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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
MAY BE STRIKE.
Freight Handlers VIII Submit Demands for Increased Wages.


 Chicago, Sept. 11.-Freight handlers sent a request to twenty-two railroads today for a conference with the com pany's managers by 10 o'clock We'd nesday morning, at which it IS pro- posed to submit demands for a wage increase of approximately 10 per cent. If the request is refused 1t Is the plan of the labor leaders to submit to a referendum vote immediately the ques- tion of calling a general strike of union freight handlers. What the rail- ways will do is a problem.
 It was reported that at least two of the roads. the Lake Shore and Illinois Central, had secured several loads of cots for the purpose of equipping bar racks for strike breakers in the event of strike.
 We do not anticipate a strike" de- clared J. T. Harahan. Second Vice. President of the Illinois Central We have no objection to meeting our em- ployes. This company is not Tn posi- tion at the present time, however. 10 pay any increase in wages Our men are receiving as high wages as any of the roads. They are living as well and have all the comforts of life that fall to the lot of men who do the kind of work they are doing. I don't think they are foolish enough to strike"
 Mir. Harahan said the Illinois Cen tral Company's earnings had been Gn- tiuenced by the yellow fever scourge in New Orleans. Union leaders, assert ing that the organization of their craft is strongest in the freight houses of the Illinois Central line, had looked for that line to make the first over tures What 1t does the leaders be- lieve the other roads will do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
ANCIENT CEMETERY
PREHISTORIC BURIAL GROUND Ex- TENDING DISTANCE TWO MILES.
EnFthen Bowls Held in Bent Right Axms--Remnins Placed With Great Regularity and All
 fn Same Position.

Guthrie (okla.) Special to N. Y. World.
 A report was made to the Ethnologi- cal Department at Washington recently the Arkansas River, in Indian Territory, of the largest prehistoric burial ground found thus far on the American on the river about twenty-five miles south and east of the old army post at Fort Gibson. The burial ground is more than two miles in length and con- tains the bodies of many thousand peo- pie, presumably the remains of Mound Builders, and for this reason the dis covery is considered all the morel lm- portant in that it may lead to some thing definite regarding that prehls- toric people.
 Up until forty years ago the land on which these remains were found was covered by heavy growth of timber, some of the trees exceeding five feet In diameter. and also thick growth of cane A great part of the timber has been cut and the land placed under cui- ttvation. In digging wells and other excavations human remains have been unearthed many times during the past few years but causing little comment, as they were supposed to be the re. mains of Indians. Where the land along the benches near the Arkansas River bottom has been cultivated the heavy rains have caused washouts in places, bringing human remains to view In localities widely apart
 Fndian Makes the Discovery.
 A few weeks ago D. A. McCorkle, an educated Indian of the Creek tribe, made discoveries on his farm, and in- formed the editor of The Fort Gibson Post regarding them. This led to an investigation, which revealed the fact that this burial ground extends for more than two miles along the river parellel with the river. the graves being fn regular order, about four meet apart, corresponding with points of the com pass.
 The dead people were buried facing the east, all in the same posture or po- sition. With each was found an earth. en bowl, in every instance being heIo most eases the bones and bowls crumble when exposed to the air for short time, but some were in fair state ol preservation.
 In no instance. save one, was any implement of war found. and that wa: a spearhead about nine inches long in the grave of a man apparently sever feet tall, while the other figures wer' below the average height of the Amer tcan people of today.
 A remarkable feature was the thick
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
TO REVOKE UKAsE.
Russia VIII Be More Kind to Goods
 from America.

Washington. Sept. 1.-The State De- partment has not yet been informed oi- fcially of the action of the Russian government in revoking the ukase lm- posing maximum tariff rates on certain American articles of import, principal ly machinery and metal goods. Ever since last spring Ambassador Meyer. acting under instructions of the De- partment, has been trying to secure removal of these restrictions on Amer ican trade, which have been very dis astrous, especially to large and in creasing business in agricultural i'm plements and machinery. It was for time expected that the desired result could be secured by the making of an agreement between the United States under Section of the Dingley act, but the Russian government finally con cluded that 1t would rescind the ukase voluntarily and without exacting re- turn favor Consequently American cast and wrought metal work, tools. machinery. portable engines locomo- tiyes and many other important staple exports, which were being fairly driven out of the Russian market by the com petition of German and English ma chinery. favored by the minimum tar if rates are now expected to have an enormous sale, not only In Russia proper, but in Siberia, which will de- velop rapidly from an agricultural point of view as result of the cessa- ton of hostilities.
 It Is understood that Secretary Shaw will recommend to the next Congress legislation calculated to remove some of the severe features of the existing tariff laws providing for the tmposi- tion of a countervailing duty on boun- ty-aided sugar, the application of which by Secretary Gage in 1901 caused the retaliatory action by Russia em- bodied in the ukase directed against American machinery.
 It is learned that Switzerland. too which has imposed maximum rates on American products is about to volun- tarily extin guish them and allow Amer ican exporters the benefits of the min mum tariff rate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12

