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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

1.-THE rise in prices in this boom is
perfectly natural. in fact is inevitable,
and it will continue as long as every
body wants to build, buy and hire labor
at the same time" says the Algona Up
per Des Moines.
The Hartley Herald is thankful for
the abundant evidences of prosperity all
around us, and observes. what the poll
itician wanted was plenty of good
money and cheap. Now they have 1t
and still some of them are like the mule,
they will kick. But the country is still
prospecting Notwithstanding some people
would rather see general calamity for
political effect"
Referring to Iowa .democracy's dec
larations the Keokuk Gate City declares
when they say they will destroy the
trusts they merely mean they will de-
stroy protection. 1t requires a good deal
Of political effrontery for any party to
say it will put this country back into
the condition 1t was five years ago."
ut is not to be wondered at tnat the
democracy is inclined to have such a
pessimistic view of everything, with sc
many troubles of its own" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
1.-The Iowa soldiers are an honor tc
their state and deserve the recognition
proposed" says the Sac City Sun,
speaking of the effort to be made by
Gov. Shaw to pay their way home from
San Francisco.
If free trade would wreck the trusts
and not wreck anybody else it would
be different remarks the Tama Free
Press.
The Perry Chief-Reporter observes
that "Aguinaldo Is fighting for indepen-
dence. He wants to be Independently
rich. He only got 100000 when he sold
out to Spain and that Is not enough tc
suit his idea of independence"
The Sioux City Tribune gold dem.l
thinks the Iowa democratic convention
! added one more strong assurance thai
William Jennings Bryan will be the
nominee OF the party for president II
i 1900, and that. inevitably, the free silver
coinage question will overshadow ever!
other" And further that when HI
shall have made another presentation
A of the issue anu received another judg
rnent nv tho voice of God (the voice O
the people he believes to be the voic
of God) the silver issue will have beef
, settled and Mr.. Bryan's career will b
ended"
1t is the opinion Of the Tama Heral
that Pension Commissioner Evans
!, enemies are trying the same tactic
with him that others did with Alger t
compel his resignation, but Evans ha
the confidence of everyone but the pen
sion attorneys and proposes to sta
1t,b n &c
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
SUCCESS AND FAILURE

MSS.
Men who have engaged in mercantile
business during the past two years
have found it much easier to succeed
than would have been the case at any
previous time during the past decade.
It is a matter of surprise to some OBJ
servers that many do succeed, but the
conditions are easier now, with more
abundant money and greater confidence
among buyers and sellers. 1t does not
erous business wrecks scattered along
the pathway of other years, even in
such a progressive place as Marshall
town as we'll as elsewhere. The exact
ing times of that period also compelled
many TO shift or to sell out to avoid
failure. That period was not without
taught. 1t led merchants to cultivate
caution about extending their credits,
either as buyers or sellers. 1t taught
them the value of cash trade. 1t placed
greater emphasis on the maXims on
which success of failure are based than
ever before. 1t will continue to be eff
fective as long as business men observe
them, but the tendency or danger of 3
prosperous period is to sail FAR out or
sea of credit, and when the merchant
thinks good easy man. full surely hi:
greatness is ripenins. a storm of com
mercial disaster comes and nips hi.
root and then he falls as thousand:
do. The old continental military maxim
of trusting in God but in Keeping tn,
powder dry, is as pertinent in its appii
cation to mercantile business. The pric
of success is the exercise of conssan
vigilance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
Sound Sleep

Comes from sweet stomach, pure blood,
strong nerves and hearty health. The
sursst way to acquire these is by an honest
Use Of this famous medicine Hostettor's
Stomach Bitters. For fifty years II has
never failed to core stomach disofders,
beginning with constipation and ending
with kidney or liver trouble See that a
Private Revenue Stamp covers the neck
Of the bottle.
Get what OSTETTEKS
You ask for. cTnMAru
Take NO AVHH
Subssitate bITTERS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19

linaries seem to offer best promises.
The school selected should certainly be
Exclusively a girls school. No expert
ments with co-education should be tried
with girls at that age, for if ever there
4 is period of extreme foolishness in the
| human life it is that between TIE ages
of Is to IS, and we sometimes think thai
it finds it's most evident manifestations
in the feminine sex. AT this age every
boy is looked upon by his companions
/ nate, and she is pining to leap up be-
4 hind him to ride away as gracefully
and happily as glide the lines of the
4 poet that told of that hero's perform
ance. When they are ready for school
they have usually recovered their
senses and the proposition is an entirely
different one.
4 With those who have solved the prob
lens Of preparatory schools and col
leges there often remains the further
question of selecting professional
school. The question of what the pro-
. fession should be has long been decided
. Whatever that decision was it was 9
right one, for one can hardly select 8
, profession nowadays and selec
wrong. His own equipment, and more
Especially his own strength of charac.
. ter. will largely determine his success
Wherever he turns he will find tina
, lothers have preceded him and the crue
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23

