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MOnday.-DuriRg almost the entire
session today the senate had under CON.
sideration the Alaskan OWL code bill.
The amendment providing for the min.
Ing Of gold along the beach in the dis
trict was perfected, after discussion
lasting nearly four hours.
Tuesdsy.-The second day s de bate
upon the naval appropriation bill ir
the house today was confined closely to
the subjs3t matter Of the bill and was,
as q rule, devoid Of interesting feat.
ures. The questions Of armor plate
and the building Of warshlps iu gov.
ernnent yards, as on yests rday, at
tracted most attention. General de.
bate was closed today.
Wednesday. When the senate con-
vened today Mr., Hale reported for the
committee on naval affairs, a joint res.
olution drawn originally by MIR. Mason
Of Illinois, authorizing the secretary oI
the navy to have struck bronze medals
for distribution among certain officers
and men Of the North Atlantic squad.
ron commemorating naval engage
ments between the forces of Spain ani
the United States In the waters Of the
West Indies and of the Cuban coast.
The measure, which appropriates S25,-
600, was adopted
Thursday. The house spent practi-
calIy the entire day debating a propo-
sition in the naval bill designed to turn
over to the navy the survey and chart
ing Of the waters of Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines,
Friday The senate had under con-
sideratlon during the greater part Of
tOday's session the conference report
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16

marvel of his time. His life and career
arc astounding. strong, yet tingcd
with pathos-courageous, yet not
speculative or during unyieleling, yet
ever willing to scc the truth.
His honesty, sincerity and integrity
are the strongest and no one can
truthfully accuse him of deception or
immortality, abusivencss or trickerN.
His life is an open book.
The falsehoods published concern
ing him by adverse newspapers are al
ways unnoticed by him. in the belief
that the people will ultimately dis
cover the truth.
knowing him as the writer does.
the applause of the multtudcs urging
him ON to more triumphal leader
ship is not Il wonder; for when the
nations toilers look to him aud are
recognized, when the people, after
he sevcrest scrutiny for years, find
him true, why should there be sur
prise that the eyes of the americans
are upon him and that the people
should look to him at this time I'M our
national life as the Gibraltar of their
strength and the Jerusalem of their
faith"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
SUCCESSOR TO MILAN.
Much Interest ia Matter in State
University Circles.

lowe City, Ia, Aug. 15.-The lead
ing topic of discussion here is in rela-
ton to the probable successor of EN-
lin McLain as chancellor of the law
department. The two candidates are
Attorney General Remley and Judge
Wade, both of Iowa City. The place
will be filled by the board of regents,
but it is presumed that Chancellor
McClain will serve this year out, Civ
ing the board of regents ample time
to investigate the merits of the can
didates. The prevailing sentiment in.
all college circles is in favor of q
learned and good lawyer who is an in
structor instead of Il practitioner. II
such be the. policy of the regents,
both Made and Remley may be UNI
available, as both We're or are practic-
ing attorneys. The position is a very
desirable one, as the salary connect
ed with lit is $4,000, and it is more
than probable that there will be 9th.
er candidates before the duty of Sc.
lection falls upon the regents. The
board will more than likely receive
recommendations from several who
are engaged now as instructors in
colleges in the law departments.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
LENDS her TROUBLES
BENEATH THE WAVES
Sad Story Of Poverty and Suffering
Closed by Plunge in the
Missouri.
WIFE DESERTED AT mooREHeAr
Goes to Council BLUFFS in Search Of
Husband aud Failing to Find j.
Him browns Herself aud
Child.--Iowa News.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Aug. 15.-A note
scrubbed in pencil attached to bum
die of clothing found yesterday morn
ing near the river bank causes suspi-
'cion that a Mrs. Thomas, who came to
this city few days ago from Moor.
head, Ia, in search of her husband,
had taken her life and that of her 81
Iyear-old daughters by throwing herself
into the Missouri. Attached to the
bundle was an old black pocketbook
in which was the following note writ
ten in pencil:
81 am tired of living. l am left des-
titute and homeless and whisky was
the cause. / have neither home,
friends or money and am not able to
work, so l thought l might as we'll
end my misery. 1 cannot take care
of my child in my condition and
won't beg, and am not able to work.
] have no relatives, and my husband
deserted me and my child Mt Moor
head, Ia, on the 5th of June. / am
discouraged and have nothing to live
for. Mrs. Matt Thomas"
The bundle of clothing contained q
coarse cotton wrapper, woman's
blue sunbonnet with pink lining, a
child's sunbonnet, small skirt and 9TH
or small garments, all very much the
worse for wear.
One day toward the latter part of
last week woman who gave her
name as Mrs. Thomas called at the
police station and made inquiries
about her husband, whom she said
was Il painter by trade. She told Of
ficer White that her husband had de-
serted her and her child and that she
believed he was either in this city or
South Omaha. She said she was des-
titute and that the last of her money
had been spent in buying her ticket
to this city. Mrs. Thomas appeared
aged and to add to her troubles was
in a delicate condition. She asked the
police for financial assistance and was
referred by them to the supervisor Of
the poor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16

