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The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08
MaltimilIionaire smiths English Estate.

London, Nov. THE will If the late
George Smith. The pioneer banker of Chi
cage, who died in this city October 7. has
been made public. The personal property
in England is sworn to be worth about
100000 In addition to legdcies to rela-
tives and friends, the deceased bequeaths
$4,000 each TO various asylums, including
the Protestant Orphan Asylum, Of Chi
eagO.
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American Pssr-ofric. a, pari. Fo,r.

New York. Ncv. lone OF the most in
teresting features of the Paris Exposition
will be a model American post-office,
which viii be up TO date in every respect
Arrangements have been made with the
French postal authorities by which mails
for Americans in Paris viii De sent to this
post-offies. instead OF going through the
regular channels In this way much time
will be saved in the distribution Of Unit
ed States mails
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Co.s.r Venture Parr, sound.

Duluth MINI, Nov. 7.-Oficers Of the
Johnson Nickel Mining Company, OF ST.
Paul, 2. Forbes. OF this city, and Others
have organized the Imperial Copper Com
pany. with an authorized capital OF Ss,G0g.
oo0, TO develop some OF the Parry Sound.
Ontario, bornite lands discovered by
Forbes. The company proposes 10 issue
10000 Of :tE capital and open a mine at
Perry Sound
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chicago. Annual Fiow.r shaw.

Chicago. Nov. THE annual flower
show of the Chicago Horticultural Society
opened at the Auditorium to-day. The
exhibit, which viii continue all week. is
probably the finest floral display ever
shown in Chicago. and includes many
rare orchids not hitherto exhibited. The
display OF chrysanthemums Is unusually
large One Of the curious features Of the
exhibition is an array OF orchids frozen In
hooks OF ice
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Recovered from the wrecked ses,.m.,.

81. Johns y. f.. Nov. 1.-Two hundred
and twenty-five packages OF baggage be-
longing 10 passengers OF the British
steamer scotsman. wrecked September q
In the Straits OF Belle Isle. while en- route
from Liverpool 20 Montreal. viii leave
81. Johns Tomorrow for Montreal, from
which pcinf they viii be distributed
aMcLg the owners.
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Eish. Hundred Tennessee ,IIn er- O.t.


Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. T.-Mlners Of
the Duektown Sulphur. Copper. and Iron
Company. az Ducktown. Tenn, are on
strike because the company will not
recognize the miners union. The men
also demand shorter hours and increased
pay. Eight hundred men are affected
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08
yick-burs Match Plant 10 N. Eu,.r,.s

Yieksburg. Miss. Nov. The manage
ment of the Diamond Match Works, Sit
uated south Of this city. has received In
struetions 10 greatly enlarge the plant.
The entire machinery OF the Gould plant
az Ds.roit s;. - 70 DC moved 20 ihis point.
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Nrracd at Home.

Pros the Ser Yoss Pfesa
Little Hine--Dear. you ought 10 take
some cod liver ca. Don't you think IL II a
good thing;
The usual bruic-Yes-for the COD
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..,s;,r n ,l.eab, nayass Policeman.

Gen. Brooke al Havana has reported 20
the adjutant general the death VI Private
Thomas g Smith, Of Company A. fi-
ieenth infantry. who Nas ki!isd b. 20
neeman on the 5lh instant whilc resisting
arrest
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promlnen, ChIca sean Die, Of A,ueua,.,,;.

Chicago, Nov Hope Reed Cody.
chairman OF the board Of election COM
missionsrs and formerly president OF the
Hamilton Club. died to-day at the Chicago
Hospital An operation for appendicitis
was performed on him last night.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

When Mrs. Lease examines the returns
from some sections she is doubtless CAD
she exchanged politics for spiritual!sm.
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PLAN TO TAKE TARLtC
Gen. Macarthur Moving on the
Filipino Capital.
NHEATON'S ATTACK Oh THE REAR

