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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
FIRE ENC|RCLEs
ROYAL PAVILION
BELIEVE THAT sUFFs BURNED
BRUSH WOOD NEAR WHERE
KING AND QUEEN STAY.

Aldershot, Eng, May 2O.--A great
brush fire, declared by the authorities
to have been the work of militant suf-
fragettes, encircled today the royal
pavilion in Long Valley, where King
George and Queen Mary are in resi-
dence in the center of a great army
of British troops The entire camp
was aroused before daybreak Sew
eral battalions of infantry and regi-
ments Of cavalry turned out to fight
the flames.
Water is plentiful in the vicinity, but
the sword OF the cavalry men proved
a better means Of extinguishing the
fire, as with them the men cut down
and beat out the blazing under.
growth.
Suffragettes have shown great
activity in the northern neighborhood
since the king and queen arrived here.
AS their majesties left the royal
pavilion today two women dashed in
front Of their carriage waving ban
nor with the -sArds "unA~ for woman" /"
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FOUR PEOPLE DIE
IN CAR COLLISION
GASOLINE TANK OF AUTOMOBlL e
ExPLODES AND COMES IN
CONTACT WITH RAIL.

Columbus, O., May 20.--Five persons
we're killed near Asheville, twenty
FIVE miles south of Columbus, today
when Scioto Valley traction car
struck an automobile at q crossing.
The dead:
w. NJ Miller, president of the Citi-
zens bank, Asheville.
Mrs. Aggie Miller, his wife.
Mrs. Alice Staiger Of Asheville.
Mrs. G. E. Hill, Mt. Sterling, wife of
G. e. Hill, and Vida Bond, Ave year
old daughter of H. j. Bond, the six
year old daughter Of Hill was rescued
from under the burning auto.
Mary Bell Hill who was rescued, was
80 seriously injured that her recovery
is doubtful.
Mr.. Miller was Asheville's wealthiest
citizen.
The traction car and the automobile
we're consumed by a fire which re-
suited from the collision when the
gasoline tank OF the automobile ex.
ploded and came In contact with the
third rail. The hre department was
called from Circleville, but arrived too
late to be Of service.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
TALK NATURAL Gas RATES
Decrease In Supply and Cost Of Piping
From Foreign Fields Arou-
mont For Increase.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 20.-The neces-
sity of increasing the rates for natural
gas throughout the United States was
discussed at the ninth annual conven-
tion of the natural gas association OF
America in session here today The
decrease in the supply and the expense
of piping gas from foreign fields was
the argument advanced for the pro.
posed increase in cost to the con,
sumer.
More than six hundred delegates
were in attendance at the convention.
Every available space at the coliseum
in which the meetings are being held
was taken up with exhibits pertaining
to the natural gas industry
In opening the convention last night
President Ernest Low Brundrett of
Kansas City announced all attendance
records had been broken. Cincinnati
has been chosen the scene of the 1915
convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
GUATEMALA HAS
STRANGE RIOTS
Nearly Two Hundred Are
Believed to Have Been
Killed in Fray
SMOLDERING RACE
HATRED BREAKS OUT
Native Indians Incensed at
Negro Winning One of
Their Tribe

