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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
Ant1-saloon League Method.

Iowa City Republican,: A reform
movement may find it necessary to
use the punishments of the law in n
justifable course, but it must be care
full not to exercise this power so
that it savors of persecution. The mo-
ment public sentiment becomes suspi-
cious that persecution underlies such
exercise of the power of punishment,
d movement loses its influence as an
agency OF reform. The methods used
by the Iowa Anti-Saloon league to
fasten the five-mile limit on Iowa City
last winter strongly favored of vim
dictiveness. When the attorney for
that league comes to Iowa City and
hunts up old violations Of the mulct
law with the expressed determination
of prosecuting them, this idea OF win.
dictiveness is intensified with the adj.
ditional suspicion that it is fees, and
not the cause of true temperance,
which is the actuating motive in the
matter. If the league is acting in
good faith let it hold our local author
tiles to the performance Of their duty
under the law.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
SMALLPOX IN IOWA TOWNS.
Tho Disease Has Been Reported In
Five New Localities,

Des Moines, May 23.-The state
board of health has received reports
of smallpox outbreaks in five more
places. They are Mason City; Center
township, Winnebago county; Orleans,
Alton and Bloomfield. All parts of the
state are represented, and the spread
Of the disease, in the face of the fact
that the weather is taking on the
summer temperature, is regarded as
decidedly unusual.
A report received from Missouri's
board of health indicates that Iowa is
by no means the only state suffering
from the ravages of this disease. This
report states that sixty Of the ia
counties in Missouri have had cases
since January 1, and in some commun-
tiles as many as 200 cases are report
ed. In Iowa thirty-eight counties
have had reports of the disease.
Over 1000 cases are reported in Mis-
souri,.
In Missouri, as in Iowa, the large
cities have suffered least.
This is attributed to the greater
care exercised in quarantine arrange
ments and in the isolation OF patients.
In the country districts it is impossi-
BILE to assure such protection of pro-
tective details as can be enforced in
the cities. The one exception to this
rule in Iowa has been at Marshalltown.
But in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and
Ottumwa the disease has been handled
in a highly satisfactory manner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
IOWA COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
Program of Exercises Issued-Will Be-
gin June s.

Grinnell, May 23.-(Special.) The
commencement program for the tif-
tieth annual commencement Of Iowa
college has been issued. 1t follows:
Friday, June $3.50 p. an. Anniver-
sary of Iowa College Academy.
$500 p. m. Class-day Program.
ing Of the Board of Trustees.
$500 p. m. General recital of the
School of Music.
Sunday, June 1O-1O:3O a. m. Bac-
calaureate Sermon, President George
A. Gates.
$500 p. m. Alumni Prayer Meeting
in the College Chapel.
1880 p. m. Address before the
Young Mems and Young Women's
Christian Associations.
Monday, June 1850 p. m. Hyde
Prize Orations.
$3.50 p. IN. Commencement Con-
cert.
Tuesday, June 12-1o:3o a. m. Hill
Prize Contest in Extemporaneous Adj
dress and Sight Singing.
1900 p. m. Alumni Reunion and
Business Meeting. u,
600 p. m. Alumni Banquet.
$500 p. m. Address Before the
Alumni Association, ''The Creative Art
of Fiction'-Mrs. Charles Davidson,
'7s.
Wednesday, June 1880 a. m.
Fiftieth Commencement of Iowa
College.
Address by President George f..
MacLean, LII. D., OF the State uniyer-
sity of Iowa.
Comforting OF Degrees.
$500 p. m. Presidents reception.
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ment was founded. They are now in
Washington, and We're yesterday 1c-
ceived by the secretary of state-not
as official representatives of a coun-
try whose foreign relations are by
treaty under the control of the Brit
ish government, but as respected citi-
zens Of. that country. But Mr.. Hay
could do nothing for them except to
make it plain that we can do nothing
for them. He probably told them
that our government has gone as Ear
already as it is possible to go in their
behalf by a formal offer of mediation,
which the British government prompts
ly and emphatically rejected. There
is nothing else that we can do far
them except to make war on Great
Britain in their behalf. 1t would not
be complimentary to their good sense
to suppose Sus capable of such quixotic
accomplish? If they propose to enter
upon course of political agitation with
a view to create public sentiment
which will compel our government TO
reverse its historic policy and make
war on friendly nation in their be-
half, they will find that they have mis-
taken Iue lculpeE Oh stne AlueTlciIn
people. They will receive 'hospitabie
treatment in this country, and be &C
corded a respectful and even a sym
pathetic hearing for their presenta-
tons of the Boer side Of the contrJ-
versy that led to the war. But they
must not abuse this hospitality by en-
deavoring to instruct the American
people in their duties. Otherwise their
mission will not only be failure, but
| it will become an offense to the great
body of American citizens. The best
thing they can do now that they are
here is to stay here, take out their
naturalization papers and become citi-
zens of the United States. For with
the rapid march of events in South
Africa they would, if they embarked
for the Transvaal tomorrow, hardly
be able to reach there before their re-
public had ceased to exist, and tie
only choice then left to them would
be to become subjects of Great Britain.
1t would no doubt be more agreeable
to them to become citizens of the
United States.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
ssThe Grimes of Labor,

