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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
THE NEW REPUBLIC AND ITS DIFF.
FACULTIES.

Cuba will encounter difficulties at
the beginning in having but a small
surplus upon which to set up house
keeping on it's own account. The Cub
an treasury contains something less
than 81 100000 and until there shall be
inaugurated a system of economy that
will conform to the probable receipts,
financial distress will ensue. 1t is
stated that customs receipts have fall
en- off considerably within the last few
weeks but perhaps this is due to the
unsettled condition of things, but so
soon as President Palma and the new
administration demonstrate their abil-
ity to maintain order there will be a
revival of business and that will re-
lieye the situation.
So far, President Palma has exhibit
ed some of the best evidences of wise
leadership. He has already insisted
that the government must live within
its income even if salaries have to be
further reduced. 1t is possible that in
creased revenue taxes may have to be
imposed but this should have no de-
pressing effect on a people who have
achieved their liberty and independ-
'ence. Cuba, now, is in better condi.
ton financially than the United States
was at the beginning of it's career,
after Great Britain had acknowledged
its independence it was not only in
debt but its credit was very low in the
money marts of the world and its citi-
zens had become impoverished by a
war protracted for many years. result
ing in the decay of industries and the
almost total neglect of agriculture.
Those who had struggled from the
condition of colonists in order to be.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
Essay on MuIct.

"There will be trouble with the
mulct law so long as it is On the
books asserts the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette, which considers that law not
only unreasonable. but based on un-
sound principles. After condemning
the principal features Of the law the
Gazette continues: Either the sale of
liquor is legal or it is Illegal. If lille
gal each sale should be punished as
made. If legal the tax should be ap-
piled and the law should be made so
simple that it could be understood.
The mulct law is nothing short of le-
galized blackmail on the part of the
state"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
WHY is THE SOUTH NOT WELL
SETTLED.

2 1t seems indeed strange thing that
there. is but slight immigration to the
southern states. A million. of imnni.
grants pour into the vest annually and
"a very small number go southwark
There are millions of acres in the
southern states of good tillable land
that can be purchased at from So to
$40 an acre but there are few sales.
The climate is mild, the soil is rich.
the lands are cheap, but instead of TAX
ing advantage of all these conditions.
the homeseeker turns his face west.
ward, as far as the states of Washing
ton and Oregon, and then pays more
than double the price for land than
that which is offered to him in south
ern, state.
h When public lands were opened in
the latitude of Arkansas, Tennessee
and North Carolina, there was great
rush of homesteaders, showing, that
they had no objections to genial eli
mate but on the contrary were at.
tracted to it. This was the case in
Oklahoma in the newly opened Indian
reservations near Fort Sill and FL Re
no There We're good reasons why the
poor man refused to settle in the
south in the days Of slavery but now
slavery is abolished and there must be
other causes that operate against the
soutf.as a land OF. promise. The white
man of the north has his own views. of
politics and is accustomed to express
these views freely either by the word
Of mouth or through the ballot box He
is afraid that if he should remove to
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
Haueen Man Heard From.

The Fayette Postal Card, a supper.
ter of Congressman Haugen in the
Fourth district fight, says the people
who are demanding a "spouter" as
the districts representative at Wash
ington apparently were not content
with Weller and Butler, "but vant to
try another pneumatic experiment with
a political windjammer." The ablest
men this district has ever had in con.
gress,' the Postal Card asserts, were
the silent ones like Allison. Deering,
Fuller, Sweeney and Tom Updegraff-
all the gabby ones having been merely
targets for funmakers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.


A recent issue of the Saturday Ev-
ening Post contains a large picture of
Secretary Shaw on the front page and
the leading article in the issue is de-
voted to a sketch of the secretary
who is styled THE David Harum of
the Cabinet 1t appears that Secre-
tary Shaws stories have become as
famous in Washington as they were
in Des Moines. The article gives an
excellent character sketch of the
secretary together with a number of
his familiar anecdotes. 1t is written
in a most pleasing and interesting
style
In part the Evening Post said:
But there was still more of it, of
simple, unaffected charm, / mean, in
his manner of address and directness
OF speech, if you can overlook his not
being ungrammatical or drawing. I
mentioned his coming out into the
outer room and shaking hands all
around, like the country minister af-
ter the benediction is pronounced.
This is peculiar to him among the
cabinet officers, so far as | know, and
it is not only quaint and interesting,
but, moreover, proves an admirably
practical way of relieving the office of
Its daily congestion of visitors, most
OF whom only want to say word or
Two anyway, or to make an appoint
ment for an interview later. 1t avoids
delaying the man who has important
business to transact, and it gives the
humblest caller assurance that his
turn will come.
This high officials handshalSe is, by
the way, no empty formality. Like
the President, he does it as though
he enjoys it, and with large, strong
hand that squeezes hard. You would
not think handling fruit trees could
produce such forearm muscles. He
would make a good president.
Unlike the President he is not ''de-
lighted" to meet you, but while shak-
ing hands looks at you as if determine
ed to see just what kind of man you
are, and very likely succeeds.
When it comes time to write the full
grown biography OF Leslie M. Shaw,
the keynote of his character, and
therefore his success, will be found in
sympathy and energy. There two are
more often found apart than married.
His intellectual virility has led him
into active life, and the other quality
has brought him a high place in it. So
far as know he is not given to using
that effective combination for the fur
therance of his own ends at the ex-
pense of the rights of others.
There are those who say his style
is more like Lincoln's than any man
who has appeared in Washington since
the war; He has proved, | may add,
great'surprise to those in the treasury
department, who has heard only of his
Methodism and opposition to drink
ing, and who had purchased Bibles for
their desks. In fact. in the depart
ment they say he could tell stories all
day without stopping if he only had
time, but he hasn't, for he is a ire
|mendously hard worker, reaching the
office before many of his clerks are out
OF bed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
THE FOREIGN BORN in IOWA.