mucn for the conscientious protection o1 the state as for the moderate com pensation they receive.
 reports continue to come in from tne southern border counties confirm ing the stringent quarantine that is be- ins conducted on the dirt roads lead ing from the direction of Pensacola.
 County Health Ofncer s. c. Tender son yesterday wrote State Health Of- hcer that he had just added. at the ex- pense Of the County. thirteen new guards. making a total of twenty who are stationed at selected points on dirt roads crossing the line from Florida to Escambia County, Alabama. The men alternate in their work for night and day watches. It is practically the same with the other border counties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
Cermon M,nister. Resign.

Vienna, Sept. 11.-Dr. Ritter won Har- tel, Minister of Instruction and Public Worship, and Baron von Call, Minister of Commerce, resigned today. Dr. Bienerke, Vice-President of the lower Austrian Provincial School Councils has been temporarily assigned to the place vacated by pr. von Hartel, and Count von Aursperg. head of one of the departments in the Ministry of the In- terior, temporarily succeeds Baron won Call.
 The resignsttons are regarded as hav- ing no political significance as they are chiefly due to differences between the two Ministers and the Premier, Baron Gautsch von Frankenthurn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12

IT'S IN TODAY's ADVERTISER. description of the fireworks display for children at Si45 tonight at Electric Park.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
PRINTERS TO STRIKE.
Fight Over the EiEht-HOur Day Has
 Now Begun.

Indianapolis. Sept. 11.-The Interna- tional Typographical committee and the committee of the Typothetae of this city failed to agree to an eight-hour day to commence January 1 at a con- ference late today. The local typo graphical union has ordered all their members in this city to strike at once in every shop where the eight-hour day Is not in effect. One hundred and fifty men are involved here. President James NJ. Lynch of the International Typographical Union said tonight:
 T have instructed unions In their re- spective cities to demand contracts i'm mediately for an eight-hour day, to commence January l. Wherever the de- mand for the eight-hour day, to com mence January l, is refused. they have been instructed to strike at once."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
KIDNAPPING CHARGED.
A Policeman of Girard Is Arrested In
 Columbus, Ga.

Columbus, Ga, Sept. 11.-(Special.)- James Floyd. a policeman of Girard, Ala, was arrested in Columbus today on a charge of Kidnapping preferred by J. R. Windham. who alleges that the officer arrested his young brother Frank Windham, and also Jim Came ron, both minors. in Georgia this af- ternoon and carried them to Alabama against their will and without requisi- tior papers. The arrest was made on a railroad bride across the Chatta- hoochee river. Columbus officers and Floyd jointly made the arrest. Floyd made bond.
 The boys are charged with having piled Instructions on a wagon bridge over a deep ravine in Girard late last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
AIabamians In Washington

Washlngton, Sept l1.-(SpeclaI. )- Mrs. William P. Walker, Miss Gussie Woodruff and Miss Alice Moore of Mont gomery are visiting friends in the city. Miss Moore Is a sister of George F. Moore of Montgomery. who Is now the editor of the Masonic Magazine for the Thirty-third Degree In this city
 Among the arrivals in Washington today are T. B, Bethea. Montgomery; Fl. O. Jenkins and J. L. Brook, Birm- ingham..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
A BOLD SNEAK THIEF.
Negro Entered Residence and Snatche
 

a Purse.
 sneak thief entered the residence of Hyman Strauss, IS Scott Street, about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, snatched purse from a table in the hall, and ran.
 Alarm was given and several men pursued the unknown negro. who made his escape. .,.-. s... sf. ..s- The theft was reported 70 police headquarters and officers were sent to the scene. They were unable. to locate the negro.
 The pocket book contained a small amount of money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12

