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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-16
Iowa a Great State.

iowa d 1TeaI state.
After referring to the state of his
birth, the Lone Star state of Texas,
and the trip from the great southern
empire and the route taken to Bur
lington and then on through Ottumwa
to Des Moines in an early day (for
Dyer at leasD he said he was pround
of the state of Iowa. This state of
ours is the finest state in the union;
that Is no boast or joke. 1t is so,
whether it be because of the material
wealth it produces or the great men IL
sends forth. Governor Cummins is one
of the great men of the state I know
him as a man, | know him as a law
yer and | know him as statesman.
defy anyone to place finger on a
single dishonest act Of his. / defy any
one to place finger on blunder or
mistake of his. He never has had to
ance"
Cummins Measures.
Mr.. Dyer told of the state wide pri
mary law, the antipass law. and sew.
eral others which he said were Cum
Minis measures
He told of the great age of Senator
Allison and that men are needed in
the great Office of United States sena
tor with vim and vigor. Il do not
want to be discourteous to Senator
Allison" said the speaker: 81 don't
think that this is discourteous tc
speak this way of the aged man.
have been taught to venerate the
hoary head"
con June primary election will
be held At that election you must
register your choice If you think thai
| Senator Allison is the best man fol
| the place, vote for him. If you favor
Governor Cummins vote for him. The
result will be right
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
c. e. LITTLEFIELD RESIGNS.
Maine Congressman Will Resume the
Practice of Law.

Rockland, Me-, Mar pa sensation
was caused in political circles here
Sunday by the receipt by Gov. William
T. Cobb of letter from Congress-
man Charles E. Littlefield, rendering
his resignation as a member of con-
gress, to take effect on September 80
next.
In the same mail was a communica-
ton to the chairman of the Second
district Republican congressional COM
mittee from Mr.. Littlefield, in which
the latter gave as the reason for his
resignation his desire to resume his
law practice, which in large degree
he has been compelled to abandon be-
cause of his congressional duties.
The resignation came as great sur
prise to Gov. Cobb, and to the con-
CHEESEMAN'S friends in this district, and
was received with much regret.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
|CONFESSES BRUTAL MURDER
INDIANA MAN TELLS OF sLAYING
OF HIS MOTHER.
duplicates Companion When Both Are
Notwithstanding Crime Conn.,
nitted to Get Money for Drink.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Mar. 23.-Grover
c. Blake and Orsel Reynolds of An
derson, Ind, were arrested here Sun
day on the charge of numbering
Blake's mother Saturday at Anderson.
Young Blake made confession after
his arrest, duplicating Reynolds.
He says he had been drinking with
Reynolds and they both needed money.
He went home and entered the kitchen
where his mother was cooking dinner,
according to the confession. Reynolds
was standing guard outside. Blake
says his mother accused him of having
been drinking and he went into an
other room and got hammer. He re-
turned, noiselessly crept up behind her
and struck her on the back of the
head. She fell insensible. He says
he then opened her dress and grabbed
a bag she had fastened around her
neck which contained money and jew
elry.
While he was upstairs changing his
clothes he heard a scream. He re-
turned to the kitchen and says he
found Reynolds standing over
mothers body, hammer in hand. He
says Reynolds admitted having struck
her when she moved. The two young
men then came to Fort Wayne, spent
the night in carousing and were ar
rested just as they were about to board
train for Michigan. Blake says he
secured $3.50 in money and some dia-
mond rings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27

There should be a pocket edition au.
tomobile that the chauffeur could
chuck into one pocket of his overcoat
while he pulled his snow-shoes out OF
the other. Equipped with the arctic
boots he could sail merrily along,
sliding down inclined places and toll
ing up the hills. But the main point
is that he would make progress, how.
ever slow. Automobiles are too cum
bersome. 1t is all right for them to
have weight, if the owner is going to
patronize the boulevards exclusively
Still, in an ordinary cross-country run
perhaps he could get away with fences
barb and rail; but when there is a
bog or snowstorm and he wants to
transport the machine to the nearest re
pair shop on his shoulder it's weight is
serious handicap.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Cigars for King Edward.

