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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-21

TITLES OF THIRTEEN FARMS
WERE INVOLVED IN WATSON
SETTLEMENT.

Vinton, Oct 20.-The last act In
the district court in the matter Of the
estate of the late H. S. Watson 0c-
Cured at the present term of the dis
trict court It was the final report OF
George D. McElroy, trustee, and his
final discharge and his bond exon
Grated.
Thus closed one Of the largest es-
tates of Benton county. Its settlement
covered period of some fourteen
years
The assignment Of the banking
house of S. Fl. Watson & Sons. which
included the estate of S. H. Watson,
occurred September 1S, 1896, at
time when business was depressed
and the country in the throes OF a
free silver agitation.
The appraisement and Inventory
was filed October 6. 1896. 1t covers
seventeen pages Of ninety lines to the
page of book of court records. The
complete record occupies 229 pages OF
single-spaced typewriter matter. It Is
one Of the most complete records ever
put on the record books of the county.
Every order Of the court and every
report of the assignee, Matt Gaasch,
and every order involving the estate,
is recorded.
The title OF the thirteen farms is In
volved in this record; also a large
amount Of town and city real estate
as well as the assets and liabilities Of
the banking house.
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JUDGE HUNTER
At KE0SAUQUA
VAN BUREN, co. DISTRICT COURT
OPENS MONDAY OCT. 90
1888 CASES ON DOCKET.

Keosauqua, Oct. 20.-On next Mon
day Judge Hunter will open the Oc-
tober term of court at KeosauQua, the
term consisting OF three weeks. The
docket is big one, there being 1873
cases entered thereon. OF these, 46
are probate, Z criminal, &c law and So
chancery. Not only Is the docket
Of cases large, but an exceptionally
large number 48, are marked "for
trial."
This is decidedly the greatest mum
Der Of cases thus labeled on any dock
ct ever gotten here.
OF the cases on the criminal dock
|et. defendant is charged with wife
desertion, / with seduction, 2 with
forgery, with assault with intent to
commit murder, and 2 are held to the
grand Jury.
There are divorce cases-2 old
ones and new ones. In all OF these
cases 1t Is women who are seeking
for DEGREES, the plaintiffs in the new
cases being, Mabel Hagelstange, Ella
Conner, and Maud M Salter Besides
these one woman, Alma Hughes, sues
for separate maintenance.
\
half of which are against the railroads
q against the Rock Island and
against the Burlington. Seven parties
sue on note, % on account, and Z on
contract. There are "a partition cases
foreclosures, injunction, attach.
ments and replevin. Seven parties
appeal from justices courts, 2 ask that
guardians be appointed, 2 make appli.
cation for monuments, and files oh.
lection to purchasing monument.
Three seek injunctions and want
deeds set aside. M. ]. Nicholson is
plaintiff and G. L. McCash defendant
In libel suit, and T. G. Jackson asks
for pharmacy permit. There are a
number of other scattering cases, such
as appear on all dockets, but enough
has been said to show that the October
term is to be busy one, and Of espec-
ial interest, at least to whole lot Of
people.
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.OITuMWA CASE
WAS AFFIRMED
suPREME COURT susTAlNs THE.
LOWER COURT IN PicKLER-
WISE WILL ACTION.

The case OF James R. Picker VS..
Gladys Wise ct al that was tried be-
fore Judge D. M. Anderson in the
Wapello country district court In Sep.
TENDER, 1909, has just been affirmed
in the supreme court. The case was
heard before jury in this county
two years ago and was brought by
James A, Picker who charged undue
influence having been brought to
bear upon Lydia Overman by John
Oyerman. The case attracted consider
able attention at the time and hall a
dozen attorneys were engaged In the
trial. The jury In Its verdict set aside
the win as prayed for by the plaintiff
and the case was later taken to the
supreme court with the above men.
TONED result. The opinion is by Justice
Sherwin. Other decisions made by the
supreme court follow:
state VS.. Earl W. LisSsay, appellant
Jasper district. Bryon W. Preston,
Judge. Indictment for rape. Reversed;
opinion by Evans. McClain and
Deemes diaesnt
Hessih--..ls Drug CO., appellant, VS..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-21
MUELLER HEADS
IOWA MUNICIPALITIES

