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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
DEATH OF MRS. JAMES G. BLAINE

The death of Mrs. James G. Blaine
at Augusta, Me-, Wednesday marked
the passing of woman, who for many
years was prominent in Washington
circles. Born in Augusta in 1928 of
family that had settled in Massachu-
sets in the early days of colonization,
she was reared and educated in the
New England states. When young
woman she went to Kentucky to ac-
cept position in the schools at Mil
lersburg. While there she met Mr..
Blaine who was at that time profess
sor in military institute at. Blue Lick
Springs, neighboring town. Shortly
afterward they We're married and lived
for time in Pennsylvania. In 1858
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine settled in Au-
gusta.
Ten years later, when Mr.. Blaine
was first elected to congress, Mrs.
Blaine made her first appearance in
Washington society. For 20 years
thereafter she presided over the
Blaine home in the national capital,
and saw her husband rise from rep
resentative to speaker of the house,
senator, secretary of state, and leader
and standard bearer of his party. A
woman of bright intellect and high in
telligence she was the close compan-
ion and counselor of her illustrious
husband and became well known ma
tionally. Though Mrs. Blaine was al
ways more inclined toward life of
domestic quiet, she performed her
functions in society life at Washington
in an able manner, though more from
sense of duty to her husband than
from her fondness for fashionable gay
ETY.. Mrs. Blaine's reserve of manner
was often construed as haughtiness,
and her devotion to home and chill
dren was not regarded as attributes
to offset her apparent dislike for
society as it exists at Washington.
Such was the opinion entertained by
those who did not know her well.
Among her intimate friends, however,
she was known as woman of ten
der sympathies and a generous kindly
heart.
The funeral will be held \ at the
home in Augusta Saturday and on
Monday her remains will be inferred
beside those of her illustrious hus-
band in the cemetery at Washing
ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
GROWING VICE OF GAMBLING.

Clarinda Herald-It seems remark
able that people should be so apathetic
and really reckless as to the influence
and dangers attendant upon gambling.
There have been number of incidents
during the last few months of murder
being committed as a result of games
and now comes another one from a
nearby county. Last Monday aft7r-
noon a company of young bloods who
were struggling to make living with
out honest work and were willing to
steal, through game of carlsbad met
in the park across the river from Davis
City, Decatur county, and during the
game a quarrel arose between Enoch
Burrell and Frank Thompson The
quarrel started over 80 cents that was
due to the former from the latter and
after few words Burrell hit Thompson
two or three severe blows on the tenn
pie from which he died almost instant
ly. And now the county will be put to
thousands of dollars Of expense in an
effort to convict the murderer of his
crime and the dear people who sit by
and allow all forms of gambling to
be practiced in their midst will be call
ed upon to pay the BILL the same as
is uole III otnsi COUNTLESS IL people
will get their eyes open to the fact
that gambling. like whisky drinking
is very expensive to the public, there
would certainly be tidal wave of le-
form sweep over this country; for as
rule when you touch peoples peck
cts you arouse them to the point of
doing something. Mt. Ayr had its
Matt Hunter and now Davis City has
its Burrell, and some of these days
there will be trouble in Clarinda.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
OUGHT to Know. Better.

The Manson Democrat notes Mr.
Bryan's charge that the defeat of re.
affirmation in Iowa was due to cor.
poration influence, and says in re.
joinder: Mr.. Bryan ought to know
enough to know that when he makes
such charge as that he is insulting
some of the best democrats in Iowa
all Of whom voted and worked for him
in his two losing campaigns. If Mr.
Bryan insists on assuming a pictorial
attitude he should, at least, refrain
from being insulting in his language
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
IOWA REPUBLICAN PLATFORMS.