King Edward has come forward
again to enrich American cigarmakers.
He ordered 1000 cigars two years ago
at a cost of $4,000, but this time his
Smokes" are to cost him proportion
ately more. The order is for 500, says
the Philadelphia Public Ledger, and
the cost will be $1,000. There is no
exaggeration as to the price or the ex-
pense incurred in the manufacture, -
said one we'll up on cigars. Three
thousand dollars was actually paid by
King Edward for 1000 cigars, and the
margin Of profit even at that unprece-
denied price was exceedingly small
The manufacturer was eager to gain
the prestige of having served royalty
and went to extraordinary expense
The cigars were eight inches in length
and at the thickest part in the middle
one inch in diameter. They were
made of the finest Vuelta Abajo tobac-
CO. The 500 that are to go to England
will have thin bands of gold on them,
but they will not be wrapped in silk.
The manufacturer will make nice
profit-much greater than that of the
man who filled the order for the thou.
sand two years ago."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
ALDRICH GETS
RIGHT OF WAY
SENATE WILL CONSIDER FlNAN.
GAL BILL UNTIL FINALLY
DISPOSED OF.
LaFoIlette Makes Vigorous Attack on
the Measure. In Finishing Speech
tells of Financial Stars of Vary
ing Magnitude.

Washington, March 25.-Upon con.
clusion of Senator LaFollette's speech
on the Aldrich currency bill in the
senate yesterday plan was decided
upon that Senator Aldrich will take
up the bill and continue it's consider
alton until disposed of.
A question brought out the state
ment by Mr.. Aldrich to the effect
that he hopes to see the creation OF
joint commission of the senate and
house authorized to consider perma-
nent currency reform before congress
adjourns.
Mr.. Aldrich asked for unanimous
consent to dispose of the bill before
adjournment Thursday, but to that
proposition Senator La Toilette OBJ
jected on the ground that he feared
debate would be curtailed by such a
procedure.
The colloquy which resulted in Mr..
Aldricd's announcement followed the
conclusion Of the third and last in
stalment of Senator La Follette's
speech in opposition to the Aldrich
bill.
Mr.. La Toilette declared that his
statement that the industries of this
country were controlled by less than
one hundred men had been attacked
as sensational. Declaring that such
was not the case, he said that he had
been too conservative and that, in
fact, much smaller number of men
dominate the industries.
"Along with this enormous increase
in trust power has gone steady proc
ess of Capitalization in the control OF
that power until now the entire situa-
ton is dominated by the Standard Oil
Morgan combine" he declared" The
old fights between these two great
powers have been laid aside. Mr..
Morgan's pictures adorn the wall OF
the inner room of the Rockefellers at
26 Broadway.
Mr.. La Toilette named as next after
Morgan and the Rockefellers a group
of fourteen men who he said were
"big operators and men of large
power and interests in their own
right" These men, he said, find Their
best interests sin working in harmony
with Morgan and Standard OIL"
Mr.. Aldrich said the present bill
did not contemplate permanent bank
ing reform.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
DO you KNOW
WHAT WHITEHEAD 1877
Its Chief Use and a Method of Deter.
mining Good from Bad Explained.

White Lead Is the standard paint
material all over the world. 1t is made
by corroding metallic lead into white
powder, through exposing it to the
fumes of weak acetic acid and carbonic
acid gas; this powder is then ground
and mixed with linseed oil, making q
thick paste, in which form it is packed
and sold for painting purposes. The
painter thins it down to the proper
consistency for application by the adj
dition of more linseed oil.
The above refers, of course, to pure,
genuine White Lead only. Adulterated
and fake white Lead" of which there
are many brands on the market, il
generally some sort of composition
containing only a percentage of white
lead; sometimes no White Lead at all;
in such stuff, barytes or ground rock,
chalk, and similar cheap substances
are used to make bulk and initiate the
appearance of pure White Lead.
There is, however, positive test by
which the purity or impurity of White
Lead may be proved or exposed, be-
fore painting with it.
The blow-pipe flame will reduce
pure white lead to metallic lead. If
a supposed white lead be thus tested
and it only partially reduces to lead,
leaving a residue, it is proof that
something else was there besides
| white lead.
| The National Lead Company guar
antee all White Lead sold in nackapes
bearing its Dutch Boy Painter" trade
mark to prove absolutely pure under
this blow-pipe test, and that you may
make the test yourself in your own
home, they will send free upon re-
quest blow-pipe and everything else
necessary to make the test, together
with valuable booklet on paint. Adj
dress, National Lead Company, Wood
bridge Building, New York.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27

