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"(Special).—Polls made by two in-
,,' ,/fluential seoiators, one democrat
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%f .JA^»l\)r limited court review 41
JiFor unlimited court review .^..26
Doubtful .....21
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limited court review ......37
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unlimited court review .28
^Doubtful „~..23
s,: To pass the bill forty-five votes
are required. A vote taken today
would pass the Dolllver-Hepbura
bill with a limited review clause.
Washington, D.C., April 17.—Presl-
P^. Sent, Roosevelt today transmitted to
congress an important message relat
ing to insurance legislation. Accom
panying the message were the report
and recommendations of the insurance
conventions which was held in Chicar
go last February.
Among the recommendations was a
draft of a bill, which congress is urged
to enact into law with such amend
ments as its wisdom may suggest.
The President urges the enactment
of the proposed measure, as he says:
"We are not to be pardoned if we
fail to take every step in our power
to prevent the possibility of a repeti
tion of such scandals as' those that
have occurred in connection with the
insurance business as disclosed by the
Armstrong committee."
More Wisconsin Revelations
Milwaukee, April 17.—In the insur
ance investigation h^re yesterday aft
ernoon Secretary Skinner, of the'
Northwestern Mutual was on the
stand^ His testimony was a revelation
ajdj^gt^.e practical banking business
tftnir. hogs, o- ufflcers aad employes of
lh* ccrripany for officers and trustees
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their company and their relatives
i-i the way of making loans for them
on policies. It developed that more
than $350,000 is out in private loans
vpon .the Northwestern's policies for
cither officers of the company or their
relatives, some of the heaviest holders
of loans being Vice President George
C. Markham, who holds $87,900 Ac
tuary Loveland, 98,000 Mrs. Skinner,
wife of the secretary, $18,000.
All business connected with these
loans practically has been transacted
in the company's office, and at the ex
pense of the policy holders. Skinner
explained this attention by the com
pany employes to private loans by say
ing that he thought they were a ben
efit to the policy holders, and that
therefore he thought It proper that the
company employes take charge of the
business.
Breen, printed In the New
York. Herald and entitled, "How the
Banks Filled Hanna's War Chests,"
making it a basis for his comments.
In the house today by a vote of 172
to 27 the house national quarantine
bill was substituted for the senate bill.
The matter now goes to conference.
INTERURBAN AT CORYDON.
People Show Great Interest in Pro
posed Line.
Corydon, April 17.—A railroad meet
Ing was held in the auditorium in this
•r city recently, the object of which was to
take the preliminary steps towards
building an electric railway from this
'A place to Sewal connecting at that
point with the Milwaukee railway.
Nothing definite was done at tho
meeting', but a committee of ten of
j. the prominent business men was ap
pointed to ascertain the feeling of the
,f people along the proposed line, and to
eret some estimate as to the cost of
building the road. There is but little
doubt but the sentiment of the people
here and throughout the two town
ships south of here, will be strongly
A in favor of the enterprise. The pro
'&\y-POsed road will cross the Chicago,
.... ^f.ock Island and Pacific railroad at
Tarwood, and would practically give
orydon three railroads, the Rock Is
"d. fin Burlington and the Milwau-
Harwood wants the electric line,
Fewal, as it will make it of
a COBS to the county seat, and
on is driven to do Something of
«nd on account of the poor rail
cilitins it has.
if built, and It no doubt
"in early date, will run
coal field in the south
of the county it will
ing for the farmers along
ny, and it is believed by
that it will be a paying
time. The Corydon
lyplub has the matter in
thought something of a
may be learned to re
iext meeting next month.
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Today the Chief Executive Declares
f-.Nothing Can Excuse Failure to Take
t8tepa to Prevent More Insurance
•Scandals.
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Lowney's
Chocolate Bonbons
are the most delicious and the
most perfect confections made.
Every sealed package is war
ranted to be in prime condition
or money refunded
One thing peculiar to Lewney'a
candles tfiat they can be eaten
freely they are pure and whole
Another that the Lowney
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Sntdfor tht Zettmty Recript Book.
The WALTER M. LOWNBY CO.
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CONVENTION
AUGUST I
REPUBLICANS WILL NOMINATE
TICKET ON THAT DAY AT
DES MOINE3
COMMITTEE IN SESSION
Meeting Held at Des Moines Today
Results in Issuance of Call for State
Convention on August 1—Cedar
Rapids Fails to Get Plum.
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Coinage BUI Is Passed.
