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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-04

Ole Tenord, at the brides home near
Ash Grove. eho
Miss Ida Crosby, of this fplace, and
Castor Gilliland, of Bunch, were unit
ed in marriage last Sunday
Quite a number of the young folks
from this place attended the exhibit
ton at Pen Oak Friday evening. An
interesting program was rendered
John Greenley and family will move
this week to Saltwater farm near Cen
terville.
The party given at Charles Warner
Saturday evening was well attended.
There were about twenty guests pres
ent. The evening was spent in games
and music. 't'3'
| Born, Tuesday, February %, to Mr..
and Mrs. j. R. Dickinson, son.
Abingdon. 7a ia
| Abingdon, March Al. B. Trent's
little daughter Marie is quite sick with
pneumonia. &c,
Mrs. Frank Henry spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. D. H. King
d. B. Snider shipped his household
goods to Kansas Tuesday. He will
make that state his future home.
Mrs. Amanda Hite, who lived on hel
farm, two and a half miles east OF
here, rented her farm and will make
her home in Eldon in the future.
Mrs. F. Fleenor and Miss Bertha
Snider attended the funeral of Mrs
W. Snider Monday.
Rev. White, of Chicago, has beer
holding services at the Christian
church for the past few evenings
Song services conducted by W. "A
Black.
Mrs. S. D. Cline and granddaughter
Myrtle Adams. are spending the weel
with relatives in Hedrick.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
WISE'S BODY CUT DOWN.
Rnyishcr Buried Near the Scene of
His Fearful Death.

The body of John Wise, who was
lynched at Tuten's Mills, near Penn
broke, on Monday morning, was cut
down from the telegraph pole from
which it hung suspended, yesterday
and committed to earth in a quiet spot
of the adjoining woods.
The body of the raYisher of Mrs
Smith had been riddled with bullets,
and its presence had become an Of
Tense. Its purpose as a warning to
negroes with similar criminal inclina-
tions had been served, and when the
sheriff of the county reached the scene
OF the lynching he directed that the
body be cut down.
This was done, and the body inter
red, without ceremony, at a little dis
lance from the pole on which Wise met
his death.
During the twenty-four hours for
which the body was left hanging it had
not been disturbed. Some curious ones
gathered to inspect it, but the white
men of the neighborhood felt that it
should not be disturbed, and the ne
groes harbored too healthy a fear to
touch it.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
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LOST MONEY IN TRUTH.

Application Made by Stakeholder to
Put American photographic Com
pany III Hands of Receiver.
Albany, N. Y, July 29.-An appli-
cation was made to Attorney General
Davies to-day by Benjamin Hilton of
East Orange, N. J., asking that an
action be begun on behalf of the state
for the dissolution of the American
Lithographic Company of New York.
and the appointment of a receiver to
wind up it's affairs. The attorney gen
eral heard evidence offered to demon
strate the alleged necessity for such
proceedings.
Hilton IS a stock and bondholder in
the company, and he alleges that it is
insolvent and has been for at least
eighteen months, and that it has been
wasted by a profligate management.
The company has a capital of $3,7S3,-
900, and Hilton says much money has
been wasted in experimenting. The
petition alleges that the company lost
Sl94,914 in 1900, and $155.7S9 in 1901 in
the publication of the magazine Truth,
and that another large loss was sus-
tanned in the publication of the news
paper The Recorder.
The petition says the company's as
sets are s3,093,339, and the liabilities
1854, 1S2, leaving a deficit of $5S0,S42.
The company, in its answer, makes a
general denial of all of Hilton's allie
cations.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

"A writer in the Scotsman thinks
Job had indigestion, perhaps from
over-eating. and this threw him into
the dumps Job he says, has my
sympathy / have in my time been
very much afflicted with the dumps
Sometimes the malady reached the
stage OF acute mental depression. 1t
continued with me for five or six years,
but for the last four years | have
been perfectly free of IL, and am
thankful to say that | now enjoy ex-
cellent health and find life well worth
living. 1t is very likely that Job
thought too much of himself and
practiced self-denial too little He
should have studied DR.. Diet and DR..
Quiet. One in his condition should go
TO bed at 10 o'clock and rise at 6
O'Clock in the morning; take a little
fruit, then a glass or water; have a
bath, and return to breakfast before
8 a. M take a basin of oatmeal
for breakfast; with tea and toast. the
tea should be infused with boiled milk:
then get off TO your work. For din
ner, say at 1880 p. m, take a basin of
lentil brose, followed with an orange
or some kind OF fruit drink only wa
ter or potash water and milk AT 6
r. m. take tea, made as above; and for
supper only a little piece of toast and
water. Take plenty OF exercise, golf.
cycling, bowling green. or walking, but
do not overdo II, and never tire your
self out"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
JUGGLING WITH OATS.

