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TUESDAY, December 8, 190a.
To
-tjuiid
,r. .•• .-. ... •:.
y- •*'.. .••/.
Farmers!
If in, .need of a Wagon
remember I have the
old reliable
Charter Oak
Wagon
ibat lias stood the test for
years on Ottumwa streets.
Noue Better Made
Very truly yours,
Geo. W. Davidson
Professional Cards.
CHARLES A. BRAUN,
Safe and Time Lock Expert.
Safe anil ISank Locks, opened. 220
Main street, Ottmnwa, Iowa.
E.
DR. C, R. PARKER,
Weltmer Instructor and Expert Mag
netic Practitioner.
Vice President Iowa Stnto Ass'u. Mag
•uetle Doctors. Office: Room 12. tinker
BJdg. Sew 'Phone SIS: Itcs. 3211 Lillian
Kti-eet. ..
OSTEOPATHY.
DR." BELLE H. OLNEY,
Osteopath.
Rooms, 13 and 16, linker Untitling,
^levator.
Taki*
DR. J. F. BYRNE.
Graduate of American School of Osteopa
thy, KtrfcHVille. Mo.
Rooms S and 7 Summers Building. Office
hours 8-rtO tojS:P0:. 1:30 to 4:00.
ELIZABETH M. THOMPSON,
Osteopathic Physician.
Graduate American School Osteopathy,
Klrksville. .Missouri.
Office. 227 X. Court St. New 'Phone S01.
Honrs. !i:0Qin I2:«l and 1:30. to 4:00.
LAWYERS.
j: A. C. STECK.
Attorney At: Law.'
Kooms 1. and .'Telephone Tiki, ., Ot
tnrnva, lown.
MJfO. If llElNU1-:L. J. P. WEUBSB
HEINDEL & "V/EBETER
Lawyers.
Booms Id and 19 linker tlioek, Ottumwa
I»»a.
.CHAS. X. PUL1.KN. ('HAS. C. AYUKS
FULLEN & AYRES,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
Snlt.e 1. Williamson BoUdlng. 105 -Norlli
Rvroct. Otitmnya, Iowa.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
a
Dr. A. O. WILLIAMST
"i' I C., U. I. & l1. Id Co.,
^gesidenec. 21(1 Nortti Jell'ersou stmt.
Office. 12ft Court street. Kesidonce tele
1 w?*3"
0®CI
telephone, 00. Ottumwa,
BURT LAFORC^,^h7gT,~m7 D~
/-TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT.
W. S. Parker, Ticket Agent.
'.BURLINGTON ROUTE, C., B. & Q,
.. No. Going East. Depart
JAi—Chicago, l»ulii:(jnc, .V Qiilucy 2:10 a.
l«-ti-Local Prci^lit U:4u u. iu
10b—Burlington Si: Lo^its.. 7:3?i-a. ni.
1P1—Peoria. Diilmciue & Quliicy. .ll.-.jOa. 111
*Ui—Chicago Miulced 1:25 p. ni.
4a—Chicago. S(. Louir Qniney 7:10 p! m.
Sit-I.'ant trail 8:3" p. ut.
2a—Chicago, Peoria ft Rockfonl.11:43 p.
fct. Madison accouimodntlou, daily except
lay. depart 7'10 iu: 'arrive S:CO p.m.
Going West.
5ft—Omaha. Council Mull's
Xtjfrasfca 12:."," a. tn
,.J5s— Kast mail 2:411 II. in
MB-Local fr»,ght FI:30 A. M.
3«—Oiintlin. Kniisps Oily. Denver
llbt Springs. Deadwood. Og
den. Portland & California. 7-45 a
Ti-Fisi mail 8:.j2al ta
9b~Peorla to Crester. I:ii0p. in
13a—Limited I..... :i:2sp. ia
Uh--C'h!cago to Ottumwa, u.ilve.lO.iX) p.
In- Denver & Omaha ... .ll:n3 p. m.
a, dally: h, escejit .Sunday. Nos. 7, S ami
v'lS/do not carry passouj.ei-s.
CHICAGO,ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
„No. Go:ng East. llepart
200. Keolmfc, Kansas City. Oill
foraia aud Southwest ....T.10:15a
202 Iveokul: a:3» p! m.
204 Eldon, Davc iioorf i-. Chicago 10:30 p. m.
Going West.
203 Des Moines. TCnthvcn, west
and northwest 7:00 a. in.
201 lies Moines
(and
Oinnlin ... .52:10 p. ni
20» Oes Moines and Omaha ... 7:05 p] m!
•Vnless otherwise si -ciliei,. a',1 trains ari
dally eictajt Sunday.
TRAJJJS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. J. Packard, Agent.
Chicago. Onhiiaue &'
•Milwnukee
-Mlfw.yikee
'Ids.--eta '..
Kansas' City
•part
.t172.-1.-J a. m.
....... .Ii :10 a.
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and
... I'4 ., p.
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•'••"i- local
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lil0:20 a. ra
7:20 a. in
.10:0.7a. m.
