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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
WORSE THAN THE ROBBERY.

The taking of 49,, 900 from the state
treasury by +. T. holland may have
been infamous, (though the jury that
pretended to try him didn't seem to
have the courage to say SOY but more
dangerous still was the charge of Judge
Burgess to the jury, who said:
Before you can convict the defendant
you must believe, beyond a reasonable
doubt, from the evidence in the case, that
he converted the public money to his own
verting to retain said money and deprive
the state of it.
In other words, if there was 4 ring
in this state organized to control the
state financially through its politics,
and if the treasurer was a member of
this ring, and for the benefit Of the
ring and not of himself he should steal
$50 900 of the states money and pass
it over to the ring, he would not DE
held culpable nor amenable to the
law.
The INTELIIGENCER is not, never has
been in favor of prosecuting Ed. No
land, but it holds the integrity and the
sanctity of the law to be above every
man.
In Noland's case he had sworn to
obey the law, and by virtue of the
trust reposed in him by the people and
this oath, had taken charge of the
states treasury. Instead of obeying
the law and keeping this money safe
he took it from the treasury vaults and
either appropriated it to his own uses
or passed it over to the hands of his
friends. But the law can only reach
him, and if it was honestly admins
tered it would reach him. But ever
since the loss to the treasury there has
been n studied plan carried out to de-
feat the law and make the cause of
theft triumphant. And finally here
comes this judge with instructions UNI
der which there could scarcely be any
other result than acquittal.
Perhaps ut some distaut day the
secrets of this conspiracy to rob the
treasury and then to set free the tool OF
the robbers will be brought to light,
and when they are, there will be some
very important individuals inquiring
the shortest road to the wilderness.
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Editor j. w. Wallace of the Joplin
Journal says:
We like the ring of the editorials of
Mr.. j. L. Payne, of the Lexington In
TELLfGENCER, on the free coinage of
silver. Payne Is one of our old An
drew jackson and Jeffersonian demo-
Gratis who s.speaks right out in meetin'."
He isn't afraid to say give us unlimited
coinage OF the s'daddy dollars" That's
IL, Bro. Payne; here's IL -d3a, and
a shake, q long shake on your edito-
rails of May I'd. Stand by your colors
and every democratic editor in our
great state will catch up the refrain of
free silver, lower taxes, and full and
free discussion of all the political issues
of the day, The fact is the republican
party is on the dragged edge;" of
course she will die hard and game.
Lots Of fat will be fried N of the
bloated bond holders and money kings
OF the east, before her final dissolution.
The party has been weighed in the bal
ance. The hand writing has been seen on
the walls of the capitol building at Wash
ington. Reed and Mckinley saw the
hand, and were able TO read the writ
ing In the lower house of congress last
winter. Raum saw the writing on the
walls Of the pension Office. Quay recog-
nized It in the senate, and President
Harrison can begin to discern the dim
outlines of q mans hand on the walls
of the blue DON in the White House.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.


'tNNs
More May showers.
Thu farmers say wheat has never looked
better.
Mrs. Capt. Todhunter spent Tuesday in
Lexington shopping.
Miss Matte Radcliffe, of Shelbyville, KY.
has u music class Of nine scholars.
Miss Mary Webb, of Mayhem, is the
guest of her sister, Miss Bessie Webb.
Miss Mona Kirtley, of Hardin, has re.
turned home for IL few weeks visit witt
her mother.
Misses Francis, Mollic and Ida Schap.
perkntter are visiting friends and rela.
tives i'll Gasconade county.
Chas. Lyons has returned home from
Fulton, where he has been attending
school ut Westminster college for Tho
past four years.
School closed on Friday of last week
with an OF about twenty-five
OF the patrons and friends 1t is with re,
greet that we bid our teacher goodbye, fol
Miss Watts has filled her place well us {
teacher and we hope we may always have
such teachers. On Saturday u picnic wa.
given the tired scholars in Capt. Tod.
hunters pasture, which was much enjoy.
ed by all, Mrs. Lyons and Mrs. Todhuntel
being the chaperons. After the partici.
pants were all tired of the picnic they re.
paired to the home of Mrs. Todhunter anC
there were entertained by the Misse,
Watts and Radcliff with music.
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COncOrdia.
Still the good work goes on.

