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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
Hobart Openly in Race.

Sioux City, June 5.-Senator Hobart,
of Cherokee, announced yesterday that
he would make the race for the nomi-
nation as secretary of state on the re.
publican ticket. Friends of his in
Sioux City We're given information to
that effect by telegram yesterday af-
ternoon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

New York, June 5.-Requisition pa
pers having been signed by Governor
Roosevelt in the case of Charles v.
Nicely, accused of having embezzled
postal funds of the United States gov
ernment in Cuba, preparations are be-
ing made by the federal authorities for
the transfer of the prisoner to Havana.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Meet In Convention Today to Select
Kansas City Delegates.

/ New York, June 5.-The democrat
state convention to nominate delegates
to the Kansas City convention and adj
opt platform, was called to order at
noon today by Frank Campbell, chair
man OF the state central committee.
who announced the election of John T.
Norton, of Troy, as temporary chair
man. Norton attacked the admins
tration of Roosevelt, saying, in effect,
that he had won his way to the execu-
tive office by false pretenses; instead
of doing his own thinking the gov
ernor has taken orders from Platr.
The roll call of delegates was called
and the customary resolutions, includ-
ing one providing for the reference
of all resolutions to committee were
adopted. A recess was taken until 3
O'Clock.
Missouri Democratic Convention.
Kansas City, June 5.-The Missouri
democrat state convention called to
nominate full state ticket, met here
today in big tent in Shelly park with
over 1000 delegates and spectators in
attendance. The convention was call
ed to order about noon by State Chair
Ai>'AA NSOhs WIZ tSOngTeSS-
man Cowherd as temporary chairman.
Committees on credentials, permanent
organization and resolutions were nam
ed and a recess was taken until four
o'clock.
Maryland Democrats Meet.
Baltimore, June 5.-The democrats
in state convention today elected Gov
ernor Smith, State Treasurer Van Di-
yer, Congressman Miles, and Colonel
i. Victor Baughman, delegates at large
to Kansas City. TheSplatform adopted
LEAVES the delegates nninstructed but
declares that Bryan is the choice of the
democrats of the state, condemns impe-
rialism, deplores the large standing ar
my, suggests that democrats every
where lay aside their differences on
the currency question and make a
united effort to stay the overwhelm-
ing progress of the radical errors in re-
gard to the nature of our government
inauguratsd by Mckinley and the re-
publican party"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
BoER ENJOYS IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, June 5.-The Boer ENJOYS
arrived here this morning and were
welcomed to the city by reception
committee headed by Mayor Harrison.
They were driven to the auditorium
where breakfast was served.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
BIcKley Named by Democrats.

Dayton, Ohio, June So. f. Buckley
was nominated for congress by the de-
mocrats of the third congressional dis
trict at Hamilton today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

London, June Sat o'clock this af-
ternoon, almost eight months after
the declaration of war, Roberts enter
ed Pretoria. While the commander
in-chief of the greatest army England
ever put in the field, was fulfilling his
promise made to the guards at Bloem-
fontein, to lead them into the capital
of the Transyaal, England was cele-
brating the event with wild enthusi-
asm. Turnout the length and breadth
of the country, the news spread like
wild fire. In London, the mansion
house and war Office almost instantly
became centers for jubilant throngs.
The streets are crowded with people
carrying flags and shouting God save
the queen!" Judging from Roberts
phraseology the occupation of Pretoria
was not accompanied by any loss of
life. What happened to the Boer fore
es, which so persistently opposed the
British advance at Six Miles Spruit
can only be surmised. Presumably for
the present they got safely away. The
war office has information that one of
the first things done by Roberts after
the occupation of Pretoria, was to di-
rect French to relieve the British pris-
oners confined at Waterfall.
STORY OF LAST FIGHT
London, June 5.-The war office this
morning received the following from
Roberts,:
six Miles Sp-uit, $3.50 p. M, June A.
We started this morning at daybreak
and marched about ten miles to Six
Miles Spruit, both banks of which were
occupied by the enemy. Henry's and
Ross mounted infantry with the West
!, Somerset. Dorset, Bedford and Sussex
companies of yeomanry quickly dislodg-
ed them from the south bank and pur-
sued them nearly mile when they
found themselves under heavy fire
/ from some guns which the Beers had
placed in well-concealed and COM
handing position. Our heavy guns of
the naval and royal artillery which
were purposely placed in the front
part of the column, were hurried to
the assistance of the mounted infantry
as fast as oxen and mules could travel
over the great, rolling hills surround
ing Pretoria. The guns were support
ed by Stevenson's brigade of Pole-Ca-
rew's division and after a few rounds
drove the enemy from their positions.
BOERs RESIST DESPERATELY.
.The Beers then attempted to turn
our left flank, in which they We're
again foiled by the mounted infantry
and the yoemanry supported by Max
wells brigade of fuckers division. AS,
however, they still kept pressing our
left rear, sent word to Ian Hamilton,
who was advancing three miles to our
left to incline towards us and fill up
the gap between the two columns. This
finally checked the enemy. who. were
driven back towards Pretoria. hoped
, We would be able to follow them up,
but the days are now very short in
this part of the world, and after nearly
! two hours marching and fighting we
had! a bivouac on the ground gained
during the day.
The Guards brigade is quite near
( the southernmost fort by which Pre-
toria is defended and less than four
miles from the town. French with the
Third and Fourth cavalry brigades and
Hutton's New South Wales mounted
I rifles, is north of Pretoria.
"BroadWood'S brigade Sc -l,a+maa,,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
Mrs John sherman Dead.

