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The Portland daily press., 1896-06-04
In A LEWISTON HOTEL.
Mysterious Death Of LiVermOre
Falls Woman.
HUSBAND A RESPECTED CITIZEN
OF THAT TOWN.

T. NJ. Douglass, Chair Peddler, Arrested
For Completely i n the Affair-Tells
Some Remarkable and Contradictory
Stories-Woman Told Him She Was in
City Eote1.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
HE YELLs "ENoUaHi''

Editor Longgrear, agent for the
Pemiscot county land syndicate,
"throws up the sponge" lie retires
from the discussion as to what
methods were resorted to by the syn
dicate to get hold of the people S
land, without even making respec-
table bow. He winds up with the
usual argument (?) resorted to by
those who attempt to conceal afraud
and get caught at it--abuse. In our
issue of August 22 we asked him a
number of legitimate and pointed
questions regarding the big land deal
in Pemiscot county. Here is his
answer:
she askes lot of questions which
we will take neither time or space to
answer as there is nothing in them
of interest to the readers of the
Democrat. 1t is of no use to waste
space arguing with him for as soon
as you corner him in one falsehood he
steps into another.
He will ''take neither, time or
space to answer. Wonder why =?
We have feared all along that he
would wind up by treating US with
'silent contempt Forty thousand
acres of public land were decided by
county court to land syndicate
and yet he says there is nothing in it
''of interest to readers. He denies
that protest to the deal was filed
with the county court and, in the
same paragraph says: "but admit
that somebody did file protest and
the evidence goes to show that he,
too, was mistaken" What evidence,
Bro. Longgrear?
Ta-ta, Bro. Longgrear. We regret
that you found it necessary to 'round
off your corners so suddenly. But
don't let this interfere with your
business. Insert your advertisement
again and let the people know that
you are still agent for whole lot of
land that used to belong to them
and which was taken from them
without their consent or considera-
| finp
The news boy., 1896-09-05
CONVINCING ARGUMENT.

Last week the editor was discuss
ing the money question with Const.
Dohogne, Of kelso, who is not only a
Republican, but an interest gatharer
as we'll as the recipient OF q pension.
Mr. Dohogne at once began his argu-
ment with you fellows want to
swindle everybody. You don t tel'
nothing but lies " you fellows
tried to destroy this government in
1860. and Row you are trying it
again. = I'VE We got to have money
that will pass all over the world.
do you know what England will do
England will take our silver at 30 to
and pass it back on us at 16 to l.
I'VE are bound to trade with Eng-
land, etc, etc, etc,
AS soon as the editor got chance
to put in a word ''edgeways," he
asked Mr. Dohogne if we could not
get along without England about as
well as England could get along
without US?
mo, was the emphatic reply,
''there are many things we must get
from England. We can't get along
without her. "
"Why so, calmly queried the
editor, ''can you mention one single
thing in your town or township that
came from England ?"
After hesitating quite little
while Mr.. Dohogne frightened up and
replied: Eyes, sir; have butcher
knife at home that came from Eng,
land" "
The editor smiled. could you
not have bought a butcher knife
made at home? l thought you were
one of those fellows who wants to
protect home Industry"
''No, sir; I couldn't have got as
good knife as that made in this
country.
Couldn't you have got knife
that would have answered your pur-
pose just as we'll.
''No, sir.
elbow do you know the knife was
made in England ?''
Because the brand is on it.
"Wouldn't an American knife with
the English brand suit your purpose. y
'No sir; they don t make 'em as
good in this country"
The news boy., 1896-09-05
A man somewhere in this GOO

A man somewhere in this goodly
land of ours, says some anonymous
genius, dreamed the other night that
he was in city governed by women.
1t was scrupulously clean; and while
wondering around he saw three men
arrested for splitting on the pave
ments. A garbage at the rear of
each lot was hand painted and tied
with blue ribbon. Mail boxes were
decorated with drawn work, and fire
plugs had cushioned seats on them.
Sweet peas were climbing over the
electric light poles, and hand paint
ed cuspidor occupied a CONSPICUOUS
place on every corner. There was
no business; not team being al
lowed to pass up or down the main
streets for fear of making dust. The
town was deserted, save the police.
women, who marched up and down to
see that the rugs around the public
square were nat wrinkled, and that
mo one entered the corporate limits
with dirt on his feet.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
A Bargain for Somebody.

