Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
Gear. They declare that this could not

TITUS has been regarded as preferring
Cummins, but If he is instructed for
Gear it is said he will obey.
Pottawattamie did the expected and
instructed its three legislative nomi-
nees for Gear. Benton didn't instruct.
but there is no question the nominee
and the county are for Gear. Marion
stayed with Cummins and Montgom-
ery-Mills nominated for senator Joe
Junkin. who would like to vote for Gear
If he could, but who knows he can't.
He was instructed for Gear Buena
vista will nominate A. j. Wilson, of
Marathon, and Mr.. Wilson probably
doesn't know at this time how he will
vote. Both sides claim him and both
are very positive of being right.
That republics are ungrateful is again
forcefully Illustrated in the career of
Samuel Merrill, who will be buried in
this city tomorrow. A generation ago
Samuel Merrill was in the midst Of the
activities incident to a career such as
few men have had in Iowa. When he
died a few days ago at Los Angeles it
Is safe to say that small minority of
the people Of the state knew Samuel
Merrill had ever been it's governor.
Even around the state house, where it
might be supposed there would be some
recollection of state history, it was
necessary to hunt up Mai. Fleming.
encyclopedia-in-chi of all Iowa sub
jects, to learn when Governor Merrill
was in the executive chair. OF course
Maj. Fleming knew, because-almost
equally a matter of course-he had been
associated with Governor Merrill when
the latter was executive.
A New Englander of the oldest stock,
Samuel Merrill achieved distinguished
successes in the politics of two states.
Iowa and New Hampshire. He served
the one in it's Legislature and as gov
ernor for two terms, and for the other
he did good work as a member of lis
legislature, before he came west. He
was in the New Hampshire assembly
In the days of the powerful growth of
the abolition movement in New Eng
land, and was known as one of the un-
compromising advocates of freedom.
But his political successes We're only
incident to his career He was SOL
der who, throughout more than two
years services in the civil war and re-
ceived wound which almost proved
fatal, won high honors for gallantry
and ability. The colonel of an Iowa
regiment. he earned recognition as one
of the ablest. soldiers who went from
this state. and 1t WIS as one of the pre-
eminently worthy soldiers of the state
that he was elected governor in 1868 and
again in 1872.
But this was not all. He was also a
business man, as upright and honorable
ana sagaclous as he was successful. He
nrst quilt up great commercial inter-
est at McGregor, his home when he
nrst came to Iowa. He builded rail-
roads later on and at the close of his
business career was said to be worth
three-quarters of million dollars. He
was for long time president and the
leading spirit in the wealthy Citizens
National Bank of this city. When far
advanced in years, full of honors and
successes and his health somewhat
weakened. he went to California To
ness activities, though in quiet way
on the coast. Dying at the age of n, a
generation after his public services had
been performed, his remains are
brought back to his old homeland the
state has almost forgotten him.
There are few things that even the
Interstate commerce provisions of the
federal constitution will not protect.
Attorney General Remley has discov-
cred one of them. Yesterday he was in
formed by the state fish commissioner
that Estherville people have been car
rying on a Wholesale business in killing
Iowa game contrary to the laws and
shipping it out of the state, claiming
that the interstate commerce thus car
ried on could not be interfered with by
the state laws. Mr.. Delevan said in his
letter that these parties have estab-
lished a cold storage plant and keep
hunters regularly hired to go out and
kill game, which, after being frozen. is
shipped out of the state. When ap-
preached and informed that they were
amenable to the state law, the proprie-
tors of the business pointed to the in
terstate commerce decision and Insisted
that they We're not answerable to the
laws of Iowa.
The attorney general takes another
view. He says this exact case was de-
cided in Gear VS.. State of Connecticut.
16l United States report, page 519 In.
this case the Connecticut game law was
in question. 1t is almost exactly SIM
liar to that Of Iowa and the federal
court held that the statute was consti
tutional and that the business was not
entitled to be carried on ad libitum.
simply because it posed as interstate.
commerce. A prosecution is likely to
follow in the Estherville case.
The Alaskan Boundary.
London, Sept. THE foreign office
has received dispatches relating to the
arrangements between the British
charge at Washington and Secretary of
State Hay regarding the Alaskan dis
pute. The facts will probably not be
made public until Salisbury has had an
opportunity to consider the matter.
Bankers Adjourn.
Cleveland, Sept. 9.-The closing ses-
sion of the American aBnkers' Associa
sion of the American Bankers Associa-
various subjects of interest in the finan-
cial world.
Officers were then elected, with Walk
er Hill, of st. Louis. president. Ad-
journed.
Typhoon In Japan.
Port Townsend. Wash. Sept. 7.-Yo-
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