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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
BuTE's CASE DISMISSED.
Criminal Libel Charge Quashed and
Case Given to insanity Commission.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, March 2s.-The case of the
state of Iowa VS.. S. C. Butte, charged
with criminal libel was dimissed today
ON motion of the county attorney. He
was Immediately re-arrested and is
now before the insanity commission.
The indications are that he will be adj
judged insane and taken to the asylum.
The commissioners have not yet ar
rived at decision but are hearing evil
dence this afternoon
The court today dismissed the petit
jury for the term. A few minor mat.
tiers remain to be disposed of next
week
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
WATERLOO MAN BEATEN.
[. c. HanIon Badly Used up by Intox.
icated Individual

Waterloo, March Isl. C. Hanlon,
of the undertaking firm of Hanlon &
Towne, was brutally assaulted and
beaten last night by a young man
named Walter Ramsey. After inflicting
serious injuries on Mr.. Hanlon, Ramsey
made his escape and the police have
been unable to locate him.
4 There was no cause for the assault,
as far as can be learned except the vi
cious nature of the assailant and the
fact that he had been drinking heavily
and was in such condition that he
imagined Mr.. Hanlon had done him a
wrong
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
DENVER POLICE STOP FIGHT.
Can Not Box at the Coliseum, So the
Match is DELAYED.

Denver, March 2S.-Owing to the de-
cision of the fire and police board not
to permit any fighting at the Coliseum
in this city. arrangements are being
made to have kid Broad and Jack"
McClelland. who were to have fought
at the Coliseum tonight. meet in the
arena of the Denver Athletic club next
Tuesday night
The board has no objection to boxing
contests under the auspices of the Den
yer Athletic culb but draws the line
against professionals fighting under
professional conditions
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
Indians no LONGER Resist,

Tama, March 2S.-The presence of
troops is not likely to be needed at
the Indian reservation near here. Pres
ident Linn of the state board of health
has advised Governor Cummins that
the Indians indicate disposition to
be more reasonable and to submit to
fumigation and burning of property to
DESTROY smallDoX germs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
The Horse Market.

Chicago, March 2s.-Receipts were
estimated at 400 head. Trade contin-
ues moderately active and steady for
the best offerings and unevenly 5000
lower for others. Demand from both
local and eastern quarters is very
broad. There are many new buyers in
the market. The movement of drafters
from all sources shows the strongest
vitality Of the season, the movement
commencing with increased orders
three weeks ago. Dealers generally do
not anticipate any further advance in
the near future, and owing to the scar
city in the country of the finished
kinds. predict that current values will
hold nominally steady for the balance
OF the springs trade. Expressers were
in good evidence and free sellers at $50
OTIS, the bulk Of the sales being at
$l30@160; plain and medium grades
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
Small Fire at Carroll.

Carroll, March 2S.-A small fire, the
cause of which is a mystery, was found
In the rear of the postoffice Thursday
afternoon. Some boxes had been piled
up there and were discovered to be on
fire about o'clock. The fire boys
We're called out and the fire was soon
disposed OF with little or no damage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
5000 20 California.

Tickets on sale every day during
March and April with choice of three
thru tourist sleeping cars via Chicago
Great Western railway. For inforna-
ton apply to J. A. Ellis, ticket agent
Marshalltown. Ia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
Licensed to Wed.

Alfred N. Bellefeuille, farmer, aged
90, of Taylor township, and Nellie A.
Essen, aged 20, of Rockton.
Walter S. Benton, timer, aged So,
and Edith G. Hoftine, aged %, both Of
Marshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
Money Market

New York, March 2S.-Prime mer-
camille 41sM5 per cent; sterling was
at 4.s7A CASTS for demand
and 4.S5A@4.S5A for sixty days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
Prospective Investors.

Should look up information regard
ing lands along and contiguous to the
line of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern railway before buying.
Professional and business men of all
kinds should acqaint themselves with
the many opportunities offered at the
new towns along this railway. On the
first and third Tuesdays of March.
April and May round trip tickets at
very low rates will be on sale to points
in the following territory: Alabama,
Arkansas, Arizona, British Columbia,
Canadian Northwest. Colorado, Flori-
da, Georgia, Idaho, Indian Territory,
Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana,
Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Mississippi. Montana, New
Mexico, Nebraska, North Dakota,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wiscon-
sin, Northern Michigan and Wyoming.
Full information regarding rates, time
of trains ETC., will be cheerfully given
upon application to any representative
of this company. John G. Farmer, A.
"a. P. & T. A., B., c. r. & N. R'y,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
A strike of 100 boys for higher wages
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
kannas City Livestock.

Cattle-E.stimated receipts for today.
1000: strong; native steers, 5.25@6.75;
Texan aid Indian steers. 4.S0@6.30;
stockers and feeders. S.25@5.oO; calves,
4.50@6.00.
Estimated receipts for today.
5000; 5@10 cents higher; heavy, $500
SOS; packers, 6.45@6.S5; light, $3.50
6.75.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
1900: steady; muttons. 5.30@5.75;
lambs, 6.40@6.75; western wethers, 5.35
ESQ; ewes, 4.S0@5.25.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28

A strike of 100 boys for higher wages
and shorter hours yesterday compelled
the Obear- Nester glass works at East
ST. Louis to shut down.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
CHEAP HIGHER OBLIGATION

. Because there have been objections by
the regents and friends Of the University
of Minnesota to the assumption of au-
thorIty over that institution by the state
board Of control, a number of ill-consid-
cred attacks have been made ON the, uni
versity Of late. It has been carelessly
charged that the institution is not we'll
managed, that salaries are too large, that
an investigation would disclose many UNI
pleasant facts, that it costs the taxpayers
too much to educate the young men and
women who go to the university. and
so on.
One statement is that it costs the
taxpayers $3.50, 900 year to maintain the
university. There is as much substance
to the last charge as to any, and an
analysis of 1t is all that the ill-natured
attacks on the university are entitled to
at the present time.
Take the year 1899, all the figures for
which are available. The total income Of
the university in that year was, in round
numbers, $670,000. OF this amount $40. 900
was given by the federal government and
the university itself earned $4,000. The
taxpayers gave the maintenance appro-
priation for that year, which was $685., 900,
and the permanent university proportion
of the state tax, which amounted to s129,-
0O0.S Thus 1t cost the taxpayers of Minne-
sofa $464,000 to maintain the university in
1899, and this includes the agricultural
department with all Its divisions. The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
THE TRANSPORTATION OF ELI

Eli Warner as a refOrmer and econOm-
izer of public funds We had thought that
Eli would appear in that guise about the
time Richard Croker becomes a sup
porter of Seth Low: But the abnegation
of Eli goes far beyond any general state
ments about reform. He actually advises
the adjustment of the Office he holds.
He is surveyor general of Minnesota for
the federal government and he declares
that there isn't an hours work a day for
his whole force, that the Office could we'll
be closed up at saving Of $1,000 to $4,000
a year for the government; which Eli
with remarkable humility, says might
well be spent where it would do some
good, instead of on himself.
What great light has Eli seen? The pro-
fessional politicians will not recognize
him any longer. Think of recommending
that an Office be abolished because the
employees don't earn their salaries!
: But ceasing to marvel over Ellis access
of righteousness, it must be admitted
that he is right. The law which requires
that there shall be five settlers in town
ship before survey is made is absurd
1t will be many years before some of the
wild townships in the rocky and swampy
portions of the state have that many in
habitants. Yet, as the law stands, the
surveyor generals office must be continued
until all the public land In the state is
surveyed. The whole work could be easily
done this year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
OCEAN PASSAGES IN 1901

1t is significant that all the swift passages
OF ocean steamers which established a new
record for ocean speed were made by foreign
steamers, writes correspondent Of the Lon
don Graphic. The Germans and the French
each made record. The Germans began
with the Deutschland. She left off at the
close of 1900 with a passage at the rate of
$3.50 knots an hour from New York to
Plymouth-the best on record up to that date
On June 19, 1901, she reached Plymouth after
a run from New York at the rate of 30 81
knots, SO that she lowered her own record by
very small fraction. Again, on July l.,
1901, she reached Plymouth after a run from
New York at the rate of 23.51 knots an hour
That passage remains the fastest on record
Then came the turn of the Kron Prinz Viii.
helm: On October she reached Plmouth
from New York in days, 8 hours, 4S min
utes-the fastest maiden passage across the
Atlantic; and again, on Dec. "a, she reached
New York from Cherbourg in days, Is hours,
70 m1nutes-the fastest passage on record be-
tween these two ports.
In September the new La Savoie OF the
New York at the rate of 2o.59 knots an hour
the first time any French steamer crossed the
Atlantic at the rate Of 20 knots an hour, and
the fastest passage on record from Hayre TO
New York. We have still to 60 back to June,
1880, to lind any record-breaking passage OF
any steamer under the British flag and that
passage was at the rate of %. OIL knots, while
three German steamers have now made runs
at the rate of over % knots, and fourth will
In all probability go higher still In 1902
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
Questions Answered


+. w. sifford, Wyndmere, n. D.-What is
the average cost of mail car? What does
Uncle Sam pay for the use of such cars?
IS 1t true the railroads charge Uncle Sam $40
per ton per 100 miles, while they charge only
81 cents per ton per 100 miles for freight
Railroad men who testified before a postal
commission claimed that railway mail cars
cost from $1,000 to $4,000 EACH Postotfiee de-
partment officials say they cost from $1,000
to $4,000, averaging $1,000 each The rates
allowable Tor transportation OF the mails. &C.
ccrdlng- to the official rate table, arc as fol-
lows: Forty-foot cars, S25 per mile per daily
line per annun; ffty-foot cars $40 per mile
per daily line per annum; siXty-foot cars $50
per mile per daily line per annum. Daily
line means trip both ways between two
points. For instance if two cities are 1GO
miles apart the railway company operating
the road would receive 81, 800 per annum for =
operating line OF postal cars both ways
each day.
Mrs. G. A. P.-Can you tell your readers
anything about the Sahara desert and its
people? Is it true the French government is
ready to irrgate the desert? Are there any
missionaries there? I find nothing n
the library in regard to il.
You should be able to find a great mass f
Information pertaining the Sahara at The
library. The desert is peopled in the GASES,
with different tribes, most of them being OF
Arab origin. Most Of the desert is con-
trolled by the French, who are continually at
war with its fierce tribes The French have
created many fertile spots in the desert by
sinking artesian wells, which have watered
the surrounding sands and made it possible
Tor them TO support plantations OF data
palms. There has been some rather vision
airy talk abou. cutting d canal from the
Mediterranean to the Sahara, for the purpose
OF oVerf1oWing the latter, which is below the
level of the sea, and converting it into al
The ro,Jl1 no o-ha
shores fertile. 1t is said that there are
geological evidences that it was orce a sea.
1t also seems probable that late as the
times of the Romans it far from being
such barren and desolate country as it IS
now. An English explorer who has recently
penetrated into the desert back of Tripoi
reports Roman ruins in the most inhospitabIe
regions. The Catholic church is represented
throughout Algeria and has done some mis-
sionary work there, but it is we'll understood
that peoples CT the Mohammedan faith, such
as the inhabitants of the Sahara, are not very
susceptible to missionary efforts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
A S3O.OOO,OOO ENDOWMENT

There is little appreciation OF how
handsomely the public schools OF Mime
sofa are endowed. The school fund which
is the equivalent of an endowment now
amounts to about $15,OO00OO, including
the permanent university fund. the uni.
,versitys proportion of this IS ABOUT
81 300 900 and that Of the schools almost
S14 900 OOO In these days Of marvellous
endowment gifts to technical schools and
universities it is worth while to remember
that scarcely any of them are endowed
as are the public schools of this state
Eventually this endowment will amount
to about $40, 100000 for the schools and
81, OOO, 900 for, the university.
The wise policy of congress in provid-
ing the state with school lands and swamp
lands and the careful administration and
wise sales of those lands by the state
have given Minnesota this magnificent en-
dowment, Which Should yield the schools
in the future not less than $1,000 a
year. The state still owns between 3,O00,-
900 and 100000 acres of land, much Of
it bearing valuable pine and large quanti-
ties of iron ore. me. pine IS eStllAdIeu
to be worth $2,5OO,0Oo, the royalties from
the iron ore will amount to not less than
S., OOO, OOO, and the sale of the lands should
realize for the school fund not less than
$9,OOO,OOO. e
Some states that have received large
land grants have nothing to show for 1t
to-day. The money has been frittered
away instead of being accumulated in
solid. revenue-yielding sum. The result
is that while Minnesota is buying the bonds
Of those very states to secure an in
come for the support of its schools, an in
come which very materially lightens the
burdens Of its taxpayers. they have to
meet each year, out Of the appropriations,
the entire expense Of maintaining their
schools. The Minnesota school fund is
an endowment pure and simple, for it did
not come from the people of the state. 1t
came from lands given by the federal gov
eminent. In the end it will be the same
in its effect as if some Mrs. Sanford or
an Andrew Carnegie had given $50, 100000
to endow the public schools of Minnesota.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
The Nonpareil Man
On the Side.

On the Side.
d A little British school boy made rather a
natural mistake when he said that the man
who looked on the bright side of things was
called an optimist but the man who looked
on the dark side was called a pianist. A lit
tie girl not so far away said that usurer was
man who could find use for other people,
money.
The heavy grain boys not only got Mr. Phil
lips in hole but they pushed the hole in
afterwards.
Lord Rosslyn had money enough left to get
back to London. That's because he didn't try
his system on the Chicago wheat game
Mrs. Depew brought in twelve trunks full
of Paris gowns and Cauncey gave slight
grunt as like Jones she paid the freight
The Standard Oil office boy of a few years
back is now several times millionaire. He
didn't spend all his energy soldering the
work on the other Office boy.s
Senator Mason made set speech and
cleared the galleries. The Illinois man fs
one of those entertainers who cannot descend
to. craftsmanship If he expects to hold his
graft.
There is talk Of closing the public schools
in Chicago because the money is running
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
THE PACIFIC CABLE

The Commercial Cable company has
begun work on the construction OF its
cable line across the Pacific, via Homo
Japan. 1t has made government business
presidential over. all other business to
and from points reached by the lines. It
has given business firms assurance that
the future cable rate to Manila shall be
fixed at not more than dollar a word.
The company proposes to accommodate
the government and the business world
without government aid. ~. .
The house committee on commerce has
under consideration couple of bills pro-
viding for cable laid by the government
and owned by it. 1t does not appear nee
essary for the government to construct
and own line, If the Commercial Cable
company is already proceeding to lay one,
affording the government all the cabling
facilities it needs and at the lowest rates.
Firms in this country doing Asiatic bust
ness have been spending SIS, 600 to $40, 900
a year cabling at $246 word to the orr
ent via London. At the hearing of the
house committee on commerce Mr.. John
FOord, secretary of the American Asiatic
association, argued in favor of cable
under private control, showing that If the
government undertook to lay cable be-
tween the Pacific coast and the Philip
pines, it would enter into competition
with another cable line, now constructing
by private corporation at its own risk
and cost, and the corporation has COM
piled with the law of 1866, accepting the
conditions which give the United States
the right to purchase the line at an ap-
praised valuation, and, in the event of
private control continuing, the post
master general is to fix rates for govern
ment messages, which are to have prior
ity over all other messages. Mr.. Foord
urged as to the disadvantages of gov
eminent cable, the large cost, SIS, 100000;
expense operation, $1,500,00 against prob
able income of S150,0O0; inability of the
government to land and operate gov
ernment- owned cable either in China or
the cable between the United States and
the Philippines and Hawaii. The Com
mercial Cable company will have its cable
in operation to Honolulu by Nov. 1, next
Thus far, there have been no sufficient
reasons given before the house commerce
committee why the government should
undertake an. enterprise which private
capital is already undertaking and is
fully able to effectuate to the advantage
of both government and the business
world as to the transmission of messages.
The company has already pledged itself
to make maximum rates to business
firms less than one-half the present rate,
while the government, under the law,
fixes its own rates. If the government
must own and operate a cable from our
Pacific coast to the Philippines and China
and Japan, it has the option of purchasing
the Commercial Gable company's line
when completed, at an appraised value.
For the government to construct COM
peting cable to the orient seems entirely
superfluous under the circumstances.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
Diary of the Goat.

Jan. 12-That mule got a little the better
of me the other day but l hold no malice.
One cannot always lead the bunch in
barnyard Of this character. Saw an Eng
lshman looking over the mule the other day
and l foresee free trip to South Africa
for my friend at the expense OF the British
government. I can only hope for the best
feel an affection for the critter notwith-
standing his origin and lack Of breeding. AS
ISOLATION with a. race of blood and culture
like the English is likely to improve his
manners, though, fear, at the expense Of
his life. ..
My kid said to me only yesterday, What
do you think OF that mule?' l replied I'VE
should never speak slightingly of one whose
birth is not equal to our own. The mule has
his unpleasant ways but they are due more
to heredty and environment than to his per
sonal character, however loosely his left hind
foot is attached to him.
The kid added that he thought the mule
was considerable of a kicker and to this
was forced to assent as l was still nursing a
dent where l ran against him for quoting
Goethe. I asked him if he had read the Ger
man poet and he wagged his ears and said
NO. | read:
What can you get from a fool but his fool
Mules will be mules By the laws Of their
k mulishness,
WuaI 1lo!li al ass Can pe got Dut pidy
And he kicked on German and, by mis-
take he said, hit me. .t
JAM 81 wish the mule would abandon
his brand Of humor. His talks about book
binding material make me tired. When the
farmer killed the calf and cut him in two
for veal the other day the mule said he
guessed the farmer was getting careless about
his library and was showing preference for
half calf 1 took butt at him and l am
happy to say jolted him bit. More anon.
a. T. Russell