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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-25
is visiting a few days with Hugh Top

is visiting a few days with Hugh Top
ping and family.
If you have any apples, potatoes,
jellies, or you want to furnish butter
or eggs regularly to some one in OF
tumwa, you can find good customers
by putting want ad in the Courier.
Bethel Campbell visited Sunday
with his son Thomas and family of
Keosauqua.
S. H. Bauman was in Keosauqua the
first of the week.
Chester HOFFMAN is having barn
built on his place. The work is pro-
crossing nicely.
Some of our people attended church
services at Kilbourne Sunday even
ing,
John Oostholk has been suffering
from stomach trouble for several
weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-25
MT. ZION.

Mt. Iaeon-George Workman visited
Sunday with S. H. Bauman and fam
lily.
Harry HOFFMAN returned home
from Des Moines, N. NJ, last week.
Curtis Miller is suffering from an
attack Of heart trouble.
Miss Eva Syfert has been i'll for
several days.
Mrs. Robert Topping of Burlington
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-25
.WlL.LIAMa,IURG.

~ A.-4,s.s..s 49, &-t-e-%<~* en-$e-> =
uYl.iamsburs.- Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
F.osrer who have been visiting with
their daughter Mrs. Arthur Williams,
returned Friday.
Mrs. George Dane left Wednesday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-25
RUSSELL CHAPEL.

Russell Chapel.-E. E. Gilyeart visit
ed Wednesday in Fremont with Mrs.
j. A. Fellers.
Mrs. c. w. Crawford visited Thurs
day with Mrs. Josie Mullenix.
Alta Gilyeart, accompanied by Clara
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
n social Leader Seeks
Is )ivOrCe John Jacob.
COURT APPOINTS A REFEREE.
Wife of Multimillionaire Returns
From Europe Incognito and Brings
Separation Suit-Husband
on Yachting Trip.

New York Oct. 26.-Nfrs. John Jacob
Astor, the beautiful and queenly lead
er Of the Four Hundred is suing her
distinguished husband for limited d.
vorce.
The proceedings have been conduct
ed quietly and with dispatch. The case
Is now in the hands of the referee, O.
II. Young, who was appointed by the
supreme court
Mrs. Astor returned from Europe on
Oct. Is. She travelled incognito. Mr..
Astor is now OH his yacht Nourmahal
in Cuban waters, having sailed three
days before his wife's arrival home.
Mrs. Astor did not go to her city
mansion ON Fifth avenue nor to her
beautiful country seat at Rhinebeck.
She went to the home of her friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Guinness, and
left there to visit friends in the coun-
try.
Mr.. Astors attorney in the suit Is
Lewis Cass Ledyard, who is recog-
nized as master in the conduct Of
cases requiring the highest diplomacy.
Mrs. Astor is represented by John
II. Cadwallader, former president Of
the New York Bar association.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, who sue
ceeded the late Mrs. William Astor as
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27

Emmanuel was marked by great cor
diality. This was shown particular
ly by the toasts ut the banquet, which
emphasized not only the personal SEN
timents uniting the sovereigns, but
also the complete identity of the inter-
ests and views of the two govern
ments.
The interviews between Isvolsky
and Tittoni, the communique says, re-
lated particularly to the Balkan ques-
ton. 1t was shown that in this mat
ter the Russian and italian govern
ments have the same objects-namely,
the strengthening of the present status
quo in Turkey and the independence
and normal pacific development of the
Balkan states.
The understanding therefore, it is
added, cannot provoke any mistrust
whatever and will certainly be wei.
coined by all the powers as a strong
factor in the preservation of peace.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27

