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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
FATAL WRECK
TWO SECTIONS OF FREIGHT
TRAIN CRASH TOGETHER ON
A HEAVY GRADE

Ft. Dodge, March 19.-(Special. y
E. j. Hedman, switchman, was ia
tally injured, and seven freight cars
smashed into kindling wood in a
wreck on the Illinois Central here Sat.
urday night.
( train of thirty loaded cars with
an engine on either end broke in two
on a heavy grade. The head section
started to return and met the other
half at full speed. Traffic was de.
layed ten hours.
Attempt Falls.
Greensburg, Pa, March 10 1t is
learned that a second attempt to
wreck the Pennsylvania railroad west
bound flyer was made at switch
near here Saturday night, but the
spiked switch was discovered in time
10 prevent disaster.
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NEGRO KILLS COW; is LYNcHED.
Mob Takes colored Man From Con-
stable and Hangs Him.

Plaquemine,L La, March 19.-William
Carr, a negro, was lynched at Bayou
Plaquemine Saturday night for steal
ing and killing COW. Constable Wal
ter Marionneaux and v. M. Patureau
a citizen, were on their way to the
jail here with Carr when they were
stopped by a crowd of about thirty
five masked men, who overpowered
them and, taking the prisoner, hanged
him to a railroad bridge.
Judge Schwing called the grand jury
in extra session today to investigate
the matter.
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PAYS PENALTY
OPERATOR WHO BECAME INToxI
GATED AND CAUSED WRECK
is SENTENCED

LaPorte, Ind, March 19.-Judge Nc
Mahon today imposed an indetermin-
ate sentence of two to fourteen years
on Thomas Bascom of Springfield, H.,
who as telegraph operator in the SER
vice of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
became intoxicated and threw the
switch at Summan that caused a disas-
trous wreck. Bascom is prominently
connected at Springfield.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
SOME FAVOR GRANTING IN,
CREASE OF WAGES TO MINERS
WHILE OTHERS OBJECT
CRISIS is IN MINENT
Listen to Address by Mrs. Lansdon Of
Denver on the Colorado Strike situa-
tion-Recess Taken to Permit Dele
gates to Select Members Of the Scale
Committee.

Indianapolis, March 19.-Four hun
dred bituminous coal operators met
here today behind closed doors to en-
deavor to formulate united policy for
their line of action in their joint con-
ference with the miners
Before the meeting began it was ap-
parent that the operators were widely
separated in their views, some favor
ing granting the miners an increase
in wages, and others standing positive
ly against any advance whatever.
Robbins, who called the meeting to
order announced that while he had
been misunderstood and misrepresent-
en-, he believed it best that he retire
as chairman Of the operators. ]. H.
Winder, of Ohio, was elected chairman
and will be the leader of the operators
in the joint conference.
After the operators adjourned it was
clear that crisis was imminent. 1t is
stated that F. L. Robbins threatened to
bolt the conference and operate his
mines independently and that there
was danger that the operators would
not be able to agree sufficiently to
warrant joint conference with the
miners.
Mine Workers Meet.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 10. - The
convention of the United Mine Work
.ers Of America today heard the fin
ished report of the credentials commit
tee and listened to an address by Mrs
Langdon, of Denver, on the Colorado
strike situation.
A recess was taken in order thai
delegates might meet by districts te
select members OF the scale commit
tee.
Executive Council Meets.
Washington, D. G., March 19.-In re
sponse to call Of President Samue
Gompers, tue executive council of the
American Federation of Labor begar
a several days session here today
The meetings are executive All the
members Of the council except Johr
Mitchell are present. It is understood
that the council will take up among
other subjects the controversy be
tween the union printers and Typo
thetae of several cities.
Strike In France.
Lens, France, March 19-Many de
tachments of troops have arrived here
in order to be ready for any eventual
tiles which may arise as a result o
the miners strike. About $4,000 me1
are out on strike and are parading thu
towns carrying red flags.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
DESTROYED
BY FLAMES
NoRTHwooD, WASH, WIPED OUT
BY FOREST FIREs-FlRE
in TUNNEL

