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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-04-19

Ed Hamilton and Morg How.
ard got into q controversy Sat.
urday night that came to blows,
but City Marshal Dick Tisdale
put q quietus on the melee
by arresting both men. They
pleaded, guilty to quarreling,
zohaalenging and fighting when
taken before Mayor H. J. West,
who assessed a fine of 81 and the
usual decorations against each
of the scrapers. The accounts
were squared, and the defend.
ante still live to fight again-if
they want to.
BY agreement of the opposing
counsel, Prosecuting Attorney
j. E. Montgomery for the state
and H. J. West for the defend.
ant, the case of John Martin, a
Keytesville son of Ham, charged
with disturbing the peace OF
Robt. Christopher, COL, and
which was called up for trial in
Justice H. A. Wheeler's court
Saturday, where it had been
taken on change of venue from
o GAu. P.Jared's court, was
. q atil Monday, June 1
% % 4 way off and there
q Sgh' up how much Other
knr' Ill will get into before
e: charge
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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-04-19

Be sure and hear Ash Davis
in his "Chalk Talk" April 18. At
the courthouse.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-04-19

when taken before Mayor H. j.
West, Krum entered a plea OF
guilty to q disturbance of the
peace and was fined ST and
costs. Sam stood trial before
the mayor, WAS found guilty
and fined $3.50 and costs.
They paid the olils and were
released.
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their right by work and study. One
of the most difficult points has always
been amateurism and the receiving of
money crsi consideration because of
ones athletic ability; and this athletic
board seems to be the only solution
of the proposition.
''The' attitude of athletic authorities
toward summer baseball will depend
upon the attitude of these same au-
thorities toward amateurism. A large
number of college students need to
make money in some way to assist
them to pay their way through school,
ana receiving money for athletic serv-
ices is neither a crime nor q disgrace.
Athletes who have received pay for
their prowess should no moro be
barred from college teams than men
who have received pay for preaching
or speaking or singing in choirs, or as
newspaper correspondents for college
papers, providing that they are bona
dde college Students
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MUST PAY CITY TAXES.
Railroad Stations, shops ami Terminals
10 Be Assessed.

Omaha. March 27.-The passage By
the Nebraska legislature of the bill Ter
the taxation of railroad property Ia
cities and villages for local purposes
on the same basis on which ether
property is taxed marks the end Of a
fight that began in the Legislature OF
1901 and has been waged with bitter
spirit In every succeeding session. n
was inaugurated by the late Edward
Rosewater, editor of the Bee.
The bill will increase the annual tax
levy on railroads In Nebraska Upwards
Of $500, 900 on present property, to say
nothing of vast improvements being
made between 100000 and S12B.000
of which will go into the city treasury
of Omaha.
Heretofore railroads have been taxed
in Nebraska on their track miieaes
only, shops, depots and other terminal
property almost entirely escaping tax
alton.
The bill provides that the franchise
value of roads shall be included in the
property subject to this tax. except
that the valuations shall be distribute
ed through the state instead of taxed
in the bulk in the local community, az
the tangible property is done.
The bill has gone to the governor
and will be signed by him. as he has
been one of its stanchest advocates
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CANAL IN 8 YEARS.
Congressman Charles E. Scott Dis
cusses the Panama Trip.

