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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-11
DEMANDS A
RETRACII0N.
COTTON BROKER HIT BY Will
SONS REPORT HOT ON THE
loWAN's TRAIL.
REsENTS THE CHARGES
Theodore II. Price Of New York, TO
Whom Unfaithfui Clerk Is Alleged
to Have Sold Advance Crop Infor-
nation. Anxious to Be Cleared Of
Suspicion.

Washington, D. G.. July 10. - Theo-
dore H. Price, New York cotton brok-
er, arrived in Washington Sunday and
through his attorney requested Secre-
tary Wilson to withdraw what Mr..
Price characterized as the unjust, Of
fensive and unsustained charges and
implication" contained in the report
made public recently in connection
with the removal Of Edwin s. Holmes
Jr., the assistant statistician Of the de-
partment Of agriculture, for his part
in the cotton scandal.
The secretary has Mr.. Prices re-
quest under consideration. Meantime
Mr.. Price secured from Richard
Cheatham the following signed state
nent:
"Mr Cheatham states that, after evil
dence which he had furnished to Sec.
retary Wilson was turned over to the
secret service department, his SER
vices were enlisted by that department
to assist the man in whose charge the
matter was placed to secure any addi-
tional evidence regarding the case. 1t
was decided that more evidence might
be secured in New York and in hopes
of doing so the secret service agent
accompanied by Mr.. Cheatham, went
there for that purpose.
Conferred in New York.
After working together in close
touch for three or four days, during
which time number of persons who
were supposed to know somethins
about the case were examined by the
secret service agent alone, and after
having fully gone over the ground anI
examining each one who, In the opin-
ion aof the secret service agent anG
Mr.. Cheatham could possibly have any
connection with the affair, Mr.
Cheatham left New York.
Before leaving he had a long con.
ference with the secret service agent
During this conference. a full discus.
sion of the matter was had and Mr.
Cheatham insisted that the secret ser
vice agent call to see Mr.. Price before
leaving the city, for the purpose Of
finding out what connection he ha6
with the case, If any, as his name haf
been mentioned in one of the letters
submitted as evidence,
"Mr. Cheatham was informed by the
secret service agent that he had no
been able to secure any evidence from
any one that in the least would con.
meet Mr.. Price with the affair and tina
he had been told by Mr.. Haas that hi
(Haas) did not know Mr.. Price ant
lad not any connection with him IL
any way
No Evidence Against Price.
up to the time that Mr.. Cheathan
lleft New York he was informed by tn,
CONTINUED on Page 81
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low A SECOND
ILLINOIS EPwoRTH LEAeUERs
HAVE LARGEST ATTENDANCE
AT DENVER.

Denver, July 1o.-The Epworth
League of Illinois was today awarded
the banner for the largest registra-
ton Of delegates to the international
convention of the society in this city.
Iowa is a close second.
Iowans Hold Services.
Iowa people took prominent part
in Sundays meetings of the Interna-
tional Epworth league as they have
in all of the meetings thus far.
/ DR.. Al E. Craig Of Ottumwa spoke
at the Grant Avenue church. DR.. Hugh
Atchison Of Dubuque gave the morn.
ing sermon at Simpson Methodist
church.
DR.. E. T. Hagerman OF the First
Methodist church Of Des Moines, gave
the morning sermon at Asbury Metho.
dist DIR. Hagerman lead the young
peoples meeting at the Tabor Grand
Opera house in the afternoon. giving
a strong address.
Bonaparte Addresses Endeavorers.
Baltimore, Md, July 1. Charles
J.. Bonaparte, secretary of the navy
addressed the Christian Endeavor con
vention this afternoon on Pure Poll.
tics and Religion"
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DIES in FIRE Il.
FLAMES AND SMOKE KILL ONE
MAN AND INJURE OTHERS
IN NEW YORK.