Davenport. Oct, 20.-The league of
Iowa Municipalities in session at the
Hotel Davenport yesterday afternoon
elected the following officers:
President Alfred C. Mueller, mayor,
Davenport.
Vice PRESIDENT. F. scharles, Lee
Mars, Ia.
Secretary and treasurer-Frank g.
Pierce, Marshalltown.
Trustee. L. harrington, council
man, Iowa Falls.
Sioux City was awarded the next
convention over Cedar Rapids by a
vote Of q to 4.
Resolutions were adopted by the
League Of Iowa Municipalities yester-
day afternoon approving the stand TAX
en- by the secretary, Frank Pierce, In
regard to the taxation Of railroad prop
erty, advocating the abolition OF the
public drinking cup, and taking up
other important subjects.
. The question box committee report
ed, M. F. Donegan, city attorney Of
Davenport, chairman of the committee,
reading the questions and answers.
There vera about IS Questions In ALL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-21

Todd Baker Drug Co., Woodbury. dis.
trict, F. r. Gaynor, Judge. Action ap.
pealing from verdict on contract.
Reversed opinion by Evans.
Union Co. Investment Co. We. Mrs.
M. v. Messix, appellant, Plymouth dis.
trict, William Hutchinson, judge. Ap.
peal from an order overruling motion
to discharge an attachment and re
lease a garnishment. Affirmed; opin'
ion by Deemer.
Anna Pearse appellant, vs.. Allen
Balm and Anna Balm, Lee district
Henry Bank, Jr.. judge. Suit to col
1ect salary under agreement. Affirmed
Opinion by Ladd.
Charles F. Birdsall ct al. appellants
vs. G.. /. Birdsall, Dallas district, J. H
Apologize. Judge. Action In equity to
enforce performance Of contract.
Affirmed; opinion by McClain.
State VS.. John r. Dobbins, appellant,
Pottawattamie county, w. r. Green,
Judge. Conviction for larceny.
Affirmed; opinion by Weaver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-21
At 10 O'Clock, a. N.

The Burlington exhibit car is max
ing q number OF the towns In Iowa,
Missouri, and Illinois this fall with a
view Of attracting settlers to the new
irrigated lands along the Burlington's
new lines of railroad in Wyoming and
Montana, where the. government has
spent $4,70O,O00 in constructing an
irrigation system to water 100000
acres Of choice valley land. The irri-
CATION works include the highest dam
in the world and a tunnel more than
three rifles long to carry the water
from the river to the farm land.
This car contains samples Of the
splendid grains, grasses. fruits and
vegetables grown in the Big Horn
basin and Yellowstone valley. The
car does not stop at Ottumwa on this
trip but will be in Milton November
g, Bloomfield, November and in
Moulton, November and Z. On No
vember -16 1t will leave New London
on No. coming through Ottumwa for
Abba where 1t will exhibit for two
days. D. Glenn Deaver, immigration
agent for the Burlington will be In
charge OF the car.
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MRS. HORNED IS
. ON The PROGRAM
oTTuMWA CHURCH WORKER
LEADS SERVICE AT BUR.
LlNGToN CONVENTION.

Mrs. w. H. HORNED of the East End
Presbyterian church of this city. led
the devotional services this morning
at the meeting of the Home Synodical
society at Burlington. This afternoon.
Rev. r. Ames Montgomery, pastor OF
the First church of this city, is on the
program Of the Iowa Synod meeting
at Burlington to give report on for
eign missions The meetings will con-
clude this evening.
Yesterdays session Of the thirtieth
annual meeting of the Presbyterian
synod OF Iowa was concerned chiefly
with matters OF publication and Sun.
day school work, Of church erection,
young peoples societies, the American
bible society and evangelistfc work.
Each topic was thoroughly covered by
the various speakers and chairmen OF
committees.
Rev. William Gilston of Philadel-
phia, superintendent of young peoples
work, said about twenty-six hours a
year are given to the study OF religion
and many times that to secular study
and that the neglect Of the Sunday
school should be remedied. DR.. Nc
Kenzie Of New York announced that
the college board had collected $1,000
in Iowa.
Rev. D. j. Mcmillan of New York,
secretary Of the board Of erection, said
a church day should be built and
that SIS had been spent to every one
received.
Rev. John Fox, secretary of the
American Bible society of New York,
=, - <>fTx h n CONTRIBUTES
over 900 to the work. Rev. George g..
Bruce Of Mediapolis spoke on the work
of the young peoples society. Rev. J..
r. Sutherland, secretary of ministerial
sustenance fund, of Philadelphia, re-
quested liberal requests to the funds
used for this purpose and explained
the working of the fund.
The synod adjourned in the after
noon and went, to Fairfield on spe-
cial train, where the Barhydt chapel
at Parsons college was dedicated. In
the evening Rev. Duncan G. Miller of
Chicago delivered a lecture on 1.-THE
Drink Question in a New Light"
The following officers Of the w. f.
M. s. were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. w. w. Hale, Des Moines,
president; Mrs L. r. Kinney, Dana,
vice president; Mrs. Louis X. Elliott,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
T.. A.. Miller. Davenport, literary sec
Rotary; Mrs. George j. Bruce, Medi-
apolis, young peoples secretary.
The committee on temperance of the
synod OF Iowa In ses-
sion here, submitted among other
resolutions one regretting that Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wilson should rec
ognize the brewing interests SO con-
spicuously as to act as honorary presi-
dent q she convention now being held
in C.a.s.aso.
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FALSE ARREST
BASIS OF SUIT
MAN CLAIMS DAMAGE IN SUM OF
$4,000 FOR uksusTAlNED
THEFT CHARGE.

