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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
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OTHERS CONDEMN
NEW YORK PASTORS HAVE WIDE
LY DIVERGENT VIEWS OF
PRESIDENT
Expressed in Thanksgiving Sermons
Criticism by Negro Ministers is Very
Bitter-is Styled as Prevaricator at
Union Meeting.

New York, Nov. president Roose-
velt was the subject of widely oppos-
Ing views In Thanksgiving sermons in
this city yesterday. At union ser
vice of four negro congregations he
was denounced as prevaricator At
an Episcopalian service his character
was lauded as the cause of national
Thanksgiving more important than the
prevailing prosperity.
At the union service yesterday morn
ing Of the negro congregations Of
Mount Olivet Baptist, st. Marks Meth
odist Episcopal, st. James Presbyter-
ian, and the Abyssinian Baptist church.
es, at Mount Olivet church, 161 West
Fifty-third street, the Rev. w. H.
Brooks of st. Marks church referred
to the action Of President Roosevelt
In dismissing negro soldiers from the
Twenty-fifth infantry:
1--WE denounce that act as an out
rage, and demand justice of the high
est court on earth and before the bar
Of heaven. Let him of the square
deal deal squarely; him of fair play
play fair; him of the door of oppor-
tunity' not shut and bolt it forever in
the faces Of black veterans.
Suggests Chair of "Peaching."
HAS the worlds peacemaker lost his
head and tired of his job that he ruth
lessly can mistreat suffering, hys-
terical woman on the one hand and
outrage battalion of soldiers on the
other? If 'peaching' on comrades is
such a soldierly virtue he should have
a chair Of peaching' In West Point,
Annapolis and especially at Harvard.
Roosevelt must go down in history
as an uncertain quantity in the political
world and destroyer of the nations con-
fidence. AS we look over the history of
our country we think of Washington
as the Inauguration, Lincoln the eman-
cipator, Grant the pacifcator, but we
must place Roosevelt as the prevari-
Gator; Washington the patriot, Lin
coin, the honest, Grant the fearless,
Roosevelt the unjust, Washington the
patriot, Lincoln the statesman, Grant
the warrior and Roosevelt the political
trickster.
1If a republican congress refuses to
correct the wrongs thus inflicted, ev-
cry black man in the south ought to
pack up his belongings and move to a
doubtful state and vote the whole thing
out Of existence. 1t is by the ballot
and not by vengeance we shall win
Long lines of negro men and women
marched past the altar at the Thanks
giving service at Mount Olivet church
and contributed bills and coin for the
relief of the negro soldiers dismissed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
TRAIN RUNS WILD
ENGINEER IS DEAD
FIREMAN FINDS ENGINEER
o'BRlEN WITH HIS BRAINS
oozING OUT
Believed His Head Struck Some OBJ
stacle-Train Going at High Rate Of
speed-Wild Engine Does Damage
at Winnipeg, Man.

Iowa City, Nov. 30.-Engineer
OBrien of Rock Island was found with
his skull crushed in yesterday after
noon while No. 81, a west bound Rock
Island passenger, was speeding at the
rate of fifty miles per hour, east of
West Liberty. The discovery was made
by the fireman. OBrien was in his
usual place with his head leaning on
the window sill Of the cab with his
brains oozing out The fireman stop
ped the train and summoned help.
When doctor on the train reached
MS side he still lived, but died in less
IMAM minute. 1t is supposed he struck
some projecting freight car on siding
or possibly hit the mail catching ap-
paratus at Atalissa. The train must
have run wild several miles. O'Brien
was one Of the Oldest engineers on
the road
Havoc by Wild Engine.
Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 30.-As the
Northern Pacific train from st Paul
was entering the yards yesterday aft.
ernoon switch engine suddenly back.
ed around the curve at full speed.
Both engineers saw the danger and re.
versed SO the collision was compare.
lively slight The passenger train was
badly wrecked and the train derailed
When the switch engine was reversed
the crew jumped to save themselves,
and after the collision the engine
bounded back. The throttle was open
and it tore back towards the station
utterly beyond control. Over the
bridge across the river it continued
and straight down the main track on
which stood the flyer" ready for the
trip south. The switchman saw the
runaway and the danger of it's crash.
ing into the passenger train and Just
In time pulled the lever, sending ii
down another track, where stood many
freight cars.
The mass of iron and steel was hurl
ed against the box cars down the
middle. Seven men were engaged in
loading car. Two inside were instant
ly killed and horribly mangled. and four
others SO badly hurt that their recov
cry is doubtful. One other man has
not been seen since and it is believed
he escaped unhurt. The dead and in
jured are all foreigners.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
SEEK CAUSE OF WRECK ON
SOUTHERN RAILWAY WHICH
KILLED ROAD PRESIDENT
MORE VICTIMS DEAD
Negro Porter in spencers Car and
Fireman Swell List Of Fatalities
Injured Now in the Hospital Be.
leved on Way to Recovery.