 foreheads and heavy back heads.
 An ArchaeoIogist's Theories.
 According to Professor Edwards. prominent archaeologIst, who visited the territory to investigate a discovery at Redland. other graves in thls locality were those of people who died twenty thousand years ago. The discovery at Redland was that of an immense bat tlefeId, where Professor Edwards claimed occurred the greatest battle ever fought on American soil. He ex- pressed his belief that the battle took place 10000 years ago, thousands of men being killed. Redlaud is about twenty-five miles lower down the river from the burial ground recently dis covered at Webber's Falls.
 Professor Edwards made a statement at that time that the geological history of the American Continent possibly dated back about 200, ,0O0, ,000 years, in during each of which the face of the continent was changed. He says the battle was fought and the dead buried at Redland during the quarternary pe- riod. Not long after their interment nature dramatically sealed them in with a layer of adobe resulting from a great overflow. On top of this was loam, in which mammoth forests grew, and af- terways gave way to the more recent forests, recently cut by this generation of men.
 The discovery made at Webster Falls is to be subjected to a moro thorough and searching investigation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
NOTICE.

Effective Sept. Oth, the Mobile and Ohio R. R. will place a coach on local freight trains on the Montgomery Division and contlpue to handle pnssen- gers and baggage on such trains. St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12

BE SURE TO READ IT the description of the fireworks for children at St45 tonight at Electric Park.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12
The South Versus New England.

Twenty years ago the mill centers of New England looked with disdain and euspicion upon the then feeble effort of few encerprisins Southern men whA were embarking in the field of cottogs anu- featuring in the South. Even own people regarded it as a hazardoS isiness undertaking and one of yer OUbsiul outcome. To-day not oMly Fal vef and New England, but all the th orid rec ognize the South ss the mast Sf the cot ton manufacturing situatiqH Southern enterprise, Southern abilit, ed SOOths~n capital, unwilling to rest ui their fau- rels, are now engaging Successfully in large diversified manufac9sRee.
 A notable example wAh constitutes another inroad upon EnglaDd's supremacy is the larg manufacturing shoe establishment of Sddoek. Terry Company, Lynchburg, "
 This company, from hall beginning. has built up the lsrgA manufacturing and wholesale diStribuI k shoe business in the South, and in A bne which ranks in the forefront of the Tge shoe manu. facturing plants of thi untry. It is con. 6dently believed thaFs cir success in the manufacture of fshoes but the beginning of larger and better hss in this Eine for the South. Why shy d it net be? With Southern plaUas o Be most up to-date equipment, with heap, conservative and homogeneous Dor, with favorable climatic conditions Snducive of comfort. able and cheap Ii g. the future of the South as a manufa Afing section is wiGh. out a rival in se part of this great country. ......:. ....--....
 The Craddock- Try Company travel thirty-eight sales& .n, all of whom are gentlemen, no on of bgfiness ability, but of high comm ciai il Iegrity, reflect ing in this respect be psBicy of the com pany, whRh is ow throughout the length and eadsE of Fthe South for it's honorable, cfsp & @ Progressive business methods. 7hS e5iot Record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-12

ness of the skulls, some exceeding a half inch In thickness. with receding foreheads and heavy back heads.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-25
BoBy.oWN.

Bobtown. Nov. 24.-The telephone
meeting which was held at the Hick-
Dry Flat school last Saturday evening
was well attended by the members
and other residents Of this vicinity.
Misses Carmolita and Margaret
Horen, Anna M. Fitzgerald and Bessie
Chisman attended very delightful
home last Friday evening. Refresh
ments were served and good time
was enjoyed
Sam Fitzgerald was business visi-
tor at the Chas. Horen home last
Tuesday evening.
The two weeks, revival which was
held at the Liberty school was brought
to close last Sunday. Services were
conducted by Rev. g. L. Flowers, OF
Ottumwa.
Mrs. Chas. Newman and family
spent Monday in Ottumwa.
One day last week Chas. Horen
dehorned about two hundred head of
cattle at the Horen home.
A very delightful card party was
held at the Blank home last Thursday
evening. An enjoyable feature Of the
evening was a few selections by the
Bobtown quartet, which is composed
of the following, Lewis Otter, Misses
Margaret Horen Bessie Chisman and
Anna M. Fitzgerald
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Courtney
were Ottumwa callers last Monday.
DR.. ]. F. Herrick, Ed Herrick and
Mr. Brewster, Of Ottumwa, spent Sun
day at the Horen home.
Cal Woods held prayer meeting at
the. j. Walker home last Sunday even
ing.
! Mrs. L. S. Woods and family, of
this vicinity, moved to Mars Hills last
week. They expect to make that their
permanent residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Skinner and family
visited at the B. Skinner home in to-
tumwa Saturday.
Miss Margaret Horen visited satur-
day in Ottumwa with Miss Nellie
Crowley, Of Des Moines. and Miss
Lizzie Grace, of Richmond, Ind. They
are, attending st. Josephs academy.
Will Daimler, who has been spend
irg several weeks visiting in. this vi
entity left last week for his home in
ST. Louis.
Miss Lizzie, the little daughter OF
Chas. Horen, spent. last Tuesday Wis
itfng her sistersNat the Horen school.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-25

