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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
HANNA WILL RUN.
To Contest With Roosevelt for
the Nomination.

Springfield, o.. Dec. 26.-The an.
nouncement made last night by
Chairman J. b. Clingermau of the
Republican state committee that the
state convention would be held at
the latest possible moment before
the assembling Of the national CON
vention has caused a profound sen.
sation 10 political circle Of this state,
and it Ia now regarded as an assured
Tact that S,nator Hanna will enter
the race for the presidency.
The friends OF President Roosevelt
here have been clamoring for an early
date, and they are up in arms to
night over the announ, ement OF the
chairman. They do not hesitate to
say that Hanna has been toying
with the president, and that the
state committee is playing into the
senator's hands.
On the other hand, the friends oil
Senator Hanna are jubilant, and
say that the late convention will be
great advantage to them in getting
their forces ready. They also claim
that the presidents chances OF being
nominated are being weakened daily
SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT.
Springfield, o., De 27.-"Senator
Hanna has said for the last time that
he Is not a candidate for the presi.
Dental nomination. You may take
that as straight tip as coming
direct from headquarters"
This significant statement was made
to night by prominent Republican
a man in close touch with the politi
cal situation and close friend of Dick
Herrlck and other party leaders in
Ohio.
He is in a position to know what
he is talking about, although for
the present he declines the use Of biz
name.
The announcement by John B.
Clingerman OF Springfield, the chair.
man of the Republican state central
committee, Will b was scattered
broadcast over the country last
night, was intended as the first step
in the Hanna campaign.
That announcement was made this
early in order to show President
Roosevelt and his friends that from
heuceforth Hanna would be in the
fight.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
BRYAN'S PEACE TALK.
Pacific Utterances Of the Amer
lean in Speech at Berlin
Please the Germans.

Berlin, December % -Brysn's sd-
dress before the American chamber
of commerce Saturday night lie being
widely discussed to-day by the jour.
mails and political clubs OF this city.
Verbatim reports OF the speech, IN
precedented except in the case OF the
kaiser and the chancellor, are printed
in the mornings papers, which agree
that the Nebraskan justified his re.
putation for sincerity and eloquence.
Members OF the Reichstag, bankers,
manufacturers, professors and gov.
eminent officials who heard the speech
unite in declaring that despite Ger
many's ardor for peace, no RESPONSE
BILE statesman OF the fatherland ever
so convincingly proclaimed the doc
trine OF international amity.
Among the American statesman 6
utterances which particularly at
tracted attention was the following:
1.-The American people consist oil
the sons and daughters oil every ma
ton; so l bid Europe remember that
any country which lays hostile hands
on the United States wages war with
it's own flesh and blood. America is
proud of those Europeans who
through a knowledge OF their own
history have enabled us to avoid the
mistakes OF the old world. l despair
OF the triumph OF truth if 1t Is de
pendent on iorce. believe the great
nations are coming to recognize their
mutual holy relations. Instead OF
building powerful armies and navies
they will ere long be rivals only In
the falds Of good examples"
1t was reported to-day that the
kaiser had refused to give Bryan an
audience because he was afraid OF Of
tending President Roosevelt. The
Globe Democrat correspondent has
authority to state that il the Ameri-
can orator had come to Berlin at
any other time than Christmas, his
majesty would Lave received him.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at The Hague
to-day and visited the foreign minis.
ter, Mr.. Bryan is enjoying his tour.
He said he found Count Tolstoi look
ing well, though very aged. Tolstoi's
first question was: "Are you a 80
cialist?" When assured to the con-
trsry, the count said, 81 am very
vlad to hear it. am not a socialist
myself"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
Leap Year Will Soon be Here.

Worcester, Mass, Dec 2S.-A
movement to force bashful young
men into leap year matrimony was
begun here yesterday when forty
eight spinsters OF various ages met
in a private house and organized a
progressive matrimonial club.
Officers were elected, set Of by.
laws drawn up and a committee ap-
pointed to secure quarters for the
coming year. The membership of the
club Is limited to 100.
lis it proper to propose to the
man she thinks she loves?" was the
subject OF q one tided discussion at
the meeting.
ALL the speakers took the aff1rms'
tive side. It was voted to levy an
sssessment Of 81 on each member for
every wedding in the club. the money
to be present to the lucky bride.
A committee Of Ave appointed to
arrange for a proposal social" to
take place on New Years night.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
Fought BANDITS.
KiOwa Citizens Attack a Ban
of Bank Robbers.

