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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22
against the majority of his party. EY.

against the majority of his party EY.
cry speech he has made, save one, has
been in opposition to the judgment of
practically the united majority in the
house. Mr. Litletield will never be-
come speaker unless he cuts some pc
culiar traits of character from his rep,
ertoire. He lacks the confidence of
the members of the house and that is
the first requisite. At this time the
house would not feel safe with Mr. Lit,
tletield in the chair. He is bright but
not steady,
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sLAsHED WITH A KNIFE.
Whisky Causes Serious ARRAY in
CorYdon.

Corydon, April 16.-Ex-Marshal Will.
liam Blagg is lying at his home in a
serious condition as the result of
wounds received at the hands of JOS
eph Fitzgerald. The latter imbibed
considerable whisky and became bois-
ferrous. Blagg demonstrated with him.
whereupon he suddenly assaulted
Blagg with a knife, stabbing him in
the left side. Fitzgerald was arrested
and is held under $4,000 bonds. Blagg's
wounds are severe but not necessarily
fatal
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22
DOCTOR GOES TO PEN.
Played a JekyI and Hyde Life But Is
Brought to Justice.

Davenport, April 16.-(Special)-
Dr.. Jackson B. Thomas, of Philadel,
phia, alias ]. j. Dudley, was sentenced
to seventeen years in the penitentiary
this afternoon for uttering a forged
deed and mortgage. He attempted to
swindle local men out of $4,000 and
has a bad reputation in many states
In Philadelphia he played the part of
a respectable physician and lived a
Jekyl and Hyde life
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22
"eREATER oskALoosA."
Local Election Results Unanimously
in Favor of Extending City Limits.

Oskaloosa, April 15.-The special
election here resulted almost unani-
mously in favor of Greater Oskaloo.
sa," extending the limits of the city by
acquiring nearly one thousand acres
beyond the bounds of the old city, This
will add $500 people ITO the population
of Oskaloosa, makingla total of $4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22
Pension Iowa Woman.

A bill granting an increase of pen
sion to $50 per month passed the house
and will undoubtedly be favorably act-
ed upon by the senate, for Mrs. Caro-
line M. Stone, widow of former Gov
ernor Stone, of Iowa. The bill origin
ally called for $50, but in committee
this amount was cut down to 500
Congressman Lloyd, a democrat from
Missouri, and Congressman Lacey, of
Iowa, made speeches favoring the re
tention of the original amount in the
bill. with the net result that a member
'of the committee arose and on behalf
of the committee withdrew the amend,
ment and the bill passed at $50. In
stances of this kind are extremely un-
common; the house usually stands by
the committee and the committee
stands by its guns.
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house. The measure provided for a
graduating scale of salaries from ST.
200 for counties of $4,000 or more pop
UP to $4,000 for counties of
Al, 900 or more population.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22

The depot at Neville was burglariz-
ed, but little of value was secured,
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Lacey Talks.

stands by its guns.
Lacey Talks.
Major Lacey spoke as follows:
'Mr. Chairman in 1861 | was a pri-
vate soldier in the third Iowa infant
ry volunteers, in which Governor
Stone entered the service He was
judge of the district court when the
war broke out, and the day after the
firing on Fort Sumpter he ordered the
clerk to adjourn court until after the
war;" closed the docket and went
home and raised company and went
into the third Iowa infantry; after
wards became a major of that regi-
ment and was wounded at the battle
of Blue Mills. He was promoted to
colonel of the twenty-second Iowa and
in the assault upon the enemy's works
at Vicksburg was severely wounded.
He went home on leave, with his arm
in sling, and waiting for his arm to
heal he happened to be at the conyen-
ton of his party and they took him
up and nominated him for governor of
Iowa and elected him almost by accla-
nation. He was in public life long
time-four years as governor, commits
sioner of the land office under the Har-
rison administration after his
long service died poor, leaving his
wife nothing. He was an able man
but money-making was not his strong
point. His wife is now old and en-
tirely paralyzed and helpless and to
grant her pension of $50 per month
under these circumstances would be a
very just action on the part of the
house. | am satisfied that the COM
mittee on pensions, with a full under
standing of the case, will not disagree
with me when | say that the amend
ment ought to be withdrawn"
At this point member of the COM
mittee rose and withdrew the amend
ment and the bill was passed without
opposition.
Congressman Lloyd spoke very
nicely of Governor Stone; said the
case was one of the most meritorious
he had ever known and he felt that
scant justice for the services render
ed by the deceased would be rendered
| if the full amount asked for were al
| lowed.
Seventeen Year Locusts Coming.
The scientific men who make a
study of such matters predict that
next month there is to be visitation
from the seventeen year locusts
This destructive insect, by the billion
| is expected to sweep over the country
and rayage the land It's last call was
in 1885 and this is the year for a re-
appearance of the pest. 1t is claimed
that it will revisit the points of its
route seventeen years ago. 1t will be
interesting to Iowa farmers and peo-
pie generally to know that Iowa is not
in the itinerary of the locust this
year. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and
Wisconsin are on the locusts way, but
he gives Iowa wide berth. Indiana
is to be the storm center, only certain
scattered sections of Illinois and Wis
consin being visited. 1t is said Wash
ington, D. c., is scheduled to have an
inning with the insects. These facts
are given out by the entomologists in
the department of agriculture.
Frank j. Stillman.
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Physical Wrecks.

