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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29
A GOLDEN YEAR.
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Nineteen hundred and one will be
a golden year indeed" said the direc-
tor of the United States mint, George
E. Roberts recently. 1.-THE first year of
the twentieth century will show the
greatest gold production the world
has ever known.
I'VE estimate, from data in our pos
session, that the worlds production
next year will reach the enormous to-
tai of $685., 000,0 00-a million dollars
a day of the yellow metal extracted
| from the bosom of our bountiful Moth
err Earth.
Moreover, the year 1901 will show
that the United States is again at the
head of all countries as a producer OF
gold. Our total next year will prob.
ably rise to $94,O0O,0OO eclipsing
Austria and South Africa for the first
time in several years"
If there is anything in the quanti-
tatiye theory, and if it be true that the
greater the volume of basic money the
greater the prosperity of the people,
then the world has nothing to worry
about. sTheressis not going to be a
gold ,famin ess for some time at least,
| 1t looks more Ilss an overproduction.
| sst 81 tss.5.g IS. ~ ~ y e. H.
The coming year is to be a great
gold year for two reasons. First, the
South African mines will again be in
full; operation; second, the Nome and
Klondike regions are sure to show a
heavy increase of output
Official information reaches the
mint director that the Cape Nome dis.
ftrict which turned out $5,0O0,00O this
year; will next year produce at least
t$10,000,000. The Klondike will also
show an increase. In the United
States proper-Colorado, California,
1 M ontana, Black Hills and other fields
IA healthier growth is looked for.
The officials Of the mint are just
making up the official tables of pro.
duction for 1899, and these will be
made public in few days. l am able
to give the important totals for that
year, with the official figures for 1898
for comparison, and Director Roberts
estimate for the years 1900 and 1901
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29
silver Relieved of charlatanism.

Silver is quoted at 641sc an ounce.
One year ago the price was 59Ac an
ounce. The election caused de-
cline of only 1sc, so confident had the
financial world been that the party of
money debasement could not win in
this country. Silver now rests on it's
merits in the open market, the same as
gold and other metals, and is doing
we'll since the great trust composed o.,
silver demagogs has been smashed at
the polls. Silver was used as their
blind, the first step toward a certain
descent to irredeemable paper. A dol
lar intrinsically worth 45c would even
tually be just as offensive to the Bry-
an-Weayer party as one worth 1OOc.
Their theory is that money can be
made by law and they would never
have been content to stop at a half.
way house.
In the first nine months of the pres
ent year the United States exported to
Europe $40,30O,0OO worth of silver out
of total of SAT, OO0, 900 received there.
The East Indies in the same time
called for an increase of $1,000, 900.
and the total movement from Europe
to India, China and Japan was $46,-
100000. Silver shipments to the
Orient are $15,0OO,0O0, or 46 per cent
ahead of last year. Military opera
lions in China give an impulse to sill
yer. What the free silver party tried
to do was to turn the metal into pro-
digious fiction and destroy any
solid basis for the national currency.
1t is shown by the recent course of
prices that silver fares better. in the
open market than in the hands OF rant
ing orators who wrenched it from it's
legitimate place to bear the burden of
gross political falsities.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
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and nine hundred and one, and mem
bers of the general assembly, whose
successors would otherwise be chosen
at the general election in the year one
thousand nine hundred and one are
hereby extended one year, and until
their successors are elected and quail
fled. The terms of office of senators
whose successors would otherwise
be chosen in the year one thousand
nine hundred and three, are hereby
extended one year and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. The
general assembly shall make such
changes in the law governing the
time of election and terms of office of
all other elective officers as shall be
necessary to make the time of their
election and terms of office conform
to this amendment, and shall provide
which of the judges Of the supreme
court shall serve as chief Justice. The
general assembly shall meet in regu-
lar session on the second Monday in
January, nineteen hundred and three,
and biennially thereafter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29
PROTECTIVE TARIFF FOR ENG.
4. LAND

