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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-21
A glove factory is the latestsaddition
to the industries of Iowa City.

Seeing is believing" You can see
what Hoods. Sarsaparilla has done for
Others, and must believe it will do the
same for you.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-21

Newton is complaining Of the in
crease of cigarette smoking among the
young boys of that place.
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Imperialism at Wholesale.

~ HE dizziest scheme Of imperial
ism yet is suggested by the Chi
cago Inter Ocean. If Great
Britain fails to conquer the Beers, then
will come Americas opportunity to
step in and boss the world. The Inter
Ocean does not expect the British en-
pire will go to pieces at once, but 1t
anticipates that the loss of prestige
among semi-barbarous races upon
which England has so long relied for
her empires extension" will prove the
beginning of her undoing. Every ma
ton of continental Europe" says the
Inter Ocean. Clocks with greedy eyes
upon the dazed Colossus, and hungers
for share of the spoils in case the
Colossus weakens.' The Chicago jour
nal continues: "If England's day is
passing, if England can no longer hold
the first place in the world, If that
place Is to be taken by any other
power, whose shall the Inheritance be?
Russia's or Americas? The alterna-
tive is not yet in sight. but 1t is posi-
BILE that six months or year may open
it to full view. That will be Americas
opportunity" And if America grasps
that opportunity it will be her I'M
doing. If Great Britain, as the first
great power of the world, can go to
pieces. why should not the United
States as England's successor in that
line? The United States has territory
from the Atlantic to the Pacific big
enough and fertile enough to support
| 200, 900 people The United States is
in compact shape and there is no rea-
| son in the world why it should have
| distant possessions with all the
! troubles, real and imaginary, to which
| they are heir.
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WHEN AND WHERE IT WILL BEGIN,
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald
An authoritative answer to the all
absorbing question when the new cen
fury begins has just been given by NJ
Camille Flammarion, the distinguished
astronomer and author. An authorfta-
tive answer his statement may well be
styled, since this Is subject on which
he Is peculiarly fitted to speak with
authority. Chronology and astrology
are closely allied, and, being an adept
astronomer. M. Flammarion is neces-
sarily also specially well qualified to
grapple with any problem the solution
of which depends on a right under
standing Of chronology.
From his statement, which covers the
ground thoroughly, the following pass
ages are taken:
1T we look back at the past, we will
find documents of the year 1893. 1899
and 1899 in which this subject was dis
cussed, and century hence, In 1899,
our descendants will be discussing the
same old subject. A century ago the
discussions were unusually lively, and
extended even to the theater In 1900
a. play appeared with the title, Dear
God, in What Century Are We Living?
This very question we of to-day are
again asking.
'Francisque Sarcey, the distinguished
critic, says the year 1900 will be the
dawn of the goth century. He is mis-
taken. The dawn of the goth century
will not come in 1900, even though we
constantly hear that the exposition Of
1900 will commemorate the birth of the
/ will
commemorate the end of century.
The year 1900 will be the evening be-
fore the new century. and the dawn
will not begin until after midnight.
This seemingly difficult problem Is
really very easy of solution. A dozen
consists of - units. The number
IL is part of the dozen. One hundred
consists Of 100 units, ard the number
100 is part thereof Now, it is clear
that there never was a year 0 in Chris
tian chronology. The first year was
No. and the 10th year was No. TO-,
and the hundredth year of the first GEN.
tury was the year 100.
What has led many persons astray
has probably been the change in the
first two figures of the year, as we see
in the case of 1799-1S00 or 1s99-19Go. A
similar change, however, is made when
9 becomes 10, or when SO becomes 100.
If any one gives me 100 cents I have a
dollar, but the hundredth cent is just
as necessary to my first dollar as the
| ninetieth. My hundred and first cent
| 10 the beginning of my second dollar.
The hundredth is, in fact, necessary
portion Of the dollar.
I'm like manner the hundredth. year
| belongs to the century which is dying.
Exactly, therefore, at midnight Of Dec.
81, 1900, will the hour glass Of the 10Th
century run out and at the next mo-
ment the Goth century will start on its
| career"
M. Flammarion then touches on an
| other most interesting question.
I'VE know now when, but do we
| know where, the new century will be-
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simply filibustering expedition. In
matters of this kind men cannot af-
ford to be controlled too much by sentf-
ment or enthusiasm.
Nor is it wise to underrate the power
of the British empire because of the re-
verses to Its army in South Africa.
The battles there as yet have been lit
tie more than skirmishes in which the
British commanders permitted them
selves to be outgeneraled and virtually
ambushed. All of these engagements
together would not equal q second-class
battle in our civil war. Nothing has
yet transpired to indicate that Great
Britain is not amply able to defend
herself. But, aside from all this and
regardless of what any person may
think concerning the merits of the
South African dispute, American cltl-
zens must remember that the United
States government will never permit
hostile demonstrate tons to be made from
this country against any friendly pow
er. There are certain International OBJ
legations that must be observed, no
matter in what direction our sympa-
thies may run. We do not believe that
any considerable number of persons
are seriously premediating a raid, but
if there are any they will do wisely to
pause and consider.
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Beginning ofthe End.
From the Bozeman Chronicle.

