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THE FIGHT FOR RECIPROCITY.

H ISPATCHES from our special correspondent
| at Washington are to the effect that the fail
- ure of the foes of the protective system to
control the reciprocity convention at the capital has
had no other effect than that of increasing their ac-
tivity He reports that some of the large exporters
of manufactured goods have not given up the fight
and that efforts being made to induce the Pres-
dent and the Cabinet to believe that public senti-
ment favors the reciprocity system.
1t must not be supposed that the men who are
making this fight sanguine of success at the com
ing session In fact, correspondent reports that
Mr. Kasson who negotiated the treaties now before
the Senate admits that he has no hope of their adop
ton at this session and IS even of the opinion that
the clauses of the Dngley tariff providing for re-
cprocity treaties may be done away with. Further
more it is known that many of the most influential
leaders in both houses have declared their opposition
to the treaties and that these well assured of
the support of the Republican majority.
The real fight of the opponents of protection is to
make up in Congress this winter an issue on which
to appeal to the people at the next Congressional
elections The whole course of the reciprocity agita-
ton tends to that conclusion. The New England
Free Trade League, which has transformed itself into
'The National Free Trade League" is warmly advo-
eating reciprocity as a step toward breaking down
the protective system With the free traders will be
joined the whole varied of so-caed tariff re-
formers. Reciprocity" will be their battle-cry for
the present and so far as they can do so by Wig
orous campaign of education they will form public
sentiment to support them when the elections take
place.
Despite the strength of the protective sentiment in
Congress and in the country at large, it is not to be
denied that the free traders have in the present stu
alton of political parties much to encourage them to
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PERSONAL MENTION.

NJ. R. Plaisted. proprietor of the Fresno
Democrat, IS at the California.
E. l.. Barkis, merchant of oakdale
registered at the Lick yesterday.
Adolph Flishman, an extensive fruit
grower of Los Angeles. is at the Palace
C. Fl A. Warfield, Sheriff of Merced
County, registered at the Grand yester-
day.
A. T. j. Reynolds. an extensive fruit
grower of Walnut Grove. is among the
arrivals at the Lick
George NJ. McMullea, accompanied by
his wife, returned from Valdez, Alaska
and is at present at the Grand.
Colonel A. B. Hotchkiss arrived from
New York yesterday en- route to his homa
in Los Angeles. He is at the Grand.
William Wood one of the leading insur-
ance men of New York City, arrived here
yesterday and is a gllest at the Palace.
w Gibson. United States Consul of Sal
vador, arrived here yesterday and has
made his headquarters at the Occidental.
Charles Tullock. cattle man of Oak
dale, is in the city OH a short business
trip and has made his headquarters at the
Lick.
Miss Minnie Seligman, the well-knowr
actress, is staying at the Palace She is
here to fill an engagement at the Grand
Opera-house after the Grau season.
Charles M. Hammond of Upper Lake,
Lake County, is at the Occidental with his
wife Mrs. Hammond's S maiden name was
Miss Alice Lee and she W, /; sister of
President Roosevelt's first wife.
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JAPANESE FINANCES.

