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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
WILLIAMS PERSISTENT
Democratic Leader In House Demands
That Bills for Passage Be Properly
Observation-Disclosures Separate Mo-
tlons on 500 Pension Bills on Pri-
cate Calendar.

Washington, D. c., May 11.-When
the senate met today Senator Allison
promptly presented his compromise
amendments. The first amendment,
which strikes out the words fairly
remunerative" from the fourth section
OF the bill as descriptive of rates which
the interstate commerce commission
may prescribe, was adopted without a
division.
LaFollette made objection to the sec
ond amendment limiting to two years
continuance of the commissions or
ders. He moved to strike out the linn
1tation and spoke in support Of his mo-
tion, saying he could see no reason for
the provision. The motion was voted
down. The Allison amendment was
then adopted.
Bailey Amendment Lost.
After two of Allison's amendments
had been adopted Bailey presented his
amendment prohibiting inferior United
States courts from issuing temporary
injunctions against the orders of the
interstate commission.
On roll call the Bailey amendment
was lost by a vote Of % to 54.
Strict Party Vote.
Culbertson presented an amendment
requiring that injunctions should not
lbe granted without hearings, and also
imposing other .cond ditions. It was lost
by vote Of 20 to so, on a strict parry
vote, except that LaFollette voted in
the affirmative with the democrats.
Joint and Through Rates.
Senator Tillman offered an amend
ment prepared. by the Interstate COM
merce commission, extending the au-
thority Of the commission over joint
rates and through rates partly by
rail and partly by water" The amend
nent was voted down, but when sub
sequently offered in a modified form
by Senator Lodge was adopted.
Two Judges.
Senator Bacon offered the amend
ment requiring hearings on injunction
proceedings and requiring also the
shall be the circuit Judge at such pro-
ceedings. 1t was rejected by vote
of "a to 81.
"TalI Pine Of Merrimac."
Representative Williams, the minori-
ty leader, is persistent in opposition to
the transaction of business without a
proper presentation Of bills on their
passage to the house. When the house
today decided to take up the pension
bills on the private calendar Williams
insisted that Sulloway, of New Hamp-
shire, chairman of the invalid pensions
committee, should properly move the
passage of each bill.
AS there are 320 private bills to be
voted on this will require Sulloway to
rise 800 times. AS the gentleman from
New Hampshire is six feet and seven
inches tall, Williams said he believed
that the exercise on the part of the
Tall pine Of Merrimac" would add
something to his stature.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
SECURES DIVORCE.
William Clark, Recently Acquitted Of
Killing Davenport Man.

Dubuque, May 11.-(Special) will
liam Clark, who was recently acquit-
ted of killing Roy Sumner of Daven-
port secured a divorce here today.
lit was shown that Mrs. Clark and
sSumner had criminal relations the day
before the murder. Z
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
TO. GET HOUSE CONTROL.
Democratic Campaign Committee Es-
tablishes Headquarters.

Z Washington, D. c.. May 11-Head.
quarters for the democratic congress.
sional campaign committee will be es.
tablished here in the Munsey building
next Monday. Chairman Griggs and
Secretary Edwards are organizing q
clerical force to begin disseminating
literature. It is announced that the
committee is better equipped than
formerly to conduct a vigorous fight
for control of the next house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
NEVER AGAIN SAYS GROVER.
Will Not Permit His Name to BE Used
As Presidential Candidate.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 11.-Grover
Cleveland was asked if he ever again
would permit his name to be used as
a presidential candidate. Positively
not" exclaimed the former president
Not under any circumstances. No,
should say not"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
DIET of Ice cream. h,

Diet Of Ice Cream.
Richmond, Ind, May 11.-William
Stonebreaker of Hagerstown, Ind, has
lived for three months on nothing but
a small daily portion Of ice cream.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

hisf sfouns Woman at Davenport Takes
"a Poison to Escape Arrest.
50 Davenport, May 11.-(speciaD TO
55GSassscape Il arrest on the charge of steal
onrdg stick pin, Nellie Penguin, a
'wesllng and beautiful stranger, took
son today and may die.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
KILLED IN RUNAWAY.
Hrother-in1L Law Of Congressman w. p.
Hepburn Victim Of Fatal Accident,

