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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
Senator Vest Talks for the West.

During the consideration in the SEN
ate of resolution'to open the Uncom-
phagre reservation in Utah, Secretary
Hoke Smith was severely criticised by
Messrs. Cannon, Of Utah, Wolcott, of
Colorado, and Vest, of Missouri.
Mr.. Vest said that there had been a
time when a cabinet officer who de-
liberately disobeyed the law would be
brought before the bar of the senate.
but that it was now quite common for
such officers to refuse to carry out the
law. He said that the opening of the
asphalt regions ON that reservation
would result in greatly cheapening
the product.
Mr.. Vest declared that this course of
multiplying laws had grown to such an
extent that it had become reprehen-
sible. Referring to the proposed action
of Secretary Morton, in complying
with the seed resolution, he said it
would not be carried out SO as to Sc
cure an efficient distribution of seeds,
but that the secretary would act in
such q way as to place upon congress
the appearance of wasting the appro-
priation. AS to the Uncompahgre res
ervation and Secretary Smith, he de-
clared that the secretary and the presi-
dent-the president acting on the sug-
gestion of the secretary-decided that
congress did not know what it was
doing. There was disposition on the
part of the administration not to treat
the people of the west fairly as if they
did not know what they wanted. He
referred to the address of the president
to the Presbyterian mission board in
New York, the president standing on
the thresholds of the rum holes and
places Of vice in New York and saying
that the people Of the west needed mis-.
sionary aid. He had heard that the
president had lately laid his heart at
the feet of Jesus. He was glad to hear
it. He had feared that the president
had donated all his alteration to the
mugwumps and incense burners.
Senator Vest said that If the presi-
dent would hunt less ducks in North
Carolina and silver democrats in Ken
lucky, 1t would be better for the coun-
try. He declared the refusal of public
officers to obey the law had become
SO fragrant that 1t demanded the atten-
tion Of the legislative branch Of the
government
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
Smith and Crisp Will Debate.

As result of correspondence be-
tween Secretary Hoke Smith and Ex-
Speaker Crisp an arrangement has
been made for joint debate on the
financial question at q nuNber of
places in Georgia The invitation
came from Mr.. Smith. Before accept
ing it, Mr.. Crisp intended to be a can
didate for senator, explaining that he
could not afford to devote great deal
of time in debating with other than op-
ponents for the office which he, him
self, was seeking. Mr.. Smith replied !:
"It is seven months until the senatorial
election will take place in Georgia I
am not now candidate, and do not
wish to become one. " This was not
wholly satisfactory to Mr.. Crisp,
but, he said, Il cannot obtain my
consent entirely to decline your cour-
teous offer " He then accepted the
invitation to divide time with Mr..
Smith at Augusta and at Atlanta, and
at six other points, all the debates to
be before the middle of April.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
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a loan of SIS, 900 for street improve.
ments, to be voted on April Z.
Nevada has battled against damage
suits to the amount of S93, 500.
AT least twenty acres of Kaffir corn
will be planted in Cedar county.
Pattonsburg wants the Normal
School that burned down at Stanberry.
Work will soon beefn On the new
courthouse in which Cass county voted
recently to invest S45, O0O
Nevada churches were closed on a
recent Sunday in consequence of the
smallpox and the mayors proclama-
ton
Protestant, Catholic and Jewish min.
listers recently united in a meeting in
st. Joseph in behalf of better city gov.
ernment.
There is cavity in the earth near
Hannibal called Convention Hol.
low, " from whig convention held
there in 1874
Governor Stone has been petitioned
to commute the death sentence of
Thomas Pushon, of st. Joseph, to life
Imprisonment.
Judge o. NJ. Spencer, trustee of the
st. Joseph Fair Association, has been
petitioned to sell the assets Two
thirds of the bondhclders favor sale
and reorganization.
1t is claimed that the Missouri state
law which forbids citizens of the
American Union outside of Missouri
from hunting in this state is in viola
tion of the constitution of the United
States
Robert S. McClintic, son of State
Senator w. Shields McClintic of this
state, was the winner of the gold
medal in the recent oratorical contest
at Washington and Lee University,
Lexington, Va
Chillicothe's military company, the
Leach Rifles was reorganized the first
of the week with membership of
thirty eight The old name was
retained and Captain Grace was again
placed in command.
The Nevada high school boasts 219
graduates, 113 of whom are residents
of that town. A hourishing alumni
association exists among the local grad
uates, and the customary biennial re.
union and banquet will be arranged
for at the next meeting.
Jefferson City's Commercial Club
has decided to tackle the job of raising
purse of $50, 900 by subscription to
be presented to any company that will
build railroad from there to Carthage,
Joplin or Springfield, or south to any
point on the Memphis road
A Vernon county man is suing his
wife for the correction of a deed,
whereby he conveyed more property to
her than he intended to, the petition
alleging that the expressed considera-
tion was 49, 900, whereas the real con-
sideration was an agreement on her
part to marry the plaintiff -
The faculty of Westminster College,
at Fulton, has selected Rev. G. B.
Strickler, d. D., pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Atlanta, Ga,
to deliver the bacalaureate sermon
May 81 before the senior classes Of
Westminster and Synodical Female
Colleges and he has accepted the invi-
tation. DIR. Strickler has recently been
elected professor of systematic theology
in Union Theological Seminary, Vir-
| ginia.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26

