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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-16

The news that the Bank of Spain is in
critical condition owing to it's heavy
loans to the government will surprise no
one who is familiar with the course of
this war, with the course Of other wars
between Spain and her dependencies,
and with the Spanish character. Spain
has never let go of anything until 1t has
been wrenched from her fainting grasp,
and even then she has never wanted to
admit either to herself or the world that
she has lost 1t. Today she claims Gibral-
tar, and has never officially admitted Its
loss. The documents of the government
speak Of it as temporarily In possession
of the British. Three hundred years ago,
when Holland was struggling for her
liberty, Spain held on to the war until
the almost limitless wealth Of the Ameri-
can mines was wasted and until there
was neither money nor credit in the roy
al exchequer. Philip, the Demon Of the
South, would never admit that the loss
Of the Armada was a serious reverse, and
went on urging Alexander Of Parma to
new enterprises against the English and
the Dutch. Spain will let 60 Of Cuba
when she no longer hr another dollar
and another soldier to Ind there. Even
then she will not admit that she has lost
the islands. These well-known defects of
the Spanish character have in three hum
dred years reduced her from the mightiest
empire in the world to one 80 feeble that
hoy protnpctous aro almost rfdfC,11oue
Her people have exalted pride while other
nations have exalted industry; have
pointed to what has been instead Of at
tending to what Is; and have esteemed
themselves patterns Of honor while ma
king themselves a nation of spectators.
SO far as the administration Of their colo
MES has been concerned. Cuba is In re-
bellion because she would stand no longer
the hordes Of thieves sent from Madrid.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-16

7 Revolutions in Central America come
with the regularity of the seasons and
it should not be a matter of great sur
prise that one has broken out in Guate-
mala against the dictatorship of Jose
Barrios. The government probably has
force enough to crush tho rebellion, and
if the latter symbolizes truth, as rebel
lious subjects are wont to believe, Of
course it must rise again and in time al
the proper recurring period another re-
volt will be in order.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-16

Former Secretary John G. Carlisle in
a letter to the National Democrats of
Ohio gives them some plain and un-
equivocal advice. He advises them to
preserve their organizations, nominate
candidates and prosecute vigorous con.
tests in every state of the Union and "to
repudiate the new and. dangerous doc
trines inconsiderately proclaimed at Chi.
cago and ST. Louis and return to the
simple and honest faith Of the fathers. -
This is well SO far as it goes but the
wiser course would be for the gold Demo
Gratis to go over to the Republicans-for
unless conditions materially change they
stand a mighty poor show of controlling
the Populist Democracy.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-16

into active union all the anti Tammany
forces, without which Mr.. Lows cause
is likely to be lost one
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-16

The silver camp meeting arranged to
continue at Springfield week begun to-
day with a somewhat smaller assemblage
than..was expected. 1t is called Nation
al Free Silver camp meeting. A mum Der
of silver speakers Of note are engaged for
each day. A great tent has been erected
in the fair grounds for the speaking
which will seat 5000 and give accommo.
dations for 100000
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-16

Seth Lows letter of acceptance is favor
ably received by major portion of the
press of New York City. Even the
world has a word of commentator of
his pledge ito try to make an admins
tration that will be honest, broad minded
efficient and business like and considerable
of the interests of every citizen" To de-
serve success is one thing-to command
1t, quite another. The latter is not likely
to ensue without the support of the Re-
publican organization of that city and
having in view the great civic interests
involved, it is to be hoped that in the
end some means will be adopted to bring
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-16
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1e.

