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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-11

great plains of Wyoming, Montana,
and some parts of Nevada. In all
parts of Alaska there are more hos
pitable winters than in Northern wy
oming and Montana. They have no
the dead of winter horses can be work
ed without danger of being frozen to
death. People who go there think they
will experience great change in eli
mate but this is a mistake.
This is the testimony of the COVER
nor of the territory and it is also the
evidence of citizens of Iowa who have
been as far north as the Koyukuk.
DR.. Bonham, of Ottumwa, speaks of
the great growths of "red top" a spe-
cies of grass, that is well adapted for
horses or cattle, and wherever red top
grows, oats or barley can be cultivat-
ed and harvested.
1t is almost impossible to imagine
what may be the future of Alaska
when railroads penetrate the interior
as they no doubt will, lot many years
hence. The United States has homo
geneous population. 1t has thousands
of citizens who are fitted by heredity
to encounter a northern climate and
are eager for all kinds of enterprises
The gold miners have already demon
strated what can be done under the
most adverse circumstances. Russia
is pushing toward the Asiatic frontier
with the Trans-Siberian railway and i.
is possible for American enterprise tc
approach within fifty miles of the Ash
attic coast with an American railroad.
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COAL NINE LEGISLATION WANT
Ed

The recommendations of the COM
mission appointed to inquire into the
causes of mine explosions did not In
clude the recommendation for a law
requiring that shot-firers be employed
in the mines. Mr.. Lacey's bill in con-
gress to regulate coal mines in the ter
ritories, requires that shot-firers be
employed in such mines, under the di-
rection of the owners and managers.
1t is claimed by mine owners that the
miners endeavor to get too much out
of the powder and that thereby the
risk of an explosion is increased. This
may or may not be true but whether
it be or not, mine owners who control
the situation in every other way,
should control the shots, and in this
way, according to their own conten-
ton risks would be decreased. The
report of the commission will go be-
fore the legislature and it will. be the
duty of the members to thoroughly
canvass the matter without regard to
the report of the commission. The
question as to compensation OF shot.
firers is one that need not enter into
the true merits of the proposition
The idea, the plan is to have such leg
islation as will reduce risks to the low.
est possible minimum and to fix re
sponsibility when an explosion occurs
through careless firing. The mine
owners should have full power to Sc
lect the shot-firers and their compen
sation may be divided between opera
tors and workmen or in any manner
that will be just to each interest.
| 1t does seem that Mr.. Lacey's bill
for the territories is a model for state
legislation. The mine owners have
| their own reasons for objecting t.
such a measure but such reasons ar
entirely selfish and should not be cor
sidered against the lives of the me-
who take risks of their own ever
hour in which they are engaged i
1 their perilous occupation.
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cARRoLL'S CANDIDACY.

Ex-State Senator B. F. Carroll of
Bloomfield has been announced, for
mally as candidate for the nomina-
ton for Auditor of State at the COM
ing republican state convention. The
formal announcement of his candidacy
was made in the Ottumwa Courier of
last Saturday, the official paper of the
sixth district. Senator Carroll has not
allowed the matter to go thus far until
he has thoroughly canvassed the state
situation, freely conferred with his
political friends and satisfied himself
that the opportunity was favorable.
understand that lie will have no pos
sible opposition or even complications
from his own district in the shape Of
candidates for other state offices. Sen
ator Carroll will probably have good
deal of strength in the first district.
So far as I am able to learn there Will
be no candidate for state Offices from
this district aside from Supreme Court
Reporter c. T. Jones, who nominally
halls from Washington county, but
this county will probably secure from
him political divorce on the grounds
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FUTURE oE ALASKA.

The progress of development in
Alaska during the past ten years has
been at a rate that no one could for
see when that vast country was ac-
quired by the United States. When
the treaty was ratified the best that
was expected out of the country was
from the anticipated results of the
seal fisheries. There were rumors
very vague, about the presence of gold
but there was no positive evidence
that gold was found in paying quaint.
ties. The great discoveries of the
past few years have advertised Alaska
as one of the greatest gold countries
in the world and it is probable that
the prospectors have not yet found
the richest treasure fields. In looking
for gold, however, other treasures have
been found in Alaska. According to
the annual report Of Governor Brady,
the great river valleys embrace cult
vable areas large enough for good siz-
ed states. There is tract southeast
of Yakalat, lying between the sea and
the mountains sixty miles long and
from fifteen to thirty miles wide,
which today is covered with red top
that stands as high as mans shout,
der. The governor says men have
come there for mining but they have
found the conditions so favorable for
farming that they have engaged in
this pursuit with highly satisfactory
results. AS for the climate, it is
claimed that it is Detter than on the
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marked attentions shown, and the en-
thusiastic greetings he has received,
Prince Henry departs from the coun-
try that is as loyal to the principles
republicanism as though he had neY,
been here. American institutions arc
SO firmly established that all the gilt
ter of royalty and the pageantry of
passing princes, will not disturb them
in the least. On the contrary, our
country can we'll afford to open wide
its doors in welcome for such exhibi-
lions to come in contrast with our
plain and simple forms of government
that are SO mild in the ordinary pro-
cesses of law and yet so powerful in
defense of the principles that lie at
the foundation of the republic.
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THE TROUBLES OF LARGE MEN.

Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas, is in
London and all arrangements have
been completed by United States Am
bassador Choate to present Governor
Hogg to the king at an approaching
levee, but when the governor realized
that it would be necessary for him
to wear knee breeches and the regular
court dresss, he declined with a shud-
der Governor Hogg is enormous in
bulk, weighing over three hundred
pounds, with very large waist, and
an imposing front. Mr.. Hogs name
lis no Indication Of the fact that he
does not possess deep sense of the
fitness of things.
This incident recalls another. 1t
took place during Mr.. Clevelands' first
administration. He appointed Boyless
w. Hanna as minister to Persia. Mr..
Hanna was very large, weighing up
wards of three hundred pounds, and
was as dignified as he was ponderous.
When he found that he would have to
ride three hundred miles on camel
to reach Teheran, the capital of Per
STA, he uttered malediction and re-
f''sed the appointment
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THE IRRIGATION MEASURE.

The Hansbrough investigation bill
passed the senate last Saturday and
friends of the measure express the
hope that it will pass the house with
out serious opposition. There is no
question as to what will be the fate
of the bill when it comes to the Pres
ident He will approve it, without
doubt, as is indicated by his message,
and in his frequent references to it in
private conversation. In fact, there
is no measure to which Mr.. Roosevelt
is more devoted than that Of irriga-
ton. He has been in the west and is
familiar with it's needs as well as its
possibilities.
There is no politics in the irrigation
question. The democrats seem to be
as we'll disposed toward the measure
as republicans. The only opposition
to it is among eastern congressman,
who fight against it for the reason that
| in voting for such d bill they are vot-
ing to depreciate the value of all 9TH
er farm lands in the United States.
This is the reason alleged by Repre-
sentative Sibley of Pennsylvania. 1t
is for just such reasons as this that
an irrigation bill should be adopted;
it will add millions of arabic acres to
the public domain and open out thou
sands of farms and homes for the
homeless Any such narrow contract
ed theory as that urged by Mr.. Sibley
will be overthrown if it should come
to an issue among the people.
The President is very decided in his
opinions and very earnest in bringing
the irrigation measure to successful
| issue.
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THE PRINCE IN AMERICA.

Remembering the history of several
other royal visits to America the
American people expected that no
matter how delightful and how sensi-
BILE Prince Henry might be there
would be the usual extravaganza in en-
tertainment and press comment that
characterized former visits, an extrav-
agance which amused outsiders and
disguised themselves.
But there has been nothing of this
kind in connection with the visit of
the German prince to America. He
has been greeted with the most gen
uine cordially everywhere. High
honors have been paid to him by the
President, by governors, by city off,
Gals and by the people, but every
thing has been in good taste. There
has been dignity in proper proportion
through it all
AS for the royal guest. he has won
the respect and good will of every,
body. Without sacrificing any of the
dignity of his rank and station he has
been as democratic as any American
could possibly be. He has been good
natured and appreciative of every
thing that has been done for him. His
visit, the launching of the emperor's
yacht, his reception on behalf of the
government at Washington, and his
tour through the country have beer
absolutely devoid of single unpleas
ant incident Although it is an inter
national exchange of courtesy thor
oughly worth while from every stand
point.-Cedar Rapids Republican.
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THE STRUGGLE IN SOUTH
AFRICA.

In introducing the army estimates,
$500, 100000, in the British house of
commons, Mr.. Frederick, the war Sec
rotary said that war had never be-
fore been waged on such a scale as
the South African war. The war Of
flee is now feeding 100000 men and
243, 900 horses in South Africa. Re-
cruiting has reached it's limit under
present regulations.
The present war is the greatest un.
dertaking that has fallen to the lot of
Great Britain in modern times. The
Crimean war was but a minor Incl,
dent compared to this one; the Napol,
comic wars did not cost half that has
already been expended in South AT,
RIGA. That which seemed to be SO
light task has proven to be terri
BILE undertaking. 1t is believed that
the life of Queen Victoria was short
ened by the disappointments and loss
es that came during the first eighteen
months Of the war.
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relationship. To have such a record
and such an estimate placed upon
character and ability in ones own
ONE is something to be proud of and
omething that warrants the general
public in giving such character its
support. Mr.. Carroll's candidacy will
be cordially seconded in various parts
of the state and the bestowal upon him
of the nomination will be a merited
recognition of faithful and capable
republican.
the sixth district has very strong
claim for the nomination of one of the
state officers. Mr.. Carroll's personal
and political qualifications are unques-
toned. All who know him, recognize
that he has the ability to fulfill the du-
ties of the Office in most satisfactory
manner. AS one who has largely borne
the brunt of the political battles in the
sixth district, and especially in the
heretofore democratic stronghold of
Davis county, Mr.. Carroll is eminent
| ly deserving from political stand
point of the recognition which he asks
from the republicans of Iowa. 1t is
safe to predict that the first, sixth and
eighth districts will send delegates to
the state convention unanimously in
favor of the nomination of Mr.. Carroll
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Major Appel, chief surgeon in

