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advance the market Conservative people
are still most bullish regarding all OF
them.
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co,
members of the New York Exchange
1919 + Street,
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There IS good reason FOR supposing that
the Southern Pacific will be put on a diyi-
dend basis In the not very far distant fu-
ture. The present earnings OF the COM
pany equal considerable more than per
cent on The stock.
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MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN.
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The meeting OF the Sugar directors will
take place on January 10. The street gos-
sip is mostly bullish as 10 the outcome of
the meeting, but 1t cannot be learned that
there Is any particular foundation for it.
The stock was fairly strong yesterday
morning. hut later In the day declined 10
l31. The close was al 13l rs.
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Government BONDS.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS

6'eip02 "3O-year funding" gold. i03 {.
,'s1a0l Water stock currency. l0i :.
rs 1903 water stock" currency. ..- {.
Funding currency 3.5j's.. ....... lis :,
KS Reg 2-lO'g 1885 1901 ............. =.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
A CONSTRUCTION OF Law.
State Treasurer aud Control Board DIFF
IA for Ms to Meaning.

Des Moines, March 10 IA difference
of construction OF the law has arisen
between the treasurer of state and
state board of control, which, having
been fruitlessly referred to the attor-
.ney general, has been taken to the Leg
islature. That body is asked to enact
"a law to forever settle the difficulty.
Tt arises from the ambiguity or silence
rather, of the law with reference to
the disposition of balances on hand
at the endSof an appropriation period.
Treasurer of State Herriott insists
that the law compels him, for his
own protection, to charge off.all ball
ances ait the end of the period. The
state board of control holds that the
balances shall not be charged off, in
the special appropriation funds, unless
the treasurer follows the same plan as
to the per capita support funds, month
ly. If the treasurer should adopt this
policy the institutions would be forced
to live from hand to mouth by the
month and their management would
then be task which would appall the
strongest.
The controversy which is in friend
ly spirit thruout-was referred to the
attorney general several months ago
and has now been taken to the legisla.
ture. which is asked to enact. a law
for the relief of the board and author
ling the retention of appropriation
balances, unexpended, foru use by the
board TO the credit of the institutions.
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THE KENTUCKY STATE GOVERN.
n. MENT -.

70 F. 81 ~ A 1
1t is to be sincerely hoped that moth
ing will occur to put the situation in
kentucky back where it was a few
weeks ago. 1t would seem That the
people of the state must surely be
very weary of the fighting and coun-
ter-fghting of the forces at the heads
of the two state governments. To the
plain. common people, the fellows that
pay the taxes, and attend to their own
business and never try to hold office,
the question must sometimes occur,
s.Do the state offices exist fer our
benefit, or for the benefit Of the pofiti-
cal gangs who occupy them?" There
is no doubt that Taylor is the choice
OF the people for governor, but if the
trouble is not speedily settled one way
or the other, both claimants should be
asked to retire and a new election
held. Elections are expensive, but che
present state of things is demoralizing
the Kentucky commonwealth beyond
all reckoning in dollars and cents. If
the present governors and Legislators
have the welfare of their stare at heart,
as, both claim to have, they would al
once agree on step OF this kind, would
repeal the Goebel law, under which a
fair election is impossible, and would
allow the people to choose state gov
ernnlent which would be OF and for the
peOIyle.
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Courier readers. who desire full an


! Courier renders, who desire full and
complete statistics and information in
regard to the New South and the ia
yorable opportunities now offered by
that section to well-to-do immigrants
from the north, will be fully supplied
by addressing j. Il. Merry, assistant
general passenger agent of the Illinois
Central railway, Dubuque, Iowa. And
right here we deem it proper to note
that the Illinois Central railway has
become one of the greatest transporta-
ton lines in the country. 1t traverses
the entire Mississippi valley from the
head waters of the Father of Waters
to the Gulf. The recent completion of
its Omaha line enables it, like the
blade of a great scythe, to sweep the
grain fields of the north and west and
carry the harvested product in its own
cars and over its own tracks all the
way to the seaport of New Orleans,
which seaport, by the way, is nearer
to these northern grain fields than is
the port of New York. The Illinois
Central railway is alike at home in the
wheat and corn fields of the north and
the cotton, cane and rice fields of the
south. Tt is a great railway, ably
managed, and popular with the people
in every section of the vast and varied
territory which it traverses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
LEGAL.

