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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
.BRlbE CHARGES
WILL Be PROBED
COMMITTEES NAMED IN BOTH
HOUSES TO INVESTIGATE
THE GORE STATEMENTS.

Washington, d. c.. June 27.-Each
house of congress marked the closing
hour Saturday night by voting for in
vestigation of the McMurray
Indian contracts Instead of the usual
scene of comparatively undignified
relaxation from business both houses
devoted serious attention to the
charges of attempted bribery and
other forms of improper influence
made in the senate by Senator Gore
and subsequently in the house by Mr..
Murphy of Missouri.
Two separate Investigations were
provided for, one in each house. Each
body passed resolution creating n
committee of five members to pursue
the inquiry to the bottom during the
recess and to report whether any OF
its members are, or have been, inter
ested in any of these contracts.
During the proceedings Of the
senate in the marble room," adjoin-
ing the senate chamber were ex-Sen-
ators Long Of Kansas, and Thurston of
Nebraska, who have been mentioned
in connection with Indian contract
matters, as we'll as Attorney F. j. Nc
Murray Of McAlester. Okla, whom
Gore named as the principal owner OF
the Indian contracts in question.
Speaker Cannon appointed the fol-
lowing committee to conduct the house
investigation: Burke of South Dakota,
chairman; Campbell Of Kansas, Mil
ler of Minnesota, Stephens Of Texas,
and Saunders of Virginia.
Vice President Sherman announced
the following to conduct the senate In
vestigation: Jones of Washington,
Burton of Ohio, Crawford of South
Dakota, Hughes of Colorado, Percy OF
Missouri.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
MANY PLACES
RECEIVE rain
oTTuMWA VISITED WITH SLIGHT
AMOUNT BUT STORMS WERE
GENERAL OVER STATE.

While neighboring towns were visit
ed by severe electrical and rain
storms yesterday doing heavy dam
age, Ottumwa escaped with a light
rain, only one-fifth Of an inch falling
according to the rain guage OF Vonn-
tary Weather Observer Charles Sloane
at the fire station. There was light
rain in the afternoon which continued
only brief time but the precipitation
continued for two hours in the even
ing The electrical storms in the
neighboring cities occurred during the
afternoon. Considerable damage was
done at Oskaloosa, Burlington and
Muscatine.
Electrical Storm at Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa, June 27.-(Special.)- A
severe electrical storm, accompanied
by a heavy fall of rain, visited this
section Of the state Sunday afternoon.
A cloudburst visited the Blyth mining
camp near Oskaloosa and flooded the
town. Four buildings in Oskaloosa
were struck by lightning. The plant OF
the Hanna Manufacturing Co. was
struck by lightning and had to be
closed down while repairs are being
made.
Electrical storm at Burlington.
Burlington, June 27.-(Special.) -
An electrical storm broke over Bur-
lington and vicinity yesterday after
noon at o'clock. Lightning struck the
home OF Philip Hoor and slightly
shocked the family. Ten street cars
were burned out and rendered useless,
badly crippling the service.
Lightning Breaks up Ball Game.
Muscatine, June 27.-(Special.)
Three driving horses which were
hitched to the fence at the ball park
here yesterday afternoon were killed
outright by lightning. Rain stopped the
game between Muscatine and Freeport
in the third inning The grand stand
was filled with people for several
hours, waiting for the lightning and
rain to stop. Several were shocked but
none injured.
Heavy Rain at Waterloo.
Waterloo, June 27.-(Special.) -
Nearly an inch of rain fell here last
night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
ENDS LIFE TO AVOID PRISON.
Mrs. Roxy Bruton Shoots Herself
When Placed Under Arrest at
Des MoInes.

Des Moines, June 27.-While Police
Sergeant I,easure and several other
officers stood In front room Of her
house, Mrs. Roxy Bruton, aged As
years, an old police character, COM
mitted suicide at an early hour Sum
day morning by shooting herse.f In
the head with 3S caliber revolver.
The officers Immediately rushed to
the assistance OF the woman but she
was already dead when they arrived.
Mrs. Bruton was formerly the wife OF
James Bruton, proprietor OF a local
theatrical agency. For many years
she has been known to the police and
many times she has been arrested on
various charges. She was living with
colored man when the police raided
the home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
BROWNE JURY
DEADL0CkED
FOR 81 HOURS
NO SIGN OF AGREEMENT TO-DAY
IN CASE AGAINST ILLINOIS Lea
lsLAToR CHARGED WITH BRi6
ING COLLEAGUE.