South McAlister, l. T.. Dec. "a.
The safe Of the bank Of Kiowa, lou
teen miles south of here, was bios
open with nitro-glycerin at 3 o'clo4
this morning by a gang Of five msI
They we're interrupted By the arriv|
OF citizens at the time OF the thi5
and final explosion, and were drive
away after q battle in the banI
They secured 5000 in silver and gol|
Bills to the amount OF $1,000 wei
torn to pieces by the explosion an
about $500 in silver was scattsrt
over the floor.
The sound Of the explosion awoI
several citizens including Chasier
A. Birge, who lived two blocks AVA
He came TO within twenty yards
the bank and began firing his y
volver. The robbers returned IL
fire and soon the citizens Joined
the battle. The burglars had star
ed east on foot. As they passed b
residence Hemp Bell appeared with
shot gun and discharged both be-
rels. One OF the robbers screamd
and dropped his six.shooter. The
was no trace Of blood found the
afterwards. 1t was too dark to q
more than vague description oit1
men.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
COL. PRATHER DEAD.

Fisherman, hunter, story-teller,
successful business man and Demo
cratic leader was Col. John g. Prath.
er, late jury commissioner OF st
Louis.
To his iriends-and they were
legion-he was known as "Griff'
Prather. None OF them ever called
him Colonel" or "John." He was
properly entitled to the appellation
OF colonel, however, having won the
title in the Union army during the
civil war.
When a youth Col. Prather became
associated with the firm OF Daniel G
Taylor & Co., dealers in steamboat
stores. Later he was a partner in
the concern. Daniel G. Taylor was
mayor OF St. Louis at one time, and
his son and namesake Is now on the
circuit bench.
His favorite resort was at fishing
club on the Black River, near Poplar
Bluff, Ark. 1t came to be known az
Camp Prather.
Alter he retired from business with
a comfortable fortune Col. Prather
devoted his time to fishing and
politics. Like former Mayor Taylor,
he was an uncompromising Demo
crat. He attended all the state con-
ventions and was known as a power
in state politics.
From 1850 to 1896 he was nation
alcommitteeman from Missouri. He
was coal oil Inspector when David r
Francis was governor. When the
free silver element obtained control
oithe party Col Prather retired, and
didnotreturn into the political arena
untilhe was made Jury commissioner
less than year ago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

W. G. Jones, city marshal OF Cher
ryvale. Kansas, was slot and killed
Monday by a desperate named
Hughes, whom he attempted to ar.
rest. The shooting took place six
miles southeast OF Cherryvale. The
marshal on leaving the city to make
the arrest, was varied that Hughes
WAS bad man and that he had bet
ter take assistance with him, but he
said he thought he could do the job
alone. Hughes made his escape.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

Managers Of the Folk campaign
have arranged for a meeting OF the
faithful in st. Louis on Saturday, at
which time it is expected that repre-
sentatives from every Folk club in
the state will be present. Speeches
will be made by Mr.. Folk, Congress
man Vandiver and others. A large
number OF representative Democrats
from all sections OF the state are ex
pected to meet and confer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

The Wichita. Kansas, Eagle. Muir
docks rantankerous republican
paper, has finally discovered that
the state treasury OF Kansas has
been "l.oted," by an extravagant
legislature. Taxes in that state are
eutrageously high but the hooters
manage to get away with it as last
as it gets into the state treasury
Not so in Missouri. In this state
taxes are low, snd the boodlers can't
get at the money in the state treas,
ury which now contains about 81
100000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

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Beauty and happiness are both restored
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NJ have thought for some time would writs
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

The frequency Of appalling disas-
ters on railroads in this country in
thepsst two years. with the long list
OF killed and manned startlees the
country to q realization that some
thing is radically wrong with the
systems under which these great
properties are managed. Sixty kill
ed and over u hundred injured in
Pennsylvania; tWenty-three killed
and double that many injured in
Michigan; ten killed and more MAIN
ed In Kansas, besides many lesser &C
cidents where the killed and wounded
were fewer, is the startling record OF
last week Think OF i'll No civilized
country in the old world would per-
NIT such slaughter of citizens by a
corporation OF men controlling pub
lie utilities. Human life is held very
cheap In this country where the mad
rush for wealth and power is the all
absorbing theme. As now run, there
is absolutely no security to an in
dividual who enters u railway coach
to go from one point tn another.
Every traveller PLACES his life in jeop-
ardy. This condition cannot be per.
mitted to continue. As the last ex.
tremety, government ownership is q
sure remedy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

The shipment Of turkeys from Mis-
souri TO New York for Christmas is
said to have been very heavy. A
single train carried enough dressed
turkeys to supply the tables Of 81,
600 homes and feed 327 900 persons
The train made the run onpassenger
time. The shipment it 10 said was
the first train load Of turkeys ever
sent from Missouri to New York. The
turkeys were exclusive Missouri pro
ducts. they were bought In towns
along the Missouri Pacific railroad
AID n the Wabash, east Of Moberly.
There were nineteen cars In the train.
Two of the cars were made up at
Butler by Carpenter L shaier, and
one at Harrisonville.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