Claiming that his arrest last week
on the charge of larceny from a build
ing, filed in police court against him
by j. A. Phillips was unwarranted.
and that said arrest, charge and i'm
prisonment damaged his good reputa.
ton to the amount OF $4,000, Bernard
Sweeney, youth of sixteen, by his
next friend Julia Sweeney, has
brought action against j. A.. Phillips
for that sum. He claims In his petit
ton that until charged with the theft
of twenty dollars by the defendant ).
A. Phillips, he had always borne a
good reputation for honesty and up
righteousness and that he was arrested
at the insug ,tion Of Mr.. Phillips Fri
day last and given hearing Saturday
morning In police court where he was
acquitted of the charges.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-21
WOMAN TRIED FOR
POISONING HUSBAND

Ontonagon, Mich, Oct, 49, The
trial of Mrs. Laura Stanard, accused
OF poisoning her husband today was
marked by the opening statement Of
prosecution and the hearing OF the first
witness, Grace Humes, the servant who
gave Mr.. Stanard his breakfast the day
of his death. She said that as soon
as he drank his coffee he told her he
had been poisoned. She said there
were four or five Jumps Ne undis-
solved -four In the bottom ~ the cup.
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Thomas Porter Buried Today.

Abba, Oct, 20.-The funeral service
of Thomas Porter was held from his
late residence this afternoon at 200
O'Clock conducted by Rev. T. r. Aiken
OF the United Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Porter died Tuesday evening after
many years of invalidism. He was a
veteran OF the civil war and has been
q resident Of Monroe county for many
years He leaves wife and three
children bcstdes many more distant
relatives, bis son Bert came from
Wyon. /. % be present ct the funeral.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-21
Young Men and
Young Women

Have you considered the advantages
of commercial education? Have you
thought Of the opportunities you could
take advantage Off you were a high
class shorthand reporter, stenographer,s
accountant or bookkeeper? At our
school you will have the benefit OF
personal individual instruction. You.
will be taught the most modern meth
DDS Of business.
II you are ambitious and really anx.s
ious to increase your earning capac-
ity, with honest efforts you can soon
be able to fill good position. We cam
not supply the openings that come to
us for persons to fill good positions.
for the demand is large. Enter now
and get ready for a good position
IOWA SUCCESS SCHOOL,
First National Bank Bldg,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-21

FARM BARGAINS IN DAVIS CoUN--..
ty. 2S5 acres mile to rail road town.
Large buildings, line stock farm, fine
country around. s75 per acre. 81
acres miles from county seat. Good
buildings, fairly good land! $40 per
acre. 1876 acres Z miles to railroad
town. Fine l0nd, fair improvements
Close to Catholic church. $45 per
acre. 14O acres TX miles to railroad
town. Common improvements. A fine
sheep farm. $50 per acre. Write G. =.
Fry Bloomfield, Ia.
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2sTH

