Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-02
TOPICS or The TINES.
Corn manages to keep stlff upper lip

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Corn manages to keep stiff upper lip
on change.
A package containing eighty-seven
diamonds was seized in New York City
because it came thru the mails. and the
law forb:ds importation Of diamonds in
that way. The stones We're cut. but I'M
set, and their foreign value is said to be
about $1,000. The package came from
Antwerp.
Last week 100000 was withdrawn
from New York and sent west to move
the crops-and more is coming.
In view of the Lackawanna's determi-
ration to run cheap excursions to Buffa-
10 from points within 200 miles. it has
been tacitly agreed by the presidents Of
all of the eastern trunk lines to run 4
series of cheap excursions to Buffalo
thru August. The rates will be marked
down to figures much lower than the
prevailing reduced rates for the Pam
be limited to two or three days.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat thinks
it takes good guessing to come within
Eo0,00o,00o bushels of the true condition
os the corn crop.
Some of the drouth affected states are
reminded of November days because the
leaves are falling from the trees.
Smallpox in Minnesota has decreased
nearly one-third since the report OF Sec.
rotary Brackens of July Is, according to
the new bi-monthly report sent wednes-
day to Surgeon General Wyman of the
United States marine hospital service
The total number of new cases reported
for the last two weeks in July is 239,
against $50 in the previous report. There
was but one death. There were seven in
his previous report.
Speaking of the fact that there is now
in the treasury s5O4,354,2s7 in gold. the
largest amount ever held, Director OF
the Mint Roberts said: The dimensions
of this fund indicate great era of pros
rerity prevails turnout the United
States. 1t can always be regarded as
an accurate barometer of industrial and
commercial conditions, and the fact that
ii is now in excess of anything we ever
held indicates the volume of business
has assumed corresponding proportions.
1t furnishes a clinching argument
against the free silver theory. and shows
that our currency system is running on
rock ballast. No stronger argument
against the futility of change in our
currency system could be furnished.
Only once before in history has the
been exceeded by any government. Rus
cia claimed the possession of gold fund
amounting to s59S 1000, 900. According to
official reports received here, the
amount of gold held by the European
nations on July % was as follows: Bank
of England, s1ss,S3o,6s1, Bank of Ger
many, $l5S, 3s3,4 34: the Imperial Bank Of
Russia, s345, 4Os,l44; Bank of Austria
Hungary, s19O314,126, and Bank OF
France, $47S,25S,2s0."
Occasionally others view us as fol-
lows: The Marshalltown Times Re-
publican has made clean, fearless and
winning fight for the people in this
campaign. The combined corporations
and their henchmen could not silence
1t. The people appreciate this. May
it live long and expand in its useful
rm."-Scranton Journal.
And now on these cool nights specula-
ton is rife on the possibility of frost.
Admiral Schley will be sorry he wrote
that letter, since It calls public attention
to the fact that Secretary Long insists
that 1t is disobedience OF orders at SAM
tiago that is to be inquired into by the
court ADMIRAL Schley thinks there
should be difference between "diaobe-
dience of orders and "can not obey orr
ders," and without doubt there is Now
let the court pass upon that point.
Emperor William has ordered that all
the German soldiers who were In Pekin
during the siege are to be promoted TO
the rank OF non commissioned officers.
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The Leader says: But the Hubbard
paper, not satisfied with placing the
laurel on its candidate, goes on to say
that he won against tremendous rail-
road influence exerted in behalf of Mr..
Cummins. 1t says that the Chicago
Great Western and the Burlington. Ce-
dar Rapids & Northern both exerted
themselves in behalf Of Mr.. CUMMING.
It points to the result in Oelwein as
proof that the Great Western worked for
Cummins. There seems no height OF
mendacity which the machine organs in
this contest will not rise. In Oelwein, az
every citizen of that town knows, Mr.:
George Phillips, the local attorney for
the Great Western, was the leader in
the fight for Trewin. He was energetic
cally assisted by the oelwein Great
Western surgeon, the railroads general
agent and city agent. the superinten-
dent OF the shops. etc. Mr.. Cummins.
against the influence OF their superlors.