The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 11, 1895, Page 4

rn ce a SN OE “BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES J. D. ALLEN Eprror. J. D. Atten & Co., Ptoprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: The Weexty Times, published eyery Thursday, will be sent to any address one year, postage paid, for $1.00. The Delaware legislature has taken one hundred ballots for a U.S. sen- ator without result and there is no telling when the dead lock will be broken. In the assembling of the next na- tional republican convention there will be one obstacle out of the way in nominating a candidate for presi- dent. The postmasters and U.S. marshals will not take charge of the machine and run it. Mat A. Fike, a prominent lawyer of Kansas City, and well known by the bar of this county, has been ap- pointed police commissioner of Kan- sas City, vice Bernard Corrigan, re- signed. The governor could not have made a better selection for this important place. Larmar Democrat:—While in Lit- tle Rock lately, Hon. J. J. Ingalls,of Kansas, invited to address the leg- islature. He did so and advocated bimetalism. He said the south and west would stand together for free silver in the campaign. The people everywhere, or a majority of them, le said were tor free silver. The chairman of the democratic state central committee of Illinois has called a state convention of the party on the silver question and each county in the state is asked to send delegates. This is the proper way to test the sentiment of the peo. pte on this question and other states should follow suit and settle the matter in advance of the national convention for 1896. Commissioner of Pension Lochren estimates that there will not be any decrease in the appropriations for pensions during the next three years. The amount appropriated for the fiscal year 1896 in round numbers is $140,000,000, while for the present year the amount was $150,000,000. The roason for the absence of any perceptible decrease is that the fall- ing off, owing to death and other causes, is about counterbalanced by the first payments in pensions allow- ed. | j hero was royally welcomed and en- | tertained by the Grand Army com.) rades at Empora Kansas, Friday, where he delivered his famous ad- dress on the “Last days of the Con- federacy.” He was met at the depot In the afternoon Grand Army posts ture which was given for the bene- fit of the ; posts. the blue and the gray is fast obliter- ating the aunimosities of the war. ing home from church on the arm of her brother,her husband, Walter | Scott,from whom she was seperated, | met the couple and asked her whetk- | er she intended to live with him,and | upon being answered in the negative | drew a revolver and shot her dead. He then turned the weapon upon himself and ended his life. The wife was 19 and the husband 21 years of age,and they had been mar- ried about two years. They had been seperated about one year, and the wife had quit him on account of his) dissipation. The shooting took place as they were leaying the church and while the street was crowded with people. Itis stated the democratic and republican free coinage men of Min- nesota will hold a state convention this summer for the purpose of con- sultation. It is said the convention will be on broad lines and will take in every democrat and every repub lican who desires to participate, provided he is an avowed advocate The extra session of the legisla- ture may prove a slight expense to the state, but it will do another thing which all good citizens are deeply interested ia. It will fully demonstrate whether the legislature is the lobby or the lobby is the leg- islature. The governor says the lobby is the legislature and if this be the case the extra session will define the charge and be worth the cost. Anyhow the people ought to be apprised as to which body to look to as the law makers. They can't serve two masters. The trial of the Taylors for the murder of the Meeks family, was brought to a close Friday by disa- greement of the jury. There seems to bea stubborn disposition on the part of jurors not to punish murder- ers of late years, and the man who steals a plug horse is in more dan- ger of severe punishment than tae man who takes the life of his fellow man. Asa sample of dealing out justice to the two classes of crimi- nals named above we have only to cite you to the criminal records of Bates county. —_—_—_—_—_—— A sensational encounter took place in the Gleason hotel at Little Rock Arkansas, Saturday evening between Gov. Clarke, and representative W. R. Jones of Madison county. The trouble between the two gentlemen was the outcome of legislative dis- cussion on the railroad commission bill and the causes which lead to the defeat of the measure. During the discussion of the bill Jones,with other speakers, referred to the gov- ernor in very uncomplimentary lan guage to which exception was tuken and the -two-meeting in the hotel the governor spat in Jones’ face. A fight then took place and in the melee the governor drew a pistol and at- tempted to shoot Jones, when by- atanders disarmed him and the t of free silver coinage. It is stated the populists will be debarred from participating in the