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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Tariff Rjppjnq Reasons.

The fact OF an sS7, 900 900 surplus
suggests to the New York Tribune
the conclusion that the Dingley sched-
ules have done their work In certain
lines and need revision" BY a similar
process of reasoning the same con-
clusion might be reached regarding
other facts and conditions. The cou
try is more prosperous than ever be-
fore; the Dingley schedules have done
their work and need revision. Labor
is employed to an extent and at a rate
of wages hitherto unknown; the Ding
lev schedules have done their work
and need revision. Our foreign trade
has been doubled in ten years; the
Dingley schedules have done their
work and need revision. We have a
yearly trade balance Of about half a
billion dollars, which enables us to
keep out OF debt to foreign countries;
the Dingley schedules have done their
work and need revision. In Its search
for tariff ripping eason the Tribune
ought not to overlook these things.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

A New York savings bank. patron.
ICED almost exclusively by working
people. announced on the 9Th of July
that les deposits had reached the $780,.
900, 900 mark.
That is more than the deposits Of all
the savings banks In the United States
amounted to in 1860.
How did this bank accumulate $780,
600. 900 OF deposits? From people who
had spent less than they earned.
How could these people save SO
much money? Because the wages they
earned were greater than the cost of
living. In no other way can the $780,.
O00, 900 be accounted for.
II must be that under the tariff as
It is wage arner have been getting
richer very fast. 1t cannot be other
wise. No other explanation Is posi-
BILE.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

At Mt. Zion, Van Buren, county. n
day last week, q buyer checked out
S21 500 for wool. according to the re.
ports of the Keosauqua Republican.
John Nelson got over $1,000 for a
singl. load. Flossie Miller tad a single
sack which brought s69.50, and c. l..
Manning reported a yield OF IA pounds
20 the head from his flock, or $3.50
worth. 1t is to be hoped that Messrs.
Nelson. Miller and Manning have a
record which will show what they got
In the eos, when another set OF fel.
lows-not the crop Of these days-had
been revising the ariff,-Fairfeld
(Iowa) Ledger.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

At the national rife shooting match
at Camp Perry in Ohio it was at first
proposed TO leave the navy unrepre-
sented, because of a failure to provide
money for the transportation OF the
team. The army was TO do all the
shooting. On second thought, how.
ever, It was decided to send a naval
representation. and the boys OF the
sea have carried away the champion.
ship. When 1t IN TO men behind
the guns. says Troy Times, the man
of.warsman "a do some shooting on
land as well as on the water.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

Two hundred and ten loaded freight
cars is the train which a locomotive,
lately built for the Erie railroad, will
haul upon a level track. The locomo-
tive weighs more than 200 ont and
is supported upon 16 driving wheels,
sight on each side. A train a mile
and a half long. which is the length of
80 cars. would have astounded rail.
road men OF the last generation. de.
elkres the Youths Companion, but en-.
gineers to-day are looking to longer
trains, IL they have not already made
them up.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
COURTESY STOPS ON CENTRAL
Rockefeller, u~tility-Lsw prafter and
Bishop Potter Refused.

New York.-No more courtesy
stops are made on the New
York Central. John d. Rockefeller
learned this when he wanted to take
a fast train at T%arrytovn TO go to Chi
cago to testify before Judge Lands.
Bishop Potter. too, wanted a rast
train stopped somewhere up along the
Hudson. so he could get aboard, but
was refused. One OF the men who
drafted the public utilities bill made
courtesy stops Illegal, forgot about the
law and filed a request for a stop at
his summer home. He was referred
to the provisions OF his W bill.
The courtesy" stop has become a
great nuisance on all railroads.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

Tchernlgoy, Russia-The estate neal
here belonging to the Princess Dolgo.
Toukowa has been pillaged and burned
by armed bandits, who carried of all
the yaluables in the residence and set
fire to the main house, the stables aud
all the outbuildings, Everything was
burned 20 the ground and a stud OF
magnificent horses was destroyed. A
regiment OF Dragons, quartered a
few miles from the estate, was unable
to get there in time to save the prop,
erty. The brigands escaped.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

A macadamized road between st.
Louis and Kansas City will be com.
pleted within two years. Construc.
ton work will be begun next spring
The Missouri legislature appropriated
5000 o for the purpose at Its last
session. The road will be so feet
wide. On its completion another, ex-
tending from north to south through
the state, will be undertaken.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Line, STOP Issuance Of Passes.

Jefferson City--Atty. Gen. Hadley
heard from the Missouri Pacific and
Frisco railroads to the effect that they
would comply with the request to stop
issuing passes to employees. and that
they would cancel all existing passes.
These two roads were the last to com
ply with the request made some time
ago, giving the reason for the delay an
impression that their general solicitors
had already issued the request.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
No Dancer.

Not a bit Of danger that our million
aire connoisseurs will expatrlate them.
selves because the high tariff prevents
them from importing art treasures,
There are some specimens Of fine art
that are peculiar to this country. some
in long green and some backed In
golden yellow. and these constitute q
tie that bind even an expert to the
land OF the free,-Pittsburs Gazette
Times.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
-Four Killed In Wreck.

Moberly-Two freight trains on the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas collIded
head-on on a sharp curve one and one
half miles east Of Moberly, due to a
mistaken order at Paris. Four men
we're killed outright. The dead are
Engineers Bledsoe and Winniger, Con-
ductor Milkerson and Brakeman Ach.
roeder, all of Hannibal. Both trains
were badly wrecked.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
OF MISSOURI
Protests Against Local option.

jefferson City-The validity OF the
adoption OF local option in Christian
county is to be brought before the
supreme court for adjudication when
that tribunal meets next month.
There are two sections of the law,
which, II Is argued. are In conflict.
One OF them requires that the petit.
tons submitted to the county court,
praying It to submit the local option
question TO q popular vote. must be
signed by taxpaying citizens. The
other simply provides that these peti.
tions bear the signatures Of citizens.
This is the point at issue.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Farmer Ends LI.- with Dynamite.

Lexington, Ky.-samuel Bagge, a
farmer residing In Bourbon county.
blew his head on with a stick OF
dynamite. Bagge owned a 40a acre
farm, but had been respondent for
some time and had threatened to take
his " life. He wrote his will be.
fore striking the cap. The dynamite
va procured from 4 nearby rock
quarry, lie vas So years old and un.
married. His father made a fortune
importing Shetland ponies and Cots.
void sheep. He was for three years
an inmate Of the insane asylum here.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Auto Kills Thester Manager.

New York-Marcus Jacobs, owner
and manager Of the Columbia theater.
Newark, N. j., was run down by an
automobile at Broad and West Park
streets and died OF his injuries two
hours later in st. Michael's hospital
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

Every now and then some dress re.
tc:nGr starts q cru32ao against the
wearing OF corsets. This has made
little difference in actual practice,
and is not likely TO as long as
the ladies have their own way and
fashion prsscribes the use of the ar.
ticle. And occasionally the ladies'
get q chance TO hit back. One Of
them was driving near oxford. n. j.
when she was struck by a stray shot
fred by boys who were playing with a
rife. Fortunately the ball hit the steel
OF the lady's corsets and she was un.
injured.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

German ship owners are urging the
construction OF a ship canal between
Bremen and Hamburg, a distance OF
about rs miles. Ships now have to
90 down the Elbe and up the Weser
TO get from Hamburg to Bremen.
whereas the proposed canal. using the
river Wumme as part Of it, would
make direct communication possible,
saving much time.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

oregon-Benjamin Austin. formerly
cashier of the Bank OF Forrest City
in this Holt county, a brought here
by Deputy sheriff George G. Gelvin
from Grant, Ore, and placed in jail on
the charge of obtaining money under
false ~pretenses by getting George II.
Minton, Charles o. Van Camp and
Albert o. Swope, all well.to.do farm.
ers OF this county, to sign a note for
him to the Bank of st. Joseph for the
sum OF $1,000.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
SHIFTS COAL DEAL
METcALF popoEs RESPONSIBLE.
iTY FOR $50, 500, 900 OUTLAW
LEGAL QUESTION IS INVOLVED
Yankee Shippers Challenge the Gov.
ernment's Right to Use Alien
Vessels.