James F. Evins offers the follow.
ing property for sale, all in the town
of Blodgett- A first-class two-story
store house on corner, opposite depot
now renting for s22 per month,
Also drug store building adjoining
His six-room dwelling, with cellar,
bathroom and modern conpeniences
and four lots.
A small farm Of % acres adjoining
town, with good barn and well i'm.
proved. Also lots 10 and II, in block
4, with good dwelling; lot IL, in block
4, has good house; lot 5, block 2, has
good house.
One money safe, one mule, one 2
horse buggy and harness, one organ
Cash or time payments.
Will sell cheap. Going to Arkan
sas. Apply to W. r. SHERER.
Blodgett, No
The news boy., 1896-09-05
HOW HE DODGES,

Recently an editorial appeared in
the NEwsBoY nearly a half column
in lengh, in which it put to Editor
Tromly. of the Poplar Bluff RepubH-
Gun some very pertinent questions
regard his statement that there is
persistent effort to make people
believe that gold standard means
that there will be no money but gold
in circulation. etc. In the same is
sue appeared a short squib to the
effect that Editor Tromly was treat
ing Mr. Bryan unfairly by charging
him with plagiarism without being
more explicit. Oar editorial he drop
ped as if it was hot-but he hoppe &
onto the squib with both feet.
After a dilligent search he succeed
ed in finding one sentence in Mr..
Bryan S speech which contained Ian
guagc similar to that uttered by Con-
gresham Mccall. For this reason
he felt jua,,.ied in stating that
Bryan store the taking phrases of
his Chicago speech.
Did any great orator ever make a
great speech in which he did not, at
some time, use language similar to
utterances made by orators before
him? Take the gold standard
orators. for instance. The moment
they leave the well-braten path OF
John Sherman they get lost in the
fog. On the other hand, it would be
difficult for a silver advocate to make
IA very forcible speech without bor-
rowing the utterances of John G. Car
Isle in 1873.
Now, Bro. Tromly, we ask you to
treat us fairly and reply to our edi-
torial of August %. We shall sec ia
it that an extra marked copy is sent
to you this week. If you refuse to
reply we shall take it as an admis,
sion that you cannot-and that you
are knowingly deceiving your readers
by advocating cause you cannot
defend.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
THE RARY BORN.

A conglomeration of so-called
sound money Democrats met at ST.
Louis last week aud held what they
are pleased to term estate conven-
ton. Through the liberal distri-
button of railroad passes the presence
of about four hundred delegates
was secured, and all wore broad
cloth and diamonds. 1t was an as
sembly of bankers, coupon clippers,
railroad attorneys, brokers, govern
ment office-holders-and even cur
own VIM. Hunter, who made the
great silver speech when he put in nom-
ination Judge Marshall, at Charleston
is reported by the st. Louis papers
as being present as a delegate. Mr..
Hunter denies this, however, and it is
only question of varacity between
Mr.. Hunter and the st. Louis papers.
He was in st. Louis at the time.
However, returning to the "con-
rention," they nominated State
ticket by reclamation. 1t was all
harmony" There was noscheming
and juggling. There were no Ozark
horses. Any man who was willing
to sacrifice himself was nominated
by acclamation.
The convention selected d State
central committee and a complete
electoral ticket. W. Pope Yeaman
and Ben. w. Massey were selected as
delegates at large, and T. r. r. Ely,
OF Dunklin county, who was chairman
of the Charleston Senatorial couven-
tion, was chosen elector for the Four
teenth Congressional District.
The State candidates nominated
were j. NJ. Trimble, of Kansas City,
governor; A. F. Ostermaun, of St.
Louis county, Acknowledgements
ID. II. Mcintyre, of Audrain county,
secretary of state; E. R. Porter, OF
Jasper county, auditor; VIM. Nell
rath, OF Livingston county, Treasur'
er; N. d. Thurmond, of Galloway
county, encouragement; H. A. Kas
ter, of Platt county, railroad com
missioner; Theodore Brace, of Monroe
county, judge of Supreme court
James 0. Broadhead was indorset
for the Presidency.
About this time it was discovered
by the delegates that their rail
road passes were limited and, after
extending to Fred Lehman. ''at
torney" for the Wabash, and Bill
Phelps attorney" for the Missouri
Pacific, their heartfelt thanks TO,
favors extended, the convention
adjourned.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
A "STIFF" COMMITTEE

