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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
THE EMPLOYMENT or VETERANS

The passage of the bill by the Iowa
legislature regulating the employment
Of civil war veterans in public work
has aroused considerable interest
among the veterans of the conflict.
Representative A. w. Buchanan of
Wapello county informs the Courier
that since it's passage he has received
many requests for information about
the bill. The Courier herewith pub
fishes the text of the same for the con-
venience of all those who may desire
to know just what the measure pro-
vides.
An act regulating appointments, en-
ployment and removals in the public
departments and upon public works
in the state of Iowa, and the coun-
ties, cities and towns thereof.
Be it enacted by the general assembly
Of the State Of Iowa:
Section /. That in every public de-
partment and upon all public works in
the state Of Iowa, and of the counties
cities and towns thereof, honorahly dis
charged soldiers, sailors and marines
from the army and navy Of the United
States in the late civil war, who are CT
items and residents of this state shall
be entitled to preference in appointment
employment and promotion, over other
persons Of equal qualifications, and the
persons thus preferred shall not be dis
qualified from holding any position
hereinbefore mentioned on account of
his age or by reason Of any physical dis
ability. provided such aid or disability
does not render him incompetent to
perform properly the duties of the
position applied for and when such
soldier, sailor or marine shall apply for
appointment or employment under this
act. the officer or board or person
whose duty tits or may be to appoint
or employ some person to fill such posi-
ton or place, shall before appointing
or employing anyone to fill such posi-
ton or place, make an investigation as
to the qualifications of said soldier,
sailor or marine for such place or posi-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS.

Call for Republican Conventions Of
the Sixth Congressional District Of
the State of Iowa to Select Dele
gatiss to the National Convention.
10 tn . republican electors of the sixth
conf yressional district of the state of
Iowa:
In accordance with usage and in
pursu;a nee of calls issued by the repub-
lican 5iational committee and the re-
public;,n state central committee of
Iowa, respectively, delegate conven-
ton of the republicans of the sixth CON
gressii ,nal district of Iowa will be held
at Des Moines, Iowa. on May IS, 1904,
at 8 Of clock a. M, for the purpose of
selecting two delegates and two alter
nate d elegates to represent said con-
gressio nal district in the republican
nations j convention to be held in the
city Of Chicago, in the state of Illinois,
on Tue sday, June 81, 1904.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

"FEEDING VALUE OF SOFT CORN"
The animal husbandry section of the
experiment station at the Iowa Agri-
cultural college has completed an in
vestigation and just issued bulletin
that will be of unusual interest to the
farmers and stock feeders Of the
state. The title of this bulletin is"The
Feeding Value of Soft Corn for Beef
Production" This investigation was
undertaken as the result Of many in
quiries which came to the experiment
station during the past two years as
to what might rightly be considered
the value of soft corn in the feeding
Of stock. Prof Curtiss and his corps
Of assistants have carefully examined
this matter and as the result of their
labors are enabled to give to the far
mers of Iowa some information on this
subject that will doubtless be of much
practical use" Tests were made by ex-
perimental feeding supplemented by
chemical tests. The results of these
investigations are summed up in the
report Of the bureau as follows:
l. That soft corn grown on the col
lege farm in 1902 and containing 35
per cent. of moisture at the beginning
of the test. pound for pound, on a wa
ter free. or dry matter basis, was full
ly equal in feeding value to mature
corn grown In 1900 when used for fat
tening cattle.
2. That cattle fed on such soft corn
made nearly as heavy gains and finish
ed equally as well as those fed on ma
ture corn grown In 1900.
8. That when soft corn similar to
that used in this test, could be pur-
chased for 80 cents per bushel, the pre-
vailing market price. gains on fatten-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
ROOSEVELT STANDS PREEMINEN7

rom congressman Hepburn's
q y y - y
cannot ean from that
We are 70 nave IN the approaching national
HoosveH is as certain to be candidate
people as me .aSs that he lives today Appause He
hearts OF aWart
aase ana al we can do When delegates
entoh 70 register the will that
Know o. result fitting,
list
Is SO near the IDEAL the
tc'sm or cav truthful in all
stances; the policy
principles that have made this nation
eminent to-day among the
his supports throughout the whole
eompshng al that those who
IN ms career as
wees or nearly three years the presidential
upon all matters,
true conception OF what should be- and the
method OF ITS accomplishment He will
temen but IT continue
con1uehce may that
end OF the presidential (Appause).
y = = = i. + y 4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
A WIDE DIFFERENCE.

