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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
CHARLTON.
important Happenings in
County Seat.


Charlton, Oct. 18.-Mrs. P. Murphy
departed yesterday for visit with a
son and daughter in Kansas.
Tomorrow will be rally day at the
M. e. church. 1t is desired that there
be a large attendance
Mrs. Sarah Goltry went down to
Russell yesterday morning for a few
days visit with relatives.
The case of the state against Lee
Whitlatch went to the jury yesterday
at 1880 a. m. The jury was still out
at 10 o'clock last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Kimsey, have re-
turned to their home in Derby after
visit with their son Wilson Kimsey
and family.
Howard Lewis of Confidence, was in
the city yesterday on business.
DR.. M. M. Perry returned home yes.
terday from Clarinda, where he had
gone to attend the Southeastern Iowa
Dental association. Their next meet
ing will be held at Abba.
Bert Plots of Russell was a county
seat visitor Saturday.
Charlton and vicinity was visited
with q severe rain and electrical
storm again last evening. Some hail
fell, but 1t was not large enough
to do any damage. A bright light
could be seen north of town, the sup
position being that some building was
burning, being struck by lighting.
Mrs. John Carlson and children left
Friday morning for visit with her
parents at Blair, Nebraska.
The man who said he would and
wouldn't" will be Rev. Palmers sub.
ject for discourse tomorrow evening,
at the Baptist church. This is the
second one of a series of four meet
ings, of special interest to the men.
Rev. T. NICK. Stuart formerly of
this city has sold his resident property
here to J. "A. Sullivan.
Miss Marie Harley, returned last
evening from visit with her parents
in Des Moines.
Harry Williams left today for st.
Johns, Kansas, for a visit with his
parents.
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in congress. was the head of the com.
mittee on insular affairs. When this,
committee in drafting the Philippine
government bill. got to the point where
Ut wanted the mining laws for the
islands drafted Congressman Lacey
was called in and asked to draft them.
He did SO. Secretary Moody said
every piece of mining legislation for
the territories had been drafted by La
|cey as chairman of the committee on
public lands. The committee knew
this and was aware that Lacey was the
most thoroughly posted man on this
subject in the house. For this reason
his assistance was asked and Secre-
tary Moody said when Lacey had
made a draft of the laws for the island
the committee on insular affairs incor-
porated it into the bill without a
kchange."
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THE STRIKE ARBITRAToRs.

The announcement of the board se--
arbitration Of the coal strike difficult.
ties. has been received with great sat
isfaction by the American people,
Whatever may have been the conces-
sions made by the opposing sides in
the final selection of these men, it is
sufficient for the people that the choice
OF President Roosevelt has been accept
ed by both parties to the controversy.
and that they have signified their will
lngness to abide by the decisions of
this board.
Iowa has reason to be proud of her
representative in the person of E. Z.
Clark of Cedar Rapids, prominent as a
sociologist and leader of an organiza-
ton Of workmen. e. w. Parker is a
skilled and expert mining engineer of
the United States Geological survey.
General Wilson, late of the United
States engineering corps, has proven
himself efficient in the management of
large public enterprises. Judge
George Gray has served his state and
nation we'll in the senate and on the
supreme bench.and Thomas II. Wat,
kins, who through his wide experience
in the mining and selling of coal, is
most familiar with the conditions that
surround this industry Bishop Spal
ding, who by reason of years OF ex.
perience in his profession, has been
trained to regard the interests of tho
public at large. These are the men tt
whom will be submitted the differ.
ences existing between the miners
and the operators. Surely a more
Z capable or impartial tribunal coult
not have been provided.
To attempt to say that 3. Pierpon
Morgan dictated TO the Presidsn'
In this matter Indicates the most ute
ignorance Of the independent charac
ter Of the latter. or to intimate tha
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SOCIALISTS HOLD MEETING.
National Committeeman Work Makes
Address Before otturwans.


tFrom Thursdays Daily.l
Drawing contrast between the
modes of life OF the people of today
and the early settlers of the American
colonies for the purpose of showing
that conditionus were not as favor
able to these people now as then j.
M. Work, of Des Moines, the Iowa
member of the national socialist com.
mittee, spoke before number of OF
tumwans last evening at a meeting
held in the city park, in the interest
of Frank Rice, the socialist candidate
for congress from the sixth district
Mr.. Rice was also in attendance at the
meeting and made a short address to
those present
In the opening of his address Mr..
Work referred to the account of the
life of the early Connecticut colonists
as given by the historian Ridpath. He
maintained that these people by rea-
son of the free access to the lands, the
production and distribution of labor
were able to secure the full product of
their toll and that the people of today
are not as happy claiming that they
are now debarred from access to the
production and distribution of labor
Mr.. Work offered as the panecea for
these conditions the adoption
of socialist party policy-that
of government ownership of
the means of production and
distribution. Mr.. Work stated
that both the democratic and republi-
can party were welded to the capital
istic system of industry and were de-
sirous of destroying the trusts This
the speaker maintained would be to
set back the wheels of progress fifty
years.
In closing, Mr.. Work said:
The socialist party is the greatest
party in the world It is international
and it casts more votes than any other
party. 1t has nearly 100000
votes in Germany holds the balance of
power in the German Reichstag, has
100000 votes in France and 900 900
in Austria. In all the civilized world
1t is making gigantic strides including
the United States. where it has already
begun to taste the fruits of success
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There is no more confidence TO be
placed in the solution of this problem
referring to the trusts) by the demo-
cratic party of today than was placed
in its declarations at the time of the
consideration of the antitrust law of
July 1890. The republican party is
practical party. The republican par
ty is proud of its past, always ready
to bravely meet the responsibilities of
the present. and to leave to the flu.
ture the problems Of the future. The
democratic party of today is an i'm
practical party. 1t is glad to forget
its past, shuns the responsibilities of
the present, and revels in the glories
of the unknown future. Mr.. Over
street, of Indiana.
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FORCE FIRST. THEN REASON.

The determination of the Sultan Of
Bacolod not to submit to the rule or
receive che friendly overtures of the
United States in the island of Minda-
mao is briefly stated in the curt and
defiant ultimatum sent by that person.
age to General Sumner. He states
that he wishes to retain the Moham--
medan religion and then says: "Cease
sending us friendly letters. What we
want is war. We do not desire your
friendship"
1t is known to every citizen of this
country that the authorities in the is
lands do not wish to interfere in any
way with the religion or non-religion.
Mohammedanism or the be.
lief OF any other sect.
This fact is borne out by the
record of the Americans in their deal
ings with the Fflipinos of Luzon and
the Inhabitants of the other islands of
the archipelago. These latter people
have acknowledged the authority of
the United States and there can be no
less allowed from the Moros.
Several villages have been taken by
the Americans and several offers for
a peaceful settlement have been made
to the naughty Moro. These propos-.
ais have been viewed by the sultan of
Bacolod as indications of fear on the
part of the United States representa-.
tives in the island Unaccustomed to
anything but the most vicious and
barbarous warfare, these people have.
as did the people of other islands at
first, taken the peace proposals of
this country as sign of cowardice on
the part of the American soldiers.
In view of these facts there is but
one course left open for the authori-.
ties of that island. They have asked
for war and it is to be hoped that
their request will be granted by the
inauguration of the most vigorous
campaign that can be carried on
against them by the American troops.
A sufficient force should be placed in
the islands to sweep before it what.
ever resistance may be offered by this
surly and unwise chief.
Such people are incapable OF under.
standing and appreciating the mean
ing Of such offers ~ have been made
70 them The only successful method
Of dealing with these people will be
to hrst by force OF arms prove 10
thsm the ability Of the American PEG
lnlya to rnls in that land and than
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-21
A MAN AND HIS OPPORTUNITY.

"A man passes for that he is
worth says Emerson, and every OBJ
serving man and woman knows that it
is true.
Frequently we hear young men say
that the world is against them-that
they have no chance.
This is nonsense-fa talistic non
sense. Young man listen. Here is
what Andrew Carnegie, the most sue
cessful man, from d money stand
point, that America has produced. says
about it:
No young man ever lived who had
not chance, and splendid chance,
too, ii he was ever employed at all.
He is assayed in the mind OF his i'm
mediate superior from the day he be-
gins work, and after a time, Ii he has
merit. he is assayed in the council
chamber of the firm His ability, hon
esty, habits, associations, temper. dis
position, all these are weighed and
analysed. The young man who never
had chance is the same young man
who has been canvassed over and over
again by his superiors and found des-
titute OF necessary qualifications or is
deemed unworthy OF closer relations
with the firm, owing to some objection
able act, habit or association, of which
he thought his employers ignorant"
1t is true that life is battle and
that the man who wins any degree of
material success makes personal enc
mics and is subject at times to the
malice and hatred OF narrow minded
contemporaries, which may even cause
him annoyance and possibly injury, but
in the long run the world is just, and
we must come to the inevitable conclu-
sion that EVERY man passes for that
he is worth"
Again we quote from Emerson words
which should become vitaIizing force
in the life of every young man and
woman:
Very idle is all curiosity of other
peoples estimate OF us, and all fear
OF remaining unknown is not less So.
If man know that he can do anything
that he can do it better than any
one else-he has a pledge of the ac-
acknowledgement of that fact by all per-
sons. The world is full of Judgment
days, and into every assembly that a
man enters, in every action he at
tempts, he is gagged and stamped.
We pass for what we are worth. * s. g
Character teaches above our wills.
Men imagine that they communicate
their virtue or vice only by overt ac-
tons, and do not see that virtue or
vice emit breath every moment"
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ey supply began to contract and a
move was made to operate all propo--
sitlons on a smaller scale than for
merly. When the result of the election
became known and tariff revision be-.
came certainty these contractions in
business circles followed in more rapid
succession. until the actual work of
slaughtering the tariff in congress had
been accomplished. and the Wilson.
German bill. enacted, when. the
great financial crash came and came
with such a suddenness that many
institutions which in themselves were
practically solvent were carried along
by the crash down in one great COM
mon ruin. The trying times and bitter
experiences which followed during the
years 1898 to 1897 are too well known
to the voters of this land to need repe-
tition.
But what were some of the condi..
lions which brought about these disas.
trous results? The entire disturb
ance in the financial world began
with the lack of confidence in the sue
cess of enlarged business enterprises,
induced by the distrust in the efficien-
cy OF the proposed policy. which took
away the protection from American
industry and labor and permitted the
products of the cheap labor of foreign
countries to be brought into direct
competition here in the United States
with our own articles of commerce
Naturally the demand for the home
products declined and was followed by
a curtailment in the OUTPUT of Amer.
lean factories. This necessitated the
shutting down of many of these fac.
tories or at least by diminution of the
force of workmen EMPLOYED and as n
result less money was distributed
among the American workmen with
which to buy the necessities of life
Even the finances of the national gov
eminent were wrecked and instead of
the surplus that was in the treasury at
the beginning of Mr.. Cleveland's adj
mlnistration there soon appeared a.
deficit of $7O,O00,OOO, and to meet the
current expenses of the government
1t became necessary to make several
issues OF government bonds.
Such are some of the conditions
which the democratic party would sad.
die upon the American people. That
we may, if possible, realize some.
thing of the results that would follow,
the Inauguration of similar policy
we quote from a recent speech of Sec
rotary Shaw:
1884 we had deficit in round
numbers of $70,00O,000. have had
the actuary of the treasury DEPART
ment carefully estimate the probable
result If the conditions existing in 1894
were repeated, and the people of the
United States were to produce. to i'm
port, and to consume in the same pro-
portion per capita what they did that
year and of the same class of goods
and he estimated our actual deficit,
under the present revenue laws of the
united states, at approximately $780,
BOO, O0O." D'o'
With these facts before us it is now
for the American people to choose
or not they re-enact the
scenes and disasters of ten years
ago.
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WHAT 1892 CONDITIONS WOULD
MEAN.

Like conditions give like results.
This is the Interchangeable and irrevo--
cable law in the natural and scientific
world. Though perhaps it has never
been as fully demonstrated in the 9TH
er lines of human activity yet it is a
generally accepted truth that the same
results obtain in other spheres of
human life and law. Some of these re-
suits are SO familiar to every human
being and we accept them in such a
matter of fact way. that we forget to
consider the working Of the law which
governs them. We all know that a
material object released in mid-air
falls to the earth. We have become so
familiar with this result that we
no longer think of the unseen force
or the obedience to the natural law,
which is shown in every manifestation
of this phenomenon. 1t is through our
continued experience with these laws
that we come to expect certain re-
suits without stopping to reason,
through every step of the progress
from the conditions, which produce
the causes. to the effect
1t is not a surprising fact that in the
application of new or inIrequent con-
ditions mankind should overlook the
outcome in some particular instance
We should not. however, forget the in
eyitable working of the general law.
There are times when it is we'll for
us to view the conditions, which
touch our own lives. in the light of
this law. AS of individual men so Of
business enterprises, SO of states and
nations,-in fact. there is nothing,
which may not adyisedly be consider
ed III this manner. In this category
may well be included the policies by
which it is proposed to run the af--
fairs OF. this government.
The issue of the tariff, or perhaps
more accurately tariff revision, has
been sounded by the members of the
democratic faith as the slogan for the
present campaign. They propose that
they be allowed to administer this
medicine for the purpose Of killing the
trusts, giving competition to the
American consumer and working 1um-
erous other changes in the affairs Of
the nation.
With this party tariff revision is no
| new proposition. but it is in fact, and
would mean in practice. free trade.
Let us for a moment see what has been
the history Of this policy and the eff.
facts caused by the conditions that are
now proposed by the followers of de-
mocracy. In 1892 this party waged
its campaign ON this same doctrine.
Even before the election Of that year,
when 1t became apparent that there
Was slight possibility that this party
might be successful at the polls sx--
trems caution begun to creep into the
management Of all business enter.
I prises. Outstanding credits were call.
4 sa in as RAPIDLY as possible The mons
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Politics VS.. Business.

The Vinton Eagle says it is not
helping matters any for political
party to "resolute' on the coal strike.
ut seems to be impossible" the Vim
ton paper observes, ito divorce poll
tics from business, and more's the
pity There are always plenty of po-
litical demagogues to try to take adj
vantage of every trouble to infame
the public mind"
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PRAISES LACEY.
Secretary Moody Gives Bit of In
side History.

Congressman John F. Lacey the re-
publican nominee for reelection to
that Office in the sixth Iowa district,
who spoke in South Ottumwa Tuesday
evening" is recognized as one of the
most able leaders In the lower house
of the national legislature by the
prominent men in national affairs at
Washington. His knowledge of min
ing affairs and his great activity in
securing beneficial mining legislation
in the territories has attracted special
attention and he has come to be recog-
nized as authority at Washington on
these subjects. In speaking of Con-
gresham I.acey's record in the house
of congress Secretary Moody during
his recent stay in Des Moines paid the
representative of the sixth district an
exceedingly warm tribute aud gave q
bit of inside history.
iTribute to Lacey.
Secretary Moody said:
Last winter Secretary Lacey. then
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TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. J. Packard, Aoe

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE 6 ST. PAUL.
Chicago, Dubuque & epAf'.
Chicago. Cedar Rap.
Southwest -, ;.b2:ao a. m. d1:s5 a. m.
Kansas City and To- -
No. 90, east bound, leaves. -. 8:fS y.
No. "a, east bound, leaves. -. .Io:45 a. m.
No. 81 west bound, leaves. ..... GAS a. m.
No. 81, west bound, leaves. Ii 40 \ m m"
These are frelghts leaving ottumawa
Junction.
a Daily b Except Sunday. d Except
Monday,
Freight trains arrive at and depart from
Ottumwa Junction.
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Fun With the Coal Men.

The Clear Lake Mirror believes the
bituminous coal men are taking ad-
vantage of the present situation to
increase the prices of their product,
and therefore it declares that on the
first Monday in December next, at
noon, the congress Of the United
States, by unanimous and rising vote,
ought to pass a law abolishing all du-
ties on anthracite and bituminous coal.
I'VE might not hurt 'em much," the
Mirror explains, "but darn 'em, we
could show what we thought of 'em."
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TWO MODEST MEN-BAER AND
REESE.

