The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 1, 1898, Page 3

FIRED FIRST SHOT. h Rider Isbell Returns to Vinita. Brought Back Tilden Dawson's Bible. fwita, 1. T., Aue. 20.—-Tom Is yj rough rider who fired the first | ewered it. ot by the land troops on Cuban | has returned to his home in this | cq nare of He states at La Quasina they pot awbushed; that the enemy known to be near by, and he| ed several other Americans were} jot forward in single tile to locate em. Fivally, after crawling some istance, he saw a Spaniard directly 's fropt about 70 yards off, and, iawing a bead, fired at the Castil 45, The man’s gun flew up in the and he toppled over. Isbell’s ot was the signal for a retura fire, jhe was hit seven times withina minutes, the enemy being in jgencbes in front and on both sides Gof the trail. The Cuban guide left qn the first gun cracked, and was rer seen afterward. Isbell saw familton Fish killed, also Tilden lawson ©=The latter was a resident {Vinita, and Isbell brought home lp the bereaved mother the Testa- inept which she had given her son his departure, when she charged tim to be a brave boy, and he prom jad ber that if he must die it should bewith his face to theenemy. In honor of the return of Tom Isbell, §ol Kline, John Davis and others of tbe rough riders a banquet was given to-night. The young man’s Overalls, now at the hospital, were so eaturated with blood that when dry they stood lone. Who McCally Is. A Macon, Mo., dispatch says: Wm. E. McOully, who was nominat td for railroad commissioner by the democrats at Springfield, is one of bis party's leaders in this county. He has made an untiring canvass forthe nomination from the start, and bis success in securing instruc- tions from the various counties has been remarkable. His friends here were very uneasy about his chanees, wnothing was heard from him all day Thursday, but at 10 o'clock at tight a brief mossage came in, giv- ing the result. This morning his derks here decorated his offices with fags to celebrate the nomination. Mr. McCully bas never been a can- didate for any office before, and it was only through the solicitation of friends that he consented to make the race. He_is business manager of the Macon Times, a prominent democratic jcurnal; is secretary of the Macon Gas Light company, and tas several electric light plants in tuccessful operation in Missouri towns. He is a young man and will poll the full vote of his party. Gwernment’s Present to Admiral Dewey. Washington, Aug. 22—The de- sign for the memorial sword the government is to present to Rear Admiral Dewey, according to act of Congress, was finally determined ton to-day by the committee having the subject in charge, consisting of Acting Secretary Allen, Senator lodge of Massachusetts, and Prof. Oliver of the United States Naval Academy. The one selected was submitted by Tiffany & Co, of New York. The hilt of the sword is a plain and solid, but highly traced gold handle. The ade is “Damascened.” One side of the blade bears the inscription: “The gift of the nation to Rear Ad- ural George Dewey, U Memory of victory at Manila Bay, May 1, 1898.” The scabbard is of dark blue “Damascened” metal, with Wacery of gold. amine Victoria, B Feared, C., Aug. 24 —Pros- wilds of Alaska expect Mamine during the coming winter, “cording to reports brought here by the steamer City of Seattle,which has arrived from Alaskan ports There are 20,000 persops in the Klondike. | The Seattle brought over 100 pas- agers, includ 18 miners, from ing W80n with small amounts of gold} the re t of their labors. Members of the Fourth Illinois ‘ay that they were called poltroons tad cowards because they asked for their discharges. They continue to pers whenever opportunity offers d Governor Tanner has been ap- d to to retire them. He Scovel’s Story of His Slap. ||/= | From the New York World. | General Shafter struck mo in the |face. The blow was stinging, quick jand absolutely unlooked for. of Butler, I an Paip CAPITAL, - Such was my offense in the publie Receives Deposits subject to Che Santiago after the close af and does a general Banking the entrance ceremonies July 17th, ronage, promi 1898 I had not signed the “Articles of War,” never having applied fora your money. should bave borne General Shafter’s blow. Whether General She ‘ter | J. R. Jearss, Cashier. had any provocation for striking me| appears iu the following detailed ac- | count of the whole affair Enough! men cognizant of the matter are now | THE MISSOURI STATE B ' The Walton Trust Gompany, ANK, Missouri. Issues Exchange your pat- military license. Nevertheless, I Dx. T. C. Bor oe was under military control, and} heey = ¥, es Wx. E. Warvoy, President. — Points to American Chivalry, Stays With the Old Town London, Aug. 23.—Henry La © nes s that a large standing W. M. Mills, s rchant at er ted M 3 in tl t as goods oJ. L is ! tent ary. ators of Foster. It i b g village of twe ‘an atti of condescension as »mers came to ulous as it is unwarranted. One the salient features of the late war ey built a block of business was the manly, honest, generous es and plotted lots three miles jand chivalrous condu > United the railroad depet Foster boomed. - 8. N. in} dismally for their mustering out | in New York to substantiate tuis presentation of an incident whose occurrences I naturally regret. I have awaited their c»ming before making any statement whateo ver to the public. Meanwhile, the pub lished accounts have been false, inasmuch as they have told only half the truth. Had I really done the things gen- erally ascribed to me I should and certainly would have been shot. Grant would have ordered a court- martial for that purpose. Shafter would surely have done so. Shortly before the American flag was to bos raised over Santiago palace I assisted Lieutenant Miley to gain the roof where was the flag- staff. General Shafter’s con-in-law, a civilian appointee, and Lieutenant Wheeler, son of General Wheeler, were already there. There was no prohibition, expressed or implied as to my going upon the roof. Soon after Lieutenant Miley ascended I gained the extreme rear portion of the roof—practically another part of it. My head and shoulders alone were above the ridge I was fully thirty feet from the flagsteff, was out of sight from the efficers in the square below, and could be seen only from the extreme opposite side of the square. In nosense was I an intruder and certainly I had no such intention. I had chosen that posi- tion to be able to observe accurately every movement in the raising of the flag, and make that the feature of my account of the ceremonies. This minute observation could not be had from below on account of a low parapet. Lieutenant Wheeler saw me on the roof, bowed and smiled. He saw nothing wrong in my position Later Captain McKittrck, General Shafter’s son-in-law, turned and saw me taking notes. He asked Lieu- tenant Miley: “Who is that man?” I answered, giving my name. Lieutenant Miley ordered me down. Why this staff officer dislikes me is another story, entailing as it does the telling of the shameful reasons why we lost so many men at the taking of San Juan, Cuba I observed the order to leave the roof, but did not move as quickly as Lieutenant Miley wished, he called down to General Shafter: “There isa man on the roof who won't get down.” The answer was: “Throw him down.” But even be- the general I was upon the tree | which served as a ladder. Before he had finished I had descended and stood in the palace door, where a | soldiers. | The flag ascended the band played |the “Star Banner,” and then every one formally congratu- Spangled |ing a victorious nation. principal congratulations Mr. De eral Shafter that the soldiers be allowed to cheer the flag. I second- led the suggestion made by Mr. De | Armas. Geveral Shafter |}and stepped toward the ranks. All the spoke to an officer there. | ficer turned about, faced the lines, land called for “three cheers for Gen- The men smiled. The interns seemed pleased men watched him. He leral Shafter.” | They cheered faintly. mander in chief became lirritated. Apparently the officer had misunderstood General Shafter’s order, and either that fact or the | faint response to the call for cheers ely | infuriated his chief. Although I noticed General Shaf- ter’s anger,"I did not heed ag.much and | fore Lieutenant Miley had spoken to | throng was gathered watching the} lated General Shafter as represent-| After the | Armas of the Sun proposed to Gen-| That of-| com- | Have on hand a large amount of M at LOWEST RATES and on libera back part orall at any time and new loans, or desiring low rate mor ed to call and get rates. | in Bates County. } Authorized by law to act as Assign Administrator. T. J. Wricut, Vice-President. | of Butler. Missouri. Par UP CAPITAL, - ~ $55.00 00. Have complete Abstracts to all Real Estate oney to be loaned on Real Estate 1 terms, allowing borrowers to pay stop interest. Farmers wanting ney to pay off old loans, are invit- ee, Receiver, Trustee, Executor or Wm. E. Watron, Prerident. Frank ALLEN, Secretary. as I should have that he was very ! angry. What chiefly concerned me | at the moment was that presently | I should have to leave the palace to forward my dispatches, and I sin-| cerely desired to make an early ex-| planation to General Shafter con-| cerning my presence on the roof. | Had I paused to consider how Gen- | eral Shafter was more than merely annoyed by the blunder as to the cheering, I should, of course, have! realized that it was an inopportune | moment to make my desired expla- | nation to him. And so, unfortunate: | ly, while he was yet angry I ap-| proached him. | Before I had finished explaining | to him that I was the man who had} been on the roof, but that I certainly | had no intention of causing any | trouble there, he used the most vio- lent language in denouncing all correspondents as liars and nui- sances. His exact words are not tit for publication. I should have remained silent. According to military custom a sub- ordinate should put his feelings in his pocket. But I told General Shafter he should not use such !an- guage tome. He had taken a step | away while I spoke, but now he turned very quickly for one ot his weight—he weighs 310 pounds and I weigh 130 pounds—and with the force of his swing and an adyancing step, William R. Shafter, major gen- {eral commanding the fifth army }corps, struck mea full arm blow in the face. Of the previous thirty hours I had |beenin the saddle eighteen, had jslept four and had worked hard th Jothers. I had eaten nothing for |eighteen hours I had neither the strength nor the yself against such nerve to stiffen m a sudden, unexpected blow, and | thoughtl , Without premedita- | ta yn and on the natural impulse of I was he moment, I returned it. kly drawn away by several staff z, and I said to General Shaf- ter exactly this | eral—commanding a United States you ought to be ashamed of yourself.” I said nothing else. Many heard and saw all that took place. The general then “Take a of soldiers and detain that man. He took him.” the palace, stopped, “You—a major gen- Let no one see a step toward turned and said, “Let no one speak to General “Let ter Another step, stopped and sa anywhere near h nally, the fourth t door, shouted, one ccmes ro man. I was handed over to the S authorities and placed, inco cado, in the town jail. If I had been the aggre at had been alone in the wrong, I can not doubt, nor will any one who knows General Shafter doubt that I my life. The next morning I was cour-{ teously conducted to Siboney by officers of General McKibben’ staff, and the next day my detention ceased, as I boarded the transport Hudson, bound north. Such is the ful! true story of my encounter with General Shafter. Sytvester Scovet. The Shakers of Mount Lebanon, a community of simple, honest, God- fearing men and women, haye pre pared the Shaker Digestive Cordial for many years, and it is always the same, simple, honest, curative medi cine that has helped to make the Shakers the healthy, long-lived people that they are. The Shakers never have indigestion. This is partly owing to their simple mode of life, partly to the wonderful properties of Shaker Digestive Cordial. Indi gestion is caused by the stomach glands not supplying enough digest- ive juice. Shaker Digestive Cordial supplies what's wanting. Shaker Digestive Cordial invigorates the stomach and all its glands so that after awhile they don't need help. As evidence of the honesty of Shaker Digestive Cordial, the formula is printed on every bottle. Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1 per bottle. Promotion For Sigsbee. Captain D. Sigsbee, the hero of the Maine, was to-day advanced three numbers in the list of captains by the President for “extraordinary he- roism” Capt. Sigsbee’s friends in Washington are delighted at the re- ward he has received. He has recently been given com-| | mand of the Texas, an assignment to his liking. The Texas isa sister ship of the Maine, and of the same} class. Capt. Sigsbee was 36 in the line of captains-and 55 in line of naval office He now takes rank next to Capt. Ludlow. In addition to the heroism display- ed by the Captain at the time the | States government forces and people | from the beginning to the end of the jcampaign. It is only just to express | the general feeling of admiration! | which the new chiyalry bas created | throughout Europe ” | Spaniards Reach Home, 1} Corunna, Spain, Aug. 25 —The |Spanish steamer Alicante, with the |first of Spain's repariated soldiers! | who arrived from Santiago, reached | |here yesterday. Enormous crowds) | gathered on the quay, but were not! jallowed to get near tte vessel, for |fear of the yellow fever contagion All the military and civil authoritie were present. Some of the sick will be taken to the Osa Lazaretto, where they will | be quarantined. Others will be kept five daysin hospital ships, when they | will be dispatched to their homes. Those who are in geod health will be promptly disembarked. The Queen Regent sent a meseage to the troops congratulaticg them upon their conduct in the field. The! reading of the dispatch was received with the gneatest of enthusiasm. Revenue Decision, Jeffersen City, Mo, Aug. 25.— Some time ago Prof. F. E. Cook, acting State Superintendent of Pub- lic Schools, rendered an opinion that teachers’ certificates did not require stamps under the internal revenue law. United States Collector of the} Revenue Kellogg, of Kansas City took an opposite view of the matter however and reversed Prof. Cook's decision. ‘he matter was carried | to Commissioner N. B. Scott. of the Internal Revenue Bureau at Wash- aod coal was taken out by the train load Foster was destined to become a second Pittsburg in the minds of its boomers. But sudden- ly the bottom dropped out, and the little city again became the quiet little country village it was before the boom Now the town is back on its feet again, and the business bas resumed some of its old time greatness, al- though Charley Foster still holds several blocks of stock in the pasture surrounding the town. Missouri for Missourians, The day has passed when it is necessary for auy young man or woman to leave Missouri to obtain a ret class University education The tate has built and equipped a Uni- | versity located at Columbia, which is rapidly taking rank with the best institutions of its kind in America. It offers courses in science, litera- ture, arts, law, medicine, agriculture, civil, technical. electrical and archi- tectural engineering, pedagogy, phy- sical culture, military science and journalism. Every senator and rep- resentative may appoint two cadets to all departments (except law and medicine), who will receive free tuition and a suit of clothes Secretary William R. Day of Ohio; Senator Cushman K. Davis of Min- nesota; Senator William P. Frye of Maine; Justice Edward Douglas White of Louisiana, and Whitelaw Ried of New York, have been deti- nitely settled upon as the American peace commissioners. They will demand the island of Luzon and refuse to pay the Cuban debt Miesouri is taking the lead in the Labor Commissioner Rozelle hae complet. ed statistics for his forthcoming an- nual report which that over manufacture of cob pipes show ington, and yesterday Prof. Cook sion. Naval Heroes Prostrated. New York Werld. | |a broiling sun in the hot tropics |three of the men who played acon spicuous part in the glorious sea | battle cff Santiago—Schley, Clark |and Evans—have succomed and are lying on sick heds. If any of these men would admit it, they have doubtless been sick a ong not one of them luttered a word of complaint or ac- | knowledged his collapse | until his work at the front was over. nent of the war helped to ime, yet physical | The excite Maine was wo up, he has dis- ete b tingnished bimself in command of keep them on their feet, but t - ce: ae ry cruiser St. Paul.|Simon-pure American grit, with While scouting through Weat Indian | Which exch is generously ¢ juipped, scouting g waters he met and fought the Span- ish torpedo boat destroyer Terror, disabling her. It was Captain Sigs » discovered Admiral Cervera in Santiago harbor where he stood the juadron bee wl guard until flying could be dispatched to the entrance} _ of the harbor. Many Deaths Among Returned Spar- ards, —The newspapers lisplay the ba o hearing tb the 3 pre ated s deaths among since the ar bers are feared. ion is now meet- on the question of quarantine. The military authorities the returned rival and ma troops. was their mainstay. Extra Session, Washington, D. C, Aug. - -It is rumored again to-day that the President is considering the advisa- f bi congress in extra about October vening ewhere sented that the settle- to Cuba, take so rs relation i Porto Ri that w > it can not be juring the short se f other mat f the n eXtra session bas A Cloudburst. Travers City, Mich, Aug. 24 cloudburst ard slectric storm str this city yesterday, causing dam | aggtecating at least $10,009, | doing thousands of dollars damage jamong fruit trees and grain fields ge e would have been court-martialed for; have begun the distribution of| Nine bridges within the city limits ‘arrears of psy to the repatriated were swept away and many cellars ore flooded. was greatly pleased to learn that the | commissioner had reversed the col-| lector and sustained him in the deci-| | sources. | is guaranteed Pur $125.000 worth of cob pipes were maoufactured in Missouri Jast year, in the making of which almost 200 people were employed and to whom was paid $44,000 in wages —K. C. Times. Seattle, Wash, Aug. 25.—Japan- jeee newspapers received here to day Under the terrific strain of cease-| | less watching and anxiety, beneath | Ladrone Islands, for their say that Japan wants to buy the fieh SO years ago, it ie re- About stated. the Spanish government offer- ed to sell the Ladrone islan.is to Ja | pan but their purchase was opposed | by Count Inouye The last of Shaf sailed from Cuba. ters bas army Doctors Can’t le The Biood the dar B Swi nly blood re