The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 11, 1903, Page 2

The Coming Democracy. An excellent editorial in a recent | issue of the New York American on| “Signs of the Coming Democracy” is deserving of reproduction in this paper. The editorial says: “When progress is hailed in one part of the globe it appears in an- other. If the people of a republic show signs of turning back to feudal con- ditions, progress suddenly takes form in an absolute monarcby. It we in the United States are slow about restraining the power of wealth and preserving the righte of the peo- ple, Australia and New Zealand take up the work and go far inadvance of our democracy. It Americans will not make their government purely a government by and of the people for popular ben- | efit, the Swiss forge ahead and give the world its most splendid example of democratic institutions. If John D. Rockefeller dictates leg- islation, the French abolish titles. Progress goes on in spite of appar- ent defeats, and is always in one direction. Forty years ago what country in the world looked more hopeless than Russia. There was human slavery in Russia, religious intolerance, abso- lute depotism, enforced labor of peasants, vast and unfathomable irhorance, mad fanatacism and a 7 kind of savage ferocity of conserva- i tism that seemed to put the country beyond the possibility of better things. ! Yet one czar abolished human sla- 4 _ Very and began the rudiments of a | system of education, another insti- tuted some of the improvements and conveniences of modern clvilization, and now another has just made re- ligion free, ended the system of en- : forced labor, introduced the idea of ; internal improvements and granted i a measure of local self-government and democracy to the communities, The news of these last great changes ought to revive faith in the evolution of the eventual democracy. The despotism is relaxing, condi- tions grow better, a constitutional government is practically in sight. Already the one-man power has been eliminated from the Ruesian government. The czar no longer governs by his own absolute will. He governs now or is governed by a council of ministers more powerful 4 than he, so that ‘the first stage of evolution, the change from an abso- lute monarchy to an oligarchy is already made. The next thing will be a legislative body elected by the people; then a school system, that peoplemay know how to exercise the power that will be given to them; then the Russian republic and the extinction of all forme of absolutism. For all progress is in- the line of democracy, in the line of placing in the hands of the people the sole and unrestricted power of government. Progress is not steadfast and uni- form. Sometimes there is a forward movement, sometimes a backward movement, sometimes no movement st all, just inertia. But from century to century the total movement is forward, in spite of allrelapses, There is a great deal more liberty in the world than there was 100 years ago, when in England only one man in 27 could vote and the king still aetually reigned. There is a great deal more liberty than there was 50 years ago, when men held property rights in other men. Allinventions, all improved ma- chinery and all discoveries in ecience, all education and all art tend toward democracy. The more intelligent people become the more they know, and the more time they have to learn to know, the clearer it becomes to them that it is preposterous to have any other power in their affairs than the power of the people. Everything that gets between the will of the people and government is certain to be crushed in time—trusts that buy the election of their own senators, rich men that prevent the passage of reform legislation, rail- road companies that control legisla- tures and interferes with canal projects, corporations that manipu- late the courts, mfllionaires that set up aclass and an aristocracy, men that think some special privileges go with wealth—all these things stop progress for a time, but in wats will ride over them all. pay. Price 25 conta. Murdo bay is indicated on the map— and she was still frozen in when the changing the trial of Jett and White murder cases to Morgan county has been withdrawn, and the cases will be tried here as svon as a jury canbe summoned from an adjoining coun- ty. alleged murderers of James B. Mar- cum, were brought into court by a file of soldiers to-day. The court’s order of yesterday to hold thelr trial had not been entered, and upon the court directed that the order be not entered and that the cases go totrial here. The judge will appoint an elisor (acting sheriff) to go toanoth- er county and get a jury. [ENGLISHMAN REACHES FARTHEST SOUTH.| Capt. Scott and the Discovery Go 207 Miles Nearer the South Pele than Anyone Else Has Gone. London, June 5.—A new record lias been established in Antarctic explo- ration. Capt. Scott, with Dr. Wilson and Lieutenant Shackelton, of the ship Discovery, having reached by sledge 82 degrees 178, which is an advance of 207 miles beyond pre- vious records. Such isthe news that the relief ship Morning brings to New Zealand. The sledge journeys which have been made have been perilous in the extreme, Capt. Scott and his com- rades in their dash southward were compelled to subsist onshortrations and at one time the party was forced to steer a course practically in the dark tor five days. The dogs, owing to the extra strain put upon them by the snow becoming softer, all ulti- mately died, and the party wasforced to drag the sledges back to the Dis- covery. Lieutenant Shackleton, while on this trip burst a blood ves- sel in one of his lungs and only sheer pluck pulled him through, Lieutenant Armitage, second in command, in asledge journey of tifty- two days westward, succeeded in reaching an altitude of 9,000 feet From this height the party made a perilous descent on an ice slide toa glacier 3,000 feet below, making the distance in 1 minute and 10 seconds, hanging by straps to the sledges ,, | while making the descent. On one of the sledge journeys Sea- man Hare became separated from his party and falling from sheer wea- riness-slept-under-a snow drift for 36 hours, where the search party found him unharmed, The Discovery has found that Mounts Erebus and Terror are simply part of an island and not part of an Antarctic continent, ashas been sup- posed. As the expedition will remain one more year, many important dis- coverles may be expected judging by what has already been achieved. The Discovery sailedfrom England in July, 1901, for New Zealand. After finishing his final preparations at Lyttleton, Captain Scott, with filty- one men, steamed south for the icy unknown, visiting during the ensuing Antarctic summer Cape Adare, Wood bay and Cape Crozier and making a far-reaching cruise along the ice barrier. He followed the coast to latitude 76 degree and longitude 150 degrees and 30 minutes, orabout 150 miles beyond the furthest point previously reached in this direction The land at the extremity of the ice barrier was found to be extensive and rugged, with peaks and moun- tains. covery found winter quarters in the Returning westward the Dis- vicinity of Mount Erebus, where Me- Morning left. Trials to Take Place at Jaekson. Jackson, Ky., June 8.—The order Curtis Jett and Thomas White, suggestion of Commonwealth Attor- ney Byrd of the inconvenience and danger to witnesses entailed, the The jail guard was called out last night by a number of shote which were apparently fired in the air to annoy the soldiers. Otherwise the night passed quietly. ‘A Japanese Volcano Active. Victoria, British Columbia, June 3,—A volcanic eruption is reported from the Loochoo islands near Kobe, joo May 20, which caused a panic ong the islanders. The prerancbcte applied to the Japanese followed and ashes and bit: 1 aa me aaa ‘A condition of affairs since the late storm. end of the next twenty-four hours. Facts and Figures About Taxa- PAYNE HAS CREATED PANIC Bates tion. Much is being said by Republican papers of mismanagemeut of public| affairs in Missouri by Democratic officials. In view of this fact, and as & matter of interest to tax-payers, the Mail takes pleasure in reproduc- ing the following statement from the pen of Secretary of State Sam B. Cook. The article was addressed to Mr Brockmeyer, editor of the State Republican, in answer to an article in a recent issue of his paper under the caption, “How Democrats Re- duce Taxation.” After a brief introduction to his ar- ticle Mr. Cook said: “T respectfully submit thefollowing figures taking for comparison the last year of Republican rule, 1870: Tax rate, state purposes, 1870 on the $100 valuation 50c. Tax rate, state purposes 1903, on the $100 valuation 18c. Amount of state tax paid on $1,000 assessment 1870, $5. Amount of state tax paid on $1,000 assessment 1903, $1.80, Decrease as compared with 1870, $3.20, Certainly the total tax collected for state purposes now is greater than it was 32 years ago. The population of thestatein 1870 was only 1,721,295, In 1902 it had grown to3,106,665, The taxable wealth of the state in 1870 was $559,000,000. In 1902 it was $1,230,000,000. In 1870 there was only one asylum for the care of the insane. In 1902 there werefourasylumsfor these unfortunates with a Hospital for the Feeble Minded, a reform school for boys, an industrial home for girls, home for confederate sol- diers, home for federat soldiers. In 1870 the state paid for the sup- port of the public schools $321,- 111.45. In 1902 the state paid for the sup- port of the public schools $1,170,- 311.49, This increase in the total amount of taxes collected and disbursed was not effected through an increase in the tax rate, but it was the result of the natural increaee in the wealth of the state, and the assessment of property which in 1870 escaped tax- ation, In 1879 the railroads did not pay any state taxes at all. In 1902 the railroads paid taxes on assessment of eighty million dol- lars. In 1870 all fees of state officers were retained by those officials. 1n 1902 the fees and special taxes collected by state officers amounted to more than $500,000 and every dollar of this amount went into the state treasury. These, briefly, are the reasons why the democrats of Missouri have been able to take generous care of the state’s unfortunate and distribute more than three timesas much annu- ally to the support of the public schools while at the sametime reduc- ing the state tax rate from fifty to 18 cents.” Tornado Killed 125, Gainesville, Ga., June 5.