What are the results9 Ten dead
in the mountains; forty u more in
the hospital in Tacloban; a number
of whom will have to have their feet
amputated on account of gangrene
caused by poisoned sores; others in a
state of imbecility, all wrecks who
will probably never be fit for active
duty again."
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Total 80. =. ........s1,5os,4s7.7s
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Opticians failed to get recognition
from the present legislature despite
the fact that the measure known as
the optometry bill passed both houses.
This. however, was accomplished by
varying forms and the bodies could not
get together on any bill The senate
Indefinitely postponed the measure as
a last resort.
County Auditors Salaries Fixed.
The senate bill fixing salaries of
county auditors was defeated by the
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Amputation Necessary.

Already one man has died as re-
suit of the poison inflicted by the trop-
ical leeches. Others are in a deplor-
able condition and some will lose their
eyes, their faces being spread over
with a cancerouslike eruption which
is accompanied with most agoniZine
pain and itching.
Amputation of arms and lower limbs
may in some cases stay the burrowing
progress of the leeches, but in other
cases it is said that only death can
put an end to the sufferings of the
men,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
Prosperity Reflected in Finance and Commerce

amount
earngs which those New
Yorkw the of Sz4753 3IS9r436
show
banks little for the whole
,,. --,r-
OF FARM PROPERTY.
of the the
place. at comfortable increase
and half billion dollars
NEW-YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Of Stock Exchange indicates, perhaps
industrial growth
OF
exceeded and the following
ca about the
1888 dropped with the
% slight
but the lowest for
the
they reached the
declined
total
In the furry Northern Pa
highest
May following the day OF the crisis the sales
the shares
paper figures the therefore
PRODUCTION
has resulted enormously
the supply.
of In
amounted
o
COMMERCIAL FAILURES.
Notwithstanding great expansion done throughout
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

in
oonlv6
Of O
found
b The experts the commercial agencies
resulted
of
what the De / a
to
eheathvt
which
three
The
romcu
and will comfortable
sand months compared
AS
o
moyine the financial stua will take o
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31


about as much
Russia amounted to thirty millions more
about
the
Italy had surplus OF four million
THE CURRENCY PROBLEM
struggling meet their interest charges uncle
OF his outstanding debts
liable United States bonds have heretofore
bonds for this and has
to be held guarantee fund
bank This and the more difficult
will be sufficient for all commercial demands
while ro are being during industrial activity particular lines
by the heads OF the Government at
he
EXPENSES
In the Uncle Sans for the army navy PENSIONS
smaller than has been spent on account
e for considerable the War and
A advance sheets
another giving the details
OFT in departments Tor the ase years
RANK DEPOSITS AND CLEARINGS
individual deposits IN natona
banks of S75o9o; IN State banks OF s
COS s private SI3I9o and in trust companies ei
oa making tc deposits of But padoxoa as may
billion of deposits IN banks the money io"
figures course ue
TINS obvious
all the crcuaton OF s eq"
or renreie in commercial paper deposited four times over
The almost nhntesna which actual cash transactions De " W ~
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

