The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 13, 1900, Page 6

Virginia Items. We heard it and jotted it down, What happens in and ont of town. Scott Cope and wife of Morgan county, Mo., are visiting bis mother Grandma Cope. The school was closed in the Crook district last week on account of the sickness of Miss Donivan, teacher. Geo. Ruble had several teams haul- ing hay to Amorett last week. John Hedger’s infant child died Saturday night and was buried Sun- day afternoon in the Howell grave yard: Dearest loved one we must lay thee In the peaceful grave's embrace, But thy memory will be cherished Till we see thy heavenly face. Spot SAVE, MON HWY ON DRY GOODS, UNDERWEAR, SHOES AND GROCERIES, AT: THE Cash Store. Andrew Simpson has purchased the Henry Eswein farm north of the grave yard. Aaron’s new bar and boxed in, it is 36x40 feet. tev. Shumaker preached at M. E. chureh Sabbath at 11 o'clock a. m. and at night. CARTER TO STAY IN PRISON. s the roof on judge Hook’s Decision in the Habeas Corpus Case. 2 Topeka, Dec. 10.—The decision in Isaac Park was on thesick list sev- the case of cx-Captain Oberlin M. eral days last week. Carter, whose attorneys demanded Orville Brown, of Idaho, aid Miss hig wol the United States Lula Cowan were united in marriage penitentiary at Leavenworth, was at the home of the bride’s parents, announced by Judge Hook this af- Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cowan, Tuesday remanded to atSp.m. They receivedjmany val- uable presents. They wilt leave for Idaho in a few days, where the groom Aaron joins with the ase from ternoon. Carter is prison to serve out his original sen- tence of five years. Captain Carter entered prison in is in business. April. With the one year for good host of friends who wish them a long behavior, he still has a little more and happy life. than three years to serve. He was WwW. W. Park on the sick list. sent to prison jor mis-appropriation Miss Rosa Park is making her fare-| 45 government funds while in charge well visit with kinfolks before return- atthe havior Savannah, ing to her home at Kidder, Caldwell Ga. Theexourt the peti- work at overruled county, Mo. tioner’s demurrer onthe habeas cor. A young bachelor says the wind is pus writ together with the subse- too cold to go north. He says it is much pleasanter going east and west than going northward. Virginia Camp 3535 M. W. A. met Thursday night Dec. 6th, and elected the following officers: venerable con- sul, T. J. Wheeler; Banker, T. - Wright; W. A., Hampton Nickell; quent action of President McWinley, who set aside twelve of the charges under which but made no change of the sentence im- posed by the court martial. In addition to the prison sentence, 000, which was dismissed frem he was convicted, ‘arter was fined $ He was also clerk, L. Lamb; escort, Orton Jen thearmy. Judge Thayer and Judge kins; inside watehman,E P. Maloney: Wook find these proceedin were sentry, Elliott Burke; manager, Ly- man Hensley; medical examiner, L. Lamb; delegate to county conven- tion, T. J. Wheeler. Dan Smith is gathering in a fine lot of turkeys to shoot away the af ternoon before Christmas. Orville Brown of Moss county. Idaho is in our midst for a few days. AARON, utirely irregular. In the petition to stain Carter was represent- anton Carter, them ed by his brother, I. 8S and his attorneys, Frank P. Blair ind ©. H. Grosvenor. One of the ‘hief contentions urged on his behalf was that the president in reducing the number of specifications preferred thereby made void the entire punish- ment inflicted. Deepwater Items. There is some sickness reported by Drs. Kash and Bowden. Several of our farmers are hauling Wisconsin Farmer's Daughter is Tora corn to Stephenson's feed lot where they get the highest market price. Art Webb wears a broad smile and proudly says its a boy. James Oll is having his house re- -paired. The sick child of Tom Guy's is 1e- ported some better. - Willie Offill is the proud owner of a new gun. The boys in our community are hunting quail. They say the time will soon be up and they will then have to hunt rabbits. Dr. Riffle