FROM the BoZeman CnrOnicle.
The Chronicle congratulates its readers
upon the fact that the supreme court has
justified the confidence of the people of
the state in it's ability and integrity in
this great crisis of the states life. 1t
confidently believes that this decision is
the beginning of the end of political bril-
berry and corruption in this state. Be-
cause 1t so believes 1t repeats what was
said at the beginning of this article, that
the decision is the most important one
that has ever been rendered by the SUI
prene court. 1t looks forward to the time
in the near future when there shall be no
more such disgraceful scenes as brought
the blush of shame to every honest man
who knew what was going on last winter
in Helena, and when 1t may be truthfully
said that. so far as Montana is concerned
1t is not a government of, for and by pelf
but. in the truest sense of the word, a
government Of the people, for the people
and by the people.
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suppose that he was there, as the formal
charges of the complaint state. merely as
an advocate of Clark's election. This
much Welcome admits. Now the com,
plant goes on and charges more. 1t gives
details. It Is the sworn statement of the
prosecutors. The first omission of Well
comes part In answer to the direct
charges of bribery Is his failure to verify
the answer denying these charges. Then
an array Of evidence is produced. He
sits mute. What on earth could have
been expected of the court? The judges
were sworn to try tho case on the law
and evidence. Our supreme court is, of
course, so far above and beyond any
possible suggestion of being susceptible to
undue influence that whoever thinks they
would be governed by any considerations
outside of the record knows nothing
about our most honorable tribunal. The
judges certainly fulfilled the oath of
their office when they found John B.
Welcome guilty.
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He DID Not Answer.

