Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-25
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The chilliness Of last night was sug-
gestive that Jack Frost might not be
more than thousand miles away.
SO
If exSpeaker Reed patronizes press
clipping bureau just now he will not
need to guess at what the historians
will say about him.
Two hundred and fifty tons OF copper
Haven, Conn.,, from a ship which made
a trip to Bombay, India, to purchase
them for manufacturing purposes in
this country, as they were cheaper than
the native copper. Here Is an illustra-
ton of the bad result Of the non-ob-
servance of the Gresham law that "the
legal ratio of the coins must strictly
conform to the relative market value.
In this case they didn't and were ship
ped away.
Oklahoma dealers are en- route to New
York with 100000 pounds Of flour to
ship to the Porto Rican market. They
call 1t 1.-The best on earth
Labori's temperance in the Dreyfus
trial has been the signal for the dis
comfiture of the prisoners enemies. The
shot intended to kill this great attorney
great in physique as we'll as mentali-
ty-has only made him more popular.
He is apparently as robust and genial
as ever, with bullet fattened against
his spine, though he suffers yet. He
said the other day, I'm so big they
should have taken a cannon, not pis-
toll
The state fair opened today in Dee
Moines. The Register declares it will
be GUNNER and record breaker
this year.
The sheriff of Greenwood, S. c., has
appealed to Governor insolvency for
aid in suppressing whitecap outrages,
started to get land from negro tenants
In one case in Florida the whitecaps are
trying to drive out white man who en-
ployed a negro. These poor Filipinos,'
of our own country should enlist the
sympathy of Iowa democrats.
Every once In while a democrat
with strong convictions delivers a
sledge-hammer blow at silverism and
anti-imperialism. Such character is
Judge H. H. Trinble, of Keokuk, who
declares himself political Orphan
but who will vote for Governor Shaw,
and strongly condemns the Atkinson
policy of abandoning the Philippines to
such freebooters as Aguinaldo. 1t is APP
parent that there will be good many
such orphans in Iowa this year.
The First California regiment has ar
rived at San Francisco from the Phil
ippines. AS the people of the state
raised $4,000 to receive and entertain
| them great welcome awaited the
bronzed boys.
| BY the most recent report it is shown
that since the outbreak of the plague at
IOporto, Portugal, there have been
twenty-six cases and eleven deaths
1 from the disease.
The republican state convention of
Pennsylvania uttered strong words of
| approval of the republicanism of 1899
and warmly endorsed Mckinley for 1900
Senator Penrose secuted the "bugaboo
Iof Imperialism and declared that our
nation would extend to the Philippines
the largest measure of free govern.
ineht possible The majority of on,
people are resting in this belief.
The annual reunion of the Nineteenth
Iowa Infantry Veteran Association viii
be held at Keokuk on Oct is.
$50
The silverite Creston Advertiser de
lclares that some of those fellows VIII,
are most loudly bowling about ou
duty to the Philippines let their wiye
support them" Possibly it intende.
this as hit at its political opponents
but as the popocrats appear to have
cinch on ..howlng' it succeeds in max
ing thrust homeward.
The Omaha Bee is puzzled as muc,
as Hawkeye people by the estimates O
the senatorial canvass in Iowa, an
says: Reports from the Iowa sena
torial battle are very similar to thos
from the Philippines. Every day tn
e announcement is made that the back
y bone of the opposition is broken /
!, the Iowa case it is worse than from tn
Philippines. however, as the report
come in from both of the headquarters
Salvation Army folks are forbidden t
S use trumpet, drum or tambourine o
: the streets of Philadelphia and speec
v only is left to them in their public wol
ship.
Some difficulty is being experience
i by the war department in securing me
: for the hospital and signal corps TT
e Increase of the army in the Philippin,
j., TO $1,000 men will necessitate corr.
u spending increase in the hospital al
!, signal corps. 1t is estimated that ~
cent of the combatants will be incapa
tated for duty and it will require 2,5
y men in the hospital corps.
j. Returned travellers from the Phili]
IS pines claim that Manila is the most co
=. mopolitan city in the world AT a bar