Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-21
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Observation-Disclosures
The weather man has been looking
for signs of relief from hot weather. but
up to this writing is unable to discover
any.
The Pail Mall Gazette publishes a dis
patch from Rome which declares that
in important medical discovery con-
corning the cause of Brights disease
has been made by DR.. Ovid Brown, for
merly of New York, and now of Rome.
Well, the world is ready for the dis
closure
fortune is estimated by a close business
and personal associate to be $3.50. 900.
~ is believed in political circles that
William j. Bryan Will ignore the objec-
ton of the democratic managers and
take the stump for an active speaking
campaign. For reasons not fully un-
Nebraska friends, the party managers
have advised tina Bryan make only
few speeches in the more important
cities of the middle ana eastern states
They have said that Bryan is now Well
known to the voters and there is there
fore no necessity for a repetition of his
famous campaign of four years ago.
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Caleb Powers, Who was found guilty
as accessory in the murder of William
Gioebel. has issued an address in which
he declares that politics convicted him.
1t is expected that the state OF Yer
mont will set the loiticalpar by COM
ing out strongly IN. republicanism in
her state election September =. The
chief effort will be 10 guard against
apathy, as the party is harmonious.
Senator Proctor says he does not be-
lieve that the cry Of anti-imperialisml
will influence one republican to vote
against his party.
Il will be necessary for the powers to
carve OUT new open door in China so
that it will not swing too hard out
wardly.
1t is a remarkable thing about Pc
kim, says a writer in Golfers Weekly,
that. in a city laid out on an5enormous
plan, with large avenues. high walls.
sbeantiiied by pretty pagodas, elegant
temples, large yaniens containing the
Imperial palace and sacred grounds. so
littlss is done toward the comfort of
peGsns TRANS and % people riding on
mules. horses, canals or Vehicles. The
thoraug mares al. never repaired, so
that the streets are Hooded soon after
it begins to rain You cannot walk in
the streets at such times. The only
means of travel then is the peculiar
springiess Pekin cart, by which one
gets full of mud and filth. The nule.
placed before the cart, has TO MADE
thru the morass and the wheels sink
deep into the mud With the exception
Of open canals, ;l,aversins cities, the
Chinese do not drain their streets.
The Chinaman knows when he has
ihad enough. II is now ready to make
l8terins at any point named by tbs pow
Slers.
80.
Field Marshal Won Blunenthal.
.lnser Fritz. chief Of staff during the
4 Franco Prussian war, has just ce!e-
brated his ninstieth birthday and is
said TO De sound in body ard mind. He
liyes on littlss country estate neai
i Deessau. in sanhalt With the exception
of the king Of :saxons,, he Is the only
\ prominent commander in the war With
! France stu ALIVE.
One Of the difficult features OF tn
i Chinese settlement viii De the amour
Il Of damages both parties can agree
upon.
The process Of elinina ton continue
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