Expected "a Form n function with Law.
and Cut OF the Rrboi Line Of Re,-..,
The Last-named General Impeded by H.
structien Of Bridges JUST Buiit b, u,.
Ensineers-Nishi Attack en- thr Fouy,A
CavairyAThree Of the Enemy Killed.
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TIE London Times editorial page de-
partnent Of the Chicago Tribune Is rap
Idly looming up as the esteemed eontem-
poEary Of the obituary columns Of the
Philadelphia newspapers
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The man who predicted persistently and
not wisely. and was so reckless as to in
vest his money or his judgment. is doubt
less inclined TO the belief that We have
loo many elections.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

These are great days for those sensi-
tive gentlemen who make speciality OF
seeing the specter OF the Hon. Arthur Pue
German in every direction in which they
happen TO look
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Col. WatisfSon who proposed TO have the
dispute OF 1876 settled by one hundred
thousand KentuckiaBs.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The Pennsylvania Democrats seem 10
have doEe every bit as well as the Viz
gina Republicans.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Now that Tom Reeds shoes have been
flied and the Hon. Joe Manley has been
heard from. Maine can turn over and pro-
ceed with her snooze
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08
Socialist Party Successful In Berlin,

Berlin. Nov 7.-The municipal election
held here resulted in the selection OF
twelve Socialists and six Liberals 10 the
common council
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Where is the Hon. Ben Tillman, the man
who used to be SD very fond OF row.
The South Carolina dispensary scandal
/ offers fine opening for Tillman.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The Americanization of Cuba by the
Sunday ''hoss' race process viii be sure
10 cause more or less unfavorable COM
nent
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rrl,n,r salalrr = lllrd Iu Perie Rles.

Gen. Davis reports from Porto kle'
that Private George u. lee. Eleventh IL.
faniry. Company u. a!ei NoveiHees
from a stab wound
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

After a short wrestle with hostile cleo
tion returns the partisan editors VII get a
little recreation by INDUCING in a little
truth telling.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

II Aguinalio Is wise he will wait for the
complete rstuIis before organizing him.
self into jollifiegtion meeting.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The scattering returns from PeAnsylys-
MIA locate Brother Wanamaker at the
base OF a large pile OF debris.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

A glance over the figures this morning
will show that there is nothing particular
ly doubtful about the State Of Virginia
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Now Wall street win procesd 10 see what
it can do with the election returns.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Perhaps II will be unwise for the coun-
try TO make up its mind until after Chair
man Jones shall have had a chance to ex-
plain the returns
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Jim Je1ries has gone into theatricais.
Tom Sharkey gave him great makeup
for Cyrano de Bergerac.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

A great many men have imagined them
selves philosophers until their daughter ;
husband comes home to live at their ex-
pense.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The unspeakable Esterhazy has been
caught in another swindle. The honor de-
rository of the French army is being Sc
veIely iOlted.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Dick Croker paused In the midst Of the
fray long enough 10 make a vicious SIDE
wipe at Dave Hill.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Public opinion should drive the ghouls
OF yellow journalism from the bedside OF
Vice President Hobart
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

From now on the golden rule In Ohio
VIII have 10 do It's own chores and look
out for ifsei1 generally
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

II may be that the Hon. John Sherman
will not be able TO straddle his congratu-
lations SO successfully
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The Hon. Amos Allen. Of Alfred. got
there about as usual, speaking from a
majority standpoint
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The Louisville Courier-Journai severely
deprecates the Use OF violence in eonnBee-
ton With elections We believe IL was
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The young men who compounded the
Kentucky advance notices overdld the
thing shamefully.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The entire State Of Ohio will soon re-
lapse into a Canton-lilxe repose.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Now there is nothing TO prevent the
Civil Service Commission becoming fussy
and vigorous
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

At any rate Mr. Hanna is glad that he
gave the trusts handsome notice fight
Jam up against his pure reading matter.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The Hon. Bill Goebel can now proceed
TO get his gun.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The political headache comes very near
being epidemic this morning.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

Mr.. Seigfried Genthe. representative OF
the Cologne Gazette, has returnsdt 10
Washington from Apla, where he went
scme months ago to attend the sittings
Of the joint Samoan commission. An able
journalist and accomplished gentleman.
Mr. Genthe. through his letters. has
welded an influence for good by correct
IL informing the German people regard
ing affairs In America. He spen. most VI
last winter here. The Cologne Gazette Is
the most powerful German newspaper The
Kaiser himself regards II as the best ex-
ponent OF German though, and action.
Mr. Gentke's letters from Washington
were universally read In the Fa,heriand.
and were unanestionably instrumental IN
bringing about more frlenfiy sentiment
foward fhls country.
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The Washington Post

