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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24
"Talk is always cheap says the os

Talk is always cheap" says the Os-
kaloosa Times Journal. The political
mountehank who points with tears to
the starry emblem of our country may
simply be trying to divert your atten-
ton in order to get his hand into your
pocket
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

A Wapello newspaper man has in
stalled a 2,oo0voume book library of
standard science. fiction, etc, In his
printing Office as a circulating aid and
builder. All paid up subscribers are
members of the library association and
entitled to the use of books so long as
they remain paid up. The idea is good
one and the newspaper man is entitled
to quite as much praise as Mr.. Car
negie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

A fact which tends to encourage the
combination of steel and concrete In
building is that both materials expand
temperature changes. II there We're
Amy great inequality in this respect
walls might crack In consequence of the
change of seasons alone. Even more
trying would be the effect of big ac-
oidental fire on walls and floors of that
|.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

We read in the Sioux City Tribune
that there has been such a slump in
stocks that the railroads of the country
could be bought now at about $1,000,
10000 less than the valuation quoted a
few weeks ago" About year ago this
same paper was demanding that the
executive council of Iowa assess rail-
roads on the basis of the combined val
ue of stocks and bonds. Wonder if it
would advise shrinking the assessment
this year in proportion to the above
stock market slump?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

A recent editorial on Reed and Tariff
Reformers" in the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican suggests TO the close observer
his own editorial comment nowadays.
Critics of the SHINING ich done at Des
Moines had better see 20 their scalps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

A Grinnell firm is reported to have
offered a man dollar an hour to shovel
coal only to meet refusal. Tramps or
are the only people who
might properly refuse such an offer.
Which was it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

"It taxpayers do not wish to be taxed
to the limit" says the Waterloo Re-
porter. "the remedy is not in underval-
Jung their property for assessment, but
lin electing honest and capable officials
to disburse the revenue yielded by tax
ation'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-24

According to a decision of Judge
Rothrock the city of Cedar Rapids has
no power to punish druggists for lille
sal sales of liquor. A hotel druggist
had been charged with dispensing the
stuff that made Iowa's inebriate wards
the city.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

Albert j. Hopkins election as United
States senator was ratified by the Illi-
nois house and senate in joint session.
Lieut. Gov. James H. Tillmans term
expired while he was lying in Jail at
Columbia, S. c., for the murder of Ed
itor Gonzales.
In an address at the United Mine
Workers convention in Indianapolis,
Mother" Jones urged laboring men
to "shoot" obnoxious officials with the
ballot A demand of Is to 25 per cent.
wage increase was made by the soft
coal miners.
The supreme court of Nebraska says
that the reading of the Bible is per-
Missile in public schools of the state.
At the age of 81 years Judge Au-
gustus C. Baldwin, who represented
the old Fifth Michigan district in the
Thirty-eighth congress, died al, his
home in Pontiac.
A bill has passed the Kansas legisla-
ture to investigate the coal famine.
Duncan C. Hayward has been inaugu-
rated as governor of South Carolina
at Columbia.
Mary A. Hunt, of Beloit, Wis, is 101
years old and possessed of all her facul-
ties.
The doors of the state bank of Yer
digree, Neb., were closed with iabil-
tiles of $4,000.
At Indianapolis an attempt to COM
nit the United Mine Workers conven-
ton to socialist doctrine in respect to
ownership of coal mines and railroads
failed.
Engineer Norton, Fireman Mcdaniel
and Baggage Master Meyerick were
fatally injured in railway wreck on
the Illinois Central road at Dempster,
Tenn.
At the conclusion of the Indiana coal
inquiry Gov. Durbin declared there
was no evidence of collision to force
up the price of coal.
This year the southern California
orange crop is record breaker.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
UNITED STATES AND
COLOMBIA REACH AGREE
MENT REGARDING CANAE,

