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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-13
pLANTAINs IN PORTO RICO.
The Fruit L. Extensively Cultivased
and with Good Freat to the
Producer.

In 1892, Flinter, in his book on Porto
Rico (state of Porto Rico, page 1917,
entert ainingly shows the product Of
one mans labor for year in raising
plantains He can cultivate Is acres,
growing 1875 plants which will bear
annually rs plantains to a shoot and
three shoots to tree. 800, ,625 plantains,
or enough food for 244 men for one
year, allowing them each ten plantains
day; or they will bring in money,
selling them at the then lowest market
price, 1872 for dollar, $4,63s. He fur
ther calculates that this amount will
pay for the land at 500 an acre, buy
oxen and horses for cultivating, and
two slaves at $400 each, and still leave
a net profit Of S1,479 on the capital In
vested. The changes necessary in his
figures to meet the conditions Of to-
day are rgther in the growers favor.
Land may be had for $50 to SIS an acre,
and free labor at about 500 year;
the product, ON the whole, will sell for
more if the larger varieties are culti-
vated, as they bring about so cents for
punches six or eight hands high in the
market at Mayaguez; and allowing =
single full bunch to tree in place of
the possible three, the grower would
receive about $4,000, The factor OF
transportation, which Fhnter doesnot
calculate, must be allowed for, and will
materially reduce the proat,-Harper'
| Weekly.
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NOT A SUCCESSFUL HEALER
A New York Woman Who Attempted to
Cure Gangrene by Laying on of Hands
Is Under Arrest.

New York, May 9.-President Muir
ply, of the board of health, ordered
the arrest of Mrs. Maria Miller, faith
cure healer, who is accused Of being re-
sponsible for the critical condition in
which Lizzie Kranz, l2-year-old child,
now is, as result of gangrene in the
foot. The child was first attended by
a physician, who said the affected mem
Der would have to be amputated. The
parents refused to consent to this, and
called in Mrs. Miller, who, it is alleged,
said she could cure the child by laying
on of hands. The patient grew rapidly
worse under this treatment and aphysi'
clan was again called in, He ordered
the child to hospital, where the left
leg was amputated, but the case had
gone too far, and it is feared death will
ensue.
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WITHOUT A STOMACH.


San Francisco, May 9.-An Italian
named Juan Patritti has upset all pre-
conceived ideas in regard to digestion
and nutrition. Patritti is a dairyman
in San Mateo county and is 80 years
old. About this time last year he was
admitted TO st. Mary's hospital and his
case diagnosed as one of cancer OF the
stomach. The case seemed hopeless,
but DR.. Macdonald and several assist
ants decided as last resort to remove
the whole stomach. The operation
was successfully performed. The pa
tient gradually rallied and soon was on
the road to recovery, A month after
the operation Patritti thought he was
well enough to go home and went to
his ranch in San Mateo county, and
there he has lived and worked ever
since. He eats the same kind OF food
as others in that section and claims
that he can digest pork as easy al
| chicken.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-13

II you contemplate buying Sewing
Machine, oall at this ONCE and nee 'n'
nav White Maohine. high grad dr"P
head, oak fnisb. THIS Is " ou' 'Ea'" S"'
,hs on,v one that we will have for sale
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strange story from Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, May "a well
which spouts large column of water
from 200 to 400 feet high has been
opened near Whittier in this county.
The well was being drilled in the hope
of striking oil. While the men were
at work an enormous volume of water,
under tremendous pressure, shot out of
the mouth of the well. Ever since the
flow began it has steadily kept up.
The country around is flooded and no
means of controlling the stream has
vet been found.
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Washington. May 9,--Gen. Gordon,
commander-in-chiefo Of the United Con-
federate Veterans, has appointed Miss
Mamie Randolph Heth, of Washing
ton, sponsor for the south at the an
nual reunion of this organization, to
be held in Charleston from the 10th to
the 14th OF May. This sponsorship has
been filed on former occasions by Miss
Winnie Davis. Miss Heth is the daugh'
ter of Maj, Gen. Heth, who is now the
oldest ex-confederate general, with the
exception of Gen. Longstreet
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London, May 9.-There is a strong
likelihood that etheric telegraphy will
be made cheap and useful ere long IL
the invention Of Harry Price, London
youth of Is, is successful. Scientists
predict success for it, As is already
known Marconi's system is impractice-
BILE without pole 100 to /, 900 feet high,
according to the distance required to
be covered at each end. Young Price
has invented an apparatus which re-
ouires only an 1s-ineh pole at each
end, and has been eminently successful
with experiments over three and four
niles.
An Implied OpIuIOn.
Mrs, THAR Why, Mrs. Robinson
says she would no more be without
her chailng-dish than without her
piano!
Ben THAR - HINT II her friends
could have their way, she'd be relieved
Of bothl-Puck.
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Young Nebraska Lovers Dead.

