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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-10-06
A New Jail a Necessity.

The Charlton county jail oui.
ing is in such dangerous con.
ditiOn that it has been con-
demned and abandoned, both as
a Jail and the sheriff's residence,
and hereafter prisoners will %
sent to An adjoining county un
til new Jail can be built.
Fortunately there are no ja
birds in our county's bastile now.
and sheriff 5. j. Shaughnessy
and family have moved to the
Miss Anna Rucker residence
property, just vacated by County
Treasurer J. W. Grizzell.
The walls OF the iail- building
are all cracked and bulged, anG
especially on the south, east ari
north sides, and several Of the
brick are loose. The heavy
weight of the iron used in the
construction OF the Jail proper :
"~~"oasible for this wrecked and
ruined condition.
4 sneciaI session SATURDAY.
the county court TOOK the pre-.
,ninarv stans toward huiIdinr a
,ar.iaiI and anroin+ad q p
ps,. af !, t,av,asriIIa y. aoan+ f,-
.Ea co,yt - nroc,ra nIans snAci.
,i.ations estimate of cost et,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-10-06
Barn Burned

The COURIER very muci' regrets
to learn of the Gestruc,.Jn of
tine barn belonging to j. W.
Ellis, l IA miles east of Chrane-
vile, which was consumrI by
fire between and : O'Clock
Tuesday evening.
The blaze was first discovered
when it burst through the roof
about the middle of the building,
and as there had been no fire
about the barn during the day it
is a mystery how the blaze
originated, but it was, perhaps,
due to spontaneous combustion
in the haymow or mischievous
mouse's nibbIing Of a match that
had been dropped in the haE and
probably carried into the Darn 2y
a bird.
Besides the barn Mr.. Ell;s
lost 10 tons Of hay, 200 bushels
Of oats, 80 bushels Of potatoes,
two plows, a cider mill, corn
shelter, four saddles, two sets Of
harness, six collars, nine brides
and some small tools.
The barn was an unusually
good one and was built at d cost Of
S15C. 1t was insured for only S20G
and the contents for $500.
Mr. Ellis lays that his loss
viii exceed his insurance by
between $500 and $500
TAs COURIER symp4thlzs- wi;A
Mr.. Ellis in his misfortune.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-10-06
Our Reception

We are glad Of .hjs opportuni-
y to say that our reception in
KevtesvilIe has been all that
Methodist preacher and family
could wish. Kindly greetings
and friendly words have been On
every hand.
These were followed last FRI
day D. m. by material demon
stration which is indisputabie
evidence Of sincerity. The way
the "Methodist preachers fowl
and other good things came III
was wonderful and wonderfully
comforting,
We are gIa5 20 be here ana
may the Lord bless our fellow
ship and friendship in and out
Of the church unto the -..r".. F.
of souls
. Il. PHILLIPS AND WIFE.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-10-06
Cupid COnqueStS.

ILEY-CARsNN:-OIa Riley and
Miss Nora Carson, both Of
Brunswick, were married at
Brunswick Monday, September
%, 1905, Rev. w. J. Parvin max
ing the twain one.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-10-06
A Pretty Social Affair.


demonstrated their appreciation
Of her friendship by entertain
ing a number Of her friends at
a miscellaneous shower Wednes-
day at the hospitable home of
Mrs. J. D. Cunningham of Key
tesville. The spacious resi-
dence was beautiful in its
festive decorations. Artistic red
hearts were everywhere, and
and these, with white flowers,
made a most bewitching appear
ance.
After the guests, numbering
about 80 ladies, mad arrived,
the bride tO-be was sent for,
being told she was wanted by
the hostess to discuss most
important matter. Miss Hooker
came and as she entered the
door the beautiful strains of
the wedding march, play ed by
Miss Jane Anderson, fell on her
ear. AS the unexpected guests
greeted her, she, with many
bushes ard a most surprised
air, was led TO Il seat situated
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-10-06

LEWIS JOHNSON: M anu e |
Lewis and Miss Ethel Johnson,
/ colored couple of Dalton, were
married at Keytesville Thursday,
September IS, 1905. Rev. A.
L. Lowell, col, officiating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
HARhON'S HOT SHOTS
BOASTS THE PRESIDENT AND THE
 ATT0RNEY-GENER
Says if They Were So Sure No Prosecu- tion Could Hold, Special Counsel should Not Have Been
 ~ Named.

