Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-28

seventh etreet residence ana tho FIX
lures. In all 81, 465, 600 in cash bequests
are given, besides the real estate, SCI
curittes, paintings ana other articles.
Only sl,0oO.oo0 Of the great estate will
go outside the country, that amount be-
Ing the portion of the Princess HAITI
feldt. the adopted daughter Of the dead
millionaire.
This is the day of big orders as we'll
as big trusts. One of the great packing
houses of Chicago has received an order
from the Russian government for 6,OO0,-
900 pounds of beef on the hoof '-saidl
to be the largest order of the kind in
the history of the Chicago meat trade.
1t will take 5000 fatted cattle to I'LL it,.
r. NIcGinnis, the democratic nomi-
nee for congress in the Eighth district,
has been detected in a cheap attempt to
make capital for the democratic party
4 In one of his recent speeches Mr.. Nc
Ginnis made the assertion that the GUS
tom of paying the obligatuiona Of the
government in gold on demand was one
begun by the Cleveland administration
and continued by that of President Nc
kinley. "A Corning citizen wrote to the
secretary of the treasury, inquiring for
the facts in the case, and was informed
that the custom originated in 1879 fol-i
lowing the resumption of specie pay
ments, and that since that time 1t has
always been the custom of thestreasury
department TO redeem coin obligations
in gold when gold has been demanded.
The Cubans have been assured by
Gen. Wood that the time for indcpend-
sence Is near at hand.
The Neodesha. Kas., Sun claims that
there are living in that town more thin.
and lean people than In any other COM
munity of 1900 inhabitants in the
United States. Many men and women
weigh less than 100 pounds. The Sun
says that if the thin people of Neode-
sha were dressed in the garb of the Wild
Indians they would, If stood up in line,
make picture equal To to the repre-
sensations of Starving India. These
thin people. however. enjoy perfect
health. just as thin people do elsewhere.
*uas
AS William j. Bryan created ..impe-
@rialisin" in his own mind, in order to,
fight il. the greatest contest over it will
occur in the vicinity of his brain.
John w. Yerkes the republican candi-
date for governor Of Kentucky, is a law
Yer ard is collector of internal revenue.
He Was candidate for United States
senslor when Senator Deboe was elected
III 1897 on the 10TH ballot. He is a resi-
dent of the town of Danville, the seat
of Center College.
Congressman George Henry White,
of North Carolina. the only colored
member of congress in the iifiy-fifths
and fifty-sixth sessions. is in Washing
ton and announces that he will not be
a candidate for recollection. After the
ligh-handed and outrageous treatment
of the republicans and colored people
in North Carolina By the democrats.
White says 1t would be useless for him
70 enter the contest for reelection. His
triet Is in the .eolored belt" but he
believes. in the light of recent outrages,
that even IL he entered the field and
was rs-elsGsed the democrats would
count him out. He has a good law
practice and a reputation as a pleader5
second to few colored lawyers iii the
country He will even go to the extent
sef leaving the state and locating in the
north or west.
a well intrenched force of Chinese IS
repotted 70 be located four miles from
Pekin. They should stay inside their
WORKS uniil peace is provided for by
the powers.