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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30

MIR. Steck Regulates Rinehart-
The veritable, riproaring G.F. Rinehart,
of Newton, spoke at Barnes City, Friday
night, and as is customary with him
made several votes for the republican
ticket. Reports differ as to whether he
rendered the republicans as good SER
vice as he did at Malcolm last year, but
at all events it was a stem-winder.
When Mr.. Steck was here he stated
positively that he made the democratic
congressional committee make prom
Use that Rinehart was not to make any
speeches in this district this fall and
he was indignant when he heard that
the fellow was making Rome howl all
along the line. Steck may not be
much of politician but he Is shrewd
enough to see that Rinehart is doing
Lacey more good than any half-dozen
republicans on the stump-Montezuma
Republican.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Good Advice-See here my republi-
can friend, do you know the sixth dis
t-ict has republican votes enough to
elect Major Lacey, and the country
has republican votes enough to elect
Mckinley, Roosevelt and Henderson,
but they must go to the polls Novem-
Der 6. Better not take any chances.
Conditions are good enough now.
Every republican candidate should be
returned to congress in Iowa. Why
not keep the delegation solid.-Grin-
nell Herald.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30
VAST INCREASE in DEPOSITS.

The money in the banks belongs to
the people, not to the banks. This
fact should be kept clearly in mind in
considering the great financial ques-
lions now before the people. That the
people of Ottumwa have prospered
marvelously during the past four
years is probably nowhere else SO
clearly shown as in the amount of de-
posits in the banks of this city, In
September, 1896, the deposits in the
banks of Ottumwa were as follows:
National BANKS. $50. $978,S72.76
Savings banks.... ..... 357,644.46
Total. ..... ...........$1,3 1885, 17.22
Four years later, viz in September,
1900 the deposits as shown by the Of
fetal statements We're:
National banks. ...... Isl ,818,543.14
Savings banks .......... 915,6S7.4S
Iotal. .......... ...... S2,I34 ,2oO.62
Gain in four years. $1,397,713.4
It will be seen that the deposits
have in the last four years MORE
THAN DOUBLED. Here is a clean
cut business fact that contains not the
slightest element of politics. If the
party of calamity can find some ''argu-
ment" with which to circumvent this
evidence of prosperity,we request that
they produce the same at once. Will
the Honorable A. G. Steck answer, or
will we have to go to the Honorable
Geo. F. Rinehart for reply.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30

Total a , $50 s 2 o5 500 s71o52zei7
wheat under republican than they did 1895 under
1896 thousands of them starving and begging for bread
their than they did in 1896
they did in 1896 the mills and there demand
nearly s42 100000
this than they did in 1896
They received nearly more money for their potatoes this
the mills and good being earned
of the smallest of the staple
in
value their live compared with 1885, accord the
Agriculture's Thus
this $10722,617 in staple
this 501444,474 in live
S1z2I67,091
The farmers will not for the They
democratic adversely will for Mckinley Roosevelt They
Will for Bryan and Stevenson
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30

by them, but democrat would vote to
repeal them. Laceys record is before
you. There is nothing in it to be
apologized for, nothing needing ex-
PLANTATION. He has earned reelection
and your interests demand that he be
returned A vote against him is a
vote against yourself.-New Sharon
Star.
Why They SmiIed-When Judge
Steck was here last Friday evening he
set forth the claim that one of the car
dinal principles of the democratic
party Che might, have added for this
campaign only was government by
consent of the governed, and when he
sought to prove the correctness of that
doctrine by quoting Lincoln's declara-
ton that mo man is good enough to
govern another without his consent"
smile as broad and deep as Concert
hall stole silently thru the big audi
ence. occasioned by knowledge of the
fact that in several states of the south
where the majority is SO large 1t Is
dangerous to be republican, they
have deliberately robbed the negro of
the right to vote, and boast that they
will proceed to do the same thing in
the other states where they are in con-
troll; and the smile broadened and
deepened when he referred to the in
iquity of the Mckinley administration
is not confering the right to vote upon
the fighting Tagal bandits of Luzon,
but tax them without representation"
In other words it is democratic virtue
to rob American-born citizens. If they
are black, of the right to vote, to gov
ern them without their consent, and
tax them without representation, but
a republican fraud to fail to make vot-
ing citizens of the black ladrones in
the Philippines before they have
ceased firing on our flag, while they,
encouraged by Bryan, are killing our
soldiers.-New Sharon Star.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30
.Iudoe steck,s TItIe-It is Gu

