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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-22
EGGS TUMBLE
LOWEST PRICES KNOWN FOR
TWENTY YEARS ON NEW
YORK MARKET

New York, Feb. 21.-shipments Of
eggs to the local market yesterday
broke all previous records. The re-
ceipts amounted to about $4,000 cases.
With The enormous shipment the prices
dropped to a level reached only once
before, about nine years ago.
Spectators Suffer.
Those who will suffer by the heavy
shipments and low prices are the spec
ulators in storage eggs. Almost the
entire egg production Of the country
was taken in the early part Of the win
ter by lumored combination of specu-
lators. They paid twenty cents a
dozen. Yesterday the price dropped to
nine cents. Best fresh eggs, which are
selling at wholesale now for fourteen
cents. brought thirty-four cents year
ago.
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NO APOLOGY
PRESIDENT UPHoLDs OFFICER in
THE MRS. NORRIS
CASE

Washington, D. c., Feb. 21.- Dr..
Minor Morris, whose wife some
weeks ago was elected from the White
House, where she had gone to present
alleged grievances to the President, to-
day gave out for publication the cor
respondence which recently passed
between himself and the President re-
gardfng the case. Morris demanded a
public apology by the President for
this Outrage on womanhood and com
mon decency.' Secretary Loeb re.
piled to the letter, stating that an in.
vestigation by the chief Of police
showed that the arrest was justified
and chat the kindest act to Mrs. Nor.
ris and to her kinsfolk was to refrain
from giving the case any additional
publicity,
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MURDER OR SUICIDE?
CHICAGO POLICE ARE PUZZLED
BY CASE OF UNIDENTIFIED
DEAD MAN

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb 81. The body Of
an unidentified man, apparently about
45 years old. was found today in the
gutter at the corner Of Twenty-first
street and Calumet avenue, In the
heart Of the fashionable residence dis
trict of the South Side.i There was a
bullet hole above the right ear and a
cheap revolver lay near the corpse,
but the police are unable to state
whether it is a case of murder or of
suicide. The only clews to the identi-
ty Of the man are the initials "a F."
stamped in the sweat band Of his hat.
The hat bears the name of the sellers,
"B. X. & Co.." Milwaukee,"
The man was well dressed and had
every appearance of being a prosper
Gus business man.
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eRosvENoR is OUT.

Venerable Congressman Is Defeated
For Re.NomInation on First Ballot.
ssss sss.sss sss.s y. I. :
Lancaster, Ohio, Feb. 21. - Aft :
er service Of more than twenty .
years In congress, General Charles :
= II. Grosvenor was defeated for re- =
nomination today on the first bal .
lot by Albert Douglass Of Chilli =
= cothe, the vote being 70 to 20. I
Grosvenor made no fight for the =
nomination. :
The defeat Of Grosvenor was .
rendered more bitter from the fact :
that his own county Athens, did .
not give him single vote. The :
. defeat was crushing In the ex- .
. treme. There Is talk that he will :
y run Independent. =
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ENDS LIFE
WITHBULLET
E. M. THOMPSON OF FAIRFIELD
COMMITS SUICIDE WHILE
DERANGED
LONG ILLNESS CAUSE
After Suffering Several Months Mr..
Thompson's Brain Became Affected
and Suicide Resulted--ls Survived
BY Wife and Child.

