The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 10, 1900, Page 6

BBV nen i ‘MAY BE THREE HUNDRED DEAD. Ths Exact Number of Scofield Mine Disaster Victims Not Known. SEARCHING PARTIES AT WORK. Onc Hundred and Ferty-Nine Bodies Have Been Identified, but Many Are Unrecognizable.---Homes Blighted. Scofield, Utah, May 2.—To-night’s estimate of the number of killed in the terrible mine explosion here yes- terday is 250, but the total death dist may yet reach 300. Relief work is stillin progress, being conducted by shifts of men. The shift now in &he inine has fifty bodies ready to bring out, and the number of corpses yet to be reached is still uncertain. Arriving trains are constantly Bringing relatives of the victims from outside points. and thecoalcompany has designated a committee to carry thedead to Salt Lake, Ogden and eother cities. On account of gas, No. 4 mine has been abandoned as a means of rescue, and bodies are ar- wiving at the mouth of No. 1 by the earleadd. Ferrish level has been dead. All are burned recognizable EVERY HOUSE BLIGHTED. Every house in the little town is a house of mourning. The awful scene of yesterday had passed away when the day dawned this morning, and awful calm of dispair had taken place. The agonized shrieks of the widows and the moans of the #atherless were no longer heard The stricken ones were beyond all that, sand their grief could find no utter- zunce When the removal of the bodies from the mine began yesterday hun- eireds of men volunteed their services for the purpose. The rescuers came ¥rom other mines and towns surround- ing and worked incessantly to bring out the burned and mangled remains vof the dead miners. The bodies were taken to the company buildings as soon as they were brought out of the ~amine, and were there dressed and laid ut, preparatory to the coroner's in quest for identification. According to the closest estimate, there were about 300 men, all told, employed at the two mines, which are practically one mine. About 50 of these were working in what is known as No. 1 black level and raised sso far from the explosion that it had sapent its force before the shoek could teach them and they all got out. Thes heard the report, but did not rasp the situation at once, one of the men continuing to load a car after it occurred. Superintendent W. G. Sharp re- sumed work with a will at 8 o'clock, when a rescuing party of 16, directed by State Mine Inspector Homer ‘Thomasand including Messers.Sharp, Frank Cameron, superintendent at Castle Gate, and James Harrison, entered the tunnel of No.1. It was mot long before the bodies commenced £o come out. FINNS ARE SUSPECTED. The theory of Bishop Parmalee is that some of the Finns recently im- ported took giant powder down into the mine to assist them in their work. They were exceedi make a good showing and make as smuch money as possible, and it is thought this form of explosive was used in order that great bodies of scoal could be more eas ly dislodged. it is thought that when the giant powder was touched off it ignited some of the dust, of whichevery mine #has some. A curious fact cleared of and are un- anxious to connected with the sallair is that five men, Thomas Sel- Ters, Alaxander C. Wilson, John Wil- son, Harry Taylorand John does, who were working outside of the mine. were severely hurt. John Wilson was blown with his horse a distance of 200 yards éhe bottom of thecanyon. he back of his skull was crushed. Thomas Sellers was 50 Yards away from the mouth of the tunnel, but he had his right foot crushed, shoulder knocked out of place and his back badly hurt. Harry Taylor had -his gaw broken. Beddoes w: werely bruised. Have Taken Out 225 Bodies. Salt Lake, Utah, May 3.—A dis. Patch to the Deseret News from Seo- @ield this morning Says: “At this Sime 225 bodies have been removed from the mines. Of these thirteen dobn Bed- | ross | came from tunnel No. 1 this morning and six were taken from No. 4+ mine just before noon. The state coal mine inspector, who is acquainted with all the workings in the mine, says to the best of his the mine buried under canvas and broken timbers One hundred now ready for the will be buried in military two long trenches that are now being and fifty bodies are ottins. The bodies fashion, in dug on cemetery hill, by the railroad graders.” Washington, dent to-day sent the te ‘Executive 1900, May 3.