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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
THE IOWA sOLONs AT DEs MONIES.
Our Special Correspondent at the State
Capitol Tells of All Matters Of In
terest to the General Public.
Des Moines, Jan. 10, 1900.

Special to PUBLIC OPINION.
After the great battle for Speaker of
the House was fought and won by the
Gear men, both houses proceeded to
organize and put themselves in shape
to do business, and after the election
and appointing of the minor officers,
adjourned until Tues day the 10th, in
order that the presiding officers of the
Senate and House would have ample
time to prepare their lists ofcommittees.
Lieut.. Gov. Milliman has already an
nounced the Senate committees. Speak
er Bowen told me today that he would
be prepared to name the House COM
mittees at the re-assembling Of that
body.
Representative Roome is making q
very good impression among the
members. 1 think he will be slated on
good committees with perhaps the
craftsmanship of the pharmacy COM
mission. He secured doorkeepership
for T. w. Hazelton, of Calmar, which
goes to show that the Doctor was pretty
solid with the boys that followed "Old
Business" to victory, Not withstand
ing, etc.
The election of Bowen was a great
victory. 1t was fight of Republicans
on one side and combination of mix.
ups ON the other. The DR.. was cham
pioned by the Capitol and Leader. 1t
was the speake rship issue that made
the fight. Mr.. Cummins never was in
the senatorial fight for q moment, while
some wise statesmen may dispute this
statement, it is nevertheless true.
1t is impossible to form any definite
idea as to what the legislature will do
this winter. OF course the state being
out of debt will encourage the asking of
large appropriations for state insti-
tutions. The Board of Control will
come to the front and ask the legis-
lature to appropriate all that the Board
ask for, which will be enoughs and the
State University does not lack The
cheek that they have been noted for
exposing in the past, and dearold uncle
Aldrich is as usual holding very large
gunny sack open at one end. "Only
thirty thousand, gentlemen, and he
will get it, for he Is without doubt the
smartest lobbyist in Iowa.
Jules Richards was here during the
speakership fight, but has returned to
Washington. His Des Moihes letters
in the Chicago papers will be greatly
missed here. AS q contributor to the
press and also personality think it will
be hard matter to duplicate him. 1t
has not been done SO far.
Gov. Shaw was inaugurated on the
11th, and is now hard at work with the
general work of his Office.
Chief Justice Granger, who admins
tered the oath of office to Gov Shaw
and Lieut.. Gov. Milliman has had a
back-set. His old trouble seems to
hang to him very persistently. His
many friends feel somewhat alarmed
about him today. He has announced,
that he will not accept the judgeship
another term.
In my next letter will tell your
readers about the workings of the legis-
lature, if we do not get scared out with
small pox. They have several cases at
Youngstown, five miles from here.
THos. GRAHAM.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
School Museum.

The teachers of the Public Schools
desire to form school museum, con-
sisting of minerals, fossils, nests and
eggs of birds, dried insects, plants and
articles ofdaily life showing customs
of other people.
All such articles are of great benefit
in illustration of the regular work of
the school,
The teachers take pleasure in ac-
knowledging the donation of collect
ions of minerals and fossils by Mrs.
Schall, by the Rev. Mr.. Sehlund, and
also a large collection of minerals,
fossils and birds eggs by the Unity
church society.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
A January Wedding.

Decorah friends of Miss Della Gra-
ham were surprised to hear of her
marriage at Cedar Rapids on last
Wednesday to Mr.. j. w. Miller, of
Washington, Iowa. The groom gets a
young lady who will make fitting
helpmate for him through life, and
we understand that he is worthy of
his choice. May their journey through
life be bright is the wish of Decorah
acquaintances.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
A Pioneer Dies.

Haaken Tobiason. one of Decorah's
pioneer residents, died at four o'clock
Monday afternoon, at his home ON
East Water street, after several months
illness. He was rs years of age. The
funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon, at the FirstLutheran church.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
A Delightful Evening.

