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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-30

aud there met man with whom
he became very friendly. After
several rounds of refreHhmenta they
went 10 the room OF friend When
Randall woke up this morning his
friend Of the evening before was
missing and 50 waa $3.50 In money.
bis vest which contained insurance
papers. and other yaluahlea Ran
dali gave a good description OF the
man and the landlady Of the place
where they stopped says she can
identity him.
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eAlcAao mARkETs.

Reported for The star by W A.
Hyef a Co. H. Columbia street b.
private wire
SEATTLE. Nov. so. 1904.
Wheat 60 De-. los Is. i0g as
lo7 rs 20 los. May. i0a 5-s "a
TOO %. los IA. i09 IS. July. % Is
- -. ss rs to %
Corn Dee. q 5-s. Is. 4sf-2. May
g 80. 4s9-s. 49,. July. q 81
e 10, 4b3.4
oata-Dec.. 2ei-g. 20 20. May
5ts-s. 81 is TO 81 Il. St3-s
Pork-Ian. 1880. 1910. 1890.
May. 1910. 1857. 1910.
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CONTESTS ILLEGAL
cny soripps News Assn

WASHINGTON. D. c. Nov 80
Attorney General Moody. NJ the
cabinet meeting yesterday rendered
an opinion relative 10 the legality
Of guessing contests conducted by
many newspapers and magazines
Mr.. Moody held as a general
proposition that these guessing
contests were practically In the
same class a. lottery schemes and
the use OF the mails In conducting
them was illegal under the lottery
laws. The opinion Is OF a sweeping
nature
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5 YEARS IS
NOT ENOUGH
NY scrlpps News ASSN

VANCOUVER. Wash. Nov 30 -
The reviewing authority Ia the case
OF Private FRED n stubbs Company
X. Nineteenth Infantry who was
recently sentenced b. general court
martial 70 serve five years impfia-
onment declares The sentence s.
wholly Inadequate for the offcuae
committed There n NO appeal
from the courts findings unless the
legal point made by the prisoners
counsel IL sustained whereby a writ
% haheaH corpus from the United
States district court would take him
cat 81 military jurisdiction. Stubs.
at American lake last july. shot 20
death T. G Nandiver he Wa tried
aud acquitted In the state courts a
Tacoma.
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ROBBED

II. Randall. Of the Star hotel. on
washiuEton street. hunted up Pa
trolmen king and Damn last even
ing and told a tale Of robbery and
mlstreatment while he was In n
state Of intoxication lie told the
officers that he went into the Pee
pies cafe. on Washington street
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

palmef y johnson. -. and Rosie
frffon. Is both 81 Seattle. John a.
Parasite. % California. and Mary
Pratt, Of Seattle. both % lesai as.
Peter Carlson. -. and clara uhlsau.
lt. both q pauinbo. Joseph =. Deyor
and Margaret kennah. both % lskai
aEe. % Seattle. John Roy. a.. and
Liskis Hell. a.. both Of Ballard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-30

ST PAUL Nov .so-Edwin
Richardson. Of Denver today took
the Colorado election tanglo before
Judge Sanhorn OF the federal court
OF appeals and asked FOR a writ of
haheas corpus for Michael nowd. an
election official arrested by order
OF the state supreme court ,leur-
Ing was set for December 10 al 81.
Louia
DENVER, Colo. Nov. 80 1t was
officially announced today that
Governor Peabody would not roiin.
Quleh the goyernorahip until the
completion OF the investigation OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-30
Japanese Diet
Opened
my scripps news Ass'nJ

TOXIC. Nov. a0.-The japanese
diet was formally opeue today by
the mikado In a speech from the
throne. The mihado announced that
a scheme sill be submitted TO meet
the extraordinary war expenses.
Referring 10 the war. the mikado
said
Our expedltlonary forces have
been victorious in every battle.
They have repeatedly shown fresh
proofs OF their loyalty and bravery.
20 that the progress Of the war has
been constantly 20 our advantage
We expect by loyal devotion our
subjects 10 attain our ultimate OBJ
foct.
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HIS
AccUSER'S RECORD
ony scripus News Assnp

YoUSasTowsS. ohio. nov. 30
a Mormon agent Il here ON behalf
- Senator Reed smnot looking iuto
the congressional and business rec
ord OF Congressman u ". Tay-
ior. who IL conducting the ease
against smoot.
Taylor returned this morning from
Washington. he announced that the
smeot hearing waH set for Dceeu-
Der ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-30

