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tle-Best stockers, steady; killers, weak.
South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Feb Observation-Disclosures,
$500; steady; beef steers, Says; Texans, s.. 50
64.s6; cows and heifers, $3@5; bulls, stays,
etc, $2.50G4.6O.
Hogs-Recelpts, 54OO: slow, 5@10c lower;
heavy, s.. sO@6; mixed, $5.7O@5.s5; pigs, $4,000
900.
sheep-Receipts, $500; steady; lambs easier:
sheep 1895; lambs, $56006.50.
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ST, Louis Live Stock.

St. Louis Feb. 17.--Cattle-Receipts, 5000:
slow to lower; beef steers, $350@G.20; Tex
ans. $32O@5.O5; stockers and feeders, $2.60@
4sO; cows and heifers, $2@5.2s
Hogs-Recelpts, $500; &c to 1Oc lower; pigs,
S. 65Q5.S5 packers, $o65@5.95; butchers. Sc
@6.35.
sheep-Receipts. 1900; steady; sheep, $3.50
@5; lambs $5@675.
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Wheat Movement by Roads.
Feb. Is

Feb. Is.
Received Milwaukee,, 81 cars; Omaha, 20;
st. Louis, "a; Great Northern, 266; 500, so:
Northern Pacific, 20.
Shipped-Milwaukee, cars; Omaha, 8; st.
Louis, -; Great Northern, 5; Burlington, 3;
Chicago Great Western, 8.
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Az. Price. No.

On the market: Ira 1ngraham, Glen Ellen,
N. D.: R. H. Kempton, Redwood Falls; A.
Kitchens, Hancock w. W. Archer, Finley,
N D.; F. A. Bohle, Ellendale, n. p; An
derson & K, Vienna, S: D.; G: H. Roberts
TO- E. Club, Lancaster. Wis; j. Schmidt
Melrose; Meiby Brothers, Ashby; o. H. Cur
tbs, Charles Anderson, Osakis; J. Patterson,
Thief River Falls; c.. V. Nassau, Red Lake
Falls; c. Bell, Blooming Prairie; J. S. Lar
son, Pennington; A. D. Sackett, Durham &
'Carpenter, Evansville; Posi- & W., Wanda;
Bennett & W., Mankato; the Cosgrove COM
pany LIE Sueur; S. H. Pettis, st. Peter; Len
& Esser, Glendale; l.. Granger, Sargent.
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Toledo Grain,

lower; cash, size; May, S6ssc; July, S1Ac.
CONDUIT and lowea; May, 625sc; July.
622sc. Oats-Dull and lower; May, 44Ac;
July, 3SAc. Glover Seed-Cash prime, $5.72h
February, $5671a; March, $50; No.. 2 Alsyke,
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HoGs-Receipts at leading market asa to1 GOA.
totalcd about S, OoO against 1880 last Mon
day and s27oo year ago today weakness enars1S
developed early with opening BIDS gen cray
r1ling 1Oc to 15c lower than Saturday traue.
Quality averaged fairly good. although noth,
ing very choice was included Mediums sane ana
heayies sold from $3.50 to $6.Oo, while ngh's
and mixed sold from $3.50 to $3.50.
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St. Louis Grain.

ST. Louis, Feb. 17.-Wheat-Lower; No. 2
7sc; No. 2 hard, 77@771sc Corn-Lower; No.
cash, 613sc; May, 62A@623sc; July, 627a@
G22sc. Oats-Lower; No. cash, 45c; May,
45c; July, SIC; No. 2 white, 4S@4SAo.
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Kansas CITY Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Wheat-May
$780, July, 75@75Ac; cash No. hard, 75@
761ac; No. 2 red, SIC; No. 2 spring, 741kc
Corn-May, 62Ac; September, Gle; cash No
mixed, 611a@621ac: No. white, SIC. Oats
No. 2 white, 46h@471ao.
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New York ProYisfons.

