The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 18, 1891, Page 5

| : | { a THE KEY-HOLE FALSE. A Wife Who Had Suspicions of Her Liege Lord's Absence. An Allegheny man, who has a beauti- ful reputation as a husband, was de- tained in Pittsburgh by pressing busi- mess matters the other night, and on reaching home after midnight could not gethis latch-key into the key-hole of the front door. If he had been a good- for-nothing roysterer it would neither have perplexed nor grieved him. As it was he was both puzzled and pained, but being a considerate husband, he concluded that the best thing he could do was to return to Pittsburgh and to stay the night at a hotel. This he did, and the next morning sought first home and then an explana- tion. He thought his wife had left her key in the lock on the inside of the door, but she denied this, and, sad to say, received his account of the hunt forthe key-hole with an air of incre- dulity. As it afterward transpired she uspected his nocturnal business in ittsburgh wus not altogether uncon- nected with liquid refreshments. Again several nights later cireum- stances compeled him to remain in Pittsburgh untila late hour. His wife cautioned him that she would be care- ful to take the key out of the door, and he approached the latter with confi- dlence. But his key struck an obstruc- tion as soon as it entered the key-hole; in fact, it barely entered at all. While he was fuming, and, as even the best of men will do, saying things ina cov- ert way about the door, it suddenly opened, and his wife stood before him in cool attire, which hardly balanced the warm tone in which she asked; “George, what does this mean This is not a nice sort of question for a backsliding benedict to answer, but more riling far for a pattern of proprie- ty and he could hardly be blamed for rejoicing: ‘Don't be a fool, Maria !” ‘The door was still open and the light from the hall lamp, which the sus- Picious wife had turned on full so‘as to illuminate the disgraceful condition of the sinner she expected to confront, fell upon the exasperating keyhole. They turned upon it together, and the secret was out ina moment. ‘The cover had been turned over the latch keyhole, leaving in deceitful prominence a false keyhole below it. She blessed the key- thole—with faulty logie—for ridding her ind of hideous doubts, but did not | protest when her rehabilitated lord con- signed toa sinner's fate the perverted ingenuity of the carpenter who in- vented dummy keyholes.—-Pittsburgh Dispatch. “BY GUM! THAT'S SO.” Was Able tu Give Points ke County Farmer. ‘Two young men in Pike county have a farm of three hundred acres, very stony, and with oo pasture land on any foot, of it. Their three cows were turned out daily to pick up a living in the vast thinly-populated country. The biggest cow wore a brass bell with a discordant note about its neck, and the other two, either from love of this note or for the sake of the society of the big cow, kept close to her. Every evening one of the men had to gird up his loins and start out in the wilds in search of the cows. Sometimes they were not seen for several days. No matter whether they were found or not the farmers always come home after these searches for them wet and exhausted and complaining loudly at the necessity of this labor after a hard day’s work. After this had been going on during all the seasons for several yearsa city boarder gave the subject some thought. ‘Wouldn't the cows come home every night of their own accord if you made a practice of giving them at sunset a little mess of feed?” he said. “By gum! That's so. I never thought of that,” was the reply. The scheme was tried, and there- ~ ~tter, just as evening came on, the big § cow, with her two companions follow- ing after, came winding slowly into the barnyard with expectant expres- sions on their faces. Near the home of these same farmers stood the weather-stained remains of a euined mill that had outlived its useful- ness many years ago. The ruins were ‘an eyesore, and the farmers held many lengthy discussions as to how they | should be removed. The beams were §arge and heavy, and to their minds a Yoke of oxen and a number of men were necessary to get rid of the old wreck. This would involve an outlay f money which the farmers could un- ler no circumstances bring their minds to consider. After they had talked over the mat- ter for many years they explained it to the city boarder, and promised him that as soon as they could afford it the old mill would be moved. “Don't wait for the money,” said the city boarder. ‘The first time the wind is blowing south put a match te it.” “By gum! that’s so,” exclaimed the | farmers in chorus, slapping their legs. | A few nights later the mill went up in flames and down in ashes.