No. VK'-, fl'c!| h'. wist, leiivcs
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(No.101. freight. wst, JtM-rcn .....T:0ti a. ni
!?Kp.-Ol. fieifflin wi'f-r, %re« :i u)n
m'
Ottutnwa-M'jsoatihe Cut Off.
Arrive. I'cpart
Chicago,' ltt.vcntKiit.Miif
catliic ..i. :i7.00 lil2:»M-m
No. 02. freishi- cast, leaves .... 0:30 a. in
No. 62. fwl^lit, cast. Ictm-g J-.., oa
•a. daily: 1. except Snud.iy d. csccpt .Mou
day.
Freight livlsr- arrive ,t and depart 'com
Ottuiuwp. miction.
WABASH.
nliJ 'Al'»'U-e. Depnn
Kaasfts Olty & it.
Loui3 a,'.tu.' aS:20 oi
Kan4a» City: •& St.-".
-i^Lonla, .:.. a7:6o
v-"Vreig^rUxrains
l-oi-:'.I iH.-i^n^ IiSVOii p. ni
l'a:-t frefisiil i12:Iii p: ,i(.
•, dally li, except sundry.
..Lonla a?:6o li in o..,« ^u«ajuuu«u -regdraing
0nyinu ii»st^,g"rsU ll^- !them
TRADES cbUNCIL
Tri-Weckly Courier.
BY THE COURIER PRINTING CO.
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th August, 1848.
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Entered as second class matter Oc
tober 17. 1903, at the postofflce, Ottuin
wa, Iowa, under the Act of Congress cf
March 8, 1879.
THE CANAL PROJECT.
In view of the importance attached
in the United States to the canal, it
is interesting to note some of the his
torical points in connection with the
isthmus and the canal project. From a
historical standpoint the isthmus has
yielded much that has been of inter
est since it was discovered more than
400 years ago. In this connection
the Courier's Washington correspond
ent H. J. Mahin writes, of. tl}erfcity of
Panama as follows: •.
"The city of Panama was founded in
l.MS and is therefore the oldest city
of continental America. There are,
of course cities in Cuba and on other
islands that are older, liut Panama is
at the head o" the list on the conti
nent. The name Panama like hun
dreds of o'thor names ol cities iu
America is taken from the Indian lan
guage and means "Plenty of FiBh"
In its palmy days Panama was the
richest city in Amcrica by far, as in
the days of Spanish domination all the
gold, silver and emeralds from the
mines of Peru and Bolivia passed
through Panama, en route to Spain.
For this reason the city was strongly
fortified and was at one time consid
ered the Gibraltar of Spanish America.
In spite of this, however, the city was
taken by Henry Morgan, the famous.
buccaueer with a handful of follow
ers. He safcked the city and took
away with him 175 mules loaded with
treasure."
originate, with the DeLosseps of
Tisss
year during the gold nnii to California
the casual observer of socjologic! de
velopment,"tliat many a well educated
man of good address and ability fails
to win a satisfactory position in-life
because he has a shrinking nature
CHiicAfid, MILWAUKEE gf ^AUL aggressiveness. Many young pfoplej- But the foreign business of this peo
••.' ?v'.'Arrice.s "f'epart
contound
Rn
»2 a.
a
ar® ent'rely
XU5t
...
,i.
d" a»5
A
m.
a-:a p. iu.
of the enterprise. From this Utile utf ^uring this same period ouri
['ojcct went through I^P^rts aggregated $80,000,000, leav-'
to 1849 the.canal project went through! !mports
Americans lies I became interested'in ?0I1?merce
the matter and thev built a railroad'
Colon, on the Gulf'
from what its now v/wum, uie i^uit'
niHmn Thio
of Mexico ro Paiiama. This brings
AbbtKMON AS A SUCCESS commenting on this phase of the ques
FACTOR. I tion, the Cedar Rapids Republican per
In the December Success, Orison S.i Gently inquires:
Marden treats the above subject in a »n
_i ,,, -, ., ",c:
ly mistaken
~«°n
fiad is the quality necessary to the
youug main and woman who would
raise themselves to their full value.
The whole question is summed up by
Mr. Marden in the fololwing concise
manner:
'"Tis true.'tis pity and pity'tis true"
that modest worth that retires from
the public gaze and prizes thrust upon
it waits in vain. The world moves
too fast in this twentieth century to
turn aside to seek out shrinking abil
ity. We must all go to the world. We
need not delude ourselves with the
Idea that it will come to us, no matter
how able or meritorious we may be.
While actual inability can never hope
to hold its own, even though, through
self-conceit and aggressive methods,It
niay succeed in pushing its way ahead
for a time, it is equally true that
shrinking, self-effacing ability rarely
comes to its own."
IN MEMORY OF GEN. SIGEL.
The bill introduced by Congressman
Warner to provide for the erection of
a monument to the memory of Gen.
