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Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
ESKIMO KILLED and
ATE HIS CHILD
Beat OF helghOOrS Who At
tackled Him and Fled.

St. Johns. N. F.. Oct. 4.-Tragedy in
the far north formed the burden Of
the news brought to port by the Hud-
son Bay company's steamer Adven-
ture. which arrived with the crew of
the lost Dundee whaler Paradox, and
the story Of an Eskimo. who. driven to
cannibalism by starvation. ate his own
child. and shooting several neighbOrs
who attempted summary punishment.
fed into the trackless wilderness of
ice.
The Paradox. one of the feet of
whalers, met the fate of her compan-
ion ship, the Snow Drop, when she was
crunched in the ice foes off Baffin
Land. early in August year ago. The
crew. with scanty provisions, made
their way over the broken ice towards
the mainland and were picked up this
fall by the steamer.
The Hudson bay mounted police re-
port, through dispatches brought by
the Adventure, the cannibalism of the
starving Eskimo The mans fishing
and hunting season had been a fail
ure and driven mad by hunger, he
cut the throat of one of his children
and then ate the little victim.
When the mans neighbOrs learned
of the horrible crime they attacked
him according to the primitive law Of
their race. The outcast beat off all as
saults. shot down several of the at
tacking party and escaped into the
wilderness. His fate is unknown.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
The Road To Success.

has many distractions, but none so
desperate as poor health. Success
to-day demands health, but Electric
Bitters is the greatest health builder
the world has ever known. 1t COM
pels perfect action of stomach, liver,
kidneys. bowels, purifies and en-
riches the blood, and tones and in
vigorates the whole system. Vigor-
GUS body and keen brain follow their
use. You can't afford to slight Elec-
trio Bitters if weak, rundown or sick
ly. Only Soc. Guaranteed by Ben
ton N. Weldon, druggist, Smyrna,
Del.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
A Hurry Up Cali.

Quick! Mr.. Druggist-Quick "A
box of Bucklen's Arnica Sale-Here's
a quarter-For the love of Moses,
hurry! Baby's burned himself, ter
ribly-Johnnie cut his foot with the
axe-Mamie's scalded-Pa can't walk
from piles Billie has boils- and my
corns ache. She got it and soon
cured all the family. It's the greatest
healer on earth. Sold by Benton N.
Weldon, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
The POPE IS I'LL

Audiences Have Been Suspended Cw.
ing to Attack Of Gout.
Rome, Oct. 4.-FOr several days past
the pope has been sick. but he contin
ued to see visitors. hoping to ovec
come what he considers a slight indis
position. Saturday he received in au
dience one of the archbishops, who
noticed that the pontiff appeared tired
and languid. After the audience was
ended the symptoms became aggra
waited. there being considerable pair
and swelling in the leg, which indi
Gated a recurrence of the gout AL
though the attack is slight, the pope''
doctors have insisted upon complete
rest, and the audiences have been sus
pended.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
F arms For Sale.
Farm IS Acres

Fine land, two miles from town,
on State road. Land high and in
good state of cultivation.
No. go Acres high land, two
miles from town, one mile from
railroad. Not one foot of low
land.
No. $40 Acres, good high
land, IN miles from Smyrna, one
mile from Brenford. Nice land,
good dwelling, large barn.
No. 4-Farm, 81 Acres, good
house and farm buildings, near
boat landing, and will sell at bar
gain price. Terms to suit.
The above properties are all
very desirable and should make
quick sale. Do not fail to call ON
me and 1 will be glad to show the
farms.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
TOOK VENGEANCE ON HORSE

Frightened From House, Burglar
SIashes Driving Mare.
Lincoln. Del, Oct. 4.-Balked in his
effort to rob the house of William Ca
hoon, burglar entered the stable and
cut handsome driving mare about the
tanks with sharp knife. injuring the
animal seriously. When the burglar
tried to enter the house. Cahoon heard
him prying at the kitchen door and
frightened him away. About the same
time some one entered the home Of
Miss Elizabeth Risler and stole $40
from a table drawer.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
Shot Cousin While LOADING Gun.

