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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14

issue in nutshell. 1t is the unwrit-
ten law, we'll nigh as strong in the
North as in the South, that the white
man and the negro shall not meet on
terms Of social equality. There are
rare violations of this rule in the
North, but in the South it is scrupu-
lousy and rigidly observed and obey
ed, and no man, president or private
citizen, is great enough or strong
enough or powerful enough to violate
it with impunity.
Such unwritten law is not born of
prejudice, but is based on profound
conviction that the negro has never
been, is not now and will never be fit
ted for social equality with the white
man. His inferiority intellectually,
morally and physically is inherent,
radical and obvious. To say that
those who criticise the Presidents ac-
tion and stand in hereditary and unal-
terable opposition to any phase of So
cial equality are enemies of the negro,
is to state what is at war with the
facts.
The action of the President is no.
where more strongly deprecated than
in Texas. vet in proportion to wealth
and population Texas is doing more
in an educational way for uplifting the
negro and fitting him for the duties of
citizenship than is being done by any
state north of Mason and DiXon's line,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14
AROUND THE CIRCLE.

The biggest span of mules on earth
is at the Kansas City stock yards. OF
course. they We're bred in Missouri.
Jack" and Jim" are their names.
They are years old, weigh exactly
1920 pounds each, and each is IS
hands high,
Jack" and "Jim" belong to J. w.
George, who bred and raised them on
his farm twelve miles from Harrison
Vile. Mo. They are half brothers, be-
father is gray jack, but their mothers
are bays, and the mules are mouse
colored.
The remarkable proportions Of
Jack" and Jim become manifest
only when they are contrasted with
others of their kind The average
mule weighs about 1900 pounds, and
is from twelve to fourteen hands high.
Fourteen hundred pounds is an ex-
traordinary weight The other mules
in mule barn No. 3, where they are
being kept, look like pig.nies beside
these two.
Mr.. George brought Jack" and
Jim" to Kansas City to sell them. He
has been offered $3.50, but has refused
it. He thinks he ought to be given
at least $3.50 He has worked them
on his own farm one season, and
guarantees them to pull anything that
is loose. He also claims that they are
free from recalcitrant properties which
are supposed to be the chief charac-
teristic Of the mule.
Mr.. George has lived near Harrison
vile for many years, and was one of
the first men to bring range horses
into Missouri. He is breeder of both
horses and mules
One Of the most pathetic and heart
breaking incidents ever witnessed by
4 the people of Calamus (Ia) occurred
at the funeral of James Morgan Sun
day. The funeral services had been
concluded at the church and hundred:
had viewed for the last time the re
mains of him whom they had loved il
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14

life. The remains were then convey
ed to the cemetery, where the funeral
services were in charge of the Modern
Woodmen.
The casket had been lowered into
the grave, and as his brother Wood
men were dropping the sprigs of ever
green upon the casket, the Colorado
Special arrived from the west bearing
Henry Morgan of Mt. Ayr, Iowa, to his
brothers funeral. AS the brother hur-
ried up the hill from the station he
was recognized by many in the vast
assemblage, and many eyes were
moist in sympathy with the brother
who had come as fast as steam could
bring him to look once more on the
face of him who had been his playmate
in youth. The scene was pathetic and
hundreds OF hearts were aching for
him as the casket was raised for the
last time and he took one careful
glance at the dead brother, murmur-
ing in accents low and sorrowful,
Goodbye, JIM" There was a heart
in that vast ccncourse of people that
did not beat in sympathy with brother
Henry 1t was touching scene and
will long live in the memory of those
who witnessed the incident.
There isn't a carload of first class
No. 2 corn in Woodbury. county this
fam declared J. H. Ayres, after a
careful investigation of crop condi-
tons. Il might go further and say
just as safely that there isn't 100 bush
els of this quality of corn in the country.
| THE huSkinp of corn is far enough
along now," continued Mr.. Ayres, ito
make estimates upon it. The yield is
not much below the average, but the
quanty is. believe that hardly sc
Eper cent of the crop will grade No.
and the other so per cent runs below
that The ears are defective in so ma
ny instances, and to often very soft
The yield will be perhaps twenty bush
els or so per acre on the average.
/ These figures are based on all the
4 corn land in the county-good and
poor alike. This is about eight bush
els per acre below last years general
average for the state"
This condition of the corn crop will
cut down materially the number OF
cattle that will be fattened for market
1t is estiamted that not much more
than So per cent as many WI be fin
ished in Woodbury. county as last veal
me number of stockers, however, il
the cattle yards will be about the
same as last year, as there is plenty O
fodder for this grade of cattle.
The sheep industry is growing, ant
perhaps 25 per cent more will be han
died in the county this year than last
Sioux City Journal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14
THE EFFICACY OF PRAYER.
(From the New York Tribune !

