The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 16, 1894, Page 1

0 LE AEE BAP LORE ALL OID OR te BEM SERENA ow ad — VOL. XVI. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY AUGUST 16, i894. NO 39 Missouri State Bank OF BUTLER, MO. CAPITAL, $110,000. Transacts a general banking business. uuers, merchants and the public generally, promising a safe depository for all funds committed to our charge. We are prepared to extend liberal ac- commodation in the way of loans to our customers. Funds always ou hand to loan on real estate at lowest rates, allowing borrowers to pay part or all at ony time and stop interest. We solicit the accounts of far- entire 14 rear-coach passenge: DIRECTORS. Or. T. C. Boulware Booker Powell Frank M Vorie OH Dutcher H H Piggott HC Wyatt Jolin Deerwester © B® Radford RG West JR Jenkins TJS Wright Wm E Walton Geo L Smith OTHER S‘TOCKHOLDERS, E Bartlett Frank Deerwester Robert McCracken Dr'W E Tucker Margaret Bryner; D \ DeArmond A McCrackenj W B Tyler Lulu Brown Jobn Evans MV Ow ME Turner Hurley Lumber Co Dr J Everingham Wm W Trigg G A Caruthers © & E Freeman Charles Pharis Wm Walls 1B Chet GB Hickman JK Rosi G P Wyatt JM Courtnes} Robert Clark © P &8 LColeman FR Davis DB Heath Semuel Levy © H Morrison Dr W D Hannah JW Reisner L. B Starke Clem Slayback John H Sullens. Dr NL Whipple Max Weiner INCINERATED. Awful Death of Ten Rock Island Pas- sengers,—Perish in a Wreck Near Lincoln, Neb, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 10.—A fear- ful wreck, involving the lose of 11 lives, one engine and two cars occur- red ou the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacitic Railroad, where it crosses on 6 high trestle the tracks of the Union Pacific und the Burlington and Missouri River Railroads, short ly after 10 o'clock last night. ‘All in dications point to train wreckers as the cause. Train No. 8, drawn by engine No. | 213, is an accommodation called “Fort Worth accommodation,” and is due to arrive here at 9:40 p. m. Last night it was about 10 minutes late aud was making up time when it struck the trestle that crosses Salt Creek, about four miles from the city und two from the Peniten- | tiary. When it struck the trestle the rails spread and the engine, drawing the two cars after it along over the cross ties for avout 50 feet and then with a crash it fell 40 feet to the bed of the creek be- low. went The engine burst and glowing coals spreading ignited the wooden supports and the coaches behind it and ina few moments the bridge, dry as a tinder from its long expos- ure to the sup, was a mass of flames. The coals falling upon the coaches lying in the ditch set them on fire and five minutes after the first warn ing the entire mass of cars, with their load of human freight below, was one mass of flames. It was an af€ful sight. The flames mouuted high in the heavens, color- ing the entire southera sky a brilli- ant carmine, while the moonbeams fell upon the glowing mass below, from which mortal shrieks of agony and pain were heard to issue. Willing hands were there to help, but little could be done. gine had fallen first, then the com bination car of smoker and coach fell partially upon that, and the rear coach falling behind it, tel- express escoped that car, thus pinning those | unfortuvates, who were in the smok- er, so that it was impossible to save them or for them to escape. Col. C. J. Bills aud Jay McDowell, Fairbury passengers, and the brake- man, Harry Foote, were the first to | extricate themselves from the rear ear. They immediately started to work, and after a half hour's effort, liberated the 14 occupants of the rear coach. It was heroic work; the were scorching in their iutensity,but those three men struggled hard to save their fellow sufferers. Rapidly the work of rescue went on unt in- cluding three women, were rescued and laid upon the bank beside the bridge. Those engaged in the work of res- | cue begged them to assist. but they The en-| flames | the | were too badly frightened and excited to do anything but lay on the bank and moan. Col Bills and Jay McDowell, the ; two uninjured, bad started in search of a telephone or telegraphed office. The nearest point of connection was the Penitentiary, and from there the first intimation of the wreck and holocaust reached the gity. The Fire Department was notified, but it was imposible to get a steamer over the rough country roads, and no fire apparatus was available. The jonly thing to do was to let the whole pile burn. It was heart rending. The fire- mau, engineer and conductor lay prostrate under the burning coaches. Their faces were turned out, and Stannard, whose legs were being | consumed by the fierce flames, kept Jerying for help He begged for someone to tell his wife and to help | her. “For God's sake,” he cried, “some one come! What will my wife and littie one do? Oh! God! will some | one help?” Harry Foote heard and tried