ORIGINAL NOTICE ~ To S. L. Burnham.
x,,.l II !, =; Rice. John oldfield, A.. N. Blacks
Allie E. Newbury, and Mrs. Gertie A. Grant,
the petition Of Tie Phoenix Mutual Lie I'm Ia.
substituted petition, whereby +. W. Aud has .
the notes and mortgage sued on, i'd this cause
are now filed in the Office of the clerk OF the
District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for
ham, the sum Of Three Thousand Eiehty.two
aud $1,000 tSS,oS2s so Dollars, with ten per cent
interest thereon from and after January 9, 1860,
ing i Rice D fSs sois ana
s. Grant, the sum OF Three Thousand Eighty
two and 5000 GS,082: 5o) Dollars with ten per
1900, and the further sum Of $9f g. With Eli per
Gent e interest thereon from and after January 9,
1900; with 5000 attorneys fees, and costs.
L. Burnhani, on a certain note or bond for
S, 10000, dated October 1, 1882 due i've wears
after date, with six per cent. interest thereon,
Burnham, to the Phoenix Mutual Lie Insur.
ance Company; and, as against you, T. J. Ric1
Case B. Dubois, and U. s., Grant, Judgment is
payment of said note or bond, given BY said S.
L. Burnham and wife, as just hereinbefore
stated, and that you are liable thereon, with a
rer,ain interest coupon that you bad given 70
That as against each and ali the defend
ants herein, foreclosure of the mortgage on the
LoitHWcsS quarter ana the west nall OF the
Northeast quarter OF Section Twenty-one an,
township Seventy-three t73), Range Fourteen
~ in Mapeilo County, Iowa, given to secure
tue SAID note for 5000. as hereinbefore de-
scrbed, by S. L: Burnham and his wife, Jose
phine A. Burnhan, is prayed for, and that said
mortgage is claimed TO be the first, superior.
prior, and paramount lien thereon to any right,
title interest, lien or claim, which the dcfsnd-
ants, or any of them, may have in, to, or
against said real estate just hereinbefore de-
scribed; That the order Of priorities, as be-
tween the liens on said land, Is claimed to be
as al follows: First, the mortgage Of the plain
TIN; second, the mortgage of the defendant,
John oldfeld; third, the Judgment Of A.. II.
Black fourth, the mortgage Of Allie E, New
barry. That foreclosure Of said mortgage is
asked Tor, and the foreclosure Of the equity Of
redemption of each each and All the defendants
IN this cause is prayed for, and general equit-
AND unless you appear thereto, and defend
before noon of the second day Of the next tern.
being the March term Of the said court, which
Will commence at Ottumwa, Iowa. ON the 18th
DAY OF March, 1900, default will be entered
against you, and each Of you, judau1eut ron.
dered as asked for, and a decree granted q
prayed for. III go - - ~
Dated February 70, 1900.
McNErr d T1spALR.
4.t4e.l d AttOrneva far p1aitf3Af
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members Of that faith to unite in a
week OF fasting, abstinence and pray
er to arouse the church from spirit
ual slufnber, !" during the week begin
ming March rs. The appeal, signed by
Bishops Fowler, Ninde and Joyce, in
behalf of the. board of bishops, fol-
lows
We, the bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church. after careful review
of the work and prayerful self-examin-
alton, ask the church to unite with us
is week Of fasting OF abstiItenee and
prayer, thatSthe spiritual life of all our
members may be renewed and deep
ened; that the Holy Spirit may. be
poured out upon us as a church and
as individuals SO abundantly that every
member may have the witness of the
Spirit to adoption, and to fullness and
completeness of redemption in Christ
Jesus; and that the nnsaved members
of our families and our unsaved neigh
bors may be converted and brought
into the church; and that all our min
isters may have such baptism OF pow
er that Gods words, spoken by their
mouths, may have such success that it
may never be spoken in vain, but be
followed by results bringing glory to
Gods name and spiritual power to His
church; 8 and that wisdom and a sound
mind may be given to the general, con-
ference for all its deliberations, and
that its decisions may insure the en-
largement of Christ's spiritual king
dom. .,sssrll n: .,
There are other causes for the de-
creased membership besides the "spir-
itual sltnber.." Many of the minis
ters are now devoting the greater por-
ton of their time. to labor outside of
the church. and the Christian Advo-
cate, one of the leading papers of the
Methodist church.. thus refers to the
damage to she church interests from
another direction:
Today our Methodisln confronts a
serious situation. Our statistics for
the last year show a decrease ID the
number. of our members. Year before
last our advance was checked last
year our advance column has been
forced back q little. The lost ground
is paved with the dead. We are sur
rounded by powerful enemies. The
attack is on every side, ~ Il.
The gulf between capital and labor
threatens us on both sides. On one
side. mot many mighty, not many no
bic, are called" On the other, strange
forces are alternating the poor. The
labor unions, organized most compact
ly, are much influenced by men hostile
to the church. Their gatherings are
generally on the Sabbath, thus keep
ing the men out of our reach. '5
The falling off in The membership
has been sufficiently large to alarm the
bishops, therefore the call, for the
week of fasting, abstinence and pray
er.swith daily meetings ii all the
Methodist churches during the week
beginning Marches. That be city
election day in Des Moines, but the
election will afford the opportunity to
gain larger crowds of the men while
going and coming from the polls.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
KENTUCKY CooLs Down.
The Legislature Adjourned Sine Die
Yesterday. s

