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4 i . satisfaction, did not feel justified in | fa.” * = f suc’ i} rs 5s % = i _ depriving the poor people of such 8) ation in their various neighbor But all statements so ob-| COULDN'T GET JUSTICE. And Hence a Brother Took Ven- geance Into His Own Hands. Danville, Ky., May %.-—Barney Higgins, the ex- -Inayor of Somerset, was shot and mortally wounded in the lobby of the court house here yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by L. A. Wood of Cleveland, O, a brother of Miss F. O. Wood, the! young woman whom Higgiss assault | ed at the union depot at Somerset, | Ky., on the night of January 6th, 1892. The case against Higgins was transferred to this county for trial at the last term of the Pulaski court | and was docketed to be called terday. Wood arrived here #t noon yesterday to attend the trial. Be fore going to the court house he met O. P. Waddle, of Somerset, one of the lawyers of the prosecution, aud asked him about the case. Wad dle told him that it had just been continued until the September term of court on accounc of counsel for the defense. This seemed to affect Wood very much and he asked: “Ts it possibl> that one can never get justice under the laws of Ken tucky?” He then turned and started for the court house. He reached the court house yard, and saw Higgins standing about 10 feet from the door his arm resting on the banister of the stairs, conversing with some friends. Wood approached unnotic ed, and when within 3 feet of Hrg gins he pulled out a pistol and shot. Higgins staggered and Wood shot four more times, exch ball taking ef fect. Rushing to the body he beat Higgins in the face with his pistol Court was in session upstairs and the five shots in rapid suecession eraated the wildest excitement. Wood was placed under arrest, and to the crowd that swarmed around him he said: “I did it. That man outraged my sister and I have killed him.” Miss Wood, who was just recover- ing from a severe illness when Hig gins assaulted her, is now confined in a private insane asylum in New York from the effects of the shock. Higgine, who was drunk at the time he made the assault upon Miss Wood was tried once for the offense and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years. The court of appeals granted him a new trial and he was given a change of venue. Wood came originaliy from Casey county, this state, but has lived in Ohio for some time Float Logan, a brother in law of Miss Wood, and one of the gamest men in the state, was with him and stood by to see that none of Higgins’ friends inter- fered. yes Better Than a Duel. Paris, May 3.—Viscomte Egaston De Breteuil over a month ago lost 400,000 franes in grain speculation made at the iustancs of M. Michael Ephrussi. Of this he said nothing. Shortly after several of his friends lost large sums in the same This incensed the Viscount, who ac cused Ephrussi in the Circle Royal club of shady transactions and in sisted that Ephrussi either resign from the club or fight a duel, the choice of weapons being left to Eph- russi. Instead of naming seconds Ephrussi asked several friends to prevail upon Breteuil to change his mind, but this Breteuil declined to do. Ephbrussi thet: proposed a com- promise by offering to give $200,000 to the Paris poor. Breteuil, unable to get any other way | magnificent gift and so the fund will | in Ephrussi’s name. It is only fair! » to put on record that M. Ephrussi | at the time of the challenge and now! makes him incapable of appearing. | A Great Surprise same for the throat and lungs, the great | guaranieed remedy. merits and any druggist is authorized by | p the proprictor of this wondertul re me-| _ dy to give you a sample bottle tree. never tailsto cure acute or oe Ba | _ coughs. 1 druggists sell Kemp's Bale S sam. Large bottles soc and $1. t One of the young ladies who wel | , eomed Lafayette when he visited! Newark in 1824 died at that town last Friday. Her father and broth- SLi eees ee Tike Soest ete cee | hoods = SS ee = Hardware and Farm Machinery. DEEAIN Ever brought to Butler. WY LOL STEEL BINDERS, The best on earth. with new telescoping platform, will go through anine foot gate without trucks, change made in ten minutes. The New Deering Mowers, all Steel Whiteley Mowers, a Car Load Binder Twine All Steele Sulkey Hay Rakes, Largest Line of Machine Oils. The large carriage repository is now filled with the choicest line of TOP BUGGIES, SPRING WAGONS AND ROAD CARTS A complete line of fresh DEACON BROS. & CO, |20d administer the affairs of the Domestic Sewing Machines, Porters Hay Carriers, Buckeye Pumps, Barb wire, Rope, Griudstones, Washing Machines, Churns, Screen wire, Screen Doors, Builders Hardware Tron, Steel, Nails, and Wagon Wood Work. = | RoOCERIEtEs.——— The highest market price paid for Butter, Eggs, &c. They Fooled With Guns. Fort Wayne, Ind., April 27.—A} distressing tragedy occurred | his morning in this city, in which a a man shot and killed his best J. W. France, employed as ae watchman by the Ryan Truck- to the house of Both Iu sport and said, fing company. went | Henry Mathers, his chum learried loaded pistols ; Matkera his gun “Look out Jesse, I've drew got a guy,” and raised the weapon. France said: “Ob, that’s all right sohave I.” and he pulled a gun| from his pocket and pointed it at Mathera. A flash and a sharp re-| port followed and Mathera dropped | to the floor a bullet in his brain. | ; Mathera died at 6 o’clong this even- France was arrested Warsaw, Mo, ay 4—Yesterday | about 4 o'clock at Bentonville, 1 south of Warsaw, M. A. Sweeney, merchant and deputy post- | master, shot and killed his brother- | inlaw, J. R. Staats. The latter had accused Sweeney of talking about him, and had sent him word that he was coming to settle with him. Yes t-rday he went into Sweeney's store ing. miles knife in his hand, and asked him to go out side with him. As soon as they got outside Staats began striking at Sweeney, cutting his coat. Sweeney then, as he claims in self-defense, drew his pistol and shot twice, kill ing Staats instantly. A brother of Sweeney was the only witness. Sweeney surrendered to the sheriff this morning. in an angry mood, with a Leveret Leonard, who made the race for governor ou the people's party ticket, was interviewed the THE PENSION ROLLS. An Attempt Being Made to Elliminate | R Alleged Fraaulent Benificiares. Washington, April 27.—The act- ing commissioner of pensions. Mr | FKourth-Class Postmasters. Washington, May 4—A statement srepared from the records of the postoffice department shows that ae the first two mouths of the | present administration, the total ' number of fourth class postmasters D.I. Marpby, has transferred about appoiuted was 3,894, as against 5, fifty clerks who have heretofore, /104 made during the first two been employed on what is known 88 | months of My. Harrisou’s adminis- statistical work, but whieh so far a8 | tyation he can see is of no value to the of- fiee to current work in order to fa | cilitate the bringing up of the busi- ness to date. Mr Murphy is of the { | opinion that among the 858,000 pen | sioners on the rolls of the bureau there are many fraudulent cases and with a view to purging the lists of such as can be sued an order to in the field directing them to use all dilligence in searching out such cases as require the attention of the The order is in part as fol special examiners bureau. lows: The examiners are instructed to use extreme and wise dis crimination, as it is not the intention to disturb any just allowance of pen Nor is it intended that special caution sion. examiners should be made parties to petty unfriendly to making whom the quarrels aud spite work ef neighbors. In addition inquiry of those with special examiner comes in contact, whilé engaged in the ex amination of claims, it is believed | that postmasters, especially in rural | districts, may be relied on to fur- | nish accurate information. In the larger towns and cities information | may be sought from the real veter- ans of the war, who believe that the pension roll should be a roll of hon-| hand was swollen and inflamed and , City appealed. aldermen, in one spot the skin had broken and Court of appeals is final, jassessors and such other persons | showed the raw flesh beneath. who may be found to possess infor- | or, members of council, fore the matter bureau. Chillicothe, May 3.—In the Cir | ing $315 in cash. They gained en-/ the last ten years. leuit court yesterday, Arthur Jobn-| trance by breaking open the door | cured by the use of Ely’s Cream There is no clue} Balm. It is strange that so simple reached, he has is- | months to fi'l vacancies caused by resignations and deaths was 2,685, | as against 1,608 made during the] correspending period of last admin istration male durivg the last two months is shown to have been only 1,209,while the number of removals made dur ing the tirst two mouths of Harri- son's administration The number of appoiut-| ments made during the last two! | which, when The number of removals | | goods were | carried any insurance. reached 3,496. | of the proprietors Hame’s Big Blaze. Rich Hill Review;sth. From a gentleman just in from Hume this morning we learned of a destructive conflagration which vis- ited that little city about midnight lust night. Six buildings, including a grocery store, saloon, Telephone printing of- fice, barber shop, blacksmith shop and a sho» shop, were totally con- sumed. Notwithstanding the citizens worked like beavers, they were un- able to do anything with the flames, discovered, were far under headway. Scarcely any of the saved, and only one building and contents, the saloon, Mr. Chyis- man, formerly of this city, was one of the saloon. The excess of appointments four | The rest was a complete loss. years ago was, therefore, 1,210, and | This is the second destructive fire | the excess of removals 2,287, while | to visit Hume within the past four the number ou account of deaths was 1,077 | years ago. | “a |8on, aged 18, was convicted on his} with fence rail. © Is in store for all who use Kemp's Fal- In Vienna recently an American | appealed from this county, both of} acrobat made a wager with a local | athlete that the latter could not en- dure the falling of a pint of water on | resignations and more than four | of appointments made | or five months. The Golden C ase Against Clinton The Kansas City court of appeals | has rendered decisions in two cases which were affirmed, sustaining the verdicts of the circuit court. The Virginia Golden case was his band drop by drop froma height | 88#inst the city of Clinton for in- of only three feet. an evormous hand, and all the spec The athlete has | juries she received by reason of be- ing thrown from a buggy down an tators pronounced the American's bet | ¢mbankment in the street leading a foolisk one; but when about 300 | to the Artesian Park The city set | drops had fallen the athlete's face UP the claim that the street was not became red and he appeared to be in , * legally opened thoroughfare, and great pain. | declariug that he could no longer | | endure the torture. H Robbed By Masked | Men. | Marshall, Mo, May 3. 3.—The house and the costs, be administered by common friends tained should be corroberated be- | | of Patrick Bray, ten miles north of | amounts to between two and three is reported to the | here on the Barons place, was bro- hundred dollars.—Clinton At the 420th he gave up | | hence that it was not liable. A judgment was rendered in the She palm of his | circuit court for $2,125 which the! | The verdict of the and the} city must pay this debt, with 6 per cent interest from last September— | when the judgment was rendered— which probably Demo j ken into last night by five masked | | crat. ee | mez, who, after binding Bray’sbands | is suffering from a malady which! Boys Receive Long Sentences. | and feet, searched the house, secur own coufession and sentenced to im- i | to the tl4eves. Tt is sold on its | prisoum at in the peuiteutiary tor SIX Vears—two years for felouices It assault, two years for jail breaking | | aud two years for burglary aud lar | near Iam an Sia man and have been a constant sufferer with catarrh for I am entirely | zen about 50 years old, other day. He says, in substance, if Mr. Cleveland will do his duty government iv the interest of the masses there will be no need of a BATES COUNTY — ‘National Bank. BUTLER, MO. THE OLDEST BANK THE LARGES? AND THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN BATES COUNTY. CAPITAL, - + $125,000 00 SURPLUS, - - $25,000 00 F.J. TYGARD, - - - President. HON. J. B. NEWBERRY, —Vice-Pres. J.C;CLARK ~ - Cashier Lawyers. | p* ARMOND & Qu TH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice in Bates and adjoining counties. geF" Office over Bates Co. Nat’] Bank. ARKINSON & GRAVES, ‘ih ATTORN#YS AT LAW. Office West Side Square, over Lans- down’s Drug Store. DR. J. M, CHRISTY, HOMOBOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office, tront room over P. O. Ail call answered at office day or night. Specialattention given to temale dis- eases. 4h C. BOULWARE, Physician ang « Surgeon. Office north side square, Butler, Mo. Diseasesof women and chil- en a specialty. DR. F. M. FULKERSON, DENTIST, people’s party or any other third party;;but in case jobbers are per- mitted to cuntrol affairs the masses of the people will not take part with them. He expressed confidence in President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle. An eastern editor says that a man in New York got himself into trou- ble by marrying two wives. A west- ern editor replies that a good many have done the same thipg by mar- rying one. A northern editor says that quite a number of his acquaint auces found trouble through barely promising to marry and not going any further. A southern editor says that a friend of his was bothered enough when he was simply found with auother in company man’s wife. Poplar Bluff, Mo. ; May 3 —Last night at Harviell, seven miles south of here, W. Rowe a promment citi- with a wife and several children, accused Jce Rushin, Jr., with too great intimacy with his daugkter It led to a fight with knives. Rushin is deat ._? Rowe can not live. Rushin was mar- jried and about 30 years old. William Everett, democrat, elected to congress last week, in a Massachusetts district, which last November chose Henry Cabot Lodge, republican, by a heavy majority. | Lodge was promoted to tha U. S. senate. was | Miss Fannie Walker, who was r- jcently voted as the most popular} lady in Springfield, Ash coe to Mr What Can’t Pull Out? was married at) J H. Barvham. Bow on the Jas. Boss Filled ‘a remedy will cure such a stubborn | ,disease—Henry Billings, U. § | Amos Cummings, a farmer living | Pension Att'y, Washington, D.C. Frederick, Mo, procured a) ' shotgun and inflicted serious if not For eight years I have suffered | | from catarrh, which effected my eyes! and hearing; have employed many | ceny. Harry, the younger brother, | jfatal wounds upon his neighbor physicians without relief. I am now! aged 14, was sentenced tothe reform | ; school for boys at Boonville for sev- | jen years. jdisfigure the fingernails, | his farm yesterday. Cummings dis- | | charged a shot gun at Herman, | Daman juice is used to prevent | shattering the left ankle and break- ers were soldiers in the revolutionary | the white spots which sometimes | ing the right leg between the knee | the historian has taken a cottage at i Newport for the season. and ankle. James Herman, who had ordered on my second bottle of Ely’s Cream | | Cummings to quit trespassing upon | Balm, and feel confident ofa com | | plete cure—Mary C Thompson, | Cerro Gordo, Ill. Miss Anna Ticknor, daughter of | ‘Watch Cases, made byt byt the tects the Watch from 1 pocket. and prevents it from dropping. Can only be had | with cases stamped with this trade — £ Peay ) mane s only. Ask your jeweler for pam- hlet, or send to makers. 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