
Milwaukee on January 13, going to the
Hotel Blatz where they Intended to
stay until their money was exhausted
and then to commit suicide together.
Sunday was chosen as the fatal day,
and the day before Miss Groves sent
her wearing apparel to her mother.
Three times in Milligan's absence she
tried to commit suicide, taking oxalic
acid, iodine and wood alcohol, but in
such quantities that they merely sick
ened her. Then she asked to get car.
bolic acid and he borrowed so cents
from the barkeeper to buy the poison.
Man Baked at Murder.
She implored me not to 20 first"
Milligan continued, "as she did not
want to see me die. She asked me to
pour out the acid, and did SO. AS
her last request she asked me to hand
1T to her, but refused.
At last she neryed herself Matched
the glass and swallowed the dose at a
single effort.
Don't leave me until I'm dead she
whispered.
Il seated myself by the bed and
watched her terrible commissions
through what seemed like hours, and
my nerve failed me. I didn't have the
courage to follow her"
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"TERRY'' TELLS OF. AWFUL
DEATH OF HIS SWEETHEART

Chicago, Jan. 25. After entering
into suicide pact with Florence o.
Groves of Chicago, supplying d dead
lier poison when her first three sui.
cidal attempts had failed, and watching
her death agony after she had drunk
carbolic acid, Arthur Harry Milligan,
alias Edward S Terry, closed the eyes
OF the girl with whom he had eloped to
Milwaukee, forgot his pledge to die
with her, took a drink of brandy to
steady his nerves and caught an elec.
trio car for Racine, Wis. Such in brief
is the story Of Mondays tragedy. as
Milligan told it In all its CHASTITY de.
tails when arrested at Racine last
night.
The man. who, on his own confession
has criminal record, being wanted in
Boston for embezzlement, attempted
when arrested to swallow carbolic acid
but was prevented. He was immedi-
ately taken back to Milwaukee, where
an attempt will be made to secure his
Indictment for manslaughter.
Set Day for Suicide.
Milligan told the police he fell in
love with Miss Groves when she was
telephone switchboard operator at the
Hotel Warner, Chicago, her home be,
ing at 1907 Vernon avenue and that
she, in order to escape marriage to
Clyde Brown, to whom she was en-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
GIVES REASONS
FOR VIEW OF SALOON CASE

Des Moines. Jan. rs. In making
decision in the case of the Ottumwa
saloon men who petitioned him for a
remission of fines for keeping open on
the Fourth Of July. denying the appli-
cation, Governor Cummins reduced his
finding to writing and it has just been
Transmitted to the defendants in the
case.
John Lunkley, Michael Brennan, Jas.
Beatty and Axel Johnson are the OF
tumwa saloon men who were defend
ants in the case. The governors opin-
ion on their application announces an
important rule. It is as follows:
Tt has been a general rule in this
Office Of several years standing, that
If petition for remission of a fine is
accompanied by the recommendation
Of the county attorney the clerk, the
auditor and the treasurer and the
board Of supervisors, or majority of
the board and If it appears that the act
or crime for which the fine is imposed
is technical, accidental or casual Gas
distinguished from willful or deliber-
ate), the fine shall be remitted.
I'm these cases the papers as orig
nially submitted to me contained the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

approval of the above named officers
of the county. Since that time the two
members of the board of supervisors
who had signed the recommendation
have withdrawn their consent or ap-
proval and substituted their protest or
objection. 1t is not possible for me to
inquire into the circumstances under
which the members of the board
signed their letter originally. only
know that they have withdrawn their
consent and now appear as objectors.
Under these conditions cannot regard
the rule to which l have referred as
being complied with.
I do not, however, put my decision
solely upon the ground of failure to
present the recommendation of the
proper county officers. Granting the
good faith of the attorneys who ad-
vised these men that the Fourth of
July was not a legal holiday in Iowa,
and granting the good faith of the
men themselves in accepting such ad-
vice, it is yet true that they deliber-
ately entered upon course which was
contrary to the accepted belief with
respect to the character of the 4th day
Of July, and having done so, they must
abide by the consequences"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
MILLER DEAD
PIONEER RAILROAD MAN, LONG
WITH BURLINGTON.
PASSES AWAY.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Thomas Miller,
freight traffic manager of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway CON-
pany, died late, yesterday at his resi-
dence In this city. Mr.. Miller was
one Of the oldest employees Of the Bur.
lington system. His first position of
prominence was that of division
freight agent in Iowa. with headquar-
ters at Burlington, which place he
held for years, until 1882, when he be.
came general freight agent of the Bur.
lington lines west Of the Missouri riv.
er, with headquarters at Omaha, Ne.
braska. February /, 1890, he was
made general freight agent of the Bur.
lington at Chicago and on February 18
1902, was made freight traffic manager
of the system. Details of the funeral
have not been arranged.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

