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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
CUBA AND INDEPENDENCE.


The presidents proclamation to the
Cubans in regard to taking the census
of the island. in which he spoke of 1t
as 1.-THE steps by which you will proceed
system of self government has beei
variously received on the island. Ad-
vices from Havana state that when inc
proclamation was first made known all
elements We're apparently satisfied
Now the only ones who appear to give
it full approval are cuban Office holders
These say that the proclamation is the
work of a master hand and ought II
satisfy everybody. Their outspoken APP
probation if there We're no other rea-
son, would cause all other elements to
suspect the existence of something
wrong somewhere.
The independents, as the members of
the party advocating independence are
called, say that President Mckinley
should have made some declaration re-
garding absolute independence foi
CUBA, as if it were in his power to do
so!
Those who favor an American pro-
tectorate consider that the proclama-
ton does not offer adequate guarantees
to property and the investor. The an
nexationists assert that the proelama-
ton tells literally nothing respecting
President McKinley's purpose and that
no one is any wiser regarding the flu
ture of the island than before. They
however, believe that the administra-
ton is inclined to adopt the theory thai
it would be impossible Immediately te
turn over the reins of government Il
the Cubans without precipitating civil
war.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who abuse
everything. no matter what, that is
done by the present Administrations
object TO the proclamation on general
principles. American officials think it
in every way diplomatic, and American
civilians believe that there is nothing
to be worried about from any point OF
view, and they are certainly taking the
most sensible view of the situation.
AS to the foreign capitalists theii
opinion is fairly represented by tbs
president of an important railway, who
said
I'VE do not care what happens. Ths
United States has assumed spain's re
sponsibility in the islands. and even j,
a republic is established, its official:
would of necessity obey Washington
implicitly, 1t is this conviction tina
has led English capitalists and Ger
man also. TO invest largely in the island
American capital, / DO not see why
continues timid, despite the fact tina
the United states is pledged before al
the world to give the island some stabl
form Of government, whether the real
ization be soon or late
Prominent members Of the forme
autonomist party intend forming a clul
to promote Cuban autonomy under al
American protectorate. Among the pro
moters of the movement are some of tn
principal men of the island. The.
claim to represent a large number o
people who have been completely ig
nored in the reconstruction of the insu
lar government.
It is quite apparent from an outsid
point of view that whatever may be de
termined in the future the Oversight
and protection of the island from it
own discordant elements will be on
of the duties Of the United States for
number of years
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
gueng ges lsea
and they withstood the onslaught with

and they withstood the onslaught with
out a tremor.
On being questioned as to the possi-
bility of the great office structures of
Chicago succumbing to a tornado, a
celebrated architect, now dead. once
made this reply: '.It is possible but not
probable that some time In the future
a cyclone or hurricane may come along
here of sufficient force to lay the steel
ribbed skyscrapers level with the earth,
but when that times comes their fall
will have ceased tosbe matter of pub
lie interest. The skyscrapers would not
tumble until long after everything be-
meath them had been blown to the four
Winds"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07

/ Topics OF THE TINES

1t will be perceived, remarks the
Washington Post, that the democratic
platform makers are not tackling the
harvest hand question
Referring to the inti,nation by the
T.-R. that there is strange coinci-
dence in the fact that Immediately af-
ter the coming OF Francis Murphy to
Iowa a drop of cents in the price of
whisky is announced by the distillers,
the Council Bluffs Nonpareii presents
another strange anamoly-.'Y-et Murphy
lis trying. to keep whisky from going
down
1t may be that we shall see the mild
September" of the poet little later on.
Chicago has begun an effort to pre-
vent unnecessary noise and din in the
city streets This would seem to be a
sort of confession that it is time to
sober up.
Minneapolis Tribune: Pledges have
been secured from the members of the
! Iowa legislature to appropriate $4,000
for bringing the Fifty first Iowa volun-
teers from San Francisco. That is the
way it ought to have been done in this
state, but inasmuch as the governor re-
fused to sanction the idea, it was neces-
sary to appeal to private generosity.
| The London Spectator claims that
England is suffering from swetering
heat during which the thermometer has
stood steadily above Is degrees
Fahrenheit" The Spectator regards the
| subject as deserving of a full page of
/ perspiring dissertation. "A tempera-
4 ture of Is degrees it repeats. "inficts
much suffering on all who have to work
for living. Their workshops become
uncomfortable, their sleeping rooms seem
20 be filled with some fluid other than
III, and the strength which is so neces-
;ary to them oozes away almost per-
sptibly." The Chicago Tribune is in
lined to smile over the Spectators dis
.onfiture in such mild temperature
( and says ''the temperature in Chicago
| at the present writing is warmly in
favor Of the conclusion that Americans
need about twenty degrees more of heal
to move them to expostulation thar
Englishmen. A thermometer above 81
has its Objectionable points, even for sc
adaptable nation as ours, but The
activities Of the people do not relax FOL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
EDITOR TAKES A BATH.