recognized leader of New York society,
has won besides social triumphs of
England and America an enviable rep
utation for her wise charities and phi
lanthropc efforts. With a firm though
gentle hand she has upheld the stand
ards of society in accordance with her
own high ideals. Her son, William
Vincent Astor, is now seventeen years
old. and her little daughter, Alice, is
seven.
A Philadelphian by birth. she was
Miss Alva Lowle Willing, daughter
of Edward S. Willing and descend
ant of the Willings and Bartons, who
were prominent in early American his
tory.
She was married to John Jacob AS
tor Feb. II, 1891. She is of eXcep-
tional beauty. Tall, regal and willowy,
her movements are marked by unusual
grace. Her manner is gentle and
charming.
She has made it custom to spend
part of each year abroad and has
achieved as much fame as Il hostess
there as here. Her last large affair in
] v
she gave a dinner and ball, attended
by the most distinguished personages
in England.
John Jacob Astor, the great-grand-
son of the first famous man of that
name, was born at Rhinebeck in 1864.
He graduated from Harvard in the
class of 1888, three years before his
marriage.
| Appointed to the staff of Governor
Levi p. Morton with the rank of colo
mel, he received in 1898 the commits
sion of lieutenant colonel of United
States volunteers and served with
General Breckenridge at Chickamauga
park and General Shafter in the cam
paign in Cuba. At his own expense he
organized and equipped a mountain
battery which served throughout the
Philippine operations. His fortune is
estimated at $S5,000O00.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
$4,000 FOR BIG FIGHT.
James J. Jeffries Receives Offer From
Club IN San Francisco.

James J. Jeffries Receives Offer From
Club IN San Francisco.
New York, Oct. 26.-Sid Hester, a
San Francisco fight promoter, has
made bid for the proposed Jeffries-
Johnson battle that will receive seri-
Gus attention Hester, who runs the
Mission Athletic club in the earth
quake city, telegraphed Jeffries that
he would hang up guaranteed purse
of $4,000, or the men could take 20
per cent of the gross receipts, also so
per cent of the moving picture privi-
lege for bout of from twenty to a
hundred rounds.
Hester also stated that the pugilists
could select the date and that he
would post $4,000 the day articles are
signed, the balance, $4,000, to be
posted one month before the battle.
When Jeffries read the telegram he
said: ..--.. -
"The Mission club is one of the most
substantial in the country, and any
thing Hester says he'll do can be re-
lied upon. At present it is simply a
question of getting Johnson to sign
articles. Then we can consider the
bids"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
BANK CASHIER KILLS HIMSELF
Shoots Himself In Vault After Hand
ing Deposition Some Money,

Flushing, N. Y, Oct. 26.-Henry c.
Carpenter, cashier of the Queens
County Savings bank here, went into
the bank vault and, placing the muz-
zle of a revolver in his mouth, fired a
shot into his brain and dropped dead.
He had just previously handed over a
large sum to a woman depositor.
Both the bank officials and the fam
lily of the dead man were unable to
ascribe a motive for the deed. Ac-
cording to President Franklin, the
state bank examiner two weeks ago
found the affairs of the Institution in
a fiourishing condition and everything
correct. The banks deposits amount
to $2,2OO,0O0, and the surplus is $780,.
600. President Franklin said that the
cashiers accounts were correct.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
TAFT ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
President Starts a Four Day River
Journey With 176 Conaressnen.

President Starts a Four Day River
Journey With 176 Congressman.
st. Louis, Oct. 26.-President Taft
started his 1,20O mile trip down the
Mississippi river to the footing of
whistles and the cheers of thousands.
Hhe trip is to last four days.
Fifteen big Mississippi river steam
boats swung out behind the little Unit
ed States lighthouse tender Oleander,
on which the president was quartered.
Included in the escort are the vice
president of the United States. two
cabinet members, twenty United States
senators, four representatives Of for
eign nations, the speaker of the house
of representatives, with 176 Of his fell
low congressman, and hundreds of
prominent business men of the middle
west
There will be no racing, as there was
when President Roosevelt went down
the river. and any engineer who blows
his whistle more than once will be
guilty of high treason.
Some idea of the size of this eXcur-
sion may be CLEANED from the stuff
packed in the fleets larders. There
were 26,O00 pounds of fresh meat, CSC
dozen chickens, 1900 turkeys, 125 gal
Ions of oysters, $500 pounds Of fish
$50 bushels of potatoes, 1920 dozen OF
eggs, 2.400 pounds of butter, $4,000
cigars and wines and liquors unesti
mated.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
Market Reports.

