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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-19
PLEA FOR coNFuclANlsM.

Wong Chin Foo Gives Chicagoans an Idea
of the Prevailing Religion In China
Chicago, Dec. 15.-Wong Chin Foo,
who is credited with being the leader
of party which is gaining ground in
China, and which has for it's object the
establishment of a republic in the land
of Confucius, delivered a lecture last
night at Kimball hall upon "the Phi
losophy of Confucius." In part he
said:
You have now studied the Bible for 20 centu-
:ies and have tried to force the Christian re-
igion down the throats of the so-called heather
nations, even at the point of the bayonet. Yet
of other religions, than they were in the
take care OF the present life and not go to
Heaven before we have done our full work here
de teaches that the future life will take care
Of itself If we do our whole duty to our fellow
men here.
On the subject of police protection,
Wong Chin Foo said that there were
cities in China containing 250,0o0 in
habitants, in which there was not a
policeman. SIN Chicago" he said,
there are thousands of them and yet
a man is not safe here in broad day
light" Wong Chin Foo concluded the
lecture by stating that the keynote of
the philosophy of Confucius was: "Do
unto others as you would have others
do unto YOU"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-19
An ExactinR Beggar.

Several beggars in Pera own large
amount of property. One well-known
man has houses worth 10000 liras, and
yet Is to be seen begging in filthy rags.
A poor governess, who was very charit-
able, used to give him piastre twice
week. One day she missed a Ira
(pound), and thought she must have
given it to the beggar by mistake. He
had gone home for the day, so she fol-
lowed him to his house on the Taxime.
He received her graciously, looking like
a pasha at least in his magnificent
robes. II never like to lose q good
client" he said, and sent for his bag of
takings; "if there's Ira here we shall
find it," Sure enough, the Ira was
there. ''Talle it," he continued, and the
poor girl, full of thanks, was hurrying
away when the beggar stopped her.
"Wait moment; you haven't given me
the piastre."
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-19
DEEP WATER CONVENTION.

Tho Meeting at Fort smith Recommends
Important Measures TO Congress.
FoRr SMITH. Ark, DEC. l6 The har-
Dor of Port Arthur, Tex. and the Ar
kansas river were male the subjects of
elaborate memorials addressed to con-
gress by the Arkansas deep water con-
vention held in Fort Smith yesterday.
The Port Arthur memorial called for
an appropriation by the governmental OF
1000, coo for the purpose of dredging
channel l20 feet long by 90 feet deep
from the head of sabine pass, at the
southern end of Sabine lake, to the
Neches river at the northern extremity.
Port Arthur is n short distance from the
head of Sabine pass. A government
expenditure of $4,000 600 has already
secured depth OF 25 feet through the
pass. The Arkansas river improve
ment memorial requests the improve
ment of the Arkansas from Wichita,
Kan, to the mouth of the river, SO as
to permit the passage of large steam
boats up to Wichita and TO convey by
water transportation Kansas corn and
Indian territory coal and cotton to the
gulf
One hundred and fifty delegates
FROM Arkansas, Kansas. Oklahoma, In
dian territory, Missouri, Colorado and
Texas were in the hall when the.con-
vention assembled. The following Of
fcers were chosen: Temporary chaif1
Iran, G ~. Barnes. OF GQtbtie pf3
perm. n4ft ehnIfmau. ci 1t111 '|''.-
lahoInA "a 4Is.. tash poftt A4t 1NI4I9.
s NJ sen6tHf -oelfa kau.. t1rma-
nens secretary, s a. Williams, Fort
Smith.
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NO COMPROMISE.
Each Faction of the Democratic Party De-
termlned to Fight 1t Out.