Washington, D. C., April 17.— When
the senate met today the house bill
providing for the coinage of minor
coins was taken up and passed.
The bill increases to $200*000 the
appropriation for the purchase of the
metal for this coinage.
Tillman Urges His Resolution.
Senator Tillman then called up his
resolution directing the committee on
finance to make inquiry concerning
political contributions by national
banks. He had read an article by
James
yv.
Des Moines, April 17.—The republi
can state central committee today is
sued a call for the republican state
convention, to be held at Des Moines
August 1.
The temporary chairman of the
convention will be Judge Towner of
Corning. C. M. Junkin, of Fairfield,
will/be secretary and B. C. Crossley,
of Webster City, will be assistant sec
retary and J. C. Mabry, of Albia, will
be reading clerk. O. C. Reninger, of
Orange City, will be assistant readingi
clerk and V. H. Twombly, of Des*
Moines, sergeant- at- arms.
Des Moines and Cedar Rapids were
the only cities mentioned and the for
mer was chosen largely because of its
superior facilities for entertaining the
delegates and caring for the conven
tion.
The men who took part in the meet
ing and the districts they represented
follow:
First district—C. J. Wilson, Wash
ington.
Second district—W. C. McCoy, Clin
ton.
Third district—Dr. J. S. Stevens, Ce
dar Falls.
Fourth district—R, O. Woodard,
West Union.
Fifth district—G. Hf. Estabrook, Mar
shalltown.
Sixth district—W. W. Epps, Ottum
da.
Seventh district—W. P. Fitchprick,
Nevada.
Eighth district—R. R, Spence, Mt.
Ayr.
Ninth district—George Wight, Coun
cil Bluffs (proxy for Asmus Buysen),
Tenth district—D. C. Chase, Web
ster City (proxy for S. X. Way).
Eleventh district—Geo. C. Scott,
Sioux City.
There will be 1,640 delegates in the
convention, which is one less than the
number of delegates in the convention
of 1901 when Governor Cummins was
first nominated.
WOMAN DIES OF DEPRESSION.
Husband's Suicide Causes the Widow
to Die From Worry.
St. Louis, April 17.—Mrs. William J.
Lemp, widow of William J. Lemp, Sr.,
founder of the William J. Lemp Brew
ing Co., who killed himself with a pis
tol three years ago, died at her resi
dence here yesterday morning. Mrs,
Lemp had been ill for a long time. To
her intimate friends it was known that
she had been nervously distraught
with periods of great mental depres
sion since the death of her husband
During the past few months, It is said,
her condition became worse and she
was confined to her bed a large portion
of the, time.
CHEQUEST.
Chequest, April 17.—W. H. Harry
man, Jr., is attending United States
federal court at Keokuk this week, as
a grand juror.
Roy Haney and wife, visited re
cently at Joseph Elsensohn's.
Miss Cuba Haney Is spending a few
days this week with her aunt, Mrs. E
E. Hanshaw in this place.
Ed Fisher is attending court at
Keosauqua as a petit juror.
Miss Edwards, of Milton, begun the
spring term of school, at Hawkeye
Monday, April 9.
You never find truth by losing the
temper.
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MINES INDIRECT RESOLT OF,
CLOSING OF WORKS
THREE MEN ARE KILLED
Twenty Miners 'Are Arrested and
Jailed^After Disorders in Which Dep
uties Used Their Weapons on a Mob
of Foreigners Crazed by Liquor.
Johnstown, Pa., April 17.—Condi
tions at Windber, where the riot oc
curred last night in which three min
ers were killed and a number of others
Injured, all foreigners, were more quiet
this morning. Twenty miners were
arrested last night and taken to Som
erset today to he held there until or
der Is restored at Windber.
Curtis 'Hester, aged 10 years, a by
stander during the trouble, was shot
through the' body and will probably
die.
Authorities Control Situation..
When daiylight arrived the state
constabulary was ordered to Windber
by Governor Pennypftcker. The town
is now practically under martial law.
The state police and deputies ate
controlling things with an Iron hand
and no other trouble is expected.
In a riot at Windber mines near
here last night thre foreigners were
shot dead by the deputies, a, boy. fa
telly wounded, and Eugene Delaney, a
mining engineer, was taken to a hos
pital seriously hurt:
The riot was the result of an at
tempt on the part of the striking min
ers to rescue some of their comrades,
who had.been placed.under.arrest. A
state of terror prevailed throughout
the night. Sheriff Begfey was at once
summoned and an appeal was made to
Governor Pennypacker for troops.
