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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15

pies says that Mount Vcsuvius shows
signs of activity. Lava is flowing from
the crater on the Pompeiin side, while
hot cinders arc thrown up from time
to time.
Food for $4,000 Refugees imperative.
Washington. May Ia Secretary
Hay today received the following ca
blegram from Consul Ayme in answer
to his inquiry as to whether or not
fresh water and supplies are needed:
Water not needed but food is imper-
alive for $4,000 refugees. shall stay
here to distribute the supplies. The
Cincinnati is here"
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A SHORT HONEYMOON.
Jesse D. Bright Soon Tired of Married
Life and Left Bride.

The story comes from St., Joseph,
Mo-, that Mrs. Jesse d. Bright, who
was formerly Miss June Griggs, and
who was married in this city by JUS
tice o. l.. Campbell on March 26, to-
MIR. Bright after having waited several
year1 for him to secure divorce from
his wife in Missouri. is stranded in the
Missouri city without a cent and With
oft husband. 1t seems that Bright
left his wife last Saturday and has not
reen seen since then. The greatest
trouble is that he took with him all the
cash assets of the couple, about $50,
and Mrs. Bright is now living with
friends in ST. Joe, waiting until her
brother, who it is said, resides in OF
tumwa, can send her money to buy her
ticket to this city.
The story which came out at the
time of the marriage of the these two
people is an odd one. 1t seems that
Bright, who is a sewing machine agent
had known Miss Griggs, for several
years, but they could not get married
because he had no divorce from a wife
in Missouri. Finally, however, on
March 25, Miss Griggs appeared in the
city and told some friends that she
was going to marry Mr.. Bright the
next Cay. When asked whether he
had secured divorce she said he had
/ but admitted that he had not showed
| Ter the papers. They We're married in
du" form, however, and went from OF
tumwa to Knoxville, where they lived
a few weeks, going to ST. Joe last week
From ST. Joe they went to Kansas
City for short time, returning Friday.
Saturday morning, according to the
story from the Missouri city, Bright
claimed to be i'll and remained in bed
while his wife went down town to
learn about train to Knoxville, as
Bright was to have gone to work Mon
ldsy When the woman returned, how
ever, she found that her husband had
left with the money both had had. She
notified the police of st. Joe and other
cities hut was unable to locate her
missing spouse.
| Mrs. Bright's sister, Miss Georgia
Griggs, formerly lived in this city and
left few weeks ago for Colorado
Springs to make her home there.
Who her brother is cannot be learned
at this time The family home is in
| Uuionville, Mo.
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penses made as aforesaid shall be col
lected from private individuals after
said tax has been levied on the proper
ty of the city, town or township, said
city, town or township shall have cred
tied to them, one-third of the amount
so collected. 1t is further provided
that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to prevent any person quar-
antined as herein provided, from en-
ploying at his own expense the physi-
clan or nurse of his choice, and no
part of the expense of the physician
or nurse employed by the board of
health shall be apportioned to him I'M
der the provisions of this act. The
forcible removal of infected persons.
as herein provided, shall be effected
by an application made to any civil
magistrate, in the manner provided
for the removal and magistrate, in the
manner provided for the removal and
abatement of nuiSanceS, who shall, is
sue the warrant as directed in such
cases, to remove such person or per-
sons to the place designated by the
local board of health, to take posses
sion of the condemned or infected
houses or lodgings, which warrant
shall be executed under the direction
of the local board of health and such
officer shall receive a reasonable COM
pensation to be determined and allow
ed by said board.
Section 2. All expenses incurred by
the local board of health in establish
ing, maintaining or raising a quaran-
tine (quarantine) including fumiga-
ton, and the building and providing
any pest house, detention or other hos
pital shall be by it certified to and paid
by the county in the first instance and
the board of supervisors shall at the
time of the levy of the taxes for gen
eral purposes levy a tax upon the
township, town or city, to reimburse
the county for the amounts paid by it
under the provisions of this section.
All acts or parts of acts conflicting
with this section are hereby repealed.
Section 8. The act, being deemed of
immediate Importance, shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after it's
publication in the Iowa State Register
and the Des Moines Leader, newspa-
pers published in Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved April IL, 1902.
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. WANTED ON THEFT CHARGE,
Charged That Insurance Agent Stole
Sealskin Jacket at Bloomfield.