Lyndon, Wash, March 19.-North-
wood, four miles north of here, has
been destroyed by forest fires. Many
families are homeless. The fire is
within a mile Of Lyndon and grave
fears are felt for the town.
The fire was gotten under control
today.
Fire in Tunnel.
New York, March 19.-Fire among
several hundred bags of hay and saw
dust far down in the Pennsylvania
railroad tunnel under the east river
today filled the section tube with suf-
locating smoke. 1t is reported that
one or two men lost their lives. The
firemen were unable to combat the
flames as it was impossible to carry
the hose to the fire without shutting
the compressed air pressure at the air
locks.
The fire was extinguished after hav.
ing burned about five hours. The SUI
perintendent of the construction work
said that one death resulted from the
fire.
Fire In Training School.
Haverhill, Mass, March 49, The
manual training school in this city is
in flames. The fire is spreading to
the Whittier annex of the high school
The fire spread to the nearby dwell.
ling houses. Some of the children re.
ceived injuries by jumping and others
were injured on the stairways. 1t is
stated that none were fatally hurt.
Steamer Afire.
Sheboygan, Wis, March 19.-With a
crew of sixty men and two passengers
aboard the steamer Atlanta of the
Goodrich line caught fire five miles
from shore just before noon Sunday.
! With the hold a mass of flames the
steamer made for shore But before
land could be reached the fire haG
! gained such headway that everybody
4 on board had to take TO the lifeboats.
/ There was no sea running and the
lifeboats were soon picked by {
tug from Port Washington and trans
ferred to the Goodrich liner Georgia
and brought to this city.
OF sixty-two personc on board onl,
one was lost. One man, in jun pins
/ from the hurricane deck to the boat
broke both legs, fell into the watel
and was drowned.
The Atlanta will be total loss. TIL,
boat was burned to the water edge ant
the hull was beached. The loss OF
steamer and cargo was 100000.
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HUNDREDS OF MlNEpS ,.'!!::s :a,s 4? :,
ISOLATED By SN0WSLIDES
CLOUDS DISAPPEAR.

Basis of Agreement on Moroccan Cues
ton May be Reached Tomorrow.
.***s 4*asa &s+as = :
London, March 1s.-The clouds =
= which have been hanging over :
y Alseciras for the past week have
practically disappeared and in the y
= opinion of the foreign office basis =
OF agreement on the Moroccan =
question will be reached at tomor-
rows session of the conference.
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FOUND IN RooM-kILLED.

Nicholas Dickhoff, of Cincinnati, Shot
by Jacob w. Young.
Chicago, March 19.- Nicholas J..
Dickhoff, aged 23, of Cincinnati, who
has been employed as cook at a
boarding house, was shot and killed
early today by Jacob w. Young, while
in the room Of Mrs. Mildred Amann
at the Grace hotel. Young, who is IS
years old, Mrs. Amann and Mrs. Mabel
Grief, all of Cincinnati, have been ar
rested
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10000 ASK sHERRIcNs PARDON.
Petitions to Be PRESENTED to governor

Petitions to Be Presented to Governor
HanIy Expected to Be Signed.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 19.-Re-
ports from the counties in which petit
tions are circulated for the pardon Of
David e. Sherrick, former auditor of
state, who is about to be sentenced
for embezzlement, show that in two
days the petitions have been signed
by more than $4,000 people and friends
of the convicted man expect to have
100000 signatures when they are pre-
sented to Governor Hanly. They will
be presented to the governor, 1t is
thought, the latter part of this week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
DANGEROUSLY ILL.

Physicians Say that John NJ. Thayer,
Former U. S. Senator, Is Dying.
Lincoln, Neb., March 19.-John M.
Thayer, ex-United States senator and
ex-governor Of Nebraska, was barely
alive this morning. The attending
physicians expressed the belief that
he would not live through the day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
FAVOR AMENDMENTS TO
THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS
TARIFF WAR ENDS.

servia to Admit Austrian Merchan.
disc On Former Condition.
ss*+ ***s* *Assss s* .
y Belgrade, March 1s.-The Aus :
tro-servian tariff dispute has col :
lapsed and orders have been Is
sued to admit from today all Aus
trian merchandise into Servla on
the same conditions which pre-
vailed before the tariff war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20

Des Moines, March 19.-(Spe-
i ciaD - Governor Cummins expects
to file with the legislature late
this afternoon his answer to the
Giliiland resolution. He will say
that he never charged the mem
bers with corruption by the rail-
road lobby, but will point out that
work had been done by the lobby
against the primary bill.
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ESPECIAL coRREsPoNDENcE.l i
Des Moines Bureau Of The Courier,
Des Molnes. March I