Secretary Carlisle is candidate for
the presidential nomination at Chica-
go, and q public announcement to that
effect viii soon be made by one of the
secretary's close friends in the senate.
The announcement however, will not
be made until President Cleveland has
formally stated his purpose not to per-
NIT his name to be used in the con.
yention In connection with third
term, 1t is learned On excellent au-
thority that the president has fully
decided upon this course, and it Is ex-
pected that he viii make known his
determination within short time.
Although Secretary olney's name
has been considered with favor by
democratic leaders, II Is known that
he does not desire the nomination. 1t
IL undoubtedly true that Mr.. Car.
isles candidacy will have the support
Of Mr.. Cleveland and the members Of
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
CAPITAL NOTES.

Captain Drew, of the Eighth Cav
airy, has retired from active service.
Stones bill for the restriction of i'm
migration has been favorably recon-
mended to, congress.
The house by vote of 173 to so un-
seated Congressman g. A. Robbins,
of Alabama-the three Missouri demo-
Gratis voting against him.
In the senate Mr.. Davis (republi-
CAM, of Minnesota, chairman of the
committee on territories, reported fav-
orably the bill to admit New Mexico to
statehood.
Democratic senators of all shades of
opinion ON the financial question con-
tributed toward purchasing testi-
monial to Blackburn for his fight in
the Kentucky legislature.
The state department has ordered
Consul General Williams to interfere
in the case of the American, Agra
mante, whom the Spanish are trying
at Havana for completely in the Gu
ban revolution.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26

Judge James B. CAN'T, presiding
Judge Of division No. Q, of the state
supreme court, handed down an
opinion in the case of Martin J. Gala
han ct al. VS. Edmund H. Powers ct al.
in which he reasserts the right of a
debtor in failing circumstances to pre-
fer one or more Of his creditors by
mortgages, deeds of trust, or by assign
ment of accounts or by turning over
goods, and it is immaterial that he in
tends to follow such preferences by a
general assignment of his goods for the
balance of his creditors. The opinion
holds that the only preference pro
hibited by the statutes is preference
by confession of Judgment within
thirty days before the general assign
ment
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
OF Folks Who Fight Sin.

The remarkable revival in the First
Christian church at Sedalia has re
suited in more than 100 conversions,
swelling the total membership to
1000, the largest Of any Christian
church in the United States. The
Rev. Frank Campbell will preach the
year ensuing for the Baptist church
of Jamesport The Baptist church of
Platte City is talking up belfry. The
Rev. F. M. Green and family will re-
move from Brookfeld to Macon. The
Cumberland Presbyterian chuI h in
Westport was dedicated and So, 354 was
raised. Students from Mccormick
Seminary, Chicago, have been preach
ing for Westminster church, Carthage.
The Rev. S. w. Cope, of Chillicothe,
lately celebrated his roth birthday.
The Rev. w. P. Paxson, of Springfield,
southwestern superintendent of the
American Sunday School Union, is
dead. The Rev. F. j. Lavitt, of the
Robertson Avenue Baptist church,
Springfield, has accepted a call to the
First Baptist church, Leavenworth,
Kansas.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
IN AND OF MISSOURI.
New Wabash Fast Train.


