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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
THE CASE OF ROBERTS.

Roberts will not long be member
OF the house of representatives of the
] United States, if he is admitted at all
to that body. #
On the polygamous status Of Roberts
the committee charged with inyesti-
eating his case was unanimous in the
affirmative. On the question of pro-
ceedure to be adopted the committee
was divided. A majority, consisting OF
all the members except Littlefeld OF
Maine and DeArmond, of Missouri, IA
vored exclusion at the outset. Little
field and DeArmond will make a mi-
nority report favorable to seating Rob-
erts on his prima facie rights and then
expelling him.
IL makes little difference which plan
is finally followed. The great point is
that he be kept out of congress, in
response. to the demand of the people
that their law-making body be made
Up of men whose ideas Of morality and
lthe ethics Of life are in accord with
the general sentiment in this country
on such matters. His exclusion is EVIL
dence of the power of the people to
influence the affairs Of the nation. Had
Roberts gone unchallenged BY the
masses it is probable that the legisla-
tors rather than cause unpleasan tness
would have let his alleged polygamy
pass unnoticed. But when the whole
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.

I
That was a deplorable affair that. oc-
CURED in Frankfort hotel the other
day. Three men dead. another mortally
wounded. and several others injured
the result of combat between, two
men. Several of the men killed. and
hurt were entire strangers to the sprin-
cipals in the fight.
This terrible tragedy can be wholly
attributed TO the vicious custom of car
rying concealed weapons and using
them on slight provocation. Public
opinion should frown down this prac-
tice of going armed.
Colonel Colson seems to have been
the aggressor in this encounter. Had
Scott, his enemy, been unarmed and
had he notified Colson to that effect
there would have been no shooting.
The men who engage in these affairs
will 9not, fire when they find their an
tagonists are not armed.
The press. the pulpit, the people ev-
erywhere should cry out against this
practice of carrying arms. 1t must be
made disgrace and the act of cow
ard and a ruffian to do this.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
IOWA IN THE NATION.

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Post, after asking the
question, "What state has the strong
est delegation in the house?" and ans
wering it by naming Iowa, goes on to
say: six out of Iowa's eleven men
bring fame to the state, for the re-
naming five are now in congress for
their first term, and SO cannot be con-
sidered. These six men are David B.
Henderson, William p. Hepburn, John
T. Lacey, Jonathan p. Dolliver, John
A. L. Hull and Robert g. Cousins.
They are all lawyers, and those who
were able to bear arms during the
civil war served in the union army"
Commenting on this, the Chicago
Inter Ocean says: "This is not only a
splendid compliment to our neighbor-
ing state, but it is a compliment which
will generally be regarded as one we'll
deserved"
It has become a subject OF almost
universal remark since the begin
ming of the present session of congress
that Iowa. has taken the place of Maine
as the leading state in the strength of
its delegation in the house of repre-
sentatives. There has been no express
sion Of surprise that this should be so,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
THE FEDERAL JUDGEsH1P.

So far as the Courier can learn, the
Sixth congressional district is now pre-
senting an unbroken front in favor Of
the appointment of Hon. VIM. McNett
to the federal judgeship. In addition
to this united support from the Sixth
district, Mr.. McNett has very strong
support from other parts of the state
and his is universally recognized thru
out the state as one who has no peer,
and very few equals in the special
qualifications that are required for
the highest office on the federal bench.
The contest for the judgeship has now
narrowed down to not over three can
didates, of whom Mr.. McNett is one.
1t behooves the friends of Mr.. McNett,
and all who are interested in securing
for Ottumwa this high honor and rec
ignition, as well as everyone who de-
sires to see the federal bench filled by
one who will bring to it every neces-
sary qualification to take this matter
up and from now on vigorously further
the candidacy of Mr.. McNett in every
proper way. Letters addressed to Con-
gresham Lacey and other members OF
the Iowa congressional delegation, and
Senators Allison and Gear, are now in
line, until the question is definitely
settled.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23

