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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
IOWA COAL FIELDS.

The western interior coal field lies
within the prairie plains of the Mis-
sissippi valley in the states of Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska.
The coal of Nebraska, however, says
H. F. Balm in part three of the twenty
second annual report of the United
States geological survey now in press,
is so small in quantity and so irregu-
lar in supply that the Nebraska por-
ton of the western interior field may
be neglected. The total area of the
field aproximates $4,000 square miles.
The probably productive areas are:
Iowa, 10000 square miles; Missouri,
$4,000 square miles; Kansas, $4,000
square miles; but the coal of this field
is characteristically patchy and irreg-
ular in distribution. The usual varia-
ton in the beds is from eighteen inches
to six feet, but in some of the pockets
coal seventy feet thick has been
found.
The development of the coal mining
in this field has been determined chief
ly by the location of the transportation
lines. Thus in Iowa the Fort Dodge
mining district in Webster county, the
Boone county mines, the Des Moines
mines in Polk county, the Oskaloosa
mines in Mahaska county, the mines
from Ottumwa in Wapello county
through Monroe to Cleveland in Lu-
cas- county; the mines in Appanoose
and Wayne counties and the mines in
Adams, Taylor and Page counties; in
Missouri the mines at Huntsville, Ran
dolph county, the mines at Rich Hill,
Bates county, and at Minden, Barton
county the mines in Schuyler, Putnam
and Adair counties, the Lexington dis
trict in Ray and Lafayette counties;
in Kansas the Leavenworth mines, the
Cherokee coal district in Cherokee and
Crawford counties, the mines in Linn
and Bourbon and Franklin and Atchi-
son and Usage counties-these have
all been determined by the main east
and west railway lines and their
branches, the Illinois Central, the Chi
cago s. Northwestern, the Rock Island,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
A Plea for Et. Madison.

The Mt. Vernon Hawkeye argues
that the state is under moral obliya-
tons not to remove the penitentiary
from Ft. Madison. Where towns are
developed because of some central at
tracing feature as the location of pub
lie institutions" the Hawkeye asserts,
1T is an injustice and breach of
faith with every individual of such
communities to disturb such condi
lions. Only the most radical of rea-
sons warrant such disturbing dis
cussion of this character
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

The house, in the Iowa legislature
has made an important step toward
sanitation, by the adoption of concur
rent resolution authorizing the board
of health to investigate the question
of the disposition of sewage, the purifi-
cation therefor and report its findings
to the next general assembly. This is
question of deep Importance to the
cities and towns of the state that are
already seriously embarrassed as to
the disposition of sewage. The prob
lem is certainly of serious concern to
the towns situated on rivers from
which water supply is obtained.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
BIRTH OF A NEW REPUBLIC.

Secretary Root has issued orders to
General Wood, in command in Cuba, to
provide for the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Palma, on May 20, and after this
is done to leave the government and
control of the island of Cuba to its
people, pursuant to the provisions of
the act of congress and in accordance
with the treaty obligations.
The United States troops will all
be removed except about 800 artillery.
men in charge of the coast defense,
which is to avoid leaving the island
entirely defenseless against external
attack. Thus will be brought about
the determined purpose of the United
States at the beginning-tc free the
island from foreign control, place the
people of Cuba in possession of their
own territory, protect them until they
become ready to assume absolute indie
pendence and then evacuate the is
land. So far all these provisions have
been carried out and there seems that
nothing can intervene to prevent the
full fruition of this most righteous en-.
terprise
As evidence of the good faith of this
government and the implicit confidence
placed in it by the newly elected presi-
dent of the new republic the statement
of President Palma and the tribute
h~ hac To TI,;t Sc,
of historic interest After stating
some of the details of the occupation
and the proposed evacuation of the
island by the American forces, Mr..
Palma said:
"The government of the United
States has shown most beautiful eX-
ample of good faith in dealing with a
weak government which it undertook
to rescue from it's oppressors. 1t has
demonstrated it's generosity and pa
triotism, and by the shedding of it's
own blood has helped Cuba to break
the chain which united it with Spain.
Some countries would have sought
some pretext for selfish gain in under
taking a work of this character and
taken advantage of some technicality
for their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT, but the
contrary spirit has been manifested
by the United States, and it has given
to the world an evidence of good will
seldom found. The people OF the Unit
ed States have remembered their own
declaration of independence and have
fulfilled duty to mankind"
A greater tribute could not be paid
by weak nation to a powerful one,
and no country on earth except the
United States has SO far justified itself
before the world as generous nation
in ali its acts relating to the rescue
of people, as in this instance In near
ly every case heretofore where foreign
aid has been invoked, the interven-
ing power has sought its own advan-
tage, but the United States has stead
lily adhered to all its declarations from
the beginning and is now near the
close of one of the grandest episodes
in the record of any nation.
When the Cuban President is inaug-
urated, and the new flag, born in storm
and peril, shall have been unfurled
over the island, and the forces of the
United States are withdrawn, there
will be presented for record one of
the grandest events in human his
tory.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
THE oTTU MwA COURIER.


