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The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
ANOTHER STREET FAIR.
Executive Committee of Marshall Free Street
Fair Meets and Elects O6seess ir This
Year-SUhsesiptioas 10 Be
Solicited.

Marshall will again offer to the people Of
Saline and surrounding counties the pleasures
to be enjoyed At . Free Street Fair. The sue.
cess Of last wears fair assured its repetition
during the Fall Of 1900. Though the date Of
the same has not q yet been fixed, Il will In
all probability be held a. near September the
FIRST, a. can be conveniently arranged for, aud
will, o. did the last. continue for one week.
This 10 authoritative. being the decision Of the
executive committee. which mel Thursday
morning at the Office Of Rector & Lyons.
Joseph Hamil was elected president Of the
association, H. H. Downing vice president,
]. G. Patterson secretary and Henry Lowen.
stein treasurer. The president upon being
authorized to select committee Of seven to
solicit subscriptions for the fair. chose the
following: A. Leonard. L. p. Wiley, P. H.
Rea, J. b. De Garmo. ]. A. O'Day. T. w.
Hunter and J. H. Schlueter.
This part of the work will be attended
to at once aud all subscriptions received,
will be reported to the treasurer each week.
The executive committee includes not only
the officials named, but John Rose, F. w.
Miles and NJ. P. Lyons, to whom specific du.
ties have not as yet been assigned.
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.

The Republican State Convention was call.
ed to order at 1880 .. m. Tuesday In the Au-
ditorium at Kansas City. for the purpose Of
nominating q state ticket and electing dele.
gates to the National Convention at Phiia.
delphia After the invocation by Rev. DR..
Kenny of Plattsburg. Chairman Thomas J.
Atkins delivered the opening address In a neat
and complimentary speech to Kansas City and
a broad and logical presentation Of Republi-
can principles. couched in eloqueuce and forci.
bic in presentation. Mayor Reed then made a
very happy and cordial address of welcome,
quite winning the hearts Of the delegates. At
its conclusion, the committees upon creden-
tials, rules and order Of business and resolu-
tons were announced. During the afternoon
session. Major Warner. Pat Dyer, Judge Bur-
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ton, John Flanagan Of Jasper and A. w.
Brewster were successiveiy called forth by
the cheers Of their admirers and addressed
the convention. s~rousing great euthusiasm.
A Davis following from Jackson county, led
by Morse Of Excelsior Springs 6libustered
during the larger part Of the afternoon ses-
sion, vainly ~eudeavoring to secure from the
convention Q vote to invite and send for
Webster Davis to address the body.
But Webster was turned down and the
convention adjourned. content to escape his
~eloquence.
Wednesdays session was Q continuous one
from 10 q. m. to 5 p. m. and was devoted to
business. The reports Of the several COM.
mittees were heard and adopted, G. p. Wal.
bridge being made permanent chairman. He
proved Q good one. Following are the nom.
made by the convention:
THE STATE TICKET.
Governor-Joseph Flory, Of ~: Louis.
secretary OF stste-w. b. Porteraeld, Spring.
field.
Treasurer.w: 8: Fleming, Webster Groves.
Auditor-W. T. Blosbsa%, 81. Charles.
Railway and Warehouse Commissioner II &.
Grouse. Pierce City.
DELmArEs Al LARoE.
d. NJ. Houser, Of 81. Louis.
ID. =. Dyer, Of 81. Louis.
j. l.. Minis. Of Csrr0lltOn.
&. g.. Burton, Of Nevada.
ALTERNATEs At LARoE.
Louis Woods, Of Kansas City.
j. &. Chsstine. Of Kansas City.
u. NJ. Wood, Of 81. Louis.
y. &. Walden, Of Sedalia.
ELECTORS Al LAI8E.
J. w. Moore, Of California.
Joseph u. Black, Of Richmond.
STATE GENITAL COMMITTEE.
Chsirman-Thomas J. Atkins (re-electedC.
Members u Large-LOuis p. Aloe, Frank n.
Roberts, 4. 8. Jewett, Charles d. Morris, Samuel
Jurden, Theodore Lscoh, Henry Lsmm, Dr.. J. Il.