Harlan Republican: A good many OF
the labor unions of the country have
closed their lists and will admit no
more workers to membership. At tie
same time they refuse to allow any
one to employ non-union labor Ii The
unions could enforce their rules COM
pletely, what would become OF the
non-union workman? He would have
to starve, wouldn't he? Talk about
soulless corporations! More crimes
are committed in the name OF organ
lied labor, more suffering is inflicted
on helpless workers, more Unborn Gus
sedness comes to.;the top and into CON
troll Of the destinies of poor men and
women, thru the agency OF labor I'M
ions, than all the trusts will ever have
to answer for. While eliminating the
trusts, what's the matter with elinlin-
ating the walking delegate and she
other autocrats, of the labor world?
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should Send tho Money.

Des Moines Leader: Recently some
women of a neighboring Iowa town
raised the money to send car load of
grain to India. Professor Washing
burn Hopkins, of Yale university, who
burn Hopkins, Yale university, who
has been in India, and knows the con-
ditions, says it is useless to send any
thing but money. Grain would get
there TOO late; and Professor Hop
kins says, moreover, that there is
plenty of grain in India. The trouble
is that the people are too poor to buy
it from the local merchants who put
eNhorbitant prices upon it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24

The action of Governor Shaw in We
TONG the valued policy bill is being
more and more commended by the
people of Iowa as the facts become
known and the full bsaring and pur-
port of this measure are realized by
the people. Hon. S. NJ. Clark, of Keo-
knk, has well said that the valued pol
icy bill was a 'populistic and Jim Wea-
yer measure" 1t does not have any
belonging in Iowa legislation. The
business men of Iowa cannot afford to
see this state put into the list Of
"crank" states. Governor Shaw is to
be commended for his straightforward
and manly courage in vetoing this bill.
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CROPS AND PROSPERITY.

