The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 12, 1884, Page 4

f | ia : j j i 4 1 BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES thas. VT. MeFariaua. cpiTOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUPSCRIPTION: The WeeLy Times, published every Wednesday, will be sent to any <daress one year, postage paid, tor 31.25. —_—_———— BUTLER MISSOURI. WEDNESDAY, MARCIL12., 1534. _—$—$— OUR RENEWED OFFER. Four wecks ago the price ot Times BuTLeER WEEKLY was re- duced to the very low sum ts from the Ist eNTY-FIVE C March to the rst of January During that time a large number of next. people availed themselves of the op- portunity to subscribe for the paper, knowing so well its superior worth as a reliable county newspaper anda correct exponant of genuine Democ- racy. In fact quite a boom has been worked up, and its main force being just now upon us we cannot well Shut it out, and have, therefore, de— termined to extend the SEVENTY-FIVE CENT offer for a short time longer. We will also continue to send the Louisville Courier- Fournal with the Times—tke former one year and the latter ten months—to those who de- DOLLAR AND The on either proposition must be in ad- vance. 2 To all present subscribers who are in arears one year and over, we will give the advantage of this special of- fer, by them calling and settling up. JUDGE PHILIP’s DECISION. It is doubttul if there has been in atl the history of Missouri any dec- laration of her Supreme Court that created such widespread excitement in business circles, entailing such disastrous consequences, as the re- cent volunteered opinion of Judge Phibps to the effect that toreign capitalists had no right to loan and sire the two, for ONE EIGHTY-FIVE CENTS. money collect money in this State. The decision, though rendered in De- cember, was not noticed in its seri ous bearing at the time, and not un- til the President of a wealthy Insur- ance Company which loaned large sums of money in Missouri, publish- ed acard inthe St. Louis papers, withdrawing their business trom the State, was its force and importance ascertained. The decision as delivered by | in the eastern money quarters for an | fudge Philips was concurred in by | other twelye months, without any Judges Norton and Hough, in so j assurance whatever that their second | iar as it related directly upon the case in question, but they both dis- cented from the view expressed that | foreign companies had no rights in Missourt which the law would re- spect, claiming that the statute upon which it was based was practically a dead letter, having been superceded by a general system ot Legislative enactments affecting such compa- nies doing business in the State. Giving his opinion upon a former decision ot the Court, !rom which } Judge Phillips seemed to draw his | the | of SEV-} of | | has been as much ot | money loaned as in any tion, perhaps. | had $25,000 under contract forfarm- | large political element to rebut ae in the county, and the entire sum was withdrawn by telegram only last ‘week. Itis estimated that at least a | quarter of « million doliars of, this rmers of ioney is now held by the The preference for | this class of loans is in the tact that gotten on dates county. the money can be long time, and at a lower i than home capital. calamit- Very | ous results will. therefore, be telt in | this county as well as elsewhere. Various remedics have, ot course, been suggested. It‘s believed that the meaning of the has been misinterpreted, and that something must be done to restore confidence | even to the extent of calling the Leg- islature to-gether to repeal the ob- noxious statute. A test case will in all probability be made betore the Su- preme court, but whether that would law question. The business public will await with exceeding interest any and all developments looking toward the early adjustment of this very im- portant matter. RAILROAD PROSABILIFIES.