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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

The rebuilding of the dam at Pilot
Knob has been completed, and ar
rangements will be made to wash ore
in the early spring.
Anthony Fisher aged ii. of Cape
Girardeau. accidentally shot the
thumb and fCrefnger Off his right
hand few days ago while out hunt
ing.
Two of the new county road COM
missioners in Jefferson County had
row the other day, each maintaining
that the road in front of his property
should be repaired first.
On Wednesday Of last week Mr.. Nc
Cabe, the railroad detective, brought
to Ironton young man named John
White, who stole $50 from the cash
drawer in the depot at Middlebrook on
January 10th. White happened to be
in the depot when the acting agent,
G. f. Townsend, put his cash drawer
out on table to make change. The
agent turned his back for a moment,
when White helped himself to see and
started. McCabe located White some
where in ST. Francois county and
brought him here for trial. The de-
fendant received a sentence of three
months in Jail.
Chairman Allea, Judge Gay and Mr..
Berry Of the Insane Asylum Commits
sioners appointed to select the site fo-
Asylum No. 4, arrived here Tuesday
for the purposc Of closing up some de-
tails connecte1 with the purchase of
the site, etc. The first payment was
made on the land. Judge Clay re-
turned home but Messrs. Allen end
Berry will remain dag or two. They
vert over the tract again, and the
more they see Of it the better they
are satisfied that it is the best leca-
tion that could have keen selected for
the Asylum.-Farmiagton Times
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
1rondale.

DIR. G.. w. Yeargain, of st. Louis,
visited relatives and friends iere the
latter part of last week.
j. c. Mccormick made a trip to Po-
tosi last Thursday.
The following members OF Irondale
Camp, NJ. w. A., visited Potesi Camp
last Thursday night: w. NJ. and F..
w. Hughes, G. E Smith, r. Jordan,
Joe Ash, Andrew Cain, Sam Thorn
son, L. II. and c. E. Butler, A. w.
Busch, E. L. Chapel, Lewis Bean,
G. F. Beals, James Fatchett, w. B.
Forester and e. E. Bean. All report
having had a first-class time.
]. NJ. and w. NJ. Hughes were in
Potosi Monday on business.
Misses Bernice Mccormick and Irene
Nixon, of Pennington, visited kin
dred here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Justus Bean visited her SOD,
E. J. Bean, of Hillsboro, last week.
c. Il. Smith is building fine, six
room house on the lot he recently pur-
chased from DR.. J. L. Eaton.
DEWEY.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

have the tclncrity to alter law
that had been passed by the lcgis-
Iature. 1t has just developed, how
ever, that the new election law a:
it appears in the Session Acts bears
but little semblance to the law that
was really passed, a fact proven by
comparing the Session Acts with
the House and Senate journals.
Presumably the Democratic trick
cry was not complete i'll the law
as it left the legislature, and had
to be tinkered up by those into
hands it passed afterwards to meet
the partisan ends it was intended
to serve: The State House gang
is not only capable of cvading and
ignoring the laws of the State, but
also of changing them to their own
satisfaction. Turn the rascals out.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
The Law Is Plain.

AL we ask III Tue matter OF pup
fishing the annual statement of the
county is that it shall be published
in the manner and form ascribed
by law, which was not done in the
statement published last year. We
note in the Session Acts of 1899
that the section under which the
statement was formerly published
has been repealed and a new Sec
ton substituted, as follows:
Section 1857. And the said courts
shall at the same time make out
statement Of the amount of debt due
by their counties and detailed state
ment of receipts into and disburse-
ments from the county treasury, such
statement to show, separately, the
amount received in each fund-arst,
from the general tax book; second,
from railroad tax book; third, from
dramshop licenses; fourth, from bill
lizard aud other table licenses; fifth,
ferry licenses; sixth, from land back
tax books; seventh from personal de-
linquent lists; eighth, fines and penal
ties ninth, from other sources. The
disbursements shall be classified under
separate head: Salaries and fees"
costs in criminal cases;'' Roads and
bridges - Support OF paupers;;' "Sup-
port Of poor persons IN lunatic asy-
lums;;" support of boys in reform
schools;' Support of girls in indus
trial home for girls" "Rooks and sta
tionery;" Repairs of public buildings
and fuel; Expenses of election" and
such other classes as may be necessary,
TOGETHER WITH THE NAMES
OF THE PERSONS TO WHOM
WARRANTS WERE DRAWN, and
the total expended for each class Of
expenditure shall be given. The state
ment shall also show the amount of
the last land and personal delinquent
lists, OF the uncollected land back tax
books and the personal delinquent
lists returned more than one year. 1t
Is made the duty OF the state au-
ditor to furnish the forms Of such
annual statements which shall be used
in making such statement.
Approved May 10, 1899.
The new section does not do
away with anything that appeared
in the old section, but simply
broadens the scope of what shall
be comprised in the statement
and defines the manner and form in
which it shall be presented to the
taxpayers. 1t states definitely and
positively that it shall be given
together with the names of the
persons to whom warrants were
drawn" The clerk has no power
whatever to abbrcviate or mcrel y
summarize the statement and the
court should demand that it be
published as the law directs.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
Political Drift.

Where was Mark Hanna on last
Tuesday morning about II o'clock I:
Unless he can give a good account
of his whereabouts, and thereby
prove an alibi, lie will be charged
with shooting William Goebel.
Higginsville Advance.
Drawing million dollars per
annum out Of the people of this
State on the pretext of an old debt
which should have been paid long
ago, is one of the charges which
the Democrats will have to face in
tie next campaign.-Salem Rep.
Headlight.
On Jan. 13, 1900, Ohio medium
washed wool was quoted in New
York at 36l cents. At the date of
Bryan's nomination in the same
market this wool sold at IS cents.
This is another item that you don't
read in free trade 16 to 1 news
papers.-Fulton Journal.
Missouri state politics ale mainly Y
Democratic and of the worst sort
at that. The gang at Jefferson City
needs cleaning out at the earlics,
day possible. Let us do that thing
this year in good shape by electine
a full -fledgcd Republican ticket
from top to bottom and every citi
zen of the state will be benefited
by the righteous act!
The Missouri Democracy is fol
free silver for all the word implies
Ex-Congressman Dockery andDav,
Ball are the opposing candidates
for the nomination for Governor.
Dockery is for sound money ant
Ball is an out and out free silver
cranA, yet to aR appearances the,
will side track Ball and nominal,
Dockery.-Steelvillc Mirror.
When the Goebel law was pend
ing1in Kentucky Col. Watterso1
wrote that '"The annals of fire.
government will be sought in vail
for anything approaching It il
shameless effrontery and unconceal
ed deformity." The fact that tn
Colonel subsequently, took the Law
to his bosom proves nothing bu
his moral versatility. Globe
Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

Bryan will be nominated this year,
and that Bryan will beaten once
more. One of the reasons he as
signs for the dark outlook for
Bryan is that there is ''too much
prosperity" The ''times are good, :"
he remarks, and therefore there is
no chance for the calamity candi-
date to win.
Sewall's reason as here given is
sufficient for Bryan's defeat. He
intimates that there is one more
reason why Bryan could not hope
to carry the country. Sewall is in
favor of the retention of the Philip
pines, and he evidently believes
that a large majority of the people
are with him on this point. ''The
United States should stand with
the administration in all that is
being done to hold the Philippines,
Sewall declares. ''They are worth
retaining All this was said by
Sewall just after landing in San
Francisco after visit to some of
the country's new territory in the
Pacific. On this question Bryan's
running mate of four years ago
will have the ear of the country.
He knows more about the value Of
the Philippines and the rest Of the
territory which the United States
has gained in the past year or two
than Bryan does. He stands clos
er to the people on this issue than
Bryan has ever stood.
Nobody will be surprised that
Bryan gets angry when reporters
asks him about Sewall's position
on the Bryan expansion issues. AS
a man of balance, Sewail is aware
that Bryan is much weaker in 1900
than he was in 1896. The things
that Bryan predicted in 1896 US a
consequence of the Republican vic
tory-a reduction in the price OF
wheat and corn, a closing of the
mills of the country and a general
business smash-up-have not ap.
peared, but the opposite condition
has come in every instance. Nat.
urally Bryan is angry at these
things. He knows that Sewall is
telling the truth when be declares
that Bryan can not be elected. This
is disagrecabe intelligence fol
Bryan, but it is very pleasing fol
an overwhelming majority of hi
Observation-Disclosures
crat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
testameHtary on the estate OF Gohn
Meyers, deceased, were granted ts the
undersigned on the 18th day Of Lanu-
airy, 1900, by the Probate Court of
Washington County, Mo. All persons
having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them for allow
ance to the executor within one year
after the date of saic letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit Of
such estate, and il said claims be not
exhibited within two years from the
date Of said letters, they will be for
ever barred.
HYECANUs HAWKINS, Executor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
Ignorant Demagogue<y.

Giving foreign made paper the
benefit of the free tariff list would
result as detrimentally to consum-
ers as giving free rides to st. Louis
to home customers would result to
jefferson City stores. The home
trade would be ruined and then St.
Louis prices go up and cotnbina-
ton in destruction of trade develop.
Shackleford's humbug free-ist pa
per bill could have no effect but to
raise the price of paper. If for
eignmanufacturers could sell cheap
er, as Shackleford pretends, they
would ruin the home manufacturers,
whereupon up would 60 the price
of paper. Shackleford CANDLES
with the ''free." But it applies in
this case only to foreign manufac-
lures. He would make them ''free'
to ruin home manufacturers of pa
per.
If Shackleford's bill ever sees the
light it won't get Il dozen votes in
the House. He introduced it for
buncombe and for issue-hunting
Democratic editors to dawdle over.
they don't seem to know that the
Democratic party is more protec-
ton than free trade. Sam Randall.
three times Democratic speaker of
the House, was notorious proteo-
zionist, and in this state such Dem
ocrats as the late Major John N.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

Gov. Taylor of Kentucky is a
man of nerve and equal to any
emergency with which the Goebel-
ite state stealers confront him. He
has shown that he does not pro-
pose to- let himself be summarily
elected from his Office until the
last legalI resort has failed.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

Arthur Sewall, of Maine, who
was Bryan's running mate in 1896,
has declared that the Philippine
Islands are worth holding, and is
therefore and avowed expansionist.
1t will be interesting to hear Bryan
denounce his old political partner
as. an imperialist.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

The rise in cotton is bringing
wealth to the South. Now that
our Bryanite exchanges can no
longer point to the low price of
that staple as one of the evils re-
sultinp from the demonitization of
silver, they should hit the cotton
.4trust" a. whack for putting up
prices to confound of the calamity
h0wlers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

A few days ago Arthur Sewal,
the man who was candidate for
Vice President on the ticket with
Bryan four years ago. said some
thiag which has bothered Bryan.
He said that both Mckinley and
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

It has frequently been shown
that the Democratic gang which is
running things up at Jefferson City
avados the laws in their conduct OF
The States affairs, but it was not
aven. imagined that they woukf
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

Edwards, Gen. Joe Shelby and
Col. James n. Burns were pro-
tectionists, and most of the brainy
Democrats of to-day are opposed
to ''free' trade in any shape ex-
cept as sounding brass and a
tinkling cymbal. Jefferson City
Journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Measles and chioken-poX are preva-
lent in De Soto.
John Ulrich, presiding judge of the
Jefferson County Court, died on the I'D
inst.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

The people of Missouri are pay
ing a million dollars a year into
the treasury for the payment Of
the State debt, but the reduction of
the debt has not progressed in the
s0no ratio
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

The Republican State Conven-
tion general body will be held at
Kansas City May 18th. The State
judicial Convention meets at JEFF
ferson City September 11th..
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
sanle ratio

No party was ever more boss
ridden than is the Democratic par
ty of to-day. Bryan is the su-
preme dictator aud a Democrat
can scarcely draw a breath without
his,psrmissiop.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

1t is singularly unfortunate for
the Democrats that they cannot
put forward a single policy but
that it is inimicablc to the material
interests and progress of the coun-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

The organ up the street knows
perfectly we'll by reference to its
files if it is not familiar with the
statutes that the county statement
published in 1899 was not in ac-
cordancc with the law.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

The Filipinos will probably keep
mp desultory guerrilla warfare as
long as they have any hope in the
success of the Democratic party at
the next election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

The Goebelites charge Gov. Tay-
lor with defying the laws of Ken
lucky, but at the same time the
the former are using the laws to
defy the will of the people of the
State
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14

II tie Republicans in this county
will just stick together they can
make the Democrats look like
thirty cents in Bryanite Accent
dollars.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
The volume Of money i'll this
country has reachedS2, 900, 900: 1000.
The Bryanitcs don't call attention
to this kind of expansion.

Dho Democrats in this county
will not say they are in favor of
taking the tariff of of lead, but
will vote to do so Just the same.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-02-14
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
MICHAEL HUKNEY FREE.
Papers for His Removal
to Maryland Refused.

Michael ]. Hurney, the bartender ar
rested Wednesday night by Detectives
Peck and Herndon, on a warrant charging
him with the murder of Albert Aloysius
johnson, who was assaulted at Cabin John
Bridge Sunday, was yesterday released
from custody. He was liberated immedi-
ately after the receipt OF Information from
II. Maurice Talbot, States Attorney for
Montgomery County, Md, to the effect
that because of the insufiiciency of evil
dence he was unable TO secure from Gov
ernor Smith the requisition papers neces-
sary for the removal OF Hurney to Mary
land.
Information of the failure Of the States
Attorney to secure requisition papers for
Hurney came to Inspector Boardman by
telephone. This information was communt-
Gated 10 Major Sylvester, who at once
ordered Lieutenant Moore, OF the Sixth
precinct, to release Hurney, and to request
him to go to Police Headquarters. On
arriving at headquarters Hurney spent
some minutes IN conversation with In
spectOr Boardman.
When news Of the release o, Hurney
reached legal circles it was greeted with
general satisfaction. and many criticisms
of the arrest were ildulged in. promi-
nent District judge said when he learned
Of the release: Il cannot understand the
arrest OF this MI n. In my experience as
a lawyer and jud &c ! cannot recall an in
stance where a man was arrested on a
magistrates warrant charging murder.
particularly when no indictment had been
returned. and when a coroner's jury had
failed to place responsibility for a murder.
| am not surprised that the Governor of
Maryland refused TO issue requisition
papers in this case"
The release from custody of Hurney has
put the police at sea again with regard to
the killing of johnson. 1t was intimated
last night that an effort was being made
to locate w. T. Sanderson, who visited
Lieutenant Amiss early in the week and
said he knew the man who struck John
son the fatal blow. II he is found 1t is
not unlikely that he VIII be arrested.
1t is now said that this mans name is
not Ssnderson-that that name was taken
by him for the occasion. II is also claimed
that he is well connected in Washington
and well known to many people here. 1t
is not thought that be had any direct
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
DISPOSNG OF GARBAGE
Dds Opened on the District Con-
tract for Five Years.

The Specifications Include the Col
lection and Destruction of All
mated From $4,000 to S225,ooo-
Narious Propositions Submitted.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE.
Celebration by G.. \.
A. Auxiliary.

