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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
DEAD IN MINE
MAY REACH 115
FATALITIES IN DISASTER At FIN
LEYviLLE GROW IN NUMBER
SINCE WEDNESDAY.

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 25.--Rescue
parties, working in the ruined Cincin-
natl mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Co.,
where an explosion occurred Wednes-
day afternoon, this morning brought
,.hirty-three additional bodies to the
mouth of the slope. These were plac.
ed on special train and taken to Mon
ongahela City, where lie the eighteen
recovered yesterday.
The additional names were added to
the missing during the night and while
no official statement of the dead has
been given out by the company, the
loss OF life is placed by those at the
mine at lis. AS the force from the
bureau Of mines supplemented by min
ers from the district penetrated further
into the workings during the night
they were able to ascertain the extent
Of the damage. Whole entries were
choked with fallen rocks. The drain
age system was completely out of COM
mission and havoc was apparent In
every part of the workings they were
able to reach The bodies recovered
were found buried under the fallen
roof.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
WORK RESUMES IN
BELGIUM ONCE MORE
Strikers Who Left Posts to Force suf-
frage Have Returned to Their
Occupations Again.

Liege, Belgium, April 25.-The deci.
sion Of the National Socialist congress
at Brussels ordering a resumption OF
work throughout Belgium has been
fully accomplished by the strikers
here and in the surrounding indus.
trial cities. All the factories and
other concerns have restarted and
business has resumed it's normal condi.
tion except at the steel works, whose
furnaces died down during the strike.
These will be in running order again
by Monday next.
Resumption 10 General.
La Louviere, Belgium, April 25. =
The strikers in this region returned
to work this morning almost without
an exception.
Children are Sent Home.
Lille, France, April 25.-Nearly
1000 children of Belgium strikers who
have been cared for by sympathizers
here during the strike in Belgium
started for home today. All Of them
carried presents from their temporary
guardians.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
TRUST BUSTERS
ATTEND BALL GAME
Baseball Enthusiasts Alarmed at Legal
Men Attending Game Fearing
Investigation.

Washington, D. c., April 25.-With
congress stirred by resolution to in
vestigate the alleged baseball trust
mild sensation was created in base
ball circles today when it developed
that the Washington-B Boston series Of
games is being attended by high off,
cials Of the department of justice, in
cluding James A. Fowler, trust bus
ter Of the government; Assistant At
sorney General Jesse C. Adkins and
other officials charged with the en-
,orcement of the Sherman law.
Baseball enthusiasts feared they
we're making personal investigation
Of baseball conditions, taking tho cue
from the resolution introduced in the
house by Representative Gallagher but
those who watched the officials de-
clared their demonstration when Wash
lngton scored run proved conclusive
Iy they were merely fans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
FRENCH CONCERNED
OVER TARIFF BILL.
Ambassador Jusserand Points Out
Probable Effect on Existing
Treaties Of New Measure.

Washington, D. c., April 20
Through Ambassador Jusserand here
the French government has called the
attention OF the state department to
the probable effect upon existing
treaties OF the new tariff bill. Anx-
iety has been caused in France by
several Of the administrative clauses
of the new bill, especially those obli-
eating merchants to show their books
and papers. In France decision OF q
tribunal is indispensable to compel any
man to do SO. The clause In favor OF
American shipping also is a source of
apprehension. 1t is pointed out to
the state department that such rules
have been abolished in France as
elsewhere as entailing retaliation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
BRYCE LEAVES POST
OF AMBASSADOR
English Diplomat Relinquishes Office
After Six Years to Sir Cecil
Spring.Rice.

