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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
the serious consideration it de-
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THE Democratic party has given
up all hope of finding an issue tha,
promises them success in the next
national election. The result OF
the various state elections last week
has demonstrated clearly that the
expansion bugaboo raised by that
party had no serious effect upon
the voters, and hereafter, what lit
tie force it had, will speedily fade
away as the Philippine insurrcction
is put down. Neither have the
people seen fit to stem the tide of
their prosperity because the Dem
ocrats pretend to see danger in the
combinations of capital (trusts).
The trust issue met its fate in Ohio
where Mclean. the Democratic
candidate for Governor, brought it
clearly before the people, only to
meet defeat with a plurality of
nearly $4,000 against him. The
Republican gains in the free silver
states of the West since 1896 aud
the fact that the party Of sound
money has held its ground in the
East affords the Democracy little
hope of SUCCESS from the coinage
question. There is not even a pos
sibility that they will make open
war upon the protective tariff.
Thus, on the eve of presidential
year, does the Democratic party
find itself peculiarly destitute of re-
courseful issues, and its only hope,
the personality of one man-Bryan.
Bryan will again be the choice of the
Democracy next year and the issues,
whatever they may be, will be car
ried by the man, instead of the
ISSUES carrying the man. 1t will
be a heavy load. A popular war
hero might reach the goal with it,
but Bryan never will. Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, sees distinct
ly what is before his party. lie
has Just intimated that it must i'll
evitably be Bryan, free silver and
defeat in 1900, the elimination Of
both man and issue before there is
any hope in the future for the
Democracy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

DeSoto will soon have new 3G-room
hotel open to the public. 1t will be
heated by steam and lighted by cleo
tricity.
Shipments of live stock over the
Iron Mountain R'y. says the DeSeto
Press, were unusually heavy last week.
\ train load of hogs attracted much
attention.
c. V. Lynch, who has gang Of men
mining lead near Mineral Hill, says
the Bourbon correspondent to the
Steelville Mirror, took out 300 pounds
of mineral last week. One piece Of ore
weighed 5l9 pounds.
James II. Tettaton has been con-
victed. in the Dunkliu County Circuit
Court, for the killing Of his half
brother, George Tettaton. On the
night of April %. 1899, he is supposed
to have murdered his step-mcther and
her four children aud then burned
their bodies in their home. lie is
under sentence of death. and the date
of execution is set for January ID.
While r. j. Ellis was in the act Of
lighting a gas jet in one of the show
windows Of the NorWine Mercantile
Co.'S Dry Goods Store Wednesday
evening part of the burning match
dropped on >enle cotton and caused 4
blaze TO starr. The goods on display
in the window are AL Of a highly in.
flamable ,tatilre, but the flames were
happily eXtinguished before causing
any material damage-Bonne Terre
Register.
When the government Sarvey was
made through this cauEty much
troslble was had with ces.ain section
coruer near bourbon. The needle
varied about eight degrees nnd when
the surveyors measured back they
found that the corner they had first
established was some geo yards wrong.
The ground has beeH surveyed on
numerous occasions, always with a
variation of from six go seven degrees.
1t is supposed that 4 vast body OF
magnetic iron ore is located near ftat
section corner Ii sgch is the case the
man who owns that land has a regular
gold mine. Its ne;trneSs to >lliPping
point aud the high price of magnetic
iron ore makes it Invaluable. The
prospect should be Investigated and
some attention paid to its develop
ment.-Cuba Telephone.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
Rare ( oins.

| Perhaps one the rarest L. s. coin,
in the whole state of Missouri. and ir
many respects the most remarkable
is owned by 4. j. Norwine OF the New
Era Mercantile house Fat River. 1t
is silver dollar dated 1895, and was
ploughed up on the farm Of his father
near Fourche Renault, Washington
County 1t is quite As well preserved
as coin Of its denomination minted
say in 1894 and subjected to the wear
and tear of The ordinary silver dollar.
On one side a Spanish looking'' eagle
stands bodily out. and on the otht r
side beautiful goddess Of liberty en-
circling which are fifteen stars, while
on the outer edge. where now our dol
lars are niched, the fifteen stars again
are to be found interSpersed among
the very small letters, One hundred
cents
President Washington last term
expired in 1875, which would of course
bring the mintage of this coin under
his administration. At this time the
great Alexander Hamilton mad charge
OF the treasury portfolio aud through
his order this coin was II intcd.
Now as far as we have any means of
investigation, this coin was among the
first to be minted in the United
States, and with the exception OF Il
silver dollar Of 1905 date, is perhaps
the rarest and most valuable Of any
Of our United States coins. -Desloge
Search Light.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

The election in Kentucky has
reached a point where the Demo-
Gratis must steal the State for Goe-
bel or permit Republican to take
his seat as Governor. On the face
Of the unofficial returns Taylor,
the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of Kentucky was elected by a
plurality of more than 5000. The
election commissioners who are
making the official count, are all
Democrats and favorable to Goe-
bcl. They are delaying the count
ing of the returns until they have
found technicallties upon which to
throw out enough votes to over
come Taylor's plurality and thus
give the Office to Goebel. Honesty
and regard for the freedom of the
ballot do not figure in the methods
of the election commissioners ct
all. Will the people of Kentucky
submit to the steal! Indications
already point to serious trouble in
the State in case the Democrats
carry out their plan to seat their
man
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

Democratic side. but on Il platform
in which there was no mention of
silver or any Of the national issues
Of 1896.
At present Bryan is unquestion-
ably the Democratic choice, bat
the figures of the three November
elections LeId since 1896 point un-
erringly to his declining weight as
a candidate before the people. He
is not as strong as he WAS three
years ago by twenty-five or thirty
electoral votes. The chief Demo
cratic point of attack i'll the cam
paign Just closed was Ohio. There
is not the slightest encouragement
for Democrats in that quarter.
The state has never shown any
mercy to schemes for the debase-
ment of the currency. Bryan can
not get as many votes in Ohio on
the second trial as he got ON the
first. Kentucky is in worse shape
for Bryan than in 1896, and if he
thinks he can go into Maryland
with the Chicago platform again
and reverse the plurality against it
of over 32, 900 in 1895 he is an easy
victim to self-deception. Repub-
licans have no reason to fear Il
second trial of strength with the
Bryanitcs, nor to doubt that the
result will be more emphatic re-
petition of ''the first battle. =
Globe Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
Bryan's Anti-Thanksgiying Pro-
Clamd ton.

NEBRASKA, Oct. 25, 1899.
TO the Bryanites of the United
States:
President Mckinley having had
the cfrontery-with the obvious
intent of hurting my feelings-to
appoint the 30th day of November
Il day Of general Thanksgiving" l
hereby call upon all Bryanites to
disregard his proclamation and to
spend the day in fasting and humili
alton. What have we Bryanites to
be thankful for, l should like to
know!
The country is not on its way to
the dogs. All, no. The laboring
man is laughing and growing fat.
Capital is finding abundant fields
for investment. The farmer, pros
pering as never before, is tearing
down his barns in order that he
may build greater ones. The rail
roads are suffering from car famine
because of tremendous business
which is given them to haul. The
mill wheels are turning, the forges
are blazing, the spindles are sing
ing, the dinner pals are full, the
mortgages are being lifted, the de-
posts in savings banks are increas-
ing financial panics arc conspicuous
by their absence, the sheritf's flag
has been hauled down, the animal
known as the wolf at the door has
fled the continent and Uncle Sam,
day by day, is dancing the jig OF
happy content to the music of the
hum of industry. 1t looks ths
same dismal way in the purely PC
litical field. Sixteen to one has
been smashed to pieces like pot
ter's vessel 10y the Irresistible logic
of events.
For these reasons and simila,
ones l, William J. Bryan, leader
of the Bryanites, do hereby name
Thursday, the Both day of Novem-
her next, as day of Gloomy
Foreboding, to be observed as
such by all of our people on this
continent and by our fellow work
ers against the Star Spangled Ban
ner out in Luzon; and l advise on
that day that imprecatory psalms
shall be read in all Bryan clubs
and that the flags shall be display.
ed at half mast above our cluf
houses. And further advise that
day we abstain from turkey and
partake only of crow and othe,
funeral baked meats.
In witness whereof | have raised
my voice and caused my seal Of
silver to be affixed.
(Signed.)
WILLIAM JOYLEss BRYAN,
New York Mail and Express.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
Floyd.
Nov. II, 1899.

NV. LIZ lCfVs
Our farmers are busy gathering corn.
Dr.. James. of Potosi, spent part of last
week here, with J.. W. S.lvey, on tont
The hounds failed to scent a deer, but
squirrels were plentiful.
The Bunker Hill Sunday school will O D.
serve Thanksgiving the frst Sunday in
Decemuer There will be childrens Ger
vices. preaching and a dinner on the
grounds. All are invited to attend.
Mr.. Firmin Wilson. of Sullivan, is Wis
iting friends here.
Miss Nellie Montgomery paid flying
visit to Potosi last week.
Mr.. J. E. Walton and wife. of Belgrade,
visited relatives and friends here last week
Willie Mercer has completed his new
dwelling and will move into it this week.
THEnNA.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
states Redeemed Since 1896.

No development in the elections
of the last three years is more sig
ni6cant than the return of Western
states to the Republican column. 1t
was through Republican gains in
the transmississippi states Year
ago that the House of Representa-
tives has a Republican majority
and that all branches of the gov
ernment will be in Republican con-
troll until March i, 1901. The
gain continued in the election of
Tuesday. Another state, South
Dakota, has returned to the party
it supported up to the silver fusion
of 1896. This makes four states,
Kansas, South Dakota, Washing
ton and Wyoming, with an ag-
gregate electoral vote of twenty
one, that have dropped out of the
Bryan list. Even in Nebraska the
Republicans carried the Legisla-
ture last year, and but for Bryan S
probable denomination and the To-
cal pride enlisted by this fact, Ne
braska would be ranged with its
neighbors. Should Bryan lose the
nomination in 1900 Nebraska will
give heavy majority against the
Democratic candidate. In matters
of principle it is Republican to-day,
but follows a personality that tick
les its vanity at the expense of
sound polical action.
West of the Mississippi Bryan
is twenty-one electoral votes worse
off than he was in 1896. An ex-
animation of the figures in detail is
interesting in relation to the cam
paign of next year. The plurality
for Bryan in Kansas was 12,26".
Its Republican plurality for Gov.
Stanley last year was $50, and
a further gain of 10 per cent is in
dicated in the county elections this
week. Washington's plurality for
Bryan was IL, ,493 and the Repub-
! lican last year was so23. Wyom-
ings plurality for Bryan was 5sS
and last year the Republican Gov.
crnor received 4 plurality of 1894.
South Dakota, which gave Bryan d
1873 plurality and fusion Governor
last year plurality of go, went
Republican on Tuesday by several
thousand. In the West since
1896 the fusion Democracy has lost
four states and gained none. The
tide west of the Mississippi since
tho last presidential election has
been strongly and steadily against
them. East of the Mississippi one
state only, Maryland, with eight
electoral votes, has changed to the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

AT the next regular session of the
county court, in February, 1900,
the judges will have to undertake
the task of putting into practical
operation in this county the new
road law. The old system of
entrusting public road improve
ment to district overseers must be
discontinued entirely with the close
of the present year, and unless the
new system is made practically
operative at once our roads, al
ready bad enough, will rapidly
become worse from inattention.
The new law provides that the
county court shall divide the coun-
ty into districts of suitable size,
but none to comprise more than
Que municipal township, and each
district shall have a board of road
supervisors composed of three citi-
zcns appointed by the court, one
to serve one year, one two years,
and one three; a new member to be
appointed each year to fill the
vacancy made by the retiring
member. This board shall have
charge of all road work in the dis
trict for which it is appointed. As
the members CT the board are re-
auired to serve without compensa-
ton some doubt is expressed rs to
whether men can be found who
will give their services for nothing.
This, it seems, will be the chief
difficulty in making up the boards.
However, there ought to be found
in each district three men of suf
ficicnt public spirit to undertake at
least the Inauguration of the new
plan in the interest of common
good. The people of the county
should begin discussing this qnes-
tion among themselves and recon-
mend to the court such citizens as
are willing and qualified to act as
xoad supervisors. Give the matter
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

A Missouri woman died and was
being carried by four pail bearers to
the graveyard, when the bearers in
passing sandy part of the road,
stumbled and fell and jolted the
woman back to life. She lived seven
hours after that and then died. Again
the pail bearers took up the coffin and
marched to the graveyard, aud when
they reached the sandy spot. the hus'
band rushed forward and said :"Steady
boys, steady.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
Latty.

Nov. IA, 1899.
Fine weather for this season of the year.
There is still some sickness in the COM
munity.
Miss Mary An B ad-s. of Ap' Us. visit
ed her sist T, Mrs. Sam Stevens. Sunday.
A dan e is to be given at the residence
of MIR. Sam Norihcuts to- night.
Mr.. SUIT IN Huff. of near Sullivan. pass
ed through here today, enroute to Flat
River to seea work.
Mr.. Robert Wilson and Mis- Cora Long
of Festus are visiting the family o; Mr.
VIM. Huds a.
Billy Hancock wo sheep at the shont-
ins n atsh las, Saturca,.
Mrs. L Declue is suffering from An
ait scx Of ague.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

AS events transpire it becomes
moro and more evident that the
Republican voters of Washington
County now are being made to re-
alize the full effects of their error
in scratching their tickets rs they
did in the last election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

No, Bryan will not take q rest
now. He merely stopped long
enough to put on clean shirt and
change his socks before starting
for Texas to convert the Democrats
down there to his anti-cxpansion
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

The Democ, went out last
Wednesday after the smoke of the
battle had lifted and finding a few
a few survivors ON their side left
they were at once classed as Demo
cratic "oains."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

The Democrats have regained
their ascendency in Maryland,
which was accomplished by keep
ing Bryan and the Chicago plat
form out of sight while the contest
was going on.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

Miss Josie Cresswell is away on visit
Irondale.
VIM. Mercer of Floyd. visited this To-
cality one day last week.
Corn out this way will only average ten
bushels to the acre. and of poor quality at
that.
We think the recent meeting of school
directors and teachers at Potosi was a
move in the right directions. as the schools
of the county will be the better for the
adoption of a regular system of study.
w. M NJ
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

MCKINLEY was greatly pleased
with the result of last weeks elec.
lions and Bryan says, also, that he
is much gratified over the result.
It's a happy conclusion when every
one is satisfied.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
A REPUBLICAN plurality of 80
900 in Ohio IN is good enough for
I'm off wear.

Our soldiers in the Philippines
are keeping Aguinaldo on the
jump, and the indications are that
be will soon be captured and the
insurrection ended.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15

The Iron Mountain will soon begin
fxin1 the track between ST. Loui- and
Desc o. They will make that ii c.
OF track one Of the best On the system
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-15
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The times., 1899-11-21
DEVELOPMENT OF STEAMSHIPS.
Sir William White Says the Limit
HAS Not Beeu Reached.

The State Department has received from
Consul Hill at Amsterdam an extract from
a speech of Sir William White on the pro-
aress in steam navigation. Consul Hill
says
The address of Sir William White be
fore The British Association at Dover last
September is an excellent summary Of the
progress made in ocean steamship con-
struction. In 1870 the side-wheel snip
Brittania, Of the Cunard Line, 20I feet
long, $50 horsepower, maintained sea
speed of about - knots on coal con-
sumption of forty tons a day. Speed has
been increased from S - to - IL knots.
and the time Of he voyage reduced 20
about IS per cent of what IL was IN 1870.
Steamers have more than trebied in length.
about doubled in breadth. and increased
tenfold in displacement. The engine pow
er has been made forty times as great.
The ratio Of horsepower TO the weight car
riad has increased fourfold. The rate
OF coal consumption measured by
horsepower per hour is now only one
third of what il was. in 1910. In 1871 the
White Star liner Oceanic, 42O feet long,
: 200 tons displacement, with engines OF
3 600 horsepower. had speed OF IA Il
knots In 1889 the TeUtonic. OF the same
line was built. having a length of 500 feet,
16 OGO tons displacement. 1900 Indicated
HORSEPOWER. % knots speed. and coal con-
SUMPTION of 500 tons day then followed,
in 1894 the Cunarder Campania, 500 feet
long %. GOO tons displacement, $4,000 horse
mower. at full speed of - knots, coal con-
sumption 500 tons a day; and in 1899 The
new Oceanic OF the White Star Line 6S5
feet . 600 tons. and speed of about %
knots The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. OF
the North German Lloyd Line, is 90 fee;
long and has maintained a speed OF = Il
knots \ larger steamer is now building,
the Deutschland, $50 feet long, % coo tons,
80 GOO horsepower, with an estimated speed
of % II knots.
Sir William White is confident that the
maximum of size and speed has not been
reached. and says that increase in length
aud weight favors the better maintenance
of speed at sea. The tendency, therefore.
VIII be to even greater regularity Of ser
vice than at present. Quicker passages
will. TO some extent. diminish risks.
The Kaiser Friedrich. which was one
of two vessels built by the North German
Lloyd for their new fast line. has been re-
jected on account of not coming up 10 con
tract requirements as to speed She was
built bv Schichau of Elbing the yacht and
torDedo boat builder and was to have been
half a knot faster than the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse She is coo feet long, with en-
gines Of p GOO horsepower. This fine ship
mas been taken over by Ihe Hamburg
American Line-the largest fleet now in the
world is in their New York service" :"
The times., 1899-11-21
MADAME NEVADA COMING.
The Singer To lie Heard Tomorrow nj
the Columbia.