Mansfield, June 5.-The funeral of
Mrs. John Sherman, who died last
night, will be held Thursday. i
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
BOOMING
DOLLIVER
Party Leaders Flock to the
Support of Iowa
Man.
ROOSEVELT is OUT OF IT
Newly orker. Declares That Under No
circumstances Would He Become
Vice Observation-Disclosures
Aonfor Iowan.

every reason to believe that Jonathan
p. Dolliver, the representative from
the Fort Dodge, Iowa, district, has
been fixed upon by the administration
generally as the most available and
best equipped Of the men yet mem
toned as candidate for the vice pres
idency on the ticket with Mckinley.
Of course, if this were strictly true
Philadelphia. The facts seem to be
however, the president and Senator
Hanna determined to keep their hands
off and let the convention make the
nomination, or at least they determin-
ed to throw the weight of their in
huence toward no man who did not
seem to have behind him genuine
popular movement.
OF all the names which have been
mentioned thus far it is quite evident
the only two which have aroused any
thing like a popular movement have
been those of Theodore Roosevelt OF
New York, and Jonathan p. Dolliver
of Iowa. The fact has been brought
home within the last few days to peo-
pie directly representing the president.
Governor Roosevelt declined the
nomination yesterday in way which
showed beyond all possibility his abb
solute sincerity in the matter. This
| has left Mr.. Delliver as tile only real
candidate now in the field who seems
to have the people of several states
back of him.
| 1t is believed here that the word has
been passed to most of the delegations
in the Mississippi valley to rally around
Dolliyer, and the prediction is made
here tonight by persons in a position
to know that if he can come to Phila.
delphia with half a dozen states IN
the west. behind him his nomination
will be almost as well settled as that
of the president himself.
\ strong tip is out to the effect that
Deliver has actually been selected 10y
' the administration as the best man
for second place, but it is believed
| this rumor is rather reflection of the
| facts-frst, that the Roosevelt boom
is definitely killed; and. secondly, of
the position of the administration in
favor of the acceptance of the man
who developed the most strength in
the country at large.
| Roosevelt Positively Out.
The latest feature of the yice-presi-
dental situation to develop yesterday
was something in the nature of sec
ret conference at the capitol, which
was not intended for the public at the
present time. Colonel Young, conf
Dental secretary to Governor Roose-
Welt, put in an appearance and secured
q private meeting of the republicans
from New York. He told them that
under no contingency would the gov
ernor be candidate for vice president.
The delegation was favored with the
reading of speech prepared by Gov
ernor Roosevelt. to be used in the
event of the mention of his name, and
it was of such 4 character as to make
it plainly evident there was no string
attached to the declination. The state
ment was made at the conference that
private life at the present time had no
terrors for the governor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
Empress Dowager Prefers to
Fight Europe Rather Than
Disturb Them.
THE CHINESE RUN AWAY
Rather Than Face Terrible Boxers
Chinese Troops Take to Their Heels
Mt Haung-Tsuns Several
Boxers Killed.