New Orleans, La, May 2O.--The
United Fruit Co. today was using Its
wireless in an effort to confirm q
strange story Of race riot reported
to have occurred on one of its plan
tations in Guatemala in which Is re
ported Ga negroes and probably 10C
Indians were killed.
Smoldering race hatred Of the native
Indians for negroes inflamed by one
of the negroes winning the Indian girl
Mazda, from her father at dice and his
refusal to sell her back to q native, ie
reported to be the cause of the trouble
The story came to New Orleans by
mail.
Negro Incurred Hatred.
The negro, Clarence williams, had
been working on the Teuahuena farm
one of number of plantations the
United Fruit Co., operates in the Mon
tagua river district, and according to
the story, he incurred the hatred OF
many of the Indians, because Of his
prowess with dice. In game recently
in which Nazada's father participated
he won all the old poems money. and
after the Guatemalan fashion, the old
man wagered his daughter. He lost
AS is customary among these Indians.
the girl did not object to her part OF
shanty of the American negro.
AS the story goes, Christofo Zurello
half breed boss OF a neighboring
farm, had wanted Mazda, as a wife
for his son and was incenSed when be
Learned. .thatsshe- had become the prop
erty Of the negro According To
Guatemalan Indian custom, the father
of the girl was eliminated from the
matter by his unlucky cast of the dice,
so Zurello entered into negotiations
with the negro. He offered him thirty
pesos for the girl. The negro refused.
MutiIated indian Girl.
Soon after Williams left for his work
Saturday, May 9, the men appeared at
the shanty. 1t is said they were Zu-
relic. a peon named Pedro and halt
breed. Williams had occasion to go
to the shanty few hours later. Tied
to nearby tree was his Indian girl,
mutilated with knives. Just before she
died she told him who had assailed her.
Arming himself, Williams, 1t Is declar-
ed, began a search for Zurello, found
him and shot him to death. Then he
killed Pedro and the half breed.
All that night there was fighting be-
tween the negroes and Indians Re-
ligicus services were held in little
church the next morning. When the
Indians came from the church, the
negroes were enmassed nearby and
opened fire on them Williams and
twelve Of his followers were killed.
Many Indians were slain. Fighting was
kept up for many days and according
to the story reaching here the bodies
of 64 negroes were found. Just how
many Indians were killed probably
never will be known.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
WELCOME BEING
!, !, : GWEN q BOOSTERS.
elRlS
Peoria Fellowship Publicity
Excursion Is Received
BY Association
RECEPTION AT THE
COMMERCE. CLUB
Visitors Are Met at Station
and Parade Is Made
Through the Streets

Ottumwa Is giving welcome to the
Peoria Chamber of Commerce repro.
sentatives who arrived hero late this
afternoon to spend an hour and halt
as guests of the city.
Plans were made by the Commercial
association to make the stay OF tho
visitors pleasant ono while they are
hero and smoker and get acquainted
meeting Is being held since the arrival
of the special train.
The special carries 125 Peorians
with band OF thirty-six pieces. The
trip is called the fellowship blicttv
excursion. 1t Is making tour which
reaches from Peoria to Omaha, cover
ing the principal cities OF Iowa along
the Burlington between the two biz
rivers. "a
The local Commercial association
has been In communication with the
Illinois boosters for some time past
and at the meeting Of the directors
Tuesday the final touches were given
the plans Of reception
The reception committee OF the a..
sociation met the special at the Bur-
lington union station upon It's arrival
this afternoon at 4:35 and escorted tho
Peorians to the Commercial associa-
ton rooms. Led by the band that &C.
companisd the boosters, all marched
from the depot to the rooms where tho
reception is being held.
W. T. Hall, president OF the CONNER
cial association made the address Of
welcome and responses we're made BY
some OF the visitors. "A number OI
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DISCUSS REPEAL OF
BANKRUPTCY ACT

Louisville, KY. May 20. Discussion
of the national bankruptcy act, repeal
Of which was favored by, number Of
speakers at the National Association
Of Retail Grocers at their annual con.
vention here yesterday, temporarily
was held in abeyance today, that the
entertainment program might be car
ried out. 0. M. McGlasson, Chicago
president of the National Wholesale
Grocers association, told the conven.
ton yesterday that millions of dollars
are lost annually through dishonest
methods practiced under the protee.
ton Of the bankruptcy law" and to Al.
low such condition to continue Is an
unwise waste of wealth He declared
that the existence for an indefinite
length Of time for the law, tends to
lower the moral standards of business
''and to insure the continued we'll be-
ing and sOundness of commercial life
of the nation" 1t should be repealed.
The convention indorsed the idea or
holding an international congress OF
grocers at the Panama Pacific expost-
tion In San Francisco in 1915
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PLAN To KEEP PORT
At TAMP|C0 OPEN.
EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE To
HELP KEEP UP COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITIES THERE.

Washington, D. c., May 20.-That
every effort will be made by the
United States to maintain the port OF
Tampico free and open to commerce
was declared today by Acting Secre-
tary of the Navy Roosevelt While no
definite orders have been issued, the
acting secretary said, If necessary
steps would be taken to prevent q
blockade by either Mexican federals
or constitutionalists.
This government" said Mr.. Roose.
welt lis extremely anxious to keep the
port of Tampico open to commerce. AT
present there is no cloud on the hori-
zon which would lead us to believe that
any effort would be made to close the
port But il either the federals or con-
stitutionalists should try to close it,
1t would be obnoxious to this govern.
ment and steps would be taken to pre-
vent any obstruction. The first steps
of course would ba through diplomatic
channels"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
INTEREST IN REZNA RKABLE' STORY
or ZlELLEN SHOWS NO ABA TEDlEN1

