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(To be continued.)
HE HAD THE EVIDENCE.
Hostler Knew Something About New
Horses Bad Temper.

A certain gentleman recently pur.
chased at a rather high price car
r!age horse to match an animal he al.
ready possessed.
A day or two later he asked his
groom what he thought of the new ar
rival.
We'll. sir" said John, hes sartain-
ly grand looking 'oss. but I'm afeard
his temper's a bit touchy.'
What makes you think so?" asked
Johns master.
He don't appear to take kindly to
nobody, sir. He don't like me going
into his box even to feed him"
oh" lightly responded the horses
owner "he hasn't settled down yet,
that's all. His surroundings are
strange to him. don't think there's
anything wrong with his temper"
Il didn't at first. sir" remarked
John; but, you see, he's kicked me
clean out. o the box twice, and, when
you comes to think about it, that's
sort O. convincin' London Answers.
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1oId BY a STAGE Coach Driver.

Joseph Hobbs, whose death occur
red few months ago at Exeter, N. H.,
was in his younger days the driver of
stage coach between Nashua and
Lawrence. He was an inyeterate
story-teller and was always sure to
have large audience. The follow
ing was one he used to tell:
when | was driving coach from
Nashua to Lawrence | used to always
stop over night in small town about
halfway between the two cities. One
day three or four OF us got a large
piece of cardboard and printed on it:
The fellow who is courting Il certain
married young woman had better
leave town, as the husband liz ON to
him. And, would you believe it. in
less than two hours after that sign
had been posted on tree in the vii
lage every man in town had left, en-
cept three old cripples and one man
who had not read the sign"
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sumed by proximity to temptation, the
iNnilnnt a

sumed by proximity to temptation, the
incident to great trusts.
Bruce, meanwhile, was pursuing his
investigations in his own manner
By strenuous endeavor Bruce sue.
ceeded in discovering the fact that the
woman with the emerald-tinted hair
got off the train at Mechanic Falls. al
though Libby professed to recolIect
that she bought a ticket through to
Portland.
The detective further learned that
she went north that night. when Con
ductor Stone was in charge of the
train, to Island Pond. She staid all
night at the Stewart House, and in
the morning took train for Coaticoke.
ostensibly, but as he shrewdly sur
missed, she was quite as likely to have
stopped short of her supposed desti-
nation Thus far he was enabled to
track her, but 10 farther. In fact, he
knew nothing about her after she left
Island Pond.
Bruce was at his wits ends. The
fifteen hundred dollars held out by
the bank president, together with pro-
iessional pride, made him unwilling to
relinquish the undertaking, and he set
himself to finding out what he could
about Hamilton's past life, the portion
of it which was compressed into the
two weeks in each May which, since
his marriage at least, he Invariably
spent away from Grovedale.
AS his Investigations progressed,
Bruce grew more and more excited,
and it is not too much to say that he
was completely mystified as well. For
it was in the most questionable streets
and among the most dishonest haunts
that he found the surest traces of his
presence. He had his photograph, he
had the assistance of other detectives,
and as the search went on, it was
proved that Vane Hamilton, or his
double was the frequenter of places
which the honest people of Grovedale
would have shuddercd to contemplate,
! even in Imagination.
Bruce went West again, for he was,
:, in hopes to discover that Hamilton
/ had retraced his course to the States.
If involved in dishonest schemes In
western towns now, as Bruce felt con-
vinced that he had been in the past,
he was likely, he thought, to return
any day, for prudence is not common
ly the characteristic of a rogue.
! First Bruce went to Valparaiso, a
: new but exceedingly enterprising town
in Kansas. where he fancied tidings
were to be found of Hamiltons opera
tions.
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If you go on that way. Your husband
is dishonest man, there!" hurting it
out and mopping his face energetical-
ly. 81 meant to have broken it to you
easy, but you wouldn't let me-" he
said in a complaining tone. But he
was alarmed directly by Constance
falling back in her chair. Her hand
dropped beside her and an ashen hue
covered her face Her uncle thought
she was dying. He flew to her side,
grasped tumbler of water and was
about to deluge her with it, but she
put up her hand and said weakly:
mo, not that, | am so cold.' She
was shivering now, and her teeth chat
tered audibly.
What shall I get you?" cried her
uncle.
Nothing. shall be better soon. l
am better. You were saying, uncle"
she said feebly.
mo matter what I said. Folks get
mistaken Forget it all. would. Don't
bother your head about it,
She motioned to her work basket
"Get that paper she said.
He looked and saw neatly folded
newspaper, the Boston Globe, contain
ing, as Mr.. Carter saw directly, full
account Of the bank examination, un-
der sensational headlines.
Why" gasped her uncle. 81 thought
you knew nothing about it,
81 did not until yesterday, and l
would not believe it. The paper was
over a week old, and thought that it
related to the first suspicious, but
that since then all had been proved
right"
MATTERS were SET right at the bank
by his bondsmen paying the amount
that was missing, Constance"
you were one Of them, uncle"
yes
"Well, when Vane comes back he
will pay YOU
What folly is this, Constance" said
her uncle, sternly. Henderson and |
held out till we could do so no longer.
The proofs were overwhelminS; the
account you have read is true"
But because he went away and
does not return, is that criminal? He
may be i'll somewhere. People fire,
quently have brain fever and cannot
tell SO much as their Names"
But Vane was well on the 2Sth OF
May. He was at the bank the 22d
He got five thousand dollars at the
national bank in Boston on note
which he presented himself"
In' hn q tfN VI
is the treasurer"
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Standard Oil Investigation.

Dcs Moines. la.-Attorney General
Herbert S. IIadley of Missouri arrived
Tuesday for the purpose of taxing
dcpositions in regard to alleged unfair
competition in the sale of oil by the
Standard Oil Company in Iowa.
With the taking of the testimony OF
Frank Northrup and +. f. Lyman of
Des MonGs, former Standard OH
Company employees, Attorney General
Herbert S. Hadley announced that he
had made out his case against the
Standard Oil Company in Missouri.
and expects to get a decision ousting
the company from doing business in
that state.
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Eruption Of Vcsuvius.

Naples.-Mount VesuvIus' eruption
is assuming alarming proportions.
The Funicular railway track has been
damaged at six points and the princi-
pal station is threatened with destruc-
ton. An effort is being made to save
the station by the construction OF
brick wall of masonry reinforced by
embankments of sand.
Streams of lava are flowing with
considerable rapidity, destroying
everything in their course. The au-
thorities are taking precautions 10
prevent any loss OF life.
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Easy,

The professor of mathematics cy-
perienced quite n little difficulty in
making one of his class comprehend
the theory of limits. To make the
theorem more ineligible, he resorted
to the following illustrations:
Now Mr.. c." he proposed, Sup
pose You were 100 feet from Il rabbit
and you gave him chase. and in the
first minute you gained one-ha!f of
the intervening distance, and likewise
in the next and in each succeeding
minute: at last. if you were fotr
inches from the rabbit, would you ev-
er catch him? Remember, you gain
one-half of the intervening distance
each minute"
IF was four inches from the rab-
bit" replied the student, Il would
reach out and grab it,
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The Death of the Rose.

Oh. life! dear life. Thy summer days lave
flown
Swiftly yet all too late, for they did
withcr;
Joy should be joy for one short hour
alone.
Or it will lose its loveliness forever.
did not spare to use the cruel knife
But cut the rose as soon 1t was day
And gave II to my love. It's little life
Passed. like n sigh. from Nature $
breast away.
Too happy flower. would my love had
died
At uuawares. by such death as thine.
should have slain my love in its full
pride.
So had it lived and been forever mine.
A treasure for all joy to ponder on.
Laid up for age in old Times palaces T..
"A thing of beauty which my soul had
won
And death had made undyirg with a
-Wilfrid Scawcn Blunt.
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Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling, per 100 lbs,
S1.2S. Rye, Colorado. bulk per 100 lbs,
soc. Oats, bulk. Nebraska. No. 3.
white. $l.07: same in sacks, S1.15; Col
orado white, in sack, $1.25. Corn. in
bulk. sec. Corn chop, sacked, voc.
Bran, Colorado, per 100 lbs, S5c.
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Hay.

