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MIM Ons lnn me path A ceed toe Ee ee | wrod ) Lokal Anzeiger from Mukden says: pe : “The Prpregoes dispositions are com-| of the true American spirit, You are | especially with using his position for | ties amount to about $890,000 and T ‘ ‘ pletely screened behind a line of out-| Proposing to Europeanize our institu-} extortion and with tesuing false and | of this amount about $400,000 isse- ry us when you wish to buy—don’t for- : posts and it is almost impossible to | tions, Not content with the extraor | fraudulent certificates to Chinese em | cured, The property turned over to get us when you want to sell, 7 a an from erie La dinary prnphsgptis be pega igrants who left China to come to | thecreditors will amount to $370,000 veil. e Russians cannot tell which | ronage o e President of the e ; ; of the four routes the Japanese ad-| states, you propose to become prac- on a violation of the Chinese saeaerenmennntinnmnetinailfion u vance will follow, Three Japanese | tically the President of the whole West- exclusion laws, ‘ companies are patrolling the Hun! o.. pemisphere. The accidental head Another scandal was reported in Shot . Arkansas Sheriff. . river in junks, It is reported that) one republic, you would make your- | the American Consulate at Shanghai} Batesville, Ark., Sept. 16.—The Wt MARY GASES Kuropatkin Reports Heavy Fighting —— from Reconnaisances asked. Joseph Pulitzer in his open let- title to all lands and town lots in Bates county. Cholee in Force by His Cavalry. ter to President*Roosevelt, says: securities always on hand and forsale. Abstracts of title Pe eE Se “We are spending more money now | furnished, titles examined and all kinds of real estate ‘ - ss om our navy thea an: 2ther country, papers drawn, JAPANESE OPERATIONS ARE SUHEENED in the world, except England; a third ¥. J. Tegan, Hor. J. 3. yaweeet 2. bay ny Russian General Unable to Tell Which of Four Routes the Advance on Mukden Witt Follow—Patrol the Uan River ta Jovks—Still Thousands of Unburied | 7 Bodies ut Ranosend and pensions than is spent for the . a ae same purposes by any of the over- ry [News from the seat of war to-day | loaded military powers of continental ’ contains nothing to show that the |.Europe without exception. Our navy * b] Japanese have yet begun to move in/ts costing us $98,000,000 this year. pee force. There is no truth in the report| France, hitherto the second naval =" To be able to borrow money on real emanating from the London Express that a battle is in progress at Mukden, but General Kuropatkin reports that Generals Rennenkampff and Samson- off are conducting important reconnais- ances which have resulted in heavy putze, several villages nearer the Japanese lines. Got the Rasslans Goessing. Berlin, Sept. 19—A dispatch to the Liaoyang is oceupied by only one coms ig Povaphsed irre eee name of James Monroe, the strict con- |} were made against MacWade, and | killed last night by Robert Crosby, | pagegugy go itr fla o> 40 piv va > iv fo Fo io go > sv Go pe of Liaoyang being poisoned by ex-|structionist of the Constitution, and | President Roosevelt ordered Secre- | an escaped prisoner from the Saline halations from thousands of unburied | under a hypocritical pretense of duty, tary Hay to send one of his’ sasist-| jail, Sheriff Morgan learned thatthe ——————————— EE bodies, Field Marshal Oyama’s head | you assume prerogatives that would ants to inspect all American Consul-| man was in town and went to arrest Rooms for World's Fair Guests Missouri Pacific Railway Time Table quarters {s a short distance north of} turn Hamilton pale and that would at Butler Station, Liaoyang. The expenditure of am- munition at Liaoyang was enormous, the Russian artillery August 31 firing over 100,900 sh Says Japs Were Driven Back, London, Sept. i9—A dispatch to a} His report was unfavorable to Mac- news agency from St. Petersburg says Hemi- two blocks north to No. 29 Kaneas City & Joplin expr 10:55 P, M. the reconnaisances were towards the | susetainty over the Western He Wade, and President Roosevelt to-) took refuge ina barn but later sur- eT eet ee Bieta! Japanese front and right flank, result- ing in the Japanese being driven back, The Russian losses, according to this version, are said to be slight and it is not clear whether the “many” cas- tectorate over Thibet. Battle Anticipated at Sinmintin, Mukden, Sept. 19.—All is quiet here but fighting is anticipated tn the neigh- borhood of Sinmintin, 35 wiles west of Mukden. The Loss of the Lucia. . Nagasaki, Sept. 19.—The sole sur- vivor of the British bark Lucia, which was sunk off Port Arthur from strik- ing a mine, has arrived here. He re- lates that the Lucia was on her way from Shanghai to Newchwang when she became becalmed off Port Arthur at three o'clock in the morning of Sep- tember 10, She was drifting helpless- The Russians have occupied | ON A WAR FOOTING | President Roosevelt's Strenuous Peace Policy Suspicious. The question: Is the United States being prepared for war? may well be on_our army than Austria-Hun- | gary, with nearly 400,000 men under arms, and twice as much as Japan in | time of peace, and more on army, navy power in the world, is spending %61,- 000,000 on hers, and Germany, . ef your {Illustrious counterpart, the Em- peror, $50,000,000, On its face, our ac- tivity looks as if we were preparing for certain war. “I am not speaking to Democrats— | this is not a party matter. Your schemes are personal, not partisan. Your boasted Americanism is really Europeanism. It is the very antithesis self the head of twenty-one. In the me e Monroe rise in his grave. I de- | fy any of your eulogists, from the bril- {Mant and distinguished Whitelaw Reid | downward, to show one line in the j writings of any previous President of any party justifying your proposed sphere. But if you fail to find any warrant for your policy in the Constl- tution of the United States or the practice of your predecessors, you may find it abundantly in the quarter from our domains in foreign lands, or de- sirous of securing natural advantages, however great, by force; but a people loving peace, not only for ourselves, but for all the nations of the earth. “The display of great military arma- ments may please the eye and, for the moment, excite the pride of the citizen, but it cannot bring the country the brains, brawn and muscle of a single immigrant, nor induce the investment here of a dollar of capital. Of course, such armament as may be necessary for the security of the country and the ious charges that had been brought agalnst him. Mac Wade was accused of many acts unbecoming a man in his office, and about the same time these charges ates in the far East, with a partieu- lar misson to investigate the charges against MacWade at Canton. Mr. Peirce was consequently sent to China and other couéries of the Orient day dismissed the Consul from the service. Secretary Hay was instruct- ed to commission some one torelieve MacWade at once, as the dismissal the Quay faction, worked for him and obtained the place. Fireman Meets Death Before Nation’s Guests, Kansas City, Sept. 15.—While pre- paring to give a fire-fighting exbibit- ion this morning for the entertain- ment of the members of the Interpar- limentry Union ata drill tower George Stapleton, a tireman, 27 years old, UE ae PPPS . Bates County Investment Co, ¢ BUTLER, MO. é Capital, = = 850,000. Money to loan on real estate, at low rates, Abstracts of Jno. C. Harms, Abstractor, 8. F. Wannoox, Notary. Sp fighting. The reconnaisances also : . : ’ yt showed an increase in the Japanese} “We are building. thirteen battle- ciates. We loan money in this way and © forces. Emperor Nicholas has decid- | ships to England's ten, Germany's sev- j fi ; ed to form a Second Manchurian army | en and France's six, and thirteen great at a low rate of interest. rt to be composed of the corps now be-/ armored cruisers, practically battle- - u ing sent to the far east. Kuropatkin,| hips, to England’s sixteen, France's DI V A LL & PERCI V A L g acccording to St. Petersburg advices, | six and Germany's two, We are just | , TH NEW MAN ON HORSEBACK. 