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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21

made every day was over five hundred.
Major Lacey is always digging up
facts. He said any bill that passed
ought to provide for a modification Of
rates from time to time. as necessity
may arise. He called attention to the
fact that in some years the corn ship.
ments of Iowa have been to Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska. owing to the
drought, floods, grasshoppers or other
peculiar circumstances in those states.
In other years the shipments have
been exclusively to the east and that
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska have
great corn exporting states.
Major Lacey said: Rates have
been changed from time to time to
meet these conditions. and the changes
have generally been to the advantage
of the shippers He commended, there
fore, there should be more elasticity
In the modification, of the rates from
time to time than Is contemplated by
the Townsend-Esch bill He also
called attention to another feature of
the bill, which he thought ought to be
changed. The bill. as 1t passed the
house, places the enforcement of the
law practically with the interstate and
foreign commerce commission. If
this commission should have charge of
the general supervision of all rates; in
the ordinary management of which
over 100000 new rate schedules are
filed, each year from the entire rail-
way lines in the country with the COM
mission, the commission ought not to
be charged with the prosecution of the
laws. They have no time for law suits,
This part of the work ought to he
placed wholly with the department of
justice.
ga commission should not be rate.
liking and prosecuting power both at
the same time. AS an evidence that
this suggestion is worthy of consider.
alton Major Lacey claims that the pros.
ecutions of the meat trust and other
trusts by the department of justice
have demonstrated that such matters
can be- most satisfactorily handled by
the encouragement and his assistants
No doubt Major Lacey suggestions will
receive consideration when the final
framing of legislation on this subject
is performed. Major Lacey has been
in support of the President on the
question of railroad legislation from
the start"
The people of the sixth district have
never had any doubt that their con
gresham was on the right side of the
railroad question, as he is on all ques
tons. Though his part in the railroad
Legislation has not been a prominent
one, because he is not a member OF
the interstate commerce committee
his position on the question was well
known and as he stands among the
foremost members Of the house it was
natural that he should be one of those
to speak on the proposed measure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
THE PLAGUE OF DISHONESTY.

1t would have been hard to make
anyone believe, few years ago, that
Cole Younger would cut his associates
because they were too dishonest. This
man, who was in his day one of the
most notorious and most feared rob.
bers and burglars of the middle west,
has quit the stage because the men in
charge of the business end of his show
were not up on the points of honor
sufficiently to render him a fair share
OF the profits Of the enterprise The
other day in Kansas City Cole told a
friend. Il could have made good money
out of the show that had if could
have kept them fellers straight. Twas
talking to Pinkerton down at St Louis
the other day, and he told me that
they would rather have 81 that they
stole than $40 that they had made hon.
estly."
( 1t Is an odd spectacle, this one of
Cole Younger as the champion Of right
and honesty. His strenuous though
unsuccessful efforts to keep the fell
lers straight" have been recounted
from time to time since he started
into the show business. 1t Is some.
thing of a change from the old Cole
Younger of former days, but 1t is typi-
cal of the change of the entire west.
In the old days Of the knights of the
road, Cole Younger had no trouble in
securing a fair division of profits
When the Younger gang held up a
party OF their fellowmen and Cole and
Jim made the "diyvy" there was no
trouble about it, but now, when the
road agent days are ended and the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
DAHLONEGA.

