The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 8, 1900, Page 5

\ MARKET REP( REPORTS. Kansas City ty Live Stock. Kansas City, March &—Cattle—Receipts, calves, 892. The market was strong 5 lic higher. Representative sales: PPING AND DRESSED BEEF STEERS. Ave. peg ys BEER BS BR BESS RES Bene Bae etn Hee Gane ORs aie on aisene ase ABSR SKS SHAE shsa 332 The market was amas ha Representative to 24% eles — 255 ere % ao is Hho Be 10 | 4..100 oe Sheep—Receipts, 4,096. ‘The market was teady to strong. Representative sales: Col.lms. 79 $6.99 [100 Col.lms.. 79 $6.90 Col.Ims. 78 6.90 (253 Col.Ims 6.90 Col.Ims. 180 Col.Ims Col.yri.. 8 6.2 1492 Col.yrl Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, March 6.—Cattle—Receipts, 3. . Good to prime steers, $5.00@6.00; poo! @4.75; stockers and feed- heifers, Texas fed lower. $4.8214! 24.275 $4.85 Tinga 4.8246 1200. ln 12% 266 Hogs—Receipts, 22,000. Mixed and itchers, $4.65@4.9; good to choice, heavy, 1.92%; rourh, heavy, $4.65@4.75; light, .60G 4.82%; bulk of sales, $4.75@4.85. Sheep—Receipts, 10.000. Good to choice wethers, $5.60@6.00; fair to choice, mixed, '$4.75@5.50; western sheep, $5.3545.95; year- lings, $5.75@6.50; native lambs, $5.00@7.35; western lambs, $8.00@7.40. Omaha Live Stock. Omaha, March 6.—Cattle—Receipts, 2, 200. Native beef steers, $3.30@6.30; cow! and heifers, $3.20@4.20; canners, $2.26@3. stockers and feeders, |. 60@4. $3.50@7.25. Hogs—Receipts, 6,700. Heavy, $4.67 4.7%; mixed, $4.674@4.70; ght, $4.60@4.70: pigs, $4.00@4.60; bulk of sale: : Sheep—Receipts, 6,800. Yearling: 635; western muttons, rere sheep, #4.00@5. lambs, %.75@7.00. St. Louis Live Stock. St. Louis, March 6.—Cattle—Receipts, 3,000. Native shipping and beef steers, 93.75@6.85; stockers and feeders, $3.50@4.65, cows and heifers, $2.00@4.30; Texas and Indian steers, $3.4004.50. Hogs—Receipts, 7,500. Pigs and lights, %4.75@4.85; packers, $4.75@4.90; butchers, HIT4OLG. Sheep—Receipts, 300. Native muttony %5.00@6.75; lambs, $5.00@7.05. Kansas y Grain. Kansas City, March 6.—Wheat—Sales by sample on track: Hard—No. 2, 63c; No. 3, 5744@6ic. Soft—No. 2, W%c; No. 3 red, 64@68c. Mixed Corn—No. ; No. 3 mixed, Bye; No. 4 mixed, 31c. | White Corn—No. 2, 32%4c; No. 3 white, S1Kec. White Oats—No. 2, 24%c; No. 3 white, By~@2tc; No. 4 white, 23c. Rye—No. 2, 680; Prairie Hay—$5.25@" } 10.50; alfalfa, $7.50@9. @.580. Oats straw, $5. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, March 6.—Cash_ Whe red, 68@69c; Ne red, 65 hard winter, s5@éic; No. 3 | 61@65e; No. 1 northern spring. No. 2 northern spring, 614@ spring, 61@66c. N B4@KYc. Oa’ Ze. Pork, $10.52 0. 3, 52tg¢. timothy, $8.00@ wheat straw, $5.00 5.50. St. Louis Ca: Grain. St. Louis, March 6.—Wheat-—No. 2 red cash, elevator, %c hard, ©@65%c. Cor track, 34c. Oats—No. ; No. 2 white, a City Produce. March 6.—Eggs—Fresh, Butter—Creamery extra fancy separa- tor, 3c lb; firsts, 20c; dairy, fancy, 18 country roll, 15c; packing stock, Poultry--Hens, live. 7c: old roosters, | 1M%e eac! young, 20c; ducks, jc; geese, S%c; turkeys, hens, 7c; old toms, 5e Pigeons, 60c doz. Game—Wild geese, $4.00@5.00 per doz; , ducks, canvasback, $4.00; mallard, fat, } #4.00; common, $3.00@3.50. Rabbits, jack, \ = cottontails, 50@60c per doz. Squirrels, \ Vegetables—Home grown potatoes, 0@ #@c per bu in wagon loads; northern po- tatoes, $40@50c; sweets, 65@70c per bu. Onions, 35@65c per bu. Parsnips, 50@é5c per bu; cabbage, 75@$1.00 per doz; tur- nips, 15@25c per bu; beets, 25@%5e per b carrots, 30@40c per bu; Hubbard squash, = per doz. Texas peas, T5@%c per x. Apples—Choice to fancy, $4.00@5.00 per bbl; fair to choice, $2.50@3.50 per bbl; 65c @1.00 per bu; culls, 25@40c per bu. Cali- fornia, fancy, $1.65@1.85 per bu. box. Morrell Island Has Disappeared. San Francisco, March 6.—Chief Of- ficer Cooskey, of the transport Grant, said that on February 3 the ship sailed over the spot where Morrell is- land was generally supposed to be lo- eated. It is on all sailing charts, but at 11:30 a. m., on the daté mentioned the Grant sailed over the position and not a trace of the island could be found. Women oa Trial for Murder. Jefferson City, Mo., March- 6.