We walked toward the open manhole+
IT'S a girl and she's going down into
the sewer" yelled a youngster on the
curbstone.
Nit was the decisive denial Of an
other tyke. It's a boy"'
Huh" said the first. TIL bet It's
girl; look at her hair,'
0. traitor locks. that despite careful ar
rangement had betrayed my sex!
The red flag futtered from the open
rnanhole. A shaky looking ladder led TO
darkness beneath. I looked at the dank
depths below, I looked at the blue sky
above. and I hesitated. Then I looked
at young America, briu1fUl Of youthful
tfbes. ready to ridicule me. l chose the
sewer. shut my eyes and followed Mr..
kenney down the ladder.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23

Chinese htghbinders slowed themselves
away while the police vainIy sought them
in their usual haunts.
AL OF which reads stranger than the
fiction Of Victor Hugo. The sewers OF
Paris nay be broader and higher but they
do not wind through q Chinatown. And
in ways dark and mysterious the heather
Chinee has used the sewers OF San Fran
cisco as the sans culotte' never dreamed
OF using the sewers OF Paris.
NJ. kenney is more Al home in the
sewers than ne is above ground. He gives
an address on California street. but dur
ing the day he can only be found in the
sewers. He has business there The sew
ers are constantly in need OF repairing.
For twenty years and months 10 boot
Mr.. Kenney has spent the better part OF
his days underground. repairing The sew
ers OF San Francisco
Strange things happen above ground in
San Francisco. Who will not bear wit
ness TO this?
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23

The splashing of water against my ruu-
ber boots and I knew that I stood in a
sewer I suppose had the seven senses
accredited to the normal human being. I
was conscious of but one-that Of smell.
I felt nauseated; my brain was reeIing;
I felt my feet slipping from under me
It's all imagination, said my guide
Now don't cut up any fatnttng capers
down here I had the hole open for an
hour before you came and the air is all
right You just imagine Il.
have been right. I had prepared to out
rage ny nostrils. and had - cen led into
a garden OF roses that d9y & doubt not
/ had sensed unpleasant doors
'Sit down." commanded Mr.. Kenney,
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23

w :::.. 6 = 8: :: s 6: E 4:: s= e.: ::.: :: 81:
bling through the sewers Of
Paris under the weight OF the body OF
Martus?
The sewers OF Paris were high and wide,
but the distance was long, the windings
torruous, and brave Jean Vatican came
out under the blue sky well nigh as life
less SIS the mottonless human burden he
was carrying
These many thousand miles away from
Paris through the sewers Of san Francis
co stumbled E man weighted by the cling
ing form Of q slave girl. This modern
prototype OF Jean FaIjeaa was q China
mar. The girl was an unfortunate slave
who thus escaped from a brOthel II Chi
11atow1 and through the sewers was car
EisG * ehe mission, which shelters such
moon-Iaced Unfortunates.
A month later, IN this same sewer. two
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23

Stranger things happen underground.
P. Kenney Will bear witness 10 this.
The strangest journey that a woman
can make is underground. / will bear
witness TO this.
You may have sailed over the bay II
any or every craft that can plow The
water; you may have shot through the
clouds in q parachute; you may have
travelled over San Francisco in bob-tan
car or automobile; but I am the only
woman who ever walked underground in
San Francisco.
The Chinese girl was carried through
l took this journey for several reasons.
We are not accustomed to think OF the
sewers OF San Francisco as navigabIe
places Ley are not, like the sewers of
Paris. constructed for stroIls, where
friends may promenade two or three
abreast Workmen go down into them,
repair them and get out as quickly as
possible. That is all save Mr.. Kenney.
I wanted to go into the sewers with
Mr Kenney and find out just how we'll
1t paws him to forego the green earth for
the gray sewers.
Then. too. while the Chinese slave girls
are constantly being rescued. but once in
the annals of the missions is 1t written
that the sewers were the avenue of es-
cape, 1 wanted to see just how this was
accomplished.
Inc HIStO4y u NLA4iieitO"il ~ a AiAStoHy
OF hatchet-men and highbinders. In the
Pacifc-street sewer several highbinders
ESCAPED the arm of justice. L wanted to
look upon the place which sheltered these
willy Mongolians from the police.
1 saw all these things and many more
besides.
It was Thursday afternoon July -. by
the calendar and 4 o'clock by the cab
drivers timepiece. He pulled rein, by
order. at the corner of Pacific and Dupont
streets I opened the door and jumped
out. Mr.. kenney was there before me.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23

Continued on Page twenty-five.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-22
CMBWIGI military CONTROL BGEE 3 AUNADOS FINISH AADSH FOCAL POINT
WAS A TREASURY DEPARTMENT
MISTAKE.
Letter From the Assistant Secretary
Acknowledging It-Due to an "Inad-
vertance'-Sorry for 1t,