Lynchburg, Va, Nov. 3O.-Investiga-
tlon is being made today into the cir
cumstances which led to the wreck Of
the two Southern railway fast trains
near here yesterday, resulting in the
death of President Spencer and six
other persons and injury to many 9TH
ers.
The death of William Polar, the
negro porter in Spencers private car
and j. w. Shaw, negro fireman, both
OF whom died here last night, swelled
the death list to seven in all. The
latest word from the hospital regard
Ing the injured indicated all of them
were doing nicely and they probably
will recover. Identification was made
today Of the negro who was killed and
his body burned. The victim was
Benjamin Boswell of Toledo, Ohio, a
dining car man.
Spencer Widely Known.
Samuel Spencer, president of the
Southern railway, was resident Of
Washington, but his business head
quarters were in this city. He was
one of the most prominent railway men
In the United States for nearly twenty
years, and had been at the head Of
one or more great railroad enterprises.
At the time of his death, in addition
to the Southern, he was president or a
director In the Alabama Great South
ern Railway company, Cincinnati, New
Orleans & Pacific Railway company,
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway
company, Mobile & Ohio Railway com
pany, Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway company, Erie Railroad com
pany, Northern Pacific company and
other corporations. Spencer was born
at Columbus, Ga, in 1S47, and educated
in the University of Georgia and Uni
versity of Virginia. Spencer was on
his way south on a short hunting trip.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
SON OF RICH MAN A FoRGER.
Ed Elmerdorff, Who Claims Kin t
Millionaire, Arrested.

Sioux City, Nov. 30.-Ed. Elmer.
dorff, who claims to be the son of C.
H. Elmerdorff wealthy stockman of
Lincoln, and the grandson of George
w. Frank, New York millionaire, is
under arrest in Sioux City for forgery.
Elmerdorf confessed his guilt He
forged the name of Postmaster G. R.
Burgarow to check for $40, but the
fraud was detected wnen the check
was presented.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
NOTED IOWA INVENTOR DEAD.
William Fisher Of MarshalItown,
Passes Away.

Marshalltown, Nov. 3O.-Williar1
Fisher, inventor of the Fisher steam
pump governor, president of the Fish
er Governor company treasurer of the
Iowa association of Stationary Engi-
neers, builder of the water works
plant at Clinton, Anamosa and Musca-
tine and first engineer of the Iowa
Soldiers home, died at his home here
this morning of pneumonia after an
illness of five days. He was pion-
eer engineer on the Northwestern rail-
road. He was born in England and
came to Iowa fifty-four years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
TEN DESPERATE
PRISONERS OUT.
SAW BARS FROM THEIR CELLS IN
JAIL AT LONG ISLAND CITY
AND ESCAPE
Once in the Yard They Have Only to
Climb the Fence and Are Free-De-
livery is Not Discovered for Four
Hours.

New York Nov. 30.-Ten Of the most
desperate prisoners in the county jail
at Long Island City escaped from that
institution early today and are still at
large. The prisoners sawed the bars
of their cells and of the window open
ing into the corridor of the Jail. Once
in the yard they had only to climb the
fence and were free. The delivery was
not discovered until four hours after
it had been effected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
GILLETTE AGAIN
IS QUESTIONED
RESUMES PLACE ON WITNESS
STAND TO UNDERGO CROSS
EXAMINATION
Says That If He Had Struck Brown
He Would Have Told the Officers
Prisoner Eats Thanksgiving Dinner
With Others in the Jail.

