The Lexington intelligencer. [volume], June 29, 1901, Image 4

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The Intelligencer.
I. O. NEALE,
Editor and Proprietor.
Entered at the Lexington poetoff.it la
second cltn mail matter.
TERriS, $1.00 PER YEAR.
Saturday. Junk 29, 1901.
HANNA'S IUNVKNTIO.N.
The Ubio State Convention it Co
lunibu. strictly a Hanna conven
tion. It is hardlr tb thing to say
thai those who oppoeJ Hanna, went
down in ibf contention. It would tx
closer to ih truth to ? that those
who were opposed to Hanna ere
never abln to gft tneir head above
water in the convention. llano is
GERMANY AND TUB MONROE
D0CTR1NK.
According in toe information re
ceivrd from the Pan-American diplo
mats in Berlin, :ermany' attitude on
the Monro doctrine jivDi favorable
towaids ibis coootrj'a po.-Uion. It i
slated by the colleagues in Washing
ton, ot the Pan-Anierican delet!e
that Huron Von Itnelow, (leruiaa min
ister jf foreign affjirs, nid that tier
many recognised the existence and
understood the extent ot the applica
tion of the Monroe doctrine and that
she bin do intention of hindering the
construction of the canal by the
United Stales.
1'y tbis position Germany takes cog'
nizanc of the fact that the United
State baa become a world power of
such importance that gbe is capable of
i maintaining ber position even at the
i point of the bayonet it neeeasary.
I I'oubtless the recent foreign complies
nous in winch tbe tn'le.t Mates got-
the greatest ta;;e manager on earth
lie arranges hnprogra-n in advance .rnment fc fc nlvd and the
" " ' way ia which she has aiaintained her
In nb:og out the proper jwrfotmr w ci , conteDtion)1 jQ the jip,oniatic
at to proper time and ee.ng that no j h fc reprfseDUUVM of ,D0
"c,"i" oMr countries has shown to Germ&nv
; the power of America in the world's
; u:iti oiial family. If these Pan-Ameri-
c ui diplomat have rightly understood
German) 'a pjeinoo it can not be otber-
ia of the cjrtain upon the stairs
There is no discussion in Hanna's con
vention plans. Hanna's automobile
car of Jaggermant moves on and tbe
man who dares stand up in front of it
pets everlastingly smashed. Hanna
delegates composed the convention:
wise thau gratifying to the department
of state at Washington.
England and bei Clavton-Bulwer
Hanna patted Foraker on the back and j "wi!, be eaaj, di d of whe(J
VV- uDlT ! 'le speech tr. , llie tjQje cow M K d
wbich he had been thoroughly coached i,lrlT ,i i,,ih,i,o
. . , . ,. ....... V ...,..'. IIU. U .l.j . '"1 I HJJ'I
(kj vrnl , hi... liunn. f . . I , 1 .1 I "
committee on perni-iaem organization
that llinn.i himself is an artist in
handling '.be gave!, and ks Senator
For.iker expressed it Hinna was the
iiiari "who Knuw bis business and how
to attend to it;" and Hanna was forth
with made permanent chairman ; Han
na tht-n prJ'.nptly "attended to U" in
about t'.rf-e hour-; and Hinnai-ai pre
vailed from 'Jr-t to b-t.
Wh'la thj Ohio c-invmtian i not the
national convention, Hanna the bo
nays it is of national character and
rations! iu-s :ind he clearly outlined
those !--op. In pcaking i f the tsriff
he says this is no time for experiments
in iba line; this Is no time for finan
cial indns'.riiil or othi-r diiiuib.inces.
The few conservative- republicans who
hav dared to mge-t revi.-jon of tbe
tariff thus notitii d to ket p still or
be poli'.ioti'.Iv buried. II is dewr con
cerning trie f.nancia! and indu-iiia) li--tur
brr.cf i- n tn'e, to t!i.- mouev
t haiiei ; 5 ai. l 1 1,,-:riit that they w ill
be given frp !v.".'e in a!l jjih".h per
laintng to t!;rir wellate. liautia iu
that he fnvi-rs per-or,al liberty bo long
- It dots n -t inte-.fere K.'li the piitili.',
the public of c i;rs.' bem th.- irn-t-
1 he Hanna zed pia fnim indor-e.-TIcKinlej.s
ad:uii)is.r.ition fr-jiu Alalia
to OaieH, potto liican flo)-,' .uprerie
court dccUiou ar.'l all; it upboids pro
tection and lie troM standard: it
a strong diplomatic protest.
