The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 12, 1900, Page 1

{ eckly Times. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, each week. it almost, he will ‘A YOUNG MAN Who is wise will learn the saving habit as early as possible—he will begin as soon as he begins to earn anything at all, to lay aside a portion In a few years he will have quite a sum and before he knows have sufficient to give him a good start. to put your money is in the Farmers Bank A safe place _ SAYS BECKHAM IS LEGAL GOVERNOR. Kentucky Court of Appeals De- cides Against Tavlor. } BONS REPUBLICAN JUDGES CONCUR. Frankfort, Ky., April 6.—By a yote of six to one, two of the repub- lican members concurring with the democratic members, the court of appeals this afternooh decided that J.C. W. Beckham is the legal gover- nor of Kentucky. Judge Durelie filed a dissenting opinion. The re- publican judges concurring are Bur- nam and Guffy, the former ranking with Judge White as the ablest man onthe bench. The opinion of the court was written by Judge Hobson, and concurred in by Judges Hazelrigg, White and Paynter. A second opin- ion by Judge Burnam and signed also by Judge Guffy, concurs with the statement that the courts have no wer to review the actions of the islature in the matter, though ad- mitting, as is generally admitted, a flagrant violation of the methods of rocedure by that body due to the indignation caused by the assassina- tion of Goebel. The fundamental point was whether the legislature’s action is subject to review and this Judge Burnam with the other judges decides against. 2 The pith of the majority opinion is that the judicial branch of the state government cannot encroach upon the prerogative of another branch so long as it keeps within the limits of the constitution and that the jour- nal of the legislature cannot be im- peached. The opinion holds that the governor had no power to adjourn the legislature. It cites that if he had the power to adjourn the legis- lature then its action in deciding the contest was illegal. The opinion then reviews that feature and shows that Taylor had no power to call off the sessions. The dissenting opinion of Judge Durelle is based on the assumption that the legislature at the time it acted on the contest was a mere con- test board and had no jurisdiction to act ina judicial capacity at that particular time. He therefore holds the action of the legislature to be null and void and subject to reversal in courts of law. FIVE LINES ENDED BY THE GARROTE. Murderers Are Executed Under the Spanish System in Puerto Rico. Roderiguez, Carlos Pacheco, Hermo- genes Pacheco, Eugenio Roderiguez and Rosalie Santiago, convicted of the murder, in October, 1899, of Prudencio Mendos, at criminally assaulting the wile and daughters of their victim, who we compelled to dance about the corps were executed to-day by the garro during the early forenoon in this cit ata spot about a mile from the j Business was suspended and I: but orderly crowds lined the stree and surrounded form upon which the execution toc place. The policing was perfect. A com- pany of infantry was held in the vi- cinity, but its services were not need- ed. The men, manacled and attended by priests, received visitors during the last twenty-four hours. They slept but little and smoked and talk- ed much. The father of the Pacheco brothers visited his sons, and the Sentencing judges, who was present Were compelled to turn away from the scene, The owners of public coaches, hav- ing refused the use of their vehicles two-wheeled carts, each drawn by one horse, were used to carry the con- demned men tothe place of Each had a cart to himself accompanied by a_ priest. eutioner’s cart led the proce The condemned men were manacled hands and feet, and wore black caps Yauco, after | the elevated plat- | | dress just above th The exe- | | man by her husband's side, a rifle in | had been killed by a Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 7.—Simon | and robes, which were adjusted upon them by the chief executioner, who told the men to be braveand remind- ed them that it was not a personal matter with him, but simply the car- rying out of the law. SLAUGHTER OF BOER WOMEN. British Show no Pity to Weaker Sex. But Slay Remorselessly. New York, April 6.—A correspond- ent to the New York World writing from Pretoria, March 1, says: “The world knows no finer example of heroism than exhibited by four- teen women on one of the five days’ fighting around Spion’s Kop. A strictly family party of Boers, four- teen men and their wives were in- trenched in one position and held it with amazing bravery against a force of British. Fora long time the men fought incessantly and kept their wives busy reloading their rifles. Finally 50 British soldiers, with fixed bayonets, charged on the in- trenchment. As they came closer, closer, the Boer men crept over the earthworks and while the women be- gan shooting, tried with the butts of their guns to hammer back the Brit- ish. Before their wives’ eyes every- one of the fourteen men were killed, bayonetted or shot. The fourteen women so quickly widowed, never thought of surrender- ing, but fought valiantly and coolly for halfan hour. The British sur- rounded them. Not one of the four- teen survived to mourn her hus- band. Two days later, when the British forces retired across the Tugela, 28 corpses, 14 men and 14 women, were found within a radius of 100 feet. Now there is a big, long mound where rest the bodies of as brave a band as ever fought for freedom. Scores of women have been in every eommando’s laager I have visited, and only one has been without her rifle and bandoliers—Mrs. Joubert, wife of the commandant general of the Transvaal forces. But their bravery does not rob these women of any womanly qualities—love, tenderness, gentleness, pity. Not far from the Pretoria“ laager I found a young Boer woman under the canopy of one of the big trekking wagons. Her tears were falling so copiously that they moistened her t. She wasabout 19 years old, comely. fairly well dressed. It is nothing strange to see a Boer woman weeping; there is not one but has lost a father or brother or many relatives in the war. But this one’s grief.wrs so extreme that I stopped and found she spoke English excep- tionally well. She told me her sister sharp shooter the day before. “She was my twin sister and we never passed a day apart,” she said between her sobs. “It breaks my heart to think that she lies over there under the ground.” She pointed to a mound of fresh earth with a line of stones around and over it a short distance away. She told me, too, her father, five brothers and innumerable relatives were ting. “Ouch,” she exclaimed, asher arm, suddenly twitched. Then I saw a small hole in the right sleeve of her elbow | “Have you been wounded?” I asked. *O, ves,’ she replied. rather lan- guidly. ‘‘A bullet grazed me, and oceasionally it pains me very much.” Then this girl of 19 yearsexplained, rather apologetically, that her father compelied her to remain in the wagon until the wound was healed “Ifit were not for him,” she *T should not be here crying. down in yonder trench, whereI ought tobe.” The men suffer extremely from homesickness when the women are absent, for in peace they are rarely separated more than a few hours. And no finer, more inspiring exem- plification of patriotism can be found on God's footstool than a Boer wo- her hands and well filled bandoliers over her shoulders. ,jan ANOTHER VICTOR FOR BOERS ' | ee | Six Hundred British Killed and | Wounded and 800 Taken Prisoners. London, April 1] —The Daily News has the following from Pretoria, dated Monday. by the way of Dela- lly announced that a battle has been fonght south of Brad- fort, in which 60 Britigh troops killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoners. . “Lord Roberts is declared to be finding great difficulty owing to the of water”. FRESH DISASTER FOR BRITISH. Five Companies of Roberts’ Troops Sur- rounded and Captured by Boers. London, April 6.—Lord Roberts re- ports that five companies of British troops have been captured by the Boers near Bethany. The following is the text of Lord Roberts’ dispatch to the war office announcing the capture of five com- panies of his troops: “Bloemfontein, Thursday, April 5. —Another unfortunate occurrence has happened, resulting, I fear, in the capture of a party of infantry con- sisting of three companies of the Royal Irish Fusileers and two com- panies of the ninth regiment of mount- ed infantry, near Reddersburg, a lit- tle eastward of Bethany railway sta- tion, within a few miles of this place. They were surrounded’by a stronger force of the enemy with four or five guns. “The detachment held out from noon, April 3, until April 4, 9 a. m., and then apparently surrendered, for it is reported that the firing ceased at that time. Immediately after I heard the news, during the afternoon of April 3, I ordered Gatacre to pro- ceed from Springfontein, his present headquarters, to Reddersburg, with all possible speed, and I dispatched the Cameron Highlanders hence to Bethany. He arrived at Redders- burg at 10:30 yesterday morning without opposition, bur could get no news of the missing detachment. “There can be no doubt the whole party has been made prisoners.”’ APPALLING DISASTER In Texas; Probably 40 Lives Lost at Austin. « AUSTIN’S DISASTER. Probably 40 lives lost. Property loss $1,000,000 to $2,- 000,000. Most massive dam in the country Swept away. One hundred houses carried down by the torrent. One-third of the state suffering from floods. The towns of Water Valley and Circleville reported washed away. Six hundred miles of railway aban- doned. One hundred bridges, road and rail- way destroyed. Austin, Tex., April 7.—With a roar like Niagara, the granite dam, one of the most massive in the world, in the Colorado River, broke to-day, in a few moment 40 persons had perished, 100 houses had beenswept away and a property loss of half a million dol- lars inflicted. This city is to-night in darkness with a raging river one mile wide and swollen far beyond its natural banks, | roaring and surging all the lower | portion of the town, having spread destruction and death in its wake. The flood is not unlike the disas- trous Johnstown flood years -o, in that a already swollen far beyond its capac- ity, broke the immense dam spanning | the river here and let loose a reser. voir of water 30 miles long, half a} mile wide and 60 feet deep, to aid in} carrying destruction down the val- leys of the Colorado river. The dam gave way at noon and in} instant the immense light and power plant was deluged, drowning | eight workmen. some ago, raging river That Throbbing Headache | Would quickly leave you, if you) used Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Thou-! | sands of sufferers have proved their} matchless merit for sick and nervous | headaches. They make pnre blood and build up your health. Only 25c¢ money back if not cured. Sold by} \H. L. Tucker. druggist. 73 | hoid duties. All new patterns of matchless finish and design. pleasure in showing and pricing the new goods. 1900. Haviland China, WE INVITE YOU to call at our store and carefully inspect and price our new and beautiful line of QUEENS WARE, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, CUT GLASS, Meakin’s Plain and Decorated Ware. We wish to call your atten- tion to our splendid line of decorated lamps, and also the low prices we are quoting on this entire ling. Oursalesin these lines have been wonderful, considering how recently the stock was opened to the public. MISS O. B. BARTLETT, who has charge of this department, will take Call and see them. Deacon Bros. & Co. | | | : ‘TO KEEP OUT PAUPERS. Guards Deporting Them from Ponce, | Puerto Rico. Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 5.—An announcement having been made that the Puerto Rican Benevolent society would relieve the poor of Ponce, the town issimply overwhelm- ed with an army of starving and pauperized folk. No fewer than 200 men, women and children, sick starving, are living in the corridor of the City Hall and ina kiosk on the plaza Most of these are fed by the | society. Letters have been received that 5,000 more are on their way. The city will deport outside pau- pers who are now here, and the sta- tion guard will prevent the entrance into the city of others. The provisions continue very high, and discontent grows, but thus far there | has been no public demonstration. It has been reported that an execu- tioner has been found to carry out the sentence passed by the Puerto Rican Supreme Court upon five mur- derers, condemned to be garroted, and the garroting will take place Saturday. “Peas snd Strength in Times of Danger.”” Read the warning between the lines. What is that warn- ing? It is of the danger from the accumulation of badness |in the blood, caused by the usual heavy living of the Winter months. Spring is the clearing, cleansing time of the year; the forerunner of the brightness and beauty of glorious summer. Follow the principle that Nature lays down. Start in at once and purify your blood with that great specific, Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It never disappoints. Crip—“ Sixteen weeks of grip made me weak, but after all else failed Hood's Sar- saparilla cured me. Later I overworked, and dyspepsia and canker in mouth and Stomach bothered me. I took the Sarsapa- Filla again and it completely restored me.” Mrs. BrizaBetH Fomay, Exeter, N. H. —“Myself and a friend both suffered from severe attacks of rheu- matism. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cured both. We would not be without it.” Ws». H. Lester, 65 Leonard St., Fail River, Mass. Head and Back — “ For one year pains in my back and head prevented my house- I took Hood’s Sarsaparilla and It also am a well woman. in our family.” Cor. First and Franklin Ave.,Columbus,Ind. Hoods Sarsa he non-irritating and ‘only cathartic to take with Hood's Sarsaparila. and | piece of | red the grip | Mrs. Mattie HENDERSOB, | FARM LOANS. proven ever offered in the county. DUVALL & PERCIVAL, BUTLER, MISSOURI. We have the cheapest money to loan Call on us. ad and brood mares; also two stallions, fone Percheron Canadian, weight stallion, weight 1,150. Call on or address, A. J. Ernart, Elkhart, Mo. Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI, } County of Bates. $ In the Cirenit Court, February term, 1900. The Bates County Bank plaintit, vs. J. B. Har- ris, L. 8. Blankenship, J. C. Wonders and E. A. Bennett, defendants? Order of Publication Now at this day comes the plainti its attorney and files its peti alleging among other things C. Wonders is not a resident of the state of Mis- souri: Whereupon it is ordered by the court, | that said defendant be notified by publication that plaintiff has commenced a suit against him in this court, the object and whieh is to require the def and interplead for, and es' to, the sum of fifty-seven dollars and ninety- | eight cents ($57.9) now held by this platstif, said amount being the proceeds after the closing ofcertain business transactions wherein de- fendant J. C. Wonders, became indebted to this plaintiff, as evidenced by his note of the date of eneral | said dollars, together with promis sory note of J. B. Harris as principal and L. § | Blankenship as security, in which busines | E.A. Aennett certain sums after paying the debt due plaintiff from the proceeds of said note so assigned as collateral security,—which said amount of fifty-seven dollars and ninety-eight cents this plaintiff holds for the rightfal owner | but the plaintiff cannot determine who is en- | titled thereto, and that unless the said J. C. | Wonders, be and appear at this court, at the next term thereof, to be begun and |nolden at the court house im the city of Butler, in said county, on the 12th day of June next, and om or before the third day of said term, if the term shall so long con- For SaLe—Twenty-five good work | 1,600 pounds; one Denmark saddle | | i | to secure the plaintiffin the B gone of | tuansaction this plaintiff was instracted to pay | | tinue—and if not, then on or before the last day | | of eaid term—answer or plead to the petition in aid cause, the same will be taken as confessed, nd judgment will be rendered accordingly | And it is further ordered that a cepy hereof | be published, according to law, in ‘the Brrizr Weex Ly Totes, a newspaper published in said | county of Bates for four weeks successively, published at least once a week, the last inser- | tien to be at least thirty days ‘before the first day of said next June term of this court. J. P. THURMAN, Circuit Clerk A true copy from the record. Witness my hand ‘and seal of the circuit court of Bates county, this 4th day of April, 1900 J. P. THURMAN, Cirenit Clerl Notice of Final Settlement. ‘tice is hereby given to all creditors and allothers interested in the estate ef 5 T. Brown decessed. that I,H P. | ministrator of said estate, intend to makes final settlement thereof, st the next term of | the Bates Coanty Probate court, in Bates | county, state of Missour:. to be held st Butler | om the [4th day of May 1900. H. P. NICKELL, Administrater Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given to all creditors, and all others interestea in the eststeof Joo Halli | Sr.. deceased, that I, M, M. Hall, admin- |istrator of said estate. intend to mak- final settlement thereof, st the next term of | the Bates County Probate court. in Bates county, state of Missouri, to be held at Butler [szar 2-40 Nickell, ad- | Robbers Shoot an Old Man. Hopkins, Mo., April 6.—Louis Bay- ard, an old man living all alone ina little house north of Hopkins, was shot by robbers last night. It seems he had drawn $1,600 out of the bank the day before, which the robbers were bent on obtaining, but wher they entered the house Bayard resist- |ed, and was badly wounded in the fight, lying in an unconscious condi- tion on the floor until early thie morning, when he crawled on his hands and knees to the home of a neighbor, a half mile distant, and | told of his experience, stating that the robbers did not get the money. The doctors say the wounded maz cannot possibly recover, and no clew has yet been obtained of the crimé nals. Prince Napoleon. This pedigreed draft horse of the Pereheron-Clyde breed will make the season oj 1900 at my barn 4 miles southeast of Butler. Pedigree can be seen at stable. Care taken to pre- vent accidents but will not be respon- sible should any occur. BLACK SAM, Known as the Steve Hart and Sam Starr Jack, is a jet biack with white belly and mealy nose, large bone. big foot and a sure foal getter. He is known all over southeast Bates and has a reeord s-cond to nope TERMS: $7.00 for horse and $606 for Jack. Lein on colt for season ac eording to law. Money due when owner sells or removes ware from the county. | eee asus. =* GEO. PALM. J