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VOLUME 61
MISSIONARY MEETING -LEBRAT.
ING HIGHER POWERS GRANTED
THE CHURCH IN THIS COUNTRY
OPENED TODAY.
PAGEANTRY AT THE
SUNDAY SERVICES
PAPAL LEGATE, ARCHBISHOPS,
BISHOPS AND PRIESTS MARCH
THROUGH STREETS LINED BY
'THOUSANDS.
". ..
Chicago, Nov. 16.—In the pres
ence of cfitirch dignitaries, arcli
bishops, bishops, mitered abbots
and a multitude of laymen, the
first session of the first Roman
Catliolis missionary congress in
this country opened here today in
the first regimental armory. To
the communicatnts who thronged
.. the assembly room the occasion
had an added significance from
the fact that is marks the passing
of the Roman Catholic church in
America from the position of a
mission field to equality with the
nations organized as the heir of
the archical unities in the church.
The morning session was presid
ed over by Archbishop Quigley of
Chicago and devoted to foreign
". missions.
Chicago, Nov. 16.—In the Cathedral
of the Holy Name in the city of Chi
cago the first step in the great mis
sionary congress which is to mark a
^g&^aching change in the policy oi
!ho
jftoman Catholic church in', tlio
Ulilted States and Canada was taken
reuterday morning, when Papal Legate
Diomede Falconio celebrated, solemn
pontifical high mass, marked by the
singing of the Gregorian chant, il
lustrative of Pope Pious' ideas as to
ehurch music. Following close upon
the initial religious pagant came other
festivities and ceremonies spreading
out in a widening circle until in the
evening tens and scores of thousands
of men and women and hundreds of.
clergymen of all degrees had joined
in the oratory and the prayer, the
deliberation and the hymnns of praise.
The chief event of the afternoon was
a luncheon to 200 visiting priests and
prelates, a banquet attended by 900
leading laymen of Illinois, arid ad
dresses by clergymen and laymen of'
international reputation at the Aud
itorium hotel. In tho evening there
were special services in eighty-six of
the largest churches of the city, at
which sermons were delivered by dis
tingulshed priests and prelates.
Gorgeous Pageant Precedes Mass.
The greatest day in tho history of
the Catholic church in Chicago, and
perhaps in the United States, was
opened by an imposing procession of
a majority of the hierarchy of the
church in this country, bishops, mit
ered abbots, monsignori, archbishops,
and priests, between rows of glitter
ing drawn swords iu the hands of
distinguished laymen of the Catholic
t'aitb, and thousands of loyal sons and
daughters of the church.
The gorgeous pageant proceeded
torn the doors of the cathedral college
ffld the Holy Name parish houst
he corner of Superior and Cass
treets north on Cass street to Chi
igo avenue, west on Chicago ave
mie to State street and south on State
'rp.et to the doors of (he cathedral.
The sun broke through the Novem
ber mists just as the 500 Knights of
Columbus of the Fourth Degree, as
sembled from all part of Illinois, In
diana, Wisconsin, and Michigan for
the occasion, marched from the ca
thedral college in sword and baldric
to line the route of the procession.
Stately March Begins.
As soon as they were in place the
doors of the parish house opened and
two by two in purple cassock and
white surplice the choir boys marched
But, 160 in number, and ranging in age
from 7 years to 17.
Behind them came about 300 visiting
priests, also in white surplices, but
with black cassocks, and following
Ihem the higher dignitaries of the
rhurch. First came the mon-signore in
Roman purple, with black biretta top
•:.) ped with purple. Following them were
the mitered abbots, their vestments
the same as those of the monsignore,
y[ but each garbed in the color of his
order, Benedictines in black and Trip
1 ,pists In white.
The greatest showing in numbers
I was made by the bishops, fifty-two of
I the eight-nine Americans bishops be
ingf In line. Each was attended by
chaplains, distinguished priests,
{two
delegates to the congress from all
parts of the country. Their brilliant
vi'irple robes were set off by the sober
*ck and white of their chaplains, and
Ireverentialbutand
K't'emed an instinctive act when
the 500 men who lined the way drew
i(their swords brought them to a
5 salute to their spiritual
lords. Their robes were the same as
those of the monsignore, but upon
their breasts gleamed the Insignia of
Iheir office the pectoral cross.
ttmntrnt
OF
CHINA DIES
OF HER GRIEF
EMPEROR SUCCUMBED .SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SECOND
DEATH FOLLOWS A FEW HOURS
LATER.
