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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09

monarchy isn't probably the
most desirable plan that we
could now adopt. Every thing
is now ripe for the change. We
have large army and it can be
increased under almost any pre-.
text without causing alarm to
the masses. This country has
been so prosperous that the
voters have lost that spirit of
patriotism and honesty that is
necessary to the successful op.
Grafton of republics. The strong
iron hand of discipline will have
to be used to bring the masses
to a proper sense of behavior.
We take it that the great farm.
ing interests of our land will
readily adapt themselves to the
change. The farmer is great
lover OF law and order and uu.
der a monarchy the results will
follow. Our constitution is
largely the expressions of
French revolutionary ideas,
ideas suggested by hot. headed
theorists. Jefferson and Paine
found American soil suitable,
during the period of 1776, for
the PRONUNCIATION of Voltaire-
ism and Rosseauism. Now the
church is strong enough to go
back to biblical teachings of
kingship. 1t need take but a
few years to convince our polit-
ical rulers to make the change.
Certainly it must have suggest
ed itself to the minds of states
men in Washington"
On the first impulse the read
er will say that the editor of a
paper that promulgates such a
doctrine is a wild, irresponsible
individual, whose utterances
have no weight and who reflects
the sentiments of no one but
himself. In this they are mis-
taken. There are probably a
million voters in this country
today who would shout1to see
the Republic destroyed and a
monarchy instituted in its place.
The editor of the Globe is a
little premature in saying that
the country is ripe fer change.
1t is not ripe yet, but is rapid y
drifting into monarchy with
out the great mass of the PEG,
pie knowing it. If the leaders
in the movement were to open.
ly announce their intentions
now, the whole country would
revolt, but with four years more
of Hannaism they will be con.
WINGED that America, to sustain
itself as "a worlds power
must change it's form of gov
eminent from that of Repub
lic-aud this it is doing as rap,
idly as possible on one pretext
or another.
We have already'provided for
a large standing army. We
have already'declared that the
constitution, the base on which
the Republic stands, does not
apply to our conquered terri
tory. We have already pro,
vided for a large standing army,
| a thing absolutely necessary
for a monarchy resting on force.
but absolutely useless in Re
) public that rests on the consent
f of the people. We have already
taken from the speople the two
great sovereign powers of the
: government-the power to de-
: clare war and the power to con
2 troll the money.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09

the amount he owes his tailor.
A widow who doesn't want to
get married again is most as un'
natural as a man who wants to
get married at all.
Every man that weighs more
than 200 ought to be made to
wear corsets as a horrible eX-
ample. New York Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09

Beginning Sunday, July 22nd,
1900, The Katy Flyer"-Trains
Nos. 5. g., Is, and 16 will make
direct connections at Franklin
Junction, giving unsurpassed
service between stations on the
st. Louis & Hannibal divisions.
Tram No. Is leave. Monroe at
11:15 p. M, arrive at st. Louis
7:41 a. m, leave st. Louis at
SIG p. M, arrive at Monroe 5
a. m.
E. b. SPAHR,
nt
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09

Miss Mayme Proctor is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Allie
McPike, near Palmyra.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05
KILL SAFE BLOWERS
QUINCY POLICE BAG GANG OF
THREE EXPERTS.
ALL SHOT AND TWO DIE
Running Figh. Occurs in Hotel Cor
ridor But Officers Escape Injury
Victims Had Big Supply of Burglar
Tools and Dynamite Believed
to Be Experts and Badly Wanted.

Quincy, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-Quincy police
and seriously wounded another. The
men are believed to be those who re-
Gently operated in several Illinois
cities, making speciality Of cracking
safes in building and loan association
offices. Saturday two men came to
Morecker's hotel and registered from
Kansas City. The proprietor warned
the police and when one went out he
was Swallowed by Detective George
Koch. The officer became suspicious
Of his movements and after some time
asked him to go to the station The
man drew pistol and as he did so
Koch fired four shots and the man fell
dead. This occurred at II o'clock Sat
urday night Meanwhile the officers
had examined the baggage Of the sus-
pected men and found it included burg
lar tools, skeleton keys, dynamite
sticks and nitroglycerine. When
the other two men returned to the
hotel at 2 in the morning they learned
of the tragedy, found the hotel sur
rounded by officers. They ran in the
bar room and loaded their revoIvers.
Then began a running fight in the no.
tel corridor. One man reached the
street pursued by Chief of Police
Ahern. He turned to fire, and as he
did so, Ahern sent a bullet through his
skull. He died in few minutes. The
third man was shot through the hip
and captured. The men were we'll
dressed and had plenty of money.
They registered as J. NJ. Burt, H. F.
Crowley and c. H. Rogers. The
wounded man refuses to divulge his
own name or those of his accomplices.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05

New York, Jan. 27.-Nine hundred
and two members and guests of the
American-Asiatic association sat down
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05
WRAPPING PAPER HIGHER.
Butcher and Manila Have Doubled In
Price Since June.

The price of butcher and manila pa
per No. 2 has advanced So per ton, to
take effect at once.
A paper dealer said yesterday that
these two qualities of paper, both of
which are low grades and used for
wrapping purposes, have been steadily
advancing ever since last June. The
price then ranged from $50 to $35 a
ton, while butcher paper now sells for
$50 and No. 2 manila paper about $40
ton. The cause of this increase is
attributed by most dealers to the great
demand for paper and the scarcity of
the raw material.
"The trust has nothing to do with
it, said the dealer, ''for most of the
mills which manufacture butcher pa
per and other low grades are not in
the trust
"The increase in the price of labor,
as we'll as of the various chemicals
used to manufacture paper, are also
considered accessory in raising the
price.
Moreover" said the dealer while
this new increase is to be noted, yet
the retail consumers, such as butchers
and storekeepers, will scarcely notice
it."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05
MOBIL=
lZING
England Takes Steps to
Protect the Home
Coast.
Or to Warn the Powers
to Keep Hands
Off.
Ten Thousand Troops Held
Back for Mysterious
Reason.

London, Jan. Sit is now known
that the cabinet devoted much of it's
discussion Saturday to the mobili7a-
ton of the fleet Nothing was settle?
except that, until farther security to
the home coasts have been obtained
by naval preparations, the eighth divi-
sion shall not be sent to south Africa.
On Monday the admiralty issued or
ders that the channel squadron, in
stead of leaving Portland this week
for Gibraltar as previously directed,
shall assemble February off Eddy
stone and proceed to Santry for a fort
nights exercise off the Irish coast,
thus keeping in home waters for a
time This decision to delay the
eighth division at a time when rein
forcements are so urgently required
may mean only that the transports are
not yet available and that the division
will embark when shipping is ready.
The mobilization of the reserve war
ships if such a course shall be deter
mined upon would be of the
utmost Importance. There is
nothing in the intelligence
possessed by the public to cause the
cabinets prolonged discussion Of this
matter and the inference is that the
fleet may be modified as a general
warning to the other countries to keep
their hands off the Transvaal situa-
ton, or the ministry may have definite
knowledge that neutral powers pur-
pose to take some advantage else
where while England is busy in south
Africa. One thing is certain 10000
men, all ready to go to south Africa,
are detained for reasons of which
the public has no knowledge. There
is talk of AZ military battalions being
embodied. These are all of the mill
tia not previously warned.
A sharp lookout is being kept on the
volunteers for the the various south
African regiments. The Daily Chron-
icle says: "Three suspicious charac-
ters were rejected by headquarters in
one regiment Monday. Two were I'M
mistakably Of boer origin. The third
whose English was faulty, had been a
German officer"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05
BRYAN IN DELAWARE.
Says Farmers Must Abandon Republic
can Party.

Symrna, Del, Jan. 27-Col. Bryan
arrived here from Harrisburg yester-
day, spoke to large audience and was
accorded a hearty reception. He told
his hearers the republican party was
not taking care of the farmers and
that the time had come when no farm
ers could be members of that party.
He said the LIller of the soil was the
most helpless man in business and
even if prosperity swept over the land
and crops were good the farmer would
not get his just dues because monied
men who control trade would not
grant the farmer the price he
asked for products. Col. Bryan spoke
of the income tax and what it's bene-
fits would have been had the law been
put on the statute books. The speaker
presented his we'll known views on the
money question and closed with a
broadside against Imperialism
Wilmington, Del, Jan. 27.-Bryan
returned here from Smyrna. He was
met by committee, and a band es-
corted him to the Clayton house where
he had dinner with number of
prominent democrats. At the Ne
braskan addressed a large and enthu-
siastic audience in the opera house,
repeating there his recent speeches.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05
TI-IMPEkIALISNI'S STRENGTH
Organization of League Effected il
Thirty-eight States.

Chicago, Jan. 28.-The Times Herald
today will say: The American Anti
Imperialist League, which was organ
lied at an anti-imperialist conference
held here last September claims TO
have an effective organization in 80
states, Oklahoma and the District of
Columbia. The officers of the league,
while communicative as to methods,
admit that it's aims are to make itself
felt in the close congressional dis
tricts everywhere, for the election of
congressman this year who will be
against the retention of the Philip
pines. It's connection with Bryan is
denied. BourKe Cockran's recent ex-
preston of friendliness to Bryan is
taken to be significant in this con-
nection, as is also the declara-
ton of Andrew Carnegie, that he
will not contribute to the Bryan
fund. Both are in this organization.
The states claimed to be organized are
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Dakota, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia, and Wis
consin. New York and Illinois have
the largest list of helpers under the
title of honorary vice presidents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05
QUEEN AGGRESSIVE.
Wants War Pushed to Victory and
British Supremacy Asserted.

London, Jan. 31.-In the queens
speech at the opening of parliament
she regretted that the peace between
the south African republic and the en-
pire had been broken. She spoke in
hearty pra3Se of the devotion and en-
thusiasm of her soldiers in the field
and the marines who were landed to
cooperate with them. She expressed
grief that so many lives should have
been sacrificed, and hope that the war
would be pushed to victory, and Bri-
tain's supremacy in south Africa as
serted. She spoke feelingly of the
generous offers of assistance that had
come from other cOloniese
In the house of lords an address in
reply to her speech was adopted In
the house of commons the liberal
leader, Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05

at the second annual meeting, at
Delmonico's last night. Among those
at the table arranged for guests of
honor were Senator John J. McLaurin
of South Carolina Jutaro Komura,
minister from Japan, Charles DENLY,
ex-United States minister to China;
WI Ting Fang, minister from China;
Cornelius N. Bliss, John Barrett,
ex-Minister to Siam, and Brayton
Ives. The toasts and speakers were:
The President of the United States.
Charles DENLY; American Asiatic AS
ISOLATION, Everett Frazer; China, the
greatest Potential Market in the
World, WI Ting Fang; The South and
the Open Door in the Far East, Sena-
tor McLaurin; Japan, the Pioneer in
Asiatic Progress, Jutaro Komura;
The Pacific Slope and Asiatic Trade,
Addyson G. Foster; The Paramount
Interests of the Unietd States in Asia,
John Barrett.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05
Good Political Bargains.
TALK ORIENT AT DELMONICo's.

American-Asiatic Association Holds
Second Banquet.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05
DON'T LIKE ANNEXATION.
Samoans Look Upon 1t With Increas-
ing Disfavor.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 27.-Reports
from Samoa indicate that annexation
by Germany is regarded with increas-
ing disfavor by both American and
British residents and by the natives
themselves. The latter are exceed
ingly dissatisfied at the turn affairs
have taken. Mataafa's followers I'M
derstood that a protectorate was con-
templated by the powers and that they
would be allowed to select their own
king. They have never recognized the
provisional government in Samoa.
Trouble with the natives is feared and
English and Americans are leaving
Upola and Savid to take up their resi-
dence in Fiji and Tonga. The more
wealthy Malietoan natives are also
leaving.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05

The statement compiled by Brad
streets shows the total bank clear
ings of the principal cities of the
United States for the week were $685.
432,O56. a decrease of 24.8 per cent.
compared with the corresponding
week last year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05

man proceeded with bitter condemna-
ton Of the administration and the
temper in which it approached the
whole south African problem. In the
lord there were many addresses.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05

At the Superior mine at Hurley the
timbers gave way on the eighth level
The killed were Fred. Lind Victor
Frederickson, Walter Grazeky; the in
jured, Charles Nittlerbad and Joseph
EnamO.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-05

GAINS CONTROL OF PERSIA AND
OUTLET TO SEA.
ALL EUROPE coGNIzANT
The End of Long Diplomacy Achieved
Through the Device of a Heavy
Loan-A Bad Bargain Financially,
Says Berlin, but Great Politi-
cal1y.

st. Petersburg, Jan. Sit is semi
officially announced that the govern
ment at the request of the government
of Persia, and in view Of the good re-
latiOns between the two governments,
has authorized loan to the bank of
Persia, and will then take up the loan
Of 22,50O,000 roubles, about to be is
sued in Persia under the designation
of the five per cent. Persian gold loan
of 1900. Persia undertakes to redeem
all the former foreign obligations out
of the new loan and not contract any
other foreign loan until the new loan
has been paid off without the consent
of the loan bank. Russia guarantees
the bond of the Persian loan.
London Realizes the Truth.
London, Jan. 31.-There is a wide
spread idea here that the Persian loan
has finally accomplished Russias long
laid plans to obtain complete political
and financial control of Persia, with
the double object of ousting the Brit
ish and assuring a Russian outlet on
the Persian gulf.
Good Political Bargains.
Berlin, Jan. 31.-The National lei
tung, referring to the Russian loan,
says: "There is no doubt that Persia
will hereafter be absolutely depend
ent upon Russia. The latter may have
made a doubtful financial bargain, but,
politically considered, the. transaction
is unquestionably of the highest i'm
pOrtance.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-22
SMALLEST OF THEIR KIND.
The Dwarf Cattle of Ce1ebes Are No
larger Than Ordinary FULL
Grown Sheep.

Celebes had the distinction of being
the home of the smallest living repre-
sentative of the wild cattle, or, indeed,
of the wild cattle of any period of the
earth's history, for no equally diminu-
tive fossil member of the group ap-
pears to be known to science. An
idea of the extremely diminutive pro-
portions of the anoa, or sapi-utan, as
the animal in question is respectively
called by the inhabitants of Celebes
and the Malays, may be gained when
it is stated that its height at the
shoulder is only about three feet
three inches, whereas that of the
great Indian wild OK, or guar, is at
least six feet four inches. and may,
according to some writer's, reach as
much as seven feet. In fact, the anoa
is really not much, if at all, larger
than a well-grown South Down sheep
and scarcely exceeds in this respect
the little domesticated Bramini cat
tie shown a few years ago at the In
dian exhibition held at Earl's Court,
says knowledge.
The anoa has many of the charac-
ters of the large Indian buffalo, but
its horns are relatively shorter, less
curved and more upright. In this, as
well as in certain other respects. it is
more like the young than the adult of
the last-named species, and as young
animals frequently show ancestral
features which are gradually lost as
maturity. is approached it would be a
natural supposition that the anoa is
primitive type of buffalo.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-22
Not n Beehive.

The following is told at the expense
of an American gentleman who was re-
Gently stopping with his wife at the
Hotel Cecil. On their first evening
there he happened to retire somewhat
later than his spouse. Arriving at the
door of what he imagined to be his
room, and finding it locked, he tapped
and called: Honey" No answer
came, and he called again and more
Loudly: "Honey" Still he got no re-
ply, and, becoming somewhat uneasy,
he shouted the endearing term with his
full lung-power. This time a reply
came, and in male voice. $50 away,
you blithering idiot! This is a bath
room, not a blooming bee-hive"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-22
Mrs. Joseph SCarherry,

At time when Christmas, the hap
piest time in all the year, is so nearly
upon us. it is a sad matter indeed to
have to record that the grim reaper
has visited a home and deprived it of
a kind and loving wife and mother
1t is sad enough at any time to think
cf death. but how much more so is it
at Christmas time.
The death Of Mrs. Joseph Scarberry
occurred at her home near Macksburg
on Thursday night. She enjoyed the
best Of health until taken sick with the
dreaded pneumonia but few days be-
fore her death She was about 2S
years of age. She leaves husband
and two little children to suffer their
loss. How suddenly and unannounced
does death make its appearance. But
few days ago Mrs. Scarberry was in
this city doing Christmas shopping, Sc
lecting little presents for the loved ones
at home, thinking of the joys that the
little gifts would bring to the hearts
of her dear little ones. But how great
change is wrought by an unseen
hand. Instead of the merry Christmas
planned for the innocent little ones
they have suffered what is probably
the greatest loss that can happen to
helpless littlechild. the loss of a kind
and loving mother.
Mrs Scarberry's name before her
marriage was Ola Davidson. She has
lived all her life in the village of
Macksburg and has a large circle OF
friends She taught for a number OF
years in the village schools and com
pletely won the hearts of all her pup
lis. She was a cultured woman and
was a, member of the class of 1890 of
the High School of her native village
The children left motherless are
Muriel, aged three, and Paul, aged one
The funeral will be held Sunday at two
o'clock.
The Leader extends its sincere sym
pathy to the family and their friends
in their bereavement. f.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-22
CIRCUIT RACES.
AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, La. Dec. 21.-The
weather was fine. the track heavy.
Fleetwing and Midsummer were the
only winning favorites.
Mile: Domadge, first; Uhlors. sec
ond; Miss Loretta. third. Time,
1:4Sh.
Six furlongs: Fleetwng, first; AL
gle M, second; Cogswell, third. Time,
1:1Sh.
Mile and eighth: Phidias, first; In
dian, second; False Lead. third. Time,
2:O2H.
Handicap, mile: Chorus Boy. first;
Moroni, second: Glen Lake. third.
Time, 1:47.
Seven furlongs: Empire, first; Re-
ducer, second; Judge Magee, third
Time, 1:32h.
Three-quarters of mile: Midsum-
mer, first; Dousterswivel. second;
Scrivener, third. Time, 1:19% &
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-22
COULD NOT KILL THE BIRD.
After Being Fourteen Days in an
IceboX the AlbctrOsS
sim Lived.

A writer says Sir William Cory
of his steamships coming from New
Zealand an albatross, supposed to have
been choked dead kept in an ice box
at temperature which was always
much below freezing point, was found
to be alive at the end of IA days. Capt.
Reed, in command of the vessel in
question, says Nature, supplemented
the story with the statement that
the bird was supposed to be killed by
being strangled with twine tied as
tightly as possible around the neck.
This twine was not removed. The
beak was closed and tied and the legs
crossed behind the tail and tied. It
was then wrapped in an old meat
cloth and put with three other birds
in the return box at the end of the
port snow trunk. 1t remained there
for certainly not less than ten days.
On the snow boy complaining that the
bird "grunted" when he went near it
the albatross was taken out, when it
was found that it could move it's neck
about and open it's beak and the eyes
were open and lifelike. The lower
half of the body and the legs were
frozen hard. The fastening on the
beak had come off. 1t was alive for
two hours after being taken out and
was then strangled and put in the
snow box
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-12-22
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Heavy Mileage Rates Are Sometimes
Paid to Retain an Old
Hello" Address.

Telephone numbers have, an actual
money value" said an officer of the
American Bell Telephone company,
reports the New York Mail and Ex-
press. "The assertion has a strange
sound, but if you think for mo-
ment of the advantage a business
house derives from having its location
well known, the thing seems only nat
ural
"In the course of time peoples
minds begin to associate a firm with
its telephone number, and if, when
they start to call up an old friend,
they find him masquerading under
new number, it is as much of a shock
as if they had called at a house with
whom they were in the habit of doing
business and found it had moved
away. 1t all comes under the legal
head of good will a very elusive com
modify, but one which has its market
value.
$50 much is this fact appreciated
by some of our old patrons that they
are willing to pay heavy mileage if
they move away from the neighbor-
hood of their exchange in order to
retain their old telephone address.
Many important houses have followed
the northward trend of business in
the last few years, and there are sew
eral cases of firms office address
being in the uptown district, while
it's telephone number remains So and
l.
line to the exchange may be several