The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
IN GENERAL.
Soma of the Latest News Of the
Past week.
Work of the Leather Trust Patriotic APP
peal to the School Children-The
Crops of tho Country-Cor-
nered Wheat Spelling.

The Leather Trust.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Leather's price
Is skyward bound, and, as a conse-
quence, footwear. especially the
cheaper grades. may rise in cost.
Prices of certain grades of leather
have gone up from to cents pound.
a rise in instances amounting to over
co per cent Lower grades of shoes
have advanced in some cases Is per
cent, and manufacturers agents in
Boston, the great center of the foot
wear business, are writing customers
declining to duplicate orders at prices
recently quoted.
Jobbers and manufacturers believe
the advance in shoes must, at moder-
ate estimate. amount to fully 25 per
cent. before snow flies, for they see
no marked indications of q change in
the conditions which have mainly
brought about the rise. These are the
facts of the receipts of live cattle and
the supply of hides, though there are
some who suspect that the leather trust
has in some measure helped the hurrah
nlong. A few weeks ago, when 1t was
discovered that the shortage in cattle
in this country was an exceedingly Sc
rious fact. leather manufacturers
found. so it is said, that the market,
previously apparently full Of offerings,
had become comparatively limited.
The sole leather market is said to be
practically controlled by the United
States Leather Co., known in various
circles rs the leather trust. Its prices
began to move up several weeks ago.
AS they rose they infused an animation
into the leather market that 1t has not
seen in many a day.
The Star Spangied Hammer.
New YORK, May l.-Gov. Frank
Brown, of Maryland. has mailed the
following official communication to
each of the other governors of the
United States:
Permit me to call the attention OF the schools.
patriotic societies and citizens OF your state 10
fag day. June Il. the iisth anniversary Of our
flag s adoption by congress- The national hymn.
The STIR Spansled Banner Il always sung at
far day exercises which are now being generally
red by the schools. but few yield the author
tho reverence his memory deserves. No one
has ever written anything that has done more
to awaken true patriotism; and yet the ashes
OF Francis Scott Key have lain for many years
unhonored by his ccuntrymen beneath the ma
tive cemetery of Frederick City Nd
take this method Of commencing to you the
work and object OF the Key Monument associa-
ton OF Frederick City. Md. which was organ
lied and Incorporated last year for the purpose
o! collecting funds to erect a suitable monu-
ment to his memory AMI thus redeem the ma
tion from the disgrace Of over half u century Of
ungrateful neglect We have already raised
about 1000 from their own town. but every
American who Is proud OF our beautiful fiaa
aud It's position among nations should have q
share In erecting this monument.
Please urge the children to give their pen
nies and the citizens their larger coins on
Flag day before. The names of all donors
will be placed in the crypt OF this monument
and will also be published in pamphlet when
the work is completed. Funds should be for
wardel to the Key Monument association at
Frederick City, Nd FRANK BROWN.
Governor OF Maryland.