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Birmingham, Feb.
6.—(Special.)—
Fire of unknown origin destroyed busi
ness property on the main street of
Birmingham this morning, doing clam
age estimated at almost $20,000. The
Insurance is only partial and the ac
tual loss to the owners of the buildings
and stocks destroyed is quite heavy
-The lack of facilities for fighting
'^flames was keenly felt, though almost
"every man and boy in town joined in
the efforts to extinguish the flames.
8tarted In Furniture 8tore.
The fire was discovered about 7:80
o'clock in a Btock of mattresses in the
rear part of E. H. Alton's furniture
store which was situated in a frame
building owned by Mr. Alton. The loss
on both building and stock is complete
and amounts to several thousands of
dollars. The Insurance was but $600
oil each.
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The bank building, a one-story brick
structure, almost new, adjoined the Al
"ton building. This was destroyed'but
•_the vault, which contains many valua
ble papers, books and considerable
money, is intact with its contents un
harmed.
Uninsured Building Burner"
A two story building owned by R.
•B. Work was next in the path of the
^"Qames. This: was occupied by Parson
,g^ral,.jnercba»
diss stock on"the first floor and toy"Dr.
W. C. Morris, physician, and Dr. J. C.
Calhoun, dentists, on the second floor.
Adjoining the Work building was the
^Y.lldtn£ .. ™ou-me.d
by.
||^owned by Fred Cramer. This was also
destroyed with a total loss, but the
flames were stopped here through va
sliant work by the volunteer firemen.
Adjoining buildings were damaged,
{|but not seriously.
Fire at Coal Mine.
Ju Cincinnati. Ia., Feb. 6.—(Special)—
||^iA*'the tipple and top works at Shaft No.
the Hocking Valley Coal Co., Io-
Lf cated one mile south of Cincinnati,was
.totally destroyed by fire Saturday aft-
*'£6rnoon. The blaze was discovered
about 1:30 o'clock and though every
tf^Tnan worked hard to save the property
fw?£lt
was a complete loss. The insur-
•Mjtfimce was only partial and the actual
'Tifloss will amount to several
dollars.-
Hk'r Fire at Albla.
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Albia. Feb.6.—(Special.)—Fire broke
id out in the millinery store belonging to
»Mrs. Thos. Shehan shortly after 2
o'clock Sunday morning. The store
was formerly the property of Clark &
J' Richardson and is situated two doors
vest of the First National bank. Night
watchmen,Woofter and Whited imme
diately had the chemical engine on the
spot and the fire was extinguished
with the destruction of the furniture,
fixtures and stock and considerable
damage to the building. The blaze oc
curred at the same hour that every
great fire in Albia has broken out, be
tween 2 aijd 2:30 a. m. The loss was
quite heavy but there was some insur
^, v"ance on both the building and stock
^.femmett Noble, the owner of the block
will replace the burned building with
fine modern structure.
MINERS RESUME WORK.
Gertwan
Coal Workers End Strike—
Belgian Strike General.
Berlin, Feb. 6.—Two or three thou
sand coal ininers who struck in the Si
"J. lesian district returned to work yester
day believing that the government bill
now In preparation will readjust their
°lations with their employers.
it General Strike in Belgium.
Charleroi, Belgium, Feb. 6.—A gen
r-ial strike of coal miners began here
t'iday Many of the collieries are
c"'.jed down.
MARRIED MANY YEARS.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. S. Pagett of Keo
kuk Celebrate Sixty-First Anniversary.
Keokuk, Feb. 6. —(Special)—Today
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$20,000 sTODAY
OPPOSES PLAN.
Chancellor Eastern University Objects
to Parade of College Men.
New York, Feb. 6.—In an address to
undergraduates Chancellor MacCrack
en, of New York university, today ex
pressed himself as opposed to the plan
to have college men in the inaugural
parade at Washington.
Death Ends
His Disgrace
Heart Trouble Causes De
mise of Banker C. T.
Beckwith, Victim of
Mrs. Chadwick.