Short Get AZ Cents Named for July
at ChicagO-PIead Baby Act, Say
Bulls.
Chicago, July 29.-Traders on the
Board of Trade who are short of oats
made a long threatened move to-day
against their opponents, the bulls,
and the maneuver proved an apparent
success. Application was made to the
Board OF Trade directors for a. mar
ginal' price on new July oats, and af-
ter a hearing the officials fixed
40 cents as a, fair figure
for marginal purposes, although the
new July option had closed at so cents
to-day and had sold at " cents only a
few days ago. The bull crowd re-
ferred to the application as pleading
the baby act"
The bears declared it standing on
our rights"
1t is a provision of the Board of
Trade rules that when there is a sus-
picion of a corner the officials can be
called upon to fix a price in accord
with outside markets and without TAX
ing into considerati ton any of the pc
culiar local speculation conditions
which may exist.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
OPPOSED TO Won KOLNITZ.

Senator TiIIman Says He Is Not a
Democrat and if Charleston COun-
ty Sends Him to the Senate He
Will Fight Its Federal ApprOpria-
tiOns.
Charleston, S. c., July 29.-Mr. L.
Arthur O'Neill. a well known broker
here, has given out for publication
a correspondence between Senator B.
R. Tillman and himself anent the
candidacy of George F. Won Kolnitz,
for the State Senate from Charleston
county. Won Kolnitz supported Nc
Kinley in 1896, and was subsequently
an applicant before a Republican ad-
ministration for office. Senator Till
man bitterly denounces him as not
being a Democrat, and declares that
if he is sent to the Senate from Char
lesion, he (Tillman) will regard this
city as Republican, and will cease to
try to get federal appropriations for
it. The matter has Occasioned much
comment here
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
A MURDER NEAR AUGUSTA.

"ohh carter Found Dead With Frac-
'"re" skuiI-CorOner's Jury Charg-
es Crime to Conductor Wolf, with
whom Carter Had Had Difficulty
the Day Before,
Augusta, July 29.-John Carter. en-
ployed at the saw-mill of John Mack,
three miles from Clearwater, S. c.,
was found dead not far from the
Clearwater Bleachery and not far from
the trolley line, between Clearwater
and Augusta. at an early hour this
morning by West Thomson, an employee
at the Clearwater Bleachery, while on
his way to work.
1t develops that Carter was drink
ing and boisterous on the electric car
yesterday, drew knife on Conductor
George Wolff and was struck by the
conductor. At Clearwater Carter and
his companion were turned over to
Constable Richardson by the conduc-
tor, and kept confined until sobered
up. When released they started
in the direction of Augusta
This morning Carter was found dead
py the track. A poStmortem eXamina-
ton for the cornor's inquest discovered
a fracture of the skull by turning back
the scalp, though there was no cut
or rupture of the scalp. Fhe surgeon
said such an injury should have pro-
duced death at once and the theory OF
the railroad authorities is that Car
ter was struck by somebody last
night after liberation by the contable
The coroners verdict this evening
says death resulted from a blow
struck by Conductor Wolff
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Priscilla Myers.

Mrs. Priscilla L. Myers. widow of
the late l.. j. Myers died at her res
idence, 12O Liberty street, west, at
1915 o'clock this morning, after
brief illness. Mrs. Myers was rs years
old and. disease attacking her age
weakened frame resulted in speedy
death.
She was born in Charleston, but re-
moved with her husband to Savannah
halt century ago and here, since that
time, the greater part of her long and
useful life has been spent. She was
known by a large circle of friends in
Savannah, to whom her death. though
her advanced age made certain it
could not be long delayed, will be a
profound grief. She had been i'll lit
tie more than a day.
Mrs. Myers leaves no children and
her nearest surviving relative is a sis
ter, Mrs. Theodore Minis of Savannah
The funeral will take place from the
residence at 6 o'clock this evening
The interment will be in Laurel Grove
Cemetery.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

sufficient vitality, an operation for
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The fullest counsel On this
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entirely confidential
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

