The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 22, 1899, Page 1

& Soe fF BR GBRAeT ah eao ht Che : tler Weekly Times. yoL. XXI. TO RENEW FIGHT ON SCHLEY. Bureaucrats Determine to Reopen the An- cient Centroversy. : Washington, D C., June Secretary Long and the bureaucrats of the navy department Lave deter- mined to reopen the Schley-Sampson | eontroversy. It was officially stated | at the navy department yesterday that Lieutenant Commander Hodg- | son'sstatement regarding the alleged colloquy between himself and Ad- miral Schley would be investigated by the department officials. The investigation will of course ve a gecret inquisition, at which Admiral Schley is more than likely to be badly treated. A number of the ranking naval officers who have made insinuating remarks regarding Admiral Schley’s eonduct on the day of the battle off Santiago will doubtless be called upon to explain their own conduct. The indications are that Admiral | Schley’s friends will demand a sena- torial investigation to settle the matter. apt. Robley D. Evans (“Fighting | Bob”) has made several declarations regarding Admiral Schley’s conduct both before and during the naval engagement off Santiago. Admiral Schley’s friends are now claiming | that while the Admiral was standing on the bridge of the Brooklyn di- recting the fight in person Captain Evans was behind the conning tower of the Iowa directing the movements | of hia vessel from that position. | It is also asserted that during the battle Oaptain Eyans’ son, @ naval cadet, was sent below at the com- mand of his father, while a younger | and more inexperienced cadet was | placed on duty in a more exposed | position. Admiral Schley is now visiting friends in Maryland Admiral Sampson will be relieved of the command of the North Atlan- | tic squadron next fall and the logical mocessor is Admiral Schley, but it j# believed his enemies in the navy | department will carry the fight so} far as to keep him ‘out of this com-} mand PASSENGER TRAIN HELD UP. Three Masked Men Rob a P. & G. Trainin the Territery. Mena, Ark, Jure 16.—The Pitts- | burg & Gulf south bound passenger | was held up and robbed about 3/ d'elock this morning one mile south | of Shady Station, I. T., by three masked men. The express and mail | cars were cut off and taken down the | track a couple of miler, where the} @xpreas strong box was rifled. The | amount of booty is not known. | The messenger says they only got & few dollars of loose change. In| the mail car they got one registered | letter and a $5 bill from the postal | dlerk. Passengers were not molested | but were badly frightened when in- formed that the train was basing held up. Lights were turned out and Valuables hidden. The delayed about an hour. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve The Best Salve in the world for tats, bruises, sores, ulcers, git theum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and alJ’skin fruptions, and positively curg# piles Ono pay required. I¢ is Aruaran- feed to give perfect sabisfAction or Money refunded. Pric# 25 cents Per box. DUVALL & BUTLER, S=FARM LOANS. We have | Star. Mr Oglesby and his attorney, O. |L Hout, will be eompelled to go| | supreme court and affirmed three | reversed, as stated. | is really no trick about it. Anybody | tion, headache, fainting spell train was) For sale by H. L. Tucker , price refunded. — $$$ —————————— ever offered in the county. 1 nal BUTLER MISSOURI. THURSDAY JUNE TO BE TRIED AGAIN. | WOMAN INFORMS ON HER BROTHER. The Case of Reub Oglesby vs. Mo, Pac. | Mrs. Cornelia Street of Shawnee Accuses Ry. to be Heard at Butler- Warrensburg Star, 16. | The readers of the Star will re-| member that two weeks ago the eu-| preme court reversed and remanded | the suit of Reub Oglesby against the| Missouri Pacific railway Co, an ac-| count of which was published ia the over the ground again iu a trial to be held at Butler in July. They will go te Butler next Monday to arrange for the case,court being now in session. This case has attracted attention all over the state becouse of its long standing. A jury in the Butler court gave Mr. Oglesby a verdict at the first trial in July, 1894, for $15,- 000. The case was appealed to the different times. In the recent hearing in the su- preme court in banc, the case was The Star has repeatedly condemn- ed this long drawn out method of bolding up suits against corpora- tions. The case should haye long ago been settled If the future is to be judged by the past, Mr. Oglesby will be an old man before he is paid for the loss of his leg in a railroad wreck. A Clever Trick. tt certainly looks like it, but there can try it who has Iame back and