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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
WORK OF STOCK EXCHANGE GOVERNORS.

Tile Governing Committee Of the Stock Exchange
hold IFS first regular meeting yesterday since the sum-
NOR adjournment was made. Routine business from
committees was transacted and a nunsoer OF ne"
securities were listed The Committee of Arrangements
reported a case which had come before itslaSt spring
II grew cut of the establishment OF the WelFlHo"h
house of Henry Allen & Co of branch sOnce In the
Grand Central Hotel. The manager Of Sthe Urahch
office afterward became engaged in law lsult WHICH
brought ont the fact that he had Telephone c'nnec
tion with the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum In
change This was unknown to the firm. brt the mat
tor was brought the attention OF the STOCK EXCHANGE
authorities Yesterday the Governing Committee SuS-
ponded Edward L. Morton. the Stock Exchange MEM
Der of Henry Allen e. CO., for one day for fAilg 10
record the establishment OF branch once. his
minimum penalty was necessary on technical grounds
but in reality it removes all suspicion Of 1npropncy
affecting the house The Committee on Arrangements
after its investigation found 10 ground iH alu pre-
Sented no charges of an uufaVOrbe nature. , -,
Secretary Ely also made an announcement lldt INC
many friends of James = Gladwn Will be glad 10 hear
Hrfhur r. Bateman has formally "lEOlsWh All
charges against Mr. Glddwin. which he led al the the
~ the failure of Patcman x Co., some time arc lhffe
,raS a controversy with respect to transaction III
AXE shore between the two men, ana Vhl' inc dtcu
.ations made by Mr.. Datcmdh did not Affect dr. Hlad
wins popularty with his fellow brokers. the news OF
Mr. Bateman's retreat will be gratifying to Nlr "lad
win and his friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
SCHoUL COMMISSIONERS AT WORK.
A QUORUM HARD TO GET-wHo WILL FILL THE
VACANCIES?

4 QUORUM HARD TO GET-wHo WILL FILL me
VACANCIES?
The first meeting of the Board of Education TINS
.I tool, MAGE Yesterday afternoon. There was some
difficulty I'm obtaining quorum, many Oh the COM
m,ssoners are sill absent from the city or "ere u
tained by various things. The meeting WIS Caiiou
10 order however at 80 O'Clock, win Presueh'
Hunt in the chair. AT the presidents sac sa' On
Judge Larremore of the Court of Common fIs'S VIM
was once chairman OF the Board Conlii''io.0
Iummis Of the Committee on Finance, introduceu !"
resolution recurring the Board of Estimate to place
100000 at the disposal of the Commissioners ior tlc
nayment Of the salaries OF teachers lie sald Univ
unless that sum was appropriated more than loo
teachers must be discharged. The resolutioH was
adopted. as was also motion made for the appoint
ment of William f. Taafe as temporary Inspector VI
the sanitary arrangements Of the schools
Commissioner Hubbell also introduced resolu-
t,on amounting five members of the Board
NJ represent the public schools of this city M
the Chicago Worlds Fair in 1903. Inc reso-
mtion was adopted, and the members OF the cohItoe
will be appointed mt some future ume III was ue'
cided also to fine Mrs. II. L. Wood, OF tile ieIholc
deportment OF Grammar school No 3D. ten uaSe
salary for violating the bylaw prohibiting corporal
punishment.
The usual motion TO excuse absent members met
with considerable opposition yesterday. The feeling
has spread among most OF the members of the Board
that the Commissioners should attend the meetings
moro regularly several Commissioners have been
absent many times. Owing 10 Commissioner MOrlar
vs eIoouept defence Of his absent colleagues, how
ever they were excused.
The Board will meet again on next Wednesday,
Considerable interest is taken in educational circles
of this city in the possible to school Com
missoners King and Moshcr who resigned their places
at the close OF the last school term Up TO the peseh
time tine Mayor has not decided upon any names II
is understood tha George W. DcbeyO!se the eXSuperu
tendent OF Public school Buildings, IS candidate LOT
the Mace made vacant bv the resignation of David H.
King r lie resigned his place last June, In order to
engage In the iron business,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
co,ryr CALENDARS FOR TODAY.