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Oberlin, O., Feb. 6.~—C. T. Beckwith
president of the defunct Citizens' Na
tional bank of Oberlin, and chief wit
ness against CasBie L. Chadwick, died
last night after two dayB of uncon
sciousness. For several days he re
fused food, declaring that he wanted
to die. His dealings with Mrs. Chad
wick brought ruin to himself and his
bank.
Beckwith was 65 years old. On De
cember 14 the federal grand jury in
Cleveland returned five indictments
against Beckwith upon the charge of
violating the national banking laws in
connection with the loans made to Mrs.
Chadwick by the Citizens' National
bank of Oberlin.
Death Result of Heart Trouble.
From the day of his arrest, Beck
with's health failed rapidly as a result
of worry over his troubles. Death, it
it said, resulted directly from heart
trouble.
The death of President Beckwith
may materially weaken the cases of
forgery and conspiracy now charged
against Mrs. Chadwick.
It was expected that Beckwithvwould
be the star witness in her prosecution.
His deposition or affidavit cannot Jje
used, it is said.
hi*. Creditors Filed.
'Cleveland, O., Feb. 6. Receiver
This building was not insured and is amount due each, as far as known, in
a total loss. The "stock and the furn- the United States bankruptcy court, to
iture and books in the doctors'
offices
Loeser filed a list of the creditors of
Mrs. Chadwick together with the
were destroyed. dally, that Mrs. Chadwick'^ debts will
Druq Store Destroyed aggregate close to $2,000,000, the
a j. 1 .. claims thus far presented to the re-
day. While, it Is understood, unoffi-
celyer fo0t ?63 300 The Ust
,Par80n as filed today shows that the sums due
the big creditors are unknown
CITY'S MINES
DES MOINES MAY WORK COAL
FIELDS UNDER CITV
the sixty-first wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. Thos S. Pagett of
1027 Fulton street who were married
In Ohio in 1844, came to Keokuk in Ministry Organized in December
^855 and made this city their home Resigns Today.
iver since. Mr. Pagett is 81 years of Belgrade, Feb. 6. The cabinet
-«ge and his wife is 77. Both are very formed December 11, 1904 under the
'"eble. But one child was born to them premiership of M. Pastes has resigned
*nd it died 1849 o£.the cholera at the because of court intrigues against the
nge of 3 years-. premier.
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PARKS.
Des moines, Feb. 6.—The city of Des
Moines has assets valued at several
hundred hundred thousands of dollars which
may be worked for municipal benefit.
Underlying the parks of Des Moines,
especially Union park, which contains
over 100 Seres, magnificent coal depos
its have been discovered.
For years this has been left un
touched and has never entered Into the'
consideration of the value of the prop
erty. The recent endeavor on the
part of local coal operators to secure
the coal rights under Union park has
started the board of part commission
ers thinking, and as a result, the min
ing of the coal either by municipal la
bor or by. a local corporation which
will pay to the city a royalty may be
brought about.
CHILDREN ARE SUFFOCATED.
Home Catches Fire and Both Die Be
fore Aid Arrives.
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 6. Leo Os
oskie, aged 2 years and his baby
brother James, aged 2 months, children
of a shipyard laborer, were suffocated
to death by smoke Sunday in their
home at Wyand®tte. The children
had been left alone in their beds in
the kitchen when the house caught on
fire from the stove. An uncle of the
children carried out their bodies after
the firemen had begun to fight the
flames which destroyed the house.-.
CELEBRATE BIG SNOWFALL.
Mayor at Tunice, Miss., Orders Saloons
Open All Night.
Tunice, Miss., Feb. 6.—A big snow
fall, an unusual thing in this region,
was Sunday celebrated by the resi
dents 6f Tunice. The population
turned out en masse in a rabbit hunt
ing carnival. For the convenience of
the merry-maker the mayor ordered
the saloons to keep open all night.
SERVIAN .CABINET OUT.
