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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

tad Tor young men" at Rogers
Mrs. Baiiy is captivating
speaker. Dat miss hearing
tier
A large amount Of fresh, new
sy matter was crowded out this
week for the want of space.
Rev, j. L, Travis will begin
protracted meeting at Jackson's
Chapel near Stoutsville, Mon
day.
Be sure and attend the John
Cleary stock sale on the 23rd
inst. You will not have to go
hungry on the grounds.
Some big bargains in Mems
and Boys Clothins-overcoats
aad Pants, to clean up stock at
JNo. j. ROGERS.
Miss Mamie May McCann, of
Paris, aud Mrs. Ray Moss, of
Hunaewetl, we're in the city
with frieuds, Tuesday.
S. b. GiIliiaud got enough ot
the in"aiid Q6 below zero
weather Of Denver aud returned
TO Mouroe City Sunday morn
ing.
New White Goods, Embroid
cries, Laces, Gingham, Prints
Muslins, etc, for those who dt
their sewing early.
JNO. j. ROGERS.
VIM. 7. Clark returned iron
Texas Saturday morning an
upon his arrival said: "Yes i
is cold but l am used to that,
have just returned from Texas.
Mrs. Matilda A. Gore, died a
her home four miles east
Florida of pneumonia. She wa
78 years old aud had been
consistent member of the Metf
odist church siuce 1912.
Rev. j. H. Rife left Tue
day morning. He could not d'
termine until reaching st. Lou
whether lie would go into til
south or southwest for his 81
weeks outing.
The Twelfth United State
Infantry started from Jefferso
Barracks Saturday afternoc
for Manila. They will go Vi
Philadelphia then by transpo
through the Suez Canal and L
dian Ocean.
The Court of Honor had
pleasant time Monday evenir
at their hall. Several of II
Philadelphia and Hunnewe
members we're present to tai
in the degree work and wht
that was over nice luncheC
was served.
The following ladies and ge
= atlemeu of this city attended Il
ball at Huntington Mond;
night: Misses Bush Haga
Mollia Elliott Nav McAlliSte
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

The Court of Honor had a
pleasant time Monday evening
at their hall. Several of the
Philadelphia and Hunnewell
members we're present to take
in the degree work and when
that was over a nice luncheon
was served.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-02-16

The Twelfth United States
Infantry started from jefferson
Barracks Saturday afternoon
for Manila. They will go via
Philadelphia then by transport
through the Suez Canal and In
dian Ocean.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
LARGEST IN THE WORLD HEARD FIFTEEN MILES /
A Flash of Fire Rises Hundred
Feet.
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION
A Twelve-Inch Pipe Bursts-One of the
Most Complete Plants in Exist
encs Destroyed by the
Flames.

Chicago, Jan. IA special to the
News from Portland, Ind, says: With
@ roar which was heard Is miles away,
followed by flash of fire which rose
100 feet high, and lighted the entire
country for miles, 12-inch line lead
ing from the Ohio & Indiana Pipe
Line companys immense gas station
one mile south of Red Key, burst to-
day. few seconds later the entire
structure was in flames and the fire
ragged until the building was destroyed
The pumping station compressed the
gas which went through the lines to
Lima Piqua, Dayton and a number Of
other Ohio towns and cities, as well as
few in Indiana, and was erected at
heavy expense, being equipped with
powerful batteries of boilers and i'm
mense engines and compressors. 1t was
one of the most complete of it's kind
in existence.
Three years ago the same station
was wrecked by an explosion of nat
ura! gas, when two men We're killed
and the loss was close to 100000. The
burning of the pumping station caused
great inconvenience and suffering
along the pipe line.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
GREATEST TRADE CENTER IN THE WORLD

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
New York, Jan. BIT is estimated
that New York's increase in populatio
during the past year was 100000 This
item gives the reader some conception
of the magnitude and growth of the
metropolis. In one year it has added to
its population as many people as there
are in two or three Western states COM
bined. 1t has absorbed a St. Louis;
nearly two San Franchises; nearly 10
cities the size of Salt Lake; twice as
many people as there are in the state
of Montana; number sufficient to con-
stitute a great city in any part of the
world. And this has been no more than
normal growth of the Greater New
York Its population is now about four
millions.
1t is not surprising that the city at
tracts the attention of the civilized
world, nor is it strange that the people
of Europe look to New York with ever
increasing amazement.
The last year of the century will see
even greater strides. The public i'm
provements to be made in 1899 will be
Infinitely greater than those of '9S. The
goth century will find New York, not
only the greatest trade and commercial
center in the world, but rapidly over
taxing LONDON IN population.
That it is truly American is demon
strated in many ways. 1t is democratic
to the core. It's life is active its blood
virile, its love of liberty-national, mu-
nicipal and observation-disclosures. 1t has
many leagues to go in the direction of
absolute independence in the discussion
or political issues, for it is the great
banking center of the nation and money
pulls the leading strings of journalism.
But it is on the right road. Its people
nave cultivated the fashion of thinking
and acting for themselves and in the
election of Mayor Van Wyck demon
strated that when the press gets on the
wrong side of an issue it's combined
weight is not sufficient to defeat the
peoples will.
During 1899 New York will not only
experience numerous commercial and
social sensations, but it will be the GEN.
ter of great political battle for SUI
premacy in 1900 Among the factors in
shaping the policies of parties in the
next national contest New York hopes
to rank high, and her people are think
ing, discussing, agitating and prophesy-
ing. Ihe new issues presented by the
war hold the center of the stage for the
present but the platform upon which
the democrats stood in SO cannot be ex
Guided from consideration. 1t hobs up
when least expected. Whether the dis
cussion be in the Fifth Avenue. the
Hoffman, the Waldorf Astoria or some
less pretentious resort, some one in the
circle Will remind them that the silver
issue is not dead and that the material
interests of the people cannot be side
tracked by the empty shouting over the
war. The contest for party policies is
on in New York. The war of local and
1hdlViduai opinions is raging. From
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08

| now until the national platforms are
adopted Gotham will be stirred by the
undercurrent, which will form the sur
face waves of 1900.
|
From slight social incident in the
Hotel Grenoble an old vice in a new
garb has occupied the center of the
stage for several weeks. A husband and
wife conspire to extort money from a
gay, but awkward sinner. The hus-
| band finds the dupe in a room with his
WIFE. Pistols, anathema, rage and
threats on the part of the husband. Ter
ror on the face of the dupe Tears and
appeals by the wife. Cash, checks and
valuables forced from the dupe at the
point of revolver.
Nothing new about that. 1t is the old,
old story. 1t is a game that has been
played in every state in the union-in
every land under the sun Yet, in this
instance, Martin Mahon, the frisky hotel
manager, refused to maintain silence
He took the matter into the courts and
as a result "badgering" has become a
familiar word to people in every nook
and corner of the nation. For the first
Tune hundreds of men, scattered about
the country, know what happened to
them. They have learned it's name.
They owe debt of gratitude to Martin
Mahon. They are not only indebted for
lesson in nomenclature but for the
conviction of Moore, the husband, who
has been sentenced to 10 years in the
penitentiary.
New York is feeling pretty well over
the verdict. You hear it discussed on
the streets, in the hotels, in the street
cafs-WhereVer you go. Occasionally a
man becomes SO enthusiastic in his ap-
proVal OF the verdict and so bitter in
his denunciation of the Moores that you
know his class. AT some time in his
career he has been entertained.
In fact, New York would have been
better satisfied had Moore been given
20 years-the limit-though 10 will do.
1t is one of the paradoxes of nature
that while everybody is pleased with
Moore's conviction, man. sympathize
with his wife. She is young. pretty and
comes of a good family The contra
diction is strange, yet not altogether
unaccountable. Woman's is the greater
sin because more injurious to society
She has long been looked upon as the
embodiment of virtue. When she falls
all of the moral sensbilities are
shocked. Her crimes are against the
sacred laws which elevate her above
man in the respect and admiration of
the world. Yet. when the test of judg-
ment comes, she is guarded and pro-
tected by sympathy which at least
partly eXonerates and forgives There
Is foundation for the public Judgment
IN the Moore case. Moore represents a
low and dangerous class. Willing to
stoop to the debasement of his wife,
ne prayed upon the morally weak To
some extent. at least, his wife was one
OF his victims and many look charit-
aDly upon her offense. Public iudg-
ment might be summed up as fol-
lows:
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VANDALISM BY SOLDIERS
Second Illinois Mutinied on the
Trip to Cuba.
WOULD NOT OBEY ORDERS
The Safety of the Vessel Was Endangered
by Their Conduct - Smoked Be-
tween Decks Several of Them
Nearly Killed.

Savannah, Ga, Jan. &c. T. Baker,
assistant quartermaster sent to Wash
ingto tonight an official report, in
which the I'd Illinois, which the Mich
igan carried to Cuba on her last trip.
was charged with mutinous conduct,
and it was stated that Colonel Hotch-
kiss, in command of the regiment, had
to be threatened with report to the
commanding general.
1t is intimated in the report that an
investigation and possibly a court mar
tial will be demanded.
Previous to the sailing of the Mich
igan 1t had been reported that the SKIP
was in bad condition. This Baker de-
mics. He asserts that she was in good
shape and in support of this he trans
mits letter to that effect from A
number of well known army officers.
Baker says: 1.-The two battalions
came aboard IS hours before we left
port During that time the widest
confusion prevailed. No one assumed
to be in command. Shouting, yelling,
harrahing and disorder generally con-
tinued throughout the entire time the
animals were being loaded. There
were a number of accidents, and it is
horses were not thrown from the gang
way and killed. The regulations pro-
vide that no smoking be permitted de-
tween decks, and no soldiers be per-
mitted in the life boats. These regula-
lions were not complied with, and no
effort made to enforce them. On the
first inspection we found Is or more CT
the men smoking between decks"
The captain in command of the
tpansnOrt eOn1n1a mad nf tba trnope 70
the quartermaster and he notified Col
onel Hotchkiss that the soldiers must
quit their mutinous conduct or re-
port would be made to the major GEN
eral commanding.
The vandalism they were practlc-
ing" wrote Quartermaster Ia
ker to Colonel Hotchkiss, at the in
stance of the captain of theship, ''se-
riously endangered the safety of the
vessel"
1t transpires that the Michigan was
without adequate fire apparatus and
had conf1agration at sea occurred
from the smoking between decks the
consequences probably would have
been serious.
Notwithstanding his remonstrances
to the colonel the mutinous conduct
of the men continued.
Bakers report says: with a thor
ough knowledge Of their danger the
most of the I'd Illinois refused to obey
every order issued against smoking
between decks. In the troops quarters
the electric lamps were smashed to
afford the men amusement This van
dalism was practiced to such an ex-
tent that the chief engineer found that
1t was impossible to supply the neces-
sary light. Life preservers were torn
down and scattered through the ship.
One night about o'clock the man on
the bridge was ruthlessly hurled from
his watch by soldiers. The chief Off
Ger went forward and by main force
compelled the soldiers to dispense.
There was no such thing as keeping
the men from the hatchways until one
fell and came near being killed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08

With keen interest. A state is named
and the question, How much money
will buy its franchise and prostitute
its citfzenship?' is upon every counten-
ance.
While Mark Hanna is held up as tie
representative of republican morality
the defenders of corruption point to
one or two states where it Is known
that rich democrats are striving to buy
that which the people would never give
them with their votes and intimate
that both parties are alike on the point
of morals. 1t is of interest TO demo-
Gratis to know that these who have
posed as democrats only when such
posing was in the interest of senatorial
ambition, are to meet the stubborn up-
position of earnest and honest men,
bers of the party.
If millionaire has no qualifica ton
save his money, his candidacy Is an in
suit to the state. If his reputation is
that of one who has ignored the rights
of his fellow-men in the accumulation
of mis- fortune, if he lacks all the ele-
ments of political leadership and pos
sesses nature Numerically opposed
to that of a statesman, his candida y
is a source of humiliation to the com
monWealth. Democrats who respect
their party and believe in it's principles
pray for the defeat of the corruption
lists. They say that the time has come
when the defiant corruption of politics
by men whose only interest in the party
is their own glorification and who
would disgrace the party to satisfy
their own vanity, should be relegated
to the oblivion which their dishonest
and contemplate methods invite.
The senatorial contests in the West
this year will be followed with usual
interest. The war with Spain may have
given rise to certain evils, but it has
also stirred the patriotic impulses of
the people There is a higher regard
for the dignity of American citizenship.
The splendid record made by the West
ern troops has given a new glory to
the glorious West. The world looks
with greater respect and admiration
upon the boundless domain which con-
stitutes the nations guarantee of fu-
ture greatness To destroy this good
impression by a return to the barter
and sale of senatorial seats would be
doubly criminal.
why" said an eaGterner at the Hoff-
man house, recentlya you talk about
the independence and manhood of the
West. II is all bGsh. There is not half
the dignity or Independence in the West
that there is in the Fast. Do you sup
pose for a moment that millionlir
could spend most of his time in Eu-
rope and in other states. take repeat
ed steps looking to the abandonment
of his New York residence and then,
by returning to the state on the eve
of a senatorial election, win the seat
by throwing his dirty dollars to the
people as though they We're dogs,
whining for the crumbs from his ia
ble?"
1t was admitted that New York
would tolerate no such insult
"Well,' continued the critic, that is
precisely what is being done in the
West"
Such is the comment passed upon the
political situation in several of he
western states. and every self-respect-
ing democrat in the country will hope
for such action by democratic legisla-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
A Mammoth Railroad Station in
Boston.
COST FOURTEEN MILLIONS
Four Thou sand Trains Can BIZ Handled
in It Each Day-It Covers Thirty
Five Acres - An Inn
mense Clock.

Boston, Jan. THE largest railroad
station in the world was thrown open
to the public yesterday, when trains
began to leave and enter the new
South Union station in this city, a
structure which takes the place of
four older and somewhat widely sepa-
rated stations in the southern part Of
the city and which has been planned
and built on scale ample enough 10
provide for at least half a century to
come.
When all the trains of the roads that
will use the new station are turned
into it, which will be in a few weeks,
travellers to and from Boston will en-
JOY the advantages that come from
having all the railroad business of a
great center done in only two Places
there being now two great union sta
tons in the city, closely connected by
several genuinely rapid car lines.
The North Union station was COM
pleted about four years ago and was
then the largest passenger station in
the world, capable of handling 140O
trains a day. A western city ear
or so later had larger one. To-day
Boston again takes the lead with a
station capable of receiving and send
ing out 1000 trains in a day Of IS
hours.
Here are some facts about the new
station:
1t is the largest one in the world
building, sheds and yards Immediate
~ connected covering 50 acres IF land.
The roof of the shed alone covers 49,
acres.
1t cost about s14,OO0OoO
To make room for it more than 200
buildings were torn down, some of
them fine new business structures.
The station itself contains Is miles
of tracks and 80 miles of rails
There are 344 Clearing" switches
and 1854 "fouling" switches.
The train shed will hold 404 ordin-
airy passenger cars at one time.
Twenty-eight thousand people can
take seats at one time in the cars in
the train shed on the street level, and
several thousand more in the substa-
ton under the other. The platform
will accommodate more than 100000
people at one time.
Thlrty-two express trains cal be I'M
loaded at one time.
The city of Boston gave up streets
and wharf property to the assessed
valuation of about 100000 receiving
in return two new 100-foot wide streets,
making the net cost of the enterprise
to the city s1,23s,324.15.
The granite eagle on the top of the
front Of the station was carved from
a single block, which weighed 20 tons.
1t took four granite cutters three
months to do the work. and the figure
now weighs u tons.
The clock under the eagle is the
largest in the world, the dial being IA
feet in diameter. 1t is warranted by
it's makers not to vary more than one
second a month.
The station is the first one in the
world to provide for a new suburban
surface motive power, such as cleo
trictly or compressed air.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
WANTS A SLICE OF AFRICA
THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE A
STATION IN LIBERIA,
Bishop Hartzen Asks the United Stat s
to Assume a Protectorate Over
the Country.

Washington, Jan. THE United
States will probably establish a naval
coaling station somewhere along tho
coast OF Liberia soon. That country
has become frightened at the marked
aggression of all the powerful nations,
and she is afraid some power viii
come along and take control Of her
pretty soon. So she this week appeal
ed through Bishop Hartzell to the
United States and England for the es-
tablishment of a Joint pr1tectora le
over her.
Bishop Hartzell saw President Me
Kinley and Secretary Hay about the
matter, but they did not take kindly
to the protectorate idea, so the prop
osition was made to ask Liberia to
cede to the United States coaling sta
ton at some good port along the coast
and in return for this session The
United States will undertake to see
that the country is not gobbled up
by any Of the European powers Bisn-
OPP Hartzell is soon starting for Liberia,
and believes the naval station plan
will meet with approval.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
TOM SHARkEY TRAINING
Sure of Winning the Fight With
Mccoy.
CONDITION is EXCELLENT
He Believes That He Can Train as Well
in the City as in Any Other
Placs-McCoy's Height
and Reach

New York, Jan. In a statement
to-day Tom sharkey says:
THE impression that a prizefight-
er cannot train properly for battle
in the city limits is an erroneous one,
I know this from personal experience.
and these persons who are predicting
defeat for me because | am preparing
myself within the city limits are very
shortsighted.
II will admit that the temptations
surrounding an athlete while training
in the metropolis are greater than in
the suburbs, but at the same time, a
man who makes up his mind to train
correctly cannot be led away by
them. As to training grounds. 1 think
that Central park affords an athlete
more opportunities for healthful exer-
else than any country place in this
vicinity At this time of the year par
ticularly man needs a place that is
not entirely at the mercy of the wea tn
er and where he can obtain regular
ity in his exercise. 1t does not do to
be irregular in ones training plans.
AS my condition is now excellent,
my friends should give themselves no
concern about my departure from the
gramme for the Mccoy bout includes
a sevenmile go-as- you please around
the park. In my road walk I am &C
companied by Dixon He, too, is pleas
ed with his experiment at city training.
My whole morning is devoted to out
door exercise 1 leave my quarters
about o'clock and return about 1915.
After hard rub down I am ready
for dinner. All my indoor work is Ia
ken in the Lenox club house. 1t con-
sists of several forms of exercises, such
as bag punching, sparrng, wrestling
and working the pulley weights
Regarding my chances with Mccoy,
I think they are of the best. real
ize that in the kid" I will meet
thoroughly scientific sparrer, and one
who knows the game from beginning
to end. But nevertheless l feel that I
will beat him easily. Mccoy will have
two advantages over me which will
make him worthy opponent. I refer
to his superior height and reach. 1
do not think he is a hard hitter and
l believe I can afford to take two or
three of his blows in order to land ore
of mine. I think the fight will be a
fast one and short one. and that I
will be declared the winner"