Des Moines. March 19.
Final adjournment the first week in
April is the talk now among the mem
bers of the legislature. They have
figured 1t all over and they do not see
any reason for remaining here after
April 4, 5 or 6. Senator Lewis has in
a resolution for adjournment April 4
and this may be extended two days
and then the members will go home.
During the past week the legislative
situation has cleared while the polit-
ical situation has taken on new oh.
scurations. The primary and anti.
pass bills will take little time In the
house and the senate which is about
through with the educational board OF
regents bill will send 1t on to the house
within day or two. 1t will take more
time than any other subject pending
before the house, as there will be 8
bitter fight on it. 1t is the one pro
position which will call for full vote
Of the house, it is believed.
viii Pass Senate.
There seems to be little doubt ii
any quarter but what the bill will pass
/ the senate with four or. five votes tt
spare. but the house situation is diff
ferent. There the opponents coun
fifty-three votes against it but admit
that five in their list may be counted
doubtful. But the other side has te
have fifty-one votes present and voting
! to pass the bill so that they figure thai
with forty-eight members voting
against the bill it will be we'll nigh i'm
possible to secure the requisite fifty
one for it.
Plainly the conditions are favorable
to the opposition to this bill in the
house. Yet the members of the com
mission which has recommended The
single board is confident that when th,
matter is presented to the house as i
will be by friends Of the bill, there will
be sufficient changes to pass thu
measure.
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HERR MOST TO BE cREMArED.

Plans Are Made for Funeral Of Fa-
nous Anarchist Leader.
Cincinnati, O., March 19.-The body
Of Herr Most, the anarchist who
died here, Saturday of erysipelas, will
be cremated at the Cincinnati crema-
tory next Tuesday. Mrs. Most arrived
from New York late last night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
REPRESENTATIVE REREAvED.

Mrs. Scott Skinner Dies in creston
Hospital, After an illness.
Creston, March 19.-Mrs. Skinner,
wife of Representative Scott Skinner
died Sunday afternoon at the hospital
after an extended Illness
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
DENIES RuMoR.

Charles M. scFwa, Has Not Estab.
iished Residence in Nevada.
New York, March 19.--The rum or
originating in Omaha that Charles M
Schwab, had senatorial aspirations and
to attain his end had established a res
idence III Nevada. was denied by him
Jast night
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AN AMEs MAN SELECTED.

"A. r. kohler to Teach Horticulture in
Michigan School.
Ames, March ia. r. Kohler, of
Marshalltown, member of the class
of 1906 and who will receive degree
in horticulture this spring, has just
been elected instructor of horticulture
at the Michigan Agricultural college at
Lansing, Mich.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
CAGE to Rstire.

New York, March 19-Lyman j..
Gage, Iformer secretary of the treasury
yesterday confirmed the report that
he Would in a few weeks retire as
presiI ent Of tae United States Trust
coalBhny
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Washington Bureau OF the Courier.
Washington, D. c., March fs.

washington, y. ", March 1S.
Judge Henry W. Palmer, of Pennsyl-
vania, a prominent member of the
house committee on judiciary tells me
today that there is strong disposition
on the part of the committee to make
a favorable report on house resolution
No. 15089 to amend the national bank
ruptcy laws Of 1898 and 1903. One of
the most important features of this
bill, Judge Palmer asserts, is the pro-
posed amendment to section four Of
the present law. This section deals
with the subject Of who may become
bankrupts, and as amended, reads as
follows:
"(a) Any person owing debts, prov.
able under this act, exceeding the
amount of $500, except municipal.
railroad, insurance or banking corpo-
ration, shall be entitled to the benefits
|of this act as a voluntary bankrupt"
"(b) Any natural person, except
wage-earner or a person engaged
chiefly in farming or the tillage of the
soil, any unlncorporated company, and
any moneyed business, or commercial
corporation, except municipal, rail-
road, insurance or banking corpora
ton, owing debts to the amount OF
$1,000 or over, may be adjudged an in
voluntary bankrupt upon default of an
impartial trial. and shall be subject to
the provisions and be entitled to the
provisions of this act"
Retail Dealers Interested.
Judge Palmer says that the first
part Of this section as amended above
| is of special interest to the grocery
trade as we'll as to other trades con-
cerned with supplying the necessaries
OIL life. Under the present law per.
son may run up grocery and fuel bills
or such like to the amount of $40
or $50, and in order to avoid pay
ment thereof take advantage OF the
bankruptcy law.
Tradespeople, it is believed, would
not permit such persons to run IN
debt to them to the amount Of $500
before calling them down. This amend
ment was suggested by several of the
credit associations which have asked
for amendments to the present law,
Another feature Of special interest
| in Judge Palmer's bill is that dealing
with the subject of the discharge OF
a bankrupt The proposed amendment
will prevent the discharge OF a bank.
rupt by the judge if such bankrupt has
obtained property on credit, which
has not been paid for or restored at
the time the petition is filed by or
against him, upon a materially false
statement in writing made by him to
any person for the purpose Of obtain.
1 ing credit or of being communicated
to the trade or to the person from
whom he obtained such property on
Icredit."
Payment Of Wages.
Another amendment which Is asked
flor by the travelling mems associations
and Is included in Judge Palmer's bill
provides for the payment Of wages
due to workmen, clerks. travelling OF
city statesmen, or servants which have
been earned within three months be.
fore the date of the commencement
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WEISS APPOINTED.

