The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 7, 1895, Page 6

ee re SUDDEN DEATH OF EUGENE FIELD Heart Failure Ended His Life at 5 O'Clock Monday Morning. Chicago, Nov. 4.—Eugene Field, the poet, died in his bed of heart failure about 5 o’clock this morning, at his home in Buena Park, this State. He retired last night in usual health and apparently slept soundly till daybreak, when his son, who oc- cupied the room with him, heard him groan, and putting out his hand found that death had already taken place. Mr. Field leaves a widow and fiye children. He bad been indisposed for several days, but no serious re- sults were even thought of by his family and immediate friends. Geo. H. Yenowine of this city was at Mr. Field’s home when he died. Mr. Field and Mr. Yenowine intended to start together for Kansaa City, at which place Mr. Field was to read to-night. Mr. Field had a wide ac quaintance in the cily and the an- nouncement of his death causes a sorrowing shock. Eugene Field was well know in St. Louis, having been born here September 2, 1850, and was there- fore 45 years old at the time of his death. He was the son of Roswell Martin and Frances Reed Field. His parents were both natives of Wind- ham County, Vermont. His father graduated from Middlebury College when only 15 years old, became a lawyer and introduced a bill in the Vermont Legislature permitting atheists to testify in courts of law. He was Dred Scott's first attorney in the case which resulted in the famous Dred Seott decision by the United States Supreme Court. The first American ancestor of the name of Field eame to thie country between 1630 and 1640, while on the paternal grandmother's side, the original American ancestor was James Smith, who settled at Plymouth in 1626. Eugene Field’s mother died in 1857. He was thez put under the care of his cousin, Miss Mary Field French, at Amherst, Mass, and for thirteen years she superintended his education and was his foster mother. He attended Williams College in 1868, Knox Col- lege in 1869 and the State University Missouri in 1871. After finishing his education he adopted the profession of a news paper writer, beginning with the St. Louis Journal in 1872. His next connection was with the St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette in 1875, aftet which he returned to St. Louia to take an editorial desk on the Times-Journal. In 1880 he was on the staff of the Kansas City Times, but left that paper in 1881 to become managing editor of the Denver Tribune. He went to Chicago August 13, 1883, to accept a position on the editorial staff of the Chicago Morning News (now the Record), and his connec tion with that paper continued with- out interruption until his death. Mr. Field's last contribution to his department on this paper, “Sharps and Flats,” was published Saturday morning, and in it was a character- istic defense of Bill Nye and a re- fusal to accept the imputations as to the cause of the recent assault on the humorist at Paterson, N. J. By a strange coincidence this expression was used: ‘Ten years ago Nye was in shocking bad health, and at one time there were fears that he would be an invalid for the reat of his life. His malady at that time was menin gitis; never since his two years’ afflic- tion with that insidious and de- structive disease has Nye been a robust man.” In addition to his newspaper work Mr. Field has found time to perform much extra labor in the literary field, and had established a reputation as & powerful and clever writer of stories and verse. His last poem of pretension was “Dream Ships,” writ- ten for and printed in the October Ladies's Home Journal. He was especially adept in the poems and stories of child life and his printed books now number half a dozen yol- umes. He has also made himself famous te to the public as a reader of his own stories and verses, having at different times appeared jointly with Edgar Wilson Nye and James Whitcomb Riley. A negro tramp slashed two Neva- da boys with a knife Friday night. One of the boys was bacly hurt. The negro was captured hy the of- ficers and placed in jail. * THE KEELY MOTOR. Interest TRUST TANNERIES CLOSED. More Than 15,000 Laborers Thrown Out | of Work by the Shut Down—Sov- ereign Will Become a Farmer After His Term Ends. York, Nov. 5.—The Herald to- ys: ‘Papers are now being drawn for the transfer to John Jacob Astor of all the rights, interest and stocks of Mrs. Bloomfield Moore in the Keely motor, the Keely Motor Co. and the inventions of John W. Keely, of Philadelphia, whose supposed discover- ies in physics have been talked of for twenty years all over the civilized world, and have been declared by some engineering experts and scien- tific men to denote the development of a new force. This force has been said to be as much more marvelous than electricity, as electricity is more wonderful than steam and compressed air. Other authorities have vehement- ly denounced it as a _ fraud. From time to time new develop- ments have suggested an increase in the capital stock, and Mr. Keely proposed not long ago that it be en- larged to 250,000 shares, 100,000 of which were togo to him. This reorganiza- tion is now being arranged and what- ever shares Mrs. Moore acquires un- der it will go to Mr. Astor, when this increase is effected, if the pending arrangements between Mr. Astor and Mrs. Moore are consummated.” Trust Tanneries Closed. New York, Nov. 5.~The United States Leather Co., known as the leather trust, yesterday shut down the 100 tanneries under its control and not another hide will be taken from its vats for sixty days. During the sixty days that the 100 tanneries are closed more than 15,000 laborers, tanners, clerks and employes generally will be without work. The meeting at which the lockup was decided upon was held a few days ago at the office of the trust. Asaresultan or- der was sent tothe tanneries Saturday to putno more hides in the vats and to take no more out after yesterday. The concerns shut up represent 90 per cent. of the hemlock tanneries and 40 per cent. of the union, the latter so called because they use a combination of hemlock and oak bark in tanning. Few of the strictly oak tanneries are included, as they are mostly out of the trust. Sovereign Will Become a Farmer. Massitton, O., Nov. 5.—J. E. Sover- eign, general master workman of the Knights of Labor, who visited this city on business, before leaving said that he did not believe in third terms and that he expected to retire from his of- fice as soon as his presert term should expire. He has still a year to serve, and after that expects to raise fruit on his farm in Arkansas, A COOL ENGINEER. A Train In Danger at a Crossing Stopped So That Little Damage Resulted. Datias, Tex., Nov. 5.—The south- bound passenger trains on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe and Missouri, Kansas & Texas railways both tried to make the crossing near the packing house at the same time at about 6:50 o’clock this morning. The “Katy” engine got across first and the engi- neer, seeing that the Santa Fe en- gine was going to strike his train, skillfully stopped the baggage car over the crossing to receive it. The “Katy” baggage was wrecked and the smoker attached derailed and turned half over. The engine of the Santa Fe train was derailed, but the rest of the train remained on the track. Several members of the two crews and a number of passengers received ner- vous shocks and were considerably shaken up, but nobody was seriously injured. Even the baggage agent the ‘‘Katy” car, that was knocked into kindling wood, escaped unin- jured. The blame for the collision has not been certainly located. The men on both trains claim that they com- plied with the requirements of the law. An Address to Americans. CutcaGo, Nov. 5.—The Armenian Na- tional union has issued an address to the American public appealing to the people to insist upon their executive | zation TROL’ Kansas City Capitalists Will Operate a Gen- | eral Electric Street Car System. Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 5.—It is now definitely known that the West Side | Street Railway Co. backed by the} Missouri, Kansas & Texas Trust Co., has arranged plans whereby Kansas City will have a general electric street car system in competition with the | consolidated cable roads A reorgani- committee of the People’s Cable Co., in connection with a committee of the Missouri, Kansas & | Texas Trust Co. is prepared to buy in the Tenth street cable at the sale of the same under foreclosure, which oc- curs this month. The Tenth street cable will be turned into an electric road and will be extended via West Tenth street, to Wyandotte street, thus connecting with the Sec- ond street station. The jog at Tenth and Main streets will be taken care of by buying the obstructing property at the northwest corner, thus providing aclear crossing of Main street from East to West Tenth street. THE CHEROKEE COUNCIL. A Great Many Questions of Importance to Come Before It. Tantequan, IL T., Nov. 5.