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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
eLAINE'S SUCCESSOR.
John W. Foster of Indiana, the New Score.
tary of state.

John W. Foster of Indiana, the New Secro.
tary of state.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The presi-
dent yesterday sent to the senate the
nomination of John W. Foster of In
diana to be secretary of state.
As soon Is the announcement was
made to the sena te It went into execu-
tive session and at once confirmed the
nomination. of Mr.. Foster.
General John Watson Foster is an In.
dianian by birth and Pike county claims
the honor of being his native county He
was 81 years Old March last. He grad
uated from the Indiana state university in
1873 and, after one year II the Harvard
law school, was admitted to the bar and
began to practice in Evansville. He
entered the nations service in
infantry. During his entire service he was
connected with the Western armies Of
Grant and Sherman He was commander
Of the advance brigade of cavalry in Burn.
sides expedition in Eas. Tennessee and
was the first to occupy Knoxville IN 1853.
After the war he became editor Of the
Evansville Daily Journal and in 1853 was
appointed postmaster of that city.
In 1873 General Foster was appointed
United States minister TO Mexico by Presi.
dent Grant and reappointed by Pres1.
dent Hayes in 1880 In March OF the
latter year, however, he was trans
ferred to Russia and held that mission
until November 1881, when he 70.
turned to attend to private business. I'm.
mediately following his return, General
Foster established himself in practice in
international cases in Washington, acting
as counsel for foreign legations before
courts of commissioners, in arbitrI tions,
etc.
President Arthur appointed General Eos.
ter minister TO Spain. which position he
held from February, ls,'. till March. 1855,
when he resigned and returned 10 the
United States, after having negotiated an
important commercial treaty with the
Spanish government. This treaty
caused much discussion and was
strongly opposed in the senate That
body failed TO confirm il and it was after.
ward withdrawn by President Cleveland
for reconsideration. Some weeks later
General Foster returned to Spain with in
structlons to reopen negotiations for
modified treaty. His mission, However,
was unsuccessful and he remained abroad
but q few months.
General Foster was recently named a.
one of the counsel for the United sites in
the approaching conference OF the B.hrina
sea arbitrators, among whom the United
States will be represented by Justice John
NJ. Harlan Of the supreme court and Sena-
tor John T. Morgan of Alabama. The ap-
pointment gave general satisfaction He
Is learned in international comfy and is
thoroughly familiar with the diplomatic
history of this country.
General Foster is a man Of commanding
intellect and attachments. He is thorough
~ conversant with the Office of secretary
Of state and for several years had acted a.
o sort Of adviser to the state department.
He is also an intimate friend of the presi.
dent.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
NEVER CLOSED u

II. Martin Williams, vino has sha.
ken the dust OF 81, Louis off his feet,
and has gone up to st Charles to live
still finds that life is no, worth livirg
without a chance to make speeches,
and he seized on an Invitation the
other day to go into Raj s county and
stir up The democrats. He spoke in a
school house t. a large audience OF
farmers who st in every size OF him.
All of them had been listen nc 70
speeches, three or four week, for
several months, and they had become
impatient of long orations. Mr. Will
ii 'ms, be it known, thinks u speech
of two hoCrs a very short one, hardly
worth The making, in C.. and often
he b $ spoken for six hnus without
giving his hearers a cha CO to go cut
and get u drink. This time he had
spoken for fully two hours, when the
farmers began to sir res,les>ly. VIII
liams KEEP, on, and an inpatient man
in front nncrossed bis legs and ,x-
claimed:
"Mariin, you talk too n uch."
"Tslkings my business retorted
the speaker, in perfect good hu-
NOR.
"Yes," said an old man behind the
stand, expecioratIng generously in the
direction OF the laughing audience,
"and tor the twenty years that I've
known We, Martin, your place of busl-
ness has never been shut up"
The applause that followed so de-
the orator that he closed
his speech, and went home with one
If The farmers, who probably heard
the rest of the argument tia, night
in the farm house after supper.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
TINY TAGGED TRAVELLER.

