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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
new PREMIER
FOR CHINA TO
APPEASE REBELS
Yuan Shi Kai, Leader of the
Imperial Troops, Plans to
Enter Negotiations With
Revolutionists for Peace.

Pekin, Nov. YUAN Shi Kai has
been appointed premier of China and
he will organize new cabinet as soon
as he assumes his post.
Meanwhile Prince Ching, whom
Yuan Shi Kai succeeds, will continue
his duties as acting premier and have
as associated premiers Ma Tnng and
Hsu Shih Chang, who up to the pres
ent have been vice presidents of the
cabinet.
Prince Ching has been made presi-
dent Of the privy council and Ma Tung
and Hsu Shih Chang vice presidents.
We Kuang Tao. formerly viceroy OF
kwang Tung province, becomes vice
roy of Hu Peh and Hu Nan provinces,
to which Office Yuan Shi Kai was
elevated when he was recently recall
ed from official Punishment to restore
the imperial authority in the southern
provinces.
& In the redistribution of offices, the
present minister of war General Ying
Tschang who was in supreme COM
mand of the imperial troops until he
vas superseded by Yuan Shi Kai, is
made chief Of the general staff.
This much OF the program hastily
constructed by the throne in the hope
Of appeasing the revolutionists was
made effective by an imperial edict
promulgated today. Earlier in the day
telegram had been received from
Yuan Shi Kai in which he asked that
he be appointed acting premier and
set forth his immediate plans for re-
storing peace. He proposed, he said,
to stop the aggressive movement OF
the imperial troops.
Then he proposes to enter without
delay into negotiations with Ii Yuan
Hong, the head of the revolutionary
forces with a view of establishing
permanent peace. He plans to make
his overtures directly to General Lii,
and If personal parley is unobtain-
able In any other way he will visit the
rebel headquarters at WI Chang.
Yuan's proposals amount practically to
a@union between the government and
the revolutionists.
Japan Hears Financial News.
Toxic, Nov. Financial circles
here have been assured on reliable
authority that the appointment OF
Yuan Shi Kai as premier Of China is
one of the important conditions under
which the Belgian syndicate has
agreed to float short time loan of
100000 for the Pekin government.
Planters Again Raising Opium.
Annoy, China, Nov. PLANTERS here
are taking advantage Of the confusion
arising from revolutionary activities
and are raising an unprecedented crop
Of opium in defiance Of the prohibitory
laws 1t appears likely that the
authorities will be powerless to mete
out punishment for some time to come
and as a result the price of opium on
the local market has fallen suddenly
from $500 to $4,000 per chest.
Manila Chinese to Return.
Manila, Nov. 1.-Chinese veterans
Of the war with Japan are preparing
to send ship load Of soldiers from
Manila to China. Nearly all the old
Chinese soldiers who are employed
in or near Manila have been marshall
ed to the cause aid are holding daily
drills. Three companies of trained
men are ready to leave.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
TWELVE MEN To
Be IN The JURY
BOX BY MIGHT I
But Fifty Peremptory Chal-
lenges by Opposing Law
yers in Mcnamara Case
May Bring Many Panels.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov, 1.-Indica-
tions in the Mcnamara cases today
were that before night fall the first box
of talesmen passed Tor cause by both
sides would have been obtained. Yes
terday progress brought the number
of talesmen who had qualified to nine
and 1t vas hoped to add three more
at today's session.
/. But while one lap in the trial will
have run in filling the jury box for
the first time, the subsequent examina-
tion of thirty peremptory challenges,
twenty by the defense and ten by the
state, will make it necessary to have
many full panels before the final
dozen is agreed on.
At least half dozen peremptory
challenges are expected to be used
against the talesmen SO far qualified.
SHOULD the aged individuals at pres
ent in the box be retained it Is more
than likely that the district attorney
will ask to have one or two alternate
Jurors sworn in as prescribed by the
penal code, to serve In case of illness
or death of members of jury.
A venire of forty was summoned
again today for jury duty, being the
second Of that number since the origi-
nal venire of 125 was excused. Only
three veniremen remained yesterday
and the special venire of forty has
been in the sheriff's hands for the last
two days.
Fifth Hyde Venire Called.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov, 1.-The fifth
venire to be called for examination in
the DR.. B. Clark Hyde murder trial re-
ported this morning. Forty men were
summoned. Three veniremen were left
from the fourth panel at the opening
of court. Sixteen talesmen have been
accepted.
One thing that is making the quail
fications Of yeniremen difficult Is the
insistency of the state that only men
who are willing to assess the death
penalty be seated. Objection to this
method Of punishment is ground for
disqualification in Missouri.
Many of the veniremen examined
thus far have been young men between
the ages of twenty-one and thirty and
the majority Of them have been oppos-
ed to hanging. The majority Of the
older men who have been disqualified
have done so because of having fixed
opinions about this.
The battle of the defense against the
drawing Of the veniremen on the regu-
lar jury wheel continues. Objection
was made today to the selection of the
new panel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
FIRST TOUCH OF
WINTER is FELT
SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPER
ATUREs RECORD EDtIN IOWA
AND MIDDLE WEST.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. IA real
forecast of winter bearing snow and
freezing temperatures swept over the
Missouri valley states early today.
From a temperature of zero In Bis
mark, N. D., the thermometer. graded
down to twenty-eight degrees in north
ern Kansas and Missouri. The mer-
curry reached six above at Huron. S.
d., and was near zero at Sioux City,
la. Snow fell this morning throughout
north central Kansas, in western Iowa
and parts of Nebraska and South Da-
kota According to the local United
States weather forecaster the wave OF
cold is sweeping southwark and freez-
ing temperatures may be expected to-
night and tomorrow in Oklahoma and
northern Texas. il.
Snow at Des Moines. -
Des Moines, Nov 1.-Snow fell at
Des Moines and throughout central
Iowa last night, the first real touch OF
winter this section has experienced
this season. The clear weather which
followed this morning, however, soon
melted the snow.
h Cold at Sioux City.
Sioux City, Nov. 1.-The first touch
of real winter in this section was felt
last night, the temperature dropping
close to the zero mark. Light snow
fell.
Heavy Snow in Black Hills.
Deadwood, s, D., Nov. From
three to six inches Of snow fell
through the Black Hills last night, the
storm approaching blizzard In the
northern hills. 1t was followed during
the early hours of the morning by be-
low zero weather.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
WOULD PREVENT
PAY TO DEPUTIES

