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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

calmly eating his dinner two blocks
away, left his store In apple pie order
at noon, to return at e13:30 to md his
entire stock ruined and insldesof builds
ing as well as front destroyed. Aud It
was good work on the part Of the Rock
ford IRE company that the IRE was ex-
tinguished in the building where It
originated. II there is any moral to
this true story. it's something about
'carbolic acid, etc. q
Away up in the north part OF the
state, a quarter of a mile from the rail-
road. and at least five miles from any
town, on a big, barn roof slanting
towards the passing cars Is sign in
letters at least two feet high, John
Jones, druggist, Temperanceville. Ia. :"
II must be that for as the name implys
Its a very dry town. Now II that sign
lis intended for sick travelling men. 1t
don't pay for the cost OF painter. paint
and privilege OF farmer who owns the
barn. For. gentle reader put 1t down as
a fact, very few travelling men carry
medicine in their grips these days. The
man subject to sudden sick spells and
for that reason carried medicine, is
either dead or off the road. His sudden
attacks made him too expensive q
man, to pay car fare and hotel bills
for. This especially when SO many we'll
men wanted his job. All this is not
saying but what there is occasionally
an invalid who reads John Jones sign
and patronizes him. but a sick travel
ing man these days is a scarce article.
a/0 Izyes<1 z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
The GOVERNOR DID RIGHT.

Almost every fair minded man whe
will take the time and trouble TO read
the governors argument in defense of
his veto Of the valued policy BILL as pub
Ished in these columns on Saturday
last, will admit that Governor Shaw did
right. The experience of other states
has shown that valued policy laws fail
in their purpose and result invaYsabls in
raising the rates for fire insurance
There are certain features about the
proposition that appeal to the unin-
formed, the law is alwaysfa popular ore
before its effects are known. and the
governor has displayed no5sinall amount
of nerve and backbone in opposing pub
lie clanor With his veto. but his uner-
ring business Judgment told him that
the bill was bad and his duty aa he saw
1t was to veto the measure. He should
be commended for his action and APP
piauded for his nerve. for. by doing as
he has done he has saved the farmers
and the business men Of this state hun
dreds of thousands of dollars Every
man with property to insure should
read the governors argument
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
1 LIGHT TARIFF DUTIES.

An examination of the new tariff.
which has recently sonezinto effect in
Porto Rico shows that 1T will be 4 bur-
den to nobody. TIE following articles
among many others are free of duty:
Flour. !3agging for sugar
Pork products. Machinery
Beef products. Machetes.
Casks for sugar. Lumber.
Hose. Rice.
Hatchets. Mutton products.
Lime. Gcopers' wares.
Bacon. Plows.
Goldfish, Agricultural imp.
School furniture.
The following rates are charged upon
other articles:
Corn--Two and one-fourth cents a
'bushel.
Cornmeal Three cents a8bushel.
Oatmeal-One and one-half mills a
pound.
Dried Apples-Three mills a pound.
Brooms-Six mills each.
Candles-one and one-half mills a
pound.
Coal-Ten cents ton
Unbleached Cotton From to 6 mills
a yard.
Shifting Six mills a yard.
Wire-Two and two-tenths mills a
pound.
Cut Nails and Steel Bars-Nine-
itenths OF ] mill per pound
Wire Na{ls-One and one-half mills
per pound. a I'll
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

+ TOPICS OF THE TIMES
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It is proposed to build a $3,e0o0oO in
iernatioila dam about Ell Paso, Tex, to
redeem the Rio Grande valley.
The Spanish consul general at Ha-
Nana, Senior Sagrario. denies having
cabed to Spain that there were upris-
ings in Cuba. He says he does not be-
lieve such occurrences probable. and
that he could not have communicated
an idea SO absurd to his government.
In his swing around the circle" Ad-
;miral Dewey received a warm welcome
at Memphis-only however, as the hero
of Manila.
A Washington correspondent reports
that one of the many choice attentions
the government pays TO congressman
is the gift of a hundred rare plants
every year. AS this is the favorite sea-
son for selecting them the employees at
the botanical gardens are busy packing
them for shipment. AS a representa-
tive or senator selects his proper quota
they are taken up and packed in wood
en- boxes for shipment. The packing
rooms are now filed with these boxes,
labeled for all parts of the United
States. The wary scotchman who has
charge of the gardens is particular to
cast his pearls where their real value
will be known, hence his exceeding care
In having his cherished treasures
those cared for and nouriahed under
his own hand-go only to those who
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

