Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-16
TOPICS OF THE TINES

Iowa has a new governor and will still
| hold the first place.
| Apropos of the much discussed vic
tory at Santiago and the relative
claims of Admirals Sampson and
Schley to the credit for destroying
Ccrvera's fleet, one public man in cor.
versation recently thus disposed of
both: Well" drawled he, "aIl that 1
can see is that one wasn't there ana
the other tried to get away"
The big ocean steamers are proving
the value of Marconi's system of wire
less telegraphy in very practical way.
yet they are also showing that distance
is something Of a factor to be reckoned
with.
"a story is told in a neighboring
town." says the Troy Press, ''of the
well meant efforts to do his duty of
q hostler employed by a local doctor
1t SO happened that the doctor was
attending two cases on the same
street, one house which had just been
blessed by an heir, and in the other
existed a slight case of scarlet fever
The doctor instructed his man to take
a contagious disease card and tack
it up on the house where lived the
fever patient. Unfortunately, the
messenger made a mixup in the To-
cation of the house, and what was the
establishment of passersby to read on
the house where cooed lustynew born
infant: Contagious Disease. Keep
Out"
Isaac smyth, of Chicago, has invented
flying machine which is to be entered
against the aerial contrivances of NJ.
Santos-Dumont and other aeronauts in
the contest for the 5000. 900 prize offered
by the st. Louis exposition.
Mrs. Hauskeep-You needn't deny it,
Della! l saw you permit that police
man to kiss you last night.
Della-Av coorse, ma'am. Shure, We
wouldn't have me resist an officer,
would ye?-Philadelphia Press.
China threatens to retaliate if the ex-
c!usion law is re-enacted, but it will be
re-enacted in some form or another be-
cause the laboring classes demand it.
China is friendly to the United States,
but Uncle Sam will find it necessary to
get out his olive branches IL he turns his
back again on the Celestial.
Gen. Otis, commander of the depart
ment of the lakes, will not be trans
ferred to San Francisco, but will remain
at his present post of duty until March
-, when he will reach the age limit and
will be retired from active duty
At Fort Scott Kan, the other day
from the county jail In order to fill
out the local football team, which
had game on hand. The New York
Tribune observes that the incident
seems to have been predicated on the
old Roman custom of taking hardened
lions and tigers. However, it was tho
beautiful Roman custom to liberate the
prisoners in case the survived the or
deal, whereas In Fort Scott the sur
vivors We're put back in Jail again.
Whitelaw Reid, who has been APP
pointed special ambassador to repre-
sent the United States at King Ed
wards coronation, is the accomplished
publisher of the New York Tribune
He earned his spurs during the rebel
lion as brilliant war correspondent.
Regarding the first lady of the land
the Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader writes: Mrs Roose-
Welt is proving herself to be one of the
most charming mistresses the white
house has ever had. Already she has
won place in the hearts of everybody
who has attended any Of the functions
at the historic mansion. She is the per-
sonif1cation Of graciousness and has a
manner that 10 most captivating. A1tho