theory or hope of mans living again
is promise that God can and will
keep. No one could see this teeming
and Astounding life, these millions OF
little trespassing tenants living with
out the landlords consent and on his
bounty despite him, without knowing
that when the cold winter should come
again they would again be taken care
OF in the same kind and ceaseless way.
When these myriads of strange things
IN nature can be, and be so strangely
preserved, is it so strange that man
may live again?
There is logic as we'll as science in
volved in this strong appeal to nature,
to prove immortal life. There are SER
mons contained in the paragraph.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
AN ORTHODOX VIEW OF THE
BIBLE

A friend to the Courier who does
not care to write his own expressions,
requests the Courier to say this for
him, in answer to those who deny the
infallibility of the Bible and yet pro-
TESS to believe in Christian doctrine:
The Bible is either good or a bad
book; it cannot be good if it processes
to be that which it is not If the Bible
is Gods Word authorized by Him
through inspiration. it cannot fail to
be all that He designed it to be. IL
the Bible contains matters that we do
not understand, that is not to be won
dered at. 1t is the source of infinite
wisdom and we can never attain the
heights and depths of infinite wisdom.
The Bible is stronger today in the
light of scientific discovery than it was
twenty-five years ago, fifty years ago,
one hundred years ago or five hundred
years ago. If the Bible had accepted
the so-called science of either one of
these epochs, twenty-five years ago, fif-
ty years ago, or five hundred years
ago, it would have been sadly out of
line with that which is now known as
science, or a knowledge of things. The
Bible relations have been before the
world for centuries subjected to the
severest criticisms and yet the Bible
remains as the highest authoritative
expression of the will of God revealed
to man. 1t is the foundation of all hui
man laws and all the civilized king
doms and republics of the earth base
their power on the religion of the BIZ
BILE.
Those who base their churches on
the Bible are not licensed to modify or
amend it's teachings. 1t is the chart
that God has given. If it be not in
fallible God has failed in one of His
purposes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Let the Women Say.

"Petticoats, not breaches, should de-
eide this question:" declares the Wash
ington Press, speaking Of equal suf-
frage. The Press does not believe the
legislature should be eternally vexed
leaving it to the women to settle as
they are so minded. First" to quote
the language of the Press, "let the
women of Iowa have a whack at it.
We mean, let them vote whether they
want the ballot or not. They would
probably cast a big majority against
the scheme. Such an expression
would be accepted as final, OF for ten
or twenty years at least, and it would
relieve the legislature.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

There is something of tempest in
teapot as developed between a
French wine house and German wine
house as to whether it was German or
French wine that was used in christen-
ing the German vessel Meteor" Now,
all this could have been avoided had
Mrs. Carrie Nation christened the ship.
That gentle woman would have used
pure water for christening purposes
and perhaps this would have avoided a
war between two great wine houses.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Mind Mind. lust Mind.

"All this talk about removing the
university" says the Cedar Rapids
Republican, will end in talk; it will
not be removed. The promise made
when the constitution was framed
will be kept; but this continual bring
ing forward of one proposition or an
other looking toward the removal of
the university simply retards the
growth of that institution. All this
sort of thing ought to cease. 1t can
do no good. Most of it is without any
excuse in fact. Let us support our
university. not handicap it. Let us
build it up in public opinion, not I'M
dermine it,"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

They are to have. an old settlers
meeting at Watonga, Oklahoma, April
Is and 10. The territory was opened
to settlement ten years ago 1t will
be of interest to- hear the old pioneers
recite their experiences which, how
ever, have been so recent, that they
will necessarily be almost, if not ex-
actly true.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

may be safely trusted to do the patri-
Quo thing and the thing best for the
republican party as we'll Henderson
and Allison and Dolliver and the most
OF our delegation" the Republican
continues, being on the ground at
Washington, with long experience and
good Judgment, are qualified to act
right"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Trusts In Henderson.

