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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25
ONE OF THE BEST.
So Says the Kansas City Journal of The
ChaperOns," Which Comes to the
Grand April I.

Taken in any way you please, "The
Chaperons" is one of the best of the
musical comedies that have filed such
q large part of the theatrical pro-
gramme for two seasons or more. 1t
was given at the Grand opera house
last season and was one of the biggest
hits of the year at that theatre, aud
two immense audiences attended the
opening performances of the return
engagement yesterday. The book,
which is by Frederick Rankin, is ex-
travagapt, but it is very amusing, and
the music of Isadore Witmark is above
the average in catchy melody and in
sprightliness of movement. 1t is the
music that keeps the action diverting-
ly brisk at all times, although very
excellent stage management is ac-
countable tor the exceptional smooth
ness and finish of the performance. AS
in other high class musical comedies,
the importance of the entertainment
depends good deal on the appearance
and the quality of the chorus. With
out an attractive, we'll trained chorus,
one of these light eXtravaganzas would
not last week in the face of estab-
lished standards. The chorus of "The
SliupCi 10 SOOu 1OOh
ing and we'll drilled.
A few changes have been made in
the cast since year ago. Walter
Jones is still the droll, complacent
and very Irish O'Shaunnessay, and
Eva Taaguay. the busiest performer
that ever happened, still plays the
"gur-rul dee -tective" with her char
acte1istic high pressure perpetual mo-
n,,l klA l.. l. ~E &hN
play. George K. Henery does not
have the drollery or the humor of his
predecessor. Harry Conor, in the part
of Adam Hogg. May Boley, who sue
ceeds Trixie Friganza as the chaperon,
also fails to get all the values out of
the very funny lines of the part, but
she does we'll nevertheless. She looks
stunning in handsc me gowns, is grace
full and comfortably sure of herself.
Edward Metcalfe is hit as the opera
manager and Edd Redway is as funny
as ever as Schnitzell. Albert Earring
ton is improving as singer, and
makes a good deal of the part of
Schuyler, the love-sick student, and
Genevieve Day, who follows Nellie
Follis as Violet, is another excellent
young singer, with some of the in
genuousness of manner and sweetness
of personality that marked her pre-
decessor for special tavorite aid
brought her into prominence in one of
this seasons new productions. Two
other members of consequence are
Jessica Duncan as HortenSe and Mae
Stebbins as Jacquelin. Miss Stebbins
is particularly accomplished dancer.
The entertainment runs largely to
songs and specialties, and all of the
numbers went well yesterday, the
biggest hit being made by Miss Tan
quay in her "Sambo' song and dance.
Kansas City Journal.
Seats for this performance are now
on sale at Brunt & Parman. Do not
forget to secure them as a packed
house will greet the Chaperons at
the Grand Saturday evening, April 4.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

Kansas has made a profit of $2S, ,470
on its penitentiary made binder-twine
in the last three years and no one has
been hurt but the cordage trust. gss.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25
Subscription Price $1.50 per year.
Office-317 West Water Street.
Telephone No. Is.
CURRENT COMMENT

The United States and Great Britain
together handle more letters and
PERIODICALS than all the rest of the
world put together.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

An easy thing to get-The "Har-
ris Suspenders" price 10 cents and mp
wards at Bears.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

One hundred and seven thousand
tons Of American peanuts were bought
at Marseilles in 1902 for use in max.
ing olive oil soap.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

The government public lands are
passing into the hands of spectators
at the rate of about $4,000, 900 acres
per year. This is land enough to
give 160 acres each to more than
1876, 900 families. The Texas public
domain has largely gone the same
way-sold to speculators for less than
half the price homeseekers were will
ing to pay for it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

DIR. Lyman Abbott has written a
series of essays on the subject of
Death and Immortality, which will be
published in book form by The Out
look Company on March 2S. "The
universe is Gods house. This world
is not the only habitat for the living.
In his house are many rooms. Death
is only pushing aside the portiere and
This is the idea upon which rest those
practical and helpful chapters on
Immortality, DR.. Abbott expresses
in simple form the feeling of the pre-
sent age regarding the life of the
world to come.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