Upland. per ton. s1O.5oM 1900; sec.
ond bottom. $S.50ml0.O0: timothy,
sl2.O0Ml3.0O: timothy and clover,
s11.OO; alfalfa, prime. $S.o0M9.5o;
straw. s4.O0m4.50; South Park wire
grass, Sl5.co.
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Live Poultry,
Butter.

Elgin, firm ............. u
Creameries. extra. Colo. 2Gm 81
Creameries, extra. esateln 26@ 81
Creameries, firsts, Colorado
and eastern ........... 23@ "a
Process and renovated
good. ID. ........... 20
Dairy, fancy single make. lb IS
Roll. lb. .......... 15m 1G
Packing stock, fresh ...... 1im 15
Eggs.
Eggs. fresh. case count. 400
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-28
DOW IE IS
FORGIVEN.
WIFE or PROPHET soFTENs AND
VISITS HIM AT HIS
HOTEL

Chicago, April 27-At his apart
ments John Alexander Dowie today
emphatically denied that. the reports
announcing his illness have the slight
est foundation.
A complete reconciliation has been
effected between Dowie and his wife
and son.
Fearing that the reports which have
been circulated in Zion City to the
effect that Dr. Dowie was in good
health were untrue, mother and son
yesterday boarded a train and arrived
in Chicago about 2 o'clock in the after.
noon. Mrs. Dowie was Immediately
escorted to Dr. Dowie's apartments in
the Auditorium Annex by Attorney
Emil G. Wetten. counsel for the first
apostle. Gladstone Dowie remained out
Nside. Mrs. Dowie remained, with hel
husband for upward Of half an hour
and in that time the two who had
worked side by side for years and then
were estranged were again brought in
to mutual sympathy
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BIG VICTORY
PERKINS WINS, IN RINeoLp coUN.
TY- DENOMINATION OF
HEPBURN ASSURED

Des Moines, April 27.-(Special). -
Mr.. Perkins won victory over Gov
ernor Cummins in Ringgold county
yesterday. The primaries in that
county were held yesterday afternoon
and, up to midnight, with Mount Ayr
and Washington townships to be heard
from, Mr.. Perkins has 70 delegates in
the county convention to 80 for Gov.
ernor Cummins. The vote in Mount
Ayr was close, but 1t was thought at
last reports that that township had
also gone for Perkins. There will be
| 132 delegates in the county convention
of which CT constitutes majority
Thus Mr.. Perkins will have the con.
vention by a handsome majority over
| Cumnins.
!. The result Of the contest takes away
any lingering hope Governor Cummins
may have had of carrying any of the
| twenty-nine counties in the southern
three tiers of counties in the state
More than that, it makes 1t certain that
| Colonel Hepburn will be nominated
! for another term in congress without
opposition, for the result in Ringgold
eliminates Mr. Smith from the congress
sional race.
Cummins Wins in Ida.
1 Ida Grove, April 27.-The Cummins
forces won in the Ida county caucuses
and the governors men will be in con
1 troll Of the county convention Reports
| from nine out of twelve precincts show
forty delegates for Cummins and nine
teen for Perkins The precincts mo-
Iheard from! are said to be for Cum
y 4 y
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WILL FIGHT 2scENT. FARE.
Wisconsin Likely to Pass Law and
Railroads to Contest.

ID d
Railroads to Contest.
Madison. Wis, April 27.-The Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad COM
pany has presented to the Wisconsin
state railroad rate commission it's rea-
sons for objecting to the proposed re-
duction of the maximum passenger
fare from 8 to 2 cents mile and the
commission has taken the representa-
tions under adyisement.
No decision will be rendered until
the five leading companies against
whom 2-cent fare complaints have
been filed have had their hearings, aft
er which the commission will again
study the subject and render it's order.
1t is said that a reduction will sure
ly be made, either to 21a cents or to 2
cents, but that such decision will re.
suit in litigation. thet railroads taking
the matter into the courts on the
ground that the reduction, however
small. at 1.-THE present time would wipe
out all chance of the roads making any
profit on the passenger business
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SUMMARY OF
SITUATION
SECRETARY METcALF REPORTS
REGARDING CONDITIONS In
SAN FRANCISCO