Supreme Court--GeneTal Term-Reeess continued. -.,
Sui,rrue Court-ChsInlers- lEglahan, Jour
opens at 10 80 a. N. Motion calendar. No' 70 ID
'"' Supreme CoaTs@specal Term-Pars and II-Aa
snpreme Court-Creui:-Parts 1. II. III and lV-Aa
iourcd for the term. ., ,.- NM, , tteiois NJ
Never William ~. Coweil. Catherine Mgh0ney' H ss.
Wor, Howard l.. Johnson Daniel DAVIDSON Gsoii "a
J5'hnoI / d. Lancey Neil, and Mathew Mafolsy, ~
a m p; e. A. George, Henry l.. kendriek, ana "eofse
ysW, rioy CouIt-Specal Term--BefOre McAdam' j.
Co,,,t Ponsns at II o'clock. Motions. -, A..
superior Court-rIial 1erm-Parts !. III ana Ai-NN
rommon Pleas-specal Tcrm-Deioro Daily, q d.
Court opens ~ II O'Clock. Notions. =, , TIL Al.
COMMON Peas-1Tioi Jerm-farts !, IL ana IAA-NN
toufnrd the term. - Cam,
City Court-Speclal Term-Beiore Ehrlien' u ''N'
oncns at 10 "A. III. Motions, 49,, , ~ "A,
- CITY COuFt-Trial Tcrm-Parts l. II, III aho i'~
Iourned until Monday, september H. ,. and
General SessOns-Part I--Belore Fitzgerald "a n
Assistant District Attorney Weeks-NOs. !" 90 -
elusive. go r,.,,, and
Assistant Distrct-Attorney Wauhope Lynn-Nos " . ~
elusive. IT =, and
Asss tant Dstrlet-Attorney Stopler-Nos 70 o. "''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
GRAND ARMY MEN VICTORIOUS.

On the application of William j. Nicholson, attorney
for the 4. >. William Post, q. a. r., and William -
Reddy counsel for the local associated c. H. pos'S
Judge Ingraham, in the Supreme Court yesterday
granted writ of peremptOry mandamus directing tls
commissioners Of Charities to pay warrant drawn on
the Commissioners for the relief Of Jacob Ulrch an
INDECENT Union veteran This Is the first application
in this county Of chapter POI, Laws Of 1885, author
izing local G. A. K. posts to draw on the supenh
tendent Of the Poor for relief needed by INDECENT Union
veterans or the widows and families OF such. M
application is now being made for another writ Oh.
recting tile Charity Commissioners and the Boaru W
Estimate 10 provide fund for the special relief pu
poses and make appropriation Tor the coming yea
therefor OF about $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
NYNDERT STARINS EXPLAIN TON.
HE DOESN'T KNOW OR HAS FORGOTTEN MANY
THINGS.

Myndert Starn was put through q long series Of
questions about his personal affairs yesterday in the
City Court, when he was examined in supplementary
proceedings. Isaac Fromme, counsel for Albert Bal
Of Roster & Bal, to whom starin owes $1O4, was the
luqulsltor. Mr. stann frequently had to answer that
he didn't remember or didn't know He said he lived
al No o44 West Fifty fh-st the house and furniture
being owned by his wife. Mr.. Starin remembered that
somebody had handed him some legal papers one day
on Glen Island but he did not know who the man was.
nor had he read the documents until yesterday. He
did not remember promising the man TO appear In court
ON september 3. lie recoected writing letter to
sheriff German but had forgotten It's contents.
Mr. Starln said that he went TO Bridgeport, Conn,
few DAYS ago for his health lie learned while there
that an attachment had been issued requiring his
presence In court last Tuesday. While living Glen
island he did not pay his board. He paid for his
OWN clothes ont 81 the salary paid him as clerk for
his father This summer he had bought three suits
was TO look after the employees there. While In this
city he did some work for his father al Pier No. Al,
Hudson River Hfs salary 81 200 year
The witness declared that he had been married for
nineteen years and had lived In the house in Fifty
6fth-st for five years lie had no jewels and owned
no shares of stock. He owed money 10 several
persons among them his father but didn't know the
amCrnt of his debts. His salary not sufficient TO
nav his expenses. part Of his income going to buy
dresses for his wife.
udge Erich In the afternoon reserved until to-day
his decision on the question Of furnishing Mr.. Starin
Tor Contempt OF court The defendant parJled In
The custody OF lis counsel until to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
THE COURTS.
AN IMPORTANT