Herklmer, N. Y, Nov. Colchester
Gillette today resumed the witness
stand prepared to stick to his story
that Grace Brown, whom heris alleged
to have slain. died the death of a sui
eide.
Gillette If you had struck Grace
Brown at Big Moose lake and stunned
her, would you have told the officers?"
asked District Attorney Ward.
Yes" answered the witness.
Find Picture on Film.
When court adjourned for dinner
Gillette appeared cool and confident,
Notwithstanding the searching cross
examination by the prosecuting attor-
ney, who picked out every flaw in the
mans testimony and fired question at
ter question at the accused, without a
minutes let-up. Gillette replied in the
affirmative when asked If he swan to
shore and left Grace Brown to die in
the lake. The feature Of the mornings 8
proceedings was the discovery of a pic
ture of Hattie Benedict on roll Of
film in Gillette's suit case. Gillette
had sworn the film was unexposed.
Miss Benedict is a Cortland girl whom
~ was LII SlcllLiCu SIiilOItC WohlOo W
marry Miss Benedict swore on the
stand that she was not engaged to Gill
lette.
The defendant having revived some
what from the severe mental strain to
which he was subjected on the witness
stand Wednesday as his own chief wit
ness, spent a quiet Thanksgiving in
the Herkimer county jail.
Gillette had but one visitor Charles
D. Thomas, one of his counsel, but he
was given a treat by the jail authori-
ties. They permitted him to sit down
to turkey dinner with fifteen other
inmates of the jail. Sitting at the
same table with Gillette was recent
arrival an Italian arrested on charge
of being implicated in BLACK Hand"
affair in Frankfort early in the week
The others were sentenced to the Jail
for minor offenses.
The holiday afforded Gillette an ex-
cellent opportunity to regain his COM
posure and prepare for the merciless
cross examination that he realizes he
must undergo today.
District Attorney Ward saved the
most intense portions Of his cross-ex-
animation for today. He went over the
ground of Gillette's lovemaking with
Grace Brown and the incidents of their
journey to the Adirondacks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
JOSEPHINE coLLET RELEASED.
Judge Of Circuit Court in Rock Island
Releases Alleged Murderer.

Davenport, Nov SO.-Josephine Col
let. held thirteen months in the county
jail in Rock Island, charged with mur.
der, and under separate Indictment
with completely in the murder Of Carl
Brady on Island B in the Mississippi,
near Muscatine. was discharged by the
circuit court in Rock Island today.
This release is given upon motion Of
her attorney anl upon the same ground
that William Nagel was released by
the supreme court of Illinois.
She and Nagel were living in the
house boat owned by Brady, when
they were arrested. She was one of
the principal witnesses against Nagel
in the recent trial at Cambridge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
AMEs SCORES A vIsToRY.
"Aggies" Have Better Of the Contest
in DeS Moines,

Des Moines, Nov. 3o.-Playing in
mud and water, ankle deep, Ames de-
feated Drake yesterday afternoon in
the annual game by score of Z to 0.
Neither team was able too gain con-
sistently, though Ames at all times
had slight advantage and only Cap
tain Taylor's wonderful kicking held
the score down.
The first half resulted to 0. In
the second half, fumbled punt scored
a saftey against Drake. A few min
utes later fake kick allowed
Sioux Jones a run of 16 yards, and
fine line plunges sent the ball to the
10-yard line. McElhinney went over
the only touchdown of the game i'm
mediately afterwards.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
COMMISSION MADE DEMOCRATIC
President Appoints Rough Rider to the
Civil Service Board

Washington, D. c., Nov. 3o.-The
President today appointed John A.
McIlhenny of Louisiana to fill the va
cancy on the civil service com mmission.
caused by the promotion of A w.
Cooley, to be assistant attorney general
of the department of justnce. McIlhen-
ny was a member OF the Presidents
Rough Riders during the Spanish war.
He is democrat and his appointment
makes the board democratic. Commits.
sioner Black also being of that faith.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
INVITED TO OKLAHOMA.
Holds State and National Good Roads
Convention.