1904
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1/ Evcrjr New England Port la Ice
Locked Conditions in 8outh Worst
Since the Civil War Outlook Is
For Continuation of Cold Weather,
New York, Feb. 6. With miles of
residence streets in the upper part of
Manhattan Island and in Brooklyn,
piled high with snow banks, the dis
comfort which the people of New York
have experienced from the bad weather
recently was increased today when the
snow storm which began last evening
was changed into a heavy fall of rain
and sleet.
Transportation Line* Crippled.
Travel by surface and elevated lines
is much impeded owing to slippery
rails and numerous minor accidents
have occurred. A huge field of floating
ice still fills portions of the rivers and
the harbor and delays travel by ferry.
Nearly every port on the New Eng
land coast is securely ice blocked and
shipping Is tied up. Marine men say
the ice conditions have never been so
bad within their recollection.
8hell Fish Famine. ,•
It is believed thefe will be a famine
jn shell fish from the grounds of the
Connecticut growers.
Light 8hip In Danger.
The Nantucket Shoals light ship,
which became imprisoned in the ice
off Mishaum port, Buzzards' Bay, late
last night, is in a dangerous position.
A wireless message was received at
the Newport, R. I., station today asking
that help be sent her.
At Philadelphia and vicinity severe
rain, snow and sleet storms prevail andtoday.
all kinds of transportation is badly
handicapped.
Worst Since Civil War.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. '6: Far reach"
ing interruptions to communication }n.
the south seldom paralleled except dur
ing, the civil war resulted today from' rian army left here
the widespread sleet.. Atlanta and Ma-j Petersburg,
Outlook for Continued Cold.
Washington. D. C., Feo. 6. The
weather" bureal announced today that
the outlook is for continued cold
Storm Travels Northeast.
The snow and sleet storm which cen
tered yesterday morning in the lower
Mississslppi valley states has traveled
rapidly northeastward while the cold
M0RE1R10TS
STRIKERS AND 8OLDIER8
con, Ga„ Montgomery, Ala., and other' The Japanese are feverishly fortl
points are completely cut off from the fying their east flank and center, evi
world by the severing of telegraph and
telephone wires.
weather over a large part of the nouncement is made that everything
United States. Zero weather extends is quiet in the vicinity of Chans tan,
as far south as Oklahoma and the Da- with the exception that the Russians
kptas reported 20 to 30 degrees below are strenuously Intrenching. It is
zero this morning. At Valentine, Neb.,
thermometers registered 32 degrees
below.'
snap continues undiminished In the ?ledvat,
northwest and in the Missouri valley.
There are signs of moderation in As
sinnibola.
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Five Men Drowned.
Cambridge, Md., Feb. 6. Five men
were drowned today In Hooper's straits
ice bound oyster vessels.
Sergt. Thomas J. Dolan of New York
Militia, Passes Away.
New York, Feb. 6. Commissary
Sergeant Thomas J. Dolan of the
THROWS BOMB
FlftHT
ITODAY IN KALI8Z AND
LODZ.
A MURDEK IN FINLAND
Senate Procurator Johnson I.** $
slnated at His Home In
—Was Pro-Russian In Vlevwjr^l
oatkin Reports Repulse of Enei
Deaths at Lodz.
Lodz, Feb. 6.—Several conflicts OC:
curred today between the Cossacks and
the strikers at the Geiner factory,
where the latter sought to intimidate
the men returning to work. A Cos
sack and a workman were kftlei}. and
fifteen of the strikers were wotindfed.
Finnish Official Killed
Helslngfore, Finland, Feb.-6."-^Seri
ate Procurator Johnson was fessasini
ated at his residence today by a man
in the uniform of an officer. He en
tered the house, drew a revolver, and
fired several shots, killing Johnson in
stantly. The assassin, who gave his
name as Alexander Gadd,, was ar
rested. Johnson was a Finn, but was
very unpopular because of -his pro
Russian tendencies.