Peking, Nov. 16. It is officially
announced that the empress dowager
of China .'lied at 2 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon.
Grief over the death of Emperor
Kuang Hsu caused the death of the
empress. She began sinking imtnedi
ately upon learning the news of the
emperor's iaial illness.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 16. The
Chinese legation yesterday afternoon
received official confirmation of the
death of the emperor and the em
press dowager of China. The emperor
died Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock
and the empress dowager at. 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Peking, Nov. 16..— Tsze Hsi An.
the dowager empress of China, the au
tocratic head of the government,
which she directed without successful
interferenc.3 since 1861, and without
protest, since 1881, died at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
The announcement of the dowager
empress' death was official and fol
lowed crosely upon the announcement,
that Kuang Hsu had died Saturday at.
5 o'clock in the afternoon, but it is be
lieved that the deaths of both the em
peror and the dowager empress oc
curred a considerable time before that
set down in the official statements.
Child on the Throne.
An edict issued at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning placed upon the throne Prince
Pu Yi, the 3-year-old son of Prince
Chun, the regent of the empire, in ac
cordance with a promise given by the
dowager empress soon after the mar
riage of Prince Ohun in 1903. An edict
issued on Fri,day made Pu Yi heir pre
sumptive.
The foreign legations were notified
yesterday morning of the death of the
empress and succession of Prince Pu
Yi. Troops have been in readiness sev
eral days to quell any disorders that
might arise on the death of the em
peror. Danger of uprisings was great
er because of the fact that the death
of the empress dowager was known
to be close at hand.
Prince Chun, the regent, has ordered
the viceroys and governors to take
precautions for the continuation of
the administration of the provinces as
heretofore and has ordered a hundred
'Continued on page 8).
TO TRY IT ON SOON.
Husband Cleaning
Gun Shoots Wife
With Babe in Arms
Iowa City, Nov. 16.—(Special)
Mrs. A. H. Bairs wes accidental
ly shot by her husband, a farmer
living near Iowa City, last night.
She was holding a baby in her
arms, while her husband was
cleaning the magazine of a rifle.
The gun was discharged and
the gullet narrowly missed the
baby, burying itself In the moth
er's right ^houlder, Just missing
a blood vessel. Mrs. Bairs will
live, barring blood poisoning.
GUN GOES OFF
YOUNG MAN DEAD
ELDON RYAN OF WHITE BREAST
TWP, LUCAS COUNTY, SHJT
YESTERDAY.
Chariton, Nov. 16.— (Special)—Eldon
Ryan died this morning after 32 hours
of Intense suffering, due to a gun shot
wound, inflicted by his own gun while
out hunting yesterday afternoon.
He was the. son of Mr. and Mrs. Al
onzo !Ryan.
The ball entered his right side after
tearing tho boy's arm off at the socket.
Loses Eye.
While Silas Martin, of Whitebreast
township, was splitting somo kindling
yesterday a big splinter struck his
right eye, putting it entirely out.
THE DUCHESS OF CHAULNES
GIVES BIRTH TO BOY.
New York, Nov. 16.—A cable
gram from Theodore P. Shonts
from Paris today announced
that a son was born to his
daughter, the Duchess de
Chaulnes.
MR. ROOT IS WILLING
Cabinet Officer Says He Will Accept
Senatorship if Legislature
Offers It.
Washington, Nov. 16.—Secretary
Root today, made the following state-
In New York:
"I am not seeking the office of sen
ator and do not think the great office
ought to be given any one because he
wants it, but if the legislature of New
York representing the people feel I can
render useful service to the state and
country in the senate and call upon
me to render the service I shall ac
cept the office."
ment regarding the senatorial situation* Illinoj^—Generally fair tonight and
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OTTUMWA, WXPELLQ COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY KOVUmbER 17, 190S
•From t«« MotaM Dally Ntw*.
SUGAR PEOPLE
CLAIMS MADE THAT CUSTOMS
DUTY HAS BEEN AVOIDED
SUGAR TARIFF QUESTION UP
BEFORE CONGRE8S.
