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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-02-18

GEORGE MARTIN of the Kansas City Ga
zette, has been doing little historical work
relative to the governors of Kansas. In speak
ing of Morrill,, he says: "Morrill was the
most glaring humbug OF them all He was
lifelong prohibitionisr, and a Sunday-school
supe rintendent for twenty-five years, and his
mouth would pour beautiful gush upon this
question every time he was touched. He OBJ
tanned the delegation from Sedgwick county in
1894 on the pledge that he would let Marsh
Murdock name the police commission of Wich-
ita, and that Wichita should have railroad
commissioner. He appointed whisky COM
mission, as dictated, and, as a member of the
executive council, he voted for his own business
partner at Leavenworth for railroad commission
er In three or four months, he removed the
police commissioners at Wichita, and every
body knows what followed. In Kansas City,
Kas., he had police commissioner from the
start that never attempted to close anything ex-
cept i'll the distribution of gush, and in a few
months they had the old ninnies quiet, and the
oiNS were running usual, and the board
were getting money enough out OF them to pay
their bills. They managed it slick. The
preachers were quiet, and there was not a rip
pie i'll the flow of beer. But, one day in the
summer of 1895, in less than twenty-four hours
after he said he wouldn't, he changed police
boards, and the thing instantly became like a
rotten mackerel in the moonlight. The joints
were blackmailed out of 81, 200 inside of thirty
days for two factional Republican conventions,
and the board turned the business over to the
Populists over $14,o 900 in debt, just as Leedy
says. The Populists have paid their bills since,
and turned $4,000 into the general fund.-
Coming from a Republican, this bit of Repub-
lican history is quite interesting.
MISSOURI courts have decided that the
Lords Prayer must not be repeated in the pub
lie schools.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02
DEATH NOTICES.

BROWN-In this city, the 31st ult.,
Harold c.. son Of Christopher ]. and
Florence A. Brown, aged year,
months, days.
BURNHAM--In this city. Sept. /, Ed
win Burnham. aged 81 years.
CRAvEN-In this city, on the 1st inst.
Helen, daughter OF Richard and Nell
lie Craven, aged 10 months and Z
days.
CLINGAN--1n this city. the sist ult.,
Catherine Clingan, aged 70 years.
CARR--In West Wexford, Aug. 81,
Edward Carr. aged So years.
DEVINE--1n Cranston. II. l.. on the
1st inst, George Dewey, son OF Rob-
ert J. and Mary Devine. aged 4
months.
DUGaAN--1n this city. the ist inst,
Sarah Duggan.
DEAN--In this city. on the aist uIt..
Rebecca Josephine. wife OF the late
Asahei p. Dean. In the 6sth year OF
her age.
HEAvEN-In this city, on Sept. 1st,
Honora, wife Of Daniel Heaven.
KELLEY--Tn this city, on the slst uIt..
Patrick Kelley. In the SD year OF his
age. te
LA RosE-In CentrevIlle. on the Let
inst, Catherine La Rose. daughter Of
the late Michael and Catherine
Daley.
McGAUGHEY-dn this city. 1st inst.
Catherine McGaughey.
Monday. Aug. 20. LAOS. at
camp Mycr. Pa. John j.. son OF the
late Owen and Annie Murphy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02
FLEET FOR EUROPEAN WATERS.

Until peace Is finally made with Spair
by formal treaty IL is not a good time
to send an imposing fleet of American
vessels to European waters. Technical
ly the United States and Spain are still
at war. an armistice only, with each
country resting on it's arms. existing.
There was good deal OF ripple Of
protest just before the close of the war,
at the intention OF our government
to send Commodore Watson to Europe
with view to cutting out. or blocking
up. the last OF Spain's navy and per-
haps bombardng a few of the strong
holds on the coast of the Peninsula.
Had the war continued long enough no
heed would have been paid to the pro-
test, for the right to send force wher-
ever the enemy can be found is incon-
trovertible. and the talk OF European
Monroe doctrine" was as vain as the
talk, nedfu carrier IN the war, ABOUT
European compact on behalf OF Spain.
or. at least. to enforce peace To send
a fleet to Europe now would be con-
sIdered as n violation of the peace pro-
tocol and. of coarse. is not to be con-
sidered.
AS a matter of fact, the guns OF
American warships have already been
often heard In the past in European
waters. The Kearsarge chased the
Confederate privateer Alabama across
the ocean and fought her of the coast
OF France. making a fine exhibition for
the folks on shore in the vicinity. John
Paul Jones fought his end Of the Revo-
lutionary War almost exclusively on
the enemy's shores. And Europe was
mighty glad TO have the sailors OF the |
young American nation come over the |
wave and crush the power OF the Bar
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02
THE, WORLDS BATTLESnIP

