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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-16

This Piano is sold by the Marsh Music
House, where it is now on exhibition, for
$4,000, and contains attachments for the cor
rect imitation OF Sixteen Different Musical
instruments, besides the beautiful piano tone
which has made it famous. 1t is a handsome
piano. one of the very best made, and will be
given absolutely free to the LODGE, CHURCH
or SCHOOL in Winneshiek County having
the largest number OF votes to its credit on
SEPTEMBER l. 1900.
One vote will be given for every rs cents
worth OF goods purchased of the undersigned
merchants, and these votes must be deposited
at the NATIONAL BANK OF DEBORAH,
within oneweek of date of sale, and not later
than 400 PM, FRIDAY, AUGUST 81. 1900.
Remember all ballots will be dated, and
must be deposited within one week. or they
will not be counted. You know these reliable
merchants. They will treat you fairly. Buy
your goods of them and help some Society to
get this handsome piano absolutely free. In
and secure your voting coupons Of the follow
ing merchants:
N. J. soukup, Jsweisr
Jno. C. Hexom, Shoes
Geo. Haas, Meat Market
[. A. Marsh, Groceries
n. }. Hedges. Restaurant
n. r. Croft. Hardware
r. simpson, Livery
Ben Bear, ciothisr
Riley q Baker, Lumber
.. }. Rsyreids. Photographic
c. [. Topiin, Dentist
Public Opinion, Job Printing
Geo. Sehsmsi, Horse Shosr
sehuek Dry Goods Co., Dry Goods an
millinery
Frssbsrg q nsugen. Flour and Feed
Elliott Bros., Racket Store
z. Q. hsgnsr, Furniture
z. Rudolph . Co., Harness
John 1. Hanson, Bakery
2. ". Hssss. eieyeiss and Sporting Goods
2. J. Lang, Sign and Carriage Painter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-16
CONSUMERS
DISCOUNT STAMPS
ARE MERE TO STAY.
TO THE PUBLIC

THE merchants whose appear below will give the Consumers Red
Discount Stamps free of all charge for another year These stamps
will be redeemed heretofore with aeon OF 1000 beautiful and costly
presents comprising furniture clocks lamps sverwa cameras opera glasses
musical instruments ewe glass; sporting goods etc. etc ASK Tor Cat
aogue Be to ask for the Consumers Red Discount Stamps
Schuck Dry Goods Co., Dry Goods, Millinery and Shoes
Vance Bros. Groceries and Crockery
NJ r. Croft, Hardware and Bicycles
Wangler Bros. Druggists.
E. Willard Spur, photographer
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-16

A recent issue Of Feilden's Magazine.
published in London, has significant
article on printing industries in Eng
land, in the course of which 1t says:
1.-THE London branch of Messrs. r. Hoe
& Co. has recently received an order
from the proprietors of The Scotsman.
Edinburgh, for two quadruple ma
chimes and two four roll presses. Each
Of these machines will be capable Of
producing four, six or eight page pa
pers at the rate Of $4,000 per hour; 10.
IL, IA or 16 page papers, all inset, at
24,OOO per hour, and 20 or "a page pa
pers at $4,000 per hour. The firm has
also received orders from the Birming-
ham Daily Post for one Of their four
roll machines, from the Hull Daily
Mail for quadruple press and one
three roll machine for the Adelaide OBJ
server. Each of these machines is ca
pable Of producing 4, 6, 8. 10 and II
page papers, all inset, at $4,000 per
hour and Is. 20 and "a page papers at
1900 per hour. There Is also on order
one two roll machine for The South
ern Echo and Hampshire Advertiser.
Southampton" At the time Of the
publication Of this article Hoe & Co.
had In course of construction not less
than 25 great presses for English pub
fishers. The list, pertinently remarks
Feilden's, sis instructive In twofold
sense. showing not only how much ouE
American competitors are gaining In
this country. but how much our Brit
ish nrintino nachinistS are lOSing.V
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-05-16