Chicago, June 27.--At IL O'Clock
this forenoon the jury in the BroWnt
bribery case had been out sixty-seveI
hours, eight hours longer than thS
previous endurance run" OF fifty-nint
hours by the jury in the labor case
There Is no sign Of an agreement
Judge McSurely intimated that thu
jury might continue In session untl
next Friday or even later If neces
sary.
tains that the jury is now eleven te
one for conviction and that 1t has
stood thus from the early balloting.
During all this time. penned in
room so small that they cannot gel
any exercise, the jurymen seemed con-
tent to remain. Not word has como
from them and not once since the case
was given into their hands has there
been one request for instructions from
Judge McSurley.
Judge McSurely said that he would
allow the jury to deliberate couple
of days longer and then If he fnda
it hopelessly divided will discharge
1t. If he finds, however, that the sitir
alton is as the prosecution maintains,
that the jury is eleven to one for Z
verdict, whether acqudttal or convic
tion, he will send 1t back for further
deliberation. Judge McSurely stated
that he would not compel the jury to
remain in deliberation over the fourth
Of July.
IT shall resist any effort to have the
jury discharged If 1t stays out until
4, 3, \ 49,
ney Wayman. "It cannot be possible
that twelve men would disagree on the
evidence Of bribery placed before that
jury. No matter how long the Jury
sstays in those chambers !, slIaff
a motion to have, the body discharged :
Indicted Men Give Bonds.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 27.-Loufs D.
Hirshiemer of Pittsfeld, Frank Traut
OF Beardstown, indicted on the chargs
OF conspiracy to bribe in connection
with the fish fund, gave bonds In tbs
Sangamon county circuit court today
in the sum of $4,000 each.
States Attorney Burke stated TO-
day that it was not probable any more
witnesses would be examined In tho
legislative bribery probe this week.
Conference to Purify Politics.
Peoria, June 27.-With several hrn
dred delegates from all parts of the
state a conference will assemble at 2
o'clock this afternoon. The principal
object Of the meeting is to devise
ways and means of purifying the legis-
lative methods of electing United
States senators. Second In importance
is to revise the rules making 1t more
difficult to kill bills by corrupt meth
DDS. The commission form Of govern
ment, the regulation Of express rates,
the authority OF municipalities to sell
electricity, the municipal charter legis-
lation and election laws will be
handled by men who have given the
subject careful study. Drastic resolu.
tions will be passed and men and
methods will be handled without
gloves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
FALLs FROM MOVING TRAIN.
California Man Found When Train i
Backed up; Will Re-

Boone, June 27.--(Special.)-W p.
Caine Of Gilroy. Calf, fell through an
open platform Of a through train west
of Boone last night. He was not MISS
ed until the train left Boone. His wife
and daughter who were accompanying
him to Canada, stopped and had the
train backed up. The man was found
unconscious on the track. He was hur-
ried to the hospital here and will re-
cover. fa
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AUTO OACClDENT AT BEVERLY Y
VINO May Die Of Fracture.
Skull

Beverly, Mass, June 27-- One OF
President Taft's automobiles, driven
by his son, Robert, ran over and
seriously injured an Italian street la
borer today. The indications are that
the workman's skull was fractured.
Robert Taft and two college friends
were In the automobile at the time OF
the accident. All who saw the affair
say it was purely an accident.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
.AvIATORS AT SIOUX CITY
Mars and Willard Arrive in Iowa tor
a Three Days Aviation
Meetinu.

Sioux City, June 27.-(Special.) =
Mars and Willard, the Glenn Curtiss
flyers who are to be the stars in the
aviation meeting in Sioux City We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, arrived
today from Minneapolis. Both are a
little lame from recent accidents, but
game for the exhibition. They say
Woodland park is a better flying park
than the one in Minneapolis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28

Dusseldorf, Germany, June 27.-- In.
stead Of waiting for trains the business
man who wants to 81 to Friederichs-
hafen, a distance of 900 miles, has
only to find $25 and he can make the
journey in nine hours or less in the
mammoth airship Deutschland. The
first trip Of Count Zeppelin's airship
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Fort DODGE Man suioides.