Fairfield, Feb. 21-(Special) .-Er-
nest N. Thompson, the local manager
for the George w. Cable Lumber Co.,,
committed suicide yesterday afternoon
shortly after o'clock by shooting him
self. Mr.. Thompson was prominent in
both business and social circles and no
reason other than ILL health has yet
been discovered that would cause him
to commit so terrible q deed.
Shortly before 4 o'clock Mr.. Thomp-
son left his Office and went straight to
his residence on East Washington
street, half mile from his Office, en-
tered his sleeping room, took up a
revolver, which from its appearance
had not been fred in years, and, sitting
trigger, the bullet crashing through
his skull. He died Immediately. His
health was poor and so far this is the
only reason for the rash act that can
be discovered. So far as 1t is known his
business was in good condition, and
his home life is known to have been
the most pleasant imaginable.
Prominent Business Man.
Thompson was member OF prom.
inent family, his father, w. e. Thomp,
son being ruling elder in the First
Presbyterian church of this city, and
also prominent business man, be-
ing one of the leaders of the old order
as his son was of the newer, in Fair.
field business.
Scarcely half an hour before the IA
tai shot was fired, father and son
were in conversation In the Office Of
the lumber company. The younger
man complained to his father Of having
a severe pain In his head. The young
mans health was not Of the best, two
operations having been performed ii
recent months. He was i'll and unable
to be In the 5oflce in. the morning
Shortly after o'clock Thompson
came to the lumber yard. He stayet
only few hours the conversation
with his father being almost the las
with anyone, and the last with any O
his relatives. Within a few minutes
after talking with his father, he lef
the office, never to return. Goinf
straight to his home, he hung up his
coat and hat, sat down on the bed ant
ended his life. The bullet did itl
work quickly, the unfortunate man dy
ing before his friends could reacl
him.
Thompson was about 35 years o
age and an only son. BY his death h,
leaves widow and a child Of years
The suicide is one Of the saddles
happenings in Fairfield for many .
year. Mrs. Thompson was nearly pros
trated.
The coroner's inquest was held thi
morning and the verdict was to tn
effect that the suicide was the resul
I of temporary insanity.
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Denver Feb. 21.-"Thirty murders
charge to Charles H. Meyer, William
Haywood and G.. "A. Pettibone. Every
one-whether it was in Colorado since
the labor troubles began, in Telluride
less than five years ago or in other
states after trouble began here-was
planned and executed by the fends at
the head Of this organization"
This statement was made last night
by James McParlan, manager Of the
Denver branch of the Pinkerton detec-
tive agency, on whose report Mover.
Haywood and Pettibone, respectively
president, secretary and former mem.
Der OF the executive committee of the
Western Federation of Miners. were
arrested here late Saturday night and
taken to Boise. Idaho, charged with
completely In the death of former Gov
ernor Steunenberg Of that state. Mr..
McParlan is the man who lived with
the Molly Maguires more than thirty
years ago, and who sent a score of
them to the gallows for their crimes
committed in the coal regions of
Pennsylvania.
Charged With Many Crimes.
Beginning with the murder of Ar
thur Collins, superintendent Of the
Smuggler Union mine in Telluride. .
Mr.. McParlan continued, "the assassin.
alton of Martin Gleason of the White
Horse mine in Cripple Creek. the kill.
ing Of Smith and Bornes in Telluride
the heartlsss destruction Of fourteen
men at the Inde ependence depot In Grip
pie Creek, the brutal assault OF old
man Stewart at Goldfeld, the killing
of Lyte Gregory in West Denver two
years ago, the death of VALLEY and the
murder Of other men in this state and
Idaho who had incurred their enmity-
all of these crimes can be and, IL nee
essary, will be, laid at their doors, but
they will never be punished for them
Their last work, the assassination
of the popular Ex-Governor Of Idaho
proved their undoing, and when they
have accounted for this deed 1t will be
impossible to punish them for what
they have done in Colorado and fol
the reign of terror that they have ere
ated among the honest and law-abidine
people of this state.
Attempt to XIII Judge.
"You can say for me that an attempt
to kill Justice Goddard Of the state
supreme court was made last May. We
dug up the bomb that was to have beer
the instrument Of his destruction at the
gate of his residence" asserted Mr.
McParlon, thereby confirming the sen
sational report from Idaho that Harry
Orchard, acting for the Western FEEDER
i alton Of Miners, had endeavored tt
put an end to the Justice.
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TRAIN in LANDSLIDE
FOUR PEOPLE, KILLED AND LOCO.
MOTIVES WRECKED IN
CALIFORNIA

Sacramento, Cal. Feb. 21.--East evs
ening the Southern Pacific's Oregon
express ran into landslide near Delta.
According to the meagre dispatches
Engineer Free and three tramps were
killed, two engines were reduced to
scrap iron and two mail cars were de-
rallied and rolled down an embankment.
After the cars had piled up q second
landslide came sweeping down the
side Of the hill, partly burying por-
tion Of the debris. Engineer Free was
taken out dead
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ESPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENCE.1
Des Moines Bureau Of the Courier.
r>~ Mo;... E>h o