AN IMPORTANT ELECTRIC ROAD DECISION
Saratoga, y. Y, sept. 0.-The Supreme Court, Gem
eral Term, Fourth Department, in session here To-
day, handed down decision Of great importance TO
electric railway companies In this state operating by
the single trolley system About two years ago tho
Watervllet Turnpike and Railroad Company, operating
line of street railway between Albany and West Troy
sought to change its motive power from horses TO cleo
tcity using the sngle-tolley system and the eaFth
fer the Transmission Of the return current. The liud
son River Telephone Company was then, and Is now,
operating a telephone line between those same hunci
pates through tie connecting lines Of Watervlet IL
claimed by authority Of its franchise and tom Pc
session of the ground with its electro me ana cur
rents, 10 he possessed OF the sole authority to operate
currents between the two places, using me edith a.
ret,tn line and il obtained an Injunction against ths
Turnpike and Railroad Company. On appeal 10 the
court Of ApD,as that tribunal held that II mas no uit'
dicton oveF the matter in the form In which II APP
pearpd The case then went down for trial, ana
refepe found the facts IN favor OF the telephone COM
pany, plaintiff, but dedueed ne law 10 De III Itvos "
The d.endant company, and dismissed tie complaint;
Counsel for the plaintiff then appealed to the General
ern which by IT. decision to-day reversed the mag
ment dismissed the referee, and ordered a new tnal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
DEADLOCK IN THE PARK BOARD.
THE QUESTION OF THE DRAwDMDGEs STILL
UNSETTLED.

THE QUESTION OF THE DRAwBMDGEs STILL
UNSETTLED.
The Park Commissioners evaded the quesuo"
again Yesterday of closing the drawbrdges OF inc
Harlem River at certain hours Of morning ana even
ing when travel is greatest over the Centri roau'
4 deadlock again answered for reason Tor iaihhs
IN act Commissioners Happen and straus Voteu Ior
tho openinc. and President Gallup and Commissioner
Dana voted against It. The impression Is That no
effort will be made TO settle the question: Mr.
Galup said regarding II: "To authorize the closing Of
the draws would remove the incentive OF the Iaroau
peopIe 10 seek legislation and make the changes
desired. and would postpone the effective and perna-
ncnt solution OF the difficulty. II would place us III
tbc attitude of defence toward the Federal authorities
in relation to a great work Of public improvement
which they arc prosecuting ut request and 1t would
be unjust to the business and property interests
affected by the navigation Of the river
report was brought to the meeting yesterday that
the Board of Estimate was making another enGeavOr To
solve the Washington Bridge problem. The PARK
Commissioners concluded TO take hand in also, ana
passed a resolution Offering TO take charge OF the
bridge guard. maintain and care for It, Superln-
tcndent Conklin, of the Park Menagerle was author
tied TO visit the state Fair at syracuse, and 20 buy
Sutldown ram for breeding purposes. The Ieslgna-
lion of James O'COnnOr, pdIkkecpeF, was dcctpueu'
The Board adjourned for two weeks, so that President
Gallup and any Of the other Commissioners VINO desire
10 do So can attend the Democratic state convention
nj Saratoga.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
INCOMING STEAMERS IN A HURRICANE
ONE PILOT BOAT LEFT IN A DISABLED CoNDl'
TON AND TWO OTHERS NOT
ACCOUNTED FOR.