American Economist: The Iowa
idea" is, in its most Objectionable fea
lures, thing of the past. 1t was gent
ly but firmly laid to rest at the repub
lican state convention of July L. AS
a republican platform it might have
been worse. 1t would would have
been very much worse but for the
courageous and persistent battle put
up for loyal and sane republicanism by
such fighters as Congressman Cousins,
Hull and Lacey, and the brainy, con-
scientious men who direct the editor
ial expressions of the Des Moines Cap
ital, the Cedar Rapids Republican, the
Burlington Hawk-Eye, and numerous
other straight out republican newspa-
pers of Iowa.
Several weeks prior to the conven-
ton came the speeches of President
Roosevelt at Minneapolis, of Secretary
Shaw at Peoria, and of Secretary Root
at Boston; each of them stand pat"
in tone, each expressly designed to
influence political sentiment in the
middle west-great speeches, all,
which We're by the American Protec-
tive Tariff League mailed in pamphlet
form to many thousands of republican
voters. To all those who fought the
good fight the republican party as a
whole owes much. Chiefly as the re-
suit of their efforts the free trade virus
of the Iowa idea" has been in great
measure extirpated. There are traces
of it to be noticed in the platform,
but in the main 1t is conspicuously alb
sent. AS rule compromise platforms
are apt to have weak spots in them,
and the Iowa platform is no exception
in this regard. 1t was, however, the
best to be had under the circumstances
and the fact that it was no worse af-
fords something to be thankful
for.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Better None.

The Creston Gazette believes that
Iowa would better have no inebriate
law than an inebriate law administered
as is the one at present, and it doubts
also whether a separate institution for
inebriates would result in any i'm.
provement. The Gazette's idea is that
unless the drunkard desires to reform
he cannot be reformed, and it con
cludes that ''the futility of the law to
effect a correction of established bad
habits is about the only result thus far
of the experiment"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23

The decision affirming the Holdom
injunction against the Kellogg strik-
ers rendered by the appellate court in
Chicago says in part:
The siege of the Kellogg plant is
like that of a citadel in time of media
eval warfare"
Methods of the strikers as shown
conflict with public policy and would
restrict the lawful rights Of person
to work where he chooses or to employ
whom he chooses"
"Picketing of the kind described is
one OF unlawful force and violence"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
The Endorsement.

The Algona Upper Des Moines Re.
publican says that although the repub-
lican state convention indorsed recip-
rocity it did not indorse Canadian re-
ciprocity, as has been asserted. $50
far as Iowa is concerned that idea is
dead" asserts the Algona paper. 1T
must be kept in mind that indorsing
reciprocity made in the name of re-
ciprocity is another"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Come to Iowa and See.

Omaha and Lincoln papers are advo-
eating smaller republican state con-
ventions in Nebraska, on the grounds
that convention of 1000 or 1900 del
egates is unwieldly. "If they will come
to Iowa." suggests the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader, they will see a body
of that size that is neither unWieldly or
helpless, even when there is an excit-
ing ISSUE"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
THE PASSING OF A GREAT CHAR
ACTER.

