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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
lNocuLATED WITH RABIES
New York Doctor Has Faith In the
Remedies Used in Treating
kudronhohia
Hydrophobia,

New York, May 22.-Dr. Ira Van
Geisen, expert on hydrophobia for the
New York board Of health, was inocu-
lated with hydrophobia yesterday
while making an autopsy on the body
of William H. Marsh, the Brooklyn
manufacturer, who died of that dis
ease. DR.. Van Giesen scratched his
arm with one of the bones from Mr..
Marsh's body. DR.. Van Giesen said
he had been inoculated before, and
he experienced only annoyance at the
accident. He went to the laboratory
Of the board Of health for treatment
and will go to the Pasteur institute
later.
The extraordinary circumstances at
tending the death Of Mr.. Marsh, who
died after having been bitten by his
bulldog, particularly the warning he
received from persons that he was
suffering from hydrophobia and could
live only few days, resulted yester-
day in the inquiry by Coroner Brewer
of Brooklyn, who went to the Marsh
home accompanied by the physician.
The autopsy showed that Marsh died
y of hydrophobia. There was no sign
of poisoning by drugs.
Miss Edna D. Thompson, steno.
grapher for Mrs. Marsh, was bitten
by the dog, which is supposed to have
caused Mr.. Marsh's death. Mrs.
Thompson was treated at the Pasteur
institute on Tuesday, but she did not
tell the doctors that she had been bit.
ten. Yesterday she admitted it,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
SIX CRIMES LAID
TO MICHIGAN man
WHEN PLOT TO sLAY WIFE
FAILS WOMAN GIVES LIST
OF HUSBANDS MURDERS.

South Bend, Ind May 22.-James
Brimmingstall, aged 40, is under
arrest at Dowagac, Mich, charged
with six murders. The police say he
has already confessed to two and
Prosecutor Bresnahan is confident the
prisoner will admit other crimes. His
arrest followed his alleged attempt
to make his wife his seventh victim.
She escaped and appealed to the
police.
The list of Brimmingstall's victims
according to the officers, are man
in Kansas killed by Brimmingstal
when he was 16 years old; railroad
man in Missouri, whose name is un
known, and who was killed seven
years ago; two men sleeping in q
tent in Missouri, names unknown;
David Huff, of Dowagiac, in June
1907; Smith Hortiun of Dowagiac ir
February 1908.
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.LUSITANIA is A
RECORD BREAKER
FAST CUNARDER BEATS ALL
TIME FOR LONG SERVICE
MAY GET BIG SUBSIDY.

New York, May 22.-The transat-
lantic records for average speed and
for the shortest trip over the long
course was broken by the Cunard
liner Lusitania which arrived here to-
day The ship anchored off the Sandy
Hook lighthouse in heavy fog at
2:55 this morning, just four days, 20
hours and % minutes after she had
passed Daunts Rock. This beats the
best previous time for the long course,
made by her sister ship, the Maure-
tania, by three hours, 81 minutes and
is only one nour and AZ minutes long,
er than the Lusitania's record over
the short course. The Lusitania's s
average speed for the voyage was
24.83 knots. This time goes far
toward securing for her owners the
British mail subsidy. The subsidy is
s750,00l
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
CURRENCY COMMISSION
House Passes Resolution Creating
Body to Investigate Matter
Opposed bY the President.

Washington, May 22.-The house
committee on banking and currency
today voted by substantial majority
to recommend the passage of the AL.
drich joint resolution creating a cur
rency commission, whicn passed the
senate yesterday. President Roosevelt
vigorously opposed this action.
Campaign Publicity Bill Passed.
Under motion to suspend the
rules the house today took UP the bill
to require publicity in campaign con.
tributions. The bill was passed by
vote of 100 to 125 with the Crum-
packer amendment added. The
amendment would have the effect Of
reducing the congressional represen-
tation in the southern states. 1t is
believed the bill will pass the senate.
No Ship Subsidy.
The house today rejected the con-
ference report on the post Office ap-
preparation bill, lat to 155 This
means the defeat of the ship subsidy.
LiIley Not to be Expelled.
No action looking toward the expuE
sion of Representative Lilley of Con.
necticut from the house is contemplat.
ed This statement was authoritative
ly made today by the Associated
Press.
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Gov. JOHN SPARKS
SUMMONED TODAY
NEVADA EXECUTIVE EXPIRED
AT RENO, NEVADA. AFTER
ILLNESS OF MONTHS.

