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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

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for whien there is now great demand,
and in all probability the actual work
OF construction on the Des Moines plant
win he in progress early in January.
While 1 am here shall conclude a deal
for twenty acres of land we shall use
in the business, and try and arrange
with the local gas company to purchase
the gas that is a by-product OF coke.
and with coal companies for coal. We
have cooked the coal from Polk county
mines in the Chicago experimental sta
ton and know that it will produce a
splendid grade of coke. The iowa com
pnny will supply the trade in Iowa,
Minnesota, the two Dakotas, Nebraska
and Kansas, and no plants will be built
in those states, Coal for the plants at
Council Bluffs, Davenport and Dubuque
will be shipped from the Iowa coal
fields, and the coal for the Ottumwa
and Des Moipes plants will be mined
very largely in the immediate vicinity
OF the plants.
San explanation of our process would
be technical and of little interest, SO I
will not go into it, but will say that the
practical benefits will be considerable.
This will be realized when it is under
stood that coal that costs us $1.5O a ton
will be converted into coke that will
be every bit as good as that made in
Pennsylvania, and which costs about
$3.50 on the cars in Des Moines. This
product is used very largely in snelters
and in, the foundry and other branches
of the iron trade. We expect to sell
the coke used in the big smelters at
Kansas City and Omaha from the Iowa
plants, and to sell the iron trade in
Iowa and the territory assigned to this
company, as well4as to assist materially
in the development of the trade here.
The big smelters in the Black Hills
country will also be included in our.
territory, and we confidently expect to
supply Them.
$50 far as the benefits actually ace
cruing to Des Moines from the manu-
facture OF coke are concerned / can say
frankly that we will not bring them
about directly. We will put in 100
oven plant here that will consume
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

The "open door" may usher one into
the presence of customs officer pre-
pared to collect duty on ones goods,
and still nobody have right to COM
plain. Its establishment in China does
not mean that the country shall be
deprived of its reyenues-only that all
who enter shall have equal privileges.
Let those bear this in mind who are
ignorantly prating of the ''inconsist-
ency" of maintaining high tariff in
this country while demanding an sop
en- door" in China. Our open door is
none the less open because it swings
( on protectionist hinges.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Io,va,s rhreateped Ind,an ROW,

Washington, Nov. 24.yhe threaten
ed uprising of the Sac and Fox Indi-
ans on account of the forcible deten-
ton Of an Indian pupil, a married wo-
man, at the government school, has
not yet been officially reported to the
interior department. The government
claims the right, once pupils are en-
rolled in the government school, TO
compel them by focce or otherwise to
attend. The Sac and Fox Indians have
long opposed this policy. Some months
ago Chief Poweschiek came 10 Wash
ington to protest, but finally condi-
tionally consented to cooperate with
this policy. Wilcox, mentioned In the
press dispatches as seeking habeas
corpus for the detained pupil, is re-
garded here as a disturbing element.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

American capital is being rapidly in
vested in the islands which have OF late
come under the control Of the United
States government. The business men
of the country realize that we have to
send abroad s25o.ooO,ooo year for
tropical products, and think they
might as well get their share of the
profits from the production Of
these articles, every dollars worth of
which can be grown in Cuba, Porto
Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines, and
thus keep this vast sum of money
within our own borders instead of dis
tributing it to the outside world every
year. $1,000
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Nearing tbe End i.

- Marshalltown Times-Republican: Al
though the public has become some
what incredulous about the immediate
success of our arms in the Philippines
on account OF last summers optimistic
reports, it is apparent that the insurg-
ents are on their last legs, that they
are scattered and fleeing from our sol
idiers, that a part of Aguinaldo's cabi-
net has been captured and that he him
self is seeking the most secluded place
to avoid capture. The government Of
the rebels exists only in name, without
q capital or abiding place, without
force to protect it or sustain more
than a senlblance of opposition. It's
fate is sealed and its days are num-
pered. So far as being a tangible af-
fair 1t has ceased to exist.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Drake as.nd. ~ mi. Cb.c,x

