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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
PRESBYTERIANs ARE sPEcTA.
TORS AT REGIMENTAL DRILL
AT FORT DIES MONIES
MILLIONS FOR AGED.
Board Of Ministerial Relief Shows That
More Members Than Ever Before
Asked for Aid During Year-cum-
berIand General Assembly at Decs.
tur, III.

Des Moines, May 19.-The commits
sioners and visitors to the 118th gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterians Of
Moines today following a short morn
viewed by Lieutenant General Nelson
A. Miles.
After listening to the report of the
board Of ministerial relief showing
that more disabled members than
ever before had asked for aid during
the past year, the assembly voted in
favor of resolution asking an appro-
priation for 100000 to be expendel
in this cause.
An amendment made 1t incumbent
upon the elder of the church to col.
lect an amount from the entire church
membership at rate of ten cents
each
Considerable interest is taken in the.
approaching discussion of the prayer
book. The Vandykes common book
of worship will probably receive the
greatest attention.
Greeting From Waco. q, a
Decatur, ILL.,, May 19.-Laughter and
applaal3e greeted a telegram received
iby the Cumberland Presbyterian as
sembly this morning from the Colored
, Cumberland Presbyterian assembly In
session at Waco, Texas. 1t quoted the
text: Behold how good and how pleas.
ant 1t is for brethren to dwell together
in unity" The Southern Presbyterian
assembly also telegraphed greetings.
The moderator announced a long list of
committees to whom the business Of
the assembly was referred. AS no bus
mess was ready, the assembly adjourn
ed to give the committees time to
work. Before Judge Jones the argu.
ment in the injunction suit was con-
tinued at length by Judge Gaut for the
defendants. 6
College Endowments.
The educational commission report
ed that Missouri Valley college at
Marshall, Mo-, has secured an endow-
ment of $87,068, that several thousand
dollars had been pledged for a new
boys dormitory at Trinity university,
Waxahachie, Texas, and that the
James Millipkin university had re-
ceived an additional bequest amount.
| lu6 " PO,VVU, anu SuUSCIIpIlOu vi
1000, by the citizens of Lincoln.
4 Aged Ministers.
The board, charged with providing
for the relief Of aged and disabled min!
listers reported that $40 congregations
contributed for the cause 81 1874, which
is less than was received in 1904 The
total receipts were $12,815. During the
twenty-five years of the existence Of
the board 371 persons or heads of fam.
lilies have been entered on the books
as beneficiaries.
A Good Year.
The board of publication reported
that the last year was the very best
year in it's history. On volume Of
business amounting to $151,7s0 the
profit was $2O,672. The debt was re.
! duced $12,776, leaving $4,000 against
$4,000 five years ago. The assets are
$4,000, or nearly $4,000 in excess
of all liabilities. The publishing house
is valued at $80,850, and the machinery
at $55,451.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
POPE is IMPROVED.

Condition is Better, But Will be Con.
fined to Bed Several Days.
Rome, May 19-When DR.. Lapponi
visited the pope this morning he found
his patient in an improved condition,
although the pontiff passed some
what restless night as result Of the
attack of govt
Owing to slight rise in tempera-
ture, DR.. Lapponi ordered the pope to
remain in bed for several days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
HlLLsBoRo BANKERS MEETING

D. A. Hartley, One of the Directors of
the New Institution, Resigns.
Hillsboro, May 19.-The directors of
the new bank had meeting this week.
D. A., Hartley, who was one of the di-
rectors, withdrew from the organiza-
ton and w. F. Plumer was selected in
his place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
DIES BY FATHERS CORPSE.
Woman Drinks Poison Despite Illus,
bands Efforts to Prevent Her.

Cincinnati, Ohio. May 1s.-Beside
the dead body of her father Mrs. Anna
Sheehy, Notwithstanding the strenu-
Gus efforts of her husband to prevent
her, drank carbolic acid and died be-
fore helm could be secured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
BIG DAY FOR
Sioux City Como
Many

Des Moines, N
Today was a big d
twenty-one delegat
county and the two
from Des Moines col
ed for Perkins. The
out in Cedar county al
instructed for S. w.
cuses held today in F.
Decatur, Wayne and
insure those counties 4
five latter counties b
fifty-ninG votes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
THINK THAT FIGHT AMONG M.
PuBLIcANs GIVES THEM A
CHANCE TO ELECT GOVERNOR
CONVENTION AUGUST Z
Jerry" Sullivan or Judge M. j. Wade
May Be Selected II Perkins Is Nom
mated BY RepubIIeans-Waterioo
Gets onventIon-RadlcaI Hearst
Man to Run IF cummins Wins,