"A leading English crop authority
has announced that the grain crop of
England and France are sure to DE
late and likely to be bad this year.
While this is not conclusive as to uni
yersal European grain shortage, the
conditions that are affecting the grain
crops in Great Britain and France are
likely to be more far-reaching, and it
is reasonable to conclude that the
American surplus bread supply is to
be drawn upon beyond the demand of
average years.
This prospect makes the crop condi-
tins of the United States of the ut
most Importance, and fortunately the
outlook is good. While the season is
backward and harvesting will not be-
gin in any of the grain-growing sec
tions for weeks, the stand of winter
wheat is good except in a few localities
In northern Michigan and Wisconsin,.
The dry, open weather of the past
month has been favorable to the sow
ing of spring wheat. A large acreage
has been sowed and seeding is prac-
tically at an end except in North Da-
kota. Corn is already planted in the
southern half of the great corn belt
OF the Mississippi valley, and another
week will witness the completion of
the corn planting season with plant
ed acreage exceeding the average, for
corn has been profitable crop for
several years past, and the farmers are
disposed to extend the corn area in
consequence.
While good stand of winter wheat
and large sowing of spring wheat in
May, are not necessarily guarantee
of a big wheat harvest, and while corn
well planted is not corn well gathered,
the grain growing area of this coun-
try covers SO many degrees of latitude
and SO great a variety of climatic con-
ditions that a general crop failure is
not to be anticipated. The outlook at
present is better than the average at
the spring season, and the farmers are
certainly justified in expecting crops
that will suffice to supply all home de-
mands and leave a large surplus with
which to feed the hungry mouths of
the rest of the world.
With a heavy foreign demand for
American breadstuffs and an American
crop ample to meet such demand a
prosperous year for American farmers
is always assured. While counting I'M
Matched chickens is not ever advisable,
American farmers have no cause at
present to lay awake o. nights wonder
N . 8 Z I'd rs &
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s. U. I. COMMENCEMENT.



Iowa City, May 23.-President Mac
Lean, Of the State university, has is
sued invitations to the annual COM
mencement exercises. A general invi-,
tation is extended to all friends of the
university to be present. The program
is as follows:
May 31-Thursday Evening: Decla-
matory contest by the women of the
freshman class, at the opera house, at
8 o'clock.
June friday Evening: Annivers-
airy Of the literary societies, at the
opera house, at s O'clock.
June Sunday Afternoon: Bacca-
laureate sermon by President George
E. MacLean, at the opera house, at 4
o'clock.
June Monday Forenoon: Dental
commencement. Address by Governor
L. NJ. Shaw, at the opera house, at 10
O'Clock. Monday Afternoon: Class day
exercises on S. U. I. campus, at p. N.
Governors review Of S. U. I. battalion
at Athletic park at p. m. Senior
class play at opera house at o'clock.
June Sat opera house at 10 o'clock:
Phi Beta Kappa address, by William
F. Slocum, Ill. d., president of Colo
RADIO college. In south hall in after
noon: Alumni business meeting AMI
presidents annual report. At athletic
park at 8 o'clock: Alumni baseball
game. In the evening at Armory:
Alumni dinner at o'clock. On this
date the classes of 20, rs, '76, 's5, 80,
'95 ard '99 will hold reunions and large
numbers of graduates are expected to
be present.
June 6-At opera house at II o.
clock: Law commencement. Address
by Barry B. Hutchins, LID, dean of
the law department OF Michigan uni
versity. At 2 O'clock in the afternoon:
Pickard prize debate in south hall.
From to z o'clock: Presidents re-
ception at his residence. In the even
ing at the Armory at 9 o'clock: Com
mencement hop.
June Forenoon at 10 o'clock at
the opera house: Annual commence
ment of the collegiate department.
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Tho Trust Amendment.

Des Moines Leader: The proposal
to amend the constitution, manifestly
the only practical way to lay a foun-
dalton for the legal control of indus
trial monopolies, will probably be at
tackled as subversive Of certain cher
ished constitutional principles. In
deed, the democratic members of the
house judiciary committee voted sol
idly against the amendment on the
ground that it was an invasion of the
rights of the states. But what other
way is there of dealing with the evil?
The giant corporations are national
in their activities, and it seems mani
fest that the national authority is the
only power strong enough and extend
ed enough and coherent enough to re-
strain them, That the democratic
members of the house committee
have put themselves on record against
making beginning toward a nation
al program of trust abatement, is
likely to return to veX that party, un-
less the democrats in the house re-
pudiate the action of their colleagues
in committee, and hasten to seek to
divide with the dominant party the
honor of having actually done some
thing with respect to trusts.
To quiet the fears of the conserva-
tives who may shudder at a great eX-
tension of national authority, it is well
to point out that the proposed amend
ment relates merely to a grant of
power, and not to how that power
is to be exercised. 1t is to be presum-
ed that congress, representing the
people, will exercise this power justly
and wisely, and seek merely TO cut out
the bad without disturbing the good.
AS things are now, close students of
the trust evil for a long time have
been impressed with the belief that
the only effective way for the public
to deal with it was thru the national
government, and as a precedent to
this constitutional amendment is
necessary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
where saloons Arc Regulated.