tsWe wish to make American manu-
factories contribute annually several
millions sterling to our national ex-
chequer,' is what Sir Howard Vim
cent, M. p, is quoted as saying re-
Gently. Sir Howard is the honored
secretary of the United Empire Trade
league, and is also an influential mem
Der of parliament. He will bring
forward in the coming session a
scheme to impose upon imports into
Great Britain an ad valorem tariff, eX-
cept that those various articles sent
from colonies will be admitted free.
The avowed intention of the move
is to foster commerce between the en-
pire and her dependencies, yet there
is reason to suppose that the primary
object is to raise revenue with which
to pay war expenses. The latter
proposition, however, may be made to
veil the fact that American competi-
ton is too keen for our British cous-
ms.
At any rate Sir Howard sets forth
his reasons in the following interview:
HOur empire should seek unity thru
unified commercial interests. Our
colonies should constantly be remind
ed of their daughterhood by reciproc-
al preferential imports. Canada fay-
ors imports from the mother country
to the extent of making the duty up
on them one-third less than that upon
imports from foreign countries. When
the Australian commonwealth is well
under way we hope that it will make
a similar concession in favor of the
manufacturers of England. Before a
great while Africa, federated under
4 the British flag, will probably follow
the lead of Canada and Australia.
The mother country cannot with good
grace accept these advantages while
denying reciprocal preferences. Fur
thermore. this is the time when the cen
trail government has need for revenue.
+ We have two wars upon our hands
one in China and one in South Africa.
The latter has already cost us heay-
lily, but think it will prove to have
been an excellent investment, even if
4 it finally entails an outlay of s1O0,-
100000 sterling ,00O,000), for it
has given a great and enduring inn
petus to imperial federation.
Still such OUTLAWS require a full
s treasury, and we must find new
sources of national revenue. Pre-
; ferential duties would help us tremen-
\ dously. They would make you
Americans pay something for the use
of our rich markets You charge us
about 40 per cent ad valorem for the
& privilege Of selling our goods in Amer.
I lea, and we commit an egregious folly
in admitting your goods free of duty
Americans are great competitors;
their energy and skill connot be sur.
4 passed. We should protect ourselves
against their shrewd, sleepless com.
mercial aggression by every legiti.
mate means at our command My
plan, of course, contemplates barking
back to the times when the dominant
craftsmanship of England decreed
that free trade was the proper fiscal
policy of this country
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29
DEMOCRAT VS.. DEMOCRAT.
Hon. j. Sterling Morton Gives His
Opinion of Mr.. Bryan's Explanation.

from the Conservative
The self assurance of Mr.. Bryan
blinds him as to the real and immed-
late cause of the disastrous outcome
of the Second battle" That he Who'll
ly and completely fails to comprehend
the temper of the American people
and the reasons prompting their polit-
ical action, is evident from the state
ment he gave to the press few days
after his defeat was known, in which
he said:
"The republicans were able to Sc
cure tickets or passes for all their yot-
ers who were away from home, and
this gave them a considerable advan-
tage. We have no way of knowing at
this time how much money was spent
in the purchase of votes and in colon
ization."
Mr. Bryan here intimates that the
main factor contributing to his defeat
was corruption and bribery. No think
ing man will for an instant believe
that SO great number of the Amerl-
can people, as repudited Mr.. Bryan
and the policies he advocates, are as
viciously dishonest as Mr.. Bryan's
charges would imply. Mr.. Bryan him
self, in the same letter, makes an adj
mission which destroyes his theory,
when he says:
eve seemed to have gained in the
large cities and to have lost in the
smaller cities and in the country"
1t is impossible to bride, colonize or
intimidate an isolated people like
those who live in the country or in
the smaller towns. 1t is a fact ac-
knowledged by all students of civics,
that the most capable, independent
and conscientious class of voters are
the farmers and the voting population
of our villages, the very people among
whom Mr.. Bryan says he sustained
the most severe losses. The implica-
ton from Mr.. Bryan's interview is
that these, instead of being the most
conscientious, are the most dishonest
of our people. 1t is only in the large
cities, the great centres of population,
the places where Mr.. Bryan made his
gains, that corruption is possible and
"bossism," the sourceeof it, fourishes.
Are we to conclude that Mr.. Bryan
reasons with introspection? Can it
be that he assigns to a large majority
of his fellow citizens base and UNI
worthy motives upon the theory that
such motives prompt his own political
action? Does he allege that that the
:
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against Bishops Fowler, Hurst and
McCabe, and whitening references are
made to Bishop Foss and Andrew
Generally the bishops are referred to
as an ecclesiastical machine" and
there are other phrases which cannot
fail to produce a decided sensation in
Methodist circles.
Dr. Swallow is careful to disavow
personal animus. but he takes care al
SO to make his meaning plain. 1t was
the subject of prohibition that led to
the clash, coupled with the criticism
of Bishop Fowler in the latter's alleg-
ed stumping for Mckinley under the
auspices of the republican national
committee.
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WATERMAN FOR COMMANDER.
cIoutman Posts Annual Election o
Officers IA BE Held Deeepher AZ

