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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12

mia, August IA, 1889. Terry was in
terested in litigation in the United
States Circuit Court, over which
Stephen J.Field. then an associate ius-
tice of the United States supreme
court, presided with the judges of the
Circuit Court. Displeased at the out
come of the trial. Terry threatened
violence upon Justice Field. The at
torney general of the United States
hearing of this authorized the appoint.
ment of Neagle as deputy marshall to
accompany Justice Field while tray
cling his circuit for the purpose of
holding court. While Justice Field
was sitting at the breakfast table in a
hotel at Lathrop on the fatal day, with
Neagle near him, Terry walked in, ap-
preached the Justice and slapped him
and then made motion as though to
draw weapon. Instantly Neagle
arose and shot Terry twice, killing
him instantly. Neagle was then ar
iSStSo ~ thC SalllOl lid
upon information flied by Mrs. Terry.
While thus confined and detained by
that state application was made to
the United States Circuit court for his
release on writ of habeas corpus. The
judge of that court held that Justice
Field and Marshall Neagle at the time
were in the discharge of their duties
as officers of the United States gov
eminent and therefore that Neagle
was not amenable to the laws of the
state and discharged him. An appeal
was taken by the authorities of Cali
fornia to the United States Supreme
court which affirmed the decision of
the circuit court releasing Neagle al
though Justice Lamar and Chief JUS
tice Fuller, dissented from such opin-
ion by Justices Miller, Bradley. Har-
Ian, Gray, Blatchford and Brewer. Jus.
tice Field taking no part in the decis-
ion.
So this case would hold that if
President Mckinley at the time of the
assault upon him were in the dis
charge of his duty as representative
of the government, and congress had
a law upon the subject, the assailant
would have to answer to the United
States.
Congress at the coming session
should pass law providing the death
penalty upon any person who attacks
the president Night or day during
his term he knows no respite from the
cares of government, whether in
Washington, New York or elsewhere,
and he should be protected all this
time by the people who made the Of
flee and placed him in it. To make
assurance doubly sure, all states
should pass law providing the same
penalty upon any person who commits
such an act within their borders.
Such an attack, however, while it
might be made punishable with death,
cannot be regarded as treason, as sec
ton or article III of the Constitu-
ton of the United States defines trea-
son as consisting only in levying war
against the United States, or in adj
herring to its enemies, giving them aid
and comfort
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a conspirator appointed to do this
deed, but it was on his own motion
that he did it.
He says that he became an anar-
chist through the teachings and lee
lures of Emma Goldman, so that it is
his education that has made him the
man he is-ready to destroy at any
moment all men who stand for law and
established order. These are the men
who must be ruthlessly murdered to
prepare for the avatar of anarchy.
But who is it that makes the Gold
mans and the Mosts, the Spieses and
the Parsonses whose writings and
speeches thus incite men to assassina-
ton? From whom do these teachers
get their best encouragement in this
country? Whose teaching is it that
anarchists think they only carry to its
logical conclusion when they advise
and commit murder?
Deliberately and without hesitation
We say the yellow journals and the
men behind them
These are the wellsprings of discon-
tent, class hatreds and anarchy.
Not day elapses, scarcely an hour,
indeed, in which the streets are not
| flooded with yellow" newspapers.
filled with tissues of falsehood, exag-
geration, and all manner of SANDER
against the rich and prosperous,
against the courts they allege pander
| to the rich, against the law that pro-
tects the rich; filled with accusations
of every villainous kind against men
in office and in power placed there by
the votes and confidence of their fell
low-citizens.
What man now in Office has not been
assailed in terms too vile for repition
by the New York Journal the Chicago
American, and the San Francisco Elk
aminer?
These papers have villified President
Mckinley in language so outrageous
that billingsgate is respectful when
compared with it.
Day after day they have printed
cartoons in which he is portrayed in
the most despicable character and
made food for the laughter of FOOLS
Not since McKinley's first Inaugural
ton has William r. Hearst suffered
one respectful utterance, one decent
remark, to be made in the papers he
has controlled concerning the Presi-
dent or concerning any other gentle
men connected with the administra-
ton.
He has done his best and used his
vast fortune to bring the President into
contempt and make him a reproach
to the people who exalted him. BY
means Of his wealth--a wealth he
himself could not have acquired
Hearst has been able to purchase the
talent and ability that with pen and
pencil have thus showered utilization
and abuse upon the chief magistrate
of the nation-the man whom the
world honors, but whom Hearst does
not honor or respect s
In addition to this Hearst daily TO-
ments strife among the people, stir
ring up envy, hatred, malice, and all
uncharitableness in one class against
another and in one man against an
other.
Is it strange then, that in the public
he has thus sought to educate and to
sway, men are to be found who are ca
pable of assassination-men who
would consider it their duty to kill
such a man as Hearst has taught them
to believe Mckinley is?
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A STRANGE PHENOMENON.

