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All Kinds of Repairing.
CHISMAN BROS.,
321 Church Street.
Amelang's Old Stand.
Henry Webb and wife Annie, to Eva
Wright, lot 9, Hammond & Co's sub.
to Ottumwa, $45.
Wapello county to Lena Stark, lot
25 Norton add to Ottumwa, $300.
Daniel Carl to Jacob West, lots 42
and 47, block 5, Blakesburg, $800.
Henry Throne and wife to John H.
Rama, lot 34, Schick's first add to Ot
tumwa, $50.
Henry P. Petram and wife to W. E.
Cook, undivided half of lot 11, block
8, Janney add to Ottumwa, $100.
Frank Canfleld to Elias Canfield, (Q.
C. D.) southeast quarter of the south
west quarter of section 34 and west
half-or the northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of section 24 all in
township 73, range 15, $300.
H. W- Bishop (commissioner) to
Lewis V. F. Randolph et al, property
.formerly owned by Whitebreast Coal
Co.
Jed B. Johnson and wife, Effie, to
Israel H. Johnson, south half of th:
southeast quarter of section 5, town
ship 73, range 14, $2,000.
Joseph B. Jackson and wife to Geo.
F. Overturf, northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section 34, town
ship 71, range 14, $900.
Albert W. Dunham and wife to Hen
ry Sangel, east half of the northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter of
the southwest quarter of section 26,
township 71, range 14, $100.
Sarah Llttlefleld and W. A. Little
field, undivided half interest in the
southwest quarter of the southwest
Quarter of section 13 and the west half
Of the northeast quarter and the north
past quarter of the northeast quarter
and north half of the southeast quar
ter of the northeast quarter and the
southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter and west half of the southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter of
section 24 all in township 71, range 12,
$1 and love and affection.
Minnie Williams and husband, M. H.
to Chas. C. Cockerill undivided half
interest in part of the southeast quar
ter of the southeast quarter and part
of the southwest quarter of the south
east quarter of section 2, township 71,
.range 14, (subject to mortgage of
$450) $1.
Jacob M. Genterman and wife to
John B. Gonterman, south half of the
east half of the northeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of secion 25,
township 71, range 12, $1.
Chas. F. Brenneman to Nancy A.
Brenneman (his wife) undivided
of the southwest quarter of the north
east quarter of the southeast quarter
and northwest quarter of the south
east quarter and 8 acres oft the east
end of the south half of the northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter and
part south half of the northeast quar
ter of the southwest quarter and tho
north half of the northeast quarter of
the southwest quarter, all in section
21, township 73, range 13, $1.
A. E. and J. A. Hammond (husband
and wife) to J. R. Kimble, west half of
lot 56 Kraner's add to Ottumwa, $950.
Edmund Maschek (single) to Ber
tha B. Burgess, part lot 26 Hamilton's
add to Ottumwa, $1.
Thomas Wllcoxson and wife to Pe
ter Nelson, part lot 3, block 6, Agency,
#460.
Minerva F. Hoddy and husband, A.
F., to Minnie D. Hoddy, part of lot 34
Dixon and Hutchison's add to Ottum
wa (subject to mortgage of $400),
$400.
Eldon, Jan. 30.—Mrs. Wilson went
to Washington yesterday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Will Webster.
Lee King, of Fairfield, is visiting at
the home of Joe Hunnell.
Wednesday evening Mrs. D. Burden
fell and broke one of the bones in her
wrist The injured member is get
~ng along nicely now and soon will be
healed.
Mrs. A. J. Shefter is quite ill this
•week.
Mrs. H. Cross and daughter, Josie,
of Knoxville, are visiting relatives
here.
The Women's Relief Corps held a
^taa at the home of Mrs. T. Simmons
yesterday afternoon. It was well pat
ronized.
Miss Stella Christofel, of Knoxville,
Is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. EJ. Barger.
Mrs Nell Riordan is quite ill this
week.
Stone, of Burlington, Is visiting
bis brother, S. Stone, of this place.
Miss Hattle Sterling, of Corydon,
Will arrive this evening to visit with
Mas Myrtle Creamer.
The teachers will hold a convention
at the high school building Friday af
ternoon. A program will be carried
out. Everyone is invited to attend.
This morning, at 2 o'clock, occurred
the death of Miss Fear Doud, the cause
being paralysis. She was stricken
Saturday. The funeral will be held
tomorrow forenoon, the hour has not
yet been determined upon.
Story City's electric lighting plant
Is now in operation.