cloutman Posts Annual Election of
Officers to Be Held December 10.
The annual election of officers for
Cloutman Post, No. 50, Grand Army
of the Republic, will be held Thursday
evening, December 10, and already the
members have commenced talking
about possibilities. 1t is said that
Hon. H. l.. Waterman is the choice of
the majority of the comrades for the
honorable position of commander of
the post, and that his election is al
most an assured fact. There are sew
Ieral persons who stand good chance
Iof being elected to the Office of post
adjutant, but SO far the members cam
not state whom they beneve stands
the best show for election.
w. H. Fetzer is at present command
Ell of the post and e. M. B. Scott is adj
jutant.
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EIsTEDDFoD ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting to be Held in ottum.
wa at Christmas Time.

An event that will be of unusual
Importance to this city is the annual
meeting of the Eisteddfod association
of Iowa, which will be held in the
grand opera house Thursday, Decem-
Der 25
1t is expected that at least 1000
people will be brought to Ottumwa
from different parts Of the state. The
officers of the association are at work
on an elaborate program, which is to
consist of variety of vocal and in
strumental numbers, which will con-
tain a list of prizes that will be larg-
er and more valuable than ever be-
fore offered by the association.
1t is hoped that the people of OF
tumwa will assist in making this
meeting the most successful one held
in the history of the association, and
it is said that should the success of
the affair warrant it, semi-annual, in
stead of annual, meetings will be held
hereafter. Mayor Phillips, who is
president of the association, in connec-
ton with several other well known
citizens of this city worked hard to
have the meeting of the association
brought here from Oskaloosa and it
is hoped their efforts to make it a
success will bring to them the hear
ty cooperation and assistance of OF
tumwa people.
The program will be issued about
December 1, and it is said to be very
complete. The following are the Off
GERS of the association Mayor T. j.
Phillips, president; David Lodwick,
Mystic, vice-president; j. w. Lewis,
Hiteman, treasurer; G. b. Rounds,
Hiteman, secretary; w. B. Powell, Ed.
Moss, James McCauley, p. g. Will
liams, Hiteman, D. o. Campbell,
Cleveland, G. A. Traer, Pekay, and w.
e. Williams, Keb, directors.
w. e. Powell (Gwilym EryD, of
Milwaukee, will be conductor, and
Professor D. Protheroe Mus. Bac.),
also of Milwaukee, will be adjudicat-
or of music. Professor A. w. Stuart
and Mrs. H. L. Waterman. of Ottum-
wa, and D. G. Phillips, of Hiteman,
will be adjudicators of recitations.
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A Thinkina Machine.

