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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-27

New York Poultry Market.
New York, July 26.-Poultry, fowls,
l4@141a; chickens, 1906; turkeys. 10
OF.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-27
New York Produce Market

New York, July 26.--Wheat. Sept
9oB.
Corn-sept.. 6oss.
St. Louis Produce Market.
ST. Louis, July 26.- Wheat, Sept
80.
Corn-sept,, So.
Oats-Sept., 27A
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-27

Peoria Produce Market.
Peoria, July 26.-Corn, No. 8. 55As.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-27
FAIRFIELD.

Abram Wing, Assignee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Naval Officer Reports on Con-
 ditiOns at Port Arthur
HOSPITALS ARE WELL KEPT
N Much Fortifying is Four S. Have Been Done by the < sians After the Act ~ Ssge Comms
 oS
 Q

Tokio, January l, A naval officer who has returned here from Port Arthur, dis cussing the conditions at the fortress, says;
 The condition of the warships and the town was much better than 1 had hoped for. Evidently there was much fortifying done at Port Arthur after the siege con- menced. The works on 20S Meter hill were not permanent, and the trenches there were similar to those used by the Boers during the South African war. It seems that the Russians had no general electrical scheme or movable engines or dynomos for searchlights.
 Russian naval officers say that it is impossible yet to ascertain whether the Japanese fire or the opening of sea cocks sank the ships in the harbor. The hos pitals are fairly well kept, and are still used for the wounded and for prisoners
 T understand that up to the time of the equalization the garrison at Port Ar thur received only special allowances, but before the surrender General StoesseI paid off the men. This, together with the supplies from junkmen, may explain the report that there was no treasure left at Port Arthur.
 'The treatment of the Japanese pris- oners at Port Arthur did not compare with that accorded the Russian prisoners in Japan. The Japanese prisoners were given poor food and no fuel, and only once were they permitted to go outside of the prison.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
WE'RE AWFUL DAYS
 AT PORT ARTHUR
SOLDIERS WERE. HARD TO CON- TEOL- AND AFTER STEALING VODKA WENT THROUGH TERRI BILE ORGIES ON THE STREETS.

London, January 16.-Under date of Jan uary 15, the Port Arthur correspondent of the Times says
 General Nogi, attended by his staff, the divisional commanders and foreign at taches, reviewed attachments of all arms in the new town square today. There was a stirring display. The generals after wards marched through the town, which shows few signs of the bombardment No casualties occurred to women or children who lived in the houses throughout the siege. Champagne was always obtain able There was little typhus or dysen- tery, but much scurvy owing to the lack of vegetables.
 Tt seems that General Stoessel was re- sponsible for the failure to fortify Roju hill Many of his military officers were useless, applying for leave on occasions of attack, and leaving their commands to sergeants The naval officers were use less and generally drunk. The whole navy was demorallzed by the death of Admiral Makaroff which produced marked apathy on the men. At a conference preceding equalization some of the fort commanders voted for further resistance but they were overruled by General Stoessell.
 "When equalization became public, sol diers footed the stores of 5000 bottes of vodka, resulting in terrible orgies in the streets. Troops sent to quell the disturb ance joined the jewellers. The food supply was sufficient to last three months. but there was no meat except horse flesh. No private stores were seized. The steamer King Arthur brought 5000 sacks of flour early in December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
TREPOFF BARELY
 ESCAPES WITH LIFE
FORMER CHIEF OF MOSCOW PO- LICE IS FIRED UPON AS HE AND GRAND DUKE sERGlNS WERE LEAVING THE CITY.

