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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
sEA-BRED PIGEONS
systen Employed to Get . Coed
Service with Then froz ship
to Shere,

Capt. John Il. Bartlett, U. s. n, re1
tired, chief Of the coast signal service
during the war with Spain, has reported
to the department on the value Of car
rier pigeons for signaling purposes
The Baltimore Sun summarizes the re-
port us follows:
That experiments be made for
the purpose of training homing pigeons
in connection with coast signaling, for
the reason that they offer a solution of
the problem of communication with
vessels in the oif-shore patrol feet
These vessels would most probably OPP
crate i'm districts having established
bases, and at such distance from the.
coast and from the iushore patrol that
visual signals would be almost impos-
sible. A homing pigeon service cannot
be inprovised and be Of any real value,
The ebirdsmustbes systematically andpa-
tiently trained for year or two, not
only to equip the cotes with trnined car
riers for that locality, but 10 furnish a
stock Of sea-brcd breeders. Expert
mental cotes should be located at the
bases OF naval coast defense Districts,
a small vessel provided with carrier
pigeon outfit aud an officer detailed to
develop this means Of communication
and superinteud the systematic train
ing OF the birds, Unless this is done
with intelligence for at least year IL
would be useless to rely upon II at all.
Such a system could be economically
instituted and could be maintained ab
comparatively slight cost, A simple
routine Of drills. exercises and reports
based upon our experiences could be
readily put into operation and small re-
wards OF appropriate ration would
stimulate proficiency In times of
peace such service would be OF constant
convenience to this department and to
the maritime interests of the country,
and the constant practice would pre-
pare the men for the emergencies OF
war.
Attention Is called to the fact that
every other maritime nation has such a
system, generally much more elaborate
than the one herein proposed, organ
lied and operated under its naval or
maritime department.--San Francisco
Chronicle.
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Gunner.. patron saint.

Why was st. Barbara chosen to be
the patron saint of all the gunnersP 1t
is one Of those things which are to be
known, and which one ought to know.
but does not. Meanwhile there is the
fact that she does intercede for all
gunners by land or sea. In the old
French navy the Sainte Barbe was the
gun room, aud the name may be found
with that meaning attached to 1t in
all dictionaries. Moreover, in France
she is the saint not only of.gunners, but
of all Are brigades. The Sapeurs Pom
piers, who for some mysterious reason
are a regular chopping block for jokes,
hold their holiday on the day OF her
feast. This year 1t has been rather
considerable occasion round Paris, Va
rious societies exist in that capital,
such, for example, as the Societe du
Souvenir Francais, for the purpose OF
erecting and preserving monuments in
commemoration Of the fighting during
the siege of 1s70-T1, They meet and
speechify once year early in Decem-
ber, and this time, at least, If not al
ways, the day chosen happened TO be
Sunday which was also the feast of ST..
Barbara. ra.-Washington Star.
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CAN THIS BE TRUEa
II Has been Demonstrated That
Every Living Being is
Partially Sind.


1t Will propaOiy DC a shocH 70 many
to learn thAt' Mi.noul any excepuon'
they are all paruAily oino ana insenAi-
bio to pain
II has been e'esriy aemons'raleu oy
exhaustive experiments 'na. every nu7
man eye IS ohna IN one parlicuisr 'ais
varying IN ioeauty ana size WIN sus
INDIVIDUAL Inns can pe easiiy prv,eu p
by tracing ~" curved ano paraliei iln'
ON a large sneet OF paper, anu pase :
up ana down each h'eri'lan , ~ su.n ~. !,
dsc OF niacK paper one iaon - .,D., p.a','s J.
Ter unsll .ne wn al1s ~ sns w ~ ~ I'm
paper mas Deen covers n l'e,,f,'tf
.he ino,eilen's ,'l u 'ne u.se ~ W.. ~
iounu tnat at certain paris u 10 P,us
ress II cannot DC seen =. s''' nnu 'iiiS "a -
wheh ,he u''hu spo' III 'io eSs -
locuseu on H.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
M,NAIL oUsTED BY STANLEY
when the Insurance. Commissioner Did Not
Appear to Defend Himself the Gov
srnor Removed Him.

Topeka, Kan, March 10. Coy. Stan
ley at II o'clock Saturday issued an
order removing Webb McNall, state
superintendent OF insurance. The re-
moval was a very formal affair. Gov.
Stanley had set ten o'clock for McNalps
appearance, The commissioner did
not appear and at II the governor sat
as o court, lawyer and governor in the
matter, declared he was fully satisfied
that McNall was guilty OF the charges
and issued the order of removal The
governor said he regarded McNalps
letter as one of defiance Of the powers
OF the executive and he under
stood McNall's statement that he
was ready TO turn over his
Office when his successor was
appointed and qualified as equivalent
to a resignation. w. v. Church, Of
Marion, already appointed for the
regular term, has been appointed in
surance commissioner for the unex'
pired term and was wired to come tc
Topeka and qualify, file his bond and
take charge Of the Office.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18

Washington, March IA The govern
ment having requested the Red Cross
to take up the hospital work in Cuba,
sheltering the homeless and caring for
the sick, Red Cross staff will start
for Havana to-day to join the Red
Cross agents already there. One of
the first matters that will engage their
attention will be the establishment OF
q hospital In Havana for the use of
Americans and other civilians where
they can receive the same attention
that they would in their own coun-
tries. Hospitals will be opened in diff
ferent psrts OF the island as fast 40
the agents can make arrangements for
them, and doctors and trained nurses
will be sent from here as they are
needed.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
BANQUET FOR LEGISLATORS.
Miasouri Lawmakers and Others Active In
State Affairs Entertained By Promoters
of the st. Louis Expositisn.

st. Louis, March 13.-More than 900
men active In Missouri affairs, includ-
ing nearly all Of the senators and
more than 100 Of the house OF repre-
sentatives of the Legislature. were
guests Of the committee In charge Of
the arrangements for the proposed
Louisiana purchase celebration at
banquet given here Saturday night
Ex.Gov. David r. Francis was toast
master. He outlined the scheme for
an exposition for VIII ich St. Louis ID
10 raise $40, 900, 900 before contribu-
tions from outside are asked for. He
stated that In Washington Senator
Harris had said Kansas could furnish
the s., 200, 900 the government has been
asked to lend II the government did
not There were cheers for Kansas.
Mayor Zeigenhein offered the address
of welcome after which the following
toasts were responded to:
"City Of St Louis" Senator Burkhead
Grand Old Missouri" Representative Col
trane; Thomas Jefferson" Senator Wilson
''rhe Louisiana Purchase" Representative
Whitecotton; THE Father OF Waterz," Sena
tor Schweickardt; 'is0S-iss3, Representatiy,
Amick; Committee Of 800" Representative
OFallou; "The States Duty" Senator Farris
The scheme of Gov. Stephens u
raise money to pay Missouri's share oi
the worlds fair expenses by collecting
| a poll tax from every voter in the stat,
was outlined in q long letter read Il
the guests Ex.Gov. Francis did no
seem to think much of the scheme, 70
| in q brief statement he said that tn
committee would prefer q constitu
tional amendment that would permi
the state to guarantee s2,6o0, 900 o
bonds to be issued by the worlds fai
commission
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IN FOUL GARBAGE WAGONS.
Beef Was Transported at Camp Thomas In
Vehicles Unit for Such Uss-Fault
OF RsgimentaI Commissaries.

Chicago, March IS Lieut. Col II. b.
Sharpe testified at the beef inquiry
that wagons which had not been
cleaned after being used for the trans
portation of manure, and wagons in
which garbage had been carried the
bottoms of which were covered with
slime in which maggots were crawling,
were used to carry fresh meat to the
soldiers at Camp Thomas (chickamau-
gal last summer. Lieut. Col Sharpe
was stationed at Chickamauga from
April es to July 30 Of last year. aud
was later chief commissary with
Gen. Brooke in Porto Rico The blame
for this condition OF things, said
Lieut.. Col. Sharpe, lies on the shoul'
ders OF the regimental commissarles,
who sent the wagons for the meal
without having them properly cleaned
according to orders As soon as he
learned OF the matter he ordered the
wagons cleaned Immediately. The
meat issued. to the tEoonA the witness
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
DAMAGES FOR SEDUCTION.
Kansas suprsms Court Says Parents Can
Recover for Daughters Ruin, No
Matter What Her Age.

Topeka, Kan, March 1S--In the SUI
preme court Chief Justice Doster
rendered an opinion deciding that
Judgment could be obtained in suit
for damages for the seduction OF a
daughter, regardless OF her majority.
The decision was made in the case Of
o. l. Anthony against E. NJ. Norton,
an appeal from Coffey county. An
thony seduced the 25-year-o daughter
Of Mrs Norton. widow. Mrs Nor
ton sued him for damages, and was
given Judgment for $4,000. He ap-
pealed the case. claiming that the girl
was over the age of consent and, there
fore, her mother had no control over
her legally and was not entitled to
damages In the concluding para
graph Judge Doster says:
Thefe sno magic In the passing OF daugh-
ter's eighteenth birthday anniversary to re-
lleve against parental solicitude and care, OF
parental angaishove her tan from virtue Al
what time in the advancing age Of q daughter
the feelings Of parental mortiicatior
over such fall become sufficiently dullet
and the sense OF parental respon'
sibility sufficiently weakened to reduce The
damages 10 q nominal sum, or 10 deny then
altogether, we need not concern ourselves
The law heretofore had set no time for th'
passing OF parental feelings aa TO such mattel
into condition Of indifference and we nee'
not speculute as to it
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Madrid, March l2. -Aguinaldo, the
Filipino leader, demands as a ransom
for the Spanish prisoners held by him
the sum Of 1000, 900, or the surrender
OF all the Spanish armaments in the
Philippines and the recognition by the
spaniards of the government Of the
Philippine republic.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
INTELLIGENCER,
LEXINGTON, MISSOURI
TRUSTEES SALE.

whereas Stephen W. Barker and hay ~;
parler. hls wife, by their deed OF trust. oateo
November ith 1897, and recorded IN recornsI
once for Lafayette county, Missouri; In ooos ,os
ia. =, page 50, conveyed TO the unoers,sn.ee n.s
tr,ateo. the following described real esu,e.
situate In said Lafayette county. ,.s.s. W.
noTtheaat quarter aud east half OF eou'neass s
ouarter Of section eighteen, and twenty is., scLes
nff woat sde OF southwest quarter sssn0n ,s
scvontcen, all IN township forty Ians, \,
twonty.eeyen; also, north halt o. s,s,ss, soussvss,,
o,,arter and northeast quarter OF ,o soulnw,.s'
quarter OF section twelve, township lor,y ,ninu ~,
range twenty-cight; ia trust 70 securJ ,,ai W.
nayment Of tho notes In said deed dosel,yso; ds ~;
deiault having been made 70 the pay,hnSgp,, ~ ,Ss NJ
ono Of and notes, will, At the roouest q. w, ~,
legal holder OF said notes, sell puohog' ~ ~
auction. 10 the highest bidder for cnsn' ~, y, w
front door OF the court house III 'n' s'' VI
Lexington, on ,
SATURDAY, MARCH o. iSS,
b.,veen nine n. IN. and ave y. IN, of !hst On, J,
ne nbove described real estate, lor tne w. ~,
rsse ~ satisfying said debt and the eAp'n''
of exeouting 6aid trust, ,.o.
], o. LBSUkUh, Irus.ee,
q ,lc made subject 70 prior oe:us =. MA MS " \,
record covsrins part Of land as'of'SsN y
above notice,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
TO FoH A COLONY.
swsdl.h VIC. CO Iul Hal. a seh.m. to set
tie Scandinavia Immigrants on About
100000 A les Of Missouri Land.

ST. Louis, Md dch IA -Alf Essendrup,
the Swedish al Norwegian vice con-
sui in St LouL Is perfecting an or
ganization for be purpose Of coloniz-
ing the vacau land In Missouri with
Scandinavian Immigrants His idea
is to arrange Nth the various steam
ship companietto make this city their
outhwest heaIquarters, the same as
Chicago is th{ headquarters for the
northwest "the scandinavian peo-
pie are not satbfed in the northwest
ern states, as de climate is too severe
and there are 10 many crop failures" /"
said Mr.. Essen)rup. "The climate of
Missouri will hst about suit them,
and there are hbout 5, 900, 900 acres Of
vacant lands In this state which are
desirable for agricultural purposes.
The whole of tie northwest is pretty
well settled anil there Is very little
vacant land leit for the purpose OF
colonization. Tae little that remains
is notin large tricts, but is scattered.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
The Fighting Resumed.

Manila March 14-At seven o'clock
this morning, hearing the insurgents
bugles sounding, Scotts battery
dropped three shrapnel shells into the
woods on the left of the Pasig church.
The troops followed the roads, while
the gunboats Oesta and Laguna de
Bay assisted in suppressing the fire on
the left flank. Three rebel canoes
were captured on the river. The rebel
sharpshooters at Caloocan continue
active, but no casualties are reported.
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na.r a.pno. An-.am.n.

Washington, March t4-After nu-
merous conferences and the exchange
of notes between Secretary Hay, the
British ambassador and the German
ambassador, a satisfactory understand
ing has been reached between the
three powers interested in Samoa Us
to the conditions there To this end
DIR. wilhelm Solf, who has been nomi-
mated by Germany as president Of the
municipal council at Apia to succeed
DIR. Raffel, will be recognized by the
British and United States authorities.
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Washington, March S.-The abstract
of the condition Of the national banks
of Missouri, exclusive OF Kansas City,
St Joseph and St Louis, at the close
Of business on February 4, shows the
average reserve to have been 35.6 pei
cent, against $40 per cent on De.
cember /; loans and discounts increased
from ss,l79,OO7 to ss,3O4,4l2; stocks
and securities increased from s7l2,'
OO6 to s7Sl, 1855; gold coin increased
from 1886, A25 to $500. .o39; total specie
increased from s54a, ,75s to 856l, 7Si; law
full money reserve increased from SSas,'
543 TO SsOi, 7O2; individual deposits In
creased from s., ,664. 9t7 to 1890, ,7o6.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
AwpuLNEss OF PRISON LIFE
rhe Dreadful Realization That the
brand Of "Convict" Hevsr
Can Ne nemowea-

The first aspect Of prison life thas
strikes one who enters within the doors
/, II. cuto ffness from the world outside.
The man who has friends who still care
for him may receive stated number OF
vista . year, when for few minutes he
talks With wife or mother or friend IN
tho guardroom, and he ia allowed 70
write one letter month and to receive
lstter. twice q week. To him there 10,
therefore. still this little bridge be-
twssn his cell and the world from
which he has been banished. To many
however, there does not exist this Ank
no friends have they TO call on them'
and the deliverer OF letters passes
their cells every week for years with
out stopping to hand messsge
through the bars TO them. Stern dis
cipline. Loneliness, long hours OF work.
A narrow little cell With just room
enough for Q stool and bed, with a
thIck barred door through which the
uvbt falls fanksd with shadows as q
\ constant reminder of confinement
! these, in part, make up prison hie'
Ths fslon Of wealth and the poor Pr'S-
| onsr from ths slums may march neA'
each other in the lockstep and occupy
adjacent cells on the gallery, for to az
intsnts and purposes they arc aliks
now. The ripped dress, Oloae-eroPpeo
hair. the utter stripping on OF ali com
forts have q lsvsling influence.
The awfulnsss Of prison life lies II
4bs memories Of the past; the diana
contrast between home and prison cell
the longing for loved ones whose heart u !
are sehing away out Of r:aOhi th'
knowledge that the wretched oompen
. lonship Of misery must be theirs, In The
weary round Of prison toll from morn
inS Tin night, for the long years ahead
which seem tntsrminable. Above ant
beyond all this, prisoners have the bit
ter realization Of the brand that ma
fallen upon them never to be removed
--oonvicts-thst they are degraded be
fore the public, and will Be looked upOl
| forever IS accursed.-Mrs' Baihns'o'
1sstA. AAxeAasf KsMq 4sssaaA
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18

Washington, March 14-S. A. Knapp.
who was sent by the agricultural de-
partment to China, Japan and the
Philippine islands to investigate con.
ditions there, says the Philippines are
rich In undeveloped wealth, and offer
an almost unlimited Geld for viVilant
and hsrd-working Americans to make
money. The soil is exceedingly fertile
and the climate unsurpassed. The
islands abound in mahogany and other
valuable timber. Coal, iron and
copper are abundant
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18
No L.rai Preference for vet.rap..

Chicago, March l4-Judge Gibbons
declared that the act OF the Legislature
OF Illinois, passed in 1897, giving vet
erans Of the civil war preferment over
other candidates in civil service exam
ination, is void, because 1t gives u spe'
cial or exclusive privilege and because
Il Is inconsistent with the basic prin.
ciples underlying the nature OF our in
Atitutiona
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France and Other Foreign Countries Send
ing Men Hero TO study American Meth
ods- Compliment from DsFaramond.

Washington, March IA Lieut. De-
Faramond, Of the French navy, arrived
here in company with the French am
bassador, M. Cambon, to become naval
attache OF the French embassy. Lieut.
DeFaramond has had wide experience
as naval observer, following the
Japanese and Chinese vessels through
the China-Japan war, and now comes
here TO study American naval methods.
Speaking of the American navy, Lieut.
DeFaramond said;
The American navy has attracted world
vide attention within the last year and this is
leading European countries TO send naval at
tAches to Washington A German naval offlcer
10 coming to the German embassy aud other
countries doubtless will follow In the sams
line Since the Spanish American war this
country AFFORDS splendid facilities for naval
study. II was the first real test OF modern
fighting vessels and naval science must draw
Its conclusions largely from what the American
navy accomplished during the war with Spain
l think II II universally conceded In Europe
shat the American navy made 4 splendid rec
ord, not only In general way, but IN tAshnieal
pestera og nAIAl datAA. ------ - ---
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Unusual Sui. in New York.

New York, March i4.-The right Of
q woman school-teacher to fall in love
with q boy pupil is involved in the
trial OF Miss Leah Decker, accused be-
fore School Commissioner Howell, OF
Good Ground, l. l., of winning the
heart OF Joseph SquireA squires, who
Is Is years old, tried to kill himself
twice because he could not wed Miss
Decker, who Is ten years his senior.
Miss Decker Is making plucky fight
for her reputation, which has been as
sailed by her gossips. II she is dis
missed she will appeal the case on the
ground that 1t is quite legal for q
school-teacher TO fall In love.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18

Washington, March 14.--It Is said to
be the Intention of the navy depart
ment TO sent 1000 marines to Cavite to
take care Of the navy's interests there.
This seems TO be q very large number
Of marines to station Mt one navy yard,
but the explanation is that the Cavite
station is the largest In the possession
Of the United States, including about
10 square miles Of land, with i3 miles
Of water front On the government
lands are many squatters and some
small towns, and Q large number OF
men will be required thoroughly to
police this territory.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18

Chicago. March la-What is appar-
emily remarkable attempt at black
mail was checked by the arrest of four
men, two of whom are well.known at
torneyA The alleged victim of the
conspiracy is Frank H. Cooper, Of the
firm Of siegel, Cooper & Co., operating
immense department stores in Chicago
and New York. Mr.. Cooper was ar
rested about two weeks ago on charges
of 'disorderly conduct" To suppress
these charges against Cooper it is said
the men now under arrest asked fol
RQAo no1
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Roo..v.l, oppo.e. . Uompromiss

Albany, N. Y, March h.-Gov
Roosevelt has refused TO sanction the
proposed compromise Of the suits
brought by New York state against
Armour & Co, OF Chicago, for violat
ing the state butter laws, and has
ordered the attorney general 70 pro-
ceed with the prosecution Of the cases.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-18

In Servia there still survives won
derful old institution known as the
Zadruga. 1t is the living together of
whole tribe. numbering sometimes as
many as 100 persons, all under the alb
solute authority Of one chief. lie keeps
all the money, makes all purchases and
decides the minutest details OF family
life.-Clevellnd Plain Dealer
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Death o, mr. Mary Chouteau.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 14-Mary
Chouteau, the widow Of Capt Pierre
M. Chouteau, died at her home, 1917
East Twelfth street this morning.
Mrs. Chouteau was the oldest member
of the family whose history, perhaps
more than than that Of any other, is
connected with the early days near
the Kaw's mouth. Her maiden name
was Mary Polk The family in those
days was one of the most known and
influential in western Missouri.
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s.mnson stems to One side.

Washington, March l4-Secretary
Long has received letter from Rear
Admiral Sampson in which the admi-
raj, after referring to the allegations
that list of officers recommended for
promotion for gallantry of Santiago
had failed Of confirmation because 1t
included his name, asked the secretary
to Immediately reappoint these Off
GERS, omitting his own name.