Labor Commissioner Brigham has
prepared some statistics from the re-
port of the census department showing
the foreign born population residing in
Iowa He has complied the census fig
ures in order to show the total popula-
ton as distributed among the various
races The statement is as follows:
Slavs, comprising natives of Russia,
Russian Poles, Hungarians and Bohe.
mians, 1919, comprising English,
Irish, Scotch, Welsh and English Ca
nadians. 1908; Teutons. comprising
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27

There is no likelihood of the ship
subsidy bill passing. A majority of re-
publicans are opposed to it and a ma
jority of democrats may be counted
on as among those who will vote
against it, Congressman Haugen, of
Iowa, is very emphatic in his disap-
proval of the measure. Mr.. Crumpack.
err of Indiana, says: 'The tendency
toward consolidation on the part of the
great international steamship lines will
defeat the object of the pending ship
subsidy bill and ought to defeat the
bill ITSELF
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
CONGRESSMAN LACEY.

In some respects, Congressman La
cey is the best man that has ever been
on the Iowa delegation. He is a man
of ideas, thoroughly practical and bust
ness-like, and at the same time schol-
arly,and having many admirable tastes
and aims. He has the broadcast views
on the public lands question. He is
interested, wisely and humanely, in the
game laws. He loves animals and
birrs, and that is fine trait.-Wash.
ington Press.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
Takes the Shortest way out.

Democrats never talk free trade"
asserts the Clinton Age (dem.) There
never was a democratic convention,
county, state or national, which passed
a resolution in favor of free trade.
There never was an orator on the
stump, put there by the consent or APP
proval of committee authorized to
employ speakers, who advocated free
trade as democratic measure There
never was an editorial in democratic
measure. There never was an editor
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
MR.. LAcEY's. GRAZING BILL.

The bill introduced in the house by
Hon John f. Lacey, on April 80, TIC
grant grazing privileges TO homestead
settlers and holders of small farms iu
the arid and semi-arid regions differs
essentially from other bills introduced
pufportins TO be of public benefitEtc
homestead settlers. Mr.. Laceys bill
gives opportunities to improve,use and
protect the grazing upon the public do
main IL the vicinity of their holdings.
so as 10 prevent the further deteriora-
lion and the monopoly of the range by
the owners of large herds OF live stock.
The bill also provides that such
lands in the arid regions, as are not
capable of irrigation may be leased for
4 stock grazing purposes, subject, how
ever to the right OF homestead, mineral
and other lawful entry under existing
laws. Such leases shall be limited to
an area of 1920 acres to any one per
son and shall not be assignable or
transferable The leases are to be
made only TO actual homestead set
tiers or to freeholders whose lands are
in the vicinity of the lands to be leased
by Them. The holder of homestead
prior to patent may obtain lease for
not exceeding ten times the area OF
land included in his said homestead;
as ror instance homestead may con.
talns160 acres and under the provisions
of this bill The holder of the homestead
may obtain a lease of 1000 acres of
the public domain, subject however 20
the homestead right claimed by any
other person who may claim the right.
The owner of lands in freehold may in
like manner, secure lease for ten
times the amount of his holding but in
no event to- inclade more than; 5000
acres of the public domain for any one
lessee under this act.
An important section provides that
no corporation shall be entitled to any
lease under the provisions of this act.
There are minor provisions regulating
the rental and disposition: of the PRO
ceeds.
1t will be seen that the bill carefully
guards the public domain and provides
amply for the benefit of the bona fide
or actual settler who acquires right
under the homestead law. The bills
heretofore introduced seem to be in
the interest of the owners of large
herds of cattle and were they to be
enacted would discourage, or perhaps
prevent homeseekers from. acquiring
a homestead The cattlemen could ii
combined grasp. all the lands whether
capable of irrigation or not and hold
them for an indefinite period.
Mrs Lacey in formulating and advc
eating with his accustomed energy and
!. earnestness this BILL has again given
evidence of his sympathy for the man
who is struggling to secure a home
and farm. 1t is essentially a bill for
the benefit of poor man and is in
line with the traditional policy of the
republican party, the first declarations
of which We're in favor of homestead
law
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
A Democrat Explains.