Washington, Jan. 23.-At the last
moment and on the eve of an official
declaration that negotiations were off,
the government of the United States
of Colombia met the views of this gov
erment and Thursday a treaty was
signed which gives to this country per-
petual control of the Panama canal
strip across the isthmus. This deter
mines the location of the interoceanic
canal at that point on the isthmus and
disposes of the Nicaragua canal, at
least until the Panama canal has been
given a fair chance.
The Trenfy.
The treaty signed Thursday conveys
from the republic of Colombia to the
United States of America the perpetual
control of a strip of territory from
Caribbean sea to the Pacific ocean, six
miles wide at its narrowest point. 1t
provides that the United States shall
not only have the right to excavate and
construct canal sufficiently large to
afford passage for ships of the greatest
tonnage and draft now in use, but that
it may perpetually maintain, operate
and protect this canal, this last right
being carefully guarded. The treaty
also provides for the right to maintain
and operate the Panama railroad dur
ing the building of the canal and as
long thereafter as may be desired 1t
is specifically provided, further, that
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
THE EAST.

Along the entire Delaware & Hud-
son railroad system there has been
q general advance of wages.
James r. Kelley and Euclid Mad
den, the Pittsfeld (Mass.) trolley
car crew who caused collision
with President Roosevelt's carriage,
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and
Madden was given a six months SEN
tence.
Up to date the anthracite strike
commission has examined 400 wit
nesses; TIA called by strikers, 155 by
nonunion men and IS by the COM
mission.
At the age of SO years Julian
Ralph, noted author and war corrc-
spondent, died at his home in New
York.
Off Atlantic City the bark Abiel Alb
bolt, from Turks island for New
York, went aground near Ship Bottom
light, and four of her crew were
drowned.
The governor of Rhode Island an
nounces that no prize fighting will be
allowed in the state.
BY the caving in of mine at Nata-
lie, Pa, Joseph Pet:oss and his three
sons were killed.
In New York Eugene Mccarthy, the
school boy pugilist," died from the
effects of blow received in a bout.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

The United States supreme court
has upheld the Illinois inheritance
tax law.
United States Minister Bowen
reached Washington to negotiate
with European allies for settle
ment of the Venezuelan affair.
The American Federation of La
boris executive committee is to begin
an active campaign in behalf of laws
to prohibit child labor.
The president has signed the mill
tia bill recently passed by congress.
Furniture used in the white bcnse
in Washington for many years and Ga:'
carded as a result of the recent i'm
provements, has been sold at auction.
In Washington the treaty between
the United States and Colombia for
the construction of the Panama canal
has been signed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

the United States shall exercise poles
and civil jurisdiction over the strip of
territory, and particularly over the
ports at each end of the canal, so as
to preserve order and prevent cpl
denies. 1t is further stipulated that
the United States of America shall
have the right to establish and main
tain the judicial tribunals necessary
to preserve respect for civil and GRIM
inal law as we'll as sanitary regulations
and all the rules necessary for the
building, operation and protection of
the canal and the ports at either end.
COST Of Canal.
Washington, Jan. 24.-The canal
treaty provides for the payment by
the United States to Colombia of $780,
100000 in gold and a rental of $780, 200
annually thereafter, after the eXpira'
ton of nine years. The lease of a
zone six miles wide for 100 years is
granted. The United States has the
right to send troops oprotect it's prop
erty in case Colombia cannot do so.
Colombia Rejoices.
Colon, Colombia, Jan. 24.-The news
received here that the canal treaty
between the United States and Colon
ba had been signed caused much jubil-
alton throughout the isthmus and
hopes are expressed that the United
States will soon begin the completion
of the canal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Trade I& Generally Good Throughout
the Country with Dealings More
on q Cash BaSi@.