Chicago Man to Succeed Late A. T.
Wilson at Chief Postal Clerk.
Cedar Rapids, March 19.-(SpeciaD
A. F. Weiss of Chicago has been ap-
pointed chief postal clerk here to sue.
ceed the late A. T. Wilson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
Fail fer sfa,5oo,ooo.

Moscow. March I'D and A. Rass
torgoneff, the largesE merchants in
Russia. have failed for s1S.500.000.
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OPPOSITION
IS HOPEFUL
BITTER FIGHT ON BOARD OF RE-
GENTS BILL EXPECTED
IN THE HOUSE
NO CONTEST in SIXTH

Thought that Lacey viii Be Renoml-
mated Without a Fisht-Politiclans
In Des Moines Think c. A. carpen-
ter Of Columbus Junction viii Be
Candidate from First District.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-20
courtright Opposed,

Courtright Opposed.
The bill comes up for consideration
In the senate tomorrow again. Sena-
tor Courtright will make a speech
against it. He has read the bill care
fully and as in the case of the Cross
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Continued on Page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14
GOLD IN YOUR BACK YARD.

There may be a rich gold mine in
your back yard, If you happen to be
living on the site of an ancient lake,
writes Walden Fawcett in Technical
World Magazine for September. In
scores of places scattered all over
the country there + pits and
mounds of black sand, out OF which
gold, platinum and other precious
minerals may be extracted. The ma
tional government, itself, is the pro-
moter of this latest mining sensation,
which promises to make as many
owe night gold kings as the discov-
cry of Alaska, itself.
1t had long been known that plat
mum existed in marketable %quanti-
sands" of the Pacific Coast, but the
deposits were practically useless be-
cause of the lack of an efficient and
economical method of concentration
or treatment. 1t was to the solution
of this problem that the government
experts applied themselves. AS a
first step a general invitation was ex-
tended to Pacific Coast property own
ers, whose holdings included such de-
posits, to send to the government
samples of the wealth bearing sand
for free tests.
From the very outset the results
were both gratifying and surprising.
The government investigators not
only found platinum in quantities
that exceeded their expectations, but
they discovered that the black sand
or sediment was rich in many other
valuable substances, notably gold. In
some instances it was evident that
a given deposit was well worthy of
treatment, merely for the extraction
of one or two minerals. as, for in
stance, a large shipment of the sand
from humboldt county, California,
which showed an assay value of ST.
600 per ton in gold and platinum
alone.
DR.. Day and his assistants have ac-
complished such wonders on the Pa
cific Coast that the government has
FASTENED to broaden the scope of the
work and an experiment station has
been established at Chapel Hill. n.
c., for the treatment of the low grade
gold deposits of the mid-Atlantic and
Southern States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14
"TALK 1T E

