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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
COTTON IN DEMAND.

Europe is anxiously reaching out for
whatever remains OF last years cotton
crop in the United States. The ex-
portation of cotton in April, 1900, the
details of which have just been COM
pleted by the treasury bureau of, sta
tistics, amounted to 264,O44,318 pounds,
against 1874, 397,23S pounds in April Of
last year, and the value to $24,6s4,O7s,
against $s,435,097 in April last year,
while the average price per pound in
April, 1900, was 9.3c. and in April, 1899,
6.3c., an increase of about so per cent.
The United Kingdom increased her i'm
portation of American cotton from
SO million pounds in April, 1899, to 80
millions in April 1900; France from
nine million pounds in April, 1899, to
thirteen millions in April, 1900; Ger
many from 1914 million pounds in
April, 1899, to nearly SO millions in
April, 1900; and other European coun-
tries from 40 million pounds in April,
1899, to GA millions in April, 1900.
Japan, which has been busy in the ear
lier part of the year obtaining her sup
ply, did not take as much in April, 1900,
as in April, 1899, the figures being in
April, 1899, 13,7O7,64S pounds, and in
April, 1900, 5,935,573 pounds. During
the ten months ending with April,
however, Japan took 155,5s3,547
pounds, against II, 77s.7O1 in the CORE
spending months of the preceding ifs
cal year, while England had during the
ten months taken but 1,0S2,230,1lS
pound, against 1907, 242,462 pounds in
the corresponding months OF the
last year, the total for the
other European countries in
1900 being about equal to that of
statistics show the price OF cotton in
the corresponding months Of 1899.
Meantime the American manufactur-
ers are also taking time by the fore
lock and laying in their share OF the
stock in sight, even at the tdvanced
prices which are now very much in
excess OF those year ago. The latest
quotations received by the bureau Of
statistics show the price of cotton in
New York to be 9.31c on May rs and on
April 20th 9.13c, while the figures for
one year earlier were 6Ac for May 20,
1899, and 61sc for April is, 1899, an in
crease of fifty per cent. during the
twelve months.
This brings the price of cotton to a
higher figure than at any prior time
during the decade. The average price
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

eral interest permits the secretary Of
agriculture to restore game birds which
are becoming extinct, and provides
means for the restriction of traffic in
dead animals, birds, etc., from state to
state, the latter provision being in
part designed to limit the destruction
of song birds for the sale of their plum
age.
Among other miscellaneous acts of
the session are those for the preserva-
ton of the historic frigate Constitu-
ton, and for extending the work Of
the Twelfth census.
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Considerable general legislation is
carried in appropriation bills. These
provisions include the amendment to
the military academy bill making the
commanding general of the army a
lieutenant general and the adjutant
general of the army major general;
also the amendment to the sundry
civil bill appropriating $5,ooo,ooo for
the St. Louis exposition. Both of these
bills are still pending.
The naval appropriation bill adds two
battleships, three armored cruisers,
three protected cruisers and five sub
marine boats to the naval strength,
and may include special legislation as
TO armor plate and government plant.
The other appropriation bills. in the
main carry the usual government sup
plies.
The Alaska code bill, giving a COM
plete civil system of laws to the terri
tory has passed both houses and un-
doubtedly will become law.
Other measures which have passed
one house or the other but are still
pending include those for the election
Of senators, by the people, authoriz-
ing the president to appoint a commits
sion to study commercial conditions
in China and Japan, for increasing the
efficiency Of the army by making SER
vice in the, staff corps temporary, ex-
tending the eight-hour law, and in
creasing! the annual allowance to the
militia of the country from 100000 TO
81, 100000,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

The carrying of the Oregon election
by the republicans can only be looked
upon as indicative of what is to follow
thruout the entire country next No
yember. 1t is the preliminary Skin
mish and seems to show how the battle
will 60. The republicans were by no
means confident of carrying Oregon,
for the democrats, populist and free
silver republicans, by combining their
forces, had developed formidable oppo-
sition to the republican ticket. The re-
suit, whereby almost the entire repub-
lican ticket turnout the state is elect
ed, is a tribute to the manner in which
the republican party has carried out
the pledges it made. to the people at
st. Louis. The people Of Oregon know
when they are well off. They remem-
Der their experiences during the last
democratic administration and they
have decided that they prefer prosper
ity to hard times.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
EDUCATION FOR THE POOR BOY

