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

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Monday. The increase was an entirely
voluntary one, no request having come
from the employees
According to the testimony OF a wom-.
an, life is worth living ms long as there
is anybody worth loving?"
There are mistakable evidences OF an
early adjournment of congress. and
that body is now bending Its efforts
to bring this about. This is shown by
some Of the hurried work done this
week.
Reports from the Cramps of Phila-
.delphia to the navy department say the
ibattleship Alabama will be ready for
its official trial about June so. This
ship will then be virtually completed
and will require but little work in or
der to put 1t in condition for actual
service. The naval officials are greatly
pleased with the progress made by the
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This is the latest atrocity, by the Chi
cago Journal Haunted in the faces OF
the conference members: "All the hens
in the United States have become
Methodists since the conference decided
in favor of lay delegates
n ri "a
in st. Louis TO restore him to normal
condition after his shaking+up visit 10
Chicago. 1t Is reported that Admiral
Dewey deprecates With a smile the inn
preston that he is nervous, hut Mrs.
Dewey is tenacious in her assertions.
The admiral is used TO strenuous ac-
tiNity," she says. but the eSactions of
such diversified gayety have not dealt
gently with his nervous system.
Tender vegetation has just escaped
another threatened frost crisis. and the
gray heads are still holding their
breath over the possibilities of May.
Interest is awakening among the old
soldiers in the G. A. r. state reunion in
Davenport on June 10 and IA. Daven-
port Will have a warm greeting for the
old boys in blue.
There will be very few claims left
for the people who are now going to
Cape Nome. said Mr.. Il. s. Osgood,
OF Alaska, in Washington recently.
Those persons who spent the winter at
the Cape have not been idle. They have
Sgobbled up most of the good claims.
There We're enough there to do ii. The
new corners will have TO go back into
the interior. They will undoubtedly
make some good strikes. 1t will be
quartz mining. There is any. quantity
of gold in the interior. butt is hard to
get at. This will make 1t unpleasant
for the new miner. am going back to
Alaska in a few days, as have some
good property to be worked this sum
smer.
Now witness several hating demo-
cratic papers fall into line with6the reg
Suiar organization and Organism.
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The Greene county republicans at their
convention this week voted TO abolish
the primary election system and u
adopt the convention plan of nominating
candidates. The vote was 65 to &c in
favor of the change. 1t looks like q
backward step. The primary may have
its faults but the convention system cl
manipulating nominations has more un.
satisfactory results.
Under the auspices Of the Illinoi.
Medical Association about 800 doctors
and their families from Illinois, Iowa
and Missouri Will visit the Paris ex.
position in body. Iserths for 400 pas.
Lsergers have already been secured
ta1d#it is expected that there Will be a
least 500 in the part;t when they sal
from New York on June 30. The excur
sion was organized for pleasure, bu
lsit is expected that many of the physi
clans will take advantage Of this occa,
sion to visit the leading medical insti
ltutions and hospitals on the continent
More time will be spent in German,
land France than in any other OF the OLE
countries. altho Ireland, Scotland
England, Russia and Italy will be visit
led. The Passion Play at Oberam
4 mergau will also be seen.
Secretary Long of the navy is lookin,
/ forward with pleasure to his sunlmme
4 vacation a his5old home in Buckteld
Me, Last year he spent some of his tim,
iin5manufacturng three rustic chairs II
icut The wood and fashioned the chair
himself.
Under big Scare heads the Louis
4 vile Courier-Journa prints statemen
of the Conspiracy Laid Bare II
(which wv. II. coulton Tells the Awfu
| Story Of Goebel's Assassination" an
iI..Desgnates James Howard as the As
4 sassin. 1t also holds that by this ties
i stimony Governor w. S. Taylor Is an ac
cessory before and also after the fact
i 1T is also claimed that this mans stor
lays bare the plot on the part Of repuh
iilicans to kill the democratic leader.
4 The public, long ago disguised wit
charges and counter-charges. will &c
\ cept statements of any kind with grain
of allowance and proof Will be demand
T ed.