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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-08
mooted in some quarters, does not re.
ceive the secretary's appreciation.
Proud of HE Record

ceive the secretary's appreciation.
Proud Of His Record.
Secretary Shaw's report is his fifth
and, as he says, his last. Naturally he
takes some pride in reviewing his adj
ministration of the treasury depart
ment for the last five years. He says !:
Notwithstanding the expenditure of
|$10,000,000 to the republic of Panama,
and $40,000,000 to the Panama Canal
company for the right of way on which
to construct the canal and $4,000, 900
expended in preliminary work upon the
cannal, and the issuance of $30,000,0 900
in bonds for continuing the work of
construction, the bonded Indebtedness
of the government has decreased dur
ing the last five years $14,000,00O, the
annual interest charged was decreased
100000, the money in the treasury
to the credit of the general fund has
increased nearly $50,000,000 while the
total circulation in the country has in,
creased $600,000,000 and the per capita
circulation nearly IS.
Treasury Operations for 1906.
The operations Of the treasury dur
ing the fiscal year 1906 are reviewed at
length.
The net result Of the ordinary trans
actions of the government for the fiscal
year 1906, was surplus of $25 $685.
322.61, as compared with a deficit of
$23,004,22S.60 for the preceding year.
The Understanding public debt was
increased $500, and the debt bearing no
interest $10,165,875.20, caused by the
net additions of lawful money to the
national bank note redemption fund.
The increase of the debt proper was
$10,165, 1880.
For the first quarter of 1907 the
revenues were $5,871,314.27 in excess
of the expenditures, while in the first
quarter Of 1906 the expenditures were
$9,574,241.56 in excess of the receipts.
Secretary Shaw closes his report
with number of recommendations in
the chief of which he urges law CIV
Ing trust companies of large capitaliza-
ton in large cities the right to incor-
porate under national law, but with no
authority to issue circulation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-08
PAckWooD.

Packwood, Dec. 6.-Packwood will
have a corn carnival about December
10. Corn is classed from A to e, and
prizes will be given in first. second
third and fourth grades. Prizes are
also offered for the best loaf of bread,
and best pound Of butter The prizes
are worth winning and the contest bids
fair to be well patronized.
Mrs. Robert Marshall has returned
to her home in Minnesota, after a
weeks visit with relatives here
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Sonner November 20.
Mrs. Jonathan Elders has been ser
iously i'll since Saturday morning.
Miss Margaret Douglas arrived from
Lafayette, Oregon, Sunday. She is with
her sister, Mrs. Ben Widner.
Mrs. Charles Buchanan is confined TO
her bed with illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carlson have
gone to Omaha, Neb., on visit to
relatives.
Elder T. r. Paris has moved his
family to Des Moines, where he is a
student at Drake university this win
ter.
Jesse FORESTS team ran away Satur-
day night, throwing him out and bruis-
ing him severely. The buggy was
wrecked
Mrs. Amos Ruggles underwent an
operation today
Henry Chandler has returned to his
home at Goodland, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs o. B. Myers entertained
few friends at an old fashioned
Thanksgiving dinner.
Mrs. Lizzie Hintness will go to Colo
RADIO this week on a business trip
Miss Greta Gillette of Sterling, Colo
is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. w
Loughary
Miss Daisy Lyon Of Floris is clerkins
at the Gillette tore.
Miss Flora Mohme is the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. H. R. Biddleman.
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BIG INCREASE
IS PROMISED
RAILROAD COMPANIES CENTER
ING IN CHICAGO TO RAISE
WAGES
Change to Take Effect Before January
fst--New Wage Schedule VIII Sur
pass All Previous Advances--Eight
Hour Day Not Granted.