Judge steck's TItle-It is currently
reported that Judge Steck obtained his
title by being elected to the bench in
the Ottumwa district but such is not
the case The title followed him from
Colorado in which state he held posi-
ton that gave him the "cognomen. -
Montezuma Republican.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30

Vote for Lacey. Sensible and truth
full democrats everywhere are conced-
ing the election of Mckinley, and
from now until the polls close on cleo
ton day the hard fighting will be over
congressional candidates. The nation
is jubilating over the certainty of
Bryans defeat, but it must not be for
gotten that it is exceedingly important
to have good republican majority in
congress, as otherwise Mckinley will
be hampered in his wise, patriotic
prosperity administration. Vote for
Lacey if you are satisfied with pres
ent conditions and want them to con-
tinue. 1t is more important now to
vote for Lacey than Mckinley. 1t is
congress that enacts legislation, that
makes the laws, the president can only
enforce them after they are made. La
cey helped to make the laws under
which prosperity came, and will stand
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30
Founded 9th August, 1848.

Published semi-weekly on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: liz South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business Office No. A.
Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottuniwa, Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-30

Total Gain to Farmers >. =.
The value on the farm of the n
States was s71O,722,617 larger thi:
The figures are supplied by the
1900 having just been completed.
FROM DEPARTMENT OF
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
An Interesting Discovery.

Ar interesting discovery has reward ed the researches of officials at Hamp- ton Court palace, London. There has always lurked a suspicion that the walls of the famous Queen Anne's drawing room. which is in the center of the east wing of Wrens famous building, contained more than the sec- ond rate portraits of the Georges. Never however, was it supposed than an inn portant work by that once famous dec- oratiye artist, Verrio, had been con- cealed from the public eye since 1735, owing to a stupendous act Of vanda1- ism, which, it is presumed, was car- ried out by Queen Caroline in 1735, probably to prevent the apothesis Of Queen Anne from meeting her eyes in her drawing room when she became queen. The date is known by the ex4 traordinary act of the paper hanger of that time, who in covering up Verrio's work, scratched on his name and the date of the paper hanging In taking down some of the portraits of the Georges, which were intended for Ken sington palace. it was noticed by an official that the top right hand corner closed to the ceiling seemed abruptly cut off from the general scheme of tha beautiful ceiling, which everyone had seen and admired, and which repre- sented Queen Anne in the chariot Of Justice. dressed in purple lined with ermine. Over her head is a crown, held by Neptune and Britannia, while surrounding and floating in the clouds are various allegorical figures repre- senting Peace and Plenty, etc. The discovery now made shows that the whole of the walls were originally painted by Verrio in the same manner, the subject being Queen Anne's apotheosis as Queen of the Sea in the four great quarters of the globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
A RARE DOLLAR.
Big Lawsuit Over It's Ownership
 sI,5OO offered For It.

The New York Evening Post re- ports a curiously complex situation at Racine, Wis, over the ownership of a silver dollar of the coinage date of 1904 It is said that only one of four of these dollars ever left the mint, and they are consequently very valuable The dollar in question was given sev- eral months ago by woman whose name, if known, is kept secret, to Lad islar Altmann, clerk in the dry goods store of L. T. Hartnett in payment for goods bought. The woman did not know that the dollar was worth more than it's face value; in fact, she hesi- tated about using it at all for fear that 1t was not genuine The clerk, with out knowing how rare the coin was recognized it as an odd piece and put 1t into his pocket, handing over to the cashier dollar of his own. For sew eral months thereafter he carried the 1904 dollar about as pocket piece. One day he showed it to a friend at a bank and was informed that it was worth not less than $500. In order to verify this estimate he sent it to a coin buyer in Chicago, who promptly offered s1,500 for it. The clerk still did not sell, having heard that sim liar coin had sold for still larger sum in New York. But, though he did not sell, he talked, and the story reached the ears of MT. Hartnett, his employer. MT. Harnett promptly claimed that the dollar either belonged to the funds of the store or to the woman who had rendered it without knowing it's value. He demanded that it be returned and held for the wom- an. If she could not be found he claimed that the coin belonged to him, The clerk claims that he was justified in substituting his dollar for the one paid in, and pertinently calls attention to the fact that had the coin proved a bad one he would have been held re- sponsible Both sides have employed attorneys and a lawsuit seems tn- evitable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
What a False Keport Did.