full the camera may bio to science, to
art and to industry, it's true mission
is to develop tinplate heroes.
1.-THE records ut Albany show that
the governor got the legislature to
pass law taxing the franchises of
corporations-a most righteous law.
But the records also show that at the
demands of Tom Ilatt and the cor
porations he reconvcned the legisla-
ture in extra session and had it
change this law as the corporations
dictated.
"The canal fund of New York had
been robbed of about $9,00O,OOO by re-
publican politicians, and, although he
talked loudly of prosecution, the gov
men to justice.
referring to the democrats, he
said: They stand for lawlessness and
disorder, for dishonesty and dishenor,
for license and disaster at home and
eowardlN shrinking fromduty abroad
This is reflection on the intclli-
gence and patriotism and the honor
of every democrat in the country. 1t
is personal insult to the SIN and one
half million of men who supported
Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and to the eleven
millions of freemeh who are going to
support him in 1900.
1.-The question arises: Is this the
language of u sincere and discreet
man, and therefore worthy of notice,
or is it simply the hysterical rant of
IL political mountebank, and there
fore to be treated with contempt?
"le gives no facts and advances no
arguments in support of this charge.
1t is simply an assertion. He puts
himself in evidence. Aside from truth
fulress, 1T involves his sincerity and
discretion.
Nov look at the spectacle of II
trust candidate for vice president of
the United States, who has never seen
the Philippines, standing up at dis
tance of 10000 miles from these ISL
unds and, in order to get votes in sup
port of IL criminal cause, is willing to
libel those innocent people, who have
done neither hlm nor us any harm,
but whose towns we have been burn
ing for nearly two years, whose faith
ers and brothers we have been shoot
ing down, whose fields we have been
laying waste, on the order of Presi-
dent Mckinley, issued December FL.
1898, beginning a war of conquest"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
UNPLEASANT EUT TRUE.

Former Editor speaks II 'Ear.ling
President NIcKlnlcy'- Associates.
Mr.. Il. H. Godkin, former editor Of
the New York Evening Post and tho
Nation, and Il sturdy supporter of Nc
Kinley in 1895, declares over his sigma
ture that he has Il ''deep-sen:cd prcju-
dice against William Mckinley and
the men who surround him and act
with him"
My opinion of them formed long
years ago." says Mr.. Godllin, lis that
they are the most dangerous set OF
scoundrels by which any civilized
country was ever beset.'
1t would be difficult to put the case
more clearly. The men whom Mr..
Godllin has in mind are not the mems
bers of the cabinet-though some
may be included-but the syndicate
promoters, spectators and financial
bandits who are using u weak prcsl-
dent as u catspaw.
That the pollcy of the Mckinley adj
lninistration is not made by Mckinley
is apparent to anybody who will take
the trouble to look into the facts.
The president is not even a measura-
bic factor in shaping the course of the
government. but he is willing ill.,
strument and Mr.. Godkin does not
speak too strongly when he calls the
men who regulate his conduct danger
Gus sccundrels.
This view is not pleasant, but it
must be faced. The record of the past
three years fully confirms it. Those
who deny it or seek to break it's force
are merely playing into the hands of
men whose sole object in public life
is to feather their own nests and pro-
mote their own fortunes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
Muir lc1.crs.

