The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 12, 1898, Page 5

HELEN GOULD TO HELP CUBA. She Will Send to the Insurgent Generals Four Troops of Splendid Cavalry. New York, May 6—Helen Gould isto help the Cubans. The favored daughter of the famcous millionaire will furnish the sinews of war for four troops of Cuban cavalry. These troops are not for the United States but the army of insurgents and Miss Gould will pay all tha expenses of their equipment and transportation. A short time ago Miss Gould sent her check for $100,000 to President McKinley to be used as he deemed proper in the war and intimated in the letter which accompanied it that she would like to double the amount. This check was returned by the President because under the law he bad no power to accept it Miss Gould was disappointed by the result attending her patriotic Offering, but she was not discour- aged. She consulted Mrs. Ledyard Stevens of this city, and was advised by her to expend the money in send- ing soldiers to Cuba. This proposition met with Mise Gould’s approbation and at the sug- gestion of Mrs. Stevens, Gsorge M. Barber was consulted as to the best way to carry out the project. After a conference it was decided that Mr. Barber should procure a commiesion from the Cuban authorities as briga- dier general with authority to raise four companies of cavalry of sixty men each, to serve in the Cuban army and to be under the orders of Oubans exclusively. Miss Gould agreed to pay all the expenses of recruiting these men, to purchase uniforms, horses and equip- ments and to pay all transportation to Cuba. This project was submit- ted by Barber to the War Depart- ment, and he was told that if he landed the men in Cuba fres of ex- pense to the government the United States would supply the men with arms and ammunition. Mr. Barber received his commis- sion aud authority to raise the troops and having completed his business with the War Department, left Washington to recruit his men. Albany, N. Y. May 5.—Gov. Black has authorized the Aqueduct Com- mission of New York to appoint 100 Special deputies to guard the Croton Aqueduct so asto prevent any at- tempt that might be made by Span- ish spies to blow up the same and thereby cripple the water supply of New York. The governor gave the permission to-day on the application of Peter J. Dooling president ef the Aqeduct Commission; Commissioner Charles Murray and Harry Walker secretary to the commissioners. These commissioners told ths gov- ernor that ramors were current that it was the intention of Spanish spies in New York city to destroy the aqueduct. transfer of the Philippises other power, it is asserted, on coa- dition that she received suitable compensation into the river. Berlin, May 5.—The excited inter- est the Germans are beginning to take in the ultimate fate of the Phil- lipine Islands is betrayed by the’ newspapers The interests of the German pos- seesions in the Western Pacifie, part of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archi- pelago, within a rajius of perhaps 2,000 miles from the Philippines makes Germany’s consent necessary, assumed here, to any dispesai of the Philippines. ths Solomon Islande, all it is ; 7 ——— | German Press Worried By Dewey’s Victory. | AMERICAN TROOPS TO GO ABOARD. oe Germany would only agree to the | to an- A great deal of irritation is sure te be engendered by the takicg of the islands by the United States The Big Floed in Arkansas. Van Buren, Ark, May 8 —The worst flood known since 1844 is de- vastating the Arkansas vailey and towns along the banks of the stream are submerged while many farm buildings are afloat. Oue-fourth of the residences of this part of this city is eight feet under water. Riv- erside and Babylon, two densely set tled suburbs, are under water and several Jarge residences have fallen Every foot of dry land is covered with household goods Thousands driven from their homes and are be ing sheltered here. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas and Jron Mountain systems are tied up in the Indian Territory. Hundreds of thousands of dollars damage have been done to plantations in Crawford couaty. The Silent Cadets. Jefferson City, Mo, May 6 —The sutdents of the deaf and dumb school at Fulton have caught the war fever. To-day Captain Ceol R. Watkins of the company of cadets waz in the city and offered their services to Adjutant General Bell in the follow ing communication: “My Dear General—The Cadets’ of the Missouri State School for the Deaf, the on'y company of equipped deaf-mutes ia the word, | offer you their services in defense of | their country. the fray. Very respectfully, Crom. R Warsox, Capt. Kreus Zeitung says that if! the Monroe doctrine means “America for the Americans,” it ought also to mean “For ths Americans only an America.” | \Q)) oe ies a *O¢- 62 it being her indemnity that they will have to 1 Mrs G W Park » rt It was a surprise Five Thousand Soldiers Will Leave at Once Befcre sg redlomee i mages 1e thinks lots of her for Manila.