The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 19, 1896, Page 5

GRAVE CHARGE. Mardering His Father. —_—— pows FORTY FEET 10 DEATH. ————— ¢ Chicago Manufacturer Killed . the Falling of a Scaffold—Funeral party Panic-Stricken—A Pow- der Explosion. rp, Pa., March 17.—The citi- town were startled yester- y fiernoon by the arrest of William aged 28, for the murder of his , William Miller, 70 years old, on 25, when the Champion forge works were destroyed by of man’s remains were rage rvins. Charles Tinker ted as an accomplice. Previ- ‘inthe date of the alleged crime 5 and murder, the towr had zed by numerous incen- Ly fres, and no trace of the guilty Abefound. The fire at the on works caused a loss of $60,- Atthe time the old watchman, 53 father, could not be found. days later his charred body was sismong the debris of the burned Sailing. The position of the body at tosuspicions of foul play and ‘ tion was begun by the ice: Detective Elwell, who quietly working up the case, ‘he has conclusive evidence against Itis said the son bears a bad gL DOWN FORTY FEET TO DEATH. 0, March 17.—J. J. Colvin, a t manufacturer of galvanized ‘eormice, met a horrible death gperintending some work on station of the Lake street ele- road at Fifty-Second street. standing on a temporary scaf- il ‘between the two tracks an east- nd train struck the end of a pro- ‘et k and the men were hurled ‘slothe street below, adistance of 40 4a od Mr. Colvin was almost in- daatly killed. \FUNERAL PARTY PANIC-STRIC rs, Ia, March 17.—Charles erison was killed, a child was fatal- ‘pisjured and the hundred or more , of a funeral party almost cken late yesterday after- the running away of one of in the funeral procession. on’s horses became frightened dashed frantically through the peesion, frightening other teams, e several runaways and narrow “Bp wcapes from death. W0 KILLED BY A POWDER EXPLOSION. Buurnas, Mont., March 17.—At the Yorth Pacific stone quarries, 14 miles wit of here, yesterday, two laborers were killed by a powder explosion and three others were seriously injured. pr GATHERING AT HUTCHINSON. Kame Populists Are Making Ready for *Their State Convention. Hurcumnson, Kan., March 17.—The # populist politicians of Kansas are gath- fering in this city to attend their state tonvention, which will be held in the Auditorium Wednesday, for the pur- pee of electing 92 delegates and as manyalternates to the national con- wntion at St. Louis. Chairman John W. Breidénthal and _ Secretary lob Semple, of the state cen- tal committee, arrived last night and opened headquarters at the Mid- land hotel. The hotel and boarding house keepers are getting ready to en- tertain a big crowd. People have ben writing and. telegraphing for toms for a week. nd then the citi- mas of Hutchinson, regardless of Plitics, are taking a great interest in the convention with the view of show- F ‘ag the public what they can do in the way of entertainment. The most of the delegates now here »wein favor of making a platform in line with the Omaha platform, with a few planks about state affairs, and in- tructing the St. Louis delegates to do alin their power to carry out the Principles advocated. It is not likely there will be any instruc- tim for specific action. The populists seem to be ‘ry much in doubt as to what the St. Louis convention ought to do. is an element diligently at work Which wants Kansas to come out uarely for a national ticket without waiting for the republican and dem- ratic parties to act. MULVANE WILL FIGHT IT. Another Attempt Being Made to Force the Capital into a Receiver's Hands. EKA, Kan., March 17.—S. B. Isen- as special master in the suit brought by J. E. Baker, of St. Louis, Yainst J. K. Hudson and the Topeka Daily Capital Co., to collect a debt due Maj. Hudson, yesterday filed a Rport recommending the appointment receiver for the Capital. He holds that the sale of the mortgages and Mock of the Capital to John R. Mal- vane does not release the prop- ty from liability for Baker's 000 claim. The report will be com- tted to the bitter end by Mulvane ‘ad Hudson, who claim that every Movement on their part has been legi- te and lawful, and was not for the Purpose of evading just debts. The Question which will be mainly at issue is whether or not the transfer of the Capital toa company by Maj. Hudson 1890 was a legitimate transaction. A Nebraska Compromise. Omana, Neb. March 17.