Fort Dodge. June 27.-(SpeciaI.)-
Daniel Peterson. aged 40 years, ended
his life this morning by drinking q
quantity of carbolic acid mixed with
pop. A couple of weeks ago the man
made an unsuccessful attemp at sui
eide but prompt medical attention
saved his life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
Another Ballot Decision.
WESTERN IOWA MAN SHOT
Fisherman Fires Double Barreled Shot
Gun at Section Foreman;
May Die,

Council Bluffs, June 27-(Special. -
During an altercation at Cradle, a
small town fifteen miles north of here,
William Vincent, fisherman, fired
the contents of both barrels of a shot
gun into the body Of Charles Wood. a
section foreman for the Illinois Gen.
trail at that place. Wood is in a ser
ious condition Vincent and his son-fn-
law escaped.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
prof. Cyrus Thomas Dead.

washington, D. c.. June 27.--Prof.
Cyrus Thomas. one Of the most emf.
nent authorities In the United States
on the history Of the North American
Indians, and for the past thirty years
connected with the bureau Of Ameri-
can ethnology of the Smithsonian
institution, is dead at his home here,
age 85 years.
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was SO successful that all Germany Is
singing its praises. The list OF persons
who want to make the journey is so
great that the police have been COM
PEELED to assist the officers OF the
Deutschland in keeping order. Count
Zeppelin has announced regular pas
senger schedule Of the Deutschland.
He promises that his airship will not
travel less than forty miles an hour
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Iowa City Boy Disappears.

Iowa City. June 27.-(Special.) =
clifford Shontz, the 12-year-old son OF
Ward Shontz, disappeared from his
home last night and mis- parents fear
he is in the Iowa river. He was last
seen leaving the house bareheaded in
the direction of the river. No trace
can be found.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
a Iooth Ia his WIndpIpe.

Iowa City, June 27.-(Special.) -
DR.. Carl Wachenfeldt of Iowa City,
now with the st. Louis university hos
pital, got tooth in his windpipe when
the dentists forceps slipped. Two op-
erations were necessary to remove It.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
pEs MONIES MAN FOUND DEAD
*. n, WeIch Thought to Have Taken
Poison When Heat Drove
Him Inaane

Des Moines, June 27.-( Especial TX.
H Welch, aged go was found dead In
his room this morning on East Maple
street with four ounce bottle Of car
bolic acid by his side. The people with
whom he boarded notified the police
and Coroner Newlen took charge. 1t is
thought that the intense seat unbal-
anced his mind.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
Bandits Hold Up
Train In the West;
/, Abuse Passengers
: :**.**++*+a*****ss

Ogden, Utah June 27.-Three
masked men early today held
up the second section Of oregon
Short Line train No. / north
bound at Second street in the
northern part Of this city, all
the passengers numbering near
Iy 100 were relieved Of their
valuables and the safe OF the
express messenger was rifled.
The amount secured by the rob-
bers is not known. Women
passengers had diamond ear.
ines torn from their ears and
another passenger, a forcinger
was badly beaten. Two train
men were also hurt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
TO ExTkApITE CHARLTON.
Italian Government to Make Reques
Of This Country; Prisoner
Breaks Down.,

Rome, June 27.-The foreign Office
today decided to follow the provisions
of the Italian-American extradition
conventions and ask for the extradi-
ton Of Charlton, leaving it with the
American authorities to accept or re-
fuse the request.
Charlton Breaks Down.
New York, June 27.-Coincident
with the news from Rome, word swas
received from Jersey City, where Muir
derer Charlton is confined, to the eff
feet that the prisoners breakdown yes
terday was followed by night of
sleeplessness with frequent spells
when the youth seemed to lose con-
troll Of himself His condition today is
worse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
Elude Anory Parent; Wed.

Creston. June 27.-(Special.) - Fol
lowed by an angry father, Eva Dolph
of Shenandoah and Harry Remy eloped
in an automobile and succeeded In
getting married and are now on their
way to st. Joe, Mo. She was only six
teen years old and her father OBJ
iected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
BRIDE BADLY BURNED.
Mrs. Ralph Montsomery's Clothes
Catch Fire When Iron Ex-
nIodes. Man Rescues Her.

