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Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20
Much Trouble in Omaha.

Considerable stealing was done in the
Omaha postoffice at that time and naturally
1 had much to do with Major Furay In
hunting the miscreants. When once his
mind was made up that a misdemeanor had
been committed he kept after the suspected
party until he landed him in the peni-
Tertiary. For long time he worked alone
in this territory and then George Seybolt
was appointed as an additional inspector
and the two operated with great success
throughout the western territory"
Another OF his associates in the work OF
running down postofflce criminals was
]. p. Stewart. who is now in charge of the
inspectors division for the Chicago dis
trict. The two constituted great team
and rendered the most efficient service for
the government, succeeding in breaking up
the gang Of professional postoffice robbers
operating throughout the west and landing
most Of them in the penitentlary.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20
TERROR TO THE OUTLAWS
Major Furay Became Hated Hunter o.
Hiphwaymen in Early Days
SENT MANY BAD MEN TO PRISON
Instrumental in Placing Behind Bars
for Twenty-Five Years Bandits
Who Robbed Union
Pacific.

During the long stretch Of a third Of q
century that he has been connected, in one
capacity or the other, with the Postofflce
department Assistant Postmaster ]. 1.
Woodland recalls many strong and interest
ing characters that have figured as his
associates. Among the most unique was
the late Major John B. Furay.
Major Furay, who laid down the affairs
of life last week, made a name for himself
while pc stoffice inspector from 1869 to 1884.
In those good old days the territory COW
cred by these inspectors stretched from
Omaha to the Pacific coast comprising
that great wild west supposed to have
been, and in reality was to a greater or
less extent, the baillwick Of the bandit
The outlawry of the country was to be
found there only because that was the
new part of the country. Stage and post
office and train robberies were not so In
frequent Uncle Sam had much difficulty
protecting the treasures with which his
people intrusted him from the ravages OF
desperadoes. But Uncle Sam had also
some brave and persistent man-hunters In
the field. OF these Major Furay was one
And Major Furay, a man to whom duty
was a sacred trust, trained to hardship
and courage by the exacting discipline OF
military warfare-Major Furay to the ban
dit became terror
Il recall some interesting experiences
which the major had" observed 10 Mr
Woodland. HE was absolutely fearless
and had the peculiar faculty of inducinI
postal offenders to confess their misdeed
and succeeded by this means in sending I
large number of them to the penitentisry
Major Furay was at his best In huntins
down the robbers.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20

Mrs. Mary Hayden Sweeney has bought
Mrs. e. NJ. Stones residence at Thirty
second avenue and Farnam street. where
Mrs. Stone has lived for seventeen year.
The property brought s1S,5OO.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20

Among recent purchases are reported
these: E. V. Adams Of Des Moines, who
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20

Charles Il Pickens has bought from c.
q. Carpenter of Milwaukee a house and
lot at 123 North Fortieth street.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20

c. f. Stock OF Dewitt Neb., has bought
John Swanson's property at Seventeenth
and Hickory streets for s17.1OO. The prop
erty consists of brick block containing
four stores and four fats and three cot
tages.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20

1t may be due to the proximity of the
Union Pacific headquarters site, though It
is more likely due TO the general develop
ment of the city, but at any rate rents
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20

Minnie r. Campbell has sold the Floyd
home at Thirty-ninth and Hamilton streets
TO Mrs. Eliza Withrow for $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-20

Ernest Sweet, the real estate man, has
sold his new home at Twenty second street
and Fowler avenue to D. w. Tillottson, a
mail carrier, for 5000 .v
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
NEW TEACHERS
AT FAIR FIELD
SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCES IN
sTRUcToRs FOR NEXT YEAR
oTTUMvvA vAs MAN is PRINCIPAL VI

