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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
Opinion Of Hon. Ellis Spear.
Opinion Of Hon. WIN. \. DooIitiIe.

Hon. Ellis Spear, late Commits Hon. William H.
sioner Patents for years Assistant Commission
Tho Cahl Electric Type en-. "a fo- nia ,sarnin
writer Company (now president Of ion giving tie result
D in giving opinion the pat CATION to the stat
situation made by MIN LOT tne
some length, and then reetors Vi 'ne SaniI -,
"In n word. the CnhiI Com search and examinatio
by hundreds of claims In relating to typewrtn
Its numerous patents be- am iniiy conVinet
leved to have covered all COM a ~. - i 10 ~
mercinlly practicable types of nactic, and
motor operated typewriters, ing machine in which
whether electric pneumatic are actuaed by a cen
ALI in which IA single motor magnet to throw them
device to nctuate NIL the gly or portion OF
typc-bnrs Of n machine or n as REQUIRED from tnel
plurality of them. ench as re- In raa.or En- ba ~
CURED. c1air,s ~ ~ f,ab,,J
This results from their broad says:
claims for mechanism. in all
OF combinations with type =, comh,,n,,on. ~,
other typewriter elements; en-. they In
their broad claims single and many others.
motor controlling device. common stance. the emule
10 plurality of keys and control power m~an. Of
1 .unn ,ops. ,hair weights. or pneum
brc ,d CLAIMS for mechanism, for would
cutting OFF the mower automatically: scope.
for automatic releasing legato invented
action mechanism in motor oper- complishng
ated typewriter; for the vibratory
type -impellng frame. and his claims
plurality Of the keys and with his
bars of the universal key board After illustrating II
construction; for the piano key specific
board mechanism eral of the patents an
ons which it would be impossible length Mr. Doote
to enumerate here and which can follows
oa s az. ma ia t sraspeu by "Cahin In pr
-
In another paragraph he says: typewriters judged
I'm brief the machines OF establish
NIL Company are protected by ff- in
teen patents. with aggregate of that
nan ~" claims some ot electrical typewriter
are VI the greatest ofeau.h in which the typeprint
and Importance and amply sui- no oner,
.r,. :" .he eohpdhS tneh other means-Ca
$50. | the first to conceive the
ei e.eiri1s 10 me iact that precisely is not
ents so far the Universal key rendered his machines
board machine is concerned have
recently ssueu ana nave seventeen successfully made
lacking few months he undoubteIIy
he refers to the fact that the co,c.x. the first
-, 40 49, ny TO-,
onnti,,,or - f"e 'ir'- $500 he first MANI u
The cOmpany's sales Office is at 1911 Street;
OFFICE AND FACTORY occupy the 4th and 5t
the Barber Il Ross building corner Eleventh and
northwest Intending investors will please call at
place, where the company's plant, as well as its
types of machines, can be seen.
The company reserves the right to close sub
at any time and to re ect subscriptions at will.
Booklet with further information furnished OF
in person or by mail.
SUBSCRIPTIONS will be received for the at
cent preferred, cumulative, surplus sharing stool
$50 per share, by
CRANE. PARIS & CO., GURLEY & J0
Bankers, Bankers and q
Cor. 18th and F SITS. 1895 F Str
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
STOCK MARKET GOSSIP
Heavy Buying by Important Lead
ers Starts a Boom.

Morgan. Hill, and Kecnc Said to
he Purchasing Blocks Of the
Their Names Are Connected A
Surprise i'm the Ennk Statement.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

Chicago Great Western stock to the
amount OF 5000 shares went abroad last
week. Foreigners have been increasing
their holdings of Chicago Great Western
securities for several weeks and the pres
ent floating supply is small.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17
Do You Need Money? We Have II for You,

We want to call your attention to plan Of
loaning money Furniture. Pianos. Organs or
any household goods. We say to you il you need
mcney this is the reliable loan office in the
city You have no delay. No unnecessary ques-
tinns to ask you. Cur terms are the cheapest,
our payments the smallest, and your own time
to return the money. We will lend you any
amount from so up. Private Offices. Business
strictly confidential. COLUMBIA GUARANTEE
CO.. 6l3 st. NV. aul1ti
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