Cincinnati. O., Dec, 1s--Former At torney-General Judson Harmon, who was also special counsel for the Gov ernment in the rebate case against the Santa Fe Railroad. tonight gave out the following statement in connection with the letters yesterday made public In Washington:
 t'The President and Attorney General seem to be congratuiating each other because the Government lost its case against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company.
 If they were always so certain there was nothing In the case. do not un- derstand why they turned 1t over to Mir Judson and myself. The Interstate Commerce Commission found and re- ported that the company had for years bates. We refused 60 believe that the corporation HstI ppsd out of sight and handed over tire renates while the officers in charge of it's tariffs were abed. We proposed to proceed against them accordingly. This course was disapproved and we thereupon resigned.
 'The President then proceeded him- self to hold bed of justice and have a trial by letter. He announced what was a cross between judgment of not guilty and pardon in which the attor- ney general concurred. If after that anybody expected anything from the further prosecution of the case, that person is now disappointed.
 T do not know whether Mir. Judson and myself would have fared better or not, but do know that 1t is not good way to win h case to proclaim that one knows himself there is nothing in it and then put in charge of it an advo- cate who is naturally supposed to hold the same view"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
INSURGENTS HoLr TOWNS.
Threaten the Larger Citfes of the Ball.
 tic PrOyfncem

tAc NFOFfmCGg.F
 SI Petersburs. Dec. l6. night, via Eydtkuhnen, Dec. 1S.--ThS insurgents Tn the Baltic provinces hold several towns and large sections of the coun- try and are threatening Che larger cit ies.
 The insurgents of Livonia, according to authoritative news. derailed on De- cember 14. near Stookmansoff. mili- tary train which was carrying rein forcements from Wilma to Riga. They then attacked the survivors of the wreck. The general commanding at Wilma telegraphs that he Is unable to send assistance as the track Is de- stroyed on both sides. The casualties are not stated. It is feared they are heavy. e-
 The insurgents have had a number of skirmishes with the. troops in the provinces. In one fight near Wenden, December Is. an officer and two sol- diers were killed. Traffic Is being opened over one road out of Riga. but tions which are in possession of the revoluttonists. messenger who has just arrived here from Riga says that up to Thursday morning no serious col lisionS had occurred there. though in- fantry and artillery. with guns loaded with grtpe were posted everywhere in the streets =
 As reported here, the authorities and citizens of Riga both realize the dan ger of inc rebelllous peasants attempt ing to stoI-m the town and are prepar- inFfor that emergency.
 Sfhe little towf9 of Wenden. fifty-two niles northeast of |, Riga. is panic stricken, owing to the Iear of reprisals on the part of the peasants who are enrased at an attack made by dragons stationed at Vendor. at a meeting of farm laborers near Tensen, durfl g which many lahorers were killed.
 Telegrams received here today say that the troops returning to Russia over the Siberian Railway are greatly enraged at the delays they are subjected to and are wrecking the rail- road stations and other buildings and indulgfng in other excesses wherever they are halted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
Workmen's COuncilSOundS
 Battle Blast.
CHARS THRONE I0TTERING
At Riga a Republic Has Been
 Proclaimed.
Tie Army, the Last Hope of the Ro- msnen Dynasty, Is Going Over to the Enemies of the
 Monarchy.

