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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-16

Arthur Pue German of Maryland,
has been hoist by his own petard;
he devised an election law that was
made to disfranchise the blacks, and
therefore ensure endless democratic
victories, and 10, and behold! the ne
groes caught on to the game and en-
franchised themselves by steady and
successful education so that they have
really outclassed the white democrats
in ability to read the constitution of
the United States and that of the state
of Maryland. This led to big repub-
lican victory in Baltimore and Arthur
Pue German is disconsolate. The
white illiterates could have as well
educated" themselves but they did
not deem it necessary. They were not
looking for anything from the colored
man who stole a march upon them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-16
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

serious accident occurred to Michael
Gaffney, young man employed at the
Clyde Print Works, yesterday afternoon.
Gaffney. who IL employed i'm the bleach
ing department. was carrying pail or
lye when in some unknown manner IL was
spilled upon his arms and legs. He,
though badly burned was taken TO the
office of DIR. Darby where his wounds
were dressed. They are not considered
dangerous but very painful and IL will be
some weeks before he is about his work.
Dog paradise. If IL exists. will be well
represented from the valley, John Bat
tey OF Fiskyille lost another one yester-
day as the result of running against
trolley car at full speed.
The regular meeting OF Circle J.. Esper
ancs at Arctic was well attended. one
candidate was initiated and four PROPOSE
tions for membership received The
young French ladies of Arctic seem TO
love the circle and the young laddies love
let them tell IT,
The high price of pork In the valley has
induced a large number TO embrace 1uuss-
ment i'm the matter OF eating swines' flesh.
been so thoroughly done between Natick
and Pontiac that II has become necessary
to procure several carloads OF stone 10
shore up the abutments of the new Iron
railroad bridge on the Pawtuxet river pc
tween Natick and Pontiac. The eight-
year-old daughter OF Nose Benoit, or Arc
tic, was severely bitten by dog yester-
day as she was entering the Gebonny
block The dog died.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
LAWSON FORFEITS TO KETCHaM

The announcement that Cresceus and
The Abbot are 10 race at Readville next
week having provoked considerable in
quiry as 10 the reason for the cancellation
OF the Cresceus-B -Boralma race, Mr.. Law
SON said last night.
II could not allow the race between
Cresceus. Charley Herr and Borama 20
proceed because Charley Herr has be-
come lame. and Secretary Jewett Of the
New England Trott'1g Horse breeders
association teIegraphed me as Lord Derby
had beaten Boralma, the race between
Crescens and Boralma would he of no In
tcrcst
~ agree with Jcwctt as II was settled
by Lord Derby that Boralma is not fast
cnoueh for Crcsccus. I will. therefore,
forfeit my $500 deposit and call the race
on
"As tho entire proceeds OF this race
were 20 have gone 10 most worthy char
itv. the West End Nursery, I do not want
them 10 suffer and accordingly have offer
cd $4,000 for the race between Cresceus
and The Abbot for sept 10 at Readville.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
MILL REMOVAL.
Goddard Bros. May Transfer
Plant 10 North SmlthflsId.

II is the town talk of North smithneld.
and apparently not without some founda-
uon that the Goddard Brothers seriously
contemplate removal OF the plant of the
Blackstone Manufacturing company from
that village across the river and line into
Rhode Island.
Just across the river from the Black
stone Cotton mills the company owns land
In North Smithheld, but this place is not
available for manufacturing purposes.
The company owns the Branch river wa
ter power up 20 and Including Branch vii
lage, North Smithheld. and II Is in the lat
ter section, IL Is said, that It contemplates
building.
Mr.. William Goddard will neither affirm
nor deny the rumor but the question is
certainly under serious consideration due
10 differences with the taw assessors OF
Blackstone, where the tax rate is over SIS
thousand, compared TO s. in North
Smithheld
If decided I'm the affirmative IL means
the building OF a new mill i'm North Smith
field I'm this state. moving the machinery
from the Blackstone Cotton mills as can
be utilized and abandoning their plant al
Blackstone, thus taking away the only
big industry from that village
The North Smithheld assessors would
be glad 10 make such arrangements as
would be satisfactory 10 the Goddards
provided they should decide to move from
Blackstone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
Value of Rebates.

