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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19

The cigarette and the Ohio small boy
are to be strangers henceforth. The
legislature of the state has so decided.
The house passed bill prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco to
minors under 10 years old. The senate
had previously passed the bill, and
later in the day it became law.
Dealers violating the statute are sub
ject to fine of from S25 to S100 for the
first offense For each subsequent
offense the penalty is fine of from
$50 to $500 or sixty days imprison-
ment, or both.
The anti cigarette bill, previously
passed by the Iowa house, passed the
senate and, unless vetoed, goes into
effect July 4 The bill prohibits both
the manufacture and sale Of cigarettes
and cigarette paper except by jobbers
for the use outside the state.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19

Rev. r. X. Maiden, pastor of the
first Baptist church of Carthage, be-
gins his third year by giving up en-
tirely his salary of 81, 200 per annum.
He expects only such remuneration as
his people see fit to give him in the
free will offerings All suggestion of
specified giving among the mem
bers as well as by the church as a whole
is to be done away with.
Mr.. Maiden urged this arrangement
on the ground that ii was more scrip
tural than that minister should re
quire specified wages He says:
will preach to my people and work for
their spiritual uplifting, all ask them
is that they take care of me -
Rev Maiden is good preacher, and
fearless and independent in his pulpit
utterauces. He came to Carthage from
Independence, and is well known over
the state.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19

The Iowa republican convention was
largely attended and enthusiastic.
The resolutions, which were adopted
unanimously, present to the republicans
Senator William B. Allison as candi-
date for president. The convention
asserts that whatever may be the dom
inant issue of the campaign, Senator
Allison is the best leader that can be
found. His position on currency is
thus stated:
He has been favorable to true BIZ
metallism, and he has at all times
labored to maintain an abundant cur
rency of gold, silver and paper, made
incontrovertible and equal to the best
currency of the commercial world. He
has demanded for the business of the
nation a currency equitable and stable,
free from the oscillations so dangerous
to business interests and so unjust to
the wage earners of the nation, whose
thousands of millions of annual wages
and many thousand millions of credit
in savings banks and other forms con-
stitute them the great creditor class of
the nation.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Ohio Names Mckinley.

The large and enthusiastic republican
convention in Ohio was all for McKin
ley.
The platform, after denouncing the
present administration, declares for a
protective tariff. The clause regarding
the money question follows:
We contend for honest money; for a
currency of gold, silver and paper,
with which to measure our exchange
that shall be as sound as the govern
ment and as untarnished as its honor
and to that end we favor bimetallism
and demand the use of both gold and
silver as standard money, either in
accordance with ratio to be fixed by
an international agreement if that can
be obtained, or under such restrictions
and such provisions, to be determined
by legislation, as will secure the main
tenance of the PARTIES of the values of
the two metals, so that the purchasing
and debt-payirg power Of the dollar,
whether of silver, gold or paper, shall
be at all times equal
The support of Ohio is pledged to
William Mckinley, but the platform
declares that Ohio will support the
nominee, whoever he may be.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
THINGS POLITICAL.
Vest Writes OF Cuba.

United States Senator Vest was in.
.yitcd to attend the dinner Of the Thir-
teen Club, March 10, when the club
I~ill express its sympathy with the
Cuban cause George Francis Train
received a letter from Senator Vest, in
which the latter regretted his inability
TO be present at the dinner. Among
iother things, the senator says: ut
gives Inc great pleasure to know what
j said in the senate last Thursday in
behalf of Cuban independence has met
your approval and that of all true
Americans. 1t is impossible for me to
understand how any citizen of this
country can fail to sympathize with
tis cause of Cuba. Every, instinct of
Sn American must be with those who
are struggling against a despotism so
bloody and relentless as that of Spain.
If anything I have said or done in the
senate has encouraged the Cubans to
continue their heroic struggles for
liberty, l shall always esteem it a great
privilege to have been able to assist SO
righteous Il cause. -
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Sedalia Republicans.