of Butler, was seen in our community several days last weck selling medicine and liniments. Why don’t our Spruce correspond ent say something more about or- panther hunt, and the farmers will ganising a lyceum at Oak Grove. not lay aside their guns until the We Elm Gcave people would like to brutes are exterminated. Since they attend. started out a panther measuring ten D. He Kash and wife and Mrs. |! from tip to tip has been shot, Price were guests of Lee Simpson and two other large ones have been and family Sunday. bees Dick Callahan was in our commu- nity Monday on business. PANTHER DEVOURS A CHILD. Limb from Limb. 8.—An Riley, a Cartwright, Wis.. Dee. ear-old daughter of C.F. farmer living about 16 miles from here in the Mad Brook settlement, was carried away by a panther and devoured. Only a few fragments of toe remains could found. The girl was walking in theroad near the farm, when the beast sprang trom the woods, and, taking the girl in his jaws carried her into the swamp, be torn limb from limb. remains were gathered upand buried. The community has organized in a EX-SENATOR IRBY DEAD. Mrs. Stubblefield and daughter — were the guests of Jim MeBride last It Was His Generalship That Made Saturday. ; aie Dr. Maxey filled his regular ap- Tillman and Himself Leaders in pointment at Johnstown, Sunday and Sunday night. A Christmas tree is talked of in Dec. 10.—Jobn Johnstown, also an oyster supper on | Laurens Manning Irby, who served the same night for the benefit of the] bis state in the United South Methodist church. from 1890 to 1896, died We learn that George Conwell, who | at Laurens to-day. He South Carolina Columbia, 8. € at his home Was a re went to Montana two years ago was | markable political organizerand was | hk ag ly 26 rae 1 1 | never forget what a nice poem we 2 rie 2 ace. joaly 36 years old when elee beers t : : recently married at that plac : 2 zs He : 1a = ? ; ‘ey - hi ena-/ offered to us by a fair lady of this Will hold its Second Annual Extcii tOSE or. e welded together the dis: *) eee is PES: 5 i hold its Becond Annnz Xb b- | eee a ages 6 28sat- | vicinity the first year of publication. , isied elements which jand B. R. Tillman senate. the United Bright's disease Depew's Joke. to Here is a joke by Chauncey Depew ee es of which Andrew Carnegie was the| Le ape apc indirect cause: Senator Depew met! as Irby bang Mr. Carnegie here before the latter Princeton graduated from ersity and the Uni- He was a ] gument with him anent the latter's Y*T oes ae countrymen, writes the New York ber of the South correspondent of the Pittsburg Dis-| patch. ‘The reason you Scotch are! a race of dyspepties,” Depew remark-' Lam now ra iy to receive your ed asa finisher, ‘ because you're taxes for the year 1900. Remember such a disputatious lot you won't the 1 per cont yenalty attaches on even allow your food to agree with and after January 1, next, 42t B. F. Scorr, Collector. arolina legislature, Notice to Taxpayers. where she met a horrible death, being | The scattered | States senate | law- | selected a mem-| LOUIS OMAHA KANSAS CITY CAPITAL, $300,000. EVANS-SNIDER-BUEL-CO. Live Stock Commission Agent, FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF CATTLE,;HOGS AND SHEEP. Money to loan to responsible parties on approved security at reasonable all Native CHICAGO si rates. Special Attention to Stockers and Feeders. and Trade. Drovers Telegram or Kansas City Star furnished our patrons. WE OFFER YOU UNEQUALED SERVICE AND ABSOLUTE SAFETY. ? : : . 5 ‘ y W. FP. Duvaus H. FE. Perc at. J.B Devan $ ; 3 pe 5 | iy ; » ‘ DUVALL & PERCIVAL, FARM LOANS. ; ; Money to Loan on Real Estate at Lowest ; Rates of Interest. Come and get our rates. RAL SSS | = SRRPRR RRR RDARRRALL RAR RR RRR RRR RR ROR RRDLD ADR a RRARRRRAE RRA RA RAS Sermon from the Ralls nee | Mrs. Mary L. Me’Lean Dead. Times: “A most estimable lady who | Washington, D. (., Dee. 9.