Georgia Girl. Adopts Queer Method
of Communication.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Springfield, o., July &C. -Snugly en-
bedded in the heart of a peach seed
Miss Verta Wilson, of this city, found
a note from young lady in Fitzger-
aid, Ga, few days ago. The note
was written on small piece of pa
per. not much larger than a postage
stamp. On one side of the paper are
the words: Whoever finds this please
write to me-" On the other side it
says; Have peach, Miss Nora John
son, Fitzgerald, Ga"
How the paper came to be in the
seed is a mystery, Miss Wilson pur-
chased basket of peaches and when
she got home she picked out one and
broke it open. AS often happens the
seed, too, broke, one side of it cling
ing to each half of the fruit Miss
Wilson noticed something on one side
of the seed and looking at it more
closely was surprised to find a small
piece of paper with the above words
plainly written on it.
The kernel of the seed where the
note was lying was plainly fattened
out as though the note had been there
while the fruit was growing. Miss
Wilson has answered the note to see
what the Developments may be.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
BASEBALL AT WAYCROSS.
PattersOn's Team Defeated FL to 1.
Conductor Durant May Recover.
A Cotton Gin to BE Erected.

Conductor Durant May Recover.
A Cotton Gin to BE Erected.
WayCross, Ga, July 29.-An inter-
esting game of baseball was played in
this city this afternoon between the
Waycross club and. the team from Pat
terson. This game was the first played
by the local club at home for about
three years, and notwithstanding the
threatening weather a fairly large
crowd was out to see it. There We're
several new men on the Waycross club
who strengthened it greatly, the team
being composed of Messrs. Lopez, Pei
ger Ballard, Mcclellan, Williams,
Virgins, McCulley, Wooten and In
man. The game resulted in a victory
for Waycross, by a score of q to 1.
Another runaway on Pendleton street
this morning created some excitement.
The runaway this time was a horse
attached to a farmers wagon. Very
little damage was done.
Conductor Roland Durant of Thomas
Vile, who was injured in the collision
of two freight trains near Manor last
saturday morning, may yet recover.
The surgeons believed at first that his
injuries were fatal, but there now
seems to be a strong chance of his
recovery. One of his jaw bones was
broken IN two places. and concussion
of the brain was caused by several
blows on the head. Engineer Lee
Smith and the two negroes who were
injured in the collision, have about re-
covered.
Waycross is at last to have a cotton
gin located here. For several years
past gin has been greatly needed
here and several efforts have been
made to have one established. Mr.. S.
D. Pittman took the matter in charge
a few days ago, and in few hours
succeeded in raising 81 600 of the 81. 900
needed. A site for the location of the
gin has not as yet been decided upon,
but a location near the railroad track
will probably be secured.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
A CotiIIion at Douglas.

Douglas. July 29.-Mesdames J. M.
Dent and T. P. Wilcox chaperoned a
select small cotillion party last night
al Whildens' Music Hall, under Hotel
Tanner. Those participating We're AT.
and Mrs Whilden, Mr.. and MIS-. 1. n.
Wilcox Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Dent, Mr..
n Paxson. and Miss Ada Clements,
" Mason Broome and Miss Monte
Frink Mr.. Z. l.. Tanner and Miss May
Darf. Mr.. Lem s. Peterson and Miss
NfsheI carr. The WillacoOchee String
Bsnd furnished the music. The dane
IN, wag interspursed with ice cool re-
freshments. and lasted until lZ'5o a.
Sheriff southerland has lodged IN Jay
rse "a stanley. white. charged WIN
burglarizing a store At Ambrose
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
DROUGHT PREVAILS IN SOUTH,
ception of Gulf Coast, Suffers.
Much Damage TO Cotton Crop.

