Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-21

stay for long time. Remember that
there is big revival Of railway build
ing in the near future. China, Africa,
the South American states, all are bad
ly in need OF iron highways. The con-
struction of the Siberian railroad is but
a starter in Central Asia, for hundreds
of branch lines must be built as feeders
for this great trunk line. Cuba and
Porto Rico are other fields OF construc-
ton. Wherever railways are built set
Elements will spring up, and every COM
munity on every line will need vast
quantities of manufactured goods.
American enterprise will not only con-
struct much of this new mileage, but
our merchants and manufacturers will
find millions of new customers in every
quarter of the globe''
Governor Roosevelt has taken to the
Gladstonian exercise of telling trees.
The determination OF Secretary Root
to establish an army of over 10000 men
in the Philippines will be met with fa-
vor by the American people. The end
can not come too soon and there is only
one way to hasten it.
Lord Colcridge, the noted English
man, after visit to this country is re-
ported as saying that there are just two
things that the Americans are welded
to: Niagara Falls and the baggage
OH hr, ,ie,;t.
Moines he would, doubtless, have in
Guided the auditorium.
Edward Markham thus diagnoses a
disease which he calls "Anericanitis:'"
Its symptoms are apparent on half the
faces one sees on the streets of great
city. 1t gives a strained, uneasy look to
the features. The sufferer has hunted
look. there is an utter lack of power
or repose. With all this go headaches.
dyspepsia, vertigoes, fears and trembl-
ings. melancholas, suicidal nanias,
doctors bills, new-made graves. What
lis this thing? 1t is the Worry disease
Contributions of food supplies and
subscriptions of money for the relief of
the hurricane stricken Porto Ricans are
reaching gratifying proportions.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says
the increasing purchasing power of the
people as a result of prosperity, to-
gether with diminished number OF cat
tie on the western prairies and plains
account for the rise in the price of beef
Speaking of the pension claims that
may be allowed as a result of the wal
with Spain. Commissioner Evans says
Immediately after the close of the wal
a large number of applications was
made, amounting to 1886 at the time
tclosed my recent annual report. OF this
number 29o have been allowed. Many Of
the boys came home from that war feel
! ing that they We're entirely disabled
but after a few months of home treat
ment in good climate they discovered
that their disabilities were only tenn
porary and gave up the idea of apply
ling for pensions. Not nearly SO man.
/.
i Will be filed as was at first estimated
Years hence in all probability there vii
be good many who will receive pen
Z sions on account of disease contracte,
in Cuba. but the disease Will not shoy
( itself for long time.
The First Nebraska regiment is to b
| \ of y,
state Mir. d. Z. Thompson, the repub
4 lican leader has offered the governo
1.-THE $4,000 balance necessary and tn
lgovernor has accepted it. 1t is pat
ltriotic movement all around.
The action of Chairman Hancock Il
refusing to run for reelection as hea
lof the republican state central commit
|tee is an object of regret to many. MI
Hancock has demonstrated his fines
for the position and will leave it with
record hard to equal. However, tn
lparty is too large to ask one man t
t make all the sacrifices, and it is no NOR
/ many able men who stand ready to len
!, a helping hand in the good work.
The return of Waiter Wellman's mort
I pole expedition is timely. The peop
6 are in condition to listen to any arct
q story.
The librarian of the Pittsburg earn
gle library claims that the children w
have in its new extension the fine
g reading room in the world. He all
q claims that the library buys more ne
i books than any other, save the free
brary of Boston. Beginning four yea
S ago with 10000 volumes, it has no
about $1,000.
Thomas b. Reed will send in his re
= ignation today, to take effect Septemb
l. 4 and number who are afraid of Il
e Sphinx will breathe easier.
.
4 The wonder is, in the Dreyfus dram
! that the attempted assassination of Il
leading counsel did not sweep Fran
with q storm of sympathy for the a
cused. To every one outside of that i
fated country the affair was convincil
+ evidence that Dreyfus is victim of
& deep-laid conspiracy in which the de
, peration of the conspirators stops at
crime, however infamous.