The death Of Pope Leo XIII has
plunged the world in sorrow. During
the past few years there have been
rulers of nations pass away. Scarce
two years ago our own beloved Nc.
Kinley was taken away and the people
OF the United States mourned and with
them the nations of the world sym.
pathized. The death Of that great and
good English ruler Queen Victoria,
J; rent the hearts OF her subjects and citi-
zens OF this country as well as others
sorrowed with them The death OF
the venerable pontiff however,, is
unique in that it affects directly the
people on every corner OF the globe.
His subjects are to be found in every
country. His influence and power was
as wide as the world. Today all are
bowed under the cloud of sorrow and
not only his Followers, but the people
of all nations and religious beliefs sor
row because of the passing Of this
great and noble character.
For the first time in over twenty-five
the papal throne at the vatican is va
cant. Pope Leo's administration has
been one of the most successful in the
history of the church. By his just and
careful administration OF the affairs of
the church he has secured the implicit
trust of his followers. BY the able
manner in which he dealt with the
nations of the world he has won the
respect of rulers and people. ~
Probably never before in the history
OF the Christian era has the vatican
held as influential place in the af-
!. fairs Of the world as it has come to
ketnEoueh the efforts of Pope Leo.
Personally Pope Leo was most in.
teresting and pleasing character. Hav.
I ing reached the advanced age of six
ty-eight years at the time of his access
& sion to the pontificate he has for TWEEN
ty-five years taken active part in the
affairs of his office. A man of broad
and keen mind and of great activity
he has always kept a firm grasp on all
interests pertaining to the church. With
an ease and promptness that is given
to but few he seemed to grasp world
questions and was enabled by his clear
insight to give them just and ade.
quate solution. Though man of ap-
parently little physical vigor his vital
ity has been remarkable. Pope Leo
possessed the love and esteem of all
B who knew of his worth as the express
sions of sorrow which followed the
news of his death well indicated. All
people whether Catholic or Protestant
feel the loss that has come to Chris
tianity in the death of this able and
enthusiastic champion AS in life, he
is great in death and his greatness will
4 go down through the years as heri-
itage to inspire those who endeavor-
ing to fulfill the purposes of the Cos
pei.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Asks to Be Believed.

The Moulton Sun, dem, is optimistic
enough to believe that the republican
majority in Iowa may be entirely wip-
ed out this fall. And yet" exclaims
the KeolkulS Gate City, that editor ex-
poets his readers to believe what he
says!"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
DANGER in Indifference.

"The Indifferent citizen is never a
good citizen" asserts the Jefferson
Bee. 1--WE talk of the dangers of an
archy, but all the anarchists in the
country today do not begin to menace
our institutions like the Indifference of
the good men,"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Not Business for Iowa.

The Cedar Rapids Republican does
not consider that Iowa is likely to be
the state from which the republican
vice presidential candidate will be TAX
en-, and, in any event, it thinks it
would be absolute folly for the state to
go into the vice presidential business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Mix Primary Law.

''The Chronicle is not in favor of a
state primary law says the Odebolt
Chronicle. The state has no business
to regulate the procedure of political
organizations. Political parties are
composed of men who are governed by
sentimental reasons and who wish to
have their theories adopted by the
government. With their plans, meth
DDS and objects the state has nothing
to do"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23

er which they realize is slowly but
surely slipping away from them. The
final battle may be expected in the
national convention next year and un-
til that time the Developments in the
case will be watched with interest
throughout the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
A Rocky Pathway.

The Des Moines Register assumes
that "the snarling revision press" is
trying to make out that Mr.. Cousins
was disrespectful toward Senator ALI
son, on the basis of which assumption
1T says: Never in the history of all
American newspaperdom was there ev-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23

err before such a rocky editorial path
way as the one the Iowa revision
scribes are travelling. But there is
hope for the wicked and the wanderer
always returns, Footsore and weary
they'll come into camp in 1904 and
promise to be good for chance at the
banquet where Roosevelt will sit at the
head of the table,"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Not Much Promise.

"The state campaign does not now
give promise of being SO awfully live
ly after ALL" says the Webster City
Journal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Calls Them Democrats.

The Ackley World, dem, contends
that "Cummins republicans are demo-
Gratis in principle"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Enough Of the Handsome.

The Iowa City Republican thinks the
next governor of Iowa should be any
thing but handsome" The people, it
asserts, are tired of this handsome bus
mess
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Why Not Brant?

why not nominate David Brant?
Would that remedy the evil?" suggests
the Muscatine Journal, noting the
Iowa City Republicans protest against
any more handsome governors.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
A Possibility; Not a Probability.

at may be necessary to throw some
good man down and strap the vice
presidential nomination to him." says
the Dubuque Times.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Good Roads Again.