], NJ Sinclair, high sheriff of Done gal, Ireland, committed suicide by shooting himself Aug. 2S. on receipt of the announcement that his daughter. IS years old, had been drowned in another part of the county. The lat ter story now turns out to be false, and has caused an immense sensation in the county, where the family is most prominent. The author of the false hood, which caused the father to com mt suicide, is unknown.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
French Women Smoke.

The Duchess d'Uzes and the March ioness de Ia Roehefoueauld now pub licly take a cigarette after dinner. Statistics have been taken in France of the spread of the habit of smoking and it has been discovered that within the last year the cigarette, and even the pipe has found an enormous in- crease in female votaries. The statis- ties show that S07 ,oo0 ,o0o cigarettes are yearly consumed in France.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
COST OF THE CUP DEFENDER.
Racing Yacht Has Cost Handsoms
 Fortune to Its Owners.

Racing Yacht Has GOsb hanOsoAAS
 Fortune to Its Owners.
 A correspondent of the Army and Navy Journal having applied to 1t for information on the subject, that paper answers that the cost of the building of the Columbia has been variously estimated at from $100,000 to $150,000, and for the Shamrock at from $150,000 to $200,000. It then adds: "A sum- mary of the cost of the Shamrock, based on estimates from various sources. is as follows: Construction and rig, s200,000; pay roll officers and men, including sailmakers and earpen- ters (eight men), for four months at average of $40, $12. 1900; provisions for men and officers, at s5 week for eighteen weeks, S7.200; clothing for crew, 1000; for dry-docking twice, $500; tender at $50 day, for sixty days, $9,0o0; tugDoat at $60 day, for sixty days, $3,60Q; derrick and lighter services, $500; lighter for storage of spars for six weeks, $500; freight for spars and sails by steamer, S500; pas sage for thirty workmen, riggers, etc, $5,0o0; total, $242, ,600. If the special services of the designer, MT. Fife, and of Sailmaker Ratsey, who came to this country, are a charge against the ac- count, the sum would, of course, be so much augmented. Reeapitulation shows that the Erin and Shamrock represent a first cost of $725, ,000. The cost of running the Erin increases the axnnncas tn S275 AA0 ,,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
St winifred'o Well to Be Protected.

MT. Justice Byrne has thrown the protecting ermine over the High Court of Justice oyer St. Winifred's We'll, in England, and declines to allow the water of the famous fountain-which is supposed to be endowed with mirac- ulous powers quite as wonderful as eny in the Grotto of Lourdes-to be bottled and tieketed for home and for eign consumption, like soda water or lemonade. The High Court of Justice did not exhibit the bottling of Wini- fred's mixture out Of any ehurlish de- sire to keep her benefactions for the select few, but simply because the ripa- rian oyners of the stream fed from the spring object to be deprived of their quantum of water to enrich the local board, who wished to sell it for their own pecuniary profit. These owners had enjoyed the rivulet from time immemorial, and preferred it's contents to a collection of useless sur gical appliances. His, loadship held that. although the board were the cus- todfaRs of the well, they had no right to carry off its miraculous waters, which must remain in situ. Those who wish cures must get them on the spot. An injunction preventing any in- reference with Winifred was accord sngly granted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
Censorship in Turkey.

Turkish papers were not allowed to print the news of the assassination of the Austrian Empress. They simply announced that she had died.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
Iron Mountain Rate s.

AnnnaI conference M. E, Church, Jan. 25th, Ft. smith, ArK. For this occasion the Iron Mountain Ky will sell tickets to Ft. Smith ard return at one and one-third fare on the certificate plan.
 Annual conferenc NJ. E, Church, Jan 8O 1900, Little Rock, Ark. For this occasion the St. Louis Iron Fountain Ky will sell tickets to Little Rock and return at one and one third fare on the certificate plan
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-22
Twentr-Fipe Hanged.