This Label on Q Garment In.
sures Perfect Fit -
and Satisfaction -
% stands Tor the best that
Money Dan Buy or Skill
Produce.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26

tended the rough riders reunion at Las
Vegas, Mr. Morton placed his private car
at his service, and the same was accepted.
On the homeward journey from Las Vegas
Mr.. Morton proffered the car for use
again this year, and the governor accepted
the tender. His presence in Chicago is
therefore in keeping with his promise
given in June, 1899. Mr.. Morton said yes
terday:
81 have telegram from Gov. Roose-
velt, in which he says that he is certainly
going to Oklahoma City, but desires it
thoroughly understood that he is not
making a political trip. and that any
speechmaking demanded of him will be
responded to only In the character of a
private citizen. presume he does not
propose to talk politics until after he has
been officially notified of his nomination
for the vice presidency We shall leave
here on Saturday for Oklahoma, where
the rough riders will be the entertain-
ers.''
The stay of Gov. Roosevelt in Chicago
will be very brief.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
ANOTHER ADMISSION.
Mr.. GalIinger Talks of the Platform
TInkerinE.

CONCORD, N. H., June Ex-senator
Gallinger, a member of the subcommit-
tee on platform of the Philadelphia
convention, said Postmaster General
Smiths draft of platform" was sub
mitted to the convention by Senator For
aker.
when the draft was read to the com
mittee objection was made by several
members that it was in the nature of
a political essay rather than an incisive
declaration of principles, and after some
discussion, subcommittee was appoint
ed, of which 1 was member. AS to
the canal proposition, L cannot now re-
call the words used in the original draft
made by Postmaster General Smith and
submitted to us by Senator Foraker
There was a very little discussion over
the plank. recall very distinctly that
several members of te committee sug-
gested that the phrase isthmian was
preferable to Nicaragua and to this
proposition there was no opposition"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
Russians Alone Have Lost One Hundred and
Fifty in Killed, and Fully Three
Hundred Wounded.
Eight Thousand Allied Troops Have Landed at
Taku, and Chinese Are Massing
Near Teng Ku

every effcrt has been made TO relieve
lien Tsin. 1 have Communicated a small
coasting steamer tor taking troops and
sick and wounded across the bay TO Wei
Hal Wei, where 1 intend making a tenn
porary base hospital and asylum for
refugees
CHINESE OFFICIALS DECEIVE.
BERLIN, June 25.-The Kreuz ZeItunr
warns the public against creditine dis
patches from Chinese officials, especially
those from Sheng, director general of rail-
ways and telegraphs The recent opu-
mlstlc utterances of the French foreign
minister, NJ. Delcasse, was founded upOn
one OF Sheng's cablegrams that has since
been proved false.
The paper further complains that all re-
cent Russian communications place the
tacts In false light and Instances a
statement by the Official Messenger. OF
81. petersburg, which represents the
boxers as the only dlsturbers and the
Chlnese government as innocent. Such
opinions do not prevail In German official
circles. The Chinese minister, in the
course Of an interview here today, saws;
The empress cannot be deposed. Chf4
nese custom would not permit dethrone-
ment But perhaps it would be possible
through friendly means, to intimate 20 the
ola empress that she should abdicate after
having ruled so long. An experiment
could be made with the emperor. sur
rounding him with competent counselors.
of whom there is no lack in ability aunone.
the Chinese"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
MOMENTOUs QUESTION.
w. BOurI1e Cochran Addresses n
Yale Law school.


Yale Law School.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 25.-W.
Bourke Cochran addressed the graduate
class at the Yale law school this after
noon. He said the young men were en-
tering their profession on the eve Of the
most momentous decision ever given by a
court, referring to the pending question
before the supreme court of the United
States on the constitutional aspect Of ac-
quired territories.
Should the supreme court decide that
the constitution applies to newly acquired
islands, and that their products and their
people have free access to our shores, to
our ports and to our marts of trade, both
political parties will be as earnest in
their desire to be rid of one of them as
one party already seems to be-" said Mr..
Cochran.
'The United States right to take terri
tory is not disputed The annexation of
Canada is a wish Of many Americans.
The annexation of Mexico is not an i'm
probability nor the taking in of South
America an impOssibility. Nor is the
annexation of part of China today quite
so fanciful as it was three years ago.
The annexation of the Philippines would
not have been considered. 1t is not i'm
possible that twelve months hence the
annexation of a part of the wall of China
may be a burning political question. If,
on the other hand, the supreme court
should hold that the constitution of the
United States does not hold, then too,
the consequences are momentous. A gov
ernments policy can be changed but the
decree of court stands irrevocable
What might be the status Of the rresi-
dent in any country in which congress
may set up the government? The pres
ident might, it is quite conceivable, be-
come a republican magistrate only in the
original republic and his status range
from that, in the dependencies, to des-
potic military ruler. In fact, the presi-
dent might remove the capital from
within and set it up without the bounda-
ries of the constitution which created it.
1t could levy taxes not for the benefit of
the governed, but for the benefit of the
governors. These are consequences which
might flow from decision of the court
You can now measure for yourselves the
magnitude of the question which the
court can decide by its declaration
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
REPULsE OF RELIEF COLUMN.
News of 1t Finally Confirmed by
British Admiralty.


