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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-12-22
The Browbea ting of Witnesses.

The comments of many CORES
pondents Of this paper on the
action Of a juror in protestin"
against the severity of tie cross
examination of IL woman are eyi-
denccs of widespread feeling of
discomfort with metll,nls altogether
too prevalent lit oar court rooms.
The purpose of some Processes "t
extracting evidence seems IT, he u.
prevent Il witness from telling ''the
truth. the whole irlth. and r,,',in,,
but the TRUTH" and t. fri,,I,lrr.
confuse, or irrita'r him int II, -.
something that will he mi-.-n'.-'rl
cd by a jury. Some Iawrr~ are j.,
the habit of walking close NJ to
the witness stand. glariny ut wit
nesSes, shaking their fingers at
them. and addressing them very
much as Simon Lc.rec addresses
his slaves in the yerv cheerful
drama of Uncle Toms Cabin. A
good many spectators ut trials
wonder under what law Il lawyer
is permitted to assume this attitude
toward person who is not Grim
ira! nor social outcast, but who is
on the witness stand in the per
formance of IL duty of great value
to the community and the state.
The most diSayreeahle fcat.,re~ of
this style of proceeding is lis utter
cowardice. There are very few
lawyers who would venture to
address men in such rude manner
outside of a court room, and with
ont the protection of a iudge.
When they address women so they
simply aggravate their offenSe.
Surely the evidence in any case can
be obtained hv me,hnd> more ~,,it-
able to the dignity of court room:
Judges should protect witnesses.
who are generally afraid to make 81
protest for fear of being adi',d:rcd
guilty of contempt If court. New
York Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-12-22
Republicans Assail the Deficit.

In two ways the treasury deficit
10 to be assailed-by an increase of
the revenues and reduction of the
expenditures. The first Of these
methods of attack is already under
way. 1t requires no new legisla
ton. The tariff law passed last
July is doing this work. In the
arrangement of the appropriation
bills, which is now receiving the
earnest attention of the Republican
leaders in the House, the deficit is
to be attacked from the other quar-
ter: Chairman Dingley said few
days ago that the revenue would
equal the expenditure before the
end of the fiscal year next June,
and the indications point to'a veri-
6cation of the prediction. 1t has
been noticed that there has been Il
constant increase in the revenue
ever since the tariff act went into
operation. In the present month,
in which. however, expenditures
will be comparatively small, the
governments income is likely,
from the figures thus far received,
to exceed its outgo.
The great danger of heavy
appropriations comes from the
Senate, Il body in which the Re.
pubiicans are not in control. II
has been the recent experience that
the money bills arc larger wher
they leave tho Senate than they arc
when they go to that chamber from
the House. When Congress wa:
making appropriations for the fisca
year the Senate added 50, 900, ,00t
to the House figures, though 50,
00O,OOO of this increased sum wa,
taken off before the bills were on
acted In this way the Senate ha
been enabled to increase the deficit
To do that in the present Congress
would bc to throw discredit on tn,
Republican party. for though tn
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-12-22

CoNGREssMAN SAVERS, of Texas,
who is one of the Democratic lead
srs in the House, is accumulatin2
hereto ideas OH the protective tar
if question, and his recent utter
ances are being used as Republican
campaign literature. Mr.. Sayers
is candidate for his party's NOM
ination for Governor of Texas. and
in announcing his candidacy, made
this statement: II am earnestly
Of the opinion that the people
should countenance and support
any reasonable and proper policy
that would tend to secure the con
struction and operation of ali kinds
of Industrial and manufacturing
establishments within the State"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-12-22

THE Ironton "Register" recently
showed us how good business was
on the Iron Mountain R'y during
the four Cleveland years. 1t may
have only been TN oversight that
it neglected to state how it had
improved during the first Mckin-
Law vear
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-12-22
$l.OO Per hnnu,n.

lf will not be a great while
bnger until the Democi attic papers
will be charging the Republicans
with having actually created the
present Treasury deficit, Judging
from the tone they are assuming.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-12-22

THE Steelville "Mirror" is one of
the very few Republican papers in
Missouri which endorse old man
Eillsy's recent attacks upon his
party. We regret to see the
s'Mirror'' make this mistake.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-12-22
HEALTH AND
ACCIDENT
Fidelity Mutual Aid Assn.