—The Cherokee national council met in regu- lar session in the capitol here yester- day. The national party, which has the majority in both houses, will elect all offic The action of the council will be watched with much interest, since it hus more questions of impor- tance to settle than any of the pre- ceeding councils. The intruders and the monopoly of the public domain are the most vital. Treasurer Starr for a month has been paying intruders for their improve- ments, according to the appraisement made by the United States board. The total value of the improvements, was $68,000, to be divided between ninety intruders. Only forty-seven accepted payment, which was $38,000. The Cherokee nation has fulfilled its part of the strip agreement, and it now re- mains for the government to fulfill its part by moving the intruders, com- mencing on January 1, 1896. BURNED IN A BARN. A Mystery Surrounding the Charred Re- mains of « M SHELBYVILLE, Ind., No . terious fire occurred early R morning 2 miles from the ¢’ on the farm of Frank Love, which is causing excitement. A large barn and its con- tents were completely destroyed at 3:30 o'clock. When the flames subsided the remains of a man of middle age and height were founa in the ruins. The flesh was mostly charred and falling from the bones so as to prevent identi- fication. It is now thought the man was murdered, taken to the barn and the barn fired to cover trace of the crime. Fresh buggy tracks were found going to and from the barn, but no other clew is known. At the skele- ton’s side were found a knife and a brass souvenir representing a Trilby shoe. Trouble at an A. P. A. Parade. GrovucesTER, Mass., Nov. 5.—While a parade, held under the auspices of the A. P. A. last night, was being formed, stones and heavy missiles were thrown and several persons were injured. The parade preceded a lecture on immigra- tion. Six hundred members and sym- pathizers of the A. P. A. were in line and thousands of people crowded the streets. A large detail of police were on duty, as trouble was anticipated. The Atlanta Fair in Good Trim. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 5.—The directors of the Cotton States and International exposition will during the present week liquidate the floating indebted- ness. Of the $100,000 needed, Samuel M. Inman, chairman of the finance committee, will furnish $50,000. The fair will then be free from incum- brance and prepared to enjoy a season of prosperity. English Farmers Want Protection. Lonpon, Nov. 5.—At a meeting of the chamber of agriculture J. J. Low- ther, member of parliament, said that the great bulk of agriculturists re- garded protection as being the only practical means of restoring agricul- tural prosperity, but he added every one of that opinion had been rigor- ously excluded from the commission of agriculture. Burned to Death. RockForD, Ill, Nov. 5.—Mrs. U. J. Smith, of Polo, was burned to death instructing the minister at Constanti- nople to by no means comply with the demands of the Turks in ordering the missionaries to withdraw from the field of their philanthropic work as ad- ministrators of relief and inspirers of confidence and assurances to Armeni- ans. A Painter Killed. Sr. Louis, Nov. 5.—While engaged in painting the residence of Mrs. Mary Schroeder at 1414 North Thirteenth street, William Becker, a painter, leaned out of a second-story window, lost his balance and fell to the side- walk below, alighting upon his head and shoulders) He was picked up and it was found that he had sustained a fracture of the skull, together with in- ternal injuries. He died in half an hour. 2 Horrible to Contemplate. Lonpos, Nov. 5.—A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Vienna says that highly respectable eye witnesses write horrible descriptions of the Trebizond massacres. Feet, hands, ears, eyes and tongues were severed, it is sald, before the Armenians were finally dispatched. The Athenian journals of to-day affirm that the sul- tan has appealed for the protection of the English fleet against the machina- tions of the young Turks. Alaska’s First RaQroad- Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 5.—The. steamer City of Topeka sailed to-day for Alaska, with a shipment of “IT” rails and fish- | plates, to be used in constructing the railroad in the famous Tread\eell mine on Douglas island The railroad iron came through from Chicago by rail. It is said this will be Alaska’s first rail- road. 3 t : while attempting to Kindle a fire yes- terday morning. Sparks set fire to her’ dress and she ran into the open air, where the flames were fanned by a strong breeze. She lived only a short time after the accident. Against Mining Stocks. CuicaGco, Nov. 5.—The Chicago stock exchange governing committee has put itself on record against the estab- lishment of a mining stock department by a vote of 8 to 5. There will un- doubtedly be an immediate attempt at organizing a purely mining exchange. Treasury Situation. Wasuincton, Nov. 5.—The state- ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $179,- 292; gold reserv 3,0 30. Thecash balance is’ & and the gold reserve $3,000 less than on the pre- ceding day. A Circus Performe: Fatal Fall Mempuis, Tenn.. Nov. 5.—During a performance of Cooper Bros.’ circus here Anna Morretti, who was riding a bicycle on a tight wire 25 feet from the ground, fell, striking on her head, and was picked up unconscious. The in- jury may prove fs.tal A Life Sentence for Pastor Hinshaw. Day . Ind., Nov. 5.—Rev. Wil- liam E. Hinshaw, convicted of the murder of his wife recen has been | denied a new trial by Judge Hadley, and was sentenced to life imprison- ment yesterday afternoon. Ol City Ratlroad Men Oat. Om City, Pa., Nov. 5.—Six night crews on the Western New York & Pennsylvania railway struck yester- day. The fi s confined to the Uil | City yard and everything is quiet. There is no blockade. the Late Henry Shaw. STEAMER SUNK BY A BARGE A Man and His Wife Found Murdered and Their House Ransacked— Fifteen Work- men Buried Under Ruins and Sev- eral Taken Out Dead. Sr. Louis, Nov. years of age and claiming to be the natural daughter of the late Henry Shaw, capitalist and founder of Shaw’s | garden, made inquiries yesterday of the mortuary clerk in regard to the particulars of her alleged father's death and estate. The woman, who refused to make known her name, said: “I am a natural daughter of Henry Shaw. Mr. Shaw took my mother out of this country when I was very young. He took us to Bohemia. I grew up with the full knowledge of my parentage, but we never knew tha Mr. Shaw was a rich man. is now dead. and it is only very recently that I heard of the vast amount of mone Mr. Shaw left. a daughter of his I think I should have a share of the for- tune.” My mother I am a married woman, | | A Steamer Sunk by a Barge. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5.—The steamer Business, bound down with a cargo of wheat, was run into and sunk near the Grosse Points lightshipin Lake St Clair last night by a whaleback barge in tow of the Samuel Mather. When near the Iightship the barge took a sudden sheer and poked her nose nearly into the boiler of the Business. The steamer sank instantly in sixteen feet of water. She can be easily raised, but her cargo is badly injure The insurance value of the Business $20,000. A Double Murder. Batimore, Md., Nov. 5.—Capt. Fred- erick Lang and his wife were found dead in bed at their home in Gardner- ville, a suburb of this city this morn- | ing. Their skulis had been crushec and the house ransacked. It is sup- posed that robbery was the incentive for the double murder. Capt. Lang was interested in the oyster trade and | owned a number of vessels. 51 years of age. Workmen Buried Under Ruins. Municu, Nov. 5.—A portion of the newly constructed Schwanthaler pas- sage collapsed with a dreadful crash this morning, burying fifteen work- men under the ruins. Five were taken out dead and six dying and the others are still under the debris. He was A LAND RULING. A Favorable Decision Made by the Land Department on a Claim tn the Cherokee Strip. Arkansas City, Kan., Nov. 5.—S. P. Burress, an employe in the freight office in this city, ceived word that a favorable decision had been made by the land depart- ment at Washington regarding his claim inthe Cherokee strip, which he secured by running from the Chillocco reservation, 5 miles south of Arkansas City. Some time ago a decision was made by Secretary Woke Smith to the effect that runs made from the Chil- locco reservation would not entitle the holders of claims secured in that man- ger to possession. The recent decision of Burress’ case is one that brings joy to many claimholders in this section, and will likely put an end to many contests. SCHOOL INDE) NITY LANDS. The Secretary of the Interior Decides Agains' rtain Settlers on the Kickapoo Reservation. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.—The secretary to-day decided a case between settlers of Oklahoma territory and the terri- tory which deprives the former of lands they settled upon when that coun- try was opened by President Cleve- tand. Land involved aggregates 153,- 520 acres on the Kickapoo reservation. Under the act of congress opening the lands there was a provision that the territory should have the selection of school indemnity lands, which was not to be taken up by the settlers. The territory made its selection prior to the opening of the reservation and too late for the settlers to determine what lands it had taken. Under the strict interpretation of the act the territory was entitled to the lands, and the sec- retary so decided. St. Joseph Merchants Divided. St. Josepu, Mo., Nov. 5.—Retail mer- thants will probably withdraw from the Commercial club, which they de- clare is controlled by the jobbers, and form 8n organization of their own. Wholesale merchants are accused by the retailers of preventing the rail- roads from running excursion trains into the city and operating suburban trains, and they propose to retaliate by withdrawing from the club. New Missouri Town Platted. WARRENSBURG, Mo., Nov. 5.—The plat of the town of Chilhowee, one of the stations of the Holden extension of the Missonri, Kansas & Texas rail- road, was filed in the recorder’s office here this morning by E. Barnum. It contains 400 lots J. A. Young, E. Barnum and son, M. Y. Barnum and one or two other capitalists from War- rensburg compose the townsite com- pany. Big Sale of Texas Cattie. Fort Wortn, Tex., Nov. 5.—D. T. Bonear, trustee for the big cattle firm of Clark & Plumb, who reeently made a deed of trust, has sold the entire ranch property of the company, includ- ing 14,000 head of range cattle in Fisher, Kent and adjoini for $180,000. Henry G. We: of Sioux Falls, S. D., was the purchaser. The receipts of cattle at the Kansas City stock yards since January | ag- gregate 1 cattle, 70,339 calves, 1,973, 890 ho; 57 sheep and 36.095 horses and mules. Compared with the torresponding dat 1894 the increase is 2 rs rease 63,020 cat- tle, 2, 9 hogs, 567 horsey and mules. A WOMAN'S CLAIM. She Declares She Is a Daughter o'| A woman, 55) yesterday re- | — | | Prepare for it in time if you want to keep v or WILSON’S HEATER of COLD WAVE COMING! . Buy an OAK GARLAND [BENNETT-W HEELER MERC, CO. | | | | OAK GARLAND | | Carry a full line of | guns, amunition, hardware, groceries | ways satisfactory. | New Home Items. | Mr Coontz is on the siek list Mr D Israel has returned from Osceola. Mr Steel has moved the |he bought of Mrs Welch. Messrs Cope are repai house for their mother to | Jim Naughan is gathering Sam McCown. Misses ellie Wilson and Lula Shalley visited Nettie Berry Sunday. The surprise dance was a failure as the boys got surprised. The meeting at Sprague has closed with 21 additions. Mr Barton Briscoe and Miss Nellie Jones, both of ter, were united in marriage, Oct 30th, at the Laclede hotel, Butler, by Squire Newsome. {Mr Lee Shelton and Miss Berry ac- companied them to Butler. We wish them much joy and happiness. Glen Miller is on the sick list. Miss Helen Smith is visitingat New Home this week. Mrs MeKethen and danghter, Liza, and Mr and Mrs Barton i visited at Grandma Miller's one day last week. nilding their in, corn for Miss Mr Wm Porter is gathering corn |for Frank Wilson. Dr J W Crabtree, of Johnstown, and H L McElroy, of Osceola, were visiting at Uncle Ben Jennings last week. LR Shalley was kicked by a horse last Sunday morning. ( W M Hern, of Nyhart, was working for Mr Shalley last week. Our young friend, Mr Nestlerode, started to school Monday of last week. Mr Ami Butler passed through our town on his way to Henry county to visit relatives and friends. Mrs EA Shalley visited friends in Stumptown last Sunday. Mr W F Smith’s team ran away last | week, throwing him out, but sl injury was done. WIbE-AWAKE. irginia Items. (“If we give you the happenings of our town At the ratio of 16to1, we them down, And when you through Don't you blame us if false or true. must note have read them | week. Mr Wilks and A B Bruner of Br this place. Elder J H Caffey, of Dayton, Mo., preached at the Christian church Wednesday night. : Mrs O!dham is quite poorly. The protracted meeting at t Christian church closed Saturde night; no additions; Rev. ©. B. Lot speich, of Butler, preached nine ex- cellent sermons to appreciative audi- ences. Rey Reed left for Butler to preach a funeral sermon Sunda | Mrs Ruble, of Rockville, jthe families of Geo Ruble ar Geo Jenkins. Washington Park’s barn ed last week, also te Wo! ams d Whitsitt and Wi penter work. The Free Methodist ar: meeting at Nestlerode The house of John Dt broken into while the fa church and he had the laid on the table, but the rival of the family sear without his plunder. ‘ Mrs J H Cope and Mrs >} | tlerode and son of New H relatives here Saturday C C Park was on the week. Sylvester Bish and Mr Logan county, Kan. ar last Tuesday and left Frida ifor Eldoradoto look at so } Charley Bish went with the | Wilber Park has his saw m |ning and ready tofurnish lumber {mill is located on Mr Herald's p} | Misses Lillie Hill of Chariotte a | Taylor of Homer township left Tu day for Sedalia, as delegates to the State SS convention. t Robert Fry of Tula, Indian Terri- tory, arrived last Friday. His wife rt 1 All goods guaranteed as represented, or money refunded. scoe | Luther Judy bought the Polk Pierce farm west of Virginia la-t} ler, attended church Friday night at CNVTIUVD VO OAK GARLAND AND WILSON HEATERS :-:- Cook Stoves, Ranges and Hard coal Base-Burners. Also wagons, buggies ; queensware and tinware. Prices al- BENNETT-WHEELER MERC. CO, has been here several weeks visiting her sister and her grandmother, Mrs Craig. He reports corn selling at 20 per bushel and the buyer hauling he ex They left) Monc night forth home. NELS’ CLERK, A TOUGE TRIO. | They Assanit a Moyer, Then Take Charge ot His Team and Waite. Rich Hill Review, 4 Officers from Pan.ma brought a {tough gang into town yesterday | morning and turned them over to | Marshal Beatty for a crime commit- ted in this township On Saturday fellows was | trying to work our people on the jlame armracket He bad one of | his hands bandaged and had some sort of a contraption which he was | selling to whoever would buy. Later ‘he andhis two pals “boozed up” pretty thoroughly and proceeded south of town where they came across a movers’ wagon. Here they | knocked the owner, named John O. | Walters, down aud took possession | of his team and wagon, also a wo- | man wl o was in the wagon. After assaulting the owner of the wagon | they drove on south through Pana- j;ma. Walters, the owner of the | outfit, followed after them, and at | Panama put an officer on their trail. | In the meantime the trio of toughs |succumbed to the effects of the | whiskey and lay down in the wagon |to sleep. The woman then took the lines and turning the team about, back tracked it for Panama. On the | road she met her husband and the officers as above stated The men gxve their names as C. Rooker, Jas. Rooker and Johnny Johnson. Ata preliminary hearing before Justice | Fletcher thie morning they were thrown on the tender mercies of the grand jury, and in the absence of | bond were consigned to the niee new jail at Butler. evening one of these | | | | Jack Dempsey Dead Portland, Oregon, Nov. 1—Jack Dempsey, the well known pugilist, died at his home in this city this morning of consumption. The end came painlessly at 6:35 a.m. Demp.- y was fully conscious, and kissed the crucifix before the utterance end came. was to call hia About 11 o'clock last night there was a perceptible change in his condition, and it soon became pperent that the end was not far ef. He began to suffer much pain and frequently vomited. ast 3 hame ap He grew t | delirious, and in his delirium review- | ed bis ring career, frequently utter- the name of Jimmy Carroll. About 4 o'clock this morning he be. came conscious again and realized ithe approach of death. His two | children were brought into the room |and said good-by. He then bade his | wife and friends at his bedside | good-by and relapsed into a semi. conscious state, continuing thus un- til just before the end. jing -