Washington, D. c., April 25.-British
Ambassador Bryce today laid down the
Office he has held here more than six
years and left for New York to begin
his trip home.
Tonight in New York he will say
his farewall to the United States at a
dinner of the Pilgrims society and
Monday he will meet his successor
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice now on his voy-
age across the Atlantic. Then Mr..
and Mrs. Bryce will go overland to
San Francisco to sail for Yokohama
on May 8, touching at Honolulu. They
will spend some time in China and
Japan where Mr.. Bryce will study the
evolution of the new Chinese republic
and then proceed to London by way
of Siberia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
MISSIONARY ON
MOUNT M'KINLEY

Fairbanks, Alaska, April 25.-Arch-
deacon Hudson Stuck, an Episcopal
missionary who is attempting to reach
the summit of Mount Mckinley estab-
lished a base camp above the timber
line three miles from Mulldrow glacier
April 13, according to letter received
from him yesterday.
Enough firewood has been hauled
to the base to supply the camp during
the party's stay on the mountain.
Archdeacon Stuck, who is accompanied
by three men, expects to reach the
north eminence OF the mountain May
Is.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
.0LNEY SAYS U.S.,
ASCANAL OWNER
ICA|NI FIX Terms
Former Secretary Of State
Holds That Neutrality Of
Waterway Applies to the
Users, Not the Owner.

Washington, d. c.. April 25.-The
United States as owner of the Panama
canal, has the right to NIX such terms
as 1t pleases and the neutrality of the
water way applies to it's users only and
not the United States. This was the
view expressed today by Richard
Olney, former secretary Of state,
whose speech was read before meet.
ing of the American Society Of Inter
national Law. Mr.. Olney did not at
tend.
1T is clear" Mr.. Olney's speech con-
tinued, that a nation or state does
not convey away It's property or SOW
ereignty except by terms that are
clear and susceptible of no other mean.
ing, and that where the meaning can
be taken to favor the United States, 1t
is the clear right Of the United States
to urge that 1t be held that the words
all nations do not mean to include the
United States. However, 1t Is not nee
essary to rely upon this presumption,
as the United States is owner and can
fix such terms as it pleases.
III the question Is submitted to ar.
bitration 1t should not be submitted to
The Hague, but to special tribunal.
The Hague would be partial, as admit.
tedly, all European powers are inter-
ested in the outcome"
@ Say v. s. Has the Right.
Another speaker who compared the
relative interest of the United States
and Great Britain at the various stages
Of the Panama canal negotiations, was
Chandler p. Anderson, former counsel.
lor of the state department, who in ef.
feet declared that the United States
is clearly entitled to exempt it's own
vessels from the payment Of tolls or to
refund such tolls"
Lewis Nixon Of New York, agreed
with Mr.. Olney that the ownership Of
the Panama canal gave the United
States the right to make such r,lles.aa
1t saw at and such rules excluded this
country from the provisions of exist
ing treaties regarding "all nations.
There IL not one word or phrase
said Mr.. Nixon, that even by implica.
tion denies our right to give free tolls
to our vessels in any trade. am sat.
isfied that this is understood and that
the strategy of present movements ID
that violent protests against remission
OF tolls on vessels in the coasting
trade, may make us content to rest our
case there and not regulate commerce
and devise more beneficial way to
the nation by freeing our vessels from
tolls in the foreign trade.''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
KING FAVORS THE
PEACE CELEBRATION

London, April rs. king George this
afternoon gave his hearty approval to
the Anglo-American celebration of the
centenary OF peace between the Brit
ish empire and the United States. His
majestey received at buckingham
palace Lord Weardale and the other
delegates Of the British committee
who sail for America tomorrow on
board the Caronia. The king had ex-
pressed desire to see the committee
men before they sailed. He wished
them successful mission and told
them he was keenly interested in the
peace celebration which he hoped
would draw still closer together the
English speaking nations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
PRESIDENT MAY
IGNORE PARTY
0RGAN|zAT
Indications Point to Wilson
Filling Federal Offices
Without Consulting the
Demo State Leaders.
[BY E. H. HANsoN.l

