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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
To Whom Il May Concern.

Notice is hereby given to all parties
interested that the city street improve
1nent certificates, covering the cost and
expenses of the street Improvement
made on North Third street in the city
of Marshalltown between the north line
of Main street and the north line
of Cummings addition and on Jerome
street. between the west line of Third
street and the east line of Fourth
street, are now prepared, ready for de-
livery to the contractor; and all par
ties against whose property or against
whom special assessment was levied
by resolution of the city council, of the
date of Nov. 10, 1902, for the cost and
expenses of the above designated i'm
proyements, who desire to avail them
selves of the extension of time for the
payment of such assessment or assess
Inents in seven co equal installments.
with S per cent per annum, must, with
In thirty (30) days after the 2Sth day
OF November, A. d. 1902, appear at the
Office of the city clerk and agree, in
writing by endorsement on said certifi :
cate or certificates, or in separate
agreement, that In consideration OF
having the right to pay such assess
nent or assessments in installments, as
aforesaid, they waive all objections as
to illegally or irregularity in their as
easements and prior proceedings ane
will pay the same with interest thereon
at five 60 per cent per annu1n, as pro-
vided by law.
JOS. H. EGERMAYER,
City Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28

The collector also calls attention to
the fact that the demand for cotton
goods is still largely supplied by native
cloths, an industry which he says is
largely carried on in the cottage homes
of Manchuria. Foreign yarns, he adds,
are in general use for this purpose,
their popularity over native yarns be-
ing accounted for by their greater
smoothness, lesser liability to breaking
and greater cheapness. Here, in fact"
he says, lies the great competitor who
has to be faced by the cotton manu-
facturers in America, Great Britain
and Japan. In the words of the Black
burn commission, There is one form
of competition which is very apt to be
overlooked. or at least moderated, and
from which the conditions under which
1t is carried on acts as a great deter
rent to the more general use of Lanca-
shire cloths than all outside compete
ton put together. We refer to the uni
versal production of native handmade
goods. The sooner we drop the fond
Illusion that we, and other competing
countries, clothe China's millions, and
grasp the fact that as regards the trade
in foreign piece goods every province in
the country is an undeveloped market,
the more hope we shall have for the
fact is, we do not clothe China's mill
ions; they clothe themselves, the pur-
chasing power of the individual decid-
ing whether he does or does not wear
garments from foreign cottons.'"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
The Des Moines Being Rapidly
Fitted Out at the Fore
River Shipyard
MAIN ENGINES VERY POWERFUL
Typical of Modern Marine Engineering
and Protected So Well 1t Is Almost
an lmpossibiIity That Both Should Be
Disabled at Same Time, Either in
Accident or Conflict.
Special to Times-Republicar

Boston, Nov. 2S.--With the installa-
well started, the Des Moines has reach
ed very interesting point in her fitting
out process at the Fore River shipyard
The engines of modern warship are OF
almost equal Importance with her arm
ament and those that are being put in
to the cruiser aer typical of modern
marine acknowledgements powerful
and wonderfully efficient and ingenious
mechanisms, built according to the
very latest designs of the cleverest
government engineers.
The Des Moines has two great pro-
polling engines of what is called the
vertical. inverted-c cylinder, direct act
ing, triple-expansion type. Ihey are
in two water-tight compartments at
the very bottom of the ship, separated
by water tight bulkhead. SO that 1t is
hardly possible that both should be dis
abled at the same time by an accident
at sea or in conflict with an enemy.
Both also stand on their own indepen-
dent bedplate of cast steel, supported
by keelson plates; and forged steel col
umns, trussed by forged steel stays,
compose the framing of both.
For each of the main engines there is
a condenser, with 5000 square feet of
cooling surface and centrifugal cir
culating pump and single-acting, YER
teal air pump. Smaller condensers are
connected with all the auxiliary ma
chinery--which includes reversing and
turning engines; complete machine
shop; exaporating and distilling plants
for converting salt water into fresh;
hoists for ammunition and for ashes,
and pumps seemingly without number.
1t is calculated that the collective indi-
Gated horse power of the propelling en-
gines and the circulating pump engines
will be $500 when the main engines are
making 172 revolutions minute with a
pressure of 275 pounds of steam in the
boilers.
The six water-tube boilers, which
were put into the cruisers hull before
she left her stocks on the Fore River
beach, are also separated in two water
tight compartments. They have heat
ing surface of $4,000 square feet over a
graet surface of 800 square feet and are
tested to steam pressure of 400
pounds to the square inch more than
the atmospheric pressure. Each boiler
compartment has a blower for forced
draft, being made air-tight at the gun
deck level, where the twin smoke fun
nels begin. Cast and forged steel, cast
iron and composition of copper, tin
and zinc, in proportions varying with
the use it is put to, are employed in the
ENGINES and for the attachments of the
boilers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28

