Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-18

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The news from china grows more in
teresting as 1t grows less comprehensive
of solution.
1t is announced, from Philadelphia
that Senator Mark Hanna will stay at
the head Of the national republican
at the special request of
President Mckinley. With his knowl-
edge gained in a previous campaign and
his prestige of success the second one
will come easier for him.
The St. Louis strikers not only have
their pains for their trouble, but have
dealt out pain, disaster and death to
hosts of others.
One New York millionaire Who earned
his fortune by his own efforts under
rather Instantaneous circumstances
conducts his business in a Way that is
highly original in many particulars.
method of dealing with his employees.
They are paid every night and at the
close Of every business day all the ex-
penses of running the business have
been met and the manager knows just
how his affairs stand as far as that
feature OF his business is concerned.
But that is not his object in paying
salaries every day instead of following
the usual custom and waiting till the
end of the week or month. He employs
many men who have lost former situa-
lions thru intemperance, altho they.
We're all men of ability in their field. If
they severed their connection practical-
ly with the establishment at the close
of every business day it made no differ
ence to the employer what happened to
the man after heleft his establishment.
BY this means the millionaire is able to
get the services of good men at small
salary, ard have no responsibility as to
their conduct after they have received
their pay for one days work.
Census takers who have sent In re-
turns are waiting either for approval
or TO hear something drop.
After forty days effort to compel the
ST. Louis street car company to come
to their terms 600 employees have res
sumed work on the terms Of tine cons
pany.
There is again much talk of Bliss, OF
New York. as vice pres .dential canrli-
date. In the last campaign the war
cry was for Mckinley and prosperity.
this Year it may be Mckinley and
Bliss.
Opelousns, La boasts the unique dis
tinction Of possessing one of the very
few woman5s brass band in the south.
The organization is known as the sOpe-
lousas Academy Ladies' Brass Band,
and was organized one Year ago with
an accomplished male musician as Lead
Ter. There are eighteen members. and
istiey are leading society girls of the
town. Aftera years training the band.
lit is stated, has attained great prof
lciency In Aprilit appeared before the
! Opelousas public for the first time in a
bconcert SO successful was this enter
italnment and so$enthusiastic We're tlte
many friends of the organization that
1 ii has been decided to give other cons
E3eerts. The leader has been generally
hcompiimented for his suceesssin train-
ling the young ladies in the use of brass
Instruments.
The republicans VIII set the ma tional
political pace al Philadelphia tomor-
row.
The four Could boys inherited brain.
las Well as millions. but three of them
have a fad each. George takes to al
kinds Of outdoor, sports, his specia
Isavorlte at present being polo. Eddie, thu
second. aspires 10 be a great-if no.
Il greatest-ztinancial power in the world
q Howard is a capital amateur photog,
a5rapher and Frank. the youngest, has ;
great weakness for dogs, having giveI
4 as high as $4,000 for a ST. Bernard
T.
4 i1G llndNC hS9tsI 70 liza
the possible loss Of half the wheat crol
mi the northwest willEnot cause marked
d business depression. because farmer
have had three years of prosperity am
4 are well fixed; and II adds. there is5stil
a chance that later rains may come ant
save fully IS per cent Of the whea
crop.
The term OF Senator Platt, Of New
York. will#exRire i'll 4 0S and re an
lInounces that he will retire from poll
I8tics after that date. Judging by tn
!, amount OF antagonism he has strre
7 up in his own ranks his withdrawn
+ will be received With favor in som
i quarters. He is said to be interferin
great deal in saving who shall Q
shall not be considered: a vice preslden
tial candidate from New York. The evi
dence Of the antipathy to Bliss anon
the Plat adherents in New York still
shown by the announced determine
-ition OF the Platt wing to unite in pre-
senting the name Of State Chairma
r II. b. Odell. This suggestion is ne
e more favorably received by leaders ]
. Philadelphia from other sections tina