The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 1, 1893, Page 4

i i J. D. Atten & Co., Ptoprietors. The Weexty Times, published eyery Wednesday, willbe sent to any address one year, postage paid, for $1.00. West Plains wants a system of water works. The depot at Osage Mission, Kan sas, was burned Monduy night. The Platte City mill and elevator at Platte City, Mo., assigned Mon- day. The Kansas coal miners are striv- ing to extend their strike oyer into Missouri. ————— Four thousand miners in Craw- ford and Cherokee counties, Kan- sas, are out on a strike. The whisky trust directors are all at Peoria in a secret conference that may last for several days. Ex-congressman C. H. Mansur, of Missouri, has been appointed second comptroller of the treasury. The copyright on “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” has expired and the novel is now being sold for five cents per copy. Poor Mr. Gould, objects to pay - ing taxes on $10,000,000 worth of personal property. So says the New York World. Gold has been discovered two and one half miles northwest of Nowata, I. T. and greatest excitement pre- vails among the people. An Omaha grocery house been working the farmers of Johnson county and many of them have been fleeced by the wiley agent. Frank Tidings, a burglar en route to jail at Kingston, Mo, was shot and mortally wounded Saturday night by officers, while trying to es- cape Will Worthington, foreman of one of Ringling Bros, advertising brig- ades, stopping at the Commercial hotel, Hasting, Nebraska, while asleep fell froma second story win- dow to the pavement Saturday night and was instantly killed. Ex-Gov. Charles Foster in his financial distress says he has helped hundreds of men to fortune. He failed however, to tell how many he wrecked. Depositors and creditors will find that out when the assignee files his report. At Dallas Tex. Saturday, Mrs. Lillian Reeves, a widow lady con- ducting a boarding house, put six bullets into the body of Louis Long- ennetti for defaming her good name and insulting her on the street. She was arrested and gave bonds in $1,000 but it is not thought she will be prosecuted. ——_——__aaEE The impression is gaining that Col. Jones will go to Kansas City and take charge ofthe Times. If that proves true then there will bea great shaking up of the dry bones in western journalism. What else may be said of Col. Jones there is no denying that he is a good news- paper man—in fact is what might be termed a hustler, and if he does take active charge of the Times, the St. Louis Republic will find a demo- cratic rival in its territory, and it will have to look well to its laurels. With the right kind of push and en- ergy the Times could be made to cover the territory now occupied by the Republic. ———_—_—— Yesterday Senator John Sherman | TRAIN ROBBERIES. | Express car robberies are grow- jing in frequency, and the same ure to catch the robbers. In the | recent hold up of the Mo? Pacitic train out of St. Louis by a lone highwayman, the citizens of the lit- tle town of Pacific did not rush fran- tically to arms, organize posses and scour the country for the bold bad robber. For this the press has been inclined to criticise them. Let us see whois to blame for these fla grant depredations and whose duty it is to stop them. It is evidently the duty of the civil officers to see that the laws of the state are up held and protect the lives and prop- erty of the people. But it is impos- sible for the officers to be present on occasions of this kind. They will, of course, make eyery effort to hunt down and have violators of the law punished. There is one feature of the law which these railroad com- panies appear to have overlooked— the right of self defense. The prop er and only way for these robberies to be stopped is for the companies to guard their own property. One or two men hired and armed for the purpcse, barricaded in an express car can and will stand off any num- ber of robbers likely to attack a train. So far as the citizens of Pa- cific are concerned there is no very strong argument why they should neglect their duties, and go to the expense of hiring horses to chase these robbers. They say that on several occasions they were called on to do this very thing and responded promptly avd effectively but never received even the thanks of the com- pany. Ashort time ago Express Messenger Williams on the M. K. & T. permitted his ear to be robbed and was discharged from the com- pany’s service by telegram. After- ward, near the same place, Express Messenger Sproule successfully stood off a gang of outlaws at the risk of his life and for reward of his faithfulness and heroism he carries a letter from a subordinate official in which the hope is expressed that he will not have to go through the trying ordeal again. The citizens of Coffyville, Kansas, defended the property of two banks with their lives, and as a result several widows and orphans were made. The two banks combined rewarded _ their heroism by a munificent donation of $200. Gov. Stone in therecent Mo. Pac. Ry. robbery offered a reward of $300 for the apprehension of each outlaw. The Ry. company offered nothing. Men who have a desire to do those kinds of deeds, will contin- ue, well knowing that the chances of successfully evading pursuit and capture is excellent so long as these companies expect disinterested par- ties to protect their property. PEACE TO HIS ASHES. The reinterment of the body of Jefferson Davis took place yester- day at Hollywood cemetery, Rich- mond, Va. This site for the final resting place of the great Southern- er was chosen by Mrs. Dayis. It is fitting that his ashes should rest in peace amidst the scenes where the most turbulent events of his event- ful life occurred. The demonstra- tions attending the reinterment and the erection of a monument to his memory has no-political significance whatever, nor is it a dissent in any manner from the final settlement of the war. It is but a tribute of love and reverence by the people of the south to their distinguished dead, who though proven in error by the arbitrament of the sword, was con- scientious in his beliefs and faithful to his people and dedicated his life to their cause. The ceremonies at- completed and moved into a $106,-| tending the removal were simple,yet 000 house on Franklin square. The imposing. Peace to his ashes, in lot it 1s piled upon is worth arother | their final resting place, is the earn- $100,000. The frugal senator fromjest prayer sent up all over the Ohie is supposed to have achieved | South. this house ona salary of $5,000 a year. And yet some teeble-minded men say statesmanship doesn’t pay. Senator Sherman’s house is finished in mahogany as typifying reciproei- ty and to encourage South Ameri- The stained glass win- can trade. dows display, as I noted, divers grief-bitten cherubs. that all this I was told cherubic emotion was Mrs. Carter B. Harrison Dead. Cincinnati, O., May 29.—Mrs. Car- ter B. Harrison died last night at North Bend, O., aged 77. She mar- tied Carter B. Harrison, youngest son of President William Henry Harrison and uncle of ex-President Benjamin Harrison, in 1836. Her husband died in 1839 leaving one devoted and due to the mortgage-| daughter, now the wife of Col. D. burdened farmers of our land.—K. C. Times.— Washington correspond- ent. W. McClung, at whose house she had her home for the last thirty years. might be truthfully said of the fail-| The Ex-Secretary ef the Treasury Forced to Assign. Fostoria, O., May 26—Charles } Foster, secretary of the treasury un-! jder President Harrison, made an assignment today with unknown | Habilities. Mr. Foster was in business in Fos- jtoria asa dry goods merchant dur- jing the war and soon after it closed tion in real estate he became wealthy and in 1879, when elected governor of Ohio for the first time, he was re- puted to be worth 1 maillion dollars. During the next four years he lost heavily in Lake Superior copper mines. In natural gas and street railway specul stion at Findlay dur- ing the “boom he invests: largely and when the bi ble bursi he, with many others, wa: caught for many thousands of dollars. He also lost by indorsing notes for business and political friends. Since then he had attenpted to recoup his losses, but only became more deeply involved. The crash was temporarily avert- ed by his appointment as secretary of the treasury. It is thought he will at best, not be able to pay his debts The Foster Banking cempany, whieh also assigned this morning, according to the last issue of the Banker's Almanac, had a capital of only $4,000, a surplus of $2,000 and undivided profits of $9,000. The New York correspondent of the company is the National Shoe and Leather bank. MANY CONCERNS SURE. Th- carly assignments included the banking house of Foster & Co; the wholesale grocery house of Da- vis & Foster and Charles Foster in- dividually with J. B. Gormley, pres- ident of the First National bank of Bucyrus, as assignee. The affairs of the Mambourg Crocker Calcined Glass company, the Brass and Iron works and Fostoria Light and Pow- er company are so involved that all will be in the hands of an assignee before the day is closed. Just now everything is in a chaotic eondition and it is impossible to get figures or form any estimate of the probable outcome of the failure. An Equitable Tax. It is a fundamental principle of taxatien that all taxes should be lev- ied with a view to the ability of the citizen to pay. Our internal taxes on spirits and tobacco, though good as a means of obtaining revenue are not equitable. The poor man and the rich man who consume an equal amount of tobacco, spirits or beer pay the same amount towards the support of the government. This may be and often is a hardship to the poor man while the rich man does not feel it. Tariff duties on necessaries oper- ate in the same way. The poor are burdened. The rich do not feel the weight. A graded tax on incomes of $10,- 000 or more would tend to correct these inequalities. It would be paid only by those to whom payment would be no hardship. It would be a small tithing from superfluity. It would lighten some of the burdens of the poor. Unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation. Taxation that takes no ac- count of the ability of the citizen to pay is unequal taxation.—New York World. A BIG SUIT SETTLED. The Lake Erie and Western pays Mis- souri Parties Oyer $50,000. Jefferson City, Mo., May 29.—A e big damage suit, which has been | 2d@Pti pending in the Federal courts for ten years against the New York, |he helped to organize the Fostoria} i National bank. By shrewd specula- | MR. FOSTER’S LOAD TOO BIG. | number of times since. The suit grew out of the injury of a big lot jof imported cattle while in transit lover the New York, Lake Erie and | Western. ages the road must pay all the costs inthe case, which amount to quite abigsum of money. One of the parties interested in the case is Lev- ‘eret Leonard, late candidate for | governor on the populi } ticket. Mr. Smith Congratulated 5 Washington, D. C., May 29.—Sec- retary Hoke Smith’s sweeping pen- sion decision of last Saturday was a leading topic of discussion around the interior department to-day and among the pension attorneys in this city. The secretary of the interor received numerous congratulations from members of congress and oth- ers who called in during the day. The unanimous opinion of these call- ers was that the decision was a righteous one, and in strict conform- ity with the law of congress, the act of June 28, 1890. “This decision will meet the ap- proval of thinking people all over the country,” said one enthusiastic reformer. “There is no doubt that the people will uphold an attempt to give pensions to only those who deserve them; and who are the ben- eficiaries intended by congress. The order which is revoked by Secretary Smith stretched the interpretation of the law to take in others than the actual beneficiaries.” The pension attorneys are ead, for the decision w'll make considerable difference in their fees in the future. Shot ata Lexington Woman. Lexington, Mo., May 29.—An un successful attempt was made this af- ternoon to murder Mrs. Edwin Taubman, living on south street. While strolling through the town a shot was fired at her, coming from the alley of the Christian church. The bullet pierced the cloak she was wearing, going between her body and arm. She saw the assassin run after firing. A big crowd is out scouring the woods and if he is caught a rope will be used. For a month this aud other respectable families of Lexington have been get- ting notes threatening death, and detectives have been working on the case. Mr. Taubman is the son of the president of the Commercial bank. The Claim Will be Paid. Washington, May 26.—Harvey Salmon and other Missourians who baeked the Chickasaw aud Choctaw claim through unfavorable days, aro about to reap a rich reward for their pluck. The president has at length approved the deeds convey- ing the Indians titles to their leased lands in the territory, and in conse- quence the $2,991,450 appropriated by the last Indian appropriation act will become available for immediate distribution between the Chicka- saws, the Choctaws and the whites. It is said that Mr, Salmon’s share of this 3 million dollar haul can be expressed only in terms of six fig- ures. 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It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid- neys, Liver and Bowels without weak- them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup ce is for sale by all drug- gists in 50c $1 bottles, but it is man- the supreme court of the United} ufactured by the California Fig Syrup States. Ten yearsago the case was Co. only, whose name is printed on every also the name, Syrup of Fi first tried in the United States cir-| and being well informed, you will cuit court, and it has been tried a| accept any substitute if offered. In addition to the dam ; BENNETT-WHEELER MERC. C0 EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE __ Light Running Milwaukee Binder, ALL KINDS OF MACHINE OILS. Champion and | IN BATES COUNTY. | asilly: Bennett-Wheeler Merc. Co. BUTLER, MO. The lightest weight of any Binder on the market. | Table Rakes, Reapers» Sulky Hay Rakes. Hay Loaders, Aultman Taylor Threshing Machinery: BUGGIES, SPRING WAGONS, AND ROAD CARTS. (Case The Largest Stock of Hardware, Groceries, Stoves, AND QUEENSWARE, | The celebrated ge 3uckeye Mowers, ‘JNIML USGNIG 40 QVO1 YVvO V CHINA’S ATTITUDE. An Ultimatum to This Country Has | Been Practically Issued. | Washington, D. C., May 28.— “When is the Chinese minister ex- pected to arrive in this country?” was asked to-day of Mr. Hubley Ash- ton, one of the counsel for the Chinese government in recent test case before the supreme court as to constitutionality of the Geary law. “In about a month,” was the re- ply. “Is the statement correct that he is delaying his departure in order to | bring an ultimatum from the Chinese government as to the Geary law ell | relations with Chima, diplomatic, commercial and otherwise, may be considered as terminated. The Americans now in China will be or- | dered to leave, and what trade we have with China will stop. Mr. Gresham has already been notified of this, as the diplomatic phrase goes. There is nothing further to be se‘d on the part of the Chinese government.” Democrats Left Out. Topeka, Kas., May. 28.—The new session laws were issued last night. To democrats who read the volume the fact will become painfully ap- parent that the crew election law has denied them any representation on election boards. The law pro- vides that no party which, at the preceeding general election, nomi- | nated the candidate of an opposing | party shall be entitled to represen- | | gang that held tation at elections. This practically means that the legislature has at- tempted to legislate the Kansas democracy out of existence. Popu lists and republicans will control the canvass of the votes of Kansas next year to the exclusion of the democrats. This feature of the new law originated with the republicans in the house as a rebuke to ‘fusion. The populist senate adopted it with- out protest. Edwin Beoth Mach Worse. New York, May 29.—A decided change for the worse in the condi- tion of Edwin Booth, the eminent tragedian, set in Saturday evening and last night. Dr. St. Clair Smith, his physician, said: “Mr. Booth is losing strength, but his mental con- dition is not much worse than it was last night. His vitality, which has so long baffled his disease is simply giving away slowly. While Idon't apprehend any immediate danger of death, I do not believe he will rally again.” The Daltons are dead and Frank James is a private citizen. The question now arises who was the lone robber that held up the train last week. A St. Louis reporter relates the following story: “A group of Missourians were dis- cussing the train robbers of the past at the Laclede hotel Saturday and Senator Waller Young of St. Joseph remarked “Gov. Stone missed a good opportunity. He should have got out and reasoned with the robber like old man France, the St. Joseph banker, did with the up the Lexington stage.” “How was that Waller?” general query. “You will remember the Lexing- ton stage coach robbery. It was done by a gang of three men. The passengers were all made to alight, one by one, hold up their hands and one of the party relieved them of their valuables. France had about $80 in money and a fine gold watch, which he prized very highly, as it was a present from his father. He stood the loss of his money all right but when the robber started to take off the watch he said, very earnest- ly: ‘I tell you, boys, if you don't let up on this business this state will go republican the first thing you know.’ “The appeal to the democracy of the road agent was vain, however, for the robber simply remarked: “All right, let her go and be d—d,’ and he pocketed the watch.”’ CRAZED WITH ITCHING And Pain from Eczema. Scratchat tntil Blood Came. Scales Like @ Fish. 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