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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-11-19
THURSDAY, NOV 10, 1908.
Trusts in Control.

ed and our country lOr 1Our years
LONGER will be in the hands of the
trusts. John D. Rockefeller came
out for Taft at a critical time to
save him from defeat and said: Il
am for Mr.. Taft for President. "
Think for one minute what it means;
Mr.. Rockefeller, the largest business
man in the world; at the head of a
business system OF trusts that has
invested in the world the amazing
sum of one billion and six hundred
millions of dollars, par value" or
five billion dollars, in value, pre-
served in Standard Oil; nine hun
dred and twenty millions in Amer
lea alone, par value, or two and
three quarter billions. He alone,
outside of his partners in business
could have bought and sold the
Roman Empire, in its greatest glory.
Their schedule assets of January
1908, shows this correct; with eight
years more with the same ratio of
prosperity as in the past, they can
purchase the wealth of the United
States.
The trusts own the republican
party of today, and are debating its
policies. In this fight for the mass
eS against the trusts, they own and
control every political position of
any consequence from senators to
ward healerS; legislation like sar-
dimes are put up in Standard Oil"
They own the beef packing in
dustry, the telegraph system, the
steamship lines, the express comp
anies, the manufactured and natural
gas and oil fields of the world, cleo
trio and power system, the coal
mines, the uncut timber of the for
eSts, the steel and iron business of
the world, the principal banks and
banking systems of banking centers
makes the blood of every thought
full American curdle in his veins,
combined with fear and indignation.
Once the flag of our merchant ma
rine dotted every sea, bearing the
free products of a free American
people; today the great fleet of
Standard Oil and other ships plough
through the sea, bearing the pro,
ducts of monopoly. These vital is
sues should have been considered
in this past campaign. 1t is thu
most amazing spectacle the wOrlt
has ever been confronted with, sen
atOrS, congressman, governors, ant
supreme court judges perform vau
deville stunts" after dinner for tn,
benefit of the trusts and should il
please, they could discharge al
public officials and shut up the gov
eminent for a holiday, while tn
masses look on complacently.
The people must look to the Bi
Trusts for their laws and thei
judges to interpret the laws. W
must buy our bread and meat froI
trusts, after dinner smoke a cigf
from the Tobacco Trust, read tn
news from a Newspaper Trus
Wherever you turn, the same imae
confronts you, The hydra-heade
monster is upon you. In vain hav
the people called for relief.
Mr.. Roosevelt was born in ii
nest of the Dragon. Mr.. Taft
bound hand and foot and the trus
in their purple robes, are sitting
their offices waiting for the fourt
of March 1909 so to take Mr.. Ia
by the hand and escort him to IL
presidential chair with StandaI
Oil trimmings. j. l. Woods Merri
Kansas City, Mo.
The Hunnewell bank viii Adi
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-11-19
Great Music Offer.

Send us the names of three or
more performers on the Piano or
Organ and twenty-five cents in sill
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you postpaid our latest Popular
Music Roll containing 20 pages full
Sheet Music, consisting of popular
Songs, Marches and Waltzes arrang-
ed for the Piano or Organ including
Rud. Knauer's famous Flight Of
the Butterflies" March Manila
and the latest popular song, The
Girl I've Seen"
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-11-19
Negro Domination.

