Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-23
Epang u 1p,sda pri 81 1900


4 7naral jaIlt uru,l 3nnsa !
ruined. Many Of the destitutes came to
Ponce. the second largest city on the
island. They are coming into the city
by the hundreds. There is nothing for
them to do. They must beg. This they
do, but they find few people in a contli-H
ton to help them out The permanent
a fix as the unemployed native. It Is
q deplorable state of affairs. The ex-
tent Of the misery is; hard to believe.
People are really starving to death.
Relief societies have been organized
and are doing good work, but the de-
be great deal more suffering on the
island before the summer has passed.
But even with the prevailing condi-
tions the natives are looking forward
TO good times. They have faith in the,
Americans, and believe that the press
".
that within the next year or two the
island will be as prosperous as 1t was
before the war;
IT was one ns Governor shaw's busy
days when he made a large number of
appointments on the Shiloh and other
commissions.
(. 4 d b d :
The shirt waist period is bringing out
some striking colors.
John d. Rockefeller has promised
100000 to Denison University at Gran
Vile. n. j. if the trustees should raise
sl5o.OCo this term. President Purinton5
announced that nearly sl25, 1000 has been
secured.
There is a strong lobby at Washing
ton against American shipping inter-
8ests, evidently maintained by foreign
shippers:
Garden+making in central Iowa is
now in the early and enthusiastic
stage. This is the statesof man: today
he puts forth the tender leaves of hope.
tomorrow blossoms" But the day
comes with big, nauseous weed, and
a hot sun and lassitule and neglect,
and don't-care-a SNAP for hoeing, and
what becomes of that garden? Only.
the woman of the house can answer.
stantinople has had cortlialsinterview
With the sultan of Turkey, from which
1T is inferred that he is not inclined to:
snub Uncle Sam.
An Omaha man has named his dog
'Naldo, which is short for .Aguinaldo.i
1t took me some time to train him my
way Then he's a good. racer you
know. He's a greyhound"
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Matt Par
5rott died al his home in Waterloo late
Saturday evening of Brights disease
at the age of 60, as noticed elsewhere.
He was the editor of the Daily Report
or of that place, a printer and publish.
sers of long experience. a pioneer in Iowa
journalism. 1t is is With sincere SORROW
that the T.-R. records this event, for
he had reached the age when his ma
tilre wisdom and cheerful philosophy
found place In the clippings OF contem-:
poraries. He had reached q place of
influence and power in state councils.
He was a republican and politician of
the best type. and his demise will call
out many express sions Of regret.
The British are relying on and walt
ing on Gen. .l3obs' for further Veto
ries. They pin their entire faith on
him.
1t is the man who bares his strong
arm or goes down in his pocket that
counts in the way Of aid. The profess
sional sympathizer never gets beyond
the resolution-passing or speech-nak-
ing stage.
THE DEMAND FOR STEEL PROD.
IgC,TS.
[Chicago Tribune
Artificially high prices for commodi-
ties, maintained after the pressing de-
mand for those commodities has been
llsatistied. reduce sales. Consumers. be-
ing in no urgent need, conclude8to wait
for lower prices, which they know must
leone. Evidence gathered in many
quarters shows hat the consumers OF
the products Of the Steel Wire Com
pany have assumed this waiting atti-
rude. They are likely to adhere to il
\ They can get along without buying
much better than the company can
without selling.
Mr.. Gates says: I'VE have been
making 5000 and 5000 tons of finished
iproducts, in the justified expectation
]of selling about 5000. We have. in fact,
I been selling only about 1000 or 1000
tons The president of the Federal
Steel Company says the Steel and Wire
company is carrying a large finished
35prcduc;. which ordinarily at this sea-
son of the year is in the possession OF
Ijobbers. Possibly this condition arises
from the fact that the 5jobbers have be-
lllieved prices We're rather high" An
other person. also we'll qualified to give
an opinion about this interesting ques-
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