The Audubon Republican is disposed
to take a conservative view OF the tar
iff revision question, which is causing
Speaker Henderson some bother just
now. The Republican thinks the tar
lift on steel and many other things
might be reduced to the advantage of
the people, but it says it sees the
force of the objections to opening up
tariff questions now Therefore it
concludes that Speaker Henderson
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Strenuous Politics.

The Muscatine Journal advises Mus
catine that it can be thankful it is not
Des Moines. up there" it points out,
they do not know what it is to sit
down by their firesides and cast aside
thoughts of political turmoil I;1ay
are even SO strenuous politically that
they run two campaigns at one time"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
It's Uncommon. ANYWAY.

The Waterloo Courier asserts that
Judge Robinson does not deserve a
special credit mark for paying taxes
on his unlisted personal property. at
was simple case of honesty" the
Courier says.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
SEES No Good in Nazareth.

The ship subsidy bill is wrong in
principle, sop to a big ship syndi-
cate, and ought to be beaten by the
republicans in the house." declares
the Algona Upper Des Moines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Means to an End.

The Burlington Hawk-Eye says it is
now nearly resigned to the retention
of the circle on the Australian ballot
as an aggravating incentive for the
adoption of the voting machine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Riaht You Are.

The Corning Union-Republican says
that If any change is made in the cleo
ton laws it should be the substitution
OF the voting machine for the Austral-
ian ballot system.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Fomenter of Trouble.

The Burlington Gazette says Mr..
Bryan's attack on Mr.. Cleveland lis
not calculated to aid OF abet in the
harmonizing of the democratic party"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Whip Him "Around the Stump. !"

The Council Bluffs Nonparei sug-
gests that if Bryan really wants to
XIII off Hills chances for getting the
nomination he should make show
OF supporting him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

The city should not receive blood
money, nor should the church receive
pew rents from ursury, though the
necessities of both are great.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Observation-Disclosures
; IOWA PRESS COMMENT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
There. There Now.

The Cherokee Democrat thinks the
Iowa Legislators have been making
monkeys of the equal suffragists.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
Founded 9th August, 194s.

Published senii-weekiy on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Office: ll2 South Market Street.
Telephone editorial or business Office No. "a.
Address tile Courier Printing Co., ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
FOUND IN THE TALL GRASS.

Mondamin Enterprise: Cox & Rem
ington sold the Ed. Hutchinson piece
of land south of town last Friday for
$50 an acre. Ed bought the land
about two years ago and gave $25 an
acre for it. That makes pretty good
interest on the money invested.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

Mondamin Enterprise: Cox & Rem
ington sold the Ed. Hutchinson piece
of land south of town last Friday for
$50 an acre. Ed. bought the land
about two years ago and gave s25 an
acre for it. That makes pretty good
interest on the money invested.
Manson Journal: If the spring
proves as favorable as it now seems,
there will be one of the largest acre
ages of crop ever planted in Iowa. The
ground will be in good condition for
corpping and the high price Of all pro-
duce will be an incentive to farmers to
plant every patch of ground that can
be cultivated
Marcus News: The postoffice is al
most deluged with seeds of all kinds
and description from almost every
quarter of the globe and the orders
have just begun to arrive The re-
ceipt of packages of seeds outnumbers
the holiday packages by considerable
and is the heaviest the Office has re-
ceived during the past four years.
Britt Tribune: You can make all the
fun of that grounding that you want
to, but we have made up our minds
that there are three things we have
faith in--Yankee Doodle, tax time and
that old grounding He didn't get in
to his hole this year any too quick,
and he didn't come out in six wekes
either; if he did he is back again.
Hon. Savid B. Henderson, Speaker
of the House of Representatives
of the great questions before con-
gress is, What are we going to do for
Cuba?" Those contending for Cuba
want reduction of SO per cent or a
clean sweep of duties between us and
that country. Contending for this
doctrine is, first, the American sugar
trust, which is here in the person of
its ablest managers; second, the mon
ey, the capital, that has been put into
the construction of railroads in Cuba
where system of railroads extending
along what may be termed the back
bone of the island, with arms extend
ing from the backbone into each part
of it, is in progress of construction. All
the money in this enterprise,of course,
is anxious to build up the commerce
of Cuba. Third, there are millions of
dollars that have gone into Cuba buy
ing up plantations, cheap lands, and,
with large syndicates formed, are
seeking to make fortunes out of the
sugar industry Then, again, the
Cubans themselves who have the cap
ital are anxious to have free trade re-
lations with the United States. These
all touch elbows and are working to-
gether. On the other hand, the beet
sugar industry of the United States
and the cane sugar industry are fight
ing most vigorously against any re-
duction. The beet sugar industry has
developed to wonderful extent, and
SO much so in the states of California,
Colorado, Nebraska, Wisconsin and
Michigan that the delegations from
those states have their faces set Wig
orously, firmly and most determined
ly against any reduction. Their con-
tention being that for the first time
in the history of the country the farm
er finds a most direct interest in pro.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03

