Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-30
: TOPICS OF THE TIMES !

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Reports from the banner peach sec
ton of New Jersey say the peach trees
are in healthy condition and that an
immense crop may be expected.
Outside shipments of gold began last
and 5000 TO Paris Financial aut.ior
tues agree that this country could cas-
lily spare to Europe s50.Oo0,000 in gold
without in any way disturbing current
conditions.
a new terror reigns in Paris and ex-
position visitors may sigh for clean
alinen. Eight thousand washerwomen
ssiies on a s triks fos. ighersw wages.
New Orleans man says: ...I re-
eeivesl a iettei frona my brothe, in Cape.
s pSs5ii q feag5 s.a vs. alsts, in which he says
that the place is literally oyerrun With
tourists, who seem to regard the War
Us a big spectacular entertainment
They are all around with cameras, and
a great many have managed to push
their way almost to the front line of
military operations, where they have
proven Il Very serious annoyance to3the
troops. The day before my letter was
mailed five women We're sent in under
a speciat escort. They all claimed to be-
Representatives of different obscure
provincial newspapers. from which
they had evidently obtained credentials
as an aid to sight seeing. and after fol-
lowing Kiteheners division a consider
able distance into the Free State they
We're obliged to- apply to the army for
help. They could get nothing to eat.
and TWO of them Were down with fever.
They We're then r,it under guard and
sent back 70 Cape Town.
Postmasters who are planning to at
tend the postlnastcrs' convention In.
Marshailtown May % and "a Will con-5
fer favor on John g. Saint, of this
4.eity, by notifying him not later than.
+ May TO-
~ Is announced thatfa policy of delay.
/ until the War is ended has been adopt
ed IN the British parliament. Now If
1.-The English generals will end the poll
i5icy of delay in the field until peace is
i reached il Will tend to even matters up
w. L. Curtis, Washington corresponds
tent OF the Chicago. Record. AYERS that
President Mckinley never mentioned
4 the viee-p presidency to Senator Allison
in his life. notwithstanding some very
/ positive statements that he was urging
him % accept the nomination. On the
lcontra,'y, the president would prefer
i Mr.. Allison TO remain in the senate, be-
i cause IT is easy to get a good candidate
/ for vice-presidert compared to getting
isuch q party leader in the senate No
body of any influence in the republican
party has ever suggested Mr.. Al,ison's
nomination for that idle office and no.
.Ebody who knows Mr.. Almson's useful
ness in the senate would do so.'','
The May basket industry has much
4 toeencourage it in the beautiful wealth
er conditions now prevailing.
i The state Of Texas is big and broad
and 8self-sustaining. yet it is at the
mercy of the flood elements. The rain
fall has been breaking all precedents.
Il The whole state is water-soaked, the
4 spring precipitation being the greatest
Ion record.
Recounting incidents in the career OF
4 Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis. in the Ladies
4 Home Journal Mabel Percy Haskell re,
calls fair given under this famous
bellies auspices in Boston for the bene-
I fit Of the Sailors Snug Harbor Mrs.
LOTS attended one OF the stalls herself;
she was then young and very beauti-
3 full, with rosebloom cheeks. Two sail
ors just in from a voyage approached
her table and gazed at her with frank,
I admiring eyes. and she invited them to
! purchase. Holding up some trif's she