Each Faction of the Democratic Party De-
termined to Fight 1t Out.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The Times-Herald
prints symposium of interviews with
40 prominent democrats throughout
the United States in an effort to dis
cover whether a reorganization of the
democratic party will be attempted.
There is deep significance in the re-
plies. Without exception the demo-
Gratis who stood by the Chicago plat
form and its nominees assert that the
democratic party is perfectly organized
and that the gold standard democrats
who left the party cannot expect a
compromise or concession. The gold
standard democrats, on the other hand,
for the most part, hold to the view
that the silver men must abandon
their convictions if they wish to have a
united party.
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DYNAMITE FOUND.
a Plot Discovered to Blow Up a
Texas Opera House.
SEVERAL TRAGEDIES IN KENTUCKY.
a Murd erer in Utah Executed by Shooting
Three Boys Charged with Murder In
Oklahoma-A Family Poisoned
-gcaIded 20 Death.


RE1roN Tex, Dec. 1G. What i5fnn
I.|ssd y bars been q plot z D|oH 4P
the hn1dsone new opera hdn<4 -
Fonr large sticks of dynamite, wrapped
in German paper, were found in
window. The fuse attached had
burned part of the way down, but
went out. Part of the paper had also
burned around the dynamite. The pa
per was published in Milwaukee.
There was enough of the stuff to have
wrecked the opera house, the 500, 900
courthouse and other adjacent build
ings in the heart of the city, had it ex-
ploded.
SEVERAL TRAGEDIES IN KENTUCKY.
OwENsBoRo. KY. Dec. I6--Three kill
ings and two accidental fatalities in
two days have startled the people of
this locality. Dave Edwards gave
Nick Berry death wounds in a saloon
row. Henry Margum killed zaclr
Johnson without known cause. A
strange negro was struck by unknown
parties and killed. William Jones,
farmer, was killed by an Illinois Cen
tral train, and Roy Drake, IS years,
was accidentally killed while hunting.
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec, 16.-Patrick
CoughIin was executed yesterday
in Sage Hollow, 95 miles north
of Echo, for the killing of Deputy
Sheriffs Thomas Stagg. of Echo, and
E. A. Dawes, of Evanston, Wyo., on
July 80, 1895. He was shot to death by
five deputies under Sheriff Dickson.
Only the officials, few relatives of the
condemned man and representatives of
the press were present
BOYS CHARGED WITH MURDER.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Dec. 16.-Fred Horn,
aged 16, and Berry and X II. Coulter,
aged II and 10 respectively, have been
arrested and jailed. charged with muir
dering Alva Tripp, farmer found shot
through the head near Cloud Chief Sum-
day. Tripp had been murdered and
robbed The sheriff claims to have
strong evidence against the boys
A IA BILLY POISONED.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Dec. 16 Agnes
and Mary Novock, children, died yes
terday afternoon Mt Solvay, near this
city, presumably OF arsenic poisoning.
Joseph Novock, the father, and the
mother and three other children are
dangerously i'll. Suspicion attaches to
a woman living in the neighborhood.
CHILD scALDgD TO DEATH
GUraME, Ok, DEC. l6 The four
year-old daughter of J. B. Peter, of
Lexington, was scalded to de ath in a
kettle of boiling water
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MISSOURI EDITORS.
The st. Joseph Convention Elects once
and Awards Prizes.

The st. Joseph Convention Elects Onicers
and Awards Prizes.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 15.-The North
west Missouri Press association, in con-
vention here Friday and Saturday,
elected T. T. Wilson, of the Tarkio
Avalanche, president; ]. II. Williams,
and C. d. Morris, of the Trenton Trib-
une, corresponding secretary; Miss
Mary Parsons, of the Union Star-Cor-
net, treasurer. For the best printed
newspaper the Maryville Tribune was
awarded first prize and the Plattsburg
Democrat Leader second. For the most
ably edited paper the Trenton Tribune
was awarded first place, while the
Hopkins journal was given the prize
for the best local paper.
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BOLD ROAD AGENTS.
An Iron Mountain Express Train Held I
Within the Limits of st. Louis.

