The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 7, 1898, Page 2

sooeeineenememietemeemmeenemeenemeemmemnmeneenecerenrennrn eee ree ee UP > GOES T aE PENSION LIST, The Roll Has Doubied Since 1887, | Washington, D C, March 30.— In sending to Congress a deficiency | estimate of $8,070,872 for pensions | for this year, Secretary Bliss makes, an interesting statement on the} general subject of peasions up to date. Secretary Bliss saye: “On the 1st of July, 1897, there was available $140,000,000 for the} payment of army and navy pensions; $4,000,000 of this amount was set apart for navy pensions, leav- ing 136,000,000 for payment of army pensions. The total number of pensioners on the roll June 30, 1897, was 976,014, while on the 28th of February, 1898, there were 989.- 613 on the roll, a net increase of 13,598. Between the latter dates there was disbursed for the payment of army pensions $95,370,872 46, leaving the sum of $40,629,127 54 for the payment of pensions to the end of the present fiscal year. The commissioner of pensions estimates that $48,700,000 will be required for the payment of pensions during the remaining four months of the present fiscal year, more than $8,000,080 in excess of appended appropriation. “The commissioner has reeently expressed to m3 an opinion as to the future course of pension pay mente at variance with his views thereon as stated in the annual re- port, which was to the effect that after the close of the current year payments would rapidly decline. It is now his opinion that in view of the increasing applications for ori- ginal pensions and for increase of pensions there will be an increase in the sum required for the payment of the army and navy pensions for some time to come. “In this connection the appended table showing the number of pen- sioners on the roll and the value of the roll annually since 1897 is signi ficant. From this it appears that the pension roll bas substantially doubled since a quarter of a century after the close of the war. “Ion 1890, twenty-five years after the war closed, the number of pen- sioners on the roll was 537,944 At the close of the current fiscal year the number on the roll will approxi mate 996,000, an increase of nearly 90 per cent since 1890. In that time the value of the roll has increased from $72,052,143.49 in 1890 to appreximately $132,000,000 in the present fiscal year. “The roll is now larger than at any former time, notwithstanding that thirty-three years have elapsed since the cessation of hostilities. It contained about 5,590 more pen- sioners in 1897 thaa it did in 1896 and spproximately 20,000 more in 1898 than in 1897, and the value of the roll has also increased in the same period. Two Millions a Year. When people buy, try, and buy again, it means they’re satisfied.’ The people of ‘the United States are now buying Cascarets Candy Cathartic at the rate of two million boxes of Bk Pog alae be three million before New ear’s. It means merit proved, that Cascarea, are the most delightful bowel regulator for ever) Sopa J the year round. = druggist l0cts Se. Ox, Cure guarantee: Purposely Cut His Artery. Knobnoster, Mo, March 3C—About 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon Frank Schnifferdeeker and Frank Johnson feund John Roebmin, a German far- mer about 50 years old, single, who lived with Mrs. Dresher, a widow, two miles north of Norborne, lying by the side of a haystack dead. Up on examination it was found that he had lain down on scma hay, rolled up his sleeve on the left arm, took his pocket knife, which was found by his side, aud infl-cted three wounds on his arm between the wrist and elbow, cutting the main artery, from wh‘ch be bled to death. He left no letters or anything that would ind'cite his reason for suicide. He had gens to the hay stack with bis wagon and team to get a load of bay. Beaten by Moonshiners, Montgomery, Ala... March 31.— Jobn Lunsford of Brooklyn was sur- prised at his home last night by a party of moonshiners against whom be bad informed He was carried into the woods end beaten so badly with hickories that ke will die. Glad Tidings to Asthma Sufferers, Foley’s Wone r gives quick ahd positive relief ae all cases. AtJ ‘A Trimble, druggist. | RouGH RIDERS ENLISTING TO FIGHT | ron, Neb, THE SPANISH. | Col. Porter J. Hand Organizing a Company} of Cowboys, whe Will Make it Inter- esting for the Dons. If there is war some of the Span-| ish soldiers will have to face a com- peny of as daring men as ever rode} ahorse and eas accurate shots as) ever fired arevolver. This company | will be under an intrepid leader; a} man who has absolutely no fear. He| is Colonel Porter J. Hand, of Ne- braska City, Neb. Governor Hol- comb of Nebraska, bas authorized him to form a company and he is now scouring the western ranges for men whom he knows tobe as reck- less of personal danger as himeelf. Colonel Hand is a typical western raan. He has hair that falls down upon his shoulders and a big long drooping mustache, while his eye is steel gray and piercing. When aroused there is a gleam in his eyes that warns you that the storm is about to break. The men he is look- ing for are old Indian fightera and government scouts, but sisce the subjugation of the redskins they have been herding cattle on the range or engaged by the government at the different agencies. Colonel Hand is a dead shot and as brave a man as ever drew a breath of life, said an old Nebraskan who bas known him for a number of years. ‘He can toss a five-cent piece up in the air and crack it every time with a 44 and one of his pastimes is to have a friend holda dime between his fingers while be shoots it. He spent a number cf years on the plains but left them a few years ago and settled in Nebraska City. I am |A Talk About War by Assistant Secretary} | diard, Joe Bae er, Charley Red Bird, | ja balf- breed Sioux, Ed Crocker, | Harry Dooley of Deadwood, Sam} | Pierce of Lead City, Frank Maloney, | |Bob Gryce, “Shorty” Henderson | fone other men who are well known | en the ranges cf Nebraska, Wyoming jand the west. HOW FARMERS WOULD FARE. Brigham. Washiogton, D. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Brigham said to-day, in refering to| the effect war would have cn the ag- ricultural interests of the country, that tbe first egect would be stagna- tion. Theo there would be reaction. Farmers, he thought, might get a little more for his produce, but they would have to pay more for what they bought. No such increase in the price would occur, however, as during the late war. It was his opinion in the long rua that farmers would suffer as a result of war. They pay a large proportion of taxes. He said: “It is desirable, therefore, to avoid war, but the conditions that exist in Cuba can not be allowed to continue. We cannot stend idly by and see thousands upen thousands perish from stervation, because of the cruel and heartlees pelicy inaugurated by General Weyler and continued un der the present controlling power | in Cuba. There is no doubt tbat the administrations of both the! United States and Spain desire to avoid war. Uader euch conditions it is porsible that some plan may be devised which will prevent hostili- tier, and in the end lead to a pesca not at all surprised that he wants to organize a company and go to the front. You can rest assured that he will always bs around where there is any powder being burned. It was during tha Sioux rebellion at Pine Ridge in the winter of 1890 and 91, that Hand gave an exbibi tion of personal bravery. <A party of Indians escaping from the battle of Wounded Knee were sweeping acrocs the prairie towards the bad lands. Hand had been out ona scouting trip for General Cclby of the Nebraska Guard and was return ing to Rushville to make his report. He saw the Indians and so rode down intoa pocket where be was safe from them. But no sooner had he ridden down into a ssfe place than he realized that a woman was alone in a cabin back a half mile, and in a direct line with the fleeing redskine. He shuddered when he thought what her fate might be. He knew that her husband had gone to Gordon and that she was alone and unprotected. He did not hesitatea second. Digging his spurs iato his broncho he rode up on the highlands again and dashed away to save the woman. The Indians saw him and urged their horses on. Hand rode for two lives that day. He gained the cabin abead of the Indians and seeing the woman standing outside he did not hesitate, but dashed up to her and raising her up on the horse in front of him, went on in hie mad ride. He told her ina few words. She wasa western woman and knew that she was safe. The Indians gained on them for the increased burden was almost more than the horee could stand, but he pushed bravely on. The In- diane soon began shooting, sizing up the distance that lay between them andtheir prey. Hand realized that he must execute a coupe so he rode down the eteep sides of a canon and doubled on his track, coming out back of the Indians. He reach- ed Rushville in safety, but he was so modest that he never told anyone of that ride. It was during this same time thet he rode from Rushville over to Pine Ridge and back, killing two horses in the trip. He has had several close calls in the west, but he has always come out without a scratch. | Iam glad that I will not have to face him and acompany. The boys will never quit until every man is killed or every Spaniard is driven into a hole and buried them with lead.” Hand's men are dead shots are fighters of years of experience. Among those whom he has already enlisted ere Johnny Maher, of Chad- ful solutioa of the difficultias now existing. It is not true, as claimed by some, that the great desire to avoid war is prompted by a fear that it wil interfere with business and be disastrous to some of the mon eyed interests of cur country. The President knows very well from his own observations that ‘war is h—; he knows that it means the mangling and maiming of thousands upon thousands of cur young men the burying of thousands in trenches, without funeral rites, and the carry- ing of desolation and distress to theusands of hcmss. It is this ter- rible calamity and the vast increase in the burdens now borne by the people that the administration would gladly avoid, and every good citizen must regret the reckless anxiety manifested by some of our promiasnt men to involve the coun- try in war.’ The farmers don’t want war, if the war must ecm, they will be found ready. A large percentage of so!- diers of the late war, he said, came from the farmers. Three Years as Pastor of the 2nd M. E. Church. Buarxrr, Mo., Marca 31, '98. Having closed my 3rd year in this city of hard work and no little sac- rifice, [now go to Carthage, Mo. The Lord has wonderfully blessed our labors during the three years. The first year we improved the par- sonage at acost of $225, then we began raising money to build a new church, and on the 4th day of Nov. 1897, laid the corner stons Cclilec tion was taken to the smouct of $71, of said amount our white friends gave us $21 which was very thank fully received. March 6tb, 1898, we bad our reopening. Revs. S. D. Jewell, R. M. Inlow and W. A. Ray assisted inthe service Long may the very appropriate remarks of Broa Jewell and Inlow be remem- bered by our people; col'ection $75. Our white friends again came to our rescue, and gave $24 of above am’t, we were very thankful. I now bid} my friends good bye. I came ia your midst a Gospel Embassadcr. I re | ceived the kindest treatmeut at the hands of our white friends. Rev. J. A. Grant, of Mt. Vernon, a christian gentleman, succeeds me, and only! hope and ask for him the same treat- ment that I received (or better, a possible) LIleave in debt to no man, but what I am prepared to set tle when due, notwithstanding I} bave been credited by many of the} business men cf this city. Our pres-| ser indebtedness on the new church | s $710, our church and parsonage | mele is valued at $2,000: three |< years ago valued at $700. Kindly submitted. B. D. Drrox, Ex-Pastor. pitiesceks Pete,” Lid- | | brief extract fr | patch record jan Anglo- C, March 31.—|,~ | oder | ALFRED AUSTIN'S POEM. The Angio-American Alliance Furnishes Subject for the Peet Laure Londo: 29.— morning p &@ poem laureate, March poem ia as folic What is the voice I he On the winds Sentinel listen We have severe¢ Now let us have done witha The tale of an ancient wrong, And our friendship last long as love doth last, And be stronger than death is strong Answer them, sons of the self-same race And blood of the self-same clan. Let us speak with each other face to fase And answer as man to map And loyally trust and love each other as none | but freeman can. Now fling them out the breeze, Shamrock, thistle and rose And the star-spangled banner unfurl with these A message to friends and foes Wherever the sails of peace are seen And wherever the war wind blows— A message to bond and thrall to wake, For wherever we come, wetw The throne of the tyrant shall And his menace be void and For you are lords of a strong And we are lords of the Yes, this is the voice of the b! We severed have been too But now we have done with a w The tale of an ancient wrong; And our friendship iast long as! th And be stronger than death is strong. uake A Queer (?) Medicine. There isa medicine whose propri- etors do not claim to have diseovered |some hitherto unknown ingredient, ; away from the sbip. or that it isa cure-all.” This honest medicine only claims to cure certain diseases, and that ingredients are recognized by the most skilled phy- sicians as being the best for kidney|_ and bladder diseases. It is Foley's Kidney Cure. At J A Trimble’s drug store. Dancing Snake. Old Ferge; N. ¥, March 31.--Ed- ward Sigsby, en Adirondack guide, bas been laid up with rheumatism all winter at bis camp above Fifth Lake, and being sb!e to move about has resorted to every means to kill time. Four wonths ago he discovered a blacksmake, which had crawled through the floor of bis cab‘n, and, instead of killing the reptile he be- gan training i:. He says that he has discovered that the snake has a sense of music For instance, when the guide plays alively air on his barmonica the svake will rum across the floor at a lively pace asd wi'l coil and uncoil itself, as if making an effort to re spond to the lively music. Whona sad or melancholy eir is played the snake will lie stretched upon the floor and will respond with a pecu- liar sound resembling a whine. Te Purchase Danish Islands. Washingtor, D. D, Larch 31 — Senator Lodge hes reported frem the committee on foreign relations a bill directing the President of the United States to purchase the Dan- ish West India Islands of St Croix, St. Thomas and St Jobn, or eny of them, for a navsl eoaling station. The purchase is to be made upon such terms as be may in his discre- tion deem advisable. Five million dollars, or so much thereef as may be necessary, is appropriated for the purchase The Attempt Failed. T.1s Angeles, Cal., March 30.—An unsuccessful attempt was made to hold up the Santa Fe train near Grant, N-M. Oce ef the bandits shot at the train, wounding the fire- man When the train waa stopped five men came up, but were fired upon by express messenger Fowler. Ons cf them wes wourded ard they all flet. CASTONRIA. Ol Liliana He Chattanooga, Tenn, J Teco., April 1.— Larke Lingo, negro, aged 40, was shot aad instantly killed at Bridge-!| © by 14-year old Pearl | port, A'a, Slougbter a white girl. the girls home, with the avowed intention of crinisally asssulting | ber. Of the estimated 600,600 cattle to, be moved from Texss to grazing ranges. Kaneas it is said will secure about 80.000 head. A Sure Thing for You. A transaction in which sure thing. Bilious: headache, red tongue, fever, piles and a thousand ‘ot lis are caused by constipation and sluggish er. 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