—N. Y. Sun. A Cow's Mother-Love. In a pasture on a farm im East Harte ford, recently, one of the cows had a ealf which no one of the farm hands was able to find the day after its birth. Asearch proved a failure until some one ed a novel scheme. It was te bring a dog into the lot, when, in all \ Probability, the cow would return to her calf to defend it. The dog was | brought, and, sure enough, the cow ttarted for a clump of bushes, and &monrg them the calf was found, where the leaves had concealed it.—Hartford t. —A correspondent places the address @f a letter on the back thereof, the Writing being across the folded parts of the envelope. He suggests this plan as @effective method of preventing the ilicit opening of letters by steaming, @t. For the intended purpose the sug- Gtation appears to be a good one. +The first coffee plant, which was { & parent of all those now in the West was planted by Deslieux in 1720. | | Full Text of the President's Order Appoiat- ing November 26 For Thanksgiving. Wasinxeion, Nov -The president lyesterday <i, proclamation fixing Thursday, November 25, as a day of thanksgiving. The full text of the proclamation is | as follows: | By the president of the United States of America. A proclamation: It is a very glad incident of the marvelous | prosperity which has crowned the year now | drawing to a close that its hetpful and re- | assuring touch has been felt by ail our peo- | ple. It has been as wide as our country. and so sprcial that every home has felt Its | comforting influrnee. It is too great to be | the work of man’s power and too particular to be the device of his mind. To God, the | Beneficent and the All Wise, who makes the labors of men to be fruitful, redeems their | losses by His grace, and the measure of whose governing is much Leyond the | thoughts of man as it beyond his d-serts, the praise and gratitude of the people of this favored nation are justly due. H Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, president of the United States of America, do hereby appoint Thursday, November 46 present, to be aday of joyful thanksgiving to God for the bounties of His providence, for the peace in which we are permitted to enjoy them, and for the preser- vation of those institutions of civil and religious liberty whieh He gave our fathers the wisdom to devise and establish and us the courage to preserve, Among the appropriate observances of the day are rest from toil, worship in the public congregation. the renewal of the American | tles about American firesides and thought- ful happiness towar1 those who suffer lack of the body or of the spirit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be afficed Done at the city of Washington this lath day of November, inthe year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred ands xteenth. {Seal} We are now in the midst of a great Unloading of Cloaks. We shall explain ourselves as briefly as possible. We tind we are overstocked and Have Imperative Orders to Unload at Once, and in proof of the above as- sertion, we give the following as an exaniple. By the president: RENJAMIN HARKISON. JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary of State THE 1OWA COUNT. The Connty Boards of Supervisors Finish With the Election. Des Mo1xes, la, Nov. 13.—The county boards of supervisors have at last finished the canvass of the vote cast at the last election. Returns from all counties make the total vote cast for governor 420,214. This is the largest vote ever cast in the state. The vote in the presidential election of 1888 was 404,000. Of the total Boies, democrat, received 207,575; Wheeler, republican, 199,759; Westfall, alliance, 11,918; Gilson, pro- hibition, 962. Boies’ plurality is 7,816, lacking 5,064 of being a majority. Two years ago Gov. Boies lacked only 401 of having a majority of all the votes cast in the state. For lieutenant-governor — Bestow, democrat, had Van Houten, re- publican, 200,5: Bestow's plurality, 4,224. For judge of the supreme court— Kime, democrat, has 20::,619; Weaver, republican, 200,461; plurality, 3,158. For superintendent of pubiic instruec- tion—Knopltier, democrat. has 9; Sabin, republican, :02.4s6; Knopfier's plurality, Forrailroad commissioner-— Dey, dem- ocrat, 206,312; Campbell, republican, 195,989; Dey's plurality, 10, The whole democratic ticket is elected. DON PIATT DEAD. Ki s CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 14.—Col Don Piatt died at his home, Mac-O-Chee, yesterday afternoon. fle had been ill for two weeks with a form of lagrippe, but it was only in his last few days that his indisposition was regarded as at all serious The announcement of his death came as a complete surprisé to his friends and admirers in this city and owing to imperfect telegraph facil- ities, it is impossible to learn full par- ticulars. He was born in Cincinnati, June 19, 1819. He prepared for the law and was elevated to the common pleas bench at avery early age. His subsequent pub- lic career needs no recapitulation, As a journalist and editor of his paper in Washington, he worked a revolution in certain ways of the profession and gained a reputation that is world wide. Col Piatt has been twice married and his second wife. for many years an in- valid, survives him. The funeral will be held Sunday at 3p. m. British Exports Vecrease. Lonpon, Nov. 15.—The figures of the declared exports from the United King- dom to the United States for the three months ended June 30 last, as com- parec with the same period in 1890 were $44,625,841 as against $53,329,066 last year, showing a falling off of near- ly $9,000,000. Only six of the twenty- four towns exporting to the United show an increase. london shows the greatest decrease. ‘The total exports for the three months in 1891 were $9,- 729,262 and in 1890 $14,920,927, being a decrease of over $5,000,000. ficial returns of the late election were computed at the state department yes- terday and the totals are as follows: For auditor-general—Gregg, 414,583; Wright, 356,431; Hague, 18,511; scatter- ing, 996. For state treasurer— Morrison, 413,994; Tilden, Drayton, 18,429; scattering, 256. Constitutional conven- | tion—For, ! inst, 420.598. | Woodruff Case ure. Littie Rock, Ark., Nov. 14.—The jury inthe Woodruff case was called in at noon by Judge Lea.) The mem- bers reported that they were unable to agree and were discharged The case was given to them Wednesday night atQo'clock and there was no change im the vote from the first to the last ballot taken. The jury stood six for conviction and six for acquittal Hooor Alleged. Sr. Lovis, Nov. 16.—Caspar Streets was shot in the neck and mor tally wounded late last night by Wil- liam McCuddy, who claims he did so in defending his sister's honor. McCuddy and his brother, John, who appears to have been implicated in the killing, were arrested. “trazil continue to be of the most ¢ ing character. Ac cording to on count battles have deen fought, but the Brazilian foreign minister declares that all has been anieted, even iv Rio Granie do Sal Reports fro -—o Children’s School Cloaks, worth $5, Cheviot Reefer Jackets, worth $6, $2.98 $3.75 $6.75 Seal Plush Jackets worth $10, Plush Sacques, worth 15, —o— The Largest Exclusive Cloak House in the west Gevmate €#0 6 Parisian Cloak Company, 1108-1110 Main St. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Mailed Free. HOUSES FURNISHED COMPLETELY FROM CELLAR TO CARRET. Our immense stock contains everything that can be desired in the furnishing line. Everybody is enabled to surround himself with the luxuries as well as the necessities of life, by our liberal and beneficial system of WEEKLY OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS Goods Shipped to any part of the Country. Write for Terms and Prices. A.C. WURMSER & CO.'S Great Installment House, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. Missouri State Bank {OF BUTLER, MO. CAPITAL, $110,000. Receives Deposits subject to Check, Loans Money. Makes Colleetions and does a General Banking Business. . DEPOSITORY FOR COUNTY FUNDS. In the Real Estate Loan Department. Make loans on Real Estate on long or short time at lowest rates without delay. STOCKHOLDERS ee aynicien Heres WN Farmer Sal, iG leLstery men Smith, Jehn T Lawyer Starke, L B Deputy cireuit clerk Jenkins, J R Cashier Turner, Mrs M E Capitaliet Kimney. Don Ass’t Cashier ‘Tucker, W E Den Levy. Sam Dry Goods & ClothingTyler, W B Farmer Morrison. C H Farmer Vorts. Frank M Farmer Miiler, Alf Farmer Vaughan. J M Capitaliet McCracken, A Farmer Wyatt, HC Lamber dealer Hickman,G B Furniture dealer Ber Monroe Farmer EE Heath, b'lt Ballard, J N Farmer Brown, Lala Rartlett, Edmand Farmer ner, argaret Guar, H B ’Farmer Coleman, Sam’l L Carathers, G A Farmer ‘i MeCracken, Robt Farmer Wells, Wiley Teacher ORR eco Owen, M V Farmer West, RG Parmer Courtney, JM Stock Dealer Pharis, John Grocery Wolfe, Pattie iter, John Farmer Pharis, U F Grecery Devs, fz Foreman Times offcePowell, Booker Farmer Dutcher, C H Prof Normal Sch Pigott, H H Bank Clerk DeArmond,D A, M C Rosier, J M Farmer Wright. TJ Capitalist Weiner, Max 8 & Shoes Walls, Wm Farmer Reeder, Oscar Walton, G W Farmer ee. vi physician Radford, Chas R Farmer Walls, }T Physician Freemam, Caroline and Eliza Reisner, JW Insurance Whipple. N L Physician Fowler, Isaac Sullens, J L Banker wilh . 2V Farmer WM. E. WALTON president J. B. JENKIN cashier BOOKER POWFLI. vice-president BOS KINNEY asst. cashier Parisian Cloak Company. $11.75) NUGGETS C® NEWS. It is said that Timothy Healy wears ® coat of mail for fear of assassination, Another libera! victory bas been won im England. The union libersis bad neld the seat before. The police of Chicago captured nine | teen notorious thieves and burglarsand | secured much stolen property The tests of nickel steel plates for war jships made br the navy department ‘are said to be more than satisfactory. The postmaster at Omaha, Neb, has jbeen ordered to dismiss sixteen letter \varriers and Svc clerks appointed con- livary to civil service rules. Judge Hastings, ex-vongressman and ex-chief justice of Towa and first chief | justice of California, has been sued by [ais daughters for alleged injustice to | them. The footbaii game at Kansas City be- | tween the Kaker university and Y. M. lc. A. elevens ended in a wrangie, the | game being awarded to the visitors by ‘the referee. Secretary Nobile has ordered the dis- | missal of Pension Clerk Louis V. Bogy, jering the public men and women of Washington. |Formen job printing establishment, Cleveland, 0. Capt. John Grady was killed and two tiremen fatally hurt by a falling floor. Strong pressure is being brought to bear on Gov. Humphrey, of Kansas, to prevent him from pardoning the two Topeka original package dealers re- cently sent to prison and fined The Dalton gang of outlaws were seen hiding near South Canadian, I. T., and extra preparations for them were made by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas train men. The result was that the train was not held up. The Choctaw council has passed an act which will have the effect of mak- ing negroes from the states who seek a promised land go to some other country besides that nation. The effect is be- ginning to show itself. as negroes that have been employed in the mines there are being sent a MARKET REPORTS. Kansas City Live Steck. Kansas CITY, Nov. 1@ CatTLe—Receipts, 3,824; calves, 167; yesterday, 5,155; caiv al HEIFERS. COWS AND Litter $51 $2.88 Pus 240 ‘uae LTS. 7892.83 | : 9s Te oat fo Ligh entat.ve sales lowing are rep: b6...301 $4.08 | r alo aso 3.2ate SHKEP—Lecoipts, yesterday, lc, ‘Khe market was nominally strong The following are representative sales: #3 mut.. led $6.85 Chicago Live Stock. CHICAGG, Nov. 16.—Hogs--Receipts, 26,000; official yesterday, 40,355; shipments yester- day, 7.99 receipts for wéek, 290,726; ipm for the week, 23,59; recelpte for the corresponding week last year, 316,853 shipments for the corresponding week last year, 29,653; packing from November { to date, 342,000; packing to date last year, 876,- 00, Left over, about 7,000; Quality fair. Market active and firm; prices unchanged, Sales ranged at $4.506395 for light; MOHe #80 for rough packing; $3 65.64.00 for mized; 13.98@415 for heavy packing and shipping lots. Pigs, :2 4023.55. 85. Cattle—Receipts 3,00); official yesterday, 8,718; shipments yesterday, 6,50h; market unchanged prices —Receipts, £09; official hipments yesterday, @ prices steady. yesterday, 334; market St. Loale Live Stock. St. Louis, Nov. 16 ‘attle—Receipte, 8a Market steady. Hogs—Reveipts, 1,000. Mar- ket higher lr to choice heavy, #3 902410; mixed, 63.95; Yorkers, 1&70@2 @. Sheep —Receipts, )). Market steady Chicage Grain and Provisions. Cu¥caao, Nov. 16. Option. Opened. Close, Wheat—December 98le ote May....... - 1.01% 1.01 Corn—November Sle 3% v 44h 6 sy 2a z aie ble Mansas City Grain. Kansas City, Nov. 16—Wheat, lower; No. 2 hard eash, 0c bid, Sic asked; No- vember, 8c Did, Slo asked; Na 3 cash, iée bid, 74sec asked; No.2 red cash, $3490 bid; November, Stc bid, 8542c asked ; No. Scash, 8c bid, Sic asked Corn, lower; No. 2eash, 8 %c; December, 330 bid, %o askea; No. 2 white cash, 8'gc bid, 400 asked. Onta, No. 2oash, 27c bid, 2c asked; May, 8le asked. Rye, No. 2 cash, ssc bid. St. Louls Grain Sr. Lovis, Nov. 16—Receipte, wheat, 92,- 060 bu.; shipments. 59,000 bu. ; receipts, cora, 38,009 bu: shipments, 1¥,000 bu Closing sales were: Wheat, cash, 9140; December, 9; May, $1.01. Corn, cash, 69%c: year, 89tec; May, 40%c. Oats, cash, 30lg0; May, SiO Chicago Cash Markets. CHICAGO, Nov. 16.—Closing cash prices to- day wereas follows: Wheat, No. 2 spring, tac No.2 red, 9c. Corn, No. 2, 34e; No, z yellow corn, 4c. Oats, No. 2,3!%c. Time- thy, $1.2s¢1<3. Pork. 18 73e%s)) Lard. HW 86. Rid 5aas + 16 —Closing prices were; + $1.07, January, $1998; March, . April, Shia; June. $111 Corn—December, $8747. Mar, 57%. Oate— May, 4a i Kavsas City Prodace. Kansas C1ty, Nov. 16.—Butte:—Kecci pis light, demand fair and market frm; @reamery finey, .Sc, gool to eholee, 24@%6e; deire fancy, :2224¢; good to choice, l7@l%e; store packed, taney fresh, sweet, eis. roll, eboice, 17@is0e; ; fair to good, l2eilc; packing, Welle Eggs, receipts light and firm et 2'ge for strictly fresh. The Coffee Market. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Coffee — Contracts closed steady et unchanged prices to 10 points ad ce, caused by the firmer cables and more sctive spot trading. The was fair. Spot Rio firmer; 1s'38 13% for Ne } 7 flat bean j Seger Advancing. | NEw YORK Nov. i6.—Sugar, raw, rm, A-léc biguer. Fair renning. 3 1-16e; centrie fugal, @ Cegrees test. 2 7-l6e bid. dull, steady: crusbed, sec: powdered, se; | granulated. 42-ic¢es 3- 6c of St. Louis, for writing a novel slan- | | A serious-fire started in the Short & | (THE REVENTE. , Report of Internal Revenue Com- missioner Mason. Increased Receipts of the Department— What It Costs te Collect the Reveate —Tariff Amendments Needed— Interesting Statistics. Kevenue Kepert. Wasuiverox, Nov. 16.—The annual |report of John W. Mason, commission- | er of internal revenue, which has just | been submitted to the secretary of the | treasury, contains a mass of interest- ing information in regard to the opera- tion of that service. The total receipts for the last fiscal year from all sources were $146,035, 414 an increase of $3,440,719 over the re- ceipts of the previous fiscal year. The cost of collection for the past fiscal year was $2.:10,604 or 88 per cent. of the receipts against 2. st year. The estimated expenses for the next fiscal year are $2,522,250. During the year 698 stills were de- stroyed and ninety-seven were removed, involving the arrest of 378 persons. The aggregated amount of taxes col- lected from tobacco was $32,706,370, a decrease of $1,162,720, due to the re- duction of the tax on snuff, chewing and smoking tobacco and to the repeal ef special taxes relating to tobseco. The tax on cigars and cigarettes was not changed and the collections there- from were increased $1,386,650 during the last fiscal year. The increase ef taxed tobacco and snuff over 1890 was 15,650,884 pounds, the increase of tobacco and snuff exported 4289 pounds, and the increase of tobaceo and snuff imported and withdrawn for con- sumption 165,701 pounds. The increase during the fiscal year of 1891 of taxed cigars was 357,002,784, and the decrease of cigars exported was 40,066, and of cigars imported and withdrawn from consumption 29,740,728. The increase of taxed cigarettes was 451,284,080, and of cigarettes exported 35,294,200. The decrease of cigarettes imported were 594,875. The commis-ioner says that im order to make the turiff law effective seven amendments will be required, among which is one forfeiting illicit factories and also duly authorized factories where there is any sé¢rious violation of the law. It shonld also be made a penal offense to remove or te use stamps or to have in possession stamps that have once been used. The total number of grain. molasses and = = fruit distilleries registered and operated during the year is 4,049 and 3819 reapect- ively, a decrease of 3,38: in the number registered und a» decrease of 2,303 im the number operated. ‘The quantity of spirits (115,962,5°9 gallons) produeed and deposited in distillery warehouses during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1891, {is more than the produc- tion (109,275,925 gallons) of the year 189, by 6,686,461 gallons. The difference is distributed among the different kinds as known to the trade, as follows: Increase in pro- duction, high wines 451,498 gallons, rye whisky 989,512, alcohol 906,873, rum 126,504, gin 90,754, pure neutral or co- logne spirits 1,332,507, miseellaneous 5,331,202; total increase 9,229,830 gal- lons; decrease in the production of Bourbon whisky 2,545,369 gallons; set increase 6,686,465: gallons. There was an increase of spirits withdrawn for scientific purposes and for the use of the United States, 056 gallons The quantity of spirits in distillery warehouses J une ‘0, 1891, was the largest quantity so held at the close of any fiscal year. The stock on haad has grown from 61,000,000 in 1888 te 68,600,- 000 in 1889, to 59,700,000 in 1890 and finally to nearly 11::,000,000 in 1801. It appears from reports recently received that while the quantity of spirits ia distillery warehouses September 320, 1890, was 85,106,670 gallons, or more than 4,600,000 less than the quaa- tity therein June 30, 1890, the quan- tity in warehouses September 30, 1891, was 104,810,892 gallons, cr more than 8,100,000 less than the quantity so held June 30, 1891. It is noticed alse that this increased reduction is due to decrease in production during July, August and September, 1601, rather than to increased tax paid withdrawals, the quantity withdrawn tax paid dur- ing these three months being nesrly 1,- 000,000 gallons than the quantity so withdrawn during July, August and September, 1890. The commissioner announces his pur- pose of substituting weighing for gaug- ing in ascertaining the quantity of dis- tilled spirits subject to tax. He has therefore decided, with the approval of the secretary of the treasury aad under the authority of section 394, re- vised statutes, to preseribe the use of the scales in place of the gauge rod at distilleries and, so far as appliceble, at rectifying houses, retaining the rofl for use in gauging packages of spirits whose true proof is not asesr- tainable owing to the presence of sac- charine or other matter in the spirits. Statistics show that great strides have been made in the production and consumption of cleomargerine im the Netherlands, oleo oil to the value of $10,000,000 being imported from the United States during the calendar year 1890, and an estimated total output of 165,000,000 pounds being produced dur- ing the same period, of which nearly 128,000,000 pounds were exported to England, Belgium, France, Spein, Portngal, Sweden, Norway, Denmerk and the Dutch. English and Portuguese possessions. In a chapter on sugar, the commis- sioner details the action of the bureau in providing for the payment of bounty as authorized by the tariff act. The number of sugar producers who have applied for license is 4,906, and their estimated production is 613,276,289 pounds, of which 572,403,380 pounds is cane sugar. Massscred in Africe. Panis, Nov. 15.—A rumor has been current here to the effect thas M. de Brazza, who was said to have left secretly for Africa at the head of a new expedition, has been massacred. No caer of the report has reached t here.