Twenty-Five women have been hanged in England during Queen Vic toria's reign.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
ADJUSTMENTS AND EXCURSIONS.
ChesaDeaEe Reuch

In looking about for a place to escape the ter
rife August heat do not overlook Chesapeake
Beach-on-the- Bay the only salt water resort within
easy reach of Washington The bathing
the finest to be found on the eoast-is abso-
lutely safe while Grabbing and fishing are sports
the practice of which brings something more Khan
mere anticipation. \ boardwalk extending out over
the water and along the shore for more than a
mile. is crowded with various anusenents for the
entertainment Of excursonists; great scenic rail
way whirls its passengers across the wate-,
thrOrgh dense foliage, and into darkenesi tunnels,
and the caTrDusel is novelty in its line. Two
hotels, ample to accommodate q considerable
nuniher Of people. located al the far end of
the boardwalk. while not far froe the station is
mammoth dining casino. \ recently added
attraction Is electric illumination for the bathing
area, a myriad OF electric lights serving 20
brighten the waters for those who wish this even
ing enjoyment. Trains for Chesapeake Beach leave
District line station. terminal Columbia eectri,
cars, thirty-five minutes ride from Treasury, az
10 and IL a. m, ,, ), and p. m Parlor cara
attacked to all trains.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
TOO MUCH NOISE AT NIGHT.
Complaint Concerning the Sweeping
of Thirty-frst street

Mrs Margaret z. Cruikshank. of 1927
Thirty-first Street northwest, has written
to the Commissioners complaining of the
manner in which the street in front of
her home is swept
1T is of the hours during this street
Is swept. between II m. and a. m. she
writes, that l wish to complain. Under
the old regime it took two hours for the
procession to pass and repass. first the
sprinkling cart up and down. then the
sweeping machines, then about four men
with hoes and as many with brooms and
lastly the carts, three or four in number.
and the men with them. Now, the per-
fcrmance is more quiet because the sprink-
Ter only makes one trip in the middle OF
street, and the collection into heaps is
by che man. Lastly the cart comes along
with a driver, whose time is so occupied
keeping his horse from the middle of the
street that he passes by almost every
ether heap.
Many times If had net seen the sweep
ing in progress | could hardly believe il
had been done. Perhaps the brushes are
too high from the ground So much for
the method. Now for the hours. II the
sweeping must be done between the hours
OF ~ p. anu Z d. H.. CcElu not the
streets paved with Belgian block. as this
Is. be swept before midnight? Thirty-first
Street. especially between VI and y north
west. is a thoroughfare from four in the
morning until night. so that twice week.
on Wednesdays and Saturdays, il we have
been so rash as TO try and sleep before
midnight We have only two hours of quiet
before the noise begins.
I'm these days Of wars alarms 1t is very
trying to the nerves TO be rudely awaken
ed by the car rafting Ger the stony
street We are also within hearing of
three lines of ears. which run all night.
which makes the noise of the sweepers
the more intolerable and not to be borne. -
The complaint of Mrs. Cruikshank hav-
ing been referred TO Warner Stntler. the
Superintendent OF Street Cleaning. he yes
tetday reported that the hour for sweep
ing Thirty-first Street could not be
changed, without at the same time chang
ing the hour for sweeping other streets.
This Mr. Stutler does not deem advisable
for the reason that other persons who have
become accustomed to the hour in which
their streets are swept would have the
same cause for complaint. Some streets,
he says, must be swept between II M. and
! a. m. and the streets are swept in regu-
lar order, commencing each night at a
given point. To sweep Thirty-frst Street
at some other hour would cause change
in the entire route.
Mr. Stutler states that his inspectors in
form him that the time required to sweep
Thirty-iirst Street is about twenty minutes
which is done between l and a. N. He
states that they further report that the
streets in the neighborhood are well
cleaned with no piles of dirt left
The report of the Superintendent OF
Street Cleaning has been approved by the
Commissioners, and the complainant will
be informed in accordance Herewith,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