Thirty-four head OF good stock-3
head OF horses-1 team of driving
horses years old, / yearling Norman
colt.
Two good mich cows. s years old.
Twenty nine head OF hogs. Two
brood sows, with pigs. 10 weight
about 100 pounds. weight about 80
pounds, also IA dry land geese.
s Farm implements new wagons, l
carriage, buggy, / walking cultivator,
14-inch breaking piow. one 2-section
steel harrow, hay rake, stands OF
bees, l water cream separator, 8
heating stoves, cook stove, washing
machine. Other articles too numerous
to mention. Hay and corn.
Terms-12 months time will be
given on all sums over SO, with pur-
chaser giving note with approved Sc
curity. Sums Of SO and under cash. 8
per cent discount for cash. II not paid
when due s per cent from date.
MINNIE HOPKINS AND r. r. Fos-
TER.
Lunch on the ground. Col. E. G. Swain
Auct.; O. A. Tweedy. Clerk.
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership Of Lunkley. Goshorn \
Go. has dissolved, John j. Lunkley re-.
firing from the firm.
E. M. Goshorn is to continue the
business and assume all liabilities OF
the old co.partnership, new firm to be
known as E. M. Goshorn & Co.
E. NJ. Goshorn, If
John j. Lunkley.
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r OR LIE.

THE SHALLOW WATER
belt. truck. fruit and alfalfa, 20 to
800 acres joining our big irritation
well near Midland. the South
Plains OF west Texas. Do you want
home or an investment that VIII
double in value in - months? VIII
send frll particulars. Write us. w. j.
Moran & Co.. Midland. Texas.
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CLOSING OUT
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned will sell at public
auction at Minnie Hopkins place 5
miles northeast OF Unionville. Ia, the
following property commencing at 10
O'Clock
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FOR SALE THOROUGHBRED.
Duroc Bears and gifts p. D. M1cnaei,
Selma. la.
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L. A. Younkin, Ais East Fourth
street, left this morning on the Rock
Island for Des Moines. on a short bust.
ness trip. Yt
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FOR sALE-MY PROPERTY IN
Agency. Mrs. NJ. J. Wing, Agency,
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FOR sALE-13o HEAD OF STOCK
ers AMI feeders Good quality, carry
ing good flesh. Address John Car
row, Ottumwa.
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FOR SALE-wINTER APPLES FROM
& orchard Price 3Oc per bushel. One
mile west Of Kirkville. II. /. Ward.
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FOR SALE-FOUR LARGE SUCK
ling colts. Will weigh about 500. All
mares. J. A Wolf. Libertyville. la.
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FOR SA LE-INDIAN RUNNER
ducks, pure fawn and white. Mrs. l..
II. Ryan, Bloomfield. Iowa, n. No. 8.
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FOR sAL+5 THOROUGHBRED
Shorthorn bulls, brood sows 20
& farrow November /. Sale or trade
pair draft mares. G. r. Winsell. r.
No. I. Libertyville.
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Do You Need a
Pretty Rug7

If you can use one at small cost,
bring in old or unused Brussels or In
grain Carpets and we'll make the rug
to your order.
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FRUIT. GRAIN AND
stock farms at farmers prices; TIM
Der lands. Sam A. Clark & Co., Dept.
p, Fayetteville. Ark.
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Poultry and Eggs

FOR SALE SINGLE COMB BROWN
Leghorn hens. Inquire Grand Union
Tea Co.. or 11O0-U.
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FOR SALE-ROSE COMB RHODE
Island Reds. Fine young stock raised
on free range. Price reasonable. ].
A. Wolf, Libertyville, Ia.
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FARMS FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE,
Write your wants to The Baldwin
Agency, Unionville, Ia.
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FOR SALE-ROSE COMB BROWN
Leghorn -cockerels; Buff Cochin Ban
tams also winter apples. Address
Chas. Lasley, Floris, Ia. Eldon phone.
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REAL ESTATE AGENTS-SOUTH
ern Iowa land for sale or trade at a
bargain II taken soon. Don't fail to
give us a call. We are here for bust
ness. Parks g. Sons, Douds-L
Iowa.
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FOR SALE-AT PLANT OF MOREY
Clay Product Company. broken brick
tile and pottery for concrete work
80 cents yard.
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FOR SALE-ANY SIZE FARM. FROM
40 acres up to 800 acres from $45 an
acre up. Chisman Real Estate Co.,
Blakesburg, la.
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FOR s-A;.T-PU2E B-sEL ANGUS
bulls. Ed r. Oehler Moravia. la
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For Sale

= - -.
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FOR SALE-PEDIGREED DUROC
Jersey male pigs. B. d. Randel, r..
No. 8. Ottumwa. New phone $3.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-20
PRESIDENT TAFT
ARRIVES IN BUTTE
Socialist Mayor Not on Hand
to Welcome Executive.