Bloomfield, May 14.-(Special)-B.
c. Chidester, a young insurance agent,
whose home is in Busnell, Illinois, is
a fugitive from justice with the charge
against him of the theft of sealskin
jacket valued at $3.50 belonging to
Mrs. Jennie Craft. The garment was
found today in Des Moines but the
whereabouts of Mr.. Chichester is occa-
sicning the officers some concern. 1t
is alleged that Chichester purloined the
jacket while calling on young WON
an at the Craft home Tuesday evening
Chidester is about "a years of age and
was considered a very nice young
man.
Many boys on the farms receive come
pulsory education.
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oTTUMWA WOMAN I'LL.
Mrs. Joseph Parks Stricken With
Heart Trouble in Chicano

tFrom Tuesdays Daily.l
Joseph Parks, of this city, ex-county
superintendent of schools, received a
telegram at $50 o'clock last evening
from his sister-in-law, Miss Maude
Hoyt, who is in Chicago on a visit tell
ing him that his wife, who is a sister
of Miss Hoyt, had been stricken with
heart trouble and was unconscious.
Mr.. Parks left on Burlington No. Q last
night for Chicago.
Mrs. Parks and Miss Hoyt, both of
whom are school teachers, went to
Chicago last week for the purpose of
visiting the public schools of the city.
Mrs. Parks had not been ill, although
her health was not in the best condi-
ton few months ago, but an attack
of heart trouble was not in the least
expected. Her many friends through
out Wapello county will be grieved to
learn of her illness and will await anx-
iously any news regarding her condi-
ton.
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Commander Of Haytian Fleet
a Revolutionist.
FAVoRs GEN. FIRMAN
Rebels Seize Two Custom Houses and
Are Collecting Duties-sis Battle
Expected Tomorrow or Day After
Foreigners Uneasy.


Port Au Prince, May 14.-Admiral
killick, commander of the Haytian
fieet,has started for Cape Haytien with
two Haytian warships, having declared
in favor of General Firman,
for the head of the revolutionary
forces. In the northern part of the is.
land the revolutionists have seized the
custom houses of Cape Haytien, Port
de-Paix and Gonaives and arc collect.
ing duties.
Battle Expected.
A severe engagement between the
northern revolutionists and the south.
ern forces is expected to take place to.
morrow or the day after.
The absence of any foreign warship
is causing great uneasiness in the for
eign colony here.
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TAKEN TO MT. PLEASANT.
Mrs. Alice Morgan Removed From
Wapelo County Farm.

[Fron Tuesdays Daily.j
An officer from the state insane asy-
lum at Mt. Pleasant arrived in the city
yesterday and returned home last
evening with Mrs. Alice Morgan, a
woman who was sent to the Wapello
county hospital recently. She came to
Ottumwa some weeks ago and asked
to be sent to the county farm. She
said she had come from Blakesburg
but could not answer question about
the place satisfactorily and her man
ner was such that she was declared
insane and sent to the farm. Ar
rangements have been made whereby
she will be taken to Mt. Pleasant.
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AWFUL WORK CONTINUES.
Volcano soufriere is Spoutins Fire and
Ashes. -.

Castries, Island of ST. Lucia, May A.
-Soufriere, the volcano on the island
of ST. Vincent, is still in destructive
eruption.
Thunder Heard for Miles.
Terrific cannonades can be heard for
miles and reports are followed by col
umns of smoke rising miles in the air.
Balls of coIored Fire Seen.
Immense balls of colored fire issue
from the Crater.
An Awful Scene.
Lightning is playing fiercely in the
upper sky and the whole northern part
of the island is one mass of travelling
flames.
Burning District Cut of.
1t is impossible to reach the burning
district by land or sea and there is no
means of estimating the destruction
wrought to life and property.
Kingston Still Safe.
Kingston, the capital of st. Vincent,
is still safe, though showers of ashes
and pebbles are continually falling
--dawG.
Visits ST. Pierre.
"A correspondent of the associated
Press here visited st. Pierre, Martin
que, by the relieving steamer Kenneth.
Conditions Appalling.
The conditions are appalling. The
streets are two feet deep with ashes
and cinders.
Bodies Black and SI1iney.
The debris covers the thousands of
dead bodies, which are scorched black
and shiney.
Many Never Touched BY Fire.
Many of the dead were never touch
ed by the volcanic fire but some of the
houses and woodwork destroyed show
signs Of having been burned.
Soldiers Guard Property from Ghouls.
Soldiers are guarding the property
from proving ghouls who are robbing
tile dead.
Robbers Punished When Caught.
They meet with severe punishment
when caught.
Stencil is Terrible.
The stencil throughout st. Pierre is
terribly offensive.
Volcano Still Active.
The crater of the volcano is still ac
tive.
Inhabitants Try to Escape.
The surviving Inhabitants are try
ing to cross from st. Pierre to the is
land of Dominica in boats.
Many Drown.
Many drowning casualties are re
ported.
Assistance Arrives. $50
Assistance is constantly arriving al
Fort dc France from all the neighbor
ing islands.
1900 Dead at ST. Vincent.
1t has just been officially reported
that there were 1000 dead, up to yes
terGay, at st. Vincent.
VEsUVIUs MAY SPOUT FIRE.
Historic Volcano Shows Signs of Activ
ity-Lava Flows From crata.
Paris, May IA dispatch from Ma
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(Contributed.l

