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The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04


men of the Sixth infantry, twenty-one
enlisted men of the marine corps, four
teen enlisted men of the hospital corps
and a cargo of army supplies.
The legislative committee which is
investigating Irregularities In the
financial accounts of Utahs commits
sion to the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion has appointed Representatives Jo-
seph. Stookey and Gandry as commit
tee to go to st. Louis and turn over
every detail of the commissions work
at the fair. Forged vouchers aggregat-
ing more than $2,100 already have been
identified.
Maxim Gorky. the Russian author
had but a short glimpse of liberty on
the 9th ult. Released on $4,000 bail,
the noted author was Immediately re-
arrested and conveyed to place of
confinement pending deportation to
some distant city or province where
his continued residence will not be so
dangerous to the government as it
would be at st. Petersburg. Rigi is
stated to be the place selected.
The Standard Oil Company has de-
clared a dividend of Is per cent. for
the current year. From 1891 to 1895
this company paid twelve per cent. a
year. Its dividends increased to for
. ty-four per cent. in 1908. and they were
thirty-six per cent. in 1904. The divi-
dend for the current quarter would in
dicate a present earning equal to $50
on ever share of .ne stock, or total
of SG0.000,00O on tie capitalization Of
$1OO,O00,000.
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MRS. SIANFoSD'S S SUDDEN DEATH
is ATTRIBUTED TO POISONING

ported that the soda contained strych-
nine, but this report cannot be verified.
DIR. F. II. HumphrieS, who attended
Mrs. Stanford. is now making an exam
ination of the contents of the bottle,
which had not been touched since Mrs.
Stanford left San Francisco.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Stanford
went to picnic. She ate heartily on
soup for dinner and retired shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock.
A111 o'clock A. Heunish, guest OF
the hotel who occupied an adjoining
room. heard Mrs. Stanford groaning,
and running to the room found her ly-
ing on the floor. She had evidently
tried to summon help.
At the time of Mrs. Stanford's death
there We're present Miss Berner, who
has been her secretary for twenty
years. and her maid, May Hunt. Both
We're prostrated.
DR.. Humphres made the following
statement:
When / was called in | found Mrs.
Stanford in commissions and applied
the quickest remedies, but it was not
possible to save her life. Mrs. Stan
; ford said to me: Doctor, l have been
poisoned
Mrs. Stanford's condition seemed to
indicate strychnine poisoning. Between
convulsions her mind was unusually
active and she said
"'This is the second time they have
tried it. They tried it last January
and | came here to avoid them"
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04
Fruit Not Injured.

Denver, March 2.-lmmediately fol
lowing the cold snap in the middle oil
February. Mrs. M. A. Shnte, secretary
of the State Horticultural Society, sent
out inquiries to the fruit inspectors In
the various counties, asking II the
crops had been injured.
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04

First yon spend n lot Of money to
Give a boy a college education and
then lot more to support him in ltv.
ing np to-it.' '..'-
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04

we both chirruped as we rode through
the lanes and shortcuts, like two
ttroubadours:
But I'll neer ride thro Stirling town.
WI fetters on my feet"
The Glenwood post., 1905-03-04
john L. Sullivan Redivivus.

Grand Rapids. Mich. March John
l.. Sullivan. ex-champion heavyweight
pugilist of the world, last night
knocked out Jack Mccormick Of Gal
weston. Texas. in the second round OF
what was to have been a four-round'
bout.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-14