IMontezuma DemOcrat.1
A free public bath house has been put
in by the enterprising citizens of
Montezuma. the first bath OF the season
being given last Friday night. What a
great boon these baths are to the edi-
tors of this city, but the editor OF the
Democrat SO far is the only one Of them
who has awaited himself Of the oppor-
tunity of his lifetime.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07

1t will be perceived" remarks the
Washington Post, that the democratic
platform makers are not tackling the
harvest hand question
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07

What this world thinks Of man de
Ponds mostly upon his self esteem and
good looks.-Clevcand Leader
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
IOWA NEWSPAPERS
BOONE COUNTY CORN SAFE.
TBoone Republican.1

The corn crop OF boone county is
out of danger now. A little
late planted corn Is still soft, but it Is
a fact that throughout the county as a
whole the crop is safe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

A pretty home wedding occurred Mon
day morning at ten O'Clock at the homo OF
Mr. Nathaniel Burnell. 20 Haskell street,
Cumberland Mills. the contracting
parties being his daughter. Miss Eva
Mehitahls Burnett and Mr.. Harry Granger
Henderson, both Of this city. The bridal
party headed by the four ribbon girls,
Florence Sawyer, Edna Burnell. Pauline
Burneli and Gladys GRAHAM. all dressed
In white, entered the parlors 10 tile
strains OF the bridal march from Loheu-
grin as played BY Miss Annie Doliey.
Following the ribbon girls came the
bridesmaid, Miss Bertha SWEET, hand
soinely gowned in blue muslin. The bride
followed and looked very charming IN
her dainty dress Of white Swiss muslin,
carrying bouquet Of bridal rosss and
leaning on the arm Of her father. The
bridal party stood between the folding
doors Of the parior. which had been
transformed into bower of green and
white, over which was suspended horse
shoe Of ferns Here they were met by thu
groom and groomsman, Mr.. Andrew
Henderson, q brother Of the groom. Rev.
E. M. Coussns OF Biddeford was the
officiating clergyman. After the mar
riags ceremony which was impressi vely
performed wedding reception was held
at which the intimate friends of the new
~ married couple we're present.
The ushsrs were Messrs. Fred Burnell,
Charles d. Graham. Walter Henderson OF
Westbrook and Mr.. George W. Robson
Of Rochester, N. Y.
The dining room was handsomely dec-
GRATED In pink and white with ferns.
Refreshments were served by MIRA George
W. Robson of New York. who served
chocolate, and Mrs. J. p. Burnell. who served
Ice cream. They were assisted In serving
by the Misses Mary Henderson, Miss
Anges Henderson. Cora Smith and Lolita
Jordan. The presents we've numerous
and beautiful. among them being q
handsome china clock from the Daphne
0lee club. The young couple left on the
noon train for brief wedding trip and
ON their return are to reside at SO Haskell
street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER.
(I.oEd Charles Bsrssford in The Pail Mall
Magazine