Bodies'Left' in Street'.
The bodies were' left lying in the
street all night, .where they fell,-the
strikers refusing to allow the under
takers to. remove them. The foreign
element had been celebrating Easter
Monday and much liquor was used.
The streets were thronged all day
with a boisterous crowd but no sign
of trouble appeared until .night. A
body of strikers were assembled in
front of pie Windber jail discussing a
mass meeting that -had been held dur
ing the afternoon.
The discussion 'grew into an argu
ment, and goon.there was a free-for-all
flgh't. The deputies'from the coal mines
made their appearance, and a number
of arrests were made. All those arrest
ed were union men, and their col
leagues set up the cry they were being
discriminated against and were im
posed upon.
Officers' Fire on Mob.
The arrested menrwere marched to
the lockup, but the mob attempted to
take them from the officers.. They
were forced back from #ie jail, -the
mob growing more violent every min
ute and threatened the. deputies until
the officers fired. The mob hesitated,
apparently not expecting the deputies
would resort to firearms. When the
smoke cleared and the victims of the
shots were viewed by the crowd there
were cries of auger, and soon the min
that were armed returned the
shots of the deputies. The firing ceas-
ed almost as soon at it began, howev-|work
er, and the crowd left the vicinity of
the jail.
Deputy Incites Drunken Mob.
An eye-witness of the riot describing
the affair la&t night said the trouble
started when Deputy Sheriff McMul
len went to the mass meeting held by
the striking miners in a wood at the
edge of the town. Many of the min
ers had been drinking and the sight
of the deputy made them furious.
They attacked him and he fled ,to the
residence of Councilman Davis, which
the mob attacked and. literally' wreck
ed. McMullen escaped and-fled to the
house of other neighbors for shelter.
A force of guards 'arrived and arrest
ed twenty rioters and lodged them in
jail. The mob attacked the guard at
the jail, who, failing to disperse them
with bayonets, fired. The mob "fled In
wild disorder, leaving three of their
number dead in front of the jaiL
FARMINGTON.
Farmington, April 17.'—Miss 'Anna
Beeson spent Sunday with friends in
Ft.. Madison.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con
gregational cjiurch held an Easter ba
zaar and market Saturday in the old
Booth building on Second street.'
They were well patronized and real
ized a goodly sum for their treasury.
Miss Jessie Ford, after an absence
of six weeks on account of illness, was
able to resume her duties Monday as
assistant principal of the school.
Mrs. Lightfoot died at the'home of
her son, Frank, in Ft. Madison, Fri
day, and her remains were brought
to Farmington for burial Sat
urday morning. The remains
were taken to the old home
farm which is now occupied by Nick
Biddle and the funeral services were
held there with interment at Sharon
cemetery. Mrs. Lightfoot came to
this country from England over fifty
years ago and settled in L'ee county,
Iowa. She would have been 90 year®
old next month.
Mrs. Alice' Beard, of Versailles, Mo.,
is yisitlng relatives here, having, been
called, here by thei illness and death
of her mother, Mrs. Nancy Lightfoot.
Jacob Wagner died Sunday morn
ing at the family home after a brief
illness. Mr. Wagner had been a res
ident of Farmington for about twenty
five years and was one of its repre
sentative men. The. funeral services
will be held at his late home this
afternoon. Mr. Wagner leaves one
daughter, Mrs. C. H.VScott, to P|Purn
ihis 1QSS.
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MINERS' EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
,A CONSIDER SITUATION AS
TO STRIKE
TAKE UP. GRIEVANCES
ThevClaims of Operators As to Alleged
Unjust Action' by the- Miners Are
Discussed in Meeting at Indianap
olis—Anthracite Strike Impends.
New York, April 17.—It is re
ported that a. sub-committee of an
thracite coal operators, which is
holding a meeting this afternoon,
has decided to reject absolutely
the last proposition of the miners
and to adhere firmly to the opera
tors' counter proposition, which
was made in reply to the first arbi
tration proposal submitted by the
miners.
Philadelphia,-April 17. —Five
hundred men were laid 6ft and
twelve seagoing tug boats and
fifty-nine targes were taken out of
service today by the Reading Rail
way Co, The possibility of a strike
in the anthracite region is said to
be responsible for this action.
Harrisburg, Pa., April 17.—Brig
adier General Dougherty has been
summoned to headquarters here.
Doughertys brigade covers the an
thracite coal field and it is be
lievad his coming to Harrisburg
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for discussion of the distribu
tion and conduct of the troops, in
the fivent of trouble in the mining
territory.