.. We Make the Best.
Only 99o Per Dozen.
We make other j^ods, too. We
make them better and much
cheaper than elsewhere. We en
large any small picture in
crayon, water color, India ink
or pastel.
THE WINN STUDIO,
OVER DOTY'S STORE-
Colvard Bros., 211 But Main Street
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Heat Estate Transfers.
Real estate transfers furnished by
•/owenberg & Co., real estate agents,
111 South MarSof «treet.
John Engels and wife, Theresa, to
Chas. H. Smyth, west half of the
southwest quarter and the south half
Of the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section 36, township
72, range 15 (subject to mortgage of
$1,500.) $5,000.
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A VERY NOBLE WORK
TREATS MATTER IN SEVERAL WAYS
Talks in a Practical Manner and Does
not Let Sentiment Enter Into His
Arguments—Urges Good Attend
ance at Meeting Tomorrow Night.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The matter of the establishment of
a humane society in Ottumwa has al
ready created much comment among
the citizens, and it is altogether prob
able that in a. short time Ottumwa
will have one of the best and most
progressive organizations of this
kind in this part of the country.
There can he no doubt that the es
tablishment and maintenance of ft hu
mane society in this city would prove
a great benefit to the people at large,
just us it lias in all the places where
societies have been organized.
Prof. R. J. O'Hanlon, general or
ganizer of the American Humane so
ciety,, who is at present in Ottumwa
with the object in view of establish
ing a iocal society, is a most enthus
iastic worker in the cause. For the
past eight years he has been connect
ed with the society at odd times un
til early in 1900, the greater part of
which year he spent in organizing lo
cal societies, which is at present his
work. He treats the subject from ev
ery standpoint, as an educational aid,
a social advantage, a moral bettering
and in each case every word he ut
ters is used to point out a fact. He
is practical and does not believe in
sentiment, which causes the funeral
of so many enterprise^, which, tho
worthy, are handled in a sentimental
instead of in a practical manner.
Prof. O'Hanlon, until taking an of
ficial part in the' American Humane
society, was principal of the Twenty
first ward school at Milwaukee, where
he originated several unique features
of an educational nature. Among
other things was a system of city gov
ernment among the pupils in his
school, who numbered nearly'twelve
hundred, and this became so popular
among teachers and pupils that the
reputation of the system and of its
originator grew quite large, and the
Review of Reviews published an ex
tended article upon the novel plan
and its advantages.
Education has always been a "hob
by" with Prof. O'Hanlon, and in the
humane work he points out many ad
vantages of an educational nature.
He says that the field is large and
that the benefits are almost beyond
realization. He is very enthusiastic
in the work and his earnestness, ns
w'ell as his plausible arguments enlist
advoeates. .'M*.
Interview with Prof. O'Hanlonf
In speaking pf all the advantages
of a humane society in a city like Ot
tumwa, Prof. O'Hanlon said:
"Every thoughtful and intelligent
man or woman will admit that there
is great need in a city of this size for
an organization of the best citizens
for the express purpose of protecting
the helpless from the tyranny of the
strong. Nearly every day we see
cases calling for the intervention of
cruel treatment of horses, cattle and
even small children.
"It requires more than ordinary in
terest in the cause of justice and mer
cy for an humble citizen to step aside
and protest with a driver in behalf
of a poor beast, perhaps to be met
with the retort to mind his own busi
ness—that the animal is the proper
ty of the driver, and some times to re
ceive other Insolent abuse for the
pains taken to secure good treat
ment for the beast.
"But let there be an organization of
a humane society composed of the
progressive and representative men
and women who are not afraid to
stand in defense of the rights of the
dumb beasts and equally helpless
young children of the community, and
make it the avowed purpose of the so
ciety to enforce the existing laws per
taining to the prevention of cruelty
to man or beast, and it will soon be
noticed how thoughtful those in
charge of these dumb animals will be.
come, to say nothing of the refining
influence the habit of kindness and
mercy produces upon the young.
"The good name of each community
demands that every moral influence
possible be brought to bear upon the
people in order that higher ideals of
citizenship be cultivated and incor
porated into all public and private
actions.
"Experience tn dealing with ques
t.ons pf moral reform has taught stu
dents of sociology that legal process
es without the aid of moral suasion
and the proper training of tae young
in the civic virtues will never produce
lasting results. In trying to prevent
the cruel treatment of animals we
must strive to educate the thought
less owner that it is for his own best
interests as well as the welfare of the
animals in his charge that kindness
be used at all times in caring for
dumb beasts, as habits of cruelty grow
upon us and render us more and more
unworthy of tho great responsibility
that God has placed upon
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Prof. O'Hanlon Tells of Advantages
of Humane Societies.