One of the very best indicators of pros
perity is afforded by iron, and the greatly
augmented ore shipments is one of the
encouraging signs of the times. The
iron output of Michigan for 1897 win
beat the record. The total volume Of
shipments is largely in excess of the
amount forwarded in the same length of
time in any previous year.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-16

The documented merchant marine of
the United States on Juno 80 last num-
bered 90 1888 vessels of 4. 769, 020 gross tom
mage, an increase of 65. 400 tons over June
1896, and decrease of 275 vessels. The
tonnage of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
is 2,647, 1896 decrease of 10000 tons. The
tonnage Of the Great Lakes is lao, l03,
an increase of $4,000 tons. Pacific
coast tonnage has been virtually station
airy. American sailing tonnage has ex
ceeded steam tonnage probably for the
last time. the steam tonnage on June 80
amounting to $500 vessels of 1855, 558
gross tons. an increase of 81, 900 tons over
the previous year. Nearly all of this in
crease is on the Great Lakes and one por-
ton of our merchant marine thus shows
growth.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
\ Wise Precaution.

Here said man a$ he entered
the savings bank, Il want to see
your president typewriter.
The presidents typewriter is very
busy just now replied a clerk who
had goue into the private office to see.
"Will you please state your bust
neSs:'
My business. the stranger re-
piled, lis TO make Il deposit here; but
| won't do it until l have seen your
presidents type writer
I'D like to know shat the presi-
dents typewriter can have to do with
your making deposit here" said
the clerk
''Oh. you would. eh? Well, I'll tell
you what the presidents typewriter
has to do with it. If she's young and
pretty I'll go to some other bank,
that's all. They're not going to Spald-
ing me, if know it.
They then permitted him to Iook
through a glass door at the yCung
man who was hammering the keys,
and he was satisfied. Cleveland
Leader.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
4 Fine stake Wagon,

Beaudean u Bank turned ont Il fine
stake wagon last week for +. w.
Pott. This settles the fact that Just
as fine wagons can be made in this
city as in any city. The workman
ship onthi5 stake wagon and the finish
IS just as perfect and as nice as on
any wagon broght here from St. Louis.
The material used is far superior to
the material put into q wagon by
the big St. Louis factories and Mr.
Pott has wagon now that will out
last two of the st. Louis wagons and
he did not have to pay any more
money than he would have had to pay
for St. Louis wagon. The money
paid 10 Beaudean & Bank all re-
mains at home while the money sent
off to the big cities is gone from us
forever.
When We can get as good or better
wagons made right here at home than
We can get at other places why should
we send our money away?
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
Reflections of a Bachelor.

The surest sign OF good breeding is
politeness to little children
y girl with mans collar on al
ways reminds you CT man with nice
eolored ribbon around his neck.
When Il woman prays for her hus-
band she generally. begins by telling
the Lord that she doesn't ask for
much.
To hear its mother say she knows an
angel is whispering. to it is enough
to make any baby smile in its sleep.
\ church strawberry festival is con-
sidered by the women to be a success
when everything is sold except one
cake, which is given to the minister's
family.-New York Press.
No woman with a beautiful soul
ever had an unlovely laugh.
A man is as fat as he looks, and
woman as fat as she wants to look.
a girls idea of sympathy is to look
grieved and pat mans hand.
Men may Talk lot ABOUT close cor
sets being unhealthy, but if a girl is
wise she'll wear one.
Fortune may knock at every mans
door, but it Is generally gone by the
time he can get his coat on.
Every woman keeps a list in her
head of people she won't invite if she
can ever afford to give a party.
You can always tell about how
much smaller woman's bust meas
ure is than what she says it is, by
the number of sizes too big she tells
you the shoes she has on are.-New
York Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
ANOTHER FIGHT ON.
And Our Trade VIII Again Leave Us
If Something is not Done.

