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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
RULING WAS PREJUDlclAL.
A. N. Bort, Head Banker, OF Woodmen
Will Appeal His Case.

"A. ~. sort, HEAD BANKER, OF Woodmen,
Will Appeal His Case.
Dubuque, Feb. ga. N Bort, head
banker for the Modern Woodm en- of
America, will ask the United States
court of appeals to determine his
rights in the controversy with the
bondsmen of E. H. McCutcheon & Co.,
involving the loss of the 100000 of
Woodmen funds in the failure of the
McCutcheon bank at Holstein.
Mr.. Bort's attorneys are Wright &
Call of Sioux City, who will appeal
from the ruling of Judge Reed of the
federal court, dismissing the equity &C,
ton of the McCutcheon bondsmen and
the cross-complaint of Mr.. Bort. Mr.
Bort claims the courts ruling is preju,
dicial because it denies to him the
privilege of litigating in an equity pro
ceeGing his right to recover on the
McCutcheon bond and to determine
his liability on his own bonds to the
Modem Woodmen of America.
Mr. Bort is bonded to the Woodmen
for about 81 1000 600 IN insure his safe
handling of all the funds of the order
Ite first brought a law action to re
cover the 100000 deposit, making the
McCutcheon estate and the McCutch
con bondsmen, most of whom live in
Ida Grove the defendants. The Nc
Cutcheon bondsmen then brought a
new equity action against Bort and
the Modern Woodmen denying liabil
ity on the ground that the indemnity
bond for the McCutcheon bank was
procured through false representa-
tons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
PION FER
DROPS DEAD
JACOB JONES, OLD RESIDENT OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY,. VIC
TIM OF APoPLExY. FrEI7

Keota, Feb. 2S.-(SpeciaD- Jacob
Jones, well known and wealthy
farmer and pioneer OF Washington
county. died very suddenly at his
home, seven and one-half miles north
east of Keota, at s O'Clock this morn
ing. Though II years old, Mr.. Jones
was an unusually vigorous man and
his death is great surprise TO MS
friends and acquaintance.
Drops Deal in Chair,
Mr.. Jones was in Keota last Friday
and though he complained of neural
gia he gave no cause for uneasiness
among his friends and his brother, o.
B. Jones, of Keota, thought him in as
good health as at any time for several
months. This morning, according to
news received from his farm, he arose
at the usual time and was apparently
quite well. He harnessed a team at
8 o'clock, expecting to drive to Well
man. Going into his house for mo
ment before starting, he sat down and
died almost Immediately
Leaves Aged Wife.
Mr. Jones lived alone with his aged
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
A GREAT DISASTER NOW
THREATENS KUR0PATKIN

twenty miles from the extreme left to
the district Of Laolinzan,s where the
Japanese advanced in great force,
meeting with stubborn resistance.
The Japanese Line.
The Japanese now hold line from
Syaobehe opposite Dzhantan through
Shahopao along the Shakhe river to
Vanupudzi, thence to Da Pass and
Toumadzi southeastward.
Fight in Darkness.
The Japanese effected crossing
of the Shake at Vanupudzi and at
tackled the Russian center under cover
of darkness February rs. driving back
the Russian advance posts but the sup.
ports came up and stopped the Jap
anese advance.
kuropatkin Claims Victories
General Kuropatkin telegraphs the
emperor today: Ten attacks made
by two Japanese battalions and some
cavalry west of the village of Tansin.
tong have been repulsed. The Jap
anese renewed the attack Monday
morning and again were repulsed
They left 100 corpses. The Russian
loss was six men"
Japs Win at Tsinketchen.
Toxic, Feb, 28.-It is reported that
when the Japanese defeated the Rus
SLAMS February % at Tsinkhetcher
the Russians numbered 10000 men
Their losses are estimated at 1000
The Japanese losses are slight. The
Russians left 2O3 dead on the field and
lost several machine guns
RaiIroaders Win Strike.
Warsaw, Feb. %. - At the meeting
Of the board of directors of the Wis
tula railroads today 1t was decided tt
grant most of the strikers demands.
Clerks Tie Up Business.
The Jewish store clerks who strucl
are parading the Jewish quarter fore
ing the merchants to close their shops
Gorky is Banished.
st. Petersburg, Feb. %. - Maxim;
Gorky, who was released from thu
fortress yesterday on $500 bail, wa
banished late last night to Rigafter
He had been informed of the decision
of Governor General Trepoff that h,
could not reside in st. Petersburg
Madame Gorky and son will join Cork,
Immediately.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
SIX ACCUSED
INDICTMENTS FOR GAMBLING
FOUND AGAINST ELDoN.
MEN.