When however, that present
double the United
of inhabitants clearly understood
found that the last two decades the
considerably cent for
figures decades round
less than
EXPORTS.
of
which complete
Britain amounted
of German 10 S,II3O o
OF the
and those OF
trade agricultural products
behind
manufactured The
But this
OF particular those of
products little
than
percentage
percentage manufactured
Cman than and Bntans
like
Brtainw a com
three mentioned the fiscal of
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31


corporations in the country. The govern
n1ent itself, although it has a little debt OF
something less than billion dollars, is in
comfortable circumstances, all things con-
sidered.
In comparison with outstanding obi
cations of the other great nations, Uncle
Sans bills payable seem small in amount.
Our national debt is only S969,454,241,
while that of France is S5,Soo,6oI,S ,SI4, and
the United Kingdom carries burden OF
S3.o6o,o26, ,3o4. Russia also has reached
the three billion mark, the exact figures
being S3,I67,32o,ooo. Italy has great diff
Guilty in meeting the interest on debt of
S2,583 3983,7So. The German Empire out
standing obligations amount to only S557,-
6e6622. but the German States are in debt
in the sum of S2,oI5,o58,ooo. Spain stag
gers under debt of S1,727,9o4,o2o.
The United States had revenue larger
than any of the other nations mentioned
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

earlier linus TO the sro"u VI Eng
of
cinq seventeen hundred years
OF slng
exclaimed
cold and Darren
bubbGng
ABOUT
with present
goods OF
about the glorious
nation Whcn
onehun
OF the future
the space
Behold greater III pop
France:
inadequate bring to the mind e
of nothing
bound
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
PROSPERITY 4ND INCREASED COMMERCE. REFLECT
ED IN THE OPERATIONS OF THE
HONEY M4RKET
HONEY MARKET.

WEALTH OF the Indies has lost its significance
phrase indicating great riches Pork beef corn, wheat
pig iron, steel lumber coal railroads. steamships and
skyscrapers have taken the place of fine silks precious
stones, spices, perfumes, myrrh and incense signs
that the possessor has than the ordinary amount
OF this world goods. The strong boxes have grown
to stone and steel vaults of proportion loaded with
bricks and bars OF silver and gold bullion. Jack
longer climb down the beanstak with the giants
box und er his The giants OF industry hire
men to load tons of the precious metal extremely
unromantic trucks whenever they find it necessary to
move it. A whole regiment OF captains of industry
be named e ach of whom expresses the value of his
worldly goods in eight nine figures and many OF
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

into the front rank as WOTId power OtllCL
than BY drawing parallel between what
we have done and what has been accom-
plished BY other nations during the period
of Our existence Nor is it necessary to so
back many years in drawing this parallel
The march of events has been such that
with a bound we have caught up with and
passed the leaders in the last decade, and
while we have been glorifying Our advance
in language sometimes characterized BY
enthusiastic overstatementS, almost before
we finish the discussion the facts have
grown to proportions equal to or exceed
ing the exaggeration.
POPULATION.
Looking at the question OF population
in comparison with other countries with
which we naturally come into competition,
we find that in 1902 the population OF the
United States is about 100000. The
mere statement of that figure does not,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

Of odtme
with practically nothing accumulated
The period OF
power in his srespec ciscurb y1egisatio
WEALTH.
OF
ordinary buttfe increased
In bill
dimes,
Oft worldly
dollars national
than n n
divide this wealth the 100000 inhabitants
child would have
SANS INCOMES.
all individuals
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

the birth of the American Union, Edmund Burke,
with true prophetic wisdom, told the members OF
Parliament of the future commercial greatness OF
the then American colonies of Great Britain. In his
famous speech of March 22 I775- urging IN the most
e1oouent language conciliation with these colonies,
he drew parallel between the growth OF the trade OF
Great Britain with all the world and with the Aner1
can dependencies for an approximate period Oh
seventy years He showed that in 1904 British ex-
norts to all other countries and colonies amounted
TO about what would be equivalent to $4,000
600. This trade he added, had attracted the envy
Of the world. In I772, however, British exports to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-22
A SHORT RANGE VIEW
OF FRANK r, STOCKTON,