Des Moines, May 19.-The democrat
ic state convention is to be held at
Waterloo on June Z. This was decid-
ed upon at meeting of the state CEN
trail committee of that party, held here
yesterday afternoon. Dan" Hamilton
OF Sigourney, was named as the tenn
porary chairman. The members Of
the committee all we're present. except
Mr.. Quick Of the eleventh and Chair
man Morrisey of the ninth districts.
The latter, however, was represented
by proxy. The resignation of Quick,
of Sioux City, was accepted, as he has
left the state.
There was an informal discussion Of
the situation in Iowa by members of
the committee and many of them
claim they have better chance to
elect the governor this year than at
any time since the first election of
Governor Boies.
Making Capital.
"The amount of capital the republi-
cans are making for us in the fight be-
tween Cummins and Perkins certainly
is wonderful said a prominent mem.
Der of the committee. "I believe the
amount OF mud the factions are throw.
ing at each other will so disgust the
people that, no matter who is nomin-
ated by the republicans, the democrats
will have good show of electing their
candidate"
There Is no question but that a
good many democrats have supported
Governor Cummins hitherto, but we
believe that, with an aggressive cam.
paign, we can hold all of the demo-
cratic voters of the state and gain
many Independents and some republi-
cans, who have become dispfeased
with the factionalism in their own
party"
May Choose Sullivan.
Another member of the committee
said that they had discussed the mat.
ter during the day and they believed
that If the republicans should nomin.
ate Governor Cummins the democrats
would fare best by selecting candi.
date of the most radical democrat sort
a regular Hearst man.
In case Mr.. Perkins should be nom.
mated, the democratic leaders think
that Jerry" Sullivan would be the
strongest candidate to name against
him, though ex-Congressman Wade
has many friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22
May Choose Sullivan.
Only $3.50.

To ST. PauI.Minneapolls and Return.
on the Iowa Central popular excursion
Saturday, May 26th. See flyers or
call on agents for particulars.
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KINS.
~
,dorsed in

,dorsed in
Special)-
kins. The
Mahaska
delegates
~e instruct
alters won
Sou NSuIlOu
bun. eau
MT, Louisa,
is counties
erkins. The
total of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22

Caribbean and Mexican seas Such a
record would reveal the cause Of these
terrestrial shakes and the money
would be we'll expended"
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
School Land Suit.

Denver.-In order to settle the ques-
tion of the states right to dispose OF
school land in spite Of an attempt upon
the part of the Legislature to assume
this right, q friendly suit is to be
started to which the Bijou Irrigation
Company will be the other party. The
last Legislature passed law which
provided that any school section suit
able for irrigation purposes could be
appropriated by an irrigation company
with proper compensation to the state.
The Bijou Irrigation Company desires
to acquire n large reservoir site east
Of Fort Morgan, In the center Of which
is q section of school land. The State
Land Board contests its right to take
this section, claiming that II has the
sole Jurisdiction over the disposal Of
school land. The suit will determine
the disputed point.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
sADDLING THE PROFESSOR.
Gift to Dean Carlyle Of the AsricuI-
turaI ColIeqe.

A Republican special from Fort Col
Inns says: The students and faculty OF
the Agricultural college were treated
to an unusual sight Friday morning
when Dean w. j. Carlyle's saddle
horse was led into the college chapel
with a silver-mounted English riding
saddle on its back. Glenn Bishopp pre-
sented the saddle to Dean Carlyle in
behalf of the Agricultural college
students as an appreciation of his
faithful services to the college and as
a token of the best wishes of faculty
and students for successful European
trip.
Students often play horse" but this
was the first visit of a real horse to
chapel and the incident was the occa-
sion of wild applause from the assem-
bled students.
Professor Carlyle thanked the stud
ents for their gift and then outlined
the itinerary Of his trip. He is the ex-
pert in charge of the United States
government horse-breeding expert
ment at Fort Collins and goes to Eu-
rope as the special agent Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture to study the meth
DDS and principles of horse breeding
practiced in the old world. The OBJ
JCSI VI tuC tiiP 10 " aSAuAAS AhiOi
tion that will be of benefit to the ex-
periments being carried on at Fort
Collins.
Professor Carlyle will leave Denver
Saturday and expects to reach Paris
June 9Th, where he will visit the Inter
national horse show of France. Thence
he will visit the National show Of Bel
GUM and reach London in time for the
famous Royal show of England. The
trip will cover four months. The last
portion of it will take in the horse
breeding sections Of Austria and Rus
sia.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
WILL REBUILD STANFORD.
Damage to Great University Less
Than Reported.