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as guard­
ians and masters of the lower crea
tion.
"Humane societies, wherever they
have been organized, have proved to
be the greatest blessing in the com
munity. It is not to be expected that
selfish, unpatriotic and heartless peo
ple will advocate their organization
or assist in their, success. It is the
few and not the many who are willing
to make any personal secriflce of their
time in behalf of such a cause, yet let
us say, with full assurance of its ful
filment, that there will be found
enough of God's chosen people ready
to establish a humane society here in
Ottumwa and establish it in a manner
that will add honor to themselves
and reflect lasting credit upon this
progressive city.
"Twenty-flve of the most prominent
men and women of Cedar Rapids have
been enlisted as a committee to per
fect the organization of a humane so
ciety in that city. Let Ottumwa do
likewise."
One of the recommendations that
cap ,be given of the humane work is
that it is decidedly, no£ a monejj jnak-
tyftfffliw .» mVwh
ing scheme in any sense of the word.
Prof. O'Hanlon is very emphatic in de
claring that no money is to be asked
for his services but that the local so
ciety is to carry on affairs as it sees
best, without being called upon to con
tribute money. The prime mission of
the association is to help the chil
dren and animals which are abused.
From this many side issues can he
developed, some-of which may require
a little money, but very little. The
first organization, however, can he ef
fected without the expenditure of any
amount of money.
As announced in yesterday's Cour
ier, a meeting of citizens will be held
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the
grand jury room at the court house,
and at that time Prof. O'Hanlon will
either partially or permanently orga
nize a humane society. He earnestly
requests that every public spirited
citizen who has any interest in the
public welfare attend the meeting.
BROKE LEG IN A FALL.®#
M. G. Thompson Victim of a Painful
Accident Late Yesterday.
From Wednesday's Daily.
M. G. Thompson, a farmer who re
sides in Ainsworth, in Washington
county, was the victim of a very pain
ful accident last evening, while walk
ing on Benton street, near the home
of Dr. Huband.
He slipped on some ice, and falling
fractured his left limb a short dis
tance above the ankle joint. He call
ed for help, and on its arrival he was
assisted to the Dr. Huband home,
after which he was removed to the
Ottumwa hospital.
Mr. Thompson has been employed
on a farm at Drakeville and he drove
to the city yesterday with a load of
produce. The team is being cared
for at a livery barn.
MUST HAVE THE COURIER.
J. F. Goudy Says He Cannot Keep
House Without It.
J. F. Goudy, of Wilburn, Kansas
has taken the Courier for nearly
thirty years. He recently renewed
his subscription and in the letter con
taining the order said:
Wilburn, Kan., Jan. 23.—Ed. Cou
rier: Enclosed you will find $1.50
for another year's subscription to the
Courier. It is impossible for me to
keep house without it. I am now 50
years old and have taken the Courier
ever since I have been a voter and lam
not ashamed to say that I have always
voted the republican ticket and still
voting it, and proud of it and the
present administration. Success to
the Courier and all my old'friends in
Iowa. J. F. Goudy.
CONGER INSTRUCTED.
State Department Informs Him of Ju6t
What to Do.
Washington, Jan. 30.—Being oblig
ed by the attitude of other powers in
terested to continue at Pekin the ne
gotiations looking to a settlement of
the Chinese difficulties in spite of the
most discouraging .outlook for a fav
orable conclusion there, the depart
ment of state has how sent by cable
to Minister Conger very precise and
detailed Instructions for. his guidance
in the treating of the question of in
demnity.
COUNTY AUDITOR8 WILL MEET.
Des Moines the Place and February
21 and 22 the Date.
Des Moines Jan. 30.—The next
state convention for Des Moines will
be that of the county auditors at the
club room of the Savery, February 21
and 22., President McQuiston, depu
ty treasurer of the state, has been
president six years, and he has fixed
the date as above subject to the ap
proval of the executive board. The
county auditors have never asked for
any legislation that they did not get,
for they have never asked for any
thing that would personally benefit
them, but always for some reform
needed for the good of the state.
Their program will be brief and dis
cussion will take a wide range.
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RESUME FUNCTIONS.
President Decides to Again Give Offi
cial Dinner Parties.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The president
has decided to resume official dinner
parties, being justified in so doing by
his .improvement in health.