Washington, D. G., April secre-
tary Metcalf, who went to San Fran
cisco as the representative of the ma
tional administration with Instructions
from the President to report to him re-
garding the conditions In the stricken
city, as he should find them, has
wired the President a complete sum
mary Of the situation. He thinks the
loss OF life will not exceed 800, the in
jured being about 1000. The loss to
the government buildings is not SO
heavy as the early reports indicated.
The secretary says, however, that
the industrial and commercial losses
are appalling. There is mo suffering
from lack. OF provisions or water.
Everything considered, the health of
the people Is excellent. The people
are confident and hopeful. The secre-
tary recommends that congress make
appropriations at once for the repair
and reconstruction Of the government
buildings,
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GOVERNMENT
TO REBUILD
TO ExPEND s175,ooo AT FRISCO IN
NAVY AND PosToFFIcE DE.
PARTMENTs

Washington, D. c., April 27.--The
senate committee on privileges and
elections by unanimous vote author.
lied Senator Foraker to report fav.
5orably the Tillman bill to prohibit in
surance and other corporations from
contributing to campaign funds.
4 In the senate today Spooner resumed
his speech on the railroad rate bill,
again taking up the question of dis.
tinction between judicial power and
jurisdiction. Replying to Bailey he
said that owing to the fact that the
powers are totally different it cannot
be said that one is greater than the
other.
The house today passed the emer.
gency appropriation bill carrying s175,.
600 for the navy and postofice depart.
ments to be expended at San Fran.
cisco.
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VETS PARADE
OLD SOLDIERS OF THE coNFED
ERAcY TO PRESENT MEDALS
FOR COURAGE

New Orleans. April 27.-The feature
of today. Of the Confederate reunion
was the annual parade of the veter,
ans, which was participated in by ma.
rines from the cruiser Columbia.
At the last business session of the
United Confederate Veterans reunion
a resolution was passed providing for
the presentation of medals to the
man who showed the greatest cour
age in any battle in which the Confed
crate troops were engaged. The res
olution had been neglected since II
was first passed some years ago. II
was decided that it should be put into
effect at once. One Of the new meas
ures of Importance to be adopted rec
commended to the different states that
pensions be paid to former slaves now
living who followed their masters tc
the war.
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SERIOUS CHARGE.
Lucas County Man Accused of At
tempt to Commit Criminal Assault.

= f f- i - ( rs ~. ( r.
Lucas County Man Accused Of At
tempt to Commit Criminal Assault.
{ Charlton, April 27.-(speciaD Al
bert Lockridge, young man Of Wash
ington township, charged with attempt
ing to commit criminal assault on
Miss Hazel Wertz, school teacher,
had his preliminary hearig in Justice
Stories court yesterday and was held
to the grand jury under bond for $500
1t is claimed that Lockridge followed
Miss Wertz to a nearby building after
school and threatened her with re.
volver, but that she managed to escape
and give the alarm. Miss Wertz Is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wertz
and Lockridge, who is ,23 years old, is
son of Mr.. and, Mrs. Andrew Lock.
ridge. Both families are highly re
spected,
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HUNDREDS HOMELESS
Provisions and Supplies Are Rushed
From #. Worth-ASter the Storm
Many Houses Destroyed Ry Fire
Several Persons Are Seriously In.
Jured.

Il il, u
Bellevue. Tex. April 27.--The loss Of
life here by last nights tornado is to-
day placed at fourteen. The town was
partly wrecked, the buildings which
caught fire after the storm passed be.
ing burned. Provisions and supplies
have been sent from Fort Worth and
other places.
A number Of persons were seriously
injured. Only four houses escaped de.
struction dr injury. The property loss
is about 100000. Six hundred per.
sons are homeless and destitute.
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TWo CASES FILED.
J. e. Mscabe !. and Mrs. Ella Judson

J. E. Mecabe and Mrs. Ella Judson
Plaintiffs in Law Suits.
]. F. McCabe, has through attorneys
Steck & Daugherty. fled petition In
the district court against R. L. Ed
munds, guardian, praying for re-
formation of deed SO that It Will
convey certain property to petitioner
and that title be quieted In him as
against any claim of his minor daugii-
ter Agnes Elizabeth McCabe.
Ella Judson VS.. Edgar Judson is the
title Of petition for divorce filed by
the PLAINTIFFS attorneys, Steck &
Daugherty. The petitioner accuses
the defendant of, drunkenness and
given to the use Of cocaine and that
defendant was guilty Of divers statu-
tory charges in Ottumwa and Kansas
CITY Mo-
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PERKINS in
DE'S MONIES
SIOUX CITY CANDIDATE FOR GOV.
ERNoR GIVEN ENTHuslAs-
TIC WELCOME
A LARGE AUDIENCE
Makes First Public Appearances In
"Enemy's country"-Many Old Sol
diers Seated On stase-Pride In own
Reeord-Pays Respects to: cummins
The Campaign Of 1896.

