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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
CHINA sToWAWAYs.
Attempt Wholesale Evasion ExcIu-
sion Law at Manila.

Almost 100 Monaghan dead heads
were caught recently on the freight
steamer Faifong, plying between Ma
Mia and Hongkong, while attempting
to enter the Philippines contrary to
law. DR.. H. ]. Watson, formerly OF
Ottumwa has sent one of the Manila
papers to the Courier, which contains
an account of the way in which the
Chinese attempt to enter the American
territory in the, east. Ever since the
exclusion act was passed there seems
to have been a greater desire display
ed on the part of the Cinnamon to get
into the forbidden country and this
seems to have grown to be almost a
mania that is being watched closely
by the officers of the port in Manila.
MongoIians Are Fooled.
Soon after the exclusion act went in.
to effect in the Philippines there
seemed to spring up among the people
a regular mania for getting into
American territory and at first
only few made the attempt
However, as the weeks passed by the
Cinnamon became more restless and
began to look for opportunities but at
the present time they do not confine
themselves to small parties, as the one
just previously mentioned. The story
as given by a Manila paper is as fol
lows:
Fooled, time and time again, by the
watchfulness of the local authorities.
the scheming Chinese are seeking
new avenues by which they can enter
Philippine territory in defiance of the
existing exclusive laws. Their an
xiety to land here must be very great
for they take desperate chances to &C
complish something in that direction.
Nor are they satisfied, as heretofore
Ito come in small patches but their on
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
APPLIES FOR DIVORCE. :
EddyvilIe Man Wants to Be Legally
Separated From His Wife.

w. r. Nelson of Eddyville, attorney
for A. L. Mercer of that place. has fl
ed an application for decree of di-
yorce separating him from his wife,
Cornelia Mercer, and charges that his
wife has, at previous times recently,
been guilty of the crime of adultery.
The petition AYERS that the two were
married in Mankato, Kas., November
s, 1885, and that they have three chill
dren, aged respectively 10. 10 and Z
years. The husband asks, in addition
to a decree of divorce, the custody of
these three children.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
Chicago to New York in 20 Hours
"The Pennsylvania Special"

In addition to present through trains
the Pennsylvania Lines will, on Sun
day, June Is, inaugurate their twenty
hour passenger service between Chi
cago and New York, leaving Chicago
daily at IL o'clock noon.
The equipment Of the new train will
be up to date, and 1t will be known as
"The Pennsylvania Special
through from Chicago to New York in
20 hours.
For particular information, please
call upon or address H.R. Dering, AS
sistant General Passenger Agent Of
the Pennsylvania Lines, 24S South
Clark street, Chicago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10

Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the cas-
lest to use. With them there Is no
muss or complicated process. Boiling
the goods for half an hour Is al ttare
is to it. They are simple, safa sure.
Sold by druggists, Zoe package
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10

erations are carried on in a whole
sale plan. On Monday no less than
one hundred and thirty-four stow
Always were found on the freight
steamer Kaifong which arrived at Ce-
blu on that day from Hongkong. About
forty were discovered by DR.. Sanfield
the quarantine officer at Cebu, and his
assistants, and later, the captain of
the boat, being thoroughly scared and
knowing that every stowaway that
managed to land, when caught would
cost his company $500 gold. made a
search of his own and to his great
surprise he found over ninety slant
eyed, yellow faced Monaghan dead
heads piled in among his cargo, be.
sides those the quarantine officers
had already discovered.
The Kaifong is purely freight
boat and such wholesale attempt Of
landing Chinos surreptitiously is al
most without a precedent.
The news was teIegraphed to Col
lector Shuster of the custom house
and to Captain Perry, the chief quar-
antine officer, yesterday. Collector
Sinister is awaiting further details be-
fore he will say what action he will
take in the matter. If any attempt
has been made to land any of these
contraband Chinese, or if it is found
that some have landed before the dis
coveries mentioned We're made, 1t will
go hard with the owners of the vessel,
who are in Hongkong.
Escaped Fines.
Had the quarantine officers been
less vigilant the captains "suspi-
cions" that anything was wrongwould
probably never haye been aroused
for up to the time Dr. Sanfield re-
ported to him the result Of his search,
he was in apparent blissful ignorance
of having any passengers on board.
Had these fellows all got ashore and
afterwards been found out. the own
lers oS the Kaitong would have to pay
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
$1s.oo-To Boston and Retufh--$faOo
-$22.oo-To Boston and Return
Mia Neu Nns2r..&oo ~

