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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-08
PRIEST + ANTS !.
DURING RIAL
OF CAM0RR|STS
Mental Strain Of Witness
and Exhaustion Brought
on by Forty-eight Hour
Fast Bring on Collapse.

viterbo, italy. April Again today
the trial OF the camorrists was inter-
rupted when Giro Vitozzi, the accused
priest, weakened by self-imposed
fast, tainted. He was under interro-
CATION and had worked himself into q
state Of mental and physical exhaus-
tion until he tumbled over against the
steel bars Of the prisoners cage.
Lawyers and carabineers rushed to
his assistance and in the confusion
President Bianchi declared the sittings
suspended At the same time the
court ordered Vitozzi to break his fast
with the yolks Of half dozen eggs.
The climax came opportunely for
Vitozzi, following his declaration that
he had abstained from food for forty
eight hours He had been telling a
story Of his alleged persecution In
prison and the recital was not without
dramatic effect.
with me in my CELL" said the
priest, 81 had q lock of hair from the
head of that holy soul, my mother.
This was taken from me upon the or
der OF a magistrate, who Insisted that
the hair was that Of some woman
companion of mine.
What nonsense. Can any one i'm
agine a greater proclamation"
colIapsss on Stand.
Here the accused man invoked the
soul of his mother in support of his
statement, and the recollection OF
what he described as the insults to
her memory Overwhelming him, he
was seized with q At Of weeping. Be-
tween sobs he cried out: II have been
fasting for forty-eight hours, supp port-
ed during my whole interrogation by
divine power..ss.s 80 .z III. ].
With these words he collapsed
Giovanni Rapi was not present when
the trial was resumed this morning.
His physician. certified that he was
suffering from sore throat as a re-
suit Of having ."cried too much during
his interrogation.
The proceedings opened with the re-
call of Vitozzi. The prisoner describ-
ed attempts which he said, had been
made to make him appear guilty of
completely in the murder of Gennaro
Cuoccolo and his wife. While he was
in prison. he said, he was confronted
with man who offered him $40 to
denounce certain persons as guilty OF
the Cuoccolo assassinations, during
that If it was necessary he would send
the priest to ascertain facts. Vitozzi
said that he did not know the man
who approached him and whose name
as given him was fictitious. The pris-
oner told of the alleged abuse Of him
by the examining judges during his
examinations and while
he was in prison. Judge Detilla, he
said, had insulted him, calling him
"a camorrist pig"
"This," said Vitozzi, twas cowardly,
savage and inhumane, while the Judge
ought to represent honesty
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WOUNDED ARE
BROUGHT into
JUARfz TODAY
Eighty-three Who Were In
jured in Casas Grandes
En- g agement, Together
With Prisoners, Moved.

Ell Paso, Tex, April 7.-Eighty-three
wounded and a number Of prisoners
taken by the federals at Casas Grandes
were brought into Juarez today. The
wounded lay in box cars, but were well
cared for by the escort, which mum,
bered about 200. With the latter we're
two field pieces and two rapid fire
guns.
Gen. Eugi Lis, recently ordered to
proceed with his force from Cases
Grandes to Chihuahua is reported to
have left for the latter place.
Twenty-Five "soldatas, n or women
camp followers, who had become sep
Iarated from their husbands in the fed
eral ranks, arrived at Juarez today
They walked from Chihuahua, 15o
miles, pushing hand cart that bore
their meager belongings. Where bridges
were out, they forded the streams,
carrying the hand cart.
United States customs guards report
ed force of 400 insurrectos at San
Ignacio, opposite Fort Hancock, east OF
Ell Paso. The appearance of this force,
however, which it is believed is await
ing reinforcements, has revived fears
Of an attack on Juarez.
Dispatches from Culiacan, the capi-
tai of Sinaloa, declare two engage
ments have taken place near Mojolo
and that number of wounded federals
have been brought to Culiacan in OK
carts. Couriers from Aqua Jito, near
Mojolo, brought in reports of an en-
gagement in which 1t was said forty
insurrectos were killed by the federal
artilltry. Only $50 troops are left to gar
riscn Culiacan. and Gov. Rido has been
directed to maintain defensive atti-
}tude.
Z Fighting at 2Arlzfi
Aqua Prieta. Mex, April 7.-(via
Douglas, Ariz.J--All the officials Of
Arizpe have left that city and fed TO
Cananae, a according to a report received
here last night Arizpe is reported in
the hands of the rebels under Juan
Cabral. The 300 federal volunteers at
Arizpe are not accounted for in this re-
port It has been reported, however,
that there has been fighting in the VI
cinity Of Arizpe during the last two
days. Arizpe is the capital Of the
Arizpe district. Insurrectos have also
entered the camp Of La Chfspas in the
Arizpe district, which is owned by
Swiss. This is one Of the rich camps
in Sonora and send its gold bullion
overland on burros to Nogales.
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PEORIA MAN DIES
UNDER CAR WHEELS

