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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-09

California Advertised: General Pas,
sencer Agent John J. Byrne Of the
santa Fe who has recently returned
10 los Angeles from an extended visit
TO Chicago. Is convinced that the reg
II southern California winter this
,enrer business will be larger this
year than ever before. Il found the
state advertised everywhere. rs nev'
or had observed II in the past re
marked Mr. Byrne in an interview
"The chicago newspapers carry .
large amount Of material for the rail
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19
Inquiring Beforehand.

The cautious young man W ho
had the reputation of having a
remarka BILE good business head
went to see the minister.
whats the cost of getting
married." he asked.
For our services" the minis
ter answered. I'VE make no
charge, but it is-er-customary
for the groom to give US a fee
commensurate with his social
and financial standing. We
rather expect it. you know"
But how does the groom
know what he is getting for
his money! asked the cautious
man.
That's his business" reptile d
the minister.
Il suppose its cash trans
action?"
why, yes; I suppose it would
come under that classification. "
"CouIdt't 1 make some other
arrangement"
Such as what?"
well, suppose we wait a
year, and then 1 will give you
whatever l find your services
have been worth to me-$5, $50
or 800 maybe more"
The minister shook his head
II don't believe I care to risk
it," he said. IA little matter
of S. on the wedding day would
he more satisfactory, for in q
year you might figure it out
that 1 owed you money. Just
because you are willing to take
chances with some particular
girl is no reason why 1 shoulc
risk anything on Der. Indian
apolis Sentinel
G. Will Rubison formerly OF
this city, has moved from Han
J nibal to Carthage, where tn,
DEMOCRAT carries him the new
of his old home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19
Monroe vs. Palmyra.

Palmyra, Nov. 14.-The Mon
roe City bowling team was here
last night and bowled a match
game with the Palmyra boys.
The Monroe City team consist
ed of Pike, Hawkins, Grimm,
Bristow and Hornback. The
members of the Palmyra team
are, Smoot, Metcalf. Baxter
Bernhard and Turley. The
game resulted in a victory fol
Palmyra. They won three
games straight with a majority
of about 400 pins.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19
Facts of the St Louis POstOffice Scandal.

Facts of the st Louis POstOffice Scandal.
I. Anna Dreyer and others
made affidavits charging Post
master Baumhoff with impropri.
cites.
2. The postal department in
vestigated and one report
charged Postmaster Baum hoff
with gross improprieties."
3. Mr.. Baumhoff. seeking re-
appointment, was not reap
pointed.
4. Miss Dreyer and Others
were dismissed, charged with
having conspired and secured
false testimony, to cause Mr.,
Baumhoff's removal. (The false
testimony charge results from
certain women clerks who
made atfidavits against Mr..
Baumhoff having retracted.)
5. The postal department
declares the st. Louis post,
Office scandal a "ciosed Incl
dent" but Miss Dreyer insists
that the conspiracy to defa me
her through the lmperecation o.
herself by another woman
which was uncovered by Chic
Wilkie OF the United States Sc
cret service, shall not be a clos
ed incident until the public
shall know the identity Of the
conspirators and their purpose
in trying 10 discredit a woman
postal clerk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19

Panama. one of the states of
the Republic of Columbia, has
rebelled against the United
States of Columbia, just as the
State of Virginia rebelled in
the Sixties. And behold Roose-
Welt, the President of the Unit
ed States. recognizing the
young rebel Panama, and tell .
ing Columbia to keep hands off 4.
Verify it matters whose OK is
gored. -Centralia Courier.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19

The Monroe County AppeA!
makes the solemn announcement
that "Keokuk, the oldest In-
dian of the Sac and Fox tribe,
from whom Keokuk, Ia. aud
Keokuk Falls were named, is
dead" Yes, Christopher
Columbus, Geo. Washington
and a whole lot of other fellows
are dead too--reSt their bones
Marceliue Mirror
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19

J. B. Keithley, of Hatch was
the kind of visitor Saturday.
that receives a warm welcome
at the DEMOCRAT office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19

The Republic reports it the
intention of Folks managers to
flight the devil with fire." Is it
pertinent to ask. first, who is
the Devil; and second; where is
the lurId contest to take place?
Missouri State Republican,
The Mcleod Folks first war
cry was: Thugs, thieves, trick
cry. From the records of MIR
Folks hackers, one must pre-
sumo that the DEVIL is in his
own ranks and not the ranks o.
his opponents.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19
Newspapers Not Liars.
Others Sometimes Cause Them TO
Make Mistakes.