From Fridays Daily.
Invitation has been extended through
an unique circular to the public to at
tend the state and national good roads
convention at Mukogee, in Indian Ter
ritory December 5, 6, and T. 1t is to
be held under the auspices of three
good roads associations of the New
Star state" and several local organiza-
tons. On the back of the invitation
are pictures of all the machinery used
in making good roads, and good
roads train" laden with machinery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
IoWAN KILLED IN COLORADO.
Joseph M. King, Whose Parents Live
at Red Oak, Asphyxiated.

Grand Junction, Colo, Nov. 30
Joseph M. King, son o. ]. B. King of
Red Oak, Ia, was asphyxiated by
fumes from gas stove in the bath
room of his boarding house Wednes-
day night. The body was found yes
terday morning. King had evidently
lighted the gas, turned it on full head
ana laid down on the bed in his room
adjoining to wait for the water to
heat The gas escaped faster than
it was consumed and filled his room.
King had lived here two years and
expected an early visit from his par.
entS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
GEORGE LANNlNe DEAD.
Agency Boys Life Ends From Injury
of Years Auo.

Agency, Nov. 30-(SpeciaD- George
Lanning, the 14-year-o4d son of Mrs.
M. Lanning of Agency, died suddenly
at his home this morning. A post
mortem examination revealed blood
clot on the brain. He was apparently
as well as usual yesterday. The clot
is supposed to have been caused by
an injury sustained in fall two years
ago, from which he has suffered at
times since.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
ALLEGED BANK wREckER.
Day Dunning VIII be Tried at osceoIa
For Third Time.

FOR ihird Time.
Osceola, Nov. 30-The November
term Of the district court has com
menced with the Day Dunning bank
wrecking case from Mt. Ayr as the
most important case, although there
are number of criminal case indict-
ments which were returned at the
September session
Judge Evans will preside and the
Dunning case, which comes to this
county on a change of venue, will
come in the third week of court. Dun.
ming has been tried twice, but the
supreme court has reversed the case
and directed new trial
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
EDUCATION CONGRESS OPENS.
Aims to Prepare Youth to Meet New
Demands,

Boston, Nov. 30.-'The Social Educa-
tion Congress opened here today for
sessions which will continue through
Sunday. Many prominent educators
have prepared addresses and the con-
gress aims to draw wider attention to
the need of training the youth to meet
new demands arising from complexi-
tises of modern life
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
BIG BANKS SEEKING SHAW
Secretary Receives offers to Becon
Head of Rich Institutions.

1 Washington, D. c. Nov. 3o.-secre-
eary Shaw has had two or three Of
fers to go to New York and elsewhere
as head of big financial concerns upon
his retirement from the cabinet early
next year. 1t is the understanding
among the secretary's friends that one
of these offers came from an import
ant New York trust company. which
asked him to accept it's presidency
Secretary Shaw has shown no inclina-
ton to encourage those who have
made these flattering tenders. He has
indicated to his intimates that his am
bition does not tend in the direction
Of New York. The belief here is that
he will settle in the west, probably
in his old home in Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
Open Cotton EXCHANGE.

Liverpool, Nov 3O.The Prince of
Wales accompanied by the princess,
today opened the new cotton exchange
here, a handsome building. just COM
pleted at cost of s1.750.000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
FOUND DEAD NEAR TRACK.
George Hopkins, Young keIlerton Man,
Killed Near Malvern.

Glenwood, Nov. 30.-George Hop
kins, young man whose home was
near Kellerton, was found dead near
Malvern by train crew on the west
bound fast mail, who reported the
matter to the officials at Glenwood on
the arrival of the train there. How
he came by his death is not known.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
LAND FOR SALVATION ARMY
Reported British South Africa Com
pany has Offered Million Acres

London, Nov. 30.-A report is cur
rent today that the British South At
RIGA company has offered the Saliva
ton Army million acres of land in
Rhodesia free of charge for COLOMBIA
ton purposes, with the stipulation,
however. that, in the event of the col
onization scheme proving failure the
land will revert to the company.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
MAJ. PENRosE MUST EXPLAIN.
War Department Calls on officer Of
Dismissed Colored Troons.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 30.-The
war department has called on Major
Penrose of the Twenty-ffth regiment
at Fort Reno for an explanation al
legged to have been made by him in a
interview to the effect that
the dismissed battalion of that regi-
ment was the best battalion in the
United States army.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
DUBUQUE STATE CHAMPIONS.
High School Team Defeats West Des
Moines by Score of & to n

Dubuque, Nov. 30.-Dubuque defeat
ed the West Des Moines high school
team yesterday by score of S to Q.
and with its victory won the state
high school championship. The game
was played in the mud.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
BOONE WAR is RENEWED.
BARRIERS and "Shine" Men Resent En-.
forcing of Holiday CLOSING.