The south-bound L. & S. train last
night, says Nevada dispatch, hsd ON
board perhaps the youngest traveller
on record. The little fellow sat in
the chair car and appeared to be per-
iectly at home. He is only four wears
of age, but came all the way from
Oakland, Cal, alone. He was dressed
in neat drab kills, and readily
answered questions prOpouuded
to him. On his breast was pinned a
common shipping card, stating
that he was from Oakland, Cal, and
that Carthage, Mo, was his place of
destination. OF course he received
every possible attention from the
train officials and passengers along the
route. In answer to questions he
gave his age and name and said he
had been at Oakland a year with his
mother visiting relatives, but that his
mother died while there and his
father sent for him to come home.
he has gray eyes and light hair and
Is as bright IS new silver dollar.
At Carthage he was met by his father
j.. +. Bradley. and taken to his home,
SIX miles out in the country.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
TRAINING SCHOOL.
Meeting of the Board of Regents
All Existing Vacancies
Filled.

The second week of the Teachers
Training School at Warren.bug open.
ed we'll, many of the teachers com
ing in from all parts of the State.
Among new arrivals noted we're Com
modore Ward Combs of Billings, Prot
s. A. Underwood and Superints n
dant j. B Scott of De Soto. The
Board of Regents Of the Warrensburg
Normal met here t. day. There were
present DR. j. H. Kinyon of Center.
view, president of the board Super
intendeut L. f. Wolfe, an ex-ofhcer
and member; Judge Charles G. Bur-
ton of Nevada, Prot. l. Z. Nc.
Neill of Kansas Citv, Judge j. N.
Daley of Sedalia, Charles W. Stew
eDson of Warrensburg and secretary
of the board H. G. Flke of this city.
The following vacancies were filed ::
Fred NJ. Lowe. of Lathrop, Mo-, and
Superintendent W. j. Stevens. Of
Webb City, were elected to fill the
two positions in natural science made
vacant by the resignation OF Prof. u.
II. butcher and the leave of absence
granted Prof. J. @. Merrill. Miss
Mamie Stewart of WarreDsburg was
elected assistant in English, and Frank
Deerwater of Butler, No., was elected
assistant in ma hematics to fill the
vacancy occasioneG by the re-ig-
nation of Professor A. A. Odd.
President Osborne was authorized
to fit up a regular library hall for
the large library, which has hereto
fore been distributed in different parts
OF the building. One of the most
pleasing features Of the boards sc ion
was the presentation TO Judge q. u.
Burton Of very handsome ,puquet
of flowers by the ladies at P.rtle
Springs Hotel. The presentation was
made in the par!Ors of the hotel be-
fore the assembled guests. Prof. Nc
Neill making the speech. which vas
responded to in very happy manner
by Judge Burton.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
THE APPOINTMENT OF FOSTER.

Globe Democrat, Republican.
The selection of John w. Foster to
be secretary Of state will disappoint
and displesse the country. While the
appointee has had some diplomatic
experience. having represented the
country at the courts of Mexico, Spain
and Russia, he is not the sort of man
whom the average citizen would be
likely to mention in connection with
the leading position in the cabinet.
Ever since Mr.. B.aine's resignation
the newspapers have been busy max
ing suggestions as to the choice of a
successor, and drzens of men have, at
one time or another. been named as
proper persons for the vacant place.
but, so far as we are aware,
Mr.. Foster was not among the
number. The public has not thought
of him at all in this connection. The
people have heard of him recently
merely as sort of hanger-on around
the state department. who, however,
did some fairly satisfactory work in
helping on reciprocity negotiations.
The work. though, has been mostly
of the clei ical order, which two out of
every three of the subordinates of the
department could undoubtedly have
done fully as we'll. Certainly it was
not the sort of work which should en-
title its author to any such recogni-
ton as Mr.. Foster has received.
For several weigh;y reasons this
appointm mt is a blu nder. So far as
those familiar with Fosters record are
able to judge he lacks the ability and
poise and dignity requisite IN the
head of the most important ct all
the Cabinet posts. Some OF the great
est men whom the country has ever
known-Jeferson John Q lipcy Adams
Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Marcy, Sew
ard, Evarts and Blaine-have held
this Office. Ia mental force aud gene
raj equipment all these men stood i'm
measurable above the new Secretary.
The appointment is blunder be-
cause in making it the president over
looked at least a dozen uen, any one
of whom would satisfactorily meet the
duties and uphold the dignity and
traditions of the past. 1t is blunder
because 1t gives two cabinet offices TO
Indiana, state which had already
received its full share of Federal ia
vors. 1t Is blunder because it throws |
discredit on the administration and
weakens the popular confidence in the |
presidents judgment of the fitness of
men for the duties of the Offices under
his control. Finally, i. is a blunder
because it will cast an air of truth
over the story current week or two
ago, that Fosters officIousness caused
Mr.. Blaine to resign; and will thus
be mortal affront to the ex-secre,ary
and his friends.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
HUNGER LET, TIE TARIFF
DOWN.