Fairfield, May 81. B. Rob
inson OF Ottumwa was
elected principal Of the Lincoln school
building at the last meeting Of the
school board. He will also teach the
eight grade, which as the rooms are
numbered is No. 6. The other teach
ers at the Lincoln building are: No.
s, Miss Anna White; No A, Miss Kate
Calhoun; No. 3, Miss Nellie 3. Linder;
No. 3, Miss Jessie M. Wray; No. /,
Miss Elizabeth Dorland.
The teachers at the Logan building
are: Ben M. Wolsey, principal and
teacher of No. 8; No. z, Miss Laura
Mahon; No. 6, Miss Mary Thorne;
No. s, Miss NJ Eta Miser; No. 4,
Miss Katherine Bonfeld; No. 3, Miss
Mary j. Brown; No g.. Miss Jun,s
Chidester; No. |, Mrs. Ida H. Viii
son.
Franklin building: Miss e. o.
Locke, principal and teacher of No
6. The other teachers in the building
are: No. s. Miss Lulu B. Welsh; No.
4. Miss Belle H. O'Brien; No. 8, Miss
Hazel Mcdonald; No. O., Miss AIDA
Garmoe; No. 4, Mrs. May Scott.
Miss Elizabeth Carroll of Iowa Falls
will teach Latin in the high school.
Miss Cora Ball was reelected teacher
Of music.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
Motion For a Bill Of Partic.
ulars, Compelling State
to Show Hand, is
Denied
TRIAL WILL BEGIN
TOMORROW MORNING
Defense Excepts to Ruling,
But Will Not Cause De-
lay-Mlner Tells Of
Anti-Moyer Plot

Boise, Idaho, May 8.-The motion
Tor bill Of particulars, filed by the
defense In the case Of w. D. Haywood.
secretary of the Western
Federation of Miners, charged with
tne murder of former Governor Steun-
enberg, was denied this morning BY
Judge Wood.
Council for the defense noted an
exception to Judge Woods ruling.
They then announced they would be
ready for trial to proceed tomorrow
morning. Haywood was remanded to
the custody Of the sheriff and the court
adjourned.
The City Is Quiet.
The city continues quiet and there
is not the slightest indication of pos.
slDle disorder. The occasional crank Is
the man feared, rather than any con-
certed or general movement. Police
and detectives watch the railroads and
highways entering the city, and be.
hind them are the militia and two
troops of United States cavalry quar-
tered at the permanent post within
the city limits, but there Is not the
slightest apprehension that their SER
vices will be required. In fact. the
governor. mayor and the people de-
cline to believe that under any circum-
stances will the peace be broken.
Tells Of Anti-Moyer Plot.
Webb City, Mo-, May 8.-Robert
Hulser, miner, today made deposit
ton here in the Meyer Haywood case,
swearing before Justice Cresswell,
that while in the Office OF Mine Man
ager Cornish at Victor, Colo, In Sept
ember, 1903 he heard Cornish says to
the present adjutant general Of Color
ado:
I'VE have Meyer where we want
him and we will put him under the
ground"
Hulser says Paymaster Travell then
said:.
Eve have the money and must get
Meyer out of the way and break mp
this miners union"
Hulser swears the military ofncer
replied:
"All right, gentlemen, I'll do al I
can for ypy "
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
HUNDREDS LOSE
LIVES " Hen
BOAT sinks
French Steamer Poitou Lost
Off Coast of Uruguay
Passengers in Panic
Jump Into Sea

Monteyideo, May S.-The French
steamer Poitou Is ashore off San Jose
Ignaceo. It is feared there has heAn
serious loss OF life. II Is understood
200 passengers were on board. The
vessel cargo will prove total loss.
The Poitou struck thirty yards from
the shore. A panic broke out and a
great number Of terror stricken people
jumped overheard. Some Of them
swan ashore, but many drowned The
customs officers at Rincon de Nerrelro
saved fifty out of 800 on board. How
many others have been saved is not
known.
Several steamers have left here for
the scene of the wreck.
Another Report.
Buenos Ayres, May 8.-A dispatch
from Monteyideo today announces that
the French steamer Poitou which sail.
ed from Marseilles April 6, for this
port has been wrecked off the coast
of Uruguay Hundreds of her passen-
gers and the crew are said to have
perished.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
.A.NTI-SMOKE
LAW VETOED
GOVERNOR HOLDS THAT TERMS
OF MEASURE ARE TOO DRASTIC
ORDINANCES FILL BILL