b Reno, Nevada, Lay %. Governor
Sparks died at 9 O'Clock this morn
ing. The governor had been Ill for
some time. His term would have ex-
pired in December, 1910.
Governor John Sparks of Nevada
began to serve his second term of
four years as the chief executive Off
Ger of his state last January, he hav-
ing first taken his seat in January in
1908. He was considered in western
political circles as sort of diamond
in the rough, as his schooling was
never elaborate and he had worked
his way into political prominence by
the strong personal hold he had on
the mining element in Nevada.
Governor Sparks was Democrat,
and his home was at Carson City, al
though he spent much of his time ct
Reno, where he had large property in
terests. Governor Sparks strongly
aided the bringing of several noted
prize-fghts to the mining town Il
Goldfeld in his state
Governor Sparks and the president
were drawn into an alteration by
the recent mine strike in Goldfeld.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Abba MAN LOST BEST CLOTHES
Somebody Broke Into His House and
Wore Them Away Leaving
Old Ones.

Abba, May 22.-George Brown is
under arrest and confined in the Mon
roe county jail, and If it can be
proven he has done what is said of
him, he should have the medal for
being the nerviest thief that ever
struck the city. Yesterday afternoon
in the broad daylight some person
entered the home Of Mrs. Hewitt IN
the west part of town. Disrobing they
left their worn out garments and don
ned the Sunday clothes Of James
Hewitt. When the theft was discov.
cred there was a scurrying for the
police. Brown was found parading
the streets dressed in Hewitt's
clothes. He also had tie pin which
he had pinned in one of Hewitts ties
and was carrying a thirty-two re-
yolver that had been the property of
Hewitt. The preliminary hearing will
he beld tomorrow evening and Brown
will be called upon to explain where
he got Hewitt's clothes if he did not
lsteal them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
man IN
MEXICAN JAIL
ASKS FOR AID
GOVERNMENT THROUGH STATE
DEPARTMENT HAS INTERVIEW
ED AND MAY SECURE HIS RE.
LEASE TRAIN WRECK CAUSE.
Washington Bureau of
The Ottumwa Courier,

washington, ~. O., May a.
The state department is at work in
an American citizen who for eight
months has been incarcerated at
Gaudalajara, unable to secure trial or
even date for trial, and on a charge
which Is claimed to be so vague and
indefinite that he does not even know
how to prepare for trial. His friends,
after making every effort to secure
some assurance from the Mexican
j, government have appealed to Wash
ington.
The case was taken to the state de-
partment by Representative Dawson
of Iowa on behalf Of ]. F. Randleman
Of West Liberty, who is a brother of
the unfortunate American prisoner.
The latter is D. R. Randleman.
Train Accident the Cause.
He was an engineer on a Mexican
railroad and his train was involved
In an accident in which fatalities oc.
Cured. The Mexican law Is severe in
such cases.
It is claimed that Engineer Randle
man was entirely blameless and that
he wants a chance to prove it and
meanwhile to get bail He can get
neither trial, bail nor assurance that
he is going to be tried. The case has
developed some remarkable features
and is expected to be pressed by the
state department with a good deal ol
urgency.
J. G. Welliver,
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John Sparks /
PRESBYTERlANS
PLAN TO UNITE
ASSEMBLY AT KANSAS CITY EX-
PECTED TO WORK FOR THIS
A NEW MODERATOR.

Kansas City May 22.--With the pre-.
sentation of reports Of the special COM
mfttee the 120th general assembly of
the Presbyterian church today COM
menced the important business of its
convention The desire to ama1gamate
the PresbyteTians into one church was
manifest during all the proceedings
of the conference and it is believed
this general assembly will represent
a long step forward toward the reali-
zation Of that idea.
Program Candidate is Elected.
The interest Of Wednesday culmi-
mated in the election of the new
moderator late in the afternoon Earn
est effort had been made to assure the
election of the Rev. DR.. Baxter p.
Fullerton by reclamation. The Rev.
DR.. Mark Allison of Seattle, who had
loomed as an opposition candidate,
was induced to second the nomina-
tion of DR.. Fullerton with the promise
that such a course would put him next
in line for the Office.
Afraid of Political Speech.
The assembly presented the appear
| ance Of a national political convention
as the delegations were seated by the
markers in the great hall, where w.
]. Bryan was nominated for. the presi,
dency four years ago. 1t was expect
ed to have Elder Bryan here to make
an address on education, but the COM
mittee Of arrangements objected on
the ground that in hall with such
associations it might dangerously
"mingle politics and religion"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
.PLATT DIVORCE
WICKED DESIGN
JUSTICE o'GoRMAN CALLS MAE
WOOD ADVENTURES IN SEN
TENCING HER.