Franz Sigel, will find general favor
throughout the west. By his prompt
and able action in the first year of the
war he touched what might be
termed a popular .sentiment, but more
than that lie demonstrated that he
was one qt" the few men in command
who were ready when that momentous
struggle was precipitated. This was due
primarily to his one predominating
characteristic—action.
such an aggressiveness with] pie has a better use than to warn us
egotistic boastfulness, but itt this against radical tariff changes. This
better use is to illustrate the grounn
AS contmu-1
a disadvantage in trying to atlafn the ^^^'^0"
hesitate to say so wiQi
"u,i,k"'" c,,^
vidioti, Tlilt, i»-u quality: far remov
ed fri im the show of boastful conceit
His record dui-Jng the first years of
the war in connection with events in
Missouri is most notable. Trained for
the m5st arduous duties by his expe
rience iu European wars, he was en
abled to conduct successful campaigns
against an enemy of superior numbers.
He immediately became known as a
fighter. Of his work during these Lyons
years the Chicago Inter Ocean perti- Newton.,
nently says:
"He was conspicuous in the group of
unionists in St. Louis who urged im
mediate tction against, lite secession
ists, and in April, 1861, was comman
der of a regiment composed mainly of
German-Americans, which took the in
itiative under Gen. Lyon in the move
ment to capture Camp' Jackson and
save Missouri to the union.
"Camp Jackson was captured on May
12, 1861, before the organization of
had been completedTt^-al alm^t^he
been a pet project since 1520, just services to the union that at the age
voflrs flftpr thta ivrhmne woe
Hernando Cortez. the conquerer of1
Touching the- canal -question, Mr.
Mahin shows that the idea of this pro
ject being of comparatively recent or
igin, is erroncoits. The beginning of
the end in the construction of a trans
isthmian waterway that seems now to
have come in theso first years of the ... »TRUI*-JR»I »HJ
twentieth century is centuries old in nois" For the. present at least Governor
its conception. The scheme did not .Gen. Sigel's record in Europe is
of two regiments marching against the
rebels, and he had met the enemy iu
several engagements before Grant had
taken command: of the Twenty-first Illi
nois"
.Gen. Sige^'s record in Europe is
Gtlual!y
I "b"1' *lu omu. Al. T.no ilffp f^1 |.r
rreda, proposed the buiidaig ol th0!a«„ni.oi oicr^i
rial in 1520 and sofne years later!
memorles
Mexico had the region surveyed with Sers among thousands of Americans,
the same idea in view. In 1550 An-1 who will heartily endorse the move-
rs,s ad-».««? —.
the country and suggested rour differ-! ,,,
ent routes but. nothing was done in the Washington,
matter. The project then languished'
until 1811 when the Spanish Qortez
passed an act ordering the construc
O.CTOBER EXPORTS
...
a
3S««ated $80,000,000, leav-
A
sh°ws
sine'e
wo" enouoh
)essnegg 0F the
wrong. HSUCS UI uie rears or nard times.
3:0., p. m., ed boastfulness must be a detriment to With such an exporting business, with
one possessing such a characteristic| suohJa,balance of trade in favor of (his
so the too retiring individual labors at'
cor'ntry,
desired ends. The exports and the balance of trade
This is an age of competition and in favor of this side, both point to a
between those two extremes there is for.tinuation of the good times which
a happy mean, which if attained will
UaVC meant
bo instrumental in securing the deslr-j OPPOSING GENERAL WOOD,
ed advances. Mr. Marden says: "It' There is a fee!iug on the part of
is not only indispensable to halve our'
mental storehouses well stocked with
superior goods, but it is also.necessary
that we advertise them," The rightly.
equipped young person going 5ut into
Uie knows that he can do certain
iiuU.gs anil when questioned regarding
1
the various experiences and in this: Ln*'^ °f trade in our l'avor of1' best thing to do is to take action I i'o p° icitj umit .d to tne
SRO.OOit A 1»Q\H«3HF AIIW iltl fVlflt PHHON Kill
I A
,otal salea a,3road
_T
yoar
"P
to
1SS9.
the canal history down to about ISGOtTu *aw« In the face of
and from then on the details are well astonishing figures^ there are
known" (peopie.in the United States who are
continually finding fault with the
SELF-ASSERTION AS A surr eUAmerican trade and tariff policies.. In
under the
to let such a
,"t, system alone, at least for a while?
way that deserves attention. O^en-, Wouldn't tinkering with our taliff pol
ing his discussion he brings odt a] tcies very much resemble the story ot
poiut tnat has been noticed by oven dog, who, crossing a stream, on a mui. pemaps i.ue mgn scnooi and col
log, saw the. reflection of the bone in lege students, just for the novelty of
his mouth in the water below and the thing, will now see what they can
4nmna/) iK 1. 111 thil W'-CJ l*f 1YI 1/ in i» i.....
jumped after the image in the water,
tailing the real bone with him, losing
all before he got back to dry land
again?
We are told all the time that new
a,c lulu a li
abliors publicity the thought ot conditions make new duties—tariff as
pushing himself is repugnant to him."]w§ll as other duties. But surely as
this Mr. Marden attributes to a "total-! *ons
'e ume
as our
exl10rts can
be kept at such
of a healthy ctise'for mdTcal'chang^'"16 °X'
fears of hard times.
it does not seem possible that
can be 011 the verfie of
S° mU°h
to
a"
thc
.the promotion of
Iie0'jle'
tlie general public that the opponents
of General Wood have failed to make
a good case in the charges that have
been filed against him. it appears to
those who have watched the ease
that theses enemies have been exceed
ingly tardy In making their complaint
to
General
"Wood To
have made the objection," that he was
beine advanced nnr r,f Jne Prosed state constabulary
Deing auvancea out of his order, per- be-'• enforced against the convict"^
tjoent it should have been made at the W a community. The constuiiularv la\
Hl«« fll»«l,IW,t MMflTilin.* I.rti- I If ...
time President MeKiuley' 'nominated
him for a brigadier generalship.