hesitate to call everything by its
proper name. Regarding negro
domination" it says:
The question of negro domina-
ton in Missouri has not been set
tied by the election of Herbert S.
Hadley.
The results of the election have
bit emphasized the fact that Mis-
souri, politics is negrO-ridden and
negro-bossed.
There are in round numbers, co.
600 negro votes in the state of Mis-
souri, today.
Those votes are pOlled solidly for
the Republican ticket.
So long as they are polled they
will be polled for the Republican
ticket.
Had the negro vote been divided
or had it not been cast, Herbert S.
Hadley would not today be the
Governor-elect.
Had the negro vote been divided
or had it not been cast, William j.
Bryan would have received the
electoral vote of Missouri by a
handsome majority.
Had the negro vote been divided
or had it not been cast, the entire
Democratic state ticket would have
been elected.
Were the negro vote controlled
by intelligence and not by preju-
dice and Doodle, Missouri would
still be thoroughly Democratic.
But the control of the negro vote
by the Republican boss, through
prejudice, and by means of Doodle,
has given Missouri a Republican
Governor and made its electoral
vote Republican.
The Republican party does not
now and never has made an appeal
to the negros intelligence.
1t controls him by awaking in
him the hope of appointment to
political offices that he is unable to
fill. and in which his presence will
be an insult to the whites; it con-
trols him by promising places on
the police force where he can and
does lay british hands upon men
and women whenever the opportu-
nifty presents itself; it controls him
by holding out to him a thousand
ways the hope of social equality
mixed schools and legalized inter
marriages; it controls him by pay
ing him a few hard, dirty dollars
for the vote which the white man
holds dear as citizenship itself.
And because of these outrageou.
abuses and because the negro mar
shals sixty thousand votes in Mis-
souri,, the white men of Missouri
the Democratic white men who re
deemed Missouri from carpetbagisn
and made her great and proud
must be outvoted and have fasten
ed upon them an administration
could not have come into existenc
had it not been for the negro vote;
The question of negro domino
ton is a living issue in Missouri tC
day. 1t will be living issue unit
Missouri becomes a white man
state and a white woman's hom,
, The lower house of the genera
| assembly is Republican. There
r little hope of its enacting law whic
: would deprive the Republican bose
!. of their only hope of retaining col
E troll of Missouri.
But the senate of Missouri
2 Democratic, and to this Democrat
senate the people of Missouri tn
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-11-19

The Hunnewell bank viii dis
solve its organization as soon Nes
the advertisement required BY law
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
COLORADO MAN INVESTS IN.
MONTANA. \
OPPORTUNITY IS HERE
F. G. Neville, a Colorado Man, Tells
OF Big Profits in Realty Investments
Montana Has a Wonderful Future
Is His Prediction-Fine Farm Land.

F. G. Neville OF Laurel, who owns
property in the new town, is in the
city. Mr.. Neville formerly resided
at L%oveland, Colo, near Denver, and
says that in his opinion Montana Of.
fers greater opportunities for the in.
weston in land than any state in the
union.
He came to the Yellowstone valley
some time ago and has acquired q
large amount of farming and town
property and says that he has al
ready made 50 per cent on his invest.
ment as land has advanced at that
rate since he first came to Montana.
Mr.. Neville is familiar with all
branches of irrigation and sugar
beets, potatoes and grain and his ex.
perience as a farmer extends over
many years in the semi-arid west. He
states that in all his experience he
has seen a country with such
fine opportunities as Eastern Montana
holds out to the farmer. The land is
cheap and the water available and dry
farming has been tried and found to
be successful in a year which was
practically without rainfall.
The new empire Of the northwest
holds out unequaled inducements to
the people Of the east, is MI. Neville's
opinion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-According
to an official announcement today the
new postal agreement between the
United States and Germany provides
that after January 1, 1909, letters for
Germany paid at the reduced rate OF
2 cents will be dispatched only by
steamers sailing from New York FOR
German ports. Letters for Germany
dispatched via Great Britain or
France must be paid at the postal un
ion rate of 5 cents for the first ounce
and 8 cents for each additional ounce.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
BANK, STORE AND COAL OFFICE
ARE BURNED.
LOSS TWENTY THOUSAND
Defective Flue Believed to Have Been
Cause Of Disastrous Blaze in Coal
camp-Loss all Covered by lnsur-
ance-VaIuabIes Saved.
Especial to The Gazette.)

BRIDGER, Mont, Dec. 2.-In a con
Migration early this morning the
Bridger State bank, the offices of the
aBridger Coal company, and the con
fectionery store of Warren T. Baker
yer totally destroyed, entailing a
loss Of $780, 900.
The fire, which started in the con-
fectionery store, is believed to have
ben caused by a defective f1ue. The
flames started at an early hour and
Is a result were able to get a good
start in the frame building before
the firemen reached the scene.
The buildings we're all amply COW
cred by insurance. The securities
and money OF the bank were in a fire.
proof vault and were not burned by
the fire.
In all probability the structures
burned today will be rebuilt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
MARksMEN At SPOKANE.
Big Shoot Will be Held Next Week by
Rod and Gun Club.

