The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 1, 1898, Page 4

<r seventeen crete bli ilies n: NI OTT (es eri PEA cinciaaeaaaseR mas J. D. ALLEN Eprror. J. D. Aten & Co., Ptoprietors. SCRIPTION: The Weexry Ti Thursday, will be s one year, postage paid, tor $1.00. TERMS OF S DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Vor Supreme Judge— Long term, Win. C. Marshall Short term, Ler Valliant. Por Superintendent Put ols William T. Carrigan For Railroad Commiseloner— William E McCally. Congressman (th dist—D. A. DeArmond ¥or Senator 16th District— Jonna U, Whaley Representative—G. B. Recorder—P K. Wilson. Treasurer—A. B. Owen. County Clerk—S.T. Broad Sherif—E. C. Mudd. Circuit Clerk—J. P. Thorman. Probate Judge—W. M. Dalton Presiding Judge—Sam West. Prosecuting Attorney—H. C. Clark. Ceroner—PDr. C. A. Lusk. Jadge of North Dist.—L. D. Wimsatt. Jadge of South Dist.—G, W. ith. 8 Gen. Merritt has sailed from Ma nilla for Hong Kong, China. He is going to Paris to meet the peace commissioners. Admiral Dewey has been called home for the purpose of conferring with the president in regard to the Philippine question. Politics governs even the peace commission. This is shown by the factthat the members of the com- missioners are all republicans except one. os The president is more to blame than Alger, he ought to have puta cometent man at the head of its war department, in the make up of his eabinet. By the tims the newspapers get through with secretary Alger, he will wish he had never heard tell of the Spanish war or an American Vol- unteer soldier. The president says there will be a thorough investigation of the scan- dal of the incompetency of his war secretary. Alger says there will be noinvestigation. There you have it. President McKinley gave the dem- ocrats one member, Justice White, of the United States Supreme Court, an appointment on the peacs com- mission, which mects in Paris this month The democrats of Missouri have this year one of the best, strongest and cleanest tickets that they ever put in the field. Itisa ticket that will draw every democrat to} the polls in November —Jefferson City Tribune. Gen. Cassius Clay, whose marriage with Dora Richardson. caused such a sensation in Kentucky at the time, hae brought suit against his ‘child wife” for absolute divorces. In his petition the general simply charges desertion. The affairs of the Leiter wheat corner have been practically settled up and the loss of the Leiter family will aggregate $10,000,000 Mean- time a daughter of the Leiters be comes the first Indy of the Empire of India and thus the balance of the family fortune remains in equilbri um.—Jefferson City Tribune The administration is considering the advisability of immediately dis patching the Oregon, Brooklyn, New York and Indiana to re enforce Dewey’s equadron This would BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES pudlished eyery to any address | of Missouri in their attemp to recon |cONSULT THE BOYS IN THE TRENCHES.) The boys of Co. B, 2ad Regiment, | Mo. Vol., are comfortably located at Lexington, Kentucky. It appears from published accounts that the 2od is likely to see garrison duty in| Cuba. nor Stephens and Adjutant General | | Bell’s intention to get an expression | from the privates and those desiring | Appleton City, promptly at 2 o’olock | |to be mustered out and go home be |permitted to do so, filliog their | places with those from mustered out, | regiments who desired to remain in| the service It appears to us that is/ the proper course to pursue it the| consent of the war department can! | be obtained to such a plan. While | we have no doubt a large number of | enlisted men are perfectly willing to} stay in Uncle Sam’s army, there are those who left lucrative positions and made sacrifices in civil life to go to the front at their goyernment’s call, who now would like to return since the emergency which called them out has been removed. These young men have social standing and business prospects at home which it is impossible for them to enjoy while serving as private soldiers. Qn the other hand it is different with the officers They have a social standing in the army, mavy far above that they could hope to attain at home, while the salaries they