This incident is recalled because of the
fact that the travelling freight agents
recently made flying visit to the city
and i'm eidentally held their fifth annual
convention. A daughter of one OF this
fraternity married prosperous young
business man of Detroit, says the Free
Press Throughout the impresslonable
period OF childhood she had heard much
OF rebates The word was endlessly re-
peated in her fathers conversation, and
was not TO be detached from her mem
DRY.
When the couple were about to engage
I'm housekeeping her husband told her to
figure out about what her household ex-
penses would be, allow a margin In her
favor, and fix the answer as determining
the amount OF the weekly allowance ne
would give her. She had long confer
ence with the grocer, meat market at
tached and all vegetables in season. IL
was decided approximately what the
weekly bill would be for her small family,
and then she asked about rebate.
Rebate" he echoed. "'Why, bless your
heart, I've put everything down TO the
lowest notch. Couldn't throw off cent.
Couldn't think OF It. / must put every
thing higher IL you insist on a rebate"
"Well, that's just what / do. Every
smart business person gives and takes re-
bates Papa always thought more or
them than he did of anything else in the
world except himself and ready money.
n I can't get rebate I'll go somewhere
else. I'm no novice when II comes TO bus
mess. Please understand that. What
would trade and commerce be without re-
bates. I leave IL TO yourself"
So the grocer advanced his prices 20 per
cent. and allowed her Is per cent. rebate.
an arrangement highly satisfactory 70
herself She secured an equally crafty
ing bargain with the dry goods merchant
the milkman. the dressmaker. the coal
dealer and the ice man. Her husband
scrutinized the figures suspiciously. but
his chief aim was to have certainty and a
system. SO he made the allowance.
During the recent cyclone in stocks he
participated. At the finish he was a
squeezed sponge and ready TO begin life
anew as n farm hand or sewing ma
chine agent She cheerily opened up her
rebate fund. counted out $1,000, enabled
him 10 cover so that he cleared up q
| competence and then took him into the
back ward 10 solemnly inform him that ht
would never prosper unless he looked
after the rebates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
0LNEYVlLLE.

II looks now as II Olneyville was 20
be well cared for by the Union Railroad
company before II gets through making
its extensions. Tor the latest report is that
the Plainfield street cars will go over to
the East side, for a new rail is being laid
on Angel street and eventually this line
will be extended TO Swan Point cemetery.
IL is probable that the Plainfleld street
cars will cah at the Union station both
ways. for at the present time there are
no cars for the East side that run to the
depot The PlainhelG street line is one of
the shortest in the system. The Winter
street line will also be appreciated when
completed and Il was expected that IL
would be ready by Sunday. but work has
been practically suspended. as the COM
pany have been unable TO get plates and
other stock II is not believed that there
will be any particular lire OF cars run
over this route and will be run only on
SUNDAYS and other occasions when there
are extra attractions at Roger Williams
park There are those, however, who
think that the company will find 1t pro-
fitable TO run cars over the line after
Moons OF pleasant days during the sum-
mcr months and as all lines connecting
with Olncyville have been good paying
investments for the company it is ex-
Iettru lilhl the IAbbpSNA e'Ni'ANAS 49,
prove the same.
on and after October l the electric cars
are TO CORY the mail from the local
office to Thornton. Hughesdale Richland
and other towns along the lines OF the
Suburban company's line and this viii
necessarily put upon the market num-
her OF horses that have recently been pur-
chased by men who took contracts 10
carry the mails 10 those towns. and so
far a. can be learned. these men are glad
at heart TO get rid of the contracts for
the price they got was so low that one
wonders how they-e1n even afford TO
keen the horses much less get anything
i'm way OF n salary for themselves The
contractors are 20 be paid one month $
salary in advance and the contracts de-
clared null and void.
A gang Of men are at work In Thornton
repairing the damage done to the Swith
and Gallows bridge done by the wild car
Monday afternoon.
The police are still running In loafers
from the square and other places where
these men of leisure al one time made
their STAMPING grounds.
Bud OF Hone lodge. T. q. O, f, NJ. u,
held q well attended session last evening
A lot. OF carpenters tools were stolen
from a new house on Ridge street last
evening Charles Connors and Michael Nc
Elroy being the lossers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
SHAMROCK AT ANCHOR.