Washington, March 27.-President
Roosevelt Is greatly pleased with the
highly favorable reports of Panama
canal affairs brought back by congress
sional and other self-constituted inves-
tigators, for these agree in every way
with the presidents optimistic account
of isthUian conditions which was sent
to congress as special message last
December.
Congressman Charles F. Scott, of
Kansas, who has just returned from
Panama, has written for the New York
Herald an enthusiastic description of
the canal work, in which he tells of the
confidence left among those already en-
gagged in the great engineering task
that they will be able to complete 1t
within eight years and at a cost far less
than is generally anticipated.
Mr.. Scott notes the atmosphere OF
depression which prevailed about the
capitol during the last session of con-
gress respecting the canal project, and
the prevalence of the feeling that the
government had embarked on an en-
terprise entailing untold expenditures,
which might, after all, end in failure
The visit to the isthmus of the con-
gressfona1 party has completely dis
PEELED all apprehension ard quieted
all misgiyings. Mr.. Scott and his col
leagues were agreeably disappointed in
ganized- farce Of $4,000 men at work.
amid sanitary conditions unsuT passed
even in the most healthful portions of
the United States and they declared
that the Americans ON the Job were
animated with pride in their accom-
plishment and hopeful of the future
and that under the leadership of Chief
Engineer Stevens and others very
substantial progress has been made
constantly. Mr.. Scott agrees with the
president that the. sanitation of the
isthmus which, under the DIRECTION OF
Colonel Gorgas, has made it fit place
to live in, lay at the foundation or the
whole enterprise and has made pos
sible the building of the canal"
Mr. Scott throws no light upon the
reasons for the resignation of Chief
Engineer Stevens, of whose work ne
speaks in high praise, but he notes the
respect and confidence inspired among
the canal employees by the presence and
manner of Col. Goethals, who is now on
the isthmus. Mr. Scott thinks there are
some reasons why the detail of Col.
Goethals is timely Up to the present.
he saws. the canal work has been a
railroad proposition" which Mr.. Stew
ems was particularly fitted to handle
But the time has come for cork on
dams and locks, in which Mr.. Stevens
has had no experience, while his sue
cessor has for years been engaged on
lust that sort of engineering. Mr.. Scott
sees no reason for letting the work to
private contractors and regards II as
possible that the government Will ma
1t necessary to carry forward the entire
with the possible exception
of some dredging and lock construction.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Opens Rather Steady on
Small Receipts.
Corn Firm at Start But Soon
Eases Off.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Quoted Strong to Ten
Cents Higher.
Hogs Also Up From Five to Ten
Cents.

Chicago. March 27.-WHEAT-The wheat
market today opened steady on a falr
demand which was based upon smalI
northwestern receipts and unfayoraole
weather in Kansas for the crop. Later
the market weakened somewhat on real
fzinR sales May wheat opened unchang-
ed to 1sc higher. at 1854 nl51sc, sold at zoe,
oils Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
of 1874 cars.
The low point for the May option was
T5ISc The prevailing sentiment was bear
ish all day and the close was steady, Win
May unchanged, at 15@4c:
but soon eased off on selling orders.
which were considerably above expeStaS
ton May opened a shade higher a. 9Ssu
46i4c, sold at 4s5ze,z and then decnneq 10
Trading was very light and the market
held steady all day The low point ~
Nav was 49, The close was steady,Wlth
Nav a shade lower, at 46d461sc-
OATS--The oats market opened STEADY
and with a light trade. The early market
lacked features May oats opened un,
changed 20 &c higher. at 413sd42c, and sold
PROVISIONS = Prices for provisions
were strong and the market was 1alr.%
active \ 5G1Cc advance in the price OF
live hogs was the chief Strengthening m
fluence- May pork opened 91c hlsher, az
Sl5 IS and sold up to S15.921a. Lard was up
i0c at $50 Ribs were 10c higher' at
WHEAT-Cash: 30. red. 75@151Ac; No;
red 73674lbc: No. 2 hard, I31zdlbc; NO.
hard 651L673c; No. l northern. So0S SIC; NO.
> northern 79dS3c: No. spring, ieqel1ac'
CORNING. 3, 42Ii2Mc-
RYE-Cash: 6TQ69c-
BARLEY-Cash: 634T1c.
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THAT MONEY FOR wAsHBURN.
Rockefeller Gift of 1000 Is Ready
for Distribution.

New York, March 27.-The first dis
tribution by the general educational
board since it received John ID. Rookie
feIler's recent gift of s32,000,0oO was
made at meeting of the board to-
day when conditional gifts aggregating
S625O00 were made to five education
ed as follows: Yale university, $780,
900; Princeton university, $500, 900;
Bowdoin college, Brunswick, Ga,
$4,000; Colorado College. Colorado
Springs, $4,000: Washburn college.
Topeka, and Millsap's college, Jackson,
Miss, $4,000 each.
After the making of these appro-
priations the board voted to give $42,-
800 to negro schools. the names of
which were not made public lest the
help of the board should tend to dis
courage gifts to the schools from other
sources. With the principal gifts Is
the condition that the institutions shall
raise a specified sum Independent of
the boards appropriation.
ct think that this simply refers to
the gift announced last June by the
general educational board" said Dr.
Plass, president of Washburn college,
today. 1.-THE gift at that time was a
conditional one and don't think that
We wo14ld have rHeeeived another gift
of. the same nature without some sort
of notice in advance that such was
intended We were to raise $4,000
under the conditions i'm
posed by the $4,000 gift
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MUGk0GEE.
Negro Detective Association Broken
Up by u. S. Marshalg.

