davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Huntsville gazette., 1892-08-13
foruances

CERTAIN Capt. Hunt is writing let
tore TO the press to prove that it does
rot hurt man-some other man
rncb TO hang him up by the thumbs.
n the interest of science it might be
we'll to try it on Hunt in order to in
.-ease his knowledge of what he is talk
Huntsville gazette., 1892-08-13

rur BOSTON aldermen must be thin
.,,;nned. They have decided to with
IA licenses from any theater in the
% .itv the management of which will
MI not sign an agreement to permit no
ncsgsn at the expense of the city
.atbers TO be worked off during per-
Huntsville gazette., 1892-08-13

A. - POWELL, of the United States
Amy I'M is authority for the statement
paro. among the Cheyennes a man is
MI j permitted to speak to his mother
hon wv y. except through the intermedia-
not wsa. " 'hlrd person. Perhaps he does
Huntsville gazette., 1892-08-13
VOLUME XIII.

psrycE BISMARCK has learned that
.,a nower of the press, which he once
.nsred .ns is very good thing to use
i.r inst the other fellow. The kaiser,
- oother fellow in the case, is learning
.be same lesson.
Huntsville gazette., 1892-08-13

rs The democrats see that all the
politics that is in the Homestead dis
turbance is favorable to the republic
ans. and they are losing all interest IN
the affair.--St. Louis Globe Democrat,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
WHY THE CHANGE?
The Kansas city journal Has Undergone
a Wonderful Change of Heart to Maj.
Warmers Methods.

The Kansas City journal Has Undergone
Wonderful Change of Heart to Maj.
Warmers Methods.
The Kansas City Tines is at present
searching back files of the Kansas City
Journal in regard to the career of one
William Warner, and is daily producing
some very interesting reading matter,
all the more SO because it is republic
an opinion of a republican. During the
city campaign of 1876 Maj. Warner was
a candidate for Office and Col. R. T. Van
Horn, editor of the journal for thirt--
six years, was chairman of the repub-
lican state committee, and in a position
to know all the maneuvers of the tricky
politician, whom he denounced as a
counterfeit republican. The Journal
handled the major without gloves and
no stronger denunciation of his meth
DDS can be found than in it's columns of
that date. If the Journal has any re-
gard for consistency it should come for
ward and let the public know its rea-
sons for changing it's former and sim
cere phillippics to sychophantic lula
bies.
When the slush fund is distributed
the major should remember the Journal
and reward its noble crow-eaaang effort
st Joseph GazettA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
WARMERS CLAPTRAP.
He Should Not '"Stand Up For MissouI
by Slanderins Her People.

He Should Not 'sStand Up For Missouri
by slanderins Her People.
In Warmers claptfap Missouri speech
at Sedalia there was something hideous
and repulsive.
Even in political times the slanderirg
of n commonwealth is fortunately r,re
Maj. Warner describes Missouri
which never did exist--a land of intol-
erance, poverty, ignorance and retro
gression.
He describes the regeneration re-
publican Office holders would effect
if they were put into the capitol build
ing.
Missouri has the two largest and most
rapidly growing cities between Chicago
and the Pacific. The state increased
in population 500, 900 between 1850 and
1890. 1t spends money literally upon
public schools, and colleges are numer-
Gus in every section.
Missouri not only invites immigration
but takes good care of all the people
who come. The citizens of no other
state get as much for the money they
pay in taxes.
To paint this fortunate and growing
commonwealth as pining tor the minis
trations of William Warner and his po-
itical staff is a piece of clown business.
There is enough of seriousness to give
it tone of offenSiveneSS which will
awaken a resentment at the polls in
November.
All Missouri needs, is the overthrow
of the tariff system which interferes
with the industries of her people.
If William Warner wishes to stand up
for Missouri let him take the right side
of the tariff question. City
Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
Personal POINTS.

