The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 19, 1897, Page 6

poe nate ee heli a a Sn NN NEC a ner RRs AID ain we As Tis DEFEATED. Weyler Losses a Big Battle in Matanzas. It IsSaid That Gomez Led the Insurgents. And that be Roated the Butcher's Forces,—The Will Not Give out Their Loss, But it ie Said to Prenk all Records, Havana, Aug. 11.—Official infor- mation bas reached Havana of a de- cisive battle between loyal troops and insurgents at Matanzas. The Spanish troops were routed with heavy losses. The news caused a sensation in Hovana, as Capt. Gen. Weyler is now io Matanzas, and there is belief that the Spanish troops directly uo der him were those who suffered de- feat. Gen. Gomez and a large force of insurgents were due in Matanzas about this time, and he possibly led the rebels SPANISH LOSS HEAVY. The Spanish loss, in officers and men, is said to have been greater than in any recent battle. The Spanish men were compelled to give way before the rebels, leav- ing many dead on the field. Much concern is exhibited at the palace. The rapid concentration of Cubans, upon the Santa Clara bor- der has been noted here, and fears are entertained that the Cubans, flushed with their success in Matan- zas, will attempt a demonstration against Havana. Gen. Gomez, him self, may lead such an attack, but it is more probable that this work will be left to Maj. Gen. Carillo. RAILROAD TIED UP. Arumor reached this city that Spanish: WANT THAT MULE. | And Forty Acres, do the Colored Ex-Slaves, | | The Thurston Bill Attacked at Little Rock. Little Rock Ark, Aug. 12—The| are! jeolored ex-slaves of Arkensas having ane upment end reunion} }in West Evd park. ‘There are about } 4,000 colored strange:s ia this city. | | J. H. Settles, a colored politicien | \of Memphis is nere, and greatly en | i thused the crowd with a strong | | speech favoring the adoption of the} | Thurstoa bill now before Congress | | pensioning ex slaves of the scuth | Mr. Settle was followed by H. L. | Remmel, Republican candidate for | governor in the last two campaigns | jheld in Arkansa’, and whois at prea jent Collector ot Internal Revenue {for this district. He brandel the movement for pensioning ex-slaves as the veriest nonsense, and in vig orous terms endeavored to disuade them from cxpending further time and efforts in that direction. He declared that the best blocd of the nation had been spilled in theie lib eration, avational debt of two ard a half billioa dollars left at the close of the war, and a pension roll of $145, 000,000 annually had been taxed on the people as a result of the efforts expended for their liberatioa. This ke considered svfticient in heritence for those who now seek to becom beniticiaries of the govern ment. He advised those who intended to contribute morey to aid in the passage of the Thurston bill, to keep it in their pockets and use it jor their personal beretfit. | T. J. Oliphant, Democrat attorney this city, followed Mr. Remmel and gave similar advice But the color- ed people believe they will get the mule and the forty acres of land railroad traffic had been stopped on almost all lines running through Matanzas province. Excitement was added by a letter report that Gen. Weyler bad ordered the Marquis de Abumada, the acting governor general to send as largea force of troops as could be spared to the vicinity of Guines, near the border of Havana and Matanas prov- sinces. Additional artillery was abipped to Guines. TERRORIZED BY AMAZOS. Havana, Aug. 11 —Advices from Santa Clara tell of the remarkable adventures of a band of Amazons, who have been making themselves terrors to Spaniards. They are headed by Senora Theres: Madona, widow of the insurgent chief of guerrillas, who was killed three months ago. He had surrendered and was cut down in cold blood. His widow, only 21, who bad been married but a few months, immedi- ately assembied a band of 25 women, who bad lost husband, parents cr lovers, and they awore vengeance. At Las Union they suddenly dasb- ed through last Thursday and cut down the Spaniard sentinels and several soldiers who were lounging in front of the cafe in the main street. In the plaza 50 or 100 troopers were congregated, having a good time, when the band charged upon them. Six Spaniards were killed. A Spanish cavalry troop at once set out in pursuit, but were ambuscaded, and after a half hour's fight got enough. The Amazons are holdiag a cap- tain and six privates as hostages for €wo of their number, who have fallen into Spanish hands. The Spaniards have offered a re- ward of $500 for the head of Ma dona and $100 each for any of her band. Fired Upon the Dauatless. Jacksonville, Fls., Avg. 12.—The filibuster, Dauntles?, which is at this port, attempted to leave yesterday, presumably for Cubs. It waited until the City of Brunswiek. a pas- Senger steamer, was going down the which has been promised them since freedom. SHOT BY HER FRIEND. Miss McAlaster Killed Miss Liza Riggs While Playing With a Revolver. Columbia, Mo, Aug. 11.—News reached Lere this morning of a pa thetic tragedy near Rochepcrt, 14 miles west of Columbia. Miss Maud McAlaster, while playing with a revolver, shot and killed her intimate friend, Miss Liza Riggs, a pretty and popular girl, daughter of the late Silas Riggs, whe wes a wealthy Boone county farmer. A gay party of eleven young peo- ple started in a wagon from near Sturgeon at 2 o'clock yesterday morning for Rochepori to attend a camp-meeting in progress at that place. Several of the young men in the party carried pistcls and were playfully fourishing them to intimi- date the girls. They had nearly reached Rosheport and day was breaking. Suddenly there was a flash anda loud report, Miss Riggs flung her hands to her breast and shrieked. Miss McAlaster also uttered a piere- lng scream, for she held a smoking revolver in her hand. She had bor- rowed it from’ one of the boys and while playfully pointing it at her friend the weapon was discharged. Mise Riggs was ehot through tke stomach. In two hours ehe died, surrouaded by her grief crazed party of friends PEOPLE'S PARTY NOT RECOGNIZED. Kentucky's Secretary ef State Holds that It Lost Its Identity by Fusion. Frankfort, Ky., August 12 —The Populists to-day sent a eommittee to Secretary of State Finley for the purpose of having the rame of Nem- inee Jo A. Parker, as a candidate for clerk of the Court of Appeals, certi- fied and reeorded on the official bal- {lot to be voted at the November election. After the committee made known their business, Secretary of, | State Finley made his ruling, hold-| river and got on the off side of her being partially hidden. The Daunt- leas hoped to pass the United States warship Wilmingtoa, but she was {0"@ ‘ost ils identity, and that to) Benjamin E. Shaw is charged with | charge of assault with intent to kill, | seen, and a moment later a puff of Secure a representaticn on the offic-!¢ terrible crime. His 14 year old} smoke issued from the warship's jing that the Populist periy bad | | by fusion last year, and had there-| ial ballot a petition with 2 | bas ATTEMPT TO DROWN A JURIST. Judge Jackson Has a Close Cail While out Fishing. Parkersburg, W. Va, Aug. 12— While Judge John J Jackson of the} of the United States Court, Jasper Y. Moore clerk of the same court were fishing near Webster Springs on Wednesday, a man hired to man the boat tumbled, fell over- board and pulled Judge Jackson with him. The boat hand tried to assist the jadge into shallow water, but dropped Lim three times, and for afew minutes his position was perilous. When the half-drowned jurist reached the shore the cause of his misery suddenly disappeared and seen since. Judge Jackson made his way to the hotel and put his clothing in the laundry to dry, but hardly bad he done so before there was a gesoliae explosion causing a fire the loss of which was abcu' $500, and among which was the property of the judge. He was obliged to purchase a cheap John outfit at the village store which be now wears not been TOO LATE. To Prevent the Hanging of Bob Brackett. Asheville, N.C, Aug. 11.—It is reported that ia the immediate vi- civity of Biltmore, the magnificent estate of ths Vanderbilts, a negro lynching took place to-day. Last night a mob stormed the county jail wherein wag incarcerated Bob Lrackett, chsrzed with aseault- lag Kittie Henderson. The mob used telegraph poles as battering rans when refused the keys aid wrecked the jail. Several priseners were liberated in the search In the mean ime the Sheriff spirited Bracket away on a train but the mob discovered him and pursued. They attacked ths Sheriff near Biltmore and wrested Brackett from him. At Weaverville they hanged the brute, after he had confeseed and asked that he be banged or burned. The excitement was s9 intense that the Governor ordered out the Asheville Light {vfantry. A. P. A. Going to Pieces. Washington, D. C, Aug. 10— Jobn W. Echols, supreme president of the Nations! A. P. A. is introuble. He is threatened with legal proceed- ings and the loss of bis position. The A. P A. is apparently going to pieces and for ssveral months Echols has been unable to get his salary. The otbker day be took the matter by the horns and mortgaged all the property belonging to the order io cfice of the supreme president. He reslizei $250 on the whole outfit. When the action of tha pres ident became known there was tur- moil and trouble. Echols is threat ened with legal proceedings and will probably be ousted from his posi- tion. An employe of the office here says that the order is fast disintegrating. There are, he says herdly one fourth as msny members now as thera were fifteen months sgo. No money is coming inand Echels simply grew tired of holdding the bag. Robs a Farmer After a Fight. Marshal), Mo, Aug. 12.—Patrick Bughes, a farmer living five miles west of the city, was held up bya negro msn on the public road, three miles west of town, about 10 o'clock thie morning. Hughes was return- ing hems from this pleca* im bis wagon after disposing of a load of corr, and a short distance out dis- covered a negro seated in the rear end of the wagon. They rode into the country and the negro attacked the farmer. and efter a severe atrug gle eucccedjed in getting his money The negro escaped into a corn field: acd is s‘illatlsrge. Hughes reported the matter to the county officials, and a search is bsing made for the robber. merged into the Democratic party | Awful Crime Charged to an Indiana Man. | Mount Vernon, Ind., Aug. 12 — per cent|daughter became a mother a week! | terday, where ke married Miss Dot-, A Real Blood Remedy. forward gun and a ehot sped across | Of the vote cast must be presented lago and yesterday confessed that the bows of the slippery filibuster, which at onee stopped. She would have been crippled jg Dumber. Pettit for Governor two was ins she had proeceded, as orders to that effect had been given on board the gunboat. An ofiicer was placed in charge of the Dauntless. bis will require 10.000 names. | | Populists insist they will secure this. years ago received 17,000 j oe = } YOouszst to know that when eufferi | any Kidney trouble that a fe, sure | Sell is ote oe Cure. Guarsateed | ir ey refunded. AtJ. A. Tri = = ¥ A. Trimble ore ig trom | her father was responsible. She ssid the child was born aliveand a search tituted. The body was found in a ravine covered with brush. head had bsen crushed in. Shaw is confined in the county jail couple had been engaged for some! around whieh groups of men are gathering, muttering, “lynch him.” and | | Takes 95 Per Cent of Total Receipts from Internal Reyenue to Pay | Pensions. New York, Aug. 11.—The Sun in an editorial yesterday morning |bunches some pecsion facis in a j way tbat makes a sensation. as the jinference drawn is that a greater {proportion of pensioners are un- worthy of government bounty and that the} ist should be cut down. From figures recent}y pub! the Sun, shows that at the at} rate of expenditure, the annual pen sion list has been consuming more than nice tenths of all the revenue taken in at the custom houses of the United States. Or again, if the custom dues are considered as paying the general ex-| sions bave been using up not less than 95 per cent of the total receipts | from internal revenue. | Thirty-two years after the end of | the civil war the number of pension- | ers, On account of that war, exceeds | by about a quarter of a million, the} number of soldiers ac‘uallg engazed | in service in all the armies of the! government at any time between the firing upon Sumpter and the} surrender of Lee at Appomattox. | The army of pensioners after a | third of a century is between 30 and| 40 per cent larger than the fighting army atany one time during the) war | We have already paid in pensions} since the war $2,000,000.000 or two-| thirds as much as it cost the gov ernment to carry on the war. The intimation of the gigantic frauds while not put in these words, is made plain by the Sun. | IT Is RICH. Big Find ot Gold Near Trinity Center, California. Redding, Cal., Aug. 11.—The Its! news of a wonderfully rich strike in & gravel mine near Trinity Center was confirmed when J. B. Grayes and his brother arrived in this city from their mine with over $20,000 in coarse gold and nuggets. This is leas than half the amount they took out in one day. The express company will bring the remainder of the fortune to this city. Several nuggets were found worth more than $1,000, and one chunk was worth about $8,000, but it soon crumbled to pieces when it was removed. Mexico a Total Loss. Victoria, B. C., August 11.—The steamer Mexico, on August 5, while going into Dixon Entrance from Sitka, during a heavy fog. at full speed, struck West Devil's Rock. After two hours the steamer sank in 500 feet of water. The passengers and crew were saved, with their baggage, in emall bouts. After row- ing till midnight they arrived at Mellakahatla. The sbip is a total loss. The passengers snd crew were| broaght here on the steamer Topeka, | which arrived last night. The Mexico had just taken up a load of gold| seekers, and was returning, with} jabout 75 naturalists and tourists. Bryan Hopes te Make a Silver Speech in Spanish. Topexs, Kas, Aug. 11.—Wm. J. Bryen expects to visit Mexico in October,and is studying the Spanish language in the hope that he will be able to deliver an address on silver in Spanish. He is makiog a special study of the fiaancial conditions of the two countries, and will endeavor to shew that the Mexicans are more prosper | ous under the operation of free, silver than the people ef the United | States are with the gold standard | | STARTLING PENSION FIGURES. | ras Peain z & pad 3 | os A WOMAN'S STORY. She Tells How She Made Dresses and Money in the Alaska Region Tacome, Wash, Aug. 10--Mrs. make a fortune with her needle. Writing home. she siys the trip to Alaska was grand from begioning to; end and adds: | “Anson cut for $10 the} at he got here,a week ago Thura He bas earned $120 already. business is music. I weat to work dressmakiog with a woman | hired a last Monday about 3 o'clock because | sbe had a house and sewing machine. + She was sick two days, yet we fig-| ured up $90 Saturday night. Forty five apiecs, with a great pile of | dreis dry gcoijs stacked up ahead | “When I got here there was not a- woman here whocculi cut and fit a dress. There are no bones, waist | bindiog or canvas to be had, but our prices are $5 for acalic> mother | plain woolen skirt and $10 for a! | waist. And they weigh out the gold | | }aud most always pay more. peartec “I sold ove bracelet for $25, a| | cheap pair for $5, a little locket for | $4 50 and three 5-cent eacks of candy | for $150, making $36. The pur-! ths scales, saying she would give! me good weight to bring me luck. | When I weighed it there was $45.50 | and tbat is the way it goes. Gold is plenty.” Ladies Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen’s Foot- ey powder to be shaken into the shoes. 8 tight or new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to corns and buniens. It’sthe greatest comfort discovery of the . Cures and prevent swollen feet, bliste allous and sore spots. Allen’s Foot-Kas @ cetain ir sweating, hot, aching feet. shoe stores, 2c. Trial package | ail. Address, Allen S. ce Big Democratic Gains in Indiana. | Columbus, Ind., Avg. 11.—Francis | Marion Griffith of Rising Sun, a sil- ver democrat, will represeot the Fourth Coagressional District of | Indiata in the next Congress, auc-| ceeding the late William S. Holman. | Reports from Desrborn, Jefferson, | Ohbic, Ripley, Switzerland, Brown | democratic gains. In the agricultural portions the republicans have made | be cut down, but it is estimated that | Griffith will have a majority cf 1,200/ votes. Griffith's majority was larger | than Helman’s. Cancer Mr. A. H. Crausby, of 158 Kerr St.,! Memphis, Tenn., says that his wife! paid no attention toa small lump which | appeared in her breast, but it soon de- | veloped into a cancer of the worst type, | and notwithstanding the treatment of the best physicians, Hi continued to spread and grow rapidly, eating two hoies in her breast. The doctors soon_ pronounced her incurable. A celebrated New York specialist then treat- | ed her, but she con-/ tinued to grow worse and when informed that both her aunt} and grandmother had | died from cancer he} He esys the facts regarding Mexico were not properly presented in the | last esmpaiga. | Married in Jail. St. Joseph. Mo, Aug. 11.—Robt. iEdde, ia jail at Savannah on wes shacklei and brought here yea jte Wiee, daughter of a wealthy far- mer near here. jtion the groom was again shacked jand takea back to Savannah. The time and would not marriage. Postpone the After a few micutes of conversa-| ave the case up as | Tiopeies: | and though little hope remained, she | begun it, and an improvement was no-| | ticed. The cancer commenced to heal and | when she had taken several bottles it isappeared entirely, and although sev- eral years have elapsed, not a sign of disease has ever returned. j the S.S.S. (guaranteed purely vegetable) 5 1 blood remedy, and never fails Cancer, Eczema, Rheumatism a, Or any other blood disease. j books | will be mailed | free to any ad- dress. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta Ga. Office over Bates Cour penses of the government, the pen- Chester Adams went to Klondike to Thos. W- Silvers. J. Silvers & Silvers, | Will_ practice in all the eonrts Gas & CLARK, of us. 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