Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-24


no more and the incident ended right
there.
The southerners thought the colonel
was easy and it was not long after
ward until he had another experience.
A few days later when there was
crowd around about a South Carolina
man broke out with: Say, Yank, do
you remember how our fellows made
you Yankees git, and how your coat
tails stood out, when we gave you the
yell and went after ye?"
Wanted to Fight
Col Rootks long suffering and pa
tient man, 1T there are some things
he declines TO endure and the taunts
of this crowd constituted the last
straw. The colonel was boiling mad
clear through and he jerked off his
coat and observed. "Shed your gar
ments and I'll take pleasure in giving
you and these men an ocular demon
stration of how the Yankees ran from
the Johnnies in South Carolina; pull
your coat; you'll get too warm If You
don't"
No Affront Intended.
The crowd saw they had made a
mistake and gone too far. They just
wanted to test the colonel's metal,
but they found it too hot. Apologies
We're instantly offered; they had only
been in fun; no affront was intended,
and with assurances of this sort the
colonel was cooled off and peaceful re-
lations restored. For time, however,
| it looked as thought something would
be doing. The colonel says that was
the last time any southerner referred
to the war in his presence.
Situation Ugly.
s'This is the ugliest proposition we
have struck this session" These are
the words of very prominent senat-
or. speaking of the present sugar sit
uation. The tangle is regarded as
very serious, and if the fifteen insur-
gent senators hold out it will result in
the most unfortunate split that has
occurred in the part yin many years.
The majority of the republican senat-
ors, without reference to just what
they may deem the correct thing, pro-
pose to support the administration in
this instance and carry out the
pledges that have been made. If the
fifteen senators who are bitterly OPP
posed to concessions to Cuba persist
in their determination to stand out
and to fight the proposition they will
stand discredited in the eyes of the
republicans. generally, it is said, and
| it is not thought that in the last ex-
tremity they will SO act.
Administration May Win Yet.
| The administration seems to have
gained within the last few days in the
house and it is believed now that a
majority can be reckoned for the reci-
procity bill, although the beet sugar
people say otherwise. 1t was thought
Col. Hepburn, who is opposed to con-
cessions would have company should
| the matter come up again in the house
but it is thought now that the Iowa
delegation will support the admins
Col. Hepburn.
i Washington, d. G., June 81.
:. 1t does not appear to be an especial
lily difficult proposition to ladle out fed
eral pie when the conditions are pro-
lpitious and the pie is thoroughly sea-
soned and baked.
Took But Seventy-five Minutes.
i Seventy-fve minutes time was all
the Iowa delegation required, Tuesday
afternoon to apportion out the fat
i places reserved in Iowa for the faith
full.
No Time Wasted
:, But then, no time was wasted. The
. meeting was all meat; there was nc
. chaff nor hot air nor sparring for posi-
ton. 1t was business from the drop Of
, the hat. Preliminaries were entirely
dispensed with.
| Delivers Trip an incentive.
/, The decision of Senator Dolliver tt
leave Washington for four or five days
Tuesday evening" and fear that by the
time he returned some other member
of the delegation might necessarily b.
absent, led Senator Allison, Monday
/ afternoon to send messages to all the
r delegation, informing them that the
: caucus would be held the following
e afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the pr
!. vate office of the speaker.
= Were All There.
: So far as could be ascertained at
= ter thorough canvass every cor
. gresham and the two senators woul,
be in the city and in the capitol tina
! day and that hour. And they were.
;. Took Time, Though.
i However, at 2:30 only eight of tn
0 necessary thirteen We're in the speak
q er's room Messengers were sent il
! various directions and soon an low;
q congressman drifted along; then an
!. other; then two more, and at
3 o'clock the last member had beel
sighted, passed into the inner sta
chamber and the door was closed an
S the lock turned and the key hidden.
n No Performances.
= There were no preliminaries Fol
: malities were waved and the bushes
. of the hour, for which dozen meet
:, Iings had been called and an equa
:, number postponed, was against tn
q delegation.
/. Cousins Man Wins.
u Mr.. Cousins presented the names Q
" Messrs. Mcmillan and Patterson TO
!. United States attorney and collecto
of internal revenue, for the norther