The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 8, 1900, Page 6

i MANES NEE POPLINE ADRES Se ER ETE. IRE BANSAL 8 ERS FL REA Kruger’s Followers Are Hastily Leaving Cape Colony and March- ing to the Orange Free State. SCENES OF HORROR WEAR COLENSO. Along the Road Where Terrible Battles Were Waged Dead Men and Animals Ground Stick Ghastly Bodies. London, March 6--The w: office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: “Osfontein, March 6.—Gen. Gatacre occupied Stormberg yesterday. The lines of railway north and west will now be repaired. Gen. Clements is at Joubert’s station, beyond Colesberg. The duke of Marlborough with the Oxford company of the imperial yeo- manry has left Cape Town for Naauw- poort. Gen. Buller reports Natal now practically clear of the enemy and that he can not hearofany formal body of them anywhere. The Boers left some ambulances full of their sick from which the mules had been taken for transport service.” The Boers in northern Cape Colony are in full retreat to the Orange Free State. The possession of Stormberg put Gen. Gatacre in railroad communi- cation with Gen. Clements at Coles- berg, for though the Boers partially wrecked the railroad, it is understood that it can be quickly repaired and thus the entrace of additional British troops into the Free State will be greatly facilitated. The position gained by Gen. Brabant at Dordrecht is reported to be exceedingly strong. — CORBIN URGES ACTION. The Adjutant Geverai Courts an Inquiry on the Charge« & Cowardice Dur- ing the Civil War. Washington, March 6 in anticipation of Adit. Gen Corbin, | to the inquiry a record of j the that tried him alleged cowardice, addressed te Sena- the reply senate for court-martial for tor Das . of Minnesota, an appeal for an immediate examination of his sol- dierly record from the day he entered the service of the United States as a 19-year-old boy, 38 years ago, up to the present time. Moreover, he au- | thorized the senator to present his (Corbin’s) resignation to the presi- dent if the search reveals a sugges- | tion of unworthiness. The latter in- | ecludes the findings of the court- martial which most honorably ac- quitted Lieut. ¢ Corbin of the | charge, Gen. Grant’s letter conferring upon him two brevets for gallant services at the time he was charged with cowardice, and, finally, a letter from the colonel of the regiment who preferred the charge, praising his work in the campaign. IT PASSED THE SENATE. Conference Report on the Financial Bill Had Nineteen Votes to Spare—The Vote in Detat Washington, March 6.—The senate agreed to the conference report o1 the financial bill by a vote of 44 to 25. The detailed vote is as follows: Yeas— Aldrich, Allison, Ba Bard, Beveridge, Burrows, Carter, Clark (Wyo.), Cullom, Davis, Depew, Elkins, irbanks, Forake Foster, Frye, linger, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hans- brough, Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, McBride, McComas, McCumber, MeMillin, Mason, Nelson, Penrose, Per- kins, Platt (Conn.), Platt (N. Y.), Proctor, Quarles, Ross, Scott, Shoup, Simon, Thurston, Wellington, Wet- more-—44. According to the Times correspondent the Boer numbers alone enabled them to retreat from Dordrecht, practically unhindered. He also reports a viola- tion of the white flag by the Hoers and that they deliberately fired at close range on 4 stretcher party Gen. White’s garrison has begun to leave Ladysmith and is arriving at the Mooi river camp, where the troops will remain several days, after which they will go further south. They are emaciated and exhausted and say the road to Colenso represents scenes that exceed in horror those depicted in Dante's “Inferno.” Dead men and ani- mals are lying mutilated and pu- trified in the trenches formerly occu- pied by the Boers and fill the air with a sickening stench. In cases where hurried burial had been attempted the rains have washed the earth aw and out of the earth stick ghastly legs and arms of dead burghers. According to the Boer prisoners, another important British success will cause President Steyn to flee to Pretoria, leaving a provisional gov- ernment at Bloemfontein, which is likely to make peace overtures, those Free Staters not wishing for peace strekking into the Transvaal and there helping to make a stand which most of the British military critics now point out will constitute the most difficult and deciding feature of the war. The fecent rains have afforded Lord Roberts good grass,.and copious supplies have reached him. News of his advance is eagerly awaited.° Deplorable Condition at Ladysmith. London, March 6.—Surgeon Treves cables from Ladysmith that the con- dition of the town is most deplorable and that there are 800 cases of ty- phoid fever. Lavish supplies of com- forts are now in the place, however. For a Loan of £35,000,000. London, March 6.