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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-03-04

The season at the Boston Museum
bids fair to extend into May, or possibly
even into June, as one of the late DOCK
ings there is THE Chorus Girl" mu-
steal comedy, the joint production OF
Charles Emerson Cook, author of The
Walking Delegate" and Charles Den
nee of the New England Conservatory
of Music.
The Boston public had no fair chance
to compare Flo Irwin with her sister
May when The Widow Jones" visited
the Hollis this season. This was owing
TO the Jolly Flo's untimely illness. The
announcement therefore that this piece
is coming back to Boston for another en-
gagement is welcome one.
Henry Jardine, a former resident or
Boston and for some years Identified
with the American stage, has had play
accepted by Miss Ellen Terry for pro-
duction at the Lyceum theater, London.
| This is the second play by Mr.. Jardine
accepted in London, where he has been
acting for the past year.
Eugene Tompkins has just completed
arrangements whereby Boston music
lovers are to have an opportunity of wit
Messing grand opera at popular prices,
following the regular theatrical season
at the Boston theater. The repertory Is
a long one and includes about all the
popular operas of the day.
Following the tendency of the times,
the Columbia theater has reduced Its
scale of prices, and now the best seats
in the house,-in fact, the whole lower
f1oor.-are sold at so cents. This does not
lower the standard of the bookings, but
is done to meet the popular demand.
Lorimer Johnstone, one of the new
leading men at the Bowdoin Square the
alter, at one time played the leading
part in Gillettes THE Professor" He
was also leading juvenile for several sea-
sons in BARLEY Campbell's play and was
for three years with Frank Mayo.
Although only about so people are visi-
BILE on the stage in the performance OF
Jack and the Beanstalk, there are ac-
tually 1O5 people in the organization
The other rs are carpenters, property
men. electricians, wardrobe women and
an executive staff.
The much talked-of opera season al
the Grand Opera House is now settled
fact. The old favorites of the Castle
Square company will be brought from
st. Paul to Boston by a special train, ant
! VIII open mere uuTlilS the "CSh VI Mai u
%.
Following the production of young
Mrs. Winthrop" at the Castle Square
theater on Monday, March Z, there viii
be a production of A. w. Pinero's laugh
able comedy, The Magistrate"
"Tennessees Partner" which Il
booked for an engagement next month
, at the Bowdoin Square theater, is nov
playing to big business on the Pacific
slope.
Katherine Rober and her new com
pany will play a four weeks engagement
at the Grand beginning the latter par
, of March.
| East Lynne" will be seen at the Bow
) doin Square theater during the weel
of March Z.
: An English theatrical troupe ha
, started on provincial tour by horseles
carriages.
George F. Marion, the well-knowl
( comedian, is at his home in this city.
t Charles Coghlan in THE Royal Box
is a coming attraction at the Hollis.
t The bicycle boom is on for 1898.
! NOD.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
ASKS FOR MORE wARsHIps
Considered the situation There Critical
-Movements of Insurgents.

Manila, Sept 12.-Rear Admiral
Dewey says he considers the situation
critical. 1t is understood that he has
asked for an additional cruiser and
battleship. The Spaniards assert that
Germany will take coaling station
here, and that Spain will retain the
remainder OF the islands The last
Spanish garrisons at Ilocos and La
guna have surrendered and the whole
island of Luzon is in the hands of the
insurgents except at Manila and
Cavite.
The correspondent here OF the Asso-
ciated press has had an interview with
Aguinaldo, who said there were $1,000
insurgents armed with rifles. He
added he could raise 100000 men. In
deed, the insurgent leader pointed out,
the whole population Of the Philippine
islands were willing to fight for their
independence. Continuing, AguinaldC
said he had 5000 military prisoners,
including 5000 in the vicinity of Ma
nila, besides civil prisoners. Later
Aguinaldo said the provisional gov
ernment was now operating % prov
inces. lie asserted that, on August .
they elected delegates in numbers pro
portionate to the population.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
All MethOIlists.

An effort Is on foot 10 have the gen.
eral conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, which meets it MAY,
1900, hold its session in Kansas City.
Presiding Elder F. B. Price is com
piling u list Of Kansas City's advantages
as meeting place, and will lay them
before the committee that decides as to
the place Of holding the conference
when it visits Kansas City in October.
Kansas City's rivals are Chicago,
Saratoga Springs and Ocean Grove.
The ten western conferences are pull
ing for Kansas City, At the last
general conference held at Cleveland
in 1896, Kansas City's claims were
pushed, and many promises OF support
were secured.
The conference is attended by $50
delegates from all parts of the world
Thousands of Methodlsls not delegate.
also attend.
DR.. Spellmeyer, OF Newark, N. j., !,
at the head Of the committee which
selects the meeting place.
The city In which the conference /.
held must have large hotel accommo
dations, a large hall and printing
Office large enough to publish 10, ,OOl
copies of the paper that Is issued OF
each Of the thirty days the conierenc,
is In session.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
RETRIBUTIoN WAS SWIFT.
A Mob at Liberty. Mo, Takes man "
Years Old from jail and Swings
Him Into Eternity.

Liberty, NO.. Sept 13.-Benjamin
Jones, an old man Of 10 years, was
lynched just before midnight last
night for the alleged assault last Sat
urday of Anna Montgomery, q ten
year-old girl. Between IL and IL
o'clock about 70 masked men rode into
the town from all directions. They
went immediately TO the jail and bat
tered down the heavy iron door. They
went in and, finding their man, escort
ed him to the front door on the south
side of the courthouse. There, on the
portico of the Clay county courthouse,
Benjamin Jones forfeited his life for
one of the foulest crimes ever commit
ted In Clay county.
On Saturday morning Jones was
asked to escort Anna, the ten-year-old
daughter Of James Montgomery, OF
Randolph, to the Clay county fair.
Jones brought the girl to Liberty in q
big wagon. He took care of her all
day, taking her shopping in the morn
ing and out to the fair in the after
noon. After the fair was over, they
started on the return trip to Randolph.
During the trip, the crime for which
Jones was lynched was committed.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
TO INVESTIGATE THE WAR.
The President Selects Several Prominent
Men for the Position and Urges
Them to Accept.


Washington, Sept 12-The presi-
dent has urged the following named
gentlemen, among others, to accept
places on the committee requested by
Secretary Alger to investigate the
conduct Of the war: Lieut. Gen. John
NJ. Schoheld, Gen. John b. Gordon,
Gen. Greenville NJ. Dodge, President
D. c. Gilman, Gen. Charles +. Mander.
son, Hon. Robert 4. Lincoln, Daniel
$. Lamont DR. W. w. Keene, Col.
James A. Sexton. The message which
President Mckinley addressed to each
of these follows:
VIII you render the country q great service
by accepting my appointment as member Of
the commission TO examine into the conduct ol
the commissary. quartermaster and medica
bureaus OF the war department during the wal
and into the extent, causes and treatment o
sickness in the field and in the campsi
1t is my desire that the fall and exact truth
shall be aseertained and made known. l can
not too strongly impress upon you my earnes
wish that this mission shall be OF such higl
character as will command the complete conf
dence Of the country and trust you viii con
sent to serve.--William Mckinley.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

Rev. j. W. Robertson, of Clayton,
Mo-, is expected 10 superanuate. He
Is over 75 years old, very feeble and it
Is thought will not attempt another
charge.
Rev. NJ. II. Moore, of the Wagner
Place church, will go to Columbia, Mo.
Rev. Felix Il. Hill, of St. Paul's, is
destined for the Southwest Missouri
Conference.
Rev. John NJ. Moore, CT Marvin
church, will go TO Texas.
Rev. W. II. Lewis, of Emmanuel,
will be transferred to the Mississippi
Conference.
DIR. D. NJ. Musiek, OF st Johns, will
60 to the West End church, of Nash
vile, Tenn.
Rev. T. y. Sharp, of Wagner Place
church, will go 10 Fayelte, Mo.
Rev. L. r. Mauck will leave Beck
vile, Mo-, but his destiration has not
been settled.
DIR. Keithly will remain at Noun,
Auburn.
This slate leaves four St. Louis
Methodist pulpils vacant, and the
indications are that these men wll
come TO st. Louis Rev. X. L. Russell,
of West Plains, Mo-; Rev. J. P. Dixon,
Of Bonne Terre, Mo-. Rev. Mr.. Dayen.
port, of Ferguson, Mo.
1t has been rumored that DR.. j. W
Lee, presiding elder of the st. Loui,
district, was TO be transferred, buI
yesterday the rumor was emphatically
denied. DR.. S. H. Early has been al
the First Church only ous year, and I
is probable that he will be retained fol
his full term. There are other preacher
in St. Louis whose terms have not ex
pired, but who will be changed within
the city.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

then dispatched TO Guam for aid, but
on arriving there found the American
flag floating. The Quiros never re-
turned and at Yap, in the Caroline
group, it was thought she was lost.
The supposition is that the Ladrone
garrison of Americans had possession
of her.
The Csrolines are a widely scattered
archipelago to the east of the Philip
pines. The surface is frequently we'll
wooded and the soil fertile. While
Spanish authority has been recognized
by the outside world, each island and
even the villagers formed separate in.
dependent, but cooperative republics
The most peculiar institution |:
the Clobbergoll, a kind of CO
operation for purposes of mutual
aid and defense. The women possess
Clobbergolls OF their own and ex
ert a considerable share OF political In
fiuence. The Carolinss are divided
into three groups-the Psleios, con
tanning about 10000 people; the Cen.
tral Oarolines, with about SO,00O and
the Eastern Carolines, with over 100,'
900 people. The group was discovered
by the Spaniards in 1928
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
FIFTH MEMBER CHOSEN.


Washington, Sept O-The president
yesterday named Senator George Gray
of Delaware, as the fifth member of the
peace commission. This completes the
personnel Of the commission, which
stands: Secretary Day, Senators
Davis, Frye and Gray and Hon. White
law Reid. In selecting Senator Gray,
the president has given democratic
representation on the commission.
The appointment probably will neces-
state the retirement of Mr.. Gray from
the Anglo-American commission,
which is conducting its sessions
in Canada as this commission
will resume Its work about the time
the peace commissioners sail for Paris.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
WHAT IT COST SPAIN.
Nearly s3s4. .oOO, 900 Was tho Price That
Nation Paid for Most DISASTROUS De-
feat-waa spent In the Colonies.

New York, Sept 1S-A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
Aside from the loss OF her colonies and
the ships destroyed in battle the war
has cost Spain about 1854, 500, 900. In
formation to this effect has been re-
ceived Mt the navy department from
the naval attaches of this government
abroad. According to the information
in the possession of the department
all the money has been expended on
expeditions sent to the colonies, whose
total amounted to $50, 4Si soldiers, 9, 2aS
officers and about 700 generals. OF the
millions expended only $1,000. 900 was
spent by the Spanish government to
Increase rs naval force.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
PROBABLY IMAGINARY.
spanish Minister Hears of q Battle In
which Spanish Gunboats Destroy an
Insurgent Flotilla.

Madrid. Sept lS.-Capt Aunon, min.
lister of marine, received an important
dispatch from the Philippines describ-
ing conflict between the Spanish
gunboats and an insurgent Hotilla, in
which the former successfully pre-.
vented an insurgent landing in the
Visayas. According TO the dispatch
the insurgents have five vessels, all OF
which were sunk. The Spaniards had
no loss but the telegram asserts thai
hundreds of the insurgents are be
lieved TO have perished.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

Portland. Me-. Sept IS. The state
election resulted in the success Of the
full republican ticket, as follows: Gov
ernor, Llewellin Powers Congress-
men, First district Thomas b. Reed
Second district, Nelson Dingley; Third
district Edwin c. Burleigh; Fourth
district, Charles A. Boutelle. The
latest returns indicate Gov. Pow
ers' plurality at about 81, 900. repub
lican loss of 81 per cent The lower
branch of the legislature will prob
ably stand 1888 republicans to IS demo
Gratis, gain of i2 for the latter. The
senate, however, will remain un
changed, being, as in former years
solidly republican.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

&1Af hh-oo EibHAbbIh W AUSIhIA-
CFrom Photograh Taken Several Years Ago)
Beaurivargo where she expired. The
murderer Is a man named Luchoni.
He was born in Paris of Italian par
ents.
The empress OF Austria was born
December "a, 1887. She was u
daughter Of Duke Macmillan, of Ba-
varia, and was married to Francis Jo-
seph, emperor of Austria and king of
Hungary, April "a 1854 They had
three children - the Archduchess
Gisola, who is married to Prince Luit-
pold, OF Bavaria; the Archduke Ru-
dolph, who married Princess Ste
phanie, Of Belgium, and who was
(seemingly) assassinated in 1889, and
the Archduchess Maria Valeria, who
married the Archduke Franz Salvador,
of Austria.Tuscany The late empress
was an enthusiastic horsewoman.
Completely Transfxed the Heart.
Geneva, Sept lathe post-mortem
examination of the remains of the late
empress Of Austria, who was assassi-
mated on Saturday last by an italian
anarchist has revealed that the
weapon completely transfixed the
heart penetrating So inches and
making a wound one-sixth of an inch
wide. The fact that her majesty
walked so yards TO the steamer Is
I ascribed TO her remarkable win power
and natural energy.
Deep Gloom Throughout Europe.
Vienna, Sept l3-The plans for the
funeral Of the late Empress Elizabeth,
who was assassinated by an anarchist
Saturday at Geneva, contemplate
bringing the remains TO Vienna next
Thursday, lying in state ON Friday
and the obsequies of interment on
Saturday. Every flag in the city is
at half-mast and the theaters, races
and other amusements are sus.
pended indefinitely, The emperor's
fortitude Is the topic of univer
sal admiration. He is bearing NJ
manfully, despite the terrible shock,
which, in view of his age, had inspired
the grayest apprehension. Although
at first stunned and then slightly
hysterical, he soon regained his self
control and displayed remarkable
calmness Occasionally, however, com
pletely overpowered by his grief, he
moaned piteously, repeatedly sobbinR
the name Of the empress.
Many Of the prominent European
journals are again urging interna
tional action against anarchists. They
recall that both the late M. Carnot, pres
ident of the French republic, and tn,
late Senior Canovas del Castillo, the
Spanish prime minister, were victims
of italian anarchists. The terrible
news has thrilled Europe from end t
end, and everywhere but one question
is asked, how can society protec
itself against anarchism? Special dis
patches from every capital describ,
the effect produced, and newspape
comments that palpitate with bite
indignation that a defenseless woman
who Stunned politics and did nothing
but good, should be selected a
the moment of the approaching
jubilee for the assassin's kife.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
MoKlnlsy stops a Spanish Trlck.

Washington, Sept 1a-President
Mckinley is very much incensed over
the report that the Spanish authori-
ties in Havana and San Juan were ship.
ping to Spain legal and official records
relating to land titles, the ownership
Of property and the government Of the
islands He promptly cabled to the
military commissions in Cuba and
Porto Rico to at once investigate the
reports. II they find them true they
are instructed to announce that there
will be no treaty of peace until all the
records have been returned or properly
accom- ted for.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

Washington, Sept. 9-Representa-
tive Quigg of New York, spent some
time with the president to-day, incl
dentally touching on political eondi-
tions in New York state. Mr.. Quigg
said afterwards that there was no fur
ther doubt as to the nomination of
Col. Roosevelt as the republican can
didate for governor. OF the 97l votes
In the convention Col. Roosevelt would
have over 500, MIR. Quigg said.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
KILLED AN EMPRESS.
italian Anarchist WantOnly Muir
ders the Wife of Austria's Ruler.


Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 19. The
Empress Elizabeth of Austria was as
sassinated here Saturday afternoon by
an Italian anarchist She was stabbed
with stiletto. Her majesty was
walking from her hotel to the landing
place Of the steamer at about one
O'Clock when the anarchist suddenly
approached and stabbed her to the
heart The empress fell, gotup again,
and was carried TO the steamer un'
conscious The boat started, but, see.
ing the empress had not recovered
consciousness, the captain returned and
the empress was carried to the Hotel
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
shafter to Return to san FrapcIsoc

San Francisco, Sept 12.-Mat Gen.
shafter is expected in San Francisco
in about two weeks, He has applied
to be assigned to his old command, the
department of California, and 1t is gen.
orally conceded that his request will
be granted.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
They Appeal to mckinley.

Chicago, Sept 12.-The National W.
G. 7. U. sent the following letter to
President Mckinley:
On behalf OF the 100000 women OF the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union OF the limited
States we respectfully call your attention ia
the many object lessons In temperance which
the late war has brought forth and we earnest
ly request that another signal one may be added
to the list in the christening Of tho battleship
Illinois We had already asked Miss Letter to use
water instead Of wine before the fact was
brought TO our notice that under the wal
power. the federal government must decide
how the batteshlp should be christened W.
earnestly request you to give the weight o
your honored name and power to this obiec
lesson for temperance and righteousness
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

Philadelphia, Sept ls.-It is unofi-
cially announced that Philadelphia
will build for the American navy the
battleship that is to replace the Maine
"a ship that will be q rival of the
tremendous Royal Sovereign of the
English navy, and the Carnot of the
French navy. 1t will be OF l2, 1s9 tons
displacement and make ls knots an
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
FOR
JOPLIN, PITTSBURG, GAlENA
AND WEBB CITY.

The Memphis Route kansas City,
1T. Scott & Memphis r. r. has two
trains daily from Kansas City-both
trains have through reclining chair cars
(seats free to holders of FIRST class tickets)
Night train leaving Kansas City at 9:SC
has Wagner palace sleeping car to Jop.
lin, via Pittsburg and Galena. The
Memphis" is the only line from Kansas
City to all the great lead and zinc min
ing camps Of Missouri and Kansas
Galena, Joplin, Webb City, Centervill'
and Aurora.
For map and time table folder address
j. e. LOCKWOOD, Gen. Pass. Ag't,
s-8-6m Kansas City, Missouri
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
Gold Reaarvs sini OIlmh,nr.

Washington, Sept ls.-Another gain
in the treasury gold yesterday OF
s., 900, ,6O3 brings the total net gold up
to $3.50, 394, S04 Considerable OF the in.
crease is due to the payments for the
new war bonds and further additions
from the same cause will result
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

Washington, Sept. l2.-Capt Jamei
G. Blaine. assistant adjutant general
has been discharged from the army
Telegraphic orders to that effect wer'
sent yesterday by the war departmen
to Manila, where Capt Blaine is nov
stationed.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

London, Sept "a cable dispatch
from Hong Kong dated September 0, re-
ceived in London yesterday, announces
that committee of three Filipinos, ap-
pointed by Agulnaldo has left Hong
Kong in order to confer with Presi-
dent Mckinley upon the future of the
Philippine islands.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
Over Fifteen hundred Sick in Porto Ri

Over Fifteen Hundred Sick In Porto Rico.
Ponce, Porto Rico, Sept 13.-Gen.
Henry's report made to Gen. Brooke
yesterday on the condition Of the
troops on the south side Of the island
shows that there are 1858 sick out Of
total of 1000, the highest percentage
yet reported. Tho deaths are few.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

Washington, Sept l2-The Turkish
legation issues the following state
ment: 'sThe entrance into Palestin,
is formally prohibited to foreign Is
raelites, and consequently the imperia
Ottoman authorities have received or
ders to prevent the landing Of immi
grant Jews In that province"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

Monterey, Mexico, Sept i2.-0ver
1000 deaths have occurred at Tampico
from yellow fever and the number Of
new cases is increasing daily. A large
number Of American railroad meu
have died from the disease.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17

Prescott, A. T., Sept lS.-TLe town
of Jerome, near here, was completely
wiped out yesterday by fire, entailing
loss of over s1,OOO,OOO in property.
Eleven bodies have so far been recov-
cred, while score or more are said 10
be in the ruins or missing.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
for HiEEin.Op and Hobsou

Washington, Sept l2-Among tn,
naval orders Saturday were the fol
lowing promotions: Capt Higginson-
Of the Massachusetts,, to be commo
dore from August 10; Assistant Nava
Constru ctor R. p. Hobson to be full
naval constructor to date from Jun,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-17
GRAND ARMY ENcAMpMENT.
Veterans Conclude the Annual Meeting by
Elscting oacers and Adopting ResoIu-
tisns-PensIon Com mIsaIoner Scored.

Cincinnati Sept 9.-Illinois and
Pennsylvania celebrated their victo-
ties at their respective headquarters
last night Tie one secured the com
mander-in-chief in Col. James A. Sex
ton, of Chicago, and the other the lo-
cation Of the thirty-third annual en-
campment OF the G. A. R. at Philadel-
phia next year.
The report Of the adjutant general.
Thomas j. Stewart, contained the fol-
lowing figures as to membership:
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