The present proposition, to''idvaiice
px
it
TBIC OTTTiMWA COURlEft
1
France. Regarding this phase-pf^the telling. He-had heen commander-j
the question Mr. Mahm says: in-chief of'the revolutionary army in! Mr: Bryan will probably not forgive
"The first canal scheme was made! Germany when.he was 24 y6ars of age.: ??.' p''Jve'aiu'. immediately
public over 400 years ago. It has So conspicuous and deserving were his Wm for nr^idPni''
1
a,
There were exported from the Uni-
General Wood to the rank of major
general is entirely fn the natural or
der of things. That the opposition
has failed to make any headway in
the investigation now being made in
Washington is believed by the people
of the country. These people are in
clined to look at the accusations with
considerable suspicion on account of
the fact that they have been supported
by such men as Neely and Rathbone.
They have no use for the type of hon
esty which General Wood exemplifies
and oppose him for the reason that lie
was instrumental in bringing to an
end their reign of plunder in Cuba.
The people are with General Wood.
IOWA POSTOFFICES.
Iowa has eleven first-class postoffices
according to the report of the auditor
of the postoffice department for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1903. Ot
tumwa stands eighth in the list with
receipts for the year amounling to
$51,654.43. The report made to the
secretary of the treasury gives the of
fices in the following order
.$440,050.20
....
145,450.09
113,535.13
103.2Go.62
90,703.56
.. 64,338.40
63,220.14
.. ..51,654.43
49.916.C9
.. ..47,491.06
..39,554.77
Des Moines
Sioux City ..
Cedar Rapids
Davenport ..
Dubuque.. ..
Council Biuifs
Burlington ..
Ottumwa
Keokuk ..
Waterloo ..
Marshalltown
The receipts of the principal second
class ofiices—those whose receipts ex
ceed $8,000 and are under $10,000 are:
..$38,632.73
..32,698.27
.. 31,720.21
..29,554.80
-.29,573.20
..24,865.16
Iowa City ..
Clinton ..
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Muscatine..
Oskaloosa ..
Boone ..
Fort Madison
Cedar Falls
Creston.. ..
Decorah ..
Griunell
Red Oak.. .,
Shenandoah
Webster City
0
When. Ottumwans fully realize tlio !nim
bG^depcuae^f
wy"l6C
Doiuei states. In ,vho
1
settlinK the'
first decisive blow on behalf of the un- upon to render a right have meant no canal during- the life
ion cause in the west on what was re-f of this generation, for the statesman
ion cause in the west on what was re
garded as neutral, territory. It fixed
the status Of the border stnrp* Tn
So '^roruncir T^-UiX
Tom's Cabin"
York.
ii sent a letter to Commissioner Warp
as interesting and romantic in. relinquishing his claim to a pension
President.
though the Now that the waterworks matter is
of his heroic service still lin- disposed of Ottumwans can turn their
attentio11 10
U'° christ™a.s_
passed an act ordering the construc- '. 2 "ere exported from the Unl- uncle Joe Cannon continues (o ence to mj- iov
tion of tho canal and appropriating' States during the month of Octo- jhold a firci hand in the house of repre-1 luwa politics and
funds with whicb to meet the .expense! AAI'A800^8
am.°?Inting
Perhaps the senate will soon decide ^e"e!al-
uui iavui ut u"ugj uu iss iu iuk
review of our foreign sn that Cuban reciprocity bill.
that our balance ofj
lor this
nionth was mor,e The recognition of America's influ
for any ence in the far east is being shown lr
«*«.r
under the operation of the Russo-Japanese affair.
°Per^ion of
the Russo-Japanese affair.
Next in order will be a book entitled
"The Passing of Dowie."
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
If Congressman Wade eah get a
new federal building for Muscatine
the Muscatine Journal threatens to
"send a republican after it the next
time."
The Des Moines Capital suggests
that perhaps the high school and col-
do in the way of making a few centc-i
rushes down through some of the t"\t
books which their fogyish parents have
provided them.
A
A disadvantage of biennial elections
in the opinion of the Brooklyn Chron
icle, is that so many officials will be
chosen at one time. "Among so manv
offl.cers," the Chronicle fears, "it will
be impossible to distinguish as to the
merits of individuals, and local issues
will be lost sight of or will be given
undue prominence."
—O—'-
Burlington Hawk-Eye.—Of all the
standpatters, Editor Paul MacLean
was. the standpauirigest standpatter
that ever stanrtpatted.