—Mrs. does not live a thousand miles from | Mary L. MeLean, the mother of Jno. New London is now very sick—prob- | R. McLean of the Cineinnati Enquir. ably her death sickness. The doc- er, died at her 1:30 tors in attendance say her ailment is o'clock this morning of acute heart nervous prostration and they are | affection. She had been ill since Fri- probably right. But what caused day. this breaking down of her per ons | At the bedside of Mrs. McLean system? It is simply too much work | When the end came were her daugh- | | residence at jinan astempt to get rich in this! ters, Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. Ludlow, | world s goods. From early morning | wife of Rear Admiral Ludlow: her till late at night this good woman | son, Mr. John R. McLean. and Ad- has toiled for many years. They— miral Dewey. she and her husband—are, in a man- ies: Mel oom = ner, rich. They have a plenty oi this | tucky, but previous to coming to | world’s gouds and to spare. | what will it avail her? She can not | spent most of her life in Cincinnati. take a penny of this hard earned | She was the widow of the late Wash- money with her when she goes hence. ington MeLean, proprietor of the It will be left, perhaps, to their chil- , Cincinnati Enquirer. Mrs. McLean dren, who will never take a thought | was in her 72d year. of how mother toiled—and killed her Se seli—to save it forthem. They will, Fought Duel at Dance. inall probability. spend it with a lavish hand and die poor themselves. a native of Ken- 3 : Ub | Washington several years ago she Waco, Tex., vee. 9 —A desperate duel was fought at a dancefour miles from this city last night,in which Pine Bluff, Ark.. Dec. 10.—An ex- | Will Turner. a farm laborer, was shot plosion occurred at noon to-day at in the head and Bill Woods, his an- Hankin’s store, several miles south | tagonist, was shot in the side oftown. Mr. Hankins’s youngest! In the stampede when the shooting son, aged 10, and a boy named Koll , commenced. several women shells in | slightly injured. and the wildest ex- citement prevailed. Both still live, but it is believed they will die. Sh Powder Cans Exploded. were aged 12 years, were load the rear of the store. By some means men | a spark of fire dropped into a can of | powder, and it and another ean ex- | ploded. | The boys were frightiully burned litishardly possible that they totally | willlive. The store was | Wrecked J. F. Bono was riding past | THE jatthe time and was badly injured andecut by the flying debris and Southwest glass. (Mo.) County World: This is of the time of year it is dan- write of beautiful | Weather, for ere it reaches the readers We shall Missouri | | | | | Atchison, | ; the Poultry ‘ orous to j there may be a blizzard « Association, The poem was beautifully written in tion at | rhyme, and the subject was -Beauti- fal Sprin The day it was handed in the sun. shone bright. the birds NEVADA, MISSOURI, sang ceil Ease fae Ree DEC. it; 12, 13, 14 and 15. a makegarden appearance. We came in press paper out. scanned the pages for the | and better thaneser. | poem we had chanced see, and found it not. We rushed into the composing room and asked the com-_ tests will be new features. The Belgian to =e E Hare exhibit and the Pit Game con- | } | positor why he missed the lady's verses. As he sat astride our store! | nasi: ‘Thunder! Look at the CHAS. E. CRONHARDT, Write for Cata logue. | weather! There was a blizzard on Ss | and snow fell a foot deep.” | Secy, Nevada, Mo. day. grabbed the first The exhibition promises to be larger! | AGGRESSIVE NATIVES | | Filipinos Harass Funston and Other Army Officets in Luzon. The Kansan and His Men Crossed the Ne- hice River aod Dislodged agSmali Band of Lnsurgents—Ocher News from th Manila, Dec. shown in the and southern n ru) Gen, Funston with troop surth eavalry insurgents posted or the opposite bank of the Nehico river. The Ameri cans charged across the stream and enemy retrented, firing from They left four dead on the ele \ ive who was cuptured re nthe had with ¢ n, a deserter fre rth with the infantry Tilipix wo cavalrymen, men from the id returnines Vietoris, Lieut. Morrow, with 50 iment, attacked n. While Col. seventh re 1 the troops encountered Forty entrenched occupying an position, with 0 rifles and 3,000 bolomen Morrow's force charged and drove the enemy from their position, it is the fight the expedition had captured Ma Flores and several of his fol lowers Coloage for the Island's Trade. Washington, De 8. Phe abinet meeti Friday was largely “voted to a discussion of the question of for the islands all the raunsacted in Philippin business of the islands Neary Mexican dollars, and army cominissaries and others sup- plied with United States inoney are t te eauthy embarrassed in mah 1 r ses from the Filipinos iy the fact knowing nothing of our money or its value, the latter often refuse to accept it. The proposition ems to have met with favor tdministration is to INE the into distinctive pu market l- about 50 will silver bullion at present and coin it price jars having a 1 value of se dollars prob than dollars. The ked ont is at ay contain a litt less nt stand pre “nwo has not its details, but as the schetie in all of present 2 government coinage mint in Manila, it is hoped that by the early ‘tion of congress the new ins may befor the circulation be put in great While, possibly before winter is over To Exper ment in Agrienitare. Berkley, Cal., Dee. 8. ge of the United St an experiment Under the tes Philip patron will he Mani of seeds will be ninission, farm started some 200 miles from where the growth of all sort ind plants from this country tested. Prof. Bernard Moses. of the commission, has written to the University of California regarding the proposed work and at his sugges- tion the state institution will send from its experiment station the re- quired seeds and plants. Mill ary Suppies for Manita Washingtcn, Dee. 8.—Quartermas- ter Ludi on has arranged to have the transport Thom San Francisco, make z the Philippines carrying a la stores General now at 1 extra trip to for the purpose of ge supply of military the troops in the will for Ma- needed by She 7th. Games of Chance Barred. Manila, D. The Philippine commission has prepared a bill fixing archiy start Bila on the the duties upon imports and exports. Under its from the land are dutiable. provisions importations into the is- The importation of explosives, adulterated under false trade-foarks and appara- tus used in games of chance are pro- hibited. {osargents Preveat a Landing. Man Dee. 11.—A detachment of the Forty-seventh infantry from the United States articles wines, island Catanduanes, off the south- e coast of Luzon. attempt to the relinquished an land near Pandan. On Americans were fired anchoring upon by 60 riflemen and after a short engagement they cut chor chain and s iled for Cz d and tw Want te ace T With two kil Manila, Dee. 10.—While the ptures Of supplies and the occupation of new points are numerous, those in- volving act hting are compara- ‘rently the insur- ut all contest- their posses- and satisfied to Accum! Fielcing Very Rare. Dee. 11. While the captures tion of new ous. those in hg are compara the all contes insur their posses- cases end satisfied to nselves Cannot Fird the Jana. oadon. De sponse to etary Havy's gh U presentation: thro Che ited St: assador as replied Hong Kong authorities at unable to discover a there. ‘ avured 52 Filipino. Mar 9. r-16o prisoners | were in the superhe of San Antonio and San Benito by a de- ment of the Thirty-seventh regi- ment. Many escaped, but. a portion of these were overhauled and cap- ‘tered by the gunboat Loguna de Bay. Pili- | QUIT THEIR KEYs, Practically All Uperators om the @ Fopeks 2 S00.4 Ge Netteoed ig, Emporu Are one stribe, Pope nv Dee. 10, At ENT practically ly on the eg still out. A few ma turned to work y sterday may the impression that the been called off, and were later duced to on fe strikers, : r all out toa Emepori Not a man will under ' bh the day they we Iwest of rn te work ss their gri j sive ttle in the fullest pg muinner m have ak other pre ofere ! them on roads and will aecept them if unagement persists ig j present « Officia « Claim * Vietary, Dee. 11. Officials of in claim that the ¢ © on their lines ig p point to the fact exception were on tin ht was being handled jy Chies Santa Fe raphers tically over ; almost without senger trains and that fr volume as great as before Was inaugurated ae. bi, Firemen Ww Strive, Peoria, HL, Dec. 11.—Grand Master Sargent, of the Urotherhood Of Loco. motive Firemen, ¢ nied the Teport largely circulated that the firemen on the Santa Fe would strike out of sym. pathy for the raphers of thar road. He siated that the brotherhood which he represents would not be drawn inte the controversy in any manner and that there would be pe attempt made on its rt to ti the Santa Fe system, — Ne Aidt from ¢ ondaetor., Cedar | ids, la. Dee. 11L—E. B Clark, chief of the nductors’ Brotherhood, made emphatic denial of the report that the order had I ised aid to the teregraphers jy the Santa Fe strike. He added that, in his opinien rbitration should settle such disputes, ALFRED GETS NEARLY ALL, ——~ j The Vanderbilt Estate, Appraised at Over $50,000.000, Will Be Div dad, the Favored Son Getting $44,000,000, New York, D » Cornelius %.— The heirs of the la rbitt have agreed o the appraisement ot the estate as made by G. D. Hasbronek, represent x the state contro'ler, This ap tisement 0,000 for the real «sate. Ac to the terms of the will all th nained after the ‘ious beqiess lad been divided was to go to Alfred Vanderbilt. Un der the agreement decided on yenter. day Al d will get $44,000,000, But ont of the residuary estate Alfred has agreed to give to Cornelius $y 000,000 in ore to prevent a lawsnit 1 because the eldest brother cut off with only $1,500,000, The gz to Cornelius, in wa total ins've of the portion from the resid Amount ec uary estate, will reach $7,500,000, The transfer tax on the Vanderbilt estate will reach — $520,000. Comptroller Coler’s fee will amount to $52,000, A HUNDRED YEARS OLD. Centenni«t of the bits bment of the Na onal Cop.oat at Washington Washi: tion of th .—The celebra centenary of the establish ment of tie wational capital here opened ten o'clock Wednesday morning, when President MeKinley the governors of states and In the afternoon the pres led to the reviewing stand at the capitol He was eseorted rnors of the states and large detachments of the * corps, national received territories. ident proce: by the gov territories, rmy. navy and ma guards of the var states, naval militia, veterans of wars and distin guished citizens. He then reviewed the parade and afterwards repaired to the house of representatives, where addresses were made by representa: lives and senators. The celebratioa terminated with a reception to the governors of the states and territe ‘sat night. W. C. T. U. RESOLUTIONS. National Convent at Washingtos Ie dorses Prohibition Party Movement and Urges Female suffrage. Among the ret national are: prohibl- Washington, Dee. 8. olutions adopted by the convention of the W, C.'T. U. Congratulating the national fon party on it increased vote at the eee election, pledging loyalty to the W. ©. TU, acknowledging the guiding hand of God in its work, thanking Him for the victory in the exclusion of Brig- | ham H. Roberts from the house of rep resentatives, favoring the total suppres sion of the liquor traffic, opposing the my canteen, urging the enfranchise- | ment of women, expressing sympathy | with organized labor in ite just demands for a Uving wage. an eight-hour day, | the prohibition of child labor and in all efforts for justice and freedom, adoption of laws to secure purity women and protes@ing regulating vice as of 1 ay well t the go form in uppressing it Visit to Moroceo Postponed. Washington, Dec. 9.—Upon his own suggestion Consul Gummere has bees authorized by the state department defer his proposed visit to the capital connection with the “xt February, | owing to the fact that Moor- ish festivals are to occupy the next six weeks in that country, preventing | the transaction of business. nment Philipp the | | of Morocco in | Eszagui until case cert Indian Lands to He Opened Next Fail. Guthrie, Ok. Dee. 19.—A telegram from Delegate D. T. Flynn at Wash ington, received Saturday. said a $100, 006 public building is assured for Guthrie. It said, also, that the Kiowa country opening would take piace ee wext fall oa ‘