Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-13

preJuQlce TO the treaty rlgntS OF eltner.
country, to be determined later, when
a basis for arbitration is finally agreed
upon. 1t is understood that Canada
claims to be willing to accept either a
fair compromise or a reference to ar
bitration either with or without res
already occupied for certain length
of time by either party.
The California state board of health,
has decided not to adopt the proposed
quarantine against consumptives. The
color of eastern coin is still attractive
on the coast.
William Jennings Bryan having re-
Gently asserted that he never wrote
line in which he said he wanted Office
for money and not for honor, the Oma-
ha Bee prints a fac-simile of a letter
written to j. Sterling Morton, the sound
money democrat of Nebraska, in which
in 1889, in seeking the Office of secretary
of the board of transportation, Bryan
said: II assure you that it is the
money that Is in the Office and not the
honor that attracts me- This is
clincher. Bryan should now seek. a lit.
tie honor by acknowledging his error
and hum gently to himself lest we
forget-lest we forget
1t remains to be seen whether Dom
Paul will be as effective with his gun
sc with hic ,,lt;,,o+,,,,, IL, l,r,, rr;,,<,
about general understanding.
Perhaps Fred White might secure
several dates over in England to talk
anti-imperialism. 1t would be more
pertinent there than here.
1t is said that Rudyard kipling and
Ernest Seton Thompson met last win
/ ter and spent an evening telling each
lother animal stories. The interpreter
of the Jungle wanted a story of a grizz-
~ bear. Mr. Thompson had one ready
for him. 1t took an hour to tell it. When
| he had finished Mr.. Kipling exclaimed:
That's fine, Thompson; why don't you
| write it2" Mr.. Thompson has since
=
ography of u Grizzly,'' and its publica-
\ ton Will be begun in the November
number of the Century Magazine. 1t is
/ the first long story by the author of
] wild Animals | Have Known" Need
/ less to say he viii illustrate it himself.
The decorative arrangement OF the
pages will be the work OF his wife.
1
Kansas comes up smilingly with a
tall corn story. A corn stalk on exhi-
bition at the Osborne county fair
measured ten feet from the ground TO
the first ear. The tallest man could
not hang his hat on the ear without a
step-ladder-
The possibility of using the natives
in the Philippines, which was suggest
led as an aid 10 suppressing the insur-
rection, has proven somewhat success
4 full. Ger. Otis has advised the war de-
partment of the formation of two com
4 panies of Macebe scouts under a cav
8 airy officer and the results have beer
such as TO Justify a Recommendation
4
throughout the islands.
The Mt Pleasant correspondent o.
u the Hawkeye says: Senator Harlan:
a estate Will foot up to large sum ane
4 most of it is in this city and county
4 In addition TO the Harlan hotel, h,
howned several business houses and hat
e., ,i,,s. of Ian In n
+, this city His real estate in this count,
Will foot up 10 about $4,000 and he ha,
other properties not in this state. II,
left no VIII and his property will go L
his sole heir, Mrs Robert T. Lincoln. I
& short time before his death he gave tn
college $4,000 Mrs. Lincoln will prob
ably be the administrator of the es
tate"
: Mr.. Head and Miss Foote. Although
: losing one foot in this change it is tn
hope of their friends that other litti
feet may follow and patter for thei
benefit.
: Washington treasury officials az
greatly pleased with the handsom
t showing of the receipts, which now al
8 most daily exceed expectations. 1t
! stated at the treasury, however, tha
no recommendation for the repeal {
:. any portion of the war taxes Will b
made by the secretary in his lepor
Should there be a large surplus at tn
: end of the fiscal year, june 30, 1900. a
+ seems likely at the present time, cor
3 gress might take some action at III
; succeeding session.
!. Congressman Il. G. Cousins wi
y open the campaign at Nevada this eve
: ming and is assured big audience.
1t has been dry in many sections I
. Iowa for the past month, but Nebrask
, could give US points in dryness that
, would be hard TO match. The town
y Weeping Water in that state is suffe
ing from water famine. There is !
: water in the city reservoir, the cisteri
and most of the wells are dry, and l
~ water has run in the creek for thr'
~ weeks A correspondent says if fl
was to get start any place in tow
le abolt the only thing the people cou