Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-21

~. Moore rave more than half sof the
money Tor the erection Qf the haaA sosneI
Asthodtst church. Ex-layOr Icx3reft
gave to the city q park. and last sweskJpI
beautiful Masonic temple was dedi-
Gated. which was the gift OF Charles T.
Hills.
The first snow OF the season In the
White mountains of New Hampshire
fell on the 18th. The last-well. Iowa
will be in on the home stretch.
There was little thought that the
plague would find Judgement in cold
and sterile Scotland. Yet at Glasgow
there have been twenty one deaths and
no cases are under observation.
The latest effort of Lieut.. r. p. Hob
son to attract public attention Is an
assault upon the achievement of
Dewey. In an Interview published In
Vancouver paper Hobson is quoted as
saying that Admiral Dewey did not
sink the Spanish ships at Manila, but
that the Spanish opened the valves and
scuttled the ships themselves. He said,
according to the interview, that our
shell fire did very little damage.
Dewey's force will resent this effort to-
belittle the victory.
A recent Chinese imperial edict com-
mands cessation of hostile acts, res
toration of peace and the inauguration
OF reforms,
Ex-senator Edmunds has drawn at
tention to the fact that il Mr.. Bryan
were elected president he could and UNI
doubtedly would change the whole com-
plexion of the supreme court as soon as
possible. 1t is now shown that the
populist candidate. with his Altgelds
around him, could easily do this, for
seven of the justices might go during
the next four years, all except two
retire during that time. 1t is further
shown that four vacancies upon the
supreme bench are entirely probable
within the next four years, and that,
according to all the precedents and the
law of averages Interference to adminis-
trations, as many judges as that would
be appointed by the next president. OF
course this state of things is extremely
alarming, not merely TO lawyers but to
all property interests of whatever kind.
and TO all advocates OF law and order
generally.
Train boys report that there is no
demand for campaign books Four
years ago at this date such literature
a great deal of threshing over of old
straw and people are fairly Well posted
on 1t.
There died on Thursday at his home
in Springfield. ILL.,. one of the old and
honored generals of the civil war, in
the person of Mai. Gen. John A. Me-
#clernand at the ripe age of IS years.
Previous to the civil war he had served
his state in the legislature and in con-
gress. True to his loyal principles he
resigned his seat in congress when the
war called for volunteers and helped to-
raise a brigade of soldiers in Illinois
Lincoln appointed him a brigadier gem
eral and he rendered important service
at Fort Donelson, where he COM
#manded the right flank of Grants army,
at Shiloh and in the Nicks burg cam
5paign, he being one of the sturdy lead
5ers who aided greatly in achieving
victory for Grant in the west.
Washington Star: Don't you think
there is too much disposition To use
money In American politics."
No. sir responded the worker
When 4 go out after subscriptions to
my campaign fund am more and more
convinced that there isa depiorable dis
posltion4to keep the money lying Idle.
THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
New York SUM-
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