Moscow, January 15.-At the Nicholas station tonight, while General Trepoff was bidding farewell to Grand Duke Sergus on his departure for St. Peters burg, young man wearing student s cap fired three shots from a revolver at the General. All the shots missed Gen eral Trepoff Grand Duke Sergius pro- oeeded on his journey.
 General Trepoff, who recently was re- lleved of the office of chief of police of Moscow, and ordered to the front to take up his duties as head of the Red Cross society in Manchuria, incurred the spe- cial enmity of the students of Moscow by the severity with which he put down tLeir demonstrations of December IS and 19 1904. Within one year, in 1902, there were three attempts upon his life. The first of these on March 31, was made by a woman named Allart a governess. who placed the muzzle of a pistol against General Trepoffs breast and pulled the trigger. The weapon, however, failed to discharge. Four days later a man armed with a dagger tried to force his way to the presence of General Trepoff with the avowed purpose of killing him. The would-be assassin was oyerpowered and arrested. Within two days after this in- cident, while Trepoff was riding in his carriage, a young man supposed to be a rustlcated student, sprang upon the step of the vehicle and tried to stab him, but only succeeded in slightly wound ing a policeman. After the anti-govern- ment demonstrations In Moscow last month, 1t was said that the socialist re- volutionist party had passed sentence of death upon both General Trepoff, chief of police, and Grand Duke Sergius, governor general of Moscow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
MANAGERS BUSY
 SIGNING PLAYERS
TAMSETT AND DUFFY HAVE SIGN- ED WITH MEMPHIS FOR CON-
 ING SEAsoN-EvANS GOES TO
 sHREvEPoRT-oT CHANGES

Memphis, January 15.-(Special.) .)--Con- tracts for the coming Southern league season are rapidly coming into presden- tial headquarters for official indorse- ment, among the latest being a batch Of players who will be seen in different uni- forms from that worn last season.
 Big Bill Evans who has been under con- tract to Charley Frank of New Orleans for the past several months. but who has played in Memphis and Little Rock owing to lenient ways of the Pelican manager, will wear a Shreveport uniform next year.
 Bobby Gilks. Shreveporrs manager, has bought Evans contract from Frank, which means that Evans will not guard the second sack for another year for the Travellers.
 Contracts of Ed. Hurlbut, J. Fox, E. Hart, F. G. Dunlap, J. McElreen, Jimmy Tamsett and Johnny Duffy are also re- ceived They will play with Memphis. Gus Heitlng, Elmer Merideth and Lee Garvin are the new faces that will be seen starting out with Little Rock. All doubts as to the intentions of Bob Staff ford seems have been dispelled by his signing a contract to play again in At lanta. Manager Frank of the Pelicans left for New Orleans tonight. He an- nounced he has traded Shortstop Atz to Portland, Ore, for Frye Beck, who played with Shreveport in 1903.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
Serious Charge Against Britain.

St, Petersburg January 15.-Some of the newspapers kcne are claiming that the Japs.nese are using the British island of Tabuan near Borneo, as a base, and that the British are concealing the fact by preventing communication between Bor- neo and Singapore, on the ground that the cable is undergoing repairs
 The report from Washington that 1t is believed the powers will informally pro- test to Russia against the notice served by her that she will consider herself no longer bound to regard the neutrality of China if Japan continues to violate 1t. has created astonishment here, where it is held that any protest should be di- directed against the action of Japan, against which Russia has now thrice warned the powers. Russfa's position is that she is bound under the circumstances to take steps for the protection of her own interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
WILL FIGHT ANY
 RATE REDUCTION
DANIEL DAVENPORT HAS ASKED TO BE HEARD BY THE INTER- STATE AND FOREIGN CON- MERGE COMMITTEE.

Washington, January 15-(Special)- J. Daniel Davenport of Bridgeport, Conn.,, has been retained to represent the AS sociation for Maintaining the Rights of Property before the interstate and for eign commerce committees of Congress- before which are pending measures in- creasng the powers of the interstate com meree commission on railroad matters. The association, it is explained. was or ganized recently, and is composed of holders of the stocks and bonds of rail- road companies and it's comprehensive name was chosen to convey to the public it's purposes, which are to maintain the rights of property-holders in this and other cases, where it is claimed they are endangered.
 It is declared by representatives of the association that after all is said. the per- sons most likely to be affected by gov ernmental regulation of rates are those whose money is directly invested in these securities. The association holds that as the complaint is that the rates are too high, any regulation must be in the nature of reduction not only of the rates but of the income and dividends. They therefore naturally oppose legisla- - ton. Davenport has asked both Chair man Hepburn and Senator Ellxins to allow him hearing before the committees are ready to report bills on the subject. Davenport has addressed a lengthy letter to the two ehairmen arguing against leg islation. He says the people who own stocks and bonds of the railway com panies. for the most part, are not the rich nor even the moderately well-to-do. For instance, he says, in the city of Bridgeport there are 12,00O depositors in single savings bank who own 2,OOO GOO of the bonds of thirty railway companies. In Connecticut he says 445.OOO depositors own $70,000000 of these bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
WANTS HARMONY IN
 TWO ASSOCIATIONS
LIVE STOCK MEN OPEN NEGoTlA- TONS WITH CATTLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION LOOKING TO AN AGREEMENT.