Washington, ID. c.. April 25.-lndi-
cations today are that the president
will name the remainder Of federal
officials In Iowa without consulting the
Organization. He has a tentative list
in his mind and has talked the situa-
tion with the senators to see IL they
would oppose any of the men in the
senate.
Representative Pepper returned
this morning from New York and said
he had not discussed the situation
with the president and had no appoint
lment to do so. He Is inclined TO be
lieve the Van Wagenen appointment
was largely personal one and be
admits that Van Wagenen would
have been on the list to be recommend.
led. National Committeeman Wade
should arrive within a day or two
and he will likely take up the matter
II the president has not already dis
posed Of it finally.
The presidents attitude of the last
few days indicates that he will not
recognize any faction in any state
which indulged in a bitter personal
fight against him before the Baltimore
convention.
The Wilson men In Iowa still assert
that would have gotten the state but
for unfair methods and wholesale
promises Of Office by the Clark men.
Slate making for Iowa federal of.
fees was Knocked into cooked hat
by President Wilson when he nomi.
mated Judge Van Wagenen Of Sioux
City for district attorney in the north.
|ern district. The nomination was made
without any recommendation on the
part of the state committee or Nation.
al Committeeman Wade, and it indi
Gates that only when their recommen.
datic1s meet with Mr.. Wilson's per
|sonal approval will there be an ap,
|pointment.
Representative Pepper and Con
molly were in New York when the
nomination was sent in. Representa-.
tive Kirkpatrick was greatly surprised
This may mean Wilson slate in the
southern district with Walter Dewey
LOT Charlton for collector, Dan Hamilton
|of Sigourney for attorney and J. r
Reddy Of Shenandoah for marshal F.
B. Goose has been nominated for post.
master at Sabula. He was recon.
mended by Mr.. Pepper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
FLOODS THREATEN
IN THE NORTHWEST

Brandon, Manitoba, April 25.-- The
flood situation here is growing serious
and today the police authorities
warned residents north of the
Canadian Pacific tracks to prepare to
make hurried exit from their homes.
The river has risen about two inches
since last night and with the arrival Of
the flood water from Millwood a
serious overflow Is feared.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
WANT CURRENCY
LEGISLATION At
An EARLY DATE
President Of Chicago Cham
Der Of Commerce Tells
Wilson Of Demand for
Banking Reform.

Washington, D. c., April 25.-Presi.
dent Wilson was told today that many
business men expect currency legisla.
tion at an early date.
H. A. Wheeler Of Chicago, president
of the United States chamber of com
merce, told the president that, speak
ing for business men Of Chicago, at
least, he knew there was demand for
banking reform. Mr.. Wheeler saiu
that II committees were organized and
bills debated at the present session
satisfactory progress could be made 50
that law might be enacted early In
the next session. II not In the closing
days Of the present one.
Representative Collop of Indiana,
recommended to the president, Judge
Robert w. Myers Of Bloomington, Ind,
to be commissioner Of pensions.
Want Railroads In Alaska.
The senate territory committee be-
gan hearing discussions on Alaska rail.
way development. Delegate Wicker.
sham and several men prominent In
Alaskan affairs we're heard.
Several bills proposing a government
bond issue to build railroads are before
the committee and one will be reported
to the senate before the end OF this
session.
Government ownership or lease Of
the roads constructed, route and other
questions upon which Alaskans dis
agree have been put aside and an ef
fort will be made to get the bill auth.
orizing railroads through congress as
soon as possible.
Appeals to President.
Senator Newlands today carried his
protest against certain features of the
tariff Ill to the white house and ask
ed President Wilson for an opportunity
to have senators from inter-mountain
states discuss what he termed 1.-THE
equita BILE relations Of the tariff to theil
state" The president said he would
let Mr.. Newlsnds know later when hi
would see the senators.
Senator Newlands indicated that
wool and sugar would be taken up al
the conference as well as citru,
fruits, leads, zinc, cattle and other pro
ducts.
Senator Lane Of Oregon, today told
his colleagues he had not informed the
democrats Of the finance committee he
would refuse to be bound by the eau
Gus IL free wool were in the Under
wood bill. Senator Lane told inquir
ers that he had not Indicated what his
position would be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
BRYAN GOING TO .
LISTEN; NOT TO
MAKE SPEECHES
Refused to Discuss Alien
Question En- Route; Cali
fornia Does Not Want
Outside Counsel.