ACCOUNTED FOR
Thu steamships City of Paris and waesland, which
iycd here yesterday, report having run into hurT-
aano wien within 300 miles Of Sandy Hook. The
waesland met it about midday Monday. The Wnd
how with terrific force and heavy sea was running
,,. deal OF water was taken on deck, but no damage
was done. ,,.
About a D. M the Sandy Hook pilotboat washington
- siglited I'm a disabled condition. Both her miSts
had cone by the board and her bowsprt was also broken
chord of and her hn strained. inc cre" "eIO
irving 10 do their best to reach this port with jury has
The Waesland steamed up TO her, and after huch uiii
o,.v cot bawser on board The hcavy'sea, however,
made the strain too much and in less than an lour Ve
bawser broke The weather had considerably moueraeu
bv this time. and as the pilot men were OF OPINION
,bat they would come in safely the captain Oh ule
steamer continued on his course.
The Washington is twomasted SCHOONER Ou'i' "a,
1894 BY c. g. r. Poon, OF Brooklyn OF OAK teak anu
nine and was thought 10 be Of the strongest Noc
in the feet She is 67 tons register, 10 ieet ions'
feet beam and "a feet in depth. She Is owheu ny
Frederic Harpenau Daniel Gillespie, CharleS re'ers0"
and Christian Huns. Az the time oil the acciue MN
~ these men were on board they having got shps anu
~ u,asbnpton WAS returning 10 Sandy Hook In charge
~ ems Petersen who had with him r Mau]o'
sam Ericsson Edward Ohlsen Daniel Danielsen anu
Olaf Andersen. M.
There were three other potboats Out-thc IhomaS
Negus No J. Of Jersey; David KARL, NO A. Oh JcrsoS
and the Richard X Fox. As all these were most poo
ably caught In the cyclone, some anxiety was wv
for their fate Later in the day 1t was known tt te
Dovd KARL was safe for Robert sylvester who brought
in the Waesland was on board Of her during the STORM
lie said that they had weathered 1t Only uhuer quinn
trysail. A.. -, ,,.os st,,,cl, hv the
hurricane about midnight Monday, WIFI Snc is
south of Sable Island, which shows that llc sVon 5
moving north byeast. Two ventators were t'Il oe
away but the storm did other harm to the grant Ia0e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
uiyy COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE FERRIES.

In accordance with Mayor Grants request, made
m Controller Myers at the meeting Of the Sinking
rund Commission on Tuesday, the Controller yester-
dav issued orders for thorough inspection Of the
,taten Island Bay Ridge and rhirty-fourth street
and Long Island City ferries. The officials Of the
sinking Fund have been overwhelmed with com
nalnts regarding the deplornble transportation ser
,ice and bad accommodation Of all these ferries, es-
pccally the Thirty fourth street and Bay Ridge
lines Personal observation on the part Of the Mayor
and Controller has satisfied them that the charges are
well founded. As Mayor Grant said ut the meeting
NJ Tuesday the condition Is horrible
The complaints include inadequate facilities for pas
sencers In reaching and leaving the boats. 0vercrowd
ing 10 a degree of danger in addition TO the dIscom-
lori and annoyance II causes uncleanlness want
~ system, insufficient closets and their 1lthy condi-
ton an absence of proper and elective management
and superintendcnce and acts Of repeated and unre
huhed incivly TO patrons Of the lines The rudeness
and caclessness Of employees OF these lines has long
becn a subject Of remark among those who are con-
etantIy compelled to travel these boats. The
MAYOR and Controller have the power TO compel the
onc Island Railroad Company b. remedy theae
ahnses and reform the manners of is servants.
Tong suffering public hopes that the means u be egE
Moved by the heads Of the sinking Fund Commission
vii be thorough in character aud immediate In ap-
pucston'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
ASSISTANT SURGEONS TO BE EXAMINED.