Muscatine, Nov. IA petition ask
ing a restraining order from the dis
trict court, directed against the coun-
ty board of supervisors, the auditor and
treasurer to prevent the payment by
the county of the special deputies en-
ployed by the sheriff to preserve order
during the local labor trouble, was
filed late yesterday. A hearing on the
petition was set for Wednesday No
vemSNs q.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
FIND MONEY BURIED
BY COUNTERFEITERS

Chicago, Nov. IA package con-
tanning 143 counterfeit $40 bank notes
was found buried beneath tree on
an island in Jackson park today by
Captain Thomas I. Porter of the
United States secret service. The
bills were recovered after confession
from Albert Leon, arrested in New
York two weeks ago and brought here
last Saturday. Leon was said to be a
Russian political refuge and the head
of successful counterfeit gang.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
MISTAKEN FOR DEER,
THREE MEN ARE SHOT

Mays Landing, N j., Nov. mis-
taken for deer in the gloom of the
early dawn, Constant Steelman and
John Yost, business men of Pleasant
Vile, N. j., were killed, and William
Jarvis of the same place was wounded
early TO-DAY, when an unidentified hunt
er fire. at them in the woods near
here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
FIGHT REDUCTION
OF FREIGHT RATES.

Kansas City, Nov. IA hearing OF
the case OF thirteen railway trunk lines
seeking a permanent injunction against
the enforcement of recent state
order reducing freight rates on steel
and iron, began in the federal court
here today. Application for the in
junction restraining the Missouri rail
road and warehouse commission from
reducing the rates from % to II cents
a hundred was made month ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
IOWA CENTRAL MEN
WORKING FULL TIME

Marshalltown, Nov 1.-Employes OF
the Iowa Central shops here began
working full weeks today, instead OF
five days each week as had been the
{rule since last summer. The company
jinaugurated its retrenchment policy
early in the year but changing indus
trial conditions have made 1t advisable
to keep the shops going on full time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
Highwsyman Stays Young Man.