-fssIsSss ever Tsssisy a, ne Pet eaiisiat
GsTsrss at as FOscS-es at wsssisssos as ssooas-
- eisss zatterB
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08

The Dingley tariff. as a whole, is doing
al that its author promised for It. In
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03

of an armed despot. The Philippine
Islands came to the United States
as result of the war with Spain,
and when the natives took up arms
against American authority they
became rebels and had to be treat
edas such. The late news from
Manila indicates that the rebellion
is about at an end, and it might be
just as we'll for Doktor Preetorius
and his confreres to use a little COM
nonsense, and wait until it is seen
what the true policy of this coun-
try will be in ruling the islands,
before they consider themselves
abandoned by the Republican par
ty. The government of the Unit
ell States has never been one of
dcspotism andit is hardly likely that
it will become so now in extending
it's authority over a few million Of
half-civilized and barbarian Fill
pinos, who arc not capable of self
government.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03

expert fnancier to turn the sharp
corners Of legislative misdeeds and
mistakes. His duties are simple
and explicitly prescribed by law.
It is not his fault that the general
revenue fund has gone to wreck,
nor is he permitted by law to de-
plete some other fund in order to
give a gang of ringsters Il breath
ing spell. The State Treasurer is
not at liberty to juggle from fund
to fund if debts accumulate faster
than revenue. Such a policy is as
certain to end in a disastrous smash
up as Niagara is to tumble over its
walls. Besides, it is illegal. Here
tofore the practice has been kept
quiet. Now it is under inspection.
The treasurer is under bond of
S5OO,OOO requiring his observance
of the laws. 1t is not a ''techni-
nar' bond. A genuine perform
ance of official duties and obliga-
tions is good deal safer than to
construc them as merely technical.
There is million dollars in the
interest fund and there are also
bonds subject to redemption
amounting to over 50. 600, 900. The
million should be applied to its
only possible rightful use and the
interest stopped. The public faith
of the State of Missouri stands
pledged against the diversion, ''for
any purpose whatsoever" of mon
ey raised to pay interest on the
debt or for the sinking fund. There
are legal obstacles to the transfer
Of any money from its proper fund.
The emergency may be desperate,
but violation of law will not help
the matter. Each succeeding year
finds the embarrassment of the gen
eral revenue more serious. Why
should the State Treasurer again
venture to assume the pressure to
screen protligate Legislature!
The Governor estimated the pres
ent Legislatures cost at s225,000.
1t is s400, 900. No money is on hand
to meet this reckless extravaganza.
1t is eXI ecting too much to ask
the treasurer to extract the money
from funds provided for other pur-
poses and restricted to those pur-
poses by the laws of the state.-
Globe Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Lutesville Banner says that
the strawberry crop of Bollinser
County will this year be the largest of
many seasons.
The st. Francois County Board of
Equalization raised the assessment of
Lands in the lead mining district from
1923 2GO to St55, 900.
A solid silver lantern was recently
voted to 7. S. McGuirc, passenger
conductor on the Iron Mountain Ry.
as the most popular conductor in Mis-
souri,.
The church organizations in De Soto
have organized a law and order league
for the suppression of gambling ia that
town. Eighteen arrests have recently
been made on gambling charges.
Joshua c. Carly. a prominent attor-
ney of Piedmont, died on April -.
Mr.. Carly was one Of the candidates
for the Democratic nomination fol
Circuit Judge in this district in
1898.
A fatal accident occurred in Shaft
No. , of the Desloge Consolidated
Lead Co. on Monday morning. April
-. While engaged in removing what
they thought was a small section OF
rock from the roof of the mine, a
large mass became lOosened and fell
upon Joseph ShearlOck and two Hun.
garian miners. Mr. Shearlock was in
stantly killed and the two IIungarians
badly injured.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03