The necessity, which sailors under.
stand so well, of making everything
fast on shipboard, was illustrated by a
recent neglect of the precaution on the
steamship Persian. The vessel was
coming up the coast from Philadelphia
to Boston, when heavy steel safe
broke loose from it's checks, and for
an hour fought battle with the sail
ors like that which Hugo, in the IA
nous chapter of "Ninety-three," de-
scribes as taking place on the French
man-of-war. The safe first dashed
from the captains cabin, and plunging
through the door, started down across
the deck. Fore and aft and from side
to side it lurched and plunged, smash
ing or carrying away everything in its
path, and threatening the lives of the
men at every rush. Finally, by the
aid of ropes, furniture and capstan.
bars, it was checked, lassoed and made
fast. Those who had a part in the
battle will read "Ninety-three" with
new insight hereafter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
ADVISER TO KOREA IS SHOT
D. w. STEVENS WOUNDED BADLY
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Native of Hermit Kingdom Seeks Ven
seance for Japan's Protectorate
Over His Country.

San Francisco, Mar 24.-With the
revolver of the would-be assassin con.
cealed in handkerchief, d. w. Stew
ems, formerly counselor to the Japan
csc embassy at Washington, but for
several years diplomatic adviser to
the Korean government at Seoul, was
shot and seriously wounded Monday
morning as he was about to leave for
Washington.
Three shots were fired at Mr. Stew.
ems from a 32-caliber revolver by 1.
w. Chang, a diminutive Korean. The
first bullet missed the diplomat and
accidentally struck and perhaps fatal
ly wounded M. W. Chun, one of the
three or four Koreans who were ly-
ing in wait for Mr.. Stevens. The
other two shots took effect in Mr..
Stevens back, one bullet striking him
under the right shoulder blade near
the spinal column and the second a
few inches lower. While the wounds
are serious, it is stated that the
chances for Mr.. Stevens recovery are
good.
The motive for the murderous at
tack apparently arises out of the re-
sentiment of a small group of local
Koreans to the Japanese protectorate
over Korea, who sought to avenge
their country for the important part
played in the reorganization of it's gov
eminent by Mr.. Stevens. Sunday
night he was attacked at the Fairmont
hotel by a delegation of four or five
Koreans who had called to see him
with reference to an interview in
which he had praised the work of the
Japanese in Korea.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
DUKE TO WE'D MISS ELkINs.
King Consents and Will Make Her
Father a Noble.

Rome, Mar. 21.-All doubt regarding
the approaching marriage of the duke
of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Ell
kins, daughter of the American sena-
tor, was dispelled Friday when the
fact of their engagement was admitted
in the official journal.
Senator Elkins, according to the
journal, is to be ennobled by the king,
in order that the dukes bride may be
a titled woman before she is welded
to the duke.
The duke is to be promoted to the
rank of vice-admiral and will have his
residence in the royal palace in
Venice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Good Takers.

Intelligent talking is one Of the
most beautiful and animating recrea-
lions, and person who understands
the art possesses Q most useful and
enjoyable accomplishment. No din
ner.table is we'll appointed without
good takers, and the basis of interest
ing conversation is reality. After a
course of dinners in the British me-
tropolis, Sir Walter Scott said: "The
clergymen and the lawyers talked bet
ter than the wits"-that is, the wits
talked for the sake of talking, while
the representatives of the church and
the law had something to talk about
Yet specialties and hobbies are not
admissible at dinner-table, and per-
has no business in society, for any
conversation at the dinner-table that is
a strain on the attention or patience
soon becomes irksome; indeed, one of
the chief elements of pleasant COM
rany is . readiness to talk or to be
talked to on any rational subject. The
most charming takers, says the New
York Weekly, let bright listener see
their thoughts in formation, for talk
that has been prepared has a ready
made fairness. 1t is the aerated
thought of the moment that has the
SPARKLE; and good talker finds the
right word by instinct, as a clever
horse on bad road always puts his
foot in the right place. This fact
makes the good talker also a good lis
tener, because his best conversation
will follow brightly and instantly the
lead that others give it, and it pre-
vents, likewise, the worst of all con-
versational faults-the persistent ef-
fort to monopolize the talk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Chicago Hotel Is Burned.

