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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
TEACHERS ARE SIGNING.
The New Pension Bill Finds Favor and
Is Being Taken Advantage OF
by Many

The teachers of this City are apparently
taking kindly to the pension bill that thev
indorsed some time ago while it was in
the hands of the Governor, for they are
enrolling themselves almost unanimously
and in the cases of manv schools every
teacher has signed the blanks provided
for the purpose.
Underline new bill each teacher, ire
spective OF rank, pays 81 per month into
the pension fund instead of the per cent.
per month assessed under the former rule.
This makes fund of about 500 per
m onth to pay the pensions of those who
have outlived their usefulness as teachers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
Expensive Pie Cow.

Sergeant Perrin and posse made another
gambling raid yesterday afternoon and bagged
thirty-six Moneos visiting and playing at a
pie gov game at 125 Waverly place, Big Jim,s
place Two Of the prisoners were charged with
conducting the game. Big Jim sent $164O
In tWenty-dollar pieces TO the California
street station as bail and the gamblers were
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
le financial account stands az follows:
........sl7,9O0 rs

Among the applicants for work yester-
day was a woman named Mrs. Gage, who
gave her residence as 81 Rausch street
She said she was a widow and the mother
OF four children. and that she could find
no other work to do. Her application was
refused, but she was given instead letter
to Miss Curtis, secretary of the Catholic
Ladies Aid Society, and the society will
look out for her case.
Ernest Doerter of the Trocadero will
give barbecue at noon on one day this
week for the benefit of the unemployed
Jesse Potter has donated a 1000 pound
steer and eggs and potatoes will exc out
the feast. The Mayor and Supervisors
will be invited to attend.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
For Mail Rahha.u

James True, recently arrested in Utah for
having robbed mail train, was taken TO Sac
ramento yesterday morning, where his exam
inatlon will be held before the United States
1our. ora Gommissloner. ent Assistant District At
Government. ~
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06

IN the foreclosure proceedings now pending in
the suit.
Judge Morrow decided that the entire issue
of bonds of the district was regular and valid,
including the twenty-six held by the inter-
venors, and that their petition should be
granted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06

now reaching the point, however, when
San Francisco book has a chance to be
seen. The Lark diu great deal TO at
tract attention TO us, and its good work
will long remain"
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
Tutman Is Missing.

The friends of Frank L. Tutman, a student
in the medical department of the State Uni
versity, considerably exercised over his
mysterious disappearance. He was last seen
walking along Market street Saturday after
noon. He lived q 1910 Stockton street.
No fewer than 629, s97 people named
Muller are now living in Germany.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
William Henry Theodore DurraYt,

Defendant
Whereas, 1T appears to the court that the
remittitur has come down from the Supreme
Court, in which an order made on the Sd
day of March, 1897. affirming the Judgment
and order heretofore made by the Superior
Court and directing the court to carry Its
judgment into effect,
1t is hereby ordered that the Sheriff of the
City and County of San Francisco, State OF
california, by whom the defendant is now i'm
prisoned, produce the body of the said William
Henry Theodore Durrant In Department OF
the Snpe rior Court on Saturday, the 10th day
OF April, le9I at 10 o'clock A. NJ. OF said day.
Attest nv hand and seal of said Superior
Court this 5th day of April, A D. 1897.
By Charles E. Corey, Deputy ClerS.
1t is understood that the sentence of
death will be pronounced by Judoe Rabrs
at that time unless writ of prohihtion
from the Supreme Court of the United
States intervenes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
Divorce Suits Filed

Suits for divorce have be en- filed as follows
Edmund II knight against Nellie knight. for
cruelty; Lois May Wilson against George w.
Wilson, desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
DURRANT'S SENTENCE.

Judge Bahrs VIII Pronounce the Death
Penalty Next Saturday.
Judge Bahrs yesterday received the re-
mittitur in the Durrant murder case and
ordered the document spread on the min
utes OF his department of the Superior
Court.
After that formality had been com piled
with, Judge Bahrs handed the following
order to the clerk:
In the Superior Court of the State of Cali
fornia in and for the City and County OF San
Francisco.
The People of the State of California
plaintiff
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06

OUR own make Ladies' French Kid Button or
Lace Shoes 80, worth $S so. Lesser's, 1893 Market
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06

IF your printer can't get the Genuine Bank
Stock" paper. send to MyselLRollins, % Clay. =
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
The Author of THE Purple
Cow" Sings for the
Last Time.
Publisher Doxey Says the Little
Magazine Has HELPED West.
ern Writers.
The Names of the Anonymous Con.
tributors Will Soon Be Given
to the Public.

The last issue of the Lark will appear
to-day. The characteristic feature is a
picture of THE Purple Cow" which made
Editor Burgess famous. The cartoon is a
caricature of the editor, drawn on the
lines of his ''goops," and something like
his wonderful "Chewing-gum Man."
The following Is the announcement con-
veying news that the paper is to be no
more:
With this number the second book of the
Lark is completed, and the further issuance OF
the Lark is suspended. There will. however,
be published an Epilark, or Memoir, contain
ing certain phases of the intimate history of
the Lark, with reflections thereon. The Epi-
lark will also contain table of contents of the
second book of the Lark disclosing the au-
thorship OF the articles which have appeared
anonymously during the year
One of the features OF the Epilark will
be the disclosure of the names Of those
who wrote various articles that have at
tracted attention during the year.
The current number contains the fol-
lowing characteristic poem by Bruce Por-
ter, which is the poetic feature of the
issue:
Still to be sure OF the Dawn
Still to be glad for the Sea
Still to know fire of the blood:
God keep these gifts in me!
Them shall cleave the dark
Then, shall breast the redoubt!
Then / shall Glory the Lord
And go down to the grave
With 8 shout.
William E. Doxey, the publisher of the
Lark and other literary novelties, thinks
the little publication that is just ending
its career has done much to pave the way
for California writers.
Only two or three years ago." said Mr..
Doxey yesterday ait was almost i'm possi-
bic TO get an Eastern critic to look at any
thing that Came from the West. 1t is
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-06
Cr0SSnal'S Specific MlZtlp4

with this remedy persons cure them selves
without the least exposure, change of diet or
change In application to business The edicine
contains nothing that Is of The least injury to the
constitution. Ask your druggist for il Price, 81
Q bottle. ~
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

Masquerade
Ball l.
Will be given under the auspices of the
Lexington Orchestra,
TURNER'S
HALL,
Monday, Feb. 18th

Mask tickets must be secured at L.
Gillen's hardware store.
Positively no mask tickets sold at the
door.
Costumes, Masks and Trimmings can
be had at A. r. Homer's.
Don't miss it, as this will be the
Grandest Ball of the season.
ADMISSION
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

In nothe column the old reliable
| Morrison Wentworth Bank publishes its
| Official statement. This is one of the
soundest financial items that has been
published in the INTELLIaENcER for some
time. A careful examination of the state
ment will bear us out in the assertion
that the bank is in a most fiourishing
condition and enjoys a large, growing
and appreciatiVe patronage. The Morri-
SON. Wentworth Bank. which bears the
name OF two OF Lexington's most honored
pioneers, has long ranked as one of the
leading banking houses OF the state and
it, under the management of its present
able officials will hold that rank. In its
long and prosperous career 1t has been q
potent factor in developing the enter.
prises OF our city and county. Its record
Ia the past is being maintained In the
present and will be maintained in the
future, as the statement will bear album
dant testimony. No bank In the state 10
more aafely managed or has q better or
more efficient set of officials. Mr.. Stephen
w. Wilson was elected to the presidency
of the bank more than q year ago and his
administration has fully demonstrated
the wisdom OF the board in electing him..
Mr.. Wilson demonstrated q superior
executive ability as chairman OF the DEM
ocratic central COMMITTEES and also as
pubic a0mlnlbtraLOr. Inc Dank reCOR-
lied this ability and made him Its presi-
dent. Every act of his has demonstrated
his fitness for the position. Mr.. Wilson
is one of the most conservative men In
the county. He arrives at his concl usions
after he has learned the facts and not
before, and after outlining his policy he
is quick to execute. Few young men
nave ever been reared in Lexington who
equal him in the respect and conf
dence OF the people. Mr.. John @. Worth
ington, tbs cashier, 10 well known as one
of the leading business men of the county.
We have said before and we repeat here
that IL a person would rake the state of
Misso urf With q fine tooth comb he would
not hnd . superior or more honest man or
a huer gentleman than John q. Worth
inRton. He 10 the right man 10 the place.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