mailing lists Of members OF congress.
The senate speech. which leadsIall 9TH
fers for general distribution, ls by
Lodge. OF Massachusetts. and the sub
ject Is the retention OF the Philippines.
1t Is an interesting fact that the two
speeches in the house considered most
effective for campaign literature are by
western men. One is by Dolliyer, OF
Iowa. and the other is by Long, OF Kan
sas. The subject in both cases Is the
Porto Rican government and revenue
bill" AS usual Iowa comes in for a
share of honors
According to wise blast from the
Rams Horn, ITO be contented with
what we have is about the same as to
own the EARTH
Minneapolis Tribune: Iowa prides
itself on being Names political success
sor in the strength OF its congressional
delegation. 1t will be nip and tuck be-
tween Iowa and Minnesota IL the old
delegations are returned.
Buffalo's exposition, booked for 1901.
will come on to fill the aching void OF
those who sigh vainly for a trip to
Paris.
Increasing demand for electrical
power from Niagara Falls and the APP
preaching Pan- American exposition at
Buffalo have induced the construction
of a second wheel pit and station at the
falls. Eleven new turbines will add
$4,000 porse power to the 10000 already
supplied by the ten turbines. II is just
like the Yankee nation to harness one
of natures great wonders for CONNER
scial purposes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
a REMEDY OFFERED.

In another column VIII be seen the
Dubuque Times criticism of the T, r. S
remarks regarding railroad influence in
republican politics. The Dubuque paper
complains: The Marshall.own Times
Republicans suggestion tina t some thing
should be done tc check the railroad IN
siluenee in Iowa politics should have
been accompanied With a definite state
{ment of the means it would employ for
This purpose.
I If the editor Of the Dubuque paper
had read the article carefully he would
have seen that 1t WAS addressed u tie
delegates who are about TO assemble In
conventions forsthe purpose Of seiacting
party candidates and tias charge was
fully tossee that no candidate with the
least faint of rail,oadisna in his
n1ake-up5 secured a place on he iieisa,.
1t is in Selecting nominees thar tho
railroad interests get in sileis' work ard
in the opinian Of the T.-is. it is time
that the republican party shut the
doors of its council chambers to every
one with the odor Of railroads about
his clothes. If rigid quarantine is
not preserved the disease will spread
and the party has already suffered
|.charges Of railroad Influence from.
within and without its ranks enough
Ito cause it serious embarrassment il
there We're any respectable opposition
The time to get rid of 1t is now and ths
\ way to do il is TO select clean candi-
\ dates Who viii not owe their nomina-
\ tons 10 railroad attorneys or raiiroat
political machines. When judges ars
to be selected the party's delegate.
should make sure that their man is MOI
4 a railroad candidate. The same care
4 should be taken With men who aspire Il
Offices that compose the executive
A council. With clean, independEn mt can,
A didates railroad influence. which
from the very necessities of the cast
must be a corrupt influence, Viii disap
@l5pear from the republican party ane
! that party will remain what it has all
ways been. the party of progress anc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
stone wall by butttng it with his head.

