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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
DOWNFALL OF A JEW.
Was Once Friend of Francis Joseph and
Died of Priyation In London.


London, Feb. 15.-An obscure grave
life tragedy of more than passing in
few years ago was one of the leading
men in the Hebrew congregation at
Jerusalem,
1t is no uncommon thing in London
for men to die of hunger. and that was
virtually the terrible fate of Back.
With few persons has the wheel of
fortune been so capricious as it has
been with the tenant of the Edmonton
grave. Thirty years ago his father,
Eisen Back, was one of the foremost
and wealthiest men in Jerusalem, and
when he died the son succeeded to his
donors and emolumcnts. 1t is of record
that when Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria visited Jerusalem he passed
thru its ancient streets arm in arm
with Eisen Back, and there is little
doubt that the son at the same time
was honored with the emperor's atten-
tons.
But a change came, when Samuel
Back lost his fortune in building opera
tons. and he wandered across Europe,
u broken anu deJectsu iHaii' ieaHiiiS ne
hind him in the land of his fathers his
wife and daughter.
Reaching London year ago, he
drifted to the east end. where. in Dunk
street, one of the gloomy byways near
Brick lane, he hired squalid room and
attempted to gain a livelihood by the
sale of little photograph albums of Je-
rusalem. He spoke no English, made
few sales of his wares and slowly
starved.
But to the last he never gave up the
idea of returning to Jerusalem. He
would go back in the summer. he said.
During severe weather and at all
times when it was impossible for him
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
Carnegie On the Navy.


Mr.. Carnegie in his sparkling speech
to the Authors Club said that the
strong navy we are building is per
fectly useless He secuted the idea OF
any European government making war
upon this country An embargo on our
exports of grain and food. he declared.
would force it to make peace to pre-
vent domestic rebellion. The British
consume 240,0O0,000 bushels of wheat a
year. They grow only 52.000,0O0 bush
els. Russia and France in naval COM
bination might make the conveyance of
wheat to London or Liverpool so risky
that prices would at once rise to the
famine point. Germany is also depend
ent for a large part of her food on i'm
ports from abroad. OF the total wheat
crop of the world we produce one fifth
and it would be quite possible for the
British or the Germans to draw their
foodstuffs from other countries than
rs-provided they could keep their
ports open and protect the wheat ships
on the high seas. And so superior ma
val power would be worth a great deal
everything, in fact--ln such an emer-
gency. Our exports to Great Britain
and Germany in 1901 We're valued ar
s7s3,445,522. Would the American pro-
ducers thereof cheerfully consent to
have that tidy little yearly income
cut off?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
TROOPS FOR PHILIPPINES.
Col. Allen Says $1,000 Will Be Sufficient
to Hold the Islands.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The war de-
partment made public yesterday re-
port by Col. Allen, chief of the Phil
oppine constabulary, in which he de-
clares that in his opinion within one
year from Dec. TO- the date of the re-
port, only $4,000 troops will be needed
in the Philippines. This is in addition
to the constabulary and native troops.
He adds: Il make this statement after
due consideration of the conditions ex-
listing here and with fairly good know
ledge of the character of the inhabi-
tants Of these islands.
II also recognize the race difference
that must always arise between Cau-
casians and Malays, and the want OF
confidence that is so generally mani
tested at this time by many Americans
towards Filipinos.
"The general condition of the islands
as regards pacification has never been
so favorable as now, when the crum-
bling from the top is duly manifest. The
new association of peace was organized
and Its work is being carried on by the
extreme group of politicians, journal-
lists, and intrasigentes, who have until
now been responsible for the continue
ton of the insurrection.
In my opinion the campaign now in
progress in Batangas and Laguna will
be the coup de grace of the insurrec.
ton and will prevent our trouble in the
Philippines from becoming chronic,
From reports received from various
parts of the islands there can be no
question that the better class Of people
are extremely tired of the struggle and
ardently desire peace"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