The State University court has de-
cided that Hamlet is guilty of the
murder of the king of Denmark and
was not insane, as his defense tried
to prove. The court might next
tackle the question of who wrote
Hamlet" Shakespeare or Bacon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

The average price that will be paid
for farm labor this year is $50 to $50
per month, and board, general in
crease all along the line, while rural
school teachers, who have to spend
considerable money and time in pre-
paration for their work, receive from
$40 to $40 per month, pay their own
board, build fires, sweep out, etc. We
are not deprecating the price of farm
labor. but the salary paid the average
country scnool teacher is much be-
low what the service Is worth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

Governor Cummins has decided to
issue a proclamation calling a good
roads convention of the state of Iowa
to meet in Des Moines April Is. He
will issue commissions to delegates
to attend the convention also, in all
probability, though the convention
will be of general nature and of
state Importance. Reduced railroad
rates will be granted without doubt
and probably 1000 delegates will at
tend the convention.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

Entered at the post Office in Decorah
Iowa, as second Glass Mail Matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25

1t is reported that the scheme pro-
posed by John r. Waller of Rockford
of taking the Iowa school children
to the st. Louis exposition will in all
probability be abandoned, as the
Iowa commission does not approve of
the plan, thinking the risk too great.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-03-25


Nearly two Thousand miles of steam
railroad are being built or planned
within the boundaries of Iowa this
year. Railroad building in Iowa
will never be so extensive as this COM
ing season. Reports show that the
aggregate building will amount to
1856 miles, electric roads not being
counted in this. Twenty-one steam
railroads are planning or building ex-
tensions in the state. Twelve of
these are newly organized and incor-
porated companies. The remaining
nine are old and established railroad
companies which plan extensions.
The greatest of these are the extern
sions of the Chicago Great Western
from Fort Dodge to Sioux City and
Omaha, and the Iowa Falls & North
ern from Iowa Falls to Des Moines,
which are now both in the course of
construction. The Illinois Central,
while not planning new roads, is
letting contracts for the ballasting OF
the line between Fort Dodge an6
Waterloo which will employ fifteen
hundred men this summer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20

at any time during the past twenty
four hours. Revs. Daily and Bergman
were with the condemned man at mid
night preparing him for the last scenes.
Olson was twice called to undergo
the preparation for death. The first
time was on March 6, when the COVER
nors stay granted him two weeks, at
which time he was resigned to his fate
This second ordeal of preparation
seemed worse than the first. He ap-
peared firm in his belief of complete
forgiveness from God.
The objectionable Deed.
The crime for which Olson paid the
penalty with his life was committed
early last October, when he deliberate
ly murdered his own daughter, aged
eighteen, after she had prepared the
evening meal for herself, father and
brother. He arose from the supper
table and with common bread knife
stabbed her in the heart, leaving her
lying in the front yard, where she fell,
and came to Aitkin and surrendered to
Sheriff Newstrom. The crime was
committed to prevent the girls mar
riage on the following day to a young
man of that neighborhood who had on
that day secured marriage license.
Olson yesterday sent for the young
man, but refused to see him when he
arrived.
The prisoner appeared the coolest
man of the many at the execution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
they were all voted down by a strict
Then the Ratification.