That IL exists theirs can be no doubt.
Even 10 people on this side of the Allan
tic 10 Is apparent; and those who, like
myself. have lately passed through the
United States oan testify to its inten 81 "
and spontaneity. The cause which has
produced 1t ID not far TO seek. A greater
sympathy and friendship has been appar-
emit for two or three years. Even the en-
citement about the Venezuelan dispute
failed to disturb it; and when 1t looked
as IL Continental Europe was disposed to
enter tina contest between the United
States and Spain, not so much In defense
Of Spanish interests as with Wow OF
humiliating the United States, there ap-
peared genuine sympathetic interest,
W hich extended from the man In the
street to the Cabinet Minister at White
hall. We pitied the fall of spain, hut we
could not help feeling that our kinsmen
were taking up the cause for which this
country In the past has spent SO much
and made such gigantic sacrifices. As
became neutral, we were unmoved SIZE
tators Of events, until that whisper arose
which stirred US all to our depths,
When 1t became evident that an in
trigue was on foot to throw Latin ALI
ance into arms against the United States,
the voice Of Great Britain was unmis-
takably heard, and we showed plainly
that In such an event Great Britain must
be reckoned With. and any attempt to
wrest from our kinsmen the gains won
by her sons ashore and afioat by a oombi-
nation of Continental Europe, would
have to met the whole Anglo saxon race
In armed alliance. The storm passed.
but that little proof OF our sincerity did
more than torrent OF words to establish
cordial relations between the United
States and Great Britain. Our kinsmen
realised f,r the first time, what we have
never doubted over here, that, differ as
We may between ourselves. neither Of us
would see the nag Of Anglo-saxon free
dom dipped on either side Of the Atlantic
to an overwhelming combination of Con-
tinental Europe
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
SOUTH PORTLAND.

This Lowell bicycle factory Saturday
shipped orders Tor wheels to South Africa,
Siam and Belgium.
The cold weather of last winter worked
serious damage to the foundations of the
Peoples n. E. chnroh ON East High
street, SO much SO thaG 1t has been found
necessary to engage a crew Of men to re.
lay the bricks. Some of the bricks by the
action of Ice and frost fell down and the
wall got quite kout of plumb. A. j.
Doughty has charge of the job which it
will take few days to complete.
Miss Caro- Elliott, who has charge of
the post office at the Poland Springs
house, spent Sunday at her home in South
Portland.
James Ray took gang of IS men Mon
day from Diamond islsnd to Fort Pre- bic,
where improvements of the post are going
on.
A. Y. Skinner and his brother Will
liam, have gone down East to visit rela
tiyes for week or 30.
David Allen of New Gloucester spent
Sunday at the home of R. N. Cole, Saw
yer street.
The services Of the Universalist parish
and the sessions of the Sunday schoe
have been suspended until early in the
fall.
Some OF the churches are preparing for
the annual picnics Of tho Sunday schools
which ara booked for this week.
The "blusberry season" Is ON, ana
groups of piekers are now seen every day
making their way to the old and reliable
fields.
The assessors are well advanced in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
A souEAMIsH pRooFREADER.
(Noah Brooks In The Century

Perhaps may be psrdonsd for brief
refersnce to on odd complication that
vrose while "Ths Luck Of Roaring Camp
as being put into type In the printing
office where The Overland Monthly was
prepared for publication. A young lady
who served as proofrsader In the estab-
lishment had been somewhat shocked by
the scant morals of the mother Of Luck,
and when she came to the scene where
Kentuck, after reverently fondllng the
infant, said, "He wrastled with my fin I.
ger, the did little cuss," the indignant
proofreader was ready to throw ND her en-
gagement rather than go any further
with a story so wicked and immoral.
There was conservation throughout the
establishment, and the head of the CON-
Germ went 60 the office of the publisher
with the virgininal proofreader's protest.
Unluckily, Mr.. Roman was absent from
the city. Harte. when notified Of the OBJ
stacle raised in the way or "The Luck Of
Roaring Camp" manfully insisted that
the story must be printed as he wrote 1t,
or not at all. Mr.. Romans locum- tsnen,
NA NSofts'At sASa&ao s1o outoctAouhple
manuscript around to my ofiioe and asked
my advice.
When had read the sentence that had
caused all this turmoil, having first
listened to the tale OF the mucn- bothered
temporary publishers, surprised him by
burst of laughter. 1t seemed to me in
credible that such tempest In teacup
would have been raised by Harte's bit of
character sketching. But. recovering
my gravity, advised that the whole
question should be left until MIR. Ro-
mans return. was sure that he would
never consent to any editing" Of Harte's
story. This was agreed to, and when the
publisher came back few days later the
embargo was removed. ''The Luck Of
Roaring Camp" was printed as it was
written, and printing Office and vestal
proofreadsr survived the shock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
WESTBROOK.