A famous inventor declares that he
has devised a machine that will abol-
ish warfare. This machine is a boat
that will go without men on board,
and can be controlled for any distance
without wires. 1t will obey orders
from the land or it will act on its
own judgment, according to the neces-
sites of the situation. 1t will carry
an unlimited quantity of explosives,
which can be aimed with unerring ac-
curacy. Progress has achieved won
ders during this century The fact
that it can find no substitute for Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, proves their
estimable value of the Bitters. So
long as constipation, Indigestion, dys-
pepsia, liver and kidney troubles con-
tinue to affect mankind, SO long will
the Bitters stand as the one sure cure
for them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

height of his success as many as seven
or eight of his farces were before the
public at the same time. He attract
ed people of many classes. His wit,
though often brutal, was emphatic
enough to catch even dullard, and
yet the satirical element of his come
dies made them attractive to people
who do not ordinarily find entertain.
ment in rough farces. His death has
certainly removed a very important
factor of the American stage, for he
was the most active of all contributors
during a considerable period of his
play writing days.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

gains made among the farmers by the
republicans were due to corrupt use
of money because of a conviction that
his gains in the city of New York were
brought about by liberal expenditures,
on the part of his friend and financial
agent, Mr.. Croker, of the blood money
raised for his campaign from the dives
and brothels or other forms of Grimm
al revenue?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

The action of the Nebraska state
board of health in driving the Osteo-
pathists out Of the state smacks of
intolerance. The people are not likely
to submit to such action for any great
length of time. The person who de-
sires to avail himself of the services
of an osteopath has perfect natural
right to do so, the rules, regulations
and boycotts of state boards of health
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29
! ATTACKS THEBIsHoPs
0xx4444444444x4X44

The current number of the Penn
sylvania Methodist, of which the
Rev. Silas G. Swallow, d. D., is editor,
is made interesting by an article over
the fighting parsons" own signature,
in which he attacks certain bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The article covers two full pages, and
appears under the title, Dead at the
Top; Shall 1t Die in the Branches"
In the article are contained charges
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

When coffee and sugar barons go to
war the people can afford to stand
aside and enjoy the scrap-until the
coffee and sugar barons make up
again, when the people will, in all
probability, have to pay for their en-
joyment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29
cHAs. II. HoYT AND HIS PLAY.

1t is probable that Charles H. Hoyt
had larger audience than any other
play. writer of his time. He was a
prolific writer and most of his plays
met with enduring success. At the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

Representative Byers is right.
There is nothing the matter with the
Titus amendment. The terms of Off
cials in Iowa expire with the calen-
dar year. They draw no pay after the
S1st day of December on going out of
office, and the fact that they do not
turn over their records, funds, etc,
to their successors until the first Mon
day in January is merely a matter of
public accommodation. Common sense
is common sense and there is nothing
the matter with the Titus amend
ment, from the common sense stand
point
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29
CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Daily Courier, year, by mail. $500
Daily, Courier, year, by carrier. 600
Semi Weekly Courier, year. 1.5o
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Founded 9th August, 1s4e.

Published semi-weekly OH Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: liz South Market Street.
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Address tile Courier Printing Co., ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

Dickinson county has made CON
tract with tax ferrets.
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Nearly every farmer in the vicinity
of Marion has telenhone.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

TEXT OF THE TITUS AMENDMENTS

which puzzIng
attorneys 49,
folowing
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Gold Democrats-The old guard of
democracy, the honor-bright adher-
ents to the gold standard, the dis
cip;es OF the financial theories and
policies of Andrew Jackson, Thomas
ii. Benton, Samuel ]. Tilden and Gro
yer Cleveland are not arraying them
selves in ashes and sack-cloth for the
purpose of attending the Inauguration
OF Colonel Bryan next March, notwith-
standing he prescribed for them that
style OF dress suits upon their at
tempt to enter the 16 to household
Hon. J. Sterling Morton. in the Conser-
yatiye.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

Charles Fochen, colored prisoner
at Davenport, fell dead in his cell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

Republican Missouri.-Republic
Missouri is coming, and would be here
now on an honest vote. *When
Missouri goes republican the industrial
boom and general mining development
in the state will astonish the country
st. Louis Globe-D Democrat 33's
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

Read the Courier for news.
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view; their collection is expensive,
and they are nuisance to everybody
concerned. They should be removed
first and then if there is POSSIBLE
ity of removing others the question of
a sliding scale for beer might be CIV
en- consideration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-29