II 1NANCIAL reports to the effect that the
r. Japanese Government has for some time past
been trying in vain to place loan of 100000
yen in New York or in Europe The negotiations
are said to have failed because both the American
and the European bankers believe that Japan ought
to pay per cent interest, while the Japanese lnan-
ciers think their country should be able to borrow
money at rates not much, if any, in excess of what
are paid by European nations.
The statements concerning the desired loan the
interesting because of the recent publication
in this country and in Europe of the financial showing
made by Japan during the past five years. Accord
ing to the reports the for the last fiscal year
was $I38,748,ooo while the expenses $I37,o46,
900. The surplus small but it is to be borne in
mind that of late years very few European nations
have escaped deficiency
notable feature of the report is the extraordinary
increase in both and expenditures during the
last five years. In 1896 the revenues were about
S5o,oooooo and the expenditures $43,ooo,ooo Since
that time taxation has been augmented for the pur-
pose of providing mainly for the army and the navy
Large as the increase of taxation has been it has not
been sufficient for all the expenditures of the Gov
ernment and the national debt has within years
increased from $I35oooooo to $3.50 100000. The debt
does not seem large to Americans, among whom
there are private citizens who could probably pay it
off, but it is to be remembered that in Japan wages
are low and profits small. The debt which seems
slight to us, is heavy burden to them.
When we turn from the finances of the Government
to the report of business enterprises much brighter
situation appears. According to the figures given
there are in Japan 8z3 industrial companies, with
aggregate capital Of almost $780, 900; 2519 COM
mercial companies with capital Of almost $24oooo-
600, and ffty-fve railway companies, with aggre-
gate capital of 1t is also stated that there
are 1856 banking companies, with aggregate cap-
tai of $25o.oooooo.
Another interesting set of figures those re-
lating to the export and import trade of the coun-
try From these learn that OF the exports of the
last fiscal year Japanese produce to the value OF
100000 yen was sent to Great Britain and Hong
kong, 5256oooo yen to the United States 3I,87oooo
yen to China, IoI5oooo yen to France and 5,55o,ooo
yen Germany. OF the total imports 100000 yen
came from Great Britain and Hongkong and 49,
500 900 from British India 62, 100000 from America
2o,o6o,ooo from China 100000 from Germany, and
6,oo5 900 from France.
With such showing that Japan ought certainly
to be no suppliant borrower of either the United
States or Europe for so small 100000 yen
which is approximately in our money about $25,ooo-
ooo 1t would seem that she could borrow it for less
than per cent at home.
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renew their fight In the first place the Democratic
party has long been seeking new issue and new
leader. Free silver is obsolete idea and Bryan has
platform and new candidate. A free trade
campaign under the mask of reciprocity offers them
an opportunity to attain both 1t is therefore fairly
certain they will lend the party machine to aid the
fight, and the potency of that machine is well known
Another important factor in the problem that will
count the side of the promoters of the new move
ment is the giant manufacturing element which is
sake OF obtaining foreign markets for its
products That element is not strong enough to con-
troll the manufacturing interests whole, but it is
strong enough to maintain powerful lobby at Wash
ington and to contribute literally to reciprocity
agitation.
All signs, therefore, point to the conclusion that
the country is in danger of having its industries dis
turbed by another free trade agitation 1t is fairly
safe prediction that # any sort of be accom-
plished by them either in Congress this winter or in.
the elections next fall the free traders will so develop
their agitation to make repeal of the protective
system the chief issue of the next Presidential cleo
ton. There is serious danger that such appeal
will be sustained by the people, but the agitation
would fill the country with uncertainty and seriously
interfere with trade and industry 1t is therefore de-
sirable that the movement be decisivey checked at
once To accomplish that must rely upon the
Republican majority in Congress. The protective
system must be maintained whether its enemy take
the name of free trade or of reciprocity.
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The Panama Canal Company has net yet given up
the fight. 1t is said the company will appeal from
the Isthmian Canal Commission to Congress and
make offer, that will like putting the Panama
enterprise on the bargain counter. The suggestion
is interesting, but as Congress is not composed of
ladies bargain counter proposition ought not to
stampede them
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of California.

From the frequency and the ardor with which the
British are declaring their love for Americans
and their desire for AngoSaxon alliance it would
not be surprising if day they should send in
application for admission as a State
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

A.recent snowstorm covered the whole central re-
gion of New York with ten inches of snow, and the
foolish people began to get ready for riding
instead Of taking the first train for California
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

More and more it is becoming evident to Congress
men that the people Satisfied with the condition of
industry and trade and are opposed to any onesided
reciprocity treaties or any tinerng with the tariff.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

Millionaire (to his daughter)-Why is it
that the Baron insists upon your being
married so soon?
His Daughter-IH be frank with you,
father. The tickets for his coronet and
family jewels expire next month.-Brook-
lyn Life.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

HOTEL DEL CORONADO the choicest Win
ter Resort in the world, offers the best Of
everything. Best living, climate, boating, bath
ing. fishing and most amusements. e. S Bab-
cock, manager. Coronado. Cal
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His Daughter-rH be frank with you,
father. The tickets for his coronet and
family jewels expire next month.-Brook-
lyn Life.
people are always content with their
children said Mr.. Crusty.
.Yes," answered Mr.. Dusty, eff a boy
is difident they say he is naturally re-
fined, and if he is boisterous they say he
is sure to make his way in the world. -
Washington Star.
Mrs. Noozy-I think it's the most ride
ulous thing to call that man in the bank
a teller"
Mrs. Chumn-Whya
Mrs. Noozy--Because they simply won
tell at all. asked one day how much my
husband had on deposit there, and he
Just laughed.-PhilaGelnhi Press
.'The plan of this building is all right
observed the critical stranger. "but it
seems to me to be poorly executed"
ST knowed the Buildin Department had
condemned it,, replied the red-nosed
loafer, leaning against the lamp-post
'but 1 hain't heard of no execution yit. =
And his mocking laughter Jared disa-
greeably upon the ear.-Chicago Tribune.
Look at the stuff that goes to waste
in the grocery business, said the lounger
in the store, 'and think of the small mar
gin on most of the goods. Where does
the profit come in?''
1.-THE profit" said the impatient man
with the basket on his arm, comes from
having only one clerk to wait on thirty
six customers. Chicago Tribune.
Zone of the Boston police officers has
invented a scneme for finding Blondin,
the bowlegged suspected murderer
How does it work? p
"Fe has found a narrow passageway
between two brick buildings, and every
body will be invited 20 walk through
"Yes."
''The first man who gets stuck will be
Blondin. plain Dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

