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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19

tin said informed a committee of min
ers today that the check weighman
would not be allowed to work at the
mines any longer, because he had
helped call the miners from their
work. Mr.. Martin says this man is en-
ployed by the miners and that the
company has no right to discharge
him, and further, that the miners will
not go to work unless their check
weighman is also allowed to work.
l. w. Fowler Interviewed.
l. w. Fowler, receiver for the White
breast Fuel company, when asked for
late information of the above matter,
said: 1.-The situation still remains the
same, and there is nothing for publica-
ton, as / have not heard definitely the
facts of the trouble which exists be-
tween the miners and w. e. williams,
the superintendent of the Keb mines.
The matter will probably be decided
this evening"
Strike Settled.
Later. H. Fowler received tel
ephone message from Keb this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock stating that the
difficulty which existed between the
miners and the superintendent of the
Keb mines had been settled.
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POSTAGE STAMP STOCK SHORT.
Enormous Demand Indicates the Great
IL ~

Commercial Activity.
Washington, March 15.-An evil
dence of the great commercial activ.
ity prevailing in the country is mani
fest in the enormous demand for post
age stamps. The demand is so heavy
and persistent that the reserve stock
of stamps has become very much de-
pIeted. The law requires that there
shall be kept constantly on hand in
the bureau OF engraving and printing
OO,000,O0O one and 20O,000,000 two
cent samps. Heretofore there never
has been any difficulty in supplying
the current demand for stamps and at
the same time in maintaining the re-
serve. The demand recently howev-
er, has increased so rapidly that the
number of 2-cent stamps in the re-
serve has been decreased to 10000
600 and the number of 1-cent stamps
to S6,OOO,0OO. and now the treasurey
department has decided to increase
the hours of work in the postage divi-
sion of the bureau of engraving and
printing to further prevent encroach-
ment upon the reserves.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19
WHY MINERS QUIT.
Statement of Grievances Made by
Keb Miner Today.
TROUBLE ORIGINATED OVER POWDER
Miners Refuse to Use Oriental Pow
der, the Kind Furnished by the OPP.
erators-Miners' Check Weighman
Discharsed-No Work Done Today.

[From Saturdays Daily
Miles Martin of keb,one of the min
ers employed in the miners there,
was in the city this afternoon, and was
interviewed by Courier reporter re-
garding the strike which was begun
at keb yesterday morning. Mr. Mar
tin says the trouble should not be
called strike, as it is merely a local
trouble, and there is no reason why it
should go farther than Keb.
How the Matter Started.
Mr.. Martin said that at a regular
meeting of the local miners union at
Keb, held Thursday evening, a reso.u-
ton was passed to the effect that the
miners would thereafter use no more
Oriental powder, the brand which has
been furnished by the company for a
short time. The miners claim that
this powder is not of as good a quail
ity as the Dupont, which was used by
the company until recently.
Company Said Could Not Get Powder.
The officials of the company claim
ed, according to Mr.. Martins states
ment, that they were unable to get
Dupont powder some time ago, owing
to the large amount of orders ahead OF
theirs at the mills, and the
miners agreed that Oriental
powder should be used until the Du-
pont could be procured, which was to
be in about ninety days. The miners,
however, claim that the time has been
overrun, and that the Oriental brand
| is still being bought by the company.
Why the Miners Were Called Out.
After the resolution had been pass
| ed, the members of the pit committee,
a body of five miners
to adjust difficulties between
| the pit foreman and the miners, went
| to the powder house to notify such
men as should go there for powder,
and tell them about the resolution.
| When the members of the committee
| returned to the shaft and announced
their readiness to go into the mine and
so to work, they were, it is said, refus-
ed admission to the mine by the pit
foreman. Accordingly the pit com.
mittee and the miners check weigh
man called the miners from Their
work This was at 10 a. m. yesterday
| The local union met yesterday and
made some offers to the superintend
ent of the mines, w. e. Williams, and
these requests We're all ignored, &C
! cording to the statement of Mr. Mar
tin, Mr.. Williams, he says, refused tc
change the powder or comply with any
of the other demands made. Accord
ingly the miners did not work today.
| Superintendent Williams, Mr.. Mar
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Manufacturing company, and other in
dustries too numerous to mention.
New Buildings.