Dahlonega, March 49, Walter
Springer, Of Eldon, is visiting friends
at this place.
r. L.. Denny returned home yester-
day from Davenport where he attend
ed the w. o. w. convention.
A number of relatives and friends
gave delightful surprise party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mccoy,
Tuesday evening, March IA, in honor
Of their tenth wedding anniversary.
Refreshments were served and the ev-
ening was passed in social way. The
guests departed at late hour declar-
ing they had pleasant time and wish
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Mccoy many returns
of the happy event. Those present
were: Messrs. and Mesdames Will Nc
Coy, r. G. Dimmitt, Walter McMullin,
Frank Giltner, John Dimmitt, Isaac
Robertson, Glen Crow, Chas Davis,
Ben Rocker, Chas. Mccoy, Mrs. Har-
din, Amanda Mccoy, Lizzie Mccoy,
Misses Ethel Grow, Edna Robertson,
Lulu Mccoy, Lottie Porter, Ora, Rena
and Clara Mccoy, Ethel Vetna McMul-
| lin and Mary Mccoy. Messrs John
Baldus, Walter Mccoy, John Porter,
Clarence, Earl and Herbert Dimmitt,
Harry McMullen, VERNE Robertson,
Ohio, Berton and Clarence Mccoy.
Mrs. Woodward and daughter, Ruth,
Of South Ottumwa, are visiting at the
home Of Mrs. Woodwards daughter,
Mrs. Henry Robson.
Mrs Jas. Schertz has been suffering
with rheumatism the last two weeks,
She Is reported some better.
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THE STORY OF THE sTANFoRps

The circumstances surrounding the
sad death Of Mrs. Leland Stanford
have pushed to the background the
story of the life of this good woman
and OF her noble work for her fellow
beings. Her husband, the late Sena-
tor Stanford, and herself have given
millions of dollars to charitable and
benevolent institutions, their especial
care being the Leland Stanford, Jr.,
memorial university at Palo Alto, Cal.
which they established and maintained
as a memorial to their son, who died
at the age of IL years.
1t seems that the spirit of giving had
it's birth with the Stanfords at the
time of the death Of their boy. Until
that time they were engrossed with
the work of gathering together money
for their boy. Their every thought
was for him, an only child, born nearly
twenty years after their marriage. On
him they lavished their attentions and
for his comfort and enjoyment they
were willing to forego any pleasure
Of their own. In order that the boy
might have the best education money
would afford the whole family jour
neyed to Europe, and it was at Flor
ence, Italy, that the boys death oc-
CURED. When his life was despaired
of the father, Respondent, declared
that there would be nothing further
for him to live for, that with his son
gone his sole object in life had disap-
peared. But the boys reply was re-
quest that his parents use their money
to feed the hungry clothe the poor and
educate those worthy of attention.
This was his dying message and the
fulfillment became the life work of his
devoted parents.
From this incident resulted the
great memorial Leland Stanford, Jr.,
university at Palo Alto, the country
home Of the family, thirty miles from
San Francisco. While Mr. and Mrs.
Stanford did not follow the dying wish
of their son literally, they did so In
spirit, and through their munificence a
great institution of learning has been
built up, where many young people
otherwise unable to enjoy such advan-
tages have received an education and
been made more useful both to them
selves and to society Senator STAN
ford preceded his wife to the grave a
number of years, but she adhered
strictly to the purposes formed while
he was living, and for some time prior
to her own demise she was without
property of her own at all, having con-
veyed practically the entire Stanford
! fortune to the university, retaining
only comparatively modest annuity.
Such life story is of so great value
as an inspiration to good deeds that it
is doubly deplorable that this good
woman's passing should be shrouded
in the unhappy circumstances that
have arisen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
THE SAN DOMINGO MIDDLE.