Further increases in wages on the
part of all railroads centering In Chi
cago, is promised between now and
january 1. If the action now contem-
plated is carried out, the increase will
surpass all other advances made in re-.
cent years. Locally. the new schedule
Will affect all the employees Of all rail-
roads passing through Ottumwa and
materially benefit the railroad men Of
this city.
Advances are expected to be given
between now and January /, which will
make the combined incomes of the
100000 employees Of lines centering in
Chicago from $25 100000 to sac, 100000
greater than in 1906.
The only thing that may prevent the
proposed advance between now and the
end of the year is inability of the rail
roads and their trainmen to reach an
conductors. 1remen, brakemen and
other trainmen have asked for 10 per
cent advances and for an eight hour
day.
Not Willing to Shorten Day.
Railway officials indicate that they
are willing to give the 10 per cent in
crease, but that they are not willing
to grant the demand for an eight hour
day, and their present disposition is
to withhold the wage advance until
the eight hour day demand is with
drawn. They believe the trainmen will
yield after the ground for the denial
of the eight hour day is explained to
them in conference, and then the wage
advances will speedily follow.
Railway operating officials say the
reason for declining to grant an eight
hour day to trainmen is that 1t would
either make necessary wholesale
changes In the arrangements OF their
division or heavily increase their op-
Grating expenses in other ways. Di-
visions are now, 1t is explained, an av-
erage of 100 miles long. They are SO
arranged that it takes working day
to make the run. If the working day
were reduced either divisions would
have to be shortened, trains would
have to be run faster to cover, or train
men would have to be paid for more
overtime than at present.
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EDDYvILLE.

Eddyville, Dec. ga young child CT
A. Larson. living about eight miles
west of town in the vicinity Of Bux-
ton, died Sunday OF diphtheria and
burial was made at Oskaloosa Tues
day. One Of Mr. Larson's chill
dren has recovered from the
disease, but another child has lately
been taken sick The family are un-
der quarantine A family by the name
Of Stone, at Lakonta, are also uuaran-
tined ford iphtheria, there being two
cases in the family.
Four persons were baptized at the
Christian church Monday night. One
addition was also secured at the pro-
tracted meeting that night, making six
in all.
Mrs. Mary Bell has returned from an
extended visit with her brother in Chi
cago.
Mrs. McIntire, who recently moved
here from Ottumwa, was called to
Oklahoma Monday by the serious i'll
ness of her mother.
The Fortnightly club let Monday
with Mrs. L. Baldwin. In the absence
of Mrs. Eppie McCrea, Miss Anna De-
lashmutt. who is here on visit, acted
as leader. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. H. j. Wing. Mrs. Emma
Funk will be the leader, and the SUBJ
ject will be Hamburg.
Rev. and Mrs. D. M. Lower of OF
tumwa, formerly Of Agency, We're re-
cent guests at the J. P. Anderson home
While here Rev. Lower administered
the sacred rite of holy baptism to Joel
Ernest the youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson.
David Williams, residing near Coal
field. has been quite i'll.
Misses Luyerne Rector and Greta
Brouhard returned to their homes at
Ottumwa Sunday night, after a visit
with relatives and friends here.
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FAR MlNCTON MEN
LOSE THEIR CASE
JUDGE f. w. EIcHE17EReER DIS
SOLVES RESTRAINING ORDER
AGAINST COUNTY
Board Of Supervisors May Proceed
With Repair Work When They
Wish-Motion to Dismiss Case
Against E. H. Skinner Filed.

