The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 1, 1897, Page 4

J}. D. Aten & Co., Ptoprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: The Weext.y Times, published eyery Thursday, will be sent to any address gne year, postage paid, for $1.00. ———$ _—— Congressman DeArmond is taking leading part in the tariff debate in congress. Give the office seckera a chance end the civil service will dieappear in thirty minutes. Congressman Spaulding, of Michi- gan, introduced a joint resolution Monday for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. Nothing will be done yet. File your papers and go home, says the president to office seekers. This is eonsolation in big chunks. The Woman's Christian Temper- enee Union has petition president MeKinley to supress prize fighting, and a simular request will be made the governor of each state. That free secd distribution de- partment at Washington ought to be abolished. It is a waste of money to keep it up, and the entire thing is a humbug. President McKinley has nominated Thomas Ryan, of Kansas, for first assistant Secretary of the Interior. He also nominated Joe Bristow, of Kansas, as fourth assistant Post- master-General. “Mies Ida Fitterling, a prominent young lady of Warrensburg, aged 20 years, has disappeared from her She went out riding with a young man Sunday afternoon and Her mother is home. failed to return. prostrated with grief. Tt is said nothing like it has ever been witnessed before. ‘The appli eations being filed with the different @epartments in Washington by of fice seckera. country for a few days’ rest. No wonder President MoKinley is preparing to go to the rs 1 BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES J. D. ALLEN Epiror. At a dance being held eight miles | northeast of Holden, Mo., Saturday night, Reub Fulkerson was fatally stabbed by hia cousin ‘Red” Fulkerson. Reub attempted to quiet a quarrel, when bie cousin turned on him with the knife. The Fulkerson3 are prominent farmers, of Johnson county. The Ties is the only paper in Butler that had the enterpzise to print the full text of the Dingley tariff bill, now before congress. Lhe Tiuxs is foremost in war, foremost in peace and foremost inthe hearts of the people of Bates county. The Tres “ge’s there” with the news, which it prints in fall each and every week. —_— The Cass County Demoerat bas ~ _Established eight along strictly com state banking law, Butler, Mo., offers public in general, t able. changed hands. The Democrat is now owned by John J. and Ed M. Smith. Mr. Middleton, the former editor has gone back to Warrens- burg, his old home, to reside. The Democrat is one of our best county exchanges and the new manngement propcse to make some needed im- provements. An ordinance prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and cigarette wrappers has been put in force in Kansas City. Some papers argue that the law can- not be enforced. This 1s nonsense, all that is necessary to enforce the cigarette or any other ordinance is for the officers to do their duty. One arrest and conviction in this town will stop the sale of the coffin nails effectually. Several persons owning five acre blocks of ground in this city claim exemption and refuse to pay their city tax on the same. The city col lector has levied on their personal property and the town will test the law in the courts. The city has made the right moye in the matter and the case should be put through to the court of last resort that the town might be given a correct solution of the law. COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. The Tires this week wishes to call particular and especial attention of the citizens of this county to the election to be held in the different townships, Tuesday, April 6th. This election is important from the fact that a school commissioner is to be elected. While this office may ap pear to many to be of small import- ance itis not. In short, it is one of the most important places to be filled in the gift of the people, and in the eelection of an official to look after the school interests of this great county, the people should feel a keen interest. The person selected io discharge the duties of the office should not only be qualified, but should be thoroughly up to dats in the needs and wants of the public school sys tem of this state. In the nominations made by the different parties for echool commis- sioner, the Tiwes has no hesitancy in saying, and we believe the people will agree with us regardless of par- ty, that Prof. Borron, assistant prin cipal of the Rich Hill schools and nominee on the democratic ticket is by far and without comparison, the most competent person to fill this position. He is well educated, and his training in the gradcd schools gives him an advantage which is ab solutely essential to the discharge