The Shamrock remained at anchor all
day yesterday at New York and all that
was done on the yacht was TO TAKE off the
mainsail she had used in her last few
trials and bend on new one.
IL was expected that the new sail would
be bent on I'm the morning and that the
yacht would go oft for a short trial In
the afternoon TO stretch the sail into
proper shape. but the uncertainty OF the
weather spoiled these plans.
IL rained early i'm the morning and II
was thought wise To take the covers on
the mansail, but when IL cleared up later
on and the sun shone out the sail was
very quickly unbent and the crew took IL
ashore. where Thomas Ratsey's men went
20 work TO cut II so that IL will NJ bet
ter when wanted again.
The sailmakers are using large shed,
on the floor of which the sail may be
spread out so that they may see what
they are doing Soon after the sail had
been taken ashore IL clouded over again.
and the new sail was kept under cover.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
NOTES FROM THE NlRBoR.

The following vessels have arrived and
sailed during the past "a hours:
Arrived-Steamers Plymouth. Griffin:
Massa chusetts, Rowland; fremont. VIII
cox: Oneida, Chichester n Y; GIou-
cester. James Baltimore: Saxon. Sher-
man, Philadelphia: City Of Newport. Rich,
Newport and return; Queen City, Grey
Seaconnet and return: tug r.. c. Veit;
scsooners Seth NJ Todd. Carter. Calais
with $50 000 feet of lumber TO order: M. f.
Eldridge. Hudson River: barges Advance
Expounder, Esopus. Davidson. e. w
Stetson.
Sailed-Steamers Plymouth. Massachu-
setts. fremont. Oneida. n. Y: Islander
Pettey. seaconnet and return; New Shore
ham. Dodge. Block Island and New Lon
don and return: Mount Hope, Baltimore
Sauantum. 10 shore resorts and return
Rambler. Ricketson, Fall River
The tug Carrie A. Ramsey of the Prov
idence Towboat company is laid up foi
extensive repairs.
The harbor above Point street bridge
has very barren appearance.
Fred Johnson, superintendent or the
Washington bridge. IL spending his vaca-
ton al Fall River.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
BRISTOL.

The members OF the st. Adams lodge.
No. s, A. +. and A. NJ, will enjoy a clam
bake at Halls grove on Bristol neck. next
Saturday.
sealer OF Weights and Measures Will
liam s. Munroe arrested William Bron-
stein OF Providence. a junk dealer. for us
ing scales that had not been sealed. The
accused was taken before Justice Ben
nett and pleaded not guilty. He gave
bonds of 800 for his appearance before
the District court Monday morrsang next
Burnside lodge, knights of Pythias, will
enjoy a clambake on Thursday next at
the Gray farm.
Colonel Richard r. Franklin died yester-
day after lingering illness at his home
on Central street.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held last evening
with eleven members present. A number
OF bills yere examined and allowed. IL
was voted 10 open an evening school Mon
day evening, Oct 7. and Colonel John II.
Bailey. Jr., was elected principal, with
Miss Emeline Munroe as assistant IL the
attendance required an assistant.
The regular melting of Bristol comman-
derry, No. s21. II. O. G. c., was held last
evening In Odd Fellows hall. Grand Com
mander Walter r. Townsend was present
and assisted by Grand Herald William
Payne and Deputy Past Grand Command
er Esther Taylor installed Mrs. Mary
Moffit and Andrew 8. Rounds. as vice no.
BILE commander and worthy prelate. re-
spectively Besides these officers, there
were also present Grand Vice Commander
Emily Polk OF Victory Commandery. of
Valley Falls. and Miss Lizzie Taylor and
| Miss Duckworth OF Paragon commandery.
| of Pawtucket; Miss Susan r. Childs. Mrs.
\ Arthur Lord. Mrs. Barbara Anderson
! Miss Anna NJ. Earle and Mrs. Hannah w
Maxfield were appointed as Good of the
| Order" committee.
| The Sunday schol board OF the State
| Street NJ. r. church has fixed on the last
| Sunday OF the month as the date for the
| annual Sunday school rally and harvest
| concert. Committees on decorations. pro-
| gram and music were appointed The
| rally will be held at noon and continued In
| the evening The committee on program
| consists of Rev. w. T.. Hood: on music,
| Miss Matte b. PAUL. Miss Lillian q.
| Luther. Miss vesta B-aisdell and Miss
Lillian Nichols: on decorations, Mrs
( John r. Pollock. Mrs. T.. Carey and
| George ". Ashton.
The buildings and land OF Jacob Bassing
| on Court street were sold at auction yes
| terday at noon.
| Mr. Sheehan OF Winchester. Mass, and
1 Mr. Splain OF Watertown. Mass, are Wis
iting Mr. and Mrs. A. =. Nerone on Hope
| street They are studying for the priest
hood at Brighton seminary and are soor
| TO be ordained
Saturday afternoon next the Trinity
| parish baseball team will play the Trim
| ity parish baseball team OF Pawtucke
| upon the common here.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
.rus yaepT eacss IN NEW YORK.