John P. Reese at Fremont. Oct. Z:
81 am the same kind of democrat as
Jesus Christ, George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln
President Baer of the coal trust:
God mas placed the ownership and
management of the anthracite coal
fields in the hands of us Christian
men,
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MISCELLANEOUS.
IOWA CENTRAL RAILWAy

Time of trains carrying passengers A.
Hedrick, Iowa. Effective July LIST, 1901.
Going North
No. 3-St. Paul Express daily. 10 80 n. N,
No. 5-Mason City Mall (l1x Sum 2:Io g. B. M m,
No. Way Freight GEL Sum-. 500 r. N
No. 6-Peoria Mail lex Sum. ;. .12 20 n. m
No, 4-Peoria Express (dailyl... 8:10 m M
Coupon tickets on SALE to all points In + IN.
United States, Canadt and Mexico F Fns
rates, folder; ETC., cali on or adress o6
GEO; $ BATTT X. Il. II. KENNY,
Marshalltown, Ipwa. Hedrick.
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Disbelief.

eve do not believe" says the Bur-
lington Hawk-Eye, Senator Dolliyer
said, or meant to say, or to be under
stood as meaning, that Senator Ali
son is the author of the so-called shell
ter plank II Senator Dolliver did
say SO, then he is misinformed; for
he is mistaken
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some attention may be given to in
structing them in the idea of gov
eminent by reason and teaching them
the meaning Of peace and humanity.
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What Does That Mean2

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that the keynotes sounded by Senator
Allison and Governor Cummins on
Thursday We're about as near together
as the speakers.
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CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.

Tor Congress Sixth District
HON. JOHN F. LACEY,
of Oskaloosa.
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was ANYTHING approaching widespread
dissatisfaction the cry of the calamity
lite would have been heard from the
stump long ago.
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Socialism.

If the Cedar Rapids Gazette were
president, it would seize the anthracite
coal mines for the government imme-
diately and get the constitutional au-
thority subsequently, following the
precedent established by President
Lincoln when he freed the slaves by
proclamation.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
For Secretary of State
WILLIAM IS. MARTIN
of Adaii County.
Auditor of State
B. Il. CARROLL,
of Davis Comfy.
Treasurer of State
G. S. GILBERTSoI.
Of Winnebago County.
Attorney General
CHARLES w MULLAN,
Of Black Hawk County.
SuGSe nf ,,uI,rcme Court (short tcrm}
CHARLES A. BISHOP,
Of Folk County.
Judge of Supreme Court Gong term
SCOTT M. LADD,
Of o'Brien County.
Clerk Ct Supreme Court
JOHN G. CROCKETT,
of Hardin County.
Reporter of Supreme Court
w. w. CORNWALL,
of Spencer County.
Railroad Commissioner
T.. A. DAWSON.
Of Wavcr!y County.
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cIoudburst Reported.

A worthless cur may be unarprecia-
tive OF kindness, but a dog With blood
in him viii exhibit gratitude.
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Railroad Time Tables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT.
w. s. Parker, Ticket AGENT.

BURLINGTON ROUTE. c.. B. & Q. R. R.
NJ 81. No.. Soing MAST. Depart.
Ne 9,nb 12bmchicago, Peoria, st. Louis.
92b-Local Freight ........... $40 a. a. M. n.
10b--Peoria, DUBUQUE & Quincy. IL :el n N
6a-Chieago Limited .......I2:50 r. m.
4a-Chlcago, st Louis & Quincy 100 r. m
Sa-Fast mail ............ S:SI n. m
2a-Chicago, Peoria & Rockford Ii :45 b. m
Going West.
5a-Omaha, Council Bluffs and
Nebraska -. .......... 1:10 A. m
15a-Fast mail ............ 2:49 a. M
91b-Local Freight ........... $40 =. m.
3a-Omaha, Kansas City, Den
Yer, Hot Springs, Deadwoou
Ogsen, Portland d Cali
81, fornla q ,n;;.,i.... .......... sos a. m.
Limited ,;i4v s sss :. r. =.
Council BLUFFS ........ 9:S5 n m
1a-Denyer q Omaha u. III IN & NJ
Arrive. -
9b-Peoria to Ottumwa. IN n M
a, Daily; b, except Sunday Nos Il. & ia
and "a do not carry passengers