AUBURN. Nov. 30. - The grand
jury met yesterday. The bank rob-
berry case against Weber viii be
brought up. District Attorney Rob-
inson has announced TINT Attorney
General Webb will assist In the
prosecution OF the trial
BRsT. Nov. 20. 90 The Russian
torpedo boat destroyer Prouzitelny
II anchored In the roads with hole
in her hull caused by her anchor.
She will be d0cked for repairs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-30
Nan Patterson
Is Sick

NEW YORK. Nov. 80 Nan Pat
tefHon n 80 In the Tomhs She IL
suffering with tonailitia and has
high fever Dr Mcclure. the TunbH
physician. says he thinka the young
woman will be able 30 appear IA
court Monday when her case viii BE-
called aEaln
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931-s. s3s-s II
Sales 10 noon. 709. GEO shares.
Money closed 81 per cent
Liverpool opened 3-se lower and
closed unchanged from last nights
close.
Car receipts. Minneapolis, sBI;
Duluth. 1872. Chicago. "a
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oil meal. iaaot per tos u. w. tim
othy $500 por toni -. w. com
pressed timothy. $1,000 toni new
wheat hay. $4,000 1900 per ton.
Puget Sound hay. Ii20t3 per ton.
middllnRH. $1,000 per ton. cracked
corn, 5000 per tom straw 1000
per ton. Peanuts, Jumbo. &c. Al.
Butter. Eggs. Cheese.
Native oreamsfy csc per No.. East
efn creamery, fresh, 2ae.
EERH Native ranch. 4fifbc dor
oregon ranch, SEA SEC daz. Eastern.
ats 2Ee doz.
Cheese Native. 12Mniae Ib;
Eastern. i9c. California. i00i1c.
half skim, SAGE.
Poultry.
Chickens. hens. f8Ac. spring. 40
ibc. Ducks. live. t10tAe. Tuf-
keys. fbW2be 10.
Fish. Etc.
iiailbut t07he per ID. salmon
trout. I2ihe per ID. founders. &C.
per h. soiea. &C. per N. Hhrimpa.
io0 Toe Per 10. silver nmaltH. be.
Groceries and Cereals.
Holly, self-faiHing buckwheat, per
ease. tA2b; Holly cake and pastry
flour. per case. Ifo0. pearl barley.
lb-lb boxes. per ewt.. ifG0. psan
barley. i00-ib sacks. tf.00. split
peas. ID boxes. 800. split psaA
ioo-ib boxes. stbo. popcorn. Der
Sugar. Golden c. in saeks. 1855.
Extra q. In sacks 1895. powdered
81
germ meal, los. per bale. i2.7b. corn
meal. Cos, per barrel 100. yellow
corn meal. los. per BALE g. 20. white
corn meal. Sos. 500 rolled oats. per
barrel. Gee. lezG. wheat fiakeA
box 70 lbs. g. 20. Parma. per barrel.
1910. Farinh. ION SACHS. per bale.
la0o: hominy. large. per barrel
t4to. hominy. small. los. bale. izb0
In barrels. fesso: dry Granulated. In
lacks. t6ib. cube. IN barrel. 1885.
flour. patent per barrel, iA7b.
tt1s. Gold Medal. 80 20; Minnesota
hard wheat. 5000 Piilahury. 100.
Best. o. standard Da-
botn. 1911 Whole wheat flour. per
barrel. 400. graham. $3.50 graham
f0s. per bale. E2is. rye flour, Cos.
per barrel. tt7B. rye flour ioa per
bale $3.50. rye meal Cos, per barrel
q IS. buckwhent per barrel. 800.
germ meal los. per bale. f2.7t. corn
meal. Sos. per barrel. 400. yellow
corn meal. los. Per bale. g 20 white
corn meal. Soc. ft00. rolled oats. per
barrel Gee. 1s2h. wheat flakes.
box. % lbs. O. 20 Furina. per barrel
g. 90 Parma. i0-ib. sacks. per bale.
! 90. hominy. large. per barrel
- 80 haminy. small, los. bale. 1870.
HOLLY. nalf-rnisinE hurkNhrat. per
case Ii2B. Holly cake and pastry
flour. per case. 100. pearl barley.
ie0-Ib. boxes. tAb0. popcorn. per
rwf. 1850
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c0CKRELL CAN
HAVE CHOICE

WASHINGTON. y C.. Nov. 30
Senator Corkretl. OF Missouri. called
AZ the White House this morning
and had a talk with President
Roosevelt over the offer Of n posi-
ton either on the PANAMA canal
commission or the Interstate com
nerve commission He will prob
ably select the latter.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Atchiaon, S. s73-s. S73-t: Anal.
Copper. 81. 03-s. s03-f. u. 4 o..
ss Ia. se SIS. 81 3-f. u. u. T. Gs1-4.
g. 81. G. Is. Col Fuel a l.. 81 is.
&c "a. Sc IS. Can. Pan.. Igf1-&.
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The MARKETS

WHOLESALE PRICES
CThsss prices are 70 any buyer IN
guahtities Prices on small purchases
sverngo - per cent higherl
Provisions.
Fresh heat-Cow beef C. per 10.
Hteef beef. &C. veal, sdac ID.
potk Sc 10. mutton. S9ehc ID.
spring lamb, &c.
Provisions isaisc 10;
hr.skfa sL-hacon. i3a g isA c 10. bel
lies. trssh. lie 10.
Vegetables
white silver potatoes. so per ton.
Yakima aftatoea, t9oG22 per ton.
carrots Htu 1ae sack. cabbage. Ia
iEg 10. fndiHhes. Zoe doz punches.
locals. fam2t9 ewti silverHkina. g.
q 80 re- sack. rueumhers, fi.2sa
so Hubbard squash ic ID caull-
flower. e5m4kes lettuce. goo 15c
crate. wax beans. DC. string beans
tQBc. heeta. 75cm 81 90 per sack.
turnipa. 5dc sack. rutabaRaa. 7tea
81 90 sack. celery. G0me0c dozen.
parsley. tg4 q a2c dozen. sweet po-
tatoea iAal.c N.
Green Fruit etc.
Apples. Wenatchee. 7scmti 20
per box. native cooking. 4ou 4sc:
Valencia oranges f4O0GI47b per
box. Lemons. - 00H450 per box
Persian dates. Ghc NJ. nannuas.
s. 500 $50 bunch. Grapes. locals.
G0a 7bc pr crate. Comishou. Vcrdello
aud Tukuy. iu a cases. 1OM soc.
Malaga. imported. t7.00 keR. cram
berries. cape cod. $500 Jerseys.
1900. Huckleberries. 7aSc 10.
Hay. Grain and Feed.
Oats. t2s.oOQaS.oo per ten: barley.
$3.50 per ton; wheat. is0Qat ton;
chop. $4,000 400 per ton. shorta
t72.00 per ton. bran. $1,000 per ton
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This offer Ia bona fide and in
ciudes - Ter cent 81 our stock
In fact the only exceptions are a
few patent medicines.
Prices tell the story
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WHOLESALE PRICES
CThess prices are To any buyer In
Prices on small purchases
average - per cent higher.l
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Butter. Eaas. chssss.

Chickens. hens. f9iAc. spring 40
ibc. Ducks. live. i1mtfc. Tuf-
keys. fbW2be ~.
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Green Fruit. etc.


Oats. t2s.ooQRs.oo per zen. barley.
1850 per ton: wheat. i3oQsi ton;
chop. $4,000 400 per ton. shorta
t72.0o per ton! bran. 5000 per ton.
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iiailbut GQ7Me per III. salmon
trout. i2mc per ID founders. &C.
per h. aoieH. &C. per N. Hhrimpa.
to0 Toe per 10. silver nmaltH. Be.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26
EXCHANGE NOTES.

tits said that IT would require thirty
exhaust all the courses offered Ny the
'tate university.
Windsor 10 the center OF quite a large
broom corn industry, aud many farmers
tllhccnt to the town are making money
sat OF the crop. There is talk o! a broom
,ctory
Advertising pas Al Springfield. A
uin down there p!a1eI 4 want ad in one
o. the papers and got thice thousand
,pllaT, more for a tract OF laud than he
,cally expected to sell for.
OAK Grove, citizen have goHc daft on
'prse shoe pitching, and those Who can''
uitch turn out % "root' for their favor
ties. The Banner OF that town say,
there is not puch money ia t., bu,
,pdie, OF fun
In Slater they still believe a GOA o.
r,f and feathers is the best punishment
N man vino ncglects and abuses hi
TX Nile and child. A fireman left tina.
~ recently after Getting a dose Of THU
Ind 81 plastic.
q fountain Grow: farmer ha jus.
uI,ahed hauling the last load Of his hay
. ,he t4rn and packing II in, when tn,
,s,lling was struck IT, lightning an,
destroyed with all IL. contents. Til
a.gh, be termed pretty tough luck
hayward ST. Louis girl hole so,
ass be' mTe, who grieycd ,ursell u
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26
ACUTE ~RHEUMhrISN.