The motion for ratifying then came
up, offered by Senator Cullom, and
prevailed, so to 16 The vote in detail
YeaslAidrich, Alger, Allen, Allison,
Ankeny. Bacon, Ball, Beveridge, Black
burn, Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Clark
rich, Dooliver, Dryden, Elkins, Fairbanks,
Foraker. Foster -(Wash.e, Frye Fulton,
Galilnger, Gamble, German, t2anna. Hans
borough, Hayburn, Hopkins, Kean, Lati-
mer, Lodge, Long, McComas, McCreary,
Perkins, Simmons, Smoot. Spooner Stew
art. Stone, Warren, Wetmore-Total, so {.
,9 MaFysCciBaiRleyi va ci8 all Bard Bates Berry Car
Total, 16
In making the pairs two senators
were paired for the treaty with one
against 1t. The pair list was as fol-
lows:
Kearns and Hale with Gibson, Mil
lard and Proctor with Clarke (Ark.) },
Scott and Quay with McLaurin, Dill
Hngham and Clapp with Tillman, Kitt1
redge and Platt IN. " with Patter-
son, Platt (Conn.) and Hawley with
Teller, Mitchell and Clay with Dubois.
Quarles with Culbertson. Mr.. Hoar
was absent and impaired.
The senate soon after adjourned sine
die.
The nominations made at this ses-
sion that failed of confirmation are:
William M. Byrne, district attorney of
Delaware; William D.sCrum, collector
of customs, Charleston, S. c.; George
Sawtry, assistant appraiser of merchan-
disc, New York. Postmaster: L.. H.
Bogy, Chinook, Mont
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
YOUNG AS HEAD
OF THE ARMY
He Will Succeed Miles in
July, but Be in Less
Than a Year.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 19.-
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles will be re-
States army in July and Maj. Gen.
Samuel Baldwin Marks Young will
succeed him. With the elevation of
Gen. Young the new law creating
general staff will be put into effect
Gen. Young will be chief of staff and
the office he will hold will be vastly
more important than the one now oc-
cupied by Gen. Miles, who really has
little to say about the management of
the army.
The next commanding general has
risen from the ranks. He shouldered
a musket at the beginning of the Civil
war and slowly but surely made his
way to the head of the list. He will
be the twenty-second commander Of
the army since 1777. Gen. Young is
Pennsylvanian by birth and his first
military service was as a private in the
Twelfth Pennsylvania infantry. After
he had been mustered out at the end
Of three months service he recruited a
company in the Fourth Pennsylvania
cavalry and was made it's captain. Be
fore the war had ended he had become
colonel Of volunteers and brevetted
brigadier general.
Lige Gen. Miles, Gen. Young is not
West Pointer. and that is the only
objection urged against his selection as
the chief Of the general staff of the
army. He is the third man who has
come from civil life into the army and
reached the highest rank. He has seen
hard service in the field and has DEM
onstrated rare ability in executive po-
sitions. Since he relinquished the
command of the Army of the Philip
pines he has been engaged here In
Washington in founding the war col
lege.
Gen. Young will have only a short
tenure of his distinguished rank. He
will reach the age of retirement in
January, 1904, and then If the plans of
the men in control of the governments
military matters do not miscarry, Gen.
Corbin will succeed him. Corbin will
remain only two years and then Gen.
Leonard Wood will be advanced to the
coveted place unless he loses favor
with the powers that be in the mean
time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
TREATY WITH CUBA
DISPOSED OF FOR
SHORT TIME
Senate Ratifies It by a Vote
of so to 16-All Democratic
Amendments Lostby Party
Vote-Senate 'Knocks Off"
Till December.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 19.-
After ratifying the Cuban reciprocity
the senate adjourned sine die at 5:25.
Practically the entire day was spent in
executive session. Most of the time
was devoted to consideration of the
Cuban treaty. Several speeches were
made in opposition to the treaty and
one in favor of it, and at the hour
agreed on, 8 o'clock, voting began. Roll
calls were had on number of amend
ments and the treaty itself was made
the sbject of an aye and no vote.
The motion to ratify was adopted by
q ballot of SO to 16, somewhat more
than a three-fourths vote, whereas
only two-thirds vote was necessary
to secure ratification.
Immediately after the doors were
closed Senator Foster, of Louisiana,
made speech in opposition to the
treaty. In the main his speech was an
appeal for the protection of the Amer
lean sugar-producing industry. Other
speeches in opposition to the treaty
were made by Senators Berry and Car
mack, while Senator Simmons, of North
Carolina, spoke in support of it.
Action on Amendments.
The committee on foreign relations
announced through Senator Cullom, its
chairman, the acceptance of two
amendments in addition to those al
ready recommended by the committee.
The first was the amendment increas-
ing the rate of reduction on flour, corn
meal and corn imported into Cuba
from tho TInifa1
son spoke yesterday in support of an
| amendment along these lines and SEN
ator Burton perfected the amendment.
AS offered 1T provided for a reduction
of 40 per cent, but the committee mod
lned the amendment SO as to provide
for reduction of 80 per cent.
The other amendment adopted by the
committee was suggested by Sena-
tor Bacon and fixed g. uniform reduce
ton OF 80 per cent on American cotton
goods imported into Cuba. The only
aye and no vote taken on the commit
tee amendments was on the amend
| ment agreed to by the committee at
the instance Of the beet sugar Repub-
lican senators providing against fur
ther treaty reductions of the duty on
sugar imported into the United States
for the next five years, or while the
treaty remains in force.
a division was called for on this
amendment and it was sustained by a
majority of twenty-five, the vote be-
ing A for the. amendment and %
against it, the negative votes being
| cast by Democrats. The other commit.
tee amendments. including those ac-
cepted today, and the amendment
making the approval of the entire con-
gress necessary to render the treaty
eIIect1ve, were adopted. Democrats
oi1ered number of amendments, but
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
AMERICANS MAKING
CHANCES IN CHINA
Treaty Negotiations With the MonooI
ians Are Resumed.