The Wabash railroad has put on a
new fast train which brings New
York, Boston and other Atlantic ports
nearly three hours nearer to Kansas
City The train will carry the gov
ern,nent mail as well as passengers
and will be nearly three hours faster
than any other train running out of
Kansas City to New York or Boston.
The new schedule is the result of the
progressive policy of Vice. President
and General Manager Ramsey. The
Wabash has the roadbed and equip
ment to lop few more hours off of its
schedule if it should SO desire.
According to the new time card the
Wabash east bound train will leave
Kansas City at 9 80 p. m, and will
reach New York the second morning
at 10 80 O'Clock instead of AS o. clock
p. m, as at present Boston will be
reached at . :43 p m, the same after
noon. The westbound service will also
be improved and the effect of the new
service will be to accelerate the de-
livery of eastern mails from twelve to
twenty four hours in the west and
southwest. The eastern service will
enable Kansas City merchants to mail
their letters as late as 80 o'clock in
the afternoon and have them delivered
in New York, Boston and Philadelphia
as soon as letters mailed at the same
time in St Louis. The improvement
in the passenger service will be
another blow at the Chicago gateway
as several hours will be saved by
going via St. Louis to the eastern
cities
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
Bayard Censured.

The resolutions censuring Ambassador
Bayard for his Boston and Edinburgh
speeches passed the house-yeas, 191 !;
nays, SO.
The vote was mainly along political
lines, the republicans voting yea, the
democrats no. The populists supported
the resolution. The following republic
cans voted against the resolution !:
Baker, of Maryland Cook, of Illinois |;
Draper, of Massachusetts Pitney, Of
New Jersey, and Willis, of Delaware
8. The following democrats voted for
1t: Bailey. of Texas; Cockrell, of
Texas; Cummings, Of New York |;
Latimer. of South Carolina; Layton,
Vof Ohio, and Sorg, of Ohio-6
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
Teachers Not Above Criticism.

After the plaintiffs evidence was all
in at La Plata, in the ST. 600 libel suit
of Lizzie Spencer, against w. H.
Billings ct al, defendants offered u
demurrer which was sustained by the
court on the ground that patrons of a
school have ii right to criticise a school
teacher as other public officers. The
defendants sent vote to the school
board of District No. 1, asking it to
withdraw Miss Spencer from the posi-
tion as teacher, as 1--WE consider her
wholly unable to teach our school,
The plaintiff took nonsuit and will
likely carry the case to the appellate
court.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
MISSOURI NOTES.

Burned clay ballast, Missouri pro-
duct, is growing in favor with rail
roads.
Prof. Muir, of Moberly, has been
offered and accepted the presidency of
La Grange College.
The Northwest Missouri Press Asso.
citation will hold its convention at St
Joseph and go on an excursion to Seda.
liza and jefferson City.
DR.. r. S. Wilson, late superinten-
dent of the state insane asylum at
Fulton, has removed to Sweet Springs,
where he will probably reside and
practice his profession.
jefferson City and Glasgow are in
danger Of getting their postmasters
mixed. Both are named George
Vaughan and both are democrats.
Alexandria recently suffered a very
serious conhagration, but it is claimed
that hte burned district will be rebuilt
in a much more substantial style.
The indications are in no wise less
favorable for big fruit crop in south,
west Missouri, Notwithstanding the
recent cold snap say the sharps in that
line.
The town of Liberty is in good
shape. Besides being out of debt it
has balance Of SO, 900. This is all in
direct keeping with the name of the
town.
The state fish commissioners propose
planting IA, 900 giant croppie in Moreau
river and Gray's creek 81, 600 in the
Black and ST. Francois rivers. and
10, 900 in the two Creve Croeur lakes.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
MISSOURI POLITICS.

Judge Jones, of Kanas City, is the
republican candidate for mayor of
Kansas City.
DR.. J. G. Page, of Ripley county, is
a republican candidate for senator
from the Twenty first district.
Ed w. Robinson, of Kahoka, is a
candidate for delegate to the republican
national convention at St Louis.
w. f. Arnold, of Bonne Terre, is a
candidate for representative in the
legislature from St Francois county.
Col. 8. W. Jurden, of Holden, and
Col Dick Robertson, of Warrensburg,
are aspirants to represent that con-
gressional district in the republican
national convention at st. Louis.
Vernon county has not yet presented
democratic candidate for congress
in the Fifteenth district. Other
counties In the district however, have
spoken up as follows: W. B. Skinner.
of Lawrence Judge Crow and John
w. Halliburt. of Jasper; H. @. Tim
monds and on Berry @. Thurman, Of
Barton
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
IN AND OF MISSOURI.
Captain Bradbury Dead.

