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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-06
LiBERTYvlLLE.

Libertyville, April Sword receiv-
ed from Captain S. H. Watkins Sat
urday announced that and Mrs. Wat
kins would start home Thursday of
last week if it was considered pru-
journey.
Rev. Hoyt preached at the Presby-
terian church Sunday morning and
evening. His efforts seemed quite
satisfactory to the people. He expects
tc remain during the week and will
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-06
CHARLTON.

Charlton. April 5.-Alfred McFar-
land. one of the Oldest residents of the
county, died Monday, April 3, after an
illness of several months duration at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. G
w. White in Warren township. Fun
eral services We're conducted from the
home of his daughter this morning at
IL o'clock.
D. P. Luce has resigned his position
in Knoxville and returned to this city,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-06

IL this community one day last week.
He has many warm friends here.
3. Il. Watkins, Jr., made a business
trip to Birmingham Monday.
Ed Glotfelty who has been at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, several weeks for
treatment for rheumatism, returned
Thursday of last week very much inn
proved.
Rev. Rowlingson has been consider
ably indisposed for few days, but is
now improving.
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preach at Cross Lanes next Sunday.
Miss Cora Watkins, who has been
with her brother, Chas. G. Watkins, Of
Cedar Rapids, some time past, has re-
turned home.
Reed Crawford is expecting to over
haul and rebuild his residence, and
also erect a new barn.
The public school opened Monday
morning, after a weeks vacation,
w. II. Sullivan, of Fairfield, visited
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-06
A Word to the Farmer

Are you a customer of this store If
not, do you know what you are miss
ing. You are passing up a plan that
you could always depend on paying
you the highest market price for your
produce and giving you correct
weights and measures.
What we sell you we guarantee to
be good quality and at reasonable
prices.
8 bars White Russian Soap for ;. Csc
Gallon Syrup ). -. -. -. $50. soc
6 TBS hand picked beans :. ;. :. Csc
Bulk Coffees a pound. 15c, zoe, Csc,
30c and. ..... -. -. $3.50. 35c
Which we guarantee to be as good
as any in the city. Call in and see
us.
SNenS0n \ Cube[ISOl
Grocers.
702 Church St
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
GAINES STRAIGHT AFTER
TOBACCO DELINQUENTS
Lands in Washington, Saying Explana
tions Of Acreage Mistakes Were
Too Plain for Excuse.

Representative John Wesley Gaines,
of Tennessee, is in town to take UP the
tobacco acreage errors with the De-
partment of Agriculture He wants the
grand jury to investigate the facts IN
the case. He believes that the mistakes
in the June report, later corrected with
the explanation that they occurred
through unfamiliarity Of the officials, at
that time. with the tobacco work, were
willfully made. He has a letter from
Secretary Wilson. showing the miscal-
culations.
ANY one can see that the errors, -
says Mr.. Gaines, were too plain for
excuse. Strangely enough mistakes were
made only in the three counties of the
tobacco region where the tension with
the Tobacco trust has been the strong
est.
In the figures for the Clarksville. or
dark tobacco. district, was this error:
263 multiplied by 100. equals, erroneously,
263, 900; correctly, &c, 300. In the Burley
tobacco district were these errors: III
multiplied by 162. equals, enormously,
179, ,354, correctly, 1851; 115 multiplied by
269, equals, enormously. 287 245; correct
". 30,S85.
The explanation was offered that the
mistake was due TO the shifting of q
decimal. Decimal points do not add
ciphers IN calculations. Decimals were
not used IN making this calculation
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
OMAHA SUFFERS FROM
PLAGUE OF CRICKETS

OMAHA. Aug. 25.-Omaha is literally
overrun with crIckets.
Such an army of the insects has
swooped down upon the city as to cause
great annoyance. They are piled up so
high on the street railway rails as 10
interfere with traffic. motormen having
difficulty 10 stop their cars In many
places. They are eating up carpets in
homes and hotels and destroying cloth
ing.
At night they gather IN such vast num-
bers around arc lights In the streets as
TO make II almost impossible for pedes-
TRANS TO pass. Patrons of theatcrs fight
criCkets while witnessing performances
In the drug stores people are driven
away from the soda fountains bv the
insects. Bushels of them are swept out
Of stores in the retail district
A mOtorman on the HanscOmb Park
line found crickets piled so high and
thick on the rails at Woodwork and
Park avenues that the car slipped over
thcm for a block before it could be stop
ped
Other motormen on other lines report
ed similar experiences. The insects are
even more numerous in South Omaha
than here. Weather Observer Welsh
says he knows of no peculiar weather
conditions TO which the plague can be
attributed.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STOCK MARKET
WASHINGTON