Still the good work goes on.
Charles Bruins, of Lexington, was here
Wednesday,.
Louis Roepe and wife, OF Sweet Springs,
were here Sunday visiting friends inc rel
atives.
Miss Julia Smith returned home from
Troy the Sth. She has been visiting her
sister Tor some time.
Our city is at present living a Life of in
dustry such as it has not experienced in
many years gone by.
Henry Filing spent Monday and Tues
gay IN Kansas City. Mr.. Filing intends
to locate in Kansas City, in the future.
Miss Sarah HUFFMAN, who for some time
has been attending the Normal school al
Warrensburg, returned home Tuesday.
Miss Lena Davis, of Mt. Leonard, who
has been here for several weeks VISITING
Mrs. A. ii. Deke, returned home Monday
Homer j. Luce, of Excelsior SPRINGS
was with us Monday. Mr.. Luce Is nov
engaged in writing up various towns il
the state.
Marshal j. w. Walkenhorst arrested ;
fellow by the name of M. Shoemaker, o
Cole Camp,on the charge of dead ''drunk'
last Saturday.
Our town has of late been experiencin.
some very great sensations, but wisely i
is spoken and true it is that "the crimina
will be unveiled"
Justice Thieman wa in Lexington Mon,
day. Mr.. Thieman is a great admirer O
the lNTELLIGENCER, and is the oldest
subscriber of this place.
An old man named Krohm died last Sun.
day and was buried the following Monda,
atthe Evangelical cemetery. Rev. II. Mohl
conducted the funeral services.
j.. ii. Powell, agent for the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, was a witness befor,
the Pettis county circuit court last weel
i'll Il suit against the Western Union tele.
graph company. He is at his post this
week.
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dispatch from Duluth, MINI

A dispatch from Duluth, Mimi,
dated the 18th, says that assistant
state geologist II. v. Winch arrived in
Duluth yesterday on his way back to
the Thunder Bay silver district, where
he has spent several months and ex-
poets to stay several more.
'sThe mines up there are really doing
remarkably WE'LL" said he. Sat Por-
cupine, which is only down about 10C
feet, they are taking out silver in chunks
as big as a bushel basket-silver that
goes with what impurities it carries
well up to $4,000 a ton. 1 don't know
how much of this kind of bonanza they
will be able to strike, but they shipped
away over twenty barrels the other day
and there was money enough in the
twenty barrels to pay for a good deal
of work.
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DR.. Dunbar.

The great eye, ear, catarrh, and throat
specialist, DIR. j.. f.. Dunbar, of Macon
City, lett for Richmond Friday. His bus
mess here has increased, and he was kept
busy in his office most all the time attend
ing to the numerous patients who visited
him here. The DR.. is we'll known most
all over the state and is a friend to all who
have met him.. Kind, courteous, and ever
obliging, treating all alike, and never fail
ing to recognize an acquaintance, when
passing on the street makes for him a host
of friends wherever he visits, who will
remember him should they ever meet
again. His marvellous manner of treating
diseases that come under his observation,
in such u sure unmistallable way, would
madem most strangers they should meet in
their travels. Another little item of in
terest that does not escape the notice of an
always observing public toward strangers
is that he is always prompt to pay his
bills and never grumbles. We were re-
Gently shown Il file OF accounts and bills
paid by him and were surprised to find
them to be many and so large. As a gener-
al thing he leaves a great deal of money
in Il town, also, taking q good roll away
to say nothing of the good he does. We
We're also peEmitted to examine an album,
containing photographs of his family, his
wife (deceased) and two pretty little girls
Lutte and Oracle May, OF which he is just
ly proud, so he may well be. The DIR. in
forms us that he will shortly visit some OF
the border towns OF Kansas. Should he
ever return to our city he finds n hearty
welcome by all who have met him. We
wish him much success in all his travels.
Dangler Gasoline Stoves. Senden's.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16