Indianapolis, April 17.—The inter
national executive board of the United
Mine Workers of America, began to
day a session that, it'is expected, will
last several days and during which
some matters bearing a very impor
tant part in the existing controversy
with the coal operators will' be decid
ed upon.
The offer of the operators of tho
Kanawha, field in West Virginia to pay
an advance of 3 per, cent in wages in
stead. of. the. 1903 scale was. the first
proposition considered.
Illinois Operators Complain.
Following this- the protest of the Il
linois, operfitprs, against the failure of
the union to keep at the mines what
they consider a' sufficient number of
men to maintain the properties in
good -condition, will- be taken up.
Anthracite Washerles Opened.
New York, April 17.—The announce
ment was made yesterday on behalf
of the anthracite coal carrying com-
leg tllnt a general movement
been begun among
at
has
,them
to reSume
^eir washerles. Some "f
the washerles are now in operation
and work on, others will, be started to
day and tomoVrow. No attempt at
present, it is said, will be made to
mine coal.
A Test of Power.
The men employed at the washer
les were among the mine workers di
rected to quit work when President
Mitchell ordered a suspension of work
and, they obeyed the order. This ac
tion of the operators, therefore, it is
believed, is a test of what they can do
to get men.
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Iowa Work Progressing.
Des Moines, April 17.—The work of
the joint scale committee of Iowa min
ers and operators is progressing sat
isfactorily and without any difficulties.
Today the scale for sub-district No. 2
including Mahaska, Marion, Monroe
and Wapello counties, and the old res
olutions with reference to size of
screens, etc., were readopted. The
price for mine run was fixed at from
66 to 71 cents a ton with the under
standing that when coal shows over 35
per cent screenings it shall be classed
as mine run.
The Scales.
The following are the new and old
scales for the.district:
1906. 1904.
Screened lump $ .95 $ .90
Eight foot entry 2.47 2.34
Twelve foot entry 1.70 1.60
Room turning, nine
foot neck 5.04 4.76
Brushing at 5% cents per inch.
Track layers, etc 2.56
Drivers, etc. 2.56
Track helpers, etc ... 2.36
Boy couplers 1.52..
Oilers 1.40
Trappers 1.13
Motormen 2.70
Other inside adult la- jo
borers 2.36
Top laborers 1.90
Sinkers 2.70
2.42
2.42
2.23
1.44
1.32
1.06%
2.56
2.23
1.80
2.55
California Excursions.
On jvccount of the Imperial Council
4.nqi9Qt Arabic Order, Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine convention, the Iowa
Central Railway will sell tickets. April
25 to May 5. limited to July 31 for re
turn passage, at rate of one fare for
the round trip. Rate .wjll apply going
via. any direct route, returning via
any other direct route. Stop-o? er priv
ileges granted. For further particulars
call on agents or address A. B. Cutts,
P. & T. A., Minneapolis, Minn.!|B
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FAMILIES IN JEOPARDY
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The Decision Makes It Possible For a
Decree of Divorce to Be Annulled If
Not Obtained in State Where Mar
riage Is Performed.
Washington, April 17.—Hasty di
vorces obtained in states where laws
are lax has received a staggering blow
by a decision yesterday of the su
preme court of the United States that
the tribunals of one state are not'
obliged to accept the decrees granted
in the courts of another, and that a
divorce granted In one state is not
binding on the other party concerned
if he or she lives in another.
So broad is- the decision that hence
forward a man seeking divorce on
grounds not recognized in the state in
which he lives will hesitate a .long
time before betaking himself to South
Dakota, and, after a nominal residence
of six months, obtaining legal separa
tion, for If he marries again and re
turns to the state in which he former
ly lived he is liable to be arrested for
bigamy on complaint of his first wife
or compelled by the court, to which
she is at liberty to apply for redress,
to support her in fitting style, even ft
he has to neglect his newer wife to
do so..
Families In Jeopardy.
Not only does the decision apply tb
the future, but It opens the way for
thousands of men and women to ap
ply to the courts of their native states
to have divorce decrees' issued else
where declared null and void, and
tens of thousands of children, born of
second marriages may be declared il
legitimate in the states in which they
live. The decision, .however, will
have this effect only where one of the
parties to the decree brings the mat
ter up in court, And the probability is
that in the majority of cases no such
action will be taken.
