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ty | The Butler Weekly Cimes. yOL. Xl. BUTLER, THE -- oO o o -: HATS, o Oo oO oO oO oO PLACE --TO GO FOR-- CLOTHING -—AND—~ ||GENTS FURNISHING coos! A. EK. BLACHERT’S PALACE HOTEL BUILDING. Why? Because he sells for less prfit than any other house in the city. | | ° oO oO oO CAPS :- oO SENTENCED TO HANG. John Miller Must Die for Killing Sam- uel Apgar—Mortimer’s Sentence. Mexico, Mo., July 2.—The argu- ment for a new trial of John Miller for killing Samuel Apgar in April 1888 was had before Judge Hughes to-day. A new trial was refused. At lo’clock this afternoon Miller and Mortimer were brought before the Court. The Judge asked Miller if he had anything to say why the sentence of him. Miller replied at some length and appealed to the Court for mercy and denied killing Apgar, said he had tried to live an upright life and, before God he had never harmed a man. “I am without sin; God knows this. All the acts of my life are of purity and my good works are well known. best to inflict. God will punish his children no more than they can bear. This man (Mortimer) has taken my life to save his own. I have harm- cent of this crime.” When Miller was through Judge Hughes said: “You have had a fair and impartial trial and I see no rea- son why the sentence of the Court should not follow. John Miller you { remain until Friday, August 23, 1889 ‘| on which day you will be hanged by the neck until you are dead.” The prisoner acted just as he did ‘4 through the trial. After Miller's sen- “4 tence the the Judge addressed Mor- “| timer | Hughes then sentenced him to the the court should not be passed upon Iam ready to accept any | punishment the Court may deem it edno one and God knows I am inno- | will be taken back to jail, there to | replied: “Nothing.” Judge DROPPEDGENERAL BRAGG. The Name of the Ex-Minister Expunged i From the G. A. R. Roll. Chicago, July 6.—A Globe special from Fon du Lac says: ‘The G. A. | R. post here held a meeting last night and dropped Gen. Bragg | from their roll of members. The| meeting was a very stormy one, and when the vote was taken it was three to one against General Bragg. Lhe row over the matter was occasion- ed by hot heads who did not \like General Bragg’s course on the pension bill. A previous at- tempt to court-martial the General at the time was beaten badly. Since that time Bragg went to Mexicoas minister and the fight was renewed. On his return the General wanted to keep up his dues which had lapsed and he was met with objection that he was never legally a member of the post, although he was its first com- mander. The post covers itself with a very doubtful sort of glory by its action. There were few soldiers like | General Bragg. The Goyernor Wins His Case. Judge Field this morning decided the suit brought by D. R. Francis & Bros. of St. Louis against B. B. Lyons and T. E. Price of Sedalia to recover $5,000 the face value of two notes given by the defendants as collateral security for dealing in margins in wheat. The suit was begun in St. Louis and transferred to this city because the defendants alleged that they could not get a fair trial in St. Lous. The defendants asked the court to cancel the notes because they were | } MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY JULY 10. 1889. NO. 83 JEFFERSON CITY NOTES. The State’s Financial Showing—School Funds--Building Bonds Registered. t Jefferson City, Mo., July 2.—The report of State Treasurer Noland for the month ending June 30, shows the transactions of the department as follows: Balance June 1, 1889, $2,036,311,- 57; receipts during June, $70,716,18 disbursements, $342,331,82; balance July 1, 1889, $1,764,695,93. The earnings of the Missouri penitentiary for the month were $15,692,34, and the disbursements a like amount. State Auditor Seiber thas notified Su- perintendent of Schools Colman that theamount of money to be apportion- ed among the several counties of the state is as follows: One-third of the ordinary revenue paid into the state treasury from June 1,1888,to June 1, 1889, $656,294,59; interest on invest- edschool fund $187,025,60; total $883,320,19. Ex-Mayor H. C. Kumpf and R. L. Yeager of Kansas City registered with the auditor to-day $200,000 of sehool building bonds of Kansas City. The auditor also received and registered $6,000 school building bonds of the city of Gallatin and $4,- 500 of school funding bonds of the same city. Who Are in the Penitentiary. Thereare some curious facts on