The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 12, 1899, Page 1

2 jst one day became 8° much in demand. a GAVES MONEY FOR HIS ROAD. | Pheips Disappears From Jefferson City at an Opportune Time. Jefterson City, Mo, Jan. «Where, O, where, is Bill Phelps?” This is the cry that resounds from gnd to end of the capitol to day just before the adjournment was taker. But the wily William was not to pe found He had silently folded his tent and stolen away to St. Louis before his presence Before Jeaving he remarked toafriend: “I the Missouri Pacific by getting out of this . a Tre many * i ,Or | Oolonel FP’ 1 t roing were 3 would ride on @ pass. not so much « fa jokea tended to believe. sumed, of course, that a member But there were scores of disappointed office seckera who wanted a free ride home, It is not pre aod to escape them and perhaps | othere, Oclouel Phelps quietly left | town Thursday night. His absence did not become generally known till this morniog and thena howl went} up. Mphelps organized this house to suit bimeclf,” said one angry man, “and then he coolly lights out. But just wait, this session is not ended by a long shot.” Jost for a “josh” Leonidas B. © Woods of Mercer county introdused | the following resolution in the house Tt was, of course, ruled out by the speaker: “Whereas, It appears to the mem- bers of this house that Ccl William | H. Phelps has willfully absented himself from the lobby of this cham ber; and “Whereas, It appears that several hundred members and disappointed placehunters may have t> home unless the colonel can be found speedily; therefore, ba it “Resolved, That the speaker ap point.a committee of three to inves- tigate into the cause of said absence and, if possible, find the said Phelps and produce his body ia this lobby, to the end that sole leather may not be sacrificed ” Santiago News, Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 8 —Sene- tor Bacardi, the Mayor of Santiago, is cabling Havana each doy regarding th» situation, explaining that tha local excitement growing out of the pioposal of the United States authoritiss to concentrate the customs receipts st Havana is not allayed and that the people want provinei:! and municipal autonomy. Tneutenant Colonel Ray reports from Guantanamo that a Cuban Major a short time ago took to the woods with several of his men, became a bandit aud killed tive men. The entire band has been captured aod will be put on trial Senor Bartolome Maso, who arriv ed here to-day from Jamaica, was enthusiastically received and escort- ed from the wharf bya torcblight Procession. The Spanish Club was @osed by the authori extra guard mounted.) This wesk the Cuban negre who Oa December 16 killed a Baracoa merchant who bad led here to purchase sup plies for the guet put on trial @rable su to and en ] Ja him Lb A consid- , mistaking Rod 1€Z, Wi for murder has been subscribed 6.— |} : some people | walk | toward his defense. Accoutrements sufficient to mount 1,000 men have been received and ‘ horses are expected shortly for that | number. The United States cruiser | Detroit arrived here to-day. Ube ;a@t Guantavamo, is under orders to the United States. BROOKE IGNORES GOMEZ. Happenings in and About Havana. Havana, January 6—Maj Gen Brooke, the governor general of Cuba, received the following tele ‘gram yesterday from Remedios, Jan uary 2: Gea. Carrillo directs me to inform | you that Geseral-in-Chief Gomez has just arrived at his camp at Guan- guayabo, and that he does not know when he will leave fer the capital. (Signed) Rarart Garranza. As the dispatch was not in answer to a query it was not replied to The funeral service over the re- | mains of Col. W. H. Mabry, Ist Texas, who died at Quemados camp | on January 4, took placa yesterday. The coffia, draped with the stars &nd stripes, rested in front of the Colonel's tent. The lst Texas stood at ‘parade rest” whils the services were read by the chaplain The body was brought to Havana last night. The United States transport Mo bile, which left Savannab on January 3, has arrived here, having on board the 4th and 9th Illinois Regiments “King’s Holiday” was observed | here to-day just the same as though the king reigned over Cuba. The business houses were closed, but the Americans kept the public offices open. Col. Richards, Gen. Brooke’s Ad jutant Gemeral, has arrived from Porto Rico, via Santiago. He left Cienfuegos yesterdey. He said that | Gen. Bates, with the 6th Ohio, has arrived there with Dusenberry’s 24 | Illinois Battalion, which makes 1,500 Americans and 30,000 Spaniards camped in and about the city. The Cuban camp is near the American camp, but strict military discipline is maintained and there have been no disturbances. Col. Biddle, from Matanzas, who has just arrived here, eays there jwere 15,000 Spauiards 400 | Americans thers when the American | flag was raised. There are Low 1,300 Americans there and every- thing is quiet. The steamers Roumanian and Co vadonga, the latter with 230 exiled Manigoes, have arrived here from and Spaio. The United States transport Man toba has arrived at Matanzas. Beginning the Year With pure, ricb, healthy blood which may be had by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, you will not need to fear attacks of pneumonia, fevers, bronchitis, colds or the grip. A few | purifier, taken now, will be your best protection against spring hu- mors, bcis, eruptions, that tired feeling and serious illness, to which a weak and debilitated system is especially liable in early spring Hood's Sarsaparilla eradicates from the blood all scrofula taints, tones and strengthens the stomach, cures | dyspepsia, rheumatism, eatarrh and} j every ailment caused or promoted by impure or depleted blood. ahaa ais DUVALL | | & BUTLER, ve BESMSOIOOOS CEO NIOIOES COS HE DHT OSES PERCIVAL, MISSOURI. the SOPPOSSDIEN OOOOH IIT HOSS ODI IOS United States collier Southern, now) bottles of this great tonic and blood | = LOL COOVODEOUOO O00 O04 TO MAKE GOOD ROADS. A Statute That Will Tell How Is to Be Done. The Good Roads aud Publis provewent A-» Im ciation bas prepared the bill creating avon-partisan High ; way Commiss ou. Th+ scheme was j draw a up by the Good Roads cou- » metin St. Lonis Nov | veution, wit | | eV 22, 1897, effort is being jmade to push tie wessure trrough jthe Legislaturs ” fhe act provides | for theappointment by tue governor, within 30 three anon partisaa hizhway commission. The office is fixed years noua. ! ya ufser ite passage, of uv ete st persons to serve on t-rm of Au | peuses are allowed Tbe headquar- ters will be iu Jefferson City. The duties of this eommission will ba the gathering and systematizing information salary uGd ex ow the condition, struc ion and improvement of the public roads; on topographical and geological features of each county; and the establishing of a general bureau of statistics aod advice con cerning road matters. The commis sion will inquire iuto all the laws on the subject; prepare cross sections and for the use of county Officials and in geaeral will do things necessary the syst-m of permanent highways The work of the commission embr con plans to attainment of a ces a report which shall by submitted yearly to the Governor, and the preparation from tine to time of bulletins of public interest. A popular feature in the sectioa of the wct suthorizing one mem>er of the commiesion county in the State at least once a year, and there held a public meet- discussion of all to highway im to visit each jog and open matters provement. The bill calls attentiou to the bad condition of the roads, the necessity for euch a sgientific investigation, and to the fact that all States making practical progress ia road construetion have created such com- missions by legislative enactment. relating Not Just te General Lee. Washington, D. O, Jan. 7.—Re ports come from Havana that Gen. Lee is not at all pleased by the treat- ment he bas been and is being ac- corded by the administration. It will b> remembered that several days ago the limits of Genera! Lud- low’s district cf Havana were great- ly eularged aud now take in all tue importaut villages around the Cuban capital As the etory comes out sides waste land to wa‘ch over. It is about the same as it would bs if he were in command of the District j eus. Gen. Lee, however, must feed, care for and be responsible for the health and discipline of certain of his troops recantly taken from bim. He gets responsibility and werk, while Gen. Ludlow gets power and credit Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don’t Know it “| tasurgents Kerosened the bere, Gen. Lee is left with little be-| of Columbia, with Washington left! - from market, wa3 ‘| and a watch. a le 3 OFFICERS D. N. THOMPSON, Pre F. A. BENNETT, Vice- E IPP, Cashier G. W. NEWBERRY, Ass’t Cashier DIRECTO Judge Clark Wix. J. Everingbam Jas M. MoKibben. John E. Shatt. TO APPLY THE TORCH. Business Portion of Liotle, | FIRST SHOT STARTS THE FIRE. Manila. Jan. 8.—Uol. Potter, the special emissary of General Otis be- tween Mauila and Iloilo, arrived this afternoon with dispatches from the latter point. The situation when he left there was practically un- changed. The streets were barri- caded, and it was reported that the principal building had been ‘kero sened,” the insurgents having threat- ened to destroy the whole business section by fire at the first shot of bombardment. The banks shipping treasure to the United States transport and other vessele. Ths family of the American vice- consul has gone aboard the New port. Colonel Potter reports that Pres ideat McKinley’s proclamation had proclamation was read to them ridi euled the notion that reconciliation was possible. Privates Harry Silvey and Frank States artillery, while ,uerding a were attacked by the natives of the crew. Private Silvey’s skull was patrick fell overboard but escaped with a flesh waund The United States gunboat Peirel Potter reports that the tween the island of Panay, and the island of Negros, where a camp will be established | BOLD ROBBERY AT FT. SCOTT. Twe Masked Men Hold up Nine Guests in Two Hotels. Scott, Kan, | masked men early this morning cap- tured a policeman, took him a mile into the wocds, bound and gagged him, and with rare coolness held up aes! Jam | and robbed nine men in the Cottage i the Sayers house, two) | house and | hotela on prominent business streets. Edward Mead, an engineer on the Kanaas City, Fé Scott and Mem- | phis, who was one of the victime, was shot by one of the robbers, and George N- Young, a colored man who was mistaken for one of them, was shot. S-veral hours the robbery the police identified the bandits as y boarded the S:. Louis bound Missouri, Kansas & Texas passenger and hada pitched battle with , but they got away. The robbery occurred on East Wall street on policeman Jones’ beat. The Cottage house was en terel first. One bandit kept guests covered with his revolver, while the other robbed them of their watches, pistols and money. The pooty taken was about $150 anda number of watches. H.T. Da a merchant and stockman of Gol City, Mo, who was just retur relieved after ain, t across the Then the bandit street to the Sayers’ houses and rob- | | bed the clerk and money drawer. Kirkpatrick ef the Sixth United) were | oeooeoooole apart vr all of feeling that we can assure depos- itors all the advantages arising from experience, vigilance. FAR Hame Items C E Hort st a ra load of s 7 SH Ste ment of st H 1,600 sheep this yea s ~ t ment included s¢ Mrand Mrs G A Mack returned from St Louis Taesd Dr W A Williams reports more practice than he can attend to. Mr Carr of Cass county, looking for a farm in Bates or north- ern Vernon. He is well pleased with this part of Mis: J R Senior spentlast week with his mother. Mr and Mrs Bales spent New Years with Ben Bales of Rich Hill. C B Cox is feeding 100 head of fine eattie which he to market about Feb. Ist. has been puri. expects J G Holland, one of our large cat- | tle men of Howard township, has erected an elegant cattle barn on his | farm. He is feeding 75 head of extra | native steers which will not be mar- to bs type written aboard ship, as | the printers on shore declined to do | tha work, and when the text of the keted until June. Gid makes them good enough the English before letting them Corn is bringing in Hume. for some Standish & Bigg standing. s paic Surgeon Williams set the limb of } a brakeman on the P. & G. Tuesday. Dr Thornton, our dentist, seems to gain favor each week, ashe is kept | busy. water boat astern of the Newport, | fractured, fatally, and Private Kirk-| arrived at Iloilo on Friday, and Col. | Uaited | States troops will probably land on | Guiamaras island, about midway be- | 9—Two! the | E E Tegarden, G W Pendegraft, G F Horton, W W Richard Morrell, Wm Murray, Chas Biggs and Wm Foster, Jr, joined the Mod- ern Woodmen last w ; JH Cox has purchased the Dye stock of general merchandise of Metz and moyed it to this place. This stock is offered at reduced figures. The Pittsburg & Gulf has a new time card. “~ Dawson, Etkhart Items. Edd Wyatt, whois going to build a new barn with native frameing, is buying saw timber. Charley Evans has a smile on his face, and says it’s a boy. Frank Lankferd’s brother-in-law from Lafayette Co him this week. is visiting H L Gifford is holding his corn for the May market. Mr Packer hauled lumber from the Jones saw mill to build his new store room. Frank Bewley has rented the Lee place for another year. Robert Marshal! killed a fine hogs last week. en’s debating society lot of ements, CMR LOT ORACTARS We beg to offer our se ry rvicts for your account prudenco and MERS BANK, his parentsinthe south part of the county. tzer has moved on the old ee he will till the » coming year. ps is feeding a nice bunck e this winter. Mr Bigler is out buying hogs agais since the raise in the market. Bruce Adkins is hauling corn te Adrian. He gets 29. Miss Kinney visited at Mr Kerr's last Sunday CORRESPONDENT. of cat A Clever Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has lame back and weak kidneys, malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Elec- tric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acts as a stim- ulant to liver and kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures constipation, headache, fainting spells, sleeplessness and melancholy. It is purely a vegetable, a mild laxa- tive, and restores the system to ite natural power and vigor. Try Elec- tric Bitters and be convinced that they area miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50c a bot tle at H L Tucker's drugstore. Hodgen Medical Seciety. The Hodgen Medical society met in Butler on last Thursday. The meeting wus called to action at 2 o'clock p. m. with Dr. Wm. EL Allen of Rich Hill, president, end | Dr. T. F. Lockwood, of Butler, retary. After reading the minutes of the previous meeting the books were open to receive membere. | Dr. T.C. Boulware read a very valuable paper which was earnestly discussed by Drs. Gilmore, Lock- wood and Allen. Rare and interest- | ing cases were reported by members of the society, followed by general | discussic n. 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