New Orleans, La, Nov, Edgar
H. Farrar, .Jr., son of the president Of
the American Bar association, was
shot and killed at 10 o'clock today at
Pension and Magnolia streets by two
unidentified highwaymen. The rob-
bers escaped.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
UNCONSCIOUS FOR
OVER 225 HOURS

Iowa City, Nov. IA record for
has been recorded at
the university hospital here by Miss
Lulu White, who was injured week
ago by falling from the Iowa City
Cedar Rapids interurban bridge. She
has been unconscious for more than
225 hours.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
City Experiences
The First Freezing
Weather OF Fall

The first real winter weather
experienced in Ottumwa this
season came this morning when
the mercury fell to twenty
four degrees, eight points below
freezing. At 8 o'clock last
evening the thermometer regis
tered 4S degrees, making a drop
in temperature Of twenty
four degrees. Ottumwa Is ex-
periencing colder weather to-
day than many cities farther
north. Yesterday morning the
mercury stood at thirty-two de-
grees, the freezing point. Zero
temperatures and snow are re-
d ported at other points in lGwa
and the northwest and colder
weather may be. expected to.
night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
HEAVY SENTENCE is
GIVEN AT MUSCATINE

Muscatine, Nov John Ahlen.
convicted in the district court on
charge of tarring the home of non
union button worker, was today SEN
fenced to not to exceed five years at
the state penitentiary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
Claims Huskina Rec, I'd.

Boone, Nov, 1.-The open season
for corn husking contests is on here.
Following the claim of West Myers,
who resides near Boone, that he pick
ed eighty-fve bushels in day OF
twelve hours. Albert Johnson CT
Jewel gives his record as an average
of ten bushels an hour for half day.
The corn he picked averaged about
fcyty.Sve bushels to the acre.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-02
Quake In Nicaraaua.

San Juan, Del Sur, Nicaragua, Nov.
IA prolonged earthquake was felt
here at s:45 o'clock this morning No
damage sr-9 ee=n reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
COTTON DECLINES
 IN NERVOUS MARKET Close Is Steady, a Few Points
 Above the Bottom DEMAND STILL GOOD Reports From the South Show a Sharp Failing Off In the Move
 ment Which Brings On
 Scattered Buying

New York, January 1.-The cotton mar ket was nervous and unsettled today with prices working lower under scattered liquidation and local bear pressure, which appeared to be inspired by the talk of large ginning returns up to January and the absence of bull support. The close was steady and two or three points up from the lowest, but at a net loss of Il to F points for the day.
 The market opened steady at decline of 5 to g points in sympathy with lower Liverpool futures. The English spot mar ket however, made c relatively steady showing, private cables reported con- tinued good spot demand from Manches- ter, and with advices from the south indi- eating quite a sharp falling off in the movement, the local market attracted considerable support on the decline. In fact, orders were so we'll divided that dur ing the early session fluctuations were within a range of or points from the opening figures with the near months sus- tained by demand from spot people while there seemed to be little bullish support for the later positions. Later some of the early buyers became sellers, althouBh there appeared to be no change in the general character of the news and during the afternoon May cotton sold off to 1bc, or 19 points net lower, under more ag- gressive pressure from local bears and continued scattering liquidation through wire and commission houses. At 15c decline of 1ac from the recent high rec ord, there was good deal of demand for May, and that position closed at 15.03 bid.
 Aside from the talk of heavy ginning returns, which appeared to be more or less indefinite, and unsatisfactory accounts from domestic mill circles, there seemed to be nothing particularly in the news to account for the selling movement. South ern spot markets officially reported early were generally unchanged to 1-16c higher.
 Receipts of cotton at the ports today, 65. 1895 bales, against T, ,1HS last week and N,17 last year. For Che week, 2e00OO bales, against 302, 40 last week, and 165,6s6 last year. Todays receipts at New Or leans. 17,461 bales, against S44S last year and at Houston 2570 bales, against 4976 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05

