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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-02
EAST END ITEMS.
KILL is LIGHT.
Number of Porkers Slaughtered At

Number Of Porkers Slaughtered AZ
Packing House Is Below Average.
The total number of hogs killed at
the packing house this week is $500.
This is 5,100 less than were killed last
week, VIXEN $4,000 were converted
from animals into meat This makes
an average daily kill of 2,410 for the
past two weeks
Evangelist R. Hays Willis, who is
holding revival meetings at the East
End Presbyterian church will speak
at the Y. NJ G. A., tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. R. Hays Willis will speak to the
women Of the East End tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock at the East End
Presbyterian church. All women are
cordially invited.
The regular congregational meeting
of the East End Presbyterian church
will be held Monday evening for the
election Of officers.
Miss Helen Osler entertained the
members of the c. S. C.'s a. her home,
1917 East Main street, last Wednes-
day afternoon. 1t was a reunion in
honor of Miss Elizabeth Dubois. who
soon leaves for Tonopa, Nevada.
Those present We're: Misses
Chloe Crawford, Thresa Barton, Maude
Bridenstine, Elizabeth Dubois, Mar.
garet Peck, Lillian Tibbetts, Kate Ram
sell. Lola Bell. Eunice Robinson. Helen
Osler, Mrs. c. Richie, Mrs. V. Wilson,
Mrs. H. D. Robinson, Willie Osler.
T., H. Berry, of the general office
was on the sick list last Friday.
R. Ellis. of the cutting room, got the
fore finger Of his left hand badly cut
last Wednesday morning.
Veterinary Inspector DR.. F. T. Suit
has been transferred to Burlington, as
inspector in charge He LETT for thai
city last Thursday. It is not yet known
who his successor will be.
Nels Pierson, who drives one Of the
company teams, has been off duty fol
three or four days on account of sick
ness.
w. E. Treater of Davenport was here
Friday making repairs on the A. D. T
system.
Paymaster c. Bennett and G. G
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-02
INDICTED FOR POOR SERVICE.
Newark Grand Jury Returns True Bill
Against Street Car Company.

Newark, N. j.. March 30-The North
Jersey Street Railway company which
operates large system of street rail
ways in this city, was indicted by the
grand jury today for maintaining dirty
and unsanitary cars, providing useless
tenders, and allowing its cars to be
over-crowded by passengers.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
BoARn HAS NOT ACTED

The teachers and patrons of the pub
lie schools are anxiously awaiting the
next move of the Board of Education
in the Japanese segregation fight At
the next meeting OF the board it is
expected that some action will be taken
along the line of modifying the order
which aroused the ire Of the Mikado,
as agreed between the President and
the San Francisco officials.
If Japanese children are to be per-
mitted TO return to the white schools
the boards action will take the form
of a resolution, but as to the probable
nature of this document no member Of
the board is at this time informed
Since the return from the national cap
ital the members have not met and they
presumably are waiting for further de-
velopments before deciding the ques-
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
Measures Aimed at Railroad Allowed to Quietly Perish
Assembly Amends Oakland Harbor Commission Bill
OAKLAND HARBOR BILL
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY
Changes Are Satisfactory
to the Big, Railroad
Corporations
GALL HEADQUARTERS,
IOO7 EIGHTH STREET

