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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
CLAYTON-BULNNEH TREATY.
Congressman Cooney Declares II
Useless IN Resolution for its Re-

: "
Washington. April 25.-Representa-
troduced in the house a joint resolution,
to repeal the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
The resolution set forth that the treaty
has been in existence for years and no
canal has been built under its provis-
ions. Now the people of the United
States intend to construct, control and
fortify an isthmian n canal and have no
further use for the treaty.
Senator, Cullom yesterday presented a
memorial from the Union Veterans
Union demonstrating against the pas
sage of the bill to confer the rank of
major general upon Adjt tien. Corbin.
Maj. William u. Alexander, commits
sary of subsistence, U. S. A.. will pro-
ceed from Chicago to Kansas City on
business pertaining to the inspection of
subsistence stores at that place. and on
l.completion of this duty will return to
lfChicagc.
a decision just rendered by the COM
missioner of internal revenue in
a case from Chicago is OF
Interest to oleemargarine dealers
and dairy interests that are now
attempting to regulate that trade.
The case is that of George II. Smith, a
retail dealer, charged with violating
the law in selling more than ten pounds
| of oleomargarine of the same grade.
The commissioner rules that if a dealer
lputs up two packages of the same
sgrade of oleomargarne and disposes OF
them at the same time to the same pur-
chaser he violates the law.
4 The house of Representatives today
will decide whether the majority report
of the committee on Ways and means
against calling upon the secretary of
the treasury for Information concern
ling ingredients used in the manufac-
sture of oleomargarine shall be accepted
or whether the minority report pre-
sented by AIessrs. TawnsS and gDoliver
along the lines suggested by the dairy
Interests shall prevail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
Cannon for Nevada.

Special to Tlnes-Republican.
. Nevada. April ao..A letter to j. @.
Burgess. auditor of Story county, from
Capt. ]. A. T. Hull, states that Nevada
is slated to get one of the condemned
cannon captured in the Spanish war
This will make a desirable ornament for
the court house yard, which is one of
the finest, for the size of our city, in the
state.
Judge Whitaker, of Boone. has not yet
given his decision in the case of the ID.
Is n. O. Company vs.. the trustees of
Nevada township. asking for mandamus
proceedings to compel them TO call a
special election to vote on IL 3 per cent
tax proposition. 1t is thought that it
will be a few days before che mater is
settled, altho the evidence is all in.
Anti-taM men say that the court will
go against the road
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
1T--7l797 7g-l77-
CRIME OF UNION WoRKMEN.

A ..scab.. Mechanic c Esatcn Into Jcliy
by Three Union Men.
Chicago April 225.--R. w. Clark. su &.
.perintendsnt Of Davidson Bros. marble
works. Was beaten into inssnsibility by
three men. supposed TO be union work
ingmen. While going home from work
this morning. Clark was taken to a
hospital. where it is said his recovery is
doubtful. The mans face was pounded
to jelly. Clark was superintendent Of
"a non-union lob at the marble works.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
a WATCH FOR DEWEY.
Gift OF school Ghildren OF the North
west Presentcd Todny.

Washington, April 25.-Dewey receiy-
ed a delegationat Beauvoir, his country
home. today. which represented $4,000
children in the northwest, which pre-
sented him with a gold watch and fob.
The watch was purchased by money
raised by the subscription of children in
the northwest. each donor being allowed
TO contribute only a penny. Archie Cad
zow, youth Of Rosemont, Mimi, sus-
gested the idea to the Minneapolis Jour
nal, and today ceremonies We're the re-
suit of the suggestion. Th watch is 20
carat gold, bearing the monogram &c.
D." in gold enamel on the front of tllo
case and the admiral's flag IN piue and
White enamel in the back. Inside the
case is an inscription with the names of
the Spanish ships destroyed in Manila
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
TT BULLETIN
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY
The weather.
The Weather.
For Iowa Cloudy tonight and Thurs
day; showers in the west.
For Illinois Fair tonight, becoming
unsettled in the south by Thursday