New York, Nov. 16. The govern
ment has brought six suits against the
American Sugar Refining company to
recover forfeitures and customs duties
amounting to $3,624,000 on sugar deliv
ered at the Havemeyer and Elder re
fineries in Brooklyn during the past
six years. The government delegates
fraud in weighing shipments.
The first
Bugar
suit was filed with
the courts on Oct. 16, the otherB on
Oct. 28. FilingB were kept from the
public until after election, but were
made known today. The American
Sugar Refining company has filed a
general denial of the charges.
Sugar Tariff Arguments Heard.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 16.— Con
sumers of sugar in the United States
were particularly interested in the
hearing today before the house ways
and means committee for the presenta^
tion of the arguments for a higher or
lower tariff on sugar and its manufac
tures. The fight for the free entry pf
sugar was made before the committee
today on the claim that a consumer
does not get any benefit from the pres
ent duty. Henry T. Oxnard, a beet
sugar grower and refiner of the west,
argued against any change in the
present tariff, but favored higher duty
if any change is necessary.
Notice of Standard Appeal.
Chicago, Nov. 16. District Attor
ney Sims today served notice on. the
counsel for the Standard Oil company
of Indiana, that on Nov. 30 the govern
ment will apply to the supreme court
for a writ of certiorari, bringing the
record of (h*- famous rebating case
before that tribunal.
THE WEATHER
Iowa—Fair tonight and Tuesday
rising temperature Tuesday.
uesday, except probably threatening
in north rising temperature Tuesday.
Wisconsin—Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday rising temperature Tues
day.
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Local Weather'
Nine o'clock last evening
Seven o'clock this morning
Two o'clock this afternoon
Sunrise, 6:40 sunset 4:30.
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HENEY BETTER
SHOOTS SELF
MORRI8 HAAS COMMITS SUICIDE
IN CELL WITHOUT THROWING
FURTHER LIGHT ON MOTIVE
FOR HIS ASSAULT.
ABE RUEF WANTS
CHANGE OF VENUE
PRISONER SAYS HE CANNOT GET
FAIR TRIAL IN SAN FRANCISCO
AND WANTS TRIAL IN OTHER
PART OF STATE.
San Francisco, Nov. 16.
Francis T. Heney passed a very
restful ni.iht. It Is reported from
the hospital that, the prospects of
his recovery are moBt encourag
ing.
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 1'6.
Maurice Haas, who attempted to
aisassinat-j Francis J. Heney Sat
urday night, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the
forehead with a pistol he had con
cealed about his person. Haas
went to bed at 8 o'clock and cov
ered his face with a blanket. At
8:40 a shot was heard from his
cell and when the guards enter
ed they found him dead ou the
floor with a revolver in his hand.
The weaoon had been concealed
in his shoe. After he shot Heney,
Haas was searched, and again at
the jail, tut at neither time were
his shoeB examined. Haas went
to bed with bis shoes on.
His wifo called on him during
'rthe day, \,ut t\vo officers ,wo/e
present during the Interview, and
they said she cou'd not possibly
have slipped the weapon to him.
San Francisco, Nov. 16.—There was
an enormous crowd present today
when the bribery trial of Abraham
Rueff began, but owjng to the large
force of police on hand there was but
little confusion. Attorney Dozier file'l
an affidavit signed by Ruef asking for
a change of venue to some court in an
other part, of the state as'he was con
vinced he could not obtain a fair trial
in this court. Court adjourney till to
morrow in order to give the prosecu
tion time to make counter affidavits.
The bullet fired by Morris Haas at
Mr. Heney was successfully removed
this morning, Heney showing no ill ef
fects from the operation.
Mrs. Henev spent an hour today in
the examination room of the hospital
while the Burgeons were removing
grainB of powder from her husband's
face and head. While this was going
on the wounded man sat upon th»
table and made jocular remarks.
Sorry Haas Shot Himself.
When told of the massmeeting held
Saturday night Mr. Heney showed
great interest, and on being informed
(Continued on page 8).
POPE HAS ANNIVERSARY
Pontiff Celebrates Mass in Commemor
ation of Fifty Years in
Priesthood.