Leon Journal.-There is deep, wide
chasm between the reciprocity advo-
Gated by Governor Cummins and the
democratic party. and the reciprocity
championed by James G. Blaine and
William Mckinley. The difference has
been explained by Charles Emory
Smith, late postmaster general, in the
following felicitous manner:
When rightly understood the prin-
ciple is automatic. Brazil grows coffee
but makes no machinery. We make
machinery. but grow no coffee. She
needs the fabrics of our factories and
FORCES and we need the fruits of her
tropical SOIL We agree to concessions
for her coffee; she agrees to conces-
sions for our machinery. This is re-.
nuhlican recinrncitYn = " ~ 80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

especially those which they buy for use
in their factory. Perhaps if this was
done in one case it would not material
ly affect our prosperity, but go all
through the great line of our varied in
dustries with similar action and we
would have left no protected articles
We would then have nothing but free
trade or at best tariff far below the
protective point, which for all practi-
cal purposes would be the same thing.
The American farmer is willing that
we should have reciprocity in non.
competitive products, but rightly op.
poses any proposition that will in the
least endanger the high prices he is
receiving for his stock and other farm
products.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
IOWA GROWN LEMONS.

Keosauqua Republican.--If anyone
has the idea that lemons can not be
grown in Keosauqua, that illusion will
be dispelled when he takes a glance at
two-pound lemon now in the window
of Ja.ckson's drug store and learns that
this monster sample was raised by Dr.
e. S. Snyder. The tree on which it
grew is about five years old and Is now
in the Doctors dental office. He states
that it has ripened other fruit as large
as this one, from which his wife has
made pies and lemonade of first-class
quality.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
KANSAS is FIFTY YEARS OLD.

In the course OF few days Kan
sas will reach the fiftieth year of it's
separate identity. 1t was on the Both
of May. 1854 that President Franklin
Pierce attached his signature to the
bill piloted through congress by Sem
ator Stephen A. Douglas. which meas
ure organized the territories of Kan
sas and Nebraska. At that time neith-
er he nor anybody else realized that
he was connecting his name with one
of the most portentous pieces of legis-
lation ever placed on the national stat
ute book. This act started the armed
conflict between the north and the
south on the Kansas prairies, killed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
ottumwa, Ia.

should know that 1t has no intention OF
abandoning the so-called doctrine Of
polygamy. The general conference Of
the church has given President Smith
vote of confidence and upholds him
for his declaration before the senate
committee that he intends to live with
his plural wives. There will be anoth-
er lot of the elders before the commit
tee on the Goth, and they will probably
be just as positive as the president Of
the church, 1t remains to be seen
whether or not anything further will
be done towards stopping the prac-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
TO NOMINATE CONGRESSMAN.
A del egate convention of the repu

del egate convention of the repub-
licans of the sixth congressional dis
trict Of Iowa will be held at Ottumwa,
Wapello county, Iowa. on the 18th day
of June. 1904, at o'clock p. m. for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
represent tative in congress from said
district 'or term beginning on the 4th
day of n farch, 1905.
The bs sis of representation in said
district & onventions will be as follows:
One dele gate for each county and one
additional delegate for each 200 votes
or fractie m of 100 or over cast for AL
bert B. { ;:.nnins for governor at the
general election held November 8,
1908, as fl blows:
Jasper ...,.. ................ IT
keOkuK .......... .......... ~
ManasKa ........ ................ ~
monroe .,,..... ................. Il
PoWeSIAek ................ 10
Wapello ..s..... ................. FL
Total .-........ ............. 106
Ellsworth Rominger,
Chairman Con. Com.
William Reece, Secretary
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16