( The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Amanda j. Holmes Getchell. wife Of
Dermont =. Getchell, were held Monday
afternoon at two o'clock from the resi-
dence Of her sister, Mrs. james whitney.
Brown street. The burial Was at Wool
lawn cemetery.
The work OF stretching the trolley wire
for the Wsstbrook, Windham s. Naples
electric railroad commenced Monday
morning. OF the five MILES of track that
are to be constructed this season over
three and half is already completed
As matters now look the opening of the
road win be somewhere between the
fiftesnth and the twenty "A fth.
Endeavor Day was observed Sunday at
the Warren Congregational church. In
the morning the pastor preached on the
subject. "The individual and the
society" In the evening Rev I. p.
Patch, ID. D., president of the Readfield
college. South Dakota. gave an address
on "The Plans In Life. /" A quartetts
from the college rendered several selsc-
saons. The pastor preached in the after
noon at Winaham.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
NEW ENGLAND STANDING.
ToDAY'S GAME.

The game with the Newports today
concludes the horne series IL 10 safe C
cay that today . contest will be no such
walk over as yesterdays. Flanagan
will pitch for Portland.
WHY KELLEY WAS REMOVED.
II begins to look as though some one
was pretty good liar In Boston. The
statement was given out by the Boston
papers last week that Umpire Kelley was
removed at the request of three mana
gers Of this league. While the statement
was generally discredited 1t was thought
possible that Manager Finn of Newport
might have been one other beside Burn
ham to have made protest, but 1t turns
out that Brockton was the only one to
complain of Kelley, Manager Finn stat
ing yesterday that he liked Kelley's work
and had even requested that he be sent
there. As was first supposed Kelley was
removed because he did not permit Burn
ham to win when the Brockton team was
here last. That being the case 1t Is easy
to see why we have won no games In
Brockton this year and why we won't be
likely to.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
AMERICANS ALARMED

Washington, July 1O.--The reports that
a revolution Is Imminent In Guatemala,
causes great deal Of uneasiness in Gen.
trail American circles here. as 1t has been
known for some time that affairs there
were In critical condition. A we'll
posted diplomat said today that the trou-
Die was not so much Of q political charao-
ter ~ ID was commercial and financial.
Tie government recently has been issu-
ing large quantities Of paper money with
out having any considerable quantity OF
coin on hand to redeem it. Az result
exchange has jumped to rate hitherto
unknown and the Guatemalian dollar
now passes current at only about 20
vents. To this financial disorder IL at
ributsd the arrest of a mum Der of leading
inanciers connected with the banks of
he country. Some of those said to be
1ndsr arrest are well known among the
Central American officials hero who say
they are men of high character. Thus far
however, the Guatenalian authorities APP
pear 70 hare Kept down the formation Of
. large element against the present adj
ministration ana Cebrara had had the
support from all political wings. :
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
TEopY's eLUNDER.
NE Ought 20 Have waited For Fit
occasion TO Propose.

Yes" she said disdainfully, Teddy
proposed. And just guess how and
where. You can't? OF course not. 1
didn't expect you could. Nobody but
That crazy Teddy would ever think OF
proposing on State street, and IN crowd
OF Monday night bargain hunters at
that. Right at Madison street he yanked
me out OF the way Of a cable car, and
suppose he was so tickled at not losing
rue for good that he couldn't hold in any
longer. '
He began BY telling me that 1 was
pretty. l didn't hear the end OF the sem
tence because / bumped into a fat lady
and had my new spring bat tilted over
my nose Then he said he wanted A
home, but cut his remark short for the
reason that a woman with three small
infants got between us. / knew what
was coming and thought he'd have sense
enough to suggest an Ice or a sodn 40
that we could get'some nice, quiet. ro.
mantle place to talk. But he didn't on.
no! That wouldn't have been Teddy.
He kept right on. He said he loved me
madly, and before l could reply Teddy
and had got mixed up with three wo-
men who were talking shirt waists until
they didn't know whether they were on
State street or u canalboat.
Il kept getting madden and madden. /
had made up my mind that morning that
I'd accept Teddy. l knew IL / didn't
he'd go off and see that horrid, uppish
Jones girl and she'd catch him on the
sisterly sympathetic dodge. But when
! saw what q ninny he was was 90 pro-
voked that I'd never have accepted him
II I'd known for sure that I'd never get
another beau. just when the time came,
when, under pleasant circumstances,
would have been coy and blushing and he
would have been pleading and heroic.
was skating around a coal wagon, and he
was waiting placidly for grip and four
trailers to pass.
Hull Do you think I'd marry a msn
like that? rather fancy mott II a
man hasn't sense enough to propose as
he should, how In the world can one ex-
pect him to have sense enough to pay the
ice bills and the coal bills and the hired
girlY'-Chicago es-Herald.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11

