Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
Court Says the Big Chicago Ditcl
is a Nuisance.
DECISION MAY TIE UP THE CANAL
State of Illinois and incidentally the
City of St. Louis Succeed in Their
Object to Present Use of Waterway
Their Claim.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The United
State supreme court today rendered
an opinion in the case of the Chicago
drainage canal overruling the demur-
rers filed in the case by the state of
Illinois and the Chicago drainage can
al district board The proceedings
were brought by the state of Missouri
against the state Of Illinois and the
drainage board, the end sought being
to prevent the use of the canal be-
cause of its supposed pollution of the
drinking water of st. Louis. The ef-
feet of the decision is to sustain the
contention of the state of Missouri.
The opinion was handed down by JUS
tice Shiras, chief justice and Justices
Harlan and White united in dis
senting opinion.
the government established by Agui-
naldo is strong, symmetrical and pro-
gressive, even in the difficult and dis
turbing conditions which surrounded
it. He declared that Filipino states
men would creditably meet almost
any emergency of administration in
even the most advanced government
and would have dignified and orna-
mented the early struggles for nation
ality of any people known to history" +"
Better Make Trade.
Towne said it is better to trade lib
erty to the Filipinos for security to
the United States in the islands than
force "sullen unwillingness into slav-
isn compliance with some of our Gus
toms"
The Standing Army.
But as to the employment of an ar
my of 100000 men the Senator said
it was the habit of defenders of the
administration policy to sneer at the
term imperialism" but it could not
be sneered away. You can have inn
perialism without an emperor, just as
the Romans found they could have
more than royal master tho he did
not wear the hated name of king"
Here is Where We Start.
Towne asserted that the retention
of the Philippines will commit us to
the whole program of an empire Il
w AioL Wlou W COuPOy IuS IMPRESSION
that in my opinion the present policy
will at one fell swoop convert this re-
public into an empire in fact, but /
do say that the seeds of empire lurk
in this policy and time and favoring
environment will and must bring them
to their flower and fruit unless we
make reasonable prevention"
Is Towne Senator?
Washington, d. c., Jan. 2S.-A fine
point has been raised over the right
of Towne to continue to hold his seat
in the senate now that Clapp has
been given a certificate of election by
the governor of Minnesota. Bennett
the secretary of the senate, is said to
hold that Towne ceased to draw his
salary on Wednesday, JAN 23, when
a certificate Of election was given to
Clapp by the governor.
Friday Towne introduced a resolu.
tion favorable to the independence OF
the Filipinos and was recognized by
the chair for that purpose. He gave
notice that he would address the sen.
ate on it today, and as result Of tele
graphic correspondence Clapp agreed
not to present his credentials and be
sworn in until after the delivery OF
the speech, but Secretary Bennett
has raised question as to whether
Clamp is not now senator