lMEPG Na @@EIMu&8 &@MM NHfE 15wEM &HE@ &0&@S&@
SPOKANE, Dec. with between
100 and $50 Of the crack shots Of the
Spokane country, of British Columbia,
Montana, the Puget sound and Big
Bend country, Oregon, Idaho and pos
sibly California coming into Spokane
during Apple show week, the two
days tournament being planned by the
Spokane Rod and Gun club for Decem-
Der s and 8 promises to exceed in at
tendance and interest anything ever
this city, perhaps actually excelling
the great Pacific coast sportsmen's
shoot here a year ago last September.
Special inducements to trapshooters
lie in the reduced rates on all roads
for the Apple show, in the 5000 added
money each day and in the big enter
tainment going on III the evenings of
the week.
Reports have already come in from
Calgary, Alberta, that a dozen or
more are coming from there. Nell
son and Greenwood, B. c., are expect
ed to send some. The delegation from
across the line promises to be bigger
than ever before known.
The two days program consists of
10 2o-bird events each day, making
in all 400 targets. The entrance for
each event is 50.
A $40 high average cup will be
awarded the amateur making the high
est average for the two days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
ORIGIN OF RED LODGE MINE FIRE
lNcENDlARY.
REWARD IS OFFERED
officers Of the Property Insist That
the Timbers Were Saturated With
Oil, to Render Them More Highly
inf1amable.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Y 10 lu6 GaZ0LCG.J
RED LODGE, Mont, Dec. AFTER
a thorough Investigation Of the causes
which lead to the recent catastrophe
the officials have come to the con.
clusion that the fire in slope No.
was Of ~incendiary origin and today
General Manager G. r. Claighorn 81
the company who is still in the city
offered a reward Of $4,000 for the ar.
rest and conviction of the guilty par.
ties.
The nature Of the fire and the "a.
pidity with which the flames spread
c%onvinces Mr.. Claighorn that the
mine was set aflre as a miners lamp
could not have possibly been respon.
sible for same.
The officials of the company allege
that they found evidences of oil on
the timbers and from the odor they
have reason to believe that the wood
was saturated before having been ig-
nited.
Detectives will be put on the trail
and every effort, the officials state
will be made to bring the guilty par.
ties to justice.
The headless body Of one Of the
unfortunate men whose lives were
sacrificed in the recent fire, was dis.
covered shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning at a point close to where the
fire had broken out.
The remains we're badly burned
and decomposed by the excessive heat
and all efforts at Identification up to
this time have proven unavailing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04

1<A1Al0, DtC. Z.-lle D{
Sagan, who vas Miss Anna Gould o.
New York had her innings in cour,
today in the hearing of the case
brought by her former husband, Coun'
Boni De Castellane. to have the thre,
ch1ldren placed in the custody of hi!
mother, the Marquise De Castellane
The first hearing took place yester
day and M Bennett, counsel for thu
count set forth by statement, allega.
lions and insinuations that the atmos,
phere Of the De Sagan household wal
detrimental to the proper bringing W
LOT the three Castellane boys. During
the afternoon, hundreds Of women, in.
Guiding some Of the most prominent
members of the French society and thu
american and English colonies o
Paris, literally fought in the corridors
of the palace of justice to gain admis.
sion to the crowded court room, where
the side of the princess raj presented
by NJ. Clemenceau. Without essayine
the impassioned oratorical role played
by M. Bennett last week, M. Clemen-
ceau cody and calmly but with cutting
irony and keen ridicule, met the &C.
cusations brought against the Princess
De Sagan, whose character he insisted
was fblameless.
He mercilessly scored the record and
character of the Count De Castellane
and said he was wholly unfit to have
the custody of his children. He charg-
ed that the real purpose Of the count
was to raise money and satisfy his
vengeance on the Princess De Sagan,
at the expense of his children, whose
minds he had tried to poison.
Neither Prince De Sagan or the
count were present in court.
Continuing, M. Clemenceau an.
nounced that the princess formally
joined with her husband in the allega.
ton against the counts numbered 4 to
20 inclusive. He charged that the
count, in order to prevent the mar.
riage of Nine. Gould with the Prince
De .Sagan caused forged letters and
documents purporting to have been
written by De Sagan, to be sent to
Nine. Gould. These papers consisted
of usurer's notes, payable the day the
prince was married to Mime. Gould
and three letters alleged to have been
written by De Sagan to his mistress,
in which he ridiculed Nine. Gould and
spoke in scurrilous terms of her. The
count claimed that these documents
had been left anonymously at his res.
idence during the month of Septem-
Der, 1907. De Sagan offered to prove,
with the cooperation of his wife, that
the count had arranged through two
women, called Nine. g. and Nine. r.,
to have these documents shown to
Nine. Gould at her country residence
De Sagan, while not directly accus-
ing the count of forgery, offered to
prove by experts, that these docu-
ments We're forged "by the same
hand"
Then, taking up his argument again,
M. Clemenceau said he did not like to
follow his adversary into the realm of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
CHIEF OF POLICE SHOE.

