Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-02
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

| Danish islands before the parliamen
viii tatify their transfer to the United
States. There was plebiscite in 1867
and it resulted favoribly to the transfer
| The coming plebiscite, will without
doubt result favorably to the disposal
of the islands which are of no great
| v1lue to Denmark
While the United States cannot pre-
vent an American republic from offer
ing islands and other territory to Euro
pean countries the Monroe doctrine
makes tie European shy of accept
ance.
'How's this ?" asked the customer in
the bookstore. Last week the prices
on Bacon and Lamb We're only 1925
and now you have marked them up to
So
We'll, you see" explained the book
nering supplies
But the customer hurried away to Sc
cure matinee seats for "A Texas Steer
before the prices went up at the lheater
also-Baltimo,e American.
Those who have most often enjoy
least. j. Pierpont has $4,000 bible
but doesn't have time to sit down and
read it.
The city council of Usage are out of
harmony with the people who elected
them. They have recently passed an
ordinance compelling the users of the
city water meter at a cost of $40 per
meter or else nave the water Cut off.
The people are indignant and declare
that they will do no such a thing as
they have contracts with the water
works committee to furnish them water
for specified sum and they do not
care to go to the additional expense Of
putting il, meters.
Owing to hard times in SPAN, young
King Alfonso's mother will have his
fathers crown cut down to fit him.
Carl Browne, Coxey's able lieutenant
in the famous march to Washington is
lecturing about the country illustrating
his talks with off hand drawing and
sketches. He has apparently aposta-
tiztd from foot travelling and now rides
in the painted cars over the route
where he marshalled the latter DENIAL
ions of Coxey's array.
Gov. Cummins made a mistake In Sc
Letting the st. Louis fair commission,
says the Sioux City Journal. 1t was his
thought to choose democrat for the
Eleventh district member and he nam
ed p. K. Holbrook. of Onawa. But Mr.
Holbrook has ceased to be democrat,
his change dating back as far as 1896,
and the governor amended his list. In
place of Mr.. Ifolbrook he chose Hon. W.!
G. Whiting, who was certified to the
last legislature as a democrat, and of
whose standing is In the party there is
no reasonable doubt. The incident
serves to illustrate how reputation will
cling to man.
One hundred fishermen at San Pedro, !
Cal, have been driven out of the busi-
less by an invasion of Japanese con-
The Japs have secrets of |
ishing unknown to the Americans and |
IS their catches are larger sell so
,heaply as to destroy competition.
The Kansas City Star speaks of the
pension building as the Eugene F.
James Preston, who has just returned
rom a visit to Porto Rico tells the
Record there are about
fly American school houses In Porto
DIN, the Penn. the Mckinley, the JEFF
erson, the Irving, the Hamilton, and
o on-and about thirteen hundred pu-
lis are attending them" Children
,alk twenty miles daily to attend
chool and men who attend the night
chools bring their own candles and sit
n the school room floor in groups of
hree, one candle to each group. The
Intelligence of the Porto Ricans, their
aachers say, is as remarkable as is
heir thirst after knowledge. No tru-
Mt officers are needed down there.
49,
The death of the late presidents
ousin comes just in time to make "a
etter place" for Commissioners Evans
nd give Mr.. Ware chance to see if he
an satisfy the old soldiers in the pen ,
ION office without violating the law. /.
Tr. Mckinley Osborne was consul gen. :,
raj at London. the. best place in the
hole consular list. 1t will seem like
eaven to Mr.. Evans after his five years
the other place in the pension Office. :
Senator Hanna likes good things to
1t, but sometimes he has indigi stion. (,
csterday afternoon he was at lunch
IN in the senate restaurant, when Sec
.tary Burrows came in and sat Down
aside him. Hanna looked up. !.
do you know" he said, II have one 9
nbition in life--an ambition that is q
lramount to all others?' t
THE presidency" asked Burrows {
BOD naturedly. J
No" said the senator.
well, what them" .
Il should like to eat everything the +
llate could wish, the finest dishes
lat could be prepared and"