Indictments charging six Eldon men
with keeping gambling houses were
returned in the report of the Wapello
county grand jury made last Saturday
and made public today. Those against
whom the indictments were rendered
are Ezra McElroy, Job Carter, John
Russell, David Hearn, Led Hearn and
William Johnson.
Sheriff J. H. Cremer served the pa.
pers on those indicted at Eldon yester.
day Today several have appeared at
the office of Clerk of the District Court
Edwin DUNCAN and have given bonds
for their appearance. McElroy, Carter
Russell and David Hearn are charged
with keeping a gambling house over
the saloon of Klein & Mulvaney. The
other two are alleged to be conducting
a similar establishment over the
Murphy saloon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02

lington started on it's weeks trip from
Indianola this morning. The special
will not visit Ottumwa this year, but
comes as far as Batavia on the Fit.
Madison branch.
Superintendent o. E. Stewart of the
Burlington, left for the east last night
on business.
G. H. Frew. of Davenport, auditor
for the Rock Island, was in the city
today on business
The men in the shops at Galesburg
and Aurora, H., will work only forty
hours week untR further notice. 1t
is thought that there will be no change
in the hours of the men at the local
shops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
DUDLEY.

Dudley, Feb. 2S.-Paul Arnold, ST..
one of the oldest and most highly re-
;'pected citizens of this neighborhood.
died at about o'clock Sunday
morning, at his home one mile south
east of here at the age of 70 years,
IL months and % days. Mr.. Arnold
las lived on his farm near here for
many years. He has been an honest,
Lard working and prosperous man, a
loving husband and father. having the
greatest respect of all who knew him.
He is survived by wife, two daugh
tels and five sons, one daughter, Mrs.
Andrew Stodghill, and Amos, John and
Charles all live in this locality, the
ether daughter, Mrs. Garfield, lives
near Christiansburg, and Grant and
George are making their homes in OF
tumwa.
Miss Bessie Fleming closed very
successful term of school at No. 7 Fri.
day. The No. 8 school, consisting OF
some twenty pupils, whose term ended
on the same day, came over to No. Z
where large dinner was served, ev.
cry one bringing a well filled basket.
About twenty-five visitors were pres
emit to listen to the joint program by
the two schools, which consisted OF
dialogues, recitations and songs,which
was very good and entertaining. h
Sander Burgason is visiting with his
parents near here
Quite number from here attended
the play given at the No. 8 school
house two miles east of Munterville,
Saturday evening. The play was com.
posed entirely of home talent.
Miss Bessie Fleming, who has been
teaching the No. school, left for her
home at Drakesville Saturday evening
on No. 4.
Mr. and Mrs. John Burgason and
Messrs. Sander and Earl Burgason and
Miss Amanda Burgason visited with
Gust Burgason near Munterville Sun
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
DEATH IN
MAD PANIC
TEN KILLED AND MANY INJURED
BY COLLAPSE OF CHURCH
FLOOR.
ACCIDENT In NEW YORK
While Waiting for Commencement Of
Funeral Services Members Of Large
Congregation Are Victims Of Sudden
Collapse of Floor. i,,r

New York, Feb 2S.--A searching in
vestigation was begun today by the
authorities Of Brooklyn to ascertain
the cause of the collapse of the floor Of
the Fleet Street African Methodist
Episcopal Church Of Zion last night,
when ten persons were killed q I'd
more than fifty injured. 1t is not =
lieved that any OF. the injured will die.
Of those killed there were seven
women, two men and one child.
An Old Building,
The building was an ancient ram.
shackle frame structure, erected sixty
years ago in the heart Of the colored
section of Brooklyn in Fleet street,
near Myrtle avenue.
Arrangements had been made last
night to hold funeral services Of
Sydney fainter, one of the older mem
bers of the church, and the auditorium
which is on the second floor of the 4
building, the ground floor being used
by the Sunday school, was crowded /
with an audience of upwards of 800
persons, of whom the majority we're
women.
Were Totally Unprepared.
The congregation was waiting in 81.
lence for the arrival OF the body, and
Pastor Jacobs was standing at the
altar awaiting the summons to meet
the funeral procession at the door,
when splintering of timbers was
heard and in an instant the half OF the
auditorium nearest the door collapsed,
carrying down more than a hundred
persons who were crushed In the
wreckage of the flooring and pews. A
great volume of dust for few mo-
ments hid from view the victims. The
remainder of the audience, finding
themselves cut off from the door and
expecting every instant that the rest
of the flooring would collapse under
them, fought madly to reach the win.
dows and in some instances leaped3
from them and sustained serious inju,.
ries.
On the arrival of the police and fire.
men the work of rescue began. Those
remaining uninjured on the portion OF
the floor remaining intact were taken
from the windows by ladders. Those
Lying in the mass Of wreckake on the
1 lower floor could only be got at safter,
/ the flremen had hewed their way to-
them with axes. Out of the wreck ten
bodies were recovered and taken to a
station house, and about thirty injured
were removed to the Brooklyn hospital
1 where three women died soon after be.
/ ing admitted. All the ambulances in
Brooklyn we're called out and about
a score of those hurt were able to go
home after their injuries had been at.
tended to.
i Heartrending scenes were Witnessed
in the station house, which was
thronged with relatives and friends
who came to identify the dead.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
END OF WAR is in SIGHT
Opinion In ST. Petersburg is That If
the Story of Great Japanese Vic
tory is True Russia Will Sue for
Peace = Gorky is Banished From
< Russia With Family.