~ la~aAalaA1
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
MARSHALL 8 REPUBLICAN,.

tax payers Of the state lose annually thous.
ands upon thousands Of dollars.
We denounce the Democratic organization
Of Missouri for its many odenses against the
principle Of local sell. government and especi.
ally for the enactment Of vicious election and
police laws. devised TO enable the Governor
TO control the elections in our cities ard state
and we pledge ourselves to the repeal Of all
such and the enactment Of impartial and efec.
tive Legislation for the government Of our
cities. giving TO them the largest measure Of
home rule.
We denounce the Democrats for their fail.
IRE to enact timely and effective laws for the
regulation Of building and loan associations,
tina, would have saved the loss Of millions Of
savings invested by the people In such com.
panies; We depiore the legislation which III.
ficts on our citizens frequent and costly
changes In school text books. and W favor
surh laws as will give to the school children q
proper series Of text hooks at the lowest
price.
We favor such legislation as will give us
good public roads, and demand the repeal Of
the makeshit laws enacted by the last Demo.
cratic Legislature.
We declare that tn: Republican party stands
pledged to the enactment Of such equitable
revenue statutes AZ will equally distribute the
burden OF taxation upon all classes Of proper.
~. tangible or intangible. and We denounce
the duplicity Of the Democratic party Of the
State Of Missouri in representing TO the peo.
pie that they favor the t~axation Of public
franchises while their Legislative enactments
prove the dishonesty Of their representatives.
The platform also contained resolutions
favoring legislation to upbuild the American
merchant marine, endorsed the st. Louis Fair
movement. condemned the action Of the twelve
Democratic congressman from Missouri In
voting against the Nicaragua Canal and de-
nounced the system Of contract convict labor
now In operation In Missouri. Resolutions
were also reported and adopted, pointing with
pride to the efficiency Of State Chairman
Atkins. expressing the appreciation Of Nilsson.
rians for the conierment Of Cabinet honors
upon Z. A. Hitchcock aud heartily approving
Of the administration of r G. Keaens % No.
s:o,o1 committeeman Svo,u A;ssnuv;
The Marshall republican., 1900-05-18
THE KANSAS CITY PLATFORM.

ssS"SNs su &OssvN NV
assembled cali attention. with yride. to the
fact that the policies presented by the Repub.
ii"sn party In its platform Of 1896 have been
fully vindicatrd aud It's promises all redeemed.
We rejoice that we are citizens Of a great
aud po~ FIJI nation. whose achievements In
peace and glorious victories in war are with.
out n parallel.
We indOrSe the progressive administration
Of William Mckinley for the blessings II has
bestowed upon the American people In estsb.
fishing the highest prosperity the country has
ever known.
The remedy for hard ines suggested In
1896 10 deba~r the currency. in the light Of
out present conditions. would have involved
the country IN lasting disgrace and have prov.
cd disastrous 10 It's industrial Interests, hid
that remedy iwrn adopted.
We insist that no issue can he paramount
to the maintenance Of the public credi, aud
the STABILITY Of the money for which all labor
and products are sold. So long as a political
party stands committed to the overthrow ri
the existing monetary system we cali on all
conservative men to act with us in keeping
tina, party from power.
The steady employment Of the people In
hUnOrable pursuits IL the contentmcnt Of the
people. The greatest benefaction to the man
il the opportunity for remunerative labor.
Our best hope for the continued employment
Of labor lies in the domination Of the worlds
markets by American agricultural aud me.
chanicai products. Low interest rates are
potent factors in the extension If American
commerce and industry at home aud abroad.
The wise financial legislation Of the Repub.
licsn party has promoted these results. We
therefore congratulate the American people In
that the Republican party has kept its bene6.
cent pledge for the maintenance Of the gold
standard. the standard Of the commercial
world. and the parity Of all forms Of money,
without contradiction, by comprehensive,
courageous legislation.
We favor the extension of self government
to all the people that have lately come under
the protection Of this country as rapidly as
they demonstrate their ability to exercise It.
We hold our authority over them to be = vol.
emn trust. to he exercised with IN eye single
to their instruction. development and pros.
perity.