Among the many pans Statements puO-
lished in this issue none will attract more
attention than hat made by the Lexing-
ton Savings Bank. 1t is a source OF graft
~fication to Lexingtonians that they have
such a sound financial institution in the
city. The tempests, that have ragged in
the past few years in the financial circles,
have not affected the ban but, in spite of
the financial storms, the Lexington Saw
ings Bank has prospered and grown in
favor. 1t is safe and as sound as a govern
meut bond. 1t has a vast army of patrons
and all of them are accorded courteous
treatment and have the greatest n
dence in the bank and its officers. And
this confidence is not misplaced but is
anchored in an institution that is as
strong as the strongest, as safe as the
safest. The ban is wisely managed and
conducted In such a manner that elicits
and maintains the confidence OF the
people. Mr. Walter b. Waddell, the bank
president, is q native Lexingtonian. He
is a safe, capable and shrewd financier, as
honest as the day is long, careful and con-
sentative in the discharge of every duty
and at all times the same genial honor-
able gentleman. Walter b. Waddell
possesses a hold upon the confidence of
the community that any young man
might we'll envy. Emisou Chanslor, the
cashier, is justly considered one of the
most prominent of Lafayette county
bankers. There are older bankers in the
state, but nOn more conservative and
zone more deserving of the confidence
reposed In him. Every one is the friend
of genial, joviaI Emison Chsnslor and
everyone who knows him has confidence
in him. The Savings Bank is well otic-
cred. It is well patronized. 1t shows
that it is prosperous by it's official state
ment, Long may IT Iiys and prosper.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

The official statement OF the CONNER
cial Bank appears elsewhere in this paper.
This is perhaps the largest statement ever
made by a Lafayette county banking
house and demonstrates hat the bank
enjoys a patronage and esteem that places
il high up in the ranks of Missouri insti-
t~utions. 1t further demonstrates that the
Commercial can be correctly termed a
"Gibralter OF finance" The statement it
makes is certainly a high encomium 20
the officers and will be a source of pride
and qualification to the banks hundreds
OF friends throughout the county. by
their works We shall know them" is a
truism, slightly changed, that comes from
Holy writ and applies to business as well
as to religion. The patrons OF the Com
mercial know the officers of the bank by
their works. They know their records,
their ability, their integrity, their energy,
their courteous and accommodating treat
ment OF their patrons, and have found in
them the requirements of successful
%hnanciers. Hon. Robt. Taubman's ability
as a ~fnancier is recognized by every one
and his reputation as n hnancier of
ability is not confined to the imits OF
THIS county hione. ny "iS management
conservatism in making investments and
a straight forward honorable manner of
conducting business, he has amassed a
large fortune, from which he freely and
generously gives to church, charity and
public enterprises. OF Mr.. Edwin Taub-
man, the cashier, il is often said that he
is a "chip off the old block" this compli-
meut being passed upon him because he
carries into his business and social life
the marked characteristics that have
made his father successful. He is a ster.
ling young business man aud q banker Of
exceptional ability.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

Clearance sale of wraps now going ON,
at Kriehn q Wilker's. 12-26-tT
Underwear for men, women and child
rem, at cost. F.. R. Bane & Co. 1-23-4t
Phares' gallery is the place TO get first
class photos. Only 81 per dozen. 11-2stf
Mr.. J. A. J. shultz, OF st. Louis, was a
pleasant caller at the INTELLIaENCER last
week.
Ring up telephone No. IS. and order one
OF the finest, sweetest hams you ever used.
10 Long. 1904
Mr.. Cam b. Wilson has taken charge of
the Lexington Republican. We hope he
will win success by deserving it.
The public library party, which was to
be given last night. was postponed The
supper will be given in the near future.
Don't fail to read the advertisement of
the Racket store. When they have a sale
they have one. They make prices that
sell goods.
Something for house, keepers. 1t will
never do without it. G. q. c., at Eggles-
ton & Ewing's. 5-16tf
l. On January II, Mr.. Richard Lomax
died at his home in Springfield. He was
formerly a highly respected and honored
citizen OF Wellington.
Subscriptions for the Lexington bridge
will soon be- taken. Just bou the time
the begins it's work the IHTEL-
LIaEHCER expects TO make = few remarks.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30
Answers Mr.. Wilson.