The see-saw spectacle in the Wash
inEton Railway stocks was in full swing
on the local exchange today the prefer
red being depressed, and the common
sent up. The former reached its lowest
point In many months -9l24-although
only loo shares We're sold at that figure,
with another 100 at 917s and two frac-
uonal lots at 922a and 90. respectively.
In the common stock the play opened
with selling at 4124. then down to q and
up TO d. $50 shares being absorbed on
these levels. From this point up the
price was forced up to - and gradually
to 1888, the record showing 100 shares
sold between these Prices The closing
quotations were set at 42A bid and 434
asked. those on the preferred haviH,,
been fixed at 9IA and 81
IN National Safe Deposit there were
thTee sales at 1SH1a, 1SS. and 1879. reSpec-
uNeIy, with lSTalSS as the closing fig
Potomac Fire Insurance moved up
considerably, the closing bid being 2TIa.
an advance of l point and the offer 20
Trading consisted of Is shares at p and
l at 80.
There was not much doing in Wash
ln8ton Gas, % shares selling at 6319.
MergCntbaler was quoted at 1912 bid
and 1852 asked.
Lanston was dun and disappointing
even the return OF Ben Woodruff from
his vacation failing to stimulate trad
ing, few fractional lots at II made
up all of the trading, and the closing
bid was 1873, with Il as the offer.
One hundred shares of Graphophone
preferred sold at 8az
Greene Copper was stronger and high
er, 1tJ shares selling at 26fs and 100 at
26&:, the latter after the call. The
closing figures were 263s bid and 2G5s
After the call 20 shares of CAPITAL
Traction sold at 1862.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
HILL AND KITTREDGE
FOR BILL COUGHLIN? =?
Baseball Swap Said to Be at Hand
to Promote Harmony Among
Nationals.

The efforts of the Washington base
ball club to strengthen the organization
have apparently taken a new turn.
judging from a dispatch received from
Detroit this morning.
The burden of the Detroit talk was
that a deal has practically been com
pleted by which Malachi Kittredge
and Hunter Hin. third baseman. are to
be traded 70 Detroit for Scranton BIZ
Coughlin. one of the most popular play
ers who ever wore a Washington uni
FORM and, incidentally, one Of the most
conscientious, hard working men in the
business.
kittredge has always been desirous Of
joining the Michigan team, and it was
probably a desire to promote harmony
by allowing him to do so that caused
the Washington management to con,
slider proposition to also get rid OF
Hin, who is clever and daring and one
against whom the public has no kick
although he is somewhat weak with
the stick
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 25.-The COM
mittee from this city who visited
Washington yesterday and called upon
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerllcs in regard 20 the retention OF
the office of collector of internal reve-
nue. in this city. reports that Mr.. Ycrkes
viii finally dispose of the matter on
September 10. He asked the commit
tee to present before that time reasons
for the retaining of the office in Alex
andr!a. After listening TO the commit
tees objections TO the removal OF the
office. Mr.. Yerkes said that he mad Deen
Informed by Mr.. Summers that the Of
flee ut Abingdon could be easily fitted
mp for the internal revenue work. and
i1asmuch as the office had been moved
to Alexandria to please Park Agnew,
he could sec no reason for not remoy-
ing it TO Abingdon for Mr.. summer 8
benefit 1t is thought that It is more
than likely that the office viii be re
moved 70 Abingdon
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
SIOUX TRIBE OF RED MEN
WILL ENTERTAIN "AT HOME

Sioux Tribe. No. IS Improved order
CT Red Men, held its regular weekly
burning of the council fire on last Tues
days sleep a their wigwaYn go Penn
sylyaaia avenue northwest.
During the routine business number
of remarks made by the chiefs of the
tribe in regard to making the evening of
August %. Sioux Tribe at home d
pleasant one. a fine musical and liter
ary entertainment viii be IN progress, at
the conclusion of which there will be an
Indian war dance" led by real Indians.
After t4lks or the good Of the order
i'y members Of Sioux Tribe and visiting
brothers. the council fire was quenched
in due form
The Washington times., 1905-08-25

