Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-18
Due to queen Victoria.


zone year after was born Queen
Victoria came to the throne and began
one of the longest and best reigns
that England ever hau. The changes
that have come to many of the En-
glish laws and customs during her
reign deserve the approval of good
men everywhere, and will be a bless
ing to the Enuglish nation for all time
to come. Her reign was remarkable
for the truly great men who served
as her prime ministers and shaped the
policies of her government Melbourne,
Peel, Grey, Russell, Palmerston, Dis
raeli, Salisbury and Gladstone are
names that will live in history as long
as the English government exists.
among the many important
changes that we're made during this
period, was the extension of the fran
chise in ST, under Disraeli. Under
Gladstone in SO, the bill for the dis
establishment and dis-endowment
of the Protestant church in Ireland
was passed and land bill which estab-
lished sort of right in every part Of
the country Gladstone was so far in
advance of his party, and the majority
of the English voters, and In his great
measure, providing for home rule for
Ireland he was defeated and went out
Of office, but his measure was based
upon the priciple Of justice and good
government and home rule will yet be
l given to Ireland and Gladstone will be
indicated.
81 believe the English government
to be the strongest and In many re-
Il IN nxyicf
The great majority of her people are
intelligent, Industrious, frugal and pro
gressive. They have respect for law
4 and order, while most of the other
nations of Europe are constantly men
anced by mobs, nihilists and anar
chists. You rarely hear of them in
, England I never set foot upon Eng
lish soil that did not feel just little
proud of having been born an English
man.
Visiting Gibraltar.
1--WE left New York on our recent
trip abroad in an English ship ant
, the first landing we made was on En-
glish soil, or rather on the English
rock Of Gibraltar. This great noun
tain of rock, typical Of the strength
: and power of the nation to which i
: belongs, stands like a grim sentinel >
the entrance to the Mediterranean sea
: II is connected with the Spanish main
: land by low narrow strip Of groun'
! which together with the enire harboI
? is covered by the monster guns tina
, show their muzzles through the nal
= row openings in the mountain OF soli
rock. The opening for the guns rul
back and connect with passages leae
9 ing to the magazines and to every par
0 of the immense Notifications. Thes
Il passages are all cut out of the soil
= rock, hundreds of feet below the to
y and 1 SHOULD. judge 40 or SO feet bac
= from the face of the mountain, so tha
. they are protected above and belo,
Y and on every side by impentrabl
= granite. The only opening to the Ell
j.. tire lace being the small entranc
u and the openings for the guns.
% never before have been in fortific'
= ton that I thought impregnable.
Is Visit Waterloo.
Is .-The next thing that stirred my FL
N g1ish pride, was our visit to the battl
IL field of waterloo. This memorab
place is located IL or Is miles sout
Of Brussels, in gently rolling stretc
of country, that is now covered wit
lie meadows and fields Of grain"