IT is reliably reported that many
farmers in the middle west are TAX
ing up their mortgages which. are
drawing Z or 8 per cent and renew
ing them at 5 per cent, and;that
Eastern money is plentiful at the
latter rate. This news, coupled with
the fact that the Missouri legisla-
ture recently attempted to redhce
the legal interest rate from S,per
cent to 7, ought to effectively dis
pose of the Bryanite claim that
under the gold standard money
must grow scarcer and dearer.
While the dear money argument
took prominent place in Bryan's
campaign in 1896, it is not often
presented now, for the reason that
facts like the above have knocked
it out; but where this has been
dropped other arguments equally
as fallacious are being brought to
the front by the man whoimagines
that spell-binding oratory is all
that is needed to convince the pub.
lie against the truth. Bryan has
lost and must continue to lose the
confidence of the people in the
light of passing events, which from
time to time disprove his oracular
predictions.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03

WHILE cropping around for an
issue upon which to make their
national campaign the Democrats
will doubtless hit definitly upon an
antitrust policy as the leading is
sue, and the demagogues of the
party will draw dark and dismal
pictures Of the fate in store for
the United States unless the people
give the Democrats the power to
scotch the trust ''monster." There
is,. however, a power in this coun-
thy which even the spell-binding
flights of Democratic oratory can
not: intluence-the intelligence of
the masses. The people will study
the trust question separated from
any political aspect and will guide
their decision accordingly. Indus
trial organization is a product of
the times in which we live and can
not be attributed to the favors of
politics. Our whole industrial
system is undergoing reorganiza-
ton which cannot be stemmed any
more than the tides of the ocean
can be controlled. In the process
of our social evolution we have
reached an era of large combinations
and aggregations of capital in car
rying on the industrial operations
of the civilized world. Our lead
ing students in political economy
and social questions do not appre-
hend any danger from these combi-
nations, or trusts, if they are con-
Quoted on business principles.
Prof. Gunton, of Gunton Institute,
who has made economic and social
questions the study Of lifetime,
stated in a recent lecture that the
single danger from the trusts lies
in over-capitalization of business
combinations, beyond what their
earning capacity justiies, by the
stock brokers. He maintains that
if our industrial reorganization is
kept free from speculative rapacity
and conducted upon business prin-
ciples, dictated by common-sense,
trusts are not menace to our
political or social structure.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03
No Public School Fund.

Just how it is each year the
State Treasurer distributes to each
of the various counties a consider
able sum in cash to be paid out for
the current school expenses, unless
there is some permanent State fund
to draw it from, is perhaps not
plain to those who have not devot-
ed little time to its considera-
ton.
However, it is fact that as a
State, the State of Missouri has
not got any permanent school Or
seminary funds-cxcept perhaps a
few dollars nnappropriated. And
what is more; under the present
statute, adopted in 1888, none can
accumulate, as that law provided
for its ABSORPTION as fast as it
should be received.
In his biennial reports the State
Auditor explains this matter in the
following language:-''Statc school
Fund-The moneys SO received in
to this fund are required by the
act of March 81, 1888, to be plac-
ed to the credit CT the State sink
ing fund, for which five per
cent certificates Of indebtedness arc
issued to the State School Fund"
The moneys so received into the
State treasury, as often as the sum
amounts to as much as $1,000, arc
invested in five per cent certificates
Of Indebtedness as provided by act
of March 81, 1888"
No sane person will contend that
those certificates of indebted
ness," while in the hands Of the
State, are Of any value as cash or
representatives of cash.
In his last message to the Lcgis-
lature, Governor Stephens refer
ed to those ''certiicates Of indeb-
tedness' as ''assets.'' If there is
good reason in that contention,
then each person could make him
self a millionaire by simply max
| ing a lot of his own notes and put
ting them in his safe. 1t is too
ridiculous to consider.
But no matter what the techni-
cal features of the case may be.
the practical effect is that those
"certifcates of Indebtedness are,
to the States taxpayers, dead
waste of the paper and costs OF
printing them. They are absolute.
ly valueless.
While it is true that about 1885,.
900 a year is distributed among
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03