1aed to cure single that has under
russ hed to retain perfectly before
lead believe that there
he knife Such not the My
ana every case is cured that continues the
VARICoCEL cured in 10 by
made without chooom
without single relapse Send to mefor book
me- II - ~ ~ 80 @
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

There is no creature so beset with
temptations as a needy politician" says
the Davenport Times Ellis condition
and necessities lay him open to suspi-
cion and to the attacks of corrupt i'm
portunity. The wonder is that the
number of his class who fall is not
larger"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
NsIvE SOUVENIRS.

Philadelphia Press. - Considerable
quiet laughter has been going on among
the guests at luncheon given by a
young West Philadelphia bride the
other day to the attendants at her we'd
ding. There had been among the
hostess presents at the time Of her
marriage particularly beautiful set
of spoons, and, while she had no occa-
sion to use them at this particular
luncheon, she thought that she would
put one beside each cover for--wrell.
Unfortunately, however, there was
one stranger in the merry little COM
pany which sat down about the table
a pretty, outspoken, somewhat "gushy''
young woman from the west. And 1t
was she who caused all the trouble.
AS the luncheon neared its end and
it became apparent that the spoons
We're not for$llse she kept cycling the
ones at her place. and finally she burst
forth with the this flash of inspira-
ton:
These spoons-what perfectly lovely
souvenlrs!"
The chorus of praise was Immediate
ly taken up by all about the board
The confused hostess found explana-
ton impossible and every guest went
away from the house with one of these
precious spoons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

Des Moines Register and Leader
AS if the polygamous condition prevail
ing in Utah were not sufficient, Presi-
dent Smith and Apostle Lyman have
added hypocrisy and contempt of laws
Of man and God to the category of vile
smelling offenses. They stand self con-
demned and excoriated. The confer
ence which was called to vindicate the
church has been one of it's most power
full exposers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

Dubuque Telegraph.-Th employ
ment of the convicts in a Irvine factory
would solve the problem now present.
Ing itself as to how to employ them,
and 1t would also reduce the price of
Irvine and operate to the detriment of
trust that should be disrupted
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

NO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THIS.
The result of the republican prima-
ries last mig hit leaves no uncertainty
as to what tn e rank and file of the re-
publicans of 6Sttumwa think with refer
ence to Cana dian reciprocity, the So
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

The Algona Courier says that UNI
fortunately the average legislator has
passionate desire for a free pass.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
A Few Testimonials

Mr. Nevl Danoyer West Point
cur OF rupture 10 and II
delighted pain
nenton - A ~ go. -
save. olosu.ney John Leaveng la.
o anu
" 90
John Klemart otumwa, says: 81 in 10 DAYS" 80 - ~ : $50
was of ago ami - -
well )! H. Caring, New Sharon la says:
n xruh.,da, o... six little
treatment
N
"I was cmrad sc d. says: g
rupture three
Frank
of
year Doctors OtumwR
be cured The knife" In
Harry Tohn Murray Oumwa
cured me OF standing
Ihsht years ago we'll
""'' opinion
IN can give over 100 testimonials speates There
use 70 20 chicago
Obtain cure because
wons doctor
MeN VINO nave vARCOCELE testimonials from
nave cured They at
and weather is $500 -
nave Deen located am
nave made specially of curing CHRONIC DISEASES
Oh head bronchitis
a diseases blood poison rheumatism other stubborn
Turkish
We have bath
blood
o ans a ana electricity We have Turkish
distance
streets ' " $500 - NsS0A1
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

The Rockford Reporter says that
long headed democrats know they have
no chance Of electing president this
year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Marshalltown Times Republican
says that the operation of the new
drainage law means thousands Of
arabic and productive acres added to
the farm area Of Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
DR.. j. G. BONHAM
S Block o..u
EIks Block.