An Iron Mountain Express Train Held Up
Within the Limits of st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IL The Iron Noun
tain fast express train, outgoing, was
held up one mile from the Union sta
tion, within the city limits, last night
at 9:3O by six masked men. One OF the
men stood in the center of the track
and waved red lantern, signifying
that danger was ahead. The engineer
stopped tue train, and no sooner had
he done so than two masked men
jumped on the engine cab, and, pre-
senting revolvers, told him to hold the
engine still on pain of death. Two of
the other robbers made for the express
car, while the remaining bandits stood
guard outside. In less than Is min
utes the whole affair was over, and the
conductor hastened to the nearest tele-
phone and notified the police.
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NOT a DOUBLE SUICIDE.
Miss Harriet Cooper Believed to Have As
phyxIated Her Mother and Herself.

Miss Harriet Cooper Believed to Have As
phyxlated Her Mother and Herself.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14-The death
by asphyxiation of Mrs Sarah b.
Cooper and daughter, Harriet, pro-
duced a profound sensation in the city.
No woman in San Francisco, or on the
entire Pacific coast, was SO noted as
Mrs. Cooper. who had devoted her life
to religious and philanthropic work
and was actively connected with every
reform movement She was a cousin
of Col. Robert q. InRersoll, with whom,
despite their opposite religious views,
she maintained a warm friendship.
There is no doubt that Miss Cooper was
responsible for the deaths of herself
and mother.
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A HOME FoR SOLDIERS.
Kansas women's Relief Corps VIII Build
One at Ellsworth.

Kansas women's Relief Corps VIII Build
One at Ellsworth.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 10. Committees
represen ting the &. A. r., Women's Re-
lief corps aud Sons of Veterans, met
here last mig ht and disposed of the mat
ter of the Ellsworth soldiers home
grounds, which has been agitating
these orders for several years. In 1872
the legislature appropriated $50, 600 to
improve a section ofland donated by the
people of Ellsworth for home for
old soldiers Several buildings were
erected, but the home was never COM
pleted. 1t is now agreed that the
Women's Relief corps shall take charge
of the property and fit it mp for the
purpose originally intended by the
LEGISLATURE
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-Members of
the house have received newspapers
directing attention to the fact that
president-elect is not notified officially
of his election. The lack of law may
not be important, but the wisdom of
providing for such notification official
ly is apparent. A brief amendment to
the electoral count bill would provide
for the issue of a notification paper
signed by the vice president and the
speaker to be sent to the successful
candidate. This could be kept as
valuable reminder of elevation to the
highest of political honors.
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StIAFROTH'S BILL.
The Congressman Wants the Meeting Time
of Congress Changed.

The Congressman Wants the Meeting Time
of Congress Changed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA. 4.-Congressman
Shafroth, of Colorado, appeared before
the senate committee on Judiciary Sat
urday to make an argument on his
bill to change the time for the con-
vening of congress This bill provides
that each session of congress, COM
meneipg with the Fifty Fifth congress,
shall convene for the first session on
the first Monday after the 4th of
March of the year next succeeding the
election of the members, and shall
convene for the second session on the
first Monday after the lst day of Janu-
ary of the year following, and
shall convene on the third Mon
day in February of the year following
each presidential election, this last
ses ion being for the sole purpose of
counting the electoral votes for presi-
dent and vice president
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Gov. NIorton.s suggestion.

New YORK, Dec. 15.-Gov. Morton,
according to statement published in
the Evening World, has sent tele-
gram to President Cleveland in relation
to the critical condition of Cuban af-
fairs and the assassination of Gen.
Maceo in particular. The World adds
that the message contained the novel
suggestion that President Cleveland
invite President-elect Mckinley to
Washington to discuss the most feasi-
BILE plan to be followed by the presi-
dent concerning the attitude of the
United States toward Cuba during
the remainder of President Cleve-
lands term of office
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Five Committee ChnIrmen Named.

ToPhKA. Kan, Dec. l5.-Lieut- Gov
elect Harvey has announced the ap-
pointment of the chairmen of the
principal committees in the senate.
They are: Ways and means, ex-Gov.
l. d. Lewelling. Wichita; fees and sal
aries, II. G. Jumper, Usage; railroads,
w. A. Harris, Leavenworth; judiciary,
w. B. Crossen, Miami; agriculture and
irrigation, l. p. King. Cowley. Sem
ator-elect thinner, of Wyandotte, is
slated for chairman of the committee
on cities of the first class.
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MACEo.s DEATH.