Almost the Whole Section, With EX-
ception of Gulf Coast, suffers.
Much Damage TO Cotton Crop.
Washington, July 20. The Weather
Bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions, says:
Drought of considerable severity pre-
walls generally from Virginia, and the
Carolinas westward over Kentucky
Tennessee and the northern portion Of
Central and East Gulf states, including
Eastern Arkansas. Southwestern Mis-
souri, and the southern portions of
Illinois and Indiana. while heavy and
damaging rains have continued in
Texas, portions of the Missouri val
ley and lower lake region.
The corn crop has experienced an
other week of exceptionally favorable
conditions over much the greater part
of the principal corn area, the least
favorable reports being received from
Southeastern Missouri and Southern
illinois, where the crop is being in
jured by drought.
The northern portions of the eastern
and central districts of the cotton belt
continue to suffer from drought, the
effects of which are beginning to be
more seriously felt, especially on up
lands. Outside the drought area in
the districts named the crop is maxi
ing very favorable progress, the plant
being heavily fruited. General and
heavy rains in Texas were very bene
fetal in western counties, but they
were not needed elsewhere in that
state. These rains have caused very
rapid growth, and the plant is heavily
fruited, but considerable damage by
boil weevil, boil worm and shedding
are reported. Hot and dry weather is
now needed in Texas to permit cultiva-
ton and check ravages by insects.
Picking continues in the southern
counties and has commenced in the
central counties, but has been retarded
by frequent rains.
Tobacco is suffering from drought
in Tennessee, Virginia and portions of
Kentucky and Maryland. In the other
tobacco states the reports are gener-
ally promising. Dry weather in the
Carolinas has been very favorable for
curing.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
ARE HEROES STILL
soUTH AFRICANS ALMOST WoR-
SHIP BOER LEADERS
MET WITH HONOR FROM ALL.
rAPE TOWN LIoNIzES BOTHA, DE
LA REY AND DE WET.

Con. BOtha Delivers Patriotic Ad-
dress-Says Day of Surrender Was
Most Painful of His Life-AI-
though Afrikander Nationality
Has Been Buried I'm IA Manner IL
Will Continue the Most Important
Fnctor in the Social Life of south
Africa-HerO Worship StriI1ingIy
la Rey's Daughter.
Cape Town, July 29.-Gens. De la
f7ey and Botha were given an ovation
Yesterday at Stellenbosch. They We're
driven to the town hall and each of
the two carriages was drawn by sixty
students At a luncheon which fol-
lowed the students acted as walters.
Gen. Botha, in feeling address, said
The day of surrender was the most
painful of his life, but now that it had
been done, he prayed earnestly that
his hearers should consider it Gods
will Although Afrikander nationality
in a manner had been buried, it would
remain the most important factor in
the social life of South Africa. Gen.
Botha paid a tribute to ex-President
Steyns abilities as a statesman.
Now let us stop bothering ourselves
about politics" said the General, land
try to make ourselves happy in South
Africa, because we have no home else
where"
The worship of the Boer COM
manders was strikingly illustrated at
the marriage of Gen. De la Rey's
daughter to his secretary, Ferreiera,
at the Dutch Reformed Church. The
approaches to the edifice were packed
and the congregation cheered Gems
Botha, DeWet and De la Rey as they
entered the church. DeWet was car
Tied from the church on the Shout
ders of his enthusiastic admirers.
When the bridal party appeared the
congregation arose and cheered until
the minister threatened to stop the
ceremony or clear the church.
Gems. Botha and De la Rey will pro-
coed to England, the United States and
Canada to collect funds for the relief
of widows and orphans of Boer SOL
diers.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
WAS JEFFCoATE WOUNDED.
CHIEF WEEKS OF AIKEN, S. c., Is
OF THIS OPINION.

He May show Up at Swainsboro in
Attempt to Get Word to His Wife,
who Is in Jail Observation-Disclosures
Bar Takes Action on Deputy Elan
ders' Death-Editor He'll and
George w. Warren VIII Represent
En- anueI in the Legislature.
Swainsboro, Ga, July ga message
has just been received by Sheriff Elan
ders of this county from Chief of Police
Weeks of Aiken, S. c., that he has I'M
disputable information that Charley
Jeffcoate, alias Johnson, was badly
wounded in the fight he had with the
officers near Lexington, S. c., last
week, ct which time Deputy Ali was
killed by the desperate. For the pres
ent all trace of johnson has been lost,
though he has been reported seen in
various places near here this week. 1t
is believed by some that he may ven
ture within the corporate limits of this
little town some dark night and en-
deaVor to communicate with his wife,
who is in Jail here. Others, however,
insist that he would not be so daring,
but a sharp watch is being kept on the
Jail.
The City Court was adjourned to-
day by Judge ALT Harrington for the
purpose of allowing the bar to present
resolutions of respect in memory of
Mr., j. c. Flanders, deceased, and also
to offer the bar and the courts con-
dolences to the bereaved relatives, in
Guiding Sheriff G.. F. Flanders. There
was quite a crowd of citizens in the
court room and many speeches were
made. paying high tributes to the de-
ceased.
Editor George H. Bell of the Wire
grass Blade, and Col George NJ. War
rem, who were last week chosen to rep
resent Emanuel in the next House, are
said to be the youngest representatives.
ever sent from this county. Editor
Bell is Just &C. and Col Warren is only
81, While their opponents were both
men between 40 and so years of age,
yet the friends of the two Georges"
are very sure that they will both make
worthy and honorable records in the
next House.
Tom watson TO Lecture.
Hon. Thos. e. Watson will deliver
his lecture THE South" in the Court
House here Friday, Aug. l, at noon.
Several citizens of the town gave him
the required guarantee, and the noon
hour was fixed for the lecture so that
the country people might be permitted
to attend. Mr. Watson will be greet
ed by an overlooking house, as excur-
sions will be run on all roads entering
Swainsboro.
The Swainsboro and Wadley baseball
teams will cross bats on the Wadley
diamond tomorrow afternoon. The
Wadley team came down here on
Tuesday of last week and defeated
Swainsboro by a score of IL to 6, but
the locals say they will turn the tables
on Wadley Wednesday. A special train
will go up from here carrying half
the town. as ''rooters" and we'll wish
ers. Both teams are in good shape,
and the game will be a lively one.
Col. William G.. Obear, inspector
general of state troops, will inspect
Company c, First Georgia Infantry.
known as the "Swainsboro Guards, !"
c. H. Thompson, captain, tomorrow
night. The boys all believe that they
will make a creditable showing, ard
the citizens of the town are preparing
to extend MANY courtesies to Col.
| Obear while he is here.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
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HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
II. j. Norris Held for Killing of w
o. williams at Augusta.