In the Sedalia republican elec-
tion Mayor P. d. Hastain was renomi
mated over Col. j. d. Crawford by 199
majority The Civic Federation or Law
and Order League opposed Mr. Hastain.
L. H. Kahrs was renominated for mar
shal, his opponent, John Glover, being
the candidate of tine Civic Federation.
j. s. Bosserman was renominated for
police judge, John NJ. Glenn for treas
urer, W. U. Wiley for collector, J. r.
Thomas for attorney and j. Nj. West
for assessor.
For councilmen w. d. Ilgenfritz was
nominated in the First Ward w. M
Gossage in the Second T, p. Berry re-
nominated in the Third, and G. M.
Babcock in the Fourth. G.. e. Dugan
was nominated for school director.
The republican ticket was elected two
years ago by majorities ranging from
500 to 500.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Husband and Wife Dead.

The decomposed body of an aged
f1rmer named Patrick Cronin, who
lived in little shanty near Martins
burg, Audrain county was discovered
and viewed by the coroner, who
thinks Cronin had been dead about
ten days Mrs. Cronin, who was also
very old and subject to insanity, went
to Catholic service at MartiueJurg Sat
urlay, and told the priest that her hus-
band was very i'll, and asked that aid
be given him. On investigation it
was discovered that the woman had
been cooking and eating in the room
where her husband lay dead, and was
not cognizant of the fact. Mrs. Cronin
had thought her husband very i'll, and
,at up with him each night, until his
face began to turn black, and she be-
came frightened and told the priest.
When the odor became unbearable she
got brickbat and knocked ont every
pane of glass in the house, thus admit
ting fresh air Mrs. Cronin was to
have been taken to the asylum, but
died.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
SOME LATE NEWS.
Salvation Army Chief.

The appointment of Mr.. and Mrs.
Booth Tucker. to the command Of the
Salvation Army in America, supplants
Commissioner Eva G. Booth, who took
the place of her adopted brother, Bal;
lington Booth. The cablegram bearing
the news Of the appointment of Mr..
and Mrs, Booth Tucker was handed to
Commissioner Eva c. Booth at the end
Of largely attended meeting of the
auxiliaries in New York. Miss Booth
was very much affected on receipt Of
the cablegram.
The meeting was presided over by
Commissioner Carleton, the latest en-
voy in this country, who referred to the
dissensions of the army in America.
After the singing Commissioner Eva
Booth said
1t causes me pain to have to refer to
the circumstances which brought me
here. l am your commissioner and he
(Ballington Booth) is my own dear
brother, and / desire to say that the
last sad step which he has seen fit to
take has not in the least shaken sist-
er's love- We were Graded in the
same cot and we offered our first prayer
at the knee Of the same fond, but now
departed mother, who looks down with
moistened eyes of pity on her son to-
night.
Before he was commissioned to the
command of your country, he stood
upon the same battlefield, side by side,
with me.
We both spoke the vows of faith and
loyalty to God and submission to our
father, the great leader of this mighty
movement, whose flag waves from pole
to pole.
II is an exceedingly painful thing for
me to have to refer to these unpleasant
circumstances, but the order which my
brother disobeycd was issued at the
same time to twenty-three territorial
leaders, among them five members of
my own family.
came here to ask him (Ballington),
to recall the letter he had written and
to ask him to meet his father, but
without having the desired effect.
Father never said the army in Eng
land was dearer to him than the army
in America and | know he feels this
blow intensely heavy. The Salvation
Army is not English, it is the world.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
NEWS OF ALL SORTS.
When the Cabinet Goes Home.


Twelve months hence, Mr.. Cleve-
lands cabinet will retire to private
life and 20 to the pursuits they followed
before being selected by the president
AZ members of his official family. In
the speculation which Ia being indulged
in now there is much which is inter-
esting.
Mr.. Olney will undoubtedly 10 back
to his large law practice in Boston, as
It is considered that he has failed to
secure the presidents Endorsement Of
his presidential boom. Mr. Lamont
will 20 back to New York to resume
his business of making money as an
investigator should he fail to secure
election az the democratic candidate
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

]. II. McVicker, the Chicago theat
rical manager, died March Z.
A new Italian cabinet has been
formed. with the Marquis di Rudini
as Premier.
A farm has been bought near Beaver,
Pa, as a site for the Masonic National
University.
James Abbott, exmember of the
Ohio senate, has been convicted of
receiving bribe.
The Spanish newspapers say that the
United States could not put more than
40. 600 men in the field.
Rhode Island republicans met In con-
vention and nominated state ticket
renominating present incumbents.
The republicans of the Seventh Kan
sas district renominated Chester l.
Long, who defeated Jerry Simpson
Congressman Cobb is hopeful that
his bill to create a department Of CON-
mcrcs win be favorably considered this
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Rhode Island Democrats.

