The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 5, 1896, Page 5

A INDICTED. — WARK HA? qe Bill Found by the Dallas Grand Jury. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION. The Big Boss Offered by Wire $40,000 for the Electoral Vote of Texas. Dallas, Tex, Oct. 31 - Mark Hanna stands indicted by the Dallas coun- Graod jury fer attempting to corrupt the election in Texas by of- {ering money for the purchase of the electoral vote of this state The bill was found te day but has got been turned into court as Judge Clint has been absent from the city. While the finding of tbe bill has not been officially announced it has leak- qd oat of the jury room as a fact. The inquisition is still at work on the Western Union Telegraph Co to make it furnish the telegrams wked for on three different days doring the past week, and it is not uolikely that other men in and out of Texas will be caught in the net. A The telegram on which Hanna was jndicted contained an offer of $40,- 000 for the electoral vote of this sate. The grand jury adjourned A overelection tonight, but will re- convene next Thursday. Tramps Find The Body. Chillicothe, Mo , Nov. 1.— William Bravnen, who is said to have been intoxicated Saturday night, attempt dito drive his horse and buggy ross the trestle of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, which spans the Wabash and Hanni- bal tracks in this city. and in at- tempting to turn around, as it ap- pera, the horse, buggy and driver were thrown to the ground beneath, sdistance of about thirty feet, and killed. Some tramps found the body sbout 10 o'clock and gave the alarm, md Coroner Barney was called to take charge of the body. The in quest was held Sunday morning and the jury returned a verdict in ac- cordance with the testimony of the trampe, which was substantiated by the tracks and marks on the trestle. The accident is supposed to have occurred at about 8:30 p. m., and the body was found about 10 o’elock. He was an old soldier and a peneion- a. He leaves a wife and son, resid- ing in this city, and has two sons in Mereer county. Boy Killed at # Rally, Olinton, Mo., Nov. 1.—A sad fa- tality marred the close of R E. Lewis’ gubernatorial campaign here. Lewis arrived on a special Memphis route train from the south at 7 Oelock, and was escorted by a torch- light parade to an arbor in the court house yard, where he made a short tpeech. fe had barely commenced when aboard of the platform be- fame misploced and fell. Several boys had been playing under the platform, and when Lewis closed, fifteen minutes later, by chance the body of Milburn Salmon, aged 11 Was found on the ground. He had been struck on the back of the neck While running under the platform tad his neck broken, dying without ‘ery. He was a son of Ed. W. Sal- Yon, the ex-banker of Marshfield, Missouri. Burgtars Bagged. Sedalia, Mo., Oct. 30.—While in tof burglarizing the residence of Maj. A. P. Morey, at an early hour this morning, James Henderson, @lored, had 200 bird shot fired into tis face and breast by the Major. The wounded man attempted to fe, but was captured. When ar- Rigned in court an officer noticed ‘eat one of the shoes worn by the Wisoner was a match for a shos left ‘Wy tho party who attempted to bur- @arize, and was frightened away fom T. P. Young's residence last Sanday night. Henderson was ace (used of the crime and confessed, my iter having tried in vain to impli- other parties. He was held for the grand jury. Props Dead in Parade. | yesterday morning. | unknown but it is probably due to | some impairment of his mind. | Mr. Wilcox was in Bolivar Tues | day and transacted businese as usual, i HUNG HIMSELF. Lafayette Wilcox Commits Suicide. | Bolivar Herald. Lafayette Wilcox committed sui- cide by hanging himself in bis barn| The cause is/ and gave no sign that anything was | wrong. After breakfast yesterday morning | he went to cutting wood, and was! last seen alive about nine o’elock. At noon he was discovered banging in the hayloft of his barn. He had taken a emall rope, fastened it toa beam, and passed a noose about bis neck. When found his body was| partly supported by the hay. Mr. Wilcox was one of the most well to do farmers of tke county, ; and was moat comfortably situated. CK GARLANDANO WILSON HEATERS semua is The two best stoves on the market. Hun- dreds of people will testify to this. Over 500 now being used in Bates county. jEVERY STOVE GUARANTEED TO GIVE SATISFACTION. WE ALSO CARRY A Common, Box and Laundry Stoves, OVER 700 KINDS AND SIZES 20M $10.00 To $75.09, THE GEN COMPLETE LINE OF. Coal Hods, Stove Boards, Oil Clothes, Zines, Stove He was about sixty years of age, was much esteemed by a wide ac- qua'‘ntance. Daylight Robbery. Harrisonville Times. R. G. Payne, a farmer living east of Garden City a short distance, had a lively experience with a burglar last Monday week. A tramp went to Mr. Payne’s home while his wife was on a visit to neighbors and while he was out huoting. When he returned he encountered a man leaving his home and commanded him to throw \frosty ground several hours. up his hands, whereupon the bur glar drew a revolver and took a shot athim. A lively followed, Payne hit the man over the head and peppered him with a load of bird shot. However he made his escape with about $10 in caeh and a num- ber of small valuable «rticles. Mr. Payne was not wjured. scene To Try Mexican Oranges. New Orleans, Li. Oct 41.—There isa change in the importing fruit trade of this city which will mat.rial- ly alter the price of tropical fruits in the three grest weetern markets for this port, namely, St. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City. 1n a few days the first cargo of Mexican oranges will arrive in port. At present the bulk of the oranges sent to the western cities are from Jamaica. It is believed that the Mexican article can be placed on the market at alower figure and with better satisfaction The Jamaica fruit is now selling at $225 to $3.50. It formerly went at $1 less. Train Wrecked and Burned. Housior, Tex , Nov. 1.—A freight wreck occurred early this morning near here en the International and Great Northern railroad, in which there were no fatalities, but a loss $40,000 was entailed by the compa ny. The train was loaded with merchandise and cottonseed meal. While going up Grand Lake Hill, thirty miles north of this place, the train broke in two, wrecking fifteen care, one of them a tank of oil. The liquid became ignited, and before flames could be extingished ten cars of merchandise and meal had been consumed. Gov. Atkinson Installed. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 21.—Wm. Yates Atkinson was to day inaugurated for the second time as governor of Georgia amid ceremonies the most imposing seen in the state in a gen- eration. A procession a mile long, includ- ing military from all the prominent cities of the state, brought in free by the railroads, was reviewed by the governor in front of the Execu tive Mansion. It escorted his Ex cellency to the state capitol in front of which the inaugural exercises were held. Blown Frem a Train Newton, Kan., Nov. 1.—Mrs. Clara Guswick, en route to Los Angeles from her home in Lexing- ton, Mo, in passing from one Pull- man to another was blown by a gust Fe passenger train near Braddock. She was stunned and lay on the She Pipe, Elbows and everything ia the of wind off the platform of a Santa line. Market Price Paid For Austin Items. | Elner Metcalf’s little girl fell out of the wagon Sunday and threw her shoulder blade out of place. Mr Wick Rider has taken his broth- er Charles, to Leavenworth, Kan. Mrs Levil is still on the sick list. Patton Bros. had 50 head of cattle dehorned Saturday. The funeral sermon of Mr John} Taylor's two sons who were laid to rest some time ago, will be preached i the fifth Susday in this month. Frank Riter and wife have moved | down in Lis own cabin, Grandma Hand was taken sudden- ly ill whi.e ou her way to the baptiz- | ins, Stuiiday. Miss Metealf took dinner Sunday with her old school mate, Miss ‘Tres- | sie Dar. | There will be a grand supper here election evening. There will be an entertainment at | G the A WR hall next night; admission d5ets. Mr John McBride has moved his house down on his two lots. J W Cordell threshed his buck- wheat, and had 29} bushels. | Mr Salmon is still on the sick list. | The boys celebrated Hallowe’en in the usual way, by tearing up every- thing in sight. Hickorynuts are almost gone. J H Codell was down from Harri- | sonville on a coon hunt. | There wasa big republican rally at Harrisonville Friday, and a demo- | crat rally Saturday. There were several baptists bap- | tized Sunday. Hart Warner’s little girl was badly | burned Saturday. : The farmers of this neighborhood | are gathering their small crop of corn. N ERK NO. 8. The Gamble in Wheat. he Produce Exchange brokers and option pit gamblers are credited with making a clean $20,000,000 out of the corner they have made in| wheat, says the St. Louis Post Dis- | patch. It is said that the pool that | worked this corner is backed by | $150,000,000 | How much have the farmers who_ raised the wheat made by the raise | in price? Nota dollar. And when | their next crop is ready for sale, the | wheat corner will be dissolved and | the prices go down to the old basie. | In watching these board of trade | “flurries,” farmers should remember | that gambling on the stock ex-| changes and in the option pit bears | no relation to the prices they get | for their crops. The gamblers al-| ways manage that a raise shall occur | only when practically all the wheat | is out of the farmers’ hands and | stored in the elevators and miills. Wednesday | | | | | | ie ee i Lion Creek, Mo., Oct. 29.—Nathan | Jackson and Effie Woods of Non-! such, Camden county, were granted | a license to marry by Recorder Las- well yesterday The brideis a mere | child of 10 years, and the groom 26 | It is the only marirage on record in | this county, where the bride was | under 14 years of age, and the peo- ple of the community are indignant | at the parents giving their consent | te the marriage. | passenger | with an ax. Grocery, Queensware and Hardware Call and examine our stock and get our price be- fore buying and save money. Highest all Kinds of Produce. _ BENNETT-WHEELER MERC. CO. Horse Thieves. Warrensburg, Mo., Oct 29.—Con- siderable evidence of an organized | band of horse thieves has been dis- | eovered in Johnson Cv, by officers who were investigating the move- ments of Job. Lynn,a man captured | recently witi a fine buggy avd team | belopging to a Columbus township farmer in his possession. Lynn also had several fine lap robes and ladies cloaks, all of which proved to have been stolen Since his incarceration, eight different stolen rigs have been found in different parts of the coun- ty. They had been left by Lynn un- til be should call for them. Officers say that they have found enough evidence to prove the existence of an organized gang. Holl apa Trian. Ardmore, I. T., Noy. 2 —The Mis- souri, Kansas & Texas south bound train was held up by train robbers and robbed about one mile south of Alvarado, Texas, at about 7:10 tonight. But little treasure was secured. The robbery was a most daring one. The bandits are supposed to be headed for Indian Territory. Offi- cers on the border have been notified and are on the alert. The sheriff at Cleburne, Tex, has been asked to come and bring bloodhounds to the scene of the robbery and to take the trail of the gang. Texas officers will leave on special trains for the scene. Father’s Qaarrel Costs a L:fe- Galesville, Wis, Oct. 28.—The 3- year-old son of Oscar Marshall, a North Bend farmer, was murdered by a hired man named Palmer. Mar- shall and the man had a quarrel, and to get even with his employer, Pal- mer took the little boy to the barn and deliberately crushed his skull Palmer afterward pre- tended to poison himself, but later on made a complete confession. Ex- citement runs high, and lynching may follow. The murderer is 18 years old. Trio Ia Troubte. Springfield, Ill, Nov. 2 —Justice Connolly of this city has issued war rants for the arrest of Thomas O'Leary, Fred Hayden and Will Melvin, charged with a criminal age sault upon Josephine Dowling, 16. The girl eays she attended a rally at one of the neighboring villages last week, and wLile there was crimizally assaulted by the boys. The boye. are supposed to have goue to St. Louis. New York, Nov. 2.—There is a light demand for movey on call, but | the banks report a fair demand for | gold. At the subtreasury the with- | drawals of gold continue and a great| many people were ia line to day. The amount ranged from $5 to $80,000. WOMAN BANDIT DEAD. |TEACH THE BABIES TO SLEEP. i There isa Right Way and a Wrorg Scrange Career of Bertie Tripp. Who Le Married « Robber. New York World Wash, Oct. 25 —Of all the men and women who have led lives of crime, reformed and become evangelists, none could tell such seemingly improbable aud interest ing tales as Bertie Tripp, a girl of 23, who committed suicide the other day at Butte, Mont \ Her real name was Helen Forrest. jand to he on their sides, not on their” yang She was the daughter of a farmer | backs. It can easily be seen that living near Spokane Six years ago jthe right side is preferable to the she ran away with a bighwayman, left for a person to sleep on. For/and married him. Together they one thing, the action of the heart robbed, shot and plundered until or liver is not impeded in any way/her partner in crime was captured, by the pressure of the body when convicted and sent to the Montana one lies on the right side. | penitentiary for forty years, where D Madeuf seems to think that! he is now serving his sentence. The girl on account of her sex, was chiv- alrously acquitted by the jury. For three years the police of the Northwest hud a description of her, but as she often assumed male attire and passed under the name of Char- lie Miller, she escaped detection. By wearing skirts she could gather valu- able ioformation, and thus aid her partner in eluding the officers. It was not until her arrest in Montana that the police knew her sex. They knew they had captured the nctori- ous Charlie Miller, but did not sus- pect that she was a womar. While in jail she wro e to her partner. The letter was intercepted and hé was captured. T. save her he disclosed her sex, took all the blame on him- self, and was sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. Two years ago she reformed, went to Portland, Ore.,and joined the Sal- vation Army. She marched with the army, sang psalms, and told the peo- ple how wicked she had been, saying that if there was hope for her there was hope for the majority of man- kind, who bad not sinned so deeply. A few weeks ago she drifted back into Montana, and being near the place of husband's confinement, she grew despondent and ended her life by taking a dose of poison. She was a strong, athletic woman, a good rider, a crack shot with pistol or rifle. Several murders were traced to her, but no attempt was ever made to legally connect her with them. A few years ago she was in a saloon row in Idako, and shot a man. He recovered, and the people gave the incident but passing notice, At that time her sex was unknown and she was bartender in a saloon. Three years ago she was involved in another sheoting affair with a gam- bler. Neither was wounded. In Helena Bertie Tripp and her husband committed the robberies for which she was arrested. He escaped, but was located through a letter written to him by his wife, who was in jail. The letter was giv- en to a “trusty,” who gave it to the jailer. The husband’s whereabouts being thus ascertained, he was ar- rested. He resisted arrest and shot a policeman, but was finally captured and convicted. Bertie Tripp was never the same woman after the arrest of her part- ner in crime She avoided the society ef other men, and grieved over the loss of her mate until she ended her own extraordinary career by taking poison. ID W Drummond! Floor oil cloth, linoleum, stove rugs and metal rug binding at D. W. Drummond's. Get your window glass, paint- er's eupplies, carpete, wall pa- per and shades at D. W. Drum- mond's. Pictures, picture frames and moulding at D. W. Drummond's Paper hanging, signs, house and all kinds of decorative paint- ing neatly executed at very reas onable prices by D. W. Drum 1 i Lonon Pablic Opinion The fact that in Algeria taere are very few maladies of ths nose ears and throat, has caused Dr. Madeuf, jan eminent French physician, to in- Seattle, quire into its cause and he has found it due in a large teasure to the prac | tice of Arab mothers who train their jchildren to sleep on a bard bed with i $ j one or two coverlets for bed clothing | | sleeping on the back is the worst of | | all. If there is any irritation of the! mucous membrane of the nose, it is} apt to extend to the ears and throat | when one sleeps in that position. |Moreover one is very prone to, | breathe by the mouth, which is| neither a healthy or seemly habit. The doctor, therefore, counsels all mothers to accustom their children to bard beds and to sleep on their sides,— nd above all, on their right] sides. The habit formed in infancy will be useful to them in their way through life, and probably save them frow more thav one illness. ; A “DANGEROUS PASTIME.” Indiana Health Board on the Kissing of Sweethearts. Ixpranavots, Inp., Oet. 30.—The Secretary of the State Health Board has a case reported from Columbus where a man persisted in kissing bis sweetheart, who was alarmingly ill of diphtheria, by which he also con- tracted the disease. The secretary therefore, wants to interdict all kiss- ing, concerning which he says: “I am convinced of the difficulty the board of health board will meet in trying to taboo kissing among sweethearts. Altough a most dan gerous pastime, there seems to be an inherent tendency to indulge in it, and we have little hope of ever being able todo away with it. I may have to recommend a disinfect ant. All that would be necessary would be to rinse the teeth well with it and rub it well on the lips. That would insure against the dangerous results of osculation.” Killed Three Deer. Dr. Laocaster and Thos Ellis ar- rived home to day from Carter coun- ty, Missouri, where they have been hunting and fishing and enjoying a good time generallyfor the past two weeks or more. They report a de- lightful time and lots of luck. Three deer and any amount of emaller game were captured. When the gentlemen get their whiskers ampu- tated we presume they will look much better for their outing. Messrs. J. M. Wood and A. W. Harris, of Chicago, who accompanied Dr. Lan- caster and Mr. Ellis to the Ozarks, returned to their homes a few days ago. Our Rich Hill friends have arrived home in time to vote and do a little work for their favorites be- sides —Rich Hill Review. Died While Oat Walking. Fort Scott, Kan., Nov. 1.—‘Ia case anything happens to me notify E. W. Robeson, 426 Broadway street, Davenport, Io. He is my cousin, |and the $10 in my pocket belongs to him. My mother is Mrs. L. J. Bar- too, of 210 East Sixth street, Kansas City. Mo,” is a note found on the person of E. P. Barton, whose dead body was found in the railroad yards in this city this evening He had evidently died of consumption while out walking. A letter on his person indicates that he had been traveling south for hie health. He had been | stopping at the Arlington Hotel bere | for a week. £ mond. j YPOO0SC00OOS Marderons Robbers. TT. Ww. LECC. | Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 27.—At | sae es eed oe probable cost of two lives, four | wad wagots, farm wagons, phactons &c,poles, masked robbers stole $5,600 from | yeu deme dashes, cushions, | Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Monogban in| ee 23 the mining village of Happabanock, | Bugov Paint on f: Earth Scientist say that the banana is a} We reset tires and; Why suffer with Coughs, Colds ne ; jone mile from Girardville. The) : ee oo : and LaGrippe when Laxative Bromo | Perfect food Boil wni! suppers = for! toads of Mr. and Mre. Monoghan DO NOT RUIN THE WHEELS. Quinine will Sate he in —— = zs gee ye i sae PLE. is | were crushed with sandbags. They | wii furnieh yous bugey Does not produce the ringing in the | the nite ates appear 0 | : cat dition. Tb b- | i s head like Sulphate of Quinine. Pat! have found its merits. Aa enor- |), ae Serna : joe ae i\HIGH OR LOW GRADE ident of the Merchants’ Ex- |e large attendance this year. Scores) 1» in tablets convenient for taking. | i ba raported im themes) oe pe aie sie ee” | cop very few dollars. Iam thankful to all who His division had just given | of young men and yeoman are | Guaranteed to cure, or maney re- | ™°"S Liege lt 1 2 6 nM |ties of men are de of the ‘aie van | hare patronized me and hope Jos v4 me, come i ents to attend. Send ; Price, 25 Cents. For sale portatiors, Fr ing laet year an/| tains on each side of the villag» in | 999%: his, for McKinley, when he was! i=& srrangem gout, | funded. ice, eachi iy W. H. McClemen! 33-6: or 7,427. be ced that this is the right place S ‘or catalogue. | and be convin = 7 tf. b im ezate of 1° 427,845 bunches. arch of them. 17-et. j was picked up by Conductor Camp- bell of No. 7. and brought to New- ton. She will recoyer. ee ees Butler Academy is going to have St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 1.—A ead are of the Republican parade was the sudden death of Jacob d, a prominent merchant and i