BUTTER-Steady to firm; receipts, 5,021
packages; creamery, specials, 32a3212c.
extras, 31a3lhc.; thirds to firsts, 2615a3Oc.
state dairy common to finest, 25a31c.
process, firsts to specials, 26a2Sc.; west
ern, factory, seconds to tirsts, 2ia25c.; i'm
itation creamery, 26a27c.
CHEESE-Firm; receipts, 1,435 boxes
state, new, full cream, special, 16lAa17Ac.
September, fancy, 1Ghc; October best
15ac.; common to good, 12ha15hc.; skins,
full to specials, Gallo.
OTATOES-Steady; Maine, per sack,
s1.25a175; state and western, Sl,50a1.75
Jersey, $1.50a1.S7; sweets. Jersey No. l.
per basket, 6OaS0c.; southern, per bbl.,
$1a1.5O.
EGGS - Strong; receipts, 7769 cases;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery,
white, 42a46c.; gathered, white, 2Sa4Oc.
hennery, brown and mixed, fancy, 34aS7c.
gathered, brown, fair to prime, Sa32c.
western, extra flrsts, 2Sa29hc.; firsts, 26a
271hc; seconds, 24a251Rc. : refrigerator spe-
cial marks. fancy 25Aa26c.; firsts, 241sa
Sc
LIVE PoULTRY-weak; prices unset
tied
DRESSED POULTRY-weak; broilers
nearby, fancy, squad, per pair, 40a6Oc.
8 lbs. to pair, per lb., 20a25c.; western, dry
picked, milk fed, Hc.; corn fed, 17c.i
scalded, 15a16c.; roasting chickens, near
by, fancy, 21a26c.; western, milk fed, fan
cy' l9c. corn ieo' Iahcy. loc'' nli1eo
weight chickens, nearby. fan y, 16a22c.
western, milk fed, 161Sc.; We stern, dry
picked, corn fed, average bes'. 13ha14c.
scalded, average best, 13a14c.; Michigan
scalded, average best, 14hc.; Ohio scald-
ed, average best, 14a141sc.; poor, 11a12c.
fowls, dry picked, boxes 46 lbs. and over
to doz., 161hc.; S6 to As lbs. to doz, 14a
151sc.; iced, dry picked, average best, 15c.
scalded, average best, 14c.; old roosters
lc.; spring ducks, nearby, 19a20c.; west
ern. 1Oa14c.; squads. white. per doz.. $2.Ss
As.
PIGs-Country dressed pigs. 1O,ha12c.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
MRS. ISMAN GETS DIVORCE.
Neither Party Represented In Court.
Grounds For Action Kept Secret.

o'ey '' Soo'e
Grounds For Action Kept Secret.
Philadelphia. Oct. 26 - Mrs. Irene
FriZelle Isman wife Of Felix Isman,
the millionaire real estate operator,
got a divorce in the common plea
court here. Great secrecy has beer,
maintained, and not even the ground
for the action is positively known,
though it is said to be ''cruel and bar
barous treatment"
When the clerk called the case of
Isman versus Isman not only was
neither of the parties present, but the
attorneys saw no necessity for being
on hand.
81 have nothing whatever to say
about the case" was Isman's only ut.
terance concerning it.
The papers in the case being i'm.
pounded, they could not be examined
Judge Kinsey read the testimony in
chambers anG decided that it war
ranted the decree sought.
Mrs. Isman, who was an actress be-
fore her marriage, a few years ago, is
an attractive blonde.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27