EDUCATION FOR THE POOR BOY.
FROM tuesdays Daily.
Hon. A. w. Buchanan in his excel
lent editorial article in Saturday IS
Courier, presented very important
point with reference to educational
matters. Referring to the work ac-
complished by the common schools as
they were conducted from twenty-five
to forty years ago, Mr.. Buchanan re-
fered to the large number of promi-
nent men in the United States who had
received no direct education except in
these common schools. In this con-
nection he cited a president of the Uni
ted States, the governor of Iowa and a
cabinet officer. To us, however, the
important point made by Mr.. Buchan-
an is in the following clause:
"It is true, the above gentlemen did
get a higher education from other
sources afterwards, but it was due to
their own energy after the foundation
was laid in the public school"
Here is an observation of direct APP
plication and interest to the people of
Ottumwa with reference to the educa-
tional facilities which we propose to
give our children. The history of the
United States will show that the vast
majority of men who have attained I'M
usual success in business life and pro-
minence in public affairs, have educat-
ed themselves; in the majority of cases
having had only the briefest instruc-
tion in the schools proper. How has
this self education been brought
about? We have before us the picture
of Lincoln, lying in front of an open
fire place that he might read and alb
sorb the knowledge to be obtained
from the few precious books within his
reach. We have the picture of Jas. A.
Garfield, the towpath boy, carrying
with him book and deyoting every
spare moment to reading and the self
requirement of knowledge. We have
in still more striking lines, picture of
BENZ. Franklin working all day in his
brothers. printing office and then bor-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
EVIDENTLY A FAKE.
From TuesdaY,sID Daily.

| The horrible story of brutality Of
d mob In St. Louis toward a weak and
defenceless young woman, published in
the Courier aud other Iowa papers yes
terday, is evidently a senseless and sem
sationali fake This story came to the
Iowa press by way of Chicag o. IA care.
full, scrutiny Of the st. Louis papers;
| fails to discover the record of any out
rage of this character, or any action
on the part of the ST. Louis strikers
and their sympathizers, that could con-
| meet them with such an outrage. The
only matter reported in the st. Louis
Globe Democrat bearing the slightest
semblance to this alleged outrage, is
. sAs a party Of young laaies and gen
tlemen alighted from a South Broad
WAY car at Lesperance street yesterday
morning, on their way to the river to
board the City of Providence on an eN-
cursion to Montesano Park, they were
surrounded by crowd of men and
boys. Mud and rocks were thrown at
them, the clothing of the young ladies
being spattered with filth. The men
i'm the party were beaten, Ernest A.
SooPSlS Yeas VIM, q ioHtiStlty fiAat III
1864, Newstea avenue, being knocked
down and seriously, injured. Andrew
McWeeny. 9of aSl5 Thomas street, es-
capped the mob byirunning into "a house
near by and secreting, himself in an ups
stairs room. One young man and two
of the ladies secured slSiff and were
rowed across the river to East st.
Louis. The police arrived on the
scene, dispersed the crowd and escort
ed two Of the young ladies who refus-
ed to give thir names to north bound
car, and they returned to their homes.
No arrests were made"
Since writing The above at least par
tial confirmation Of the outrage has
been received. 1t is evident that the mat
ter was somewhat exaggerated and that
the offending mob was composed to
some extent of women. One woman
has been arrested for completely in the
affair. The whole thing is bad bust
ness l4 '.s
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
"BEYoND THE Alps