The outlook for Pacific Mail viewed
from any standpoint of real merit, is not
good. Aside from the Tip" from Capitol
Hill that the Subsidy bill will not be
passed this session there Is the lapse OF
the contract with the Panama Railway.
which is understood TO terminate today
and is not expected to be renewed For
the last Ave years the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company has been acting in harmony
with the Panama Railroad Company as to
the traffic between San Francisco and New
York by way of the Panama isthmus They
have maintained the Panama route" I'M
der a hard and fast agreement. All indi-
cations are that there will be no new con-
tract. The Panama Railroad Company has
recently purchased vessels for use on the
Pacific between San Francisco and Central
American ports, service from which they
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

The general balance sheet shows cash on
hand sSi1.6ii and 4 profit and loss sur
plus of S2.o9S.61S
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

Insiders in the American Stee. and Wire
Company are now claiming that the pur
chase of the American Steamship Com
pany at price which gave big profit to
the directors was really bull argument
on the stock. The street has found 1t
rather hard to understand how the pur-
chase by the company of a property for
5000 900 which cost the directors 81 G00,
900 can be turned into bull argument.
These are the insiders figures: In the
first place, it is claimed that the steam
ship company has 100000 In cash in its
treasury which goes to the American Steel
and Wire Company. The average rate for
hauling iron ore during the past ten years
has been 81 IL cents, and allowing arbi-
trarily a rate OF only Is cents the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire Company on its own
yearly tonnage Of 500 coo tons would earn
enough TO pay off the 5000. 900 of bonds TO
be created and ali interest and sinking
fund charges in twenty years. Another
view of the matter is that the fleet of yes
sells which is acquired consists OF twelve
ships, some Of which are $40 feet long and
all of modern construction. Had the com
pany ordered its own boats the cost might
have been less, but II would have taken
more than two years for their construc-
ton.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

Following Is the repor: Of the Metropoli-
tan Street Railway. New York, for the
quarter ended September 80:
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

MONEY! have money to lend on furnitur&
pianos personal property, at lowest rate3
business confidential. JOHN MARTIN. Room 81
Warder Building del-lmo
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-17

Hon. William II. Doolittle, late
Assistant Commissioner OF Pat
ents. and well known to the pat
ent har for mis- learning. in an opin-
len giving tie result OF an investi-
CATION as to the state Of the art
made by him for the board Of d.
rectors of the Cahill Company, says:
After prolonged and thorough
search and examination of the art
relating to typewriting machinery,
am fully convinced that DR..
Thaddeus Cahill is the first per-
son to have invented and used
practical and successful typewrit-
ing machine in which the type-bars
are actuated by a common motor
magnet to throw them. either sin
gly or portion Of them together
as required. from their normal po-
sition to the printing point"
In relation to the breadth OF the
claims of the Cahill PATENTS. he
says:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
STAND UP FOR MONROE.

The citizens of Monroe have
as fair Il town as can be found
anywhere. The people are So
clal, congenial and sympathet-
ic, therefore, if there happens
to be one or more who are dis
gruntled and looking for a Gar
den OF Eden, be or they ought
to pull his stakes" "git up and
git" fly the COOP and take
their adverse criticisms into the
utter darkness. Stand up for
Monroe as long as yon are one
OF it's citizens and before you
condemn it or it's people find a
place as good or better aud
move to it. No town or city is
perfect, but from a social or
business standpoint there is no
town or city in Missouri that is
more prosperous than the Queen
of the Prairies.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.

Tuesday morning George B.
Harris, Vice President of the
Burlington system; Howard
Elliott, Gen. Manager; S. E.
Crance, Superintendent and
Howard Elting, Gen. Agent,
who are making an inspection
trip over their lines, were in
this city, Their trip revived
the rumor that Monroe is to
have fine new depot this year.
Monroe City has always tried
to treat the Burlington people
courteously and we believe that
the Burlington people appreci-
ate Monroe City and will give
us what they consider for the
best interests of all concerned,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
FOR CITY OFFICERS.

The City Democratic central
mlittee which is composed
of Mayor S. North. j. w. John.
stoa A. D. Bell. d. D. Nelson,
d. k. Campbell and DIR. A. ".
Ely met at the Office Of Drs
Brown & Ely Monday afternoon
and decided to nominate the
City Democratic ticket by pri-
mary 70 be held at the opera
house at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday,
February 20. The officers to be
elected this year are: Mayor,
Marshal, Collector. Assessor.
Police Judge and one alderman
i'll each of the three wards.
Assessments were made against
candidates as follows: For
mayor 81. 80; alderman 80 cents
and all other candidates S1.OC
each. Assessments must be
paid to DR.. A. w. Ely, the Sec
retary, before noon on Feb
18th. Now all who want a city
office can get in the race.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
FOR CITY MARSHAL.

In another column will be
found the announcement of John
w. Stephens for city marshal.
His record as an. officer is of the
best. He has always attended
strictly to his business, the
city's business and thereby kept
tramps, thugs and burglars
away from the city. In his
official capacity he has gone
further than that. He has kept
down all kinds of trouble, street
orawls and things of that ma
ture us the police records dur
ing his administration proves.
He has been active, vigilant
and served you we'll and now
asks your support at the com
ing primary election.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
FOR MARSHAL.

In the proper column will, b
found the announcement of John
S. Jarman as candidate for the
office of Marshal of the City of
Monroe, Mr.. Jarman is one of
our best citizens and is in every
way qualified to fill the office to
which he aspires, If he is elect,
ed he will make the people an
excellent officer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
Respectfully,
BALL VS. DOCKERY.

David Ball, the would be
Governor Of Missouri, was in
Hannibal enroute to PALMYRA
Monday, and among the things
he said was: by the Gods, l
am sure to receive the nomina
tion and be elected. jim J. H.
Whitecotton) l want you to go
to Warrensburg and deliver a
hot speech for me and if you
need any money or help let me
know. The dirty Gold Bug
papers of the State with the
st. Louis Republic at the head
of them cannot cause my de.
feat" " The last heard ,from the
Democratic press of the State
there was 10 of it's editors for
Hon. A. NJ. Dockery and only
80 for Hon. d. A. Ball. Accord,
ing to Mr.. Balls deductions
there are only 35 true blue Ii
to l Democratic newspapers il
the State. RATS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
TO OUR SISTER CHUCHES AND
THE PUBLIC"

Under the above heading, the
First Baptist (O Church of Mon
roe City. Mo, recently circulat.
ed, through the newspapers
and otherwise, a garbled state
ment relative to their Church
trouble" " purporting to be "the
facts. as gathered from the
minutes and other (?) sources.
The thing itself wds so self
contradictory aud manifested
such Il spirit and purpose that,
to any intelligent and fair
minded person, it does not mer-
it any reply. nor does it need
any refutation where any of
1.-The facts" are known; but,
since they have appealed unto
Caesar, unto Caesar" let us go.
Therefore, in the name of
common justice and fairness,
and in the name Of common hon
esty, we, the undersigned, here
by challenge the First Baptist
Church to have published and
circulated, through the news
papers and otherwise, all oi
"the minutes" during theil
"Church trouble" just as they
are, without garbling, and with
out comment, beginning will
and including Aug. 80, 1899
and ending with and includin s
Dec. 20. 1899. rememberin s
that we have a certified copy
of the said minutes.
,, Now, if the said First Bap
tist Church really desires t
have the true Search Ligh
Turned on let her proceed a
once, without parly or delay
. to have ''the minutes" ungar
+ bled Turned on"
. Then "Our Sister Churche
and the Public" can decide fo
themselves whether their sc
called Search Light was nc
really False Light"
Respectfully,
j. II. Rife, Il. l.. Woodsor
2. j. c. Gentry, r. K. Megowr
N. fl, Mccall, j. w. Burdit
L. Lake, Geo. w. Tompkint
u j. Fl. Terrill, c, G. Hampton
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
CLAIMS ALLOWED

Total including note and interest
................ ............. $685.. .28
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
RESIGNED.

Rev. M. j. Nicoson, pastor of
the Christian church in this
city, has resigned and accepted
the offer of the American Chris-
tian Missionary Society to en-
ter the field as it's accredited
agent in Missouri. He will en-
ter his new work about April
the 1st,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08

CHRISTY UNDERHILL DEAD.
SAN FERNANDO PAMPANGA, |
PROVENCE, JANUARY 3, 1900.
HIRAM UNDERHILL, ESQ.
MONROE CITY Mo.
DEAR SIR:
1t is,with the deepest regret
and sympathy that 1 am COM
! PEELED to inform you of the
death of Corporal Christy Uu-
derhill, who was killed near
Sublg. some fifty miles or more
north of here. on Dec. %, 1899.
1 just learned by rumor yester-
day, and received the confrma-
ton this morning ny telegram.
The report does not give de-
tails but states that he was ac-
cidently shot and killed by one
of his own Co. and gives the
name. but the man must belong
to some other Co. The rumor
is that Corporal Underhill was
out on post duty and had charge
= Of a post, that ne was with the
sentinel ana told the sentinel
he would sleep awhile and when
it was time for the other relief
l to come and change sentinels
to wake him up. The relief
: came and was posted, the sen,
t tinel forgetting to call and
4 awake the Corporal or to notify
2 the new sentinel. After awhile
2 the Corporal turned over anC
the new sentinel seeing hin
k moving and starting toward
e him shot and killed him.
IS AS soon as / learn the full
/ particulars ! will write you al
:. the facts connected with hi
st untimely and deplorable death
2. We have lost one of our BRAY
)r est and most excellent soldiers
t, The entire Co. join me in thei
10 expression of sympathy to thos
m who are near and dear to thi
true soldier who has given hi
b., lie to his country and the flas
With the profoundest sympa
thy and the deepest regret,
s. am Yours very sincerely,
~. j. H. GOLDMAN.
Capt. 32nd Infy, U. S. Y
n. Comdg Co B.
p. S. All the property an
re, other things belonging to Co
poral Underhill, will be take
II. care of by me and boxed up ar
sent to who you direct them
Wy. be sent to. There is nearly tv
months pay due him, besid
nd some balance on his clothir
account. This can be secure
* by making application, by h
nearest relative, at Washin
ton. I shall write again VIII,
nd all the facts are learned. viii,
will be when our other men l
IT turn from Subig. Resp.
GOLDMAN.
Address me Capt j. H. Col
,u man, 32nd Infy U. S. ", Manil
p. l."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
COLLECTORS REPORT.

STREET COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The Street Commissioner, ].
S. Jarman reports the following
sidewalks out of repair aud in a
dangerous condition and the
Board adopted resolutions and
ordered same repaired.
To.wit; 40 feet on south side
of Court Street adjacent to and
abutting Lot l in Block thirteen
Q3) o, r.
100 feet on south side of Sec
ond st. in Davis addition abutt-
ing Lots : and 5 in Block four
teen Q4.)
no feet east side of Washing
ton Street DAVIS addition, Lot
s Block fourteen Q4)
Conncil adjourned to meet
Feb l4th. No police report
1t is remarka Bile how frequently
that ommissiou occurs under the
present administration and it is
remarkable that such a thing
can happen even once in-awhile
in town the size of Monroe. 1t
goes to show that the officers
are unusually efficient in break
ing up trouble before it comes
to Il head or else we must be
fortunate in having the best
people on earth for citizens.
Hannibal ConvoCation will
meet with St. Jude's Parish
next week beginning Monday
evening, Feb. 18th. Sermon
Monday evening by the Rev.
w. A. Hatch. Tuesday even
ing by Rev E. p. Little, OF
{ Hannibal. Wednesday evening
by the Rev. p. G. Davidson, OF
| Macon. Thursday evening by
t the Rev. f. n. Chapman, Of
e Kirksville. Friday evening by
Bishop Tuttle. Holy Eucharis
every morning at Z, Morning
> Prayer at 10. Conferences ev
II cry afternoon at 2:50,
S w. A, HATCH, Dean.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
THEY WON'T WORK.

are begging bread amongst us.
The above is an eXcecp
from a letter dated Monroe
City, Jau. %, signed by Cova |
and published in the SheIbina
Democrat Jan. 81, 1900. 1t reads
like a pipe dream to Monroe
ties.
The housewives Of Monroe
City know from sad experience
that though they offer the te-
male portion of the coiored pop |
ulation work, only, a few OF
them will accept work and very |
few Of those who do will work
for more than two or three
weeks at 4 time, just long
enough to get dress or shoes
and then another vacation is
taken. Some of them here want
places, get places and retain
their places for months at
time. AS to the male popula-
ton. Go to the east or west
corner Of the intersection OF
Main aud Summer Streets any
day or hour of the day and from
three TO fifteen strong men can
be found propping up the walls.
Offer them work that will last
ten days or a month and you
will fina that all of them have
a lob and are waiting for the
boss to come.
The business men and stock
men of this city will verify the
above and the farmers of this
vicinity have the same expert
euce nine months out Of twelve.
The B. Y. P. U. of the First
Baptist Church will give re
cital at the residence OF Major
R. B. Bristow. Monday night
February u. Admission II
cents. The following program
will be presented:
Piano Solo Miss Henriett;
ScheetZ.
Vocal Solo Miss Ida Tuley.
Piano Solo Miss Minnie Willis
Recitation Miss Susie Ander
son.
Piano Solo Miss Olivia Brown
QUARTETTE.
Messrs. Forsythe, Rutledge
Sharp and Bottorff.
Recitation Miss Mayme Ha
lock.
Vocal Solo MISS Carolyn Ros
ers.
Piano Duet Misses Scheetz an
Brown.
Vocal Solo Mrs. Hugh Clarl
Piano Solo jamie Proctor.
Recitation Miss Allie Wine.
Vocal Duet Miss Rogers al
Mr. Forsythe.
Recitation Miss Mildred Scot
Recitation Ruby Forsythe.
Piano Solo j. d. Nelson
Several years ago David Ha
desty was knocked down
the top of a box car by a 10
bridge that the train was pas
ing under and the right chez
was badly bruised. A tum
formed and gradually grew Il
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
RAKE FACTORY.