[From Wednesdays Daily.]
For the second time within a week
an event Of most unusual occurrence
has been observed by many within
the limits and vicinity of Ottumwa.
Last evening the sky gradually became
obscured by some mist or smoke-like
pail until same became so dense as
to obscure all view Of even the bright
est of stars in the heavens. This pc.
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A PHILLIPS QUERY.

To Candidate Phillips: If you are
elected governor and should there be
a vacancy in the position of United
States senator, would you appoint a
gold democrat to fill the vacancy?
Please answer.-Clinton Herald
Candidate Phillips will not answer;
that can be banked on. Candidate
Phillips campaign managers have him
we'll in hand.
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j. Louis Pfau, Jr., Manager Central
Trust Co., writes from suite POI, Tines
Herald Building, Chicago, ILL.,, as fol.
lows:
"Lasf June had a severe attack of
nasal cafarrh which was very annoy.
ing end debiIitated my system. See.
Ing your advertisements wrote you
for advice. I used Peruua constantly
until last November, when tho symp.
toms disappeared entirely"
J. Louis Pfau, Jr.
Hon. James Lewis, Surveyor General
Of Louisiana, says:
81 have used Peruna for short time
Ind can cheerfully recommend it as
being all you represent and wish every
man who is suffering with catarrh could
know Of its great yalue.'
James Lewis.
Wherever the catarrh is, there is sure
to be waste of mucus. The mucus is
as precious as blood. 1t is blood, in fact.
It is blood plasma-blood with the cor.
puscles removed. To stop this waste,
you must stop this catarrh. A course of
treatment with Peruna never fails to do
this.
Hon. w. E. Schneider, proprietor of the
Baltic Hotel, of Washington, D. c.,
speaks of Peruna as follows: at desire
10 say that have found Peruna most
wonderful remedy. have only used
one bottle and am thoroughly satisfied
rs to its merits. I cannot find words to
express my qualification for the results
obtained"
Send for free catarrh book. Address
The Peruna Medicine Company, Colum.
bus, Ohio.
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AT last the governor of New Jers

At last the governor of New Jersey
has been aroused and he has promised
that his state will be the favorite
breeding ground of anarchism no long.
er. May the good work go on until
every nesting place of the vipers is
destroyed and they become wanderers
upon the face of the earth with every
mans hand against them.
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From the Chicago Journal.

While the country awaits with the
most tender solicitude every breath of
news that comes from the President
bedside, and earnest prayers are as
cending to heaven for the preserva-
ton of his life, there are in some quar-
tiers Civilizations dark and sinister over
the deed that laid him low.
Anarchy is once more rearing it's
horrid crest in this liberty-loving land,
and the hiss of the conspirators has
been getting louder and louder every
day. The crime Of Czolgosz is the
mere manifestation on the surface of
the deadly venom below His was
not a crime long premeditated and
carefully planned, for he cenfesses he
first thought of committing the act a
few days ago. He was evidently not
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12

What is this we hear of Senator
Wellington of Maryland? Is there an
Americana public man who has been
honored with high position-whose
heart is SO black that he does not con.
denim the act of the wretch who at
tacks the President?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12
URGES STATE EXCLUSION ACT.
Wisconsin Senator to Offer Bill to Bar
Out Anarchists

