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The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

A writer who has watched the out
come of offers to educational institu-
tons of large sums of money condi-
tional on the raising of a similar sum
from other sources says that in every
case which has come under his obser-
walton, the school or college in ques-
ton has succeeded in fulfilling the
conditions. The great merit of the
system is that it awakens a general
interest on the part of teachers and
alumni, and discovers friends and
benefactors whose goodwill might
not otherwise be directed to such
practical manifestation.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01
jap Cooks.

japanese cooks are the most cruel
In the world. They cut the living fish
plecemeal before cooking 1t,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous-
ness after first days use OF DR.. Hines Great
EeTveRestorer. S2trial bottle and treatisofree
DR.. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST.. Phila,. Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

Halls Catarrh Cure is liquid and is taken
tfternatiy, and acts upon the blood and
ucous surfaces Of the systom. Send for
'esttmeaials, free. Sold by druggists, 7Ec.
n. ]. CHENEY i Co. Promo Tnledn- O.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

Mrs Winslow's Sc othing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, rcdrcesinfamma-
uon, auRys pain cures wind collie, Csc. n bottle
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01
A Sad eom,nentsw,

Is Ii a sad commentary Oh human ia.
ture when being good to youg mother
Is d subject os yegnark.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

About BOO, 900 cases of dynamite are used
at the mines of Johannesburg annually,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

, A Londoner has effected a method Of
manufacturing paper stockings.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

Sergeant Hoff, the famous sharp
shooter of the siege of Paris, died in
that city the other day. He had acted
az janitor of the Arc de Triomphe for
a number of years. At the time of the
siege of Paris he became a terror to
the Prussians. He used to go out at
night, crawl along on his hands and
knees, and approach the Prussian
lines, where he would shoot any of
the enemy who exposed themselves.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds-JoHN
boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. Is. 1900.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

I Germany has only two sheep to every
thirteen in the United States.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

The pressure of light impingng on
bodies, first predicted by Maxwell, has
lately been actually measured. The
consequent repulsion between the sun
and the earth, for example, is very
great. and amounts to 100, 200, 900, 000,-
900 dynes. The g%ratitational attrac-
ton between the two bodies is, of
course, very much greater; it is, in
fact, about 10000, 600, 600, 900 times as
great.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

A widespread secret society, called
"Freres Libres" Gree brethren), has
been discovered in Galicia. It's OBJ
ject is the restoration of the Polish
kingdom, and the heads of the gov
eminent are said to be in Geneva.
The society has branches in German
and Russian Poland and in Geneva.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

English shipbuilders get their guns and
boilers in Germany.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

IN German factories there are $500
thoroughly trained chemists and 5000
assistants besides. Perhaps their
most effective work has been in the
chemicals used in dyeing, which has
enabled Germany to take from Eng
land the control Of that important in
dusry.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01
SCIENCE.

It is not cold in Alaska always. as
many people suppose. During the sum-
mer there has been Some regular 'siZ-
cling weather there. The heat has
continued for days, and at Sitka on
June q, the day of the summer sol
stice, the thermometer marked 119 de-
grees. The oldest Russian inhabitants
remember nothing like it.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

Mrs. Handre of West Monroe, N.
Y, Attributes her 100 years of life to
smoking three times a day. Isn't it
rather because she can say, Il dig in
the garden and stay out of doors all |
camp
The Opelousas courier., 1902-11-01

What a great thing it would be if
We could only carry insurance on
lost opportunities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Federal Court Opinion Favors
Western Union 90.
HITS BUCKET SHOPS
Holds That News Sent Out over Wires
Is Property of Telegraph Company
and Quotations Cannot Be Copied
in Transmission.

Chicago, Oct. 2s.-Important princi-
pies of law were established today
when the judges of the federal court
OF appeals handed down an opinion to
the effect that the Western Union
Telegraph Co. has the right of proper
ty in the news which it gathers and
that such right does not cease when
the news is published on the tickers
rented to its patrons In laying
down this new principle the court af-
firms two decisions in lower court
and forever enjoins the National Tel
egraph News Co., the Illinois Commits
sion Co. and other defendants from
using the quotations in question.
The court of appeals also affirmed
the decision of the district court that
the Chicago board of trade can control
its quotations and that no one has a
right to use them without complying
with the regulations of the board re-
garding their distribution.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Reports Say Former Ottum-
wan Will Defeat Gates.
FIGHT IS A sEE-sAW
The Man Who Bets on the Outcome
May as Well Toss Coin to Decide
Which Side He Shall Take-Today's
Estimate.
[From Tuesdays Daily.l

