Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-07

GRAFT, but he was going 10 vote repub-
lican ticket this year and keep it up
as long as conditions remain as they
are now. Il believe in fighting the
Philippine rebels till we've licked 'ein
and can settle with them on terms of
our own" declared Mr.. Lapsley, "and
think every loyal American oughtNto
take that position"
The date of the annual celebration
of the landing of German colonists has
been set by their descendants in Iowa
for October Z, and several prominent
men of the nationality from Daven-
port. Muscatine and other German sec-
tions have Indicated determination to
be present and stand firm upon plat
form of American principles. A meet
ing of the executive committee to ar
range preliminaries and appoint COM
mittees, will be held at Des Moines Fri
day evening. Present outlines indicate
the dav will be devoted to a big field
meet in which the athletic members
of the Turner's society will compete for
| prizes. The German societies and or
CARNATIONS of the state will give n big
parade in the afternoon, made up
largely of floats showing the different
branches OF business taken up in the
country by the enterprising foreigner.
The days celebrations will be closed
with speeches in the evening. when
Carl Schurz is expected to deliver the
4 efl1rpSS, Of fla llv
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Resolved. That we heartily endorse
the policy of both President Mckinley
and Governor Shaw in peace and in
war. aud believe they should have the
united support of every patriot
The foregoing resolution was present.
ed al the meeting of Donelson com
mahd, No. 16. U. " u. one Of the two
commands in Des Moines. held here
1 Monday evening. i was referred to Il
committee with Instructions to put in
to better wording. but not to change
The sentiment. The U. " Us of Des
| Moines are DESTROYS of explaining to
| the community that they are not an
jtagonistic to the presidents war pol
1 icy. but are nearly all heart and soul
Republicans and in favor, of everything
he has done. They claim there was q
conspiracy on foot or that the con-
vention was taken by storm in the
Shaw and Mckinley resolutions last
week and that they do not express
1 the opinion of the western members
of the order. They say it was not their
Ides;re. in putting down the Mckinley
resolution, TO inversely condemn his
policy. but that such resolution is out
of order in convention whose platform
| is vote for the man who befriends the
soldier, irrespective of politics or
creed. 1t was thought by endorsing
the leader of one party they would to
i IA great extent affiliate themselves with
that party.
\ Gen. Weaver is to dictate the demo-
\ cratic policy this year in the conduct
of the campaign. Chairman Huffman.
of the state committee, says the ques-
ton of Imperialism will be pushed for
ward and made the leading issue in the
campaign. "The trust question. will
be a good one says Mr.. Huffman,
.'but that the republicans would insist
that they are as bitterly opposed to the
4 trusts as we are, and would point to
the plank in their platform as evidence.
1 l have been around the state a great
| deal of late and find the people every
where want to see the Imperialism bus
| mess discussed and made an issue. L
am confident we will make great gains
on it.
Des Moines, Sept. 1.-The state board
| of CONTROLS in receipt of the second
annual report by Warden Hunter of
| the Anamosa penitentiary.
| The most interesting thing in the
report perhaps, is the warden's sug-
gestions and recommendations regard
ling the establishment of binding
Irvine plant to be operated by peniten-
| tiary convicts. Warden Hunter says
that be is aware of the desire of the
Board OF control that the inmates of
the institution be kept employed and
for this reason he investigated the mat
ter of Il binding Irvine plant. He finds
I that a plant with capacity of 10000
pounds per day will cost 100000. In
addition to the cost of the plant and
equipment a revolving fund of $780,
600 for carrying over stock of raw
material from one season to another
would be required. These figures are
based upon the usual price of Manila
fibre. AT the present time the price
of such fibre is 10 cents per pound;
4 therefore. the revolving fund would
have to be raised 10 100000 in case
4 present prices should continue. A
$4,000 plant would employ seventy
five or eighty men, which would mean
an investment OF $4,3T5 to each en-
lploye. This plant would furnish about
| 100000 pounds of Irvine per annum,
or one-fourth of the amount used an
nually in the state of Iowa.
i Warden Hunter says that Minneso-
ia has found that prison labor can be
profitabty employed in the manufac-
ture of Irvine: He quotes from reports
to show that Minnesota has cleared
about $4,000 i'll three years by the
operation of its plant.
4 Another suggestion made by War
den Hunter contemplates a hollow
ware plant. He says that factory to
employ $50 men can be built for $780,
600, which would be an investment of
$50 per man. These plants, he says,
| are paying in Maryland, Indiana and
Il II 4 An.