Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-13

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demands OF the robbers have been shot
down in the streets. In two cases men
We're waylaid and mortally wounded al
most at their own doors. The police are
apparently powerless to capture the
robbers or to prevent the crimes and 1t
.is suggested that a vigilance committee
would be able to patrol the town eff
GENTLY. and few lynchings would have
a wholesome effect iii deterring desper-
ate characters from turning highway
men. The city covers forty-nine square
miles and has only ninety-two police
men to patrol II.
The powers. are said to be waiting
with their guns on the Chinese frontier
for their queues.
In talking With one Of the largest
fruit growers in the vicinity of Des
Moines. the Register learned that the
yield of Strawberries was very light and
they are now about all gone; cherries
fair, pums good, raspberries poor,
lblackberries small. as there were few
left, as the winter of 1852 killed nearly
all; apples fair. gooseberres light, and
3currants fair
The banking business must be flour
Eishing indeed. William Kerr, a veteran
banker of Hastings, Neb.. was induced
TO buy gold brick for $4,000. Talk
about having money to burn.
In an address at the Iowa Swine
Breeders Association in Dies AIoines.
John Cownie declared that live stock of
all kinds is in healthful condition. and
IN N excellent flesh. and that it is MANY
Years since our state was as free from
g hog cholera or swine plague as it is to-
day This with the prevailing high
prices for pork. presents every encour-
aging feature for swine growers.
Iowa club women who visited Mil
waukee are receiving much praise
Mary Jameson judah. in special cor
resIondence to the Indianapolis News
mas this to say: "Of all the delegations.
NO one Is so peaceful. SO united and SO
homogeneous as the one from Iowa
EIheN mad a supper at the Plankinton.
the forty OF them. and sang songs and
told stories. and said nice things 10
each other. The silken banner that
marks their place in the hall is next to
that Of Indiana. and we've had the
I'm, lt,
helpful women as they are, and oh,
such clothes as they wear. Indeed i
am impressed With the idea that
fashion. like fair Inez in the poem. has
gone into the west 10 dazzle when the
sun goes down. and rob the world Of
rest. Iowans of course are prouder
than ever of their sisters. wives and
mothers.
Uncle Tom Swearinger.s Of Albion has
been selected as the prohibition candi-
date for congress in the Fifth district
He is all right as ga good citizen and
successful farmer. and is probably as
well fixed 10 become a political martyr
as any ore tina could have been named
in this yearSof pros psrit ".
Another fine rainfall last night gives
evidence that lowans will not worry
over a possible drought. Ii came gently
and will greatly aid growing crops.
Boys. keep your eyes on your clothes
when Non go swimming. Robert Avery.
of Winsied, Conn. who had his clothes
stolen while in bathing. wandered in
the moods adjacent 10 The stream for
Two days and nights. He was shot at
and chased by dogs as wild man.
whenever he appeared. until finally one
coura geous man got close enough To
hear his story and bring him clothing.
Fourteen car loads of tissue paper
making machinery We're shipped by the
Beloit. MIS-, manufactory to Shanghai
China. This shipment is the first Amer
iican, aud probably the only paper
making machinery ever sent into the
Celestial empire. j, would be much bet
ter To continue and encourage sucF
shipments than 10 enter upon an.
scheme for the spoliation of China.
NEW ORLEANS AND THE CANAL
baltimore Sun.l
Mr Hester. Of New Orleans. the cot
]ton expert, cites the exports of cotton t
Japan az an argument for the construc
istion of the Nicaragua canal. always as
suming that said canal is practicable
and practical thing. This season, say
| Mr.. Hester, we have sent to Japan 300,
\ 900 balea of cotton. of which nun1be
! 1863. 393 wen: overland to Pacific ports Il
5Ecross the Pacific ocean. 81, 900 bales wer
4 from Gulf ports, and $4,000 bales Wen
! from New York and Savannah by wa.
5iof the SueZ canal. If the canal wer
1open and the tolls We're low 1t woul'
1 chenpen transportation To Japan. h
thinks. and develop this export trade
\ The New York Journal OF Commerce OBJ
serves by way OF comment: THE Ter
lest of New Orleans in this matter il
4 much greater than that of New York
4 which is nearer Suez and farther from
! Nicaragua than New Orleans and Gal
weston are. That the canal would b
OF great value TO the Gulf ports is3evi
4 dent enough. and that it would promot
our Orient trade IL not less certain Blu
it is interesting to notice that goot
dea.more than half of our cotton expor
Ito Japan was able TO bear the cost O
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