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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26
IRIS RAINING OUT IN KANSAS.

Hutchinson (Kas.) Independence
Its raining out in Kansas" The
ticker in the brokers' office In the
markets of the world licked off the
news, and the man who deals in wheat
and corn at once got interested. He
looked at the amount of futures he
had on hands, how much he had spec
ulated IN the wind, and the sun and
the clouds. how much he had counted
on the church bug and Providence,
the Hessian fly and the self-binder.
He took an invoice of his September
sales of wheat when he heard of the
rain out in Kansas, and Immediately
began to sell his stock, for the rain
out In Kansas" meant millions of
bushels more Of wheat and ten mil
lions less Of ctinch bugs and Hessian
flies. = 1t meant to the operator that
watched the key and the ribbon on
his telegraph instrument, that wheat
would be lower for Kansas was one
step nearer a great harvest time.
cts raining out in Kansas" and the
merchant put out under the awning
the rubber coat, the gum boot and the
| umbrellas, and he went back In the
store and told the clerks to clean ul
| the stock, brush off the dust and gel
| ready for big day, as the rain had
| made Just a little more certain the
crops the farmer will sell and conse-
1 arantlx a little more good for tha farm
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or, the farmers wife and the children.
The merchant at once increased his
order to the wholesale houses for he
knew that the rain in Kansas would
increase his sales when the harvest
time was over.
TITS raining out in Kansas" and
the farmer unhitches his team from
the lister and puts them in the barn
and gives them an extra armful of
hay, while he and his boys work
around under the sheds, fixing up the
plows on the corn cultivators, tighten
ing the bolts on the corn sled.' SO
when 1t clears and the ground is dry,
there will be no delay in the farm
work. He goes to the house long be-
fore dinner time. looks over his morn
ing paper that Uncle Sam left at his
door; but he reads not of the doings
OF the world, they interest him not.
He is looking at the quarters that join
him on the south. He figures that the
rain will add to his crop so he can buy
a new buggy for his wife. keep his
boys and girls in school, save enough
to send one to college and still add
that quarter on the SOUTH that is so
green with alfalfa.
The rain means millions to the
broker, tens of millions to the mer-
chant, but it means far more to the
farmer than the piling up of wealth.
1t speaks of long cherished plans for
his family. Plans never revealed un-
4 til ready for execution. 1t means the
4 fulfillment of his hopes, the accom-
plishment of that for which he had
struggled, often in encouragement
but that for which he hat. faith in
God, that the harvest would one day
be fulfilled.
i A rain in Kansas disturbs the mar
ket prices of the world, but 1t settles
the faith of the farmer in the prom
{ Uses of old. SOW in the morn thy seed
and withhold not thine hand"
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FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield, April 21- Frank Noble
has sold the lease on the Windsor no.
tel to Mrs. Nettie Jones and Mrs.
Laura Walker, VINO will operate it af.
ter May /. Mr.. Noble and his family
will leave soon for California and 9th.
err points in the west, where they will
visit and choose a location.
Andrew Louden, of San Francisco
has communicated with relatives here
that he and his family are all safe
The many friends Of the family will
be glad to, learn that they escaped the
earthquake and fire. The Loudens
are about the only Fairfield people
residing in San Francisco.
The members of the G.. A. r. anG
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AMERICA cALLEp DOWN.

