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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
DUTCH TO MOVE
ON VENEZUELA
RATTLEsHlP AND CRUISER TO
JOIN IN THE BLOCKADE OF
cAsTRo's COAST.

Willemstadt. Dec. 1.-THE govern
ment Of the Netherlands has no inten-
ton Of being negligent in the matter
Of the blockade of the Venezuelan
coast inaugurated by three of its war
ships last week. A Dutch battleship
and cruiser left here this morning for
Venezuelan waters, cleared for action.
1t is believed they will demonstrate off
La Guaira and will probably begin the
seizing of the Venezuelan merchant
vessels, thus putting a stop to trade
between Venezuelan ports. A clash
between the warships and coastal
forts of Venezuela are liable to follow
any radical action.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
NEW RULES MEN ORGANIZE
House Insurgents Met Last Night {
Formulate Plans to Take Power
From Cannon.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 1.-THE
revolt of Republicans in the house of
representatives who want a change in
the rules governing the conduct OF
that body has at last taken definite
form and substance. An organization
has been perfected. a definite line of
procedure mapped out, and the whole
subject will be considered at a con-
ference to be held Friday night. The
Insurgents will insist upon changes in
the rules as follows:
First-That the power Of appointing
committees be taken out OF the hands
of the speaker and vested in com
mittee selected by the house.
Second-That two days week be
set aside for the consideration of
such measures as members may de-
sire to take up from the calendars.
Third-That the committee on rules.
the all powerful organization in the
house, be Increased from FIVE to
fifteen members.
1t is to be merry war between the
insurgents and Speaker Cannon from
now until the organization of the
house in the new congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
PLAIN EXPRESSIONS
USED THROUGHOUT
DISCOURSE. WHILE pELtvEREH
WITH USUAL FoRcEFuLNEsai
AND vIGoR, is CoucHEp IND
SIMPLE PHRASES.
ANN OUNCE M ENTS

Between 500 and 700 puplIs Of
the Eldon public schools Will
come to ottumWa tomorrow noon
and attend tho afternoon meeting
In the tabernacle. Several speolat
coaches will be used on thS
noon Rock Island to afford 40.
commodation.
Fred seibert Of the Sunday
party held meeting yesterday
noon at the Iron works, Az a ro.,
suit Of this talk three Of the en-.
pioyes wore converted.
Six hundred seats will be re-
served this evening for the high
school students. Last evening a
large number Of the reserved
seats were taken by persons not
reserved for, and Mr.. pledger an
nounced the fact that any one not
entitled to them, taking the re-
served seats Will be put out II II
takea policeman TO do It.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
SHAW DEGREES
The PREAD
Of SOCIALISM
FORMER SECRETARY OF TREAS
uRY TELLS DICKINSON ALuMNi
MOST OF SOCIOLOGY TEACHERS
ARE ANARCHISTS.

New York. Dec. 11.-Speahing be-
fore q gathering of the alumni of
Dickinson college last night, Leslie M.
Shaw, former secretary OF ths treas
ury, appealed to college men TO save
the country from socialism. lie said:
Il am alarmed at the trend toward
socialism In this country today. ii
there is any power in this country to
stem 1t, it ought to be the trained
minds of college men. But four out
of five commencement day orations
are purely socialistic. I have met
many teachers OF sociology in our
schools and universities. With few
exceptions these teachers are social
lists as you can find by few moments
conversation with them and with
few exceptions they are anarchists.
He said socialism is De;uG taught
from many pulpits, many chautauqua
speakers are teaching socialism,, the
libraries are full of 1t, and the trend
of the newspapers Is toward socialisuc
ideas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
C o N v e r SION S
Total previously announced. .2,5os
Thursday evening. ...-.,,. 1853
Total to date. .......