Kuropatkin Reports Success.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 6. Telegraph
ing February 5,' General Kuwpktkin re
ports as follows: "A Russian-detach
ment marched to Santaitae, twelve
miles southwest of Sibonbay, The
Japanese at Santaitse and Candameng]
were repulsed.
dently apprehending a Russian of
fensive move. The Japanese are at
tempting vainly to roll up the Russian
right wing northwest of Sandepas.
Twelfth regiment of the New York Rice is fresh from St. Petersburg. The
National Guard, champion rifle shot of
the world, is dead today aged 52.
COMERFORD PRESENT8 BILL OF
DETAILED CHARGES OF
GRAFT
Springfield, 111.. Feb. 6. Represent
ative Frank D. Comerford, author of
the charges of corruption that precipi
tated the legislative investigation now
in progress, gave his fellow solons to
day a still .greater shock when he at
tempted to read what he called bill
particulars, reinforcing his attack and,
Promise Full Investigation.
After deliberation the committee an
nounced that a full investigation will
be made of everything touched upon in
the bill. A heated wrangle ensued,
Comerford intimating bad faith and an
attempt to "whitewash" the case, and
shield the alleged offenders.
RUNAWAY STREET CAR.
One at
Man Killed and Ten Injured
Portland, Oregon.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 6.—An unknown
man was killed and ten persons were
Injured today in a runaway street car
on one of the main streets her*.
To Abandon Corea.
Tokio. Feb. 6. The official
the„front
while attempting to reach shore from part of Sir Mortimer Durand the
CHAMPION SHOOTER DEAD.
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an-
thought the Russians intend to aban-
don all operations in northwestern
Corea.
Japanese Hero Dead.".
London, Feb. 6.—General Matsu
mara, according to the Tokio corres
pondent of the Daily Telegraph, has
from congestion of
the brain. He commanded the opera•
tions at 203 Metre Hill and was dec
orated and promoted for heroism.
Peace Plan Rumored.
Washington. Feb. 6.—A mysterious
visit, to the White House last night on
Uaiflnh nmKnnnnHonrt R/l CnMn».
British ambassador, and Mr. Spring
Rice, first secretary of the British em
bassy in St. Petersburg, gave rise to
reports that some action "looking to
ward peace in the far east might be in
progress.
This was given all the more cred
ence for the reason that Mr. Spring-
presence of Ambassador Durand at
the White House on Sunday night was
unusual.
The diplomats refused to discuss the
object of their visit, which lasted an
hour. Mr. Spring-Rice, who formerly
was attached to the British embassy
in Washington, isa personal friend of
the President.
The German embassy, on the receipt
of a cablegram from the home govern
ment, has authorized the statement
that there had not been even so
much asan exchange of ldea3 between
the Berlin and London governments
regarding the ending of the war in
the far east.
HELD FOR KILLING FATHER.
ne
giving charges in detail far more dav He and two sons were living to
sweeping. The committee declined to!gether. One of them, Charles F. Dunn
hear the document read. has been arrested for the crime.
Found
Octogenarian at Vienna,
With His Throat Cut.
Vienna, 111.. Feb. 6. W. Y. Dunn,
aged 80 years, was found at his home
ar Goreville with his throat cut Sun-
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Iowa—Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday with probably snow in the
west. Colder In the east and warmer
in the extreme west tonight. Warmer
in the west and central portions Tues
day.
Illinois Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday. Colder tonight.
Looal vVeather.
Nine o'clock last night .. ..14 above
Seven o'clock this taorning .. .. zero
TWO o'clock this afternoon ..
16 above
OTTUMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1905 NUMBER 125
WANTS RATE
BILL PASSED
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Warsaw, Feb. 6.—^jjifjflces from' Ka
lisz say the strike tAtilatlon thefe is
serious. There are continuous con
flicts between the military aivd. the
strikers. Twenty of the latter have
been killed and many Strikers and oth
ers are wounded. At lodz a fttfs
tories resumed operations today.
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SENATOR ALLISON SAYS
HOPE8 PRE8IDENT'8 IDEA
WILL BE FOLLOWED.
