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The President at Boston.

The speech of the president at the
Home Market club dinner in Boston
presented the better sentiment of the
country in it's relation to the duty con-
fronting us i'm the Orient. lie rested
the case for our present intervention
solely upon the pledge Of our moral
obligations t" aid the free and en-
franchsed i7ilipnos' by the guiding
hand. the liberal2inG influences, the
generous sympathies, the uplifting ed
ucltion, not Of their Am-Ii an Il asters
but Of their AmcriCau "mancipalorS.
Until congress shall direct otherwise,
said he. "it will be ;he duty Of the eH-
eCutive to possess and hold the Philip
pines, giving tu the people thereof
peace and order and brneiicent govern
mcut. affurdinE them every opportun-
ity to prosecute their lawful pursuits,
encouraging them IN thrift and in
dustry, making them feel ana know
that we are their friends, not their en-
cmies. thar thci: good is our aim that
their welfare is our welfare, but that
neither their asniratiOns nor ours can
llnoWlcdged and uEqueston6d. That
the inhabitants If the Philippines viii
BE- benefited by this republic is my
mistaken belief That they will have
q kindlier government under our guild
ancc and they will be aided in every
possible way to he self-respectinS
and self governing people is as true
ha h. IA
erty and have an abiding faith in their
own government and i'm their own in
stitutiOns. No imperial designs lurk I'm
the American mind. They are alien
Ia American sentiment, thought and
purpose. our priceless principles un-
der2o no change under a tropical sun,
They 60 with the flag"
This obligation came unsnught but
cannot hOnoraHly be evaded. "Our con-
Germ" he said. was not fpr telritol )
or trade or empire, hut COR the people
whose interests and destu", without
our willing il. had been put In Oul
hands. i, was with this feeling thai
from the first day to the last not one
word or line went from the executive
in Washington to our military anC
naval commanders at Manila or to oul
peace commissioners az Paris tina
didn't put as the sole purpose TO b
kept in mind, first, after the success
Of our arms andI the maintenance O
our own honor, the welfare and happi
ness and the rights of the inhabitant
of the Philippine Islands" In conclu
sion the president said: "If we cal
beneht these remote peoples, who vii
object? If in the years Of the futur
they are established in government un
der law and liberty who will regre
our perils and sacrifices? Who wi
not rejoice in our heroism and human
ity? Always perils, and always afte
them safety; always darkness an
clouds, but always shining throus
them the light and the sunshine, A
usYs cost and sacrifice, but alway
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France Nearing Another Crisis.

The sudden death of the president
Of France can hardly fail to be fol-
lowed by consequences of great politi-
cal importance. Its immediate effect
viii be to stun the political activities
" hich were swirling so madly in the
maolstrom of fine Drcyfus case; but
The gift Of prophecy Is not required to
enable one To fOrcsec that after this
sensation of awe in the presence of
the unexpected has passed away the
intrigucrs win redouble their energies
and the crisis viii come in obedience
to an irresistible propulsion.
The successive events Of this Dreyfus
affair have convinced the Onloolling
public Of the unfitness of the French
for salf-rule without important reser-
vatiOns. They may safely De allowed
to think they are governing themselves,
but their constitutional inability to look
at things from judicial point Of view
necessitates the holding over them of
an ultimate authority which is not pro-
| vided for in their present scheme Of
government. 1t is present now. in
point of fact, In the mighty influence OF
the army; but until the army rules in
| open and acknowledged right ana title
| in the person of its commander-in-
chief the government Of France will he
an anomaly at the mercy of every
! transitoTy gust Of public feeling.
Intimations have for some time leer
frequent that a Napoleonic coup de tai
is impending. The recent promotion o
young Louis Napoleon by the czar from
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THE CAT SHOW.

Hear the purring Of the cats
Stately cats!
What a gorgeous aggregation Of Maltese
aristoclats!
How they purr-I I.r-r-r-r.r-r-r-r-T-r
In their ornamental cages
As you softly stroke their fur
Like a praCtiCed tiatterer
And inquire about their ages
Keeping time time, time,
In q sort of feline rhyme.
To the purring from these pampered pets
that pine on Persian mats
From the cats, cats, cats, cats.
Cats, cats, cats
To the pur-r-r-r-r-I-r-r-iTg Of the cats!
Hear the howlTg of the cats
Yowling cats!
What a wealth of rage and longing lin
gers in their sharps and fats!
In the startled air of night
How they scratch and screech and
fight!
How Their fiery eyeballs glare!
How they bawl!
How they hiss and growl and swear
And hold their swelling tails in air,
And caterwaul
Oh. from the surrounding flats
What gush of blasphemy, washbowIs,
old shoes, old hats,
And bed stats.
And brickbats
These cats have lodged! See the cats,
That smirk and simper to your pats!
Are they for catching and despatching
Any rats, rats, rats?
Oh rats! rats! rats! rats!
Rats! rats! rats!
What's their record when it comes to
catching rats?
Chicago Tribune.
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Secretary Alger.

The treatment accorded to Secrc-
tary Alger by the hoodlum element Of
Boston who jeered and hissed as he
passed along the street is anything
but creditable. Such demonstrations
of disfavOr do not obtain among gen.
tlemen. Public opinion will not tOlcr-
ate them. 1t is possible that General
Alger has not fulfilled the require
nents Of his office. Indeed, this Opin-
ion is widely prevalent ut this time.
But he has done the best ne knew how
to do and the responsibility for his
continuance in office belongs less upon
him than upon the president who keeps
cheered Mckinley in one breath and
jeered Alger in the other was incon-
sistent as well as boorish.
At the same time, il might Well oc-
cur to General Alger that his unpop-
ularity. deserved or undeserved, makes
his presence in the cabinet a source
of embarrassment to the president 5
friends and now that his official con-
duct has been reviewed by the pres
ident's commission of inquiry and n
finding made which, while generating
him from all blame, yet expresses a
doubt of his adequacy to the difficult
ties of the position. the course of honor
would seem to be to retire While the
responsibility is the presidents Gen
eral Alger might well out of gratitude
assume it and terminate a situation
ii the present Judgment of the pub
Ii, upon General Alger is unjust and
harsh, time will rectify il, all the more
speedily if in submitting to it he shall
exhibit a spirit of meekness and dig.
nified self restraint. The people may
err in excitement. but in the long run
| their conclusions are correct. To bt
misunderstood. 10 he unfairly Censured
| tn he in Il certain sense, martyrized il
| the performance of public duties is {
| risk which men necessarily assume
| when they accept proffers of high pos
! itiun. It is the philosophic view which
| can be recommended in all kindnes!
! 10 the present secretary Of war, whose
| personal feelings. however sensitive Il
! injury. are not to be weighed agains
the interests of the people in an ad
mlnigtration At the war department il
| which they can have a degree Of con
fidcnce now unhappily lacking.
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stand by the Ticket.

,,,,,,,,lio,-., n,a,. M, oil have heen
.,,,.,,,.a ,,.;,r tho. o,,,cor,a .nf tha city
,,,i,,o,i,, ,rho,, may hovo nrcrerred
,h, cardilacias uf mon who did not
s,,,,.od in sacurire nlraIitv vote to
,i,o ,,r5id,,ias ,r mon who did. J;ut
az r,ir.niuded Marty men they will
,li.i, by tha rasuIt and Give the ticket
,,.,-,,i,, s,,,,,,,,- ., ,b. mills .frhn ten
,,c,,,. tbr,unbo,it tb, co,lntrv may be
,o ,livor,,, ,,,,nirinsI nolitirs rrnm state
o,d r,,i,,,,l r,Iitir. but undcr the
o,r,,iti,,,.s ,,fetiny t,dav in Scranton
+ho ,l.,ti,, ,r tho nnyt municipal ad-
,,,i,is+,,ti,r will hr REGARDED as a par
~ ,iatorv ror ,bo successrrl ticket and
.s. s,,ob I, Nil. ,xart an in1ucncc lIpon
,,r,,,. ,,,,ttor. ,,.par,Il,
J., ,bis liurt papuhIirans will per-
o,i,.., T., =, n, to ,b,i, advantage 10
,,i,.,. r,..i,.. ,,,,.t,. rhair uuwnycrinc sup
,or. ,.bsthnr tbcv are personally
,i,.,.., 49,, ,iis,,iooeod with the pcrsou-
r,t ,r ,t, ti,t;.t rhny have no rea-
.., -, tbirl, tb,, tn. men named ON
,,,a. ,i,,.,,, .r., ,,,ft mon. on the con-
,,o,,. tr,,, ,...r,. .,n,unor in which those
,,.,,It,l,,,s. ~, ,b.i, nominations was
, t,etir,,rioI ,r nnn,,larity coming di-
Republicans. they are entitled to the
r,,,,,,.,,t ,,r al JRnpubliranG who i'm Da Il
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after them the fruition of liberty. edu-
cation and civilization. I have no light
or knowledge not common to my coun-
trymen. do not prophecy The pres
ent is all-absorbing to me. but | can't
bound my vision by the blood stained
trenches around Manila, where every
red drop, whether from the veins OF
an Americaf soldier or a misguided
Filipino. Is anguish to my heart; hat
by the broad range Of future years,
when that group Of islands. under the
impulse OF the year just past, shall
have become the gems and glories OF
those tropical seas, a land Of plenty
pie redeemed from savage indolencc
and habits, devoted to the arts OF
peace. in touch with the commerce and
trade of all nations. enjoying the bless
ings Of freedom. of civil and religious
liberty, OF education and Of homes, and
whose children and children's children
shall for ages hence blessE the Ameri.
can republic because it emancinatcd
and redeemed their fatherland and set
them in the pathway of the worlds .
best civilization"
This is the noble and humanitarian
view. the expression of which is the
guiding principle in the policy of great
nation sets before the world a new ideal
in government. II rebulcs by it's sub
Unity the ignohe fears and ISLANDERS
of those who utilize their powers in
desperate hut futile opposition. Yet II
is not forbidden us to consider that
among the consequences Of our sue
cessrul execution Of this high mission
In behalf Of civilization will be certain
gFcttt material gains to our commerce.
and To our prestige as nation; GER
tain rewards of virtue which will also
hc looked upon as fair prizes Df enter
prise; among them the opportunity t.
share in the legitimate business profits
incident to the inOderniza ton Of China
and the chanc" to establish in the Phil.
ippine islands themselves valuable
workings in development OF theil
natural industry. The president does
well not to subordinate the moral tc
the material aspects of this problem
hut the latter are worthy Of attention
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.ss; .ssc g
A child born on this day will notice
that Mayor Bailey has the air of a man
who is about 10 discard the burden of u
dozen white men
The chocolate tint is on the street;
Old Sol's rays liIger longer
The weather man turns on the heat
And signs of spring are stronger.
Lent will be beneficial to those who can
Keep up the sentiment Il block or two
distant from the church.
Dea- little children Of the present who
are "scen and not heard" are generally
born deaf and dumb.
Good name is preferred to riches. but
many of us are SO modes. that we would
accept second choice.
T. Is safe to wager that the man who
waits long and unCumplainingly for a
street car rides on a pass.
our thoughts now gladly turn from
blizzards to advertisements of spring
medicine"
Candidate Robinson will do wen to keep
behind the storm door few days longer
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

Mayor-JA MOGR.
Treasurer THOMAS X. BROOKS.
Controller--F. J. WIDMAYER.
School Directors -. JOHN COURIER
NORRIS. GEORGE H. SHITES.
Assessors CIVILIAN JONES PHILIP
RINSLAND. g. $. FOWLER
Election Day--February q.
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For a thing which is daily reported
to be on the verge of collapse, the
senatorial deadlock is exhibiting dis
concerting degree of vitality.
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employed by great publishing house had
and had badly that the doctor
said confirmed This gentleman who face
usdto that he had his ticket engaged for
passage He had deed for years until his vile d ne
had nearly drinking dew and eating leaves NoW
which he really wanted
accept induced make trial Of Rpans because
their advertised much He beSanhree
dayn taking each meal then he went the dinner
and allowed himself full swing but took Tabues aewad Next
morning all right and lady neghoor was
his wife been doing a
He looking He had good dinner Tor three years
fore that night friendly relations with turkey have been
sumed and his liberty he cuiates pie and
in fact has tendency sample everything there is going
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the rank OF lieutenant in the Russian
army to that of brigadier general,
jumping this scion of the old dynasty
over IS colonels who had been his sem
iors SGT Europe to thinking. Louis is
the one Napoleon of the race. now eN-
tant. who appears to have qualities in
him, and when II Is known that he is
secretly the favorite of the younger ele-
nent in the French army a case is
made up which invests his personality
with the elements of dramatic interest
Under the circumstances Il Dictator
sh'r is what France needs and il is
to be hoped that the need viii be sup
piled peaceably and expcditiously and
Al cause Of apprehension removed from
international politics.
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We trust that Old Eoreas has folded
his wings for the season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

Boston hoodluns are in fait way to
make martyr Of Secretary Alger.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

cradle trouble in keeping Up with the
procession these days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

Incidentally the Paris peace treaty
developed a lot of dead letter states
men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

The polish used on the reflector Of
Uncle Joe Sibley's searchlight must
certainly have been a first class article.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

Participants in the various SENATOR
ial deadloCks about the country are
evidently waiting to profit by the re-
suit i'm Pennsylvania.
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The trouble in Samoa appears 10 be
the result of q distribution OF mon
archical ambition to candidates Of the
same weight.
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The national platforms Of both po-
litical parties for generation past
and public sentiment almost without
IL dissenting voice have demanded OF
congress legislation for the construc-
tion Of the Nicaragua canal and now
congress refuses. Strange indeed, are
the Naparies of politics.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

The Filipiuos undoubtedly travel in
a circle. According to reports they
have been running long enough to get
OFF the island if headed in one direC-
iinn
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A bill has been introduced in the Kan
saS legislature which would, if passed.
make that state rival of Oklahoma and
other places of similar facilities in the di-
Torce business. The measure provides
that a residence OF three months in the
state shall give person legal standing
to bring a divorce suit.
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TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.

Astrolabe Cast: 4.13 a. M, for Saturday
February lS 1893.
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schools in cuan ana Elsewhere.

Prof, !. r Draroho1 VIM j. an
thor of fogr. ,a,- book. on b,,k.-,.,.
inc will on ..-oha, ia i.ra ,,.r -
well ecuipoaG business ,,rl.ae in +bs
Emile buiIainr 4 you;s co,. qt,
and Olive streets. III. hro.her who
was for fouI. wears nrin.fnaI of
D,,r, D.,..:a1 a.,
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Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership lately existing between the
hrm OF Flentge, Johnston & Co., of
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, and Miss Clara
Snider of the same place, under the
name of Ladies Bazaar was dissolved
by mutual consent on the 10th day of
October. 1899.
All debts owing the said partnership
are to he received by the said Flentge,
Johnston ~ Co., and all demands on
the said partnership prior to the 18th
day of October. 1899. are to be pre-
scented 20 the said Flentge. Johnston
& Co.. for payment.
FLENTGE. JOHNSTON Il Go.
CLARA SNYDER.
Octni-r -, 1899.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.-Notice is
hereby given that letters testamentarv
with the last viii annexed upon the
estate of Dietrich SclraGcr. deceased.
have been granted to the undersigned
by the Cape G~irardeaU Court OF Com
mon Pleas OF Cape GirarIeau county
Missouri, bearing dale The --lth day OF
April, 1899.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required 70 exhibit
them to him for allowance within one
year from the date of said letters or
they may be precludcd from any beae-
fit of such estate: and if said claims
be not exhibited within two years from
the date Of the publication Of this
notice they will me forever barred.
JOEL HAMANN.
octl4n9b Executor.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate of
Josephine Knapp, deceased. have
been granted TO the undersigned by
the Cape Girdrdeau Court of Com
mon Pleas OF Cape Girardeau county
Missouri, bearing date the 18th dav
of August. 1895.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to her for allowance within one
year from the date of said letters or
they may be precluded from any bene
fit OF such estate: and if said claims
be not exhibit within two years from
the date of the publication of this no.
tice they will be forever barred.
CAROLINE KNAPP.
octin2o Administrators.
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Dissolution.

The firm OF k2ge. Nichols * Kim
mel has this day dissolved by mutual
consent. All parties knowing them
selves indebted to said firm are not
fed hat the books are al the Office Of
the late firm. whele they are asked to
call at once and make final settlement.
The liabilities of said firm will be
paid by the old firm, Rage, Nichols *
kimmel. We mutually bespeak for
the old managers, Ed Rage ana d. \.
Nichols, who will continue in business
separately, Il continuance of the pub
lie patronage. and for Mr.. Kimmel
the best wishes OF ali concerned.
D.. i. NICHOLS.
Sent. -. 1899.
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y Fri.IitfuI BIunder

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ADMINISTR NOTICE

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate of
Adolph Ruediger, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned by the
Cape Girardeau Court of Common
Pleas, of Cape Girardeau. county.
Missouri. bearing date the 18th day
of August, 1899.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to her for allowance, within one
year from the date of said letters. or
they may be precluded from any bene-
fit of such estate: and if said claims
be not exhibited within two years from
the date of the publication of this
notice. they will be forever barred.
MARIA RUEDIGER,
oct'n2o Administrators.
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SEPT. 20, 1899.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
Allman's Store Burglarized.

Monday night some unscrupulous
persons pried open one of the back
windows of Allmsn's twin stores and
helped themselves literally. The en-
tire list of the articles stolen, of course
cannot be obtained without complete
invoice of the stock, but goods to the
amount of 500 or more are known to
be gone. The burglars exercised excel
lent judgment in their selections
Among the various things which they
laid hands on were a pile of overcoats
Six of these we're carried away. All
of them were of the best quality and
two of them were of superior stuff
which was kept in stock as more of a
novelty than u profitable seller. The
hat boxes were invaded, but the num-
Der of hats taken is doubtful. Traces
of the burglars presence were found in
every part of the store, but no clew was
obtained leading to their identity. NJ.
Altman thinks that there were proba-
bly, three in the party, owing TO the fact
that six overcoats were taken, three of
which were for spring wear and the
others for winter. This is indeed prob
able, as it would allow each man pair
of the coats.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
HI. q. Thayer HOuored

HoE. III. G. Thayer received q hand.
some invitation Wednesday morning to
be present and assist the president in
the ceremonies of laying the corner
stone of the United States government
building in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 8
1899. The invitation is a handsome
thing. in size about 12xl4 inches, artist.
ically lettered and embossed in gold
The invitation bears the signatures of
John r. Tanner, governor of Illinois;
Carter ii. Harrison, mayor of Chicago;
Chas. N. Gordon, chairman of the gen
eral committee, and others.
This is a recognition that may well
give our fellow townsmsn q feeling of
pride. However, he justly merits the
consideration, considering his promi-
nence as politician, popular speaker
and manufactures. 1t is needless to
add that Mr.. Thsyer will be there to
help President Mckinley edge the cor
nerstone into the proper place.