Another new greyhound
steamed into New York harbor this
morning. She is the Furst Bismarck,
the latest addition to the twin-screw
feet OF the neutrality-suspicious. Packet
Company. She left Southampton on
Der maiden trip across the Atlantic
Saturday afternoon. 1t is expected that
she will take front rank among ocean
vessels. On her trial trip her 10000
horsepower engines developed twenty
knots an hour. Her agents are conf
dent that when the machinery gets
worked down TO its true bearings she
will develop even greater speed.
The Furst Bismarck is a German
built boat. She has a length of 500
feet, a width of 57% feet and a depth
from the upper deck to keel-plate of SO
feet. The upper deck-houses are 9
feet high, the promenade deck rooms 8
feet, and IL feet higher lies the bridge.
The top of the masts is 1873 feet above
the promenade deck. The three fun
nels have a width of II feet and stand
50 feet above the promenade deck.
The official register OF the Furst Bis
marck Is $500 tons, but all closed
rooms eff the ship have q capacity of
1888 tons. A solid longitudinal bulk
head, running through the vessel from
upper deck to keel, divides the ship
into two non-communicating halves,
each OF which is supplied with q com-
piete set of machinery capable of pro-
pelling the big ship. Each half is SUBJ
divided into numerous water-tight COM
partEients, which confine to one COM
partment alone any accident that may
happen to the ship.
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Last week the steamer Itata, belong.
ing to the Chilian insurgents, entered
the harbor of San Francisco. The
authorities there, suspecting her mission
TO be to procure munitions of war to
be used against the CHILEAN government,
put an officer on board to hold hel
until an investigation could be had
Early Wednesday morning the ship
steamed away for South American ports,
With the l.. S. navel officer on board
AS Dor as possible the Charleston.
one Of the fieetest OF the American
Pacific squadron, was ordered to pursue
the Itata, and capture her if possible.
Tho Itata had three days start, but a:
the Charleston outspeeds her nearly two
to one, it is thought she will overtakt
the bold Chilian about Acapulco, Mex.
leo, where it is thought the Itata will
put in for coal.
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Deaths.


Joseph Roscoe Owens, aged z years, died
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Owens, in East Lexington, at
1880 a. m, Thursday, May IA, Of spinal
meningitis, after a short illness. Funeral
services were held ut 10 o'clock yesterday.
Died, in Springfield, Mo-, on the 18th
inst, FINS Il. Ewing. Mr.. Ewing was an
uncle of Circuit Clerk Ewing, OF Lafay-
cite county, also of Mrs. Senator Cockrell
and Judge Sloan, of Cass county. He was
a brother-in-law of j. A. Price, of this
city.
Charles Krause, aged 81 years and un-
married, died at his home on the corner
of Eighth street and Franklin avenue
Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock, of kid
ney troubles, and was buried at 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, Rev. Eichenberger,
OF the German Methodist church conduct
ing the funera services. Mr.. Krause came
to this country from Westphalia, Prussia,
about thirty years ago, and has lived in
Lexington for the past thirteen or four
years, a good part of that time holding
the position of ~ianitor at the court house.
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THE LEH1NG1'

Mrs. John Reid, who has been spending
several weeks with her relatives AZ Lex
ington, Ky., after making a short visit to
st. Louis relatives, has gone back TO her
home at Lexington, Mo.-Post-Dlspatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Chambers, of Kan
sas City, came down Saturday night Tor a
visit to their daughters, Mrs. Thomas ana
james Price. Mr.. Chambers returned Mon
day morning, his wife remaining here
during The week.
Frank Carter, of Lexington, was here
Sunday. =. Lewis Neale, of Lexington, was
in the city Monday, visiting his brother,
Isaac. -. Mrs. j. w. Harrison and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nathan Corder, OF near Corder,
were inLexingtonMonday visiting friends.
-Higglnsville Democrat.
DR.. j. T.. Dunbar, of Macon, was here
Tuesday, and left an order for II large lot
of job work and advertising. lie took a
peep at the pile of paper used for printing
this issue OF the INTELLIGENCER, and was
quite willing to pay l25 per cent more for
advertising than to any other Lexington
publication.
Ethan Allen, OF Lexington, Mo, for
merly of the INTELLIaENCER OF that city,
is in Mexico attending h Deacons' Con
yention at the Presbyterian church, and
is the guest of r. M. White. Mr.. Allen
is one of the best known n most thor
OuRn aIl-fOunu newspaper Hleh III ~
state. What he d~on'tknow about a print
ing office is not worth neutrality-suspicious.
Intelligencer.
Oscar Andreen, with the st. Louis Paper
Co., was in the city yesterday, and left at
3:45 p. m. for Lexington, his home. lie
was at Des Moines, Iowa last Friday night
and listened to the interstate oratorical
contest there, in which an Indiana man
captured the prize, although Mr.. Andrecn
ia of the opinion that it SHOULD have been
awarded to Mr.. Divelbiss, OF the state
university.-Sedalia Gazette.
Herman Krause. of Lexington, was in
the city several days this week. Dan
Wade, of Lexington, passed through the
city Wednesday morning -. Attorneys
VIM. Aull and j. s. Blackwell, of LeXing-
ton, had business in the city Saturday.
Mesdames Minnie Knipmeyer, c. G. Grau
and Minnie Kleinschmidt spent Tuesday
in Lexington -. Prof. IL. ID. Demand
superintendent of the Lexington public
schools, was an agreeable caller at oul
sanctum Saturday. He is a gentleman Of
ability and is one of the most practica
educators in Western Missouri go. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Wade were pleasant callers mt oul
sanctum Tuesday. They had expected t.
return to the west by the first of this
month, but Mr.. Wade has been feeling SC
well since their arrival here that they hav,
concluded to remain over summer.-Hig
ginsyille Advance,
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Manila Roofing.