stone wall by butting 1t with his head.
They denounce trusts and combina-
tions in restraint of trade hoping to
Sdelude the people into the belief that
somebody favors them.
They denounce the "inperialistic poll
Icy etc, and are unalterably opposed
to government without the consent of
The governed, utterly ignoring the fun
damental fact that the Very object and
essence of all government is to control
and hold in subsection those who do not
consent
They sympathze with "tfe citizens
of the South African republics and
elsewhere they recommend that district
collections be made to aid the Beers
when they are utterly unable to devise
ways and means TO raise a respectable
campaign fund. Evidently they have
not read Bishop Hartzell' address. The
antipathy of the organization to the
niger is SO represented that they
are ready. to sylnpathize With his OPP
pressor even if they have to go to the
most remote corners of the earth 1t is
indeed fortunate for the democratic par
ty of Iowa that the niger figures in.
the South African difficulty. for it is
IseNtrenleiy difficult to understand in
what other way the MARTHA is nov be-
ing waged by Englishmen for civiliza-
tion can become an issue in American
politics. In3placins themselves on rec
ord as in sympathy With the ignorant,
cruel, unprog.essiNe Boer in VAR With
1.-The most enlightened nation Of the
earth, waged by that nation in order
THAT all men may be free, the black
man in the Transvassl as Well as the
,nslishman, the democratic party
seems 10 be true 10 its traditions.
Whatever tends to the uplifting of civ
l.ilizatipn and TO progress they oppose.
Nvhatever is. irres,ccably and firmly es-
tablished they denounce. Wherever ig-
norant, brutal force predominates they
extend them sympathy in the name of
.liberty,' and The common people, OF
all The names that have given Strength
and character To The organization but
one remains-cato Sells. and his name
along with the Murphys aud the sulH-
vans and the Genungs looks as lone
soma as he must feel. Were it notfor
Sells ard the name democracy the on
locker might We'll take}it for Cexey''s
army. Intelligent mon sneer at them,
honest men abhor their declarations.
enlightened men pity them and all men
laugh at them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
DEcAYlnG DEMOCRACY.

The democratic party has had another
convention. Just why this strange. ag-
gregation meets and resolves it is diff
cult to determine. A respectable oppo-
ssition to the republican party is, Of
course, not only desirable but essential
to our system Of government by par
ties, but unfortunately for the republic
an party and for the country this OPP.
position is not even respectable. If the
democracy of Iowa is a sample of the
democracy of the nation then good
government has little to hope forSat its
lands. Men are consequently led To
ask why. Scan the list of delegates Sc,
lected at Dess Moines last Thursday t.
represent the democracy of Iowa at the
national convention and then ask your
self what You can expect from such an
array. Less than five years ago the
voices Of such men as Judge Duncombe
of Fort Dodge, Judge Allison of Sioux
City Judge Thayer of Clinton, j. j.
Richardson and Col. French of Daven-
port. NJ. NJ. Ham of Dubuque, Judge
Ciiggitt of Mason City. George f. Kir-
by of Marshalltown, Horace Boies Of
Waterloo, Judge Babb of Mount Pleas
ant, Judge Trimhle of Keoluk, w. w
Wilmer and Judge Kline of Des
Moines, Ed Campbell Of Fairfield and
w. NJ. Pussy of Council Bluffs We're
potent in the councils Of the democratic
party. All such men have been rele-
gated to the rear; their names no long
& erg appear as delegates-a t-large, nor as
alternates, nor on committees. Instead
we have Sullivan, Murphy, White
Walsh, Van Wagenen, Stubbs and
Genung. Scan the list Of delegates OF
last Thursdays convention and what
do we find? One silver democrat, one
gold democrat. one mongrel and one
crazy man.
The alternates consist of two popu-
lists, one prohibitionist and one anar-
chist, and yet this combination has the
effrontery to go before the people with
declaration Of principles! Welded tc
the doctrine Of cheap money, which is
I deader than a last years mackerel
they invite the cooperation of those
who are irrevocably opposed to 1t. hop
Z ing to win a victory at the polls. Not
daring to renounce this inexcusable
pisce OF folly, they give notice that they
are willing to abandon it if only they
can be intrusted with power!
Verify, Ephraim is Joined to his idols
4 and the only thing that decent men car
!, do ts to let him alone.
They reaffirm with the blind devo-
ton Of the Hindoo devotee their allegi.
+ ance to the Chicago platform and al
its iniquittes. and yet this is the won.
derf,ll mosaic that destroyed the organ
s isation.
They are opposed to the gold
h standard and they .'denounce," etc.
;an1 yet the gold standard Is irrevoca.
5 bly, and forever established. AZ wei
& lnieht & man undertake to demolish
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
LOOKER-O ON in IOWA
et0OS00SsS0tS0tst0ISss1O
For the Times Republican.