The announcement that Assistant
Secretary Of State LOOMS will leave
the state department and return to the
consular service lends color to the
theory that has already gained consid-
cradle credence, to the effect that Mr..
Loomis is really responsible for the
muddle in which the senate and the
President not to mention Secretary
Hay, have found themselves as the re-
suit Of the trouble in San Domingo and
the protocol providing for the collec-
ton by the United States of customs
in that little Caribbean country for the
satisfaction of it's foreign creditors.
The error, be 1t remembered, was
made when Mr.. Loomis made public
the provisions of the protocol, under
the apparent assumption that it would
become effective without action by the
senate. Whoever may be responsible
for the mistake Assistant Secretary
LOOMS is the man who made it.
When vague telegram came from
San Domingo that some kind Of ar
rangement had been made between
President Morales and the American
consular and naval representatives
Secretary LOOMS obligingly gave an
interview in which he explained just
what the arrangement was. The inter-
view related the details of the agree
ment, conveyed the information that
1t would go into effect within a short
time and never even intimated such a
possibility as consulting the senate.
1t was right at that time that the SEN
ate got downright mad" and the
troubles of the Santo Dominican treaty
began in earnest
Secretary LOOMS is the official who
approved the original protocol and told
the public about it,, leading the public
as we'll as the senate to conclude that
senatorial ratification would be dis
pensed with. Secretary Hay says it
was the intention of the state depart
ment that the protocol should be fol-
lowed by treaty. Secretary Hays
word is good. No doubt President
Roosevelt had the same understanding
Perhaps Secretary LOOMS did, but he
omitted to mention it in that fateful
explanation. And that was the start
ing point of the trouble. Any way it
is looked at the omission was a diplo-
matte "break"
Mr.. Adee according to the announce
ment made yesterday, will be acting
secretary of state during Secretary
Hays absence in Europe. This is
probably intended as a rebuke to AS
sistant Secretary Loomis, who would
naturally be in charge of the depart
ment during his chiefs absence unless
other arrangements were made. Mr..
LOOMS appointment to Mexico, where
he will succeed E. H. Conger of Iowa
upon the latter's resignation, will, no
doubt, be enough to satisfy him and
will prove good way out of a disa.
greeable incident. The only objection.
able feature about it is that if he is
sent to Mexico in Mr.. Conger's place
Iowa willlose diplomatic appointment
that is much to be desired However
Iowa has prominent place in the Off,
cial ranks of the nation and If neces.
sary to promote peace and harmony
she can lose this appointment and
still hold her high place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
LACEY ON RAILROAD RATES.

Hon. Lafayette Young has been writ
ing from Washington TO his paper, the
Des MoInes Capital, series of inter-
esting letters regarding people and
things IN the capital city. OF special
interest to people in the sixth district
is his letter referring to Major John F.
Lacey, the veteran cong. essman, who
for years has represented the sixth dis.
trict in the national house of repre-
sentatives. The Letter deals particu-
larly with Major Lacey's attitude on
the railroad rate proposition, and says
Major Lacey, of the Sixth district
is a busy man for the reason that he
is chairman of the committee on pub
lie lands. but he has found time to
give attention to the railroad rate mat
ter and made speech in the house
in favor of the bill, which passed on
February g. His address was delivered
on February 8, and as usual gave in
teresting facts. He suggested that the
proposed bill did not give power to
the interstate commerce commission,
or to the railroads with the consent of
the commission to change the rates
after they had been once adjudicated
in court. He contended that there
should be some method of making such
changes, or they might work hardships
on the shippers as we'll as the rail.
roads,
under, the present law every rail-
road, when changing its rates, must
file new schedule with the Interstate
and foreign commerce commission in
Washington. It will be somewhat sur.
prising to those who have not been
discussing this question to read one
statement from Major Lacey's speech
wherein he related that during last
year there were 162.42S changes in
rates in passenger and freight SEIZED.
ules filed with the national commits.
sion; that 143.982 of them were
changes in freight schedules, and that
the average nuSber Of new schedules
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21


white henceforth.'
Here are few of the many good
words the Waterloo Reporter has found
time and inclination to say in defense
of congress: Most of the people get
impatient with congress. When they
want anything they want it right
away, and when they get what they
asked for in a hurry it often trans
pires that it isn't what they expected
1t would be. Congress may merit cri-
ticism at times, but it might do much
worse for the interests of the people
than by making them wait due time
for a realization Of their desires. Con-
gress is human, like the source from
which it derives its powers, and finds
it a task beyond its capacity to pro-
vide everything wanted of it upon
demand"
Discussing the biennial amendment
case the Des Moines Register and
Leader expresses the opinion that III
the supreme court accepts the present
amendment the future policy of the
state will be to allow the legislature
great latitude and to make a consti-
tutional convention impossible
The Waterloo Courier declares Iowa
SIlOulu lSIlQ d HclplIlS udIu 10 hdTSelS
in the fight against Standard Oil.
"Other states are doing So" says the
Courier, mot alone from sympathy
for Kansas, but more as matter of
public policy, for 1t Is recognized that
Kansas is making fight against or
ganized greed which would destroy the
government itself for the sake of dol
lars"
10
Now comes the Des Moines Capital
with it's familiar but always appealing
defense Of the capital city Des
Moines," protests the Capital, makes
no claims to perfection. She does not
claim to be the best city in Iowa. She
can prove by official statistics that her
criminal record is as low as any city
of equal size in the west She can
demonstrate in a multitude of ways
that there is no city in the west where
religious, educational and all moral in
terests are given a more united and
substantial support
O.
wouldn't things break loose though
if the supreme court should find the
biennial law invalid?" suggests the
Boone Republican.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil notes
with regret that Mrs. Chadwick is dis
satisfied with the verdict of the Jury
1She is evidently thinking of what she
could have done with each Individual
juryman had she met him few
months ago." says the Nonpareil.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
All c. M. & st. p. and Wabash trains
depart from Jefferson Street Union
depot. w. L. Richards, Agent. 49,
c. M. & ST. p.