—The house of commons in committee of the whole this evening adopted a resolution to authorize a loan of £35,000,000. The vote stood 161 to 26. WATSON’S HEALTH POOR. For This Reason the Admiral Command- ing at Manila Has Been Ordered Home—Remey Succeeds Him. Washington, March 6.—Qn account of the delicate condition of Admiral Watson’s health, he has been author- ized to transfer his flag to the Balti- more, which vessel is to be detached from the Asiatic squadron, and to proceed home by way of the Suez canal and Mediterranean sea, stop- ping at such European ports as he deems proper, us was done in the case of Admiral Dewey. He will probably arrive in European waters some time during the summer and may go to northern Europe and visit the Ps exposition. Rear Admiral George C. Remey, at present in command of the Portsmouth (N. H.) navy yard, will be ordered to succeed Rear Admiral Watson in command of the Asiatic squadron. Blamed for the Wreck. Kansas City, Mc March 6.--The jury in the coroner inquest over the death of the Schmidlapp family in the Missouri Pacific wreck near Independ- enee returned a verdict censuring the railway company. The jury said the accident was due to negligence and could have been averted by the exer- cise of due diligence. Places for Two Missourians. Washington, March 6.—The presi- deat has nominated W. F. Martin, late first lieutenant in the Sixth Mis. souri, and Charles B. Kerney, late first sergeant light battery A, Missouri volunteers, to be second lieutenants in the Porto Rico regiment of fantry. in- Was Probably Insane. Bangor, Me. March 6.—Prof. F. L. Harvey, of the University of Maine, shot and killed himself at his home in Orono. He had been suffering from mental troubles resulting from over- work, Nays—-ANen, Bacon, Bate, Butler, Chandler, Chilton, Clay, Cockrell, Cul- Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.), » MeLaurin, Ma Pettigrew, Pettus, Sul- ‘Teller, Tillman, berson, Harris. dones (Nev.), Kenne tin, Morgan ‘Valliaferro, IN THE STORM’'S GRASP. States In the Lake Region Experienced a Series of Atmospheric Disturbances: Remarkable for Thetr Severity. Chicago, March 6. For the past 36 hours the states of Minnesota, Ic Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois and § consin have experienced a series of storms remarkable for their severity. The center, however, appears to have been through Wisconsin and Hlinois and along Lake Michigan where heavy nging to hail then to rain and accompanied by a wind that at snow, ¢ times amounted to a gale, has resulted in a partial demoralization of the tele- graph and telephone service and has badly crippled railway servi At Duluth and St. Paul, Minn., Du- buque, Ia., and La (¢ and Milwau- kee, Wis., snow has fallen ranging in depth from three inches in Dubuque to 20 inches in Milwaukee. Chicago was pelted with snow, rain and bail alternately, all in large quantities, while at Omaha and St. Louis heavy rain and sleetstorms lasted for hours. ‘osse TO SUPPRESS THE PLAGUE. hortzes the Hawniiun Council 009 for the Pur- for Relief. Washington, Mareh 6.—-At the net meeting Tuesday the recommenda- tion of the Hawaiian council that they be authorized to expend $300,000 in the suppression of the bubonic plague and in the relief of distressed natives, was formally approved. Some doubt was expressed as to the thority of the Hawaiian council to make this expenditure, but the opin- Cabinet 4 to Expend 8: pone, an cabi- au- ion was unanimous that the gravity of the situation justified that course, and the neces directions will be forwarded at one GREAT CHANNEL PROJECT. Committee Before Congress Urging an Ap- Propriation of $8,000,000 to Improve Southwest Pass of the Missis«ippl. Washington, March 6, of opening a safe, channel through th suthwest pass of the Mississippi river by an expend- iture of about $5,600,000 was taken up The project wide and deep by the river and harbor committee Tuesday. A large delegation was present, representing not only the commercial and navigation interests } of New Orleans, but the states along | the river and the northwest in gen- eral. ae we | Satistied With Mr. Cook. | Kansas City, Mo.. Mareh 6.—The democrat state commmittee met here to-day to select the dates and places for holding the three demo-! cratic state conventions. Sam B.} Cook, irmman of the committee, who is a candidate for secretary of . tendered his resignation as irman but the committee declined to accept it. | Whittaker Held for Trtal. Frankfort, hy. March 6.—Harland Whittaker. with complicity in the Gov. William FE. Goebel, was held to the April grand jury without bail. charged murder of Elgbt Kil ed. 22 Woanded. Washington. March 6 —Gen. Otis has cabled the wer department a list of casualties in the Philippines com- prising © cht and 22 killed wounded. Gen. Corbin Tuesday turned over to Mrs. Lawton, widow of the late Gen. Lawton, the funds subscribed by the people of the country. It amounted to S984 Kurglars looted the bank at Farm- ington, Ia., of $1,700, ES WOT Marked Difference Among Repub- | lican Senators as to the Porto Rican Tariff Measure. A PROTEST AGAINST HOUSE BILL. Senator Davis’ Free Trade Amendment Wil Be supported Hearttly by a Cer- tain Element, While Able Men with Differeat Views Will Hold Out to the End—Attitude of the Democrats. Louis, March 6-—A Washington i to the Globe-Democrat says: little can debate, yond a protrac be predicted with confidence as to the Porto Rican bill in the senate. Marked differences among republicans develop. 3ack of the amendment offered by Sen- ator Davis is a protest on the part of one republican element against the ac- tion of the house. It represents a feel- ing on the part of certain republican sen- ators that the president's message mak- ing Porto Rico commercially a part of the United States was the proper policy. | Mr. Davis and his associates in this view nsist that it is altogether unnecessary present any test of the power of the nited States to hold territory outside of the constitution. They argue that the passage of the Porto Rican bill for the express purpose of furnishing a basis for such a test case is p ally a confes- acti sion of want of faith in the position the republicans have taken Senator Davis is not alone in this move- ment. He has with him some of the strongest men in the senate. But there are strong republicans on the other side, and they are just as determined that Porto Rico shall not be treated as under | the constitution, but shall be held a de- pendency apart from the United States. The relative strength of the divisions on the republican side of the senate have not yet developed, but the disposition to disagree is apparently strong. The Davis amendment probably will command five votes in Minnesota, Mich- igan and North Dakota, where large flour milling interests are urging a break in the protection line for the free delivery of their products to the insular posses- sions The democrats amendment as « until they discove to extend only a to Porto Rico welcomed the Davis surrender to their side that it was proposed t of the constitution thelr contention 1s that the constitution has olowed the tag, the method by which Senator Da vis proposes to reach free trade with Porto Rico is extremely distasteful to the minority. FUSION WITH NO PARTY. That Ix the Motio of Engene V. Debs’ New Social Democracy, Holding a National Convention at Indianapolis. Inc The Indianapolis, . March 6.— first national convention of the social democratic party, for the purpose of nominating candidates for president and vice president, met Tueday at ten o'clock in Reichwein’s hal. About 50 delegates were present. Many more were expected to arrive. The two matters of importance before the convention are the nominations and absorption of the socialist labor party, which is a “bolting” section of the social labor party. It is proposed that the socialist labor party with approximately 15,000 shall amalgamate with the social democrats and accept the nominees of that party.’ There is also some talk of a fusion with the middle-of-the-read populists. E. V. Debs, V. L. Berger and other leaders say, however, that the social demo- erats will enter fusion with no party but will absorb many. It is now be- lieved that Debs will be made the presidential candidate. If he should be nominated, J. B. Hardiman will likely be the candidate for vice pres- ident. SCOUTED THE IDEA. Alleged Hostile Prepsratia by Kentucky Republicans Explained by Adjt. Gen. Collier in a Danvitle Interview. Danville, Ky March 6.—Adjt. Gen. Collier while in Danville was asked about the report that his department had carloads of rms and ammunition to London, Ky., to assist Goy. Taylor in establishing a repub- lican seat of government there. He scouted the idea. He said he had not been at Frankfort for several days, but, if a shipment of arms had been ordered made to London, they were for the|family at this place this week. proper equipment of two militia com- which had recently been or- ganized in that part of the state. panies Alleged Democratie Slate. Vopeka, Kan.. March 6.—Under the terms of the fusion agreement be- tween the populists and democrats for | 4@rk night and leaving his horse tied | E. Kretzinger and family and Wm a division of the state ticket in Kan- sas, the democrats are to have five po- The democratic slate, as at present constituted, includes the fol- lowing nominees: Associate justice, \. M. Jackson: secretary of state, EF. E. Murphy; solicitor, J. N. Pike; judge of the court of visitation, J. Mack Love: state treasurer, W. H. L. Pep- perell sitions. Whack at the Paper Trust. Washington, March 6.—Congress man De Vries, of California, intro- duced a resolution repealing duties on white paper and directing the at Torney general to proceed under the law anti-trust against those main- taining a monopoly in such paper and mater The resolution recites the existing duty has increased the price of paper 60 per cent.. and that this result is a menace to popular educa- ion and the dissemination of infor- tion. Mrs. Langtrs’s Husband May Die. Chicago, March 6.—Capt. Hugo de Bathe, husband of Mrs. Langtr dangerously ill in the British military hospital at Cape A cablegram to this effect received by Mrs. Langtry. Capt. De Bath, who is a member of Col. Kitchener's staff. was stricken with fever shortly after the relieving force entered Kimberle> Town. has been Porto Ricans are jubilant over the ews of the passage of the bill re- turning the Porto Rico duties. | | | to a bank can Take your first start open here THE FIRST STEP Toward accumulating wealth is account. You with a dollar. step to-morrow. Famers iank eonvensororrs = You want the Alwaysat B a We can make apalisy is We can get to WATCH. {$ We Square SMITH’S ! | North Side of COCCODS COTS COSOECSCOOTS j BARGAINS — | We Lottom wnere $ Lhe Way to make these go farthest bring them to the ould be We want the best trade—that is yours. best groceries—they are ours. the prices; gether. want your Chickens! ~} om We want your Eggs. want your Butter! SMITH & SON. We a good farm and we do ‘per cent of the cash value of farm. have this class of security and want a loan, ————0—qX~ are loaning money on good farms infBates County at 6 percent interest, payable once a year, and do not charge any commission. handle nothing but first-class loans, must be We not loan more than 40 If you write us giving description of farm, amount wanted and we will com e and see you at once. LEMMON & SHARTEL, Amoret Items. On account of bad weather we had Sunday. | asmall turnout at church Our barber, John Strohl, has more | to do new than chair can commodate, but one is a rocking one ac- chair j W. H. Sherwood made atwo days | visit to Hume and Butler last week. | Sherd Williams is the possessor of a New Blickensderfer typewrite. E. Cameron of Brevier is visting his Sixteen of our young people were | out sleigh riding Thursday night, all reported having a good time. We wonder why Walter Wallace would prefer walking four miles of a | to the rack. During the recent rains the Roller Mill is pumping their reservoir full of water. The Jones water works are still undergoing repairs. J.B. Van Patten has retuned from | a business trip to Kansas City. | Judge Robert N. Williams it kept | very buisy with clients. Mr. L.M. Andres has sold his prop- erty here and 1 to Trading Post. ved Ed Dudley is doing a rushing poul- try business. | It is reported that Mr. Sherwood is going to move to Pittsburg Kansas. Saturday was a busy time in our burg. about five houses. W.C. Brown uses his $500 Wagon in hauling milk to the Creamery. Fourteen of our Woodmen boys fatnilies changed Went to Amsterdam Friday night. The lodge there turned the initiat- ing Ofsome new members over the Amoret team. W.L. Clark, R. B. Barton, J. T. Whinnery, €. B. Long and P. I. Lan- caster were the five delegates chosen from here to attend the Republican convention. Cracker Jack. to NEVADA, MO. Spruce Items. Readers of the Tuaes please let ns Know what your neighbors do Because we only write What we think is true. March is here but it looks like any- thing but spriz The people of this vicinity were kept pretty close at home last week on account of the snow Bate Batchelor has rented the Van- Meeter farm for this year. George Watson had a narrow ee cape the other day. He was hauling a load of lumber, when the team be- eame frightended and ran throwing him on the frozen the lumber falling om him. cated himself without bones. J. E. Kretzinger and family and E. away, sere, extri- any broken Flora took dinner at Grandma Kretzinger’s last Thursday. It is reported that there is only one coon in Spruce, and he is the second clerk at Marion Colson’s store. Bee Callahan has traded for a hew farm wagon Isaac Lawson and family entertain- ed Frank Kretzinger and George Lawson with some fine music Thurs- day night. The party at Mr. Chitwood’s one night last week waslargely attended. John Prewett was in , Sven last week buying a large bill of lumber for his new house Svar. en CULVER, 4 | JNO. HUTCHISON. Licenesed Embaimer. ae S wire tue } BUTLER CASH DEPARTMENT STORE. ; ase , Allorders attended to rompt- 4 ly, day or night. The best Terms : CASH OR ON CREDIT. i TELEPWONE--Night, 100; Day, No. 52. NAR EDDP BD CAA CIS, ; hearse in the county. — ——— TO FIGHT TEMPERANCE Liquer Mea in e Gigantic Secret ang 5, sevelent Order to Work Against ay Prohibition Measures. | New York, March 6.--The Rnighy of the Royal Arch, @ semi-p and beneficial order, mem ia which is confined exclusively to sons engaged in liquor traffic, hay been in existence for same time Peat, having been organized in Hot §; Ark. Two prominent members of order have been in New York to as certain the sentiment of Persons ep. gaged in the liquor business toward the establishment of the order in this state. It is claimed the order has, total membership in the United States of 80,000. No denial! is made by those interested in the order that one of ity chief objects is to influence legisig. tion in favor of those engaged in the liquor business. The organizers make no denial of the fact that the tem. perance societies will be fought by the order in every way. BIG STRIKE THREATENED, Three Thousand Street Car Employes tp St. Louis Threaten = T' Their Doma: St. Louis, March 6.—A strike on the lines of the St. Louis Transit com- pany, which represents most of the street car companies of the city re cently consolidated under that name, is threatened, and if the men do not secure their demands the walkout may occur this week. Street r: ay men of the city, including motormen, grip- men and conductors to the number of 3,000 have completed a strong organ- ization, and they will prepare an w- timatum for the management of the syndicate railways of the city which, if not complied with, will result in « strike. DETROIT CLUB SOLD. Barnes and Stallings Paid $12,000 for It, Which Will Enable Mrs. Vanderbeck to Collect Alimony Due Her. Detroit, Mich., March 6.—James D. Burus and George T. Stallings, of this city, have closed the purchase of the Detroit club of the American baseball league. The price is $12,000 cash. This will enable the divorced wife of Geoge A. Vanderbeck, the late owner, to collect the alimony granted her, amounting to $8,000 and will end fur- ther litigation of the matter. Swift Vengeance Meted Out. Manila, March 6.—Lieut. Edgar F. Koebler, of the Ninth infantry, was shot in the abdomen and killed at a village six miles north of ‘Tarle where he went in search of some hid- den rifles. A Filipino, promising to produce the rifles, Jed him into an am- bush away from his command. The soldiers in revenge burned the village and killed 24 of the enemy. Profits Cat Fifty Per Cent New York, March 6.—Competition has at last cut down the American Sugar Refining company’s earnings to such ap extent that it has been foreed to cut the dividend on its common stock in two. It has been three per cent. quarterly for seven years. The directors yesterday reduced it to 11, per cent. Suicide to Avoid the Draft, Kansas City, Mo., March 6.—Pruno Leupold killed himself with a revol- ver last night, because he believed he was to be taken back to Germany by force, to serve in the German arm) He was 22 years old and lived with his brother, Emil Leupold, at Sixth ant Cherry streets. suger to Be Lower. New York, March 6.—The America Sugan Refining company has reduce t the price of all its sugars ten ceni« per 100 pounds. The usual reductio. is five cents at a time. This doubi- reduction brings the price of standa) | granulated down from 5.20 to 5.10 cents a pound. Gen Wheeler Back to America. San Francisco, March 6.—Gen. Wheeler and his daughter arrived yesterday from Manila on the trau- port Warren. The Warren stopp: | ten days at Guam to allow Geu. Wheeler to investigate the gove:«- ment of Capt. Leary. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES The national convention of the a:ti- imperialists will, without much dou'st, be held in Indianapolis, Ind. Fire at Kingston, N. Y., destros.l the four-story Etting buildiag aad damaged others. Loss, $75,000. At Denver, Col, the wife of United Btates Senator Wolcott was granted 4 divorce on the ground of desertion The British government has dec dled that Lord Panncefote will remain us ambassador at Washington indefin te ly. The Mexican press, both native a: | foreign, condemns the policy of United States congress toward Voris Rico. William J. Bryan, after a iu weeks’ absence touring the Unite | States, arrived at his winter hor «1 Austin, Tex. Robert RB. Hitt wax renominated . + congress by acclamation at the 1 publican congressional convention 1 Freeport, Ll. A miners’ train carrying 400 wo: men collided with « freight Brazil, Ind. Several cars were smash |! and two men were killed and 40 : jured. Judge J. L. Brown, one of th. ir ing attorneys of Oklahoma City, ( was arrested charged with pers: ing two negroes to make false « davits. At the Carlisle plantation, r ’ Chappell hill, Tex., King Howard,» + fit of jealous rage, struck his + with an iron poker, breaki-g ' neck. The manu th¢s chot Lulc lor to dewth and ge wei.