Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-13

principal apple-growing states the con-.
dition II still considerably above the
ten year average, and In none OF them,
except Indiana and Kentucky, is Il
much below. This decline was due to-
the falling OFF Of fruit from the trees.
The supply of apples will he plentiful
+ The college professors in the north
central states show decided prefer
cnce' for Mckinley, according to the
Chicago Records poll. Certainly; why
shouldn't they?
Kaiser Wilhelm in a speech at a
foundation stone laying, expressed, his
desire that Germany may become a
second Rome of imperial greatness.
Populists will probably point out that
he silently conceded the first position in
imperialism" to the United States.
Nagged by questioners at Ann Arbor
on Thursday. Bryan made this explicit
statement in reply TO one of his Ques-
TONERS: The democratic party is for:
the free coinage of silver at the ratio of
Is TO I, without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation" This is
as near as he gets to a former state
ment that he would. il elected, institute
measures for getting rid of the gold
standard at once, but 1t Is enough to
warn the country that his election.
mo nc al NJ io1 tt,fo
sests of the nation
The veteran Gen. Black, of Illinois,
has taken up the mantle of Gen.
Palmer and is on the stump for Me-
Kinley and Roosevelt.
In Oregon the sugar beet crop of
Grand Ronde valley will fall short this
season on account of the dry summer
and the output Of sugar will not exceed
that of last year-about 100000
pounds. Beet raising thus farin Union,
county has not paid because farmers
went in on too large a scale and de-
pended on hired help.
Significant of southern possibilities
for the black race is the plan Of j. e.
Wiley, a colored man of means. TO es-s
tablish at Dallas, Tex, a $500 spindle
mill in which negro labor alone will be
employed About $4,000 will be invest
ed Already buildings have been SCI
cured, with electric power, railway and
water facilities.
Z . 4
1t is well known that ex-President
Cleveland has refused to make any
statement as to his political attitude in
this campaign in public way. but in.
a private letter written to John S..
Green on October Z, this year, in re-
ferling to his views on the financial.
questions as expressed in his letter to
Chicago business men April13 1895. he
said: Il have not changed my opinion
as then expressed in the least'--thus
disclosing his hostility to silversm.
sss
The rush OF Texas cotton thru the
port OF New Orleans is unusual Up to
date the Texas & Pacific receipts in that
lefty have been about 10000 bales. more
shan last yea. counting from Sept. l
to Oct. s. The partial destruction of
j,Galveston accounts for some Q { the
increase.
The sta ement by democratic organs
|,that Indiana is safe for Bryan" and
Thy republican papers that lit viii go
| Republican by a big majority" may be
| a little confusing. but the strenuous eff
forts made on both sides SHOW that
leach is willing to clinch the state by
getting in effective campaigning.
4 Odds of -four to one on Mckinley are
Snow given in Wall street, which is a
careful barometer of national condi-
tions.
A Tammanv democrat made a hit in
Ia speech in New York the other night
4 by declaring that he had voted the
4 democratic ticket ever since he was
4 10 years old and that he was stillsvoting
8lit. When some on in the crowd suggest
4 ed that he began voting at d youthful
4 age he responded by saying: Yes. and
1 early in the morning, too"
j. S. clarkson.tat one time editor OF
4 the Dies Moines Register, but new OF
New York. has given his political views
8 in extenso in this mornings Register
i He believes that President Mckinley
4 will be re-elected by the help Of demo
crats. He does not think Bryan a
Il dan,a pog,le but a fanatic and there
4 fore more dangerous to the nation.
The chances for republican success il
Minnesota are exceedingly bright. The
pop governor will be succeeded by a
republican # straws are 10 be relied
u upon.