Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-22
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+ TOPICS Of THE TIMES
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Labor men in Chicago are still hope
full that the conference with contractors
may lead to an end of the lockout
This plank in the republican plat
form covers the Chinese question:
The American government must pro-
tect the person and property of every
citizen wherever he is wrongfully vio-
lated or placed in peril" That is all
that the nation desires to do in China
at present.
The longest days have been reached
and hereafter daylight will be OF reced-
ing force.
The United States circuit court of
appeals in Chicago has affirmed the de-
cision OF the lower court that the ex-
cess charge of So per car on cars enter
ing the stock yards is not excessive.
1t was necessary for the physician to-
order Senator Tom Plat to bed after
his return from Philadelphia. as he is
suffering from an injury. 1t may be he
will have less success in battling with
a broken rib than in the political arena
in which he has long been an acknowl-
eded force
Admiral Dewey declares he Will not
accept a nomination for the vice presi-
dency. This cut out his chance at Kan
sas City.
W. L. Curtis at Philadelphia: Sen
ator Lodges speech. az / predicted, was
more serious and less taking than that
| of Senato tor Wolcott yesterday, and there
was no humor in either of them-not an.
anecdote nor joke. and only now and
| thena few lines of poetry that carried.
LA deep thought rather than furnished an
Lodge Was actually dull,
and the audience wasFtired before he
finished. His voice is not 50 strong nor.
\ SO musical as Wolcott's and instead of
pacing the platform with nervous ener-
\ gy like restless lion. as Wolcott did
yesterday. he fastened his feet to the
| floor and talked like d schoolmaster to
his pupils. Lodge looked delicate, but
The is not. He played football OF the
Harvard team twenty-five years ago. is
great at golf and tennis and rides after
1.-the hounds az often as he getsga chance.
but in oratory he is not tenore robus
Ito. and he could not fill the hall, but his
speech will read better than Wolcotts
and critics will pronounce 1t polished
pieee OF oratory."
Minnesota's democratic convention in
dorsed Towne for vice president and
chose delegates to the Kansas City con-
vention.
4 For printing criticisms upon the army
all the editorial staff of the Voce de
Mexico We're sent to prison for six
months at the City of Mexico. Think
|4how much such action in our nation
would deplete the ranks of malcon-
] tents!
"a magnificent ticket" 10 the general
n verdict among the people.
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4 The contents OF Wizards Hotel,
Washington, are being sold at auction.
a and that venerable and historic struc-
I ture will be torn down this summer and
a replaced with new 100000 building,
with modern conveniences. 1t is ex-
Il pected to be one of the finest hotels in
q the world
Since June fifteen women and chill
S dren who tried to kindle fires with
kerosene oil have been burned to death
The score is running closely after the
l5"didn't know it was loaded" disasters
!, The New York fruit dealers have
4 gathered statistics indicating a mos,
!. bountiful yield Of apples. but they de
mand at home and abroad is simply
Z enormous. The New York apple lonf
ago established reputation for itself
e and hence the demand.
The organization OF rough rider club
$ among young republicans is now II
e order.
. r. j. Fitzpatrick. member OF the con
J tracing firm which has in progress tn
!, 81, 800. 900 job OF shortening and improv
ing the line of the Union Pacific thru
: wyoming. is in Omaha looking afte
material and hunting up men to worl
4 on the contract. "Our work is goinl
y along in splendid shape" said Mr.. XII
Z patrick. Since the Job is one that vii
take us two years to complete we ar
n working along with the paramount
d idea OF excellence rather than Of haste
3 Three thousand men are now employe
= and We have work for more good la
! borers. AS long as this job is In prog
ress there is no need for any abb
bodied man to be out Of work. Gu
gangs are scattered along the line fror
: Sheridan Hill to Bear River"
t David Block. a wealthy citizen Of S
- Louis, celebrated his I'D birthday an
n niversary and signalized his parentt
affection few days ago by giving eac
of his ten children 5000 in Unite