SACRAMENTO, March 10.-Twenty-
1--WE amendments were made In the AS
sembly today to Senator Leavitt's bill
creating a Harbor Commission for Oak
land. The changes are satisfactory to
Jere Burke of the Southern Pacific and
Charles E. Shook, attorney for the
Western Pacific.
AS amended the bill provides that
the Harbor Commissioners may regu-
late tolls and dockage, and that leases
shall state what improvements are to
be made. Two of the three commission
ers must be able TO prove residence in
Oakland for one year preceding their
appointment. Another objection is met
by an amendment to the effect that no
rights by prescription will be recog-
nized except those that now exist.
Assemblyman Phil Walsh of Oakland
had a hard time getting in the amend
ments. Action today was absolutely
necessary, but Davis of Hollister OBJ
jected TO the Leavitt bill being taken
up until il was repprted on the hle.
Walsh requested Davis to give him the
right of way. but the Democratic re-
former from San Benito County was
obdurate. Then Case of Pasadena
joined in the objection Of Davis and
Walsh sat down. Ten minutes later
while Davis was busily engaged in
conversation with Senator Lynch-the
programmes put up a job on him.
Jake Transue OF Los Angeles was In
the chair. Suddenly a motion was
made that Leavitts bill be given the
place on the urgency file taken by As
semblyman Wessling for a measure
which he was in no hurry to take up.
Davis had no idea what was going on.
Transue put the motion, and In less
than a minute Walsh was on his feet
with q handful of amendments. Davis
heard his voice, realized that he had
been outwitted and hotly protested
against any further action being taken.
TOO late" said Transue, bringing
down the gaVel The clerk will read
the bill"
The amendments went through with
a rush. and the bill reached the third
reading file.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
.BELSHAW HUM|L|ATED
To SETTLE OLD GRUDGE
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Belshaw and Porter had a long con-
ference today at which it may be safe
ly assumed Belshaw was quietly but
firmly Informed that Porter cares more
for the opportunity of showing Pardee
that he can get back on the Prison
Board, regardless of Pardee, than he
does about the United States Senatorial
bug the buzzing Of which sometimes
disturhs his slumbers.
The claim of Frank Higgins. the
Victoria attorney, who wants $4,000
for his services In the matter Of the
extradition of George D. Collins, is TO
have another run for legislative sane
ton. And incidentally the Senate,
with its combined wisdom, is placed
in the unpleasant position OF sup
plicant for Assembly favor. Higgins
bill as originally presented was for
$4,000. The State board of examiners
recommended a settlement for $4,000.
The ways and means committee was
told that the honor of the State was
involved in the settlement, because
il the State refused to pay, the Federal
Government must, under its treaty OBJ
legations, make good. The State would
first be placed in the position of re-
pudiating its debts and ultimately be
amount brought by the Federal Gov
ernment. Grove Johnson fought the
bill in the Assembly, but Chairman
Estudillo. under the States honor BAN
ner, managed to get the measure
through the lower house. State honor
did not count so heavily in the Senate,
and Belshaw, chairman of the finance
committee, went down to defeat with
the first claim recommended by the
board OF examiners that was rejected
by the Legislature. All the admins
tration forces were brought to bear
and the Senate today adopted a reso-
luton requesting the Assembly to per-
NIT the introduction of a Senate bill
carrying the $500 appropriation.
Grove Johnson buffaloed the Assembly
into believing a two-thirds vote was
required to sanction the Senate's re-
quest and things looked dark for the
claim, until Caminetti wandered down
into the Assembly and discovered that
that body was considering Assembly
bill contrary to the agreement Friday.
The Senate became righteously indig-
nant and the Higgins bill was intro
duced. Before the Assembly discov-
cred what the Senate had done, John
son had withdrawn his objections and
the courtesy resolution was unani-
mously adopted.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
NICARAGUA MAY De
COMPELLED To QUIT
Likely to Abandon War on
Sister Republics Owing
to Complications
REDRESS DEMANDED
Zelaya Called to Account tor
Tannpering With Merry's
Cablegrams
REDRESS DEMANDED

raEuan gunboat Omatipe, formerly lhe
fruit steamer Esther. lying in the path
OF the vessels OF Cape Gracias' and
evidently waiting for the Inge to search
her and take of the arms The Hon
duran eunboat Tatumbla was last re-
ported at Puerto Cortez, but IL is be-
lieved that she has been sent 10 pro-
tect the Inge from interference II
the two little war vessels meet naval
engagement IS likely.
CONSUL SEEKS SETTLEMENT
NEW ORLEANS, March 1o--The
publication Of t9e story OF the sensa-
fional row between United States Min
lister Merry and President Zelaya OF
Nicaragua caused great excitement at
the Nicaragusn Consulate in New or
leans. The Consul hurriedly hunted
up Dr. We'll. whose claim against the
Nicaraguan Government was the DOT
som Of the trouble. The two remained
in conference until late hour, and II
IS reported that the Consul is making
an effort TO settle the claim.
Passengers from Nicaragua confirm
she report OF the hurried departure
from Managua OF Minister Merry, ano
say that the papers Of san Jose, Costa
Rica. referred TO the tampering Win
Minister Merry's cable dispatches 70
the authorities at Washington. Inc
cablegrams in question were IN fesht
10 samuel Wells claim against the
Nice raguan Government for reimburs-
Ing him in NicaraRuan deprecated cur
rency instead OF gold for the cancella-
fion Of his exclusive concession 10 sell
liquor. Minister Merry omitted an I'M
rortsnt word from a cablegram ano
sent 10 the Government office for the
dispatch. The message was secured
from Zelava's mansion. The amount OF
Wells claim is $4,000.
VICTORIA, B. C.. March lO.-h- M.
s. Shearwater is loading stores aho
provisions al EsQuimalt for trip 10
south America to protect British IN
terests endangered by the war IN
progress between Nicaragua and Hon
durss Cables from the Admiralty 10
the officer commanding al EsqulnlaIt
have ordered the warship in readiness,
and il is expected sailing orders VIII
come on Monday
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
SIX HUNDRED BILLS DIE
ON LEGISLATIVE FILES
Two Measures Aimed at the
Southern Pacific Perish
Silently
JOHNSON IS ROUTED
Unable to Save Proposed
Law Directed Against
the Street Cars
CALL HEADQUARTERs,
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, March 1o.-When
each house by agreement limited it's
work to measures already passed by
the other more than six hundred bills
died on the files or in committee. In
exact numbers. the Assembly Oslerized
$50 and the Senate 257.
Two of the bills that perished 81
lently in the lower house were aimed
at the Southern Pacific Company. One
was known as the depot bill. 1t was
introduced by Assemblyman McMullin,
with the object of forcing the. rail-
road company to give Bakersfield, his
home town, a passenger and fre1ght
depot within it's corporate limits. Nc
Mullins fellow townsmen had wear1ed
Of the Inconvenience of using the Kern
City depot, a mile away, and he thought
they would stand in with him. but be-
fore he got through he found himself
in error.
The bill when introduced provided
that railroad companies should stop
all but overland trains and maintain
passenger and freight depots in every
incorporated town and city on their
lines. Jere Burke and Walter Parker
were up in arms at once. They pointed
out that it would be ridiculous to com
pei all trains TO stop, and McMullin
ODlklnRly dlI6T6Q his DILL 50 dS " POI =
NIT overland trains to fly by any or all
stations Burke and Parker still OBJ
jected. The bill in its amended form
would compel the Southern Pacific to
stop its Del Monte specials at every
station between San Francisco and
Monterey. McMullin was determined
to please. He amended his bill again.
and the finished work of art applied
only to county seats. Burke ceased his
search for particular flaws and calmly
informed McMuliin that the bill would
not do in any form. The Southern
Pacific" he said. will not permit any
legislation by which 1t is to be regu-
lated"
McMullin was determined to fight 1t
out, but just when he got ready to
grapple with the octopus the Bakers
field Board of Trade stabbed him in
the back. That body, some members
of which own town lots near the Kern
City depot. passed resolution refusing
to indorse the bill. Before McMullin
had fully recovered from the blow the
Town Trustees of Bakersfield some of
whom are interested in a local transfer
line, went at the measure with an ak.
This settled McMullin, and he let the
bill die on the Ale. AS the Assembly
was programmed against him, his ac-
ton was not unexpected. The bill was
doomed from the start.
The other asphyxiated antirailroad
measure was Grove Johnson's mo seat
no fare" bill. 1t was beaten, but Grove
obtained a reconsideration and trimmed
it up little in the hope of getting it
through, but IT was no use The pro-
gramme remained unchanged, and
Grove, despairing of success, never
brought IT up again.
Nearly all of the measures permitted
to die or smothered in committee were
unimportant. representing for the most
part ideas of dissatisfied lawyers or
hobbies in which the public took no
particular interest
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
PRISONER RUFF WILL
Be TAKEN BEFORE dunno
Continued From Page 1. Column 4

Shortridge was committed to jail he
Immediately applied for a writ of
habeas corpus in the State court and
was released on his own recognizance,
to reappear today. Hiram johnson will
be in the Appellate Court as g. repre-
sentative of the court which committed
Shortridge and will present the law
relative to the loss of right of a fugi-
tive to be represented by counsel.
Abe Ruef was a prisoner yesterday
in his pink-papered cell in the Hotel
st. Francis. He had company all day,
but he could not leave his prison and
not go to the door to politely greet a
friend without being followed by the
eyes of his wardens. Had he attempted
to cross the threshold he would have
been pounced upon by Burns men,
Elisor Biggy was at the hotel, but did
not intrude his presence too often. Spe-
cial Agent Burns spent part of the
evening in the hotel parlor.
The Board of Supervisors held no
caucuses last night under the guiding
eye of the man who had made 1t. This
was the first Sunday evening since the
election of the eighteen satellites of
Ruef that the boss minions did not
have the opportunity OF listening TO
his dominant opinion, the first Sunday
on which they were not told how to
vote on the following day.
But the incarcerated man was not
without the condolences of some of his
tribe Supervisor Gallagher. leader of
the band. spent part of the day with
the whipper-in, and the ready subal-
terms, Dan Coleman and Jennings Phil
lips. conferred as to the course they
should follow today. Mayor Sohmits.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11