And yet this IL not 40 remarkable as
II would at lirst SEEM A late veteran
editor who was himself a successful
author remarked that when an author
creates new field OF literature he
must create a taste for H. Such writ.
er has 4 double difficulty to overcome.
lie must first pass the editors 10 get be.
fore the public stockton was years
passing The editors and might never
have passed them had he not been fa-
yored by his employers While an ed
ltor for Scrihners he printed parts Of
"Rudder Grange In the magazine.
Then he offered the work complete 10
one publisher after another Finally
he prevailed upon the Scrlbners 70 pub
lish the book u proved TO be Stock
TOMS first decided hit
Rudder Grange its author has
said, was founded largely on my own
experiences with one OF the domestlos
Of my own family The canalboat was
real though we never lived IN Il. |
found a family IN Just such u boat on
the Harlem river near lllghbridge /
went up ana spent several afternoons
with them, The old boat lay high and
dry on the nats though the tide wash
ed It's base twice u day The boat
dwclers appeared TO be quite comforta.
Bile, and the children led as merry q
life as any ! ever saw. The domestic
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1t into the pile Of declined manuscripts,
Indeed # Is questionable II. without
preparation Il would not have fallen
Nat before the public There are many
persons who after reading the authors
productions for years are unable to
grasp them for what they are Intended.
Mr. stockton has beautiful home In
West Virginia, where he does most OF
his work. In summer he rises early,
walks IN his grounds and goes to
work NO o'clock He prepares himself
carefully for the writing OF his crea.
lions and then dictates TO stcnogra.
phor AZ first he attempted TO compose
rapidly in the rough and afterward re-.
wise his work, hut found this plan IN
satisfactory II is therefore necessary
mat his awanuensIs bc endowed with
.rpat patience, Tor Stockton often con
sumes several minutes IN deciding upon
'he eXHC' word he wants.
Mr. stockton Is one OF the few au-
thars whose popularity does not wane.
liis experience as an editor has doubt
less enabled him TO market his prodoc.
lions remunelatyely, and they have
seldom been cheapenpd by unwlss
forms Of publication. His stories com.
mand as good a price as ever In the lit
erary market, r. a. mitchell.
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found out great deal that never had
known myself about the mystery. The
most urgent suggestion was that had
better quit writing stories. The oontro-
versy got into the country debating so-
Cietles, and the story rs well az the all-
thor was torn to shreds Mystery is the
most desirable element In story. As
long az the mystery can be nationally
sustained YOU are sure OF the renders
attention II must be carefully han.
died however, or what the writer be.
lleyoa 10 be mystery win bo as clear
as the MONDAY sun to everybody"
When asked what Is the mystery In
THE Lady or the Tiger the author re,
piled II really don't know which door
opened"
The new vein Of humor created BY
Mr. Stockton does not appear In an his
works, and when II does appear Ii not
always successful Perhaps as good an
example as any of this peculiar vein Ia
to be found IN "Thc Casting AWAY OF
Mrs. Locks and Mrs Aleshine." II
would be- interesting 10 watch the ex.
preston OF some editor whose ideas Of
literary excellence have been definitely
fixed for years peruslng without any
preparation this strlng Of absurdltles.
How could the author have had the
assurance to offer It TO FIRST class De.
nodical2 Boshl Rot" Aud he losses
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FRANK R. STOCKTON.