Chicago, Mar. 21.|The Grand Pa
cific hotel, at Jackson boulevard and
Clark street, one of the oldest hostel
ries in Chicago, was partially de-
stroyed by fire Friday afternoon The
flames spread rapidly, and for a time
threatened the demolition of the build
ing. After stubborn battle of three
hours the fire was gotten under con
troll, but not before the loss had
reached $250,000. Two hundred guests
and a hundred employees escaped un
hurt
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Frank n. Hosford a Suicide.

Washington, Mar. 21.-In a fit OF
dependency, Frank H. Hosford, a
well-known newspaper correspondent
and former reading clerk of the house
of representatives, committed suicide
Friday with knife. He had been in
i'll health for nearly year. Mr.. Hos
ford represented number of Michi
gan newspapers. He was born in
Marietta, O., in 1863.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
RIDES ON PILOT
A 500 Train Crashes Into q Buggy at
White Bear.

White Bear, Mimi, March 25.-
Struck by westbound 500 passen-
ger train, Mrs. Regina Smith, fifty
years old, a widow living on farm
near White Bear, was carried 300 feet
on the pilot of an engine and then
hurled to one side of the track. She
is seriously hurt but may live.
The accident occurred two miles
west of White Bear. Mrs. Smith,
who was driving from one of her
farms to the other, attempted to cross
the railroad track ahead of the Soc
limited. The engineer saw the wo-
man and footed the whistle frantic
ally, at the same time slowing up the
train.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
Three Distinct Shocks Are Felt IN
Imperial Valley.

Imperial, Cal, Mar. 23.-Three dis
tinct earthquake shocks were felt
through Imperial valley Sunday morn
ing. No damage is reported from the
various towns, other than the break
ing of a few dishes at Brawley and
Ell Centre.
The first shock occurred three min
utes before six o'clock and was the
most severe of the three. The sec
ond followed in five minutes and the
third in 10 minutes, each quake lessen
ing in severity. At Brawley the PEG
pie rushed out of their homes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Col. John w. Fairfax Is Dead.

Richmond, Va, Mar 23.-Col. John
home, Leesylvania, Prince William
county, Virginia, in his eightieth year.
He was a well-known veteran of the
civil war, having held the rank of col
onel in the confederate army. In 1864
he succeeded Col Zorrel as ranking
officer on the staff of Gen. Long
street.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
CHINA INVITES THE FLEET.
Minister WI Asks That Battleships
Visit His Country.

Washington, Mar. "a. : China
through Minister WI, it's diplomatic
representative in Washington, has ex
tended a cordial invitation for the
American battleship fleet to stop in
China on it's way around the world
On receipt of dispatch from the
minister of foreign affairs for China
Monday, indicating that instructions
have been given to welcome the yes
sells, Mr. WI promptly sent a letter
to Secretary Root. The latter was alb
sent from the department and the
communication will be laid before. him
Tuesday.
Washington, Mar. 21.-The Ameri-
can battleship fleet is to visit Japan.
The desire of the emperor of the
island kingdom to play host to the
"big sixteen" was laid before Secre-
tary Root Thursday by Baron Taxa
hira, the Japanese ambassador.
The invitation, which was couched
in most cordial terms, was made the
subject of extended consideration by
President Roosevelt and his entire
cabinet Friday. Secretary Root was
directed to accept the invitation and
the acceptance was laid before the
Japanese ambassador late in the day.
San Diego, CAL, Mar. ga wire
less message received Sunday by
Mayor Forward from Rear Admiral
Evans definitely fixes the time of the
arrival and departure of the battleship
feet. The fleet will arrive at San
Diego at 2:30 o'clock the afternoon
of Tuesday, April IA, and will leave
at $50 o'clock the evening of Satur-
day, April 10.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
EXTRA SESSION.
Gov. johnson will Convene Legisla-
ture to Repass Railroad Laws.

st. Paul, March 25.-There is no
doubt Gov. Johnson will call spec
ial session of the legislature to repass
railroad rate laws with amendments
to conform to the decision, Monday
of the United States supreme court.
ST await" said Gov. Johnson,
complete information as to the de-
cision and its bearing on the railroad
rate laws of Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Tuamen,s Scale UNCHANGED.

