Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-02
Will STAY IN GH|NA
Congressman Hull Says Our Min
lister to China is Giving Per.
feet Satisfaction.
Major Conser to Remain at
Pekin to Finish His Pres
ent Task.
Prohibitionists May Ask Supreme
Court to Reconsider Prohibi-
tion Amendment.
/ to Times Republican.

Especial TO Times Republican.
Deg Moines, Jan. Congress man j.
A. T. Hull started back to Washing ton
Hast evening for a brief stay in the city
llong enough to attend the funeral of his
Father the venerable DIR. A. Y. Hull, Of
Kansas. who was a pioneer of Iowa.
lCongressman Hull was asked for his
views in regard to the meaning of the
repeated outcropping of indications that
Major Conger. United States minister to
China, and the administration at Wash
lington are not working in entire har-
mony. Capt Hull was unable to ex-
Iplain the matter. He has carefully
has desired not To have much to do with
the complicated questions of diplomacy
4 involved in the settlement of the war in
China.
but Major Conger will not be re-
called, he declared, with posltiveness
He will remain in Pekin to finish the
work he was. by reason of his position,
Ecompelled to begin under such unfavor-
able auspices
1t will be recalled that early in the
game the Washington correspondents
ssAnt out word that the president regard
ed Conger as insane. or at least mental
] ly affected by his trials because of the
majors insistence that the Chinese gov
ernment was responsible for the boxer
outrages. later the correspondents
i have told Of alleged dissatisfaction with
i gone out from Wa shire ION ~ the effact
fbut for tl,e fact that he suffered thr,,
the siege. and because Of the influence
+ of the M is,s,ia1,arv eleraert hack of aim.
This SEEM q incredible here al his lsorna.
i w},er. his courae has baer claaslv
watched and generally with approval.
Capt. HUI SAYS that no intimatlon has
Iconle directly to the Iowa delegation
that the administration seriously con-
4 slders the recall of sConger. So far as1 the
4 delegation knows 1T is only newspaper
4 aossip. But tl... iowa delegation will
sEstand ssolidly back of Conger 4 la case the
Eunuues,tioned movement IN WASHINGTON
K to undermine him and TO bring about his
recall for purposes as yetSnnt known TO
/ the public comes tt a critical Stage.
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tos.l,a soffica AZ the x..,,.. hoars ,f b.a,l+b
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$50
There is really nothing rev in the
Titus a arlene,nas.r, ease eava alone ~ !
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land tt. effort which ;s, annarantl, II. hsiyo-
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/ with sona show os autbor;1a4ion ~ . !.
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mar, ,,ass and3 thas ,bsv .r., yir,l,;,,s 1.
with the defunct nrnaihitnrv a,,,ands
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mere ,nisct;sf
load the hien,i,l alaotion 90 sa =
With th. ,,rol,i,,itior ~,
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amendment in connection Win tha III. hi.
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declared v,erSsv
ist, arc
the s,,nren,f co,,rts nracsical,t. a. ~
81 mo time that tb. {,
being considered. and that they will :, 81.
for a reversal Of the i,,drma,,5 ~ tba
I supreme court on profihit;on yras-
much as the court is nov comnosz,l on !
4 tirely of men Who had nothing ~ IL
with the prohibition amendment t},ey
figure a chance TO secure. a reversal do
spite the prejudice of any court Ia re-
verse itself. If they fail and the sl-
Ipreme court upholds the Titus amend :
ment they will appeal 10 the people
with a claim that the supreme court is
moved by partisanship rather than a
Ideslire to do justice. The case can not
possibly come before the supreme court
1 before three or four weeks. and there is
yet time for some surprises 1t Ia even
limited that other flaws have been dis
covered in the Titus amendment and
that they will be used if necessary The
l enemies of the amendment and of tha