To The Editor of The In~telligencer:
1t was with feelings of dIsappoint-
ment that / read a communication in
your issue of January %, %emanating
from the pen of MI. George Wilson,
entitled, ssThat Treaty With England"
The article shows views SO narrow
minded and mlsahthropical it seems
hardly possible they could be written
by a gentleman who has travelled
extensively, and who processes to be
well posted. If Mr.. Wilson will read
the text of the treaty as published and
If he can keep the name Rothschild out
of it (Which seems to be as much
trouble to HIM as King Charles the first
was to poor Mr.. Dick in David Copper
field) | think he would find it is not
such a one-sided document, after all,
and hat it does not quite deliver US
bound and helpless into the hands of
Great Britain.
The treaty is in plain language,
easily understood and ear be read by
anyone, and is a plan agreed on, after a
full interchange of views by the states
men of both countries to provide a
means whereby differences between the
wv iobiOio Spai w iNAAC al
appeal to the sword. In short it is the
substitution of right and justice for
brute force and why should we not, as
christians and patriots, be glad to
think that the two great EnglIsh-speak-
ing nations of the world should unite
in setting an example of peace and
good will an example which already
our sister republic of France seems
anxious to follow; an example which |
hope, by the blessing of God, will, in
course OF time, be followed by all
nations.
What warrant has Mr.. Wilson tor
his statement that Russia would long
ago have stopped the atrocities of the
Turks, but for England; has the Gar
ever said so; has Russia's minister
ever said so; since when has Russia
posed as the friend of the oppressed?
Alasi what of PolandP. What of the
poor prosecuted Jews and StundistsP
On the other hand have not England's
ministers declared publicly that but for
a coalition of European powers against
them, threatening the stability of the
Empire, they would have interfered
long ago. But Mr.. Wilson can see no
good in England, he abuses her in
Turkey, he takes her to the Transvaal
and drubs her numerically, he makes
scOrn of her anent the Venezuelan
matter, and winds up by taking away
her thone, and giving it to the En-
peror of Germany, who, poor man,
seems to nave about all the throne he
needs right now.
MIR. Wilson's last paragraph is be-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30
BANK. Long make it live and prosper.

Bank. Long make it live and prosper.
Your attention is especially called 10
the statement of the Traders bank. The
growth OF this bank since it's organiza-
ton has been marvellous. Organized in
the fall of the great panic of 1898, it has
enjoyed a steady and healthy growth ever
since. Though yet in its infancy, the
Traders bank is one of the strong, reliable
and prosperous institutions of this Sec
tion of Missouri, and the statement issued
by 1t marks it as a great institution. The
statement also demonstrates the fitness of
the officials for their respective positions.
VIM. G. McCausland has been called the
president of the city. He is president
of the Bridge company, the b. & l.. Asso-
citation, the church board, the board OF
curators OF E.. A. s., the Water company,
and president of the county court and the
Traders bank. Such an active and enter
prising citizen is he that he has been
placed at the helm of many of our institu-
tions. He enjoys the respect and conf
depce of every citizen of this county, and
Is considered by everyone as one of the
safest, most energetic and conservative
men who has ever lived in this county.
MIR. B. X. Ireland, the cashier, has long
stood among the leading financiers of the
county. For years he was the treasurer
of the county, and for many years has
been actively engaged in banking. Mr..
Ireland is considered by bankers as we'll
as patrons to be one of the safest bankers
In the state. The statement made, as the
result of the labors of these twa officials,
sDeak ks in terms of highest praise of their
work. The large and constantly growing
patronage OF the Traders bank is a source
of qualification to the friends OF the insti-
tuition, who will be justly proud of the
statement the bank makes at this time.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30
c sHoRr-sToPs.

