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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16

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out of their own country, driven from
under their own flag, deprived OF the
value of their property without hope
Of compensation, and many Of them
reduced to want and misery. Can the
United States. government afford to do
this?
Your memorialists have reason to
rely upon statements current in Cuba
that in the event of the Isle of Pines
being turned over to the Cuban govern
ment part of the island will be used
for prison purposes and part for the
colonization of lepers. Under such
conditions Americans could not remain
on the island. They would therefore
be forced to part with their holding at
any price and leave the island. But
whether the Cuban government should
use the island in the way indicated or
not it is not unreasonable to con-
clude that the administrative condf-
lions would doubtless be such as to
drive out self-respecting and independ-
ent Americans.
in this connection your memorial
lists would respectfully call attention
to the following statement of facts:
First There are over three hun
dred American citizens domiciled on
the Isle of Pines They are bona fide
American citizens who located on the
island for the purpose of making per-
manent homes.
Second. The own in fee simple
more than one-half Of the island. On
their holdings they have made large
and valuable improvements In the
way of building residences, barns, no
tells, bath houses, electric and ice
plants, and the setting out of hundreds
of acres of orange trees procured in
the United States.
Third. There is one colony OF
V Americans who own $4,000 acres OF as
fine land as there is on the island.
This land has been divided into farms
on which are located families from
Ohio, Indiana, New York, Illinois, and
other states. They have built homes
and are making all the Improvements
necessary for successful farming and
fruit growing.
The Isle of Pines Co., composed OF
I people from New York, New Jersey,
Tennessee and other states, own 200,-
900 acres of land on which they have
made extensive improvements, costing
not less than $4,000 The investments
of this company in land and improve
ments amount already to over $1,000
900. The company has recently erect
l ed hotel the furnishings of which
alone cost $4,000. 1t purchased one
estate for which $4,000 was paid.
THE Fruit Culture Co., has invested
! S175,O00 in the land and improvements
y and more than one hundred people are
. interested. These people represent
{ eleven states OF this union.
= = "The Iowa colony comprises forty
= families, or about one hundred and fit
ty people, all from the state of Iowa
= who have purchased 10000 acres O
! land on which they are making sub
y stantial improvements. They have lait
r out town and have postoff1c which
q was established by General Wood
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FILE TAX STATEMENTS.
Many Iowa Railroads Are Delinquent
in Making Reports.