In the way of public and other build
ings, the Ottumwa high school is one
of the latest achievements of the prog
ress of Ottumwa, and also in this line
are the court house, postoftice, Leigh
ton block, Holman block, Baker
block, and the new library building.
Besides this come the new and extern
sive waterworks which will cost over
$500 900 The retail and wholesale
houses which are in Ottumwa today
are not excelled by any other city in
Iowa. The proposed Milwaukee cut
off, and the change of the machine
shops of the Milwaukee to this city
from Chillicothe, and other smaller
deals, which promise to become facts
this year, indicate that Ottumwa still
has bright future and the next de-
cade promises to show as much adj
|'vancement as the past.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19
TALKS ABOUT BIRDS.
Walter S. Ayres Addresses High
School Students on the Subject.


School Students on the Subject.
tFrom Fridays Daily.l
Walter S. Ayres of the United States
pension bureau, former resident of
this city, gave an interesting and in
structive talk to the high school We'd
nesday morning on Birds, Their Hab-
it's, Uses and Power
The subject was viewed from three
standpoints: The aesthetic, economic
and scientific. A strong protest was.
made against the use of brilliant
plumage for vanity's sake. AS the
plumage is most beautiful during the
nesting season the killing of birds at
this time not only destroys the parent
birds hut leaves the little nestlings to
die Of starvation. To present the eco
nomic loss from this cruelty more for
chilly to the practical man of today,
statistics were given to show the work
of birds in preventing insect destruc-
ton Of crops. The habits of the wood
pecker and robin were cited to illus
trate the effect of birds on the de.
struction of insects.
In the world of invention our de-
pendence upon birds and bird anatomy
was strongly brought out. Only by
prolonged and diligent study of the
lenses of the eye of such a far seeing
bird as the hawk has man invented
the telescope Only by the careful
study of the robins ear has he discov-
cred the principle of the mierophone.
BY the study of the fight of birds he
hopes to perfect aerial navigation.
A fitting climax for the whole was
the use of birds as symbols; the dove,
symbol of love; the eagle, symbol of
power and patriotism.
The discourse turnout was charac-
terizad by unity of thought, clearness
of expression and power of delivery.
Mr.. Ayres held the rapt attention of
his listeners and has inspired in many
desire for further study of birds.
With his ability to hold an audience,
lhis easy manipulation of words, his
Vivid portrayal of character and
scenes Mr.. Ayres could easily, ii he
desired, take his place among the
prominent lecturers Of today.
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SUBMARINE NAVY BEGUN.
Vickers' Sons & Maxim at Work on
Craft for England.

London, March 15.-Vickers' Sons
& Maxim, Limited, are building at
Barrow-in-Furness the five submarine
boats provided for in the new ship
building program announced in Lon
don. The first boat will be launched
next May. They are of the improved
Holland type, sixty feet in length. to
have surface speed of ten knots and
submerged speed of from seven to
eight knots. Nickers' Sons & Maxim,
Limited, have bought all the rights of
these submarine boats except for the
United States.
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Wash Goods.

Exquisite washable fab
RIGS, no previous season has
there been such daintiness,
delicacy and charming effects
as we are now showing. Ma
turally we are pleased to
know that we lead all others
in the variety, extent and
beauty of these popular
Lines, which are now at their
best. We name but a few
of the many.
A bea utiful line of Ginghams
can't match them
under 124c only ............,... NC
An attractive line of pretty
din1ities, sheer cloth just
like the foreign ~,
A handsome line of -,
pretty Percales. L Z2C
An endless assortment of
beautiful Batistes, look -
like fine organdies, at. | sc
Rich and handsome effects
produced in the make of our
dotted Swiss Fancies
att. :. l.. ....... sc
The imported Irish Dimities. els-
giant styles and superb OF
cloth at....................yZCk
An elegant line of fne Ma dras,
the popular wash fabric of the finer
class, all the new styles q @
in str;pes. at NJ
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Strikes a Rich Find.