San Francisco.-Stanford Univer.
sity will be reconstructed at once, and
by next December every building nec-
essary to the work Of the college will
be in perfect condition. The work has
commenced already and there Is
plenty of money on hand to assure the
trustees that the repairs may be ac-
complished as quickly as they desire.
A closer examination of the wrecked
buildings shows the damage to have
been not nearly as great as at first re-
ported. The three most seriously dam
aged are the memorial church, the new
gymnasium and the new library. OF
these the new library, probably will
have to be torn down. The new gym
nasium Is still in condition to be
reconstructed. The memorial church
Is damaged probably to the extent OF
a quarter OF its value. The walls Of
the building are uninjured and the
tower is standing. The magnificent
organ which 1t contained was not
touched
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
WELLMAN'S AIRSHIP.
Preparations for Start Of Polar Expe-
dition.

Paris.-The early departure OF Wal
ter Wellman, the American explorer,
and his party for Spitzbergen, in ac.
cordance with his plan to endeavor 10
reach the North pole by means OF a
dirigible balloon, is attracting wide.
spread attention here among aeronauts
and men Of science. This attention
has been increased by Mr.. Wellman's
announcement that he intends to es-
tablish base at Danes island and be-
gin his ascent on the very spot where
Andre inflated his balloon.
The first section of his party, under
Major Herzy, will leave Paris in a few
days, rendezvousing at Tromseoe until
June 18th and then proceeding on the
Arctic steamer Frithjof to SpitZbergen,
where Major HerZy will direct the con-
struction Of q headquarters, machine
shops, gas plant and balloon shed. The
balloon will be the largest ever con.
structed, owing to the enormous d.
mensions of Mr.. Wellman's dirglble
machine. Major Merzy's advance
party will consist OF Alexander Lew
anthan, chemist and gas engineer; DR..
w. N. Fowler of Indiana, surgeon;
and Francis II. Buzzacott, commissary.
Mr.. Wellman will follow, June 25th,
with the balloon and the remainder OF
his party, consisting of Maxwell
Smith, wireless telegraph expert. who
will establish wireless station at
Spitzbergen; CASTOR Hervieu. aero
naut, and John Colard and two assist
ant aeronauts.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
MICHIGAN FOREST FIRE.
Millions of Dollars Worth Of Property
Destroyed.

Destroyed.
Milwaukee.-A dispatch to the Sen.
tfnel from Escanaba, Michigan, by a
staff correspondent, says:
Four known dead, a score or more
persons missing, hundreds Of families
homeless, several millions of dollars
of property burned, four towns wiped
out entirely and a dozen more parti-
ally destroyed; five counties devas-
tated and 100 square miles Of territory
fire swept. This is the dreadful pic
ture that the northern Michigan penin-
sula presents to-day after the worst
forest fire since the Peshtigo disaster
in 1871 has spent itself
General Superintendent Wells Of the
Escanaba & Lake Superior railroad,
along whose right of way the greatest
loss occurred, returned tonight from
a trip Of inspection over the fire.
stricken area, and says the flames
have gone down and for the time be-
ing the danger is over, unless a new
gale arises to again fan the embers
into flames.
The following summary briefly tells
the story:
Peter LaFond, a cook, was smoth-
cred in a lumber camp and his body
IOund tonight.
Three unknown children, all dead at
Quinnesec, Michigan. They were sep
arated from their parents while the vii
lage was burning and perished.
Scores of homesteaders and woods
men are missing and many have prob
ably perished in the flames.
Territory devastated, five counties,
Marquette, Menominee, Delta, Alger
and Dickinson.
The territory fire swept ic 100 miles
square.
Towns totally burned, Talbot, Michi-
gan, 100 population, only few houses
left standing.
Quinnesec, Michigan, 400 population,
only one house remains.
Saunders, $50 population, all wiped
out.
Niagara, Wisconsin, 300 population.
all wiped out.
Towns partially destroyed: North
land, Cornell, Antoine, Spring Valley,
Kingsley. Woodland, Foster City, Sala,
Metropolitan.
The fire ragged for distance of sixty
four miles along the line of the Escan-
aba & Lake Superior railroads and for
thirty miles beyond Charming, the
terminus of the road. 1t seems certain
now that 1000 persons are homeless in
that district and that 1000 are left
desolate at Quinnesec.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
sIMPLoN TUNNEL OPENED
Under the Alps From Switzerland to
Italy.