orchestral accompaniment, under the
leadership of Reginald de Koven, a
scene from Dumas "L'Estrange,' by
Miss Alice Elsa Barney, and a series of
tableaux arranged by Mrs. Albert Cliff
ford Barney. which included In the cast
many names well known in official and
diplomatic society.
The Countess Marguerite Cassini
was singing ny1nph ard Miss Audrey
Pauncefote was shepherdess in the
pantomine.
Among those who participated in the
tableaux were Mrs. Taylor
and Miss Edith and Nine. de Margerie,
wife of the French secretary az Thea
dora. with the Countess Cassini, the
Count Won Arnam, and others III her
train. The Baroness Hengelmuller was
to have taken the part of Theadora,
but was compelled to withdraw from
the cast owing to i'll health.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
INVITATIONS TO LAUNCHING.
Two Thousand Persons Receive tho
Coveted Bids,

SSNSsOo 0b0os
New York, Feb. 1S.-Two thousand
invitations to the launching of the em-
peror's yacht were sent out Yesterday
by the builders, the Townsend Downey
company. Only those whose names had
been passed upon by the committee Of
arrangements at Washington and the
secret service bureau and personal
friends of the builders received the COW
eted cardboards.
The invited guests include those
foremost in official life in Washington
and New York, all the celebrities Of
finance, politics, literature, art, and the
business and official life of this city.
Inclosed with each invitation is q
card of admission to the island.
No one will be admitted without first
presenting this card. A third card In
vites the recipient to a luncheon. to be
given lin honor of the president of the
United States and Prince Henry, OF
Prussia" Immediately after the
launching.
The luncheon will be served in an
immense new building. just completed,
and there will be 1000 guests. Presi-
dent Roosevelt and party and Prince
Henry and party will be seated on a
raised pla torn, erected midway Of the
building on one side. The guest of
honor will be in view of all other
guests.
The first and Second battalions OF
the naval militia, under command OF
Capt. Jacob w. Miller. will patrol
Shooters island from o'clock in the
morning until after the launching Is
over. Special orders were issued today
giving directions as to how the men
a RS, to be. noSted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
THE MARCH OF EXPANSION.

There are many who have large views
. of the future of the United States. To
them the march of expansion VIII not
cease until it can be said in fact that
North America is for Americans Ihey
believe this will come in time without
war, and thru the desire of all within
our reach to become a part OF the great
renublic. The ST Louis Globe-Demo-
crat gives expression to this optohlsuc
view. 1t declares that "All the other
flags, except that of the United States
will GO peaceably as Russia's did CEN
fury ago, and as Denmarks Will leave
the West Indies few weeks hence ia
AMIGA and several others of Engiands
West India islands are known TO want
annexation to the United States. All
of them will come to us amicably in
time, as will the few which are owned
will be UNNECESSARILY larger and more
important accession. but that. too, Is
certain in the not distant future. There
is no annexation sentiment visible on
the surface of affairs in Canada at this
moment, but it will be sure TO mani
fest itself at no distant day. The fact
that hundreds of thousands OF Canad-
ians come here every ten or twelve
years as permanent residents. and the
further facts that the United States is
growing at double the rate of Canada,
and that 1t is adding to its population
every decade more than twice as many
people as are in the whole of Canada,
are sure to tell on the sentiment of our
northern neighbor III time. 1t IS safe
to predict that there are persons now
alive who will live to see the stars and
stripes float all over the American con-
tinent and its islands from the Carib-
bean sea and the Rio Grande to the
Arctic ocean
Such view need not awaken alarm
for 1t means the peaceful conquest of
neighboring territory, and an assimila-
stion that may not injure us while 1t
greatly benefits others.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

| in value. So would better not to con-
sent to this scheme because If l want
to sell my farm l can not get as much
for it as I could If the school We're
within half mile or mile" This
objections has often the appearance of
being reasonable and sometimes un-
lanswerable. but is is really one of
the easiest objections to be met.
Where the system has been given q
thorough trial the land values have
not been affected as feared by some
of the farmers. on the contrary, the
value of all the land in the consoldat-
ed district tributary TO the central
school has been increased in value IL
is not the accessibility within walking
distance to poor school that makes u
farm valuable. but the accessibility
whatever may be the means OF reach
ing It, to a good school. III is reported
in the eastern states where the sys-
tenn has been tried that now when a
farm is advertised for sale 1t is said
that children are transported to q
first class central school, instead of
offering as an inducement that the dis
trict school is within mile of the
farm. In Winnebago county near
Forest City and Buffalo Center, farms
have been sold in the districts where
consolidation has been adopted and
transportation furnished and the buy
ers have been well satisfied to pay an
increased price for the land because
of the exceptionally good educational
advantages offered to the children. In
fact. there is no instance on record
where after irving both systems fair
lly. the farmers preferred the inferior
district school to the superior central
school, providing the conditions OF
transportation and the details have
been properly attended to.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

pledges made to the helpless people of
the island of Cuba. They would hardly
all "lie" under the same ''manipula-
ton No such enormous job of ma
nipulation" was ever known.
The lying press" is we'll for the dem
agogue to use, but man like Hender-
son should be ashamed of the utter
ance. The only explanation of this
weakness on the part of this great man
lies in the story of the speakers hab-
its. 1t is reported that he has become so
engrossed in his work at Washington
that he seldom reads a newspaper.
Having been in congress long time he
has grown apart from the world, Is not
abreast of the thought of the times.
when all at once he receives a rude
awakening by his clerk calling atten-
ton TO the loud protest going out from
the press of Iowa against the speakers
obstinate attitude. SO sudden is the
shock from "A long siesta of routine duty
undisturbed by the reading of newspa-
pers that the venerable gentleman can
only make the querelous defense of 'ly-
ing press" manipulation etc. 1t is
truly sad blunder. II Speaker Hen
derson honestly believes it unwise
craftsmanship to concede Cuba a so per
cent reduction he should be respected in
his opinion, weak as his argument may
seem, but lies sent out by the press
bosh! This sounds so much like Bryan
that the speaker ought to be ashamed
of it
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

to be out of doors he spent the time in
reading religious books, for he was
very deyout in his faith.
a few days ago Back was knocked
down by ven in Commercial street
and cruelty hurt. The weakened condi-
ton of his system from lack OF food
prevented recovery, and he died In the
London hospital at the age of 60. after
months of AFFECT poverty that followed
years of honor and opulence.
The summer, so wistfully expected,
failed to come for him, and now, thru
the efforts of members of his ancient
arce and creed. he lies at rest among
the sons of Israel in the little grave
yard at Edmonton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
Not Easily Excited.

Out in Prairie du Chen, Wis. lives an
old German, now past So who has for
years been in the hotel business. The
old gentleman is very fond of card play
ing, and pitch is his favorite game.
one day couple of years ago a party
was sitting around a table playing, and
just as the cards had been dealt and
sorted and 1t was up to the old gentle
man to bid for the trump, boy rushed
into the office and In great excitement
said the barn was on fire.
Without showing the least perturba-
lion the old gentleman turned to him,
and the following conversation took
place:
Did you get out the horse"
Yes"
Did you the buggy get out?"
Yes
Well" turning to the players, 81 bid
three"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
HENDERSON is LOST.

..He who writes letters is lost" is the
lesson most plainly taught by the sec
ond effort of Speaker Henderson to ex-
plain his position in opposition to the
administration demands for tariff con-
cessions to Cuba. The speaker writes
to Hon. j. H. Funk at Iowa Falls asking
him mot to accept the lying reports and
dispatches sent out and stimulated by
the concrete organizations ! have indi-
Gated" He then contends that he has
stood side by side with the president
trying to devise some plan to do this
without injuring the farmers OF our own
country. but he previously states that
those contending for reduction of SO
per cert in the duties on Cuban sugar
are firstly the sugar trust. secondly
American capitalists who have bought
railways in Cuba and thirdly American
capitalists who own Cuban plantations
II Speaker Henderson has no better
reason for opposing the granting of
tariff concessions to Cuba than the fact
that American capitalists would profit
must be very obstinate old man in
deed. What was it that induced the
late Mckinley to speak to his country
men in favor of Cuban concessions?
Who induced President Roosevelt to
write such strong message in Cuba's
favor? Who is 1t that inspires the loud
appeals of Gen. Wood for relief to the
poverty stricken people of the island?
How are the people of the island going
to prosper and fit themselves for self
government, which can only come with
full stomach unless the business of the
plantations and the railroads can be
conducted at profit? In a land where
practically the sole industry of the
people is the raising of sugar and to-
bacco what is to become of the people
If Speaker Henderson is to have us
withhold concessions for fear the Amer
lean owners of Cuban plantations and
railroads will make their business pay
q profit?
The speaker tells Mr.. Funk that he
has accepted the lies sent out by the
press, which is being manipulated in
the interest of free trade with Cuba"
This is stock argument with the DEM
.agogue. 1t sounds like an extract from
one of w. j. Bryans campaign haran-
CUES and isyeryunnatural coming from
q man of the demonstrated intelligence
iof Speaker Henderson. The newspapers
have merely reported the speaker as
opposing the friends of the president
who favors fifty per cent reduction of
tariff on Cuban imports and the speaker
has already written letter to Waterloo
business men admitting that this is his
attitude SO it is hard to see how the
press has lied" much about him. More
over practically the entire republican
press of Iowa favors the presidents idea
of doing something for Cuba, a petition
praying for this action has been re-
ceived by Mr.. Henderson from his own
constituents. the business men of Wa
terloo. Does the speaker mean to charge
the republican press of Iowa and even
his own constituents with lying" at the
manipulation of the concrete organ
izations have named?" Practically all
the great republican journals of the
country are quoting the late Mckinley
and supporting President Roosevelt in
his determination to carry out the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
Still, 1T is a Great Sum.

The members of the Mckinley Mem
orial Association at Washington are
greatly disappointed in the lack of in
terest in swelling the fund, as We're the
members of the local committee here.
Minneapolis and Minnesota have done
better since attention was called by the
press to the way the fund was tagging.
but ii is stated that the national con-
trbutons. so far amount to only about
100000, which is no more than one
tenth of what was expected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
SOCIETY LEADERS GIVE SHOW
Cabinet Officers Wives and Others on
Amateur STAGE

Washington, Feb. 1S.-An amateur
performance given at local theater
last night brought out AN extraordinary
array OF talent from people who have
acquired more or less reputation in the
social world The program included Il
duel with swords between Mr.. Crack
anthorpe of the British embassy and
Baron Frankenstein of the Austrian le-
cation, the seconds beings Humphreys
Owen, honorary attache of the British
embassy, and Martin Jones.
There was also pantomine, written
by Mrs. Burton Harrison. with full
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
New York sun.1

The trouble with Mr.. Carnegie's ar
gument before the Authors Club on
Thursday against enlarging the navy
namely: that no country will dare to
make war with us because of It's trade
with us-is that it is too academic. 1t
deals with pure reason only and cold
and dead kind of reason. which has
pever yet controlled the making of war.
The country living by 1t would proba-
bly, soon die. A strong navy never was
so desirable to the United States as it
SO today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION.
Lands Actually Increase in Value
When Children Are Transported to
G.

The effect of this system upon real
estate values is often referred to as
one of the objections raised by farm
ers. Many a farmer reasons like this:
IF the little district school near my
farm is closed and the children of this
neighborhood have to be carried, three
or four miles perhaps. to a central
school, the farms near that school will
become more valuable and my farm
land others around here will depreciate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
Had to CONQUER or Die.