night.
PAGE ONE.
iToDAT.s TELEGRAPI1IC NEWS:
Beers Evacuate Dewets Dorp.
Severe Fighting Near Wyepener.
Republican State Conventions.
A Gift For Admiral Dewey.
+ Iowa's Historical Hall-Capital Com
ment.
PAGE TWO.
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:
Peace Outlook Good in Luzon.
The Passing of Senator Quay.
News of the Day.
PAGE THREE.
IOWA NEWS:
Important Pension Ruling.
Tama County Solid for Cousins.
The Grocers' State Convention.
Short Iowa Specials.
PAGES FOgR AND FIVE.
EDITORIAL:
Quay Turned Down.
Speaks Well for Marshalltown.
A Des Moines Democratic Daily.
Topics and Press Comment.
The Ballot Not Compulsory.
| Iowa Items and Miscellany.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
LOCAL NEWS:
/ Laskey Given Eighteen Months.
Program of State Shoot.
Pupils Entertain Parents.
cubans and Filipinos.
Death of j. j. Bailey.
City News in General.
PAGE EIGHT.
IOWA AND GENERAL.
Wednesdays Markets by Wire.
The Flood Situation.
Controversy Over Creeds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
7nz2<ls.lQ
NEW TITLES FOR DUKE OF FIFE.
Queen Makes Him an Earl and Proc

II London, April ee5.'rhe Gazette yester-
day afternoon contained the notification
that the queen has granted to the duke
of Fife {son-in-law of the prince of
Walesl the dignitaries of an earl and
duke Of the United Kingdom. under the
titles of earl of MacDuff and duke of
Fife, With che remainder in default of u
male heir To the elder surviving daugh-
ter. and successively to the male heirs
of the daughters by MS wife. the Prin-
cess Louise of Wales, thus practically
precluding ne extinction of the title.
The duke and duchess of Fife have two
daughters, Lady Alexandra and Lady
Maud
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
Governor Shaw being a delegate-at.
large, and Mr.. Cummins will also bt
one ii he so desires.


Governor and Mrs. Shaw Will be in
Chicago during nearly all of the month
of May attending the Methodist general
conference, TO which the governor is as
usual a aSdelegate. He will return from
Washington the last of the week.
Painted over the front of a little res
taurant and fruit stand on East Wal
nut street is the strange motto, Please
LIDO Not Swear. My Lord is My Judge"
| The significance of this extraordinary
/ sign is not manifest. No one seems to
know what it means or what it is there
for.
The middle of the-road pops have a
new leader. and he is a clever young
man, "A. w. Kicker by name. He lives
lin Johnson county and has been promi-
nent in the movement to keep the old
lorigina1 pcpulist party out of the hands
of the traders like Weaver. He suc-
Leeds A. w. G. Weeks. of Winterset,
who has been state chairman for sew
1eral years. resigning in the convention
there yesterday because he wants to
}get out of politics. Mr.. Kicker is an en-
thusiastic Debs man, and he believes
! the nomination of Deps will bring te
I the support of his party all the social
#sistic element, at the expense Of the fu-
sion populists and the democrats. This
proposition looks reasonable ard many
good politicians think it viii be an inn
portant factor in the coming presiden-
i tial ard congressional campaign. The
ldelesates from Iowa to the straight
ipopulist convention in Cincinnati May
Il Will urge Debs' nomination on this
.8ground and they think he Will be noni-
mated. They expect it will cut consid-
.terabie figure wherever the mining Vote
lis strong. notably in the Sixth district
4 The state convention of this branch q
&, the populist party was attended by bu'
4 a few men. but they are all zea.pts. whs
Ilfwill actively labor during thesGampaigr
Ito make a good showing for their or:
II ganiZation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
Three Killed IN : Fire.

New York. April 25.-Three DerDonSs
were killed and three severely injaxe1a
IN. tenement house fire early tAilsi
morning at74 Forsyth street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
ESrHUsiAsM Ar 1ND1ANApoL1s

Eloquent Address by Ilnnly aud
Emphatic Resolutions The Dele
gates.
indianapolis. April 25. The republi-
can state convention was called to orr
der at 2 this afternoon and for time
there was q pandemonium Of enthusi-
asm. Chairman Hernley. OF the state
central committee. convened the meet
ing with a brief speech. After tine re-
port OF the committee on temporary orr
ganixation was adopted Chairman j.
Frank Haniy Was introduced and spoke
! III part as follows:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
logger. Beaten in nOntario.

Toronto. Ont, April 25.-The highest
court in Ontario has declared that the.
Ontario government had the right to-
iprohibit the export of logs cut within
the province and to compel their manu-
facture into lumber within Ontario. The
Michigan lunbermen Will appeal to the
lprIyy council.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
No More Plague ut Honolulu.