Shanghai, June 4.-The China Ga
zette says it has the highest authority
for stating that the Dowager Empress
has ordered Tsung Lii Yamen to face
all Europe rather than interfere with
the Boxers" movement. Elsewhere it
is asserted that the viceroy has order
ed the troops to oppose the further
landing of parties from the foreign
warships and that the troops now en-
gagged in operations are designed to
prevent further foreign reinforcements
reaching Pekin.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

Tien Tsin, June 5.-A representative
of the Associated Press visited Huang
Tsun, on the Pekin-Tien Tsin railway
today and found the station burned
and two bridges damaged. The off
Ger commanding the Chinese troops
said that 200 of his men bolted and
only fifty remained. These fought
well, killing number of Boxers"
The boiling troops We're badly cut up
in the adjacent broken country. It is
stated that sixty were killed and
wounded. Bands of Boxers" are pa
trolling the neighborhood. All the Chi
nese railway employees are deserving
their posts and the troops sent to guard
the stations appear worse than useless.
A guard of $50 sent to Feng Tai bolted
at Lu lSeu Chao yesterday morning
when they heard of the trouble at
Huang-Tsung.
Conger Says Murders increase. III
Washington, June 5.-The following
cablegram has been received at the
state department from United States
Minister Conger at Pekin:
| ''Pekin, June 4.-Outside of Pekin
/ the murders and prosecutions by the
Boxers seem to be on the increase. The
Paoting-Fu railway is temporarily
! abandoned Work on the Pekin and
Hankkow line is stopped. All foreign
ers have fled. The Chinese government
seems either unwilling or unable to
suppress the trouble. The troops show
no energy in attacking the Boxers.
4 'Conger."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
NEW COURT OF APPEALS
Turner Introduces Bill to Establish
One for Pensions,

Washington, June 5.-During the
transaction of routine business in the
senate today Turner, of Washington,
presented bill upon which he said
he desired to submit some remarks.
The bill was one to establish court
of pension appeals, which Turner said
he introduced several months ago at
the request of the G. a. r. He pres
ented several letters from prominent
members and officials of the G. A. r.
in support of the measure. Turner
made an attack upon the administra-
ton of the pension department be-
cause he said it was denying just and
proper pensions to old soldiers OF the
republic, their widows and orphans.
Riotous Scene In House.
Washington, June 5.-There was a
riotous scene in the house this after
noon during Il clash between Lentz, of
Ohio, and Hull, of Iowa, growing out of
a bitter attack on General Corbin by
the former. The matter eliminated
when Lentz intimated that Coroin
army to help along his promotion.
Hull frankly admitted that he had a
son in the army, and aroused his side
to cheers when he proclaimed that he
thanked God he had soas who could
fight for his country. Il thank God,"
said he. THAT / am not one OF those
anonymous creatures who ere unable
to perpetuate their species" Cheer
after cheer greeted the shot and when
Lentz replied if ne had a son he would
be able to support himself the hall of
the house was silent with Kisses. The
confusion was riotous. and order was
restored with great difficulty.
Fair Appropriation Passed.
Washington, June 5.-The house yes
terday agreed to the senate amend
ment to the suudry civil bill appropri-
ating $5,000,000 for the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition at st. Louis. There
was not word of debate on the con-
currence in the amendment. 1t was
after o'clock when the matter came
up, and owing to the latensss of the
hour and the overwhelming majority
! in its favor, the opponents of the fair
appropriation did not even make a
show of opposition. They conrented
themselves with demanding roll call
which resulted in 127 ayes to IS nays
in favor of the appropriation. The
house also agreed to the senate item
! for the Mississippi river with an
amendment reducing the appropriation
ito $2,25o,O0O, adding provision for the
preparation of a comprehensive report
on the levee system by the Mississippi
river commission.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
Conger Says Murders Increase
Serious mt Pekin

Washington, June 5.-The state de-
partment has received a cablegram
from Minister Conger at Pekin stating
that matters have taken much more
serious turn there. No details are
Given.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07