and party are delighted and have ex-
pressed desire to return. The letter
from which these observations are
cleaned, is genuine.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-03
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, 1902-04-03

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-22
DECORATIONS FOR AMERICANS.
German Emperor Has List of 800 to
Honor

A dispatch from Berlin yesterday says:
Cabinet orders comforting decorations on
about 200 Americans who had to do with
the trip of Prince Henry of Prussia to the
United States are in Emperor William $
hands for signature The foreign office sent
the papers to his majesty I fortnight ago,
and their return and the announcement of
the decoIat ;ons are expected any day.
The list was made up largely by DR.. Won
Holleben the German ambassador al Wash
ington, though, of course. Prince Henry
personally suggested good many names.
The delay in fixing UP the list seems to
have been due to the necessity for ascer-
tanning beforehand whether persons in Of
fetal positions would and could accept.
There has been much corresponds nce be-
tween the foreign office and DIR. Won Hole
ben regarding the attitude of the American
officials, whose individual preferences. as
set forth in the correspondence, are kept
invoable here. However, after months of
exchange of views, the list finally
agreed upon and sent to the United States
embassy for revision.
The United States ambassador, Andrew
u. White, following precedent in such
cases, politely declined to make any sug-
gestions, and returned the list to the for
eign office without any expression of opin-
ion. 1t appears that a standing inStruc-
ton of the State Department is that the
bestowal of decorations shall be discour-
aged as much as possible, because decora-
tons, having no place in the American
government system, cannot be returned in
kind and nearly always lead to diplomatic
annoyances.
1t is understood that the decorations are
chiefly various classes of the crown order
Each class of the several Prussian orders
mas number of shades. In the Red Eagle
for instance there are thirty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-22
WARRANT FOR CAPT. STRONG.
Charged by May Yohe With Theft of
Diamonds.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: A formal complaint of grand larceny
was made against former Capt. Putnam
Bradlee Strong this evening by May Yohc.
formerly Lady Francis Hope. who visited
police headquarters accompanied by her
mother and her lawyer. and there charged
Strong, who recently disappeared from his
home at Hastings, with the theft of jewels
valued at S250000. Her complaint was en-
tertained and a general alarm was sent out
for the arrest of Strong
Miss Yohe's counsel said that the safe
in the knickerbocker Safe Deposit Com
pany where Miss Yohe had kept her jew
els, was opened today and it was found
that her ewels valued at S2j0,0o0. had been
removed, nothing Of value being left in the
safe except few trifling trinkets. He also
explained that pawn tickets calling for
100000 worth of the missing gems had
been recovered
The captain has not been located yet. He
has been reported as having been seen in
several Tenderloin resorts but most of
these have been proved unfounded, and
Frau Strong" has not the slightest idea
where he is.
The Yohe woman said in an interview
The captain and l ran short of funds
when we reached Yokohama. We did not
have enough money even to pay our pas
sage back to this country. | had dia-
mond necklace with a big ruby pendant
which was very valuable. The captain
pawned this in Yokohama for $4,000. The
ticket was good until July l.. short
time before the captain went away he said
to me: Our friend in Japan will be sur
prised when he gets the money for that
necklace
Then you have sent the money to re-
deem it, l said. He replied that he had
sent the money and l supposed that | was
to have my necklace again