The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 21, 1904, Page 5

: ‘ : : : CHL HIM A ENAGE < Pennsylvania Democrats Excoriate _ © President Roosevelt for Alleged ; Lack of Conservatism. -TicKIBBENS’. First-Class SHOES. You take no risk here. Every pair is GUARANTEED. The Soring Styles are all in. COME AND SEE THEM. “AUTOCRATIC ASSUMPTION OF POWER” -—— “All That Conservative Men Feared as = Result of His Accession to Power Has Come to Pass and Dig- nifled Administration Gives Way tw Spectacular Partisanship.” Harrisburg, Pa., April 19.—The del- egates elected by the democratic state convention are uninstructed, but will vote as a unit. The platform adopted is particularly aggressive and arraigns President Roosevelt in caustic style. After dwelling at length upon the “political wrong” perpetrated by the republican party in Pennsylvania, and ~——an-alieged attempt “to discredit and dishonor our supreme court” by mak- ing “the highest judgeship a mere per- quisite of a corrupt machine and a place of exile or reward for those who hinder or help its selfish purpose,” the platform continues: “It is obvious that since the acces- sion of President Roosevelt to the presidency, the thoughtful sentiment of ‘ the country has become distrustful of his administration and fearful of the consequences of his extraordinary, er- + ratic and autocratic assumptioh and exercise of power, All that consérva- 4, tive men feared as a result of his ac- » Cession to power has come to pass. Safe, dignified administration has given ‘ way to strenuous, spectacular parti- sanship, national and international problems of vast import have become the sport of personal ambition and have been fashioned and molded as stepping stones to the presidential suc- { cession, To-day the country finds in . Theodore Roosevelt a standing menace | to constitutional government, to inter- , fational peace and to business stability 4 and prosperity, It turns to the demo- cratic organization for safety and re- | lef—to that party of conservatism which from its birth and through so * many years was the bulwark against . which the spirit of sectionalism, fanat- * leism, radicalism and the crude, wild RASS SOOO OOS 66 | —wOoS ieee William Randolph Hearst Candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President. Although only forty-one years old, William Randolph} Hearst has at- tained a prominence in the fields of journalism and politics, that makes him one of the most talked of men in public lite. Born in San Francisco, California, forty-one years ago, educated in the public echodls of his native city and at Harvard. He chose the profession and business of journalism, in which he has achieved a phenomenal suc- ceas. He is now the sole owner and directing force of eight metropolitan hewspapers—The New York Ameri- can, The New York Morming Journal, the Das Morgan Journal, the Boston American, the Chicago Examiner, the Chicago American, the San Fran- cisco Examiner, and the Los Angeles American—all Democratic papers battling unceasingly tor Democratic principles, and fighting every form + OUR $2, $2.50 and $3 Values are something extra. 5 5 5 S S i) § The low Shoes are here alsoand the styles are daintier and prettier than ever. OUR $1.50 and $2, Numbers are especially good. If you want good plow shoes come and see our line. 0 0 0 0 9 6 We etand back of every pair. We want your trade. ~ McKibbens’. Good Goods at the lowest prices. experimen dashed in SSSSS9999 999996 RERE= vain,” ,; “Our national strength should rather _ be exhibited in resisting the aggres- - Sions of great powers than in brow- beating the weak American republics ; whose guardianship and protection we ; have so long assumed and maintained. We favor the speedy completion of the * Panama canal, but regret that our gov- } ®rnment should have permitted this Breat project to be stained with evi- dence of dishonorable intrigue against _ the integrity of a friendly republic. We , Geplore the continued existence of la- . bor troubles affecting important in- | @ustries and vast numbers of people and express the earnest hope that , through concession, arbitration, mod- eration and fair dealing, early adjust- ment may be reached. Labor unions © organized for the betterment of the condition of wage-earners, acting with- * In the limits of law and not subversive ; Of public order or: individual rights