There has been considerable delay
on the part of the railroads doing BUSH
ness in Iowa in filing their statements
of taxable property. According to the
report from Des Moines, the Burling-
ton is among the delinquent roads, as
is also the Milwaukee and the Rock
Island. According to the statements
already filed the business of the vari.
Gus companies show a market increase
in mileage, gross earnings and real
estate
The gross earnings of tho Minneapolis &
st. Louis for the year aggregated S3,5T6,-
94355: the operating expenses, $1,S2I,-
| 1888; net earnings. $1,149,5IS.67. Last
year the company paid Sl1o,soo.29 In taxes.
Chicago u Northwestern gross earnings,
S4S, 026, 707 40: average per mile, So, 446. S8s
| operating expenses, S29,2S1,511.S4 i; average
| per mile, $4.9S3.91: net earnings, S1S,T54,-
| 1850; per mile, $s.190.56; paid In taxes
last year. $140.794.07 Total value of road
! in this state. So. 6o3.9S7.
| Atchisop, Topeka & Santa Fe gross arm
ings. S37,577 4S4.04: per mile, S7,727.s OPP
Grating expenses. $20607 .07456: per mile,
81, 237.5S net earnings. S16,970, 3'59.4S.
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis Il Omaha
Gross earnings. $l1,9S6, 9T5.06; per mile,
S7.469.22; operating expenses, S1,l29, 302.S6
| per mile, 81, 422 30: net earnings, $4, $751;
| 672.20: per mile, So, 028.S1. Value of line In
this state, 81 ISL 1924.
Wubash--Gross earnings S19,961, 45S. %;
4 per mile, SS,039.25; operating expenses,
/ $4,000, 90. So: per mle S5,SS3 10: net earn
i ings, $5.352.2233: per mile, 81, 155.55; taxes
last year, S646.5SS.96.
i Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern
Gross earnings. S2I5 .412.19; per mile.
S5,62S IL operating expenses, $751; 80;
4 per mile, S3,29S.T5. net earnings. $114, 039.'
60: per mile. $2,33D.66; taxes last year,
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This matter is furnished by the Of
Ificers of the State Federation of
ILabor.l
The indications are that there will
mot ne less than two hundred dele
gates to The state convention at Dav-
ienport in May.ESecretary Strict of
Sioux City. to whom credentials should
be forwarded, reports them coming in
by every mail. Several state crafts
organizations will likely be formed at
the convention. Organizer Mention,
now of the American Federation of La
Dor, and retail clerk by trade, is out
in circular urging the formation of a
state association. The boilermakers
and stationary firemen and engineers,
too, are considering the launching of
a similar body, which it is aimed to
make particularly useful in securing a
boiler inspection law.
Secretary Strict designed the coat of
arms appearing ON the handsome Gre
Identials issued by the state federation
Instead OF the coat Of arms shown on
the state seal of Iowa, where a soldier
appears with a musket and sword, the
designer has placed mechanic in
Ioveralls and cap leaning on sledge
hammer.
Charters Issued.
4 Amalgamated Wood Workers No. 1871
! Lyons.
i Mason City Trades Assembly.
\ Cherokee Federal Union No. 9,S76.
I Pella Team Drivers No. 80.
4 Creston Trades Assembly.
The Free Employment Feature.
4 Address John Il. Ebert. 1913 Garder
street. Burlington, to secure plumbers
3 wishing to locate elsewhere.
From the Battlefield.
II Twenty-one contractors AT Waterloo hay,
signed an agreement not to recognize an,
of the building trades unions.
A walkout of machinists in Valley June
tion to obtain the proper promotion o
! apprentices resulted favorably after hal
: Il days strike.
= The building trades unions of Des Moline
9 all secured increased wages and recogn
e ] ton nj .heir respective unions throug
q conference With the Builders Exchange.
J. contract between the Carpenter,
d union of Boone and the contractors ha
: been entered into. 1t terminates in on
year.
All the carriage factories at Dies Moine
;, with one exception. have granted the tin
= hour day. AT the shaver factory a stlii
T. is on to secure Il similnr concession.
o Plumbers at Sioux City, after being. ov
s a few days secured a rate of wages of
d a day.
t.
oil Two hundred button workers at Dubuq,
# are on II strike, and an appeal for nor
a and financial aid has been issued by II
\ Dubuque Trades Congress. The syste
y employed by Harvey Chalmers Son
e whore the strike is in progress, was
discharge all officers of the union, MS VIZ
s. as members of committees appointed
investigate the grievances leaving no OF
er course open than to call a strike.
The livery owners union Of Des Moln
for Il time absolutely refused to treat wi
representatives of the hacknen's unto
s. and Il strike was declared. They are !
3 ginning to see things in Il different lgl
and concessions are now. being obtain
~ which week ago We're altogether out
:. the question.
- The Glove Workers union of Des Moin
y was responsible for week S closing doy
u Of the Cownie Glove factory The di1
i Guilty should have boen adjusted without
strike, as an agreement to adjust dift
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coIonist Excursions to the We