crew found fragments Of beam and tim
bers and the name ida L. Huii' ON a
piece Of wood which appaien fly identified
the wreck. IL 10 reported ere What the
Hull had IS passengers on DO ard. AS the
fog has been very thick oil dav the search
for the crew, II any survives. did not
progress very far.
The Hull was four-masted schooner,
1As feet long, SO feet beam. IA Acct depth
ana 47s tons register. She was built nj
Newburyport In 1889. Her cap sain was
aamed Gabrielson. and she left Boston
est Friday, bound for Windsor, n. 8,
or load Of plaster.
Tug S. B. Jones arrived tonight end
sonnrmed the report OF the wreck, a lso
Ringing word that the crew mad be sn
landed on Rogue Bluff.
TIE HULL NOT HEARD FROM.
Boston. July l0.--Up to II o'clock to-
night nothing had been heard from capt
Gahriuison OF the schooner Ida Il. hull,
at his home In East Boston. bis sohoon-
or sailed from Boston last Friday with
out cargo for WINDSOR N. s., where
she was to take on q load q plaster
sisted Of the captain. Mate - Lang,
shipped at New York . year ago; the
pcok, Craamer, whose home ism Port
land, and i've sailors, wha are Foreigners
Capt. tsabrieison has been in command
Of the Hull for IA years.
Although the schooner Is registered
from Barnstable, 81 thirty seconds Of her
are owned by New York man. The
ramaining share of her is owned by v.
Al. Hull OF Cotuit
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
: TfEUT. O0LDNELs- APPOINTED.

Washington, July 10.-The President
has appointed the following lieutenant
colopals of volunteers:
~. +. Yell, assistsnt adjutant
vnlp% ers. nov serving in the
NJ Seargant, who was
IS Fifth Immune regi-
war with Spain.
s4n j. Prereton of the Gath
lie was in the battle at San
nin and highly commended for
5 GOODNESS and bravery
X Captain K. Fl Plummer, 10th infantry.
During the Spanish war he was on duty
the headquarters of the 9TH corps.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
CHAMPIO MS TOOK BOTH.
Defeated New York In Couple OF Fin.
Games.


q Boston, July 10.--The Champions took
both games from New York today, the
first by brilliant fielding and the second
through good batting by Tenney. The
second game was vastly exciting, as the
visitors tied the SCORE In the seventh, and
IL took two extra innings to decide the
contest. Hamiiton's two Dagger and a
terrific drive by Tenney settled matters
and gave Boston the game. Attendance
(First Game
Boston, 0 o 0 o o x-S
Hits, Boston, 9: New York, z. Errors.
Boston, !; New York. Q. 5atters, Lewis
and BERGEN; Seymour and Grady.
Second Game)
Boston. 00202 90 o o IL
New York, o0011 $500 o O--5
Hits. Boston, Is; New York, 8. Err
rors, Boston, 1; New York. /. Batteries,
Nichols and Clarke; Carriok and Grady.
At Washington. -Baltimors, /; WASH
ington, 2.
At Pittsburg- Cincinnati. 4; Pittsburg,
AT Broo kiyn-Brooklyn. o; Phiiadel-
phia, 10.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-11
REED IN LONDON.

Boston, July 10.-The Globe tomorrow
will print an interview with James ID.
Blake, better known to the police as
''thO Dude Con Man." who was released
from state prison on Saturday after
serving a nine years sentence for OBJ
taihing money under false pretenses in
which he says that John Heed, the bunco
king, is in London. and Mrs. Reed is
there with him. According to Blake's
story the escape of Reed was counived at
and carried out with remarkable ease.