NEW YORK, June 25-A dispatch
from London says:
1.-The British admiralty, being enmesh-
ed with red tape, does not give out dis
patches as promptly as the navy de-
partment at Washington, but it has con-
firmed the previous accounts Of the re-
pulse Of the relief column which at
tempted to enter Tien Tsin on Friday.
The bulletin is short and depressing Tne
foreign settlement at Tien Tsin was al
most entirely destroyed and the Europe
ans were fighting hard. There IS moth
ing about a relief column Of Russians
and Americans being cut to pieces, but
the repulse is described as attended with
some loss only one runner had entered
Taku from Tien Tsin IN five days, and
not a word had been received from the
relief column. which started for Pekin
two weeks ago, nor from the legations
themselves.
"The foreign relief force may be de.
scribed as a chain consisting mainly Of
missing links. There IS a mixed force
of between 1900 and 1900 men at Taku,
including q portion of the Chinese regl-
ment from Wei Hal Wei. This column,
with the Russian and American contin-
gent Of over 800 men, must cut its way
through a superior Chinese force which
is said to have sixty guns although this
seems incredible The foreigners at Tien
Tsin are clearly in a desperate state,
with the garrison surrounded by Chi
nese horde and with ammunition and
supplies running short. Somewhere be-
yond Tien Tsin, either on the way TO
Pekin, or at that city IS a mixed force
of 2,300 men, with inadequate supplies.
ammunition and food At the legations
are probably from $50 to 200 Europeans,
japanese and Americans, refugees being
added to the working official force,
and the military and naval guards num-
bering about $50 men. Every link in this
chain Of relief IS weak and detached. and
there is no accurate information from
any station except Taku.
Men who have lived in China assert
that the number Of foreigners at Tiez
Tsin is large, since the, city has a Ch = Sc
population Of over million and a com
merce of over S45000.000 Tien Tsin is
the chief distributing center for trade III
northern China, and Manci ia and is
the natural outlet for half dozen OF
the most poDulous provinces There are
four foreign banks, large body OF Eng
lish German, Russian, japanese and
American merchants, and several groups
Of missionary stations.
''The situation Of the foreigners at Tien
Tsin is regarded by former British OH.
cials in China as deplorable and doubts
are expressed respecting the adequacy
of the relief force which is available al
Taku, unless Russia takes decisive meas.
ures, as indicated last night In official
communications from the foreign Office at
ST. Petersburg. for the invasion Of Chi
nese territory by a really formidable
army The European and American fleets
may be working harmOniously, under the
leadership OF the senior rear admiral at
Taku, but the suppression Of anarchy in
China now requires the presence of a
larger army than any great power except
Russia can put into the field without de-
lay"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
MAY FAVOR HILL.
Arkansas Democrats to Urge His
Name for Second Place.

Name for Second Place.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 25.-An ef-
fort will be made in the Democratic
state convention tomorrow to instruct
for D. B. Hill, of New York, for vice
president. Chairman JONES' of the ma
tional committee, is a delegate to the
convention, and he probably will favor
an uninstructed delegation on the vice
presidential question. Attorney General
Jeff Davis will be nominated for gov
ernor by acclamation, and will also be
sent to the Kansas City convention as a.
delegate at large.
The most interesting contest expected
to come before the Democratic state con-
Vention was settled this afternoon, when
Congressman McRea announced that he
would not be candidate to succeed him
self as national committeeman, thus Civ
ing q clear field to ex-Gov James p.
Clarke. This is considered a defeat for
Senator James X. JONES' chairman of the
Democratic national committee, who fa-
vored McRae. Clarke is generally un-
derstood to be a candidate for United
States senator two years hence against
Senator Jones.
Delegate Charles J. Parker. of Ouachfta
county, who is promoting the movement
to instruct for David B. Hill for vice
president, is confident the convention will
adopt a Hill resolution.
The convention will instruct for Rrvan
for president, and the indications tonight
are that the Parker resolution will he
adopted despite the strong opposition Of
several party leaders.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26