JUSTICE I.AMAR's long locks are
whitening.
SHERMAN HoAR devotes his spare time
to the translation of his speeches into
Latin.
SENATOR PasCo, of Florida, is known
in Washington as the senator who never
votes.
Four Living ex-governors of M,ssa-
chusetts were born in 1S1S-Boutwell,
Claf1in, Rice and Butler.
NINE. MoDJEsKA is now on her Cali
fornia ranch studying Horticulture and
the best means of keeping flies out of
the milking pail.
If Mr.. Astor were to try to keep pace
with his income by counting it in silver
quarters, he'd be jibbering idiot in a
weeks time.
JOSEPH Dion, the billiard player, who
at one time was the champion of Amer
lea, has become an inmate of the home
on Wards island for the pauper insane
For long time-five years In all-he
was in Bloomingdale as private pa
tient.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
ADDED TAXATION.
Plans That Mean a Heavier Burden
the People.

Plans That Mean Heavier Burden for
the People.
The republican platform adopted at
Minneapolis is chiefly notable for what
it does not say. At hasty glance it
appears that in but one particular is
the party fairly and sauarely commit
ted by this document to any direct line
of action. The party is unequivocally
pledged to maintain the present outra-
geous system of tariff taxation. In di-
rect alignment with this is the pledge
of government support to the Near
aqua canal. One Is essential to the
other. The vast expenditures neces-
sary to carry out the work of piercing
the Central America isthmus would
furnish an excellent excuse for main
tanning the high rate Of tariff taxation
demanded by the protected barons.
Tariff taxation would be necessary to
bear the expense of the canal. 1t is a
brilliant scheme of two propositions,
each of which means the same to the
people-more taxation. The declara-
ton on the silver question is only sig
nifcant in SO far as it insults the chief
executive by Notwithstanding that
he forego his constitutional prerogative
in the exercise of the veto power. 1t il
the first platform ever adopted by an
American political party which sought
to deprive the president OF the veto, or
to limit him in the exercise thereof.
Such a proposition could only emanate
from a party hopelessly and utterly
committed to Reddish and Mckinley
ism, and utterly defiant of all constitu-
tional Observation-Disclosures Senti-
nell
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
six Million Dollars Given Away.


The Pacific Railroad Co. defauited on interest
due January l, 1860.
The republican legislature, by act ap-
1. proved by the republican governor Fletcher,
March 81, 1868, agreed with the Pacific Railroad
CO. that in consideration of 5000 900 to be
paid into the state treasury by the company, it
you'd release it's lien OF 80, 10000, made up
thus:
Six per cent bonds 100000
Unpaid interest on same ..-.......... 3.7SO,010
Total. $40. $50 900
This extraordinary proposition was accepted
sy the company and state bonds and matured
coupons, bought by the company at about p or
b per cent discount, were paid over at par and
Gov. Fletcher executed the deed of release. BY
this shady transaction the state lest $3.50 0UO.
The property had cost up to that time about
81. 10000 and was worth every dollar of the
cost Evidence as to its value is abuudantly at
hand. even at this remote day. On January I3,
fSB. G. A. Finkelnberg. Theo Bruerre ct al.
scing q committee of the republican general as
sembly, reported that the property was worth
Ar.7V,4.o22
Why did the republicans thus give away s5.-
$50 600 OF the peoples money? The answer IL
found in the report Of the committee appointed
by the board of directors of the Pacific Rail-
road Co. to lobby the act Of March 81, 1858,
through the legislature. That report was filed
an exhibit in the suit OF James Lamb ct al
rs. Pacific Railroad Co in the United States
In this report the committee says: Our next
move was to engage or employ in our interest
persons of such political afinities stanciny and
power with the dominant party in the leyisla-
ttre, as would soften down or remove the con-
Der head character OF our board and enable Us
10 go before the party Endorsed by men high in
the faith Through them we were let into the
secret of how things are sometimes done when
all other methods are Intellectual 1t was terri
bly, costly for an ordinars job. but we were &C
ing for the millions. The sum of 100000 is
the price. tae sJate abating Sc, 0Oa 900 of the
claim 1t was obtained through or exertions
and appliances at \ cost to tho company O,
stockholders of 80 ,3l3 already paid and s13l <
TO be paid the whole aggregating 1892, liza"
1t appears therefore. to be conclusive thai
for an outlay or fee" as Maj Warner would
d. call it. OF sI9s I76. the company induced re
pubiican legislature to pass bill giving W
: aa0o0 600 of the peoples money and saddlinl
an indebtedness for that amount upon the tax
nayers of the state. Yet Maj Warner deliber
afely said in his Sedaiia speech The roads
..erc sold n open market"
The y risco Railroad ~ y GIFT.
Ene record Of republican mismanAgement ant
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

