VOLUME 60
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GET SETBACK
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION TO
PREVENT AMERICAN FEDERA­
TION FROM PUBLISHING "UN-
FAIR" LIST MORE SWEEPING
•S.-nv-i
S'"
^GUMENTSTO MAKE IT
PERMANENT IN SPRING
'^OUNSEL FOR LABOR BODY
SOUGHT TO HAVE GOULD IN­
JUNCTION CONFINED TO DIS­
TRICT OF COLUMBIA, BUT FAIL
Washington, Dec., 18.—After hear
ing the arguments on the various
points in the case. Justice Gould, of
the equity court today signed a decree
temporarily restraining and enjoining:
the American Federation of Labor,Its
officers and all others, from Interfer
ing with the business of the Buck
fyt.ove and Range company and from
ijieclaring or threatening any boycott
•against it. All attempts of counsel
.for the federation to modify the de
jcree failed, except in one minor parti
cular.
"Injunction Hold Still Spring.
The Injunction was granted yester
day, but today there was an argument
before Judge Gould over a proposition
of counsel for the federation that the
court's order putting the injunction
decision into effect be liipited, in ex
press- terms, to the District of Colum
bia, the home of the federation and
this wastlrepolnt lost by the federa
tion upon which the greatest fight was
made.
The injunction granted is a tempor
ary one. The question of making it
permanent will be argued next spring.
Both the federation and the stove
company are determined to carry the
"case to the supreme court, in order
that the vital question may be finally
settled.
Free Speech No Defense of Boycott.
z. Judge Gould declared ridiculous the
claim of the federation and its officers
that the right of free speech guaran
teed them protection in the publica
tion of 'unfair lists."
The court made numerous citations
of decisions in cases involving simi
lar issues, including references to
rulings by Judge Taft, the present
secretary of war. then judge of the
sirpnit court, in the action of the "To
''lo,' .etc., railway, vs. Penn county,"
and proceedings brought in various
states.
Justice Gould declared that it.was
not surprising that there was so little
difference of opinion among the courts
upon the question involved and that
the conclusion that such combinations
as^that disclosed by the affidavits filed
by the Buck stove company in this
case were held to be unlawful was
based upon an appreciation of the
fundamental lights of free men in a
free country.
•*v" Holds Boycott is Proved.
He said there was little room for
argument or discussion of the question
whether the plaintiff company had
shown the existence of an unlawful
combination and conspiracy to des
troy his business and that the record
ieaves no doubt tliat. the plaintiff has
been and still is the object of a boy
cott, using that term "in the moat
obnoxious seuye—viz.: An unlawful
conspiracy to destroy its business,
such a conspiracy as has received the
condemnation of every federal and
state co'irt in the country i-ofora
which it has been brought for crimi
nal action, legal redress, or equitable
injunction.
How Suit Was Started.
In tile suit oC the Buck concern the
Amf k-an Federation ,of Labor is not
onlv named as defendant but also
1-resident Gompers ind .Secretary Mor
rison of the federation individually as
tjjSf£ivell as nine others of the executive
gfgpo incil of the federation individually.
"and also the Elcetrotypers. Molders
and Finishers' union No. 17, together
with certain individuals comprising its
officers and executive board.
5 The Buck Stove and Rp.nge com
pany, which runs an open shop, al
leged that the labor organizations
'•i,'placed its name the "unfair"' and
i.vV.Vwe don't patronize" lists in the labor
•7 publications, and that the boycott was
nlso earricd on through thousands of
••ireular letters to th® company's cus
tomers and the public generally. and
bv threatening the company's custom
ers with loss of labor, patronage, and
business.
Mr. Gompers contended that the
"unfair" list had been in use almost
from the federation's organisation:
that it imputed simply inequitable or
discriminative treatment against or
srain::ed labor.
President Van Cleave of the stove
company, it was chared, discharged
hs an employe the president of a. St.
Louis local union and threatened to
discharge all other members of the
union ommittee of employes that
sought to deal with him. ...
Lost 20 Pounds
On Peanut Diet
AURORA DOCTOR
PRAISES GOOBER
CLOSED DIETARY EXPERIMENT
LAST NIGHT BY BATING BA
NANAS AND APPLES.
