Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-19
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TOPICS OF THE TIMES


class evening paper you may learn OF
the Dreyfus pardon through your neigh
Dor who does take one or you can wait
till tomorrow and read it sin full" in the
morning papers.
The report Of the commissioner OF
pensions to June 80, 1889 shows that
there were then on the rolls under the
general law 1922, 20S invalids and $3.50
widows: that under the act Of June "a.
1890. generally known as the new law.
there are 420,9l2 invalids and 130,266
widows. or in all Of these classes, 425,
under the general law. and 551,17S under
the new law,or 126,0S0 more than under
the. general law. But one survivor of
the war OF 1912 draws pension. Hiram
Cronk. OF northwestern New York, aged
80 years. But there are 1888 widows re-
ceiving pensions from that war.
The burning Of the ice houses Of big
packing company in Cedar Rapids may
be said to be battle OF conflicting ele-
ments.
One of the saddest Of the Klondike
cases is that Of the old Alaska prospect
or who has reached Seattle and can not
tell his name and home. He left his
brains as we'll as his little pile where
they will do no good.
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Professor Schurman, the peace COM
missioner who has returned from the
Philippines. says that the population
of the islands is made up OF diverse
tribes; more than sixty languages are
spoken, and there is in reality no Fill.
pino nation. This being the case, if the
United States were to withdraw 1t
would merely leave government to a
motley crowd and to anarchy.
Ex- Secretary Alger has announced
that he will not be a candidate for the
United States senate. A few more such
state him in the graces of the American
people.
II believe in keeping everything you
get" declared Mr.. Hanna to a London
Interviewer, whereupon the Washington
Post remarks that MIR. Hanna has full
~ recovered his health" These two
statements are calculated to make DEM
ocratic reformers write essays on dan
gers that threaten the republic"
One of the lingering effects Of Phila-
delphia's good times in entertaining the
G. A. r. boys is a deficit of $4,000.
go
The esteemed Marshalltown Times
Republican is gently reminded that a
seat upon the fence is not necessarily a
sure sign of independence.-sioux City
Journal. 1t would seem to us that a
course fair and just to every worthy
aspirant within ones own party, espe-
cially in contest where SO much pres
sure has been brought to bear to enlist
| the partisan support of an Influential
newspaper. is a sure sign of indepen-
1 dence. Such a course is at least honest
with the reader, and that is the first
duty of newspaper.
The Mason City Times-Herald reports
1 that nearly all the Clear Lake resorters
have returned home, and are now pre-
| pairing for the winters campaign OF
zero weather.
1 This great Intellectual state of Iowa
is the pride of the nation, but she Still
has few corners where ignorance ant
brutality are allowed TO flourish along
~ ry.t.
feud at Centerviile reads like a nara
4 tive of life in Kentucky's mountain dis
tricts.
& Henry watterson says that "anti-ex
pansion" is anti-democracy. Now. VIII
lie j., will you be good?
Sioux City people are gratifed by tn
directory returns. which show that TIL
population of that place approaches 80,
GOO. The population of the city, accord
ing to the last previous directory, wa
j, 42,50s. The new directory will show a
Il increase of 5000, bringing the total up t
i 1880. The directory man is quoted b
the Journal as saying :"Our canvasser
have reported large number of ne'
! houses built during the year, but the
say the number does not begin to sur
! ply the demand. There are no house
t fit for occupancy vacant In this bus
7 ness 1t is not unusual for canvassei
every day to report from five to ten va
: cant houses. This year some of the car
vassers have not reported any vacar
= houses. There is nothing on the record
of our company TO equal this" All low
a is gratified TO learn that Sioux City
). enjoying the full tide of prosperity afts
the marked depression 1t suffered as II
q result Of a collapsed boom.
The first heavy frost OF the season oe
Cured last night. but we were all read
for j and no one but the laggards WEI
injured.
), Another noted millionaire has depar
ed this life in the person of C. A. Pill
= bury, the Minneapolis miller Mr. Pill
bury's rise to fortune has been with
:. the memory of many young men of t
day. He literally grew up with Il
= northwest and his great and sud-,
:, success is only commensurate with Il
= remarkable and rapid growth of h