An effort is to be made by the In
dependent Republican League to stop
vote buying Mt the primaries this
year. THIS MEANS THAT THERE
is GREAT DANGER OF SOME OF
DORY STRONG'S LIEUTENANTs
BEING ARRESTED. Whether they
will be INDICTED or not depends
upon the grand jury.
just read the list of grand Jurors
named by Sheriff Church as publish
ed in the last edition of yesterdays
NEWS and think il over.
One of the planks i'm the Colby
Fordyce platform TAKES THE
GRAND JURIES OUT OF THE En-
elusive CONTROL OF THE SHEER
IFF. When the sheriff draws the
grand juries 1t means he draws them
to suit his BOSS.
Read over the list of grand jurors
drawn for the September term and
see for yourself the present condition
of affairs.
1t is enough to drive every honest
man to the primaries to help down
the boss ring.
Suppose one of Boss Strong's
ward heelers is caught buying votes.
Suppose he is arrested. BEFORE HE
CAN BE TRIED AND PUNISHED
FOR HIS CRIME HE MUST BE IN
DICTED BY THE GRAND JURY.
Read again the list of grand jurors
who will consider such eases, and ask
yourself what the chances are of any
of Boss Strong's Iieutenants being in
dicted.
THE DRAWING OF THIS GRAND
JURY SHOWS MORE PLAINLY
THAN ANYTHING ELSE THE GRIP
BOSS STRONG HAS ON THIS COUN.
TY.
Are YOU, fellow citizens, going to
stand for this?
You will have an opportunity to
show Boss Strong what you think of
1T when the primaries are held Sep
TENDER 25.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14
LEHlGH VALLEY R. R

Time Table in effect May 10, 1906.
Stations in New York, foot of Cortlandt,
Desbrosses and West 23rd SITS, Pennsyl-
vania r. r. Ferries.
Trains Leave State Street Station
For South Plainfield and New York
6:10, $50 m 1:32,x4:2S pm, Sundays.
15 a.m.; :32, 6 rs pm ~
FOr Other Points.
$50 am, daily except Sunday, local
train for Bound Brook, Pennington. Clin-
ton, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk and intermediate points.
go am, daily except Sunday, fast ex-
Pottsville, Weatherly, Hazelton, Shenan-
Barre, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago and the West.
4;2S pm daily except Sunday, ex-
Weatherly, .Hazelton, Wilkes-Barre, Scran-
ton and principal intermediate stations.
8:15 am, Sundays only, fast express
for .Easton, Bethlehem Allentown. Wea-
therly, Hazelton, Wilkes-Barre, Rochester,
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Detroit, st. Louis
Chicago and the West.
6:15 PM. Sundays only, fast express
for Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Wilkes
Barre, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Detroit
Toronto. st. Louis, Chicago and the West.
Trains Leave So. Plainfield for Perth
S:45 am, 3:45, s 200, 7:45 PM. Sum
days, 10 :35 am; S 100, z :45 pm, Trains
arrive at Perth Amboy, :05 am. 4 :05,
5:25, S;1o pm. Sundays, 1887 am.
Tickets sold to all western points.
Baggage checked through.
Full rates, maps, time Ia
bles, etc, at City Ticket Office, SO Smith
street, Perth Amboy. N. ].
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14
Thc Centurv I'M o

The fiction of The Century for the
new magazine year is to include nov
els by Frances Hodgson Burnett and
Elizabeth Robins, besides the Run
ming Water of A. e. w. Mason,
which will continue for a number of
months. Mrs. Burnett's new story
will be called "The Shuttle" and is
described as an international novel
of English and American life. Come
and Find Me" of Elizabeth Robins
will have it's scenes laid in Califor-
MIA and the far North.
The Century in 1907 will have a
strong Civil War flavor. Already in
preparation are a series of articles
IN How the Civil War Was FL
nanced" by Ellis Paxson Oberholzer;
an account of Lincoln in the Tele-
graph Office" by David Homer Bates,
and General O, o. Towards recol-
l%ections of distinguished men, Lin
coin, Jefferson Davis, Grant, Lee and
others.
An important historical and liter
airy study by Theodore Roosevelt
will be a feature of an early number
of The Century.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14

Another enjoyable band concert
was given in city hall park last night,
but the heavy shower which occurred
about Z O'Clock kept the people away,
These concerts should be made a part
of our regular summer program in
this city. Our citizens are not of the
kind who can close their houses and
go away during the hot weather
where such enjoyments are furnished
A concert once a week during July
and August would be a big attraction
and, indirectly, would do a vast
amount of good.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14

All OF Boss Strong's 'echocs"
the editorial courtesy to give credit
to the Home News for the Boss
Strong editorials which they copied
but now they have grown so bold
they reproduce them as if they were
their own The ring editors are even
casting aside respect for their profess
sion in their effort to save Boss
Strong's losing cause.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14

to lag behind. Medical attention for
scholars who show the first symptoms
of illness often is the means to pre-
venting much sickness and possibly
an epidemic. DR.. G. w. Fithian, the
health inspector, is installing some
thoroughly modern methods in the
health department here.