keepsie, n. Y, being the most prominent
ly mentioned. If an Eastern man is nomi-
mated Rev. E. L. Eaton, of Des Moines,
or Prof. T. McWhirter, of Minneapolis,
who is also spoken of for permanent
chairman of the convention, may be nom
mated for vice president.
Neither the temporary nor the perma-
nent chairman of the convention has yet
been decided upon. The national commit
tee will meet tomorrow night to hear the
report of the national treasurer and the
national chairman, Oliver Stuart, concern
ing the work of the past six months, and
at that time the temporary chairman will
be named. The most prominent candi-
dates are Mai Elliott, of Stockton, Cal,
and A. G. Wolfenbarger, of Lincoln, Neb.
The report of the treasurer will, it is
stated, show a larger balance in the treas
ury than at any previous meeting of the
national committee, and the party will en-
ter the campaign better equipped fnan-
cially to make fight for their principles
than ever before.
For permanent chairman, Prof Nc
Whirter and Samuel Dickie, Of Michigan,
seem to be most favored, but this ques-
ton will not be decided upon until after
the convention has been called to order.
National Chairman Stuart said today
that the platform this year will have little
to say on any question other than that of
he liquor traffic.
'"The platform" said Mr.. Stuart, is not
going to make any declaration on the
tariff, on money or on expansion, except
perhaps to point out that the prohibition
question IS greater than all Of these.
There may, however, be a suffrage plank.
An initiative and referendum plank may
also be proposed, but it is doubtful if 1t
will be inserted"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
COL. BRYgN'S SPONSOR q RgDICGL

LINCOLN. Neb. June 23-WilHs D.
Oldham, deputy attorney general of Ne
braska, who has been chosen to present
William ]. Bryan's name at the Demo-
cratic national convention, is busily en-
gagged in preparing his speech His friends
say it will be the best effort of his life
Mr.. Oldham is a native of West Vir-
ginia, born forty-one years ago. His pa
rents moved to Missouri when he was
young, and because of his residence there
more than twenty years, he counts him
self Missourian.
He received his education at the State
Normal school at Kirksville, Mo, studied
law, was deputy superintendent of pub
lie instruction soon after reaching his ma
jority, dabbled in politics long before he
could vote, and used to accompany Rich
ard p. Bland on speechmaking tours.
From the time of his entry into Nebras-
ka, ten years ago, Mr. Oldham has been
a leading figure in the councils of the
Democratic party. He gained a reputation
as an orator in a speech advocating silver
at Democratic conference held in Omaha
seven years ago, and since then has al
ways been in demand as a campaigner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for st. Paul:
Showers.

Showers.
I-Interview With Bryan.
Republican Platform TangIe.
Madden Edited Document.
Chinese XIII Many Russians.
2-POIice Commission Meets.
State and Local Politics.
Marriage on the Midway.
3-MinneapOHs Matters.
Northwest News.
Double Drowning mt ST. Cloud.
South African Situation.
4-EditOriaI Page.
Gen. GrOsvenOr's Sensation.
5-SpOrting News.
Results of Base Ball Games,
Southern Railway Wreck.
Big Spanish SwindIe.
6-News of the Railroads.
In the Local Courts.
Thompson Is Acquitted.
Popular Wants.
'7-Markets of the World.
Chicago July Wheat, sec.
Bar Silver, 60 3-4c.
Stocks Active; Professional.
United States Imports.
SIN the Field of Labor.
Northern Pacific Crop Report.
Cattle Men banquet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26