Major Appel, chief surgeon in
charge of the government soldiers
sanitarium at Fort Bayard, New Mex
leo, is confident that consumption may
be cured if the patient is brough. to
that place and subjected to the usual
treatment. Major Appel says, in these
words: "You may quote me as saying
that we can cure consumption in ev-
cry stage. I have never before made
this statement, but we have succeeded
in demonstrating it beyond a doubt
The main features of the treatment
that has proven so successful, is the
pure air of this elevated region, life
out of doors, the most carefully Sc
lected diet, and absolute rest in the
case of reduced patients. The mild
climate of this region is very grateful
to the person afflicted with lung dis
ease; there never is heard the remark
there: "This is a fine day." because
all days are fine.
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AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS NOT
DISTURBED.

Prince Henry could not have receiv-
ed more attention had his visit been to
England, Russia or any government
under the forms of monarchy, than he
has received at the hands of the Amer
lean people whose institutions are at
variance with nearly everything that
pertains to the German form of govern
ment. The theory of the republic is
that each citizen is sovereign and
that officers of the government are the
peoples servants, sworn to carry out
the DEGREES of the people as expressed
according to law and the constitution.
The theory of the German monarchy
is that the emperor is sovereign and
that all citizens are his subjects who
owe to him obedience and loyalty.
Yet with this wide difference between
the two forms of government, the
American people have the proper re-
spect for representatives of foreign
powers and special kindly feeling to-
ward the German empire from which
has come as emigrants so many who
have aided in making this country
great and prosperous. The American
people are also animated by that fine
sense of hospitality toward all visitors
that has made the United States
known throughout the world as a gen
erous and agreeable country. 1t has
received distinguished men with or
without titles, with enthusiasm. The
reception of Kossuth was splendid
outburst of national feeling toward a
brave leader exiled from his native
land on account of his patriotic devo-
ton. The prince of Wales, heir ap-
parent to the British throne, and now
the king of England was made the
guest Of the republic and the object of
the most devoted attention on the
part of President Buchanan. The en-
peror of Brazil, a reigning sovereign,
made a trip through the country and
was respectfully received
Prince Henry has been received and
the spirit of the people shows the same
kind of hospitality toward distin.
i guished stranger as in the days gone
by, and yet with all the honors that
have been showered upon him and the
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THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA.

