Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-11
! TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Representative Hopkins states that
congress viii adjourn not later than
June 18th. II has yet time to accom-
.piish a great deal of work.
a winter campaign in Africa is
among the probabilities for the British
Bcer combatants. This is the present
outlook The scene Corporations being
in the southern hemisphere. winter wilt
soon begin, With a temperature in
South Africa something like that of our
extremely southern states.
At a late meeting in Omaha the Doug
las County Beet Sugar Association au-
thorized the executive committee to
lease sufficient land TO enable the assoc
cation to cultivate 200 acres of beets
during the coming summer to purchase
the necessary seed and machinery and
70 employ such help a. may be neces-
sary. including foreman for three
months at a salary not TO exceed SIS
per month. II MAS stated by John f..
TIT that the merchants of South Omaha
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that other parties in that vicinity have
contracted to put In about forty acres,
that one man named Forbes north of8the
city is going to raise seventy acres on
his Own account and that it looks as
lif about 800 acres will be raised this
year in the vicinity OF Omaha.
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t., ,,,,t,,,e,
Hepburn has by no means abandoned
his intention 10 press the Nicaragua bill,
but promises 10 bring il UP and secure
faction upon it in the house Of represen-
itatiyes within the next fifteen days.
With the canal treaty hung up in The
senate there is little prospect for the
| measure.
The unanimous decision of the senate
committee TO unseat Clark, of Mon
tana. was the only course open i'll view
sof the bribery ard corruption uneov-
Tered. This miliianaire's money wen,
far enough to buy legislative votes
:.h;ss body hc.e Gamma enough I.5a 1,
purge the roll.
The Nebraska state department has
Issued q neat pamphlet of fifty pages
tentitled the Bird and Arbor Day Man
lual. The publication contains large
lquantity Of material appropriate for
Arbor day, which will be April %. The
Iorigin of the day is referred to as fol.
flows in the pamphlet by State Superin.
sI1tendent w. r. Jackson: Nebraska wa.
1.-The pioneer state in inaugurating Arbol
lsday and among the first to recommend
a bird day. Let us strive to maintain
\ this regard and continue to lead in 8edu
lcational matters. On the first page Il
4 printed the proclamation of Gov. Poyn
4 ter describing Nebraska as the Tire,
a Planters state and setting apart Apri
q 90 as Arbor day. The book also contain
an Introductory by State Superintendent
Jackson. addresses by J. Sterling Nor
. ton, Prof j. NJ. Coulter OF the depart
\ ment of botany, University Of Chicago
L. Bruner. author of Notes on Nebras
Il ka Birds" and others.
II As4s
Dry Tortugas, off the coast OF Florida
n on Monday became the property Of tn
I navy department, and is the first arme
! station along the coast to become
naval station. 1t is a veritable strong
hold, and will be made more effectiy
by protective works. It will be one {
the largest coaling stations In the worlt
) a great deal Of money having been eS
pended in contracts for the equipmer
of the place with the latest appliance
for handling fuel. It was necessary to d
! a great deal of dredging 30 az to adm
!, the heaviest ships Of war. There ha
been quite controversy betwee n II
i naval officials and the marine hospit'
( authorities over the possession Of u
] island. The lstter desired obtain II
E lplsce 40 . quarantin III tl0u and woul