New York, May 22.-Mae G. Woods
suit for absolute divorce from Senator
Thomas c.. Platt came to sudden
and sensational end yesterday, when
Justice O'Gorman dismissed her COM
plant and, on his own initiation, COM
mitted her to the Tombs to be held in
$4,000 bail on charge of perjury.
Justice O'Gorman in rendering his
decision said:
cannot credit the plaintiffs evi-
dence as to the alleged marriage, and
the testimony as it impresses4 the
court is that this Is a most wicked de-
sign to support a false and fictitious
claim by forgery and perjury"
Miss Wood was staggered by the
courts order Of arrest. and hung her
head. She quickly regained her com.
posure, however, and by the time she
reached the city prison had resumed
the air of confidence which she held
practically throughout the trial.
At the District Attorneys Office last
night 1t was said that Miss Woods
case would speedily be presented to
the grand jury and pressed for trial
| IL an Indictment was found.
Following testimony tending te
show that the alleged marriage Ger
tiflcate and letter in which Senator
Plat was put in the light of admitting
| marriage to Miss Wood we're for
geries, counsel for Platt moved for 8
dismissal of the complaint, and the
motion was granted.
Calls 1t Wicked Design.
Justice OeGorman said:
| IT cannot credit the plaintiffs evi
dence as to the alleged marriage, ant
the testimony as it impresses the
court is that this is a most wicked de
sign to support false and fictitious
claim by forgery and perjury.
"The court cannot believe from The
evidence that there was eve ra mar
riage. On the merits Of the case ever!
| issue has hesulted in the courts i'm
preston that the plaintiff has com
mitted willfnl perjury in this case
Being impressed with the plaintiff
4 guilt Of perjury, the court admits he
to the city prison unless she furnishe
bail in $5,000."
| After the decision Miss Wood VIII,
was sitting at the counsel table, ar
peared dazed, and hung her head for
moments or two.
She then gave Mr. lie Barber not
to the manager of the Manhattan
hotel, which she signed Mae G. Woo
Platt."
Miss Wood was taken to the Tomb
through a crowd of curious spectators
who pressed her and her attendant
closely At the prison she was take
to the woman's department to awai
assignment to cell She declare
she expected to furnish bail With
a short time.
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SIX BALLOTS ARE TAKEN "a
SELECT EIGHT MEN AND BUT
TWO ARE sEcuRED-BALLoT.
ING WILL BE CONTINUED.
DIVORCE LOSES
ONE MAN SUPPORT
NEW YORK PASTOR DROPS FROM
FIFTH TO TENTH WHEN MAR.
ITAL TROUBLES ARE TOLD
ADMITS DIVORCE.

Baltimore May %. - The I'll bal
lot for bishops OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church taken yesterday result
ed in no choice. When convened this
morning the sixth ballot was taken
and still the deadlock continued.
The last two ballots disclosed sig
the leaders, the chief feature Of which
was the drop of Rev. Charles L
Goodell, pastor of Calvary M. q.
church Of New York city from fifth ia
ten tn position. This is believed to be
due to the publication of a story that
Goodell was a divorced man.
GoodelI Defends Divorce
Goodell in statement to the Asso
ciated Press attributed his loss Of
strength to that fact He also admit.
ted the truth of the charge against
him, but added he divorced his wife
on statutory grounds and did not re.
marry until after the death of hia
first wife, which he understood had
occurred. Goodell is regarded as one
Of the finest platform orators In the
church and is noted for pastoral evan
gelism.
TO Use Union Labor.
Significance attaches to the recon.
mendation which the book COMMITTEES
unanimously decided to make to thu
conference. 1t Is that hereafter the
book concerns Of the church employ
union men at union wages and favor
union labor whenever an opportunity
offers.
During the past four years the two
great publishing houses Of the church
have had a good deal OF trouble with
labor unions, especially with the Ty-
/ biographical union.
The resolution Is the outgrowth Of
this and the desire of the Methodist
Episcopal church 20 get in closer
touch with laboring men and women.
4 The temperance committee has been
asked to define the duty Of Metho.
dist lawyer who be assnged by a
court to defend liquor seller.
1 overtures by Methodist Protestant.
i Pittsburg, May 22.-The Methodist
Protestant conference today adopted
q committee report recommending the
appointment of commission to meet
a similar body from the Methodist
Episcopal conference to consider the
church consolidation question.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Flattry Barn and Residence Cor