via Nickel Plate foad. account Of
meeting Of Christian Soae1tistR June
IL to 13. Tickets on sale fgsib "a, Is
and IA. with Open return limit d Jane
81. BY depending tickets with 1oaek
agent in Boston on az before Iana 81,
extended limit returning until July 8I,
may be obtained. Stop over at Niaeaxa
Falls. in either. dtrectton II deairad.
Three trains daily. Through vestihul-
ed sleepingscafa. American club
meals served In dining-cars on the
Nickel Plata road, also meals, a la
carte. Address John Y. Callahan. gem
eral agent, iii Adams street, chicago,
for reservation OF sleerahg-car space
and other information.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
ATTENTION, sPoRTsMEN!
Fishing Season Opens at Spirit Lake
May is.
Best Fishing Place in Iowa.

lFlsl btSI TISIIITg TIdOS III IUWds
Suitable accommodations at reason
able prices can be secured at any of
the many hotels and boarding houses.
A transfer bus will meet all trains
of the b., C. r. G. N. R'y at Spirit
Lake town and transfer passengers
free of charge to and from 1.-THE Inn"
and Arnold's Park. A bus will also
meet all B., C. r. & N. trains at Mont
gomery and transfer all passengers
free to and from Manhattan Beach.
Send for free booklet descriptive of
Spirit and Okoboji Lakes, which con-
tains game laws of Iowa and Mime
sofa. Jno. G. Farmer,
&c. p. & r. A.,
Cedar Rapids, la. b., c. r. 6 N. R'y.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
Bank statement.

New York, June THE bank stase.
ment shows that loans have decreXb
ed $1,325,700; deposits have decreas-
ed $2,429,900; the reserve has Hecreas.
ed $1,250,900 and the surplus hAH de.
creased $643,425.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10

East End Items.
John H. Morrell was in Chicago on
business this week.
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. G. Kirkhart on Walnut ave-
nue..
Peter Santeen Of the firemen's de-
partment, will spend Sunday in ST.
Louis, Mo.
B. Kirkhart of the local room, was
count of sickness.
Henry Huss and R. c. Morrison of
Burlington were visitors at the plant
Thursday and Friday
Mrs. VIM. Lowrie of st. Joseph, Mo-,
is visiting at the home of Robert Nc
DougaT on East Main street
J.. w. Kyle and family of Fairfield
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gillium on Orchard street.
A. A. Lewis, weighmaster at the
scale Office, went to Des Moines today
to visit his daughter, Mrs. q. r. Du-
bois.
Fred Drake, who is employed in the
dry salt meat department was off duty
few days this week suffering from
scald
John Breaky, foreman Of the dry
salt curing department is visiting
friends and relatives in Kankakee and
Chicago, Ill.
Gus Freeman who has been employ
ed as a teamster by Morrell & Co., has
resigned his position and returned to
hfs old home in Sweden
Rev. D. A. Murray is in New York
City to meet with the board of foreign
missions relative to his appointment in
the foreign field as a missionary.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the East End Presbyterian church met
at the home of Mrs. Ina Hamilton on
Evergreen street Thursday evening.
Court Dubois, formerly travelling
salesman for the Armour Packing Co..
has accepted similar position with
Morrell & Co., and will travel out of
Des Moines.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Downey, Mr. and
Mrs John Stiles and children VIM.
Huddleston and S. ParneH left last
evening on the excursion over the
Wabash to st. Louis.
Harry Hulsman, who is employed in
the beef house, cut the knuckle of his
left hand quite badly Wednesday and
vas compelled to quit work for a
while as consequence.
The Ladies Aid society of the East
End Presbyterian church met yester-
day afternoon at o'clock in the base
ment of the church. There was a good
attendance at the meeting.
H. D. Robinson of the engineers de
partment, who was compelled to lay
off on account of his eyes, had an oper
aton performed on his left eye this
week and has returned to work.
At the meeting of the P. H. M. A. A
which was recently held the following
officers We're elected: President, G.
J. Barnum; vice president, Geo. Nor
ley; secretary, B. F. Long. The ex
3 ecutive committee for the coming
year has not been chosen
Miss Mollie Doggett, cashier at Nor
relIs meat market, is in receip. of q
letter from her brother, Andrew Dog
gett, who is with the army in the Phil
ippines. Mr. Doggett reports that al
the Ottumwa boys in his company are
well and pleased with their surround
ings.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
more money in fines than their steam