That this feature,of the case .was
carefully considered by the tribunal
was shown by the dissenting opinion of
Justices Harlan, Brewer and Brown,
handed down by the latter. Justice
Holmes, also dissented and handed
down a separate opinion, emphasizing
this feature more strongly.,
The case on which the courts de
cision was based was that of John W.
Haddock, against Harriet Haddock.
The Haddocks were married" In 1868,
and the husband claimed to have been
an unwilling participant to the cere
mony. He left his wife immediately
after the ceremony. ,,
Gets Divorce Elsewhere.
In 1881 he secured a divorce In the
state of Connecticut, where he then re
sided find In the following, year mar
ried another woman. The first Mrs.
Haddock instituted proceedings in the
New York courts, and the supreme
court of that state held the second
marriage ceremony to be illegal,, de
creed the first "wife still to be the legal
wife and directed Haddock to pay her
an annuity of $780. That finding the
supreme court of thd United States up
held yesterday.
Justice White in deciding the case
laid down the general principle that a
state in which only one party to a di
vorce proceeding resideB has no right
to dissolve a marriage tie and expect
other states to respect the decree.
Constitution Not Violated.
Stating the federal question to be
that as to whether the constituion of
the United States had been violated.by
the New York court in falling to give
due faith and credit to the decree of the
Connecticut court granting a divorce
to Haddock, Justice White proceeded
at great length to show that such had
not been the case. '.t
ENGINE AND cXR COLLIDE.
Slight Accident at Market Street
Crossing Early This Morning.
A slight collision between a South
Ottumwa sti$et car and. a Milwaukee
switch engine occurred this morning
at the Market street crossing about 8
o'clock. Motorman C. O. Kelso lost
control of his car coming down the
slight grade off the approach of the
bridge and the two carriers crashed to
gether. The engine and car were de
railed, but aside from this the accident
was not serious. The engine was in
charge of Engineer Harry Kimball.
Accident at Elmlra.
Five freight cars and an engine suf
fered considerable damage from an ac
cident near Elmlra, Mo., on the Mil
waukee Sunday afternoon. A girder
loaded on a flat car fell off a south
bound freight at this point and when
the train had passed it blocked the
traffic. The second section of the
freight, despite the efforts of a flag
man of the first section to flag it,
crashed into the obstacle. The engine
was badly damaged, as was the first
five cars. The full particulars of the
accident could not be learned at the lo
cal offices of -the Milwaukee, as
meagre report was forwarded to this
city. Elmlra is on the west division
of the Milwaukee.
Railroad Notes,
C. M. Boyce of Chicago, traveling
auditor of tie Western
"Weighing asso
ciation, is in the city on business to
day.
Frank Smith, has resigned the fore
manship of the local Milwaukee
freight house. His successor is Fred
Gilbert
R. M. Robinson of Chicago, traveling
auditor of the Milwaukee and H. W.
Zoellner of Moberly, Mo., traveling
auditor of the Wabash, are business
visitors at the local ^Milwaukee freight
offices today.
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WESTERN CANADA
The greatest hard wheat district in the world. Clean, open
prairie, deep, black lorfm soil, clav sub-soil. No brush, no stone.
This land produced last year 30 to 50 bushels of No. 1 hard
wheat to the acre, and proportionate yields of flax, barley and oats.
Equally well adapted to dtvenified fanning. We are now offering
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AT PROM $8 TO #10 AN ACRE
on exceptionally easy terms
This proposition cannot be equaled anywhere in the world. It
is better and more productive land thaii you will find in your own
Northwestern States, at about one-tenth the cost. Splendid rail
ways, cheap grain rates, ample rainfall, good water, ana the world's
best markets make these sections the ideal farmii
man of large or small means.
WESTERN CANADA
rests. Have Been Made and Others
Are Expected Soon—Grand Jury
Empaneled.
St. Louis, April 17.—A Spring
field, Mo., special states on the
best authority that another negro
was killed there this forenoon.
The message states the town is ex
cited and an outbreak Is consid
ered immnent.
Springfield, Mo., April 17.—While
everything is calm on the .surface, last
night's occurrence has intensified the
race hatred. Men gathered in groups
on the streets today and talked earn
estly of the developments. The situa
tion is so uncertain that no one can
foretell what the day may bring forth.
Almost every one expects some kind
of an outbreak. There is a general
feeling that the negroes must be
cowed. More arrests were made this
morning of men accused of taking
part in the lynching Saturday night.
Grand Jury Empanelled.
A grand jury composed of men of
the highest character, was empanelled
today and began taking testimony.