81 LES 5MOluCSp FGps Gls
The senate committee on cities and
towns made short work of the Calves
ton bill, despite the protests Of Sen
Rtor Dowell who is a member of the
committee, presented the bill and
urged It's favorable recommendation
by the committee.
There are seven cities in the state
subject to the bill as proposed having
25,00O people. It was permissive, but
the members from. the districts in
which the seven cities are located, on
both the house and senate committees,
seemed to be disinclined to the meas
ure. But the unusual fight which Des
Moines put up was responsible for the
defeat. 1t was well understood that
the bill was designed in the first place
for the city of Des Moines. When, it
developed that her own people were
in a row about it, the measure failed
Of sufficient support to pass the SEN
ate committee The house will hardly
take it up now.
The com mittee recommended indef-
mite postponement of action on the
bill. No roll call was taken on the
motion to make adverse recommends
ton, but the vote was said by mem
bers to have been almost unanimous.
GIIliIand's Resolution.
The Gilliland resolution created a
profound sensation in the senate yes
terday when presented. The members
gathered around in groups and it was
impossible for some time to do bust
ness. But after a while things quieted
down and work proceeded as usual.
Teachers Certificate Bill.
Senator Courtright who solved the
difficulty yesterday in which the sen.
ate got itself with respect to endors-
ing railroad rate legislation made a
strong speech today in opposition to
the plan proposed by the State Teach.
ers' association for the state certifica-
ton of teachers. He pointed out that
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GET BIG RANSOM; HOLD CAPTIVE
New Mexico Bandits Collect $4,000
and Fall TO Free Ranchn,an.

81 Paso. Texas, Feb. 81. Bandits
who kidnapped Colonel Robert Hanni-
gan, Deming, N. NJ, ranchman,f from
stage near Silver City, N. NJ, are
said to have collected $4,000 ransom
money to date, $1,000 from the colonel
and $1,000 from his son, yet they still
hold him. Officers fear to attack them
in their retreat in the Mogollon noun
tains lest they kill the prisoner.
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DEWEY in TROUBLE
DRY DOCK ON LONG VOYAGE EN-
COUNTERS ROUGH
WEATHER

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 21. - Of
fetal news regarding the dry dock
Dewey reached the navy department
today from Commander Hosley, com
Inanding the glacier at Palmas, Ca
nary Islands: will coal at Grand
Canary. Encountered very bad wealth
e. the latter part of the voyage. Dock
adrift twice Fave been proceeding
cautiously. 8rutas' towing machine
d@,naged-''
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MORE REFORM VOTES
ELECTION IN PHILADELPHIA RE-
Suits IN DEFEAT OF
REPUBLICANS

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 21. AS the
result of yesterdays election in this
city the republican party is again in
the minority. The contest hinged on
the election of two police magistrates
and Borie, the reform, or city party
candidate, with democratic endorse
ment led Rooney, his republican
opponent, by 10,145 votes. Last%fall
the reform element carried the city by
$4,000 votes
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under the proposed measure there is
provided plan for giving superin-
tendehts the right to appoint provis-
ional teachers without examination,
when there was a lack of sufficient
teachers to go around. He said that
this means as much political maneuv-
ering las there now is in the present
SYSTEM
Senator .Stookey has pending a bill
which provides that teachers, when
given) certificates in one county, may
teachlin another. This measure many
senathrs favor in preference to the
state Superintendent and state teach
ers Sill Leon Brown
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CREATES NEW BISHOPS.
The Pope Carries Out His Part In
Franco-vatican Break.

Rome, Italy. Feb. 81. The pope
held secret consistory today, chief
ly to create nineteen French bishops
in dioceses made vacant through the
Franco-Vatican struggle. He also ere.
ated Right Rev. w. I'll. O'Connell, CO..
adjutor to the archbishop Of Boston as
archbishop Of Constance, and the
Right Rev A. s. Bernard as bishop OF
st. Hyacinth, Canada. The whole cere.
mony was in line with the vatican's
attitude toward France.
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PythIans Leave.

A number Of Ottumwa Pythians left
today for Fairfield to attend the dis
trict convention of the knights of Py-
ithians which is being held there to-
day. Among those who went were
A. G. Cook, w. H. Cooper, w. ". Cock
erill, L. l.. Duke, A. M. Jackson, Chas.
Mnsena and l.. A. Gordon.
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SENATE WILL HEAR RATE
RECOMMENDATIONS SOON
THE M'cALL FUNERAL.
Hundreds Of People Fall to Gain Ad,
mlttance to the Church.

ss*. ..s.s.s sss.s .
= New York, Feb. 21. - The fu- :
neral Of John a. Mccall, late pres "
= ldent of the New York Life lnsur- .
= ance company. was held today at :
the Roman Catholic church of the :
= Blessed Sacrament. Tho edifice :
was crowded and hundreds of per-
sons were unable to gain admit
y tance.
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soldiers Beat kansans.