[From photo taken before he shaved off
his mustache when arrest was immi-
nent]
he married Anna Luther, absolutely
denied all knowledge of his young
brides death.
Finally he broke down, and the con-
fession began to pour from his trem-
bling lips, while even the detectives
gasped at ,he brutal enormity of the
recital.
81 married her in February" he
said, "and tooE her to Europe. Before
W, ever got back l was planning to
get rid of her, but l didn't mean to
kill her then,
But she hung on so close that
finally decided to fix her for good. On
April 8 l took her down to Long Is
land, telling l,r wanted to show her
some land l owned. We went to Bay
Shore and then walked into the woods.
Late in the afternoon, when we
were in a lonely place, l told her that
l was already married and had 9 wife
and a child, whom l loved. l told her
| must go back to them and that l
She began to cry, saying she loved me,
too, and begged me not to quit her
All this time l was getting my gun
| out, and l had it behind my back
ready.
'She kept screaming and begging
and running about. Then she put up
her face and kissed me. AS she tried
to kiss me again l shot her in the
right side of the head, and she fell
over and died Then ran away, and
| didn't worry any more about it until
, last week, when they found her skele-
{ ton and began to look for whoever
hai done it.
! Il never thought it worth while to
! go back and bury her, because l
! thought everything was settled. 1
! wrote some letters to her friends in
! Newark and to her family in the old
country telling them that she was in
! poor health and that l had taken her
to Florida. / knew that would keep
/ them quiet for awhile
Months went by and l heard moth
ing, and l quit bOthering my head
with Anna. That is all except that 1
didn't marry her for her money. l
thought l was going to care for her,
but l got to longing for my other wife,
and then l decided to get rid of her."
This astounding confession was
made to Coroner William Savage of
Suffolk county in the presence of Po-
lice Captain Coughlan and his de-
tectives. For more than an hour the
stolid looking prisoner had lodged and
twisted and wriggled under their in
QUESTION, sliding out of one contradic-
tion into another
Finally he mentioned the name of
Bradley. He thought Anna Luther
might have gone away with man
named Bradley. Then the questioners
knew they had him, for a letter in
Mueller's handwriting mentioning a
purely imaginary person named Brad
ley had been put in their hands by
tina German consul Oanarai To ~hN.-.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
JERSEYS ANTIFOREIGN CRY.
Natives Charge Foreigners With Vio-
Iating Bird Game Law.

iating Bird Game Law.
Dover, n. j., Oct. 26.-According to
game experts in this part of the state,
New jerseys law, which permits hunt
ing all but rabbits on and after Oct.
10, is a bad law. The birds that are
included in the open list are not fit fol
shooting, but many of the hunters
fail to draw the line and do not hesi-
tate to bag them.
The older game birds are just
through molting at this season of the
year, and the younger ones are not
fully enough developed. The hunters
who are guilty of shooting rabbits be-
fore the season opens for that game
are largely foreigners. The natives
claim that no game should be unpro-
tected by law, while it is possible to
shoot other game, for the foreigners
make no distinction. They also claim
that the small number of game ward
ems makes it impossible to detect vio-
lations.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27

it was sent. Coroner Savage drew the
letter from his pocket.
At the sight of it Mueller's heavy
jaw dropped, his pasty white face
went a shade whittier, and he began to
shiver. The others waited. He
thought a minute and said:
"Oh. well, what's the use, anyway /?
You have me, and 1 might as we'll tell
1t all. l killed herr
Heavily ironed, Mueller was taken
to the old Jail at Riverhead. The in
quest over his victim-a proceeding
which may be productive of fresh SEN
sations-is to take place this evening
at Islip.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
ELECTION FRAUD TRIAL.
New Jersey Primary Officers Accused
of Ballot Box Stuffinq.

