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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-04
EDPIDEMIc At BURLINGTON.
Physicians Say There Are 1000 Cases
Of Measles In the City.

Burlington, March Huntington is
in the midst Of the worst epidemic OF
measles in it's history, according to
local physicians. The disease has
come suddenly and has swept through
the city like a plague, dozens of chill
dren falling victims to it every day.
1t Is said by the physicians that the
cases are light in most part. 1t is es-
timated that nearly 1000 cases now ex-
ist in this city.
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Three Killed by Big Explosion.

Niagara Falls, Ont, March "a
boiler explosion in the plant of the On
tarto Power company here this morn
ing, killed three men, fatally injured
another and more or less seriously In
jured six or ten others.
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St. Louis Wool.

st. Louis, March 3.-Wool, unchang-
ed: territory and western medium, 10
@22c.; fine mediums, 16@1Sc.; fine,
12@13c.
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Nav York. Natal.

New York, March 81 Standard cop
per-Dull: spot and May, s12@1210.
Tin--Weak, spot, 9.75@40.25; May.
$39.121a @3S.75.
Lead-Dull, s4.40@4.50.
Spelter-Firm, $5.65@5.75; New
York, $5.55@5.65.
1ron-Steady; northern grades, 1880
@16.25; southern grades. $15@16.
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New York Sugar and Coffee.

!, New York. March Raw sugar,
barely steady; muscova, do SO test,
s.23c.; centrifugal SO test, 3.73c.; mo-
lasses 80 test, 290c.; refined sugar,
quiet.
coffee-spot. quiet: No. Z Rio 12%c.;
No, 4 Santos, 1870.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-04
CHICAGO Live Stock: cIo.ino.

Chicago Live Stock; Closing.
Chicago, March 3.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Cattle - Market strong: receipts, g..
900: beeves, $5.25@7; Texas steers,
$4.40@5.80: western steers, $5.75@5.S5;
stockers and feeders, $4@5.90: cows
and heifers, $2.7O@6; calves, $7@9.25.
Hogs-Market slow, generally 10c
ceipts. $4,000; light, .ss.so@72o; mixed,
$6.S6@7,10; heavy, 36.65@7.10; rough,
$6.65@6 good to choice heavy, $500
@7.10: pigs, $7@L25; bulk Of sales,
$6.90@7.15.
Sheep-Market strong; receipts, 49,
900; natives, $3@4.S0: westerns, $3.25@
4.s0; yearlings, s4.75@5.75: lambs, ma
tive, $5@6.25: westerns, $5.25@6.20.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-04
BIG LAND DEAL CLOSED.
Trimb!e and Wallace Farm Sold Fol
SIS, OO0-Personal Property
Worth $4,000

Bloomfield, March 3.-Deeds have
been filed with the county recorder,
signed by Palmer Trimble. j. r. Wal
lace and the Trimble heirs, conveying
to John and Urban Parker $50 acres In
Cleveland township. The considera-
ton was forty-nine thousand three
hundred dollars.
There was about $4,000 worth of
personal roperty on the farm be-
longing to the Trimbles and Wallace
that was sold February % at public
sale on the farm.
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k.n... CIV c..h cr.;n.

= SNO1ISUS VIZ WHIT
Kansas City, March 3.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Market unchanged to 1c
higher; No. 2 hard, s7@95c.; No. g.. -
@94c.; No 2 red, s1@93c.; No. 8. $50
91c.
Corn-Market weak; No. mixed.
43c.; No. 3. 42@42hc.: No. 2 white,
= oats-Market steady: No. 2 white,
31@32hc.: No. mixed, 30@31hc.
Rye-No. 2, 75@79c.
Hay-Market strong to csc higher:
choice timothy. $13,50@14; choice
prairie, $12@12.25.
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha. March s.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-M Market unchanged; No.
hard. s3h@sec:. No. 3 hard, S2@S5c.
Corn-Market unchanged; No.
white 40A@41Ac.: No. 8 white. 400
40tc.; No, 2 yellow, 40A @40%c.: No.
yellow, 39h@40c.l No. q, $40
40Ac.: No. 3, 39@S9hc.
Oats--Market Y c lower; No. 8 white.
2sh @29c. No. 8 yellow, 27h@2sc.
Receipts-Wheat. s; corn, 40; oats,
6.
Wheat, S; corn. 81; oats,
4 .
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corydon Lets BID Contract.