—o—
The Marshalltown Tinies-Republi
can say the Martin liquor law- appears
to he abreast of the sentiment of the
state, and it expresses its posime
opinion that np sumptuary law like
the prQHosed state constabulary
lu.y- vvoijld, if enacted, the Tillies-Kc
PUtai'.-iii bi'lieves'. set the cause of
r®11
'C'".''"""" '•.•forin back, nveiuy
in the
importance of a question and under-' abandoned the Panama route be
... cause the Colombia banditti had im
ship
*mmipeuu, a veiurau actor, mercenar
George Thompson, a vetcrau actor, honest .j111** mercenary as the states-
ls gaid tQ be the firat mau fco act
died recently in Xew i,,
T'iL''/.!!-''
u~i!ue 1,'cc)rd-
even
03(1
niakiug preparations for
season.
to
fool some of his followers, but he can
not fool ail of them ait ot the time
in value to $160.- sentathres. 'have always been anions the upper
llii ilable 1
2-sk
IkfJ
WWflW
peal might logically result in the sub
stitution of a high license law. "The
people are not readv for a state con
stabulary," concludes the Marshall
town paper, "and when they are ready
there will be nothing left for a state
constabulary to do."
The Waterloo Courier suggests the
possibility of the President dissolving
the deadlock in the Iowa delegation by
naming a man of his own choosing to
succecd Judge Shiras. And the Cour
ier thinks the President might get a
better man this way than if he wait
ed the delegation's recommendation.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye thinks
tie tax ferret law needs to be ferreted
out.
—o—"
"A child labor law is the natural
complement of a compulsory education
law," says the Dubuque Times, speak
ing of the possibility of child labor leg
islation at Des Moines this winter.
"The presence of the one would reduce
opportunity and temptation to avoid
the other."
—0—
*Mt required a long: time for Grover
to make tip his mind, but he said
it aw if he meant it," says the Chero
kee Democrat.
—o—
Sioux City Journal.—If young men
desire to think of their mothers to
the best advantage they should im
prove the time before the law has laid
a heavy hand on them and locked
them up.
"A SAFE PRESIDENT."
Cedar Rapids Republican.—The
mugwump New York Times professes
to believe that the people of America
are disturbed and even alarmed by
recent and current exhibitions of ad
venturous spirit iu high places, and
that they have "a longing for the
security and tranquility which the
administration of a safe president
v.-ould vouchsafe to the country."
The mugwump idea of a safe pres
ident. is a man who will do nothing
.16,787.65' that has not been done before. When
13,745.681 Hawaii desired to be annexed, the
17 624 '3 "V-'Swumps applauded the president
I f. .1
/Vf)7 recalled the treaty of annexation.
-That was their idea of safety in that
io,110.4-| instance. They would have rejoiced in
.16,700.32: ISO* in a president who would have
15,692.98 submitted to every Spanish atrocity
.17,096.611 ^'en
10 lhe
!G647.iri '-v
i-'-ooon (avor
John Mitchell was given a hearty re-!
ception on his arrival in Trinidad. He
has demonstrated his ability to han-:
die strikes and the miners of the coun
try have an abundance of confidence
in him.
blowing up of the Maine.
u*ou'J
i-'oin'oq J. -'1'
have thrown up their hats
the
wai"
llad
been
oI
fought out, in
f1" administration that would
J—O. have turned its bae.k upon manifest
destiny in the Philippines. And they
are "distrusted and even alarmed" be
cause Mr. Roosevelt has been doing a
few things that make for the progress
ot the world during the last few
months.
The Times is thinking, of course,
about the Panama episode. The Times
would have rejoiced if we had had a
White House who would
may po^j .Vnpo^lble^
of Costa Rica is every bit as dis-
manshjp of Colombia
i-U R11 111A 11 im vv
vBurthe- r«^=
j0
He has
idea is not the
American idea. The American idea is
tilings, and a majority of the
:•••.. people are persuaded that there is
little danger in aggressiveness as ex
emplified by President Roosevelt. A
low doetrinaries around New York
and Boston may be enamoured of dry
ot, but the people as a whole want
none ol it.
NARROW NEWSPAPER POLICY.
^'"1 J1II.JI I'J U1J JUI L3 IUJ
attention being paid to a rival oaper
•-U |./V.» I
oi to anj. other paper which miq ht in
the slightest possible way derive any son, Ala.,) Wiley
oeneflt from such notice. Houston. Croft
most things in the minds^'of th
The Cedar Rapids Gazette contends (iuote and share his columns with hi
that no supreme court has the right fellow editors, but it Hives the neoni
to order the Bible either into a public
school or out of a school, "it is as
legal-to read Job as Longfellow or
Whittier," in the Gazette's opinion
"It is just as proper to read the his
tory of Moses, Aaron and Joshua us
written in the Bible as it is to studv
the Iliad. If there are inaccuracies
in one direction there are myths in
the other. It is certainly as legiti
mate to study the Psalms of David for
their composition alone as to studv
the works of Shakespeare."
people
fo\sa p.tpei. lhe outside Illinois jour
nals, even the best ones in Springfield
Peoria, Iiloomington. Decatur Quincv
etc., are practically ignored bv the big
city dailies, wnose editors or business
managers have tne narrow notion ing the rules so as ti add a-i add'
esfs eauS be fostered0
tht'r
0W1
No nioie polics ts ^et Xuniecf
adopted, and it accounts one wav
papers, and while it subscribes largely
for them it turns to its own line dailv
papers for its political .nut general
opinion.