Grinnell, June 27.-(Special. Mrs.
Ralph Montgomery, bride OF but
few weeks, was ironing with an alco.
hol heated iron, when it exploded,
the fire catching her clothing. Her ia
ther-in-law, the Rev. Mr.. Montgomery,
beat out the flames, badly burning his
hands She may recover.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
DRoWNlNas AT DUBUQUE.
Fred Abbitz Tripped on Grape Win.
and Fell into Mississippi

Dubuque, June 27.-(Special.) Fred
Abbitz, aged 40 years was drowned
Sunday afternoon. He tripped in some
grape vines and fell into the water.
Several men saw him drown but were
unable to save him. He had been an
employe of the Dubuque Augur Manu-
featuring company for number Of
years.
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and expects to maintain rate of over
fifty miles an hour. BY air journey bs,
tween this city and Friederichshafen
the time has been reduced two hours.
Count Zeppelin is being showered with
offers Of money to build more airships
and it is expected that within the next
few months he will have half a dozen
big air crafts that will carry from
twenty to fifty passengers.
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Mrs. S. w. Bonner Dies.

Seymour, June 27.-( Especial Mrs.
8. w Bonner who has been critically
i'll since the birth of her twin daugh-
ters, June Z, died this morning.
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Youth Drowned at Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, June 27.-( Especial. y
William Stevenson, 10 years Of age,
met death by drowning in the Cedar
river yesterday afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-28
LUCAS DELEGATES CASE
Judge Anderson UphoIds Contention
Of Progressives in Court at
Charlton,

Charlton, June 81, (SpeciaD7-Judge
Anderson in the district court this
morning decided that the contest
against progressive delegation to the
county convention, nominated at the
recent primary. was not properly
brought and that the board of super :
visors acted illegally in ruling against
these delegations. The action was
brought by the regulars on the grounds
that posters with printed squares
were used in voting for delegates and
the Supervisors held that the use OF
the posters with squares was Illegal.
The progressives brought the matter
before the court through writ OF
certiorari.
Another Ballot Decision.
Mason City, June Especially y
Judge Joseph Clark today handed
down a decision relative to stickers on
the ballot at the primary election June
7. He held use of stickers with square
opposite, with printed name were not
legal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
WEETHERMAN WILL QUIT
MAPPING WIND AND RAIN

The weather map which has been
conspicuous in the larger cities of the
country, in halls, elevators and public
places, is a thing Of the past. Begin
ming today the weather map will be
no more and i'm its stead will be issued
a card bearing all the data and print
ed information now appearing on the
map, but in a more condensed form
and more Ineligible to the average
person.
This change is the result of an order
issued by Willis L. Moore. chief of the
United States weather bureau.
1t is said the abandonment Of the
map system will mean a great saving
to the weather bureau, $ the maps
have been expensive to print and cost
ly to circulate and have never been
satisfactory to the average person un-
familiar with the various markings.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
WHY RAISE 4 RUMPUS
OVER SHOW? ASK DIEGANS
We Want Canal Exhibit, Not a
Worlds Fair Is Cry
Raised

The Panama-C California exposition
publicity committee has sent a cir
cular letter to the various civic bodies
of Los Angeles, placing before them
the aims and scope of the proposed
worlds fair at San Diego in 1915, and
has received extremely favorable re-
plies, says the committee, from the
business men of Los Angeles.
The letter sent to the chamber of
commerce and other bodies of Los An
gcles is interesting jim that it clearly
defines the position of San Diego en-
phaszes the determination of the
southern city to hold the Panama fair.
and outlines generally the plans for
this gigantic undertaking. The letter
is self-eXplanatory, and is as follows:
Recognizing the need for putting San
Diegos position fully before you, the
following considerations are submitted.
1t is confidently believed that these
plans win be indorsed when you know
just what they are.
The California exposition
win be held i'm san Diego in 1915. This
is settled. But there seems to be some
misunderstanding as to exactly what
is proposed. San Diego does not pro-
pose to hold a worlds fair. She does
mean to have an International eXposi-
ton BY international" it is meant
to include. outside of the United States
only Latin America and the countries
bordering on the Pacific.
DOESN'T INTERFERE
There is, therefore. nothing in San
DiegO's plans to interfere with the
holding of a worlds fair in San Fran
cisco. All that San Diego asks lis fed
eral recognition of her project $50 that
the foreign governments included in her
limited program may be officially in
Vitcd); and an appropriation Gedcral
or state, or partly both) of $1,000, 600
San Diego has already raised $1,000
900 by popular subscriptions; another
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01

"A string of speckled beauties caught
one morning by one OF our guests within
a short distance from SCOTT'S CAMP.
You Can Do the Same
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
SUCCESS IS SWITH
CANDIDATE SOLELY
Hustle Is What Gets Votes and
the Only Thing That
Does
AND VOTES GET FINE PRIZES
Plenty of Time Yet for Energetic
People to Attain High
Totals
AND VOTES GET FINE PRIZES
SPECIAL PRIZES GO
SATURDAY NIGHT