meats yesterday, on account of the scarcl- ty of supplies. The packing houses. it is said, have been unable to fill all orders. and receipts have fallen off during the past few days. There were no new arriv- als yesterday.
 Active trading was carried on in the line of flour and feedstuffs. though busi- ness was reported off in consequence of the unfavorable condition of the weather. Receipts were very light.
 Dullness still prevails in the market for fruits and produce, which also was given a setback by the cold spell yesterday. The market was said to be full and the demand for staple goods was said ito be the strongest No shipments were re- ported as having reached the markets.
 The following changes were made in quotations yesterday: Lard, 121sc bolted meal, per 9e-lb sack, sl.25; No. ? corn. per bushel 65c, and cotton seed meal, prime. her ton. S2S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
MARKETS TIED UP
 BY TIE HG GOLD SNAP Little Trading In Wholesale
 District Yesterday EGGS NOW UP TO 32 CENTS Scarcity Of Meats Makes Little Doing In That Commodity-NO Im-
 portant Shipments Received
 In Any Line
EGGS NOW UP TO 32 GENTS

The markets along Morris avenue were tied up yesterday as result of the sud- den cold wave, and trading generally was very slow.
 Poultry and eggs at present are not reaching the markets except at irregular intervals, and this is due to the fact that the farmers are busy with their prepara- tions for the year just begun. The con ditions are expected to continue rather dull for some time to come, though there are sufficient supplies for the demand. Eggs are having a heavy run and the price has advanced to 32c.
 Little was doing in the market for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
CLOSING PRICES ON ] WHEAT VERY WEAK Rain In India Has Bullish
 Effect On Market RECEIPTS ARE LIGHT Shipping Demand For Corn Leads To Weakness and De-
 cline-Oats Close Lower and
 Provisions Irregular
RECEIPTS ARE LIGHT

Chicago, January 4.-Rain on the drouth- stricken fields of India put a fin-
 shing touch to any hope for bull en- ing prices were weak at 1sc to 1sQssc net decline. Latest figures showed corn 1sQ Ac to ssc off; oats unchanged to 1s414e down, and hog products varying from 5c loss to nickel advance.
 Wheat traders as a rule were not in clined either to follow or to fight the bull leaders. Selling pressure at no time became pronounced. being checked by a show of support from longs whenever weak spots seemed dangerous. Lightness of receipts aided as 0 sustaining influ- ence. All day, however, prices suffered from disappointing cables. The market had weak start because of bearish crop advices as to European countries, es- pecially France. Depression increased owing to the absence of public orders. the recent vigorous up- ward swing in quotations Rallying pow CT did not seem to disappear entirely, though no news came until the end of the day that India had received beneficial amount of moisture Final sales were at almost the bottom point of the session. May fluctuations extended from 945sc to 951sc, with the close 1sQ5s down at 945s@ 94szo.
 Unsatisfactory shipping demand weak ened corn. Furthermore, general rain in Argentina dismissed all drouth talk con- cerning that country. The trade, how ever, was somewhat exercised because of the small receipts, a result of the cold weather. May ranged from 4S%c to 49c, and finished at 4Ss4@427sc, net loss of 1s @Ac. Cash corn was easy; No. 3 yellow closed 45A@46c.
 Both business and values in oats kept within extremely narrow limits and re- fected dimly the depression of other grain. May sold from 34@341sc to S41sc, and in the end was 1s@14c off at 34@341sc.
 Provisions see-sawed under selling by Milwaukee packers and buying on the part of local and out-of-town spectators. The outcome left pork Dc higher to 5c off; lard unchanged to Dc down, and ribs the same as 24 hours before.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05