Lancaster. Pa, Oct. 4.-Albert Kraft.
aged thirteen years. was shot and al.
most instantly killed near Columbia
by his cousin. Alfred Groom. seventeen
years old. The elder lad had borrowed
a revolver for the purpose of protect.
ing himself from an alleged wild man
and was loading it when the weapon
was accidentally discharged.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
Rryans Welded twenty-five Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Bryan observed
their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary
at Fairview, near Lincoln, Neb., the
house beirC decorated with flags and
flowers and filled with messages and
presents from all parts of the world.
Their three children and two grand
children were at home, and the former
aided in receiving the long lone OF
neighbors who called.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
HAD PREMONITION OF DEATH
Falls Out Of Bucket High In Air and
Is Killed.

Falls Out Of Bucket High In Air and
ls Killed.
Johnstown, Pa. Oct 4.-E. ]. Bever-
idge dreamed that the cable which
carries a bucket used in excavation
work at the new Salt Lick dam of the
JOhnstown Water company had brok-
en-. Beveridge was employed as signal
man on the cable and always rode
with the bucket, high in the air. The
cable did not break, but the bucket
became tilted in some manner. and Bev-
eridge, losing his balance fell out For
195 feet his body plunged through the
air to the earth's surface and then
shot thirty-fve feet into a water
filed cistern The bucket followed
him into the cistern and it was neces-
sary to pump the water out to extri-
cate his remains. which were badly
mangled
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
Masked Bandit Kills Two In Saloon.

Masked Bandit Kills Two In Saloon.
In the arrest of Reuben Conn, one
Of the men who had been drinking
in the saloon in Philadelphia earlier
in the night, the detectives who
are working on the case believe they
have found a key to the solution of
the mysterious hold-up and double
murder in the saloon of PatEck ].
Quinn, when three men were shot, two
of whom have since died, by a masked
rObber who disappeared after empty
ing the cash register.
The dead men are Henry S. Saylor,
a bookkeeper for a manufacturing
firm, who lived at Oak Lane, a suburb
about two miles from the scene of the
hold-up and double murder, and James
Quinn, an elevator constructor, who
was acting as bartender in the absence
of his father and elder brother. The
wounded man is John j. Cassidy. He
is in hospital, suffering with a bullet
wound in his leg.
According to the story told by Cas-
sidy, Conn, who has been in trouble
DClO4C VIII lAAC pOAANC anu 10 Odlu W
have served a term in the house of
correction. was drinking in the saloon
during the evening He left before
the rest of the party. About a quarter
of an hour after Conn left the saloon
a man entered, wearing a mask made
from a black handkerchief, and with
his soft hat pulled down over his eyes.
He carried a revolver in his hands
and commanded young Quinn, who
was behind the bar, to hand over his
valuables. Quinn started to comply,
when the robber leaned over the bar
and shot him in the abdomen. He then
turned the weapon on SaylOr and shot
him below the heart Cassidy, who
was standing near the door, started
to make his escape, when a third shot
was fired. The bullet passed through
his leg and lodged in the panel of the
door. Cassidy, who had been drinking
rather heavily, then started to run for
the nearest police station.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
Shot Resistinn Arrest.

Eastville, Va, Oct ALFRED Thigh
ton, a colored man of desperate char
acter, was shot and killed here by Ser
geant John Dennis. The officer had 4
warrant for the arrest of Thighton.
Thighton pulled his revolver, but be.
fore he could shoot the officer fired
three shots, two of which took effect.
Thighton was wanted for selling
whisky without a license.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
Mexican Invents Airship.

Mexico City. Oct. 4.-Professor
stampa. the son of a Mexican million
aire and a member Of the faculty Of
the school of mines. has invented an
airship which he claims will exceed
all other machines in speed Six sue.
cessful flights were made with the
model.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
Posed Eor Picture In Canoe; : Drown

Posed FoT PIcture IN Canoei : DroWn.
Amesbury. Mass. Oct. i.-While
posing in a canoe to have their pic.
lures taken. Joseph Mammalian. aged
twenty-four and his brother Freder
tick. aged seventeen. were capsized and
drowned in Lake Gardner. in full view
of Miss Bella Bailey, q young woman
friend. who was about to snapshot
them from the shore. The young meL
could not swim.
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Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
sho, Rival at sweetheart's Home.