Chicago, April 25.-I am going 10
California to listen and to learn as
well as to present the federal govern
ment's view on the proposed alien
land legislation" said Secretary OF
State Bryan on his arrival here late
this afternoon. Mr.. Bryan talked to
group of reporters at the railway
station before he went to the Univer'
sity club to await the departure OF his
train for California at o'clock to.
night.
II don't think the situation calls Tor
any statements from me before ! get
there" said Mr.. Bryan. Whether l
will make any speeches in California
don't know. It merely is to be con-
ference and that does not necessarily
mean speech making"
Manufacturers Approve.
New York. April 25.-The American
Manufacturers Export association, TO-
day through it's directors, adopted q
resolatio indorsing the action OF
President Wilson in sending Secretary
OF State Bryan to California to confer
with the state authorities regarding
the Japanese situation.
American foreign business both ex-
port and import" says the resolution
'ls of such extent and value that this
association regrets greatly the action
of any individual state which may
jeopardize this established commerce :
Would Not Discuss Matter.
Ft Wayne Ind, April 25.-Secre.
tary of State William J. Bryan, on his
way to Sacramento, Cal. declined to
discuss the anti-alien land situation in
California when his train stopped here
for few minutes today.
81 do not care to discuss the SUBJ
ject,'' said Mr.. Bryan.
Don't Want Outsiders.
Sacramento, Cal, April 25.--A party
vote of forty-one progressives against
eleven democratic and one Taft re.
publican aye today in the lower house
defeated resolution inviting the gov.
ernors Of Nevada, washington. Oregon
and Arizona to participate in the con.
ference with Secretary Of State Bryan
on the anti-alien land ownership legis-
lation next week.
Progressives opposed the resolution
on the ground that no outside counsel
was necessary.
The resolution was not introduced In
the senate and Senator CampDell
(democrat) stated that the plan had
been abandoned.
A resolution for the appointment OF
a legislative committee to welcome
Secretary Bryan was defeated on the
ground that he was to be the personal
guest Of Governor Johnson.
Japs Seem Pleased.
Toxic, April satisfaction is gen.
orally expressed here over the decision
Of President Wilson to send Secretary
of State Bryan to Sacramento, Cal,
to consult with the legislators there
on the question of the proposed alien
land ownership legislation.
The majority of the japanese news
papers adopt more TRANQUIL tone to
day, but the widely circulated Osaka
Mainichi, an independent newspaper,
in a warlike spirit points to the
Japanese fleet as mo toy" and says II
forced TO action by discriminatory
legislation, it is capable OF vindicating
the national honor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
LOUISIANA IN
CRAVE DANGER
TOWNS IN SOUTHERN STATE ARE
THREATENED BY BREAKING
OF 8LEvEEs.

