The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 13, 1899, Page 2

haat ester A ae WILL CALL NO EXTRA SESSION. Governer Sceres the Legislature for Failure to Pass Hic Bills. Jefferson City, Mo., April5.—In a letter published in the Jefferson City Tribune Gov. Stephens dis eusses the record of the pr-sent leg- islature and compisints against it and among other things ssys: “I am aware ef the conspiracy which exists on the part of certain designing republicans and certaio pliable, unfriendly democrats, who have shown a willingness to co-oper- ate with them te oppose revenue legislation during this session, te prevent the revision of the statutes, and to force me to call an extra session of the legislature, but I want to say most emphatically that there will be no extra session if I have to eall it. In my biennial message to the fortieth general assembly I called the attention of the assembly to the importance of revenue legislation and pointed out ways by which the revenue fund could be strengthened without imposing any additional burdens upon the While} the session of the legislature is draw ing toaclose, as yet nothing bas besa accomplished. Whilg it is a disappointment to me, my record is clear, and when the history of the legislature is written I will ba given credit for having at least tried to do my duty in promoting the interests of our people, and in protecting the eredit of our state, notwithstanding the bitter and malicious stories maegses. | HOUSE WOULD TAX FRANCHISES. House to day passed the bil! intro chises. It nemes every | business which ex | belonging to natural persons, includ ing inecorperated b jstreet railway, 1 pes . ferry, telephone, slespiug ear, gas, water, electric light and power com as is paid on other kidds of property The bill provides the method of determining the value of franchises A statement verified by the oath of some managing officer of the com- pany must be filed in April of each year with the must show the kind of busicess done, when done, the amount of capital stock preferred and common, the number of sharee, amount paid up, the par value of shares, the high est price paid for shares at bona fide sales within the year, the amount of surplus and undivided profits on hand, the total indebtedness, the gross and net earnings for the year and the amount of tangible property. From this data the Board of Equali zation is required to fix the valuss of franchises and apportion to the counties the share belongiug to each county. It is estimated that this will add many millions to the values, for the purpose of assessment, particularly in St. Louis and Kansas City. An which certain newspaper corre- spondents circulate upen me daily.” Gov. Stephens scores the legisla ture fer the failure to follow his recommendations and authorize him to name a committee to revise the statutes. He says: “Would-be bosses and legislative dictatora, in St. Louis and else- where, interferred and prevented us from accomplishing anything. With long-distance telephones in the offices of high toned lobbyists and legislative tinkers throughout the country, who are daily sending in Special messages on every subject to confuse and complicate, I am not surprised at some of our good demo cratic friends being occasionally led astray. Even though the legislature re- fuses to the last to enact revenue legislation and to revise the statutes I repeat, I will call no extra session. Stay that barking by using Ballard’e Horhound Syrup, It arrests the cough allaysirregularities ot the throat and relieves conjestio 1 of the lungs ina day it is sate and pleas. nt totake and never disappoints. 25c and soc. HL Tucker TRUSTS ARE HIT A HARD WHACK: Whaley Bill Passes Senate—Will Be Just What is Needed. Jefferson City, Mo, April $.—! Another anti-trust bill is now ready for the application of the pecul ar methods adopted by the insurances to defeat such bills. The Whaley bili passed the senate to day with but one dissenting vote, that of Sen- ator Rollins of St. Louis. Within an hour after the bill bad passed, Secretary Roach reported the action of Senate and delivered the bill to the House. It will be read there the first time to-morrow, the second timo the next day and then referred toa committee With | in a week it will be on the calendar for passage. The Whaley bill is simply a plain | anti-trust measure, directed against all trusts and exempting neither insurance trusts nor any other un lawful combinations. It is intended | not only to remedy defects in the| present law and remove exemptions | therefrom, but to provide an ade | quate means by which trusts may be proceeded against in the courts. It has the approva: of the Attorney General and of the lawyers of the Senate, who say that it is just what is needed to strengthen the present law. Senator Whaley of St. Clair is the author of the bill. When the measure was called up for passage ia the Senate this morn-} ing there was no discussion. Senator! Whaley briefly explained the purpor of the bill, and as every senator| With positiveness to be slated as} seemed to understand it the vote was taken immediately. Twenty | seven senators voted for the bill, | aater R S alone voting against ~ The bill carried aa emergency | se, which was also passed. | 2 emergency clause was passed so that if the bill shall become a law it can take effact in time for this year's assessment. It your ehild has thin, pale cheeks, unce!tain appetite and anresttul sleep, it has worms, and curing with strong medicines ouly makes conditions worse by irritating its delicete stomach. White’s Cream Vermifuge is mild but certain in its eifect, is a superior tonic as well asa positive worm destroy- er. H L Tucker. TO BE TRIEB FOR LYNCHING. Fifteen South Carelina Men to Be Tried in Federal Court. Charleston, S. C, April 1.—Fif- teen prominent citizens of Lake City, S C, will be put on trial here inthe United States circuit next week to answer the charge of having lynched Postmaster Frazer B Baker more than a yearago. Besides kill- ing the postmaster, who was anegro, the alleged lynchers will have to auswer for killing Baker's infant child and for burning the Lake City Postoffice, with all its effects. It is said here that other arrests will be made before the case is taken up. The indictment will go to the grand jury and the hearing will begin at once. Eighty wituesees for the gov- ernment have been Summoned, and there is great array of witnesses for the defeuse This is the first on record that the federal government has come into the south to take up a lynching trial. time Are yow lacking in strength and en- ergy? Are yc nervous, irritable constipated ana ¢ down im health? If so, yo a few doses ot Herbine wil Herbine has no equal as Storer. HL Tucker- ae ALGER’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED. The President Finally Determines to Throw Him Over—Gen. Russell Hastings to Be Secretary of War. Washing persistent report that has prevailed for months that S¢ cretary of War Russell A. Alger is verboard by the McKinley Admin- istration secms at last to have ree solved itself into definite shape. The story wa3 quietly circulated here last night among a chosen few in Administration circles, that Gen, Alger’s days are numbered as the head of the War Department, and that directly after bis return from his Cuban junket such pressure will be brought to bear upon him as will cause him to place his resignation in the hands of the President. Furthermore, Gen. Ruesell Hast. ings, under whom President McKin- ley served during the war, is said Alger’s successor. It is no secret, and, in fact, it has been printed so often that it has be.- > 8 notorious fact, that President cor McKinley has w n t, a to one side for months. . o Fitzgerald Biti With the Propesition Pasced.| Tainted Staff Is Being Jefferson City, Mo., April 5 —The duced by Fitzgerald to tax fran | class of} reises a right not | Qaines, iu charge of the relief of the | railroads, / this city, has declined to give are raph, bridge, | ceipt and thus make himself account panies, and provides that they shall|dried apples and other stores, know | pay the same tax om their franchises ing that part of these provisions are | State Auditor. It] on, D. C., April 7.—The | to bs thrown} to put Alger| j ; I Shipped to Troops in Cuba, SOLDIERS FILE A PROTEST. i Havana, April 6 —Captsin Neil | based on ¢ [Spain Son {have filed fre | able for 50,000 cans of beef, 300,000 | tions cach cans of tomatoes and quantities of | Were bever destitute of Havana and provost of many ae Missou land a battery | tions, spoiled. The supplies are in warebouse No. Sat Regla. Acting Chief Commis-| date only 196 sary Bartlett, in the absence of Chief | Of these, 151 nz Commissary A. L Smith, wrote to;994 forty five Captain Gaines five days ago direct- ing him, by order of the division commander, to receive from Major | J. C. Mulliken, of the subsistence | department, those stores. Captain) ™nts m Gaines, however,saw a lot of spoiled | shows the en meat and asked General Ludlow to/¢+tious, there bois cause an inspestion to ba made |Claimants. The 3}! Mi Maj Mulliken was unwilling to weit|in fifty-seven cla for ean inspection, as he was being | ~ y mustered out, and the department} inspector, by Gen. Ludlow’s order. | investigated the matter on Sunday |s¢rvice. Unc and found enough rotten meat to} of the pexssic warrant asking forthe appointmeat|be filed p: of a board of survey. Former members of th It is claimed that the refrigerated|to the number of seven ha meat supplied by contract with a| applications Chicago firm to the United States] The St Louis Light Artillery hes troops at Marianao and Havana is in| presented only two spplicat.ous for part unfit for use For instance, it | pensions. is pointed out, at 8 o'clock this truct’on ean pot Gch Missouri ve filed Tabler’s Buck ye Pile Ointment gives morning a quantity of meat was |inctant relict. It allay imatio a ‘. and heals It is prompt acroin brought from the refrigerated an and positive in its effect. I: the kind warehouse near Marianao to the|:hat cures without pain discomfort Concha railroad station. There about | !* is tor piles only soctubes 75e, HL ‘Tucker. 335 pounds of the meat was served to the commissaries of the third Timothy Brosoahan Dyiag battalion of the the second engineers, 3 sara ae, covered with convae, and was taken,| Kansas City, Mo, April 5.—Tim- in less than thirty minutes, to La othy Brosnahan, who lay dying = Pinta, to be distributed. But, it is|*b® German hospital from @ pistol asserted, from 10 to 20 per cent of shot wound, iuflicted by his Fon, the meat was spoiled and had to be John, called the latter to his bedside trimmed off. The remainder was|*®-42y, and betweon groans and issued to the 268 men in the bat |&®8P8 8dvised tho son how he might talioa. The same thing, it is added, pat escape ths trouble.io which his occurred every morning at all camps | CT!™® had involved him. : supplied with this meat. Brosnahar, who was a grading The contention of the inspectors consractor, oles ai eilay eds is that the outeide meat is spoiled erick = family poe a before it leaves the refrigerated meat | W208 told be could not live, the warehouse, and that 1t is not spoiled elder Brosuaban e: wees in transit. The inside meat is good, and, grasping the but after the bad meat is trimmed | f8b!y: “Get cur o off there is not enough left for the| Pst You car, Jobs : regulation ration of twenty ounces 2 eee me uerore Lidia: E ‘ eee toeach man. The standpoint of the one mer rate rica : ho men is that they are entitled to Bees Ps ree twenty ounces of good meat, and Gee ee that, as the outside meat is always I oe = : bad, enough should be supplied by father,” groane J the boy, # . the contractors to allow of trimming, | “°° Placed under arrest and led as the soldiers are now the cnly|*¥®) he passed his losers. had recently been dying man, the son To day, 0 as Tl! do all Tecan DEWEY HOME IN A FEW MON?TAS Scene in Speer’s Vineyards, AT PASSAIC, H. J. Gathering the Oporto a Port & Burgundy Wi Ce Expected to Return With Philippine Commissioners by September 1. Washington, April 7.—Within a | few months Admiral Dewey will be back on Americin soil, if all gces well, and will then bs given the wel- | come he earned nearly @ year ago in Manila bay. He will not be recalled | as such an action might be construcd |@8 a mark of dissatisfaction with his recent actions and might encourage the Filipinos. An intimation hes | beea conveyed to bim, quite unofii |cially, of course, that the work cf the navy in the Philippines is over, so faras the fleete movements are ;concerned, and that the minute he asks for shore duty the request wil! be granted. It is understeod that Admirs] Dewey is ready to come home, s jfaras naval duties are concerned, l but prefers to finish the work of the Philippise commission and return with Chairman Schurman. ae a short time the rainy sea The Finest i }son will prevent active military | his 56 Acres of | Operations, so that the commiesion | the soil is Tich will settle down to a consideration | itto theOporto ¢ ap jof the civil administrative features | tO the Wine—causes of the problem. It is believed that ciepierpor theca. ivi | the commission will be ready to sail | The Ironin it. Te p | possibly by July 1, and certainly be [that beats the world in its v | fore September 1. ble medicinal q 5. FOR PARTIES Speer’s Port & Burgundy Wine. ids and ag he Port W: ‘Headache i B SS, sour stomach, constipa- | | tion d all liver ils are cured by (an Hood's Pils | z ting cathartic. ruggists and Groeeers Sell it, or by mail cf | j .. Lowell, Mass. } eers the Most Modest * | Missourc .'s n the to muster out.| | MODE is the Wine | “ ace nen ee ee ENN en nee ne 3 | STILL EAT STAL® BEEF. | PENSION APPLICATIONS. j DOISSOSIOO MOIS FOHGOOGOOSEOO | 90908 0090000060 09900900009 5 ) Nichols-Shepard ee NICHOLS & SHEPARD CO.., Battlc Creck, Mich Branch House at KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, fe with full stock of machines and extias. POESCSSOSOO SOS C9009 906 90000000000000 2009000 RMOSCOSLOCOED 99900000060 | Miseoun Pacific Railway Time SPEER NURSERY =: NORTH BOUXD, —AND— | No.9 | No. 5. FRUIT CO. TR ae pa No. 31] Local Freight.... te, bet INTERSTATE DIV) ; jo. 849 eee. Since the death of Henry Speer the Serie firm name, Henry Speer & Son will be changed to No. 350 Arrive. The Speer Nursery & Fruit Co. with JOHN SPEER, Manager. Henry Speer had twenty-five years experience raising fruit and nursery stock in this county. We have the been raised up in the business and Re" forreigih nano hove profited by his experience. Be-| | Remembs: ing in the fruit growing business we p ean give our customers valuable ad- we meg rs ms Hee vise as to varieties, method of plant- | route from the south ‘to's ing, ete. and points north and northeast and New comers to the county and all Feet ead nontnet ne eee others who contemplate planting gpered to make the passenger equipmel trees will do well to consult us and | this line second to none in the west. get our prices before buying. Our | “8 *? nea =< g > ) ‘aes. Agt., Kansas nursery stock consists of i" be. Apple, Pear, Peach. Plom, T. W. LEcC. Cherry Trees, and all kinds ron gi all rovalrs. oF parte ihe of small s, Plant : shafts, neckyokes, whe nshes, top. sell the best Shade and Ornamental Trees. Buggy Paint on stent with the We reset tires and of our goods, THE 0.. 12 Local Freight ¢ 1 SOUTH Bow i v osee 6 E.C Wawpunvoomt K. O. Pittsburg & Gulf Time il Arrival and departure of trains at NORTH BOUND No. 1 Express datly.... 14 No.% pang + . tees . No, 9 Freight daily except Sunday 2 SOUTH ROUND, No. 2 Through Port Art! +4 a Mag ~ it fruit DO NOT RUIN THE WHEE Wil furnish you s baggy HIGH OR LOW GRé 1an in Butler can tell SPE NEES Ser Be ns | for very few dollars Iam thankful fo South Side City Limite. | todo to, aad if yon hove serena Sa Le z | and be convinced that this is the right The Speer Nursery & Fruit Co| 7“: | PCE Se ree ” | 8. W. Dooley. A.B, F.C.CORSETS | 0% « uma MAKE | A = > Office oyer Bates County Baste | American Beauties. | ——_——— 2 J.8. FRANCISCO. H.¢.¢ r Francisco & Clark, # | LAWYERS, y Successors to Giaves & Clark, Over State Bank. W. O, JACKSON, LAWYER, BUTLER, - - MO” Will practice in all the @ Thos. J. Smith, LAWYER, | LATEST LS, ! 3 : f Office over ntv Bank. | KALAMAzcO GorseT Go, antes | SOLE MANUFACTURERS. ee ony J NEW ¥ noes e ‘KET, in resr'of Farmer Bank ; 2 a | West siae square,” "4 ep wo. Silvers & Sil Vel x —ATTORNEYS ‘AT LAW— Will practice In all the courte 1 from the et Butler, | = | | le A. W. THURMAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, . the Will practice in sl Bates County Bank, J ly C. BOULWAR e Surgeon. Offf Butler,Mo. Disease en aspecialtv. E, Physicist orta side