New York, Feb 17.-Beef-Steady; family.
81 5o@13; mess, ss5o@1O: packet, s1O.5O@11. 50.
Pork-steady; mess, Sle@17; family s17@17 80;
short clear, s17.50@20. Lard-Dull; prime
western steamed, $9671a.
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Brick and stone Block.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Deadwood, s. D., Feb. 17.--Mullen & Mum,
contractors and builders, Of Deadwood, have
purchased the lots on the south side Of Lee
street and intend to replace the old buildings
with a three-story brick and stone structure.
The county auditor is preparing statement
of the financial condition of Lawrence county
purchase of the proposed refunding bonds to
be issued by the county assay Office at
the Rossiter cyanide plant, in Deadwood. was
saved.
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CATTLE-Receipts here were not very large
Recejnts east were quite liberal and trade
! eeneraily ruled very dull. The local demand
f For beef f' and butcher stuff was strong as
ever, at prices fully as high as last week ,ears
stvsngfh with choicest ones quoted at $500
There was some inquiry for the better u
grades of stockers and feeders, but owing 70
the small supply in the yards the movement
was very slack. Sales: .s
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MISCELLANEOUS
Cotton.

New York, Feb. 17.-Cotton opened firm,
with prices 1 to II points higher, and later
was Irregular though with a firm undertOne.
The June and July options scored the greater
advance on the call, due to a bad scare of
room shorts. After the call the summer
months sold off rapidly under active profit
taking and pressure from prominent COM
mission house. One lot of May, comprising
diately absorbed by another house. March
was strong all the forenoon, at one time in
the first hour reaching S.73c. May later
climbed to S.65c. Spot closed quiet; mid
ding uplands cotton, 13-16c; middling gulf,
Lie. Sales, none.
Futures closed barely steady; February,
S.59c: March, S.63c: April, S.63c; May, S.57c;
June, S.54c; July S53c; August, S.29c; Sep
TENDER, 7.97c: October. 7.S5c.
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains.

Chicago, Feb 17.-FIax-Cash northwestern,
$l;7lk southwestern, S1.67; May, $1.711k Rye
5SMc; May, 5SA@60c; July, 5912c
Barley-Cash, 5S@64c. Timothy-March, $685.
CIoYer-March 50 o. ---- :.
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Puts and Calls,

Two o'clock report:
Puts-May wheat, 74%Q74Mc.
Calls-May wheat, 75A@75Ac.
Curb-May wheat, 75c.
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GENERAL PRODUCE
The MinneapOli Market.
-. Monday Feb Il

".
Extra creamery butter, firm; ex-
dairy steady. Strictly fresh eggs,
higher. Dressed hens, firm; spring
chickens, firm; fancy turkeys, firm.
Potatoes, firm. Turkeys, firm. Fancy
country dressed veal, firm. Oranges,
higher.
firm
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The Comparative Visible.
The Visible Supply,
Wheat Movement.

Feb. Il. -
+ The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary wheat mar
| kets.
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light, s5.45@5.15; bulk of sales, 5.7Od6.05
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; lambs, 15c lower:
sheep, steady; good to choice wethers, 81. Is
Q5.25; fair to choice mixed, s3.s5@4.60; wes-
tern sheep, 81. o0Gl6; native lambs,' s4Ge60;
western lambs, $5.25@S.6O.
Official Saturday: Receipts-Cattle, IFS;
hogs, 2l,sS2; sheep, 2,306. Shipments-Cattle
GIG; hogs, sou; sheep, 2,95S.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, Feb. Butter-Firm; creamer-
les, 17@28c; dairies, 16@22c. Cheese-Steady:
|scheddars, 1O@1011c; twins, 1OA@1O1ac; daisies.
l0Ac; Young Americas, 11A@12c. Eggs
Dressed Poultry-steady; turkeys, 10@14c; ;
chickens, 86D10c. ~
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Sugar and Coffee.