this is satisfactory to Colonel Mahin,
well and good; If 1t is not, then he
should be permitted to retain his pres
ent position and Mr.. Dobson be pro-
vided for elsewhere. No one questions
Mr.. Dobson's worthiness, but the re.
publicans of Iowa will not stand for
the displacement in this way of a
worthy and deserving public official of
recognized high character. and with a
splendid diplomatic record
The second Iowa congressional dis
trict, from which Colonel Mahin comes
is the one close district in the state.
Only by the hardest effort has it been
redeemed from the democracy and q
republican sent to congress in place
OF democrat. That any action should
be taken to deprive this district of po
litical patronage and give it to another
district, which has now. if anything
more than its share of official plums, is
political blunder that calls for
Immediate correction Tho second
Iowa district, if it is to remain repub.
lican, must be strengthened by being
given additional federal patronage in
stead of being weakened as is at.
tempted in this case. Both from po.
litical and personal standpoint, Colonel
Mahin is entitled to a square deal and
we believe now that the facts are
known, that he will get it,
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the extradition commissioner, who has
not yet decided the case. The affair
is SO complicated with such an array
of technical points that it is celebrated
the world over
Canada has long been the refuge for
fugitives from justice from the United
States and it is SO common for a man
who has stolen a large sum in the
states to flee to the Dominion that it
is now a common joke with tourists
who register in Montreal as from New
York or Boston for the hotel clerk to
ask smilingly: President or cashier?"
EXtradition laws are intended to aid
Justice and when they delay it's work
they defeat themselves. The laws re-
garding extradition should be made
more stringent. Though Gaynor and
Greene may, in the end, be turned over
to the United States authorities, 1t will
have been only after long and costly
effort. This condition should not be
allowed to remain. The lesson fur.
nished by this case should be one of
profit to the United States and the fu-
gitives now living so free from care in
the Dominion, spending the money Of
their victims. would then have to
scurry about for new fields of activ-
lty and more safety.
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THE eAYNoR-GREENE LESSON

The enormous expense which the
United States has been put to in the
case of Gaynor and Greene and the ex-
traordinary flimsiness Of the extradi-
ton laws between this country and
Canada should teach lesson that will
not soon be forgotten. With Canada
so easy of access from the states this
nation should have treaty with the
Dominion government which would
admit Of securing fugitives from JUS
tice without great expense and with
little more ceremony than is used be-
tween states But now, after three
years litigation. the first CLEAN Of
hope comes to the detectives and Sc
cret service men who have been fol-
lowing the Savannah contractors, and
the first prospect of bringing them to
answer to the charges of defrauding
the government Of the United States.
John F. Gaynor and Benjamin D.
Greene were formerly contractors Of
Savannah. Ca, and we're indicted for
completely in the great conspiracy to
rob the government in the construction
of harbor works. This is the same
case in which Captain Oberlin M. Car
ter of the engineers was implicated.
While Carter was arrested, tried and
served his sentence until his release
from the Leavenworth prison, the con-
tractors, Gaynor and Greene, fed to
Canada and took up their residence in
Quebec. where they lived in sumptu-
GUS style. They had apartments at the
Chateau Frontenac. one Of the most
beautiful hotels on the continent.
The United States government be-
gan extradition proceedings three
years ago, and the case has been
fought inch by inch in several courts
of this country, Canada and England.
1t has already cost over 81 1000, 900 in
attorneys fees and court charges.
About two weeks ago Gaynor and
Greene were arrested in Quebec by
Canadian authorities and taken to Mon
treal. There they were examined hy
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THE MAHIN-poBsoN EPISODE.

Colonel Frank W. Mahin, Of Clinton,
Iowa, United States counsel to Noting
ham, England, has a host of friends
throughout the state, who will insist
most emphatically that he be given q
square deal. The appointment of ex.
Secretary Of State Dobson, Of Des
MONIES, to succeed Mr.. Mahin, without
the knowledge of Mr.. Mahin or OF
Senator Allison, or Congressman Daw-
son, of the second district, is inexplic,
able to Iowa republicans. The latest
dispatches from Washington state that
Colonel Mahin will be cared for and
will be given another appointment. If
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OVERCOMING NATURE.