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 11.-Senator
julius e. Roshr will introduce a bill
in the next session of the legislature
to exclude from the state all anar-
chists and all those engaged in teach
ing the doctrines of lawlessness.
Il believe" he said, that the best
way to fight anarchy, anarchists and
anarchism is to make this class keep
out of the state. Every state ought to
pass such laws and then there would
be on open preaching of lawlessness in
the country"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12

Anarchism is worse than the bubon-
ic plague and should receive similar
treatment-the treatment that means
eventual determination
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Founded 9th August, 1349.

Published scni-weekly OIL Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: l12 South Market Street
Telephone editorial or business Office No. a..
Address the Courier Printing Co., Ottnuwa, Ia
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REPUBLICAN nOMINATlO ms

N1f ODL1SAiS lNUVlllSA1hotS "
Republican State Ticket.
For Governor.
ALBERT B. CUMMINS,
of Des Moincs.
For Lieutenant Governor,
JOHN n. HERRIOTT,
of Stuart.
For Judge of Supreme Court.
S. M. WEAVER,
OF Iowa Falls.
For Railroad Commissioner,
E. C. BROWN.
of Sheldon.
Fer Superintendent of Public Instruction
re. BARRETT,
of Usage.
Republican Legislative Ticket.
For Senator,
CAPT. s. H. HARPER,
of ottumwa.
For Representative,
A w. BUCHANAN,
of ottumwa.
Republican County Ticket.
For Sheriff,
HARRY CREMER,
of Washington Township.
For Treasurer,
r. P. DANA,
rrnter Township, Fourth Precinct
For Superintendent OF Schools,
JOSEPH PARKS.
Center Township, First Precinct.
For Member of Board of Supervisors,
A. ]. GARDNER.
Columbia Township, First Precinct.
For Coroner.
DAVID THRONE.
Center Township, Sixth Precinct.
For Surveyor,
G. r. ALLEN,
Center Township, Third Precinct
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CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12

Shepherds Rancho Feed Stables
BY great many they considered the ideal place
at which to stop when in Ottumwa DO you put up your
team here? If not, try them Stabling 15c You prob
ably know where they Main and Washington
streets
"SHEPHERD'S RANCHO"
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Read the Courier for news
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12

Demoralized.-The Ida Grove Pho
neer uses language, as it disconso-
lately discusses the political situation
in this state today, that betrays, by
the ENHANCEMENT of ideas, quite as
much by the statements made, the sad
state to which the Iowa democrats
have been reduced. 1t says. while
the democratic party may not be liter
ally demoralized, yet it is completely
demolished.
If that is the way the Pioneer feels
1t takes more serious view of the
situation than most of us have done
up to this time. Decentralization is e.
state preliminary to demolition, if we
understand the comparative value Of
the terms. The army that is democrat
lied is easy to demolish. The army
that has been demolished is in need
OF no further attention by it's enemy.
1t appears to most of us as though a
certain degree of decentralization per.
vades the Iowa democratic organize
ton as the result of the Des Moinos
effort at self-destruction, but the evil
dence is wanting to the ordinary ob-
server that the effort has been so far
successful as to actually demolish the
party. Possibly the Pioneer got the
terms transposed
1t is hard thing to demolish the
democratic party. The attempt has
not been wanting, but it has never sue
ceeded. Down under the temporary
veneer of folly and absurdity that it
mas insisted upon wearing for the past
SIX years there abide the principles
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
Seven aud Forty.
From the New York Press.