Everyone who attended the second
annual festival ofthe Frohsinn Singing
Society at Steyers last Thursday Were
delighted with the evenings entertain
ment. Roth the program and dance
furnished acceptable entertainment,
and all were highly pleased. Frohsinn
as society knows well how to enter
tain. A goodly sum was realized.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

You have probably of late missed
the familiar st. Jacobs Oil advertise
ments in the papers. 1t is explained
that the last year the firm advertised
they cleared $l5O,OO0 Then young
fellow got ahold of the business who
knew it all, quit advertising, and
wrecked it in year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

COMPARATIVELY few people knew
that Daniel s. Ford, who died in Bos-
ton Dec. 14th, was the owner and edi-
tor-in-chief of the Youths Companion,
and that the firm name, Perry, Mason
& Co., was purely fictitious.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

AMONG the following committee
appointments of Lieut.. Gov. Milli-
man for the Iowa senate the name of
our Senator ID. A. Lyons appears:
Appropriations, Suppression of In
temperance, Labor, Senatorial and
Representative districts, Pententiaries
and Pardons, Charitable Institutions,
and Rules. He was certainly favored
and is member of some important
committees
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

The next annual encampment of
the Department of Iowa, G.. A. r.,
together with the state w. r. G.. and
S. Of ". VIII be held at Davenport,
Iowa, June IL, 13, IA.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

So widespread has been the interest
manifested in the The Chicago Chron-
icte's home study self-culture university
extension courses, which have been APP
pearing since October, that The Chron-
icte will begin Monday Jan. Is, the
publication of an entirely different
series of courses. One of the most strik-
ing of these courses in series of articles
which will appear twice week, writ
ten by Professor Arthur +. Watson of
Brown university, Providence, r.. L.,
on the subject of Electrical Engineer
ing" This course will be profusely il
Illustrated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
PROF. E. WILLARD SPURR,
PRACTICAL PHRENOLo0lsT

And expevt deiinsator Of Cha4ctey lsom per-
or health, marriage, business PugQnto, esc.
OpaeEs Neaved for al phreAeleEisAl 1knea-
TINA ON er address 21o West Water b., Do
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

THE convening of Congress and the
bringing together of representative
men from all over the country call
forth numerous expressions and en-
phasize the fact that things are differ
ent now from what they were in 1896.
Numbers of Congressman who support
ed Bryan and silver in that year,
whether from conviction or policy,
now that the sentiment among their
constituents has radically changed as a
result of the country's remarkable
prosperity, make no hestiancy in stat
ing that the reaffirmation of the Chi
cago platform and the Reimbursement
of Bryan would be grave mistake,
and that, should this occur, they can
not promise their support.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

A case has just been decided by a
Burlington Judge that is of interest to
Woodmen and other fraternal insur-
ance societies. A man died who held
a $1,000 policy, and the M. w. A.
claimed that he had misrepresented
his health in his application. Judge
Withrow holds that the physicians
examination is conclusive, and the
fault lies with him, consequently the
amount of his policy must be paid.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
JOHN McCOOK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
once over Cresco Savings Bank,
CREsC0. IOWA.
JOB PRINTERS.

Operating power plant having all the latest
work promptly, at moderate rates. We print
every thing In the job line. Come and see us
when you need job work. PUBLIC OPINION
once BAT w. Water Street. Decorah, Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
ANNUAL GREETING.

CREsCo, Iowa, Jan. l, 1900.
To friends of the Sunday School Mis-
sionary Work:
In place of our annual circular letter
which we have been sending out at the
close of each year to our many friends,
which involves considerable time and
expense, we deemed it best to reach
you all through the press and thus ex-
tend to you our annual greeting.
Our work the past year has been
wonderfully blessed of God in reaching
the neglected and neglectful by hold
ing Gospel meetings and Bible insti-
tutes in various communities; in the
house to house visitations of families
and personal work with individuals,
besides the usual work of establishing
and aiding Sunday schools.
The following brief outline will give
some idea of what has been accom-
plished-as far as figures can tell:
Sunday schools organized and reorganlzed 7
Visits and aids To Sunday schools........... 96
Conventions participated in .................. IA
sermons and addresses delivered.............. l27
Letters .............. 5l7
Visits TO
Miles
Again thanking you all for your en-
couragement and cooperation, am
Sincerely Yours in the Masters WORK.
G. ]. HARLAN,
Missionary Amer. s. S. Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

SOME of the western railroads are
complaining that, after their making
great efforts to secure adequate trans
portation, the farmers are holding
their grain instead of shipping it.
This is interesting when it is recalled
that few years ago the farmers were
not able to hold their crops until
prices suited them, but were forced to
sell at the earliest possible moment to
enable them to pay their debts. The
farmers are enjoying their share of the
present good times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17