Engineering accomplishes great
feats in opposition to nature, or more
truly, in spite of nature. The progress
of the age is traceable almost in every
instance to some branch of engineer.
Ing, some triumph of that profession
OF so many lines of activity and such
great possibilities. The latest feat is
the construction of the Simplon tun-
mel, a gateway through the Alps for
the Jura-Simplon railway. This line
of road connects two nations, Swift.
zerland and Italy, and in order to
make direct link between them. it
pierces the stony side of the Alps. The
trip that Caesar with his legions made
In months, encountering the greatest
of hardships and privations, will soon
be made, through instead of over the
mountains, in a few hours. Instead
of arriving on the northern side of the
range footsore and weary, the traveller
will then be able to alight from his
railroad carriage in Switzerland, re-
freshed and enlivened by the trip.
ALI this Is accomplished by the en-.
cheering science. The obstacles in
the path Of the progress, put there by
nature in the ages before the history
OF man begins, are the natural prey of
the engineer. His work is the task
of overcoming nature. His field Is the
world. There is no limit, apparently,
to the possibilities Of the science, and
to it must the world now look for
much Of the progress to come. BY
the term Of engineering used here the
science in a general way Is referred
to. Not only the civil engineer, but
the electrical engineer, the mining en-.
gineer, and the engineer in general
the force which will, from now on,
overturn the theories Of the ancient
days to make the life Of the latter day
generations comfortable
The Simplon tunnel, since 1t is by
far the longest the world has ever
known. marks an epoch in the progress
of the engineering science Compared
with other tunnels 1t is a giant. It is
of interest that the three longest tun.
nels in the world are all in the Alps.
The following list shows the relative
length of the twelve longest tunnels in
the world.
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yer succeed himself in the senate and
do hope Stitz will not urge his oppose
ton to any damaging extent"
80
Tom Dennison says he is an Iowan
and proud Of it, but the DUBUQUE
Times says that Tom is destined to
disappointment II he is looking for
reciprocity
Even to Osler himself there was
something left to learn at the age Of
S." says the Des Moines News Let
us hope he has learned the value OF
silence"
Triumphant over the conviction OF
Mabel Schofields murderer after some
years of effort, the Des Moines Capt.
tai remarks: Perhaps some Of those
esteemed contemporaries who are in
the habit Of bowling that in Polk
county no criminals are ever punish
ed will be able to revise their opinion
for a little while"
The Waterloo Courier is inclined to
think that politics out in Colorado
must be very rotten when the death of
a former United States senator and re-
publican leader can be put forward as
a reason for changing the votes Of
legislators on questions of law and Of
fact.
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former, but he never despaired to re-
form within the party, and to be OF
service in that behalf he knew that he
must continue a member of 1t; and It
was fortunate for himself, fortunate
Tor the party, and fortunate for tho
country also. He Is not SO great a
politician as Abraham Lincoln, but he
practices the Lincoln system-pursue
the object increasingly, invoke the aid
or patience, and trust in the invinci-
bility of the right.
In 1901 Mr.. Roosevelt became presi-
dent, the successor of greatly loved
man, whose tragic death had rendered
the love of the people for his memory
pathetic and tender. For three years
and a half Mr.. Roosevelt has adminis-
tered his great place with marked
aplllty, conspicuous courage, and emf
nent success. At one time there was
serious opposition to his nomination
to the succession, and 1T was OF
formidable proportions. He met 1t
with characteristic promptitude and
characteristic intrepidity, and 1t van
ished. He was nominated by acclaim,
and his victory in November was one
of the most signal In the annals Of
Anglo Saxon politics In the new world
or the old.
1t was the tribute the people paid
their favorte. 1t was the condolences
the people had in man fanatically
honest, dauntless in his courage, en-
thusiastic in his ideals. They believe
In him. they trust him. they will 60
far with him; they will bear much
with him. 1t was not the victory Of
the republican party so much as a
vote of confidence in the republican
candidate. And the people during the
next four years are to going to see to
II that the president they have chosen
shall have a square deal.
He has again entered upon tho
duties of the greatest office in tho
world, and again he enters upon 1t un.
pledged to anything but Theodors
Roosevelt's ideals. He has assumed
immense responsibility; but the office
would be valuless to him without re-
sponsibility. He Is a man who would
rather sweep crossing for his sup-
per than hold a sinecure for It's sal-
airy. He is the first personality in
America and one of the most interest,"
Ing figures In the world. All men re-
spect him, most men confide In him,
many men love him. and 1t is mighty
poor American who cannot sympathiza
with him for the difficulties he must
encounter and who will not applaud
him for the triumphs he shall achieve.
From thousands of threats and from
millions of hearts there went forth yes
terday the greeting he understands SO
perfectly, loves so well, and is so ex-
pressive of rough but kindly and sin-
cere cheer-"Teddy, how"
And SO say we all, and again and
again.
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SID T. l. / GIL 7 s