draw are larger than those ordinarily drawn in the business world. There fore it is reasonable to suppose that most of the officers will want to remain iv service for at least the full term of their enlistment. While it is a compliment to the 2od on its excellence of drill and deportment to be chosen as one of the regiments to be retained in service, we think with Gov Stephens and Gen. Bell, that the boys in the trenches should be consulted. | W. O. Atkeson, of the exh congressional district, convened at Appleton City on the 30th and after much wrangling among himeell, nomioated Prof. S.C. Books, of Henry, candidate for congress, and nominated delegates to a national convention to be heid two years hence We put it this way because Mr Atkeson the whole show and the little yeilow dog under the wagon. Some other delegates, who happened tu be present, made a feeble protest, but by virtue of being all tne delegates from both Bates and Johuson, he was enabled to run things tosuit himeelf P. H Hol- comb was permitted to rule over the deliberations of Mr Atkeson was New Albany, Ind., Aug 28 —Nel- son Bolivar Converse and Minnie Trotter, of this city, were married to day at Jeffersonville. The man is 70 years old and the bride is 1S. A family Bible was brought along to prove the girl’s age. Sheis an or phan and pretty. The couple met accidently a week ago The groom was fascinated by ber pretty face and, it is said, he gave ber a farm to marry him. The capture of Santiago was an easy job compared with the difficul ties experieaced by the republicans cile the Monroe doctrine with the| aunexation of the Philippines. The worst of it is that after a long strug gle with the question the platform | comes to an end without telling us | whether the republicans of Missouri are in favor of keeping the Philip- give Dewey power enough to carry out the wishes of the American gov-| ernment in the Philippines no mat- | ter what action the powers might! decide upon. | The Mississippi Valley Democrat | is striking some powerful blows for} democracy and against Plutoeracy | and Imperialism. It is making a} fearless tight for the Cubans and | against the effort to discredit them and force annexation upos against their wis It should be} heartily sustained and upheld by the democratic party. them | The tine auxiliary cruisers, St Louis and St. Paul, used as trans ports to bring back the rough riders} and other troops from Santiago, was | roughly used by the soldiers. The elegant and beautiful woodwork of | the ships was defaced in a horrible | manner and the goyernment, besides | paying $2,500 a day for the ships, | will be compelled to stand the ex- pense of refitting them for sea use. . |ported tothe state department of! pines or not —New York World ee | Exchanging of School Books | Jefferson City, Mo, Aug 30 — Some difficulty has lately been re education from a few counties re | ON THE 1405 BALLOT. Hon. W. W. Graves Nominated for Circuit Judge. It also appears to be Gover- fon, C, A. Calvird Deserves the Credit. | The democratic convestion for the 29th judicial circuit reconvened at onthe 30th cf August. The first ballot stood Graves 10, Calvird 9, Mann 5 and Wheeler 4 This was continued all the afternoon without a chauge, frequent recesses being taken, until an adjournment for sup It was then evident that a strong effort was being made to break the dead lock. Delegates were work ing like beavers and caucuses were being held in every direction. On recouyening however there was no} change in the voting. At eight | o'clock Henry county asked thata recers be taken until 9 o’clock, and that delegation immediately went into caucus. At the appointed hour all the delegates were in their seats, and the roll call proceeded. When Henry was reached ite chairman ask- ed permiesion of the Chair for Mr. Calvird to address the convention Mr. Calvird then demonstrated that had the choice of tbe convention fallen bis shoulders it would have made uo mistake. His +trong speech showed hius to be a man of force and character and adwxtion of all who heard him. In th» interest of peace and harmony in th. democratic party, than whom it ha a0 more loyal subject, and for the ». ud of the Judiciary, be broke ob won the the d ad Icck by withdrawing his name ‘roi farther consideration be- fore tuecouvention. Mr Owen, in a neat little speech threw the full strer th of tbe Henry county dele W. W. Graves. which in- nucmination. St. Clair cast ter tive votes for Grayes, the vote etendins the 1405 ballot. Grav s 24, Wheeler 4 Oc a motion from « yentleman from Henry, the nomination of Mr gatic. to sured bis x On Graves was made unan icous. On motion the ebair appomted Gen Boone, of Henry, Jones, of Benton, Ruere'l, of St. Clair aud Allen Bates, to escort the .ominee to the platform Mr Graves ina few well chosen words thanked the convention for the bovor ard pledged his closest at tention and bard study tu the faith ful perf. rmance of the duties of the office. The candidates before the convention were caled and each pledged his acquiescence in the re- sult and his hearty supper: of the nominee. The conventioo xsjoucnsd, peace and harmony prevailing. To Henry county, Bates doffs its cap aud ac- knowledg-s another link of fraternal and good feeling whic has existed between th- two counties for go long. To Mr. Calvird and his strong delezation, who stood by him so loyally, we sack: owledge all credit and honor for the result. Feeding the Fire. € most powerful engine garding the text books. introduction of schcol : | On this account State, Superintendent Kirk has requested | ‘ all publishers having eccntracts to| : furnish common schoo! books in Miesouri that the privilege of ex-|} changing old books for new ones be! extended tbirty days, to wit: From | September 1 to October 1. The re-} sult isa prompt response from all | of the more important publishers | granting the extension as requested, | to October 1. Missouri retailers! having contracts to handle the new | books will be instructed according. | ly. Publishers pay freight both| } ways on all the exchange sbipments| and 10 per cent commission to dealers. Strong, steady nerves Are needed for success Everywhere. Nerves Depend simply, solely, Upon the blood. Pure, rich, nourishing Blood feeds the nerves And makes them strong. The great nerve tonic is Hood's Sarsaparilla, | Because it makes | The blood rich and | Pure, giving it power To feed the nerves. Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures nervousness, | Dyspepsia, rheumatism, | Catarrh, scrofula, | And all forms of | Impure blood. | PASSING OF A GOOD MAN. Death Comes te Former Governor Matthews of Indiana.—He Was a Faithful Demo- crat—Candidate for the Presidential Nomination in 1896. Wingate, Ind., Aug. 28.—At 6:30 o'elock this morning at the quiet Meharry homestead, where he was taken immediately after his sudden afil‘ction, ex Gov. Claude Matthews peacefully surrounded by his wife aod all the other members of his immediate family. There was prayer service, accom- panied by the singing of hymns at the bedside of the dying ex-gevernor. Mrs. Matthews was very much jaffected, and stated that she would |give anythiog in the world if her |word his faith in the Almighty. About 3 o'clock the minister, in the services, asked the jdying man if he believed in Jesus. | The answer, as plainly as anyone j could articulate it, was “Yes.” | Mrs. Matthews received hundreds | of telegrams and messages of con- Governcr Moust |expressed the sorrow cf the state at course of the i | dolence to-day. jand requested tbat the remains be brought to Indianapolis to lie in state at the capital. In this he was joined by Mayor Taggart and other Prominent citizens To the governor and mayor Mrs Matthews replied ; that Mr. Matthews had often said to his femily that when he died he wanted no pomp nor parade and would not like to have his body lie Hence other and more uoostenotatious arrangements had s'ready been made for the funeral. | Governor Mount and staff will at‘end the funeral at Clinton, anda special train will leave Indianapolis Wednesday morniog to carry state officials and others. END OF AN EVENTFUL CAREER Governor Matthews was born in Bath county, Kentucky, December 14, 1845. He left Kentucky in 1888, and settled in Vermillion county, |Indiana, where he had a farm of 2,000 acres He organized the In- |dianapolis Short Horn Breeders’ }association, and was one of the | founders of the National Aesociation jof Short Horn Cattle Breeders of |the United States and Canada. in state |liction for politics, Mr. Matthews rarely sought office. He served a term in the legislature in 1876 Im 1890 be was nominated and elected | secretary of etate, and in 1592 he | was chosen governor | Governor Matthews was related |tbrough his mother to some of the jbest familics of Virginia and Ken- |tucky. He was the son of Thomas | A. Matthews and Eliza A. Fletcher |His maternal great grandfather, | General Thomas Jefferson Fletcher, | was an officer in the United States army 1n the war of 1812. Whipped an Aged Woman. Hardio, Mo, Aug. 29.—Mrs. Boy- ers, an aged widow living on the Robinson farm, 10 miles north of | Hardiv, was whipped with switches by two masked men last Sunday at. Socicek. After the whippiog “she ranton neighbors Nearly every one ia the neighborhood had gone to churcb, and the men whose in- tention was robbery, had fuli posses sion of the farm hcuse. Boxes, trunks and drawers were ransacked. ;Quiteasum of money was in the house, but only $3 was found by the/ | thieves. The entire community is gable since taking the remedies, scaly three Pate and searching for the eul- | husband would manifest by a single| the sudden death of the ex governor | | Although having a strong prede.| | UNIQUE FAREWELL | ROM SPANISH TROOPS. | Letter to General Shafter Conyeying | Good Wishes for Our j Conrageous Seoldiers,”” | ment unique in the annals of warfare was cable to night by the war de- | partment by General Shafter. It is & eongratulatory farewell address | lissued to the soldiers of the Ameri }ean army by Pedro Lopez de Cas tillo,a private Spanish soldier, on j behalf of 11,000 Spanish soldiers. | Following is the text: |“To Major-Gen. Shafter, ccmmand ling the American army in Cuba. | Sir—The Spanish soldiers who| | capitulated in this place on the 16th | jof July last, recognizing your high| and just positien, pray that through you all the courageous and noble soldiers under your command may receive our good wishes and farewell which we seod them on embarking for our beloved Spain. For this favor, which we have ne doubt you will grant, you will gain the everlasting gratitude and con- sideration of eleven thousand Span- ish soldiers who are your most bumble servants Prpro Lorez ve Castitie, Private of Infantry.” General Shafter also sent a copy of the following letter: “Soldiers of the American army: We would not be fulfilling our duty as well born men,in whose breasts there live gratitude and courtesy should we embark for our beloved Spain without eending to you our wishes and most cordial and sincere farewell. | “We fought you with ardor, with all our strength, endeavoring to gain the victory, but without the slightest rancor or hate toward the American nation. We have been vanquished by you (so our Generals and chiefs judged in signing the capitulation), but our surrender and the bloody battles preceding it have left in our souls no place for resent- ment against those who fought us nobly and valliantly. “You fought us as face to face, and with great courage, a qual ity which we had not met with dur ing the three years we have carried on this war against a people without religion, without morals, without conscience and of doubtful origin, who could not confront the enemy. but hidden, shot their noble victims from ambush and then immediately tied. “This was the kind of warfare we bad to sustain in this unfortunate land. You have complied exactly with all the laws and usages of war as recognized by the armies of the most civilized nations of the world; have given honorable burial to the dead of the vanquished; have cured their wounded with great humanity, bave respected and cared for your prisoners and their comfort, and, lastly, to us, whose condition was terrible, you have given freely of your stock of food and medicines. With the high sentiment of ap- preciation from us all there remains but to express our farewell, and with the greatest sincerity we wish you all happiness and health in this | land, which will no longer belong to men, jour dear Spain, but will bs yours; | who have conquered it by force and watered it with your blood, as your the de mand of civilization and humanity; but the descendants of the Congo and of Guinea mingled with the ; blood of unscrupulous Spaniards and of traitore and adventurerse—| these people are not able to exercise | or enjoy their liberty, for they will | Hod it e burden to comply witb the/| jlawa which govern civilized commu-| | nities From 11,000 Spanish soldiers. Pepro Lopgz ve Casio. Soldier of Infantry Santiago de Cubs. Aug 21, 1898.! To Shatter, Major Gene | | conecience called for under i Miss Davis Sughtiy Improved Narraganeet: Pier, R.1, Aug. 28. —The condition of Mi Winnie Davie. who is critically ill here, was slightly improved today Ata con- sultation Saturday by Dr. John A Wilcox acd Dr. Bache Emmett cf New York, ber illness was pronounc-| ed to be gastritic. Prayers were! offered today for her recovery in the Episcopal and Catholic churches | “Noble, | Saturday, and that scores ' Washington, Aug. 22.—A docu- | other foods that over 50 of the peo, {ple were taken Violently ill wigh | followed by vomiting | watey Persons Poisoned at a r De Soto, Mo., Aug. 29 _ ‘j |sale poisoning took cane oa aul |eue at Morse Hill, Jefferson county, etn | were not killed is a wonder. As it was, 50 persons were made seri ill, and some of them came fi dying. The largest that barbecue wa: t S one of the has ever been B'ven in this section, men with the ir familieg coming for miles around It partaking of the roast be OX, slaw ang cramps and pains in the stom WR Dow, nell, cashier of the Bank of Hillsboro, suffered the and for a time gil was believed that he could po recover. Dr. George M Mockbeg wae also very ill and Tequired eon, most, stant care and attention to save hig life The character of the Poison is not known to the physicians. I¢ is be lieved, however, to have been paris greev, but how and when it got inte the food is not known. All those poisoned, so far 08 cap be learned, are doing well, and the attending physicians say tbat they will recover. It is believed by the physicians that too little poison wy in the food the quantity of it, and thy number of people to whom it had be distributed This alone, they argue, ie ail that saved the lose of several lives. One theory of the Poisoning ij that paris green, which bad bee placed on growing cabbage to dri away worme, was not comp) removed when the vegetables wer prepared for the barbecue It wy at first thought to be the work of some evil disposed person who placed the poison in the food. Of cers are at work on the case, For Civil Trial, Washington, D C., Aug. 29—Dp, Lewis Duncan, formerly nesistant gurgeon in the Twenty second Kay sas Volucteer Regiment, was turned over to the civil authorities of Vir ginia yesterday to answer a cherge of desecrating Confederate grave near Yates Ford while the Second Division was marching from Camp Alger to Vhorougbfare Gap. Duncan was first subjected tos court martial, which found bim gu ty and imposed » sentence of fit years in prison. That was Inet Se urday at Camp Mead, Middleton, Pe It was decided to turn him overte the civil authorities of Virginia,# which state the offence was commit ted Grave robbery 16 « fe'ony ther Duocean is now lodged in the Fairla County jail awaiting civil trial. Lett Him for Dead. Milan, Mo., Aug. 28 —Robet Weaver, a soldicr aged 60, andbi® gt 19 year ald son, Fred, were arrested last nigbt and arranged belot Justice Parr, on the charge &@ In; assault with iotent to murder, in default of $908 bond each sent to jail. for Weaver and bis son had gol ‘ into a dunken fight, aod whe at Simpeon White, a neighbor boy, ap peared on the scene and attemptelg t° to separate them, they attacked hin with knives and iuflicted « wound near the heart, which it is said wil Bal Prove fatal. They then left therg wi victim by the roadside for deed. Free Medical Advice You need a doctor many times whes don’t call one. You suffer pain in forms and yet won't call the doctor, cause you hope that the pain “will 9, away after a while.” And, too, you kaw by experience, that that first visit of doctor is generally followed by many otbet with the inevitable consequence of & bill “for professional ces.” You know what to do for yourself or what to But suppose tha uld get free solutely free, the advi Emineni part oo advice at the cost © of which it will take to bri ha . Address the Medic 4i Dr. J. C. Ayer Co. Lowell, Masa. ae