VI SohSt DSN ShaH"S'
Jersey City, N. j., Oct. 26.-The first
of a batch of primary election officers
indicted by the Hudson county grand
jury for cOnsI Tracy in connection with
alleged ballot box stuffing frauds at
the Republican primaries on April 2S,
1908, for the election of delegates to
the state and congressional conven-
tions at which delegates to the ma
tional convention We're chosen was
placed on trial in the court of quarter
sessions here before County Judges
John A. Blair and Robert Carey and a
struck jury.
In opening for the state Assistant
Prosecutor Mccarthy told the story of
the primary election with a total of
600 votes counted, although a tally
kept by New Idea watchers showed
that only 400 men had voted, and the
capture by the opposition at the con-
clusion of the count of the ballot box
which contained a piece of cardboard
manipulated by string behind which
ballots We're alleged to be started
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
M'CARREN'S FUNERAL.
New York's Mayor and Tammany
| Leader Murphy Among Mourners.

LedoeT muTPny NHioH9 WouIHSTS'
New York, Oct. 26.-The funeral to-
day of State Senator Patrick H. Nc
Carren was the biggest and most I'M
pressive ever seen here. So great was
the throng that 300 policemen, mount
ed and on foot, were required to keep
the crowd from blocking the streets
near the home of the senator's mother
in Bergen street and at the Church Of
st. Vincent de Paul.
Leader Charles +. Murphy and for
mer Justice William ]. Gaynor were
among the mourners, and the pail
bearers included Mayor Mcclellan,
Comptroller Metz, City Chamberlain
James j. Martin, Senator Thomas +.
Grady, Senator John Raines, former
Mayor Hugh J. Grant, Supreme Court
Justices Almet II. jerks and Luke ID.
Stapleton, Anthony n. Brady and for
mer Senator William II. Reynolds.
In the funeral procession were dele
cations from the New York state legls-
lature, Kings county Democratic gen.
cral committee, Tammany Hall gen
ernl committee, Seymour club, Benev-
olent Order of Elks, Fraternal Order
of Eagles, knights of Columbus and
Foresters Of America.
The Rev. Thomas Il. Carroll, pastor
of the church, was the celebrant of
the requiem mass; the Rev. John T.
Woods, deacon; the Rev. Francis Lu'
deke. subdeacon, and the Rev. John
Flynn, master of ceremonies. The
Rev. Edward McCarty of st. Angus
tines church delivered the eulogy.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
Mueller Killed Anna Luther
In Woods Near lSlip.
SHE PROTESTED LOVE FOR HIM
He Told Her That, Though He Had
Married Her, He Had a Wife
Living and Must Return
Home and Leave Her.

New York, Oct. 26-"She told me
she loved me, and she kissed me. As
she put up he face to kiss me again
SHOT her dead"
With these words Otto Mueller, the
piano maker, telling how he murdered
pretty Anna Luther in the woods near
lslip, N. Y, completed the most un-
emotional confession of murder that
the police have ever heard.
From the time of his arrest in Asto-
ria, where he lived with his wife and
two children under the name of Fred
Gebhardt the assassin, while admit
ting that he committed bigamy when
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
TOmbS Prisoner Must IeSti-
fly at Ice Trust Trial.
BRAINS BEHINDCORPORATION''
Jeputy Attorney General Says Con-
victed Magnate Used the Com
pany's officers as His Dunn
mics and Puppets.