Il IOIu tllt 4NcW OIk fTcSS.
Seven Is holy number. Forty,
like 13, is superstitious one. Did
you ever try to enumerate its vir-
tues? Moses was 40 days ON the
Mount; Elijah was 40 days fed by
ravens; the rain of the flood fell 40
days; another 40 days expired be-
fore Noah opened the window of
the ark; 40 days was the period of
embalming; Nineveh had 40 days
to repent; our Lord tasted 40 days;
He was seen 40 days after His res
direction; st. Swithin betokens 40
days of rain or dry weather; q quar-
antine extends to 40 days; the prlvi-
lege Of SANCTUARY was for 40 days;
40 days was the limit for the pay
ment OF a fine for manslaughter;
the widow was allowed to remain
in her husbands house for 40 days
after his death, &c. Hamlet loved
Ophelia harder than 40, 900 brothers.
The best tale of the "Arabian
Nights" is about Ali Baba and the
Forty Thieves. We all take 40
winks for short nap. The 80 ar
ticles of the Anglican Church are
"fOrty stripes save one." The Jews
were forbidden by the Mosaic law
to infiict more than 40 stripes on an
offender, and for fear of breaking
the law they stopped short Of the
number. And so forth and 80 on.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
Yellow Fever In Havana.

Washington, May B. Yellow
fever has made It's appearance in
Havana and the order Of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury suspending the
quarantine regulations until the 18Th
instant has been revoked. The news
of the presence of the disease WAS
forwarded to the Surgeon General
of the Marine Hospital Service by
DR.. Glennan, chief quarantine officer
for Cuba. He says there are two
cases of the fever i'm Havana, but
makes no report for other parts of
the island. The quarantine regula-
tions, which go into effect immedi-
ately, require certificates of immun-
ity from persons coming from Cuba
to the United States through South
ern ports, and five weeks absence
from Cuba on the part of persons
coming from that island through
Northern ports.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA. g. 1901.
GOVERNMENT cemTaol Of WIRES.
ConEressman Dick Favors Radical Re
forms In Postal system.

Congressman Dick Favors Radical Re-
forms In Postal system.
In an address before the Presi.
dental Postmasters' Association Of
Ohio TO day, Congressman Charles
r. Dick, chairman Of the Republi-
can State committee, declared him.
self In favor Of government control
Of telephone and Telegraph lines.
Discussing the Loud bill, Mr.. Dick
said he believed il would be enacted
into law by the next Congress.
But this was not the greatest reform
needed In the postal system.
All means Of communication, he
declared, should be under govern.
mental Observation-Disclosures and
telephonic, as well as the mail sys-
tenn. This Is certain to come. The
United States finds that the surplus
Of Its products must be disposed OF
In the markets Of the world. II
must not only protect but aid 1t.
commercial interests, and In com
merce 1t Is an advantage that com
munication be not only swift, bu,
inexpensive.
If a telegraphic communication
can be sent by the government fol-
. cents, then private corporation
must not be permitted to charge and
collect rs cents for that service
The means Of communication ought
to he the governments monopoly
and not that ofa private corpora
tion. Gen. Dick said that universal
free rural delivery is certain to come
within a very short time and de
clsred himself emphatically in favor
of postal savings system.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09

Hississippi Cotton Growers in . Dilema.
Jackson, Miss, May Farmers
IF this section have just discovered
hat their cotton seed planted prior
to the cold wave has not and ap-
parently cannot thrive. Because
ofhigh prices paid by the oil mills
list winter the farmers sold all they
could spare from their seed piles,
reserving only one planting.
Interior merchants are holding
what little seed they have at $50
per ton but abe Oil mills here pro
pose to sell all they have at cost SIS
per ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09

Edith, and NO gave him . lipr
The line either parted 80 ~a- hosn
-i. In the -am- Instant t~dh
steamer and boat wrrc env~iolsd IN
den-s-moke. We -; = giimI--r II
the sil boat drifting In -hor~ ami
then disappeared in the flames A'
the Edith strained toward nisi.
chAnnel to s~cap. ~- heard AgoniE'
Ing crie- for help. There l. no
doub; but ths, all In the hc., -a1frr'
Ell a ffightfui ht-"
The offioers and crew of the Edith
rei,ort that they -svrd Ca p-r-oa-
who had JumIsd into the river Ia
e-cap, hame~-
festnsss~r Esss App~ais fe~ Help
Washington. May i.-The follow.
ing Telegram officially rPurting tbs
jacksonville fir. and appealing for
help ~as reviewed to-day at ths
PUsioffice Department.;
"Jsck-onviiie, Fla, May l.
Por,masier-Genersi, Washington. u.
Z.
"Three-fourths OF the Residence
and business portion OF the city ~a-
destroyed by the great fire here
yesterday. The posiofiice Was Ia
much danger at one time, tut va.
uninjured. Great suffering will en-
size and assisizncc should he scnt the
city, n thousands are homeless aud
without means oi support.
lSignedl "DENIs> EGAN,
Postmaster"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
Hidden Treasure Found.

