The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 23, 1894, Page 1

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Boulware Booker Powell Frank M Voris CH Dateher H H Piggott HC Wyatt John Deerweater CR Radford RG West IB Jenkins TJ Wright Wm E Walton Geo L Smith OTHER sS'TOCKHOLDERS, E Bartlett Frank Deerwester Robert McCracken Dr;W_E Tucker Margaret Bryner; D 4 DeArmond A McCrackenj WB Tyler Laja Brown John Evans MV Owen ME Turner Hurley Lumber Co Dr J Everingham John Pharis Wm W Trigg GA Caruthers C & E Freeman Charles Pharis Wm Walls HB Chelf G B Hickman JK Rosier G P Wyatt 3M Courtnest DB Heath J W Reisner Dr NL Whipple Robert Clar! Semuel Levy LB Starke Max Weiner © P &8 L Coleman © H Morrison’ Clem Slayback JR Davis Dr W D Hannah John Hf Sullens, JAPS AGAIN VICTORS. Jin a verdict finding that be was mur- dered by “Blue Jay,” James House and Art Simmons, and before day- light this morning the three were in jail In a Battle at Songhwan They Slaughter the Chinese.— About one Thous- and Killed. House and Simmons are negroes jaud “Blue Jay” is a white woman who is married to the latter. Mra. Simmons was once a belle of Lexing- tou, Ky., her father being a promi- nent planter. One day she disap- peared with Simmons, a young negro who worked for her father, and the two came to Kansas, where Shicki-Gen, Corea, Aug. 3.—A they were married. The woman ac- bloody battle has just been fought quired a bad reputation here and at Songhwan, where the Chinese | has for several years been known as have very strong fortifications, aud | the Queen of the colored dives of where 17,000 troops are said to be| the town. Just before boom days stationed. The Japanese were do here her father died and she got a termined to capture the arms and large amount of money Which she provisions, and baited the army by a | 8009 dissipated in riotous liying. clever bit of intrigue. They gave The Coroner asserts that he has out that they were going to march | evidence that will convict her of back to A San, and, in fact, they did | having struck the fatal blow. parade for a considerable distance | Chinamen Surprised While Worship- ing the War Joss. San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 20.— The Examiner prints the following special received by the steamship China: in that direction, but no sooner were Republicans and the Sugar ‘Trust. they convinced of the success of | Kenses City Times. their scheme in making the Chinese} The Republican agents of the believe they had left the settlement Sugar trust in the United States than they marched with a rush! Senate bave at last thrown off the straight up to the fortifications, at-| mask. On Saturday every Senator tacking them in a body. They made | of that party voted agninst consider- a clean sweep of everything in the | ing the proposed bill to put sugar course of five hours’ fighting. | on the free list. They can not claim The Chinese were unprepared,and | that they were influenced by consid- for the sake of truth be it known, erations of protecting the Treasury they were “chinning” the war joss— | from deficiency. Notice was giyen|} that is, bowing, “kowtowing” and that the bill would be amended in firing crackers off to a big wooden | committee so as to preserve the rev- | deity set up on acannon ball. About enue feature ard affect only the dif- 1,000 Chinese were killed in the en ferential duty, which is the trust's} gagement aud seventy Japanese. But the Republicans didn’t | The Chinese, with their usual want that. They care more for the | cowardice, deserted many of the | trust than forthe Treasury. | Fan Kwai (foreign devil officers,jand | In the face of this vote, an intelli- when given orders to resist the ad-| gent public will have no trouble in| vance of the evemy, turned and fell | fixing the responsibility, for the pro swag upon their swords, preferring to | tection of the trust in the revenue | commit suicide rather than be mur- | bill now in the hands of the dered by the Japanese. The Japan | ident. ese officers aud men fought like tigers. Pres There are a few protec-| | tion Democrats who made this feat-| jure. The Sugar trust being a New| Some of the methods of warfare | Jersey corporation, the Senators of | used were ridiculously gruesome | that State were favorable to it, and} and hatrowing. For instance, the | Lowsana, having common interest | Chinese, it is told, used old-fashion- | in the sugar supply, the Senators of | ed stink-pots (bowls slung on poles | that State were equally set in favor | and filled with sulphurie and other | of protection. bad smelling, deadly acids, which | can Senators had been willing to join kill perhaps more quickly thana rifle | the cause of the people, the trust shot.) One stink-pot cast in among | would have been defeated. a dozen soldiers killa every man in-; Moreover, it was expected from | side of a few seconds, The Mongols | the start that a separate bill would also resorted to wooden axes and to | be passed, putting sugar on the free| long bamboo poles. Many of them list. The Republicans made a hypo | threw their guns away deliberately critical pretense that they couldn't when they caught a glimpse of the | support the general bill, even with enemy surrounding them like a de | free sugar, for the reason that the mon cloud. It isimpossible accurate | protective principles of their party} ly to describe the barbarities which | forbid. Therefore, there was no these people practice in their meth-| choice but to make the best terms ods of war and also in their penal possible on the general bill, and punishments in times of peace. | trust to the pomises of the Repub-/ Woman Charged With Murder, licans to get free sugar subsequent. Wichita, Kan., August 19.—The ly. The reeord of Saturday proves voner’s jury which investigated that this expectation has been disap-| aurder of Willarde Stark, the pointed, and the Republicans have nere ten days ago,last night brought | the Sugar trust. | Their purpose in printing “news” of | mocratic leaders aid their followers. |to repeal the purchasing clause of! |votes of the people to repeal the} But if four Republi- | ° | tie necessity, now taxed enormously, | | portance. ‘“ «a Fe watchmam, at the depot unanimously come to the support of | this class throughout the country, | IT’S ONLY A NEWSPAPER FAKE. The Story That Senator Vest Will| Soon Retire is Untrue. | Kansas City Times. | Senator Vest will uot retire from public life. Republican | newspapers have said he would.| Various this sort bas been clearly to arouse BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 1894. NO 40 | THE LEADERS LANE & ADAIR dissention auong the Missouri De- Colonel Jubn W. Potk of this city wrote the Senator, August 13, asking him if any truth was iu these stories. The Senator relied in a letter, in which he says cwphatically that he has no intention of retiring from public, and in his forceful way be says also that he will let his friends kuow if he ever arrives at such a de- termination Here ia the letter: My Dear Polk. United States Senate, Washington, D. C., Aug. 15, 1894 —Yours of August 13 has just been received. About every six months regularly some newspaper publishes a state- ment that I am about to retire from public life. Of course ail these things are manufactured fora pur pose, and are without the slightest foundation in fact. I have told no body any such thing, and pay no attention to any such statements. Whenever I make up my mind to quit public life, my friends will first know it, and in such a way that there can be no mistake about my inten tions. Your friend, G. G. Vrsr. Colonel John W. 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The record of the present Con- gress inspires pride in its past and corfidence in its future. Within the history of the government no Con gress has so nearly fulfilled the pledges upou which it was elected. | It was commissioned by the people show goods. who have had little cause for joy of late years There are still other reasons for with satisfaction people. At the time it came into life the Treasury was looted to the last cent. For three months the chief fiscal agent of the government over” until the change of adminis- |tration. Obligations of the goyern ment to the amount of $50,000,000 were overdue, and the credit of the country was in jeopardy. All this has been changed by the wise legis lation of Congress, supplemeuted by the equally judicious administration of the executive department of the government, and iustead of threaten ed dishonor there is every indication of an abundant supply of funds in the near future.— Kansas City Times the Sherman law of 1890, which has been done. It was directed by the| olious Federal elections law, and | Day ot His Death Foretold ina Dream. that has been aceomplished. It was} : a instructed by the people, through | Lexington, Ky., Aug. 19.—There = } was @ peculiar death in Todd County the ballot box, to wipe out the in-| iquitous} McKinley law, and that | yesterday, the circumstances attend- ing the last days of the man who promise has been discharged. It i 2 was enjoined to economize in the died being fraught with the super- ‘natural. Col. Jas. J. Church, a expenditures of the governwent, | : wherever it was possible to do go,| Prominent farmer who was quite and 600 useless offices have been| Wealthy, had a dream last month dispensed with, with a saving in| that he would die on the 1Sth day of salaries of $700,000 annually. [n|August. A figure in white informed addition to this, it has caused sav. | him of the date of his demise. Sure | enough, the Colonel was gathered to | bis fathers on the ey on rg heex Upon this record the Democratic | Pected to die. at almost the hour eu mes can well afford an appeal to| Which he had his dream. He bad country. But the half has not been | #lready picked out the site of his told. In the repeal of the McKinley | rave and bad chosen a tombstone. law and the substitution of a meas | Stephen Landrum, of Madison ure which puts 106 items of domes-| County, a wealthy farmer, has also had a presentiment that he would | die soon, and so great is his horror ‘of inseets that he has purchased an }immense stone coffir. on which 1s inscribed his uame and the date of his birth. ings in the regular appropriations aggregating nearly $50,000,000. on the free list. among them wool, lumber, salt, twine, grain bags, plows. reapers and all agricultural machinery and implements, and re duces the drafts on the Jabor and industry of the people to the extent of $100,000.000 a year, there is so vast a benefit bestowed on the pub lic that it is difficult to estimate it. A dollar in the pocket of a man who bas thousands in the bank is a trifle. but in the hands of one who has none anywhere else it is of vast im-! The saving will come to Returns From Tennessee Election. Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 17.—Fuil official returns of the election for supreme judge have been received by the secretary of State from every county. Democrats, 145,158; fusion ists, 131,289; Democratic majority, 13.869, a gain of 25,835 over the aggregate opposition vote for gover- j;and it will come as a benefaction nor in 1892. The total vote is larger | that will bring rejoicing to millions than was expected. | Always Le First to show new goods; our stock is now complete in all School Shoes, every pair warranted. contemplating the work of Congress , by the American , had been begging temporary accom: | modations from the money changers | |of the country, in order to “bridge| ad! Nev er Follow! _ departments; we now have the largest stock of goods that we have ever shown in Butler. “CHUCK FULL FROM FLOOR 10 CEILING-:- ANYTHING YOU WANT IN DRY GOODS, FURNISHING GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS AND SHOES, ETC. found in the market. Be sure to give us a look before buying. Yours truly, Our stock of Boots & Shoes is much larger aud of the best See our No, 76 We will sell you your fall bill and save you at least Twenty Per Cent on Footwear No trouble to Lane & Adair. ~ MORRISVILLE A SCHOOL FOR BOTH SEXES. Twenty-third year begins Sept. 4th, 1894. Conunercial, Elocution and Music COLLEGE. Full College. Teaches courses. High and healthy loca- tion, Best Moral influences. Board, including washing, rooms, fuel, lights, ete., $2.50 and per week. Most econoimical school of its grade in the state. id to Rev. J. B » Morrisville, Polk county, Mo., for catalogues. Economy in Appropriation. St. Louis Republic. Mr. satisfactory. economical, honest and industricus. Missouri rejoices that one of the | most energetic members of an ad- mirable and succeesful committee on appropriations belongs to her dele- gation, and especially commends him for his active part in reducing the departments to a business like sys tem. Texas, Missouri, Tennessee, Geor gia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Louisiana furnished the strength of the committee on appropriations O'Neil of Massachusetts was the only Northeastern man on the major- ity side. The Democracy of the West and South has manifested capacity and spirit to carry out the party pledges of efficient government economieally administered On the appropriations committee the statesmanship which counts has its opportunity. Parade statesman ship does not seek a plaee there, The work of the committ-e in this Congress bas been conscientious. Expenses have been kept down os low as the mortgages of the Reed Congress would permit Con zrese. Sayers aud Dockery and their colleagus hive fiu‘shed their burdensome task to the entire satisfaction of the voters. Dockery’s sun E | Die) Summary: of the | Supreme Lodge and Conclave of Uniform record of the House is eminently | Knights of Pythias, Washington, D. C. The House has been | limited to Se l dress Special Rates The Mo. Pac. Ry. Co., willsell tick- ets to those desiring to attend the + An, Tickets on sale Aug. 23 and 2h, t It tickets are deposited atterminal line they can be 27 to Sept 5 with joint ag lim to: count of the F Aug. 20th to 24th to Ri rate of cts. Tick 25th for return . tickkts will be sold Hill and return at will be limited to Aug. Convention Con at Kansas City, trip tickets one a ate plan cat ted Order of Hoo Heo nd 10, 1084, round -third fare, on certifi- Meeting Farmers & Laborers Union at Pertie Springs Mo , Aug. 26 to 24, ticket will be at rave of $2.20 for round trip limited to Aug. Ist Missouri Inter-State Fair and {Priest of Pal- jus Parade, Kansas City, Mo., Oct 1 te 7, tick- ete wili be sold atone fare for roand' trip, Jimited to Oct. stn Johnson County Fair, Holden, Mo., Aug. 27 to 31, round trip tickets 82, limited to Sep. 1. Anderson County Fair at Garnett, K Sept. 4 to 4, tickets will be sold for round mited to return Sept. y Fair, Paola, ill be sold at § for retarn to Sept » Morris Inter-State Pic! Masonic order) at Kaneas City imot, ticketa will be sold at 82 timited to Sept. let ss, Sept. 25 for round h. 1eOL + Aug. 31, National Enea: Pa., Sept. 19 to on 5 round trip A xera permitted to make ene etop on the return at any intermediat State Democ: Sssociation at Pertie Springs. Mo nds. 1894. tickets will he eold at $2.26 for round trip, limited for re- turn to Sept. 10th Southwest Missouri Conference of the M. E. church, south, at Jefferson City, Mo. Sept. Is 0 25, tickets will be sold at one and one-third fare for ro On Aug. 2 Ry Co will se! return at rate of 81 for return to ~ept For further intormation please call on or ad W. c. BURRUS. Ticket Agent, Butler, Mo. BD, OD certificate pian. wand 2th the Mo. Pacific cketa to St. Louis. Mo, and Tickets will be limited 4 Hi st of a Q in Leavening Power.— Latest U.S. Gov’t Report al YEA Baki Bowden ABSOLUTELY PURE iis hae