did not go to see his partner. The two
accused extortionists will meet today
for the first time since Schmitz's de-
parture for Washington.
The father of Ruef and Mrs. Aaron
Altman, his sister, were visitors in
the morning. In the afternoon poll
ticians came. A friend brought the
news Of the death of ]. George Boyne,
secretary of the Police Commissioners,
and long a Ruef worker in the Forty
fifth District
Ed Lynch, attorney for the Public
Administrator and an attache in Ruef's
office was a visitor, and SO was George
Berger, a leader of the union labor
party.
II haven't applied for any writs to-
day" said Ruef. Il decided to give the
Judges a rest"
But all the lawyers interested on one
side or the other Of the graft prosecu-
ton were working. In Shortridges
O'Farrell streets the defense were
delving into cases to find new tricks
to delay justice, and around the corner
at the ONCE of Heney in Franklin
street, the Assistant District Attorney,
his partner Cobb and ]. ]. Dwyer were
busy arranging the plan of campaign
for today
the application of Ruef to be admitted
to bail. Under the New. York statutes
a defendant is always remanded to jail
during his trial, and the Supreme Court
of this State has advised in several
cases that IL is the better practice to
put the defendant into custody rather
than jeopardize the continuity of the
proceedings by offering him an oppor-
tunity of escape even for short time.
It will be argued that Ruef has for
feited favorable consideration by hav-
ing fed once.
The motion to be made before Judge
Dunno to order all of Judge Hebbard' S
actions set aside will be earnestly sup
ported. 1t is contended by the defense
that Hebbard had no right to act in a
matter which previously had been
passed upon by Dunno and it is claimed
that the defense raised the same points
before Hebbard tnat were made in the
trial court.
be had on the application of District
Attorney Langdon for a writ to restrain
the Board of Supervisors from remov-
ing him from office.
The grievance committee of the Bar
Association will meet this evening and
confer with the special committee of
three appointed to investigate the
cnarSeS preferred against superior
Judge ]. c. B. Hebbard by Francis j.
Heney. The special committee consists
of Matthew /. Sullivan, United States
Attorney Robert 7. Devlfn and Samuel
Knight. It will confer this afternoon
and decide upon the gathering of evil
dence to be presented to the larger
body. sitting as court
The charges brought against Justice
of the Peace Alfred Lawson will be
combated by him. Lawson is accused
of neglect of duty in having failed to
keep his court appointments, but he
has offered to produce his dockets and
court records as proof that he has
transacted a proper amount of business
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
FOUR PERSONS PERISH
IN FIRES IN BROOKLYN
Thirty Roomers in Burning Lodging
House Are Rescued by Mem
bers of Department

NEW YORK. March 1O.-Four per-
sons were burned to death in Brook
lyn today three in a tenement IRE on
Bushwick avenue and a woman in her
home. One man was fatally hurt in
the tenement fire.
The dead: Ida Bingalii. Mary Bin
gall, Brigetto Bingalli, Mrs. Annie
Tischler.
The injured: Peter Panattro.
When the nremen arrived there were
more than thirty persons crowded In
the front windows. Ladders were
quickly raised and aremen carried all
to the street with the exception OF Mrs.
BinEalli and her two children and
Panattro.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
MERRY,s ACTIVE CAREER
skipper. Writer. Merchant. Government
Agent and Diplomat