st. Petersburg. Feb. 2S.-The Asso-
ciated Press hears from a high source
that Kuropatkin considers his position
on the Shakhe river to be menaced to
such an extent by kuroki's success on
the left flank, as to necessitate i'm
mediate withdrawal of his army to Tie
pass and has so advised the emperor.
Great Defeat Feared.
No confirmation of this is obtain
able in military circles here where it
is pointed out that with the Japanese
pressing the whole Russian line such
an operation must almost inevitably
end in disaster of the first magnitude.
Reports Not in Detail.
The fragmentary official and press
reports of fresh reverses sustained by
Kuropatkin are inadequate to draw
conclusions on the magnitude of Ku.
roki's success against the Russian left
but the public Is as usual ready to be.
lieve the worst and the city is already
full of reports that a big disaster has
again overtaken the Russian arms, &C.
cording to which Mukden has been
outflanked is untenable and Kuropat,
kin is withdrawing from his strong pc.
sitions on the Shakhe river.
May End the War.
That such reports as the above are
exaggerated is beyond question, but
the officials of the war Office are plain
ly discouraged. Further news is
awaited with great anxiety and any
thing like decisive Japanese victory
now would probably end the war.
Japs Cross Shakhe River.
ST. Petersburg. Feb. %. - The Jap
anese army crossed the Shakhe rive
Sunday night.
The point of crossing, although no
revealed by censored dispatches, il
believed to be at Wanfu and Kaotu
| (Gauto) passes. about thirty-five mile
southwest of Tsinkhetchen.
A direct road runs through thes
passes. almost due northward to Flu
shun, the center and base of Kuropat
kin's left flank.
The forces crossing the river ur
doubtedly are Kuroki's.
The Japanese Advance.
Russian Headquarters, Huan Mour
tain, Feb. %. - The Japanese attacl
was renewed at dawn yesterday alon
the whole eastern front and Da Pas
was taken after stubborn fighting. Al
| engagement simultaneously was i
| progress on the front extending almos
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
LUTHERANS TO MEET.
Important Gathering Opens on Monday
in Berlin.

in Berlin,
Berlin, Feb. 28-The American dele
gates to the congress of the Evangeli-
cal lutheran Cathedral next Monday,
Prof Francis Brown, of the Union
Theological seminary; Rev. j, ].
Heishmann, OF Brooklyn, and Rev. DR..
j. H. Prugh, of Pittsburg, arrived here
today. AS the guests of Emperor Will
liam they are lodged in apartments re-
served for them by the court marshal.
The emperor has taken rooms at all
the principal hotels for delegates of
the Protestant churches of Great Brit
ain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and
Switzerland, and for visiting members
of the royal families, many of whom
cannot be accommodated at the palace
Prince Arthur of Connought and
Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark
arrived today, besides numerous other
sovereigns of the German states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
EDUCATORS AT MILWAUKEE,.

Superintendent Hold Convention With
More Than 700 in Attendance.
Milwaukee, Feb 2S.-More than 700
prominent educators from all parts
of the country are attending the con.
vention of the department of superin.
tendents of the National Educational
convention, which opened here today
Superintendent A. w. Stuart of the
Ottumwa Public Schools is present at
the Milwaukee meetine-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
Will Argue Tomorrow.

New York, Feb. 28.---Arguments on
the writs of habeas corpus and certior-
ari obtained for Nan Patterson was
today postponed until tomorrow at
the request of the district attorneys
office to allow Assistant District At
tornAv Rand to be present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
SUFFERS SEVERE INJURY.

