Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-23
HAS NO OPPOSITION
SENATOR HARPER WILL BE
ELECTED TO OFFICE IN
LOYAL LEGION.
ottumwa Man viii Be At the Head of
the Organization In Iowa After This
Year.-Southern Iowa viii Gain In
Military Matters.
[BY LEON BRoWN.l
Des Moines Bureau of the Courier.
Des Mones April %,

Des MONIES bureau OF the Courier.
Des Moines April %.
Senator Harper Of Ottumwa is Stat
ed for senior vice commander of the
Iowa Loyal Legion at the meeting of
the commandery here in May. There
will be no opposition to him.
His elevation at this time means
that next year he will be commander
of the order This is position of the
highest honor among veterans of the
civil war.
Senator Harper was captain in the
Forty-siXth United States volunteers.
He has always been active in military
matters in the state. He was prom.
inently mentioned as candidate for
commander of the Grand Army, this
department few weeks ago, but de-
clined to consider the proposition at
this time.
In the senate he originated and got
through the senate resolution asking
congress to erect a suitable monu-
ment to Abraham Lincoln in the city
Of Washington where there are three,
and none of them quite the sort Of
thing this nation ought to honor the
memory Of the immortal Lincoln by.
Representative Buchanan of Ottumwa
also got this through the house.
Southern IoWa's Turn Coming.
Southern Iowa is going to have
prominence in military affairs. For
eight or ten years northern Iowa has
been electing the commander of the
department Grand Army Of the Repub.
lie of this state. A strong effort will
be made at the encampment in June
to turn the tide toward southern
Iowa.
The late Samuel Evans of Ottumwa
was the last commander Of the depart
ment which southern Iowa had Cap
tain j. A. Spellman Of Fairfield, is a
candidate for the place this year
against R. T. st. John, of Riceville.
Captain Spellman has come out only
recently. But he is already drawing tc
him a large support which will make
him a formidable opponent of Mr.. st
John.
Veterans are saying, generally, thai
what has come to be known as "the
ring" Is back of st. John What the
ring" is composed of is not detailed
by them. 1t is fact, however, tina
the candidates for department com
mander, generally, have been support
ed by the same strong coterie of mel
\ in the department.
conger Not Coming Home.
1t is understood among the friends
of Major Conger that he will not re
turn to this country this summer, as
he had expected.
| This ic duo RI tho pock
war, of course, although Major Congel
in his correspondence even with per
sonal friends is SO CAREFUL to observe
the spirit as well as the rules of di
plomacy that he never goes into /;
discussion of these things.
1t had been hoped that he would b.
able to leave China during the heated
term, but he will spend the time il
the mountains instead, it is said.
/ 1t is not understood here that he i
kept busy by the war to the north ant
west of Picking, but it is only diplo
matte propriety which keeps the repre-
sentatives of all the powers in tn
vicinity There is no telling what da
his best judgment and decision vii
be re1uired-if China goes to taking
hand in the fight, or either Japan o
Russia enrroaches on the provinces G
the powers either in Manchuria o
China proper.
With an Iowa man in Picking Their
; is no danger of the United States BIZ
, ing cheated out Of any Of her rights
! Benefit to Iowa Bankers.
"The way in which the Iowa pacl
ing houses can benefit by the refuse
! of the railroads to keep their agre
ment as to stock shippers passes,
: to demand the installation of joir
:. rates." said railroad man and forme
shipper today. "The fact that til
roads refuse to give the shipper
!, passes over their lines in Illinois. 6
that they may return easily from til
Chicago market, does no good to til
Iowa packing plants because of tn
fact that the roads will not carr
freight to the Iowa stock yards wit
advantageous expedition or at les
than the total local rates,
"Now the joint rates could be II
y stalled were there a suitable petitio
= to the railroad commission and hea
9 ing. The joint rate which the la
q authorizes is eighty per cent Of tt
7 sum of the local rates. A tariff Of tn
X kind promulgated in general the s
l. preme court held was invalid; but I'll
!, question never has been suhmitte
when the rate was established aft
hearing before the commission
But without joint rates the pac
ing houses of Iowa cannot benefit m
terially because the shippers do n
+ like TO take stock to Chicago. The
have to go there"