Corydon, March 3.-The contract for
water and. sewerage has been let to
Basch & Gray OF Joplin, Mo. The cost
will be about $4,000, and a. soon as
the well is completed, the work can bs
done within sixty days.
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Forsian. Grain Market.

Liverpool, March 3.-The closing OF
the foreign market follows:
Wheat-spot dull; No. red western
Corn-spot American mixed new,
easy, As: old, quiet, 5shd.; . July,
4sNd.
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Nav Yark cottop.

New York, March 3.-Cotton, spSl
closed quiet, five points lower; mid
ding uplands, s1455; middling gulf
$14.47; sales, 1885 bales.
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81. Louie Cab Grain.

st. LOUIS Cash Grain.
st. Louis. March S.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat Track No 2, red, s2@s4c.;
No. hard. 90@9s1sc.
Corn-Market steady: track No. 3,
AN @45c.: Ne. 2 white, 45@46c.
Oats-Market lower; track No. q.
30Ac.; No. q white, 32@32Ac.
Rye-Market unchanged, s3hc.
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CHICAGO Cash Grain.


Chicago, March 2.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red, ss@sohc.; No 3
red, S7@90c.; No. Q hard. 89@90hc.s
No. 3 hard, $4,000: No. 2 northern, 80
@96c.; No. 8, northern .90@97c.; No. 2
spring, 9O@s5c.: No. spring. 90@s4c.;
Velvet chaff, s2@s3hc.; Durum. 500
sec.
Corn-No. 2, 4e@4sAc.; No. white,
46@46Hc.; No. yellow, 46h@47c.;
No. 3, AK @44hc.: No. white, 43A d
441ac.: No. 3 yellow, 43% @44Ac.; No.
4 ,41@42c.: No. white. 41@42c.; No.
yellow, AK @42hc.
Oats-No. 2, 29h @30c.; No. white.
~ @s1hc:; No. white, 291s @3ohc.;
No. white, 29@29hc.; standard, 500
Sic.
Rye-No. 2, 851s@ssc.
Barley-65@99c. -
Timothy -ss@11.5o; March. s11.75@
1850.
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New York Cotton Futures.

New York, March 3.-The cotton
futures closed barley steady; closing
bids: March, s14.1S: April. s14.20; May,
$14.39; June and July, $14.22; August.
$1375; Oct, $12.59; Dec, SEAS; JAM,
$12.44,
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Kansas City Butter and Eggs.

Kansas City. Mo-. March 3.-Butter
Creamery. 25c.: f1rsts, 22c. seconds.
,2Oc.; packing stocks, 13c. !.
Eggs-Extras, TIC; frsts, 151kc.
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New York cIosino Grain,

New York, March 3.-The closing
grain market follows:
Wheat-May, ssA @s6ssc.; July.
a4Nc.
Corn--May, 55hc.
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Exchange on New York.
Chicago, March 3.-Exchange or
New York, 20 cents discount.
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Duluth CLOSING Wheat.

Duluth, Mimi, March 3.-Closing
lwheat-May, $3.50, bid; July, 97Ac.,
bid.
Durum-May, ssNc.; July, s4xc..
nominal.
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k.ns.s City Closjno Grain.

I Kansas City, Mo-, March 3.-The
| closing grain market follows:
Wheat-May, S6h@86Ac.; July.
S3Hc.. bid.
Corn-May, 4shc., bid; July, 47Act
sellers.
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Minneapolis, March - Closing
wheat-M May. 96s @96hc.; July, s7Ac.;
Sept. 91hc.
Casino 1 hard, &c.,; No. north
|ern, 97@9Shc.; No. northern, $40
,961sc.; No. 3 wheat, 91@95hc.
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RANGE or HOG PRICES.