Hawaii is not under military control
The statement from the Treasury De-
partment that it was, is unequivocally
acknowledged by that department to
have been a mistake as the following
letter received by the Australia and
signed by Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury O. L. Spaulding clearly
shows:
Acknowledging the receipt of your
letter of the goth ultimo, in reply to De-
partment letter of August 25th, 1899, ad-
vising you that the collection of reve-
nue. from Customs at Honolulu is now
under the control of the War Depart
ment, you are informed that the state
ment made in the letter referred to was
an inadVertence. having been written In
connection with a number of letters in
response to applications for positions in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine ISL
ands. The Department regrets exceed
ingly that the statement was made,
even though through inadvertence, that
the Hawaiian Islands are under mill
tary control"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-22
REGIMENT JUSTORGAN|ZED

Half of the Forty fifth Infantry,
which had a hot time in San Francisco,
arrived here this morning on the trans
port City of sydney after voyage of
eight days. The trip was a quiet one,
none of the anticipated troubles occur
ring. In San Francisco there was a
good deal of insubordination among the
men, and it was stated at one time that
they We're not sufficiently disciplined to
go to the front, but the officers say that
there will be no trouble with them. The
regiment is a new one, just organized,
under command of Colonel Schuyler,
who is said to be very much dissatis-
fed with some of his officers. He asked
for a board of examiners to inquire in
to their qualifications for the places
they hold but before any reply came
from the War Department, the order
to start for Manila was given.
The sydney will wait here for the Pa
than, which carries the rest of the regi-
ment She is now coaling at Irmgard
wharf
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-22
STRIKES AN UNCHARTBD REEF
OFF LUZON.
All on Board Saved-Find the Natives
Friendly-Vessel Was Cruising-He-
lena Sent to the Scene.

MANILA, November 4.-i2.3O p M
The United States cruiser Charleston,
which has been patrolling the northern
coast of LuZon, was wrecked on a reef
off the northwest coast Tuesday, No
vember Z. All on board were saved.
MANILA, November As p. NJ
The Charleston struck on an unchar-
ted coral reef ten miles east of Kami-
gun. Her stern was almost submerged
and the bow almost out of water. A
heavy sea was on and the cruiser began
rolling violently. The ater-tight doors
were quickly closed, but were stove in
under the engine compartment, the
largest of the ship.
After the first efforts to right her the
officers feared she might slide off be-
cause of the heavy sea, and they aban-
doned the attempt to save her. They
hurried to the launches and boats and
rowed away, prepared to fight for a
landing with two Colt guns, l34 rifles
and ten days rations. Some of the Off
GERS and men were dressed only in pa
jamas and their underclOthing. The
breech blocks of the cannon We're re-
moved before the boats put off. Two
hours after the Charleston struck all
had gotten away. A party returned two
days later but found it impossible to
save anything.
The first landing was made on a lit
tie island, with a front of barren rock.
Next day the boats again took to the
water and proceeded to Kamiguin ISL
! and, where a landing was made in the
expectation that firing would be neces-
sary. So far from this being the case,
| however, the Charleston's men found a
| Ihalf-savage people, who regarded them
with curiosity rather than hostility. On
| the third day the storm had greatly
| subsided and Lieutenant John d. Nc
| Donald, with Boatswain DominiCk
| Glynn and six men, started for the gulf
of Lingayan in a thirty-foOt sailing
| launch, hoping to find an American war
ship, but were entirely ignorant of Cen
eral Wheaton's expedition.
/ Lieutenant Mcdonald was four days
afloat, keeping under shelter of the hos
! tile shore on account of the high seas,
being most of the time in falling rain.
Finally flying the jack down, clad in
their underclothing and drenched to the
skin, the officer and his companions
overlook the transport Aztec, which
carried them to the battle-ship Oregon
The gunboat Helena was due to ar
} rive at Kamiguin island yesterday. The
! Charleston was returning from a five
weeks cruise along the eastern coast OF
Luzon and Admiral Watson was begin
ming to be uneasy. He supposed, how
ever, that she had Joined General
| WheatsOn's expedition.
In naval circles the accident is con-
sidered quite unavoidable. The only
wonder is here that there are not more
such disasters in Philippine waters
which remain indifferently charted.
| The Charleston lies practically in the
open sea and there is no hope of saving
her or her valuable paraphernalia and
hcontents of the cruiser.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-22
ISLANDS 70 Be CONNECTED
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY NOW
ASSURED.
Fred. ]. Cross Returned This Morning
ments Complete-Marconi Interested.