(trom the New York Tribune.)
The suggestion of the Archbishop of
York that day Of national humiliation
and prayer be appointed for the pur-
pose of entreating God to bring sue
cess to British arms in South Africa
mas aroused no response, and, in fact
is widely criticised. The English
people are in no temper for such a
mode of ending the war. The pro.
Beers, of course, would not join in
prayers for the defeat of the Beers.
and the rest of the nation, which be.
lieves in standing by the government
whether right or wrong when the
country is in danger, is too
resentful to enter into the spirit of
such service. 1t is the general be-
1 lief that there is enough incidental
humiliation in the situation now with
out going out of the way to appoint a
special day Of humiliation. And if
prayer will help matters, the sugges.
ton is made that the bishops might
order such prayers daily, which would
be more effectual than merely one day
Of prayers. The reception of the arch.
bishops recommendation has indicat.
ed that the belief in the efficacy of
such prayers in no longer universal
among Christian people. At least one
English bishop some years ago disap
proved of special prayers for rain, and
perusal of recent theological litera
ture reveals a strong disposition to
emphasize the subjective value OF
prayer and to limit it to petitions for
spiritual strength and help. A con
crete petition for victory in battle
appears to strike a Earring note in the
Emodern religious consciousness.
Moreover the archbishop's way OF
putting the matter has created an adj
ditional difficulty for many persons
In his address he calls attention tc
the fact that the Beers are praying
people, and that they have constantly
prayed for victory in this war. While
indeed, they have not thus far receiv.
ed complete answer to their prayers
those who believe in the efficacy ,oi
such prayers can fairly say that their
ability to maintain hostilities so long
after the war was supposed to be over
is evidence that the Almighty has an.
sWered their entreaties. The archbis
hop, in fact, appears to take this view
for he holds the Beers up to his own
countrymen as an example to be fol
lowed in this respect. IF we have
only prayed for victory as the Beers
have DONE" he says in effect, "the re
suit might have been very different
But it is not too late yet; therefore
let us even now aff1ict ourself and
pray" That is to say, that God who
has thus far been enabling the Beers
to prolong the war because they have
prayed to him, may be induced to stop
helping the Beers and turn around
and help the British if they will pray
harder to him.
This is cold blooded way of stating
the case which the archbishop could
not approve, and which perhaps does
not do justice to his attitude. But il
is the rough and ready way in which
the plain people unframed in theologi
cal language will interpret his sugges
ton. 1t seems to them that the arch
bishops conception of God is BELT
ttling one. The Deity is made to ap
pear as magnifled man, acting not
in accordance with the attributes Of
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universal wisdom, goodness and jus.
tice, but granting His favors to those
who must successfully cajole or fiat.
ter Him. If, indeed, He had thus far
helped the Beers it would seem to
most people that He has done so be
cause in His wisdom and for His pur.
poses they ought to win. But if in
His wisdom and for His purposes, and
not from caprice, He is on their side
it is inconceivable that he would turn
against them simply because the
Church of England appointed day
of prayer for victory.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-14

