The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 4, 1893, Page 4

: | BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES | J. D. ALLEN Epitor. J. D. Atten & Co., Ptoprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: | | i } The Weexkty Times, published every | Wednesday, will be sent to any address one year, postage paid, for $1.00. THOSE SEWERS. The Tres is not opposed to the construction of sewers. It would de- pend very touch upon the proposi- tion submitted whether we voted for itor not. But we are opposed to the council saddling an additional debt upon us, without submitting it to a vote of the people for ratifica- tion. Weare also opposed to de- ceiving the people in regard to pay ing for sewers if built. The reve- nue of the town is not now sufficient to meet the continuous debt which AT CLEVELAND’S TOUCH. | Columbia's Big Show ls at Last a Successful Reality. FOKMALLY OPENER. The Ceremonies ot the Day During Which Cleveland Pressed the Button. Chicago, Iil., May 1.—It was just about 11 o’clock when the adyance guard of the cortege signaled the approach of President Cleveland aud the dignitaries of the day to the World’s far grounds. After enter ing the grounds the journey to the Administration building was made with all possible dispatch, the pres- idential party not stopping to ac- knowledge any of the popular ova- tions extended to their executive. Of course the cheering was tremen dous when President Cleveland faced the great multitude assembled—the is already fastened onit. If further public improvements are made an additional levy to what we are al- ready paying will have to be made to meet it. We are now paying in the city, for all taxes, a rate of $3.- 50 on the $100 valuation. If that is to be increased we want the taxpay- ers to have a say in the matter. The county court ordering a new jail built is not a parallel case. The county is out of debt with money in the treasury with which to make this public improvement. No ad- ditional taxes are required. While in the case ef the city, it not only has a continuous debt which will run for 20 years or more, but the enor- mous tax we are now paying isnot sufficient to give us good streets, and keep the city clean. We will not now discuss the ques tion of whether or not we need sew ers. But we insist that if it is a fair legitimate proposition, without any- thing behind it to cover up, the council will not be afraid to have the people discuss it thoroughly, and vote intelligently upon it. That is allthe people are asking, and they havea right to demand that much. Missouri has a stringent anti- trustlaw and there seems to be a disposition to try whether it amounts to anything or not, says the New York World. Proceedings have been begun against a hundred St. Louis corporations, with a large aggregate capital, to declare their charters invalid. This is the way to go to work when menare in earenest- Alike energy in enforcing the na- tional anti-trust law might have put an end to conditions that are rapid- ly becoming worse, and saved vast sums to the people which have been wrested from them by combinations which are supposed to be undera ban. No time should be lost in mak- ing a beginning of enforcing this law If there is anything the mat- ter the people waut to know what it is, and will insist on strengthing its weakness. Amos Avery, the Barton county murderer, who Was to have been hanged Friday, was granted another respite until May 12th. Avery’s in- sanity is in question, and as this is the third respite granted him itis probable he will escape the gallows. The railroads have inaugurated a rate war to the World's Fair. The Rio Grande was the first road to open the ball. os Farmers in Arkansas are greatly discouraged by the damage done their crops by the cold and rainy weather. Reports from all parts of Mary- ‘land indicate that the peach crop in that state will be unusually large this year. The general offices of the M., K. & T. railroad are to be moved from Parson, Kan., to St. Louis. Six men were burned to death in a boarding house fire in Burlington, To., early Sunday morning. SESS sD The gubernatorial and senatorial contest in Virginia promise to be unusually interesting. Survivors of the ill-fated Sultana, a reunion at Toledo, O. . ————— eee atudents at Vassar college. largest audience ever faced by an American citizen. Following the president and the director general were tlie members of the presidential cabinet under the escort of the World’s fair officials, the Duke of Veragua and his family, members of the diplomatic corps, and members of congress, senators and other prominent dignitaries had seats on the grand stand. The 2,000 Columbian guards, who surrounded the Administration building, made a futile effort to keep back the crowd, but they were swept forward by the resistless wave and jammed against the railing until they them- unrecognizable part of that incoherent, struggling, but good-natured and cheering area of humanity. At 11:30 to the min- ute the programme opened with a blast from the orchestra which ren- dered the martial air of the “Colum- bian March” of John K. Paine. The music lasted for fifteen minutes and at its conclusion Director General Davis stepped to the front of the platform, waved his hands suppli- catingly two or three times to the