9 4 will become chief of both armies, but nishing half a dozen smaller cruisers. . t pape br He . Rare ypont oty | We have more first-class battleships | = ~> rs = BUTLER, MO. if « — alegre’ sacishhiige ee “'Y | already built than any other country —- = a <a n will command the second army.) ta the world exeast Ragland, and the v exe n the world except E 5 4 ee RD St. Pelersburs, Sept. 19,—A dispaten | English editor of Brassey’s Navat An- |Pders Consul Removed at Once} A Settlement By Harroun. has been receive d from Gen, Kurcpat- | pual says that to te n years at the pres Oyster, Bay N. Y. Sept. 17,—Pres- St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 16.—W. H.| RR GMA AA ADA AAA ODD AAAADOYH CAB a q important reconnaisances which have | reg << ey sis sein ah 4 Robert M. MaeWade, Consul at} Grain companies, and who is alleged H resulted In rather heavy fighting With} oy much do you wit t? Fifty veath Canton, China, be dismissed from the | to have secured about ¥ million dol- § ¢ -” y ct —— satkin's tolowram, |#80 our navy consisted of a tew wood- | diplomatic service, lars on forged bills of lading and grain NY ' chink waa “4 Pkce ska wae en frigates, and our peaceful merchant | ‘The President’s action was the re- | warehouse receipts, has placed his | 5 pie pabnhrd aia ances ‘that General | fieets covered the seas, To-day we have |sult of recommendations made by | business in the hands of his creditors. 9 as iale tie ti aeaned @ ver 600,00 ‘ ster leships | Assistant Secretary of State Pol A trustee will be named to take . : ® Rennenkampff had recovered from his | over 600,000 tons of steel batt P an 'y ate Polree, * wound and had resumed command of | and cruisers, and our merchant marine | who has just returnod from a tour of | charge of the business. The creditors We are In the market for your hay and grain for t oe troops, The reconnalnances - in the forelgn trade has shrunk wnt! ingpection of all consulates in the| have not agreed upon a man but itis which we will pay the highest market price. Will ; Soe ee reg bree j it ts hardly lar narod the navy that! Orieng. He made a special report in | said that a St. Lou's grain dealer will try and furnish sacks to patrons when ready to . ie eee the case of MacWae because of ser- | likely be eelected. The agreement be- tween Mr, Harroun and his creditors by which he gives up his bustness, was made at 9:30 o'clock to-night after an all day session, The total liabili- sheriff, Jeff D. Norgan was shot and him on Main street. When heplaced the fugitive under arrest Crosby said “All right” and pretended tosubmit, but suddenly drew a pistol and shot the sheriff in the heart. Many persons on the street pursued. The fugitive rendered. Then there was an effort made to lynch him. After a long struggle residents succeeded in get- ting Crosby in jail where he is under i ualities, referred to by General Kuro-| which you borrowed the policy itself— | &0es into effect immediately. guard. 49-4¢* ; patkin, were inflicted or received. in Europe.” (Jos. Pulitzer in New Robert M. MacWade was appoint- aie aa aiatema ace FAVORITE HOME PAPER. | Britian Protectorate, York World.) ed Consul to Canton, China, by Pres-| Eight Men Were Drown: Established f tury am peg a. Altes ident Roosevelt in 1902. He comes on ne a Del a er pee ht DR. H. M. CANNON, codund umes ia than treaty with Great Britain, unites in OT A MILITARY PEOPLE. jfrom Pennsylvania and had very ~e od = nce = Denti 500,000 persons in the weet and agreeing that the latter country has good references. A strong array of |™°2 Were drown! ay by the - entist, southwest, the Twice-a-Week succeeded in establishing a virtual pro- | ‘We are not a military people, bent political friende, including some of | 8i2king of the tug Israel W. Durham BUTLER, - MISSOURI lic of St. Louis can justi on conquest, or engaged in extending z in the Delaware river opposite this . to that enviable distinction “Favor elty. The tug was swamped in a heavy storm. Its captain and crew of five men and four employees of the American Dredging company’ were aboard when the tug sank. Only two were saved. estate on long time, with the privilege of making payments before due, is an advan- tage which the frugal borrower appre- thresh. We keep a full line of feed on hand at all times, and also handle one of the best brands of Kansas hard wheat flour. (SIAAD AA 4ORTH BOUND, ty Four Blocks from Fair Grounds, ex! No. 104 Loos) Freight. No, 92 stock expres... ............ 