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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-02
FLOATSAM-JETSAM.
From The Fire.

Everyone thought the entire
block would so.
1t was funny to see the fire
engine in the postofice Tuesday
morning. 1t was placed there
to thaw out.
The switch board Of the Hello
Central was on 4 tare and staid
out all night. It was seen lean
ing against the wall of the Mon
roe City Bank Tuesday morn
ing.
At midnight Monday oue half
of the citizens of the town were
at the big fire, and like the
DutChman, just close enough to
be comfortable.
Oh my, but didn't the fire de
partment work, until old Jack
Frost got in his work aud froze
/ their pretty and serviceable pet
engine up so tight 1t couldn't
Spew water.
! Everyone was willing to work
in the buildings but the banks
Of clouds wouldn't let EN-.
Fire Chief Wilson deserves
praise for his work and level
! head.
Did you see them rolling the
! four heavy, hot safes out of the
ruins next NOR ming?
Conductor Plumb was scared
out of his wits during the heat
Of the fire. He pulled his train
through within fifty feet of it.
One car in the train was loaded
with powder.
! r. A. Ewing. the huStling
photographer, drew his camera
on the ruins early in the morn,
ing. 1t was like taking 4 shot
at handsome corpse.
J. Porter Patton and his sec
ton of Uncle Sans business
took run ami got as far
as the east wall of the Monroe
City Bank, where they rested
until morning.
Dan'l K. Yowell lost his wits
or rather lie got so badly rat
tied that he lost the cOmblnI
ton of his safe and could noj
get his books out,
Johnson & Davenport movct
out of their Office in hurry, hu'
were back in their old quarters
before breakfast,
Whoopee! But didn't DR.. F, S
Turner grab his Pill bags ant
scurry across the street, aimos
under bare poles.
i Who said there was no Fir,
! engine in Hannibal? The peopl,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-02

~ I'''N w NV "C ottN u"
lie School for the month cuding
Jan. -, 1899.
R0..L or HONOR.
High Schoo!.--Rosa Smith,
Lucille Bell, Grace Turner,
Catherine BDdwell, Roy Mel.
son, Ethel Roberts, Ellen Walk
or.
Grade S..-Ruth Hawkins, Co
sic Bortorff, Pearl Bohrer.
Grade 7.-Eugene Bell, Lille
Bixler. Ruth Brown, Elizabeth
Geotze, Jim Kent, Walter Mey-
er. Jessie Moss, Goldie Roberts.
Grade 5.-Lida Lane. Rebecca
Megowp, Nettie Gordeu, John
Balzer, Tandy Gentry.
Grade l.-Elizabeth Boul.
ware. Eugene Brown, J. d. Mel
son, John Jayne, Leila Jayne
Harry Strean, Mary Wadsworth
Lola Walker. Lillian McNutt.
Grade 3.-Elma Smith, Ada
Shryack.
Crude 2.-Ellis Brown. Katie
Bruce. SlVilla Hawkins, Ray
Handiey, Nina Megown, Gee
Patton, Calisty Tooiey.
Grade LENA Bess Asbury
Richard Asbury, Fannie Jayne
Myrtle Meyer, Irene Losson
Lottie Montgomery, Stell;
Overly, Margaret Patton. Rub.
Streau. Mamie WesthoT. Carri
Wright, Eddie Thomas.
High School had the highcs
per cent of attendance, Grades
and . on liues, and Grades Z an
) had no tardies, truauts no
corporal punishments during tn
month.
At Il recent meeting tn
Board of Education decided t
raise the requirements for pre-
motion of pupils. Pupils wi
be required to make 4 genera
average of 85 per cent with II
average below 75 per cent o
any study. This will call fo
closer application on the par
of those students who are nc
doing good work in school a
present. Respectfully,
r. S. NICHOLS, Supt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-02
After The Fire.

The fire Monday night de-
stroyed our stock, but our books
were saved and will be found
at Boulware & Sullivau's Tailor
shop. All owing US either ac-
count or note will please call
there and settle at once. We
need our money and trust you
will be prompt in settling,
Yours truly,
A BoULYARE.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-02
Card of Thanks.

We return our heartfelt thanks
for the kindness shown to us by
our frilnds of Monroe iCity and
country in the death of oar
father.
BU7DITr Bios. AND FAMILIES.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-02
. The Disastrous Fire.

At 11:05 Monday night the
fire bell snatched the citizens
of Monroe from the arms of
morpheus and hurried them to
the scene Of the most disastrous
conhagration the city has ever
had.
The fire originated aud was
discovered by j. A. Hickman,
on the second floor of the Nc.
Carly block, in Il room which |
was occupied by the l.. 7, Bell
Clothing House. The engine
aud fire laddies were soon on
the ground ready, willing, but
unable to fight the fire which
was rapidly gaining headway,
account Of intense cold. They
did all that mortal man could
do. The vast volume of smoke
drove them out Of the Railways
as fast as they would go into.
them, which was time and
again. In few moments the
fire was in the roof and out of
! the windows, the water freezing
!, III the hose and in the en-
, gine while everything was put
ting on Il more terrible aspect
and the courage in the hearts
of all like the mercury in the
bulb, kept failing, for the opin.
ion Of all was the finest block
in the city and its contents were
doomed to destruction. The
flames rapidly ran through the
Railways and down the stair
: t,way into the clothing house.
They swept the entire upper
1oCr in 30 minutes and were
then licking up the 4. Boulware
; dry goods house. one of the fair
est in the State. The heavy
plate glass windows were blown
outward by the heat with great
: force, scorchiug buildings on
T. the east side of Main st. J. B.
AndersOn'S big dry goods house
I bn G,14fAr "A
+ tion of the stock of goods were
: removed but the men we. t again
5 driven out. The room became
] so heated that the front win
5 dows were blown half way
j across the street. The Hanui.
D bal Fire Department had been
t appealed to by wire and was
. loaded on a Car to make the
} run to the scene of destruction,
: but the light breeze changed tc
the north and the cry went up,
2 saved, and Hannibal was wired
Y not to come.
e At the present writing (Wed
). nesday) the losses and insur,
D.. ance is as follows: l.. II. Bel
r clothing stock &17,0C0, insur,
4 ance $l2, 900; A. Boulware stock
q $26, 900, insurance Sl7, 900; j. B.
e Auderson's stock is badly dam
( aged; it was valued at SIG, 900
=. with 50, 900 insurance. Elk Statt
n Senator j. G. Piersol's law Of
9 fee was on the second floor
\ He lost his library, aud as his
!. account books were out of the
G safe they were destroyed. NJ
q insurance, loss $1,000. Hon
!. w. II. Ragland's law Office wa
p also on the second floor; los
Il library and everything eXcep
, contents of safe, the loss being
Il $1,000, insurance 500. Nc
a Carty building, loss Sl2,000 in
surance $1,000. The insurance
on the building occupied b!
j. B. Anderson will cover loss
IS es. j. A. Nelson Loans, los,
y $500. The poultry house, Owned
d and occuDied by JaSper Hender
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-02

Hon, W. II. Rlgland and !
Art Nelson will be found at L,
DGMoCRAT Office until a suit g..
office rooms can be fitted up f.
them, south of the +. & NJ
Bank, which will be about ts,
weeks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-02
Whltecotton and Economy.

resolution making the pay of com
mjttae clerks date from the organiza-
tiun of the committee instead OF from
the Organization of the House. lie !
believes the little leaks as we'll as the !
big ones should be shut of,
The above clipping occurred
in the items furnished the
Mercury from Jefferson City,
The correspondent seems tot
have overlooked some very
important news notes. We will
add Il few that the aforesaid
correspondent seems to have
forgotten.
The member from Monroe
supported the State Resolu-
ton providing for the printing
of 800 copies of every bill intro,
duced. and thereby entailing an
extra expense of from 10 to -
thousand dollars upon the tax
payers of the state, whom he SO
loves to defend.
The member from Monroe in
trOduced Il resolution in person
giving to each member Of the
House, except chairman OF
committees, a clerk at Il salary
OF g. per day for sixty days,
and them moved tC table his
own res olution because he saw
Il storm coming and wanted to
keep in the dry. This measure
would have made it necessary
Ethat the state expend Sl2, 600
extra for the accommodation of
the members and their families.
The member from Monroe
introduced another resolution
that has been commented upon
a great deal by the Globe
Democrat" against what IS
called double pay. The
, time expended by the House
- discussing this question before
it finally passed cost the state
$1,000. The amount Mr.. White
, cotton ought to save the state
was 1925.
Now, anyone has only to refer
to the records to SubStantiate
ali Of the above. And this is
the kind OF economy campdigr
the worthy gentleman has
entered upon. What say you
honest toilers of the farm tC
this kind of legislation. Is ii
what you want? 1t is an ex
, emplitication of the old prooert
Strain at a gnat and swallow
a cammel.
But a greater insult to the
E worn an rock ribbed democracy
of the County OF Monroe is the
shameless couni"iug with re
publicans being done at Jeter
, son City by Mr., Whitecotton fol
the sole purpose Of satisfying
\, personal grudge against thu
governor. Now, what do tht
people of this county care about
this private grievance of White
I cotton. They have sent hin
-, there for other business. Thi
! Whitecotton-Steveus feud is ;
9 stencil in the nostrils of all hon
= est democrats and we do hop,
q that in the interest of a Ion:
+ suffering public the representa-
tive of the people OF Monro
County will apply the soft peda
70 himself and let us have peace
His record already is ba,
enough withot adding any NOR,
" folly.
!. Gard of Thanks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-02
SCHOOL REPORT.

Report OF Monroe City Pub
lie School for the month cuding
Jan. -, 1899.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06
JOf1nStOn'S
Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
TOOK FOUR BOTTLES AND Was CURED
sNATCHED FROM DESPAIR.
A whole Fa.nlly Cared.

A Whole Family Cared.
Mrs. G. Fl. Kingsbury, who keeps q
millinery and fancy goods store at st.
Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich, and who Is
well known throughout the country.
says:
81 was badly troubled with rheuma-
tism, catarrh AID neuralgia. had
liver complaint and was very bilious.
was in bad condition; every day / be-
gan to fear that / should never be q
well woman; that ! should have to
settle down into n chronic invalid, and
live in the shadow of death. I had
JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA rec.
commended to me. / TOOK FOUR
BOTTLES AND IT CURED NE, and
cured my family both. / am very glad
that heard of Il. / would cheerfully
recommend it to every one. j have
taken many other kinds of medicine.
i prefer JOHNSTON'S to all of them.
MICHIGAN DRUG CO., Detroit, Mich.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06

found him, then mounted Hender.
son on the mare. and brought him
handcuffed to the head station. We
also fetched away the dog. Our
party reached quarters almost sim
ultaneously with the arrival Of the
chief and to him | formally made
over my prisoner.
The chief was delighted at my
success and overwhelmed me with
praise but although | have hither-
to never divulged the truth, here
frankly confess that l owe both
praise, promotion and all my sub
sequent notoriety to the reliable in
formation which | received from
Trooper Martins ghost.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06
GfaplODlODeS are sold for $40 a aS


Farm OF 300 acres, fertile, good -.
buildings, situate about II miles from
Oakvihe and four miles from steamboat
wharf. Good state of cultivation. Price,
$4,000. Terms easy.
Farm 10 acres, good buildings, fine
soil and well improved. Suitable for
trucking. Price, 81 500. Near Sc. Jo-
seph's Church. Terms easy.
Farm 40 acres on st. Clements Bay.
Fine two-story dwelling. New. Suita-
BILE for cultivation of fruit. Beautiful
view. Terms easy.
A small farm, II miles South of Chap
tico at Cross Roads. Two miles from
steamboat wharf. ~ acres. Common
improvements. Good stand for business,
mercantile or mechanical. Suitable for
fruit. Price, $500. Terms easy.
Small tract of land ON tributary of Sc.
Clements Bay. Good dwelling. About
8 acres. Good for trucking. Price, $3.50.
Terms easy.
10. +. MORGAN,
Leonardtown. Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06
To The Milling Public.

At GARDENERS ILLS you can ge
FLOUR "Hillsdale" Roller Process.
put up in neat cotton bags of !,
I, / and 1916 bbls for the lowest
possible price consistent with
good goods. This -four and
fne, Corn
VI A.. are for sale every day in the
week, and for exchange for
sound, good wheat and corn
Bran, 20 cents; Middlings Scots and
Wheat SCREENINGS Is cts bushel
With thoroughly equipped Saving
outfit capable Of cutting 5000 feet of lum.
Der day, will guarantee quick and accu-
rate saving every fair Thursday of every
week until wheat harvest No leavinS
your logs but bring them on Thursday and
get your lumber the same day.
AUBREY s. GARDINER,
sept 90-Yt near Chaptico.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06

DARTTES wishing TO list their lands with the
LAND 4 IMMIGRATION CO. Of Isagfs-
more. cen do 80 by calling OF the underss. - a.
20. n. MORGAN.
NAY lo-us Couaty Agent.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06

Mrs Newwife-Bridget, did Mrs
Ghattea, the lady who is i'll next
door, eat the angel food / sent her?
= Bridget-Oi giss she did, mum,
there's Grape on the door.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06
FOR SHERIFF.

