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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
MINERAL LAND INQUIRY.
Senator RawIins Wants Investigation
of Certain Leases.

| Washington, Jan Ex-senator Raw
! Inns has introduced a resolution in the
senate directing the senate committee
on Indian affairs to investigate the
question of the leasing OF mineral lands
owned by Indians and number of let
| tiers which he had read revealed the fact
that the resolution was intended spe-
| cially TO secure an investigation of the
leasing of such lands in the Indian res
ervations in Utah.
| The resolution calls for general in
yestigation and especially directs an IN
| uuiry as to the methods adopted to Sc
cure such leases. The portion bearing
upon this point is as follows:
| 1.-The committee Is instructed to make
| INQUIRY as to what methods have been
| employed to obtain the consent OF the
| Indians to ouch leases and the approval
| thereof by the secretary OF the interior;
| and what companies have bene organ
| lied and combinations formed to obtain
such leases; where have the organiza-
| lions taken place; who are the stock
holders and officers thereof, and wheth-
err any persons connected with congress
or the government of the United States.
or holding offices hereunder. have been
or are now interested or engaged in the
promotion of such companies or combi-
nations in obtaining leases for mineral
lands within Indian reservations.
In presenting the resolution Senator
Rawlins submitted and had read num-
Der of letters from e. r. Harper who
occupied the position OF allotment agent
to Agent Myton and others at the Vim
tab reservation. They We're written from
Washington in the latter part OF 1898
and the first part of 1899, and some OF
them were written on official paper OF
the Indian bureau. They deal especial
ly with the Importance of getting the
first permit for lease and then, when
that became impossible, of preventing
the consumna ton Of permit secured
by another person whose name was
| Timms In one of the letters written to
s M. Miller March 8, 1899. Harper adj
yises against any connection with other
would be leases, las" he said, I'VE have
better chances at the other end OF the
line and equally good here.
In the same letter he said:
"1imms is working from here thru
Mcdonald, the veterinary surgeon at
the most. but you need not fear the
doctor. as he will very soon be out of
the way. 1t may be advisable to lay
| to. until he gets his orders to leave
and is gone away Thoman is the
only man that needs looking after. He
has been trying to get Myton off the
reservation, SO as to get chance to
treat with him and get him away from
us If possible, which / do not think it
Is"
March 10 he dwelt on the chance of
getting Mcdonald out of the way and
said:
1--WE must knock him until he is out
of the way"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
TO KEEP SILVER AT PAR.

The committee on coinage. weights
and measures of the national house
has agreed upon measure providing
for the maintenance of the legal ten
der silver dollar at parity with gold,
and for the increase of the subsidiary
silver coinage.
The bill was introduced by Con-
gresham HILL of Connecticut, re-
publican, and has been approved by a
republican committee. and is appar-
emily intended as a business measure
to facilitate the exchange of silver for
gold than as movement for political
effect. Singular to say, the demo
Gratis on the committee opposed it,
tho they have protested to be the only
friends of silver.
While the new gold standard or cur
rency law adopted by the 56th con-
gress provided that the secretary of
the treasury should maintain the par
ity of all forms of money issued by
ity has constantly been maintained.
that official uses his discretion in pay
ing out silver or gold. BY the meas
ure now proposed the secretary of the
treasury, in order to more fully main
tain the parity between the gold and
silver dollars, is directed to exchange
gold for legal tender silver dollars
when presented to the treasury In
sums of SIS or any multiple thereof
thus making the duty mandatory.
and further. all provisions of law
for the use or maintenance of the re-
United States notes are, in the dis
erection of the secretary of the treas
ury. to be made applicable to the
exchange of legal tender silver dollars.
provision of the law makes it pos
sible for the secretary of the treasury
20 pay out notes to build up the gold
reserve should it fall below this total
amount to be reserved.
The other feature of the bill author
ICES the coinage of subsidiary silver
without regard to limit and as public
necessity may require. The law now
restricts the issue of such small silver
to s1Oo,.oOO.Ooo
II these measures shall be adopted
the republican party will continue to
demonstrate that it is better friend
of the white metal or silver dollar
than the defunct Bryan aggregation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11

erto inaugurated have been working
satisfactorily.
1t is by no means certain, however.
that republican harmony will charac-
terize all the proceedings. A number of
measures have been discussed by the
press upon which there is bound to be
a division of opinion, such as the ques-
ton of rearranging congressional dis
tricts, the establishment of one or more
normal schools, the taxation of railroad
corporations, the woman suffrage
quor legislation, the biennial election
problem, and other matters of import
ance. AS to changes in congressional
districts. large chunks of disagree
ment have already been disclosed, and
the legislature may find 1T prudent TO
fall back upon the conservative "let well
enough alone" However, it is to be
hoped that the republican majority may
be harmonious enough to get together
upon some desirable legislation that will
tend to the development of the state in
a progressive way, SO that the meeting
will not have been in vain There is
nothing the matter with Iowa at pres
ent, but the theory that we must either
do something and make further progress
possible or do nothing and go backward
will spur many to action. and for such
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
AssAIu.T ny CoNDUCTOR.

A difference of opinion having arisen
between the plaintiff and conductor
of defendant railroad, the former struck
the latter. The conductor did not then
resent the assault, but went into an
other car. procured a pistol returned,
and, without further provocation, as
saulted plaintiff. 1t was held that the
conductor was the agent and represent
alive of the railroad company, and his
act In assaulting plaintiff was the act
of the company. The prior assault on
the conductor, which had terminated,
was no defense to the railroad company
in an action for damages, Go Southwest
ern Rep. CTexas, Judge Key 4SS.
TAXATION-EXEM
Under the constitutional provision ex-
empting from taxation institutions of
purely public charity and institutions
of education not used or employed for
gain by any person or corporations, and
the income of which Is devoted exclu-
sively to the cause of education the
property of a Chautauqua assembly Is
not exempt from taXauon, as the ses-
sions last but a few days in the year,
and its purposes are social as we'll as
educational. and 1t is besides used and
employed for gain by persons who hold
certificates Of stock in the corporation,
and who tho they may not receive div
idends in money, do so in the way of
free tickets to meetings of the assem-
bly, IS Southwestern Rep. (Ky., Judge
Paynter) 602.
sLANDER-SUFFIcIENCY.
North Carolina has statute which
makes 1t misdemeanor for any per-
sen TO attempt in a wanton and ma
licus manner, to destroy the reputation
of an innocent woman. by words writ
ten or spoken, which amount to a
charge of incontinency." In an indict-
ment man was charged with calling
an innocent and virtuous woman "a
damned bitch" and II nave a quarter
for YOU" meaning thereby that she was
incontinent. The supreme court OF that
state, by majority opinion, held that
such language does not sufficiently
meet the requirements Of the statute.
40 Southeastern Rep. (N.C) As. 1t is re-
freshing to note that two OF the JUS
tees, Clark and Montgomery, dissented.
and the question naturally arises, how
vile language can a man hurl at n Writ
uous woman without being held re-
sponsible?
LIABILITY FOR DEPUTY'S ACTS.
A sheriff is liable on his bond for
the killing by deputy of third person
under the mistaken belief that he is one
for whose arrest on charge of Felony
he has warrant, and that the killing is
necessary to prevent his escape. where
the statute provides that the sheriff
shall be liable on his bond for any mis-
conduct or default of his deputies. 81
Lawyers Rejorts Annotated, Ky,
Judge Paynter) 220.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
so1-1ss2.
N. A. M,K1NLEY.
1S09-1S97.

He owed much to them, these sturdy,
God-fearing parents, did William SIC
Kinley, and he could have raised a tow
ering monument above them. But he
obeyed the wish Of their cold. white
and bestowed them for their long, last
sleep with all the simple dignity they
loved and lived as well.
Until the memorial tomb is built, the
body of William Mckinley will lie in
the public receiving vault, where it was
placed on September 18th, the day Of
the funeral. The massive coffin rests as
it was placed there last September, en-
circled by the folds of the stars and
stripes. This vault is simple but eff
fective bit of mortuary architecture. 1t
was a gift to Westlawn cemetery a
number of years ago by Mrs. Frank
Mason Werts of Canton, in honor of her
husband. 1t is of Romanesque design,
constructed of rock-faced and dressed
Massillon sandstone at a cost of $1,000,
and is built into the hillside. Night and
day it is guarded by detail Of United
States soldiers, forty-five in number.
These soldiers find their principal oc-
cupation in warding off relic-hunters.
Every day and all hours of the day,
there Is stream of visitors at the
vault SO strong is their desire for a
remembrance faded flower, a bit Of
ribbon, even a spear of grass-that the
utmost precaution must be taken to
thwart them. A sentry keeps watch at
the door of the vault while other SOL
diers walk beats at the top and sides of
the hill. So wearing is this duty, espe-
cially in the stiffness of the night. when
even the bravet feel shadow Of fear
in gruesome cemetery, that the hours
of service are cut down to the smallest
limit and each man gets three days off
each week. To counterfeit the monot-
ony of this existence the men are drilled
twice a day, and it is somewhat of an
incongruity to hear the brazen note of
the trumpet in a cemetery calling out
the commands and to see the lively
maneuvers of the men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Perry Chief Reporter urges unity
of action among the people to secure a
city hall and other needed improve
ments. 1t says: The city hall is needed
and 1t is within our reach, IL we act
promptly Only one condition can thwart
the present plan, and that is division
and strife
In noticing that lot of Iowa politi-
having discovered" Governor Shaw.
the Ogden Reporter remarks that none
of them want anything, of course, but
simply desire to keep their history on
straight.
Having reference to a recent Iowa pro-
motion to national Office, the Waterloo
Courier expresses the opinion that 1.-The
disadvantages of being great are not be-
lieved as yet to be of enough import to
cause any Iowan to turn down a good
thing.
Oelwein Register: The Chicago Rec
ord Herald takes the tlattering JUNCTION
10 it's soul that the new secretary of the
treasury is practically Chicago man.
OF course they are triile sore at losing
the secretaryship by the retirement of
Gage. We would suggest that Chicago
is not the whole thing. and that the gov
ernor of Iowa has ideas of his own
Iowa ideas, If you please. Hawkeye peo-
pie are ceasing to cough when Chicago
man sneczes. The time is passed when
Iowa was suburb of the Windy City.
The Upton Advertiser believes Sec
rotary Shaw has already demonstrated
that he has better business and political
sense than some other high government
officials He knows enough not to talk
too much at the wrong time"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11

corporations should be regulated and as
to how evils which arise from the mis-
use of corporate franchises may be
ninimized or entirely overcome. Many
have thought that publicity is the only
sure remedy.
Because they are created by the
state. and possess certificates bearing
the impress of her seal people he led
TO believe that they are safer to do bus
mess with, and are more entitled to
credit than are private partnerships and
individuals. In very many cases they
are less worthy Of confidence. They are
authorized by TIE state to do business
before one dollar of capital stock has
been paid This is an unfortunate con-
dition of affairs. The state. before she
gives these corporations her approval
and permits them to do business, ought
to require that all their capital stock be
paid in money and invested in the bust
ness they propose to transact. She
ought to make sure Of this fact by a re-
port made to some competent officer
We should go further and require these
companies 10 make annual reports. to
be filed with ard be inspected by this
officer. This report should show, among
other things. how much of the capital
has beenEpaid. how the money is invest
ed, what the assets are. the amount of
liabilities and the names of the stock
holders. In fact, there should be such
record of every corporation. that the
people may know at all times whether
1t is worthy of credit and confidence.
believe. with some such regulations,
Ohio corporations would be placed upon
solid financial basis.
THE publicity which would be given
by such action could not by any posi-
billy injure really worthy and sound
corporation. 1t would protect the pub
lie against unworthy and failing corpor-
ations. AS matters now stand the sec
rotary of state knows nothing about
corporation after it leaves his office with.
charter from the state. He can not
even tell how many of the forty thou
sand or more corporations chartered by
the state during the last fifty years are
now dead, nor how many are still living.
The state creates the thing, authorizes
1t to do business, sends 1t out in the
cold and knows nothing more about 1t
forever 1t is high time that a change
should be made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
ITALIAN JOURNALISM.

A few of our fine.Italian friends of the
journalistic profession persist In quot
Ing the T.-R. as endorsing plan of re-
districting that will separate Mr.. Cous-
ms from the district containing Marshall
county. The T.-R. was careful to state
tha. II had no desire to lose so able a
congressman as Mr.. Cousins and did not
favor the idea OF redistricting, but of
all the plans suggested the one that
placed Marshall county in a district
with Tama, Grundy. Hardin. Humboldt,
Webster, Hamilton, Wright and Frank
lin was the most acceptable. These coun-
ties are more homogeneous than those
at present composing the Fifth district
Commenting on perversion of our
position which has misled the Tama
Herald, that paper says:
I'VE doubt if Marshall county would
willingly accept a new congressman In
place of Mr.. Cousins. We doubt il Mar
shall county could furnish the material
1or one congressman tne equal VI WI,
Cousins. We doubt If Marshall county
remembering its action al the repub-
l.can state convention last summer and
prior thereto. could agree on any candi-
date for congressman or any other office
Of equal Importance"
The Herald Is right in its first state
ment. has given us hard nut to crack
in the second and may be excused 70,
the observations contained in the third
The T.-R. is not proud of the perform.
ance of the Marshall county delegation
at Cedar Rapids and fully anticipated
the view that would be taken of IT.
However, the delegation did the best il
could under the wide diffesences of opin-
ion that prevailed in this county on the
subject of that contest and 1t is hoped
will present a more united front to the
public next time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
BRYAN AND sIeADFAsrNEss.

At a recent Jackson day dinner at
Wooster O., William Jennings Bryan
was one of the speakers, and took for his
text "Steadfastness.' He talked of gem
eral principles on this topic in way
that was unobjectionable, but hardly in
harmony with the wreckage he has
made of his party. One may preach on
this subject from his party's point of
view If he is cautious about applying
his principles in a practical way. He
said, among other things. that To-day
the democratic party needs to learn
from the hero of New Orleans the lesson
of steadfastness; it needs to learn from
him not only that to be right is more
important than to be successful. but
that to be right is the best way to insure
success" AS Bryan has failed to
demonstrate that he has been right i'll
the political field, he falls back in sat-
isfied way on the first proposition that
to be right is more important than to be
SUCCESSFUL. II Is Only WueH oiie Soiiie,
to take up the other statement that to
be right is the best way to insure sue
anism becomes painful to consider.
From an unbiased point of view stub
bornness'' may sometimes be taken for
"steadfastness,' and that it is as much
a characteristic of mule as man. The
subject becomes more painful still when
the success of the measures and princi-
pies he denounced and is still denounc-
ing is the most conspicuous and glowing
feature of the opening of the twentieth
century No economic or financial prin-
ciple was ever more clearly demon
strated to be sound than the one he de-
been demonstrated, that as a conse-
quence his party is at sea without force
or leadership.
From another point Of view 1t must be
conceded that Bryan has been steadfast.
the most steadfast of his party in hold
ing to silversm. 1t Is also true that q
certain measure of personal success has
come to him by reason of the national
fame Cor perhaps notoriety would be a
better word) that he has acquired as a
presidential candidate and the avowed
leader of his party. This fame has
helped him to line his purse in gener-
Gus way while his party has been dis
solving into fragments. 1t is noteworthy
in this connection that his prosperity or
the share of the gold standard prosper
,ty he has been enabled to gather in is
aiding him in putting up 100000 home
at Lincoln. From this point of view the
PEOPLE are quite willing that he shall
continue to cherish the view that st is
better to be right than to be president"
while many of them will be reminded at
the same time that it is the wise man
who changes his mind when 1t is demon
strated that he is wrong, and that the
other sort of man never does.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11

Saturday will be appointed allot-
ing agent, and from that time on will
have nothing to do with the Lott mat
ter in public. can, of course. be ex-
pected to look after the ditch inter-
ests of the dear Indians"
March Ia he advised that Miller
should go away from the reservation
for a time, saying:
I'VE must not put any officer in the
hole by anything we may say or do.
The last letter of the series is dated
March 25. 1t is addressed to Myton.,
Mease, McAndrews and Miller, and
advises them that Timms had been
granted permit to negotiate with
Lott. because of the propriety of his
application. He urges them to see
that Timms is not successful in get
ting his lease.