The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 15, 1902, Page 10

lB A ARR Ec PER BANKERS IN CONVENTION, DEATH UST NOT COMPLET At Least Fifty More Victims of: the Holocaust Near Pittshurg Five Handred Delegates from Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Discuss Finan- c:al Problems at Kansas City. Kansas City, Mo, May 13.—The bankers of Kansas, Missouri, Indian territory and Oklahoma met in con- will Succumb to Injuries. | vention in this city Tuesday. About 500 bankers are here. It is the larg- est convention of bankers ever held RESULT OF EXPLOSION OF WAPTHA, in the west. At Convention hall to- | night a reception, banquet and ball | was given in honor of the visitors. OU Care Collided and Three Awfal Ee | The session of the convention Wed- Siar thee te, eonlay will be the most important the Scene—Fourteen Already Deadand °f all. At that session the subject 300 Injured—Heartrending Scenes. | of discussion will be “Assets Curren- . a ce a cy,” a question that is agitating the Pig gs 9 ay aaah oe banking world all over the country. wan the acene yesterday evenitig. of The national bank currency now in th . oo s circulation is issued to the banks by @ most disastrous explosion and | the sous ent a secured by € fire known in this sectfon for many | | "© Sovernment ane’ secured by gov “A “ “| ernment bonds deposited in Wash- years. Fourteen lives were lost and} ington by the banks. This makes womed Gar secon to ake porsd | the currency good as long as the gov- ment of physicians in attendance at| ernment bonds are good, because the leauk fb Gb thats OHll: Oe feces the! government guarantees it. The as- effects of their injuries, The couse sets currency plan contemplates the Of the eatastnonhe wea the exnlocion | issuance to a bank by the government of 6 Wain prgpti a cane wales (St currency which the government wale Mad awiohed at the yard and does not guarantee, but which is se- iu the switching the rear car telex eured by the assets of the bank, and scoped a car forward. The Ream ec the currency is a first lien against naphtha ignited from A eeitch ‘24 the bank’s assets, so that if a bank bp @2%) should fail the currency would be causing an explosion which threw the protected before the depositors pests & me Sa co a ce ned would get anything. James H. Eck- Se ee ee eee orkS! els and Charles G: Dawes, former Run to Esplen borough, a distance of 1% miles, and caused another explo- sion, blowing to atoms the Seymour hotel and the Collins heuse, on River road, and badly wrecking a frame building nearby, in which were con- gregated 200 or more men from Pitts- burg and vicinity, betting on the races and baseball games. Few of the occupants of this building es- caped injury, many being }adly hurt. The scene that followed was be- yond description, The successive ex- plosion had heated the air to such comptrollers of the currency, will speak upon this subject, and it will be generally discussed. SHE SAVED THIRTY LIVES. Miss Katte Henderson Saw a Fire in a Powder Magazine and Notified Em- ployes of Their Danger. Norristown, Pa., May 13,—The pres- ence of mind of Miss Katie Hender- son saved 30 men employed in the quarries at West Conshohocken from death or injury. Miss Henderson re- an extent that before the third ex‘, sides a short distance from the quar- plosion many were rendered uncon-| ry, and as she looked from a window scious by the extreme heat and the] She saw that the roof of the powder magazine was blazing. The men at work in the quarry were not aware of their danger until she ran to the quarry and warned them, not a sec- ond too soon, While the men and Miss Henderson were fleeing for thei Ives there was a terrible explosion, The air was filled with splinters, stones and dirt, which showered upon their heads. In the magazine which exploded there were 30 kegs of pow- der and 300 pounds of dynamite. Nothing but a hole in the ground marks the place where the powder- house stood. i gaseous fumes and were neing car- ried away when the torrent of tame swept over the excited crowd. There was an awful hush for a mo- ment, then followed a scene of frenzy. Men and women, ‘heir cioth- ng ablaze, their faces scorched and blistered and their hair burned off hither and thither, only intent on es- cape from that awful furnace of fire. Some gave vent to frenzied appeals to kill them and put them out of their misery, and little children, with their curly locks and light sum- mer clothing small pillars of fire, cried piteously as they were swept along by the tide of burning human- ity. ‘The officials of the Panhandle road fear a worse explosion than the three which wrought so much dam- age. A danger line has been estab- lished 500 yards on all sides of the burning wreckage. A few feet be- low the burning weckage lies the big 36-inch main of the Philadelphia com- pany which comes from the gas fields in the southwestern portion of the state. It is feared that the concus- sion was so great that some of the joints or even the pipe itself is dam- aged, and the gas, which is under great pressure will soon force its way through and another teriffic ex- plosion will follow. RESULT OF CHURCH FIGHT. Two Preachers of the Christian Denom- ination Pelted With Eggs at Centrop- olis, Kan,—Charch Smeared, Ottawa, Kan, May 13.—Revs, §, Lowe and Zumwalt, two Christian ministers, were egged in Centropolis Sunday night. For several months there has been a quarrel going on in the Christian church, Rev. Mr. Zum- walt is the pastor. He had invited Rev. Mr. Lowe, a district minister, to come and attempt to smooth over matters, A sermon was preached and the congregation dismissed. The two ministers were the last to leave. As they stepped out of the church they were met by a volley of eggs. They ran down the street, but the eggs come thicker and faster, For two blocks the ministers were followed and smeared with overripe eggs. The attacking party then turned its at- tention tto the church, which they also spattered, TO MAKE REPRISALS. Packers of Kansas City Now Threat- en to Go into the Butter-Mak- ing Bus: Kansas City, Mo, May 13.—Presi- dent Roosevelt has signed the Grout bill imposing a tax of ten cents per pound on the sale of colored but- terine, and the law will go into ef- fect July 1. It is expected that the law will do great harm to the but- terine business. The dairy interests of the country, which have conduct- ed the fight against the butterine industry, have thus won all they have contended for, But their triumph may be short lived. The packers, who are the principal manifacturers of butterine, are preparing to make reprisals upon the creamery men by entering into direct competition with them in their old field. The packers do not intend to allow their enemies to derive all the benefit from the change. Already prepara- tions are being made for some local plants to begin the manufacture of butter. While they are preparing to go into the butter-making business, the packers have not decided to quit their fight on the Grout law. They claim that they itend to test its con- stitutionality in the United States court. Starving Men Stole Timber. Jefferson City, Mo., May 13.—Elev- en tie-makers from Camden were brought here for cutting timber from government land in that county. They were held to the federal grand jury. They admitted chopping the timber and said that they did so because they were starving. The drought last summer destroyed their crops and they needed food, hence they sold government timber in ties, which they made. Another Rock Island Project. Dallas, Tex. May 13.—Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad offi- cials have conferred with a com- mittee of business men here with reference to the extension to be made from Fort Worth to Galveston probably by way of Dallas. It is de- clared that the road will be built and that Marcus A. Low, of Topeka, Kan., will be-président of the new compa- ny. Noted Southern Editor Dead. Louisville, Ky., May 13.—Walter N, Halderman, president of the Louis- ville Courier-Journal company, is dead from the effects of injuries. re- ceived last Friday by being struck by a street car. Mr. Haldeman was over 81 years old. More Lands to Be Opened. Washington, May 13.—The presi- dent has issued a proclamation open- ing to settlement the Fort Hall In- dian reservation in Idaho. All of the { land within five miles of Pocatello 5 will be sold at public auction at noon = on July 17 at @ minimum of $10 an acre and all the rest of the land will be thrown open to settlement and entry at noon of July 17 next. The J Convention Will Be Exciting. Hartville, Mo., May 13.