Probably no event Of the local musical
season has awakened more interest than
has been aroused by Jha announcement of
Madame Emma Neyadas advent on to-
morrow afternoon al the Columbia.
Madame Nevada is considered by capable
judges 70 be the greatest prima donna ever
produced by this country and her present
tour. undertaken after an absence Of twelve
years IS of especial Importance to those
who realize the fact. The singer has at
tdined prominence abroad that has been
gained by very few Unless the pToverb
regarding the honor Of d prophet is to be
shamefully realized iu the present instance,
Il would behoove music-l lovers 10 attend
Madame Neyada's coming recital here.
The times., 1899-11-21
The new RUSSIAN PORT
Plans to Make Taiienwam Great
Commercial Centre.

Minister Congcr, Stationed MT Pc
kin, China, Forwards Report to
the Stntc Experimentation of
Acquiring PeninSuIar Territory
The Work OF Improving the City.
The times., 1899-11-21
Tl,e oIeon,nrgnrIne Cnee,.

The writ Of certioran recently asked for
in the oleomargerine cases before the su-
prenc Court Of The United States, was de-
MED by that body yesterday.
The times., 1899-11-21
The ISlHMIAN CANAL
Treaty Restrictions Regarding the
Building OF FOrtifcatiOHs.

Congress Expected to Take Early
Action in the Mattcr-Unftcd states
Interests VIII Be Protected by
Cruisers at Either Entrance in
Case of Wharf.-The Plans Suggested.
The times., 1899-11-21
nenorted h,- Ennllr. rntion Rure... ..

The Bureau CT immigration reports that
f25 aliens were deporJed from ports on
the Atlantic Coast during one week ending
November %. OF these 10G were liable 10
become public charges. = We're diseased.
lG were contract lab0gers, aud ] was IN
sane
The times., 1899-11-21

H,urich's beer is alway, ,uiuvtd h7 everybody.
1t has no shortcomings and us rapid advance
meut ia popularity testiRes To- the iigh charat-
want flcuricfa 40 not ask fgr dark az eight p"
bat ask Tor Nasrzen. senate. Lager Phone
654 Arlington BottlinS CO. tur case.
The times., 1899-11-21
A retired Army officer Dead.

The Adjutant General received the fol-
lowing despatch from Philadelphia yester-
day:
Capt William y Tisiall retired, died al
WAYNE. Delaware county, IA, November ls, 5;31
afternoon heart disease
The times., 1899-11-21

The marriage OF Miss Antoinetto Collet
and Mr. Robert Golden Donaldson oc-
CURED yesterday morning at IL o'clock at
the home of the bride, in Corcoran Street
Owing to the illness of Mrs Collet. the we'd
ding was private. Rev. Dr.. William Tayloe
Snyder j;li0iated The bride is the daugh-
GER OF Mrs Mary ]. and the late Eustace
J. Colet. who was distinguished lingrist
and for many years connected with the
State Department He was also the sec
retary of the late Spansh-American Claims
Commission. Mr.. and Mrs. Donaldson
have gone on a bridal trip North.