Senator Plunkett, one of the Tammany leaders, in
address to his constituents after the overthrow of
Tammany by Seth Low, said: "How are we going
to get through the next two years? Speaking for
myself | say that no Tammany in my dis
trict will suffer for coal I've got lots of patronage
outside of politics I've got 900 men on the street
railroads and I've got pull with big corporations
that employ thousands of men, and they will take
care of Plunketts followers until we get back into
Office The frankness of that statement is not more
interesting than the light throws the situation
in New York When big corporations allow poll
tician to their employees it is not strange that
it takes something like revolution to overthrow
the Tamnany regime.
Because the Pennsylvania football team was de-
feated by Harvard the Pennsylvanians were SO much
aroused they held mass-meeting and resolved to
raise 100000 to provide their university with the
best gymnasium in America. Scholarship may come
or scholarship may go, but Pennsylvania is going to
keep even in athletics.
One of the results of the great railroad coinbina-
ton between Hill and Morgan is an increased de-
nand for the speedy construction of the sthman
canal 1t is admitted that the combination may be-
have itself, but shippers prefer to have some kind of
competing line in the unexpected happens.
in Switzerland this year show IIo fatal accidents and
it is doubtful if the American football record will
make anything like such strenuous showing
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

''That boy of ours is little too clever"
what is his latest freak?"
''I have just found out that he can
whistle out of cre corner of his. mouth
and at the same time stuff jam into the
other corner. r."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

The Japanese cruisers Nutaka and
Tshushima are to be fitted with Niclausse
boilers. The vessels are the first of
Japanese design, and are building in
home yards.
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Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend q
Choice candies Townsend 8, Palace Hotel
Cal. Glace Fruit soc per ID at Townsend's s.s
The only thing worse than losing
woman's love when you want to keep it
is keeping it when you want to lose It.
Best eyeglasses. specs. 10c. 40c. Look out
for 81 4th ST., front barber and grocery
Just don't forget that there are whole
lots of things in the wcrld worse than ff5
worst we know, and whole lots beteer
than the best we know.
Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men BY the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), SO Mont
gomery street Telephone Main 10l2
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Best eyeglasses. specs. 10c. 40c Look out
for 81 4th ST., front barber and grocery"
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A CHANCE TO SMILE.

Keeping Them Busy-"There is one way
that King Edward can keep his chaplains
busy.
''What way?''
Praying for long reign" cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Cal. Glace Fruit SOC per Ib at TOwnsend's :
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walnut and Pscan Panoehe. rownsend. :
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

ENGAGEMENT RING-L. H. G., City.
gentleman who desires to present his
intended an engagement ring should not
buy her "a plain gold band which later on
could be used for wedding ring. He
should present a jeweled ring of such
value as his means will allow
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

Choice candies T0wnaends, Palace Hotter
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

TANFORAN-E. E. p, City Tanforan.
for which a racing park has been named,
derives its name from a man of that
name. This department has not been able
to discover the derivation of the name.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

ALIENS-F. o. T., City. In the United
States an alien may acquire real estate
by purchase. including conveyance and
devise, in such States where there is no
constitutional or statutory prohibition
The general rule is that aliens cannot ac-
quire real estate by purchase or descent.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

The British battleship Formidable made
her commission trial Of three hours Octo-
Der 2, and averaged nearly II knots
The British battleship Mars recently
scored II hits Of 26 shots from her big
guns and 81 hits out of 112 rounds from
her finch quick firers.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

NOTARIES-A- c.. r., Fairfield. Cal
Notaries in the State of California are
appointed by the Governor One who de-
sires to be a notary should have some
knowledge Of drawing up legal docu-
rnentS.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-25

DRAW POKER-J. T., Calistoga, Cal.
This correspondent asks: "J claims that
if he bet s. in a game of draw poker and
7 calls him, but does not say a word for
a minute and then raises J SIS, that T has
not the power to do so. Has hep When
T called ] that put an end to the game
and was forced to show his cards. L,
after calling ], had no right to raise j, no
matter whether he was silent a minute
or a month.
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NUMBERS-M. c. S. and E. NJ. c., City.
The use of the comma and the period in
printing for the purpose of marking off
figures is a matter of style, some using
the comma and others using the period,
but the most common style is the comma
Some do not use any dividing marks, and
the three styles are 5000. 5000 and 5000.
According to the most approved style fifty
millions in figures should be as follows
sc, 900 coo.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
iNrER.uRRAN LINES.

