Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-22
Observation-Disclosures
: TOPICS OF THE TIMES

\ II.
The shipments of iron from Ala
months show the most extraordinary
demand ever known to southern pro-
duction.
Perry Belmont, a prominent democrat
of New York, now in Europe, cables his
brother August denying the report that
he had condemned McKinley's policy as
to the PHILIPPINES and endorsed Bryan.
In discussing the trust conference the
Louisville Courier-Journal is of the
opinion that The trust evil can not be
successfully combated without the as
sent, and not only the assent. but the
hearty cooperation Of a majority of
the people. But it is necessary to dis
cover an efficient way to control trusts
before submitting it to the people; for,
much favor for brief periods, it is i'm
possible to fool all the people all the
time
Out of 2,1S6.S0o,o00 letters that passed
through the British postofiice last year,
there We're as many as 100000 which
the officials managed NOT to deliver In
those opened at the dead letter office
property of the value of S. 100000 was
found.
The st. Paul Pioneer commenced its
publication in 1849. and in the latter
part of October, 1899. the st. Paul Pio-
neer Press will fittingly commemorate
the completion of fifty years Of news
number, containing not less than fifty
TWO pages, including magnificent
cover Illustrated with four colors. The
Pioneer Press is one of the best and
most reliable of western newspapers.
The fact that Brother Murphy finds
a good field for temperance work in
Des Moines is suggestive of the idea
that they ought TO straighten up there
and set good example for the state.
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England anG lNe Boer republic are in
just such fighting attitude that a
Maine explosion would precipitate a
conflict. Let us hope there are no
spaniards In the ring.
With a newspaper as with an indi-
yidual it is often pleasant to know that
We are missed. The Roland Record, in
,I.a,
the mails which caused the T.-R. to fail
to reach it. writes: Send along the
T.R., as we can not run paper in
Iowa without the T.-R. =
There is a possibility that President
Diaz may visit Chicago, but no certain
ty that he will" said Senator Juan Mo-
rada, of Monterey, in Washington the
other day. 1.-THE president must ask
permission of congress in order to leave
the country, but if he asks leave it will
only be a formality for our congress
will do whatever Gen. Diaz would like.
His slightest wish is law in Mexico i
was never in as prosperous condition
as it is at present. Nearly every indus
try is on a paying basis, and the Ameri-
can contingent in the cities and in the
mines is making plenty of money. The
fact that our silver dollar is not at par
With your American dollar is not go
much matter of regret, seeing that
our dollar buys as much of home prod
Iucts as ever, and that by virtue of the
discount on Mexican money the people
have learned to manufacture for them
selves articles that used to be entirely
brought in from foreign countries"
The demand for fractional coins is
looked upon by the silver people as q
victory for them. They are willing t.
catch at any straw.
/ 1t is the Missouri apple and not the
youngster that is troubled with worms
According to r. I. Wighell, prominen
Nodaway county fruit grower who live.
near Arkoe, the northwest Missouri APP
pie crop this year is poor. 1.-The crop i.
small" he said, "and a very small pei
cent of it is good. do not believe tina
one in fifty apples is sound. The ex
IRENE wet weather of last spring mad,
insects unusually numerous and the.
got into the blossoms, where the frui
grew over them, thus embedding then