The committee appointed in New
York, by Mark Hanna, toraise money
for campaign purposes, is certainly
a stiff one. Strange to say, there
is neither farmer nor a laboror on
the list. Only bankers, brokers and
members of trust and railroad cor
poratiops were selected toraise funds
for Mr.. Hanna's campaign in the
interest of labor.
The committee is headed by John
D. Rockefeller, who is the boss OF the
Standard OH trust and is wort h
Sl25, 100000. Next comes Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the railroad king, who is
worth 500, 600, ,0e0. Then comes J.
p. Morgan, Of the Belmont Morgan
gold syndicate; Andrew Carnegie,
and so on. In other words, Mr.. Han
mas committee to raise funds for the
coming campaign own $500, ,250, 600.
When we consider that even Secre-
tary Carlisle has never claimed that
there was exceeding 5000, 900, 900 in
gold in the United States, it is safe
to guess that nearly all of it may be
found in the possession of Mr.. Han.
na S campaign committee.
The news boy., 1896-09-05

THERE is row between the police
and the Salvation Army, at Belle
vile. Illinois, and one of the sisters
was fined for disturbing the peace by
beating drum. While it is prob.
able that the authorities at Belle.
vile are rather severe on the Saliva,
tionists, we fail to understand why q
number of persons who claim to be
serving the Lord are permitted tc
make all sorts of hideous noises and
escape punishment, while like mum
Der, making similar noises under any
other pretenses, would be subject tc
the laws. If drunk man would
mafs as much noise as some of oul
preachers do on a Sunday evening
the whole neighborhood would be W
in arms.
The news boy., 1896-09-05

Down in Ouachita county, Ark,
the natives are having shot" time
over the proposition of local option,
Scott county tried local option for
four years, and at the expiration OF
that time all had enough of it. In
stead of saloons we had ''drugstores, >
cider shops and blind tigers, aud the
consumption of liquor was greater
than under the license system. Al
a second election, after trial ol
four years, the law was voted out BY
a four-fifths majority.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
WELL, WELL, WELL i

Mr.. Bryan, in speech at Syra-
cuse, N. Y: I'VE believe that the
free coinage Of silver will bring gold
to this country" Why does he be-
lieve this? He has no precedent.
He has dozen examples to the con-
trary.--Sedalia Cupitoi
Is that so, Bro. Rice? If the gold
standard drives the gold from this
country, is 1t not reasonable to be-
lieve that conditions will be reversed
If silver wins? Can you suggest
some plan by which gold could be
made to leave this country faster
than it has been leaving US? Has it
not been shipped out of this country
about as fast as we have been able
to issue bonds and borrow it back ?
Is it not because a syndicate Of East
ern and foreign bankers agreed to
''protect" the treasury until after
the November election that another
bond issue was averted? Can you
tell us what these Fasteners and
foreigners will demand for this "pro-
lection" as soon as the election is
over-or what agreement they have
with the administration?
These are the questions we should
be pleased to be enlightened upon,
Bro. Rice, and if you should attempt
reply-which we very much doubt
please confine yourself to the
finance question. Don't resurrect
that old chestnut about the ''tariff. u
Every same man in the United
States now knows that the consumer
pays the tariff, so please don't insult
their intelligence.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
ABOUT FIAT MONEY.