Des Moines, April 27- George D.
Perkins Of Sioux City, candidate for
governor in opposition to Governor
Cummins, made his first public ap-
,pearance in the, ''enemy's country
last night He addressed a large audi
ence in Fosters opera house in this
city, and it is expected Governor
Cummins will answer him tonight, as
his friends have house engaged,
though no announcement of meeting
yet is made.
The Polk county primaries will be
held next Tuesday, and Perkins
friends are making desperate efforts
to make a good showing in Cummins'
home county. For that reason Mr.
Perkins was brought here for speech.
On the stage were about a hundred old
soldiers, and as Mr.. Perkins entered
each veteran rose to his feet AMI all
who could get near him grasped his
hand
The people OF Des Moines gave the
Sioux City candidate cordial recep'
tion. Former Governor Frank D. Jack
son presided and introduced the speak
er.
"They talk about the issue being
railroads, If you please" said he
They may try to throw dust In your
eyes about the corporations, but tel
you that there Is no man who stands
for one single proposition as docs the
present governor Of Iowa. and that II
the immediate revision of the tariff
and IN spite of all the prosperity OF ths
/ T1,,;tvSd ba ,1rNy,r.coc RI, idayt1A n
that Iowa stand with Massachusetts
in demanding that revision"
Mr.. Jackson urged that this was tn,
only issue, and said nothing woult
more stimulate the immediate revision
of the tariff than for Iowa to single
out the one man who represents this
idea and elect him for governor for {
third term. He compared Governo
Cummins to the man. who rocked ths
boat at the picnic party and turned thu
picnic into funeral
Pays Respects to cumnnins.
When Mr.. Perkins arose to speal
the applause was hearty and continued
for some time. Mr.. Perkins said HI
deeply regretted the republican part!
in the state was engaged in such [
bitter pre-convention fight. 1t hat
been the custom in Iowa that after
governor had two terms he would re
tire and give back the Office to tn
people who gave it to him.
II don't know as have achieve,
much Of reputation as a fighter,
said Mr.. Perkins, "but If haven
something of that sort in my makeul
wouldn't be here tonight. am her
to defend my record from insinuations
am here by executive order to dc
fend my name. The objection is urge,
against the company keep. It is sal
the corporations want some one TO
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CARNEGIE HITS WEALTHY.
Philanthropist il Laudins stante
Saws [ after L eft a Preo;o,e L er.nv

PhiIanthropist in Laudina Stanton
Says Latter Left Precious Leaaoy,
Gambler, o.. April 27.--Andrew Car
negie In an address yesterday at the
Kenyon college exercises In honor ef
Edwin M. Stanton, for whom the steel
king carried messages during the civil
war, lauded the higher things of life
rather than the material. He said:
In these days of materialiss1,,
where so many are devoted to the pur-
suit Of wealth as an end, some pursu-
ing it'by underhanded and dishonorabls
means, and In the present life the ain,
and value Of Stanton. who placed be-
fore himself as his aim in life his
service to his country regardless Of
popularity, fame or wealth. cannot be
overestimated.
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"A. v. KNIGHT WRITES.
Former Resident Of WapelIo County
Tells Of Location in Texas.

In letter enclosing remittance
for the Tri-Weekly Courier, A. v.
knight, a former resident Of this
county, tells of the following facts
concerning himself. which will be of
interest to those who remember him.
Mr. Knight states that he was raised
In Wapelio county, but that he left
here in 1861. His fathers name was
william Knight. He had four brothers,
David, Curtis, Friend and Isaac
Knight. Mr.. Knight is now located at
Pinehurst Montgomery county, Texas,
40 miles north of Houston