Des Moines. May S-Governor Cum
minis yesterday vetoed the anti-smoke
law.
In view of the passage of an ade.
quate ordinance by the city council, It
was not essential to have the gener-
al law on the statute books. The law
was extremely drastic in character.
The governor, discussing its drastic
terms, says that ut will be admitted
BY all unprejudiced observers that a
large portion of the smoke which is
polluting and poisoning the atnlos.
phere iii the City Of Des Moines could
be prevented by the uIe Of we'll known
and practicable devices and by greater
care on the part of firemen.
IF the bill before me had sufficient
lexibility SO that only those who un
necessarily fill the air with smoke
would incur the penalty of the meas.
IRE would unhesitatingly give 1t my
approval, but 1t positively declares
that anyone who Is responsible for the
emission Of dense smoke into the air
is guilty of misdemeanor and may
be fined not less than $25 nor more
than S100 for each day upon which
the offense is committed. Construed
az the bill must be construed by any
court 1t would make every household
er or owner Of heating or power
plant in the city of Des Moines Grim
inal nearly every day in the year.
Smoke Prevention Impossible.
mo person can light CRATE fire
with bituminous coal without emit
ting for time dense smoke. There
is no furnace, whether used for heat
Ing or for power, that will not at times
pour out Of it's chimney smoke that
would fall under the prohibition OF
the bill, even though the furnace were
equipped with the best appliances
known for the prevention of smoke. .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
HON EOP ATH S
ACCUSE THE REGULARS
S E E A PLO T
DR.. Bywater, President Of
Association Says There
is Deadly Dagger Be
hind Olive Branch

Iowa City, May S.-(special) A
plot to destroy homeopathy, accord
ing to DR. w. L. Bywater, member of
the university OF Iowa faculty and
the president Of the Hahnemannian
Medical Association Of Iowa, has been
formulated during the past year, BY
the representatives Of the regular
school Of medicine. in Iowa and other
states.
DR.. Bywater so declared in his an
nual address before the association
which opened its 38th annual conven
tion here today. 3.s. "a
+ In the course Of HIS speech, Presf.
dent ByWater spoke as follows:
stThe meanest warfare in which any
man or set of men was ever engaged
Is when the enemy refuses to come
out In The open, but does It's fighting
from ambush.
"The olive branch with the dove of
peace resting thereon was extended
by the gloved hand, but the deadly
dagger was concealed In the other.
ready to be driven to the very heart
of homeopathy at the first opportune
time.
/ Justification for these statements?
Read the medical journals for the
past eight months. Beginning with
Iowa, with its unfair, unprincipled and
uncalled for Clarke mill, study the
legislation proposed in New York,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas and a
half-score Of others.
1t is enough to make the blood of
every true believer boil with indigna.
ton. A carefully studied and pre-
arranged program, premedftated at.
tack on homeopathy, was attempted
in various state legislatures.
This nicely arranged program was
not conceived in day or a month,
but was thoughtfully worked out while
we were being hypnotized by the olive
branch
DR.. Bywater declared that the
salvation Of homeopathy depends upon
the activity of members Of the profes-
sion. He averred they must not fold
their hands meekly and be legislated
out of existence by adverse interests,
but must awaken public opinion
There never was time in the his,
tory Of this country" he asserted,
when the American people would
tolerate anything that was unquestion.
ably unfair Iowa legislators were
early induced to kill the Clarke bill
All other states will act similarly, ii
the homeopathic physicians and sur.
geons Of the country take firm hand
to maintain their rights, and their
integrity and resist unjust legisla.
tion.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
WOMEN CUT TO PIECES
New York Husband Arrested on
Charge Of Murderina Wife
and Mother-in-law.

New York. May s.--Mrs. Maria vite
and her mother, Mrs. Maria Brignoli,
we're literally slashed to pieces with
razors in their east side home early
today. Giovanni Vito, husband of the
younger woman, is under arrest,
charged with the crime. 1t is alleged
he killed the women after a quarrel
which followed their refusal to give
him money.
Vito denies he is guilty and main
tains that his wife and mother-in-law
were killed by two men who broke
into the house and with whom be him
self had a fierce struggle in defense
of his life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
OBJECTIONS TO
FETZER'S FEE
Iel!deO- eaelS
1leIooS IeolIols!H olglS
Claim OF $4,000 Allowed Former OF
tunnwan as stensIand Bank Receiver
Raises Storm.