Australia from Honolulu brings the
following advices: The plague seems
entirely to have disappeared and the
United States consul issued the fr1t
clean bill of health to a vessel depart
ing from here since Dec. ~ to a schocn-
er Bertha Miner. which sailed for
Puget Sound on April 14.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
Fatal Explosion.

@ Pittsburg, April 25.-one man Was
blown to atoms, two received fatal ir-
juries and nine others were injured by
the explosion of several cans of blast-
Ing powder at Larimer, Pa. last night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
The senate,

ence report on the Hawaiian govern
ment bill was agreed to today in the
serate. The case OF Senator Scott, Of
West Virginia. was then taken up
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
bic Federal Contract Let.

+ Washington. April 25.-Bids were
opened at the treasury department yes
terday for the extension and changes
incidental thereto at the United States
court house, custom house and postoffice
building at Omaha, Neb. There were six
bids. that of Charles W. Gindele Com
pany of Chicago, at $s4o,000. being the
lowest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
AInpnIna Denocrat..

montgomery, Ala, April 25.-The
large number OF candidates and unin-
istructed delegates causes greater in
5terest in the democratic state conven-
ition, which assembled here today, than
has been aroused many similar gather
ing in the state for many years. A full
state ticket and delegates to the ma
tional convention will be nominated.
w. b Plnchard was chosen chairman
Of the convention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
BE Coal AIlner.' Strike

La Sale, Ill., April s5.-It y ai,-s
snnunced here this afternoon that LOO
coal miners, employed by the Spring
Valley Coal Company, have struck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
TosUCcEED ROBERTS.
House ADMITS a Member From Utah
inPlacc of Rejectcd Bign1nist.

Washington, April 25.-At the open,
ing session of the house today William
H. King, who served in the Fifty-tifth
congress from the state of Utah, was
sworn in as a. representative of that
state to succeed Brigham H. Roberts.
The house then resumed consideration
of the postotiice appropriation bill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
Gold shipments

New York, April 24.-The NatioaAas
city Bank will ahip s3tsy - = -
EuroDe tenesseN. q. $ b. :....I| s;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

Plague infected rats have been found
at the Brisbane. Auckland and Mel
bourne wharve0. ss ss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
Eirlng Near wepener.

& jAliwal North, Tuesday, April alt
is reported that firing has been heard
between Zastron and Wepener and it is
believed that Brabant and Hart are in
contact With the enemy. The Beers
We're SO numerous that it took them
two days to cross Caledon river at Bas-
tard's Drift
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
FIGHTING NEAR wEPENER.
Beers Making Desperate Reststance
to Kelicf Column. g


toiselicf Column.
Maseru, Basutoiand, Tuesdas Ap-il
"a Delayed In transmission.y-on thes
breaking up of the bivouac this morn
ing Gems. Bra bant and Hart discovered
the Beers. who fell back towards Wep-
ener yesterday, had advanced during
the night several miles nearer tos
Strauss farm. which is a favorable pD-5
|sition for resistance. Dalgety Was 90
verely attacked with six guns this
morning, probably with view to pre-
venting him from assisting the reisef
column. II seemed yest erday that Dali
getty was practically relieved, but the
offensive attitude assumed by the Boz
ers this morning shows this idea to-
have been erroneous. Hart is now q
few miles behind Brabant.s division,
Which is waiting for the former to come
up,
Eyening-Hart and Brabant covered
onlysa short distance today and finding
a strong force opposed to them bivou-
aced on the ground they had occupied.
The firing was desultory and the casu-
alties We're Very slight. The British are
edgiDg up towards the Basutoland bor-
der. Persistent rumors are in circulA-
ticn hat Gommandant Olivier. with
1900 me.i, is preparing to attack Hart's
rear. There is no sign of the advance
iof Rumble from Dewets sdorp.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25
VIII Meet at Bnltimorc, June s. 4

Baltimore, April 25.-The democratic
state central committee at a meeting
here today fixed June as the date and
Baltimore as the place of holding the
state convention to nominate delegates
at large to the national convention st
KAnsas City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

