Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23

bring the republicans of the country to
see the ineXpediency CT placing Roose-
welt at the head of the ticket The
country will vigorously denounce such
a policy and point out that the country
districts will more than make up the
loss in New York or for any eastern
disaffection, but the figures do not loom
up particularly encouraging with New
York, Maryland and Connecticut in the
democratic column.
Washington, D. c., April 22-R. w.
Clayton, of Oskaloosa, who was APP
pointed special agent in the treas
ury department month ago, is max
ing good.
AS was stated at the time Mr.. Clay
to went before the civil service com
mission and took the examination,
practically without preparation; in
fact he was notified to appear Tuesday
morning and received the notification
Saturday Mr.. Clayton passed SO
good an examination that he was per-
sonally complimented by the chief ex-
aminer.
Mr.. Clayton was first sent to New
York where he remained few days to
get acquainted with the custom house
officers; then was dispatched to Can
ada upon rather delicate undertake
ing. l am not able to go into details
concerning the work Mr.. Clayton per
formed for obvious reasons, but it is
entirely proper to say that he got
what he went after and succeeded in
a manner that made the old-timers
open their eyes. In fact few days
| later the coLector of the port of New
York asked Secretary Shaw to per-
manently assign Mr.. Clayton to his
department in New York. This re-
quest the secretary was unable for
personal reasons to grant, the rea-
sons being that he had more work of
the same sort for Mr.. Clayton.
1t was expected at the outset that
Mr. Clayton would shortly be station
ed at Chicago for several months at
| least, but the demands of the service
has seemed to make it necessary that
he should remain in the east. Both
Secretary Shaw and Assistant Secre-
tary Armstrong, the latter being di-
/ rectly in charge OF the customs de-
partment, are very much delighted
/ with the excellent record Mr.. Clayton
is making; in fact Mr.. Armstrong re,
marked to me day or two since that
he wished he had twenty Claytons
Just when Mr.. Clayton will receive his
appointment as special supervising
agent canont now be learned but it will
doubtless be made in a few days.
Director of the Mint Roberts has the
first four specim en- coins stamped b.
the mint at Philadelphia, of the new
!, coinage for the Philippines and the!
are attracting a great deal of atten-
ton in Washington. These coins art
!, the peso, which is approximately of thu
value of SO cents; a coin of the value
of a quarter and two copper coins
! The designs were worked out by ma
!. tive Filipino who studied in Madrit
: and are very creditable productions
!. The design represents on the diverse
: female figure standing beside an an
!. vii, d smoking volcano in the distance
In the subsidiary coins the female i
!. superseded by man who sits by al
q anvil The coins are expected to be
;. come popular in the philippines
i A correspondent writing fror
i. southern Germany, speaking of Amer
n can tools, says: mot only are Anne
v lean mowers, harvesters and hay rake
ISL in use in all the farming districts, Blu
It smaller agricultural implements {
o American make, such as forks, garde
N and lawn rakes, hoes shovels, spade
If and hand potato diggers, have ais
Y, rapidly grown in favor and are now
IT sale in nearly every local hardwa1
store. The lighter construction an
1T better shape of American tools al
n conceded; and here in Germany, whel