The area reported as probably soWn
for next years crop is 6,o20,lo5 acres,
being a decrease of 234,6 ga acres, or 81
per cent below last years sowing,
which was much the largest ever re-
ported The soil and weather cond1-
tons for it's prosperity have been I'M
usually favorable, and the even, whole
some and not too rank growth presents
a prospect most promising barring un-
pleasant reports from numerous locali-
ties of yellow spots" in the fields,
chargable to the presence of Hessian
flies in greater numbers and activity
than before observed in the state. The
prolonged autumn weather has afforded
these pests unusual opportunities for
working mischief, and their activity
has. in some counties, caused no little
disquietude.
Spring Wheat: The shrinkage in
spring wheat sowing so conspicuous
annually Of late years is again strik-
ingly In evidence this year. with but
1929 acres, and yield of 325,397
bushels, worth s155,546.57.
Corn-The corn area of 6,99o.764
acres (Which includes the 5,919,59O
acres reported by assessors, plus 1,071,-
TIA acres of the plowed-up wheat land
stated by correspondents as having
been planted in corn yielded 2O1,367, 1o2
bushels worth $111,e03.3s.
The fifteen counties leading in corn
and having four million Bushels or more
each, with their yield, named in the or
der of their rank, are:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Short TeIeurams.

Pccatello, Idaho-Judge D. w. Stan
bred, national republican committee
man, has announced his candidacy fol
the United States senatorship to sue
coed Senator Heitfeld.
Cincinnati-J. L. Frohman, Of Chi
cago, was discovered dead in bath
tub at the Hotel Homing yesterday
afternoon. His neck was broken and
he evidently slipped and fell on enter
ing the bath.
Paris-Seventy-two works painted
with solid oil color sticks, by NJ. J.
Raffaelli are attracting great atten-
ton at the Durand-Ruel gallery. The
process is new, and is the invention OIL
Mons. Raffaellf.
Greenville, Ill.-While rounding 6
curve at high rate of speed yesterday
Jacksonville & st. Louis passenger
train plunged over an embankment, q
distance of over thirty feet, and ten
persons We're injured, two of whom
may die.
Job Williams, negro, was hanged at
Bridgeton, N. j.. for the murder of John
S. Williams, q farmer, and his house
keeper. Miss Catherine Shut.
j. d. Yale, of Washington, H., fell off
the seat of his wagon, his foot caught
and he was dragged to death
New York-T. Henry French, the
theatrical manager, is seriously i'll.
Chicago-The health department. is
taking great preeaution to prevent a
repetition of the smallpox epidemic of
1893
Springfield, Ill-Ed Salt, of Carthage.
died at hotel here last night under
circumstances that indicate poisoning.
The authorities are investigating.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Western Forest Fires.
[Joseph Blethen. in December "sut
paSSD


cess"
The impression prevails thruout the
United States, that the recent forest
fires in Washington and Oregon de-
stroyed standing timber to the value of
many thousands of dollars. That the
contrary is true is based on conditions
peculiarly interesting and native to the
situation.
The fires covered fully fifty thousand
acres in Washington, destroying woods,
buildings, bridges crops, and stock.
Loss of life was small compared to the
extent of the fire, only thirty three
deaths being recorded. But the woods
destroyed were the struggling remains
of the forest left by the logging opera
tons of a decade; large trees, to be
sure, but waste lumber from the stand
point of the Puget Sound millman. In
these woods were many clearings,
where farmers had erected buildings
and planted crops. These clearings,
save the few which lay along running
water or beside lakes, were swept clean
OF their contents.
makes live fir fireproof, one must know
that excessive -dampness has brought
the fir forests, into existence, that it
exists in these forests, and that when
such condition of dampness Is removed
either by cutting down the biggest trees
or by cutting of avenues thru the
woods, allowing the suns rays to pen
citrate where they never entered before,
the remaining frs die, dry out and be-
come fit fuel for any blaze that may be
started, Thus live fir is always wet
fir.
Timber men log any given tract of
fir Systematically, as a moving ma
chine cuts along the side OF a field.
Should alternate sections be cut down,
the timber on the sections remaining
would soon dry out and die, thus be-
coming a total loss from the millman's
standpoint. Should an enthusiastic
forester cut only the big frs and leave
the smaller ones standing, with the
notion that they would thrive and grow,
he would fail, unless the experience of
Puget Sound loggers has been for
nothing.
Logging crews are instructed to burn
their waste timber as they go, but even
in midsummer logging crew must pile
their waste and allow 1t several days
in which to dry before it can be fired.
This leads to carelessness, and permits
m accumulation of pitchy lumber that
;ooner or later becomes a menace to the
ettler whose inheritance it becomes.
cut this emphasizes the fact that green
ir. standing. or felled, will not burn.
Many settlers fled into the green fir tim
5er during the recent fires and We're
IS safe there as II at1oat on the sound.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28