Washington, D. c., May 20.-The
interest in the remarkable story be-
ing related to the interstate commerce
commission by Charles S. Mellen, for
mer president of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad, showed
no abatement when Mr.. Mellen resum-
ed his testimony. Before the hour OF
beginning the proceedings the hearing
room was well filled with spectators,
who waited interestingly the arrival OF
principals in the case.
Mr.. Mellen accompanied by his coun-
sci, J. w. Grim, seated himself at the
left of the stand where he is giving his
Testimony and chatted pleasantly with
several persons who greeted him. He
showed no signs of fatigue from his
prolonged effort of yesterday. How
long he may continue on the witness
stand, it was impossible to foretell to-
day.
Chief Counsel Folk, said as he en-
tered the hearing room, I'VE have not
yet gone into the matter of the acqui-
sition by the New Haven Of the Rhode
Island and Connecticut trolley lines.
We should be glad to have some in
formation concerning those transac-
tons"
The proceedings again were slow in
getting under way. Huge hampers OF
documents and records were brought
into the room long after ten o'clock.
They were records largely submitted
to the commission by Mr.. Mellen for
examination. HIS has assured the COM
that every paper in his pos
session bearing on financial transac-
tions Of the New Haven during his
as president, has been
placed at its disposal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21

| Commissioners McChord and Daniels
were at the commission table
when was loan Of $500 900 made
to Haskell Of the Boston Herald?" be-
gan Mr.. Folk.
Two years or more before the notes
of Haskell we're sold to Mr.. Billiard"
Mr.. Mellen replied.
Asked to explain the transaction, he
said
II had known Mr.. Haskell some
years and / laid the case before the
finance committee and they agreed to
the loan.
WAS the fact that he was owner
Of the Boston Herald an inducement to
make the loan?" Mr.. Folk asked
1T was certainly not bad induce.
ment."
What was pending in the Massa-
chusetts legislature at the time OF the
loan to Haskell?'
There was always something pend
ing in the Massachusetts legislature .
did you have anything to do with
the reorganization of the Boston
Herald?' asked Mr.. Folk.
"At the request Of Hemingway at
tended meeting at which the reorgan-
ization Of the Herald was considered.
/ paid no special attention to the mat
ter Twas an observer. | took no part
in the proceedings, I met, at times,
Mr. Choate and Mr.. O'Brien, the edi-
tor Of the paper. In the course of a
year attended perhaps three meetings
of the board Of the paper. never was
in the Boston Herald Office. The meet
ings attended were held in tho Union
club. / did nothing at those 4 .eetings
EXCEPT ohsarve the nroceedina,l"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
GERMAN PARLIAMENT
CLOSES WITH UPROAR

Berlin, May 20.-Scenes of great
confusion and uproar marked the clos
ing session Of the German imperial
parliament today. The members Of
the socialist party, instead Of retiring
from the chamber before the usual
cheers for the emperor were called
for, remained and refused to rise.
Speaker Johannes Kaempf immed-
lately called attention to this breach
of respect to the emperor, upon which
the socialists shouted:
THAT is our affair" and tried to
drown the cheers with boots and Kisses
These were answered by tumultous ap-
plause by the other parties.
The governments petroleum monop-
oily bill was not brought up for debate
and therefore falls through.
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SETTLE BY MONTH AGAIN
Trading on the Thirty Day System Tc
Be Resumed by Chicago Stock
Exchange.

Chicago. May 20.-Trading on the
monthly settlement system, abandoned
by the Chicago Stock exchange in 1896
probably will be resumed soon by the
exchange it was made known today. 1t
is understood that the governing com
mittee has adopted an unanimous re.
port in favor of the change.
The Chicago exchange went on q
cash basis after the collapse of several
big pools and sensational failures in
1896. To prevent similar happenings
when the account system" is resumed,
rules governing margins have been
prepared which are expected to keep
trade on a safe basis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
HALVES is NAMED
TO HEAD BANKERS

st. Louis. Mo-, May 20.-Richard S.
Halves, secretary OF the Missouri
Bankers association was named for
the president of that organization in a
slate presented by. the committee on
nominations for the approval of the
association whose annual convention Is
in progress here. Mr.. Hawes has no
opposition and in accordance with the
custom the recommendations Of the
nominating committee probably will
be followed. Other officers nominated
were:
w. J. Jordan, Marshal, vice presi-
dent; w. F. Keyer, Sedalia. secretary;
Thornton Cooke, Kansas City, treas
urer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
ILLINOISIANS TALK
OVER SENATORSHIP,