London. April q. The war Office las
received the following from Roberts,
dated today:
Observation-Disclosures Carew's division
reached Roodekop yesterday eveniagl
without casualties.
Its advance was covered by the
cavalry and horse artillery. which
drove back the enemy with heavy loss.
their dead being left on the ground.
The mounted troops halted for the
night at Groetfontein and at 7:30 this
morning We're crossing the Modders
river at yelsbank, in accordance with
my instructions to French to endeavors
to place himself astride the enemy'sI
line of retreat. French's arrival near
Aiodder river evidently, however.
alarmed the Beers, who evacuated
their strong position near Dewets dorp.
during the night and it was occupied
by Chermside's division this morning.
The mounted infantry drovs the
enemy off the kopjes in the neighbor-s
hood of the water works without CAS-
Inalties on our side. =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

quite generally endorsed the candidacy
of Charles T. Hancock. Of DUBUQUE, for
delegate-at-large TO the republican ma
tional convention. Col. George w.
French, of Davenport, who WAS proba-
bly, the most pronounced man in the
Iowa delegation In st. Louis in favor OF
putting the gold standard In plain lam
guage and 1t is that h. may be one OF
the four. There V no doubt abou,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

lceatinued On Eighth Psss.lE l
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BO[RS DRIVEN B|I0||||
French Succeeds in Forcing tho Dosfs|
to Evacuate Dewets Dsrn :
Strong Position.
British Cavalry and Horse Artillsrys
Intlict Heavy Loss On Oppos.
ing Force.
Chermside Occupies Dewst's Dorp
This Morning Developments
Expected at Wepsner.

Herschel, Cape Colony, April a..
It is reported that the British have
occupied Wepener, after heavy
fighting 1t is also said the Beers
We're una bic to escape north. Great
developments are expected.
London, April 25.-The war once
today received the following from
Roberts. at Bloemfontein,, today:
'Dewetsdorp was occupied by
Chermside without opposition ats
$3.50 this morning.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

II it be true that an English florist
has gown sweet pea vines from sweet
peas found in All Egyptian mummy
case Of over 1000 years ago, the poets
81 well as market gardeners should
take The matter up. For the philoso.
Pliers, too, it would not be without
point. A vital principle that sur.
vired So long and could bring MS ssdeli.
cate PINK and white blossoms, in his
day aud generation gises poor human
issy pause. But the poets? Will they
not 9 the dusky Egyptian princess
dying love-lorn in her splendid isola.
ton. begging hal seed pods of the
flower she loved to gather BY the
Nile, and 9 spray Of which he gave
her when be rode away to the South
IN that fatal expedition to the Soudan,
should be With her in her rock-hewn
sepulehre? And they are riding South
to death in the Sou Ian today.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

Emperor William the other day
made a brief, but pithy address to the
crew and officers Of the German war
ship Fake, recently in Samoan waters,
in which he praised their devotion to
duty, and added: "Let us hope that
the day may not be distant when Ger.
many will have larger, more powerful
ships and more OF them to send out on
the far seas for the protection of her
interests, and that all other nations
will respect her just wishes and
rights
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

e4 r.
The sanity value Of trees is adpat
ter which Il bsea too lissls rsgarssel.
All forms y vegetation play 4 morOo,
less ap4Taat part IN ~tempering til.
extremesibf climate. but the seryic.
p~erfSaHasd by trees ii by far the mos,
efficient. Their leaves present d i
area 81 surface To tie air, Wills tie
tree itself occupies little ground space.
With tie destruction Of forests hay,
come marked changes iii climate. The
winte . have grown colder, The sum
mere hotter. Streams which once
sfowed evenly are now transformed ii
few hours from trickling rills t.
aging torrents. The aprings which
Iced them have gone dry. The earth
got sheltered BY trees il more deepl,
frozen II winter and more parched il
summer. With tie extremes Of oli
innate new and dangerous diseases hay,
appeared in localities heretofore noted
f6f their healthgulness. The lost tree,
cannot. Of course be recalled, but Is,
planting others ii their places and s.,
preserving these which have ID raj Is
caped destruction. . real and impor
fant service may Be rendered to til.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

Financial reasons. at least, should
prevent Italy from pulling down ITS
historic etreets and famous monu-
ments. CoAmsndator Bodio, a dis
tinguiahed Italian s~tatist, has figured
that Italy dkSs income Of 2oO,-
O00oa day fro tourists, the bulk OF
whom are Americans. That means
that her ~unsanitary old streets are
worth to her $40. 600, 900 por annum,
for certainly the most beautiful model
u~p-to-date building q municipal eoun-
Gil could construct would not COM
pensate the average tourist for the
loss Of, say, asingle one Of the threat
ened houses Of Old Florence.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