than to travel in the wrong direction:
and travel in the dark, without guide.
is quite certain to lead away from the
path Of safety
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

Even Grover Cleveland" says the
Creston American, DEM, contributes
to the Hearst boom by announcing
himself for Parker"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

The DEBORAH Republican says the
verdancy of Senator Burton is amaz-
ing. His client was not constituent, y
1t observes, but st. Louis concern
that wanted friend at court, and for
such friendship a payment of $500 per
month was made. If he did not realize
the real reason for such liberal SAL
airy he really is too fresh for such
high position as national law maker
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

again failed to modify the exemption
laws of the state SO as to make it pos
sible to collect bills from persons get
ting good salaries, the Carroll Herald
says: THE Iowa exemption laws are
ingeniously framed to protect dead
beatism."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

The Burlington Hawk-Eye com
mends the wisdom of the legislature in
postponing final action on the educa-
tional board of control bill until it can
pc more exhaustively considered
Change is not a ways progress" it
says. Even to stand still is better
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

T otal $50. ..................... 1902
r. H. SPENCE, Chairman.
c. wv. PHILLIPS, Secretary
Des Moines, Iowa, February %, 1904.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16
THE MoRMoNs AND poLYeAMY

Philadelphia PresslThe Mormon
church is quite willing that the world
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-16

Cna1ffnan CON. Com.
William Reece, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-02
CHAS. ". MORSE CAN
 NOW INTERVENE
COURT GRANTS APPLICATION MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DIVORCE SUIT BROUGHT BY MRS. cLEMENcE D. DODGE.

New York, March 1.--Justice Trux, in the supreme court today, granted the ap- plication of Charles W. Morse. the bank CT, to intervene in the divorce suit brought by Mrs. clemence D Dodge for a divorce from Charles F. Dodge.
 This suit brought in 1898. was recently reopened in order that the decree might stand, the original decree having been set aside on application of MT. Dodge. Mrs Dodge's subsequent marriage to MT. Morse, who was formerly head of the American Ice company, has been an- nulled. but on it MT. Morse grounded his application to intervene.
 Benjamin steinhardt, member of the law firm of Howe & Hummel, which rep- resented Dodge. appeared before the grand jury today, supposedly to explain an alleged interview in which he was quoted as saying that Dodge's legal ex- penses in that connection had been paid by Morse. and also that Morse was sup plying the money for Dodges expenses in Texas, where he Is endeavoring to avoid extradition to this state on a charge of perjury.
 Steinhardt declared after leaving the grand jury room. that he had denied ut- erly the authority of the interview and disowned the statements attributed to him. MT. Morse, who has been subpoe- naed to appear before the March grand jury in connection with the divorce pro- ceedings, was, oddly enough, drawn to be a member of that body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-02
COMMITS DOUBLE
 TRAGEDY IN FRENZY
LOUIS TouREvILLE KILLS INFANT BABY IN ITS MOTHERS ARMS AND THEN BLOWS OUT HIS. OWN
  BRAINS.

Ellins, w Va, March 1-Jealousy and whisky were the causes of double trag- edy here today. Louis Toureville who re- sides within the city limits, is dead as IS also the infant child of John Meyer, and Mrs. Toureville and Mrs. Meyer are seriously injured.
 About o'clock this afternoon, Toure- vine went to his home and began berat- ing his wife and threatening to shoot her. She took refuge on the roof of the house. but being discovered by Toureville, the woman jumped to the ground and started for the woods. Toureville shoot ing at her as she ran.
 When opposite the home of John Meyer, Toureville encountered Mrs. Meyer with her infant child in her arms. His anger then turned to her, and accusing her of causing his trouble, he raised his pis- tol and fired. The ball struck the child in the neck. ploughed clear through it and wounded it's mother in the cheek.
 Officers Simons and Kochendorfer im- mediately started to place Toureville un- der arrest, but he held them at bay until his ammunition was exhausted, when he fled into his own home and blew his brains out with a shotgun. At this time Mrs Toureville is still in the woods and the extent of her injuries cannot be learned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-02
WAR DOES NOT MEAN NEW
 ALIGNMENT OF THE RACES