Brother Paul Dale was born in Dark
county, Ohio, Jan. %, 1888, died May
10, 1902, at the age of So years, 3
months and is days. He united with
the Brethren church when he was
about 80 years old. He was married
to Minerva Stepleton, Oct. %, 1857, in
Delaware county, Ind. About six years
ago he united with the Methodist Pro-
testant church and about two years ago
he reunited with the Brethren church
in Ottumwa and has lived an upright
Christian life. He leaves his wife,
and son G. H., one sister and
five brothers to mourn the loss of a
husband and brother A funeral SER
vice was held this afternoon at 2::90
o'clock at the South Moore street
Brethren church, by Elder c. E. Wolf.
The remains will be inferred in the Lu-
cas- cemetery near Lucas, Lucas coun-
ty. Peace be to his ashes.
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OBITUARY.
1Contributed.)

The sad news reached the city of
the death of little May, Oldest daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Gavin, now
OF Fairfield. but formerly of Keb, May
5. She was years and months old.
She suffered necessarily for nine days
with peritonitis and then God called
her to higher throne, where all is
JOY and bliss, and she will know no
more suffering. God could not have
chosen sweeter, purer flower to
adorn the heavenly throne. She was
kind and loving to all and all loved
her. She left home that was happy
and which is now sad and gloomy by
her departure.
There is q vacant place which can
not be filled. Mamma, papa and little
Ruth are heartbroken, for she was the
life of the house They, with her
grandma. watched by her bedside for
nine days, together with the best med
ical aid. But all was of no avail;
nothing could be done. 1t was Gods
will, "He doeth all things best" The
last day she lived she would reach
her darling hands and say Il want to
go home" Her loved ones by her bed
side told her she would soon be at
home where there was no more suffer
ing. She was not afraid to die. May
always loved God and looked and pray
ed to him for everything. Her last
words were, Mamma, mamma"
which will be ever cherished in that
mothers heart. The remains were
taken to Mt. Pleasant for burial where
a large crowd of relatives and friends
had gathered to show their love and
esteem to the loved one gone and eX-
tend their sympathy to. the bereaved
family. She was laid to rest by the
side of her two grandparents who pre-
ceded her.
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bind himself by oath to anything but
what is good and just, and what he be
lleveth SO to be, and what he is able
and resolved to perform. Yet it is
sin to refuse an oath touching any
thing that is good and just being i'm
posed by lawful authority.
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Cataracts Removed.
Cross Eyes Strengthened.

YOUR EYES SHOULD be examined
and fitted with glasses by a compe-
tent specialist, not by glasses pur-
chased at a bargain counter 1t is.
injurious to wear improperly fitted
or poorly made glasses We are
prepared to examine eyes by the
latest and most accurate methods
and furnish spectacles or eye glass
es of best quality and workmanship.
DISEASES OF CHEST, catarrh Of
head, throat, chronic and sub-acute
diseases of stomach or liver, dis
eases peculiar to men or women,
diseases of blood and skin. Hernia,
and rupture positively cured.
It is the mistake of many to neglect!
themselves till too late to receive al
cure. You cannot afford to do this.I
DRS. B0NHAM 8 LAMBERT,
leighton Block Otiumwa, Iowa.
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ORPHANS HOME BEGUN.
Iowa Odd Fellows PhiIanthropic Oh.
iect Officially Begun.

Mason City, May 14.-(SpeciaD-
The corner stone of the Odd Fellows
orphans home was laid here today.
Two thousand Odd Fellows are here.
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Most people prefer the sunset, though
the sunrise is the grander spectacle.
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Organized in 1s47, clean record for every
year of Its existence. q A purely Mutual Co.
controlled by members for members. All sur
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late at option OF insured. No stockholders to
get "rake off," On
Reliable agents wanted. Write for Booklet.
F.B. cREssWELL. Gen'l Act, 0itumwa. Iowa.
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vEsuvIUs MAY SPOUT FIRE.