From the Yellowstone Journal.
The feature of the trial that the court
lays the greatest weight upon as influ-
encing its decision, Is the fact that a,
no stage in the proceeding did the ac-
cused make answer or refutation in per-
son. This was a significant fact that
could not be overlooked or dlvested of any
part Of its significance. 1t is not the
manner or method of innocence in these
days to suffer false accusation unheard
The opportunities of refutation are too
many and too easy of employment for
the most unsophisticated to languish ur-
der the burden Of a false accusation I'M
heard. so that when one skilled in the
law elects to forego these opportunities
there is a significance in his action thar
must be construed to his detriment. So,
too. in the several instances of prelimi-
nary examination in various tribunals in
this state, in matters growing out of tho
main event. where persons suspected oil
having been hribed have been asked
questions which they declined or refused
to answer. The refusal is, in fact, a
confession that an answer would inorimi-
nate, and has quite as much effect on the
public mind as would the employment Of
the legally admitted excuse.
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gin?" he asks "Will 1t begin exactly
at midnight in Paris. London. New
York or Jerusalem? Exactly at mid
night in every country Is the answer.
Yes, but when it is midnight in Paris it
is 1 a. m. in Vienna VIII the Aus
trians then begin the century before
the French? Certainly they will. And
this brings up the timely question,
what country will be the first to greet
the new century?
when the clocks in New York indi-
cate that it is midnight of Dec. 81, 1900,
it Is already o'clock in the morning
of Jan. 1, 1901, in Paris. Z o'clock at the
suez canal, o'clock in Tananarivo and
Il o'clock (noon) of Jan. l, 1901, on the
island of st. Paul, in the Indian ocean.
"If, instead of going east, we go with
lightning speed westward from New
York we shall find 1t IL o'clock In the
evening in Chicago, 9 o'clock in San
Francisco, o'clock in Honolulu, half
past 8 o'clock in the Philippines and
noon of Dec 81, 1900, on the island Of
ST. Paul. This island, as any one can
see by looking at map, is exactly OPP
posite New York, or, in other words, It's
distance from the south pole is pre-
from the North Pole.
when it is midnight with US it is
noon there, but the question is, is this
the noon of the next day or OF the pre-
ceding one? To sailors this is matter
Of some Importance, as their captains
have to decide whether they gain or
lose a days wages when they arrive
at this point.
no hny1nr
according the first greeting to the neN
century for the reason that 1t Wall ac-
tually begin there before it begins else
where are the Russians in Kamschatka
the japanese in Toxic and on the lslahd
of Yeso, the inhabitants of the Phihp-
pines, of New Guinea island, OF the
Solomon Islands and Of the New he
brides, the French in New CALEDONIA
and the inhabitants of New leaiand
and Of the little island of chatham N
the Pacific ocean.
1.-THE people on this island VIII he
able to greet the new century before
any one else, but it is not probable that
a similar privilege will ever again be
theirs, for the reason that there Is not
likely to be living soul on the island
a century hence. A hundred years ago
there We're 1000 men there, ana IN 1851
there were 1850, Five years later, how
ever, a number of Maoris visited the
island and ruthlessly began to destroy
the inhabitants. In 1870 there were
only 200 persons on the island, and at
present there are hardly more than 80.
Let every one, however, remember
distinctly that the Goth century will
begin in every country at midnight Of
Dec. 81, 1900 The Asiatics will begin
| to enjoy it before Europeans, and Eu-
ropeans before Americans. No one, not
even the richest man in New York,
| can obtain the privilege of being the
| first to greet it-that is unless
! he is willing to travel to the distant
! island of Chatham and join the hand
! full Of inhabitants in singing paean
F.. of welcome to the new cycle
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legislative Corrup ion.
From, tha RoulIar Ara


1t seems as though the people of Mon
tana are retrograding in their moral per-
ceptions. Most men seem to think that
money Is the cure-all, the one thing
needful; that if a man has money he can
throw to the dogs his morality and the
strict Interpretation between what Is
wrong and what is right. The bribery and
corruption used in the recent session of
the legislature and in others in a less
fragrant and open way, with all its rami-
fications from leading politicians to the
veriest hanger-on and llckspittle in coun-
ty politics, business men and FOUNDERS.
preachers and panhandlers, has lowered
the moral tone of the state and of men
in all communities to the remotest corr
ners of the commonwealth. The corrup-
ton in Helena last winter, which seems
to find approval of many, shows weak
ening of the moral tone of individuals
that is not alone a disgrace to this time,
but will show for generations.
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A Word Of Caution.