n new feature in the present typhoid
fever epidemic is found in the criticism
of the Health Office by several physi-
clans il the northeastern section of the
city. These medical men, it is said,
have questioned the accuracy of the
health map kept by DR.. John Walsh. of
the Health Department showing the
location OF the typhoid fever cases IL
the District Of Columbia DR.. Walsh
has charge Of the records of contagious
diseases in the District. and since the
present outbreak of typhoid has nam
taiped a large map upon the wall above
his desk upon which he marks with 4
red head pin the location Of every case
of typhoid fever. With a black pin he
records recoveries and deaths.
This map shows that the majority of
the cases are IN the Northwest, between
North Capitol and Ninth streets. and
Pennsylvania avenue and the boundary
The disease has hardly reached the
northeast section of the city at all.
For this reason, it seems, some physi-
clans in the Northeast have gone On
record as saying that typhoid IeveT is
not any more prevalent this year than
! last year or any other year They have
stated that none OF them have more
than the ordinary number of cases of
typhoid fever One physician said he
had only had five or six cases -afT lsilrEl-
mer,t and another one. declared that he
had treated only two"
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
OPEN AIR CONCERT BY
GUN FACTORY BAND

The Naval Gun Factory Band will
give an open-air concert at the navy
yard this evening at 7:30 o'clock. under
the direction of J. G. Moody. leader. The
following program has been selected for
the occasion:
March. 'iThe Chaser .............R RUBY
Excerpts from opera WANG ..-.-M Morse
Waltz fLoveland" "............- -Hoizmanu
Selection. Andrew Mack's Songs Mack
InterIneZz Moonlight. t"......,..... Moret
Waltz, Sounds from Erin ...... Bcnneti
March. First Brigade, I. n. c." Weldon
National Air. "Star-Spangled Ban
Eer' ....-..................-. Key
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
EPWQRTH LEAGUERS WILL
HOLD AN ECHO MEETING'

Epworth League, Branch 15O94. Of
Brookland NJ z. Church, viii hold an
echo meeting of the Denver Epworth
League convention this evening.
z. r. Rochester. District president,
and other officers will be present Mrs.
Frank Israel. Sam Culbertson, and Ed
La Fetra viii talk on various phases
Of the convention, and a number of
solos viii be sung
The meeting viii close with a recep-
ton 10 the District officers.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
ELEVATOR HAS OFF DAY.

The machinery which runs the Wash
ingtOn Monument elevator went wrong
yesterday. and the car had to be stop
ped iu the afternoon.
1t was thought one of the coils on the
armature had burned out. but the exact
nature Of the trouble is not known
The officials are positive that they can
have the elevator running within a day
fNH
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
Dr.. Walsh Amused.

While the reports this week show
gratifying decrease over last week 8
high record, the number Of cases still
keep pace with last years figures. It
cannot be said. therefore. that the dan
ger is over. The Health Department
does not expect any change until about
the middle of September. when it is
confidently expected that the use of
filtered water will begin to show marked
effects upon the spread of the disease.
From September j. II is believed that
the daily reports will begin TO show
gradual decrease until d very low rate
Is reached. The Health Department
the statements that the filtration plant
viii not be able TO supply sufficient fl
tered water, and hold to their opinion
that Washington Will see The same re-
secured in Hamburg, Germany; Law
renee, Mass; Butler, Pa, and other
cities.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
WEST SHORE BRANCH
SOON TO BE TROLLEY

SYRACUSE. y. Y. Aug. 25.-The West
Shore branch Of the New York Central
from Utica 70 this city is TO be operated
as an electric road, within the next
year. 4 contract providing for the cleo
tEification of the fifty miles between the
two cities has been let TO the General
Electric Company, Of Schenectady, n.
z. The consideration is given as $2yH, GOD
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
mcFADDEN-coFFLIN MARRIAGE.

Miss Mamie Coffin. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Coffin, and James Nc
Fadden, of Chattanooga. were married
at the home of the brides parents in
upper Prince street last Wednesday
evening. The Rev. Father Cutler. OF
ST Mary's Catholic church. performed
the ceremony and the bride had as her
bridesmaids Miss LoTetto McFadden
and Miss Julia Coffin. Frank Quail,
Of Knoxville. Tenn. and Jonn Coffin
attended the groom. After the marriage
Mr.. and Mrs McFadden left on a trap
10 Atlanta. ca.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
CHAMPIONSHIP BALL GAME.

The Del Rays and the Invincibles will
meet on the old Fair Grounds in q game
OF baseball at o'clock this afternoon
The contest will be for the uennant in
the Alexandria League If the Del RAYS
win. The pennaut will be theirs. but If
the Inyinciblcs win. they will tie the
Del Rays for first place.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
TEXAS DRY WEATHER
FELT IN COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The weather
map is dry again as TO Texas, and. in
face Of rather Indifferent cables. bulls
bide the price up ) to points at the
opening today, later allowing it to
sag off again.
BY private wires rain was reported
in one or two parts of Texas. Crop
news from that State was mostly bad
and was the controlling influence of the
market
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
JAMES MIFFLEToN IS DEAD.