The war having demonstrated that
the supreme reliance OF a navy Is the
battleship. that class OF fighters will
hereafter be accepted as the symbol OF
naval power in giving that power a
rating.
Thus. today. with five battleships in
commission, the United States ranks
far below Italy in the quick assets OF
naval strength. When the eight new
battleships now in process of construc-
tion are completed our navy will be
close to that Of Italy. which has fifteen
battIeships AS naval power. how
ever. even on the basis of battieships.
we shall be superior to Italy by repson
OF more modern equipment. Italy has
couple OF battleships in process OF
building which will make her about
tie with the United States.
In the class next above stand Ger
many and Russia. and above them is
France with twenty-seven battleships
in n.commission and eight more building.
But France is poor second to the
leader Of all the nations in naval power.
Britannia, that rules the wave today by
virtue of the tremendous fleet of nifty
two battleships, to which will soon be
added eighteen new ones. a truly ap-
palllng force. But IL the present temper
of the American people is maintained
1t won't be many years before the
United States navy jumps over the
heads of Russia. Germany and France
to second place, which. at the present
outlook, will be all that is really nee
essary to take as a permanent rank.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02
WILL MAKING AND BREAKING

where there's will there's a way
TO break It," ID become almost an
axiom with the young lawyer looking
about for an outlet for. and an income
from. his professional talent. And there
is quite general public sentiment to
that same effect.
But 1t appears from the figures OF an
expert op will-making and withdrawing
that, for all the notable instances of the
latter. the great majority of wills go
into effect and the wishes Of the will
maker are far more often than not car
ried out.
This expert, after great deal of
study and experience. Is confident In
the conclusion that wills are not easily
broken. after all. The great majority
stand, even OF those against which a
contest is set up, and although great
will contests arouse vast deal Of pub
lie attention and make an impression
as examples on the public mind. it is
likely that 10000 Wills are admitted to
probate for every one that is over
thrown.
1t is said that the two chief influences
in the construction of breakable wills
are that the maker puts Off his task
until he is subject to a charge OF in
capacity for properly disposing Of his
property, and that good many per-
sons itch to carry out some pet scheme
In a will that endangers it's validity
under the usual statutory requirements
that hedge about the preparation OF the
important document.
All this is very comforting. A proper
will. after all. is believed to be simple
thing. and the statutes are in most
states perfectly plain and well defined
As a rule. however, 1t is about as de-
sirable to enlist the services OF first
class lawyer in dlsposing of property
by will as In disposing of It by deed or
engaging In any other transfer. during
life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02

barry pirates I'm the early years OF the
centuries. when the monarchies paid
tribute to the North African potentates
Decatur, too. following the war OF is1:
crushed the Algerian navy and subdued
the Dey. for all OF which Europe ought
to have been gratined. II she didn't
show II too ostentatiously.
As a matter of fact. too. the United
States has for many years up to the
recent war kept a sizable feet on the
European station" American naval
ships being far more familiar in Medi-
terranean waters than are the ships OF
any other nation. even England. in our
waters The last remnant of the Eu-
ropean fleet was brought home when
the. trouble with Spain began. because
1t was too small to cope with Spains
force then. and was more needed for
service off Cuba. or course, when a
treaty OF peace is signed. the Euro
pean station" will be established.
and II would be well to create for II
such fleet as shall give Europe an
imposing idea of our naval force Con-
tributory to the impression its work In
the war has undoubtedly created. To
such demonstration there could be no
objection taken at this time. On the
contrary. Europe would probably be
delighted to see the ships that fought
the wharf.-the only modern ships in all
the world that ever have done any seri-
GUS fighting. Likely enough, even the
Spaniards would be unable to restrain
their curiosity. IL they did not cordially
welcome our ships i'm their ports.
Let the battle-scarred warriors of the
sea be put in shape then, their wounds
healed and the marks of conflict re-
moved. promptly upon the formal
Then take off their SOM
bre war dress and restore the white
coats that helped to make an American
the jauntiest thing afioat in
time of peace! Then send the best of
them, the veterans that did service off
Cuba, across the Atlantic to salute the
nations of Europe, to make call on
our British cousins and sail in majesty |
along the Mediterranean shores!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02

A. The News remarked last evening
nobody Is disposed to find fault with
what has been done thus far by the
commissioners In the matter OF the Dor
ney liquor license transfer. At the re-
quest OF the chairman OF the school
committee fnal action has been de-
ferred until next week, when there is
little doubt the school board will pre-
sent arguments shat should convince
the commissioners of the outrageous
character OF the scheme that Tom Dor
ney is endeavoring to carry out by Sc
curing their Official sanction and I'm
dorsement.
BY postponin.= action until the school
board can be heard. the commissioners
show they are not inclined to disregard
public sentiment altogether which in
itself is an encouraging sign, and fur
nishes ground for the hope that when
the matter comes up for final DISPOSE
tion they VIII take the only proper and
decent course open to them and kick
Dorneys impudent and mischievous
application out of doors.
porney and his friends are trying to
create the impression that he is being
persecuted for political reasons, but
that the commissioners. as well as Dor
ny and his supporters. well know is
not true. There is no persecution,
political or otherwise. in an effort to
guard the public schools from the ag-
gressiohs Of the dramshop or shield
school children from the demoralizing
Influences inseparable from the liquor
trafFic. The sentiment OF every right
thinking citizen. whatever his political
af5iliations may be, is against Dorney In
this matter. just as 1t would be opposed
TO any other man who had the effront-
cry TO seek to establish a grogshop
almost within the shadow OF a public
school.
porney Is entitled to no sympathy
whatever. He did not. through lack of
Information. make application for
transfer OF license to place within ter
ritory that public sentiment demands
'hsll be kept free from liquor saloons.
He knows well enough his Atwelrs ave.
,de place is within the school house
INIT. yet ne has the impudence to ask
he commissioners TO reverse their
usual practice and to disregard and
lefy the wishes Of all decent citizens by
giving him authority to dispense rum
Almost at the door Of public school.
4 u hardly conceivable that the license
commissioners viii sanction such an
outrage. Let Dorney sell liquor for a
livelihood u he 30 desires. but every
seIf-respecting citizen has right to
and viii demand that he be denied
authority TO carry on the traffic where
q 10 likely to result In the demoraiiza-
tion end ruin Of the youth OF the neigh
borhood.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02

II 10 not altogether because OF the
passing importance OF the war as a
subject for discussion that so little at
tention has been given, this summer. to
the problem Of what TO do with the end
eat hog Nor f. II due to any falling
on IN public concern as to the creature.
Nor. yet. can Il be assumed that the
cod eat hog. has ceased to exist. or
ut ~ o1vesce has become in any de-
~ ~ oon<ra<y. the end scat hog has
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02

A German has just completed n BIZ
cycle that has one wheel nine feet in di-
ameter. Two people ride it--one on
each side OF the monster wheel. IL runs
as easily as n smaller bicycle because
OF its scientific construction. The scien-
tifc formula of Hostetter's stomach
Bitters IL the reason of It's great vIr-
tues I'm making the weak strong. and In
curing most Of the everyday ailments
of men and women. II your health 10
poor,try a bottle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02

"well, those people in Havana have
shown dogged perseverance, anyway
THAT only goes 10 show that the peo-
pie become what they eat."-Cleveiand
Leader.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-02
Offlclai
Advertising.

This nsvspspss pubiIshes
oneIaI AdvsrtlsIng ~ the
GOVERNMENT Of the UNITED
STATES. OF the stats or
RHODE ISLAND. end Several
TOWNS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BONDS-Market strong. Final

RAILROAD BONDS. - Market irregular and
active on a we-dstributed volume Of business.
Total sales amounted in par value to S,4630 900,
against Asss.OOO on Tuesday The I'M
portant dealings were in the Atchison issues.
Chesapeake and Ohio 4lks. Chicago Terminal As.
Denver and Rio Grande Improvement IS. Erie gen.
eraI lien 49, Kings County Elevated lists. Met
ropolitan Street Railway 5s, Northern Pacific is
SUES Oregon Short Line issues. Reading As, St.
Louis Southwestern lists and IDS San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass As Southern Railway IS. Texas and
Pacific DDS Union Pacific Is. Wabash debenture
Bs, Wisconsin Central LIST receipts. Jersey Central
S. Lehigh and w.lkesbarre rs, Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio missouri and Pacific div-
sion 5s), Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf lists.
Manhattan 49, Metropolitan Street Railway S.,
Mexican International So; Mobile and Ohio As. On
tario and Western consol Go and Southern Pacific
of California S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.


Transactions the Stock Exchange were
again enormous. with prices somewhat lower
under the influence Of heavy realizing sales and
bear pressure. The buying on the decline was
good and traders who endeavored to force a
break by bidding UP call loans met signal fall
ure. The market enjoyed healthful reaction.
Stocks were so we'll taken that the trading ele-
ment will doubtless have to pay higher prices in
order to make good it's contracts. That the ad-
vance In call money to per cent was fictitious
and for effect upon market values was clearly
reflected in the subsequent decline to 2Ik per
cent, a decline which took place before the
banks could make normal offerings known upon
the Exchange The final rate was 2h per cent.
at which figure all the money desired could be
secured. Some weak holders were frightened
into selling, however, and as natural realizing
movement was under way, the whole list sold
off from fractions to per cent. The results ac-
complished by the bears were not encouraging
to the advocates OF lower prices. Standard
railway shares made small net losses while
some Of the more active industrias suffered as
much as 1q1& per cent. American Spirits pre-
ferred. international Paper. the anthracite
shares and Pan Handle common were strong
features. closing at net gains. The coal stocks
were bought on the advance in prices at Buffalo
and Chicago. The general list enjoyed recov-
cries from the lowest figures Of the day before
the close.
The greater number Of active stocks are not
selling as high as the high point in 1881, and
based upon actual conditions and the unparal-
leled prospects for railway and industrial earn
ings, current values cannot be considered In
trinsically high. or course, market values may
not represent more than actual worth, yet de-
cline for technical reasons, involving overtradng
or liquidation by the more substantial specu-
the loss must necessarily be recovered. and
values gradually seek the level warranted by
business and money market conditions When
they go beyond that level a fictitious range Is
created and the inevitable smash must follow.
The present speculation has not been wild, de-
spite enormous dealings II has been an orderly
speculation, in which frequent proft-taking
sales and the accumulation of stocks by in
vestors have prevented a top-heavy market
periods of prosperity, the prices at which the
best stocks now selling are not considered
high. And the stocks of less merit have as yet
been practically neglected. II Is said In some
quarters that the usual January demand for
stocks Is being discounted. and that after
the new year everybody will want to SELL
There are good and sufficient reasons to doubt
that anything Of the sort will occur Why
should the real holders OF stocks wish to sell
when all indications point toward long period
of industrial expansion?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29

500. Ill. zl2: balances t1ons.eH .Baltmore-Ex-
changes. g. oe7; balances ,seS.0s. Boston-Ex-
changes. $2. l52N7 balances. 9.74s25- Philadelphia
Exchanges. s2s.2292s7 balances T,5f3.961 Chicago
Exchanges. t25.7z7.1s2; balances. N.757.172
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-CaIl money in
London 3dsh per cent. Open market discount rate.
81 per cent for short and 81 per cent for long bills
Berlin discount 5 per cent; Paris. per cent Ber-
lin exchange on London, 20 marks A pfennigs
Paris exchange on London.f25 francs rs confines
EUROPEAN SECURITIES. - British consoIs
closed at 10 s-16 for money and 11eM for the ac-
count French rentes 1ei francs 92iz centimes
Spanish fours In London 49,
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver 591sc. Mex
lean slve: dollars 46% Bar silver In London.
q -16d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 27.S0; Lisbon, AZ;
Buenos Ayres. 1000; Rome, 7.sz. a.f.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES-Money CALL 215 per cent.
with exceptions at "a per cent, and in the late at
ternoon at per cent. with the closing ut 2ls per
cent. Time money. per cent for sixty days. per
cent for three months. sasia per cent for four
months and 3k per cent for six months. CONNER
cial paper 3a3Ia per cent for the best
names for three and four months. and Sdf per cent
for six months. Names not well known ruled
higher.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market dull and Arm.
Actual Closing rates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
Bankers posted rates were: :

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE ew-orieans-com-
mercial 81 discount; bank. par. San Francisco
Sight. lie; telegraph, i7hc. Cincinnat-Over the
counter. Soc premium; between banks. t5c discount
Boston--l6@l6 2-3c discount savannAh-Buying 1-lsc
discount; selling. 75c per 1900 premium Charles
ton-Buying. 1-isc discounts selling, lilo premium
Chicaso-Par. Boston--s and Toe discount.
BANK cLEARIN0e.-Nsw.York - Exchanges,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29

There Is danger that the cutting of a new road
will interfere with the grave of Keats in the
Protestant Cemetery In Rome. and strong OBJ
jectons 10 the Improvement" are being made
to the municipal authorities. II these fail there
will probably be an attempt to take the poets
remains TO England for burial in Westminster
Abbey or In the Hampstead Churchyard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29

The biography OF Sir Thomas Laurence which
Lord Ronald Cover is now completing will con-
tain some reproductions Of portraits which are
as yet entirely unknown to the public. They
have been found in various private collections.
The famous collection Of Laurences In Windsor
Castle has also been drawn upon for repro
duction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29

Mr.. Walter Armstrong. whose "Gainsborough"
has been cordially received this season. has
undertaken to write a companion volume. to
be splendidy illustrated also, on Sir Joshua
Reynolds. This new book will probably be pub
lished at the end of 1900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29

sion John Forster saw them and, regarding
them as most valuable. had them copied. But
as he only lived to bring his life Of Swift down
to ILL., three years before the correspondence
opens he was not able to make OF them.
1t is stated that the letters help to Ill up a
large gap in knowledge Of Swift's life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Dec. Is. p. m.-American securities
ruled steady all day. with New-York buying aiding
the advance There a good demand Last
prices were: Atchison, 1884, Canadian, SSh; st.
Paul.. 123%; Illinois Central, 1l7%; Louisville,
67A New-York Central. 127A; Union Pacific pre-
ferred 1884, Erie 49, Pennsylvania. 62s: Reading,
10A Erie first preferred. 80; Northern Pacific pre-
ferred, sou, and Grand Trunk, IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
STOCK VALUES REACT.
HEALTHFUL DECLINE OCCURS

GOOD BUYING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND
MONEY.
Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Tuesdays la {
quotations were as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29

series of heretofore unpublished letters writ
ten by Dean Swift will soon appear in London.
They were addressed to Knightley Chetwode.
Irish squire and have been preserved by
Chetwode's descendants at the old "a mily man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-29
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Treaty. Prof Theodore s. Woolsey
Work OF the Republic Pres David Starr JORDAN
Anti-Imperiast Patriotism Charles H Parkhurst, D. D.
Wchcran Alaska. ...............G Gov John G. Brady
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False Theories Of Sovereignty. ..................
Prof. A. Kuyper, d. D.. LII. d.
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