The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 13, 1898, Page 6

o/aehearbiabinseo een nit S SSS ANSCIERSEAESES : 5 H f i miiveourn aci at ae r Station. NOKTH HOUND. No.4 No. 10 No. 312’ Loca! Fre at 1 ATE DIVISION OAM. yA. M. Va Ki Ag t. K. C. Pittsburg & Gulf Time Table Arrival and departure of traine at Worland. yaesenger equipment of west. Travel H.C. Our. Kansas City, Mo spared to make t thie line second to none in the vin the new line jen’l Pass. Agt., LOCATED GREAT WEALTH Where ts the Treasire Which Qui n-| trell Buried? St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In the western part of Bates coun- ty. Mo., at the Dickey ford across the Marais des Cygne river, on the morning of Sept, 22, 1863, Quan trell, the noted guerrilla leader, dis banded his forces, and each man was suppose] thereofter to lock out for himself The reason for such action was the fact that the band was in and hotiy pursued after the raid on Lawrence, Kan., which had taken plase the day be- fore. Col. Preston B. Plumb, afterwards United States senator from Kansas, had followed Quantrell the day be- fore, and when night fell both forces made a stand at Paola, Kan. During the night Quantrell and his men took up the retreat south and east. Plumb was still supposed to be close at hand. In addition Quantrell had reason to expect expeditions would be sent out from Ft. Scott, Kan., Kansas City, Springfield, Rolla and Sedalia to intercept him. Nor was this all. General Price bad given orders to the Confederates to treat Quantrell as an enemy. This explains why the raiders disbanded. There is in the neighborhood a well defined tradition that Quantrell and four of his most trusted lieuten- ante, Shepard, Todd, Uphaze and Anderson, crossed the river and went south about tive miles and went into camp for the day. The place where they are said to have camped on that day is an idea) spot for such men on an enterprise such as they had carried to a successful conclu- sion. The east bank of Upton Creek rises some 200 feet in gradual ascent of 45 degrees. Out of the breast of this crops the Keokuk ledge of lime- stone. Above this is loose soil and irregular layer of sand rock, which at the crest lie scattered about much as though they had been “picked over’ and left by the builders. This mound or bluff is now covered with athick growth of young timber, which obscures much of the yiew that was plain thirty-five years ago. There are a few gnarled old oaks at the very top, from which one can even now see for twenty miles in any direction. low plain bordering the creek, which must have furnished excellent pas ture for the horses while their tired und hunted riders snatched repose in the shade of the trees, guarded by a lookout in one of the oaks. Here another problem presented itself. What was to be done with the booty pending subsidence of the | excitement and resentment aroused by their audacious foray? They} were in momentary danger of being | overhauled by soldiers. That meant} search, and if search revealed any-/ thing like plunder from the raid on Lawrence it would be prima facie} retreat evidence of guilt, and perhaps death espot. If nothing was found | their stories of being on th upon them, also on the hunt for Quantrell might | be believed, or at most they would only be held for further investiga- tion, which meant turned loose later on. None of the tive men whose names | are mentioned above lived to again follow the pursuits of peace. All) lost their lives during or immediately following the war. have buried their treasure isa natural , tion of the government, be paid in} Stephens, and he will and sensible conclusion for the res-| ic Railway Time Table | sons enumerated | ? :, | foundation wall for a house. To the south was a| they would be = & there is nothing but mere hearaay to substantiate the story campment on the spot Creek, there is more lieve they buried valuables of kind there. Whether the pl again visited by the known, but circumst cate that they did not, j porticn of the p n of ancient Lawrence still lies of that co Upton reason to be some ace was men or not is 1uces indi- that a rtable and safely cached in the bosom In the latter part of the sixties Col. S. E. Cope hauled rocks from] build a At the! peculiarities the top of this mound to ed no time he nc | about any of the rocks, but | years later his attention was some called | to one while taking down the wal!,| and which he bad hauled from the} hill. Its outer surface is quite ir-| regular, perhaps 8x30 inches in di-} mension. In the upper right band} bee 1er ere the letters “C. S.” that Icok as iiough they had been cut le a bayonet or bowie-knife in the hands of an expert. In the lower right hand corner are four larger letters, evidently carved by the same jband, “S. T. U. A.” These corre- spond with the names of the four! lieutenants who ate said to have ac- companied Quantrell. The “C.S.” signified Confederate States or something else. In any | event the finding of the rcck arous Jed intense curiosity in the mind of Col. Cope. A few years before this discovery acovered wagon camped in questered dell bard by There were two or may have a se the scene here described. three men in the party, they were from Texas, but gave out no further information in regard to themselves. They staid week, but notwithstanding their se cretiveness it was observed that they were looking for something. They spent a great deal of time oa the top of the hill, and one of them one day asked Mr Benjamin Caldwell, the present postmaster of New Home, if he had ever seen a rock such as has been here described. At that time Mr. Caldwell bad not. Since then another party bas been there fcr some purpose they would not divulge. All these cireumstances seem to indicate that there are some grounds for the }belief that there is buried treasure close at hand. The share of these five men ia the booty must have been large, for it is known that an immense amount of Mexican silver, gold, greenbacks, watches and jewelry were taken Col. Cope has private reasons for estimating that there was at least $30,000 in gold, some silver and diamonds buried on the hill that day. He does not believe it has yet been recovered, and is certain that his rock with the cabalistic letters is the key to the mystery. He has for years been trying to locate the spot from whence he first picked it up. He knows within half an acre but that is all. Had he the chart one of the Texas parties is said to have| brought hither he might suceessful ly locate the cache, but present in-| dications are that the matter will| forever remain a mystery. who said acout a Foley’s Honey and Tar | | Cough Syrup wherever introduced is | lered the most pleasant and ef- | fec remedy for all throat and lung complaints. It is the only prom- inent cough medicine that contains no opiates and that can safely be given tochildren. At J A Trimble’s drugstore. Doctor Kulls Assailant Knobnoster, Mo., Jan. 5.—David jLay, a prominent farmer of this | vicinity, entered the residence of Dr. | | 0. P. Kernodle to night at 7 o’eleck | jand began shooting at the doctor. | | The doctor returned the fire and shot Lay just above the heart. Phy sicians pronounce the wound fatal lend believe be not until | morning The cause of the shooting was ap alleged in by Kernodle to Mrs. ay last Saturday. Mrs. Lay was with her husband in the figh will live CASTORIA. - ia Senator Teller introduced a con- current resolution declaring that the| eS of the United States, princi-| That they must | P8l and interest, should, at the op | the jury will be transmitted to Gor. | standard silver dollars. Moreover, while of their en-' | hind the bar by Barkeeper Ed Lord, | saloon w jucder another | further ; Scheme was then exposed. Johnson | jis wanted in | sentence of tifteen years and in Utab | to be ;escape under the name of Griffith been | Ts | sheriff | commitment when he presents them | Sane. | place Hunt in an insane asylum. “NIGGER JIM” A HERO, GOVERNOR HOGG’S DENIAL Not be a Cand h Brya ex., Jan. 6.—Sinca W. He Brought a Dishonest Barkeeper at He W for Vice-Presi- Dawson to Terms iu Short Order, Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 6. Jim,” » scutberner is the Dawson City just now and He was the ering $20,000 for himeel bad been Irwing Kelly's saloon miners which its amounted~in all ice with a These packages were placed in large Jroker to sacks, which were stored away be- presiden- tiai race. formerly cf Juneau. ‘Nigger Jim” To-dav Gov. had $8,000 in one sack. On Sunday t Nov. 20, the door of the as found open, and glas3es, | while he distur b- morning, flered York, bad been New bottles and furniture were positions tbat t now ed, giving the impression that bur-| would glary had been committed. The cept, as be wast 1 pleased with gold was missing. The culprit | Texas; that he was not now would he be a candidate fer but at the proper tir lor. could not be found, although suspi- cions were numerous. lt appears that some one ed” and Nigger Jim” thereupon | t went straight to Lord, and, placing | | He a revolver to his head, said if he did! was out of politics to | not give up the gold ke would blow | support of party nomivees avd par his brains out. Lord then took hia; | president, ; would support Robert Tay r of Tennessee, for the positio ctated t > squeal at here ave ty priceiple 8. to where the gold was hidden and} = > ” SCASTORI - ‘ $20,000 of it was found. Lord ac-| a, BOAILY. 54 A YEAR, knowledged having spent $2,000. AGLZ La ile eo His arrest immediately followed. | sg a OMAR rere mS At AR | aR pe 2 reo y J Much sympathy was felt for Mrs. | Verdict for Comstock. Fent TWICE-A-WEER TIMES, $100 A TEAR. Lord, and $2,200 were subscribed| New York, Jan. 6.—A jury in the} ata. Ga. te by miners and giver her. United Stare t to day awarded |} Jim” became the hero of the hour.!| Anthony He extended hospitality to h’s/ce friends, and champagne at = pint flowed freely. “Nigger Jim’ reported to have married in Octo geer a verdict of 6 R. Leverson ed that bis ber a newspaper woman who arrived | to the extent of resent j following as in Dawson in September, 1e; ing Kansas City and St. Louis pa | by Dr. Leverson: pers. Latest arrivals at Juneau do! “Ladies and gentlemen—This not remember her name, but say she; man is Anthony Comstock, a notor-| attracted attention by wearisg a earned short fur outside coat, baving a teil hanging to it. She will be one of | | an. 6 —Burglars last the richest women in Klondike, as| “Nigger Jim” has many claims, acd 1 the oflice of Standard | all are producers. » one mile below Alton, | —_ the safe with dyna-| A CLEVER PLOT. mite. T secured $ 1 cash and | Haft no" The explosion wasiot such force as to demolish the safe | A Much-Sentenced Burglar Disguised His} Identity. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 6.—War- | den Starke of the penitentiary bas discovered a scheme by which a! noted burglar intended to escape | punishment in at least two other penitentiaries. Marshal Chiles of Kansas City brought eighteen pris- oners to the penitentiary, among} them being two burglars, named J. Jobnson and Roy Griffith. When they were dressed in, Johnson gave his name as Griffith and Griffith was registered as Johnson. Griffith was committed for two years and John-| 2° ™Erctry eats ance sian eset apes son for three years. Warden Starke ee nes was lookiug at some photographs of persons from the rogues’ gallery in Kansas City, under one of which appeared the name of Griffith. | thought he would like to fully identi- fy the prisoner and sent for Griffith. | Johnson eppeatcd under the name} of Griffith aud the Warden saw there| was no resemblance between the | photograph and the man who stood | before him. So ke concluded that Griffith registered | Cy ( it After some iat confessed | © The and move the walls of the building several hes on the foundation. It also stopped the clock at 12:05 a. m, Representative Grosvenor said at the capital that the jfrom Ohio would be straight democrat Germany and China bave come to an understanding about the Kiao Chau difficulty, and all is peace. next sevator Hanoa ora Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, must have name questioning he that bis name was Jobnecn give California to serve a} | for a ten-year sentence. He expected | released in eighteen months} the sentence and | under two-year soon as Johnson had} gotten away, could bave claimed his, release under his own name. Jchn-| son bears the distinction of havi ng | sentenced to three peniteh | in seven months. Hereafter| probably be required to y oon prisoner named in a!______ 4 HOLDFAS Griffith, as | tiaries | ident Clotes Line | Hancer to the penitentiary offic ials i: ‘He s Insane. ae De —A sheriffs ed John Hunt, , who is under sentence to be exe- cuted Jan. 13, for the murder of his daughter, Mattie. The jury found that Hunt was in = He is a mental and pbysical wreck. He was carried into court) room on a litter and could not sit up. Theresult of the finding of Chichester's Enciish Diamesd Bras RNY ROYAL. = be asked to} forth he! vocate In The ‘times. 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