The new Jersey Central has arranged
To place its fast sea-going boat the Mon
mouth. OF the Sandy Hook Fleet. In
service for the Cup Races. The Mon
mouth will leave Pier s North River, foot
of Rector street. on each race day at 2
n m returning after the race Tickets
will be sold al $500 for each race. Though
tho boat has a far greater capacity the
number Of tickets sold VIII be but $50.
allowing ample accommodation for all
The Monmouth Is noted for its fine table
service and It's excellence viii not be
curtailed az this time and the rates VIII
bc reasonable Tickets are on sale at
the Liberty street station. New York.
also at go and 1900 Broadway. New York.
For staterooms or information apply TO
G. NJ. Burt. Gen. Pass. Agt., New Jer-
scy Central. New York city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
CHANGE OF PROGRAM.

That first class middle distance riders
are scarce articles is shown by the fact
that the managers of tracks are having
hard work TO secure men 10 ride. The
Colosseum will change its program for to-
morrow evening as early this morning
Manager Sheehan received wire from
Tom Eek. manager OF Michael that the
latter was under contract to Kennedy OF
New York not 10 ride Walthour until they
met at New York.
This obliged Manager Sheehan 20 do
same hustling and he sucured Major"
Taylor To meet Michael i'm best two in
three 5-mile heats behind motors. The
pair met some time ago at New York and
Michael won and now Taylor wants a re-
turn match. The colored lad is confident
that ON a larger track ne will win. The
the New York track was too small and
that on n large trek he will win. The
card OF sprint races will be the same as
announced.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
Playwrighting.

Some time in his life every author. no
matter how successful he may be In fic-
ton, determines tc write a play And
this without any clear understanding OF
the difference btween the dramatic and
other forms OF composition. SO vim
deed. are those who have mastered the
techniaue of both the novel and the play
that they can be counted upon your
thumbs SAYS the Manuscript.
Charles Reade, whom Swinburne calls
the greatest of English novelists, ami
whose "rhe Cloister and the Hearth" Is
agreed by all TO be the ideal of the his
torical novel. always plumed himself on
his ability to write a play. Certainly he
had the dramatic sense, az the stories
of his which have been dramatized prove
but he lacked the training in dramatic
technique. And. worst of all. he was totally
blind 20 his deficiency. He made over a
good French play into poor English
one and wrote 90 n friend that he had
achieved the dearest wish OF his life.
Tn the composition OF n play the first
essential Is the construction of "scena-
rio" the framework OF the fabric with
this done the play Is fully embodied IN
the mind OF the practical playwright. The
rest Is but Observation-Disclosures and pru-
nella The younger Dumas was once
asked how he was getting on with a play
that he had on the stocks. and answered
logue."
The fault of the closest dramatist,"
whose play read better than they achts
nearly always too much attention 10 lit
erarv style and too little 90 stage effect.
He thinks too much OF word -painting-a
| necessity I'm the days OF the bare Eliza
bcthan stage. but now rendered obsolete
| nv the calcium and other modern effects.
The frame OF the dramatic edlfce nova
| days Is everything. The paint can bo
| sorirted on With y hose
The novelist who will write piay
should. therefore engage the services of 2
| professional playwright. either as col
| iaborator or critic and reviser. Even
| then n nc does not prcdnce popular
| play. he will have received hints concern
| inc tho attainment of dramatic enects
which will be Of invaluable service r.
| him IN subsecuent work IN his own held
| of Action Indeed one ~ tho best prac-
| fices AN embryo novelist could engage "
would be the noveli1ing of successfu
| drama-if he can End one on the boards
that wasn't a novel Itself originally.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
GOOD RACES AT ROCHESTER.