And now We are to have another
steamboat war-another season of
business going to st. Louis. We
have had experience in these cut
throat steamboat wars. We know
what they mean. They rob US of the
trade that belongs to US. They take
our people and our produce to the St.
Louis markets and leave our busi-
ness'men here nothing to do. They do
more than this. They cause our
farmers TO spend their money in st.
Louis and thus deprive orr section of
country of the benefits of the circula-
tion of that money.
This steamboat war that is about to
be renewed this season robbed the
merchants of Cape Girardeau of thou
sands of dollars during the last two
years, and it will again rob them of
their legitimate trade this season is
they sit still and do nothing to head
off the fight between the steamboats,.
There is no EXCISE for the re-inaugura-
ton of cut-throat rates on the river
The Mississippi is very lengthy
river, and if there is not business
enough for two packets in the trade
between this city and st. Louis AT a
fair and just freight and passenger
rate then there is no Use in two boats
running. One of them should fall ont
and look for business elsewhere The
freeze-out game does not only hurt
the owners of the boats but it ruins the
trade of the towns along the river and
therefore the business mer of these
towns should interfere, aud tell the
owners of the boats that they must
stop their foolishness. When the busi-
ness men see their trade going 30 st.
Louis because of the cut rates on the
steamboats, they should boycott the
boat that begins the war on rates.
The business men Of the towns are
the shippers and if they will work to-
gether they can soon settle the war
Rates.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
The Missouri strawberry.

Unheraled sew industry has de
veloped in Southern Missouri which
will advertise the state fully as much
as any of the things which now go to
make up its reputation. This is the
strawberry industry. Word comes
from SarcoXie that the season has
now opened and that one little field OF
l, 400 acres now dotted with thousands
of pickers, while carloads of berries
will go out over the Union from now
on.
1t has been truthfully said by an
eminent epicurean that God might
have made better frnit than the
strawberry: but he never did. And
the Missouri variety is of the very
best. When this years crop of Mis-
souri Strawberries comes to be sold in
the Northern and Eastern markets,
therefore, thousands will rise up and
sound her praises.
All hail to the Missouri strawberry,
and may the crop never grow less.
st. Louis Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
4 Democratic View

President Mckinley does not breathe
a hint Of aggression nor of interfer-
ence between Spain and Cuba nor of
a jingo movement or influences of any
kind. He simply tells Congress that
consular reports contain information
that many American citizens in. Cnba
are suffering from want, in some
cases their condition approaching to
that of destitution. He says that this
statement applies particularly to the
country districts of the central and
eastern parts of the island.
But all this is out of place. There
are more destitute and suffering Amer
leans in each county of each state in
America than there are IN all Cuba.
The sufferers and destitute at home
are genuine Americans, occupants of
the soil and obedient to the laws. If
the government has bounty to bestow
it should go to genuine Americans in
America not to alleged Americans in
Cuba nor in any other rforeigncouniry,
except, as president Mckinley suggests,
for the purpose Of enabling them to
get home, if they have American
homes.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
a Illuminating Confession

If the somewhat incoherent tariff
bill. as amc ded by the Senate, can
be said to t-Lch any lesson at all it is
that high protective duties cannot be
relied upon 20 produce revenue. The
high duties are put on to shut out i'm
portations, and sugar, tea and beer
are relied upon to produce the reve-
nue. to run the Government.
This is rather humiliating confess
sion for the Republican leaders to
make who have for years been ridi-
culing the tariff for revenue idea.
-PhiladelphIa Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
4 Methodist story.

1t is custom, among the Methodist
preachers to open their annual con-
ferences with the hymn:
And are We yet alive
To see each others face?
In a certain town where the confer
ence was held the preachers were
treated with extraordinary hospitality.
Every house-keeper had the table
grOaning with fried chicken and yell
lew gravy. All the choice fowls were
killed off to satisfy the white-cravat-
led epicures. The day after adjourn
ment the evening paper of the town
had picture showing two scrawny-
looking young roosters peep at each
other out from under the barn an then,
crossing their necks, saying:
And are we yet alive
To see each others face:"
Buffalo Express.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
A Roman Ca1holic priest.