Flattry Barn and Residence Gone.
Tyrone, May 22.-Late advice from
the territory affected by Thursday S
tornado indicate that there was three
twisters comprising this storm and
that they Travelled in parallel paths
about two miles apart. The center OF
the disturbance seems to have been a
short distance south Of this place
while the southern wing of the storm
was about two and ane-half miles
south of this place and a short dis
tance north of the town Of Iconium, in
Appanoose county and the northern
twister took a path through Guilford
township where it destroyed the barn
and damaged the residence Of ]. T.
Flattry a short distance east OF
Georgetown and about 2 miles south
of Hiteman The path Of each twiste,
is about three hundred feet WIDE As
yet no serious injury to persons has
been reported.
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Mine TROUBLE
is NOW ENDED
THIRTY-FIvE THOUSAND MEN IN
SOUTHWEST WILL RETURN
TO WORK

Kansas City, May 22.-Thirty-five
thousand coal miners of Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas,
members of the United Mine Workers
of America, who have been on strike
since March 1, last, will return to
work next week. The convention of
the miners here today ratified the
signed agreement reached by the
joint subcommittee Of the miners and
operators last night Prices and con.
ditions remain tie same as last year.
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HULL IS NOW in
iowa CAMP PAlGN
CONGRESSMAN RETURNS FROM
WASHINGTON TO OPPOSE
CUMMINs CANDIDATE.

Des Moines, May %. - Congress-
man J. A. T. Hull arrived In Des
Moines from Washington yesterday
and announced that he had come to
take part in the congressional contest
for denomination. In view of the fact
that Governor Cummins has indors-
ed Judge Prouty as candidate for
congress against Hull, the attitude of
the Seventh district congressman Is
matter of much interest. The dis
trict is favorable to Cummins and
Fulls success hitherto has been due
largely to his personal popularity in
Des Moines.
:I expected Cunlmins would be op-
posed to me-" said Capt. Hull yester-
day, "and can say am not greatly
surprised he has taken an open po-
sition for Prouty. am going into the
campaign, however, and make the
best fight possible, and am satisfied
will win out"
When asked as to his attitude in re-
gard to Senator Allison, Capt. Hull
lsaid:
II would rather give up my political
career than make any fight against
Senator Allison. have not decided
whether I shall make any speeches,
and 1t is probable shall not stump
the state for Allison unless my
friends think best, but am believer
in Senator Allison and propose to
vote for him.
4 Speaking of Gov. Cummins, Capt.
Hull said:
II never contributed to his cam.
paign fund; neither did ever make
any fight for him. never felt any
enthusiasm over Gov. Cummins. / am
a Republican and l do not believe In
stirring up any sfactionalism in the
\ party. want to see the party succeed
in state and nation, and do not be
lieve any one who seeks to promote
discord in the party is a good Repub
j lican.'
Allison leaders last night claimed
to be encouraged over the prospects
throughout the state. They say Cum
minis cannot carry more than four o
the eleven congressional districts
Their figures give Allison something
like 10000 in the state and his man
ayers say they are conservative. Or
the other hand, the Cummins mana
gers claim 1000 in the Seventh dis
trict, $4,000 in the Tenth and Eleventh
1000 in the Fourth and say that they
will carry the Third district also
They figure majority of $4,000 tt
10000 for Cummins in the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
BATAVIA PIONEER DEAD
Bristow Bradshaw Found LifeIess in
Bed This Mornins-Funerai
to be Held Saturday..

Batavia, May 21.-(speciaD- Bris-
ton Bradshaw, aged so years, was
found dead in bed this morning. Al
though in feeble health, Mr. Brad
shaw was not alarniingly i'll when he
retired last night. Heart fail
ure is supposed to have caused
his, death. He is survived
by his wife. and children; Mrs. Jane
Howe; Mrs. Lulu Lindsey, Batavia
Erastus of Batavia and Mrs. James
Burns of WOODWARD, Oklahoma. Hour
of funeral not decided as yet, but 1t
will be held sometime SATURDAY..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Dun Sees Improvement.

New York, May 22.-Dispatches to
Dun's Review indicate that the
general tendency is toward improve
ment despite the handicap of much in
clement weather
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MAN ON GUINNESS FARM IS
HELD FOR MURDER, ARSON AND
AS BEING AN AccoMPL: Of
MURDEREss.
TRACE OF ANOTHER
VICTIM is FOUND
JEWELRY BELONGING TO RocH-
8 ESTER, N. Y, WOMAN is DUG UP
4. AND 1T IS FOUND SHE HAS
70
BEEN MISSING FROM HOME.