Fidelity Mutual Aid Ass4,
l oSAN FRAClSCO. CAL.
For Five Gents Per Day
Will pay. according to the hazard =
occupation, fram % to o26a week, W1n0
unable to werk through Ae1ng ~
accidently.
Win pay, If you are accidently ktlIs4
S20S to $3.50.
Will pay $40 a week when you -
sick and unable to work.
Will pay 500 for t.a1eral expenseA
Will pay, II you lose q hand and 1u19
or both feet or both hand, Sl36 to ofDk
IF INSURED.
You cannot lose all your income W6D
you are sick or disabled by accident.
Absolute protection to the memhR
upon paying e5 life membeEshipGee01
dues Of 81 so per month.
The Fidelity Mutual Aid Associa&10
is pre-eminently the largest -
strongest Accident aud Heslth 49,
citation in the United States.
1t has the required cash depodofa
with the States OF California and M
rouri, which, together with N Anpio
seserve fund and large aaoets, salco -
certificate an absolute guarantee q
the solidity of its protection 20 ~
members.
A two-thipds policy ocsts q pr
month dues.
A one-third policy costs sLso ~
quarter dues
Reliable ageats wanted. Write
CHAS. w. SHIELDS,
Sole Agent, Washington County,
Pot0oi. ~.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-12-22

Best Dress Calicoes. -. sc per yd.
Half Wool Dress Goods Sic g
Double width Wooden
Dress Goods. .12Ic
Good Cotton Flannel. .. sc S
Extra heavy - 80 Sc q
All Wool i viIIcd Flan-
mel .l5c
Heavy M.n,,na Flan-
nci 10c
All " ~ HanAc,s 81 .1J per pr.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02
WEED OF POLICE AC7INyTX.

The robbery ana possible murder OF
Julius Hyland last week ought to serve
~ u note Of warning to the police. The
autumn and early winter always are
seasons of criminal activity In great
cities. The plckpOckets, confidence
men, gamblers, burglars, ana all the
skilled artisans Of crime that have been
pursuing their lawless trades ut the
watering places ana summer resorts
return to the centers of honest industry
In the fall. They are re-enfOrced by the
tralnps and fOOtpads that no longer
lind n tolerable shelter In fields, woods,
or harms. All the returning Migrants
are impecuniOus, and under the pres
sure OF hunger they soon become des-
perate. Hence rs there Is a periodical
influx Of criminals there Is a periodical
increase Of crime. 1t Is the duty of the
chief Of police to prepare for this reg
ular.y recurring emergency.
At this time of the year, above all
Others, the "all night" saloons should
be forced to obey the law, ana the
"wide-open" gambling houses should
he closed. These places are at once
the nurseries and shelters Of crime.
There will be no carnival OF crime"
nor anything Of that sort, II the police
take the precautions needful to the
season OF the year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02
eRYAN,S FALSE STATEMENTS.

In a recent speech Mr.. Bryan said:
"rhe first hopeful thing that came to
aid Republican Imagination since the
election was the discovery Of gold In
KlOndike and the second was the rise
In price Of wheat. The Republicans.
however. had no right to rejoice over
the discovery Of the new gold m!Ecs.
because this would tend to increase the
volume Of the money. and thu: was OPP
posed by the Republican PLATFORM
There are two vices In argument uni.
versnlly condemned, not only by logi
clans but by all fnir-mlnded men one
IL the suggestion Of n falsehoOd'' and
the other "the suppression of the
truth" The above paragraph contains
both Of these Vicious forms of state.
ment. The suggestion Of fnlscliOOd'
Is that the Republicans are rejoicing
over the gold discovery as If 1t were
the result Of Mciinlcy's election. and
the suppression Of the truth II that
the Republican platform opposes an In.
crease In the volume Of money.
The Republicans IRE rejoicing over
the increase In the production Of gold
for the very good reason that II eifcctu.
ally answers MI those wild assertions
Of the silver orators that there - not
gold enough TO serve the purposes Of
money. With a yearly prOdu, ton
reaching into the hundreds Of millions
over two hundred millions last year,
before KlOndlke was heard Of--thc Re
publicans and sound money men smile
long and loud at the discontinue Of
the silverites. They smile mt this as
they smile ut the advance In wheat.
which knocks over Mr.. Brynn's silver
and wheat argument, that he has en-.
phasixed 40 strongly during the past
five years.
Upon the other point Mr.. Bryan sup.
presses the truth. for neither he nor
anyone else can find In the ~. Louis
platform the least opposition TO IN In.
crease In the volume Of money. ~ o,,.
poses chenp money, and the increase In
Its volume by the free coinage of sill
YER. but II II In favor Of good money
and plenty Of It. We cannot have too
much good gold money to suit the
sound money men. ana II II ever gets NO
plentiful that It can Ike picked up on
the streets we will look for another
money standard. Gold In its capacity
~ money will then pass away like its
fOrefnther wampum.
The whole silver argument II found
cd upon Misrepresentation and false.
hood. ana the above quotation from
Mr.. Bryan II a fair simple OF It,
Times. Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02
RABBiT.EAR WHEELER SHOULD re.
6i0M.