Cherokee Democrat: The city coun-
Gil of Hartley is regulating the saloons
of that town with avengeance. 1t
has fixed the annual tax at $780,. in adj
dition to the $500 mulct tax the coull-
.ty gets, afguringion the basis of two
saloons. If but one saloon, is conduct
ed itsWiA be required to pay more than
two, or So. 700 in ALL 1t is figured that
a monopoly of tthe business would be
a bonanza. The, saloons are required
ITO close at o'clock p, M, and may
not open until 6 O'Clock M, and no
liquor can be taken away from them
except in the original packages. This
will do away with s'rushing the can .
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HON. j. w. HALLAM.

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
Women VINO Vote.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The re-
turns from the school election in Iowa
City show that for once the vote of the
womelit is a thing not to be sneered at.
The proposition submitted was for the
issuing of $65,O0O bonds for a manual
training school. Had the men had
their way the proposition would have
been voted down, as ass of them cast
their ballots for it and $50 voted
against it, thus giving an adverse ma
jority of 100. The women rallied,
however, and by their strength thwart-
ed such a result. They cast ass votes
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which we have no sympathy. McKiE-
ley's administration has not been so
much rebuke to Organism DIS to
Clevelandism. Mckinley and Cleveland
being of one mind on the money ques-
ton convinces the masses that what
they suffered from under Cleveland
was adverse tariff legislation rather
than contraction Of the currency.
Once the mills We're started the coin
of the realm came to all who worked
to earn it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24

The following somewhat irreverant
story is going the rounds of the press
in relation to Fighting Bob" Evans:
Dressed in a plain suit OF clothes he
went to church on recent Sunday
and seated himself in a vacant pew
about midway up the aisle. Soon
after a gentleman with lady walked
in and seated themselves lin the same
pew. The gentleman stood it as long
as he could and then passed his card
over to Bob, which read as follows:
II pay $1,000 annually for this pew
Bob glanced at the card and then
passed it back with the following
written on the other side: "You paw
too d much" The preacher then
announced his text: st is blessed TO
dwell together in the house of the
Lord"
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Making No Apologies.

Davenport Times: In common with
the republicans of other states, the re-
publicans of Iowa are willing to meet
the opposition in the coming cam
paign on the record made by the ma
tional administration. They are not
making any apologies for the policy
or the work of Mr.. Mckinley, for
they do not consider that any is nee
essary.
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The Other Side.

Eldon Review: An exchange says
that a county superintendent i'll a
neighboring county recently asked ev-
cry teacher in the county institute
who took the local paper, to hold up
their hands, and of about one hundred
present, only six responded, at which
he expressed great surprise and said:
You don't spend one dollar year
with these papers, yet you expect
them to print free of charge, notices
Of institutes, insert long programs OF
same, and full report of what you do
and say on such occasions, and thus
expect them to advertise you and
your. abilities in your chosen PROBES
sion, thus assisting you to climb the
ladder to higher position and better
salaries without cents patronage in
return" He closed by saying: Your
position in this matter would lead
me, were an editor in these papers,
to probably, throw into the waste
basket any communication sent me
iby the society, the members of which
are TOP stingy to take a paper, or if !
inserted it, to demand full advertising
rates for every line published"
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ing where the money is to come from
to pay interest on farm mort gages and
to keep plow and reaper going and in
repair. The crop outlook. is good, the
demand from abroad promises to be
good, and when crops are good and
buyers plenty prosperity is assured for
all
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24

