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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1898-12-06

Przyniesiono niebawem ore.
die presydenta, kt6re zostalo
przeczytane wsr6d og6lnej ci.
say.
Po wstepie uwydatniajacym
pomyslny stan finausowy ma
szego kraju zwraca prezydent
uwsgs ma fakta, kt6re prsy-
czyni}y sic do wybuchu wojny
2 Hiszpania i kt6re spowodo-
waly uchwale kongresu dnia
10 Kwietnia rb. rozporzadza.
jacs, ze Kuba ma byd wolns i
niepodlegla, a Stauy Zjedno.
czone ME pokusza sic nigdy 0
panowanie ma tel wyspie, po.
zostawiajsc ich mieszka1c6w
wlasnemu losowi. Uch wa}a ia
upowazniala prezydenta do
przeprowadzenia wolf kongre-
su, dajsc mu pelnomocnictwo
do rozporzsdzania naszs pote'
ga lsdowa i morska.
Woina miaia przebieg po.
myslny. Po pierwszej bitwie
W Matanzas zniszczyl Dewey
okrsty nieprzyjacielskie pod
Manila, ostrzeliwano San Juan
i Santiago, zatopiono flots
Cervery i zmuszono zaloge hi.
szpa1sks do poddania sic.
Wzieto ostatecznie Manile.
Hiszpania widziala sic zmu-
szons zawiesiG bro1 zgodzic
sig ma podpisanie protokolu,
okreslajscego zasadnicze wa
runki pokoju, mad zawarciem
kt6rego radzi obecnie komisya
hiszpa6sko ameryka6ska W
Paryzu.
o dotychczasowym rezulta'
Gle narad tel komisyi oredzie
ME wspomina, m6wi natomiast
o przyjaznych stosunkach z
pa6stwami po}udniowej Ame-
ryki Europy. Zaleca nasts-
pnie powziscie uchwai, zabez-
pieczajscych ustalenie kredytu
narodowego zgodzenie sic ma
powiekszenie liczby regularne.
90 wojska ladowego do lO0,-
600 i r6wnoczesne powieksze'
ME uaszych sii morskich.
PARYa, ego Grudnia. -
Cd 10 godziny rama trwa}a
narada komisarzy ameryka1-
skich, kt6rzy nastepnie, po
sniadaniu, udali sic o 8 godzi.
ME ma narade wsp6lns, Hisz.
panic rozeszli sic Po zamknie.
ciu sesyi widocznie przygns-
bieni. Omawiano sprawy
mniejszej wagi, lecz Amery-
kanie zachowywali SIG W ten
spos6b, IL Aiszpanie stracili
nadzieje osisgniecia korzysci
ma .drodze ustepstw ze stronY
nieprzyjaciela, liczscego ma
swa przemoc. Poruszono 8
kwestyj i z tych zaiatwiono Z.
w sprawie odstapienia stacyi
weglowej ma Karolinach So
Hiszpanie nieugieci j komisa-
RE ameryka1 wyrzekns sic
prawdopodobnie swych pre-
tensyJ W lynn Wzgledzle.
Me ulega wstpliwoSci, ae
traktat pokoju zostanie wkr6t'
ce podpisany. Punkta sporne
mniejszej wagi zostans zaia-
twione ma drodze diploma.
tycznych uk}ad6w, gdy costa
ns przywrocone przyjazne sto-
sunki, bedsce nastspstwem "a.
warcia pokoju.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1898-12-06

IL, ktory ma zamianowac .burmistrz.
Przeciw temu wnioskowi glosows}o
33 aldermanow, a "a MIN 30; okazalo
sic tedy, ze 30 alderman6w ma dla
siebie przychylnych burmistrz. Do
tych alderman6w nale4a obaj alder.
mani 16 wardy, PIP. Kunz i smul-
ski. Jezeli przeto burmistrz zavetu.
je W danym razie uchwale odnosna
to prawdopodobna jest rzecza, ze po
mad veto jej ME bedzie mogsa przy-
ja6 rada miejsks, bo do tego trzebs
>dw6ch trzecioh g}os6w. = Burmistrz
jest "a nadaniem przywilej6w ma 70
lat tylko, pod warunkiem, ze kompa.
uie placi6 beda 10 do 20 procent cd
dochod0w.
P0zar teatru
Ubiegiej nooy spalii sic teatr pm.
468 N. Clark str, znany pod nazwa
Lincoln THEATRE. Pozar powstas W
| niewytl6maozony dotychczas spos6b
godzinie pot do IL W nocy, albo
pod soena, gdzie znajdowai sic prse-
dzia} massynowy, sala muzyczna j
garderoby, albo przedziale rekwi.
zyt6w. Ma szczescie bylo to juz po
przedsta wieniu nikogo W gmachu
ME byio. W sssiedniej piwiarni
zabawiaso sic kilku urzednikow pi.
wiarni, gdy das sic siysze6 okrzyk:
,,gore!" Kasyer Ed. Dillon wybiegl
! piwiarni i wbieg& do gmachu, by
ratowad kase papiery, a sekretarz
Gill zaalarmowal straz ogniowa.
Gall powr6oiwszy wbieg& do 'biura,
| gdzie Dillon leaal nieprzytomny, o
malo przez dym ME uduszony, ale
udaso sic wyratowac D.llona pa
piery kasa.
Prawie caiy teatr sic spalil. Ma
budynku wartosci $4,000, zrzadzii
pozar s,kode ma $4,000, oprtcz
tego spalisy sic kostyumy, rekwizyta
dekoracye wartosci $40, 900.
Testr ten, kt6ry dawniej nazywss
sic WINDSOR, byl zbudowany
pred IL laty.
Doch6d wyni6sI 100000.
w auditorium urzadzili W osta-
tnich dniach aydzi tutejsi bazar ma
cele dobroczynne, kt6ry wczoraj sic
zakohczyl. Jak zspewniaja, doch6d
tego bazaru, wynosi okoso $780,.
| 900.
Nowi urLednicy.
Wczoraj nowi urzednicy powiato.
wi objeli swe urzedowauie. Podaje-
my tu spis tychze dla przypomnienia,
kt6rzy zostali obrani.
szeryfem jest E. J. Msgerstadt,
jako nastapca Jamesa Pease.
Skarbnikiem powiatowym Samuel
B. Raymond, nastepca D. H. Ko.
cherspergera.
Klerkiem powiatowym Philip
Knopf, obrany ponownie.
Klerkiem sadu spsdkowego
James Reddiok, nastepca A. O. Goo.
pera.
Klerkiem sadu kryminaluego P.
J. Cahill, nastepca E, ]. Mayer.
stadta.
Sedzia powiatowym Orrin N. Car.
ter, ponownie. .obrany.
sedzia spadkowym Christian O.
Kohlsaat, ponownie obrany.
Sedziami wyzszego sadu: Henry
V. Freeman, Arthur H. Chetlain,
Philip Stein, James Hutchinson, Jesse
Holdom i Axel Chytraus.
Superintendentem szkolnym Or.
Vile r. Bright, ponownie obrany.
Pierwszym urzedowym aktem SEE.
ryfa Magerstadta byio zamiauowanie
swych ,,deputies" W kazdej wardzie.
Statystyka urzedu zdrowia.
W zeszlym tygodniu umarlo W
miescie 42S os6b; 4 wiecej, niz W
tygodniu poprzedzajacym, a o 81
wiecej, niz W odnosuym tygoduiu
zesztego roku. Os6b p}ci mezkiej
umarlo 247, a psoi zehskiej 1Sl.
Dzieci we wieku niespelna roku,
umarlo SO, dzieoi we wieku 1-5
lat, SO, a os6b liczacych przeszlo go
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1898-12-06
Przeglad polityki
miedZynarOdOWej.
Chicago, 6 Grudnia 1898.

kiedys, ae uwaza mieszanine z
Niemc6w i Slowian za najle'
pszy aywiol pa6stwowy, jako
przyklad wymowny zas prey.
toczyl Prusak6w, kt6rzy So
najenergiczniejszym i mai
smielszym re szczep6w niemie'
ckich i stanowis glowna pod
stawe nowego cesarstWa. Me.
mniej trafns jest teorya
antropologa niemieckiego,
Zimmermanna, wedlug ktorej
u narod6w mieszanych obja-
wiaja sig mianowicie slime
wady obu krzyaujacych sic
ras, l tu Ia wyborny przyklad
mogs pos1uayc Prusacy, kt6.
rych jua Napoleon [ nazywas
Gaskodczykami niemieckimi.
Najwyb bitniejszym rysem ich
charakteru jest wyg6rowane
mniemanie swojej godnosci /
znaczeniu, a ztsd pochodzi ich
bezwzgledna zsdza panowania,
kt6ra ME znosi innych powag
obok siebie. Bezwstpienia Pru.
ssey So najWiscei zaczepnym
ze szezepow niemieckich.
Natura jednak sama zakre.
sli}a granics ich zaborczoscl.
Odm6wiIa Prusakom daru
asymilacyi. Niema drugiego
narodu, kt6ryby tax maio byl
zdolny przyciagac do siebie l
wch}aniac obce zywioly. Bru-
talna bezwzglsdnose i szorst.
kose z iednej strony umo2liwi-
ly Prusom wyniesienie sic ma
pierwszorzsdne stanowisko po.
1ityczne, z drugiej zas dzialaja
odraaajaco pozbawiajs ich
wszelkich przyjaciol sympa:
tvi. Obawiajs sic nas-mown
kiedys Moltke - ale mkt mas
ME lubi. Dzis, kiedy Prusy
stans1y ma szczycie swei pots-
gi, slowo to prawdziwsze jest
niz kiedykolWiek.
Ten niemily rys charakteru
nadaie calej polityce pruskiej
szczegolne znamie i oddzialy-
wa bardzo niekorzystnie take
W wewnetrznych stosunkach
cssarstwa. Prusacy ME umiejs
}agodzic istnieiscych przeci.
wie1stw, a natomiast drobne
r6znice przekona6 wzrastais
skutkiem ich bezwzglsdnosci
do potegi gfsbokich kontrs.
stow. Me starajs sig przycis'
gnsc do siebie pozyskac do.
brocis niechetnych i niezado-
wolonych, lecz asdajs, aby
wszyscy poddawali sic ich
woli, ME cofsjs sic nigdy
przed uayciem przemocy. Me.
tods ia ti6maczy sic okoh'
cznosc, ze W cesarstwie niemie.
ckiem ME stracila swego zna.
czenia ami jedna sprawa
sporna, istniejaca prey jego
powstaniu, aaden z zywio3ow
odpornych ME przystapi} dotsd
do wsp6lnej i zgodnej piracy
pa6stwowej. Lscznosc pole
dy6czych szczepow i pa1ste.
wek jest dis mniejsza nia
przed % laty, a stosunek na-
rodowosci niegerms6skich do
pa6stwa mniej przyjazny niz
kiedykolwiek. W Szlezwigu i
Holsztynie ludnose duhska ME
pogodzila sic dotsd re swoim
iosem agitacya przeciw Pru'
som ozywia sic coraz wiscej;
u}oda generacya W Alzacyi i
Lotaryngii wiscej jeszcze ME-
nawidzi Prus, niz jej ojcowle,
ostatnie wybory do parla'
mentu wykazaly, ae liczba ME:
zadowolonych przYnaleSnoscl
do RzeszY, wzrosia znacznle.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
The Rev. IrI R. Hicks.

Annual Almanac and monthly pa
Pc, WORD AND WORKS. are known
from sea to sea. We are pleased TO
5all the attention of our readers 20
the Almanac for 1899, now ready. II
is splendidly printed and illustrated
book of ll6 pages and the storm fore
casts and diagrams and astronomical
and scientific matter are superior 10
anything that has ever been seen be-
fore in IL p cent book. His monthly
Journal, WORD AND WORKS, is one
of the best literary, home and scieu-
titic magazines in the country, besides
containing his monthly storm fore
casts with explanations. The sub
scriptiOn price of WORD AND WORKS
is Sl.0O per year and a copy of the
Hicks Almanac is sent as premium
to ever yearly subscriber. Sing le
copies of WORD AND WORKS, 10
cents. Price OF Almanac alone %
cents. Send your order to WORD
AND WORKS PUB. Co.. 22Ol Locust
Street. st. Louis, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Christmas Presents.

The Central Baptist, publish
ed by Armstrong & Payne, 31G
North Eighth ST., st. Louis, is
furnishing an Oxford Self-Pro.
nouncing Teachers Bible on
most reasonable terms. The
Bible is one which is catalogued
at 1918, and is not sold in 4
competitive market in st. Louis
for less than S1.75. This firm is
furnishing this book for Sl.00 in
connection with subscriptions
to Central Baptist. Briefly
their offer is, pay one years
subscription to the Central Bap
fist and then buy the $l.775 Bi-
bile for Sl.00, making a total
outlay of $500, If you are not
a subscriber to the Central Bap
fist, we advise you to send at
once for a sample copy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
The Other Side.

Mrs. James A. Burditt paid
this Office a warm visit last
Friday, at lis p. m. She de-
manded to know who it was
that sent for Sheriff Pratt some
three weeks since. Not having
the information we could not
comply with the demand. The
old lady says the stories told
on her son, Bub, were lies, the
reports lies, the rumors lies,
lies told by envious enemies.
AS to the details Of the matter
the DEMOCRAT knows nothing.
but it does know, that to pro-
tect the feelings of interested
parties it tried to suppress the
scandal and when it found that
futile, said very little when it
might have said considerable.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Go 1t Andy.

Andrew Carnegie has his
knife out and promises TO use it
against the ca o. 2, He says:
IF the United States extends
it's jurisdiction over the Spanish
u any other islands he will see
to it that free trade exists be
tween them and between the
United States proper and if
need be he will go to the
Supreme 0Court of the United
States for 4 man date compel.
ny it," Mr. Carnegie holds
that whenever the stars and
stripes holds sway he shall de-
mand the rightto take his pro.
duets free of ali tariffs, he
says lit is his constitutional
right to do so. The old gentle,
man IS making it warm for his
one time friends who used TO
fry 100000 campaign fluls out
of him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Gillett.

1t is believed in this city by
several parties in q position to
know, that G.. G.. Gillett the
broken cattle king of Kansas
is the man who called himself
Harry Cillett. who spent more
or less of his time in this city
from June /, 90, to Oct. 10, is
one and the same man. In the
first place the man who was
here and the published pictures
OF G. G. G. are couuterparts of
each other and at that time he
was engaged in getting up a
cciossas type writing syndicate
just as G G. Gillett was about
that time. His wife arrived in
the city some ten days before
he did and took board for the
summer, Hc would come to
see her frequently and while
here received many kilograms
aud was always called to st.
Louis, Kansas City or Fort
Worth by one. In Sept, a little
daughter (HelenD was born to
them and five weeks later while
lac was absent she and the child
lett the city, stating their des.
tiuation was Wichita. Kas.,
where they would meet him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec. l.
Rev. T. n. Morrison, of Chicago,
was yesterday elected bishop
of Iowa by the Episcopal con,
vent:on in session there. defeat
ing DR.. ThoS. E. Green. He
was chosen on the second bal
lot, having secured a majority
of the totes, both 10y and cler
ical.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Burlington XmaS.

The Burlington r. II. will
sell tickets for the Xmas Holt
days for one and one-third fare
for the round trip, within a ra
dius of 200 miles. Tickets will
be on sale Dec. "a. 25, 90 and
81, 1893 and Jan. /, and 9, 1899,
limited to return up to and in
GLIDING Jan, 4, 1899.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
FOR CALIFORNIA TOURISTS

The Burlington Route has
weekly tourist sleeper excur-
sions. personally conducted (by
Il Burlington Route Agent
every Wednesday from ST
Louis, and Thursday from Kan,
sas City aud ST. Joseph to Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
The route is via Denver, Scenic
Colorado, Salt Lake City with
% per cent. sunshine through,
out the year. Ask Ticket
Agent or write,
L. w. WAKELEY,
General Passenger Agent,
St. Louis, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08

The Semi-Weekly Itepublic has so
many advantages AS news gatherer
that no other paper can claim to be
its equal. The whole field of news il
covered thoroughly. The special
features and illustrations are always
the best. More noted writer's con-
tribute to its columns than to any
other paper of its class. 1t is
published especially to meet the wants
of that large class of readers who
have not the opportunity or cannot
afford to read Il daily paper.
The Geographic and cable service
of the Republic has never been equal
ed in tho history of Journalism in
this or any other country.
The Semi-Weelly Republic has Il
larger circulation now than any other
news weekly or semi-weellly.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
Semi Weekly Republic, one year 81 .OO
DEMOCRAT, one year. 90
both one year, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81. 40
Address all orders to
DEMOCRAT PRINTING Co.
Monroe Civ Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Public Debt.

Washington, Dec. 2.--The
monthly statement of the pub,
lie debt shows that at the close
Of business in November the
debt, less cash in the treasury
mounts o 81, 127, 473, 1877, an in
crease over the last month Of
SIC, 500, 500. This increase is
accounted for by Il decrease of
merely So, 900, 900 in the cash on
hand, and an issue of about the
same amount of bonds which
had been paid for in pre- ceeding
months.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Trustee's Sale.

Whereas Charles II. Curtis aud Nancy
Curtis, his vic, bv theircertatn heed OfTrusL
dated the 2lst day of december lS9% aud re.
corded in the Recorders office of Monroe Conn.
ty Missouri, at deed book -, page l7G. CON
veycd TO the undersigned, IhuS. . MHEes,
Trustee, all the following described Real rs
State, situated in the County OF Monroe, state
OF Missouri. viz:
The southeast quartcrof Section No. Fifteen
O5l aud the southwest fourth (unc-tourth) ot
The northeast quNrtcr OF said section fifteen
OAl all in township tiity.tour t5n of range
eight (S), in all Two Hundred acres more or
less Which said conveyance was maie IN
trust 20 secure the payment of the certain
promisSory notes In sara deed described and
whereas, the said notes have become due and
remain unpaid, now therefore in accordance
with the provisions a. said Deed OF Trust and
at the request ~ the legal holder of said notes,
| will prucecd 70 sell tue above described real
estate at the cNurt house door in the city of
Paris, in the County of Monroe, state ufUre
said. to tho highest bidder for cash, AT public
auction, ON
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
The 22nd. day Of December 1898.

between the hours ofniuc o'clock i'm the fore
noon auu 1--we o'clock in III" afternoon, Of that
day and during the session of the adjourn eel
October term of the said Circuit Court the
following described real estate, situate d in tn"
County OF Monroe and state of Missouri: tO-wit:
all ut lot twelve and the west half of 10
thirteen in block eight Of PcirsOrs addition 10
the city of Monroe, MS the sameis plated ami
Recorded.
ROBT II. SMITHEY, Sheriff.
Monroe Comfy, Mo
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
W,hiM1ing Post.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-The whip.
ping post as 4 legal instrument
of corporal punishment for Ger
tain classes Of criminals is ia
vored by john G. Shortall,
president of the Humane Socie.
ty. Such thing is needed in H.
Iinois to rid the state of Il large
per c"ntage OF it's crime" The
The Monroe City DEMOCRAT ad =
vocated the whipping post
more than L year ago, because
its satisfied that it is useless to
saddle the people of Monroe
county with the expense Of try,
ing negroes and others Of the
same ilk and sending them to
the Paris Jail Cor three or six
months for petty offenses. 1t
is an unnecessary expense, be-
cause useless one. 1t has no
moral effect on the evil dOer,
but places a burden on the peo-
pie. Ten good lashes on the
bare back would beat three
months and fifty would discount
two years in the pen.
Jno. D. Spreckels proprietor
of the San Francisco Call and
NJ. Fl. DeYoung proprietor of
the San Francisco Chronicle
are out with 4 roast and are
after the scalp of the Southern
Pacific Il. Il. Each of the gen
tlemeu charge w. F. Herring,
chief counsel and political man
ager of the Southern Pacific
Railway Co. with making them,
Individually the proposition,
You can name the U. S. Sena-
tor and l will see that he is
elected if you will name Col.
Dan Burns who will seek legis.
lation in our interests" Now
do you see who is in the Upper
and Lower Houses of Congress?
Do you see how they get there
and how the people are robbed
through vicious legislation?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08

The best thing that Kris
Krinkle could put in his sack
for the State of Pennsylvania
would be the conviction of Boss
Quay.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Trustee's Sale.

WHEREAS, Loid NJ Redman and Dovie |.
Redmnn, his wife, by their certain Decd OF
Trust dated the It'll day of April. lSRi, aud le-
corded in the Recorders office of Monroe
County Missouri, ut Deed Book ~ page 5S5,
conveyed to the Undersigned ". X. y. Jack
son, trustee. all the following described Real
Estate situated in the County of Monroe,
State of Missouri viz: All Of q frontage of
Twenty co feet aud three aud Onc-fourth
q l-ll inches on Main Street. running back
one Hundred aud Fourteen ON feet described
by meetcs and bounds rs follows: Beginning
ut point Three Hundred and Twenty Nine
(S29 feet South OF the center of the track of the
IL. ~ ST. 10 Railroad and Twenty (21 feet East
of the Range Line between seven ca aud
eight (SJ, running thence north and parallel
with the said Range line aud Twenty Coz feet
East therefrom, twenty feet COY and three
and one-fourth G Id inches: thence
East ut right angles with sad Range Line
One Hundred and Fourteen lIO feet. thence
South Twenty (2O) feet and three aud one
fourth 6 l-4l Inches thence west one hundred
ana fourteen (l4 feet more or lees to the be-
ginning. Said ldud being in the northwest
quarter of section Eighteen NSl in Township
tifty-SiX (56I Range seven "a. west. located in
Monroe City, Missouri. Which said convey
Hnce was made in trust 10 secure the payment
OF the certain promiSSory nOte--iu said deed
described, and whereas the said note has be-
come due and remains unpaid now therefore,
i'll accordance with the provisions of said Deed
oil Trust aud At the request of the legal holder
Of said note. Will proceed To sell the above
described Real Estate ut the court house door
in the city of Paris, in the County of Monroe.
State aforesaid, 10 the highest bidder for
cash, at public auction, on
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Sheriff's Sale
STATE OF MI%SOURI,l
In Partition.

STATE OF MISSOURI,l 90
County of MJuroe.
BY virtue and authority of an order auu dc.
cree of the circuit court of Monroe County to
me, Rubt II. SniIhry. sheriff of Monroe Cnun-
", Missouri. certified and delivered and made
and entered at the uctOber term lSgS in said ,
Court in the partition suit wherein Lcnora b.
Jacobs, etul ARE Plaintiffs, ENparte inParlitinn.
bidder tor cash in hand ut the west front door
of the court house in the city OF Paris.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
FRIDAY, The 23d day q Dec. 1898,

between the hours Ofuiuc in the forenoon aud
five in the afternoon at that day II satisfy said
notes, together With the cost ami expense vi
executing this trust.
CHAS. o. MAYES, Trustee,
Dated this the LIST day OF December. 1894
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08

I'VE want no outlying poses!
sionS which will sooner or later
test the strength and ability of
our nation to maintain and de.
fend. The nations of Europe
are snarling over their poses.
sions robbed from defenseless
people. If we want to keep out
of danger, let us keep out o.
the company of robbers, lest we
fall by the ears concerning our
poils.-Senator Ca fiery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08

1.-THE Atchison Globe does
not think the Yankees are as
smart as reputed. 1t says we
have paid $40, 600, 600 for a rab.
bit and now we must catch it. "
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08

What are the Philippines
going to do with us?-Bishop
Potter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08

Berlin, Dec. "A German
government official confirms the
report that Germany is nego-
tiating with Spain for the Caro-.
line Islands. 1t is understood
that Spain expects to get 10.
100000 $4,000, 000 for them.
The year of 1899 will be one
filed with new problems for
the American people to solve
and if a jackson or 4 Lincoln
arises to steer the ship of State
through the tortuous and dan
gerous reefs she is now navigat.
ing, this people will be signally
blest.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1898-12-08
Monuments.

Carve your name on hearts,
and not on marble.
So live towards others that
they will keep your name green
when the grass grows on your
grave.
However Il plain speaking
tombstone is better than down
right lying.
Here lies the body of Martha Gwyn.
Who was SO pure within:
She crack'd the outer shell of sin,
And hatch'd herself Il cherubim."
Where do they bury all the
bad people? Right and left in
our church yard, they seem all
to have been the best of folks.
a regular nest of saints.
Better give bread to the poor
than stones to the dead. Bet
ter give kind words to the liv-
ing than fine speeches over the
grave.
I've often heard tell of pa
tieuce on monument, but have
never seen it sitting there when
have gone through church.
yards,
TOO swecter babes you mare did see
Thou God amity gave to NEE;
! But they wur artSken wee agur fits .
And there they lyc as dead as nits. "
Dewey Fed.
The steamer, Culgou, has
sailed from New South Wales
! with 5000 carcaSses of mutton,
$50 lambs, 125 tons of potatoes,
81 tons of onions and 90 tons
of carrots for Dewey and his
men at Manila. Now for the
trade proposition. If Australia
can feed the American navy and
army at Manila cheaper than
this country can, then as CON-
mercial proposition, how can
this country expect to reap any
benefit by holding those islands?
For it necessarially follows
that Australia can also feed the
native islanders cheaper,
Our trade with the Philip.
pines was $50, 534, 456 in 1854
and only S4,47S, 337 in 1897
Globe Democrat. Who killed
it, Harrison or Mckinley: How
can we rebuild that trade as
long as the present administra
ton finds it profitable to pur-
chase supplies for our army
and navy at Manila, in Austria
liza?
Cedar Rapids. Iowa, Dec. l.