America has incurred the wrath Of
some of the Russian papers because Of
the treatment that has been accorded
Maxim Gorky during his visit to this
country. Simply because he consorted
with woman not his wife the Rus
sian writers do not believe that he was
treated fairly when the American ho-
tel managers refused to house him.
Their conception of the word liberty"
is apparently rather an odd one, and
must be unusually comprehensive.
Some of the writer's stigmatize Ameri-
cans as Pharisees and fat swine, and
scoff at their "hypocritical adherence
to the conventionaIities
The Twentieth Century, formerly
the Russ, sneeringly remarked that the
Americans were touched by Gorkys
tribute to the "bronze idol'' of liberty
in New York harbor, but were terribly
offended when he attempted to place
his ideas Of liberty into practice.
The paper declared that every book
of Mark Twain, whom Russians pre-
viously have esteemed, hereafter will
be branded as shameful hypocrisy, be-
cause he joined the prosecutors Of the
defender of the rights Of man." 1t
also severely criticises Gorky for pre-
senting excuses for his action to the
country of Bourgeoise."
Next to the Gorky incident the radi-
cal papers have been filled with at
tacks upon foreign countries for fur
nishing funds to the Russian govern.
ment in the present crisis, declaring
that these will only enable the govern.
ment to continue it's war against the
liberties of the people. Some of the
newspapers are seriously undertaking
campaign in favor Of boycotting
goods from France and the other coun
tries which participated in the loan
| Mark Twain is indeed having hard
time of it recently, and is being hit
between the eyes every little while
However, he probably will not fee
greatly sighted by the Russian boy
colt, but could doubtless write some
thing on the subject that would cause
a good, hearty American laugh.
/ The view of the Gorky incident thai
is taken in Russia, however, is signifi
cant and 1t gives an insight into the
character of the people with whom
White has to deal. They see but one
Eside to every question, and that is tn.
side that suits them best. There ma.
be dozen viewpoints, but they are al
wrong. Such nation would be hare
to rule, harder to reorganize and re
/ FORM
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THE EFFECT ON BUSINESS.

'The shock resulting from the San
Francisco calamity has been well re-
sisted by the stock market, but must
nevertheless in the long run exert a
depressing effect" says Henry Clews
in his letter. this week on the condi-
lions of trade in the country and espe-
cially in New York. Continuing he
says: '.The chief weight Of the disas-
ter will fall upon an already much
strained money market. Millions will
be required to make good the losses
and for rebuilding the city; consider
able funds having already been sent
westward, with more to follow. AS a
result currency, which ordinarily
comes to New York during the next
few weeksIwill be retained at the west
and the chances for easier money!
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BoBToWN.

Bobtown, April 19.-The Wabash
freight which passes through this vi.
entity about 10:45 o'clock was wreck
ed at Monkey Mountain Monday. A
car loaded with lumber was derailed.
Mrs. P. Courtney and son Neil were
callers in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Joe Walker, who has been working
for Chas. Koran, with his family ex-
poets to leave this vicinity and will
locate either in Ottumwa or Mars Hill.
Miss Clara and Louis Otter were cal
lers at the Koran home Sunday even
ing.
Miss Annie Skinner started to school
at the Koran school last Monday.
Miss Minnie Courtney and Master
Willie Ware lunched with the Misses
Cruel last Sunday.
Byrle Cosman and Michael Koran
have been quite sick for the past two
weeks.
Master Harry Mowrey Of Mars Hill
was pleasant caller in Blakesburg
Sunday evening.
Sunday school will be held at the
Mars Hill chapel at 2:30 Sunday after
moons.
Mrs. Otter and children, Clara and
Lewis, visited at the Morgan home in
South Ottumwa Sunday.
Dave Rater, Con Curry, Chas and
Michael Koran visited at the Koran
school last Wednesday.
Grin Woods Of Mars Hill expects to
go to Montana, where he will make his
home with his brother.
Will Shank called at the Court
ney home one day last week.
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rates are still further diminished by
this catastrophe San Francisco will
unquestionably be promptly rebuilt,
and on q grander and more substantial
scale than in the past. The oppor-
tunities Of a growing commerce both
at home and with the orient are alto
gether too magnificent and enticing to
be withstood. American enterprise
will quickly come to the rescue. and
San Francisco, like Chicago, Calves
ton and Baltimore and Boston, will ere
long rise to- a prouder position as a
Pacific coast city than ever before"
Speaking of the effect the disaster
in California had and is likely. to have
upon business, Mr.. Clews says:
"On the stock exchange there was
more or less recession in values, parti-
cularly among the Pacific railways and
Pacific coast securities. The fear that
stocks may be freely and Immediately
sold by insurance companies to meet
losses should not receive too serious
consideration. Such losses are first
paid gradually out of funds in bank or
by means of temporary loans; insur-
ance companies not being in the habit
of sacrificing securities when it is bet
/ ter financing to borrow. Most of our
insurance companies are strong and
perfectly sound institutions, and no
serious embarrassments to them are to
be anticipated, unless in one or two
possible instances. The losses upon
mercantile and industrial establish
ments will, however, be heavy, and
possibly disastrous in some cases
The occasion is one, therefore, that
4 will call for all the consideration and
| patience that our bankers and finan
ciers can extend toward distressed
community. The California banks, al
though most Of their buildings have
been destroyed, will not lose the
money in their vaults, which aggre
gates about 100000, all being ir
! gold. San Francisco did not suspend
i specie payments during the civil war
| The state being a producer of gold, i
/ enabled them to adhere to gold pay
ments and they have carried out tina
policy ever since. Whenever papel
money is deposited they quickly pay !
out over the counter The worst tina
can happen to, their gold coin will b
to melt it, process which detract
but little from its value; SO the banks
money may be put down as being abso
!, lutely secure. The insurance on prop
erty in San Francisco is estimated t
cover a very considerable portion 9
the loss, the greater part of which
4 is thought will be recoverable, half Q
|, the insurance being placed with fol
eign companies"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26