Des Moines, Nov. 2s.-Drake univer.
sity students were treated to another
surprise at chapel exercises Friday.
Elk Governor Drake, who was present,
declared it was his intention to build
an auditorium just north of the main
hall. For some time there has been
considerableitalk regarding the enlarge.
ment of the chapel, but all such plans
are discarded, for the auditorium is an
assured fact. It will be used as q
chapel. The building formerly used as
a chapel will be used as q recitation
room. plans for the auditorium have
been ordered. Governor Drake handed
in his check for good-sized amount to
Chancellor Craig. This is pledge to.
ward raising $75,eo0.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

The farmer of this great Hawkeye
state is not always as much at home
in a. big city as on his well known
prairies. Sometimes he has some fun
ny experiences when he goes to a, me-
tropolis. The Chicago Journal tells OF
one of these us follows:
The jury sitting in Judge Water
mans court room for the past two
days have experienced much difficulty
in smothering their merriment while
listening to the woes of w. S. Vroom,
OF Req Oak, Iowa, who is here to pros
ecute Edward Barnett, whom he al
leges is confidence man, and who, he
says, robbed him OF $40 Oct. 8.
& Nroom gave a graphic description of
how he arrived at the Union station
and proceeded to walk east in Adams
streets carrying in one hand a grip
sack" and in the other. paper box
wound around with Irvine containing
his family bible,
He had not progressed far, however,
before he met a man whom he iden-
titled as Barnett, and who, he says,
flashed star and told him he was un-!
der arrest. The man claiming, to
be an officer informed the farmer that
he had counterfeit money on his per-
son. The Red Oak man protested and
said that the s$110 he owned was good
and lawful money of the United States.
The Officer was not convinced, and
told his victim to come and explain
matters to the Captain"
When the pair reached a deserted
spot in the shadow OF a building he
was commanded at the point of a re-
volvers to hand over his money. He
handed the masquerading highwayman
$50 and told him the remaining $50
was sewed up in his drawers leg. 1t
was quickly brought to light and the
robber ran off with the Hawkeye's
money. .4i5
Barnett was. shortly after arrested
in a State street saloon. He pleaded
innocence and seeks to establish an
alibi.
,room's testimony was literally
sprinkled with the slang now current
among the farmers of Iowa. ".Gosh
all hemlocks," "sugaration, :" "shucks,"
Il u swan and you bet'che" were
among a few OF the adjectives used by
the westerner to lend strength and
color to his testimony. 49, ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Judging Heroes,

Council Bluffs Nonpareii: Those who
are SO ready to condemn Admiral Dew
ey's judgment in regard to the home
given him by his admirers do not seem
to realize that even if his Judgment was
faulty, theirs is even more so. If Adj
miral Dewey has shown poor taste,
those who have cried out so Justify
about it have shown poorer. They
have shown how slight an incident can
cause them to change their hurrahs
OF praise into sneers Of criticism. They
have shown how quickly they can for
get Manila bay in their anxiety lest the
bauble placed in the hero's hand should
be thoughtlessly handled by him. Ad-
miral Dewey has not changed. He is
the same hero as when he stood on the
bridge, but those smaller souls have
simply shown their fiekleness and
they are the ones who have changed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

will make the nearest through line
from Ottumwa to the Gulf. Ottumwa
has it in her power to secure the north
ern terminal of the new road from
Eldon south which will connect with
the road from Bowling Green, Mo-, and
certainly the proposition will bear in
yestigation. As will be seen by the
accompanying map there are npmer-
GUS connections with other roads
across the state of Missouri entering
st. Louis, Kansas City, Illinois and wes'
tern territory, besides the opportunity
to secure what will practically be d.
rect line to the coast, south.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
The Rich West,

Waterloo, Courier: The gold stand
ard that has fastened on the country
by the result of the 1896 election has
proven a pretty comfortable thing Tor
the, west. For the first time in history
the west this year was independent OF
the east when it came to advancing
money for the movement of the wheat
crop. On the very day that a Temporal
ry squeezein the stock market sent call
loans in Wall street up to Is per cent,
grain shippers in all the larger western
cities We're obtaining all the money
they couldi-use from local banks at AZ
and 5 per cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
PROSPERITY on IOWA RAILROADS..