New York, Oct. 2G.-When the trial
of the American Ice company on
charges of creating monopoly in the
ice business in violation Of the Don
nelly antitrust law was continued be-
fore Justice Wheeler in the criminal
branch of the supreme court the prose
cution began a line of questioning In
tended to show the relation which
Charles w. Morse held to the compa-
ny at its beginning.
The questions concerning Morse
were led up to by the introduction In
evidence Of many bills of sale of inde-
pendent companies to the American
Ice company. One of these dated Dec.
"A, 1898, recorded the delivery by
Charles w. Morse and William IL.
Geishenen of several New York city
Ace companies to the corporation. The
price was $556,600. The customers
who had formerly bought ice of these
independent ice companies numbered
about 1000.
Another transaction involved a doz-
en- independents in New York whose
property was valued at $2,175,O0O.
These companies supplied 10000 Gus
toners. These latter sales were re-
corded as having been made by l. o.
Blake, by the Crystal Ice company and
by that concern, which the prosecution
maintains was an agent of the Ameri-
can Ice company, to the latter COM
pany.
A. G. Sprague, the clerk of the
Knickerbocker Steam Towing compa-
ny of Bath, Me-, to whom $15,OOO,OOO
was given for some purpose unreveal-
ed in the books of the American Ice
company, came in for a share of atten-
tion.
Sprague is dead, and the minutes of
the meeting of the board "f directors
at which the transaction was consid-
cred have been lost Mr.. Osborne in
troduced in evidence documents which
showed that Sprague purchased many
properties and turned them over to the
American Ice company.
John r. Bennett, secretary of the
ice company, was asked, "1s it not a
fact that with your knowledge and
approval Charles w. Morse took
Ice company"
Mr. Bennett replied that in view of
the large field of the American Ice
company's business he couldn't an
swer accurately. He was asked if
Morse hadn't taken under his control
part of the corporations assets. Mr..
Bennett said that he couldn't answer
in the absence of the records, which
are lost.
In reply to Mr.. Stanchfields renew
ed objection Deputy Attorney General
Osborne said: Il intend to show that
Morse was the intellect and brains be-
hind the corporation and that he used
others as dummies and puppies. 1t is
not material that his name was not
recorded in the minutes of the cor
poration. If we can prove that he
performed all the executive acts, then
any statement or act of his is ma
terial.
81 can prove that Morse attended
every meeting of the board of direc-
tors and performed substantially all
the acts of president or general man.
ager Morse told them what to do
and they did what he told them"
Morse will be called to testify to-
morrow, and the deputy attorney gen.
eral says he will have to testify as to
the acts hidden by the theft of the
cOmpany's minute books.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
GAYN0R SUES THE WORLD.
Asks 100000 Damages For Alleged
Libel In Brisbane Article.

New York, Oct 26.-William ]. Gay
nor, Democratic candidate for mayor,
has begun suit against the New York
World for 100000 damages for alleged
libel.
The complaint is based on an article
written by Arthur Brisbane, in which
the writer describes the proceedings
involving the appointment by Judge
Morschauser of Poughkeepsie Of Ru-
dolph Block as an aqueduct commits
sioner. Block was then under contract
as an editor to William Randolph
Hearst.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
CZAR'S VISIT TO ITALY ENDS
He Talked With King Victor Emman-
uel on the Balkan Question.

Racconigi, Oct. 2G. - The czar has
left here on his homeward journey,
and semiofficial communique IS Civ
en- out by NJ. Isvolsky. Russian min
lister of foreign affairs, and Signor
Tittoni, the italian foreign minister, as
to his meeting with King Victor EN-
manuel. 1t was called forth by specu'
lation as to the object Of the cars
visit and it's effect on the affairs of
Europe.
The communique says the meeting
Of Emperor Nicholas and King Victor
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
HELD FOR ALLEGED GRATING
Contractors, Architects and County
Officials Accused.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 26.-County
Commissioners Smith, Jones and Nc
Avoy, Architects Mccormick and
French, Contractors Frank Carlucci
and Oreste FOrmigli and Inspectors
Michael Lynch and Charles Norris
were all held under $1,000 bail here
on charges of conspiracy to defraud
the county by grating in the erection
of the $2,OO0,OOO courthouse.
The cases will now go before the
grand jury, which is expected to re-
turn indictments against all of the ac-
cuSed
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
Accused of Lootina a Bank.

Denver, Oct. &C. H. Boles, pres
ident of the Bank Of Sulphur Springs,
was held here on the charge Of looting
the bank of $4,000. Mr.. Boles has
been in charge Of the bank only a
month.