Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-12

William I. Nichols, pioneer ship.
builder. died at Cleveland Sunday, aged
81. He built the first three-mastedi
schooner on the lakes. the Escanaba,
which is still in commission, and he also
built the first steel steamer, the Orono..
Mr.. Capron. a member of congress
from Rhode Island. boasts of constit-.
uent named Levy Brosson, living "a the
town of Foster, Providence county. who
has been the father OF forty-one chill
dren, of whom thirty-two are now liv-'
ing. Who said there's something small
about Rhode Island.
The Iowa prohibitionists held their
state convention in Des Moines today.
The cause OF temperance is a good one
but it gets little aid from this political
effort.
AS TO the Moros in the Philippines
Frank G. Carpenter writes that they
are more barbarous and savage than
ANYTHING that can be imagined. They
are guilty of extreme cruelty in war
fare. .'As TO their women, the Moros
will not tolerate interference and the
soldier who attempts to court one of
their black teethed daughters or wives
will in all probability be killed, and
may at the same Time bring on war
One dare not touch a girl in any way.
and even to look at one is not consid-
erred polite.'
William Dean Howells. in a recently
published Boston Interview. expressed
the opinion that there was never so
much good American Verse as is now
being published in books and newspa-
pers OF The magazine Verse he did not
have so high an opinion.
The Times-Republica is overstocked
with poetic contributions and does not
5see5i,s Way out in any effort to publish.
Them. Ii is hoped that word to those
who court the muse will be sufficient.
Last year over 1000 British vessels
and rs German ships passed thru the
suez canal. az against twenty-five with
the American flag. When the Nicaragua
canal is built the figures will be re-i
Fveised. els. this country is not one of
progress
notwithstanding the closing Of the
Transvaal mines for the last three
months Of the Year. the production of
gold thruout the world in 1899 amount-
ed to s312.a07.s1?. against s2ss .Sos.462 in
1898, ard only sl30.0oo,000 no longer ago
than 1891: While from the decade from
1sS1-1sao the average was only sos, 800, =
900 The United States. which held
first place in 1897, With an output of
s59.200000, dropped TO third place in
1893. altho in the#two years she had in
creased her output to s70,DOO00D. In the
same time canada's product expanded
from Sc, 0ooonO to sci. 100000. i / is prob
able that gold production will b. con-.
tinued at the present in an increased
rate The mines in the Transvaai will
soon be producing again and new fields
are growing a producers.
Two negroes have been lynched in
MISSISSIPPI for what may be another
mans crime, but that, of course. is not
unusual IN the south.
This from the New York sun Is time
". We beiieTe that st. Louis will Vet
show itself superior 10 the criminals
that are trying to replace the municipal
government by a labor union In it's
struggle to protect itself ST. Louis is
fighting the battle OF law and order iii
home"
Queen Nictoria's official income is
about s3,0oo000 year She has also
other sources of income, among which
| is the duchy of Lancaster. which Yields
100000 a year.
| Representatives Of $50 labor organ
izations met in Chicago last week and
voted for a complete Investigation OF
the present labor difficulties in that
Lefty. A committee of seven was an
4 pointed, to consist of three men from
unions not connected withthe building
lstrades council. three Representative
citizens and Professor Graham Taylor.
of the Chicago Theological Seminary.
! This is the most important move yet
made in the great strike. and will. in
all probability, lead to settlement OF
the difficulties between the contractors
4 and their men.
Among the few congressman who
have been unanimously renominated.
John 3. Keteham. Of New York, holds
the record. having been chosen by ac-
clamation sixteen times
Multitudes offered suggestions for
civil rule in the Philippines during
the Taft commissions first week of
work at Manila. Many good ideas must
have been picked UP.
The Boer representatives are touring
in the west and meeting many express
sioons of good VIII and sympathy. At
Omaha on Saturday Governor Poytner
presided over the meeting, and William
Jennings Bryan made a speech. He
said he came as n citizen to extend a
welcome. He then drew a parallel be-