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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19
4 Voice From the Past.

In tearing away the foundation
Of the old Cayce building, which
was destroyed by fire Il couple of
years ago, for the purpose of lay
ING the foundation for new build
ING upon the site. bottle was
found imbcddcl in the north wall
Of the foundation, which Mr.. Ellis
p. Cayce and his brother, the late
\. ID. Caycc. had caused to be
placed there. In it were found in
a good state of preservation silver
half-dime of the year 1857. two
thrce-cent pieces of the year 1853,
and a couple of slips of paper,
written over on both sides. On
one side of the smaller slip was
''September 9TH. 1850.
}. w. Compton,"
And on the other side the following:
The finder will please try the
within amount with interest at ten
per cent till paid to the Presbvter-
ian minister of Pennington from
date. NETT CAYCE.
Sept. 9TH, 1850"
On the other slip of paper was
written the following:
'Hurrah for Douglass!
''llurrah . -. . for {. A. John
son. the Mayor Of the Bailvwick.
''Prince of Wales will be in St
Louis next week.
''Stephcn A. Douglas will be the
! President of the United States in
November next.
This house was hnilt for Milton
=. Cayce by Buckles 4 Scott and
others.
Ellis p. 6 \. d. Cayce present
their respects to the finder and re-
quest as Il special favor of him te
kiss two young ladies in town and
tell them to hold It's responsible.
j 18th September, 1860"
! The writing on this latter sheet
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

A SPIRIT f unfairncss pcrvades
the Bryanite press throughout the
country. and in Southeast Missouri
this abuse has become most fla
grant. Let any little business fail
ure or reduction in wages or work
ing hours occur anywhere in the
country and notices of it, under
broad ''scarehcads,' find conspicu-
Gus place in the columns of these
papers: but on the other hand, all
news of business revival aud wage
increase is effectively suppressed.
For instance, during the past week
the St. Joseph Co. and Doe Run
Lead Co. of St. Francois County.
oof thelar9est lead producingcon-
Germs. in the country. employing
hundreds Of w>rkmen, voluntarily
raised the wages Of all their en-
ployes from 10 to Is per cent: vet
the Bryanite papers in this section
contain no mention of it, although
the fact must be we'll known to
them. The two Democratic papers
in Huntington, which must indi-
reclIy feel the benefits of this wage
increase, do not even mention it in
I! casual way in their local news.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19
An Improving Missourj Industry.

Within Il few days our CORES
pondcnts in st. Francois County.
Mo. have sent word of an advance
of from 10 to 15 per cent in the
wages of the employees of two ex-
tcnsiyc lead mines. The persons
who are demanding signs of pros
perity at the very beginning OF the
new administration should not over
look this item. and others can he
found to keep it company. -.
Francois County produces not less
than 225 per cent OF all the lead
mined in the Unitc>l States, and the
total lead production OF Missouri
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

THERE was a reduction in the
working time of one hour per day
in the railroad shops at De Soto a
few days ago. and the Bryanitc
organ up there sets up the stereo-
typed howl about Mckinley's fail
urc to restore prosperity. The
time is still eight hours, a legal
work day, by the way, and which
is by an hour to an hour and half
more time per day than the en-
ploycs had all through the four
wears Of the late Democratic ad-
ministration. SO we see there Is
still small measure of prosperity
enjoyed in our ncighboring village,
and Us the time of Mckinley's adj
ministration is heightened out, the
fullncss of the measure will bG
made more complete.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

Mr.. BRYAN has evidently assum-
Cd the self-inposed task as oracle
in chief of the free -silyerites. and
has become the great political fore
caster of modern times. He pre-
tends to be able to see deeper into
the political grindstone than any
one else. and with every move made
by the Mckinley administration
this modern soothsayer makes a
direful prediction that the Republi
can party is bringing ruin upon
the country and disruption upon
itself. No one is distressed, how
ever, over Mr.. Bryan's utteranecs.
as the cataclysm he predicted for
the Republican party last Novein
Der took another direction.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

THE Democrats are working
themselves up to state Of frenzy
which always finds II vent in insane
uttcrancc. \ few innocent remarks
made by Mr.. Dingley, of the tariff
bill fame, have been >ieZed upon by
an intelligent O. newspaper cor
respondent at Washington and dis
tortcd and twisted into Il scare as to
what the Republicans really intend
BY the proposed tariff legislation.
The inference this bright CORES
pondcnt caught from Mr.. Diugley's
remarks was that the new tariff is
hot for the purpose Of revenue nor
for the purpose Of protection; but
to create IN immense surplus with
which to ''impound, or retire
from circulation. all of the green
backs and Sherman notes and pre-
vent their resistance, and that the
whole scheme is to be manipulated
for the benefit of the trusts and
syndicates. OF course. the sappv
editors of the free silver papers
have seized upon this story is truer
than gospel and are rehashiny it
with an enthusiasm that is only sur
passed by their a,,inine inconsist-
ency.
1t has only been lately that the
Democratic papers were telling
us that the new tariff bill, when a
law. would be a disappointment to
the Republicans as revenue raiser.
If such is to be the case, where is
that ''cnormous surplus to come
from with which to ''impound" all
the oreenhacks. etc. (: 1t is admitted
by the leaders in charge of the
ttti III tlit tfdt, III NlcN VI ti1c llcitN
importations which will proceed its
enactment, the revenues will not be
any too great for year or two:
so that knocks out Correspondent
Crcc!mans argument for that
length Of time. Should q surplus
eventually accumulate as the result
of Republican tariff legislation il
will be handled by that party as il
used to handle former surpluses-
applied to the redemption OF the
! Governments bonds and decrease
t the annual interest charges. The
finances OF the country have even
been safe in Republican hands, anc
the people have too much faith i'll
/ the patriotism and honest intentions
of the party to waste much sieeI
over such bug-a-boo inventions OF
newspaper correspondents.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

tiOnal aggregate. Lead mining III
Missouri, important as it is, has not
yet passed out Of the stage Of in
fancy. The orc is found in eight
counties, and according to the last
report of the State Mine Inspector
! the production in Missouri for 1896
was IS. .504 tons. while the zinc ore
mined in three of the same counties
footed up the 81, 2,154 tons, both
metals representing value at the
mines for the year of S3,S19,01
4 total of nearly 5000 men were
employed at the mines.
In the new tariff, rs reported to
the Senate, the proposed duty Of
&c Oh lead represents an increase
Of &c over the existing rate, and
there is also a fractional increase on
the zinc duty as reported in the
Senate. No doubt the better out
look in this great Missouri industry
is due to the prospect that the Ia
Dor in the mines will be adequately
protected after the passage of the
new tariff. and that the develop
ment of the industry itself will be
encouraged as an American inter-
est. An incidental feature of Il
duty on lead is that it has pro-
| tccliye bca-in" on silver mining.
| The silver ores Of the United States
III their reduction yield large guam
titles of lead. AID the small advance
in the lead duty will yield in many
cases Il margin of profit in silver
mining, one large enough, proba-
bly,, to start ~ numerous silver
mines that are now idle. Mexican
| silver mines are consumers and not
| producers of lead. and here is an
other advantage in the moderate
protection Of American lead pro-
posed.
An advance Of 10 or t. per cent
in wages in the lead mines of Mis-
souri, is welcome event. for the
depression in the last few years and
unfavorablc and uncertain tariff
legislation have made operators
exceedingly cautious. and hindcrcd
the industry in every direction.
But brighter days are in sight, and
there is no telling how much wealth
may vet be credited to Missouri's S
lead and zinc. There is Il fascina-
lion in gold and silver that does
not belong to the humber metals,
but the riches in American lead.
copper and iron are enormously
greater, and this State has more
than its share of valuable mineral
deposits. The State Mine Inspect
or says in his annual report, dated
last October: with this showing
for the lead and zine industry of
! the state. under the unfavorable
conditions existing during the past
year in trade. and a stringent
money market, what would grand
old Missouri do along this line of
trade if the business Of the country
was prosperous and money easy"
The answer, in most favorable
form, is likely to come before the
end of the present administration,
and with wages advancing and
reasonable protection in sight. its
early arrival may be counted on.-
"Glohe-D Democrat"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

The Democratic orators and
statesmen told the farmers in the
campaign Of 1892 that if Cleveland
was elected they would Get dollar
wheat. They elected him and got
fifty cent wheat. In 1896 they
said that if Mckinley and the gold
standard succeeded they would get
fifty cent wheat. The result Is
dollar wheat. Comment not ncccs-
sary.--Jcif. City "Courier."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

SENATOR VEST has put resoIu-
tion through the Senate to have the
Government investigate the cause
Of the great foods iii the Mississiio-
pi valley. This resolution carrie
with it the inference that the Sen
ators acquaintance with water is so
limited that he has forgotten there
is such an clement.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

AMONG Missouri eminent states
men is the Hon. "Champ" Clark,
member of Congress from the ninth
district. BY the Democrats $
''Champ" is considered little tin
god on wheels; by the Republicans,
Il windy blatbcrski;c. Ills chief
claim to greatness lies in an unlin-
itcL capacity for whisl>ey and Il
consuming desire il waste time in
sayin" tl'iars, anl therein lies his
hold on the Democratic party.
No one ever heard of hin. ever ac-
eoulpli>L;n:s anything il way Of
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19
Globe Sights.

The ignorant are never defeated
in argument.
Genius hears one individual and
then comprehends ten.
The chap that processes to know
ii all is an cgotist.
Such a thing as genuine ''pubiic
sympathy" is very scarce.
The fish which escapes from the
hook seems always the largest.
The habit of procrastination is
one that grows alarmin ely rapid.
1t must please woman very
much to be told that she is fascin-
atino.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

legislation that was benefit TO his
district or State: but fill him up
with whiskey, get him firmly braced
upon his feet and he can stand up
and score the Republicans in way
that will make 4 Bourbon Demo-
crat howl with delight. He is a
a statesman by the gift Of vocabu
larry instead of service to his coun-
try. Like Senator Vest, he ap-
peals to the people by''srand-stand
plays" only to keep himself in Office.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

of paper is in lead pencil, and is as
plain as the day it was written,
over SO years ago. When placed
in the foundation, neither brother,
perhaps. thought he would ever
see the bottle Or its contents again.
Pennington ''Times."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

We notice that it always a Dem
ocrat who is the most hasty about
return of prosperity. Since his
party succeeded i'll getting the
country into the rut leading to the
demnition bow-wows, it's no Won
der our Democratic friend is getting
anxious to see the Republicans lift
II out.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

THIS will be a big year for
acorns and nuts, and that double
crop of persimmons and pawpaws,
which our Democratic friends say
the Republicans had promised if
Mckinley was elected, may be on
%;,,oa
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

lr has been stated that the next
total eclipse Of the sun will occur
in 1900. 1t will occur near the end
Of May, about the time Mr.. Bryan's
total eclipse will begin, and thus
will the world sec the darkening of
two great lights at once.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

EDDIE ROBES vote against the
tariff bill had nothing to do with
the rise in the lead market. Let
the miners Of this county keep the
fuct in mind.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

The Democrats are beginning to
discover that there Is lot of space
between Gov. Stephens and the
sides of the gubernatorial chair.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19

The civil service law has been
frightfnlly abused by the C!eve
land administration-from a Re-
publican point of view.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-19
$l.O0 Per Hrnurn.

THERE are surface indications
that the United States is about to
intervene in the Cuban war.
The copper country evening news., 1897-10-28
Calumet. Houghon County, Michigan. Thursday October
CoLoRADo'S BLIZZARD.
II Caused Much Discomfort and Considera-
BILE Money Loss.

Denver, Oct. 2S-The blizzard which
began Monday has abated. Not only
did the storm cause universal discom-
fort, but it inflicted heavy pecuniary
loss as well. In one item, of broken
telegraph, telephone and electric light
wires and poles the damage foots up
to $4,000. To this must be added the
heavy expense entailed upon the street
railways in attempts to keep their lines
open and the loss to merchants in the
way of business There Is hardly
street in the city over which there Is
not at some point a tangle OF fallen
telephone and electric light wires on
all sides broken poles hang in midair,
or peer from big snow drifts. 1t is
estimated that throughout the state no
less than 5000 miles of wire are strewn
on the ground Manager Z. B. Field OF
the Colorado Telephone company, said:
"Outside Of the bus,A ess district where
our wires have been placed under
ground, our system il Denver has been
practically annihilated."
The City Gable CGT company man
aged to keep its cars moving through
out the storm, but the tramway lines
were brought to a complete standstill.
The Gulf was the only railroad that sue
ceeded in getting a train over the dl-
vision TO Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
and its officers are proud of the achieve
ment Trains from the south are COM
ing in now twelve to fifteen hours late
The Denver and Rio Grande succeeded
in opening its main line. Shortly after
midnight a rotary plow pushed by SIX
| engines found it's way into the Den
yer yards. 1t was followed by six pas
| senger trains, which should have ar
rived in Denver at different hours dur
| ing the day, beginning with I o'clock
| The mountain roads escaped the tui
| fury of the storm and trains on then
| ran nearly on time. The Burlington ar
] other eastern roads were kept open by
| means Of snow plows and trains were
( sent out as usual
The copper country evening news., 1897-10-28
DEATHS NUMBER TwENTX.
Two More Bodies Taken from the Wreck
in the Hudson.

Garrisons. n. Y, oct. 2S.-Twenty
lives are now known to have been lcct
in Sundays accident on the New York
Central railroad and eighteen bodies
have been found The body of an un-
known man has been recovered, as well
as that of the fireman. The day coach
of the Inflated train was raised and in
it was found a victim not hitherto in
cluded in the list of dead The engine
was also brought to the surface and
with it the body of Fireman John O.
Tompkins, tightly wedged between two
masses of iron.
For some hours prior to the raising
of the day car it was believed that
several more bodies would be found.
Shortly after 3 o'clock the large derrick
brought up the day coach from the bot
tom of the river. When the water had
drained out of the car those watch
ing the operation saw at ono of the
windows a human hand and just be-
yond the feet sticking out from under
one of the seat tops. The wreckers tore
aside the DEBTS and soon had the body
out. No more bodies were found.
The copper country evening news., 1897-10-28
MURDERED HIS FATHER.
Terrible Crime Committed at Redwood
City, Cal.

Redwood City. Cal, Oct. 2S.-Thomas
Flannely shot and killed his father, Pat
rick Flannely. one of the most respected
citizens of this place, because he had
been ordered from a ranch for disregard
ing the old mans wishes. The crime
was committed in the elder Flannely's
home, which the son had evidently en-
tered with the intent of doing murder.
The crime aroused the people of Red
wood City to high pitch Of excitement.
Posses were formed to pursue him, and
he was finally located at the ranch he
had been ordered off of by his father
When called upon to surrender young
Flannely opened fire on Sheriff McEvoy
of San Mateo county and several of his
deputies. one bullet taking effect in the
sheriff's left arm. The Volley was re-
turned and the murderer was wounded
several times. He then surrendered,
and is now under surgeons care. So
great is the Indignation in this city over
the killing of the elder Flannely that
open threats against tn elife of his slay-
er. should the latter recover from his
wounds have been made.
The copper country evening news., 1897-10-28
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
Secretary Hickenioper of Cincinnati Makes
His Annual Report.

Milwaukee, Oct. 2S.-The twenty-ninth
annual meeting of the Army of the Ten
nessee convened in Milwaukee in the
hall Of Wolcott Post, G.. A. X. In the
Academy of Music building. over 2Oe
members are in attendance. General
Dodge president of the society, called
the meeting to order at 10:3O and well
coined the members to the meeting and
to the northwest in a brief speech Sec
retary Hickenloper of Cincinnati then
made his annual report showing loss
of membership in the society Of eleven
caused by death. AS the death roll was
read to the society the gray-haired vet
Grams and women present rose in body
and remained standing. The report or
General +. M. Force, treasurer or the
society, gave the amount of money In
possession of the society as $1,000 in
United States bonds and $1,O59.A in
cash. BY unanimous vote the following
resolution was passed:
Resolved. That the Society Of the
Army OF the Tennessee reaffirms and
emphasizes its Endorsement of the bill
now pending in congress to establish
national military park to commemorate
| the campaign, siege and defense OF
Vicksburg.
Resolved, That the committee named
at the st. Louis meeting to promote the
passage of this bill be continued, and
hereby instructed to make every effort
| to insure it's passage at an early date
| during the approaching session.
| Resolved, That the corresponding Sec
! retary be and is hereby instructed to
send a copy Of these resolutions to Com
rades Mckinley. president of the United
States; Thomas 3. Reed, speaker of the
house of representatives; Joseph r.
| Hawley. chairman of the senate COM
mittee Of military affairs, and John A.
II. Hull. secretary Of the house commit
! tee on military affairs"
The meeting then adjourned. The So
ciety was welcomed to the city at night
when a public meeting was held at
Plymouth Congregational church, and
Father Thomas Ewing Sherman deliv-
cred the annual Grafton.
The copper country evening news., 1897-10-28
NO MORE SUPPLIES FOR DAWSON.
steamers Unable to Pass Bars at Fort Yu'
kon.

ST Paul. oct. 2S.-Clinton Eldridge,
who passed through st. Paul on his way
to his home in eastern Illinois, brings
some startling news from the Alaskan
country, which he has just left. He
came from Rampant City, on Munock
creek The people at Klondike have by
this time been warned that no more pro-
visions will reach them, the captain of
one Of the boats having gone up to no
tify them of that fact. Just before Ed
ridge left the steamer Alice of the Alas
ka Commercial company arrived at
Rampant City, her captain having CIV
en- up all hope of getting to Dawson.
She unloaded her cargo of provisions
there The steamers were all stopped at
Fort Yukon, finding difficulty in cross
ing +hef bars. They unloaded a large
quantity, of provisions there.
1t was reported that there were from
! {. eco to 7,oO0 men at Dawson and about
100 day coming in over the trail. There
are only provisions enough for about
! 1000 persons. The people coming over
! the trail were bringing i'm only enough
! to last until they reached Dawson.
| Some 1000 people were waiting on the
( bank of the river for the arrival of
I steamers with provisions. Some quartz
] claims which promised very well have
( been located near Rampant City, about
I which not much. has been heard. From
| it's location the place bids fair to be a
| lively camp this winter.
The copper country evening news., 1897-10-28
Big BowIder on the Track.

Cold Springs, n. Y, Oct. 2S.-A gem
tleman who travels from Garrisons to
New York every morning says that
three weeks ago the Inflated train No.
46 had a narrow escape from being
wrecked at a point about two miles
south of the spot where it finally met
it's fate. A huge bowlder, weighing two
tons, was discovered on the track just
in time for the train TO be stopped. Il
made the remark that morning that l
believed some one put that stone there.
and / still think so.' said this gentle
man. "The bowlder must have fallen
from the top of the mountain, for ii
cleared the inland track in its fall and
landed squarely on the down track. II
looks to me as though some one bears a
grudge against the railroad company
but who II is I cannot say"
The copper country evening news., 1897-10-28
BROOKE SUBMITS HIS REPORT.
Asks for Improvements but Is silent Re
garding Lowering Case.

garding Lowering tases
Washington. Oct 2S.-Major General
Brooke, commanding the department of
Missouri, has submitted his annual re-
port. but it was silent on the case or
Captain Lowering Several recommen-
dations are submitted respecting Fort
Sheridan and the department of Mis-
souri, offices in Chicago. The report
reads:
"Our posts require a great deal more
in the way of construction notably
Fort Sheridan. This post has never
been completed according to the original
plan. This should receive attention and
there should be no efforts spared to put
it on a proper footing as regards build
ings. 1 would call attention to the rec
ommedations of my predecessor, Major
General Merritt, regarding the necessity
for riding halls at the large cavalry
posts and would suggest that riding
halls be established at posts where cav
airy is maintained, at an early date
Gymnasiums and drill halls are also
needed at all posts particularly those in
the northern portion Of the department
Forts Sheridan, Brady and Wayne.
The maintaining of proper instruction
can only be accomplished by continual
systematic work, which is impossible at
posts without the necessary buildings.
'I would again call attention to the
discrimination against clerks employed
at these headquarters who were former
ly classed under the head of general
service clerks. This matter has been
treated in previous reports and I hope
that congress may now be asked to
c1A footing
as other clerks employed at military