Frankfort, KY, March 1.-THE leg
islature of Kentucky adjourned sine
die yesterday. The conference be-
tween Adiutant Generals Collier and
.Castleman resulted in a perfect un-
Outstanding being reached. Governor
Taylor will continue to act as govern
or. Governor Beckham will make no
move toward securing possession of
the state buildings until after the
court of appeals has decided the dis
puted governorship.
The legislature appropriated $780,
600 for the use Of Governor Beckham
in recognizing the state militia.
Among the more conservative ele-
ment in each party the opinion pre-
walls that the worst is over.
Taylor will not outline his plan of
action beyond the statment that he
would continue to act as governor
The republicans in Governor lay
lor's confidence, however, say he will
remain at Frankfort in discharge Of
his duties until the court Of lasn re-
sort passes upon the question at issue.
Then, if the decision be against him,
he will step out at once and turn
over the state buildings 70 Governor
Beckham.
The democratic leaders assert they
will e1eerfully abide by the decision Of
the court of appeals, and until that de-
cision Us rendered no further action
will be taken.
In the senate bitter feeling be-
tween the Goebel and anti-Goebel DEM
ocrats was shown when Senators Car
ter, president of the senate, announc-
ed that he would certify to the absence
from most of the sessions since jan
uary 30, the date of Goebels assassin
alton, Of four anti-Goebel senator's,
thus preventing them from drawing
their per diem during the time.
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Founded 9Th August 1e4s.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
CIRCULATION.
THE END OF A HOWL.

The Pettigrewers and other light
headed persons. who have been raising q
long, dry howl ever since the Boer war
began, urging the government of the
United States to interfere, may now
perhaps see the unwisdom Of their
course. They introduced resolutions of
sympathy for the Beers not only iii
both houses of congress but also in
many state legislatures. When these
were defeated by the votes OF sensible
men, who knew that Legislative bodies
would only be making spectacles Of
themselves without doing a particle of
good, the Pettigrewers howled louder.
They shouted from the hilltops that
the administration was in league with
England FOR the undoing of all brave
men. They called up the spectre of Sc
cret alliance, and paraded it beneath
the green lights Of popocratic oratory
in an effort to scare somebody.
3 Few were frightened. Most people
curbed their desire to turn fool-killer,
took charitable point Of, view to-
wards the weaknesses of the howlers,
and went about their business calmly,
Then when the time came and the ad-
ADMINISTRATION was asked to interfere
III the war by offering the services OF
THE United States as mediator, it did
80 promptly and without fuss. The
fact, that the services were not accept.
ed makes no difference. That is En-.
gland's affair.
The question now arises, will it ever
occur to the howlers that il the United
States had taken. such undignifed ac-
tion as to express sympathy with one
or the other of the combatants that it
would never have been thought OF as 4
mediator? 1t was the widespread repu-
.tation this country has for dignity and
justice and love Of peace that made
Presidents Kruger and Steyn appeal
TO Washington when they wanted =
8 half.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
THE PRESIDENTS FAULT.