lmpressing every one In the 1argst
audience with his sermon which vast
filled with simple expressions anda
embellished with stories of true 1ife,I
Rev. w. A. Sunday last evening told!
in his customary forceful manner of
the "Atonement." The sermon iMI
considered one Of the eyangelist'sd
strongest, and this was born out bSa9
the public confession made of their
desire to lead better lives by 153 perl
sons, who came forward when the ind
vitation was given.
BY special request Mr.. Butler and3
Mr.. Fischer rendered duet emf
titled Shadows and Miss Lot,Iss5
Hale, for the second time at the END
treaty Of friends, repeated her first3
splendid rendition Of God Loves Me-
song composed by Pianist AckleEl
since he has been in this city.
The Sermon.
The sermon on the "Atonement' fosss
lows
Copyright by Rev. w. A. Sundays 4
The Atonemert. Hebrews, Ola. 1a8s,
a.
Neither by the blood Of goats aDdN
calves but by His own blood He entasS
ed at once into the holy place, havinaI
obtained eternal redemption for U.s. !
For if the blood Of bulls and goatMl
and the ashes Of All heifer sprinkIingl
the unclean sanctifleth to the purify.l
ing of the flesh.
"How much more shall the blood Oh
Christ, who through the eternal spiriti
offered himself without spot to GodAI
purge your conscience from deaGI
works to serve the living God"
This Is a lesson rather than a text,
and | shall make the sermon TOPICAL
rather than textual. My subject isl
the blood Of the atoning sacrifice OF
Jesus Christ, that doctrine around
which all others must cluster and
more logical and illogical and theolog.
icaI and idiotic battles have BEEN
fought about 1t than any other. When
a man gets an inkIing OF a truth he
Immediately builds him a little
church to propagate his doctrine in
and take refuge under the XIIIth
amendment Of the constitution and
makes war upon all others who don'E
see and interpret as he does.
God Doesn't Show Whole Plan.
A man goes to London and adver,
tises an illustrated lecture on the At
lantic coast He flashes on the screen
a great long line OF rugged bluffs and
rocky promontories, with great groves
OF tamarack and spruce and birch and
dilates upon the ruggedness of the
scenery; and a man in the audience
takes him up as a fraud and fake
and says: 'I was born in America
! and never saw such scenes as you
palm OF on u.s." And they almost
come to blows. And the man who was
1 challenged said II have shown it as
/ / saw 1t and you come back here to-
morrow night and will show you
some more American coast scenery :
The audience reassembles the SEQ
onG night and the man shows on the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
CASTRO TOLD He
MUST BE- GOOD
FRENCH GOVERNMENT DON'T
WANT VENEZUELAN TO MAKE
DISTURBANCE.

Paris. Dec lit is officially an
nounced today that the French gov
ernment informed President Castro
yesterday that he would be expelled
from the country in case he made any
manifestation calculated to disturb
public ORDER" gave interviews to jour.
nalists or in any manner inaugurate a
press campaign against France or in
justification Of his own attitude or that
Of the Venezuelan government
Castro gave assurances that he
came to France in the capacity of q
private citizen to undergo an opera.
tion and promised to adhere to the
wishes of the government. Castro and
party will reach Paris this evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
COADJUTOR ASSURED
Episcopal Fund for Bishops Assistant
Raised; $4,000 on
Hand

Dubuque, Dec. 11--Dean Sage, in
charge of the Episcopal coadjutor
fund for the division of the Episcopal
diocese in Iowa yesterday announced
that $4,000 of the $4,000 fund had
been raised, and a coadiutor bishop is
assured.
esS the last diocesan convention,
held in Keokuk last spring, 1t was de-
cided to ask the churches In the state
TO subscribe the amount stated, it
being clear that the work OF the Iowa
field was becoming too great for one
man. The proposition was to either
divide the diocese, with two bishops,
or to appoint coadjutor bishop to
Bishop Morrison The latter course
will probably be taken. II means a
great increase in the work of the
church in Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
River CONGRESS-
CLOSES SESSION
REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND RES.
oLUTIoNs COMMITTEE MADE;
CANNON OPPOSES BONDS.

