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Evening star., 1904-04-29

interference with their business. Although
these protests may not have been respon-
sible for 1t, the fact is that Congress ad-
journed without taking any action In tne
matter. Consequently the War Department
Is unable at this time to grant the appn-
cation of the Cuban government, regard
less of its wishes in the matter. There are
military reasons why 1t might be expedient
to let Cuba have these arms at the cost
price of s14 each. as the close political rela-
tions between the United States and Cuba
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vessels of another country may enter one
of it's ports at time. The department,
therefore. has requested the State Depart
ment to obtain from the Austro- Hunga-
rian government the necessary permission
in order that the North Atlantic squadron
may visit ports of that country on its Eu-
ropean cruise.
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would undoubtedly make them allies in the
event that either should become involved in
a war with any other nation. In such an
event 1t would be an advantage to have the
Cuban army provided with a modern mag
azine rife like the Krag-Jorgensen-
Evening star., 1904-04-29

1t pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds OF situations are filled
through them.
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s$;ss Sss9. Boys, ss;;s Knee $4.O5

Boys Knee Pants Suits in Double
breasted and Norfolk effect, blue
serge and fancy mixtures. The dou-
ble-breasted blue serge has 2 pair OF
straight pants with each suit. The
Norfolks are in plain blue serge and
fancy. mixtures, with one pair of
Knickerbocker and one pair OF
straight pants with each suit. All
wool fast color, Italian lined, silk
sewed Special for Saturday only.
Sizes to 10 years.
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To Obtain Modification Of Rules.
The Navy Department has been advised
that the port regulations I'm Austria-Hun-
gary provide that no more than three war
Evening star., 1904-04-29
A Washable Hat.

The Masl1ie, in an import'
ed wash goods, trimmed with
a heavy silk cord; the colors
are Navy, Light Blue, Tan,
Red and White. An especially
stylish shape, this "Mashie."
SOC.
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Mems $500 Soft Hats, $l.65.

ment There is reason this We selling $500 Soft Hats
s6 The opportunity yours Every desirable shape ey
and Blacks are Each Hat guaranteed just the
same you paid the full price Of $500 have need Tor
one the opportunity fine have s Hat would
be wise you buy of these often have use Tor
Soft Hat The with of several hundred OF the fav
orite spring sellers.
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S1.OO and $1.5O
Boys Stiff kEC
Bosom ShirfS==OOSs

Mothers of Boys have an opportun-
ity here that is seldom equaled.
These were all good sellers at the
regular price. but to make a busy
Saturday buster we have added this
bargain.
These come in neat fancy pat
terms. Shirts that have been selling
at $l.00 and s1.J0. Sizes II TO II
neck.
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Boys Knee
Pants, 75c. E0~
values WV

You ought surely to lay in a stock
at this price. A boy never has too
many pairs of pants to play in. These
come In Blue and Black Cheyiot,
Blue Serge, Corduroy and Fancy
Mixtures All seams reinforced.
Patent waist bands. Sizes to 16.
Evening star., 1904-04-29

Wilhoft's Ladies' Sy-
ringes, each. .$1.76
Barker's Hirsutus, bot
tie .69c
Fairy Soap, 8 cakes for
25c
Improved Talcutine Pow
der, box. .15c
Distilled Witch Hazel,
Dottle lOc
Bradley's Violet AM
monia, bottle. $500. .15c
Kenzel's Face Bleach,
bottle ............ .@c
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Skirts at 3@c.'

