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Campbell Consratulates Mckinley.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 4.-Chairman T.
Neal made no statement as to the cleo
ton this morning more than to say that
the republicans had captured both state
and legislature. Chairman Hahn still
claims 10000 plurality for Mckinley
and republican majority of 81 on joint
ballot in Legislature. Gov. Campbell
sent the following telegram to Maj
Mckinley:
l heartily congratulate you upon your
election. l have doubt that you will
serve the people with fidelity and honor.
JAMES f. CAMPBELL.
In an interview he placed the blame
for defeat on the free-silver plank in
the platform and lack of funds for cam
paign purposes. About one-third of the
precincts in the state are heard from.
McKinIey's Majority.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 4.-The Enquirer
says: McKinley's plurality is $4,000 to
20. .oO0 The house is 62 republicans, AZ
democrats: senate, II republicans, IA
democrats.
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Over which superbly equipped trains run daily
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from Manitou Pixies Peak and nl other sanitary and
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DAILY FAST EXPRESS TRAINS
From ST. Joseph and Kansas City to and from all i'm"
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Illinois MetllOdists.

The presiding elders of the Illinois
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church-Hawes, of Decatur; McElroy.
of Springfield; Stevens, of Blooming-
ton: Scriminger, of Danville; Parker, of
Champaign: Orr, of Mattoon; English.
of Quincy: Best. of Jacksonville, and
Everhart. of West Jacksonville-met in
Decatur and voted to assess the confer
ence districts $50, 900 for general church
nrrnOSeS
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IOWA..
Gov. Boies Reelected.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Nov. 4.-Gov Boies
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4 Very Close Vote

BROOKLYN, Nov. 4.-The Times
says that the latest returns from the
Second congressional district indicate
that Chaplin (dem.) is defeated by Brls-
tow (rep). The vote is very close.
The state capital., 1891-11-07
The Legislature Claimed for the Repub-

New YORK, Nov. 4.-Returns re-
ceived by the Herald indicate that
the republicans have carried both
branches of the legislature. In the as
sembly it credits the republicans with
having returned 50 members to SO for
the democrats, and in the senate Is re-
publicans to il democrats
The state capital., 1891-11-07

RosrN p. Fiotoer. go over TO the re-
publcans with the hope of defeating
Tammany. They will argue that II
Tammany has acquired influence
enough to travel from New York TO
Albany, and shows a determination to
extend it's journey to Washington
something must be done to check It's
patronage and power. The same bat
tle-cry which has been raised in this
canvass will become the cry of the tu-
ture: Down with Tammany."
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
No4e

are commendable and according to script
ure she is applying for the second pen
sion. 1 have never known exactly SINH
lar case"
The anti-lottery law has had some effect,
as the returns of the postal note and regis
tered letter business at the New Orleans
postoffice show. The statement for twelve
weeks of the fiscal year as compared with
the same period of a year ago shows de-
crease of the postal notes from 50, ,593 last
year to S,676 this, and falling off of
$4,000 in the amount paid. In regis
tered letters there was a loss of 1858 in
number from last year, and in amount
paid $4,000. Thus the aggregate loss for
the quarter is $4,000 in these
two ways, or, supposing that to rep
resent the average for the year, total loss
of S760,000 But this cannot be set down
as actual, since undoubtedly great deal
of money finds it's way through other
mediums of transmission into the Golfers
of the company.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
PUBLISHED
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
One Dollar per Year, Gn Advance.
pola <
ANOTHER LESSON.


Investment bond" schemes have been
popular in Massachusetts. They have
promised a good deal for a little, and
many of those in haste to be rich have
fallen into the snare. But confidence has re-
ceived arude shockin the collapse of one of
the mpanies. This concern has issued ,ac-
cording to its secretary's statement, over
1 800 bonds of S100 each to be paid in
three years. The cost of one of these
bonds is S1.25 per month, total of $40.
When the time came for over 800 certif-
Gates to be redeemed the company had
only 81 700 to pay out and accordingly re-
deemed only seventeen of the 800 bonds.
What is more it is suspected that these
bonds were mostly in the hands of the
managers of the concern, as the secretary
is unwilling to tell who held them Ger
tain it is that something like $50 people
who thought they were going to get 500
for $40 have permanently invested their
money where they will not see principal or
interest again.
1t is evident that such concerns can only
keep their promises in two ways. There
must be lapses in payment of enough to
pay those who hold on, or for each pay
ment fully two persons must enter, be-
cause the payments to the old members
are made at the expense of the newcomers
in precisely the same way that they were
made in the Woman's Bank, or in the re-
Gently exploded banking house in Paris.
Of course this kind of investment can
come to but one end.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
-FOUR PAIR or ACES.
Remark kablc Poker Game Between
Tweed and Black Joe Owens.

