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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

Chicago, Nov. s.--Wlth few doubt
ful districts yet 20 hear from. the re
pnblicans apparently have a majority
In both branches Of the state legisla
ture. rhe margin Ia the lower house
however, is but ono on the face of the
returns su far received. and the demo.
crais stili claim they will control tha:
branch and possibly the legislature on
joint ballot. According 90 present IN
lications the legislature will stand as
follows:
House Republicans. n; democrats.
70. senate-Rcpublicans, 20; demo-
Gratis, %.
The republicans. on the other hand.
claim they win have \ majority Of 7
IN the lower house and IS in the aen.
ate.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

The following Is the report of state
Treasurer PittS for October; balance
September 20. si.ls2,ls7.6i; receipts
for October. sis7 7,3s4.sa: disbnrse-
ments. ss9s, 5000; balance October 81,
500. .5s2.a3. Disbursements nelude
psyment of bonds and interest.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

VIM. Grady, aged -, Of sal Morgan
street, 81. Louis. probably win go
blind as result of scratching the pupil
Of his right eye with his finger nall
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
as. swseay's 1.npsrlssss is 81. s.ssia-

Sayr ~. Louis paper: ". A.
Sweeny. Of Van Burrn, was dragged
with knockout drops In saloon, the
location of which be can not remeRnr
bcr, and robbed of xl,2io.
swecny Is the superintendent % the
missouri Land. Lumber and MintnE GO. AZ
Van BIrcn, says the above authority, ana
iesirtng to purchase q farm near Iron.
dale. he placed u. S9 In his pocbet and
ftarted Tor ir0ndate. Unfortunately for
him the train which he boarded WAS q
through train. and dia not stop until u
reached 81 I.ouin. When he arrived there
be was afraid of being robsed. aud de-
In the morning swscny went 20 the a.
loon and got hiM money. While standing
AZ the bar a man dressed rs n farmer APP
preached and claimed Acquaintance.
After several drinks the newcomer pro-
posed that they 90 out and ses the town.
s9ecny agreed, and they started. They
went TO a saloon. ana there the stranger
ana n few minutes later became uneon-
scious. knockout drops having bern adj
ullntHtrred IL WaH noon when hr re-
EAtned consciousness and found himacif IN
fnc rear room Of the saloon. He felt fer
his wallet and found u In his pockct'
A few minutes later. when he needed
some money, he reached for hts wallet.
and found that the roll Of money had been
taken and a wad Of paper substituted. he
hid So IN another pocket which the con-
hdenrc man tailed 20 secure. He alan
hai uDlsH and papers valued ~ sl0.no IN
the wallet, bat these the confidence man
5id not rnolcst. evidently fearing detec-
ton. The matter was reported TO the po-
lice
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

Thr Piassrities In An the States On
ahe Presidential Vote.

NJ. Louis, Nov. ii.--From the unof-
fleial returns received from all the
states ihe following rluralisies on the
nationsl tickets IL complied:
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15
GATHERING Up THE ENDS.
Reports From Several States Not
Fully Covered by Previous
Dispatches.
THE LATEST FIGURES FROM ILLINOIS.

"isaprrssi Missouri" IIiinnts' Neigh
Sov. shows nm Entirrly Inherent
tsmpirNioH-Both sides In krn-
turky SttIt Claiming the state
It~as From Other statrH.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15
ILLINOIS.
what ~ shown ny the Latest Avail
.-..:= a~..-.-

Chicago, Nov. =. i,rturns received
indicate that Illinois gave Mckinley
and Roosevelt 10000 plurality. Rich
ard Yates Is elected governor by al
least 10000, The entire republicans
state ticket is also -ucccssful
The general assembly, which will
rcdistrirt the state and choose a sue.
ceEsur 80 senator CullOm. is safely re.
publican. II takes i01 votes on ioiLt
tor, and the returns so lar received;
show that the republican strength ir
The legislature ~ at least 10. The
lower house IL made mp Of AZ repub-
LEANS and 70 democrats. and the sen.
ntc consists Of 30 republicans and ~
democrats,
This city was surprise Ia the re-.
publican managers. Four years agn
Mckinley plurality here was 56.Uti.
Ncsicrda, his plurality was 7,73I. The
country towns of Cook county added
about 10000 To- this, making his plu-
rnlity In the county ISIS. Though
iasorinp Mckinley over bryan, Chi.
curo voted democratic an the govern
urrhip, Alschulcr running far lkshd
Of Bryan and carrying the city by u
plurality of 1880 over Yates. Al.
Frhulcr's strength Is explained ~ the
p1rtIaliiy for him among voters ou
account Of his stand IN The legislature
against the street railway bills. Gold
democrats are also said to have voted
for him, while scrntrhiug BryRu from
the head of the ticket The total city
vote east wns about id5,OUn. which IL
iu rNrr~s Of the total in 1896. which
WIS 3li,4s3.
Judge Yates had plurplity over
Alschulcr in the country towns of
Cook county. hut h was not sufficient
To overcome the alters plurality in
the city. nnu the result iE that Al
schuler has q plurality of 5.GOf 10 the
county. Eugene Y. Dcbs pulled 5.23D
votes in Cook county; Woolcy, 1851,
aud Barker, 2Ue,
The democrats carried four OF the
seven congressional districts IN Cook
county, gaining a representative In
Aff' fFf''fih W. ~ "AlNt fFtAiAAi va
Lorimcr. tLc head Of the local rcpub-
licuu machine, was defeated. lIou-
i+lie (rcp) had a close call 10 the
Sixth district bat the revised returns
indicate his election by n small mar
gin The democrats also gained a
congressman 10 the Twenty first dis.
trict. IN which Fred J. Kern ldem
beat w. 4. RodcnberR (rcp.J. Other
than these there were no changes
The Illinois delegation In the next
congress will consist of i2 republicans
und ten democrats. The delegation
now hns IA republicans and eight
democrats
In the - counties of the state from
which reports have been received,
Mckinley has n plurality of sG.pio
The 90 counties to hear from are cN.
pcctrd TO bring the plurality above
the 100000 figure.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15
rlarherr Gsers Esuallam.

nittN as Ftsutt OF tfFHAtntnN tbf pups
Of his right eye with his finger nall
DarKewy Gees Hsasasw,
Gov.-clect Dockery Is In south Mis-
souri, 20 spend several wseka on
hunting trip. 10 recuperate from the
arduoun work Of the campaign.
rsr asa n.~s Gsrr@ sake
Frank Beehe. aged is, St. Louis.
win go TO the reform school for steal
ing sias from father. lie wanted
mcney to spena ON his best girl.
As~ss~asafsy nsiasa His vasAsF.
William Newby, who iises twu miles
south of Purdy. accidentally shot and
Lst....a his father. He was handling
revolver and discharged Il.
n~ssh Wa. = ssasem Caller.
John Biocsner. former police enp-
tain and 1ncinlwr oi ths 81. Jnseph
rciire force for ~ years, died suddrn-
". He WAS sa,
re Lied % Eneie Nam-
Rev. Alouzo Rich. over 90 years old.
formerly Of Michigan. wss convicted
Of perjury In the federal eourt ~
Kansas CITY.
rssk Ess own Lie.
A. a. Cooper. aged Is. real ssssts
and insurancs agent, eommitted -
eide II biz oil1es h Ksnsss CITY.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

The election In 81. Louis resulted
in Mckinley carrying the city by L.
se7 over Bryan. Flory has &,2ss over
Dcrkery. The DEMOCRATS elected their
entire city ticket, with possibly or'
exception, The republicans elected
state senator and members Of tho
house, and the democrats 2 state SEN
Etors and members OF ths
house. The republicans secured two
congressman and the democrats one.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15
noI.E Well In Porte Eire.

Frederick T.. Cornwell, formely of
St. Louis, il the first American elected
to important Office In Porto Rico. A
cnblegFam from San Juan states that
he wns elected to seat In the house
of delegates of the island, and that ho
was the only American thus honored
by the natives.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

bRh1WTH8Nfs NNA1AnFas
First--W =. Slnhhs OF Holt
1hiTd-trunk Costello Of DE kalb.
Ninth--T l., itnbry Of Macon county.
Eleventh-M Il. " lfiggN af Audrhin.
ThiFiseBth-H. q Heather Of Marion.
Fifteenib-E u Martin OF Saline
SsVcntcrnth-S ~. Bradley c. Iphnson
Twenty.hrs, George A. Lee OF Carter.
Twenty.ihirt-~Iohb n. Marshall ol
Scott.
Twenty seventh y. 81. Zsyely oi oHagn
Thirty-lirut-1ohn y. Collins Of b..
Lovln
Thirty -third-w. n. schoenlaUb OF st.
Lnuin
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

Fifth--Jesss l.. Jewell Of Kansas CITY.
Seyonih-c W. clark OF Kansas City,
Nineteenth--W. r. Sullivan Of ChriB.
tan.
Twcn,y-flfih-Buei Matthews Of St
E1=i= county
twenty y-nlaIh-charisa A. smith Of 30
Louis.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15
Democratic Representatives.

DemsrFHtic Representatives.
Atehison-II II. whale.
Audfuin-k kipdeG Clay
BarrY-W /. Murbut
Haftnn-N, u. Calvert.
Boiiineer-J. II. Welker
Roonc-W =. Roberts
Buchanan--A u, Duncan. r., H. Scott
canauay frank T Baker.
Carroll Newton CuuklinE
CRTtrT=A = j Lshf
Cnss--J u NiCholsun
Codar-frank Eanstlrll.
GGhaIil2s GisTaHs ! Sali ! GIBSON,
clny-John 81 Williams.
Clinton-R l.. Mckee
.cOopeF " l. Nelson,
Davlsas u Hamilton
prKaib-Inmea T BiAir.
Deni-Johu = Organ,
Dougias--Jnhn Maliuy tturinnl
Dunkiln.-T. T.. baldwin.
Henry-C. G. Dickinson.
n0ward-A J. Kirhy.
lTon-J G Horn
Juhnn0n--H. = Young.
knox-C. l.. 5ivwaIt,
Laciode-k x. PhillipH.
I.afayeito-J Is. Shelby.
Lewis FIRED q. Risk
Lincoln--E. B voolfolk
L.inn-Clarence kcudrick.
sLlvinFston-f. *. Thompson.
Mcdonald J ~ Long.
AAcon-J T Campbell
Madison--J. ~ piTtie.
MaFter-J. ~. Holmes
MaFion-T. W HaVhrs.
Mlssiasippi-trcd g.. Hess.
Munlteau-J. u Stursis
Monroe. 81. Whitcrntton.
AontEomery- 1. GaaTy.
sMorRan--J l. G.. NOuts,
New Mndrid-G. " Steel.
Newton Jacob RclumdlJT tfuAion.l
kodAway-C J Golden.
oregon-E = Doris.
Pemiscot- 3. y. Roberts,
Prtry-J c. Wcinhold
PEelps-J n cofiman.
TiEe--Joseph Tapiey.
Platte. w, Farley.
PulaRki--w ~. Locker
Rails David walker.
Randolph-w. 3. Creeaon.
Ray. e. Duvall.
Reynolds--J. r. January.
Riplry-A. J. McCuli0m
81. Ciair--w. W Warren.
81 TfFancois-1. J.. Bradley,
Ate. Ceneyieye-- Peter 81. Huck
Baiine--Aait W. Hall. It. l. Hainea.
Schuyler =, Jones.
scsiland-C. X. Green.
seott-f. B Williams.
shannon--W. ~ cTaBdel.
ahslby--H. J Simmon.
etDddard-E G. Chasteuu.
ssulilyan-James CarmacG
Texas W. raiien.
Vermont u. Todd.
Wayne-R. l.. Ward.
webster-N n nelzcll.
Wright Iecl Short,
CITY N 81. Louts-J ". salmerinE Johr
O'Dorneli. John barrett. John Lynch
Frank MeCArty. ". y. Lighthoider, NJ.
Holland
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

Wnl Miner, - years old. aceIdsnsai
~ shos snd kiltsd Alnsrt Ksch u
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-15

z. A. Bradley, prominent and
fwalihy citizen. was ahot and serious
" wounded by A. II. Baker, night
clerk at the Ozark hotel. Springfield.
bradley and his family board at the
hotel, and hin wife and daughters an
noyed the clerk. IL h alleged by rum
ming in the Office too much. iie says
he told them to stay out, bat they
paid no attention TO IL. The clerk
put up notice Ia the Office which
read. Ladies please occupy the par
Tor" When Bradley saw the card ne
became enraFrd and began TO rhnse
Baker. While In the heated discus
sion bradley Ia alleged TO have start
ed 10 climb over the counter when
Baker drew bis pistol and fired the
ball taking effect In Bradley's right
side. Physicians say the wound 10 not
necessary dangerous.
A. Henry ShRw's n~hc~s.
In accordance with a provision OF
the viii of Henry Shaw, who was one
of 81. Louis greatest philauthrUpistA.
the annual banquet 90 the gardeners
and attaches OF the Missouri botan-
ical garden, better known as Shaw'H
garden. and their invited guests, took
place a, the Mercantile club.St. Louis,
Covers wcr laid for 10 guests, and
every place was occupied. Those pres
ent we're, for the most part, local
HorisiE, nurscymen, market garden.
erp and botanists. with a sprinklinR
of guests from abroad and reprcsen.
taiiycs OF the press.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
McKinleYs biography.

William Mckinley twice refused
the nomination for president previous
to the time when on the first ballot at
the Republican National convention
held in st. Louis in 1896 he was finally
nominated and accepted. His first re-
fusal was at the convention of 1888,
when he supported Mr. Sherman, to
whom he was pledged, forbidding the
use of his name at a time when his
formal assent or negative acquiescence
was all that was necessary to secure
his own nomination. At the ensuing
convention of 1892 he received 49,
votes for the nomination, his name
not having been presented, as it was
we'll known he was an ardent support
er of Harrison and would Immediately
withdraw his name should it have
been proposed. Being the permanent
chairman of the convention, he was
greatly embarrassed by the efforts of
his supporters to make him the presi-
Dental candidate, and, leaving the
chair on the announcement of the re-
suit of the first ballot, made motion
to make the nomination of Mr.. Harri-
son unanimous. His motion was car
ried.
On April 16, 1890, Mckinley intro
duced into the House the general tar
iff measure which has since been
known as the Mckinley bill" For
four months the measure had been I'M
der consideration, and every interest
in the country, including manufacture
ers, laborers, merchants, farmers, i'm
porters, agents, free traders, and pro-
tectionists, had been freely heard, the
minority having been given as good an
opportunity to present their views as
had the majority. His speech on May
Z in support of the measure sustained
his reputation as an orator and dis
passionate advocate, and seldom has
such hearty applause been accorded
any leader as greeted him upon the
conclusion of his address.
McKinley's home life has been that
of the representative American, and
almost ideal. He married on January
%, Miss Ida Saxton, granddaughter of
John Saxton, for sixty years editor of
the Ohio Repository, still published at
Canton. Two girls, Christine Ida and
Kate, were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley, both of them dying at early
ages.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
THE GERMAN VOTE.
OEN. DICK SAYS 1T WILL BE
CAST FOR M'KiNLEY.
Democratic Imperialism Scare of No Eff
feot-Teutons Stand for Sound Money
and Don't Fear Large Increase In Our

"Our friends, the Democrats, are try
ing" said General Charles Dick, Secre-
tary of the Republican National COM
mittee, ito make everybody believe
that the German vote this year will
go to the Democratic party, but there
is not the slightest likelihood of this
being the case.
I'm 1896 the Germans voted for
President Mckinley. They are strong
believers in the advantages of a gold
standard of currency. This the Repub-
lican party has given them. They know
that should the Democrat candidate
for president be elected, which, of
course, would mean Democratic con-
troll OF congress, then the gold stand
ard law would be repealed and free
coinage of silver will be foisted upon
the country. The Germans do not
want this. They are probably the most
level-headed European people who
come to live here. They know that
they fare better here, can make and
save more money than they did in
the Fatherland, and they are not a
people who are lead away by flights
Of the Imagination.
AN effort is being made to bring the
Germans into the Democratic line by
soaring them with the, bugaboo of
imperialism, which 1t is claimed would
compel large increase in our mill
tary forces Many of them have come
here to escape the strict military laws
that are in force in Germany, and
naturally they would not favor any
thing tending in the same direction
in this country. 1 am glad this sub
ject has developed thus early in the
campaign, because the Germans will
have time to read and study what the
actual conditions are as to our military
forces, comparing them with their
Fatherland.
Germany has over 100000 peo-
pie. Its standing army is 100000 men,
an average of 11h soldiers to every
1000 people. The United States is
100000, and a standing army OF
$4,000 men, which is equivalent to 1.S6
of one soldier to every 1000 of our
population. While Germany has near
ly eleven soldiers more per 1000 Of her
people than we have, there cannot be
the slightest chance of the effect of
imperialism being experienced in this
country.
The following table shows the lead
ing countries of the world, with their
population, their standing army, and
the number of soldiers each country
has per 1000 Of it's people:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
Coo. Roose,Oelf's Career.

Gov. Roosevelt was born in New
York city, Oct. 81. 1858, of Dutch and
Scotch-Irish ancestry. His father was
Theodore Roosevelt, after whom the
governor was named, and his mother,
whose given name was Martha, was
the daughter of James and Martha
'Bulloch of Georgia. Young Roosevelt
was primarily educated at home under
private teachers. after which he en-
tered Harvard, graduating in 1880.
Those qualities of aggressiveness
which have marked his more recent
years of public life were present with
him in college and he was conspicu-
Gus figure among his fellows.
1t was an interesting period in the
history OF the party and the nation,
and young Roosevelt entered upon the
political field with eagerness and en-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
A Great National Danger,

The present disturbed condition OF
Europe, with reference to far eastern
complications, as well as those arts.
ing in Morocco and elsewhere. has
called attention to American depend
ence upon foreign shipping for the
carriage of their foreign commerce.
II the nations of Europe should be-
come involved in a great war, which
many believe to be imminent, there
would be wholesale withdrawal of
foreign ships from the channels of
trade to provide transport for troops
and munitions OF war.
AS nine-tenths OF our foreign COM
merce is carried in foreign bottoms. IL
Is obvious that the withdrawal Of a
large portion OF that shipping for 9TH
er than commercial uses would de-
prive our people OF their only means
for supplying our constantly growing
foreign markets. Freight rates would
rise to a prohibitive amount in re-
spect Of many Of our commodities. Our
surplus productions would accumulate
upon our hands in enormous Quantf-
ties. prices would fall. wages would
be reduced. and Industrial stagnaffon
and loss Of employment would be wide
spread The conditions existing be-
tween 1893 and 1896 would be re-es-
abolished In even a more intensified
Iorm.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

