Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-09
ONE WEEK IN THE WORLD.

New York MALTA century will
scarcely dim the consequence of the
leading event Of last week, nor throw
II far out of the perspective in which
1t seems to loom at this moment. 1t
is not too much to say that 1T has
of the world. Yet now, as always, the
world looks at the Immediate rather
than at the ultimate, and thinks of the
peace Of Portsmouth and the termina-
ton of the war between Japan and
Russia Just as peace-just as the
happy cessation of bloodshed
Nor is this more or less than nat
ural. The German emperor telegraph
ed to President Roosevelt, whose de-
termined and ceaseless efforts toward
a compromise have been crowned with
success: THE whole Of mankind must
unite, and will do so, in thanking
you for the great boon you have given
it." The czar himself, after attribut-
ing the conclusion of peace to the
Presidents personal energetic eff
forts" added my country will CRATE
fully recognize the great part you have
played in the Portsmouth peace con-
ference"
This personal aspect Of the mat
ter-our Presidents memorable tri-
umph in bringing tn warning nations
into the council chamber and saving
them from disagreement there-and
the joyous fact that the war is at an
end, do not, however, hide from mems
knowledge the fact that an empire of
the Orient has turned back the tide of
Occidental conquest and assimilation,
and is about to clothe another and
vaster Oriental nation with the gar
ment Of civilization.
In timely fashion, q congress of par
ljamentarians of the whole world, sit
ting at Brussels, has called the atten-
ton of humanity to the need Of gen.
eral arbitration. While one war was
ending, another was being averted,
mission to France in the liberation OF
the captive Algerian. Bouzian. The
Orient sup. lied two more incidents OF
significance, in the Chinese govern
ment's taking over by purchase the
concession to Americans for the con-
struction of railway from Canton tc
Hankow, through the heart of China
and the solemn session of the United
States senators and representatives al
Manila to hear-we do not say to lister
to-the F'ilipinos' demand for indie
pendence.
A total eclipse of the sun marched
halfway around the world, with prob.
ably the greatest crowd of astrono-
GERS to observe it that ever looked al
such a phenomenon While America
was rejoicing at the yellow fever's
pa 5sing it's crisis at New Orleans, the
Asiatic cholera stole into Western
| Europe by way Of the Vistula ani
broke out at Hamburg.
Greater New York struggled on witt
the problem of its deliverance from
Tammany, and reached the melancholy
| bog of an apparent failure to fine
more than single man to lead the
hosts of reform next November! Il
the city has gained little politically
within the week, it has at least gained
something materially, for the first Of
rived, the hippodrome has reopened-
aid the Subway tavern has gone ou
| Of business!
Minor events are good and bad. The
steamer Peconic went down on the
| Florida coast carrying twenty Italian.
| to their death. Vesuvius and Strom.
| boil "erupted." Coal went up to 1925
The comedy element was abundantl1
| supplied by the aged dowager empress
promise of a parliament to the Chi
nese "in twelve years from now; by
the stealing Of Mr.. Rockefeller's aa
| by fellow worshiper in church al
| Cleveland; by the cooking Of cargo
| of bananas to turn by a bolt Of light.
ming at sea; by Russell Sage's loss O.
| his house cat; by the conclave of the
Smith family at Peapack. N. j., ant
by the capture by the police of DIES.
perate band Of 1O-year-old outlaws
| who were living in a box up in a tire,
at Washington Heights.
| Light and shadow, grieving ant
smiling, the momentous passing as to-
dull to note; the bagatelle exalted
thus wags the world away.
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