It is a satisfaction to the Hawk-Eye
to be able to say that the Iowa press
is not actuated by this narrow, exclu
sive policy. There has long been a free
and generous exchange of thought
among the Iow.1 dailies. There is inueh
of criticism and much of commenda
tion, and it nil leads to a healthful and
progressive type of journalism that is
making Iowa famous. It not only
(broadens the editor individually lo
bi. tt(.i idea of tlii: trend of opinion
in the state.
It there is one thing' that, more than
any other, is responsible for the high
tone and standing ot the Iowa news
papeis, and the- broader intelligence of
the people ol the state, it is this
broad-minded characteristic featu'-e of
liberal exchange of editorial ideas.
Ion a is a state apart lor this reason
and will always be a wav superior
to other states because of it
DEMANDS OPEN PORT.
United States Wants Wiju, Corea to
Open Its Doors.
Seoul. Dec. 5.—United States min
istoi Allen had a long interview with
the emperor ol Corea todav on the
subject of the demand of the United
States for the opening to the com
merce oi the world ol' the Corean port
ot i.iu ou tho alu liver. No dchmte
decision was readied. The uovrm
mont has been placed ia a dilemma
by the demand or the United States
MRS. CLEMENS IS ILL-
at
,.J
jheciji allowed to see ler
mi 'mmmimky. Mmum itiin
Has Been Indisposed Since Her Arrival dar Rupius one of the most noted
LACEY IN
OLD PLACE
SIXTH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN
MADE CHAIRMAN PUBLIC
LANDS COMMITTEE.
OTHER IOWANS NAMED
Hepburn Heads Committee on Inter
State and Foreign Commerce, and
Hull That on Military Affairs—Cous
ins, Smith and Wade.
Washington, Dec. 5.—Speaker Can
non announced the following house
committees today:
Appropriations— Hcmenway, Bing
ham, Van Voorhis, McCleary, Littaucr,
Brownlow. Gardner (Michigan), Burlc
ett, Gilletf. (Masaehusetts), Smith
(Iowa), Marsh, Livingston, ^Pierce,
Benton, Taylor, underwood, Brundagv.
Judiciary—Jeukins, Parker, Alexan
der, Warner. Littlefleld. Thomas (Io
wa), Powers (Massachusetts). Nevin,
Palmer, Pearrie, Gillette (California),
Dearmond, Smith (Kentucky), Clayton,
Henry (Texas). Little, Brantley.
Banking and Currency—Fowler,
Prince, Calderhead, Lovering, Doug
las, Powers (Maine), Spalding, Mc
Morran, Weems, Mccreary. Daniels.
*iayer. Lewis, Padgeft, Bartlett,
Thompson. Pujo.
Interstate and foreign commerce—
Hepburn. Sherman. Wagner. Mann,
Lovering,.Stevens, Burke. Esch. Cuah
rnan. Iy!e, Townsencl, Davev, Adam
fon, Shaekieford, Ryan. Richardson
(Alabama), Lamar (Florida.)
Rivers and harbors—Burton, Dove
ner. Bishop, McHeson, Alexander, Lau
rence, Davidson. McLachlin, Lorimer,
Jones (Washington), Bede, Lester,
Bankhead, Sparkman, Ranseil, Bur
gess. Humphreys.
Agriculture Wadsworth. Henry.
(Conn). Wright, Haush^n, Scott, Has
l:ins, Graff. Cromtr, Lorimer. Brooks,
Adams, (Wis), Lamb. Bowie, Burle
son, Lever, Brezeail. Cassingham, Ro
tley.
Foreign Affairs—Hilt. Adams. (Pa.),
Cousins, William A. Smith. (Mich.),
Charles B. Landis, (lud.), Perkins,
Beidler, Foster, Otjen, Capron. Long
worth, Diusmoro. Howard, Burleson,
Scudder, Kehoe, Flood,
Military Affairs Hull, Ketcham,
Parker, Caprou, Stevens Dick. Mon
ileii, Esch, Prince, Hoiliday, Young,
Sulzer, Hay. Slayten, Broussard, Ma
honey, Denney. McGuire.
Naval Affairs—Foss. Dayton, Lon
denslager, Butler, (Pa.). Mudu, Cous
ins, Roberts. Vreeiand, Brick, Brande
gee, Loud, Meyer, Tate, Rixey. Wil
liam W. Kitchen. Vandiver. Wade
Postofiice and post roads Over
street. Barduer. (N\ ,r.) Sperrv. Hedge
Siblej, Knapp, Ooebcl. Stceuerson
Staftord. Darragh. Murdock Moon
(Tenn.) Griggs. Cowherd. Wilson, (X.
Y.) Kluttz. Kalanainaolc-
Public lands f.acey. Hondell Mil
ler, Needluim. Martin. Fordncv Vol
stead. Dixon, Knopf. Shiras. McCarthy
Shafrotli. Griffith. Burnett Foster (111)
Rueker, Glass. Rodey.
