The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 10, 1901, Page 1

Che Butler Weekln Times. L. XXIII. PRISONERS BREAK JAIL WITH AID FROM OUTSIDE. Cause Command to Be Transferred From) —_—_— | | j Second Delivery at Lamar Gives Liberty‘ pus GALES BLOWING. | CHAPFEE TO WITHDRAW. and Blizzard sks and Death Throughout China to Philippines. Washington, Jan. 1.—In view of China’s preservation of order out- side of Pekin and of her willingness to protect foreigners,and the fact! Lamar, Mo., 35.—Four prisoners that the imperial court, whose pres- broke jail here last night at 7 o’elock | the channel. At Dover a _ in Pekin is 80 desirable, will not in the same manner as did three oth-! capsized and four people — = the copia unalihe foreign ers December 2. The sheet iron over md, On the continent the| ps leave, well informed public! a hol- in one of the cells was removed | Europe. Jan. 7.—Severe cold has in throughout Europe. dit is acconipanied by a wsterly wind, amoun ing toa to Charles Myers, a Noted | Train Robber. | BUTLER. MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JANUARY “10, 1901. "a gas This Advertisement is Good for feetill more severe. Snow|™°? here are advocating the imm as far south as Naples, diate withdrawal of General ( haffee Petersburg the cold isso command and its dispatch to the} that the police in the streets Philippines, where regulars are need- 4 to be frequently relieved edit eke the piacesol the volun- schools to be dlaed: At teers who will return, beginning next the temperature is 30 ae monvl, to San Francisco. Fahrenheit. General ( haffee 8 command will be Semendous gales are blowing withdrawn, the United States merely a Adriatic. Terrible blizzards engin dans the right to mauivann a le- d from Austria and south- gation in Pekin, the privilege to be ia, extinguishing signal taken advantage of in case the Amer- sand resulting in the derailing |'°°" legation should again be en- ihe Oriental express at Altpazua. dangered. mn caused acollision between As explained by an administration trains at Mikola, near official, the situation in the Philip- w, Hungary, six persous being pines requires that all the American Nine people were frozen to] troops available shall be stationed onahigh road in Transylva- in the archipelago. There are less . Odessa is completely snow-| than 60,000 effectives in the islands. The harbor is frozen over Major General MacArthur thinks the ving are unable to enter or de-| situation demands that there should in consequence of the drifts. be at least this number of effectives. HEROIC OPERATION It Girdles the Globe. The fame of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve best in the world, extends round h. It’s the one perfect healer corns, burns, bruises, sores, boils, ulcers, felons, aches, minsand allshin eruptions. Only pilecure. 25 cents at H.L. 's drugstore. AHY TRICK PLAYED i ON A JOPLIN BANKER. Limb of Baby Armour Broken That It May Be Straight. Chicago, Jan. 1.—Lolite Armour, the little dark-eyed heiress to the millions of J. Ogden Armour, has been subjected to one of the most heroic operations known to the sur- gical world. The operation occurred Sunday afternoon, though its per- formance was kept a strict secret. Little Lolita has never walked, and Man Fills Sack With Rocks] the first few months of her life were : spent in a glass incubator. Instead of Gold and Watches for PWhen under the influence of the Robbers. opiate Dr. Ridlon grasped the ehild, pulled it to one side and partially across the table, placing the hip upon the edge of the table. Hethen broke the tender bone of the diseased limb in two places and placed the hip in its proper position. A plaster of paris cast was then placed on the injured member and the child was placed in bed. The operation had been completed and had been pro- nounced a success. The cast will re- main untouched for a period of two months, when it will be removed. Joplin, Mo., Jan. 5.—Thomas Cun- gham, president of the Bank of plin, yesterday received a letter gh the mail demanding that he e¢ $1,000 in gold in a sack and eit it in a certain designated potsouth of Joplin. If he should tocomply the writer threat- toshoot Cunninghem on sight. dent Cunningham consulted ththe police department. It was mally decided to fill a bag with rock leave it at the place indicated, Mich was done. Officers concealed tthe place awaited all night, but one made an appearance. The eeare working on the case. Theletter, which was undated and msigned read as follows .*ToTom Cunningham, Joplin, Mo. have been laying for a chance to Pteven with you. We have decided not to kill you if you will put 1,000 in gold in a white soft sack Mdtake the 7:30 o'clock car at thatreet, co one-half mile west of adville and drop it off the rear dof the car as the car crosses the road, and we willcall it even with then. If you fail to do this I Ml blow your brains out the first nceI have to doit in your own j If you fail the next man we] the mint shows that the total Hon will certainly give up after he the fix we leave you in. If you] was $137,599,401, as follows: ton’t consider your life worth $1,000 | $99,272,942; silver, will surely have it, and if you | silver coins. 031,1 Ould ever mention this to anyoue! ver coined $ 160,912 was in stand- Rewill certainly kill you afterward. | ard dollars. The December coinage arenot trying to bluff. We/amounted to 580 of whict Hjust what wesay. It’s revenge! $4,576,697 we want and we will haveit. Return! silver and $301,328 minor « his letter with the money.” ee Franchise Tax Revived. A Deep Mystery. It is a mystery why women endure backache, headache, nervousness, sleeplessness. Melancholy, fainting and dizzy spells when thousands have proved that Electric Bitters will quickly cure such troubles. “I suf- fered for years with kidney trouble,” writes Mrs. Phoebe Cherley of P>ter- son, Ia., ‘anda lame back pained me so I could not dress myself, but Electric Bitters wholly cured me, and, although 73 years old, I now am able todo all my housework.’ It overcomes constipation, improves appetite, gives perfect health. Only 50. Tucker. Year’s Work for the Mints. Washington, Jan. 2.—The yearly coin- oink. peht Gena Rartane Jefferson City, Jan. +.—Senator Whaley introduced a bill in ¢ Asmall item in his own paper late- k brought amazing rood fortune to! ate this morning to tax frar r Chris Reitter, of the Saginaw The bill : ivawn ia “ol .) Post and Zeitung. He and ee as ee family had the grip in its worst one passed by the assembly of t te of New York. A tax of ¢ t . ' ) an] enough ofthe foundation pushed | }near the jail. | been caught as yet. oit toadmit the passage of a body. These four were all there were in the jail, their names being Shock | Brown, for larceny; Charles Myers, | for train robbery; Ellis Burkhart, for | seduction, and George Easton for | theft. | Brown was the leader. He is one of | the Johannes robbers who broke out } December 2. and the only one of them who was recaptured. The four who} made their last night un-| doubtedly had help from the outside. | Three horses were in waiting for them | escape The prisoners have not Charles Myers, who is one of the escaped prisoners, is the partner of Jimmie Francis, who assisted him in the shooting of Policeman McLe- more in this city a few years ago, and who was captured after a most thril- ling chase on railroad trains. Both Francis and Myers lived in Kansas Citv at one time. They rob- bed a train on which was a mob of Barton county, Missouri, men taking a prisoner from Nevada to Lamar to lyneh him. The next morning they appeared at Ft. Scott, Kan., and when Officer ’| plainly branded as such; for au ap- Guarateed. Forsale by H. L.| coinage statement of the dicecter of | & age of the mints of the United States | Gold. | McLemore undertook to arrest them, shot him dead. They fled on a freight train. Capt. Chester, the Memphis road detective, and other officers pursued them on a passenger train, overtook them and had a fierce battle with them while the train was moving twenty miles anhour. At Pleasanton the car in which were the bandits was set out and fuselladed. Francis was killed and Myers wounded. He laid the killing of McLemore ento Francis. Afterward he and Francis were identified as members of the gang that robbed trains at Glendale, near St. Louis, near Lamar and in Texas. He was turned the Texas officers, served a term and upon bis release was taken to Lumar for the Barton county robbery. THE PEN IS QUARANTINED. over to Health Board Closes It Till May First} Other Business. Jefferson City, Jan. 3.—The state} board of health met here this morn-| ing. It ordered that the peniten-} tiary be placed under absolute quar- antine until May 1. It will ask the legislature to pass an act requiring all imitation of food products to be} jislature for an | Capt. George B. Cogswell of Nevada, ° y : af % | a few days with his son W. B., who | propriation of $10,000 fortwo yeurs | for use of the board, and ,000 j emergency fund for suppressing jsmallpox. This money is to be used j only when warrants are signed by also suggests an | the governor. It t defining obscene medical adver- | tisements and what should be legal | medical advertisements. Seven Feet of Snow in Oregon. 3.—The worst Ashland, Ore.. Jan. snow since the winter of 1889-90 througheut southern Oregon and _ northern California, has raged} during the last twenty-four he ;} Telegraph and telephone comm paralyzed. The ad has expe- in keeping its eation has been Southern Pacific reat difticu track clear between Dunsmuir. The bees workine continuously on the } rai rienced ¥ and have Ashland snow plows Si feet deep on the level chase of any BIG REDUCT We make this JANUARY 10th, 190 ee POPC OOOODIOD VOUT IV OOHUE CUTTDT 1OV TUE OOPVO VIN T08 10 TODIDOD OU 199. It will only appear in this issue of the Times. Cut this out and bring with you and it will be good for ONE DOLLAR, applied on the pur- Jacket or Cape w our House, and every Jacket and Cape is marked ata ION. offer to see whether or not you read our advertisements. The editor of this paper says you do. McKIBBENS, BUTLER, MISSOURI. WANTS OF THE STATE GUARD. Assembly Will be Asked to Give the Militia a $100,000 Approp ‘iation. Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 2.—A con- ference of the officers of the national guard of Missouri was held at the” state armory yesterday, at which Adjutant General Fred Bell presided. About 100 of the officers represent- ing the governor's personal staff and the four regiments of the state were in attendance. Matters of interest to the state militia were discussed, and it was determined toask the leg- apjropriation of $100,000. The officers of the association elect- ed for the ensuing year are as follows: Gen. Harvey C. Clark of Butler, pres- | ident: Col. W. E. Stringfellow of St. Joseph, vice president: Col. C. W. Holtcamp of St. Louis, treasurer: secretary. Blown to Atoms. The old idea that the body some- times needs a powerful, drastic, pur- gative pill has beenexploded; for Dr King’s New Life Pills, which are per- fectly harmless, gently stimulate liv- erand bowels to expel poisonous matter, clense the system and abso- lutely cure constipation and_ sick headache. Only 25c at H. L. Tuck- er’s drug store. TEACHER WHIPPED TOO HARD. Court Found Young Woman Teacher Guilty of Brutality. —A young lady Flora Rytt Macon, Mo., Jan school teacher, Miss in Independence district, Macon ¢ was found guilty bei 5 eC. J. Ocker and a jury to-de 1 undue severity in ar-old pupil. Everett Nickell. eral witnesses testified that back wasa mass of sc: f whipping, and that the pur ¥e ‘homa a year ago has returned to his | has several patients in our commu- | in our midst and severe ] more are to, | take place, so we have been told } ? . | lives near Summit Center. Deepwater Items. Imficted for Murde-, Mr. James Offff] who bas been sick Marshall. Mo., Jan. 1 jury finds two bills against Clayton Le ot d family have Jobn W. ard and moved back to Johnstown. | Watson, alias Jack Wood, one for Rev. Ray of Bntler wasin our com- ‘ murder in first degree and one for robbery. These men are charged | with killing Sail Algau last Septem C. & A. ~The grand is slowly improving Callaban ar Haggard munity afew days last week selling mottoes and family records. A social hop at Robert Temans was enjoyed bya crowd of young people on last Monday evening. —— W.L. Kash butchered hogs last Puuishment for Hazing. Friday. | ber, night watchman at the depot heré. tichmond, Va., Jan. 3.—One stu- dent has been expelled and eight sus. pended by President Botwright of | Richmond college for hazing of the students just before the holidays. cases of twenty others are to be The students who ns of the hazing will their tore Henry Zimmers, who went to Okla-* home near Johnstown Chas. Rayburn and -wife passed through our vicinity Friday. Ti Dr. Maxey, who lives near Butler, | passed | were the vict upon plead for clemency for mentors. nity Several weddings have taken place Chas. Tyler left Saturday to visit | One Man Saved From a wreck will attract the world’s ntion to the life-saver. Yet let the aving be continued every day, and ¥ soon it attra no public attention. ¢ saving of one life remedy, Dr. Pierce’s Will Shelton is quite sick at this writing Rev. Rogers preached at Johnstown and Sunday at 11 a. Saturday pn m. and at night. Willie and Leslie Offill went to But- ey and made to s alone, like a ler Saturday. Andrew Duc family have moved to Johnstown. to the house just vacated by Mr. Cun- ningham Art Webb is baling hay for W. H i son this week. way the young men were inday we think some ng rout one caught a beau atients are reported doctor sovery for rippe ar es: tried cured med rsd e read that Dr. King’s vids was d *50c and $1. f Trial did them no had been unmerciful | did not ery or utter Ryther denied the and direeted her ! the She has taught iil is levi feet in the cuts and drif lividends im. rot: 9k and or consumption, G percent per a ees the the whole fe supposed to eX] Governor Stephens, whose message Sisson icine on earth ;ead in both houses today, cont kiyou 7 feet. ry bot- ‘ a * nies say : ee bottle free clauses in-reference to e that the bax rick aad hes broken. heretofore. rug store. of franchises. ay . yet the oan. ced a (3 i i