by the Eddyville Izzers and the os-
kaloosa Lucky Stars. This was the
first match game by the Eddyville
boys and they were beaten by the
score of SO to 0. Quite a large crowd
was In attendance, including num-
Der Of spectators from Oskaloosa. The
same teams will play here again on
the afternoon of Thanksgiving.
Rev. "A. e. Kepford. OF Des Moines,
is assisting in the protracted meetings
at the congregational church this
week, and has been drawing good
congregations. He is a very interest
ing talker. There will be a mems
meeting at the church next Sunday
afternoon, November 26, at which Rev.
Kepford will speak on The fChurch as
Business Proposition"
A. w. and c.. "A. Gridley,. OF Eldon,
were here Wednesday on business.
John Wright, Of Oskaloosa, visited
his daughter, Mamie, Sunday.
Elder Campbell, Of Marshalltown.
assisted In the protracted meeting at
the Church Of Christ Sunday.
Chas. Oldham has leased his farm
east of town to Harry Oldham, and
will depart with his family for Cali
fornia about the first OF the year, and
they will remain there permanently.
Philip Hargesheimer, who has been
residing In the small residence on the
Oldham farm, moved Thursday to
Mrs. ]. e. CARROTS tenant property on
North Fifth street. Harry Oldham and
family will move to the farm soon.
In. the announcement in the Eddy
vile items a few days ago regarding
the entertainment to be given here by
the Troubadors Amusement Co., the
date was accidentally omitted. These
entertainers will appear here on Tues
day evening, Dec. 10.
Henry Criswell, Of Abba, was a bus
mess caller in town Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-25
INJUNCTION 1T.
COUNTY TREASURER AND SUPER
, vIsoRs DEFENDANTS IN Ac-
TON BROUGHT BY CITY
Mayor 3. F. Suits Files Petition to
Enjoin Collection of Three Mill Tax
Levy on City Property-May Save
Taxpayers About $4,000.

From Fridays Daily
Acting for Mayor B. F. SHUTS as
plaintiff, Attorneys Gilmore and Moon
yesterday lied petition In the office
|of the clerk Of the district court
against r. P. Dana as county treas.
urer; T. j. Rinier, j. M. McElroy and
A. j.. Gardner as members OF the
board of supervisors, and Geo. M.
Bechtel, to enjoin the collection of a
three mill tax levy made last Septem-
Der by the board of supervisors upon
all the property in the county. The
petition claims that the tax is not col
lectible against property located with
The petition also asks to have $24,-
declared null AMI void. AS explained
upon the fact that the county issued
like amount of county bridge war
rants. Before the bringing of TIE suit
a part of the bonds had been paid,
amounting to $4,000. Under the laws
Of Iowa the board Of supervisors
levies tax for making and repairing
bridges, but such tax cannot be levied
Ou Guy property, anu none Ol tHe
taxes may be used for bridges within
the city limits. The city council
levies bridge tax on property in the
city for the purpose of making and
repairing city bridges. Before 1898
the county had spent $4,000 on
bridges all outside of Ottumwa, and
had issued warrants in payment Of
that amount. All these warrants
were made payable only out of the
county bridge fund as distinguished
from the city bridge fund.
Issue Bonds.
But the board of supervisors in 1898
took up and cancelled all the war
rants and issued county funding
bonds for the same. These bonds are
held by George M. Betchel, of aDven-
port Ever since the bonds were is
sued the board of supervisors has
been making tax levy upon all the
property in the county, that within as
well as that without the city limits,
to pay interest and a part of the prin-
cipal of the bonds. The claim is
made in the petition that the board
did not have authority to issue county
funding bonds and to make city prop.
erty liable therefor, because the bonds
were issued to take Up county war
rants which could not have been paid
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-25
EDD4vILLE.