it have a detrimental effect on business
conditions. He was here ten days ago
and then announced that he would build
large steel mill and would make i'm
portant additions to the shipyard. max
ing it the largest in the world. He was
deeply interested in the mammoth dry
dock which is building at a cost of-a,-
COO. 600
Mr.. Huntington started Newport News
on the road to prosperity in 1881. when
there were five houses here. He built the
Chesapeake Railroad from Richmond to
this place. making this the terminal. Then
the shipyard followed. He built homes
for his employees and a school to educate
their children free. More houses Sprung
up and soon 1t became a town, and in
1896 it became a city; today Newport News
is exporting goods to the amount of $780,
COO. COO annually. has real estate valua-
ton of 81 ,000.0 0O, and has % 900 people
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15

The annual tournament and dress hall which
takes place at River View today will be the If
tenth that has been given at that resort The ind
cations all point 10 the attendance Of an unusually
large number of country people from Charles and
Prince George counties, Md, and Fairfax and
alexandria counties, Ia. There will be about
thirty riuers 20 compete for the privilege Of
browning the Queen of Love and Beauty and her
three attendant mIid-. The address TO the knight,
viii he made al p m sharp by Hon Robertson
White, of Maryland and the fitting will follow
The coronation Gers monies and address by IL VI.
Magruder. of Upper Marlboro Md. will begin at
O'Clock in the evening Dancing will continue
al night. Four trips to the View will be made
by the Steamer Pentz. leaving her wharf today at
10 a. IN, 2:fj, 4. and G;45 p. m. The last boat
homewaTd will be at 1888 p. There will be
no increase in the price OF tickets
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
Narshau Hall and Indian Head.

There will be no Indian Head trip this even
iLg, the steamer Charles Manchester being char
tered for a Trip to Marshall Hall only. but here
alter the steamer will make the Indian Head trip
every evening at $50 o'clock. except sundays and
Tournament LAY. August %. These who not
fortunate to be able to gel away from the
pleasure to the Indian Head trips. The steamer
stops at MARSHALL Hall bo,h going and coming
from Indian Head and those who desire may stop
off TO enjoy the dancing. Prof. Schroeder's Band
is always in attendance Daily trips are made
to Marshall Hall at 10 m, $50 and $50 D. IN.
sundays 10 Nas=hall Hall at IL a. m 80 and
6.3D D. m
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
Mount Vernon.

Thousands Of Washingtonians have sought relief
from the expressing atmosphere of the city in
cooling trips to Arlington AlexSadria. and Mount
Vernon over the Washington. Alexandra and
Mount Vernon Railway. The elegant ears whir-
ring over Virginia soil on which history has been
made and remade, carry one to the points famous
The world Arlington, trat resting place
.of the nations dead. Is SQUIRE OF ncver-ending
interest to the many that daily sit there Trains
leave Thrteen-and-a-hali Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue every half hour.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
CAPTAIN BEACH RETURNS.
The Engineer Commissioner Home
From n Months Vacation.

Capt. Lansing H. Beach. the Engineer
Commissioner OF the District, returned to
his Office yesterday after months leave
which was spent in such rest as he could
find in Atlantic City. New York State and
a short trip TO Quebec.
Captain Beach through combining atten
lion 10 his duties was somewhat out Of
health when he went away, but the rest
and recreation seem to have restored
him 10 full health. Captain Beach says
that he was while away. able to escape
The hot weather which has kept Washing
tor at the boiling point. He found de-
lightful summer weather in New York and
in Canada.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
REGRET AT NEWPORT NEWS.
Mr. HuntinGton's Death Causes Sor-
row in the NirgiH.r city.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Aug. 1i.-Colls
P. Huntington, who died in the Adiron-
dacks was the founder Of Newport News
and to him is due the credit for making
of Newport News a successful industrial
and commercial centre. a rival to the At
lantic ports in its commerce and a rival
TO all the worlds shipbuilding cities.
Flags were lowered to half-mast The
city council passed resolutions OF respect
The business men did likewise and decided
to close their places of business on the
day Of the funeral. It is understood the
shipyard will also close for that day. A
number CT people will go from here TO
attend the funeral in New York.
The death OF Mr.. Huntington Will IN
no way affect his interests here, nor Will