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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
u Chile Will Participate.

clJtCItIT tUI TIC n IIlit-IJISpHtCI1,Ja 19
ss N oRFOLlK. VA, June 9.-The Gillian
Government, the Jamestown Exposition
officials are advised through the Depart
5ment Of State, has again assured the
American Minister at Santiago Of It's
acceptance OF the Invitation to particle
pate in the Jamestown Exposition; and,
further that it8'will send two warships
ITO 4 take part In the celebration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
SENDORsEDS GOVERNOR.
North Carolina Democrats Will
VI Return. Simmons to Senate.

- Special O5TheI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 75ag
N RALEIGH, N !. c., une 9.--,rhe Wake
county Democratic convention, In session
this afternoon, q dopted resolutions ell-5
sdorslng the ad minis trait Ion Of s. Governor
election OF n. M. Simmons to- the United
States Senate, commencing the evident
purpose OF the Demo cracy Of the State
to return him to the highest tribunal OF
the nation wit houts oppos ion. r imaries
for the nornina lion OF B count and legis,-- y
lative officers were called I for July 2lst.G
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
Mr.. Waddey Wins Suit.

s}5 In the City Circuit Court yesterday a.
verdict was returned for the defendant
.stn the case of w. D II. M GORE VS. Everett
.-yYaddey. Moore sued the latter for S. 900
Il for alleged false Imprisonment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
Fourqurean, Temple & Co.
The Newest and Best in
Seasonable Merchandise

Is being offered from every in the house at such
attractive prices that who has goods to pur-
chase fail to be interested here There s space to
mention below only few Of good vaues-here are
many more fact, of best values never adj
vertised.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
New Ennbr deries.

These claim to consideration
OF their account Of
patterns the embroidery s8beautuly
excellent cloths Of cambric nansook and sw
choice merchandise and extremely desirable at the
prices Edges 1nsertings
and nainsoo inches IN width. priced 1Oc,
1.2c, 28c, s2Oc, 26c#
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers.

Cures Blood Poison, Cancer, Ulcers.
If you have offensive pimples or
eruptions, ulcers on any part of the
body. aching bones or joints, falling
hair, mucous patches, swollen glands,
skin itches and burns, sore lips or
gums, eating, fostering sores, sharp
gnawing pains, then you suffer from
serious blood poison or the beginnings
Of deadly cancer. You may be perman-
emily cured by taking Botanic Blood
Balm, (B. B. b. made especially to
cure the worst blood and skin dis
eases. Heals every sore or ulcer, ev-
en- deadly cancer, stops all aches and
pains and reduces all swellings. Bo-
tanic Blood Balm cures all malignant
blood troubles, such as eczema, scabs
and scales, pimples, running sores,
carbuncles, scrofula, Druggists, 81. To
prove it cures, sample of Blood Balm
sent free and prepaid by writing Blood
Balm Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe trou-
BILE and free medical advice sent in
sealed letter For sale in Ottumwa by
Sargent, the True Druggist. Also J..
w. Edgerly & Co., Jobbers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
FARMIN GToN.

Pennington, Dec. 80. - Rev. ]. H.
Taylor and family ar spending the hol-
idays in New Sharon.
John Singleton and family OF S1bley
are visiting relatives here.
Miss Pauline Dickhuldt of st. Paul,
Mimi, is visiting her cousin Miss En-
ma Fichtenmueller.
Miss Ethel Conley of Moulton is Wis
iting her friend Miss Bessie Simmons.
The Misses Jones of Kahoka came
over Wednesday to visit old friends in
Clark county, Mo.
Mrs. Carrie Knappenberger and chill
dren of La Harpe, ILL.,, are spending q
week with relatives and friends here.
A. d. Bowers and family Of Wauko.
mis-, Okla, are visiting relatives here.
G. E. Kessler of st. Louis has been
visiting his mother Mrs. Julia Kessler.
Mrs Laura Sawyers was very hap.
PLY surprised last night by a company
of about fifteen friends going in to
help her celebrate her birthday. Mrs
Rockwell and Mrs Gentner gathered
the company together.
Walter Virgins of Clayton, Mo.
came in last night to see old friends
for few days.
Mrs. NJ. G. Reynolds of Burlington
is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. G
W. Sherrick.
Miss May Hart spent yesterday in
Bonaparte.
Miss Ollie Jenkins came down from
Bentonsport to attend the Red Mems
dance last night.
| Bert Stanwood Of Fairfield is visit
I ing Harry Beeson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

WEST END ITEMS.