been approved by Gov. Fletcher ssr 10000.
Mckay and Read with their 'and others" sold
out to him for u, 255, OOo by the terms OF which
sale Mr. Allen refunded to them the amount
they had paid the state, assumed to pay the
balance, gave them s10), 900 Of paid up stock in
his company and paid them s275, 900 in several
cash pa ments. Yet Maj Warner says of the
railroads: 1.-THE charge that there was fraud
or corruption in their sale rests, as claim. on
assertion and has no foundation in fact"
An act soon after approved by Gov. Fletcher
confirmed the title to this property in the new
purchasers and donated the balance due the
state, with interest thereon for extending the
road from Pilot Knob to the Arkansas line, an
extension necessary to making the road very
valuable property as the result has demon
strated
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

HERoD THE GREAT was the first He
brew king who imported into his .s-'u
Roman modes Of society Gfe."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

There have been three democratic
tidal waves in recent political history,
in 1874, in 1882, and in 1890. The first
two were followed by the elections Of
democratic presidents, and the last one
will be followed by the election of a
democratic president next autumn
Albany Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

Boil it all down, and the differ
ence between Grover Cleveland and
Benjamin Harrison is expressed in tho
assertion that If Mr.. Harrison had been
four years an ex-president he would
never have been renominatcd.- Panl
Globe
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
Debts of S45,C00,OO0 SaddIed on the


The immediate loss to the state by republican
| corruption and misgovernInent over s25,-
| OOO.OOo That is the which the taxpayers
| have been taxed to pay and it was fastened on
| the state by such shameless practices those
| which have been detailed. recapitulation
| will present the balance sheet.
Pacific railroad bonds ..............S 1000, 600
| Interest paid or owing by the state on
these bonds from date of default to
July 1865, about the date the state
released to the railroad companp.... g. $50. 0JC
Pacific, southwest branch, per cent. 1853 O0l
Pacific, southwest branch, 7per cent. 1911 O0a
! Interest from date of default b, the
company to January /, 1883, a short
| time after which the property was
given away. Observation-Disclosures. 203S, no
| North Missouri per cent. 1850, 900
Interest to July l, 1853, at which time
the property was given to Blow for
100000 under act of March II, 1863. 2,s1O,OOO
St. Louis & Iron Mountain per cents. S,50l 900
| Interest from date Of old default to
| January l. 1865 short time after
which the property was released I'M
der act of March Il, 1853. 1895, SO
| Cairo s Fulton per cents. ............ 6500O0
| Interest from date OF default to Janu-
| airy l, 1863 short time before the
| road released under act of
March II, 1853 Observation-Disclosures. 3sl 500
Platte county per cents. 10000
| Interest on same from date of default
to January ], 1853, short time be-
fore the road was released under act
| of March II, 1868 ....... $4,000
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S3l, 735, $40
Deduct amount received by the state
on these railroads, including interest
| on deferred payments. 6 131. 1876
SIS, c0i, 344
| Deduct profit on operation of Iron
| Mountain road Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Net loss to the state s25, SO ga
From the date of the swindling sales of the
railroads-when the states liens were released
up to July ]. 1879, the people of Missouri paid
interest on the debt created By republican mis-
manageIn ut TO the amount of s15,463,733
From that date to the time when this railroad
debt will probably be eXtinguished it is esti-
mated that the people will be required to pay
$40 20 900 more interest, making grand total OF
Si3,O43,O paid and TO be paid by the tax payers
as result OF the dishonest management OF the
railroad debt of Missouri by the republican
party.
That is the truthful narrative of how the re-
publicans stood up for Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

The democratic party is not strad.
ding on the tariff question-not tbi.
year And it will not any other year.
st Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

