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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-06
SIGNS OF THE TINES
Indicate Coming Democratic Revival
and Future Victories.

around the political horizon
that indicate Il coming demo.
cratic revival. We use that
last word advisedly. We mean
a renewal of democratic faith.
confidence and union Of effort
to convert a great majority of
the people to sound principles
and just government.
The gouging and crOwding
by some of the brethern in con
gress is insignificant. They
scent the coming victory aud
are already eager to get front
places in the procession. They
are anxious to be where they
can boiler first: L told you
So They are furnishing signs
of promise :ather than of seri.
Gus discords. That there is Il
sanity in their seeming con.
fusion is evidenced by their re.
fusal to forecast issues and
assume to predict a national
platform for the party in ad.
vance of the convention of 1904.
The republican party's pre-
dicament is not a happy one.
They have a president o. their
hand. They shave never be
fore had one who was SO de-
termined to spell his title with
capital letters. He is himself
the in their political educa
tion-the unknown quantity
whose value as party-keeper
and leader is yet to be worked
out. They are not in beautiful
agreement upon pending and
urgent politics. They have in.
herited the reciprocity propo'
sition, which their leaders wish
to strangle, and have had thrust
npon them Cuban question
which they had hoped to avoid
The Philippine policy is two
edged sword which they art
compelled to handle with the
greatest care. Aud there are
OF her ma tiers, such as the 18th
mian canal. the surplus, The wa
taxes and the ship subsidy bill
that are powerfully perplexin!
TO men who have to face tn
people this coming fall-Atlan.
ia Constitution.
The Monroe City News ha
started a piano contest. w
wish it success,
Do not be put off by you
grocer with something h
ella inns is Just as good" a
MAPLE CITY SELF-WASHIN,
SOAP. 1t has no competitor
There is nothing just as good
Mrs. and Mrs. Randoip
Sullivan, of Lingo, Mo-, spen
Friday in the city with tn
homefolks. Ran has bee
transferred from Lingo to Pal
myra Junction where he vii
stagnate for a while.
W. D. Elliott, of SpaldIng
has gone to the Indian Territor,
to grow up with the country
Pr obably it is a pretty Chero
kee girl with 100 acres. ban
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-06

Mrs. and Mrs. Randolph
Sullivan, of Lingo, Mo-, spent
Friday in the city with the
homefolks. Ran has been
transferred from Lingo to Pal.
m yra Junction where he will
stagnate for a while.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-06

Do not be put off by your
grocer with something he
ella inns is Just as good" as
MAPLE CITY SELF-WASHING
SOAP. 1t has no competitor.
There is nothing lust as good.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-06

The Monroe City News has
started a piano contest. We
wish it success,
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
OFFICERS FOLLOWING
THE MURDERER'S TRAIL

Denver Jan. 6.-The owner of the az
used in the murder of Harold Fridborn
has been found, and with this import
ant face established the police believe
that the discovery of the perpetrator
of the deed will only be the matter of
a few days.
]. J. Bane. motorman in the employ
of the Denver Tramway Company, is
the owner of the aX. and he lives at
1924 Clay street, within six blocks OF
the tragedy. While Officer Lindsey was
riding on Bane's car on his way TO the
station in North Denver yesterday, he
engaged him in conversation regarding
the mystery of the ownership of the
ax, and Bane said that he had lost one.
Lindsey persuaded him to come to the
station and inspect the one in the
chiefs possession. Bane, without any
hesitation. assumed its ownership, and
said it was stolen from his barn be-
tween Monday. December 20, and
Thursday, January 2nd.
According to the story told by Bane,
the last time he had used or seen the
ax was on Monday afternoon, when
his wife asked him to cut some kind
ling wood. He complied, left the AK in
the barn. and had not missed it until
Thursday morning, when his wife
asked him where 1t was. He replied
that 1t was in the barn and when she
denied this statement he went out and
looked for it and found it gone. After
ward he sent his son to search for 1t
and the latter returned with n hatchet
which he said he found lying in the
place where the AK was usually kept.
Bane said he thought nothing further
about the matter and gave this as the
reason for not coming forward before
and claiming the ownership.
Haviland G. Wilmot, superintendent
Of the Summit Fuel Company, who
lives at 1860 Hayward place, positively
identified William Reynolds, suspect
arrested Thursday afternoon. as man
who came into his yard early Tuesday
morning, carrying an AK. and asked for
job at wood chopping. Wilmot told
him he had nothing for him, but the
next morning, the day after the trag-
edy, Reynolds appeared in the yard
again, but this time without the AK.
He still wanted work, but there was
nothing for him to do. Later in. the
day Wilmot saw Reynolds drinking in
saloon in the neighborhood.
Reynolds does not deny having an AK
on the day of the tragedy, and says
that he stole it out of a shed. When
asked what he did with 1t, he said that
lady had given him work chopping
wood, and that when he had finished
he threw the ak away.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Horticultural Society Meeting.

meeting of the Colorado Horticultural
Society will be held in Columbia hall.
Charles block, January 22nd, 23rd and
oath. The society was organized n
year ago last December and this. the
first convention, is expected to draw
together a large crowd of fruit and gar
den men from all over the state. A pro-
gram has been arranged which in
cludes speakers from the East.
January 23d will be Ladies' Day. An
address on practical domestic economy
will be given by Professor Theodosia
Ammons Of the Agricultural College
at Fort Collins. In the afternoon the
visiting women will be entertained by
the Denver Floral Club.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Consumption Not Contagious.

New York, Jan. 3.-Dr. S. A. Knopf,
a well-known authority on tuberculo-
sis, in addressing the Academy Of
Medicine yesterday, said that, contrary
to the opinion of the United States
government, tuberculosis was not con-
tagious. A man with well-defined
tuberculosis could do his work daily
If the proper precautions were taken
and the sputum was removed and de-
stroyed. The government, he said, had
stamped all those afflicted with the
disease with stigma which was ND
proper.
DR.. Knopf declared that the expul-
sion of immigrants because of alleged
tuberculous symptoms and tendencies
was wrong. In the majority of cases
they were well provided, not only for
caring for themselves, but for their
families as well.
He recommended that n committee
be appointed by the government, Of
which the President should be an hon
orary member, to study the disease
and to find, If possible. not only a spe-
cific, but the best and most approved
treatment. The medical profession, he
said, would welcome such a commits
sion.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY
IN CASE OF HAROLD FRIDBORN0

Denver, Jan. 3.-The police were as
far Off the track of the murderer Of
Harold Fridborn last night as they
were on the night of the tragedy. Va
rious clues were furnished the depart
ment by citizens, but all of them, when
Investigated, proved worthless. a
squad of mounted police were detailed
yesterday TO search the outskirts Of
North Denver. They returned last
evening without any news Of the muir
derer.
Coroner McGovern conducted an In
quest over the body Of Harold Frid-
born yesterday afternoon. The princl-
pal witness was Florence Fridborn,
sixteen years of age, who was assault
ed by the unknown man at the side
of her dead brother. The jury returned
the following verdict:
I'VE, the jury, find that the deceased,
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Tn. Assessment Muddle.

Denver, Jan. 3.-The state board of
equalization began to meet yesterday
afternoon. The board will hold two
meetings a day, at 10 a. IN. and 2:30 p.
m. The proceedings of the board will
be the same as though no revenue law
had been enacted, and as though 1t
were early in the fall, when the board
usually meets, and not midwinter. All
the corporations will be given an op-
portunity to appear.
While the board is assessing in Den
yer, under the mandate of Judge Dix
on, compelling the board to meet and
assess under the provisions of the old
law, county assessors throughout the
state are assessing corporate property
under the provisions of section 240 of
the new revenue law. When the state
board of equalization and the county
assessors complete their work there
will be three sets of assessments made
out by the state board of assessors;
that made by the state board Of equali-
Zation, and that Of the county assess
ors.
made remains to be seen.
How many of the county assessors
are operating under section 24O Of the
revenue law Governor Orman and the
other members of the state board of
equalization do not know. 1t is known
that some of them. including Assessor
Alexander of Arapahoe county, have
made their assessment. Others have
not completed it, while others have not
begun upon 1t.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
LAWRENCE HEX IS SENTENCED
TO DEATH UNDER THE NEW LAW