Peoria, April 7.-"R Rather this than
the "blackhand." Such was the remark
make by Joseph Martin. a machinist OF
this city. Just before hurting himself IN
front OF a rapidly moving street car
this morning. His body was terribly
mangled. which resulted in death two
hours later at the hospital. No par
ticulars could be obtained from Martin
concerning his act, oeing unconscious
until he expired .t The police are max
ing an investigation of the case.
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CAMERON NOT GUILTY
Dss MoInes Window Trimmer Held
For Perjury In Divorce Case 10
Acquitted.

Des Moines, April 7--John Cameron,
the window trimmer who has been on
trial here for the past week for per-
jury in connection with the evidence
given by him in divorce action
against his former wife, an Aurora,
ILL.,, girl, was found not guilty today
after the Jury had deliberated twenty
four hours. Cameron was arrested at
Los Angeles where he had married a
second wife who was with him in the
court room throughout his trial.
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Bill TO Raise Salaries.

Des Moines, April 7.--(Special. y
The house passed a bill to raise the
salaries Of practically all the state OF.
ficers. Under it the governor will get
$500. The senat however, is like
ly to reject it. The house concurred
in the senate bill to authorize boards
Of supervisors to hire competent en-.
gineers for road building in Iowa and
dividing the present four mill town.
ship tax between the counties and the
townships. X
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FACES BRIBE CHARGE
st. Louis Brewer, indicted in 1901, Re.
turns and surrenders Self to
Sheriff.

ST. Louis, April willis Vain
wright, millionaire brewer who was
in Europe when he was indicted in
1901 on charge of bribery in connec.
tion with street railway franchise
surrendered today to the sheriff. He
was released on $4,000 bonds. Vain,
wright was one of the directors of the
st. Louis & Suburban railroad com.
pany, whose names, it is alleged, were
signed to notes for $135,OO0 to secure
the possession of franchise bill.
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washington. D. c., April IA caucus
~ democratic senators will be held
this afternoon for the selecting OF
cancns chairman, which position car
,ias with it the minority floor leader.
ship. The prediction was that y Wouiu
continue for many hours, as there ap-
neared to be sharp split over tue
question of the eligibility OF senator
Martin of Virginia for the leadership.
The opposition to the Virginia sena.
TOR whose election had been conceded
nrior to a recent visit to Washington
Of Of William Jennings Bryan, comes
from what is known as the progressive.
faction and is led by Senator Stone OF
Missouri.
At noon today, about dozen OF the
democrats who are warm admirers OF
Mr. Rryan. met in the Office of Senator
owen. They canvassed the situation
and It is understood that 1t was agreed
to place Senator Newlands in nomina-
tion against Senator Martin.
After a second conference it was an
nounced that the election OF Senator
Martin was practically assured. Sena'
tor Culbertson and Senator stone
would not agree 10 be canulddtes'
Bryan Calls on Taft.
William Jennings Bryan spent al
most an hour with President Taft to-
day and before he left the white house.
met practically every member Of the
presidents cabinet. He refused to say
what subject he had discussed with the
president.
ut is safe to say we talked about
the weather and that there were no
differences Of opinion on that subject"
said Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan said If he
were a senator his first choice for mi
nority leader OF the senate would not
be Senator Thomas s. Martin of vir-
gin,A
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indicated by wireless message from
the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm to the
Irene sent as the former was steaming
out and which was picked up here
The Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm officers
In the message inquired if the Irene
would send her passengers off in her
own boats. 1t also asked the Irene's
officers to have each passenger bring
his supper food with him and to give
all the passengers their noon meal on
board.
Wants Boats for Transfer.
Fire Island, L. l., April THE Prin-
cess Irene hoisted signal at 1915
which asked that boats be sent to her
suitable for transferring passengers at
sea.
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Little Hope Entertained Of
Reaching Workers Pen
ned In by Flames in Inner
Workings at Thrope, Pa.
MORE THAN 200 MEN
ESCAPE FROM FIRE
Blaze Started in the Engine
House and Cut OF Men
From Reaching Safety
Both Openings Closed.