Mr.. Charles z. Chouteau St Louis capital
list. testified before the committee, that previ-
GUS 20 the award of the Iron Mount road to
Mckay and 9th rs he had several interviews
with Gov. Fletcher and was informed BIZ his
excellency that he would not sanction sale of
the property for less than 81 80 o0I That Mr.
Chouteau agreed to accept that proposition and
to pay down the entire amount cE the approval
of the award to him and 20 paw the state in cash
or bonds 26) ,D01 for the Cairo & Fulton, max
ing a total of 81 80 900 He testified that Gov.
Fletcher promised to consider this bid and
write him, which he did not do. although Mr..
Chouteau wrote him on the subject; and that Mr..
Chouteau afterward, before the award was ap-
proved, notified him that his (Chouteau's) New
York association, if the award to Mckay and
others" was set aside, would guarantee sum
OF not less than 81, 900 for the Iron Mount
ain
The testimony further shows that after the
bids were opened and before the awards had
been approved by Gov. Fletcher Mckay and
others" began negotiations with Thomas Allen,
who proposed to assume the bid of J. A. Sum
ner & Co. for transferring their bid to him and
that afterwerd when the awards of the Iron
Mountain and the Cairo 4 Fulton reads had
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

at which the property was sold to "A j. Mckay
and others and sI27 O0b more than the state
received for both the Iron Mountain and the
Cairo & Fulton: that MI Pretorious, of
titled under oath that Gen. Fremont
and his associates ready
and willing to pay the .1,D00 0D bid and If nee
essary s1.5j),0J0 for the Iron Mountain road
alone which nearly three times much
as the republicans sold it for to Mckay and
others :" that the Southwest Missouri Railroad
Co. had no authority to buy railroad and that
the bid OF that company could not be properly
entertained by the commissioners; that the
bid of J. 4. Sumner 6 Co was assumed by
Thomas Allen president of the Southwest Mis-
souri, Railroad Co, for $3.50, 000, which 1900,
90 more than the successful bid of Mckay and
others: that the evidence showed that A J. Nc
Kay had resided in Missouri only few months
aud that his property consisted, according to his
sworn statement, of a pair of Arkansas mules,
an open spring wagon and several thousand
dollars in money which he carried in his pocket
and did not deposit in a bank that his bid was
signed "a. j. Mckay and others and that
when it developed that he ''had good thing. -
Simmon1s Voge Hume and three brothers of
Commissioner Farrar were permitted to come
forward and announce, in order to strengthen
the bid that they were the and others referred
to in the bid, notwiths landing that it was
shown that no such company as "a. J. Mckav
and others" had been organized Mr. Thomas
Allen was not permitted to strengthen the bid
of j. A Sumner & Co.
The evidence. taken by republican commit
tee, be il borne in mind, developed the fact that
Gov. Thomas c. Fletcher hesitated to approve
the award to A. J. Mckay and others of the
Iron Mountain road for $4,000 in the face Of
the fact that it was clearly the lowest and
worst bid that Hume. one of the ground
floor members of the ring, was given $4,000 or
$4,000 to be used in Jefferson City for the pur-
pose of securing the services of leading repub-
licans to advise Gov. Fletcher to approve the
award: that Joseph G. Read and Others" to
whom the Cairo s. Fulton had been awarded
at 10000, then came forward and announced
that they would not take that road at that price
unless the Iron Mountain was awarded NC
Kay and others" at s15s,0JO: Read and others
were known to be irresponsible; the state had
no means of redress if they refused to take the
Cairo & Fulton at $3.50 ODD: that in fact NC
Kay and others AMI Read and others were
the same crowd. aai that it was generally IN
derstood thlt the plan was to secure the
award 10 both ro3lS and then drop the Cairo &
Fulton
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

companies nad 10 pay TO enable them Ito go be-
fore the party Endorsed by men high in the
faith" does not appear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

-Ex-heailsman Clarkaon pickine
cheerfuily ut cold crow is a charming
illustration of the benefcence of dis
eiplinary chastisament&-N.Y Y. World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
&.O6l.414

AS Mr. Chouteau offered Gov Fletcher ST. &c.,
600 for the Iron Mountain and 100000 for the
Cairo & Fulton, it is fair to assume that the
properties were worth at least those amounts,
aggregating s1,35O,Ool.
When the commissioners wrote Gov. Fetch.
er, setting out the various bids received and no.
tlfying him that they had awarded the two
roads to Mckay. Reed ct al. he Endorsed their
letter thus: ''Dinsmore & Co and Fremont 7
have no confidence in, but am satisfied that
speculation is their object and not building the
road Another consideration with me would be
the giving of it to men who belong to the pro-
gressive party of the state and have the sympa-
thy Of the capital of the country
Comment is unnecessary Mckay, Reed s.
Co. belonged to the so-called progressive" par
ty of the state and were in sympathy al that
time with about $4,000 (Mr. A!len's) capital.
The Hannibal & st. Joseph Railroad Co. met
its engagements with the state and was not
sold" by Gov. Fletcher.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