Springfield, ILL.,, May 2O.--A series Of
conferences on the United States sena-
torship took place here today. Sena-
tor James Hamilton Lewis met Gov.
Dunno although he stated the senator
ship was only incidentally to other
matters to be discussed. Congress.
man Lawrence b. Stringer, candidate
for senator who came here last nigft
night In company with Assistant UNI
ted States Treasurer Irving Shuman.
called on Gov. Dunno. Friends OF
Stringer are urging the governor to
pick him as the antiSullivan candi.
date II Is considered improbable that
Gov. Dunno will announce choices
for some time.
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BELIEVE TIMBER
FIRES OUT NOW
REPORTS REACH DULUTH lNDi-
eating THAT HEAVY RAINS
MAY HAVE AIDED IN WORK.

Duluth, Mimi. May 20.-Reports
reaching Duluth this morning from
various sections Of the northwest
menaced by brush and forest fires in.
dicate that the fires either are under
man control or the rainstorm of last
night entirely subdued the flames.
Smoke that rested on the waters Of
Lake Superior were driven ahead of
the wind and navigation on the lake
again Is under normal condition.
Forest fires are still burning In the
vicinity Of Ely, Minn., and in the
region about the section Of Thirty
Mine they are thought to be we'll under
control.
Forest rangers Of the district and
members of the Ely fire department
were summoned to the scene Of the
nre today and were building fre
brakes. As a result the fire Is di,
verted into q burned oversection OF
timber. So far as is known no lives
have been lost.
Michigan Blaze Checked.
Calumet, Mich, May 20.-Rain to-
day checked brush fires throughout
Houghton and Ontonagon counties and
brought relief to farmers, railroads
and lumber companies. The loss has
not been definitely computed but 1t
was reported that the Diamond Lum-
ber Co. sustained $4,000 damage by
the fires in Ontonagon county.
Last nights report that the In
habitants OF Sidnaw, had been driven
proved untrue. The fires did not
reach the village.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
Delegates to Niagara Falls
Conference Hold Formal
Opening Of Session
CANADIAN OFFICIALS
WELCOME VISITORS
Program Of Day Is Given
Over to Making Plans
for Coming Work

Niagara Falls, Ont, May 90
The mediators and the representa-
ttves Of tho United States and
the Huerta government began at
o'clock the first formal confer
snce looking to settlement Of the
Mexican problem. Rules Of pro-
eedure and preliminary oroaniza-
ton Of the mediation proceedings
were discussed.
Niagara Falls, Ont, May 2o.-Every-
thing WAS In readiness today for the
opening Of the mediation conference,
which under the guidance of Ambassa.
dor Da Cana of Brazil and Ministers
Naon of Argentina and Suarez of Chile
Is to attempt to compose the differ.
ences between the United States and
Mexico. The Mexican peace commits
sioners arrived early today from New
York, while the American delegates
reached here shortly before midnight.
Minister Suarez was the last of the
three South American mediators to
reach the scene.
To welcome the visitors to Canada,
the Duke Of Connaught, governor gen.
eral Of Canada, delegated Martin Bur
rell. minister of agriculture and Sena-
tor Loughed, conservative leader. to
come here from Ottawa. Their duties
included visits of greeting to the me-
diators and to the American and Mex
ican delegates.
The formal opening Of the confer
ence was set for p. m. today. The
program for today included nothing
except the formal introductions, ex-
charges of courtesies and adoption of
plans Tor the conduct of the proceed
ings, such as are customary to the
opening of an international gathering
OF this character. The mediators wero
prepared to lay before the delegates
from the two governments the rules
and regulations which will govern dur
ing the proceedings. Ambassador Da
Cana of Brazil as ranking representa-
tive among the three mediators, will
be the leader In whatever action is TAX.
en-, but 1t has not yet been announced
whether there will be chairman form.
ally chosen to preside over the session.
Justice Lamar of the United States
supreme court and Frederick w. Leh-
mann, former solicitor general in the
department Of justice, the American
delegates, with H. Percival Dodge,
their secretarial adviser, are making
their headquarters at hotel in Mia
CARA Falls, N. Y, on the American
side.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-21
ROOSEVELT BACK
IN FRAY AGAIN
Twelve Hours After His
Return Is in Thick
Of Politics
CRITICISM GIVEN
WILSON AND POLICY
Colonel Objects to Paying
So Called "Blackmail'
to Colombia