A refreshing innovation in the way
of a sweet girl graduate has made her
appearance in that birthplace of things
original Kansas. Many girls are
graduating from the public schools and
colleges of this country just now, and
the commencement essays they will
fling at the heads of fond papas, mann
mas and teachers will be numbered by
the thousand. The great majority of
these essays will be good, but they
will be painfully conventional. Few of
them will equal in point of interest the
effort of this Kansas girl. Her teacher
had given her for forensic considera-
ton the trite subject, Beyond the
Alps Lies Italy" She might have
written twenty pages on the sensa-
tions and duties of a young woman
just stepping out into the great world.
But she didn't. This girl had original
ideas about the Alps and Italy and was
not afraid to express them. Stepping
out before her astonished teachers and
classmates, she said:
I do not care cent whether Italy
lies beyond tho Alps, or over in Mis-
souri,. I do not expect to set the river
on fire with my future career. I am
glad I have good, very good, educa-
ton, but I am not going to misuse it.
by writing poetry OF essays about the
future woman. 1t will enable me to
correct the grammar of any lover 1
may have, should he speak of 'dorgs' in
my presence, or say he had went some
where. 1t will also come handy when
I want to figure out how many pounds
of soap woman can get for three doz-
en- eggs at the grocery store. So 1 do
not begrudge the time / spent in. ac-
quiring it. But my ambitions do not
fly so high. just want to marry a
man who can lick anybody of his
weight in the township, who can run
an eighty-acre farm and who has no
female relatives to come around and
try to boss the ranch. And I will
|agree to cook good dinners for him that
won't send him to an early grave, and
lavish upon him whole lot of whole
some affection and see that his razor
hasn't been used to cut broom wire
when he wants to shave. In view Of
all this, i do not care if do get a lit
tie, rusty on the rules of three and
kindred things as the years go by
A Nebraska man was attracted by
this essay and has offered the Kansas
City Star SIS for her address.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

w. w. Waters, editor of the South
Missourian at New Madrid, Mo-, makes
the announcement that he will accept
subscriptions to his paper to be paid
for when Bryan is elected. He is will
ing to furnish his paper free to all
who send in their names as long as it
is published or until Bryan becomes
the occupant Of the White House. Ev-
cry one should feel safe in subscribing.
1t will cost them nothing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

Indications are that our total foreign
trade for the fiscal year ending June 30
next will be $3O0,000,0OO larger than in
the year ending June 30, 1899. For this
year it is likely to exceed two and a
quarter billion dollars.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
An Honest Postal service.

While the postoffice steal in Cuba
is humiliating and in itself scandalous
it ought to be remembered that hon
esty is the prevailing characteristic
of the postal department. of this gov
eminent. Only recently business
man committed ten $1,000 bills to the
ordinary mails and it reached it's des-
tination. Money is sent by ordinary
letter to the amount of millions. As
the Boston Globe remarks the safety
OF the mails in this country is simply
marvellous. Some 100000 pieces Of
registered mail matter, estimated val
lie $5OO,0O0,000, are handled annually,
and the net loss is not above $1,000 of
1 per cent. When John Wanamaker
was postmaster general he estimated
that there were carried in the mails
1854, 667,S02 ordinary letters per an
nun, and that the value of the or
binary letter mail of the United States
for one year was $467,376, 2S6.10. Yet
Mr.. Wanamaker added: "The total
supposed losses Of ordinary mail thru
out the United States amounted in
twelve months past to 51,745 pieces.
OF these, 10000, or 80 per cent. were
packages, the remaining 60 per cent
being letters. The total losses ascer-
tanned to be due to carelessness or
depreciation of postal employees num-
bered 1886, of which 60 per cent
would be 1891. Assuming the aver
age value, to be rs cents, the total
ascertained loss of ordinary letters
chargeable to the postal service would
be 1885. of 77-10,000 of one per cent. "
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

Birmingham is shipping three train
loads of pig iron per day to New Or
leans, where it is loaded on vessels for
the foreign trade. This in measure
accounts for the expansion sentiment
in Alabama. The only regret in this
connection is found in the fact that the
output of the Birmingham furnaces is
carried abroad in foreign bottoms.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
A. j. HoImes Declared Insane ..

Des Moines, June GA. ]. Holmes,
an ex-congressman and well known
Iowa politician living at Boone, was de-
clared insane by the commission today.
Financial troubles are said to be the
cause.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

A number of Kansas farmers are on
their way to the Paris exposition.
When they return they will find that
they have been blacklisted by the An
Gent Order of Gifted Calamity Howl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of ali
4 other Ottumwa papers combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Daily Courier, year, by mail. $500
Daily Courier, / year, by carrier. 800
Semi-W Weekly Courier, year,. 1.50
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
A Census Snnp.

