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Arizona republican., 1902-02-21
lHoENIx. ARIZONA. FEB, 21. 1902.

Now that General MacArthur has come and gone, 1t is not improper to
 call the attention of the A board of trade to a E'>-r.7ER lamentabIe error of
 judgment in arranging the programme for his reception. It should have been q general reception, and not an invitation affair. To be sure the members of the board who had the matter in charge acted with the best intentions, and undoubtedly intended to send invitations to prac- tically everybody. But through some oversight Q large number of citizens were not invited. There should have been a single general invitation to all citizens to come and meet the general. Instead of being a formal. full-dress affair in the upstairs parlors. the re- ception should have been held in the main corridor of the Adams hotel. Many old soldiers and other citizens wished to pay their respects to Gen eral Macarthur, but when they learned that evening dress was the proper costume they reluctantly remained
 
 necessary. at all. All the proprieties would have been observed if it had been d general reception. with only the governor of the territory on hand to introduce his fellow citizens to the general. Such an arrangement un- doubtedly would have pleased General MacArthur, for while he is one of the great men of our times he is one of the common people" himself and is in hearty sympathy with that sturdy citizenship which is the foundat tion of the republic.
 These sugges tions are made to the board of trade in the Ilindest spirit. and merely that future action on sim liar occasions may be better consid- cred. When such a man as General Macarthur comes to Phoenix all the people should have an equal chance to pay their respects.
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

That the truth travels slowly in over taking a falsehood has never been
 better illustrated than OUR in the developments FOREIGN brought out by the FRIENDS world wide discussion of IN 1888. the past few weeks con-
 corning the attitude of European powers toward the United States during the negotiations between our government and Spain immediately preceding the outbreak of the war of 1898. Americans generally have ac- cepted as fact the frequently re- peated statement that Great Britain was our only friend. and that had it not been fer the firm friendship O. the British government there would have been a coalition of the continental pow CTS against us. From time to time since the war began denials have been entered by the official press Of France Germany and Russia, but these denials have received little attention from the American public. There still appears to be no doubt that France. Austria and Russia sympathized with Spain. although there has never been any sus-
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

Not more than two decades ago Great Britain was the greatest pro ducer Of coal, iron ore, pig iron, ste.l of all kinds, tinplates and other impor- tant manufactured commodities among the nations of the earth. That iS now a thing of the past. Last year the United States established another rec ord in making more open-hearth steel than Great Britain. and it is regarded as probable that this year the United States will complete it's series of rec ords by manufacturing larger ;on- mage of tinplates than the United Kingdom. The fact is.'' says the Lon don Iron and Coal Trades Review, there are very few fields left uncon- quered by our wonderfully energetic
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

kin across sea. Shipbuilding is almost paramountcy is still unprecedented, but we do not know how long this may continue to be so. ShipbuildinG, of course, carries with it supremacy in naval engineering, and practically in all that belongs to the shipbuilders' art It also. in this case at least-an1 it may in any analogous cases in the future-carries with it supremacy upon the ocean. But what of the out look? The United States but a few years ago were producing less than 5O,000 tons year of iron and steel shipbUilding. whereas this year is like ly to give them from 350.OC0 to 400 900 tons. During the last few years many new shipbuilding yards have been built in the United States-sume of them equal in extent and in the variety and perfection of their equipment to any thing that is to be found on the Clyde, the Tyne or the Wear. The Anl-.lcans evidently mean to be well to the front in both shipping and shipbuilding. They have cheaper materials. speaking generally. than any other nation. They lack experience on Q large scaie. how ever and they have 10 pay higher wages to the men employed both in building and in manning ships. We do not believe that American ship builders will take from us any great part of cur shipbuilding trade for years to cone. but that 1t is a danger to be ap9rehendel in the ultimate future we admit"
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

The census Of 1900 gives the gro-s value of all the manufactured products oG the country for the year at a little more than SI3.Ooo, ,o1oOoO. The percent age of increase in the whole country is 37.7. II is this large increase h the products Of our mills that has given so much force to the demand for new markets. With present output Of goods to the value Of SIS, GOO. coo. OC0, and percentage of increase of more than one-third. the development of new markets becomes q matter Of prime importance. Tine fact should not however. be lost sight of that the holding of our home markets Is of vastly more importance than the dis coVery of new markets. Last year our imports amounted to SSSO. i21 O5G. gainst $S29. .149. 71f for the preceding year. This means simply that for eigners had sold in our markets goods to the amount of more than s5O.O0O 600 in excess of their sales the preceding year. Last year agricultural products contributed over 65 per cent of our eS- ports. as against G per cent in 1900. The percentage Of exports of manu- factured products fell off from 3O3S to z1.4s. From this it appears that in the last two years the sale-of foreign goods has increased in our home market. while our sales in foreign markets have slightly decreased.
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