New York, Jan. 23.-R. G. Dun q
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Heavy transactions in merchandise
are reported, but there is much COM
plant regarding the slow movement
of freight. The situation as to gem
eral lines is aggravated by the precc-
dence given fuel over all other
freight except live stock and perish
able goods. Notwithstanding the ex-
tensive increase in transporting ia
cilities during the past year, some
roads have been compelled to decline
consignments, and in many :ases
where a large number of cara we're
desired only one was provided.
Firmness has characterized the
course of the leading staples, an
abundant demand being in evidence,
while available supplies are restricted
by traffic conditions.
Failures for the week number 26G
in the United States, against 391 last
year, and 81 in Canada, compared
with % a year ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
ASKS FOR RELIEF.
AEx:nRIdo Petitions Congress for Aid
for the PhiIippines-WouId
borrow $IOO.OOO,OOO.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Aguinaldo,
formerly leader of the Filipino insur-
gents, has petitioned congress,
through Gov. Taft, 10 take steps to re-
lieve suffering and famine in the Phil
,ippines by extending Il loan and credit
of 500, 100000 to the agriculturists OF
the archipelago. He urges the estab-
iishment of bank under the civil gov
eminent TO handle the money, and he
works out the details of his relief plan
in such way that he claims the loan
would be repaid in 20 years and bal
ance left in the bank to continue the
work.
Secretary Root submitted Aguin-
aldo's petition to the senate and house.
1t is a remarkable presentation of con-
ditions in the Philippines and supports
Secretary Roots statements to con-
gress and points out, as he did, the ne
cessity for prompt action to check suf-
fering and disaster. The secretary at
tached particular Importance to Ag-
uinaldo's profession of desire to do
all in his power to aid Americans in de-
veloping the islands and carrying out
relief measures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings OF a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
ALI the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
7 ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.


On the goth the United States senate
passed the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriat ton bill and further
discussed the statehood bill. In the
house the agricultural appropriation
bill was reported, the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill was passed
and consideration of the Philippine
coinage bill was begun. Mr.. Cochran
(Mo.) declared in speech that people
of Canada will change their loyalty
when the United States ceases truck
ling" to England and was called 'iar"
by young woman in the gallery
The omnibus statehood bill was
further discussed in the United States
senate on the 21st. An attempt to
hold an executive session to consider
the Cuban reciprocity treaty was de-
feated by Senator Quay. The house
spent the day in committee of the
whole in debate on the Philippine
coinage bill. The military academy
appropriation bill ($644,273) was re-
ported and bill was introduced to
enable persons to locate coal claims
on unsurveyed lands in Alaska.
The statehood bill occupied the en-
tire attention of the United States SEN
ate on the 22d except for few routine
matters. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was
sent to conference and favorable re-
port was made on the bill appropriate
ing 100000 for the erection of head
stones to mark the graves of confed-
crate soldiers buried in the north. In
the house the Philippine coinage bill
reported by the insular affairs commit
tee was rejected and the substitute
offered by the minority for the intro
duction of American currency and the
American coinage system in the ISL
ands was adopted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

Throughout Great Britain the sec
ond anniversary of the death of
Queen Victoria was observed by me-
mortal services.
In Chicago Patrick Deneen was ac-
quilted of the alleged murder of John
Linders by jury whose members first
knelt and prayed for light in arriving
at verdict.
On the Chicago Great Western road
an express train was wreckedeat South
Freeport, H., and Engineer Sheriden,
Fireman Grace and W. I'll. Day were
killed and 20 passengers injured.
Chester d. Long has been nominated
for United States senator by the Kan
sas republican legislative caucus.
In the Michigan senate a bill has
been introduced making the promul-
cation of criminally anarchistic doc
trine a crime punishable by $4,000 fine
or ten years Imprisonment, or both.
At his home in Laporte, Ind, John
p. Teeple celebrated his one hun
dredth birthday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

would make a statement, and replied
through his brother-in-law, eX-Judge
Buchanan, that he had nothing to say.
Columbia, S. c., Jan. 2l.-The flu
neral of N. G. Gonzales was held
Tuesday afternoon at Trinity church,
Right Rev. Bishop Capers, the life
long friend of Mr.. Gonzales, ofliciat-
ing.
The honorary pall-bearers We're:
Judge A. c. Huskell, DR.. Il. w. Tay-
lor, DIR. J. w. Babcock, Prof. X.
Mans Davis, Lander Crawford, c. Mar
shall, Coartes ELS, William ii. Libbs,
Julius Walker, John p. Thomas, Jr.,
Wade II. Gibbers, Jr., C. Il. Fitzsim-
mons.
The active pall-bearers were all fell
low workers with Mr.. Gonzales on
the State. The Knights of l'ythias,
of which Mr.. Gonzales was a member,
attended in a body, and many if not
all of the merchants suspended bust
ness during the funeral.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