SHANGHAI, March 19.-The Ameri
can and Chinese commissioners have
resumed their treaty negotiations. the
Americans having Withdrawn their oh.
lection In which they refused to nego-
tate unless the Chinese commission
ers were granted fuller powers.
The American commercial treaty.
which has just been handed to the
Chinese commissioners, stipulates that
Pekin, Mukden and Takusan, near the
Yalu river, be opened in the manner
that the treaty ports are opened. It
provides for the safeguarding of com
mercial interests in Manchuria and for
the abolition Of the likin tax and All
native customs stations except those
on the frontier. 1t provides also that
the tax on imports shall be 10 ner
cent; that no further taxes shall be i'm
posed on exports the maximum being
z IL per cent; that there shall be ne
interference with the Chinese tax on
their own goods; that no tax shall be
imposed upon salt or opium when
these products are declared at the Gus
fo'-|, stations: that the taxes on these
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
SWIFT HORSE RIDE
IN BURNING MINE
Four Men Missing and Dam
age of Half Million Dol
lars Done.


SYDNEY, N. s., March 19.-As, re-
suit of an explosion followed by fire in
Dominion No. 1 colliery at G1ace Bay,
c. B., today four men are missing, sew
enty- eight horses were suffocated by
fire damp and property estimated at
$50O,OOO was destroyed. The fan shaft
In the mine broke last night and a
large number of the men left the mine,
while others, who did not anticipate
any danger, remained at work. A great
majority of bad gases soon accumulat-
ed and today, when a shot was fired.
an explosion occurred and in an in
slant that part of the mine burst into
flames.
As 1T was between shifts only a few
men were in the mine. They all made
a wild rush for the mouth of the pit
and reached it before the deadly fire
damp overlook them. On the way
some of them seized the horses near
at hand and galloped full speed to the
opening, warning others of the danger
as they went along. A strong effort
was made to get the horses out, but
only twelve were renewed alive
Four Newfoundlanders still remain
to be accounted for. The fire is still
raging.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20

Deadly electrical storm occurs in Wis
consin. Snow falls heavily in other parts
. of Northwest and floods prevail in still
others.
Bert Ronk is arrested at Wells, Minn
for murder of Charles Eberline.
Gov. Dole, of Hawaii, is accused by
legislative committee report of having at
tempted to cover up an embezzlement
BUSINESS
Trade in grains is quiet. Corn closes
higher and wheat and oats lower
Stock market is very irregular, with in
terest centered in Southern Pacific
Steadiness and Improvement are estab-
lished only to end in prices being low
cred by realizing.
WAsHINeToN-
New hitch occurs in Venezuelan trouble
Senate ratifies Cuban reciprocity treaty
and adjourns sine die.
President Gompers, Of American Fed
Grafton of Labor, calls on Tampa (FIa) }
| chief Of police to protect cigarmakers who
have been warned to leave town on penal
ty Of death.
FOREIGN
Sternberg, German minister to United
States, is attacked in speeches in reichs-
tag.
Paris is gay with mid-Lent festivities.
Explosion and fire damage Cape Breton
| mine $500,00O Four men are missing.
LOCAL
Charles H. Harrington, collector for Do
minion Express company at Winnipeg, Is
arrested here charged with shortage
! County commissioners order county at
torney to investigate financial condition
of bondsmen of defunct banks.
Northern Pacific asks assembly for or
dinance permitting construction Of tun-
mel under Lafayette avenue near the
bridge. ~ szs -
County treasurer will today commence
the sale of bicycle tags for the season
Of 1903. - e
Assembly orders city railway company
to clean dirt from spaces between its
| tracks on streets Or pay the expenses
| of the work.
Assembly refers contract for paving of
Central avenue by Barber Asphalt com
pany to committee on streets.
Rev. j. j. Lawler startles the associated
charities by declaring that the method
OF investigation pursued crushes the spir-
| it of the poor
| council will confer with st. Paul Gas
Light company Monday afternoon relative
| to proposed concessions.
Government reports that navigation on
the Great Lakes will open in few days.
MINNEAPOLIS
Ex-Mayor Aines- has not yet secured
tne $lSOoO bail required but says that he
is confident it will be forthcoming.
RAILROADS
Judge Young and M. D. Grover argue
for Northern Securities company.
| Elkins law. sSs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
o. G. Olson Goes to the Gal
lows Without a Tremor-
He Dies Expressing His
Belief in Divine Forgive
ness-The Murderer Ap-
parently the Coolest Man
of All Those Present.

