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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
COLLAPSE OF CORN CORNER.

The collapse of the corner In July
manipulating it wisely concluded to
settle and avoid inevitable disaster by
getting out from under it. There is too
much old corn in the country and 1t
was being delivered in Chicago at too
rapid rate to inspire the big bull oper-
ators to keep the corner up. Hosts of
western farmers had old corn and We're
willing to sell it at the abnormally high
price. Reshipments from eastern points
threatened to add to the discontinue OF
the spectators. The late crop report OF
the government, indicating the promise
of big corn crop, also had its lnfiu-
ence. When the corner was started re-
ports of corn crop disaster were nu-
merous and discomforting. Nearly ev-
erybody thought the crop was doomed
to greater failure than that of last
year. but the clouds have apparently
disappeared and the country is more
hopeful.
Those who sell wind are apt to reap
the whirlwind. Settlement day can not
always be avoided. The country is so
great that the means of smashing COR
ners come easier than many of the
spectators anticipate. No one save in
terested buyers and sellers of options
on old corn regrets this latest collapse.
Farmers who had old corn and were
able to sell it reap most of the profits;
but such speculation tends for the time
to unsettle values and to stimulate UNI
wise and disastrous speculation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
THE ALASKAN INVESTMENT.
T('hicapo T'rihunp

When the congress of the United
States voted to pay s7,000,000 to Russia
for the barren waste of Alaska no one
expected that there would be any finan-
cal return on the money invested. The
purchase was made as an expression of
friendship for the only power which had
been favorably disposed toward the
union states turnout the civil war. For
years the great waste lay idle. No man
thought it worth while to explore it's
barren and frozen valleys.
When the news of the discovery of
gold reached the Pacific coast of the
United States the world was aStonished.
Now it is learned that south of kenai
two great coal fields have been found.
Their value to the country Will be
double that of the gold fields If the re-
ports of their extent and the quantity
of the coal have not been wonderfully
exaggerated. They are nearer the line
al transpacifc travel than any other
fields being only twenty miles from the
northern steamer route. They are near
or Japan. the Chinese ports. the Phil
ipnines and other coal hungry places of
,he far east than any mines except
those from which the wretched Japan
csc Ignite is dug. Hawaii can be bet
ter supplied with coal for it's sugar fac
tories from Renal than from Tacoma
or Seattle. If it be true that good coal
has been found in the Phlllpplnes-and
there is reason to believe so-the Pa
site will be girdled with American COAL
ing stations fed from American mines
aft either end of the trade route. me
scientific magazines have been discus
sing the matter carefully. the East
numbers of the Engineering Magazine
aud the National Geographical Maya
zine have articles on the subject In
the Engineering Magazine Mr.. Har-
rlngton Emerson ascribes Great Brit
aims maritime supremacy to her coal
mines. Even If the Atlantic remains
for wears dominated by British ship
ming the time is not far off when the
United States will dominate the ship
ming of the Pacific coast largely thru
tho nosition of the Alaskan coal fields.
The United States is reaping the re-
,"ard of Its demonstration OF friendship
over thirty years ago in paying Russia
what seemed large price Tor sup
posedly worthless territory.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
ton to one paragraph, which ran a


follows:
Times are getting quite critical
around here, owing to the depressed
sugar market. with no outlook for inl-
provement during the coming season.
The plantations are being poorly Gull
tivated, and the sugar crop for the
coming year can not be very large, ow-
ing to lack of money. Farmers are try
ing to plant diversified crops, and hope
in that way at least to make living.
1t further appears that the Cuban
public has not much confidence in the
United States granting reciprocity, as
shown by the discussion in the news
papers and the agitation in the Cuban
congress for new tariff law and for
the negotiation of reciprocity treaties
with England and other European
countries.
1t is to be hoped that no false or fool
ish step will be taken by the Cuban
people. If they were conscious OF the
firm attitude of President Roosevelt
and the people to correct the error or
omission of congress as to reciprocity,
they would patiently await the move
ment. If disorder should follow in Gu
ba as the result of an economic crisis it
would be charged to our congress.
whether the real cause sprung from
that source or not. The present condi-
ton of affairs is greatly to be regret
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Roosevelt Not Alone.
LWashington STA:

1t so happens that the presidents at
t:tude toward trusts is not individual,
in keeping with that of many strong
men in his party. The Sherman anti
trust law is twelve years old. That it
was drawn in good faith can not be
doubted That it has failed to meet ex-
pectation is true. Trusts have. contin-
ued to multiply, and those which caused
the Sherman law We're small affairs in
comparison with those now existing. If
re straint on trusts can be imposed by
statute new law is necessary, and
drafted in the light of the latest devel-
opments in the trust line. The president
has said that where cunning is aimed
81; and operates against the interests of
the people it needs TO be 'shackled.' =
The sentiment is excellent, and is most
felicitOuSly expressed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
pREsEN1 CUBAN CoNp1 IONS.

What about the present industrial
ington information conditions are not
growing better. On the contrary, they
are growing worse. This is the sub
stance of all the advices which are re-
ceived from the island. They come Of
ticially from Minister Squiers and I'M
officially from members of the Cuban
in the island who are in correspond
ence with Washington. All these cir
cumstances show great tenacity of
purpose in holding on and avoiding dis
orders, but they paint black picture
of the commercial crisis and the idle
ness in the country due to lack of work
on the sugar plantations. They do not
show much faith in the granting of re-
ciprocity by the United States next
winter The adjournment of congress
without relief is too recent for the Gu
bans Immediately to entertain the hope
of something better from the same
body at a season more convenient for
Itself This is a logical conclusion to
be drawn from their depressed atti-
tude.
An Illustration of the existing de-
preston was given day or two ago by
a former military official in Cuba to a
caller. His mail had just been deliv-
cred and he picked up couple of let
tiers with Cuban postmarks. We'll see
what's the latest" he remarked as he
opened the letters and read them.
"Here is something from planter in
the Cardenas district" said the mill
tary official, translating it as he went
along. Then he read: 1.-THE gravity of
the economic crisis increases every day.
On all sides we only hear lamentations
for the ruin of the sugar industry and
that the little work which there might
be in the country is paralyzed because
,obody has crelit or money Misfortune
mites us all, the planters and the field
ands"
The other letter was in English 1t
gas dated Catalina de Guines, town
the southeastern part of the prov
ice of Havana. The army officer hand
i it to his caller to read, calling atten-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
DOG WINS IN COURT.
Animal Who Bit in seIf-Defense Saved
from Death.

ST. Louis. July 12.-Judge Sidener of
the first district police court believes in
the old proverb that every dog has his
day. The parents of Willie Quinn had
Abraham Simon in court. His pet dog
Jupiter had bitten Willie and they
wanted the dog killed. 1t was shown
that Willie was busily engaged in ty-
ing an oyster can filled with pebbles to
Jupiter's tail when the dog bit him.
Judge Sidener then rendered the fol-
lowing decision:
amy dog has a legal and undeniable
right to bite any man. woman or child
who purposely and with malicious in
tent to disturb said dogs peace and
tranquility of mind, does attach or
cause to be attached to said dogs tail
a tin can. A dog which bites its perse-
cutor in such case is acting purely in
self defense
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
NEW WESTERN SETTLERS.
nsansas City Star.l

I.yen those who are familiar, IN d
General way, with the increasing mn
n,io,,tion into the western states w
,,., faw wears will be SURPRISED a' 'i'e
STATEMENTS of Rev. DIR. j. Henry oiis''ie
10 tho extent of the coloniZat'ol' VI
,.,;,,o,d lands. DR.. Smythe, in an IN :
teryiew in the Times, declaieu ~
less than two years 22,ooo laliniies Nc.
baen brought from the mldale ana ""
ENGLAND states and from Ehglaliu WI
many and Sweden and SET up w ~
bon,os i'm Kansas, Colorado ana leSas'
,,ha success of this colonization Plan
,ies mainly in the fact that the RAJ
wavs represented by DR.. Smythe-the
Could and Hartman lines-allow their
applicants to select 100 acres OF lanH
each. build them houses ana bafn'
and allow them ten years to pay fof
their property. Such terms are very
attractive to people of small means,
and especially to those who are unable
to make more than a bare livelihood
from small farms in the east. What is
true of these railways is true to
lesser extent of some OF the other
systems. me Santa Fe, the Urior,
Pacific and the Rock Island roads hav,
all exerted themselves recently t.
bring about the cultivation of their
land.
But, independent of these systematic
movements, the general tendency to-
ward western emigration is noticed
thruout the east. 1t is more marked
than at any other time since the grea.
Doom period. The years of depres.
sion almost entirely cut off this west
ward movement, but with the return
of prosperity, and especially with the
high prices commanded by farm pro-
ducts the last few years, there has
come about AN inevitable desire on the
part of fasteners and Europeans of
tunities of the west. In the middle
and New England states, because of
the denser population farm lands still
command higher prices than they dc
in the west, and yet they are incapable
of equal production per acre. When
those farmers realize that they car
sell their old farms and for the mon0n
received buy perhaps twice as much
and better land in the west the incen-
tive to emigrate becomes very strong.
Aside from the general satisfaction
that must come to ell western peopl,
from the increasing population, the
is additional qualification in the gen
eral character of the new settlers.
Those brought by the railways, for ex-
ample. are very largely from those
eastern states where nativity is in it,
self a pretty good guarantee Of
worth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
ing at 4119 E'inney avenue. where he
lived with his mother, sisters and bro

tnei.
Mr. Murphy was the st. Louis agent
for Wilson Bros, wholesale mems fur
nishers of Chicago. He had remark
able talent for writing. and was con-
spicuously known for some of the po-
ems which he dashed off apparently
without much trouble.
His first effort that attracted atten-
ton was the famous Battle of Dun
dee descriptive poem of an encoun-
ter in the Boer war; the feature OF
which was that when the combatants
got together at close quarters 1T was
discovered that most of the fighting
men both on the Boer and English
sides We're Irish. This attracted wide
attention. and was printed in many OF
the leading papers in this country and
E-iIrope
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

for a moment. He didn't know how his
questioners stood. and realized that
either an affirmative or Il negative am
swer might beat him. Finally he laid
his hand cotidentally on the spolSes-
mans arm, and earnestly replied:
BOYS, I'm with you The delegation
departed satisfied Romasser was tri-
umphantly elected and voted to retain
and enforce the law. He says he doesn't
know vet what that delegation wanted
him to say.
Tomorrow tho miners convention
will meet i'm Indianapolis to do all II
can to bring about a sympathetic slflke
ap,ony Unanimous miners to aid the
anthracite strikers. 1t may not be aple
to accomplish all the strikers hope Tor.
Nlike-How much further does the
soign say it is to Moo Yor-rk, Patsey!
Pat-Twinty moiles.
N1ike-Wel, that's only tin moiles
apiece.
The secretary of the navy has sus-
reneed work on plans for the coiis'i w
lion of several naval coalng stations W
await the result of experiments 'il',
navy is now making in the use oil on
&c fnal The secretary believes these
experiments will show that oil is a
baannr cleaner and better fuel for the
navy than coal. Some recent eNpe'
,nents on merchant steamers so 10 sus,
tain the same view. If the liquid fue1
comes into general use in the navy
Uncle sam will have to SUBSTITUTE oii
tanks for coaling stations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Eurnnu 3rpuhira 9Marsaum desda aup IT, 1902

tin.e-snd it was u critical time i'll the
history of the democratic party-when
neither love of country, nor party 10y
atty, nor the recollections of honors
received, nor yet strongest of AID
draw from him one dulcet note. That
was i'm 1896 when organized greed, hy :
pocrisy, and fraud united to thwart
the purpose which n large majority of
the party expressed in the most dem
iocratic convention which has been held
for n generation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
a Fine Chance to Visit st. Paul and
Minneapolis, Arriving Sunday Morn.
ina. July 81.