Already the construction of inter-ur-
ban electric lines is being commenced
in this state. An electric line con-
Meeting Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
seems to be assured. A large portion
of the right of way has been secured
and funds are SAID to be available; to
carry out the project. From present
indications hundreds of miles of troll
ley lines will be built in Iowa during
the next few years. Ottumwa will
make fatal mistake, should this city
fail to put itself in shape to properly
handle this great question of inter-
urban lines in the near future. To
the retail business of this city there Is
more depending upon this matter than
anything else. If there Is retail mer-
chant in Ottumwa opposed to grant
ing the Electric Railway franchises
he should investigate the question OF
inter-urban lines at once, and he will
quickly realize the Importance to him
and his business in the immediate flu
ture, of the question now before the
voters Of this city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

have been animated by the desire TO
give Major Lacey a rap over the head
rather than to tell facts as they exist.
They are very similar to the specials
to the Capital purporting to come from
Montezuma, and claiming to be fair
statement of the postoffice situation
of that place, but which were PROP
ably written in Des Moines by a Des
Moines citizen, cast-off renegade
democrat, and We're almost entire
strangers to the truth.
The Times-Republican then recites
editorially this sentiment based on the
mere assumption that the special pen
ned by vindictive though irresponsi-
BILE correspondent was reciting facts
when he was merely giving sings:
Congressman Lacey is the first of the
congressman to yield to the demands
of railway machine bosses and enter
the fight against Cummins. The next
turn, will be Poweshiek's appearance
with very formidable candidate for
Lacey's seat in congress and Maj.
Lacey will be sorry he yielded" Since
writing these headlines and this edi-
torial the Times-Republican has not
ceased to scatter broadcast similar
sentiments.
We would respectfully ask the
| Times Republican to make some effort
to prove these assertions and will ex-
| Dect more convincing proof than any
made to order out of pure spleen by an
ubiquitous eX-democratic editor.
The Times-Republican was wont to
be engaged in better business and we
would suggest that it could even now
make for itself a useful sphere in state
| politics than in creating political dis
sessions in the state and in string up
political strife in congressional districts
not its own or engaging in county poll
tics in counties where 1t has no good
| reason for interesting itself.
The Grinnell Herald has heretofore
been in sympathy with the general
movements of the papers referred to,
but it is evident that the editor of the
Herald now sees the dangers confront
ing the party and the state, for never
before has SO desperate ring been
formed in any state as Is now attempt
ing to force it's candidates upon the re-
publicans of Iowa. The farmers were
turned down in Poweshiek county, and
in every county the ringsters are OPP
: posed to permitting the republicans of
the precincts to have the right to vote
for their choice for the republican can
didate for governor. The bosses of
the Iowa ringsters have distanced
Tammany methods in New York city,
and it is no wonder that the Grinnell
Herald, Montezuma Republican, and
many other papers are finally begin.
Il ming to make themselves heard against
the desperate efforts of the ringsaS
of Iowa to rule the people and ~
safety of the state government q
tax-payers.-Des Moines Register. M
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

under the strain of fatigue and mental
agony as he stood on Sunday evening
by the dead body of his son, Adelbert,
was none the less poignant, or sincere
because of the fact that Mr.. HAY is
public man who has won for hlmself
success and distinction in the world.
There had been a sudden, a fatal, and
awful accident and Mr.. Hays son was
dead. There is personal sympathy
that will go up to the secretary OF
state in this matter from tens of thou
sands of fathers, who have stood by
the dead bodies of their own boys,
which will be not only sincere as
beautiful, but will stand as q living
monument to the great truth that all
the world is akin. That sorrow is the
lot of mankind, that there are none OF
us who can avoid it or escape from 1t.
Thank God, then for the vital, living
belief, which indeed is more than a
belief, that the life of man upon this
world is but school of preparation
for the life that is to come.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

on the senate. 1t seems to US that the
very fact that the members of the
house of representatives do each two
years come direct from the people is
sufficient to bring before congress every
question in which the people at large
are then specially and directly inter-
ested. To make of the senate also a
representative body, in this respect,
would, in our judgment, be to encour-
age the enactment of hasty and ill-ad'
vised legislation and would remove
one of the safety valves upon our sys-
TEN of government so wisely provided
by those patriotic men who devised
and formulated the same.
The question of electing United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people is one to which there are two
sides and is one which should be very
carefully considered in every detail
before any movement is made to
change the present system.