1t will be seen that Mckay, Reed ct. al came
Qua 1915, 100 ahead in the transactions. less, Of
course, whatever amount it may have cost
them to put the matter through, or to enable
them ito go before the party Endorsed by men
high in the faith
The state did not come out so we'll as annears
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

FheSc bonds an bore pr cent. interest, ex-
except 81, 91i0Do of the Pacific southwest branch
Es,uds which bore per cent
In 1893 the property of these corporations. on
which the state held first lien security
against loss. was worth more uhan The amount
~ the states lien. The value was estimated at
the time to be from 49,, OOOOO0 to As, 600 COO
How tie republicans protected the interests of
the state is best S-los ID by a critical exami-
nation Of the record which Maj. Warner has
-ziSfed TO his uses
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

Total. 1924 600
Collected from the companies. PA, $50
Net amount of claim. .S779 40
By this ''sele in the open market, Of which
Maj Warner talks so glibly, the republicans
burdened taxpayers with the payment Of the
honda The amount Of tie Zee" the railway
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18

The frisco Railroad ~ = 0fft.
H. record Of republican Encouragement and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
IConpiled from the Chicago Times.1

made to conceal the intent to control
arbitrarily the condition of trade among
our citizens After more than two
years of immunity the law officers of
the administration made pretense. of
enforcing the Sherman law. Obse-
quious law officers ostentatiously pre-
pared indictments against certain
trusts. What was the result is too
well known TO require more than e
bare allusien to the ending of these
suits. Whenever the Sherman law was
brought to a test before United States
court it was declared unconstitutional
or the pleadings of Benjamin Harrison's
law officers declared defective, with
the result that trusts still flourish.
This is the faction already taken upon
this subject" which was so cordially
and on which Mr.. Harrison's admins
tration rests its claim of opposition to
trusts and com bines.
The Silver Policy.
Benjamin Harrison was elected on a
platform declaring for the use of gold
and silver las money" and denouncing
democratic administration for it's eff
forts to demonetiZe silver. The Mime
apolis convention gave expression to
the common desire of all parties to use
silver as money. This was a tribute to
settlement neither PARTY dared ignore.
1t was alleged that the American peo-
pie from tradition and interest favor
bimetallism. Upon this point there is
practically no dispute between parties
Nor is the question rs to the desire that
the party of the two metals he main
tanned A republican congress inject
ed a statement to this effect into Law
alleged to have been framed for THU
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-14
Philadelphia Public Ledger Burned Out

The Pabih bodybuilding, six story
rone front structure, on the corner of Sixth
aud Chestnut streets. Philadelphia. was
damaged by fire to the extent of $500 900
The insurance is $780, 900.
The collection Of curios in the private
office Of George W. Childs, the Ledger,
owner and publisher which are inestima
BILE in value were saved
The flames were confined to the fourth
hoor and all above and the portion below
were flooded.
Until further arrangement shall be made,
the ledger will be issued from the he, ord
office
Mr.. Childs and A. J.. Drexel were wit.
nesses OF the fire, and in appreciation Of the
efficiency OF the fire department will give
5000 TO be used for the benefit OF the fire.
men.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-14
PANAMA CANAL SCANDAL.
The Arrest OF fDeLesseps and His Friends
Has Reen Qrdered

The Libre Furoie Of Paris SAYS that NJ.
Bourgeois, minister of justice has ordered
the immediate arrest of the members c.
the council of the Panama Canal Company,
who are charged with breach of trust. The
--ers OF tie company now under indct,
ment are NJ. Ferdinand de Lesseps, chair.
man Of The board Of directors; NJ. Charles
de Lesseps the vice chairman, and NJ. Fon.
,an,s and Baron Cottu. directors.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-14
Bismarck in Miiwsuk ee's Railways.

1t has just been learned that Prince Biz
marck is stakeholder In the Milwaukee
street railway system to the extent Of ESQ.
600. Henry Willard got the great Chancel
lor interested In the matter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-14
England Showed Under.

Heavy snowstorms are reported through.
out England. The mails are delayed and
many sheep have died.