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4 ALLEN Eprror. ja D. Atten & Lo., Proprietors, TERMS OF SUPSCRIPT ti IGN The WEEKLY publishe Wednesday, wil! one vear, postage paid, tor 31.25 be BUTLER WEDNESDAY, MISSOUR? APRIL 3, 1859 Four barrels of alledged sauerkrau were seized by custom officials at Tacoma, W. T., and found to con tain opium valued at $10,000 King Jimmy said trusis were pri vate affairs with President Cleveland had no right to interfere. The farmers are now enjoying the A harmless which grip of one in binding twine. purely private and tota thing is a trust. ¥ Bob Lincoln and Fre both been appointed fo Grant have important foreign missions by the president. This is all right, but will somebody please give a reason for it aside from the fact that they are ir fathers sons. Postmaster-general Wanainak started in by snubbing new reporters. Now he has snubbed ators Quay and Cameron. He will probably ask for P: ent He m’s oe resignation next. Then some will drop. It will be Wanay It is not right to cl that th: election of President Harvison is the cause of hard times, aud the shutting down ofa number of the larg manufactories in the country, but | where are the good times that the republican speakers were about? Missouri will continue to her criminals in the good old and give everybody a chance to at hang |; way } tend the necktie festival. The com | mittee on criminal jurisprudence in the legislature reported unfavorable on the bill. providing for the execu tion of criminals by electricity. ——— The farmers of Brown county, | Kansas, have beld a big couvention | to resist the binding twine trust. The idea of rolling up 82,000 major_| ity for the Trust Monopoly ticket | and then kick about so small a thing asa hundred per cent advance on | binding twine! The farmers of Kan- Sas are a singular sort of people. The Cherokee commissioners ap- | pointed by the president the 29th, | are: Ex-governor George D. Robin- son, of Massachusetts; J. Otia Hum prey, of Springfield Ills.; and Judge Wilson of Arkansas. The friends of Major Warner worked hard to have him put onthe commission but the president refused to appcint him. There were 58,111 postoftices in the United States on January 1, 1889. Of these 97 are first-class, 497 sce- ond class, 1,588 of the third-class— thus making 2,582 “Presidential” | Offices, or those whose postmasters are nominated by the president. The remaining 55,529 offices are of the fourth-class, the appointments being made by the postmaster general. The Trades Unions of Pueblo have sent out circulars warning all | brothers to stay away from Pueblo claiming that rents are so high as to } | { ; here last SP Sa REE WE CAN HAVE WATER oes WONDERFUL NERVE. The improvement which is needed wor: : Butler, and the one which ‘The President of a Bank Forced to should have the attention of our peo- Draw a Big Check- ple first’ is th 9 of a system of water epee sores works. We donot believe there is 2 property ae r in Butler who does A Revolver Used as a Persuader by a Desperate Man- not fully re >the importance of eee a works, and would glad- 4 ASA ea es ee Denver, Col. March 29.—The ay the additional ta Ss ' : e led ; boldest and most successful bank ae 1 CAO a EE robbery ever reported in the west only question which has stood in the eae 5 1 We erpetrated upon the First na way of the accomplishment of this | ~ Peed 7 4 j : tional bank at 2 o'clock this after- end for several years is the legal as 2 ; = = <i}ic | noon. the robber succeeding in get- pect. Of course, no responsible company, whether local or foreign, wanted to expend a large amou inan enterprise of thi absolute collect without certainty their rentals an they could law if they should be by that al repudiated by ting away with $21,000. if The cashier of the bank gave the 1. | following account of the affair: -Yes- tere z norning imme diately after ed man. with light mustache y 1 : le lexion and of medium height. the tax payer. We do not believe | Complexion and 0 = hum heigh ] i | walked i i and askec = there rolder in Butler | Walked into the k and us ked As as : ~ 161 Ross Lewin whe: would ua rent to pay : : fotfett, esi 4 such a tax, st the uncer Motte presiden tainty attac until t was obviated - of or debi in €X revenne jDBEROSe such cu 3 sent ott of such au (aint ies \ ville age incurring such | shall, before or at die | so, provide for t > of annual tex sutlici est on such indebt 1 due. and also to cor | fund for the \ ithe debi of purpose. ler for the past 8 or 10 years, and no one will deny that we have had jourshare, but what nearly if not quite that amount of been destroyed. has property The president has issued his proc- Jamation opening up Oklahoma the 22nd inst. The there is now enough mea on the ground to take up every foot of land, and from reservations the government will have to aid those taking claims if they hold their length of time t papers say land the required to get a deed. Missouri Counterteiters. Nevada, Mo., March —Deputy United States Marshal Willis arrived night with John Griffis, »; John Sav: were arrested for making and pass- ing counterfeit money Rich Hull. Thos. Leonard arrested here was j about l o'clock this morning at the home of James Smith, be downright robbery, wages poor | and the town overrun with laboring | men. Such a state of affairs h: been brought about by injudicious | advertising and mis-representation on the part of real estate men and | boomers in general. It is reported that the color line 1s being sharpiy drawn at the White | House. The new regime holds that the Executive Mansion should in every way live up to its popular name, and so colored cooks, butler bootmen, waiters. chambermaids, ete., have been discharged and re- placed by Caucasian servants. The political effect of this unprecedented step cannot yet be estimated. Tak- en in connection with the fact that Harrison retused to appoint a color- ed man to a cabinet position it leads to the conclusion that the president is not especially well disposed to wards the American negro.—Sedal Bazoo. S| is in the west connection with rties part of this city | the work. for All four ved in making s; were en- urious silver dol sat the home ef Savage and Grif fis in Rich Hill, and Marshal Willis jbas eleven of them. the first of paris Savage made ir of molds from plaster ad after a run of $8 made they were consig < SIS fire. was ned to the made other molds, and numerous other dollars were made and some ‘ of them set atloat in the channels of trade. Griffis informed on the par- ties at the time arrangements were being made to get hold of spurious paper money. “Savage, Minton and Leonard were arraigned to-day be- fore United States Commissioner Birdseye. Hon. E. E. Kimball ap- peared as counsel for the United States, and Savage, Minton and | Leonard were held in the sum of} $500 bond each. They will be taken o Ka y¥ to- night. Griffis was rel d on his own recognizance to | appear at the May term ofthe United | States district court at Kansas Ci ty | the \ With this the man left the building. A few inutes after the hour ap- j tained by th nent next before called at the bank and | [the last as t for State and] e president's office. eee! y se ei Pie ua us to the in- > town or debtedness — within twen er Moffett and said: Twill have to do S aay this myself, and pulling a large re- ae volver from his coat, placed it at Mr. ace al Moffett’s head and in a decidedly 0,000, 5 per earnest but excited manner, a: <u whol Ld be $45,000. | 9 ies going toh c - = it, nave Considered the matter anc Thus the « “tn vote a : There has hardly been a fire in But- »and J. S. Minton. who | After this Griffis and Miaton | 10 > railwa, j enters 3 ee j | ness. re i stated that he Ua conspirac y where bank [ | vate room an | had discovere. | | the First x was tu unt of money. man wa 1e but iim at his office in the bankat 1 o'clocl jpri iding, he inquir- N. Wood, hat he was at lunch was in, ancl was told He then asked fora bank check for the purpose of showing how the rob- bery was to be perpetrated. SIDENT FORCED TO SIGN. “The cheek was handed him. He laid it upon the desk in front of Mr. want $21,000 and am the chances Tam running and the consequences if I failand amurrested. Tam penniless and a desperate man. the op ening of the bank a well dress- | and | brief : the te believe there asked ay oJ d > “In what of ano chelor il proof ef it’ way was refused by tive girls whe 2 young man.” Robbers Hotly the southe In s now, sdicine and ~cood name ibroad.’? » voluma iL people of Hood's Albert t Pine 15 years . Bennett, lione Company, e on his leg, he began to soon grew i time disappeared, Praise Hocd’s which H Saieaparit rilla com Mrs. ©. sistant Fire En for 16 years +! disorder relieved. tbe given and have been driven during the past week to that point where I have considered suicide as the only means of escape from the poverty and mis- ery in which I exist. You have mil- I am determined to have what I have asked for. If you make a noise, call a man or ring a bell, I will blow your brains out and then blow up the building and myself with this bottle of glycerine (which he at that moment pulled out of an- other pocket.) Now take your choice.” Moffett started to argue with the man, but was stopped with the information that it was useless and that he had but two minutes in which to fill out the check before him for $21,000 if he desired to live. Moffett, seeing no other alternative, filled out the check and was then ordered to take itto the paying teller and get it cashed. Mr. Moffett left his office, and with the man behind him with the revolver partially concealed un- der lis overcoat, and with the muz- jzle almost against Moffett’s back, and up to Paying Teller Keeley, with the request that the check be immediately cashed. They then re- marched into Moffett's office with- ; out attracting the attention of the fifteen or twenty clerks who were within two feet of where they pass- ed. After they had remained in the private office three or four minutes the robber informed Mr. Moffet that they were wasting time and that he had better step to the door and mo- tion his teller to come to him, which | he did. Moffett instructed him to | bring the money into his office, and jas the teller turned to go away the robber told him he wanted twenty $1,000 bills and $1,000 im gold. The money was brought in and handed j over to the gentleman who, for a few lions. i ition of pe Kk you to try Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold byalldrugyists. $1; sixforg5. Preparedonly by C. I. 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REYNOLDS, hland, Ohio COVERED WITH RUNNING SORES 17 Thaye been troubled with a = disease for seventeen years. was one running sore, and m ered with them as large as a hk tried a great many remedies w til Lused the Cuticura memedies, audamt fal to state that after two months of their use Iam entirelycured. i feelit my duty to you and the ae to state the above case . MCDOWELL, Jamesburg, DUG AND SCRATCHED YEARS Igo Mr. Dennis Downing ten years bet Ihave dug aud scratched for what is termed pruritis, a suffer everything and tried a number of doctors hi fot no relief Anybody could have got $: adthey cured me. The Cuticurs Remed cured me. God bless the man who invent Cuticura! CHENEY GREEN, Cam CUTICURA REMEDIES. sold | Sage ucts Price, € Soap, Resolvert, $i Potter] roa and Chemical Co.. <Prsend for -How to Cure S 64 pages, 5 illustratio: Pi ouy skin prevented Medicated Soap. 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PIOM —Moisture, intense itching stat night; worse by owed to continue tu- h often bleed and uicer- very sore. Swaynes is ng and bleed- era ndin most cases EHOUND SYRUP the tumors. At druggists, or ad, and you will not o cents. Dr. Swayne & Son, 32a