r HE PRESS dispatches bring
many reports of hostile move
ments against Great Britain by
secret societies of Irishmen in the
United States. It is to be hoped that
there is slight foundation for these re-
ports. Such movements can do no pos
slble good, but on the contrary will
certainly result in no end OF sorrow
and suffering for those engaged in
them.
Whatever our views may be concern
ing the merits of the Transvaal contro-
versy, it must be remembered that the
United States has no grievance against
England and no cause for war with
that country. The rules of information
al comfy must be observed by the
United States as well as by
other countries, and the American
government would be under the strict
est obligations to prevent the depart
ure from this country of any armed
force bent upon a mission of hostility
toward England.
That this obligation will be perform
ed to the letter is about as certain as
anything in national affairs well can
be. Under the circumstances, it would
be impossible for any military or naval
force to depart from the United States
that would be capable of making the
slightest impression upon the strength
of the British empire. Those engaging
In such a venture would make them
selves outcasts. If captured by the
British they would be treated as pirates
on sea and brigands on land, and the
United States would be powerless under
the rules of international law to pro-
tect them, save by friendly interces-
sion.
Even if the vigilance of the American
authorities could be eluded, it would
be impossible to throw a filibustering
force into Canada that would be able
TO cope with merely the militia organi-
cation of that country. 1t is easy 10
figure out victories on paper, but when
1t comes to conquering a nation of five
millions of people, we'll organized,
wealthy, occupying an easily defended
country and backed up by the whole
power of the British home empire, it is
quite a different thing. Even the
United States. with its almost limitless
resources in men and money would find
it no child's play to effect a conquest
Of Canada. 1t could doubtless be done,
but it would only be after a hard strug-
gle.
OF course those who conten plate IN
invasion of Canada, if there
are any such, count on friendly
but that is very unsafe calculation
The most of the people of the provinces
are thoroughly loyal to Great Britain,
and even those who are not, will hest
tate long before they will take the des-
perate chance Of giving aid and COM
fort to an invading force, and especial
~ one that has no legal status. but is
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l -tIDAY. DECEMBER %, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.
CHURCHILL

w 's sa5sss .. s@sRsH oa; 81 s s:
escape from Pretoria for a
dozen novels. stories and newspaper
letters. He will make good use Of 1t.
of course. for he is bright young
man. Had he waited ten hours longer
ne might have walked out of his prison
limits and made his way to Delagoa
Bay in luxury. We don't know how
extensive are the Pullman sleeping car
accommodations in South Africa, but
such as they are Chruchill could have
had the best. But he was too pre-
yious, like many another man, and in
stead Of riding in an upholstered seat
with an obsequious colored gentleman
to brush his coat. black his shoes and
relieve him of his quarters, he stole
rides at night like a common hobo and
crawled through the brush daytines like
,sneaking murderer Mr. Churchill,
from his own account, had a mighty
hard time of it. And his own account
probably loses nothing in the telling
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GOODNESS to say that the measure is
not partisan one. It is but an ex-
preston of the republican desire to
enact some law that will perpetuate
the government in the hands of the re-
publican party, regardless of the ma
jority of the people. 1t Is of the same
piece as the force bill. The purpose is
to avert a possible verdict against the
republican party. With twenty-five
electoral votes taken from the demo-
cratic section the democrats to elect
president would practically have to get
two-thirds Of the popular vote.
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4 sHATEVER the result of the
" Boer war, the next century is
Spnire m u,iirass mo ipu

.HATEVER the result of the
NM Boer war, the next century Is
going to witness an amazing
development of Africa. The geogra-
plies studied by children a generation
ago represented nearly all OF Africa as
UNEMPLOYED. But already there are
nearly 5000 miles of. railroad in the
dark continent. The report Of Consul
Skinner of Marseilles shows that the
French have 26SS miles built In AL
geria, Tunis and Senegal, and are pro-
jecting a line over 1000 miles long
across the desert of Sahara, from AL
giers to Finder, near Lake Tehad. The
English have recently built some 45O
miles in the Soudan, 1850 miles in
South Africa, So miles in British
Guiana, % miles in the Gold Coast, 43
miles in Lagos and 800 miles of the
is being extended $50 miles farther and
the railways in Lagos, Gold Coast and
Rhodeeia are all being pushed rapidly
toward the heart of the continent, to
say nothing of the Cape-to-Cairo pro-
ject. Germany has built u miles in
West Africa, Portugal 22l miles In
West Africa and Belgium 249 miles in
the Congo country. The report men,
tions 1920 miles as under construction
or definitely projected" 1t might not
be amiss to tell young men to go TO
Africa and grow up with the country.
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The BriherY Scandal.

