Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24

from the religious and temperance orr
CARNATIONS of the country, but tile bill
will not be acted upon at this session,
and will probably never pass, because
a majority of the senate at least and
undoubtedly a majority of the house,
believe that the officers of the army
know better What is for the welfare of
the soldiers than people in civil life
Altho Kansas is a prohibition state,
the federal books show that 2,5S1 indi-
viduals and corporations are engaged
in the retail liquor business.
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In letter TO the secretary of the
National Association Of Democratic
Clubs Bryan advises all the local orr
CARNATIONS to celebrate the Fourth OF
July. 1t should be celebrated in a pa
triotic Nay, not in partisan spirit,
whatever may be Bryan's suggestion.
As#a
The recent developments in the wire
stock episode are leading to a closer
scrutiny and discrimination in the selec-
ton OF industrial stocks for investment.
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The sDes Moines Register thinks the
result of the primary in Story county
indicates that Congressman Hull will
be renonninated by acclamation The
test of strength and endorsement by
nearly two To one as against a home
candidate in Story was fine compli-
Iment. Ii indicates that The Seventh
district is not willing to lay aside a
man of national influence for an un-
tried factor.
The republicans of Boston have en-
Rdorsed Secretary of the Navy Long
for the vice presidency. His name does
not awaken great enthusiasm in the
West because he is not so We'll known.
Circulars have been issued from the
agricultural department urging the inn
Epoftance of good roads. Many parts of
the country are now having forcible obs
ject Lessons in bad roads
In his address at the missionary meet
ing IN NeW York city. President McISin-
icy referred TO ex- President Benjamin.
Harrison as tone of Americas most IL
lJstrious statesmen 1t was a worthy
Tribute.
Queen Victoria has behaved very lib
orally toward the proprietors OF Hotel
Angst at BsrGighera, where she MAS 10
{ have spent the spring. The price which
she Mas 70 have paid for her sojourn In
the hotel Mas si5,ooo, and when IA the
Hast moment she decided to go into Ire
land instead. She caused a check of slo,-
eco 10 be sent to the hotel people by way
of compensation. Nor have they lost
anything by the transaction, for the.
aged rnulti-millipnaire, Lady Burdett-.
Gontts, has taken the entire suite of
assaitinentsi prepared for the queen s use
for 4 term longer than the projected
stay Of her ma jssts'.
Floods in The south have been very
serious ard d.sgiuetiNs. a conservative
estimate places the loss at $S,OOo.10u in
s;entral and southern Mississippi. not 10
say anything about ether Localities and
states.
Last week proved to be one of the
IIsbleodiest Of rlle Philippine war. III was
g squirt of . N effort bs the Insurgents.
81, l.sie military forces have the situation
we'll in hand and in this last contest
they suffered severely without inlet
ing great loss upon q url forces.
# senator Morgan, of Alabama, lives
70 serve thru another term. hesMill have
benin the senate thirty years. and can
then. at the a e Of So. retire with the
laurel $ and respeet5ot his countrymlen.