DR.. H. I. Thompson, Mexican Con.
sui at Kansas City has received official
notification from Gen. Porfirio Dlaz.
President Of the Mexican Republic,
that corn, cornmesl and beans would
he admitted into Mexico from the
United States free of duty from July
| to Sept. 80 Of the present year.
President Diaz issued this proclamation
under authority conferred ION him
Dec. IL, 1891 by Mexican Congress.
The reason fer this step is that con-
tinued dry weather has caused crop
failures in many parts of Mexico and
q grain shortage has resulted. DR..
Thompson states that noiwith-
standing the remission of duties. the
necessary papeis have to be taken out
just the same Is if the grain was going
into Mexico in the old way. He viii
give information 10 any one having
grain to ship. Kansas City dealers
have made shipments, thinking that
the tariff was totally expunged and
have found to their embarrassment
that obstacles to free trade yet re-
main.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
STEVENSON ON LABOR.

In order u Offset the we'll known
views Of Mr.. Whi,elaw Reid on the
subject of labor the republican press
is vainly endeavoring to prove that
Mr.. A. E. Stevenson. candidate for
the vice-wesidency on the democratic
ticket is also opposed to labor as
agaius, cspira'. That gentleman's re-
cord on the subject, however, is too
pronounced, and the republicans are
forced to retire and make an attack
on some other point. Below are given
a few bliei remarks made by Mr..
Stevenson 3 year ago, which don't
smack very much Of opposition to
the labOring classes:
LADIES AND GENT EMEN: Il ap-
preciate very FULLY The honor confer
red upon me by your Committee. l
congratulate y"u IN the TACT of hiv-
ing such a beautiful day to observe
the first labor holi lay-the days SET
apart by the legislature to he OBJ .erved
for years to come. a day when The Ia
boring man can have recreation and
enjoyment. We can not have too
many holidays. The day is a most
auspicious beginning and l sincerely
hope We may have many more of these
occasions. | neej not discuss The
dignity of labor. The condition o.
the lab ring man here is vastly better
than that in foreign countries. The
laboriDg men have made this great
state what it is, have built Taiiroa IL
and other public improvements.
There should be no an'agonism be-
tween labor and CAPT al, but both
should work harmon,ousiy together,
and capitalist, with the all of their
employees, should build up The coun-
try, giving the men homes. Iiveii-
hood. The interest Of one is the in
terest of the other. In our country
all men are equal. You can remedy
wrongs and right grievances with the
power of ballot box and by srbitra.
to-. SomeIime strikes are advaa-
tageous, hu, generally not. A pescs-
full adjustment of differences between
employer and mploye is vastly better,
and trouble should at all times be set
tied with no loss to each other if pos
si6le.
We have not enough holidays. We
need more time for r5st and recrea-
TIN. The m-.re holidays the heiter.
Every American is s,veIe On. no
matter what his occupation. The
path OF h"nur and distinction is open
to all. You elected vice president
nom The s5oemaker's bench and
rail splitter to the presidency. The
inventor of lsb,.-saving machinery
has done much TO lessen hard l,bor.
AID most of the inventions were made
by the toilers hens Ives.
BY hum he policy the hOu5s Of
labor lessen and the ioilers are soon
destined tn w,rk his eight hours
day, which is enough. (Great ap-
plause.) The bilancs of tine should
be speut at home By the fireside with
loved ones, studying and teaching
children the benefit. of society. We
sh sid educate the ,hildren t. arpre-
cis - his, The greatest country III
su1 ever shown On, asd to b. prvu
o. The h essed flag of freedom that
fiu,ts over these United States.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
-Pliny, the great naturalist.

