Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-09
{ TOPICS OF THE TIMES


If the republican speeches delivered
in the various Iowa districts on Satur-
day could be compressed into pamph-
let the facts and figures presented
would comprise economic. patriotic and
progressive politics of most convincing
force.
A gratifying decrease in business
failures is shown in the last CONNER
cial reports. Success is hardly carved
out for the man who cannot succeed
under present conditions.
Great satisfaction is expressed in
London circles at the award of the
Venezuelan tribunal. AS stated before,
the gold fields are included in British
territory. When properly worked they
will show yield of from 2H to ounces
per ton. The expert reports made to the
British foreign Office of the richness of
these gold deposits was the principal
reason for the strenuousness of British
action. although no allusion is made to
them in the published documents. This
is also the reason for Britain's strenu-
Gus effort in South Africa.
William j. Bryan was an attentive
listener while President Mckinley
spoke at Canton. There may be hope
for the silverte leader yet.
The yacht race furnishes another in
centive to Bryan.
The early Roer settlers in South At
RIGA We're good shots and good fighters.
but in this respect it is claimed later
j generations are not SO effective Thei,
4 former enormous advantage in marks
manship over the British troops nc
5lslonger exists, because, game having Il
great extent disappeared, the Beers
have no experience in shooting at NOV
ing objects. A few old Doppers art
still good shots, but they are fast dying
out.
Freight cars loaded with merchandis,
for the American exhibit at the Paris
exposition are arriving in Washington
every day. The agricultural, horticult
lural, cereal and food and other exhibits
are under government direction. The,
will be assembled there and put OF
board government transports. On
transport will be ready to leave by tn
first of November. Charles G. Dodg
has charge of the Washington end
While six experts from the variou
j. lI,,o,,,<. dapa ~, a =,
work under his direction. One man. 70
instance, has charge of the tobacco ex
hibit. another of the corn, and so or
Professor Wiley, the chief chemist, ha
the liquors, beers, mineral waters, can
4 died fruits and such like things. III
e has a room full of things good to drin
: in the basement of one of the agricult
j ural departments buildings. Alread
. %. 900 bottles have arrived. DR. Vile
, was on all the beer and wine testin
. Ijuries al the worlds fair and is credite
with an expert knowledge of such art
cles.
i The sarcastic Louisville Courier
. Journal remarks that with all tn
IS ib'9 ~ A/th'Sy 49, - N'tAASN-i - ~.
: ing sight Of Washington's only sue
- eessor. Aguinaldo."
L Nothing but leaves" is Nature
Y scant offering now-and dead ones ;
3 that.
- Mr.. Przsheslrashlsky, of Chicago
4. wiser than his parents. He has askt
the courts to perform a surgical operi
ton on his name before inviting
blooming damsel to assume it.
~ In calling attention to meeting
~ New York to arouse opposition to Il
= seating of Brigham Roberts, the poly
=, amous congressman from Utah, Mi
Helen Gould says: Personally. feel
would be stain on our country to 9
low man advocating and practicil
IN such a principle to have seat in co
er gress, and 1 earnestly hope IT will
tn possible to prevent him from taking /
of seat. It seems to me an occasion VIII