The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 30, 1894, Page 3

LEE’S OLD WAR HORSE. . H ia M yer Just Mi The General's Deseription of the ow a Georgia Murderer Just Missed Charger He Used to Ride. The Gleaner. Few people in this broad land do not know that the late General Robert E. Lee's war horse, Traveler, gained almost as much fame as did the celebrated Confederate command- er himself. After the war an artist wrote to General Lee, askiug for a description of Traveler, which Gea eral Lee wrote for him. A copy of this description was made by Miss Mildred Tee, a daughter of the gen- | eral, for a St. Louis friend, who gave it to the Gleaner. This is what the general wrote about his favorite Securing a Pardon. New Orleans Times-Democrat. Alfred P. Anderson, convicted of life imprisonment in the Georgia penitentiary, was practically « free man for a few moments to day, and had it not been for the merest slip, the paper with the great seal of the i free beyond recall. county. Anderson was a farmer of some menas. 3 eed a wedi Becomioy engaged io a quarrel with a moonshiner one day, | |murder in 1890, and sentenced to! ; would have been in possession of | State, which would haye made him | The murder for which he was con | victed took place in 1889 in Towns | PRISON FOR LIFE. | | | horse: “If 1 were an artist like you|the liv was pasted, and both nen I would draw a true picture of Trav | fired. The moonshiner fll oe.3, | eler, representing his fine prcpor-|and Anderson bal tu Within tions, muscular figure, deep chest,|the year, however, he vas ¢ ughi short back, strong haunches, flat| and convicted legs, small head, broad forehead, delicate ears, quick eyes, suall feet and black mane and tail. Such a picture would inspire a poct whose genius could then depict his worth and describe his endurarc: of toil, hanger, thirst, beat and cold, the dangers and sufferings through which he has passed. He could di late upon his sagacity and affection and his invariable resporse to yuy wieh of his rider. Me might even imagine his thoughts through the long night marches and days of Wednesday iast th old time frieuds of And went to see the Governor to intercede fur his pardon. They were backed by a strong petition, together with euch a flattering testimonial of the prison- er’s good cond that Governor Northern autboriz-d thm to tell him that bis pardon would be sent by the next mail When Anderson wags rejoicing with his friends, a chance caller on the Governor made him aware of the fact that for eight years Audersou had been a fugitive, and thut his return was only a game battle through which he has passed.| fixed up upou which to secure a But Iam legal pardon. The pardon paper, fore, ouly say he was a Confederate already signed, was torn to pieces, gray. and Anderson will have tu serve out I purchased him in the autumn of] his term. 1861 in the mountains of Virginia, ae and he has been my patient follower ever since—to Georgia, the Caroli | hundred schoolmasters, "said George nas and back to Virginia. He|Herbert. Men are what their moth- carried me through the Seven Days’ | @'® make them: But if the mothers : are peevich and irritable, through battle around Richmond, the secend fncegilaciliens 0 famalsuueepaleeey: Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericks | and kindred ailments, they fiad no burg, the last day at Chanceloreville, | pleasure, no beauty in the cure of to Penneylvania, at Gettysburg and |their babes. All effort is torture. back to the Rappahannock. From Let all such, who feel weighed to ._ | the earth with “weaknesses” peculiar the commencement of the campaign to their sex, try Dr. Pierce's Favor- in 1864, at Orange, till its close] ite Prescription. They will find the around Pittsburg, the saddle was/little ones a delight instead of a hardly off his back as he passed | torment through the fire of the wildernese, Te those about to become mothers 5 ‘ it is a priceless boon. It lessens the — Cold —. it pains and perils of childbirth, short- across the James tiver. He was al! eng labor and promotes the secretion most in daily requisition in the win-} of an abundance of nourishment for ter of 1864-65 on the long line of the child. defenses from the Chickahominy i north of Richmond, to Hatcher's Run, south of the Appomattox. In rsuu no artist, aud can, therre Mothers. “Oue good mother is worth a Great Poker. Washington, D. C., Aug. 24.—The A. O Welton | A CLIMATIC ADJUSTER { HERE is Health |An Expert From New Jersey Who in the Wheel. | Has a Chinchon Weather. | Topeka, Kan., Aug. 22.—Among Firm muscles, good complexion, and cheerful spirits are the result of plenty of out-door exercise and sun- Cycling is the popular sport of the day. The 1894 Columbias are a realization of the ideal in bicycle Ride a e Columbia try who have desigus upon Kansas jis Heury Baker of Orange, N. J, | Baker asks Governor Lewelling to | create the office of climate adjuster jand appoint him to fill it. Baker's shine. construction — a triumph of Amer- ican skill and enterprise. Con- stantly advancing in the line of ens of others received at the execu- tive department every day. It follows: 1S AB progress, Columbias still maintain their proud position as Orange, N. J., Aug. 22.—Honored the standard bicycles of the world— unequalled, un- Sir: I am an expert climate adjuster. approached. T can produce rain thirty-five ditfer- POPE MFG. CO., Busto ur agencies, mpe. New York, Chicago, Hartford, ent ways; can prevent too severe a winter or too hot a summer. I | producer for your State. I would 3100 a month and traveling expenses, and give youa climate that would be perfect. My apparatus when in use will cover five or six States rain or sunshine, as desired. year's engagement would be very de sirable to me, as Lam uot engaged at present. accept the appointment at with Staple:Fancy Groceres, Feed and Provisions of all Kinds. AUEENSWARE AND GLASSWARE CICARS AND TOBACCO, Always pays the highet market price for County East Side Square. Butler, Mo- It is rather late in the year now for w beginning, as the climate must be cultivated the same as everything else when we wish to produce supe rior results, but if another seeding is planted I can prevent its freezing this winter with plenty of pure rain. Ithink the United States goyern- ment should pay for such services. If I could receive the appointment of weather adjuster for the United States ata salary of 3,000 a year and traveling expenses it would be of great benefit to the States lying west of the Mississippi river. Produces If you can not give me a position please help me along with a few dollars, as I am soliciting contribu tions for that purpose. spectfully, Henry Baker. Private Secretary Fred J. Clese notified Baker that the Governor could not appoint him to be climatic adjuster, but if he would come to Kansas aud produce weather to order his excellency would see to it that he was paid $200 a month. d Yours re- see the Bring your old harness d prices, from the cheapest and se less variety of ir engine an Crazy Spiritualists. Central Caristian Advoe Fifty Spiritualists clad themselves like Indians at their annual encamp Call night and themselves to the “influence” of de formally jthe weather producers of the coun. | jletter is similar in character to doz- | ; Would like the position of climatic | A} ment near Anderson, Ind, the other surrendered the campaign of 1865 he bore me greatest poker game ever played in Was Heroic. Phoenicia, N. Y.. August 24.— , Brakeman A. B. Porter, of the Stony 'Cave and Catskill! Mountain Rail- | Toad, is a hero He was on passenger train No. 7. i crawls alo’ whieh track to Hunter, ra and all the way climbs a steep grade. Going up the jmountaiu last t No. 7 narrow-gauge nig met @ wild traia The engineer reversed his engine jand all the crew jumped, except /Po gers did like- | Wise and escaped injury. the and then jfollowed one of the wildest rides | passengers ever experienced. When jthe crash occurred the engine of the jtrain No. Twas badly broken and being reversed under full head of stes tarted back down the moun- tain without driver or Iu terrific momentum was gained, and the train of light cars rocked and rolled around the dau- gerous curves. Everybody had given up hope, when gradually the train jslackened its speed, and suddenly er Several passen Next came eras | fireman. i ;a& moment came to ap abrupt stop. u He alone of all the crew had not jumped. His station on the rear car, and when the wild rush commenced he tried vainly to stop the train with crter was the hero. Was brakes. Then he heard the puffing of the engine and realized that something must be wrong there. Running through the ears he climb- ed into the cab aod pushed the throttle and the steam was cut off. The train was soon stopped Electric Bitters. This remedy 1s becoming so well known and so popular as to veed no special mention. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise,—A purer medicine does not ex- ist and it is guaranteed to do al) that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure al} diseases of the liver and kidneys, will re- move pimpies’ boils, salt rheum, and other affections caused by impure blood will drive malaria trom the system as well as cure all malarial tevers. For cure for sick headache, constipation and indigestion try Electric Bitters—entire satistaction guaranteed or money re- funded. Price 50c and $1.00 at H. L. Tucker's drugstore. Shot His Stepson. Ottawa, Kan., Aug. 22—The re- port reached bere this evening that Jobu Morgan, living near Home- wood, Franklin county, bad fatally shot his step-son, mistaking him for He had been annoyed by predatory dogs of late and had a loaded shotgun at band anticipating another visit. a dog. Washington oceurred in «a private room ata leading hotel last week. It commenced at 2 o'clock Thursday from Petersburg to the final day at Appomattox court house. You know the comfort he is to me iv my pres- THE CREEDINESS OF ries, two members of congress and a wealthy lobbyist. saddle from St. Louis. Of all his companions in toil, Rich The lobbyist and and the drive wheels gave way under He heard a noise op- posite his window nnd, seeing a dark » fired. parted red men aud women around the camp tire. The ‘iutiuence” came object ou the outsic he On in- —whatever it was—and they bad a - A : vestigation found his step son war dance aud a pow-wow, with MceKFARLANYT) £312 OS. Butler, Missouri. ices and the end girl became so frenzied with excite- ment that she jumped up onto the Addresses the farmer as a business man and a citizen. Doesn't tell bim ent retiremeut. He is wel! supplied afternoon and ended Saturday at me a Heap nanditeaning. andl treats with a heavy charge of shot in his with equipments. Two aets have midnight. When the game closed 8 z proceedings of an Pecieordivars side. The boy hed evidentiy been been sent to him from England, and the winnings amounted to nearly ~ ~ S elcsobe: eevee tried to jump into walking in his sleep and attempted Suedionithe Indica oe Raliean ca and $20,000. [o} Ps the fire a lara Bae a to enter the house through the win- one from the city of Richmond, but ee = = strained, while oue man succeeded coe : ’ A - @ > 5 I think his favorite is the American | @™° of one of the western territo- = aud was badly burned. A young ‘The Weekly Kansas City star I an eastern congressman shared the mond, Brown, Roan, Ajax and Quiet Lucy Long. he is the only one that retained his vigor to the last. The two first expired under their onerous failed. what I winnings, but the iobbyist swept nearly everything, while the ex gov- erp s seems to have “fed the hopper” McFarland Bros, To carry the largest and most complete stock of harness and saddles in this section of the there was no cessation of the game. last = burdens, and the two You can, I am have said, paint his portrait.” This ends the description, signed with the name of the famous Gen eral Robert E. Lee, Lexington, Va., under the long mental and physical the summer before he died. strain and the effects of stimulants. - : He was advised to quit, but sent for Shot in His Door Yard, state proved too much for the Mea!s and drinks were served it si sure, from . e served in the room Saturday afternoou the ex gover- Crushed By a Fall of Rock. Macon, Mo., August was killed aud three badly injured by a fall of rock iu mine No. 46, of the Kausas and Texas Coal Compa- ; : ._ |ny, near Bevier, this morning. Hale ed a cake of ice on the ex governor's | McCarthy and Will Bryant went to ends he played: lis) beadsuntilahe |} work at the usual hour in their room, nor’s head began te throb painfully —One man }a servant and while the latter press- Aug. 24.—The situa- w Nation is growing Paris, Tex. tion in Chocts more serious every hour. Every man uveasiness pre Tast night a game expired at nidnight. 5 Se = | the roof of which was insufficiently }supported by props. They —The Unit-) warned by the superintendent yes- ed American, order of the A. P. A.|terday that the roof was unsafe has a roll of honor and a blacklist) of congressmen. is armed and grea Blackhsted by the A. P. A. vails among them all. large body of Indians entered the house of Albert Jackson, in Cedar county, and dragged him from a sick bed and shot him to pieces. They then wentaway. In the morning they surrounded two other Indians whose uames have not been learned aud deliberately killed them. Both parties are searching for each other and there is no quarter shown or asked. Albert Jackson was the man Gov- ernor Jones called out the militia to arrest last year on the ground that he had released s» mau whom the light horse had in custody. Jack- son refused to surrender to the mili were Washington, Aug. striking out sectarian appropriations | and the adjoining one in which the for indian schools. The list includes | other men were at work. Cannon, Post and Henderson, of | Sarthy, a colored miner, was instant- Illinois; Curtis, of Kansas; Doliver, | ly killed, being crushed beyoud the Gear and Hepburn, of Iowa. The} semblance of humanity. Will Bryant, Missourians blacklisted for voting | his partner, also colored, was dan- wrong according to the A. P. A | gerously injured, having three ribs theory, ou thts particular occassion | broken. George Heory, an English are: Arnold, Cobb, DeArmond, Dock- | man, at woik in the other room, had ery, Fyan, Heard, Hall, Morgan and his back badly ivjured and an arm Tarsney. The broken The fourth map, colored, that the A. P. A controls eight west- named Henry Washington, bas a leg ern states, and they will try to tia aud Locke protected him. This! feat all congre: bias led to the Jones-Locke war. | list. District Attorney Hannay bas is-} sued warrants for all the parties | who participated in the killing of i Baldwin was a posse | cough or a little cold or baby may have jaccidental death. The colored men Eli Baldwin. ee . he croup and when it comes you ought man for a deputy sheriff, which | (0) Sow that Parks cough Syruy is the | =e recently from Alabama to take gives the federal court jurisdiction. | best cure for it- Sold by H. L. Tucker. | the places of strikers. assertion is made de- broken. Three hours were consumed smen ou the ‘- in work before the men were releas- the Use ot Ta! About colds and in the sum-| afternoon, and rendered a verdict of mertime. You may haye a tickliug} About 10:30 this morning an im- | It places on the! mense rock, weighiug ten tons, fell | blacklist those who voted against | from the roof, demolishing the room ; Hale Mc-| ed. Coroner Dale held an inquest | over the body of McCarthy this how to farm, but how to sell, and where and when, and keeps a vigil- : _ - lant eye upon his rights as a shipper gan countries worse than this in-| a pr sdacer and a tax payer. All the | shoulders of the meu. If there is any “devil-worsbip” in vogue in pa- 1 on new ¢ the tremendous weight. horse millinery. rooster, smash stanee of superstition, folly and|news, too, and plenty of “good read- |de humwanization affords, we do not| ing” for the family. Now read in | } 00 000 fi Se A know where to leok for it 1 arin houses. } ifty-two big pee ee eight page newspapers for 25 cents. To any one who sends the Weekly | Star five yearly subscribers together | with 31:25 the paper will be sent one year free. The Times Campaign Rates. | What a Prominent Ineurar that no citizen of the South-west may have an excuse for pe ments of the interesting political | ' In order Says. H M Blossom, s rior member ot Hl M Co., 21 . ie es as Special Rates. willsell tick to attend the reme Lodge and Conciave of Uniform Knights of Pytnias, Washington, D C., Aug »Sept5 Tiekets on sale Aug. 23 and 24, dito Sept.+ If tickets are deposited h joint agent atterminal line they can be | limited to sept. 15. not being sted on the develop-| B campaign which ty. Co., is just He opening, | w The Times has made a special cam- paign rate of $2.00 for the daily and | Sunday paper, aud 30 cents for The Twice A le t a | reliet. Week Times until January} to my t ution Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo . 108%, round fare, on certifi 1 While The Times is an earnest | (, and fearless supporter of Democratic s has been, | liberal enough to open its columns to representatives of different politi. | principles, it is, and alwa Laborers Union at 2 to 2s, ticket will se of $2.20 for round trip limited eal opinions for the discussion of Helena, ug. 24.—In the | Pag enow te a. wer ie martin their views. In the columns of The | 8Pring of 1893, Philip Pettus, an ig-| ‘ ill be’ 20 4 ne ‘fare for round’ trip, Times the important news of the|DOrant negro of brutish instincts, | cea aS campaign of 1594 will be set forth ; bad a difficulty with his wife on ac. | fully and fairly. Its news facilities |count of his connection with anotber | are unequalled by those of any other) Woran and she left him He fol- newspaper published in the South-! lowed her te another neighbor and west -At the prices made either the | Shot ber dead in a cotton field, be-| daily or the Twice a-Week edition! cause she refused to live with him | shoald be in the hands of every man’ asain who holds to those economic princi-| > tt, Sept. 4 to7, Iss. tickets will be acid for rvand trip, limited to retarn Sept. #th. Miami County Fair, Paola, Kaneas, Sept. 25 to 24, tickets will be sold at $2 2) for roand trip, limited for retarn to Sept bh, 1M Kob Morris Inter-state Picnic Association (Masonic order) at Kansas City. Mo , Aug. 31, lass, tickets will be sold at $2.) lor round trip | timited to Sept. let - | Nath EI ent. G Rk i 2 z He was convicted of murder in| ps See Jot 1 ieot tiekets vomit te ples for the success of which the , 30 He Se : 1 until \ecld on September sth and ‘th at people of the West are contending May. 1894 e was reprieved until | {<5 ronnd trip, limited to Sept. 25. Passen- ey ens e Ss : ‘ x ae : | gere permitted to make one stop on the return Liberal terms to agents and post- Aug. 12, aud again uutil to-day, | 2°E,0 intermediate pe on z masters. Sample copies free. when at noon he was hung in the | tate Democratic F: at Pertie Sept | Springs. Mo 2 jai] vard in 5 . f } | be sold at $2.20 for round @ dozen Wi Sout e1 issouri ce eM. E | church, south, at Jefferson Mo. Sept. is Pettus was perfectly reconciled | to 25, tlekets will be sold at one and one-third Z S fare for round trip, om certificate pian. ‘and died bravely and easily. He, aS 23, thand 25th the Mo. 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