Children's Cambria Skirts, sizes 4
to Il years. Some with embroidery
trimming, some with India linen UNI
brella flounce, some with tucks and
hemstitching.
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Children's Headwear.
We are now showing a COM
plete line of Children's Sum-
mer Headwear, in both Straw
and Wash Goods.
A Special Straw Hat.
A special lot of Children's
Straw Hats, in Japan and
China Straws, rough and fine
braids, medium and wide brims,
long silk streamers. -. Oyc.
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Listerated Tooth Pow
der, can. .2lc
Tymonol Tooth Paste or
Wash, each. .2oc
Wheeler's Corn Salve,
box -. lUc
Piver's La Trefie Sachet,
package ............25 .25c
Woodland Violet Ex-
tract, .55c
Cherry Soap Bark, box,
25c
Hudnut's Cold Cream,
jar .............. DOC
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Sea Salt, large bags,
for ............. .Sc
La Satineuse Toilet
Soaps, cake. zoe
Comb and Brush Sets,
Tor .............. toc
Dolphin Emery Boards,
dozen ............. .lUc
Bradley's Bay Rum, bot
tie .-oS
DIR. Charles Flesh Food,
Jar .............. .ooc
Large Triplicate Mir
rors, each. zoe
Evening star., 1904-04-29

Lentheric's Aeolian Extract, bot
tie So.
Kerkoff's Djer Kiss Extract
DOttle .Sl.
Bradley's Woodland Violet Es-
Ssence, bottle. q
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CD n0 for the IS to 81 Sunday
VS'>C Hats for the girls. Enough
styles here to assure a becoming
style for various types of little and
big girls.
Evening star., 1904-04-29

Gu O2 for the $3.50 Sailor Hats.
~A'>O the new kind, In plaid ef-
fects, with large rolled brim. Pret-
tier than the description implies. A
good bargain at $1.9S.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
THE GREAT CATASTROPHE.

The sinking of the transatlantic
steamer Norge, in the North Atlantic
last Tuesday, is the third great catas.
trophe during little more than half
a year. During the Christmas holt
days the world stood aghast at the
awful loss Of life resulting from the
fire in the Iroquois theater at Chi
cago. The death list included 600
names, among which were those of
many women and children. Many of
these deaths can be laid at the door
of incompetent or careless officials
whose business it should have been to
inspect the theatre and protect the
lives of the patrons. Last month saw
the burning of the steamer General
Slocum in New York harbor and
nearly thousand lives were sacri-
feed at this time. The majority of
these victims were women and chill
'dren, starting for days outing. The
number of deaths in this instance
could have been lessened consider
ably, it seems, had the inspectors en-
ployed to insure safety to the public
been attentive to their duties. The
evidence before the coroner's jury is
to the effect that life preservers were
rotten and the appliances which
should have been in the best of con.
dition to prevent loss Of life were
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
A LULL IN HoSIuIIIEs

Reports from the oriental battle.
fields are to the effect that the rains
are delaying the operations of both
Russian and Japanese armies. The
mud is SO deep, the dispatches say,
that guns, provisions and other sup.
plies cannot be transported. The on.
posing forces are encamped and will
not enter into a decisive battle until
conditions are favorable for moving
the armies through the country. This
season of rain has proved severe
setback for the Japanese and really
for the first time since the war began
the Russians have begun to turn the
tables on their enemies. If the news
from st. Petersburg can be believed
the past few days have seen several
victories for the Russians and the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07

Mikados men have been driven back
from positions which they occupied a
week or two ago with considerable
loss.
1t is difficult, at this distance and
hampered by censored reports, to form
an accurate opinion of the trend of
the war thus far. The Japanese have
the advantage of having carried the
fighting into the enemy's country but
this has not the effect on Russia that
it indicates. Manchurla is simply a
Russian province and is the natural
theatre for the war. The devastation
of the country will work considerable
hardship upon the people living there
but means little to the Russian govern.
ment itself as few of it's fighters, if
any, come from Manchuria, but nearly
all have been brought from Russia No
matter, then, what ruin is wrought in
the land where they are fighting, the
effect upon the soldiers is nothing.
The time set by the japanese for
the capture of Port Arthur has passed
and the city is still in the hands of the
Russians. In land battle few days
ago the Japanese are said to have lost
1000 men although they occupied a
position somewhat nearer the city than
they had hitherto held. Port Arthur
is practically cut off from the world
by land but on the sea side is more
fortunate. In spite of Japanese reports
to the effect that the Russians are in
hard straits at Port Arthur because of
the blockading fleet, it is almost daily
reported from Chez Foo or Russian
hot hoe l.,
blockade successfully and that the gar
rison in the city is well supplied with
provisions and ammunition. ready to
withstand long siege and make a
hard battle when the Japanese finally
reach Port Arthur.
Judging from all the similar situa-
tions in history, Port Arthur is in a
fair way to hold out until the naval
defenses give out. Unless the Japan
ese can make successful assault both
from land and sea at the same time,
the seige may last indefinitely Accord
ing to an American newspaper cores
pondent who claims to have been in
the Russian city as a prisoner the ships
in the harbor have been repaired and
are in good condition for fighting. The
garrison has not been idle meantime
and defenses are in shape to with
stand land attack. If japan could
defeat the Russian fleet and gain pos
session of the harbor, silencing the
shore forts, the rest would be compar-
atively easy sailing in spite of large
and determined garrison. Until that
time comes. however Russia has a
good hold on Port Arthur.
The Toxic dispatch of yesterday
saying that Russia had offered to sur
render Port Arthur under certain con-
ditions is denied in St Petersburg and
cannot be given credit at this time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
THE BIRTHDAY OF INDEPEND-
ENCE