Mason City Globe-Gazette: Census
enumerators are running up against
snag on which they want some help.
They say not one woman in twenty
knows the names of her husbands par
yents and other information relative to
his place Of birth. Wives, interrogate
your Husbands concerning their pedi-
gree and record it in the family herd
book and the census enumerator will
rise up and call you thrice blessed and
at The same time throw a bouquet at
this Journal OF civilization for this ex-
,hortation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
Wool In Tarna county.

Traer star-Clipper: Wool is bring
ing nineteen cents per pound in Traer
at present-do the price of few
years ago. There are more sheep in
Tama county now than for years
past, and the wool harvest is source
Of considerable revenue this season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

Published sem-weekly on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: liz South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business Office No. a.
Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottumwa, Ia
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-04-07
An Independent Preacher.

There are few cases on record wherein
minister owns his own church, refuses
to accept a salary, performs the janitor
work and furnishes light and heat for
the church. Under these novel condi.
tons the Rev. A. w. Hobson of Lyons,
Eeb., ministers with success to large
number Of jealous followers. In the com.
mon parlance of the street "he Is the
whole thing" The Rev. Mr.. Hobson Is
a regularly ordained preacher. at one
time or another having been connected
with the Methodist denomination and
with the United Brethren in Christ. But
at this time he processes allegiance to no
particular sect. He prefers to be free
to follow the dictates Of new dispensa-
tion which he declares may ere long be
given to the world.
The Rev. Mr.. Hobson is In many re.
spects remarkable man. but his ap-
parent eccentricities do not carry him so
far as to cause his neighbors to set him
down as crank. He enjoys the respect
Of the whole community and has the rep
utntion Of being a sincere man, an orig
inal thinker, fearless speaker and
worker of great energy. His appearance
In the pulpit, clad in red robe, has
caused a great deal of comment, both ia
vorable and unfavorable. Mr.. Hobson
says be is mot permitted to divulge the
secret Of his red robe at present. though
1t will gradually be done as the days go
by,-Chicago Chronicle.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-04-07
Woman Aided Footpad.

Paterson, N. J., April7.--A hand.
some woman aided a highwayman
Thursday night to hold up and rob
Edward II. Cadmus, OF No. 437
Graham avenue, this city. In fact
the woman played the principal
part in the hold She approaoh.
ed Cadmus ST Park avenue and
stopped him saying: "Will you
please tell me the time?" While
Cadmus was taking out his watch
a man whom Cadmus had seen
talking with the woman a few
minutes before crept up behind
him and struck him a blow on the
head.
Cadmus distinctly remembers that
when he fell to the sidewalk the
woman aided in searching his
pockets. She drew the gloves from
his hands and audibly expressed
her disappointment at not finding
rings on his fingers. The woman
and her companion took money,
watch and chain and stud from
cadmus. He reported the facts to
the police.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-04-07

,Rvs on rap.

"tr~ p ~0B " IUVs
Mr., Leslie Larimer has lost his taste
for. eGgs. Mr. Larimer Is the spruce
looking young man who gives money for
paper at the Phoenix National bank.
One evening In August Mr.. Larimer
drove out to Mr.. Pickrell's ostrich roost
and while powling around the coop he
"shooed" hen off her nest and stole
one of the eggs. He took the egg home
and put it on tap in the cellar beside
the beer keg.
The next morning there was egg om-
elet breakfast in the Larimer house.
At lunch there was egg, straight up,
and for dinner there was egg, shipwreck-
ed. The next day there was egg, sau-ta,
sou-fa and fra-pa on the bill of fare.
That evening Mrs. Larimer gave Mrs.
Smith some egg. Mrs. Smith made two
pound cakes and three pans of cookies
the next day and had enough left for Mr..
Smith to swallow as a prelude to a jig
ger OF sherry.
After fried egg for breakfast on the
fourth day, Mr.. Larimer sounded the
shell with bung starter and found 1t
empty. Mrs. Larimer had kept books
on the egg and found it equal to 33 hens
eggs. The shell now swings In the din
ing room window as an "olla," and Mr..
Larimer says it holds about as much as
an Observation-Disclosures that is.-Arizona
aphic
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-04-07
BECKHAM
=. GOVERNOR.
Governor Taylor, However
Will Appeal His Case
Still Higher.