In a lecture at Topeka a few nights ago. General FitzhuEh Lee defended the "reconcentrado-' policy of General Weyler. Tn view of the fact that 1t was the horrors of the Concentration camps Of Cuba which aroused the American people to a pitch which made war inevitable regardless of the de structioa of the Maine, it would be inter esting to hear the comments of the Spanish newspapers which will fol- low the confession Of General Lee that the apparently heartIess policy of Weyler was a military necessity. Poor old Spain was out of luck, surely enough.
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

Alabamians between the ages Of 21 and 45 who didn't pay poll tax before February 1 cannot vote at the election next November. IL is thought that about one white Alabamian in every three has temporarily disfranchised himself by neglectins or forgetting this indispensable preliminary. That is to say. of about 139.oOO white Alabamians subject to poll tax about #. 900 have ex- cluded themselves from the polls this year-congressionaI election year. In Mobile about 2.4OO of them paid poll inaticn of the blacks under 45 years Of age is almost complete" reports the Atlanta Constitution's correspondent at the Alabama capital.
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

The American Newspaper Publish CTS Association has acted with good judgment in indorsinE the efforts of the postofice department to confine the second-class mail privileges to tho publications legitimately entitled to such privileges. It costs the govern ment millions of dollars annually to carry stuff at second-class rates which has no right to the privilege, and if the abuse is stopped the revenues of the department will better bear a re- duction of letter postage to one cent
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

Prince Henry Of Prussia is expected to arrive in New York on the kron Prinz Wilhelm tomorrow shortly after noon, and from the time he stops on American soil until he takes his de- parture he will find every hour of each day crowded with the details Of the programme for his entertainment. He will be able to carry back to Germany such a story of American hospitality. and American good feeling for the German people that the press of the German empire. which has always mis- understood the psople Of the United States, will be able to discuss Ameri- can affairs with more intelligence herca fer.
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

Mrs. Mary Lease, of Kansas. jawed her husband so much that she acquired q beautiful speaking voice, whereupon she turned reformer. and became q lecturer.
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21

A young lady in Chicago was singing q 'coon" song the other evening. when her sweetheart shot her. That is merely a method of Chicago criticism.
Arizona republican., 1902-02-21
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
Illinois Central R. R.
OF INTEREST TO
OLDERS
Free Transportation to Attend thu
Special and Annual Meet
ings at Chicago.

Public notice Is hereby given that spe,
cia meeting of the stockholders Of the Hi.
nois Central Railroad Company will be held
at the company's office in Chicago, Illinois,
on Friday, August TO- 1902, at clever
o clock in the forenoon; also that the regu,
the company Will be held at its offices in
Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, October
10, 1902, at noon.
To permit personal attendance ut these
meetings there will be issued to each hold
er of one or more shares of the capital
stock of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany as registered on the books of the
day, August l.. 1902, and to stockholders
of record on Friday, September 10, 1902.
ticket enabling him, or her, to travel
free over the companys lines from the sta
ton on the Illinois Central Railroad near
est to his or her registered address to Chi
ccago, and return, such ticket to be good
for the journey to Chicago only during the
day of the meeting. and for the return
journey from Chicago only on the day of
the meeting, and the four days Immediate
ly following, when properly cOuntersigned
and stamped during business iIours-that
is to say, between 900 a m. and 500 p. IN.
Mr.. w. G. Bruen, In Chicago: Such ticket
may be obtained by any holder of stock
registered as above, on application, In
writing, to the president Of the company in
Chicago Each application must state the
full name and address Of the stakeholder
exactly as given in his or her certificate of
stock, together with the number and date
of such certificate No more than one per-
son will be carried free in respect to any,
one holding of stock as registered on the
''0 A. G. HAcRsTAFE. Secretary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12

House and grounds the other day. The
public has been refused admission for
some time past because they interfere
with the workmen. YES" said one
of the policemen at the gate to me
after he had examined my card, I'VE
just had to keep the crowd out. They
We're an awful bother in a place like
this especially the women. Why let a
bunch of them get around man with
all their questions about this and that
and he is just as good as paralyzed for
half an hour as far as getting the
men to do any work is concerned"
But they are making good Roadway
on the White House improvements. 1t
can easily be seen now that the main
part Of the building is finally going
to be private to the President and his
family. There will not be an Office in
the building. The new wing which is
being built just to the right as one ap-
proaches the capitol will contain the
Presidents private business Office and
all of the White House clerical force
To correspond. on the other side of
the building. there is to be another in
noyation. A neat colorado will be
erected which will reach out to a new
driveway and this will be the official
entrance during the big receptions, in
stead OF the front.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
Echo of Convention.