1899. The value of the three articles
during the year, including the small
direct arrivals, was 5,65S,661 haikwan
taels, or about 33 per cent of the total
foreign importations into this port. To
grasp fully how the trade in American
piece goods has grown in Manchuria,
the comparative table of ten years i'm
ports should be referred to, when it
will appear how rapid the growth has
been and how Indispensable the Man
ohurians now find these products" The
ten-year table to which he refers is as
follows:
Importations of American Drills and
Sheetings Into Newchwang, 1892 to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Wheat Market Opened Easier,
But a Firm Tone Quickly
Developed
COMMISSION HOUSES BOUGHT
A Leading Long Took Most of the Of
ferines and Sent the Price Up Early
Most of the Features in the Corn
Market Were Bullish-cattle Steady
and Hogs Steady to Higher.

| Chicago Nov. 2S.-Wheat opened
| easier on lower cables, but with good
demand for May and with a large
part of the offerings going to a leading
market became firm. Commission
houses also had buyers, with selling
scattered. December opened shade
| to A@ls lower at 745s to 747s, but adj
vanced along with May to 75A. May
was a shade to Il lower, at the start at
761s@769s and quickly sold to TITS. Re
ceipts We're 109 cars, four of contract
grade.
Realizing by long who had bought
earlier in the session caused a weakness
during the last half of the day and the
close was weak. with December 3s % "
lower, at T4ls. After selling as low as
74$ May sold up to 77A @773s early,
but on the decline went down to 76A,
closing AG& lower, at 76&as.
Smaller receipts, higher cables and
general improvement in the cash stu
alton were bull factors in corn. De-
cember opened Ato IL higher at SAX
TO Sc. while May was a shade lower to
a shade higher at 42% to 427. There
was a further movement in December
which advanced to 56ss. May sold up
to 4S1s 6p43A. Receipts were 1s5 cars,
seven OF contract.
Weakness in wheat affected corn and
the close was easy, December half a
cent higher, at So. with May shade
higher, at 42B.
Oats opened steady with slight de-
cline in May, due to rather free offer
ings, but the strength in other grains
soon caused a rally and the market be-
came firm, with offerings quite light.
The volume of trade was only moder-
ate, with fair demand for December.
That option opened shade higher at
S11s and sold UP to 31ss@31s4. May
was unchanged to u lower at 32% to
321s, advancing to 32s4. Receipts were
It's cars.
There were fewer hogs received at the
yards than expected and prices there
We're higher. This fact, together with
small stocks of hog produce, made a
firm tone at The opening in provisions
Trade was only moderate.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Missouri's Political Status.
rSt. Louis Globe-Democrat. ]

ISt, Louis Globe-Democrat.l
Here is an observation from the Troy
IN. W Times: According to the
latest election returns Missouri has
$4,000 republican and 100000 demo-
cratic voters. Yet the state will have
but one republican representative III
the next congress. The democratic
gerrymander is quite as effective there
as the democratic methods of sup
pressing republican votes farther south
and helps to explain the solidity of that
section" But there is difference the
Troy paper should note. The repub-
licar party of Missouri grows faster
than any other in the state. 1t will land
on top eventually, in spite of gerry
rnanders and Nesbit laws.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
TRADE WITH CHINA.
Growth of American Commerce With
the CeIestials in Recent Years.