Frankfort, KY, April 1.-THE
Court of Appeals to-day handed
down its decision in the Guberna-
torial contest in favor of Beckham,
Judge Durelle dissenting. The
other two Republican judges Burn
am and Guffy. handed down a sep
arate opinion, which differed in its
reasons from the opinion of the
Democratic judges, but agreed
with them in its conclusion.
The opinion holds that the action
of the Legislature in seating Gov
ernor Beckham was final, and that
the courts have no power to review
1t; that Governor Taylor exceeded
his authority in adjourning the
Legislature to London, and that
the journals of tine two houses of
the Legislature, being regular,
cannot be impeached.
Ex-Governor w. O. Bradley chief
counsel for Governor Taylor last
night authorized the statement that
an appeal on behalf OF Governor
Taylor and Lieutenant-Governor
Marshall will be carried to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
TAYLOR MAKES VIGOROUS REPLY.
Frankfort, Ky, April 7.-Gov-
ernor Taylor last night issued the
following statement:
"For weeks have been made the
target of villifcation by certain
unprincipled newspapers in Ken
lucky. The vllest insnuations
have been made, and the most out
rageous falsehoods have been told.
When | was called to attend the
funeral of a beloved brother, it was
seized upon as an attempt on my
part to fly from justice. Again,
when called to my home by reason
of the death of a dear sister, the
fountains of abuse were opened
and flood of falsehood and sland-
er poured forth upon me, the charge
again being made that was at
tempting to fly from the State.
"Once and Tor all, | desire to say
neither directly nor indirectly had
! any connection with the assassi-
nation of Senator Goebel. | am a
citizen of this State, amenable to
its laws. | am not criminal;
neither shall l ever be fugitive
from Justice. Whenever indicated,
if such an outrage should be COM
mitted, I shall appear for trial,
conscious of my innocence and of |
the ultimate triumph Of right and
justice.
"The whole purpose of this per-
secution has been, and IS. to drive
me from my post of duty, and to
punish me Tor holding the office to
which have fairly been elected.
Such surrender l have not made,
nor will make it unless the high
est courts of this land should ad-
Judge that do so.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-04-07
- B. 80.

Schedule in effect November 10. 1889
All trains illuminated With Pintscs
N:E:xi N:sEE:xipsEss TRAINS.
Trains leave Wilmington, Delaware Ave
NEW YORK, week days, 1901, 1888,
pSmsn i1Sia az @ cars. ;l: H. ' p % ~ ss slsa.t;, y,
f'qi9 PH1LA6EGpHiH. ef week q a.gs. y sol, So,
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- :a;oS; 3 .als taH Pullman cars'' $50. '1A
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q III, .s.l1 p. m.
daily except Sundays: s;iS D, q. da!!y.
days. 'i.lS. 'SW a. m: 'H.s6. SIS. '457. Isa
PIttsburk. week days. 80. .. M: as7.
o. 80 tall Pullman c3.sl s9n D.. M. Sun.
days. .se4 a. M: '%57. '5.ss isll Pullman
'sthi Chicago. daily 500 a. M; 451 .. m.
Cincinnati and St. Louis. 800 q. m:
s12.b6 and ell p. M, daily.
Toledo and Detroit. "9.ll p. m. daily to
Toledo. ana daily except Sunday to De-
troit
700 a. m: s.1s. ~ p. m. Sundays. Sla
Landenberg accommodation. week daya
l57 p. m: Sundays. $50 p. N.
LEAVE MARKET ST: STATION FOR
Baltimore, week Gays, 2b5 .. m,
Landenl,erg,. week days. 9.55 a, M: 25&
s.lp z, m, n; Sundays; aS, g1S q. n, 6Ap: N;
mington. week days. 'SaS. S,5o, T:3O 10 g.
Il 90 a. m. 1920. T3l, as, 1901, u 20. A3O.
s5.07 tall Pullman cars). s5.35, $50, sLN,
's.sS: 'i% P m spndays y 4, - '.;so; IA
Pullman carsl, $50. $780, 'S.3s. 80 y. N.
Eelmarva Telephone, No. 1893.
Rates to Western points lower than ~
any other Line. +. =. UNDERWOOD.
General Maiagef.
D. B. MARTIN. Man. Of Pass. Tratfle.