are not only lawful but commendable ; and siould be met, recognized and dealt with accordingly.” Unaided and alone, Mr. Hearst hae successfully prosecuted the coal trust, and is now exposing the nefarious methods of the beef trust. He is vertually compelling the federal of- BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS55559599 ficials to institute proceedings against these rapacious cormorate that are fattening off of the sub- stance of the people. Mr. Hearst is the President of the National Association of Democratic clubs, member of congress from the thirteenth New York district, anda candidate for the Democratic Presi- dential nomination. He has already secured the delegations from Rhode Island, South Dakota and New Mex- ico, a portion of the Kansas delega- tion, all the delegates so far elected in Ohio, with a certainty of the Illi- nois delegation, so that he is a force to be reckoned with in the Democratic politics of the country. Mr. Hearst comes of Missouristock, his father and mother both having been born and reared in Franklin county, this state. STEER CASE AGAIN DECIDED. Elijah Rice Awarded Verdict Over John Massengale. Fayette, Mo., April 16.—The cele- brated Massengale-Rice steer case was decided in the Howard circuit court last night, a verdict being re- tarned in favor of the defendant, Elijah Rice, of Lagonda, Chariton county. The jury was out but a few minutes, and ite verdict was reached on the first ballot, This is theseventh time the case has been tried. A justice of the peace, three circuit jadgea and three appel- late judges have reviewed the pro- ceedings, and the costs have piled up to the enormous sum of $5,000. Theend is not yet in sight, for Massengale has appealed the case to a higher court, The controversy originated in Sep- tember, 1899, the enbject of it being an ordinary eteer valued at $30. A Great Sensation. 0 a“ 0 0 @ 0 by) s | oy Sef fe de ete ake ke ae ee Roe arrensburg BusinessColleges North Aolden Street, Opposite Court House. “i Ture Compete Courses Book-Keeping, Shorthand and Typewriting Telegraphy, * B. E. PARKER, Manager. A. LEE SMIZER, Assistant Manager. Dr. W. L. Hedges president, Com. Bank. T. E. Cheatham, Cashier American Bank. Ear! Coffman, Ass’t Cashier American Bank. Apvisory Boarp For information! Address THE CASCADES A SUCCESS, Warreneburg Business College, President Francis and Other Officials Are Warrensburg, Mo. P.cxsed with the Effect of a World's ry Fair Feature. j St. Louis, Apirl 19.—In the presence ' of President Francis, of the world’s fair, and several prominent officials of the exposition, a test of the cascades ' was made Tuesday. The result was satisfactory and the officials were please’ with the effect of what is con- sidered the feature ef the fair. Only ‘ one pump was used, having a capacity : of 30,090 gallons of water a minute, On the opening day double that quanti- ty will be thrown. The four great * fountcins at the foot of the cascades threw plumes of spray 30 feet high, which, when the second pump is work- ing, will be increased to 50 feet. TRAGEDY AT ELECTION. At Gu-zales, La. a Democrat Killed a Lender of the “Lily White” Faction of the Republican Party. } Now Orleans, April 19.—The Louisi- } } ana tate election resulted in a trage- h © dy at Gonzales, in Ascension parish, + where the “lily whites” and democfats ‘are closely divided. Capt. Sam Moore, forme: sheriff under the democrats, who wes leading the “lily white” fac- ‘tion, became involved in a dispute at No Victory Russia Says. Missouri Wins in Debate. St. Petersburg, April 15.—The Rus- sian admiralty authorizes the Asso- clated Press to deny Vice Admiral Topo’s assertion that the Japanese sank the Petropavivosk in a fight off Port Arthur. The officials declare positively that there was no naval engagement, excepting the torpedo boat destroyer fight, either preced- ing or following the loss of the flag- ship. The naval staff has no information concerning last night’s rumor that the Japanese have succeeded in block- ing the entrance of the harbor of Port Arthur. sion was, sourl and won. They are drugs that are bought right and then kept »right. We buy drugs from ; sources that we know to be re- fin tod eho th Denne abe y Sat pie who ran arpa ot, | ROAD CHIEF. $509 teens |SKRYOLOFE%EOUPPE, _| deafening shouts of “Long live Skryd- The University of Missouri defeated Kansas