Aurora. Dec. 18.—Thomas J. Allen,
the Aurora dietarlan who undertook
to live sixty days on peanuts alone
ended his experiment last night.
Yesterday he grew reckless and de
voured some apples. Just to prove
he could do It he at.e a hatful of pea
nut last night at bedtime. Dr. Allen
admitted that he was glad his test
was over.
"I was getting tired," said he, "but
I have proved my theory. I shall con
tinue to partake of peanuts as part
of my daily bill of faTe, but shall In
clude several varieties of fruit in the
list."
The doctor's wife still eats teal
food.
Loses Twenty bounds.
He weighed when he began exclu
sive peanut diet 1G0 pounds he now
weighs 140 pounds, a loss of twenty
pounds. His girth at the outset meas
ured thirty-six inches it now meas
ures thirty-four. His chest when he
began measured thirty-eight inches
it now measures thirty-seven. Hia
pulse has remained normal through
out and his temperature has been nor
rna! with but one or two exceptions.
"On those exceptional periods," said
Allen last night, "I enjoyed a little
fever."
RICHARDSON HOME BURNED.
Mystic Banker' Narrowly Escapes
Death When House
Burns.
Mystic. Dec. 18.—Cashier A. Rich
ardson of the Bradley bank and fam
ily narrowly escaped death when the'r
home burned to the ground. The fam
ily was ready to retire when a ter
rible noise was heard and on investi
gation It was found that the first
floor was enveloped in flames. Kind
neighbors and friends Immediately
came to the family's assistance. Ad
joining buildings were set, on fire but
the flames were soon extinguished.
The Richardson home was valued at
$5,000. The loss Is only' partly cov
ered by insurance.
Mrs. Eastburn Pleases Audience.
Ponds-Iando. pec. 18.—(Special)
The lecture 'delivered here last even
ine by Mrs. Kastburn, under the aus
pices of the Sunday school, was well
received by an audience of Douds
Leando's best people.
The lec&yrrer evidently has given
the subject., "Rules for Success" much
study. Her word ilustrations wei-".'
good, ber reasoning logical and clear,
and her eloquation was splendid.
Mis Kisel. as violiniste. proaed her
self an artist on the violin. The en
tertainment. wjis interesting- and in
structive to young and old alike.
Kansas -City with the suggestion that
he assume the presidnrey of the
Kansas City National Bank of Com
merce. which recently suspended and
Against Germanization of
Poland.
Paris. Dec. 18.—Henrik
C^ 3f AW*. «(•£-.
Sienkiew-
iesz. the Polish author has published
man chancellor for expropriation of into its affairs,
the land belonging to the Poies.
Taft to Arrive- Friday.
Cape Race. X. F.. Dec. 1.8.—The
steamer President. Grant, from Ham
burg for New York and bavins Sec
retary Taft on Ixmrd. was ii communi
cation with the lU'irco'ii wfreicr kIs
tin-i yesterday. The President Grant
will reach New York •I*r."l««
AGREEMENT REACHED TO POST­
PONE ANNUAL ILLINOIS CEN­
TRAL MEETING UNTIL TOMOR­
ROW— HARRIMAN ABSENT
Chicago, Dec. 18. An agreement
was reached this morning .between
counsel for the Harriman and Fish in
terests in the Illinois Central litiga
tion that the annual meeting-schedul:
ed for today be postponed until to
morrow.
It is believed that Judge Farrar will
occupy all today and possibly a por
tion of tomorrow before his argument
on behalf of Fish is concluded and at
torneys for Harriman will close the
hearing and it is not believed possible
that they will finish before Thursday
evening at the earliest.. Final action
on the injunction obtained by Fish
can hardly be expected until after the
holidays.
Harriman Not Coming.
William Nelson Cromwell, who was
tjie principal counsel for the Harri
man faction during the October meet
ing, arrived from New York yesterday.
Mr. Harriman will not be able to
come to Chicago, owing to a severe
cold. Cornelius- Vanderbilt, Robert
Goelet and the other New York men
interested are expected today.