The Iowa Central railway is selling
special one way eolonist excursion.
tickets, at extremely low rates and
will continue same daily to and in
Guiding June is, 1903. Points in Cali
fornia, Washington, Oregon, Montana,
Idaho, Arizona, ETC., are included inl
these excursions. See local agents on
address the undersigned for detail in1
formation as to rates, through tourist
cars, etc. Al. B. Cults, G. P. G. T. Al
Minneapolis, MINI; (
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things were done OF not done has BEEN
very disouietng. Each faction has,
| had its heralds and it has seemed di.-I
ficult for Washingtonians to get thsl
unbiased facts Then came the will
and woody stories from Des Moines
relative to the scrap as to who should
ride with the President during the
drive, about the state capital. The dis
patches sent from Des Moines to al
1 Washington morning paper, which
| were in turn telegraphed back to Des
Moines but for several days not de-
nied, indicated desperate condition
of affairs 1t was intimated that the
rupture had reached such proportions
| that there was talk of two committees
and that the President might be under
the painful necessity of taking the bit
in his teeth and settling the fight up
on the public streets of the capital
of Iowa.
AT first the newspaper correspon-
dents paid but little attention to the
matter, but later, when he dispatches
became more and more sensational
and no denial appeared, the newspa-
per men assumed that facts were be-
ing given out and they proceeded to
roast Des Moines and Iowa to turn
in the dispatches sent to their papers.
/ Then followed a dispatch from Des
Moines to the effect that sort of
truce had been declared. and the topic
dropped out of sight although Wash
ington continued to discuss the mat
ter to some extent, to the disadvantage
of Des Moines in particular and Iowa
in general. During all this time the
Iowans in Washington were chagrineC
in public and boiling mad in private.
They did not credit one-half the stuff
sent from Des Moines to Washington
papers, but were greatly annoyed that
some sort of explicit and comprehen-
sive denial could not have been made
at the outset and Iowa saved from the
{ humiliation to which she was unde-
| servedly subjected.
Congressman Hull's arrival in the
city has served to effectually dispose
of the matter in an entirely satisfac-
) tory manner In an interview in a
J local paper Capt. Hull sets himself and
: Iowa and Des MONIES right in the pub
lie eye and emphasizes the statement
: that during the formulation of the
= plans for the reception of the Presi-
n dent in Des Moines there was no
. ground whatever for the sensational
: and untruthful dispatches sent from
n that city to Washington.
j The navy department is preparing
l. to send out three recruiting parties
: into the west, with view to enlisting
: several thousands of young men to
= man the big navy this government has
n now af1oat and is building, A party Of
officers were in the west during the
# first three months of the year and en-
}, listed about 3,700 men, but the depart
e ment is still sadly in need of men.
u Enlisted men are paid from SIG tt
:. s24 per month and board, with excel
h lent opportunities for promotions t.
!, positions paying from $50 to $40 pc
), month. The itinerary Of the parties
,e so far as it applies to Iowa, is as fol
=. lows: Sioux City. July 13; Des Moines
"a July 90; Burlington, July q; Daven
ie port, August 8: Dubuque, August 10
n Des Moines, August 20.
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Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Friday, April 10, 1908, being the
third day of the April session.
Board met, all members present.
Minutes OF previous days session
read and approved.
The following reports We're then ap-
proved: j. H. Cremer, sheriff; c. A.
Hyatt, overseer of the poor, OF Ottum-
wa; George A. Wilson, steward of the
county farm; |. H. Hammond, county
auditor, and j. +. Hankhammer, jus.
tice of the peace, COMPETING township.
Official bonds of ]. w. Fuque, con
stable of Dahlonega township, and
John Curtis, constable of Cass town
ship approved. Resignation OF j. 7
McMinn, justice of the peace of Pleas
ant township, accepted The following
appointments to fill vacancies were
| then made: A. Maurea, justice of the
mer, constable, Columbia township; ID
| W. Baker, justice of the peace, ant
! Charles Smith, constable, Polk town
ship; Levi Woods and Stephen Will
kin, justices of the peace, and John A
Rupe, constable, Keokuk township.
The following resolution was theI
| adopted: Whereas, a certain mort
gage given by Johnson p. Baker t.
| Joseph Caldwell, school fund commits
sioner, dated June 10, 1854, recorded
in record H, page 116, appears unsat
4 isfied of record, and, whereas, Wapell'
county retains no existing lien agains
said Johnson E. Baker, be it resolves
[ that said mortgage be cancelled an
the county auditor authorized to MAX
said cancellation.
;, The board adjourned to meet Tues
day, April IA, 1903.
John M. McElroy Chairman.
/ Attest: |. H. Hammond, Count
Auditor.
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ences arising had already been entered in
to by the interested parties.
Marshalltown has a strike of track lay
ers on its hands. Whether or not the men
ara members of a union is not known.
difficulty between the American EX-
press company and the cXpressmen's union
of Sioux City, which for time threatened
a boycott, has been satisfactorily adjusted
New Organizations.
Sioux City-Retal clerks. reorganized.
walters, and Union Label League.
Boone--F Electrical Workers.
Waterloo-Teamsters.
Dubuque-Stage employees button work
ers. and brewery workmen.
acknowledgements
I Dies Moines-Hackmen.
Organizer ii. u. Hales. of Denver. rep
rescnting the retail clerks. has been in
| Sioux City for ten days stirring up union
ism in his craft His next visit is at
Burlington.
| The municipal elections mt Waterloo and
! Boone, in which union labor became inter
ested resulted i'll both instances in tbi
| election of the other fellow. The vote
| y
! representative of the strength of union
| labor and will act as IL gentle reminder
| tha, labor is awakening to employ all the
means ut its command to secure justice
| The school boards over the state are tax
4 ing notice of the agitation in favor Of
the teachers and are increasing the snla
ries to nearly half of what they ought L
be. Let the good work go on.
+. A. Iyn,hurner, who was the Fedora
tion's delegate to the American Federation
of Labor last ye;r. has been appointed or
ganizer fer Dubuque and vicinity.
i AT the municipal election i'll Oelwcin
+. proposition to accept J: gift from Audrey
Carnegie for a public library was vote
down. The Trades Assembly was on rec
ord against the acceptance of such n gift
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STATE TOURNAMENT.
Big Shoot to Be Held in osceola Dur.
ing May.

