The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 26, 1887, Page 4

| a it a ae emer en am a i ns aI BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES J. D. ALLEN Epiror. J.D. Atten & Co., Proprietors, TERMS OF SUFSCRIPTION: TheWeexry Times, published every Wednesday, will be sent to any duress one year, postage paid, tor $1.2<. BUTLER MISSOURI WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 1587. ROR Ls A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF A kind of cyclonic disturbance has broken loose in the Knights of Labor order, which is likely to prove a good size whirkwind to put down if it does not demolish the order. On return- ing from the convention held at Min neapolis, about thirty-four delegates, representing thirteen States, stopped over in Chicago, and determined to bring about a reorganization of the order. With this end in view a pro- visional committee of five members, with Charles T. Seib, said to be a socialist, secretary. A long commu FOUGHT LIKE FIENDS. Bloody Conflict Between Outlaws and Vigilantes. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 21.—Thurs | o | day a desperate fight took place on the north fork of the Arkansas river between Bud Trainer's gang of out laws and a vigilance committee under the leadership of Robt. Henderson, a Scotch half-breed, who followed them from Duckworth’s store in the Creek nation, on the occasion of a raid there on Wednesday. It seems the outlaws, finding out the size of the force which was following them, decided to risk an encounter, and made haste to reach the river banks, where they could find shelter behind trees and in ravines which line the banks on either side. In this they succeeded, so that when the vigil- antes came up they were entirely, for the time, at the mercy of two score of men, who knew not what mercy was. Henderson took his men a short distance up the river, where a fording place could be found, then nication was drafted and sent out in} crossed and took up positions on the circular form to Knights of Labor all over the country. This circular sets forth, in substance, that those high in authority had usurped the power entrusted them by the order for their own selfish aggrandisements; that they had grown rich out of the coffers of the order, and no account made of their stewardship either in an authorized statement made quar- terly or to the general assembly; that on account of bad management the membership of the order had de creased 217,924 in one year; that in spite of this enormous decrease the expenditures of the general officers had been increased to $500,000; that a conspiracy had been formed for the purpose of holding the salaried positions, elective and appointive, in and under the general assembly; that certain persons, called “general lec- turers,” “general organizers,” ete. have been paid extravagant sums both as wages and expenses when their chief work was to “fix” certain districts und local assemblies have been suspended, expelled and de- prived of a voice in the general as- sembly, because they were known as Opponents to the policy of the con Spirators; that many thousands of dollars of the order's money have been illegally expended, extravagant botel bills contracted by the families of the general officers have been paid out of the order's fun:'s as have fam ily laundry and bar bills; honest men devoted to the cause of labor have made the scape-goats of blundering . high officials and driven in disgrace from the movement; the boycot has been used to injure the labor press, union establishments and the pro ducts of the Knights of Labor for the purpose of “downing” working- men who would not be used by the conspirators; persons who were not members of the order have been pro- vided with lucrative positions in the general office; the constitution has been altered in an illegal manner, it has been tampered with and measures inimical to the interests of the order at large have been railroaded into what is called law. All these serious charges and many more are contain ed in this circular. What will be the effect on the order it is impossible to foretell with any degree of certainty. Certain it is, however, that the oppo- sition to the Powderly reign is bitter in the extreme, and intend to give lots of trouble. This dissension is to be deplored, as the Knights of Labor organization, organized on the principle of mutual benefit and assistance of the individual members, is a commendable organization, and the Tumxs wishes it the very best of success. ——————e— The president and party arrived in Washington city the 22d inst. —___. A Waco, Texas, printer by the name of Joseph E. Hamilton, has fallen heir to $2,000,000. ‘The receiver of the Cleveland and Marietta railroad, who made the agreement with the Standard Oil Company to car, its oil at a ra Joss than one half that charged a Fival shipper, and to pay to it the Greater portion of a revenue received | from such other shipper. has been p& Fomoved, | e * and the seo other side of the stream from the outlaws, and where his men were as well protected as Trainer's men. The river at this point is only about 100 yards wide, and across this distance from Thursday morn- ing until Thursday night bullets were singing on their mission of death. When tbe vigilantes had succeeded in obtaining the position, they fousd they had lost three men and had two seriously wounded. As Trainer found his enemy in the rear, on the opposite side of the river, he sent half of his men down the stream to cross and come upon the other side, fighting under cover of the trees. In this coup d'etat they were surprised by the avengers, who met them half way and opened fire upon them, checking their course and driv- ing them panic stricken and precipi tately back. In endeavoring to rally his men Bill Chuel was killed, and before the river could be reforded John Leech of the robber gang was shot off his horse, but not killed. The fight from this on was contin- ued across the stream, and the banks of which were lined a distance of about five rods apart with sharp- shooters. No sooner was a head, arm or any part of a body visible on either side than a leaden bullet was seeking to find a lodgment therein. As Thursday night was coming on Henderson called his men in for con- sultation, when it was found that of his force eight men were killed out- right and eight others had received serious though not fatal wounds. The force was in this way reduced one-half, and it was thought best to remove the wounded, and go back home and stir up reinforcements. The dead were buried and the wound- ed moved here, where it was found, after dressing their wounds, they were able to go home with the rest of the party. It is thought as many of the outlaws were killed as of the pursuing party, though this will never beknown. Henderson says he will collect a hundred men and fol- low the robbers to hades, if necessa- ry, but what he will wipe them out. What's the Matter With the Cut Off? Wr. Wilson was led to believe the people in Butler wanted the K. C. & R. H. R. R. built through their town, and when called upon to show their desire by something substantial, how is he answered? Butler refuses to comply with a reasonable request and Rich Hill meets him with about 3 4 of the proposition and no assu- rance of the second half (the right of way) whatever. We are no better, in fact not as good as Butler—she gave the second half complete, but refused the bonus, and yet we have been crowing over Butler and hoping for any extra favors that might be given by the company such as inde- pendent investments. It is enough to make a horse laugh, and if it was not so serious many of our best men have given less than half, some a quarter of what they gave to the te | played out Harris scheme, backed by | neither money nor influence. This project, Mr. Blair told Mr. Jas. Scott, was backed by all the money needed to build it, and yet it i about to fg ers will have gotten in | th | their work. If our citizens would only make their notes equal to what they gave Harris, the deficit would almost be made up. Let the parsi- | monious spongers get the benefit of | your public spiritedness, but do not let that deter you, they will be made ‘to feel the meaner and you the bet- lter. Get some new collectors in the | field and make Mr. Wilson feel that we want the road and told the truth when we made our promises.—Rich Hill Herald. A railroad meeting was called at the town hall Monday night, the ob ject of which was to raise 33,000 subsidy, which they claimed had to be subscribed yet to the Wilsor road. The attendance was slim and no re sponse to the call for notes. This proposed road is a survey from Rich Hill to East Lynn, a station on the Pacific road a few miles east of Har- risonville. The survey parallels the Pacific all the way—not more than a few hundred feet in some places and not more than five or six miles dis tant from the Pacitic at the fartherest point, distance 45 miles. This is the guarantee and the projectors ask $14,000, right of way, ete., from Rich Hill alone. The guarantee on pre vious projects was from the Missouri river to Ft. Scott, with no more re- The guarantee quirements from us. was through connections and devel- opments of territory; instead of 45 miles of railroad we were to get 150 miles. However, the Enterprise wishes Mr. Wilson’s project God speed; if the gentlemen see anything cialis nts in the project, we want them to get the benefits. —Enterprise. THE MISSOURL GRANGE. A Platform ot Principles and Denands upon Legislators Adopted. Sedalia, Mo., Oct. 20.—At the morning session of the state grange fraternal greetings were exchanged with the triple alliance of Vernon county, and the report of the com- mittee on the good of the order and constitution and bylaws were receiv- ed. The latter recommended a few changes in the old constitution which were agreed to, but the report ofthe former provoked considerable oppo- sition. After a lively discussion it was adopted by a decisive majority. Tt was as follows: The payment of the national debt according to the strict letter of the law and the establishment of a mon- etary system by which all money will be issued directly to the people; the prohibition of the issue of interest bearing bonds by national, state, county and municipalities and the unlimited coinage of silver; a gradu- ated tax upon incomes, so asto cause those who receive the greatest pro- tection of the government to aid in its support; that the law-making powers take early action upon such measures as shall effectually prevent the dealing in futures of all agri cultural products; prescribing such procedure in trials as shall secure prompt convictions, and imposing such penalties as shall secure the most perfect compliance with the law; the regulation of railroads, telegraphs and telephones by the reduction of capitalization to the actual cost of building the roads and their equip- ments, and the forfeiture to the state of all earnings over and above 6 per cent net earnings on the cost; the prohibition of railroads owning land for other than strictly railroad pur- poses; the prohibition of the owner- ship by other than the railroads of the railroad bridges over any of the water courses of this state; the pro- hibition of running freight, or other than passenger, trains on the Sab- bath, save wrecking trains in case of an accident; the prohibition of the owning of real estate by aliens or alien corporations. Resolved, By the state grange of Star Missouri, that its members are in- structed to vote for no candidate as | South cast corner square, at Butler, legislator, congressman or senator | where they keep the Perkins light who is not pledged to protect the | steel shoe for light traveling horses agricultural industries of the state | and the heavy Burden shoe for farm and nation and is opposed to a_poli- cy of free trade under existing cir- cumstances, where the labor of this country is compelled to compete with the wor! We, your co! itice. would advise © propriety of a co operation with | ; Us a call and try it. other orders having the same objects in view politically, financially and educationally so far as it will not; conflict with the constitution and by- | laws of our order. We would insist | upon the delegates of this state i grange, their return to their | homes, going to work with all their | might to accomplish the above ob- | on jects. | We also recommend the plan of the Lewis county fire insurance, and would advise all grangers to ayail themselves of its advantages. In the matter of lecturing, we rec- ommend that each county arrange its own lecture system under the existing laws. In the matter of the fifth degree, we recommend that each county con- fer the degree upon its own mem- bers, thus taking a burden off tne state grange. We recommend that this state grange request that the delegates to the national grange ask a reduction of the initiation fee to $1, males and females. At 3:30 p. m. the assembly ad- journed, sine die. The executive board will name the date and place of the next meeting. THE PEABODY LETTER. The publication a few days since of the fac-simile of President Peabody's letter is still the subject of much comment. It used to be considered a question of pro- priety to say a kind word of the result of a treatment other than that prescribed hd a regular practitioner; and the time was when & mun using an advertised remedy did so more or less surreptitiously. However, this hus happily given away to a broader and more liberal view of things, typified in Mr. Peabody's frank expression that he knows of no valid reason why commendation should not be equally as hearty in one in- stanc in the other. Certainly this would appear fair in the face of the facts. He was assured that the in- jury would confine him to the house for three weeks or more, yet in three days’ use of the Oil he was out and about his duties as if nothing had happened. Surely a rem- edy that will so practically demonstrate its efficacy and that has stood foremost, as has St. Jacobs Oil, upward of ten years as unap- roachable for the eradication of pain, is justly entitled to rank as a standard. That many physicians prescribe tt isas trne as that many physicians use it, and it is only those of the very old school who, true to ancient doctrines, can see no good in it, be- cause it is made known to the world. Not long since one of these dropped a confidential note toa friend requesting three bottles be sent for his personal use immediately, as without it his hands were ‘‘simply no hands at all, but,” continued he, ‘for Heaven's sake don't say I said so.” This is literally Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is a peculiar medicine, and is carefully pre- pared by competent pharmacists. The com- Dination and proportion of Sarsaparilla, Dan- delion, Mandrake, Yellow Dock, and other remedial agents ts exclusively peculiar to Hood's Sarsaparilla, giving it strength and curative power superior to other prepa- rations. A trial will convince you of its gteat medicinal value. Hood's Sarsaparilla Purifies the Blood creates and sharpens the appetite, stimulates the digestion, and gives strength to every organ of the body. It cures the most severe cases of Scrofula, Salt Rheum, Boils, Pimples, and all other affections caused by impure blood, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Headache, Kidney and Liver Complaints, Catarrh, Rheu- matism, and that extreme tired feeling. “Hood's Sarsaparilla has helped me more for catarrh and impure blood than anything else I ever used.” A. BALL, Syracuse, N. ¥. Creates an Appetite “‘Tused Hood’s Sarsaparilla to cleanse my blood and tone up my system. It gave mea good appetite and seemed to build me over.” E. M. HALE, Lima, Ohio. “I took Hood's Sarsaparilla for cancerous humor, and it began to act unlike anything else. It cured the humor, and seemed to tone up the whole body and give me new life.” J. F. Nixon, Cambridgeport, Mass. Send for book giving statements of cures. Hood’s Sarsaparilia Sold by alldruggists. $1; sixfor§5. Preparedonly by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. (00 Doses One Dollar KAL ROBSON, The kK. Cove Shoer ¥ E Ss nD iS B B & 8 a Pa Z Jax Kentucky Saddle Mare, AT THE : Shoeing : Shop, or draft horses. You can get a first class job of shoeing done at this shop at prices to compare with any other first-cl. s shops in town. Give JACK GIPSON. Lropriccor. oo < em his Our Store is overcrowded with goods, now is our = & season and we must sell. We want your } money and to get it will give you the best*¥.> value for it in first-class footwear ever of- | * fered in Butler. Here they go. ~ y 2.25, close out fi F Cases Men’s Whole Stock Kip Boots, former price $2.25, at 1.50. 1O Cases Men's Hand-made Service Boots, former price $2.50 close out ; out at 2.10. 67 pairs Men’s Banner Boots former price $3., close outat 2.35. 25 Dozen Pairs Ladies’ XX Calf Button, former price $2, close outat 1.50" 236 Pairs Ladies’ Goat Button, former price $1.75, close out at 1.25. A large lot of School Shoes, broken lots, close them out at 50c a pair. Selz’ Best Stoga Boots $3 a pair. GO Pairs Ladies’ Selz Calf Pegged Shoes $1.25. a 3OO Pairs Infant Shoes 40c a pair. We must have money to run our large business and are compelled to sell. Be sure¥} you come and see us before you purchase’ Boots or Shoes. We'll treat you right. R. WEIL & CO, NORTH SIDE SQUARE, L. A. WEIL, Manager. Wm. FE. HEMSTREET’ Successor to AARON BELL. Can Be Found at the Old Stand. Having purchased the entire stock of Groceries and Quoensware | Of Mr. Bell. Ihave added to and rearranged the stock and am now prepared to furnish all old cus- tomers and new ones the very best goods in my line. I handle the celebrated FENWOOD FLOURY- and keep a good supply of FEED OF ALL KINDS Come and see me at Bell's old stand near southwest corner public square and I will sell you ycods as cheap as any body. Wm. F. HEMSTREET. |