z New York, July 10. Arthur Nicely
of Chicago was killed and several 9TH
er persons narrowly escaped death by
suffocation early today in fire in
East Forty-fourth street. Neely leaped
from fourth floor window, landing on
the sidewalk on his head.
Fire Damage at Detroit.
Detroit. Mich, July 10. Fire to.
day caused 100000 damage in the
factory Of Ireland and Mathews, manu-
facturers Of plumbers supplies.
Farm House Near Boone Burns.
Boone, July TO- -(Special) The
large farm house occupied by Ben
Hull was totally destroyed, with al.
its contents, on Sunday. The loss is
$4,000. No one was injured.
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:. .
greatest impetus In the history Of the
world. The recent gifts of Mr. Car
negie and Mr.. Rockefeller have been
stupendous. One can hardly conceive
of the Importance of Mr.. Rockefellers
large donation"
Or. Harper's Health Restored.
Regarding the condition of his
health, DR.. Harper said:
~ feel now as we'll as ever did. Sc
far as am able to tell, my condition
is excellent. / am strong and have 9
good appetite and work does not tire
me. In fact I have not taken a single
backward step since my operation Las
February. The improvement perhaps
has been slow, but it has been steady
and intend to go back to my worl
tomorrow as usual"
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DIG BURIED
TREASURE
MELTED COIN HIDDEN ON FARM
OF LATE JOHN NELSON OF
MuNTERvILLE.
HERMIT'S HOME BURNED
Had Lived Lonely Life for Many
Years - Was Found Dead From Ap.
opIexy Near His Home a Few
Weeks Ago - Kept Queer Books.

From Mondays Daily.
Searchers for the hidden treasure of
the late John Nelson, the aged hermit
who was found dead from apoplexy
at his lonely hut near Munterville few
weeks ago, have been rewarded by
finding melted silver valued at nearly
a hundred dollars buried In various
places near his little home. Gold coins
have also been found among the ashes
of the house. which was burned down
by order of his relatives and now 1t is
believed that treasure amounting to a
good sum was hidden about the place.
If they were any papers they have
been destroyed in the fire and just
what the old hermit possessed will new
er be fully known.
Although the eccentric old man had
no income, SO far rs his neighbors
knew, and for nearly forty years had
been fed and clothed by his friends, he
paid the taxes on his little piece of
land regularly and was believed by
many to have large sum of money
buried somewhere about his little
homestead. Since his death search has
been made for the hidden money and
several tin cans containing melted sill
yer and coins have been found. 1t is
believed that further search will result
in finding other buried valuables of
much greater value.
Kept Queer Books.
John Nelson was formerly jeweler
and for several years mended the
witches and clocks of the residents of
that vicinity Whenever a watch was
brought to him and repaired he hid 1t
somewhere about the place and when
LIT was called for again would consult
ia book in which he. made queer marks
lintelligihle to no one but himself and
by which he was enabled to tell the
exact place where he had hidden the
watch or clock.
The book in which he kept his
records has been found and many
pages are filled with the marks, which
| 1t is believed. If they could be inter
preted would disclose the hiding places
of all his money.
Life Mystery.
| Mr.. Nelson was man of good edu
cation, was we'll read, familiar with
the Bible, Shakespeare and other
standard works and managed some
how to keep fairly well posted on cur
rent events of Importance. For sew
eral years he was called in by his
neighbors in cases Of sickness and is
said to have been an adept practitioner
of the old blood-letting surgery He
| is said to have a wealthy sister living
1 in the west and number Of well-to-de
relatives, but was always very reticent
regarding his family connections ant
never gave the least intimation Of his
reasons for living the life of recluse
OF late years he became more eccen
trio and lived alone in his little cabir
and was seldom seen by any of his
neighbors.
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COTTON RISES
MAKES JUMP OF MORE THAN So A
BALE ON NEW YORK
MARKET.

New York. July 10. - An advance
Of more than 81 bale is recorded in
the cotton market here today on re-
ports Of heavy rains in the west, priv
ate advices of crop damage and be-
lief that the June acreage report of
the bureau Of statistics had underesti-
mated the percentage of decrease. The
movement was accompanied by great
activity and excitement. At New
Orleans all the active months advanc-
ed siXty-fiye points.
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RockEFELLER's NEW GIFT OF
s1o,ooo,ooo FOR ONLY UP-To-
DATE COLLEGES.
so SAYS DR.. HARPER
The college With a Future" is the
Only Ono That Can Expect to Share
Benefits Of OIL Kings Last BountIful
Gift-Benefit Line Sharply Drawn.