We are unalterabiy opposed TO all trusts
and combinations In restraint of trade or hav.
ing for their purpose In the remotest degree
sitting Of competition; and we demand such
legislation. both national and state. a. will ef.
fectively protect the public from these evils.
And II such legislation can not be had under
present constitutional powers. we demand
such amendments to the constitution Of the
United States Is will suppress such combine
tons.
We denouuce the present state administers.
ton for the disbursement Of the public funds
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LONDON, Aug. 10. a. min the
capture Of Yang Tsung the allies losses,
according To dispatch 20 the Daily
Express. from Che Foo August s. were
200. the majority of these being killed.
The allies marched on Yang Tsun." Z"
says this report. AT dawn Monday
The position held by 1900 Chinese was
well entrenched to the east Of the rly-
or After four hours of heavy hghting
the Chinese were driver from their de-
fense works."
rhe collector of customs al Shanghai
has received a routine message from
Sir Robert Hart. director general Of
imperial customs, showing that the lat
Ter is s,ill conducting the business u
the imperial customs-a rather curious
change Of affairs when taken In con-
junction with the words happily. still
alive" which he included IN the dis
patch. which was dated Pekln July
eth.
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PoPuL1sTs MEET.
Chairman of the National Committee
Wants Populist vice-Presiden-
tial Candidate.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-The Populist ma
tional executive committee held two
sessions here today. but contrary. to
expectations, Senator Marion Butler. Of
North Carolina. chairman Of the ma
tional committee, was not present.
There seems to be a good deal of
apprehension among the members Of
the committee in regard to the atti-
tude Of Senator Butler on the vice.
presidential situation. There has been
a strong rumor to the effect that the
North Carolina Populist would take
the bit between his teeth and insist
that Populist be named for vice
president on the Populist ticket
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Planned to Burn Part Of Pre-
tOria and Kill British.
TEN RINGLEADERS ARRESTED
Angry Discussion Ia Pahlamesi Over The
SituatiOn--Ameriesn MuIeteers From
New Orleans Being Shipped
Home From BoerdOm.

LONDON. Aug. 1O.--The Daily News
has the following dispatch from Pre-
toria, dated August Q:
"A plot TO shoot all the British on
GERS and to make Lord Roberts prison.
er has been opportunely discovered.
Ten ringleaders were arrested and are
now in Jail. The conspirators numbered
about Is.
They had planned to set fire to the
houses in the extreme western part of
the city. hoping that the troops would
be concentrated there. The clan was
that then the consplrators We're forcibly
TO enter all the houses occupied By
British officers and kin the occupants.
"The Boer sympathizers were ac-
Iuainted with the plot and several had
been told to secure the person Of Lord
Roberts and to hurry with MIN to the
nearest commando. Horses had been
obtaRed for this purpose. The affair
has created a tremendous sensation"
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reaches Shanghai correspondent from
Tlen Tsin, with statements to the ef-
feet that the situation at Tien Tsin
Is again perilous, owing 10 the assemb-
ling Of Chinese troops within striking
distance.
The losses OF the allies In the recent
operations are now said 10 be 1870 men.
OF which number the Russians lost 600.
the japanese 40 and the British 100.
international suspicion has broken
out among the consuIs AT Shanghai on
account Of the determination Of the
British 10 land there a brigade Of In
dian troops. u Is reported that the
French will also land troops at shang-
hal to the number Of 1.2OO men. While
the ministers at Pekin remain unre-
lleyed. II Is not understood why Great
Britain should divert forces destined
for the relief expedition 10 garrison a
place where peace thus far has been
undlSturbed.
A news agency dispatch from Che
Foo dated Sunday. August 5. says a
messenger from Pekin reports that the
Empress Dowager sent four cartioads
Of food TO the legations on July q.
The British foreign office Is under
stood to have suppressed portions OF
the last dispatch Of the British minls-
ter Mt Pekin. Sir Claude Macdonald
on the ground that his explicit state
ments regarding the quantity Of food
and ammunition available might be
useful TO the enemy.
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NEW YORK, Aug. IA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The public interest in the South Afri-
can war has waned, but the parlIa-
nisntary session closed with series Of
angry discussions on the subject, Mr..
Chamberlain being fercely baited by
the Radicals on the communications
which he alleges some opposing MEM
bers have maintained with the Trans
vaal government. in all this there is a
considerable element OF party politics.