SO ashamed of the "old man"that same
"old man" is furnishing him the money
to pay his bills. But then the "old
man" doesn't know how to enjoy it
hasn't even got sense enough to know
how to have a good time.
But all the time this is going on, ev-
erybody but the gosling knows that
the"old man"lived quite awhile before
the boy appeared on the scene, and he
managed in some way to buy clothing
for the young man. also to keep up the
household in manner that reflected
credit upon all connected with him.
And all the humiliation that the young
man suffers on account of the breaks
made by his father can not keep down
the fact that the "old man" is going
right ahead making the living for both
of them.
DR.. Osler is evidently getting to
about the same stage in this channel
of wisdom that is reached by the av.
erage American boy a year or 80 be-
fore he becomes a voter. The Doc
and the Smart kid" are right in tha
same class as regards the "old man.
Charles T. Yerkes who knows a few
things on his own account, says that
he doesn't consider man at his best
until he is So years old. He says that
some people figure that man is at
his best between 80 and 40, but he
doesn't He argues that he lost four
million dollars during the time he was
/ between 80 and 40 years of age and
he is willing to take that as pretty
good evidence that his Judgment at
that time was not absolutely up to the
highest standard of development.
/. Now, I, myself, have seen number
OF young men, in fact know some
| right now, about the age of 10, 20 and
81. who actually feel sorry for the awk.
ward figure their father cuts in the
i general society of a days business and
social life, but somehow or other when
want some good advice, just kind OF
4 involuntarily hunt up the old man in.
stead of the boy. When l get into
trouble and want somebody to tell me
how to get out; want some real good
sound home made practical common
sense method out of the difficulty, 1
find myself going toward the offices
of these old men instead Of around the
street corners hunting up their boys.
i It's too bad that all the knowledge
these young men are possessed of has
to go to waste and all the time people
are running around hunting up the
i Ignorant 'old man." G. p a
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Washington Post.--No other public
man In our history, not even Andrew
jackson or Abraham Lincoln had a
a more remarkable career than Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He is college man,
but as nearly a self taught scholar as
it is possible for college man to be.
He is a politician, and has taught his
fellows that the skillfulest politics of
all is the straight road of perfect cour-
age. He is a statesman, and has
taught both political parties that a
free people confides implicitly in men
OF lofty ideals. and in no other He
is a maker of books, and never hest
tated to put his heart soul, mind and
strength In his pages. He is a soldier
born, whose remote ancestry withstood
great Caesar and We're absorbed be-
cause they could not be conquered
even by him who was to be master
of the world. In contemplation of this
virile young man this people have
chosen for first magistrate, the MEM
DRY goes back to the desperate deeds
of daring wrought by his forbears of
Holland. those" beggars of the sea-,
who. for liberty grappled with and
overcame the new mistress of the
world.
What a wonderful career 1t ISL A
graduate at %, member of the legis-
lature at 23, delegate at large to ma
tional convention at &c. ranchman in
the far west that same year, beaten
for mayor at Is, United States civil
service commissioner at 81, police
commissioner of New York at 81 as
sistant secretary of the navy at 80,
rough rider at 40, governor of New
York at Al. vice president of the
United States at 43, and president be-
fore he was A,
1T Ia NOT an accidental career Tt
Is perfectly and entirely logical.
There Is method in all of it. There
Is no secret about tho incarnation.
Here is a young man of great ability,
independent fortune, high culture, lofty
ambition and honest and earnest pur-
pose. He becomes a politician. or