They tell US that they want honest
money, sound money-so that lone
dollar will be as every other dollar,
whether of gold, paper or silver"
The quickest way to close one of
these fellows up is to draw out sill
yer dollar and ask him what it is
worth His reply will be "a dollar. y
Ask him why it is worth dollar
he will reply, because the Govern
ment says so, or because you can
get gold dollar for it,
When he says that silver dollar
is worth dollar because the gov
ernment says So" he then knocks
the wind out of his pretense to favor
"honest money" and admits that he
is a fiatist. He admits that the sill
yer in silver dollar is not worth a
dollar, but that it goes for a dollar
because it has the government stamp
on it.
When he says that silver dollar
is worth dollar because you can ex-
change it for gold dollar at the
United States treasury he admits
that silver is only credit money and
that the use of it at all is only de-
ception. He also states something
that is not true. According to adj
vices from the Treasury department,
silver certificates and silver dollars
are not redeemable in gold. In re-
ply to a letter of inquiry from Con-
gressmen McRea. OF Arkansas, W.
E. Curtis acting secretary of the
treasury, writes:
" Washington, D. c., Aug 9, 1925.
Hon. Thomas c. McRae, Prescott.
Ark: Sir-In reply to your letter of
the 9th inst, have the honor to in.
form you that this department does
not redeem either standard silver
dollars or silver certificates in gold.
Both are receivable for all debts due
to the United States, but silver GER.
titicates are redeemable only in
stamped silver dollars, and the lat.
ter, being standard coins of the
United States. are not redeemable
in any other form of money. Re,
spectfully yours, W. E. CURTIS,
" Acting Secretary. y
Now, if silver is only receivable
for debts due to the United States,
and if ''silver certificates are redeem
able only in stamped silver dollars,
and if stamped silver dollars ''are
not redeemable in any other form OF
money we should be pleased tc
have some ''honest money advocate
to explain to US where the zone dol
lar as good as ever other dollar
comes in? Let's see how many OF
them will attempt to reply. Not
one.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, o, G. Burtonand Sophia Burton his
wife, by their deed of trust dated August
Sth, 1888. and recorded in the recorders
ohice of Scott county Missouri In book " at
page l68 of the land records of said county,
conveyed to the undersigned trustee. n trust
70 secure certain note therein desor1bed the
following described real estate situate IN
Lots numbered seventy-sexen (TD, seventy
eight t7S), ninety.fve t85) and ninety-six Cp6),
in the town of Benton. Also three-fOurths
~ OF an acre OF land. more or less. being part
or the southeast quarter of section II in
township -. north range IL cast. bounded as
Beginning at the northeast corner of the
town OF Benton running thence esuth eighty
(S0) degrees, east 20 the public road leadlna
from Benton 10 Commerce. thence In south
wardly direction along said r I'D to the east
ern boundry lins OF said town OF Benton,
thence north ten f10) degrees east alOnH the
eastern boundry line of said town OF Benton
70 the place of beginning. all OF said shove
deecri6sd land: and town lots being situate
And whs-eas defsnlehas been mnde In the
payment OF said note.
Now therefore ut the request Of the
legal holder OF said note and In Dursunuca of
the provisions In said deed OF trust o0ntalnel
l, viii on - :
SATURDAY, September 26, 1906,
between the hours q nine O'Clock ip tls foss.
day, At the Court House door 50 tn
town Of Benton, In the County -
SCOTT and StaSe OF Missouri. sel a pti6ls6 aae.
tlon. for caah, 10 the htghesf hidter, I'll ~
above dsscrfbed property, t0>sstiefy MID nofs
.'e ~ .fgsHss. 1s & sTfs'si7 ;e' 9s 'ss;
The news boy., 1896-09-05

"THERE is nobody with US but the
people, my friends, and they are the
ones for whom this government was
instituted" said VIM. ]. Bryan in his
Syracuse, N. Y, speech. In the
same speech he said: What we
want is a dollar that will maintain
its parity with the property which
that dollar is to buy" Good We
don't care whether it maintains its
patty with gold or not-iust so ii
holss it's parity with other property.
When compared with corn, wheat,
oats, land and other property, silver
is the only money metal that is now
at par with them. All are about
bali price, as measured ingold, while
gold is double price, as measured in
al other property.
The news boy., 1896-09-05

When a man dies many people
have many good words to say for him
and perform in no oobstentatiuus man
ner many kind acts, says an exchange.
His former competitors in business
attend the funeral and perform many
kindly Offices for the dead, when he is
fairly out of the way. Now if these
words were said ;Then he was alive
and pulling hard against the stream
he would have appreciated it more.
Men are noticed at funerals who a
few days or weeks before could not
find words mean enough to use
against the poor fellow in the coffin.
You might as well stay away. The
kindly Office after death are not ap.
preciated by the man in the box, and
the folks at the funeral only smile in
their sleeves and size you up. Give
words when it will do good. Do not
throw on the gauze of sympathy at
the funeral; everybody can see
through if.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
Mans Ganantry.

Mrs. Jinks This temperance paper
says rum is made from the refuse of
sugar.
Mr.. Jinks-Yes, my dear. Man
uses the best of the sugar to make
bon bons for lovely women, and has
to content himself with the refuse. =
New York Weekly.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas Joseph d. o'Connor by his
deed of trust dated September 10, 1892 and re-
corded in the cOrders Office of Scott county,
Missouri. in book II on page % of the land re-
cords of said county, conveyed to the under
signed trustee In trust to secure q certain
note therein described. the following describ-
ed real estate situate in said county and state
The west ha,f of lots No. FIVE. six and seven.
Of the northwest quarter of section four. and
the east half OF lots No. 5 and six of the north-
east quarter of section fve, all in township
~, north, and in range IA. east.
And whereas default has been made in pay
ment of said note, now. therefore, at the re-
quest of the legal holder of said notes and in
pursuance OF the provisions In said deed OF
trust contained. viii on
SATURDAY, September 26, 1895,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and i've O'Clock In the afternoon OF
that dav, ut the court house doo- in the town
Of Bentonin the county OF Gcott and State Of
Missouri, sell as public auction for cash to
the highest and best bidder, all the right title
claim, estate and property of above named J.
ID. O'Connor, OF. in andto the above described
property. to satisfy said notes and costs
hereof. JAS AcPHEErERs. Trustee.
The news boy., 1896-09-05