Hannibal, Mo-. Oct. Oscar viii.
kinson shot and killed his r.ssl. Ar.
thur Dix, at the home Of Misc Clara
Ellenbrock. three miles southwest OF
here. and then committed suicide
Miss Ellenbrock secreted herself in
thehouse. which Wilkinson searched In
vain. His body was found in a field
where he shot himself In the head.
Smyrna times., 1909-10-06
LEAVES $500 WITH BODY
Dead Baby In Fine Clothes Found In
Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Oct 4.-Attired in mag
nificent clothing, trimmed with the
finest lace, to which was pinned a
$500 bill and a note asking that the
girl baby be given a decent burial, the
body of a month-old infant, carefully
packed in a dress suit case, was found
in the grass on Beechwood boulevard
in the swell Squirrel Hill district
The body was taken, with the great
est secrecy. to the ooroner's Office.
Two other babies were found along
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
DAYTON HAS
A NEW crime:
DISCOVERY OF BODY IN CANAL
BELIEVED TO POINT TO AN
OTHER MURDER.

Dayton O., March 1.-THE discov-
cry of the body of an unknown white
woman in the canal yesterday by
colored boy furnishes mystery which
is battling the, police The body was
water soaked and is thought to have
lain in the water month, and is that
of a woman about 80 years of age and
is well dressed The condition of the
body will, it is feared, prevent identi-
fication.
| A theory is advanced that, providr
ling It Is a case Oh murder, the sBonsssts
ifknisft- have. beerfsolled down stens
, hill skirting the fair grounds on the
east. The fair grounds is the rendez-
vous OF men and women.
A month ago Charles Siefert stated
to the coroner that he had seen a we'll
dressed white woman standing at the
end of q nearby bridge, apparently
waiting for some one. He said she
seemed nervous.
Finding that she was being watched
the woman walked toward the fair
grounds and was not seen again. The
woman was dressed entirely in black.
The body was found lying half out
on the bank. face down, while both
| hands were clenched and were near
her throat, as If she had tried to pro-
tect herself Six girls have been found
slain in Dayton recently. Four Of the
murders have never been solved.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
.ROBS j. r. IRWIN,
Gets 10 YEARS
JOHN MOlR OF ALBA PLEADS
GUILTY OF ROBBERY OF
OTTUMWAN.

Charlton, March 12 = Especial -
District court is in session this
week, Judge D. M. Anderson of Abba,
presiding. But little business of i'm
portance has been transacted. Miss
Jennie Carter is clerk of the grand
jury, which has returned several in
dictments, among them being one
against John Moir, colored man, who
robbed travelling man, j. F. Irwin OF
Ottumwa, at this place short time
ago. He pleaded guilty to the charge
yesterday and was given an indeter
inmate senteBce Of ten years in the re
|formatory at Anamosa. He was taken
to that place last night by Sheriff Ly
man to begin serving his sentence
Three of the Charlton druggists and
one at Russell yesterday surrendered
their permits to sell Intoxicating
liquors. The other druggists surren
deerd theirs some time ago. Charlton
is now comparatively a dry town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
WORKERS MEET THIS AFTER.
NOON AND DECLARE THEY
WILL REJECT PROPOSITION
SUBMITTED BY OWNERS.
MAY BE SHUT DOWN
THE FIRST OF APRIL
OPERATORS REJECTED DEMANDS
OF MINERS FOR NEW AGREE
MENT AND SAY PRESENT SCALE
MUST BE RENEWED.

Philadelphia March 1.-THE sub
workers and operators held another
meeting this afternoon to endeavor to
reach an agreement to go into effect
at the expiration of the present work
ing arrangement between the men and
their employees. The fiat refusal of the
operator to make any concessions
greatly depressed the representatives
of the miners and they rejected the
counter proposition of the operators
to renew the present agreement for
three years.
Miners State Position.
This afternoons session of the sub
committee OF the miners union will
tell the sub committee of the opera
tors that the negative answer they
gave yesterday to the employers pro-
position to renew the present agree
ment for three years is final and that
the only agreement the representatives
of the workmen will sign will be one
recognizing their organization and
that it must be signed by them as
members Of tbs, United Mine WORKERS
! OF America.
Thomas l.. Lewis, president of the
union, is authority for this statement
| What the outcome will be is, of course
not known but from the trend the ne
gotiations have taken it looks as il
one side or the other will have to re
cede from It's position or there will be
suspension of work April l.
The Refusal of the Operators.
| In lively conference, pnctuatet
with stormy incidents between sub.
committees representing the anthra.
cite operators and miners, which was
held for more than four hours in the
Reading Terminal building yesterday
afternoon, the coal operators announc-
ed that they had rejected all Of the
miners demands.
| They also made definite counter
| proposition to renew the presen
agreement for term of three years
as in 1906.
This means that the United Min,
Workers must sign such an agreement
before the existing agreement ex.
pires. on March 81, or take action up
on the question Of suspending worl
in all the collieries of the anthracit,
region.
1t was positively stated last nigh
that convention of the mine worker
would be called for the last week 0
the month, to be held in the lower an
/ thracite region, either at Shamokin o
Hazelton, to take action upon the re
lection of the miners demands an,
the proposition made by the operators
At the conclusion of the meeting
which had been held In the Readinl
directors room behind closed doors,
typewriter report of the coriferenc
was given out as an agreed statemen
of mine workers and operators"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
SUN TO SHINE FOR FOUR YEARS
Taft Announces His Administration
VIII be Optimistic, Cheerful and
Full of Hope.