Washington, Dec. 11.--At the
closing session Of the National
Rivers and Harbors congress held
today the annual report Of the spe-
cial director and secretary-treas-
urer was presented. Vice presi-
dents from the various states
were named to serve during the
ensuing year. The committee on
resolutions presented Its report.
Washington p. c., Dec. 11.-Speak-
er Cannon yesterday made known his
.unalterable opposition to the propo-
sition of financing national waterway
Improvement bonds in characteristic
address to the delegates attending the
rivers and harbors congress.
His position in regard to the bond
issue scheme was made clear when he
declared that II pefchance 1t were
possible, and I do not think It is pos
sible, the rivers and harbors commit
tee should report bill to congress
providing that there be an issue for
the next ten years to meet the pro-
posed Improvement bonds in the
amount OF 1,0o0,000,000, I would not
vote for it,
The pronouncement OF Speaker Cam
non cast gloom over the congress as
strong hopes of favorable consIdera-
ton Of their proposition at the hands
of the federal congress. Mr.. Cannons
attitude is at variance with that held
by Vice President Fairbanks. Andrew
Carnegie and others as expressed be-
fore the rivers and hsrbors congress
Wednesday.
Nobody wants the federal congress
In the next six days to commit an ex-
penditure OF S2O,000,Gc0 Tor waterways
and to issue bonds said Mr. Cannon
IF it Is necessary ano great works
are necessary in peace and war-to is
sue bonds, ! stand ready to issue
bonds. But expenditures must be safe
and sane. | do not want this work ol
anv other work to be done except 1t bs
done safely and sanely.'
The address of the speaker was
easily the feature OF the days pro.
ceedings.
In explanation OF his opposition tc
the bond issue scheme. Mr.. Cannon
said it was because The Legislature
would beget, that kind of combina
ton that would put greaL quantities o
ILL advised projects upon tho countr!
and that there would be serious ac,
counting therefor later on.
Talk is cheap he said, but actor
is another thing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Hamilton Says He
i'll Not Contest
KendazL's Election

q 3 0 . j y
Des Moines, Dec. tf.-(spe-
cIal--A News special from
Washington gives an interview
with Congressman Hamilton in
which says he will not contest
kendaIPs election. The move
for an election contest was be-
gun by Hamilton's friends while
he was In Washington. 1t is pre-
sumed that Hamilton will ad-
wise his campaign managers to
take no further steps toward
contesting the election.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
EXPERTS BREAK RECORDS
Report Of Commerce and Labor De-
partment Shows Gain on For
mer Years.

Washington, Dec. 11.--More. manu-.
facturers were exported from the
United States in the fiscal year 1908
than in any preceding year, aggregat-
ing in value three quarters of billion
dollars, according to the annual report
OF the chief of the bureaus of statis-
tics of the department of commerce
and labor The report shows that 40
per cent of our manufactured exports
went to Europe during 1908, copper
leading in value. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Lunatic Thought
He Was John the
Baptist; Stirs Tom

- %ss sS* =
Edgewater, N. j., Doc. H.
9houting he was "John the Bap-
tist, come to save tho world" an
aged insane man held the town
in terror for nearly an hour
this afternoon. He rushed down
Main street, waving a revolver
and shouting, held UP half
dozen citizens, robbed the tllIs
of three business establish
ments, stole a team Of horses,
exchanged many shots with
hastily formed posse and his
wild career was checked when
he was shot twice by the posse.
II Is believed fe escaped from
sanItarlum at Stamford, Conn.
fs~ = 4 y a =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
THE WEATHER.

Iowa-Fair tonight and Saturday,
colder in extreme east tonight and
warmer Saturday.
Illinois-Partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday Z cooler tonight.
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday; cooler tonight and
warmer Saturday.
Local Weather.
Nine O'Clock last evening. .........3S
Seven o'clock this morning 1880. 20
Two o'clock this afternoon 80
Sunrise, 7:0S; sunset, 4.2o; moon
rise, T:51 p. N.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
A Memphis M an
Stays 8 Negroes;
Wounds 4 Others

. q q II I
Memphis, Tenn, Dec. IL
After brief argument with a
crowd of negroes engaged In a
game Of billiards In a saloon ;
early today, William katpra,
white saloonkeeper of this city,
killed three negroes and wound
ed four others. One Of the ;
wounded is woman
: X u y q n 4 q q y II II u 3 q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Death List Increased to Five.
INCORPORATE lNTERuRRAN.
Dubuque Promoters Plan to Push the
Line Into Wis
ronein

Dubuque, Dec. 11.-New articles Of
Incorporation will be filed in day or
two for the Plattesville & Interurban
line. The project has been In abey-
ance some time. but it Is declared that
conditions in the money market are
now such that it will be possible to
float the stock. The line is to be
known as the Dubuque, Wisconsin
and Illinois railroad.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Attemps to Cross Track; Dies.