Recurring to the subject of good
roads the Clinton Age expresses the
opinion that the era of stone road
building is about TO be inaugurated in
Iowa. The farmer, the Age believes,
is awakening to the money value of
good roads, and, while satisfied with
the dirt road patient out of market"
mud, is convinced by experience that
when he wants to use the road the
most the mud is the deepest. Every
thing else being equal" the Age con-
cludes, "the farmer who can do his
wagon hauling over stone road will
have an advantage over the farmer
who must rely on the dirt road. The
advantage may be sufficient to keep
the dirt road patient out of market
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23

About Lightning Rods.
The Davenport Democrat believes
Governor Cummins has all his vice
presidential lightning rods up.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Not Innocent.

''The innocent bystander so-called,
isn't innocent" says the Keokuk Gate
City. His presence lends encourage
ment to a mob
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23

The Laurens Sun also thinks Ton
Way has not yet passed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Luck to be Alive,

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil sug.
gests that WI Ting-fang is quite lucky
to be alive"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
Senli-Weekly Courier

Matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

NEW ORLEANS. June ll-COTTON-
Dull; sales. 500 bales; ordinary, 9l5-i6c;
good ordinary. 10 O11-16c; low middling'
II 9-l6c; middling, u 7-l6c: good middling
IL l5-16c; middlng fair, 1850 receipts. 413
bales; stock. 72l5l bales Futures, steady; f;
June. 12S0c, nominal; July 13c hid August
u S4 2SS44Gl2S5c: September, lo99d1lc: October,
9.420 9 t4c; January, 9.43ds 45c.
NEW YORK. June u.-COTTON-Opened
easy SQl0 points lower on weak, cables,
continued realizing and bear pressure For
p time Il ruled active, prices being
forced rapidly downward until July was
selling at llnc, a decline from the best
price of yesterday OF 69 points on the
early downward movement the new crop
months showed relative frmness under the
support. Later a buying movement ensued
which brought about a rally OF 6ftM points.
After this. however, the market ruled very
quiet. Still the trade was very nervous
and fluctuations continued broad and irreg-
ul0r during the early afternoon. Toward
the close trading again became active and
the market closed finally steady net 9d26
points lower.
ST. LOUIS. June 1i-COTTON-Firm nc
higher; middling. likc: sales, none; re-
| ceipts, 6l6 bales; shipments, LIS bales;
stock. 5.5S3 bales
LIVERPOOL. June u-COTTON-Snot
moderate business done; prices points
lower; American middling fair. 7.O2d; good
mlddling ASIA; middlinR, 6.66d: low mid
| 602d. The sales OF the day were 5000 bales
| OF which 80 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 3 900 bales American.
Receipts. 5000 bales. including $500 Amer
lean; Futures opened easier and closed ir-
| regular and unsettled. American middling
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

