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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
A Great bridge.

Montezuma Republican,: Few peo-
pie in Iowa realize the hugeness of the
Northwestern's undertaking in build
ing the new bridge over the Das
Moines river between Boone and Og-
den. 1t is the greatest railroad bridge
in the world, its total length being
1855 feet, or forty-dve feet more than
half mile. The height above the
water line is 1876 feet, and it is wide
enough for two tracks. The channel
span will be 800 feet long. The ma
sonry will be completed by August /
and the steel work by January /. The
distance between Boone and Ogden
will be shortened three miles by it's
construction and will give the North
western the shortest line between
Omaha and Chicago. To build this
monster bridge will require $500 tons
of steel and iron, and the total cost
is estimated at 100000. The next
largest railroad bridge in the world is
the one across the Pecos river in Tex
as, which is 2,1s0 feet in length, re-
quiring 1920 tons of metal in its con-
struction. but is only single track.
The great bridge at. Boone is the only
large structure OF its kind in the world
having two tracks crossing it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

island have nearly doubled. Exports to
the island from the United States in
May, 1899, were s3o5,564, and in May,
1900, $696,479. The imports into the
United States from the island in May,
1899, were $647,17 and In May, 1900,
S1,103,s67. This increase is the more
remarkable because it has been under
stood that the people OF Porto Rico
had little to sell and little with which
to buy, since the hurricane of last Aug
.ust had gone far to impoverish the
people of that island
1t is also interesting to observe that
the May commerce with Porto Rico
shows much greater increase than in
the case with any OF the other islands.
With Cuba the commerce of May diff
fered little from that of May, 1899, and
this was also the case with the Ha-
waiian Islands; while in the Philip
pine Islands the imports show no in
crease, tho the exports show a remark
able gain.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
MANY EXPORTS.

Fort million dollars worth of man.
ufact ) were exported from the
United states in The month of May,
1900, and twenty million donars worth
of manufacturers materials were inn
ported into the United States. This
is higher record both in expectation
of manufactures and importation of
manufacturers materials than was
ever made in any preceding month in
the history of our foreign commerce
and manufactures. This assures a to-
tai expectation of manufactures in the
fiscal year 1900 of fully 425 million
dollars and an importation OF manu-
facturers' materials of 900 million dol
lars, which will make the record in
both exports of manufactures and
imports of manufacturers materials
much higher than tkat of any preced-
ing year. On only Jour occasions has
the importation of manufacturers ma
terials reached the $200,000,000 line,
while in the year just ended it will be
as already indicated, about 800 million
dollars-an increase Of so per cent over
the average ofizthe past five years.
Exports of manufactures in 1899 were
$50 million dollars and will be fully
$425 100000 in 1900-an increase of
nearly or quite $9o,O0D,oo0; while no
earlier year ever showed an increase
of as much as $50,0O0,000.
The total Importation of manufac-
lures for the year will aggregate about
1925, 100000 and, as already indicated,
the total exports of manufactures will
aggregate about $425,00o,O00. Prior to
1898 imports of manufactures always
exceeded exports Of manufactures. In
1888 imports of manufactures were
two and one-half times the amount
of exports of manufactures; in 1898
they were still more than double the
amount of the exports; in 1896 they
were nearly fifty per cent greater
than the exports, and in 1898 for the
first time, the exports of manufac-
lures were greater than the imports
of manufactures, the figures for that
year being, respectively: imports of
manufactures. 1925, O0O,0OO; exports of
manufactures, $290,0O0,OOo. Since that
time the exports of manufactures have
steadily increased and. as above indi-
Gated, will exceed the imports of man
.ufactures by about Sl00,000,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

The following eloquent burst of pa
triotism is taken from Senator VOL
colts speech before the national re-
publican convention. It is a beautiful
theme, worthy of preservation:
Whatever may be in store for us in
the new and unbeaten track upon
which we are entering, we shall not be
found with the uhlit lamp and the IN
girt loin.' Our way is new, but it is not
dark. In the readjustment of world
conditions, where we must take our
place with the other great nations of
the earth, we shall move with caution,
but not with fear. We seek only to
lift up men to better things, to bless
and not to destroy. The fathers of the
republic accepted with courage such
responsibilities as devolved upon them.
The same heavens bend over us,and the
same Power that shielded them will
guard and protect us, for what we seek
is to build still more firmly, always up
on foundations of probity and of vir-
tue, the lorious edifce of the republic"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

Talk about party bossism and ring
domination. Boss Bryan can give
trumps to all other bosses in Chris
tendon and still play the long suit.
Was there ever such a spectacle of 4
boss-ridden. one man power convention
as the Kansas City pow-wow? Never
did the arrogance of power more clear
ly make itself manifest. But there
are coulpensations and the nation can
rejoice. William Jennings Bryan, by
his arrogant assumption OF all the wis
dom in the democratic party, has
wrought his own certain destruction.
With his own shibboleth of 16 to 1
will he be laid low. The American peo-
pie have effectually settled this 16 to
1 question once. This time they will
bury it very deep and w. J. Bryan will
be at the bottom of the pit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
ROUGH RIDER CLUBS.

The proposition to form Rough
Rider campaign club in Ottumwa is in
line with. the ideas of State Chairman
I'll. 0. Weaver, of the republican cen
trail committee. The plan which Chair
man Weaver has in mind, is to make a
complete and thoro organization in ev-
cry precinct in Iowa. 1t is believed
that every precinct or township will be
Qble to form Rough Rider company,
consisting of from twenty-five to fifty
members, and many of them much lar
ger than this. This township organi-
cation can elect it's own officers, and
when united with other township or
CARNATIONS of the county they will
form a regiment, and the different
county regiments when taken together
in congressional districts will make a
thoro organization, which may COM
pose brigades or divisions, and thus the
entire state can be organized into a
complete and thoro working army.
While in Philadelphia Chairman
the purpose of having prepared a uni
form suitable for this organization
which will consist of full suit, includ-
ing helmet and torches. Rules and
regulations for the formation of the
said organization will be prepared by
the state central committee, and to be
sent to the different organizations for
their consideration and adoption. AL
ready the plan is being commenced in
various localities of the state, clubs are
being organized and great interest
shown in the work. The enterprisino
little city of Eldon has Rough Rider
club well organized and Ottumwa will
soon be in line with another.
Chairman Weaver told Des Moines
reporter that he has received great en-
couragement thruout the state from
all the leading active republicans, and
from the interest already shown he
said the Rough Rider club has given a
great inspiration to the politics this
year, and he could see no reason why
every township or precinct should not
have a thoro Rough Rider organiza-
ton,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

board of thirty overseers. Professor
Adams of Chicago, and he was not
elected until year or two ago. Now
it is said that in all probability one
western man will be elected each year
until the board contains fairly large
western representation. II is also saia
that President Eliot and others are be-
hind this movement. Within the past
few years the western universities
have so greatly improved in quality
and endowments that Harvard and all
the other eastern colleges are attract
ing fewer students from the western
states, and Harvard is the first of the
eastern institutions to undertake to
counterfeit this by giving the west an
active voice in its management.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
SHELDON IN LONDON.

( Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, Of To
pella Capital fame is making ten
strike in the English metropolis, where
he is now sojourning. The dispatches
say that Londoners fought their way
to Christ church, Westminster, Sunday
night to hear him speak, but only
1900 persons were able to wedge them
selves in, and SO the preacher-editor
was compelled to address an overflow
meeting in the adjoining hall and still
another that congregated in the
streets. So intense was the demon
stration accorded Mr.. Sheldon's adj
dress that the great audience forgot
the sacred surroundings and burst
into frequent applause at his arraign-
ment of the liquor traffic and the
trusts and his optimistic prophecy for
the worlds religious future.
The famous Kansan chose "Signs of
the Times" for the subject of his maid
en- effort in London, declaring that the
love of money was the international
evil. He defed "Anglo-Saxon acquis-
itiveness" as Satanic greed" In the
course of his denunciations he held the
managers of the New York ice trust
answerable to God for murder. Then,
turning to his favorite temperance
theme, Mr.. Sheldon startled his hear
ers by the statement that he had seen
more drunken men and women in Eng
land and in Scotland in month than
in Topeka in twelve years. He follow
ed this home thrust with an express
sion of horror at his discovery that
many ministers of the Gospel and
church dignitaries in Great Britain
were stock holders in British brewer
les.
Speaking of religious brotherhood,
Mr.. Sheldon announced that a great
evangelistic propaganda would soon be
undertaken in the United States by
Newell Dwight Kills of Brooklyn and
other prominent American divines
AS a mark of esteem for the Amer
lean guest the name of the president
of the United States was Incorporated
in the prayer for the royal family at
the conclusion of the evening services.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Will Truth Ever Catch tho Lie

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: 1t is ca
sy to start lie, but hard to stopsit.
The fake story that Rev. Mr.. Gibson,
pastor of the church in which the two
girls were murdered and for which
crime Durrant was hung had recently
died, and on his death bed had con-
fessed that he was the guilty wretch,
is still going the rounds of the press
despite the numerous denials made.
Rev. Mr.. Gibson is still preaching, has
not been i'll even, has made no confess
sion, and in fact there seems to be
nothing on which to base any such sto-
ry, and yet in these days of telephones
and telegraphs, when facts can be
learned by lightning, this fake keeps
on his way.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
END OF A FAKE.