Some one, supposed to be a negro,
fired two bullets early this morning
into the house of S. P. Fielder, the
father of Ollie Fielder, the young wo
man whom- Leslie Peters was escort
ing home last night when attacked by
two negroes. No one was hurt but
the family became panic stricken.
Monday Night's Tragedy.
An unidentified negro was shot and
killed on the outskirts of the city at
11 o'clock last night by a white man
whose name is Leslie Peters.
Petars was escorting a young wo
man home from a theatre and in pass
ing a dark corner was confronted by
two negroes. The negroes halted Pe
ters, who pulled the young woman
back. One negro pulled a revolver and
shot at the couple.
Peters returned the fire and one ne
gro dropped dead. The other fled. Po
licemen found the body a few minutes
after the shooting.
Leaders of Mob Arrested.
Four leaders of the mob which Sat
urday night burned three negroes to
death have been arrested. Warrants
are out for twenty-five more. The dis
trict attorney has the names of 100
more.
Governor Folk declares that he pro
poses to hang every man who helped
hang the negroes. He said late yes
terday afternoon:
"I am now advised that about 100
or the leaders of. the Saturday night
mob are known. I have Instructed
General Clark to arrest these men
and place them in jail. If an attempt
at rescue is made and fmore troops
are needed I will send the First regi
ment and light battery St. Louis."
Mob Leaders Panjt .fioken.
As a result of Govern.. .folk's deter
mined stand there is|....i panic in
Springfield. Men whdj--.«nly boasted
yesterday of the part took in the
lynching are in hiding]-• oday. The
same men who threafej I to attack
tne troops and drive thColdiers out
of town have slunk away,
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A Mati in Rutledge has
Marvelous Escape
., From a
(Horrible
$ Death,
James Prlchard, who has been In
poor health for several years, discov
ered a small ulceration in his throat
about four months ago which rapidly
enlarged in spite of the efforts of his
I'liysicians, who decided that it was.
a. fatal case of Cancer. When he ap
plied to Dr. Myerly, the specialist, in
the Hofmann Block, for relief three,
weeks
kgo
it had eaten away a large
portion of the soft parts of the throat.
Mr. Prlchard says h'ls throat is now
entirely healed and he Is rapidly re"-_,
gaining his lost health.
This is one of many marvelous cures'!
that Dr. Myerly has recently made in I
this city. The doctor says that this
was not a case of cancer, but a malig
nant condition rarely met with, that
destroys life as surely and almost as
quickly as cancer. Mr. Prlchard hasg
good reason to rejoice at the happy!
termination of his affection.
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Unless Cured
This Is the offer Drs. Myerly
&i)
Kreul make to people suffering frortfc?
chronic diseases who call at thelm
offices during the month of April. -T|
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It costs you nothing unless CURED,'
and it costs much' less to be cured:
than by any bther specialists In the!
city. Tou run' no risk. Drs. Myerly
& Kreul furnish the medicines, the:
special appliances, such as the X-'Ray,
Violet Ray, Electro Maenetlsm, etc.—^
everything necessary for a complete
and permanent curej This is theiii
fourth year in Ottumwa, They are,
honest with their patients and rtfli-s
able. They have cured hundreds 1:
Ottumwa that were given up by oth
6rs
THE SPECIAL OFFER they maka
for April is made because the people
of this community have been so often
swindled by dishonest and incompe
tent practitioners and by men who:
have visited this place from time to"
time, or established temporary offices.
Their special offer for April applies ta|
Private and Blood Diseases Contagi
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and least understood of atll blood dis
eases. They have cured a large num
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of them from 2 to 15 years standing:
and almost constantly, under the care
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ing towns. The old mercury and pot-v
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special offer applies to all eye disease):
and includes t^he fitting of glasses. Di
Myerly was associated for one yetji
with a number Of the leading eye m§'
of the. country through his work 1'
Will's Eye Hospital of Philadelph]
This is the largest and oldest eye
pltal in the U.' S.
They treat diseases of the Ear, No
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orders of the Nervous System
tarrh in all its forms Diseases of
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except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
On either of those days a consultation
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Offices third floor Hofmann Block.
BUSSE TO HANG FRIDAY.
Wife Murderer of Cedar Rapida Is
Doohed—Habeas Corpus Denied.
Cedar Rapids, April 17.—Louis
Busse, under sentence of death for the
murder of his wife, will hang next
Friday unless the supreme court
grants a reprieve, which is not likely
The hearing on the writ of habeas cot
pus was held in the district court Jic'
and the writ was denied and an ay
was iaken to the supreme court]
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