Muskogee,- l. T., March film
pitched battle here between federal
and city officers and negro members cf
secret society. caused by the shoot.
ing down of Policeman John coheld ~
negroes, three negroes were killed, one
shot through the neck. one wounded IN
the arm. and three others are impris-
oned in the United States jail.
The United Socialist club, composed
of negroes, each of whom has q coTn-
mission from a fake detective agency
greater power than the United States
government. The organization took
possession of a house here and refused
to vacate. A warrant of ejectment was
issued, and Policeman John Cofeld sent
to serve IT,. While performing his duty
he wasi Shot above the heart by one
of the members of the society and per-
haps fatally 1113ured-t-G Guy Fisher.
salesman who capea-to his assistance,
was wounded in the shoulder.
A general call for officers was sent TO
police headquarters and the United
States marshafs' office. In 80 minutes
shals and as many policemen surrounds
ed the house occupied by the society.
Deputy Marshal Ledbetter. dismountr
ing from a horse, advanced to where
two armed negroes were sitting IN y
porch. The leader refused TO- reason,
and after flashing his commission from
the detective agency In the face OF the
Offlcers who had formed a half cir
Gle around the front of the houss Fe-
turned the fire, killing the two men on
the front porch and driving those on
the inside of the building to cover. Tho
latter opened fire from a window. One
was shot in the body. from the effects
of which he died an hour later, The
fourth was wounded In the arm and
another through the neck. The drst
man killed was shot three times. His
companions kept up the fire continual.
iy. The second man on the porch hre0
twice, and crouched for the third shot,
when he was struck IN the head ana
reeied off the gallery.
Albert and James Parker. leaders o4
the society; are among the dead None
of the officers was injured.
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Now York Stocks.

Wall t.,New York March 27-STOCKS
first dealings IN STOCKS today e refle @ the
further alarm of the bears for their un-
covered condition in the market, They
at rapidly rising prices. The results were
opening gains IN American Smelling of
O. 81. L. and n. Cleveland, G.. G. and and
St Louis and National Lead points The
U. s Steel preferred Anaconda and
Amalgamated Copper 2 to 25s points and
many other active stocks between 1 and ?
points.
Opening prices were not long maintain
ed, the market sagging under the weight
of realizing. Reactions did not reduce the
advances much over a point except for
canadian Pacif1c, Union Pacific. Balti-
margin was greater A SUBSEQUENT rise
brought Reading and Great Northern pre-
ferred up to higher point than at the
start, but the rest of the list did not do
so well. Additional gains carried Great
Northern preferred up ~ points, Read
Y. Central, K c. Southern preferred.
American Tobacco preferred and Republic
Steel preferred to 219 points.
result OF making higher level of prices
reds advance reached 5h points, the ore
eertitttiieates a Shieago St Paul Mime 1el
in Mondays slump, and IS points below
last night. The whole market reacted,
points and other, active stocks. L to 1A
points. This brought prices lower than on
the first reaction. Pennsylvania fell II
point below yesterdays closing.
Bonds Were firm.
Reading was pushed up to 102 in an eff
fort to offset the unfavorable effect pro-
duced by the decline in Pennsylvania and
Erie. This maneuver failed to arrest the
to within a point of yesterdays closing.
Erie and Pennsylvania sold at 231s and
100 respectively, or 2H and IL points be-
low last night.
The market sagged with occasional in
terruption during the afternoon. causing
a pretty general reduction of forenoon
adYices. In many instances stocks were
quoted below yesterdays closing, notably
the U S. Steel stocks and Amaigamated
Copper Erie lost 8 points in ell and
Southern Railway IA points. Locomotive
fell III points and Iowa Central l point.
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St Paul, March 27.-Full terms of the
proposed arbitration between the rail-
roads and the state of the passenger and
freight rate war were made public tod 4 Y
in the debate in the legislature over the
joint resolution authorizing A conference
committee to propose a plan of arbitra-
ton to the governor. attorney general and
representatives of the railroads.
The arbitration plan embraces adoption
Of 21k cent a mile passenger rate, a 1000
mile interchangeable mileage book and a
SEQ mile family mileage book, both Ie-
deemable in cash at cents a mile any
time.
In regard TO commodity freight rates the
railroads are to agree to accept a reduc-
ton of an equivalent of two-thirds of the
reduction ordered by the state railroad
and warehouse commission. In return the
state Is to dismiss all suits now pending
looking toward enforcement of the rail-
road commission rates.
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TRAIN WRECKERS BUSY.
The Keystone Express on the Penn
sylyania Is Derailed.