Washington, D. c., March 12.-Pres-
ident Taft yesterday said his will be
an optimistic administration to an op-
timistic country, full of hope, cheer
fulness and confidence.
The president expressed this senti
ment when he became a full fiedged
member Of the Optimist club Of Amer
lea, upon the invitation of it's founder,
William J. Robinson of New York. NJ
Robinson as optimist at large, named
Mr. Taft member of the clubs ex.
ecutive committee. Andrew Carnegie
Is president Of the organization.
The Optimist club has member
ship Of 250,000, including men promin-
ent in every walk of life. The club
was launched in November, 1907, at
Salt Lake City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
ROBBERS WRECK TRAIN.
Train No. Out Of Peoria, Is Thrown
on Siding by Broken

Peoria, March 12.-Burlington pas
senger train No. /, leaving this city
at 5:15 o'clock last evening, was
wrecked by train wreckers at the
Weary coal mine switch, five miles
from the city. The lock on the switch
had been broken and the switch
thrown, and the passenger train, go
ing at the rate of forty. miles an hour,
was thrown onto the sliding into a
cut of loaded freight cars.
Over 200 passengers were aboard,
and the impact, which demolished the
locomotive and several coal cars, re-
suited in several minor injuries.
!, A sheriff's posse Is securing the
country for the parties responsible
for the wreck.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
OFFICIALS EvADE LYNcHING OF
PRISONER AT BURLINGTON
AND TURN MURDERER OVER TO
WARDEN SANDERS.
PRISON KEEPER SAYS q
THE NEGROIS DRUNK
SHERIFF GRIMES IN CITY TODAY
REcouNTs EXPERIENCES WITH
THE ACCUSED MAN - AR-j
RAIGNMENT NEXT WEEK.

Ft. Madison, March 12.-(coI-
rier Special Service)-"Junkin
was bundled off the train into my
hands early last night and is now
In a cell in the penitentiary.
am unable to state his feelings
this morning, for he has not sob
cred up. He was intoxicated
when | received him last night. d
do, not know whether will per-
nit him to minale with the rest
Of the prisoners or keep him con-
fined alone. am holding him on
a bench warrant, which does not
conform with the law, but as war
den here, will protect the man.
No arrangements have been made
with me to turn the prisoner
over to ottumWa authorities some
time next week. None of the
officers left the train, they sim
ply turned the prisoner over to
me and my twelve suards.p
Warden G. Sanders of Ft. Madison
penitentiary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
+. ARGUMENTS NEAR CLOSE
General Washington of Defense Con.
cludes Three Days Address to

Nashville, Tenn, March 12. = A
bare handful of people were in their
places this morning when the Cooper
Sharp trial was resumed. 1t was the
fifth day of the arguments and the
third day for General Washington of
the defense.
Washington re-enacted the tragedy
several times declaring that Robin
Cooper had the right to shoot Ca,
mack like dog; that Carmack was a
coward that he hid behind Mrs
Eastman trying to get his revolver
into position for action. The attorney
concluded his speech after speaking
over eleven hours, with tender ap
peal for the acquittal of Robin
Cooper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
THE ARRIVAL AT FT.
MADISON PENITENrIARY.

