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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
ADMITS IT is PLAGUE.
DR.. Vaughn Confident Student Haro win



Chicago, April l5.--A dispatch to the
Record Herald from Ann Arbor, Mich,
says Dr. Victor Vaughn, director of the
medical department appeared before the
state board of health and practically ac-
knowedged that the case of Student
Charles Benjamin Hare of Pawnee City
Neb.. is one of bubonic plague He as
sured the boar dthere would be no spread
of the disease as all precautions had been
taken to prevent 1T, and that the student
would recover.
DIR. Novy, who attends Hare, wears a
sermproof rubber garment that covers
him from head to foot, with TWO little eye
holes for sight, whenever he goes into
the contagious ward. and he also injects
preventive doses of serum into himself.
DIR. Waugh told the board that Hare
contracted the disease by an accident al
most identical with that which occurred
In Vienna in 1885 Professor Nothnaje
and his assistant. I3arisch, were conduct
Ing bacteriological experiments on bu-
bonic plague bacilli. Barisch caught the
disease and died. as did also DR.. Muller
who attended him.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
Unreliable Child.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: You can't
tepend en some Children
What do you mean?"
Why. man was caught in a gamb-
ing house in New York the other night
md when they asked him what he was
ioins there he said lie was looking for
els hayward boy"
And what does the boy say?"
The boy says the story is what
ieorge Washington couldn't tell"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
GRAM AIAl,ll r:,'
tirnin aud l.rovi..on-.


as follows:
Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat-No. 8, 69470Ac.
ul3l2c
oats No. . 2sl2Q27c. No. 9 white, 2s,.c;
No. 8 white. 2Sn29i4c.
RNe-No. 2. 5Sc.
Barey. Good feeding, Acc; fair to choice
malting, 5lli5Sc
Flax seed-No. j, sl5s; No northwest
ern, sl.5S.
Timothy Seed-Prime, $3.50
Cloyer-Contract grade, $40. 75Mll.0l.
Provisions-Mess pork, sl4.2oul 425; lard,
ss3212diS.35. short rib sides, IS. 225dtS 40; dry
sailed shoulders, s7.oVa7.25; short clear
sides. SS.37l2GS.50.
Whisky-On basis of high wines, sl.27
Sugar-Cut loaf. s6.0l; graduated, $547;
confectioners A. 1874; Off A, s5.l9.
Butter-Easy; dairy, 1l4loc; creamery,
15420c.
Eggs-Steady; fresh, l2c.
CheeSe-Steady AT 1lM12l,c
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT.
Arkansas Indian Territory Mine Strike to
Continue.

Indianapolis. April 15.-The executive
board of the United States Minework-
ers Of America in session here decided
to continue the strike in the bitumin-
Gus coal fields of Kansas and Arkansas
and Indian Territory The strike has
been in progress more than two years
and was declared because the operators
refused to grant an advance Of ten per
cent. over 5000 miners and families
are being maintained from the relief
fund
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
End of oneLnc,.out-

shamokin, Pa, April 15.-The Sham
okin Silk Mill company started I'D to-
day after an idleness of six weeks,
caused by 80 employees being locked out,
because they insisted on having the
union recognized. The company noti-
fed employees today the organization
would be recognized.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
UnnYailinE.

Detroit Journal: "If 1 could but d.
gest!' implored the dyspeDtic.
Fate was quite deaf to his entreaty.
We'll, then, if could jest die!' the
hapless mortal exclaimed.
Now this was genuine Anglican humor,
and fate laughed immoderately, but yield
ed nothing.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18

Washington Evening Star: "rhey
claim that women are trying TO domin-
ate the entire Species" remarked Mr.
Meekton.
We'll. femininity is becoming very
aggressive"
1T seems SO. But when 1 am AT
home and Henrietta is out lecturing
get out my book of choice selections
and read The hand that rocks the
cradle is the hand that rules the world.
And then I feel perfectly content"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
AIalaprOpos,

Philadelphia Press: Towne-"Tha,
was a horrible break you made talk
ing to Wedden yesterday"
Browne-'What do you mean?"
Towne-"You asked him If he wasn't
getting tired of the new woman"
Browne-"Well?"
Towne-"Well. he has been divorced
twice and has just married his third"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
Weekly Bank Statement
strike Closes n Mine.