From the Fort Benton River Press.
The justice of this decision will not
be questioned by anyone who has fol-
lowed the evidence in this celebrated case.
Several persons testified under oath that
Welcome had dispensed bride money on
behalf of Clark's senatorial candidacy.
and while the veracity and reputation of
these witnesses were assailed by the de-
Tense, no direct refutauon of their evil
dence was produced. Attorney Welcome
did not attempt to go upon the stand and
positively deny the truth of the charges
made by the prosecution. This silence of
the accused convinced the court, as well
as many outsiders who followed the pro-
ceedings, that Mr.. Welcome was afraio
to face his accuserS.
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The Christmas Standard.
Journal

From the oregon Mining Journal,
We are in receipt this week of the
huge Christmas edition of the Ana
conda Standard, PUBLISH d at Anaconda,
Mont, containing GA pages seven col
umns wide Many of it's pages are
richly colored. This paper is published
in the great mining region of Montana
and its daily would do credit to a city
many times its size. But this present
Christmas number Is equal to Christmas
editions published in Chicago and New
York. Its illustrations are excellent,
and illustrate life as ii Is and was in
Montana. Could Portland merchants
see the advertising done in this paper
they would soon discover why only one
newspaper can exist in Portland.
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The Standard can be found at the fol-
lowing news stands:
New York at Astor House.
CHICAGO at Postoffice.
Chicago at Auditorium Annex.
San Francisco at Palace Hotel.
Denver at $50 Lawrence st.
Denver at 906 Seventeenth St
Salt Lake at 81 w. Second South st.
Salt Lake at Salt Lake News Co.
All general business letters and CORE
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Anaconda, Mont.
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Macdonald and later came to the United
States.

Macdonald, and later came to the United
States.
C. oliver Iselin is credited with declar-
ing that he will no longer undertake TO
build or manage yacht to defend the
Americas cup, and his retirement Will
probably be followed by that of Nat Her
reschoff, designer of three of the defend
ers.
Major General William Andrew Yule Is
a Canadian, the son of John Yule, seig-
neur of Ehambly. He was educated at
Bishops college, and, showing his mill
tary bent was appointed to command tn,
College rifle corps. Later he took his A.
E. at McGill's university.
Cavaille- Coll, the most famous OF French
organ builders, who died recently, came
of a family comparable to the great Gre
mona violin making families of Amati.
Guarner, Bergoniz, etc. His ancestors
made organs as long ago as the beginning
of the eighteenth century.
H. A. London Of North Carolina, who
was a member of Confederate Genera
Bryan Grimes staff, reterates in re.
Gently Published letter that Genera
Grimes planned and commanded the las
charge at Appomattox, and that Genera
w, r. coxs North Carolina brigade fired
the last volley there. The distinction ha'
been claimed for other Southern troops
notably the sharpshooters of General
Evans division under command of Cap
tain William Kaigler.
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Men and Women.

Harry ]. Macdonald, who died in hos
pital In New York recently, was the son
of a native king on the African gold
coast. He was taken from his country by
slave traders, was rescued by a British
ship, became servant in the English
army, where he was given the name OF
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duced in congress reducing the rep

! duced in congress reducing the rep
resentatiOn of the South in the
lower house. In some southern states
many congressional districts are so
strongly democratic that the republic
cans nominate no congressional candi-
dates, and then there Is no contest The
vote is accordingly light. The schem-
ing republicans propose to take advan-
tage Of this fact to reduce the repre-
sentation. Representative Crumpacker
Of Indiana, a member Of the census
committee, estimates that the south
ern states would lose about twenty
five members of the house and the same
number of votes in the electoral college
if the new apportionment should be
made. Mr.. Crumpacker also has the
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From the Diamondville News.

The true spirit Of Christmastide, as
applied to the great state of Montana,
seems to have been caught by the staff
artists of the Anaconda Standard, as
shown In the really magnificent holiday
edition of that paper, which reached
our table Monday morning Although
intensely loyal to the state of Montana,
as Its representative paper, the Stand
ard has attained an enviahle popularity
in the neighboring states, which is fully
deserved by its progressive manage
fnnnt
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Daily and Sunday, one year ..........a0.0 90
Daily and Sunday, six months ........ 500
Daily and Sunday, three MONTHS. 800
Daily and Sunday, one month ........ 100
Sunday, one year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 200