Officer Levi Noah Injuries Limb Upon
Which Operation Was Performed.
A fall on the ice yesterday at his
home, 1902 East Main street will cause
Officer Levi Noah to be confined to
his bed for some time. The fall caused
the breaking or tearing of some of the
tendons of the leg upon which the OPP
GRAFTON of removing dead bone was
performed some time ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02

ton county many years and have three
children, two daughters and one son.
All the latter are married and live
near Keota. The arrangements for
the funeral services have not yet been
completed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-02
CASHIER RESIG Ms
FRANK C. BIRD LEAVES ROCK is
LAND AFTER EIGHTEEN
YEARS SERVICE.
To Be Inspector for Western Railway
Weighing Association At st. Joseph,
Mo.-succeeded by c. w. Mecarty-
Railroad Notes.

From Tuesdays Daily
Frank G. Bird has resigned as cash
Ter OF the Rock Island in this city and
left last evening for st Joseph, Mo-
where he has accepted a position as
Inspector for the Western Weighing
association Mr.. Bird will be sue
ceeded by Dispatcher G. w. McCarty
Mr., Bird has been with the Rock
Island for eighteen years and for the
past fourteen years has been resi-
dent OF this city. He was most eff
cient employe and popular with very
large circle of friends who will hear
with regret that he is to leave the
city. Mr.. Bird will leave this evening
for st. Joseph and will enter at once
upon his new duties, For the present
his family will remain in Ottumwa.
Mr.. McCarty, who succeeds Mr., Bird,
has been dispatcher at the Rock Island
freight depot in this city for number
of years and is fully conversant with
the duties of cashier. M, Matusick,
operator at Evans, will succeed Mr.,
McCarty as dispatcher.
Regarding Division Terminal.
Regarding the rumor that the Mil
waukee was contemplating the re-
moval of the division point from La
redo Mo-, to Chillicothe, once more,
the Laredo Tribune has the following:
Some fellow, just for fun. and to
start some who are easy started, cir
culated the report in Laredo this week
to the effect that the Milwaukee local
freight division was to be removed to
Chillicothe and the report has caused
no little amount of comment, Such
an idea is SO preposterous that II
! is surprising that an intelligent person
would give it so much as a passing
thought Has the railroad company
spent 100000 here just for fun, and
are they continuing to make extensive
improvements just to be torn away In
a few weekso Just as fast as you can
get this kind of stuff out of your head
the quicker you will have room fo1
matter of more solid nature, Since
/ the company has placed the division
here some of their employees
only few, we are pleased to say
have moved it away q dozen times and
knocked on it as hard as possible only
to their own disadvantage. 1t is MOI
encouraging for men to invest money
in homes for people who are dissatis
fed and all the time cursing the towr
and the people in it. In our opin
ion the longer these people kick ant
knock the longer they will be finding
some one who is willing to accommodate
/ them.
Railroad Notes.
Superintendent 2. Laas of the Mil
waukea, left yesterday in his specia
Ger for tour of inspection over the
/ Kansas City division.
James Sweeney, clerk at the Mil
waukee freight depot, has returned tt
work after a weeks absence on oc
count of illness.
Arthur Stice, cashier at the Burling
The Washington times., 1905-12-26
FOLLOWED fAlTHLESS
FIANCEE TO THIS CITY
Tilted Man Determined to Stop Girls
Marriage to His
Rival.

Refusing to be Tilted by pretty
Flora Payne. Of Beachwood Farm,
fourteen miles from Culpeper, Va,
whom he was to have married last
night in her home, but who eloped
with another man a few hours before
the appointed time. Horace Hail. twen-
ty-two years old, of Culpeper. Va,
came to Washington today TO stop the
proposed wedding. He enlisted the
aid Of Detectives Peck and Barbee,
of the Central Office. who have been
watching all incoming Southern trains
in the hope of apprehending the runa-
way couple
The girl is seventeen years old and
about feet 5 inches tall. She has
much yellow hair, large blue eyes,
dimples in her cheeks and chins pink
and-wEite complexion. and is possessed
of an exceptionally pretty figure Fred
erick Hume, who broke up the wedding
that was to have occurred last night.
is a brunette with hazel eyes, broad
shoulders and is twenty years old
The Washington times., 1905-12-26
OESPONDENT MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Herbert Caddick, Skilled
Bricklayer, Hangs Himself.
SONS GRUESOME DISCOVERY
His Friends Say He Killed Himself
Because of His Inability to
Stop Drinking.
SONS GRUESOME DISCOVERY