Mr. Fish issued a statement last
night in which he said that
the report that he proposed In the
event of obtaining control of the road
to displace employes who have solicit
ed proxies for the present administra
tion is untrue. He declared he would
show no vindlctlven'ess.
"I am only after the scalp of E. H.
Harriman," he said, "and of those
men in the directory who are domin
ated by him. because I believe their
presence in the directory is an injury,
to the company."
SHONTS NOT SO EASY.
Creditors 'of Impecunious- Due
Chaulhes See NoMSarly
Relief.
de
Paris, Dec. 18.—To prevent the re
mains of his ancestors falling into the
hands of strangers, who are. expected
to buy up a part of the estates he is
forced to sell to pay creditors, the Due
de Chaulnes, engaged to marry Miss
Theodora Shonts, has had their coffins
removed to other burial grounds.
Unles- help comes from some unex
pected quarters, the Due will see his
beautiful chateua De Sable sold at
auction. He tried to arrange a private
sale, but there were no purchasers, be
cause creditors insisted on an extreme
price in the hope that Theodora
Shonts would come to the Due's rescue
and buy the chateau to present to his
daughter after her marriaere. But Mr.
Shonts did nothing of the kind.
Salvation Cost Is Found.
Muscatine. Dec. 18.—It costs just ex
actly $2.63 to save a soul. According
to the Billy Sunday methods of con
ducting a revival this fact has been ar
rived at in Muscatine. For five weeks
Sunday has kept this city in a whirl
wind of religious fervor. He has con
verted a fourth of the population of
the citv, or 3.597 people. Figuring up
the total amount of money ra.lsied
while here and dividing it by the num
ber of souls saved the cost per soul
will be arrived at. Nothing has ever
been heard or seen like the demon
stration which was given to Sunday
durintr the latter part of his stay in
Muscatine.
New Phase to Reform.
Was Not
Mr.' Shaw I the charge of manslaughter brought
Prussian-
Burlington, Dec. 18. —A new phase
in the reform movement that has
struck the various larger cities of,
Iowa, .was the filing of a suit for for years a well known Ottumwa char-
$3,000 against A. W. Geng, a saloon
proprietor, by Mrs. Minnie Hartman,
accusing Geng while selling 1 quor to
ber husband while he was intoxicated.
The law is plain in such cases and
Mrs. Hartman w'll probably win. The
case is one of the first of the
here for years.
Merrill Gets Appointment.
city.
former secretary of the treasury, but I West Point. H. A. Merrill was former witching with great interest the pro
now president or the Carnegie 'Trust president of the City National Bank. gross of,the institution.
company, said ysterday that he haA j"
been armroac-hed by friends from
Guilty of Manslaughter.
New York. Dec. 18.—Alfred H.
Smith, vice president of the New
York Central was acquitted today -f
is now being reorganized. ..
said that no formal offer had been in the connection with the wreck of 2ee the wireless station at Berlin and
made and that !i» had not indicated to the Brewster express at Woodlawn Lyngbv station, near this city a dls
his. friends whether h* would accept last. February, in which twenty-four
the position. He would not commit nppenni wore killed.
1\l 4* fit A til A 4-U IM 4- MM*. 1
himself on the matter at this time.
Massachusetts Bank Closes.
North Attleboro. Mass., Dec. 18.—
The Jeweler's National bank
K.
a pretest, and an appeal to the Intel- ^uj, ]ast night, failed to open its door:
lectual world against the Germanize- today. A notice was posted on the
tion,of Prussian-Poland, especially its door which stated that the bank will
rccent proposition made by the Gor- remain closed pending an examination 1 Twelve Year Boy Did Not Knaw Gun
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IMtttOMIMMII
CREDE BAILEY
GETS 20 YEARS
NEGRO WHO FORMERLY LIVED
HERE GOES TO PENITENTIARY
FOR FIFTH TIME.
Des Moines, Dec. 18.—For the fifth
time in his life, Crede Bailey, colored,
stood before the bar of justice and
received a sentence to the peniten
tiary. Judge Brennan gave him an
indeterminate sentence at Fort Madi
son not to exceed twenty years.