Captain W. H. Bradbury, deputy
warden of the Missouri penitentiary
for thirty six years, died in jefferson
City, aged 70 years.
Captain Bradbury was 10 years old.
He had been a deputy warden in the
Missouri state penitentiary about
thirty-six years, being away only dur
ing the Mexican and civil wars. In
personal appearance he was man who
would attract attention wherever he
went He was more than six feet tall,
straight and muscular
There was scarcely a better known
man in Missouri He had record
for personal courage that was nowhere
excelled in the west On more than
one occasion he risked his life in
quelling disturbances among the con.
victs in the penitentiary and had many
narrow escapes, being cut many times
by obstreperous convicts.
Captain Bradbury was twice married.
By the first marriage he had six
children. OF these two sons are now
in Missouri. T. M. Bradbury is in
the state treasurer's office in jefferson
City and W. X. Bradbury is in the in.
ternal revenue service in Kansas City
Several married daughters are living
in the east Mrs. Dora G. Hall, the
eldest daughter is widow and kept
house for her father at the time of his
death. There are three small children
by his second marriage.
About eight years ago convict
sprang on Captain Bradbury and struck
him with knife Bradbury drew a
revolver and shot the convict dead
At another time Captain Bradbury was
badly cut by Convict William Johnson
Drawing his revolver, Bradbury cowed
johnson and put him in solitary con
finement for year, and would have
kept him in dungeon the remainder
of his term had he not been released
by a special act of the legislature.
While in Jail Johnson set fire to the
penitentiary. All the prisoners re-
spected and feared Bradbury. He took
great pains to learn the history of
each one, and always had at his dis
posal fund of stories about noted
criminals. Captain Bradbury dis
played his fearless nature during the
riots at the penitentiary several years
ago.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
ALL OVER THE REPUBLIC.

Ex-Speaker Crisp and Hoke Smith
are to lock horns on the financial ques-
tion in Georgia.
The Wisconsin republican conven-
tion declared for Mckinley and elected
delegates at large.
Colonel E. H. Higbee, of st. Louis,
said at New York that Missouri would
have some Morton delegates.
Congressman Charles g. Burton was
renominated by the republicans of
the Fifteenth Missouri district
The Kentucky senate censured Gov
ernor Bradley for calling out the
militia, while the house indorsed his
action.
The Kansas populists held con-
vention at Hutchinson. They adopted
a platform similar to that promulgated
at Omaha.
Ex-senator Manderson says if the
Nebraska delegation doesn't stand by
him he won't be very much in it as a
presidential candidate.
Col. J. F. Harwood, of Maysville, Is
thankful to his friends for that fatter-
ing talk about him, but says he is not
a candidate for the republican nomina-
tion for congress from the Third dis
trict
Candidates for congress In the Sec
ond district are becoming thick In
addition to those already in the field,
Robert N. Bodine. ex-member of the
legislature. of Monroe, and ex-senator
John @. Piersol. Of the same county.
are out for the democratic nonina-
tion.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
Censuring Bayard.

In the course of his speech in favor
Of the resolutions of censure of Am
bassador Bayard for his anti protective
policy speeches in Great Britain, Mr..
Hit, of Illinois, denounced the Edin-
burg speech of Mr.. Bayard as a "po-
litical diatribe" which Mr. Bayard,
as preventative Of this country, had
no right to deliver, and which was
therefore an insult to millions o,
Americans. Mr.. Hit read from
London papers comments on the ad-
dress and referred to the censure of Mr..
Stevens, minister to Hawaii, in the
last congress
Mr.. Draper (republican), Of Mas
sachusetts, spoke against the resolu-
tions. He thought that this was NO
time for sensationalism and that there
was already trouble enough in the for
eign relations The speeches were
hardly proper but did not merit such
harsh action.
Mr.. Cousins, Of Iowa, made bril-
liant speech In support OF the resolu-
tions., "This deliberate and unex-
ampled breach of diplomatic etiquette,
this ungrateful, unprovoked and un-
becoming insult to the majority of the
people of America, to her distinguished
living and to her honored dead, by
one who bore their confidence, their
mission and credentials, must not be
left unchallenged, since it has entered
the annals of our diplomatic history" :"
He denounced Mr.. Bayard in strong
terms and declared that he had in
suited all men who had believed in
protection, and had deliberately mis-
represented the effects of the protective
policy.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
Gas War in Kansas City.