A special low rate excursion will be
run by the Iowa Central road to st.
Paul ana Minneapolis for Sunday July
u. leaving Marshalltown at 12:40 a. m.
sunday and arriving in Minneapolis
and st. Paul Sunday morning at the
very low rate of SO for tne round trip.
Besides visit to the many attractive
POINTS of interest in and around the
Twin Cities you can see fine game of
base ball by the league teams OF Min
neapolis and Indianapolis. The parks,
lakes and Woodlands about the Twin
Cities are most inviting now and the
splendid band concerts at Harriet and
Como are alone we'll worth the trip. Re-
member the date-Sunday, July 81;
tickets good returning until Tuesday
morning. See flyers and ask your agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
to Sydney is worked down to twenty

to Sydney is worked down to twenty
six days.
The other subsidy scheme would in
volve the cooperation of the united
kingdom. Canada Australia, New Zeal
and, Cape Colony, and Natal, and would
involve the construction of large cargo
steamers, which could be converted into
troopships in time of war.
The colonial statesmen are thorough
ly in earnest on these matters, and talk
about settling everything among them
selves before they assume the British
government to pay the entire subsidy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Fuel Bin of the Future.

Experts of high repute say that When
the coal mines in both the Americas
and in Europe are exhausted the stores
of fuel in China will serve the world for
centuries. Chinese coal and Chinese
cheap labor in future cycles may then
keep alight the furnaces which MAIN
tain the industries OF the globe; and the
Yellow Pedil will then become the Vel
low Renpfactor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Need More Help.

Often the over taxed organs of diges-
ton cry out for help by dyspepsia's
Mains. nausea, dizziness, headaches, liv-
or complaints and bowel disorders.
Such troubles call for prompt use OF
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They are
gentle, thorough and guaranteed to
cure. Twenty five cents at George p
Powers drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
nan4 Fail to Try This.

Whenever an honest trial is gu
Electric Bitters for any trouble
recommended for permanens
witch will surely be effected. 1t
t.,ils 10 tone the stomach, regulas
r:anavs and bowels, stimulate theI
invigorate the nerves and puriT.
blood. It's Il wonderful tonic for
down systems. Electric bitters Il
t,vaIv cures kidney and liver trou
stomach disorders, nervousness, sl,l
lcssness. rheumatism and neuralgia
axneIs malaria. Satisfaction guar:
teed by George L. Powers. only
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Homeseekers' Excursions to the North.
west. West and Southwest.

via the Northwestern line. Homeseek-
ers, excursion tickets at greatly re-
duced rates will be sold on the i.rst and
third Tuesdays of each month. June to
October. inclusive, 1902. to the territory
indicated above. Standard and tourist
Sleeping cars, free reclining chair cars
pnd "the best of everything" For full
particulars apply to agents of the Chi
cago 81 Northwestern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children while teething.
II soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty
five cents bottle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Special Excursion Rates,

Via the Northwestern line to Hot
Springs, Deadwood, Lead and Custer.
5. D., and to Colorado and Utah points,
good to return until Oct. 81. A splen-
did opportunity is offered for an enjoy
able vacation trip. Several fine trains
via the Northwestern line daily. Apply
to agents of the Chicago g. Northwest
ern railway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

If YOU believe what you read about
Rocky Mountain Tea see that you get
the genuine, made only by the Madison
Medicine Company; 80 cents, no more,
nc less. Mcbride e Will Drug Com
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
u,,,,onv Wall from Nebraska.

mir. Bryan in Commoner.l
David r. Hill without whose vocifer
ations no "harmony" meeting would
be complete, has not always been so
prodigal with his voice. There was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
Worst Use Of Prosperity.
IChicago Tribune.