[From Tuesdays Daily.l
From the standpoint at which the
general public is placed, the Osgood-
Gates fight for the control of the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron Co. has all the ear
marks of see-saw, now you see it
and now you don't game. The latest
Geographic news is to the effect that
Mr. Osgood, whom Ottumwans have
been watching with much interest
since the hight began, is due to remain
on top of the heap, while only few
days ago this same report was negated
by one to the effect that the Gates in
terests would regain the supremacy in
December. A dispatch from New York
under date of yesterday says:
Great interest centers in the election
of the directors of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company which will be held Dec.
10, next, at Denver, Colo, by reason of
the effort of the Gates Mitchell-Blair
clique to break in and seize control of
the company from the Osgood party.
who have SO successfully managed it
since organization. The Gates clique
We're defeated by Osgood in Septem-
Der and appealed to the United States
circuit court to fix time when the an
nual meeting should be held To the
main contentious the Osgood party
made no opposition. Judge Henry c..
Caldwell handed down decision d.
recting that stockholders meeting
be called for Dec. 10. The decision
was regarded as substantial victory
for Mr.. Osgood, as it sustained the va
lidity of the amended bylaws and re-
fused to recognize sAe list of stock
holders of the Knickerbocker Trust
company for voting purposes.
Judge Caldwell further held that
stockholders have right to vote on
presentation of certificate, regardless
of registration. The court appointed
Seymour d. Thompson, of st. Louis.
charge the stockholders meeting will
be held.
A railroad man and banker said:
The situation is. to say the least
most extraordinary. On the claim of
certain parties holding $500 shares
out of 100000 that they could not get
Justice. that they could not vote their
stock because of the unfriendly char
acter OF the board, the court sees fit
to take the control of the meeting out
of the board which represents the ma
jority interest
In the Colorado Fuel and Iron case.
the Gates clique make no allegations
against the management, they cite no
wrongs done to the property; they
simply say in so many words: We
like the property: we want it, And
they go fishing in the courts to see if
they can secure any legal mode of at
tack.
The Osgood party are the people
who built up the great property. Over
10000 miners are employed by the
company. With this army of workers
Chairman of the Board of Directors
John Cleveland Osgood is more than
.popalar ria bailey Tawatd tie lahor
employed ~ rns contdsnJ hss result
ed in making the men happy and con.
tented Tsst
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
THEY ARE INVITED.
ottumwa City Officials Will Be Ban
quoted at Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids, Oct. 2S-(SpeciaI-
Because the city of Ottumwa won its
waterworks case in the supreme court
Of Iowa a few days ago the city off,
Gals of Cedar Rapids will banquet the
mayor, the city attorney, the city coun-
Gil and other officials OF the city of OF
tumwa in this city at the convenience
of the latter. Mayor Huston today
mailed the invitation
why, of course We'll accept" said
Mayor T. H. Picker, when asked by
telephone if the Ottumwa officials
would sit at the festal board in Cedar
Rapids. The Ottumwa officials will at
once begin overhauling their brains
for witty remarks to make in response
to toasts proposed by the Cedar Rap
ids officials when the latter make good
their promise of few weeks ago. AL
though the letter conveying the invi.-
tation from Mayor Huston of Cedar
Rapids has not arrived as yet, it will
be in Mayor Pickler's hands torlor--
row and will be promptly accepted,
and the time will be fixed for the hap
ply event.
Mayor Huston's Promise.
1t was at the recent meeting of the
Iowa League of municipalities that
Mayor Huston made the promise
which resulted in the invitation men,
toned in the above telegram. Cedar
Rapids has been waiting anxiously for
the supreme court to reach a decision
with regard to the water works case
in this city in order that the city Off
Gals might go ahead with an electric
light plant without being stopped on
the plea that the debt wiuld be more
than the legal amount. Now that the
supreme court has decided that OF
tumwa's position is beyond question
Cedar Rapids is in the same happy
condition and the invitation to the
banquet is the result.
Mayor Huston, at Iowa City, when
in conversation with Alderman Hog
lund, of Ottumwa regarding the Swan
son water works case, promised the
Ottumwa olncial that if Ottumwa
should win the case the officials of Ce-
dar Rapids would spread a banquet fl
for kings and invite Ottumwa's citI
dads to partake. The news was anon
the first that Alderman Hoglund ina
parted to his fellow officials upon his
return from Iowa City, and as soon as
the supreme court decision was learned
it was again remembered. How sin
cere the promise of Cedar Rapids
mayor was is shown by his prompt in
vitation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
|0WAb BANK
IS Blow