W. R. G. will meet this afternoon In
the lodge room to spend social ut.
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
McBeth. The women Of the lodge will
serve supper to the guests.
Mrs. H. H. Fulton is visiting her
son Wilbur who is attending the Iowa
state college at Ames. Wilbur will
complete the civil engineering course
in another month.
The local members Of the order ct
the Eastern Star were inspected last
night by Mrs. F. M. Graft, of Musca-
tine, deputy grand matron Of -thA
twelfth Iowa district.
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THE RIGHT wAy.

The insurance companies which held
the bulk of the risks in San Francisco
will feel heavily the blow lodged by
the fire that followed the earthquake
in San Francisco and the surrounding
towns. But the promptness with,
which they are meeting their obliga-
lions and preparing to pay, even at
loss to themselves and their stock
holders, all the losses caused by the,
fire, commands the admiration and re-
spect of the public. Adjusters are be-
ing sent to the west by the dozen to
estimate the losses and settle the
claims of the policy holders with all
the speed possible. There is no ques-
ton raised as to the liability of the
insurance companies and there is no
threat that the settlement of the
losses will be delayed for months and
years by being thrown into the courts
for decision as to the validity of the
policies.
Within as short time as possible
the insurance companies will have set
tied all their losses in San Francisco.
They will each try to make record
in the work of settlement and the
more important work of payment.
Some of them will have to assess their
stockholders to obtain the money, no
doubt, for this Is blow such as is
seldom felt in the life of an insurance
company. But they will meet every
obligation, according to the present in
dications and promises, and money
will begin to pour out of their treas
uries into the hands o. their western
policy holders in a very short time.
| When San Francisco, in a few years
shall have been rebuilt and rejuve'
mated, when it shall have become a
city far greater and better than it was
before the calamity of last week, il
may look back and thank the insur
ance companies for aid in an early re
construction. 1t will, of course, be
grateful to them and to the whole
1 country, but to the people at large
they will not feel that debt is due
4 them, not even Of gratitude, for Cali
fornia is of America, and all Ameri
cans are brothers when catastrophe
j overtakes any one locality. But the
insurance matter is different one
one entirely of business, and as bust
ness men, dependable business men
who have gone about their business IL
the right way, the insurance compa
MES and their officials are to be com
mended for their action in regard tt
the San Francisco fire.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26

JEFF Davis won the Arkansas sena'
torship because he fought his oppo-
nent, Judge, on a decision the latter
had made against child who had both
hands amputated in an accident. JEFF
it is said, needed no other issue but
the child without hands thought the
Judge had been in no way culpable
Strange how people will let themselves
be carried away by arguments that
"have nothing to do with the CASE
But they do 1t.
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THE SITUATION IN CONGRESS.