Scranton, Pa, April 7.-TIfty to
seventy-five men employed In the
Pancoast mine Of the Scranton Coal
company at Thrope are entombed in
the inner workings with all chance
OF escape, It is believed, cut off. Fire
is raging along an entire vein OWNS
to an engine house having been set
fire. The mine is equipped with two
openings. but the location Of the burn
ing engine room Is such as to have
cut off escape by these routes.
The fire is IN the workings 750
feet below the surface. Officials,
scores Of workmen, volunteer firemen
and the Thrope fire department are
working to get to the men supposed
to be in one part Of the mine.
The fire IL reported to have started
in an engine room at the head OF the
slope from an unknown cause.
Three Hundred in Mine at start.
Three hundred men were in the
mine whom the alarm was given and
on account of the great excitement
1t Is impossible to learn Just how many
managed to get out. Unless the men
thought to be trapped are soon
reached, 1t is feared they will die IL
they have not already been smooth.
cred by smoke.
At 1880 o'clock this afternoon 1t was
learned that it was impossible to
reach the men for some time, owing
to smoke.
The news Of the fire spread rapidly
and hundreds flocked to the mouth
OF the shaft. Women were frantic and
tore their hair and clothing in their
despair and many Of them had to be
taken from the scene. Under the
mining laws of Pennsylvania a second
opening in mines is required. An In
vestfgation showed, however, the fire
is 30 located as to cut off escape from
both openings.
1t is said that majority Of the men
In the mine are foreign laborers.
Gravity Of Situation Realized.
Two men who escaped say they were
fifty men cut off by the fire and would
likely be suffocated. At 1880 p. nj.
the colliery officials made the state
ment that the fire was under control
and that the men would probably be-
rescued. At 2 o'clock this afternoon
it was fully realized by emplayes and
admitted by some Of the officials at the
colliery that the situation is very grave
and that an almost hopeless task con-
fronted the rescurers in attempting to
reach the entombed men. While no.
thing has been given out ofncially, re-
liable information is to the effect that
between forty and fifty men are in the
burning mine.
At 2:3O p. M, the fire In the mine
was still burning. At this time the
statement is made that forty men are
in the mine.
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n-Ln,l00sa Saloons Win
xsoos ,s,a,,daso e,s,s
OH: 0Hi III y Appeal to the
District Court Today

Oskaloosa April John Talbot the Ma
afternoon decided the saloon pe
petitioners and declared the petition
this decision saloons are lesazed In oskaooss Tor
will appeal to the
Judge decided the lines OF the
Dodge holding that Withdrawals OF
Withdrawals legal
original petition 51 OF this number thirty
deducted withdrawal petitions
declared and who
sixtyseven signed cancellation OF the
reinstated the saloon petition The
the and the
this decision today
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Mistake in Name
Causes Mourning
For Wrong Woman

Des Moines, April Mrs.
G. A.. Seyfert of Waverly, ILL.,,
died yesterday on Rock Island
train between Des Moines and
Colfax. Through an error in
telegram to C. A. Eyfert of
Waverly, Iowa, the latter town
was plunged into sorrow, sup
posing that the deceased was
Mrs. Eyfert, a well known wom-
an of Waverly, Iowa, who was
at Colfax and who was on tho
same train enroute to her homo.
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Jap Gives Fortune to Poor.

Toxic, April Tx. Okura has given
$500, 900 to be devoted with similar
amount donated some time ago by the
emperor, to the relief Of the poor and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-08
DEMOCRATS CAN'T
DECIDE ON LEADER
opoos,TloN or BRYAN MEN TO
SENATOR MARTIN CAUSES DE-
LAY IN CHOICE.

Washington, D. c., April =
Az , vote Of Fl to IS for Senator
shivley, the democratic senatorial
caucus today nominated Senator
Martin Of Virginia as leader OF the
minority in the senate.
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Princess Irene Of North
German Line, Still in Sand
and Prinz Wilhelm Moves
Out To It's Rescue.
NO FEAR FELT BY
THE 1,72O ON BOARD
Passengers Spend the Time
During Enforced Stay on
( Sand Keys Playing Bridge
No Trouble Expected.