Cumberland. Nd. April 1s.--A big
ttrike is on at the mines of the Mary.
land Smokeiess Coal company in the
Meyersdale region. The men demand
an increase of 5 cents per ton. The
mines are closed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
Carpenters Locked Out.

Minneapolis. Mimi. April 15.-A lock-
out of Union carpenters by the Master
Builders association became effective
this morning and 5000 men are idle The
association has "A members, all of
whom are standing by the agreement
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
Chatting Dish Party.

Puck: Clarence Coonley-What's yo'
goin' to cook, Miss Mokingtons
Miss Mokington-A Welsh rabbit.
Clarence Coonley (eagerly)-Would it be-
askin' too much, Miss Mokington. to save
de left hind foot TO- yq'rs sincerely
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
Took the Canadian cour.e.

Chicago News: Ida-When the de-
faulting cashier first came out here he
went around telling people he was cap
tain OF yacht club. I didn't believe a
word Of it from the first
MAXWELL. dear, he did turn out 60
be skipper.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
Wanted to 10 Sure.

indianapolis Sun: Marie" said the
merchant to his stencgfapher, come
up and call on my wife tomorrow
night
swered. Marie, but are you sure she
will be out of town."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
The Markets.
Aln,.x Ci.y I.tye A.orN

'TVVtN Wy :SfU'E3S.
Sioux City, Ia, April 16.-Sioux City
Stock Yards Hogs Mixed and light. s.. 50
QsS7}a: heavy and butchers, 5.s7l2Q15.95.
Cattle-Cows and hefers, 81 50u3 Is;
s3.2s4-i.4o. butcher steers, s4.OOu5.25; year.
lings and calves, So. Ooa4 Co.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
PRIEST LYNCHEO IN SPAIN.
payoneted by Mob for N.l,,ns Young

Girl.
Madrid. April 16.-Father Frascue!o,a
priest, 26 years old. has just been lynched
in the public square of small place
called Monte Allegro for shooting a l5-
year-old girl because she persstently re-
fused his love. The girl died after she
was shot. but not until she had fully told
the circumstances which led to her muir
der
AS she lay dying man hunt was talk
ing place through the village streets. The
murderer having thrown off his cassock,
ran like a deer to the next town, IL furi-
Gus mob chasing him Finally the priest
took refuge in the barracks of the civil
guards. which the mob invaded before re-
Inducements could be sent and bayoneteA
the priest over fifty times with weapons
seized from the soldiers
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
south omah,.


South Omaha. April 16.-Hogs- Receipts,
$500 Market 2l2M5c lower. Heavy and
butcher, $6.oGa6o5; others, s5.95a6C0.
Cattle--Receipts. 1850. Market weak.
Steers, So. 75Q5.3 5; cows. s2.oyu4.5o; feeders,
s.. lo,a4.5o.
sheep-Receipts, COCO Market slow.
South Omaha. April 15.-Oftlcial close:
liogs-Market 21ac lower and closed weak.
Butchers and heavy, $6ooM6.l0: other
grades. s5.a5d6.Oo.
Catte-M Market steady to lower. Beeves,
~ 1an5.25 COWS and hefers. s2.00M4.50;
stockers and feeders. S32544.50.
Sheep-Market steady; lambs, 10c lower.
Kansas Olty.
Kansas City, April -Cattle-Recepts
4.ge; market steady to easier. Native
steers, S4.6oM5.40; Texas steers s4.2545.OO;
stockers and feeders. s3.75a4.S5; calves,
$400ae.50.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000: market steady to
shade lower. Heavy, s6lOn6I7; packers,
$6.O5Q6.l2: light. s5.S0n60o
sheep Receipts. $50; market steady.
Muttons, S4.10M4.9o; lambs, s5.0Oq61O
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
iggs-Steady; fresh, 12c.
'heese-Steady at 11@l2l4c.
MlllneRDOlis.

Minneapolis, April 6.-wheat-cash,
12c; May, 7oAc; July, 72Ac; on track, No.
/ hard, 74c: No. / northern, re: No. 2
northern, 6SAM72Ac.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
Chicago.

Chicago, April 16.-Hoss-R Receipts, 20
600. Market sc lower. Heavy, s6.lo46 20;
mixed, s5.ep06.l5; light. s5.90MGl0; rough
heavy, $5.90W6.00.
cattle-Recelpts 5000. Market steady.
Sheep-Receipts $500 Market steady.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18

Detroit Free Press: How did you get
On converslng with that French lady?"
All right; my French wasn't any worse
.han her English.'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14
Another Claimant.

William G. Ferrill, Curator
of the State Historical and
Natural History Society of
Denver Colo, claims the dis.
tinction of being the original
Worlds Fair man. He claims to
have written letter advocat-
ing it in 1889 The claim may
be good and just. but from his
own letter in the Republic of
Sunday 10th inst his idea was
decidedly scattered or in
chaotic form. one that never
got below the dream belt. 1t
remained for W. J. Rouse editor
of the Bucklin Herald aud lat
er of the Monroe City Democrat
to think the same thought and
to place it ia such form that it
could be and was brought De.
fore the Missouri State Press
Assertion where it was "OK'd"
and placed in such form that it
became a living issue and has
brought forth the desired frnit
which will prove to be in it's
maturity the largest and most
lucious the world has ever seen.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14

Two large tine pictures OF
Misses Ellen Walker aud Caro-
iyn Rogers, two charming
young ladies of this city ap-
reared in Sundays st. Louis
Republic They were repro
ductions of photos by Miss
Belle Johnson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14

and deduct the amount Of such
assessment from the total valu.
alton and enter othe remainder
upon the assessment list or in
the assessors books. under the
head of ''all other property"
Sec. 3. There being no statu-
te now in force expressly
directing the assessment of the
franchises Of the corporotions
specified in this act, an emer.
gency exists, aud this act shall
take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Ben Harrison A Democrat
Elk President Benjamin Har
rison Is apparently arrayed
against every principle for
which his party now stands.
He objects to Republican the,
ories of taxation. He de.
nounces the Porto Rico tariff.
He is opposed to the ship sub.
sidy bill and he abhors the Re,
publican policies in Cuba and
the Philippines. He does not
want any alliance with Eng
land and he is in full sympathy
with the Beers in their strug.
gle. Concerning the attitude
of his party toward the Beers
he writes as follows in the last
North American Review:
Never before has American
sympathy failed, or been divid
ed, or failed to find it's voice,
when people were lighting for
independence. Can we now
calculate commercial gains be
fore the breath of a dying re
public has quite failed, or the
body has quite taken on the
rigor mortis? If international
justice, government by the peo
pie, the parity of the nations
have ceased to be working
things and have become i'm
practicable, shall we part with
them with a sneer, or simulate
regret, even if we have lost the
power to feel it: May not one
oe allowed to contemplate tie
heavens with suppressed as,
pirations, though there are nc
consumers, there? Do We need
to make a mock of the stars.
because we can not appropriate
them-because they do not take
our produce? Have we dis,
abled ourselveS?"-Q-H
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14
Democrats Redeem Pledges

Jefferson City, Mo-. March s.
house yesterday passed
without amendment the senate
franchise tax bill. Governor
Dockery will sign it as soon as
it reaches him this week, and
the Democratic party of Mis-
souri, will have redeemed one of
the most important of the
pledges contained in the plat
form on which it carried the
state last November.
To governor Dockery is due
the prime credit for the prompt
passage of a franchise bill,
which is pronounced on all
hands entirely adequate to the
assessment and taxation of
franchises.
The text of the bill adopted
Is as follows:
An act to provide for the
taxation of franchises and re.
quiring the state board of
equalization to assess the same
and providing penalties for the
violation of the act, with an
emergency clause.
Be it enacted by the genera
assembly of the state of Mis-
souri,, as follows:
Section l. The franchises
(other than the right to be a
corporation)of all railroad,
bridge, telegraph, telephone,
conduit, water, electric light
and gas companies, and of all
other similar corporations own.
ing, operating and managing
public utilities, and of all quasi
public corporations possessing
specia! and peculiar privileges
aud authorized by law to per
form any public service lex.
cept corporations formed for
religious, educational and
benevolent purposes). shall be
assessed for the purpose of tax =,
alton at the same time and in
the same manner as other prop
erty of such corporation is now
or may hereafter be required to
be assessed: and there shall be
levied upon the assessed value
Of such franchise the same rate
of taxation as may be levied
upon other property of such
corporation. Said tax shall b.
due and payable, and like pro.
ceedings may be had to collect
the same, aud when collected
it shall be disposed of in the
same way, as the taxes imposed
upon other property of such
corporation.
Sec. =. The state board OF
equalization in cases OF rail
roads, street :ailroads, bridges,
telegraph, telephone companies
and all other corporations
whose property the state board
Of equalization is now or may
hereafter be required to assess
and the county assessor, in case
of the other quasi public cor
poratlous referred to ii tn,
preceding section, shall ascer
tain, fix aud determine the tota
value for taxable purposes o
entire property OF such cor
poratiou. tangible aud iutangi
BILE, in the state, and shall then
assess the tangible propert.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14
1t Is Time.

Now that the first tug of war
is over and the Worlds Fair bill
has been past, it is time for St.
Louis. the Future Great to
awaken to the realization that
to handle that fair and its visit
ors will be stupendiouS under.
taking, one that will i'm
measureably over Shad Ow that
of Chicago or Paris. France.
With D. r. Francis and that
calibre of men it must be go
ii will be Il success sucL as the
world has never drea med ol
and to that end every Missouri
ian and every one of Missouri 5
adopted sons should by all
means place a shoulder to the
wheel of progress and aid them
in every and any manner pos.
sible, The outcome will be
this; Grand Old Missouri will
be better known aud better All
vertised than any country on
earth and her pluck, energy
aud natural resources appreci-
ated more fully than ever, In
fact the State within itself will
be rated high as Il State aud by
foreigners higher than most of
the nations OF the world.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14
That nSmall.Pox.

stated that he had been ap.
pointed by the Health Board to
to inform me that a telephone
message had just been received
by Mayor North from the May.
or of Brooktield that my room.
mate bad died that morning
with small pox, that l had been
exposed and that tie coat and
hat wore to Monroe had been
on the sick mans bed. l said
that there must be some mis-.
take for l had never had a
room mate since I have been in
Brooktield, that l had but one
acquaintance in Brooktield who
has the smallpox and that 1
had received a letter mailed at
Brookfeld at noon that day
saying that lie was doing nice
ly. DR.. Turner said he could
not see how it could be a mis-
take, because he had asked
Mayor North to repeat his
statements on account of their
seriousness. l then proposed
to call up the Mayor of Brook
field and that DR.. Turner and
Harry Linn and myself went to
the long distance phone where
we learned that Mayor North
was wrong, the message was
not from the Mayor, but from
the health officer of Brooktield.
I called him up Zone DR. Pratt)
and asked if he had said my
room mate had died tn; morn
ing with smallpox. He said he
had not. | asked if he said any
body had died. He said he had
not. ! asked if any body had
died with smallpox sinceI had
left Brooktield. He answered,
no one had died. I asked if lie
had said that the coat and hat
l am wearing had been on the
sick mans bed. He replied
that he had said nothing about
coat and hat DR.. Turner
Harry Linn and | then went to
Mayor North's home and told
the Mayor the facts in the case
and that l came to Monroe un.
der medical advise. DR.. Tur-
ner stated that he thought
there was no danger and sug-
gested that Mayor North might
have misunderstood, but the
Mayor replied that he could
hear as PLAIN as he then could
in the room. l do not know
whether Mayor North or DR..
Pratt is responsible for this
discrepancy. after my statement
Mayor North said he was salts
fed that there was no danger
The next morning, Thursday,
the family of Harry Linn where
I had stayed ever since my ar.
rival in Monroe. was quaran'
tined, also that of my mother.
That the actual facts may be
known l here insert the state
ment of DR.. j. S. Evans under
whose advise | acted.
To Whom 1t May COrcern.
This is certify that l the un'
dersigned am responsible for
the action of Rev. Paul H. Linn
in going to Monroe City, Mo-,
to avoid quarantine here al
Brookfeld. I will therefore
make c.ean statement of the
facts in this case which | chal'
lenge any citizen of Brookfeld
to gainsay and so that any in
telligent citizen of Monroe City
may place themselves IN oul
position and judge our actions
nrnrllnmlul INha q, fnllnmint
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14

Eure telt somewhat llldisposed
but supposed that his ill feeling
was due Qike that of many
others) to his recent vaccina-
tion which was just then TAX
ing effect. However for fear
symptoms might be due to
smallpox infection, and not
wishing to expose others. he
being a physician himself knew
how to take precaution and con-
sequently went to an isola ted
room upstairs to await develop
mants not even allowing his
wife who was his attendant to
wait on table. On next day
Friday Feb. % at noon Rev.
Linn ate his last meal and
made his last visit to the resi-.
dence of DR.. Eure. On Friday
evening DR.. Eure requested me
to call and see him, also giving
me his symptoms. When l ar.
rived at about 9 p. m. l found
the doctor with 40 special signs
of smallpox except a pimple
on wrist and one or his fore
head, Small pox is not consid.
cred by the authorities as con-
tagious until after the eruptive
stage On Saturday morning
there was more eruption and at
II o'clock in connection with
DR.. Eure 1 pronounced his case
smallpox. On Saturday morn
ing about 9 o'clock previous to
my final decision | called Rev.
Linn by phone aud as he had
been recently we'll vaccinated
and rot having been at all ex-
posed at the home of DR.. Eure
he was not endangering anyone
by being on the streets, how
ever there would have been a
howl by some of the busyb odies
TO have him quarantined and as
this city has no quarantine
hospital it meant to contine
him at the residence Of DIR.
Eure. Such confinement is not
legal as we cannot COMPEL any
citizen of the United States to
take smallpox or even give him
a good chance to take it by
confining them in a house with
a case of smallpox and there
to stay as long as any new.cases
are reported in same house.
After seriously talking over the
matter with Rev. Linn (whom l
know would do nothing wrong
if he could avoid it, l advised
him to change his clothing not
because of danger but to pre-
vent gossip and go home for
two weeks, also take with him
a fever thermometer and if at
any time after a week had
elapsed there was any indlca
tion of fever or illfeeling that
would indicate disease to return
at once and to come to DIR.
Eure's residence to stay. Now
l appeal to the intelligence of
the citizens of Monroe City
has Rev. Linn or myself eudan
gered your community? Was
not the very alarming report
Of this case over the phone
more detrimental to your inter
ests than our actions? Time
has now shown better than |
can explain that Rev. Linu wa s
a safe visitor and respectful
ly refer the citizens of Monroe
to any responsible citizen o.
Brookfield as to my standing
here either professional or as a
private citizen and as to wheth
er | WouId permit Rev Linn Il
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14
Ely Is Blooming.

Ely has no free delivery, but
we have the best telephone
system in Northeast Missouri
which we would not exchange
for any free delivery; we have
four daily mails; Ely is the
banner Democratic precinct in
Missouri: we have the nedtest
country church, the most beau.
tiful cottages. the best store
and the best people in the
country. and we all pull to-
geather for the good of he
ueighbornood, except one aud
possibly two old togies who
want to rule or ruin every new
enterprise started, we have
three telephone companies. ten
private lines connecting about
seventy families. and having
ninety two miles of wire. The
Ely Campany has a through
wire from Monroe City to
Palmyra connecting with
central at Ely. The Union Val.
ley Company has a local line
from Ely to Warren and con-
Meeting thirty farmers. The
Huntington Company has line
from Ely to Center. via Hunt.
ington Sidney, Hatch and Gin
cinnati. with thirty or forty
farmers on the line; aud also
ten private lines. from one half
to six miles long, each; so you
see we can reach seventy five
to eighty farmers around Ely;
at Monroe We connect with
Perry. Stoutsville. Paris. Mo-
terly. HunnewelI. ShelbIna,
Shelby Vile, Warren. At Pal
mVra. We connect with the
north and west part OF Marion.
and with Lewis. aud Knox
counties. Hannibal journal.
Absent. Minded Traveller
j. NJ. .Homberg OF Monroe
City told the Union Station poi
ice an exciting tale Friday OF
how he had been robbed OF his
grip when he had it strapped
to his back, having forgotten
where lie put it. In tue midst
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14

Davenport & Lear can sell
you nice dwelling house at a
bargain.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14
services and all other public
gatherings.
I remain most truly yours,
PAUL II LINN.

NoTE-Last week the DEMO
Graf gave,the Board of Health s
version of this incident, and
now we feel it due to Mr.. Linn
to say in view of the letters of
DR.. Evans, that Mr.. Linn did
not act unthoughtedly, but af.
ter advice from compe tant med.
ical authority.
ED. DEMOCRAT.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-14

Henry Smith who acconpani-
ell the remains of his father to
this city some two weeks since
remained here with his sister
Mrs B. o, Woods longer than
he expected TO, on the account
of feeling very indisposed.