Colombia complains that we recog-
nized Panama Immediately upon the
proclamation OF the revolution,
though we did not recognize the
Texas republic until two years after
it's declaration; though We did not
recognize Hungary when it had an
organized government; though we
protested to Europe during our civil
war against recognition of the rebels
as belligerents. Violated our treaty
with New Granada Colombia to-
day. under which we guaranteed
"perfect and invincible peace" and
"sincere friendship" and although
Secretary OF State Hay admitted Oc'
tober %, 1903, that the treaty ID
still in force.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
Delegates Favor
Hanna for Presidel

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 27.-Cuy'
hogs, the home county Of Senat,
Hanna, will send ninety delegates
the state convention, and the 81
congressional district, consisting
the larger part OF Cleveland, two ii
egates to the national Republics
convention. Both the local eense
.tions will be held May IA, and bot
will be dominated by those wi
favor Hanna for president.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

John Fl. Kirby. the Texas oil and
lumber king, says United States
Senator J. ". Bailey oiTexas should
be nominated for president. as be
could easily be elected. ''If Bailey
should not get the nomination." hi
said then | am for Gray OF Della
ware, Parker Of New York, OIL
German of OF Maryland. There art
100000 southerners in New York
Many Of them voted for Mckinley
None Of them will vote for Roosevelt
All OF them would vote for Bailey
He could carry New York in q walk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

Hon. Harry B. Halves will publicly
announce his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for governor
at a meeting in bis ward in st.
Louis on January 10th. he has
already opened out headquarters
with that splendid newspaper man.
Robt. Yost, in charge.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

The matter of feed d
tremendous Importance to Il
farmer. Wrong feeding
loss. Right feeding is prof
The up-to-date farmer know
what to feed his COWS to g
the most milk, his pigs to &
the most pork, his hens
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children
Are they fed according
science, a bone food if bon,
are soft and undeveloped,
flesh and muscle food If th<
are thin and weak and a bloc
food if there is anemial
SCOTS Emulsion is a mike
food; the Cod Liver Oil in
makes flesh, blood and muscl
the Lime and Soda make boz
and brain. 1t is the standal
scientific food for delica'
children.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
Kills Town Marshal and is Slain By
Posse.
Posse.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 27.-L. E. Fergu.
son, city marshal OF Ringwood, Ok,
was shot and instantly killed on the
streets of Ringwood Friday after.
noon by Clinton Fox, a prominent
farmer living near the outskirts OF
the town. A few minutes afterwards
Fox was killed by posse. The Mar.
shall had attempted to arrest Fox
early in the afternoon on the charge
OF carrying a concealed weapon, and
later as Marshal Ferguson was enter
ing a meat market, it Is reported,
Fox Immediately opened FIRE. Two
shots we're fred, one bullet entering
Ferguson's heart, the wounded man
dying instantly.
Fox mounted his horse and fed,
Near the outskirts OF the town he was
met BY q posse Of citizens, who sho,
him to death.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

A Marshall young man proposed
marriage to one OF the bellies OF that
city the other day. Before accepting
she said: George. l love you and
would not deceive you In anything
for the world. So I will tell you be.
fore that l am q somnambulist y
George looked puzzled for awhile,
then remarked, "Well, that will be
all right, III 60 with you to your
church and you can go with me to
mine. "-Ex.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

Seven thousand sheep were burned
to death at the East Buffalo, New
York, stock yards, Monday night.
The long sheds In which they were
confined were swept by flames before
any OF the animals could be released.
The loss ia estimated at $75, 900.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
TWENTY-FIVE NOW DEAD
Twenty-Five Others Were lnlur-
ed in Michigan Wreck,