Pueblo, Jan. a-Denver Republican
Special-)-Lawrence Hex, the negro
convicted of the murder Of William
White and Mrs. Lizzie Alley, was yes
terday morning brought into District
Court and sentenced to be hanged dur
ing the week beginning April 18th, the
hour and day to be fixed by the warden
of the state penitentiary at Canon City.
A motion for a new trial was denied
by Judge Dixon. While receiving the
sentence the prisoner was surrounded
by Sheriff Beaman and three deputies.
When asked If he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed up
on him, Hex replied calmly. Il did it In
self-defense. haven't had n fair trial"
Judge Dixon required almost an hour
to pronounce sentence on the prisoner,
and his remarks were eloquent, pathet-
&c and severe. 1t was one of the most
solemn utterances ever heard in a Pu-
eblo court room. IF murder in the
first degree was ever established, 1t
WAS in this case. If cold-blooded.
atrocious crime was ever committed, 1t
was yours. If any man ever deserved
to go to the scaffold, that man is Law
i.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
CHANDLER WOULD RELIEVE
PRESIDENT OF MANY DUTIES

Washington. Jan. 6.-The Washing
ton Post prints an interesting article
by ex-senator William Il. Chandler,
president of the Spanish Claims Com
mission. entitled. Wanted, by the
United States. President" The article
is strong argument for a reform In
the present methods of conducting ex-
ceutive business.
Mr.. Chandler asserts that n president
has now only three objects in his life
first. to see 10000 people n year; sec
ond, to accomplish 1000 little things,
and third, to try to do 200 great things
In the seeing of so many thousand peo-
pie about trivial matters, and in giving
his attention to the thousands Of lit
tie things. the President, Mr.. Chandler
insists. Is worn out and becomes
physically unable to grapple with the
great problems to which he ought to
give his undivided attention.
Mr.. Chandler cites from personal
knowledge the cases Of presidents who
have almost succumbed under the
strain. instancing particularly Presi-
lent Arthur. in whose Cabinet he was
secretary of the navy, and President
- - = - A u 4 a A A 4 4 4 A 4 4 4 ~
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

renee Hex" Looking the condemned
prisoner straight in the eye, Judge Dix,
on continued:
"You have sinned beyond the point
of human forgiveness. l do not say
these things to be harsh. but to show
you that from man you have no hope.
But the law will not be as cruel to you
as you were to William White and Liz
zie Alley. honestly exhort you to
seek forgiveness from the God you
have so grievously offended, and may
he have mercy on you"
Hex was taken directly from tho
court room to the penitentiary at Can
on City by Sheriff Beaman. The muir
derer continued his calm demeanor,
and laughed and joked as though there
was nothing OF serious nature to be
considered. He was manacled heavily
during his journey to the pen, and up
on his arrival there was placed at once
in the cell set apart for condemned per-
sons.
Hex Is the first man condemned to
pay the death penalty under the re-en-
acted capital punishment law.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
PANAMA CANAL FORMALLY
OFFERED FOR $4,000, 900

should be made without waiting for
the arrival OF Mr.. Lampre. According
ly the cable instructions were forward
ed to NJ. Bouefve. He went at once to
the office of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission and advised Admiral Walker
of the determination of the company.
In substance the notification delivered
to Admiral Walker was as follows:
1.-The Panama Canal Company de
clares itself ready to transfer to the
government of the United States, on
payment OF $4O,OO0,OOO. its properties
and concessions, estimated at that
amount by the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. in conformity with the terms
and conditions Of the estimates of said
commission"
The offer as made to Admiral Walk
err and later communicated to the
President and secretary of state refers
to the estimates of the Isthmian Com
missions report. This feature of the
commissions report appears under the
caption. Total Value of the Panama
Canal" and 1t is as follows:
Summing up the foregoing items,
the total value Of the property Is
found to be: Excavation already done.
S2T. .474, ,O33; Panama railroad stock at
par, S6,S5O,OO0; maps, drawings and
records, $2,OOO,OOO. To which add ten
per cent. to cover omissions, making
the total valuation OF the Panama ca
nal $40,0O0.O0O."
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

Harold G. Fridborn, came to his death
at the dump at the junction of Lake
avenue and Firth Court on the night
Of December 81, 1901. from the effects
of a blow upon the head with an az
in the hands of some person unknown
to this jury, while said deceased was
in the act Of defending the honor Of his
sister.
"In subscribing to the foregoing YER
dict we desire to express feeling be-
yond the usual stereotyped verdict of
a coroners jury in our hope, as mem
bers of an already outraged public,
that the perpetrator of this fiendish
crime may be apprehended and 1ustica
by the proper authorities measured out
to him in like proportion to the !enor-
nifty Of the crime. G. II. Elliott, d. H.
Arnold, p. S. Collins, b. O'Reilly, P.
Bradley. ]. A. Nugent."
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

