The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 28, 1898, Page 4

i j An energetic effort is being made| by a few politicians to have the dem-| ocratic convention tender the nomi-| nation of Representative to Pierce Hackett. We do nct know that Mr. Hackett is a party to such a sck That it is be ttempted we have ihe most positive evidence. We have) ene. no doubt that it originated is aj aud the gentlemen who are so indus- triously advocating it now will ke glalto have c a joke after the co Mr Hack a & crat and makes nox of one. He informed us only rec bis year by combining with the republicans.’ bued with such & sentiment he honorabl accept a nomination on the democra ie ticket and a conyention composed of true and loyal democrats will be can not y t- a long way from offering him a nom- ination for anything. He left the party at a time when he could do it the most harm by such a course, and was largely instrumental in de- feating us in the next campaign thereafter. His romination would not insure a eingle populist vote for the ticket. Hon. Geo. B. Ellis made Bates eounty as gooda representative as it ever had, and every vote cast in that body reflected the sentiments of a large majority of his people’ Hon. Jas. N. Sharp isatalented gentleman, well quali now fied to represent our people. Both are good democrats, have made straightforward, honorable cam- paigns and one or the other should and will be nominated. er Our blockading equadron has cap- tured the following msrchantmea of Spain: Lhe Buena Venture, of Bil- bor, a tramp steamer leaded with lumber, by the cruiser Nashville; the Pedro, cf Bilboa, plying between Matanzas and Havana, by flag ship New York; the Catalina, from New Orleans to Barcelona, via Havane, loaded with staves, by cruiser Detroit A German steamer was stopped and boarded, but afterwards released. The revenue cutter Wi- nona captured the Spanish steamer Saturnioa at Ship Island, Misa, at 1 o'clock Sunday. Tuesday Admiral Sampson’s fleet captured the trans- port Manznatt, with 1,200 Spanish soldiers and $500,000 ia silver off the Cuban coast. — Secretary Bliss has issued an order to the effect that any officer, clerk or employee in the Department of the Interior may enlist in the army and be gone for a year without losing his position. Here is a chance for Webster Davis to take a crack at the Spaniarde, which would be at tended with vastly more glory than the act of shooting his hat.—Kaneas Sete ele el a oie ‘ lison/st10 cfelock; =. cae Ga fee| Hanna, who hired two substitutes} Divgley’s protective tariff does | grand jury room of the court house, to do his fighting, voted in the Sen- ate Saturday for ignominious peace. Fitzhugh Lee, who was a rebel gen- eral, on the same day volunteered his services to fight for hia country in Cuba. Which deserves best of the American people, Hanna or Lee?—Clinton Democrat. a Mr. Hackett did net. hesitate to vote and work for Mr. Hendrickson for representative, when he knew that gentleman would vote against a democrat for United States senotor. Can he be trusted now to vote for Mr. Cockrell. The Asiatic fleet has left Hong Kong. The fleet consists of Bcsten, Concord, Petrel, Olympia, Baltimore and Raleigh. All six have been painted the color of gray fog. Com- modore Dewey has command of the fect. j Senator Ccckrell is to be re-elected by the rest 1 ature. None but tried and true ocrat should be|* e’ected representative this t |} WILL BE A DEMOCRAT. | throughout the island and the starv- ing Cuban can ge back to his farm with perfect security that his and children will not and strung to the limb of a tree by not appear to protect the employees of the wire nail trust, which contro's fourteen plants and empleys 10,000 men. the cost of nails has been increased | to the consumer. the call of the central committee the hour for holding the township | eonventions, 2 o'clock in | noon is the well established time and will be sv considered and ob served by all the townships. of persons who have volunteered their services to the government ap proaches at the present time 300,000 men. recruits at all times, but it puts its tried and true soldiers on guard in face of the enem ans INN ee “Men LATEST SUMMARY OF WAR SITUATION. An official and formal declaration of war was passed by both houses of congress and signed by the President Monday. On Monday President McKinley issued his proclamation | to the governors of the states calling for 125,000 volunteers. | In every case where the Malitia is available they will be given the preference. It is believed that the first battle of the war will occur at the Phillippine islands off the coast of China. The Spanish fleet had not left Cape Verde Islands on Wednesday, but the Portugal government had given Spain 48 hours in which to moye. It is thought that Spain’s action in European waters means that our fleet will be compelled to keeping her fleet in cross the ocean to engage her and end the war. All the ports of Cuba are blockaded by Admiral Samp- son’s fleet, but no bombardment of Havana is looked for for some time to come. It is now believed to be the policy of the government to troops at Matanzas, make that point a basis for sup- Ha- land plies and in conjunction with Gomez’s army march on yana. Something like 12 or 15 Spanish steamers have been eaptured by our ships, but up to date no actual fighting has been had. So far as reported none of our merchantmen have been captured by Spanish gunboats. Up to time of going to press Wednesday afternoon Cap- tain Johnson had not received notice to start, but it is beliey- ed he will receive it to-day, when every man of Co. B. who can pass muster, will loyally respond. NEW CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING. It should be remembered that, st the democratic township conventions on May 6th, the democratic committee fcr each townshisp, is to be chosen. On Monday, May 9tb, It won’t be many days before the stars and stripes will be floating over Havana. Peace will then reign one member of wife centrel be murdered the following at Butler, Mo, ths members of the new committee will met and organ- ize and set the time for a county | convention to be held to select dele- gates to ctate, congressional, judicis] The wages of these men have ust been reduced 33 per cent, while and senatorial conventions T. L Harper. W. F. LaForzzrrz, Chairman Secretary. —— While it was not mentioned in Township Convention. Tie demccrats of Mt. Pleasant township will assemble at the court house in Butler, on Saturday, May 7th, 1898, at 2 o'clock p m, in pur- suance of call central committee, and s+-lect dele gates to the county nominating convention tote be’d May 9th ard to elect a towrship committeemsan. Frank LaFotrert, Chairman. Men who have the best interests of the party at I will be selected s to unty conven- the after-| ea The dispatches ssy the number ihe Sf the cena The demoeratic party ercourazes There is yet no new ik hat Mark Hanna bas cith is services to the | hired a substitute. lin $ proceed MR. BLAND’S WAR REVENUE BILL. It Calis for the Issuance of Treasury Notes | —Is Directed Against a Bond Issue. Washington, April 24.—Mr. Bland | | will introduce in the House to-mor- row abill authorizing the issue of Treasury notes to pay war and other }expenditures The bill is as follows: “Section 1 The Secretary of the | Treasury is hereby authorized and | directed to causs to be engraved and printed United States Treasury | notes to the emount of $150,000,000, |said Treasury notes shall be a legal | tender in the payment of all debts, | public and private, asa to be iseued now in like denominations as is | provided by law for Uvited States | notes, commonly ealled ‘greenbacks’; | Treasury and paid out frcm tims to | time in the discharge of public ex- | Peoditures asthe exigencies of the | Treasury may require. “Scc 2 A suftic is be:eby money in the Treasury not otherwise effect.’ } Mr. Bland, in this en isterview respondent, made the following statement concerning the measure: “This bill wi!l provite $150,000, {000 for ,resent emergeccies The bi'l authorizing the issue of $42,- 000,000 worth of silver certificates on the eeiguiorage of silver bullion now in the Treasury, purchaeed under the Sherman act, and the coiuage of the bullion to redeem the ti'ver certificates, will efford to the Treasury over $192.000,000. Th with the balaree of $25,000,000 left from the $50.U00,000 already appro- priated, ought to be sufficient money with which to prorecute a successful Stomach Trouble Stomach trouble is the common name applied to a derangement of the system which is keenly felt but vaguely understood. It may mean inability to retain food or to digest it. It may mean nausea, pain after eating, fullness, inordinate craving for food, or entire lack of appetite. Whatever it means, there’s trouble, and it’s with the stomach. If you have stomach trouble, you will be interested in this letter from a man who had it and was cured by Ayer’s Sarsapariti Hmm ato 4 eto that the Treasury votes herein au | | thorized shall bo covered into the} ent scum of money appropriated out of any) appropriatei to carry tbis act into | : : | And this is our motto: ‘In God is our trast; | afternoon with The Republic cor- | | The Star-Spangled Banner. O say, can you see by the dawn's early light t What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight Over the rainparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming! And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On that shore{dimly seen;through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first be In full glory reflected, now shines on the strear ’Tis the star-spangled bannor! O, long may it ave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoe of war and the battle’s confusion A home and a country shall leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footstep’s pollution No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of fight or the gleam of the grave; And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? O, thus be it ever when freemen shal! stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation, Blest with vic’try and peace, may the heaven-rescued land Praise the power that has made and preserved usa nation Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just, And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave | war with Spais. It ‘s much better | that a noninterest bearing debt or | | loan stould be used t ban an interest- | bearing debt. If wesell bonds to | proeure mtney to prosecute the war, | the tendency will te to take money | out of cireulation aud to board it ia the Treasury, thus coxtracting the | vaiume of the money and lowering | prices and producing stagnation of | | business; whereas, the issuing of | will supply the demand that war | makes for money without taking it cut of the channels of circulation The tendency will be to increase the volume of mney. thus enabling the people to bear the burdens of war } without serious injury ” 10,000 AMERICAN TROOPS |nearly $20,000,000 of new mcn+y| TO BE LANDED IN CUBA. Washiogton, April 26.—Presidest McKinley and his advisers bave de- termined to send 10.000 regular | troops to establish a base of supplies | in Cuba, probably at Matanzas. A representative of the United States who visited Gomez received such encouragement that an invasion bss bees planned for immediate ex- }ecution. It is fully believed that j the number mentioned will be suf | ficient to effect a Janding at Matan- |} zas, and that they will be able to | protect supplies, with the aid of the insurgents. | Supplies and ammunition can b poured into the island in lar_e qu tities, and, as the uteers fo the army can push into the count and engage the Spaniard Some of the exp that the best p bese of eu Over the land of the free and the home of the brave? eee Governor Stephens has been ite doreed in the following counties bere lately: Stone, Douglas, Oregon, Carter, St. Pranevir, Cooper, Saline, Gentry, Montgowery, Stoddard, Chariton, Jchosen, Case end Werren. It seems that friends of the governor have determined to present indorsing his administration at every county con Jasper, res lutions Veution, 60 as to brad off any move to dis r-di‘ him at th s‘ate conven- tion. When you have a sick horse you do yot hitch him t a sulky and ¢ him to the race track for a / little healthful spin. You doc fou cannot aman th any ucan & Bicycling ¢ for him to take r is braced up a to take to the bic