The Rhode Island democratic state
convention nominated the following
candidates For governor, George
Littlefield lieutenant governor, Angus
ms S. Miller; secretary of state,
George L. Church attorney genreal,
George L. Brown general treasurer.
John G.. Perry.
The platform adopted did not touch
upon national issues. 1t characterized
the demand for a revision of the state
constitution as an attempt by the party
in power to fasten itself more surely
upon the state corporation.
A motion to elect delegates to the
national convention was tabled. A
convention to choose these delegates
will be called after the state election,
which is to be held April 1.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Another Removal Scheme Killed.

Interested parties in St Louis have
had on foot for some time scheme to
remove the Missouri Weather Service
Bureau from Columbia to that city
The service, under Observer a. E.
Hackett's efficient management, has
been built up into Il valuable adjunct
to the Missouri board of agriculture
and its removal from Columbia would
have seriously crippled it. The areH-
ments against removal were so OVER
whelming that when presented in
Washington by Director Waters, of
the Agricultural Experiment Station,
with a protest from the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture, Chief
Willis L, Moore of the weather
service, reconsidered his determination
and the Missouri Weather Bureau will
remain in Columbia The state board
of agriculture appropriates $500 year
10 the service and the weather bulle-
tins have proved of much value to far
mers.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
SCRAPS OF STATE NEWS.

A camp of Sons of Veterans has
been organized at Kirksville.
The farmers of central Missouri
were plowing at the close of February,
1896.
A few cases of chicken pox were
the means of starting smallpox scare
in Clinton.
A recent collection at the Christian
church in Maryville for foreign mis-
sions netted SlSl.
The prospects for crops of fruits
of all kinds in southwest Missouri are
excellent this year.
A syndicate of Chillicothe capitalists
has purchased 3, 900 acre tract of land
near Jonesboro, Ark.
The ball at Rolla, for the benefit Of
the Higginsville home, netted that
institution about $50
There is feeling that the jefferson
City s. Lebanon branch will not end at
Bagnell much longer.
Atchison county land doesn't go beg
ging for an owner A 200 acre farm
there was sold for 81, 0O0
james Pollard was convicted of the
murder of Joseph Irwin at ST. Joseph and
his punishment assessed at death.
The postoffice department, with all
its changes, does not change the name
Of Braggadocia, in southwest Mis-
souri,.
Miss BERTHE Cow is young lady
evangelist who has had one of her
learers, John Hyslop, arrested for
SANDER.
A Lexington man has taken con-
tract for furnishing 800 mules between
now and April 10 for purchase by the
British government
The ST. Joseph Baseball Club was
sold to Omaha, Neb., of the Western
Baseball Association, Opposition to
Sunday ball by the ministers of St
Joseph is the cause of the sale
Professor w. H. Marion, of Franklin,
KY, has been ele ted president of the
Elizabeth Aull Seminary to fill the
vacancy made by the resignation Of
Professor Walton, which taxes elect
June 1.
The officers of the Kingston Min
ing Company have been arrested and
the Kingston mine shut down by the
state mine inspector on account of moi
having sunk an air shaft, as directed by
the inspector at former inspection
Colonel Murray, the well known
Holt county lecturer on farm topics,
predicts an attendance of from Q, 600 t.
3, 900 at the agricultural college within
the next few years, if the present rate
of progress and development is kept up.
The Leader Democrat, of Springfield,
announces that the marriage of Mis-
Kate Durham, of that city, and Mr..
Lloyd Osborn, stepson of the widow
of Robert Louis Stevenson, will TAXI
place shortly in Honolulu, where tn,
gentleman is living.
Elijah Watson, who has handled thu
mails for Uncle Sam at Rushvillt
continuously for forty-two years. II
believed to be without doubt the oldesj
postmaster in the United States. and,
although 70 years of age, is still halt
and hearty and giving entire satisfac
tion as federal official.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
THE ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR

The navy department has asked for
So. 800, 900 to Immediately place certain
warships in first'class repair and con-
dition.
The president has signed the bill
making seven years unexplained abb
sence proof sufficient of death to get
a pension
Mary G. Getzel. IA. and Junius W.
Free, 10, were married at Joplin. They
will reside with the BRIDES parents for
the present
Brush College located in Badger
township. four and half miles east Of
Nevada. burned Monday night Moth.
ing was known Of the fire until the
pupils went to school Tuesday morning
and found the structure reduced to
ashes.
A meeting Of part Of the ex-confed.
crates Of Barton county was held at
Lamar and camp was formed oi
twenty Ave members. which waa. BY
unanimous consent named 1.-THE Cap
tain I'd Ward Camp, |" after one d
Basron ccunty's oldest citissnA
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Election OF Senators.

At full meeting of the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections Sem
ator Mitchell, chairman Of the COM
mittee, was authorized to report his
joint resolution proposing -n amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States providing for the election Of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people, The vote in committee
was five to four in favor of the amend
ment three republicans and two
democrats voting in the affirmative
and two republicans and two democrats
against It.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19

valley, and a pioneer of st. Joseph,
died last week D. NJ Steele was at
one time quite wealthy, but the bulk
OF his fortune was swept away by the
failure of Steele & Walker, wholesale
groccrs two years ago. After the fail
IRE the Dudley NJ. Steele Mercantile
Company was organized by the
deceased and was sold jdst the other
day. Mr. Steele was born in Kentucky
seventy years ago and received his
early business education at Lexington.
He came TO Missouri in 1912.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL.


Senator Chandler. from the com
mittee on privileges reported the views
of the majority of the committee, con-
sisting of the republican members,
recommending the adoption of Senator
Aliens resolution providing For an in
vestigation of the Alabama state and
Legislative election Of 1894 The re-
port makes reference to the election of
1892, in which Thomas G. Jones, reg
ular democrat, and Reuben F. Kolb
were the rival candidates for governor.
The committee asserts that this was
"done by the wholesale Justification of
the returns by dishonest election Off
GERS in pursuance of officers in pursu-
ance Of great conspiracy deliberately
organized long before the election for
the purpose Of changing the political
complexion Of the state in case it
should appear that Kolb and his sup
porters had carried the state "
In 1894 Kolb was again candidate
for governor, with Hon. w. o. Oates
as his opponent on the regular demo-
cratic ticket. The report asserts that
Kolb was elected at this time, as were
majority of the candidates for the
legislature on the same ticket, but that
they were not given the offices on
account of the fact that an erroneously
fictitious vote was returned.
Fifteen counties are mentioned as
giving returns of so, 600 votes, whereas
only 10, 900 votes were cast Therefore,
Mr.. Oates, instead of being elected by
81, $50 votes, was defeated by about T.,
900 majority.
The committee says the Kolb legis-
lature was counted out in the same
way. and that in both elections the
fraudulent returns came mainly from
the "black" counties that Kolb and
his ticket carried majority of the
white counties, and that Che
negroes failing to register, false poll
lists were made and false returns made
and certified favorable to Kolb's antag
onists.
1.-THE CASE" it is asserted, "is not
merely one of local fraud, which hap
pened here and there over the state,
but the case made is that of wilfully
planned and deliberately manufactured
masses Of fraudulent returns based
upon no votes whatever, but made
apparently to defeat state government
that was actually chosen and to give
apparent title to state government
defeated by the voters.
The report gives in detail the partic-
ulars concerning the organization of
the Kolb legislature and the election
by it Of Mr.. W. s. Reese as United
States senator to hold the seat occupied
by Senator Morgan.
The committee says that the investi-
cation should be made and the facts
made known. If the charges are well
founded, the report says. it may be the
duty of the United States senate to oust
Mr.. Morgan from his seat The COM
mittee takes the position that there
can be no doubt of the right of the
seante to make the investigation.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Kansas Republicans,