- Defimte news concerning Butler’s new railroad interests isstill wanting. Nobody seems authorized to speak for the ‘tcompany,’’ not even the Democrat, which has hitherto been considered authority on the subject. Our contemporary believes the peo— ple are anxious tor a proposition trom the ‘tcompany’’ to build or complete the road already begun. It 1s, however, as indefinite as to who the ‘‘company”’ 1s as are the latest reports upon the question at issue. And then, what preposition is desir- ed or expected on the part of the people? ‘The ‘“‘company’’—whkoever or whatever that is—hold over $30, 000 in notes ot the citizens of Butler, payable May rst, providing the cars are running to the city by that time If the *‘company’’ complies with its contract the money will be due and doubtless paid; otherwise the notes should be returned. It would be impossible for the road to be completed in so short a time as from now to May tst. hence it is reasonable to infer that a new proposition is necessary. Are | therefore, to infer also, that the we, | of Foster, Keiffer, Miller people. and a generous donation subscription, for them to -*bank’’ on or effort would be any more successful than their first? The Times is more fully convinced now, than ever betore. that the hoping some turn or other they might push the enterprise far enough to secure allthe money there was m it. We believe that Mr. Pacehas been de- | ceived in this matter more than any ; One else, and feels the disappoint- | inspiration, Judge Norton said: . i ‘*Pnis was held with reference to | a foreign insurance company doing | business in this state. The decision | was promulgated in 1866. Since} that time, with this cecision betore | it, the general assembly has enacted | a very complete system of laws ter! the regulation of insurance compa- | mes, embracing both home compa- | mes and foreign companies doing | husmess m this state, and I findnoth- | ing in their enactments which demes the right either to home companies or foreign companies doing business | it this state, to loan money on real estate security, buton the contrary | many provisions, which if not ex— pressly, by necessary implication recognize such right."* Say naught of the soundness of the j eppinion promulgated by Judge | Phillips, the effect on the business | interests of the State is not to be / measured by present calculations. | Millions of dollars will at once be with drawn, that would have been loaned | out and put into various improve- | ments, and the collection ot that al- ready out will be made as speedily ; 3s possible unless steps are taken to remove the danger and establish confidence between lender and bor- rower. Here in Bates county there ment as great. i The ‘‘company’’, it any exists, may as well hang up its fiddle for ought it will get Bates county untilegsod reason is shown that the demands mean some- thing. doubt re- new her subscriptian to a tangible Proposition with something to give it character, but she will. be slow im hunting the -‘sompany’’ up_ to offer that subscription. To our mind the hand-writing on the wall indicates a ‘*new deal’’, and that Rich Hill and promised trom Butler would no Butler will be brought into competi- tion on some scheme the nature of which ts as yet unknown. REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION. The Republican leaders are lay— | ing the wires for mighty work in the | effort soon to be made tor the trol of the Government. The con- *‘company’’, which perhaps consists | SiCoss| wants a spontancous uprising of the | ‘‘company’’ above reterred to aimed | jto delude the public, by} this class of | schemes concocted by the Republi- ; other sec—| can party toward the ult:mate end to | session one day the Association v | understood that the ‘tion for the colored rate of interest | | the point. One firm in this city | be accomplished, by solidifying that take an excurstonto Florida, going the It is probabilities of a Sold South. of this result convention will be an address to the r protec- Better people demanding a ‘“‘be race i } Jed protection than has been accorded for the past few years, the colored people haye no good reason tor de- manding, and they would not now be clamoring for *‘better protection” decision of de- were it not for the late a Republican Supreme unconstitution Court claring rights law enacted twenty years ago by a Republican Congress, and | has been a dead letter on the statutes Even though this de- liber- 1 the civil- ever since. | claration, this menace to the | ties of the colored race, so consider- ed by them, came trom a Republi- ly manipulated by the demagogues be altogether satistactory is yet a | of that party, that the colored people have become unduly alarmed and excited resulting as 1s seen in a mand for ‘‘better protection’’ the whites. The movement conceived by the Republican lead- ers, is conducted by them and tts re- sults will be appropriated to their benefit. | Again, the sort of counterpart to the ‘‘Grand Council’? which secured the second nomination and re-election of Abra- ham Lincoln, has been organized. Its headquarters are in Washington and its emissaries are 1n every State and county the Umon. More particularly are they quartered in the Southern States with orders to port every drunken street brawl an outrage upon ‘*Northern citizens’’ and every meeting of Southern Dem- ocrats a menace to the ‘‘purity’’ of the batlott box. Then when this 1s done, the whole will be summed up in an ‘taddress’’ to the people, the contents of which will be a_ repeti- tion of the million les told in every campaign forthe past half century. What are the Democrats doing to counteract these — systematic movements? Waiting! Waiting patiently, resigned im the faith of the justice of their cause— waiting tor the onslaught, and then a defense with the first weapons at hand. de- trom was in Te— as Following in the foot steps of the Globe-Democrat, the Republican of this city attempts to turn the late ' decisston of Judge Philio’s to politi- cal effect, but lke its distin- guished preceptor fails to The expounded more establish which law Judge Philips was framed more than a quarter of a century ago by a legislator who has since figured amongthe leading Republicans in the State. Ten years ot the period since that statutes, at law became a part ot the Republicans filled every position the State Capital, and not only ap- proved of the obnoxtouus clause but refused to repeal it. judge Philips is the first man to discover the lame place, and knowing that it aught to to be repaired, had back bone enough |to tell what he knew. To attach any pelitica!l sict any pelitica! significance to the act is to exhibit more folly than wisdom. Dana, editor of the New York Szz, declared in an in- terview that Mr. Tilden will accept the nomimation for the Presidency. Mr. Dana and Mr.. Tilden are warm friends, and the late utterance of the former is credited as authora- tive. Then, the question of who ; will be the Democratic nominee for | President. is settled. Mr. Tilden is | the only man who can carry the } election; he will uccept: nominate him by acclamation, and the Dem-— | ocracy will have gained the day. Elsewhere in this issue ot the Times will be found a list of persons i in Pates county work . ‘from the Government drawing pensions for services .) charge of can court, the act has been so adroit- | “Union League,’”’ a} April andott. April 3 vil] _ the death ot a young son of the wid- ow Harding, of this city. happened the same route, as that which Vesterday about 1 o'clock at will be persued by the Missouri ed- tors ten days later The little follow was playing in one of the large bins trom which corn is The Herald was launched at Ar- Joaded into cars, when the chute was chie, Cass county, last Friday. It opened and seve red bushels contained z »0d showi of adver of corn poured in, burying the boy by The discovered, but nearly an halt hour tisements, and was well received beneath. accident was soon the peop elasped before the lifeless form was ee ae med editorial , ned eaitor about 11 Harry Swan has resi Sc Ho City the 4 ; years ot age, and a grown brother is will locate in business in Neva- A GST MOS No OS Eas employed at the elevator. } ~vada Democrat: The Demo- crat was the recipient of a visit to day trom Judge Neptune, ot Bates county, who called in company with County Clerk Cummins. The Judge is one of the solid men of da. A Very Sad Accident. About four weeks ago the Times | published of the se- | vere burning ot Mrs. F. E. Dowr Illinois, a former | resident ot Butler, which occurred on January 26th. A private letter to Dr. Renick from Mr. Downing, | an account ing, of Virginia, : ae o ! Bates county, having been closely | identufied with her interests the The Judge is at past sixteen years. dated March 6th, gives the details ot | the horrible acccident about as pub- | lished in the Times, but the results tare likely to be far more serious | | ocrat is alwa than it was supposed they would be at that time. It will be remembered that Mts. Downing was burned by a hanging ; lamp falling upon her,~ saturat- | ing her clothing with oil and igniting. Since the day of the acci- | dent she has barely been kept alive | by the most heroic tortitude, attend- ed by the best medical assistance in the state. Mr. D. writes that there are hopes of her recovery, but says that her person will always be horri- bly mutilated, and whatis worse she will likely loose her eye-sight. What a sad tale tais is for a hus- band to write, especially one so de- Court of Bates, and enjoys in av fidence of his people. is indebted for its prosperity. Lexington Intelligencer: charged with committing a Mrs. Montgomery, an old woman 75 years ot age, who the river. committed on last Tuesday night, while Mr. Charles Montgomery rape the minstrels. The negro effected that Charley Montgomery was kept trom shooting him. He will be tried betore Esquire Clayton to-day. Quite an interest— the court noble disposition was a_ favorite wherever known. In this very sad affliction Mr. and Mrs. Downing have many sympathizing triends, but none more earnest than the writer whose intimate acquaintance with them beth in early lite enables bim to -appreciate their worth, We pause and drop asad tear over the hard fate of our esteemed friends. NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. Springfield Express: Wheat this market is selling at 97 cents per bushel, corn 35 cents, and oats 25 cents. Osceola Sun: ing episode occurred in room on Tuesday atternoon while Mr. Acres, a witness in the case ot Collins vs. Hoover, was being ex- amined, and his honor, the Judge was paying very close attention to what the witness was saying, and in gather every in his overzealousness to word the witness said, became overbalanced and Judga and chair was precipitated to the foot of the Springfield Z<:press: James ies Baswell, a farmer living in the forum or throne of justice. The northeast part of Taney county, was Judge soon recovered his equibbrium the ed on being firmly s' the : and dead ia lis barn-yard) on | #"* | throne, Thursday morning of last week, sup- | found witness proceeded as ‘ 2 sou ing ha ccured. The | poscd to have been killed by a vic- tt jough nothing had = ured The Sane out | witness-—from his excited appear- E 2 n ance—thought that his Honor was Versailles Gazette: We have | iI j . e | going te aac justlearned why St. Louis did not | 2018 te Pulverise him, getthe National convention. The; Lexington Lrteligencer: Fifteen St. Louis CAronicle and Sedalia | creameries have been incorporated Democrat privately opposed St. is thon state Louis, tor fear the effort to secure | + s es it to that city was in the interest of | months, and one in 1881. Bashaw tor Governor of Maussouri. | located Mercer county: Green last sixteen They are Pricenton, City, Sulli- within the as follows: Lamar Missourian: George Group, of Kenoma, has just sold to | ¥4#% county: Huntsville, Randolph E. H. Schreiner, nis millet cropf of | COUnty: LaPlatte, Macon county; Monroe City, Monroe county; Edi- na, Knox county; Lathrop, Clinton county: Windsor, Henry county; Harrisonville, Cass county; War- rensburg, Johnson county; Nevada, Vernon county; Higgingsville, La- tayette county; Hopkins, Nodaway county; Boonville, Cooper coun Piatte City, Platte county; New | Florence. Montgomery county. The capital invested in these corpora | aggregates 4 i $rt1,100. In mings in Monroe county, Mo., last } es i - | to these creameries, ergnt dairy and 2,950 bushels, at 20 and 22 cents | per bushel. Mr. Group has 5,500 bushels of millet in tour crops, the average obtained by him being about 35 bushels per acre. He will make a shipment of stock ina month or so, the amount obtained for which will run his sales for the year past, up to $6,000. Good enough. Springfield Extra: Clifton Wade, who murdered Robert Cum- | raised | ions addition summer, has met with a _ horrible | . a 2 3 nulk companies nad been incorpor— death in Texas. He wes charged - 6 zs ‘ ated prior to 1882, most of which with horse stealing, and blood- | are supposed to be in existence. Six hounds put on his track. He was | of these companies are jecated in St. oyertaken by the dogs and almost } Louis, one in Jasper county and one torn to pieces betore they abandon— | ' eget ony is fetes 5 | creamery, ot Lexingtoa, wi ne ed their savage attack uponhis body. | SE eres re ee = 5 “* corporated in a few Wade had killed was a terror to the neighborhood where he lived, several men and Fiax! Fiax!! Flax!!! Osceola Suz: Tiller, the con§ ing to make the largest flax loan ev- dential clerk in the Union Express | ¢T put out in Bates’ county. They have about three thousand bushels of fine seed selected trom last year’s company’s office in St. Louis, em- bezzeled $75.000, and on last Sun- day, skipped for parts unknown, ident, and one that caused | the | gram elevator of G. W. John & Co. | | present a member of the County | eminent degree the esteem and con— The Dem- ys pleased to entertain such callers 2s Judge Neptune, as it is to such men the Southwest to-day Ste- phen Slaughter, a colored man aged about 30 years, 1s in jail at this place on lives near of The alleged crime was Mrs. M’s son, was up town attending + ain = ellie — an entrance through a window. The i sia handsome lady, of | county officers caught him the next fine figure, and by her happy, | dav. It was with some difficulty Messrs. Carnés & Hall are prepar- | crop; those desiring to sow seed this season will save money py calling to | William Henry Huni, Garfield's Secretary of the Ng Late American Mimster j Russia, Who Died at St. Petersburg, Feb, 27. Hon. William Henry i American Minister to Rusia, ex-Secretary of the Navy, who at St. Petersburg Wednesday, FP, 27th, was born at Charleston, aC in 1824, the youngest of five sons an influential lawyer and member the State Legislature. Mr. Hunt was brought up mm Orleans, to which city his father moved on account of the Calh nullification excitement, but ed school at New Haven, Com and atterwards entered Yale (Cy) lege. He studied law with an ¢ brother, and was admitted to bar in 1844 in New Orleans at age of twenty. He soon tooke rank as a profound and ek lawyer, and was for a time a or in a New Orleans Law § When the war came on he refused join in the secession movement, was a consistent Union man. W Admiral Farragut entered New 0 leans, Judge Hunt invited the officer ot the navy to his house. He assig ed in the reconstruction of the Stat. and was elected Attorney-Genen! on the Packard ticket in 1876, 18878 he was appointed a Pudge the United States Court of Clam! President field took him into Cabinet as a representative of South, and when President A succeded to the executive office appointed him Minster to Russia, In this capacity Mr. Hunt pes formed and admirable service to te country in looking after the surviv ors of the Jeannette Expedition, af assisting them in making their we from a remote corner ot the Russe Empire to St. Petersburg, and them to their homes. Through his effon the good offices of the Russian gor ernment were secured in bringi the remains of De Long and _ thee | who perished with him from the Western coast of Sibera tu the Rw sian capitol. Judge Hunt was four times mat ried His first wite was a daughter@ Commodore Ridgicy. His secon | wife was a daughter-in-law of the late Bishop Hopkins of Connecteut In his personal characteristics Me Hunt was one of the most i of men. Handsome, | eloquent, he possessed all the grace of a finished gentleman. He leave a widow, one daughter and four sons. The following was received President Arthur the day after Me Hunt’s death :— To the Russian Minister, Wase ington: The Emperor instructs yor to express to the President and & the Government of the United State the sincere regret which Mr. Hunt's death causes His Majesty. I have no need to add that the Government and Russian Society are much attected bv his loss. Gres. Russtan Minister of Foreign Affairs By order ot Secretary Chandler the Navy Department will be draped in mourging for thirty days. | CC | | i is of a character as unscrupulous as P | fendered in putting down the Rebell- any the record of that party can fur- |. . : = }ion. The amount paid monthly tu nish, and extends so far as to incite | h i 5 | these pensi s. ‘ rebellion among the colored people De eee es aed fifty in all, aggregate $1,203.16 2-3 making a 4 $ eieend sa total per anuum of $14, 636. It is profitable always to be on ofthe South against the lawfully constituted authority im the leaving the company to mourn. The company offer $7,000 for his body with breath enough lett in it to tell the whole story, delivered safe in St. Louis. It is supposed that he had a couple of slick confederates, see them betore making other ar- rangements. They can furnish eith- er native or Russian seed on the | _most liberal terms. Having the ox_y flax cleaner in southwest Missouri, outside of Kansas City, thereby in- | suring their customer’s flax seed | | States. The national colored convention | the righr side in time of war. which if true, it will be of no use for tree from cail and of the purest kind. the company to think of getting any , This with their hberal dealings and | | unsurpassed tacilities for handling | ;maim April, is one of the latest called to stt at Pittsburg Pennsylva- The Kan Press Associ:.tion | will hold its meeting this year at Wy- ot the money returned. Appleton Fourna/: Quitea sin- | the product, will insure the greatest | : returns to the tarmers tor their crops. th di my th in