Range Of hog values at Chicago foa
the week with comparisons:
Mixed and Light
192M256 132m296
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e. o,,;e Matale

st. Louis, March LEAD, dull, $4.25
Spelter-Firm, $5.50@5.55.
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Galveston Cotton.
Galveston Tex, March 3.-Cotton-
Market steady, 14Ac.
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Savannah Turpentine and Rosin.

Savannah, Ga, March 3.-Turpen-
line, firm, s7Ac.
Rosin-F'irm. type F, s7.2o; G, 1925
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Peoria Grain,

Peoria. March s.--The grain market
follows:
Corn-Market higher; No. yellow,
43Ac.: No. yellow. 47hc.: No. 4 vel
low, 42c.; No 3 mixed. 431sc.; sample.
4oc.
Oats-Market steady: No. VIite,
29hc.
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St. Louis Poultry and Provisions.

st. Louis. March 3.-Poultry-Mar
ket firm; chickens, 12kc.; springs.
15c.; turkeys, 15c.; ducks, 16c.; geese,
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p;4+.h,,ro Oil

Pittsbure Oil.
Pittsburg, Pa. March 3.-oil closed
$3.50.
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Eggs-Market lower, 15hc.
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Butter-Market steady; creamery.
|2OMs6c
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Minne.noIi. CIo.ino Wheat.

shipments-Wheat, S; corn, 81; oats
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.

The senate by unanimous vote
formally ratified President Taft's noti-
fcation to Russia of the joint termi-
nation of the treaty Of 1882. The
Lodge joint resolution, reported by the
foreign relations committee as a sub
stituts for the Sulzer resolution that
passed the house 300 to l. was adopted
after an all day debate over the Rus
sian discrimination against the Jews
of America.
A comprehensive inquiry into the al
fairs of the so called money trust" as
proposed in resolutions presented by
Representatives Lindbergh Of Mime
sofa and Humphrey Of Washington.
Republicans, will be authorized by the
Democratic house of representatives
the latter part of January. A tenta.
tive agreement to this effect has been
reached by the Democratic house lead
orS.
The house ratified the presidents
action In notifying Russia OF the pro-
POSED abrogation of the treaty OF 1861
" ansutnCuS vote.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30
POLITICAL NEWS.

Northwestern senators and repre-
sentatives speak in more commenda-
tory terms of President Taft's mes
sage on the wool schedule than they
have of any utterance he has made
since he entered the White House.
The prediction is made that on this
particular phase of the tariff question
the progressives will be in entire har.
mony with the wishes of the admins
tration.
Theodore Roosevelt's candidacy for
the Republican nomination was off,
cially launched in Nebraska when
there was filed with the secretary of
state petition asking that Mr.. Roose-
velt's name be placed on the next Re-
publican primary ballot under the Ne
braska presidential preference law.
IF Roosevelt is put in the White
House in 1912 We will never get him
out again except feet first" This was
the statement Of Colonel Henry Wat.
terson, editor Of the Louisville Courier
Journal, in commenting on the Repub-
lican situation throughout the country.
Conferences which are likely to
have an important bearing on the
attitude of the New York Republican
state organization in the. next presi-
Dental campaign were held in New
York city between President Taft and
. number Of state leaders.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30

better condition than at any time with.
in the past ten years. In Wilmington,
Del, where the next annual session
will be held, Mrs. Ellen Freeland. head
of the work in that Jurisdiction. states
that the order is taking on new life
there and that great preparations are
being made for the next grand SEES
sion. Macauley Dorsey. grand treas
urer Of the order; Joseph P. Evans.
state ruler for Maryland, and num-
Der of others are also bending their
best efforts for upbuilding the work.
Even in the capital Of the nation the
people are stopping long enough to
give the order their consideration.
may mention G. @. Fitzgerald, attor-
ney for the order; j. r. Hill Of Column
bus, o.; Mrs. Hattie q. Troy Of Har-
risburg. Pa; Rev. ID. Stratton Of St
Adams, W. Va, M. L. Fairfax Of
Charlestown, w. Va. and others whose
devotion to the interests Of the order
have always been manifested. The
country may look for bigger things
than ever from our order.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Rev. Clarence v. T. Richeson, await
ing trial at Boston on charge of hav-
ing murdered Miss Avis Linnell, will
recover from injuries he inflicted upon
himself unless blood poisoning de-
velops, according to physicians. He
mutilated himself with piece of tin
which he had formed into a crude
knife. a.-
As punishment for carrying on
stock swindle by mail alleged to have
extended more than two years and to
have netted millions in profit four pro-
moters Of the firm of Burr Bros of
New York were each sentenced to a
years imprisonment on Blackwell's
island.
The ten Chicago packers, on trial
for criminal violation of the Sherman
law, lost in the first skirmish of their
long drawn out trial when United
States Judge Carpenter overruled the
motion of the defense to strike out
counts and of the indictment.
Before Christmas tree, which he
was about to decorate. Fred Feasol,
manager of q dry goods store at
Sandwich, ILL.,, was shot and killed by
his wife, who then committed suicide.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30