Speculation is active as to the date
4 Vt the adjournment Of the present ses-
zion of congress. The prospects are
That this will be the longest session in
Several years. AS Is well known, each
stkongress has long and a short ses-
! 9ion. Elected in November at the ev-
ign numbered years, the members take
their seats on the first Monday in De-
Aember of odd numbered years. Thus,
cdhe members of the present house
dAere elected in November, 1904. but
i lot sworn in until December, 1905. The
70 &ssion beginning in the odd-numbered
hars, which is thus the first regular
: Ssssion Of congress, can continue for
whole year, if the members care to
BIT that long, for it can run up to noon
ven the first Monday of the even years
. Rhen the, second regular session must
aEegin. The second or short sessions
railways terminate at noon on the fourth
ldpf March in the odd years but that is
,dwhen the terms of the members of
tSthe house expire and there is no
n "house of representatives" until the
iSnew one is organized the following
+,pecember, unless congress is con-
!. Noked earlier in special session by the
president.
81 Because of this situation the con-
bgress tries to get as much work out
gof the way in the long sessions as pos
lsible and the greater part of legisla.
tion enacted during the life of CON
gress, with the exception of the an.
preparation bills, which have to be
passed each session, is perfected dur.
ing the long session and either passed
or put in shape for hasty passage at
the short session.
It was hoped that congress would be
able to aGJuurn by June. Is, but the
important questions before this body
this session have consumed so much
time that the date has been tentative
J ly postponed to July 1. The debate in
the senate over the railroad rate bill
has been given new lease of life by
the speech of Senator La Toilette
which acted somewhat in the nature
of fire-brand. At least half a dozer
senators who have already spoken ex
haustively, have declared their inten
ton Of answering him, which will oc
cupy much additional time. Aside
from this, however, the senate has lit
tie to do except pass the regular an
preparation bills and, perhaps, to con
slider the Philinnine tariff bill and th1
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a HELP FOR THE HELPLESS.


The truly American manner IN
which America has come to the as
sistance of the people who were the
victims OF the earthquake disaster in
California is and should be matter
Of pride to every man, woman and
child in the country. 1t makes one
feel that it is truly good to be an
American citizen. 1t makes one feel
that, no matter how great the disas-
ter, America is great enough, good
enough, grand enough to withstand it
and to rally from it. San Francisco,
stricken as almost no other city has
been stricken in modern times, is re-
building her ruined structures even be-
fore the ashes of the old are cold. She
asks no pity, no commiseration. She
asks only little American aid, help
Tor her helpless, until she shall again
be upon her feet And that aid is
pouring into San Francisco through
every avenue, from every direction.
The giving of aid is not confined to
ny state, and class of people, any ma
t.pnality, any creed. Everyone who
can afford to give is giving to the
fund that means the rehabilitation of
San Francisco. And everyone feels
that he or she can afford to help. Rich
men are giving hundreds of thousands,
corporations are giving hundreds of
thousands, the government is giving
millions, cities are giving millions,
hundreds of thousands, thousands,
hundreds. Men in every walk of life
are dividing their surplus, small
though it may be, with the unfortunate
fy,sH o1 10 80
a living are glad to give part of the
money they earn to help the victims
Of the catastrophe. Little children,
even awed by the. tales of horror and
inspired by the examples of their cid.
ers, are giving dimes and pennies to
swell the total.
Every donation to the relief fund
comes voluntarily from good Ameri
can heart. There is no thought of es
tablishing an obligation If that were
the idea, the obligation could never be
measured in dollars and cents. Amer
ica's response to the appeal of the
stricken westerners for aid is simply
an out-pouring of that sympathy fol
which American hearts are famed.
Every, appeal by governors and may
ors has been answered gladly, will
ingly. Every community is doing it.
part. Throughout the land there has
been heard no whisper of complaint
that this land of gold, this Ell Dorado
of the early fifties, should ask the
east for aid. No grumbling has &C
companied the gifts. They have come
voluntarily. Soliciting has been almos
unnecessary except to awaken bus.
men to the need for early action.
Americans may well congratulate
themselves upon their being Ameri
cans. 1t is good to be of such a ma
ton, to be a part of community O
men that divides riches between tn,
fortunate and the unfortunate. No sc
cialistic doctrine could bring such al
hnselfsh spirit No preachments o
: fdealistic doctrines could accomplish
what Providence, in its ways past un
Outstanding, has chosen to brin,
about. 1t is the American spirit.
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Towne, Charley" Towne, some
times called Mr.. Charles A. Towne
told the people of Kansas City week
or so ago that he was going back to
Washington to expose the greatest
promiser and the smallest performer
since the days of Judas Iscariot-Theo
dore Roosevelt. Now 1t may have
been suppressed but we confess we
haven't seen any exposing as yet
What's the matter with Towne?
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AGENCY.

