Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-23
TOPICS OF The TINES
The estimated valuation of Cook
county. Illinois In which Chicago is To-
Gated, is s4Oo, 100000.

The estimated valuation of Cook
county, Illinois, In which Chicago is To-
Gated, is s4oo,ooo.ooo
According to an observing philoso-
pher. many man has thought he had a
mission when it was merely dislncli-
nation to work.
Paris, as everybody knows, raises a
large portion of it's revenue by means Of
tolls collected on breadstuffs. spirits
and sundry produce passing thru the
| city gates and, of course, more or less
smuggling goes on. A man was arrest
ed recently at Octroi, the officials hav-
| ing got information that he smuggled
spirits in the tires Of his bicycle. Their
Information proved correct. The duty
on spirits is 50 large that 1t is probable
a large amount Of liquor is smuggled in
this fashion.
An insurance man in New York who
is In position to know states that the
late President Mckinley had policies on
his life aggregating SCI, 900. The state
ment is given out in view of the cxag-
gerated reports or larger amounts. This
will amply provide for his widow.
49,
Three cities in Iowa lead in popula-
ton and in the number of manufacture
ing establishments In the same order
Des Molnes Dubuque and Davenport.
The capital city has 494 manufactures.
Dubuque 400 and Davenport 416. All
other cities fall below 400. The state has
141S9. The increase since 1890 has been
1872 per cent. Iowa is not only one of
the greatest in agriculture. but manu-
lfacturers are coming to understand
that it is a good place in which to To-
cate.
This week will witness the yacht races
for the American cup. the opening con-
test between Columbia, the defender,
and Shamrock IL, the challenger, oc-
curing Thursday. The result will eth
er stimulate American pride in the re-
tention or fire its mbition to recover the
prize.
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All fruits are thought to be fine in
their season. and just now the grape is
taking popular fancy. The crop is
abundant and cheap and OF fine quality.
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| A letter written by George Francis
| Train, of New York. to Emma Goldman,
the anarchist, fell into the hands OF the
police. He expressed sympathy for her,
and when the news reached Omaha,
| where Train was once admired, the
school board dropped his name from
Train school and re-christened the
building Mckinley school. Train now
hastens to say he does not endorse an
archist violence or assassination, but
merely wrote a letter to encourage the
woman in her deserted condition. But
| he has learned that it is dangerous to
tamper with fire.
The Wabash railway has recently re-
ceived and put into active service on its
lSprincipal thru trains tifty-five new pas
senger cars, consisting of observation,
cafe and library cars, reclining chair
cars, day coaches, combination passen-
ger and baggage cars and dining cars.
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The popular impression that the pres
idential succession act was passed i'm
Immediately after the death of President
Garfield is mistaken one. 1t was APP
proved Jan. 49, 1886, and the moving
cause was the death of Vice President
/ Hendricks. The provision making the
secretary of agriculture eligible was APP
1 proved in February, 1889. when congress
authorized such an officer in the cabi-
net, tho, of course, the present secretary
| is ineligible on account of foreign birth.
! The District of Columbia is largely
| thought of as being the seat of the
beautiful capital city of Washington,
1 yet 1t contains 269 farms, with an ag-
gregate of S,4s9 acres. of which 1894 are
/ improved. The farms contain 221 per
cent of the SS,400 acres of land surface
A of the district.
4 President Roosevelt declared In
Washington Saturday: II am going to
be president of the United States and
not of any section. don't care that
(snapping his fingers) for sections OF
sectional lines When was governor OF
4 New York I was told could make foul
appointments in the army. When
Il sent in the names three Of the four men