No. Going East Via Cut of rlnoa'
sa-WnshIngton. Muscatine, Day. ''
,2.- eW7psSSt and chM3rsso TOO NJ
export and Chicago ,1o:4a NJ
Going West. :"
sa- iia1a City and 1nterme:
ba-seymour G;hiiilii,cothe, Excel jio;1s a. m
sior Springs and Kansas City DOS a. m
Going East Via Marion.
i0b-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
intermediate 49,. ..... 2:O,; a m
i0sb-Mnrion Cedar Rapids and
intermediate $50. ... 7:2O u. m
Coming West Via Marion.
Bc-Marion. Cedar Rapids and
losoI sfeTPeaia CEDAR Rapids and LES q. NJ
o,,. Intermediate ........... 1856 a. m.
SSzzhp-nayenport freight 9:10 a. m
eS4Lp-M MARION treight .;.......... $40 a. m
61a-Chillicothe freight 11:S6 - ~
B9a-C hilllcothe freight .,,,..1l l.40 y,
a-daily: b-eIcept Sunday: c-excant
Monday.
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WABASH TIME TABLE.

No. Arrive. Tin,e.
last. Louis q kansas City. 80. 6:D M
Bb-Moberly Il Des Moines lila m.
8a-St. Louis & Kansas City. -. 700 o. m.
No. Depart Tine.
Past. Louis & Kansas City,. 1928 a. m
6b-Moberly & Des Moines -. 4:15 p. N.
ta-St: Louis & Kansas City -. 9:2O D. m
a--daily: b-except Sunday.
For information call new telephone
1894
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Keokuk Gate City thinks "it is
pity Henry Wallace cannot rub out
the score, start all over again and be
white henceforth."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21

NO. Coins East. Depart.
206. Keokuk. Kansas City, Cali
-. fornia and southwest 1O:45 a. m.
2o4.. Eldon, Davenport & Chicago 10 Is D. 3. M
Going West.
203. Des Moino Ruthven. west
Nebraska and Washing
ton, Muscatine. Davenport
and Chicago .......7:15 4. m.
2 2ol, Des Moines 3 Omaha. .,.. .12:1o D. m.
FOB. Des Moines & Omaha. 7:05 n N
Ualeis otherwi;e specified ali trains : ara "a
daily except Sunday. afe
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21

BURLINGTON ROUTE. c. 3. q @.
Nc. Going East Depart
p2h-Local Freight ............. e:45 a. m.
burlington & st. Louis. -. 1885 a. M m.
l0h-Peoria. DUBUQUE C Quincy 80 a. m.
Ga-Ch!cago Limited. ......:... LAO o. M
4a-Chicago. St Louis & Quincy 7:1O D. m.
2a-chisc..go, Peoria & Rock.
Going West.
ba-Omnha Council Bluffs &
Nebraska -. $3.50. .12:45 a. NJ
Sha-Fast mall ................ 2:4O a. M
sa-nm sat lrf Kansas CITY Denver 9:so a. M
Hot SPRINGS. 1eadwood. .Og-
den. Portland & California. 7:45 a. Id.
,s ss-fsS;'s 70 crstton 5 S:ss : 5 M
i}b-cbicaeo to ottumw1a arrive 1000 D. p. m
DenVer Omaha ...... II RI o. m
ia-Denver & Omaha ~ ii az = r. N,
n L5daily: h-cxcept Sunday. Nos 4. and
- The as'.a #. Madisen-Go:na East.
Going West. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21

wouldn't things break loose though
if the supreme court should find the
biennial law invalid?" suggests the
Boone Republican
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-21
R. R. Time Tables

