Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-06
TWO WEEKS ON GUAN
Stranded Iowa Teachers Left on
the Island of Guam Reach
Philippines.
Teachers Wages in Iowa Very
Low..Philippine Service At.
tracts by Its Price.
Colored Men Are Many Who
Want to Be Usher to the
Governor.

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Governor.
| Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines. Dec. 6.-News has been
received here of the arrival in Manila
of the party of teachers and others who
were left on the island of Guam by the
| transport Sheridan by mistake. In this
party was Prof. H. G. Lamson, who re-
1 signed a pastorate at Nevada to go to
| the Philippines as a teacher and was
! recommended by Supt. Barrett for the
position. In the party Of seven left on
| the island there was three school
! teachers an army captain and his wife.
| a veterinary surgeon for the army and
! an army chaplain. Prof. Lamson has
| written that as soon as they discovered
| their plight OF being on lonely island
without money or a change Of clothing
with the prospect of having to remain a
month where there is no hotel they
called on the acting governor at. the
| town which is the seat Of government
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| and kind persons lent them some
money. Their stay on the island lasted
only two weeks and they spent the time
| pleasantly, making Investigations and
studying the natives. Prof. Lamson and
| the veterinary surgeon were taken In
charge by a brother Mason and they
were.given rooms at his place. Among
| others who arrived en- the island OF
Guam at the same time that the party
was left stranded was Prof. III. n. Hiatt,
an Iowa State University student, a
| brother OF the superintendent of East
Des Moines schools. He is to take
| charge of the schools in Guam as SUI
perintendent and have two teachers un-
| der him. Prof. Lamson has been as
signed to duty on one Of the Islands OF
| the Visyaan group far south OF Mania.
F. w. Spicer, of Cedar Rapids, was one
OF the teachers Of the party with Prof.
| Lamson.
One reason assigned for the desire OF
many Iowa teachers to go to the Philip
pines has been stated to be the fact that
wages of teachers in Iowa are very low.
"a great many Iowa teachers have. gone
| to the Philippines and others applied.
| for positions, but this exodus has de-
| creased since unfavorable reports have
| been coming back as to the work before
| teachers who go there. But the fact
remains that the teachers of Iowa are
not as we'll paid as in some other states,
and in his report just filed the state SUI
perintendent says of this:
Iowa still continues to occupy low
place among the great states of the un-
ion in the average annual salary paid
teachers. According to the report OF
the national commissioner of education
for the year 1S99-1900 we paid the lowest
average monthly salaries to teachers OF
the states of the north central division
except South Dakota. When we con-
slider our wealth and our productive soil
the showing is most unsatisfactory. In
diana by law enacted this year provided
that the salary paid teachers shall not
be less than an amount determined by
multiplying two and one-half cents by
the general scholarship. The law has
increased the pay of teachers, estab-
lshed a uniform rate of wages and
stimulated teachers to improve their
scholarship.
The snowfall of the past few days has
done something toward making the an
nual precipitation of the year for Iowa
something like what 1t ought to be. But
at the present time the deficiency IN
moisture for the year. for Iowa,
amounts to about twelve inches, or to
put it differently we have had about
one-fourth of the moisture to which we
are entitled on an average year. This
means that the year 1901 Will be rec
ord breaker as a year of extreme dry
ness.
The state historical department has
just come into possession of collection
of old Chinese weapons that Will at
tract great deal of attention. These
are loaned to the department by kins-
man post, of this city, to which post
they were sent by Minister Conger. The
most interesting of the weapons Is big
musket, which would be too heavy for
any one person to lift and aim at an
enemy without a rest. It carries ball
weighing an ounce. The gun is seven
feet, four inches long and very thick.
Minister Conger says that as far as he
could ascertain the weapon is about 100
years old Two still older guns are small
flint Jocks, one having tied to it bamboo
resting sticks Two swords, heads
mans knife and a bamboo pike COM
plete the collection. The historical de-
partment is securing curios and rare
books and interesting historical matter
almost every day and is already place
where hours may be spent with pleasure
and profit.
There is trouble among the coiored
politicians of Des Moines. Quite num-
Der of candidate for the place of usher
in the office of governor have appeared
on the scene BILLY" Coalson is a can
didate for reappointment. He belongs
to what might be called the old guard
of colored politicians of the city.
number of newer residents of the city
have set out to do up the old crowd.
and meeting for that purpose was held
last night In the Office of a colored law
yer A merry war is on between the fac
tions.
Strange Disappearance.
Charlottesville, Dec. 6.-Our little viii
lage is considerably excited over the dis