It is commonly believed that the gem
.ral election will take place In the au-
tumn. and the policy and conduct Of the
war viii be the issue before the peo-
pie since the politicians are still talk
ing Of South Africa. though the ma
tlon is paying far more attention to
the opening Of the drama in Eastern
Asia.
Everybody is tired If the Boer war and
is anxious to have done with It as soon
as possible. but the government is by
no means convinced that the end is at
hand. and 1t is significant that REIN
forcing drafts for two Of the regiments
at the front have Just been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness for en-
barkation next week.
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WASHINGTON. Aug 9.-Actlng Sec
fetary Of State Adee tonight made pub
lie the following cablegram from Consul
Fowler AZ Che Foo. which reached the
department, at II o'clock tonight:
From che Foo. August O. Morning
u the Sth.--T telegraphed the governor
yesterday protesting against limiting
our correspondence with Conger and re-
questlng the governor 10 forward to
PekIn. The governor telegraphs the
following; Received a note from the
Tsung II Yamun. dated the 5th. The
Yamun Just received an edict permit
ilns the ministers to have peaceful Sc
eret teleRrnphic communication with
their countries. All the ministers at
Pckln have teleginms for transmission
TO their governments. II is proposed
after iespatchlng same To send the or
iginals TO the consuls for verifca,ion.
FOWLER"
The subject OF the appointment OF
Count Won Waldersee 10 command the
International forces in China has been
presented to the United States gov
ernment. but no anlwer has vet been
returned
Count Won Waldersee is regarded as
an emInen, soldier and II Is believed
that he will be satisfactory.
II ia stated that his selection would
be for campaign Of much broader
scope than that IN which our forces
are engaged.
The capture OF Yang Tsun, the first
objective Point Of the international
forces. was the supreme news of i'm
nortence received today on the Chinese
situation, The first word OF this cap
ture effected last Monday. came to the
signal Office at the war department
from Colonel scriven, general officer at
che Foo.
Half an hour after this message a
cahlegram came from General Chaffee,
giving additional details Of the capture
and showing that it had been at the
cost of about .lixty casualties among
the American troops.
Hardly less important was the dis
patch from General Tereuchi, second
in command Of the japanese stan, sen;
10 the war Office OF Japan and trans
mitted TO the legation here, stating that
the International army would total 5O,-
OOO men on August 10, to advance on
Pekin.
This dispatch stated that on the
fourth, when It was forwarded. the ad-
vance had not begun. This was at
first lncomprehensble in view Of the
fact that fighting had actually occurred.
But the latter statement that the In
ternatlonal force would total $4,000 men
on the 18th, appears TO make clear
General Terauchl's meaning and to
reconcile it with General Chaffee's dis
patches.
The present movement of some 10000
men doubtless Is viewed in the light Of a
reconnaissance in force, the main move
ment of the army Of $4,000 TO follow on
the 18th. This makes clear the mean
ing Of General Chaftee's dispatch that
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some effect Men who know the Chi
nese and their methods believe that
the mandarins will deliver up the min
listers dnharmed. but not until the last
moment. and when they see the game
cf prevarication and resistance Is up.
This would be In accordance with the
attitude Of II Hung Chang. after the
Tlen Tsln massacres Of 1870. and with
Celestial precedent generally. but the
experts admit that the position Of the
Manchu and Tartar fanatics like Ii
Ping Heng and Tung Fuh Slang. at
the head u large bodies OF armed troops
Introduces a new factor whose value
they are unable to estimate.
Nothing Is known here officially as TO
the alleged suggestion Of the German
emperor that Count Won WaIdersee
should be appointed to the supreme COM
mand OF the allied troops in China. II
the proposition should be made It
would probably be welcomed in this
country. The British government Is
well aware that no English general is
possible candidate for the Office Of
generalissimo, and it would as soon see
a German officer appointed to the post
rs one from any other country apart
from this. His majesty's government
Is extremely anxious just now to keep
on god terms with Germany in the far
East.