HephurnI VIct1rn Ct fataI AccIdent.
Clarinda] May 11.-Donald j. Mors-
man, living on the farm of Congress-
man w. Pl Hepburn, near Yorktown.
Page county, was killed in runaway
accident last evening. He was bro.
theri of w. w. Morsman, prominent
attorney c1 Omaha, and of Mrs. Hep
.-.,rn. wife vi Congressman Hepburn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12

The Iowa State Federation Of Laboe
delegates assembled in annual conven4
ton are this afternoon arguing for
and against the passage OF an amends
ment to the constitution and laws, pro-
viding for the election OF officers OF
the federation by referendum vote. The
present laws provide for the election
being made by the delegates in annual
convention. The supporters Of the
amendment wish this change 80 that
every member Of the unions affiliated
with the state federation might have
voice In the selection of executives.
Say Miners Would cantrol.
Those against the amendment argus
that should the measure carry, tho
affairs Of the state federation wouid
be in the hands Of the mine workers.,
inasmuch as they dominate In the
membership. During the three days of
the convention just passed, petition
in favor Of this amendment was circus
lated among the delegates, and many
Of them gave their support to 1t by
afflxing their signatures. This morn
ing many Of these signers assert they
did not fully understand the amend.
ment, and have declared themselves
against 1t. A fight is now in progress.
the outcome Of which can not BE fore-s
told.
Officers Elected.
The following delegates were elected
to membership on the executive com.
mittee to act with the officers at yes-s
terday afternoons session.: Theo.
Christensen of Clinton, A. G.. Stewart
Of Cedar Rapids, L. B. Joyce OF Des
Moines, and Miss Mary Doyle Of OF
tumwa. A. B. Davenport and Fred
Webb of Sioux City were chosen mem.
bers Of the auditing committee.
Resolutions Passed.
This mornings session opened WITH
report Of the resolution COMMITTEES.
The report, which was concurred In
by the convention, is in part as fol.
lows:
Resolution No. 6. by George BrocE,
Of Marshalltown.
Resolved, by the Iowa Federation
Of Labor, that it is the sense Of the
delegates here present that iaborfns
men should be interested in politics
wherever labor propositions are appii-
cable and that we believe that labor.,
ing men should always cast thsfr bal.
lots in favor of laboring class legisla-
tion.''
Resolution No. IL, by F.. G. Stewart.
A. j. Cronkhite, ]. M. Carl. A. WI Kool.
Chas. G. Chapman, g. e. Currier, i. P.
Kramer and G. F. Russell:
Resolved, That the Cedar Rauids
Tribune be made the official organ Of
the Iowa State Federation OF Labor for
the ensuing year."
Proposed Legislation.
The committee on proposed legisla.
ton made its report this morning Ii
was accepted. The report Is III part
as follows:
ut is recommended that the Iowa
State Federation of Labor pledge II.
self to the support OF an employers
liability act in the next general as.
sembly.
Resolved. That the Iowa State,
Federation Of Labor pledge itself to
support the shot-frers' bill In the next
general assembly. That this conven.,
ton pledge itself to support bill pro-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12
scHURz IMPROVING.
Been Critically III in New York
ri$x

New York, May 11.-Carl Schurz,
p has been critically i'll here with
,,,Ts sach trouble is reported much bet
4 Today
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-12

Continued on page 81.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Joe Walcott of Boston retained the
welterweight championship of the
worldb y knocking out Jack Dougherty
Of milwaukee in the eighth round in
Chelsea Tuesday night. Walcott's ia
nous punch, left hand swing to the
jaw, defeated Dougherty.
The Harvesting of the falls of the
Chelan river and the utilization of the
water of Lake Chelan for the purpose
of the generation of electricity to be
used on an electric line between Spo.
kane and Seattle. This is the PROPOSE
ton which is now being taken up by
Boston capitalists. The prime mover in
this enterprise is said to be Jay P.
Graves of Spokane. Franchises have
been secured for number of towns in
the Big Bend country.
1t is reported in Sebastopol that the
ironclads Panteilmon and Three Saints
of the Russian navy have joined the
garrison of the Batum forces, which
have been in mutiny. The Three Saints
hoisted the led flag and the mutineers
are forcibly OBTAINING two other iron
clads which had refused to join them.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
Big Bend ELECTRIC.
new RAILWAY PROPOSED FOR
CENTRAL WASHINGTON.
Washington Water Power Company Of
Spokane 10 Reported as Going to
Extend Line from Medical Lake
West-Largest Stakeholder lnvesti-
eating Resources Of Route.