The local gas rate war in Kansas
City developed feature without a
parallel when the Kansas City Gas
Company opened free school in cook
cry for its patrons. This is in addition
to furnishing to its consumers free gas
stoves and gas at so cents thousand.
This has been brought about by the
entrance into the field of rival com
pany, the Missouri Gas Company,
which is soon to open for business.
The new company has already met the
offer of free stoves, and will also
supply its consumers at 80 cents O
thousand.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
Pilgrims Start for Jerusalem.

A party Of pilgrims from San Saba
and Lampasas counties passed through
Fort Worth en- route to Jerusalem. The
pilgrimage is caused by the belief that
the world will soon come to an end and
they desire to be in the Holy City and
meet Christ when the end comes. The
pilgrims are well to do and have stood
high in the estimation Of all at their
respective homes
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
Greer County Case Settled.

The tract Of land called Greer county
by Texas, and claimed by that state,
belongs to the United States. This is
the conclusion which the United States
supreme court has arrived at after a
careful inquiry into the facts A
controversy over this boundary has
been going on for years, and the
territory in dispute has 30, 900 settlers
1t contains about 1900 900 square
miles, which, by the supreme courts 8
decision, will now have to be added to
Oklahoma This will make Oklahoma 8
population nearly 800, 600, or more in
hnbitants than any territory ever had
on admission to statehood except South
Dakota and Washington.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-26
The NATIONAL CAPT. AL.
Nineteen New Naval vesseIs.

The naval appropriation bill for
the next fiscal year will contain the
most liberal allowance for the increase
of the navy carried by any bill since
the war. Four battleships and fifteen
torpedo boats was the decision of the
committee on the question of new ves-
sells, which had been the principal
point of discussion in many meetings.
The democrats fought hard to secure six
battle-ships, but the republicans stood
well together and carried their point.
The motion for six battle>ships was
made by Mr.. Cummings, of New
York. and was lost by vote of 0 to z,
but one republican voting for it. The
vote was:
Yeas Democrats = Messrs. Cum
mings, Of New York; Meyer, of Louis
lana; Money, Of Mississippi Tate, Of
Georgia Hart, Of Pennsylvania. Re-
publican-Hanley, of Indiana
Nays-Republicans- Messrs Bou-
telle. Of Maine; Hulick. of Ohio; Hill
born, of California; Bull of Rhode
Island Wilson, of New York; Foss,
of Illinois; Dayton, of West Virginia.
There was something of dispute
over an attempt by the democrats to
cast vote by proxy for Mr.. Hall, of
Missouri, who was absent, but the
chairman decided this to be inadmis'
sable The position of Mr.. Robinson,
of Pennsylvania, who was absent, was
also question, Chairman Boutelle say
ing that Mr. Robinson favored four
ships and Mr.. Cummings contending
that he desired six.
The four battle-ships will be of H.
900 tons each, and the cost is not to ex-
coed SO, 750, 900 each, exclusive Of
armament, which is thought to be an
ample provision, as other ships of the
same class have been built in recent
years well within that figure.
Five Of the torpedo boats are to have
speed Of twenty-six knots, and to
cost within $3.50, 900 each; the other
ten are to have a speed Of twenty knots,
and their cost limit is $500, 900 each.
Other details, including the settle
ment of the places where the ships and
torpedo boats are to be built, were left
undecided, but Mr.. Hilborn, of Cali
fornia, feels certain that the Pacific
coast will get its share of the honors
in the distribution, while Mr.. Meyer.
of Louisiana, will try and have part
of the torpedo float built in the Missis-
sippi. The new craft will bo built by
contract. and the navy department is
left free to expend as much Of the ap-
preparation as it needs in the next
fiscal year.
The next largest provision for new
navy was made in the Fifty first con-
gress, When the appropriation bill
carried three battle.ships.