The Onawa Democrat (dem.) says
Mr.. Bryan's declaration that he will
not ne candidate for the presidency
IN 1914 does not mean that some man
Will be nominated who has been in
the republican camp OF in the woods
the past six years. But it does
mean" the Democrat continues, chat
some man will be nominated who has
been good enough democrat to stay
with his party, though he was not in
accord with every tenet of it's declara-
ton of principles"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
Still Think Bryan.

There can be but one of two rea-
sons says the Eagle Grove Eagle, for
the remarkable supremacy of the rep
ublican party in this nation, either its
superior principles and consistency
Herewith, or the folly of the democra-
tic party. We cannot see how it will
help the democrats to size either horn
of the dilemma, but they are apparent
ly disposed to grip the folly horn"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
Observation-Disclosures
PEOPLES PULPIT.
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Floris. Nav %,

Floris, May %.
Ed. Courier:-As Memorial day
draws near the mind of one old Wa
pello county boy runs back to the
time when the men and boys of Com
petiae township rallied around the
flag for the Union. claim Competine
township furnished more men for the
Union army than any other township
in the county, according to population
at that time.
! enlisted in Ottumwa on August is,
1868, at the age of little more than
Is years, and served for the rest of
the war. | was at Macon, Georgia,
when Jefferson Davis was brought in
as prisoner.
K I'know Of one family in the township
that furnished seven soldiers Here
is list of men who enlisted as | can
recall from memory. Doubtless there
are others whom l have failed to re-
call:
Tip Williams. Conrad Williams, A.
B. Phelps, Joe Phelps, Albert Wright,
Lamb, George Dickens, Simeon
Shearer, George Martin Shearer, Peter
Shearer, Andrew Shearer, A. j. Shear
er, Elias Shearer, Bartemas Shearer
Artemus Shearer, Charles Mix, ]. w
Sylvester. George Sylvester, lack Syl
yester, Sam Sylvers, 49, Powell, John
Fuller, Mart Harden, Harden,
Dick Harden, John Cowger, Dayie
Cowger, Staff Cowger, Enoch Sylvers,
Thomas, - Thomas, Oliver Ov-
erturf, Dave Decker. John Decker,
Adam Decker, Ed. Mowry, Jonathan
Boster, Joe Harris, Wilson Drake,
Thompson, Sam Rayle, Jack
Chairman, Henry Huffman, Henry X.
McVey.
lack Sylvester was killed at Prairie
Grove.
Bartemus shearer was killed at Mis-
sionary Ridge.
George Martin Shearer was killed at
Missionary Ridge.
Staff Cowger had his leg shot off al
Jackson, Miss.
Simon Shearer was killed at Ft.
Donaldson, along side of Capt Clout-
man.
I am proud to say am Competine
boy of 50 years of age and have lived
right where Pleasant Hill school
house now stands My father bought
that. quarter in 1849 for $1.50 pertacre.
Yours.
H. K. McVey.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Hard KNOCKS.

The Parkersburg Eclipse suggests
that the proper treatment for men
who refuse to stand by the soldiers of
this country when they are fighting
enemies of the flag" is to thump a
few LESSONS in patriotism into their
craniums.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27

The coal oil promoters of the wild
cat variety are as Industrious as the
gold mine buccaneers. They too, are
flooding the mails with circulars and
personal" letters, containing the most
glowing promises of wealth if the gen
tleman or lady who receives the invi-
tation will but invest few dollars in
their scheme which cannot fail. These
fellows are almost as liberal as the
gold mine promoters; they will sell
you one hundred shares of stock. the
par value of which is one dollar, for
25 cents per share and one need pay
but 10 per cent of this down, the bal
ance to be paid after Ngusher"
(spouting oil welD is secured That
is to say you can secure the prospect
of a big thing-one hundred shares Of
oil stock for $3.50. The benefcience
of this scheme is only equaled by
those that are just like it.
The promoters do not care to en-
counter business men who are accus-
toned to the ways of making money
and who know that legitimate en-
terprjse would not have to resort to
such methods, but they are after men
and women of small means and with
little experience in the world of bust
ness or speculation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
COOPERATIVE COMPANIES.

A western cooperative company
to accept money, goods of all
kinds from individuals or corporations
and then after encountering all compe-
tition proposes to pay regular and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
Advance Notice For Smith.