Eddyville, Nov. 24.-Rev. Edward
Rogers, Of Des Moines, preached at
the Baptist church last Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Go to C. A. Pos for harness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl True moved from
the VIM; Allison tenant property on
North Fifth street to rooms In the
second story Of Mr.. True's business
block Wednesday,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Geo. w. Davidson, of
Ottumwa, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Oldham and other rela-
tives.
clyde sumner and family visited
relatives in Ottumwa and Batavia
over Sunday. James Moss. father Of
and is visiting them.
Mrs. r ]. Oldham has been enter
tanning her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Moore, from Otterbein, Ind.
Virgil, the little son of Mrs Emma
Linderman. is, convalescing from
spell of sickness.
Mesdames Caroline Devore and H.
Terman, Of New Sharon, have return
ed home after a short visit with the
formers sister. Mrs. q. G. Bickford.
Miss Florence Wiser, who has been
stopping at Oskaloosa for some time,
returned to her home south Of town
Wednesday.
Go to G. A. Pos for harness. -
o. H. Seifert has been moving a
residence from Lost Creek to his farm
south of town. He has leased his
farm to Albert McKim and the latter
will occupy the same as soon as the
house Is ready.
Miss Mabel Lyon is teaching the
winter term Of school at Blaine school
west Of town.
Mrs. H ]. Wing returned to her
home at Agency Thursday after visit
Of ten days with her son, H. J. Wing.
Bert and Miss Pearl Yohe. Of near
Buxton, were in town Thursday
VIM. Allison, Sr, was an Ottum-
wa visitor Tuesday with his son, Har-
Ian Allison.
w. F. Frederick and daughter, Miss
Ella, went to Lineyille Thursday to
visit the formers son, Charles Brod-
erick. =
The Des Moines river Sand Co. has
secured the contract for making Co.
900 cement brick to be completed by
spring.
ton visitors this week: Grant Cow
ley, L. e. Cawlev J. F. Hall, Fred
Wilcox, Ben Riggs. w. o. Roberts and
Messrs. and Mesdanes A. L. Carson
and Richard jaeger.
Willie Cowden, Walter Lafferty and
c. A. Lager were callers in Abba this
week.
F. B. Bickford and family are visit
ing relatives at Oskaloosa, Montezuma
and Searsboro this week.
Mrs. A. p. Mintoyne, of Oskaloosa,
came down Thursday for short visit
with friends here.
G. S. Parsons has been suffering
from q very sore hand.
A game of football was played on
Thompson's park Sunday afternoon
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-25
THAT PRIZE CORN

has been coming in fast this past week,
but SO many have asked us TO ex-
tend the time on account Of delay in
getting into the fields, that we have
decided to make tho date of closing
this contest Dec. Is.
Remember our bank will pay Five
Dollars in gold for the best three ears
Of corn brought to our banking house
by Dec. is.
We pay four per cent on time and
savings deposits and we will be pleased
to have you do your banking here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-25
KIRkvILLE.

Kirkville, Nov 24-E. E. Wilson has
purchased the fruit farm which for
merly belonged ITO Stanley Croft.
p. G. Ward is still confined to his
bed. ~.
The committee on lights and walks
will give a social at the town hall on
Thanksgiving evening.
The Y. L., A. will hold a bazaar at
the town hall Saturday evening, Nov
Is. Refreshments will be served. Ev-
erybody invited.
There will be union services at the
Presbyterian church on Thanksgiving
morning at TO-: 80 o'clock.
John Clark is confined to his bed
with rheumatism.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-25
chicaao Produce Market.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Wheat No. 2 red
SSH @87; No. red, S3@86; No. hard
83@85; No. 3 hard, S0@84; Nee, S3A
@S3Mi; May opened, 6%@s6B; high
est, S7ss; lowest 861s @S65s; CLOSING
S7@S7A.
Corn-No. 2, No. white, No. yell
low, no quotations; No. 3, 4S; No. 8
white, 4s@4sA; No. yellow, 400
"A; highest, "A; lowest, 431s; closing
1875.
oats-No. 2. 3oA @soh: No. 8, 30;
No. 2 white, 32@32h; No. 3 white
29A@31A; Dec, 29A; May opened
31B@ 32; highest, 80; lowest, Blk
closing, 31A @31B.