The German-American press,
led by Herr Doktor Emil Proctor
ious, of St. Louis, has gone off
half locked in opposition to Nc
Kinley's nolicy in the: Philippines.
The Herr Doktor has declared that
If the administration extends Amer
ican sovereignty.over the Filipinos
by force of arms, the Republican
party has left him, and, in
which event, q large slice shall
have been taken out of the party's
organization. Yet it is not alto
gether probable that many of our
German-American friends will con-
slider themselves deserted by the
Republican party for the reasons
ascribcd by the good Herr Doktor,
and will continue to adhere to il
untifit is seen whether Uncle Sans
position in the islands will be tina,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03
Control of CONSUMPTION.

The prediction is made by the
New York Times that within ten
years consumption or tuberculosis.
which heretofore been the cause of
seven-tentLs of the total mortality,
will have become one of our rarer
malad;es, and that within a gener-
alton or two it will have been prac-
tical]y y stamped ont. In New York,
it seems, the decrease in the dis
case has amounted to nearly l per
cent year for the past four or five
years.
Prevention, not cure, is securing
this diminution. AS typhoid comes
mainly from drinking water, so the
germ of consumption finds its way
into the human system largely in
milk and dairy products.
Some years ago sanitary science
determined that mans best friend,
the COW, must be killed as soon as
she becomes consumptive; and, to
make sure Of her good health reg
nlar inspection Of dairy herds by
health boards having authority to
kill all animals found to he infect
cd ought to be established. In
States where this practice has been
introduced and enforced by law a
marked decrease has been shown
in the number Of cases Of consum-
ton.
When stage shall be reached
where all cities will put tubercu-
lous milk under the ban through
the instrumentality of vigorous and
intelligent boards of health, the
work of stamping out this fatal and
widespread disease will be easy,
rapid and effective. So runs the
dream of medical ience.-Rcpub-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03

D1vERT1NG the state interest fund
to pay the expenses of an extrav-
agant legislature will be a costly
affair to tho Democrats if they at
tempt it. The taxpayers of Mis-
souri, pay tho sinking fund and! in
terest fund levies for the purpose
of. liquidating the state debt and
will not consent to SEQ the money
applied to any other purpose. 1t
was for the protection of these
funds that the restrictions of the
state constitution were thrown
around them. Let this safeguard
once be thrown aside and the treas
ury raiders will wreck these funds
of special purpose as they have
wrecked the general revenue fund
of the state.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03
A Word to the State Treasurer.

Democratic ringsters who have
squandcred the general revenue of
Missouri, piled UP current debts
that cannot be paid up legally, and
legislated so that expenditures are
much larger than the revenues, are
calling upon the State Treasurer,
as usual, to cover up the crisis by
violating the statutes. OF course,
the aid could only be temporary.
The crisis is certain to return in
worse form than ever. Taking
from one fnnd to help another that
is exhausted adds nothing to the
amount in the treasury. 1tmerely
fills one hole by making second
hole, and in defiance of law al
that. The original aggregate OF
debt remains unchanged, while the
deficient revenue steadily enlarges
it. Gov. Stephens has stated tLat
when he was State Treasurer in
1896 he borrowed 100000 on his
personal credit to meeta state emcr-
gency. A few days ago, he said
through a Democratic paper, that
81 served as treasurer for sever
years and was compelled to tech
nically violate the law often. II
was done by all my predecessors
But is it not about time this thing
was stopped!" The Democratic
answer to this is a fresh raid upon
| the State Treasurer, demanding
that he throw himself into tht
breach once more, though it il
wider and more threatening thar
in any former year.
1t is necessary to call attention
to the fact that the State Treasur
or of Missouri is not elected as ar
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-05-03

the distric schools of the State
by the circumlocution of the inter
est on those certificates of indcb-
tedness," it is also true that every
dollar Of that interest was paid by
the very people who contribute to
the other school taxes-and those
payments by the people were made
about six months before the State
apportionment. All the people
get by the scheme is the privilege
of paying in December several
times as much money as the school
districts get from the State in the
next June. And that is what some
people ''point with pride" to as
Democrat ECONOMY" - Salem
Republican Headlight.