to | help, but the fierce tlames drove him back. ‘Tbree times he assayed with his broken foot und leg to extend ' some assistance, but to go near the | burning pile meant sure death. Fred Scott, the baggageman, saw | him and cried out: “Harry, help for Christ's sake!” The train boy heard and acted. | He caught Scott just as the flames commenced to lick up his legs,burn- | ing his trousers and shoes complete- ly off. The timber had fallen upon him with crushing force, and his back was terribly injured. Harry pulled him out, however, und none too soon. Had help arrived two minutes later he would have perish- ed in the flames. As soon as Scott could breathe he murmured ‘Cherry's iu there. Save ! him.” | Although poor Foote was suffer-| | ing the tortures of the damned with his broken Jeg, he returned to his ;work. Crawling up to the coach ke | eaught the hand of Cherry, the mes {senger, who has pinioned by the failen timbers and by almost super human strength succeeded in extri cating him just as the curling flames !commerced to lap around his face and head. The 14 who had been | from the coach had sufficiently re- | covered their composure to do what they could for the hapless victims, ‘ but the awful heat drove them away and they could only turn their eyes! ; and cover their ears to shut out the | awful sight and sound. | Harry Foote, the injured brake- man, is one who advances the theory that the train was maliciously wreck ed. According to his story a rail ; was remoyed on the bridge and the fish plates and a crowbar were found in the grass near by. The evidences were plainly there and unmistakable. Marks made by a wrench on a loosened rail were plainly visible and the marks of the crow bar on the cross ties were there so plain that no lantern was needed to examine them. All the injured were brought to Lincoln and are being giver excel lent care. The doctors think all will recover. The loss to the rail- t rescued | ‘McKINLEYISM IS A DEAD THING. HOUSE PASSES THE TARIFF BILL WITH SENATE AWEMDMETS, |VOTE WAS 18S YEAS 10 105 | NAYS. | Ssparate Kills Passed Making | oat, fron and Sugar Free. | | Washington, D C, Aug. 13 —All that is now uecessary in order for a Democratic tariff bill to become a law is the signature of President | Cleveland. Perhaps the most re markable of the many remarkable |sessions which has characterized this Congress was witnessed to-day, when the House, by a vote of 185 to 105, passed the tariff bill with the Senate amendments. When the final test came, only thirteen Democrats voted with the Republicans against the Senate bill, four less than voted against the passage of the original Wilson bill. When ihe issue came squarely between the Senate bill and the Me- Kinley law no Democrat worthy of the name could hesitate. That was the situation which confronted the Democratic caucus this morning. Crisp recognized it and so did Wil- sov. The Speaker of the House is the party ideal. His leadership iu the lower body has never been ques tioved, and to mght he is more su preme in Democratic councils than ever before. It was Crisp who pre sented the resolutions to the caucus accepting the Senate bill. He went) still further aud supplemented his motion for acceptauce with the in- corporation of bills for free iron ore, free coat and free sugar. Only twenty one Democrats who attended | the caucus voted against the resolu | tions. Among these Democrats were Dockery Clark of Missouri. Before the day came to a wiped} jelose the McKinley law was from | {the | and statute books and Dockery | fand Clark, who bad hoped in| caucus to still accomplish some thing for the House bill, went with | TREATY WITH CHINA. Chinese Laborers Protubited From En- tering the United States. Washington, Aug. 14.—The treaty | with China which was ratitied by the | Senate yesterday prohibits the com- | ing of Chinese laborers to the United | States for the next ten years, except |upon conditions specitied. The re |striction is not to apply to the re-| turn of euch laborers as have wives, children or parents or property of the value of $1,000 or debts equal to! that amount due them in this coun-| try. A departing Chinaman is to} secure before leaving a certificate | from the collector of custums of the! district from which he leaves that he has deposited with the collector | a description of his family, property or credits, and this certificute is to! entitle him to return to the United States. In the description | proyes to be false, the right to re- turn is to be forfeited. It is to be} exercised within case one year, but in| exceptional cases may be extended for avother year. It is especially agreed that the provisious of this convention shall not affect the right ef Chinese officials, stu dents, travelers for curiosity or pleasure, but not labor ers, to come to the United States aud live therein. While the treaty is made for only ten years, it is provided that it may be extended for another like term of years unless either country shall give notice six months before the expiration of the ten year limitation of a desire to terminate it. The treaty now requires ratifica- tion by China, but it is presumed the Minister bere is fully empowered by his government to act for it in this matter, and it is expected that ratifications will be exchanged ina few days teachers, merchants or Pacer Join R. Sold for 10,000, Sedalia, Mo. Aug. 1 A tele | gram was received last night from John R. Gentry, at Buffalo, which stated that John R his pacing horse, with a record 2:09$, had been sold | to J. F. Scott, oue of the proprietors of Alamance stock farm, Graham, N.C, for $10,000 John R $ 2. was their associates on the final passage. | No time was lost in proceeding with the independent measures und be | fore adjournment these too had | passed on almost strict party votes | and will be sent to the Senate to | morrow. What the Senate will do can not | be stated to night. The Republicans | threaten to leave aud may prevent! But at | ssion these measures will | s, aud the pledges‘of the | | party strictly fulfilled. No Democrat in Washington to- | night questions the policy which the | There are al | few sore-heads and malcontents who} jfaltered at the last minute and ar-} rayed themselves under the Repub- ‘lican banner with Reed and Burrows for their leaders. But these alleged Democrats are so few in number and so infinitesimal in the make-up of a great party as rot to be considered ina discussion of a party measure. | | Every man who lays any claim to | Democratic leadership or hopes for preferment for his party, stood) | sheulder to shoulder with Crisp and | Wilson and Turner to-day, the rol of honor shows but thirteen desert ers. Of these Tom Johnson of Ohio} Burke Cockran of New York are the only ones of any reputations outside their own districts. Johnson viute free trader aud Cock- ollowed the lead of Senator nd allowed his opposition to incowe tax to determine his any legislation this session. the short se | become la House pursued to-day. and the action. The new tariff bill is a reduction of 40 per cent tariff taxation as com pared with the McKinley law. If the democrats can't carry the elec- | tion this fall, on that issue then the | people didn’t know what they want- | sas City Times. be placed under the care of the well- known driyer. M. E McHenry, and was driven yesterday for the first time in a race by any one other than | He was entered in the the} Jim Ramey. » in second, 2 class and came | first time Le was ever defeated. This | is attributed to the change in drivers. | Johu R a full cousin to the! fancy stallion Dr. Cox, owned by T. | K. Lisle and others of this city. | is A Gambler Shot. Joplin, Mo. Aug. 10.—Claude Beasley, a gambier,was shot to night | in front of house by Ed Nelson, a gambler who lives at Webb City, A few weeks ago he shot Froggy Ford, another gambler and was out ou a bond for $500 for his appear- ance in the circuit court. Ford was lly wonded but is recovering. | i Particulars of to nights shooting | are hard to obtain. Beasly was tak-| en in charge by friends immediately | after Nelson fired upon him, aud is in hiding. Nelson escaped. Yoo Hot For ‘traveling. Oklahoma City, Ok., Aug. 14.— Charles Larson, sentenced to seven | years for horse stealing: the two Casey brothers, held for murder, and Ed Cox, held for horse stealing, | broke jail last night and headed for the Chickasaw country. A negro murderer under sentence of death refused to go with them on the ground that weather was too hot for traveling the Clinton Democrat: “The pool- rs at the Clinton fair, like the Arabs, folded their tents aud gently stole away—with the stakes. There ought to be a “sheol” for sueh scamps. The fair management is to blame road company is not less than $30,-/ed when they voted in 1892.—Kan- \for allowing these scamps to work ' their fake games on the grounds. | |to have met MORRISVILLE COLLEGE. A SCHOOL FOR BOTH SEXES Twenty-third year begins Sept Commercial, Elocution and Musie courses tion, Best Moral influences. 4th, i894. Full College. High and healthy loca ‘Peaches Board, including washing, rooms, fuel, 1 ts, ete., $2.50 apd 32.75 per week. Most economical school of its wrade in state. Send to Rev. 7. Bo EU Morrisville, Polk county, Mo., for cata FORGOT HIS ORDEE Disastrous Head End Collision on the Santa Fe. Lexington, Mo, Aug. 12—A dis- astrous head-end collision occurred n the Atchison, Topeka and Sacta Fe between Hurdland aad Gibbs, | Mo, at 3:30 this morning between ! express train No. 5, westbound, and express No 4 eastbound, resulting jin two traiomen being killed and several passengers injured and the engines and combination express and baggage cars completely demolished | According to orders, the trains were | at Gibbs, and it is al leged No. 4 violated orders The trains met ona slight curve and came together with terrific force. Both engineers applied the air brakes and reversed their engines, which action alone was the cause of saving many lives. As soon as the passengers and those of the train crew not hurt re- covered from the shock they pro ceeded to rescue the unfortunate victims. Engineer Humphreys of No. 4 was found at his post with one of his limbs cut off at the thigh and his head almost split in two. He died in a few miuutes Express Messenger Caplinger was instantly killed. E. E. Derrick. the express mes senger and baggageman of No. 5, had avery narrow escape and his injuries may yet prove fatal The momentum force? him through the side of the and Janded him on the embankment about fifty feet His face was jelly and bis body terribly cut and bruised. car away. mashed toa There was but one physiciau ou the train. He was kept busy until ae=e=_ze=e eee of course, could be secured from him, but the conductor states he en- tirely overlooked the orders. The total damage to property will not exceed $1,400 HAVERMEY S SCHEDULE. He Says He is Fighting For One Only —That is “McKinley.” St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 11.—A New York special,published in the Globe- Democrat this morning, says: “Henry O. Havemeyer, president of the Sugar trust, said yesterday what tariff schedule he demands and is fighting for. In his Wall street office he was asked point blank what that schedule is, and he replied with the single, ‘McKinley's.’ “Mr. Havemeyer was in a great hurry to catch a train, and said ne |more. It is to be taker. for granted | that he spoke seriously. He did not | explain what he meant by saying he | wanted the McKinley bill to con- itinue If he was in earnest it will | be taken to mean an entire change of | front on the part of the Sugar trust | whose supposed agents in the capi | tal have been fight for other things |aud threatening to slaughter the | whole measure by the House. | “The McKinley act places a duty | of one-half cent per pound en refined | sugar, or sugar above No. 16, Dutck | standard, with one tenth of 1 cent i additional upon sugar from a coun- try which pays a bounty on sugar jexperted Raw sugar is free of jduty. This is the firsc authoritative public expression on record as com- |ing from Havemeyer.” New Scheme to Swindle Farmer. Princetor, Ill, Aug. 11.—A gang of men operating this and neighbor- train No. 5 was ran back to Hurd- jug counties, aud they are catching land for assistance. None of the the unsuspecting farmer in great passengers on No. 4 were injured. | shape. Their scheme 1s to show a Engineer Daly and Fireman Fogarty | and Skyles saved their lives by jump ing. General manager Frey was on the west bound train and gave direc- tions and superintended the work of relief. The passengers in the smoker and chair cars of No. 5 were badly shak- enup. Justin McCarthy of Chicago was sitting in chairs wh, hurled th ed « } the track. His inj serious, and he suffered a on his head and hand. Darbin of Milwaukee, smoker next to the baggage car and one of the reclining came and was low and land D a ¢ out six feet from not 3s were was in the j was also thrown through a window, He had a being hurled almost forty feet and landed within two feet of where the locomotives lay on the track. eutting his ankle row escape, nar Conductor Clegern was in charge of No. 5, west-bound. He banded the order, which clearly stated that the two trains were to meet at Gibbs, to the press reporter. The officials on the train say the conductor and engineer of train No. 4 were respon- sible for the accident, haying dis- obeyed telegraphic orders to meet train No. 5at Gibbs The engineer being killed outright no statement, a pile of dry goods which they carry with them, consisting of calico and kindred goods, and offer the same ai fabulously low prices. They offer $15, $20 or $25 worth at the low price of $6. or $8, and then do not even want the cash, but accomo date the farmer by taking his note, payable iu sixty or ninety days, with the promise that the goods will be forthec express in a few days. Several farmers who have bit- ten have received notice from banks stating that they have their notes for $50 or $60. ng by Atter A Postmaster. Nevada, Mo, Aug. 9.—Two prcmi- nent clergymen of Carthage, Rev. § Hemingway and Wainright, passed through here last night en rcute toe Washington, D.C. They had with them a petition with 2,500 names of the best people of Carthage asking the removal of Ben Thomas as post- master. This petition will be pre- sented tothe Postmaster General. and President Cleveland will also be informed of the Thomas with ten other prcm nent citizens of Carthage is eaid to be mixed up in These gentlemen said zens of Carthage are isatter. a ecandal. that the ci deeply indignant and determined to probe the affair to the bottom. Hi of al Pow Ova AS er.— Latest U.S. Gov’t Keport Baking ABSOLUTELY PURE