Rome, Nov. 16.—Pontifical mass wa«s
celebrated this morning at St. Peter'-s
by the pope on the occasion of tho
fiftieth anniversary of his joining of
the priesthood. It was the most im
posing ceremony witnessed in Romo
since the coronation of the pontiff.
There were present not less than 75,
000 of the faithful who had come to
Home from all parts of the world.
HERE'S A NEW PLEA
Prisoner Charged With Murder of
Korean Advisor Has "Patriotic
Insanity."
San Francisco, Nov. 16.—After p.
series of delays and postponements
the case of Wht.n Chang, the Korean
accused of the murde^ in March last
of Durham White Stevens, the Ameri
can adviser to the .emperor of Korea,
was called for trial today. Chang is
well represented by counsel and will
make a vigorous defense, "patriotic in
sanity" being one of the grounds ex
pected to be advanced in his behalf.
BLEAKLEY NAMES FORCE
State Auditor Elect Promotes Joe
Byrnes to Chief
Deputy.
Des Moines, Nov. 16. —Auditor
Blect Bleakely has announced the fol
lowing members of his office force aft
er January. 1:
Joe Byrnes of Black Hawk, promot
ed to chief deputy Geo. Gelerano of
Waterloo made insurance clerk, vice
Byrnes. O. O. Roe will remain at the
iead of the insuriince^department.
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Som&*Sundayisms
"if I stopped to throw at every
yaller dog that came sniffing
around my heels I'd be kept so
busy shying rocks that I'd never
get anything done for the Lord.
It's like the 'possum and the
skunk—if the 'possum stopped to
fight that animal he'd not be ad
mitted into his own family for
several months and that's my fix
exactly,"
"If some of the fellows in this
burg were my friends I think
that I'd backslid."
"If there's any man on earth
I admire It's a brave preacher—
and if anything, a Methodist
preacher because you have to keep
him a year whether you like him
or not."
"I have no sympathy for a
mayor who believes in and advo
cates an open town—not the least
bit."
"A young working girl in this
city, employed toy one of the
larger merchants told one of my
party the other day that her em
ployer had threatened to dis
charge her if she didn't quit talk
ing about my meetings so much
because he was not in favor of
revivals. Let me tell you some
thing. I've got my eye on that
case and if that old lobster fires
that girl I'll ball him out and slap
a boycott on hi6 old dump in a
minute."
"I despise a merchant that
will sell out to hell just to take a
few goods off the shelves."
"There's more boys the
devil between 7 and 10 o'clock at
night, gadding about the streets,
than any other time."
"Dawncing and ca'd-playing!
Say—do you people know that
those are the two principal amuse
ments down at the Insane asyl
umns in this country?"
"There's too many children
damned into this world instead
of born into It."
"It's now or never in Ottumwa.
If the forces of sin conquer in this
battle I believe that this city will
be a mighty good one to move
out of."
"if I don't ruin the grog busi
ness, I don't know what I'm talk
ing about. I pride myself on my
ability to run the booze Joints out
of town."
"When I am dying I will call
my wife to me and tell her to send
for the butcher so when I am
dead he can skin me, to make
drum heads out of my skin and
go through the streets of the city
crying, 'My husband still lives to
fight the booz? business."
"8ome of you people's char
acters would make a black mark
on a piece of coal or tarred pa
per."
"If I could reproduce the hearts
of you people on canvas here and
show the people what you really
are I wouldn't have much of an
audience. Most of you would de
velop a consumptive cough and
start on the next train for Den
ver."
"It is the men of might and
means who are upholding and
supporting these places of infamy,
not the poor men."
"There are one hundred fallen
men in this world to every one
fallen woman."
"Keep your henroosts locked up,
you, who are shocked by my
preachings."
"Of all the fol de rols and fool
ishness, I think the Christian
Scientists are the limit."
"I am almost afraid to say
something funny at times for fear
of breaking some of the old,
antique bric-a-brac."
"Lots of you people consider the
essential to Christianity is to have
a face long enough to eat oatmeai
out of a churn. That is not Chris
tianity. it's cramp colic."
The audience was movfd to
cheers and hand clapping yester
day morning, when Rev. Sunday
read a message from W. L. Roach
of Muscatine, which contained the
information that a delayed ^ourt
decision just closed all saloons in
Muscatine. Mr. Roach is a mil
lionaire lumberman and a Sunday
convert.
