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

1t is said that Henry county farmers
had $1,000 to spend at the fair held at
Mt. Pleasant. And they had much
more money to leave with the mer-
chants in exchange for goods, and with
the bankers for safe keeping, during
the days they were attending the fair.
The same might be said of every county
in Iowa this year.
There will be lively times in Texas
when the political feud between ex-
Governor Hogg and the Hon. Joseph
Bailey gets into active operation. When
these ponderous statesmen begin to
hurl their large. hot voices at each 9th
er it will be time for peace-loving citi-
zens to strike out for the tall timber.
Mr.. Bryan will make two speeches a
day for twenty days during his tour OF
Kentucky. Or. rather. he will repeat
his one speech twice a day for twenty
days, after which he will be ready to
attempt the task of eating a quail each
day for thirty consecutive days.
ing that when fugitives of justice are
located in Cuba, Hawaii, Porto Rico or
the Philippines, an application for ex-
tradition made In the usual form OF the
state department would be turned over
to the military authorities. and such
steps taken as to insure the extradition
of the accused, II the usual prima facie
case against him was made out. The
same principle will govern in the cases
of fugitives from the islands. found in
the United States.
Secretary of War Root has decided
that hereafter newspapers and foreign
governments will not be permitted to
have representatives present at tests Of
ordnance or explosives at the Sandy
Hook proving grounds and other places
under control of the war department.
No information of the results of such
tests is to be made public by any Off
cial, without express permission from
the secretary OF war. Mr.. Root thinks
that foreign nations have benefited too
much from our inventions and expert
ments, and intends that in future this
nation shall reap the benefit of it's in
vestigations.
Sir Thomas Upton, owner of the
.cellent fellow that If his yacht wins the
race the sting of defeat will lose half its
pain.
One of the largest of Pittsburg's in
dustries, the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany. has more contracts on hand than
it can fill in the next year. This fact is
another Illustration of what Mr.. Bryan
picturesquely describes as bogus pros
perity."
How are you betting on Dreyfus?" Is
Ia common question nowadays. 1t is
wonderful the close attention that the
American public has given the case.
AS betting proposition it is a precari-
Gus one. for there is no way in which to
Judge the motives that rule. Those
judges have long been instructed by the
interested generals as to what to do and
the only thing that deters them is the
fear of popular uprising. But as there
is little probability of such action, it
may confidently be expected that to-
day will see his conviction repeated.
Reports from all over the country are
to the effect that the passenger trave
at the union stations, in all the cities
is unusually heavy. Thousands art
coming and going every day The ia
cilities of almost all the railroads arr
| dous travel is Indicative of prosperity
People travel only when they have mon
ey.
Troops and munitions of war have be-
gun to move toward the Transvaal
The band will now soon begin to play.
If all reports concerning the stree
carnivals are true, the towns withou
/ them are much better off because of ii
The assembling of the riff-raff element
lof society, fakirs, prostitutes. gamblers
4 thieves and thugs in a town for even
4 day or two can not help but do NOR
harm than any good that can com
from the carnival
n
4. The ease with which a clever band O
J, swindlers could move a herd of 1850
steers from one state to another, mort
Igaging them repeatedly in differen
counties and even twice to one commits
sion firm, only illustrates the loos
manner in which the cattle business ha
been conducted. For years great trans
actions in cattle and cattle paper hav
been negotiated largely upon hono
: but a few repetitions of such practice
: will make the money lender wary an
: honest men will be put to greater incor
: veniences to get necessary funds.
We are pleased to note the growth {
. the business interests of our fello
Journalists. A new $4,000 press in tn
Leader Office indicates that well dt
= served prosperity has been enjoyed
I that office.
q A quarter of a million dollars
y Brown University is Rockefeller's la
est. There are some ways in whic
. trusts are not so bad for the peop
after all.
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