James Mifeton. we'll known Alex
andrian, died very suddenly at his home
in Commerce street this morning al
O'Clock. Mr.. MifHeton had been unweH
Ter some time, but il was not thought
he was seriously i'll This morning
however. he became much worse and
died within a few hours He was for
merly employed in the painting depart
nent of the Southern Railway shops
here. He is survived by n wife and one
daughter
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
Danger Not Over.

Dr. Walsh was amused when these
statements were called to his attention.
=" Only five cases, he repeated. "Well.
there are about I.208 physicians in this
city. If every one of them have treated
five or six cases of tynhoid fever this
summer. how many cases would we
have had2 Even saying that each nhysi-
clan in Washington had one case apiece
the summers record would be about
l.200 eases. which IS three times as
many as have been officially recorded -
Since July l, 1905. there have been
fOrty-three cases of typhoid fexer Ia
Northeast Wa Vashington, which. is-1ex-
actly the same number OF cases report
ed in that section last year up to
August 26.
The reports received at the Health
Department this morning show no re-
duction In the number Of cases. Yes
terday's record was low. When The
Times went to press only two cases had
been reported. This was increased to
four by night, quite a small score-ac-
cOrdiHg TO authority. This morning,
however, nine new cases were report
ed, and II is probable that the number
VIII aggregate fifteen or more before
the day is over.
This is ahead Of the figures for
August % last year. At that time the
malady was at its height, and the sit
uatiOn was considered alarming.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
MANASSAS EXCURSION.

A large party from Manassas came
10 this city at an early hour this morn
ing. The party later left on the steamer
Charles Manchester for q trip 10 Mar
shall Hall. There were several hundred
persons in the party.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
DOCTORS DIFFER
WITH OFFICIAL
Typhoid Fever Status Leads
to Controversy.
OBJECTION FROM NORTHEAST
Malady, notwithstanding, Continues
It's Progress and New Cases and
Deaths Are Coming In.
OBJECTION FROM NORTHEAST
Typhoid FeUer S Score
IN National Capital

Number of cases reported from noon
yesterday to noon today.......... Il
New cases reported August %.
194.......... .....-.-.. Il
Total number OF cases reported
since July l. 1905. 5..................c9 .c92
Number Of cases reported during
same period in 1854 .26J
Deaths since July 1. 1895. ......... fl
Deaths during same period in 1901 Sc
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Washington Street Railway preferred.
10a922s, lOa92. 20a92, 50d9l7s. 50Q9l4s, 80
@91sa
Washington Street Railway common,
50Q4194. 50d419s 50u415s. 50a43a, 50a4l94,
500lt II ., 1U0U as. 5O0d42 10004 429s, 1e0a
4214, 560d 421a, 1,G03a 1926.
National Safe, 10a1SS1a 10QlSS, 1041S73s.
Potomac Fire, 1Gt30.
Washington Gas. 10d631a.
Lanston. 04IJ7 4d17
Graphophone. preferred. 1G0dS%.
Greene Copper, 1Ga2f5s, l0oQ263a.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
FINED For ASSAULT.

John Williams. colored, was arrested
bv Policemen Bell and Patterson for
assaulting Mary GrigsbV with a knife.
Ia the police court this morning, Justice
Cation fined John So for the assault.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
HAND BADLY MASHED.

Albert G. Basdkian. thirty-three years
of age, living at 1905 c. street northwest,
had his left hand badly crushed while
at work in the navy yard about 10 30
o'clock this morning.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
NEW YORK.

Despite the usual rumors of combina-
ttons which are the inevitable concomft-
ants of a typical bull movement. the
remarkable gain which Reading has
achieved during the past three weeks
would appear to rest upon no founda-
ton other than a general belief in the
prosperity and excellent earning ca
p2City of the road, combined with the
active. aggressive manipulation of the
syndicate.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
FAFNIE BURKE BETTER.

