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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Geo. II. Otis, editor of the Monona
Leader, has been appointed postmas-
ter, Mr.. Wellman having been the
postmaster for longer term than Mr..
Otis has been Republican, and the
latter was opposed to the second and
third nominations of the present con
gressman but the past two years some.
thing changed his mind. There has
ing in this congressional district that
without further development, has a
dim appearance of bribery. paid with
government money. -Fayette Postal
Gard.
Just about the time the public be-
gins to think DC. Cole has finally
settled down to respectable, common
sense basis. and the editing of clean,
readable newspaper, as he is eminent
ly competent to do, he reares up again
and goes off half-cocked on some sort
of tantrum like the above and every
body loses all the patience they have
stored up in the meantime for him.
DC. is a mighty good follow, an origi-
nal, unique and capable newspaper
man who knows the business from
"Dan to Beersheba," but somehow OF
other he can't stay hitched without
kicking over the traces once in q
while. 1t is barely possible that Mr..
Haugen had just as good reason for
not re-appointing Mr.. Wellman as he
did for not appointing certain Mr..
Cole, of Fayette, to office short tim,
since; and it is also barely possible
that the latter NAV be Mr.. Coles ex.
cuse tor the above ungentlemanly and
uncalled for remark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28
A Very
Happy New Year
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To Everyone.

The British government has big
job on its hands in caring for its poor.
Is it said to be aiding an army of poor
people in England and Wales larger
than the Russians and Japanese COM
bined have fighting each other in the
far east. At last accounts these men,
dicants numbered 730, ,2l4, of whom
ITO. 405 were in London. We have
many poor to care for in this country
but it Is not as bad as that.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

President Roosevelt's next cabinet
will probably be as follows: Secre.
tary of State, John Hay, District of
Columbia; Secretary of Treasury,
Leslie M. Shaw, Iowa; Secretary of
War, William H. Taft, Ohio, Postmas.
ter General, George B. Cortelynu,
New York; Secretary of the Navy,
Paul Morton, Nebraska; Attorney
General, William H. Moody, Massa-
chusetts; Secretary of Interior, Ethan
Allen Hitchcock. Missouri Secretary
of Agriculture. James Wilson, Iowa !;
Secretary of Commerce and Labor,
Victor H. MetcaIf. Californa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Astronomers at the Lick observatory
at Berkeley, California, have discover
ed large crack in the face of the
moon, eighty miles long and several
hundred feet wide. 1t may have
been caused from grinning over the
Chadwick affair, says the Waverly
Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Following is the reply of firm OF
Philadelphia Quakers to a government
contractor who wrote them as indi.
Gated.
"Replying to thy inquiry for price
on belt for the navy department. We
would say that as members of the
Society of Friends we are advocates
of peace, and feel that it is more con-
sistent with our principles not to at
tempt to make money by selling it to
the war and navy departments. We
are naturally glad to do business, and
would say that this is purely question
of principle with u.s."
What could be finer than that; il all
business firms were controlled by that
kind Of principle. there would be
little talk about trusts, and there
would be no strikes among working.
men. nor, indeed any strife between
capital and labor. The Quakers
surely have high ideals. Their Ideal
ought to be, and their actual is. are
identical when it comes to busines:
proposition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

In Indiana they are advocating q
law to prevent fools from marrying.
In Iowa they might enact law to
prevent person getting fooled in
marrying.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

The Lincoln News advises its readers
to "keep an eye on the able and fear
less executive of Iowa" Well. Mr..
News. there is no immediate danger
of the liable and fearless etc, being
lost to view.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Ed. Madigan thinks that the Chin
ney sweep who struck Clarksville Fri
day was sooted" with his work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Gov. Van SAINT Of Minnesota has an
nounced his candidacy for the U. s.
Senate to succeed Senator Clapp.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Stickney seems to stick to the Great
Western, regardless of the regular
monthly sale report.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Congressman Haugen is home from
Washington to spend the holiday seas
on at Northwood.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