TIHICdSU
About the worst possible use we can
put any part of the present era of pros
perity to is to waste it in labor con-
troversy Particularly when a settle
ment is always possible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

81 am using box of chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets and find
them the best thing for my stomach
ever used" says T. w. RobinsoA JUS
tice of the peace. Loomis. Nick These
tablets not only correct disorders of the
stomach, but regulate the liver AMI
bowels. They are easy to take and
pleasant in effect. Price % cents per
box. For sale by druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

The valley Express declares lHe
trusts must stand alone. for there is an
unmstakable sentiment in Iowa in fa-
vor of withdrawing tariff shelter from
those who have come to be monopolies."
The Sioux City Journal notices that
the Des Moines Capital is redder in
the face than ever"
OF Secretary Shaw's policy of
changes in government employees the
|.Tipton Advertiser says: IF the secre-
tary is not mistaken there must be Pc
culiarities in the government service
which is not generally understood. In
the ordinary business avocatons en-
ploSes become more and more valuable
the government departments following
changes in the administration have
been considered injurious to public SER
vice to such an extent that the civil SER
vice law preventing them is now firmly
intrenched In public opinion
THE last state republican conven-
ton said in effect" says the Onawa
Gazette. that if the tariff needed fix
ing, it ought to be fixed. That is the
plain English of the platform declara-
ton, and is, further, the plain truth in
the opinion of the party in the state.
What do the gentlemen who view with
alarm this plank of the Cedar Rapids
platform propose as an alternative? A
declaration that if the tariff needs fix
ing it ough. not to be fiXed?"
AS the Wall Lake Blade looks at the
subject, Roosevelt is a republican and
is trying to accomplish republican poll
| icy in the face of opposition from some
members of his party. The people are
fast waking up to this fact and some
of the gentlemen who are serving the
dear people will be told to go way back
and keep still, if they don't watch
out"
The Sioux City Tribune observes that
Nine times out of ten, the congress-
man who declines to stand for renom
ination is the man the people need"
eve have no sympathy with men
or employers on either side who
refuse to arbitrate," says the Boone
Republican.
Discussing the withdrawal of Con-
gresham Rumple in the Second dis
trict, the Muscatine Journal presses
the claims of it's city for the place:
The field is now open for candidates
for congressman. What will be the re-
suit can scarcely be predicted. One
thing is certain to our mind, and that
is Muscatine is entitled by fairness to
the congressman. Who among our
available citizens may be presented by
the Muscatine delegation for the NOM
ination can not now be stated because
the subject has not been sufficiently
canvassed as yet to reach decision.
But we are for a Muscatine candidate,
and for the man whom majority of
the republicans of Muscatine shall fa-
vor."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

Low Round Trip Summer Rate4,
Via the Chicago Great Western Aail-
way to ST. Paul, Minneapolis, the fvai-
ley lakes, Duluth and the Superi ors.
Tickets good to return OeisssssszsT' sos sos
dates of sale and other infor
ply to j. A. Ellis, ticket as
CLa1Itowu Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
WROTE FAMOUS POEM.

Death of Joseph @. Murphy, Who
Wrote Battle of Dundee"
St Louis, July 12.-Joseph @. Muir
ply, a well-known young business man.
was found dead in bed yesterday morn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
cents.
Y. p. c. U. SOCIETY.
Tacoma, Wash, July 1927, 1902.

For this annual meeting the Chicago,
c;,eat Western railway will ON July Ii
Ia 81 sell thru excursion tickets to Ia
coma or Portland Ore, with stop-over
,ri,.ileges. good to return on Sept. 10, at
s47., 40 for the round trip. For further
information apply to j. A. Ellis, ticket
agent. Marshalltown. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Valley Express declares The
trusts must stand alone. for there is an
unmistakable sentiment in Iowa in fa-
vor of withdrawing tariff shelter from
those who have come to be monopolies."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

Il suppose you are glad to be free p
Il don't know about that answered
the Filipino general. Its good deal
like having to go out and hunt for work
instead of having your meals brought
to ou.'-Washington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

1--WE have no sympathy with men
or employers on either side who
refuse to arbitrate," says the Boone
Republican.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16

James Ping, of Springfield, Mo-. kept
tab on the number of times local wits
asked him regarding his brother Pong
Finally they totaled up an even 5000
and Mr.. Ping makes solemn announce
ment that the next man who asks him
the venerable conundrum is sure of i
fcrcible reply.