more money in fines than their steam
er Is worth.
The officers of this port are pleased
to know that by their efforts they
have made 1t SO hard for Chinese
stowaways to land here that they are
driven to seek entrance in Cebu and
other coastwise ports.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10

Dedicate Court House,
The new Dallas county court house
at Abel will be dedicated July { Oh
soon thereafter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
Black Petticoats

Made of the heaviest and smooth
est mercerized satin made with &C
cordeon founce, trimmed with tuck
ed ruff1e, reduced 4 1H
from $2.25 to each ......... l.IJ
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10

Stops the Cough and Works OF the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo- Qufnine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price 25 cents.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10

Sensation

100 dozen beautiful embroidered
Handkerchiefs, not one in the lot
worth less than 25c, some worth
35c, all fresh and clean. Won't
there be rush for these? I'LL
this week, each ............ Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
SJONNOCOOONJOVO NONJOOSSONN1S
EAST END ITEMS.
Observation-Disclosures
[From Saturdays Daily.]
Local Packinu,


Local packing of hogs has been
most noticeably light for the past few
weeks. John Morrell C Co. packed
but 1880 hogs in the week just closed,
as against IA 500 in the. corresponding
week last year. The prices being paid
for this product still remain at a
high figure, the top price at the close
of this week being $500.
Western Packing.
The Price Current says: There is a
continued large shortage in, offerings
of hogs compared with year ago.
Total western packing for the week is
100000, compared with Ais, 900 the pre-
ceding week and $4,000 last year.
Since March 1 the total is s.
100000, against 6.O15,000 year ago.
Prominent places compare as follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10

A Flag Presentation.
The women Of Allison presented a
handsome flag to the officials Of that
city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10

There are no prisoners in the county
jail of Hachaaen cnzanA&
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
Medical Society Annual Meet.

The twenty-eighth annual meeting
of the Central District Medical associar
-sion wtu be held at Boone on Iune az.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
Great Lot Corsets

Worth s1.0o each; Henderson, Ka-
DO and Thompson's, all good styles
and sizes, Eflc
choice ..............J JUL
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
Sun Bonnets

Made Of the finest percale, cham
bray and ginghams, all eolors and
formerly worth Csc, 29c IN
and S5c, choice only ....... JC
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
1000 Sofa Pillows

Made of the finest drapery silko-
lines and mercerized satins, filled
with soft cotton and geese feathers,
easily worth dollar each. On sale
this week, 10c
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-07

Paul Smith and Willard Gorton, who
will do clay modelling. making exact
representations of noted men with
lightning rapidity. The Edison enter
tainers are also down on the program
to feature the great wizards latest
model projecting kaleidoscope.
The officers OF the association are:
President, b. H. Begole; vice president.
NJ. v. Nichols; secretary, F. B. Shell
don; treasurer, w. w. Duncan: direc-
tors. b. H. Begole. F. b. Sheldon. w.
w. Duncan, M. v. Nichols. J. T. Har-
den, o. e. Webster and J. A. Weaver.
President Begole says that the pros
poets for a successful meeting were
never better The grounds are In good
condition and have been much i'm
proved. The people Of the state are in
vited to attend the Chautauqua and
the people of Lincoln are given a most
cordial invitation especially. When
the worth of the attractions and the
beauty Of the grounds is once appre-
ciated. President Begole thinks the
Beatrice Chautauqua will be one Of the
best patronized Institutions in the
state.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-07
Ennsd