convention, be- cause of their disposition to wan- der from the main point and pass resolutions on subjects other than money. Lieutenant Gov. Day says he can name twenty of the best re- publican newspapers of Minnesota that are now openly in favor of the remonetization of silver and would support the movement. From this and the movement already started in IIl., and Ohio it is plainto be seen that the free coinage of silver ia going to cut a figure in the next national con- ventions of the democratic and re publican parties; and the fight for supremacy between the two parties will be fought on the money ques- tion. The republicans will straddle and the democrats will split on this question if wise and judicious coun- sel does not prevail. The bill doing away with the Australian ballot system in cities of the fourth class has been signed by the Governor and is now a law. The bill also carries with it several pro- visions granting to this class of cities many privileges they do not now enjoy. The system is an awk- ward one and is not needed in small- er cities. Another feature of the law is that it reverts to the old way of each political party paying for its own ballots, etc; it also provides that a city assessor shall be elected at each city election and this asses- sor furnishes the county assessor with the city assessment. Another feature of special interest is the granting of authority to mayor and council to issue bonds for improve ments, such as water works, light, etc., to the amount of one half of the city’s annual revenue, permits them to issue renewal bonds, both to ke ten year issues, without a vote of the people. Under such a law Plattsburg should have all that is | necessary for the comfort of it’s cit | izens.—Plattsburg Democrat Lever. Wisconsin Supreme Jadge Vote. Milwaukee, Wis, April dt! ent indications are that it will require the official count to deter- mine whether Judge Winslow or Judge Clemehtson is elected Judge of the Supreme Court. Yesterday it seemed certain that Judge Wins- low had.a.msjority running up into the thousands, but more complete te 1,000. | Gen. Gordon, the exconfederate \INCOME TAX LAW DECISION. | This blending of | ‘Yax on Real Estate Rents and Municipal Bond Ineomes Invalid by the G. A. R. post, of the city and On Other Points the Supreme Court seated in a carriage draped in stars | and stripes was driven to his hotel. | st. Louis Republic. Was Unable to Agree. The Supreme Court has handed State Normal and attended his lec-|court declares it valid, but because the Justices were unable to agree. The two exceptions made refer to jincomes from real estate rentals and | municipal bonds. | The sections of the law imposing At Wichita, Kansas, Sunday morn-| such taxes are declared by Chief ing as Mrs. Walter Scott was return-| Justice Fuller to be unconstitutional. Justice Field read opinion declar- ing that the entire law should be held unconstitutional. Justice Harlan read an opinion dis- senting from Chief Justice Fuller's Opinion as to the tax upon rents, which, he held, was not a direct tax. Justice White read an opinion that was a criticism of and a dissent from Chief Justice Fuller and Jus- tice Field, and the burden of which upheld. The other Justices said nothing and in the opinions nothing was expressed that would indicate how the court stood on the points decided or undecided, but it is believed ‘that | all coincided with Chief Justice| Fuller on the income from rents de cision except Harlan and White, and that Ifarlan coincided on the bond proposition. The cffect of the decision will be to cut cff, according to estimates | made at the Treasury Department, revenue amounting to $10,000,000 to $15,000,000, and some estimates place it at $20,000,000. This will not, it is said, necessitate the calling of an extra session of! Congress. In fact, President Cleve-| land has emphatically stated that as he and Secretary Carlisle saw no} necessity for an extra session none | would be called. Internal revenue oflicers acting} under the decision, instruct | collectors from the income tax return slips re lating to incomes from rents and municipal bonds. Revenues already collected from rent and State, county and municipal bonds incomes will be returned. Senator Hill went from New York} to Washington to hear the decision, hoping it would knock out the en-} tire tax. will Lobby or People. St. Louis, Mo., April 5.—Gover-| nor Stone, who is in St. Louis on business in connection with the ap- commissioners in this city, was ask- ed today for an expression regarding the extra session of ihe Legislature. was that the !aw entire should be} | of an exceptional condition of affairs | | Britian | formed in 1515, after the downfall | of Napoleon, ; Austria and Russia and the king of jof his Kingdom, which compel the | monarch to rule through responsible to strike out questions | _ jthe United States would pointment of new judges and police |. , Har, | The ‘Monroe doctrine” bas been }so much talked about of late that it is well to consider precisely what it’s author intended and what is it’s true significance aud importance. It certai does not mean what the Jingoes and their editors assert. They seem to think that the *doc- trine” goes to the extent of making) this country the guardian of every republic, present or prospective, in| met in joint session and gave the Gen. down its decision on the income tax! Central or South America, against & reception at their hall, after which | and the law stands with the excep-| the action of any European mon- they escorted him in a body to the | tion of two features, not because the | archy. We say this because of the }general e€ occasioned by} | Great Britain's insistance that Nica-| ragua shal! make a money compen- sation for the expulsion of her Com- |sular Agent Hatch from Bluefields. The merits of the controyersy are lobscure, but, receat commentators {to the contrary, it is not true that! any president or secretary of state of the United States has laid down |the proposition that European mon- | |archjes must settle all their difficul-| |ties with the American republics | |through the good offices of the; United States, or that no European |monarcby shall be permitted to bold ;a Spanish American Republic to ac |count for the violation of its inter-| |national obligation, or that mon- | archies and empires shall not exist} in this hemisphere. As a matter of | fact, so far as the last proposition is | concerned, we have been on amica-| ble terms since the promulgation of | the “Monroe doctrine” with an em | |pire in Brazi! and with another empire in Mexico. We are even now! on friendly terms with Great Britain, Spain and Holland, whose imperial ; and monarchical government exercise jurisdiction cver American territory. The “Monroe doctrine” grew out psion and was suggested by an official} servant of the monarchy of Great! The “Holy Alliance” was by the Emperors ef Prussia. It was entered into by these august personages in their in | dividual names, and without the/ intervention of ministers or diplo- lomatic agents. The agreement was that Christianity and politics should go hand in hand, and that these po tentates in their divine rights should enforce the union. There is reason to believe that the Prince Regent of England would have gladly entered the Alliance but for the constitution ministers. In 1823, when the “Holy Alliance” | ening to come to the aid rec x her revolted American possessions, Mr. Canning suggested to Mr. Rush, then our minister to England, that the United States should “take decided ground against the intervention of the Holy Alliance in South America” This suggestion was communicated to Mr. Monroe, who submitted it to Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Madison. Fi- nally Mr. Mouroe sent to congress the message in which occurred the sentences coustituting his“doctrine ' The ‘doctrine,’ in brief, was that “consider any attempt on the part” of Europ. eau powers “to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety. : It is impossible that the al- lied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endanger- He spoke without reserve, saying: “One thing should be emphasized | in this business, and that is the lob- | by. Far above fellow servant laws, or any other particular enactment is | the question of the lobby—whether | it shall rule at the capital of the) State. This issue must be raised and fought to a finish, and the soon er it is done the better. It is not, or should not be, a party question. It is above party. It concerns every good citizen. Men of both parties) will be upon both sides. It is the people against the lobby.” Asked as to the probable length of the session, the Governor said it ought to complete the business for which it was called in ten days. “The subjects of election and fel- low servants laws have been already no legitimate reason for a session longer than I have indicated.” Wisner, Neb. April 4.—Mise Sophia Bertrand, a graduate of the State University, the handsome daughter of one of the wealthiest stock raisers in Nebraska. was yes- terday told by her father that she i skin, mucous membrane and the various so fully discussed that there can be| could not marry the man of her! ing our peace and happiness: nor can any oue believe that our South- ern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord.” — ewer ee: pring Medicine Is a necessity because the tonic of winter air is gone, and milder weather, increased moisture, accumulated impurities in the blood and debilitated condition of the body, open the way for that tired feeling, nervous troubles, and other ills. The organs strive in vain to relieve the im- pure current of life. They all welcome ood’s arsa- parilla toassist Nature at this time when she most needs help, to purify the blood, tone and strengthen the laboring organs and build up the nerves. “Last I was troubled with gen- eral debility. My blood was so thin thst I would almost freeze on ahot day. My face and body were broken out with pim- nape pence pie een - At it I thought I = lood’s Sar- ssparille « trial, an regenerated my whole system and given me a vigor- | purpose of controlling their (Averi zoe Bennett-Wheeler Merc. Co, Dealers in The celebrated John Deere & Bradley Stirring Plows, Deere & Champion all steel Planters, er Combined. with Drill and Check Row- Lever Harrows ‘Deere Spring Trip Cultivator, Bradley and New Departure Tongueless Cultivators,Grub Plows, Schutller, Clinton, StudebakertarmWagons TOP BUGGIES, ROAD WAGONS, SURRIES, CARRIAGES and SPRING WAGONS. The Largest Stock —- .- of Groceries, Hardware, Stoves an Country d Queensware in Bates county. All Kinds of Grass Seeds, Barb Wire, Nails, Wagon wood work ete. The highest market price paid for all kinds of Produce. This is the language of Mr. Monroe's message. This simple declaration, the mean ing of which is clear enough, has resulted in a good deal of intemper- ate talk, and of some great follies and blunders in our diplomacy. It has been contended that the doc- trine forbade European colonization in the Americas. Mr. John Quincy Adams, who is said to have written this part of Mr. Monroe’s message, took this position toward Russia. But Wheaton lays down the rule, which is the only one that can be logically drawn from the language of the message, that the “kind of | interposition declared against was | that which may be made for the | can states’) political affairs.” In| 1825 Mr. Clay asserted that “whilst | we do not desire to interfere in| Europe with the political system of | the allied powers, we should regard as dangerous to our peace and safety any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this | hemisphere.” In 1826 the house of representa. | tives refused to authorize an alliance with the South American republics, and declared that the United States | ought not to enter into any joint declaration with those republics “for the purpose of preventing the inter ference of any of the European powers with their independence or | form of government.” In other! words, this country was te be free to act as it thought best when the emergency arose. The “doctrine” had not made it incumbent upon the country to engage in a crusade against every European monarchy that made it’s appearance on the western hemisphere with unfriendly intent towards one or more of our | southern neighbors. | The “doctrine” of course, never had the force of law. Congress re- | fused to sanction it, or at least neg- lected to do so, when Mr. Clay! BENNETT-WHEELER MERC., C0, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jobn Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster. But if we apply the “Monroe doctrine” whenever the Jingoes demand it, we shall be adopting no opinions that are en- titled to the slightest respect. If the people of what we are fond of calling the great republic desire to see republican principles spread, they will cultivate national dignity and self-respect, and will insist on the reign of law in their domestic concerns before they shake their fists at monarchies whenever any single monarchy happens to have a quarrel to settle with our South and Central American neighbors. Let us bear in mind that royalty cannot be chastised or bullied out of exist. ence. and that we can be patriotic Americans and keep our beads at the same time. Dagger of Santa Anna. Cincinnati, Obio, April 7 —Hov. John Caldwell, Mayor of this city, has received by express from A. J. Houston of Texas, the son of the late celebrated General Sam Houston, the dagger which was taken from Gereral Santa Anna when he was captured by General Sam Houston at the battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836 This gift is to be presented to some museum in Cincinnati. It is sent in recognition of the fact that the two cannons of the Texan army called “the two sisters,” which were chiefly instrumental in winning the battle of San Jacinto, were the gift of citizens of Cincinnati, who were led by the late George Grabam of this city. when congress was induced te delib erately declare it to be the duty of the United States to protect every ropean encroachments. houn said in the debate on Polk's Yucatan proposition in 1848, such a doctrine would put the United tries on this continent to make us a party to all their wars.” s | There is nothing essentially un sound in the “Morroe doctrine” when it is stated by statesmen; but when it is shouted and interpreted by Jingoes it is the most ridiculous doetrine of modern times. It is right that this country should exert its influence and power to extend | the republican form of government and to that end may offer its friendly offices. If an imperial government of Europe should undertake to over- throw one of the American republics the United States might properly | interfere to prevent the interposi- | tion of monarchical institutions upon to dinner the girl was found dead in returns have reduced his lead and|bed. She had carefully undressed make it certain that the result is|herself, put two pillows under her very close. No one claimed more|head, pulled a sheet over her and than 3,000 for Winslow to-day, and | then a big feather bed. It was thus estimates range from that figure|she had made her preprations and | “**4*» Ged without s struggle. choice. When her father returned | Purifies T he BI I have taken six bottle | our neighbors who desired to remain republican. This is as far as we can gounder the “Monroe doctrine” and there is no precedent nor any reso lution of congress warranting even se much interference. We would, im doing so, however, adopt the moved a resolution to that effect in | 1823. 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