81 was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous
debility" writes F. j. Green, of Ian
caster, N. H., mo remedy helped me
until began using Electric Bitters,
which did me more good than all the
medicines ! ever used. They have al
so kept my wife in excellent health
for years. She says Electric Bitters
are just splendid for female troubles;
that they are grand tonic and invig-
orator for weak, run down women. No
other medicine can take its place in
our family" Try them. Only SOC
Satisfaction guaranteed by Clark &
Mollison.
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stomach Troubles Cured.

Tabers Pepsin Compound makes
weak stomachs strong, enriches the
blood, builds up nerve tissues, gives
one new appetite and makes one take
a healthy, wholesome interest in life's
pleasures. You will be surprised and
delighted after taking one bottle. All
druggists sell it or sample bottle will
be mailed free. Write DR.. Taber Mfg.
Co. Peoria, I'll.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19
ottumwa Railroads.

L. anu ~. ~. GIdSeS, INSURANCE dSeHCy,
Devin and Mast; stoves and tinware,
R. Shea.
Ottumwa Railroads.
The Burlington and Missouri River
railroad companies connect at Ottum-
wa, with the Des Moines Valley rail
road for Keokuk and Des Moines, at
Burlington with Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy, and with st. Paul and st.
Louis boats, at Omaha with the Union
Pacific and at Plattsmouth with the
Nebraska division for Lincoln.
The Des Moines Valley railroad and
the North Missouri furnished connec-
lions for points in Iowa and surround
ing states. At this time V. G. Smith
was the ticket agent for the Burling-
ton and Missouri River road and w.
B. Armstrong for the Des Moines Val
| ley railroad.
The Old Depot.
The Burlington and Missouri river
trains then arrived at the old Union
depot, which was just west of Vine
street, and north of the present main
line of the Burlington. This depot is
remembered by most of Ottumwa
citizens who have lived her any length
Of time, as the new Burlington Union
|
gall house at that time was three
story building, with the Main front a
store building, which was occupied by
w. T. Major & Co., who conducted
what was known as the Ottumwa
bank, and was at the precent location
of the Ballingall house of today Col.
P. G. Ballingall was the proprietor of
the hotel and it was managed by Dave
Hodge Merrill & Co.'s wholesale
grocery was near the Ballingall house.
| Con Lewis at that time ran livery
| stable, on Green street between the
Ballingall house and the river. Later
| he was the owner and manager of the
| Lewis opera house, which was burned
| to the ground, an interesting evening
which the old citizens delight to tell
about to this day.
OttumWa in 1901.
The advancement and facilities OF
the manufacturers of Ottumwa for the
/ past thirty years is not fully realized.
Ottumwa now has an estimated popu-
llation of 10000. The total area OF the
city is 1850 acres The city has ten
/ public school buildings, and in 1900
there were 1854 school children rang,
4 ing from 5 to 81 years Of age, which
gives employment to 109 teachers. Nc
one in Ottumwa can say that he can
not serve the Lord, as Ottumwa can
boast of 26 churches. Seven banks
are required to handle the large finan
cial business which is handled in OF
tumwa daily. The capital of Wapellc
4. county has lit miles of streets, STE
miles of pavement, rs miles of street
railway SIS miles of electric wire fol
4 lighting purposes, 100 arc lights, 24(
. miles of telephone wires, and ovel
!, II, 100 telephones.
Big Packing Plant.
In 1870 the yearly capacity of hogs
which We're slaughtered by the pack
II ling firm was $4,000 and today the JOIN
Morrell & Co. packing industry can
under favorable circumstances aver
age about 200 per day. A few of tn
other Ottnmwa industries which wer'
recently built in Ottumwa, are the OF
i tumwa Box Car Loader company, thu
Dain Manufacturing company, the Jan
! lney Manufacturing company, Ottumwi
4 Iron works, Fair Williams Bridge an,
a Manufacturing company, Mccarrol
a x
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New spring line OF clothing just re-
ceived at The Hub. All the new styles
now on SALE
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19

