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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-06
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT-

systematized language belongs. No doubt 1t
was slowly developed. Probably language OF
kind existed ancng the missing links long be-
fore the age OF Palaeolithic man, but as 1T pro-
crossed so too did the race, and drew further
and further away from the ancestral stem OF
which it is the topmOSt branch.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
BURGLARS AT ELDON
They Ransack the Residence Of N.
F. Reed.
UNKNOWN SHOOTS INTO LODGE ROOM
Bullet Narrowly Misses William Ad.
ams-ofender Escapes Before Adj
ans ana His Companion Can Get to
the Bottom of the Stairs.

Eldon, Oct. Especial Correspond
ence. burglars entered the residence
of N. F. Reed and after ransacking the
house made off with quantity of fruit,
leaving number of silver knives and
forks, spoons and other valuable
tableware. Every drawer in the house
was taken out and the contents scat
tered over the floors but the only thing
missed after the deed had been discov-
cred by neighbors was the fruit. Neigh
bors saw the doors to the dwelling
standing wide open and upon investi-
cation found the interior of the house
in a rhattic condition. 1t is thought
to be the work of local talent.
Shoot Into Lodge Room.
At the reception given at the K. P.
hall Monday night for Rev. Barker,
some one shot from the sidewalk at
the side of the building up through the
window into the ante-room. William
Adams and M. Hilles were in the win
dow and the shot just missed Mr..
Adams head about twelve inches.
They looked out the window and saw
man running down the street but be.
fore they could get down stairs he
was gone and could not be found.
They are not certain about the clues
as to who did it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
DECISION IS UPHELD
Famous Hendershott Case Affirm
ed by Supreme Court
OT1UMWA MAN WILL GET S1,67S.00
Case Has Been in Litigation for Over
Eight fears-csse of Lewis VS.. Lew.
is, From This City, Also Affirmed
Other Decisions.

After eight years of litigation the
supreme court has said that the West.
ern Union Telegraph company must
pay L. G. Hendershott Of this city ST.
$500 for a delay in delivering mes
sage stating that his horse Bravo"
was sick at Hedrick. The case has
been bitterly contested and this was
the second time it had been in the SUI
preme court. The case was affirmed
yesterday, the first day of the October
term of that court, which is now being
held in Des Moines.
On June 2S, 1893, a telegram was
sent from Hedrick stating that BRA
vo," valuable horse belonging to
Hendershott was very i'll at the track
in that city. The message was not
delivered for several hours, the tele-
graph company claiming it could not
find Hendershott. About a week af.
ter this, Bravo" died, and at the next
term of court Hendershott brought
suit against the telegraph company al
leging gross negligence, and claiming
that if the telegram had been deliver
ed promptly veterinary surgeon could
have gotten to Hedrick in time to
odN0 Iuo uOl DC . lllS. he case Wdb
tried in the district court and Hender-
shott was given verdict for ST.
200. The telegraph company ap-
pealed the case to the supreme court
and that body reversed the decision of
the lower court on technicality. The
case was again tried here, and this
time Hendershott was given verdict
for $1,675. Jaques and Jaques repre-
sented Hendershott in the case, while
McNett and Tisdale appeared for the
telegraph company.
In the second appeal the supreme
court holds that if there was enough
evidence to go to the jury and sustain
a verdict on the first trial, as was de.
cided in the former appeal, the evi.
dence was properly left to the jury on
the second trial. Judge Deemer dis.
sents from the opinion of the court,
as he did in the former hearing, on the
ground that the case was not one for
the application of the doctrine of con.
tributory negligence. The court holds
that this question was not an open one
In the present hearing.
The case is entitled L. G. Hender.
shott VS. the Western Union Telegraph
company, appellant, Wapello district
M. A. Roberts, Judge; affirmed by Nc.
Claim, ]. Deemer, dissenting.
Case Affirmed.
Besides the above the following de
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
SOMETHING STRANGE.
Catholic Priest Does Not Believe story
About Hospital.