A Tax That Is Not Tax.-There is
a duty of 10 cents per pound on tea in
the war revenue tax-law, and many
wonder why there seems not to be the
smallest demand for it's repeal.
Graeme Stewart, of the republican
national committee, himself large
western tea merchant, declares that
consumers are content with the tax,
because importers pay it without rails
ing prices and that the latter are glad
to do this for the protection custom
house inspectors give them against
competition of inferior and adulterat.
ed teas. Importation of these was
forbidden long ago, but official inspec-
ton never could be had until it was
made incidental to the collection of
duties. Here is the interesting exam.
pie of customs duty that pleases ev-
erybody except several who want to
deal unlawfully in adulterated prod
ucts, and yields $3,000,000 revenue.
Nearly all tea-consuming countries, it
is said, tax it as we do now, for in
spection and incidentally for revenue.
Burlington Hawkeye.
The daily sentinel., 1900-03-05

A break in the new water main on
north Fifth street occurred last night.
Samel N Wheeler returned Sunday
morning from business trip to the
Capital City.
Fotografer Dean is ready for business.
Call and see the new studio and know
Fotografer Dean.
Wanted, for years-A place to buy
goods cheap on small cash payments.
The Installment House.
Installment House, End and Colorado
avenue, something new. Buy your
household goods, all new, on easy pay
ments
when one steps out OF the house and
smells the odor of burning rubbish-old
ibbber shoes and "sich."
Mr.. j. F. Byers spent the greater
portion OF last week in Rifle talking
sugar beets to the ranchmen Of that
section of the Grand valley.
New life is being infused into all
departments OF the Colorado Springs
Gazette since Mr.. /. N. Stevens took
hold OF the editorial throttle.
Capt. James NJ. Kennedy OF The
Sentinel force is taking a lay off for a
couple of weeks, and during the time
will organize a lodge in this city called
The Guardians of the Home.
Quite a large pumber of Utah people
have come to the valley during the past
week and are looking over the ranches
with view of locating here and raising
sugar beets. Most Of them are from the
vicinity Of Lehi.
The street sprinkler should be brought
forth from its winter quarters and used
on the principal thoroughfare OF Graz d
junction. The great clouds Of dust
that swept up and down the streets
these days is simply terrific.
We are glad to note that our old friend
and chum OF our school-boy days, Ed
Hardy, has succeeded to the business
of the Abby Hardy Co, of Grand juno
ton, and will hereafter conduct the
commission business on his own hook.
Ed. was always a live, wideawake
fellow.-Montrose Enterprise.
The daily sentinel., 1900-03-05
THE LOCAL NEWS
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 7.

Do you know Fotografer DeanY
West will sell you sewer pipe at 20
cents per foot.
Furnished rooms, bath, electricity.
Inquire this office.
Mr.. John F. Moore was in Aspen
Friday on business.
The Parlor candy kitchen is the place
to get first class candies.
The Installment plan is the easiest
and best way to buy household goods.
Wanted-Twenty coal miners at once.
Cameo.
Hunt up the IL stallment House oppo-
site Dowrey's store and buy on the easy
payment plan.
West does plumbing up to date. Has
the goods on hand and don't have to
send for them-Prices reasonable.
If you want any thing in the way Of
sewer pipe, call on West, the plumber.
He has consignment of two carloads on
hand.
The hack can be found at ScoyilFs
Livery barn hereafter. Good service
guaranteed. Will meet all trains as
usual. Telephone 20-2.
We arc selling goods because we are
selling them right. Bargains in second
hand stoves and furniture and new
house furnishing goods. Krohn.
For Sale Cheap-40 acres, 4 miles from
Palisade. 10 acres bearing fruit, alfalfa.
etc Fences, buildings and water right.
Box 124, Grand Junction.
The new Excelsior Steam Laundry is
up-to- date. Try it and be convinced.
Frank Buehring.
Proprietor.
have for sale or trade. ons-half in
terest in 800 acres coal land on railroad.
Six lots on north Fifth street, two lots
on Main street, Grand Junction. Ten
acres planted to fruit st Clifton, cheap.
George Smith. Box so2