The Insurgent Chief Said to Have Been
Asked to a Conference and the SpanIards
Acted Treacherousty.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 14.-C. M.
De HuRu, chief of the Florida Cuban
junta, has given out an account of
Maceo's death. 1t appears that the
marquis of Ahumeda. who officiated as
captain-general during Weyler's abb
sence, sent letter to Maceo invit-
ing the insurgent chief to a confer
ence and Maceo went with only
his staff, little dreaming that so high
an official would act in a treacherous
manner. When Maceo got to the rem
devious the Spanish soldiers surround
ed him and ordered him to surrender
and the little band of insurgents re-
fused and were shot to death
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WAsHIN GToN, Dec. IL. 11.-Postmaster-
General Wilson has made his annual
report, which shows an excess of ex-
penditures over receipts of IS, i27, ,0SS
for the last fiscal year. He character
ICES the loss sustained by the franking
privilege rs indefensible and shows
that of 34s, s,9ss, Gas pounds OF second
class matter handled, over SO, 54s, 800
pounds were county free" lie makes
many recommendations, but says the
United States is behind no other conn
try in its postal facilities.
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Attornex-GenernI Hnrmon.s Report.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE United
States attorney-general has made his
report to congress and expresses his
satisfaction at the new salary system
which displaced the old fee system.
He points ont two defects in the GRIM
inal laws and thinks that a new crimes
act should be passed at once. The
antitrust laws are also defective. he
says The Union Pacific railway mud
die is also commented on
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-19

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. l5.-f n
tramp is injured in being put off trains
or elected from railroad property in
Missouri he may sue the railroad com
pany and collect damages, provided he
is injured by servant of the company,
who is acting on orders to keep tramps
away. That was the decision made to-
day by the Kansas City court of appeals
in the suit of James A. Meade against
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad
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Address to RImotnIIists.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.-Charles d.
Lane, chairman of the national BIZ
metaliist committee, has issued an ad-
dress to friends of the cause in which
he SAYS that the cause has not been
abandoned, but urges the suspension
of all agitation of the subject of free
coinage for the present, further than
by keeping up the club rolls for future
service, and thus give their adversaries
every opportunity to fulfill their
promises to restore prosperity to the
country
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outIawa Take Revenge.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Dec 15.-At Gray
Horse last night a posse of armed men
called on William Howard on Salt
creek and after firing their guns set
fire to his house and barn, both of
which were consumed, with their con-
tents. The incendiaries are supposed
to be members of an organized band of
horse thieves. against whom Howard
recently gave evidence to the officials
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Letter Carriers TO Sell stamps.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. 5.-Postmaster-
General Wilson has issued an order ex-
tending the house-to-house collecting
and delivery letter system, so as to
provide for the sale of postage and
special delivery stamps through orders
to letter carriers on slips, contained in
unique official stamp-selling envel-
ope, to be furnished by the postal i'm
provement company.
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EVERY SOUL LOST.
Appalling Death List n Result of
FOundering OF Steamer.

Appalling Death List AS Result of the
FOundering OF a Steamer.
BREMEN, Dec. 12.-The loss of life by
the laundering of the North German
Lloyd steamer Salier, which sank on
the Coronas Corrubeda shoals in the
gale that swept the Atlantic coast of
Europe recently, is now positively
known to have been much greater than
at first supposed. The steamer, in ad-
dition to her crew of 70 men and Off
GERS, carried PA steerage passengers.
Every soul on board went down and
was lost with the ship, making a total
of 292 persons that perished through
the fonnderinr Of the old steamer
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A shower Of Ice.