Ft, Madison, March 12.-(cou-
rIer Special Servioe) -Sheriff
jackson and his assistants landed
the negro, John Junkin In prison
last night without any interfer-
ence.
The officers brought Juniin
from Burlington in baggage car.
The train stopped on the out
skirts of town, short distance
from the prison, avoiding about
500 persons who were at the sta
ton to get a glimpse of the pris-
oner. The crowd was composed
Of sightseers only.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
AFTER CONFERENCE WITH PRES
ipENT TAFT BY CANNON, BUR-
TON AND WATSON SPEAKERS
FRIENDS MAKE BOAST.
& CAUCUS HELD BY
REVISION ADVOCATES
FIGHT WILL BE TAKEN UP MON
DAY WHEN SESSION OPENS
AGAINST ADOPTION OF RULES
OF THE LAST HOUSE.

Washington, d. G. March 12 =
President Taft had conference to-
day with Speaker Cannon, Senators
Burton and Nelson, and Former Rep
resentative Watson. At its termina-
tion Cannon said he had nothing to
say for publication.
I'VE have got them licked. This is
statement of fact and not, predic-
tion," said Watson, having reference
TO the position of the regulars" in the
house in their skirmish with the Gin
surgents'
The full Taft cabinet met today for
the first time, Secretary of War Dick
lnson having reached the city to at
tend the meeting.
Insurgents Plan for Battle.
For more than three hours last
night the Republican insurgents" dis
cussed behind closed doors the details
of the fight they propose to make next
Monday, when the Sixty-irst congress
convenes, against the adoption of the
rules Of the last house.
The leaders of the movement ex-
pressed entire satisfaction with the
size Of the meeting, claiming that at
least ten more members would vpte
gestion was made that the insurgents
enter into compromise with the reg.
ulars whereby committee would be
appointed to revise the rules and that
pending it's report the old rules be en-
forced. The sentiment of the meeting
was that the speaker should not have
the power of appointing this commit
tee.
Those present at the meeting were
Representatives Gardner and Lowering
Of Massachusetts, Murdoch and Mad
lson of Kansas, Hubbard of Iowa
Morse, Cooper, Nelson, Kopp, Carey
Eeiroot and Esch of Wisconsin; Miller
and Davis of Minnesota. kinkaid apd
Hinshaw of Nebraska, Grohna Of
North Dakota and Poindexter of Wash
lngton.
Colonel Hepburn condemned as un
wise and as a subterfuge the plan OF
postponing the real test.
May Defeat Move.
1t seems probable that this scheme
of postponement may be one of the
factors in defeating the insurgen
movement. 1t is being urged from the
White House. and Senator Cummins
was called to the White House AGAR
yesterday afternoon to enlist his sup
port in getting the difficulty compro
missed in some fashion. Cannon lead
ers are also working diligently to de
tach some of the Iowans from the in
surgent movement and Jim" Watson
said that some of the Iowans on whom
the insurgents were depending wer,
"wobbling." Under the circumstanc,
It cannot be said with definitenes
lust how the Iowans will Lineup
though there is no doubt part of then
will stand firm with the insurgents.
Representatives Woods, Picket
ind Kendall were at the White Hous
yesterday to see President Taft.
That part of the Democrats woul
lock to the support Of Speaker Car
ION in case their votes are absolutel
necessary to prevent the rules bein
changed as the insurgents demand i
generally believed and this situation
what makes the defeat of an attemu
70 get the rules changed seem certain
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
Women Will Turn
Out En- Masse For
Armor y Meeting

y y s
Assurance already given the
women Interested in the huge
mass meeting to be held in the
Armory tomorrow night aueurs
that an unusually large number
of OttumWa women will be
present to join in expressing
their desires for city officials
who will enforce all the laws.
The meeting will begin prompt
Iy at 7:SO o'clock tomorrow
Addresses will be made by the
women, and some practical
ideas will be demonstrated to
show the women are In earnest
in their desires to aid in assist
ing In the bettering of the city
of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-13
OFFICIAL SPECULATES
Salt Lake City Officer Loses $4,000
Of city's Funds in Mining
Adventures.

Salt Lake City, March 12. James
christensen, the former treasurer
who retired from office January /, is
under arrest on the charge of being
a defaulter to the amount Of $4,000.
The arrest followed Christiansen's
confession that his responsibility for
the shortage of money was that he
used it in speculation in Nevada min
ing adventures. The amount Of the
shortage has been deposited to the
credit of the state by the bondsmen
and friends of the ex-officiaI.