Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-08
WORKS FOR HADDOW
Congressman Lacey Expects Deci-.
sion Every Day.
is SANGUlNE OF GETTING PARDON
The Major Has Seen Attorney General
Knox, But the Latter Gives No In.
formation in Advance of the Formal
Ruling.

Washington Bureau the Courier.
Washington, May 8.
Congressman Lacey is expecting a
decision in the John Haddow case, ev-
cry day. Haddow was imprisoned
along with another miner, on the
charge of improper methods in connec-
ton with working up lodges of the
United Mine Workers of America in
Virginia. Major Lacey took the mat
ter up with the President and the lat,
ter referred it to the attorney general
for immediate action. The major has
seen Attorney General Knox and while
the latter gives him no information in
advance of the formal ruling, while the
latter gives him no information in adj
vance of the formal ruling. Major La
cey is quite sanguine that executive
clemency will be bestowed upon the
two miners who were not knowingly
violating law, even if they were tech
nically The miners of America have
no better or more watchful friend at
court than Congressman Lacey.
Clayton Cannot Come.
Committeeman R. w. Clayton, of
the sixth district, who is at present
employed in the treasury department,
directly under Judge Seeds, of Man
chester, who is deputy auditor for the
war department, will not be able to at
tend the meeting of the Iowa state cen
trail committee He will undoubtedly
be represented by a proxy Committee.
man Clayton will probably be able to
arrange SO as to return to Iowa this
fall and take charge of the campaign
in his district
Insurgents Are Subdued.
It does not appear likely that there
will be recurrence of the open revolt
against the speaker on the part of any
faction Or section of the republicans
in the house. Although thirty-eight
republicans combined with the minori-
ty upon the sugar proposition and
wrested, temporarily, the power of the
speaker from him, the impression is
quite prevalent that the boiling contin-
gent are not particularly proud of their
achievement, in fact it has been init
mated that considerable number Of
them feel rather cheap over the walk
OUT Since that memorable bad Fri
day there has been no disposition in
any quarter TO kick over the traces
and the rule" on the public buildings
and g,ounds bill went down without a
murmur. 1t has been remarked that
possibly the distribution Of the pork
has had quoting and soothing effect
generally
Young clarkson III.
Iowa people will learn with regret oil
the serious illness of Grosvenor Clark
son, the youngest son of General j. S
Clarkson. The young man has Just
about reached his majority and has a
most promising future. He has, how.
ever, never been particularly rugged
physically, and latterly there have been
indications of pulmonary troubles
which have given the parents great
anxiety. A few days since Grosevnor
suffered from bad spell during which
time he had more than a dozen hemOr-
rhages.
Condition Critical.
From an intimate friends of the
family it is learned that the condition
of Grosvenor is regarded as very crit
ical and his recovery thought to be ex-
tremely doubtful. Grosvenor has been
employed as reporter upon the New
York Mail and Express and has
achieved especial success in that line
of work. He seems to have inherited
his fathers wonderful gift of writing.
having already had several one humid
red dollar checks from magazines for
special contributions. The parents
are almost crazed with grief over the
swift and terrible development of the
disease
Hull Still Hopes for Des Moines.
| was slightly in error in my state.
ment yesterday concerning the ap,
preparation for site for public build.
ing IN Toledo, Ohio. I gave the figures
as $4,000 whereas they should have
been SIPS, e0o, the same as Des Moines.
Toledo, however, according to the last
census has more than twice the popu.
lation Of Des Mones and the estimates
of the engineers called Tor $250.O0(
for site. The estimate for Des
Moines was $150,O00, which Congress
man Hull firmly believes will be the
amount when the bill finally passes.
Banquets lowans.
Prof. MCGEE, in charge of the
chronological bureau III the depart
ment of agriculture, gave his annua
Banquet in honor of the Iowa delega-
ton in Congress Saturday night, and
all the members of the delegation in
the city who could possible arrange
their affairs were present. The af.
fair was entirely informal and an oc
casion of special pleasure to the guests
and to the honoring host. Prof. Nc
Gee does not consider that the year
has been complete unless he has
banqueted the Iowa delegation.
Anxious to Complete Iowa Army Post
The government is very anxious thai
the new army post at Des Moines
should be completed at the earliest pos
sible moment. The war department
has urgent need for the post at this
time and the occasion for it's use will
continue until the twelve full compa
MES are quartered there. Troops are
being brought home from the Philip
pines and the department is withou
adequate accommodations for them;