Messrs. Editors PLEASE announce
Mr.. JOS. G. NJ. ABELL IS q candidate
for the next Eheriffalty and say that IT,
he will run he will receive the earnest
support of the
6rH, STH AND 3RD DISTRICTS.
Oct 27-tfs
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06

MAN was made to mourn and wo-
man was made to see that he does it.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06

HAVING taken possession Of Black
II smith Shop recently occupied by II. j.
Pope in Le0naTdtown, am prepared 70
give special attention TO horseshoeing, etc.
] can slways be found ar my shop and
viii do all work in my line 81 shortest no.
irc and az cheap a. can be done in the
!. unity. Guns and pistols also repaired
TERMS eash
WV. u. WHILE.
The Worthington advance., 1899-12-29
BOSTON BANK FAILS.
Globe National Is Ordered Closed and
RECEIVER Is sAppOinted-Action
Causes Surprise.

Boston, Dec. 22.-Comptroller of The
Currency Dawes Thursday evening or
dered the closing of the Globe ma
tional bank of this city. This action
was taken on the representations
made to the comptroller by Special
Bank Examiner Wing, who a few days
ago was made temporary receiver of the
Broadway national bank and who is
now appointed temporary receiver of
the Globe national. The news has taken
this city by surprise, While the bank
was known to have been in distress ten
days ago, presumably over the decline
in copper specialties, chiefly United
States Mining company, it was thought
the crisis had passed.
The downfall of the bank is attrib-
uted to the heavy shrinkage in the
price of coppers and the Squire fall
ure.
In the opinion of conservative peo-
pie the bank will not pay more than
so per cent. to its depositors, but to
do this the stockholders will lose
every dollar of their capital, surplus,
and undivided profits, and it is not
improbable that the stockholders may
be assessed,
The Worthington advance., 1899-12-29
BRITISH ON THE DEFENSIVE.
Latest Dispatches-Buller Try
ing to Join White.

London, Dec. 21.-The latest lis
the British forces are standing on the
defensive at all points. Gen. Butler
is ordering the troops now arriving
at Cape Town to proceed to Durham
to reinforce the Natal column. Alb
sence of news from him has led to
surmise that he is trying to join
Gen. White by flank movement.
The gravity of the military situa-
ton is again becoming accentuated in
the public mind, owing to the COM
plete absence of news. Nothing has
been heard from Lord Methuen since
Sunday, and it is feared that his com
munications have been cut. If this
be SO, his position is dangerous.
Chieveley Camp, Dec. II delayed in
transmission).-A tacit truce between
the British and Boer forces existed
Saturday for the collection of the
wounded and dead on the battlefield
about Colenso. The British lost in
Fridays action 14O killed, 634 wound
ed, and 311 missing or prisoners. The
Beers admit that they suffered con-
siderable loss during Fridays battle.
Gen. Buffers army moved back five
miles Sunday, the march beginning
at one o'clock in the morning, two
brigades going to Frere, in order to
defeat possible attempt on the part
of the Beers to execute a flank move
ment to destroy the railroad in the
British rear.
The Worthington advance., 1899-12-29
THE EAST.

At Binghamton, N. Y, John E. Gard
ner, aged 60, in order to get his pic
ture in print, shot his wife, aged 20,
and then killed himself.
In Boston Daniel G. Wing has been
appointed temporary receiver of the
Globe national bank.
A call has been issued by the Amer
lean Political league for a national
convention in Boston on July for
the nomination of candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States.
Yellow ware pottery manufacturers
have advanced their selling price lists
five per cent.
In Pittsburgh the Carnegie Steel
company will advance the wages of
$4,000 employees TIA per cent.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the 22d aggre-
gated 22,4S4,264, against $780,
13O,547 the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of 1898 was 1872.
In the United States there were 22O
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 22d, against 21s the
week previous and 25S in the corre-
spending period of 1898.
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody, whose
fame was worldwide, died at his
home in East Northfeld, Mass, aged
62 years. He leaves. widow, two
sons and a daughter. The cause of
death was general breaking down of
his health, due to overwork.
In several American cities funds
and recruits to aid the Beers are be-
ing raised.
The Worthington advance., 1899-12-29
THE WALL STREET. FURRY
streets Fermentation Of the
Trade Situation.

New York. Dec. pr. g. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade says: 1.-THE worst
day in Wall street for years was In part
the legitimate result Of the best year in
business ever known. Because the coun-
try had prospered SO greatly and had so
expanded its business, 1t could no longer
aHord to have many millions locked up in
carrying stocks representing imaginary
Values. The question was not one of
monetary supply. When the country found
ample use for its capital in regular trade
ana productive industry, a contraction Of
loans became necessary which would only
nave been more painful If the volume of
stocks carried had been larger Reckoning
from the highest general average last
spring, industrial stocks had fallen at the
close on Monday 1927 per cent; street
raiiroad stocks $50 per cent, and other
ralIroad and telegraph stocks only $40 per
cent
The business of the country close to the
mondays is necessarily smaller than 1t has
been, and yet larger than at the same
oate IN any other year. Exchanges through
principal clearing houses for the week have
oeen SS.7 per cent. larger than last year,
ana oO.4 per cent. larger than in 1892, in
ciudlng S21 per cent. gain in payments out
side New York. There is not even a sus-
plcion OF unsoundness in any considerable
Dranch OF industry or trade, the extraor-
dinary expansion in some being as well
warranted as the material gain in others.
fa1lures for the week have been 220 in
the United States, against 25S last year.
ana 70 IN Canada. against 81 last year.
Bradstreet's says: Holiday trade &C.
tivity, OF course, reaches its highest de-
velopment during the week now drawing
10 close, and it is significant of the pros
porous conditions underlying the general
business situation that reports almost
without exception point to a volume of
business having few, If any, parallels in
previous years. Another significant fea-
ture developed also Is that the demand for
SUCH goods embraces higher class and
more expensive grade Of materials, a
conclusion among trade reporters being
that larger buying capacity exists now
than IN any previous year in the country's
history.
wholesale trade at this season usually
shows quieting tendency, but it is ques-
tionable whether this tendency is as
marked this year as in former periods. To
the advanced stage Of the season chiefly.
and perhaps also to the sentimental effect
growing out of stringent money conditions
In speculative lines may be charged some
OF the quietness noted. AS above inti-
mated, however, this Is less marked than
in preceding years.
Just how much influence upon current
bank clearings has been exercised by
money market developments, and what eff
feet anticipations of interest payments
on January I, estimated to aggregate $780,
OOO,OOO, have had upon bank clearings It
would be hard to state accurately"
The Worthington advance., 1899-12-29
PERISH BY FLAMES.
Eleven Girls Lose Their Lives at a
Christmas Rehearsal at
Quincy, Ill.

Quincy, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-While the
school children of St. Francis parochi-
al school, Seventeenth and Vine
streets, were rehearsing Friday after
noon for an entertainment to be given
next Tuesday evening one of their
dresses caught fire from gas jet
and ten minutes later four of them
were burned to death, two died an
hour later and five others died before
midnight. Half dozen others we're
burned more or less severely.
The dead are:
Irena Freiburg, May Mavering, Mary
Althoff, Bernadina Freund, Colletta
Middendorf, Mary Hickey, Wilhelmina
Guttendorf, Olivia Timpe, Addie Fut-
terer, Josephine Bohme, Margaret
Warner.
All these girls are between nine and
eleven years of age. Helen Soebbing
and several other teachers, Father
Nicholas and Prof. Frank Mushold
were painfully burned in trying to
save the children. =
The Worthington advance., 1899-12-29

Cuba's new military governor, Gen.
Leonard Wood, arrived in Havana and
assumed the duties of his office.
At Sellsville, O., M. j. Meagher, an
elephant trainer, was instantly killed
by an elephant.
At the age of 1O1 years and 10 months
Mrs. Mahala Bentley died in Blooming
ton, Ill.
The democratic state convention at
Baton Rouge, La, nominated w. W.
Heard for governor.
With the Forty-eighth infantry (col-
ored) the transport Grant sailed from
San Francisco for Manila.
In session in Detroit the American
Federation of Labor reelected all it's old
officers and decided to meet in Louis
vile, KY, next December.
In Kansas the increase in bank de-
posits for three months approximate
$2,o0O,OOO.
Gen. Wood, governor of Cuba, has
accepted the resignation of the men,
bers of the insular cabinet.
A street car was blown up with
dynamite Mt Springfield, ILL.,, for the
third time since the strike was de-
clared against the Springfield consoli-
dated railway, November ~.
A bill passed by the legislature per-
mitting the practice of osteopathy
in Georgia has been vetoed by Gov.
Gambler.
Col. L. P. Milligan died at his home
in Huntington, Ind. He was 81 years
old, and his name is familiar in ma
tional history.
Bishop Turner, negro, was refused
sleeping car berth on the Georgia
Central railway:
In Havana Gen. Brooke was given
a farewell banquet by Cubans and
army officers.
Marie Sanderson, accused of muir.
dering her husband in Marshall,
Mich., by feeding him ground glass,
was acquitted by a jury.
While children at Quincy, ILL.,, were
rehearsing for a school entertainment
the clothing of one caught fire from
gas jet. The flames spread and
II were burned to death and five 9th.
ers were fatally burned.
Flames destroyed almost the entire
business portion of Detroit, Tex.
A bill has been signed by Gov
Gambler prohibiting the sleeping ca,
companies in Georgia from furnishing
berths to negro passengers except in
| specially prepared coaches.