Washington, ID. CAS- nearly as
possible Secretary Metcalf. of the
navy department is going to place the
responsibility for spending the s2,5oO,-
900 for coal for the Pacific cruise OF
the battleship fleet upon the shoulders
OF President Roosevelt. He said
that owing to the important legal and
political questions involved he will not
act until after consultation with the
president.
The political question is, whether
congress will s.. quietly by and see
what n of the naval journals char
acterizes as a display OF cheap poll
tics and ill-advised vainglory."
The legal question is, whether the
proposed employment of foreign regis.
tered ships in the transportation OF
coal from one American port to an.
other. in apparent violation of the
coastwise navigation laws. Is really
setting the laws OF congress in con-
tempt.
Must Use Foreign Ships.
The administration has been ad.
vlsed by Attorney General Bonaparte
that the discretion vested in the presi.
dent for using foreign bottoms, II he
thinks the rates made by American
ships are too high. absolves him from
the obligation in the coastwise law.
But IL foreign ships are used 1t will
not be a question Of rates, but Of sufft
cient tonnage and promptness.
II the feet is TO go to the Pacific for.
eign ships must be employed to carry
coal. The cruise must be postponed,
otherwise, until such time as the linn
tied American shipping facilities can
move the coal.
The courts will not intervene in any
case where discretion is vested in an
administrative officer, unless II Is
charged that he Is influenced by cor
ruption or other fraudulent motives.
None OF the protesting American ship
owner go as far rs that.
Admiral Cowles, chief Of the bureau
OF equipment, said today that from a
cursory examination OF the Bids It Is
evident that not a pound OF Welsh
coal will be used, because OF the low
bids for carrying American coal in for
eign bottoms.
Calls II an Outrage.
w. l. Marvin, a representative OF
American shipping interests, gave out
a statement In which he said
the proposed award to foreign ships "a
an outrage against American ship own
ers and American sailors and Amer
lean laborers, because II deprives them
OF the benefits of the protective policy
which this government applies tc
every other American industry.
He contends that the employment
American shipping make the cost Of
operating an American ship so high
that It requires $4,000 a year more to
operate an American team collier
than a British ship OF the same ca
pacity.
He contends that the employment
Of foreign ships would be as fragrant
a violation OF law as that committed
by the Standard OIL Co.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

louis Vile, Ky.-F, B. Converse, ed
itGr of the Christian Observer, reputed
TO he the Oldest religious newspaper in
the world, died OF a heart attack, Mr.
Converse was II years old and had
.ust rounded out a half century OF
service with the Observer.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Wage War on Wolves.

Sedalia-The farmers OF the valda
neighborhood, IL miles north Of Sc.
dalia, have bought a pack OF five wolf
hounds and are making a determined
effort to rid the nelghborhood OF
wolves, which have become a pest. A
party OF hunters started four large
wolves in a hunt. Elmer Elliott OF
Valda and Rev, W. +. Van over OF
Kansas City, Kas., killed one of the
pack. The wolf measured 8 feet from
tip to tip, and the hunters say that m
Of the wolves which escaped was much
larger.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
$50 LIVES LOST IN FLOOD.
King Alfonso Hastens to Aid Of starv-
ina Thousands.

Malagna, Spain. The latest
reports place the number drowned
by cloudburst and flood in Ma
laga and neIghborlng towns at $50.
Thousands are homeless and destitute
and a famine Is threatened. The dam
age is placed at nearly a million dol
lars. King Alfonso is on his way to
the scene.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

st. Joseph-Expert witnesses were
placed upon the stand in the Bert b.
Bruce murder trial. DR.. Paul Schwltz
or, chemist and member of the fac
ulty Of the Missouri university. testi.
fed that a sufficient amount of white
arsenic had been found in the stom'
achs OF Ernest ]. Gelsler and James s.
Self to have killed them.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Snake Trial Frets Deputies.

ST. Louis-Deputies Constable Will
liam Barth and william Canty OF
Justice Spalding's court, are much
worried over the outcome OF a case
pending in the court regarding snakes.
II the plaintiff wins the suit the con-
stables will be required to remove sew.
eral reptiles from a house on Olive
street, nea Twenty.frst street, and
deliver them to the defendant.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
FIRST DIVISION
PACIFIC FLEET
foREouARp OF AMERICAN NAVY
rs BROUGHT TO ANCHOR
OFF SAN FRANCISCO.
ENDS $4,000 MILE CRUISE
The Arrival OF the Four. Big Fighting
Machines MARKS the End Of
the Trip They Started
on a Year Ago.

San Francisco-The first division oil
the Pacific feet, the foreguard Of the
American navy. which is to assemble
In Pacific coast waters by order OF
President Roosevelt, has steamed
four armored cruisers passed the
heads in file formation. led by
the flagship West Virginia, flying at
her masthead the two-starred flag OF
the commander Of the feet, Rear Ad.
miral James II. Dayton. Five hun
bred yards to the rear zane the Colo.
RADIO. followed at a like distance by
the Maryland and the Pennsylvania.
The arrival Of the four big sister ships
marked the end Of a 36,000.mile cruise,
which began at Newport, r. l., last
September.
Admiral Fulhlls Promise.
The squadron was sighted outside
the heads at daybreak, steaming at
half speed out of a coast fog. BY
bringing his ships TO anchor of the
city front a few minutes before s
o'clock, Admiral Dayton fulfilled his
promise by wireless the night before
to arrive some time in the early fore
noon
Thousands OF people anticipating the
event, were gathered along the water
front and on the hilltops commanding
a view of the bay. Obliyious of the
fact that they could not be distin.
guished from the decks, they signalled
a welcome to the huge white-and.buff
fighting machines by waving hats and
handkerchiefs. and as fieecy pufs o,
smoke rose and drifted from the
mouths Of the ~six.pounder ~saluting
guns OF the West Virginia, they
cheered.
Flagship Fires Salute.
San Francisco never greeted a
( ~homebouud feet with prettier wealth
err. The light fog outside the heads
lifted and blew away as the cruisers
emerged into the Golden Gate at 6
O'Clock. As the squadron passed In
under the guns OF Fort Mason and
Fort Baker, the flagship fired a salute
Passing Goat Island, the West Vir.
gina took On d mouhehldls hoi1ue'
dress by running up successive strings
of bright co,ored signal flags, which
were answered from the naval train
ing station there. Ferryboats crowd
ed to the rails with early morning
commuters, saluted the squadron by
triple blasts of their whistles. the
admiral's ship responding in kind.
Health of Men Satisfactory.
opposlte North Beach the cruisers
slowed down to allow Chief Quaran
tina ofscer Dobdv tn come aboard. In
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
JooIin to Decorate for Miners.

Joplin-In honor of the approaching
American Mining Congress, which is
to be held in this city in October,
Joplin citizens are making extensive
arrangements for the entertainment OF
the visitors, the principal movement
thus far being a plan to light the city
with millions OF incandescent bulbs.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
COUNTESS WILL DEFEND RIGHTS.
Divorced Wife Of ssxony's King VIII
Cling to Daughter, Princess Anne.

Forence-Enrico Toselli, who last
week married the Countess Montig,
noso in london, in an interview con.
firmed the reports that it was his in.
teution to make an American tour as
a singer. but declined 10 give any de.
tails concerning it, He declared that
his wife would defend her rights as a
mother for the care of her daughter,
the Princess Anne Monica Pla.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
IN HONOR
OF M'KINLEY
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES At YIN.
YELLING OF MONUMENT
At CANTON, o.
ROOSEVELT MAKES ADDRESS
Home Of Martyred President Thronsed
With Thousands Of Visitors
-Four States Contributed
TO Monument,

Canton. o.-An address by President
Roosevelt and a poem written for the
occasion and recited by James Whit
comb Riley. dedicated here the s5to,'
600 Mckinley memorial monument
built by a countrywide popular sub
scriptlon Of 1900 900 small contribu.
tons.
The crowd in Canton numbered
100, 600. Special trains brought nearly
$4,000 people from western Pennsyl'
vania and Ohio.
Two thousand regulars and 1000 OF
the Ohio national guard protected
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Bruce Murder Case Up.

st. Joseph-The trial of DR.. Bert B.
Bruce, charged with the murder of his
fath~er.in-law. Ernest j. Geisler, was
called in the criminal court. The de-
PENDANT is the son OF J. w. Bruce, a
lumber dealer In Dearborn. Mo. He is
accused OF substituting arsenic for 9TH
err drugs when filling a prescription.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