Iesterdayx Chlcago Tribune has the
following editorial: iowa has enjoyed
an unusual share OF the prosperity that
has fallen upon the country during the
past year. The unprecedented building
opera tons reported from every city
have been one indication, but even bet
ter proof is found in the statistics
which are about to be published in the
annual report Of the state railroad COM
mission. These show that the gross re-
ceipts for the Iowa railroads for the
year ending June 30, 1892. were $4s, 1885,
1853, an unprecedented total, being 3d.
100000 greater than the gross receipts
of the year 1898, which was the pre-
vions holder Of the record. This In
creased prosperity of the railroads was
shared by their employees. The com
missions report shows that it made nee
essary the employment Of 1900 more
men than ever before, and their COM
pensation at increased wages aggregat-
ing $1,000, 900 the total number of
men employed being 1895, to whom
$1s, 406,3s3 was paid in wages.
Since June 30, the date when the
railroad commissions year ended, there
is every indication that the prosperity
has continued. The railroad column of
the Tribune contains almost daily the
announcement Of the contemplation of
some new line or branch in Iowa, the
pushing OF work on one or its compile
ton. The report of the extensions OF
the Northwestern railway published on
Saturday showed that more than half
of the. roads new mileage of 29s miles
during the last year has been built in
Iowa. These railroad facts show plain
ly how it happened that Governor Shaw
was reelected by such a large ma
jority."
1t might be pertinent to here observe
that all this railroad building has not
benefited Ottumwa any: Instead, this
city has lost the through business of
two railroads and now connects with
their main line trains by means OF
stubs. We should wake up on the
matter OF railroads or the map-makers
will begin. to forget US. These pros
porous times afford the chance of a
lifetime. Let us take the tide at its
flood and see that the Ottumwa and
Northern is built next spring. We can
laugh at the Wabash and Iowa Central
then. ,S
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
"A .Deb,.Paying Time.

4 Des Aoines News: '.Now is the best
possible time to pay debts and not to
incur them"
That is the advice Of the Engineer
ing News. and pertinent advice. All
things conspire at present to swell the
tide of prosperity, but the time will
come, though. it may be far removed.
when prosperity will be followed by
"hard times" Sooner or later the re-
action will come. The pendulum will
swing back. Bad times will follow
good times as certainly as night FOL
lows day.
Meantime, whatever your political
beliefs may be, the present is a good
opportunity to get out of debt-and
stay out.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Low-tariff advocates who are fond q

Low-tariff advocates who are fond Of
reiterating the threadbare assertion
that protection destroys our markets
aboad should take a look at the figures
of our foreign commerce for the month
of October and compare them with the
good old low-tariff days under the Will
son law. The October exports in 1899
were $l26,764,7s6 while in 1894, the
first October after the enactment of
the Wilson law, they were $s3,653, 121
and in 1895 $s7,09O,972. For the twelve
months ending with October, 1899, they
were $1,296,s90,s45, against $So9,s49,-
2s9 in the twelve months ending with
Octber, 1895, under the Wilson law.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

teacher in his twentieth year, and in
this profession he made success. In
1882 he was elected county court clerk.
In 1886 he was nominated by the re-
publicans of his county for county
judge and elected. In 1888 he was a
delegate from Kentucky to the nation
al convention at Chicago. In 1890 he
was reelected to the Office of county
Judge. In 1895 he was nominated and
elected to the Office of attorney gener-
al. His administration has been noted
for the large number of important
suits prosecuted to successful termi-
nation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
IOWA COKE OVENS.
Killian Seibsl Talks or the Coming
Oetumwa Plant