arrangements Of the abandoned boat
were excellent. An awning was extern.
porized over part Of the deck and In
the cool Of the evening what had shell
tered the Rudder Changers from the
heat kept of the falling dew, Theorci-
ically II was an ideal life"
But Builder Grange while It gave
the writer literary reputation did not
cause him 10 be generally known \
sudden introduction 10 the public came
with a literary bit OF which nothing
was expected short story which most
editors would be likely 90 decline on ace
count Of what they would be pleased To-
regard as AN ambiguous ending
THE Lady or the Tiger left unan-
swered a question over which the world
has ever since been ponderIng II was
the exciting Of this curiosity rather
than the story's so called literary merit
that advertised stockton as an author
lie has given the following account Of
the writing and reception Of the story.
"A LADY at Franklin haG an evening
party. ! agreed 90 tell a story / hit
upon IN, two door idea from a place In
my house where there are two doors
ADJOINING each other But / could not
write the story to suit me. and after
rewriting 10 Eve times I was less and
/ lcss satisfied In spite OF an could do.
apugenuy, the mystery obtuded itself
too early In the story thus foreshadov.
7 ing the climax. n the definition some.
times given Of climax os being the
point in q story or drama at which the
reader ceases 10 read and begins to
think be o good one. The lady or mo
Tiger admirably 0.ls the requirements.
Wen years oitelUarl . g1, the sioN,
out. gave It another dressing up and
offered It 10 The Century people. The
were In doubt at hl 20 90 put % mildly.
/ because 10 was not q complete story
The Century's editor finally published
/ IT, however and from the public I
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-22

Nm Frank II, stockton's latest book
Kate Bonnet, the Romance OF 4
II Pirates Daughter" the author
has returned to o field he has
n hitherto found prolific In Incident
and adventure, for he has already
produced several pirate books One
would hardly take him, inlmitable hu-
morIst that he ", az man prone to
revol In deeds OF blood, for Of GER
talhty he MS as mild hammered q man
as ever wrote about the deeds Of buc-
cancers.
Author already OF more than forty
books, Frank Stockton Is no longer In
the freshness Of his youth or even Of
middle age, for he IL now sixly-eight
years old yet his work appears 70 be
endowed with perennial Juvehllity
that Will over charm the popular mind
Frank Stooktons literary career in
some respects unique, In others is siml-
lar to that OF nearly every successful
author He begun by writing chIldrcns
stories IN n homcly, realistic vein and
ended by inventing new kind Of hui
NOR,
What was your first experience In
llterature2" he was once asked,
Getting things sent back" ne
promptly replied.
This IS usually the first and often the
continued experience OF literary people.
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y taat "a -.
Stockton In his earlier days was on
both sides the literary fence, as he was
for many years both author and editor.
certain wag who once held these two
positions was asked, What Is the dlf-
ference between them?" lie replied,
THE author is the person who writes
the things and the editor is the one
who sends them back"
stocktons initial story was called
Kate" He sent II, he says, TO every
magazine In the country. At last the
editor Of the Southern Literary Messen-
ger received II and sent the author
word that he couldn't afford 20 pay
anything for It, but that II the author
would write second serial story for
him he would pay $50 for II. stockton
wrote the story and received the pay
After occupying various literary
posts, Stockton found himself an as
slstant editor on the stan Of 81. Nlcho.
las, While there he devoted himself
largely TO writing fairy tales. At an.
other period he was an editor on Scrib-
ners magazlne-that Scrlbner's which
efterward became The Century, while
reading the works OF others ne was
himself continually writing. The read.
Ing Of good, bad and Indifferent pro.
duotlons is one OF the most wearing of
occupations and II carried on too long
is liable to be destructive to ones fresh.
ness and originality, but a fair expert.
ence In such a field teaches the writer
that II he Is TO succeed he must strike
something beyond the ordinary Stock
ton saw this and attempted to find a
new vein, The productions he sent ont
into which he had breathed his orlgi-
nallty We're not understood by the edi.
tors and were promptly declined. More
than this, the editors laughed in their
sleeves at the man who had the hard
hood TO offer such stun. For years
Frank Stockton's manuscripts were the
laughing stock OF publishers
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the glass, and In few moments the
liquid Is reduced TO the desired temper
ature.
In Lahore there is, or was, a massive
building made only Of bricks and NOR.
tar bat the builders, who erected II
about 800 b. c., understood their bust.
ness so well that the fabric dehed the
engineering efforts OF four successive
governments to remove It. India. too
can show plastered buildings white ana
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OF a typewriter but adds in explanation
that she has been writing her own sto-
ries 'on a machine" for many years
III is therefore" she says, mo more
difficult to use the typewriter than a
pen. and the fatigue is considerably
less" Her latest work. however which
has a considerable vogue, was written
with a pen, as she was IN at the time
and could not sit up at her desk.