The Naval Medical Examining Board will meet at
the Naval Hospital, Brooklyn on Monday. Assistant
Surgeons John +. Uric, a. NJ D. Mccormick and W.
F. Arnold will be examined for promotion, and the
candidates for admission to the Navy will be examined
for the two vacancies existing in the grade OF
assistant surgeon. There have not been 50 few
vacancies in the Medical Corps Of the Navy for many
years and among the candidates are the Of Chief
Naval Constructor Theodore Wilson, and OF Chief
Engineer Charles E. Du Yalln If the three assistant
surgeons to be examined for promotion are successful
another examination will soon be held b. III the
vacancies thus caused IN the lower grade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10

ro .b mir ,sr rrtual esteem for each other which
had nothing 10 do With politics. but came IRON tne n
respective powers with the cue. They were TWO
" NJ Grcyv ;gas also q keen sportsman ana an aOe
o0ricuItnrIsf In his native Jura he used until a
hor; me valleys admirlng his vines. his cattle ana
his fields OF maize Part OF large tobacco pia ngbt
~" a rU tsis NAV account for his fondness Tor
the weed. lie was great smoker ,nost IN
d dx a wide-a awake instead of silk hat; and In
summer time he might occasionally be seen Sumter,
trc about the Boulevards clothed all IN gray, ana
areevrned with a Panama. Though man oil consider
allie landed properly, estates go In France he never
set up brOugham I'LL he became fresiueh'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
4 GIRL WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF 4 BURGLAR.

Meyer Roscnbatt importer and dealer in satlns ana
vevets and living at No. 325 East Fifty -seventh-st
maize charge Of burglary at the Yorkvlle Police Court
YESTERDAY against John Burns, twenty years DID,
who said he was a bartender Of No. % Oak-st. Mr.
Rosenblatt with his family, consisting Of his wife a
grown-up son named Julien, and servant named Mary
Amandinger, occupy the house in Fifty -seventhst.
Which Is a throe-stOry dwelling. At hafpast O'Clock
Yesterday morning while Mary in the kitchen pre-
pairing tie breakfast she head noise in the parlor
She crept softly up the stairs from the basement, and
when she reached the Top OF the first landing she saw
a man coming ont II the parlOr door staggering a. II
he were drunk The burglar the servant girl at
the same time. aud started for the front door. Mary
seized him by the coat and held to MIN until Mr..
Rosenbatt with his julien, answered her screams.
They had been aroused fr their sleep. While they
held the burglar. who did not make another effort to
get away the servant called Officer Hickey Of the
FiIty-nrst-st squad lie placed handouts on the prS
oner and took him TO the station, where, being asked
what he had 10 say about being found in the house. he
said I'll think Of It,. ne was then locked up. When
ar;aiened befof Justice Mcmahon the burglar acted
II dazed and said. Why, the officer took me out Of my
own bed The Judge held him IN - 800 bail for fur
Their examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
y,p.yrsF MrrHoDrs1s ASK FOR BISHOP.

The Methodist Book Concern In this city has received
advces from Toxic Japan, that the Japan conference
has adopted a memorial asEing for an episcopal resi-
dence Ia Japan or China, 50 that the WORK may be
better understood by the authorities Of the Church
with reference 10 Methodist union in Japan, asking
that the action OF the General Conference OF lass be
reaihFmcd; asking for provision to be made for tho
publication OF books for conference course Of study
for Japan asking the General Conference 10 establish
a book depository in Toxic; asking the General Con-
ference to divide the Missionary society Of the Method
ist Episcopal Church into home missionary society
and foreign missionary society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
CHEEKY FLASHING TON BRIDGE oFFIcIALS
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO COLLECT BIG SALARIES
FOR DOING NOTHING.