Boone, Nov. 30.-Boone is again
threatened with a Turitanical Sunday
closing war. This morning all of the
BARRIERS working were notified that
they were violating a Sunday ordin-
ance about holiday closing and told
to appear before the mayor in the
morning. The BARRIERS and shine ar
lists are up in arms and threaten to
stop the street cars and the sale of
cigars and all other unnecessary
pleasures.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
FUNK LEAVES FOR FAR WEST.
lerator WIN spsnd short Tlme En
route in Chicago.

0Ute III NTIFCdgU.
Spirit Lake, Nov. Ex-senator and
Mrs. A. B. Funk will leave here in a
few days for California to spend the
winter. Senator Funk is now well on
the road to recovery, theodgh he has
had long and trying illness. Senator
Maytag and wife, of Newton, will
spend Sunday with the Funks in Chi
cago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-01
STRUGGLE FOR SUCCESSOR.
Grave Fears Entertained In ILLNESS Of
kinu Menelik.

Rome. Nov. 3O.-According to news
received here today from Aie-Abeba,
the capital of Abyssinia, King Menelik
is seriously i'll. 1t is feared grave dis
turbances are likely to occur in the
struggle for the succession.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-28
The Man Who Likes His job
Ladies' Home journal.

Ladies' Home journal.
One of President Roosevelt's friends,
seeing him in the midst Of a big, busy
days work, asked him how he could
stand such a strain.
sob, l like my job" replied the
president with g~listening eye.
What a finer world this would be,
what q more contented, happy people
We should all be, ii we could bring
more Joy into u work SO as to be
able to say just that: ~ like my
job"
Ask the average man about his
work, and in nine cases Out Of ten he
will tell you Of the hardness Of the
struggles; Of this difficulty, of tina,
obstacle, and of some other care. 1t
is the rare exception that you find a
man so in love with his work as to
wish his son to follow in his foot
steps. ".Any other trade. any other
profession than mine for him. he
says. But what Il difference when a
mans eye kiudles as he says. ~ lik,
my job..' That is the spirit that
grapples with difficulties and couquers
them; that looks upon an obstacle Il.
simply something to overcome-the
conquering spirit of u relish for tn.
"job" in hand. whatever it is: thu
playing Of the game with u zest tina,
makes for the surest success and tn.
biggest, truest happiness-the mar
who wins.
That Is what we want in our lives
men and women, whatever the work i,
hand: the spirit that works with a viii
and says ~ like my job"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-28

BILLINGS, March 22.-The Yellow
stone county sheriff today issued an
official notice to the effect that all
gambling in this county must cease
and that the lid would be on from
now on. The sheriff bases his action
upon the letter of Attorney General J.
Galen, written to Sheriff Quinn OF
Silver Bow county q few days ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-28

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-03-19
WASHINGTON EXCLUSION

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popular excursion o. Washington. u G
on Thursday. March ~. ,is Aibsny.
West Shore Railroad aud Pcnnsyi.
vania Railroad AZ vcry low rates los
The round irlp. form Bennington, so
No. Bennington. 80. Arlington. $40.
Manchester. siO.lj. Danby. sic.7o.
proporiionaie low rates from intermc.
diaie points.
Tickets will be- good going on rceu.
lar day trains Merch ~ 10 resch
Albany before $50 IN the afternoon,
connecting with special train over the
West Shore Railroad leaving Albany
at $3.50 y m. and arriving nc Washing:
ton at a. m March 30ih. Tickets will
be good returning 20 leave Washing
ton until Sunday April sth, to reach
starting point until April 10Th. Stop
overs will be p rmlited 90 the return
only at Baltimore, Philadel phia, aud
New York within the limit of the ticket
Through coaches and limited mum.
Der OF sleeping cars viii be provided
on the special train from Albany.
Passengers desiring sleeping car ac.
should communicate
with the nearest Rutland Railroad
agent
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