Marshalltown, Dec. 11-(SpeciaD-
Milburn Ellison. aged 70. was killed
this morning by Northwestern pas
senger train at Nevada. He attempted
to cross the railroad tracks ahead Of q
train and was hit by the engine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Fairfield School Closed

Fairfield, Dec. 11.--(SpeciaD-T The
entire Logan school building was
closed by the city today because Of
four cases of diphtheria among the pu.
pills Both of the other buildings and
high school are still open.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
$1,000 Trophy to Iowa.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. IL. - Iowa stn
ssents carried off the $1,000 trophy Of
lfered by the Western Grain Dealers
association in national competition,
the award being made last night.
The Iowa team consisted OF Messrs,
Schnaidt. Wood, Henricks, Quiafe and
Murphy. The Kansas team was second
and Missouri >Aird
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
YOUNG MENTIONED
FOR The CABINET
DEs MONIES PUBLISHERS PRES.
ENcE IN WASHINGTON
ARoUsEs RUMoRs.
Washington Bureau If
The Ottumwa Courier.
MIachin ofnn n q nan II

Col. Lafe Young of Des Moines is
here and a robust report associates
the fact with persistent ambitions for
a cabinet position. preferably post.
master general. Mr.. Young is an old
personal friend of Taft's and feels he
is entitled to recognition and this
place looks especially good to him
There is report that Frank Hitch
cock might decline cabinet position
il the acceptance Of it involved his re
signing the national craftsmanship. In
that case nobody would be slated fol
postmaster general.
j. G.. Welliver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
o,,naest Soldier in War Wants Joj

Washington, D. c., Dec. 11-Gen-
ral Corbin called at che White House
recently with man, who he declared
WAS the youngest soldier of the Civil
WAR. He Is Gilbert Van Zandt of Gin
cinnati, and was g drummer at the age
of ten Ia the Seventy ninth Ohio Reg
iment '.yan Zandt, said Corbin,
served through the war. It was the
youngest officer in that regiment at
the same time" Corbin asked the
President for government appoint
ment for him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
New Labor Commissioner.

Des Moines, Dec. II = e. w. Van
Duyn has been appointed state labor
commissioner by Governor-elect Car
roll Mr.. VanDuyn is member of
the carpenters union and has resid-
ed in Des Moines for eight years, for
merly being a resident of Davis coun-
ty, which is the home of the new gov
ernor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Miehiaan Bank Closed.

Springport, Mich, Dec. 11.--Spring-
port State Savings bank with deposits
Of about 100000 were closed today by
banking commissioner while an ex-
smination was made Of its affairs. II
Is said the banks funds had been
overloaned to pay da.,lars In Missis-
sippi.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Heaeman Released From Custody.

Hegemah ReIeased rom Custody.
New York, Dec. 11.--John R. Hege-
man, president of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company. who was ar
rested last February on a charge OF
perjury in connection with his report
to the state insurance department
was discharged from custody today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
WALLACE HAS RESIGNED
Criminal Court Judge OF Kansas City
Prominent for Theater Cru
SADIE, Quits.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Dec. 1.-THE
resignation of Judge W. H. Walalce
of the criminal court Of Jackson
county was received by Gov. Folk to-
day. This action will end the auster
suit which is pending against Wal
lace. He attracted attention by his
efforts to enforce the Sunday closing
laws against the theaters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
WIVES ELOPE
Grand junction Men Lose spouses
and Children, All of Whom Go
Away With Hired Men.

Des Moines, Dec. H. (S2ecial.)---
Earl Corey and Frank Sims tf Grand
Junction, farmers. appealed to the
police to arrest their wives who ran
away with their hired men. taking all
the children Of both families.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Milwaukee Banker Gets $4,000

Milwaukee, Dec. 11.--John f.
Schultz, ex-paying teller of the First
National bank of Racine was SEN
fenced today to five years at Fort
Leavenworth Schultz embezzled
s15o,oeo. He pleaded guilty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Santa Orders Christmas Gold Coins.