1.-THE Life of Mrs. Chadwick" would
make a rich harvest for the book
agents.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Only four days remain for the lear
year girl to improve her opportunity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

IF the Manchester Press had included
Vim. E. Curtis also in it's category of
hot.air artists it would have been
more correct when it said: walter
Wellman is the prince of hot-air JAM
mers. He is long range guesser. and
If he hits it once in twenty-five or
thirty times he is satisfied. After
bobblng around all over the lot as to
Secretary Shaw's plans, he has had to
come out and admit that the president
has asked Mr.. Shaw to remain in the
cabinet after the 4th of March, and
that the most insistent requests for Mr..
Shaw's retention at the head of the
treasury department. come from the
east, which section of the country
shifted at his appointment when first
made as that of "a country bank er
from the wilds of Iowa." Walter
ought to be chief of staff for the Rev.
Irl r. Hicks, who comes about as close
to the mark with his weather prognos-
tications as Wellman does with his
political guessery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Prof. j. L. Budd, for % years head
of the horticultural department. of
Iowa state agriculturl college and one
Of the most widely known pomologists
in the world, died at San Antonio.
Texas, last week. He visited Russia
in 1887 for the United States and spent
two years in studying the fruit trees
of Siberia and introducing many new
varieties into the United States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28
Subscription Price $l.5O a Year
Omce..317 West Water Street.
Both Telephones Number IS.
Current Comment.

The Sunday school enrollments will
now gradually decrease.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

really worth when VIM. X. Vanderbilt
wants it. An old Long Island farmer
owned thirty EIGHT acres of land ad-
jacent to his estate, which he didn't
want to sell, but when William stepped
into his automobile one morning re-
Gently and riding out to the old man,
shook $50, 600 in new bills in front Of
his face, the old man very quickly
changed his mind. Some people are
born lucky.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

The Chicago Daily Tribune il
conceded to be the best daily paper il
the United States by newspaper critics
They pay the highest salaries. anf
produce the best reading matter. S
does Public Opinion locally. We ca
give you both these papers one yea
for only 3d. 70, cheaper than the Tri
bune alone.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

In Osceola county there is body of
water known as Rush Lake. It CO vers
about 200 acres and is natural lake,
capable of being greatly enhanced in
beauty. Recently a petition was pre-
sented to the state execution council
asking for authority to drain it. There
was protest filed with the council
and after due consideration the petit
tion for drainage was denied. The
council is to be congratulated on its
action in this matter. We have none
two many of these bodies of water in
the state now; let US do what we can
to beautify as we'll as to utilize for
money making purposes this magnifi-
sent heritage called Iowa. We owe it
to the future as we'll as to ourselves
to provide for something more than
mere corn and hog raising in this
state, valuable as these industries are.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Entered at the post Office in Decorah
Iowa, as second Glass Mail Matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

Charged with thigh crimes and
misdemeanors, the Committee oI
Judiciary in the National House Of
Representatives made a report favor
ing the impeachment of Judge Charles
Swayne of the northern district of
Florida and the report was adopted
without revision. Not since the i'm
parchment of General w. w. Belnap,
who was Secretary of War in Presi-
dent Grants cabinet, has anything
of the kind occurred in this country;
indeed in all the history of this
government there has been only seven
well-authenticated impeachment pro-
ceedings, erand what is remarkable is
that four OF these were against United
States judges. Judge Swayne is
charged with imprisoning upon false
charges Of contempt of court, that his
actions have been corrupt in bankrupt
cy cases that he charged the govern
ment the maximum expense of $40 a
day when the expense should have
been not more than 81. 25 a day; that
he has not been impartial; that he
appointed friend as United States CO.
mmissioner; these with several other
things more or less important are
charged against him upon which be
will be tried in the United States
Senate in due time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