vast audience and then announced in a tone which was lost in the hum H. Mil- selves became an of voices that the Rev. W. burn would pronounce the invoca tion. The blind chaplain of the U. S. House of Representatives stepped forward guided by a woman's hand, his adopted daughter, Mrs. Louie Gemley escorting him, and faced the multitude which he could not see, but whose presence he felt by the very animation that permeated the He is one of the his- toric characters of American politics atmosphere. first receiving his appointment as chaplain of the house of representa- tives some years ago and lately be ing selected chaplain ot the United States senate. During his long res- idence in Washington Mr. Milburn has been the intimate acquaintance of presidents, cabinet officials, sena tors ard congressmen, until to day, although blind, he probably recog- nizes by the timbre of their voice more men prominent in American life than it has been the lot of most men to know. After a urief pause. when the murmur prayer, brief but fervent. “The Prophecy” an ode written by W. A. Croffut in honor of the expo- sition, was next on the programme. It was read by Miss Couthoi, a deli- cate young woman, whose enuncia- tion was perfect, but whose voice was lost to all except the immediate circle. After an orchestra overture, Di- rector General Davis, as master of ceremonies, faced the multitude and made the opening speech,’ which closed with the presentation of In opening he paid due tributes of praise to the national commission, the state and local directory, and the board of lady managers and to the -arious departments among which the work he briefly sketched the world wide scope of the great exposition, which had drawn the resources and productions of the feur quarters of the globe and placed them on exhibition through President Cleveland. was divided. Then 60,000 exhibitors. Then he return ed sincere thanks to congress and the officers of the government, to the states which had expended $60,- 000,000, to the foreign nations which had spent more than $6,000,000 for their exhibits, to the citizens and which had furnished $16,000,000 to the tens of thousands of exhibitors and to the he dwelt upon the fact that the total outlay for the exhibition in every co! ions of Chi women of thenation. In closing way was largely in excess of $100, 000,000. Then turning to the pres- ident he asked him to direct that it be opened to the public and touch magic key starting the activities the of the exhibition. es) jose ~_— general stepped . < . ident of the United blown up in war times,have just held | states stepped forward and the cli. max of the ovations of the day was _ " reached. Three or four minutes th The play “Antigone” is to be pre-| crowd cheered over and puna sented in the original Greek by the/ and men 500 feet away tossed their of voices had ceased, the blind chaplain uttered a lias anp otherwise disported them-| {selves in frantic exhibitions of their | jenthusiasm. The president bowed once or twice and then spoke as fol-; lows: | “I am here to join my fellow citi-| |zensin the congratulations which befit this occasion. Surrounded by ‘the stupendous results of American | |enterprise and activity, and in view | of the maguificent evidences of American skill and intelligence, we need not fear that: these congratula- tions will be exaggerated. We stand to-day in the presence of the oldest nations of the earth and point to the achievements we here exhibit, ask ing no allowance of the score of youth. The enthusiasm with which the warmth of the greeting we ex- tend to those who have come from foreign lands to illustrate with us the growth and progress of human endeavor in the direction of a higher civilization. “We who believe that popular ed ucation and the stimulation of the best impulses of our citizens lead the way to a realization of the proud national destiny which our faith promises gladly welcome the opportunity here afforded us to see the results accomplished by ef forts which have been exerted long- er than ours in the field of mau’s improvement, while in appreciative return we exhibit the unparalleled advancement and full accomplish- meats ofa young nation and pre- sent the triumphs of a vigorous, self reliant and independent people. “We have built these splendid edifices, but we have also built the magnificent fabric of a popular gov ernment, whose grand proportions are seen throughout the world. We have made and here gathered to- gether objects of use and beauty, the products of American skill, the grand result of the efforts of men who rule themselves. “I; 1s an exalted mission in which our guests from other lands are en gaged, as we co-operate in the en- terpri:+ devoted to human enlight- enme.its, and in the undertaking we here enter, we exemplify in the no- blest sense the brotherhood of na tions Let us hold fast to the mean ing that underlies this ceremoney and let us not lose the impressive we contemplate our work intensities | WIPED OUT. | The City of Ciseo, Texas. Almost Blown Oif the Earth. Sixteen Liyes Snuffed Uut im Less} ‘Than Two Minutes. ! The Business and Most of the Residenee Portion Destroyed. Waco, Tex., April 29.—~Wiped out of existence” is the news which | came from Cisco, Eastiand county, | this morning. A cyelone which 18} said to have had no_ parallel in the | state of Texas swept down upon that town at 10 o'clock last night and left death, devastation and desola tion in its wake The force of the wind was terrific, and everything went down before it like grass before ascythe. 1t leveled houses and scattered them in every direction. Trees were stripped like pipe stems. | Nothing could withstand the force of the storm. Iu a few minutes what had been a thriving town was a complete wreck. The telegraph wires were blown down, and it was impossible to send word from the scene of disaster. FIRST REPORTS. This morning reports were sent out from Carbon, Eastland and ad joining towns, and the full extent of the awful devastation and loss of life was made known. Detailed re- ports, however, were unobtainable until to night, when communication was opened, the Texas Central es tablishing an office in a box car a half mile from the wrecked town. Full reports show that the cyclone was something beyond the power of description in its destructive force. Everything in ite path went down. Out of 45 business houses 40 were completely demolished and strewn “PRICES (Get Bakiné Powder The only Pure Creaw of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum, Used in Millions of Homes—4o Years the Standard | over the ground for hundreds of yards. Three of the remaining five were badly wrecked. Fifty resi- dences were swept away, not even a vestige of many of them remained. Many persons were crushed be tween falling timbers and struck by flying debris, while others were buried. beneath ruins of buildings, which fell upon them with scarce a moment's warning The wounded and maimed. num- ber more than 100, 10 of whom will ness of this moment. As by a touch machinery that gives life to this vast exposition is now set in motion so, at the same instant let our hopes and aspirations waken forces in which all time to come shall influence the welfare, the dignity and freedom of mankind” At the conclusion of his address the president touched the electric button and the World’s Columbian exposition of 1893 was ushered in- to official existence. The huge certainly die. Over 700 people are homeless to-night Scenes last night in the ruined town beggars descrip tion. Of the 40 business houses in the city to-day only one, that of C. H. Fee & Co., remains intact, while out of about 400 residences only one stands uninjured, that being the res- idence of J. A Eppler, the city mar- shal. The most conservative place the loss at nearly $2,000,000. When fountains 300 feet away from the|the cyclone had passed people rush- grand stand threw a stream of water|/ed through the streets praying and 70 feet in the air and the roaring of | shrieking as though frenzied. the engines in Machinery hall, a The cyclone was 8 miles wide, its quarter of amile away, told the | path extending for a distance of five multitude that the electric spark] miles on the west aud three on the had done its duty.. east. Nota telegraph pole was left As soon as the ceremonies attend-| standing iu all of this breadth. Trees ant upon the formal opening of the |and fences are razed to the ground. exposition were over President Cleveland, Governor Altgeld, Mayor Harrison, the Duke of Verague and other notables were conducted to tke administration building where they were entertained at dinner by the World's fair officials. When the dinner was over the party with Pres ident and Director General Davis in the lead was conducted from the a: ministration building and aroun the grounds. At the Manufactures building, which was the first place reached, the presidential party alighted at the main entrance and walked from one end of the edi- fice to the other. From here they drove to the north end of the grounds, among the state buildings and back along the main drive past the horticultural buildings to the south end of the grounds. After having thoroughly inspected the White City, President Cleveland and his party were driven to the Grand Crossing, where they took the train for Washington. Another Destroyer. Guthrie, Ok., April 29.—Another cyclone visited thé Ponca reserva- tion, 40 miles north of here, last night and did a great amount of damage on the Blevin ranch. The buildings were destroyed and J. J. Keithley, his wife and two children killed and others injured. On the adjoining ranch Mr. Jackson and two childrea were crushed to death. A large number of cattle perished. At Edmond great damage was done by wind and hail and several per- sons were injured. At Waterlooa waterspout washed out the Santa Fe tracks badly. A Chicago thief attempted to steal the urn containing the ashes of Co- lumbus one day last week. After a hard scuffle with a guard ke drop- ped the urn and fled. A curious system of slavery, by which convicts are bound out on contract, is reported to be in opera-| ‘hats in the air, waved their umbrel-/ tion iz Georgia. SIXTEEN NEW GRAVES. Sixteen new graves were dug in the cemetery te day by the hande of the dining hall on the third floor of sorrowing friends, in which to bury the dead. The present population of Cisco will not be able to replace the dam age done for years and the work of rebuilding will be left to new comers. a | Large portions o: houses were car | tied for blocke, only to completely demolish the house o* s»other. It is said by all that while the cyclone only lasted two winutes it seemed as though it were ages. TETTER & ERYSIPELAS | Neck Covered with Glandular Swell- ings. Scrofula. Ears Running. Suffered Terribly. Ail Remedies Fail. Tries Cuticue::. First Application Relieves. Com- plete Cure in 3 Weeks. Two years ago I was poisoned in my hands. Then P took “Teter. "Then Erysipeias went to my head, face, ears, neck. My ears were swollen and running from the inside and outside. I could lie only on my back. My neck was cov. ered with glandular swellings — Scrofula. I suffered terribly. I began to use Curiccra Rewepres. The first application relieved mo very much, and in three weeks my ears, bead, and face were well. CuTicuRa REMEDIE® cured mo when all other remedies failed, and I had de- spaired of ever being any better. Lcannot be with. out them now, and shall recommend them to my suffering friends, for I do ssy that they are the most piessant and best remedies for skin di: Tever saw Maus. LIZZIE HALL, Fairfield, Cuticura Remedies Have cured me of every form of Eczema from which I was , namely, sore eyes, weak back, sick stomach, four saved my Mie. highl; saved my life. friends. sé = Miss CARRIE B. WHITE, Box 14, Miffin, lowa Co., Wie. Ccuriccga Resor’ , the new Blood and ALL KINDS OF MACHINE OILS. | IN BATES COUNTY. SIT HEL EE EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE i Light Running Milwaukee Binder, The lightes: weight of any Binder onthe market. The celebratedgenuine = [| ‘Champion and Buckeye Mowers, | | Table Rakes, Reapers Sulky Hay Rakes. Hay Loaders, Aultman Taylor Threshing Machinery- BUCCIES, SPRING WAGONS, | AND ROAD CARTS. ——0. The Largest Stock of Hardware, Groceries, Stoves, AND QUEENSWARE, ‘“SNIML UYaGNnia 40 avo1 avo Vv Be nnett-Wheeler Merc. Co. BUTLER, MO. Advance in Insurace Rates. St. Joseph’ Mo., May 1.—Begin- ing May 1st fire insurance rates in St. Joseph and over the State on all riska, except dwelling houses and their contents, will be advanced 25 percent. This is the first move on the part of the union insurance com- panies to signify their disapproval of the signing of the 80 per cent coinsurance clause bill by Gov. Stone: {t may also mean a disorganization of the rates in St. Joseph and the inauguration of a goas you please policy by the insurance companies. Some of the largest wholsale houses here have placed their insurance abroad. The “Twice-a-week” St. Louis Re- public has led the fight for tariff re- form and stands without a rival as the leading and representative dem- ocratic newspaper of the country. Everybody should subscribe for it at once and get all the news now, when for the first time in 32 years, the democratic party is in full control | It is a} issued | of the national gov@rnment. great semi-weekly paper, each Tuesday and Friday, tourteen to sixteen pages every week, and for one dollara year—the price of weekly. Aa extra copy will be sent free, for one year to the sender of each club of four new subscribers with four dollars. Write for free eample copies, and raise a club. Ad- dress The Republic, St. Louis, Mo. The Sturgeon Leader pays its re- spect to Columbia as follows: “Col- umbia is a great town to celebrate. If a bogus order is issued the stu- dents celebrate; if a new professor comes to town, the faculty cele- i | brates; if a letter is received from apy of the prineipal colleges in the union, the president celebrates; if the janitor gets a halt pint he cele-| ative; effectually leumnlag ths brates; if he wins in any locg fight, di Jerry Dorsey celebrates; if the tem- | It has given Chicago Full of Gamblers. Chicago, Ill., May 1.—Up to last Friday fourteen faro banks were in operation in Chicago. Chief Me- Claughrey called the proprietors to him and instructed them to close. They did so to-night. More than 600 wide open poker and crap games arerunning. It is expected that at least ten faro banks will open this week. The city is full of strangers and gamblers are here from every section of the country. In 1878 Major Thomas Day and three others introduced the Jerseys in Henry county. One of the cows he bought has been giving milk ever | since." During those years she has had 16 calves which netted him about $800, and to-day he has a very fine herd, and never has any trouble to sell. The Major don’t own a very large farm, but he makes it pay by careful management.—Clinton ye. Brings comfort and improvement and tends oe enjoyment when rightly in the form most ant to the taste, the jing and { beneficial jes of a eee lax. ling headaches pat gene y cu constipation. eiciatactsoa te millions and perance people win a local option | met with the approval of the medical fight, they celebrate; same with the whiskey fellows; and if a big appro- priation is made by the legislature, | the whole town eelebrates. Last | it acts on the Kid- peys, Liver aot oe densa weak- ening them and perfectly free from exery objectionable substance. of Figs is for sale by all gists Bie and $1 bention bee ise week the students were given con-| ufactured by the California Fig Syrup trol of the town, and took every- thing except the building boom. Anti Pain Plaster. The fret and | Great is the Athens of Missouri. Goly instantsmeous pain-kilfing plaster. Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, accept any substitute if apes: ce