Special to The Globe.
AITKIN, Mimi, March 20-O. G.
Olson was hanged in the Jail in this
city at 1850 o'clock this morning.
He met his fate unf1inshingly and
died expressing his faith in Gods for
giveness for his terrible crime.
His Last Day On Earth.
Olson, the condemned man, passed a
very restless morning, but towards
noon he became more quiet and called
for his friend, Rev. Daily, of Doris,
who came in at 2 p. m. and held two
hour prayer and conversation with
him.
The death watch, c. N. Howe, came
on watch at 7 a. m. and encouraged Oh
son by kind words and hearty greet
ings. Sheriff Haugen had hearty
breakfast prepared for Olson, who ate
sparingly and seemed more devoted to
his Bible than to what the Sheriff sat
before him; yet he ate hearty supper
and seemed to be in better spirits than
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
LOWEST BIDDER GETS WORK.
Hardy Wins Fight Over Supreme Court
Reports Contract.

Senator Hardy won his fight to have
the contract for the printing and pub
fishing of the supreme courts reports
awarded to the lowest bidder by hav-
ing an amendment to this effect tackled
onto the original bill to award the con-
tract to certain printer when the meas
ure was considered by the senate yes
terday.
Senator Horton fought the amend
ment. He insisted that the lawyers in
the senate knew what they want and
urged the rejection of the amendment.
Senator Hardy replied that 1T was a
simple business proposition, and sue
ceeded in winning the support of the
majority of the senators. Senator Hor-
ton attempted to have the amended
bill killed, but his motion was voted
down. and the measure was recon-
mended for passage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
Their Cry Is for Passes.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 49,
The house and senate today adopted a
constitutional amendment to be sub
mitted to the people requiring Missouri
railways to issue free transportation to
state officials and legislators during
their term Of office. The penalty for
non compliance is forfeiture Of their
charters. The amendment will be SUBJ
mitted at the election in 1904.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
ASSISTED BY SERGEANT.
President Jones Secures Senate Con-
sideration of Several Measures.

The senate made an earnest effort
yesterday to fix it's attention on the
business Of the day, but the thought OF
the pending junket to the iron ranges
compelled before the party feeling
and beyond rushing through a long
list of bills on general orders nothing
of Importance was accomplished.
Forty nine bills were considered by
the senate sitting as a committee Of
the whole, but the majority of these
measures were passed over for a fu-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-20
EBERHARDT IS HUMANE.
Introduces Two Bills to Protect Mans
Best Friend.

Two bills proposing laws designed to
protect horses and other domestic ami
mails during the cold winter months
were introduced in the senate yester-
day morning by Senator Eberhardt
The first bill gives the recognized
officers of the law the right to pick up
and remove to sheltered place any
animal suffering from cold. The per-
son providing shelter for the animal
SO seized is to have lien against the
animal for the value of the shelter.
The other bill provides that 1t shall
be a misdemeanor for the owner of any
animal which has been clipped or
sheared to leave the animal unshel-
tered between Nov. l and May 1.