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CORRECT THE TARIFF
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There is No Demand Says Veteran
Iowa Law Maker, for Revision, But
a Few Wrong Schedules Can Be
Made Right.
[BY HAROLD J. MAHIN.]
Washington Bureau of the Courier.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 6.
Senator William B. Allison, in an in
terview today said: "I am strongly In
favor of legislation giving the govern
ment more power over railroad rates.
I do not know if the senate can pass
one this session but I hope the house
will, as this might do away with the
necessity of an extra session.
Senator Allison does not entirely ap
prove of the Bsch-Townsend bill. H®
thinks some modifications are advisa
ble. Everybody is opposed to private
cars, terminals, and other discrimina
tions, he says, but interstate com
merce has grown so much that it
needs some government regulation as
'suggested'by the President. He would
like to see the question settled as
early as possible. The railroads can
help and they appreciate the need of
some legislation.
were insignificant. I publican party who wants the tariff
"The Japanese assumed thfc often-1 question opened for general revision
slve along the line to Chuahishuantse The necessary changes can be made
Several of their batttatk ad-
vanced but the Russians iteauise.d
them."
Japs Build Fortlflc^tlpn$4
"Huan Mountain Feb. 5r
—Lieutenant General Gripenboer, for
mer commander of the Second Manchu
today for St.
Would Correct Tariff.
Senator Allison also favors some
changes In the tariff saying:
"There is a demand in my part of
the country for corrections in the
tariff. I would not call it revision be-
The Russian-^ Josses cause I. don't find any one In the re-
quickly at the .next session of congress
without disturbance to business. This
is largely a question of agreement
tvmong localities. All that is heeded
are the corrections in the law which
tiMS tiffs 'stttffrTf't®^iJBuecesisary *"..?
Must Cut Expenses.
In regard to the deficit he said:
"The only thing to do is to cut down
the expenses. Taxation can't be in
creased and there is no hope for in
creased revenue. It is said a lower
tariff would Increase the revenue but
It does lot always act that way. The
deficit must be met with retrench
ment."
Erie President Against Bill.
New.York, Feb.6.—President Under
wood df the Erie Railroad company
has sent out a circular to the stock
holders of that corporation in which
he
says it would be a serious mistake
to have a bill passed authorizing the
interstate commerce commission to fix
rates for transportation.
Rules for Debate on Bill.
debate beginning at 11 o'clock Tuesday
the vote to be taken at 3 p. m., Thurs
day. The time of the debate is to be
equally divided between the two sides
respectively controlled by Hepburn of
Iowa and Davey of Louisiana.
MERCHANT8 BANKRUPT.
Welch Bros, of Waterloo, Ffle Petition
In federal Court at Dubuque.
Dubuque, Feb. 6. —(Special— Welch
Bros., of Waterloo dry goods mer
chants, filed a petition In bankruptcy
in the. federal court today. Their lia
bilities are $25,000 and their assets,
$14,000. '.aVA
Washington, D. C.. Feb. 6. Under
instructions of the republican caucus
the house committee on rules today New York, Feb. 6.—The police ail
agreed on a rule to govern the consld- nounced today that they hs4 discov
eration of the railroad rate bill In the ered two more women whom Johann
house. The rule provides for a general Hoch had married. One of them is
Party Vote bn Motion.
When the rule was reported to the
house the previous question was or
dered by a vote of 171 to 140. The
democrats with the exception of Gains
of Tennessee voted solidly against the
motion. Southwich of New York was
the only republican voting with the
democrats.
THREATENED INSURRECTION IN
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
NEAR8 END
Buenos Ayres, Feb. 6.—Colonel Cal
aza has started for Cordova with 500
government troops. 'It is stated that
Colonel Delecruza, 9ommandinK the ar
tillery there, has been killed. The lead,
ers of the'lnsurrectlon at Cordoba have
offered to submit on condition that
their 11,yes will be spared but Presi
dent Quintana replied that their sur
render must be unconditional.
Martial Law Declared
Washington, Feb. 6.— Minister
Beaupre at. BuenoB Ayres, in a cable
jgram to the state department today,
says tranquility has been restored
there and martial law has been pro
claimed in the republic for thirty days.
WERE BOUND TO MARRY.
of
So Father* of Boy of 10 and Girl
15 Gave Their Consent.
Chllllcothe, Mo., Feb. 6.—A marriage
license was issued last week to Rollle
Day, aged 19, and Ulma Price, aged 15.
Their fathers gave consent, saying
they were determined to marry and
the easiest way out was to let them
do It.
BREWING PLANT WILL BE
ESTABLISHED, IN OTTDMWA
Stockmen May 1
Lose Passis
Report That Railroads Will
Abolish the System of
Giving Shippers
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Tickets.-
Des Moines, Feb. 6—Information has
come out of Chicago to the effect that
the stock shippers' pass is again to be
withdrawn.
This time the new rule will require
shippers to buy their tickets to accom
pany their stock to market but they
will be given a receipt for the money
they pay for the ticket which will be
honored for equal rebate at the place
of destination when presented by the
man to whom issued.
The new rule, It is said, will go into
effect March 1.
It may form an Interesting subject
of discussion by the meat grower^ at
their convention in Des Moines to
inorrow.
It is understood to be the usual
claim which is used to sustain the
new rule—abuse of the shippers' pass
privilege by patrons of the roads.
Object to Free Rides.
The railroads profess to entertialn no
objection to transporting free the real
owners of the stock shipped they de
clare that the owners do not accom
pany the stock but send their friends
who thus get a free ride. It also is
claimed that so short is the time con
sumed in the haul and so excellent is
the care glyen by the roads (to the
tfttfik'that it is not noeeBmtryitbr the
owner or shipper to l^ave ^p .agent
with the animals. ./ '.
The law passed by the iftSt gefieral
assembly, of Iowa appears to require
railroads to issue passes to shippers of
stock whether it can be applied to
shipments to points outside the state,
is doubtful. ,v,
MORE WIVES
NEW YORK POLICE CLAIM DI8-
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COVERY OF TWO OTHER'
HOCH VICTIM8.
Mrs. Minnie Westphal, Jersey City,
whom Hoch is said to have married in
1898 under the name of William Fred
erick Bessing. According to the po
lice Hoch made her acquaintance
through a newspaper advertisement
and got $900 belonging to her. The
name of the other woman Is not dis
closed but the police say Hoch mar
ried her in 1897 and secured $200.
Return of Hoch Delayed.
Chicago, Feb. 6. Wives of Johann
Hoch who live in Chicago and the vi
cinity must wait a few days before see
ing the smooth-spoken bigamist.
The local police department has re
ceived a message from Detective Lof
tus, who went to New York to bring
Hoch back, that he would be unable »to
leave the eastern city before tomorrow
afternoon, and would not arrive in
Chicago until Wednesday afternoon or
evening.
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$250,000 ^CAPITAL
Plant to Be Erected on Site Occupied
by Hygienic Ice Company Whoaa
Plant and Business Is Purchased by
New Company.
A brewing plant with a capacity of
60,000 barrels per year will be estab
lished in this city within the
next few months by a com
pany which was Incorporated for $250,
000 Saturday afternoon under the ti
tle, "The Ottumwa Brewing & Ice
Company." The contract for the con
struction of the plant is to be let'in
a few weeks and work on the building
is to begin as soon as the weather will
permit.
The plant Is to be located at the
present site of the Hygienlo Ice com
pany, whose business and plant has
been purchased by the new company.!
The present Ice manufacturing and
cold storage plant of the Hygienic cbih
pany is to remain practically ,un-'
changed. The buildings are to be en
larged, new stories are to be added
and new structures are to be built be*
side the old ones.
The beer manufacturing equipment*
is tp be established in the new struc-,
tures and the additional stories.' T}ie.
main part of the old structure-which.
Is now three stories is to be increased
to five. The area way of thirty feet
which is between the two present,
buildings Is to be built up three stories.
