Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-15

tributed 5000 soldiers to the Spanish
war force" said Representative Lacey
land it was decided to give Iowa brig.
adler general. And altho Iowa had So.
600 soldiers in the union army of the wa,
of the rebellion, the brigadier selected
was an ex-confederate, J. Rush Lin
coin. There was some talk of appoint
ing one of the old union soldiers, but
Lincoln had served as inspector general
of the National Guard, and the guard
which entered the army in body
asked that he be appointed. Their RICH:
in the matter was recognized and Gen
Linciln's appointment requested by the
unanimous voice of Iowa's delegation In
congress. That, I think, illustrates ex-
listing conditions-there is nothing left
of rancor in the north, but 1 doubt thai
any state in the south would ask the ap-
pointment of an ex-union officer"
Harmony is still legislative feature
in Des Moines, tho a little cloud is ris-
ing. The suffragists have opened head
quarters for active work.
A school of instruction for laundry
school of domestic arts and science, es-
tablished in that city year and half
ago by a number of philanthropic wom-
en-, is to bring about the innovation, and
the laundry school is to be department
of this institution. Miss Isabel Billiard,
head of the school, says that washing is
just as much of an art as making pie or
baking bread, "and as for ironing, that
is fine art"
Mrs. William Gregory, wife of the late
Governor Gregory of Rhode Island, has
become the incorporate head Of the mill
business which the governor conducted
for great many years in most sue
cessful manner.
II plans now nearly matured reach a
finality the Union League Club Of Chi
cago will soon be in possession of one of
the finest club houses in the world. The
plans, which are in the hands OF the
building committee, provide for the erec-
ton of a splendid new building on the
site OF the present club house, which,
with the furnishing, will cost approx
nately $10o0,000. The architects have
drawn the specifications for a building
on the scale of the great club houses Of
London, in design resembling the pail
aces OF old Rome and Florence modern
ly equipped and elegantly furnished,
beautiful and dignifed. The large cost
indicates that money is not an object
that deters great ambitions in the windy
city.
The Chicago board of trade has adopt
ed resolutions approving Dewey's YER
dict in the Schley controversy. But of
course that does not settle 1t.
So
Capt. Richmond p Hobson has not re-
signed from the navy. He has merely
applied for a years leave of absence,
and expects to devote his time to lectur-
ing, having had many handsome offers
made him to enter upon this line OF
work.
At Fort Scott the police Judge dis
charged boy who had been guilty of
some small offence on condition that he
would report every morning at the po-
lice court with clean face. The lad Is
keeping his obligation sacredly. When
he arrives at the Office his face is shin
ing like the brasswork in a Pullman
palace car. according to the Kansas
City Journal.
Mr.. Spooner, of Wisconsin, was telling
a story to some colleagues in the senate
the other day when one of his
bearers asked: Isn't that one of
chauncey Depew's yarns?" Not yet"
was Spooner's dry answer.
In certain musical circles they are still
laughing over brief but pointed con-
versation between DR.. Damrosch and
woman whose desire to be considered
outruns either her achieve
ments in or knowledge of music and
musicians. Meeting Dr. Damrosch at a
social affair she thought to impress him
with her familiarity with the great COM
posers by asking:
Tell me, doctor, has Batch COM
posed anything lately?"
Madame" replied the director. Bach
has been decomposing these two centu-
,iea I"