The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 5, 1884, Page 4

i i L i } ; 7 ; 4 : ~ —— —— ———= — 7 Qjhad an ongin or any connection BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES whatever, with the defunct Cenfed- }eracy. Southern war claims, t thas. T. MeFariaua. icpvror AND PROPRIETOK. American Congresses. | —_—_—_—_—_—_—— “The county seat papers seem TERMS OF SU: SCRIPTION: The Weety Times, published every Wednesday, will be sent to any ¢duress | be very timid about agitating the new | goes li ae ened ines | jail proposition which the court has UTI | made an order for. bs ae ee ooe benefit of the tax-payers, Why don’t WEDNESDAY, MARCII 5., 1584. | the great journals at the county seat —_—_———e—eoeoeo-- | Speak out in meetin’? And if it - OUR RENEWED OFFER. not why do they remain silent and Four weeks ago the price of allow the people to vote unintelli- gently ?’’—Rockville Glose. Borcen Weexry Toes was re We apprehend our neighboring duced to the very low sum of sSEv- friend doesn’t read the Times very the rst of jclosely. In our issue of February 13th we gave some reasons why the peopie should vote $10,000 to build a jail, and certainly we didn’t show any timidity in our position. The Times is usually on one side or the other. Ithasno record as a tence- rider. Watch the Times Mr. Globe and you will sce something more on the jail question betore long. the *NTY-FIVE CENTS from March to the 1st of January During that time a large number of people availed themselves ot the op- portunity to subscribe for the paper, next. knowing so well its superior worth as a reliable county newspaper and a correct exponant of genuine Democ- racy. In fact quite a boom has been worked up, and its main torce being well Eleswhere the Times presents a good likeness and biograhpy of Lieut. Wintield S. Schley, of the United States Navy, who kas been selected to command the expedition in search ot the Greeley party lost in the Arctic regions Several years ago. The expedition will sail in three vessels about the first of April, and will consist of 150 men with supplies to Jast two years. If our venerable tutor down on North Main desires the portrait of this brave comminder for the benefit of its readers, the Times will be pleas- ed to loan the same ‘ree of any cost. just now upon us we cannot shut it out, and have, theretore, de- termined to extend the SEVFNTY-FIVE CENT offer for a short time longer. We will also continue to send the Louisville Courzer- Fournal with the Times—the former one year and the tatter ten months—to those who de- sire the two, tor ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-FIVE CENTS. The money en either propositid8n must be in ad- vance. To all present subscribers whoare The tollowing list shows the totai taxable wealth of some of the south- west Missouri counties with Bates county in the lead: im arears one year and over, we will give the advantage of this special of- fer, by them calling and settling up. ORGANIZATION. 4 Bates. - - - $7,929,784 Now that the time and place of Jasper. = a 2 7,468,402 holding the National Convention 1s Henry, 5 : = 6,650,120 fixed, is it not about time the inactive Vernon, - = = 5,966,250 canks of Democracy were aroused | St. Clair, - ~ - 357493979 and the drill commenced ? Benton, z: - - 2,721,810 Considerable has been said already | Cedar, = z - 2,351,240 about the State and county cam- Hickory, - - 1,649,310 paign, but the talk has been chiefly | Dallas, - 1.310.941 ot candidates, and not of organiza- tion. Thorough discipline has been demonstrated to be more important im campaigns than even the selection ot candidates, and is too ofter: lost aight of by the D-mocratic party. Thus promises to be an exciting campaign from President to Coronr. | #05, have together destroyed every The Republicans realize that it will j Vestege of forest timber in that lo— “be a grapple with death—their las: cality. The Government wants the fight unless victorious. They occu- | valley replanted with trees, and to Py every important position on the that end has recently let the contract ground of their own chosing for tie | #t 4 Cost of $4,000,000. battle, and past experiencee has | taught them that a :tubborn stand with fixed bayonets scares the enemy from the field if it dosen’t cause them to surrender outright. They can be forced from their works only ied te Sa oy skilled Generals and a well dis- |) ““" <iplingd army brave enough to meet bayonet with