The Knoxville Journal says it re-
quires no prophet to fortell the fact
that Congressman Walter I. Smiths
speech at the republican state conven
ton will be a campaign opener of the
right kind"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
Serious Problem.

The Keokuk Gate City observes that
it's mighty hard to ind an excuse for
being a democrat these days and still
harder 10 find an issue that promises
democratic success
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
WILD CAT PROMOTERS.

The mails are now bearing great
numbers of circulars addressed to
school teachers, county and town Off
GERS and those who are publicly known
as having fixed salaries, containing ex-
traordinary inducements for agents to
sell gold mining stock. 1t is as cheap
for the promoters to have great gold
mines as silver and as gold is the more
attractive name, they use it in at
tempting to delude and swindle the
public. The offers are for agents and
indeed it seems that the chief source
of revenue is to be agents who are led
to believe that they can acquire large
dividends by investing very small
sums of money. AS a rule the circu-
lars are not addressed to business or
professional men but to those who are
less wary of the deceitfulness of pro-
moters.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
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CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation Or all
other Ottnmwa papers combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27

lai In democratic newspaper which
commended that free trade was probable
Or pOSSihlen
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-15
STOCKS.
sEARoARD STOCKS AND BONDS
BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Feb. ii -Seaboard Air Line
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ID; No. 22s-1 warps at 15-l51a: No. 26s-1
warps at 1914; No. 6s TO los bunch yarn
at .13A; No. 12s-1 at 1879; No. 14s-1
at 131s13% No. 1851 at 14-14il; No. POS 1
at Is; No. 22s-1 at 15-151a; No 26s-1 at
l5la: No. $50 ply soft yarn at 1872 1871 ;
No 1882 ply soft yarn at IA; No. $50
ply hard at 1917: No. 1882 ply hard at
1872 13s4 No. 1882 ply hard at ID: No.
14s-2 ply at IA; No. 1872 ply at 14Ia-15;
No 20-2 ply at 15-15A; No. 24-2 ply at
1917; No 26s-2 ply at 1919 No. 9Os-2 ply
yarn at 17-171a; No. 40s-2 ply at 211a- % :
No. $50. &, and ; ply at 1914 -131a No.
20s-2 ply chain warpa at 15A -151a; No.
24s-2 ply chain warps at 1872 No. 26s-2
ply chain warps at 1915 No 30s.2 ply
chain warps at 171a; No 1888 ply hard
twist at l41s Ia; No. 20s-3 ply hard twist
at 1914: No 26s-3 ply hard twist at Is.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-15
NOTICE OF THE FIRST MEETING or
THE RALEIGH LEAF TOBACCO
COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that the first
meeting OF the incorporators of "The
Raleigh Leaf Tobacco Company" will
take place at the Mayors Office in the
City of Raleigh, N. c., on Monday the
18th day Of February, 1902, at four
o'clock D. m for the purpose of organic
ing the corporation, adopting by laws,
electing officers and the transaction OF
other business of the company.
n. NJ. Rand. r. b. Crowder, j. j. fowler.
J. NJ. Barber o. B. Penny, e. B. Barbee,
c.. B. Barbee, F. B. Arendall, Il. n.
Rand, F. Stronach, G.. f. Hunter, E. s.
Dunn, A. l.. Bailey, p. b. Griffis, w. B.
Grimes, J. M. Dixon, S. T. Smith, T. A.
Partin, A. b. Stronach, Sherwood Higgs,
r. P. Jerman, Jr., M. Goodwin, J. G..
Ball, w. B. Mann, John T. Pullen Il. w.
Dobbin, ]. +. Ferrall, Alfred Williams,
Henry 7. Hicks, F. A. Watson, A. r. d.
Johnson, B. w. Baker, w. w. Vass, j. 8.
Johnson, c. McKimmon, James Boylan.
Daniel Allen, j. ID. Whitaker, Jr.. Thomas
H. Briggs, J. A. Briggs, L. H. Lumsden,
l.. A. Mailer, f. w. Mailer, George
Marsh, W. H. King, ]. e. Pogue. c. q.
Whiting, l.. j. Walker, w. A. Upchurch
E. B. Crow, H. w. Jackson, b. S. Jerman.
Walter Woollcott, w. M. Russ, w. w.
Richards, H. E. Litchford, A. A. ThcmpL
son, Ernest Haywood, ]. Schwartz, f.
H. Hunnicutt, S. c. Leeson, Jno. w.
Cross, c. T. Bailey, Ed. v. Denton, J. T.
Quarles, T. B. Womack, J. H. Mullins,
F. P. Brown, John w. Brown, Armistead
Jones, w. b. Jones, j. H. Andrews, w.
l.. Dorsett, c. B. Ray, Josephus Daniels.
This the 29th day OF January, 1902,