St. Petersburg. Dec. 1S-The Work mems Council, under the very noses or the police, has succeeded in printing a hundred thousand copies of its paper announcing that the government has declared a civil war on the proletariat and saying that tho challenge must be accepted
 In It's appeal to the people. the Co -l declares this the governments last night; that the throne of the Ro- nianoffs Is tottering and that anothe~ blow will cause it to fall. The Coun- ell adds: While the government at St. Petersburg is falling. it's own regi- ments are rising against it and at Riga republic had already been pro claimed. A few regiments may still be faithful, but the army as a whole is on our side. The government wants a fight; 1t shall have it.''
 The paper also contains direct ap- peal to the army. adjuring the troops to remember that they come from the people and must not fire on heir kith and kin.
 In spite of the fury of the revolu- tionists however. considerable conf. dence is expressed in the government circles that the extreme elements tn the present temper of the workmen will not care to call general strik- and that if they do. the chances are that it will be failure.
 Operators on the Bourse ire incli1- cd to interpret rather favorably, tn" strong measures taken by the govern nnent but heavy selling orders came from Berlin and imperial fours closed half point down at 7s.
 The Bourse Gazette says it is ru- nored that ss0.000.000 in gold has been shipped abroad to help in supporting Russian securities Tn the foreign markets Governor Regensk of Riga, is still urgently calling for troops He reports that besides the fact that armed insurgents are disput- ing the passage of the soldiers, the railroad tracks are damaeed in all di- rections, and he advises that troops be sent by water.
 It now transpires that half the rein Agreements of troops on board, the tram wrecked December t4. near Stockrnan -SSf. BffonfstC, rrrendered to the insur- gents,
 GSvernorI Genera DoubasofG of the prdvinee of Cnerngoft, has returned 10 Moscow, invested with special pow ef.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19

commission, Mir Shonts in company with the then Secretary Morton, speak CT Cannon. Senator Hale and others, was cruising in the West Indies. MT Shonts was then president of the Clo- yer Leaf Railroad Company and with two or three personal friends, controii- ed and practically owned all the stock of this, corporations -oendttton of his appointment as president of the Isth- mia canal commission wss that he should asume that 4l<tc itamediately which, in fact, he did. being appointed in April, the. day following the retire ment of the Walker commission, in or der to avoid an interregnum.
 ..He felt the necessity in view of his large personal interests of continuing his connection with the Clover Leaf road, his friends associated with him in the ownership of that enterprise be- ing also insistent on that point. A plan was devised to permit Mir. Shonts to remain in nominal connection with the road with the creation of a new office, namely. that of second vice president. The first vice president was and Is Thomas Fl. Hubbard. president of the International Banking Corporation and the second vice president was appoint. ed to give his entire attention to the management of the road. George H Ross was selected for the place and to him Mir. Shonts turned over the detail- ed work of management, proposing himself only to give his attention to large matters of policy. That Is his status at the present moment"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
CLEARING THE DECKS
INSURANCE INVESTIGATION NEAR.
 ING AN END.
Small Companies on the Rack at the Hearing Yesterday--Real Estate
 Marked Up to Hide LOaaea

New York, Dec. 1s.-With the re- sumption of its sessions today the Arm- strong Insurance Investigating Com- mittee practically started on the clean ing up of it's work preparatory to for mulating It's report to the Legislature Today was devoted to the smaIler com panies. those under examination being the Prevalent Savings. the Empire Life and the Life Association of America.
 With the counsel of the Provident So- ciety were taken up several real es- tate transactions. Tn one of these a building in Savannah, Ga, was traded on two occasions for New York City property and loan was then made on the Savannah building with the result that each time the building was re- turned to the possession of the Society under foreclosure or default of inter- est.
 There appeared. according to Mir Hughes. to be q marking up of the book values of the Soeiety's real estate holdings almost annually and subse- quently Miles M. Dawson, tho commit tees expert actuary, was sworn as a witness and presented compilations showing that that society by it's man. agement lost about s100.000 last year which was offset by the marking up of it's real estate holdings.
 Stacey Wilson. Secretary of the Elm PiAN A3iANS AhC DtHeut Society, an assessment company, told how his company was run. The com pany owns no real estate and has about $12.000 of assets with an outstanding liability of about $50,0O0. This com pany does business principally in New York and Pennsylvania, having been debarred from operations in most of the other States. He said the total re- ceipts of his company for 1904 were S7S335, while the disbursements were $79,000. Witness said that the hope of an increased business had been blasted by the action of many States in de- barring the company.
 The Life Association of America or ganized in 1901 was also taken up when It's President, Henry T. Towns ley. testified. He said the company was originally an assessment company, but in 1902 it was incorporated as d stock company. He said his company frequently paid to brokers or agents what amounted to 90 per cent comms- sion. Fifty per cent was the regular commission and the balance was made up by a commission of the renewal commission. A list of collateral loans was in evidence and when MT. Hughes started to read 1t MT. Townsley asked if it was read for the benefit of the newspapers. MT. Hughes tartly re- piled that 1t was read to show that the company loaned money on worthless securities. Mir. Townsley's examlna- ton will be resumed tomorrow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
DEAL IN STEAMSHIPS.
Service Between Boston and Malae
 Ports Owned by Morse.