There Is considerable seriousness at
Downing street as 10 the attitude Of
France in regard to the Yangtse val
ley. English statesmen will have to
move with great caution If they intend
to assert the paramount interests Of
Great Britain in central China without
provoking dangerous opposition on the
continent Of Europe.
The accounts OF the battle Of Pei
Tsang are too fragmentary for military
men here to form an opinion on It OF
any value. One distinguished soldier
said that he thought that the stand
made by the Chinese would. at any
rate. give to the foreign officers more
just appreciation Of the difficulties en-
countered by England in South Af-
rica. The Chinese seem to be aicrting
Boer tactics. hut fortunately their mon
are not Of the fighting quality Of the
Transvasl burghers.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-The DEPART
ment Of state is in receipt OF dts
patch from the consul-general Of the
United States at Cape Town, relating
to the further shipment Of American
citizens as muleteers at New Orleans
on British transports. In this instance
Stowe remarks that he sends home free
all who apply to aim. but adds "Over
five hundred have arrived and further
shipments of these muletears ought to
be prevented"
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BRYAN AT CHICAGO.
He and Stevenson will Rest for Some
Weeks.

. CHICAGO. Aug. 9:-wllliam J. Bryan
and party arrived in this city this
evening. They were driven to the Au-
ditorlum, where Bryan win remain for
several days for the purpose Of consul
tation with Chairman Jones and mem-
bers of the national committee regard
ing the conducting of the campaign.
When Bryan leaves here he will 90 to
his home in Lincoln to remain there
during the remainder OF the month.
Tomorrow Stevenson will proceed to
Lake Minnetonka with his family.
where he viii remain for some weeks.
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VANCOUVER. B. c.. Aug. s.-The
Rev. Jonathan Lees. head Of the Lon
don Missionary Society. arrived from
Tien Tsin on the steamship Empress
of India. He said that but for the Chi
nese converts many missionaries would
have been killed. They were invalu-
able during the siege. They built all
the barricades under a rain of bull
lets.
He severely scored the foreign di-
plomats who, he says. are babies be-
side the willy Chinese. AS an instance
of how little European representatives
know Of the native rulers. he said that
the day before Pekin was closed Sir
Claude Macdonald persuaded some la
dies who were visiting him that there
was no danger and that they might as
well prolong their visit.
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Yang Tsun was the objective point.
The war department has been puzzled
on this point. II would appear, how
ever. from General Terauchl's dispatch.
that the first force Of 5000 men. hav-
INK opened up communications 10 Yang
Tsun. brought forward supplies and
established this advance base. the way
would then be clear for an advance OF
a larger force on the 18th.
The capture OF Yang Tsun is, there
fore. an important strategic branch
of the fast maturing military plans.
Trio place Is about eighteen miles
beyond Tien Tsn. and little less than a
quarter of the way 10 Pekln Colonel
scriyen's statement wire up" con-
tains much meaning as It is explained
as showing that there Il telegraphc
communication with the army IN The
, field Aside from the assurance this
gives Of speedy transmission Of news
from the front Il gives additional as
surance that the line IS intact back
20 the first base of operations. The
capture of Yang Tsun on the day fol-
lowing the battle Of Pei Tsang Is re-
garded as a highly successful military
achievement and especially In view Of
the fact that It was looked upon as
stronghold .whoge capture might give
the foreigners considerable trouble.
Late today the state department re-
ceived an important dispatch from
Consul General Goodnow. at Shanghai,
announcing the landing Of British
troops at that point
The consul does not state that h
has protested against this action. and
the state department judged from this
that NJ protest had been made by him
In the absence Of instructions.
He stated. however. that the mer-
chants of the city strongly disapproved
Of the landing OF British troops. fearing
that It would inclte the Chinese to hos
tllltles.
The government at Washington has
taken NJ action in the nature Of a
protest. and t IS stated officially that
no such action win be taken, Secretary
Root regards the situation both from
military and diplomatic points Of view
as much improved,
An important dispatch has been re-
colved in diplomatic quarters In Wash
ington, forwarded from the foreign Of
fee Of one of the powers taking part
in he international movement and Civ
ing with much detail a conversation
by Ii Hung Chang. in which he says
that he is satisfied that the conserva-
tive. or progressive element, to which
he belongs, no longer has any inhu-
ence at Pekin.