Pensions Loudenstager.
son (Pa.) Draper. Campbell
Brown,. Hogg. Longworth.
(Ala.,)
w™?' f,SK
..a, K. U»,„ ij oieM' r,ilUli. aS
advertisement for that paper and is
deti imental to their oirn interests For boit,
this reason one seldom sees in the Chi-
1
,«o papers quotaiions from or refer
e.ico to any Iowa papers, although
business conditions
Want More Democrats.
Williams, tne itnnontv leader ob
tained unanimous cons ni- for an I
hours general discussion. Dearmond, i1,1'
(Mo.) introduced a resolution anviid-'
ll°nal
democratic member to all large
At 1 10 lhe
a"J°llrned.
for the lack of cordiulirv amon-j the Sessions Will Merge.
Illinois papers and the Chicago sheets-
As
As for lown. it has long since demon- I qualihcation as to the time this will in
slutted us independence of Chicago effect merge the extra session into the
the house adjourned without any
regular session. The result will he to
cause a lapse iu the nomination of Gen
eral Wood and l(j'7 others
CATHEDRAL ROOF FALLS.
Famous Old Building in Toledo, Spain,
is Badly Damaged.
Madi id. Dec. —The roof of the fa
nious cathedral at Toledo, which was
I regarded as a master piece of art, fell
in yesterday. The cathedral was be
:gun in the thirteenth century, and it
«.,ui luuaiM n, leqiiuej .100 Outs to com/jlete To
hurc- his columns with his Icdo principal object of attraction
was its cathedral. It was in some
respects the finest in Spain, and was
b^r ma.ij persons considered superior
in attraction to St. Peter's itself. The
building was 400 feet long and 200
tett ide. It was designed by Pedro
.. n.vu ut(, (ICU|J11T
Perez Diaz who was born in 12:17 and
died in 12S3.
AMERICANS SLAIN BY NATIVES.
Eight of Crew of Shipwrecked Sewall
are Believed Victims of Islanders.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 5.—Eight of the
crew of the American shin Benjamin
Sewall, which was wrecked in For
mosa waters October G. are believed
to have been murdered by the natives
of Tobago Island, where the occu
pants of two lifeboats lamied. The
Sewall was abandoned after laboring
in a typhoon forty-eight hours.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
John Wesley Gelser to Speak at Elks'
Lodge Room.
Memorial services for tlio dead .will
he heid at the Elks' lodge room, cor
ner of Green and Second streets, to
morrow afternoon, December 6 at 2-30
oclocii. John Wesley Geiger nf Ce-
Florence. ["fepeaiters uijlongms to the order will
Florence, Italj, Dec. —Sjaee Mrs. deliver me address of the. afternoon
Ciointus. the ill- oi Samuel L. Clem-! Mr. Geiger had a call to deliver a me-1
a* I Maik r^vaiu i, in IA ed litre. No.. monui addi fiss ai mjjla'.iupoHs Jnd on
cinl" S. s)ie has bu so indispobCd ,• uwet .nnd»y but. proferred to come tri
thai. u« (no outside of the iamily has Ottumwa. Elks and friends ol' KU s-
are invited .to. be present
I"1 I!
Patter
Ames,
Richard
cr
,!-nus:
Maddock. Hearst. Hughes
Senate Holds Short Session
Wi.hout tianaactlns any business of
ftcne-.al importance the senate at 12-10
-oday, adjourned until Monday. Wren
-he nonso convenotl the speaker an
nounced his committees.
IN DAVIS COUNTY.i
ht01rk
if
-1
Items of Interest From Bloomfleld and
Vicinity.
Bloomfleld, Ilec. 4.—Mrs. Carl Shaw
has returned from Drake villc, wher»
bfeen spending the past week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. lev
ant.
Mrs. Guy Gleascn of West Grove,
spent Thursday here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Grant.
The Bloomfleld chapter Royal Arch
Masons mot in reglilar-.session Wed
nesday evening and proceeded to the
installation of the following officers,
elected a few weeks ago for the en
suing year: v~s
Most Excellent High Priest—T. P.,
Bence.
KiiiK—N.
s.
.Tohnson. .r,-:
Scribe—C. M. BUrgess.
Captain of the Host—G.-P. Frvbcr-^^
ger.
Principal Sojourner—J. 1'. Toombs.
P.cya! Arch Captair.—W. W. Pow
er.
Grand Master of Third Veil—W. W.
Rawiings.
Grand Master iff Second. Veil—S. A.
Lorehz.
Grand Master of First Veil—C. R. .?
Davis.
Sentinel—John TJIiiott.
Ti-easurer—W. J. Law.,
On Wednesday evening Mrs. W. H.
DilHner, assisted by Mrs.
yv.
Wallace Richards of Cory don was a
business visitor at 'this place Thurs
day.
Mfs. G. 34ies of Stiles returned
homo Thursday after a short visit'
i't the home of Mr. and Mis. William
li'enueinan.
D- H. Elam is spending a few days
in Corydon on business.
