Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-05

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count Of their great size. Among othei
things the independent electric lighting
plant ofsthe building has been ex tended
Twelve thousand electric lights are IL
be put in and for the first time in the
history of the building it is expected
mat the dome Will be thoroughly
lighted at night. In the illumination of
Washington when Richmond fell The
dome of the capitol was Illuminated by
placing candles in the windows that en-
circle the dome justsabove the first bal
cony. 1t Is expected that during the
Dewey demonstration here in octobe.
the dome will be Illuminated with cleo
trio lights all around the great circle of
windows.
Building operators in many localities
are complaining because they can no,
get their orders for structural steel and
iron filed. This VIII be one of the com
plants in this country that the demo
Gratis VIII not make use of in their cam
paign this fall.
Trolley parties are now all the rage
in Chicago as they have been for some
time in the eastern and southern cities.
The special cars used for evening out
ings are like yeritabie chariots OF fire,
dazzling i'll their many colored brillslncy
produced by hundreds OF electric lights.
The company makes money while the
people enjoy Themselves. Why can't
Marshalltown citizens have such lux
ury offered them? We believe it would
pay the company to inaugurate the
fashion more extensively than 1t has yet
done.
There are pessimistic cranks in otiler
countries than the United states III
TEMPS. the organ of the clerical party
in Mexico. can give the democrats
pointers as calamity croakers. as the
following extract from that paper
proves: Mckinley is an iirprornptu ar
bitter of the destinies of the entire
American continent, who has Car out
stripped the ambitious Blaine and does
not want our president 10 continue In
guiding the political destinies OF Mexi-
co, as he wants to find for him a substi-
tute after his own heart. Toattain that
object the White house has made ar
arrangements for a Journey of the chief
executive Of our nation 10 the United
States. The whole pretext is most triv-
ial. viz: The laying of the Corner stone
of some building or other in Chicago
Previously attempts We're made 10 take
advantage for the same purpose Of the
carnival at Sew Orleans, the exposition
at Atlanta Of some other iriGlng resti-
val. The Other Invitations did not pro-
duce the desired result but the Yankees
have been 50 persistent lhat at last il
seems they VIII accomplish their object
by getting our president 10 20 10 Chica-.
so for a cereneay the most name. But
that is OF no consequences y hal is de-
sired is that Gen. Igaz my haye an op-
portunity to talk witnS olr guardian,
sAfcISiniey, 50 as 10 arrange the question
Of the changing of presidents III Aie1i-
co. We wonder who let thu secret 5out!
can ii he that eore aelneelat has been
giving aws5 state seegts 70 Messican
dtiltS
senater 1IoFssns q .Alaba5na, il Is
said, Nil Start TN xpaisien crusade iii
the south. 'There are n.sHy eSpafs ION
ISIS in the southsrn section. despite tile
dominance OF tlle 1 eInoerssie party.
The dastardfg murder IF young man
IN Chicago ~ t%e of his former ae-
auaintaness in a Missouri town, tlSst d i
alleged grievance growing out Of testi-
ulsIly rendered in court was oae of tbs
most startling N the annals OF CRIME,
as cetailea IN last llights paper. re
Quick detection ana arrest Of The mur-
dersrs Was the Only mitigating feature
OF the horrible act ana, eenling at a
time when other mayd gers have Thus
far eluded justice gives assurance in
The ef!ieency Of LAWS md the vigilan
ot' officers 10 bring about reiributiye
Justice that tenGs 40 deter sue n crli1iiIli4t
acts,
Loyal. AMERICAN SENTIMENT.
MIR. u >. itooFefi ~ Dayenport.l
II have voted the democratic tieket
straight for forty-ftYe years. with e4a
exception, and then voted for abra-
nam Lincoln on his second ,electien.
We we're tisen III war and / fell t my
duty SO 60 do. am confronted WIN
like conditions totlas Our flag has besn
fired upon and we arc now at wt4l de-
Tending the honor at our nag. and /
want To SLY right now That Viii not,
BIZ flr Vote. nor lis- NJ, ~ az f,rttfF ~,