Augusta, Ga, July 29.-The prelim-
mary hearing in the killing of w. o.
Williams by Robert j. Norris con-
sumed the entire day. Witnesses es-
tablished the fact that Williams was
unarmed, carrying lump of ice in a
pan After a few words between the
men, Norris began shooting and Will
liams was killed. Norris statement
was that Williams had violated his
home and continued to annoy Mrs.
Norris. He was demonstrating with
Williams when the latter dropped the
ice, made gestures as If to get weapon
from pocket. and Norris shot him.
Magistrate Wall bound Norris over for
voluntary manslaughter under a $1,000
bond. Norris is member of the po-
lice force and a brother of Chief of
Police w. j. Norris.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

Little Rock. Ark, July 29.-Dr. P. o.
Hooper of this city, until recently SUI
perintendent of the State Sanitarium,
and who served as president of the
American Medical Association in 1888,
died near Sayre, Okla, to-day as the
result of an attack of asthma. DR..
Hooper was en- route to California and
his death occurred on a bound
passenger train of the Choctaw, Okla
homa and Gulf Railroad. He was SO
years of age.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

Columbus, Ga, July 29.-Leslie w.
Boyd, the 1S-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Boyd, and a young man
very popular over the city, died to-day
after long illness of consumption. He
was a member of the Columbus
Guards, who tonight appointed an es-
cort to accompany the remains to the
cemetery and fire a salute over his
grave.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
WORK OF MASKED MEN.
Two Railroad Operators Laid Out in
Michigan.


Grand Rapids, Mich, July 29.-Six
masked men entered the railroad sta
ton at Dublin, about ninety miles
from this city, on the Pere Marquette
Railroad, late last night and assaulted
and bound Night Operator McEvoy
and Day Operator Ray Merryheld.
Both men were first knocked down
with pieces of gas pipe. Merryfield is
so badly injured that his recovery is
doubtful. After the assault the mask
ed men left. McEvoy managed to
break his bonds and liberate his COM
panion. Section men were notified
and chased the gang into the woods.
The gang left a note on the table
reading:
ITO you fellows We are gone to-
night, but we will come again. Black
Jack"
The supposition is that the intention
was to stop and rob train on Nor
way Hill near the station.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

NAVAL OFFICERS PUNISHED.
President Loubet Applies the GuiIIo-
tine TO Two.


Paris, July 29.-Two distinguished
naval officers. Vice Admiral de Beau
mont, maritime project of Toulon, and
Rear Admiral Servan. commanding the
Atlantic division, have been summary
relieved of their commands by order
of President Loubet. Rear Admiral
Servants downfall is attributed to SEN
sational developments which led up to
the recent suicide of Commander Bar
ny, who shot himself in the cabin of
the cruiser Tage, while off Martinique.
Rear Admiral Servan was aboard the
Tage at the time.
DeBeaumonts discipline is said to
be due to recently published
but denied interview severely crit
icising the Minister of Marine, NJ.
Pelletan.