Kansas City. Mo-, Jan. 23.-North-
bound express No. 1o4, which left
Memphis for Kansas City at 9:15
Wednesday morning, was wrecked
four miles south of South Greenfield,
Mo, at one o'clock Thursday morning.
The entire train, consisting of bag
gage car. mail car, smoker and common
coach, chair car and one sleeper, left
the track, caught fire and was con-
sumed. Fred Fisher, of Fort Scott,
the engineer. was killed instantly;
Fireman Ed Gilbert, Of Fort Scott, was
seriously hurt, and several passengers
are reported badly injured.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

The French, who have heretofore
done little or nothing in that line, have
at last turned their attention to polar
exploration. Under the patronage of
the academy of science and the minis
try of public instruction, DR.. Jean
Chnrcot has completed his plans for an
arctic expedition, and a ship for the
voyage is now under construction at
Saint Malo. 1t will be specially
equipped to resist ice. The party will
leave France May IS for Spitzbergen,
and thence viii start for Franz Josef
Land. The expedition will be exclu-
sively French.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

unconscious when the end came. HIS
wife, his three brothers, his sister,
members of the editorial staff of the
State and the surgeons were present.
Agfew minutes after the end came it
was known all over Columbia. There
is no apparent anger, no display Of
excitement, but an unnatural quiet is
noticeable throughout the city.
Throughout the day and night hun
dreds of kilograms of sympathy have
been pouring in, not only from COM
munities, newspapers and citizens
from all over South Carolina, but from
many American citizens north and
south.
Soon after the death of Mr.. Gonzales
a telephone message carried the news
to Capt Sigh, the county jailer, and
he appraised Col. Tillman. 1t is stated
that the latter received the intelligence
without any expression or betokening
any emotion. He was asked if he
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

With cruisers Panther and Fake.
the German flagship Vineta lombard
ed Fort San Carlos, Venezuela.
Arthur Lynch, member Of the Brit.
ish parliament for Galway, who fought
for the Beers in the Transvaal war,
has been placed on trial in London for
treason.
The raising of the blockade is Ven
ezuela's demand precedent to the for.
NAL institution of negotiations with
the powers for a settlement of their
claims.
German warships continued the
bombardment of San Carlos, firm z
hundreds of shots, killing ~ Venezue.
Ian soldiers and many non-combatants
and laying forts in ruins.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
FOUND TRUE BILLS.
Indictments Against IA Number OF
Coal Dealers and Operators.

Chicago, Jan. 2o.-The special grand
jury that has been investigating the
coal famine indicted 27 corporations
and II individuals Monday, total Of
A. An early test trial Of some of the
cases has been arranged, for. The of
tenders are divided into three classes
under the several indictments, and
they are held answerable to the law
which prohibits trust considerations
and combinations TO regulate trade
and prices. Counts based on the stat
utes against conspiracy to restrain
trade and prohibiting blacklisting are
also included in the bills.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

Gen. Chaffee says that while in COM
mand of the American troops in China
he knew the exact spot where govern
ment treasure worth SO,000,OOO was
concealed, and that he would have
seized and held it as part of the Chi
nese indemnity fund to the United
States had he not been forbidden to do
so by President Mckinley. His action
would have been justified by the laws
of war, but the United States occupies
better position before the world for
his not having seized the treasure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
ELECTIONS RATIFIED.
Conf rm 3nto DRY Action TIA eI<n on ChOice
of United States Senators in
Joint Legislative Sessions.