THK F.LKUORN FLOOD.
Tbe entire country is gratified at
the late returns from tbe Elkhorn
flood. It appears that not over seventy
were killed, though the property dam
age is very grtat. Such a calamity
calls to nuud tbe Johnstown Hood and
the Galveston storm, and the whole
country is aroused to a state of t-yua.
pat by for the afllieted people of the
Klkhorn valley. As usual in this
I country the. heart of tbe nation is
touched and as.-istance is being sent in
from ninny sections of tbe country.
With bountiful harvests of small grain
I ready to be gathered in and a fine
piopect ior corn the country is in
furh a condition today that the wants
of the little, valley of the Klkhorn need
not go unapplied nd the American
people may he depended upon to take
cute of the unfoitunate flood suffen rs.
Tbe Kansss CitT Times announces
the purchase of a new three-deck Web
perfecting prtss w-th a capacity ot
21 COo copws per hour. This addition
to' Us ptes capacity will enable th
Times t, print, cut. P""
40..POO tipgc pap- T -'.000-4-psg
papers T hour. Trops-ntv
seems to be prevailing with the Times.
Odell, Fairbanks. Hanna, Foraker,
Tmitiv, Kool and Taft are the leading
light now on the republican Mage in
training for ihe great presidential cake
walk A thy judgrs of the perform
er abilities wiH be composed of the
representative of Ihe (rusts, we would
feel safe in risking a two to on -hot
that llanna wins thf cake.
In boring for oil at Wellsville, Mo.,
the-drill revealed the existence, at bi
feet below the nurface, of a fine vein of
lead 3 feet thick Levngtoo should go
into the drilling business. We know
not what weaftli may be hidden id the
earth below the valuable coal dow
being workpd.
W. J. Bryan has too much gvd
western horse sene to be inveigled
into acting as eponsor for Jee Meri
wether's third party infant. Though
twice defeated at the polls F.ryan is
true to bis party, and is too big and
broad a man to get down to pouny side
show business.
H.i.KF.ft III AN SKCKKTAKY HAY.
It i- id little consequence so far as
practical results
Secretary tl.tgf,
lervailing duly on Kn-sian
are concerned that
in imposing a conn.
"i'gr,
tided l;l ilirec-i onuosftion to the for.
eign policy of ecretary of Stale Hay.
The fact that Secretary of Stale Hay
has not had the nerve to call down
Secietary (isge for bis unwarranted
Secretary of War Koot s said to be
preparing 11 structions to his chiefs to
arrange to cut dowo the expenses oi
the army. The honorable secretary
can not set too fi-t a move on bun to
please the people who are tired of
standing ou a war footing in lime of
peace.
From all over the country in Mis
souri and Kanus come reports of t tie
excellent quality and larj yield of
whe at, urn! if t he far'iirrs are not dis
appointed in their expectations tbe
crop this year may be a record breaker.
l.ee Meriwether's third party infant
in Missouii appears somewhat depress,
ed by the excessive, heat of the present
hot bell and may not If able to ur.
vive through its first su miner.
Where are the police officers of Kansas
City? The shooting of Miss Wallace
and the stabbing of young Scruggs
d.i not -peak well for Kansas Cii)'t
police department.
The appointment of I,. K. Wiilley,
of St. I. miis, as attorney general of tbe
Philippine island is another Missouri
triumph. Missouri bojs can not be
kept down. '
The maiden ladies of the United
States may be o:uewhal interested in
the fai t that the recent census shows
1.00,i)'.l inure mm tbao women in
America.
urges the spef.ly con-trnfiun of ; i disturbance of t-ie diplomatic relations
J -"l hun an canal, the definite artivle, !
Ilie, referring Do do'nt to the rot ten
Panama ditch in which Hanna. Mor
gan & Co. are the prtnciial owners on
the stock; it advocates the -treutheii-ing
of tbe navy, by this means c:vini'
protection to the. H i'in.i, Morgan nt
ndized stenniship lin'.t; ar.-i it oppo-c-combinations
which create monopo
lies to control prices or limit produc
tion. In the injection of this l i-t
clause! in the platfotiu Hanna proves
fcimsell to be the eollos-
inis country aaj l.nssia is;
of te. powerfal udluence of !
between
evidence
the swear trot in state affairs. The
president ;f iris grasping trust i- a
lugger factor in state affairs than the
secretary of tate who is supposed to
dim-t matters.