Just at the time that the full warmth
of human kindness pervaded the at
mosphere throughout the land, Herbert
Caddick. a bricklayer. forty-seven years
old, was feeling most Respondent. and
while in that mood hanged himself in
the kitchen of his home. 40 Massachu-
sets avenue northwest. last night His
body was found suspended by a clothes
line by his son Walter.
Coroner hewitt today viewed the re-
mains and gave a certificate Of death
by suicide.
Caddick left no hint TO explain his
desperate action. His friends say he
killed himself because of disgust over
his inability to stop drinking. He ap-
peared decidedly morose all day. and
used every possible excuse TO get his
kinfolk out of the house in order that
he might carry out his intentions.
Caddick as a bricklayer was known
as finished mechanic.
Yesterday morning when he was
called for breakfast he said he had a
dull headache and did not feel like get
ting up
Caddick dressed himself and went
down stairs in time for the Christmas
dinner. lie ate heartily, but did not
engage in the conversation.
His lifeIess body was discovered by
his son. Walter. He called Policemen
Mccarthy and Beauregard. Of the Sixth
precinct and told them about his dis
covery. The officers went to the house
and cut down the doy.
The Washington times., 1905-12-26
SOME FACULTY MEMBERS
WILL FOLLOW GORDON
IF He Goes, Howard Teachers Will Re-
sign in Sympathy With
President.

II the Rev. DR.. John Gordon's resigna-
ticn OF the presidency Of Howard Uni
versity is accepted by the board of trus-
tees. which meets tomorrow afternoon,
II is stated on the best authority, there
Will be other designations presented to
the board in the near future by profess
sors OF the univ ersity.
Moreover, this is only one phase of the
disagreeable situation that confronts
the board OF trustees in acting on DIR.
GOrdon's resignation. w. Calvin Chase,
editor Of the Washington Bee, one of the
leading colored papers of this city, said
this morning that the trouble ION the
hilI' aflon6 the students, which resulted
in DR.. Gordons resignation, has created
a most unfavora BILE impression In the
very place where it will do the most
harm.
II have a letter" he said, from c. B.
Purvis. of the Howard University medi-
cal department. who has been in Boston
consulting with philanthNopists in the
endea TOR to raise 1000 for the erection
of a modern medical building here. tell
ing me that this student outbreak has
created bad impression.
The Washington times., 1905-12-26
Ell PAS0 STATION
WILL OPEN JANUARY |

The new immigration station at FL
Paso. which the Government has just
leased. viii be turned over TO the immf
grafton authorities on January l.
The influx OF immigrants at II Paso
has increased so rapidly within the last
year or two that the ole building be-
came inadequate and a new one had to
be erected.
To the increase in the number Of i'm
migrants into the United States at the
FL Paso station these figures speak for
themselves: Admitted in 1904. 4Sl: ad-
mitted IN 1905. ss5. The business at Ell
Paso shows a marked growth and it is
rapidly becoming most important port.
The Washington times., 1905-12-26
HEROIC POSTAL LABORER
REWARDED BY PRESIDENT
Civil Service Regulations Set Aside
That He Might Receive Well
Deserved Promotion.

The Civil Service regulations have been
set aside, and 5. II. Alexander, a labor
er at the Postoffice Department. has
been elevated to the classified service,
as a further acknowledgment OF the
Government for his heroic defense of the
postoffice at Emma, y. c.. in 1902, when
he was acting postmaster.
OF diminutive stature. and light Of
" eight Alexander successfully cOped in
pistol fight with a band OF robbers.
He killed one and wounded another. The
serious injuries he received have made
IL impossible for him TO further dis
charge his duties Of laborer, TO which
he was assigned later.
The Postmaster General called the
case to the attention of the President.
and Alexander received his promotion
as a Christmas present.
The Washington times., 1905-12-26
"SMOKES" FOR FIREMEN
AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Christmas cheer in the form of boxes
of after dinner perfectos were dis
tributed yesterday among the members
Of Engine Company, No s. of the Dis
trict Fire Department. by a number of
admiring business firms and friends in
the city. and the aroma OF the fragrant
weed will be circulated through that
fire house for some days TO come
The firms 20 send the smokes were
d J Kaufmann Cherry & Moran. VIII
lam Hahn & Co, J. p. Collins, and
Richard Mclean.
A mammoth fruit cake was sent by
Mrs Joseph Paris and other good
things came from Mrs G. f. Miller and
Mrs ] H Tucker