Agency, April 1s--olive Branch
lodge No. 81, A. f. & A. M, gave work
in the third degree Wednesday even
ing, Watson Enyart being given the
third degree. There were visitors
from Ottumwa and Batavia. John
Brylee, of Plankintap, South Dakota.
was present and assisted tVs2s,>wofk.
After the work the ladies had pre-
pared a fine banquet for the visitors
and q grand time was had.
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How will Senator La Toilette go
about it to prove that the offer of the
railroads to carry supplies to Califor-
MIA is simply another cog in the rob-
berry machine? He'll do it all right.
The question was, 'How?"
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From the Photographers
CLIPPED BY BURRElLE.


Mr.. Carnegie cuts a peculiar figure
as the Hobson Of finance and philan-
thropy.-N. Y. Evening Sun.
Tom Lawson will now have to get
some more insurance proxies. A proxy
for Tom wouldn't be altogether OBJ
ctionable.-Nash Bruner.
Bony Castellane. in addition to TAX
ing his maiden name. would doubtless
not be averse to getting alimony.-
Memphis Appeal.
Afternoon tea Is to be served in the
Twentieth street school yard. How
dainty! Perhaps after awhile our
schoolboys will wear frills on their
trousers and lisp.-Los Angeles Her
aid.
It may be that denaturalized alcohol
will be used for the mobiles, but the
chauffeurs will continue to use the
regulation stuff.-Houston PG7t
It has reached that point now where
people are asking IL Judge Parker said
anything at all or did somebody just
say that he said it.-Austin States
man.
It is to be hoped that the case
against George w. Perkins will be
brought to quick conclusion. Other.
wise 1t might interfere with his plans
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Professor Matteucci, after several
years. experience and experiments on
the side of Vesuvius-ou outside, OF
course-says there is no way to pre-.
dict eruptions. Wonder If the Prof
could have any better luck with
earthquakes?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26

Scientists say that the position of
the continent now called the middle
western states underwent its earth
quake experience during the seven
teenth century. And Iowans are not
sorry that it's over.
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Lincoln Steffens says the shoe
doesn't fit, that Mr.. Roosevelt wasn't
referring to him at all. Probably not,
The President was simply shooting
holes in the system" of which Lin
coin is pretty generally conceded to
be a part.
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Mylne is to design the next Upton
challenger, and the New York World
says this is "a direct snub to Watson. .
The Rochester Post Express doesn't
worry about that, however, and says:
Watson won't mind it. He is dead"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26

Mayor Schmitz was elected mayor
Of San Francisco by the labor vote,
And if all reports are true he is a
worker, too.
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Chicago is showing her gratitude for
the aid she received in 1871 by the
generous way in which she has come
to the relief Of the earthquake vic
tins in California.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26

Germany has scored on America.
We have "high finance" over here, but
Emperor Bill has established "de
partment Of higher politics."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26

San Francisco is planning for new
and greater city Why not first see
about preventing new and greater
earthquake.
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1t is discouraging to think thai
about the only position open to a wo-
man like Mrs: Bellamy Storer is thai
of president Of a woman's club.--Phil-
adelphia Inquirer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26

Well, Iowa can't have any vol
canoes, anyway. There's little con-
ISOLATION in that.
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Goodness-the old ward books will
not be of bit of use at the next cleo
ton in Frisco.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-26

Many man is compelled to starve
his family almost to death in order to
keep up the premiums on his own life
insurance.