University in the annual de- bate between the two universities held in Lawrence, Kan., last Satur- day night. The question for discus- “Resolved, That the Fifteenth amendment has not been justified.” J. A. Potter, of Mt, Vern- on, Mo.; M. E. Otis, of Hopkins, Mo.; and C. J. Walker, Jr., of Columbia, Mo., upheld the affirmative for Mis- More new lace collars just received this week: 50c values at 35c, 35c quality at 25c. Hill’s Cash Store. a Reon j ceetareaie mee |MECHANISM INSTEAD OF TICKET SELLERS. Half Dollar Placed in Coin Re- ceiver Will Admit Visitors to Fair Grounds. Under normal conditions 2,000 persons can be admitted to the World’s Fair grounds every minute after the opening of the Exposition, on April 30. Through eleven entrances, with a total of 140 turnstiles, visitors to the Fair will be ushered into the Ex- position grounds, and iftheelectrical coin receivers, which the manage ment has adopted, operate with the accuracy which the inventor has claimed for them, the average will be even greater than 2,000 a minute. To gain admission to the grounds @ persou must approach the turn- stile and place a half doilar in a slot. This half dollar as it decends is still visible, and releases a lever which un- locks the turnstile. The person then can pass through the gates and the minute that he is inside the turnstile ie locked. Individual gates are being installed for children. At these turnstiles a quarter will operate the mechanism. Each coin is registered in the re- ceiving machine the moment It is de- posited, and simultaneously the ad- mission is recorded on the central dial in the Admission Department. By thie means every admission to the Exposition grounds {s recorded instantly in the central office of the Admissions Department, and {t will be possible at any time to know just how many paid admissions have been made at any gate or at all the mates. Makaroff’s Successor at Port Arthur | Receives Pictures of Miracle- Working Virgins. CONSECRATED BREAD ALSO THROWN IN ——— At St. Petersburg the Populace Is Werked inte Frenzied Enthusi- asm by the Appearance of the Hero, Who Is Expected to Avenge Defeats Inflicted, St. Petersburg, April 19.—Vice Ad- miral Skrydloff has arrived here on his way to the far east, where he will take command of the Russian fleet at Port Arthur. He was accorded an en- thusiastic reception by the people who thronged the streets, The vast Znam- isfskala square, opposite the Nicholas railroad station, was black with peo- ple and the police guarding the plat- form were quite unable to cope with the crowds which broke through the cordon and rushed towards the train. There were repeated outbreaks of en- thusiastic cheers as the admiral left the car and from the bare-headed throng a peasant stepped out and pre- sented Skrydloff with a copy of a picture entitled “The Holy Virgin of Joy to the Afflicted,” which is reputed to have miraculous power. The peas- ant also presented the admiral with consecrated bread, telling Skrydloff that he saluted him in the name of the masses of the Russian people, all of whose hopes depended on him as the hero of the Russo-Turkish war. “The people are convinced,” added the spokesman, “that Admiral Skrydloff will justify the hopes of the emperor and the fatherland, and like the virgin whose picture has just been given him will bring joy, and that soon, to a peo- ple now afflicted.” The admiral, who was visibly af- fected, took the picture, declaring that he would not depart with the picture throughout the campaign ami that he would put all his faith in God. A rep- resentative of the middle classes pre- sented the admiral with a picture of 3t. Theodosius, the miracle-worker of Czerniakoff. The admiral then entered a carriage and drove off, followed by Mound Items. The weather for the past two weeks has been too cold to suit the farmer. Uncle Jack Elgin sold 20 head of beef cattle to Bailey & Co., for four cents @ pound. The county is full of candidates, and a more gentlemanly, courteous lot of men we have seldom met. J. B. Rice has just finished plant- ing 18 acres of corn. Says he will risk that much in the cold ground, Rev. R. W. Stewart will preach a sermon on the “Resurrection of Christ,” on Sunday, May 8th, at 11:30 a.m. Everybody invited to attend. J. W. Crews, who had his foot al- most cut off with a hedge axe some time ago, is able to be out again. We