Chicago. July 10-Only the college
with future" Is to be considered in
administering the latest Rockefeller
gift to education Of $10,000,000, or in
distributing any further gifts Of mil
lions.
President William r. Harper Of the
University Of Chicago is the authority
for the foregoing statement.
The college that maintains high
ideals, that has good location, and a
definite mission, may receive Its share
of Mr.. Rockefeller's gift. Other insti-
tutions of learning, especially the out
of date colleges, according to President
Harper, will not be assisted.
Benefit Line Sharply Drawn.
Schools unfortunately situated" )"
DR.. Harper said, "are not to be con-
sidered candidates for aid. Rockefel-
ler's magnificent fund will be of tre-
mendous importance to the world, but
only the right kind of college must
receive Its benefits If a college can
not turn out well trained men 1t doesn't
deserve to benefit by this bequest. II
college has been unsuccessful, either
in administration or instruction, and
lacks the proper ideals, 1t cannot be
considered as candidate for aid.
Good Colleges Are Few.
"There are many colleges in Illinois
and Iowa which do not deserve assist
ance from this fund.-" continued DR..
Harper. 20 Perhaps there are thirty-five
or forty of them. The number which
will receive help will probably be
small.
s I'VE are lacking in colleges in this
country. mean BY this colleges OF
| The better kind. such as We mean tc
help Perhaps we have universities
enough There ought to be only few
universities for the reason that they
require such great endowments. While
college can get along on a $1,000,
900 endowment, believe university
should have at least $50,000,000 en-
dowment and perhaps $100,000,000
zone of the results OF Mr.. Rookie
feller's big gift will be the drawing o1
line between the university and the
college. In the university there is the
professional idea, such as graduate
schools in medicine, law, etc. and worl
of investigation The purpose of the
college Is more to develop character
to fit a man for life. The distinction
should be sharp and believe 1t will
be carried out as it should be.
Awakening In Higher Education.
There has been a great awakening
in the higher education in the last tel
years-eyen in the last year. In The
last six months there has been the
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RISKS LII E
AERoNAUT DROPS ONE THoUs
AND FEET TO SAVE WOMAN
COMPANION.

Lynn. Mass, July 10. With a
straight drop of thousand feet, VIM
Garfield, a Boston aeronaut, leaped
from balloon over the Lynn Common
in order to save Mrs Camille Stat
ford, woman aeronaut who ascended
with him. He was badly injured by
striking the side of house as his par
chute swung in the strong wind The
balloon was leaking gas and would
not carry both the aeronauts. Mrs.
Stafford leaped sometime after Can
field did and alighted uninjured,
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TWICE WIDOWED BY SUICIDES.
Missouri Woman viii Not Marry Again
Because Men Are Foolish

Macon, Mo-, July 10.-Henry Spilker.
40 years old, committed suicide in the
city jail Saturday night by tearing his
shirt into strips and hanging himself
to the bars. Recently he told the po-
lice that he was Jealous of his wife.
John Lowery Mrs. Spilker's first hus-
pand, committed suicide three years
ago because of jealousy.
Mrs. Spilker is a middle aged wo-
man. At the inquest yesterday morn
ing she said she would never marry
again, because men were so foolish.
She denied having given either hus-
band real cause for jealousy.
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SALOONS
BLOWN UP
DYNAMlTERs WRECK THREE
PLACES IN lola, kANs., DUR
ING THE NIGHT.

lola, Kansas, July 10. - Three sa-
looms In the heart Of the business Sec
tion were completely wrecked by dy-
Mantle during the night. Much dam
age was done to other property in the
vicinity. The loss is estimated at
100000. ]. e. Thorpe, the owner OF
one, was injured. The dynamite was
exploded apparently by some temper.
ance reformer. No arrests have been
made.
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EFFECT TRUCE
UNION AND NoN-UNIoN MEN
MAKE DELIVERIES TO CHI
cAGo CONCERNS

Chicago, ILL.,, July 10. Equipped
with thirty wagons, the Chicago Cart
age company with non-union drivers
began making deliveries for the ex-
press and transfer companies today
for strike bound concerns. The reg
ular business of the transfer firms will
be taken care of by union drivers.
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VETERAN OF TWO WARS.

John selby, Who Fought In Mexican
Civil Conflicts, Dies In the West.
Tacoma, Wash, July 10.-Tohn
Selby, veteran of the Mexican and
Civil wars, died today, aged 81 years
The remains will be sent to Jackson
vile, ILL.,, his former home.
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kniaz Pctemkine at kustenii
RELATIONS ARE CORDIAL.
Lonset,oremen's Union Convention
Welcomed to Detroit by Carriers.