nouncement OF a small failure there was a
general Improvement. COnsols hardened.
home rails were dull on lquidations at
started weak and rallied sharply to above
parity, owing to local support. The inn
pToNement was intesihed by the strength
OF the New York opening prices. Erie, At
chlson, Topeka & Santa Fe, Union Pacific
and southern Pacific we're the features.
Prices closed strong. Grand Trunk hard
ened. kafrs were nrmer.
Bank Of England on balance today was
E17OOO.
The weekly statement Of the Bank Of
England shows the following changes:
ton, decreased e6S7,OOO bullion, increased
El,O56 43l; other securities, decreased e.
0S6,OOO; other deposits, decreased e3S6,00O;
public deposits, decreased e10l,0O0; note
securities, Increased e1AOOO. The proper
ton of the banks reserve to liabilities this
week Is b3.O6 per cent, as compared with
1851 last week The Bank of England's s
cent.
PARIS. June 11.-Business on the bourse
today opened agitated owing to the Ser
Wan assassination. French, Turkish and
Servian securities were weak. The mar
ket generally became steady and prices
was 2 9-l6 per cent.
count.
The weekly statement Of the Bank Of
France shows the following changes: Notes
in circulation decreased 53,S25,OOOf; treas
ury, ACCOUNTS current, increased 5,9oO' O0of;
counted, decreased 4O,sOO,OoOf; silver in hand
increased 2125, ,OO0f.
BERLIN, June l1.-Trading on the h7urse
today was light. Local shares were lower
Exchange on London, 20m 44pfgs, for
checks. Discount rates: Short bills, "a per
cent; three months bills, S1s per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS, June 11.-wOOL-Firm. Me-
dunn grades and combing, 15@2O1kc; light
fine iOal5As; ld3ASa, heavy fine, lla141Ac; tub
BOSTON, June r.-wooL-The fol-
lowing are the quotations for lead
ing descriptions: Ohio and Pennsylvania
heeces, Xxx and above, 31QD32c; X, 2S029c;
No. l, 3U931c; No @ 30G31c Michigan, x
and above, 25q26c; No. / and No. 2, 26IDl7c
California northern, choice, 10000 aver
age, 11qlSc; middle counties, 15q16c; soutn-
ern, 12QD13c; fall, 16Hl7c; defective, Sd9c
Territory, Idaho fine, l49l4Izc; fine me-
dium, 15kq16c; medium, lbqlfc; Wyoming
fine, 1i@loc; medium, 151A4l6c; medium,
16d1Ic; Utah and Nevada fine. 145RQ15c; nne
medium, 151aQl6c; medium, 1j17QDlS1Ac; Da-
kota fine, 14q15c; fine medium, l6q1ic; me-
dium, H@lSc. Montana fine, choice, $50
1S1ac; fine medium, choice, 1SqlShc; staple
1Sq1S19c; medium choice. lSGlSAc. There
is little doing in Australian wools: the
market is firm; combing, choice, secured
basis. SSqS5c; good. 7SqS c. average, 75Q1Sc
NEW YORK, June ll.-WoOL-Firm.
sheepskns was held in Mincing Lane to-
mand was good and prices were firm.
Crossbreds showed an advance of I'D and
Merinos were I'D higher Following are
the sales and the prices obtained for
clothing and combing; New South Wales,
80 bales at 3lkG6Sd; Queensland, is bales
at 3d31kd; Victoria, 1,0I5 bales at 4h@91sd
South Australia, $40 bales. at 4GD7%d; West
Australia, 56S bales at 314GSkd; Tasmania
COL bales at 4@S12d New Zealand, liza
bales at ,4AqS%d; Punta Arenas, 160 bales
at 5d71kd
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows, each buyer purchasing the num-
ber of head indicated:
Total

CATTLE-There was another fairly lib
eral run of cattle here today, but the supply
for the week 10 date as compared with
the same days of last week is much
smaller. The demand was again very
heavy and a result trading was very
active, with the tendency OF prices upward
The beef steer market was active and
5G1Oc higher than yesterday. There did
not seem to be enough cattle in sight to fill
packers orders and as a result the cattle
changed hands about as rapidly as they
arrived AS compared with the low time
last Thursday the market is now fully O0QD
Coo higher, which is the most radical ad-
vance which has taken place in a long
time Present indications are that Kansas
time and commission men are counting on
an exceptionally heavy demand at this
point. The extreme close of the market
today was hardly as strong.
|. The proportion of cows to the total re-
ceipts was again very small and the marke I
was active and strong to a dime higher
on desirable grades. When it came to the
thought they did not get much more than
steady prices as compared with yester-
days advance. Owing to the light re-
ceipts and active demand everything was
out of first hands at an early hour.
Bulls, veal calves and stays all COM
manded stronger prices in view of the
advance on steers and cows.
There was, not very good demand for
stockers and feeders this morning and as
a result the few that arrived had to sell
a little lower. The demand from the coun-
try yesterday was rather disappointing,
which accounts for the slow market this
morning. The best grades did not suffer
very badly, but the commoner kinds were
slow sale. Representative sales: