Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-04
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

\ in a narrow escape from peril. Dul ln'
/ American people have been thoroughly
frightened again by the possibility o.
losing a president thru the incident:
of travel. If it shall lead to more eau
ton tie lesson will be useful.
OF course the electric car and the
ttally-ho could not move harmonousls
lin the same company.
The redistricting of Mississippi llat
a curious result Three democrati,
icongressmen-P Henry, of Nicks
burg; John Sharp Williams, of Yazoo
ftnd Charles Edward Hooker, of Jack
son-suddenly found themselves in the
same district. All three wanted to sc
| back to the house; only one could. Will
liams has won out in the primary, ant
remains in congress. Williams canvass
lis spoken of as one of the creates
lever seen in Mississippi. The last day
| of it found him in his shirt sleeves. il!
speaking alternately in English, Ger
man and French. His own county
went for him solidly. and he made
surprising inroads in the counties of hill
competitors. He is not only a gentle
man, but a scholarly gentieman-Mitl
the University of Virginia stamp upon
him, and, superimposed on that, the
Heidelberg stamp.
The Ohio democrats reaff1rmed the
yer theory, and thus challenge the
party fealty of their Iowa brethren.
The good roads leaven is working
EC. Donaldson reports from Managua.
June 10, 1902, that the president of
Nicaragua, by a decree published on
May IS, has created fund for the con :
Istruction and repairing of public roads.
which is to be raised by direct per
sonal tax on all male citizens ever
eighteen years of age and on foreigners
living in the country. with the eAcep-
tion Of those in military service, stu.
dents and decrepit old men over sixty
years of age, as also subjects of char
ity.
Bryan will turn his back to Iowa
democrats during the present CAM,
paign. AS the latter have turned against
the silver issue they will be back to
1,.,c l. ;,,l1,
The London Express tells of an en-
thusiastic collector of mummies who
reached the Belgian frontier the other
day with an ancient and respected
Egyptian corpse AT the customs the
officials asked what it was. "a mum
N.Y." was the answer. You can't take
it in without paying duty" But num-
mics pay no duty" replied the traveller
We will consult the register" replied
the ofncial. An enormous volume was
examined, but with no result; mummies
We're not classified. Declare it as salt
fish" shouted the official to one of the
clerks, and thus the mummy of a pos
into Belgium,
There's a smile on the face of gold
democrats,
A frown on the brow of the others,
The question that rises in the "kertiop,
Is, which will call out we're byothers!"
One of Senator Quay's party, while
in Florida, went alligator hunting and
got lost. Presently he met man
riding a COW.
Can you tell me how far 1t is to Mi
am?
We'll, reckon hits about two
whoops." the man answered.
"Two-what?"
The man seemed to take this as chal-
longing his veracity, for he looked
questioningly at the palmettos and
prickly pears beside the path, then be-
gan to scratch his head.
..P'rhaps hit may be snlitch fur
der he admitted; but low hit amt
moren' two whoops an a holler."
True to its early training Arkansas
went democratic in it's state election by
5000 to 10000, re-electing Jefferson
Davis governor.
An uneQuivocalA declaration for free
trade and the ignoring of the free silver
question are the features of the cam
paign book issued by the democratic
committee simultaneous
~ from its headquarters in Chicago and
IN Washington d. c., Tuesday The
book is intended as a guide and text
present congressional campaigns thru
out the country and in the absence of
A national convention. is regarded as
the platform on which the
campaign is to be fought
out Imperialism and the conduct of
Lhe army in the Philippines come in for
4 share of notice. and many pages of
the book are devoted to trusts the dis
sussion of which is supported by Statis-
tics and figures to show that the pro-
lucer is the only one who has been con-
,idered in the republican legislation.
md that the consumers rights have
been wholly ignored. A great effort will
,e made to gain control Of the national
house.
The British shipbuilding industry is I
threatened with stagnation, as the
,reight market at present offers no in