sal for that Office. This followed the
decision of the national council and
the ministry to submit to the demands
contained in the Russian ultimatum.
Mrs. Arthur Stannard, the novelist,
who was known by her pen name of
John Strange Winter" is dead in
London. She had been confined to her
bed for the last five months as the
result of an accident while stepping
out of an elevator.
An extraordinary credit Of $500, 900
was asked for in the Turkish chamber
of deputies by the minister of war in
order to meet the expenses incurred
by the continuance of operations
against the invading Italian army In
Tripoli.
A band of Chinese brigands attacked
an imperial convoy. which was on the
way to Kirin with a large amount of
bullion. The robbers carried of $780,.
900. "
Tuan Fang, former director general
Of the Hukwang railroad and at one
time vicercy of Chill. has been killed
by his own soldiers.
King George shot eighteen tigers,
three rhinoceros, several bears and
a stag on his hunting trip In Nepal,
India.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

President Taft filed three speaking
engagements In Greater New York, in
which he touched on peace, politics
and puritanism. His political speech
which was scheduled to be the chief
address, was made before the Young
Mems Republican club Of Brooklyn,
where he told his audience that, al.
though there came times when the
old party seems little weak and stag
gers from blows received from the in
side and cut, its principles are strong
enough, when the issue 10 drawn, to
carry on the government"
Judge David F. Simpson Of the Min.
nesota supreme court has resigned
and Judge Andrew Holt Of the Henne-
pin county district bench was ap-
pointed to succeed him.
Mrs. Adelaide Louise Erlanger OBJ
tanned an interlocutory decree of d.
vorce at Nyack, N. j., from Abram Err
LANCER, the theater manager, with ST.
500 o month alimony.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30
The DEATH RECORD.

John Bigelow, the celebrated Amer
lean author, journalist and diplomat,
is dead in New York city. He was
born in Maiden, N. Y, on Nov 25,
1877. John Bigelow, the grand old
man Of America" publicist and am
bassador to France, had been i'll for
some months. He had just passed hif
ninety-fourth birthday on Nov. rs, dur
ing the celebration Of which he re-
ceived cable congratulations from all
over the world and scores Of the most
noted men in America called on him
Rose Eytinge, at one time one of
the most popular leading women on
the American stage, Is dead at Amitv
vile, L. /. Miss Eytinge was born in
Philadelphia in 1885 and made her
first stage appearance in 1852. She
then played for ten years in stock, ap-
pearing with Edwin Booth, e. L. DAY.
export and ]. w. Wallack.
Emilio Estrada, president of the re-
public Of Ecuador, Is dead.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30
EDITORS ISSUE STATEMENT.
Western Press Association Pledge
Loyalty 70 Race and Country.