You don't hear much talk Just now
about how to keep the boys on the
farm. Things have changed in the
last year or so. The trouble that
confronts the shop owners and big
stores in the cities at present is not
how to keep the boys on the farm
but how to prevent the boys and
young men in the cities from going
out OH the farm. With farmers wax
ing fat and phelaric over abundant
crops and high prices it's no wonder
the city folks feel little grouchy over
ther country cousins good fortune.
The farmer never has very hard pull
ling in this country.
Little Elmer is fond of Bible stories,
and often refers TO them in unexpecte
ways. One day, after absorbing
potash lozenge that had been give
him for his sore throat, he said
Mamma, that fellow Esau was
chump to trade his birthmark for
mess of that stuff. "-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
HI. J. GREEN.
Editor and PrOprietor.

On1ctal Paper Of Wtnnesheik County
and the City Of Decorah.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-28

According to an article in the Book
lovers Magazine there is no farmer
in the world like the japanese farmer
Progressive experts now admit that
there is nothing in all the annals of
agriculture that ever approached the
scientific skill of Japanese husbandry
II all the tillable acres of Japan were
merged into one field. a man in an
automobile, travelling at the rate of
fifty miles an hour, could circle arabic
japan in eleven hours:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27

According to a telegram received at ST.
Petersburg from the commander Of the
Russian cruiser Askold, at Port Arthur, all
rumors regarding the sinking of his vessel
are false. The commander adds that the
AsiIold Is quite sound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House today Speaker Cannon an
nounced the following committee appoint
ments: Mr.. Connel (rep., Pal. patents.
levees and improvements of the Missis-
sippi, ventilation and acoustics Mr..
Bonynge (rep, COLI immigration and
naturalization, patents and mines and
mining; Mr.. Chandler (dem MiSs). pub
lie lands.
By agreement, the House considered
pension bills today. To further expedite
their passage the House considered the
hills in the House as in committee of the
whole, so that each one passed might be
finally disposed of instead of being acted
upon both in committee and In the House.
With the reading of the first bill Mr..
Adams (Pa.) complained that he had tiled
a batch of pension bills with the commit
tee, none of which had been reported. He
said he had been asked to send his bills
to the committee. but he could not find q
single one of them on the calendar, and
gave notice that unless his district re-
ceived fair treatment he would put all
other districts on the same basis. but
withheld objection today.
Mr.. Slayden said he had not been re-
quested by the invalid pensions commit
tee to send in any bills and wanted to
know under what rule such requests
came
The Speaker evoked laughter by sug-
costing to Mr. Slayden that he would
take it under consideration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
PLACE loss AT So, 500, 900.
Ruins Of Rochester Still Burning
Damage by Falling Walls.

