The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 15, 1883, Page 4

BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES Chas. T. McE arland, ipiTOR AND PROPRIETOR, JRIPTION : ‘TERMS OF SU The Weery Times, published every Wednesday, will be sent to any tdaress one vear, postage paid, tor $1.25. Lene ed BUTLER MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15, 1833. WILSON OREEK REUNION- The reunion of both armies and their friends, held on the battle-field of Wilson Creek, was a complete success. It shows a disposition to obliterate all animosities growing out ot the war rather than to perpetuate feelings of hostility. Twenty two years ago it would have sounded like madness had anyone predicted that the two armies, then engaged in dead- ly conflict, would ever meet on terms of friendship to commemorate their deeds ot valor. But so it 1s, and the accomplished reconciliation shows that Americans, although they fought eachother with desperate courage, are too sensible and patriot- ic to harbor feelings of hatred after the war sed. Twenty thousand are said to have been present. Thisis only one of many similar manifestations of a de- sire to restore friendship between the sections at war with eachother twen— ty years ago. It surprises people in other countries that bad feelings en- gendered by the war do not contin- ue. Monarchists of Europe firmly believed that the dispute would con- tinue in one torm or another, muchas has beendone between England and But they have beenutterly disappointed. America is stronger to-day than ever before, the whole people love their country as muchas ever and would rush to its defence against a foreign foe as quickly as before the war. Let the past he tor gotten and let all work for the well Ireland. being of this great nation to which the downtrodden of the world look as the last hope ot free government « xnd the liberty of the masses. Let not any sectional prejudice be al- lowed to disappoint that hope but let all, as Americans, love cherish and defend their country by whose successtul example monarchy and aristocrasy will yet be swept from the tace of the earth and only be re- membered as relics of past ages, ORAWFISHES AGAIN. In itsissue of July roth, the Re- pablican says: ‘*We have stated distinctly sever- al times that we neither affirm nor deny that there has been fraud, be- cause we don’t know, and cannot find out. The ring hold the county records, and it is not our province to search them for evidence of fraud but it remains tor them to prove that they have managed the finances honestly and economically.’’ No one would draw any other conclusion than that the writer of the above means to convey the idea that he 1s demted access to the county records. If it don’t mean that, it means nothing. He says he ‘don’t know and can not find out,’’ and the reason given 1s that ‘the ring hold the county records.”’ This is a pretty heavy charge, but our neighbor, usual, contradicts In the issue of August 3rd, he s ~ “Last Monday we visited the county clerk’s office to ascertain the true inwardness of the tailure to col- fect Stoo from the circus in this city June oth, and made a brief examin- ation, in which we were kindly as- sisted by Mr. Stark, county clerk.”’ j as himself. Putting the charge and the retrac- the tion tog makes about as strong | { a case of s ot- | lf-stultification as 1s ten witnessed. Why will one } ‘week charge that access to the coun- ty records 1s denied him, and, the second issue atterwards, say he was “‘kindly assisted by Mr. Stark, he county clerk,”” when he wished to examine the order raising circus li- | cense, is unaccountable. It shows | the writer to be either an ignoramus | oraslanderer. If he made the ac- | Cusation through ignorance, he did | right to retract it. But, if he really knows so little oa the subject, what reliance is to be placed in any of the sweeping charges which have filled his columns for seyeral months past? It he will assert as a fact what he does not know to be true, and at! acknowledges that it is not true, how can anyone believe him in | anything? The appearance of a statement in his paper gives no rea-~ son for believing it correct. But let us suppose he made the charge deliberately. How does that help the case? The second week following, he himself says it is not true. If he knew it. he willfully standered county officers and case is even worse than to assume that he did it through ignorance. Inasmuch as our neighbor made a charge and took it all back. we would like to learn whether he knew, at the time, that it was not so or whether he made it without as- certaining the facts in the case. Either leaves him in a predicament. —__—_—_— THE RAILROAD MEETING. As announced last week, a meet- was held on