Denver, Col, January 15.-Negotiations have been opened by the officers of the National Live Stock association with the American Cattle Growers association. which was organized in this city last Friday by cattlemen who seeded from the stockmen's convention, with d view to establishing harmonious relations be- tween the two organizations. The Ma tional Live Stock associations board of control has decided to meet in this city on May next, on which date the Amer ican Cattle Growers association will nold its convention here.
 Meanwhile the executive committees of both organizations will make efforts to harmonize their interests in their by laws and constitutions. It is proposed to have the new association of cattle grow CTS affiliate with the parent organization, exactly as does the National Wool Crow CTS association. President F. J. Hagen barth and several members of the execu- tive committee of the National Live Stock association have applied for membership in the cattle growers association, believ- ing that it can be made of benefit to the united live stock interests of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
ARRESTED FOR SMUGGLING.
Several Persons Charged With Bring
 ing Goods in from Mexico.

Houston, Tex, January 15.-A special to the Post from Galveston says:
 The federal grand jury has returned indictments against several prominent cit izens of Brownsville charging them with smuggling. The persons involved are in- fluential citizens of that place. It is alleged smuggling has been carried on upon an extensive scale the operators using Mexicans to transport their goods and securing enough profit upon the arr ticles to pay the Mexicans fines when the latter were arrested and Jailed. Sew eral special agents of the treasury de- partment, including B. Parker. the chief of the special agents of the United States, have been here giving testimony regard ing the alleged violations The names of the persons indicted will not be made public until after their arrest, which has not yet been effected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
TONES SAYS PRESIDENT IS
 NISUNDERSTOOD IV SOUTH
Deeply Regrets the Booker Washington Dnne-s Much Opposed Amagamdu
 of Races Any Man n

ident is going to consult in every south ern state men whom he knows will give him the exact facts about candidates for office.
 Regarding his own case. Judge Jones says he has in no instance recommended men to the President for appointment. It has happened that the President has asked Judge Jones about certain men whom he was considering for afflce, and the judge has given him the best in- formation at his disposal, but Judge Jones can in no sense be called referee"
 The news brought from the White House that the President will not assist Rep resentative Crumpacker and others in the passage of a southern reduction measure is well received in democratic circles. Most of the southern members had about made up their minds that Crumpacker would have the moral support of the White House, and therefore regarded southern reduction as almost assured. The Presidents attitude as set forth by Judge Jones will, it is realized, serve as an effective check upon the Crumpackers and Platts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
CONVENTION BEGINS TODAY.
Pennsylvania Delegation is Last to
 Reach Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, January 15.-With the arrival tonight of the last Pennsyl- yania delegation. practically all the 600 miners who will participate in the con- vention of the United Mine workers, which begins tomorrow in Tomlinson hall. were to be found scattered among the several hotels. It is probable that to- morrow's session of the convention, will, after organization is effected, be entire- ly consumed by the reports of officers.
 President Mitchell has prepared mes sage covering all the important develop ments of the year, and 1t is expected that he will look into the future far enough to make several recommendations seek ing the continued welfare of the United Mine workers. It is thought that he will leave the details of the proposed plan to increase the revenues of the organization to the secretary-treasurer w. H. Will son, but in all probability he will com ment upon the advisablity and the need for such a movement. MT. Wilson in his report is expected to go into this plan in detail, giving the reasons and making suggestions for it's fulfillment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
BANKERS URGED ID
 ATTEND MEETING Specially Invited to Go to New
 Orleans TO CONFER WITH GROWERS Author of the Waco Plan Will Attend the Meeting and Advocate His Scheme for Storing Cotton
 in Warehouses.
TO CONFER WITH GROWERS