Deep caring or wrcncifing pains, DC.
casioned by getting wet through; worse
when al rest, or on first moving the
limbs aud in cold or damp weather, is
cured qu.ea!y by Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment. Oscar Oleson, Gibson City, Hi
nois, writes, Feb. 10, 1909, "A year ago
| was troubled with a pain "a my back.
II Don got SO bad | could not o.ui over,
Gne bottle of Billiards. SHOW eminent
cured me" 2Jc, soc, 500. Sold 10y
piltou Lewis. florcrce>
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

death over the matter. Then she bought
a mourning suit aud an expensive floral
tribute with part o' the money and
carried On" a great leai at the funeral.
Later She confessed IL her widowed aunt,
aud iow she is IN jail.
4 Clearance woman -sCurod a hat and
other goods from tho merchants of
Macon, sayiug she you'd tale them home
and ii they suited her husband She
would keep them. The merchants
ag.cul. when, a month later, they sent
10 collect the money they were told that
the woman was keeping her agreement.
She SAID the goods bad suited hey lus-
band and she wOuld keep them.
The new Carrollton court house sa a
tho B~rookhcId Gazette, has a room h,,,d
up Tor farmers and farmers wives, con.
tanning a handsome leather couC.i. two
tables, a dreSseT, rocking chairs, cham
' hef st, etc. This is somewhat OF an
Invocation but an innovation in the right
direction, The farmers # Carroll coun.
ty furnished th= lions share Of the
money that il cost to build that court
house.
4 singularly fatal cpidemic has croker
ont n the German settlement Of Wien. a
few miles sonth Of New Cambria in
Charlton comfy. within the month
there have boon thirteen deaths, Yiiich
is tvcuty.fN. per cot 81 the cascs
Physicians call i, a tropical malaIy. Il
rare disease inthis loca,' y. Death taxes
place within -four ~ a.. days after ,i,'
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

patient IS attacked. The disease re-
sembles, strikingly, Asiatic cholera. The
majority Of cases aic Of children,
although several adults have died. One
o. the physicians in attendance con
tracted the disease. It's origin is not vet
definitely determined.
A farmer in Ozark county, where the
arails and apples are plentiful, never
kills any Of the Bob Whites" nor allows
anyone else to do SO il he can help it.
The other day he told sons inluifing
city visitors why his shotgun Was never
pointed at one Of these birds. Some
time ago ha killed a pair Of ihcm and
found their craws packed with specimens
of the plum c%urculio, he little bug which
stinGs the apples and eats tho fruit.
Judge Nat Shelton, Of North Missouri
tlievcs III a little common sense ~ court
proceedings. When a jury was being
empauelcd before him recently for q
II arder t ial the attorneys for the de.
fence objected TO - certain juror who
admitted that nc haG read newspaper
accounts Of the murder. The Judge re.
fuse Ito rule the n. a.out, and declared
that 10 his mind "A man who does not
read the newspaper would not make a
good juror,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

There is one republican postmas,e down in Central
Missouri who will hardly give his cordial support, if
at all, to, Waldbridge for governor. While Waldbridge
is president of the Bell Telephone Company in Mis-
souri,, Postmaster Schwecr, Of Windsor, is president
Of the Missouri Union Telephone Company, an i'll
enterprise.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

When Judge Parker uttered the following in his
late speech accepting the nomination on the Demo
cratic National ticket for the Presidency, he hit the
keynote OF western, northern and southern Democ-
racy: 'The present tariff law is unjust in its opera.
ton, excessive in manY Of it's rates and 80 framed
in particular instances as to exact i%nOrdinate profits
from rhc people. 50 confident am in the belief that
the demand of the pcoplr for a reform of the tariff is
just that ! indulge in the hope that should & Demo
cratic executive De chosen by the people, even a Re
publican Senate may heed the warning and consent to
give at least some measure Of relief to the people.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

The Windsor Review aptly says: "The Muligan
letters were the political death of Jim Blaine, notwith-
standing his closing injunction to burn this letter.
And w. J. Stones letters to the press, instead of &C
complishing the desired end, are digging his political
grave both wide and deep"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

The deadlock in the Fourth District Congressional
convention was broken Saturday morning at st.
Joseph, when Francis Wilson of Platte City was
nominated over former Congressman {. +. Cochran.
There was 1881 ballots taken and IL was one of the
most holly contested political battles ever held in the
district.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