nor is there any reason why the fact
should create surprise. Iowa has by
the services of her citizens earned the
right to distinguished consideration in
the councils of the nation. Her people
are strong, brave and intelligent, and
Iowa is state thoroly capable of furn-
ishing men for the country at large.
The great men of the nation have a
way OF coming for long periods of
time from certain states. For many
years during the early history Of the
United States the president and cabi-
net officials came largely from Massa-
chusetts and Virginia. Latterly it has
been Ohio and Illinois that have furn-
ished many men to the nation. Now
it seems likely that Iowa is to be drawn
upon for time for statesmen and Of
icers of the government. The Hawk
eye state is Young and full of life. She
can rise to the emergency and meet it
fairly and squarely. Her sons have
health and strength, and the bright,
fresh intellects that are bound to ac-
company these endowments. Iowa has
no doubt of her ability to furnish men
to Fill the highest offices in the nation,
and what is more she means to do it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
A NORMAL SCHOOL FOR oTTUMWA

AS will be seen by the Courier's dis
patches, Hon. A. w. Buchanan, of
this city, has already introduced in the
legislature, a bill to provide for the
establishment of three additional nor
NAL schools in the state. For some
time prominent citizens of Ottumwa
have been working in quiet way to
present the claims of this city as a
point for the establishment of nor
NAL school should the necessary legis-
lation be enacted. Ottumwa has claims
for such school that are everywhere
recognized to be unsurpassed, and the
dispatches above referred to, say tru-
ly, that Ottumwa's chances are the
best of the three cities in this vicinity
which are seeking this establishment.
The time has come now, we believe, for
the citizens generally to take this mat
ter up in a public way, and act vigor-
ously. If this is done there is little
question but what Ottumwa can secure
one of the three normal>schools if the
building of the same is, authorized by
the legislature. This city will have
the active cooperation and support OF
Representative Buchanan and Senator
McIntire in this matter, and we be
lieve that the citizens of Ottumwa
should take up this normal school ques-
ton in connection with the public Ii
brary matter and handle them togeth-
er. The new $4,000 library viii be a
strong drawing card for the normal
school, and both these matters can be
brought toa successful conclusion if
Ottumwa will go at it with her usual
push and determination. In the Ian
guage of our well known public spirit
ed fellow citizen, Mr.. F. W. Simmons:
when Ottumwa really starts out to
do thing she never fails"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The generous proposition made by
Hon. Andrew Carnegie, to give this city
a $4,000 public library, provided the
citizens of Ottumwa will guarantee a
maintenance fund of $4,000 annually,
should be promptly accepted and the
city councilat its next meeting should
take the necessary legal steps to bring
about this result. The assessed valua-
ton of city property this year is ST.
100000. Owing to the operation of the
law passed by the last legislature this
valuation is much less than it has been
heretofore and much less than it will be
hereafter, in the opinion of those COM
petent to judge. 1t is believed that the
next assessment will show valuation
of not less than $3,500,0o0. With the
provisions already made for public
library, by the generosity of the late
p. G. Ballingall, it will not be necessary
to levy quite . mill tax
on the present abnormally low
valuation in order to meet the
necessary requirements of Mr.. Carne-
gie's proposition. The average house.
holders assessment thruout the city, is
about $500. Who is there in Ottumwa
that is not willing to give from 81 to
So a year for the maintenance of u
magnificent public library? Those who
are assessed larger amounts are well
able to pay, the slight increase in their
taxes. With the absolutely certain in
crease in the assessed valuation in flu
ture years, it will not be long until the
amount Of this tax can be reduced to
1 mill, and even less. We believe the
city council should at once arrange for
an ordinance, and such other definite
legal action as is necessary, for the
annual assessment of tax not exceed
inc 2 mills, but sufficient to raise a fund
which together with the other income
already provided for the public library,
will amount to $4,000 per year. The
expense will not be felt by the people,
and the influence of the establishment
of such magnificent library in this
city, will be both far-reaching and of
most salutarv character. Ottumwa
should extend Mr.. Carnegie a prompt,
definite and unequivocal acceptance of
his most generous proposition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
.AN APPEAL no TRuTH.r