Fairfield, Feb. 21.-(SpeciaD Co.
M. F'ifty-fourth regiment /. N. e., last
night defeated the basketball five of
the University of Kansas by score OF
AZ to SO. The Jay-hawk team was
swift and excelled in team work, while
only three of the old M. team played,
but the soldiers demonstrated their
ability. to play good basketball.
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MARRIED sIxTY-oNE YEARS.
Parents Of Judge o. A. ByInston Gel
brate Weddinq Anniversary.

Iowa City, Feb. 21.-(Special. y
Hon. LaGrand Byington and Mrs, BY.
ington today celebrated their sixty.
first wedding anniversary at the home
of their son, Judge o. A. Byington OF
the johnson county district court: Ow
ing to the serious illness Of kinswo
man, Mrs. j. H. MILESTONE, wife d
former Postmaster MILESTONE, the
aged pioneers dispensed with the an
nual festivities, aside from q dinner
party. The venerable Byingtons have
been married longer than any other
couple In Johnson, county. and have
few equals in the race for matrimo
nial honors in the state Of Iowa.
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MAY GO TO TRIBUNAL.

Arbitration Court At The Hague May
Get Moroccan Controversy.
Madrid, Spain, Feb. 81. An i'm
portant Spanish statesman is authority
for the statement that the question is
now being discussed Of charging The
Hague arbitration tribunal with the
settlement of the Moroccan contro-
versy.
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ii. CLAY EVANS SEEKS PLACE.

Willing to Run For Tennessee Govern
orship on Republican Ticket.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 81. In
a letter made public last night H. Clay
Evans, recently consul general to Lon
don, announces his willingness to ac-
cept the republican nomination and
make the race for governor Of Ten
nessee. Mr.. Evans has been assist
ant postmaster general and pension
commissioner,
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sANTo DOMINGO PRosPERs.
American Customs Receiver Reports
Increase in Receipts.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. PA ca.
blegram received at the war depart.
ment from Comptroller Cotton at San.
to Domingo City states that the Gus.
toms collections for the ten months
ending January "a exceed $2,000,000
and the amount Of money credited to
the trust fund or deposited in New
York for the benefit Of foreign cred
itors was $1,000,000.
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HAzINe INQUIRY NOW ON.

Congressional Committee Hears Tes-
timony Behind Closed Doors.
Annapolis, Md, Feb. 21.-Captain
George v. Calvorcrosses, commandant
of midshipmen at the naval academy,
testified before the congressional com.
mittee Investigating hazing here to.
day. He told his story behind closed
doors.
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CHRISTIAN in WASHINGTON.

U. s. Marshal From Des MoInes
Visits National Capital.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 21.-(Spe-
cial. Omitted States Marshal George
M. Christian was in the city yester-
day enroute for his home at Des
Moines. He had been in New York
on a business trip.
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is ORDERED our oF TowN.
j. A. ostrander, Of Newton, Fined fo
SeIIinq Liquor IIleuaIly,

j. n. Ustrander, OF NeWton, Fined Tor
Selling Liquor illegally.
Newton, Feb. 21.-By special invita-
ton from Mayor Ed Cook. James A.
Osrander, proprietor Of the European
hotel Of this place, will leave the city
hotel at a late hour Saturday nigh.
and found in his possession a large
quantity Of Intoxicating liquor, which
together with its owner was taken to
the county jail He pleaded guilty to
selling Intoxicating liquors and was
fined $50 and costs and ordered to
leave town at once.
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HOUSE WILL IGNORE IT
Y ls Probable That the Measure VIII
:. Not be Taken Up BY the Lower Body
OF the Assembly In View Of the SEN
ate Committees ActIon-Teacher's
Certificate Bill.