AS echoes of the Iowa state conven-
ton the Washington Post says: "The
administration didn't take any chances
out of Iowa. It's trusted hired men
were there to see that no Hanna fool
ishness was attempted" The Post al
So says: "The Iowa republicans seem
to have supplied the entering wedge
for something practical in the trust
busting line" and then concluded more
seriously, "The very exceptional prom
inence of Iowa in national affairs and
the virility of her republicanism give
peculiar force to the deliverances of
the state convention. 1t was in itself
a notable gathering including the en-
tire congressional delegation of the
state and number of prominent fed
eral officials of the executive depart
ments. There is no state in our union
that presents a higher average of in
tellect and character than Iowa pos.
sesses. No state convention of any
party can eclipse, in the point Of citi-
zenship and the elements of states
stability and progress, the recent gath
ering of the 1900 delegates at Des
Moines." Harold J. Mahin.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12

ception because one of the crowd abus-
ed horse belonging to the Grips es-
Enlistment
made no specific illusions, but
spoke in general of the past abuse
of the parole law, and indiscriminate
paroling of penitentiary convicts, and
suggested that the association of coun-
ty attorneys appoint legislative COM
mittee to draft amendments to the pa
role law, these amendments to be pre-
sented at the next annual convention
of the association. The suggestion was
placed in the form of motion and car
ried and the association will take the
desired action.
The uses and abuses of the prevail
ing parole law promises to be one Of
the most interesting topics of discus
sion of the fourth annual convention
of the county attorneys of Iowa. which
is being held at the Slavery hotel today.
The matter came up first in the ad-
dress Of welcome by Governor Cum
Minis.
The governor said the law has been
abused in the past. He referred to a
predecessor whose humanitarian i'm
pulses" had led him to parole over 800
convicts during one term and decried
this general turning loose upon the
state Of men who had been sent UP for
serious offenses. He suggested that
the association appoint committee
which should meet and draft an amend
ment to the prevailing law, cutting
down these wholesale paroles, and at
the same time that the association
work up a sentiment throughout the
state favoring the retention Of prison
ers in prison once they are sent up,
and favoring punishment instead of
sentiment where crime and criminals
are concerned
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
DEATH VS.. HUSBAND.
Former Abba Girl Feared Her Convict
Spouse.


Davenport. Aug SIT was because
she feared and hated the man to whom
she was married that J,ouise Anderson
formerly of Davennort fool, her own
life Tresdav evening in Minnaanolis
Uar narents resida in AHA 10 Tar
aaus ago o,,isa Andarsnn d,;,,an f,on,
na"annort ~, ~ na1ina baoansa o nf
ha ~. oo+t 49, 49, ~ p,,,,;na.
CT n ,ai, 49, rs " i,a4 e. e.. u, III .on
She ie ln':L .n9ie Just I'VE uays anu
shen s.olins nei iiousenolu soous WIN
d moalian ,,i nalleu Anne r., piyhuaie, sue
ls aoi Minneapons' me reason lor
nel soins was lllat, OIL August ., her
nuspana, one Petefson' was releasea
rom tne IT. Maalson penlsentiary
where ne haa served term fort DUR
glafy ana she feared ms OIL repeated
threats that ne would XIII ner:
The fatal day came when Petersen
walked from the prison a free man and
Immediately he set out to search for
his wife he followed her to Mlneap-
oils; found her there in the resort of
Matte st. Claire at lis Second street,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
MAY NOT PARDON oTTuMwAN.
Governor Cumn1ins Says He Is Not in
Favor of Releasing Convicts.

Lewis Jones of this city may stand
poor chance to obtain parole or a
pardon if Governor Cummins applies
the sentiments he expressed be-
fore the convention Of Iowa county
attorneys in Des Moines to Mr. Jones'
case. Jones was convicted of assault
with intent to kill George Houston Ap.
the penitentiary about one year ago.
Since that time his relatives have cir
culated petition asking for his re-
lease. He was member of the ia
nous "Pasnau gang" which attacked
Mr.. Houston, and Peter Grips
on the date just mentioned. The
trouble is alleged to have had its in
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
Washington Thinks Rock Island
Deal Due to Cummins
IS FEELING IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
Democratic Congressional Committee
Claims Two Iowa Congressmen But
Do Not Specify Distrcts-Forecast
of Both Parties Shows Fierce Fight.
Washington, Aug. 6.

