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MAI. BENHAM BURIED
WITH military HON0RS
Body Laid to Rest in Congressional
Cemetery This Morning-Was
Retired Army Officer.
From the Sphere.

Military ceremonies marked the burial
in the Congressional cemetery this morn
ing of the body Of Maj. Henry Hill Ben
ham. U. s. A.. retired. who died sudden
ly at his residence in New York city last
Tuesday. The funeral party bearing the
body arrived at Union station about 7:l5
o'clock from New York, and was escorted
to the cemetery by troop OF the 10Th
Cavalry from Fort Myer, Va. The flag
draped casket was carried on an army
caisson and eight non-commissioned on
GERS Of tho army served as body bearers.
Maj. Benham was tho son Of tho late
Gen. Henry w. Benham OF the army. He
was born In Massachusetts, In February.
1885, and was appointed second ueuten-
ant. ID Infantry, In September. 1901.
During the PHILIPPINE tnsurrection he
served a. chief ordnance oficer Of volun-
teers, with the rank Of major. He reach
ed the grade OF major, sd Infantry. In
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AERO COUNCIL TO MEET.
Washington Club to Be Represented
in New York Gathering.

Representatives Of the Washington Aero
Club who will attend the coming meeting
Of the national council In New York
Tuesday will leave here Monday. The
washington representatives are DR.. Albert
F.. Zahm, secretary Of the Washington
club, and DR.. J. w. Bovee. The members
of the national council will be entertained
Monday evening by Robert Collier, the
president OF the council.
In tho present organization of the coun-
ell the Aero Club Of America, which
has represented the whole
country In all aeronautics. IL now merely
one Of the constituent clubs with repre-
sentative In the national council The
Aero Club Of America will continue ~
before to represent the United States In
international events by virtue OF its mem.
bership In the international federation.
but ali national events will b under oan-
troll Of tho national council.
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GAS KILLS OLD SOLDIER.
Death Due to Accident, Coroner
Decides.

John Wolff, seventy-hve years OF age.
died last night at Casualty Hospital as a
result of having inhaled Illuminating gas.
He was an inmate Of Soldiers Home at
Hampton. Va. and came here two days
ago and engaged q room at 1139 7th
street northwest. intending to remain here
some time.
Last night shortly before II o'clock the
odor OF gas attracted the attention Of
others in the house. An investigation
was made and the veteran was found In
his room in q dying condition. He died
before the hospital was reached.
There was q combination gas fixture In
the room, and Il 10 believed that when
he extinguished the light he accidentally
opened tho Jet that - intended to fur
nish q supply OF gas to Q stove.
Coroner hewitt gave certificate OF ac-
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would sign for any letters that might
need 1T. He was expecting money, he
said, because they were business letters
Then this registered letter came, and
when the carrier wanted an order for 1t.
and then wanted witnesses, my brother
and Kallenberg's wife signed the order
to saw that Carl NJ. Schmidt was Bertirs
business name. They didn't know any
thing more about it than / did. and
only knew that Bertil had asked me to
receive his letters for him.
Eric Sundberg added his confederation
and the countess was thereupon paroled.
When Kallenberg reached court he was
ute ready to tell all he knew.
IAN agent in the stamp house where
worked" he said through an inter-
prefer told me that it was good Ameri-
can game to write to people when some
member of their family had died and
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the university there until short time
before he started for the United States.
His greatest concern seemed TO be that
his father would hear of his plight.
Count Oxenstierna, who lives most COM
fortably at Huntington Terrace, has de-
voted himself to selling marine insurance
since coming to New York. He had been
a lieutenant In the kings guard before he
left Sweden I'm 1907 AS soon as he found
employment here he cabled for Anna
Sundberg to join him. An hour after she
landed on December 10, 1907. they were
married in the Church of the Transfgura-
ton.
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tell them that they had been buying a
book or something on installments. He
said lots Of men he knew did that and
made money by it."
II had just quit my job. and I needed
money very badly. I didn't tell anybody
about it. My wife didn't know, and the
countess didn't know. / didn't want
them to.
Il wrote twelve, maybe fifteen. letters.
but business was bad. The only answer
/ got was from Mrs. Hynes, and she
didn't write that"
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Brennan Will Admitted to Probate.