The discharge Of nine conductors by
the Chicago City Railway Company IL
claimed on what seems good authority
to he specifically due to I'M attempt by
the employees Of this corporation to
form u mutually protective Organixa-
ton among themselves. The officers
Of the company refuse to give the
ground on which these men, mostly old
and tried employees. have been relieved
from duty, anu the Inference IL plain
that the activity displayed by the lat
| ter In helping to form n union among
the car men II the sole reason for their
discharge. Threats OF u strike by the
| newly formed organization Of employees
are rife unless the discharged men are
reinstated, and there eau DE no doubt
that IL such step II taken the strength
and inhrGnce Of the national Organiza-
ton of street car employees as well m
organized labor In general will he en-.
iisted In behalf OF the strikers.
As between the Chicago City Railway
Company and Its employees, In all mat
tiers pertaining to the actual manage
ment OF the road, the general public has
no basis for interference nor for any
expression Of opinion as to the merits
OF controversies that may arise. 1t IL
different when this wealthy ana AFRO
CANT corporation assumes that II has u
right to stamp out at Its inception an
attempt on the part Of Its employees to
form n mutually protective Organiza-
ton. Other corporations have found
70 their cost that attempts to keep their
employees from organizing for prOtec-
ton against reduction In wages have
/ reacted against the interests Of the cor
pOratiOn by promoting sworn secrecy
among the men without defeating the
purpose of orga nizatiOn itself. 1t Is not
on record that the Chicago City Raj
way Company has actually reduced
wages, but the mere fact that such re-
ductiOn has been threatened as n result
Of changing motive power Is justifica-
ton, from the point Of view of organ
lied labor, for attempting organized
resistance against any proposed cut In
wages.
The street car companies Of America
have been the most persistent enemies
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02
CROKER ON STREET CLEANING.

Richard Croker. formerly the ruler
Of Tammany ana ut present chief train
ar Of the tiger. In the course Of u recent
Chicago interview vOuclisnfed the Opin-
lon that II was mighty peculiar" that
Gotham would permit Superintendent
Warning OF her street cleaning depart.
mcnt to expend large sums on public
works without criticism. "whcrens II
Tammany were to undertake such IN
expenditure there would he u tremen.
lOus howl"
Mr.. Croker may not be able to under
stand this. but the public does. New
York sanctions Warnings expenditures
for street cleaning because for the first
time In the course Of her municipal en-
istence she IL getting adequate returns
for her money. 1t may be true. rs Mr..
Croker asserts. that Tammany could
have cleaned the streets Of New York
equally well with the same amount Of
money; but the fact remains that Tam
many never did.
Tanmany II the persOnification Of the
municipal spells system. Public wei.
fare has nothing to do with It's aims.
lts methods all center toward one point
the subordination Of public interests
to private gains. The whole history Of
Mr.. Cookers pet organization warrants
the assumption that II Warnings expen.
ditures had been intrusted to Tam.
many there would be feasting to-day In
the wigwam and dirty streets In Goth.
am. New York IL content to pay the
piper provided she II given a chance to
dance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02

George Leady, engineer Of engine
company NO.'0, whose house II ut 1928
Cottage Grove avenue, on last Thurs
day celebrated his twenty-nlnth ami
versary In continuous service with this
company. This II a record Of which no
other fireman In the city can boasr.
There are men who have been In the
service longer than Leady. but none
who has been with one company that
length OF time. Capt. Buerger of en-
CINE company No. 0 says he doubts If
any other fireman In the United States
can equal this record. TO show the es-
TEEN in which they hold him Leady's
comrades are going to give him the
finest bouquet Of roses In town. Leady,
who Is ~ years cd, Joined the fire de-
partment about thirty years ago, En-
CINE company No. was organized In
April, 1867, and In September of the
following year Leady was appointed
engineer. Day In and day out for TWEEN.
ty-nlne years George Leady has been
Mt his post OF duty, ana during his
career he has never been reprlmanded.
Captains and lieutenants have come
ana gone at No. 0's house during that
time. but, like Tennysons brook.
George Leady goes on forever. "IIe
thinks as much OF his engine" said
Capt. B,leyYer, "as he does Of his wife.
The oldest man in the house will tell
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02
Vacation Days,

