Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-02-17
t. e. sUBLETTE. ..Paornirron.
Democrats are not enthrsi-

astIc over the appointment ct
Gresham to cabinet position.
The race for Secretary of
Agriculture is now between Hoke
Smith, of Georgia, and Governor
Francis, of Missouri.
There may be good reason
why Republican President
should appoint Democrat to the
Supreme bench, but Republicans
fail to discover it.
1t will take an extra session
of Congress TO repeal the Sherman
silver law, and then it will not be
done. The anti-silver democrats
will be afraid to tamper with Sill
yer Legislation.
ALL the towns of any conse-
auence in the first district are
getting ready to select their post
masters by primary elections. 1t
seems that the people have deter
mined to take the postoiiice pat
ronage out of Mr.. Hatch's hands.
That the work of sinking
the srtesian we'll may b!gin at an
early date, it is necessary that the
stock holders act promptly IN pay
ing up the fifty per cent assess
ment. The money can be paid to
II. J. Bailey, Treasurer, or to
either of the banks.
Interest in tie canning fac
tony is being revived in Kinks
vile. 1t is now clearly seen that
a mistake was made when the mat
ter was dropped a year ago.
Men of means are ready to
put their money into such con,
Germ. If anything is done this
season work should begin now.
The vote to fund the bond
ell indebtedness of Benton town
ship and Adair county, should bt
unanimous this time. Why pay
seven and eight per cent fol
money when il can be gotten fol
five per cent. Read the notices ot
special elections carefully anc
when election day comes vote Il
fund the bonds.
The action of'the Senate OF
the Sherman silver law suggests
the belief that the upper brancl
of Congress is opposed to an I'M
conditional repeal of existing sil
yer enactmeuts, and that whel
the Sherman act is repealed Their
must be something better ant
more favorable to the whit
metal to take its place.
The Republic and Populis
Houses, of the Kansas Legisla
ture are armed with revolyers an,
Winchesters, and a fight for poss
ession of the State House ma
take place at any time. Coy
Lewelling has called out tn
militia to assist the Populists, bu
Republicans will fight the "forc
of anarchy and revolution.
Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet, a
officially announced is as follows
Secretary OF State, Walter c
Gresham, of Illinois; Secretary 0
Treasury. John G. Carlisle, o
Kentucky; Secretary of War
Daniel S. Lamont, of New York
Postmaster General, Wilson S
Bissell, of New York. The re
mainder of the cabinet will b
made HI own in few days.
The House bill providing
for the appointment of nine med
ical examiners TO pass upon a.
applicant for license to practic
medicine and surgery in the State
came up for discussion Tuesday
and WAS tabled by vote of 81 t,
80. This is the bill that DR.. Still
and the disciples of Osteopathy
have been fighting SO hard, anC
they have gained a signal victory
Prof w. L. Coleman
Superintendent of the Moberl,
schools, died of pneumonia las
Sunday night. Mr.. Coleman wa.
a graduate and post graduate O
the kirksville Normal, and fol
eight years ably filled the office O
State Superintendent of publ,
instruction. He had many warm
personal friends in Kirksville anC
was very popular throughout tht
State.
The decisive vote by which
the Senate passed the amended