Boston. Dec. 1S.--A tran sfer of the stock of the Nastern Steamship Com pany, which controls the greater part of the passenger service between Bos- ton and Maine ports. by which Charles W. Morse of New York, obtains moro complete control of the company, was announced here today.
 Last summer Mir. Morse purchased the Metropolitan Steamship Line, which does business between Boston and New York from Henry M. Whitney and H. C. Dimock. The purchase announce ed today is that Of Boston holdings aggregating about $1.000,00Q. About half of the stock Is retained by Mir. Morse and the other half by the direc- tors of the First National Bank of this city.
 By the transaction the New York man and the bank absorbed practically all of the $3O00.0oO capital stock of the company.
 It was announced today that l Cass Ledyard, of New York, a director In the Boston and Maine Railroad will be elected to the board of directors of the Eastern Steamship Company. Pres- ident Lucius Futile. of the Boston and Maine Railroad said, however. Tho fact that MT. Ledyard will be a direc- tor of the Eastern Steamship Company is no way indicative of a Boston and Maine ownership in that company. As a matter of fact. the Boston and Maine has not a dollar of ownership In the Eastern Steamship Company and has no intention of investing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
MIR. BALFoUR SPEAKS.
Belongs tO that Section of Unionfsts for
 Free Trade.

Leeds. Eng. Dec. 1e.--Arthur J. Bal four. the former Premier, addressed 5000 persons here tonight devotinE his speech almost exclusively to discus
 sion of tho fiscal policy on which tho JInionists would conduct the campaigu He said he did not wish to aurment the differences within his party over the fiscal question.
 He admitted tho existence of such difference, but said that protection aa against free trade has been q subiect of dispute inside the conservative party prior to and since he was born. The scheme of retaliation and of colonial preference outlined in his previous speeches, he said in no wise pretudiceSh the question.
 'Protection may be right. or it may be wrong," said Mir. Baifour. but be- long to that section of your party which is for free trade and which is not for protection.
 Retaliation and a fiscal union with the colonies. he continued, was abso- lutely consistent with free trade and not less consistent with the views Of those who would like to see the couu- try return to the policy of the United States and other countries. If tariffs were to be settled by negotiation. the negotiators must have the power to make counter propositions and each case must be treated on its merits.
 A general tariff might be a good starting point, but general tarife con structed on protectionist lines was al- together outside the scope of the fiscal reform, which MT. Balfour was propos- ing for acceptance by the Unionist elec- tors He said protection was essentiai- ly insular and that nothing would en- danger the imperialist scheme more than the introduction of similar ideas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19