French's and Hamilton's columns, and
Gordon is watching the right flank of
the main force, not far from the rail-
way bridge at Irene Station, which has
been destroyed by the enemy.
Our casualties are, l hope, very
few
political OUTLOOK GLOOMY.
Cape Town, June 5.-The Cape
Times, discussing the speeches made at
the peoples congress (Afrikanders),
at GRAF Reinet, advocates a suspen-
sion of the constitution. Sir Gordon
sprigg, the former prime minister,
strongly disapproves of any such ac-
ton. He says that he is positively OF
the opinion that the Cape constitution
is equal to the occasion. Sir John
Rose-Innes, the former leader of the
British minority in the Cape parlia-
ment, and Premier Schreiner, are also
strenuously opposed to any such ac-
ton. The immediate political future
is very gloomy, but the leading poll
ticians are all prepared to make great
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-07
Officially Announced That British Took
Possession Of TransVaal Capital Today.
LONDON GOES WILD WITH REJOICING
Roberts Tells the Story Briefly Dispatch to War Office
British Encounter Hot Resistance at Six Mules
Sprit-Story of Fightieg at
That Point.

london, June S, 1890 p. MT
is officially announced that the
British have occupied Pretoria.
The war office has issued the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Rob
erts:
pretoria, June $, 11:4o a. NJ
We are now in possession of Pre-
toria. The official entry will be
made this afternoon at o'clock"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-25
REPUBLICANS FOR BRYAN.

The Messenger has repeatedly said
that Bryan could be elected if it Were
not for the grip upon the people Of
the aggressive and determined Monsy
Power. Mckinley will win if he does
win, by the persuasive force of dol
lars. 1t is said hat Hanna has in hand
or the promise of $50, 900, 900. There is
no doubt at all of the encouraging
fact that a large number of prominent
republicans in the north are out for
Bryan. The Charleston News and
Courier. that opposed Bryan four
years ago., says:
There is a great deal of dissatis-
faction among ife-long republicans in
some of the northern and eastern
states and the number of the faith
full" who will, vote the democratic
ticket at the election in November will
surprise the managers of h Mckinley
campaign and crafty the people who
share with Abraham Lincoln in the
aspiration that government Of the peo-
pie shall not perish from the earth"
Dyed-in-the-wool republicans are
coming owe to help swell the great
vote for Bryan. They are not politi-
clans either.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-25
DIR. II. H. INQUIRE

The papers announced the other DAY
the death of Hunter h. Mcclure, LID
NJ. D., the eminent surgeon in chief OF
Gen. T. J. JackDon's corps. at Richmond
Va, on the 18th inst His father was
a distinguished physician, and the sor
was born at Winchester. Va, In 1885
DR.. Hunter Mcclure was also gifted az
a physician and did a large practice. A
sketch Of him in the Baltimore Sun
gives this:
DIR. Mcclure continued as chief sur
geon OF the second corps under General
Ewell, serving in the defeat Of Milroy
at Winchester, the battle of Gettys-
burg and the campaign against Grant
from the Wilderness and Spottsylva-
mia to Cold Harbor. Subsequently he
acted as medical director of b Army
OF the Valley under Early, participant
ing in the movement through Mary
land against Washington and in the
battle Of Winchester, Fishers Hill and
Waynesboro."
In 1877, the University Of North Car
DINA honored him with the degree OF
LID. He was at the head Of a medi-
cal college in Richmond. He died of
paralysis. and was a ve:y useful as
well as eminent citizen.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-25

