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The record-union., 1899-11-10
A CHANCE FOR SPAIN.

In the November Forum ex- Minis
belief that Spain is not now dying
nation. He contends that there is a
prospect under wiser counsels for
new SPAIN" With universal educa-
ton, fidelity to engagements, economy
and honesty Of administration, freedom
of religion, more liberal commercial
regulations and reliance on intelligent
skilled labor, Spain may, he says, yet
take high, honorable and permanent
place among the nations Of the earth
Precisely. Such a code for any de-
caying country if adhered to would
revivify it and start it upon a new
career. But is there reason for the
hope that Spain will become more toll
Grant, more industrious, more faith
full to engagements. broader in COM
mercial relations. and more honest in
administration of internal affairs? If
SO, then the war we waged against her
was war of great good for her. If
the blood letting, and the stripping
away of her possessions effects her re-
generation, Spain and her people will
have cause for devout thankfulness to
the United States. Mr.. Curry believes
there are evidences which give
strength to such a hope. Spain has
many broad-minded men and sew
eral advanced statesmen: the crown
is already shorn Of much of it's power:
the people are awakening to a realiza-
ton Of their rights as human beings;
they are awake to the fact that other
nations are passing then, have passed
then, and that they must change their
course or sink into irretrievable de-
cline. The Queen Regent is pictured
to US as an intelligent, virtuous and
devoted sovereign, who has fair idea
of what a. progressive State should be,
and what is necessary to the rejuvena-
ton Of her realm Let US hope that
Mr.. Curry's outlook for the Spaniard
is one warranted by the facts, ana
that after all Latin State may prove
its title to life coecual with that of
other progressive countries.
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ITS DUTY.

When Congress assemblies next month
it will be expected to prescribe, after
due elaboration, proper form of gov
eminent for the Philippines The
Constitution demands it and 1t will be
done. But before that weighty task is
accomplished there is another thing
Congress should do, and when done it
will accomplish more in the way Of
crushing the Tagalo Instruction than
a new army-it should pass resolu-
ton indorsng and approving the course
of the President in using force against
the rebels A second resolution should
declare the purpose of the United States
to be the crushing Of the insurrection
as precedent to any other action, any
conference, any promise or the setting
up Of any form of government. Such
resolutions will take the heart out Of
Aguinaldo and his followers He HIM
self has said as much by his repeated
declaration that when Congress met
the war would be settled and speedily
The record-union., 1899-11-10
THE FILIPINO ENVOY"

IS A Filipino lawyer who has been thirty
years in practice in London is said 70
be en- route to the United States as an
.emissary of the Filipino Catholic clergy,
to lay before the President of the Unit
ed States the complaints of the clergy
against the Spanish friars in the Phil
ippines, who, it is claimed, have the
protection Of the American flag, and
under color of which they are appro-
'priating the property of the clergy. It
is added that Aguinaldo has also COM
missioned this ''envoy" to sound the
President upon the question of terms of
peace, self-government, etc. The ZEN
voy" is not certain that he will accept
the latter commission.
But he will-secretly. 1t is trick
on the part of Regidor de Jurado the
lawyer, to get before the American Gov
eminent in some form. He ought to be
given to understand that he will neither
be received nor tolerated in this coun-
try. He should be given as quick dis
patch out of the land as was Agoncello.
He will here be disturber and an oh
ject of solicitude on the part of the
Atkinson Schurz anti-expansion crowd,
who will make him and his reputed
office text for great sermonizing, and
he in turn will express to Aguina1do
the comfort and hope the copperheads
give the insurgent cause.
The facts are, that those not in in
surrection against the authority Of the
United States receive the protection of
the flag: of course, the rascally Spanish
friars along with the rest. If the Fill
Pine clergy come from under cover and
bow to our authority they will receive
precisely the same protection as a mat
ter of course The Government knows
neither priest nor layman in extending
its protecting arm. 1t recognizes only
those at war and those at peace with
US. no matter what their calling. The
Filipino clergy need fear nothing con-
corning title to their property passing
to the friars under the laws of the
United States. All they need to do Is
to claim our protection, cease to aid
the insurrection, and they will have
the full protection of the flag.
The record-union., 1899-11-10

A month or so after his surrender
General Lee went one day to the store
near his home in Powhatan County,
Virginia, which served also as the
Postoffice. Everybody in the town was
instantly eager to see him, and in
few moments the store was crowded.
The General was talking with the pro-
prietor about crops and other matters,
and appeared utterly unconscious OF
the fact that the gathering of the resi-
dents was due solely to his presence.
Suddenly he realized that everybody
was watching him and modestly said:
But see am keeping you from your
many customers. Pardon mel" and at
once Withdrew adde's Home Journal
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OUR ASIAN OPPORTUNITIES.

American trade with Asia, says the
"Oregonian," is growing with leaps
and bounds" Precisely, and the ques-
ton is whether we will forfeit it. as we
will, if we forego our position in the
Orient? In four years between 1893 and
alone by 100000. Since then Siberia
has opened up to us. German shrewd-
ness put German agents into that field
at once, and the result is a sort of
mortgage promise to Germany upon a
large portion of the trade that should
flow to us by reason of the completion
Of the Trans-Siberian Railway
England, France and Germany since
then, jealous of the advances of Russia
in China, have secured new advantages
upon that soil. we have acquired Ha-
vail, Guam and the Philippines, and
through the latter hold key to an
enormous trade besides probably pre-
venting the complete partition of
China To Oceanica we sold in 1888
S21 100000 worth of supplies. In 1897
the figure had swelled to S61, 800 900.
With both'Asia and Oceanica our trade
is increasing to date by latest official
advfces at the rate of S51, O0U, 900 a
year for Asia and $340OO,0OO for
Oceanica-
81 So. in six years we have doubled our
commerce IN those directions If now
we acquiesce in policy that will close
the ports of trade against all not i'm
mediately concerned in maintaining
footholds in the far East continent we
VIII shut out from ourselves the larger
part of an enormous and profitable
trade. without securing any com.
pensating advantages. We are entitled
to equal privileges with other nations In
trade with the far East. We will be
guilty of a suicidal course if we adopt
policy that forbtds us to lift voice
in protest against assault upon this HUI
man right
The United States must not surrender
its position at the door of the Orient
1t must not consent to evident DISPOSE
ton OF certain foreign Powers to treat
the East as their own peculiar sphere
OF commerce. If the Government does
not do this thing for the American
people, secure them in the right to
GO business with the far East on equal
terms with our competitors, it will, as
our contemporary of Portland we'll
says, be grievously answerable to
posterity for neglect and indifference"
General Wheeler said, in a letter pub
Hsned IN these columns yesterday that
what is helping the insurrectionists
most in Luzon is the aid and comfort
given them, and the hopes enkindled by
the action, words and attitude of GER
tam Americans at home, thereby mean
ing the copperheads. General Wheeler,
himself a Democrat, does not mince
words about it. We are not at all sur
pr1sed that the expansion Democrats
here and there are getting together and
forming clubs. since they are sick and
tired OF being classed with those who
assault the Government and give aid
and comfort to the enemy in arms
against us. They propose to have this
prostitution Of the party stopped.
The record-union., 1899-11-10


One day when Caesar was leaning ur
against wooden Indian in front OF
Brutus' cigar store, half way between
the Forum and the Republican Cen
trail Committee headquarters, he was
accosted by a bunco-steerer with g
green grip and the finest set of lilacs
that ever split the breeze
Hello" said the bunco-steerer
haven't seen you before?"
Il don't think you have, 10 Jo." said
Caesar, who was dead on. 81 never
was in the penitentiary myself. and ii
ever saw you outside Of the bastile
it's a mighty good thing for you ]
wasn't a policeman. You look a good
deal like a local option sentiment in 8
German village. How much will you
take for slip from that foliage plant
on your face to seed my lawn with p
Caesar was one of the greatest joshers
in Rome at the time, and 1t tickled him
to guy the Rube, although he sawed
his graft all the while
The bunco man pretended not to no
tice that he was joshmark, and
dropped his grip on the sidewalk. "Ain't
you Polonius Appleseedus, from over al
Pompey's Crossing?" he asked. He
didn't know Caesar from fever blister
but he thought he might make the graft
stick. ~
Caesar enjoyed the whole thing more
than q Judy show. mot on your little
red shawl" he said. 81 am the ice
man. You're on the wrong sidetrack
uncle. You'd better consult an oculist
Here's an egg that some chicken laid
in your hair he said, handing the
bunco man an egg that he carried
around to use in slight-of-hand tricks
that he frequently did for the boys.
The burco man saw that he had
struck a dead game sport, and passed
on. Caesar went inside the cigar store
"See me jolly the Rube?" he said
dropping nickel in the SLOT and win
ming handful OF perfectos.
Brutus laughed fit to kill, and put an
other handful Of stogies into the per-
fecto box.
while you were jollying the easy
mark" he said, "he touched you fol
your watch,
Caesar looked down and saw that II
was so.
History does not record what he said
but 1t was hot Embellishments Tribune
The record-union., 1899-11-10

before Boer bullets. Of course, our
girls will go over in ample number
They never have failed yet to respond
TO the call for their aid. But what is the
matter with the buxom British maids
that they cannot stock the camp and
field with nurses in plenty?
The record-union., 1899-11-10

The Car and the Kaiser have met.
embraced and repeatedly kissed one an
other, and the Russian bear is the
guest of the German eagle. Now, then,
count the days and hours-they will
not be many-until the news comes that
Russia and Germany are upon the
verge of war.
The record-union., 1899-11-10

If SO small a thing as fusion VIC
tory Of 10000 or 1900 majority in
Nebraska can make Mr. Bryan so hap
py in the face Of the overwhelming in
dorsement in other States of the Ad-
ninistration he is assailins, how easy
it u to satisfy Willie.
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THE ADM1RAL's MARRIAGE.

Admiral Dewey was married yester-
day in Washington to Mrs. Hazen. The
parties demonstrated their good taste
and sound sense by making no parade
Of the wedding. They went quietly
with -FOUR friends to the priests house.
We're married without any fuss or
feathers and took the cars for another
city 1t will do for young birds TO
splurge and spread on the occasion of
their mating. 1t is all right for youth
to make marriage glorious festival
occasion. But when an old man and
woman of middle age unite, thew
prove their good sense by not making
the wedding spectacle All the ma
ton will heartily congratulate the Adj
miral and his accomplished bride. 1t
happens that the two have long been
warm friends: have had for each other
for years sincerest admiration; their
union Is therefore the result of very
much deliberation. These two people.
one filling so large a place in the ma
tional vision just now, propose to pass
their remaining years in congenial COM
pany, to go down the declining ways
helping each other to that content and
peace, which long, lives of useful activ-
ity deserve when the days for rest come
on
The record-union., 1899-11-10

Open can of salmon carefully, turn
out the fish and drain. Have your
salad bowl or dish covered with nice
fresh lettuce leaves Remove the bone
and skin from the salmon and place
the latter over the leaves. Dust it
lightly with salt, and pour over it two
or three tablespoonfuls of lemon juice.
Put on thick covering of mayonnaise
dressing and serve.-Ladies' Home
Journal. ss-yss<y ~, 4 "a
The record-union., 1899-11-10
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California-Showers Fri
day; cooler in the San Joaquin Valley;
fresh southeasterly winds.
For Sacramento and vicinity-Cloudy,
with showers Friday; little change in
temperature; fresh southerly winds.
The record-union., 1899-11-10

To Cnr6 La Grippe in Two Dayl:
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
AN druggists refund the money II it fails
TO -ctire d W. Groves signature is on
each box. sc. Fsa
The record-union., 1899-11-10

With many legislators everything ii
appropriate.
The record-union., 1899-11-10

ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEARlrHB
WEEKLY UNION. The best weekly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

Ollie Elliott made a business
trip to Centre last week.
Geo. W. Raney made a bust.
ness trip to the Bluff City Fri
day.
g. L. Winters anne in off the
road to spend the week with his
estimable wife.
The p. Z. O. Sisterhood will
meet with Mrs. B. G.. Moss
Saturday afternoon at the usual
hour.
Money to loan on farm or
city property at the lowest
rates johnson 81 Davenport
Mrs. Walter G. Williamson
who was quite i'll the first Of the
week is now much better,
Robt. O. Cranston entertain
ed DR.. w. b. A. McNutt, w. V.
Carson, II. M. Boulware, A. Tae-
ger Jr. E. j. Krummel and w. NJ
Stephens Thursday evening. An
elegant little supper was serv-
ed and then whist and carromS
were INDUCED in. Il. O. makes
mode host,
Col. Richard Dalton of Rails
County says: The farm lands
Of Missouri have no cash value. y
Col. Dalton owns some 200 acres
of land in Saverton Township in
Rails county and he has often
been heard to boast of the hun
dreds upon hundreds of dollars
a worth of fruit that he sells off of
| it in a season. We would wager
a cookie that the man who offer.
ed him Sl5 cash per acre for his
! farm would not get Col Dicks
| deed to it.
Mrs. William Catron died Sat
urday and was buried at ST.
Judes cemetery Monday morn
ing. Funeral services were
held at her late residence by
| Rev. b. f, Hixson,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
Cook County Democracy

Cook County Democracy
kuifes ex.Gov. Altgeld. They
declare he is a roaster and that
they will roast him good and
hard because his administration
Of State affairs was the worst
on record.
Miss Marguerite Lindley, of
New York, says: kissing is
unclean, I wish it could be made
illegal" Doughnuts to dollars
she never had a sweetheart that
wanted to test the electric
nerves of the osculatory mus
cleS.
CaromS.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Wood en-
tertained a party of young
friends at carroms Wednesday
evening and it proved to be
delightful time for all. Choice
and delicate refreshments were
served. Those honored were
Misses Bessie Nelson, Mary Car
son. Anna Boulware, Luese
| Lyon, Ida Tuley, Della Strong,
and Messrs Lester Hatch, w.
Verdner Carson. Thomas NJ.
Boulwa-e and Alfred Jaeger Jr.
Mrs Hillery r. Hardy paid
the DEMOCRAT Office Il pleasant
call Monday morning. She was
feeling so good that the visit
was like a ray of sunshine
through the storm clouds. Her
happiness was caused by the re.
ceipt of Il draft for $50 from
Uncle Sam to replace the TWEEN
ty and ten dollar bill which she
accidentally burned up several
weeks since. The ashes of the
destroyed notes had been for
warded to the Treasurer and
through a process known tc
them they identified them and
replaced them at once.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
GRAND Jury.

April term of Court.
GRAND Jury.
Jameson Utterback, c. z.
Creigh, Joe Hays, Samuel North
Samuel Saunders, F. H. Sebas-
tian, Jas. L. Key, John II. Jones
r. L. Brown, Lon Delau ey,
JAS. Tillett, II. w. Mac Miles,
r. e. Thomas, S. B. Ragland,
Jas. Hickerson, w. H. McFar.
land, Thos. J. Batseil, p. L.
Armstrong. Chas. Edwards, j.
G. Force, J. II. Noel, Allen
Brown.
PETIT JURY.
Jas. N. Schobee Sr., Robert
McCreary, Sylvester Crigler.
j. L. Swinney, JAS. Smith.
Thos. j. Gaines. Dan'l Sharp,
Alonzo Dewitt. J. D. Hoskee,
c. A. Mckinney, John Fitz-
patrick, Elisha Wood, William
Gilmore, Sam True, Huston
Tagget
The Democrat Lever at
Plattsburg, Mo-, got out a hand
some souvenir edition last week.
1t was complied by Joe Dill,
Jr." and was literally patro
nized by the repr esentattve
business men of that city and
vicinity, For number of years
the writer made his home in
Plattsburg and it is with pleas
ure we note the enterprise and
Improvement of that place,
John Utterback and sister
Miss Vallie, aud Miss Ella
Hawkins and Melvin Nolen and
wife attended the B. Y p. U,
rally at Sh. lbina, Thursday
Friday and Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
All Kinds.


D. $. SHARP was in st. Louis
yesterday,
w. r. Merriman, of sMinne-
soto, is to be the census direc.
tor.
A. B. Warner has been on the
sick list again, but is slowly i'm
proving.
J. M. Boulware was attend
ing to business in the Future
Great. Monday.
J. II. Holiday, OF Carroiton,
Mo, has been the guest of his
brother, Rev. 0. e. Holiday.
S. b, Gilliland made Il busi
ness trip to the Bluff City, Tues
day.
Miss Anna Rouse is visiting
her friend, Miss Kate McCardell
at Columbia this week.
Monroe County, Tenn, was
visited by cyclone Saturday
night and three persons were
killed.
Miss Maggie Magruder, of
Paris. was in the city with
friends. Monday. She was en-,
route to Shelbina on q visit.
W. G. II. U. meeting-Tues-
day March IA, 2;30p. M, at the
home Of Mrs. J. Fuqua. Subject
Parents Problems.
S. Christian and wife left for
st. Louis Monday night. They
spent several days in the city
selecting a choice stock of
Srrinw goods.
We are glad to learn that
Bessie Hickman, one of our
hello girls who has been quite
sick the past two weeks is able
to be out again.
Rev. II. A. Hunt, of Shelbina,
spent a portion of Monday in
the city with friends. He was
enroute to Paris where he began
protracted meeting that night.
II. A. Newman, Chief Clerk
of the House of Representatives,
in reply to request for 4 state
meut of the amount of work ac-
complished by the present
House, submits the following
figures:
House bills introduced to date. .7Gi
House Joint and Concurrent Reso-
lutlons ............- .......:. Sc. ~
Senate bills received from Senate 81
Senate Joint and Concurrent Reso-
llOhS.........--.,....... ........ ........
Total number of bills and resOlu-
tions introduced in the house. S3i
House Bill read I'd time and re-
ferred to Committees ...... ...... 70i
Senate referred to Committees. +;
Joint and Concurrent Resolutions
referred to committees ..... ......... Il
Total number OF bills and resolu-
tions rrferred to committees.....,.76;
House Bills reported favorably by
Committees. .27t
House Bills reported unfavorably
by Committees ................2222 2222I
Total number of house bills acted
on by committees. s............. 90
House Bills on calendar for en-
grossment. nt.................. ............. 20
House and Senate bills on Calen-
dar for 3D. reading and final
passage. ..,........ ................. q
House bills passed and reported to
Senate .......... .................... ......,.. 3
House bills printed on lst reading
to date ................ 10
Engrossed House bills printed w
Joint and Concurrent Resolutions
printed. ...,............ l
Committee Substitute House Bills
printed w ...... ....,......,. .....,,.,.., .., l
Total number of bills and resolu-
tions printed - .,.......,..,. .,.... .7s
Respectfully submitted by request,
Il. A, NEWMAN,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
Total
ll6I
Election Notice.

City Election to elect CITY
Aldermen will be held first
Tuesday in April. April 18th.
Judges appointed and polling
booths are as follows. First
Ward. Gem Hotel. n. H. Nc.
Call. A. B. Seymour and T. p.
Forsythe. Second Ward.
Creamery Mills, NJ. w. Laugh.
lin, E. Mcfarland and Wm.
Pike. Third Ward, Browns
Lumber Office, j. B. Mavcs. j.
c. Gentry and r. F. Hixson.
On motion of d. D. Nelson a
$50 whistle will be purchased
and placed on the Electric
Light & Power Cos building.
1t Is to be used as Il fire ALARM
at night.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

VIM. Y. Garner g. years of age
4 former citizen of Monroe.
died of general debility at the
home of his sons, Charles and
Ray Garner, in Hannibal last
Thursday. The remains were
taken TO Palmyra Saturday
where they were Inferred. His
brothers, Andrew aud NJ.
b., of this city attended
the funeral.
Eli Perkins the great humor.
list is booked for a lecture IN
this city Saturday the % inst.
, Eli Perkins is too we'll known
to need any putting for be is
known from Hooppole County
to Skedunkville aud it matters
noe whether he is in Boston or
Bua2ards Roost, it is all fun for
tue natives just the same.
/ Tom II. Tingle, editor of the
Calhoun Courier. and wife, was
I in the city a short time Tuesday.
They were enroute home from
Shelbina where they had been
called by the serious illness Of
Mrs. Tingle's mother.
Tie entertainment at the
High School given for the ben,
eft of the library was Il very
pleasant affair and proved to Le
a profitable one. The net re
ceipts amounted to $50.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09

The following is the list of
the Grand Jurors and Petit
Jurors for Mcnroe County
April term of Court.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-03-09
Total
POLICE JIDGE REPORT.

Fines assessed from Dec. |. 1898 to
March ,, 1899, 500
No cases before the court for tho
month Of Jan. 1899.
COLLECTORS REPORT
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-03-18

States.
A Santiago correspondent of the
Chicago Record says the Ameri-
can women there are the wonder
land not unnatural) of their ma
tive sisters, who are accustomed
to a very formal way of speech and
action, walk as if every step were
studied and the more enlightened
talk with the utmost preciseness.
The American girl is to them the
most interesting of all sights.
They watch her in silent amaze
ment from the time she appears in
view until she has turned the COR
ner. The Santiago ladies, no mat
ter how hot the day, always dress
in black they appear on the Plaza
de Arma for the usual evenings
parade. One evening an Ameri-
can girl was there in q blood-red
costume, made of some kind Of
thin, flowing gauze material, pro-
menading with young United
States officers, and "the rising of
the sun at midnight would not
have .attracted more attention"
But what seems to have thrown
the whole city into q commotion
was the appearance of a girl op
the plaza riding a wheel and wear
ing a white costume with q short
skirt. And we are told that no
less amazed was Santiago society
when a Chicago lady appeared at
a fashionable reception in full eve
ming dress. 1t was a square neck
decollette gown. Santiago wo-
men had seen such things in pic
lures, but they did not believe the
illustrations true to life until the
Chicago belle stood before them
as the living exemplar. The cor
respondent does not say how the
decollete gown affected the native
men, but it is safe to assume that
they were not so greatly shocked.