Spokane, July 9.-Extension of the
Medical Lake line of the Washington
Water Power company into the Big
Bend country is a possibility, accord
ing to w. A. White of New York OF
the firm of w. A. & A. M. White,
brokers, who has been in the district
several days looking into the feast
bility of the proposition. Mr.. White
is one of the largest holders of stock
in the Washington Water Power COM
pany.
It is understood from Mr.. Whites
remarks that in the event a line OF
that character is seriously contem-
plated and plans are made for actual
work in that direction, the company
will endeavor to tempt immediate
earnings by carrying a transmission
line along with the railroad for the
purpose of supplying the small towns
with power, as well as individuals.
1t is also understood that the pres
ent Medical Lake line will be the bas
is of the extension, and that 1t will
proceed from that point directly into
the Big Bend country.
Just how far the company proposed
to run, what towns it expected tc
reach and how much and what part Of
the big wheat country the Washington
Water Power company has it's eyes
upon Mr.. White would not say.
Davenport and the towns and coun
try between there and Spokane are
the parts of the territory that are
most available and most easily reach
ed by an electric line, and would un
doubtedly be the first terminal of {
line Of any consequence.
1t is not improbable that an effor
would be made to strike in between
the Central Washington and the Grea
Northern, where large area is left a
considerable distance from both rail
| way lines.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
SPORTING NEWS.

Jabez Wolff swan from Dover to
Ramsgate recently, covering the 10
miles in six hours 35 minutes, break
ing the record for the same course
made by the late Captain Webb in
1875, who covered 1t in eight hours
and a half.
I Kid Parker and Maurice Thompson
are training for the fight at Burke,
Idaho, the date of which has been set
for July Is, in Miners Union hall.
Pitcher Chech and Outfielder Cd
well of the Cincinnati National league
team have been traded for Outfielder
Jude, the Indian member Of the Tole-
do American club. Pitcher Hall OF
Seattle has also been signed.
The feature of the Fourth of July
sports at Council, Idaho, was a so
yard footrace in which six compel
itors entered. The event was won
by Rev. H. C. Slower. Considerable
money was wagered on lne contest
and the parsons victory was enthus
iastically cheered.
The Princeton college players are
the baseball champions this year.
Holcombe Ward, a former lawI
tennis champion, has returned to this
country.
George Alonzo Stone Is the batting
sensation of the American league
| this season.
Pitcher Jack Simons has been re
leased by Manager George Ferris o
the Spokane team.
The effort to make football a "gen
tlemanly" sport by contract is to b,
made by Chicago and Minnesota mex
fall, and will be watched with nearl,
as much interest as the effect of tn,
new rules in the same direction.
"Bill" Squires, the Australian fight
er, who aspires to the heavyweight
championship crown .relinquished b,
Jim Jeffries, is one of the most re
markable fighters the word has eve
seen, says a writer in a San Francisc
paper.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
Valuable Diamonds Stolen.

New York, July 11.-Holding up
two clerks at the point Of q revolver
and getting away with $500 worth of
diamonds. q mild hammered young man
robbed the jewelry store OF p. Fried.
erich lat 1132 Broadway, Brooklyn.
The thief took about so rings. PM
them in his coat pocket and backed oua
Of the door. He then darted down the
street, while Kuehle dashed to the door
shouting "stop thief" The young mar
jumped into hallway and escaped
through the rear Of nesrby building.
He was nowhere to be seen when the
police arrived and they have not sue.
ceeded in getting any trace of him.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS Vi THE CLOSE.
A Review Of happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-Nationa
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The reign of terror is SO great at
Warsaw, Russia, that the police have
decided to resign.
Ex-President Cleveland is not Sc
riously i'll, as previously reported.
There is talk of railroad being
built from Midway, B. c.. almost due
north in British Columbia, to Vernon,
Just above .Aanogan Landing.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
at Lincoln, ILL.,, recently to wreck the
Commercial hotel with dynamite.
That Captain Robert e. Peary has
sacrificed his life in the effort to dis
cover the north pole is the fear of ma
val men, who are worried by the fail
ure to get any tidings of the ship
Roosevelt, which sailed for the Arctic
regions July 16, 1905.
Four prominent British Columbian
Indian chiefs have started for London,
England, to lay before King Edward
their grievances against the white
men, who have taken away their
lands and interfered with the fishing
and hunting rights of their fathers"
Recently a cloudburst occurred
six miles east of Grand Forks, B. G.
The son OF Behan Tin, the former
king of Dahomey. now captive al
Plida. Algeria. attempted to commit
suicide recently owing to depression
of spirits caused by his imprisonment
II Is said that the sailors viii agree
to arbitrate and are wiling to ami
capiy SETTLE the strike at San Iran
cisco.
The mutiny Of troops at Batoum
Transcaucasia, is ended.
Mrs. Ihaw, mother of Harry K
Thaw, has sailed from London for
America.
Miss Helen Keller, the deaf. dumb
and blind girl, will be member OF
the new commission for the industrial
education of the blind, which has long
been advocated by her and which re-
Gently was created by the legislature
The Kansas state supreme court
has handed down a decision holding
Mayor Rose of Kansas City. Kan. in
contempt for having assumed the Of
fee of mayor after the court had GUST.
ed him for the nonenforcement of the
prohibition law and the law against
gambnng.
Congressman w. r. Hearst says:
Il would like to state very positively
that am not candidate for the
democratic nomination in 1905"
Acting upon the recommendation OF
the board of pennsylvania railway
directors intended to investigate the
stock ownership by employees of the
company, President Cassatt recently
issued general order to all employees
requiring them to dispose of all min
Ing stocks whichttheY may have &C
Quired. s,st ~
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
Death Claims Fine Veteran.

Lieutenant Colonel John Seashoal
Witcher died at Salt Lake City re-
Gently from Bright's disease. He was
81 years of age. Colonel Witcher
served through the civil war as major
OF the Third West Virginia cavalry,
was breveted brigadier general for his
services in the Shenandoah campaign,
was member of the West lrginia
legislature, secretary of state for that
state and a member of the forty-frst
congress from the Third West Virgin
la district. He was major and pay
master in the regular army from
1880 until 1901, and when he was re-
tired he settled in Salt Lake City.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
OREGON NOTES.

Judge A. H. Tanner, who committed
perjury in order to shield his law part.
ner, the late Senator John H. Mitchell
has been pardoned by the president
Maud oullison, 14-year-old girl,
shot and killed herself at her falner's
home In Portland because her father
had reprimanded her for keeping com.
pany with young man.
iF Herbert o. Roesch of Pendleton has
been admitted as a, midshipman to the
United States naval academy at Ann
apolis.
The Gaekwar Of Baroda, the
wealthy Indian prince on a tour Of
this country, is in Portland with his
royal party. After a brief sojourr
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
Bryan wo, lid Accept.

Former United States Senator Jas
K. Jones of Arkansas, who was the
chairman of the democratic national
committee when William ]. Bryan
made his campaign for the presidency
in 1896 and 1900 has received a let
ter from Mr.. Bryan in which he an
nounces that he will accept the nom
nation for president for the third
time If it is rendered to him. The
letter Is dated June Is at Stockholm
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
Asks $1,000, 900 DAMAGES.

Attorney General Rogers and Pros
ecuting Attorney Rhoton of Pulaski
county, Ark, have filed suit against
the Waters-Pierce Oil company, alleg.
ing a conspiracy to control the output
and prices of oil and asking damages
in the sum of $2,000,0v0. They also
ask that the company forfeit its rights
to dc business in Arkansas. The bill
alleges that the Waters-Pierce com
pany Is associated with the Standard
Oil company, Republic Oil company
and others.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
FATAL TRAGEDY
In SEATTLE