on the trail as soon as they can be
brought here. 1t is confidently believ-
ed that track of the burglars may be
secured with the dogs.
Town Greatly Excited.
There is great excitement and bust
ness is almost suspended. The town
is filled with people from all parts of
the surrounding neighborhood and if
the robbers are caught, it will go hard
with them.
Bank Insured.
The State bank was insured in the
Bankers Mutual Casualty Co., and Off
GERS of that concern were Immediate
ly notified. Manager A. U. Quint, of
Des Moines. went down post haste
and assisted the bank people in rear
ranging the remnants of papers and
other things that were injured by the
explosion.
May Have Had Horses.
The burglars did not appear to have
any horses or any conveyance inside
the town limits. If they had not they
were making their escape on foot
The officials believe they will be
caught before night. 1t is surmised
however, that they had horses tied just
out of the town, possibly in charge OF
an assistant.
May Be in Heavy Timber.
Reports are that they tried to get on
a freight, but it was going too fast.
They are supposed to have made for
the big woods further down the Des
Moines river, where hiding would be
comparatively easy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
SUIT DISMISSED.
Howard T. WiIcoxen WithdraWs His
Case Against the Burlington.

Case Against the Burlington.
[From Tuesdays Daily.2
Howard T. Wilcoxen, guardian for
Edward Eslinger, yesterday dismissed
his case against the Burlington rail-
way company brought to secure DAM
ages in the sum of $4,000 alleged to
be due the plaintiff on account Of the
loss of his mind as the result of in
juries received while working on a
bridge gang for the Burlington few
miles west of Abba. The case was to
have come to trial yesterday in the
federal court at Keokuk, but was dis
missed without prejudice.
The position taken by the railway
company was that Eslinger was not in
jured seriously when working on the
railroad, but was hurt afterwards
when in trouble with the Ottumwa po-
lice. Considerable evidence was col
lected by the railway company and
about twenty-five witnesses were sum-
moned from this city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Defines Power of Cities in Fran
chise Matters.
CITIES CAN REDUCE WATER RATES
Tribunal Says Court Cannot Under
take to Guarantee Company Any
Fixed Realization Upon Its Invest
nent and Gives Its Reasons Why.

Des Moines, Oct 2S-The supreme
court has rendered another very i'm
portant decision affecting the right and
power of cities to deal with water
companies and franchises. The court
upheld the ordinance passed in Cedar
Rapids reducing water rates.
This case is an action in equity to
restrain the enforcement of city or
dinance passed in 1900 and fixing the
water rentalhs in Cedar Rapids. The
company had been operating under
25-year franchise, granted in 1876, at
the expiration of which time the coun-
Gil undertook to regulate the rates
charged. The company alleged that
the franchise extended beyond the 25-
year period and that the ordinance did
not fix rates commensurate with the
expense, etc. Other points were in
volved in the case, but upon these two
the lower court was reversed.
The supreme court holds that the
franchise expired with the close of the
26-year period for which it was
net earnings of the company would be
capital stock and bonds, and the rates.
are therefore held to be commensu--
rate. z.
Among other things the opinion
says: 1.-THE court cannot undertake to
guarantee the company any fixed or
certain realization upon its invest
ment. The exercise of such power
would work the utter destruction of
the legislative right to regulate rights
of water companies and other corpora
tons operating works of public util-
ity.'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
ROB HIGHLAND STORE.
Thieves Make Their Escape With
$500 Worth of Goods.

Richland, Oct 2S.-(Special)- I'm
known thieves forced an entrance in
to the store belonging to ]. D. Will
liams here Saturday night and made
their escape with merchandise con-
sisting of suits of clothing, overcoats,
watches and other goods amounting
to about $500. There is no clue to the
identity of the robbers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Here,s News

The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that
although the President did not seize
the coal mines, he seized the operators
and caused them to work the mines.
which is really all the same thing.
The Gazette is confident that in the
event of another strike and refusal to
.apbitraee the mines will be seized be
fere, the troubled allowed TO proceed
so far as it did in the strike Just
nnaad
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
SWITCH RECEIVERS.
Another Man Is Named by the Court
to Take Charge Of pefunct Concern.

Marshalltown, Oct. 2S.-(Special.)
Merritt Greene was unanimously
elected trustee of the Rhoades-C Car
mean Buggy company in place of L.,
B. Goodrich. The company is the
largest concern of its kind in the state
and few days ago went into the
hands of receiver
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Run Down bY Train.

Dubuque. Oct %. (SpeciaD -
Charles Pagel was run over by Great
Western Train at Sumner last night.
and both legs were cut OF He died
this morning. He was an old settler
nf Simmer
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
COUSINS ILL.
Iowa Congressman Submits to Opera.
ton in Chicago.