Laporte, Ind, May 22.-The
grand jury this afternoon return
ed seven indictments against Ray
Lamphere, one each for the muir
der of Mrs. Belle Guinness, Phil
lip Guinness, Lucy Sorenson,
Myrtle Sorenson, by destroying
the Guinness home, one Tor arson,
one for murder of Andrew Hell
gelein and one for being an dc
cessory in assisting Mrs. Guinness
in the murder of Helgelein.
Laporte, Ind, May 22.-After ten
lays delay digging on the Guinness
larm, in the search for more bodies
was resumed today and jewelry be-
longing to May O'Reilly, who lived in
Rochester, N. Y, was found by
Sheriff Shutter, who communicated
the fact to the Rochester police. They
replied today that the woman disap.
peared from her home several months
ago.
sh More Discoveries Expected.
When asked whether he expects to
find more dismembered bodies in the
Guinness chicken yard, Sheriff Smut
ger replied:
Il wouldn't be surprised at anything
We shall dig all over the chicken
yard, and in several other places Of
suspicious appearance, and, if we car
get to it, under the barn. The general
belief that more bodies remain to be
found probably is we'll founded"
Eleven razors, a heart shaped jewe
box Of gold, and mans watch chair
Of foreign workmanship were added tt
Sheriff Shutters relics of the fire
last night.
John E. Bunter of Duquesne, Pa.
may have fallen victim to Mrs. Gun
ness. According to a. daughter, Mrs
Kuler Of McKeesport, Pa, Buntnel
left his home on Nov. 25, 1907. with
out telling his relatives where he wa.
going. Butner had been talking abou
a woman he intended to marry ''ou
in Indiana"
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Found Body in Burned Ruins.

Chicago, May %. = The body of
Louis Bender was today found in the
ruins of the Wintermeyer box factory
which burned yesterday. The rela-
tives Of eight men employed in the
factory reported to the police today
that they bod not returned to their
homes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Dynamiters Still at Work.

Cleveland, May %. The near ap-
proach of peace in the local street
car war did not prevent dynamfters
from following out their usual opera
tions last night, no less than half a
dozen cars being damaged, while sew
eral persons received injuries.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Serious New York Car Accident.

New York, May %. Fifteen per-
sons were injured, four probably fatal
ly, early today in collision of trolley
cars at Manhattan and Brooklyn
bridge. The accident was caused by
the breaking Of brake rod.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
Y. M. c. A. Man is Arbitrator

Cleveland, May 22-It was announc.
ed this afternoon that George X.
Shurtliff. secretary Of the Young
Mems Christian association has been
agreed upon as the third arbitrator to
settle the street railway strike, sub
siect to ratification by the strikers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
DIES OF DIPHTHERIA.
Little LibertyviIle Child succusnbs to
Dread Disease This
Morrinn

Libertyville, May %. Especial. y
Little Van Howard, aged four years,
died at 8 o'clock this morning of diph-
iberia after an illness of one day.
Funeral Saturday at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Earl Howard. A
little brother is also sick with the
dread disease.
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RaIse Insurance Rates.

Kansas City, May %. The Order
of Catholic knights of America in
convention yesterday advanced its
insurance rates 25 per cent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
The Father of II
Children is Dead;
Wife Surpiives

Green Bay Wis.,, May 22.-
Leonard Bertrand, the father Of
Fl children, died last, night Of
BrIght's disease, aged 68 years.
All the Fl children were born of
the same mother, and eighteen
of them are living. Mrs. Ber-
trand Is alive and in robust
health.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-23
MONOPOLY is CHARGED
Department Of Justice Proceeds
Against New York, New Haven

X T1dTCIVTU. NO."
Washington, D. c., May 22-The de-
partment of justice today filed bill
in equity in the United States court
in Boston to prevent the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroads
from exercising any control over the
Boston & Maine railroad and to separ-
ate the New Haven road from the
various trolley lines which it acquired
some time ago. The petition charges
combination in restraint of trade
and that monopoly within the mean.
ing of the Sherman law exists.
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cIoudburst Drives People From Home
Havana, ILL.,, May %. - Floods fol-
lowing a cloudburst broke the Illinois
river levee near here today and drove
25 families from their homes.