Historic Volcano Shows Signs of Activ
ity-Lava Flows From crata.
Paris, May IA dispatch from Ma
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Castries, Island of st. Lucia, May Ia.
-Soufriere, the volcano on the island
of st. Vincent, is still in destructive
erllption
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21
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The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21
The verdac4 of "a jury.

Nothing Is more uncertain tEIa the
action of Il jury" said lawyer Prom
incnt in New IorM II remember q
stcry my Father told rne when was q
boy in Alabama. The story was of his
Satanic majesty and a plain citizen
who met one day on narrow pathway
cut In the edge of cliff. On one side
there yawncd a precipice; on the other
side was the solid rock. There was
only room for one to pass, and Of these
two one must lie down and let the 9th,
er walk over him.
"If you'll PROFOUND three questions
l can't answer. suggested Satan, III
lie down and let you pass over my
body The citizen asked:
"'What is whittier than snowT
"'Cotton,' was the answer.
What is SWeeter than sugarT
"'That's easy agaia-molasses.
"Nhat will be the next verdict rem
dered in this county by petit juryT
"'Pass on your way said the devil
as he made a carpet Of himself"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21
earcaam TAat EaAAed.

A certain Englishman by birth who
3 an American by force Of circum-
stances has heen in this country long
enough to absorb tho American idea
Of humor. Last summer he was in
London on a visit and happening to
have business with a man on an up
per floor OF a tall building took the
lift to reach his office. The elevator
was one OF those excessively deliber.
ate British affairs, and its snail-like
progress annoyed the Americanized
Briton. The only other occupant of
The car was middle aged English
man, with a manner Of peculiarly
English seriousness. The man from
America ventured to address him.
Il think l could make a great im-
provement in this lift.". he said.
The Englishman looked seriously in-
lerested.
"How?" he asked.
why" the other man went on, "I'd
make it go faster by simple little ar
sangement. Id stop the lift altogeth-
er and move the building up and
down."
The Englishman looked slightly
more interested.
"How3" he asked.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21
SpOBg

Sponges grow in odd. fantastic
shapes. Some of them have an over
growth resembling huge warts. There
are some suggesting hands, hats and
figures OF idols. These are curiosities
and not marketable for practical use.
In trimming them into shape many
small sponges are made which are
used for chiidren's states, for black
ing rhoes and in making paper. The
uses vary according to size.
One Of the largest sponges known
Is in New York city. 1t is fan shape
and some three feet In diameter For
practical use it is worthless, but as an
exhibit it is valued at $1O0.
The best sponges are imported from
the Mediterranean, although Florida
produces very fine varieties. These
vary in price from cent to 500
apiece, although occasionally fine
specimens bring $50 pound The
best of these are used in surgical op.
erations.
Other sponges are the mandruka
bait. the elephant ear. velvet, grass
uh0 ohVNP y WooAs IL DCSt iOA
washing. The cheap sponges are used
In washing carriages and by painters
Reforms aud Human Nature.
Occasionally events crystalline SO
that the reforner can come into power
through an extraordinary revulsion OF
the people against their masters. but
this revulson has to be produced by
events rather than words. says the
Political Science Quarterly. A few
men of the dominant party sent to
prison will do more to cause revul-
sion Of feeling than all the arguments
or newspaper exposes in the world.
The reformer may then get his innings,
and il he makes some effort to under
stand the human nature that peryades
the greatest part of the city population
he may remain longer than brief sea.
son. but the odds are against it for a
long time still to come, for the reformer
is rs yet constitutionally unable to fol-
low up the detail necessary for political
popularity and success. He relies on
ideas, not on men. He does not realize
that the majority of citizens still live
in world Of personalities. not OF prin
OipleS.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21
HIS LIFE IN PERIL.

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Tex; "biliousness and lame back lad
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down people. Try them. Only 50
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The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21

Trans No. connects With A. N N. N. IRA
No 4. Southbound, at Guthrie.
Trains No. 4 connects With A. IL M. tral
No. 2. Northbound. at Guthrie
JNo. BURNS. superintendent
Mills, Ma er.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21
ugene
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Views ON Ambition and Dye.
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The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21

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Payson, Upper Salt River Valley, Riverside,
Ionto Basin Ray and Black Warrior mines.
Telegraph stations.
?Flag stations, no agents.
VIM. Garland, Pres. A. NJ. Beal, Sapt:
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-21
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