Des Moines Leader: Kilian II. Sci
bel, OF Chicago, Iowa manager for the
Universal Fuel company, is in the city
to complete arrangements for the estab-
lishment of coke plant in this city.
The Universal Fuel company is a Chi
cago concern, OF which l.. q. Letter, of
department store fame, is president;
Joseph Letter, the wheat plunger, is
vice president; w. j. War;, secretary
and treasurer; w. Z, Rothermel, gen
eral manager. and Joseph Hemingway,
consulting engineer. 1t is organized
for the purpose OF manufacturing coke
and its by-products from the lower
grades OF coal by the Hemingway
process, and win establish number
Of plants in the west. The process is
one that has received considerable at
tention recently because of its being
the first by which the lower grades
OF western bituminous coal can be con-
verified into coke. 1t is claimed for this
when I say that the gas is bymental
stage. A plant is now in successful
operation at Thirty-fourth and Iron
streets in Chicago, to which a $50
oven addition is now being erected.
Mr., Seibel said: eve have concluded
to develop Iowa first and to that end
will erect Ave plants in this state.
These will be located in Des Moines, OF
tumwa, Council Bluffs, Davenport and
Dubuque. They will be operated by an
Iowa corporation which will be an off
spring Dtaha Universal and for which
the stodlc has Beensplaced. am to be
the manager ofsthis company and will
make my headquarters in this city.
Work will be commenced on the plants
as soon as we can procure fire brick,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

Alarshalltown Times Republican !:
In Manila the Spanish dealers attempt
to attract the trade of the American
soldiers by hanging out signs printed
in English, and if we may believe a
Kansas boy, the result is often ludic-
rous. Here are few of the signs:
My new rapide fortografy process is
~" We regulate watch crystals,
4 cents one" Smoking is de
here" Evidently it is the in
.,..l of the last announcement to let
the so4dier boys know that they will
be permitted to smoke in the proprie-
tors store.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Hard on mr.. Plat.

Des Moines Leader: That in making
a speech one should mind his words,
not only their direct meaning, but also
their Implications and possible inter
pretations, was illustrated at 1.-The cham
Der of commerce banquet in New York
the other evening. Governor Roosevelt
was down to reply to toast, and soon
got around to his lavorite topic--purity
of conduct in public Office. 40 point
his moral he told an anecdote of a
cowboy on one of his ranches who
wanted to put the Roosevelt brand on
n stray maverick" thereby stealing it
for his employer. II always put on
the boss brand" said the cowboy.
When this part of the recital was
reached Governor Rooseyelt's hearers
broke into laughter. Near at hand sat
Senator Plat, and the story seemed
pointed at him. But the governor, who
has about as much conception of hum
or as Sidney Smiths Scotchman, APP
peared surprised and waited with a
grave face for the laughter to sub
side.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
The Great Destroyer.

Muscatine Iournal: The Lancet, of
London, not a total abstinence paper,
says that the increase of alcoholism
among women is much greater than
among men, among whom it is increas-
ing at terrible rate. In 1897, COM
pared with 1878, the deaths from chron-
ic alcoholism show an increase Of 22Ha
per cent among males; those OF females,
1451s per cent. The deaths from cirr-
hosts Of the liver "a frequent result Of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

If the street car company no longer
intends to use the east track across the
Market street bridge, why wouldn't it
be the proper thing to take it up?
Such a proceeding would make travel
over the bridge easier and more con-
yenient. Street car tracks are, at best,
q nuisance to drivers, and there is
small. need to trouble them with a
track that is never used.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Tit. carrying by the British Of thos

The carrying by the British of those
fortified ridges at Belmont reminds
Americans of Lookout Mountain and
Missionary Ridge. As. for the, Beers,
brave fighters as they are, the carrying
of any place by. assault doesn't appear
to be in their line. Witness Mafeking,
Kimberly, Ladysmith and Estcourt,
around all of which places they have
long maintained forces far larger than
those of the defenders.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