Helena independents: The republic
can press speaks of the Filipinos as
1.-The mlirderers of he brave boys who
died in the Philippines"
If the Filipino soldiers who killed
American soldiers were and are muir
derers, then We're not George NASH
ington and his ragged continentals
who killed the soldiers of George I'LL.
as good title to the American colonies
as we have to the Philippine islands,
Were the Texans who killed Mexican
soldiers in the war for independence
';murlerers?' Did not Mexico have
as good a. title to Texas as we have to
the Philippines?
Were Arnold Won Winkelrcid and
the other men of Switzerland who
killed Austrian troops "murtlerers?'
Did not Austria have as good Il title
to Switzerland as we have to the Phil
ippines? Was Kosciusko Il murderer
when he fought with Washington for
American independence, and subse-
quently when he fought against Rus
sin for Polish independence? Did not
Russia have as good a title to Poland
us we have to the Philippines Was
Lafayette murderer when he fought
for American independence? Surely
England had better title to the
American colonies than France or any
Frenchman had.
Were Gomez and the other Cuban
patriots murdcrers when they killed
the soldiers of Spain in the war for in
dependence? Spain had a better title
to Cuba than we have to the Philip
pines. Were Roosevelt and other
Americans mnrderers when they
lalled Spanish soldiers 10 free Cuba ?
Spain had as good title to Cuba as
we had to the lives of Spanish soil
li.rc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
SOUTH AGAINST IMPEhIALlSM.
i'enr That Republican. r OF Down.
fail of the Itcpublic.


fail of the Ncpublic.
Savannah News: There is very con-
siderable continent In the south In
favor OF retaining permanent posses
sion OF the Philippines, on tho ground
that they are needed for the markets
they will afford for the products of
our mills, and because possession OF
them will assist our merchants and
manufacturers in getting stronger
hold on the markets of China and
other countries of the far cast.
Ii has not yet been clearly demon
strnted that the permanent posses
sion of thcse islands is necessary TO
tho expansion Of our trade. There are
good reasons for thinking that cer-
tain concessions in the Philippines
concessions that could have been OBJ
tuined before there were any mani-
festations of hostility to MS on the
part of the Filpinos--would have
served our purpose just us we'll, nn,l
perhaps better than the permanent
possession of the islands.
There lis no doubt that the great
majority OF the people nre in favor OF
the kind of expansion that tends to
5stiSiie thci elhe iePllpllc. ne l4oulSl-
ana purchase was TINT kind OF eNpln-
sion, and SO was the acquisition of
Texas. Out of the territory thus ac-
quired states have been formed and
the boundaries of the republic en-
larged.
But the acquisition of the Phillip
pines does not mean the enlargement
and strengthening of the republic. 1t
means the weakening of 1t. States
cannot be formed out of the islands.
II is not the intention to make states
of them. The purpose is to hold them
as colonies. The Filipinos are an In
ferior race, and they are to be held in
subjugation. To hold them so re-
quires the exercise of impcrialpowers.
In other words, the holding Of the
philippines as permanent posses.
sion is not expansion, in the sense In
which the republic has been expand
ing under democratic doctrine, but
imperialism. If the policy of the re-
publican party is permitted to pre-
vail the character of the government
will be gradually changed. The lie.
public will become an empire.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
THEIR EYES NOW OPEN.
Commercial Traveller. Sec tho r,