The board of supervisors Of Van
Buren, county may repair the bridge
across the Des Moines river at Farm
ington at any time they desire. The
restraining order granted by Judge
f. w. Eichelberger on Monday, Nov.
26, was yesterday dissolved and the
temporary injunction asked for by @.
S. Ross and other business men Of
Pennington, denied.
The case of G. s. Ross VS.. the board
and ]. K. Bancroft & Co., or as the case
is better known, the Pennington
bridge case, has attracted consider
able attention. The Pennington
bridge needs repairing. There seems
to be but little contention as to that
fact But when the construction COM
pany began the work on the bridge a
short time ago, the merchants in
Pennington rose up inarms. The bridge
is the only means of crossing the
river at Pennington. A large part of
the trade of that little city come from
across the Des Moines river. To
have the bridge closed at holiday
time meant serious loss to them, the
merchants said
So they filed proceedings asking
for first restraining order, which
was granted, and later for tempo
rary Injunction. A special hearing of
this matter was held yesterday be-
fore Judge Eichelberger in the Wa
pello county court room. The county
also asked at this hearing that the
restraining order already granted be
dissolved. After hearing the evidence
in the case the court dissolved the re-
straining order.
Motion Argued in Skinner Case.
A motion for the dismissal Of the
cases of the state of Iowa vs.. E. H.
Skinner of Birmingham, who is charg-
ed by Indictment with fraudulent
banking, was argued this morning be-
fore Judge F. W. Eichelberger. The
court has taken the matter under adj
visement and has given no decision
as yet. The defendant claims that
as two terms of court were allowed to
elapse between the time that a war
rant for his arrest was sworn out UNI
der that indictment.
He states in his motion that he
was indicted April IL, 1905 and dur
ing the March term OF court in van
Buren, county and that he was not
brought to trial during either the
August or the October terms.
The state claims that the defendant
has waived his rights under this pro-
vision of the law, since he himself
has since that time asked and receiy-
ed continuance and a change Of
venue.
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SHAW ASKS BIG SUMS FOR IOWA.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 6.-Appro-
priations for public buildings to the
amount of $670,000 for Iowa federal
buildings are asked by congress by
Secretary of Treasury Shaw in his an
nual message. The cities and amounts
are as follows:
Des Mcines, 100000; Cedar Rapids,
10000; Council Bluffs, $4,000; Ottum.
wa, $4,000; Muscatine $4,000; Mason
City, $4,000; Webster City, $4,000.
The sums will undoubtedly be grant
ed, for the acts ordering the erection
of the buildings have already been
passed by congress.
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c. 3. 6 @. FREIGHT HOUSE BURNS
Structure Of Burlington Road in CHI
cago Damaged 100000.

Chicago, H., Dec. 6-The incoming
freight house of the Burlington rail-
way was damaged by fire last night to
the extent Of 100000. Several ex.
blossoms of signal oil stored in the
warehouse endangered the lives of the
firemen and threatened the adjoining
buildings. Two fireren were severely
burned, but will recover.
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Gigantic Conspiracy.

IT'S gigantic conspiracy Of Coughs,
Colds, ETC., against you Foil it with
DR.. Kings New Discovery. soc and
S1.00. F. B. Clark, Court and Second;
]. H. l.. Swenson & Co.. Court and
Main.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-08

1t is the best safeguard against in
digestion, biliousness and dyspepsia,
known to mankind. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea or Tablets, IS cents.
Sargent, the true druggist, corner Mar
ket and Main.
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Eata,lty Prevented.

After an accident use Bucklen's
Arnica salve it prevents fatal results.
Heals cuts. burns. sores. Csc. F. B.
Clark, Court and Second; j. H. L.
Swenson & Co., Court and Main.
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TAFT CONDEMNS
COLORED TROOP
MAKES FULL REPORT OF THE
TESTIMONY IN THE BROWN
WILLIE CASE
Notwithstanding Fact That Men in
Battalion Ought to Have Known
Something of the Action There Was
No Testimony Forthcoming.