Stockholders in the defunct
Milwaukee Avenue State bank of
chicago, wrecked by Stensland.
now serving term in the peni
tentiary, have raised storm Of
s. protests against the allowance Of
the claim of $4,000 filed by John
G. Fetzer, a former Ottumwan,
receiver for the institution, and
the claim Of $4,000 fled by Fetz-
er as fees for his attorney. The
Chicago Tribune this morning,
says:
A renewal Of several former at
tacks on the legality of the appoint
ment Of John G. Fetzer as receiver ol
the Milwaukee Avenue State bank was
made yesterday by Attorney Warren
Pease, representing large number ol
Polish depositors. Argument will be
made today before Judge McEwen.
The attack was made in an answer
to Receiver Fetzer's report covering
the fees Of the receiver and attorneys
and the expenses of winding up the
banks affairs 1t was filed in the
Superior court and sets forth that nc
attorneys fees should be paid to the
receivers lawyers, as Attorney Gen
eral William II. Stead has at all times
stood ready to handle the legal affairs
OF the bank at public expense.
Objection also Is made on che
ground that the fees allowed the re
cetver and attorneys are excessive. OBJ
jection is made also to the allowance
Of the shrinkage Of $1,583,894, classi
fed as forgeries and depreciation.
Attorney K. B. Czarnecki, who ap
peared In court when the bill was
filed, declared that many Of the per
sons whose names appear on Attor
ney Pease's list as objectors would
repudiate the litigation.
Receiver Fetzer has received on &C
count $4,000 for the receiver ani
$4,000 as fees for the attorneys.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
GOVERNMENT
WAS BUNCOED
TRIAL. OF MEN FURNISHING De
FEcTNE BOILER TUBES FOR
WARstHPs HR,Nos DISCLOSURE

r.~a r.~sa.bss III 1, tpa.. nay swnen tie
trial ID Frank Emmett and j.. Jay
Dunn, charged with conspiracy in fur.
nishtnH defective boiler tubes to the
government for warships, was resum.
ed today, Emmett, who has turned
states evidence, made the startling
statement in regard to the hydrostatic
test that defective tubes had been
stamped with the inspectors stamp,
procured by forcing the desk where
the stamp was kept, and were, sub.
jected to water pressure of but fifty
pounds instead of the required thous-
and pounds to square inch.
The witness said he was told by
Dunn and Close to save all tubes pos
sible even after they had been reject
ed by the government inspectors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
FOR LIQUOR SALE.

Lovilia Executive Held to Grand jury
MIR. Cobb With Druggists Of tho
Town Must Answer Charge.
Abba May 8.-Two druggists and q
saloonkeeper were included in batch
Of indictments in the Monroe county
court for this sitting. The druggists
and it is alleged they have sold intox-
icating liquor Illegally. The other in-,
dictment Is against Major Cobb, and he
lis charged with conducting q liquor
nuisance just outside the town limits
of Lovilia The major is known In ali
the courts In southeastern Iowa. He
persisted In selling liquor and that has
been his undoing. In all other respects
he Is a first class man, and the money
he has made has been spent In fighting
the cases against him through the
courts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
JOHN L. LIKES TAFT
Former PugiIist, After Call at White
Houes, Pays His Respects
Z to Big Men.

Washington, May 81 John L. sulli.
van, the former pugelist, had an in.
teresting chat with President Roose-
velt today covering various subjects.
Sullivan said he had seen the Presi.
dent at number Of bouts in New
York. AS he was leaving the White
House Sullivan paid his compliments
to big men, saying among other
things:
THAT man Taft is what I call a
man.
The President is great man, too
1t takes big fellows a long time to
get started, but when they are going
they go like hi"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
ACCEPTANCE OF
IRISH Bill
FAVORED
Nationalist Papers Are Not
Enthusiastic Over Bill,
But They Believe it
Better Than Nothing

/ Dublin, May g.. The introduction OF
Birrell's Irish bill In the house OF com.
mons yesterday has not evoked much
enthusiasm In the nationalist newspa-
pers but therer is a tendency to favor
It's acceptance as the installment OF a
larger policy.
Compared with the home rule bills
Of 1885 and 1905. the measure confers
little self-government upon Ireland,
merely giving to the council control Of
eight departments now managed by
government boards. A minority of the
council is to be appointed by the crown
and the lord lieutenant Of ireland ID
given power to nullify Its measures.
The crown retains control Of five de.
partments, including the constabulary.
The control Of this branch always has
been thorn in the flesh Of the Irisn
people.
This halfway measure is wholly
pleasing to no political party. The
unionists object to giving to Ireland
the management of any departments
Of local affairs while the Irish mem.
bers Of the house Of commons retain
the right to legislate similar affairs
for England and Scotland. They criti
else also the plan OF government by a
council through eight committees as
compli icated and cumbersome.
The radicals are disappointed that
the measure falls SO far short of actual
home rule, and the Irish members are
even more disappointed with 1T. The
Irish leaders. however. are maintain.
ing a diplomatic attitude until they
have time to study the provisions OF
the bill and learn the sentiment Of the
people.
Irish People to Decide.
"A nationalist convention will be held
In Dublin May 81 to decide upon the
policy Of the Irish party. The labor
ties will support the measure because
they are all home rulers.
What the Bill VIII Do for Ireland.
J.. Create an Irish council to be
composed Of eighty-two elected and
twenty-four crown appointed members
q. Give to the council control of the
local government board, department OF
agriculture. congested districts board
commissio of public works, nation
al education and intermediate educa
ton, inspectors Of reformatory and In
dustrial schools and the register gen
eral.
3. Create a special Irish treasury
with control Of expenditures amounting
to $4,000. 900 a year.
f a. Abolish all requirements as to
religious belief for the lord lieutenant
or any other Official
L 5. Permit the present members OF
parliament from Ireland to retain their
seats and retain the same voice in the
affairs Of the empire as they now
have.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
JANUARY TO BE PARDoNED