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CHRISTY; the great national and state conven- Diseases of women and Children a Specialty tions, the progress of the campaign, of the elections, etc. Office The Over Butler Oash Depart- 3 ment Store, Butler, Mo, ‘ou will want to know all about the World’s Fair, to be protection of the rights of its citizens, at home or abroad, must be main- Office Telephone 20. House Telephonel0. ly when she ran on a mine about ten fell four stories from a pompler ladder held in > + ame April 30 to December 1, nT ff po - ola port, and was sunk by the tained,’ kay cethee’ oniirte “Wonk che and recleved fatal injuries. Staple- DR, J. T. HULL You will be interested in and not only false economy, but pusiliant-|0n’s injuries consisted of two broken well informed by the Farm Visitor, mous. I protest, however, against the | ukles, a broken noee, a stverecut on™ DENTIST. d t Welcomed to California. San Francisco, Sept. 19.—The sov- ereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows was given a public reception in the Ly- ceum theater. President of the Day R. H. Lloyd, made a few introductory remarks and introduced Mayor Schmitz, who delivered an address of reguiar supplement of the paper, Barranco, same thatleed to Hagedors’s pared ly for the farmer You will wantto know what B.F.JETER, | wordind w Attorney at Law and Justice, Office over H. H. Nichols, the face, bruises and a fracture of the skull. He died at 1:30 p.m. The accident occured shortly before 10 o’clock this morning. It was wit- nessed by about 200 persons, many of them women, who-were waiting to feeling, now far too prevalent, that by reason of the commanding position we have assumed in the world, we must take part in the disputes and broils of foreign countries; and that because we have grown great we welvome. An appreciative response to| should intervene in any important the greeting was made by Grand Sire | question that arises in other parts of ser Cneearaion. : Kast side square, Butler, Mo. — hee, bite of John D, Goodwin, of Atlanta, Ga. | the world. I also protest against the Bryan to Tour M Infirmary of Osteopathy , articles of interest to erection of any such military establish- ment as would be required to maintain the country in that attitude. We should confine our international activi- will tour Missouri in a special train. tes solely to matters in which the| According to plans announced today rights of the country or of our citi-| by one of the fusion committee of No- zens are directly involved. That {s| braska, Mr. Bryanwill go to Missou- not a situation of isolation, but of im-/ ri October 10 and will begin a tour dependence.” [From Judge Parker's] of the state at that time, speaking Death ta a Wiadstorm. Arimore, I, T., Sept. 19.—A wind- storma which swept over Marietta, a small place south of here Sunday, re- sulted in the death of Tom Rose, aged 15 years. Two other persons whose names could not be learned were prob- ably fatally injured. The storm did some damage to property, Lincoln, Neb.—William J. Bryan pwn Roce vest of Rekam cn Tite Specialty. HARRIET FREDERICK, Butler, Mo. Married on the Train. mpeech of goceptance.) pore octets iray Ml an Denver, Col., Sept. 19.—Miss Gene- |! a a ca al occup! way for vieve Day, prima donna of “A Girl SECTIONAL BITTERNESS, ; about one week, returning in time to | From Dixie’ company, was married to : Mr. John Ward, a stock broker of Kan- sas City, on the train en’ route from Topeka to Denver. The marriage li- “{ can understand how a statesman @tve the rest of the campaign to his ‘can believe in a protective tariff and|own state; when he will’ make his in a centralized federal government, | great effort to overcome the Repub- but I cannot comprehend how a patriot/lican majority.and elect a legislatare ‘can advocate a policy calculated te/ that will send him to United States Provoke race confitcts in the South and/ Renate. to array the different sections of our