Beemer, Neb., May 9.-The bodies of
Joseph Harnby and Mary Vlack, daugh-
ter of a farmer, were buried in the
same grave here. The girl killed her
self because she was convinced she
could not be cured of an ailment from
which she was suffering. Harnby, to
whom the girl was engaged, called at
the Vlack house and asked to see the
remains. He entered the death cham
ber and Immediately shot himself, dy'
ing instantly.
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Chicago, May s.-Wheat-Cash, No. red,
7la7ec; No. red. 7IhQ74c; No. . hard winter
CSC; No. 8 hard winter, 6GG6sc; No. l north
ern spring, 7lhG7ghc; No. northern spring,
7i07ghc; No. northern spring, 67GD7lc. Corn
Cash, No. 2. SSasSAc; No. 2, S2c. oats-Cash
No. z, e6k627c; No. 8 e6hc.
St. Louis, May Wheat-Cash, No. red,
elevator, 75c; track, 77077hc; No. 9 hard, $50
Corn-Cash, No. o SShc; track, SSMG34c. Oats
Cash, No. 2, ese; track, esHe; No. white, SOh1
IL
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Cleveland, o., May 9.-The Leader
to-day says: According to high Off
cial of the Vanderbilt lines in this city
the details of big railroad trust,
which is to include all the lines be-
tween Boston and Chicago, are now be-
ing worked out and the consolidation
may be completed within the next few
weeks. The recent purchase of the
short lines in New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois was in line
with the plans for the consolidation
which has been In contemplation.
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FOR A BIG CONFERENCE.
Chicago Civic Federation VIII Call Ma
tional Meeting to Consider Trusts
and Combinations.

Chicago, May 9.-The Civic federation
will call for a national conference on
combinations and trusts TO be held at
some central point. The intention is
to hold a four-days' conference, one
day being devoted to railroad combina-
tions, one to labor organizations, one
TO industrial combinations and one to
remedies and methods Of procedure.
The governors and attorney generals
of the different states, lawyers who
have made a special study of the sub
ject, heads Of political economy depart
ments of colleges and representatives
of labor, commercial and agricultural
bodies will be invited to participate
The interstate commerce commission
the industrial commission, various at
torney generals and presidents of son'
of the leading commercial and labo
bodies of the United States have ap
proved of the idea and promised sup
rnrt
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Saws Courts Cannot BE trusted.

Washington, May 9.-Ex-President
Strasser, of the International Cigar
makers union, who was before the in
dustrial commission yesterday, OPP
posed the incorporation of the trades
unions on the ground that by incor-
porating they would render themselves
liable to be brought into the courts,
"and," he said, 1--WE can't expect JUS
tice at the hands of the courts"
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CHICAGO DRAINAGE CANAL.
Secretary Alger Grants Only Temporary
Use OF Lake Miohigan-win submit
the Question to Congress.

Washington, May 9.-Secretary Alger
has issued a formal permit for the
turning of the waters of Lake Michi-
gan into the Chicago drainage canal.
He announces that he must submit the
question to congress and that "if at
any time it becomes apparent that the
current created by such drainage works
in the south and main branches Of the
Chicago river be unreasonably obstruc-
tive TO navigation or injurious to prop
erty, the secretary Of war reserves the
right to close such discharge through
said channel or to modify it to such an
extent as may be demanded by naviga-
tion and property interests along said
| Chicago river and its south branch"
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Chicago, May 9.-Some shrewd Chi
cago men have hit upon a plan by
which they hope to deprive the United
States government of thousands of
dollars without being brought to JUS
tice. The scheme is to gather up all
the second class advertising mail mat
ter of large commercial houses, ship 1t
to Mexico by freight, change their
American money into Mexican money
at the rate of two to one, buy Mexican
stamps, then mail the matter back to
the United States, thus saving one-hali
cent on every letter.
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WATSON TO RELIEVE DEWEY.
Navy Department Issues an Order for the
Former to Report at Manila-Dewey
to Come Direct to New York.

Washington, May 9.-The navy de-
partment has selected a successor to
Admiral Dewey to command the Asiatic
station. Orders were issued to-day de-
taching Rear Admiral Watson from
command of the Mare Island navy yard
and ordering him to report to Admiral
Dewey at Manila to relieve that officer
when he feels that he can be spared
there.
1t was stated at the navy department
to-day that Admiral Dewey will come
from Manila direct to New York when
he returns to the United States. How
ever, it was added, the admiral win not
start until the commission of which
he is a member has completed the
work it has undertaken, at least so fal
as it relates to the restoration Of peace
| to the islands.
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WANTED TO RRNT.-A house OF n''
,oom.. Inquire q. this ONCE z"-"
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John sherman Declines.

Cincinnati, May 9.-Harry R. Pro
basco, formerly district United States
attorney here and relative of John
Sherman, has received letter from the
former secretary of state saying
"You are entirely right in supposing
that have no thought of being nomi
mated or elected governor of Ohio.
do not want the office and could MOI
accept it in my present condition o
health and strength. You are authorized
to say that | am not candidate TO
governor, do not wish my name men
toned in that connection, and woulC
not accept 1t II nominated"
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CHAS.W. LOOMS
LEXINGTON, MO.


TINE TABLE.
Trains will pass Lexington Junction on
the Wabash az follows;
Going east--No. 20, local freignt' s'%A
M; No. 2, Eastern Express, h,io =. ~. NJ
No, ~, Eastern Express, Lz'oo =. m "a
o, Mall aud Express, I'so p Mi N''
Atlantic Express, 1901 p M ~
Going west-No, z. Mall and Eaprs%ss ,n%.
b,09 a. m, No. %, Kansas City Accomooa
ton, 8iO2 a. m. .------
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President NAV visit Wichita.

Washington, May "a. c. Jobes,
of Wichita, called at the white house
and, on behalf of the Transmississippi
congress, extended an invitation to the
president to attend the meeting of the
congress, to be held at Wichita May 81
to June 8. After half hour with the
president Mr.. Jobes, on leaving the
white house, said: 1.-THE president as
sures me that he will leave nothing un-
done to so arrange his western trip as
to enable him to be present on that oc-
casion. think it is safe to say he will
he there -
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HIS WIFE CLINGS TO HIM.
After John Moore, the Kansas Child-Mur
derer, Was Sentenced to Death Mrs.
Moore Accompanied Him to jail.

Hutchinson, Kan, May S.-Judge
Simpson passed sentence on John
Moore, who killed his five children
here March 20 and was convicted of
the crime in the district court. The
sentence was the only one which can
be given for murder in the first degree
that he should hang by the neck un-
til dead. As the death warrant Is
never signed by the governor in Kan
sas, this amounts TO life sentence.
Moore's wife sobbed while the sentence
was being given and clung to her hus-
band until he had reached the jail
She would not leave the jail until SRpi
nsllSd " by the sheriff s.
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The Train Fen sixty Feet.

West Superior, Wis, May 9.--An
Eastern Minnesota ore train, consist
ing of 40 ore cars and several box cars,
crashed through the bridge of the Belt
Line railway that crosses the Nemadj
river. Engineer Thomas Quinn wai
crushed to death and Fireman Harry
Miller had his leg badly crushed. The
train fell a distance of 90 feet to the
,.iyar
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..o.onI,oo. ana MaIa,,o.

London, May s.-Surgeon Major DON
aid Ross, of the medical staff of the
British army in India, who has been
studying the subject of malaria and its
relations to mosquitoes, has practically
proved the hypothesis originally pro-
posed by DR.. Monson that the mosquito
is directly concerned in the transmits
sion of this disease.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-13

Washington, May 9.-The secretary
of the treasury has made report to
the president upon the charges recently
preferred by Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, against the conduct of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing under
Director johnson. Mr., ,Gomper's charges
were based largely upon the testimony
given in the investigation of the bu-
reau held in 1897. The secretary of the
treasury fails to find the charges sus-
tanned in any material degree either by
the result of the investigation referred
to or by the work of the bureau since
that time.
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D.mocratIo Committee called.

Milwaukee, May 9.-National Com
mitteeman Edward c. Wall yesterday
received notice of a conference of the
democratic national committee to be
held at the Planters hotel, st. Louis
MAY a5, The call was issued by ex
Gov. Stone, of Missouri, and J. G.
johnson, of Kansas. 1t is understood
the meeting is for the purpose of dis
cussing the political situation and Il
map out the work for the next cam
psign. -----
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UNCLE SANS POCKETBOOK.



Washington, May 9.-The volume re-
lating to appropriations, new officers,
etc., provided by law to be prepared
and published at the end of each ses-
sion of congress under the direction of
the committees of appropriations Of
the senate and house, has been COM
pleted. A summary of the appropria-
tions of the Fifty-ffth congress shows
the grand total of S674,981, ,022. The
details by bills are as follows:
Agricultural, 81, 7s6,O2e; army $50, 3O,eOfi dip
lomatic, si,7il53i; District Of Columbia, 1854
SS4: fortihcatlons A9Oo,90s; Indian, H,5Oi,776;
legislative, s23 ,sll; military academy S75,-
ia; naval, sisO99 80; pension, Ni5, ,GSS 800
post ONCE si06 6Si, iSo; river and harbor, tl6,
Op1 s4s; sundry civil si9, 9,SsS,psl deficiency ap-
propriations, s25, ,0O5, ,9lS miscellaneous includ'
ing eco, 10000 to carry out the treaty obliga'
tions with Spain, tss 800; permanent appro'
priations, sles, ,07s go grand total s67a'ssi'OSs
In addition to the specific appropria
tions made, contracts are authorized u
be entered into for increase of th'
naval establishment and for various
public works throughout the country
requiring future appropriations BY
congress in the aggregate sum OF S77'
| OA7. a7I,
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The Cosmopolitan Is one OF the oes'
mapazines. The New York Tr'WeekiS
World Is one Of the best papers These
,wo and tho INTRLLIaENoRR one year fo'
oolv s2.4O. Gall at this office. You can
no, get them elsewhere.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-13

Washington, May 9.-Porto Ricans
have presented memorial asking for
the following reforms: First, the cessa-
ton of military government and the
establishment of civil rule in the island;
second, the establishment of absolute
free trade between Porto Rico and the
United States; third, the reduction OF
American troops and the enlistment of
Porto Ricans.
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Washington, May 9.--The Chinese le-
CATION here has made strong protest
to the state department against the ex-
tension of the Chinese exclusion act to
Cuba, this having been one result OF
recent executive order extending the
immigration laws of the United States
to Cuba and Porto Rico.
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Death of Mrs. W. Q. whitney

New York, May s.-Mrs William @
Whitney, wife Of the ex-secretary ot
the navy, died Saturday. Mrs. Whitney,
spine was injured in fall from horst
over year ago. She never recovered
from the injury. ''
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Travellers and HOme-Seekers Gong
Northwest to Montana and
Washington,

Northwest to Montana and
Washington.
After March l4th, can take through
tourist sleepers every Tuesday and
Thursday, at Kansas City, via the Bur
lipgton Route, for the entire Journey
through to Butte, Spokane, Seattle
Puget Sound and intermediate deslina
tlons on the Northern Pacific hallway
These through sleepers are the "rea
thing and are carried on the Burllng
toms Montana Express, leaving Kansas
CITY lO:4O a. m. VIA Its Northwest Main
Line. the Billings Route-the short lln'
and the time saver to the entire North
west.
These are the only through sleeping
cara for first or second class passenger
from Kansas City to Montana ant
Washington.
Also first class through sleeping ca
service every day from Kansas City U
Butte, Anaconda, Montana, commenc
ing March 18th.
Write us about these things
J.C. BRAMBALL, 4. I. A.,
Mansas City, Mo.
l.. W. WAKELY, G. 2. A..
st. Louis, Mo.
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Americans Keep Havana Clear