The eighth anniversary entertainment Of
U. s. Grant Circle, No. l, Ladies Of the
Grand Army of the Republic, was given at
Typographical Temple on Wednesday
evening. Notwithstanding the inclement
weather the hall was well filled by an
appreciatiye audience.
Piano solo, Grand Army Drill" DR.
Carl B. Boyd; recitation, European
Guides" by Mark Twain, Mr.. Charles Alex
ander Spirk; song. Miss Elizabeth tyler,
accompanist, Miss Blanche Ruekert; reci-
tation, After the Battle" Miss Lillian
Royce; selections by the Young MEMS
Christian Association Mandolin Club: recf-
tatiOn, Garden Scene Controversy Be
tween Queen Elizabeth and Mary Stuart"
Miss Margaret La Teresa Linton; cuntralto
solo. Miss Fannie Calvert accompanst Mr.
Becker; violin solo. Miss Louise Mae Far
row; comic song, Mr.. VIII NJ Boyd, ac-
companist Miss Mabel Boyd. The pro-
gramme concluded with a cakewalll
One of the pleasing features of the even
Ing was the presence Of the only surviving
member of the worldfamed Hutchinson
faEily, who is now in his eightieth year
ly request he sang The Blue and the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
IS suits, $3.50.
Samples" of garments such as are being sold
at $40 and SIS

embracing Neneans broadclohs pebble cheviots chevot
hOmespuns and novelty mXuressome of them pan
and of them appqued with taea silk Some of them
silk lined throughout and all of them have either teta silk
lined sanined jackets The jackets tight fitting,
EOn REFER and fly front and the skirts have boxpeat
backs They all highest grade of ladies' SUITS be
ing thoroughly and most carefully tailored We guarantee
perfect though made your measure, and when ater
lions needed they done by expert ors $3.50 for
the choice.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
Pants

OF all-wool chew
lots and cassimeres-
some made with dou-
Bile seats and knees
for strength--strong-
ly seva where wear
Is greatest-spe-
cial at .oSc
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
Annual Election of Trustees.

The annual election of the stockholders
of the Riggs Fire Insurance Company was
held at the company's office. in Fourteenth
Street. Wednesday afternoon and the bal
loting resulted in the reelection of the
following board of trustees: Messrs.
Thomas Hyde, William S. Thompson, E.
J. Stellwagen, T. T. Schneider. William H.
Saunders, William Corcorsn Hill, Charles
W. Handy, A. X. Paris, John L. Weaver,
John c. Davidson, Robert Portner, II. W.
Reed, Herman E. Gasch, L. o. DeLash-
mutt, and Ward Thoron. At a meeting of
the trustees held Thursday, the following
officers were reelected: William s. Thomp-
son. President: Edward J. Steliwagen, Vice
President; Thomas Hyde, Treasurer; Harry
C. Birge. Secretary, and Oscar p. Schmidt,
Assistant Secretary
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21

Boys waists
-laundered percale
waists in the neatest
patterns - the very
best made waists
which sell at 7bc.-
special price to-
day ............. 49c
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21

William II. Ford, a minor, yesterday fled
snit against the District to recover $4,000.
claimed ddraGges for personal injuries. II is
explained that on February 10. 1899, the plaintiff
fell into a hole pit in Street, near the
corner of Second Street northwest and as a
suit Of his fall one Of his arms broken II
IS stated that the hole pit referred to was not
protected hy railing or barricade of any kind.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
Mems s. derbys and fedOras. Sl.29.

connection with the Cabin John Bridge
tragedy, but he will be called on to di-
vulge the name of the party who he is
alleged to have claimed assaulted Johnson,
and who he was anxious to protect because
Of his good standing in the community. 1t
was reported that Sanderson was seen in
the city Yesterday
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
Greater values in boys clothing are impossible

and this is because other in this any other city
has bought equal grades little have paid hence
they cannot offer clothing for little ask And for this
special OCCASION when everybody who has boys buying Tor
them, offer this broasde bargains which really exces
any Offering we have made heretofore.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21

The annual planked shad dinner of rhe
Association OF Fire Underwriters of the
District of Columbia will be given this
afternoon at Marshall Hall The steamer
will. leave the Manchester wharf at 1880
o'clock sharp. rain or shine.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21
In shopping today do not skip this stor


need buy much because
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21

Today We shall let you have the
following well known makes of corsets
which sell the world over at dollar,
for S9c: wv. B." "R. & Co." and &C.
b. in long. short, and medium waists
all the new shapes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-21

Grey" He also gave selections on the
violin. At the conclusion of the pro-
gramme dancing was INDUCED IN.