There was an attendance Of fully $4,000
at the fair yesterday. There were three
events on the card. bat the 2:l6 class trot
and pace was unfinished, owing to dark
ness. In the 2:A class. trot or pace,
Dirius carried most of tho money and won
the first two heats. Then Trena Dee
stepped to the front. and for the next
race.
Easter took the 2:S5 trot in straight
heats
In the 2:l6 trot and pace Rosetta was
"A big faVoritc and after losing the first
heat TO Edmond captured the ntNt two,
when the race was put over on account
OF darkness.
In the second heat Elio and Lucy Sim
mons collidcd. throwing Leonard. the lat
ter's driver. to the ground and smashing
his stlky. Leonard was unhurt. sum
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
RACES AT WORCESTER.

The favorites were dumped again today
at the September meeting of the Wor-
cester Driving Park company.
Mary ID was backed heavily TO win the
2.i9 trot hut acted badly. and the race
was won by Alley In i've heats. Jim Mace
was considered the good thing I'm the 2:20
pace but the best he could do was second
place I'm the four heats that were paced.
Robin Hood got away with the first. but
I'm that he shot his bolt and was SO tired
he got the flag in the third heat. barely
escaping Il In the second.
Brown Hells. a brother Of Star Pointer.
finally got Off with first money by winning
the three last heats. The 2:l7 trot was
put over until tomorrow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

on the Dexter street grounds, Pawtuck-
ct yesterday afternoon the police ball
team played a seven-inning game with a
picked nine and was victorious by a score
of l6 to 5. CHI and Black were the battery
for the coppers. and the mysteries hurled
by the former kept his opponents guess
ing at all stages OF the game. Confidence
regarding the outcome OF Saturdays
game at Fall River is increasing as the
days so by.
James Milton Sheldon has been elected
captain of the University OF Chicago foot
ball team TO succeed James r. Henry,
resigned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
GOOD PLAY Fer FAv0RlTES.

The public had an inning at Sheepshead
yesterday. and with five winning favor
ties the ring was hard hit. O'Connor rode
three winners including a 40 to / shot.
Belvino. which upset the talent In the
fifth race.
The autumn stakes Of $1,000 for two
year-olds was robbed OF interest by
scratches. and Of the four starters Leonid
was made hot favorite.
lie won easily by length IN slow time.
The September stakes had but three
starters, Blues. Monarka and Autolght.
The first closed at odds on and won In n
Gallon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
NO SAtUTES FOR COLUMBIA.

The Columbia left Bristol Yesterday nf-
ternocu for New York where she VIII
meet ihc Shamrock VI Sept 2l
Her departure from Bristol was ~ Tho
most commonplace kind Yesterday after
noon. somewhat unusual when cup
defender leaves 20 enter such cor-
tcst There WAS no dipping of nags from
tho sioap or tho shore. and tho fentrr
Park city. as she towfd the champion
of 1879 ont ~ the harbor. did not svcn
sound her whistle IN parting sslutatigu.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
MASCOT fGR SHAMROCK.

sirThomas Upton is TO be presented with
a mascot by Frank Fuller OF this city.
The mascot is pedigreed English BUN
terrier.
II is pure white except a black nose
and two black eyes. and an extremely
handsome dog.
The casine Will he sent In a handsome
brass bound box painted green and decor
atcd with the American ard British flags.
and large sham rock M Fuller will
ssId "A personal cote TO Mr.. Upton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
wooN GYMS.

Runs-HicSey. Unglaub. Carney 2. Rich
ardson--5 Clark I. Two-base hits-Un-
glaub, Carney. Wrigley. Brown. Stolen
bases-Hickey. Carney. Sacrifice hits
Unglaub. Hazelton. Goodwin, Williams
Murphy First base on balls-Hazelton,
Richardson. Walsh. Hit by pitched ball
-Wrigley. Goodwin. Struck out-t'n-
glaub g Smoot. Goodwin. Clark. Cuddy @
umpire-Ed Slater Of Brockton. Time
In. 45m
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-13
Spatter Work.

The designer Of patterns for foulard
gowns has been busy with his spatter
work The black silk which describes
huge "splashes" other word Is ade-
ouately TO express the design-of white
Is among the most popular patterns or
black and white summer silks. one OF
these modish gowns Is set off by a boz
lero Of the silk arranged i'm series OF
three arches, cut up IN the back to show
rlimpses OF the waistcoat Of white chif-
fon The white waistcoat extends both
I'm front and i'm the back.-Exchange.