The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 27, 1897, Page 4

EEKLY TIMES BUTLER W J. D. ALLEN Epiror. J]. D. Atren & Co., Ptoprietors- TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: The Weexiy Times, published eyery Thursday, will be sent to any address one year, postage paid, for $1.00. Jee J. H. Lowery, of Boone county, appointed tobacco inspector of St. Louie, has declined the proffered gift. He discovered the office only paid $300 instead of $1,500. This does not speak well for St. Louis as a tobacco market. Thos. J. Smith received a telegram from the clerk of the Kansas City Court of Appeals Monday, that ap- plication for Writ of Prohibition, to prevent Judge Dalton from trying C. P. Coleman to judge of his sanity, was denied by that court. a ~ The county court needs no defense of its actions at our hands and the attempt of the Free Press to mis represents its every action will dis gust the better element of all parties and make friends for the judges Atkeson’s motives in this matter are well understand and the good people of the county will not approve them. Atkeson printed a deliberate false- hood when he made the charge that different sized slips of paper were used for the purpoee of fraud in drawing the petit jurors. The judges prepared their elips without regard to size and the clerk drew them out at random without know- ing or caring whose name was writ- ten thereon. E. R. Chapman, the New York broker, is living like a prince in jail in Washington Oity. Chapman was put in jail a few days ago to serve a short sentence for refusing to answer questions before the senate commit- tee who were investigating the action of senators accused of speculating in sugar stock through broker Chap- man, during the passage of the Wilson tariff bill. The petit jurors for the June term of court were drawn in the man- ner prescribed by law. A number of names were taken atrandom from each township, placed in a hat by the judges from which the clerk drew the jurors. This is the man- mer in which they have been selected for yoars and it remains for Atkeson to raise a kick, because of the lack of something to kick about. Atkeson makes a kick against the the financial agent to refund the Mt. Pleasant township bonds and finds fault with the court for the commission paid, and yet his popu list court appoint this same agent and allowed him the same rate of commission when these same bonds were changed from six to five per eent. The commission at that time amounted to $200 more than it will now. Yet the Union found no fault with that action of its court. ‘The New York World, an Eastern gold standard advocate, puts the situation in a nutshell: “The Re- publicans are in supreme control of the national government. They have had ample opportunity to try their hand, but prosperity has not come, nor do we see any sign of its coming and we cannot even see the shadow of it under the far horizon. Mean- while the silver sentiment is steadily growing and strengthening and the figure of Bryan as the Man of 1900 looms larger and larger.” The court did right and well in refunding the towaship bonds at 44 percent. We know that Capt. Ty- gard tried for months to get a lower bid, and only received this one after repeated personal solicitation. Atke- son refers to the Calloway county bonds as having been refunded at 4 percent. That is true, but county bonds are worth from } to 1 per RETORT IN KIND. The following notice appeared in | The Central Bapéist, date April 29, 1897, in the column headed “Miesionary Department,” conducted jby M J. Breaker, D D.: “& sister in Butler gave an illustration of | the difficulties of the mis-called ‘Gospel Mis- sion Pian ’ Achurch wished to send its con- | tribution straight te the missionary in China The treasurer could net find a bank in the town that handled Chinese exchange, so he bought a post office money order from the ac- commodating postmaster, though the order bore on its face the warsing ‘Payable only in the United States ’ The order went to China, bad to be sent back, was paid te the parchaser. who eix months after the money was given still held it, lookimg oat for the way to send it.’’ In the May 13th issue of the same paper appeared the following, over the signature cf Ben M. Bogard, Charleston, Mo.: “In a recent issue ofThe‘ entral Baptist Dr. M. J. Breaker speaks of the diffieulty and con- fasion of sending money en the Gospel Mission Plan. Me told us of some folks in Butler, Mo., who had sent a Poet Office Money Order toa missionary in Chins and that this order was returned after several months, ete Well what of it? Sreating the trathfulness of thie story it enly shows that some ignorant people live in 4 post master who woald issue an order payable in China should by all means be loeked up in a lunatic asylum lest he do him self some bodily harm.’’ The same individual, writing to the Word And Way, of Kansas City, of May 20tb, on the same sub- ject, saye: This 1s sad indeed for two reasons. 1. It is sad that there are in Missouri people silly enough to sead a money erder to China when it ie well known that they are worth nothing outside the United States 2. Itissad thata post master is found doing duty im Misseuri who ought to beina lunatic asylam. A post Taaster who would issue an order payablein China is a fool andI cannot understand how such a man could have received the appoint- Batler. ment to such an important position. So this little story of Dr. Breaker’s, which reads like it was manufactured for the occasion, proves twothings It proves that some Baptists dcn’t know much and it proves that Butler hasa very weak brother for post master.’’ Dr Breaker was certainly misin- formed in this matter, as no money order has been issued on China by this office since the present post- master’s occupancy, now vearly four years. But bad there been an appli- ostion for such an order, it would have been issued and promptly paid ia China. The Doctor evidently had in mind a “Domestic Mouey Order” when he said it was “payable only in the United States.” He probably did not know that the United States issues an “International money or- der” payable in any country with which this government has pestal exchange. This was but a natural error for Dr. Breaker to fall into, acting on the information in his possession, without investigation, and we are satisfied he bad no intention of re- flecting on the intelligence of our people or the conduct of the Butler post office. The individual signing himself Ben M. Bogard, by bis ill mannered, coarse, vulgar tirade, has placed himself beyond the pale of retort eourteous, and deserves to be brand ed as an ignoramus, who attempts to discuss a subject, without investiga- tion, of which he knows nothing; and a slanderer of honest, intelligent, God fearing people, who belong to a denomination of which he pretends to bea minister. We will not say that he should be placedinan insane asylum, for by bis wild ravings we would judge him to belong to that class of incurables which are exclud- ed from such institutions. Had he taken the time, and pos- sessed sufficient intelligenca,to inves- tigate he would have discovered that the money order system provides a very convenient and absolutely safe method of sending money not only to China but to most other foreign countries. He would have discovered further, that the Baptist people, whom he slanders, are among the very best people of our county and state, with a minister who is en edu cated, talented, christian gentleman, which is more than can be truthfully said of Ben M. Bogard. [EE BANK WREUKER PARDONED. Elmer U Sattley, cashier of the wrecked Kansas City Safe Deposit and Savings bank. who had just completed one year and a half on a four years sentence in the peniten- tiary for robbing and wrecking the bank of which he was cashier, was pardoned out of the penitentiary Sunday night by Gov. Stephene, the governor handing the pardon to Sattley in person after church Sun- day night. Sattley immediately left the prison accompanied by his brother and took a train for Los An geles, California, whera his wife is cent more on the market than town- reported to be at the point of death. ship bonds. After admitting the The governor filed with the secre- saving of $14,000, he cays it had tary of state, in his order for the just as well have been $28,000. That | iseuance of the pardon, a lengthy kind of argument is silly in the ex. | Statement of his reasons for grant- treme. If it had been the latter | 22 CLE amount Atkeson would have wanted that doubled. Whena man siarts fr out leoking for trouble ke always finds it. he says: “Men who have known Sattley ‘om his infancy to the time he was convicted ail certify to his preyious good character and to his integrity and honesty. Prior to that time no stain of any kind ever rested upon his record. Iam satisfied that the acts of Mr. Sattley were not criminal in this, that they lacked the essen- | tial element of an intent to commit acrime. Itis represented to me that the best citizens of Kansag City desire Sattley’s pardon; that he was the victim of circumstances; that he| was offered on the altar as a sacri- fice to public clamor at the time of his conviction, and that his pardon would now be hailed with pleasure by theassistant prosecuting attorney Mr. Williams, who did so much to convict him; by the marshal of the court, who selected the jury that convicted him, aud by all classes who favor right for right’s sake.” The Kansas City Safe Deposit and Savings Bank, of which Sattley was eashier, and J. C. Darragh, presi dent, failed June 11, 1893, owing nearly$2,000,000 to 8,000 depositors, a large majority of whom were very poor people. After the crash came and W. C. Bales and A. P. McLeod were named as assignees, $11,000 was found in the bank vaults to pay off the $2,000,000 in deposits Of the securities nearly all were practi- eally worthless. The assignees filed an inventory of the bank’s assets in court and then resigned, because they found the affairs of the bank} ; : tobe in such had condition. A further investigation revealed the fact that president Darragh, ex president H. P Churchillard Sattley had borrowed thousands cf dollars of the depositors money on worth- less securities. The names of clerks in the bank and straw men were used in these transactioas. Whenthe bank broke Sattley owed it $85,000 Darragh owed $164,00¢, Churchill owed $146,000. In October, 1893, a special grand jary returned thirty indictments egainst each of the three men. Sa'tley was tried at Independ ence in July, 1894. resulting ina verdict of guilty and a sentence of four years in the penitentiary. The supreme court affirmed the decision and Sattley went to the penitentiary Decembsr 4, 1895. Darragh and Churchill have not yet beea tried When the true condition of the back failure had baen made public three persons, depositors in the bank who had Icst their all, comumit- ted suicide. We believe the governor has made amistakein pardoning this bank wrecker and thief. If a certificate of good character previous to com- mitting a crime is a sufficient recom mendation for pardon then there are hundreds of poor, ignorant mor- tele servingaterm inthe peniten- tiary for stealing a ite or cow, a thougand times more *feserving of clemency than Sattley, he educated bank wrecker and thief. —_—_—_—_—_—_—_— TARIFF DEBATE IS ON. Aldrich Makes the Opening Speech for the Republicans. Ominous Warniags Sounded.—Knives In Readiness for the laternal Revenue Schedule, Wasbiogton, D. C., May 25.—The first day’s debate on the tariff bill casts an ominous cloud over the in- ternal revenue schedule. Early in the day Senator Vest gaye notice that when the proper time came he would move to strike out the sections of the bill taxing beer, tobacco and tea. Senator Quay aleo sent outa warning note in thia respect, and Senator Pettigrew reintroduced his anti trust amendment, declaring that he would push it to a vote as soon as possible. Later Senator Vest ex- coriated Senator Aldrich, the leader of the republican tariff forces, for holding back every scrap of informa- tion as to the amount of revenue expected to be derived from the dif- ferent schedules. In his best caustic vein he also ridiculed the republicans for abandoning their ancient tariff lines and taking up the theory of demecrats. It is plainly epparent now that the schedule taxing beer and tobacco is to be bitterly fought, perhaps de- feated. In this connection it is given out on good authority that, for the effect it will have upon his political fortunes in Ohio and to keep faith with the brewers, who were heavy contributors te the republican cam- paign fund, Senator Mark Hanna is to oppose the tax on beer. He will not speak against it, but will do silent work against it. Platt of New York is also opposed to it, and the Among other things | probability that the internal revenue | section will be knocked out assumes | | tangible shape. SENATOR VEST SCORES THE BILL. Mr. Vest, democratic member of the finance committee, was then The demons of despair follow the foot- steps of the man whose ignorance or care- lessness has loaded him with a burden of weakness and disease. There is no royal road to health. laws of nature True, some Each one has his limitations. The puzzle is to understand it all. Before any one | thoroughly understands his system, many mistakes are made. This is ruinous to health, disastrous to pocket. What must it not be for a family of three, or four, or a half-dozen ? In the average family, the mother is the manager, the nurse, the gen- eral superintendent. Her wisdom directs the household. She is responsible for man- ners, morals, health. _ How necessary then that she have able assistants. Most espec- ially in the matter of hesith. Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser was written for her e: ial benefit. what its name indicates—a home phys = sense medical adviser. In 1008 pages of plain language, with its 300 illustrations, she will find ample descriptions of symp- toms of failing health, with simple inexpen- sive prescriptions for the arrest of disease. It contains more information about the hu- man body in health and disease than any other book ever publisked. It has had a larger sale (680,000 copies at $1.50 each) than i in the English language. ay be had absolutely free, covers, by sending twenty-one sociation, If you pr r send ten cen’ ne cents in all), Dr. Pierce’s Pellets cure Constipation. recognized ‘We know,” ke said, “the desperate condition of ihe country, the cuincd homes, the blast- ed hearts. If prosperity can come from any such source, even from adversaries, we will bless the moye ment. Ido not believe the imposi- tion of higher tariff duties wili dispel the clouds hanging above us, bring- ing back the sunshine and illuminat- ing the whole country.” It had been said, Mr. Vest pro- ceeded, that adversity came with the advent of the democratic party and prosperity with the republican party. But that adversity did not go with the exit of the democratic party, Mr. Vest eaid, he would summon as a witness no leas an authority than Mr. William McKinley. The Senator read from a report made by Mr. Mc- Kinley April 1, 1890, setting forth the distress which the farmers of the country were suffering How was it expected, the Senator asked, that by increasing the burden of tariff taxes the farmers would be helped to buy more goods? All agreed that there must be sufficient revenue to meet the requirements of the government, that government credit shall be sus- tained and her flag honored But every dollar collected by the govern- ment beyond its needs is a crime. Why was it, Mr. Vest asked, that the republican party was about to abandon its record and urge a tariff not for proteetion, but for the amount of revenue it will produce? Why does it abandon its record and propose a tax on tea? The Senator said there was at this time an avail- able balance in the Treasury of $229,350,650 Deducting the gold reserve of $100.000,000, the available balance was $129.350,650 This vast amount of idle money was now ac cumulated in the Treasury. And yet the Senate was told that it must im pose on our suffering people addi tional taxes When President Harri- son turned over the government to President Cleveland, the Treasury balance stood at $24,128,087. To day there was $105,000,000 more than when Mr Harrison turned over the government affairs to Mr Cleveland. How could this obvious fact be avoided? Even if there was a deficit of $65,- 000,000 this year—which Mr Vest did not admit—yet there was ample tm the Treasury to meet that deficit. Why, then, ehould we hurry to put more taxes on the people, when every dcliar unnecessarily boarded by the government is a crime against the people. Mr Vest said it was most unfortunate that the republi- can side had offered no estimate of the revenus until today. Inquiry had been made of Statistician Ford as tothe promised comparative state- ment and he stated that it was turn ed over to the Senator from Rhode Island (Aldrich ) Mr. Vest asked what the estimate of Me. Ford was on the bill Mr. Aldrich replied that the sta- tistician stated that in his opinion neither the House ner the Senate bill would furnish sufficient to meat the expenses of the covernment. Mr. Vest, proceeding, declared that the proposition to raise $31,- 000,600 of revenue by a tax on tea and increasing internal revenue was a naked and bold abandonment of the protective policy of the republi- ean party. Where was the protection to American manufacturers in these taxes? he asked. The Senator said that the greatest |suffering in the country was felt in \the agricultural states. With abun- | dant harvests the people were with- out money and were appealing to Congress for relief. Mr. Chandler interrupted with an Lowest RPric Riding Cultivato satisfaction of any ting, Screen Doors ler all of your country prices will be mad pound lots. BENNETT--WHEE LOWEST PRICED GROCERY HARDWARE, AND IN BUTLER. BENNET-WHEELER MERC. 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IMPLEMENT STORE © inquiry as to where the vast accumu- lation in the treasury to which Mr. Vest had alluded to came from. “Dees the Senator mean that the; Wilson bill put it there, and if not, how did it get there?” asked Mr. Chandler. “We all know,” answered Mr. Vest, that it came from the sale of bonds which I did not approve, but it makes no difference where it came | from. There it isin the treasury | and what right have you to increase the taxes on the people when enough is in the treasury already? The Sena- tor declared that the urgent need was not for greater taxes, but for | more money and better prices. Ths} fall in prices must be stayed before | there could ba any prosperity He mentioned as one source of evil that | our workers were paid on a gold| basig and came into competition with those paid on a silver basis. Mr. Vest then turned to several of the schedules and discussed them in detail. First he took up the sugar | schedule. Ingenious tables could / be prepared as to sugar differentials and the tables of the Senatar from Rhode Island (Aldrich) were of this ingenuous kind. The whole thing turned on this ove point, said Mr. Vest, and no one but the expert in- side the sugar refinery was able to tell this. It was as t> how much raw sugar would make 100 pounds of refined sugar, and what amount of waste will there be. One of the sugar trust officials has testified be- fore the Lexow investigating com- mittee that profitsof 21 per cent had beeo realized. That amount could be mada only on the waste, and the sugar expert was the only man who knew about this waste. Without discussing the Hawaiian treaty Mr Vest said that it would have been at least more honorable bad the com- mittee proposed to abrogate the Hawaiin treaty rather than to kill it indirectly. increase of duty on lead” asked Mr. Vest when the lead truet is making enermous profits and is declaring 12 percent dividends on its stock com ;mon and preferred? Why double | the rate on lead, a product going into every home in order to fe-d these monopolists?” On earthenware and crockery, the Senator said, the increased de ties were appalling. The framera of the bill had undertaken to make the duties absolutely prohibitory. And this is on the goods which go into every home. It was outrageous op- pression, the senator declared. Re- “How is it possible to defend the | ferring to the wool schedule, Mr. Vest spoke of the conflicting claims of the wool manufacturers and Mr. to hides, Mr. hides would go back on the free list asa result of thrifty New England sentiment. One Hundred and Well. Stewart of this city Saturday cele- brated her 100th birthday anniver- sary. She resides with ber grand children, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Byers. She was porn in Stockholm, N. Y, lived in Iowa for awhile, then emi- grated to Missonri Her husband died coon after the war. She getsa peosion of $12a month. She can see with the aid of glasses and manages to do eome little house- work. W ith a better understanding ical ills, which ene betore Pr forts—gentle efforts—pleasan ‘orte— rightly directed. There is comfort : the knowledge, that so many forms sickness are not due to any ease, but simply to a consti tion of the system, which *picanast family laxative, Syrup of Figs, | ; everywhere esteemed 80 highly UF. slate health. Its effects are due to nae fact, thee one remedy whic romotes in’ cieanlineas, Fithout! debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is thi all important, in order to get its bene- | ficial effects, to note when you pur | cle, which is manufactured by the Cali- | fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. Ee fa the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxat:ves OF | other remedies are then not n | afflicted with any actual disease, ODE | may be commended to the most skill | physicians, but if in need of a i one should have the best, and | well-informed everywhere, Figs stands highest and is used and gives most zen: laxative, with the Lawrence “the shepherd kind.” As Vest esid he wars-— ed the Republican Senators that Nevade, Mo., May 23.—Mre. Mary — “Gro “Hel pte Gladness Comes transient nature of the many phye Z actual dis - condi- ly removes. That is why it DS lieoay | Peany with millions of families, sty : chase, that you have the genuine arti” be bu vi Gi