1t is now conceded that had it not
been for the wise diplomacy and firm
ness displayed by the United States
during the Chinese troubles, the en-
pire Of China would have been virtual
lily dismembered or reduced to such a
condition that anarchy would have
prevailed all over that vast expanse
of territory. After the occupation of
Peking, the powers engaged in the en-
terprise of releasing the capital minis
tiers We're so exultant over the success
of the joint Intervention that they
could see no other way to secure the
fruits of victory except by partition
of China. This was the old world way
of disposing of things but the United
States interposed, and at last an agree
ment was reached that preserved the
i integrity of the Chinese empire and
yet each government interested was
guaranteed ample indemnity for. all
that it had hazarded.
There was one government, how
ever, that, true to its traditional pol
icy, seized on Manchuria, to be held
| as an additional guaranty for indem-
nifty. which act was in itself an insult
to the other nations engaged in the
specification of China. From the time
Manchuria has been occupied by Rus
sian soldiers, the designs of Russia
have become more and more apparent,
until it had fully developed that the
next step would be the absorption of
Manchuria into the Russian empire.
4 The treaty of Japan and England in
which there is well defined purpose
and the sympathetic expressions of
the United States, will, at least, check
Russia in that direction. The inter
ests of the United States forbid that
Iany part of China shall be given over
! to the control of any Asiatic or Eu.
ropean power, but that all of China
shall be an open door for the markets
of the world
Herein we have right as nation
contesting for the commerce that be
longs as we'll to us as to Russia or any
other nation, to declare the nationa
sympathy. AS for the conflicts be
tween Great Britain and Russia in In
dia We have naught to do. 1t is a mat
. ter of Indifference to the United
l. Staes, SO far as it's material interests
t are concerned, whether Russia pierces
}. the gates of Herat, absorbs Afghanis
tan and one or two of the East India
: provinces, or that Great Britain shall
retain power in the Indies. Eacf
of these great empires have all the
territory that they can control, ant
more than they ought to have, accord
ing to our ideas Of self government
There are, however, limits beyond
which this government Of ours should
not be driven, and included in these
limits is China, a country redeemed
from anarchy and dismemberment b!
American diplomacy, and all we asl
is that all of China shall be free tx
the commerce we offer without thu
interference of any other power.
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tiated last spring with Nicaragua and
Costa RIGA whereby those countries
outlined the terms upon which they
were prepared to enter into perma-
nent treaties with the United States,
conveying the necessary rights for ca
nal construction, are no longer in eff
feet. Conditions they say have
changed and the government inter-
ested in the Nicaragua route has har-
dened its terms. Therefore it will be
necessary to draw up new protocols
not only for the Panama canal with
Columbia but for the Nicaragua canal
with Costa RIGA and Nicaragua,in pur-
suance of the state department poll
cy of placing it within the power of
congress to choose either route.
The Isthmian canal project has in
deed had hard time of it in securing
such foundation as to insure success.
At one time the French company
seemed to be on the eve of accom-.
plishing the creative but unforeseen
difficulties and the bad faith of those
entrusted with it caused collapse OF
all hope in that direction. There
seems to be a malign influence exert.
ed against the enterprise, a part OF
which may be attributed to the jeal
ousy of nations. Any country that
may attain full control of a successful
icanal will acquire superior advantages
land il is necessary to success that one
country alone shall be given that SUI
! periority but the interests of all ma
tons may be safeguarded so that the
world at large may reap the great ben
efits Of such an important water way
connecting two great oceans.
It,is vital to the peace of two cont
nents and the future prosperity of the
1 United States that our own countr.
shall dominate the canal but if an un
fortunate choice should be made nov
as to routes it will be impossible for {
dsecond choice to be made. Some
other nation will be quick to.ssee thu
error, if any be made, and eager tt
seize upon our lost opportunity.
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CA ~ CT R

Sufferers from this horrible malady
nearly always inherit it not necessarily
from the parents, but may be from some
remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant in the blood for
years, or until you reach middle life, then
the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap-
pearance or a swollen gland in the
breast, or some other part of the body,
gives the first warning.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma-
nently all &c poisonous virus must be
eliminated Z. m the blood-every vestage
of it driven OFT. This S. S. S. does, and
is the only heG..c.'e that can reach deep
seated, obstirctc l.oca troubles like this.
When al Tx s9oison has been forced out
of the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer begins often in small way, as the
following letter from Mrs: shirer shows:
below the ca on the left side of my face. It gave
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A SLIGHT FOR PRINCES.

Prince Henry has had grand
round of pleasure, sightseeing and no
doubt satisfaction during his soJcurn
in the east. He has witnessed Won
derful display of wealth and enter
prise but if he could devote one or two
weeks of time to Iowa. the agricultur-
al state of the Union, during the plant
ing season, or when the crops are we'll
advanced, he would realize the secret
of the great wealth of America. Iowa
produces more hogs and corn than any
other state. 1t has no mines of gold.
nor silver but the value of eggs alone,
from Iowa hens sold in the market an
nually, are more than the value of the
annual output of the gold mines of
South Dakota or the Black Hills. If the
prince could see the vast fields of
corn, rye, oats, wheat. barley, and
timothy as they appear in harvest
time in Iowa, and then the potatoes
and minor vegetables that yield SO
well later on, in the autumn, he would
get a better idea of America than to
merely look upon the results of such
products in the cities. Iowa is one OF
| the states that make this country
great in wealth and enterprise. 1t is
producer. It's fields are capable Of
yielding food for millions outside the
limits of its own territory. The prince
has as yet looked upon, none but con
sumers of products. 1t would be 6
revelation to him as we'll as pleasure
to the people, if he and all other Wis
iting princes will look upon the pro
ducing fields, the growing crops ant
the vast resources of a country thai
is as vet but an infant when contrast
ed with the countries of Europe
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A new application of electricity re-
veals the fact that it can be made a
potent element in agriculture. This
is nothing less than the discovery that
by the application of electric currents
the soil can be made to bring forth
crops of double or treble the normal
yield. A market gardener near Pater-
son, New Jersey, tapped the wires of
a trolley line passing his place and di-
rected a part of the current to his
truck patches and the result was
greatly increased fertility; subsequent
ly extensive experiments have been
conducted in Germany with like re.
suits. The method consists in pass
ing feeble currents through the soil in
which the plants are growing. Tests
have been made on wheat, oats, bar
ley, carrots. beets and other vegeta
bles, with the most gratifying results