The reading public will remember
that last June, Professor w. o. Atwat-
er, of Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn, in talk before local
club gave an account Of his expert
ments as to the nutritive value of alco-
}hol. 1t is said that, contrary to the
usual custom of that club, special
New York reporter was present. I'm.
mediately afterwards, an account OF
these experiments and conclusions APP.
peared in the newspape of practically
every state in the Union. This was
uniformly accompanied with the
charge that the pulpit, platform, Sun
TOR in teaching that alcohol is poison
be especially aimed at the public
school textbooks on physiology. One
paper even asserted that it was to
prove statement of these textbooks
erroneous that Professor Atwater con.
Quoted his experiments.
Five months after this newspaper
PRONUNCIATION, the first official data OF
Professor Atwater's experiments APP.
peared in Bulletin SO issued by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture.
The campaign use of the Middletown
experiments led to the formation of q
committee from the Northfeld confer.
ence of Christian workers, August H.
1899, "to meet this most recent attack
upon the cause of temperance" Ma.
tional temperance committees of great
religious denominations, national tenn.
perance societies and others join the
Mortified committee in presenting tc
the public a study of the whole sub
ject entitled, IAN Appeal to the
Truth"
This sixteen page pamphlet answers
the three conclusions upon which Pro.
fessor Atwater based his charge of er.
ror. They are in substance as follows:
/. Professor Atwater says his exper'
iments proved that alcohol is oxidized
in the body. This is not denied, but il
does not prove alcohol to be a food
Many poisons besides alcohol are oxid.
lied in the body.
2. The Middletown experiments are
said to prove that alcohol in being OK.
idized in the body furnishes energy
This again is not denied, but it proves
nothing in favor of alcohol because its
injurious action at the same time far
outweighs the value of the energy ii
liberates, as is the case with other poi
sons oxidized in the body.
8. Professor Atwater claims that in
his experiments alcohol protected the
materials of the body from consump-
ton just as. effectively as corresponds
ing amounts of sugar, starch and fat.
But this is not supported by his own
figures in the tables of his official
Bulletin SO. Such is the testimony OF
professors occupying the chairs OF
Pathological Chemistry in the Uniyer.
sity and Bellevue Hospital Medical
school, New York City; of Physiology
in the medical school of Northwestern
University, Chicago; of hygiene in the
Medico-C hirurgical college, of Philadel-
phia; and of a former professor OF
Materia Medica in the Medico-C hirnr-
gical college of Philadelphia, now pro-
fessor in the Philadelphia Polytechnic
and College for Graduates.
All of these scientists, after careful
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23

study. arrive at the same conclusion,
viz, that Professor Atwater's tables in
Bulletin SO do not show the protection
he claims, but on the contrary loss
of heterogeneous material when the man
experimental upon took alcohol.
In short, the entire testimony pre-
scented in this Appeal to Truth
shows that Professor Atwater's costly
experiments have produced no evil
dence whatever to sustain his charge
of error against the present temper
ance teaching that alcohol is poison
and not food.
Other experiments of his, announced
but not yet published, Professor At
water says are in substantial accord
with those of Bulletin 60. The appeal
to Truth" says of them:
s'If they shall show the same loss of
nitrogen when the man took alcohol
as do those of Bulletin 50, such una-
nimity would by SO much refute the
statement that alcohol protects the
material of the body from consump-
ton. If they should vary, that varia-
ton would prove such data to be in.
adequate, for to be worth anything for
generalization, there should be uni
IOluiCy III tllc teSIIIS Oh SUCH d l1l1ll-
ed number of tests made under con-
ditions so unusual to every day expert
ence."
Although Professor Atwater may
not have claimed quite as much for his
experiments as have some of the news
papers. the main points of his, utter
ances which the appeal to Truth
shows are untenable, are practically
the same in all the papers. The Off
cial circular 357, sent out with Bulletin
SO, says that much more has been
claimed for these experiments than
they legitimately cover" but this does
not correct the positive newspaper as.
sertions that Professor Atwater has
proved alcohol to be as much food as
sugar OF starch. Neither does his de-
fence against the criticism of the sci
entists on his New Haven address, De.
cember %, 1899, as published by the
press, make any specific correction OF
this false deductions.
The appeal to Truth to which the
widest possible circulation is being
given, and which everybody should
read, shows where the facts in the case
lie. Its conclusions will not readily be
disputed by one who impartially re-
views the testimony therein presented
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23

