The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 21, 1899, Page 4

BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES- J. D. ALLEN, Eprror. {- D. Aten & Co., Proprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ‘The Weeary Times, published every ress ‘Twureday. will be sent to any ome gear, postage paid, for $1.00. pated. The Boers must be officered by Amerivaas by the way they go after the English. Admiral Dewey has accepted an in- Witation to visit St. Louis in next. May, Former president Cleveland is con- fined to his home witha severe attack of rheumatism. Philadelphia secured the republican notional convention and June 1 was the date set for holding it. Financial distress caused the Broad- way National Bank of Boston to elose its doors last week. The English will have to do better im South Africa, or soon they will be reckoned with Spain, a second or third chassnation At last accounts Aguinaldo was hooffing it across a mountain accom- panied by three women, with a regi- ment of bine coats in hot pursuit. In the make up of the committees of the house we find Judge DeArmond was placed on the judiciary which is one of the most important commit- tees of the house. The British transport Hermes sail- ed from: New Orleans, Saturday with 900 aevies for Cape Town. The Hermes is the sixth vessel which has left New Orleans with mules for the English army ia South Africa. —_———_—_— A severe snow storm and blizzard swept ever Colérado on the Divide between Denver and Colorado Springs Saturday. Several trains on the Denver & Rio Grande and the Santa Fe railroads were stalled in the drifts. Jadge H.C. Timmons, of Lamar, has decided to become a candidate for Judge of the Kansas City Court o! Appeals. Judge Timmons is a fine lawyer and his elevation to the Kan- sas City Court of Appeals would be but a fitting tribute to a man in all respects worthy of the high position. —__—_—_— ‘Ab i meeting of the democratic eentral committee of Johnson county, Satarday, Judge W. W. Wood was unanimously endorsed for Judge of the Kansas City Court of Appeals, and a strong resolution opposing the movement to elect state officers by primary was adopted. The death of General Lawton isa severe blow to the army now in Ma- nila. Otis has been telling us that the insurrection was about over and that the Filipinos were scattered into small bands, yet we find General Lawton was killed in battle within twelve miles of Manila. Senator Jones, chairman of the democratic national committee, has issued a call for a meeting of the com- mittee to be held at the Raleigh ho- tel in Washing City, on the 22nd of February next. The purpose of the meeting is to fix a time and place for holding the national democratic con- wention next summer. ee ‘The Kansas City Times always an excellent paper, has changed hands sand also editors. Hereafter the edi- torial management will be conducted by Hon. A. A. Lesueur, secretary of state. With Mr. Lesueur at the head of the Times, you can rest as- sured the paper will be fearlessly and anequivocally democratic in every sense of the term. Already the Times fhas been greatly improved in ap- pearamce and is up to date with the news We predict a bright future is in store for the Times as the leading democratic journal of Missouri and the entire west The trusts are not afraid. They The Boers are giving the English @ warmer reception than was antici- William V. Allen, recently appoint- ed United States senator from Ne- braska, was present when the senate convened Tuesday and took the oath of office. Mr. Thurston of Nebraska, presented him at thesecretary’s desk. ere Every government bond, every greenback, and every treasury note issued under the Sherman law is now by law payable and redeemable in either gold or silver coin, at the op- tion of the government. Every pri- vate debt in the United States can be legally paid in either gold coin, silver dollars, greenbacks,or treasury notes. If the bill presented in congress be- comes a law, all outstanding public aud private debts will be payable in gold coin only. The effect of this will be to add unjustly hundreds of mil lions of dollars to the wealth of the bondholders and creditors and to rob debtors and tax-payers of a like amount.—Cass County Democrat. Blackburn is Not Backward. Frankfort, Ky., Dec. Dec. 15. At the conference of statecommitteemen and other democratic leaders, which yes- terday decided in favor of contesting the election of the republican state ofticers inaugurated Tuesday, ex- Senator Blackburn was the most prominent He advocated contest and declared that his candi- dacy for the senate was of secondary importance to that of seating Goebel. The resolutions instruct democratic members of the house and senate to give their support in the seating of tigure. Goebel. The legislature is composed of a number of anti-Goebel democrats, es- timated at from 5 to 21 and the re- publican and Brown men still claim that Goebel can never be seated. The gold standard is bad enough and burdensome enough, says the Missippi Valley Democrat and Jour- nal of Agriculture, but it is a mere nothing ia comparison with the pend- ing bill to pension the national banks permanently upon the tax-payers of the country. This is not a question of party or polities. It affects every pays taxes. If the bill becomes a law republicans as well as democrats and populists will be to contribute their share of We cannot can be so citizen who forced the tribute to the banks. understand how any man steepedin blind partisanship as to deliberately rob his wife and chil- dren of the comforts and even the ne- cessaries of life for the benefit of the bank trust, merely because his party in congress favors that policy. Some may foolishly claim that they pay no part of the tribute, because they bor- row no money from the banks. This is precisely like the old argument that the foreiguer paid the tariff. It makes no difference whether a man borrows money from the banks not, he pays his share of the interest just the same. Those who do the borrowing add the interést to the cost of their goods or products, and the consumers pay the debt. Every dollar of national bank money that circulates costs the people an aver- age of 12 to 15 per cent, and it is no better money—in fact not one-hun- dredth part as goodas the green- back dollar that costs the people nothing. or Trusts and Politics. Chicago Democrat. Republican leaders are alarmed over the trust question. Without the aid of the trust there will bescant eampaign tuads for the fight in 1900 With the trusts the prospects are that the fight will result ina victory for the deinocrats. Truly the situation isembarassing. President McKinley steered pretty clear of the question in his message but he did not ignore it altogether. He cleverly announced that there were two kinds of trusts, good and bad, but he did not tell the people which were the good and which were the bad. Of course the good trusts are those which pay liberally to the campaign find to keep Willliam MecMinley in power and the bad trusts are com- posed of economical fellows who wont know their friends. They will hardly ;come down with plenty of cash to begia to put up theirshutters and go out of business while Mr. McKinley | remains in office. Words do not sscare them. In 1896 Mr. Bryan said that the trusts and combinations did motoppose him because they were afraid he would not enforce the law: their auxiety arose from a feeling of certainty that he would give them the law's limit. They were not look; ing fer justice. What they wanted was a man who could gull the public with meaningless words, and let the aw fest quietly on the statute bool s nd they got him.—Ex. = corrupt voters and buy legislators. But the people have made up their minds that both of these kinds of trusts are bad. Bad for the people and they are the ones who are going to cast the votes in the next presiden- tial election. This is what alarms the republican leaders. They see defeat before them, whichever way they may tura. If they abandon the trusts the {rusts will defeat them. If they hold on to the trusts the people will defea: them. Truly the situation has its disadvan- ages. A MISSOURI COMMISSION. It is Inspecting the Massillon State Hospital. Massillon, Obio, Item, Dec. 15. J. D. Allen, of Butler, Mo.;J. L. Bu- ehanan, of California, Mo.; 0. C Clay of Canton, Mo.; Dr.C. H. Riggs, of Middletown, Mo., and James E. Berry, of Fulton, Mo., a@ commission ap- pointed by Governor Lon V. Stephens, of Missouri, arrived in the city this afternoon and are quartered at Hotel Conrad. The object of the visit is to inspect the Massillon state hospital which is one of the most modern in existence. The commissioners are accompanied by Architect H. H. Ho- henschild. of Rolla, Mo., and will spend this afternoon and part of to- morrow at the institution. An institution is to be built at Far- mington, Francois county, Missouri, and is to be strictly up to date. The commission will inspect. Ohio and Pennsylvania asylums before re- turning to report to Governor Stephe Mr. Allen. chairman of the commission, said this afternoon that they had not decided yet whether or ithe cottage plan. CUP IS FULL. not to recomme BRITAIN The Greatest Disaster of the War in South Africa Came Yesterday. London, Dec. 16.—Gen. Sir Redvers Buller’s army was repulsed by the Boers yesterdey while trying to cross the Tugela river torelieve the British garrison in Ladysmith. From Bul- ler’s official dispatch itis gathered that the reverse is the most serious since the war in South Africa began. He does not give his losses, only say- ing they are very heavy. The British lost eleven guns to the Boers. The artillery was surprised on the banks of the Tugela river and the horses were shot in the harness. miny of the men were killed at the guns and it is not even known that a shot was fired from the cannon. The artillerymen were forced to abandon nearly all of the guns and only two were saved from the Boers. Buller retired to chieory camp, wisre he came from, and is supposed t» be resting there. He is now prac- tically without artillery and must act on the defensive until reinforcements reach him. Fifteen transports are due in Cape Town within the next with 15,000 troops of These will be rushed to tree wee all arms. join his army. Gen. Joubert was formerly in com mand of the Boers around Lady- smith, but two weeks ago it was re- ported that he was ill and had gone back to Pretoria. Gen. Botha was next in command, and it is believed he had charge of the Boers in yester- day’s battle. Danger Signals! Do you take cold with every change in the weather? Does your throat feel raw? And do sharp pains dart through your chest ? Don’t you know these are danger signals which point to paeumonia, bronchitis, or consumption itself? If you are ailing and have lost flesh lately, they are certainly danger signals. The question for you to decide is, «Have I the vitality to throw off these diseases ?”’ Don’t walt to try SCOTT’S EMULSION «as a last re- sort.’? There is no remedy equal to-it for fortifying the system. Prevention is easy. Scott’s Emulsion Prevents consumption and hosts of other diseases which attack the weak and those PO VW BBO Wty Wee Ww SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York _ METHUEN SAYS HIS LOSS WAS 832 MEN. Highland Brigade Sustained the Heaviest Casualties. IT LOST OVER SEVEN HUNDRED. British Artillery and Scots Guards Pre- vented a Rout. TERRIFIC FIGHTING. Boers Are Believed to Have Suffered Heavy Losses. Modder River, Wednesday. Dec. 13 —Ambulances started early yesterday morning under a flag of truce to get , the wounded and bury the dead who fell at Magersfontein. General Wauchope, who led the Highland brigade, was found dead near the trenches, shot in the chest and thigh. A few wounded were found near the trenches. Several wounded | Boers were taken to the British |pital. The side of the hill and the ‘immediate neighborhood of the Boer trenches showed dead bodies all about. One wounded Boer informed a cor- respondent of the Associated Press that their loss The whole Scandinavian contingent was de#troyed. Judging from informa- tion gleaned from the Boer wounded and from prisoners taken in different ; parts of the field, the Boer losses must exceed TOO. The destruction wrought the naval guns wasenormous. Word was passed along the Boer lines to pre- hos- was terrible. by pare to retreat at nightfall. All con- fess that it was their greatest during the war. The British troops have returned to Modder River, owing to the lack of water near the positions held yes- terday. London, Dec. 14.—The correspond- ent of the Standard at Modder River describing the fight says: “Six miles had to be covered before the Highland the Boer stronghold. clear through what force, which was led by guides, came upon the Boer trenches so unexpect- edly, and so suddenly. Beyond question the Boers were aware of the appearnce of the British -and had prepared to receive them. According to one version, two Highlanders, through nervousness or clumsiness, discharged their rifles pre- maturely, but it is equally probable that the advance Boer scouts convey- ed the intelligence. Our men were totally unprepared. The disaster was all the more exas- perating because of the consciousness that had the brigade been extended and with bayonets fixed, the trenehes might have been successfully rushed with far less sacrifice of life.”’ METHUEN’S LOSSES. The British losses in the battle at Magersfontein were 832 killed. wound- ed and captured, according to Me- thuen’s reports. The Highland Brigade evidently bore the brunt of the engagement, for it alone lost over 700 men. The British casualties among offi- c2rs were severe. The Boers also suffered heavily, es- pecially from the lyddite shells thrown by the artillery. General French reports a skirmish battle with 1.800 Boers who were ad- vancing on Naauwpoort. He says his losses were ten and the Boers forty, the latter retiring. He has fought several minor en- gagements. Buller’s efforts to draw the fire of the Boer batteries along the Tugela river have failed. Joubert refuses to unmask them. The British thus are kept in the dark as to where the Boer general's main positions are located. The British war office has issued a notification to the public that it is mobilizing more troops and that it intends to call for still another divi- sion. 3 Winstan Spencer Churchill is re- ported to have escaped from his Boer captors at Pretoria. loss Brigade could reach It is not mischance the yet Frozen to Death. Humansville, Mo., Dec. 16.—Henry Winters, living near Wheatland. was frozen to death yesterday. He was in town in company with a drummer. They started for Quincy, five miles away. About half way Winters left the drummer and started across a cornfield to his home, but never got out of the field. He was found dead this morning in the snow. ONCE ACH We Are Christmas. YEAR | Puzzled We can help you—not only in the great variety of articles we have in our mammoth store, but in the price as well. A little money buys a great deal here. Let us enumerate some of the articles that would be appreciated, and at the same time be usefu China Either in full sets or odd line of this goods of any firm Fancy Lamps, Pocket To know just what to give our friends and loved ones for ‘ pi l. Ware. We show the greatest in southwest Missouri. 1eces. Knives, Carving Sets, Silver Knives and Forks, Sterling Silver Novelties, N Slippers, for men or wom gaiters. Dressing tables, Ladies’ desks, Odd rockers, Something entirely new in Foot stools, Onyx tables, Pictures and frames, Moquette rugs, Boys’ wagons, and a large line of other thir We have made a large pu dates, figs and oranges which see before making your purchases. BUTLER CASH DEPARTMENT eck wear, a new lot just in. en. Fancy and useful over- Combination book cases, Couches, Rocking chairs, Center tables, Smyrna rugs, Bath rugs, Boys’ sleds igs we cannot mention here, rchase of Xmas candies, nuts, we know it will pay you to Yours, Respt. STORE. Judge Asks for the Pardon. Jefferson City, Mo., Dee. 15.—The | pardon of Noland Hibler of Chariton | county in the penitentiary for assault | was due to a letter from Judge W. W. | Rucker, who imposed the sentence, in which he says: “I have no doubt in| the world that justice warrants Hid- ler’s immediate pardon. Though convicted by ajury,1 feel that cir-| cumstances surrounding the trial, and which ought not to he injected into it, induced his conviction. I re- gret that I did not set aside the ver- dict and now I appesy to you from @ deep conviction of right and justice to pardon him.” “The doctor said I must not ride. In fact I could not ride.” “This is to certify that Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is the best blood-purifier that I ever used,’’ writes Mrs. M. Hartrick, of Demster, Oswego, Ca, M. Y. eo about three years since amy health an to fail. Last Septem not do anything ; ae me all the tim the id en Medical Discovery’ and *Pellets’—took them for three months, and still continue the ‘Pellets.’ I Reducing the State Debt. Jefferson City, Dee., 15.—State Treasurer Pitts to-day forwarded to the American Exchange Bank of New York, the state's official agents his ' cheek for $795,000 for 3 per cent op- tion bonds of the state, which the fund commissioners have ordered redeemed. He also sent another check for $63,735 to pay the interest on the bonded debt, due on Janu- ary 1. The fund commissioners expect to jcall in for redemption in January $500,000 more of state bonds. This Gov. Stephens thinks it will be able to do when the collections for De- cember have been paid into the state treasury. This will leave the bonded debt of the state at about $4,000,- 000, and makes areduction of near! $1,500,000 within a short period. It shows, too, how rapidly the state debt is being wiped out under the economical management of the state democratic administration, and gives the lie in strong terms to the repub- lican orators and politicians that the state is bankrupt. It will soon be out of debt at the present rate of re- duction. | | School Fund Mortgage Sale. | sep bis wife, 4id on the sth day of venasnte. | 1995, execate and deliver to Kates county, | ad their sehool fund mort- wi ! > & i if | ber sth, 1609, I will proceed above ee es ae ee | desoribed peat estate st peblie vendus, to, tee er ee x% ae oome Ptr f ey Bates and state of A, on i ie” Seterdsy, January 21, 1600, Detween the hours of nine o'clock in the fore noon and five e’clock in the sfiernece of that day, for the pu: of satisfying said bond, | interest and of executing thio = ‘ia saved on Sheriff of Bates County, sie 5 y' misery, until she “‘ gave out entirely,"’ For dis- | ° ¥ eases of oa oe and es di- | Administrator's Notice. gestion nutrition there is no known | - remedy to compare with “Golden Med- | mists'ratien ou thestate of FW Winter, ical Discovery.”” It reaches the heart, | deceased, were grantel to the under- a liver and lungs through the stomach and | signed om the th : permanent. 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