In the Lake Regions Of Wisconsin,
Northern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa
ana South Dakota, along the lines OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway. are hundreds of charming %.
calities pre.eminently fitted for sum
mer homes, nearly all Of which are To-
Gated on or near lakes which have not
been fished out. These resorts range In
variety from the full dress for din
ner' to the flannel shirt costume for
every meal. Among the list are nance
familiar to many of our readers NJ the
perfection Of Northern summer resorts
Nearly all Of the Wisconsin points or
interest are within a short distance
from Chicago or Milwaukee, and none
OF them are so far away from the
'busy marts Of civilization" that they
cannot be reached In few hours or
travel, by frequent trains, over the IN
est road in the N0rthwest-the Chics-
20, Milwaukee and st. PAIL Railway.
Send a 2-cent stamp for copy OF ''vs.
cation Days" giving a description Of
the principal resorts, and list Of suzu-
mer hotels and boarding houses, amt
rates for board. to Geo. H. HeaifOTd.
General Passenger Agent, Chicago. IN.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02

lieved that something had TO be done
to provide s,ulrient accommodation
FOR the school children. Thus they
pleaded au cd necessity for new
wrong that will return to plague the
taxpayers when the present members
Of the School Board have passed into
private life.
In arriving at It's decision to incorpor-
atc the "union clause" in all building
contracts hereafter made by the Board
OF Education the members flew directly
In the face Of the advice Of It's own
legal counsel. In his well.considereti
opinion Attorney Morrill, he'd broadly
that "the proposed rule would cOnsti-
tute an Unfair discrimination between
different classes of citizens. would re.
strict and abrldge the inalienable right
of citizens to sell their labor and would
he otherwise contrary to the holdings
Of the Supreme Court In repeated
cases."
Mr.. Morr;l.'s opinion was abundantly
fortified with citations. although II
needed none. II stands upon the broad
pain Of equal rights and opportunities
to all American citizens and working
men. with special privileges to none
Trade un,onists have the same rights
under the law that other citizens pos
sess. Yet the action Of the Board OF
Education under u Democratic admin
istratiOn seeks to give them mOnOpO
~ Of public contracts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02
THE SURRENDER OF THE school
BOARO.

by Il vote OF II to 2 last week the
School Board stultiiied reason and sur
rendered to labor unions the freedom
OF contract guaranteed by the COnstl-
tuition OF every American contractor.
mechanic ana wOrkingman. At least
three Of the majority, in explaining
their votes, confessed that they voted
TO insert the union clause in School
Board contracts not BECAUSE 1t was
right or legal, but because they be-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02

Of organized labor for ,lozen years or
suHre. In Philadelphia and other Hast
vwn cities the widener.l sikins syndicate
has repeatedly measured swords with
organizations among It's ssMployes. and
mp to the last great struggle II was uni
formly the victor. The hast strike re.
suited In a drawn lxsttle and there are
now fiourishing organizations Of street
car employees in nH~t of the Eastern
cities.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02

you that George wns never known to
return from n meal that he did NOT 10
back to see II the engine was all riglIl.
He talks to II just like mother does to
her child. Every company has an as-
slstant engineer. or stoker. but George
Leady won't trust the care Of No. o 20
anybody. He II one Of the best ergl.
neers In the department, and every
man In the house II proud Of him."
II Rivers McfNeill wont accept the,
nomination for Alderman In the
Twelfth Ward, the Democrats will nOxu-
mate his brother. Mr.. b. +. MeNcill
Republicans talk Of l.. +. Fr.estedt ana
Geo. Williams Of 1915 W. Adams street
Comptroller Waller saved the city
$:l5.OOO In one lump recently. Thst
much less money will have to I've spent
for the maintenance Of gasoline lamps
during the ensuing year.
He awarded the annual contract,
with privilege Of renewal for n second
year. to the American DEVELOPMENTS
Company Of 81. Paul for SIi.iS u lamp
Maurice Auerbach. q wealthy Mime
sofa banker. Is the head Of the concern.
The city maintains 10000 y,lxUllnO
lamps. and has been paying the t;lole
Light and Heat Company, u !ocal con-
Germ. SIS lamp year. The Globe
company Ind practically Il monopoly
Of the gasoline lighting. Years ago the
city sold the company all the posts anti
amps wh!cl II then owned for xT,4I(i,
with the prOvisO at the end Of this
years contract, Oct. I. II could purchase
them back again. The development
company gave u certified check for ST.
400 to make the purchase.
The proposition not to have u special
election TO III the Congressional va
cincy In the sixth Congressional Dis
trict has been In great favor among RE-
publican political powers: but Il has
been decided that to leave the vacancy
would establish dangerous preceticut
that might return some day to harass-
Republicans are more confident now
than when Alr. Cooke died and tho cleo
'tou w Us VC NuAtVu LUZ me reeOuu WGe0
In November.
Democrats have decided to make free
silver an issue. Republicans now vel
come the challenge. rs they believe the
Germans ARE still una!terab!y opposed
to III to I fal!acIes, aud that the era OF
good times already set In has SOlidified
sentiment among business men against
financial experiments. Republicans
express perfect confidence In winning.
Election of officers Of the TWENTY.
second Precinct Club Of the Twelfth
word takes place In October. II. L.
McAdam will succeed himself nv pres
ident unless he can induce George VIII
Hams to accept the position. J. r.
Craig II talked Of for vice.prcsidlent In
place Of &. l.. Hendricks, who IL said to
have moved out Of the precinct, and
Mr.. Luther COumbe will succeed hun
self as secretary OF the club.
Hon. James McAndrews, the popular
Commissioner Of Buildings. IL quite
likely to be the successor of Tom Ga
nan as chairman OF the Democratic.
County Central Committee.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02