rather, was born politician He
succeeds as few men have. How ?
He trusted the people, but he never
tlattered them. He appealed to the
people, but he never cringed to them.
He never for one moment put in pawn
his self respect. he never lied for a
vote, and he would have welcomed
defeat rather. The people saw the
estimate he put upon himself priced
him at that, and took him at it. And
they are reasonably satisfied with the
bargain, as the vote last fall would
indicate.
The country was first introduced to
Theodore Roosevelt in the campaign
of 1884. AT that time mugwaumpery
was disintegrating the republican
party, and it was hoped to enlist him
in the rebellion; but that hope was
disappointed. Roosevelt was a re-
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the best, all things considered, because
1t insures majority rule" says the
Dubuque Telegraph, commenting on
the new Illinois primary law, just
enacted. There are many reasons
why the convention plan should not
be abandoned. and Illinois is wise in
retaining it in conjunction with the
primary. No friend of the primary
desires too radical departures from the
present system"
The Boone Republican predicts that
II the supreme court sustains Judge
Evans on the validity of the biennial
amendment w. o. Payne will bob up
with some new defect.
1.-THE hope among republicans should
be that Roosevelt might come to the
close of his term in the faith of his
party with record of achievement
and with abundant evidence of WORTH
ness to be continued in popular conf
dence" says the Sioux City Journal,
land to this end it Is the duty Of re-
publicans to do what they can"
o.
"Stitz Way isn't the biggest man in
the Tenth district" says the Carroll
Herald "but the way he reads the riot
act to Senator Dolliver makes him
seem not at all diminutive in altitude
and diameter. We want to see Dolli-
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According to the recent reports, DR..
Osler says that all men past 60 years
of age should be chloroformed that
this is, in the doctors opinion, the
least painful route to the hereafter.
DR.. Osler is one of the most noted
medical men on this continent. He
knows lot about people that they
don't know themselves, and some of
them wouldn't tell it If they did know
it. He stands high in the opinion of
practitioners everywhere at any
rate. that Is what couple of doctors
here in town told me about him.
Now Doc, is getting along in years
himself, but his Judgment in regard to
men, will place him in a crowd that is
great deal younger than he Is.
During mans lifetime he passes
through a number of different and dis
tinct stages of judgment. The period
when he is the most absolutely sure of
the correctness of his judgment as re-
CARDS other men, is generally during
the time he is from 10 to 81 years of
age. About this period of his life, he
will agree emphatically with DR.. Osler
and the subject he wants to start in
with is his own father.
When the boy begins to sneak
around the corner from his home and
play keeps and go after the balls for
the big boys, he has high opinion of
his father He has many arguments
about what his father can do to the
other boys father. A year or so later,
when he gets to the cigarette period
his respect for his parents grows rap.
idly less. Then he gets to going down
town after supper. and when he is
about 16, IL and 18. he resents it very
much that his mother will persist in
asking him to come home early
Finally he passes through another
summer of ball games, band concerts
boat rides and winter of pool play
ing, crap shooting and late hours, and
enters upon his nineteenth year. Then
for three years he is in the same class
as Dr. Osler, regarding what should
be done with one man at least - and
that man is his father.
During those three years he is posi-
| lively sorry for the "olG man" The
"old man. is so far out of date anC
so old fogyish, that he Is absolutely 6
source of grief to the son. He SO fal
outclasses the "old man" that it Is
humiliating to the son for him to be
seen in the same crowd with him.
Of course all of his time that he is