Ii you want to see something new, dura-
BILE and cheap call at j. II. Moorchead's
and examine his Manilla-IIeather Roof
ing. 1t is especially adapted to fiat roofs,
where shingles will not answer. 1t costs
less than half as much as tin, will not rust
and is Just the thing for porch roofs, sheds
oil all kinds; and the best thing n farmer
fiat rooted buildings. 1t is II non-conduc-
tor of neat and is therefore much cooler
than iron roofing or tin; no tar to ruin
your drinking water. Price $3.50 per
square 10O feet, including paint, nails
and hardware. 5-2-3t
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16

The question OF the protection OF
Alaskan seal fisheries is no unimpor-
tan n The United States govern
ment derives a very handsome revenue
from the lease of the right to take seals
in the Behring sea, and that right
ought to be religiously protected. When
Mr.. Seward, acting for this govern
ment, purchased the territory of Alaska,
there was no denial of Russia's claim
that the Behring sea was a closed one,
and the title was guaranteed. 1t is not
a false nor untenable claim IL govern
ment has set up.
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THE


Here we are again, with n little piece
for the readers of this paper. We are
still selling goods as low as ever and have
well earned the title of The Cheapest
Store i'll Lexington. Below we quote a
few prices, not advertising leaders, but
Regular Prices asked by us at all times
Turkey Red Damash, 25c a yard
Checked Glass Crash, IS in., 10c q yard
40 in. Cream Scrim, &c a yard Coats
Thread, lie 4; best Silk Thread, Sc; Twist,
PC Basting Thread, &c; best English
Needles, &c 4 paper Dress Braid, 4c
Safety Pins, 2 dozen for SC, all sizes
large lines of Dress Buttons, at sc a.
dozen; III Agate Buttons, &c Corsets
at Zoe, worth 75c; Fine Satteens Corset,
soc, worth double finest quality Table
Oil Cloth, 25c Il yard Ladies' Ribbed
Cotton Vests, sleeveless, at 10c; we have
the best grade of Ladies' Hose at IOc in
town ; black, gray and fancy %colors, bet
ter, goods, ljc and DC Combs, Brushes,
Purses, etc, Laces from tic a yard up ;
Embroidery, s., I, 8 and sc a yard up
% XXX Envelopes, sc; Mucilage, SC a
bottle; 4 papers Tacks, SC: Perforated
Chair Seats, l0c; Mems Work Shirts,
3ic and upwards Jeans Pants, S1.lO
and $l.35; Cottonade Pants, 81, Sl.lO,
$l.35 and 81 so Selisia, 12c a yard Sat
teen Corset Jean &c a yard Unlaundred
Shirts, 4Sc Linen Collars, 10c Cellu-
lOid Collars, l5c; Ladies' hemmed print
ed border handkerehiefs, Sc, Ladies,
glove grain button shoes screw fastened,
solid, 81 Ladies' Kid Shoes, $l.30, 81 .65,
Sl.90, $2.25 up to 1925; call and see
those 81 SO shoes, genuine DOngola, flexi-
bic sole and every pair warranted. Full
of Mems, Boys and Children's Shoes at
Racket Prices. Strictly Cash and one
price to all.
THE RACKET STORE.
Opp. Morrison Wentworth Bank,
Lexington, Mo.
N.ur N,rL- at,i., 40 D,.nl,.. al
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16
The Week in History

Sunday, May 10.-The centennial exhi,
bition at Philadelphia in 1875; louis XIV
died, IVA.
Monday, 11.-Jefferson Davis imprison'
ed, 1865; Thomas b.. Reed died, 1872.
Tuesday, 12.-Crown Point taken, 1875
the Union Pacific railroad opened, 1869.
Wednesday, 13.-Slavery abolished il
Brazil, 1883.
Thursday, 14.-Vaccination discovered
1876; Minnesota admitted into the union
1855.
Friday, 15.-Battle OF Families, 1706
Cuvier died, 1892.
Paris destroyed, 1871.
Sunday, 1.-THE Day of Peutecost
Whitsunday.
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The attention of the Farmers Ali.
ance of Lafayette county is called to
the letter of Mr.. NJ. w. Harnish, dis.
trict organizer, published in this issue
of the lNTELLIGENcER, directing notice
to the district union to be held in In.
dependence on the 23rd of May. Farm.
ers, there is work ahead, important
work rs Mr.. Harnish says, and it is tC
your interest that you be well repre-.
scented in your district unions.
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GOOD LOOKS