liberty had only resulted in the erec- tion Of another monarchy in France continuing, NJ. Roditcheff said:
 Why do you desire to raise the flag of armed revolt? War between the troops and the people has not vet brok- en out. We have already witnessed the borrsors committed by the Black Hundred at the instieation of the po- lice. Those Hundreds may prove to be millions who will not consider their deeds black. but holy. The anarchy which you seek, to establish is the foundation of depotism.l You are en- deavoring to precipitate financial crash which will plunge the govern ment into bankruptcy which means not only misfortune and Restitution to yourselves and your families. but star peasants in the famine stricken pro vinces and death to the sore ly tried army in Manchuria. The foundation of freedom is justice and not violence. When an- archy prevails the country will well come another Bonaparte with bayonets and scannon.''. fsE
 M, Lutugin. a former professor of the school of mines and president of the League of Leagues, informed the As sociated Press that the key to the pres ent situation is in the hands of the proletariat organization, which Is dominated by the workingmen's coun- cil adding If the government falls, the power will pass into the hands of the vorkmen's council. In my opinion however, tho revolutionary forces are not yet strong enough to overthrow the government The army is not yet on the side of the people. It is mis- take to imagine that the army as whole is disloyai There hayo been many cases of mutiny, but no rebellion. The propaganda is being pushed in the army wi:h diligence and effectiveness. It would be misfortune to precipitate matters before the time is ripe as the spirit of counter revolution Is very strong among the peasantry."
 The League of Leagues of all Rus sia will hold a congress in St. Peters- burg December g. Arrangements have been made should the authorities at- tempt to suppress the congress, to ad- journ to Finland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
RoDITcHEFF URGES CAUTION.
Tells the Social Democrats to Beware
 of ExccaN Zenl.

of Excess Zeal.
 St. Petersburk, Dee 16.--(Night, via Eytdkuhnen, ,)-Dec. 1S.-The public prosecutor informs the Associated Press that the trials of the editors whose papers were suspended yester- day. cannot occur before the holidays owing to the legal formalities. Most of the publishers will have recourse to the old trick used in the days of the censorship of apeaTing under a new name. Under the law, however. it re- quires a fortnight to secure a fran ehise during which the government will enjoy immunity from the daily harpooning.
 The resentment against the tyranny of the socialist organs Is illustrated by the reply of NJ Roditcheff. one of the most prominent Liberals in Russia, to a deputation of social Democrats, who served notice on him as the repre- sentative of the constitutional Demo- crats that they would regard the latter as traitors unless they renounced the monarchy.
 Mi RoditchefH pointed out clearly that both the social Democrats and the members of his party were merely rep- resentatives of shades of opinion and that only the regularly chosen repre- Sentatives or the people had the right to speak for the nation. He warned the delegation that the sentiment in favor of the monarchy was a living force among Russian people and that to wage war upon 1t would only embit- ter the classes who were true to the emperor aLd lead to horrible bIoodshed and probably complete anarchy. M Roditcheff recalled the statement that twenty six years of bloody struggle for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-19
THE BOYCOTT
 CAUSES RIOT. Serious Situation Exists
 at Shanghai. cRUl4Rs SENT TO SCENE Am ican War Vessels Will
 Pro.ect Our Interests. N lines Landed From British wsrships in the Hsrbor and Assist the :.
 Native Troops in Rcstor- lng Order.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The State De- partment mas news from Shanghai that a serious situation exists there. Two cables received at the Department over night state that troubles arose through a strike that was increased by a dis pute growing out of some cases being tried before the consular courts. Two foreigners have been killed and many wounded. 4n
 Navy forces. supposedly from the British squadron which is there. are guarding the streets. Police stations have been burned. No Americans have thus far been injured, but the official statement was made that the situation Is regarded as serious. Two American cruisers are now on their way to Shang- llai. e.
 The State Departments information of these events was contained in spe- cial dispatches from Shanghai. the last of which was received about o'clock from Consul General Rogers. It is gathered that the cause for the riot was the anti-American boycott and gen eral feeling of hostility against for eigners such as preceded the Boxers uprising of 1900. Mr. Rogers state- ment was that all business was sus- pended among the, Chinese:, that as an incident to the general strike a number or. foreigner uau Deen dcSduItSu. Troops had been called out, whose ef- forts to maintain order was seconded by English marines. The, warships In the harbor were cleared for action, At the hour of sending the first dispatch, probably sometime last night, two Chi nese had been killed in the riots and the American Consul had called for help from American vessels.
 A later dispatch from the source re- ported the continuance of rioting con- dition, adding that the police stations had been burned and that a number of people killed, probably thirty. including some foreigners. No Americans, how ever, had been harmed up to that hour and the streets were being guarded by the volunteers and the naval forces. MT. Rodgers last word was that. he ex- pected the American cruiser Baltimore which was yesterday at Chin Rtang, as5nnf days run from Shanghai to reach the latter place tonight.