"I am not guilty, Judge," declared
Bailey when the court asked him if
he had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced. "I tell you
I have been persecuted. I have been
under the care of a doctor ever since
last March and every time the police
caught me walking to his office they
arrested me. They placed vagrancy
charges against me and kept me In
jail nearly all the time."
But Crede was out long enough to
break into a boarding house and steal
a gold watch, and some cash from on-i
of the roomers.
Detective Andy Brackett, who ac
complished his capture, as well as the
remainder of the police department,
are elated at the negro's sentence.
They will all breathe a sigh of relief
when he boards the train for Fort
Madison.
Bailey was the son of Scott Bailey,
acter. Crede Bailey gave the Ottumwa
police much trouble while living here.
j.Tanuary.
tance of 200 miles.
vice president and cashier Frederick attack of the grin are
Sargent was found dead in a bat:,
intel- |,,h last, nieht. failed to onen its doors
Sanitarium Almost Ready.
Cedar Rapids,. Dec. 18. The tu
berculosis sanitarium which is being
kind built near Iowa City is rapidly near- two defendants.
ling completion. It will be open for pa
tients probably during the month of New Pastor Installed.
Macon Citv Dec, 18. Keith Mer- Pa., hns been appointed director of theran church was not large enough
rill son of H. A. Merrill of this
was nominated yesterday by Congress- ion hand to take charge of the recep- the installation of the Rev. Otto
Shaw to Head Karisas City Bank, 'man Haugen as a candidate from the tion of the patients. The state and Schmidt as pastor. The oath was ad
New York. Dec.
18.—Leslie Shaw
Fourth district for an appointee to medical fraternity of the country are ministered by Dr. T. H. Dahl, presi
Lutheran church,
I
Long Wireless Message Successful.
Copenhagen, Dec 18. It was an
nounced here today that a wireless
telephonic message had been trans
mitted yesterday between Weissen
Cortelyou and Metcalf Better.
Washington. D. C., Dec 18. Sec
retaries Cortelyou and Metcalf, who
whose
are
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Head of Ringlinq Circus Dead.
New Orleans. Dec. 18.—Gns Ring
ling-, head of the circus combination.
died here today at a. sanitarium. Death of John Meyer, a farmery at
was caused by a complication of dis- Cross, pointed a shot gun at
eases. Ringling came to New Orleans I eight year old siBter and pullad
two weeks ago with the hope that the |triKKei».
southern climate would benefit him. I
OTTUMWA, WAPiELLO COUKTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1907 TSTUMBER ss
/tof«5?^RN
t.he sanitarium and Is expected to be to hold the people who tried to see
confined to their homes with an
cons'defed
somewhat better
today.
GIRL'S HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Was Loaded Pulled
Trigger.
Dubuque. Dec 18 Not knowing
it, was loaded, the twelve year old son
Hoi
his
the
off.
The gin's head was blown
ma
SANTA CLAUS
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"SNAPPER"GOES
TO 0SKAL00SA
COMMUNICATION FROM FARRELL
AWARDS HIM TO THAT
CITY.
From Wednesday's Dally.
"Snapper" Kennedy, says the Oslca
loosa Herald, was awarded to Oska
loosa in a communication received
from Secretary Farrell today. Fol
lowing is the telegram received late
this afternoon from the Herald:
Oskaloosa, Dec. 38.—The Oskaloosa
association received notification from
Farrell today that Kennedy belongs
here. Herald.
Mayor Phillips, president of the Ot
tumwa association, could not be
reached this afternoon and his opin
ion on the matter is not forthcoming.
Dr. J. C. Bonham says that It was
believed to be a foregone conclusion
that Mr. Kennedy was to be awarded
to Ottumwa. Isow comes the Infor
mation that. Ottumwa's jubilation was
all for naught.
The next move of Ottumwa will be
to secure the services of a manager
who will carry the pennant home for
Ottumwa next season. Goqd-bye
"Forty Five."
She Sues Saloon Keepers.