my way
The annual meeting of the Iowa
State SpoTtsmen's association and the
annual state tournament will be held
at Oscola May 10, 20 and 81, this year,
and several Ottumwa shooters will
take part in the event. The tourna-
ment which is to be followed by the
annual business meeting Of the asso-
citation, will be largely attended, judg-
ing from present indications, and
shooters of national fame will be pres
ent. Several important events are on
the program among them the shoot
| for the Ottumwa diamond badge. which
was presented to the state organization
4 last year by the Ottumwa gun club
when the annual tournament was held
there. The badge was won last year by
Russell Klein. of Spirit Lake, bro
ither-in-law of Fred Gilbert, the well
i known Iowa professional shooter. OF
| tumwa will no doubt send good rep
Presentation to the Osceola meeting
land it is hoped that some Of the local
shooters may bring the badge back to
4 its original home for year at least
Letters from DR.. D. x. Douthett of Os
ceola, the secretary of the state asso
citation states that the prospects for {
(, good tournament this year are very
bright. Programs for the event will
be issued about April 20.
The Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the asso
citation, at which gathering the Officers
are elected and the place for the mex
years gathering is selected, will b.
held in the evening of the last day o
the tournament, as is the custom. TIL
present officers of the state association
|, are:
President--Dr. w B. Kibbey, Mar
:, shalltown.
Vice president Russell Klein, Spin
lit Lake.
Secretary DR.. D. K .Douthett, os
! ceola.
Traasurer-A. T. Mcfarland. De
Moines.
Directors B. Nichols. Nichols
! James f. Powell, Ottumwa, G. "
Buddc Des Moines; v B. Adams, Rock
well City; Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake.
I Legislative committee - Josep
Kirchner, Des Moines; DR.. W..B. Xii
hey, Marshalltown; w, R. Miner, De
i Moines; George Mccartney, De
! Moines. .-.---.-----...-...
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is HAILED WITH JOY.
Buryins Ratchet in Iowa Pieases Re-
publican Leaders.

Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE in
dications that the Ratchet is to be bur-
led in Iowa and that all republicans
propose to get together at the state
convention and make the occasion an
oldtime love feast gives great joy to
the big colony of Iowa republicans in
Washington.
"Uncle William Allison's tacit
agreement to take hold OF the platform
proposition and write the party declar
atoms to be adopted at the state con
vention, is heralded as the best piece
of political news that has been waited
to the capital for many weary years
That the platform will be satisfactory
to the republicans of the state is as
sured Naturally there will be a few
republicans who will not be satisfied
and who will give expression to this
feeling of discomfort, but this number
will be so relatively insignificant as tt
cut no figure whatever in the Crane
total.
AS one influential Iowa official il
Washington remarked yesterday, i
Senator Allison will write the platform
that settles the question and settles i
\ W oldy. ''oCndtOI kAillooh 10 nv liz VII
republican in Iowa, but his republican
| ism is OF such a sort, and his judgmen
has been so long and often tried an
always found reliable, that the republ
cans of the state will simply be will
ing to say in this matter that Senate
Allison's judgment is better perhaps
than that of any other one man. HI
comes nearer knowing what is hes
for the republicans of Iowa and the rf
publicans of the nation than any othe
man in Iowa, and if his Judgment i
not to be depended upon, where wi
the party look for counsel?"
| AS a matter OF fact, the Iowans i
4 Washington have had a rather ba
month. The stories of factional di
4 ferences and threats and rumors {
what this faction and that faction pr
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Mr.. Riggs is a native of Iowa and is
43 years of age. He is a graduate of
Iowa Wesleyan university. For thir-
teen years he was engaged in educa-
tional work in Henry county, six years
as county superintendent and seven
years as superintendent of the Mt
Pleasant schools. He has served as
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16