were prepared to force their way to
the czar's presence If necessary and
If possible, and receive an answer to
their prayer for relief.
But it was not possible. They were
met five miles from the palace by a
horde of trained soldiery. They at
ruthlessly. moved down like field of
grain.
Ground strewn With Dead.
After they had advanced five miles
they found regiment of infantry sup
ported by half battery of artillery
awaiting their arrival They were or
dered to retire, but making some show
of force they continued to go forward
until they had come within point
blank range, when a succession Of vol
leys stopped them and threw them into
disorder. They fed precipitately, leav-
| ing the ground strewn with dead Later
| they endeavored to form up anew, but
the infantry, quickly following up their
advantage. pursued them pouring into
them successive yolleys, which drove
them helter skelter, into Kolpino
where they were surrounded by troops
who inflicted further severe punish
ment
Revolt Spreads FierceIy.
Official Russia, the autocratic, which
never before has seriously believed
that the wishes Of the people could
have the slightest effect on even the
policy Of the government, is gravely
alarmed at the terrific speed with
which the revolutionary movement, in
augurated here Sunday when thous.
ands of peaceful workingmen we're
shot down by the soldiery, is sweeping
over the country
| From every manufacturing city in
the vast empire, from town and ham.
let, come reports that workmen are
leaving their work, that factories and
shops are closed, and that the strikers
are preparing to enforce their de-
mands on their employers and the gov.
( ernment by force of arms, if need be,
and are ready to lay down their lives
without hesitation If by such action
Russia may be freed from its awful
yoke.
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Z THE WEATHER. Z


Iowa-Fair tonight, followed by in
creasing cloudiness Thursday. Rising
temperature Thursday and in the west
portion tonight.
Illinois Generally fair tonight and
Thursday. Colder in the northeast
portion tonight. Rising temperature
Thursday in the south and west por-
tions.
Local Weather.
9 o'clock last night :. 10 below
z o'clock this morning 12 below
2 O'Clock this afternoon :. 8 below
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
BRYAN DEMANDS HIS LEGACY.

In Bennett Case Appeal He Declares
Testator's Intention Was Plain.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 25.--In the
Connecticut. supreme court of errors
yesterday William Jennings Bryan ar
gued he should be given authority to
receive the $4,000 mentioned in the
sealed letter left by Philo s. Bennett,
of whose estate he is executor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
LADRoNEs ATTACK A TRAIN.

Contract Surgeon o,'NeiI is Killed at
San Francisco de Malabon.
Manila, Jan. 25. The town Of San
Francisco de Malabon In the province
of Cavite was attacked by ladrones
recently. Contract Surgeon ]. O'Neil
was killed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
COAL CUT OFF BY STRIKERS.

Many Industries In Prussia Shut Down
From Lack Of Fuel.
Hanover, Prussia, Jan. 25.-The Mis-.
burg cement works here have closed
for want Of coal The shortage ia due
to the strike of the miners.
Three large factories in Gladback
have notified most of their workmen
that they intend to close down on &C.
count of the scarcity Of fuel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
INJURED IN WRECK.

Ten or Twelve Persons Hurt in COLL.
sion on Santa Fe.
Stockton, Cal, Jan. 25.-Two Santa
Fe passenger trains early today, col.
lided head-on forty-fiye miles west OF
here. It is reported that ten or twelve
persons were seriously injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
DISAPPEARANCE MYSTERIOUS.
Secretary Of Grand Jury Investigating
Land Fraud Cases is MIssinq.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 25.-A sensation
has been created by the mysterious
disappearance Of Carl Phelps, secre-
tary of the federal grand jury, which
is investigating the land fraud cases
Phelps asked to be excused from the
jury room for few minutes on Friday
afternoon, and has not been seen
since
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
E.P. SULLIVAN ARRESTED.
Former Hamilton Man, Witness
Against Bill Rlcharda. Ia Trouble.