Keota Eagle: Major Lacey passed
thru Keota recently, going to mis-
home in Oskaloosa. Fresh from the
halls of congress, he looks exception
ally well-quick, wide-awake, alert,
with the Wilderness of his hair inten-
SIZED b., the ruddy glow of his cheeks
an altogether splendid specimen of
rugged American manhood. 80.
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BY an error in correcting proofs
the account of the opinion of the SUI
preme court in the Beckham case, pub
lished in Tuesdays issue, was some
what confused. The opinion on tho
case was handed down by Chief JUS
tice Fuller, with Justices Brewer, Har-
Ian, Brown and Mckenna dissenting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24

Dougherty at ST. Louis twelve years
ago i'm nominating Grover Cleveland
for president. Mr.. Rahilly's speech is
an exact reproduction of the eloquent
periods of the famous Philadelphia or
ator. 1t was az magnificent speech, in
fact a thrilling one, and does immense
credit to Mr.. Rahilly's powers of APP
probation and appropriation.
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Favor. mckinley. Administration. /,


Lucas Evening Industrial World:
A letter from S. B. Crane, state chair
man of the peoples party and ex-can-
didate for governor, addressed to C. A.
Reese, or some other populist, urges
us to recognize the peoples party in
Lucas county and appoints us a dele
gate to the state convention at
Sioux Falls. We decline the
honor. The business of reviving the
peoples party in Lucas county, if it
could be done, would be thankless
one. The necessity for reviving it does
not exist, neither the Philippine war
or the II rto Rican difficulty furnish
ing an cx.Lse. If the denoctats aid
their allies want to stand and fall
on those issues it is their privilege. As
an original populist we kicked, and FOR
cause, against the conditions which
then existed. 1t did little good then,
but we were kept in the faith by rea-
son Of our convictions and the cer-
tainty that adverse legislation was
working mischief for the masses. For
several years we were content to play
second fiddle for grand stand perform
ers. Finally we got onto ourselves and
became an independent in politics.
-SON ct'sho eiiSaS 10 HtShoJ VI WIN LII
willing hands to do, we have no kick
coming and decline the doubtful hon.
or of reyiying a dead party in Lucas
county. Others with more leisure and
money to throw at the birds can take
up the risk if they prefer. We have
living to make and are very thankful
that the conditions are such that we
can make it. We resigned our position
as county chairman of the peoples
party two years ago and announced
ourselves as independent. We have al
ways been an expansionist, consider
ing it good democratic doctrine, the
administrations OF Jefferson and Polk
having given us the bulk of this great
country. 1t is what made us silver
man. We wanted the currency eX-
banded until we could get some of it.
We, believe that Bryan would have
given the country satisfactory nd
ministration. But Mckinley has done
likewise-the issue that brought Bry-
an into prominence has been side
tracked and another issue raised with
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NoTIcE-PRooF OF wILL.-state Of Iowa,
~ Wapel1o Comfy, SIS. District court To
given, that an instrument in writing purporting
to be the last will and testament Of jno. Il.
Shepherd, deceased, was this day produced,
have fixed Monday, the goth day of August,
1900, as the day for hearing proof in relation
thereto
Witness my officia1 signature. with the seal
OF said court hereto affixed, this 18th day of
May, 1900.
~, o. j. GARRIorr,
< Seal Clerk District Court.
'-' By b. J. Wing, Deputy.
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President Eliot, OF Harvard, said re-
Gently that a greater proportion of
Harvard men We're going into Journal
ism and literature than into any other
business or profession, except posi-
by the law. ''And it is a good place
for them to CO." he added.
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To whichever side ones sympathy
may incline in the Boer war, one cam
not deny praise to Baden-Powell for
his brave and dauntless defense of
Mafeking,