Not to be outdone by the submarine
exploit of the president of the United
States, NJ. Clemenceau, the French
premier. made an ascent in Paris the
other day N a Siderable war balloon.
During the trip a pipe burst. and the
premier was splashed with hot water.
II took 20 minutes TO make the needed
repairs, and during this time the bal.
loon remained stationary above the
rtty
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
farmer Shot by Unknown Party.

st. James-Oliver Deletroiz. a
Frenchman. living west of here, was
shot in the head by an unknown party,
and is not expected to live. He was
walking along the road when shot and
accidentally found his way to farm
house, where a physician had been
called, who attended him.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
People Flee Before Flames.

Kansas City-Ffre that started from
unknown causes destroyed the sixth
floor of the Altman building. Eleventh
and Walnut streets. A number Of peo-
pie asleep in the upper floors were
driven into the street in their night
clothes.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
EXPLOSION Wrecks Greenhouse.

Pleasant Hill-A boiler exploded in
the Conservatives OF George NJ. KEEL
logg, florist, three miles from IRE,
partially destroying the plant and
causing damage estimated at $4,000.
over one-half of the plant was saved.
The Conservatives are among the
largest in the west.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

Maybe Mars is inhabited by canals.
How do We know but that in such a
highly organized planet canals have
developed human intelligence? May,
be after the Panama canal has been
finished It will be able 10 talk TO the
canals on Mars.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

Both parties are afraid Of the tar.
H." says a Democratic paper. Some.
body should send that editor a copy
OF all the Republican national plat.
forms to show him that he doesn't
know the difference between consist.
emit outspoksn courage and fear.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Law corn,rston. Tor New chu,ch

Kokomo, lnd.-The cornerstone for
the new Roman Catholic church, which
Is TO cost 500, 900, has been laid
Bishop Allerding of Fort Wayne pre-
sided at the ceremonies that were wit.
messed by 5000 persons. This is the
t~hirty-ffth anniversary OF the pas,
torate OF Rev. Father Lordeman.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
Buried ass Feet oeep; Lives.

Duluth, Minn.-Paul Meliege, 40
years old, was rescued at Chisholm
from a mine chamber 265 feet below
the surface. upon which there had
been a sinking depression. When
found Meliege was in an exhausted
condition.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

II is highly Characteristic Of the
Hub OF the Universe, says the syria.
cuse Post.Standard, that the news.
boys union located there should be
supplying one Of lite members with
the necessary funds for a course IN
HarNa ard University.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
81. Joseph COMPTROLLER Quits.

st. Joseph-Hiram II. Barnes, city
comptroller, resigned to engage in 9TH
er pursuits. He has not fully perfect
ed his plans, but will probably engage
in business in st. Louis. H. B. Har'
ris, an insurance agent, was appoint.
ed to succeed Barnes.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

The name of Michael Scott is the
earliest among the Scotch poets. but
the oldest fragments of Scottish
poetry now known to exist consist OF
a few lines Of lamentation on the
death Of Alexander III. OF Scotland,
which took place in 1856.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
sehoonsr capslxes; Crew Saved.

Lynn, Mass.-The British schooner
Princess OF Avon, bound from PARIS
boro, N. s., to Boston, was capsized
OF the Graves, the entrance TO Bos'
ton harbor. Her crew OF hve men
was rescued by q government tug.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

When you remember that It took
the British parliament nearly 500
years to pass the corn laws its &C,
ton in d%evoting scarcely a century to
the consideration Of the deceased
wife's sister" bill seems hasty and i'm.
pulsive In the extreme.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

Walter Page remarks that the
worst written books year after year
are wr,den by our scholars and
academic men" This is a painful and
abrupt way Of putting it. but, says the
Chicago News, It is a true word never.
theless.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

Mllan-Paris Gilbert Lewis. SO years
old, a farmer, living three miles south
OF Green City, fell from the third
story window OF a hotel here and was
instantly killed. A wife and nine chill
dren survive him. The body was
buried at Butte.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03
DAMAGED Ships Return to Quebec.

Halifax. N. S.-The Allen Line
steamer Monaghan, which was in col
lision with the steamer Hurons, was
30 seriously injured that she is com
PEELED to return at slow speed to
Quebec with her $50 passengers.