-Pliny, the great naturalist, who
lived about the time of Christ, summed
the whole number of known spec =.
Of fish at ninety-four. Linn@us, the
great Swedish Investigation for the
eighteenth century, could classify
478, and be is known to have been the
greatest ichtbyOlogist Of the age in
which be lived. The progress made
in that particular branch since the time
Of Linoaus seems al the more wonder.
fol, tor nov, since the species showd up
in the catalogues Of the fab specialists.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
A HILTON Friends,

A friend in need is friend indeed. and
not less than one million people have found
just such friend in DR.. Kings Nev Dis.
oovery for Consumption, c 'uehs and Colds.
II You have ever used this Great Coush
Medicine, one trial will convince You thst
it has wonderful curative powers iu ali die.
eaee. OF Throat, Chest and LaDgs. Each
bottle u guaranteed 10 do al that Is claimed
O. money will be refunded. Trial bottles
trse Ut Merits q Hsls's drug store.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05

The annual meeting of society of
German Men Of Science and Physic.
ians will be held At Nurnburg from
Sept. IL to 18. At the same time
and place there will be q meeting Of
the German Mathematical ass citation.
In connection with these meetings
there will b . mathematical exhib.
ition. including novels, drawings,
apparatus and instruments used in
and in resarch in pure and
applied mathematics.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
CLEVELANDS DEACCRiIIC
MANNER

Chicag, Dispatch to the New York sun.
These Buffalo people tell a very
funny story about Grover Cleveland
and one of their saloon keepers whom
he knew in the old days when he was
a Bufialonian. 1t seems that thi, sa-
loon keeper, Louis Goetz, called on
Cleveland in the Broad street. law
office the other day. 1t seems that
he does not speak English very we'll.
This is how Louis tells what happen.
ed:
81 Vent TO the door," "and a
man wants mycard. didn't ut any
card, except "n- abou. my saloo,, 81,
anyway, | gave dot TO him.
He goes away und CONES BIT OK
right away und fl ngs open der door,
und | vent in uni seen Grover.
Hello, Grover says T.. 'Hellow.
Louis, says he. 'Howis der misses?'
says l. She's all right. says Grover !;
und zen he asked about my misses,
und den We talked fiddle about our
misses. Veil. after We got along
past dot, be says: Set down Louis,
und We speak little No, Grover
l says, Il amt got no more time. I
am cho st here getting some oysters
und deterrent dings. l got to hurry
So he want me to set down, und l am
in grade hurry, und SO l yust give
him q slap on der back und l say to
him: .Everyding ia all right. Don't
you bodder yourself, und BY and by
you get your old job back again."
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
NOT EVEN POSTAGE LEFT.
The Worlds Fair National Commisslon
In the Saddest Financial Straits.

In the Saddest Financial Straits.
CHICAGO. June 29.-Secretary Dick
inson of the worlds fair national com.
mission has not enough money on hand
to buy even postage stamp unless
he draws on his own resources. Direc-
tor General Davis has not drawn his
salary for several months. and Colonel
Dickinson has gone without his
pay for the same period. SO the clerks
in his Office might be paid in full. But
few members of the national board
who attended the April session have
received money they advanced for rail.
road fares and hotel expenses. Last
night the last postage stamp in Secre-
tary Dickinson's office was used on .
letter to Secretary Foster, informing
him of the condition of the national
commissions finances.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05

United States farm mortgages
amount to 81, 1850, 575 900.
In . year $500 churches have
beeu built in the United States.
Salmon, pike and goldfish are
aid to be the only fish thar deep.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

One three roomed house and three
lots situated in Cole Camp Missouri.
Will sell for 1915 cash or trade for
Q lot in Sedalia call on or address.
j. F. STEPLEFoRD,
666 East Fourteenth Street,
Sedalia, Mo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
Another Holiday for This Year.

WASHINGTON, June e9.-The presi.
dent has approved the joint resolu.
ton desiring the president to proclaim
q general holiday commemorating the
4OOtn anniversary of tho discovery ok
America on October 81, 1892
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
GOOD ONE ON GIBSON.