Washington, May Attorney Gen.
eral Bonaparte today recommended
that the sentence Of John William Jan.
uary alias Charles w. Anderson be
communted. He recommends that the
sentence be fixed at three months
from the date of his re-arrest and that
he be pardoned at the end of that time
namely July 10, 1907. President
Roosevelt has approved the recommen.
dation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
Ohio Hospital
Managers Clash;
Nurses on Strike

GAINESVILLE. o., May 8. Owing to a
clash Of authority between the matron,
Mrs. Mary Jamison, and DR.. ]. e. Hol-
ston at the city hospital and ,conse-
quent resignation Of the matron, the
entire force of nurses went on a strike
today. Eight society women Of the city,
who constitute the board of lady mana
gers, donned the caps of the nurses
and went to work waiting upon the
sick.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
WILL BE BURIED THURSDAY.

The funeral services over the re.
mains of the late a. Lundblade will
be held Thursday afternoon at 1870
O'clock from, the family residence, 51S
Spring street. and at 2 O'Clock from
the Swedish Lutheran church, 12G
North Jefferson street Rev. A. Gun
berg, pastor of the church, will have
charge of the services. Interment will
be made in the Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
ouerido Wins chester Hsndieap.

London. May 8.-The Chester Cur
handicap. 1880 sovereigns, for three
year olds and upwards, about two miles
and quarter, run at Chester today,
was won by Querido, Bibiana second
and Torpoint third. Twelve horsea
started. Querido, the French horse,
was ridden by Johnny" Reif, an
American jockey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
OIL MAGNATE sURRENDERs.

Henry Clay Pierce Gives Himself Up
to st. Louis Police on Indict-
ment From Texas.
st. Louis, May S.-Henry Clay
Pierce, the oil magnate, has surren-
dered to the police on an Indictment
against him from Texas
The indictment against Pierce
charges perjury in an affidavit hs
made to the attorney general of Texas,
the purpose of the affidavit being TO
reinstate the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany in the state from which 1t had
been ousted from doing business on
the grounds that 1t was part Of the
Standard Oil company
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
Missouri Boy.
Murders Ripal
For Girls Hand

independence, Mo-, May s.-Clyde
St Clair, aged %. son of George st.
Clair. a prominent citizen, was killed
early today by Van Tapen, aged %, his
intimate friend. The young men had
attended party together at the home
of a young woman with whom they
were both in love and were returning
home when they engaged in quarrel
over her which resulted in the trag-
edY
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
JOHN MITCHELL is IMPROVING.
Head Of MineWorkers Still Weak, How
ever, Owing to Inability to Take !
Solid Food,

Spring Valley, ILL.,. May s.-During
the last two days the condition Of
John Mitchell, president of the mine
workers, showed slight Improvement.
The patient feels little pain and is
weak by reason of his inability to take
but little solid nourishment
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
Wants Lumber Tarlff .Llfted,

Madison. May s.-By a unanimous
vote the state assembly to-
day adopted resolutions memorable.
ing congress to remove the tariff on
lumber and providing for an inyesti-
CATION Of the operations of the social.
ed lumber trust In Wisconsin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
Car Inspector Assaulted

Des Moines, May ST. Especial.
Jerry Libby, car inspector for the
Rock Island at Valley junction, was
assaulted by tramps whom he order
ed away from the yards and may die
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
SMITH ESTATE GROWS.
Millionaire Who Died In Japan Recent.
Iy Left Bequests for More Than
He Was Credited With.

New York, May S.James Henry
Smith, the millionaire, who died n
Japan few weeks ago, leaving an es-
tate of the estimated value of $25 ,000,-
600, gave away S27,e00000 to relatives
and charity before his death. Accord
ing to a statement made by one Of
the executors of the estate today,
Smith inherited s50,000,Cyo from his
uncle.