Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-25
TOPICS OF THE TIMES


presenting a fine newspaper portrait of
Secretary Shaw.
James Albert WASHINGTON Green, of
Nottoway county. Virginia. who had
seven sons who fought with him in the
confederate army, is stir living, tho his
lost cause sleeps quietly.
Thomas f. Ryan, of New York who
has given a new cathedral to cost $780,
600 to Richmond. Va, is one of a group
of multi- millionaires who are ilenti-
fed with the Great street railroad
systems and which includes ex-Secre-
tary Whitney, w. L. Eikins and p. A.
+. Widener.
Two other trusts are about to draw
swords and try conclusions Reused
by the inroads made into the cigar
business by the American Tobacco
Company, the Cigarnlakers' Interna-
tional Union has opened fight on tho
combination. which it hopes to spread
over the entire country. The alleged
trust recently refused an agreement
with the International union to employ
only union men.
In deciding to arbitrate their differ
ences the French coal miners wisely
follow the lead of our nation. The eff
feet of Roosevelt's influence is far
reaching.
A Wisconsin man SAYS that because
he told them the truth about them
selves the Chicago police had him put
in Jail for six months. lie will be care
flu! hereafter how he rubs up against
officials who are chiefly engaged in
searching for truths about others.
AT a public sale in Kansas the other
day twenty men were present, twelve
of whom Were candidates. Much to the
disgust of the farmer. while the eight
were busy buying, the twelve ate all the
lunch.
ties in Illinois are complaining of the
apathy of the voters, and of the diff
Guilty of getting them out to attend
meetings or to take any active part in
the campaign. The registration is light
all over the state. and particularly in
Chicago, where the total is less than in
1890 by 65,126, tho it is estimated that
the population of the city has increased
100000 since that registration. Both
sides are claiming the advantage from
this Indifference of the voters, but the
republicans seem to have the most rea-
son for jubilaticn in the fact that the
OF voters who neglected to /
register was considerably greater in the
districts than in the repub-
lican territory.
A Missouri paper in telling Of rural |
last week said: The bride |
was gorgeously gowned in pink ging-
ham and the groom looked very natty
in brand new oyeralls."
His ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Mrs. Flynn,
washing an SaAd.As2
Mrs. Flynn-Sure, an wasn't 1t yer
riverince that towld US that cleanliness
was mkt t. holiness? Oim only maxim
a humble effort t git next. yer river
ince. New York Sun.
The Iowa idea seems not difficult to
by Secretary Moody, who
spent three days in the state. When
asked in Washington SIS to the Iowa
IDEA" which has been featured by the
democrats as pointing 10 the disinte-
grafton of the forces of protection, the
it, There are some people in Iowa who
believe certain schedules should be re-
v;sed. They would reduce the tariff In
such cases to suit the eXigencies. 9th
ers think the tariff is well enough as
it is, but all the Iowa republicans are
loyal to protection, and when the tariff
IS revised they want it aone along pro-
lection lines. They want the work done
by republicans"
Lake Morar In Inverness shire, Scot
and, is the deepest fresh water lake in
the United Kingdom. A recent survey
shows that the greatest depth is 1,007
feet. For seven miles the bottom of the
AXE is 600 feet below the level of the
sea. from which 1t Is separated by a
narrow strip of land, and the deepest
part is 972 feet below sea level.
Opinions which leading students Of
in the country hold on the
subject of Tariff and me Trusts" are
Expressed in the answers of forty four
professors of economics and allied sub
ects in different universities. These
'eplies came in answer to four ques-
ions covering the vital points OF pres
mt Industrial and political discussion,
md have been collected by the New
York Evening Post. or the forty four
to reply, eight gave their
opinion that the constitutional powers
Il congress have been exhausted byI [
present legislation. Twenty-Five de-
Jared that power still remained
twenty three were favorable to
intending the constitution to give con-
yress additional power and nineteen
eplied in the negative. Forty-one to
wo was the majority in favor of the |
epeal or reduction of import duties on ,
ertain articles. Twenty-four ex-
PRESSED themselves In favor of a tariff
fifteen said it would be
.seless. 1t is significant that there Is