Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-16
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The very best recent contribution
from heaven has been fine rainfall.
Eight years We're spent in putting up
a number of the Paris exposition
buildings and inccmpleteness was one
OF the visible features shortly before
the opening.
Chinese are coming into the country
by the thousands. according to- San
Francisco advices. 1t is asserted that
during I he past thirty-four months over
10000 Chinese have been landed. and of
these It least 100 month have been adj
United on the ground that they were.
born In that state. which fact being adj
mitted entities them to the rights of
citienzship. Charges are made that this
influx Of Orientals is only made possible.
by fraudulent evasions Of the restriction
act.
Railroad earnings of western lines
S snow on increase of l2.5 per cent over
March of last year.
The representation Of the United
States I the Paris exposition. which.
is next in size ana importance to that
of France, represents an outlay of
sl.2loooo or an appropriation 10 tina,
amount.
Notwithstanding the confidence of
{ Representative Hepburn of his ability
10 secure an agreement to take up the
N1caraguar canal bill May L, that meas
ture received another set back last week
which probably viii he the means of de-
ferring action until next session! Mr.
Hepburn asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of his bill on MAY j.
but hardly had he done 90 before Mr..
Burton of Ohio objected That settled
the matter for the time being. and. all
tho -Mr. Burton had partially assured
the Iowa member that he would not OBJ
jeet, the Ohioan could not resist the
temptation. There are two reasons why
Mr. Burton objects to taking up4t,,e Nj
caraguan canal bill at this time, one be-
ing that he desires to see the Hay
f'auncefote treaty ratified before con-
sress enacts any legislation looking to-
ward the construction of the.canal An
other Is that he Wishes to have the full
report of the Nicaraguan canal commits
sion laid before congress so as to give
the body the latest information gath
cred by the commission.
| In handling flowers that had been
used in hearse with a diphtheria vic
tim IN Chicago a little girl lost her life
by contracting the disease, this being
| the only known exposure.
The Iowa democrats OF the capital
county have set political pace BY en-
tdorsing Bryan and the Chicago plat
| form, in whole and in part. AS the dem
ocratic machine is in whole and in part
for Bryan there was no other course to
take.
1t rained on Easter; there was
bright sunshine on Easter. Therefore
for seven Sundays.
One day list week the police OF New
I York city, under instructions, started
out to enforce the anti-spitting ordi-
nance on street cars. They arrested two
men and met with number OF amusing
Experiences in their efforts to enforce
the law.
1T is no easy task to educate an IN
dian child" said Mr.. H. G. johnson, OF
Iowa. while in Washington recently. Il
have known instances where the father
and mother Of the child have absolutely
refused to allow the little one to enter
school. They maintain that the child
can get along without book learning.
The Indian department has tried differ-
lent methods to influence the parents,
but all TO no purpose. There is reason
for this opposition. The parents think
the child Will be taken away from them
Iif II Is allowed to attend school. This i,
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