president of the Southeastern Iowa
Teachers association and as men,
Der of the executive committee of the
State Teachers association. AT the
present time he is member of the
educational council of the State Teach,
ers' association and is serving his
| fourth year as superintendent of the
J Sigourney schools.
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Annual Meeting American Medical AS
ISOLATION, New Orleans, La, May 6
tnno -. q

For this occasion the Burlington
Route will sell round trip tickets to
New Orleans for one fare for the
round trip. Tickets on sale May 1 to
IA, inclusive. Good returning within
ten days from date of sale
w. S. Parker, Agt., Union Depot.
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the board of SUPER
visors Monday, April 6, 1903, being the
first day of the April session.
Board met, all members present
The day was devoted to the exami
nation of claims, after which the board
adjourned to meet Tuesday, April Z
1903, at $50 a. M
John NJ McElroy, Chairman.
Attest: I. H. Hammond, County
Auditor
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16

Proceedings of the board of super
visors, Tuesday April Z, 1908, being the
second day of the April session.
Board met, all members present.
Minutes of previous days session
read and approved.
A number of the residents of Keokull
township, in conjunction with their at
torneys, Work & Work. presented a
petition asking for a bridge across the
Des Moines river at or near Clifiland
After hearing the arguments in regard
to the matter, the board took it under
advisement.
Balance of the day was devoted tc
the examination of claims.
The board adjourned to meet Friday
April 10, 1903, at $50 a. m.
John NJ McElroy Chairman.
Attest: l. H. Hammond, County
Auditor.
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AS a matter OF fact, the Iowans in
Washington have had a rather bad
month. The stories of fractional diff
ferences and threats and rumors OF
what this faction and that faction pro
posed to do in case such and such
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16

The school boards over the state are TAX
ing notice of the agitation in favor of
the teachers and are increasing the sala-
ries to nearly half of what they ought to
be- Let the good work go on.
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Organizer II. L. Hales. of Denver. rep
rescnting the retail clerks. has been in
Sioux City for ton days stirring up union
ism in his craft. His next visit is at
Burlington.
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+. A. Iymburner, who was the Federa-
tion's delegate to the American Federation
of Labor last yerr. has been appointed or
ganizer fer Dubuque and vicinity.
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AT the municipal election i'll Oelwcin ;
proposition to accept Il gift from Andrew
Carnegie for a public library was voteC
down. The Trades Assembly was on rec
ord against the acceptance of such a gift
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The story of the worlds commerce. past
and present. is tolds jim the Statistical Alb
stract oil the World the first chapter of
which has just made its appearance in the
monthly publication of the treasury hui
reau of statistics, is an Interesting one.
This first chapter of the Statistical ALB
stract of the World presents the figures of
the commerce of every country of the
world, so far as obtainable. extending
hack rs far as possible: in some cases only
decade or two in others "A full century.
The figures are expressed in United
States currency, and the subsequent chap
tiers, which will discuss quantities as we'll
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MANY DELEGATES
Will Attend Convention of State
Federation of Labor,
TO BE HELD AT DAVENPORT IN MAY
Expect That over 200 Representatives
of Labor Unions Will Attend-New
Charters lssued-otner Labor News
Throughout State.

This matter is furnished by the of
Ificers of the State Federation OF
Labor.I
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The livery owners union Of Dies Molnes
for Il time absolutely refused to treat with
representatives of the hackmen's union,
and i; strike was declared. They are be-
ginning to see things in a different light.
and concessions are now being obtained
which a week ago We're altogether out of
the question.
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Two hundred button workers at Dubuque
are on II ssFikc, and an appeal for mora.
and financial aid has been issued by the
Dubuque Trades Congress. The system
employed by Harvey Chalmers & Sons.
whore the strike is in progress, was TO
discharge all officers of the union, MS well
as members of committees appointed to
investigate the grievances. leaving no 9th
err course open than to call IA strike