Commercial Travellers Sec tho Tn-
tnl Effects OF Trusts.
Pittsburg Post: MI are familiar
with the fact that no class OF bnsi-
ness men or employees of business in
terests have suffered TO as great an
extent as the commercial travellers
| have from the trusts. Every trust OF
note in the country has thrown
greater or less number of them out of
employment. Their numbers have
been reduced one-half, and there have
/ been corresponding reductions IN
wages and salaries. Competition In
price and quality was the rock on
which the ayocation OF the CONNER
cial traveller was built. The trusts
have destroyed competition, and the
price is regulated by central authorl-
! ty cmanating from the trusts. With
the commercial travellers the hotels
have suffered largely, and the loss has
gone into every city md town I'm the
country. At a recent convention of
the Commercial Travellers association.
in speech against trusts, President
Dove stated the case with much force
when he declared:
1.-The record of rotten and corrupt
methods, the sympathy for and sup
port OF trusts ny the republican party.
In connection with other lmpor1an'
Issues, leads me to state that whlle
IN do not consider that all republlran
oi,lclnls IN ptibilc lire afe nna, nor
that I'LL the democrats are entirely
good, am bound TO declare IN nom
es1y, that the Democratic party IS 'he
only ono standing today sanhrclN up.
on the platform OF equality Tor all ana
special privileges for none, ana LOT
competition as universal prinrlple:
The republicans nave given cVlachcs
that they believe IN only hmi!ea
competition and IN special CLASS priS''
lego s. r.,
This briefly outlines the pollaeal
platform OF the league. almost every
member oil which Is arraNeu against
the trusts. irrespective OF pafi. az
tiliatlcns. Four years ago the COM
merclal Travellers assoclataloh was
one of the strongest forces IN 1he
field in favor OF Mckinley. They We're
Il remarkably efficient body OF cam
vassers, reaching as they qua every
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
United Amrricnn..

st. Louis Republic: 1t is becoming
apparent that the true American
spirit is aroused by the peril now
lnenacing the government. No mat
ter what arguments of loot may be
advanced to tempt us TO rule the Fill
pinos by force against their will. we
have been too long taught as Ameri.
cans that constitutional governments
derive their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed to sanction n
sin SO surely destructive of our ma
tional integrity. No matter what sell
fish reasons may be urged for the
continued denial to the Porto Ricans
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
TePIeStHVS'
Catchings.

subsequently the gunbont cnllno,
commanded by Lieutenant George -.
Bradshaw, shelled Oroquicta, burning
the warehouses. One of the crew was
killed.
A force of the enemy estimated to
number 800. under the leadership of
Alvarez, formerly the insurgent presi
dent OF lnrbranga, is now persistent
ly troubling northern Mindanao.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
EXPELLED FROM TOWN.
Ltsbonites Blame "scien.ist'' Healer
for Loss of Boys Eye.

Cedar Rapids, H., Aug. l5.--The lit
tie town of Lisbon has been all torn
up over Christian Science healing.
Two or three weeks ago VIM. Small,
aged ID or IA, while playing with some
companions, had a handful of sawdust
thrown in his face. Some of the hard
substance lodged in one eye. and it
soon became terribly inflalned and the
boy suffered the greatest pain. He
was receiving treatment from Chris
tian Science healer who lived in that
vicinity, and in whom the mother had
the most explicit confidence. But the
eye continued to get worse. Finally
body of citizens called upon the Chris
tan Science healer and invited her to
leave town as speedily as possible or
be prosecuted, took the boy in charge
and brought him to this city to con-
suit an eye specialist. 1t was found
that it would bs necessary to remove
the eye, which was done. The other
eve was saved,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
Teddy I,onscyelt.

New York Journals: In the two
years that Theodore Roosevelt has
held Office his time has been passed in
frcnzied flights over the country
seeking that vociferous admiration 50
freely accorded him by the dime novel
reading urchih and the thoughtless
citizen. This would be I'LL right if
Colonel Roosevelt were not holding a
public office. But the people pay him
a salary MS governor, and as governor
lie is expected to stay ut home and at
tend to the peoples business. He is
certainly not paid to travel around
the country electioneering in his own
behalf
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16

i'ituting the commonwealth of Aus
:ralia on July ., and at once appointed
The earl of llopetoun. her lord cham
perl.in. as the first governor general.
She had made him Knight of the
Thistle. in place of the late duke of
Argyll, a few days before. The earl
was governor of Victoria from 1889 to
1898. The queen presented to the
Australian commissioners the table.
she silver inkstand and tho pen used
N signing the bill
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16