All c. 3. & @. and c. r. I. G. p. trains
depart from Washington Street Un-
ion DEPOT.
w. s. Parker, Ticket Agent,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call hrmor. nominaily ~ -
~ per cent. prime mercantile paper, 81
~ per cent. exchanges. IsSi.Jio.sg9. ball
ancos. uts9.5sS.
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New York Markets,

FLOrR-Barcly steady and unchanged:
Minnesota patents. $3.50. winter extras,
S3n2E. winter straights, A.i0HI35. win
ter patents, sti0n LS5.
WliEAT-Broke sharply under liqulda-
ton influenced by bearish northwest news
Der GmS7 5-i6c.; December, 81 7-i6dSShc.
CORN - Quiet and steady; December,
hSsc.
TALLow-steady; city. nc; country,
4i9d4Ac.
WOOL--Firm. domestic fleece, 35G29c.
HOPS-Steady; state, common to choice,
1904, l9a25c.; 1903. lsq20c., olds. l0ql2c. |.
Pacific coast, 1904. l9a24c.; 1903 l7alsc.;
Odds, l0l12c.
BUTTER-Creamery. extras. per pound,
aaAi1c. Mercantile Exchange official
quotation, extras. 2lc). firsts, 20d20lac. :
seconds. 19ql9l9c. thirds. 17lRQlsIac.; state
dairy, tubs, extras, 2Oa20lsc.; firsts. l99
l9l9c.: seconds, lsalSAc.; thirds, l7ul11sc.,
CHEESE-state, full cream, small, col
choice, 9IaGl0c; large. colored and white,
fancy, lOI4c, light skins, choice, sac Sac:
part skins, prime. 7Am7hc.; good, 8t6l4c.
common TO fair, Ta5hc.; full skins, l1s9
EGGs-state, Pennsylvania and nearby,
24c.; mixed, extras 2Sc.; firsts TO extra
''I DRE ssS5iEnD POULTRY = Fresh killed,
iced turkeys, spring, dry picked, 3 to 3ls
pounds each, per pound, S0a35c.j 4 pounds
and over, 15Gl25c; chickens, spring, Phila-
delphia, choice to fancy, 2042lc.; Pennsyl-
vania, 15Ql6c. fair TO good; lSq14c.; old
cocks, per pound, S1@9c.; ducks, spring,
Long Island and eastern, pei, pound, lIc.;
SQUADS prime, large, white, per dozen,
$3.50. mixed. S2d2l5; dark. H.5041.62.
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A BENNINGTON CASE
There Are Many More Like Il in
Pennln zion.

The following case is but one OF
many similar occurring daily In Ben
nington. 1t is an easy matter to YER
ify its correctness. Surely you can
not ask for better proof than such con-
elusive evidence.
VIM +. Hart, farmer, living three
and one.half miles out Branch street
road, says: 81 have never had occas-
ion to use Doan' Kidney Pills myself,
but Mrs Hart took course OF the
treatment. We are willing that you
refer to US any time you see fit as we
can most strongly recommend the rem
edy. Mrs Hart was bothered for eight
or ten years with a weakness Of the
kidneys and dull, heavy, aching pains
in her back and up and down through
her sides. She often complained. in
the morning when getting up that her
back felt so stiff and sore that she
could hardly get around. l read of
Doan's Kidney Pills and insisted on
her trying them and / got box for
her. If it had not helped you can de.
pend upon it we never would have
bought the second box. Two boxes
absolutely freed her from the trouble. -
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for tn a United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
AXE no other.
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