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of seen a aid in own the of over kite. cut one of city 1 in St. Friday March 24, 1905. IME SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY LEADEL rriday March 24, 1905 SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY LEADER B. JEWELL, Editor, R.

L. KENNEDY, News Editor. H. S. JEWELL, General Manager, Established 1667, Entered at Springfield Postoffice as Second-clasa Mail Matter, Price a Cents CITY AND COUNTY.

Up in St. Joseph they want some bonds de for a new jail and a farmer named Brinton wrote communication to the St. Joseph News in which he takes this logical position: Our city brothers put up the theory that we were afraid when the jail was built that the city would cut loose from the county, You are mistaken, brothers, If we were sure that we could get loose from you by building you a new jail we would build one, and a good one, before snow flies next fall. you Then we would either select Agency or Faucett for our seat, either of which is almost in county the center of the county--and I'll prove that our taxes would be one-half less than they are now. As it now we have two civil judges and one criminal judge, and court is in session almost all of the time the whole year round.

We have a county court of three judges, with the court in session twelve months in the year. In case we were cut loose from the city we would only have one judge. He would have all of the cases and court, would only meet three times a year and would be in session from one. to two weeks at a time. Our county, court, composed of three judges, would not exceed ninety in the whole year.

There are many other items I could mention but it is not necessary. The only thing the city can boast of is the saloon license it to the county, and that don't begin to pay the pays prosecution the criminals it makes. Assessor Croy tells 1s that we are the highest assessed people of any county the state. We are not surprised. We are taking care of the largest city of any county state.

Yet our city brothers are not satisfied. Let's loose from them and let them fly their We will never vote bonds. We have too many of them in our time." The the point and there is no doubt that when cities become large, it is better that they separate from the county. It is not only better for the county, but the city. The St.

Joseph News, however, seems to think that there should be no separation, and says: "Mr. Brinton is under the impression, evidently, that the farmer is compelled to bear the entire burden county taxation, and that the city's only financial comes from the saloon licenses. For his benefit and the benefit of others who may be boring similar delusion, we will submit that the county assessment for last year was, round numin bers, $38.000,000. Of this city property was assessed at $30.000,000 and country property at 8,000,000. Therefore, the farmers pay a little more than one-fifth of the county taxes.

It does not requre much figuring to demonstrate that if the city and county were separated, the farmer would find himself called upon to bear a greater burden than he is bearing now. However, it is all nonsense to talk about the separation of city and county. In the first place, such a thing cannot be done save by an amendment to the constitution. St. Louis is the only city in Missouri that is so situated, and before there could be separation there, the constitution had to be amended by the vote of the people of the entire, state.

There never was any ground for such agitation here. When the recent census was taken, there was an especial effort to have the residents all enrolled, in order that the population might be recorded at 100,000. It was held at that time, by sensationalists, that with 100,000 population St. Joseph could become a city of the first class, which would mean separation from the county, and it was urged that this would be of advantage because then the city could make its own assessment instead of being compelled to accept the valuations of the county assessor. Since there is not the least probability of separation, and since the city and county are interdependent, there should be harmonious action in all things.

li the burden is vexatious, sometimes, the country brother should remember that but a little fifth of it bears upon him, and therefore he ha- only about one-fifth as much of a kick coming as the brother has." The News does not really answer the farmers' argument. There is little in common between St. Joseph and the rest of Buchanan county when it' comes to government, and relations should be sev-1 ered not only there but in all counties which have cities with a population of 25,000, even. ALL HONOR TO THE DEMOCRATS. On the 18th of January last the first joint session ed the Missouri legislature was held and the first ballot taken for the election of a United States sen-1 ator to succeed Hon.

F. M. Cockrell. Having received the caucus nomination to succeed himself, Mr. Cockrell received the vote of every Democrat in the two branches-83 in number.