Butte, Mont, Oct 20.-President
Taft came into Montana from the
south more than an hour behind
schedule.
Mr.. Taft was welcomed to the state
by Governor Norris and United States
Senator Dickson, but Lewis j. Duncan,
the Socialist mayor of Butte, was not
on hand.
In place of temperature of SO de-
grees, which was encountered at Los
Angeles, Mr.. Taft found snow and
frozen streams here. The program
for his entertainment i'm Butte includ.
ed an automobile parade of the city,
breakfast at the Silver Bow club and
an address.
From Butte the President travelled
eastward through Bozeman and Liv-
ingstone to Billings, where he stopped
for five hours
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-20
NOW BEFORE THE
HIGHEST TRIBUNAL.
Legality at OregOn's Initiative
and referendum Law.

Washington, Oct 20-Oregon's de
Tense of the initiative and referendum
method of Legislation has been pre-.
sented to the supreme court of the
United States i'm the shape of brief
by Attorney General Crawford OF that
state. The brief is reply to the
attack by the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph company on the con
stitutionality of the method
According to Mr.. Crawford, the
question of whether the initiative and
referendum method violates the clause
of the federal constitution, which
guarantees to each state a republican
form of government, is a political one
for congress and the president to pass
upon and not judicial one for the
courts to decide.
The attorney general argues that
the political branch of the federal
government has already decided that
the initiative and referendum meth
cd is constitutional.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-20
DEFENSE DESIRES RULING
Judge in Mcnamara Case Not Anxious
to Go on Record.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct 20.-Upon
the ruling of Judge Bordwell on the
challenge for cause interposed by the
defense against Veniremen George w
Mckee and Otto A. Jessen depends
the entire future methods of the Nc
Namara defense.
Attorney Darrow and associate
counsel arrived at the courthouse de-
termined to force an issue as soon as
possible to compel Judge BordWell to
place himself on record as to wheth.
er a venireman who admits believing
the destruction of the Times was alb
solutely due TO dynamite is eligible.
for service.
Inasmuch as the defense will build
its entire case on the hypothesis that
the explosion was accidental and the
result of gas ignition, this is crucial
point.
Judge Bordwell so far has refused
to rule and will wait If possible until
the defense has examined total of
twelve for cause. He is reserving his
decision regarding Mckee and lessen
pending that time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-20
DOCUMENTS FILL
A LARGE TRUNK
New Evidence Before the Ste-
phensOn Committee.

Milwaukee, Oct 20-A large trunk
filed with papers which are expected
to throw light on the bribery charges
connected with the election OF Sena-
tor Isaac Stephenson appeared before
the senatorial investigating commit
tee.
w. Il. Black, an attorney for Sena-
tor Stephenson, explained that the
trunk contained documents relative to
the senator's primary campaign In
1908, when he expended $l07 600.
After the primaries the papers We're
shipped from Milwaukee to Mari
nette, Wis, and then were sent to
Escanaba, Mich, so that, being out of
the state, they were beyond the reach
OF a legislative committee which had
begun to investigate the senator's
campaign expenses. The papers
originally were taken from the Ste
phenson Milwaukee headquarters At
torney Black said the trunk had been
sent from the state because Senator
Stephenson felt the legislative com
mittee had no authority to pry into
his affairs. The papers are now in
the custody of the senatorial commit.
tee
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-10-20
CAUSES ALARM AT PEKlNG
Report That HankoW Was Cut OFF
From Communication.

Peking, Oct 20.-The courts offic
announcement that telegraphic com
munication with Hankow had been
interrupted caused CONSERVATION
throughout the capital
The widest rumors of reverses to
the imperial arms spread like wild
fire, although no definite facts to sup
port them were available. Much sig
nificance was attached to the fact
that the government has refrained
from issuing any official announce
ment of victory in the engagement
with the rebels.
Among foreigners who may be re-
garded as impartial observers 1t is
generally believed that the situation
at Hankow has not been appreciably
improved by the events of the past
twentyfour hours.
Government officials continue to pro-
fess the utmost optimism. They de-
clare that the severance of telegraphic
communication for a period of only
twelve or eighteen hours over a line
sixty-five miles long Is no ground for
apprehension.
They insist that the 21,000 troops
and seventy guns which have left
Peking for Hankow and most of which
are now en- route, should be sufficient
to swamp any revolutionary attack.
Some of the rumors current, however,
hint at disaffection in the army.