THE reciprocity treaties which have
been framed under the Mckinley ad-
ministration and are now before the
Senate, will, If ratified by the foreign
governments as well as our own, in
crease very greatly the expectation of
farm products, their principal object
havixg been to obtain reduced tariff
rates on articles ofagriculturai product
ion, both in European countries and in
the West Indian islands with which
they have been negotiating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
picturesque
l DeCOrah,
A Beautiful Souvenir Of
DecOrah's Flftjeth An.
niNersarY. |: /: /: /: I:

$50 Half Tone Cuts Of
Decorah Scenes Hand
somely Bound in Book
Form. (: : I:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-01-17
9AAc Cfioeion
AKERS 4 GREEN, Prspneters

10 published on wednesday Of each week at
Desorah. Winnesheik county, Iowa. Publica-
hen ONCE at 3E West Water Street.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07
MISTAKEN LENIENCY.

1t Is a question whether the allies,
by not occupying the palaces of the I'M
perlal Clan, do not make a mistake
which will weaken the force of the les
son they have tried to teach the Chi
nese. The latter have a curious orig
inality in explaining away their mill
tary notwithstanding their face" as 1t
is called in the vernacular-and we feel
sure that If the allies do not enter the
Forbidden City the Chinese people will
believe that 1t was from fear of incur
ring the anger of the sovereign or the
gods. The mental attitude of China to-
wards military humiliation was illus
trated some years ago by a Mandarin
who denied that the English and
French troops had invaded the Empire
in the early sixties. Some foreign
devils begged permission to see the EN-
peror," said this high functionary in all
seriousness, land twenty-six of them
were brought to the summer palace
where he was staying. They approach
ed the Presence on their hands and
knees and when they looked up twenty
five We're struck dead by what they saw
and the remaining one went blind. He
said that he and his colleagues had
come to ask permission to go 10 Pc
King, whereupon the anger of the EN-
peror burst forth like a great river OF
fire and burned the summer palace to
the ground"
s. Most Cinnamon believe this tale ana
they will credit an even more fantastic
one about the present invasion II the
allies stop before they complete their
work In the way that seems most i'm
pressiNe 10 the Mongol mind. This Is
why certain missionaries propose TO
level the graves OF the Emperors. know
ms that the otherwise ghoulish re-
course would teach the Chinese a les
son they could not misunderstood or
forget OF course the Decoration ~
tombs cannot be thought Of so the next
best thing Is 90 lay the mailed hand on
that which the Chinese hold politically
sacred To ny the allen fags from the
Imperial palaces, to depose every high
officer Of sialei 20 administer the local
government Of Picking as the Japanese
did that ~ the cities they captured In
the war Of 1866 these thlngs could
hardly be- distorted IN such a Way az 90
convey even 20 ihe national eredullly
us Idea " Christian defeat nnl %
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07
ALL COONS LOOKED
ALIKE TO THE MOB

Ernest Hogan, the negro minstrel who
played 80 long in Honolulu, narrowly es-
capped destruction AT the hands of the
mob which attacked colored men in New
York City during the last days OF August.
The New York Journal has the following
The wild, uncomfortable passion of the
mob was best shown on Broadway at 1890
o'clock this morning, when that popular
negro comedian and song writer, Ernest
Hogan, was chased like wild beast with
n pack at his heels.
The riotlng was wholly unknown TO Ho-
gan. when he left the Cherry blossom
Grove, where he had been doing his turn
AS usual,
IAN Coons Look Alike to Me-" Mr.. lilo.
cams own composition had been rendered,
TO the applause OF large audience. lilo.
gan fashlonahly dressed, stood on the
curb. twirling his cane,
A ory came from Forty fourth street
and Eighth avenue, and mob OF ave
hundred men, armed with clubs and
stones, surHed over toward broadway
Hogan was seen,
'd'l The Niger" was tho chorus. ITO,
gan dropped his cane aud dartad down
hinaahAA on a ran. The mob follaged
aud Tor The neat three minutes Il Was q
HE AMI death race for Hogan.
Al broadway aHd Thlrly-Hegenlh street
llVtah haH almost in tbs hands ~ his
haFHNefa u would haYs been al over
WIN MN IN minute n he had GOT dafled
~ an open door ~ tbs Marlborough MOTEL
detective haadeh, sh0 san up fran
fhlfifsHnh street, alaaa 81 The aaof AM
WIN afsHn revolver keps tbs efesa
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07
AN AFFRONT TO HARMONY.