not only overcome the prejudices
against his color, but is as great fa-
vorite. among the under class men at
Harvard as he was in the preparatory
school at Exeter, N. H., where the stu
dents unanimously selected him to pre-
side over the ceremonies of gradua ton
day. He bears the name Of Roscoe
Conkling because the great senator
from New York was the first man to
introduce himself to and welcome as
his colleague Senator Bruce when the
latter entered the senate chamber, a
total stranger, of the despised race, in,
1875, and was his closest friend and
adviser during the eight years that he
remained member of that body. Sem
ator Bruce died about two years ago.
His widow, who is herself woman OF
brilliant intellectual attachments, from
Cleveland, Ohio, is now principal of thd
woman's department of Booker WASH
ington's industrial school at Tuskegee,
Ala
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
4 RAY OF LIGHT.

A ray of the light of civilization
\ across what had become almost the
absolute darkness of barbarism was
q cast by Governor Longino, of Alississip-
ri the other day. He created sensa-
ton during his inaugural address by
making fierce denunciation of mob vio-
e aence and deploring the fact that it is
constantly on the increase in Mississ-
ipDi, the state ranking second in the
/. number of lynchings. He said that
Il the frequent hanging by mobs has done
Z much to discourage the investment of
y foreign cauital, as money is slow to
Is go where life and property are not
4 sacredly respected by the people and
i protected bv the courts and the state
1sfan never hope to attain any degree
i. pf prosperity or grandeur of statehood
ssslo long as public opinion permits high
handed mobs to treat the laws with
contempt defy its courts and their Of
fcers and murder people without just
sifcation.
He said conditions prove their exists
either a morbid increase of lawlessness
u against which mob penalty as correc-
tive has utterly failed, or that there is
va growth OF intolerance among the
/; white people against the negro race
y
II visited.
!sssa Az a remedy for present conditions
Z Governor Longino suggested that, as
moral persuasion has utterly failed to
4 bring beneficial results, stringent legal
methods are necessary, and he asks
the legislature to pass a law giving the
family Of any person who may hereaf-
ter be lynched the right to recover in
schancery court a fixed sum of4damages
sfagainst the county wherein It lynch
ding occurred He said the amount OF
damages should be sufficiently large
TO engage public opposition to the pay
Z eInent thereof
&a.c 1t is to be hoped that Governor Lon
sgino's recommendations will be favor.
Il ably acted upon by the legislature Of
81 Mississippi. Certainly it is time that
SSth he legislature was taking some steps
to rid itself of the disgraceful blot of
lawlessness which keeps it far below
Il the level of the other states of the
union. Mob law is never right, and is
never even Unsuitable by the sober sec
| ond thought of intelligent men. Some
s times, il iss true, the. atrocity of some
: crime makes one eXclaim that the au-
\ thor should be mobbed, but in even
the worst eases one can see, if tir7o is
taken for reflections that it is far bet
q ter to let law and Justice take aits
course. Lynehings and, other forms
z of mob violence cannot help but de-
teriorate the moral tone of the COM
munities in which they occur, and in
the end do far more harm than any
good that 1T may be imagined results
from the swift retribution such acts
wreak on the offender. Stern, absolute
justice is just as sure and just as terri
Z, bic as mob law and has in addition
dignity and majesty.
The sooner the state of Mississippi
guarantees protection of life and prop
erty TO its citizens the sooner will she
begin to come up to the standard OF
ligence. She could adopt no better
MOTTO than, "The mills of the gods
grind slowly, but they grind exceeding
Il flne."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
Good Time to Economize.