James Mckinley, the presidents an
lcestor, landed in this country about
1743, and settled later in Chanceford
Township, York county, Pa, where
David Mckinley, great-grandfather OF
the president, was born in May, 1855.
The records of the Pension Bureau
show that David Mckinley was SOL
dier in the revolution and participated
dn the capture of Paulus Hook and the
engagements of Amboy and Chester
Hill. He died in 1910, in Ohio, at the
age of eighty-five. A son, James Nc
Kinley, moved to Columbiana county,
Ohio, in 1909. At that time William,
his son, born in Pine Township, Mer-
Ger county, Pa, was two years old.
James Mckinley was an iron manu-
facturer or furnace man, and his son
William followed the same vocation.
When william was twenty-five years
old he married Nancy Allison of Can
ton, o., the couple having nine child
rem, of whom William Jr., the presi-
dent, was the seventh. William Me-
Kinley, Sr., died in November, 1892,
having lived to witness the rise of his
son from a school teacher through
posts of national prominence to be
governor of Ohio.
The president was born at Niles,
Trumbull county, o., on January 20,
1843. He attended the public schools
in that town until he was nine years
old, at which time his father moved
to Poland, Mahoning county, O., where
the future president entered Union
Seminary, pursuing his studies in that
institution until he was seventeen
years old. He is said to have excelled
in mathematics and languages, and to
have bested all his fellow-students in
debating the public questions of the
day.
In 1860 he was sent to Allegheny col
llege, Meadville, Pa, but gave up his
course after few months on account
of poor health. After period of rest
The became a teacher in the public
schools of the Kerr district, near Po-
land, having joined the Methodist
Episcopal church in Poland. In the
spring of 1861 he was clerk in the
postoffice at Poland, which position he
gave up to enlist at Columbus, on
June II of that year, in Company e
of the Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer
Infantry.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

This country &c the leading export
nation of the world, and the future
growth Of that trade seems illimitable
provided, always, that we have an
abundance of ships in which to send
our products abroad. But check al
this time, when the broad foundation
for an enormous export trade is being
laid, would have most serious and
far-reaching effect upon our people
and our resources.
The stability of our foreign trade
can never be assured so long as 81
per cent of it is carried in foreign
ships. We send three-quarters of all
our exports to Europe, and American
ships carry the ridiculous proportion
Of but 100 per cent! Foreign ships
carry a billion dollars worth of our
products to Europe, and our own
ships carry less than thirty million
dollars worth
No greater danger -confronts the
United States today than that caused
by our dependence upon foreign ships
for the carriage Of nearly all of our
exports. OF our exports to all the
world, less than Z per cent carried in
American ships. Apart from the COM
mercial calamities possible, and. as
some people believe, probable, through
the withdrawal of the larger part OF
the vast foreign shipping upon which
we are now dependent for the auxil-
larry naval and military uses Of the
great powers, our great weakness upon
the sea emphasizes our only real ma
tional danger.
Congress cannot remedy this condi-
ton too soon. Proper provision must
be speedily made for the attraction OF
American capital into shipbuilding
and shipowning, so that at the earli-
est moment possible we shall become
possessed of the ships we may require
for all of the necessities of our foreign
commerce. Our export trade Is close
ly approaching billion and a hall
dollars in value. At it's present rate
of growth less than score Of years
will find it valued at three billions and
requiring double the shipping of to-
day for its carriage. Foreigners will,
then, have us all the more at their
mercy If we do nothing to establish
our own ships upon the seas.
Foreseeing just such possibility as
this, Thomas Jefferson as long ago as
1898, in great state paper predicted
that a nation which allows foreigners
to do the great bulk Of its foreign
carrying twill be disarmed of its de-
Tense, its productions will be at the
mercy of the nation which has pos
sessed itself exclusively of the means
of carrying them, and it's politics may
be influenced by those who command
it's commerce" These words were pro-
phetic of condition that actually ex-
lists in respect Of the United States to-
day.