bayonet and contest the Position as long as there is a man feft. Theretore, even though it be car- | fy, let the work of systematic and thorough organization be commenc- ed. Democratic clubs should be or- @anized at every schoo! house in the county and State that the old ones may be kept firm and Once the valley of the City of Mexico, near the Capital ot our sis— ter Republic, was covered with beau- tiful forest trees. The ravages time and the axe-—or its counterpart by-gone genera- oO —in the hands of {tappears that our nesghboring city, Rich Hill, is overrun v | blers prosiitutes. The 1 gam- and local lowing such nwisances to exist, but little Such dont exist to a very alarming extent in the Electric City by this that there xre none | all, tor that would be incorrect. effect. things If Col. Boone knows what he is talking about, and we think he ought | ; to know, Major Salmon will surely | be a candidate tor the Governorship | A\s to what will be the course of the Bates county Democracy, in the proselytes | event of Sulmon’s candidacy. we are nade. | not permitted to know, but ats duty | ——_—_=__=—_— | 1s plain to those who give the sub-} __ CONFEDERATE DEBT. | ject of polit Weare in receipt of a pamphlet _ | There appears to be a misunder- | | standing-as to the date of the meet- | i ing ot the Mo. Press Assocation at \ Springfield, in April. Some have } j it the Sth, others the mth, and we H published m London England by J. Barr Robertson, a prominent finan- cier of that country, setting forth the ceaditions of the bonded’ debts of the late Contederate States, and fix- ‘ng their status as claims agaiast the United States Government. The writer concludes by arguing in favor of the payment, by this Government, ofthat class of claims held by European citizens in what 1s known The ne ea oe i as the Dollar Bonds, issued to them eae joa Sips a — upon the breaking out ot the war for | oe eens a eos Hae | private debts or property in the oa aor exercising a : prerogative that | Scatter Gaicx Tes So a didn’t belong to him as executive Gancyabindesiss. were’ waves < the State. He is reported as haying sented to the United States Govern. kissed Patt: while in St. Louis. This pss for allowance, but intimates | Sem oe Ge carigtigy Pca at they will | : mugen stam this "re she atte gottiey ;} den in a wite’s usual way of settling | refuse to pay then. : { —_ spp We think Mr. Robertson will find o : ‘ : | The Tives will soon Been the | *up-hilt business Prosecuting any | publication of the Herald. cea he : claim against the United States, that | in Cass county. ce it stated last week in a i Spring field paper that it wasto be the 22nd. Will some member of the Execative | Committee, who is informed. give | us the correct date. i twill he a six col-! by | | whosoever presented, are coldiy re- | | ceived and adversly considered by | to | If this is for the | | press denounce the authorities for al- | We ciont mean { here at; ! has 17 saloons, so we are umn paper, all home print. } H ! and surrounding country which com- Cass northern Politically prise southern and | Bates counties. it will ' be Democratic, of course. Space being no object inthe e- publican of this city, it has caused | the late report of the Grand Jury to be set up in advertising type occupy- | ing a space of two column. | only another method of **filling up” | o **doubling’’—a word more famil- liarin the Republican composing | room. Farmer Funston, the Republican | Congressman Haskel, deceased, in ithe Secoud Kansas district, was jelected Saturday over Riggs the Democratic nominee, by a majority ot about 5,000. Hon. William H. Hunt, Minister to Rusia, died at St. Pettersburg, on the 27th of February. The deceas- ed was from Louisiana, and Secretary of the Navy uuder Hayes’ administration. was The expenditures of St. Clair county tor the year ending January 31st 1884, foot up $11,067,95. The assessed valuation ot the county is less than halt that of Bates county. The total expenditures ot Henry county, for the year ending Februa- ry 1st, 1884, are $24,075,39- The taxable wealth ot Henry county is $6,650, 120. Isn’t it about time the Democrats were taking action toward electing two members of the city council to fill the places ot those soon to ex- pire. The Republicans will hold acoun- ty convention in this city on the 29th inst., to send delegates to the Seda- lia convention to sit April gth. Judge E. H. Norton has written a card to the St. Louis Republican in which he positively declines to be a candidate for Governor. i NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. Farmers re- Appleton Yournal: port wheat as being in good con— | dition. Clinton is Not : citizens have discontinu- bills Journal: } | Appleton H having trouble with her gas. i few of her | ed tts use, on account ot run- job eae ; Ning too high. | Appleton lournat: j Orea | this office. has received part ot the Mr. Jon. D. with at present connected | material, with which, he intends es- | tablishing a paper at Montrose. Harrisonville Democrat: Emery, | charged with the murder of Mr. Carson, at Pleasant Hill has waived to i | #0 examination and will be held H await iu ie action of the grand jury. { Clinton Demecrat: Dodge City, jin the prohibition State of Kansas, | informed | by Prof. Milton, who is now teach- Prohibition don’t aa j } ingin that city. seem to prohibit. Appleton Zribune. Prisoners convicted over in Bates county have to be lodged in the Henry county jail for safe heeping. As good and as wealthy a county as Bates ought to have « first class jail. Springfield Zxgress: On Apmni 7th Barton county will vote on a Proposition to restrain sheep from running at large. A good move, | but it is not understood that it in- | } ' cludes everything that wears wool The third | annual oratorica!l contest tor the $755 gold medal offered by Col. C. C.) Allen, will take place at Carthage, June 19th. Alex Sherman was vic- | tor in the first place for this trophy. Lamar Missourian: Lamar Missourian: A petition! has been circulated in Jasper county, asking the County Court io make a/ Ss special levy of 15 cents on the $100; "CY- ‘ | for road purposes; the wretched con- | ha clapsed since the mution was! tion of Benton county, and being j dition of the highways im Jasper | made 4 matter of record, Ballou | | County rendering this step impera—/ died in 1865 at Sedalia, where he , and eight foot veins in the vicinity of | | Was just beginning a lucrative prac- tive. Jopha Herald: magnifi- cent library donated Appleton ; City by the publishing house of D. ! Appleton & Co., is said to have | been permitted te go to ruin by the The books “The to tizens of that j : ad will | have receiyed | be devoted to the interests of Archie | tion as a load of wood in This 1s | candidate for the unexpired term of | atten- out out the same an house Springfield Heraid: — Assistant Engineers, J. F. Hinckley. s the Frisco, are in town prepa | begin the survey of a new route to} mits orously and Bolivar. north. | Work 1s to be pushe | vi | the b#&&nch completed this season. It thirty -one Was suggest indirectly, that Boli var would be but a temporary termi- | Hendricks. nus. } Appleton Tribune: It ws. we might say. a foregone fact that But- icultural imple- | ler is to have sn ag ment factory. Give us water works | and the different manutacturing en- | | terprises will soon tollow. Apple- ton should not lag behind in the mat- | | ter of making such public improve- ; | ments. | Appleton Zriésne: The 18th of ast November Thomas J. fourdon of Howard county, was about to ship a lot of hogs when one escaped and | fell in an old ice house. On the 3d of February, 1884, the hog was tound | and taken out of the house, when he 100 and ate walked about yards heartily. Clinton Democrat: Samuel Jack- son of Fields Creek township, lost three cows last week from a disease similar mm several torms to dry mur- rain. The cattle were in good con— dition and had been well sheltered | the past winter. We also learn mysterious disease has made its ap- pearance in the northwest part of the county, resulting fatally to three well fatted beeves. ‘| | Stockton Journal: A man over in Polk county has refused to pay his dog tax and the collector has lev- ted upen his mule to enforce the pay- ment of same. ‘The case has into the courts and a number of far- have this gone mers who oppose the dog tax clubed together and will make | Case a test of the constitutionality of the law imposing the tax. It will be taken to the Supreme Court tf necessary. Appleton 7ribune: The local press at Butler are having a_ lively tussel over which paper shall do the city printing. This isa matter that does not effect the press of Apple— ton; don’t have an item ot citv print- ing—that there is a nicki: in—plenty et free puffing. Our pocketbooks would be as devoid of as billiard ball is of ha'r were wait tor the of all | come in ivom the city printing. | Nevada Democrat: Capt. Avail a to to lucre we ‘root evil’” E. Page. Deputy Grand Lecturer of | | the State Grange, was seen by the Demecerat at the dep Ae has | been busily engaged organizing new Granges through the Southwest and says the order is now in a flourish- | ing condition, since the office seek- ers and professional statesmen have | been given a back seat. The order will now proceed to fulfill its mission that of being of mutual benefit to | the tillers of the soul. Springfield Express: The body of a dead white infant (male) was found wrapped up in old clothing and weighed down with rocks on the i 1ce at the bottom of an oid weil in} the southwest part of North Spring- field last Monday. Coroner Van Hoose held an inquest, at which the jury returned a verdict to tne effect that the babe died by foul means at the hands of unknown parties. An-; other theory, developed at the post | mortem examination, is that an abor- j tion had been perpetrated. matter is still under investigation by | | the authorities. | Clinton Democrat: In the Heury circuit court records for the Novem-— ! ber term, 1851, Waldo P. Johnson | presiding. with F. A. Pinnell clerk, ; pears a motion made by Dewitt C. Ballou, that Foster P. Wright be Permitted to sign the roll as anattor- | Nearly one-third ot a century | tice. Judge Johnson makes St. Loms his home. and judge Wright} ives in Jefferson City. | Mrs. | Gov. Knott, Mrs. | Mrs. Watterson, and Mrs. | ation of property in this county. {| source worthy of consiedration, | immediately south of this line, making a quilt, the blocks which are filled in with pieces of the dresses of more or less distinguished women throughout the country. The into the who pieces in the quilt Among the ladies go up thousands kindly furnished her specimens ate: Grant, Mrs. Mrs. Fanny ra Mor- Sartoris, Langtry. Davenport, Ellen Terry, Cli ts, Maggie Mitchell, Nellogg, Bern- rt, Lotta, Anna Dickenson, Mrs. Phabe Covzins, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Medill, Mrs. Thos. C. Fletcher, Mrs. Carlisle, Critten— den. Springfield A-xpress: The valu- as ven by the recent assessment, is as follows: ‘Lown lots... Personal proper i. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company.....-. 155 195 Springfield & Southern..... 17 625 Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis...... -.+-++ pos 40 305 Springfield & Western Mo.. 57 333 Ft. Scott, Southeastern & Memphis....-.+s+0e00+- 6 477 Total......-.-+.+.00-e- $7,470 080 The above is an increase ef the assessed which $1,186,127 over the valuation for previous year, was $6,283,953- Lamar Rustler: Sunday morning about 1 o’clock, Drs. A. Van Meter and Drake were hurriedly sent for to go to the Commercial Hotel, where.it was stated that Miss Burkey, daughter oi the proprietor, and Miss Cole had been discovered in their room suttocated by the fumes of burning charcual. On the arrival ot the physicians they found the girls in an unconcious condition, from which however, upon the application of the proper restoratives, they soon recoy— ered sufficiently to be able to tell their story, which was to the ettect that the room in which they slept of | Story, | 5 | would cause us to change our ming POLITICAL SPARKS. Capt. Tygard for State and Col. Phillips for. Governor. Tnterresting Interviews with Nesb tt and Col, Boone, MAFOR SALMON WILL RUX Appleton Journal: The nay ot Capt. F. J. Tygarad. ot Butter, has been hoisted tor State Treasor. er. Ifhe concludes to make the race, he | Gentry a close deal. i tless ive will doubtless give Mp Lamar Democrat; John Fr \ Phillips 1s the last name on the lig: | for Governor. Heisa good man | tor the position, but we have D0 been able yet to see anything thy in regard to the candidacy of Hany Salmon. | Nevada Democrat: While visiting St. Clair county, the Democrat wa, pleased to meet Mr. Frank | Nesbiy Vernon's choice for Secretary 9 State. Mr. Nesbitt stated that his prospects were more than _ brithant He had already visited a number § of cities and towns in the State, and met with splendid encouragemen f everywhere. He could shortly visi Vernon county and become mor intumately acguainted with our peo ple. He is making an imdependan | canvass and was not combining hy strength tor or against any cand: date for a State offiec yet mentioned He thought Mr. Lesseur’s ‘strength considerably crippled on account of the tact that every county in Lesseun Congressional district had a candi- date for Secretary of State. He did not consider Mr. McGrath a strong as an intormer contests, on accout of his making the race for 4 fourth term. The Democracy favor rotation 1n office, and it 1s a real benefit to have an occasional change ot administration. He was not pos- was without a stove, and in order to | tive as to Maj. Salmon’s candidacy warm it they had procured a pan ot coals before retiring and had closed the doors and windows and went to bed. About midnight or shortly af- ter, some one in the house heard a groaning in the girls room and uvon investigation they were discovered as They are entirely ont of y that they stated. danger, but it 1s safe to s: will not try the c narcoal method soon ed again. Emporia -*Bee Line’ to 8t. Louis From The Clinton Democrat. It comes to the Democrat from a that railway the proposition to build a trom Emporia east to St. Louis, is agai being agitated, and with prom- The develop ise of an early success. sity for such a road to resources of the country, has several times been mentioned in our columns. This road take course through Walnut ana Butler in Bates, and thence through Clinton and Ver- sailles. in Morgan county, making a direct, and almost a beeline to St. Louis. This route would divide the section between the Missouri Pacihc and San Francisco. and through a tar better country than either road. Besides it would make a mote di- and the would a cost one-half less The country it would pass through of wealth in agricultur- rect route, to construct. possesses a kingdom al resources, ber, etc.” and besides this is a route that nature has provided tor. the lay ot the route being sufficiently north | v THe | of the spurs of the Osage to make it | tariff idea and advocate it in Uy feasible, and of and placing it almost through the centers easy grade, ot the great cos! fields of Henry aad Bates counties, and at a point where it will reachtarther east. There can be no doubt that this line would run | ‘and J. M. Vaahoy shenff, there ap- | Over more coal than any other. as it would run over continuous coal fields | from the western part of Bates coun tv. in the vicinity of Walnut. througi: Bates and Herry, to the eastern por- | about an equal distance from the six Windsor and Lewis station, particu- H larly adapted for steam purposes, and the celebrated gas cual that lies | and | which extends to Brownington. *As Appleton 7riéune: Miss Mollie Williams, a young lady Hiving near St. Joseph, Mo., has just finished | ito the quanuty and quality of the | coal, the former is inexhaustible, and | the latter nol to he surpassed. ~ neces- | stuck, coal, iron, tim- | for Governor, but said it would not intertere in any way with his own, A reporter of the Nevady Demo crat, recently interviewed Col. B G. Boone of Henry county as to lows. COL. BOONE SPEAKS. | Reporter. ‘Colonel, I noticed that you stated at the lute meeting ol the State Central committee that Major Harvey W. Salmon would be a candidate for Governor; did Ma jor Salmon authorize this announee- ment?’ Col. Boone. No si stuthorize candidacy, + Major Sak to an- 1 teel will | ing but that mon did not nounce his | pretty well he satisfied make the race, | Rep. **How about yourself, are | you again in the race tor Attorney General ?"’ Col. B. That dedends entirely on circumstances. If Major Salmon is reaily a candidate for Governor ot course I will not be a candidate: otherwise I shall make the race. 1 have the strongest and best . assur- | ance from all sections of the State that I can be nominated. Even some of Mr. MclIntyre’s former strangest supporters assures me of their desire to support me ww the | event of my candidacy They feel that I sbould have the office at _ thr time.’’ Rep. ‘*What will be the leading | issues in the State campaign?”” ; Col. BB. “Well, the Democratic convention will endorse the Carlisles | platform. 1 do not believe that the | prohibition question will play aay } figure in the Democratic ranks.” Rep. “Will the probibition Dem | ocrats vote for the resulution of Seo ator Vest?’’ Col. B. | Senator Vest will meet with any op- | Osition in his party.’" Rep. ** Will Henry county sent a candidate for Congress in Ut * do not believe that pre: | district ?”” Col. B. will not enter the contest. i we will have no candidate “E understand Col. Fyke henge. pre- toe Mile Moore, who | furnishing | i milk tor the Clinton Creamery, bas realized this month. cold as st has | been, a fraction over $4..from ecact of his<ows.