New York, Feb. 17.-Sugar-Firm; fair REIN
ing, Ac; centrifugal, Sc test, $3.50: molasses
sugar, 2Mc; refined, firm: crushed, 5.3O1s pow
dered, 4.90c: granulated, 4.s0c. Molasses-
Firm; New Orleans, 35Qi1c. The coffee mar
ket to-day reflected extreme dullness. The
failure OF European market to hold Saturdays
advance, combined with an easier 4, of Bra
lillian cables and another heavy primary
movement, discouraged deal friends of cof-
fee and Influenced light bear selling, under
which prices on call dropped a partial >
points. Total sales amounted to but 1,aO0
bags, and later trading was featureless. Noon
bids indicated no quotahle change from the
opening, and sales of only $3.50 bags, includ-
ing June at 5.G5c, July at 5.70G5 75c, Septem-
Der at $500; No. Rio, SIC. Spot was dull
and unchanged.
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New York Produce.

New York, Feb. 17-Butter-Receipts, 5,59S
! pkgs; steady; state dairy, 2O@2Sc; state
creamery, 22@3oc; June creamery, 17@25c;
renovated, 151s@231ac; factory, 15@2lc. Cheese
SMALL, early made, fancy, colored, 11A@12c;
state full-cream, small, early made fancy
white, 11&4@12c; large early made, colored,
Eggs Receipts, All pkgs; firm; state and
Pennsylvania, S4c; western, at mark, 34c:
southern, at mark 33hc\
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salse. 4SS, 500 shares.
LONDON FINANCIAL
ConsOls and Quotations of American
Securities.

London, Feb. N.--consols for, money,
~ us; consols for account, 94R; Anaconda,
6B; Atchison, 1885, Atchison preferred, 1904 ;
Belt Ohio, 1854 CANADIAN Pacific,
Western, 25; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
17o Denver & Rio Grande 46A Denver l & Rio RIO
preferred; IN; Erie second preferred. IS;
1o7h; Missouri, Kansas & Texas, 25A; Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas preferred, 81; New
York Central, 1874; Norfolk & Western, 591k ;
~ Norfolk & Western preferred, s2M; Ontario &
Western, 94A; Pennsylvania, 77A; Reading,
29A; Reading first preferred, 42A; Reading
second preferred, 34A; Southern Railway,
S41a; Southern Railway preferred, 80; South
ern Pacific, 6Sas; Union Pacific, 1o5%; Union
Pacific preferred, 927s United States Steel,
45S: United States Steel preferred, 965s; Wa
bash, rs; Wabash preferred, As; Spanish 49,,
TIN.
Bar silver steady, 25 7-16d per ounce
Money, 2903 per cent.
Rand Mines, ~; De Beers, 45B.
The rate of discount in the open market
for short bills is 2A@2 1916 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market
for three moths bills is 11-16@2% per cent.
Gold premiums: Buenos Aires, 139. 10; Ma
drid, $3.50; Lisbon, 31.5O; Rome, 27.60
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Lead.
PROVISIONS

st. Louis, Feb. 17.-Lead-Firm, s4a4O5.
Spelter-DulI, $3.50.
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RANGE Of WHEAT PRICE IN. MINNEAPOLIS
New York Grain,

74lsc; No. 2, 69%c. Corn, Gle; oats, 421hc
rye, 551ac; barley, 49@5Sc. - -
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HOGS OFF 10 TO l5C
Receipts Are Still Somewhat Above
the Average.
LIBERAL SUPPLY OF SHEEP
LIBERAL SUPPLY
veal Calves Are strong and Receipts
of Cattle East Are Quite
Heavy.

South st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. H.-Receipts
to-day were 400 cattle, 70 calves, 1900 hogs
and 1900 sheep.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. /, 1902, to date, as compared with the
same period year ago:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep Horses Cars;
1902 ....17, 500 2,235 los, 81 8s,2S5 SO 2a1S AZ
1901 80. 1851 1858 1869 54,72S 2S6 ZoSs
Inc '' i6 i42 33.512 " 324
The following table shows the receipts 1oT
the month of February to date, as compared
with the same period year ago.
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses cars !:
1902 49,. 5,765 500 31,S05 25,S94 % ~ aa9
1901 80. 1852 1137 26,972 S,70S OH
1nn 49, wv as2 II 1S6 81 122
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Receipts and Shipments.

oats, / No. barley, 4: No. flax, Z; rejected
flax, 3; no grade flax, l.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
Col. Turner is Out.