Pittsburg. Pa, March 27.-Train
No. 20, on the Pennsylvania railway
known as the Keystone express east
bound, was derailed near Wilmerding,
Pa, IA miles east of here early today.
The engine, two mail cars and a COM
bination baggage and smoker left the
tracks but no one was hurt.
1t is believed the train was inten-
tionally derailed and that the deed
was done by the same parties who
wrecked the Chicago limited at Stew
art, Pa, last Friday. The same plan
was carried out and only the slow
speed of the train, 80 miles an hour
saved it from turning turtle, diving
over a steep bank and crushing out a
number of lives.
The work of the perpetrators was
thorough and in this their evil intent
westbound tracks were tempered
with, one rail joint on each track be-
ing displaced within a few rods of
each other.-- Had trains coming in
opposite directions met there the on
rushing flyers would have coIlided
with fearful consequences.
Following the derailment OF the
coaches the passengers rushed out in
their night clothes. When they dis
covered there was no immediate dan
acted as coolly as possible under the
circumstances.
The officials at Pittsburg were roti-
fed and special train was quickly
made up and run out to the scene of
the accident. The passengers on the
derailed cars were transferred TO this
train and sent east after delay of an
hour and AS minutes.
Railroad detectives promptly start
ed an investigation and the announce
ment was made that the derailment
was undoubtedly the work of train
wreckers. whether for revenge or rob-
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New york Produce Nnrket.

New York, March 27.-BUTTER-Mar-
ket firm. Western factory, common to
firsts. 199211hc; western imitation cream
cry, extras, 26G21c; firsts. 23424c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State full cream
white, 1890: same colored small October.
best, 14G1411c; same white, 1S%4@1412c;
same, good 10 prime. 12Q131zo; winter
made, average best. 121xc: large Septem-
Der. fancy, 14$4c; same, october, best, 1874
G14hc; same. good to prime, 12zx4131zc;
Interiors. 111zGl121zc-
EGGsMarket easier. Western firsts,
17hGn1tc; official price, 17AQl71zc; Sec
POULTRY-AlIve poultry steady. West
ern chickens, 9G12c; fowls. Ice; turkeys.
13c Dressed poultry quiet Turkeys, 10
q l5c:. fowls, 11Q1511c-
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INDICTMENT FOUND.
Charge of Manslaughter in Second
Degree for Wreck.

jury which has been making an ex-
animation into the wreck on the Har-
lem division of the New York Central
near Bedford. park on the night, of
February 4 A. which resulted in the
death = of twepty-three persons, will
according to an announcement made
in the criminal court house, hand
down an indfctmentn Manslaughter
in the second degree 1t was stated,
Will be charged; Ply
q Assistant District Attorney smyth
at the lcoroner's hearing eontended
that some of the officials of the rail-
road company should be held person.
ally responsible for the killing of the
passengers. -
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being one more in 1906 than in 1907 Tho
number of box cars has increased while
the number of stock. coal, dump ana nat
cars has decreased. $3.50 ~
The valuation placed by the Union
Pacific on all its rolling stock this year
is $611, 1856. This Is $4,000 more than In
1906, when the total was s592.2s2. In 1905
the state board of railway assessment
raised the assessment to $823, 500.
The mileage OF the road this year d
the same as last. and the company
places the. same valuations upon u.
There has been very little change in
the buildings on the right OF way.
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Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City, March T-Ciose--WHEAT
unchanged to nc higher, with quotations
as follows: MAY, 69Ac; July. nc; Sept.
72Ac. Cash: No. 2 hard. 70G7S1xc; No. 3
hard, e6G72c; No. 2 red, 741zc; No. red,
67Q73c.
CORN-Market unchanged. May, 4S%4c;
July, 4l1sc; Sept. 4212c. Cash: No. mix
ed. 401zc; No mixed, 391zc; No. white.
42jkc: No white, 411zc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
42zc; No. 2 mixed. 405kI4OAc.
RYE-No. 2. 63dS5c
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
81. 50G15. %; choice prairie, $11.00411-5o-
BVITTER-Market steady. Extra cream
cry. 29c; fiIsts, 26c; seconds, &c; packing,
1S1kc.
EGGS-Market easy. Fresh, he.
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onice 10 West Sixth street. Phone 4ssl
Kansas City. March q.
Kansas city Iivr cto~z.