The proposition to nominate three
candidates for the Senate In the Fourth
district and three in the Fifth on a
ticket which the whole Island Will vote,
comes from a few Republican politi-
clans who have scant respect for the
wishes of the majority. The fair way
to proceed is to give every Republican
a chance TO frame the ticket he Is eN-
pected to support. The schemers for
district nominations argue this way:
Give us the Fourth district and we can
name Senators of our own class; lien
as the Fifth district is lacking in Sen
atorial timber we may be able to in
duce 1t to borrow some from the
Fourth. If the two districts get to-
gether we shall be outvoted and a
ticket may be made UP in opposition
to City and County government and to
some of our other plans. So 1t Is safer
for us to go ahead and divide the
nominating privilege. We may whip
the enemy in detail but cannot do it If
he is permitted to act as unit.
The Advertiser had hoped that this
kind of politics would end with the late
primaries and that one faction, if fac
lions were left, would stop trying to
take an unfair advantage of the other
Perhaps we can entertain some hope of
it yet for the Republican Territorial
Committee is apparently not commit
ted. as a body, to the two-district
scheme We venture the suggestion
that the farther it gets away from it
the better for party harmony-and
party harmony is. If we understand its
organs Alright, the MONDAY prayer and
the midnight supplication of the man
ayers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07
H.F.WICHMAN
BOX 342.
Wilder'S Steamship Co. Ltd
s. S. EINAu.

=. S. EiNAU,
Freeman, Master. will sail from Homo
lulu on Tuesdays at IL noon, for kauna-
kakai, Lahaina. Maalaea Bay, Kihei.
Makena, Kawaihae, Mahukona, Lau-
phoehoe and Hilo. . 49,
Returning, will sail from Hilo on
Fridays at 10 a. m. for above named
ports, arriving at Honolulu on satur.
days.
S. S. CLAUDINE,
Mcdonald. Master. will leave Honoiuis
every Tuesday at D.. M, touching at
Lahaina, Kahului, Nahiku, Hama. Ha-
moa and kipGhulu, Maui. Returning.
touches at above named ports, arriving
at Honolulu Sunday mornings.
Will cali at Nuu. kaupo, once each
month.
S. S. LEHUA,
Sails every Monday for Kaunakaka1.
kamalo, Maunalei, kaiaupapa, Lahal-
ma, Honolua. Olowalu. Returning, ar
rives at Honolulu Saturday morningn.
This company reserves the right p
make changes in the time of depart,
ure and arrival of its steamers WITH
OUT NOTICE, and it will not be re-
sponsible tor any consequences arising
therefrom.
Consig2ees must be at the Landinxa
to receive their Freight; this Company
will not hold itself responsible tor
freight after 1t has been landed.
Live Stock received only at ownmr,
risk.
This Company will not be Responsible
for Money or Valuables of passens.rs
unless placed in the care OF Pursers.
Passengers are requested to purchase
tickets before embarking. Those fall
ing to do 80 will be subject to An aG-
ditional charge Of twenty-five per esa.
The Company will not be liable foo
loss OF, nor injury to, nor delay Ia, thu
delivery Of baggage or personal effects
OF the passengers or freight OF shippers
beyond the amount of 500, unless the
valre OF the anne be declared when re-
ceived by the Company and an extra
charge be made therefor, at or before
the issue Of the ticket, and freight 10
paid thereon.
All employees Of the Company ars
forbidden to receive freight without de-.
livering shipping receipt therefor In
the form prescribed by the Company
and which may be seen by shippers up
on application to the pursers OF the
Company's steamers.
Shippers are notified that II freight 10
shipped without such receipt, 1t VIII
be solely at the risk OF the shipper.
G. L. WIGHT, President.
CAPT. T. X. CLARKE. Port Supt.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07
THE HlLO SCHEME.