Three new cases of typhoid have de.
veloped in the insane hospital at Inde-
pendence.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19

is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison
Ivy, and all noxious plants. 1t is COM
posed exclusively of roots and herbs. Now
is the time to get the poison out of your
system, as delay makes your condition
worse. Don't experiment longer with
salves,washes and soaps they never cure
Mr.. $. NJ: Marshall, booklzeeper Of the Atlanta
(Ga) Gas Light Co., was poisoned with Poison
Oak. He took Sulphur, Arsenic and various
other drugs, and applied externally numerous
lotions and salves with no benefit. At times the
swelling and inflammation was so severe he was
almost blind. For eight years the poison would
break out every season His condition was much
improved after taking one bottle of S, S. S., aud
few bottles cleared his blood ofthe poison, and
all evidences of the disease disappointed
People are often poisoned without
knowing when or how. Explain yourcase
fully to our physicians, and they will
cheerfully give such information and adj
vice as you require, without charge, and
we will send at the same time an interest
.ng book on Blood and Skin Diseases.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. Ga.
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Dress Goods.

French materials are again
in fashion. The popularity
of these beautiful fabrics is
increasing daily and conse-
quently the demand is now
very much greater than the
supply.
Our stock of these c1ingy
fabrics is now complete and
includes all of the most high
ly favored weaves. We in
vite inspection of this beau
tiful stock. Handsome quail
tiles at 1.50, 1.25, LOO z.
and. .......... ............. ......... sc
New nlercerized Pongees,
light and airy, a perfect
summer material, also the
new mercerized Tissues i'll
most attractive styles, differ
ent from any you have or
ever seen at .-.....~ZSC
The same Tissue cloth with
mercerized stripe, elegant
patterns and beautiful .
colorlngs at. OJg
A beautiful line of new mer-
cerized Sateens, exquisite
fabrics for street or 80
evening wear at. ,............ .JHt
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19

Con Lewis; leather, saddlery, ETC., A.
l.. and o. G. Graves; insurance agency,
Devin and Mast; stoves and tinware,
r Shea
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-19
Muslin
Underwear.

A noteworthy feature about :
our Muslin Underwear is
that we buy only from the 4
largest and most prosperous :
makers, which fact guaran- (
tees You not only correct :
prices and styles, but also \
removes all doubt as to their 4
sanitary conditions. If you J
find muslin underwear (
cheaper than this, their !
birthplace must have been \
the sweat-shops in whose I
every corner there turks ]
disease.
Drawers l.50and inter-o-
mediate prices down toZ1C J
Gown $50 and inter [
mediate prices down to sue /;
Skirts 500 and inter-
mediate prices down to sue [
Corset Covers 200 and +;
intermediate prices -
down to......... ............ NC 1
G1E1,EEEiENEN
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Knit Underwear.

The between season kind
middle weight goods with
high necks and long sleeves,
two qualities, SOC or
and .......... .................. 5C
The oasis., 1901-06-15
Special Excursion Rates.

From Nogales to the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo and return on a 30 days limit 800 60. stops not allowed in either direction. Tickets on sale July 3rd and 4th, Aug. 22nd and 23rd and 5th and 9th. Tickets with i5 days limit S74 l5. First class contin- nous trip. Tickets on sale only at above dates. Rates from E Paso or Deming s73. so. Tickets on sale up to Oct. 25th.
 Annual Reunion of Roosvelt's Rough Riders at Colorado Springs. Tickets from Nogales via Deming S4405, via El Paso S49 l5 Date of sale from June 20 to P inclusive. Return trip limit ed to June 30th.
The oasis., 1901-06-15
Civil Service Examination.

Notice is hereby given that there will be held civil service examina- tion at the custom house, Nogales, Arizona. covering all positions in the classified service lcustoms) in the dis trict of Arizona, on Monday, July sth 1901.
 Requests for applications, and in- structions to applicants, should be made to the undersigned Said ap plications must be filed with the local board of examiners, Nogales, Arizona, not later than June 22nd, 1901. Respectfully,
 EUGENE K. SYKES, NOgales. Ariz Secretary
The oasis., 1901-06-15
NOT APPLICABLE TO THEIR PoLIrY