Waco, Texas, January 15-The following call for a large representation of bank CTS from the cotton growing states to meet in conference with d committee to be appointed by the cotton conven- tion at New Orleans January 24 to 26, has been issued:
 To all bankers of the cotton states and territories:
 'As presidents of the several bankers and territories. at t5fs .apeeial request of Hon. Haryie Jordan, chairman of the committee on arrangement Qnterstate Cotton Convention to be held in New Orleans, January "A, 25 26, 1905) we invite al. bankers of these states and territories whether members of the bankers asso- ciation or not, to attend conference at the St. Charles hotel, New Orleans Jan uary %, 1905 at II a. m. to meet with a committee of cotton growers to be ap- pointed by the convention. and a commit tee of merchants attending the conven- tion to devise or adopt a plan for or ganizing a cotton warehouse system throughout these states and territories.
 ''L B. Farley. Montgomery, Ala, pres ident of the Alabama Bankers associa- tion.
 "L. Charles F. Pensen, Little Rock, president Arkansas Bankers association.
  ident Florida Bankers association.
 Miller s. Bell, Milledgeville, Ga. pres ident Georgia Bankers association.
 ID. M Reymond, Baton Rouge, La, president Louisiana Bankers association 'F H. Fries Winston. N. C.. president of North Carolina Bankers association. Frank Craig, South MeAlester, l. IT., president Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory Bankers association
 "B. F. Mauldin, Anderson, s. C., presi- dent South Carolina Bankers associa- tion.
 "J. P. Gaut, Knoxville. president Ten nessee Bankers association
 w. H. Rivers. Elgin Tex, president Texas Bankers association.
 William M. Habliston, Richmond, Va, president Virginia Bankers association. Hon. Eugene Williams, author of what Is known as the Waco Cotton Warehouse Plan will attend the meeting and ad- vocate his scheme. This plan. which has attracted widespread attention through out the country, provides for the erec- tion of a warehouse at each point where 5000 or more bales are usually marketed. so that the farmer may, if he so desires, store his cotton, and if necessary borrow money on the warehouse receipt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
cossacks in Neutral Territory.

Tolio. January 15.-1 D. m.-Later re- ports from New Chwang indicate that General Mistchenko,s Cossacks, in their recent raiding southwest of Liao Yang, deliberately invaded neutral territory and broke the limits of the war zone.
 The reported Russian note to the DOW CTS calling attention to China's non-en- forcement of neutrality Is regarded here in some quarters as absurd. It Is felt that China's weakness and constant fail- ure to enforce neutrality must release Japan from obligation to observe restric- tions which Russia openly ignored. While the extension of belligerent territory is to be regarded, 1t Is felt that Japan must take steps to protect herself against the repetition of raiding expeditions whose success depends on the violation of neu- tral territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
PRISONER LOCKS
 TURNKEY IN CELL
White Man Makes His Escape from Jail in Decatur by
 Clever Ruse.

Decatur. January l5.-(Special.)- A jail delivery took place It the. city jail last night about o'clock. There were con fined in the jail three white men and a negro. Turnkey Chapman was making his rounds for the night prior to retiring He missed one white man, but thinking he had retired for the night, paid little attention to the matter. The turnkey stepped into a cell to see that everything was alright and when he did so the door was showed too and locked on him by one of the white prisoners. The priso- ner then made his escape leaving the turnkey d prisoner in his stead. The turn key was released later by member of his family.
 cases yesterday and another case against him was set for trial this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
SAYS MCCONNELL
 HAD NO CLAIMS
COSTA REGAIN MINISTER EXPLAINS HIS SUIT OF BIG DAMAGES CLAIM INSTITUTED BY FIRM IN MOBILE.