Washington correspondence of Wiz
liam e. Curtis to Chicago Record: lit
lis the presidents fault that General
Wheeler is still in the army, for he has
resigned three times. The first resig-
nation was dated Nov. 2S, 1899, and
will be accepted as soon as he reaches
Washington. 1T reads as follows:
STo the president: The insurgent
government is virtually destroyed. Ag-
uinaldo is fugitive in the northern
provinces. His cabinet and his con-
gress are scattered. The presidents of
the Filipino congress is here.and, from
what he says think it will be impos-
isible for the congress ever to recon
vene. The various commands of the
insurgent army are reduced to ;nere
skeletons, and they fly before us, SO
fast that it is impossible to go within
gun range OF them.
wherefore / respectfully tender my
resignation as an officer of the volun-
teer forces of the United States, and
remain your obedient servant.
Joseph Wheeler"
In letter to friend dated Dec. /,
General Wheeler states specifically
that he tenders this resignation in or
der to forestall any attempt that may
be made by Mr.. Bailey to prevent him
from taking his seat in congress, and
it is not his fault that the resignation
has not been accepted. The president
understood the situation, but at the
same time remembered that if the res
ignation were accepted upon Its receipt
General Wheeler's pay and allowances
as an officer OF the army would cease:
he would be compelled to pay his own
transportation back to the United
States and would be deprived OF all
the privileges that are accorded to Of
fcers of his, rank. A formal letter OF
acceptance thanking him for his mill
tary services will be sent to General
Wheeler shortly after he arrives in
Washington.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
NATIONAL GUARD.
Field Omcers for Fifty.first Regiment
Have Reen Nominated.

Des MONIES, March 13.-Saturday af-
ternoon delegates from seven of the
eleven newly organized companies Of
the. Fifty-ftst saaowa regiment met ut
the Slavery house and nominated a full
list of field, officers. Three companies
were represented by letter. General
James Rush Lincoln was unanimously
chosen colonel Of the new regiment.
The date of the election is March 26,
and there is every indication that the
list of officers nominated will be chosen
then. y
Aside from General lincoln, those at
the meeting voted to support for ma
jors, Captain p. r; Bennett Of Com.
1pany III, y Captain w. c. -Meht2er of
Company D, aid Captain William 3.
Widner Of Company I. Captain G. v.
Mount Of Company 3 declined to ac-
cept the Office of lieutenant colonel,
so Captain Clark of Company M was
chosen. 81
The meeting endorsed DR.. Ronald
MacRae, formerly lieutenant in the
hospital department with the Fifty
first, for major general Of the, regiment
and DIR. Fred Carpenter as second as
.sistaIft. Resolutions were adopted fav-
oring Captain j.. G. Worthington as
regimental adjutant. As to the battal-
ion adjutants, little was said. 1t is ex-
pected Sergeant Joe Beeson of Oska-
loosa will be one of them.
March 26. has also been fixed as the
date for the election of field officers
lin the Forty:ninth Iowa. Colonel
Dows will probably be reelected
Fcolohel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
HOT CHARGES AGAINST PECK.
United states Paris Commissioners At
tackled by Correspondents.

United States Paris Commissioner m.
tacraa Inv (,orre.rond.n,.
par;s Maroh n Fara w poo1,
J1n;ted States com n;ss;oner oeneral ~
tha par;s eynns;t;nr hos l,sa,, sevarei,,
. toolla5 Nv seuaral corras,,ondepts ~
Amar;can ssnsat;nna1 pewsnanars
The, ranrasan+ad l +ba conm;ss;pnar = :.
ooi,;g aipn@ avanre Ram with !. CHR
On b;s sbenlder and ptharw;sa half
lin, ~, 10 the n,,bI;c m home as ~
fens;ya and oyerbear;no e'o -
ie nsss auu W ~ Az a.,n.s ~ 4ha4
Of these corresnondents have got .he
idaa intn tha;r heads HAT Aner;can
otsicials in E,1rona are merely faedar.
of IN 1,nnoa io1,rna1s MT. oanoans
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15

Mayor Wray, OF Oskaloosa, has a
very effectual method of dealing with
tramps, and in addition the city is
ahead many dollars as result of the
action of the mayor. Every vagrant
caught in the city is arrested and talk
en- before the mayor and the limit of
the law as to Jail sentence is imposed.
The fellows are then madeto pay their
fines In working on the streets. They
have been made to clean pavements in
the streets and alleys, to shovel snow
and to clean crossings. Word has
been circulated among the brothers of
the fraternity of tramps and Oskaloo-
sa is freer from the nisance today
than in many years past. There
might be a suggestion for Ottumwa in
this. 1t would keep the streets clean
eF at,any rate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Bryan Predlc.ions.