Western Press Association Pledge
Loyalty to Race and Country.
Following Is the address to the coun-
try in full as adopted by the Western
Negro Press association at its recent
annual meeting held in Topeka. Kan:
& We the members OF the Western Negro
Press association, in convention assem-
bled. acknowledge our thanks to the Su-
preme Ruler Of the universe for the bless
ings which have come to the convention
members individually and collectively. to
the race we represent and all mankind.
With these presents come our greetings to
the country at large. ...
We would appeal to the bar Of public
opinion and ask that determinations
based upon color shall be at an end. We
do this believing that the fundamentals Of
American Jurisprudence. the tendency Of
our present day civilization. demand that
merit and worth shall count and that
nothing shall stand between the worthy
and the rewards OF his labors This n
done with the involved purpose Of making
better the standard Of American manhood
and cultivating that spirit Of interdepend-
ence Of thought and activity. the neces-
sary requisite In free republic. America
grows in greatness and her perpetuity In
counts for one and nobody for more than
one.
That Righteousness which exhorteth Q
nation should and must be more clearly
demonstrated In America than anywhere
In the civilized world With faith In the
Justice Of our cause we would ask that
Acknowledgement and discrimination be-
cause Of color and anything that savors of
unfairness before the law shall cease. We
believe that there Is enough fairness In
the American republic to finally secure
. this result.
We deplore and denounce lawlessness,
crime, Incidence and prodigality in any
race and are not unmindful Of the fact
/, that these exist among the white race Al
well as the Negro race.
{ We would urge upon them q higher con-
, ception Of duty to family. society and
country. We would advise that they save
money. purchase homes become property
owners and tillers of the soil.
6. To the farm, where are unlimited op-
portunities. we would advise them to 60.
The tillers of the soil have ever been tho
sturdy yeomanry, the foundation of soci-
ETY. and the forerunners Of q powerful
commercialism which has moved the
world.
We argue earnestly for education both
high and Industrial and believe In the
preparation of our youth to fill every ave-
nue. open to the citizens Of a republic.
The members Of the Western Negro
Press association pledge themselves to
stand for the highest In journalism and
for the propagation Of all things uplifting
and inspiring. We ask members of all
professions, activities and varied employ
ments to Join in the new movement to
make better and stronger the race Of
which we are part and prove our right
, to all the guarantee Of our federal consti-
tuition by a wise and faithful performance
Of the duties therein imposed
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30
NEWS OF WORLD
important Events Of the Week
In Condensed Form.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

With Secretary of State Knox as
the only witness President Taft signed
the joint resolution passed by con-
gress ratifying his action in serving
notice on Russia OF the abrogation of
the treaty of 1882 with that country.
The treaty automatically will con-
tinue In effect until Jan. 1, 1918. In
the meantime efforts will be made to
negotiate new treaty eliminating the
causes of friction which led to the
termination of the old one.
President Taft sent to congress the
long awaited report Of the tariff board
on schedule X Of the Payne tariff act
and with 1t a message recommending
that the rates on wool and woolens
be materially reduced. The report
shows that the existing duties on
many classes of wool and wool manu-.
features are prohibitory and greatly in
excess Of the difference in the cost OF
production here and abroad.
1t is positively known at this time
chat E. Dana Durand intends to resign
the dictatorship of the United States
census bureau, because he feels that
an injustice has been done him and
his immediate co-workers by congress
in it's refusal to appropriate sufficient
money to complete tabuTation work
planned for the present fiscal year.
Seventy-one and a half per cent of
the population of Minnesota is com.
posed of foreign born white persons
and native whites OF foreign parent.
age, according to statement made
public by the census department. In
this respect Minnesota leads all the
states Of the Union.
The president declined to pardon
Charles w. Morse, the banker now in
Atlanta federal prison.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-12-30
BRIGHT FUTURE PREDICTED
FOR GALILEAN Fishermen.
Time Honored Secret Order Reincor-
porates and Makes New Beginning.

A brighter day is dawning for the
Grand United Order Of Galilean Fish
ermeR-of Baltimore. one Of the old
est fraternal orders in the country.
Following the failure Of the bank Of
the order at Hampton, Va, and the
suspension of the endowment depart
ment Of the order. National Grand
Ruler Columbus Gordon. Grand Secre-
tary Annie G.. Heath and other lead
ing spirits began to plan for the up
building Of the order At the session
Of the national grand tabernacle Of
the order held In Baltimore last Au-
gust a revised constitution was adopt
ed. the order reincorporated, and re-
Gently copyright papers were taken
out.
Reports received lately. by Mr.. Cor
don from various parts of the juris-
diction indicate that the order is rap
idly gaining in strength. In Philadel-
phia, where Mr.. Charles FL. Marshall
is the special deputy. the order is in