Washington, January 15.-Mr. Calvo, Costa Riean minister, today made d statement regarding the dispatch from Mobile, Ala, saying that the American Banana company, through II. L. McCon- nell, had asked the State Department to intervene in its behalf on account of alleged interference by the Costa Rican government with the company's opera tion in the territory now belonging to Panama, but at one time under the juris- dietion of Costa Rica. The company asked damages in the sum of $220,O00.
 MT Calvo said:
 'The dispatch does not explain where the said company obtained a lawful title to claim any right or any part of the territory mentioned. Colombia always recognized the jurisdiction of Costa Rica thereon. Even if the claimant maintains that 1t has obtained it from Colombia, it is well known that under the laws of that republic no concession of this nature is valid unless ratified by the na- tional congress, and no congress at Bo- gota has ever granted such concession, the territory mentioned having been un- der the jurisdiction of Costa Riea. If 1t is contended the concession was granted by Panama, the government of the new republic denies the existence of the all legged concession, and has explicitly de- elared by resolution No. 2S of the De- partment of Government and Foreign Re lations, dated August ? ultimo, and of- 1icially proclaimed that Gandoka has been and will continue to be within the jurisdiction of Costa Rica, as long as the boundary between the two countries is not finally settled.
 Where then, do the alleged conces- sions come from? The Gandoka region is under Costa Riean sovereignty and no person or company can invoke owner ship, possession or usufruct in the said lands except upon some title emanting from the Costa Rican government. and no concession of any kind has ever been made by the same to MT. Mcconnell or his associates"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16

Judge Jones. a democrat, to his present position.
 Judge Jones says President Roosevelt has been greatly misunderstood in the south. "The President" said Judge Jones tonight, "has only the warmest feelings towards the people of our section. In fact, I might say that his heart is bubbling over with kindness for the people of the south." Judge Jones says that the President deeply regrets the unfavorable and un- warranted deductions which were drawn from the Booker T. Washington dinner. "President Roosevelt" continued the judge, lis as much opposed to the amal- gamation of the races as any man in the south. That such a false idea should obtain in the mind of the ignorant negro the President deeply regrets" As has been understood, Judge Jones also re- eeived the impression at the white house that the President in his southern ap- pointments is not to be guided wholly by a set of so-called referees. The Pres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
MIME. LOUBET DIES
 AT MARSANNE HOME
Mother of the President of French Re- public Contributed to Her
 Sons Prestige.

Paris, January 15.-Madame Loubet, mother of the President. died at Mar same at o'clock this afternoon from congestion of the lungs. aged 92 years. The Presidents son, Paul, and other members of the family were at her bed side when she expired. President Loubet had expected to leave this afternoon for Marsanne, but announcement of the death of his mother came before ne vas able to depart.
 Mme. Loubet contributed to the Presi- dents prestige. as she was a type of the simple country class.
 The funeral will take place on Tues day and President Loubet will leave Paris tomorrow in order to attend.
 Many officials and members of the dip lomatic corps have called at the Elysee palace to express sympathy with the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
STEADY AND QUIET.
Success of Russian Loan Has Favora
 ble Effect In London.

London, January 15.-The stock ex- change had a week of steady. quiet mar kets with small investment business. The reduction of the German bank rate and the success of the Russian loan ha/ a favorable effect on foreign securities, Japanese being stronger on the belief that the movement in favor of mediation is growing. Scrip of the last Japanese per cent. loan reached premium of three points. Chinese and Argentines were also in good demand. The Amer ican market has been unsettled. Prices were dependent upon the daily Wall street quotations, but closed better on Saturday at a trifie above New York parity. The Kaffir market shows similar signs of returning activity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-16
No Serious Fighting.

Huan Shan, January 13, via Mukden, January 15.-There has been no serious fighting for several days, though night slxirmishes on both sides continue. The most important recently was that in which Captains Kosinoff and Troitgki, with seyenty-five Cossacks, drove the Japanese out of the villages of Mitzi and Tkhangay and captured a large amount of forage at both places. General Line witch has been inspecting the whole front and finds that the men and supplies are in excellent condition. The Japanese on their side are pushing sapping operations toward the Russian lines at several points, but have not made serious pro- gross.