The extreme free silver advocates
will not gain much support in the
national republican convention from
the delegates from Kansas. Marsh
Murdoch appears to be about the only
uncompromising free silver man in the
delegation. Few of them appear to
be even for the free coinage of the
American product Direct statements
from eight of the delegates show that
they are against unrestricted free coin
age at the ratio of 10 to 1, Cy Leland
is known to be against the extremists.
He stands on the Minneapolis platform
of 1902.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19

The bill to donate certain lands in
Alabama to the Girls Industrial School
of the state and to the Tuskegee Insti-
tute, of which Booker I. Washington
is the president. received favorable
action at the hands of the house com.
mittee on pubic lands. An amendment
was added providing that the land
given to the two institutions shall be
of equal value. The committee, it 10
said, feared that the white school might
get the coal lands and the colored
school the swamp lands in the division
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Killed the Anti-Option Bill.

The house committee on agricul-
ture, by a vote of o to 0, decided to
lay upon the table the anti-option bill
This practically kills the measure for
this congress. The bill was the one
fathered by the ex Congressman Hatch,
of Missouri, and known as the Hatch
bill. 1t has been under consideration
for several weeks, and the meeting
which decided its fate was decidedly
spicy one.
The decision was reached by party
vote, the republicans opposing the bill
and the democrats supporting it Mr..
Willis. of Delaware, did not vote with
this party on the measure, and made
warm speech, in which he accused
his colleagues of being in league with
"speculators and gamblers of Wall
street, " as he termed them.
The vote to lay on the table was:
Observation-Disclosures, Of
New York, chairman Stable, of Penn
sylvania Warner of Illinois, Henry of
Connecticut, Sauerhering, of Wiscon-
sin; Leighty, of Indiana; Baker, Of
Maryland WILDER Of New York Muir
ply, of Illinois.
Nays-Republican-Willis Of Della
ware.
Democrats-Moses, Of Georgia Will
liams, of Mississippi Clardy, of Ken
tucky Stokes, of South Carolina
Populist-Kem, of Nebraska.
Most of the talking was done by the
democratic members, and Mr.. Moses led
in the discussion. The republicans
having already an understanding upon
their policy. did not care to do any
thing but vote. Their opponents
pressed them to report the bill to the
house, even If an unfavorable report
was to be made, 80 that vote would
be had upon it. Mr.. Murphy averred
that republicans We're opposed to en-
ploying the taxing power as penalty
to prevent any line Of business, where
upon Mr.. Moses inquired If they
would unite with the democrats to re-
peal the 10 per cent tax on the circu-
lation Of state banks. Another very
. warm speech was made by Mr.. KEN,
the populist member.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Iowa senate laid the woman 8
suffrage joint resolution on the table.
Manderson says that the republicans
will nominate him or Allison or Davis.
The house elections committee has
decided to declare the election in Con-
gresham Boatner's district null and
void, thus throwing Mr. Boatner out
of congress
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
For Postal Service.

The house passed the post Office
appropriation bill, which has been
under consideration 1t carries over
SOL, 900 900. The feature of the debate
the atttl Al on the "spy system" in con-
nection with letter carriers. The
salaries Of the special inspectors have
been paid under the current law out of
fund at the disposal Of the first
assistant postmaster general This
was cut off by the present bin. but
provision was made for the employ
ment Of 80 additional regular inspectors
under the fourth assistant postmaster
general increasing the appropriation
from sire. 900 to $cts, 900. Mr.. Quigg
Of New York led the fght against this
increase and after protracted debate
his amendment to reduce the appropria-
tion to si7e, 900, prevailed by vote Of
70 to 81.
After the bin WAS reported y The
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-19
Women to be Admitted.

The question of admitting women as
delegates to the general conferences Of
the Methodist Episcopal church came
up at the Kansas conference. and was
decided in the affirmative, the vote
being 80 to IA
It developed that the Rev. Mr.. Odell,
Of Doniphan, had received 81 only toy
his services during the lat yea. .AspEa 4