Wnen the
talked about
that a site larse enough could not he
secured. Ihe selection of the Forest
St. L'iuh fair was first
"rue expressed the feiu
Si JoKer ot the' imrk Site with one. thiril mor sviUhto
twentieth century and he is entitled to , spaoe than the Chicago world s f air
a medal as the prince of satirical hum-: ocio...i .u . t .
" vuuMunii oimrs iiini u iii i. .t i.r.iiiti
is in Missouri and she will show the
onsts. ic gods, what a kike that i
the republican party .i,iu t ,,w.
tinattens it hui , r,;il( i:nif-'li, to tmi
trol pri:(S ot limit ( lunation .
The island of 'ul):i is congratulated
upon i's wis.; :md conservative action
in favor of staple government, w Inch
said wise and (onservaiive actiiin con
sists in havinjr swallowed, under du
ress, the I'latt amendment. JVrto
ltico is spoken of as "flourishing !,;
youd al! her former experiences''" but
if we are to jude of her condition bv
late commercial reports from the is-J
land, iod pity the. poor inhabitants I
who had to go thiush those "former
experiences."
Mention is nude r.f the excellent'
military and civil rule in the I'hil-j
ippine Islands but through some iner-'
sight no mention is made, of the pm-;
lal frauds and the stealings in th com
nnssary departnient under the semi-
military carpet big rule at Manila.
The H.ninaize.1 p!atf,irn) of Ohio
will be the Hanin'-McKinley. trust
platform of the republican party in '
1904 and the democrats will gladly en-;
ter the content out be lines laiil down
by the great state and national polui-1
cat boss, Marcus Aiire'itu Hanna. ;
For the grand chorus at the r.ext!
repumican national convention
would suggest the following
llanim here mid Hanna there,'
Hanna, Ibinna everywhere,
If you'd not get left,
Take Ha rum's band,
Get into the wagon
Along wltn the band,
Sing Hinna, Hanna, Hantra la,
Mark Hanna is the man.
world the b'ggest and
that ever was shown.
the best show
we
Fire Works i
; Flags,
Lanterns,
FOURTH OF JULY
Novelties,
Worlds Fair Site Selected.
st. t'Uis Kepulii;,: June 16.
At its regular monthly meeting to
day, the board of directors of the
Louisiana Tnrclu-e Exposition com
pany unanimously adopted tbe report
of the executive committee, which had
selected tte Forest park site a its
choice for the location ot the World's
fair, to be held in this city in 1903. A
resolution was then passed empower
ing the executive committee to report
the result ot tbe want's action to the
national commii n tor ratification.
.'resident t.'arter and other members
of the national commission have stated
all along that tney would defer largely
to the judgment of the local World's
fair management in the matter of a
site, and it is not thought that there
win oe any delay in the ratification of
the action of the local d ireelor in
reporting the finding of the executive
omniittee as to the -ue.
The sue sniveled consists of
acres m the western, or unimnroved,
i i . . i ... 1
poiiioii vi roie-i paiK, which contain
j between l,:!oo H, acres, Hnd is
Uhe second lar.-t city park n the
c niiiiry. in addition 4.w acres adjoin
ing on the south ami wi -t aic aval).
noie. nil, nrues a total of I.71M
acres, or one-thud more .pace than
use, i ,jy U)v , nuiiioi an exposition
111 . UICM'O.
iiMiimiiiiini' ii ii mi
T. K. Malone. ftom near Km s heir
Mo., was awarded a diploma of bronze
for tbe best exhibit of lien Hsvis and
willowtwig apple which he had on ex
hfbition at the Paris exposition. Once
more Is Missouri brought to the fiont I
as tbe land of tbe big red apple.
FIRE CRACKERS
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Cciinfy News.
wessrs. ojiryan an.l Allen
I lomlin, ot Kani- City, have le-iseit
nn interest in i he If ih'isvilie Advance
and enteral upon their iim,,. ns,
Mon.lsy. They are welcome to the
ranks of J.:ifa)etic county journalism.
The Hiinsvilirt Imnil huve received
their new suits, and the Lafayette
Leader says iLe ftro beauties, and that
the boys are improving in their playirijr.
Iligstinaville is pushing the prepnra
lions lor her Fourth of July celebration
and iho (own is expecting a larere
crowd and a.good time.
Miss Georgia (ilover, of Odessa, was
one of three out of 80 pupils at Coltey
College, Nevada, Mo., to get on the
honor roll which requires an average
grade of 95 for thu entire year.
Uev. E. .S. Paddock, pastor of the
Kaptist church at Ilijfginsville, has
accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Haptist church at Cape Girardeau.
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