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Dec. .2.-captain
w. B. Johnston, chief of police OF this
city who was accidentally shot just
before Dor today, died at the city
hospital at 6 o'clock tonight. The bull.
let which was discharged from a re.
volver at it fell to the ground from
a holder in which Chief Johnson car.
ried, 1t penetrated the right lung and
the chief died of an internal hem.
orrhage, after lingering 6 hours.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
BONl RAKED BY
MERCILESS ATTORNEY
lExcoriated by Counsel for Princess De
Sa9an, Anna Gould.

fimsy affirmations; he preferred to
confine himself to facts that had been
established. Mime. Gould's alleged re-
mark that it would have been better
If she had not been divorced but had
lived as she pleased, was dismissed.
What Mime. Gould actually said, M.
Clemenceau declared, was 81 am treat
ed just as IL / had q lot OF lovers"
Counsel for the princess continued
that the testimony Of the chauffeur
discharged from the service OF be
Sagan and the evidence Of private de-
tectives was utterly unworthy Of con
%sideration, and he raked the count
when he mentioned the subject OF the
home life Of the princess.
When Miss Gould was married to
De Castelane she had a yearly income
Of 100000. During her married life,
with what counsel characterized as
it's countless f%ollies,' the sum of $10,-
100000 had been spent. When she got
her divorce from the count there ex-
listed debts amounting to $1,000, 900, in
addition to the sum of $45, 900 that
had been given to the Marquis and
Marquise De Castellane.
"This is the man who wants his
children educated like a De Castel-
lane, a man without a profession, who
married for money and then devoted
himself to betraying his wife with his
wife's female friends" cried M. Gle
menceau.s
Continuing, M. Clemenceau revealed
the exact terms of the settlement his
client offered to make at the time Of
her divorce. These terms were $780,
900 in cash and an income of $4,000
a year, the income to be increased
when the estate Of his former wife
was out OF the hands Of the trustees
she to take over all the debts then
pending.
M. Clemenceau then rallied at the
count for ~reproaching De Sagan with
having two mistresses. The count, he
said, had more than two when he
married Miss Could"
The count also accused De Sagan
with ingratitude because he (the
county had once loaned him $4,000.
Where did the money come from?''
asked the lawyer. seWhy from Anna
Gould, who is now the Princess De
Sagan."
Reverting to the divorce proceed
ings, M. Clemenceau charged that
the words of the decree obtained by
the countess, that .sthe husband had
entertained relations with women of
easy morals did not constitute the
worst charge against the count. AS
a proof that the suit was not brought
because of the counts solicitude for
his children and that the Marquise
De Castellane did not desire their
cust ody. M. Clemenceau called atten-
tion to the fact that the Marquise De
Castellane could not now come for
ward al a party to the action.
M. Clemenceau took up one by one
the accusations made against the prin-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
lswALskY WILL SPEAK.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. Pre-
mier Stolypin has abandoned his OBJ
jections to Foreign Minister Iswols-
ky's appearance before the Douma to
make his statement regarding the
Balkan situation and Minister IsWolS
ky will speak next week during the
debate ON finances.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
INTEREST GROWING
IN N. E. REVEALS
EXCELLENT MUSIC AND STIR.
RING ADDRESSES.

Interest in the revival meetings at
the Methodist church is growing. The
pastor, Rev. Edward Smith, is being
assisted by Rev. T. s. Leland of Glen
dive and Prof. H. B. Inland, q choris-
ter Of unusual ability. Prof. Inland is
handling the music Of the meetings
in a most skillful manner, while Rev,
Leland is making some stirring ad-
dresses.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04

d him at the last moment did not come
as a complete surprise. Their loyalty
was suspected and the defections of the
last two or three days showed clearly
what might be expected.
coicou Is a Refugee.
General Jules Coicou, the military
commander of Port Au Prince is among
the refugees, as Is also General Hya-
cinthe. Coicou is the man who order
ed the assassination Of his own brother
and two cousins last May for compli-
city in the unsuccessful revolt move
ment that broke out at that time and
Hyacunthe is an official who presided
) at the wholesale execution that follow
ed the suppression of this outbreak.
He has taken refuge at the German
legation.
General Leconte and M. Lafentant
one of the personal advisors of Nord
Alexis took refuge in the French lega-
ton last night.
General Macellin. minister Of fn-
ance, is a refuge.
General Simon, leader of the rebels
expected here at any moment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
REDUCED POSTAL RATES.
Letters May be Sent to Germany for
Two Cents.