Cedar Rapids. Oct. Especially
Congressman Cousins is i'll in Chica-,
go. He undergoes an operation for
abscess today 1t is not serious. All
his appointments have been Cancelled.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
WILL MANUFACTURE TILE.
E. M. Buchanan Leaves Today fol-
New Home in Indiana,

E. M. Buchanan Leaves Today for
New Home in Indiana.
s From Tuesdays l,auvj
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Buchanan and
son, Albert, who for twenty-five years
resided in Ottumwa, but have recent
ly been residing few miles north of
the city, left on Burlington No. to-
day for Corunna. Ind, where they will
make their future home. Mr.. Buchan-
an mas decided to engage in business
there and will establish large tile
factory. He believes there is a good
opening for such an industry at
Corunna, and has decided to take the
opportunity presented. Although the
many friends of the family regret to
lose this well known family from the
community, they Join in wishing Mr..
Buchanan the best of success in his
business venture.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
ROBBERS SECURE BIG HAUL.
Take Twenty Diamonds and Other
JeweIrY From Davenport Home.

Davenport, Oct. 2S-(SpeciaD- Bur
glars entered the hone of M. ]. Eagal
here last night and secured twenty dia-
monds and other jewelry valued at ST.
900. There is no clue to the identity
of the thieves. A reward of $500 is
offered for the capture of the robbers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
HAS HAND BLOWN OFF.

EIgin Man Has Serious Accident While
Hunting.
Cedar Rapids, Oct. 2s-(SpeciaD-
B. J. Blow of Elgin had his hand blown
off by the accidental discharge of a
shot gun while hunting near that
place.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
NOTED PHYSICIAN DIES.
Daniel n. Hughes of Philadelphia
Succumbs to Malignant Malady.

Philadelphia. Oct. 2S.-Daniei II.
Hughes, chief physician of the Phila-
delphia almshouse, died this morning
OF tubercular peritonitis, which dis
ease he is believed TO have CONTRACTED
Trotn d patient In the hospital He
had an International ~sn,rstinn as an
nlfaNiST
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
INFANT PASSES AWAY.
Death of Little Earl Meeker Occurred
Yesterday,

[From Tuesdays Dnily,j
The death of Earl. the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Meeker. occur
red yesterday at noon at the family
residence at Dahlonega, OF mem bran.
nous Group The funeral services " ere
held this morning at 10 O'Clock from
the family residence and the intelqnent
was made in the Dahlnncea iramatarv
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
ANOTHER IMPORTANT
WATERW0RKS RULING
the remains of the unfortunate victim
of the tragic accident.
X. of 2. Will Have CHARGE.

The services will be in charge of the
Keosauqua lodge, Knights Of Pythias,
The deceased was member of the FL
don lodge of the knights of Pythias
and the A. o. U. w. He was also
member of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way trainmen and the Switchmen's
Union of North America.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
MRS. ROBINSON ILL.
Sister of President Sick During Voy-
aue From Europe.

New York, Oct 2S.-Mrs. Douglass
Robinson, sister Of President Roose--
welt who arrived from Europe today,
is reported to have been seriously i'll
during the entire voyage. At her
home this afternoon it was said that
she is a very sick woman. Mr.. Rob-
inson said: I'VE believe it is an at
tack of the grip"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
BIoodhounds Sent For.

Had the dentist and the doctor been
able TO reach phone. the central Of
fee could have given the alarm With
success. The Knoxville blood hounds
have been sent for and will be placed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Was a Faithful EmpIoye.

VIII 1S t5UTTCU eC NSOSdUUUd.
The news of the fatality came as a
shock to the wife and family OF the de-
ceased and they are horror stricken
over the suddenness of the tragic
death of their late husband and faith.
er. The remains will be taken tomor-
row afternoon on the Rock Island to
the former home OF the; deceased al
'Keosaaqua, where the: funeral will be
held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
an'l4the last sad rites pronounced over
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30

The officers think that the work
was done by three men who were seen
in the town last Saturday, having no
apparent business here. Two of them
. were particularly noticeable, one be-
ing tall and the other short, and the
short man having very white face
and hands and had the appearance of
having been recently released from
the nanitentiarY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21
FOR LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Two Recruits Sent TO Fort Leaven-
worth Last NIGHT.

The recruiting station is again open for
business and young men who desire TO
enlist in the light artillery can now apply
at thIscation. Two young men who have
enlisted We're sent to Leavenworth last
night. They We're Otto Barnes. of Hous-
ten. Texas. and John J. Doran, of this
city. Barnes has had previous expert
ence in the army. having served in com
pany A, OF the Second Alabama voIun-
teers and also in the Forty-eighth in
fantry in the Philippines, where he was
in one battle and six engagements. He
knows what Moro looks like. as he has
been shot at by them and has taken a
few shots at them. Doran has never be-
fore been in the service
THESE are the first men who have been
enlisted - for several weeks. but it is
expected that the station will be recruit
ing for all branches of the service.
Many young men have applied but have
been refused as the government was not
needing them at the time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21
: r

To break up" 4 Cold. take DR.. Hum
phreys' ''SEYENTY-SEyEN" and some
form of gentle exercise or work. until
Precipitation is induced. "77' prevents
Pneumonia and cures La