Detroit, Mich, July 10. The four
teenth annual convention of the Long
shoremen's Marine and Transport
Workers association opened here to-
day. Evidence of amicable relations
between the longshoremen and their
employers on the Great Lakes was
given by President VIM Lingstone Of
the Lake Carriers association who
made the opening address.
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AFTER ILLINOIS PROPERTY.
|, Creditors Of c. j. Devlin, Kansas q;

! Creditors Of G. ]. Devin, Kansas FL
nancier, Ask That it Be Attached.
4 Kansas City. No.. July lo.,- The
United States court at Chicago will be
asked to include all of G. j. Devlin's
Illinois property in the receivership
granted in Topeka last week. Dew
Inns property interests include the
Toluca coal mines and the Toluca,
Marquette 6 Northern railroad.
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HEAT KILLS FOUR.

.HIof Temperature IN New FORK
Causes Deaths and Prostratipns.
New York, July 10-During the
twenty-four hou-s ending at midnight
there were four deaths from exces.
sive heat in this city, and a large
number Of prostrations are reported.
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RUSSIA FEARS JAPS NEW
MOVE Is BLOW TO PEACE
MAKES BIG LOAN.
Union Bag and Paper Co. Borrows
$5,ooo,0oo Motgagins Property.

s5,ooo,ooo Motgasing Property.
= Appleton, Wis.,, July 1o.-A trust
deed from the Union Bag and
Paper company to the Trust Com
pany Of America, Of New York, on
all the formers property In Wis
consin, New York and Quebec, was
filed here today to cover a loan
. ofss5,ooo, 900.
*** ***** ***** ~ 4
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cantrll Leader Again Changes Hands

Cantril, July TO- The Cantril Mt.
Sterling Leader was sold recently by
Wiley Wellborn to Craig E. Fuller.
Fuller has been connected with the
plant more or less for the past three
years and is thoroughly conversant
with the field. AS mechanical work
man he has proven a success and his
experience will no doubt qyalify him
to properly fll the editorial chair.
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THE RUSSIANS ARE
BEING DRIVEN OFF
Dispatches Say the Japanese
Troops Are Forcing the Enemy Back
From Their Main Positions on the
lsIand-Portsmouth, N. H., to pc
Scene of Peace Meeting.

London, Eng, July 10. - A dispatch
to the Japanese legation from Toxic
announces that the Japanese force on
the Island of Sakhalin, which is pur:.
suing the Russian troops, has cap
tured four guns and a quantity of am
munition.
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FIVE OTHERS ARE
NOW "RECOVERING"

Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mon.
tana and Delaware Are In "Exemptr
Class Though Their Skirts Are Not
Clean Like Those Of Iowa and Her
Five Sister States.
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IOWA ONE OF SIX STATES
WHERE GRAFT IS UNKNOWN
ELks OPEN CONVENTION.

N1heteehth Annual Reunion OF Frater-
nal Organization at Buffalo.
Buffalo, July 10-The nineteenth y
annual reunion Of the Benevolent =
and Protective Order Of EIks be. =
gan here today. Delegations from =
y all parts OF the country are pour '
ing Into the city. The business '
sessions will begin tomorrow.
Y y y #x y = y ~ Il y = =
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Peace Negotiations Endangered.


st. Petersburg, July 10. - With the
Japanese flag hoisted for the first time
on Russian soil, on the island OF Sax
halin, complete occupation OF the Is
land is regarded as foregone con-
clusion.
The Novoe vreyma voices the gen.
eral sentiment in holding that control
of Sakhalin puts powerful lever In
the possession of Japanese diplomacy
which finally has something tangible
IN its hands to throw upon the scales
with. the. sword in the coming confer
There Is a divergence of opinion
with regard to the effect it will have
upon the negotiations at Washington,
most Of the leading papers declaring
that it makes peace at the present
juncture more impossible than before,
rs Japan will be able to demand the
cession Of the island and a heavy in
dennity as we'll. which terms Of peace
will be too costly.
Out Of Indemnity List.
The attack on the island certainly
dissipates one of the hopes of the
peace advocates, who have been sug-
gesting that its voluntary cession
might be an Offset with Port Arthur
and the Chinese railroad against the
payment of large part or all Of a
monetary indemnity.
No further report Of the landing op-
erations has been received.
M. Muravietf, the Russian ambassa-
dor at Rome and one of the peace
plentpotentiaries has arrived in st.
Petersburg and called upon Foreign
Minister Lamsdorff His sailing ar
rangements have not been perfected,
as they are dependent upon the date
Of his audience with the emperor,
which probably will take place on
Tuesday. His suite has been complet-
ed by the selection of two secretaries
from the foreign Office.
Joins Anti-Muravieff Papers.
The Novoe Vreyma joins in the
press chorus against M. Muravieff,
saying it is hard to tell how good a
diplomat he will prove as he certainly
was not a success at The Hague. The
oaper says that Baron Rosen the 9th
sr plenipotentiary on the contrary is
/ skillfulr diplomatist and has been
yocially successful
VIII Meet at Portsmouth.
Washington, D. c., July 1o.-Assist-
ant Secretary Peirce today announced
that the plenipotentiaries of Russia
and Japan had agreed upon Ports
mouth, N. H, as the meeting place for
the sessions of the Deace conference
to be held outside of Washington. The
sessions will be held in the new build
Ing at the government navy yard.
kniaz Pctemkine at kustenji.
Kustenji, July 1O.-The announce
ment that the battleship Kniz Potem-
kline sailed with Admiral Kruger's
gSsquadron yesterday evening is incor-
rect. Before leaving the Potemkine
the mutineers opened the seacocks and
flooded her hold She is lying at the
bottom, but is expected to be ref1eated
In firno fto 1oovo foy T,,Ju
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Scontinued on Page 81.
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Awakening In Higher Education.
There has been great awakening
in the higher education in the last ten
years-eyen in the last year In the
last six months there has been the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
Cow Saves Farmers Life.