Wednesday. A large delegation was present from Clinton. John W. Aber- nathy, of Butler, was elected chair- man and T. J. Lingle, of Clinton, Speeches were made by ing secretary. a number of gentlemen and it was resolved to use every endeavor to secure the Emporia. As the com- ing of the road to either place ren- ders it almost a certainty to the oth- er, it was resolyed that Clinton and Butler should act in concert. A committee of fifteen was appointed, on the part of Bates county, to act in concert with a similar committee from Henry. Aswe have not been able to secure a copy of the secre- tary’s minutes, we can not give the n There remarkable purpose manifested, names. was a unanimity ‘of nd all seemed sanguine of succeed- nes Phe left with the committee andthey are to do what seems best to accomplish the object in view. We hope they willlose no time and get down to business as quickly as possible. Work must be done and the sooner it is commenced the easier it will be managemeut was accomplished. HURRY UP THE PROSPECTING. We invite attention to an inter- view published on the inside of to- day’s paper, concerning oil prospects at Carbon Center just south of Rich Hill. After nearly twenty years ex- perience, it is not probable that an expert would be so badly tooled. The show tor finding oit could not be better than in that county. The gentleman trom Chicago, who went upto Adrian with Mr. Foot, last week, gave a citizen of this place some information cencern- ing what constitutes oil indications. ‘The oil rock is porous thus leaving cavities in which the oil collects. He further stated that there is no doubt of Bates’ being anoil country of wonderful value. He never saw so many signs without a vast supply being found lower down. His opin- ion is that the ol section is quite ex- tensive and not confined to any par- ticular locality. Every portion will not prove valuable but oil will be found scattered all over the county in places. ; Hurry up the prospecting. The places, which make the first start, will always have the advantage, just as every prospector now rushes to Rich Hill. There is no time to be lost and we hove to see steps taken for systematic advertising the country. Its too big a thing to ad- mit of delay, especially when capi- d re rospect of to incur all Hur- talists can be fou the expenses of ; ry up the work. The party of Eastern capitalists. who were in this state last acknowleaged at Chicago that the object of their visit was to week, deter- mine the building of the proposed j road from St. Louis to Kansas City. No decision has yet been reached. . the African King so long imprisoned by the British au- thorites but finally restored to his kingdom, is not dead as reported. He will yet live to cause the Enghsh | many regrets that they did not keep him a prisoner. —_—_——. Protected manutactures furnish | almost the entre list of failures and strikes. Au unnatural stimulus is always followed by unnatural de- pression. _—_—_— Cholera has not yet reached Ex the | till rages in Egypt but! ‘lhe | and w | another Road Through Missouri. | It has been vaguely hinted, tor a few months past, thata grand com- Dimation will shortly be effected be- tween the Atchison, Topeka & San- ta Fe and the Vanderbilt interest to line across Missouri. be tke connecting Bee line, whjch construct a This road is to ; link between the bh | terminates at St. Louis, and the San- | ta Fe, the eastern terminus of which is at Kansas City. St. Louis and Kansas City papers no longer speak of the road in dubious terms. - St.Louis Repudlican, Aug. 8. Mr. J. H. Devereux, president of the Bee Line, and Judge Burke, im company with a number ot promi- nent railway ofhcials, arrived ir, this city on a special car on the I. and St. L. line yesterday morning and_ se- cured hotel accommodations at the Southern. They leave for Kansas City to-day, presumably on a_ pros- pecting tour, it being their intention to ascertain for a number of caputal- | ists what arrangements can be made for the construction of a new line be- tween St. Louis and Kansas City. It 1s stated that a formidable com- | bination, representing the Vander- bilt roads und the Atchison, : and Santa Fe, have determined to build a new line to Kansas City; and also that they will eventually con- struct a bridge across the Mississip- pi river at this point that will be operated in opposition tothe Gould The plans of the syndicate bridge. E have not yet been announced 1n_ ce- tail, but a new road, it is stated on good authority, will be commenced soon and completed in as short 1time as possible. The syndicate is said to be formulating other projects, which it carried out, will greatly ben- efit St. Louis. St. Louis, Aug. 5.