Mckinley, to whose impaired health
Mr.. Chandler attributes inability to re-
cover from the shock from the assas-
sins bullet.
Mr.. Chandler expressed his regret
that President Roosevelt, "even with
his quickness, his acuteness and his
present untiring industry and energy,
has given countennnce to the idea that
he will do all the appointing himself
and hear all that any one has to say
concerning any appointment"
Mr.. Chandler thinks that the great
weight of the pressure for office ought
to fall upon the Cabinet ministers, and
that the President ought to have more
time for important things. He adds:
'.T'his needed change Of custom will
nt first, no doubt. be unpopular. 1t will
be condemned as unrepublican exclu-
siveness. 1t will require, to begin the
new rule, n President who has been n
man Of the people. who is known to be
at heart thoroughly democratic in all
his ideas and ways, and who is also
strong in his convictions and Is fear
less In his actions. Is not Mr.. Roose-
welt such a President? Will he inaug-
urate the reform?"
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
MINT FIGURES ON GOLD
AND SILVER OUTPUT

Washington. Jan. 6-The preliminary
estimate OF George b. Roberts, director
Of the mint, on the production of gold
and silver In the United States during
the calendar year 1901. indicates only
n slight gain over the previous year.
The yield of Alaska fell of by about
$1.OOO.OOO. Colorado made a slight
gain in gold, and the other producers
were nearly stationary. The yield of
silver exceeded that of the previous
year by about 2,OOO.000 fine ounces.
The total number of ounces Of fine
gold produced is shown to have been
3,SSO,57S. of the value of SS0.21S,SOO.
The number of fine ounces OF silver
produced was 1858, TSS. having a COM
mercim value of $35, ,792, 200. The coin
age value of the silver is approximate
ly ST., 100000.
Following is the production by
states:
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

Washington, Jan. "a formal prop
osition to sell the Panama canal prop
critics to the United States for $4O,-
600 900 was yesterday submitted to the
authorities here. 1t was made by NJ.
Bouefvc, representing the company, to
Admiral Walker as chairman Of the
Isthmian Canal Commission. M.
Bouefve acted under cable instruc-
tions from the Panama canal officials
at Paris. Admiral Walker at once
brought the proposition to the knowl-
edge OF the secretary of state and the
President.
The submission of this offer carries
out a plan which has been under con-
sidera ton for the last two weeks. The
first step was taken when NJ. Hutin
retired from the presidency of the
Panama Canal Company. This brought
about an entire change in the manage
ment, the main feature of the change
being that those in authority desired to
make definite offer OF the Panama
properties to this government for S4O,-
100000 There have been numerous
meetings at Paris with this end in
view, but the one which brought about
the final proposition was held yester-
day. II had been the intention to
make the offer through Edward Lam
pre-, secretary general of the company,
who is due to arrive at New York to-
morrow; but the meeting appears to
have taken a view that the offer
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Mis-. Stone. Release Reported.

London, Jan. 3.-The Sofia correspon-
dent of the Telegraph has cabled an
unconfirmed rumor to the effect that
Miss Stone and Nine. Tsilka were liber-
ated in Turkey January list and that
the Americans who conducted the ne
gotiations resulting in this reported re-
lease agreed, in the presence of the cap
uves, to maintain absolute silence con-
cerning the captors. If this promise is
broken, concluded the correspondent.
vengeance will be wreaked upon the
American mission.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Vienna says a report has been received
there via Sofia to the effect that Miss
Stone has been released. The report
laclcS confirmation.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
TELLER'S VIEWS ON
LAND TAX AMENDMENT

Denver, Jan. 3.-State Senator Buck
lin has received n letter from Senator
Henry NJ. Teller, in Washington, In
relation to the pending Australasian
land tax amendment to the consutu-
ton of Colorado. Senator Teller writes
as follows:
Dear Sir:-Through your kindness
am in receipt of the proposed amend
ment to our state constitution to be
voted on next fall. l had given no par
ticular attention to this amendment
when received n letter from a party
in Denver asking me IL was in favor
of single tax, to which 1 replied 1 was
not. l had given no particular atten-
ton to this amendment, and 1t certain
ly cannot be called n single tax propo-
sition-it might we'll be denominated
n provision for making our tax system
somewhat more flexible than 1t now is.
and putting 1t more completely in the
control of the people of the several
counties of the state. 1t appears to
me to make it possible for the voters
of any county to determine whether
they would except any particular prop
erty from taxation, and if so, what. 1t
does not do that of itself, but simply
makes provision that the people may
do that IL they SO desire. 1t is quite
possible that a community may desire
to encourage manufactures or other
enterprises for Il certain length of time.
/ believe that this cannot be done un-
der our present tax system, and l can
see no objection in giving the people
that opportunity, us this amendment
will.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
penver.s Committee of Safety.