The Bulletin states the claims of Hilo
upon the Republican Convention as
follows:
The first and all-important claim Iiilo
has to make for the Territorial gathering
is the utter lack of aggressive activity
among the Republicans of the Eiio dis
trict. Reports are constantly
coming from Hilo showing a lack of or
ganization.
And yet one of the Hilo Republican
papers, a short time ago, asked what
was the matter with the Oahu Repub-
licans that they did not wake up and
take hold of politics as Republicans of
the big island had done? Hilo has a
candidate for Congress in Judge Little;
Loebentein is in active pursuit of
Senatorship; the Tribune has begun to
fight McStocker and there Is as much
politics to the square inch in Hilo as
anywhere in the group. In fact the
rainy city will probably get mad when
1t Is told that IL cannot even run it's
political affairs without Honolulu aid.
There is really no sound party reason
for going to Hilo and there are many
good ones against it. The way steam
ers run makes Honolulu the central
point OF the group. 1t would be more
convenient for even the Kona people
Of Hawaii to come here than to go to
Hilo: and as for the majority of the
other islanders, they are in the same
boat. True certain fractional objects
might be secured at Hilo which are not
attainable here, but we will not accuse
the Republican Territorial Committee.
which is supposed to represent the
whole party. of a factional motive.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07
BRYAN TO THE POPULlSTS.

BRYAN TO THE POPULlSTS.
Mir nryans
only taking confederation
Touchns the monetary
In the volume Of the currency since 1896 ahSrTn "nproIni
tons favor
s sp only sohrnas b Rnr orsy VINO a q
makes for adequate
saTy of aa sSf % raSe t Ra Of paper pT @ C
The volume stable
Alaska colorado California and from the markets of
times
a value would
drained gold and with the
china 3 have s eGm Sas static. sG 's md S4 ss
silver the ratio of would now be 4G0G with ha the . sayg s, would
be worth the morning No country can prosper under su Mr. g
gues the amount of money country that tells ba,
redmabe 5
% Ee2 p party G% % a S s s y asren a v ' ,s
in possible
s' % the auE paya ns @ nr @ h n o y
petuoi Which
ne
9 f s2 s SS s ;ss,
o2,F asSS " h trusts as long as draws " campaign
market manufae
part, tried
sus ss s5 de %saa OF
;s IT,; s:'s" ;is s 2'' 'is
of the
the
revival of enabled the mill
the India IA, & low
Tariff
tariff prosperity they to
G S % s 9 Vino n ant" nh" Ss s% r Ss ms
of
aaxreN..
the Republican
100000 deductions follow
jobs them I'LL
do
getting nothing
a
The policy policy
be
| before
Carefully analysed Mr. address
of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07

A temperate climate is no guarantee
of safety from the bubonic plague.
Cities like Glasgow, Hamburg, Sydney,
Kobe and San Francisco catch the dis
ease as easily as Singapore, Canton,
Manila and Honolulu. Filth, commerce
and the rat pest, wherever they may
conjoin. invite the Black Death. The
only way to escape is to enforce SANTA
ton unremittingly, kill the rats and
make the quarantine OF seaports all it
should be-.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07

The French people are waking TO the
Iaei' long clear 10 the outside word,
thal 'tnssla Is Ia alliance with France
Tor revenue only, Russia does not like
Republic, her traditions are anti.
French and Bhe does not hate Ger
many but France ID rich and In fits Of
emotional patriotism may be "lauehedn
Tor any Kind Of loan, A. Least that
appeAIs TO ns tbs Russian idea and il
remains 60 II seen shat France. Bhoae
al.fFasi ls nov sasllsdl sill DO shen
saked
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07

The Beers are being caught so fast
that II looks as II they meant to be.
There is nothing TO the war now but
finishing touches and the average Boer,
whose house has not been burnt. longs
TO get back TO IL with whole skin.
The chances are that the majority OF
the Beers now in the field are those
who have been made homeless and
those who know that defeat, as Presl-
dent Kruger put II the other day,
means 81. Helena.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07

The sentence of Bresci to imprison-
ment for life is the same as that i'm
posed upon the assassin of the EN-
press Elizabeth of Austria. Neither in
Italy nor Switzerland is regicide pun
ishable by death. The extreme leniency
of the criminal code in this respect is
hooking commentary on the claim
of the anarchists that all Kings and
Queens are at heart bloodthirsty mon
sters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07

have the foreigners halt. as If timidly.
before the last ditch" and go without
the signal triumph which the Chinese
themselves, If placed in a similar situa-
ton would assuredly exact, can only
lead them to ridicule the allies and
thus weaken the effect upon them of
the actual victories won.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07

Trouble in the Balkans has been
threatening for two decades but 1t Is
doubtful If any of the little powers in
that quarter will ever get Russia's per-
mission to fight.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-07

Japan has won more military laurels
In China than any other power and is
likely to emerge from the war greatly
strengthened in her diplomatic position.