On every hallot taken since he has received the vote of every Democrat present and voting at the time the roll was called." Political foe and friend alike are agreed that this exhibition of party loyalty and appreciation of party obligation upon the part of the Democratic representatives in the state assembly has never been exceeded at any time nor upon any occasion. In considering the situation the fact should not be lost sight of that Mr. Cockrell was the caucus nominee of the minority party--the Republicans having 93 and the Democrats but 83 on joint ballot. There was not, therefore, any expectation upon the part of the Democrats of electing their candidate, notwithstanding which they were firm, true and vigilant from the first day of the contest. All honor to the Spartan band.

THE COMMUNAL LIFE. At a place called Amana, in the state of Iowa, there are about 2,000 Germans, who years ago undertook to make a success of Communal life. They call themselves Inspirationists. The members are deeply religious and live simple, industrious lives. They strongest cooperative company in America.

They own 25,000 acres of land; they have shops, mills, bakeries, laundries, soap works, a bindery, starch and pepsin factories; they have flocks and herds, and they employ a staff of mers to sell their product. Every man, woman and child in the community has a comfortable home. with medical attendance in case of illness, with an assurance of sufficiency in food and clothing, and an allowance of -made wine. At the end of the year there is a clean-up of profits every member of the commune receives about $50 and is pocket money, which can be spent for books or simple pictures, or simpler furniture. With the Inspirationists display and luxury are sternly frowned upon; life is a serious business, to be occupied largely with church going when one is not at work, and there is no individual liberty, of as in the means be 5 a by GOVERNOR FOR A DAY PEABODY IS COUNTED IN IN COLORADO.

He Had to Resign, However, and Give It to the Lieutenant Governor, DENVER, March James H. Peabody won dis contest for the office of governor, from which he retired on January 10, after serving a term of two years, but his victory was achieved only after he had given his pledge to resign and surrender the chair to Liett. tenant Governor Jesse F. McDonald. The vote in the joint convention of the general assembly by which Governor Alva Adans was ousted and Governor James H.

Peabody installed, was 51 to 41. Ten Republicans Vuted with the Democratic members for Mr. Adams. It was more in the nature of a party than a personal triumph, for both Peabody and McDonald are Republicans, and Adams is Democrat. Although the Republican majority on joint ballet is thirty-five, the membership, of the legislature being sixty-eix Republicans and thirty-one Democrats, it had been found imposeible to gain for Peabody enough Republican votes, to reinstate him governor for the re.

mainder of the biennial term ending in January, 1907. Twenty-two Reputdican members of general asembly, according to report, refused to be bound by any action in caucus on the contest and entered into a compact not to vote for Peabody. A majority of them, however, were in favor of seating the lieutenant governor in the governor's chair, if could be found to do so legally. Finally the leaders of the opposing Republican factions atranged a compromise by which body would be vindicated by being declared elected and McDonald would be made governor. AL the conference which the bargain was made, pledges were given to the independent Republicans by the heads of four large corporations who had been active supporters of Peabody that he would retire after being seated and permit the lieutenant governor to take the office governor, Governor Peabody' resignation, it is said, was placed the hands of W.

8. Boynton, and will filed today with the secretary of state. Governor Adans, who had spent the day packing his effects, surrendered his office to Peabody shortly after o'clock yesterday afteraoon, Scores of letters, telegrams and telephoue messages had reached the executive chamber during th day urging Gorroor Adams to bold his seat by force, hut he decided to lgnore this advice In conversation he said he felt deeply outraged at the netion of the general assembly and expressed surprise that Peabody should a party to what he termed become conspiracy to secure the office of governor for man who had no clam whatever for the place. Governor Adams will issue a formal statement to the people regarding the rosult of the contest. Jesse F.

McDonald, who is slated to be governor of Colorado, was born at Ashtabula, 0., in 1858. He CATBE to Colorado in 1878, and has extensive mining interests in Leadville and elsewhere. Governor Peabody was escorted before the joint assembly by a committee after the adoption of the report and resolutions restoring him to the office of governor. He was greeted with cheers. The oath of office was administered to him by Chief Justice Gabbert.