an increase for the month in round fig ures of 9O5,000 bales, compared with year before last a decrease of 147,0O0 and with 1907 a an increase of 126, 000
 The total for December was 2,217, 1885 against 1,312,095 last year, 2,364,13O year before last and 2,090,939 same time in 1907.
 The movement from September 1 to December S1 inclusive shows receipts at all United States ports 6,7O7,429 against 5,074,54S last year, 6330,3S3 year before last and 5,045,376 same time In 1907; overland across the Missis- sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 51S,S57 against 426,198 last year. 664,S96 year before last and 26S,312 same time in 1907; southern mills takings, exclusive of quantity consumed at southern out ports, 917,000 against 937,O00 last year, 943,000 year before last and 963, ,00O same time in 1907; and interior stocks in excess, those held at the commence ment of the season. 753,052 against 6S3,1S2 last year, 772,56O year before last and 434,07S same time in 1907.
 These make the total movement of the cotton crop brought into sight dur ing the four months ending close of December, S,261,33S against 7.12O,92S last year. S,710.sS9 year before last and 6,710,766 same time in 1907,
 ANoi nClh SpiHDcIS tOOk uuTlnS DeCem- Der 35S,9S5 bales, against 335 SS2 last year and ALI year before last, Increasing their total for the four months to 1,226- 535, against 1,161,7O last year and 1,444 1858 the year before. This makes their aver age weekly takings for the season 70, 3SS, against e6,e55 last year, and S2,sO2 the year before.
 Foreign exports for the four months of the season have been 4,361 290 bales, show ing an increase last season of 854,813, and decrease under the same period year be- fore last of 2S0,723
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing southern interior markets on Decem- Der 31 were 1,9SS,596, against 1,552 310 the same date last year, and 1,94S,547 the year before.
 Including port and interior town stocks left over from the previous season and the number of bales of the current crop brought into sight during the four months, the supply has been s, ,509. 300. against 7,373,- PA last year, and S,9921 1S6 the year before.
 Up to December 31 last year, .12 per cent of the cotton crop had been mar keted and for the same four months in 1908 the percentage of the crop brought into sight was 62.1 per cent, and for the same time in 1907 the percentage marketed was 57.99 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
Hubbard Eros. .S Co.'S Letter

New York, January 4.-(SpeciaI)--- Liverpool felt the effect of the decline in New Orleans after the close of our market on the rumor that the ginners' return for this period will exceed 4O0,- 900 bales and came lower than due, leading to a slow decune here. There has been a slow liquidation of what appeared to be long cotton by people who were disappointed at the con tinued large movement and the re- ported poor demand for cotton goods in America. This selling continued to the close without excitement or ang sharp decline It seems to have no basis except the features stated above and may be checked with sharp ad- vance on q lighter movement at any time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05
PRICES OF STOCKS
 BOOSTED UPWARD
Movement Is Fairly Broad and
 Appears To Be Strong
STEEL TAKES THE LEAD
Resignation Of It's President and Other Stocks Make Show
 Of Strength

New York, January IA further ad- vance in prices was recorded on the stock exchange today. The movement at the outset was fairly broad and in dicated that the market was recovering from It's recent spell of depression; also that an important bull clique had the situation well in hand.
 United States Steel was easily the most conspicuous feature by reason of irs strength and activity.
 Transactions in that stock amounted to 137,000 shares, or over 25 per cent of the whole, and next in order were Reading and Union Pacific, which seemed in good demand on a recurrence of rumors sup posedly favorable to those properties.
 It is generally conceded that the well fare of the United States Steel corpora ity of it's tituar head, and this, together with rumors of good showing for tne fourth quarter of last year, were pri- marily responsible for today's movement in the shares. Realizing for profits and a renewal of bearish operations, together with an unexpected advance in call money to per cent during the last hour, resulted in a general setback, in the course of which the greater part of the days advances were wiped out.
 News from abroad was without bearing on the home market. The London mar kets were hesitating and narrow, with a check in the movement in South Afri- can shares, but with more strength in coppers Transactions here in the Lon . don account probably were less than 5000 shares, mainly purchases of Union Pa cifc and Amalgamated Copper.
 Despite Nthe late advance in call loans, the return flow of money in this city continues, but there are intimations that Canada may soon again draw on this market to meet certain syndicate pay ments now impending.
 Numerous railroad reports for Novem- Der were submitted, including those of the leading lines in the New York Gen. tral system, most of which were distinct ly unfavorable. For instance, the main line reported decrease in net of $547,- OOO, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern a decrease of $607,O00, Michigan Central s2s3,0O0, Pittsburg and Lake Erie $33,000, Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis $27,000, and New York, Chicago and St. Louis s1Os.0Oo. The total for all lines for November shows loss in op- erating income of s2, 2,2s0,00o, while for the year 1910 the total increase in operating income by this important system aggre- gated $5,175,000
 The bond market was unusually broad and active, with business the largest of any day in some weeks. Total sales, par value. s3.716,0OO. s-''f'+s
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.