Misses Addie and Bette Smith of
Fairfield are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Frank Paramore in Caldwell park.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Costello and
children. 236 Clarence street, returned
home Friday from a visit in Parnell.
w. R. Lanning, 4O1 Lincoln avenue,
returned yesterday on the Milwaukee
from Farson.
Joy Sherrard of st. Louis arrived
yesterday for prolonged visit with
his mother, 1910 West Second street.
Rev. S. withrow is Ill with the grip
at his home on West Fourth street
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Surcey of Ollie
are visiting at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Miller on West Second
street.
Ben Lewis and Morgan Phillips of
Fairview have returned from the Els
teddfod in Des Moines. 1t is matter
of pride in the West End Presbyterian
church that the leader of it's choir, Mr..
Lewis, took first place in the bass
solo competition in the Eisteddfod.
Mr.. Phillips won second place in the
solo work for men over fifty.
Evangelist 8. NJ Pickens arrived
Thursday for few days visit with
Rev. w. e. DeHarppart, corner of
South Clay and West Main streets. Mr.
Pickens has just closed successful
six weeks meeting at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. L. G.. Hildebrand of WesGMain
street, Gravestown, has returned from
visit in Indianola.
Mr.. Jacobs of Hayesville was visit
ing Thursday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Utterback on Blackhawk
street.
G. H. Garfield of Augusta, Kas.. was
business visitor here this week.
| Miss Bessie Gupton of North Dakota
is visiting Miss Sadie Wells, 1922 West
! Second street.
Rev. Lloyd Williams Of Oskaloosa
will preach in Welsh in the West End
Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon
at o'clock
Mrs. ]. Sacora of West Fourth street
has returned from a visit in Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs. J. H. Mccarthy of Gravestown,
4 returned Yesterday from Hiteman
where she has been visiting with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Fancy of st.
Joseph. Mo-, left yesterday for Omaha,
Neb.. after visit at the home of Mrs.
Fanney's sister, Mrs. Lewis Shaeffer of
Gravestown.
D. A. Whitaker of Fairview will
move in a short time to Ford county,
Kan.
E. L. Troth. 235 Clarence street, has
gone to Middleton to accept a position
as night operator in the Burlington Of
| fee there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
STOCK SLAUGHTER INCREASES.
1t Has Gained 1902 Per Cent Over Last
Year in Sioux City.

Sioux City, Dec. 3o.-The slaughter
of stock at the Sioux City packing
houses has gained 1902 per cent over
last year, more than 1,009,6S7 hogs
having been slaughtered during the
twelve months just passed,an increase
of half million over the number
consumed by the packing houses of
this city last year. Of the 1,2S9,078
hogs received in Sioux City, only 49,
391 were shipped or driven to the
country. Only small number were
hauled to Omaha or Chicago.
The cattle receipts were equally as
flattering. Of the 392,6S1 cattle ship
ped to Sioux City, 13S,199 were slaugh-
teredhere and as the Cudahy packing
company is increasing its capacity to
kill double the amount of cattle in
sumption here will be much greater
during the coming year.
Besides the sheep and calves han
died here, significant part of the re-
port of the Sioux City Stock Yards
company, is that concerning the horse
market. During 1905 Sioux City has
been made great market for horses
and mules, and buyers have been
here from every state in the union to
purchase horses. The receipts for the
year were 14,954, a gain of 10,769 over
the receipts last year, which were
only 4,1S5.
The report signifies two things:
Sioux City is the natural geographical
stock market and is especially fav
ored by the live stock interests of the
northwest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
CHADWICK GEM CASE.

Cleveland, Dec. so.-In the federal
court yesterday, Judge Taylor over
ruled the demurrer of the government
in the so-called Chadwick gem case,
which practicall-- takes many thou
sand dollars worth of jewelry import
ed by Cassie L. Chadwick, out of the
hands of Collector of Customs Leach
of this port, and places the same In
possession of the collector of the port
at New York. Leach seized the jew
elry on the ground that it had been
Struggled, and District Attorney Sulli-
van began proceedings for forfeiture
]. F. Friend, of Pittsburg, Chad
wick creditor, answered the suit say-
ing that Leach had no right to seize
them, and that they should go to New
York. To this the government de-
INJURED. Friend wishes the gems to &C
to secure him fors-loans made to Mrs
Chadwick
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
INSURANCE is SMALL
". J. smyth and w. n. smyth, Two
Brothers, Are the Heaviest Losers,
and the Blow Also Falls on L. F.
Maple and Joe Brown-Postoffice
as
Burned, Mail is Saved.