The growth of American trade with
China and the increasing popularity OF
American goods in that country are
shown by two official statements which
have just reached the treasury bureau
OF statistics One of these is the re-
port of the foreign commerce of Chins.
ir the year 1901, by customs districts,
which contains the detailed reports of
the customs officials of each district, as
well as a standardization of the total
commerce of the year; while the other
consists of some extracts from the re-
port of the British commercial attache
in China, Mr.. j. w. Jameson. The
general report on the commerce of
China for the year 1901 shows that the
imports from the United States have
grown from 5,093,1s2 haikwan taels in
1895 to 23,529,606 in 1901; while those
from Great Britain grew from $4,000 60
;aels in 1895 to 41,223,53S taels in 1901
those from Russia from 1,791,65S taels
n 1895 to 3015,756 taels in 1901, and
those from the continent of Europe
Russia excepted, from 10000 taels in
1895 to 17,046,453 taels in 1901, showing
Il much more rapid gain proportionate-
~ in imports from the United States
than from the United Kingdom or 9TH
er countries of Europe.
Cotton goods and -four are the items
of importations from the United States.
which show the greatest gain, and In
cotton goods especially the increasing
popularity of the American product
seems to be causing some anxiety on
the part of European manufacturers
and representatives of European man
ufacturing countries. Commercial At
tache Jameson, commenting upon this
fact, says that cotton manufacturers
are finding 1t increasingly difficult to
compete with the United States, par
ticularly in the coarser grades of cot
TONS The American manufacturer he
says, enjoys advantages in the way of
geographical position, transport rates
and improved machinery. In grey goods
the competition is especially strong
while In other lines American goods
are at least holding their own. In cot
ton yarns the United States has, up to
this time, made no effort to supply the
demand, Great Britain, Japan and In
dia being the chief competitors for that
class of merchandise, nearly all of the
cotton yarn exported from India being
sent to the markets OF China. The
value of cotton yarns imported into
China in 1901 was 4S,0O0000 haikwan
taels, or about $35,000,000.
Especially interesting is a report
from the collector OF customs at New
chwang, located in the extreme north
east of China, a section in which Amer
lean goods are supposed to be especial
ly popular, and to which a large share
of those entering China via Shanghai
the most important port of entry. final
ly make their way, largely for distribu-
ton in Manchuria. Dealing first with
foreign goods says the report ''we
find that American drills almost hello
Their own In comparison with 1899, be-
ling 546,123 pieces, against 5S4s77. or
American jeans and sheetings, 52,4f2
md 979,559 pieces came in, against 20,
| $50 and 1.101,sS5 pieces, respectively, in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Educators Conference.

Cleveland, Nov 2s.-Many noted ed
ucators We're present today when the
third conference of collegiate and sec
ondary school instructors was called to
order At the conclusion of the devo-
tional exercise President Thwing,
Western Reserve University, welcomed
the delegation. Addresses We're then
delivered by S. O. Hartwell, of Kala-
mazoo. Mich: f. T. Bones, Cleveland,
Prof. III. A. Aikens, Cleveland; Prof.
David r. Major, Columbus.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Summary of Agricultural, Hor-
ticultural and Live Stock
Products for 1902
OUTPUT AccoRDINGTo COUNTIES
shrinkase in Spring Wheat Again Con-
spicuous and Also Decrease in Area
Reported as Probably sown for Next
Years Pear crop-oats Yield Greater
Than Last Years.

Topeka, Nov. 2s.-The state board OF
agriculture has issued its summary of
the agricultural, horticultural and live
stock products of Kansas-yields,
numbers and values-for the year 1902.
Winter Wheat: The yield of winter
wheat was 54,323,S39 bushels. Its home
value is given as s2s.esS,943.6o The
area sown, as returned by township as
SCISSORS in March, was 6,254,474 acres.
The output of each of the thirty coun-
ties leading in winter wheat product,
and having 63.47 per cent of the years
crop. is shown as follows, the counties
being named according to their rank IN
viald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
CHICAGO Grain.

Chicago, NOV. e.
Wheat--No. 2 red, rs; No. red, 6sd
573; No. hard, 70; No. hard 69@71;
December opened 74a@74R; highest
T5A; lowest, 74ss; closing, 74lA.
Corn--No. @ 8 and No. white, SIS q
57Is; No. 2 yellow, 551a@ '5s: No. 3 yell
low, 55G5S; December opened 54a @56;
highest, 56ss; lowest. 81; closing 55.
Oats-No. 2, 3olS@s1: No. 8. 900 3o1s:
No. white, 356136; No. white, 311
331a; No. 4 white, 3o@S2;; standard
32ha35; November S1ss; December
opened 31k; highest. 318@31a; lowest
31B closing, 31%@s1R.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
THE LIVESTOCK REVIEW.
Large Supply of Cattle for Friday ane
Prices Lower