:h FIND CLOCK IN A COW.
Farmer Makes a Startling Discovery
While Slaughtering.
Sutton, Mass., Jan. 30.—S. Frank
King, while butchering a cow yester
day, found on opening the animal's
stomach, that it contained all the run
ning gear of an ordinary sized mantel
clock, two stoneB, each the size of a
hen's egg, arid a number of pieces of
glass. The cow was apparently
healthy and did not show any signs of
indigestion, but, on the contrary, ate
everything that had been fed her with
great relish. Mr. King said the clock
works bad nearly worn their way thru
the lining of the stomach.
HAD TOO MUCH PROSPERITY.
Display of Money Causes Arrest of
Hold-up Men.
Kansas City, Jan. 30.—Because they
could not stand prosperity, Chet Cov
erdale and Ralph Meyers are in jail
here. They have confessed to hold
ing up the cashier of the local office of
the Standard Oil company yesterday
afternoon. Coverdale did the job
while his friend kept watch. They
went to a popular-priced restaurant,
and Coverdale slapped a couple of
hundred dollars in bills down beside
his plate and said he wanted the "best
chuck in the house. This display led
to Coverdale's arrest and he has con
fessed.
TWO MILLIONS FOR GALVESTON.
Funds for Relief of Stricken Texas
City Reaches Amazing Figures.
Austin, Texas, .Jan. 81.—Governor
Sayers sent a message to the legisla
ture making a report of the fund sub
scribed to the relief of the Galveston
and Gulf coast flood sufferers last Sep
tember. The report states that $978,
414 was receivsd by the governor and
funds received at Galveston, Houston
and other places Increased the
amount to $1,988,414. Every nation in
the world contributed in some wanner
to the funds,
THE OTTUMWA COURIER: THURSDAY, JANUARY 81. 1900.
SITUATION ALARMING
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Smallpox Never Had Such a Hold
on the State Before.
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200 CASES REPORTED THIS MONTH
Number is Rapidly Increasing Because
of the General Carelessness in Treat
ment of the Disease and Failure to
Observe Quarantine Regulations.^
Les Moines, Jan. 30.—Smallpox
never had such a hold in Iowa as it
has now. During the past month near
ly 200 cases have been reported to
the state board of health from about
half as many places in Iowa. The
numuer of cases is rapidly increasing
ana promises to be much larger than
at present hecause of the general care
lessness in the treatment of cases and
the failure to strictly observe quaran
tin regulations. Persons have been
allowed to go from place to place af
ter exposure and before the time when
the disease would appear, thus expos
ing many others and new localities to
the danger of infection.
Fail to Recognize It.
In many small towns the local phy
sicians have either failed to recognize
the disease or have been unwilling to
quarantine against it for fear it would
hurt the business of the town, raising
a hue and cry and frightening people
away. The state board of medical ex
aminers is preparing to take steps to
secure a better compliance with the
law from these doctors. The board
has power to revoke their certificates
to practice for incompetency, and
some of them will be cited before the
next meeting of the board to show
cause why they should not be disquali
fied from practicing because-of incom
petency in failing to recognize small
pox. If they willfully fail to. quaran
tine against it and report it to the
state board of health, physicians are
liable to punishment under another
section of the law.
Disease Light.
Thus far the disease has been very
ught and very few deaths have oc
curred. The state board of health is
sending out literature to public
schools, to local health officers and
boards and others, stating what the
law is, bow to recognize the disease,
urging vaccination as the best safe
guard against it and insisting upon
the strictest compliance with the
quarantine law. Members of the
board have visited various localities
to advise with local authorities. The
board has no funds with which to pay
any of the expenses of fighting small
pox. Dr. Kennedy, the secretary, is
frequently called as pn. ex
pert in his ..professional ca
pacity. He has been sec
retary of the state board of health for
eighteen years. Previous to that time
he was a surgeon in the regular army
And is ^considered '.one of the best ex
perts on smallpox*'in Iowa. He says
there is no danger of infection from
nurses and physicians If the proper
precautions are taken. ffPM'VVV.h':/.
Individual Casesl
The cases reported to the state
board of health are as follows, and
they are well shattered over' all parts
of the state:
Boone .. .. .......................I
Webster City
RandS', Calhoun county
Eden township, Carroll county ..., 1
Wiston Several
Guttenburg 1
Elkader
Des Moines 13
Audubon
Dubuque
Ladora 1
Harrison township, Mahaska county 18
Eddyvllle
Murray
Vinton
Victor
Davenport
Viola township, Sac county 1
Portland township, Plymouth county 1
Washington township Pottawattamie
county
Franklin township,1Monona county. 1
Lincoln township, Calhoun county.. 1
Percy
Belmond
Guthrie Center
Atlantic
Rock Rapids .. ......
Garner township, Pottawattamie Co. 1
Waterloo
Kamrar
Marne 3
Independent township, Hamilton Co. 1
Hamilton townslxip, Hamilton county 1
Jewell township, Hamilton county.. 1
Perry township, Marion county...
County farm, Webster county
Douglas township, Audubon county 1
Sheridan township, Scott county..
Leroy township, Audubon county..
Mason City
Fremont township, Johnson county 1
Shenandoah t.....
Bymosa township, Cass county....
Atlantic Several
Maxwell .1
Livermore .........
Blaine township, Ida county
Washington township, Sioux coun
ty
Cromwell
Lewis
Armstrong .,.
River Junction, Iowa county
Anita
Blairsburg township, Hamilton
county
Blencoe
1
1
1
Paton
Lisbon 4
Gowrie
Livermore ...
Vllllsca
LaPorte
Avoca 1
Fremont township, Hamilton coun-'
ty
Hamilton township, Audubon coun
ty
Brighton township, Cass county...
|Cook township. Sac coupty
Union township, Adams county...
Hamilton township,Hamilton coun
ty, to date 17
Humboldt 11
Bode, Humbolt county 2
Armstrong
Dana
Woodward .-
Five boys and. girls at Monroe
broke thru the ice while skating but
were rescued by a companion,
Head the Cauiierfor n*w*
CARED FOR BY COUNTY.
Wapello County Has 104 People at
the Infirmary.
Des Moines, Jan. 31.—The board of
control has prepared a table showing
the county institutions of Iowa in
which Insane are kept, the number of
acres of land connected with each in
stitution, the number of Insane and
poor Inmates, the amount paid the
physicians and the sum dispensed in
salary to stewards and matrons. The
portion of the table showing the acres
of land, the number of insane and the
poor, follows:
Acres. Ins. Poor. Total.
Allamakee .. .228 17 18 35
Benton 201 7 tl5 22
Bremer 3 7 13 30
uchanan .. ..225 8 14 22
Butler 160 4 12 16
Cedar 200 21 16 37
Cerro-Gordo ..200 16 5 21
Chickasaw 160 16 6 22
Clarke 160 1 6 7
Clayton 13 39
Clinton 200 28 37 65
alias 408 12 6 18
Davis 313 4 27 31
Decatur 240 12 16 28
Delaware .. ..220 6 21 27
Des Moines. ..250 30 52 82
Fayette 28o 7 28 35
Hamilton 240 2 16 18
Hancock 160 9 15 24
Henry 204 16 23 39
Iowa 320 13 16 2a
Jackson 426 23 36 59
Jasper 205 11 40 51
Jefferson 231 24 25 49
Johnson 240 36 37 73
Jones 210 6 38 44
Keokuk 205 17 18 35
Lee 245 36 59 95
Linn 320 72 34 106
Louisa 325 12 14 26
Madison 257 12 20 32
Mahaska 320 20 16 36
Marlon 220 19 16 35
Marshall 240 47, 38 85
Mitchell 80 2 10 12
Monroe ...... 82 12 14 26
Montgomery ..155 7 4 11
Muscatine 160 31 32 63
Pocahontas .. .263 10 3 13
Polk 103 •..
Poweshiek .... 80 15 16 31
Story 320 4 11 15
'lama 156 23 22 45
Van Buren .. .320 28 16 44
Wapello 239 55 49 104
Warren 320 4 15 19
Washington ..108 13 21 34
Wayne 240 2 10 12
Webster 280 15 18 33
Winneshiek ..120 28 27 55
Woodbury.. .200 12 45 57
Many of the physicians are paid
the usual charges for medical/atten
dance. The highest sum paid a phy
sician is in Polk county, the amount
paid here for the treatment of the
poor and insane being $1,500. in oth
er counties the physicians are paid
anual sums ranging from $75 to $50.
The sums paid the steward and
matron range from $500 to $1,200 in
each county. An important point In
the table is the evidence presented
indirectly that the county method of
care of the insane and poor is much
more expensive than state care would
be, inasmuch as the same number of
individuals could be cared for in two
or three large state hospitals at a
much less expense for help and with
a much lower acreage of land than
is now devoted to the purpose of coun
ty institutions. The total number of
insane in the counties is 9,884. •,*.,
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye People at the Na
tion's Capital.
Washington, Jan. 31.—Postmasters
appointed: Glendon, Guthrie county,
Geo. A. Rucker, vice Marion Booth, re
signed Mineola, Mills county, L. W.
Bichel, vice J. F. Bichel resigned
Toetervllle, Mitchell county, Henry
Toeter, vice Wm. Bykeson, resigned
Winslow, Black Hawk county, E. J.
Courtright, vice Eugene Hook, resign
ed.
Iowa Pensions.
Original—John Kingery, Stuart, $6.
Additional—John Grutchzek,Humboldt
$8. Restoration and increase—Alex
M. Bryson, (dead), Iowa Falls. $19.
Increase—John Storm, Creston, $12.
Original widows—Ellen Lumdson, Dav
enport, $8 Martha H. Bryson, Iowa
Falls, $8.'
CHILD TORTURER 18 MOVED.
Trial of John Gibson, Alleged West
Virginia Murderer, Opens.
Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 31.— John
Gibson, who recently tortured to death
his little daughter at Cattleburg by
putting a red-hot poker down her
throat and finally thrusting it entirely
thru'her body has been brought to
Cattleburg from Maysville, where he
has been since the commission Of the
crime, to prevent mob violence. Thous
ands of people surged about the sta
tion and Gibson was so weak from
fright that he had to be carried from
tne train. He was rushed quickly to
the county jail and is now under a
heavy guard, but it is not probable
that an attempt will be made to lynch
him.
TO RELIEVE MAC ARTHUR.
Will be Succeeded by Brigadier Gen
eral Wade in April.
Washington, Jan. 31.—Major "Gen
eral MacArthur will be relieved from
duty as the commanding general of
the division of the Philippines in April
next and will be secceeded by Brig.
Gen. James F. Wade.
Erie Banlshes'Train Boys. ..
New York, Jan. 31.—The Erie sys
tem banishes today the train boys
from its system east of this city. They
had previously been shut off from the
other parts of the system. They were
considered a nuisance by the passen
gers,
ILLINOIS OBJECTS
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Not Willing to Admit Iowa to the
t! Conference.
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BUSINESS FAILURE8.
The Record for 1900 and Comparisons
With Other Years.
New York, Jan. 31.—One of the most
interesting commercial reports that
have been issued is the one just made
by Bradstreets, giving this record of
the buslnes failures for the year 1900
and each year since the resumption of
specie payments in the United States.
There was a slight increase in the
number of failures last year over 1899,
but the number of firms in business
had so increased that the percentage
of failures remains exactly the same,
and was the smallest in number since
1887, In 1893 and 1896 this percen
tage reached 1.50 per cent, and 1.40
per cent, respectively. This percentage
fell In 1899 and 1900 to .85 per cent.
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CONVENED AT COLUMBUS TODAY
Miners,
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Operators Will Oppose Any Increase
in Pay to Miners—Hoped to More
Thoroly Organize West Virginia
Columbus, O., Jan. 31.—The joint
conference of the bituminous coal op
erators and miners convened at the
board of trade auditorium in this city
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. It is
composed of about 200 operators and
800 miners representing western
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illi
nois. The question of admitting rep
resentatives from Iowa and Michigan
will be determined by the conference.
The miners are in favor of admitting
those states to the agreement, but
their admittance will be vigorously
opposed by the Illinois operators.
Conferences have been held by the
Illinois. Indiana bituminous and the
Hocking Valley operators. The Ohio
operators met this morning. The con
ferences have been devoted chiefly
to discussion of the demands of the
miners and the position that will be
taken by the operators In the joint
conference. The sentiment of the
operators is practically unanimous in
granting any increase in the present
price of mining. They say that it will
be utterly Impossible for them to
concede any advance in wages on ac
count of the competition from WeBt
Virginia, which is not included in the
interstate agreement. When the scale
was fixed a year ago the miners
promised, itvis claimed, to organize
their fellow craftsmen In West Vir
ginia. Some effort was made in this
direction, but little progress has
been made.
West Virginia is now third among
the coal producing states, and the
competition of the West Virginia coal
has been felt in all the bituminous
districts, especially western Pennsyl
vania. During the past year, It Is
claimed, the sales of West Virginia
coal In the Chicago markets alone
have increased to a quarter of a mil
lion tons. Any increase in the pres
ent price of mining would, therefore,
the operators say, give their West Vir
ginia competitors just' that much
greater advantage. The operators ap
pear to be willing to concede the pres-'
ent price of mining, but they will in
sist, as a condition of its maintenance,
that the miners of West Virginia be
organized and that state brought into
the agreement.
Opinions upon the demands of the
miners for a scale upon a run of mine
basis and an adjustment of the differ
ential between pick and machine min
ing vary in accordance with the exist
ing conditions in the various dlstrcts.
Heretofore the scale has been fixed
upon the basis of screened coal, and
.the price
iirtrirk
machine mining has been
determined by the various districts
separately. The operators will oppose
any change from the old plan.
TEXA8 MAY OWN OIL LAND8.
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State Likely to Sieze the Great
Gusher.
Austin, Texas, Jan. 31.—The oil
from the great Lucas gusher, near
Beaumont, may become the property
of the state of Texas. State Land Com
missioner Charles Rogan has discov
ered that the public free school land
act passed by the legislature in 1883
contains a provision that all oils and
minerals found on school lands on and
after the date of the passage of that
law shall belong to the state.
Nearly all of the !ands In that sec
tion of East Texas, which is embraced
in the new oil fields, belonged to the
school fund and have since been sold.
The state still owns large tracts of
lands in the prospective oil region of
East Texas, and the state land office
is being overwhelmed with applica
tions from parties who desire to pur
chase or lease Buch lands. Under the
law no increase in the price of these
lands can be made by the land com
missioners.
The charter of the Beaumont Geyser
Oil company, of Beaumont, with a
capital stock of $1,000,000, was filed
in the secretary of state's office yes
terday. Its purpose is to construct
and operate oil and gas pipe lines,
storage tanks, etc.
DEBTS NEAR A MILLION.
Liabilities of Chosen Friends Foot Up
More Than $80Q|000.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 31.—The lia
bilities of the Order of Chosen Friends
are growing worse. The assets are
only about $50,000, the assets Including
the $30,000 treasurer's fund which the
court at Baltimore' has held must be
paid to Receiver Clark. To date the
liabilities are:
Deaths, $485,224.65 old age disabil
ities, $279,109.75 time warrants, $30,
330.15 miscellaneous, $439.84! total,
$805,104.39.
These figures do not include pro
tested checks, which will swell the
outstanding Indebtedness of the or
der to a much greater aggregate.
KNOX STUDENTS HIS VICTIMS.
Bogus Agents of Pan-American Expo
sition Swindles Many.
Galesburg, HI., Jan. 31.—A large
number of Knox College students have
discovered that they have been neatly
victimized by One E. J. Lyman, a
young man Who represented himself
to be an agent of the Merchants' Ref
erence Bureau of Buffalo, N. Y., sent
out to hire guards for the pan-Ameri
can exposition.
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Good Shoes Cheap
Here are some odd pairs and I
sizes, but if you can find any to -f
fit yow» yd" can have them at
less than they Cost the factory.
74 rairs Men's Jersey OCr
Arctics OJt
An elegant lot of ladies' Alas
kas and Arties, first class goods
in every respect call at 7Cp 1
once and get a pair for IJC
103 pairs of Misses' $2, $1.75 and
$1.50 Shoes, sizes 11# to 2 go
now tp make room for 7Cp
spring goods, at. 1
Corn
SI,arts ....... •«.
Bran
Hay
Hay, baled
Oat straw
Butter,packers pay
Grocers pay ....
Bggs, pacKarg pay
Grocers jay ....
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MARRIAGE UPON A TRAIN.a
Milwaukee Couple Arrange fora Nov
el Ceremony.
Racine, Wis., Jan. 31.—A Milwaukee
couple, whose names cannot be ascer
tained were married on an electric car
between Milwaukee and this city this
afternoon. Cour tCommisloner A.
Judd accepted the Invitation
perform the ceremony but refuses
divulge the names of the people who
have chosen a novel method of enter
,ios the atate of nmti'ijuonx* ^.
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Also a,lot of odds and ends,some
of
th^n the finest Shoes made.
John Fleming, 222 E. Main,
FHE MARKETS.
Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago, Jan. 31.—Cattle—Receipts,
7,500 choice 5 to 10 higher, others
steady to strong good to prime 5.10
@6.00 poor to medium, 3.40@4.95
cows, 2.60@4.20 Texans, 3.30@3.90
stackers. 3.00@4.60.