committee of the Republican national
convention, denying certain allegations
of Mr.. Grosvenor of mutilating the
Republican platform by Mr.. Quigg. Tee
Grosvenor statement is as follows:
81 have read Mr.. Quigg's statement. I
have in my hand the original document
which was handed over to him with Ger,
tain interlineations of no very import
ance, but which require the redrafting of
one entire page and part of another.
upon by the committee and the subcom-
mittee, and no man connected with the
transaction will put his name to any
statement cOntradicting mine. 1t is in
my possession, having been handed to
me by Senator Foraker after he recover
ed it from Mr.. Qutgg the day following
the action of the convention on the plat
form. 1t contains interlineations i'll the
handwriting of Senator Foraker and 9TH
erS. it contains the extract from the
message of the president of the United
States proclaiming the policy Of the Re-
publican party in the matter of the gov
ernment of the islands. 1t contains a
plank distinctly proclaiming the policy
of the Republican party In the matter
of legislation in reference to our island
possessions in the words 1 gave in my
letter to the New York Journal. 1t con-
tains a direct approval of the policy Of
legislation for the merchant marine of
the country, all of which is omitted from
Mr. Quiggs' platform.
81 had this document when I made the
statement to the New York Journal, and
l had the positive evidence of the truth
Of every statement L made, and any one
so desiring can come to me and examine
the documentary evidence to which
have referred which will convince any
man of the truth of my statement.
Il have read the statement of Senator
Fairbanks, which does not say anything.
1t is not a question of whether he ap-
proved of the change of the platform or
not; it is a question of whether or not
the revision which Mr.. Quigg calls the
rewriting of the platform by him chang
ed the whole character of the document.
/ refer to one single statement of Mr.
Qugg, and that was that the platform
was considered to be too long. The plat
form as handed over to Mr.. Quigg con-
tained 2,0G0 words, the platform adopted
as written by Mr.. Quigg contains 2,343
words.
81 shall have nothing more to say about
this matter The document is in my
possession at this date, and will be re
tained by me until can return it, ac-
cording to my promise, to Senator For
aker. The Republican party will not be
seriously affected by the matter, for the
reason that we have the two great
speeches delivered in the convention, and
will have the letter of the president &C,
cepting the nomination.
mir. Quigg's statements in regard to
myself are matters of the slightest i'm,
portance to me, and the controversy
ends right here and now.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
CHINA'S REQUEST FOR
ARNISTICE REFUSED.

WASHINGTON 25.-The chief TODAY in
Ting Fang, armsce operation American
until Ii Hung Chang bring about
cessation of the disorder The proposition novel
one and is based the
the important Kiang valley that they
maintain order without the foreign troops that
to disorder Minister WI brought these
attention Of Hay president The
atters decision subsequently
that while the the
fully appreciated the United not to
send its forces points where actually
where the safety of officials citizens endangered
Technically speaking, war there was
not proposition of armistce said
it amounted practically offer
the part of the United States to arrangement
Secretary Long said at p he left the navy de-
parnent for the day, that nothing Admiral
Kempf the casualties of the first
lean marines with the Chinese second
engagement which have yesterday Saturday
The only dispatch received secretary
Admiral asking whether he
forts This must have been days Taku
forts taken the middle of the crcum
stances there occasion answering admas
had already general purpose of
this government to concureny with powers in
the protection O interests
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN.

Gov. Roosevelt VIII Journey to
Oklahoma City.
CHICAGO, June 25.-Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt will leave New York city next
Friday for Chicago, arriving in this city
Saturday, and leaving the same night for
Oklahoma City, where he will attend the
the reunion of his old regiment-the rough
riders. He will not come West as the Re-
publican vice presidential candidate, but
as a private citizen, glad to meet his SOL
der comrades again and be welcomed by
them. On arriving in Chicago he will be-
come the guest of Paul Morton, second
vice president of the Santa Fe road, in
whose private car he will make the jour-
ney to Oklahoma.
A year ago, when Gov. Roosevelt at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-26
CHANGED WORD HIClRAGUAN
MADE 1T READ ISTHMIAN CANAL.
AND DOES NOT REGRET HAV-
ING DONE so
MR.. QUIGG IS ARRAIGNED
Gem. GrOsvenOr Stirs Up the Repub-
ican Family Quarrel, and Says
Platform VIII Not Be
Relied Upon.

CHICAGO, June 25-M. B. Madden, of
Chicago, who was member Of the com
mittee on resolutions at the Philadelphia
convention, said today that is was he,
and not Lemuel Quigg, who substituted
the word 'isthmian'' for the word ''Nic-
araguan'' in the national platform. Mr..
Madden frankly admits that he alone is
responsible for the change in the canal
plank, and does so in justice to Mr.
Quigg, another member Of the commit
tee, who has been charged with elimin-
ating the specific term "Nicaraguan."
ARRAIGNS MR.. QUIGG.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The Post will
tomorrow print an authorized statement
from Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio,
in reply to the statement by Mr. Quigg.
the New York member Of the resolutions