[From Tuesdays Daily.]
Father TT. Maniett, the present pas
tor of the Sacred Heart church in this
city, has doubts as to the truth of
statements made by man giving his
name of M. Collier, who claims to be
a representative of the Sisters of Char
ity. Last Fridays Courier contained
a news item which was largely COM
posed of, an interview with this man, In
which he said that he represented the
Sisters of Charity, whose headquar-
tiers, he said, were at Birmingham, Al
ALBANIA, in which city they conduct a
hospital. He said that the same order
maintained hospital at Des Moines,
and this statement is one to which
Father Maniett takes exception. He
says that the Sisters of Mercy have a
hospital at Des Moines, but that the
Sisters of Charity have none. He also
says that the Sisters of Charity have a
hospital at Birmingham, but that it is
not rated in the dictionary as head
quarters hospital, and that there are
but twelve sisters there. Father Man
let says that should a hospital be es-
tablished by the order in this city, it
could be done only by authority of
Bishop Cosgrove, of Davenport.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
COMES TO ST. MARYs.
Father kempker of Winterset Trans.
ferred to Ottumwa temporarily.

The Rt. Rev. Henry Cosgrove bish-
OPP Of the Davenport diocese, in which
Ottumwa is located, has issued an or
der transferring Rev. Father J. F.
Kempker of Winterset to this city to
take charge of st. Mary's parish I'M
til the complete recovery of Rev. Faith
er H. B. Kelly. Rev. Father James Nc
Gillin. who has been temporarily in
charge of ST. Mary's for about one
month, is also transferred to Des
Moines ~ the same order, and will be
assistant pastor of ST. Ambrose church
in that city.
The coming to Ottumwa of Father
Kempker, even though it is but tenn
parary, will give much pleasure to the
parishioners of st. Mary's. He is an
able man and is well known here. He
was in the city short time today,
leaving on the noon train for Winter
set to make preparations to come to
Ottumwa. He will return here tomor.
row evening and will at once take up
his labors in his new field Father Nc.
Gillian will go to Des Moines in a few
days.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

of this or any other state or country
fer transacting or conducting any kind
of business in this state, or any part
nership, association or individual, Gre
ating, entering into or becoming
derstanding with neighbor agent on
trust, agreement, contract, combina-
tim, confederation, or understanding
with any other corporation, partner
ship, association or individual, to re-
gulate or fix the price of any article
OF merchandise or commodity, or to
fix or limit the amount of quantity on
any article, commodity or merchandise
to be manufactured, mined, produced
or sold in this state, shall be guilty of
conspiracy.
A Case.
In Beechly VS.. Mulville, 70 N. w.
107 the supreme court held: This
section is applicable to insurance com
panies. insurance being commodity
within the terms of the statute"
1t was held in the same case: "a
compact between local insurance
agents in a city to fix the rates upon
penalties for taking risks at less rates
than those fixed by the association, is
within the inhibition of McClain's code
section 5454, forbidding the formation
of combinations or declarations to reg
ulate the price of any comomdity."
ottumwa Agent Talks.
An Ottumwa insurance man. in
speaking of the case today, said: "All
insurance men will be interested in
this decision. Some years ago, before
the Iowa anti-compact law was passed
there were local boards of insurance
men, each board with it's own officers,
and these organizations fixed rates to
be charged in their respective cities.
Anyone who went below these rates
was liable to fine by the board. This
worked very well, for the insured peo-
pie got their policies at fair rates, and
rates which at the same time made a
fair profit for the agents.
when the anti-compact law was
passed the local boards were declared
unlawful, and now / cannot go across
the hall and enter into verbal un-
derstanding with neighbor agent on
the rate to be charged some prospect
i've customer. 1t is unlawful, but it
seems to me that if laboring men have
right to fix the amount for which
they willDwork insurance men have
the same right to fix the amount for
which they will insure. /, along with
many others, hope to see the anti-com-
pact law in this state reversed, and /
do not think that people need fear be-
ing robbed, for there will be no "boost-
ing" of rates,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
Unknown Man Tries to Enter House
in Mast End

Unknown Man Tries to Enter House
in West End.
From Tuesdays Daily.]
About o'clock this morning Mrs.
Henry Howell, wife of the assistant
chief of the fire department, was
awakened by noise and heard some
one making repeated attempts to op.
en- both front and rear doors of her
residence. Mrs. Howell and her
mother, Mrs. Howell Price, were the
only occupants of the house, and they
were too frightened to give an alarm
After several fruitless attempts to
gain an entrance to the house, the
would-be burglar left, and was heard
no more. Neither of the women saw
the man, and there is, therefore, no
clue to his identity. No other cases
were reported.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
HOME GROWN COTTON.
Jesse Love Raises Southern Product
in Ottumwa--Is First Glass.

