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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
An EndoMment of slOO.OOO,


! Rnnm the ~. Iauls Christian Advocate.
Central Female College which was
born amid the stress and poverty sue.
ceeding our civil war, now occupies
the very grounds and building IN which
Mulligan made such desperate resis-
lance in the siege OF Lexington. Like
the Alpine rhOdodenron, 1t has -four
ished amid adyersities aud ONE up
through much tribulation. With nearly
a third Of a century of history, with its
graduates scattered over so much Of
the Mississippi valley and far west, il
has grown to be one Of the most influ-
ential institutions west of the Missis-
sippi river. 1t o has a property
worth nigh unto 500, 500, and up to
this time has depended On the tuition
Of students for its support. This will
be no longer practicable, for Southern
Methodism has now reached q crisis in
educational evolution which will force
either a forward or retrograde move
ment on many of her schools formerly
comforting degrees.
A school which has not an income of
at least $1,000 a year above or outside
of tuition fees, cannot employ a college
faculty. Therefore, the NJ. E. Church,
South, has decreed that none of her
schools which have not an annual
income Of at least $1,000 above tuition
fees shall be allowed to confer college
degrees. Tne friends Of Central Fe-
male College can see at a glance that
the institution must have an endow-
ment or slide back into the preparatory
work Of an academy and cease to be a
college. There will never be a better
time than now to raise this endowment.
Let every student and friend Of the
college 60 to work at once building
sentiment and soliciting money for the
twentieth century educational fund,
and also to the turning Of this senti-
ment and money to the endowment Of
our Central Female College for Mis-
sour Methodism.
Pray for the work at your family
affairs, Sunday schools, Epworth
Leagues and church services, Talk to
your pastor, teachers and pupils about
1t until your whole community is 0
flame Of educational enthusiasm. Then
set the keynote with a subscription
which your neighbors will call extrav'
agant and fanatical. Every subscribed
to the twentieth century fund can direc
his gift to whatever college he prefers
The editor Of the Advocate will pa,
the last five thousand dollars to a hun
dred thousand dollar endowment Il
Central Female College at Lexington
Missouri.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
OIL Trust Denounced.

Washington, June 1.-THE feature
Of to-days session Of the industrial COM
mission was the testimony Of L. NJ.
Lockwood, an independent oil producer
OF Pennsylvania. lie denounced the
Standard Oil Company and railroad
officials as highwaymen. "lf you have
got to be robbed" be declared, "it
does not matter much whether you are
held up by a Dick Turpin with q pistol
or by John Rockefeller with a railroad /;
it Is robbery all the same" In the
course Of his statement Mr.. Lockwood
alleged that Judge Albert Haight OF
the New York court Of appeals, has been
elevated to his position by the corpor-
atoms through the use Of a corruption
fund. This statement elected a strong
protest from Mr.. Farquhar, Of the CON-
mission who as a near neighbor Of Judge
Haight declared him to be q Of the
purest men he had ever known. MajtI
Farquhar appealed to Mr.. Lockwood &c
withdraw his statement regarding
Judge Haight, and to the commission
to expunge the testimony from the
record declaring that it was not testi-
mony, but pure libel. The protest Of
Major Farquhar brought Commissioner
Bell to his feet with a demand thai
evidence given by witnesses should
stand as they had given it. He man.
tanned it was perfectly competent for
witness before the commission to maxi
such comments upon and criticisms O
public men and public affairs as the!
saw fit, notwithstanding the sensitive
ness Of some members Of the commission
regarding the testimony which has beef
submitted.
He declared that il q witness believe,
q public official had been elevated t
his position through fraud he ought no
be barred from saying SO before tn
commission as he did not regard a ma
as sacred because Of the Office he nigh
hold. Former Congressman Philip:
who was presiding at the session, bel,
that the evidence competent, if MI
Lockwood desired it to stand.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Good Advice.