Seattle, Wash, July 11.-Murder in
the first degree will be the charge
against Chester Thompson 30 year old
son of Will 81. Thompson of this city,
who ehot Judge g. Meade Emory to
death at his home Saturday night.
Sunday it was discovered that one bull
let from young Thompson's revolver
went clear through the body from left
to right, entering few inches below
the armpit and perforating both lungs.
Judge Emory literally bled to death
from this wound, his physicians being
unable to stop the hemorrhages, which
were both internal and external and
very severe. Judge Emory gave to his
former law partner, Daniel Kelleher,
complete statement of the events
prior to the shooting.
Saturday evening about dinner time,
Chester Thompson called up my home
by telephone and talked to Charlotte
Wittlesey, my niece, with whom he
was desperately in love. He asked per
mission to call on Charlotte. She told
him she could not see him as she was
going out for the evening. Moreover,
she had told Chester she did not wish
his attentions. Some little time later
Chester again called up my home. This
time, at Charlotte's request. an
swered the telephone and taxed with
the BOY. told him that Charlotte did
not wish to him come to the house
again, nor did wish HIM to continue
his attentions. He replied:
oh, no, you do not want me to
come to see her, eh?"
"This was in tone of voice indicat-
ing bitter hostility to me, That ended
the conversation. An hour later Ches.
ter came running up the steps to our
house. He entered the hall, passing
MIR. and Mrs. Keith, my wife and my.
self on the porch. Instantly jumped
to my feet and followed him. Then
he turned and shot me down.
1t is clear when Thompson entered
the house Of Judge Emory it was fol
the purpose Of begging Charlotte Whit
tlesey OF make up with him and posi-
bly, to kill her and then himself ii sh,
refused. The plea Of the defense will
be insanity, based upon the mad infat
uation Of the accused youth for Char
lotte Whittlesey and aslo on his eccen
trio actions during the past two years
Mrs. Thompson, mother of the muir
derer. is slowly dying. and any shoot
: would result in her immediate death
She scarcely notes the going and com
ing of her family. Life holds but an
other month for her, and strenuous g
! forts are being made to keep the new
, Of Chester's crime from her. The sol
was cratic, scarcely home for meal
| because he was health food advocat
| and his family are meat eaters, and be
cause he sought the solitude of tn
woods. For this reason Mrs Thompso
win not miss his absence.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13

Portland, Ore, July 10. - On &C.
count of published article in an even
ing paper which referred to his party
as drown skinned savages," the Gaek
war of Baroda, the Indian prince who
is travelling through the United States
under the auspices of truorist COM
pany, has decided that he will cut out
his intended visit to Seattle, Tacoma
Spokane and other points of interest in
the northwest, as we'll as ourtailing his
stay in this city by couple of days.
They have gone to Salt Lake City and
from there it is their intention to visit
the Yellowstone park and proceed from
there to the east.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13
NOTES OF lRRIc~ ZION CONGRESS
Which Will Convene at Boise, Idaho,
September 8.

Hon. John w. Gaines, a member of
the house committee on public lands.
will be at the session Of Tue National
Irrigation congress, to be held at
Boise, beginning September and las.-
ing five days. Mr.. Gaines expects to
be present as a delegate from West
Virginia, and believes that strong
law committee should be appointed to
suggest needed reforms in the way OF
national legislation in the further aid
of irrigation and reclamation.
The Great Western Sugar company
through President Havemeyer and
General Manager Morey, has offered a
magnificent solid silver loving cup,
valued at $500, for the best state ex-
hibit of sugar beets.. For this val
liable trophy the sugar beet raisers of
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington
and California will enter into compe-
tition.
The Boise Commercial club, the
new social and business organization
of the capital city of Idaho, will keep
open house" during the session Of the
congress. Many informal receptions
will be given by the club to the disIin
guished delegates attending the con
gress.
The comittee having in charge the
work Of assembling exhibits of the
mineral and numbering interests OF
Idaho are meeting with great sue
lcess.
The silver loving cup, valued al
$500. which is to be given for the
best state exhibit of fruits, will be
warmly contested for by the fruit
growers of Colorado. Utah, New lex
leo, California, Oregon, Washington
Montana and Idaho, and will be the
most varied display Of fruits evel
made in the northwest.
Hon. Levi Ankeny, United States
senator from Washington, has assured
the executive committee that he viii
be present. He will be one of the
most prominent participants in the
discussions held by the congress.
"A hundred m...Ion dollars Tor rec
lamation" Is to be the slogan Of the
congress.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-07-13

Seattle, July lit took the jury
in the trial Of George Mitchell just one
hour and % minutes to determine that
the youth was not guilty of murder in
killing Franz Edmund Creffield on the
streets Of Seattle May last. The ver.
dict was greeted with rounds of APP
piaus from the excited audience. Nit
chell has returned to Portland where
he will probably resume position in
mill which he held previous ( Ito the
killing Of Creffield.