Today is the anniversary of the birth
of American independence. One hun
dred twenty-eight years ago a
small but determined body of men
signed their names to document pen
ned by Thomas Jefferson, declaring
that the thirteen colonies which had
been ruled by the tyrannical George
III could no longer endure the treat
ment received at the hands of the Brit
ish monarch. The decision came after
a long session during which these men,
representing these little colonies, con
sidered from every standpoint the
action they were about to take. They
knew that it meant a long, ahard war.
They knew their forces were unequal
to the armies Great Britain could pour
Into America. They knew their finances
we're low and that they had little or no
source of revenue. They knew they
were acting as no other people since
the world was created had ever had
the courage to act. But they knew they
were right. And with that knowledge
they signed their names to the Declar.
alton of independence and proclaimed
to George III and to all the world that
they had constituted in America free
and Independent nation.
No sooner had the first names been
affixed to the document which was des-
tined to rank among the greatest ever
written than small boy ran out from
the throngs of men that brayed the
sultry afternoon to be even close to
where history was being made. On
that boys face was pictured Joy and
the widest enthusiasm. Running with
all possible speed he came to where he
was visible to an old man in the belfry
of nearby church and waving his
hands in the air shouted:
Ring, Grandpa, ring"
Then the great Liberty Bell spoke
Until that time it was mere bell like
many another in Philadelphia but that
day it was the first to spread abroad
the tidings of independence to the
American people. The old man. poised
between earth and sky, swung the clap
per with such vigor that the ball it.
self was cracked, but not until the glad
news it bore had been sent on a jour
ney clear around the world. 1t reached
every portion OF the American "col-
onies," which were colonies no longer
and it was answered with cheers that
came from the heart. Bonfi1es were
lighted, hundreds Of other bells took
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
AMERIcA AND AMERICANS.