NdSuluSl Ol, aug. ..
1t is stated in financial circles here
that the recent reorganization of the
Rock Islands railroad affairs was due
to Gov. Cummins' veto of the famous
Molesberry bill. 1t is asserted that
the great amount of Rock Island stock
issued by the new Iowa corporation is
explained by that message OF Governor
Cummins when he vetoed the so call
ed merger bill' which practically
gave to corporations the right TO con-
tract debts without limit AS all know
the existing laws of the state permit
bonds to be issued only to the extent
OF two-thirds of the capital stock 1t
4 viii be remembered that Governor
Cummins in his veto message mention
ed the Rock Island railroad and also
the c., B. G. @. as follows:
Il cannot resist the belief" he said,
that the real application of the pro-
posed amendment would not be to en-
able the two or three railroad compan-
les to which it would apply to improve
their property for their own profit and
for the advantageepf the people, but
that its only substantial effect would
be to overcome the real OF. imaginary
difficulties growing out of the pur-
chase of the stock of the Burlington
railway by the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railway companies"
The capitalization of the Iowa COM
pany at 25,O0O,00O is said to be the
result of this official notice to the
manipulators OF the disqualification of
the system.
Claim TWO iowa congressman.
The democratic congressional COM
mittee is claiming two of Iowa's eleven
solid republican districts. 1t is not
stated what districts there two are but
they are districts of comparatively
small majorities and consequently
ground where the democrats think
they have fighting chance.
Congressional Forecast.
The general forecasts by the repub-
lican and democratic committees for
the coming congressional elections
agree as to the probable results in
thirty-one states. In only fourteen
states do they differ as to the party di-
vision of delegations, which illustrates
the closeness of the fight for control,
as well as indicating the theater for
the fiercest contests The fourteen
states with the opposing estimates
are as follows:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
Health and Pleasure Resorts
WITH MEDICAL SPRINGS
IN THE tiILLY REGION
WESTERN KENTUCKY
AND
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
ON THE LINE OF THE
Illinois Central Railroad.

There are seven regularly estab-
lished health and pleasure resorts,
with medicinal waters as a feature,
and having hotel accommodations
that are located as mentioned above,
on the line of or contiguous to the IL.
linois Central. They are: Hardin
Springs, Grayson Springs, Dawson
Springs, Cerulean Springs and Crit
tenden Springs, KY, and Creal
Springs and Dixon .-prings, Ill. Send
to the undersigned for free copy of
an Illustrated book describing them
all. A. H. HANSON, G. P. A.,
Ill. Cent r. R., Chicago, III.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
SKULL OF PREHISTORIC MAN.
Believed to Have Lived in the ACE o,
Mastodons.

M. G. Long, curator of the Kansas
City public museum, has photographed
the Lansing skull" from different
viewpoints. After a thorough investi.
CATION ne is satisfied the skull is that
of prehistoric man who in all prob
ability lived during the glacial period,
$4,000 years ago, and the opinion is
fully shared by Professor Williston OF
the Kansas university.
On March % workmen found the
skull on farm near Lansing, Kan.
If the opinion of Long and Williston is
correct, the Lansing skull'' offers
tangible proof of the existence of pre-
historic man in North America. In
Europe several prehistoric skulls have
been found, but this is the first to be
found in America.
The Lansing skull" was found deer
under well defined strata of earth and
rock and was imbedded in what is
called river loess The prehistoric
man was probably a contemporary OF
the mastodon and giant sloth. The
skull slopes back Immediately from
the eyes and there is practically NO
forehead. Pieces of stone are attach.
ed to and imbedded In the skull, and
these pieces of stone are identical
with those found attached to the
bones of mastodons.
re +ba ro1orndo H. H. vr.a.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
win Not Discuss Convention.

Secretary Shaw will not discuss the
doings of the Iowa convention. 1t is
stated however, that he recently
communicated with Senator Allison
and other political leaders in Iowa and
that he recognized the placing of a
strong tariff plank in the Iowa plat
form a necessity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
Beats All Its Rivals.

No salve, lotion, balm or oil can COM
pare with Bucklen's Arnica Salve for
healing. 1t kills pain. Cures or NO
pay. 25c. f. B. Clark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12

1t seems that the main purpose of
the Baldwin polar expedition was full
ly subserved-tha of the consumption
of supplies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
The Peril of Our Time

Is lung disease. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption, coughs and
colds cures lung trouble OF no pay.
Soc, $1.00 f. B. Clark.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12

King Edawrd's successful corona
ton will relieve the insurance com
panies of terrible strain.