The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 15, 1902, Page 1

‘ VOL. XXIV. ) The Butler Weekly Times. BUTLER, MISSOURI], THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1902. oP | 8 HAPPY IS THE MAN 8, who wears our He looks cool and sty- y lish. We can MAKE YOU HAPPY FOR 48c. ¢. Hill's Cash Stor. LOCAL MATTER. F 4 i Summer g Negligee Shirts. §j ee Y | $ tion. Good rains throughout the drouth sections of Kansas last Tuesday. A large number of our democrat c friends paid their respects to THE Times on Monday, while in attenc- ing the democratic county conven- Dr. J. F. Robinson, superintendent of Hospital for Insane No, 3 located at Nevada, was in the city Monday to see Col. Wade, who is a member of the Board of Managers of that Iusti- tution. We acknowledge a friendly call from Dr, Robinson, who is un old friend of the editor of Tak Ties, they having served together on the Congressional committee in the old twelfth, away back in ’84. Mr. Davidson made friends with the democrats of Bates Co., by his grace- ful withdrawal from the ‘senatorial race on last Monday. In an elo- quentaddress be assured our people he had no sores, but was going home to work for the suecess of the ticket in November. He paid his successful opponent, Mr. Dickinson, a very handsome compliment will remember and we believe the fu- ture holds something good in stoie for him. The editor of Tur Times enjoyed a very pleasant visit to the historic old town of Liberty, in Clay county, noted for its number of democrats, fine schools, pretty girls and promis- ing young men. We acted as ajudge : E. W Jamison, chairman of the d board of managers for Hospital for 4 Insane No. 1 at Fulton, Mo., was a + pleasant caller on Monday, He isa “very pleasant young gentleman, a prominent and successful business 0 man of Fulton. t The pupils of the public school at Be Mulberry, Mo., under the skillful “ leadership of their teacher, Miss Min- n. nie Robison, gave a splendid enter- le tainthent at the church last Friday K- evening. Many notable persons were ’s present. Among others the old wo- ye JAN man who lived in a shoe and Uncle AW \Berekin and Aunt Suswuna Pike a | om ‘way Cown east.” The program <A | tHroughout showed much careful es study and preparation on the part \ USO? +2004 feMelan of teacher and pupils. Mrs. Robison -is to be commended for the earnest effort expended for the success of the program. The proceeds go to start a library for the district. J.R. Van B, Vandyke, whom all the old timersin Bates couuty know, in wrii- ing to J. Y. Whitsett, sec’y of Bates Lodge 254A. F. and A. M,, from the Masonic Home in St. Louis, «.f which he is now an inmate, after describing theeplendors aud conveniences of the old men, I }ave learned the uames and noticed their habits, and wot- withstan/ing this fine home and ap parently eaxy life, to say that they fere happy and contented would be mistake. They have all seen bet- er days that is past and goue, they brood over this fact and indulge in ainful and silent recollections of heir past lives and mistakes. Age he power of ever regaining their for per prosperity; the constant brood- one. Ofull sad thoughts of word r pen, the saddest of all, is what night have been, but is mot nor uev- wil be. It is the weaknexs of hu- pan nature and can not be cured. ‘an this state of ons? pking —these—remurks bout Wiha ppitiess of the old people, M do pot ancribe it. to the home, for think it is as well established and porducted as any institution of the home, philosoplises thusly: “Of the] & nd affliction has deprived them of | 8 ng over this fact weighs like a mill- the mind be happi-|% in an interstate collegiate debate be- tween William Lollege—and Yttowa, Kun., University. The Mis- souri team proved much the strong- er, in our judgment and secured the verdict, but the Kansas boys were brilliant and brainy young fellows and put up a good fight. William Jewell has had a prosperous year, 350students being enrolled. It isan institution of learning in which the people of our state should take great pride. Did you say Summer Underwear? WELL! Hill's Cash Store IS THE Place to get them, Our 23c and 48c gar- ments lead them all, Our people | Either Paul Walton or James De-! Armond would have made a splen- did secretary for the central commit- tee, but they both withdrew in favor) of W. R. Bell, who had filled that position so acceptably in the past two years, Peculiar To Itself In what ft is and what it does—con- taining the best blood-purifying, alterative and tonic substances and effecting.the most radical and per- manent cures of all humors and all eruptions, relieving weak, tired, languid feelings, and building up the whole system—is true only of Hood’s Sarsaparilia No other medicine acts like it; no other medicine has done so much real, substantial good, no other medicine has restored health and strength at so little cost. “I was troubled with scrofula and.came near losing my eyesight. For four months I could not see to do anything. After taking two bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparila I could see to walk, and when I had taken eight bottles I could see as well er.” Susie A. Hairs: ton, Withers, N. C. Hood's Sarsaparilia premises to cure and keeps the promise, WILLIAMS Cash Grocery —ARE— Slaughtering Prices will sell you for this week : 20 tbs best granulated sugar $1 00 Any package coffee 10 15e coffee for 10 20c¢ coffee for 15 25c coffee for 20 7 ths hand picked navy beans 25 Best high patent flour 95 Yeast Foam per package 08 10e lemon extract for 05 lie bottles catsup 10 15c bottle pickles 10 Kraut worth 30c a gallon for 20 Fancy prunes worth 5c for By 1 th