This is the day of all days in the
year when Americans should think OF
the greatness of their nation. Eighty
millions of people including represent
atives of every race. nationality and
religion make their home in America
And they are all, or nearly all "Ameri'
cans" Whatever the land of their
birth they are proud of America and
her progress. The spirit of America is
in them, they love independence, they
enjoy life of liberty and even if for
eign born they soon learn to love the
land of their adoption.
1t is useless to deny that Americans
are vain. No man and no nation which
has experienced the progress that has
been Americas since the foundation
of the government can Withstand an
impulse to let the world know. Critics
are laughed at, pessimists are scorn.
ed, and outsiders who object to the
American ideas and American customs
are scorned. .s
Yet it is interesting to hear the
criticisms some foreigners make re.
garding America The latest and per.
haps the most interesting critic is a
Chinaman. While on visit to Amer
lea he writes to a fellow Celestial in
the Oriental empire, detailing his
ideas of American and Americans.
Though the Oriental eyes see much
that is called egotism in America, the
fact that the American is of distinct
nationality, not British, nor German
nor French, but American, and a
INC Hnnc
the observer from the east. Says he:
Imagine coffee grinder into which
have been thrown Greek, Roman, Jew
Gentle and all the rest and then let
what they call Uncle Sam a heroic,
paternal and comical figure, represent.
ing the government - turn the handle
and grind out an American, who is
neither Jew, Gentle, Greek, Roman
Russ, nor Swede, but new product
sui generis and mostly Methodist
This process has never ceased for an
hour America has been from 1892 to
the present time, in the language OF
ground of the nations of the world, the
real open door; yet this grinding as.
similation has gone on. 1t is perhaps
due to the water, or the air; but the
product of these people born on the
soil is described by no other word
than American. 1t may be an Irish.
American, very offensive; Dutch-Amer.
lean, very strenuous, like the Presi
dent; Jewish-American, very CONNER.
cial; Italian-American, very dirty and
reeking with garlic; but it is Ameri
can. totally unlike it's progenitor, a
something into which is blown a tire.
mendous energy"
The visitor shows statistics giving
the number OF foreign born residents
of Chicago, including Germans, Poles
Swedes, Bohemians, Yiddish, Dutch
Italian, French, Irish, Seryians, Lithu
anians, Russians and Hungarians and
says:
'You will ask if believe that this
monster foreign element can be reduc.
ed to homogeneous unit. I reply
yes. Fifty years from today they will
all be Americans and a majority will
doubtless, show you their family tree
tracing their ancestry back to the
MayfloWer"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
THE RIGHT OF CRITICISM PRE-
SERVED

We remember once hearing a prom.
inent public man say: Give an angel
unlimited power and he will abuse it,
Ih1s was strong and undoubtedly ir.
reverent expression intended to illus.
trate the danger of vesting too much
power in the control of anyone. The
lie tenure OF office of the federal
judges in the United States occasional.
ly develops an intolerance that is not
in accord with free institutions. Re.
Gently Federal Judge Purnell fined Ed.
itor Daniels of the Raleigh, North Car
DINA News. for editorially criticising
the judge for his action in appointing
receivers for the Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad. Editor Daniels was
refused jury trial or permission to
appeal the case and was thrown. into
jail for refusing to pay the $4,000 fine
habeas corpus writ was heard by
Judge Pritchard, the new Justice of
the fourth district court of appeals
who went from Washington, D. G.. to
Raleigh for that purpose. After ar.
gument. Judge Pritchard dismissed the
case and released Editor Daniels, say.
Ing he failed to find anything in Section
725 revised United States statutes to
warrant the action and hence he or.
dered the respondent dismissed. Coun.
sci Winston for Editor Daniels in his
address said:
Let editors speak their mind, crit.
icize fearlessly. This freedom is the
glory of our country. If man is too
thin-skinned to stand the comments
OF the press he ought to leave. The
world is his.
I'VE don't want any Spaniards with
daggers and dirks but want North
Carolinians, who can give a blow and
take one. This is the first time since
the passage of the act Of 1881 that an
editor has been called to answer for
publication about court. Would
it not be fine spectacle of North Car
DINA, which boasts of her early love
of liberty her Mecklenburg declara-
ton, the goth of May the hornets nest
at Charlotte - that she should be the
first Of the thirteen original states to
take away the liberty of the press and
the citizens"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07