Concert, by home talent, Monday night.
A bridge would make Lexington a great
own.
CIearance sale of wraps now going on,
Mt Kriehn & WiIker's. IL 26tf
Going like bot cakes-cabinet photos a
Phares'. Only 81 per dozen. 1l-2stf
II you enjoy a good cup of coffee or tea,
try some Of 10. Longs best. 1904
The ferry found itself frozen up on the
other side of the river Saturday morning.
For rood secondhand Cook and Heating
Stove call on Ed. YingIing, opp. Moore
head,s. 12- 19-tf
Handsome line OF serges, cashmeres ard
novelty dress goods on sale at f. r.. Bane
d Co.'s. q AZ
The society people of Lexington have
enjoyed zone continual round of pleasure"
the past few weeks.
where is the fellow who said we would
have no more cold weather.? He is neither
a prophet nor the son of a prophet.
Times are hard. You want the most
YOU can get for your mOney. ] nm selling
perfumery this Xmas at a lower price
than ever before. Leroy Farmer. 1871
The Leader may have taken that sl22 81
ont OF the county treasury thro' Ignorance.
Ant II It does not return 1t the Leader
will be guilty of converting to it's own
ase, money nat belongs to the county.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

Andrews Opera Company, Saturday,
evening, February 8. Matinee in the after
moo at 2 O'Clock.
Great sales prove the great merit of
Hoods ~Sarsaparilla, and great merit ena-
bles It to accomplish wonderful cures.
Prosperity will come to Lexington when
she gets the bridge. The sooner we get
bridge the sooner will we get true pros
perity and good times.
If you wish to see something real fine,
see the Andrews Opera Company, Satur-
day, evening, February 6. There will also
be a matinee in the afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Miss Lizzie Smiths concert at the New
Grand opera house next Monday evening
will be one of the greatest treats of the
season for our music loving people.
Don't fail to attend.
Beach & Bowers minstrels gave a very
satisfactory performance at the opera
house Wednesday evening. 1t was we'll
attended. The singing and musical spec
ialties were good, and altogether it was
up to Beach & Bowers usual standard.
The case of Mr.. James Hook VS.. the
Missouri Pacific railroad, for 8 1000 dam
ages for personal injuries sustained in an
accident last year, in which one of his
children was injured and the other killed,
was tried before a jury in the circuit court
the past week. On Wednesday morning
the jury brought in a verdict for the de-
fendant. The attorneys for the railroad
were Judge w. s. Shirk, of Sedalia, and
w. II. Chiles.
Kansas City Times: A party OF young
people nave in rehearsal the delightful
little sketch, sour Boy" which they
contemplate giving at Lexington, Mo.
Prominent among them are Miss Bessie
Snodgrass, Miss Madge McAIister, MIR.
Rube Campbell, Mr.. Paul Matchette and
Mr.. Ralph Parker. A special car will
convey the young people to Lexington,
where an exhibition drill will be given by
the boys at the Wentworth Military
Academy and a dance will follow the per-
formance in the evening. The exact date
has not been decided upon.
The cold wave struck Lexington with
full force last Saturday afternoon, and
with a suddenness that was astonishing.
1t was nice and pleasant about the middle
" II NUN, oub OciOTo ulSnI we
were in the midst of a bowling blizzard.
1t continued at that rate for several days,
causing great distress among the poor,
who lacked sufficient shelter and clothing.
The temperature went up several degrees
Wednesday, and the weather is now more
endurable. The coal dealers did a good
business, and the ice men were more
hopeful than at any time this winter.
Platte City Landmark: The Lexington
people having failed in their last efforts
to building a bridge across the Missouri
river at that place, are up and at it again,
determined to have a bridge in spite of
cold weather and high water. The old
subscription lists have been destroyed and
new ones issued. The last effort failed
because the directors could not succeed in
securing a rental contract from the Santa
Fe railroad. This has been settled and
the subscriptions will o be asked. Mr..
A. j. Tullock, of Leavenworth, has the
contract for building the bridge. May
the good citizens of Lexington succeed
this time, for they certainly deserve
success.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

meath him. Oscar Wilde is an Irish
man, and is suffering for his folly.
Let us pass him over.
Joking apart, Mr.. Wilson don't you
think it was the appearance of the
Rothschild in your manuscript, that
made you forget hat Great Britain
may have some claim to be called a
Christian nation, and that your own
countrymen may have some honesty,
even if they have fallen heir to riches.
. In conclusion allow me to say that
abuse and assertion is not argument,
and ill becomes the man who has been
honored with the nomination for one
the most responsible positions IN the
government of the country.
+. p. NJ.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

Loans and discounts undoubtedly
guod on personal OF collateral ecu
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-30

I ladies' fur muffs, worth so; red pencil price. S
5 misses fur sets, collar and muf, worth $500 to