passing the Commonwealth ordinance
to make the Edison company purchase
II. The original plan failed because
the Edison people fnlled to sec where
new electrical company could do
them any great harm. Their lighting
system II well protected by patents ana
they are covering about as much terri.
tory as one company can.
The latest report had II that the
Western Electric Company manufnc.
lures u large number Of appliances used
In lighting plants which also are GOV.
cred by patents. and which the West.
crn people IRE DESTROYS Of Installing In
large Chicago plant. It II said TINT
nm Offer Of S1OO.OOO was made for the
Commonwealth ordinance. The alder.
men who own II still had hopes Of the
Edison people. NO they refused. will,
the agreement that the offer should
stand for u couple Of months.
4. NJ. Mckay and Il. =. Elder. ap.
| prsiisers Of the estate Of the late ThOs.
Mackln. who were employed to divide
the property equally between the two
heirs. John Aiackln and Alice Phiibln,
have completed their work and the
agreed division Of the property was
fled for record.
The total appraised value Of the cs.
tate aggregates x1.1S1.02D. The half
value Of the sum In $:j.E,. Oll4.5O. by the
division the estate Of Alice PhIlbln gets
property valued at $5Si.:OO. John
Mackln gets xGO:I.G In property. on,
Of which he II required to pny the cs'
tate Of Alice Phi.bin xO.GtIi 80 cash.
The property awarded to the estate
Of Alice Philbin and Its appraised vaiu.
alton follows:
Revere House. with furniture. $3.50. ZOO
?:1-?27 Kinzle street. 10 by 100
Icet ................ V,UU
Northeast corner State and In
diana streets, 400 by 100 feet. 10000
Southwest corner state and
Kinxle streets, 10 by 10 feet. $4,000
2GD-?l1 Illinois street, 81 by 100
feet Recommendations. oo.OOO
Two lots ut WATERFOWL, Wis.,. 100
1874 State street. 179 by 100
feet, school leasehOld ...... 133,!,OO
One hundred acre farm near
Buffalo, n. Y. .............. LOO
Two lots. Lake View avenue,
1OO Feet W.OOO
Six lots on South Ilalsted
street ................. oOUO
III West Taylor street, "a by
ITO Feet OlO0
TW0I aluminium. .N0Sa,3Uu
John Mackln IL given property as
follows:
Homestead. at North Park ave-
nue. and Dlversey streets -. .xlSO,OOO
Southeast corner Cass and In
diana streets, 100 by 100 feet. 10000
?7G.2SO Indiana street ........ $1,000
237-243 Illinois street ...,.... 10000
2S1 Indiana street. ......... 11.M
school leasehOld. Dearborn
street. Clark street and Ia.
chic avenue ............... @I.SI'l
Other property ............... 10000
ThIrty-seven acres In Cicero :. $4,000
Fifty-fOur feet OH Lake View
avenue .................... 10000
One hundred feet on Lake View
avenue .................... 10000
Lake View avenue, near Well
ingtOn avenue, 40 by 100
feet Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Total .$GO3, 62O
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-02

CAUTIoN.-There 70 . white soeD
shaved up and sold 90 Dobbins' Elsc-
trio. I'll 70 fraud and will ruin clothes
The genuine 10 nsver sold except inboys.
stamped Dobbins' Soap Mfg. Co., l'hils'
delphis, and In wrapper with pictures
Of MIRA Fogy.