Hudson, May 7.-Even now the pos
sibilities of politics this fall are affect
ing business. A travelling man from an
eastern factory tells the Looker-On
that one day last week he received a
much smaller order than usual from.
a regular customer, said customer, an
by any possibility Bryan should be
ously, and he proposed be on the safe
side by buying only what he actually
needed till after election. Now the
travelling man was sure Mckinley
Would be elected and With his election
come four years more of prosperity;
and the Iowa dealer really thought
Bryan had no show, but you can't all
ways sometimes generally tell. Curl
3ously enough, the writer has heard of
no one buying small bills for fear
Dewey will be elected.
Every time a horse story gets into
this column the writer gets into trou-
bic. SO many readers know 1t isn't 80.
Nevertheless here goes again. Recent
siy horse importers of Illinois have sold
here in Iowa a number of big stations.
prices ranging from $1,000 to $500.
These horses are sold for breeding
purposes to an incorporated company
of farmers, who buy them on long time,
giving joint and several notes for the
same. Three of these high priced
horses have been sold in Marshall
county and the agent claims two OF
them have already paid for themselves.
horse, for which this company ask
$1,000. hut as yet the company has not
been found to buy him. II goes With
out saying that the Importation of such
stock is a good thing for the Iowa
farmer, for no one needs to be an ex-
pert TO know a colt from one of these
big horses costs no more to raise than
one that will weigh $50 pounds when
full grown. From the same source the
writer learns that Singmaster Bros.
have this year in Iowa 500 big mares ali
with foal from the imported stock and
the blooded stock raised in Iowa is the
equal In every respect to those import
ed. To an outsider it would seem there
was much good money In raising big
iblooded stations nfIowa to sell even as
low as $1,000 per head. The referred to
Illinois company sold over fifty horses
in Iowa last year at these and larger
figures.
Recently in Rockford occurred fire
out of the ordinary. This much of the
cause is known: While the proprietor
was at dinner a clerk in a drug store
placed a bottle or can or jar containing
carbolic acid on a gasoline stove to
heat the same. 1t seems carbolic acid
comes in crystals and TO keep this acid
in LIQUID form for the trade 1t has to be
heated and quantity of glycerine
added. which causes it to remain in q
liquid form. $50 much the other drug
gist tells the Looker-On.) Well, some
thing happened, there was an explo-
sion. a big report, fire and in twenty
Ave minutes stock of goods and a
building destroyed. A jeweler occupy
ing a front window at work at His
bench had his hair and whiskers
burned before he could get out Of the
building. The clerk escaped by run
ming for his life. and the proprietor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
CONVENTION DATES.

The Iowa republican convention for
the selection of delegates to the repub-
8lican national convention will. be held
in Des Moines Thursday, May 10.
The national republican convention
for the nomination of president will be
held in Philadelphia Tuesday. June 49,.
The Fifth district congressional con-
svention will be held in Cedar Rapids
Thursday, June II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

"A thoughtful person consults his best
interests by having a box Of Krause's
Headache Capsules at hand; taken as
directed they will prevent or stop any
kind OF headache no matter what the
cause; in fact. IL your skull was
cracked they would prevent headache.
Sold by w H. Evans, druggist, 11a
East Main street and George p. Pow
ssrs. druggist. IS East Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

j. Q. Hood. justice OF the peace, cros-
by. Miss. makes the following state
nlent Il can certify that One Minute
Cough Cure will do all that is claimed
for 1t. My wife could not get her breath
and the first dose OF 1t relieved her. 1t
has also benefited my whole family" 1t
acts Immediately and cures coughs,
colds. Group, grippe, bronchitis, thma
and all throat and lung troubles. All
druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