Justice Gould, in the probate court. to-
day signed an order admitting the will
of Catherine J. Brennan. deceased. to
pr obate and record. and granting letters
testamentary to James a. Toomey and
John D. Brennan as executors. and fixed
their bond at $1,000. The validity of the
Will was recently established by the YER
dict Of jury in Criminal Court No. z
Chief Justice Clabaugh presiding. Attor-
ney James A. Toomey represented the
executors under the will.
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A small panic occurred among the pa
TENTS at Cook Hospital. Fairmont, w.
Va. Wednesday night. when fire was dis
covered In the annex. which Is the nurses
training school. The patients were quieted
ard the hre extinguished. with q loss oe
about 81 900
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the regular army. in June. 1902. and was
Immediately transferred to the retired
list because Of disability incurred In the
line Of duty. He was a graduate OF Union
College, class of 80, and graduate OF
the Infantry and Cavalry School, class
of 1893.
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Father in Kings Household.

Kallenberg, who is only twenty-one
ney Bick that his father was member
of the kings household in Stockholm, and
that he himself had been a student in
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Said He Expected Money.
"Kallenberg had got place as a servant
then, and when he left he asked me If
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Mrs. Sarah E. Harrison. widow OF
Charles Harrison, died at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Lillian Fairbanks, at St
Michael. Nd. Thursday. She was eighty
two years old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24

OF these English styles form only small portion of
there's of of
S.. so So Iopcoats from SIC. 0 SIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24

All the newest and richest
effects in low shoes of the
highest grade. Equal to any
sold elsewhere at S..
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cidentaI death. Fritz Wolff, brother OF
the deceased, who resides at SD Sth street
southeast, was notified Of his death and
an undertaken took charge of the body.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
YOUNG SAYS
PP0RTERS
WILL LSTANDPAT
IOWA SENATOR TELLS WASHING
TON lhou!RERs He IS salts
FLED HIS FRIENDS WILL STAY
TO LAST DITCH.
[BY e. c. SNYDER. /

Washington, D. G., Jan. 30.-(Spec-
ial) Senator Lafe Young arrived in
Washington this morning and upon
reaching the capitol attended a com
mittee meeting on the Sulloway bill,
which gives Increased pensions to 90
day civil war veterans and 60-day
Mevican war veterans
Senator Young had practically moth
ing to say relative to the situation at
Des Moines, except that he was salts
fed that his friends would stand by
him to the very last ditch.
Big Appropriation for Iowa.
Secretary Nagle of the department
of commerce and labor today sent to
congress an estimate asking an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to be expended
at the biological station at Fairport,
Iowa during the fiscal year ending June
so, 1912. This sum is desired for the
continuation of the biological station
including the construction of buildings
ponds and for equipment. The last fis-
cal year $4,000 was Appropriated for
the Fairport station and the work was
so well done that an Increase Of $4,000
was asked over the last fiscal year.
Judge Smith is Confirmed.
The senate committee on Judiciary
today acted favorably in the nomina-
tion of Representative Walter |. Smith
of Iowa, who was appointed to the cir
cult court of the eighth district to sue
ceed Justice Van Devanter, promoted
to the United States supreme court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
ROCK ISLAND
MAKES CHANCE
ROAD DIVIDED INTO THREE DIS
TRIcTs FOR OPERATION
PURPOSES.

Chicago, Jan. 30.-L. M. Allen, pas
senger traffic manager of the Rock
Island lines, announced today that for
operation purposes the road has been
divided i into three districts, each
under the jurisdiction Of a general
manager.
First district-All mileage east OF
the Missouri river, and z from st.
Joseph, Mo-, to Horton. Kas.. under
the managership Of w S. Tinsman.
with Headquarters at Chicago.
Second district-All mileage west of
the Missouri river and north of Cald-
well, Kas., including ST Louis division.
in charge Of A. E. Sweet, appointed
manager, with headquarters at To
peka, Kas.
Third district-Mileage south Of
Caldwell and east Of Tucumsar. N. NJ,
under direction Of w. NJ Whitenton,
general manager at Fort Worth, Tex.
c. w. Jones, general superintendent
Of the first district will reside at Dav-
enport, Ia. j. B. Smalley. general
superintendent of the second district,
will have headquarters at Topeka, and
T. H. Beacon general superintendent
of the third district, will work out of
Ell Reno, Okla.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
.DANv|LLE VOTE
PROBE F|zzlE?
UNLESS GRAND JURY CAN GET
FACTS TO-DAY THE lNvEsTIGA-
TloN MAY STOP.