weak kidneys, malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole system, acts as a stimulant to liver and kidneys, is a blood puri and nerve tonic lessness and melancpoly. L vegetable, a mild j stores the system its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bettle guaranteed Only 50c a bottle at H. L. Tucker's Drug Store. Judge Fielding Childs Found Dead at Schell City, Schell City, Mo, June 16, 4 p. m. —This community was startled and shocked by the terrible discoyery made to day of the finding of the lifeless form of Fielding Childs in the city hall A bullet hole in the left side of Judge the forehead showed that be had) shot himself with a reveiver. It is supposed that he shot himself about 11 o'clock a. m. to-day. His body was not found until about an hour Alexander Jester of Murder. Wichita, Kas, June 1S.—Mrs. Cornelia Street of Shawnee, Ok., has written a letter to Sheriff Simmons here asking that he send officers to Shawnee at once to arrest Alexander Jester, her aged brother, who, she says, killed a man nearly thirty years azo. The woman says that even if } |be is her brother she desires him | es punished for the alleged crime. with all parties concerned and will soon make the arrest. Jester is 80 years old. The letter tells the story of the killing, as follows: Ono May 2, 1871, Alexander Jester, jthen an elderly man, and his com panion, William Gates, were travel jing together. They were going east by a wagon route and camped near Warrensburg, Mo. That night Jester killed his companion and burned his body on a pile of brush. He sat io burn and when he thought ail evi- dence had been consumed he took started back. He was arrested at Valley Center, |Kas., and brought to Wichita for preliminary trial. Afterward he was taken to Warrensburg, Mo, and placed in jail, but escaped, and for nearly thirty years he has evaded the officers of the law. Jester moved to Shawnee, Ok., and changed his name to W. H. Hill. There he has lived quietly ever siuce, being now 80 years old. The officers at Warrensburg spent hundreds of dollars in attempting to capture the Gates slayer. Young Gates’ parents, who live near Alton, I!l, er did several years ago, also spent thous ‘lands of dollars in hiring private detectives, but to no avail. Protect Our Food, ‘The doctors inform us that alum is poison, and that alum baking powders should be avoided because they make the food unwholesome. | Prominent bygienists, who have giv- en the matter most study, regard these powders as an evil that should be suppressed by state action. ders are not permitted to be sold unless they are branded t> warn |consumers of their true ebaracter, tion of Congress, adopted regula- | tions to prohibit the use of alum in | bread altogether. as well as those of Minnesota and ago. The cause assigned is that he was low spirited about his finances. Millions Given Away. It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one coneern in the land who are not afraid to be gener- ous to the needy and suffering. The jof knowing it has gbgblutely cured | thousands of hopeleswtases. Asthma, | bronchitis, hoarseness and all dis | eases of the throat, chest and lungs {are surely cured by it. Call on H. |Z. Tueker, Druggist, and get a trial | bottle free. Regular size 50c and \g1. Every bottle guaranteed, PERCIV. MISSOURI. the cheapeat mo; | Wisconsin, entitled to warning of a | fag them at close bard, and is not ithe whole country entitled to abso- | lute protection, as the people of the | our schools was. at the last meeting | ; | District of Columbia are protected, | by legislation which is entirely pro- | hibitive? | Until we can have protection in | newspapers from time to time the | names of the baking powders which | they find to be made from alum? | Meantime, it will aid the house-| Spruce the 4 wife in designating the slum pow- ders to remember that all powders or | sold for twenty five cents or less per | pound are of this dangerous class. Pure cream of tartar powders are usually sold at from forty five or) fifty cents a. pound. Wisconsin Tornado Serious. Eau Claire, Wis., June 18.—In | pine pulpits here today the New | Richmend tornado was the subject | of the sermons. The generai senti- | ment was that it was a mysterious | dispensation of proyidence, | Rev. Joseph Moran, of the Episco- pal church, said it was the devilish work of an unknown power, and not the act of God. the darkness and watched his body | the team and other valuables and/ In| ;| daneer which is apparently menac- | personal | but the} eee aeons Established over ten years ago, with a capital of FIFTY THOU SAND Dollars, cousis to handle your ducted and obl Sheriff Simmons has communicated Kind Words tor Uar New Superin- of the Oak G | tendent. | The Gre 1 Vedett Prof. J. M. Taylor was elected | superintendent of the Butler schools, | by the echool board of that city last | Friday. He bad previously been re- j elected by the Greenfield board, but |that body accepted his resiguation jat a called meeting on Saturday and Bedte to tender the position to Prof I. N. Evrard, who was for sev- jeral years principa! of the schools | bere, but who is et present at Rich- jtand, Mo. Prof. Evrard has inform. |ed the board that he will accept the | place. | Prof. Taylor's new place is decided- |ly superior to the Greenfield super- | intendency, but our people will allow him to go with coasiderable regret His work in the schools here bas | been accompanied by such progress astomake the schools second to none in this section, and to forcea general recognition of his ability as aschool man The Butler schools employ twenty one teachers and the salary of the new superintendent is fixed at $1,000 per year. Prof. J. M. Taylor was first elect ed superintendent of the Greenfield schools in 1895 and has been re- elected each year since that time It is due to his efferts that the graded course now in use was adopt ed and that the school was placed in articulation with the university. Since coming to Dade county he has served one termas school com- missioner and one vear as president lof the Seuthwest Missouri teachers’ jassociation. Heiss young man, a jsplendid educator, earnest, ambi- | tious, progressive and pushing. We | bespeak for him the same success at | Butler which bas characterized his | work in Greenfield. Dade County Ad Some time since we that Prof. J. M. Taylor, who has for the past four years been at the head of our echools in this city, had been jemployed as superintendent | Prof Taylor hada jeeptance. WI have received b teacher and su | }a |his compensation for his ability and use And so it was that he ac | fulness cepted the posi ja more lucrative litself, he was at liberty to accept promising all the courtesies that are announced This | Minnesota and Wisconsin alum pow-| was wholly true, but it seems tbat | string to his ac: e the schools here very best efforts as rintendent, it is | while in the District of Columbia) quite well known to those who sre the authorities have under the direc-| out posted upon such things, that salary here was not an adequate | n for the ensuing Are not the people of other states, | year with the condition that should situation present oe) rT) 1899. tently adhering to legi money in moderate sums to reputable borrowers, the FAR, bas daily added to its liet of patrons and now, better pr business, continues to solicit the patra isually exterkigd igiog banking house v John Ba law, Mrs trip to Spruce Wedn Wm Gragg and went to Montrose Tbh ness. W C Hal s Geo r with q She fellf her wrist. rose Thursday to have her amined ag 5 Tip Hun Henry count best piece of whe that seen this year. will next Monday. - to Mont- arm ex- He harves Bddie Kretzinger found three bbl. | trees last Friday. Jas Hill has quite a sick child. Os Radford hauled hay Friday. | man traded think they STAR. Deepwater Ltems, Several of our prosperous farmers harvested their wheat last week. Miss Bettie Langley of Montrose, visited Mis annie Maxey last week. Miss Ethel nes of near the Chapel, spent Saturday and Sunday | with her grandparents, Mr and Mrs Spencer Sells, at | | | | { | i } | | Willie Shelton is running his bind- er early and late. Lee Simpson aud wife went to Montrose Monda ture. They will to buy new furni- ive on the old Oneal farm this summer. CP Coleman spent several days last week in Butler on business. Baker Shelton, who has been at- tending school the past three years, and who graduated with highest honors, has returned home for a short visit. He has accepted a posi- tien as instructor at a good salary. His many friends wish him abundant success. A crowd from Appleton City visit- ed in Johr wn last Sunday eve. S W Gilliland went to Butler one day last week. The ice cream supper at the resi denee of Doe Harbett’s on last Sat- urday night, was largely attended -| and a good time had by Mise Tempie Allison turned home froma vis ville. Miss the Enter ist re- near Rock- rshaw will teach ol this winter. en preacher from Apple- preached at Johnstown and night ave soou for engage in courtin Rosk, is attending week. Virginia Items. We write what we hear the Virginians say is true; Dear Reader, don’t blame us if we bear ‘em say What happens y George Zinn says potatoes. he has the brag That contingency bas arisen, and he Mrs John Hendrixon « | has accepted a like positition with | came home last week co jthe Butler, Bates county, schools | with her sister Mrs Everett Drysdale land the vacaney thereby created in gorescy sie eigsa wad cl Sureka, Kan, is visiting b lof the board (Saturday night last | | | Evrard Spruce Items, { | The relatives Mr Mistler met for the purpose day dinner. A ¢ The people ra the Oak Grove dis jtrict met ay June iith, anc organized a up abbath schoot J E Kretzinger was elected supe tendent a Laura Eva Secretary. ecided to ho in the mornin, | will use the new Te: | and help make it | Mr Schitz’ and Mr Quick's families i went to Montrose Thursday. | Mrs T Hun quite sick | Mrs James Mrers isimproving. She | Grandma Kretzing | was able to v | er last week. | Tuesday night. ; | Mrs Grage’s mother and-sister o | near Warrensburg, are visiting her | this week. + Starand family went to Montrose | Tharsday to look after the interes i filled by the election of Prof. I. N. ne is reported. Be in Prayer meeting at Father Wigger’s Grandma Co | Uncie Was has some- | proprietors of Dr. King’s New Dis-|the form of a statute, how canour| xr. James Nichols visited her un ¢ to do ness, covery for consumptions, coughs | state boards of health. state analysis |cle, James in Johnson o= Dayan - to K C Sunday ; . : i | eount 2ports cre ard returned Mon po sor teint b vitlea F this ee _ or feed ocemmusstons better sere = tty n that pa Elder Jones preac > a large | ten million trial botties is great) . sblinhing <n thet ee Sabiadir as medicine; and havé thg satisfaction | the public than by publishing i th | : on the ca gainst the saw d ly lacerated f . | knee. Son of Pas his wound. itwo mere teeth | narrow escape | very pain is been worse, bu | before he wi s|Jonesand w | the past tw ome. anc work again. e worked hard > get them a t keep him out of house and bara. CW Wolfe t Chas Rice of Amoret the f Mat Hinson is moving bis house to lay a found . a house. Mr Downey is mor? The W CTU of Virginie, cor t linvite all friends of temwperanc ate commercial ban loaning RS BANK fared than ever age of the public, fisher . Sabbath to the little fishermen speak r pieces—that peace and good to man had come. Most of the tle folks were raised along Miaus ereek and timber where they learo jed to fish for fish. They made a cal | for money to the hea Little Bron Browning made opening address. It was ¢ he spoke loud and with fe ge nun- ber of lit wed. Many of th 4 te their hate with roses and feathers, like many who speak in the temples. Some had on their sun bonnets and rosy cheeks and sweet voices. It will long be remembered asa yery pleasant day Ifu of the Sunday ool werk- ers would go out the schoel house ir he little folke t there would hings. irginia five »king at the nty of ge is much We never saw the afternoon and get to read the Testame be a different state « We were northwes m . the other da crops. We found corn fields, and the ac larger than last year. oats and flax look better. If noth ing happens there will be an over production this year. The meadowe are very light; scarcely seen an a] ple on the trees; peaches, none; goose plum trees are loaded; potato patches are looking well. AARON men are oy kidney WHO IS Women as well made mniserable TO and bladder trfuble. Dr. BLAME Kilmer’s p-Root the great 5 remedy promptly cures, At gists in fifty cent and dollar sizes vumay have a sample be | free, alse pamphlet Address, Dr Kil Birmingham, N. ¥ Escaping Prisoner Shot, Jefferson City, Mo, Jobn Brockway, a penitentiary, was shgt and probabiy fatally injured at the penitentiary while attempting to escape at the big northeast gate, which was open while some other bringing lumber the prison. Officer W. W. who was guarding on the wall, saw Brockway attempting to steal cut manded him to balt, and when he refused to heed the the officer sent a load of shot flying aiter effect Jane conviet in the convicts were into Barkley, and com- warning Lim and several of them took in his body. He was at once taken to the hospitah, where he 18 now ine critical condition. Brockway wae serving @ ninety-nine years’ sentence from Camden county for murder iz the second degree, and thie was bi second term in the penitentiary its License is Rev Jefferson City, Mo, June 15.— Superintendent of Insurance Orear revoked the license the Travers Fire Insurance co of New ‘ York for vielation of f tion 5915 of the revised statutes of Missouri in writing uracee this state through Chicag~ brokers The di rectors of this company are New York magnates. They are Warres Miller, Chauncey M. Depew. Levi P. Morton on Jaco Astor aud John B. Duke Daly Sold Anaco Salt Lake, Utab, cus Daly and bis sold their interests Mont.) wines for syndicate headed by feller and other Stan