CQontinued on Pajse 2. CoL 6),
HEAR THE EVANGELIST.
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TABERNACLE LAST NIGHT NOT
SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO AC
COMMODATE ALL WHO WOULD
"MORAL COURAGE" IS
TOLD IN SERMONT
STIRRING WORDS OF SPEAKER*
STRIKES MANY QUARTERS
URGES PARENTS TO WATCH
OVER CHILDREN.
Nearly half the population of tft*
Oity
W.
with
conies,
commodate
addressed
both build,
thousands
street
to its
standing
tlst
iind
end
Ur,°Ut
,ast nlght t0
°ther "at,ons" that I can't, think
of. There is something in brass but-'
tons and blue uniforms that seems
to strike a responsive! chord in th*
hearts of every man, woman and child
There Is nany a woman who is such
a big cownrd thAt. slje will go into
hvstcrloB at the sight of a mouse, and
she will pull down a folding bed and'
then look under it to see if there is a
man there, but there is always some
thing in her heart, that responds to
bravery.
Power of Bravery.
But physical courage without moral
courage is not. worth the snap of vour
ftneer. Many a man i« a'nhysical giant
and a moral coward. Many a prize
flehter has no moral strength. I be
lieve that a band of brave men and
women can do most anvthing that
needs to be done, and God knows you
don have to look far to see enough
to command your energy. I say, I think
a band of brave man and women can
do most anything that needs to h».
done, and Clod knows there is enough
all over this world that needs to ha'
done.
It is sail of Napoleon that he on»
time asked for one hundred men
to undertnke a dangerous feat, ex
plaining that it mean* suffering, pri
vation an'l nosfiblv death to every
man. but rrrpat honor and g'ory to th»
country they served and he said- "If
at the tap of tho drum I have 100
men thft f,re willing to die for th«
glorv of HYrince. I wish von would step
three paces to the front." Not 100 men,
but the entire regiment ran their
bavoneis qt his feet, and the tears
coursed down Nano'ean's cheeks and
he sa'd- "I am pro^d to be the leader
of such brave men."
"Yellow Dog" Crowd.
I have often. wondoved what the
average preacher would do if he
should stand before his congregation
and sav: "If there are 100 men and
wo"en in my church who are willing
to d'e for the arlory of God. and the
overthrow of evil that Is here to
damn, and blieht, and curse, and cor
rode: and infest like a pestilence—if
I have that many men and women
who are willing to pour out their
life blood for God I wish they would
come and kneel about the altar until
we pray God's blessing on th^m"
What would the average preacher
think if the entire congregation would
.respond? Ho would think the mUlea?
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Rev.
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church,
the Sunday school room and bal*
helP
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ofint„ the crowd. Rev. Pledger
overflow
meeting, but
buildings were inadequate to tho
ids that gathered on Fifth
tabernacle was crowded
its utmost capacity, every inch of
ding room being taken. The Bap
in tUv!l «W,a,s 'ikewlse Jammed,
in the neighborhood of one thous-
1V
Pe°Ple were turned away from
tween
B'
11 is
e8tlmated
that be-
tween seven and eight thousand peo
fnL
entrance
h^mV
the two build-
ev,enln£
in
addition to the
clustered around the
during the services.
j?8, ,8erK,,otl the evening was
probably the strongest yet delivered
Lee »eBniy'
dLait
wUh
"M"-aI Cour-
tn Wn exhorted the younger people
to have courage in dealing with the
problems of-Mfe. An unuJIfally large
™l'9rtf stories and incidents rela
tive to the points which the evangel
ist emphasized, were told. The body
of tho sermon, devoid of a large num
ber of the Incidents related, follows:
•Copyrighted by Rev. W. A. Sunday.)
Kings II, 5th chapter, part of th«
first verse: Now Naainan. captain of
the host of the King of Syria, was a
great man with his master and honor
able because by him the Lord had
ven deliverance unto Syria he was
also a mighty man in valor.
"He "was a mighty man in valor."
That means he was a brave man, for
valor means bravery or courage. I
•have never seen a man in my life that
I didn't ad cure if he was brave, and
I have nevfr seen a person who did
not despise a man or a woman who
was a coward. There is something In
bravery and in valor that seems to ex
cite our admiration, and our emula
tion, and our. commendation and sev-
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