The corditlon Of Miss Fannie Burke,
who is i'll with appendicitis at her homo
IL upper Prince street, is reported
better tOd2.~,
The Washington times., 1905-08-25

ence Lloyd, who lives in Gibbons street.
In this city. fell and sprained his ankles.
lie was brought TO this city and taken
TO the Alexandria Hospital, where he
received surgical treatment
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
MARKET STEADY
AFTER EXCITEMENT
Reading Opens Lower, But
Rallies Later.
LARGE BEAR PARTY FORMS
Market Hurt by Occurrence in Read,
ing-Many Selling O-ders-stocks
Lose Support.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The stock mar
ket opened active and Irregular today,
but soon steadied itself, resuu,.ng the
even strength which existed prior TO the
excitement yesterday afternoon. Read
ing was Is lower, then rallied 3.
AmalgamateG Copper and Louisville
and Nashville were strong, each up II
per cent Atchison, Union Pacific, and
Missouri Pacific, ana most other rail-
roads We're somewhat easier. Among the
speciaIties. Pacific Mail rallied u point.
Commission business was better
again On the floor of the exchange a
large and scattered bear party has
been created and sentiment there is
general that The market is hurt and
win probably be hart more by the oc-
currence in Reading. The whole mar
saet has moved together with very few
Srratic fluctuations in specialties.
Adjustment of Accounts.
The stock market developments the
FIRST hour We're in line with the read
justmeat of speculative accounts TO
what is regarded as a position of as
sured safety il expectation of violent
movements in several OF the pooled and
closely held stocks in which a short
interest is believed to exist.
Selling orders came from many sources
after the opening and during The early
trading, and there seemed 10 be an alb
solute withdrawal of support from many
of the leading stocks This was said
of Union Pacific. which was sold heavily
by many large houses. Reading, which
was closely watched, moved within a
wide range.
Brokers in Erie said that stop orders
had more TO do with the break in that
stock than anything else. AmalEamated
Copper was very well held. London sold
at the opening but bought heavily on
the break. taking Reading, Union Pa
eife, Chesapeake and Ohio. and the
cOalers. The purchases by arbitrage
brokers exceeded the sales in the first
hour by 20,000 shares.
Government bonds Unchanged other
bonds lower.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
ENTERTAINMENT AT ARMoRY

The N p A fraternity Will give an
,tainment at Armory Hall tonight
and tomorrow. The proceeds will go to
the treasury Of the fraternity.
The Washington times., 1905-08-25

a weird tale of a traffic alliance be-
tween the Pennsylvania and the Union
Pacific brought about by the benevo-
lent activity OF a director OF the Atchf-
son. was published in Wall Street yes
terday. Like many other recent ac-
counts of big deals ranging from the
| starting TO the picturesque, IL came
ever the wire from Philadelphia. A
high banking authority on both Union
/ Pacific and Pennsylvania affairs pro-
| nounced the report rubbish"
Repeated rumors that PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad securities We're to be listed on
The German markets were confirmed
Yesterday by the press cablegrans,
ing had been made in Berlin Frank
| to-t, and Hamburg. 1t was stated of
| f.clally that this had been done at the
| instance OF New York bankers identified
with the company. It was thought that
this was bull point on the stock, as
the bankers might be expected to make
the issues attractive 10 foreign traders
The listing of Baltimore and Ohio on
the Berlin bourse more tnan a year ago
was followed by a rise Of several points
IN the. price. the movement being inter
japanese war, and the depression
caused by the Northern Securities de
cision. The point was made that the
introduction OF 2ennsYlvania issues
favorable circumstances.
Amalgamated Copper responded to an
other advance Of u cent in the price
Of the crude metal by rising from the
previous closing price OF S77s to S82.
Traders said that the pool had been
doing some selling on the way up, at
! least 70 the extent of supplying the
| demand from the commission houses.
! and that consequently the pool was in
a strong position to protect the stock
against q possible reaction. Boston
| houses are still predicting higher prices
| for all the stocks of producing copper
| properties. while in the trade the belief
| is general that the metal market is
quite capable of absorbing every pound
! second hands" It is asserted in the
same quarters that only in the hands
| OF speculative purchasers can any
Iquaatity of spot metal exist
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported by w. p. Hibbs & Co. l4i0
street. Members New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Hoard OF Trade. and Washington
S1nrIt Exrha1l..f
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Following are
the quotations on the cotton exchange
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
FELL FROM TRAIN.

| While attempting to board a train TO
Accotink last Wednesday evening, Clar-
The Washington times., 1905-08-25
Buyers and Sellers

When you want 10 sell anything
you naturally go where purchas-
want to buy YOU go where YOU
can select from the largest as-
sortment. We are kept pretty
busy in attending 10 this branch
of our business. Il you want 10
buy or sell, let us try TO satisfy
you.