When the applause following this ceremony had subsided Peabody thanked the members of the legisiature for "having done their duty" and 26- sured them that their action would "meet with the approbation of their He said that his electien would do away once for all with criminal elections and if this end were attained a great good would come to: the state. No aint was given in Peabody's address of his intention of resigning. The Joint convention adjourned until next Tuesday, when it is expected that the report on the bribery charges will be made. Governor Peabody, accompanled by Adjutant General Sherman M. Bell and a number of friends, went directly to the governor's chamber after the conclusion of the inauguration ceremony.

Governor Adams had left when Penbody arrived, but the retiring governor's private secretary, Alfred Patek, was still in the office. Governor Peabody inquired for dovernor Adams and when told that he had gone, said: am so very sorry. I expected to see him." Peabody then Introduced himself to Mr. Patek, remarking that he had been seated as governor and offered to shake hands. Mr.

Patek drew back and uttered a contemptuous remark, which caused Colonel F. N. Gross of the Colorado Na. tonal Guard, to seize Mr. Patek by the shoulder and demand that he retract the remark he had made.

Patek refused to do so, and before trouble ensued General Bell separated the two men, Governor Peabody remained in the office about twenty minutes receiving callers. Alva Adams was Inaugurated 0.8 governor on January 10, the canvass of the election returns by the general 38- sembly having shown a plurality of 9,774 votes for him. Two days later Peabody filed a contest for the office which he had so reluctantly surrendered. On January 17 the general 18- sembly in Joint convention authorized a committee of twenty-seven members (elghteen Republicans and nine Democrats) to hear the evidence in the contest and report Its conclusions. Fourteen Republican members of the committee signed a report submitted by Peabody'e counsel, which found majority of 2,980 for Peabody In the state by rejecting the entire vote of 104 election, precinets in Denver and twenty-eight precincts in other connties on the ground of fraud and conspiracy on the part of the Democrats.

The nine Democratic committeemen presented report deciaring that Peabody had failed to prove hits election and recommending dismissal of the contest. William G. Griffth, chairman of the contest committee, and three other Republican members, reported that there was much frand shown in forty-eight preainet8 of Denver, but that the allegations of fraud in the other precineta which Peabody hnd asked to have thrown out had been Chauney Plank, a section foreman on the Frisco system, working in Kansas City, was run down by an incoming passenger train yesterday morning at Seventeenth and Hickory streets and was killed. He was directing the repair work at that place and did not see the npproaching train. Plank was taken to a hospital, but he died soon afterward, Both of his legs were cut off and his body was badly mangled.

Plank was fifty-three years old and leaves widow and one child, He has two sons and one daughter by his frat wife, who reside in Springfeld. The song are in the employ of the Frisco. The deceased has been in the employ of this company for a number of years, He was the son of John W. Plank, who died here last Tuesday, He leaves three brothers, Jerome, Harvey and Leander, The Arst named lives in- thia alty. The remains will arrive in this city a 1 a a a Betel Ni nigh were store call- 1: at except that of smoking a cigar once in awhile.

One may no more leave the village without a permit than the soldier or sailor could leave the fort the warship. And doubtless this lack of liberty, of individualism, is at the bottom of the dissatisfaction among the members which has led to an appeal to the courts for an equitable division of the property and a disruption of the society, The experiment has been made under as favorable circumstances as can be hoped for anywhere. The Amanites have been little influenced by other people because they live apart from them in a group of villages a long way from any important town. Visiting is discouraged. The religious bond holds them closely and in order that this bond may not relax, education is not complete, and the members of the order are taught to look upon persistent labor as the chief end of existence after prayers, In busy seasons the cotton and woolen mills are in operation at 4:30 in the morning and closes at while work in the hot fields is nearly as long.

And the end of it all is greater wealth for the community as a whole, and six feet or less of earth for the worker in the cemetery where one tom stone is exactly as high-or as low--as every other, Such a communal life can but fail to satisfy its members. It is not enough to have food and clothing, a few books, a clock and an occasional sigar, Human nature craves something more, and sooner or later will find a way to secure it, even if it be at the sacrifice of some of the substantial things which a society like that at Amana has to offer. There life is cold and hard; the people are good, but insufferable dull. It is so with all attempts at communism. There must be room for individual effort, for individual thinking, or the end must be inevitable failure.

IT IS NOT HISTORY. The Kansas City Journal speaks of the election of Major William Warner senator as as a great Kansas City victory over St. Louis, saying: "The election of William Warner United States senator places Kansas City on the political map of Missouri. In all the years St. Louis has been the state, especially in Republican politics.

It has been announced regularly that Missouri gets a cabinet position, but his postoffice address has always been 111 St. Louis, Mo. Missouri has also had many positions in the diplomatic service, but always registered from St. Louis. The present administration has remembered Missouri nobly by appointing a number of St.

Louis gentlemen to office." It is true that Missouri has been the cabinet continuously since 1889 and that all the secretaries were from St. Louis, but this is not so reference to United States senator. Senator Cockreil, who served the state so long, never lived in Louis and Senator Vest claimed Kansas City as his home. Senator Stone lives in St. Louis county, and if one should go down the whole list it would be found that St.

Louis has not been so important in the state's political history as the Journal suspects. SOME TRUSTS FAIL. The Corn Products company, a corporation which started out to control the trade of all products made out of corn, is having a hard time of it. New companies have been started against it and it now controls but 40 per cent of the trade. It is quite possible that it will steadily lose ground and will not be able to keep pace with the smaller con-, cerns, Even the much talked of steel trust controls only about 30 per cent of the country's trade and it meets with much competition from little companies.

Small companies have just caused the leather trust so much trouble that it has been forced to reorganize and to raise more money to buy out competitors. No doubt many trusts will have trouble in the saine way later on. Even the Standard company is now meeting competition and the trusts are likely to lose ground in the next few years rather than gain. THE DIVORCE EVIL. Of late there seems to be a reaction against the rather hysterical anti-divorce sentiment which is springing up in the country.

Several eminent people hold that divorce should be more strictly regulated and not abolished. No doubt this will be the outcome of it all. Unquestionably the principal cause for divorce in Springfield and throughout the country is liquor and the evils which develop from it. Whether a woman should be compelled to remain tied for life to a man who loves liquor above everything else and rapidly goes to wreck and ruin, carrying his family along with him, is a question with two sides. Hundreds of wives refuse to be dragged into the gutter by an unworthy husband, while hundreds take the opposite view and expect nothing but death to sever the tie.

Probably if the Prohibitionists could put their theory into practical effect, the divorce evil would rapidly diminish in importance. A SCAPE GOAT. Kuropatkin is removed and is in disgrace because Russia, like the rest of the world, did not fully 111- derstand the power of Japan. It is not an uncommon thing in war to remove a defeated general, but it is rare that such changes make any difference. It will be the case in the east.

Gen. Linevitch will not do any better than Kuropatkin and in fact i it is not probable that any general could have won a victory for Russia. Japan foresaw this war ten years ago when it was not strong enough to fight Russia. It prepared for it, and so perfect are the arrangements that it is beyond the power of any one general to change the course of the crushing enemy of the Mikado's fighting machinery. Colorado will go down three governors inside of Adams, who was deposed; seated upon condition that and third; Lieutenant succeeded Peabody.

in history as having had twenty-four hours. First then' Peabody, who was he resign immediately; Governor McDonald, who Kuropatkin, the Russian general so unceremoniously fired, is in condition to sympathize with Niedringhaus--the erstwhile general of the army of Missouri Republicans. The dismissal of both of them was an outrage upon all decency and justice. The governor of New Jersey believes that praying will cure the trust evil. But then these have no souls.

disproved and recommended that the contest be dismissed, Senator Morton Alexander, one of the signers of the majority report, which recommended that the election of governor be declared null and void and the leutenant. governor be seated as governor. ITe subsequently amended his report by striking out the reference to the lieutenant governor, and it then provided simply for declaring the office of governor vacant. Being asked for an opinion of this method of settling the contest, the supreme court pronounced it Illegal. Arguments by attorneys for the contestants before the joint convention were concluded last Saturday and a0- tion on the contest has since been deferred from day to day, while efforts were being made to unite the Republicans for Peabody, The Joint convention consisted of ninety-seven thembers, and the Republican majority on Joint ballot was thirty-six.