—The presi- m to the Man- Salt governor of Utah: sion, Washington, May 3, Lake City, Utah: I desire to express my intense sorrow upon learning of the terrible calamity which has oe- eurred at Scofield, and my deep syim- pathy with the wives, children and friends of the unfortunate victims of the explosion. Witiiam McKINLE LAYMEN WIN THEIR FIGHT. Methodist General Conference Concedes Equal Represeatation. Chicago, May 2.—By a unanimous vote to-day the delegates to the Methodist general conference decided to give equal lay representation in all Methodist The an- nouncement of the vote was greeted with cheers, as it was a victory which had been fought for 100 years. A fight was expected over the mat- ter, but it did not materialize. The matter was introduced by the Rev. J. M. Buckley of the Central New York conference. He moved the adoption of the rules of the last general con_ ference, with the exception of 1 and 18. This was carried almost unani- mously, and Dr. Buckley asked the vote on the Rock River conference proposition for lay representation in all Methodist conferences, annual and general. The proposition was read and the unanimous approval fol- lowed. The book of discipline in ref- erence to representation waschanged to read thus: “The lay delegates shall consist of one layman foreach annual confer- ences as have more than one minis- terial delegate, which shall each be entitled to as many de- legates as ministerial delegates. The general conference shall not allow of more than one lay representative for every fourteen members of an annual conference; nor of a less number than one for every forty-five; nor of more lay delegates from any annual con- ference; provided, that when there shall be an annual conference a frac- tional of two-thirds the number which shall be fixed for the ratio of representation, such annual confer- eace shall be entitled toan additional delegate for such fraction: and pro- vided also, that no conference shall be denied the privilege of one minis- terial and one lay delegate.” The provisional delegates by a practically unanimous vote were ad- mitted to seats in the conference. There were some doubts asto the outcome of this matter early, but the vote over the equal representation proposition cleared these away and the overwhelming victory was not a surprise. conferences. conferences Delay on Philadelphia Hall. peptone May 3.—Last night the Allied Building Trades council re- fused to recognize the brotherhood of carpenters, because the carpenters voted to work on buildings regard- less of whether union or non-union men are employed thereon. In retal- iation the Allied Building Trades council to-day ordered out all its men wherever brotherhood of carpen- ters men are working. Secretary Allen of the Building Trades council says that in consequence of this order about 12,000 additional men quit work after 8 o'clock this morning. This makes about 16,000 men of the building trades now on strike in this city. This morning's order affects the ex- position building, where hundreds of men are at work preparing the strue- vention. Forest Fire in Pennsylvania. | Bradford, Pa.. May 3.—To-nicht j the woods are ablaze in j through McKean oc: ¥ and the j northern oil field oil producing interests are | the fi Fully fifty * with belief there are twelve more bodies in | ture for the republican national con-| directions | A Letter from Galena, Okla. By request we write a few lines about Woodson county, Oklahoma. As we have been here only 30 days we haven't had an opportunity to see mueh of the county. We have rented a farm of 160 acres for six months and are putting in a crop of corn and Kattir corn, cane jand other things numerous to | mention, after which we intend leok- jing outaclaim. We rented a farm for a third and everything furnished. We live in sight of the Glass moun- tains, about four miles northwest of Galena and about 12 southeast of Waynoka and 21 miles southeast of Alua, the seat of Woods county. z There are thousands of acres of vacant land here but the choice claims are taken. Often you can buy a good claim cheap as there is some one who In a few years all We think it poor man to too county wants to leave. this land will be taken. isa good place for a get a home. There is quite a good bit of timber in this country but it is of a scrubby growth except the cottonwood. There are plenty of saw mills in the country. Plenty of good soft water can be found here. The wells are du sand but not walled up. The land on the north side of the Simmeron river is principally of a sandy nature, while that onthe south is red and hard. There are thousands of head of cat- tle feeding on the grass now and quite a number were when we arrived on the 80th of March. The grass is looking: fine. There has been an rain here this spring. People live in all kinds of houses, sod, dugouts, stockades, and fine dwellings, but the majority of them are living in hopes of seei better days. The people here are ver seem to be happy. We have good Sunday here within one and two miles of us. They are composed of all denomina- tions. We had the privilege of going to hear the Dunkards en April 29. We will just say for the benefit of those that wish here that any of this land wiil beat renting, or at least we think so. I will friend, abundance of log, tents social and Schools to come close now. As ever, your J. E. Krerzincer. Adjust Their Qurrrel. Mexico, Mo., May 3.—The $25,000 ander suit recently filed in the Cal- laway county circuit court by John Harrison against R. R. Buckner, a prominent cattle dealer of Auxvasse, was withdrawn to-day. The suit grew out of a controversy in which Mr. Buckner, it was alleged, accused Mr. Harrison of stealing four head of cattle from his pasture. Mr. Buckner to-day makes affidavit that he has at no time purposed to do or say anything injurious tothe reputa- tion of Mr. Harrison and withdraws all such charges alleged to have been made by him. Both men have hundreds of ac- quaintances throughout Missouriwho will be glad to know that their dif- ferences have been amicably ad- justed. FREE BLOOD CURE. An Offer Proving Faith to Sufferers. Ulcers, cancers, eating sores, pain- ful swellings, effects of blood poison, persistent eruptions, that refuse to heal under ordinary treatment are quickly cured by B.”B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm), the most wonderful blood purifier of the age, made es- pecially to cure all terrible obstinate deep-seated blood and skin troubles Is your blood thin? Are you pale? All run down? Have” you the Eezema? Pimples? Blotches and bumps? Skin or Ip humors? Boils? Eruptions? Skin itches and swollen? ching bone: Rheuma- tism? Serofula Catarrh? Then you need B. B. B. (Botanie Blood Balm), because it drains from the blood and entize system all the poisons and humors which cause all | of these croubles, and the cause be iw removed, a permanent cure follows. B. B. B. thoroughly tested for thirty years. and thousands cured after dociors and patent medi had failed. For sale by druggists at $1 per large boctle, or 6 large bottles j(fall treatment) $5. To prove our faith in B. B. B. we will send trial | bottle free to suterers. so may jltest the remed> at our expense. nes jtheir boiler houses. tank houses, } Steam boxes and oil tanks. many of | the latter: ontaining petroleum, have j been destroved. The fire threatens |to destroy many more before morn- |. Glen Hazel was nearly wiped out | by flames from the woods this even- jing, but the fire-fighting bricade final- | ly succeeded in saving the Place. The lumber town of Cranere was also ; destroyed. Hundreds of men are j fighting the flames. Immense quan- (tities of valuable timber have been destroyed on the stump. Address BLOOD BALM CO. At ;anta. Ga. B23 = ereeelitl gh | Noiiee to Contractors. | Notice is hereby civen that Iwill, from the | east front door of the court house at Butler, Mo. Suturday May 26, 1900, | ($80) dollars will } der to insure mal | and filing bond. Plans and. speci ‘om file in county clerk’s offer, R. E. JOHNSON, Commissi: -4t Bridge Populist Will Suppert Bryan But Will Have Their own State Candidates. ‘Kansas City, May 1.—The Populist State convention yesterday elected | delegates to the National convention | , which, is understood to be for W. J. | | Bryan, and decided to hold another | State convention to be held in Kan-| sas City, July 23, to nominate a full} {state ticket. StateChairman Littrell announced after the convention that | ; the party would doubtless be will- ing to fuse on the presid ial elee- toral ticket with the democrats as it did in 1896, but would not fuse ona state ticket. | } | of Butler. Capital and Surpius, (full and does a General interest The patronage of dealers, business men and th depository for funds, John Deerwester, TC. Boulware, Booker Powell, J.R.JENKI Cashier. TJ get. Frank M. Voris, Eureka Harness (1! is the best Preservative of new leutler nd the best renovator oi oid leather. It otis, softens, black- @ns and protects. Use Eureka Harness Oil 0 your best harness, your old har- ess. and vour carriage top. and they will not only look better but wear Jonger. Sold everywhere in cans —all sizes from half pints to five gallons, Made dy STANDARD OLL CO. THE MISSOURI STATE BANK, Missouri paid) - Receives Deposits, Loans Money, Buys Notes, Issues Drafts, Banking Business Ready at all times to make loans at reasonable rates of merchants, farmers, stoek e public generally is solicit- ed, promising striet attention to business and a safe — DIRECTORS.—— Charles R. Radford, wri Wm. E. Walton, JR. Jenki -M_ Christy. Wm. E. WALTON, President ———— Interest Reduced, :0: We are loaning money on good farms in Bates county at 6 per cent interest and do Money on hand rea Parties wanting a new loan interest on an old one will fir call on us. not charge any commission. and loansclosed up without delay. , or desiring to reduce the id it to their advantage to WALTON TRUST COMPANY, Butler, Missouri. The Tallest Mercantile Building in ti Owned and Occupied Exclusively By U: jorid, Wholesale Prices to Users, Our General Catalogue quotes them. Send 15c to partly pay postage or expressage and we'll send you one. Ithas 1100 pages, 17,000 illustrations and quotes prices on nearly 70,000 things that you eat and use and wear. We constantly carry in stock all articles quoted. MONTCOMERY WARD & ©CO., Michigan Av. & Madison St, Chicage: F.J. TYGARD, $ President. HON.J. B.N EW SBEBRY, Vice-Pres't. J.C.CLARE, Cashier THE BATES COUNTY BANK, BoTLE A, Mo. Successor to BATES COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. Estasiisuxp Dac., 1870. CAPITAL, $75,000. A Genera! Banking Business Transacted§ Bates County Investment Co., IBUTLE Capital, «= Money to foan on real estate, at low rates. title to all lands and town lots in Bates county. securities always on hand an furnished, titles examined } papers drawn. : ¥.J.Trearp, President, Hox. J. B. Ni Jno. C. Harzs, Abstractor. Vice-President. R,MO.: = 850,000. Abstracts of Choice d forsale. Abstracts of title and all kinds of real estate EWsErey, J.C. Crarx, Sec’y. & S. F. Wannocx, Notary. Ser tee ?PRERPAR RPL RRR PPR PR PLPPPPPPRLLLPLPLBP PPL “HE THAT WOR SUCCESSFULLY.” KS EASILY, WORKS CLEAN HOUSE WITH Not only a Record-break Offers to its constituency all the news, variety of news features than any Southwest. A Democratic weekly ow cers and the managewent that it w campaign news. The Kansas City Weekly Twenty-five 25 cents a Year. Send your subscriptions without delay to THE KANSAS GITY TIMES CO. ' Times, er, but a Record-maker. more readable news, and a greater other weekly paper published in the for the masses. A g@aractec ill serve impartialiy the who - of the by it} M casToRn: Bears the 27 \he Kind You Have Mma Prince Napoleon, ‘ This pedigreed dratt horse of Percheron-Clvde breed will make: season of 1900 at ty barn 4 . southeast of Butler. Pedigree eas! be seen at stable. Care taken to pre vent accidents but will not be respom. sible should any occur, . BLACK SAM, Known as the Steve Hart and Starr Jack, is a jet black with w belly apd mealy nose, large big foot and a sure foal getter, is known all over southeast Bate and has a record second to none. TERMS: $7 00 for horse and %@ for Jack. Lein on colt for season as cording to law. Money due when owner sells or removes ware from the CEO. PALM Notice ef Trustee's Sale, 22-8t Whereas, Lydia Finch (widow) b: her deed of trust, dated the Ist day "or sna is97, and recorded in th corder of deeds of Bates Butler, on th office of there county, Missouri, vth day of October, isv7, 2 Doak » ores ibed reai esta'e situated in the county of Hates, state of Missou wit Lot four (4) block ene hundred and twenty. Sine (12) in Rich Hill Town Company's seeond addition to the City of Rich Hill Missourt trust to secure the payment of a note (or bond) in suid deed of trust di executed by Lydia Finch; and, fault bas been made in the payment o! or bond, and the conditions of said di reas, the said TJ Murra execute said trust, n Mudd, sheriff ef Bates county, in accordance with the provisions of sald of trust and at the request of the legal owner, holder of said note or bond, and by virtue the power and authority in me vested by deer of trust, will proceed to sell the hereinbefore described at public vendue highest bidder for cash at the deor of the house in said Bates county, in the city of ler, on Saturday May 26th, 1900, between th rsofnine o'clock in the fore noon and five o’olock inthe afterneon of thet day for the purpose of satisfying the termsot said deed of trust. c. MUDD, La Sheriff and substitute Trustes. == 2-td Notice of Trustee's Sale, Whereas, John T. Engles and Mattie P, Rae gles, h swi'e by their certain deed of dated the 30th day ef June 1843, and in the office of the recorder of deeda of county Butler, on the sth day July, Ind, in boek 97 at page 464, conveyen T.J Murray, trustee, the folowing desea J estate situated in the county of Hates, stale of Missouri, to-wit Lot four (4), block seventy-nine (79), im ity of Rich Hill, #o.,in trus: to secure the (er bend) in said ment of & promissory note of trust « ibed, executed by John T zag nd Mattie 1s, and, « det has been made in the payment of said’ note OF bond, and in tne conditions of said di a trust; and, whereas, the said Mu trustee, has declined to ex id re now, therefore, 1, E. C. Mudd, sheriff of Bale county Missouri, in accordance with the pre visions id deed of trust, and at the requewt of the legal owner and hold+rof said now @ bond, and by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by said deed of trust, will p: to sell the property reinbefore described pubil veunee to the highest bidder for cashat the oor of the court hoase in said Bate county, in the city of Kutler, on Saturday, May 26, 1900, tween the hours of nine e’clock in the fore goon and five o’clork in the afternoon of that for the purpo-e of satisfying the termeet id deed of trust. C. MUDD, 2-td Sheriff and Substitute Trustee. Notice of Trustee's Sale, Whereas, Mre J. E. Corney and G. M, Cae ney, her husband, by their of trust, dated the’ Ist day of i8@s, recorded in the office of corder of deeds of Bates county, Missourl, Butler on the Istday of April,’ ix, im No. 136 at page 222, conveyed to T. J. by trustee, the following described real estate uated in the county ef Bates, state of Missouri, to-wit: Lot six (6) block eighty-seven (87) in Rich Hil fown Com y's first addition to Rich Missouri; located on the northwest quarier the northeast quarter of section eight @ is tewnship thirty-eight (38), of range thirty-one (31), Rich Hill, Missouri; in trust to secure payment of a promissory not (or bond) im deed of trust described, executed by Mrs d+ E Carney and G M Carney; whereas fault bas been made in the payment of note or bend, and in the conditions of said of trust » Whereas, the snid T J Murray, trustee, has declined to execute said trusty , therefore 1, EC Mudd, sheriff of Bates nty, Mo., in accordance with the provisions of said deed of trust at the request of the owner and holder of said note or bond, and virtue of the power and authority in me ¥! by eaid deed of trust, will proceed to sell Be property hereinbefore described at public ves due, tothe highest bidder for cash, ot the door of the court house in said Bates county, i® city of Butler, on Saturday, May 26, 1900, between the hours of nine o'clock In the fore noon and five o'clock im the afternoon of — day, for the purposes of satisfying the terms aid deed of trust Cc. MUDD, E 2-14 Sheriff and substitute Trustee, Order of Publication STATE OF MISSOURI, / County of Bates, 5 In the Probate Court for the county February term, 19%, C. D. Cole, Aaron H. Beil,’ administraior Order of Publication 4 Now at this day comes Aaron H. Bell, edmine strator of the estate of (. D. Cole decenstly and preseats te the court his petition, pra! for an order for the ssie of so much of the estate of anid deceased as will pay and satisfy ae paining debtedue b stale, aod yorum paid for wactef sufficient a» ed accoupia ste and in y law: on examination » that all persons interested ceased, be notified that appl been made, and ao shown op or befor: of Bates, Groeasede the contra’ Lhe next wre 1 Monday & rent of said debts; and that this notice be pub n Bates county, Mineo fore the next verm of copy of this novice be heirs of deceased, aforesaid, at prior of the next term of thie court TE OF MISSOUBI, ser oe of the Protete Ci id county, hereby certify i the foregoing is a true of the original Of der of Publication therein aaeee ww, same appeare of record in my office Witness my band and seal of Kansas City, Mo. {sear}