Hello Hilo; how's the weather."
Fred. j. Cross, local promoter of wire
less telegraphy between the islands of
the Hawaiian group, returned this
morning bringing with him everything
necessary for the formation of the COM
pany and the beginning of operations.
There will be a slight delay in the
matter of getting instruments on ac-
count of the fact that the English gov
ernment has placed rush order for
thirty-siX instruments for the Trans
vaal, but the arrangement to connect
the islands will be carried out in a very
short time.
AS is well known Mr.. Cross met Mar
conf in New York and was on the cruis-
er New York during the experiments
with the wireless system. Those expert
ments were entirely successful and the
system has since been adopted for the
navy.
Following the experiments Marconi
personally took up the subject of The
Haawiian Islands. He was provided
with maps, elevations and distances by
Mr.. Cross. With these he carefully
studied out the distances and conditions
between the various islands The end
was that the inventor expressed the
opinion that the Hawaiian Islands
offered the finest field in the world for
the perfect operation of the system.
There was absolutely no doubt about
| perfect connection between all mem
| bers of the group, including Oahu and
Kauai.
Mr.. Cross secured from Marconi a GER
| titled right to use the system in the Ha-
waiian Islands exclusively. The terms
were very reasonable, due to the inter
est the inventor feels in the project and
the personal effort of Mr.. Cross. The
agreement is signed by the Wireless
| Telegraph & Signal Company, of Lon
don; w. W. Goodbody, who is assoc-
ated with Marconi, and Mr.. Cross. In
the agreement Mr.. Cross is protected
in case American laws soon apply to the
| Islands.
Three experts are to be sent out by
| Marconi to erect the stations and ar
range the instruments. They will be
| here by February l. In the meanwhile
Mr.. Cross will erect the poles and get
| everything in readiness so that the In
struments may be put in without delay
Marconi will direct the points at. which
the stations will be located. He is pro-
vided with raised maps of the islands
for this purpose.
Mr.. Cross first work will be the or
ganization of his company. 1t is un-
derstood that this will be popular cor
poration; in other words, everybody, as
! far as possible will be given a chance
| to take stock. AS the capitalization
will only be $50000, however, prospects
are that it will be quickly scooped up
| 1t is certain that the earning power of
the stock will be great-many times
| greater than cable stock could posi-
! bly, be, as the expense of laying, opera
tion and repairs is infinitely less. Mr.
| Cross expects to be able within a day
or two to receive applications for stock
Next will be the work of erecting the
poles, which will be begun in a week
| at most.
Mr.. Cross has been heartily congra-
tulated by business men of the town to-
day on the great success of his mission
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-11-22
OTIS PLANS TO CAPTURE THE
LEADER.
Sends an Expedition to the North-wor-
lac Captured and the Filipino Gov
ernment Dispersed-Heavy Losses,

NEW YORK, November ia spe-
cial to the Sun from Washington says:
Reports received today at the War De-
partment from Manila indicate that
Otis and Watson are preparing to send
a military and naval expedition to
Aparri, on the extreme northern coast
of Luzon, where the great Rio Grande
de Cayagen emptieS into the China sea
Otis reported today that number of
insurgent official dispatches captured
yesterday by troops under Young indi-
cate that the Filipnos have decided to
abandon the country in the vicinity of
Cabanatuan and San Jose, hurry over
the mountains to Bayombong, and
thence on to Aparri Other reports show
that Aguinaldo is not alone in his flight
but that he is accompanied by many
followers and expects to be Joined by
the insurgents now retreating before
Young's advance.
The landing of Wheaton at San Fabi-
an prevented the rebel forces in the vic
unity of Lingayen Gulf from reaching
the road leading from Bayombong and
their retreat to the eastward has been
cut off by Wheaton's expedition. 1t is
the purpose of the military authorities
to prevent, If possible, Aguinaldo's es-
cape to APART and to catch him be-
tween two columns, one moving north
Wafd under 1OunS or w neatOn ana the
other moving southwark from Aparri.
The plan now under consideration
contemplates the landing of probably
1000 troops at Apart. Gunboats would
push up the Cayagen river. assisting in
the advance of the troops inland.
Should Aguinaldo abandon Bayombong
and move nOrthward he would encoun-
ter this expedition. Meanwhile Young
and Lawton will continue their advance
northward and follow in Aguinaldo's
rear. Wheaton will move to the east,
and will either join the column under
Lawton or operate in the vicinity of San
Nicholas to prevent any further flight
of the rebels northward and in the rear
of Lawton's column.
WASHINGTON, November 14.-Otis'
plans are being rapidly carried out.
Col Bell captured Tarloc November -.
This was the headquarters of the
Aguinaldo government. Aguinaldo has
moved off to the north and proclaimed
BOngabong the capital. The insurgents
are broken up into small detachments.
Gen. Wheatons inability to connect
With Gen Lawton owing to bad roads
leaves one small opening for Agulnaldo
| to escape into the hills.
There has been much fighting in the
! last few days, and the lists of Ameri-
can dead are large.