Jesse Love, colored man in the EN-
ploy Of Captain S. H. Harper, brought
to the Courier Office a sample of cot
ton that he had raised on Captain Har
per's land, and which is a good sam
pie of the southern staple. 1t is about
the size of the crop grown in the south
and is fully developed. Mr.. Love is a
southern man and is very familiar
with all varieties Of the plant, and
knows how it should be raised The
plant is now on exhibition in the Cour
Ter windows.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
AT LAWToN.
ottumwa's Former Citizens Figure ir
Meeting.

Meeting.
[From Tuesdays Daily.l
The citizens of Ottumwa wherever
they go are always to be found inter-
ested in public and local affairs. They
soon adapt themselves to the condi-
lions which surround them and lend
their aid and support to any laudable
public enterprise. An account of the
meeting of the commercial mems
club of Lawton Ok. T., has come to
this city in which several of Ottum-
was former citizens took active part.
Among the list of committees appoint
ed at that meeting were names famil-
lar in Ottumwa, as: A. F. Krapfel on
committee for public improvement G..
F. Silvers, committee on manufacture.
les; j. r. Jaques. advisory committee;
]. A. Mangan, committee on municipal
affairs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

S. A. ingalls,, Crown Point, N. Y,
writes: my wife suffered from kid
ney trouble for years. She was in
duced to try Foley's Kidney Cure, and
in less than a week after she began
using 1t, she was greatly improved and
three bottles cured her. Sold by all
druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03
DECISION APPROVED.
Judge MCPHERSON Repeats Nebras-
ka's Anti Compact Law.
IOWA HAS A SIMILAR ONE in FORCE
ottumwa Fire Insurance Agents Are
Interested in the Recent Decision
Regarding Nebraska LaW-lt May
Be That Iowa's Law Will be Tested.

Ottumwa fire insurance agents are
interested in decision recently made
by Judge Smith Mcpherson in regard
to the Nebraska law forbidding comb-
nations such as insurance agents were
wont to enter into some few years ago
for the purpose of fixing rates. Judge
Mcpherson few days ago decided
for the defendant in the case of the
state of Nebraska VS. the Niagara Falls
Insurance Co., test case to prove or
referred to, which is much similar to
a law which business corporations are
governed in Iowa.
The Decision.
The decision Of Judge Mcpherson
was sweeping one. Suit was brought
in 1897 by the state of Nebraska
against the Niagara Fire Insurance
company and others for violation of
antitrust laws. A temporary injunc-
tion was granted on petition of attor.
neys for the companies, to restrain
the state officials from putting the law
into effect
In 1897 the legislature passed what
was termed an antitrust law 1t pro-
forming any combination for the trans
action of the business or entering in
to an agreement upon rates. However
it exempted from it's provision all as
semblies of laboring men and others
seeking to combine for the purpose of
enforcing their demands. The law
also had an anti-compact feature, pro,
hibiting insurance companies from
making an agreement relative to the
manner of carrying on their business.
Tie violation of the law was the point
in issue.
The Opinion.
Passing upon the case, the court
held that the antitrust feature was in
the nature of class legislation and that
the anti-compact feature was uncon,
stitutional, as it involved the constitu'
tional rights of the parties to contract.
An Injunction has been issued res
training the state from enforcing the
provision of the law.
What the iowa Law Is.
The Iowa law, which has hitherto
prevented fire insurance companies
from forming boards and making
rates, is found in section 5000 of the
code of 1897, or section 5454 of Nc
Claims code. 1t relates to pools and
trusts as follows:
Section 5060-Pools and trusts. Any
corporation organized under the laws
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

Mrs. T. Briddleman of Parshallville,
Mich, was troubled with salt rheum
for thirteen years and had tried mum.
Der of doctors without relief After
two applications of Banner Salve, her
hands became better and in a short
time she was entirely cured Beware
of substitutes. Sold by all druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