Akron, o., May Joseph Mey-
ers, employed on the old Osborne
farm, has dug up pot containing
$500 in gold. 1t was found near
the barn. This is the second dis
covery Of gold made ON the place,
the total being more than $4,000.
Osborne's relatives have alwa VS. con-
tended that there was $4,000 hid
den in various places.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
CIVIL RULE F0h MANILA.
The Trial Of Lieutenant Boyer has beeu
Comples ed-No Verdict.

The Trial Of Lieutenant boyer has be.u
Compiesed No verdict.
Manila, May.3.-The civil govern.
mcnt in Manila Was established to-
day a. preliminary to the inaugu
ration OF general civil government
Judge Taft says a municipal govern.
ment for Manila will shortly bc
created.
The Board of Health has com.
pleted the census Of Manila. The
population numbers 22i,732.
The trial Of Lieutenant lSoyer
charged with commisssry irregular
tiles has been completed. The YER
diet has not been announced.
The trial Of Captain Barrow, al.
80 charged with commissary irregu'
arities, begins Monday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
AI0WN MADE M0THERLEss.

A Terrible Disaster on the River Dnieper
London, May "a special dis
patch from Odessa, dated April 26th,
purports to give an eyewitness
story Ct the recent ferryboat disaster
on the River Dnieper near Katch-
karovka, when almost hundred
mothers, with their babies, return
ing from the evening milking were
drowned. A sudden storm sprang
up, there was a panic, the pontoOns
swamped and only few Of those on
the ferry were saved by boat.
Three persons clung to horse which
SWAN ashore. Practically every
hmily in the village was rendered
hotherless by the disaster.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
Chink Can't Pay Indemnsty without As-
sistauce.

Pekin, May AT q meeting of
the Ministers yesterday the report Of
the Indemnity Committee was read.
1t is claimed that the revenues from
all available sources will not allow
China TO pay the indemnity unless
assistance is rendered.
The next meeting will be held
next Tuesday. The subject Of Count
Won Waldersee's letter will then be
taken up and q reply 10 1t will b.
drafted. The Ministers personally y
object to the tone Of the letter. They
claim that they know what they
want without being told. They
particularly object to any Of the
legation guards being under any
authority except tina. Of the Minis
tiers themselves.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
A Cat the Mother OF Chickens.

The correspondent Of the Rich
mond Times from Bristol, Va, says:
IA pet cat as the mother of q
bro ID OF young chickens may seem
rather odd to be true, but such q
state Of sffairs exists at the home of
Dr. III. T. Berry, in Bristol. The
hen had warmed the nest Of eggs,
when she drooped and died OBJ
serving the deserted appearance OF
the nest, about which the cat bad
played, she coiled herself upon tbs
eggs and remained faithful to them
until 16 little chickens had broker
through the shells and were playing
about her,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-09
Chinese Eating Each Other.

Des Moines, May Minister
Conger has received messages asking
co operation in giving relief to
starving millions i'm Northen China.
Minister Conger says the suffering
of the famine stricken people in
Shansi is indescribable.
"Prince Ching told me only two
days before / left Pskin," said
Minister COnger, "that these people
were literally eating each other.
They have eaten every blade OF
grass, every bit of bark-eyerything
i'm fact that can be eaten in tha,
province. Nothing has been raised
there for tive years, and unless re-
lief is given many thousands mus,
perish.