—The Six- teenth district democratic congres- sional convention will be held Wed- nesday, May 14, at Salem, Dent coun- ty. There will be 83 delegates, and there are six candidates. Homeseekers’ Excurs:ora. Kansas City, Mo., May 13—The Chi- cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad announces that it will run homeseek- ers’ excursions the first and third Tuesdays in August, September and | Good Investment. A father started a savings account in his son’s name, gave him the bank book, and agreed to add an amount equal to the boy’s total savings at the end of the year. { It cost the father about forty dollars but he says it was the best investment he ever made asit taught ihe youth the habit of saving his money. Faime:s Kank a ee ee ee ae ee NO re See eee Money to Loan on Real Estate at Jowest Rates of Interest Come and get our lates. a Hon, Jas. N. Sharp and family drove to Butler, Monday, where he attended a meeting of the democrat- ic central committee, and organized for campaign work. was elected chairman, secretary. Yes, our church here has a new or- gan, bird. order, where he Judge Philips’ court. C. M. Decker took the train for K. C. on last Monday. J. W. Packer made the round trip to Adrian on time Monday. Albert. Rosier bought a surrey for his wife and children. With our family we drove to But- ler Saturday morning, where we visited our wife’s people till Monday. Our wife had been housed tor several weeks, hence enjoyed the outing Al Shafer is particularly fond of greens, especially pepper grass. Cal Kobinson’s father, of Butler, visited him last week. He is quite feeble: last week. Monday. W. F. Duvau, DUVALL & PERCIVAL, Geo, Walls, wife and baby drove to the county seat Saturday. Let’s have a grand good time at Butler the 4th, in honor of our new court house, as well as the American Geo Crews is sticking close to the plow this spring. ‘ A vew piano can be heard at Mr. Church’s of late. Said to be a No. 1. Miss Cora Church closed a very succe-sful term of school here last Friday. Quite an entertaining pro- gram was rendered, and dinner was served on the ground, where a num- ber of the patrons met and enjoyed the time together. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Conklin drove to Butler Monday. glad to see our neighbors patronize Passaic in all things. J.J. Tathwell, miller,, was grind- ing last Monday. Jobn Krim finished planting Jas. F. Allen was in from Culver on We see in the Warrensburg Star that S. D. Walters, brother of our H, BE. Peretvar. J.B. Duvaun. FARM LOANS. ARRABRAK RAB RARRRRAARAAR RU ARAPRADLOS Passaic Breezes. Reveals a Great Secret. It is often asked how such start Db, Embree W. Kk. Bell T. Hehe tite talize the blood. throat and lung diseases. teed bottles 50c and $1.00. bottles free at H. L. Tucker's. MRS. NEPTUNE --» AND -- MRS. WILLA RD. Dressmakers, First-class work and prices Madam Rumor tells us there will be two weddings in our community inthe near future. Guessing is in Mrs. Anna Krimm is convalescent, as is Miss Anna Radcliff. L. C. Eichler, 0.8, Reeder and Mr. See attended theconvention Monday as delegates from Mound twp. We have a No. 1 Jersey cow for sale. See her at W. C. Powell’s, five miles east of Butler. R. M. Wilcox left Tuesday for K. C. reasonable, on Dakota St. opposite Day House. 000000000000 080904000000 NO OOO goes as a petit juror kins, the Rocky Point, I hear. Elder Walton fills his regular ap- pointment here Sunday. All come and hear him. Plowing corn is the order of the day. Andrew and George Herman have our thinks for favors, The Her- mans are all No. 1 people. ; Gardens are looking fine and vege- tubles plentiful. Harvest will soon be here. There will be more wheat than for years in Bates county. Par. Stand Like a Stone Wall Between your children and the tor- tures of itching and burning eczema, scaldhead or other skin diseases.— How?why, by using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, earth’s greatest healer. Qui: est cure for ulcers, fever sores, salt rheum, cuts, burns or bruises. In- fallible for Piles. 