dignation at not being allowed to make
a short cut across the railroad on his
way home from his work: You mayn't
do this, and you mayn't do that, and
you mayn't do the other now; till you
don't know what you may do. Them
ten commandments was BAD enough,
but there was only ten on 'em. Who's
a-going to say what you may do now?
Lawk a mussyi they won't let you die
quiet in your bed soon, w'rout calling
in the parish doctor to say whether
your times comei"
This is the spirit that is abroad in
this land. Sumtutary laws invade the
rights Of the people. North Carolina
is now half-crazy owe invading the
homes Of the people and compelling by
law the mothers and fathers to SEND
their children to school. Next ii will
be a cry for compulsory church-going
and voting n so on. People should be
wise. To be wary in initiating the
spirit Of Massachusetts and the Blu
Laws OF Connecticut in the past.
The entertaining gossip in the afore-
said paper closes with a paragraph too
clever to be omitted, for it contains
both lesson and warning. Too much
law making may Cypress. Leave to the
people some liberties. He writes de-
lightingly:
What a very dull world it will be
when there remains no more folly in 1t.
what a dreary life 1t will be when all
picturesqueness a. become eliminated;
when a horrible monotony of universal
conformity makes il unlawful and i'm
possible for men and women to differ
from n another in anything; when
there are no more queer characters out
SIDE the lunatic asylums; when all the
birds sing the same songs and dress
alike in the winter and in the summer;
When all the men and women speak
the same language, and all the lear
quaint varieties OF dialect have become
eliminated, when all the dogs wag the
same tolls, and-saddest contamination
ofsall-when all the elders tell the same
stories, and non of these stories have
any point or interest in them"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-25
STr:IE r. AND COST

The Messenger entirely friendly to
the great labOring class has long in
sisted that strikes are very costly and
in most cases Injurious the workingmen
and end in their being compelled to
resume work on such terms as the big
bosses may dictate. Hence, if posi-
BILE, arbitration is far better than a
strike. OF course it some times hap
pens that a Strike must be resorted to
just as it is with war however bad
and disastrous. Here is an estimate
Of what a two-months' strike will cost,
will mean:
Loss in wages to Miners. SS,5 SOC, 900
Loss to railroads ............. &c, O00, 900
los to mine owners...... 20, 000, 900
Annual production, TONS. $4,000, 900
Area of anthracite region :
square miles .............. 40
There are 1000 cigar makers locked
out in New York. To show how very
wide the strikers and disturbed the
labor conditions we copy this:
""The Mill Mems Union, of San Fran
cisco backed by the Building Trades
Council, has begun a fight which may
thrown $1,000 men out of employment
and cause building to partially cease
in that city. There Is a strike among
the woodworkers, and the Intenation-
al Typographical Union will demand
a nine-hour working day on October
1 in the book and job Offices. Portland
Ore, has a strike of teamsterS. The
iron workers of Lebanon, Pa, are out.
All the unions in Dallas, Texas, IN
| template a sympathetic strike with the
Consolidated railway employees. st.
Louis has a street railway strike.
Seattle has a strike among the miners.
| There are over 10000 men connected
with the building trades in Chicago
who have been idle for over eight
| months on account of labor troubles
| Seven hundred and fifty w~oodworkers
quit work on September 4, and only
last Saturday 5000 union carpenter.
risked a further lockout by abandon.
ing work at noon n demanding fol
the future a halfholiday on Saturday
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-25

In recent years many things have
been written of Oliver Cromwell, the
greatest ruler England ever had, and
as distinguished Englishmen hold OF
have held. the greatest Englishman.
Carlyle's 1--WE volumes revolutionized
the opinion of the world most COM
pletely as to this very illustrious SOL
der, statesman, ruler. Since then
Cromwell has been viewed by men of
many nationalities in a very different
light from that under which he was
seen by his contemporaries and writers
for two hundred years and over. Green
in his mastery four volume History
of the English People" clearly reveals
the influence of Carlyle upon his judg-
ment. T~hirty-odd years before Green
wrote Macaulay, one of the world s
greatest writers and most splendi'
torians and ~essayists, recognized the
change and estimated Cromwell very
highly and with judicious insight. Gov
Roosevelt (Teddy' the awful Rough
Rider) has recently published a vol
ume on Cromwell. Right Hon. John
Morley, one of the three or four great
est writers of England now. has writ
ten a remarkably strong work On the
great Oliver. 1t will be published in
October in one volume.
We have just read, through the favor
of Mr.. Clayton Giles. Of this city,
speech of Lord Rosebery, the distin-
guished liberal and former leader, de-
livered on the Cromwell Tercentary
celebration in 1899 and which was pub
lished in August last in London. 1t is
a very interesting discussion in some
what necessarily hurried form Of the
great Englishman. To one who has
not read up on the Cromwellian litera-
ture of the last half century it must
seem especially fresh n inviting. 1t
is a clever performance and worthy Of
any living British statesman. 1t is
clear and appreciative. and will be en-
joyed by any receptive, cultivated
mind. The English orator closes with
these select words: