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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
THE RUSSIAN SEIZURES.

The seizure of British, German and
American ships by Russian warships
has, during the past week, held more
public interest than any other event.
These actions on the part of Russia
already embarrassed by the critical
stage of the war with Japan, seem to
be, at the very least, unwise. The de-
tense is that the vessels are carrying
contraband Of war and that under in
ternational law warning nation has
every right to confscate contraband
cargoes on the high seas.
This Immediately brings up the
question. What is contraband?" The
definition for the term seems to be
differently understood in different
countries. Russia has evidently con.
strued it to apply to about anything
movable. including not only munitions
Of war but provisions and the neces-
stiles of life. This may, or may not
be the general acceptance of the term,
but If it is 1t is not safe for unprotect-
ed merchantmen to venture upon the
sea at any time during war.
These seizures WILL If kept up, work
great hardships upon many people.
There is no reason why the staples,
the necessities Of life should be sub
ject to confiscation. There is very
large percentage of the inhabitants of
any warning nation who stay at home
and continue the pursuit of peaceful
occupations, They depend, perhaps,
upon commerce with other nations to
obtain the necessary articles to sus-
tain life. The goods are shipped, but
are seized and confscated by the en-
envy.
This system is unjust. The world Is,
to use a popular expression, too snail
for such system. At this time moro
than in any other age, the nations
depend upon each other for the means
of subsistence. For instance, Great
Britain depends largely upon America
for a great many of her foodstuffs. If
general conflscation is allowed to con-
tinue. and Great Britain should go to
war with some other European nation,
as Russia. American shippers would
lose heavily by reason of Russian seiz-
ures and the British public would be
deprived Of the necessities of life.
Commerce is too well established
now to be ruthlessly interrupted and
demoralized by a nation at war. Too
many people who have absolutely
nothing to do with the fighting depend
entirely upon maritime trade for their
living. international law now call
not be what 1t was two or three gen.
erations ago and be just.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
THE FATE OF Won PLEHvE.

The assassination of Won Plehve
the Russian minister of the interior
is another chapter in the bloody his
tory of Russia, logical result of the
system of government that disgraces
the nations name and drives its sons
and daughters from its shores
Though the world sympathizes with
the car In his present misfortune
the millions who go to make up the
public can find but little pity for the
man whose death has paid the penalty
of tyranny. Won Plehve's fate is the
fate that must be expected by the op.
pressor and this man, if popular his,
tory is true, was one of the greateat
tyrants the world has known since
Nero's time.
Won Plehve was in complete control
of the Third Section of the Russian
police, that organization of sleuthe
which stoops to anything, no matter
how low. to rid the country of man
or woman even, who is suspect
ed of being dangerous to the
tyrannical government. The Third
Section, since Won Plehve took charge
of its affairs two years ago, has been
even more to be feared than ever be
fore, and the minister distinguished
himself by his radical measures for
maintaining, as he thought, the safety
of the heads of the Russian govern
ment
Won Plehve was uneducated, cree
ture Of circumstance. He had none
Of the advantages which make men in
telligent. In his youth he received
but meager schooling and many of the
cars subjects. who were in reality
Won Plehve's subjects are better edu
Gated and Of higher order of intelli
gence than was their tyrannical map
ter. For Won Plehve though known
only as minister. was in reality the
power behind the Russian throne His
counsel was accepted like gospel by
the czar and millions of subjects were
thus brought under his hand. Their
lives were his, to do with as he will
ed, and with his Third Section, he
held them at his mercy.
But no. he only thought he held the
key to the situation. Meanwhile, the
nihilists were forming plot. From
among the multltudes Won Plehve op
pTeSSeu, lew men, more caring Lnan
the rest. arose to make an example OF
this man as they had of his predece,
sor, M. Sipiaguine.
Little by little their plans were laid
and finally when Won Plehve was
driving through one of the streets OF
st. Petersburg, protected as he
thought from any possible danger, q
bomb was thrown, from somewhere
and the tyrant was no more. The
conspirntors were arrested and will
be executed but what matters that
to them. They have registered one
more protest against the tyrnnaical
rula OF Russia and they will no doubt
face death with smiling lips.
These men are guilty of murder
snd murder cannot be condoned. But
In liberty-loying America there are
fow who can. IN their innermos. son.
sclenses, feel aint Of pity cer TIC
man who ground his fellow men bs.
meath his heel end for that tyranny
was made to suffer death.
Think of the magnificent opportuai.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
YOUNG MEN AND RELIGION,

A great problem, which ministers
and church workers generally have
been for many years trying to solve,
is, "How can the young man be inter
ested in religion" Lectures have
mons have been written and
there is scarcely meeting
of church workers but it Is
brought up and considered thoroughly
Statistics show that the greater num-
Der of men at the age of As or so years
who are now active church members
started as boys in Sunday school, and
that few who have never taken an in.
terest in church work until after at
taing their majority turn to it in after
years.
The great object, then, of the zeal
GUS church worker is to get the boys
interested. But how? N. A. circuit, of
New Sharon, layman, has given much
thought to the subject and in paper
read a few days ago he urged the
church workers whom he addressed to
give more effort to securing members
for the church from among boys and
young men. His solution for the prob
lem is that all men who are mem bers
of church should set an example to
the younger men by themselves at
tending church and taking an active
part in services. He especially insisted
that fathers and mothers make an ef-
fort to interest their sons in the church
Gas long al fathers and mothers are
not interested" no said, 'you need not
expect the children to be; as long as
the members OF the different churches
are not Interested the young men will
BE forever Indifferent"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

throw tha rst, OF graft and place hunters and
voted more to principle than TO poi
Icy, the .prairies viii awake IN now
born. zeal and send to the stats con-
vention, as they sent TO the May con-
vention, delegations that win Shape
the conventions course by what ID
best for the people and not what ID
most in favor with tho corporations.
"The Baldwins and the Wfights can
control the party NO long as the DEM
ocrats Of tho state 40 not feel the irn-i
portance If taking the organization
out Of the hands. Whom this need ID
appreciated, tho unconmercialtzed
democracy will arise, as three times It
has lately arisen. to meet the situation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
is 1T ANOTHER BOLT?

Muscatine Journal.-The Dubuque
Telegraph Herald, the special advo-
cate Of the Bryan interests in Iowa,
Is displeased and a recent editorial APP
pearing in 1t indicates that bolt
might reasonably be expected from
that newspaper because the demo-
cratic party in this state has the APP
pearance OF having been recognized.
Truth compels the observation that it
Is not known how widespread the al
legged revolt is but If the bolt of A. w.
Maxwell, the deposed chairman Of the
organization, and the signs of dis
prevail in the Telegraph Herald are
indicative Of popular feeling among
democrats, the movement needs only
| leader to make it living force in
Iowa politics. AS evidence that the
Telegraph Herald has the courage to
say things and that it might yet see
It's way clear to openly acknowledge
that the party Of it's faith has de-
parted from what the newspaper Just
named considers advocacy of principle
the following is submitted from the
editorial page of the T.-H.:
Tuesdays convention at Iowa City
was dominated by gold democrats
who were in control of the organiza-
ton prior to 1896. Prominent in the
proceedings were w. w. Baldwin, of
Burlington, attorney for the Burling-
ton railway, which owns many men
influential in both parties, and through
them prostitutes the state legislature;
w w. Marsh, of Waterloo, first, last,
and always practical politician and
bolter in 1896; Sam S. Wright, of Tip
| ton. hanger-on of the corporation
band wagon who sought to and sue
ceeded in confirming his relationship
to the genus ass at the ST. Louis con-
vention; e. M. Sharon, of Davenport,
another bolter in 1896 and 1900, and
| various others.
Several nominees In the convention
contributed In the measure of their
ability to fasten on the country the
very republican policies they protest
against today. They voted, most of
them, for Mr.. Mckinley or for Mr..
Palmer and ever since those cam
paigns have been seeking to secure
their former places of control In the
! party.
THAT they were In the ascendant at
Iowa City alarms no one. for the Iowa
democracy Is not commercialized and
when necessity demands the over
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
WHY is 1T 2
What's the secret, some one ten,
Makes the Jappy fight SO Well !

What's the secret, some one ten,
Makes the Jappy fight SO We'll
Is is from the food he swallows,
| Or the exercise he follows
Is it rice, his daily dish,
Or uncooked, unseasoned dshY
Comes it from the kind of hash
Put beneath his siIken sash?
Has his drink of tea-and- water
Made him talented for slaughter y
Comes it from the fan he twirls
Coyly at the geisha girls 2
Or perhaps the secret lies
In his daily exercise.
Does jui-jitsus game impart
Fighting muscles to his heart
Is he strengthened by the very
Healthful act Of hari-kair
Does some martial charm reposs
In his digitated hose?
Who can tell me what it is
Makes the Jappy such wiz?
Makes him daily victor where
Fools and heroes only dare?
Science might reply with ease
ut is due to all of these"
Unenlightened, 1 would say,
Looks as though he's built that way
Wallace Irwin in the New Vol
Globe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
po9Y ARTHUR FALLS AGAIN:

Port Arthur has fallen again. Re.
ports from Wei Hal Wei and Chez Foo
reached Shanghai yesterday to that ef-
feet and were hurried under the seas
to America. Now for the next few
days the reading public will watch bull
letins ami newspapers anxiously to
learn whether this is at last a real
capture Of Port Arthur by the Japs,
or simply another Of the reports that
are circulated orly to be denied.
yJnrelisbls though these stories are,
hewsycs. they aerve to show each
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

abiding people Of South Carolina will
see that the criminals are brought to
justice and the stain removed from the
reputation of the state. The Charles.
ton News and Courier, in an editorial
mention of the affair, says:
1.-THE killing of Kilt Bookhard was
not IN ordinary lynching; 1t was mur-
der In its most deliberate and revolving
guise. There can be offered in excuse
for 1t none of those so-called extenuat-
ing circumstances which are so fire..
quently advanced in palliation of mob
violence. At most Bookhard was guilty
of misdemeanor. Even If the act
with which he was charged was more
offensive than an ordinary piece of i'm.
pertinence on the part of the negro,
1t certainly did not rise to the dignity
of o crime. The men who did not hest.
tate to go fishing with negro are
surely estopped from making his life
the price of a display of ill-natured
familiarity on his part. The punishment
melted out to him at the hands of the
magistrate was sufficient rebuke and
punishment. 1t rightly guaged the
laws estimate Of his w-ong-doing. To
add to 1t death, mutilation and possible
torture was to display a savagery which
simply appalls Christian civilization
and those sentiments of justice and
mercy which 1t purports to promote.
THE vocabulary of denunciation ut
terly fails to provide terms strong
enough with which to fittingly charac.
terize the foul deed that was done at
Eutawville. Governor Hayward, the
people of South Carolina at large and
the citizens of Eutawville in particular,
cannot afford to stand supinely by and
permit SO dastardly a crime as this go
unpublished. If such murder may go
unavenged among us today, 1t Is only
a question of time before the aggres-
sions of the lawless, emboldened by i'm.
munity, will essay other deeds of
equally brutal violence. 1t is no far
cry from the wanton, f1endish, I'M
avenged butchery of a defenseless
negro prisoner, to the assassination of
white men and the subversion of those
principles Of law and order upon which
society is founded and without the vim
dication and maintenance of which nc
human right is secure and no mans
life is safe.
we are told that Governor Hayward
Solicitor Hildebrand and the other
state authorities are fully alive to the
great responsibility that rests upon
them at Eutawville. They have every
need to be. If some one is not made to
suffer for the murder of Kilt Bookhard
the administration of the laws of South
Carolina is criminal mockery, and
the men who arc resnonSihla for its
being SO should be repudiated by the
decent people of the state. 1t is not
merely the blood of the murdered ne
gro that cries aloud for vengeance, 1t
is ourselves, one and all of us, and the
very fundaments of our civilization that
demand safeguarding and justification
Will Governor Hayward and Solicitor
Hildebrand and Magistrate Virgins
see to 1t that. for once at least, justice
is done?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

time the great sympathy among the
people of America for the Japanese.
When reports of victories won by the
little oriental fighters are received
America smiles. but when reverses are
reported ninety-nine out of every hun
dred In this country first doubt and
then, II unable to doubt longer be-
cause OF veriflcation of the first story,
accept the news of defeat with as
much Guinness as the Japanese them
selves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

because they are not under the
necessity Of being rivals for the dep
uty oil inspeotorships, fish and game
wardenships and other appointments
within the gift of the state, the demo
Gratis Of Iowa should be body devoid
Of dirtsive strife" Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
How much the Gazette is mistaken
is only too evident by the fractional
fights the Iowa democrats have been
enjoying during the past few months.
Enjoying" is used advisedly for the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
OVERLOOKING THINGS.

Topeka Capital.-Henry Gassawny
Davis has just made trip to New
York, where he informed the reporters
that there were no quarrels In the
democratic party. The next time
Henry Gassaway leaves home he
should try and remember and take
along his spectacles and ear trumpet,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

Ottumwa baseball fans are In favor
of having league next year all right
but If it's just the same with the other
fellows, it would suit Ottumwa best to
nave her team at home throughout
the season. This thing Of losing three
straight games in Waterloo is rather
dfSCOuraging
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

OF all the queer religious sects that
have sprung up during the past few
years the nature worshippers who are
led by Joseph Solomonson, and who
show their faithfulness by taking a
swim every half hour are the limit No
news of Judge Parker's having become
member have yet been received.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

The Iowa farmer who struck Cover
nor Cummins for loan the other day
should not give up because the execu-
tive didn't have the change about him.
Any butcher in Chicago should be
able to accommodate the Iowan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
AGED Man Dies

Packwood, July 30.-Mr. Jones, aged
"a years, died Wednesday after few
hours sickness at the home Of his
nephew, Harvey Jones, with whom he
had made his home for the last TWEEN.
ty years. Deceased was never mar
ried. Interment was made in Rock
Creek cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

Two documents in the present cam
paign have been completely lost. One
is the answer Of the st. Louis con-
vention to Judge Parker's famous tele-
gram and the other is the answer of
Judge Parker to the letter written by
Miss Robertson, the victim of his
photo-adYertising decision.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

Perhaps the reason for the inability
to find anything like tangible an.
swer to Miss Robertson's letter to
Judge Parker about photo-advertising
Is that he answered it like he received
the information that Tom Taggart has
been made national chairman Then,
the Esopus correspondents tell us, he
Smiled his answer"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

The war is all over, and Just to
prove 1t Miss Varina H. d. Hayes, a
granddaughter of the late President
Jefferson Davis, is going to wed DR..
Gerald B. Webb, relative of the late
General Grant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

Mayor Picker is to be commended
for his efforts to keep the streets clean.
He has addressed to the public a re-
quest that all rubbish of every kind
be kept off the streets and he asks par
ticularly that people living along paved
streets provide receptacles for rubbish
instead of littering the streets. Ottum-
wa cannot claim reputation for clean
liness but should make every effort to
make one
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

Evidently Judge Parker does not
really believe that Mr.. Bryan will not
be at Chicago on August 20, for he
has sent his regrets Without either
leader the Chicago demonstration will
be rather tame
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
ROCK ISLAND apAclFIc

No. Going East. Depart
SOC. Keokuk. KANSAS City, Cal
ifornia and southwest ....... 0:45 n m.
so2, Keokuk 5000. ............ 1882 p. m.
sOi, Endon. Davenport and Chi
cago 800. .1o:2s p m.
Going West.
Nos. Des Moines. Ruthven, west
and. northwest ............ 7:5n n. m.
POI. DesI Moines and Omaha ..1210. y. NJ
ahh. Des Mofnes and Omaha. 7O5 D. m.
Unless otherwise specified ah trains are
daily Except Sunday,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

Men with penchant for gct-rich-
quick schemes are offereing to bet ten
to seven on Roosevelt's election. TAX
ers. though, are few. There are good
many more plausible games than that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

Secretary Elmer Dover will open
the western headquarters Of the ma
tional republican committee at Chica-
go Monday. The campaign in the
middle west will be directed from
there.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
WABASH.