—An open ter was made public yesterday by tor Thurston for the alleged pur- Pose of settling the differences between McKinley and Manderson forces in lebraska. As the senator is the Spokesman of the Nebraska McKinley forces, it is supposed to be satisfactory fo him. The plan is that the state | Snvention shall adopt resolutions that P Misthe hope of the Nebraska repub- : it to see McKinley president, but the occasion arises in the national SeMvention when they can nominate Gerson, they will do so. at Lancaster, Pa., | Summit Items. _ Health good, weather c in demand. Col J L Shubert has been having a jlong siege of la grippe. He is very uneasy for fear of his taking off by | consumption, ; TL Bisk has rented 80 acres of land of R C Wilson, 3 miles from home, and the bark on that maple tree will have a ehance to thicken up now. Not so much corn going from east- ern Bates going to market lately. Prices are too low to suit farmers at present. Wheat and clover have been badly razed by the late freezes, but not suf- ficient to ruin these crops. ; Not so large an acreage of oats be- ing sown &s usual in this section. | ool and fuel vere and everybody kept close to their stoves, Clarence Webb is baching in Sum- mit and was so afraid people would ner, that he built his residence a way back from the road, in what some might say would be a suitable place for a duck pond. Some cases of mumps in the neigh- borhood yet. Summit would support our silver- tongued orator, Chas Holland, for representative, should he conclude to make the race with Capt Nickel or others for that office. The C R Radford colony in eastern Summit is making farming bum, judging from the number of teams at work on their farms one day last week. fe BE Parker has received part of the Orchard Grove library. Part is delayed by the publishers not having some of the books ordered on hand, which will be here as soon as possible. GROVER. Cornland Items. W F Bartlett was Tuesday on busines: Miss Maud Martin Rich Hill Tuesday. UW S Jackson and wife visited rela- tives and friends in Sedalia last week. Miss Daisy Garrison and her little sister, of Rich Hill, was the guest of her uncle, W T Calloway last week. Willis Floyd made a business trip to Butler Thursday. We see from the reports in the pa- pers that Thos Vaughn, the victim of Orr Bros, is in a dangerous condi- tion. That isa mistake; Mr Vaughn is up and able to do his work. Jos Wood, of Shobe, was the guest of J C Courtney Thursday. Wonder if any of those fellows from Rich Hill, ever see that sign posted down at Jackson’s gate, it reads “keep out.” Frank says if they don’t see it they will know it is there some of these days to their sorrow. Miss Mary Ty!er of Butler, was the guest of Mrs Jesse Chowning. Miss Nettie Lutes, who has been visiting the family of Thos Floyd, re- turned toher home at Arthur, Friday. Mrs Jas Smith and her mother leave for Eldorado Springs this week for the benefit of Mrs Smith’s health. Wm Moon and Miss Earmie War- ren were the guests of Mrs Jane Power, of Carbon Center, Sunday. Howard Johnson‘of Rich Hill, was seen on our streets on last Thursday evening. Morris Chandler, of Danville, IIl., is visiting his brother William, this week. B F Frazier,. one of Cornland’s most popular bachelors has returned home again after an extensive visit with friends in Cass county, Mo. J A Garrison prides himself on catching the first fish of the season if you want to hear some big fish stories call on him. Earl Fox is on the sick list, but is improving under the able care of Dr H D McClintock. The Cornland debate on last Fri- day night was a grand success. Rey Dunn filled his regular appoint- ment on last Sunday. Isaac Appleby was in our village Sunday; he says Geo Gillam has gone hog wiid. Dr Campbell of Bedford, was the guest of H P Tharp Friday. The doctor says he is more than well pleased with his property at this place. in our village returned from CYCLONE. New Home Items. Mrs McKethen was tothe Hill Mon- day and had 5 teeth extracted, and is going to have some new ones. N M Nestlerode, of Root Branch, was in our midst the first of the week. Polk Tayior and James MceKetben made a horse swap a few days ago. John Lingood has moved on JH Sullen’s east bottom farm and pays $35 