Charlton, Dec so. -(speciaD-Fire
of mysterious origin visited the bust
ness center of Charlton early this
morning and destroyed six two-story
brick buildings on the north side of the
square. The total loss is something
more than $4,000 and the actual net
loss is unusually heavy because of the
comparatively small amounts of insur-
ance carried by several Of the owners
of the property destroyed. The heav-
est losers are j. J. Smyth and w. H.
Smyth, brothers. each Of whom owned
two of the six buildings. ]. j. Smyth's
loss is about $4,000, on building and
a general merchandise stock and the
loss of his brother is nearly $4,000.
Each carried only $4,000 insurance on
his whole property. Postmaster L. F.
Maple and Joe Brown owned the other
twp &uildings, which were insufficient
~ id but the loss does not fall
as heavily upon these two men as
upon the Smyth brothers
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
MURDERED AT THE KEY.
\ Telegraph Operator Killed bv
Patron,

Hoxie, Ark, Dec. so-Frank Brown
ing, white man from Batesville, Ark,
at 1:3o Thursday afternoon, shot and
killed T. w. Midkiff, day operator for
the Frisco and Iron Mountain rail-
roads. Browning went into the tele-
graph Office at 1880 a. M, and filed a
message to a woman at Dexter, Mo-,
at the time asking Midkiff about when
an answer might be expected. The
agent replied about 4 or o'clock.
Browning then left the office, return
ing at 1880 p. M, and asking If an
answer had been received. When told
that none had come he began abusing
Midkaff, who ordered him out of the
office. Shortly afterwards Browning
shot Midkaff through the head, killing
him instantly Midkaff was a Mason
and a Knieht of Pythias. His wife de-
parted Thursday night for Toledo, ILL.,,
with the body.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
ELDoN.

Eldon, Dec s0.--Mrs. Geo. caviness
returned yesterday from a visit with
her parents in Fairfield.
Mrs. Geo. Irwin and little daughter,
velma, of Grand Island. Neb., are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Healy.
The young people enjoyed very
pleasant dance at the K. Of P. hall
last evening.
The yearly meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will be held in the lee
ture room on Wednesday evening,
January g.. A large attendance is de-
sired as some important business Is to
be transacted.
1t is expected by the citizens Of FL
don that the council will take up tie
matter of making Eldon city. The
required population has been certified
by the last census.
Mrs. H. Enyart is an ottumwa visi-
tor today.
Carl and Miss Grace Stiles are visit
ing friends at Kirkville.
Revival meetings will be commenced
at the Ashland church next Monday
evening, conducted by Rev. D. F.
Stiles
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
1895 BROKE RECORD.
Trade Reports for Year Indicate New
Lich Marx

! FaQ0 Reports TOT ! ear INDICATE NEW
High Mark.
New York, Bec. 30.-Bradstreet's
says this morning: Following an I'M
precedentedly active holiday business
In all parts of the country, distribu-
tive trade seems quiet by contrast.
Building operations remain very &C.
tive and manufactures are likewise
facilitated by the uninterrupted pass
age Of raw materials to consuming
centers. In the wholesale trade oper-
ations for the spring account are
larger than ordinarily and in fact bust
ness is heavier than expected at this
season. Staples generally maintain all
their old strength. Iron and steel lead
the industries in the strength of de-
mand and prices, finished steel being
particularly active for this season
though pig iron sales are fair at the
west and open weather favors unpre-
cedented production.
Additional reports as to trade in the
wear now closing point to 1905 having
been the record breaker alike in agri-
cultural, speculative, financial and in
dustrial circles. AS a whole, however,
primacy must be assigned to the man
ufacturing industry, which shows the
largest gains over all preceding years.
AS to the future the outlook seems
full of promise and the advent of 1906
is awaited with confidence unsurpass-
E / I'M recent years.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week are 3,44S,0O0 bushels, against
$4,000 bushels this week last year;
July 1 to date, 65,1S0,000 bushels
against 34,763 900 last year.
Corn exports are 100000 bushels
against 1,5S2,00O a year ago; July 1 to
date, 36,952,000 against 15,500,000 in
1904.
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade
says Unreasonably mild weather ac-
centuated the customary holiday week
dullness in the distribution Of staple
merchandise, but the gratifying results
of Christmas trade established a
strong tone. and confidence regarding
the future is more pronounced. The
years total of building operations is
greater than most sanguine expecta-
;tions. Preparations for spring ship
ments indicate that advance orders are
heavy. New business at first hands is
seasonably quiet, but machinery will
be fully occupied well into the new
year before additional orders are re-
CURED.
Statements of railway earnings con-
tinue satisfactory, figures thus far
available for December showing an
average gain of SO per cent over
1904. Foreign commerce at this point
was remarkably favorably, exports
gaining s2,O63, 1873 and imports increas-
ing s4,s61,129 and imports increasing
s4,361,Ss7 compared with the same
week last year. Nothing new has de-
veloped in the primary markets of tex
tile industries, jobbers and retailers
having devoted the week to stock TAX
ing and showing no interest in offer
ings of merchandise. Leather is as
dull as might be expected when shoe
factories are taking inventories and
tanners are not forcing business.
Failures this week are 221 in the
United States, against 252 last year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
ROCK ISLANDS GOOD SHOWING.
November Earnings Show Increase of
10 Per Cent Over Last Year.