Kansas City. Mo, March H.-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 5000 head. including 600
Native steers, $425Q6. Is; southern steers,
s.. S0q5. Is: southern cows. s.. 75q3. 70; native
cows and heifers, 81. 60d5.00; stockers and
feeders. $3.60G5.0O; bulls, $S.0o9425; calves.
s4ooaa7 90; western fed steers, $4.ooQ5-70;
western fed COWS, $3.00Q4 So
HOGS-Receipts today. 1900 head. Mar
ket 5471kc higher. Bulk of sales, Sc. log
SIS; heavy, Sc 1904 10; packers, Sc. 1OQS.2O;
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Market strong. Muttons, s.. $4,000 lambs,
$7.250p7.S0; range wethers, 5.404665; fed
ewes OO15 g.
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FREIGHT CAR BLOWN UP
Explosion OF Dynamite Kills Two Per-
sons and Injuries Others

Atlanta, Ga, March 27.-As a result
of the explosion of eight cases of dyna-
mite in freight car standing near the
Southern railway freight depot on Pc
tiers street today two negroes were
killed, one was fatally injured and
several other persons. whites and ne
groes, We're more or less seriously in
jured. Three freight cars were wreck
ed and much damage was done to the
freight depot. The dynamite is report
ed to have been shipped from the Ou-
pont Powder company to its branch in
Atlanta and was declared to have been
shipped as percussion caps"
The cause of the explosion has ICt
been fixed
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CLEAN YOUR HOME
Easy Way to Get Rid of the Disagree.
able CockrOach.

When you clean house get rid of
cockroaches by using Stearns' Electric
Rat and Roach Paste. Placed in sinks
and on the shelves at night, you can
sweep up a painful of dead reaches in
the morning.
This remarkable exterminator is
sold under guarantee to give satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Better than
powders. as it does not blow away;
also guaranteed to kill off rats, mice
and other vermin,
Stearns' Electric Paste is sold by drug
gists sent prepaid on receipt of price
OF. box 25c., 16 OF. box $1.00. Stearns'
Electric Paste Co, Buffalo, NJ r, [for-
merly Chicago, Ill.,
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New York Money Market.

New York, March 27.-MONEY-Mone
on call easier, 3d51z per cent; ruling rate
49, closing bid 8 and offered at 81 per
cent Time loans easier. Sixty days, 51z9
So per cent; 90 days and months, 6 per
cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper. 6G6A
per cent; sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81. $3.50
IA S9A for demand and at 81. 7S65154. 1870 for
90 day bills; posted rates, $3.50 and 81. S411;
commercial bills, A.7SsG.
sILVER-Bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dol
BONDS bonds steady.
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CAPTURES EUROPE.
Standard Oil Company Overcomes It's
Business Rival.

London, March 27.-The Standard
Oil company and the European Pc
troleum union have, according to the
Pail Mall Gazette, reached a mutually
satisfactory agreement which will end
the struggle waged for the European
markets.
Under the arrangement which be-
comes effective April 1, the Standard
Oil company secures control of many
additional important oil tank installa-
tons in such ,centers of distributions
as Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rotter-
dam.
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New place for Lulfng.

Charles H. Luling, formerly insur-
ance commissioner Of the state of
Kansas will take charge of the field
work of the Great Western Insurance
company, a new concern at Kansas
City, Mo. The comany will do gen.
eral life insurance business
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ROLLING STOCK INCREASE SMALL
Union Pcc.fc Shows But 81 Pieces
More.

In the course of a year, the Union
Pacific has Increased its rolling stock
in Kansas by just 81 pieces. Its returns
for assessment in 1906 were 1872 pieces;
this year the total number is 1923. The
number of locomotives assigned to SER
vice In Kansas has actually decreased,
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Ill. March 27.-CHEESE-Mar
ket easy. Daisies, 141zQ151zc; Twins. 1874
q141kc; Young Americas, 141zq151kc.
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
keys and chickens. pc; springs, lie.
BuTTER-Market steady. Creamery, p
G291kc; dairy, 20G27c.
EGGS-Market easy. At mark. cases in
cluded Ice.