These are the eight special prizes
which go next Saturday night for the
two greatest increases in each district,
April "a to May = inclusive;
First-S6OO Steger upright piano, pur-
chased from Fitzgerald Music Co.
Second-S2OO building lot in West
moreland. Imperial valley, California.
Third-S10O scholarship in the Inter-
national Correspondence school.
Fourth-S1OO scholarship in the Inter
national Correspondence school.
Fifth-One round trip ticket from Los
Angeles to Lake Tahoe.
Sixth-One round trip ticket from Los
Angeles to Lake Tahoe.
Seventh-One Premo kodak and sup
plies; value SS3.
Eighth-One Premo kodak and sup
plies: value S33.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01

A candidate in The Herald $4,000
voting contest walked into the contest
department yesterday and in the course
of conversation made the remark that
she was paying no attention to any
thing but her campaign of vote getting
Il am just going ahead, doing my
best each day: casting a club when L
get it, or as many votes as | get every
few days, and feel that l am acting
most sensibly by maintaining this at
titude.'
RIGHT KIND OF SPIRIT
This is the kind of spirit that will
make a candidate successful, for the
race is not to the swift but to the
steady" Reviewing the past three
weeks of the contest leads to some in
teresting findings. If you are candi-
date in The Herald 5000 voting con-
test it is necessary that you stop to ask
yourself at this time: Am l doing my
very best?" You should consider that,
inasmuch as you are a candidate, you
should put forth every effort to be
successful. Success is nothing more
than starting out to do a thing, and
doing it. Candidates who are taking
part in this contest should be in for
no other reason than to win, and win
ming is merely a matter of doing your
very best all the time.
TWO MONTHS YET
The contest has still two months to
run, and during that time tens of
thousands of votes are going to be cast
for these candidates. 1t is up to yon
to get your share of this support The
harder you try the more support you
will get; because people who are going
to vote will want to make their votes
do the most good. Unless you are act
i've, and showing your determination,
you can hardly expect people to become
thoroughly interested in your candi
dacy On the other hand, if you will
show a determination to win, they
cannot help be interested in your can
didacy.
PRIZES ARE MAGNIFICENT
Look over this list of prizes and see
what golden opportunities await hust-
lers:
FOUR CAPITAL PRIZES
Bungalow. $4,000 QS32 West Forty
ninth street,.
Knox auto, S33SO CHenry- Brown Mo-
tor company, 1886 South Main street,.
Trip to Orient. $7S7,5O double, with
stop-over privileges).
Grand piano, $3.50 (Fftzgerald Music
company, 523 South Broadway.
EIGHT GRAND PRIZES
$500 dining room set at Mackie-Fo-
ley's.
$500 bank account-Oil and Metals
bank.
$500 double trip to Honolulu, via
Matson Navigation company
$266 double trip to Alaska, via Pa
cific coast S. S. Co
1854, another double trip, via North
Pacific S. S. Co. to Seattle and Alaskan
S. S. Co. to SkaSWay.
$780, another double trip to Honolulu,
via Oceanic S. S. company.
$3.50 Columbia standardization
F'itzgerald's.
500 double trip to Mexico City, via
National railways of Mexico.
HUSTIE'S WHAT COUNTS
Now, each and every one of these
prizes will go for hustle, and hustle
only. You must do the hustling. Each
day must see the total of the candi-
date who expects to be successful grow
larger and larger, and each increase
must be greater than the one preceding,
If you don't share in this distribution,
someone else will.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
'HAH SHE KISSED, THERE
GOES THE LID | MISSED!

Evelyn PatnOe who was arrested
while walking down Broadway under a
hat which Miss Edith Wallop, nor
NAL school students recognized rs one
which had been taken from her locker
in the normal building, became hysterl-
cal when arraigned before Justice
Rose yesterday and was removed to the
receiving hospital. The case was con-
tinued until tomorrow morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
CLUB HEARS oVERMEYER

1.-THE Significance OF Present-Day
Partisan Insignficance" was the para
doxical title of an address delivered
before the Jefferson club at its weekly
luncheon in the Hollenbeck cafe at
noon yesterday, George e. Ovcrmeycr
being the speaker and guest of honor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
THE KNIGHT OF THE SWAN

Tenor Conducting lady home after
concerD-Why did you ask me to
take you home? Did you consider me
the braVest?
Soprano-No, but | thought you could
shout oudest.-Fliegende Blatter. ..