Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-31
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye Residents Mt the
Nations Capital.

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Nations Capital.
Washington, May s5.-The sundry
civil appropriations bill, now in con-
amendments providing $25O,O00 for
Missippi river improvements between
the mouth of the Ohio river and ST.
Paul; also S25O,o0O for Improvements
of the Missouri river below Sioux City;
also $97 500 for repairs at Rock Island.
The house conferees have practically
conceded that the Allison amendments
shall be allowed. The people do not
fully appreciate what our grand old
man. quietly accomplished in these
annual appropriations for their gener-
al welfare.
Iowa pensions: Original Henry
Howard, Clinton, SIS; Henry Merriclk,
Maquoketa, Sc; Jas. NJ. Robinson, Edge
wood, So; Erastus Shinkle, Webster
City, So. Additional-Jas. w. Bane,
North Liberty, Sc. Supplemental-La
grange Tiffiny, Clarence, So. Restora-
ton and increase-James III. Ham,
(dead), Calender, SIP. 1ncrease-Den-
mis- Oliver, Ely, SIS; Joseph H. Dolph,
Straham, So; VIM. NJ. Thomson, Stan
wood, IS; Oscar w. Phelps, Hawarden,
SIS; Allen ]. Mckay, DEBORAH, $24. Re-
sissue-Jacob Edwards, Muscatine, $40.
Original widows, Charlotte C.Rob-
ertson, Belmond, So; Elizabeth Fame,
Calender. $12. Mexican war-Rhoda
Mallory, Trenton, So.
Washington, May 26.-Hon. II. o.
Weaver, chairman of the Iowa state re-
publican committee, arrived here yes
terday morning, and will remain sever
al days, probably week. He is here
to confer with Chairman Hanna, of the
republican national committee, Chair
man Babcock, of the republican con-
gressional committee, and score of
Others for the purpose of formulating
and systematizing plans for the most
vigorous campaign ever waged in Iowa
in a presidential year. He has seen
Senator Allison, Speaker Henderson,
Captain Hull and all Others interested
in the project of making Iowa again
the banner republican state of the re-
public. He has already engaged head
quarters at Des Moines, and is making
arrangements here for the literature
necessary in a campaign of education.
Julian Richards, the speakers clerk, is
cordially and effectively cooperating
with Mr.. Weaver in all his work.
E. E. Coombs and f. E. Kinds, of OF
tumwa, are here on their way to a
tour of Europe. Oscar Won Holtzschu-
herr, of Ottumwa, was here for few
days. s.
Iowa Pensions: original-Johp A.
Beck, Guthrie Center, SO; Sturgis VIII
liams, Percival, $12; Cyrus Johnson,
Montezuma, $12. Additional-Thomas
Henry, Dubuque, $40; Martin Russell
Dallas Center, $40; Hugh p. Button,
Brayton, SIP. Renewal-Dayid HI.
Martin, Sidney, $40. Renewal and in
crease-Chas. w. Pitcher, Sac City.S14.
Increase Fry. Siam, sly; FREE
derrick A. Seaman, Atlantic, S1o;' VIM.
I. lngersol, Thornton, $40; Tsp Gal
laid, Keokuk, $40; VIM. B. Arnold.
Whiting, $40; Daniel Shannon, Bent,
IS; John G. Hicks, Geneva, $1i; Isaac
n. Dawson, Soldiers Home, Marshall
town, IS; Amos Fl. Goodenow. Nediap-
oils, $40; John B. Ritzmann, Burlipe-
ton, SIG; VIM. r. Wallace, New Sharon,
$24; Simon Van Der Vaart, Cedar
Falls, S25.a 90riginal widows Renew
al) Rebecca j. Jones, Sylvia, $12; Han
nah j. Lane, Lineville, So.
Washington, May 2S.--Cary L. CLAY.
ton has been appointed postmaster az
Hardin, Clayton county, vice j. w
Coon resigned.
President Mckinley Saturday sign
ed Major Lacey's bill for the protsc-
ton of game birds and it is now 4
law.
DR.. Beardshear, president of the
Iowa Agricultural college is here on
business Interests of the college.
Additional-Charle Hartsell. Shan
non City, Sc. Increase-David L. Mills,
Rock Rapids, $50; Andrew D. Walker,
Portsmouth, SIS; Charles r. Morton,
Moravia, $40; Joseph Muffvine, Wilson
veille, $12; Francis Cole, Sibley, $40;
Warren Cassidy, Monona, $12 REFS
sue-Albert Jones, Des Moines, SIT:
Miner Paiqu, Oelwein, SIS; Elsie NJ
Roller, Knoxville, $s.