Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-28

ing of such wholesale order somewhat
difficult of accomplishment at this time.
1t is demanded that the animals be
'full-made' and weigh not less than L..
200 pounds. The prices which the Brit
ish government set as a limit range
from $40 to $125 head.
NJ. Newgass & Son was one firm of
dealers which got orders on account of
her majestys war department. They
declared that the extra high standard
needed would mean practical corners
ing of choie stock if consignment as
heavy as 5000 horses was made.
The union stock yards is being Wis
tied by number of foreign horse buy
ers, including Eugene Pootmaus, pro-
prietor of the American Tattersalls,
Antwerp, who is buying coach horses,
the first consignment of which left yes
terday. Jack Dainty, Albert Hawks,
William Lee and Harry Richardson, of
London. are also in the city engaging
high bred horsehesh for export.
THE orders for English artillery
horses revive the fears entertained by
some American breeders that the heavy
and growing European demand for
American-bred horses presages a de-
terioration in the standard of domestic
breeding, because of so much choice
stock leaving the country. The Ameri-
can animal, it is said, has in large
measure supplanted the home-bred
horse in Europe, because of its greater
speed, endurance and tractability. In
Austria and Germany the horse of
United States birth enjoys the greatest
popularity. England and France come
next in their affection for the Ameri-
can-bred steed, while Russia is import
ing to a considerable extent. Much of
the importation is for breeding pur-
poses, and it is this feature. the horse
men say. that threatens American SUI
premacy in horse-raising. Authorities
state, however, that there is little cause
for alarm, as it is not believed breeders
will allow their studs to become de-
pleted to the danger point.
GREAT EDUCATIONAL GIFTS.
The cause of education has been
greatly enriched this year by princely
|donations and requests. The record OF
1899 surpasses that of any previous
year Though more than three months
Iyet remain, the institutions of learning
have received s2S.720617, which is s15.-
643, 467 more than they received all last
year There have been twenty-four in
ldividual donations this year ranging
from 100000 to s15,OOo,O 900. A list pre-
pared by the Chicago Tribune shows as
follows:
Mrs. Leland Stanford to Lee
land Stanford University. SIS. 000,0 900
Estate of John Simmons for
female college. Boston 1880. 100000
Henry 9. Warren to Harvard
| College,. .....-.. .......... 100000
G.. w. Clayton for university
at Denver...... ......... 100000
P. D. Armour to Armour In
stitute..... ....... ......... 100000
Maxwell somerville to Univer-
| sty of Pennsylvania ........ 10000
Edward Austin to Harvard
Lydia Bradley to Bradley
Polytechnic Institute ~. !. 100000
Samuel cupples TO Washing
\ ton university .......... -. 100000
Jacob Shift to Harvard Col
lege .......... ............. 100000
Marshall Field and j. D.
Rockefeller to University of
Chicago ........ ... $780,. $4,000
Edward Tuck to Dartmouth
College .......... 1890. s. 10000
IN. d. Rockefeller to Brown
University $1,000. ......... 100000
lCaroline l.. Macy to New York
Teachers College .......... 100000
Edward Austin Massachu
setts Institute of Technol-
ogy .....,... $500. $500. 100000
jR. c. Billings to Massachu-
sets Institute of Technol-
ogy ....... ........s ......... 10000
10. c. Marsh TO Yale College,. 10000
Andrew Carnegie TO univer-
sity of Pennsylvania 3. 100 DOT
Unknown donor TO Wesleyan
/ University $3.50. .e.... ... 100000
George r. Berry to Baltimore
4 Female College ....,.s. $3.50. 100000
III. ID. Rockefeller to Dennison
/ College ....... ............. 100 oot
4 w. x. Vanderbilt to Wander
bilt University ....... ...... 100000
Unknown doner to Princeton
college ......... ........ 10000,
r. c. Billings to Harvard Col
lege ... ........ ...... 10000
These twenty four donations aggre
gate s24,3s5. 900. or sll,2ss.s5 more tina,
the total of 1898.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
u The Davenport Times observes tina
While the Chicago packers do not a
var own th, earth If iS rertaip III "A