From the Albany Express
There recently died in Chicago an old
negro named Joe Owens. At the time of
his death he was head bellman at the lie
land hotel in that city. Years ago, when
Tweed was in his glory Joe was employed
in the Delavan in this city. There used to
be some heavy poker playing in that hotel
during thos,. lively times, and Tweed's
room was generally tn" headquarters of the
game Joe was al great favorite with
Tweed. as indeed he Was with most of the
high rollers at the capital Tweed had
Joe made the special gaurd of hisroom, and
no one cui,i,: ever get III there if Joe said
no.
Tin old darkey happened 10 Ftep into
the apartments ono evening when a more
than ordinary big game was i'll progress.
In front of "A :nsu named Shepard was
stack of chips representing -, 600. Joe
was an inyctera:e poker player himself in
those days, he and the other cOlOred boys
having a game going on most of the time
in their quarters. and when he saw that
great heap of money his eyes fairly bulged
ont of his head.
''Foh de Lawj, but l wish l was in dat
ar game" said Joe with gasp. A-thought
came to Mr.. Shepard. He sent Joe down
stairs on some erraud, and during his alb
sence q ''cold deck was run in and fixed
for the darky's special benefit When Joe
came back Mr.. Shepard asked him to play
hand or two for him while he went out
Joe, with his heart beating high, took the
seat and began to play. When two or
three hands had been passed Joe was star
tied at getting four aces. He trembled all
a-l
and, looking over his shoulder, said, go
for them, Joe@ go for them" Joe did go
for them Everybody butTweed dropped ont
of the game. He kept on raising, while Joe,
encouraged by Mr.. Shepard, raised him
every time until the darky had piled the
s. 900 in the centre of the table.
Then Tweed called him, and Joe his eyes
fairly cleaning with wild excitement, threw
down his four aces, while he reached for
the money, saying "What you got dab,
Massa Tweed"
-Four aces. said the boss, coolly laying
them down.
de Lawd, Massa Tweed, how can you hsb
fo' aces"
The gamblers had had their fun and had
seen Joe excited. They Were ready to go
on with their own game, 50 Shepard showed
4 S100 bill into Joe's aands and thrust him
out into the hall saying: Get out Of here,
YOU blark scamp; you talk ;.bout playing
poker, ard You don't know there. are eight
aces in poker deck, get ont.
4 hundred dollars at any other time
would have made Joe snpremely happy.
but, dazed with the big play he had Just
been having and knocked out by the result,
he forgot his wealth in his abiect misery
and modification.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
ISLANDS.