Des E~oines, Feb. 21.-(SpeciaD.
The Gilliland resolution regard
Ing an investigation of the alleged
railroad lobby was not called up
today, special orders preventing.
Senator Courtrigh. offered a bill
-ae Iowa and Johnson coun-
lies in the judicial district with
Linn, Jones and Cedar without an
extra judge.
Governor Herriott had read a
vigorously worded letter against
the McClurkin bill for an increase
Of the license for itinerant vendors,
from $100 to 5000, and it was mes
Saged to the house.
NJ The Lewis resolution to allow
the governor to call a conference
OF representatives of the states to
consider means to secure an
amendment to the constitution to
make federal senators elective.
comes up tomorrow.
! The house adjourned at noon for
!, a vacation over Washington's
birthday. The senate voted to give
. thirty minutes to speeches COM
memorative OF the event, but will
not adjourn.
The house adopted the Court
right substitute for the Weeks
resolution on rate regulation, which
was passed by tha senate yester-
/ day. There was no debate and no
opposition. Representative Lundt
offered a bill providing for local
option In counties having no towns
of over 5000, to be voted on at
elections called by five per cent Of
! the voters. The senate adjourned
while considering the state teach
ers certification bill.
Senator Garst today introduced
a measure in the upper house Of
the Iowa legislature toS prohibit
Sunday theatres in the state.
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WESTERN MINERS OFFICIALS
ARE CHARGED WITH THIRTY
MURDERS
DETECTIVES POSITIVE
Plnkerton Man Who Has Worked on
the steunenbers Murder Case Says
Officers Of w. F. Of M. Have Main
tained Reign Of Terror for Years.

Springfield, H., Feb. 21.-The
Illinois district convention of
United Mine Workers appropriated
$4,000 today in aid of President
Meyer and Secretary Hayward Of
: the Western Federation Of Miners.
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Funeral of joseph tiarr.

Pennington, Feb. 21.-The funera
Of Joseph Haar, the young man wnc
shot himself Monday afternoon and
who passed away late Monday night
will be held tomorrow.
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AMENDMENT rs ASSURED
There viii Be In the Majority Report,
1t Is Said, a Provision Allowing ths
Railroads to Appeal to the Courts
Over Commissions Declsions-Purs
Food Bill Discussed.

Washington. D. c., Feb IL
The army appropriation bill was
taken up when the house met to-
day and an agreement was reached
to continue the general debate
for eight hours.
Senator Smoot received another
endorsement in the senate today.
1t came from Senator Warren, who
presented voluminous petition
from women in Wyoming, praying
for the expulsion of Smoot from
the senate. Warren said that IL
he should express an opinion be.
fore the committee report was
made he would be inclined to In.
dorse what was said on the sub.
Ject4a few days since by Sena-
tor Perkins, of California.
After brief executive session
the pure food bill was taken up.
The vote will be taken on the bill
before adjournment today.
-
Washington, d. G., Feb. 21.-A rail-.
road rate regulation bill will be agreed
upon by the senate committee on In.
terstate commerce on Friday. This Ia
the confident prediction made last
night by member Of that COMMITTEES.
but Senator Crane Of Massachusetts,
another member Of tho committee, who
knows as much concerning the situa-
ton as,anyone, while confident that the
com mittses will promptly reach an
agreement will non .,sau ard s,,ts t.s a;aat3ie
ton, chat 9 report will be ordered thia
week.
Amendment Is Assured.
He has no doubt that the question:
will reach the senate next week at the
latest and is positive that the majority
bill will contain provision for an ap-
peal to the courts by the railroads from
the decision Of the interstate com-
merce commission. Attorney General
Moody js now drawing an amendment
to the bill for an appeal to the courts.
It is agreed by the best lawyers In the
senate that under the constitution the
railroads have the right Of appeal ard
that their right cannot be abridged by
Legislative action, but 1t is thought adj
visable Ito restrict, IL possible, the
grounds for appeal, and the outlook
now is that the question the railroads
will be permitted to raise will be the
lawf,llness and not the reasonablenesa
Of the rate fixed by the commission.
To Hurry Appeals.
Senator Knox, formerly attorney
general in President Roosevelt's cabi.
net, has an amendment to expedite the
appeals and there are numerou sug'
gestions for a suspension of the com
mission-fxed rate during appeal.
To punish Commissioner Prouty fol
his activity in promoting legislation to
regulate railroad rates is the reason
given for one amendment to the Hep
burn bill. The President will be given
the choice of dropping from the com
mission either Chairman Knapp OF
Commissioner Prouty, as the amend
ment provides that no two members
of the commission shall come from the
same judicial district 4. +.
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HERvEY BELL Is DEAD. II
Welt Known Resident Of. Washington
Iowa, Passes Away.

Iowa, Fasses Away.
Burlington, Ia, Feb. .21.- Especially
Bell, q member Of Company
II, Second Iowa infantry, died last
night at his home here, aged 65 years.
He was manufacturer of vehicles
here for years and was brother Of
Col w. B. Bell, former representative.