England is almost unreprcsented in
the great law offices of the kingdom,
Sir Richard Webster. The new master
of the rolls, being an lrishman, as is
Sir Edward Carson, the solicitor gen
eral, while Sir Robert Finlay, the new
attorney general. is Scotchman.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16

Chinese methods of warfare are Pc
ruliar. An officer of the navy who
was on one OF the English ships in Chi
nese waters during the war between
China and Japan said that whenever
the japanese fired the Chinese immedi-
ately put up their umbrellas. The
laughter of the men on the English
ship could be heard for miles.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
Lesson OF His Ca,nnnirn

This is Illustrated in his methods of
campaigning in 1896. Form and prece-
dent seemed to preclude his travelling
over the country and delivering so
many speeches, but when he calcu-
lated the distances the people had to
travel to see him and the great hard
ships and inconvenience they must
endure and how impossible it was for
them to do SO, lS realized that if is
sues were to be presented by him to
the people he must go to them at
whatever personal sacrifice. Thus.
true to his convictions, courageous
and unconquerable, he went forth to
his plain duty against precedent-the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16

The supply of asphalt at Trinidad
sill be exhausted some day" said an
expert in that line recently, but that
needn't prevent our continuing to lay
asphalt pavements. Out in Utah there
ARE beds of asphalt of many times the
magnitude of the Trinidad deposit.
These beds are in the country around
Fort Duchesne, on government land
that is now cut up into Indian reser-
ra1ions. The demands of civilization
.cr that asphalt will some day cause
Poor Lo TO move again. The man who
sets there first when the territory is
opeu to settlement will find fortune
waiting for him."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
Colonel Ciruieta, the milItar,

Colonel Girujeda, the military in
structor of the hoy king of Spain, re-
sently lost his post and was trans
ferred TO an obscure garrison by rea-
ton of his brnsqueness. The little AL
tonso left for q visit to the country
during the drill hour without the
doughty colonol's permission, which
fingered the latter so that he said to
'he queen: Il think they want to
make shepherd of the king instead
Of a soldier" His dismissal came the
1eNt day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16

The next congress will include two
men of the same name from Missis-
sippi. The present member from the
Sixth district is Patrick Henry, and
another Patrick Henry will represent
the Third. for the past fifteen years
represented by General Thomas y.
Catchings.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16
KILLS WIFE AND SUICIDES.
Domestic Trouble Supposed to Have
Caused the Double Crime.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 15.-William /.
futile murdered his wife and then
shot himself. The parties lived in
Charlton. futile hired a livery team
and he and his wife drove out to their
former home in Benton township,
eight miles south. After killing his
wife he Went to his brothers house,
near by, and told what he had done.
Soon another shot was heard, and
upon arousing neighbors both parties
were found dead in the buggy by the
roadside. Domestic troubles are sup
posed to be the cause.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16


Mir. Kenneth Morell Mackenzie, son
Of the late noted throat doctor, ran
ap bin of nearly $3.50 for drinks ut
an English public house, and, when
The landlord sued for payment. plead
ed statute of George H., the So
sailed Tipping act of l75l," in his
defense, by which an innkeeper cam
not recover for debts for liquor
amounting to more than IS. The stat
ute is Still on the books and Mr.. JUS
tice Grantham was obliged to admit
that ii is good law now; he managed
to deliver Portian judgment, how
.ver, by distinguishing between spirit
nous liquor and mineral water. Mr..
Norrell had not taken his spirits neat,
so that tho landlord recovered $50 on
his bill for the soda water supplied
With the whisky.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-16

of their rights under the constitu-
ton denial based upon the theory
that the American flag waves over
that island as colony, not as IN in
tegral part of the United States-we
know as Americans that "a republic
can have no colonies" And as for the
remarkable feat of attempting to
exist as republic on the Amer
lean mainland while ruling rs nm
empire in the Philippines and Porto
Rico, every American knows in his
sonl that this government Cannot
exist half republic and half empire"
The foreign population of Shanghai
last May was 6,774, of which 562 were