Clinton, Dec. 18. Rose Reader of
De Witt, in this county, has brought
two big damage suits against the li
auor dealers of that, cilty. because of
the death of her husband, who was
killed by falling from a buggy after
he had been sold Hquor by Theodore
Peters and W. E. Quirk. The plaintiff
believes herself entitled to damages
in -the sun. of $15,000 from each of the
Dr. Kirschner of Oil City, Decorah. Dec 18, The United Lu-
assisted by Dr. F. A. Schmidt father
of the new pastor. Otto Schmidt
comes well recommended from Mus
kego. Wis., where he served as pastor
for several ^ears
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Bussc Canont Move Appointees.
Springfield. 111.. Dec.. 18.—The su
preme court today holds that Mayor
Busse had no power to remove the
appointees of Mayor Dunne on the
Chicago Board of Education and
directs the state's attorney to file
quo warranto proceedings against the
Busse appointees, .directing them to
show by what authority tbey hold of
fice.
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Gay Sundays Again.
New York, Dcc. 18. The board of
aldermen yesterday adopted an ordin
ance which will permit Sunday theat
rical exhibitions with certain features
common to week-day shows eliminat
ed Mayor McClellan Is expected to
sign it not later than Friday, making
possible on next .Sunday a resumption
of practically the old order of things.
New Yorkers have experienced two
on the part of the amusement promo
ters, and the popular plea for a more
liberal Sunday law. Objection to yes
terday's ordinance was voiced by sev
eral church organizations.
No More Ypllow Fever.
Washington, D. C. Dec. 18. A
cablegram from Governor Magoon
state the last case of yellow fever
under treatment was discharged yes
terday, and that there is now no case
of yellow fever under treatment, ob
servation or suspicion In Cuba.
A rough count- of the census of
Cuba was cabled to the war depart
ment by Governor Magoon today,
showing the total population to be 2,-
028,282.
sjnce
Pastors Wife Undergoes Operation. probate yesterday afternoon, with her!
Marshalltown, Dec 18. Mrs. Wll
songi
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DIVIDENDS
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BUFFALO BILL
FORMER I0W AN
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COIJ. CODY, ON VISIT TO DES
MOINES. TELLS OF EARLY
DAYS IN IOWA,
Des Moines, Dec. 18.—Col. W. F.
Cody, known the world over an "But
falo Bill," was In Des Moines yester
day on account of the death of his
son-in-law, Lieut. Clarence Stott of
the second cavalry.
"Few people know it, but I am thor
oughly an Iowan," said Colonel Cody
as he stood in the lobbyfof the Cham
berlain hotel last evening. "I was
born in Scott county sixty-two years
ago and several years afterward
tramped clear across the state with
my parents to Nebraska, where I
learned to fight the Indians. I enjoy
Iowa and have many old friends'
here."
NOUNCEMENT TODAY.
"blue" Sundays, and the action of the had changed his mind or that con-^7*
aldermen was the result of protests I gress was loath to carry out his re% v,
an increase of 29 per cent
the census of 1899.
File Mrs. Taft's Will.
Cincinnati. O., Dec. 18. The will Dague of Fowler as a partner. XhsL.,
of Mrs. Louise M. Taft was filed for capital stock of each Is $10,000. $6^*
Charles P. Taft and William H. Colfax Pastor Resigns.
rector Taft. secretary of war, named as ex-1 Colfax, Dec., 1.8.—Rev. T. W. Evans,'^'^
or St. Pauls Episcopal church of this editors, T. William H., Henry W., I pastor of the Baptist church here for
city, underwent a surgical operation Horace D.. and Frances Louise Ed- two and a half years past, has tender
at Rochester, Minn., for exophthalmic warK -are left the Cincinnati realty, ed his resignation, to take effect earlv
goitre, with complications in the:ori jf sold, $25,000 each. After provid-i in March, and the same has been con
shape of a small tumor that caused jng several smaller bequ^t -. the l?il- sidered and accepted by the congrega
pressure on the trachea. Word from
the hospital is to the effect that the
operation was entirely successful and
that the patient is making a very sat
isfactory recover.
ance of the estate Is left to the daugh
ter. Frances Louise Edwards,
Jews Must Leave Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 18.—A dispatch
from Vladivostok declares that the
Jews have been ordered to depart
within four days. Jewish property
holders were given eighteen days in
which to liquidate.
"Buch" Hinrichsen Dead.