Columbia, Mo-, Jan. 2.-Colonel
Turner announced his withdrawal
from the Congressional race in this
district late this afternoon. He in
tended to make the race against
Shackleford Colonel Turner is the
father-in-law of Judge o. Nj. Spencer,
DIST. Joseph, and a brother-in-law OF
Ex-Governor William J. Stone. He
represented Boone county in the
state legislature from 1872 TO 1874.
Hegave as his reasons for withdraw
al the action of the Congressional
committee calling a general primary
for April. He is 6S years old and
could not make the necessary can
vass for the nomination.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
Will Build Sample Rock Road.

Warrensburg, Mo, Jan, 1.-THE
question of rock roads is the para
mount issue with the business men
and farmers OF Johnson county at
present
Judge K. II. Tatlow. who isleading
the movement for rock roads, was
before the county court utity
with II petition to buy IL rock
crusher, and submitted Il plan
which will be put into operation by
the citizens of Holden, Mo.
They will build a mile of road by
private subscription at cost ofSSOo
per mile. not including S1l0forgrad-
ing, which the township will pay.
The road will be- l. feet wide, >
inches III depth i'll the center and q
inches on the sides.
1t is belived this step will be an in
rp1rtivu trrrrt uttttr-t f.rstttt tts-t,t tt--f
spetieHS al4d nrnutu4lll- lead tu-anet
work of rock roads all over th1gnulE
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. "a g 81 - - - a.
Bears the 1Ia Kind y,l llag t@ns 30
signature a. G<XNIzMI
Asserts independence.

Central Valley, \. u, Jan 3.-Mcs-
sages OF congratulation daily come
in great volume to General Estrada
Palma, president-elect of the new
born Cuban Palma still is undecid-
ed when he will depart to take upthe
duties of his office, but il is probable
he will not leave until April, taking
the oath OF Office May L. Palma to-
day said;
Some persons have said OF me
that | would be under the control OF
the United States government ar
president of Cuba. Now, | do not
forget what America has done ioru us
and am duly grateful, but wish il
understood that | am first Of all 4
Cuban and that for Cuba | vii
strive"
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In0 Reward 500.

saders OF this paper will be pleas
earn that there is at least one
disease that science has been
kure in all its stages, and that is
d Halls Catarrh Cure is the
hive cure known to- the medical
n. Ta.arrh being constitution
Sc, Requires, a constitutional
III. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
N, acting directly upon the
Ia mucous surfaces OF the sYs-
Srebv destroying the foundation
isease, and giving the patient
! by building up the constitution
Biting nature in doing its work
bprietors have so much faith in
live powers, that they offer One
q Dollars for any case that II
cure. Send tor list of testimon.
ADDRESS F. 7. CHENE, & Co.,
O. SH-Sold bv druggis Tsc
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
Prison Mutiny Cases.

Leayenworth, Kan, January B.
The preliminary trial OF five OF the
ringleaders of the federal prison mu-
tiny took place in the library of the
prison before United States Commits
sioner Bond this afternoon. The five
ringleaders, Gilbert Mullins, Fred
Robinson and Rob Clark, were charg-
ed with murder in the first degree for
the killing of Guard j. b. Maldrupe.
Various prison officials testified as
to the incidents of the outbreak.
The commissioner remanded the
three prisoners into the warden 5
care, tn be held to the United States
grand jury. The examination ui
Frank Robinson and Turner Barnes
will take place tomorrow morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
For a Big Dock in Hawaii.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Admiral
Tradford, chief OF the naval bureau
of equipment, has received official
confirmation of the acquisition,
under condemnation proceedings, OF
$40 acres OF land on Pearl harbor,
seven miles from Honolulu, for use
as a United States naval station
there. The price awarded is SO an
acre, which, with the cost of improve
ments, make an aggregate OF S52,-
737. An extensive dock is one OF the
features contemplated for the sta
ton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16