The Courier the other day published
the fact that an Iowa man living at
Atlantic had received from the San
Francisco Examiner d letter denying
the story recently sent out from San
Francisco to the effect that Rev. j
George Gibson, pastor of the church
in which Blanche Lamont was killed,
had on his death bed made confession
that he, and not Theodore Durant,
was the murderer. Some newspapers,
however. continue to make editorial
comment upon the matter apparently
accepting the sensational yarn as true.
Additional denial is made in letter
from the postmaster ut San Francisco
to Dr.. p. Sherlock, of Martinsburg,
Iowa. The postmaster's letter fol-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

According to the predictions of Mel
son Benson, Jr., bachelor farmer,
living near Geneva, Iowa, this country
is soon to be visited by locusts which
will sweep all vegetation from the
earth. The plague is to come during
the, month of July and there is to BE-
famine thruout the land. This was
all revealed to Nelson in dream and
he has been clever enough to impart
the information to his less favored
neighbors. 1t is stated that he has
laid in goodly supply of flour and
dried apples in order that he may not
ga Eungry while the famine lasts. In
last weeks Hampton Recorder he adj
vertised for an insurance agent who
insures crops against locusts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
tbs hard to read with patience the

tits hard to read with patience the
platitudes, Misrepresentation and
downright untruths uttered by Per-
manent Chairman Richardson of the
democratic national convention. When
Mr.. Richardson stated that the Porto
Rican tariff law was enacted by con
gress at the behest of the trusts, he
knew that he was uttering an un-
truth. 1t was the sugar and tobacco
barons who demanded that there
should be no tariff, regardless of the
imperative need of Porto Rico for rev.
enue. The Porto Rican revenue law
which has proved to he so necessary
and timely, and so altogether salts
factory to the people OF that island,
was enacted by republican congress
against and in spite of the protests
and demands of a strong trust lobby
to the contrary. Chairman Richard
son becomes positively senile when he
informs a great convention of at least
assumed intelligent citizens, that the
republican congress will next proceed
to levy tariff on exports from the
territories of Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahoma. Bah!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
renewed Good Ttme..

Burlington Gazette, dem: We are
another national election,
and to add to the four years of pros
perity we see indications of renewed
good times to every class. Work is
plenty, wheat is struggling toward the
dollar mark; every product of the far
mer is advancing; the natural law of
supply and demand is having effect up
on the trusts, and the sensational
prices of year ago have commenced
to drop and assume their normal pro-
portions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

In one. breath Chairman Richardson,
of the democratic national convention
eNecrates the republican party for al
legged abandonment of the Monroe Doc
trine, and in almost the very same
breath utters still more violent exc
Grafton of the republican party be-
cause President Mckinley and re-
publican congress do not involve the
nation in war by mixing up in the
South African affair. About the hard
est man in the world to satisfy is a
"pop" politician, who is out of a job
and who wants to get into office.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Roosevelt at Quincy.
Drowned i'm Lake Manawa.

Council Bluffs, July Sired Mayne,
a Young man of this city, was drown
ed last evening at Lake Manawa by
the capsizing of a small skiff in which
he and. seven others were being
brought to shore from a steamer that
had been grounded in the middle OF
the lake. The other seven, one being
a young woman, were rescued with
difficulty. There were 1000 people
from this city and Omaha at Lake Ma
naWa yesterday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Newton Journal: eve. point will

Newton Journal: "We. point with
PRIDE" are the usual opening words of
republican platform. "We view with
alarm" is the opening of democratic
platform, and ofteiltimes repeated in
several of the resolutions. The two OPP
enings show the trend of the two par
ties. One is hopeful and proud of
their flag and country; the other has
no enjoyment save in a howl and words
of dismay and Encouragement.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
THE WAY TT WORKS.