BERLIN, Dec. 2.-The United
States and Germany have arranged
for a postal rate on letters between
the two countries of two cents in
stead of the existing rate of five cents.
The new rates will go into effect on
January /. 5%.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
Home Brevities

Hon. 0. L. Kimbrough was over
from Greenwood Monday.
j. a. OVERLY. o. NJ. Amyett, Joe
Smith. Or. H. W. Turnipseed, DR.. NJ.
p. Winkler. of Tchula had business
before the court Monday.
J. T, Wallis, of Coxburg, greeted
his many friends in Lexint ton Mon.
day.
Henry Smith. of 2eiglerville, was
here IN a business way Monday.
j. r. Anderson, a prominent mer-
chant at Zeiglerville, was business
visitor to Lexington Monday.
One individual sums up the matri.
monial question as follows; Two wo.
men started to win man; each en-
tered the race with different plan.
One put on fine garments to dazzle
his eye; the other baked him an old
fashioned pie. The dresser did moth
ing but giggle and talk the baker said
nothing but won in walk.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
W. D. Hester, of Durant, was here

W. D. Hester, of Durant, was here
Monday on insurance business.
r. Fl. Montgomery of Durant, is
spending some time at Owens Wells.
j. II. Reichman, of Brozville, greet
ed friends here Monday.
F. B. Ramsey, c. 0. Turner, J. F.
Howard, B. A Barth were noted in
Lexington Monday
I'm in difficulty over my girl. :"
What's wrong?" I've been SAYING
such nice things to her that she's get.
ting conceited. If l quit she'll think
| don't care for her any longer, and If
90 she I'll think she's TOO good for
me. Puck.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
u arrett Grocer Co.

The ForestRegister is responsible for
the following: Two capricious young
ladies of Forest had planned to have
some fun the other evening when a
young man called, in TRYING to initiate
him in everything he did. On enter
ing the parlor the young lnan blew
his nose, which each of the girls
promptly initiated. Ha then stroked
his hair and both the girls did like-
wise. Next he Strengthened his collar.
They did the same, and a few dimples
and smiles began to appear in spite of
them. Then the young man calmly
stopped down and turned up his trous-
ers-the proceedings stopped and the
subject was changed.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18

you must have good health. You CAM
have good health if your liver is moi
doing it's duty-slow but sure poison.
ing is going on all the time under such
circumstances. Ballard's Herbine
makes a perfectly healthy liver-keeps
the stomach and bowels right and acts
as tonic for the entire system. Sold
by All Druggists.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18

J. c. Plckens, MIR ard Mrs |. B.
Pickens, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Fl. Far.
rar spent Sunday very pleasantly al
Owens Wells.
d. J. Crawford was over from Hoff
man the early part of the week on
court business.
Capt 2 r. Hammett, of Owens,
exchanged greetings with friends here
Monday.
Clint Wynn, of EdsvilIe, attended to
= busansss hetotv the court Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. q, f. Brown, of Cru
ger visited relatives and friends here
the :eariy part of the week.
John Steinreide, of satartia, visited
the city Mondy.
81. W. Parish, of Coxburg, was noted
on our busy marts Monday.
W. L. Smith, of Tolarville, attended
court Monday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18

MIR. John White, of SO Highland
Ave. Houlton, Maine, says; Have
been troubled with cough every win.
ter and spring. Last winter | tried
many advertised remedies, hut the
cough continued until bought a SOC,
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
before that was half gone, the cough
was all gone. This winter the same
happy resul: has followed; a few doses
once more banished the annual cough.
| am row convinced that DR.. Kings
New Discovery is the best of all cough
and lung remedies. = Sold under qua.
rantee at Swinney 81 Stigler and b. s.
Beall's drug stores. SOC. and $1.O0.
Trial bottle free.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
Strayed on. Stolen.

From Choctaw Plantation, near
Tchula, one red muley bull, about 8
years old; no marks or brands. Lib
eral reward will be paid for its return
to owner. If stolen / will pay $50 90
reward for arrest and conviction of
thief. J. L. CAIN.
TchuIa, Miss.