One of the most popular and we'll.
known Priests, loved and liked by all
who know him is the Rev. 7. Hanly
who, during the year of 1888, nearly
8 years ago was Rector of a large
church at Joplin, Mo-, very likely he
is still in that city, if not you can
very easily find him; if you will write
to him letter enclosing stamp there
is no doubt but what he will reply TO
your inquiries. The Rev. gentlemen
says this of DR.. Mayer:
''Dr. Ignatz Mayer has treated my
eyes and fitted me with glasses.
have full confidence and positive proof
that he is very skillful and honest in
his profession and 1 can cheefully
recommend him to my friends ana the
public. Rev. T. HANLY.
Joplin, Mo-, Oct. Is, 1888.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
ChIId Eaten by Eats.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May 10
A horrible story Of the death of a
young negro child At place ten miles
from Cedar City Galloway County.
reached here this afternoon. The lit
tie one, Lucy Lee, lived in cabin
with her brother, who is low with con-
sumption, and scarcely able to move.
The house is infested with rats, and
they attacked the child, eating off her
face and arms. She was dead when
neighbors discovered the condition of
affairs in the lonely cabin. The re-
mains OF the little one were buried
by the neighbors. and the mother will
be cared for.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
side Lights on Homa

Homes Of the rich: how some OF the
nabebs live. That would make first
rate story. Take, for instance,
Searles, whose memory has suddenly
returned. He and his wife take break
fast in their room at 7:30-an nngodly
honr for millicnairs to be stirring!
The family have luncheon at IL o clock,
Very good. Dinner at 1:30 p. M,
which is relic of barbarism. Sup
per at 7:30: another relic. Tea in the
parlor at ). All right. Mr.. Searles
is to busy putting up.sugar schedules
and knocking down the profits that
he surely cannot go home to dinner.
But he is in bed every night before 8
o 'cloct, which is excusahle.
Feed your servants on mutton broth.
Plenty good enough for them. That
is the Searles way. ! happened TO
hire a servant who had been on broth
diet in a milliOnairs house in Fifth
avenue. The poor thing was nearly
starved. She was caught one evening
after dinner. in the act Of going out,
and when askad whittier bond, re-
piled: Down to the little restaurant
in Sixth avenue to get something to
eat. She and others of the million
aires fifteen slaves were in the habit
of slipping there for an extra bite.
for the kitchen failed TO supply suffi-
cient nourishment. It is common
complaint of servants that they are
underfed. York Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
Free pills

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pie box of DR.. Kings Nsw Life Pills.
A trial will convince you of their
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They are guaranteed to be perfectly
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
Deception IN civll service.

Il
There is considerable squirming
over the shams and misaNSiications
of what is called civil service reform.
An effort to turn the light on the real
workings of the system Is met with
the cry that the object is to destroy it.
Those who are making the londest
noise against investigation are the
ones least able to meet it. The civil
service rules have not come into the
world in state OF perfection. As
extending to various departments and
many thousand Offices during ..,,c last
year Of Mr.. Cleveland's s administra-
ton they are working confusion and
heavy loss to the government. In
stances have been given of how the
spoils system has fourished hypo-
critically under the name of civil SER
vice reform. The people are not sat
isfied with any such pretener-nor can
they be deluded by it. II the spoils
system is to prevail the proper place
for it is in the open. Civil service
rules must be amended when they need
it, and they are out of place to the
extent that they work a positive in
jury to the interests of the government.
Reference has been made to the ruin
the new civil service classification is
causing in the difficult labors connect
ed with river Improvement. The
eleven classes of subordinates now
required under the engineers. none of
which they can select themselves, have
substituted combrous red tape bu
reau for ore of the best organizations
the country has ever known. So fla
grant has been the bungling in this
matter that the United States Senate
has called on the Secretary Of War
and the Civil Service Commission for
information relating to it from their
files. Right at this point comes in a
mysterious incident. In responding
to the call the Civil Service Commits
son, and those in charge OF the en-
gineer bureau at Washington, have
forwarded only such communications
as support their own views. The To-
cal officers connected with the West
ern field of river Improvement, who
are struggling with some of the worst
complications of the mistit rules, are
to be suppressed, their reports on the
subject having been returned to them
instead. of going to the Senate as that
body requested.
The deceitfu1 evasion OF itself is
proof enough that there is something
rotten in civil service administration.
If the Civil Service Commission Is 10
put out Of the way all evidence against
the efficiency of its work it is a eolos-
sal fraud, and a portentous danger
instead OF an agency of reform Tire
spoils system at least overates in the
daylight and takes no sircuitous road
to a distribution of offices in its own
way. 1t would be well for the Senate
to demand.of the testimony fled by
the engineers, and to ask why the cor
reguarded as undesirable
by the Civil Service Commission
should have been whisked out of sight.
This juggling business probable COW
ers an immense amount OF the rankest
that ever gave itself a Peck
sniffian Observation-Disclosures
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
One Cause ofthe Floods.