— Maude Miller and May Salzer are on trial here for the number of Ed. F. Gilmore, of Columbia, who was found im an outhouse jin the rear of a re- sort kept by the women. It is charged they put poison in whisky and gave it to Gilmore and after he died robbed him. Helen Gould’s Liberal Gifts. Fort Scott, Kan... March 6. enzo | Helen Gould has decided to saseenee her gift to the railroad Y. M. C. A. here to $1,000. It is announced that | i | PROGRESSIVE METHODS COURTESY CLEANLINESS COMPLETE STOCK COMPOUNDING ACCURATE PURE DRUGS FACILITIES EXPERIENCE a KNOWLEDGE SKILL STUDY Your patronage when in need of Drugs, Patent Medicines ete, 1s Solicited. H. L. TUCKER, Druggist. Telephone No. 4. Combination Glasses Those who dislike to carry two pairs of ordinary glasses, can ‘be fit- ted without any extra trouble. I will examine the eyes with the aid of the most improved OPTICAL APPLIANCES FREE OF CHARGE and if you are satisfied, sell or make you apairat avery moderate charge. Broken lenses and frames sent me by mail repaired and _ returned promptly. also have a complete stock of JEWELRY WATCHES, CLOCKS and Novelties. Fine watch repairing a specialty and work guaranteed. GEO. W. ELLIS, Leading Jeweler. In J. F. Ludwick’s Drug store. East Side Square, BUTLER, MO. BUY HERE. Before buying you are cor- dially invited to ‘call and ex- amine my stock of WALL PAPER. I have the largest line of paper in the city to select from All the latest, up-to-date designs and my prices are the lowest. Call and lock through my stock before buying. It will pay you. 13 J. F. LUDWICK, Druggist, wee East Side Square. Ballard Breezes. At the township school meeting peared at Fairview, the question of building a school house for select ae at Ballard, was brought up, and committee appointed to canvass the four districts here and see what could be done by private subscription and also see if the townships by the assistance of several societies, would not build a much needed hall above the school building, that we may have a place for all township gather- ings. We hope the committes will meet with success. Rev. Finis King preached Sunday at Walnut. Uncle Zach Johnson came over Sunday to see his little grandchild, who is quite sick. Let all turn out next Saturday and vote, especially must we voters away out in the county vote to a man at the primary, if not, must hold our tongue. Thos. Murray has located on Me- Kinley‘ave for 1900. I. S. Koontz is at home to his friends on Bryan ave. We were almost snow bound sev- eral days. the lanes in some places being full. A number on the grippe list, some have catarrh fever, a few still have the measles. Miss Maud Patrick was visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ruey Price, who has the la grippe. Jesse Price was up Sunday to see the sick and visit with Everett Wen- dleton. I. S. Koontz went to Butler after flour for M. L. Price, as did Lewis Crow and Tom Murray and others, as he is preparing for bad roads. A party at Uncle Albert Hill's was enjoyed by our young people one | night last week. We noticed an unusual number of | republicans on our streets, Jno. Rich- ardson, F. M. Patrick, Wm. Knorp, Dr. Bowden and others, which re! minds us we had better be up and at work if we expect to win in Bates | county. Milt Teeter and wife visited his wife's | | people Saturday and Sunday, near | Aaron. Prof. Belisle’s pony fell in a snow drift, almost laying the Prof. on the shelf for repairs. The wolf drive was a failure again, and will continue to be until get Bob Stubblefield and his dogs. Milford and Charley Richardson talk of going to Colorado soon. Wm. Harrison and George Kiersey have our thanks. Come again. George Haggard and family will move to Adrianina few days. We are sorry to lose them from our list, but wish them well in their new home. Quite a list of boys here Saturday night, to attend theTB. C. Jess Price, with his girl, attended the party at Mr. Hill's. W. L. Hooper is home from Okla. Prof. Belisle is teaching a No. 1. school at Fairplay, and many of the patrons are endeavoring to have him continue the spring term. M. F. Perry, one of our best men, is advocating our school house. Mrs. Griffith, J. W. Cole, Hattie Bell and McDaniel are convalescing. R. A.C. and son Floyd, of Henry county, went southwest in a sled | while snow was good. Amos Hughes was gripping last week, and Lige Dast’s child had croup. ~ Edward Bradley, one of Weltmer’s magnetic healers, is treating Ewing Nortner, who has a cancer. Everett Wendleton visited home folks on a Creek Sunday. Par. Big Balance on Haad. Jefferson City, Mo., March 2.—State Treasurer Pitts to-day filed with Governor Stephens his report of the transactions of the treasury for the month of February. It shows the following: Balance on hand Jan. 31, $1.197,- 841.99, receiptsfor February, $497,- | 992.91; disbursementsfor February, | $293,731.25; leaving a balance in | the state treasury at theclose of bus- | iness on Feb. 28, of $1.432,103.65. Miseed and Was Shot Marshall, Mo., March 2.—Two far- mers named Osear Young and J. T. | Shepard of Fish Creek, this county, had a quarrel over stock depreda- jtions yesterday morning. Young. went and got a gun and returned to} i | Shepard’s barn and fired at him, but | | missed. Shepard had a gun and re | turned the fire, killing Younginstant-| jly. Shepard gave himeelf up to-day potent OVER THREE SCORE DEAD Explosion of Gas in a West Virginia Mine Tuesday Led to a Horrible Disaster. SEVENTY MEN WERE BURIED ALIVE. The Accident Occarred Soon After the Miners Went to Work—Kelatives of the Entombed Were Frantic in Their Efforts to Rescue Them and the Work of Re- Mef Was Rendered Difficult. Thurmond, W. Va., March 6.—By a explosion of gas in the Red Ash mines Tuesday morning 70 men prisoned. Forty dead have now been taken out and the rescuing party is still hard at work. The explosion o curred soon after the men went into the mine after breakfast The news of the disaster through the town like an electric shock and within a few minutes hun- dreds of men, women and children, relatives of the unfortunate miners, were crowded upon the scene of the disaster. were im swept \s the conviction that the of the entombed men alive was hope less forced itself on the grief-stricken crowds, they became frantic in their endeators to reach their dead and dy- ing in the wrecked shaft and the work of attempted rescue was organ- ized with extreme difficulty. Of the first 12 men brought to the surface five were dead or died within a few minutes and several of the others were horribly burned or bruised. As the work proceeded and the dead bodies rescue were brought up one by one, the scenes at the mouth of the shaft be- came distressing to the extreme. Shrieking, frantic women and chil- dren impeded the rescuers and added to the horror of the work. UNCLE SAM TO OWN sv. Senate Committee Keports Favorably # Bill Washington, March 6.—The senate committee on naval affairs Tuesdey ordered a favorable report upon the bill to construct a cable to Manila by way of Honolulu, Midway islands and Guam. It is to be under the direction of the navy department and to bea government cuble. The bill will provide for immediate construction of the cable only from San Francisco to Honolulu, but it con- templates the ultimate extension of the cable to the Philippines and also to Hong Kong. It is estimated that the cable to Honolulu will cost be- tween $3,000,000 and $4,000,000. House Bill Different. Washington, March 6.—The house committee on commerce ordered a fa- vorable report on the bill for a Pa- cifie cable connecting this country with Hawaii, the Philippines and Japan. This bill provides for private construction of the line, the govern- ment paying $300,000 annually for 20 years for the transmission of mes- sages. DIVIDED ON BYNUM. Senate Commitree, by a Party Vite, Reports Favorably His Nomination for Ap- praiser at Port of New York Washington, March 6.—The senate committee on finance announced a fa- vorable report upon the nomination of Hon. W. D. Bynum, of Indiana, as appraiser of merchandise at the port of New York. The committee divided on the nomination on party lines, the republicans supporting and the dem- ocrats opposing confirmation. Bynum is chairman of the national (gold standard) democratic committee, and was appointed as a democrat. Demo- cratic senators who supported the Chicago platform of 1896 object to Mr. Bynum’s democracy. CONFERRED WITH MOSES. The California College Professor Tells the President He Will Serve on Philip- pine Commission. Washington, March 6.—Prof. Ber- nard Moses, of the University of Cali- fornia, had a conference with the pres- ident Tueday. Mr. McKinley tendered him the vacant place on the new Phil- ippine commission and Mr. Moses ac- cepted it. This completes the com- mission, whose personnel is as fol- lows: Judge Taft, Ohio, president; Dean C. Worcester, Michigan; Luke Wright. Tennessee; mae Cc. Ide, Vermont; Bernard Moses, alifornia. WANTS CUBA To PAY IT. Congressman Levy Would Take from the Island's Castoms Receipts Money Ex- pended to Drive Spain Oat. Washington, March 6.—Representa- tive Levy, of New York, introduced a resolution in the house directing that the collector of customs for the island of Cuba be instructed to deduct from the monthly ' Feceipts of the island 25 per he total amount col- lee total sum expended nited States on behalf of the war with Spain and e been paid. by " and Men Affected Pcebueh: Pa.. March 6.—A con- ference of committees representing the United States Potters’ association and the National Brotherhood of Om: | erative Potters is being held here to arrenge a uniform scale of wages. The le will affect 10,000 skilled and 30,000 unskilled workmen. D-moecrata F-vor Goebel Law. Frankfort, Ky.. March 6.—The house by a party vote killed the bill intro- duced by Representative Haswell | | (rep.). which proposed to repeal the Goebel election law. Virginia Items We heard it and jotted it down, What happens in and out of town. Mr. Mitz of hart township and Miss Anna Henrich were united in marriage Sabbath at the Capt. Nick- ell school house by the Rev. Kothe, Lutheran minister W.W. Park is able to be about the ‘house The roads bad shape for people who want to move. O. M. Drysdale thinks he will soon be able to be out The Virginia people were in the darkness Wednesday and Thureday, the snow storm stopped the mail. Elder Ishmael preached Sabbath morning and night Saturday afternoon the new court house was talked over by ourfarmers. Two well-to-do farmers offered one dollar on the law as tothe vetes. One claimed it took a ¥ vote, the other a majority vote, but neither put up their money. The general impression among the people is thatit takes a % vote. We learn of a few who will not vote for the court house, but a large majority are in favor of building a Most all think the amount asked is reasonable; a very small number think Butler ought to throw in a small amount. While others think they have nomore right to donate than the farmers, that each have the same privileges and that there is no just cause for the merchants to put up than any other class of persons in the county. All agree that Bates county needs a good court house most of them think it ought to be built as soon as possi- ble, and with as little cost as possi- ble; every election costs money, and right and justice only aske for one. G. M. Garner says there ie a stray black male pig, weighs about 75Ib in his feed lot. Prof. T 8S. Harper closed the win- ter term of school at Grandview March 2nd. A number of patrons were present, harmony and good feeling existed threughout the day. The exercises were beautiful and call- edforth round after round of ap- plause. Prof. Carl Whistler and lady assisted by Miss Cuzick, rendered lovely music, the vocal music by pu- pils was fine. Declamations and dialogues were splendid, showing they had been carefully trained. Speeches were made by patrons of the school, expressing their gratification at the advancement of the pupils. Just at the cose Prof. Harper agreeably sur- prised them with a treat which was appreciated by all. ONE WHO WAS THERE, If the parties can agree there will be a wedding near Virginia soon; one red hair and one dark brown. John Hensley, jr., of Jasper City, Mo., came up Saturday to see his wife, who is very sick at his father, W. C. Hensley’s. At the republican convention Sat- urday the following delegates were chosen: Geo. Hughes, Peter Denning and W. S. Steele. Dr. Brooks was called to see John Foster Saturday; Monday night he was a little better. Rev. H. Kothe, Lutheran minister, moved into J. W. McFadden’s house Saturday. Clyde Denning and Arthur Jenkins are the boss hunters. Mrs. C. H. Morrison bas returned from Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Tye, of Powell Siding, Mo.. are visiting theirdaughter, Mrs. J.J. Wolfe. Mrs. Lyman Hensley returned last week from Columbus, Kan., where she has been visiting her brother HarvezHenderson and Mrs. C. H Hensley. AaRon. are in new court house. Swept a Mile Up the Beach Guadalajara, Mexico, Mareh 2.— The recent earthquakes which were felt throughout southern Mexico did much greater damage than was indi- eated by the earlier reports. News from remote coast and mountais towns has just reached Guadalajara. The severe shocks caused the sea to roll inland on the Pacific coast and cover the country for a distance of more thana mile from the beach. Every movable thing in ite path was swept away. A number of small coast villages were destroyed, and there was some loss of life. Wasa Teacher in South Africa. Blue Rapids, Kan., March 2.—The Rev. E. J. Dent, in chargeot the Epis copal mission here, who spent twelve years in South Africa, teaching at Bloemfontein and Grahamstown, saye the Boers he saw were sage ha intelligent and unprogressive 7 te effort to christianize the Kaffirs, and ifa Kaffr should enter a Transvaal church he would be driven out. One cause of the dislike of the Boers for the British, he says, was Great Britain’s refusal to allow the Boers to enslave the natives.