Judge Moses Hallett, of Denver, is the most recent eminent gentle man to assail the policy of the American people in the Phillipines, which he did in recent address to the graduating class in the Univer- sity of Colorado. The burden of the theme of the illustrious jurist is that after century of selt gov ernment the American people have abandoned as an alleged glittering lie their professions of the right of a people to govern themselves and are bending all of the energies of their national power to reduce to unwilling subjection people upon the other side of the world longing to be free.
 It is strange how those who op- pose the Phillipine policy of the American people, consistently close their eyes to the potent fact that that policy is only a direct con tinuation of tue traditional policy of the republic by which every foot of soil west of the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean was taken and held. The original inhabitants in all that vast region have been i'll frequent and open rebellion against submitting to subjection by the American people. All the great area over which extends the author ity of the court in which Judge Hallet presides was populated by a free people who wished to be free to follow their naturally nomadic life, ranging the plains and mount aims in the chase, and shutting out the higher civilization for which they are united. Millions oi treasure and oceans of blood were expended in successfully combating the rights claimed by the Cheyen- nes and Aropohoes. Judge Hallett was a pioneer in Colorado in those days. It is very strange that he cannot now see that in the Phil lipines the American policy is the same 1t was in Colorado, and all over the Great West.
 The doctrines of the Declaration of Independence are not applicable to the Phillipine polity any more than they were to the polity of the North Amer ican Indian. The self governmen demanded in the Declaration o Independence was a self govern ment which would govern rightly and would tend to the development of civilization, to creation of tht
The oasis., 1901-06-15
FRATERNAL.

MORALES LODGE. No, IT, F. xs- 4. Nj
 A MEETS AT THE MASONIC XXTEMPLE, NoGALEs, ARIZONA
 V\AT 7:3o P. M., THIRD SATUR DAY OF EACH MONTH. VISITING BRETHREN CORDIALLY INVITED.
 4. J. 6RlSWOLO. Sec. Y BONiLLAS. VIM
The oasis., 1901-06-15

For Dice. clean snave or an artistic hair cut 70 to P. P Bustamante, Gale Elias, NOgales. Sonora: in front of the Hotel Cazabon. Good narber. careful attention. A clean towel for every customer.
The oasis., 1901-06-15

The board of supervisors of Santa Cruz Co. dropped S30,0O0 of the connty's money when they settled with Pima county.
 R. k. KEY
The oasis., 1901-06-15

the most redundant and divers1neu population. That, plainly, the self government demanded by the North American Indian would not give, nor will the self government demanded by the Tagalo and other tribes of the Phillipines have any such tendency.
 In alluding to the policy now being pursued in the Philippines as the American policy this article does so after due reflection. It is the American policy, passed up on in the last election. It IS the same policy as that adopted by the American government when Presi- dent Jefferson acquired Louisana. In fact the act of congress under which President Mckinley IS pro- ceeding in the Phillipires is copy
 
 of the very act under which President Jefferson proceeded ln governing Louisiana territory. ltis very remarkable that men who will proclaim with one breath that they are Jeffersonians, will in the very next breath decry a course of policy which follows the very pre- cedents which he created.
 There is another point with ref ererce to the Declaration of lnde- pendence that those who so gibly quote it lose to sight. The men who adopted that historic document were not in rebellion against exter- nal government so much as against external misgovernment. Had the British parliament governed the American colonies wisely there would have been no Declara- ton of Independence, DO Revoiu- tionary War, no sePeration from the mother country. In the be- ginning every effort was made to secure from the British parliament a fair and equitable government of the colonies. and the very congress which adopted the Declaration made tenders to the throne which if accepted would have disbanded the patriot armies, and the now im- mortal Declaration would have re- mained unwritten.
 And there is yet another point overlooked by those who so gi6ly assail the American policy in the Phillipines, and that is that when a large part of the American people desired to seperate and govern themselves and their peculiar in- stitutions in their own way, the rest of the country by force of arms, compelled them to submit. Every thing which is now said in opposi- ton to the present policy in the Phillipines, was said forty years ago against forcing the people ol the south into subjection. Under present lights all can plainly see that those who opposed coercion ol the states were wrong. They ad- init it themselves. Forty year: from now it will be as plainly ap ,Dorar+that coerciot, is now the cor,
The oasis., 1901-06-15

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-20

A PROMINENT MINISTER WRITES.
After ten years of great suffering from
indigestion with great nervous prostra-
ton, biliousncss, disordered kidneys and
constipation, i have been cured by DR..