Danville, ILL.,, Jan. 30.-This is the
now or never" day Of the Vermillion
county grand jury investigation Of vote
traffic. Unless one of the witnesses
summoned to appear late in the day
sees fit to remember more details Of
illegal voting, openly talked Of but not
recalled by previous witnesses, or UNI
less enough information is gained to
warrant the grand jury at their regular
nightly conference tonight in believing
the hoped for "break down" may be ex-
pected tomorrow, the end of this part
Of the investigation is expected to
come Friffay. 80. .s., 1,
There are still some routine matters
to be looked over and this will require
two or three days. The investigators
will then look over county property
and adjourn until the day before the
spring election, this being Judge KIM
brough's plan for insuring purity at
this voting. Speaker Charles Addicks
Of the Illinois assembly, spent Sunday
here looking up material for the cor
rupt practices act to pass this session
of the legislature.
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n Aginning today the Courier will
,ceive the fnll leased wire report of
the AssucI..ve,. Press. This report
comes direct from the Chicago Office
of the Associated Press to the Courier
Office over a direct wire, which is not
used for any other telegraph business.
The operators and instruments are
located in the Courier Office. This is
the lest news report possible for any
paper to obtain, and enables the
Courier to give it's readers as full a
telegraph report, including markets,
as it is possible for any afternoon
paper No difference where located)
in the country to give.
The report begins to come over the
wire at a. m. and runs until 8 p. m.
During these hours, the telegraph
operators in this office will be contin-
uously receiving the news from all
parts of the world, and sending news
Of any happening in this part of Iowa,
that is of general interest to the state
and nation.
Epoch in City's and courier's History.
The installation of this Immense
telegraph service in this Office marks
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an epoch in the city's history as well
as in the growth Of the Courier. 1t
adds very largely to the expense of
producing the paper, but 1t gives the
Courier the full telegraph report of
the greatest news gathering organiza-
tion on earth.
The Associated Press covers the
globe like a blanket. High salaried
correspondents are employed in all
the principal cities of the United States
and in the capitals Of all the nations
on the globe. Correspondents repre-
sent the Associated Press in all the
smaller cities as well.
Through this new Improvement the
Courier is placed in direct connection
with the news centers of the world.
Big Advertisement for Ottumwa.
The Courier's territory is expanding
more and more all the time, and it is
all the time Iiorking to develop and
tuild up the field in which 1t circulates
southern Iowa and northern Mis-
souri,. In business circles it is big
advertisement for Ottumwa that
city of this size has paper that takes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
Direct Wire to Telegraph Instrument
In Courier office and Complete Report
From Mems CenterS is Started Today

the leased wire report of the Associ-
ated Press. 1t means that 1t requires
large force and equipment to handle
it, and tells much to many business
men who investigate business centers
in the search for locations and
statistics. And it means that the
paper that receives the report is doing
it's best to give it's subscribers all the
news in the best manner possible. The
Courier has for many years been a
member of the Associated Press and
has been receiving fair sized report,
but it never has until now taken the
full day report Of the organization.
1t has taken great detail OF ar
rangement and preparation to be able
to give our readers this additional
service 1t is one of the many features
of the Courier. The Courier has
larger number of correspondents than
any other Iowa paper; it publishes a
splendid farm page once week. a
continued story; the best sporting
page in the state and an extended
market report. All these are features
the Courier maintains for its many
readers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
LEWIS CHARGES GRAFT.
Vice President 5ittner Says Statement
Made BY Lewis is Incorrect and
Misleadinu

p b.
Columbus, O., Jan. 30.-After an ad
dress by Gov. Harmon, delegate to the
convention of the United Mine Work
ers of America progressed SO far in
their work that the end Of the conver-
tion is expected tonight
President Lewis charged graft on
the part of officers and members Of
Local No. 405 of District No. 5. He
was speaking in support of his annual
address, read before the delegates dur
ing the opening week. President Fee
han Of the district, took exception to
the part Of Lewis speech which called
for international supervision of strikes
financed by the international organi-
zation.
Vice President Bittner of the dis
trict said the statements made hX
Lewis were incorrect, and intimated
that Lewis was playing into the hands
of the operators of Pennsylvania by
making the graft charges
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
KENYON TIES
WITH PORTER
FOR THE LEAD
FORT DODGE MAN SECURES SOME
OF FUNK'S STRENGTH; YOUNG
HOLDS PLACE. MANY MEMBERS
WERE ABSENT.
[BY w. H.. POWELL