Havana, May 9.--The continued alb
sence of yellow fever from this city as
tonishes even the sanitary department.
Resident physicians believe steps taken
since American occupation have made
possible a summer of comparative i'm
rnnnitv from yellow fever.
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New York, May 9.-plans are already
being made in New York for welcom-
ing Admiral Dewey on his return from
the Philippines Thirty-seven promi-
nent men have subscribed Sl0O apiece
toward fund for grand banquet for
Dewey. One hundred citizens are to
give this affair on their own account,
Independent of anything that the city
does. This will give a banquet fund
of $40, 900. With this fund, it is likely
that one of the most elaborate ban
euets ever given in the city will be
nrnYided
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Lincoln, Neb., May s.-Beloit col
lege, Wis, won the twenty-sixth an
nual contest of the Northwestern Inter-
state oratorical association, comprising
colleges of the ten states, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio and
Indiana, held here. Dudley II, Ferrell
of Tarkio college, Mo-, took fifth place
and A. C. Northrup, of Kansas Wes
levan. took eighth place.
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CHE, Eeokuk Dead.

Guthrie, Ok, May 6.-Keokuk, chief
of the Sac and Fox Indians, is dead of
smallpox. The tribe now numbers but
sls fullbloods, many having died Of
smallpox. Keokuk, ''the Watchful
Fox" was son of the greater Keokuk,
first chief of the Sac and Fox Indians
after whom Keoltuk, Ia, is named, The
elder Keokuk died in Kansas in ls4s
aged 08 wears.
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BASEBALL STANDING.
National League,
uzs The President Leaves Washington

Washington, May 9.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley left the city last night
for vacation of week or ten days at
Hot Springs, Va. The trip was made
in handsomely-equipped special train,
which left here at 9:4b o'clock and was
scheduled to arrive at Hot SpringA this
morning about eight o'clock.
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Cumberland, Md, May 9.--William
Parish, negro Is years of age, was
shot and killed by John Meyers, white.
Meyers, it is said, caught the negro at
tempting a felcnious assault upon Mrs.
Kate Haler, an aged white woman Of
Sulphur Springs hollow.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-13

Des Moines, Ia, May 9.-Articles OF
incorporation were filed of the Iowa
Methodist Hospital association, with
capital stock of 100000. The object
of the association is to construct hos
pital in this city to be directed by the
deaconesses Of Washington.
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Another Anti-EIpanslon Meeting.

Chicago, May 9.-Another meeting Of
citizens opposed to the continuation Of
war in the Philippines is to be held in
Chicago before the end of the month.
Invitations to attend are to be issued
to all the governors and senators who
have gone on record as being opposed
| TO the fighting in the Philippine islands.
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Address to Goyernors of Western states

Topeka, Kan, May Gov. Stanley
has addressed to the governors of west
ern states pressing invitations to at
tend the annual convention of the
Transmississippi Commercial congress
which will be held in Wichita, May 81
IN June 8 inclusive.
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Tangier, Morocco, May o. -- The
United States cruiser Chicago has ar
rived here to support the claims of the
United States government against tire
sultapate Of MorQeeQ. - -----..
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Chicago, May 9.-The Northwestern
Plow Manufacturers association met
at the Great, Northern hotel yesterday.
1t was unanimously voted that the ad-
vance in price of raw material is so
great that 10 per cent. should be added
to the selling price Of manufactured
goods,
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Orleans, May 9.-The annual celebra-
ton of the deliverance of Orleans by
Joan of Arc was held here yesterday
with the customary ceremonies. A sa'
lutte of 81 guns was fired at sunrise and
all the bells in the city were rung.
WIN Carnegie Fight TrustsS
New York, May S.-The New York
journal says: Andrew Carnegie, with
$3.50, 900, 600 or more at his disposal, is
to devote the remainder of his life IL
two great purposes. Philanthropy and
fight against the trusts will be the
aims of this mans later career.
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Washington, May 0.-Adjt' Gen
Corbin did not care to discuss the in
terview of Gov. Thomas, of Colorado
to-day further than to say that already
orders had been issued for the return
of the volunteers in the philippines al
soon as tranports could be provided