Domodossola, Italy.-The Simplon
tunnel was inaugurated here Saturday
by King Victor Emmanuel, who left
here ut 1855 a. m. for Brique, on the
Swiss side of the mountain. The royal
train passed through the twelve
miles of tunnel drawn by q steam en-.
gine, the electric motors not being
ready. On reaching the middle Of the
tunnel, at e, height Of 1900 feet above
the sea level, the King was heard to
exclaim:
TT Is Cyclopic work, the result Of
a century of study, seven years OF
work and the expenditure Of nearly
$15,000,000."
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
King Alfonso's Wedding.

Madrid.-This city is rapidly putting
on gala attire In anticipation Of the
marriage of King Alfonso to Princess
Ena of Battenberg, May 31st. The
erection of superb street decorations
has begun, through which the wedding
cortege will pass will be literally car.
peted with flowers. The florists in the
Canary islands have been ordered to
supply 1900 tons Of flowers for the
occasion.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for tho
DeneAt of Our Readers.
Personal.

d. r. Francis of st. Louis, president
of the Louisiana Purchase exposition
has received several letters threaten
ing his assassination unless he i'm
mediately pays the writer $1,000.
President Palma has again been in
augurated as president of Cuba.
Rev. Hunter Corbett, D. D., has
been chosen moderator by the Pres
byterian general assembly in session
at Des Moines, la.
Brig. Gen. John c. Tiddall, U. S. A..
retired, who was the first governor of
Alaska, is dead at his home in Mont
clair, NJ, j., aged 81 years.
Maj. Barak G. Thomas. the noted
breeder of race horses and founder of
the Dixiana stud, is dead at Lexing-
ton, KY, aged so years.
Walter Wellman. the American ex-
plorer, recently delivered lecture in
Paris before the Society of Aerial
Navigation relative to his proposed
balloon expedition to the north pole.
Statistics recently made public in
Wall street show thai the income of
John d. Rockefeller from Standard Oil
stock alone is more than $1,000,00O
a month.
DR.. Seth Ward, DR.. John Tigert and
DR.. James Atkins have been elected
bishops by the general conference of
the NJ. r. Church, South, at Birming-
ham, Ala.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
Four-footed Fowl.

Thermopolis. Wyo.-John Rice OF
this place is the owner Of curiosity
in the way Of a four-footed chicken. 1t
uses all four feet and in every other
way seems to be as others Of Its kind.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24


the new cruiser Colorado. Governor
Mcdonald, as chairman of the commit
tee, has issued an appeal to every man,
woman and child in the state. Gifts
from the children Of from 10 cents up
ward are solicited.
Mrs. Martha Shute, secretary Of the
State Board Of Horticulture at Denver,
has received reports in the last few
days from various counties in the
state concerning the fruit crop Of this
year. All the reports are favorable
for the largest crop ever harvested in
Colorado. They come from the coun-
ties OF Mesa, Chaffee, Larimer, Las
Animas, Jefferson. Garfield. Montrose,
Boulder and Fremont.
The body of Ed. Fridez, who was
killed by a farmer near La Sale Fri.
day night, while trying to break into
his house, was taken to Pueblo for
burial. The mother and sister of Fridez,
and also his late employers, state that
he for some time had been addicted to
the use OF liquor and opium. and 1t is
their belief that he was so insane at
the time Of the tragedy that he was ut
terly irresponsible.
Notice has been given by the COM
missioner Of the General Land Office
that the President has revoked the or
der of November 1S. 1905, which d.
rected that June 80, 1906, the land Of
fee at Lamar should be closed and
the Bent land district merged with Pu.
eblo. Since the order consolidating
the districts was issued the land busi-
ness at Lamar has increased and en-
tries are being made at the rate Of L.
900 per annum. This Is deemd SUN.
cient to justify continuing the Lamar
office, and this will be done.
Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
CONGREGATIONAL,