Governor Pingree, in . recent speech,
said: at is high time that claims to
responsibility in this republic rested
upon something more substantial thar
money or political cunning. The re-
publican party came into power as the
party Of the common people. The
welfare of an enslAved ace was the
chief cause Of its organization. The
principle of equal rights for all found
its fullest expression in the greatest
OF all Americans-Abraham Lincoln.
The republican party was formed to
make men tree and equal. But in
time these questions disappeared and
other questions demanded attention.
Problems OF trade aud finance, and
questions Of administration came up.
Meantime, wealth increased, and cap
Ital and labor drifted into conflict.
Gradually the mea Of wealth dropped
into the republican party. CorPOrs-
tons found their interests well cared
for BY the men who were chosen to the
legislative bodies as republicans. Now
this has been going on so long and SO
steadily that il has become notorious.
Old republicans have been held in line
because they could do nothing else.
Some Of the leaders Of the democrats
party have made II almost impossible
by their acts tor prudent and thought
full business men to join it. All the
men who had schemes and all the
corporations who wanted privileges
have Joined the republican party, ex-
pecting that party to bear their burden;
and serve them. This has been going
on for years, but 1t cannot last for
ever, gentlemen. 1t is time that cor
porations, combines, trusts and multi
miIlionsires were requested to leave
the front seats, at least, and let The
men who can speak for the great body
OF voters, the men who believe in thu
republicanism of Abraham Lincoln.
have room and part in the conduct o
public affairs. l do not eve sugges
that men be ignored and humiliateC
simply because they are rich, but TIL
legislative and executive offices of thi
nation can not much longer be fille'
with men whose claims are baseC
solely upon their devotion to corporat'
interests
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

On the first and third TUESDAYS NJ
each month, up TO and including
October, the Southern Railway offers TO
homeseekefs and settlers the adyan.
tages Of cheap n way and round trim
tickets to practically all points in Ten.
nessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia.
North Carolina, South Carolina. Vir.
ginia and Florida.
Homeseekers' tickets will be sold a,
the rate of n fare plus 50. 90 for the
round trip, tickets good twenty-one
days from date Of sale in which Fl
return.
The southeastern territory offers f.
the p~rospector and settles more adyan.
tages than any other part of the United
States, and the Southern Railway ha,
arranged for the sale of tickets on IN.
dates mentioned above at low enougt
rates to enable any n to 20 south and
investigate the opportunities offered in
that territory.
For illustrated matter, rates and
further particulars, address
WM. II. TAyLoE, A. G. p. A..
, Louisville, Ky
j. Q. hEAM, JR., N. W. p. A..
No. 10 Adams st., Chicago. m.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
A Mean Trick Exposed,

Senator George L. Wellington, the
senior republican senator from the
state OF Maryland, has exploded a
bomb shell IN the ranks Of the anti
Schley ring Of the navy department,
the echoes of which will be heard in
the White House.
Senator Wellington has informed the
administration leaders that the people
Of Maryland, regardless Of politics,
deeply resent the naval rings attempt
to persecute Rear Admiral w. s.
Schley, and that If the president does
not compel Long, Crowninshield,
Sampson and others Of the cabal to let
schley alone, the state Of Maryland II
the next campaign next year will cast
its electoral vote for the democratic
party candidate.
Admiral Schley is a son of Mary.
land, aAd, according to as good al
authority as Senator Wellington, tn,
people Of that state will not tolerat,
any more dirty work on the part Of thu
navy ring. lie asserts positively thai
the notorious attempt Of Secretary
Long and his subordinates TO rob Ad
miral Schley Of the honors be won a
Santiago was in a large neasur,
responsible for the republican disaste
In the city Of Baltimore last spring
when the democrats regained every
thing won by the republicans two year
before.
Senator Wellington goes farther nov
and declares that the state Is ready I,
repudiate Mckinley and vote the dem
ocratic ticket II he longer permits tn,
persecution Of Schley.
IL II quite probable that Senate.
Wellington's plain talk will have NOR
effect upon the president than all III
arguments heretofore advanced.
The president will not hesitate I
call Long and Crowninshield l.
account where his political fortunes ar
involved and there will probably be
cessation Of the open fight upo.
Admiral Schley.
This is oil the more likely ipasmpcI
as papers which heretofore have bee
stanch supporters Of the administrator
are now calling attention TO the pur
chase Of ships during the war a
e%xtravagant figures, and asking lh.
anti .Schley ring for explanations.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Sale Of our Township Bonds