per acre for "96, John Edwards has rented the Frost farm and is clearing the 40 acres that lies on the slough has rented it for five years. Fay Bell was in our neighborhood Monday after wood, on his way he lost the hind wheels of his wagon. Mrs Steele has her new loom in running order. She wantsto buy a | spinning wheel. Our school commenced Monday, Miss Mary Armour teacher. She has | started out in the right way; bas laid |down rules and given the pupils to | understand she will enforce them. Aunt Nettie Berry has returned home, guess she doesn’t like Califor- | nia. i J QA Cope is still down with the | rheumatism. Grandma Cope is very sick, had Dr Wilson to see her Friday. Jim. The snow storm Saturday was se- | think he intended to take hima part- | BENNETT-WHEELER MERC. CO. t John Deere and Bradley Corn Planters With Automatic) | Check Rower Reels. Dealers in John Deere and Bradley Stirring Plows,New Amer- can Sulky & Gang Plows, | | i | | Steel Lever Harrows, Stalk Cutters, Schuttler, Moline and Weber Farm Wagons. Top Buggies. Carriages, Spring Wagons, and Road Wagons. All kinds of Grass Seeds, and the largest combined stock of Groceries, Hardware, Stoves «» Queensware in Bates county. Prices always guaranteed to be as low as goods of same quality can be bought elsewhere. We pay the highest cash or trade price for all kinds of country produce. BENNETT-WHEELER MERC, CO. Nyhart Items. The section hands laid off Saturday on account of the bad weather. Miss Lessie Smith returned home Saturday from a week’s visit at Corn- land. Charlie Merrill mad a flying trip to Foster on business last week. Mr Sterlia Cobb shipped 40 ducks to K C Saturday. Sam Deaton is quite sick. Mrs Mat Adams is on the sick list. Mrs Tom Campbeil visited her mo- ther this week. John Hoagland, Ed Frederick and John Stanley started out ona duck hunt the other day and had gone a mile before Mr H discovered he had left his gun at home. Messrs Dickerson and Douglass are building a new boarding house. Hoaglad, Dickerson and Holt have begun to levee the Marias de Cygne bottoms. They have about twenty men at work for them. The Ehart school, taught by Mrs Sevier, will close Friday with a din- ner and declamations in the after- noon. All are invited to attend. Last Saturday as Charley Merrill and Ranzy Deaton were returning home from Butler, the former missed his footing at the culvert, east of here, and fell about 15 feet. He was considerably bruised but no bones were broken. In the effort to catch Charly, Ranzy lost four or five dollars worth of goods in the ditch. Any one finding same please leave at Douglass’ store at this place. Will Feeback will soon begin work on the section in Jolin Delaughter’s place. Roe Deaton and wife spent Sunday with his brother, White Deaton. Mrs Annie Clark, who was taken to the Nevada Asylum, is improving and there is some talk of bringing her home soon. New Home Items. Conard Popp made a business trip to Rich Hill Saturday. A party at Clarence Morris’s one night last week; all report a good time, we learn. We learned that M F Bell, who has been on the sick list for some time is some better. Mrs Wm Porter is visiting her sick mother at Arthur. MrW B Miller and wife visited their daughter, Mrs Patton in Ver- non county last Sunday. Misses Pearl and Maud Littlefield Lula Shalley attended a party at Sprague last Saturday night. Miss Zoe Swarens is visiting her sis- ter, Mrs Bgron, of Rich Hill. We learn there will be three candi- dates for schooldirectorat the spring election. GUESS WHO. A Whole Family Poisoned. Craig, Mo., March 15 —-The family of W. B. Tyler, a wealthy farmer, was mysteriously pvisoned here yes- terday. The drug is supposed to have been introduced in the coffee, though by whom and for what pur pose is a mystery. W. B. Tyler died last night, and his three sons, one of their wives, and Taylor Criman, a cousin, are dying It is rumored that a near relative of the family ad- ministered the poison. Mrs. Howard Salzer, of Clinton, a bride of three months made two at tempts last week to commit suicide. The first attempt was made because of her husbands attentions to her sister who lived with them and the second (made Saturday) on account of a family row and the refusal of her husband to longer live with her. NELLIE BLY. Elkhart Items. Farming has begun in earnest in this part of the county. Lawrence White says he is going from this city to Cripple Creek, Col., on his wheel. John Cowdry has sold his farm and moved to Adriad, where he will em- bark in the grocery business. A J Erhart has timothy hay sell. David Henson has‘been building a lot of hog tight fence. Emma Fiy has gone to Kansas to spend the summer. “Col” Wyatt of quality hill, was in this city last week. Miss Stattie Bailey will teach the spring term of school at Lone Star. The gas company of this place has John F. Dillon, living two miles north of Lone Oak, by his generos- ity in feeding a couple of tramps a few days ago, is out a pistol and two pairs of shoes. The tramps had bills with them and pretended they were going to give a stereoptican exbibi tion at the school house. John and his father are batching and after been in full blast since the snow. giving the rascals a meal they left Miss Anna Gifford has ‘returned } the house to attend to their work from Passaic, where she has beenyand the tramps took advantage of spending the past week. | the situation and slipped back to the There was quite acrowd at Lone | house and did the pilfering Star Sunday to hear the Free Meth- | odist preacher. | If the Republican party is any Brush is rapidly disappearing near where near to being as strong as Moire Gazoo. ehould it fear to express itself posi tively on finazcial problems —Kan- | FRESH BULK cas City Times CARDEN SEEDS Do you raise a garden? Nothing pays you better, and nothing is of more important than to buy seeds that are Fresh and True to Name Having had fifteen years bases experi- ence in market gardening and having tried a great many varieties of vegetables. Ican ad- vise you as to what will do best in this climate. I have a large assortment of DO NOT RUIN THE WHEELS. -:~ Reliable Bulk Garden Seeds -:= | win tarnish you a buggy HIGH OR LOW GRADE | for very few mee a Seesoh eles | have patronized me and hope you centinue J- B. PACET. | to ceuer and Jip iar toa eat come that this is the ace Rorth Side Square, with Fisk Bros. 12-2m_| S20,Deconvim P T. W. LECC. For all repairs, or parts of Buggies, Surries, road wagors, farm wagons, phaetuns &c,poles, | shafts, neckyokes, wheels, dashes, cushions, top, I sell the best Buggy Paint on Earth We reset tires and which Ican sell you about ene half the price you would have to pay for packet seeds. It will pay you to see me before buying. i t | Siderable excite | vesterday. | serious conferences w j letters to his staff o | the division over | spread.” quarters Over the Secession. CANADIAN minion — Waller Prison—Disap- pointed In| Weyler—Herbert Booth to Leave Canada. fa St. Lovis, Ma There was co! und the local Salvation army Brig. French held long and the members voluminous s throughout he has juris- y was caused headquarters of the of his staff and dic ed Ww diction. this by the action of a act vationists in going out on the street | matter is that those who are interested in the formation of this new move- ment have been more or less discon- tented for a long time, and it surprise to me to find them n. The disaffection was no ng ac- not t v ranks it was learned that Vincent and Shannon, the leaders in the secession- ist ranks, have approached nearly every captain and lieutenant in the city with a proposition to form a new corps to enlist under the standard of Ballington Booth. ANADIAN INDEPENDENCE PARTY Toronto, Ont, March 17.—Cireulars are being distributed through the mails by the so-called “Canadian Inde- pendence Party,” declaring, in effect, that Great Britain is robbing the do- minion through the medium of the Canadian government. The sending of such matter through the mails is in direct violation of the laws, and government detectives have been set to watch affairs. The. documents which have been sent out bear no signature. They are dated Toronto, where they are mailed. The Canadian independence party is supposed to have headquarters at Windsor, Ont., where the movement originated. The reason assigned for flooding Canada with such literature at the present moment is the belief that whichever party is defeated at the next election is certain to declare it- self for Canadian independence and make that the issue of the next battle at the polls. WALLER STILL IN PRISON. Paris, March 17.—The Patrie says it has been informed at the ministry of the interior that Mr. John L. Waller, formerly the United States consul at Tamatave, undergoing sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment for corresponding with the Hovas, is still in prison, no order for his release having been re- ceived, and that negotiations between France and the United States on this subject are still proceeding. DISAPPOINTED IN GEN. WEYLER Maprip, March 17.—The press and public here express disappointment and impatience at Gen. Weyler’s fail- ure to suppress the Cuban insurgents, who are still scouring the provinces of Havana, Pinar del Rio and Matanzas, and burning plantations, villages, etc., on as extensive a scale as they were doing during Gen. Campos’ command. HERBERT BOOTH TO LEAVE CANADA. Toronto, Ont., March 17.—A special from Winni says that Herbert Booth, the hea®of the Salvation army in Canada, will give up his command and leave the country June 1. GALES IN ENGLAND. The Flying Squadron Was Compelled to Make for Queenstown. Lonpox, March 17.—Terrible gales occurred yesterday in the west of England and in Ireland. The force of the wind and the waves was such that the piers at Liverpool were washed over and flooded. Several derelict and disabled vessels have been towed into the Mersey. The ship canal has been made unnavigable by the storm and the walls of the canal were se- verely tried by the wash of the waves. The flying squadron, which was the center of so much attention a few weeks ago, when the crisis between Great Britain and Germany was acute, had to make for Queenstown for a har- bor in some distress, the vessels of the squadron having shipped large quanti- ties of water. MURDERED HIS WIFE. Claimed the Killing Was Accidental, but <ircamstances Belied the Story. GAINESVILLE, Ga., March 17.—Henry Patterson, 25 years of age, and ason of Homer Patterson, a well-to-do country citizen, recently married a young lady of high social position. Friday last Patterson reported that on the night before he had loaded his gun to shoot a chicken ard that the cap failed. Going back to the house for another cap, the hammer slipped and the who was asleep with her baby. The story was not a plausible one and an inquest developed the fact that the woman had first been killed with an ax and then shot. Patterson was ar- ested. Indignation is running high. Bowling to Succeed Mapes. Kansas City, Kan., March Thomas B. Bowling, ex-sheriff Wyandotte county and one of the most prominent democrats of Kansas, was decided on to take temporary harge of the post office by the bonds- | men of Postmaster Frank Mapes. who fcommitted suicide Sunday morning | because of a shortage of about $19,000 | in his aceounts. i7. | | | | Charles Montzomery. alias “Trigger eers. Areward of § or Montgomery's capture. From an officer in the local | | sit B | Excitement at the St. Louis Head- | \ INDEPENDENCE PARTY, | | Circulars Being Distributed in the Do- | | Sunday afternoon and making the initial movement toward 1 forma- | tion of an independent my in the west. “We .are 2 t all worried about th matter,” said | the brigadier to a reporter yes-/ }terday afternoon. “The fact of the } command load went into the head of his wife, | of ; Monat,” a member of the old Dalton | ng of outlaws. was captured in the | w. B. Campbell, of Toledo, O., head of Pawnee Indian country by federal off- | the f 90 was offered | colored denomination, is in UATION IN KENTUCKY. laters File Through an Armed Force ® Ballot Laken for United States Sen- ator. PRANKFO - Mareh 17.—Three tate guard took up on the state house grounds : ing, and the Kentu ed through es to their meeting places in pitol Th was the picket e@ presence of this ject of numer- lebate and after the e by a strict ce ions and nonious The seus of Gov. Bradley in cal! ing out the militia, which was declared to be thout warrant or law, neces- Stitication,” and appointing a eaded by Senator Goebel o such contempt and , and to report to the senate for final action. At the joint session one ballot for United es senator was taken to fulfilllegal rements, after the democrats and t Poor had broken a quorum by ng to respond to roll call An- other ballot will be taken to-day. j Adjt. Collier announced that the mili- } tia would remain on duty until the | legislature adj urned. <! THE DELGADO OUTRAGE. An American Shot by Spanish Troops Who Knew He Was an American. Havana, March 17.—Dr. Jose Manuel Delgado, the American citizen who is reported to have been shot and nearly killed by Spanish troops under the of Melquiz, arrived here yesterday. He isso seriously in- jured that he had to be carried on a stretcher. The captain-general has promised the promptest inquiry into the circumstances in the case, and has given assurance that the guilty per- sons will be most severely pun- ished. Dr. Delgado says that a number of the employes of the Del- gado plantation, near Bainoa, have been killed by the troops, in- eluding the brothers Tipia, and the two Guerras, father and son. The cir- cumstances in the case, so far as they could be gathered at present, seem to point to a most gross and deliberate outrage upon the part of the Spanish soldiers, who were made aware that Dr. Delgado and his aged father were both American citizens. FORTY LIVES LOST$ Gunpowder Explosion on the British Steamship Matadi, in African Waters. Lonpos, March 17.—The British steamer Matadi, which sailed from Sierra Leone on February 5, was to- tally destroyed at Boma by an explo- sion of gunpowder, March 7. The whole fore part of the Matadi was blown into the air, and 40 persons were killed, including a missionary named Hawk, and his wife. Boma, or Bomma, is on the Congo river. only about 50 miles from its mouth. Twenty- two of the 40 killed were members of the Matadi’s crew, two were pas- sengers and 16 were native la- borers. Sixteen of the crew escaped without serious injury. The Matadi had on board ten tons of gunpowder, a quantity which sufficiently accounts for the disastrous effects of the explo- sion. The mails and the specie which were on board were saved. The vic- tims of the accident were asleep at the time of the disaster. ‘The officers of the steamer escaped. Gen. Merchants Played for $50,000 by Men Who Bought Goods with ad Notes. CuicaGco, March 17.—Francis P. Vin- cent, a real estate dealer, and Patrick Larkin, a saloonkeeper, were arrested onacharge of being accomplices of Francis J. Renpath in his swindling operations. The method of working the swindle was simple. One of Ren- path’s men would be sent to a business house to purchase all the way from $200 to $1,000 worth of goods. He would present a note indorsed by Ren- path, who was considered good, as he owned considerable property, and it would be taken in payment. The goods would be sold and Renpath and his friends would divide. the note be- ing left to take care of itself. As far as known, the aggregate of the swin- dles on Chicago merchants is about $50,000 and it may be more. DECLARE THEMSELVES. Mayors Davis and Walbridge and Maj. Warner on the A. P. A. Principles. Kansas City, Mo., Mareh 17.—Fif- teen hundred people crowded into Mu- sic hall last night to hear the speeches of Mayor Davis. Maj. William Warner and Mayor Walbridge on the A. P. A. question. Judge John B. Stone pre- sided. Maj. Warner eulogized Ameri- can patriotism and lauded Abraham Lincoln, but adroitly evaded any mention of the A. P. A. Messrs. Davis and Walbridge, however, were more pronounced, and in words that could not be misunderstood unequivocally indorsed the principles of the order, although deciaring that this govern- ment must not represent apy par- ticular religion. | A Big Deal in Cattle. St. Lovis, March 17.—One of the largest cattle sales recorded in the west during recent years was closed yesterday, the details of which have | just become public. By this sale the | entire herd owned by the Arizona Cat- | tle Co., of Flagstaff, Ariz., numbering | about 14,000 head. was sold to the Kan- \sas City Live Stock Commission Co. | The terms of the sale are private, but lit is understood that the price was above last year’s figures. Platt ts Victorious in New York. New Yorx, March 17.—Republizan | primaries ere held in each of 1,392 election districts of this city last night and the results show victories for Thomas C. Platt in most of the dis- ltriets. The primaries were held for | the purpose of electing delegates to assembly district conventions, where the delegates to the St Louis national convention will be chosen. A Bishop Charged with Embezzlement. CLEVELAND, O., March 17.—Bishop African Evangelical mission, 8 jail here ‘,on the charge of embezzling 85.090, i