last week made another address be-
fore the graduating class of the Yale
law school, the sentiment of which
should sink deep into the hearts and
consciousness of the people of the
United States. Mr.. Root says truly
that the cry of Emperor Gear and
man on horseback are but eXtrava-
CANT appeals to an instinct which
ought to exist and happily does exist
among the people of the United States
against submission to unlawful author
ity, however trifling may be it's exer-
else and however beneficent its des-
potism. Continuing, the former secre-
tary of war says:
There is constant tendency to
ignore such limitations and condone
the transgressions of them by public
officers. provided the thing done is
done with good motives from desire
to serve the public. Such process, if
general, is most injurious. If contin-
ued long enough it results in an attf-
tude of personal superiority on the
part Of great officers which Is incon-
sistent with our institutions, a de-
struction of responsibility and indie
pendent Judgment on the part of lower
officers and neglect of the habit of
asserting legal rights on the part of
the people.
Surrender of Right.
"The more frequently men who hold
great power in Office are permitted to
overreach the limitations imposed by
law upon their powers, the more diff
cult it becomes to question anything
they do, and the people, each one
weak in himself and unable to cope
with powerful officers, who regard any
questioning of their acts as an affront,
gradually lose the habit of holding
sucn officers accountable and ulti-
mately practically surrender the right
to hold them accountable. Constant
accountability of public officers for
strict observance of the limits imposed
by law and customary and undoubt-
ing assertion Of the private right of
the citizen to have no power exercised
over him except in strict accordance
with the letter and spirit of the law
| these are the essential conditions of
free government and personal indie
pendence.'
These words are exceedingly en-
couraging, coming from a man Of Mr.
Roots stamp and official prestige
They are not the hysterical or vapid
utterances of socialistic or irrespon.
sible mind. They are the deep born
conviction of right, and of what is
necessary to preserve the most benefi.
cent form of popular government that
the world has ever seen, true Ameri-
can liberty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
Weak
Hearts

Are due to Indigestion. Ninety-nine OF every
one hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when IT was simple indiges.
ton. 1t is a scientific fact that all cases Of
heart disease, not organic, are not only
traceable to. but are the direct result Of indi-
gestion. All food taken into the stomach
which fails of perfect digestion ferments and
swells the stomach, puffingi it up against tho
heart. This interferes with the action Of
the heart, and in the course of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr.: D. Kaube, Of Nevada. O., says: lhad stomach
trouble and In bad state as had heart trouble
with It. took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about four
months and 1t cured me.
Kodol Digests What You Fat
and relieves the stomach of all nervous
strain and the heart of all pressure.
Bottles only. $loo Size holding IN times the trial
size. which sells for soc,
Prepared by e. O. Dewitt & CO.. CHICAGO,
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-07
AN lRREPREssIRLE CONFLICT.

Kansas City Journal.-Joseph Foil
continues to return the boodlers anG
the state machine blow for blow. After
Mr.. Folks nomination as the demo-
cratic candidate for governor became
assured the boodlers and the machine
began striving to secure the nominal
ton of men for other state offices
who, if elected, would make 1t impos-
sible for Folk, as governor, tosgiye the
state clean government. Mr.. Folk
struck back by causing the indictment
of James M. Seibert. one of the prin-
cipal manipulators of the state ma
chine, for illegally conducting the bust
ness of his office, that Of excise COM
missioner of st. Louis.
The boodlers and the machine rode
rough shod over Folk and his support
ers at the state judicial convention at
st. Joseph. They did it again at the
state convention at Joplin, which
elected delegates to the national dem
ocratic convention. Among the dele
gates chosen We're James f. Butler.
Butler is son of Ed. Butler. Folk
refused two years ago to support Jim
Butler for congress. The latter's cleo
ton as delegate was, and was prob
ably meant to be, a personal affront to
Mr.. Folk. Folks answer is the indict-
ment of Ed Butler on a charge of brib-
ing a witness in the st. Louis Doodle
cases.
Since Mr.. Folk began probing into
corruption at Jefferson City an ire
pressible conflict has been on between
him and the state machine. The con-
dict will eliminate when the demo-
cratic state convention to nominate
candidates for state offices meets
How will it end? Folks nomination.
if he will accept, is certain, of course
But will Mr.. Folk be content with this
alone? His nomination on a ticket
composed of Cook, Allen and other
machine candidates would be ma :
chine victory. 1t would presumably
disappoint Mr.. Vandiver, Mr.. Walsh
and every other man who has cordial
ly supported the movement for decent
democratic politics. 1t would be hail
ed with delight by Butler, Seibert and
every other democrat whom Folk has
got indicted or who deserves indict-
ment, because they would recognize
that with Folk on a machine ticket
the machine would be safe from his
molestations.
Mr.. Folk refused to support jim
Butler. He wrung from Lieutenant
Governor Lee confessions that retired
him to private life covered with oblo-
guy. He forced Frank Farris, the
democratic leader in the senate. to