Lone HiII Life Saving Station,
I. i, April 7.-Transfers Of
passengers from the Princess Irene
were begun at 1 o'clock this after
noon when surf boat bearing fit.
tse,i women left the lrene's lee
side and headed away for the re-
lief ship Prinz Frederick VIII
helm.
The sea was found to be running
too high for the life boats with the
passengers in transit, to make the
trip to the Prinz Wilhelm safely.
The life boats consequently ran
alongside the tug Tlmmis, on the
lee side Of the Irene, and put their
passengers on board the tug. She
left the Irene with her first load at
2:1e p. m.
Shortly before 3 O'clock, five
surf boats were put into service In
addition to the two tugs in trans
aferring passengers from the Irene
TO the Wilhelm.
The work Of transferring the
passengers WAS stllI in progress at
1886 this afternoon, the surf boats
carrying the passengers to the
tugs, which in turn transferred
them to the PrInz Frederick Will
helm. - \. s5t9
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Sister ship 10 Rescue.

Sayyille. L. l.. April 7.-Plans for re-
moving the passengers of the Princess
Irene fro-., :;le stranded steamer were
being shaped as the Prinz Friedrich
Wilhelm approached from the harbor
on her uaiaswn of rescue. This was
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tugs, which In turn transferred
them to the PrInz Frederick VIII
helm. s.. 1.
Lone Hill Life Saving Station. Z. L.,
April THE giant North German
Lloyd liner, Princess Irene. was still
lying helpless in the gripping sand
keys on here today, with her 1,720
passengers still aboard awaiting trans
fer to the Prinz Frederick Wilhelm,
which he's been sent to her assistance
from New York The stranded vessel
rolls slightly in the swelling sea and
is deeper in the sand than when she
struck the shoal in the fog yesterday
morning.
A breeches buoy connects the
steamer with the shore while three life
saving crews stand by the life saving
boats on shore. Near ( the Irene.
smashing about in the seaWay are the
revenue cutters Senica and Mohawk
with little fleet of tugs awaiting to
aid in the trans-shipping Of the pas
sengers.
There is absolutely no fear for the
safety of the passengers who in fact
know no apprehension over their en-
forced stay on the shoals. Some Of
the ocean voyagers played bridge
whist In their cabins while others were
attending the band concerts. Neither
do the steerage passengers show any
fear.
Life Saver Interviews Captain.
Capt. Geo. e. Goddard Of the Lone
Hill Life Saving station spent all
night aboard the Irene and came
ashore this morning. II had long
talk with Captain Petersen Of the
Irene said Captain Goddard. Cap
tain Petersen told me that he had
been sounding regularly and that the
last sounding showed Is fathoms. The
next he knaw the Irene was on the
sandpit. There was not and is not
now the slightest .ign of panic or ex-
element among the passengers"
Preparations to take off the passen-
gers went forward expeditiously all
during the morning. Captain Frank
Rorker of the blue point life saving
sation went out to the Irene in surf
boat carrying breeches buoy line which
was attached to the bow Of the Irene.
The Irene looked like an immense
spider in a web of the tow lines which
lfGaCQoQ ITOlu uGI stein anu StSI IL
the bows of revenue cutters ami tugs.
Near noon as the tide began to flow
strongly the Irene's big propellers be-
gan ehnrning the sea while the trgs
strained laboriously to free the steam
ship from the shoals. The sands how
ever, held the big ship fast.
Three life saving crews dressed in
oil skins and boots are on the beach
opposite the steamer almost within a
stones throw of her. The wind is
blowing strong from the northwest
and 1t is cloudy of shore. The sea is
going down some, but conditions re-
main unchanged. No danger is ar-
nrehended for the snip. $40 a'ris
Friedrich Wi1he'r, \ ~-1r-'
out of quarantine shortly before 10 !
o'clock to defend the stranded passen-
gers. A deputy heath cai 81 AID =
sistant were mt on hoar' r. r-.-,~
antine tug. They will take charge OF
passengers when they are transferred,
70 see that the regular examination is
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VOTE ON SENATOR.
/ s+++++++++*+4++*.+

Des Moines, April THE
vote on the Goth joint ballot
for senator today was as fol-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