Oskaloosa. Jan. 25-( Especial. )--E
P. Sullivan. formerly of Hamilton, and
the man whom, it is alleged, Former
Deputy United States Marshal "Bill"
Richards robbed two years ago, was to-
day held to the grand jury Of Mahaska
county on an assault charge. He was
arrested with several other men while
they were engaged in a general fight
a few days ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
KILL NO MORE KANSAS QUAIL.

Lower House Passes Bill Because Of
Ruthless Slaughter.
Topeka, Kans., Jan. 25. On account
Of the ruthless slaughter of game in
Kansas the house has passed bill
forever prohibiting the killing of quail,
and limiting the number of prairie
chickens killed by each hunter to five
a day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
BROKEN RAIL CAUSES WRECK.
Big Four Train Is Derailed at Lafay.
cite, Indiana.

Lafayette, Ind, Jan. 25.--A Big -Four
passenger train was derailed nearshere
today. Nobody was killed but six per.
sons We're injured. A broken rail
caused the wreck.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
WOULD PROHIBIT FOOTBALL.
Bill to Make Playing Of Popular Game
a Felony in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 25. - A bill abso.
lutely prohibiting collegiate football
and making it felony was introduced
In the Nebraska legislature today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
low A TOW N
IN FLAMES
ROCKWELL CITY sUsTAlNs DAM.
AGES AMOUNTING TO
$4,000.
HIGH WIND FANS BLAZE
Fire Caused by Defective FIue
Threatened Whole Town for Time
But Was Finally controlle led-Heavy
Loss by Fire at Lincoln. Il

Rockwell City, Jan. 25.-Fire here
yesterday afternoon and evening de-
stroyed property amounting to $4,000,
with insurance amounting to only
about $4,000. The greatest loss was
to the Security Bank block, owned by
George T. Brewer, but here the money,
books and other valuables belonging
to the bank were taken from the build
ing. There were no serious accidents.
The fire department had much diff
Guilty getting the flames under control,
and as the water supply was short it
was feared at first that the flames
would spread throughout the business
portion Of the city. The department
succeeded in controlling the flames
early In the evening, however.
Wind Fans Flames.
The origin Of the fire is supposed to
have been a defective fiue and the
high wind tanning the flames caused
them to spread with alarming rapidity.
The intense cold added much to the
difficulty of fighting the fire.
The loss and insurance Is estimated
as follows: Security Bank block,
owned by George T. Brewer, loss, $12,-
900, insurance, $4,000; Charles A. Huff
& Co., general store, loss, $4,000, in
surance, $4,000; George Riez, drug
gist, loss, $4,000, insurance. $4,000; ].
r. Lavender, lawyer, and Joseph Bar.
ber, real estate dealer, loss light, fully
insured; George u. Brewer, residence,
loss, $4,000, insurance, $4,000.
Fire Near Keosauqua.
Keosauqua, Jan. 25, tspeciaD -
Yesterday afternoon the large and
commodious residence on what is
known as the Charlotte Fry; farm
about two miles north OF Keosauqua
was burned to the ground Most o1
the contents were saved. It wae re
Gently occupied by A. A. Reynolt ] and
family, who leased the farm and moved
from near Winfield, Henry county, te
it. It is reported that the fire origin
ated from defective flue. The build
ing is insured. A high wind pre-
vailed, which caused the building tc
burn rapidly.
Fire at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 25.-Fire early
today destroyed Furniture block and
the Halter building together with the
contents of both. The loss is $130 900
we'll insured.
Results May Be Fatal.
| New York, Jan. 25.-The malt house
wall of the Kpsbay Brewing Co, which
is burning, has fallen in the street
1t is feared many firemen are caught
under the debris.
Later 1t was found that five firemen
were caught under the wall but none
was fatally injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