A report from Supt. J. G. Gluck, Re-
form School, Pruntytown, w. Va: Oct.
IS, 1900: After trying all other adj
vertised cough medicines we have de.
cided to use Folcy's Honey and Tar
exclusively in the West Virginia Re.
form School. l find it the most effect
i've and absolutely harmless" Sold by
all druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

cisions were handed down in the SUI
preme court yesterday:
State against Sigler, appellant, Ere
mont; affirmed.
State against King, appellant, Jones,
reversed.
State against Miller, appellant, Linn,
reversed.
Bras, appellant, against Mcconnell,
Louisa, affirmed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

Backache should never be neglect,
ed. 1t means kidney disorder which,
if allowed to run too long, may result
in Bright's disease, diabetes or other
serious and often fatal complaints.
Foley's Kidney Cure makes the kid
neys well. Sold by all druggists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

The city council has granted farm.
chise to Otto Weitstein, Jr., for the
erection of a new telephone system
in Laporte City.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

Three federal prisoners who were,
confined in the county jail at Cres-
ton succeeded in escaping by digging
through wall with case knife.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

Several box cars jumped the track
at Arion and delayed traffic for sew.
eral hours.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

Shaw to Speak in Washington.
Washington, Oct. 1.-Governor Les.
lie M. Shaw will speak at the Graham
opera house on the issues of the cam
paign Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

Charles e. Thorington, through his
attorneys Morris and Lowenberg, has
brought suit for divorce from his wife,
Minnie Thorington, whom he charges
with adultery, naming William Hud-
son as correspondent. In his petition
he alleges the two were married in
Unionville, Mo-, August -, 1900, and
that they lived together until Septem-
Der 12 1900, when he alleges the wife
committed statutory offense, and
has done SO since
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-14
At wArERyILLE.
Gang Of Italians Arrive but Otherwise si,uS.
ton Is Unchanged.

Watcrville, Me-, June 13.-(SpeciaD.-
There is little about the city to show
that a strike on the Maine Central is
in progress. The first outward token
is the gang of Italians which is now
quartered in the city and which will do
the work on the tracks left nv the
strikers. These arrived in the city on
the early Pullman. yesterday morning.
and are Guartered in box cars up in
the yard. The cars have been fitted IN
with hunks and furnish all the accom-
mediation this class of workmen de-
sire.
The trains have been arriving on
schedule time as usual, what DELAYS
there have been having been caused
by other things than the strike. What
few strikers there are in the city are
going about their business quietly and
are rather enjoying their enforced va
cation. There has been no hint of any
disturbance about the yards here and
the business has been moving about
as usual. The coal heavens places have
been taken by men from other depart
ments. but now that the Italians have
arrived, the men who have been SHOW
cling coal expect to return to their
regular work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-14
BURNING OR LYNcHtNG
Awaits Negro Murderer Of J. G. Foster al
Shreveport La. Ii Caught.

Shreveport. La. June 13-Sincc yes
terday when John Gray Foster. Il
prominent planter was shot and killed
by Prince Edward, a negro employed
on the Foster plantation, five miles
east of this city. armed posses of white
men have been securing the country
for Edwards. There was a rumor that
10 or more negroes were in imminent
peril of being lynched but unless senti-
mcnt changes, the disposition. tonight,
would indicate that the ma jority if not
all the prisoners will be let off with Il
whipping. Edwards if caught will be
burned or lynched.
Gov. Heard wired. tonight. to Shcr-
if Ward of CaddO Parish and Cherif
Thompson of Bossier. instructing them
to protect the negroes at all hazards.
The attempt made to move the ne
rroes fron, kcnnebrcw's store to Ben
ton proved a failure. The guards and
their prisoners had proceeded about n
mile when darkness over took them
and they decided to return their pros
oners to the store. The negroes pre-
fcrred to take their chances at Kennc-
brew's place rather than face the dan
ger of mob on the way to Benton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-14
GEN. SKATER EXPLAINS.
Docs Not Believe Officers Are Concerned in
Frauds Found at Frisco.