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 27-The
deaf b list resulting from the head on
collision between two Pere Marquette
railroad passenger trains near East
Paris yesterday evening stands at
twenty -one, with twenty nine persons
injured, several oil them mortally.
1t was the most disastrous wreck
In the history OF the Pere Marquette
system and instead Of being caused
by mans carelessness or mistake, is
charged to the high wind which ex-
tinguishd the red signal light in the
"order" board in McCord's station,
where the ives. bound train was ex-
pected to stop and receive new orders.
Two minutes before the train rushed
by McCord's the light was burning,
says the operator there; but in that
interval the blizzard that was raging
extinguished it, aud train No 5 went
by the station to crash into east
bound train No 6, near East Paris.
The trains, which were two OF the
finest on the system, were reduced to
a promiscuous pile Of broken and
twisted timber and metal, with dead
and injured pinned down and crushed
by the fragments OF the heavy cars.
Five cars and two large locomo
tives were iammed into a space ordi-
darby occupied by three coaches and
the wreckage was strewn across the
railroad right OF way from fence to
fence.
When train No. 5, bound west
whizzed by McCerd's instead OF STOP
ping, theirightened operator notified
the dispatcher, then found that his
red signal light had been sxtinguish.
ed. He reported the fact and then
there was only ole action TO take,
The collision was inevitable.
The dispatcher's Office called for
medical aid and gave orders to hold
the train over the Saginaw branch
at the depot and get the wreckage
outfit under steam. They them wait.
ed for the word they knew must
come.
There was no chance for the fast.
running trains to see each other
through the driving blizzard in time
even to slow down, and in few min.
utes word came from the conductor
of No. 5 that they had crashed to-
|gether and that there was heavy loss
OF life.
The west bound engine drove
through No. SIS engine like a wedge,
separating the gear from the boiler
and standing the latter on end like a
broken, twisted shell. The running
gear was erumpled like 80 much
Irvine. Great cast steel side rods
bent into various shapes and even
the steel tires OF the big driving
wheels split and sprung from the
wheels, landing In some cases ten feet
from the engine. The boiler Of engine
No. 397 turned over several times
and the very force of the twisting
impact seems to have been the means
OF saving the life Of Engineer Water
man. He was thrownio forty feet over
the fence at the edge of the right O.
way.
Moon, his fireman, sitting on the
opposite side OF the cab, and he, too.
was thrown clear of the pile OF wreck
age.
As the trains came together the
steam domes OF each boiler few off,
releasing their contents, else there
would have been added horrors from
blistering steam.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

The Cincinnati Commercials ax-
cite, the great republican paper Of
Ohio, says that the nomination OF
Roosevelt means eight years Of DEM
ocracy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

Over 5000, 600 pennies Lave been
shipped from the Philadelphia mint
in the last FIVE year,. Placed side by
side they would reach $4,000 Mills
or nearly around the earth.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
Kansas to Be First 10 Field Fer Roose
welt.

Topeka, Kan, December 28.-
Chairman Albaugh has issued a call
for the Republican state COMMITTEES
to meet in Topeka Tuesday evening,
January 8. At this gathering the
time and place for the state conven-
ton will be selected. Topeka, Hutch
inson, Wichita and Fort Scott are
after the convention, which will be
held early in March. Thecommittee.
men have practically decided on the
date in order to be the first state
convention Of 1904 to come out
strong for Roosevelt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

One by one the "grizzled veterans"
pass away, On last Friday General
Kyd Douglass, chief OF Stonewsll
.Jackson's staff, died at his home at
Hagerstown, Maryland.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

The extras for Christmas dinner
for the convicts in the penitentiary
consisted Of 3 800 pounds of turkey,
$500 mince pies and five barrels OF
eranherries.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

Col. John P. Tracy, representative
in the legislature. IRON Springfield,
Mo. sent his resignation to Gov.
Dockery, Saturday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

A Eve story building was blown
down at Washington, Indiana, dur
ing the storm Christmas day and
several lives were lost.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
Administrator Notice.

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trstion with viii ANNEXED upon Ne 11
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ed TO the undersigned, BY the BaSo6 4
Probate Court, IN Bates County, r.
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So AdmiS7
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31
Our Navy to Be Second Only to Gee
Britain.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Senat,
Hale, chairman OF the committee {
naval affairs, said to-day that 1t
the intention to make provision I,
another liberal addition to the ma,
during the present session OF Co
gress. He say 8 that when the adj
tions already authorized are cor
pleted, the United States will have
more powerful navy than any 9th
nation except Great Britain.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-31

That announcement was made this
early in order to show President
Roosevelt and his friends that from
heuceforth Hanna would be in the
fight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-29

signed the parchment. He seemed in few
erish haste to get the business done w1th'
as If every moment lost was irreparable.
When the ink was dried and the parch-
ment folded, Armstrong placed 1t IN safe
keeping within his vest. While thus en-
gagged the king said a word to the secre-
tary who handed him light rapler, then
whispered to the messenger the single
word, 'Kneel." The Scot flushed to think
he had been wanting in the etiquette of
the court his kind heart yearning to prof
fer any Difference which should be rem
dered to a monarch, more especially that
he was no longer in position to enforce
the homage. He dropped on one knee and
bowed his head. Charles. rising, touched
the napier blade lightly upon the shoulder
of the kneeling man, saying, "Rise, Sir
William Armstrong and be assured that
if you bring this poor signature Of mine
to Scotland there is title in my gift
YOU may not demand Of me-
Armstrong rose, awkward as a school
| boy, not knowing where to look or what
to say until he caught the cynical smile
of De Courcy standing at the right hand
side Of the king.
To be continued tomorrow.