Chicago, Nov. Notwithstanding
today were 1850, which was an I'M
usually large number for Friday, but
the aggregate supplies for the week
will not reach any large proportion. as
the country shipments We're curtailed
materially by the Thanksgiving holi-
day. During the week the market has
been unusually variable on account OF
hte irregularity of receipts, prices de-
clining 10@15 cents on Monday or
heavy receipts, ruling 1926 cents
higher Wednesday than at the close OF
last week, with a light run. Todays
market was late in opening and prices
were largely 10@15 cents lower, a few
choice lots excepted, trade being slow
Hogs Receipts were 10000, 800 be-
ing carried over from Wednesday,
Buyers took hold rather freely ant
prices averaged 5 cents higher.
Sheep-With $4,000 arrivals prices
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Nov. 2S
Cattle-Estimated receipts fortoday,
1000; steady to strong; native steers
3.00@6.40; Texas and Indian steers. SOC
@4.00; stockers and feeders, 2.10Q ABS;
calves, s3.O0@6.00, western steers, S15@
$50; cows, 2.00@3.25.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
5000; steady; heavy, 6.o5@6,75; pack
ers, 800; medium, 6.00@6.10: light, 5S5
@6.70.
Sheep--Estimated receipts for today,
1000; firm; muttons. 300@4.50; lambs,
3.10@3.50; range wethers, 3.00@S.9o;
ewes 3OOm3S5.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28

Oats: The yield of oats is nearly 60
per cent greater than last years, or a.
966,114 bushels, and the largest since
1892.
Irish potatoes: The yield on the con-
siderably diminished area, 60,61S acres,
was S,193,632 bushels, the largest and
best crop by far since 1889, with value
of $3,136,S56.71.
The net increase in value of this
years agricultural productions over
that of 1901 is $53,s96.266, and of live
stock $2,069,6SO. or a total net increase
for the year of s55.965,946, or 1907 per
cent. In two years the increase in
value of agricultural productions has
been s61,354,512, and OF live stock SILL
649,659. The total increase over the
values of three years before amounts to
$101,352,952.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
New York Produce.

New YORK, NOV. 2S.
Wheat-December S0A.
Corn-59%.
Butter-Firm; creamery, common to
choice, 20@271s; extra, 2S.
Eggs-Steady; fancy. 26@27; poor to
prime, 21@25; refrigerated, 1921.
Poultry-Alive, irregular; chickens,
10; turkeys, 111s; fowls, 121a. Dressed
Firm; chickens, 14@15; turkeys, 16;
fowls, 13.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
THANKSGIVING Scores.

WESTERN GAMES.
Michigan %, Minnesota 6.
Chicago II, Wisconsin 0.
Nebraska IL, Northwestern o.
Illinois so, Iowa 0.
Indiana 6, Ohio State s.
Kansas II, Missouri 5.
Haskell Indians Is, Washington (S'
Louis) 0.
Ohio Medics 40, Ohio Wesleyan 0.
Miami "a, Dennison s.
Knox 68, Chicago Dentals 5.
Purdue 6, Notre Dame 6.
Drake AZ, Iowa College 0.
EASTERN GAMES.
Pennsylvania II, Cornell Is.
Columbia 6, Syracuse 6.
w. & ]. 6, East End Athletics 2.
Carlisle 81, Georgetown 0.
Lafayette %, Dickinson 0.
Pittsburg 0, Philadelphia A. c. 0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Kansas CITY Grain.

Kansas City, Nov. %.
wheat-December 63A May. 6sas !;
No. hard, Sc; No. 3, 621s@6S1s; No. 2
red. e6@661a: No. 8, Ga.
Corn--November, 421a: December.
40; May. 37@371s: No. mixed, 41hG
AZ: No. white, 41Is; No. 8, SO.
Oats-No. 2 white, 33G331s; No. Q
mixed, 30@31.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
Chicago Live Stock.

chicago, NOV. 20.
CattIe-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; steady; good to prime, 6.0o@
7.25; poor to medium, 3.00@6.00: stock
ers, 2.oO@4.75; cows, 1.4O@4.75; Texans,
3O0@4.25.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
10000; steady to 5 higher; mixed and
butchers, 5.S0@6.20; good to choice
heavy, 6.10@6.d5; rough heavy, $3.50
sos; light, 5.65@6.0O; bulk of sales $50
@6.05.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
$4,000; strong; 2.50@4.1o; lambs, $500
55o
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-28
liverpool Grain.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. Is.
Wheat-Firm: spot 5s 10d; Decem-
Der, IS 11Bd; March, 6s I'D; May, 6s
I'D.
corn-ouiet; spot IS Cd; January. As
Sgd; May is Esd.