The effect of the new Porto Rican
tariff act is plainly perceptible in the
commerce between the United States
and that island during the month of
May. The Monthly Summary of Com
merce and Finance, just issued by the
treasury bureau of statistics, shows
that exports to Porto Rico have more
than doubled, as compared with the
preceding May, and imports from the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

Down in Kansas the wheat crop will
break the record. 1t will sell at al
most dollar bushel, too, and the
Kansans will have so much money they
can light their Henry Clays with bank
notes. Bad Tor Mr.. Bryan.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

Mules are not kicking these. days.
They find they are better appreciated
and better treated because they are
worth $12 head more to the farmers
this year than they were at the be-
ginning of 1897, before the republic
can administration.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

The governor of New York pro-
nounces his name Roosevelt" in two
syllables, with a heavy accent on the
Rose" The common pronunciation
''Ruzevelt" is incorrect. A few mem
bers of the family who cling the the
Holland pronunciation, say it is
"Rozyvelt," but the governor does not
agree with them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

The die is cast. Bryan democracy is
in the saddle. Every conservative ele-
ment of the democratic party has been
ruthlessly pushed aside. The demo-
cratic convention has played directly
into the hands of the republican party.
The triumphant reelection of McKin-
ley and Roosevelt is assured, and pros
pert will continue to prevail.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

eff we do not buy we can not SELL"
the democrats used to say. When we
were buying European goods under
their free-trade tariff in 1895, we ex-
ported only S23,oOo,ooo worth more of
our goods than we bought from for
eigners. During the last two years we
have averaged sales amounting to over
$5oo,Oo0,0oo more than we bought. I'm
der protection, it looks as if we could
MT buy unless we sold.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

The election of Samuel Hill of Min
neapolis, to six-year term as an over
seer of Harvard is a belated but just
recognition of the right of the west
TO a more prominent part in the man
saoement of the university. Until Mr..
Hills election the other day, the
west had only one member in the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

Like obedient children the democrat
ic national delegates took their free
silver tonic manfully. But it was bit
ter, and the taste will remain a long
time,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
San Francisco. June 10
Dr. P. Sherlock Martinsbura la.

Nothing. in the story; a lie out Of
whole cloth, and dirty at that. Rev.
j. George Gibson is at his same church
and is highly respected by all who
know him personally. / have never
seen him; the right man was hung,
no one here believes otherwise.
w. w. Montague, Postmaster.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Conditions OF Banks.

Washington, July 7.-Comptroller OF
the Currency Dawes today issued call
for reports of the condition of national
banks at the end Of business June 20.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

Wapello county farmers are congrat-
ulating themselves that they have
more wheat this year than usual. It
will bring high price.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon says that he never
saw so much drunkenness as in Eng
land-not even in Kansas.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

An attempt was made to burgIarize
the G., AZ. q st. P. depot at Mason City,
but the burglars were frightened
away. l
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

The scheme to nominate Bryan on
the Fourth of July fizzled like
damp fire-cracker.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

Berlin editors say they will vote for
Mckinley and Roosevelt next fall.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
GREETED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Governor Roosevelt Gets Ovatlons at
Towns Along His Route.

Towns Along HIS Route.
Hannibal, Mo-, July 5.-The special
train carrying Roosevelt to his home,
arrived at Hannibal early today. The
governor was greeted by a large crowd
and close attention was given to his
brief address. At 8 o'clock the train
left Hannibal. Speeches will be made
today at Quincy, Galesburg, Mendoza
and Aurora.
Roosevelt at Quincy.
Quincy, July Roosevelt arrived at
Quincy at 9:10 o'clock this morning
and was accorded magnificent ova-
ton. After public reception and an
elaborate procession the governor was
conveyed to the public square where
he delivered an address to an enthus-
iastic audience of 10000. Among those
who occupied seats on the platform
were Senator Cullom and Congressman
Marsh.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
Founded 9th August, 1e4e.

Published semi-weekly on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: liz South Market Street
Telephone editorial or business Office No. a..
Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottumwa, la
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-28
BATTLESHIP ALABAMA
MAKING HER TRIAL TRIP.

Boston. Aug. 2s.-The new battleship
Alabama, zuilt by the Cramps of Phil
adelphia for the United State govern
ment. left her anchorage In President
Roads just before o'clock this morning
for the S3-knot staked course OF Bone
Island, where she is having her trial run.
Unusual interest centered in the per-
formance OF the ship as many naval men
nave not hesitated to express the opin-
Ion ina she would make II knots or over
-. The governmeL. expects the Ala
bama 10 equal 16 knots for four hours.
The stake boats today are the battle
SLIPS Indiana. Kentucky. Kearsarge and
Texas. detached temporarily from Ad-
miral Farquhar command. The Ala
bama Is In command of Capt A. d. Sar-
gen, the Cramps marine superintendent,
an on board was large company OF
guests
The trial board consists OF Rear Ad-
miral Frederick Rodgers, Capt II. ID.
Evans. Lieut. Commander Richard Hen
derson, Commander Charles II. Rocker,
Capt. j. III. Hemphill, Lieut.. Commander
Z. ~ Vreeland and Constructor w. l..
Capps.
Lands End. Rockport. Mass. Aug. Is