Washington d. c., Dec. 6.-In his
annual report, Secretary Taft devotes
considerable space to the defense and
an explanation of the course of the
war department in connection with the
discharge without honor from military
service of the battalion of the Twenty
fifth infantry, which was stationed at
Brownsville, Texas, last summer. The
secretary details the events of August
IS, involving the shooting up Of the
town" Of Brownsville by anywhere
from nine to twenty members of this
battalion. He is very severe in his
condemnation Of non commissioned Of
ficers Of the battalion for failing to
discover and report the perpetrators Of
the outrage and of the enlisted men OF
the battalion who by maintaining 81
lence when, as he says, they must have
known the guilty parties, connived at
the crime. He insists no obligation of
comradeship would prevent the men
from telling the truth, but indicates
that such Of the men as are guiltless
may be re-enlisted. An extract fol-
lows:
Breach Of Discipline.
Il am very sorry to record a most
serious breach Of discipline and the
commission of heinous crime by
certain members of battalion Of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, Companies B, G
and D, on the night Of the 18th and the
morning Of the 18th Of August, at Fort
Brown, Brownsville, Tex.
Differences Arose.
t"The battalion was sent to Fort
Brown in command of Major G. W.
Penrose, aud arrived there July %,
1906. Soon after it's arrival, unfortu-
nate differences arose between the en-
listed men and some townspeople. AS
is usual In such cases, there was con-
Trajectory evidence as to the cause of
the troubles, though they were doubt
less due primarily to the resentment of
certain of the townspeople at the prox-
unity Of negro battalion. The In
stances Of friction were numerous and
notorious enough to be the cause of
much discussion in the barracl1 rooms
Of the three companies. The feeling
of the enlisted men was also aroused
by discrimination insisted on in most
of the saloons of the town, in which
separate bars were provided for them.
No serious injury was done to any of
the colored soldiers, although one of
them was Knocked down by a govern
ment official name, Tate with club
bed revolver for jostling his wife, as
he charged, and another was pushed
off a gang plank by a custom inspector
into The mud of the Rio Grande, be-
cause drunk and disorderly, as it was
claimed"
Details Of Shooting.
The secretary's report goes on to
give a detailed account of the shoot
ing up" of the town, the soldiers firing
into houses, at people on the street
and in saloons, committing murder
and attempts at murder. The shoot.
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HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea puri-
fes the blood, strengthens the nerves,
regulates the bowels, aids the kidneys,
cures stomach troubles builds up the
nervous force and repairs the Ill eff
fects Of over eating. Tea or Tablets,
S5 cents. Sargent, the true druggist,
corner Market and Main.
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Itch curer in oJ min tes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails
Sold by Sargent, The True Druggist
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A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, blind ,protruding piles.
Druggists are authorized to, refund
money if Pazo Ointment fails to cure
in six to fourteen days. SOC.
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To Cure Cold in One Day
take Laxative Bromo Quiaine Tablets
Druggists refund money if 1t fails to
cure. E. W. Groves signature is on
each box. Csc.
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II there is any doubt in your mind
that the kidneys are affected. notice
the urine for few days. If passages
are irregular, painful, or TIC scan.y,
discolored or full of sediment, the kid.
neys, need help right away, and there
is no other medicine more helpful than
Doan's Kidney Pills, simple remedy.
for the kidneys, yet SO powerful that
1t quickly cures the cause and so ends
all the painful and annoying symp,
toms. Testimony proves the
unfailing merit Of Doan's Kidney Pills.
IOWA TESTIMONY.
Mrs. ohm Loss Of Seventh avenue.
east, Oskaloosa, Ia, says: my daugh.
ter suffered most keenly with pains In
the small of her back, and was at
times wholly unfit for work, In fact,
was almost down in bed. About this
time we learned Of Doan's Kidner
Pills and got them at Blakeslee Bros
drug store. After taking them short
time she commenced to feel better
and they finally set her kidneys to
working properly and with this change
came the gradually lessening and An,
ally complete removal Of the backache.
| also used Doan's Kidney Pills and tho
result in my case was equally satisfay
tory"
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ing attracted the sentinels who called
out the guard, and the battalion was
called to arms. 1t is reasoned that,
upon the call to arms the sergeants,
who had keys to the gun racks, doubt
less noticed the missing rifiels, and as
the firing continued after the call to
arms there must have been some who
were slow in reaching their position.s.i
The report goes on saying: A
Since the occurrence every effort
has been made by the commissioned
officers and by competent military IN
spectors sent for the purpose, through
cross-exanlination of each member Of
the company who was present in the
fort that night, to find some clue by
which the enlisted men who commit
ted this crime could be detected, and
not the slightest evidence tending to
establish the identity of single man
has been forthcoming. All the enlisted
men of the battalion were advised
that if evidence was not forthcoming
leading to the identification of those
who planned and committed these
murders and attempted murders, il
would become necessary to discharge
all the men present at Fort Brown
that night without honor and to bar
them from re-enlistment in the army
or service in the navy or in the civil
service.
Men Were Silent.
Inspector General Darlington then
examined every man who came within
the operation of the proposed order
and was entirely unable to elicit q
single circumstance leading to the
Identification of the murderers. He
became convinced that there was a
conspiracy of silence in the battalion
to protect the criminals, and while ho
conceded that there might be a num-
Der Of men in the battalion innocent
both Of the crime and suppression OF
evidence. lie deemed 1t necessary IN
the interest and for the good Of the
service to recommend the issuing OF
the order which by authority he had
told the Tren would be made and en-.
forced. unless evidence pointing to the
criminals was forthcoming. This de-
partment concurred in General Cart
ington's recommenda ton, ana Tia
President then directed the disc large
of certain named me 1n5ers Of tbs bat
talon, which lncluLed all Of the cr-
listed men who were present al Tort
Brown on the night \ question With
out honor, and forever debarred them
from re-enlisting in the army or navy
of the United States, as well as from
employment in any civil capacity un.
der the governoment. The order OF
discharge has been duly executed"
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Details Of SHOOTING,