Philadelphia, Dec. 11.-Five hundred
thousand dollars in guild are being
coined every day at the mint here to
meet the demand which has already
set in for the yellow rieces for Christ
mas gifts. There is an unprecedently
early and heavy call tcr Christmas
coins
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Refuse rrlaI In conspiraey Case.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 11.-Judge
Kunkel today refused a new trial to
J, Fl. Sanderson, J NJ. Sumaker, w. P.
Snyder and w. l. Mathues in the first
capitol conspiracy case
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
swooMs FROM WEIGHT OF HAT.
Woman's Enormous "Merry Widow
Headgear Causes Her to Faint
In Munich Street.

Munich, Dec. ia fashionable
woman, wearing Merry Widow"
hat three feet in diameter, tainted in
the street yesterday and was carried
into a shop where she recovered when
the hat was removed The doctor,
who has been summoned, said the
swoom was entirely attributable TO
the enormous weight OF the hat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Rreaks Arm In elevator Fnll.

Davenport, Dec. IL Especial. -
Henry Reinke fell 40 feet down an ele-
vator shaft this morning at the Wash
ing Machine factory and fractured his
arm. He will live.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Thlrty-seeond Degree Mason Dead.

Racine, Wis, Dec. 11.--John p.
Davies, president Of the Racine Bust.
ness Mems association, leading
manufacturer, thirty-second degree
mason and q leading citizen, died to-
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
COUNTRY LIFE COMMISSION CRIT
IclsED AND OTHER ACTS OF
EXECUTIVES PRoBED IN Elk.
RECITATION OF CLASH.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
WILL INVESTIGATE
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED NAMING
FIVE MEMBERS TO CONSIDER
MEANS OF DEALING WITH
PRESIDENTS CRITICISMS.

Washington, D. c., Dec IL At
tention was called today to the tact
that the utterances of the president IN
regard to the action Of congress in
limiting the use OF the secret service
force is not the only action OF the
executive that is considered by the
members as Objectionable. Il became
known that the subcommittee having
in charge the preparation of the legis-
latiye, executive and judicial anpro-
priations bill has been Investigating
the razing of the old Pennsylvania
depot that was located on the Mall
until the president had it torn down
last summer.
Country Life Commission Hit.
That the committee failed to ex-
punge it's inquiries about this action
from The printed hearings it taken to
indicate the temper of that committee
toward the executive. The committee
also went into an examination of the
government officials to ascertain what
right the commission on country life.
appointed by the president, had, to
use franking privileges, as It claimed
was being done. One OF the mem
bers of the committee referred to the
commission as "one created without
authority of law"
House Committee Named.
Immediately after convening today
25the house adopted resolution intro
duced by Congressman Perkins of
New York providing for the appoint
ment of special committee of five
members to consider the proper means
of dealing with that portion of tho
presidents message which criticizes
the course of congress in prohibiting
the detailing of secret service men to
duty outside of their own bureau. The
resolution is preceded by a preamble
reciting some expressions Of the mes
sage. No effort was made TO give
voice to the feeling of the house. Rep
resentatiyes Perkins DENLY of Michi-
gan, Weeks of Massachusetts, Will
Jams OF Mississippi and Lloyd of Mis-
souri, were appointed on the commit
tee
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
LEADER UNDER ARREST
James Sharp, Wounded by Police at
Kansas City, Captured; An
other Victim Dead.

Kansas City, Dec. Thames Sharp,
self-styled adam God" and the man
who led the fantics in their fight with
the officers, was arrested last night
at Monticello, Kansas. He was
wounded in both hands, shot had
pierced his coat sleeve, while another
bullet had passed through his cap.
When found, he was asleep beneath
a hay stack. He told the officers he
was willing to be taken now that he
had FINISHED the work God sent me
10 d.,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-12
Holy Roller Trouble in Ohio.

Sandusky. o., Dec. 1.-A Holy
Roller organization at Berlin Heights,
almost two hundred strong, was
ordered dlsbanded by irate townspeo-
pie yesterday and the organizers
served with notice to leave the com
munity. This action was prompted, 1t
is said, by fear Of trouble due to the
Kansas City affair. The Holy Rollers
threaten resistance.
Death List Increased to Five.
Kansas City, Dec. 11.-A. ]. Selzor,
a bystander injured in the fight be-
tween fanatics and the police Tuesday
afternoon, died this morning. This
brings the death list up to five.