Farmers living on-7le line OF the
rural routes ought to have their sta
tionery printed. They should have
letter heads and envelopes with the
name OF their farm residence and the
number of the route they get their
mail. City residences are numbered,
why not the farm? Business men
have their stationery printed, why
not the farmer? You can get your
stationery printed at The TIMES Of
flee for about what you pay for the
blank paper. Come and see us.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
Baptized in a Bath Tub.

-Padueah, Ky, ha. "A rather
unusual religious ceremony was the
baptism this morning of Mrs. Chas.
McCarty, OF No. 1876 South Fourth
street, who has been i'll a long time,
Mrs. McCarty was immersed in a
bath tub. She felt that she might
not recover from her sickness, and
believing in the faith OF the Christian
denomination, which lays stress on
baptism, she was not satisfied to
omit that part of the ceremony oil
formal church membership. She was
baptized by J, X. Bonduant, an of
ficer OF the First Christian church
assisted by c. c. Rose.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
Massacre of Jews.

Vienna, Jan. "a mob, headed by
three land owners, recently massa-
cred fourteen Jews in IawlSnia,
Glacia. They dragged the victims
from the houses and stoned them to
death. \ Jewish rabbi was first kill
ed. and two Jewesses last. Theprop-
erty of the Jews was then burned.
The ringleaders OF the mob have
been arrested.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 2.-Wild
horse meat is the principal article OF
food for the section men on the des-
ert districts of the railroads in south
ern Utah, according to reports which
come from there. The section men
say the meat is not bad, especially
when it is the only fresh meat OBJ
tainable.
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A Most Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should take
advantage of the unprecedented club
bing offer we this year make, which
includes with this paper Tho live
Stock Indicator, its special Farmers
Institute Editions and The Poultry
Farmer. These three publications
are the best of their class aud should
be in every farm home, To them we
add, for local, county AMI general
news, our own paper, and make the
price of the four one year only Sl.25.
Never before was so much superior
reading matter offered for SO small
an amount OF money. The three pa
pers named, which we club with our
own, are we'll known throughout the
West and commend themselves to
the readers favorable attention up
on mere mention. The Live Stock
Indicator is the great agricultural
and live stock paper of the West and
Southwest; The Poultry Farmer is
the most practical poultry paper fol
the farmer, while The Special Farm
ers Institute Editions are the most
practical publications for thepromo
ton of good farming ever published
axe advantage OF this great offe r
as it will hold good for II short tim
only. Samples of these papers ma,
ne TXHNrTHet ~ rUfflH- 1T this Uttfirr
1-6m
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
LEFT As ANE WSB0Y
RETURNS A RICH MAN.
NJ. A. Teets Back in Kansas City From
the klOndike. Proud He Was
\aWShOy
NewsbOy.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 6.-Tke
last time NJ \. Teets Of l.eavenwOrth
was in Kansas City he VAS selling
newspapers.
He returned To Kansas City FOR the
first time in twelve wears, but he IS
not selling newspapers now. lie Is
buying champagne and dimes 1T the
Baltimore Hotel. and is wearing g
ten-karet diamond on his left hand.
The former street urchin is now 2
klondike mine owner.
lit is Ii far cry from boothlack to
mine owner" said Mr.. Teets this
morning. Il am not ashamed OF my
past however, aud do not deny that
once sold newspapers. | made
enough money to pay for transpor.
| tation to Alaska. reached Dawson
W hen the boom was Just starting. /
ran a small hotel, that was more ri
IL hut than anything else, and made
,enough to keep me alive, Then Tor
tune came my way, and located On
a gold claim now have four min
inc claims aud have all the money
want. will return to Alaska next
week.
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Penitenliary.