FOR DOING NOTHING
Malcolm " N,ven. secretary Of the Washington
Bridge Commission made another attempt yesterday
~ GET the Board of Estimate to pay money TOT con-
timing the support OF officials whose usefulness os
since came TO an end He wanted the Commission
r,ontbly payroll Of about $500 approved put h9
i,d mot succeed Mayor Grant told MI NlNeh thaI
no never would consent to pay $4,000 a year lot
nothinr and that the Commission might as well con
cIude 10 give up the ghost. No action shouiu DC
taken until the bridge was turned over to the Guy.
This orcht 70 have been done In March. 1882 wheh
II was really "opened" although by fiction OF law
tbs has not taken place yet. For two ana a nan
wears lot of saaried officials have hung on 10 u'eir
berbs pretending that there is no authority for trans
ferrnc tle bridge to the Park Commissioners NlVenS
nav is S4OO month; an engineer Is on the pay roll
for $3.50 a month, and other large prices are de-
napded Inv ALLEGED officials who doing absolutely
nothing at all.
Mr. Lumms, Commissioner Of Fducati0n, Suceeedeu
in getting the Boards permission to build new
scboolhouse at Fftyfrstst and Firstave.. at a cost
~ s1I6oO7. An additional $4,000 was allowed Tor
extra ground needed to light and vcntate Grammar
School No. Ia in East Twenty eighthst near Third
ave. TO Sheriff Gorpan was voted $3.50 expended
in railroad fares for prisoners going to Sing Sing The
sheriff showed that he had turned the whole amount
received from the State for such purposes, S2,ooO,
into the CITY treasury The Washington Bridge queS
ton will come up again at tie meeting to be held
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
m,uoBs ABOUT JAY GoULD's HEALTH DENIED.

HrMORs ABOUT JAY GOULD'S HEALTH DENIED.
Another one OF the periodical attempts to persuade
the public that Jay Gould Is sick and broken
down man was mHde In all article published yesterday
Mr. Gould was downtown on Tuesday and yesterday,
and all the persons who him say that he looked
TO be In good health and spirits He attended the
meetings of inc directors of the Manhattan Railway
and the western Union Telegraph Company. and has
disposed of a large of business which accumu
lated in his absence West. He went TO IrvngtOn
early Yesterday morning. but George j. Gould said
IN a Tribune reporter that the new rmOrs were
"boshp Russell sage and Others who have seen Mr.
Ciond since his return agree in pronounclng the
sensational stories false.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
HE DIED WHILE UyDBR AN OPERATION.

John Lex, fifty five years old. barber Of No.
SID East Fiftlist. died at his home yesterday from
the effects Of ether while undergoing an operation.
He had large tumor the left side above the thigh.
Dr. F. 7. Sylvester had been attending him for several
weeks Upon being told by tie physician that he
could not live long unless the tumor removed, he
consented 10 operation. Dr. sylvester yesterday
called in DR.. J. A. Duggan of No. pa East Thirty
second-st 10 assist him In the operation. The ether
WAS administered to the patient but in few minutes
the physicians discovered that the man dying
Every effort male 10 arouse him. but ~ E-z1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
THE RELIEF FUND FoRMALLYt CLOSED.

The Mayors Park Place Relief FUND.- was formally
closed Yesterday The total contributions leacneu
The sum Of $21 ,097 81. The committee WIN meet
AGAIN to-day and if possible decide upon plan for
distrlbrtine the money, together with the $1,000
raised by the IithogTaphers Union. report to gu>e
the committee from the Charity Organization society
is looked for Among yesterdays contributions were
Through The New-YOrk Tribune, 500; Arlington CiuD
Az: FIVE little boys SO; employees Homer Lee BANK
Note Company, $50: \. b. c., 81; empl0yeS OF
/ Leach. Sl4 through the "SaatsZeitIng'" S2l3 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-10
.c HIGHEST AWARDS

Prom Scientific Societies prove the high excellence Of the
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rhicb have been brought before the public As Tonic
gutrtve for the Weak and DeotSted and for Mothers
hr Sursne for coughs, colds and pulmonary troubles
and nervousness and nervous disorders II is
vuacut equal There nothing Just Os good" whom you
can get the genuine article which must have the sigma
sups 81 Johapn uan " on the neck oil every oottls.