Much knowledge is a WEAKNESS of
the flesh. DR.. Sarah Hackett Steven
son, member Of the woman's club
of Chicago, recently said to the club,
many members of which have begun to
realize the futility Of the unceasing
pursuit after knowledge for its own
sake, that knowledge is a delusion,
club-life a fraud, clothes unhealthy,
and finally that the habit Of walking
and standing upright puts the heart
in an unnatural position and causes
indigestion. DR.. Stevenson, who is an
oracle to Chicago club habitues, did
not advise her audience of any remedy
for the evils which the use of two in
stead Of four feet cause, nor of any
cure for the deleterious effects of cloth
ing. The doctor wears very stylish and
elegant gowns herself. To give them
up for the blanket which she advocates,
would be the only way to secure fol-
lowers. and the correspondents do not
state that she appeared before the
Chicago woman's club in the costume
Of the aborigines.
Man, as an animal, is suffering
degradation at the hands Of civiliza-
ton" (Why will club women tank
about the hands and feet Of civiliza-
tionO 'The hair IL disappearing from
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-07
6rahers''
Some Of them are Woanen

Pardon me. but I must ask you for
a favor. / want to 60 to David City
and have the money for my fare with
the exception Of a quarter. Could you
let me have it? Some day. perhaps, /
can return it."
1t was a well dressed, middle aged
woman riding towards the city on a
suburban street car, who did the talk
ing. The grafton she aimed at one
OF Lincoln's solid and substantial bust
ness men. Meanwhile she was en-
barrassed. apologetic. apparently burn
ing with modification.
He handed out q half dollar and re-
marked that he used to be a buffalo.
A representative Of the Courier hap
pened TO be on the same car. The face
Of the woman seemed to be familiar,
SO trip was made to the depot where
the passenger prospective fitted into
the ladies' waiting room. She placed
her grip beside her and tarried just ten
minutes. Then she embarked on the
South Seventeenth street car line and
put up a shrewd talk about just get
ting In on the train and needed some
one to pay her carfare to the house Of
a friend in the south part Of town.
How long she had worked the David
City dodge no one can say but the po-
lice have orders to see that she doesn't
do 1t again.
Another peculiar case Of coming
was unearthed a few days ago. A
young lady had been reported at the
police station for begging money.
When interviewed she promptly con-
fessed.
She said she was q member Of a fam
lily Of moderate means. One evening she
was down town. 1t began to rain and
she had spent all her money. Walk
ing into a drug store she negotiated
a loan Of five cents from a clerk to pay
her fare. He Immediately forked it
over together with q little good natured
.jollying."
She thought the matter over and sew
eral times when she had spent all her
money she used the graft. After time
II was Havelock she wished to visit
and Of course she got dime.
Finally she got reckless and struck
the same man not twice but three
times. Then the case was reported.
She promised she would never-never
do 1t again.
Female begging, except in the forbid
den district. il almost unknown In Lin
coin and the two instances cited above
are the only ones noted by the officers
OF the law for some time.
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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-07
Webey,
Bauer, or
M0HheWS

your success is assured, every
thing else being equal.
You can buy any one of these
beautiful instruments on easy
terms at the lowest possible prices
consistent with quality, of the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-07
OBSERVATIONS
BY SARAH B. HARRIS