1
of the Dinsley law applies to Porto
Rico. except as TO coffee. upon which a
special duty of 5 cents per pound is
levied in the interest of the coffee
growers.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
believes the governor has made a
grievous blunder in vetoins the valued
policy bill.
Discussing the veto of the valued
lpelicy act, the Sioux City Journal con-
5cludes that Gov. shaw's veto of the
Ibiil now, With the promise that if the
same legislators choose TO pass il again
lit viii receive his signature, lis n the
nature of compromise. 1t Will not
please the opponents of the bill, for in-
stead of settling the matter for good it
means that they Will have to make
thei, fight all over again. 1t should
moilify the advocates OF the measure,
Who will be thus enabled TO present its
merits once more TO the same legisia'
tors Who voted for the bill during the
last session. The governors Veto at
this time is, then, in effect, a postpone-
ment of the final decision of the issue
for two years
.of course says the Des Moines
Leader. Mr.. Bryan is no, bossing any
thing; he merely intends TO have his
own Nay"
Who said the democrats never
changer? asks the ottunwa Press, and
il refers to the spectacle Of men who,
Hthirtsfye years ago, We're calling
Abraham Lincoln monkey. baboon,
murderer and other foul names, nov
claiming him as their patron saint.
Concerning Coy. Roosevelt, the Spirit
Lake Beacon says he has rapidly grown
to national size and maintains himself
lin a position Of rare prominence THE
people like his resolutc methods and
plain common ssnse,' the Beacon cons
btinues. They admire mis- faculty for
getting results. He is never trimming
\ his sails for popular breezes. He tries
TO get right on all public questions.
When he has a duty to perform he
I does not wait to discover the drift OF
popular clamor but resoiutelH3 sets out
!. 10 Go the best and right thing. This is
Hpoiitics at its best state.
I Tie Seokuk Gate City exprssses this
opinion: With the Wisdom tina. has
ever eiiaraeterized the actions OF Cow
ernor shaw, he has vetoed-and in no
I5uneeitsii languag e--tt he valued policy
ACT which was passed during the ciosng
& hours q the legislature. The veto is
logical and TO the point, showing most
clearly the vicious points in the pro-
posed measure. Governor Shaw has
4 given The bin most careful consideration
ard has reached the only possible Scon-
i1clusion compatible with the best inter
ests of In state
The Dubuque Times notices that the
fae's building and loan law is now cf-
(, fsctiNe. But it must run the gauntlet
Of the courts. Thisis the fault8of a pre-
vlous assembly which legalized a prac.
a tice the last one declared UNJUST
In referring to supreme court candi
dates the Iowa City Republican ex
4 presses the belief that There isn't /;
candidate in the field whose nomination
d would givesso general satisfaction as IN,
nomination Of Chancellor Mcclain.'
4 The ottumwa Courier declares tina
'.straws that the wind is blowing now
adays point to the denomination Of Johl
F. Lacey for congress from the SIKH
a distr!ct BY acclaination2,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
Try This-You.lll he satisfied.

Doctors are prescribing them: Mulrs
Pioneer Cures, chocolate tablets. Why?
Because they give quick results and
contain no poisons or opiates. Dollar
draft in every dollar box-cash 1t II the
medicine fails. a special remedy for
each disease: kidney and bladder. i'm
pure blood and liver, stomach and dys-
pepsia. rheumatism and female COM
plants. Buy from your druggist and
save a DOCTORS bill. Twenty-tive cents
and 81. Ask the Mcbride & VIII Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

"A soothing killer: Mull's Lightning
Pain Killer, First soothes any ache or
pain, internal or external then kills it.
Absolutely pure and safe. Invaluable
for sufferings Of children. Twenty-Five
cents: Ask Mcbride & Will Drug Com
ipany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
After ,he old Ne.ernns.

After suffering from severe dyspep-l
sia over twelve years and using many
remedies without permanent good I A \
nally took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t
did me so much good recommend II to
every one writes ]. r. Watkins, clerk
and recorder. Chillicothe, Mo: 1t digests
what you eat. All druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08

Boots and Shoes Three and seven
stenths per cent ad valoren.
India Rubber Shoes One and one-
eighth per cent ad valorem.
Cotton Thread-One and eight-tenths
cents per dozen. s
Clocks--six per cent ad valorem.
CarpetsTwo and six-tenths cents
per yard.
Writing Paper-Eight mills per
pound.
l.ard-Three mills per pound.
Butter-six mills per pound.
Soap Three mill per pound.
Beans-Si& and seven-tenths cents a
sbushel.
Household Furriture-Fiv and two-
.tenths per cent ad valorem.
p Harness and Sad9lery-Six and
.seven-tenths per cent ad valorem.
Earthenware Three and seven
tenths per cent I'D Nalorem.
China Eight and two-tenths per cent
I'D valorenl.
Glassware Six and seven-tenths per
cent ad valorenl.
In addition to this the entire free list
of the Dinsley law applies to Porto
Rico. except as to coffee. upon which a
special duty of 5 cents per pound is
levied in the interest of the coffee
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