Chicago, Dec. 30-Rock Island earn
ings for the month of November again
make good exhibit, with an increase
in gross of S421,032, or 10.1 per cent
compared with the corresponding
month last year. The showing is the
more favorable in that it compares
with the last month of the st. Louis
exposition. The operating ratio was
67.35 per cent, against 66.55 per cent
for the month of October, 1905.
The Frisco lines for November show
an increase in gross of S241 $50, or 81
per cent. The operating ratio was
6457 per cent. against 66.95 for Octo-
Der.
Atchison earnings issued yesterday
show for November an increase of
S423,655 in gross, or 6.5 per cent. The
operating ratio was $500 per cent.
The fact that the Rock Island and
Pacific railway, with total gross for
November of $4,553,43S, shows an in.
crease of but $4,000 less than Atchi-
son which had total gross Of &c..
100000 seems to bear out the state.
ment of friends of the Rock Island
that its position is greatly improved
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
% RIGHT TO VOTE.
NATuRALlzED BY
ILLINOIS CRIMINAL COURT
MAY BE BARRED
They Are Still AIlens-consress May
be Called on to Rectify the Error
Many ottumwans NaturaIized In Chi
cago.

AS result of the Investigation of
the naturalization frauds in Chicago
it has dev !oped that number of
aliens in Ottumwa and throughout the
state of Iowa ere not entitled to vote.
The investigation has brought to light
the fact that aliens have been natural
lied by the wrong court for number
of years. Therefore all foreigners
who received tceir naturalization pa
pers in Illinois and have since moved
to Iowa, believing themselves full
fledged citizens of the United States,
are still subjects Of the countries from
which they came. For number of
years past aliens have been natural
lied by the criminal court. A short
time ago the civic federation of Chi
cago bent upon reforming the custom
of the wholesale manufacture of
American citizens for political pur-
court had no right to convert a for
eigner into an American citizen. Co
ing still further into the matter it de-
veloped that 10000 persons in Chi
cago alone have received their natur-
alization rapers in this manner.
Many lowars Ineligible.
How many thousands more who
have received their papers through the
criminal court and then moved into
other states cannot be estimated. 1t
is, however, a well known fact that a
large number of people in Iowa were
naturalized in Illinois before coming
here and these are Tot legally entitled
to vote in this country.
The criminal court has been natural.
iZing aliens since 1870. AS Iar as can
be ascertained there was no intent OF
fraud but the custom of the judges
arose from an error.
The question now arises as to what
is to become of these citizens. Are
they American citizens or not! Judge
M. A. Rob ,rts of this city declared
last night that unless they had re
ceived their naturalization papers lie
gally they are net entitled to vote and
are not American citizens.
Congress May Solve .iddle.
Another point along the same lines
is whether those who took out theil
first papers in Illinois and their last
in Iowa are American citizens Though
there are not many of this class, 6
question will arise as to whether they
are entitled to vote or not.
The only way to overcome this start
ling state of affairs, it is said, is by
an act of congress validating the worl
of the criminal court of Cook county
Illinois. Until, however, some steps
are taken by the proper authorities
these thousands of people who fol
years past have imagined themselves
citizens of the United States, and hav,
been using the rights allowed to sucl
and who have even been holding pub
lie offices in this county, will still re
main aliens and should the matter b.
pushed by anyone in order to proven
this class from voting it is probabl,
that the courts will uphold him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
THE SKY DISPLAY
A PROMINENT ASTRONOMER Elk.
PLAINS THE WONDERFULLY
BEAUTIFUL HEAVENS
Two Stars Close Together in the
Southwest Section OF Sky Are Mars
and saturn-Jupiter is the Brightest
Planet.