a school teacher asked an Irish boy to
describe an island. "Sure, ma'am," said
Pat, .'it's place you can't lave without II
boat. .''-Exchange.
How is your friend doing out in He
everything before him!' Good: what
business is he in:" He's waiter in res-
taurant st Paul Globe.
"What did you do with that setter pup
of yours, Tom-the one you We're going to
train." ooh, he got trained a little too
heavily. He got upon the railroad track
Just as the express came by."-Munsey's
Weekly.
''Now we will suppose that one cab
driver goes eight miles an hour, and that
hour has three hours the start of him.
Where will they meet AT the ale
house. ."-Fliegende Batter
''Ah. Going home: How was the com
pany shoetings" Not too good, but it
wasn't our fault If they'd only put the
target about two yards higher, lower, or
bulls eyes. Philadelphia Times.
sfYou've broken that lecture item off
nicely" said the editor to the foreman,
s'How so?' you've cut off all the
names of those present but two, and made
me say, Scattered through the hall were
J. Bronson Smithers and Mrs. Smithers. ;"
Puck.
''What did Miss Leftover DO when she
awoke and found the burglar in her room
-scream?" "Not much. She transfixed
him with her cold, gray eye, pointed to
the door and hissed Leave me- "What
did the burglar do:' He explained that
he had no intention of taking her. Puck
"Will you be offended if kiss you:" he
asked his Boston fnancee after they were
engaged ''I cannot be offended until
something is done to offend me- "But,
dear, l don't like to run the risk" ''What
is not worth risking is not worth having"
Philadelphia Times.
"You have seen the advertisement of
my Universal Panacea, 1 suppose said
the patent-Inedicine proprietor. Eyes, >
replied the victim ungraciously; 'trve
seen it until Pm sick of it," Good!
Now take a couple of bottles of it and
you'll be all right. Puck.
$50 you maintain that you We're only
three days in Rome and saw everything in
that short timer" 'Certainly; there were
three of US, you see, myself, my wife and
| my son. did the picture galleries, my
| wife the churches, and my son the hotels
and restaurants. In the evening we COM
pared notes.-Il Carlino.
Photographer (at Washington, D. Co.
Now, then. All ready. Hold on moment,
Look a little more pleasant, sir, if you please.
Once again Now, then. All ready. No,
that won't quite do. Excuse me. Try
again. My dear sir, is that cheerful an
expression as you can assume: Sad-looking
party Gin the chair)-I am doing the best
can l am proof-reader on the Congress
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
CLEAR-STGETED MIR. BECK

CLEA ETED MIR. BECK.
Mr.. William H. Beck of Montana is en-
gagged in silver mining, but his occupation
doesn't seem to have obscured his percep-
ton. Mr.. Beck is opposed to free coinage
of silver on the ground that the present
law, which takes 6ftyfour millions of sill
yer annually out of the market and abso-
lutely locks it up, is a better thing for the
silver-miner than free coinage, under which
all the silver would be on the market. He
told the committee that he did not think
free coinage legislation alone could raise
the price of silver to its coin value. Mr.
Beck gave it as his opinion that free coin
age would absolutely destroy the exchange
ability between gold and silver, and would
make silver, whether in the shape of coin
or bullion, worth simply the bullion value
in the markets of the world. Under free
coinage the American silver coin would be
just as much a commodity the coins of
Mexico, which had free coinage, and the
purchasing power of silver coin would be
simply its bullion value, as fixed in the
markets of the world. The number of
low-grade silver-ore mines, he declared,
was absolutely illimitable, and with the
greatly improved methods in production
there would be great quantities of silver
put ON the market. There had been such
great improvements in mining that he be-
lieved that within five years silver would
get down to eighty cents an ounce. He
b. 1,,,&
have to come. Mexico was also greatly in
creasing her productions. He read let
ter from Ex-Governor White of Montana,
| expressing qualification at the fact that
free coinage could not pass this Congress,
and DECLARING that free coinage would be a
great disaster to the silver industry
| This strikes us as very clear view OF
| the matter. Silver producers cannot af-
| ford to favor free coinage.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
Cry 6nnds.
@AY V0uulAS.
Howe & StetsOl,
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS !

80 pieces Surah Silks,
Black, White. Cream, Blues,
Green, yellow, Brown, States,
&c, at 25c per yard.
2opieces Plaid Dress Goods,
3o inches, at 25c per yard.
Styles are as good as 75c
Plaids
I32 >Ioz Gents Neck Scarfs,
all the latest shapes, at 25c
each. The Ah,lesale price to-
day is 81 IS a dozen.
>|'.- have 400 d:>zen Ladies
Fast Slack Hose, both plain
and rl',he'', ss!s> fast black
hlf;,j>o;nc b II styles. which
we ;;ffer5; 2s1 pr pal.
Extra large ,}Ie.s:h,j j Hucl<
loWr'S, 5.'>'z W. 1t 25c
= .C:.
Ex:t7 !g< avY l,'e"ched Dam
,.>t Nt r.. N42 s'zc, fne
kE{ T. }sit-&-- rows open
W;rh. is..;.i in han 1Soyne
cc!,'~, &c, 81 <Sc ract:. We
havt' >t,:: ;iii> ts.iys at ,7Mc.
Il e ~. ii wig the hand
VI m >3 j: ( f i'.:.c> Printed
>l;, i a:,d SAT- vu D!ess Lin
'nas. both ia Self c,,l.red backs
and fast bia@k padded backs,
at 25c per yard. ever shown by
us.
IS dozen Corsc, Covers, ex-
ira fine muslin, V-shapcd neck,
trimmed with fine Hamburgs,
at 25c tacn, w>,T'h 3Sc
Ladies Ca.hn.r~ Gloves.
all sizes. at 25c, atl;sd down
from sec
boxes Stationery for CSC;
superior quality, usually sells
fer loc p*f bux
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
THE VALLEY OF DEATH.
MIR. Bancroft Relieves His Mind and
Loads His Conscience by Repeating
an Amed Yarn.