Hogs—Receipts, 35,000 5 to 10 low
er, closing steady heavy, 5.15@5.32
light, 5.05@5.25 Mixed 5,05@5.30.
Sheep—Receipts, 12,000 steady to
stroll^ 8.45@4.65 lambs, 4.25@6.40.
Chicago "-oduce Mark«t.
Chicago, Jan. 31—Wheat—Jan. 73%
@73% May 75%@75%.
Corn—Jan. 36%@37 May 38%@39.
Oats—Jan. 24 May 25@26%.
Pork—Jan. 13.72 May 13.9^® 18.95.
Lard—Jan. 7.35 May 7.42.'
Ribs—Jan. 6.87 May 6,97.
Rye—48%
Barley—38@61.
Flax—1.76.
Timothy—4.55.
Clover—10.75.
Eggs—Quiet, 18.
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Chloago Butter and Egg Market
Chicago, Jan. 31.—Butter-^-Qulet
creameries, 14 @21 dairies, 11%®
18.
Chloago Poultry Market
Chicago, Jan. 31.—Dressed poultry
—Active turkeys, 8'/3@9 chickens,
8»/s@9.
New York Market
New York, Jan. 31.—Butter—Steady
Eggs—tUnsettled 20@21.
New York, Jan. 31.—Wheat—May,
S.0%:
Corn—May, 44%.
6t.
Louis Markets
St. Louis, Jan. 31.—Wheat—Cash,
73 May^74@74%.
Cprn—tlaBh 37 May, 37%@87%.
C^—igash, 26% May, 26.
aife peorla Market.
Peoria, Jan. 31
2, 3.6%'
Oats—Steady No. 3
26%.
Corn—Steady No-
white, 26® ?:•.
sm,
OTTUMWA MARKETS,
ifofeS January 31.
Live Stock an«| Poultry,
All choice hogs voer 140 lbs 5.00
Cows, per cwt... ,2.00@3.00
Heifers, per owt.,
Calves i......... ...
Sheep..#,
Poultry, towIb .,..
..3.00® 3,50
...4.00@4.60
..3.0003.60
5
...
Springs
Hen turkeys
Cocksy.... ...... ......
Geese, fall feathered
Geese, full-feathered
Pigeons, per dos
Grain and Produce.
Wheat, fall ..............
Oats- ........ .............
Rye ....
Corn chop ..
.„
Hides. Wool and
Hides, agjgen. No. 1 ......
Greenjpio.
Green, stilt cured, No. l..
Green, salt cured, No. 2,.
Wool, tubwushed ....
Medium unwashed
Pulverised. 13 lbs for
6
•8%
6%
60
50 @60
40
85
30
.90
.85
8.00@9.00
S.00@9.00
3.50®
5.00
10
15
J. II
V::&l
Course unwashed
Fine qiiwaitaMi
.* .a.....,..:
Feathers, prime live geue..
"V
19 ©20
1«@19
80040
4®4%
•y«®±
Tallow, No. 1.
TaUowi No.
Retail Prices.
FlOm*. per sack 7601.25
Mill stuffs, shorts per 101
Oats chop ... }I0@95
Tom turkeys
Young turkeys g%
Tea, Imperial, per lb 60075
Gunpowder 40070
Japan ...... »•.»• ....... 60075
English breakfast 6Q06O
Dressed chickens, young, rw
per lb 10
Dressed chickens, old, per
8
Dressed.,turkeys, per lb 12%
Oolopjl: ........ ........ CO08O
OeylCi) ....... ....... 6001.00
t'ncolored Japan 40060
Sugar.cut loaf. 13 lbs for.. l.oo
l.oo
Granulated, 17 lbs for... l.oo
Extri" C. 18 lbs for 1.00
Dark C, 19'pounds for .. 1,00
Coffee. «re«n. par lb.« fe|(&20
Rio roasted .. {g
Uoldcn Klo, treen ....« '•*:'.,v
Onions, per peon /'.-'as
.Potatoes, per bu so
Apples, per peck 35060
Creamery butter 26087 V.
Butter, fresh, per lb 20
Eggs 'per do?en 20
Beets. $ew per neck....... ao
Cabbage, per Id ....' 02
Lemons '20
Oranges per dozen...
Bananas, per dozen 20025
Carrots, per peck jo
Celery per bunch lo
Turnips, per peck
Radisl^s, per bunch 10
LettucO, per bead., io
Cranberries, per quart... .g 13012%
Sweet potatoes, per peck., 3S
Cauliflower, per head ...... 16020
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