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Sittrdat. May 11, 1901.
THE M05E0E UOCTaUSK.
Tae Monroe doctrine waick ass
hitbeito been accepted by tb leading
world powers id a fairly graceful saas
er seem bow ia a way to be ques
tioned. This i evidenced by Ger
many eontrorerjy regarding Mar
garita, Island. Tbe French press also
skews aome felling in iu comments on
tbt incident. Tbe repoblioan party
by iu foolish policy of conquest ia for
eign lands and its subsequent attempt
at permanent colonization in these
las da bai laid this coon try open to the
charge of inconsistency, and the charge
too is not without good foundation.
Eves England bas declared that the
coarse of the United State in its
Philippine policy is practically an
abandonment of the Monroe doctrine.
A united declaration by tbe leading
world powers on this line would pat
the United States in an embarrassing
position, where she would bae to
fight or back cown. Tbe latter she
could not well afford to do, and a fight
with several foreign nations combined
would be a national disaster greatly to
be deplored. Tbe United States with
ber usual pluck and ingenaity aad
boundless resources weald doubtless
win ia the end, but it would be at a
eost in money far ia eioesa of any
possession! which we hare secured in
our colonial policy, not to mention tbe
fearful sacrifice tf life that would re
tail in an international war.
So long ai we insist upon tbe abso
lute control of the western hemisphere
ad bar all foreign nations from any
additional footing thereon, we should
abandon tbe idea of getting upon their
preserves. Tbe masses will ander
stand this natter before another pres
idential election and will condemn by
their votes the republican party that
bas forced our government into its
present position.
cote bis Portoricaa omtnersault. .
Teis London interview of Mr. Perry
S. Heatn is simply a feeler pat out by
Senator Banna to get an expression
from tbe republican pre- of tbe coun
try as to presidential prospects for tbe
nomination in 1903. We will probably
hear more on tbe tame line in tbe near
future. If Marcus wants it, lot ber
aspirations may as well take back
seats. That "strong confidence and
sensible counsel'' will compel them to
stand aside.
WHAT ifMtANS KOK TEXAS.
Tke discovery of the immense quan
titles of oil in Texas and the practi
cability of this erode oilas a fuel may
mean far more than tbe simple value
of tbe oil at the market price. Tbe
east which bas hitherto been tbe manu
factoring section of tbe country is too
far from tbe productive territory of the
middle west to make it profitable to
carry the raw material there to work it
up into finished products. The natural
channel for the products of tbe Missis
ippi Valley and the fertile west is down
tbe valley to tbe gulf and the cheap
fuel famished by Texas makes it the
possible manufacturing center of the
future. Tbe oil boom is but the pre
lade to a manufacturing boom that
will exceed io lime the brigbest dreams
of the present Texas speculators.
Tbe statement of Prof. Algie Cook of
Chicago that he hod sever kissed
or hugged a girl in his life, having
reached Paris, three fair girl students
of tbe Latin quarter testify of their
own knowledge that he fibbed when be
made that statement, and assert that
be was 'the aw fullest flirt that ever
happened along." Possibly tbe pro
fessor in bis seal ia bis pursuit of
knowledge in Faris was simply experi
menting a little and bad forgotten all
about bis Parisian experiment when
he made his statement.
Plans far a ocasolidatien of locomo
tive manufacturers are rapidly assum
ing definite sbape. It u stated in New
York that a new company will be
formed which will acquire nearly all
tbe locomotive building plants in tbe
country except tbe Baldwin locomotive
works. The trust business eoea mer
rily on and a lew more years of repub
lican administration will have every,
thing monopolized except tbe air we
breath.
HAXNA POSSIBLY SKXT.
Tbe words of Mr. Ferry S. Death,
secretary of tbe republican national
committee, to a party of Americans in
a London hotel Monday, wonld in
dicate that Senator M. A. Hansa
would probably like to be tbe next
nominee of tbe republican party for
president. Mr. Uealh asserts that
Mr. McKinley- will not be a candidate
for a third term
Speaking of Mr. Uanna he says,
"There is not a man in the repablican
party who could gel the next presi
dential nomination so surely ai Sena
tor Mark Hanna, and not a man in tbe
United Stales who could be so easily
elected.1' As to tbe first statement we
think: it quite probable that Mark
Hanna conld get the nomination if be
should go after it, and there is no good
reason wby be should not have it
We do not believe, however, that be
could be so easily elected.