are confident that old Mound will go solid for Joseph Folk for gov- ernor of the grand state of Mis- souri. The grading at the Bone’s Fork bridge west of Passaic is completed at last. It has long been an eyesore to the traveling public, and has taken a great deal of trade from Butler the past winter. Walter Crews who has been attend- ing the commercial school at Nevada, ishome to help his father during erop time. : Our little town of Passaic is still on the boom, John Lotspeich has about all of his corn ground ready for the plant- er. Me is one of the best farmers in the county. Jack Elgin tells us that he had twenty acres of corn which he will have to replant. Too cold for it to germinate. Mrs. M. A. Harlow, who has been confined to her home for the past month, is about well again. John O’Dea says he must be ‘get- ting popular in his district. He not only succeeded himeelf, but was elect- ed president of the achool board. Col. J. N. Sharp went to Butlerand Rich Hill last week, looking after his canvases for representative. We wish him success in his race. L. E. loft.” On arrival at his hotel a little zirl presented the admiral with a bou- quet, hailing Skrydloff as the “supreme commander of my brothers who are serving in the navy in the far east.” ‘God help you,” said the child, “in all your paths and may Heaven grant that good fortune attend you always juring the war, for the glory of our dear country.” The admiral embraced the girl and the action brought out salvos of cheers. No confirmation has been received bere up to this hour of the reported arrival of a big fleet of Japanese trans- ports in the gulf of Chi Li. Reports differ widely as to the destination of the fleet, Kin-Chou, situated on the aarrowest part of the Liao Tung penin- sula, above Port Arthur; Kai-Chou, south of New Chwang, and New Chwang itself being mentioned by the various reports. An attempted landing at the head of the Liao Tung guif has been anticipated for some time, but latterly the Russians have been in- slined to believe that they have so strengthened their position there that the Japanese have abandoned the idea of landing more than a raiding party to cut the railroad to Port Arthur. It ls considered possible that the Japa- nese may have decided that the time is opportune to land at Kin-Chou ,with the object of cutting off and investing Port Arthur. The chances of effecting a landing in neutral Chinese territory on the coast west of the Liao Tung peninsula are now regarded as remote, as the Russians do not believe the Japanese will dare risk arousing the Shinese and thus bring down upon them the condemnation of the powers, whose good opinion they are striving wo obtain. The fact is that the Russians seem greatly at sea as to the Japanese plans. * It is claimed b ythe general staff that Yen. Kuropatkin now has 300,000 men at the theater of war, sufficient for present requirements, A prominent officer of the staff informed the cor- respondent of the Associated press that she dispatch of troops to the far east has been suspended for the present. Viadivostok in Distress. St. Petersburg, April 19—The popu- lation of Vladivostok is in want of the most necessary kind of provisions and im consequence of flooded rivers which interrupt communications it is impos- sible to furnish them supplies. There ‘3 also a scarcity of money. Many inhabitants, particularly the women and children, are leaving the city, abandoning their property, which they re unable to sell. Half of the houses in Viadivostok are empty and the civil- lan population is already reduced to 15,000. How Japs Build Defenses, Liao Yang, Manchuria, April 19.— The outposts on the island of Yalu, between Anju and Wiju, have been en- Honor Jefferson. The students and faculty of the Untversity of Missouri held a con- vocation lass Wednesday in honor of Thomas Jefferson, that being’ his birthday. Speeches were made by the studen's to emulate his virtues. vy whe President of the University. Great War Painter Lost. members of the faculty extolling the great deeds of Jefferson and urging \t the close a holiday was declared St. Petersburg, April 16.—Vassili Verestchagin, the Ruseian war paint- er, who was Vice Admiral Makaroff’s guest on board the Petropaviovsk, was lost in the disaster off Port Arthur. The admiralty has received official information that he was among thoze who were drowned,