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information was given as to what is to
be done with them. Four 10-inch rifles
and two eight-inch rifles have been
tested at the Sandy Hook proving
grounds and will be carried by the
schooner Daisy F. Airline. which will
sail for Key West some time this week.
workmen are busy at the pier on East
river preparing to load these guns and
anchor them to the deck of the schooner.
The larger pieces weigh 80 tons each
and the smaller ones l6 tons each, and
the utmost care will be exercised in
placing them so that they will not prove
too heavy for the ship should a storm
strike 1t. While IL Is stated that these
guns are to be landed at Key West for
the Notifications, II is believed that
some of them will find their way to Dry
Tortugas. which is being fortified for
an advanced naval station. Other guns
are soon to be sent south from the
Watervliet arsenal and for the first
time the strategical value of the inside
water route will be tested.
The risk of trusting guns and ammu-
milton on the open sea. where they
would be liable to capture should hos
tilities occur. has been recognized by
the authorities. The barge Moran has
been already sent to Troy and will be
loaded with supplies. 1t could carry a
cargo Of 200 tons through the canals
and straits which constitute the inside
channel from New York to Beaufort,
N. c.
Lieut. Harry C.. Hale. aide-de-camp
on the staff of General Merritt, has
started south for the purpose of COM
pleting a series Of maps of the Atlantic
coast near fortifications and the sur
rounding country. He will be gone
several weeks. Lieutenant Hale Is re-
garded by General Miles as one of the
most competent map men i'm the service
He has already prepared several series
for the war department. all of which
have received the highest praise. The
map he is now working upon will be
used by commanding officers during
times of war. They will go into the
most minute details, so far as small
streams, bridges and all means Of
transportation are concerned.
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CUTTERS ON THE LAKE.
They'd Make First Rate Torpedo Boats
In Case of War.

Milwaukee, Wis. March 2l.-John w.
Collins, engineer-in-chief of the revenue
cutter service. who is on "A tour of in
spection. arrived i'm Milwaukee to-day.
Mr.. Collins left Washington last Wednes-
day morning. going from there to New
York and then to Cleveland. where he in
spected the work done on the cutters AL
gonquin and Onondaga. which Mr.. Col
lins says could be put into fighting trim
and into service inside of "A month.
Il believe that the Maine was blown up
by external force and that that force was
d mine" said Mr.. Collins.
While here he will inspect the machil-
cry of the Gresham. and also look over
the cutter in general. Should war break
out Mr.. Collins said the Gresham would
be ordered to the coast Immediately.
where she would make one of the best
torpedo destroyers i'm the possession of
the government. In all the government
has Is of these boats. and for guarding
the coast and destroying torpedoes the y
would be a valuable auaition to the navy
in active commission. He thought that 36
hours would put them on the coast in
shape for engaging in active work. Six
of them are of the same style as the
Gresham.
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IN MASON'S STEAD.
A La Crosse Doctor Wants to Take a
Shot at Baron FL Cardo.

Shot at Baron FL Cardo.
winona. Mimi. March 2l.-In response
to the challenge of Baron FL Cardo. Mar
quis of Altavilla. Madrid. Spain, To fight
a duel with Senator Mason of Illinois for
the latter's utterances i'm the United
States senate DR.. George Powell of La
Crosse has cabled the following accep-
tance of the challenge i'm Mason's stead:
ITO Baron El Cardo, Madrid, Spain:
Through the press dispatches I am in
formed that you have challenged Senator
Mason to mortal combat for words spoken
i'm defense of his position as the cham
pon of the patriotism and principles of
his country and its people i'm the United
States. with usual Spanish generosity Sc
lecting your own weapon. Now, as Sena-
tor Mason has spent a lifetime in the pur-
suit of a more humane calling and In the
waiks of cfviifzatfon which has but
poorly fitted him to meet a bully at arms,
as one who has admired and now en-
dorses the Objectionable words and pa
triotism. i. plainsman, a Westerner, one
of n class known as typical American
typical because IL holds principle and pa
triotism above price; because IL believes
that murder in the first degree can't be
paid for with gold-hereby accept your
challenge. and name the army pistol. the
old "A. the organ of civilization. the in
strument with which the American pio-
neer measured justice to assassins. and
while / earnestly assure you and all your
kind that thousands of men of my type
stand ready to step I'm my tracks and pick
up my pistol IL II should fall. I sincerely
thank the representative of 1000 years OF
barbarism for the opportunity to fire the
shot i'm revenge for the Yankee sailors
who fed the sharks in the bottom of Ha-
vana bay. (Signed),
GEORGE E. POWELL.
LA Crosse, Wis. March 2l''
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ALL QUIET At KEY WEST.
The Island No Good to Us Except as n
Coaling station.