It bas all along been tbe contention
of tbe democrats tbat Mark Hanna
has been tbe power behind tbe throne
that bas directed and controlled tbe
McKinley administratioa, but this fact
bas never before been acknowledged
by tbe republicans. Tbe following
words of Mr. Heath, however, are
significant wbea we take into consid
eration bis position as secretsry of
the republican national committee
lie saya: "While Mr. Hanaa would
be tbe last niaa in tbe world to
detract in tbe slightest from the
credit due to tbe president, per
sonally for his able administration of
affairs, wbicb, by the wsy, I may say
commands tbe respect alike of demo
crats and republicans as no other pres
ident's administration has done, still I
think: Mr. Ifanna's strong confidence
and sensible couasel bas been invalua
ble to the president.'' This is more
nearly an admission of the democratic
General Chaffee's remarks at au
army smoker given recently in Peking,
in which be says "tbat never will yoa
see Americans and Britishers facing
each other in ibe field" are causing
considerable comment. General CnsSee
may have a very warm feeling for the
British bat if England should trespass
upon tke rights of tbe American nation
there would doubtless be trouble be
tween the two armies.
Late developments on tbe Sew York
Exchange would seem to indicate a
bitter fight between what is known as
the Harriman syndicate backed by tbe
boulds and Standard Oil interest,
and tbe Vanderbilt-Morgan-Hill com
bine. When rogues fall out then just
men get their dues.
Coin ty Court
Tie county court on last Wednesday
... u,T rs the aeH
valuation of taxable property in Lafaj-!
ette county for tbe'ytar 1901 as " :
Oa the flOO valuation tbe levy was
25 cents for stale purposes; 40 cents
for county revenue; SO cents for
county compromise fund.
Tbe apportionment of tbe money to
tbe different fond was as follow:
Poor fund, n.40 per cent; road fun J,
7.40 per cent; salary fund, 9 40 per
cent; jury and election fund, 6-40 per
cent; contingent fund, MO per cent.
Tbe levy on tbe $100 assessed valua
tion of tho usable property of the
townships bavlag bonded indebtedness
wu as follows: Sni-s-Bar township,
40 cents; Lexington township, 40
cents; Washington township, 50 cent.
For roads and bridges tne ievy wm
5 cents, and by direction of the court a
levy of 5 cents was made to psy off
the criminal costs tbat bave been
banging over for several years. Tbe
levy Is 84 cents, the same as last year,
the additional five cents being tbat
ordered by tbe eircait court to psy off
back criminal costs.
Miss Laura Edwards amfd as
Spousor.
Colonel Thomas P. Hoy, acting ad
jutant general of tbe L'nited Confeder
ate Veterans of Missouri, has named
Miss Laura Edwards, daughter of Mrs.
Jennie Edwards, state librarian at
Jefferson City, as sponsor from Mis
souri at tbe reunion to be held at
Memphis, Tenn., May 28, 29 and 30,
says the Sedalia Democrat.
Miss AnBa Keith, of Kansas City,
ha been named as first maid of boner,
with Mrs. G. M. English, of Kansas
City, as ebaperone, and the two first
named ladies will also represent Mis
souri at tbe state reunion to be held at
Springfield, Ad gust 8 to 10, inclusive,
with Mrs. Albert O. Allen, of Jefferson
City, as chaperone.
A namber of additional maids of
henor will be appointed for the Spring
field reunion, lbs total probably
reaching twenty.
half submerged tbe lowing of such a
vast and unwieldy bulk ia a formidable
undertaking.
The start will be made some time ia
September, a number of powerful logs
being utilised- Slow progress will be
made oa the long trip. Tbt dook is
523 feel long. 100 feel wide across tbe
entrance, with a depth of twenly-eight
feel ever tbe sill. It baa a lifting
capacity of 15,000 tons, and oa emer
gsney it high desks will give it addi.
tional power to U.0O0. It bas cost
f 6 10,000. The contract calls for
plating the dock la position at Algiers,
so that tbe tswmc of lbs structure
tbrongh tbe Atlantic and the gulf will
be made at tbe risk of the contractor. ''
St. Clair Judges In Jail.
Osceola, Mo., May 7. After several
ysars of hide-and-seek between the
members of tbe St. Clair county court
and United States marshals, this alter
noon tbe marshals were successful. At
4 .30 o'clock while the court was ia
session, in the county clerk's office,
two marshals quietly slipped in and
placed Thomas D. Jeritt, presiding
judge, and S. C. Pedes, associate
jadge. under arrest.
Judge Walker, tbe other associate
judge, with conning, when the mar
shals approached tbe officer assumed
the position of a listener to tbe pro
ceedings, and while Deputy United
States Marshal, S, H. Graham of St.
Joseph, Mo., was makicg inquiry as to
who was in the office of tle county
clerk, quietly slipped out, mounted his
horse, rode to tbe south end of tows
and notified Mrs. Peden of the arrest
of ber husband and rode back past tbe
county court house and to bis home.
The marshals making the armt
were J. II. Graham of St. Joeph.
Mo., and H. W. Pyatt of Webb City.
w
(her the state,
Moberly l to k,T,
house costiog 125,000.
vr
rax is, no.t wants
electris light plant.