Mrs. Park Findley, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Mary Findley re
turned Friday to her home in Beloit,
Kan. Mrs. Mary Findley will remain
during the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Kinsinger and
children of Pulaski, visited at the
A. C. Lester home Thursday.
Miss Grace Collins of Stiles is fill
ing the vacancy in the treasurer's of
1 ce caused by the absence of her
fiither, J. H. Collins, deputy treasur
er, who is absent from the city on a
business trip to Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Marmon very
pleasantly entertained the latter's Sun
day school class on Wednesday eve
ning Jaa Mr. Marmon teaches a Ann
class of sixteen young- men and wom
en of the M. E. Sunday school, all o*
whom wvne present and. greatly en
joyed a social evenine spent in play
ing flinch, crokinole and other games.
Towards the close of the evening re
freshments were served.
On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Will Saunders were host and hostess
to the Fortnightly Whist 9lub. The
honors of the game were won by Mrs.
D. Wray, who was awarded a'hand
some piece of stationery. The booby
prize fell to the lot of Mrs. Harvev
Wray, who received a tiny deck of
cards, bearing this inscription: "If
you can not play big cards, perhaps
you can play small cards." At lhe
closij. of the evening oysters were
nerved and the evening was one of
pleasure to all. Mrs. A. H. Fortune
'i1}?. Young of the Lang Syne
whist clult. were honored guests of
the evening.
Mrs. Laurence McClurv of Moulton
spending a tew davs at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Anna I.. Townsend.
PRISON IN LAND FRAUD-
Four Found Guilty at Columbus, O., of
Conspiracy Against Sherlock.
Columbus. O.. Dec 11 5.—The Tennes
see land shark cases were concluded
aei: jesteiday, a verdict of guilty be
mt, returned again the lour prison
srs. John A. Cobb and W. B. MeAl
pin were nued $100 each and sentenc
•d lo two years in the Ohio peniten
»iai. Leroy .Telfers and Louis C,
Boyle were rtned S.'iOO each. Thev wer(
McLainr,oin"-ted ot having used the United
Stales mail:-' in a conspiracy to de
fi.iud Ldward hherloek of Chicago
Heights, 111., who received worthless
deeds. W. H. Miller and S. E. Stro
blt- ol Newark, O.. pleaded guilty to
using the mails in conspiracv to de
traud.
NEW ROAD FOR OKLAHOMA.
Lino From Woodward to WoatherfortP f.i
to be Built fpp Santa Fe. -siw.S
Outline, Okla.. Dec:'5.—The Colorado
Oklahorm and bouthwestern railroad 'i
was yesterday incorporated bv Okla
iJoma capitalists with $1,000,000 eapi-
St®
tsm
TJ.
Bal-
dridge entertained the oiflcial board
cr the Christian church at the home
cr the former. A short business ses
sion was followed by a social evening,
during which refreshments were serv
ed
The new line is to be 100
miles long, passing through Wood
ward, Day, Dewey, Custer. Washita.
Caddo and Comanche counties and
connecting with the Santa Fee- in
Woodward county, and the Choctaw,
Oklahoma and Gull at Weatherford.
It is understood that tho Santa Fo
v.il. take the project oil the ineorpQ
rators' hands us soon as the light of
a and bonuses have been secured
SUES BROTHER FOR $600,000-
Mrs. Duhme Declares James M. Fowlei*
Secured Estate by Fraud.
Indianapolis, lud.. Dec. r..—in a suit
brought in the federal court here Mrs
Ophelic Fowler Duhme of Cincinnati
accuses her brother. 'James M- Fow
ler of having obtained $600,000 of th«
estate ot the mother. Eliza Fowler,
by undue influence. Mrs. Eliza Fmv
ler died without a will, and Mrs.
Duhme claims for herself and Mosesj
owler a share in this property. Sh«
a\t:rs that Fowler became the con'i
(hint ot the mother in her isolated olj-i
old age and obtained the property in
various ways before ner death.
$
4
J!
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JAMES L. BLAIR MUCH WORSE. Rj
Shock of Indictment Has Had Effect
On Attorney's Healtji. "js S
St Louis Mo Dec 5—James L.
Blair who was indicted on two icunts t'gHf
haigiin? loigerv is in a len dcpies«
ca condition lccoiding to «hit little
OPENS PANAMA CONSULSTE'l
Consul General Ferad Represents New'
Republic at San Francisco
bait Francisco. Doc. 5. Con-
vial .Fer
of Panaina
(Coun
ii
Jy
1 A
can be learned at the hospita:. .f
The it tiding ph\ «i in. sum th it
a
the hidulnicnts on liith i,
would make no turther statemcrrt 1|
is (.\pened that the cute 1 a LI511 S 4
trial will be set in a few days-
ARRESTED FOR OLD CRIME.
Charles Allen Meets Officers As He
Leaves English Prison.
London. Dec. o.—( haviPK .\?11• 'he
well ix.nov neiK enriidu1 t^ i«.
tne-itct' todav tir, icKist om
the °ertor wll^ itisnn ehii on 'f
lobbing the Sprintrhclu postoB ca
1
in 1S93 'i
1
-r"'
1
t.i u-X
i-tp ^en'ing (St» cp
0
Oki«ntn: •.he-consulate of hi8*ltoi&
in this clty today.
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