He was regarded by the country as
far as he was known at ALL as New
York politician merely. Many there
were who regarded him as a rather
tough machine politician. Two years
before his nomination for vice presi-
dent on the ticket win Garfield he had
been turned out of the collectorship Of
the port of New York by his own party,
under charges. Elected vice president
Guiteau's bullet made him president
and a more upright, gracious and
graceful president, or one wiser in his
order, never occupied the chief magis-
terial Office. We take no account of
Taylor and Grant. They were mill
tary heroes. War, which is a mighty
leyeler, is also mighty elevator; and
there is no classifying it's revolution
airy processes. Andrew Johnson was
a species of contradiction but the ca
reer of Grover Cleveland breaks the
record He had passed more than for
ty years of his life a sturdy, rather
sluggish man about town in the city of
Buffalo. He possessed no gifts of
speech or pen or person to draw upon
him the public attention, to signalize
him and to make him popular. The
fairy godmother who DEGREES these
things in the cradle of her favorites
comes along, she waves her magic
wand, and, 10, the sheriff, the mayor,
the governor-all in trice-becomes
president of the United States!
Three hours before Garfield was
nominated it is said that so quick sight
ed and clear headed journalist as
Murat Halstead directed his CORES
pondents on the scene of action in
Chicago to send no more Garfield rot
to this office!" Two years before Ben
iamin Harrison was nominated he had
lost his seat in the senate and seemed
politically dead Two years before
Lincoln was nominated he had not had
his famous debate with Douglass and
was unknown outside the state of ILL
nois. Two years before Tilden, whom
history will declare elected, received
the democratic nomination, he had not
been chosen governor of New York
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CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
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No man who has ever been near
enough the executive mansion to see
within it can have any illusions about
the presidency, with it's awful respon-
sibilities, it's cruel, sometimes heart
breaking limitations; it's labor and it's
travail. One knows not how to recon-
cile the eager desire of Webster and
Clay, with any reasonable theory eX-
cept that they had fixed their hope ir
the White House, had brought them.
selves to believe that it honestly be.
longed to them, and, failing Of it at
last, felt themselves both baffied and
cheated. In view of the checkered
history of those who have had the pres
idential bee in their bonnets, and the
whimsical evolutions of the wheel of
fortune, one marvels that any sane
man would entertain the idea as SER
ious proposition. To expect to pick up
ticket in the street or market place
or to look for some one to make him
a present of ticket, calling for the
capital prize in lottery to be drawn
beyond the stars were as rational
The next president of the United
States, though the election is but three
years ahead Of us, may be a man
whose name is at this moment wholly
unknown to the people at large.
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'uisville Courier-J Journal.

and was little known, if popularity
known at all, outside his own profes.
sion. James Buchanan, in a moment
of fret and depression once exclaimed
to a young friend who was for the mo
ment playing amateur secretary. For
twenty years | was a candidate for
president. Regularly every four years
Pennsylvania sent a delegation to the
national convention to urge my nomi-
nation, and regularly every four years
We came back beaten and disappoint-
ed. At last when l had given it up,
when it had no longer any charm for
me, when all the friends I loved and
wanted to reward We're dead, and most
of the enemies | hated, and had mark
ed down for punishment, were turned
my friends, was nominated and elect
ed, and here am, an old man, full of
care and trouble, with scarcely one
joy on earth!"
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Take the case at Chester, A. Arthur.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
MISS MANNHEIMER'S RECITAL.
She Entertains an Audience mt the
Jewish Temple.

Miss Mannheimer, director of the School
of Expression and the College of Music of
Cincinnati. gave a dramatic recital at the
Temple last night under the auspices of
the Temples Women's Auxiliary She was
assisted by Mrs. Alice Fleming Evans.
contralto, and Ellis Levy, violoncelIist
Miss Mannheimer possesses a wonderful
power of expression and much histrionic
ability. With no stage setting or costumes
10 add brilliancy TO the entertainment she
recited several suitable selections to give
her audience true understanding of her
training in comic as we'll as dramatic ex-
preston. on her first appearance she re-
cited "Cander," The Happy Little Grip
Pile and Limitations of Youth" Her
next effort was Pauline Pavlovna" by
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, a number that at
forded her opportunity TO display various
expressions Nance Oldfield." adapted bv
Miss Mannheimer from Charles Reade's
novel, Art a Dramatic Tale" was the
closing number of the programme In this
number Miss Manufacturer was called upon
10 portray four different characters. each
having a distinct characteristic. and she
recited the lines credited TO the old lawyer
with the same ease as those of the two
women parts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
SAFEBREAKER GOT SO.
Poor Pay for Hard Work in the
ONCE of Bake ~ Krauss