Oyster Bay, N Y, May 2O-Twelve
hours after Theodore Roosevelt, re.
turned from South America he was
back today in the thick of politics. He
was UP early and as soon as breakfast
was over, he was hard at work pick
ing up the threads where he dropped
them seven months ago.
Col Roosevelt, 1t was learned today,
looks forward to one of the hardest
political campaigns of his career Elk.
cept for the time occupied by his trip
to Spain for the wedding of his son,
Kermit, he expects to devote to politics
most of his time, until November. Al.
ready tentative plan OF action has
been mapped out. Col Roosevelt has
in mind one of the longest trips he
ever made, taking him from the Allan
tic to the Pacific, and several shorter
trips. in nearby states.
BY nine o'clock today he was in his
library, a great quiet room on the
ground floor OF the old house on Saga
more Hill. He paced the floor and die.
tated letters and kilograms at top
speed to the stenographer whom he
had summoned from New York. His
desk was piled high with messages
from all parts Of the world. inquiring
as to his health and informing him of
political conditions.
Ready For Campaign.
For the ten days before he sails for
Europe, Col Roosevelt has mapped out
u program which will keep him busy,
HIS present desire is to, get back in
touch as soon as possible with the af.
fairs OF the progressive party Ia all
parts OF the country and help to start
the machinery for the coming cam.
paign.
Before he left South America he ar
ranged by cable for conferences with
progressive party leaders. George w.
Perkins of New York chairman Of the
national progressive committee and O.
K. Davies OF Washington secretary Of
the committee were expected at Saga
more Hill. today. The Wilson admins
Colombia over Panama was criticized
by Col. Roosevelt. He objected strong
ly to the payment Of what he termed
"blackmail'' to Colombia.
When he goes to Washington next
week Col Roosevelt said he would be
ready to refute statements Of Henry
Savage Landor Of England and others
who have expressed doubt as to the
correctness of his statement that he
had discovered q great river in the
wilds of South America.
"River Still There"
"The river is still there" said the
colonel with laugh. 1T was not like
climbing an unexplored mountain or
going to the. north pole, for such ex-
petitions leave no traces which are
not there a year later. But nobody is
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ELECTRIC AND GAS
MEN IN Con t.ENTION

st. Louis, Mo-, May 20.-Delegates
to the annual convention OF the Mis-
souri, Electric. Gas, Street railway and
,waterworks association met here to
day to prepare for their annual con.
vention which will be held on board a
Mississippi river steamboat. The
delegates will board the steamboat to-
morrow and take a trip to Keokuk to
view the waterpower plant there. The
sessions of the convention will be held
during the trip.
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THREE DIE INST. .LOU|sF|RE
Little Girl Four Years Old; Mother
and Brother Are Trapped In
Frame Building.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 20.-Three per
sons are dead, and several others are
nursing severe burns as the result OF
a fire which early this morning des
troyed three story frame building
which had been occupied by three fam.
lilies.
The dead are Mrs. Rebecca Soltz
"a years old and her three year old son,
Morris and daughter, four years old
who were trapped in the middle of a
room on the third floor.
Several hours after being taken to
the hospital the four year old girl died
making the total death list three.
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State Department
Getting Worried
About SHl1n1Qn

Washington, D. c., May 90
Anxiety among officials here
over the inability to get definite
word from American Vice
Counsel John r. Silliman, who
was reported released from prison
at Saltillo more than week
ago, aroused the state depart
ment to renewed activity to-
day in the missing Americans
behalf Evidencing his own
apprehension. Secretary Of
State Bryan telegraphed to
American Consul Hanna at
Monterey asking if 1t would be
feasible, to send q messenger
to Saltillo to determine II
Silliman ever had been re-
leased,
Secretary Bryan's directions
to Consul Hanna made it plain
that he was to use his discre-
tion is prosecuting his inquiries,
as oficials here realized there
was many difficulties to be
overcome in sending repre-
sentative of the Monterey con-
sulate into the Saltillo district
where the constitutionalists
and federals are in a dead
struggle for supremacy. Sal
tillo is about fifty miles from
Monterey.
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