Judge james Gibson, making bis
campaign for the nomination Of gov
ernor, found himself on an NJ X. &
7. train down near Nevada q few days
ago, with w. NJ. Smith, his campaign
secretary. The Judge and Mr.. SmiIh
found some friends on board and they
put the backs of eeats together and
talked politics for awhile. After they
had discussed the situation in the
counties they took look at the com.
position of the convention as it will be
when it ASSEMBLIES 10 Jefferson Ci'y,
aud tried to figure out the first ballot.
Just at this time the conductor came
along the aisle of the car slowly, peer
ing into the face OF every man as if
looking for somebody. He seemed
disappointed till he reached the group
where Judge Gibson was. when hi.
face frightened.
Excuse me-" said he, ''but didn't
you come from Hannibal"
YES" said the candidate for gov
erDOr.
"Well, amt you the man that's on
the way TO funeral?'
A shout of laug liter from the friends
Of the Judge answered. the question.
Il sincerely hope not, " said the Judg,,
smiling. The conductor expisiued
that he had corpse on the train and
there was a Hannib Il man in one of
the cars accompanying it to Nevada,
where the funeral was to take place.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-07-05
WHY CLEVELAND WAS BEATE.
IN 1888.

Ch,s. Francis Adams, in the July Forum:
Accordingly, so far as could be
Judged from the outside, the Issue
m ,de by the republican party in tae
campaign of 1888, which resulted ia
the election of Harrison. was distinct
and simple Ii set itself in direct OPP
position TO the public policy which
President Cleveland has enunciated
as respects what may be called the
protected interests" of the country
and the pension agents. 1t turned to
these two powerful and widespread
organizations, saying to one: 1T you
will elect our candidate to the presi-
dency and return us to power, you
can come to Washing on and demand
such an increase of your protective
duties a. you shall see fit; aud We will
see that it is given to you" 1t then
turned to the army of cl aim agent. in
and about the Pension Office, slying
to them: "If sou will eject our can
didate to the presidency and
cause the administration of the
country to come into our hands,
we will allow you the free plunder of
the Treasury. President Cleveland,
as you see, bars your way to it." The
result wss that by a narrow vote
President Cleveland was defeated and
General Harrison elected 10 succeed
bin. Tie Republican party returned
to power. After it returned to power
the record shows that il was as coed
as its word. LIS promises were car
ried out. The pro ected intere is
swsrmed t. Washington, and in due
time the Mckinley tariff bill was re-
ported snd passed. In the demands
Of every producer. so Ear as appears,
who wished to fatten, at the expense
of the consumer were gratifed. He
had but to ask, and it was given. On
tire other hand, the horde of claim
agents ran riot in tie Pension Office
under "Corporol Joe" Tanner until
that Treasury which President C!eve-
land left only too full babe fare to be
empty. The record in this respect is
one of which the quondam soldiers of
the Republic can not fell proud. The
Treasury was looted.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-02
The Little. Ghost,

''The Poplars" is the name OF the old
Revolutionary homestead. 1t is a great,
square. white. stone house built III the
center of Thousand acres. The master
Of it was chilile-s. His little boy had
died Il week before, and he had gone
away. Every night Il little figure in
white with II light was seen fitting
from window to window in the old
library. When the servants. led by the
gardener. assembled at the library door
the light and the figure would disap-
pear nOiselessly and simultaneously. The
light and figure were never seen in any
other room of the old mansion, and now
it was remembered that the dead heir
had spent more time in the library than
in any other room in the house.
When the master returned, toward
the end of autumn, he was informed of
it all. He hid behind the tapestry nigh,
after night, and one night he was re-
warded by seeing a little white figure
glide in, light a candle, climb up to one
of the highest shelves, take down a rare
old book and begin to pore owe it. IL
vas the gardeners son, and he is now
the lord Of The Poplars," and the no
blest landlord in the west of England
New York Herald.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-02

One room served FOR entrance into the
house, for parlor, study and bedroom; the
other to the dining and workroom, writes
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher in describing
the first home which she and Mr.. Beechel
had years ago in the west. The bed,
room was SO small that | was obliged tc
make the bed on one side first, then &C
out on the veranda, raise a window,
reach in and make the bed on the other
side. Not such very troublesome WORK
after all, when one gets accustomed t,
it. The little kitchen, partitioned of
from the veranda, was just large enough
to allow a passage between the cooking
table and the stove into the dining room
without burning my dress. and my
table was only divided from Mr.. Beech.
er's study table by the partition.
For nearly seven years this was our
home-a home full of cares and no lux,
uries. but a very happy home--for many
reasons the happiest we ever knew, for
we were less separated there. In Brook
Ign, in later years, Mr.. Beecher's public
duties naturally drew him more away
from the family circle, but in those days
in the west | had him almost entirely to
myself. Ladies' Home journal.