Captain william L. Merry has been
prominent in San Francisco for a hat
century as a seafaring man, writer,
commission merchant and government
81 agent. He was born in Brazil II
1884, educated in New York and tol-
lowed his father 10 California IN le5O-
In the following year he sailed for
China before the mast. and al twenty
three was in temporary command Of
clipper ship. AT twenty-siN he became
a captain. During the next sixteen
years Captain Merry rounded cape
.4orn eleven times, the Cape OF Good
Hope I'VE times and circumnsvigateo
the globe FIVE times. In 1852 he became
agent at Panama for the Marshall .,
Roberts line OF steamships, and IN 1868
became general agent OF the Central
America Transit Company and the
North American Steamship Company OF
New York In 1875 he organized the
wholesale provision business Of Merry
Faull e. CO. in San Francisco.
In 1890 Captain Merry became Consul
General in the Western States and ter
ritories for the Government of Mica
rseua. and in 1897 be was appointed
Minister to that country by the United
States He was one OF the pioneer
promoters OF the Nicaraguan canal pro-
ject, and wrote extensively on the sub
5ect.
For two terms he was president Of
the san Francisco Chamber OF Com
merce.
Mrs. Merry is now at Vallejo with
her daughter who is the wife of Lieu
tenant Samuel Bryant, attached 10 the
Buffalo. There were six daughters in
the family, some Of whom accompanied
Captain Merry to his diplomatic post
Last fall the Minister visited San
Francisco and was in conference with
the Board OF Trade upon matter af-
fecting our trade relations with Mica
ragua- His ministry to Central Amer
fca included San Salvador and Costa
Rica.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
ROCKEFELLER'S RIVAL
DROPS OUT OF SIGHT
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

Wyerhauser, the worlds lumber king,
who is said TO tower away above
Rockefeller in wealth, is lost some
where between Santa Barbara and Los
Angeles. He passed through San Fran
cisco incOEnito and is known to have
been. in Santa Barbara, on his way 70
Los Angeles, st noon on Friday. Since
then his movements have been a mys-
terry. He is not IN any of the leading
hotels Of Los Angeles or Pasadena, and
his lieutenants are mystified
The southern Pacific officials have
been appealed 10. and every trainman
has been asked 10 be on the lookout
for the missing man. The billionaire
is % years old.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
BARBER BILL UP TO GOVERNOR

SACRAMENTO, March 10. - After
many vicissitudes Senator Anthony's
bill to establish Barber Commission
is up to the Governor. The Assembly
passed it today by & vote of ~ to IA.
Anthony's bill was beaten once In the
Senate, but reconsideration, diplomatic
amendment and industrious lobbying
brought success on the second attempt
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
ExToLs OUTDOOR ART LEAGUE

SACRAMENTO, March 1o.-The Sem
ate today concurred in resolutions
adopted by the Assembly extolling the
Outdoor Art League for its work in be-
half Of the passing of the bill which
gives to the State school fund per
cent OF the proceeds from sales OF pub
lie domain
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
HOLD SUNDAY SESSION
senate and Assembly Spend a Rather
Busy sabbath

SACRAMENTO, March 1o.-Anderson
of Santa Ana was on deck today with
a resolution protesting against the
desecration of the day of rest when the
Senate convened this morning. The
resolution was refused passage.
Both houses sat through two busy
sessions. In the Senate the code re-
vision bills were virtually cleaned up
and the work will be completed in both
houses tomorrow afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
ChamberIaIn's Cough Remedy Is Both
Agreeable and Effective

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no
superior for coughs. colds and GROUP.
and the fact that it is pleasant to take
and contains nothing in any way in
furious has made it a favorite with
mothers Mr. w S. Pelham. a merchant
of Kirksville, Iowa. says: For more
than twenty years Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has been my leading remedy
for all throat troubles It is especially
successful in cases or Group. Children
like il and my customers who have
used it Will not take any other.~
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
srABBrNe AFFRAY ON SHIP

Christian Negal. a sailor on the Brit
fish ship Nlscombe Park was badly
cut in the groin by Otto Gruppen, a
shipmate. last night. The stabbinR
was the outcome OF a drunken row
ever q woman.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
MAN And CHILD KILLED

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 1O.-Michael
Bowen, a farmer. and his 10-year-o1d
daughter Isabel were killed and an
other daughter was fatally injured to-
day in a railway crossing accident at
Lancaster.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11

FIRE DESTROYS GARAGE-Portlsnd. Ore.
March i0-fire today destroyed the garage Of
r. Becker. containing seven automobiles. The
loss vas $4,000. The careless dropping OF
match r. believed 20 be the cause
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
COFFEE

1t is a mistake to drink
poor coffee; a serious one.
Good coffee or none.
Your grocer returns your money If you don't
like Sehilling's Best
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
To cure Grip I'm Two Days

To Cure Grip In TWO DAYS
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes cause.
To get the genuine call for full name,
look tox signature OF z. W. Grove. 26c.sj
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11
MACARTHUR DENOUNCEs
scHMITz COMPROMISE

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