Cbicksn tb-ve. lB
fees making rrequest aiBt J.
"er
Mi
lbs cblckea booses of that tow,
Minos fi and 14 at Ri,hoW(1
elosed dowa last week ana th
were notified to tako out their a
The Mercantile and Mi
nin ri.
St. Josepb, baa recenti..- ,
... . .. - ... r-oe
oew abaft at Ricbmn. . "f
ag
commenced to take out coal
niife
Kevada,
Artesian Lake Park
on May 15th.
A twenty year franchise wu
Monday sight to McMillan aadSi
son by the city council of Holden, J,
to Jay pipes aai operate a beating
light plant.
Mrs. Nation haying been in jail r,,
time at Wichita and not having
usual amount of exercise, for Uck
something belter to do, whipped u,
jailor last Tuesday.
At Smiths Camp on Lynx Creek t
Sunrise, Alaska, a snow slide eccum
about March 20lb killing VP mi Mr.
Mo. The judges will now have to lie; asd injuring two others who
in jail untii their time of office expires, camping on tbe mocntain side bn
which will be January 1, 190S. the avalanche came dowa on them.
Tbe Richmond MUsourlw,
... tOlQt, .
of the old one will conced, thinl
that they need it.
Key. VY. 21. Conoley U condnlai t V
- " toe iu.!
-J... -1 V r!. . "I-1
wiej acia wenoa oi meeting w
few years ago and awakened great kj
lerest uy an earnest and
preaching.
CmsB8e4 Sewg.
William J. Bryan will
A fur company in Alaska has sent
ten pair or jack Kabbits to tbat coun
try to hsre them multiply and grow up
as rood lor tbe gray wolf tbat is found
mere ana wnose lur is valuable. This
is all right for tbe wolves but it is
lough on tbe rabbits.
xveceni sata from the treasury
beareau of statistics show the United
State to occupy first place in tbe list of
exporting nations with the United
ft.ingaom oi oreat Britain next. Uncle
Samuel is taking the front seat in most
all of lhe big sbows.
It Cbina is finally opened to the
trade ol tbe world instead of being
partitioned out in lots to tbe allied
nations it will be largely due to the
United States which bas from tbe be
ginning opposed tbe partition idea.
Hanna for president would mean
more trusts, bigger trusts, an Increased
piling up of dollars in tbe pockets of
the multi-millionairs and greater op.
pression of the manges 0f tbe people.
Mark Hanna presidential boom for
tbe nomination in 1903 will probably
contention than we had ever expected ! C4u,e theoold chills to run up Teddy's
to hpar from nv rfimhlwiin hinti ..n I oacs.
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in tbe paity rank. It was doubtless
COBEKSPOXDKSTB WAXTKU Tb Im.
Ibis "strong confidence and sensible tkm-joshckb waou a correspondent in
counsel" that caused McKinley to ."tj. Write
Slump io New York.
New York, May 8. Bitter stress de
veloped in Wall street by tbe second
hour of trading on tbe stock exchange
today. Tbe violence of the commo
tion had spent moch of its force, at
least for tbe time being, wbea tbe
chairman's gavel fell, announcing the
close of the day's proceedings. The
casualties were great and the field of
battle was strewn with the wounded,
and maybe with the dying. But of
actual fatalities none were recorded of
importance during the day.
Dunag tbe height of the panic
rumors of insolvencies were handed
about more quickly than they jould be
reported. But no confirmations could
be bad of tbe intimations of financial
wreck. Those against whom tbe
rumors pointed refused even to show
any signs of distress and professed
themselves ready to meet all obliga
tions. In more than one instance tbe
answer to these rumors was for
representative of tue boose to go upon
the stock exchange and place loans to
a large amount, as Indicating ' tbe
abundance of resources at hand.
But notwithstanding these and sim
Uar devices for keeping up credit and
confidence, tbe fact was too obvious
from the crash of values on tbe ex
cnange mat credit and borrowing
power were shrinking at too prodigious
a rale not to leave the mind of the
whole financial world in a condition of
intense strain.
But the indications at tbe close of
the day were strong tbat the principal
damage bad been wrought upon tbe
speculative class ot holders of securities
oa margin, tor whatever purpose.
Mevetirent Stf Dwks.
Washington, ). C, May l.Tbe
big steel floating de:k to be located at
Algiers, La., near .w Orleans, and
now building by the Merla Steel com
pany, is practically completed and ad
niiral Endicott, who designed tbe big
structure, went to Ijaltiroore today to
inspect it.
n is me largest floating dry dock in
tbe world and now tbat It i qUite
complete, an iiuporiunt problem arise
os w now h snail De lifted down the
Aiiumic coast and into tbe ;u)f
Mpfinra ii ri tri AI,. i... ... .
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