Key West. Fla. March 15.-without
much apparent reason the war excite
ment here seems gradually dying out.
The natives of the island are growing
accustomed to the sight of moving
armed and armored ships and the cry
of riot in Havana has been relegated to
the wolf" category. The outward and
visible signs of preparation for conflict
are still present. but the furore which
their novelty created has died away
although the natives are stirred every
now and again by some wild rumor
Situated as Key West is. on the very
edge Of the United States and cheek by
jowl with Havana, IL is small wonder
that there Is great interest as to what
would happen IL war should ensue be-
tween Spain and the United States. An
officer permanently located here I'm
summing up the uses of this island in
case Of war, said: 'As far as I can
see Key West would be almost utterly
useless to the United States in case OF
war. IL guards no inlet and no out
let. The recently received consign-
ments of torpedoes and the two new
batteries will make a fairly good place
from a defensive point of view. but
unless il is protected by the fleet there
is little TO prevent such a ship as the
Vizcaya shelling IL and remaining out
of harms way. AS a coaling station.
Key West is practically futile. because
the harbor is not deep enough to permit
the entrance of any of our big ships.
1rontinued on page T-wol
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MARvELS OF HERO|SM
Flames Spread With the Rapidity
of Lightning.
THE FIREMEN CRITICISED

Chief Flannery Says There Is No Just
Ground for Complaint-Mayor Har-
rfhgton Will Investieate-Many Let
Themselves Down From the Windows
by Tieing Their Bed Clothes Together.
Several of Those Improvised Fire Es-
capes Break and the Men Coming
Down Them Are Seriously Injured.
Some of the Brave Fellows Who
Helped Others Before Saving Them
selves.
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ACTIVITY AROUND NEW YORK.
barrels and Boxes of Explosives and
Great Guns and Things.

New York. March 21.-A boatload of
powder and supplies which was assert
ed TO have come from Fort Schuyler.
up the sound. was landed on the pier
at Governors Island. Barrels and
boxes and cans, evidently containing
various kinds Of explosives. were
placed on the end of the wharf and
carefully covered with tarpaulin. No
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Portland Ore. March 2l.-The steamer
George W. Elder sailed for Alaska to-
night with a full cargo OF freight and 20
passengerS
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Warmer To-Day.

Washington. March H.-Westher for
Montana: Fair and warmer. winds beeom-
ing southerly.
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In the northwest corner of the third
floor several men had gathered When
Assistant Fire Chief Peter sawyer
reached there. several were on the
point of jumping.
Don't jump. I'll get you all out!'
said Sawyer.
But three of the men jumped In spite
OF him and received broken bones- The
others in the room were all taken down
the ladder safely.
The two last men taken out were
Richard Gemble and s. J. Perrete
known among all miners a. "Sliverss
| They were in a room together In the
northwestern part OF the third moor.
Jump. Slivers. jump" cried some q
/ those below.
But Slivers and Gemble decided thai
they would stay and take their chances.
i They tied their blankets together ~
formed a long rope. intending to tovc1
themselves by IL as last resort u ~
| should prove to be necessary. Dut co.
cluded to wait until the flames aceuevy
reached them before they TOOK tno
desperate chances
..Ws waited" said Gembie. and the
firemen got us out all right ! THAI
ali those who jumped could nave -
rescued IL they had waited All ~
were up think. got out. but u -
possibie to tell whether any were q
their rooms yet. III any were Ioot "
must have been In the southeast coeneFs
| That seemed to be shut on. for u go
rirht over the fire. They were ronomU
the growler in there all the evealn01
4 =.
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There were many incidents in which
bravery was shown during the IRE. and
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Continued on Page Two.)
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The Alarm.

The fire broke out at 500 "Boxey"
Dooley. the night clerk. had occasion to
go to the basement and found that II
was filled with sitting smoke He
rushed back up the stairs and cried TO
the bartender. Jack White.
For Gods sake. turn in an alarm
the house is on fire.,
White started out to do this and
Dooiey ran up stairs and through the
halls on each floor yelling at the top
Of his lungs.
Fire, tlre, Fire, The house Is on
fire, Fire. Fire. Fire, Get out at
once. There Is no time TO Iose!'
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A revenue stamp is not necessary
on u check payable to self. ]. D..
Robinson, representing attorney Of
Boone county, secured from Wash
ing,on a verdict which involves novel
features and is Of national importance.
Robinson recently catered The Boone
County National bank and endeavored
to secure payment on a sheck payable
to himself out Of his own money then
on deposit in the bank. The cashier
refnsed payment on the grounds that
there was no eyeuu stamp on The
check presented by Robinson. Rob
inson threatened to appeal to Wash
ington, and when the bank persisted
in its refusal did so, the case being
taken before John W, Griggs, The
attorney general. A decision vas
! almost immediately secured. and Rob
inson today received a verdict IN h;
favor, which cOmpels the bank to pa,
the money demanded by the check.
The decision was to the effect that
person may draw mOney-on a che'i
without a stamp, prOrded the ehecI
be payable to himself from his owl
funds on deposit IN the bank. ThI
verdict states further that a ch.cl
payable to another party is invalid
unless it bears a revenue stamp. Ii
other words, a person is entitled to hi
Town money at any time, regardless Q
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She Can't be Saved.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 16.-The
naval authorities are convinced from
Captain McCalla's report that the
cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa cannot
be rescued and have decided to incur
no expense on the vessels account, al
throug every facility will be offered to
wrecking companies which are willing
TO attempt q rescue without cost TO the
government.
Captain McCalla will be ordered to
try to save the guns and other valuable
property on the ship, II possible, bat II
he finds the work dangerous, he will
abandon the ship and return home.
A court martial for Lieutenant Com
mander Harris is believed 10 be IN.
ayoidable, In view Of the fact that the
Teresa drlfted more than 4s hours and
went so high on the beach.
The conduct Of Lieutenant Blow, 10
command Of the Vulcan, which had
the Teresa IN tow, is also severely crit.
lclsed- While be is wholly absolvet
from Official negligence it il said b,
missed the opportunity OF his life il
casting off the towing cable to the Te
resa before that vessel actually sank
This error Of judgment when be wa
IN no danger whatever will operat,
against him 10 the future. II Is pointe,
out that had be hung 10 the Teresa To-
a few hours until the storm passed
over he could have brought the priz
INTO port and become Q heTo.
The loss Of the Teresa under The cir
cumstances IS most humiliating TO tn
navy, as 1t constitutes the single bio
on the service during the past year.
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War Taxes for Another Year.

VIC
Washington, November l4th.-rbe
W ashiuglOn Post states that the var
taxes will not be abolished al the
coming saOrt session Of congress. and
that there will be no revision Of the
tariff whatever. Il bases this snnOunce
meni upon the positive statement made
by Chairman Dingley, u the ways add
means Committee, who, in 40 interview,
SAYS: "The government will need for
some ume all the reveaue produced by
the war iaxes. During the month VI
October, the war expenditures exceeded
the war revenue by some $4,000, 900,
and this month they will be si0,0oo,O 900
in excess. THIS being the case, there
will be no changes at least this fiscal
year. The war revenue act will
continue IN force and unchanged,
except, perhaps, In q few minor admin
istrative features, for al least 4 year
longer. Ills hardly necessary 10 add"
continued Mr.. Dlngley, "that there
viii; be no revision Of the tariff,
although have seen some statements
to the effect that such a revision Is
contemplated. This session is limited
to three months" he said, ''and that
short period will be mainly occupied in
passing the appropriation bills. in
enscting new laws for the regular army
and in deciding upon the legislation
Necessary for the government OF
Hawm. In addition to these important
matters, the usual number Of routine
matters will arise. From the present
outlook, the session will be well undel
way before the treaty Of peace witt
Spain will be laid before the senate
and the ratification OF that Document
may not be accomplished lsng beior'
the fourth Of March arrives"
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Wh RhuiNAAN .".
Washington, November lG.-Malor
La Garde, surgeon in the regular army,
who was in charge of the yellow fever
hospital at slboney, resumed his icsti-
mony before tbe war investigating COM
mission, this morning. DIR. LaGarde
expressed the opinion that deaths at
siooney, as n result Of the disease,
were proportionately less than the
number in the camps IN this country.
lie said the surgeons in Cuba feared
typhoid more than yellow fever. Ii
was impossible to give the patients III,
proper attention. There were moi
enough attendants and delicacles could
not be provided. This was due to IN,
rapid concentration Of the forces. Mos
Of The sickness in Cuba resulted from
exposure.
Lieutenant Colonel j. W. Jacobs, o
the quartermaster's department, wa
next examined. lie was assistant [,
General Humphrey. Ills testlmon,
dealt largely with the pack mule scryic,
IN Cuba There was no special com
plant OF lack of transportation a
regards either subsistence or ordnance
that he heard OF, though ho admitic,
Tho efficiency OF the army would hay.
been improved If there had been create
transportation facilities.
One sensational staioHlcSl by Colone
Jacobs was that General s6SAerl ol,
him not 10 take any Of the fifty ambu
lances to Cuba.
81 will swear TO that said Colono
Jacobs with emphasis.
The army as far US be knew, wen.
lnIo tue lght without ambolaueea an,
! ntteTs' The colonel believed wtuude,
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The well known comedian, Harry Cor.
500 Clarke, will Dol be seen here in the
cost lsughsble Of modern farces entitled
"what Happened to Jones'" He has been
booked TO appear at the New Grand opera
house. Tuesday, Nov. %. Quaint, dignl.
bed and legitimate in his stage methods
ts has made a decidedly favorable I'm.
preston 10 the role OF the impsrturable,
breezy drummer, who In q moment Of
1scessity, " save himself from arrest dons
: bishops clothes and 80 gets himself Into
zoe most lpdierous situations. white eg-
tTemely fuzzy, "what Happened to
JoBes" Is a comedy OF a refined order aud
although the merriment and laughter are
eontiEnous, there is nothing said or done
tnat could offend the most iastldious.
SIR. Clarke has secured an excellent COM
pauy, and has enlisted the efforts Of some
beautiful young women, one Of whom Is
Mise Lillian YoOog, daughter Of Major
Con. Young, who won fame and promo.
ton at Santiago. knother IL Miss Olive
5nider, a striking brunette, who has q
sweet meEzo.soprana voice, which she
uses 10 sxcsllent effect In singing one Of
Mr.. Ciarke'S latest compositions entitled
AS ! have chosen you" Seats now on
sale at Farmers.
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One reason Missouri is rock-ribbed
in It's democracy Is because lie state
affairs are managed in an honest,
economical and busiuess-like way. ON
October Is, s65s,O0O Of SX per cent
option boods Of the state Of Missouri
ware paid OF. This reduces the bonded
deo, to 1862, 900. a total reduction
since January ], 1897, Of Sl,S5s, 900.
On December 81, Of this year, a further
rodaclion OF at least 100000 viii b,
uaie. This will result an ah aggregate
total reduction 10 the years 1897 anC
1895 Of sl,s5s. 900, and will leave al
outstanding bonded Indebtedness OF
January /, 1899, of IS, il2, 900. Three
years more Of democratic control O
sIissonri affairs will entirely exlin.
gaisb the debt fastened upon tb'
state by republican pisrule and cor
TuPuopJ
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np- D.,,. cure Liver Ills; easy to
iiOOu , fiiiS take, easyt to operate. &c.

Their dupes take as a complete refuta-
ton of the contention of the constitu-
tionalists that the raid on constitutional
coinage has lowered prices, especially Of
wheat and cotton. Yet what is the
principal objection to the restoration OF
constitutional government in the matter
of coinageg That it would raise prices
or as they say, "in1pte'' theu,. Millions
of men of fair intelligence and good
purpose look on the misstatements of
the enemies of our constitution in the
matter Of wheat and silver as a complete
Knockout for the constitutional party.
We should never be weary in w~ell-doing
and SO thinking let us hope that the
dupes in our community may be led TO
examine the east more closely. On the
basis of natural right the constitutional
coinage party have an absolutely i'm
pregnable position; it is for that reason
the more unfortunate that they have
heretofore stood solely on the ground Of
expediency. This is just as If the old
anti slavery party had assailed the
slavery party solely on the ground that
free labor could be made more profitable
to the slave holders than slave labor
could he made. GEORGE WILSON
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The Independence Sentinel Of Novem.
Der 18th announced that Mr.. C. J.
Walden had beeore connected with
that paper as business manager. Mr..
walden has had q large and varied
experience in the newspaper business
In M;seoan, and understands toe bust
Dess thoroughly. He has edited and
published papers. and for some time
past has been editor and proprietor d
the Sedalia Evening Sentinel Win
two strong men like Groves apC
Walden to guide The destluies of th,
independence Sentinel, we will expecI
that paper to cut even a wider swat
10 Missouri journalism.
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Z asss.ss .sssss HHs.sH HsHssN
Mr.. Hiram George also gave the
Banner the names Of the men 10 Gen
eral Joe Shelby's command who now
live in jackson or Lafayette counties.
A large number Of them reside in the
immediate vicinity Of Oak Grove.
Many Of them are getting old, but even
now their eyes sparkle while talking of
the stirring events enacted IN the early
sixties. Here is the list:
Col. John T. Crisp, Capt. NJ. Lang
horne, Sergeant Henry Kabrick, Lieu
tenant B. =. Harding, Captain N. Davis,
Captain L. Lane, Lieutenant Mike
Campbell, Colonel Ben Elliott, Lieuten-
ant N. B. George, Lieutenant Al Spain
hour, Lieutenant c. T. Duncan, Captain
Franklin, II. ]. George, n. b. Glenn
ents, A. T. Duncan, W. 7. Smith, j.
Hicks George, Marion Webb, Perry
Gibsen, VIM. Spainhour, J. 2. Webb,
Jim Fulk, w. NJ. johnson, Jose White,
John Tyer, Andy Campbell, A. j.
Webb, Joe Honn, John Roger, j. II.
Christy, Asa Tracy, NJ. NJ. Harrington,
Jim Webb, John and Tom Tatum,
Morgan Dillingham;, Dick 0wings, Jim
Burns, Dave Tatum, Press Webb, X.
Eagan, Il. Gillespie, A. Campbell, S.
Powers, P.iGum, L. McChesney, W. S.
Nowlin, J. Gosney, J. S. Davis, Mark
Perdue, J. ID. and J. ~Faulkenberry, S.
Whitseit, J. Tapscott, Warren Welsh,
II. Davis, Judge Gill, win, Ky. aud G.
MUIR, J. Coleman, b. Mills, j. Gregg,
c. holland, j. Stallcup, Tom and II,
Webb, VIM. Gregg, Ben Morrow, Jim
Hambrite, Yes Akers, Tai King, Lev
Potts, John Brown, w. |. W, Douglas
Lige Lynch, Chas. and Dudley William.
son, Babe Hudspeth, +. Allen, William
Thompson, Elias Duncan, Henry Keck
d. s. Conrow, Green johnson, VIM
Hopkins, Ed and VIM. Jones, Mari
f%ristoe, John and jeff Boggs, j. L
Lacy, G. ". wiggiDgton, j. C. Fields
Sam Constable, Tom Caldwell, d. G
Wilson, Jackson Corder, Ran venablt
S. Barnhill, A. S. Shepherd, Jo
Rodgers, A. III. Clay, Tyler Burnes, I
]. Maxwell, Buck Fields aud Theodor
Sanders.