Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-11

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An observing Kentuckian says Goe-
belism, rather than national politics,
will be the issue in his state this fall
The rice crop in Louisiana and Texas
suffered to the extent of 10 to Is per
cent by the recent hurricane. AS the
crop was Very promising, and the re-
turns expected 10 be enormous, this
slight damage may NOT prove SO serious
as surface renorts indicate.
The London Times praises Canada's
decision not to receive any more desti-
stits immigrants, and, in View of the
sprssad OF anarchy, it recommends
similar course of action TO European
Estates.
A remarkable engineering feat is soon
TO be attempted in .Boston-the moving
of a six-story brick and stone hotel
building from one site to another With
I8out taking i; apart The ground upon
which the building now stands is of q
swampy character and $50 piles will
have To be driven around the founda-
l8tions Of the structure to support the
1000 Jacks upon which 1t will be raised
from its foundations prior TO It's re-
noval. 1t viii be transported to its
lnew location. forty-two feet distant, on
l5steel rollers.
| Charles Walsh is candid enough for
once to admit that the democrats do not
/ expect TO carry Iowa. And the Omaha
4 Bee declares the republicans Will see
Ito it that he is not disappointed
1 The republicans of the Third LOUIS
LANA district believe that they have
4 good fighting chance to elect their cam
1 didate for congress this year. and they
are considering and weighing the avail
liability of several excellent men, either
of whom would represent the district
! with credit. One of them is jules Cod
4 gchaux. a young man. Who is one of the
/ largest sugar planters in the state.
t5Another is Capt, Frank Williams who
us the owner of one Of the largest lum-
/ Der mills in the south, who bears an
excellent reputation and is exceedingly
popular among the voters. The Third
4 district had population Of 214,7S5 ten
A years ago. which has since increased
4 10 more. than 100000. but the total num-
her of votes cast and counted for re-
preventative in congress two years ago
was only 1903. of which 974 were for the
lsrepublican and 1929 for the democratic
candidate. whose majority was 1856
iSr tI.itb
! vote. would seem to be one that the re-
lpublicans could not hope to overcome,
but they say that the elimination Of
the negro has given them an excellent
chance, and they are going to try to do
Int.
The apple orchards of the Ozark re-
/ gion in Missouri have been greatly
benefited by rains.
Hurricanes and storms are not the
only pests of Texas. The capitol at
Austin has become infested with cent?
34pedes of great size. A few days ago
one was seen in the governors private
Office and was killed. 1t measured ~
Inches long and is the largest centipede
ever seen in that part Of Texas.
The republican plurality in Maine in;
1896 was 4s.377::3 in 1893, 24,76s. The in
dications this year are that 1t will be
about half way between these figures,
Exceeding 10000.
Hon. G. E. Roberts, director az the
mint who has just returned from q trip
to the middle west, said: West Of the
4 Mississippi river the drift IL decidedly
to the republicans. Democratic talk OF
carrying Minnesota is entitled to no
weight. They Will not come within se.-s
1 600 votes Of q. The Dakotas are both