One of the boldest robberies i'm this city
for many months was committed last even
ing between 8 and o'clock The safe in
the Office of Bake & Krauss. OF West Mar
ket street, was forced open and the money
in IL taken. The robber was i'll paid for
his work. for there was only 81 in the safe
The robbery was committed by someone
who was familiar with the surroundings
and the habits OF the employees. and who
had without doubt concealed himself some
where in the factory before closing time
and was locked in. When all had gone he
pried off the fastening 10 an iron door lead
ing from the factory to the office. The
combination knob OF the safe was broken
of. and then with some blunt instrument
the mechanism OF the combination was bat =
tered from the inside OF the door until il
released the bolts Three of the drawers
inside were broken open.
Checks amounting TO a thousand dollars
or more were taken from one of the draw
ers and scattered upon the floor. The rob-
Der was evidently in search OF money and
nothing else. as the checks and two
watches and several rings in plain view
were not taken. The theft was discovered
at s O'Clock by Merchant Policeman Grit
fths. Bicycle Policemen Trimpe and Low
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
STRIKERS HOLD NO ILL WILL.
COnkey COmpany's Employees Feel
Judge Baker Was Right.

James w. Noel, who was attorney for
the defendants in the case of the Conkey
Company, of Hammond, against its strik-
ing employees, in which Judge John II. Ba-
ker, of the United States Court, issued an
injunction, said last night. 1.-THE members
of the Pressmens Union who were defend
ants and directly interested in the litlga-
ton do not entertain any such feelings
towards Judge John II. Baker as have re-
Gently been attributed to them. At first
blush they regarded the order as oppres-
sive and unwarranted, but on coming to
indianapolis and listening to the argu-
ments and the opinion of the court they
felt that the court had not treated them
unfairly. The order then issued followed
nearly the exact language of the order
affirmed by the Supreme Court of the
United States in the Debs case, and was
in substance the same order that has been
issued In dozens of similar cases in the
last ten years. My clients felt very kindly
toward Judge Baker when they returned to
their homes, and l am sure they do not
share in the feeling attributed to them,
and so far as l know, had no objection to
the appointment of Francis E. Baker. Mr..
Bissette, who was fined for contemptuOus
violation of the courts order. was men,
Der of the Typographical Union of Chicago,
and was not directly interested in the
strike. He was not my client. and 1 can
not speak for him or his friends
The transcript of evidence in the case of
Edward r. Bissette, of Chicago. fined in
the United States Court for violating the
courts order in the COnkey strike at
Hammond has been filed The case is to
transcript. which was fled by Attorney
w. " Rocker, contains about 1000 pages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
SUPREME BENCH VACANCY
CLAIMS OF CANDIDATES PRESENTED
TO GOVERNOR DURBIN.
Porter County Bar Association Fa-
Judge GiIIet-Successor to
Judge John III. Baker.

Now that the question of the United States
circuit Judgeship for Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin has been settled by the appoint
ment of Judge Francis E. Baker, the agi-
tation has turned toward the appointment
of a Supreme Court judge to fill the place
to be vacated by Judge Baker. II Is ex-
pected that within the next few days Gov.
Durbln will be besieged on all sides by
the friends of the different applicants for
this place.
Yesterday the Porter County Bar Asso-
citation adopted resolutions petitioning
Governor Durbn to appoint Judge John H.
Gillett. of the Porter and Lake County Cir
cult Court Judge Gilett was once chief
assistant to the attorney general and is
author OF several legal works. A delega-
ton Of citizens yesterday called on Gov
Durbin in the interests Of Judge GiIett
Another candidate for the Supreme judge
ship is De Witt c. Justice. of Logansport
and Judge Wiley, of the Appellate Court
has also been mentioned for the place
Among the other that have been
presented are Hiram S. Biggs of Warsaw,
John NJ. Van Fleet of Elkhart and Judge
Roby.
By the retirement Of Judge John II. Ba-
Der, OF the United States District Court
another vacancy will be created, and it is
expected there will be a lively contest for
this place. Judge Baker will retire from
office next May, at the close of what is
called the November term of court. The
name of r. o. Hawkins, of this city, has
already been mentioned in connection with
the district judgeship, and 1t is minated
that A. B. Anderson, of Charlottesville,
and c. c. Shirley, of Kokomo, will be con-
sidered for the place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
EIkhart Favors John VI. Van Fleet.