The wonderfully brilliant and beauti-
ful display in the western sky has
called for an explanation from a prom
inent astrologer, who furnishes the fol-
lowing with reference to the two stars
that fairly burn and glitter and glow
in the evening sky:
Looking up into the southwest heav-
ems good many people have noticed
for the last few evenings a pair of
bright stars close together which no
one remembers ever seeing there be-
fore in such position. They are the
planets Mars and Saturn, which are
just now in conjunction-that is, they
are in nearly the same line of vision
as view from the earth. though in
reality several hundred millions of
miles apart. They have approached
one another in the celestial armament
until an apparent distance of less than
one degree separates them.
1t is seldom that any two planets are
seen so close together in the heavens
as Mars and Saturn appear to be at
this time. The former is now passing
its neighbor from the west and will
soon be observed some distance to the
east. People who notice the two bodies
from one evening to another will be
able to detect them shifting in their
positions Saturn is also moving east
ward, but at much slower rate than
it's brother orb-slower. that is, as it
seems to earthly inhabitants, though
not so in fact.
In Constellation of Pisces.
Both planets are in the constellation
of Pisces, which the sun will enter in
To- will r 0rfa y1d
swallowed up in the light of the great
luminary some time in February, and
a short time later will reappear as
morning stars. This phenomena Will
be due to the fact that the earth, re-
volving as it does inside the orbits of
Mars and Saturn, catches up and
passes them from time to time. 1t is
now on one side of the sun while they
are on the other, and it is just start
ing to gain another lap on the outer
spheres.
Observers may know Mars by the
fact that it is the farther north OF the
two and is red in color. Its average
distance from the sur Is 141, 100000
miles, and its year or time of complete
revolution about the sun is 6S7 days,
making nearly two of our years. Sat
urn, the ring planet, is S8l ,OOO,Ooo
miles away from the solar orb and re-
wolves once in twenty-nine and one
half terrestrial years. Many people now
living will never have the opportunity
to see it again in the same place where
it now Is.
Jupiter, seen in midheaven near the
Pleiades, in the early evening. is at
present the brightest object in the sky.
It will be oyertaken inside OF three
months by Mars. 1t takes Jupiter
nearly twelve of our years to travel
around the sun, the diameter OF Its
orbit being 4SO,o0O,O00 miles. The bril-.
liancy of this planet is due to it's large
/ size. 1t is exceeded in lustre at times
by Mars and Venus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
Postoffice Is Burned.

One of the burned buildings contain
ed the postoff1ce. Willing volunteers as
sisted the fire company to save all
the mail and other government proper
ty, but the fixtures, which were the
property of Postmaster Maple, were
entirely destroyed.
Fire Starts In Restaurant.
There Is mystery about the origin
IF the fire. 1t was discovered by
Charles Foster, at about 1 o'clock and
ct that time it had gained such head
way that the room occupied by A. L..
Swift, with restaurant, where the
flames started, was a mass of flames.
Mr.. Swift left Charlton about two
hours before the fire started, intending
to go on visit with relatives. The
restaurant was closed when the fire
started and as Swift has not returned
home at tNTnA> time it is impossible to
learn even Asary as to how the fire
originated
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02
sMooT DEFlEs THE W. c. 7. U
Says He viii Go to the Senate and
Vote for the Army Canteen.

Vote for the Army Canteen.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec 30.-sen-
ator Reed Smoot in speech at the
annual banquet of the Salt Lake Com
mercial club, defied the w. G. T. u,
which has been prominent in the
movement to deprive him of his seat
in the senate.
81 have heard somewhere, believe
in the public press, of an organiza-
ton called the \. oman's Christian
Temperance Union that seems to
know more about my life than I. do
myself" he said. "They have been
looking for something to find person
ally against me, and ! am going to
give them something. hope to live
and be in the senate to cast my vote
for the bringing back of the canteen
Senator Smoot was preceded by
Captain F. D. Ely of the Twenty-ninth
infantry, stationed in Salt Lake, who
advocated the re-establishment of the
canteen.