Denver, Jan. 6.-The Denver Com
mittee of Safety, to work in conjunc-
ton with the police force in maintain
ing law and order in the city, was
launched yesterday afternoon at Ool-
iseum hall. The meeting was attended
by about 1000 men, and few women
were scattered throughout the audi
ence.
DIR. Stephen Grant of SIS Nineteenth
street, Berkeley, presided. Before an
adjournment was taken a prospectus
and rules were adopted. Resolutions
were passed asking the council to pro-
vide for the appointment of 100 extra
policemen, and several hundred Of the
men present agreed to act as citizen
police. A committee of five were ap-
pointed to wait upon the city auth"ri-
ties under n resolution demanding The
appointment of 100 additional police
men. The same committee will call
upon the fire and police board and ask
that the special citizen police be given
proper authority.
Over 1000 men have signed the fol-
lowing pledge: 81, the undersigned,
hereby pledge myself to do all in my
power to assist in bringing about con-
ditions of greater security for all in
habitants of this city, through the sup
preston Of crime and the apprehen-
sion, conviction and punishment Of
criminals. 1 further pledge myself to
obey the properly constituted officers
of this organization in all matters that
do not conflict with the duty owe to
my family, my country and my God. +"
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
A ROUGH INITIATION
LEADS TO DAMAGE SUIT

Denver, Jan. 3.-During his initia-
ton into the Maccabees in this city
August Sth last, David Lieberman, =
blacksmith, claims that the discharge
from firearm used in connection with
the ritual entered his body near the
groin and that the wound may yet
prove fatal. Yesterday he fled suit
in the District Court against the su-
preme tent Of the Knights Of the Mac
cabees of the World, and also Monte
fore tent No. 20 of the Maccabees, ask
ing S51.OSO damages.
The action is one of the most un-.
usual ever filed in the local courts(
Lieberman says he desired to join the
lodge and inquired as to the Initiation
ceremony. His friends told him, he
claims, that he would come out all
right, and relying upon their repre-
sentations, he asserts that he duly up
piled for membership.
At 8 O'Clock on the night of August
Sth, at 1910 Larimer, he swore that he
was blindfolded and that, after few
mysterious motions and words fire
arm was discharged close to him "in
reckless disregard of his life and
rights"
The discharge penetrated his clothing
and lodged near the groin. He en-
ployed three physicians and one pro-
fessional nurse, he states, and had to
undergo an operation, including the
grating of skin from his arm to tho
wounded part. He wishes $4,000 dam
ages for injuries; also $1,0SO for loss
of time and expense incurred in treat
ment. Lieberman says he will always
be crippled, and that his injuries may
be fatal
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

Like a great many other men OF
genius who have lived in this world,
ihe late Eugene Field was generally
hard up for money. Nevertheless, this
Is no infallible token of genius, and his
latest biographer goes to the limit OF
indelicacy in retailing episodes in the
career of his subject illustrating his
impecuniosity. These are among the
things that are better left unsaid. ex-
rept as they serve to iilumine char
acter.
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08
Six Thousand Dollars Reward.

Cripple Creek, Jan. 3.-The county
commissioners yesterday offered a re-
ward Of $1,000 for the arrest and con-
victon of the murderer or murderers
of Martin Gleason, superintendent of
the Wild Horse. Damon and Deadwood
mines. This amount brings the total
reward up to $G,OOO There are no
new developments in the case and no
arrests have been made. The sheriff
states that he has absolutely no news
to give out
The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

And now tha Bulgarian brigands
have grievance. They complain that
Miss Stone. their captive. is trying to
convert them to Christianity. AS this
is Miss Stones business she may sue
ceed in gaining her freedom without
the payment of cent of ransom. All
she needs to do is to persuade her cap
tors to apply the golden rule in her
case.