of the duties of the office. The public school system of this countyis weil in hand at the present time and the Trues hopes the people will take an interest inthe matter of electing a commissioner who is com- petent to sustain the school system in its present condition by turning out and voting for Prof. Borron Post-Dispatch—The wool duty of twelve cents is considered prohibi tory. The American citizen with but one coat and the American citizen with none are likely to be more or Seas in evidence under the Dingley law. Ex-Gov. Boies, of Iowa, who is sojourning in California for his health, in an interview said the sil- ver cause is still on and the people of the United States will not be sat- isfied until silver has regained its former standing with gold. President McKinley has decided to send a special commissioner to Cuba to take part in the investiga- tion of the alleged murder of Dr. Ruiz, an American citizen. Consul General Lee has absolutely refused to join in this investigation on the ground that he is convinced the Spanish government will not con- duct a fair inquiry and that the de eision of the commission will be mere whitewash for all the officials connected with Ruiz’s death. That fight for the St. Joseph post office continues to get hotter and botter as the days roll by. The va- eancy in the offics occurred under President Cleveland’s administra tion, and a gold democrat was promptly appointed to take the place of the republican postmaster who had held the office for four years. The appointment of the gold democrat was held up by the senate, and the old postmaster continues to hold the fort with a good show for reappointment. Cure Prove the merit of Hood's Sarsaparilla— posi tive, perfect, permanent Cures. Cures of scrofula in severest forms, like goitre, swelled neck, running sores, hip disease, sores in the eyes. Cures of Salt Rheum, with its intense itching and burning, scald head, tetter, ete. Cures of Boils, Pimples, and all other erup- tions due to impure blood. Cures of Dyspepsia and other troubles where & good stomach tonic was needed. Cures of Rheumatism, where patients were un- able to work or walk for weeks. Cures of Catarrh by expelling he impurities which cause and sustain the disease. Cures of Nervousness by Properly toning and feeding the nerves upon pure blood. Cures of That Tired Feeling by restoring Strength. Send for book of cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla ToC. IL. Hood & Co., Proprietors, Lowell, Mass. a gad RS = are the best after-dinner Hood's Pills pits, aia digestion, 250. Austin, Texas, was visited by a terrible cyclone Sunday, and a great amount of damage was done in the town. A large number of houses were blown down or damaged, and trees and outbuildings suffered. The new and unoccupied residence of Burt McDonald, one of the finest buildings in the place was demolish ed. The roof of the state university was taken off and the building was Ddadly damaged. A church near the university was also unroofed and the sidewall blown in. The towns of Clarksville and Buda near Austin were also roughly handled by the wind, quite a number of houses be- ing blown down. In the track of the storm a number of people were injured, but no deaths as far ag known, WORST IS YET TOCOME. | Special Weather Bulletin Says | Floods Will Increase. OFEICIAL WARNING ISSUED. | Sabbath is Spent in Hard Labor | to Save the Leeves. | Cairo, Ill, March 28.—That the! flood situation on the Mississippi has not nearly reached its zenith now seems certain. Locs] weather and river men in many parts have said so, aad now the announcement bears the official stamp of the weath er bureau of the nation. The fol lowing special official bulletin was issued from Washington to the river districts, and has been received here. It bears the signature of Willis L. Moore, the chiet of the Bureau: “The crest of the flood wave is still at Cairo, which shows a station ary guage reading of 51.6 feet for the past fovr days. “There is great danger ye to come from the flood in the region from Helena southward to New Or leans. “The river will continue to rise for at least ten days in the region ‘rom Helena southward to:Vicksburg.and to rise during a longer period from Vicksburg southward. “If no break occurs before, levees will be subjected to the greitest strain about April 10, in Southast- ern Arkansas, Western Miseisippi and in Louisiana. Should the leees break the result will be one of the most disastrous floods ever knbwn. “Weather indications now indrate additional heavy rainfall in the nid- le ani lower Mississippi valeye, which will materially intensify the flood conditions “Those living in districts tver- flowed in former years should b on the safe side and transfer stockand movable property to places of kmwn safety while there is yet time. Wiis L. Moore, “Chief of Bureat” SITUATION VERY SERIOUS AT GREENULLE Greenville, Miss., March 28.—The guage reads 46.6, a rise of our. tenths within the past twentyfour hours. The weather is warmer and partly cloudy. Sunday as it is, every hour has been utilized in labor on the leves. No time is being Jost while the| weather remains good. Nearly 1,000 men are at work upon the levee for the ten miles covering Greemille. Five hundred laborers fresh ‘rom the plantations will arrive hen to- | morrow. The Geenville siw nills | are at work today with full forces of | mer, while barges are being loided | with lumber and sacks to be sett to, weak points. Ten boats are bing used now almost exclusively for | transportation of men and magrial for strengthening the levees. Exery energy is now being used to praent a crevasse, with hopes of suctess. While the water is above the regslar levees in some places, dirt, lumber and bags of sand have been ueel to | elevate the embankments abovethe water level. Everything is intact tonight. The government boat, Mississippi, vith} the Miesissippi River Commision aboard stopped here this morning, and in an interview Judge Tayle, a | member of the Commission,fromthe oldest men in the service on the) coramigsion, said that of the 1300 | miles of levees with this unpece | dented flood, less than seven niles | have given away under the terfble pressure—one 4 of 1 per cent ofthe system. He thinks it possible that | j a paid up capital of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, conducting its business within the rigid requirements of the made mutually agreeable and profit- Respectfully, FE. D. KIPP, Casurer. os | and yrotected by the levees. Orders |stanc) alittle short of desperate. | Govemment bulletins year’s ago. With mercial lines and the FARMERS BANK its services to the believing it can be days has been one of increased anxieiy for those depending upon for sicka and and other have been plentiful. Ths river at Vicksburg has risen five-tinths since last evening and is now 48.6 feet, six inches below the highest water since 1862. Tho most that can ,be said is that the levees are being held on both sides of the river under cireum material today an noundng more rains in the upper valieys are most depressing. Presi- dent Maxwell of the Fifth Louisiana Levee Board urges planters to send labor and teams to tho levees im mediately. The supply of sacks is exhawsted and he has ordered 50,- 900 fom New Orleans, which left this evening. The State convicts at Diamond island will be sent at once to Tlawara and Pitchers Point levees, which ere in danger A Cyclone’s Deadly Work. Guthrie, Ok, March 30.—A cy- clone at Chandler, 40 miles east of here, at dusk this evening destroyed tbreefourths of the town of 1.500 people and the latest news is that 150 sre badly hurt and a dozen peo- ple killed. The known dead are: Mr. and Mrs. Woodman, Mrs. Thos. Smith, Mrs. Mitchell and Attorney John Dawson. Nearly every build ing in the town was wrecked and daylight will undoubtedly reveal the presence of many more dead. The storm broke without warning and few had time to hunt places of safety. Judge Dale was holding court and the building was rolled off its foundation and turned over, but the court attaches all escaped. A Jarge number of physicians left here fer a forty-mile drive in the dark with a load of medicine, surgical instrumente, etc. News Service Extended. The St Louis Republic recently made arrangements with the cab'e companies, whereby direct news from all sections of the civilized world are received. It now prints more authentic foreign news than any other paper and continues to keep up its reccrd for publishing all the home news The outlook for the year is one of big news evente, fast succeeding each other and they will be highly interesting to everyone. The price of The Republic daily is $6 a year, or $1.50 for three monthe. The Twice a Week Republic will re main the same—one dollar a year, by mail, twice-a week. | Since the change cf admipistration over $8,000 applications for post- | offices have been tiled at the pest. | | office department. jhave been reccrded sni classified 111 o'clock last night some one went THEIR MAD RUSH FOR SPOILS. | Eighty Thousand Republicans Asking for | lican leaders are panic stricken over Offices. Wasbivgton, D. C, March 28.— All the papers and the cases made up to date. Up to the cloee of business Sunday the | appointment division of the interior department has recorded 1,000 ap plicants for presidential positions under tke interior department. In His Restaurant. Trenton, Mo, March 26.—About | to the back door of S G. Wilson's restaurant and called him out He soon returned, went tothe money drawer. got some movey and went | back. When he did not return bis | wife called, and listening a moment | heard a sound which so frightened her that she telephoned for the) police. On their arrival they found | Wilson dead in the back room, with | three large gashes in his head, and | near by a blood stained ax. | Blood hounds were put on the, trail and caused the arrest of Ella! Mooney and Shanty Coyle. The! woman is a notorious character and | her name has been associated with | the murdered man's. New Confederate Board Meets, Jefferson City, Mo., March 27.— The board of managers of the ex confederate home at Higginsville, appointed Wednesday by Governor Stephens, met here this afternoon and organized by electing James |} Bavnerman of St. Louis, president; B. F. Murdock, treasurer: H. A. Newman, secretary; and J. A Hialli- burton. attorney. They are the present officers, no changes being made. The next meeting will be held at Higginsville on Monday May 6th. The otber members present were: F. L Pitte, W.C. Bronaugh, B. C. Jones and A. B. Zollinger. Administrator's Notice. Notice is hereby given, That letters of ad- ministration on the estate of Henry Schlichman deceased, were granted to the undersigned on the 29th day of Jan., 1897, by the probate eourt of Bates county, Missouri All persons haying claims against said es- tate, are required to exhibit thém for allow- ance to the administrator within one year after the date of said letters.they may be pre- cluded from any benefit of said estate; and if such claims be not exhibited within two jdent McKinley to interfere. The | Harrison to a man. | placate Hesing by an appoiotment } as a recognition of gold Democragy, a years from the date of this publication, they shall be forever barred This 27th day of March, 1897. LULA SCHLICHMAN, 22-4t* Administratrix. McKinley Turnsa Frozan Face. Chicago, March 26 —The R the outlook in the mayorality cam, paign aod have appealed to Prag. appeal was made by T. N, Jami Illinois, National Committeem; who hada talk with Mr. McKi in Washinton and informed him thag the silver men were behind Carter Harrieon he det clared, would be elected and a great victory claimed for Bryanism if the Presilent did not step in. Mr. Me Kinley iz asked to call off J. M. Han.” lan, the Indepeadent Repub!icanjang The betting is almost 2 io 1 on Har. rison with all the candidates in the field. Wit a better understanding of the 5 transient nature of the many phys > ical ills, which vanish before properef- #4 forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts— rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis- 4 . ease, but simply to a constipated condi- tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Syrup of Figs, peo ly removes. That is why it is the remedy with millionsof families, and: everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that itis the one remedy which promotes internal — cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ticial effects, to note when you pur chase, that you have the genuine arti- cle, w manufactured by the Cali- fornia F up Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, la: other remedies are then not afflicted with any actual disease, may be commended to the most skill physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the” well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most dargely used and gives most veneral satisf: Hardware and Cutlery, Blacksmiths wood work, Guns and ammunition, Buggies, Wagons and Farm ma chinery, Barb wire, Selt, Buggy Pumps, Corn shellers, Chicken Groceries, Fruits, Nute, Cigars Every intelli- gent person who desires to understand something of the mysteries of human life which are revealed by medical science should own a copy of “The Peo- ple’s Common Sense Medical Adviser,”’ a large thousand - page volume by R. V. Pierce, M. D., chief consulting physician to the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. | i other breaks will occur duringthe next few days, as he expectgone more foot of water for thie secton. To be prepared for the rise yé to come is now the purpose of thog in | authority here. If the weather con tinues good it is believed thatthe Mississippi side, a continuous lite of nearly 400 miles, will be mad to hold. Several weak places rep¢ted south of Greenville last night are now under control. The Arkansas levees opposite Geenville are said to be in fair condition. i INCREASED ANXIETY AT VICKSBURG. Vicksburg, Miss., March 28.—The Anatomy, physiology, hygiene, the orig- in of life, the laws of reproduction, and the influence of temperament upon marriage and offspring, as shown by original investi- gations and clinical observations, are fully discussed in plain and chaste language adapted to the most refined and fastidious reader, and illustrated with over three hun- dred wood-cuts and eolored plates. This superb volume contains over two hundred authorized prescriptions. 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