Remarkable intelligence on the part
Of pet COW saved John Calvert, Of
Black Hawk county, from death at
the hands of an infuriated bovine last
week. As 1t was he sustained in
1uries that will leave him a cripple
for life. While separating his own
heard from that Of neighbor, Mr.
Calvert, who is prosperous farmer.
was charged by one Of his neighbours
cows and knocked down. The infuriat
Cd. animal gored him with her horns.
and, as he was about to rise, backed
OF and charged him again. He drew
his pocketknife and stabbed the ami.
NAL about the head, but was unable
to reach the jugular vein. His efforts
at self-dsfense added to the cows
fury, and she backed off once more
to deliver what would have surely
proved the fatal attack. It was at
this juncture that Maud, a pet COW OF
Calvert's own herd, came to her mas
ter's rescue. She charged the neigh.
boris COW with lowered horns and the
maddened animal turned her atten.
ton from the PROSTATE farmer to his
own COW. A desperate battle between
the two COWS lasted long enough to
enable MP. Calvert to recover con.
seriousness and drag himself to q
fence, through which he reached
safety. He sustained numerous
wounds and will be confined for
weeks, but will live. 70
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
Secures Husbands Parole.

The devotion Of a wife is account
able for the release of Abraham Schifl
from the penitentiary at Anamose, on
parole. With another man, schif
committed house burglary in Sioux
City and was sent to the penitentiary
Mrs. schiff followed him to the prison
gates and has mover rested in her eff
forts to secure his liberty. She en-
listed the assistance Of prominent
Jews Of Anamosa and Sioux City, and
II was upon their petition to the gov
srnor that parole was secured. Schin
had not been in this country long, and
It was represented to the governor
that he was led into the crime un
knowingly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
SONS AWFUL CRIME.
Stays Mother with Flatiron and Then
Mutilates Body-Thought to
Be Insane.

Manitowoc, Wis, Dec. 9. - Slain by
her son, ]. Wenzel Kunz, with a flatiron,
Mrs Mary Kunz, aged 10, was found
dead in her home Thursday night,
blood-bespattered and fearfully mutt
lated. Young Kunz confessed several
hours later. He is thought to be insane.
Mrs. Ignatz Kunz, daughter-in-law Of
the agcd woman, discovered the body
lying across bed in the same position
she had left her two hours previous, and
the son was In the house exhibiting no
signs of fear. The dead woman was
bound and gagged, bed clothing being
used. Kunz, the son, was Immediately
placed under arrest, and when taken to
Jail he broke down.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-12-15
Better Quality Of Babies.

The women members of the Chaun
csy Depew club of Des MONIES believe
IN race suicide and are willing that
mankind should know It. After an
animated session 1t was unanimously
agreed that the sentiment OF the club
should be henceforth expressed in the
motto, Quality rather than quantity;
fewer but better babies" Mrs
George W. ogilvie, the chairwoman
Akened children to blooded stock and
declared that If people were as care,
full in the rearing and developing OF
their progeny as some Of the stock
raisers were Of their prize animals
there would be speedy uniting Of
TIE human race.