Oskaloosa Herald: Let's see, how
was that now? Bryan said if McKi1l-
ley was elected farmers would lie sell
ing e Scent corn and scent oats. Well,
the gentleman from Ohio was elected
as he will be again this fall. ard corn
at the G. w. Carpenter sale in Scott
township sold for 40 cents and oats for
~ cents. Bear in mind also that this
was not delivered, but the purchaser1n
addition to the big price had to dc
the hauling. When Bryan and his side
lights come before the, people again
this fall and ask them to believe some
other wild predictions they will FIND
out that the people know, a thing OF
two-Or three.
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presidency and decide whether he will
be a candidate. Mrs. Dewey does not
deny her ambition to be the first lady
in the land and says that while Adj
miral Dewey was averse TO running
for office before his marriage he is
such devoted husband that ne will
crafty her by accepting the presiden-
icy IT the country desires to bestow it
upon him.
when one of the women to whom
this remark was made asked Mrs. Dew
ey on what ticket the admiral would
be candidate she replied naively: i
don't see that ii makes any difference,
because he will be supported by all
the people. He is a republican and /
am democrat, SO that will be a stand
of. >" a.s66
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
PORTO RICAN AFFAIRS.

"A member Of the cabinet has stated
!. empnatiealiy to the Associated Press
that there has been no disagreement
whatever between the president and
the republicans in congress ON the
Porto Rican tariff bill. /
% III his annual message last December,
3 the president urged that the Dingley
tariff rates should be imperative, as
far as Porto Rico was concerned, as a
matter OF humane, public policy, be-
cause the island had lost its markets
in Spain and because it had just been
devastated by hurricane.
But when the time came for action
Id congress there were some who fear
ed lest free trade with Porto Rico
shol1ld be taken as precedent when
dealing with the Philippines. These
urged that some duty, no matter how
small, should be levied upon Porto
Rican products as an assurance that
the power to do so was retained.
Again, the political opponents of the
republican party claimed that what the
president had proposed as a liberal, hui
name, and generous public policy to-
ward Porto Rico belonged to the island
as u constitutional right. Their idea
in So doing was solely to commit tine
republican party to the adoption OF
/. free trade with Porto Rico, not as a
measure of generous expediency, but
because they could then claim that il
had riveted hard and fast principle
which would tie the hands Of the GOV
ernment anywhere, ia the Philippines
as we'll as in Porto Rico, without re-
gard to varying conditions, and which
would expose the administration and
its party to all the criticisms and at
lacks that would be made on such q
) position. b.
This effort was frustrated by the I'M
position Of a duty of Is per cent (less
/ than one-sixth) of the Dingley rates
the money, so derived to be returned to
4 Porto Rico to be used in its internal
developments and civil government.
President Mckinley has accomplish.
:: ed even more than his well-know.,
kindness of heart and humanity had
expected, because if the suggestion Il,
This special message is followed, 3 the
sum of .S2,000,O0O heretofore collected
as duties on the articles imported
from Porto Rico since our occupancy
1. will be at once used for the improve,
!. ment of The island possession.
The representation that the presi-
J; dent and the republicans in congress
were not in accord is incorrect. Til.
discretionary power of congress to i'm.
pose duties has been fully sustained
and the country; is left free to deal with
each case on its own merits. The presi
dent rightfully accepted the act 0,
congress. "Our contention" says thu
"A cabinet officer quoted, "that the con
stitution does not by its own force cx
{ tend over the new possessions withou,
4 legislative act, is in harmony with the
general tenor of judicial decision
and Legislative action from the ac
QUESTION OF Louisiana down to this
time"