—It now trans- pires that General Devereux, Mr. Tillinghast and other gentlemen rep- resenting the Bee line and Vander- bilt interest did not leave for Kansas but gentlemen to City last night, as announced, had a conference with here connected with the build a belt road around St. to see on what terms they could ob- tain a charter and franchise of the Belt Line company, in order thereby to secure an easy entrance into St. Louis and access to the Union depot for their contemplated new road be- tween here and Kansas City. It is stated on pretty reliable authority that this road is sure to be built and that the operations will be com- menced as soon as General Devereux and party return to New York and project Louis, have a consultation with other par- ties concerned. Colonel W. J. Par- amore, president of the Texas and St. Louis narrow guage, who is also vice-president of the Belt Road com- pany, and who was one of the con- terring parties last mght, was seen this evening, but he declined to talk about the matter, by saying it was not yet in proper shape for publicity. General Devereux and party left for Kansas City to-day, and will return east via Chicago. K. C. Times, Aug. 9-—The talk about a Vanderbilt line between this city and St. Louis has been revived by the visit to the west of President J- H. Devereux of the Bee line, Mr. James Tillinghast, Mr. Vanderbilt’s assistant; Mr. John R. Duff of Bos- ton, Judge Raney of Cleveland, and other railway officials. These gentlemen arrived in the city last night from St. Louis, where they spent a day in consultation with gen- tlemen connected with Vanderbilt’s interests. The party will remain here to-day, itis believed that the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Van- derbilt roads have formed a_ power- tul combination, having in view the building of a new line from this city to St. Louis. It is almost certain that Mr. Devereux and party have no other purp in view than to as- certain what arrangements can be made for the construction of the new line. What the route of the road will be us still a secret, i the de- tails of the project have not yet} been made known. The present trip of the party gives color to the 2 month ago, and it looks v asf Mr. Vanderbilt were 1 out into the territory of whi much | h M rt i Gould has been almost exclusive | master heretofore. It must be acknowled that the | above does not look so very much | as if the read will come through this part of the state. But it should be remembered that the wish of Kan- sas City and St. Louis to have the two cities connected by the road! | mentioned, may be tather of the be-| | hef. Some claim that it will be bet- | ter tor the road to pass by Kansas} | City and thus avoid all pooling ar-| rangements at that place. It may} e regarded as certain that the San- | j ta Fe and Vanderbilt have formed | ;2 great anti-Gould combination. roed in question will be built se One ofthe most impor- | sioufi Pacitic br. rumor which received little credence | ; tant in the West, as it will carry all | Santa Fe freight going east and all | treight brought by the Vanderbilt lines to St- Louis, which 1s destined for points west of thateity. Itis a prize worth contending for and we hope Butler will spare no exertion in order to secure it. i The following from the Kansas City Z2mes ot the roth, throws some additional light on the subject: President J. H. Deveraux of -the Bee line, Assistant President Tiling- hast ot the New York Central, Mr. John R. Dutt ot Boston, Judge Ran- | ney of Cleveland, and Mr. T. W. Burrows of St. Louis, who arrived in | a special car from the east Wednes- | day evening, remained in the city during yesterday and left for Omaha last night. Yesterday morning Gen- eral G. H. Nettleton of the Kans: City, Fort Scott and Gulf railway, ¢ accompanied the about the city, and they expressed themselves as | greatly pleased, declaring that the | volume of business exceeded that of any other city of its size in the west. | WHAT THEY ARE HERE FOR. | The object of General Deveraux and party in visiting the city was} made known mn the Zimes yesterday | morning, it beng generally believed | that Mr. Vanderbilt is desirous ot building a new road from St. Louis to this city, to be operated in connec- | tion with the Bee line. Neither | General Deveraux nor any member of the party would say what the plans of Mr. Vanderbilt were, nor would they even admit that this was the ob- | ject of their western trip. “It there was anything I say, I would say it,’’ declared Deveraux. ‘*We are here looking around. That is all. You speculate as much as you please our presence in the city.” **You have doubtles noticed the newspaper accounts of the proposed new line?’’ **Certainly, I have heard some- thing about the project. We are not, as yet, ready to say anything. The gentleman over there is Judge Ranney. He is an old war horse. That’s him with the white hat Go over and talk to him.’’ But Judge Ranney declared he was not a railroad-man, and referred the reporter to Mr. Tillinghast, who eujoyed Mr. Vanderbilt’s confidence, and was doubtless fully informed in respect to the new line, if, indeed. one was projected. TERMINAL FACILITIES AT ST. LOUIS. It was reported apropos ot the visit af the party, that the new road would secure terminal facilities at St. Louis by means of the Belt Line, and if this obstacle were overcome, Mr. Vanderbilt would encounter lit-. tle difficulty in the ‘way of his’ en- terprise. Mr. Gould has declared he would not take what he pard for the Missouri Pacitic railway tor his_ter- minal facilities at St. Louis, but in spite of Mr. Gould's power at St. Louis, itis hkely that Mr. Vander- bilt will be able to get in trom the west without much inconvenience. THE LEXINGTON ROUTE. There was much speculation yes- terday as to what would be the route of the Vanderbilt road through Mis- souri. Mr. W. B. Steele, General McClellan and other prominent citi- zens ot Lafayett countv, hearing that the party were in Kansas City, tele- graphed Genefal Deveraux with a view to securing the new line at Lexington. A route by way of Lexington would be the shortest that could be obtained. The following route was marked out for the new line: From Kansas City to Lexington, thence to the Missouri river, crossing at a point between Arrow Rock and Boonville; thence through the rich lands of Howard, Boone, Callaway, | could } Mr. | can on on. | Montgomery, Warren and St. Charles counties crossing the river again at Howell’s terry, and thence | into St. Louis by way of the Belt | road. This would be almost an_ air line. through a rich country. The Chicago and Alton road would be crossed near Gilliam, Saline coun The would paratlel the Mi nch tr crossing the C go Jetterson City branch, Ca yay county. i THE SOUTHERN KOUTE. | Another route 1s as follows: From Kansas City to Clinton, Hen- | ry county, passing through Jackson | and Cass; thence through Osage and | Gasconade counties to Union: and | thence in a northeasterly direction to St. Louis. This route would give | the new Inne 2 rich country to draw } its support from, and one in which } there are compargtively few rail- Ine roads, but it would be a long line | from Kansas City to St. Lous. The } projected Emporia and St. Louis ; is surveyed over nearly the same | route from Clinton east, and the | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe is | | Said to have a hand in the new line from Kansas City. After spending a day at Omaha, General Deveraux and party will go! to Cleveland via Chicago. | Come out and hear a first-class play on Aug. 2oth and 21st. 341m Cyclone Insurance ERMAN & QUEEN. INSURANCE COMPANIES, FIRE INURANCE IN THE Royol, Northern, Imperial, Buffalo, German, Firemans Fund, _ London. Lancashire, Western, Queen, German, German, Firemans, London, Orient, Fire Association and Union Insurance Companies. CANTERBURY & CATRON, Butler, Mo. 34 tf Grain Dealers. New Warehouse South of Depot Have just builta New Warehouse and erected a new set of Seales of Howe's Improved Pattern, and are now prepared to buy ALL KINDS OF GRAIN the tarmers may have to sell, and for which we will pay the Highest Market Price in Cash, and guarantee honest weights and tair treatment. LEFEKER & CHILDS. 34 tr FRED O. LEFKER. D, V. BROWN. Empire Mills Ee’ EE E_ECEee WEED. BROWN & LEFKER, (Successors to JOHN A. LEFKER.) PROPRIETORS. Having leased and thoroughly overhaul- ed and repaired these mills we are now pre- pared to do all kinds of milling. We have also added another new burr as well as other improved machinery. So that we now have four run of burrs as well as the best of facilities for accommodating our custo- mers. We guarantee satisfaction. Flour and feed always on hand, custom work a specialty. Give us atrial. We pay cash for wheat and corn or take the same on deposit. Brown & Lerker. Lumber! Lumber On and After August Ist, 1883, All sales of Lumber from our Yard smust be for CASH or ITS EQUIVALENT Excepting when we are turnishing lumber for the entire building, a = settlement on al] such bills must be made at the completion of the work. By adopting this method we can give better Grades of Lumber for the Money interested. We rt of the city, than formerly, and better satistaction to all partie We will deliver Lumber Free of Charge, to any fp All Outstanding Accounts on our Books. (Excepting those on which special contracts have been made) August tst, and we must ask all to come torward and settle. W all to cali and examine our prices and grades betore purchasing. . Respectfully, H. Cc. WYATSELr & CO teen