Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-10

SectlOn 3. Ire8luent POLK declareus
BY the law OF nations conquered
territory 10 subject to be governed by
the conQueror during his military pos
session and until there is either a
treaty of peace or he shall voluntarily
withdraw from it. The old civil gov
eminent being necessarily superseded,
1T is the right and duty of the con-
queror to secure his conquest and to
provide for the maintenance of civil
order and the rights of the inhabitants.
This right has been exercised and this
duty performed by our military and
naval commanders by the establish
ment of temporary governments in
some of the conquered provinces in
Mexico, assimilating them as far as
practicable to the free institutions of
our own country. In the provinces of
New Mexico and OF the CALIFORNIA; lit
tie If any further resistance is appre-
hended from the inhabitants to the
temporary governments which have
thus, from the necessity of the case and
according to the laws of war, been es-
tablished."
Frances telegraph receipts during
the Dreyfus trial were 100000 more
than for the corresponding month a
year ago, while the receipts from tele-
phones We're 100000 greater. The budget
estimates from these two sources for
that period were exceeded by over $780,
iS I,a hac
Dreyfus trial.
The manufacture of water gas is to
| be discontinued in Boston and within
| a few months coal gas viii be substi-
tuted. There has been a steady increase
| in the city during the last six years in
the number of deaths. accidental and
suicidal. from the water gas. and it is
| believed by the health authorities that
for each death caused by this means
there are 100 persons suffering more or
less from the escape of the same gas
from defective pipes and fixtures.
|
| A curious contest is going on in
Tampa. Fla. Residents of certain sec
|
made of their part of the city so that
COWS may Craze on the streets. Other
residents do not want this, and the
| fight is lively one. the city admins
ltration being the sufferer. So many
depredations have been made recently
by cows running at large on the streets
| that the irate residents and owners of
lawns and flower gardens have organ
lied shotgun quarantine against the
COWS and declare they are going to
murder some of them if they are not
kept locked up.
II think that Kansas City can be set
down for sure winner as the city that
1 will hold the next democratic national
convention remarked Mr. B. +. Irby
of that hustling and ambitious town, in
| Washington the other day. We have
Ievery inducement to offer, pre-emi-
lnent attraction being our magnificent
4 auditorium, which will contain q 900
Ipeople comfortably and the acoustics
4 of which are perfect. Besides, there
l.areg twenty nine lines of railway con
verging at Kansas City, and its centra
location makes it convenient for dele
4 gates from every section. We have
good hotels and restaurants, goot
street railways. and might add, there
lis plenty of good whisky. Only demo
! Gratis are noted for their lack of appre-
lciation of distillery products. ST. Louis
l.has resigned its claims in favor of Kan
sas City and Will do all in ner power
10 help us get the convention.