can baking powder 07 1 th package Dwight’s soda 06 Moyune (iunpowder tea worth T5e for 50 Moyune Imperial tea worth 65 for45 1 tb horseshoe tobacco 43 1 tb battle axe tobacco 33 1 th full cream cheese 15 4 dozens clothes pius 05 3 boxes Greenwich lve 20 16 boxes Greenwich lye 100 8 Ibs oat flakes © 3 25 Fancy lima beans worth 8\e for 05 Above prices are for cash or pro- Nothing like them in_ p town. BBB ALAA: luads were on sale on the streets. W. C. Bronay; the county convention. &| TheClinton Democrat reports the B|death by suicide of Carl, Pollock in b| that city the 6th inet. He had been : sleeping oa) — i es ‘ mself to t! ni | iz ae Satewe a Hebrew and brother of Josepb totae second story. The The Butler market is well supplied with fish, Saturday two wagon “9 , of Henry connty’ x | candidate for railroad commissi oner, was in town Monday and attended duce, produce buys the same-from us as cash, and we will stretch the price on produce to all who come direct to us. Watch for our prices. We ex- before heard of in Butler. You all know what Williams do when they go after prices. We also slaughter- ing prices on our full line of imple- ments. It will pay you to buy now at wholesale price fur cash. Will also divide the profit with you Buggy, Driving wagon, Bike wagon spotcash. We think it is well known best manufactured in the United gtates, then why buy anything else, they have taken first premium for 24 Again the dark angel of death was years overall others. We can show in our midst and visited the home of|you two Sayers & Scovill buggies é Mrs Joe Raybourn Thars-|now in Butler, that bas beeu in use day, May 8th, 1902, and took away |14 years, and you cannet buy either their infant daughter, Gracie, aged |of them to day for lees than $40.00. bereaved’ parents be comforted by|of pine. Looks just as pretty when : , Interment at finely painted as one made whale 40,000 PEOPLE PERISH. Whole Towns in Island of Mar- tinique Destroved by Vol- canic Upheaval, Only a Few of the Inhabitants Escaped Death.---Congress Voted $200,000 Relief. Fort De France, Island of Marti- nique, May 11.—Advices received here to-day from the vicinity of St. Pierre ten miles from here, contain further details of the volcanic upheaval, which resulted in the destruction of that'town and the death of nearly all of its inhabitants, The crater of Mont Pelee has been wearing its “smoke cep” since May 3. but there was nothing until last Monday to indicate that there was the slightest danger. On that day a stream of boiling lava burst through the top of the crater and plunged in- tothe valley of the river Blan-he, overwhelming the Guerin sugar works and killing twenty-three work people and the son of the proprietor, A commission was appointed by the governor to investigate the out break and it returned a reassuring report Wednesday evening. But about 8 o'clock Thursday morning it eg Te rushed down on St. Pierre and the coast from Le Carbet, which had a population of six thou- sand, to Le Prechaur, which had a population of four thousand, burn- ing up everything in its path. HEAT FROM FLOWING LAVA. Throughout Thursday the heat in the vicinity of St Pierre was so in- tense and the stream of flowing lava was so unremitting that it was im- possible to approach the town in the early part of the day, As evening approached the French cruiser Such- et, after a heroic struggle against the heat, suffocation and sulphur fumes, succeeded in making a dash toward the shore, nearing the land close enough to enable her to take off thir- ty survivors of the disaster, all of whom were burned and mutilated. St. Pierre at that time was an abso- lute smoking waste, concealing thir- ty-thousand dead bodies. The 450 survivors who were brought here yesterday from the vicinity of St. Pierre, by the French cable repair shop Pouyer Guertier, came from the town of Le Precheur, where, surrounded on all sides by flowing lava, they were nearly roast- ed to death and expected momenta- rily to be engulfed. Fort De France, Martinque, May 11.—A landing has at last been made at St. Pierre, and the work of exp‘oring the ruins of the annihilat- ed city has been begun. While it No one who sees i for the least mone in Bates County. For the best clothes at ro See our styles in 50e StawHats, TH make preparations forthe cremation of the dead. Fatigue parties of sol- | diers built enormous pyres of wood | they heaped the dead bodies by scores, burned them as rapidly as} possible, To facilitate the combus: | tion dnd to destroy as far as possi- | ble the frightful odor of burning flesh which came from them, the im- | promptu crematories were heavi:y | soaked with coal tar and petroleum. | The totalaumber of dead is now es- | timated at 80,000. The disaster itself took place with: | in thirty seconds, and in that half) minute the vast majority of all these | people were killed. It is supposed, | for there is nobody livingapparently to tell the exact facts, that there sud. | denly shot down from the mountain a great sheet of fire, accompanied by a terrible gaseous whirlwind and flashes of lightning, precis:ly such as are reported as playing about the summit of La Soufriere on the island | of St. Vincent. NO TRACE OF STREETS. The latest information received here is that the entire quarters of the fort and of Carbet are completely leveled to the ground, forming noth- ing but heap upon heap ofruins, cov- | ered completely over with ashes, cin- ders and masses of mud and lava commingied. What horrible revela- | tions of this havoc wrought to hu-| maz life which these grim mounds) are yet to reveal can hardly be imag- ined. In these two quarters of the citynot a trace of the streets that existed there can be seen. They are | | | pect to make prices on goods never for next year’s use. All implements on the Famous Sayer: & Scovill or carriage during this month for ALL oveR Bates county that the . |SAYERS & SCOVILL buggies are the ‘bone hickorp. Don't be deceived in-} The entire city and neighborhood to buyiug a Plow Co. buggy. Ifitis}all about it reeks with a horrible will be many days before the full magnitude of the havoe wrought can be ascertained, enough is already re- veuled toindicate that the very worst anticipations are more than reatized. Those who havecome back here from St Pierre report that the streets and all the neighborhood around what a few days ago was the largest and most prosperous city in Martinique are now encumbered with heaps upon heaps of dead bodies in all directions. All the bodies thus far seen were stark naked, their cluthing having been apparently burned from their bodies like so much tinder, while they themselves were roasted to death. In the vast majority of instances fire seems to have been the sole cause of death. Great number of bodies have been burst asunder by the terrific heat, andliedisemboweled. Inmany instances the faces of the victims are quite calm, as though they were stricken down instantly where they stood without a minute's warning or with hardly time to appreciate for an instant the deadly peril they were in. Others have stamped on their faces a look of indescribable terror. odor of burned flesh. In one instance of nine pera tly locked in each others’ arms, and the bodies in a G y state of decomposition. * OREMATING THE DEAD, were those of Pompeii. Along the water front there are a fow walls standing and the ruins of the customs house were found. Cu- riously enough the face and hands of the clock on the hospital were not destroyed and they furnished an im- portant record in the history of this terrible catastrophe. The hands of the clock had stopped at precisely 7:50, showing that it was at that moment that the city was overwhelm- edand all of those thousands of people within it and ite environs were destroyed. At the last accountsfrom St Pierre the work of exploring the ruins for the treasure buried beneath them was going on at the same time with the incineration of the dead. The vaults of the bank of Martini- que had been opened and all the se- curities, notes and cash were found intact. They were all secuted and to- gether with other treasure have been brought here to Fort de France. Among the families. of St. Pierre which have entirely disap) are those of the governor of Martinique. including Mme. Monttet, his wife, | S buried as completely out of sight as | t will think of denying that we sell the best clothing y of any house Take a look at our stylish, hot weather suits at $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, and $10. All wool blue serge suits at $7.50, $10, $12. Nobby all wool figured suits at $6.00, $7.00 $10.00 and $12.00, ck bottom prices go to JOE MEYER, E CLOTIIER. Tage finished loadiug between $4,000 and $5,000 worth of provisions and supplies to-night at_11 o'clock, ¢ TAdmiral Servan announced that he would sail for Martinique to-morrow morning at daybreak. ‘There was wonder‘ul generosity in the raising of subscriptions and dispatch in secur- ing the supplies and loading them, CONGRESS VOTED $200,000, Washington, May 12.—The House to-day passed by an overwhelming vote a bill granting $200,000 for the relief of the sufferers in the calamity in the West Indies, The bill was a substitute for the relief measure pass- ed by the Senate and followed the receipt of a message from the Presi- dent setting forth the magnitude of the calamity and urging an appro- priation ofa million dollars. A spe- cial meeting of the appropriation committee was held to facilitate ae- tion on the bill and it was reported to the House within a short time af- ter the receipt of the President's mes- sage. Mr. Heminway, the acting chairman of the appropriation com- mittee, explained that the amount was limited to $200,000, owing to the fact that large private contribu- tious were being made. The discus- sion was brief, Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, being the only one tospeak in opposition, The bill was passed by 196 votes to 9. What Thin Folks Needs Is a greater power of digesting and assimilating for then: Dr. King’s New Life Pills work wonders. They tone and regulate the digestive organs, gently expel all poisons from the sys- tem, enrich the blood, improve petite, make healthy flesh. Only 25¢ at H. L. Tucker's, ;Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis- courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor and cheerfulness soon disappear when the kid- neys are out of order or diseased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent Yj that it is not uncommon for a child to be born neys. If the child urin- ates too often, if the h or if, when the child teaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis- erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of wamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold and Lieut. Col. Gerl-aalt and his wife Every ship in the harbor at the time of the disaster, with the sing'e exception of the English steamer oddam, was burned, with all on board lost. TAGE SAILS AT DAYBREAK. thing-done was to} New Orleans, La., May 11.—The | meton by rece in fifty cent one dollar sizes, You may have a sample bottle mail 5 BSS. sine pap te Home of Swamp Root. ing all about it, including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received ‘& Co., Binghamton, N. Y., this paper. sure and Dr._Kilmer- ie Pe dm -