The reason Roosevelt is considered unsafe by the
thinking element of the country, is because he believes
in strenuous war tactics, and would not hesitate to
fire first. Parker, on the other hand, believes in
peace first, last and all the time, unless forced to take
up arms to vindicate our honor and rights as a nation.
1t is easy to decide which is the safer man at the head
Vi this nation
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

Strikes to the right of us! Strikes to the left of us!
Strikes all around us! This is the terrible condition
which the Republican spellbindcrs have to face in
1904, to knock out their old hackneyed prosperity
dodge which has helped them through in former
campaigns.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26
John WaSSung. the Harness.
Maker and .Saddier.

hnvinP moved 10 my neg building
on West newton street, ! am row pre-.
pared to execute all work, IN my line
Oh short notice, | also keen on hand
"A irst. ass stock OF Harness, Saddles.
Whips, Laprobes, etc which will al.
"a vs. be sold at the lowest p,icrs. Re
pairing given special attention. Give
nc IA call 1T my new place.
JoaA WAssuNa.,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

Mark Twain's next book will probably be a sarcasm
On, Italian boarding houses, since he has been in a row
with his boarding mistress at Florence. and he may
furnish a neU definition for Italian hash.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

Stones attack OH Folk just prior to the opening OF
the campaign in Missouri viii only have the effect Of
making the campaign livelier ard the main issues de
fined a little stronger after the battle is on. There is
no worrying among the voters oot in the state. Folk
stock is going up.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

over on the Marics river the other lay a fellow
life was saved by the bullet from his comrades gun
accidentally striking metal flask in his breast pocket
Now the hunter are all diminishing about looking
or metal TASKS, wlth fluid attachment.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

The Des Moincs mother who whipped her boy to
make him pray, was %gratifed, but ten to one the
boys prayer did not go beyond the ceiling Of the
room in which the lad offered his prayer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26
ICE

The Ice Se~son is now on, ar",I Gus
toners who want Gear, clean lie de.
liver leave orders 1t u. g. Tlvdy's,
The 'c. Man
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

Prosperity, did you say? With over 100 600 men
on strikes or locked out between the Atlantic and
Pacific. This disturbance IS not all caused by the
laboring elements themselves. .
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

Where, oh where, will w. J. Stone land if the
go,crs Of Missouri get a chance to elect their L. 5.
senator by popular vote? He wont rcacl, the first
IuHrtcr.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

A preacher at Breckenridge denounced severely the
lottery custom as now n vogue, and then travelled
1000 miles TO the Rosebud land drawing to draw a
blank
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

The Moberly Democrat says 'politics were never
more chaotic, eruptive and belligerent, than they are
This year" They're very docile dowa this way.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

The press of the opposition who were so ANXIOUS
70 have Judge Parker break his silence, are no y sorry
he spoke.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

The contract for a $500, 900 cotton mill has been
let at Carthage. Does this mean that the Carthage
papers will be given to bigger yarns than ever
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

Nc Statesman Who has died in recent years has
received more deserved culogics than has the late
senator Vest, Missouri's most gifted son.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

Mrs. Maybrick has arrived in this country Just III
zine to DC Interviewed by the lecture Bureaus.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-26

The eastern gold Democrats who declare .or Parker
nd Davis, say emphatically that Roosevelt. is not
ouly unsafe a. President, but that he is absolutely
IanEcrOus.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-14

Congressman Cowherd in an inter
view, paid his respects to the Repub-
lican platform as follows: what
has become OF the party's courage?"
he asked ION some OF the greatest
questions it's tongue is paralyzed.
Isn't the labor situation conspicuous
" before the country The platform
saws not q word about it. What is
going to be done with the Philip
pines? The Republican platform
does not lisp a syllable. Has the
tariff ceased to be an issue? The
platform makes no promise about 1T
except that it will be diminished
or increased whenever it's political
guardian thinks fit. OF the gross
postoffice corruptions 1t merely says
our administration OF the great de,
partments OF the government has
been honest" The subject OF state
hood is not mentioned in the plat
form, although four inchoate states
with million and a half population
are knocking loudly at the door. Ii
that an attractive PLATFORM
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-14
To Help Santa Fe Strikers.

Denver, July "a fund ofS25, 900
q month for the support OF the ma
chinists who have been on strike on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, will be raised by the Inter
national association. The delegates
at the convention OF the Western
division OF the Organization adopted
a resolution to-day assessing the
members 81 q month until the strike
is settled. The officers OF the Inter.
national association are Of the opin.
lon that any overtures for a settle
ment must come from the road, as
they have done all in their power to
make a peaceful arrangement.