25 at H. L. Tuck- er’s drug store. if If you are interested in cheap land in southwestern Kansas, or scuth- eastern Colorado, call and see me. 1 can furnish you-railroad—lands at a very low price, for cash or on ten years time, only 6 per cent interest. I will be at Hotel Lee in Adrian May 15, Merchants Hotel in Rich Hill May 16, and at theRepublican Press office in Butler May 17. Cheap trans- portation to Grainfield, Kan., May 20th. E. B. ATKINSON, { Grainfield, Kan. We would be corn Holds Up a Congressman. nervous hear of our Bates county boys climb- | constan ing to the topmost round. | ling cures,that puzzle the best physi- Here’s It cuts out the phlegm and germ-infected mucus, and iets “It heals the inflam. }ed, cough-worm throat and Jungs. Hard colds and stubborn coughs soon yield to Dr. King’s New Discov- ery, the most infallible remedy forall Guaran- Trial OL VINGENT ASO SIGE | Sixteen Hundred PRsons on the British West Indian Island Have Perished. aa ST, PIERRE SITUATION UNCHANGED, — iy From Behind the Volcano Came Blasts of Hot Wind Mingled With Others Ice Cold — Threatened Volcanic Eruption Frightens Citizens of Guadalajara, Mex. —Work of Rescue Being Pushed. Castries, St. Lucia, May 13.—It is an- nounced in advices received here from the island of St. Vincent, B. W. L, that 1,600 persons have perished there since the Saufriere volcano has been in eruption, Kingston, the capital, is alarmed. Several plantations have been destroyed. Earthquakes and loud reports accompany the eruption and stones and ashes fall at King- ston. Many persons have been in- jured and the bodies of 1,000 dead are unburied. The eruption continues, accompa- nied by an immense cloud of steam, wide streams of burning lava, falling dust and impenetrable darkness, It is feared that further accounts will tell of a much gre#ter loss of life than hitherto reported, Did Valliant Rescue Work. St. Thomas, May 13.—The Danish cruiser Valkyrien has taken on board 500 refugees from the north and northeast coasts of the island of Martinique, The French cruiser Suchet has rescued 2,000 persons from Martinique, and the French ca- ble repair steamer Pouyey-Quertier has saved numbers of the sufferers from the volcanic outbreak there. Only one man escaped from the jail at St. Pierre when that town was overwhelmed by the flow of lava from Mount Pelee, -The stench from the unburned corpses at St, Pierre is still almost intolerable, and the desolation is indescribable. The island, with its lofty hils, is hidden behind a huge veil of violet or leaden- colored haze, Enormous quantities greatly cians, are effected by Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption. the secret. MARKET REPORTS. Kansas City, May Ho haitie—meetans 6,74; calves, 18? THe market slow and barely steady. sales SHIPPING AND..DRESSED | STEERS. Represen' TEXAS AND INDIAN STEERS. a 8S san’ teas 850 osee 35 Bash S653 Shk5 BES ep 3.45 | ¥ - 75 3.00 | Hogs—Receipts, — 6,900. opened mostly 5 cents higher, Repre- sentative sales: f No. Ay. Price|No. Av. Price|No. Av. Price 59. $7.35 | SL,.281 $7.85 | 60.278 $7.90. 8822 $ ag i 29... 76 ee Sheep—Receipts, 4,857, The market was steady to 10 cents lower, Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, May 13.—Cattle—Receipts, 84 800. Good to prime steers, $6.90@7.40; stockers and feeders, $2.75@5.35; Texas, fed steers, $5.25@6.50. \ Hogs—Receipts, —_ 19,000, Mixed paroneess $6.95@7.30; bulk of sales, $7. 30. Sheep—Recetpts, 12,00, Good to cholce | wethers, $5.75@6.90; fair to choice mixed, \ $%5.25@5.75; native lambs, $5,00@6.50, . — St. Louls Live Stock. St. Louls, May 13.—Cattle—Receipts, 8,- 0. Beef steers, $4.00@7.0; stockers and peceere: $2.75@4.80; Texas fed steers, $4.40@ .00, Hogs—Receipts, 6,000. Pigs and lights, $6.25@6.95; butchers, $7.00@7.37%. of the wreckage of large and small ships and houses strew the surface of the sea. Huge trees, too, often bodies, with flocks of sea gulls soar- ing about and hideous sharks fight- ing about them, are floating here and there. From behind the voleanic veil come blasts of hot wind, mingled with others of ice. Bodies Entirely Consumed. Fort de France, May 13,—Strange to relate, in view of the number of the inhabitants of St. Pierre who were swept to death by the volcanic waves from Mount Pelee, very few corpses have been found by those who are engaged in the work of cre- mating the dead bodies. This is due to the fact that the most populous quarters of the town are buried under a thick layer of cindered Java, which apparently entirely consumed the bodies of the victims, Ration« for 40,000 People, Washington, May 1¢- 50 compre- hensively laid were the plans of the war department, even before the pas- sage of the joint resolution providing for the relief of the volcano suffer- ers, that there was really very little remaining for the officials to do, The plans of the commissary department contemplate the supply of 40,000 ra- tions for 14 days. The quartermas- ter’s department is purchasing cloth- ing supplies for 40,600 people and the medical department is working in proportion in its purchases. In the navy department the carefully- planned relief measures are being carried forward systematically and rapidly. The Buffalo has been or- dered to be put in readiness for im- mediate use as a food and supply transport in case it should be de- cided to send more supplies than the Dixie will carry. Action has not yet been taken upon Admiral Bradford's suggestion that water tenders be sent to Martinique to relieve the pressing need for fresh water. Committee to Receive Funds Washington, May 13.—The follow- ing was issued from the white house: The president has appointed a com- mittee to receive funds for the re- lief of the sufferers from the recent catastrophes in Martinique and St. Vincent. The gentlemen apppointed from each city will be asked to col- lect and receive the funds from their localities and neighborhoods as ex- peditiously as possible and forward them to Cornelius N, Bliss, treasurer of the New York committee, which committee will act as central dis- tributing point for the country, The president directs all the postmasters throughout the country and requests the presidents of all the .national banks to act as agents for the collec- tion of contributions and to forward the same at once to Mr, Bliss at New York. : Sheep= pts, 3,00, Natives, 5.25; lambs, $5.00@6.75, Omaha Live Stock. s Omaha, May 13.—Cattle—Receipts/ 60. Native steers, $5.00@7.10; western steers, $475.@5.85; stockers and feeders, not, ogs—Receipts, . Hea 1.05: bulk of sales, ses50r6 NO Sheep—Recei $4,000. Fed muttons, $5.80@6.20; lambs, $5.50@6,85, St. Joseph Live Stook, St. Joseph, Mo., May 13—Cattle—Re- ceipts, 1,600. Top, $7.25. Hogs—Receipts, 6,800. Top, $7.35; bulk of sales, $7.00@7.25, Sheep—Receipts, 8,200. Lambs, $6.80. + Kansas City Grain, Kansas City, May 18—Wheat—Sales by sample on track: Hard--No. 2, 4@74%c; No, 3, Tc. Soft—No. 2, 78%c; No. 3, T1@78e. Pe be Corn—No, 2, 63%4@é4c; No. 8, 68%@ °c. White Corn—No. 2, 66%; No. 8, 68%e. Mixed Oats—No. 2, 44c; No. 8, 48%o. ee Oats—No. 2, 48%@450; No. 8, Yee, Rye—No. 2, nominally @c; Prairie Hay—$4.00@13.00; timothy, $10.0@ Clover, $9.50@12.50;' alfalfa, $8.60@. .00; straw, $4.00@4.50! Cotton Seed Meal—$27.00 ton In car lote; Mnseed meal, $27.00 ton in car lots. Chicago Cash Grain. Wy Chicago, May 13.—Wheat—No. 2 red, & @S8ic; No. 3, 82@83c; No. 2 hard winter, 78 @ise; No, 3 T1@78c; No. 1 northern te Ne. 2, W@i7%4e; No. 3, T4@T6o, ‘orn—No. 3, 62%@62%c. Oats—No. 2, one; No, 3, 48%. phe ures: Wheat—May, 6c; July, 76%@ ‘7c; September, 75%@75\; Decmatee Tec. Oats—May, 43%c; July, 35%@s6%o; new, 37%c; September, 2%4@20%c; new, 814%@31%c; December. new, S10. St. Louts Cash Grain. a Louis, May 13.—Wheat—No. 2 red cash, elevator, 82c; track, 82%@88c; No. 2 hard, 77%@78c. Corn—No. 2 cash, 6c: track, 65c. Ogts—No. 2 cash, 48%c; track, WY@44%4c; No. 2 white, 46%@47c. Kansas City Produce. ee City, May 18.—EKggs—Fresh, l4o joz. Butter—Creamery, extra fancy, separa- tor, 2ic; firsts, 19¢; dairy, pti, 180; packing stock, 15c; cheese, northern full cream, 12c; Missouri and Kansas full Poultry—Brott live, Ty—Brollers, 2c; hens, per pound; roosters, 2c each; = sera sotblete tie bg Peed ng hens, 90; foung gobblers, + Pigeons, $1.00 ; Squabs, $1.00@1.50 doz. Choice: vealed es poultry a Ks these prices. a ‘oes—Car lots, 5 new, $1,008) es Dushel. ney it—Apples, $1,00@6.50 barrel, o $3.00@3.75; lemons, $3.00@3.50; ped ber 7 $3.00@4.00 ; $8.0004.00 per crate; blackberries, #160) #2.50@2/ Vegetabl onions, TLUSGL.88 beets in cumbers, 50c@$1,00 doz.; Left 120 Descendants. Atchison, Kan., May 13Mrs, ua Garside died at her home in t city at midnight. She was 81 years’ old.. Had she lived a month long she would have celebrated her fi