| Des MONIES, Jan. 3O.--( -(Speclal.)---
Judge w. S. Kenyon this morning tied
with c. r. Porter, democrat, who
hitherto has been the high man in the
race for senator to succeed the late
]. P. Dolliver. Judge Kenyon won
three votes from A. B. Funk, also
progressive candidate. The vote on
the eleventh joint ballot was as
| follows:
Porter CD .............-.... ...'5o
Kenyon (R) ...........-,....
Funk (R) .................. -
| Young s(R) .............,..... .....5z
Total vote 129.
| Necessary to elect 65. The follow
ing changed from Funk to Kenyon this
morning Bruce Russell and Van Camp.
The fol4owing were absent or did not
vote: Balluff, Chapman Chase, Clark
son. Dewclf Dunlap Edmunds, Enger,
fischer, Griggs, Halgrims Hayes, Hunt
ley, Krebill, Leach, Louisbury, Nc
Manus, Mates, Milton, Murtagh, Olson
Quigley, Eowles, Sammis, Safer, saun-
ders, Skinner, Sullivan, Van Law.
The house joint resolution by Dab
ney of Davis, applying to congress Tor
a conviction to amend the constitution
permitting a direct vote on senator
was adopted by the house this morning
by vote Of 80 to O..
Dabney Has Primary Plan.
Representative Dabney of Davis,
democrat, this morning introduced in
the house bill providing for special
election OF voters for an expression OF
a choice to fill the vacancy in the sena-
torship, the governor to call the cleo
ton within twenty days, but not until
majority of the general assembly
shall sign a statement declaring they
will vote for their constituents choice.
A petition was presented by Miller
of Bremen from woman of Bremen
county asking for legislative action on
the white slave question.
Representative George of Story pre-
sented petition asking for the pas
sage Of a five-mile law.
Among the bills introduced in the
house were:
BY LenOcker relating to the misla-
beling Of oils and paints.
BY Ripley, compelling foreign manu-
COlCSl lS Ill luC oteleS w iAtoI
with the assessor their real estate.
moneys and credits.
By Stipe, prohibiting the fore closure
of any real estate mortgage executed
prior to Jan. 1, 1890.
BY Fourt, relating to sending non
resident insane to their home state.
BY Bowman, preventing the adulter-
alton Of boiled and raw linseed oil.
Among the petitions presented was
one by Bowman, from the Stockport
Auto club, endorsing the good roads
policies.
Representative Boettger's bill pen
sioning disabled or retired firemen
was adopted by the house this morning
by vote OF so to 0.
Among other bills adopted are:
BY Harding, providing for amending
BY Smith of Decatur, relating to the
use of either the state or national cen
sus for official purposes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
DRAG LAKE FOR ltklREss
Father of Dorothy Arnold Believes
She Was Drowned in Central
Park.

New York, Jan. 30.-Preparations
are being made today to drag the
lake in Central park for the body of
Miss Dorothy Arnold, the missing
heiress.
Miss Arnold's declaration to an in
ruiry of friend she met on the street
late on the afternoon Of the day she
disappeared, that she intended to walk
home through the park, has given
weight to Mr. Arnold's conviction that
his daughter met with foul play in the
park and that her body may have been
thrown into the lake.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
TWENTY KILLED
BY TIDAL WAVE
NEAR MAN|L A
ERUPTION OF MOUNT TAAL, ONE
OF LUZON'S PRINCIPAL VOL.
CANOES, SPREADS DEATH AND
TERROR AMONG NATIVES.