DID ever any man prove to be
beneficial to the human race who
made the accumulation of wealth
his only aim in life? The men who
are benefit to mankind never die
rich.
The news boy., 1896-09-05

JuDaE BRACE was the only Demo
cratic nominee endorsed by the
sound money Democratic "conven-
zion. +" When it is known that Fred
Lehman, lobbyist and attorney"
for the Wabash, and Bill Phelps,
lobbyist and attorney" for the Mis-
souri Pacific, were the leading lights
In that convention" the endorse
ment of Judge Brace is enough to
create suspicion.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
JOHN A. LOGAN'S PROPHECY,
Extract from Speech in the Senate on With
drawal of Treasury Notes.

Extract from Speech in the Senate on With
drawal of Treasury Notes.
l, for one, can see benefit only to
the money holder and those who re-
ceive interest and have fixed incomes.
l can see, as result of this legisla-
tion, our business operations crippled
and wages for labor reduced to mere
pittance. can see the beautiful
prairies of my own State and of the
great West, which are blooming as
gardens, with cheerful homes rising
like white towers along the pathway
of improvement, again sinking back
to idleness. l can see mortgage fiends
at their hellish work. l can see the
hopes of the Industrious farmers
blasted rs they burn corn for fuel be-
cause its price will not pay the cost
of transportation and dividends on
millions of dollars Of fictitious rail-
way stocks and bonds. l can see our
people ST the West groanipg and bur-
dencd under taxation to pay debts of
States, counties and cities incurred
when money was more abundant and
bright hnpes OF the future were held
oVt to lead them on. can see the
people of the Western States, who
are producers, reduced to the condi-
tion OF serfs to pay interest on pub
lie and private debts to the money
sharks of WallStrcet, New York, and
of Thrcadneedle Street in London,
England.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
Grist Mil for Sale.

One grist mill, with engine and
burrs complete. Easy terms. Ap-
ply to w. B. Congleton, Blodgett
No.
The news boy., 1896-09-05

FoR SALE-125 acre farm one mile
south Of Fredericktown, Mo. Ad-
dress, Box IT'S, Fredericktown, Mo.
The news boy., 1896-09-05
SCOTT COUNTY NEwsBoY.
pm. a. HArsrR, Publisher.

Per Fear, ia Adronce. 800
Less than one gear, 10 cents per month
The news boy., 1896-09-05

W. SOHMID,
Office at Wsttcr's, Kelso, 10.
The news boy., 1896-09-05

r. A.. ~ KINGSBURY,
ATTORNEF At LAW,
BENTON, no.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-08

advantages of a season sale is, patrons
can select seats and retain the same
chairs throughout the engagement.
The Great Unknown" will be the
opening piece; selections will be made
from the following plays for succeed
ing nights: Lost Paradise, The Sen
ator, All the Comforts of Home, Moths,
The Wife, Two Escutcheons, Highest
Bidder, Captain Swift, Sweet Lavender,
London Assurance, Men and Women,
Lord Chumley and many others.
In speaking of the Great I'm
known Peter Robertson, the dramatic
editor of the San Francisco, recently
said:
''The Great Unknown" fresh to US,
is something of a treat, for no equally
unobjectionable comedy has succeeded
the Daily adaptations, and this is like
bonnebouche left in the box and dis
covered by accident. There is nothing
so promising, for the stage, as the fact
that we can have here such a company
to play it. Since Frawley has entered
into his enterprise he has tried to inn
prove it. Frankly I doubt if at any
time, except Days, there has been
| such a bright, enthusiastic, capable
comedy company put together. There
is not one who is not intelligent and
j agreea BILE; more, every one is positively
/ clever There is harmony about
their performance, indicative of the
enthusiasm they have in their work
I The key is a high one, and it is main
tanned in everything. AS it is now
capable of giving such performances
as that of ''The Great Unknown" with
! a man of Lackaye's standing at its
head and woman of Mrs. Boucicault's
value, with the coming coincidence, al
ready covered with laurels, Blanche
/ Bates, and such an adaptable set OF
actors and actresses, it is a most not
able organization. San Francisco car
boast of the taste it is credited with by
Frawley when he has taken such risks
/ with those highly-salaried people, Il
produce such expensive plays, for Mr.
/ Dalys royalty is not small"