The secretary's report goes on to
give detailed account of the shoot
ing up" of the town, the soldiers firing
into houses, at people on the street
and in saloons, committing murder
and attempts at murder. The shoot
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-19
COLONEL HENDERSON'S
POEM.

Several years ago the late Col y. B.
Henderson wrote a poem entitled Yes
or MOI" which slumbeTe,- until the
other day. when IL was read IN Des
MOines az a meeting held in the famous
IOwans memory. The poem runs:
Is there a mentor strong and good
That always indicates the r01d
Where we should 20,
That tells Us with unerrins voice
which 81 the words should Dc our CHOICE
The Yes or NOT
We have the bibles Of the earth,
With all theIr holy power and worth,
And Yet we know
The world l. Wild with disputatl0n
AZ 20 the true road 10 salvation -
The Nes or No
When seeking virtues truest path
And all the purest gems she hath.
Is there TO woes
Is there no doubt in noblest mind
Who In the word from heaven would
find
The Yes or NoJ
Our hearts viii whisper: This + right:
Here live AMI love and drink delight
Nor dream OF Nsre.
When reason suddenly cries out
In tones that iii the heart with doubt
And thunders: "NO!''
And ever thus we rise and fan.
We hope and fear and tremble al
Until we 60
Then we shall have q sweet repoSes
There Is a light that melts our woes,
Lost IS the No
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-19

renee. He had heard theTr Just four
hours after the actual explosion. for I
this is the time the sound occupied on I
its journey.
n Nesuvius were vigorous enough %
emit a roar like Krakatoa. how great
would be the CONSERVATION 81 The
world Such a report might De- heard
by Wing Edward. az Windsor. and oy
the Ear. az Moscow lt would aston
ish the German Emperor and al his
subjects. II would penetrate 20 the se-
ciusion o. the sultan az Constantine
pie 10 would have extended % the
sources Of the Nile. near che equator.
Il would have been hearf by NOLAN
rledan pilgrims az Nee TO would
have reached the ears o. cHlles in 81
IBERIA. No inhabitants % Persia would
have been beyond is range. while pas
senEers on half the liners crossing the
Atlantic would also catch the uiEity
reverhe-arfOn. or. % take another
Illustration. iet as suppose that sim
liar earth shaking event took place In
n central position Ora the United States.
Let us SAY. for example. that an expio-
sion occurred az Pixies Peak as
resonant as that from krakatoa- l.
would certainly startie not a little the
inhabitants % Colorado Far and vide.
The ears 90 jewellers in the neigh hor-
ing States world receive a consider
able shocS With lessening intensity
the sound would spread much farther
a-oun1-iudeef 80 rairht b. heard all
over The United States The srno-uus
waves would roll over 20 the Atlantic
coast they would be- heard on the
shores ~ tho Pacific Florida would
not DO zoo Tar 10 The south nor ALASKA
TOD remote 20 the north H. indeed
we could believe that the sound would
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-19

another New England girl Clara Bar
ton, when thrown on her own resources.
took up school teaching as a means OF
livelihood. and when she was obliged
10 abandon this because Of failing eye
sight. she managed 10 secure a position
in the Patent Once az Washington. and
here she continued her service until
the outbreak OF the Civil War disclosed
TO her a lifewOrk. Her advertisements
in the Massachusetts papers that she
would receive money and stores for the
wounded soldiers and personally dis
tribute them al the front brought quick
responses. and from this small beginning
the scope OF her work brOadened. The
ministering angei OF the Army OF the
Potomac was present az the battles OF
Cedar Mountain. the second Bull Run.
Antietam. Fredericksburg and the VIII
derness.