the registry books of this great in- stitution. Three preachers and only two saloon-keepers are here. Shoe- makers outnumber any other trades, and nota newspaper man is behind the bars, barring the writer. Here is a family of six brothers from one county. fifth term; a few pages further on is description of one just returned for eighth term. A wuoden-legged man was released the other day and yes- terday a Swede with artificial feet, who was convicted of counterfeiting who can scarcely speak a word of English, was discharged. three Blad Knobbers are here and a number of other distinguished criminals. They sink their individu- ality however, when the stripes are donned, and become known only by that most impersonal cognomens, the convicts register number. While there quite a number of G. A. R. men, more than twenty of whom draw pensions from the federal gov- ernment; it is said there are but three ex-confederates who are convicts. Governor Francis pardoned last week a Barton county convict, who at the age of 79 wassent here in 1886 for murder. The old man will not have long to enjoy liberty.—Jefferson City correspondend in the Bocnville Advertiser. Hew to the Line. Here is a man serving his | Two or | ‘The Effort to Secure Younger’s Pardon | ; St. Paul, Minn, July 5.—Gov. | | Merriam is still considering the pe- j tition presented to him Wednesday asking for pardon of Bob Younger | especially, and his brothers incident- | jally. The petitions were largely in \the shape of letters from eminent | persons in and out of the state, and | were presented by S. S. Ragan and | E. F. Rogers of Kansas City; W. C | Brunaugh of Clinton, Mo. Mrs. Tugman, an aunt, and Miss Ella Younger, a sister of the prisoners, of Independence, Mo.; ex-Gov. Mar- shall of St. Paul; ex-Warden Reed of Minneapolis and others. The grounds on which the petitions are | placed, are that the Younger family record is good; that the conduct of the men in prison has been good; that the law has been vindicated, and that there is no reason to believe that they will not be good citizens uf pardoned. Opinions as to the probable action of the governor differ, but it is generally believed he he will pardon Bob Younger, who is dying of consumption. It is not probable the others will be as fortu- nate. A Boot Full of Gola. Mexico, Mo., July 2.—Mrs. Seep Johnson, of Florida, Monroe Co was cleaning an old chimney with a mop to-day when a dozen pieces of silver ,; and gold com rolled down. The lady pushed the stick a trifle higher when an old style boot fell from its lodgment to the floor. The boot ' broke open on striking the floor and its contents of dirty golden eagles ;spread over the floor. The coin just filled to the brim a large tin wash basin. Mrs. Johnson says the chimney has not been touched since the war. It is supposed the money was placed there for safe keeping. The house in which it was found stands but a few feet from the vine-trimmed cottage in which Mark Twain was born. Evolution in Three Stages. | Here is a gem from Attorney General Miller: “In all the appoint- ments made or to be made under this administration the two requi- sites arefthat the prize shall be, first, a good man; second, a good republi- can.” Mr. Harrison, however, who ought to know, promised that in all | appointments “fitness and not paity service should be the discriminating test.” Thus we have the evolution of the Harrison poilcy in three stages: First, the promise of ap- pointments for fitness without refer- ence to party: second, partisanship as a joint condition with fitness, and third, in actual practice partisanship without reference to fitness. First, a false promise, second, a false ex- planation, and, finally the spoils | dred and fifty men were discharged | FARMER OF BATES § BANK COUNTY, Southeast Corner of Square, (In room formerly occupied by Grange Store.) CashCapital. D. N. THOMPSON, President, __ $20,000.00 J. K. ROSIER, Vice President Es D. KIPP, Cashier. DIREC’ J. K. Roster, J. Evertneuam, D. N. Tuompson, T. W. Srrvers, Jxo. STEELE, M. R. Lyte, CORS. J. J. McKzr A. S. Rosier, FE. D. Kr. Doer a Geueral Banking Business. Special attention given to time deposits and interest paid on same. Santa Fe Men Discharged. | Topeka, Kas., July 5.—One hun- | from the Santa Fe shops this even- ing as they were leaving for home. The reduction was utterly unexpect- ed, and was made on the strength of | atelegram from President William | B. Strong at Chicago. The cut was , divided between all the departments and 1s supposed to be in the interest of economy. Single men only were discharged as a rule. | The Atchison Globe of Friday | says: “Between Monday and Wed- | nesday last the Central branch car- ried 5,000 tons of beer out of Atchi- son in express cars in addition to a freight car full and 600 gallons of whisky. The record was kept by a gentleman who is thoroughly relia- ble. Every town on the Central branch received beer and whisky | during the three days mentioned ex- cept Barnes.” Hurrah for prohibi- tion! The governor of Indiana has is-; sued an appeal to the public for con- tributions to save the 5,000 miners in Clay county from starvation. The Chicago Tribune editorially appeals to public charity in behalf of a mul- titude of starving miners at Braid- wood, Ill. These miners say they are forced to deal at “pluck me” stores run by the companies and are thus robbed of what wages they get. Last year those Clay county miners went to Indianapolis and marched all over the city carrying banners be- | seeching voters not to take the bread out of their mouths by elect-| ing Cleveland. Cleveland was not} elected and the tariff was not touch- ed, but somebody has taken the| bread out of their mouths, ail tuc: same, and they now say it was the employes who voted them for Har- | rison and protection last fall.—Post- Dispatch. | Try It and Ran. The simplest way to fumigate a room is to heat an iron shovel very hot and the pour vinager upon it drop by drop. _ The steam arising from this isa disinfectant. Doors or windows should be opened that it may escape. A Dangerous-Looking State. Florida's topographical appearance is exactly like that of a pistol. The Pensacola end of the state would represent the muzzle, Appalachicola the trigger, Fernandinothe hammer, and all south Florida the handle of the weapon. Annexation to Alabama west of the Chattahoochee river would cut off the muzzle anda good part of the barrel.—Montgomery Advertiser. AsGreata Mystery as Ever. St. Louis, Mo., July 4—The coro- ner’s jury have returned a yerdict that Anna Weiss came to her death at the hands of a person or persons unknown. The coroner's investiga- tion was singularly deficient in the | matter of throwing any light on the time of, or the motive for the mur- der. Billy McLear, the gambler who is ; suspected of having intimate rela tions with the murdered girl, return ed yesterday to Jefferson City. He went to the Madison house but was refused accomodations, It is said to be doubtful if he will be allowed to stop at any hotel in Jefferson City. Last summer and fall several hun- dred Republican orators and several thousand Republican newspapers were assuring the people of the coun- try that business prosperity would result on the defeat of Cleveland and the election of Harrison. The peo- ple allowed themselves to be fooled and Harrison was elected, and not since the disastrous year 1885 have the railroads of this country, which jare the barometers ofits business shown such a bad record of failure as during the six months ending June 30. During this period eight railroads,comprising a total length cf 2.590 miles and representing an ap- parent investment of $125,570,000, were bankrupt and passed into the hands of receivers.—St. Louis Re- public. Great Wheat Year in Kansas. system undisguised, with a lot of the president’s relatives and con- given for gambling purposes and A little old-fashioned, staight-lacee therefore void. Governor Francis, | | Yaka close administration of the law will Topeks, Kas, July 6—Crop re-} | penitentiary for 50 years. Judges | Hughes granted a stay of execution until the Supreme Court renders an | who is the principal plaintiff, main- | do this community a vast amount of nection getting the first chance at ports received by Secretary Mohler | 5 : tained that the transaction was le-| good, from this time on. The law the Se alto Cec ——— i gots = opiuon. | gitimate as he was ready to deliver | makes it unlawful to keep houses of| St. Joseph. Mo., July 6.—At 1 ar gees GL UEC — rah H % ee: | the wheat any time the defendants | ill-repute, to rent houses to any per- | o'clock this morning Babe, Alice and Beers fo eerretaty MON coamaaeel N Missouri Crop Report. | | wished it. son or persons for this purpose; to Columbia, Mo., July 4.—From the | Judge Field gave the governor a secretary of the State Board of Ag- | judgment for $5,000 with interest at Neulture your correspondent learns | § per cent.—K. C. Star. j and women to live as husband and { that the July crop report is about | i Se _ | wife, without conforming tothe stat- 4 teady for publication and will show About 6 o'clock Friday evening | utes. It makes the presence of loafers that generally quite favorable condi- \ Harris Lisle. son of T. K. Lisle, of ‘on the streets using loud boistrous tions have prevailed throughout the | this city, aged 12 years, met with | language a nuisance, punishable as a State during the past month. An | quite a serious mishap near the south | misdemeanor. gamble or keep gambling houses; to suppress vagrancy and vice; for men The Chief Renseom for the great suc- | ¢ess of Hood's Sarsaparilla is found in the Camba, three colored inmates of pes ieee rs Kegon | Sasa rie Ellen Hardy's house of ill repute, | ee ee eee oe oe the door, took each a large dose of | be successfully harvested. | laudanum. They were discovered| The largest yield is in Sumner | county, which will have nearly three | oe y Saiagscnsgg |million bushels. Eilsworth county | Poses this is not believed. | Dickinson, Clay, Ottawa and Ellis | 4 abundance of rain all over the State limits of the city, by being thrown |. Many things offensive to decency, | ae oe {also have big crops. “ With too much in some sections for 1 from a 2 year-old colt whieh he was | jaw and order may havealready been | yf you suffer with asthma, bron- i A Mine Horror in France. i \\Wa Q \\ E : Bs chitiz, or any other disease of the | However the present ccndition of | thrown, the colt kicked him in the | in the face of this community. = | sion occurred yesterday in a mine in | Corn is placed at 89, notwithstand- | face and shoulder mashing his nose | There is but one way for the offi- | You more than the rapid improve- | . \. eS _cers to do, and that is to consider } ABIE. If you are troubled 300 men were at work. Itis known | tact thet Hood's Sarsaparilla actually ac- mith and many fields are rank with |in two places. Harris isa little sol. |, public office as a public trust,” i a and hase tried other | that 200 of them are killed. Thees- | conpaeees wie cae ee repaired to one room and, locking | ¥€8Fs product. The crop may now | before the drug had operated fully | \WO the ing was accidental, but will have about two million. Saline Never Give Up. 4 corn and harvesting is reported. |Tiding to pasture. After being | too long flaunted under the nose and Paris, July 4.—A fire damp explo- | | throat, or lungs, nothing can surprice | =iooy 4 | ing thecultivation has been interfer- | badly and breaking his collar bone ‘iment that will follow the use of | the district of St. Etienne in which | gricte ttseif. It is merit that wins, and the @veeds. During the last 10 days ‘ier, for after being so seriously | ; has given to this medicine a popularity and and to conduct themselves accord- | medicines, you will be unable to ex-; cape of the others is cut off and it is | ate greater than that of any other sarsapa- q vetter corn weather has been the _hurt the lad got up and attempted | ingly.—Henry Co. Democrat. | press your amazement at the marvel- } doubtful if they can be rescued. | Merit Wins rilla or blood purl Tle and the condition of the crop is | to mount the colt, but failing to do 77) | ous and instantaneous ‘curative pow- Two pits were effected by the ex-/ | il. . reads om a Mproving. Wheat harvest is about so, led the animal to the pasture and State Auditor Seibert has notified jers.of CALIFORNIA CAT-R-CURE. | plosion. One of them is inundated ' os one os ee e Drip: Sick rer and estimates throughout the | \aiked back home. the distance be- school superintendent Coleman that | These remedies are not secret com- the other one is on fire. Sixteen | . Biliousness, State indicate more than an average |. é | es | pounds, but natura! productions of bodies have been recovered, and ten Tired Feeling, creates an Appetite, strength- oth in yield and in quantity, with ™& upwards of half a mile. Dr. | the amount of state school money to | California. Sold at $1.00 a package; of the miners who were taken out «ns the Nerves, builds up the Whole System. obably not less than an average Boyd was called in and dressed his! be apportioaed among the various | three for $2.50, and guaranteed by alive areso badly hurt they will eld of 14 bushels to the acre. } Klood’s Sarsaparilia is sold by all drug- H ruge) H A ists. $1, six for$%. Prepared by C. L Hood ' counties is $883,320.18. Dr. E. L. Rice, druggist. probably die. x six for ; : Bt j wounds. & Co., Apoihecaries, Lowell, Mass.