For some weeks the county court and
the county clerk have been advertising
for bids for township bonds, the bonds
70 be ;ssacd q. aaec 70 refund a lot Of
option bonds issued in behalf OF Lex
ington, Sni-a-Bar and Washington
townships. The amounts TO be issued
are Lexington township, $500; sui
a-Bar township. $500; Washington
township, $4,000, & total Of SS0,Oos.
Wednesday was the time set for
opening bids, and several bond-buying
firms had representatives here TO look
after their interests. The following
bids were opened
Mississippi Valley Trust Co, St.
Louis, bid par and SECS for I per cent
bonds.
Farsoa Leach X Co, Chicago, bid
par, Se,lSl and all efunding expenses
for I per cent bonds.
n. W. Harris Il Co, Chicago, bid
par, sl.+SO.4O and blank bonds for 1 per
cent bonds.
Dennison & Prior, Cleveland, bid par,
S2,oo0 and blanks for 4 10 per cent
bonds.
Altheimer 4 Rawlings, st. Louis, bid
par aud all refunding expenses for 5 81
per cent bonds,
The court rejected all the above bids.
The Mississippi Valley Trust Co, of
st. Louis, then submitted a proposition
to take the entire issue of $4,000; the
bonds to bear 8 10 per cent, at par; to
pay all expenses connected with the
refunding Of the bonds, and to receive a
commission of 81 800, which offer was
accepted and the contract closed.
The buyers all wanted a 1 per cent
bond, or a higher rate of interest, and
one firm offered a bonus of S2,425 for a
4 per cent bond. This bonus of S2,425
would reduce the rate to 3 IL per cent
for six years, and then be a straight 4
per cent for the remainder OF its life.
Our court preferred giving 81 600 bonus,
which is equal to a 4 per cent bond for
four years, and a straight 8 IL per cent
bond for the remainder of its life.
The bonds are to be issued as option
bonds. as follows 0ne-fourth to be
$50 option; one-fourth to be 1870
option; one-fOurth to be 1890 option;
one fourth to be straight twenty-year
bonds.
The bonds to be redeemed are Lex
ington township Q per cent option
bonds; Sni-a-Bar township 5 per cent
option bonds; Washington township 6
per cent option bonds. The new bonds
will save about 2 l-2 per cent interest on
$4,000. which will amount to about
5000 per year.
The INTELLIGENCER has done its
best TO help the county court and the
county clerk in this matter, and We
congratulate the people of the three
. townships on the successful conduct Of
the sale.
E Next year we will have half a million
t OF county bonds TO refund, and we ex
3 pect to be able TO float them at 3 l-2 pei
/ cent.
This Is probably the lowest rate O
' interest at which any township bonds il
: Missouri were ever sold. The cour
and the clerk are to be praised for thei
l good work.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

Republicans are very much worried
I'VE the statement Of Havemeyer, the
sugar king, in regard to the tariff fos-
tering trusts. They have trotted out
some Of their wise men to answer
Hayemeyer. A Mr.. Henry T. 0xnard
comes u the rescue, and fatty say.
that "the tariff does not foster trusts. =
This reminds US that 8 few years age
this same gang Of tariff robbers
claimed that foreigners paid the
tariff
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See Missnnrl.

The Missourian who wanders off to
distant states for scenery, health re-
sorts, education, business or pleasure is
not only wanting in state pride and
loyalty, but makes a mistake in other
ways. Missouri is not only an empire
within itself In material resource, but
in opportunities for school, for pros
perity, for enjoyment and in the
beauties Of her landscape, has no
superior. Some states a show more
along one particular line, but none
may exhibit really so much along all
lines.
For landscape, the Missouri river
bluffs, in view from the state capital,
the Gasconade river, the scenes along
the Frisco railroad, avoyage down the
Mississippi, the south Missouri caves
sparkling with crystal-these are but a
little of the many beautiful natural
pictures. For mines there are zinc and
lead galore. Jasper county is world
famous. Glass is at Crystal City.
Iron and coal everywhere. Scarcely
a single mineral known to man is not
found in MissOuri's soil, unless it be
gold, and this state is not committed
to gold, anyway.
See Missouri, Missourians! Go to
Shaw's Garden in st. Louis, the finest
in the world. Look over the Kansas
City high school and the Kansas City
fire department, institutions that are
models for the entire country. Go to
Columbia and see the University ~
Missouri, gaining an attendance of 10C
each year and fast becoming equal t.
the greatest. Stand on the university
campus with head uncovered before the
jefferson monument, memorial to the
statesman who gave to the United
States, Louisiana, IN which was wrapped
up Missouri. See the colleges anC
schools in every town and hamlet
Visit the states schools for it
teachers, Its deaf, dumb and blind, III
asylums for the insane. See the field
of corn and cotton up in Nodawal
county the largest cattle ranch in tn,
state; down in Mississippi county tb,
largest watermelon patch in America
The Eads bridge Is a marvel IN engin
eering. The Rocheport tunnel is ON
of the worlds tallest. The reform
school is a model. The penitentIary /
!, the largest on earth. There are NOR
. mineral springs in Missouri than il
. any other state, Every home Is
health resort. See Clinton's artesiaI
we'll, Mark Twain's cave at Hanniba
and the fish in the Current river
+ Look on a Saline county wheat field,
Howell county peach farm and an appl
orchard anywhere. See the Sarcoxl
strawberries, than which God nigh
have made a better berry, but lie neye
did. Survey your own state, Missor
rams. Realize its beauty, its promis
. and you will never leave l., eyen to z
n to Heaven, II you can help it.
ID. "See Naples and die" ran the oil
proyerb Of decaying Europe. use
Missouri and i've" is the motto fC
r every Missourian n-[Jenerson Cit
o Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

President c. Z. Dove of Commercial
Travellers National League says
s.Tbere are in the United States over
100000 drummers, and / believe near
ly one-half of the number ultimately
will lose their positions. OF those for.
tunate enough still to hold their posi-
tions nearly all have had their salaries
cut
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

alt is certain that both political
parties will oppose trusts in the next
presidential campaign. Bot the trusts
won't mind 1t. They will continue
doing business just as they have been
doing heretofore The above is from
the HigginsvIlle Advance. 1t means
that democrats cannot interfere with
trusts, and republicans will not. Re-
publicaDs will have a plank in their
platform in opposition 10 trusts, but ii
Will only be put there to catch suckers,
like the international free coinage
plank of 1896, or the civil service
reform plank. A platform is only
made by republicans for the purpose
of deceiving the people.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

At Cleveland, Ohio, the street car
men arc on a strike, and there Is
plenty Of rioting and fighting every
day. At Akron, Ohio, not a car is
running. These strikes are caused by
the railroads paying their employees
too much wages. The employe:
actually are able TO eat meat tire,
times 4 week, and this makes then
strong enough to strike. Put on 8
little more prosperity" and they vii
be too weak 10 strike.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

Newspapers are paying about sixty
per cent more for white paper than
they paid before the trust, yet rePubli-
can papers are AFRAID to d%enounce the
swindle. They think they would lose
a chance at the postohce if they fell
out Of line.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
THERE IN OLD M
WRITTEN BY

A.- al
over there 10 old Mi,s.o.u
o, Where the big rod s0Dl
un IT, 'moag leaves aSs INV
There Is surely iOune d'SS,y IlOT'
10 Thy gladstone N 0U%o.s'stHsa
'Mong the smillp9 h,Ilimef AOua
From 4 myriad hillsiSss I'd assn
Sparkling brootIs,sa loaaaia
o,s, there 10 old Mis,oos 'ad
Whers the big red snr
-PP''' IrOs,
btsying mules aud usiSh,.-,
blsatlng sheep and losae "a
fp AnS ~ seen ,.,, q every Ssrsy.ssA
Fish that wait The coI.,sias
tame In reach Of Suu.sY. NE
Grapes and berries BY nv a.
Hpsuing 10 the - rilAa
Peaches rosy Checked ana w,
oGood enough for kIn s.u gola',
Over there Ia old MI..s, tnOI
Where the big red amt
p'S gf0H
uisnt corn IN silk and t....,
Fields OF waving poIdsn
Melons growing ia,s.u gfill;
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

Now that Missouri is conyicting
train robbers, would it not be q good
time for Kansas City to try her bank
robbers. 1t has been six years since
Darragh and his gang looted the Kan
sas City Safe Deposit bank, and il
looks as if the state could get ready il
that length Of time.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Thep Mnl Rememher h

From the Chicago News: American
farmers will be rejoiced to learn that a
combination Of manufacturers has
decided TO raise the price Of all agricul-
tural impliments from 10 to 20 per
cent. it may be suggested to these
monopolists that the farmers Of the
United states cast a heavy vote and
that they will be likely to use it for the
protection of their pocketbooks against
combinations OF this character. The
experiences Of the binder-twine trust
are In point on this subject.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

Before the war il was the south which
was the dominating section in ma
tional affair, Since The war and be-
cause Of Il the northern sentiment has
predominated IN the control Of the
government and northern men have
been 10 the front 10 affairs, but now,
says the Nashville American, the
mighty west begins 10 loom up. The
stretch Of country west Of the hIlssiss.
ippi Is almost double In area that lying
east Of The great river, and the election
II q western man TO tbe second place
IL the nAuou bnt reminds US Of the
lime coming when the mighty wesr
will BE- the controlling factor in nation.
ntife.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

Any adult suffering from , MA,
on the breast, bronchitis, TIM, |,
troubles of any nature, who win /,
Chas. W. Loomis' or D. w. NV
ington, and ]. A. Hudson A O.
City, Mo-, will be prsssu.s !
sample bottle Of Boschse's G,rs,,s
free OF charge. Only one bOt, !
person, and none to chlldn !,
order from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ,r M
a sale as Boschee's German Srr,l
parts Of the civilized word. i,
yeaFs ago millions Of bottla u,,
away, and your druggists will MI
success was marvellous. 1t d nj,
only throat and lung rsm.d, "A,
endorsed by physiciaus. Oh. IN
will cure or prove liz vIlo. n
dealers 10 all civilized couutra, n
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Low Rates for Bantists

And Others. Santa Fe will sell ticket!
to San Francisco and return for $1,000
Limited for return to July Is, 1899
Pullman Sleepers-palace and tourist
and free chair cars to California daily
d. j. Council, Agent, Lexington, ha
illustrated descriptive literature o
points Of interest en- route.
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1.-THE NEBRASKA
COLORADO EXPRESS"
A nput m

From June 4th the Burlington Route
puts into its passenger service to the
Far West a new fast daily night train
from Kansas City and st. Joseph to
Nebraska and Colorado.
Leaving Kansas City at 9:i5 p. m.
leaving st. Joseph at midnight. arriving
at Denver $40 p. m. 1t is by three
hours the latest night train Kansa.
City to Denver and beyond.
This service is altogether additions.
to the BurlingtOn's great scheme Of
passenger trains from Kansas City t
the West, Northwest, North and East
California weekly excursions, per
sonally conducted, every Thursda,
morning. Tourist sleepers twice {
week, Kansas City to the Northwest vii
the Billings route.
For details, ask your ticket agent O.
}. G. BRAMHALL, l.. W. WAKELY,
TRAY. Pass Agt., Gen1 Pass'r AIT.
SS Main street. st. Louis, Mo
Kansas City, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT;
General Manager,
" st Joseph, Mo
GtpOOr old Missonriu Ia moh;,.u
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The secretary Of the treasury is try
ing to figure that the deficit under the
Dingiey bill will be less than one hun
dred million dollars. The people have
licked stamps and paid high prices for
all kinds OF goods, and there ought to
be a big surplus in the treasury, but II
went TO the trusts.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24

In prowling through some obsolete
territorial statues the other day, Assist
ant Attorney General West, Of Kansas,
came across a law which required that
whenever a public thoroughfare crossed
a stream the township overseer should
fix a gauge showing the high water
mark. The law provided that on TOP
Of each such gauge should be a sign
reading, "When this Is under water the
ford Is dangerous
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-06-24
Give the Children q brink

called Grain-o. 1t is a delicious, appetlzing,
nourishing food drink TO take the place OF
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all
who have used 1t because when properly pre-
pared it tastes like the finest coffee, but ia free
from all its injurious properties. Grain-O
aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. 1t
is not a stimulant but a health builder, and
children as well as adults can drink it with
great benefit. Costs about y as much As
coffee. lie and &c. 2