81 was just about gone writes Mrs.
Rosa Richardson, Of Laurel Springs, N.
lie. Il had consumption so badly that
the best doctors said I could not live
more than month. but began to use
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Ia grippe and bronchitis infallible for
coughs. colds asthma, hay fever, crop
or whooping cough. Guaranteed bot
ties so cents and 81. Trial bottles free
at George p. Powers drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

| tute the bulk of the property affected
in such cases, and the Healy bill, should
1t become a law, would favor the own
ers of such property and discriminate
against the owners of land. stock, and
such property as cannot readily be con-
cealed. The bill is wrong in principle.
would be pernicious in practice. and
should meet with prompt and positive
rejection by the legislature"
In noticing that the T.-R. favors an
appropriation of 100000 to the St Louis
fair. the Davenport Democrat is of the
opinion that This is extremely moder-
ate. about as much so s25o,000 would
be exceedingly extravagant.'
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald is
opposed to the repeal of the tax ferret
law 1t declares that NO proposition
to make concealnent of property I'M
practicable is embodied in any bill now
before the legislature, and human ma
ture must be miracuiously transformed
before the average man who can evade
or shift tax will pay it. All this be-
ing true adds the TIL the bills to
repeal the tax ferret law are in effect
nothing less than bold, audacious. un-
blushing propositions to encourage
lodging, to exempt n few at the eX-
pense of the many, and to restore and
maintain in favor of bond and stock and
mortgage holders a discrimination SIM
liar to that made in favor of the pub
lie. service corporations against farm
land and city realty owners"
In noticing a bill to give each coun-
ty a representative in the lower house
of the general assembly the Cedar Rap
ids Gazette doubts whether the new
arrangement would greatly help legis-
lative matters, altho it might improve
the quality of the sailing for the politi-
clans in certain sections of the state"
The Shenandoah Sentinel expresses
the opinion that the Christian Scien-
lists may be mistaken in their claim,
but 1t is clear they are good people with
purest and noblest purposes and aspir
ations."
THE legislator who would allow him
self to be influenced by railway pass,
says the Council Bluffs Nonpareil
would yield to some other influence if
the pass were prohibited"
The Spirit Lake Beacon asserts that
it is not the business of the legislature
TO fix the tax levy-the executive
council does that. The legislature, the
Beacon believes, should do the right
thing in the matter of appropriations.
carefully and scrutinizingly, confidently
expecting Justification at the hands of
the people. and leave it to the executive
council to provide the necessary rev.
enues, whether that shall involve a 2
or a 3-mill levy The Beacon is certain
this great state can afford to meet ev-
cry Just claim upon it, dealing with
every financial obligation in Il broad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure
1t is a great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder, kidneys and back in male
or female. Relieves retention of water
almost Immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure this is the rem
edy. Sold by C. j. Lander. druggist,
Marshalltown, Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

Fretwell Shock, aged 10, has been
held by the coroner at ST. Louis for
the death of 16-year-old William
Ledger, who was shot and killed in a
row between rival gangs of boys Fri
day night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The stanlnope Mail observes that III
the present demand for men to work ii
all lines at good wages, about the mos
Expensive thing a man can do is tc
loaf
The Spencer News is opposed TO the
Healy bill, which practically kills the
lax ferret law. The News says
Moneys and credits, which are easily
hidden fronl the assessor, and which are
owned chiefly by the wealthy. consti-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

The growth of Dawson City is indi-
Gated by the fact that the First Metho-
dist church of that city has called to
the passionate the Rev. James Living
stone, of Windsor, Ont, at salary of
$4,000 a year and parsonage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-19

In noticing that the T.-R. favors an
appropriation of 100000 to the st. Louis
fair. the Davenport Democrat is of the
opinion that This is extremely moder-
ate; about as much so s25o,o0O would
be exceedingly extravagant'