D Arrive. Depart.
Kansas City s. st.
Louis ..al:i5 a. IN. ae:2o p. n.
Kansas CITY & st.
Louss ......a7:o0 y. N. aS:IS q. m.
Freight trsirs carrying passengers
between pst.Ir,wa and AoTltcn:
.-ocai 1raisht .bs:Go y. m. . $500 a. m.
Fas. freight ..al1:10 p. m. 50 y. m.
o daily. b except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Waterloo is trying to solve the water
problem. 1t is now suggested to try
the deep well In order to get pure
water for home consumption. The
Burlington Hawk-Eye observes that
"Unless some way Is found out of the
difficulty Waterloo will be waterless. .
"1n order to increase the cost of the
war and regardless Of the fact that
several Of her own ships have been
destroyed, Russia has gone into the
business of sinking merchantmen of
neutrals in order to have few indem-
mites to pay" says the Davenport
Times.
"Will you have your stake rare or
rarely?" inquiries the Sioux City Jour-
nal.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks
that Unless Joe Cannon is a good ac-
tor he meant what he said when he
told Roosevelt that he believed he was
the man for president"
Democrats are boasting that Uncle
Henry Davis bar'l makes the equip
ment Of Senator Fairbanks look like a
tomato cam says the Keokuk Gate
City. However, Uncle Henry's bar'l
also resembles tomato can in that 1t
is Theoretically sealed" observes the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The Marshalltown- Times Republi-
can asserts that il the trusts are en-
couragtng. labor troubles for the
purpose of embarrassing President
Roosevelt, as has been suggested, they
are only emphasizing the danger they
constitute to every legitimate business
and Fastening the day Of their own
downfall.
"a. W. Maxwell isn't really a bad
fellow-he is merely too boyish" ex-
plains the washington Democrat. "fIe
Is nice boy, but he wants to do all
the sliding down hill himself without
pulling the sled back up the hill. Lots
of boys are willing to slide down, but
they balk on hauling the sled back to
the top of the hill"
The Washington Press observes that
Uncle Horace Boies comes out of his
hole long enough to say that 16 to Is
not in 1t, hooray for Parker and then
scuttles back. I'VE thought he was
dead" it says. Some men never know
when they are dead
The Des Moines News recalls some
one said last winter, that the price
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

An effort is being made to establish
q Presbyterian church in Mason City,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02

chlcaso, Milwaukee and st. Paul.
No. Going East. Depart.
No. s ........... ..........7:00 p. m.
No. u ......:::... .:.:...:. 1924 a. m.
lfh Cedar Rapids and Marion. 1:40 a. m.
,ttsb Cedar Rapids md Marion. 7:15 D. m.
Going West.
NO. ........ -. .10:17 a. m.
ioab Marion to Ottumwa arrive. 9:55 e. m.
Oh Marion to Otttir" arrive. 1885 a. m.
Going to Cedar Rapids.
No. los :....:.. 1870 p. m.
Arrive From Cedar Rapids.
No. ........ ............1:25 a. m.
Freight trains
no a2h Davenpor. frcis CO.. e:1o a. m.
No 1a2b Marion ............... $40 a, M
No. S4a Marion 1000 a. M
No BIB chillicoths ............ TOO a. IN.
No 61a chillicothe ........... i.co y. N.
Freight trains arrive at and depart from
ortnmwa Junction. n-dnily: b-cxeept
Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
Railroad Time Tables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT.
w. s. Parker, Ticket Agent.

BURLINGTON ROUTE. c., 3. 4 @.
no. Going East. Depart
,2a-chicago Dubuque & Quincy o:1o a. M
926-Lncal Freight ......... Gan a. M
l6b-BurIinston & st. Lonls ... TBS a. m,
llb-PenrIa. DUBUQUE & Quincy. II 10 a. m.
ea-cbicago Limited 1:25 p. m.
ia-Giicago st, Louis & Quincy 7:1O D. m.
Ra-Fast mail ............... s:37 D. m.
ga-Ghic,go Peoria & Rockford II AS D. m.
n. Madison accommodation. daily except
Sunday. depart ITO a. m.: arrive 500 p. m.
Going West.
sa-Gmnha. Council Bluffs &
Nebraska ..... ....... ....1e:55 a. m.
,sa-Tast :nnil ................. 2:40 a. 10.
91h-i.ocal freight .............. $50 a. m
Ba-nmaha. Kansas City. Denver
Hot Springs. Deadwood. Og-
dan. Portland & California 7:45 n, m.
fe-East mall ................. 1852 A. M
ah-Pcoria to Creston ........ 1:kO r. m.
iRa-I:!mited ..... ............. 1928 p. m.
aib-Chicago 70 Ottumwa. arrive 40 D. m.
ia-DeEvar & Omaha .........11:a ~ .. M
a. daily: b. except Sunday. Nos. Z. and
IS do not carry passengers.