Mrs. Chadwick Bankrupt.
Cleveland, JAN 25.- Mrs. Cassie l..
Chadwick was today formally ad.
judged bankrupt in the federal court
here by default.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
NEW IOWA PosToFFIcE.
Erasmus Wells is Postmaster at Evan
ston, Near Muscatine,

Washington, D. c., Jan. 25.-(spec-
iaD-A postoffice was today establish
ed at Evanston, the second station
west of Muscatine on the Milwaukee
railway Erasmus Wells is the post
master.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

KILLS HIS BROTHER.
Cleveland Man Commits Awful Crime
And Holds Police At Bay

ss~s ss.a :
Cleveland, o., Jan. %. After Z
defytng the police throughout the :
night from behind barricade, :
George Wagar, who late last night y
killed his brother John and fatally Y
shot Policeman klaamyer, sur =
rendered today after many shots =
had been fired into the Wagar resi- =
dence where the tragedy was en-. y
= acted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
ELDER DEL VAL DEAD.

Father of PapaI Secretary Of State
Passes Away Today.
Rome, Jan. 25.-Raffaele Merry Del
Val, the father of the present secretary
of the state of the holy see, is dead.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
ALL RUSSIA ARE
TOW Ard MOSCOW
HELD FOR CRIME.
Detroit Cook Arrested on Suspicion 0
Poisoning Patrons Of Cafe.

Aa. +sasss *rss* *ss+sA =
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 25. Mrs.
Rose Barron, formerly a cook In !
= the cafe at the Alhambra Flats,
: where dozen patrons were pol
= soned on Thursday, was arrested
= today on suspicion. The city chem
list found quantity Of arsenic In
the baking powder used by Mrs
Barron in the preparation Of the
meal which resulted almost fatally. :
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
KERENS GAINS
NiEDRlNeHAus STILL SHOWS
LOSS IN MISSOURI SEN
AToRsHlP RACE.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 25.-The
eighth ballot for senator, taken today,
resulted as follows:
Cockrell 80.
Niedringhaus rs.
Kerens 12.
Goodrich 2.
Scott Reelected.
Charlestown, W. Va, Jan. 25.-The
legislature today reelected Senator
Scott.
Senator LaFollette Now.
Madison, Jan. 25.-Robert LaFol-
lette was formally elected United
States senator today in joint legisla-
tive session.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
FROM MAINE TO NEBRASKA,
FROM. CANADA TO KEN.
TucKY, COLD WAVE 4
HOLDS SWAY.
BLIZZARD ON EAST COAST

Storm Of Serious Proportions III New
York and Along the Atlantic Sea-
board-D Damage to Graft and Loss o.
Life Reported-ottumw Suffers
From Extreme Cold.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

Berlin, Jan. 25.-Prince Ettel.Fried
rich, the second son Of Emperor VIII.
liam, is suffering from pneumonia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
EMPERoR's SON ILL.

Prince EiteI Friedrich Of Germany Has
Pneumonia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
RAILROAD MAN KILLED.

Of Fatal Accident at oakvIhe.
Oskaloosa, Jan. 25.-(special.)-
Henry Embry of this city, brakeman
on the Iowa Central railway, was run
over by his own train and killed at
Oakville this morning. He was max
ing coupling and slipped on the ice,
falling under the wheels.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

Paris. Jan. Is. The interna-
tionals commission to inquire into
the North Sea incident began hear
! Ing witnesses today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
.SMOOT CASE
FINISHED
ARGUMENTS WILL BEGIN BEFORE
SENATE COMMITTEE TO-
MORROW.
RATE BILL IN DANG Err
Alleged Senate Junta Said to Be Fight
Ing Legislation Such AS Hepburn
Bill contempIates-Delay Policy Is
Their Plan and viii Doubtless Win.

Washington, D. G., Jan. 25.-The in
vestigation of the protests against
Senator Smoot, SO far as the introduc-
tion of testimony is concerned, was
brought to a close today. The argu-
ments will begin tomorrow. IL,
Presidential Succession Act Extended.
The house today passed bill ex-
tending the presidential succession act
SO as to include the secretaries of ag-
riculture and Of commerce and labor,
In the order named.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
Junta Threatents Rate Bill.

Railroad legislation at the senate end
of the capitol is being fought by a
junta of senators on the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce. The
committee has not been called to meet
in special session to inquire into the
various bills now before the senate.
There is grave doubt among the
members of the committee whether
the hearings will be held continuously
after Friday, the next regular meeting
day. There Is a general impression
that these will be postponed until the
Hepburn bill has been passed in the
house and comes to the senate.
With the Swayne case now under
way and the end Of the season rapidly
approaching the most hopeful senators
admit there will be nothing done in
the way of remedying rate legislation.
All are ready to acknowledge that
the policy Of delay pursued by Sena.
tors Elkins, Aldrich, Foraker and
Kean, members of the Interstate com.
merce committee, WIN prove effica-
cious sss.s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

Seychelles Islands, Indian Ocean,
Jan. 25.-The French gunboat
Capricorne reports that tho Rus
Sian second Pacific squadron was
at Passandava bay. on the north
west coast of Madagascar on jan
uary 20. It is thought the squad
ron intended to go to tho east
coast of Madagascar owing to the
hurricane season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
Bodies Of Many Who Were Killed on
sunday Are Buried at st. Petersburg
Today-Employers Order Men to Re.
sumo Work Within Twenty-four
Hours or Leave st. Petersburg.
Moscow, Jan. 25.-(3 p. MD.
! All the printing works here are
! closed and the strike Is spreading.
& Additional police have been sta
toned In all the streets.

Moscow, Jan. 25.-The cossacks
this afternoon fired on 5000 DEM
onstrators In Planitzkaya district.
Many persons were wounded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26

saratoff, Russia, Jan. 25.-The
men In the railroad shops and
,ther establishments here struck
today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-26
Reval, Russia, Jan. PA gen.
eral strike was declared here to-
day and all the works were closed.

London, Jan, 25.-The foreign
| office views the situation In Russia
with alarm. 1t believes that while
the rlsings will be put down the
affair of Sunday at St. Petersburg
Is certain to bring about change
In the form of government.
Fears are entertained of a revoIu-
tion which might result in inter-
national complications.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-19
ReminIscence of sergius.

A correspondent sends in the follow ing little remtniscence of the rrfoFtu- nate Grand Duke, whose tragic end has paralyzed all Europe: A cfergynlap of my acquaintance went to Jugenhelm to instruct Prince Louis of Battenberg in English when he was preparing for the royal navy. The Emperor and with their three youngest children, the dowager Duchess of Saxe- -Coburg. and the Grand Duke Sergtus and Paul. The children all came to have lesSoas with their cousin, Louis, and Princess Alice looked in upon them occasionally to join in the English conversation. The Czar's fete day at the end of August was approaching, and the children wanted to have a concert, which the tutor arranged for them. When it was over, the Emperor called his little son a case to offer to the tutor as an ac- knowledgment of his services. Little Paul, the youngest son, came forward and wanted to give 1t, too, so Paul car ried the ring and Sergius the case. The ring has been valued as worth about 100 pounds, The Grand Duke Sergius was more like his mother than his fa- ther's family, and was her constant companion when she visited her old home in Hesse Darmstadt and at Nice, where she stayed for the benefit of her brought home a dying woman to St. Petersburg. He was In those days fair-headed young giant of 22; but his fathers violent death seemed to sad den him permanently, and his gloomy face, which never, in public, betrayed itself into a smile, gained for hiJa a great deal of unpopulartty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-19
A CASE OF INJUSTICE.

A strong argument in favor of uni- form marriage and divorce laws was shown in a recent incident in New York where a judge decided that a woman was entitled to have her marriage to a citizen of New York annulled because the divorce obtained by former wife in Illinois was not valid in New York"
 See the injustice as we'll as the ah- surdity of such a condition as this
 The man had a wife while he lived in Illinois and obtained divorce from her. Removing to New York he mar ried a woman in that State and we have no reason to doubt that both parties acted in good faith. But the law. as construed by this judge, makes him a bigamist and the woman who thought herself a lawful wife has actually been living in adultery, legal ly, at least. Her only chance of relief was in having the New York marriage set aside. While that may relieve her Of the danger of prosecution 1t cannot relieve her of the feeling of shame and humiliation over the condi-