Newspapers do not lie, too,
do they?" remarked a citizen to
the Carthage Democrat man,
who took that for a text and
wrote as follows:
There is a great deal in that
remark that every person con-
nected with newspaper work will
appreciate. If the newspapers
lied one-tenth as much as they
are lied to, it's reputation would
be useless within thirty days.
No one not connected with d
newspaper .can ever know the
misrepresentation, the vague
rumors, the tales of woe, the
glad tidings and the thousand
and one other things that comes
to the ears of the reporters and
the Oeditor. Truth must be
evolved as best it may for pub
LEGATION. The reportorial staff
resolves itself into a board of
inquiry to investigate all these
things, to find out if they are
true or false, correctly or incor-
rectly stated, and the rela tive
effect of this or that for publ
cation.
"a person announces that he
is going to Kansas City to-mor-
row. Judging that he is sane,
that his wife is willing, provi
dence does not intervene, the
reporter decides it likely case
and announces that he will &c
to Kansas City tomorrow. The
unexpect happens and he does
not go. The newspaper is not
informed of the fact and when
the person is seen on the street
next day the reporter gets the
credit of having lied. This is
the simplest mistake that Car
happen. IF two or twenty per
sous are concerned in a news
item they must all be seen tC
get the whole story correct. NJ
two persons tell a story alike
i l.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19

Mrs. G. o. Mayes and chill
dren, of Hannibal. spent Sun
day in the city with her broth
err, J. II. S. Hickman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19
A Good PRAYER.

A South Sea Islander at the
close of religious meeting off
cred the following prayer:
20, Lord, we are about TO go
to our respective homes. Let
NOT the words we have heard
be like the fine clothes we wear
soon to be taken off and fold
ed up in box till another Sab
bath comes around. Rather,
let Thy truth be like the tattoo
on our bodies--ineffa BILE till
death.
Mrs. r. s. McCliutic spent
the latter part OF last week with
h6mefolks in the Bluff City.
Highest prices are paid fol
poultry and eggs, hides, ETC., a
-BALzER & DIRIGo's.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19

The girl with the red hair is
it. All girls with fiery red hair
are snatched up by wife hunt
ers, because the men say they
make better wives. She makes
her home bright, happy place.
She is warm hearted affection
ate and ..demonstrative. She is
buoyant in spirits. her nature
being as bright as her hair
Centralia Courier Yes stree,
better than peaches for they're
good enough without cream
aud sugar.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19
Missouri Boss Corn State.

Preliminary returns 10 the
chief of the bureau of statistics
of the department of agricul-
ture at Washington on the pro-
ductiou of corn in 1903 Indicate
total yield of about 2,313 mil
lion bushels, or au average of
25.8 bushels per acre as COM
pared with the average yield of
1858 year ago, 1917 bushels in
1901 aud ten year average of
1873 bushels.
The following table shows for
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma
and the United States, prelimi-
nary estimates of the average
yield per acre in bushels for
1908, with final estimates tor
1902 and 1901. and the mean
averages for the last ten
years.
1903-Kansas, 26 8; Missouri,
80 8; Oklahoma, % 3; Uuited
! States, % 8.
1902-Kansas, 800; Missouri,
800; Oklahoma, g; United
States, 26 8.
1901-Kansas, rs; Missouri,
t0.1; Oklahoma, rs; Uuited
States, 1877.
Ten-year average-Kansas,
20.2; Missouri, 26 8; Oklahoma,
1875; United States 23.9.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19

G. Will Rubison formerly of
this city, has moved from Han
nibal to Carthage, where the
DEMOCRAT carries him the news
of his old home.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-26
BROWN CLIQUE SEEKS CORNER?
Belief Grows That Ambitious
Move Is Being Made in Cotton.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, June 25.-Higher prices for cot
ton were made all along the line to-day. and
w p Brown of New Orleans continued to
mark UP quotations on July. August and
September cotton. Before midday July here
sold at 1S 90 cents, August at 1e.sS cents and
September at 11.s5 cents.
The advance in September this morning
represented net gain in this option of
cent a pound since Monday. The bull pool
in control of the cotton market turned their
attention to Liverpool, where prices of some
options were advanced one-fourth of a cent
a pound. ,
both July and August cotton in that city
now being quoted above Il cents. Spot cot
ton in the local market has been marked
up to 1874 cents. the highest price recorded
since 1852. and there is a general belief in
cotton circles that MIR. Brown and those
interested with him In the market are aim
ing TO control the supply of cotton until
the new crop is picked in the fall
The move is regarded as being one of the
most ambitious ever attempted in the cot
ton trade and In Its essential particulars Is
similar TO that undertaken by Joseph Letter
| in wheat five years ago.
Cotton brokers were very much interested
| in current reports that Brown and McFad-
den had reached some sort OF agreement
which leaves the la tier in control of the
cotton here. and under which a settlement
Brown party has been effected.
II is understood that this will not affect
| the marketing or rendering of cotton to-
morrow
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-26
Tennis Events Set for Tomorrow
Draw Large Fields in Both
Glasses.
DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN HELD.
Elting and West to Play Against
Semple and Gleason in
Doubles-Finals May Be
Held Later.

Entries for the annual tennis champion
ship turney at the Triple A grounds in
Forest Park tomorrow, promise the largest
fields ever yet turned out for an event OF
the sort on the club grounds. On account
of the number of contestants. it is believed
only the preiminaries can be completed to-
morrow.
Matches will be played in two classes-A
and Band both singles and doubles will
be played in each class. Drawings in the
doubles have placed Citing and West against
Semple and Gleason and this match should
be productive of a good contest.
Gleason meets Calhoun in the singles OF
class A. while Macdonald plays Trtle in
the same class. Doctor Charles and Boyd
will also tie up in this affair. In case the
card cannot be competed, finals will be
played next Saturday.
All events will DE played on the courts of
the association. just north of the Mounted
District station in Forest Park. The first
event will be put on at $50. The drawings
follow:
CLASS A-sINGLEs. -,..
G. Calhoun T. P. Gleeson.
Walter West vs. Gaines ,
N i. Maedon ai vs. j. s 8. Trite'
George Drew vs. Thee Blair.
DOCTOR y. VI. Scnlrle VS.. W. r. GREENWOOD
Doctor j. W. Charles vs.. j. VIII Boyd.
J. A. Brownlee to play winner Of Charles and
CLASS A DOUBLES
Brownee and Brownlee Wear and Wear.
Doctor Charles and Drew Greenwood and
Boyd
S-mple and Gleeson VS.. Citing and West.
Blair and Macdonald to play winners of Sem
pe-Gleeson and Elting-WeSt match.
CLASS & SINGLES.
William Crunden drew bye.
ABBY chouteau Guy X. Alexander.
Paul Guignon p. X. Finney.
Bob lie Cron A. Bennett
Campbell Jack Lehman
Marsh PitZrnan Arthur Berg.
Doctor John Green, Jr.. w. e. Connect.
D. &. Turner vs.. H. K. Small.
Ben Fell vs.. e. Hoffman Alexander.
Paul Janis vs. George X. Baker.
NJ l.. Hellman VS.. Marins Prince.
H. January NJ. A. Bergfeld
G.. Il. McPheeters Sears Lehman.
A. landecker +. K. Peirson.
W. Il. Emery G. ID. Lyford.
II. w. Gillette drew a bye.
CLASS DOUBLES.
Crunden and Crunden vs.. Lehman and Pit-rnan.
Chouteau and Prince vs.. winners of Ber.,f~id-
Campbell and Baker-Janis match.
Bersfeli and Campbell VS.. Baker and Janis.
Connect and lie Cron W.. Alexander and Alex
arGer
s;wingley and Pierson vs.. ]. Boyle Price and
January.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-26

New York, June 25.-The steamer Deutsch-
land. from Hamburg, was reported Off Nam
tucket Lightship at $40 this morning.
Havre. June 25.-Arrived: La Lorraine,
New York.
Southampton. June 25.-Arrived: New
York. from New York.
Queenstown. June 25.-Sailed: Steamer
Teutonic. New York.
Leghorn. June 24-Arriyed: Steamer Hes
peria, New York, via Madeira.
Liverpool, June 25.-Arrived: Nordland,
Philadelphia: Bostonian. Boston.
Glasgow. June 25.-Arrived: Steamer Eth
opia, New York.
Naples, June 25.-Sailed: Calabria, New
-ork.
Glasgow. June 25.-Sailed: Corian. Boston.
Queenstown. June 25.-Sailed: Havre. for
Philadelphia.
Queenstown. June 2S.-Arrived: Germania,
for Liverpool, and proceeded.
Glasgow June 25.-Sailed: Steamer City of
Bombay. Philadelphia.
Liverpool. June 25.-Sailed: Steamer Dau-
RE. Portland.
Nav York, June 25.-Sailed: La Gascogne,
Havfe: Friedrich der Crosse. Bremen. via
Plymouth and Cherbourg: Mongolian. Glas-
gow
Hong Kong. June 24-Sailed: Empress OF
India, Vancouver.
Barry, June 25-Sailed: Ming Chow, Sc
attic.
Lizard. June g. 1e:3c a. m.-Passed
Auguste Victoria. New York. for Plymouth
Cherbourg and Hamburg.
Boston. via Queenstown: Pretorian, Mon
trea1 via Neville.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-26
Hundreds of Shots Exchanged by
Whites and Blacks and Two
Officers Are Wounded.
WHITE MEN BEATEN BY MOB.
Crowd of Disorderly Negroes Pa.
rades Principal Streets-Acts
of Retaliation for Lynch
ing of Girls Murderer.
REPrRIIc SPECIAL :.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Wilmington, Del. June "a race riot
began here shortly after 9 o'clocs tonight.
In which about 400 negroes participated.
1t is now probable that the National
Guard will be called out to preserve order.
About 800 shots were fired between whites
and blacks, resulting in the following per-
sons being wounded:
Police Sergeant McDermott. pistol wound
in scalp: only slightly injured.
Patrolman Green. slight pistol wound over
right eye: injury not serious.
James A. Mercer. negro, pistol wound OF
scalp: seriously wounded.
Two negro leaders. James Moore and
Joseph Shokely. were arrested, charged with
melting to riot.
Early in the vening crowds of negro men
and boys began to parade the principal
thoroughfares. some singing and shouting.
and all used boisterous language. Most OF
them were armed with stout clubs. and sew
eral white pedestrians were set upon and
beaten.
Sergeant McDermott and five patrolmen
were hurried to quell the small mob.
With drawn revolvers the squad of police
dashed up to where the yelling and cursins
negroes were firing upon James Chamberlin
With the exception of Moore and Shokeiy
the negroes scattered in every direction.
Moore fired point blank at Sergeant McDer-
mott. and the bullet grazed Patrolman
Green over the right eye. Both negroes
were finally overpowered and sent to the
police station.
The patrol wagon galloped to the City
Hall at midnight with the body of 4 negro
who had just been killed. He was killed by
a man of his own race during free fight
in a negro settlement known as The
Shoe"
White men are inflamed by stories circu
lating to-day about acts of retaliation COM
mitted by negroes. Word was brought into
the city early in the day that five COWS be-
longing to the Ferris Industrial School had
been poisoned.
The superintendent OF the school Is the
Reverend Doctor E. A. Bishop. whose
daughter, Helen. was murdered by George
White last week.
1t is asserted that these COWS were Dois-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-26
Shawnee Convention Adopts Reso-
lutions Calling for Statehood
Upon Equal Conditions.
OPPOSED TO ANY ABSORPTION.
Absolute Equality of the Two Ter
ritories Is Provided for
Much Surprise Is
Caused

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Shawnee. Okla, June S-The Oklahoma
Democrats who participated In the single
statehood convention were forced by the In
dian Territory Democrats to practice what
the Democrats had preached-one big State
in the last Oklahoma campaign-and the
coercion caused both amusement and unhap-
piness. The issue that brought the friction
is contained in the following extracts from
the resolutions. the essence Of what the
convention did:
We hereby indorse and reaffirm the &C
lions and declarations of the Single State
hood conventions heretofore held at Mus
cogee, Claremore and Oklahoma City, in
so far as they are applicable to the present
conditions:
Resolved. That We deem 1t inexpedien'
at this time to call constitutional conven'
ton; that we believe the union of Okla
homa and of the Indian Territory into on,
great State Is inevitable, but We are un-
alterably opposed to such union upon other
than terms OF equality and justice; there
fore, be it further
Resolved, That We again express our con-
fidence in the good faith and efforts OF
members Of Congress in the past in their
endeavor to secure one statehood for the
two Territories. ard we hereby pledge to
them the support of a large majority OF the
people of the two Territories in the battle
Tor single statehood soon to be waged;
therefore be it
Resolved. That chairman Of this COM
mittee appoint a committee. consisting OF
two members from each of the two Terri
tories. whose especial duty it shall be to
confer with individual members of Congress
with view to securing concerted oppose
ton to the absorption by piecemeal OF In
dian Territory into the future State OF
Oklahoma. We prefer no statehood rather
than State government along the lines
proposed ythe Moon and omnibus bills.
or which in any way does not provide full.
equal and immediate representation for
both Territories.
The declaration against any form Of state
hood which did not give both Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory equal and imme-
date representation was a blow to those
who wanted a gap left in the resolutions
whereby Oklahoma might get statehood at
the earliest possible moment. leaving the
Indian Territory to be added later IL condi-
lions there should make delay unavoidable
For the first time in a single statehood con-
ventlon the resolutions affirmed absolute
equality in admitting the two Territories.
and contained. in substance, the statehood
plank of the Oklahoma Democratic plat-
form.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-26
Connection Between st. Louis and
New Orleans Dependent Upon
Levee Improvements.
ANNUAL REPORT FAVORABLE.
River Commission May Anticipate
Congressional Appropriations
and Award Contracts
This Year.

The perfecting Of the levee system from
Cairo to New Orleans will mean ultimately
the building. by the Gould interests, of a
direct water-grade line from ST. Louis to
the metropolis of the Gulf States.
The Gould interests have in course of con-
struction branch line of the Texas and
Pacific. to connect with the New Orleans
and Northwestern, at point opposite
Natchez Miss. From this point the Mem
phis, Helena and Louisiana. controlled by
the Iron Mountain. will be built to Trippe.
Ark, where it will connect with the main
line of the Iron Mountain.
This line will be used for the present.
but the desire of the Goulds is to build a
water grade, and thereby complete St.
Louis-New orleans route that will be prac-
tically OH an air line.
This plan of the Goulds was revealed yes
terday at the last open meeting of the Mis-
sissippi River Commission. J. n. Luce. a
New Orleans attorney. representing the
Gould reads in the South. in an argument
in support of liberal Federal appropria-
tion for levee improvements. said that the
Goulds, contemplate direct line to New
sippi. but that until the levees were made
secure these proposed lines could not be
operated.
MUST IMPROVE LEVEES.
In addition to the direct line to New Or
leans, Mr.. Luce said that the Gould COM
panies contemplated the building of many
branch and tributary lines in the levee dis.
tricts and that the railroad companies were
particularly DESTROYS OF seeing the Missis-
sippi levees from Cairo to the delta, per-
manently improved.
The recent floods resulted in great dam.
age to the partially constructed lines OF
the Texas and Pacific and Iron Mountain
lines in Arkansas and New Orleans, and
convinced the railroad officials. so Mr. Luce
says. that absolute protection from the river
Entertainments was essential to the sue.
cess Of the proposed water-srade lines.
The River Commission took no definite &C
ton yesterday on the requests made by the
levee boards of Louisiana. Mississippi and
other States interested. but it is understood
that a majority Of the members of the com.
mission favor the plan of, anticipating The
congressional appropriations of 1904 and 1905
and, instead of waiting for the money to b.
formally appropriated, are willing to aware
contracts for the levee work this year.
MAY AWARD CONTRACTS.
This will mean that the Federal Govern
ments work on the levees for 1903 Will
amount to 100000 instead of 100000 and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-26
Russian Officials Have Intimated
That Such Il Course Would
Cause Serious Displeasure
of Their Government.
MAY NOT AID CAUSE OF JEWS.
Rule of Diplomatic Usage That
One Nation Shall Not Interfere
With Internal Affairs of An
other Is Ignored.
REPrRI.IC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. June 25-President RoosaveI.
VIII forward TO the Russian Government the
Is Maj Births petition OF protest against
the recent cruelties to Hebrews in Kisheney
Inc question now is. will Russia regard
this as an unwarranted interference in her
domestic affairs and resent It? Opinions
vary. Certain it is that President Roosevelt
has treated lightly the long-standing rule
of diplomatic usage that one nation shall
not interfere with the internal admnistra-
ton OF another.
The decision OF the President caused in
tense surprise here, for it was thought the
administration had come to the conclusion
that any formal protest to Russia would
only undo the good already accomplished by
the widespread public expressions Of horror
at the atrocities.
Before the BNai Births Executive Com
mittee called on President Roosevelt an
unofficial intimation was given out from a
high Russian source that any protest from
the United States to the Gar on the SUBJ
tect of the cruelties to Hebrews would be
resented. and would effect no good for the
people who had been oppressed.
The knowledge of the source from which
this intimation came and the belief that 1t
reflected accurately the Russian Govern
men. "'.''uue -.'S ~. $4,000
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Hebrews and others who became natural
.a. "a $50. ~
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f,ussia. ints mas uone' W. ..e 80.
wv s.e yrT,n
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secretary ma! mas "tittel 'his Nt'er W
| ,MeSsrs. Leo y. Levi OF New YORK ana
| simon Wolf or WASHINGTON. monument He
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