y cause of the present floods, far
more potent than the destruction OF
the forests either in the Northwest CT
or the Western slopes of the Allegheny
Mountains, can be found in the cul-
tivation aud consequent drainage OF
the Northwest, says a writer in the
New Orleans. ''TimeS-Democrat. =
This has been brought about by the
liberal grants of land by Congress in
aid OF railroads, education and other
public purposes. Those grants we're
made of alternate Or odd-numbered
sections. Coincident with these grants,
the prices of the remaining even-num-
bered sections were enhanced. Thus
the federal governmet obtained not
only the public improvements but
also sale for its lands, and that sale
at double price.
Any one at all familiar with the
pararies in the Northwest knows that
twenty years ago they were, in many
places, covered with sloughs and
ponds, which held the water all sum-
mer long, and that these same places
are now cultivated, ditched by the
farmers, drained by large county
bitches and also tile-drained. so that
they now shed the water into the Mis-
sissippi River and its tributaries with
a rapidity formerly impossible.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
All Free.

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New Discovery know its value, and
those who have not, have now the OPP
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store.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-05-22
A FEDARAL JcE WAS SECURED.
story OF an -Andersonville Prisoner
Winch Touched Mckinley.

Which Touched Mckinley.
COLUMBUS, o.. May 49, -Presis.ent
Mckinley made one appointmen. 10
which not even the most rabid mug
wump will object. The recipien; Of
that appointment, Champaign
County man. passed through Colum-
bus the other day on his wayto Wash
: ington to thank the President person
ally. 1t was through cx-Secretary of
State Samuel NJ. Taylor that Maj.
Mckinley heard of the existeLce of
/ the appointee. During the Major
1 first term as Governor he spoke at a
I G. AR. campfire in Northern Ohio.
Thore were several in the Columbus
party, including Lieut.. Gov. Harris S
{ and Srce,ary Taylor, who spoke after
the Governor.
Taylor was not soldier, and felt
awkward in trying to address yeter-
aims. So in lieu of a speech he told
story about man in his county, a
private in the 95th Ohio Volunteer L.
fantry He told of t'e incarceration
in AndersorviIle of this young Ohio
soldier and a fellow-private OF his
company; how both wasted away IN
der the Andersonyille ordeal. The
Champaign County mans friend "as
weak and near to dying on the day
when a list of prisoners to be ex-
changed was read out. The crowd of
skeletons strained theirears, each with
the fierce hope OF hearing his naTe.
The. Champaign Couutyman S namewas
read, but Fred compressed MS iips
and did not answer. The list was
finished and Bills name was not on
it. Then only did Frei's lips relax.
He said quickly;
Bill answer to my name. You
cant stand this. I'll pull through. "
Bill did and was exchanged. Nine
months later Fred, weighing so
pounds, was exchanged. He had
weigeed l60 when captured.
On the way back from the campfire
tIc Governor'said:
'Taylor'sI wish you would write
out that story and let me have it.
Taylor did SO, and the Major used
it in his speech at the Grant tomb on
Memorial day, 1894. Not long beior
the Inauguration Secretary Taylor
was in Canton, when the President
0lect remarked.
by the way, Taylor, what's become
OF your Andersonvile prlsoner?"
Taylor told McKinly what Fred was
doing, and added: He ought to be
remembered. "
The other day Fred Hoisinston. of
Champaign County, ex-private 95th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was appoint
ed inspector of abandoned mineral
lands at sS dBy and expenses. Tay-I
lor was here to-day and told Tie
story.