Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-26
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Gen. Wood was successful in his
campaign against yellow fever and
smallpox In Cuba. Iowa has no yellow
fever, but few months of similar
administration to Woods might relieve
The state of smallpox.
The foundations of the attack on the
army by the democrats seems to have
fallen out Now let President Roose>
welt knock the props from under Lieu
tenant General Miles. The comman-
ding general of an army whose political
pipe dreams and prejuNces urge him to
attack the honor of its men and officers
is unfit to command u corporals guard
Miles should be incontinently fired.
The new employers liability act in
the state of New York enlarges greatly
the responsibility of employers in their
relations to their employees. The law
puts it up" to the employer with much
force and affords few loopholes thru
which he may escape. One OF the
clauses of the new statute that seems
inviting in a litigious way is that
which says that the employee shall be
presumed to assume the necessary
risks OF the occupation or employment
and no others BY placing emphasis
upon the words necessary and no
others" it Will be seen how difficult 1t
has become for an employer to escape
liability Exactly what risks are neces-
sary to given occupations or employ
ments probably will have to be passed
upon by the courts. SO the new law is
certain to bring much grist to the law
mills.
The Illinois custom of nominating
convention recommending a senatorial
candidate to the legislature for election
dates back to the historical canvess be-
tween Lincoln and Douglas.
Southern cities as a rule do not ex-
pend large sums for educational pur-
poses, this years appropriation in New
Orleans being 100000, Atlanta S1T0,-
00o Memphis $135,000. Savannah $780,
600 aud Baltimore $1.225,00o Indian
apolis, with one third the population of
Baltimore, expends for school purposes
100000; Buffalo expends Sl,Ooo,oOO,
Detroit sSOO,O0O Milwaukee $750000,
Pittsburg S1,S0O00O Salt Lake City
s275,0Oo and Seattle 100000.
Cuba has started out entirely wrong,
says the Pioneer Press. There is little
hope for her. The New York Tribune
correspondent says that Mr.. Bryan, who
is in Havana in the capacity of special
correspondent, took the trouble to send
an advance agent to arrange a little
banquet in his honor to be given as
spontaneous expression of Cubas de-
light in having so distinguished man
in its midst but that not blooming Gu
ban would have anything to do with the
project This was hard on Bryan, but
what of that? just wait till he gets to
airing his views on Cuba, and then she
will find that it does not pay to snub a
Nebraska cyclone.
A young gentleman in the sophomore
Ci1SS OF =" eSlSSFtl ,IINSlSils VI Nild-
Gletown, Conn, made a bet on ball
game. He has paid it and still lives, |
not without some pangs of indigestion.
The payment was made Tuesday night. |
The payer ate thirty-six egg sandwiches
at one sitting. Those who think a col-
leges education unnecessary viii please
take notice.
At the meeting of the German Bap-
lists of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, |
The question as to the right of teachers
in church schools and elders OF the
church to wear neckties called forth a
short debate" 1t seems that some of |
the brethren will bedeck themselves in |
spite of repeated warnings and rulings i
of the conference. So difficult it is to
keep out luxury and keep down vanity |
In these days of high prosperity when
Jerry Simpson wears socks and pro-
notes trusts much may be pardoned