A curious story is related in the Phil
osophical Transactions: Her majesty's
ship Simeon was two days out from
Cape Good Hope, when a squall came up
which precipitated veritable shower
of ice. In his report Capt. Blakiston
says: "It was not hailstorm at all, but
a shower of irregularly shaped pieces of
solid ice of different dimensions, some of
'NHn nc lar@e as having brick
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-19

Every one making q cash purchase ot
not less than 25 cents at my sto-e will be
given ticket TO hear the phonograph.
So don't forget to spend your moRey at
Farmers drug store, where you shall not
only have good values for your money,
but an elegant treat besides. :,
12-12ti LEROY FARMER.
The transfer company keeps call book
at the Mammoth livery stable. and one at
the Grand Central hotel. Leave orders ut.
these places, 1027-U
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Rend Ont of the Party.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 1.-THE aristo-
cratic democratic organization of
Omaha, the Jacksonian club, has
dropped from the rolls all democrats
who refused to support Bryan in the
recent campaign. Those expelled are
the flower of the democracy of the
state, including many prominent mem
bers throughout Nebraska
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NORTH BEND, Neb., Dec 15.-Thomas
Starkey, junior member of the firm of
Starkey & Son, proprietors of the city
roller mills, met instant death by be-
ing wound around shaft in the third
story of the mill. Starkey was placing
a belt, when his clothing caught in
cog-wheel, and the force of the revolu-
ton of the shaft could not be resisted.
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/. NORWAY, Me-, Dec. l4.-Gen. George
w. Beale, member of the beard of con-
troll of the national soldiers home, ex-
pension agent, adjutan general of
Maine and eX-state treasurer, died at
his home here yesterday. He was II
years of age, and had notable mill
tary record as soldier in the civil
49,.
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HAVANA, Dec. 15.-The United States
consulate-general in this city is under
a special guard of armed policemen.
This precaution is taken by the Span
ish authorities owing to the fear that
the Indignation expressed by Spanish
sympathizers against the United States
would find vent in an attack upon the
consulate
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GOLDEN CITY, Mo-, Dec. l6.-A Sensa-
ton was created here yesterday by the
arrest of Miss Jennie Hickman, dnugh-
ter of J. f. Hickman, city assessor,
charged with rob biny the resideace OF
James Bea ty on the night Of Decern-
ber T. Two gold watches Svere'TaNcn.
one of which was retucnei by zoe = irl.
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To Prevent .wiId Cat" Insurance.

Topeka, Kan. Dec. Estate Insur-
ance Commissioner Riddle will urge
the legislature this winter to pass
law which will protect legitimate fra
ternal insurance associations from
operating in this state. He advises
that all fraternal societies be brought
under the supervision of his depart
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TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 14.-Dr. J. r.
Fay, superintendent of hospitals of
the Santa Fe Hospita association, has
completed the report of the association
for the past year. 1t shows that 2S,-
206 cases were treated by the associa-
ton physicians in and out of the hos
pitfalls. Out of this number but 3s
deaths occurred.
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Christmas 1895 and New Year. 1897

Christmas, 1896, and New Year, 1897.
For the above the Chicago & Alton will
sell tickets from Higgiusvllle to all
stations within two hundred miles, at
one and one third fare for the round trip.
Dates OF sale, December "a, 25 and 81, 1895,
and January 1, 1897. Good to return up
to and including January 4, 1897.
s. A. VERMILLloN, Agent.
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KnoH nefore a Church Tribunal.

topeka, Kan, Dec 16 Rev. John ID.
Knox. famous as a preacher, lecturer
and boomer, is on trial at the First
Methodist church, in this city, on a
charge of robbing the brethren through
the failure of the Knox Banking Co.,
of Topeka, six years ago. hundreds of
Topeka Methcdists had their money in
the Knox concern and lost il all.
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Soothing, and not irritating; strength
ening, and not weakening; small, but
effective-such are the qualities of De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. Crist u Day. l-25-Iy
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Thou,ands Starving in Russia.

LONDON, Dec 14.-An Odessa dis
patch to the Daily News says that
there are reports there of famine in
the Amur district of Russia and that
900 peonlc are starving there.
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II you have carpet rags you wish woven
take them to Mrs. Posten, west of water
tower, 1O.3tt
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Ladies' aud gents gold and gold filled
watches and chains, at bottom prices.
Give me call before you buy. A. Egle.