Melville, La, April y25.-The main
line Of the Atchafalya river east bank
levee just north of Krotz springs gave
way today.
This crevasse will flood parts OF
Point Coupee and Iberville parishes.
The Frisco railroad between Baton
Rouge and Opelousas and the South.
ern Pacific branch between Baton
Rouge and Lafayette will be cut by
the flood waters, and the Texas and
Pacific between Plaqnemine and Mel
vile will be endangered.
The towns of Latannia, Bowie
Livonia, Lettie and Fordoche probably
will be inundated. The crevasse at
Krotz springs is expected to relieve
all danger of flooding Melville and
other towns on the upper Atchafalaya
Work All Night on Levee.
New Orleans, La, April 25.-After
q desperate all night fight an army OF
1000 men had strengthened the main
line levee at Remy 80 that 1t held out
against the Mississippi flood this
morning. A driving rain fell through
out the night.
II the levee should break the town
of Lutcher and scores Of villages
would be flooded. 1t was not believed
the water would spread south along
the river beyond Kenner, twelve miles
north Of New Orleans.
In the parishes of ST. James and st.
John the Baptist, fine rice and peTique
tobacco plantations would be flooded
and the Yazoo and Mississippi valley
railroad between New Orleans and
Baton Rogue would be put out Of com.
mission.
Property Loss Will BE Great.
The situation at Remy still is con-
side-ed critical. In the threatened dis
tricts southwark, however, all per-
sons had been warned to flee by
horsemen who started out soon after
midnight. Life loss, If the levee should
break, probably would be negligible,
but the property damage would mount
into the millions.
Work on the old levee at Remy
which began crumbling yesterday
afternoon was abandoned at midnight
and the army of laborers was trans
ferred to an unfinished dixie just in
the rear of the old embankment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE DAYS NEWS

SOCORRO, N. M.-Irvin Frazer and
Francisco Grando were hanged at
1852 this morning in the Socorro
county jail. 4
LONDON - Thomas Gainsborough's
painting. "The Market Cart" out Of
Sir Lionel Phillips collection, was
sold by auction today for $100,S00, a
record prices for q Gainsborough.
DOUGLAS, ARIZ.-General Pedro
Ojeda, the federal commander de-
feated at Naco, and 250 refugee fed
eral soldiers left today for Jaurez,
Mex, by way Of Ell PasO, Texas.
AMES-Lon G.. Hardin, editor of the
Ames Times, and for many years one
of the best known newspaper men In
the west. dropped dead In his office
at noon today. Heart failure is given
that started in the
basement of the Hammes Millinery
store in the heart Of the business Sec
tion shortly after noon today did
damage estimated at 5000. The Or
igin OF the fire Is unknown.
DENVER, COLO. Moses Hallett
former Chief Justice Of the terrttor-
ial supreme court OF Colorado and
U. S. district judge for the Colorado
district died here today at the age OF
IS. General senility is given as the
cause Of death.
GRAND JUNCTION, COLO-John
Wesley Stevens, said to have been
the youngest surviving veteran Of
the civil war, was found dead in his
bed last night. He was 63 years old.
Mr. Stevens enlisted as q bugler in
the seventeenth Ohio infantry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
KILLED
IN POLICE CLASH

Hopedale, Mass, April 25.- The
first fatality in connection with the
strike of the Draper Co., textile manu-
facturers, occurred yesterday when an
unidentified striker was shot and
killed in clash between police and
pickets on the outskirts OF the town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
English Press Has
Criticism for the
Wineless Din n e,
I + = + + 4 I + = + + +

London, April 25.-"Teetotal
diplomacy as suggested by the
innovation at Washington In
Secretary Of State Bryan's
wineless dinner to the foreign
diplomats is receiving consider
able notice in the English
press. The Daily News raises
the question whether the Amer.
lean secretary has a real "mor-
al right to send round the tee
total punch and condemn his
enforced guests to ice water"
and asks If this new form of
tyranny may not Lead to some
horrid consequence by upset
ting the digestion and temper
of some old fashioned diplo-
matt" 1t adds:
There is more In this than
meets the eye, even though the
punch bowl be without guilt"
The Pail Mall Gazette makes
similar gibe and concludes
that "the capital of great re-
public is destined to become
known as 'wishywashington.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26

Child Rises in Coffin
Causing Grandmother to-.
Die of Shock; Boy DieSt0O

Butte Ca1 2While members the family and relatives
grouped the CONN Of three
old body and
His wondering sought his
Smith, 81 old The stared the child ID
hypnoized Then she sank into chair dead.
fell the child into its comn which
quickly snatched by the frantic mother
physician hastily there hope for the
and death few hours later Today there two cohs in
the Buney Double services ad child Its
grandmother buried side by side.
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