Twenty-two Republicans, however, were opposed to seating Peabody for the temainder of the term and they finally forced the former governor to agree to resign the office to Lieutenant Governor McDonaid within twenty-four hours after being seated, How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. P. J. Cheney and Toledo, 0, We, the undersigned, have known J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and beHieve Him honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made his nom.

Walding, Kinnan and Mar. vin, wholesale druggista, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. moniale sent free.

Price 75c per bottle, bold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. HOUSES DEMOLISHED THREE COLORED PEOPLE INJURED. The southwestern section of the city was visited by a young tornado yerafternoon at 4 o'clock, considerterday able damage being done, and ber of people narrowly escaped with their lives, The section visited was very small and not thickly popuiated, and the disturbance continued only for a moment, while the remainder of the city war experiencing no disturbance whatever. Several bulldings were clown down, trees uprooted and three colored people aligatly hurt.

The storm seemed to originate in the vicinity of Sam Herrick's residence, 857 Billings street. It moved rapidly 10 South Main alley, just south of Phillips street, where it struck the frame building occupied by the family of Felix Duncan, colored, demolishing the structure. Mrs. Duncan and her two children, Nora and Ray, narrowly caped with their lives. All of the Duncan family sustained bruises and it was with difficulty that they extricated themselves from the debris.

Nelson Abernathy' dwelling, standing near, was also badly wrecked, but none of the occupants injured. The house occupied by Mary Burns, also colored, was partially unroofed, but the occupants were not injured. The building and grounds of Logan Patterson, colored, who lives on Phillips street, were also damaged. The barns of Hollett Snow and Ernest Jones, across the street, were wrecked, some of the timbers being blown into other lots. A cow belonging to Snow which was standing in the barn at the time, was not injured.

W. L. Sharp was walking atone Phil. lips street at the fime. He wag lifted off his feet and thrown to the ground.

He saved himself by clinging to a tree. At the short session of the circuit court hold today several motions were filed, the most important being that for a new trial in the Gibony will case. This term is likely to extend over into April. One case has been set for the third of that month. Docket entries of the day follow: State ex rel Eugene Clements aguinat James D.

Stokes and others. Order 19 open depositions for the defendant. Mo. tion to make more specific overruled and defendant given two days to answer. Lula Barber against R.

P. Dickerson and others, replevin. Application for change of venue filed. Furman J. Smith against H.

R. Snyder, damages. Dismissed by plaintiff. Maggie Harris against City of Springfield, damages. Set for March 29.

Ollie Jones against Springfleld Traetion company, damages. Motion to require plaintiff to elect filed. George Thompson, against the Greene County Preserving company, damages. Motion to make more specific sustained and defendant given one day to answer, Cause set for April 3. F.

S. Heffernan and others against George McMillan and others. bill in equity. Motion to strike out answer filed. Kittie Gibbs against R.

P. Dickerson, and others, replevin. Motion to dismiss overruled. GIBONY WILL CASE. Motion for New Trial Filed in Circuit Court Today.

KILLED BY A TRAIN. Chauncey M. Plank Meets Death on Frisco. IF YOU are not located on a rural free delivery route so you can get the Daily. Leader, do the next best thing, order the Weekly Leader and Sunday Democrat.

Both papers, one mailed on Thursday and the other. Sunday morning, covering the news of the entire week. Only one dollar a year -IF PAIDIN ADVANCE. this evening at 6:20 o'clock. They will be taken to the Plank residence at 840 Benton avenue.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been made, THROW BASE BALL And Smash Window--Professor Has Boys Arrested. Clyde Burgin and Claude Richmond have been, arrested on Information sworn by President J. A. Taylor of the malicious Normal school destruction. of charging them The with property.

professor elating that the boys, former. ly students in the school, threw a base ball through one of the windows of the building in Pickwiek place. The trial will be held in Justice court. Shuoting at Black Rock. BLACK ROCK, March Vernon H.

Myers shot and fatally wounded William Paul 16 front of J. M. Myere' drug store, using as a weapon 38- calibre Smith and Weason revolver, firing four shots, all of which effeet, Vernon Myern la a son of Dr. J. H.

Myers of this city, while William Paul la the son of Richard Paul. Both parties belong to highly respectable families, The trouble arose from a noid grudge out of quarrel some time ago between the boys while at work at local button factory of this elty, Paul had threatened young Myers life on eral occasions and everyone who knew of the bad feeling was expecting trouble. Will Have Showers. The official forecast for thirty-eix hours, ending at 8 p. Tuesday, for Missouri, is: Probably showers 10- night and Tuesday, Unsettled and threatening weather still prevails over.

the entire central valley region, the south and southwest, with showers along the Missisalppi sit. er, the Gulf Mexico, the lake region and the Pacific const. New Orleans reported a rainfall of 5.48 Inches in the past twenty-four hours. Snow was fulting this morning at Bismarck and freezing weather prevails along the northern border of the United Stater and the lake region, with high temperature along the Atlantic coast. Trying to Save Lives.

FIRE CREEK, W. March The second rescuing party organteed. yesterday to enter Rush itun and Red Ash mines to recover the bodies nt. 24 men who are belleved to- have been killed by explosions were able to enter the wine today, It is believed by tonight that eleren men who gave 11p their lives in an attempt to rescue the Imprisoned miners will be brought out of the mine. The Cheuning Funeral.

The funeral of James Cheaning, who died at the age of 40 In the Nevada hospital Saturday, was heid this afternoon at the home of his brother-inlaw, 1855 Lyon street. The services were under the auspices of the Odd Fellows, with interment in Mapm Park cemetery, The remains were shipped to this city yesterday evening. P. K. Scott and Miss Lena E.

Row. ton were married late Saturday evening by Justice Pickering in his office. There will be a pie supper next Saturday evening at Delbert Renahaw's. BURGLAR IS WOUNDED FIRED ON BY POLICE LAST NIGHT. A Daring Attempt to Rob Roper's Grocery Store at Lyon and Chase Streets, The plans of daring burglar frustrated by the north side police 1y this morning.

He was fired number of tines and it la belies a was desperately wounded. The would- be robber was who attempted to break into the cery store of John W. Hoper and at the northwest corner of Lyon Chase streets. About welock this morning Burna, a member of the north switching crew for the Prison, wax the west end of the yards, near the way, when he heard someone breakin 4 glass from Roper'e stoner He an investigation and discovered that man was trying to break into the from the east side which la the front of the butiding. Burns notified the lice and Walth and together with Sam Crowder, watchman in the yards, and some the anombers of the switching crew surrounded the bullding in an effort (o catch the burglar, Officer Franklin approached the store through the section house and got with.

du few yards of the burglar. He ed to him to throw up his bands, but tustead of doing no, the burglar started to run south through the varda. A number of shots were fired at the man, but be kept on running. Switchmen Burns and Newhart dashed thei lanterns on him and saw that it was negro. Crowder fired three shots him and he fell to tht ground.

The officers believed that be had been killed, but he quickly arose to his feet and when Switchman Burns Wis about to seize him, the negro darted under train standing on the siding and "escaped. It Is belleved that the would-be robber was desperately wounded, for his pursuers heard him ery out as in ny after some of the shots were fired. The attempt to rob this store wits daring one, for there in an electric light at the intersection of these streets only a few feet away from the entrance to the store. Before closing in on the negro, the officers watched his tions which could be plainly seen from at distance, so well was the place lighted. A Boston Sensation.

BOSTON, March, Jamies D. Colt, alt attorney, has been appointed by the supreme court as receiver and conservator for the property of Charles F. Berry, clerk and accountant for a Court street legal firm, who, it is alleged, has disappeared, leaving his accounts in a tangled shape. Several large estates, valued at 8500,000, are said to be involved, Mt. Pleasant Items, Mr.

Albert Gilmore, who Joined the army three years ago and was stationed at Fort Canby, Washington, in home again. Word comes over the phone that Rev. Corum of Ash Grove is dead. YOU'RE RE NE NEEDED The section traversed by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ry, is very cotnprehensive. From At.

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