Kansas Guy, Mu.,lun l.-AgaiIst
the advice Of his lawyers and again~,
that oi even the prosecuting attar.
ncy, Charles lIulspethplradcd guilty
here to-day To a charge Of murder
When Judge Woijorcd learned thai
the step was taken by lludsprth ~obr-
ly to protect the name Of his wife, in
SO far as he could, the Judge imposed
the minimum penalty. The prisnnrr
WAS sentenced to two years III tie
penitentiary.
On September I, lludspoth, Il resi-.
dent of Lexington, Mo, came To
Kansas City, and found his wife in Is
room at a hotel with Charles Curry.
In the fight which followed Curry was
shot dead.
When asked by the court, impress.
ed by his intelligent face and upright
bearing, il he lad been educated. The
prisoner replied:
II am only one OF thrcommoup eo-
pie | am educated only 50 far ~.
| t he common schools could educate
ff4e-ll +.+4--AH i44A-4lf4r- +4l44 do liam
| love my child. ! shot that man be-
cause Hc measured MS iHIaTU0TI0IT,
not t7v ffrvr INT fft'>'-Ai itt''--+-
irctt NE TtHt I rim rrofr- ,t'ttff ttt't-.tt--'
and be acquitted. That ! wanted,
but when they told me that they
must put my wite's owh mother on
the stand to prove her q wiIlfnl wa.
man told them her faults must ia.I
ON her breast and that must ~
man enough To bear them.
ask 40 leniency, your honor
did a mans part | must bear q
urau burden: must shield my wll'
tie the cost what it may.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
Kan sas City journal.

Kansas City journal.
"A reverend saloon closer who has
Just begun temperance crusade III
Clinton has record for having per-
sonally procured evidence for sub
stantia ting his charges i'll some other
cities where he has operated. He is
said to have told IA reporter i'll Seda-
liza, when mt work there. that be had
himself drank whiskey in six saloons
and played craps in three different
games. Evidently, Clinton is in fol
more or less of a hot time"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-16
Funston to Command.

Chicago, Jan. "A report is cur
rent here that Brigadier General
Funston may, upon his return from
the Philippines, he appointed com,
mander Of the department OF the
Dakotas, with headquarters in St
Paul. 1t is stated that the appoint
ment lies between General Funston
and General Kobbe, also Il Philip
pine veteran, but that the latterdoes
not desire the station.
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DEATH SENTENCE SIGNED.
Chinese General Must Die For Leading
Boxers.

Boxers.
Pekin, Jan. 9.-It is stated that
at the audience given yesterday by
the dowager empress to the grand
council the death sentence imposed
on Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang was APP
proved. 1t is reported that Tung
Flu Hsiang was inveigled into the va
men at Ninghsia, where he was ar
rested. The signing of the edict or
dering his execution is taken to indi-
cate that he is responsible for the
recent outrages in the province of
kansu, also that more is happening
than the Chinese officials are making
public.
Mr.. Beau, the French minister,
fears that the entire Belgian mission
at Ninghsia. numbering about eigh-
teen persons, with many converts,
have been massacred,
The dowager empress of China as
serted her complete supremacy to-day
by granting an audience in the most
sacred hall in the Forbidden City.
The rules of the dynasty forbid wo
men from entering this hall, and the
dowager empress has never before
violated its sanctity.
The emperor will receive theioreigi
diplomats in this hall Officials
believe the dowager empress to b'
paving the way to be present upon
this occasion in orderto prevent an.
communication between the diplo
mats and the emperor, except unde
her censorship,
The dowager empress is preparln;
to send letters to the ministers @
;, the foreign powers here, eXpressln!
, her desire for the mallltalnallce @
the friendly relations and her willing
ness to receive advice in audience.
Progressive Chinese officials eN
plain that the dowager empress
| disproved of "BoXerism; that he
/ wishes in this matter were overruled