The house committee on elections has
decided the contest from the Twelfth
Missouri district in favor of Coudrey
republican, and against Wood, demo-
crat, the persent holder of the seat.
After 20 days of almost continuous
deliberation the senate by a vote OF
II to 3 has passed the railroad rate
bill. The negative votes were cast by
Senators Foraker, republican. OF Ohio
and Morgan and Pettus, democrats, Of
Alabama.
The president has transmitted to
congress the full report of Commits
sioner Garfield regarding the oil in
dustry. The document covers 500
printed pages and includes document
ary evidence of the questionable
methods Of the Standard OIL COM
pany.
The senate has adopted an anti
pass amendment to the rate bill which
provides penalty of from 500 to
$4,000 for giving or receiving a rail-
road pass.
The senate has amended the rail-
road rate bill by restoring the pres
ent law which provides for five inter-
state commerce commissioners with
salaries Of $500 each.
President Roosevelt recently deliv-
cred an address at the White house
to representatives of several state
and municipal civil service reform
leagues in which he favored an ex-
tension Of the present laws.
The house committee on military
affairs has authorized a favorable re-
port on bill which provides for tho
purchase Of 257 acres as an addition
to the Gettysburg battlefield reserva-
tion.
Senator Bailey. Of Texas, disturbed
the calm OF the senate recently by de-
nouncing the Washington correspond
ent Of the Chicago Tribune as mall.
cious liar for publishing an attack up
on him regarding the rate bill con-
troversy. The correspondent claims
to have documentary proof Of his as
sertions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-22
A..ooIated -. pI.nalea hr snecInl ~.

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan q. No addi-
uonal deaths were reported this morning
as a result OF the panic In ST. paul's Bap-
tist Church (coloredl, ON Eighth street
below Girard avenue last night The
total number of dead Is IL. The two
score OF injured who were taken 10 the hos-
mialsi with the exception OF four persons,
have returned TO their homes. None Of
those hurt Is IN a serious condition, tho
injuries consisting mainly of contusions
OF the limbs and lacemiions of the head.
llre broke out just at the conclusion Of
sermon in which the minister took as hiss
text why sic ! here and die 20 Over
900 persons were seated in the auditorium,
ON the second floor AT first the pastor,
Kew j.. W. Johnson, managed TO control
the congregation by commanding them 10
go ont quietly but suddenly panic seized
the crowd of colored worshipen and they
locked 90 the rear exits. Following the
lead of the first who left their seats, nearly
nll tried TO descend by the north stairway.
The passagcway became iammod and, tho
nalustrade giving way, precipitnted
many to the floor. Men and women,
finding their progress impeded. jumped
upon one another IN a frantic effort to
escape until the stairway was piled high
with struggling men, women and children.
One man jumped out OF a second-story
window and was killed instantly. Tho
fire, which originated from "a detective liue
ON the first hoor did considerable dam
age, but at no time was the congregation
endangered by the flames. Il was ex-
tinguished without difficulty.
The shneks and moans Of the injured
and the frantic cries of those who escaped
from the building quickly attracted a
crowd and the arrival Of a scoo of FIRE
engines, patrol wagons and ambulances
heightened the excitement. Men and
women who had had their clothing torn
away in the frantic efforts 10 escape
through the struggling crowd ran about
the streets shrieking and crying for their
relatives and friends who had been left
behind. The members Of the congregn-
ton gave little thought to their brethren
who were lying helpless within the church,
and it remained for the iircncn and police
men to do the work of rescue.
IL took nearly 10 minutes to cxtricate
the bodies Of the died and 10 rescue the
injured from the narrow passageway into
which they were jnnimcd so closely that
many were literally crushed 70 death.
Children were tramplcd under foot, and
when the last few injured persons were
lifted from the floor about the foot of the
stairway o girl of 4 years was found dead
upon the foor where she had probably
been thrown by her parent, who thought
in this way TO snye her life.
1t is q peculiar fact that those who
sought the south stairway as a means Of
200 Of the congregation. led by the pastor,
who escorted his wife and three children,
found safety by way Of back stairway.
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