See the new duck skirts at yaughan's
June Designer, 10 cents a copy at
Perry's
Get MILDLY blouse at Abbott's. The
regulation. make.
Piano bargains at Bailey's music
rooms, IA Elm street. Barre.
White and colored dresses for Decora-
ton day wear, at Vaughan's.
Read the adv and visit our second
floor 1t win pay you. Vaughan's,
No special sales, no schemes or COM
missions at Gould's just the pianos
bought for cash and sold close to
manufacturers price.
The Modern Woodmen Of America will
have public dance on Monday, May
20. at Rowland hall, with Riley's full
orchestra. Dancing from till 2. Sew
enty-five cents per couple, ladies free,
All those who attend Clan Gordon pic.
mic, Memorial day, are requested ia
carry their own lunch. Tea, coffee, etc.
will be furnished on the grounds. Take
either street or steam cars
L. A. Golden of upper Graniteville Is
ready to match an egg from his hens
with all corners. One hen laid an egg
Yesterday that measured 5 is inches
around the long way and 8 IL inches
the other way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29
Current Comment
The Annexation DOGGY.

Some of our imaginative and restless
politicians should read what Sir Will
frid Laluier told the Pilgrims society
in London about the prospects OF the
United States annexing Canada. II
there ever was an absurdity eoncocted
out of day dreams or nightmares, out
of trihes light as air, it is the fool
notion that Uncle Sam is simply itching
to carry off Miss Canada and that he
is bending every energy in various sub
tie and sinister schemes to lure her over
the line into his power. II there is
any one thing the healthy minded Amer
lean does not think of, it is that. We
have all the governmental problems on
our hands now that we can solve m
many year.
If the day dawns when the two great
nations that now dominate the North
American continent find their mutual
interests of all kinds best served by a
union of governments, they viii gravi-
tate to such an end along natural lines
of least resistance, all the people join
ing as with one accord and no politicians
will ever have TO plot. In the mean
time. it is difficult to see how, with the
custom houses once abolished and the
tariff barriers removed, all our material
and social interests as one great contS
mental people could not be served under
the two friendly governments that exist
now.-St Adams Messenger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29

copies, the largest circulation Of any daily
paper in Vermont outside of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29
VERMONT LEADS IN GRANITE.

Still another official statement of the
United States government, which was
made public to-day, reveals remarkable
progressiveness on the part of Vermont.
We refer to the geological surveys re-
port of granite production in 1909, in
which the little state leads the country in
production of this stone, having com
Portable lead over Massachusetts and
Maine, the next states, respectively.
Moreover, Vermont stands second in the
United States in the total production
of stone, including granite, limestone,
sandstone, bluestone, trap rock and mar
bic. The ten leading states in the pro-
duction of granite in 1909, together with
their production, were as follows;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29

The public can do its small part in
concentrating the deeds of the de-
tenders of the nation by turning out for
the public exercises tomorrow, the ff
tieth anniversary of the first muster
ing in of the Union soldiers. The out
side events haze been timed generally
so that they will not conflict with the
exercises which should be the chief fea-
ture of the day, and consequently there
is no reason why the public cannot lend
itself to this observance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29

The Waterbury Record remarks that
when Mr.. Slack of st. Johnsbury was
made lieutenant governor, mo one sup
posed he or his friencs would ask that
he be made governor" There is always
that possibility in Vermont. We never
elect man to the second place with
out being forced to consider, later, his
capabilities for the first position. We
may as we'll recognize that point when
we are making lieutenant governors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29

The partial destruction of the great
amusement resort at Coney Island could
not have been better timed to avoid fla
talities than it was Saturday morning,
or any morning, when the immense
crowds OF people had deserted the place.
If fire should break out in any Of the
tinsel-like houses when crowds were in
attendance, it would be terrible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29

These figures are respectfully referred
to those critics who recently asserted
that Vermont showed no progress, trust
ing that they may partially disabuse
pessimistic minds of false notions about
the state.
This table makes the proof in sec
ond line of human activity that Ver-
mont is not "decadent" and that it is
showing progress, The other was in
agriculture; this in stone manufacture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-29

Parents are reminded that their
daughters will look just as. well in sim
pie but tasty gowns as they would in
costly dress manufacture, when they
come to graduate next month. II the
elaborate dresses are not already
planned, parents should get into line
with the new idea in graduation gowns.