San Francisco, June 13.-Gen. SHAFT
ter speaking of the alleged extensive
frauds in disposing of military supplies
supposed to have been stolen, express
ed the opinion that the goods found
by the police had been purchased from
enlisted men of whom 10000 had passed
through San Francisco since the be-
ginning of the war. He said that the
low price at which soldiers would sell
the property issued them by the gov
eminent, induced dealers to run the
risk of punishment following the con-
viction of having such goods in their
possession.
Gen. Shafter further said the mill
tary authorities had nothing more to
do with the matter, other than the
seizure of government goods found in
the possession of civilians, and that
the detection and prosecution of these
dealers rested with the civil authori-
ties. He said he did not believe there
was any croOkedness among army Off
GERS in connection with the alleged
frauds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-14
hennebec Journal
GARDINER.
Rando.ph's Town Meeting.

While not so many attended the
special town meeting at Randolph. last
evening, the work accomplished was as
important as that transacted at the
former meeting. At that time it was
voted to eXpend the sum of $4,000 for
sewers in the town and a committee
was appointed to proceed with the Sc
curing of bids for the work. They at
tended to their work and secured the
bids. 1t was found that there had been
no allowance made for lantern holes
and manholes. and as the committee
was advised not to construct the sew
or without these, special meeting
was called to secure sufficient addi-
tional sum.
As has been the custom for a long
time, Hon. L. \. Cox was elected mod
orator. \ motion was then made and
seconded that the selectmen of the
town be authorized to hire Il sum of
money not to exceed $1,000 and to con-
struct the sewer as advised. This will
be as the plans of the engineer.
In addition to the plans presented at
the former meeting, there will be
more Us added and an iron pipe will
be used at the terminal in the river,
this preventing the breaking of the
thing. ManholeS and lantern holes Will
also be constructed. 1t was voted tic
leave the matter of the raising of the
money and the time of the payment OF
the same to the selectmen of the town
1t was then voted to adjourn. All dur
ing the meeting there was not dis
senting vote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-14
WANTS MS $4,000.
HappIc Wants tho Cash Put Up Tor Security In
Former Trial.

Manila, June 13-The trial OF II. w.
HappIe. port steward Of the commits
sary department, charged with receiv-
ing in monthly installments money
from a stevedoring company, began.
Thursday. The defense is that the
money received was salary for extra
services. The alleged transactions ap-
pear on the company's books and 1t Is
claimed that Happle figures under an
assumed name. ID. NJ. Carman, the
former Californian who was arrested
in February last on the charge OF fur
nishing supplies to aid the insurgenss,
but whose prosecution was bandoned
last month, is going to the United
States shortly and has asked for the
return of $4,000 paid as security for
his appearance when summoned for
trial. Gen. Macarthur has declined to
order a return of the money, but prob
ably it will be returned after the in
surrcction is over.
Gin. Sumner has returned here and
has reported to Gen. Wade the failure
of the negotiations for the surrender OF
Cables, the insurgent leader in Laguna
province. This Filipino apparently be-
lieves he can hold out, now that the
rainy season has begun.
Disappointment is felt here at the
backward conditions in southern Luz
zon. Some insurgent camps have been
discovered and destroyed. Lieut.. Cowen
with a detachment of so men, killed
five insurgents near Jovelar.
The United States Philippine commits
sion. Thursday, began the considera-
ton of the code of civil procedures.
The American laws argued against the
commission, making Spanish the court
language.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-14
WILL LEVY $3.50, 900, 900.
England Will Make Transyaal Gold Mines Pay
the War Debt.

New York, June ia dispatch to
the World from London says:
The British government has decided
to levy $3.50, 100000 on the Transvaal
gold mines to help pay the cost of the
war.
Sir David Barbour, formerly finance
minister for India, who was commits
stoned to report on the taxable prop
erty of these mines, advised Colonial
Sec. Chamberlain to levy S115,000,OO0.
but Mr.. Chamberlain after consulta-
ton with Lord Miner increased the
maximum in the amount stated.
This recommendation when it be-
comes known here is certain to cause
consterna ton among the kaffir stock
holders, who fancied that the idea of
taxing the mines which are mostly
owned in England, had been aban-
doned.
AS these gold mines were the real
underlying cause of the war, many
have maintained that their British
owners should be made to bear a large
share, at least of its heavy burden.