ROCHESTER,. N. Y. February 27.-The
fire that started in the business district
OF this city yesterday is stiil burning i'm
the ruins. although now. OF course. 1t is
under complete control. Over half the
block on Main street between St Paul and
Clinton streets Is a mass of smoking ruins.
the walls coated thick with ice. The fire.
men worked oil night, and many of them
will have to work tonight also. The Buff
falo firemen left for home today. the SYRIA
cuse firemen starting an hour later
All morning the firemen were at work
tearing down the unsafe walls that face
on Main street. The front wall of the ruin
ed marble block, occupied on the ground
floor by the Sibley. Lindsay and Curr Com
pany. was pulled down, and fell with a
terrific crash and a mass of brick and
stone crushed in the front OF the Schminks
furniture store, on the opposite side of
Main street. The loss is estimated at 81. 900.
The Rochester department of the Under
writers Association have carefully esti-
mated the actual loss. and place it at ST.
500 900 and the amount of insurance in the
regular stock insurance companies at
81 900 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
ROCKVILLE NOTES.
Looking for an Eloping Daughter
Damage Suit Instituted.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, February &c, 1904.
Mr.. w. E. Barnard. resident of Bruins
wick. Frederick county, was in Rockville
this morning looking for his daughter. Miss
Mamie Ray Barnard, who left her home
yesterday afternoon with the evident inten-
ton Of getting married. He ascertained
here that license was issued here yester-
day for her marriage to Mr.. Charles Joseph
Gusts of the upper section of this county.
He also learned that the young lady left
the train yesterday evening at Boyd S,
where she was met by friend and driven
off to meet Gusts. It could not be learned
whether the marriage had taken place, but
the father expressed himself as satisfied
that 1t had and seemed much grieved. lie
stated that his daughter is but fourteen
years of age, although in order to procure
tho license she was represented as being
eighteen
Mr.. Joseph Phillips of Bethesda, this
county has. through his attorney. William
Y. Bouic of this place instituted suit in the
circuit court for this county against the
Washington and Rockville Electric Rail-
way Company for damages. 1t Is alleged
that the plaintiff, who was riding horse
back. was run down and very seriously in
iured last August as he attempted to cross
the eonpany's tracks at Bethesda. The
horse he was riding was also badly in
The company is charged with negligence. y.
Miss Kate Lawn of Washington is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Edward Anderson, at
this place.
Miss Sarah Henderson of this place is a
visitor at the home of her uncle, Rev. DIR.
Henderson. at Georgetown, Del.
Mr.. George Russell May and Miss Rose
L. Parker. both of Washington, came out
to Rockville yesterday afternoon and were
married by Rev. Robert l.. McNair, pastor
81 the Presbyterian Church. the ceremony
taking place at the home of the minister.
The groom gave his age as thirty-four and
that Of the bride as thirty mine. Immedi-
atey after the ceremony they returned to
the city.
Many expressions of regret have been
heard at the retirement of Mr.. James f..
Ayton as the minority member of the board
Of public school commissioners for this
county. He is succeeded by Mr. Roger B.
Farquahar. who is. like his predecessor, a
gentleman of peculiar fitness for the posi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
THE COTTON MARKET.
Bulls Command Situation-July Sells
Above Is at New Orleans.

NEW YORK, February 2I.-The cotton
market opened firm at decline Of s points
to an advance of II points, with the mar
ket showing increasing firmness as the call
progressed. The decline on the near posi-
ton was due to the disappointing Liverpool
cables, which were considered poor enough
to warrant a decline of 10 to Is points.
But the very bullish visible supply state
ment and the very small estimates for the
movement during the new week gave the
situation very bullish turn.
New Orleans also showed considerable
firmness, with July selling up to 1907
Spot interests were buying here again.
particularly May; houses with New Or
leans connections supported the market,
and in spite of end-of- week realizing and
rather less bullish accounts from spot
centers, the market ruled generally firm,
with prices about to 10 points net high
er. Trading was not more than moderate
ly active, but offerings were very light.
Futures closed steady. February, nom
inal; March, 144S; April, 14.67; May. 14S1:
June 1478; July. 147S: August, 1927: Sep
tember. 1881: October, 11.03: November,
11.75; December 118S.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands,
Is. 10; middling gulf. 1885; sales. none.
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today, 1000 bales, against 11,246 last week.
and II 692 last year For the week, $4,000
bales, against 146575 last year. Today s
receipts at New Orleans were 1925 bales,
against 1888 last week, and at Houston,
.958 bales, against 1888 last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
RAILWAYS IN PHILIPPINES.
Proposed Guarantee of Interest OF,
Bonds