There are hundreds Of professors who
have successfully resisted the seductive
influence of worshiping eyes raised to
theirs, and the sound of their own in
spired thinking. year after year. But
Professor Woodbury. is a victim of his
perience have changed his profound
conviction that the president Of the in
stitution, in which he chances to be
lecturing on the subject of English lit
say about that department. The reia-
tions in this case are especially COM
plicated because the man who is now
president was but recently a member
of the faculty, and the two men have
had opportunities Of acquaintance in
former relation.
AS teacher Of English literature
Professor Woodbury. is inspired by a
love Of literature and sound scholar
ship. His teaching has certain definite
and invaluable effects upon the stu
dents who attend his lectures. He re-
fines and cultivates the taste of the
students. They get definition, which
abides with them for life. of the object
and spirit of literature. They see vul-
gar things as vulgar and common, and
they lose, if they have it, their taste for
parodies and for the unclean and
hobbledehoy writing that pleased them
aforetime. No student possessing
imagination and latent germs of
civilization can listen to Professor
WOOdberry's lectures on English
and allied subjects without being
inestimably benefited His Ian
guage is a pure well of English unde-
filed. His reasoning is clear. HIS
judgments of books sane. He does not
especially care to influence students
On the contrary he appears to ignore
and cherish something like contempt
for them. But he does influence them
Students of the Nebraska university
who were in his classes possess a love
OF literature and a clean discrimina-
ting taste that they owe to the teach
ings Of Professor Woodbury.. The So
lace they receive from books, the judg-
ment to select the clean from the I'M
clean, the poetic from the trivial, the
capacity for the joys of a library. these
students owe to the tuition they re-
ceived from Professor Woodbury.. 1t is
ungrateful, perhaps, to recall the char
acteristics which prevented his living
tremendously with the chancellor or
faculty of this university, but a teach
er is public character and editors dis
cuss him with frankness and with all
the knowledge at hand.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-07

been at the head Of the department of
in trouble at Columbia. Professor
Woodbury. appears to be an amiable
man. But this appearance is only to
the casual acquaintance. In reality he
Is somewhat difficult and exigent. In
Nebraska we know very little of the
faculty and president Of Columbia, but
the Nebraska state university faculty
has had two memorable experiences
trouble for President Butler of Column
bia President Low was long suffering.
slow to take offense, mindful Of the
services and talents of teacher even
though the teacher was occasionally in
solent and always disobliging. Be
cause Professor Woodbury. has stayed
so long at Columbia his Nebraska ac-
quaintances concluded that President
thence and unselfishness.
President Nicholas Murray Butler, as
all the world knows, has just heen in
Quoted with much ceremony into the
presidency of Columbia. The most dis
tinguished men in America, including
the President of the United States,
were present at the Inauguration. 1t is
quite likely that as a new man he de-
sires to do his best and to maintain
the dignity Of his position unimpaired.
Not knowing how often his predecessor
had drawn upon his store of patience
and Christianity in order to maintain
cordial relations with the professor IN
question, the younger man must have
made up his mind to administer the at
fairs of the whole university without
regard to the eccentricities of any
member of the faculty.
In accordance with this policy, Har-
per's Weekly says that "A course in
English given by Professor Woodbury.,
and very popular with the students.
was dropped from next years list be-
cause of a lack of funds to pay an as
sistant. There followed a great outcry
by the students, and an explanation
by President Butler, who said that DIR.
Woodberry's labors were highly appre-
ciated, and explained why the change
was made which the students so much
disliked. Forthwith Mr.. F1agler comes
forward and offers funds to pay an as
sistant in the dropped course for three
years, but DIR. Butler declines the offer,
and other offers to the same effect.
regretting President Buffers action.
The acceptance of Mr.. Fiagler's offer,
he says, would have allowed my old
work to go on unimpaired; the students
moval Of the cause Of their complaints:
I should have been delighted, for had
lost all hope Of saving my department
as created and safeguarded under
President Lows administration To
this statement President Butler has as
yet published no reply, and so the mat
ter stands"
The ability to get along with ones
associates is what no university can
bestow. The most valuable qualities
are not acquired in college but by
treating on the same plane with ones
fellowmen day after day for years. The
professor In his lecture talks down to
individuals. younger and more ignorant
Of the subject under discussion than
himself He gets into the habit Of en-
tightening and Of having auditors when
he speaks. Other men Of equal attain
ments and character are obliged to get
an audience. II they desire one. by main
force build their own dais and 20 out
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-07

Archbishop Ryan was about to take
train for Baltimore at the Broad
Street station when a young man ac-
costed him. saying: your face is ia
miiiar. Where in hell have I seen
yos?"
Il really don't know" said the arch
bishop. blandly. What part Of hell do
you come from Chicago Journal.