Word comes from Elkhart that personal
political and professional friends of Attor-
nay John NJ. Van Fleet, Of that city, will
urge Governor Durbin to appoint him to
the Supreme Bench vacancy. Mr.. Van
Fleet who has served as judge of the Elk
hart-Lagrange Circuit Court, is one of the
leading members OF the bar In northern
Indiana and is widely known both as
patent attorney and compiler of legal
reference books. II is asserted that he will
be formally Endorsed by the bar of Elkhart
and ST Joseph counties. while receiving
almost If not quite the unanimous support
of individual lawyers in that section of the
State. He will have the support of the
working party men of that county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
VAN CAMP Is ACQUITTED.
Chief COOts's "Oyer-the-TelephOn
Evidence Not COrrObOrated.

Albert Van Camp, of hose company No.
Is. and Frank Smith of hose company No.
IA, were tried yesterday by the Board of
Safety on charges. respectively. of pro-
miscuous quarreling and reporting for duty
in a state of intoxication. Van Camp was
acquitted on the testimony offered. Smith
admitted that he had been drinking when
he reported for duty at the time stated.
and his punishment as fixed by the board
is loss of thirty days pay.
Chief Coots. of the department. brought
the charge against Van Camp. The chief
testified that on one occasion after the
members of Van Camps company had re-
turned from run he had called up the
ISIS house and had distinctly recognized the
voice of Van Camp as foremost in "A quar-
rel William Steigelmeyer, ii is said. de-
Inandsd why he not Informed of the
intention of the company TO make the run
in question, and his question developed the
quarrel. Van Camps friends testified that
he was in the house when the quarrel
took place On the testimony offered the
board had no other recourse than TO acquit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
GAVE AWAY THE BABY.
Mary Celia Left on the Doorstep of
Louis Cook. of Union street.

note accompanying a baby girl and
about $40 worth of infants clothing left
upon the doorstep at the home of Louis
Cook. 1927 Union street, early last evening,
stated the given name OF the child was
Mary Celia. Bicycle Policemen Griffin
and Manning, who took it to the Orphan
Asylum, were unable 10 learn its other
name-the identity of it's parents. The
note was addressed to Mr.. Cook. Shortly
before the discovery two men, or women
disguised as men, were seen lettering about
the front of the house. Members of the
family went out the back door to see II
they had gone into the yard, and when
they again went to the front door the babe
was found. Mrs. Cook wished to keep the
child, but her husband objected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
Demand for Health Experts.

DR. Hurry. secretary of the State Board
OF Health. has received many requests
from various parts OF the State 10 inspect
health conditions. and yesterday he en-
deavored to secure an audience with Gov
ernOr Durbin TO get authority 10 send
a smallpox expert TO Cannelton. DIR.
Hurry was unable 10 see the Governor,
but will make another attempt to-day. He
says there are so many requests for his
services that he cannot possibly attend
all of them The Cannelton authorities
still waiting for DR.. Hurry TO investi-
gate a disease that is worrying that COM
r1r1n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-12
BOND BIDS TODAY.
Controller Breunig Expects that There
VIII BE Much Competition.

According to the provisions of the bond
ordinance authorizing the issue of the new
city bonds, sealed bids for the securities
must all be in by noon to-day. The con-
troller will open them at once and will
probably announce the award immedia tely.
Mr. Breunig stated yesterday that he ex-
poets responses from at least forty or fifty
financial institutions to which he sent cir
culars Ii is probable that the entire
amount of the bond issue will be taken by
local banking house.