Legislation authorizing the Philippine
aztec of 4 per cent per annum on 10000
600 of bonds for railroad construction In
these islands Is to be introduced in the
House next week by Chairman Cooper of
the House committee insular affairs.
This legislation will have the support of
the administration through Secretary Taft.
whose conviction that railroads are the
next most essential step in the develop
ment of the Philippine Islands has been
made known to the committee on insular
affairs.
Secretary Taft, Chairman Cooper and Col.
G. A. Edwards. chief of the insular burea u
of the War Department, were in consulta-
ton during a great part of today at the
War Department and later at the Capitol.
While the text of the proposed legislation
has not been prepared. its verbiage will be
most simple and will contain the authori-
cation to the Philippine government to Is
sue the guarantee on the capital to be in
vested in railroad building. restriction
will be placed in the legislation lim ting
the guarantee to American or Filipino can
ital.
The first roads to be built will be in the
Island of Buzon. Some sections OF the
island, according to the belief Of Secretary
Taft, will yield per cent from the be-
ginning. Other sections where railroads
would lead to great Industrial development
VIII not earn this amount on the inv est
ment.
At the most. however IL Is estimated
that the government guarantee will only
be needed for limited number of years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27

Intosh. which sailed from London Febriiaf,
o for Yokohama. passed the Island of Peri
ma. Rad sea. this afternoon. and sIgnaief
that sse was stopped and searched by 4
Russian warship In the Red sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
GENERAL CoURTs-MARTIAL.
Have Been Ordered to Convene at Forts
Washington and Monroe.

Two general courts-martial have recently
been appointed for the trial of cases in this
vicinity, one at Fort Washington. Md. for
the trial of such persons as may be brought
before It, and the other at Fort Munroe.
Va. for the trial of Second Lieut.. Jean 8.
Cakes.
The detail for the former is as follows:
Capt Edward H. Catlin. Artillery Corps:
Capt. Gustaye w. s. Stevens, Artillery
Corps: Capt. Earl D'A. Pearce. Artillery
Corps; Capt. Laurence c. Brown. Artillery
Corps; First Lieut.. George Deiss. Artillery
Corps; Second Lieut.. George L. Werten-
baker. Artillery Corps; Second Lieut. Hen
ming F. Colley, Artillery Corps. and First
Lieut. Homer B. Grant, Artillery Corps,
judge advocate.
The following is the detail for the latter:
Lieut. Col Frank Thorp. Artillery Corps:
Capt. Frank s. Harlow. Artillery Corps:
Capt Clarence p. Townsley, quartermastcr
u. s. A., Capt. George T. Bartlett, Artillers
Corps; Capt Henry c. Davis, Artillery
Corps: Capt John D. Barrette, Artillery
Corps: Capt Clint c. Hearn, Artillery
Corps: Capt. William Chamberlain. Artif-
lery Corps: Capt. William p. Pence. Artil-
Iery Corps; Capt. Frank X. Ferguson. Artll-
lery Corps. Capt Percy p. Bishop. Artillery
Corps: Capt Alfred A. Starbird, Artillery
Corps: First Lieut. Francis H. Lincoln. Ar
tillery Corps, and Capt Frank e. Harris.
Artillery Corps Judge advoeatA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
CAPT. WISE TO COMMAND.
Marines Being Organized for the
Philippines.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. February 27.1Cap-
tain F. M. Wise, United States Ma
rine Corps. has been detached from the
marine barracks. Naval Academy. and or
dered to proceed to New York to command
Company c, now being organized at the
navy yard Of that city. preparatory for its
departure for duty in the Philippine Is
lands.
Companies of marines are also being
formed at Philadelphia Washington and
Norfolk, Va.
The battalions will leave for the Philip
pines during the early part Of next month.
Midshipman r. p. F. Nelson, captain Of
the Naval Academy fencing team. is en-
deavoring to arrange several other prac-
tice matches before the intercollegiate
tournament, which takes place in New
York in April. Negotiations are now pend
ing between the Washington Fencers'
Club and the fencing team of New York
Athletic Club.
Lieut. c. B. Britain. United States navy.
has been ordered from the Naval Acad-
envy to Washington, D. c., for special
Machinist E. c. Mcmahon has been
transferred from the United States tor
pedo boat destroyer McDonough, at the
Naval Academy. to the United States army
General Hospital at Fort Bayard, New
Mexico, for treatment.
The steamer Standsh will leave here
next Monday for Norfolk, Va, to be placed
IN dry dock for repairs.