Good looks are more than skin deep, depend
ing upon Il healthy condition of ali the vital
organs. II the liver be inactive, you have a
bilious look, IL your stomach be disOrdered you
have a dyspeptic look and If your kidneys be
affected you have a pinched look. Secure good
health and you will have good looks. Electric
Bitters is the great Alternative and tonic, acts
directly on these vital organs. Cures pimples,
blotches, boils and gives a good complexion,
Sold at Leroy Farmers drug store. SOC pei
bottle. no.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16

The men who sat at the dinner given
in New York in honor of Ext Congress-
man Mckinley, were jointly worth
$500, 000, 900. Those are the kind of
men who are clamoring for protection,
and who are robbing the people
through protective tariff laws.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16

There ought to be a chain gang in
this county; then, instead of permitting
the convicts to waste their strength and
energies within the unenchanting shad-
ows of prison wells, they could expend
their forces in the exhilirating pleas
ures Of breaking rock or toning dowr
our public roads.
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The Hemn Product.

f.. B. Daniels, of Lexington, who is
anxious to make contracts with the far
mers In this vicinity for hemp delivered
in the straw, and proposing to furnish the
seed, to be paid for when the hemp is
delivered, interviewed a number of our
farmers, several OF whom seemed pleased
at the prospect OF again having a market
established for this valuable product. MIR.
Daniels claims that the profit at $3.50 per
ton In the straw for hemp will yield for
them more money than any other farm
crop. Knowing this to be the best hemp
section OF Missouri he is anxious to re-
move his plant to this place, provided he
contract O sufficient amount to justify
the moYe.-Waverly Times,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-16

Boyd, the ousted governor of Nebras-
IA, will fight his case before the United
States supreme court. Thayer, whom
the supreme court of the state declared
to be entitled to Boyd's seat, is looked
upon rs an usurper, and will receive
but little countenance from certain
elements of Nebraska'a population.
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Births.

Born, Saturday, to the wife of DR.. w.
j. Mcdonald, a son.
Born, in this city, May II, to the wife OF
Thomas Minnaugh, q girl.
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By having a chain gang, the county
could keep a small force at work on
the roads all the time. The cost would
be light and the amount of good i'm
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CHARLES &. WALLACE, Recorder.
New road; Phil w. Atkinson, ct al, wit
nesses for petitioners and remonstrants
heard, and matter referred to commits
sioner.
The land assessment of w. II. Gam
mon, for 1891, which stands now on the
books 1853 acres, south half, northeast and
northeast southeast and east side north
west southeast and east side southeast
northwest, 81, 40, 2 Twas corrected to read
160 acres with same description and value
unchanged.
Court adjourned until regular June
term.
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Marriages,

Rev. d. McNair, Mr.. o. s. Cunningham. OF
Hardin, and Miss Tillie Powell. The bride
10 well-known here, and is a sister of Mrs.
John Powell and Caleb Powell, of this
Cifv
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The INTELLIGENCER only contained
$40 separate and distinct editorials,
locals, local news items and miscel-
lanious paragraphs last week.
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GUARANTEED CURE FOR |
GRIPPE,

We authorize our advertised druggist to sell
Won DIR. Kings New Discovery for cOnsulmp-
ton, coughs and colds, upon this condition.
If You are afflicted with la grippe and will use
this remedy according to directions, giving IL
"A fair trial and experience no benefit you may
return the bottle and have your money re
funded. We make this offer, because of the
wonderful success of DIR. Kings New DiScov-
cry during last seasons epidemic. Have heard
of no ease In which il failed. Try il. Trial
bottles free at Leroy Farmers drug store.
Large size SOC. and Sl.W. no.
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Special Notice.

am now prepared to de- all kinds oil
copying upon the type writer, legal OF
otherwise, upon very reasonable terms,
Satisfaction given or no charge will be
made. Give me 4 trial.
EUGENE NJ. EWING.
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We are authorized to announce
NJ. j. CHlNN
as q candidate for councilman from the Third
ward, subject to the will OF the people at cleo
ton to he held Tuesday, June 2, 1891.