The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 28, 1901, Page 4

BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES. Se ee es J. D. ALLEN, Eprrox (x D. ALLEN & Co., Propriewrs. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: fhe Weexty Times, published every hursday, wil! be sent to any address ne year, postage paid, for $1.00. Hog thieves are operating around Statesburg, Vernon county, says the Richards Progress fockhill supercedes w. W as representative of the Cuic | States at Pekin, China. | ———EEEE club Chauncey I The good government of St Louis has nominated Filley as ites candidate for mayor of the city. ——__—_——_- Mt. Pleasant township came to the almost a Only lay with front last Satui solid vote for the court house. six got away and they must fee mighty lonesome | | Jas. White, a well known farmer | living two miles east of Columbus has disappeared Jolinson county iis whereabouts i from home aud SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY. | ‘Tue Tres feels like congratulat- ing the people of Bates county upon the enterprise displayed by them on jlast Saturday in voting the proposi- tion to build a new court house at the county That takes Bates county out of the list of back numbers and shows to the peo- pie of the state that they are public seat. act. alone irited, enterprising and progres- si the few ties that fell behind in population in e. Bates is one of coun- the past ten years, as shown by the Mr. | jast census, but we are determined to amends in the next ten years, aud we are beginning rmght. While the st of Butler are uo more inte le peopl ed.froma financial standpoint, in the | erection of a new court house that the citizens trou other tall it appearance of thesquare and remove portious of the coun will improve the an oldeyesore, aud for that reason we | rejoice at the success of the proposi- | tion. <A building will be erected that | will not only bea pride toall the! citizens of the county, but will in-| valuable rec- sure the safety of the ords, and furnish a pleasant and} convenient place for you to go and unknown Itran t business with your public; Citas aa I servants i It is asserted the main line of the the election committee the | Mo. Pacific railroad from St. Louis to Kansas City will soon as the proposed line from Boon- ville to Jefferson City is built. be changed as Now that the saloons have been forced out of business by the tem per- Kan., reve ance agitation in Pao gue to run the city will have to be tax, says raised by an occupation the Spirit. By a vote of TS to 17 the legisla- tire of Wisconsin which is almost gouanimously republican, passed a eesolution condemning the Hanna ship subsidy bill. A dispatch from Washington says the president has issued a proclama-|J00. H. Sullens, Ex-Representative and cative ses- atel yon the 4th. tion ealling a sion of congress immedi special e dissolution of congress, March The supreme court of lowa has sus- tained the verdict awarding a young lady $375 damages against a young manfor his part in a forcible hug- h. The eourt ging and kissing m: ed that hugging and kissing all right only when both parties found it agreeable. et was ‘ ‘ t along on other lines. thanks of the peopleare due for their |} effc before tl untiring and intelligent s in facts could gall the layin peo intelli-} The | claim a ple so that they vote ygeutly apon, the proposition. will little credit, also. newspapers modestly We have no fault to find or complaint to make of any voter whosaw fit tooppose the prop- osition and vote against it. Weas 2d from the highest Now county sume they all ac motives for the public good. let us all unite to push the CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Ex-Pressding Judge of the County Court. Takes Strong Grounds Against It. Mo., } 1901. J. D. Allen LER TIMES : Doar Sir:—L notice a strong effort City to ention to revise our state s being madeat Jeiferson ‘alla co onstitution, the object of which is “Disbanding the Union army,” is tutional restrictions and allow the the title of an article by Ida M. Tar-|leeislature, county courts and the | dell, which willappear in the March school boards to levy taxes and r aumberof MeClure’s Magazine This | (Te@te lebts at will. will fully describe the extraordinary feat accomplished by the federal gov- ¢roment at the close of the civil war, when, without any disaster, a million soldiers were returned to quiet pur-} The article is elaborately il- fustrated. ee t Dan Scotten, a Detroit Millionaire | t bacco duri suits, : x the} r maoufactnrer, G@rst Bryan severe case of silver panic #9,000,000 he had American banks, placing it in Cana-|a dian banks for safe keeping. He died | and under Canadian law his estate| \ $45,240 in ssion duty.” The heirs have fought | e« and drew} i on deposit in| it was charged wit! “sue- the case through to the court of ap-|-ounty peals but the succession tax has fin- 1 The principal rerson why the court | | { house proposition was not carried at | state 28 long vears to pay off about the former elections was the fact that the peeple over the county did not understand exactly what the|! aew building was to be and did fave proper plaus and description of | 0 i he house to be voted upon, but after!court. You al for mys campaign contracted a | ment Ny tions. | | been upheld.—Clinton Democrat. | rule, | not {courts to get rid of a debt of Newspapers throughout the state || hive a great influence in determining |! uch questions. I don’t know how j ou feel in regard to the matter. As t f, Lamunalterably opposed | t ‘tion It that it is hiefly St. Louis Kansas City matter, and if o suc seems and - the are not hat are ur hose citie satisfied b us submit to bely estricte whereby cities, say, of 50,000 uhabitanis, would have ereater Iat-|? ude, or if they prefer it, be Itogether. I exemp think lamity indeed on the people of lissonri, to tho rove You know I st onomized for several years in our|t court to) pay off a heavy ebt left on the county by republic: 1 later off a reated by Judg debt to pay Lefker, contrary to iw. You also knowit hastaken the 300,- 00, bro o know, to your sor- |‘ this had been settled and a safe esti-} row, how Mt. Pleasant failed to vote cha mate made the get i of a debt under which sis now Wipe out that blot, and make ample | at the meeti isa tions it is thor clare his willingness to lead-rship. ed as the ablest democrat, if not the for several weeks elect him leader has been growing [twas in obedience to various re- o do away with the present cousti-] t the Missouri learn Mr. DeArimond’s de sire to enlist active an amend-] = vas, however. would be a | ne uice to fa place that date for The members should we | whom they choose to be the demo- iim for support.” 9,000,000, also left on us by the} discuss the matter. His position, it »publican You also know how |{is believed, will continue to be as he yng and hard I fought with the|St@ted. Moreover, it is known that he is sincere in maintaining that po- . ? } tou us by a fool eounty jin cor j makes } Armond $30,000,000 of our money each elee- tion, out of the hands of the trusts to make sure work of carrying the election. li you feel that Butler has been pinched a little on account of those county court to levy taxes to build a new ember that a new be built and at But- I believe it will be fixed to-mor- restrictions forbidding the house, re’ court court house will ler. of State Lesweur, in his advocacy of a state convention “Trust the people.” 1 say if we siays do we are The tax levying power is a very tnimal and if we turn him loose taway with usin the end— wily he wil nothing surer. vi the cities Lhave visited in Some the last two vears are now paying taxes on each S100 of their assess- it as foliows Shrievesport. La.. 7 per eent; But- ler, Mo, 325: St. Louis, Mo., 4; Baltimore. Md, 4: Peneblo, Cal. 7; Chicago, IIL. & Tiis does no sife to trust th» people without re- strictions I have never heard any complaint of oar present constitutionexcept on account of those restrictions, And tails a eonventior if the legisiat are it would most jikely do the work for which it was called and then our only hance would be to refuse to ratify ueir work whet done. And [ think ‘ the safest to try to # in its infancy. Respectfully, Jo. H. SuLLeNs it best at feat the th indicate that it is | ment ability, he possesses in a remarkable degree the contidence of his colleagues and of the country. Moreover, I believe he will win. Without dis fagement of other geutlemen wht have been mentioned as probable candidates, I regard his election vitally important to national democracy. ‘T ts in » as lemocr; eon- gress need a fighting leader. DeAr- jinond is that man.’ | : | Harrison and Cleve! Washington. Feb. 22 —The presi- j dent will receive David R {10 o'clock to-morrow rancis at | morning to i discuss the government commission jfor the Louisiana | jtion. Mr. Francis will that appointments be t iase EXposi- nend lered to and ex-Presid Cleveland Benjamin Harrison. He | | President that nts (roy will teil the the st. desire to zouis and of the p thave the soverument ¢ om ssion | ’ j composed of men of national repute. international ills for He will urge that the j scope of the exposition ¢ the !gelect titive capacity to act f Gov. Fran friends of the fair have ne intention te ep-| pose any candidate, and are only prompted to present their views to! the president by the desire to start urges that the personality of the government commission will go far} to impress the country and other na-! tions | Appropriations tor New Asylum. | Jofferson Mo hrough the efforts tive Huck of Ste LEADER OF THE HOUSE. Democrats May Confer High Honor Upon Congressman DeArmond. 22.—At Washington, Feb. an in- form il conference held by the demo- | Tecommended $112,000. cratic congressional delegation from Missouri to-day it was unanimously decided to tender the support of the|i!troduced the amount set apart for tion to David A. DeArmond dele; for leadership of the minority in the It was notannounced that Mr. DeArmond ndidate, but under the condi- ht that he cannot but accede to a strong sentiment, both in and out of congress, and de- accept the next congr The Missourian is generally regard- ub the the and sentiment to t membey, in house, bers for informa his candidacy that ition conferred and ier its and the juests moomert ion concernine lecited tot n tter. The conference was characterized xy the greatest unanimity, and eaeh nember present spoke euthusiasti- ‘ally of Mr. DeArmond and pledged us heartiest and most active sup- yort. A committee was appointed o confer with Mr. DeArmond and to onvey the action of the delegation o those who have announced a de- Yin his support. by The Times corres- DeArmond refused to »osition would be. He gratified over the com- timent his colleagues from Missouri 1 paid him “Phe position of leader of the mi- vis one of such great import- the democratic party, it “ems to me,” he said. “that it is not one should be a candi- rh man well When seen vondent, Mr. ay what hi = i he qualifications of the atic leader on the floor and s without regard to personal endship or personal solicitation PARTY INTERI Mr. DeArmond . ABOVE AMBITION. refused further to ition. There is no truer democrat zress. It is this sincerity, wo ability, that} sng probabil in| < leader. Mr. De-| antertains noambition that oupled with h hima s he selection of a county court secured the services of| croauing. to the tune of $160,000.| he would not cheerfully sacrifice for teo. BL MceDe rchitect of Kan-| You also know how, perha; more | iis party’s good j sus City, and |} epared the plans| than oue half of the counties in the} It can be stated with certainty that | and printed cuts t 1¢ | state hav paying heavy t xxeg | “ir. DeArmond will notenter arc So 4 eee : Ae jand tumble ible for the place. | i ph ORGS ssctiea It is doubtful that he will make any | id some o luced one dollar j other statement than he has { : mady Genevieve county, | for the fared well at hands of the house. <A insane at the + state asylum on has majority of the junketing committee of the house and senate committee recommended | an expenditure of $367,000; Mr. Huck When the bill appropriating money for the eleemosynary institutions (267) was the Farmington asylum was $60,- O00. When the bill was ordered passed this sum was changed to S1O00,000, a portion of the increase, 20,000, to be devoted to the eree- | SHOT IN A TOPEKA SMASHING. Police ers” led by the Rev. FL W and Dr. M. R. Mitchell, a Topka phy- SPC XH OOCOOOOOSK . 36S ~<- TABLE LINENS, We have just received « large lot of Table Linens, h were purchased at special low whi prices and we offer them in turn to We men- tion a few. Heavy all linen napkins you at inducement prices. large size $1.00 Dozen. All linen cream table damask heayy 50ca yard. Extra wide cream table camask 58c 8 yard. A beautiful assortment of remnants in extra fine bleach damask, worth 20c¢ to 25¢ more than our price, 9Oc 8 yar. lot of granite and damask 48e 8 pair. You should see these and other good A big towels at SCO . things we are showing as you will make money by buying from us. McKIBBENS. MGOOSe Leaders Reported Shot. London, February 22.—M advices, dated February 20, are the ¢ tthat the government ewpowered the rectors of the uni sities of Moscow, St. Petersh Kieff and Odessa to call upon military at a moment's notice quell revolutionary outbreaks, Since January 1, about 400 “Home Defenders” Fight and at Liquor Storage House. defend- Emerson Topeka, Feb. 25.—*Home a. i = eons spits }sician, made a raid on a barn where! dents have been arrested and Sat eet liquor was stored in north Topeka | S¢nt to Siberia for terms rangi Bucklen’s Arnica Salve after midnight last night. Three from one to five years. It is repo : : . < that six ringleaders have been Has world-w ide fame for marvel-} policemen resisted the attack. Shots for refusing to renew their all ous cures. Tt surpasses any other | were fired, a riot followed and J. W./ to the ezar for sores, | balm bruises, ointment or burns, salve, lotion, Orns, boils. uicers, felous. tetter, rheuin, fever sores. chapped hand. skin eruptions: intallible fe piles. Cure guaranteed Only > cents at H.L. Tue ker’s drugstore. To Abolish the Office Feb .—In the} Jefierson City, house of representatives to-day the |one of the leaders in the raid, says bill of Newlan Conkling abolishing | he thinks he will recover. He is lying the office of railroad commissioner was passed by a vote of 13 to 105. } Phe bill simply repeals the sections | of the statutes creating the board of | railw oN \ | £ that he: ) Adams, ¢ | wounded the Rev. Mr. Emerson and Dr ri ell, were arrested, but jon bond this morning. as slightly hurt. breast. y and warehouse commissoner. Mitclallas 28 ites | 4 . = io amie , either by the proprietor of the joint EVIE DELS LEE al | we were trying to <\ f | his cuards. \ were smashed &) | mers and axes. j | the raiders was armed also with fire jarms. £) (INDIANA MOB HANGS =\ | Terre Haute Crowd Batters 4 , 2b. 26.—A wob broke into the jail this morn vy jand got George Ward, put a roy y j around his neck andstarted north to the river bank. was dead be cf |fore he left the jail. He was bung on 7 |the .and his body burn- ed atterward. Ward was an employe = |of the car works. and was charged ,| With murdering ida Finkiestein. Af- * [ter being questioned for hali an hour by the police after his arrest made a full confession He said the gir! called him a * | ger” and siapped him in the face that he then shot . and after she feil he cut her with a knife The missing piece of in the dead girl’ The great mass of students am imbued with republican and revel tionary principles. A number of ar » made daily, arpenter, was dangerously the raid, | Mitch- ‘Two leaders of were released Mr. Emerson right Mr. Adams was shot in the His physician, De. Mitchell. growth | now in Riverside hospital. Mr. Ad-| of hair ams was probably not shot by the! comes | police officers. They fired in the air. | from lack jiven the raiders admit that. Dr. | of hair : “Mr. Adams was shot food. The hair has ‘AIR no life. It is starved. It keeps coming out, gets thinner and_ thinner, bald spots appear then actual beldnensi: The only good hair food you can buy or by one of accident- raid. He was not About twenty-four cases ef beer with pickaxes. ham- Nearly every one of A NEGRO MURDERER. Down Jail Door to Get Its Victim. Ind Terre Haute. the roots, sto starvation, and ¢ hair grows thick and long. It cures dan- druff also. Keep @ bottle of it on your dressing table. It always restores color to faded or gray hair. Mind, we say “always.” $1.06 a oottle. Ward aw brid to-day her in the bh thr was found in broken off was found rd to erimu The kni with one lad All druggists. “TI have found y to be t ed itte tie, and my har st, and it io now ty JS. MOUNTCASTUR, Mow ncert, SMe AYER: Lowell, Mast Address . by the ng claims aga net~aid eatetegy | t them for allowsnce SoM exreator year after the Gets Su sald lett y m0 e precinded Sey any be + endif suche tech from the 49% required to = pot exhibited with are . = fr of this pablicat shell he barred. x 16-48