r.
Loads His Conscience by Repeating
an Aged Yarn.
[From the Chicago Tribunc.l
s'I visited The Valley of Death when on
the Island of Java three months ago. said
Lieutenant Leon Bancroft yesterday. The
lieutenant is connected with her majesty's
service in India, and registers from CAL
cutta.
s'The place is called the Valley of Death, p"
explained the officer, ION account of the
deadly fumes there. But the natives can
not account for the poisonous odors, nor
has their presence ever been explained.
The deadly place is about thirty-ive feet
below the surrounding ground, looks like
dry bed of stream, and is about one
mile in circumference. As I approached
the place l noticed a suffiocating smell and
was attacked with nauseau and dizziness.
A belt of this fetid atmosphere surrounds
the valley. passed through it, and in
purer air was permitted to view the awful
spectacls, for it was awful Before me
saw scattered, all over the barren floor of
the valley, skeletons of men, wild hogs.
deer, and all kinds of birds and small ami
mails. The entire bed of the valley is one
solid rock, and I could not discover a hole
or crevice in any place from where the
poisonous fumes came. The hills surround
ing this desolate strip are covered with
vegetation, and although the neighboring
mountains are volcanic they do not emit
sulphurous odors OF present any indication
of recent eruption.
''There is no apparent cause for the strip
of deadly fumes surrounding the valley.
After l passed through it / became bolder
and approach the edge of the deadly place.
I was anxious to reach the bottom of the
valley if possible, but was afraid to make
the attempt, as 1 had been warned to give
the place wide berth. I determined
however, to see what the fumes smelled
like, and started to descend Ny pet Irish
terrier was with me, and so as soon as he
| saw me step over the side of the bank he
rushed down ahead of me. | endeavored
| to call him back, but was too late. AS soon
as the animal reached the rocky bed below
| he fell on his side. He continued to
| breathe for ten minutes. l don't believe /
| was ever nearer deaths door than q was at
that time. Four or five times 1 was temp
ted to rush down to rescue him but sub
sequently learned that such move on my
part would have been certain death. For
| ten minutes l suffered the agony of see
ing my dog die, and then turned and fed
from the spot. While there 1 saw a VIC
tim to the deadly fumes It evidently in
tended to fly to the bottom of the valley,
but before it reach the ground it fell dead.
1 don't believe it lived half a minute after
emerging the deadly atmosphere.
"No one has yet been able to explain the
cause of the fetid emanations from the
earth, the natives say, and so many lives
have been sacrificed in attempting to ex-
plore the valley that they have determined
to keep away from the spot forever.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
when Father Carves a Buck.

We all look on with anxious eys,
When father carveS the duck,
And mother almost always sighs
Whom father carves the duck
Then all of us prepare to rise,
And hold our bibs before our eyes,
And be prepared for some surprise,
When father carves the duck.
Hebraces up and grabs fork,
Whene' 'er he carveS duck,
And won't allow soul to talk,
Unless he's carved the duck.
The fork is jabbed into the sides.
Across the breast the knife he Slides,
While every careful person hides
From flying chips of duck.
The platter's always sure to slip
When father carves duck;
And how it makes the dishes skip!
Potatoes fly amuck!
The squash and cabbage leap in space,
We get some gravy in our face,
And father mutters Hindoo grace
Whene'er he carveS Il duck.
We then have learned to walk around
The dining room and pluck
From off the window sills and walls
Our share of fathers duck,
While father growls and blows and jaws,
And swears the knife was full of flaws,
And mother jeers at him because
He couldn't carve duck.
e. V. Wright
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23