Cleveland, o., Mar. 29.-Announce-
nient was made Sunday that the wage
scale for tugmen upon the great
lakes for the next two years had been
formally agreed upon as the result of
a weeks conference between the tug
men and the officials of the Great
Lakes Towing company. No changes
were made in the rates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
loves Another;
KILLS HIS Wife
MILWAUKEE MAN CHLOROFORMS
HIS SPOUSE AND THEN
SHOOTS HER.
Badly Wounds Himself-Tells Police
the Story of Twenty Years OF Do
mestie Unhappiness eliminating
In the Tragedy.

Milwaukee, Mar. 21.-George Will
loughby, manager of the Jewett .&
Sherman company, coffee and spice
millers, early Friday morning shot
and killed his wife, Florence Willough-
by, at their home on Prospect avenue.
After the murder Willoughby fired two
shots over his heart. Physicians be-
lieve he will recover as he has Wig
orous constitution.
ChIoroform, Then Bullet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby had at
tended a social at the Park Place
Methodist Episcopal church, of which
they were members. Mr.. Willoughby
taught a Sunday school class there.
After the social they visited brother,
Leroy Willoughby, Oakland and Hart
ford avenues, whereupon they re-
turned to their home. There they
quarreled, after which both retired.
While Mrs. Willoughby was asleep
her husband chloroformed her and
then shot her behind the left ear,
causing instant death
Loved Another Woman.
Willoughby made a full confession
to the police, in substance as follows:
81 married my wife 20 years
ago. l did not love her, but married
her mostly out of sympathy, she be-
ing a poor woman. We were married
at Ludington, and soon after came
to this city Our life has never been
a happy one, but we both took good
care not to let our friends and neigh
bors know our domestic troubles. We
frequently quarreled. Mrs. Willough-
by was insanely jealous of me. She
continually accused me of not being
true to her and on the whole we both
lived a miserable existence. Matters
went on this way for years. Four
years ago while l was on my way to
New York l met woman on the
train Our acquaintance ripened into
love. Then for the first time l real
lied l had met woman / truly loved.
This woman also was living an I'M
happy life. Her husband was cruel to
her, and soon after l met her he de-
serted her and her two small children.
l then began to support her. We be-
came intimate, and have been so for
several years. Two years ago she OBJ
tanned divorce, and since that time
have been providing for her and her
children. She is living in Chicago.
Decides to End All.
my domestic affairs did not in.-
prove, and long time ago I decided
that l would end 1t all. How to do it
was what bothered me and for many
months l have been planning out g
way. began to collect chloroform.
I bought it in small lots, and began
to keep it until I had bottle of the
drug. This 1 saved until might de-
eide to carry out my plans.
Il decided to end it all Friday.
After my wife had fallen asleep 1 OBJ
tanned the chloroform and then / shot
her. l then fired two shots into my
breast, intending to shoot myself in
the heart, but l failed. 1 did net
rave any more cartridges, so decided
to hide the revolver. This is the
whole story?'
Willoughby is so years old and was
born in Richland county. His wife
was three years his junior and was a
native of Michigan
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Job for Ex-Presidents.

Washington, March 24.-Mr. Cou-
drey of Missouri has introduced a
bill providing that all ex-presidents
of the United States shall become
honorary members of the United
States senate for life and as such
shall receive compensation of
$25, 900 per annum.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Senate Passes Subsidy Bill.

Washington, Mar. 21.-The ship
subsidy bill was passed by the senate
Friday. 1t pays to 16-knot vessels ply
ing between this country and South
America, the Philippines, Japan,
China and Australia, four dollars per
mile, the amount awarded by the act
of 1891 to vessels of 20 knots only.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Gen. stoesseI Goes to Prison.

st. Petersburg, Mar. 21.-Lieut. Gen
Stoessel, whom court-martial re.
Gently sentenced to death on charges
of cowardice and treason in surren
dering Port Arthur to the Japanese
but whose sentence was commuted by
Emperor Nicholas to ten years i'm
prisonment, Friday began serving his
term in the st. Peter and st. Paul
fortress,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27
Kansas CITY Bank to Reopen

Kansas City, Mo-, Mar. 24.-The
National Bank of Commerce, which
failed during the recent financial dis
turbance with liabilities of $39,OOO,-
900, will reopen for business on Mon
day next with w. B. Ridgely, comp
troller of the currency, as president.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-27

When New York man resigned his
position because he thought. he was
paid too much for his services, he was
promptly locked up as insane. Still,
that was hardly necessary to prevent
4 general movement Of the sort.