Manila, Jan. 3o.-An American
school teacher, who has travelled
the west shore Of Lake Taal, tele-
graphs that five small villages
were destroyed by the tidal wave
and that not less than 800 persons
have been killed In that vicinity.
Many were burned In fires started
by molten ashes.
Manila, Jan. 3O.-Twenty persons
all natives, lost their lives in the tidal
wave which followed the eruptions OF
the volcano Taal, according to press
advices received here today.
All the villages within radius OF
fully twenty miles have suffered dam.
ages from the rain of mud and stones,
which still continues. The native
population in all directions are aband.
Oning their villages and fleeing to the
hills in terror.
Mount Taal rises in the center OF
Lake Taal, body Of water not more
than fifteen miles In circumference. 1t
is thirty-four miles from this city,
from which the clouds Of smoke rising
from the crater are plainly visible.
The observatory authorities believe
that Manila is in no danger but there
is some alarm among the natives, who
recall the destruction caused by MT.
Mayon, the other volcano of Luzon, In
1897. So far, however, Mayor has
shown no threatening disturbance.
Investiga tors. Of thea bureau !. OF
science report that with the first vio-
lent eruption Of the Taal on Saturday
the volcanic island appeared to sink
five feet and the waters of the lake,
rising, swept the shores mile inland,
carrying away the bamboo shacks OF
a majority Of the natives Others liv-
ing in the vicinity had taken warning
and fled at the first rumblings Of the
volcano. The towns of Taal, Lomery
and Palisay seemed to have suffered
Many Former Disturbances.
Mount Taal rises 1850 feet from the
center OF Lake Taal. province OF
Eatangas, Luzon. It is the second
volcano in importance in Luzon and
has experienced eight violent disturb
ances preceding the present one
since 1903. 1t has been more or less
active from time immemorial. It's most
ueslIuCLiPe SIupLlouS Ieu IL i'of
and continued for a period Of six
causing much loss Of life and
enormous destruction Of property.
There were less serious outbreaks In
1908 and 1873
In 1869 Mount Mayon was In erup-
tion for two months destroying the
towns of Cagsaua and Malinao, to-
gether with several villages. In 1914
it burst forth again, destroying five
towns. Another eruption occurred in
May, 1897 when 400 persons lost their
lives. The latest outbreak, less severe,
was in March, 1900.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
UNION GETS SHORT DAY.
Caisson Workers Get Five Dollars
Day for Three Hours Work
in New, vork

New York, Jan. 30-The shortest
hours of any union workmen in New
York City are those of the Caisson
workers who tave just signed an
agreement with the employers asso:
ciation for the year. 1911. Three
hours a day, with thirty minutes Off
for luncheon and wages Of So a day is
the stipulation for the men wIo work
under an air pressure of about As
pounds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
CIGAR MAKERS QUIT
Fourteen Employees Of Harkert Cigar
Company Refuse to Report for
Dutv

Fourteen employees of the Harkert
Cigar Co. failed to report for duty this;
morning, and G. C. Gossage, the local
representative of the factory, states
that they are out on sympathetic
strike owing to his having discharged
one employe. Mr.. Gossage stated that
the factory is running today with four
teen men, which is about half the usual
force.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
shorthorns Average s1e5 Per Head.

Shorthorns Average $165 Per Head.
Williamsburg. Jan. 30-At the pub
lie sale Of Harrington and Daniels in
the Williamsburg sale pavilion, IS
head of shorthorn cattle were sold at
an average price of S165 per head.
The highest priced animal was bull
which was bought for 1920 by Edgar
Shoebotham of Fairbury, Neb.
Fl. l.. Summers of Boseman, Mont.
raid s54O for COW, 1925. for another
COW and s275 for heifer.
The firm of Bellows Bros. of Marys-
vile, Mo-, and Charles Holland OF.
Springfield, Mo-, were heavy buyers.
Former Gov. A. G. ShallenbeIger OF
Alma, Neb., bought COW and calf
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31

NEW IMPROVEMENT THIS SERVICE
Des Moines Car
Company Submits
Franchise to City

Des Moines, Jan. 30.-(Spec.
al.)-The Des Moines city
railway company today sub
mitted franchise to the city
council with the request that 1t
be put to a vote Of the people
within fifteen days. 1t pro-
vides for six for quarter
fares on which the company can
pay a 7 per cent dividend as
shown by the books which may
be examined semi-annually.
At other times the fare Is
five cents straight. The coun.
Gil will act tomorrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
SKINS SHIPPED TO MUSEUM.
National! Museum Makes Gift to Iowa
University, Promised Several
Xeara Arm

Iowa City, Jan. 30.-Forty-seven
large mammal skins, promised for the
Iowa museum several years ago by the
national museum at Washington, are
en- route to Iowa City, together with
$50 smaller skins. Professor Nutting
received the promise Of these skins
upon condition that Iowa should en-
ploy competent taxidermist to mount
ard care for them.
The work of Homer r. Dill as taxi
dermist has satisfied the museum au-
thorities at washington that their con-
ditions have been met and the skins
have been shipped