It is n hundred years ago since
Pestalozzi started at Stanz. by the
Lake Of Lucerne, the first public in.
stitution Of which the modern kinder.
garten schools are the successors.
Pestalozzi had made a previous ven.
tnre in the same direction BY teaching
q number Of poor children at his own
house; but that effort failed from
causes which had nothing To do with
the merits Of this method, and it was
in 1893 that he started the idea sue
cessfully. Some years later lie was
visited by Froebel, whose name has
become associated with the system,
which is founded upon the basic laws
of the great school of nature.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

A Manila correspondent of the Chi
cago Record, speaking of the depart
useo of the Kansas Twentieth regiment,
notes the curious thing that when the
men turned in their arms most of
them turned in Mausers when they
were charged with Springfield rifles
on the books of the regiment. They
had captured the Mausers from the
Filipinos.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

Eor laughing in a Chicago court
room the other day, during a criminal
trialAa young woman was sentenced
to Imprisonment in Jail for two hours.
The judge who imposed that. penalty
must be awfuIly overstocked with ju-
dicial dignity.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A correspondent in New Zealand
reports a strange dislike to the medi-
cal profession among the working
classes there. They never apply to q
doctor until all other means have failed,
and then assume a hostile attitude.
refusing to give their symptoms and
expecting the,doctor to find out what
is the matter with them by simply
looking at them.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

Hungarian peasants like to have a
good time when somebody dies. A
wealthy farmer at Szabadka recently
left 1900 acres of land and a large
sum to his nephews. In his pockets
were found $4,000 in cash. This sum,
it was decided, he had set aside for a
sumptuous funeral, so the bells were
kept ringing two days, and everybody
was royalty entertained.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27
~ Ezartly 6FSsT1 0aas

Pusbe -Gusher Is not very happy III
his i ace Of adjectives. Usher-Why
So Fusher-Mtss Gumrns fshed for i
Apliment hy asking him what he
saougpk 81 her slippers. Usher-And
what did he savg Pusher-He sal
they we're immsnse-Stray Stories
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

Fujiyama, Peru, has been the scene
of a very unusual performance. An
old woman of 50 is said to have as
cended the mountain at the head of
six women, all more than 80 years OF
age. That is progress with a ven-
geance, considering that III former
days no female, young or old, was
permitted to deseorate the sacred
mountain by treading on il.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27
THE LIGHTHOUSE or MINoTs LEDGE.

Three leagues from the shorei in Boston Night fell; and the storm ragged on apace,
bay, Butth lam was lighted uue;
On rocky ragged ledge. And the winds an the waters ran thetra race,
There RISES, grim, and gaunt and gray, As the tide rolled laundering through,
The Lighthouse of Mnot Ledge; All! the sh1 eksw ee hard and the strain was
And 1.-The great tanicsr rolling tide long,
Breaks over it, foaming high, = And the swaytngs anchionsb broke;
As Nsendsa warning ra IN wide But the lamp shone on, now dim, now
Oers sand and sea and sky. # strong,
~ Fort b foam rosa up like smoke.
Ere the tower was raised, In the oden Then the oat ved so beu srpckb nv the
days, '## "
Another lighthouse stood, PIANO. out A own de.hk ,au
Propped OF 1.-THE rock uponi iron stays; And tened' FOR The sns thatencsnad and
And the keepers deemed it good. ua hna.
btn wanderers tey rom q distant When their fthl@s dwelling fell,
=, shrAau, - Then he m vent out in that awfulro ont,
ar over me aen sesS -, And the bell toNed OIL through the night
And dak-eyedp Portuguese mofn
One lever came to light.
|but. here am a day when o storm be- ,.
fell Their alien names are orgoHe quite
That bamed human guile BY IN Engshspeaking ACE.
And all day long the powers of hell But the fam of their gallant watch tat
Beat OIL that doomed pile. " night
And all day loy the folks OIL the Still cungs to theirs ncient place;
beach And they talk in the great strong tower o.
Gaed IN the awhul sight the snand,
And moaned that M mortal help could When the storm-wini rides OF the seas,
REACH, OF that air-hared sn ftheF athenan1
And shuideed to think Of night And the dark-eye1P Portuguese
5. g - Briggs, in Chambers Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27

Michigan's supreme court has de-
cided that women cannot hold elective
Dff.es. Never mind; they con at
teasS, hold the baby that subsequently
getS Tito the Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-01-27
OPELoUsAs, LoUIsIANA.

The oldest poem in the world has
recently been found, and the critics
will now be busy for a while trying to
decide who was plagiarizsd by its au-
thor.