In height to conform to the cold stor
age building beyond.
A Handsome Structure.
Beyond the old structures and facing
the Burlington right of way new ad
dltlons wuMbei'-' ereeted,-4«The
when completed with a' forge'towering',
smoke stack, ill make a handsotaarj?
appearing plant.
8ite Is Ideal.
The site Is an ldeul one. It is 'lor
cated on the west side of Cass street^,
running through from Samautha street*
on the north to Mill street on the.
south. It Is not only In the heart of
the city but has 306 feet fronting on
the Burlington right of way, has side
tracks to the Milwaukee and is within
150 feet of the Rock Island, making
the site an almost Ideal shipping point,
The company is Incorporated for
the use of $250,000 capital and is to
begin business when $175,000 Is paid
In. It Is understood that this amount
is at present guaranteed and all but
between $7,000 and $10,000 will- be
held by Ottumwa and Wapello coupty
people. The only stock to be held by
outside parties Is to be a block taken
by the contractor who Is to build and
establish the beer making plant.
To Continue Preeent Business,
The new company will continue the
manufacture and Bale of ice and will
also continue the cold storage busi
ness till such time that the entire
room In the cold storage plant la
needed for the beer business. This
will be when the plant reaches a total
capacity of about 40,000 barrels per
year.
Hoch did little talking yesterday,
'iwa!,a" the "l a'test "and most u^o date and'the
take to suppose him so numerously
married and that It all would be
straightened out as soon as he reached
Chicago.
Richard L. Metcalfe, Editor In Chief
of Omaha World-Herald Changes.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6.—Chas. W.
Bryan, business manager of the Com
moner of which his brother, William J.
Bryan is the editor, has issued a state
ment to the effect that on May 1 Rich
ard L. Metcalfe for several years edi
tor in chief of the Omaha World-Her
ald would leave that paper and come
to Lincoln as associate editor of the
Commoner.
STEAMER CAUGHT IN ICE.
..The "Iowa," a Lake Carrier, is Held
on Lake.
Chicago, Feb. 6.—After battling with
the Ice for hours and almost succeed
ing In making the harbor the steamer
"Iowa" of the Goodrich line, Captain
Cornelius McCauley in command,
which left Milwaukee Saturday night
In the face of a southeast gale, was
forced to give up the strua-srle and with
her passengers and crew now lies fast
but safe in the Immense windrows two
iiw,X'imiles south of Lake View crib,
Officers of the Company.
L. T. Crisman is named as president
of the company, and the directors are
as follows: L. T. Crisman, C. A. Walsh,
Thomas Stodghill, Dr. A. C. Lee, and
G. F. Silvers. The other officers have
not yet been selected.
Incorporators.
The Incorporators of the company
as they appear on the papers filed in
the office of Recorder L. L. Swenson
are Dr. A. C. Lee, G. F. Silvers, L. T.
Crisman and Thomas Stodghill. .:
Will Make Good Beer.
The new company will make the
best product. The machinery is to be
equipment is to be perfect in every
way. Correspondence Is now being
carried on with a number of the beat
beer makers in the country to talce
charge of the plant and the one with
whom it is expected that a contract
will be closed has been in the employ
of practically every one of the great
beer making concerns of the country.
Keep Money at Home.
It is estimated by the promoters that
$1,000 i-er day coes o"t of Ottumwa for
beer, It is anticipated that by the end
of the first year $500 of this can be
kept In the city hv the new establish
ment nn from that time on an in
f-e^slnfi* per cent. at home .un
til practlcallv the Sl.ooo' that now goes
out can he kept In1 the business chan
nels of Otttumwa.
TAILORS HOLD MEETING.
First National Convention In Twelve
Years Opens Today.
winomlnarton. Til.. Fe^. ,fi. The first
ron vent ion the .Tourney
jnpri Tniiors' un'on 1" twelve years
onenoH here tod a v. The session was
rtPTrntprf to nerfectins: a permanent or
panizptlon and hearing the reports of
the officers,
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