Alexandria, III., Dec., IS—Former
State Treasurer W. H. (Buck) Hin
richsen, died at his home here today.
He has been f^'ilug for the uast two
ieais.
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PENNSYLVANIA, PAN HANDLE,
NEW YORK CENTRAL AND LE­
HIGH DIRECTORS MAKE AN­
INVESTOR WOULD
ENJOIN CORTELYOU
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NEW YORKER SECURES CITATION"
BOND ISSUE
Pan Handle Dividend.
The directors of the Pan Handl*
line, also controlled by the Pennsyl
vania railroad today declared the re
gular seml-annuai dividend of 2% per
cent on preferred and 2 per cent on.
the common stock.
New York Central To.
New York, Dec., 18.—The regular
Quarterly dividend of' 1^4 per cent
Wjf
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GOULD CITING
FROM JUDGE
SECRETARY INTO COURT OVE*
Philadelphia. Dec., 18.—The direc
tors of the Pennsylvania company,
which operates the Pennsylvania rail
road lines west of Pittsburg, today
raised the dividend on the stock of
the company from a 6 to a 7 per cent
basis and they declared a semi-annual
dividend of four per cent.
$
st?S
wm
declared today by the New York Cen
tral.
Extra Dividend on Lehigh... i'j
Philadelphia, Dec. 18.—The dire®.
tors of the Lehigh Valley today de
clared the regular semi-annual divi
dend of 2 per cent and an extra
dividend of one' per cent on the com
mon stock and 5 per cent on the pre- ft
ferred.
Reading Declares Dividends. ,J|
Philadelphia, Pa., .Dec., 18 7-Th«
directors of the Reading company to
day declared the regular semi-annual "fvt
dividend of 2 per cent on the common
stock.
urer of New York.
Culbertson on Stringency.
Senator Culbertson today enteredf/.'J^^v
upon the discussion of his resolution^ 4
directing the committee on finance
investigate the causes leading up to» *,g
the present financial stringency.
referred to the message of the Presi
dent in which he suggested the neces^
sit.y of legislation in, the near futui*9®@||
and said that either the President^V
commendations.
Banks Re-open.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The comp-|
troller of the currency has authorize!?',
the First National bank of Eagle Lak» .:
Texas, which closed Nov. 9, to re-,
open for business tomorrow. Th«V.%
comptroller also authorized the City£S
National bank of Frederick, Okla., to
re-open Friday.
Three Private Institutions Close. '*,*
Indianapolis, Dec. 18.—The auditor^
of the Btate today ordered the Bankf®
of Fowler at Fowler, the Citizens^
bank at Ambia and the Goodland.J.'l,
bank a loodland to close their doors.
The action was taken under the law
passed by the last legislature regu
lating private banks. The throw
banks are owned by Daniel P. Bald*^,^
win of Logansport. The former arttor-^H
ney general of tne state, and Wm. H.
tion. The Rev. Mr. Evans came herei
from Central City, Neb., and during
his energetic pastorate the church has.
been built up and increasing in mem
bership. Announcement of his desir®
to withdraw from the work came as a
surprise to his church and to the coio
munity.
One Dead Result of Train Wreck.
Concordia, Ivan., Dec., 18.—The east
bound Union Pacific passenger was
wrecked by a broken rail seven miles
east of here today one man was kill
ed and two women dangerously iujur
ed. Others are slightly injured, Uw
names are unobtainable.
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Would Enjoin Cortelyou.
Washington. D. C., Dec. 18. Jus
tice Gould of the district supreme
court today cited Secretary Cortelyou
to appear in the court on Jan 3 next
to show csyise why he should not ba
enjoined from turning over or deliv
ering the balance of $21,450,000 In
Panama canal bonds to certain banks
and persons to whom he has announc- SfJ
ed allotments.
The citation Issued Is based on tin*1 *r
petition filed by George W. Austin of
New York, who declares he made
proposal to purchase the bonds ad-::
vertised for the issue at their fac«*f
value of three million dollars, agree*-^
ing to pay at the rate of 103.36 and!
accrued interest per hundred dollars,
and on notice of acceptance of bls^j.^
subscription stands ready to deposit
the amount with the assistant treas-?»f-^ Cl.
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