Des Moines News: Two or three
years ago it behooved the people of
Iowa to be economical. They were
obliged to be saving of their incomes.
There is not so much reason for econo-
my during the present season of pros
perity, yet it will pay better to be eco
nomical now than it would have paid
then.
While the price of Iowa products and
the price of wages in the state have
advanced, the price of living has also
advanced. In the last twelve months
alone three-fourths of all the staples
embraced in Bradssreet's prices exhibit
have advanced, and it is stated that the
general level of values, as indicated by
approximate index numbers, has reach
ed the highest point in eight years.
The man who spends all his income,
whatever it may be, he will never get
ahead in the world. The man who
saves part of his income, whatever it
may be, will have surplus for rainy
day.
These are the times when the wise
man saves his money and in time he
gains both prosperity and financial in
dependence.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
GROWTH OF THE CHURCHES
IN 1899.

: + sa4l4 NO y o.
CHICAGO Times-Herald: It will be
hard for the skeptic or the assailant of
religious faith to extract any comfort
from the statistics of American church
es for the last year as compiled by the
Independent. The statistics, far from
supporting the claims SO often made
that the church is losing ground, show
steady and gratifying gains on the part
of nearly all denominations.
From the figures gathered by the In
dependent it annears that in 1899 the
number of ministers was 153,901, Of
churches 1S7,S03 and of members 27,-
10000. There was an increase of 1 per
cent in membership, Of 3 per cent in
number of ministers, while 3.711 new
churches were built during the year.
The membership of churches of over
100000 COMMITMENTS and the net gains
for 1899 are given as below:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
Bryan Learn. Morning.

Cedar Rapids Republican,: Mr.. Bry-
an may have learned how to track a
panther and ride an ostrich down in
Texas, but he has learned nothing new
in politics. He arose in his place at the
banquet board in Chicago on Saturday
night and rehearsed the same old plati-
tudes in regard to finance that he has
been repeating since the campaign of
1896. Then he started in to rehash his
campaign speeches of 1898 and 1899.
It is very plain that the colonel has
nothing new to offer. One Chicago pa
per seems to think that he took leave
of sixteen to one. But just where he
said goodbye is not apparent from a
reading Of his speech. "The fight for
bimetallism at the ratio of sixteen to
one has not been lost,'' he declares.
That means that Bryan is going to
continue to talk for that discredited
and ridiculous dogma. He has not
said farewell, and he does not intend
n L
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
cleveland speaks H,. wilma.

Vinton Eagle: Ex-President Cleve-
land doesn't mince words when speak
ing of the lapse Of the democratic
party from the time-honored principles
and traditions of the democratic party.
The Chicago Tribune solicited letter
from him for its historical supplement
to be printed on Jackson's day. Mr..
Cleveland was sick and was unable to
write anything at length, but the fol
lowing short note gives his views quite
complete:
II am only able on account of illness,
to sit I'D occasionally for short time
and must forego contribution to your
supplement commemorative of the
splendid career of Andrew jackson.
/ wish it were to be published at time
when saner councils prevailed in the
party he did SO much to strengthen
and place upon firmer foundations. 1t
seems to me that the inconsistency OF
unreasoning and false party leadership
is impressively exhibited when the
claim is made that Jacksonian demo
cracy sanctions the degradation of the
peoples currency and reckless dis
regard of the restraints of law and
order"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-23
Denfnes. Canno, DO Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
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Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets infam-
ed you have rumb1ing sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to it's nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness caused by catarrh) that cal,
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Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.