Cedar Rapids has become the seat OF
the Muskwaki Indian troubles, and she
is quite proud of the fact. Well, the
wilds Of Cedar Rapids would be just as
good place for an Indian uprising
as any other locality.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Two Mistakes

Cedar Rapids Republican; A Mipne-
apolis paper cartoons Admiral Dewey
as in the act of entering a pawnshop
to dispose of the sword given him by
congress, loving cups and other gifts.
Dewey may have made mistake, but
his mistake was not half SO great as
that made by the MINNEAPOLIS paper in
allowing such a brutal cartoon to be
printed in its pages,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

From the latest returns it seems
that William s. Taylor has been elect
ed governor of Kentucky by safe
majority over his democratic oppo-
nent, Mr.. Goebel.
General Taylor has an interesting
history. He was born in Butler county
On 1883, and grew up on a farm and
was Injured to toll. His school adyan-
sages were meager. He became .
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

The quality OF law is often found
to depend on the character of the judge
administering it, So with the .so-call-
ed "Reed rules" in the house of repre-
sentatiyes. With a comparatively mild
and easy-going man like Henderson in
the speakers chair, the rules will not
provoke half the antipathy they did
under the reign of the ''czar."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Bryan Rent. nj. Lincoln Home,

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. Csc Colonel VIII
liam J. Bryan has decided to spend the
winter in Texas and California seeking
rest, Of which. he feels the need after
the exhansting campaign he made in
his own and other states prior to the
late elections. He has rented his Lin
coin home and will be absent at least
six months. )
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
Young George Heard From !,

Sioux City Journal: It is mistake
to say that George Goodwin Dewey has
not been heard from. "Among the
many. visitors who listened to the
speeches from the gallery" says the
New York Tribune in its full report
Of the recent chamber Of commerce
dinner in that city, twas George Good
win Dewey, who acted as escort for two
young womep!s ..s....ss,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30
cor no DAMAGES.
washingtsn Jury Returns = Verdict
for Rock Island Railroad.

.. Washington, Nov. 25.-(Special.) y
The jury in the case OF Fireman
Brownfeld VS.. the Rock Island rail-
road this morning returned verdict
in favor of the defendant. The plain
tiff CHAINED $4,000 damages for per-
sonal injury.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

Poor Aggie! he has lost his hat, and
can't blow his gold whistle lest 1t be
heard by some proving American with
a gun. His American symPathizers
ought at least to send him new silk
hat Of the latest Boston block.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

Recent events seem to have compelled
transfer of Aguinaldo's base from
Bayombong to Boston, where Lieuten-
ant General Atkinson still holds out, dee
spite the discontinuance of his news
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

to bum their way over tine country in
OF what good is our civilization unless
our children are to have privileges not
enjoyed by the dog-eating savages?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-30

Women,s club has for good in its COM
munity. After talking with women
from all walks of life, and represent
ing not any organization but only wo-
men who care for the good and the
pure, she came before the club to re-
quest that il they could see fit SO to do,
they would make some protest against
the costume of the vocalist who was In
the city with the Fadette orchestra
a few weeks ago. Three plans had
been propased-that an answer be in
serted in the press to the query in "Lo-
cal Comment" in the Times Republic
can, asking, lis this progression or
retrogression?" the answer, of course.
to be that it is retrogression. Another
the displeasure of the ladies and urge
that such costumes be not permitted
again. The other plan was to send a
remonstrance to Mrs., Nichols, that
other places might not be so offended
As all business matters are brought be-
fore the board meeting, this matter
was, and the ladies' decided that firm
answer be made to the newspapers
query and that the dresses OF some of
the Indies be condemned as immodest.
unlovely and impure. 1t was also voted
that protest be sent to Mrs. Nichols,
expressing the clubs sentiments. The
resolution was vigorously opposed by
some of the members of the board, and
as it was adopted by a small majority
1t il said that an effort will be made
to have it reconsidered."
After all, the matter cannot be CON
sidered as highly serious. The fuss
that the Marshalltown women are maxi
ing about decollete gowns casts refec-
tons on the beauty of their own neclss.