The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 10, 1884, Page 1

b - Butler — Times yoL. VI. BUTLER, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER, 10 1884 Reading for Workingmen. Below we give an article published by the New York Post Tuesday ening which is very interesting reading to workingmen, showing at William Walter Phelps, Gov- emor Foster and James G. Blaine jgmished capital to consolidate the Hocking Valley mining interests into 1 gigantic monopoly; furnishing money 10 import pauper labor to work the mines; lobbied in congress for abig luty on bituminous coal, andin fact are responsible for the condition of affairs now existing in that section. Read what the Post 9 y : *4t you will turn to the New York Tribune ot August 31, 1881, vou gill find an item setting forth the enormous monopoly ot ‘nearly all thecoal and iron interests in the Hocking valley in Ohio,’ giving the names of the persons who provided the ‘colossal capital’ for the monop- olizaton and operation of ‘about 140 Square miles, or 90,000 acres’ of land. Among the names will be found Gov. Foster, of Ohio, Mr. Willian Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, Mr. Secretary James G. Blame and Gen. James A. Hall, ot Maine. “When the tariff question was be- fore congress, Mr. Blaine came for— wardas a special lobbyist of the coal and iron interests for a big duty on bituminous coa! and iron ore, The duty on iron ore 1s 75 cents per ton. “If you will turn to the file of the Commercial Advertiser, you will findon the 14th of July, 1884, a dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, staung that a large number of im— ported laborers had been sent down to the Hocking Valley mines, guard- ed by 130 of Pinkerton’s special po- lice, armed with carbines and _ re- volvers. “In the Commercial Advertiser of the 15th of July, 1884, you will find another dispatch stating that the op- erators (owners) say they will have 3,000 more foreigners to go into the mines ina few days. The dispatch- es ot yesterdav and to-day from that tegion portray the condition of things there now. “Now, what are the facts? A great munopoly has a_ protective taritt of seventy-five cents per ton on bituminous coal, ostensibly for the benefitof the poor workingmen to protect them agaist whatis called pauper labor. Now, those oly struck against haying Wages reduced below 70 cents miners their per ton. Thus they only asked as wages | fve cents less than the entire amount } ot the protective tariff, and they are Seated with carbines and revolvers. This 1s a fine showing upon which to ask the laboring man to vote tor Mr. Blaine.”’ Reference to the files of the Tri- dune show that Mr. Marvel is correct in his references. The New Orleans Times-Dem.- Presents figures respecting the ad- vatcement in the South which will attract the attention of the country. Itreckons from September to Sep- tember, and estimates the zrowth of | Salaga in the Southern States 2t | goo bushels, upon which there $205,7 18,978 for the year just passed | an increase greater than in the four | Preceeding years, which it sets down t $160, 176, 757. The states cluded an its estimate spend twice as’ ' Henry Caldw ell, of Post Oak town- | Quch for educational purposes now asthey did five years ago, and four i umes as much as they did in 1870, When the rate ot taxation was three times as great asit is now. There 8as been an increse of 3, miles of Talroad, a mileage equal to all that Was in North and South Carolina in 882. These are the idences ot ZOve unnerring ev- | Bishop Pierce Memeorial Servic«s. Ata meeting of the ministers of the M. E. Church, south, in the city it was arranged to hold a memorial service tor the late Bishop Pierce at St. John’s Church, Twenty-ninth and | Locust streets, on next Sunday even- ing. All of the congregations of the Methodist denomination are invited to attend the services. will be made by Drs. Tudor, Jones, Hicks and Vincil—Post Dispatch Hunting Homes. St. Louis, 3 Union Depot was crowded last night with at least 500 people seeking for agricultural land inthe west. Every train coming from the east has large numbers of ‘‘land explorers’’ and the excitement accasioned by their actions was simply immense. - Fear- ing to miss the train the ‘‘explorers’’ rushed around the platform like mad. The Missouri Pacific road took three different sections of the travelers at and all the other west-bound roads came in for their part of the traffic. ‘The main part of the emigrants will settle in Kansas. St. Jonn’s Tribute to Logan. “Twenty-two years ago, in Polk county. in this State, under the black law which John Logan was largely instrumental haying passed, for feeding a negro. To-day I could not be indicted in Illinois for feeding a dog. Yet that John A. Logan of then is to-day the candidate for Vice-President on the republican ticket. After he had the the black law passed he changed, as } men will change, and fought against the cause he espoused. I wish to cast no reflection on the General for indicted A. in I was quite ; in- i his action then. I am very much mistaken if he will not soon be found | working in the prohibition ranks.’ From his Chicago speech, W hac day. Enforcing the Law. Dubuge, Ia., September 4.—The first attempt to enforce the prohibi- tory law here was made to-day. Petitions in equity were filed praying for injunctions to restrain seventeen saloon keepers of this city from continuing nuisances in the form of saloons. law and order league. The at- tempt is a new phase, being a civil and not a criminal suit. The cases will be brought under the section of law passed last winter, providing that any citizens of a county where loons are located, may action in equity to abate the keeping maintain an of places for the sale of intoxicating | | liquors contrary to law. The cases | will be tried at the coming term of | the district court, which meets the 15th inst. It 1s said petitions against | ! twenty more saloon keepers will be | | filed in a few d i Jefferson City, Sept. 6 o'clock this morning the ey i wheel steamboat, General Mea | struck a rock near the shore in a | and sank in a few minutes in seven | feet of water. The General Mead | Saline | | { | was bound from Cambridge, i | i county, to St. Louis, with a cargo ot | | 6,000 sacks of wheat equal to | tull insurance. The boat | ued at $19,000 and insured fot ; 000. She will be raised. was Warrer Journal :—‘* Mrs. ship, this county, 1s the possessor of a valuable historical curiosity. a tassel trom an American flag, shot off at the battle of Brandywine. Sept. 11,1777- Mrs. Caldwell’s grand- Henry Miller, who was 2 nder Washing trom tather. or bearer Gen. > several tassels different times during the evening, | The complainants are the’ sa- | -—About | : ve 4 | that in addition to the taxes to be} | Missouri river, opposite this place, | It is} i Twin. Enemies. | It matters very little where the | | republican state convention of Mis-! | souri i is held—whether at Moberly, | Jefferson City or some other town. | | In tact, it is nut of the slightest con- ; Sequence whether it shall be held at {all ornot. If the republican state | forget to cail a convention for ten ire A = } years, the omission would not cause } a perceptible mpple on the current of our focal history. There are many estimable citizens of the state in the ranks of that party, but as a party it tichly deserves the humiliation which has been its uniform history ever since the close of McClurg’s admin- istration, for the large and deter- mined democratic majority in this state finds a very great part of its explanation in the still vivid recol- | | lection of the proscription and of- short-lived regime. There is a striking resemblance souri and the indicted bandit of whom iit affects such a horror. Both are living under a condemnation. Both have had their heyday, and both are wrecks. of violence yet it may be truthfully said that certain republican organs the much evil by his career and blood: have done and are still domg more evil by their persistent, detesta- ble misrepresentatiens of its people —as intelligent, virtuous, hospitable and law-abiding a population as can be found anywhere between the two The bloody fate which Frank James’ guilty confederates haye met with, chiefly at the hands of Missouri’s democratic sheriffs, marshals and and the wretched extremity to which he him- self is reduced, are evidence of what the people of Missouri think of them and him; and the not less pitable condition in which the once arrogant and domineering republican party of the state has been kept for fourteen oceans. citizens, years is a no less striking evidence ot what the people of Missour: think of it.—Mo. Republican. The Amendments. . | To the Editor of the Gazette: Please intorm an old subscriber | what is the entrance ot the two amend- | | ments to the state constitution to be | voted on at the general election? Lawyer. St. Joseph, Sept. 4, 1884. The first amendment tirely to the judicial department ot the state, and 1s intendedas a Court. It estab- lishes a new Court of Appeals Kansas City, and enlarges the terri- | tory of the one already at St. Louis. for the Supreme The second amendment relates to 'reyenue and taxation. It provides | levied tor county and city purposes, "| under and by virtue otf section II, article 10 ot the constitution, the county courts of the several counties of the state are authorized to levy tax for road and bridge purposes not | to exceed 15 cents on each $100 of | Valuation, and the city of St. Louis |1s authorized to levy for street pur— | poses an additional tax not to exceed ' 15 centson the $100 valuation, the rate allowed to be levied and col-/} i lected the same as other taxes for and subject to all ex- ‘city purpo valuation of property.—St. Joe Ga- zette. that Gen. Logan has in Washington is cited t he expects to be Jent. He may come rancis Train, who muda to Bos— The rented 3 fact n Be | committee were to go to sleep and} Addresses | ficial immorality which marked = between the repubiican party of Mis- | Frank James did the state | honest and sturdy commonw ealth far | relates en- | relief at! aj isting constitutional! restrictions as to’ 7 — i Conkling’s head was eas level. This last epigram of his 1s very neat | !and very much to the point: “If Grover Cleveland was pond enough for Blaine’s triends to make governor of New York, he may find | many Repubhcans who wil! think | him good enough tor President.” | Articles of association ot the Kan- | j Sas City, Clinton & Springfield Rail- road Company were filed with tne j Secretary of State to-day. Capital | + $1,400,000. All the shares except five are owned by Geo: H. Nettieton | Of Kansas City. The road is to run | trom the west line of the State in Cass | | county through the counties of Cass, | Henry, St. Clair, Hickory, Cedar, and Greene, to a point on the Fort | | Scott, Southwestern & Memphis rail- | | road, 20 miles from Springfield, | making a total length ot about 140 | miles. The State tax on the stock amounted to $724, which was paid | | into the treasury this morning. | Newcounterfeit quarters and dimes | | are said to be in circulation in large quantities. They are good imitations | and bear date 1875. The quarters | can be detected by the claws of the | eagle. has three {one foot, while the counterteit has four. It is said to be made of gl: with some base metal. fnable, and can be ly. ble glass in everything except color. | The ring is good. Ordinary workers | in metal and glass cannot account for | the amalgamation of glass and the metal, as glass weighs one-tenth that {of silver, and no base metals ap—j proach the weight of silver. | | on | | | i | The genuine Ss Its texture pulverized easi- When broken the places resem- | Traveling down to Naples the cholera has got into one of the worst quarters of Europe, and we may ex- pect it to do its worst in that densely packed city. The diffusion of the epidemic proves again what has been | proved by all previous experience, that there is no such thing as pre- venting its progress. Wherever the conditions invite it, there it will come, and it will probably spread itself quite generally over Europe. To judge by the terror it has inspired, | one would imagine it was a deci- R.A. ATKISON The Newest and Freshest Line of GROCERIES, IN THE: Cry BOTTOM PRICES for CASH Sign of the Horse Shoe. East Side Square. 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