The elections of United States sena-
tors were ratified in joint session of
the legislatures in the following
states: ichigan-Russell A. Alger
Illinois-Albert j. Hopkins. Indiana
Charles w. Fairbanks. Missouri-Wil-
liam Stone. Arkansas = James p
Clark. New York-Thomas c. Plat
North Dakota-H. C. Hansbrough
South Dakota-A. B. Kittredge. Utah
Reed Smoot.
In Washington and Oregon, where
deadlocks exist. ballots were taken,
but without the election of a senator
Fulton gained three votes in Oregon
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

A staircase that can be folded up
is the general title of a novelty for
carriages and steamboats,. 1t is COM
posed of any desired length, which
makes ascent and descent easy. The
device can be easily arranged to serve
as a plank to walk from one place to
another on the same elevation. 1t is
the kind of thing that would be of
great use in the event of fire, and IT
has the advantage of folding into a
small compass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
is SENTENCED TO DEATH.
TreaSon for Fighting Against
His own Country.

London. jar. 24.-Col. Arthur Lynch,
member of parliament for Galway, was
Friday found guilty of high treason
and sentenced to death.
Although formally sentenced to be
hanged, Lynch's sentence will no
doubt be committed.
Col. Lynch is an Australian b. birth.
but an Irishman by nationality and
choice. His life has been as full Of
adventure as one of Charles Levers
celebrated Irish heroes.
He is an author, an engineer, jour
nalist, a soldier, and an ardent politi-
clan. In Australia, the United States,
England, and South Africa he has adj
vocated home rule for Ireland. His
love of conflict overcame him when he
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

One of the pathetic circumstances
that came to light in New York city re-
Gently was that Pauline Markham,
once the queen of stage beauties, is
now earning scant subsistence by
scrubbing floors in Harlem fiat build
ing. This is the woman whose arms
were once described as 'the lost arms
of Venus" She is old now and has
lost her beauty, but she retains some
measure of pride, for she conceals her
identity behind fictitious name.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

reached South Africa as a war CORES
pondent and he became an active COM
Blatant.
With President Kruger's permission
he organized the Second Transvaal
Irish brigade or rough riders, swore
allegiance to the Transvaal, and saw
much active service. After the defeat
of the Beers and while the colonel was
in Paris, he was elected by his Irish
friends to represent Galway in the
house of commons. On his arrival in
England, June II, he was arrested on
the charge of high treason ana his
trial and conviction followed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

The revolution caused in American
surgery by the debut of Prof. Lorenz,
of Vienna, may best be understood
from the statement of a New York
physician who says that the number of
cases of congenital hip disease, which
was about 500 in New York city at the
time of Prof. Lorenz's arrival, has been
reduced to about $50 cases and these
are practically only the instances of
the disease in older persons. Lorenz
himself and his numerous imitators
have made a successful war through
bloodless surgery on the malforma-
tons of the hip in children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29

The messages just sent across the At
lantic by Marconi, in one of which
President Roosevelt greeted Edward
VII. seem to remove the last shadow of
a doubt of the practicability of the
wireless system of communication. 1t
has just been tried under more adverse
conditions than were those under
which IL has been operated heretofore.
Apparently. it has met all the tests to
which it has been submitted. Experts
who had been skeptical now seem to be
convinced that the system is not only
practical, but that it will soon be
brought into ordinary commercial use.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
Minority Report Adoptea.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The house
leaders went down to signal defeat
Thursday when the house, by vote
of 146 to 1913, rejected the Philippine
coinage bill, reported by the ina''iar al
fairs committee, and adopted the sub
stitute offered by the minority for the
introduction of American Currency
and the American coinage system in
tho islands
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-01-29
Death of a Veteran.

Rich Hill, Mo-, Jan. 20.-Col. Sam
ual Sims, who was a soldier of the
republic of Texas, AN officer in Zach
airy Taylor's army in the war with
Mexico, veteran of Indian wars
and a confederate captain, is dead az
his home here. aged 81 years.