—Dewey’s Prize Will be Held by Us Regardless of Protest. Idren and takes great| 1owing them around the| Buying Washingtor, D O, May 8 —Five| ? About ten a. m. the} thousand t:o>p3s of the United e with baskets well filled States army are expected to leave d things to eat. Mrs Aaron} le unnerved and turned over San Francisco by to morrow night or Tuesday, if no unexpected delays are enco:tere}. They will be sent to Manila, Philippise islands, as fast 2 2 i use to the comers. Her little} headed granddaughter said, | $ Grandma, here isa present for you. | She was then a little absent minded | Wall Paper, asrapid ships of the Pacific Mail Be sure and exam- ¢ and forgot to thank the ehild. Then| Steamship comp y can carry them . 2 : came the quilting party with lining | 7 ine Ludwicks stock ¢|and batting and called for the quilt-| It will take at least three weeks to $ | ing frames that they were going to| make the trip, and before the first Ile has the best $3) quilt her quilt that she had spent} | expedition is more than one third of P many ho last winter getting the the way across the Pacific the sec selected stock in little pieces together. She calls the ond expedition will start. The quar- | § town. Prices cuar- $|T"t the Klondike, from the excite- | termaster general of California has : ment she was vader. It being ag anteed the lowest rainy morning a large number did | of people have been | | Secretary Alger says | troops will be in condition to leave | | ef the service will be already engaged the necessary trans- | ports for 10,000 men. All ships be- | longing to the Panama and Pacitic| Mail Steamship line have been put| at the disposal of the United States | These are all splendid vessels and| are eapable of making very fast time that he can easily get in perfect organization and ready for 5,000 men in a period of two days. In five days more he! feels assured that 5,000 additional | not get there. The following ladies were pre t: Mesdames W D Orear, |Joe Whinnery, Jack Berry, George "hempson, Isaac Park, Geo Jenkins, 2/Wm Vogt, John McFadden, O M Drysdale, D C Wolfe, Hensley; Misses “| ley Jenkins, Daisy, Matty and Edith § | Park. The little folks present were: RAS ARRAR RRR RAR ARR RAED | Virginia Items. what we for the value. RIDA SORIA ppppOS Eppes propor poTb pote Esther Jenkins, Volney McFadden, Fred Drysdale, Walter Dow, Katie and Bessie Wolfe. JC Reeves & Co. of Johnsen coun- jty, are renovating feather beds laround Virginia. | AARON. hear the Virginians say is! Dear Reader, What bap TS Harper hauling sand, get- e usifwe bear ‘em say San Francisco. | Representives from all branches | ting ready to build a new house. ie cent to the{,, Wil Steele and Arch McElroy left o th Seas | for Oregon last week, where they ex- Philippines, as the government feels | pect to work this summer. gure that there will be a great deal! GM Garner, Wm Vogt and John of actual fighting—cavalry and in-| Foster have formed aroller Co. fantry and both heavy and light | Mr Mills informed us Saturday that} artillery will leave San Francisco for BS cree abe 5 g ee : . | high now as it was last June; he had the ne aug of Dane the Ameri-| to move out of his house. | — yictory at Manila and surround- | Dentist Huffman of Adrian, attend-| | ing islands of the group. It is the|ed church at zinia Sabbath. purpose of President McKinley to| Miss Ella Williams is on the drive all Spaniards from the Phil- see : a =. A large crowd attended | ippines. s | 'PP | preaching Sabbath. Will Durst joined the Brass bar ht. He will be drun Happy Hill Items. The Marias des banks and still rising. Mr Moler and wife visited at Rock- ville Saturday and Sunday. Julia Dubach is improving. Sunday school at Mt. Zion is pro- ssing nicely. Fred and Ben Pointers attended 8 |S at Mt Zion Sunday. Sygne is out of its inches of bei gas There were about two dozen jat Mr Cowgill’s Tuesday. They had ja rat killing time—killed 102 rats. Mr Merritt and family visited rela- |tives at Deepwater last week. | Mrs Kious, who has been sick for some time, is reported no better. Mr Bashore and daughter, Minnie, were in Butler Friday. “| There was a dance at Friday ni Mr Polloe sick 8 S and | Chaplain for the Fourth | | St. Louis, Mo., May 6 —The Rev. | Saturday nig | Father Thomas Sherman, will be | cute eer township S 8 conve | appointed a chaplain of the Fourth | tion will be held in the M E chure | regiment, Missouri voluntesrs. The/|at Virginia May 21. | appointment will ba made on the | Oar little town was w Joe Lee’s *s school closes Thurs- ‘Silent | They are ready for | | personal request of Colonel Corley, | urday afternoon to atte | commanding the regiment. Father a ; sepa = zs | Sbercam “ye ns = enjoy the | dies on, 62 votes cast. a | position. He was with his fathe | merchandise was not very exte | many of his campaigns and is famil-| the largest exchange was in i | jiar with camp life. | Will Feebeck has the Times order-| | ———————————————— j}ed tohimin Johnson Co, Nebraska. | Gladstone Slowly Sinking, | Aaron spent last Sabbath in Batler| | London, May 7 —The bulletin is- | forachange. He went to the South i | eucd this evening at Hawarden saye: |! E Soe eee sehool and “Mr. Gladstone has been more com- pa ee Se ee | x | 30 in number. ennie Orear had | fortable duriog the last day or two,} charge of tk jafter being called | Everybody Daisy. ss Spanish Compliments. San Juan, Porto Rico, April 23.— I send you some samples of Spanish compliments to their “friends” over the water, es published in some of their leading periodicals in the Island of Porto Rice: “These dogs of English and those | but the local disease is slowly in-jinto the church and hearing the; Yankee pigs.” ee, | creasing and there is a gradual dim-| financial report we were glad that) “Treacherous and fraudulent pigs | inution of etrength.” lwe had stopped with class No. 10.\of Yankees”. | From there we went tothe tentand| «jj the natioas of Europe are New Urie:ns Has Honored Dewey, Maccn, Mo, May 5 —Frank Brady i heard the sermon. New Orleans, La. May 5—Ad-! whose parents live at Clarence, ten | —— ene ee _ he aay oe i Se | ceiyed a letter from his son, Ernest, miral Dewey has been honored by | miles east of here, was ordered for! «ho is at Klondike, that he and Gus the people of New Orleans. The / duty aboard the Maine, but reached | Light were well, and was getting $49) strest that has heretofore been/ port just after that ill feted vesse)/aday forteaming. Hay was $50a! known és Spain street was formally | had put out to sea. So he was as-| ton. rechristened Dewey street, and all} signed to the Baltimore and wus in Rev Hulet of the Free Method the Spain signs are bei i 1 “ . | Will preach atthe Christian chur e Spain sig e being replaced the naval battle at Manila) His nevt Sabbath night. Tuesday afternoon of last week} quite a number of women made a by those bearing the name of the | Clarence friends are anxiously look- ing for news from him. famous Admiral. | \friends of Spain with the exception lan immense bonfire of the proud city | of that grasping, ambitious and pi- ratical England.”—Botelin Mercan- tilo (government organ). “When fortune favors us in the war, as it must; when we have made of Washington and leveled New) York ia the dust, we will place on sell us their wives and daughters to enable them to payit. Viva Espa- na.’—Botelin Mercantilo. “Portopicano—Our fields require —dung (Estercol.) The bones of the Yankees will make excellent ma- nure and with that we will fertilize them.” —El Hera‘do, “[t proposes shortly to set upa factory te make sausage from the flesh of Yankees."—La Union. “That could only reeult in filthy nastiness."—Comment of another paper on the proceedings. KATE KOSE VARNELL KILLED HERSELF. The Sequel of the Rose-Nerris Tragedy at Palmyra, Mo., Last June. Palmyra, Mo, May 6.—The sequel of the famous Rose-Norris tragedy of last summer was enacted here shortly after 5 o'clock this afternoon when Mrs. Kate Rose Varnell com- mitted suicide by shooting with her brother’s revolver. Last Sunday she came home from St. Leuis, where she had been living since her marriage to Varnell, and although she did not positively say 80, it was understood that she had separated from her husband. She was very morose, but gave no hint of her terrible purpose. While ina bedroom with a little niece late this afternoon she euddenly tock a 32- caliber revolver belonging to her brother, Oliver, from a drawer, and placing the muzzle at her right tem- ple, pulied the trigger. The ball entered the head just above the tem- ple. She lived until 8 o'clock, but did not regain consciousness and made no statement of any kind. The tragedy in which Mrs. Var- nell, nee Rose, played so prominent a part is still fresh in the minds of the reading public. June 23, last, Daniel Rose shot down in front of Dudley's Hotel in this city, Dr. J. W. Norris whom he had caught in bis daughter's bed- room one night a week before. The ball entered Norris’ spinal column and be was instantly paralyzed from the hips dewn. He remained in this condition until the first part of October when he was taken to St. Louis, where an operation, which resulted fatally, was performed on him. About a month later Miss Rosa created a sensation by marrying 6 traveling man by the name of Ed- ward Varnel!l, making his home at the time in St. Louis. Varnell and his wife announced that they would make their home in Cleveland, O, from where the busband originally came, but it is thought they bave never left St. Louis. With wheat worth from $110 to 21.25 a bushel, flour is sure to ad- yanee. Come in and let us sell you 500 or 1,000 pounds and save you from 25c to $1 per bundred. that treaaherous nation sucha heavy 24-tf Feasx Suits & Soxs