ITO them 1t seems no more than chim- erical dream. a suggestion of memories of the age of Genghis Khan, impossible of achievement in the better days of in timate intercourse and mutual inter dependence among all nations.
 Let me add also. that those who en- deavor to attach some measure of re- proaeh to Japan by charaeterizing this as war between Christian and non Christian country, fail utterly to appre- ciate the efforts my countrymen have made to conform to the spirit, as well as to the practices of modern civilization.
 Freedom of religious belief is as firmly guaranteed in Japan as in any country in the world; and I speak with no thought of self laudation or of invidious compar- ison, when l express the belief that rec titude of thought and conduct will be as fully exemplihed by the actions of my countrymen during the present struggle as by those of their adversaries. As- sured of the justice of our cause, yet not desirous of escaping Judgment found- ed on knowledge, we do feel that we have the right to expect exemption from nar- row-mlnded criticism, based on the pre- Judices of races or of creed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-02
DIFFERENT IDEAS
 OF ARBITRATION
PROF. F. DE MARTENS SETS FORTH
 THAT ASIATlc AND EUROPEAN CONCEPTIONS OF LAWS ARE AL MOST ENTIRELY AT VARIANCE.

Paris, March 1.-M. Jacobson, an ad- vocate of the Paris court of appeals, has published pamphlet on the sittings of The Hague arbitration tribunal in the Venezuelan matter. in which Professor de Martens. the Russian member of that tribunal, has contributed preface, in which he touches on the far eastern situ- ation.
 Prof. de Martens says the fact that Japan was a party to The Hague conven- ton of 1899. and that she attacked her opponent without having made declara- tion of war, will make many persons ask of what use the arbitration tribunal is. He explains that the first Japanese attack at Port Arthur was not merely Japanese ships attacking Russian ships. but Asia attacking Christian Europe. These two civilizations have totally different ideas on the subject of arbitration, the Russian member of the court continues. and all though the Port Arthur incident seems to be discouraging, there is no doubt that the future will bring arbitration between nations. If not In Asia, at least in Eu- rope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-02
MONTHLY REPORT
 ON PUBLIC DEBT
AMOUNT AT CLOSE OF MONTH WAS $e1e,o34,634, WHICH IS AN lN- CREASE FOR MONTH OF $2,- s72,os1.

 Washington, March 1.-The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business, February 20, 1904, the debt, less cash in the treasury amounted to s9ls,OS4,634, which is an in- crease is accounted for by the decrease In the amount of capital in hand. The debt is recapitulated as follows: Interest bearing debt. $S95, 7O0 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, $3,1616SO.
 Debt bearing no interest, 1892, 75a. Total, $1,2911o31s9.
 This amount, however, does not include $962, ,691,S69 in certificates and treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand for their redemption. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows:
 Gold reserve, $150000,000
 Trust funds, s946, ,979.
 General fund, $142,273,715.
 National bank Repositories. s162, ,505, ,157 In fhe Philippine treasury, s5,522,361. Total. $f, 407, 296573. against which there are demand liabilities outstanding amounting to s1, ,O34. 2S2, ,06s, which leaves cash balance on hand of $373O6S, 505.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-02

county convention which met today at Clayton to select delegates to the state convention for the nomination of eandi- dates for governor and other state offices ended in row and split the Folk dele gates to escape their opponents jumping from the windows of the courthouse where the convention was held The tur- moil stopped the Harrington murder trial
 Eventually the Hawes delegates met and elected delegates while the adherents of Josph Folk decided to meet later this week.
 D. c. Taylor had been chosen permanent chairman of the convention to elect del- egates for Joseph Folk for gubernatorial