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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-01-13

To the Board of Directors OF the Commercial
Bank, OF Lexington. Mo-;
GENTLEMEE committee, to whom
was referred the subject OF suitable COM
memoratory resolutions concerning the
death OF our late president. Robert raub-
man, Esq, would respectfully report the
Resolved, by the Board OF Directors of the
Commercial Bank, That IN the death OF
Robert Taubman, one OF the founders. and
during Its entire history the president OF the
bank has sustained Its greatest loss, and
one which officers, directors, stockholders
and patrons alike lament.
That the unbroken and constantly In
creasinB prosperity. which this bank has
always enjoyed Is largely due to the great
financial ability. and the conservative vet
liberal course OF dealing towards its GUS
toners q our late president, and the per-
iect. confidence In, and the warm friendship
Tor him sustained by the public generally;
That we will miss from our deliberations
MS wise c sgl9Se c ,a, siss s rs,G;o%aa;r y s%snsSaeg
and views, of others. and the long and
unbroken line Of friendly intercourse sub
sisting between him and the board OF
directors: y
That We extend TO his widow ana family
our earnest and heartfelt sympathy In this
the hour OF the, : great athlctlon and distress.
Ieellng as we Do a personal Interest In the
cause Of our common grief;
That there DO procured and framed 4
portrait Of. Mr.. .Taubman, aud hung upon
the walls OF the banking rooms OF this bank
as q tribute 20 his memory aud valuable
services. 50 that his semblance may still
look down and over the business OF this
bank aud greet Its friends and customers In
that place that shall know his kindly living
presence no more; and
That these resolutions be spread upon the
records OF the proceedings OF the board ~
directors, BIO published In the city papers
and q copy OF the same be presented the
WIDOW ana family OF the deceased.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES u, CATRoN,
". J .C, BOUR,
Wu. II NuTI ~
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-01-13
LEXINGTON, Mo-, January Q, 1900.

hhAiNuIONs Mo, Januhfy v, lbOO.
Brethren Of the Onlcial Board:
Death, the common enemy Of us all. has
come and taken from US one OF our number
and q vacant place confrOnts us at this our
first meeting Of the New Year,
On the last day of the old year. Brother
Robert Taubman departed this life and has
gone to join, as we hope, 'the lnnumorable
company OF a~ngels"-'the general assembly
and church OF the first Torn, which are written
In heaven" while we are left behind to suffer
for a few more years. the cares and ills OF
him, where all 'the ransomed Of the Lord
shall return and come to Zion with songs and
everlasting Joy upon their heads" when they
shall obtain JOY and gladness, and sorrow and
Shakespeare makes Mark Anthony, say,
when speaking OF Julius Caesar:
THE evil that men do, lives after them;
Tn good 10 oft Inferred with their bones;
So let IL DO with Caesar
But we say, so let II not be with our deoeas'
cd brother, and 30 will II not be with him
brother Taubman was u Christian, and like
bis Master, the Christians never die; he only
sleeps and waits the coming OF the great and
For many years Brother Taubman was a
member Of the Board OF Stewards of our
church; and, as such, discharged the duties
that devolyed upon him as d faithful steward,
and now since he has finished his work on
e es,,t We trust ne was Welcomed by his Lord
"fba ~ NAoa WNtdus Wth huuts tuOh uunt
been faithful over a few things; l will make
thee ruler over many things; enter thou into
the JOY OF thy Lord" and this will more than
compensate for all the trials and suffering he
was called TO endure on his pilgrimage OF
nen rly three score years and ten,
We shall miss Brother Taubman from hia
accustomed seat In the church and at the
meetings OF our Board OF Stewards. and we
pray that tho Lord may speedily raise up
others to I'LL his place-that the work of the
Master may go on until II Is fully completed
"and He shall bring forth the headstone there
Of with shoatings, crying, grace, grace
unto it,"
Resolved, That In the death OF Brother raub-
man, our church has sustained a great loss,
his widow and children are deprived of the
Joyful presence and tender sOlicitude of q
gentle, loving husband and father. Our com
munity shall miss one OF It's most enterprislng,
upright and successful citizens, and our
Board, one most faithful, active ind generous
member. and we most ardently pray tina God
may supply his place so suddenly made va.
cant with smother who shall measure up to the
full stature OF the perfect man In all things.
hesolyed, That this memorial and these reso-
buttons be copied In our minutes, and that a
copy thereof, signed by our president and
attested by our Secretary, be sent 10 the widow
and family Of our departed brother. with the
assurance OF our Christian sympathy for them
In this their greatest bereavement
W.T.. DAMER0N, Chairman.
lsAAC o. HAYS, Secretary.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-01-13

The following resolutions were passed
BY the board OF stewards Of the NJ. E.
church, South, at their regular meeting.
Tuesday evening, January ., In memory
OF the late Robert Taubmau, who was for
many years a faithful member of the
board,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31

THERE is more catarrh in this sec
tlon Of the country than all other dis
enses put together and until the last
few years was supposed TO be lncurable,
For n great many yenrs doctors pro-
nounced II a local disease. and pre-
scrlbpd local remedies. and by constant
~ falling 20 cure with local treatment.
pronounced II incurable. Science has
proven cHtargh to be constitutional
disease. and therefore requires con-
stitutionG treatment. Halls Cntnrrh
Cure. manufactured by F. ]. Cheney &.
Co, Toledo. Ohio. ia the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. II Is taken
Internally In doses from ten drops to n
teaspoonful II acts directly on tho
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys-
TEN. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case It fails 10 cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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ohservanee 81 ATemorlal paY

Memorial Day was more generally OBJ
served this year than for some time
past, Whether our conflict with Spain
in Cuba and the Philippines, and the
present trouble with the rebel AguIn-
aldo. has regansrated the spirit CT patri-
otism that was becoming dormant. or
NOT, It was remarked yesterday by
prominent members Of the G. A R. that
never before had the cemeteries been so
crowded with people to pay respect to
the fallen brave. The exercises. too,
were not only of an interesting charac-
ter, but breathed more fully the spirit
and solemnlty of the occasion.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31
WHEELING DAIY INTELIIGENCER TBURsDAT, MAY 81 I5v0

up into the billions. but compare our
trade With thc Hawaiian islands, with
their handful OF people, with some o.
the larger countries OF the world. and
II gives a better idea OF the value OF col
onies to the United States. which ship
their products to US and buy their food,
provisions and clothing from this coun-
try.
Let US begin with Europe. Our trade
with the Hawaiian Islands Is over l5O
per cent larger than our total trade
with Denmark. 90 per cent as large as
our total trade with Italy, nearly four
times as large as our trade with Swift
zerland, ten times as large as our trade
with Turkey and nearly thirty times
larger than our trade with Greece.
These comparisons are with the thickly
peopled countries Of Europe.
Now, we will take the American con-
tinent. Hawaiian trade to the Uni
ted States is equal to 80 per cent OF our
trade with the whole Dominion Of Cam
ada; nearly $50 per cent greater than
our trade with all the Central Amerl-
can states: 90 per cent as large as our
trade with Mexico; 80 per cent larger
than our trade with the British West
Indies; three times as large aB our trade
with the Danish, Dutch and French
West indies, with Hayti and San Do
Inlngo included; almost twice as large
as our trade with Brazil, whence we I'M
port most Of our coffee: nearly 400 per
cent larger than our trade with Chill;
nearly 900 per cent larger than our
trade with the United States or colom-
bla; nearly fifteen times larger than our
trade with Ecuador; more than six
tlmeG larger than our trade with Brit
IRh. Dutch and French Guianat ten
times larger than our trade with Peru;
ten times larger than our trade with
Uruguay and more than five times lar
ger than our trade with Venezuela.
AS said, the increase In our trade
with Hawaii has been very marked
since its annexation by the United
States, and l look for equally rapid i'm
proyements in our trade with Porto
Rico and the Philippines, These colonies
will absorb some OF our surplus man
utactures. and they will also draw. up
on this country for their provisions,
thus Increasing the demand for the
products Of the American farms.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31

The attitude Of the two distinguished
senator's from Massachusetts on the
policy OF the administration with regard
to the Philippines furnished an oPpor-
tunity to u public speaker not long ago
to call upon Senator Hoar as witness
against himself In his opposition to ex-
pansion. Five years ago in Boston, In
a public address. on the occasion Of the
celebration Of the landing OF the Pill
grim fathers, the venerable senior sena-
tor from the Bay state, declared that
THE tree Of liberty and self-govern-
ment set out by the fathers Of the re-
public, having spread across the contl-
nent. Its roots would In good time thrust
themselves beneath the waves and
spread to the isles OF the sea-"
This expectation has been verified,
but we ind Senator Hoar dIscredltlng
his own magnificent prophecy. For this
contrariness the Cleveland Leader ad-
monishes him that III the high purpose
of the United States is not achieved It
will be the fault Of men like Senator
Hoar, who have raised the cry OF i'm
perlaiism as an excuse for attacking the
foreign policy of the government, and
have been largely responsible for the
antagonism with which the advances OF
the Americans have been received by
the Fnlplnos. There IL no doubt that
our Efforts to pacify the Islands and
give them a good ana stable form Of
government would have been successful
long ere this but FOR the obstacles
placed in the way by anti-expansIon-
lists"
But let us hear from the junior sena-
tor from Massachusetts, Henry Cabot
Lodge. who gives virile reasons for the
position he has taken in favor Of the
expansion policy OF the administration,
In an interview he said:
One reason why am an expnnslonlst
10 because have watched the great
growth OF our commerce with the HQ-
waiina Islands. Five years ago. In 1885,
the total Hawaiian trade With the Uni
tod States amounted 10 only 3ll,j00 600.
Inst yenr Il reached &3S, 100000. having
Increased Utmost threcfOld within fNe
yearH and most Of this increase Inns Oc-
CURED within the pnst eighteen months
or go. We may not think that bust
moss OF 500, 500. 900 amounts to very much
whom our foreign trade 10 now running
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
EaItot,l Roou,,....sll coa1nL R.e@: Ill
THE INTELLIGENCE
WHEELING. NLAYa1, 1900.
viii Present a Solid Front.

The oneness of the Republican party
in the approaching campaign will Bit
terlv disapopint its enemies who expect
cd TO see 1t torn and rent by factions
Meanwhile the Democratic party is
cropping around for issues, which. SO
far If has failed to find. Its state con-
ventIons have up to this time have been
Mt variance on matters Of public policy,
and in New York next week the Chicago
platform Democrats will send q contest
ing delegation to Kansas City If tho
state convention fails TO instruct for
Rrvan. and reaffirm all he stands for
on the other hand the Republican
marty is moving forward to the presi-
dental campaign with serenity and
confidence. So far the state platforms
have been consplcuously strong and
harmonious. especially in PENNSYLVANIA,
Ohio. Indiana and Wisconsin. These
states are fairly representative of the
territory from which the party's
strength may be expected to come
Their combined vote for Mckinley in
1886 was nearly 100000. They have
kept in line on state elections since that
time. All their platforms reaGirm the
principles OF the national platform OF
1896 and give unequivocal and unre-
served endorsement to tha Mckinley
administration. Special stress is laid
In each upon the war with Spain and
the Issues growing out of 1t. The ad-
mlnIstrations Philippine policy is Wig
orously upheld. The policy OF expan-
sion is approved. There is no intlma-
ton that the giving up of the Philip
pines might be desirable under any cir
cumstanccs. The soldiers serving in
the war of the Philippines ara sustain
ed by sympathy and admiration. and
the flag Of the nation is honored.
.If there has been any hope on the
part of the copperhead element Of the
Democratic party" remarks the Kan
sas City Journal that any serious dis
turbance might be caused in Republic
can ranks by the agitation Of the ques-
ton OF imperialism there Is certainly
mighty little comfort in the state plat
forms so far adopted and which may
be regarded as fairly reliable forecasts
of the national platform. The Republi-
can party is not in the trimming bust
ness. 1t is a progressive organization,
looking out for the interests OF the ma
ton. and it is not swerved by petty
political consideration or partisan at
tacks. The party has championed
nearly every good thing in the way OF
both standard and new Issues, and 1t
has given the opposition its usual em-
ployment OF picking over the lcavings.'
The picking this year Is uncommonly
hard"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31
Pnn.Amsricnn Exposition.

The Pan-American Exposition to be
held at Buffalo In 1901 will be the most
Important AFFAIR of that character since
the Worlds Fair at Chicago, and in
scope and magnitude will equal II not
excel that magnificent exhibition in
some particulars. II is highly import
ant that West Vlrginla's resources
should be exploited there, and we are
glad to note that the commissioners APP
pointed by Governor Atkinson have
taken measures to provide for a re-
spectacle exhibit from this state.
Mr. r. B. Battelle, Of this city, has
been elected treasurer Of the commits
sion, and the IntellIgencer feels conf
dent that he will do all in his power In
having the state make the showing its
commercial and Industrial Importance
entItle It to, besides giving proper pre-
sentatlon OF It's marvellous resources on
that occasion.
The magnitude OF the Exposition may
to GONE extent be appreciated when 1t
Ia understood that one of Its chief pur-
poses Is to illustrate the progress Of the
last century In al the states ana coun-
tries OF the western hemisphere. To
that end. the President Of the United
states issued to all governments Of the
Three Americas special Invitations to
participate In the Exposition. Hearty
nceeptnnces have been received from
many Of them. including Canada, Mexi-
co, Honduras. Guatemala. Brazil, Ar
Eentlne Republic, Bolivia, Chile, Mica
raugua, Salvador. Guadaloup,, Dutch
Guiana, Costa RIca, Peru, Venezuela and
Haiti. Responses are expected from
the others soon. Many OF the states
will have special buildings and extern
slve exhibits.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31

The free trade Democracy always
bends Its best efforts in attempting to
delude the farmer, and In campaign
times they are extremely solicitous of
the welfare Of the ''horny-handed sons
of TOLL" Their fayorite argument is
that in. times OF prosperity the farmer
does not reap the same rewards as the
manufacturer and the wage-earner.
Nothing could be more fallacious. When
the manufacturer is employing labor he
gives the wages to the employe that en-
ables him to buy freely Of the products
of the farm. When the mills are closed
the farmer suffers. Take the condition
Of the farmer to-day, who are many
hundreds of millions OF dollars richer
than they we're three years ago. Take
for example, the American COW. That
meek and unobtrusIve members OF the
farmers four footed family figures as
the heroine in story of surprising In
terest. AS told by writer in the New
York Press the story in outline is as
follows:
.In 1894, when factories were idle and
mills silent, there was such diminish
ed purchasing capacity Of all consumers
that the average Of value OF the COWS in
the United States was s2r77 head. In
that year the total value of all the cows
in this country was SS5s. 9Os,OOO. In 1895
and 1896 there was no material differ :
ences from those values. In 1897. the
year succeeding McKinley'5 election.
however. the average value of the COW
advanced to $23 l6 and the total to $685.
23s.ssS.
with the demand for dairy products
stimulated by the revival OF manufac-
lures, trade and business, the farmers
COW, along with all his other possess
sions, Joined the good times procession
On January /. 1900, the average value OF
the COW was s3l 60. or half again as
much as in the dolefu! years of 1894 and
1895, while the value of all the COWS in
the country had Increased to $5i4.Sl2,-
LOG. on this one item Of cows alone the
farmers of the United States are $40 a
head better on and %l56, 100000 better on
on the total. 1t will be interesting to
see what Mr. Bryan has to say to the
farmers this fall about their half a bill
lion of wralth represented in COWS
alone"
But we need not expect the Apostle of
Calamity to accept these truisms. The
man who preached the gospel Of dIsas-
ter and ruin in the event Of Republican
triumph in 1896 is not going to discredit
himself as false prophet in 1900 by nd-
hitting these things. But we are curl
Gus to know how Col. Bryan will face
the farmers this year without being
stared out of countenance. In the one
item of the COW alone they have got
back $3.50, 100000 OF what they were rob-
bed under the disastrous free trade adj
minlstratlon Of Cleveland-an rdmInis-
tration that cost the farmers Of the
United States more than 5000, 100000 in
decreased values of farm products Of all
kinds
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31
NY sweetheart of Long Ago.

hold in my hands a picture
That Is furrowed and stained with tears
AS / sit tonight IN the Eioiuminy.
And think Of the buried years
That have passed since | spoke 10 the
glver:
Yet why should It pain me so
To think Of. revere, remember,
BY sweetheart OF long ago.
There are pictures not seen on canvas,
Yet sketched by master hand,
That unfold to the eye u vision
or the fRr-on better land:
And l fnncy face before me,
The sweetest I've over seen,
That carries me back TO other days
And the girl who was my queen.
Once more await her coming.
As I did In the days gone by,
While my heart is broke In throbblng
Ger love that Will never die;
And a form comes out OF the shadows
That steals away my woe
AS fold once more so my bosom
My sweetheart OF lOnS ago.
The same dear hands caross me.
The same eyes brightly shine
With woman's fond devotion
And a love That seems divine
Once more | am free I'm fancy
From the trials that veN me so,
As basS again In the sunny smiles
OF my sweetheart OF long ago.
The pleasures OF earth are feetlng,
And the brightest dream must fade,
As we live apart our allotted lives
or sunshine and OF shade.
But ] edtch glimpse OF heaven
In the shlmmerlng lamp lights glow
As l commune each night In its fading
with my sweetheart OF long ago.
Contributed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31
pEMocRATg AND ExPANsIoN.
A Leading Party Paper in Tennessee
on the State Platform.


Nashville CTenn.) American: We
heartily commend the platform adopt
ed by the state Democratic convention
so far as 1t relates to state matters. 1t
is straight-out Endorsement Of the re-
form laws of the McMillin administers
ton, and to go further. 1t "reafirms the
declaration of principles enunciated in
the state Democratic platform adopted
at Chattanooga in 1885," and declares
that there shall be no step backward
in the principles therein set forth"
The state platform proper is one to
| receive the support of every good citizen
| In Tennessee. II stands for economy,
honest government, and q business adj
mlnistration.
But we confess we look with grave
concern upon the plank in the portion
of the platform treating on national
Issues. which reads:
I'VE, therefore, condemn the policy
Of forcible annexation Of the Republic
can party in dealing with the Philip
pine Islands as a breach Of national
honor and q violation OF the traditions
Of the republic, and we hold that as
soon as q liable government can be es-
tablished In the islands they shall be
given their Independence"
OF course. 1t is understood that the
pronunciamento Of the Democracy OF
Tennessee. or Of any state, does not
count for anything. It is the declara-
tlon Of the national convention which
fixes national policies. But the utter
ance OF each state platform has its in
nuence upon the national platform. and
we dislike to see Tennessee delegates to
the Kansas City convention putting
themselves in n position to support u
plank to the national platform similar
to the one Just quoted. Much rather
had we see them go to Kansas City
prepared to stand for such plank re-
gardlng expansion as brought in by the
committee on resolutions.
The American people, in our judy
ment, are not going to indorse the
course especially adopted by the con-
vention. Whatever the Democracy Of
the nation In convention assembled, de-
c!des is right we abide by that decIs-
lon, but We want to see the Democracy
win. not lose, and therefore we urge II
to have q care. TO desist from the blind
course Of some Of its advisers.
The>phrases "National honor" and "a
violation OF the Traditions Of the re-
public" sound well. but that is all.
When we took Louisiana, Florida, and
Texas We violated national honor and
the traditions OF the republic lust as
much as we are doing in taking the
Philippines. But why waste time in
lamenting over what has happened?
These islands have come to US
through the fortunes OF war. The ques-
tlon is, How shall we govern them?
Why cannot the Democracy be prac-
teal and address itself to this? Right
here we have the Republicans whipped
Their treatment OF the Porto Ricans
show their willingness to make serfs Of
the Fillplnos and to rule them by car
pet-baggers sent out from Washington
in defiance Of every principle OF Repub-
licnn institutions. Why not fight II out
on this Issue? Mark It down, the coun-
try will never indorse a party which
says, Turn loose the Philippine Is
lands"
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embezzIements. At no stage Of the pro-
escdins haye the leading Democratic
newspapers given the facts without
gross exaggeratlon. The fact chat thu
guilty ones have been arrested and held
for trial and that the unfortunate oc-
currences are no more than what might
have occurred under any admlnistra-
ton, and no more than are daily occur
ring in establishments throughout the
country as n result OF dishonest officials
in places Of trust. is of no consequence
IN this hystsrlcal hunt for a campaign
issue"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-31

That transplanted egotlst and polltl-
cal acrobat, Carl schurz, recently re-
marked that "the main ditficulty-the
only real dimculty-ls in ourselves"
and the New York Sun very happily re-
spends: Exactly. The main and real
difficulty with the Hon. Carl schurz is
inside of him. The outside universe is
sound and CHEEKY. but in the insepara-
bly, bilious Ego of the Hon. Carl schurz
there Is nothing but lamentations and
the rooted belief that everything is go
Ing TO the dogs in the worst of all pOsli-
BILE worlds"