Mcintyre,
MaggQirG
& Co.
ALWAYS LOOK TO US
BARGAINS
And You Will Surely Get
Them.
And You Will Surely Get
Them.

| case Century Prints at Sc yard, sold
| at Toe.
2 cases good quality Bleached Cotton at
| TIC yard, worth Sc
bales Brown Sheeting, great bargain,
| at sc yard.
1000 yards Genuine Lonsdale Cambria,
in short pieces, at Sc yard.
1Spieces Bleached and Brown Table Linen
| at SOC yard, actual value 75c.
$500 yards Hamburg Edgings and Inser-
tions, wide and medium fine goods, at 10e
yard; compare with 15c goods.
DRESS GOODS.
% pieces 40 inch Striped Surahs, in all
wool, at 39c yard, regular price SOC.
40 pieces Striped and Checked Dress
Goods at 25c yard, actually sold at 39c.
Is pieces AZ inch wide French Plaids, ia
black and white, at soc; II bargain.
SILKS.
pieces finest Black Silk, made in Ly-
ons, France, at 81 so yard, warranted to
wear.
Ladies' Muslin Under
wear
100 dozen Ladies' Cambria and Fine Mus
lin Corset Covers, with linen lace and fine
Hamburg trimming, both low and high
necks, at 25c each, actual value 42c.
% dozen Ladies' Fine Cotton and Heavy
Muslin Night Gowns in variety of styles,
at soc and 75e; the best value ever shown.
CLOAKS.
We are selling all our Winter Jackets,
Sacques, Newmarkets, etc, at prices too
ridiculously low to mention prices. Come
and see us.
BASEMENT.
25 English Decorated Dinner Sets, 11S
pieces, at the low price of $3.50 a set.
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
A purchase of so pieces in a variety of
styles enables us to offer you SOC and 81
trimming at 25c and SOC yard
1000 gross Jet and Metal Buttons, good
Styles at the ridiculous low price of 15c a
dozen.
eY- Return railroad fare paid to all out
of town customers who buy $40 worth of
goods.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-23
EDITORIAL NOTES,


ebay of all the week the best" and that
isn't saying much.
The Indian is not as savage as he is said
to be- At an Indian school on the frontier
the little Indians don't play football, and
they call it fendish game.
Thirty thousand persons are out of work
in Hamburg, and society has been formed
which divides the city in 220 small dis
tricts, in which, from kitchens, these peo-
pie are furnished with dinner and four
pounds of rye bread every day.
This country is doing its part in the
civilization of Africa. 1t appears that
about 275,000 gallons of distilled liquors
were withdrawn from bond in the year
ending June 80, 1890, for expectation to
five ports in Africa, and that the whole of
this deadly stream flows through the port
of Boston.
Clubs flourish in New York city. The
figures show that there are no less than
$50 recognized clubs, with houses of their
own, in the city, and the total number of
men whose names appear on their respec-
tive rolls is set at 100000 in round num-
bers. The twenty-five clubs which, by
common consent, are placed in the front
rank have total membership of $4,000,
leaving $4,000 members to the 1926 smaller
clubs.
An old lady in Boston adds her testi-
mony to that which has been given against
the tomato. She says that the use of the
tomato as an article of food invariably re-
suits in a moral decadence, as it affects
the brain in such a way as to obliterate
the distinction between right and wrong.
does not know some tomato eating person
who does not make any distinction be-
tween right and wrongs
Some widows are very capable women
have, says Maine pension agent
"what consider funny pension case OF
hand. Several years ago I secured 1
pension for soldier of certain regimen
and company, and then, after his death:
secured pension for his widow. Nov
she comes to me to help her secure anothe
pension as the widow of another membe
Of the same regiment. You see that sine
I secured her first widows pension sh
had married comrade in arms of he
first husband, and now that he, too, i
dead, with frugality and economy tina