At the meeting Saturday
night it was decided that Mon
roe City wanted the Rake
Factory. Mr.. w. r. Z, Jack
son was instructed to draw up
a paper and solicit purchasers
of Rake Factory stock. Twen'
ty thousand dollars worth OF
stock is now on the market and
it is hoped that the citizens will
take up every share of it. II
will be a good thing for the
shareholder and city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08

]. +. Baxter, wife and child,
of the Elm Woods, north OF
Palmyra, speut several days
last week in this city with rela-
tives and also were visiting
near Warren. While in this
city Mr.. Baxter paid the DEMO.
cRAT office an appreciated call
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08

LJohn r. Baxter, of Hunting
ton, was visiting his daughter,
Mrs. w. l.. Bond, Sunday, Mrs
Bond has been quite i'll for some
time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08
NO. As
CITY COUNCIL.

The City Council met in regu-
lar session at the council rooms
Friday Feb 3, 1900. Mayor S.
North in the chair, Aldermen J.
w. Bell. D. A. Ely. J. II. Grady
D, D. Nelson, J. S. Scott and A.
Boulware present aud City
Clerk George W. Tompkins at
his desk.
Special motiCn by A. Boul-
ware to wipe out one half of a
note held by H. L. Linn was ap.
proved and warrant ordered Is
sued to the amount Of $5t5 10
to apply on SAID note and in
tsrest to date.
CLAIMS ALLOWED
Monroe City Electric Light and Pow
er Co. ....... ............ ..... w $97. 90
j. Humburg blacksmithing. ............ 100
r. Manning Walker sundries........ 5.55
j. S. Jarmau Street com and work on
Windmills ................. 14.20
Evan Smith loads gravel. LOO
J. w. Stephens marshal. ... 5000
J. a. !itin&n spec police. ...... 1900
j. w. Maddox spec watch. ..... 400
! ). North posts. s.............. go
Telephone Go. conncil room .......... 5.S3
Total including note and interest
............. o.. ... ................ $685.. .28
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-08

Several years ago David Har'
desty was knocked down on
the top of a box car by a low
bridge that the train was pass
ing under and the right cheek
was badly bruised. A tumor
formed and gradually grew un-
til the lump was as large as a
guinea egg. Saturday after
noon Drs. Brown and Ely re-
moved tha tumor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-04-20
Quick and Convenient Schedules East
via Southern Railway.

Passengers from Middle and West
Tennessee points, will find the Southern
Railway to be the most convenient and
desirable route to all eastern cities.
Double daily service is afforded from
Nashville on following schedules: Leave
Nashville $50 p. M, arrive Washington
second morning at 6:42 a. m. Baltimore
500 a. m, Philadelphia 10:15 a. m New
York 12:43 p. m. This train is operated
via Chattanooga and Asheville, and
passes through that beautiful and
scenic portion of North Carolina poeti-
cally termed 1.-The Land of the Sky I"
Elegant Pullman Drawing Room Sleep
ing car is operated from Nashville to
New York without change, and dining
car service is afforded east of Salisbury
Another train leaves Nashville at $3.50
p. m, connecting at Chattanooga with
train leaving Chattanooga at 1000 p.
m, arriving at Washington $50 p. m,
Baltimore ll:35 p m, Philadelphia POI
a. m, and New York 6;23 a. m, and
carries Pullman sleeping car and day
coaches from Chattanooga to Salisbury,
and Salisbury to New York.
For further information apply to your
nearest Ticket Agent. If