—The fol- lowing statement has been sent out by Mayor Parker in regard to the The dead will number 125 by the Three hundred is a conservative estimate of the wounded, some of whom willdie. Fourhundred houses have been destroyed. I estimate the number of homeless at 1,500. The financial loss will reach $600,600. There is still need of more physicians. Flood Delayed the Groom. Pitteburg, Pa., June 5.—Two hun- dred guests assembled last night at the home of Banker George Boggs, at Finleyville, to witness the wedding of Helen Boggs to Lieutenant Orson Lee Early of Fort Riley, Kan. After hours of waiting, marked by hys- terics on the part of the bride-to-be, @ telegram came announcing Early’s delay by the flood. The lieutenant had journeyed on horseback to the nearest telegraph station. Mob Destroyed Saloons. Houston, Tex., June 5.—A mob of fifty or more masked men rode into Brooks, near here, early yesterday morning and destroyed three sa- eo ah One No one was Lazare Dra Tati oom vr rors LON te Prohibition recently won, in this| jared” He saloon men gaat: 75 aerate Announcement That Rural Free Delivery Will be Held up a Startler. Washington, June 5.—In order that there may be no delay in bring- ing the case of A. W. Machen, the ac- cused superintendent of the free delivery, to trial for bribery, the witnesses against Machen will be sent before the federal grand jury today, and it is expected that a true bill will be found this week. As the case will not be tried before September, Machen probably will be admitted to bail and theauthurities will give him no more concern until the case is called in the fall. Postmaster General Payne demol- ished the report that there had been rascality in the rental of postoffice locations in the state of New York and that the government had been defrauded out of excess rentals to the amount of 50,000, The postmaster general turned to the report of the auditor and show- ed that the total amount paid for rents, including light and heat, was only $466, 000, or $34,000 less than the sum alleged to have been stolen. The head of the postoffice depart- ment found himself besieged by a large number of members of congress today. He has created a panic among them, because he has decided that the new rural free-delivery routes, which were to have gone into effect under the Machen regime July 1, have been held up under stop orders, because only in that way can the deficiency be kept under the $100,000 mark for the year. The rural free delivery system has been most fruitful source of popular- isy of the average congreseman, It pleases h is farmer constituents, and, or some other member of his family a good job as inspector of free-deliv- ery routes. Many congressmen fear that, since attention has been called to the manner in which the expenses of this system are growing, it will be re- stricted or abandoned. Representative Landis, of Indiana, said today that he is ready to give the postmaster general a fight on the question if anything is done to- ward abolishing the rural free deliv- ery. Says It is Booth’s Body. Enid, Ok., June 6.—According to the statement of K. L. Bates, of Memphis, Tenn, Junius Brutus Booth, the actor, a nephew of the murderer of President Lincoln, has identified the remains of David E. George, who killed himself here on January 14, as those of his notorious uncle, who was supposed to have been killed by Boston Corbett. Joseph Jefferson. Clara Morris and others are also said to have viewed the re- mains and declared them to be those of the murderer. Bates claims to have been the confidential agent of Booth for years and says that the man who was killed by Corbett was named Ruddy. Booth, he says, was warned by confederates and made his escape from the Garrett farm. Bates says that Booth drifted from place to place and lived under vari ous names. Bates has pictures of George taken at different times and these have also been identified as Booth’s. Bateshas returned to Enid from the east and has with him the body of George, or Booth, and all of his personal effects. He was named as executor of the estate by George. Three Persons Floating on a Log in The River. Dr. A. E. Rogers received a letter from Boonville which states that an object was sighted in the Missouri river at that point Wednesday. It was decided that the object seen was @ person, anda rescuing party was made up and sent out in the river. The object sighted was found to bea log, upon which were perched a man, woman and child. They were brought to Boonville, but were so exhausted that they coukd neither give their names or tell where they were from. It was thought, however, that by proper nursing they would recover.— Nevada Mail. 15,000 Seeking Charity. Washington, June 5.—Lieutenant Kearn of the Sixteenth infantry, now dependent upon Sane ep ah ae and that 2, stoned 4.008 Fort 90, Ga, in- most cases, it-has— given his-son}- x . | poisoned food to a dog, which died PPPOE ~ ates County Investment Co BUTLER, MO. iOapital, = = $50,000. Money to loan on real estate, at low rates. Abstracts of title to all lands and town lots in Bates county. Choiee securities always on hand and forsale, Abstracts of title furnished, titles examined and all kinds of real estate papers drawn, ¥.a. , . % 7.0. Jno. C. Harms, Abstractor. 8, F. Wamwoox, Notary. yer Sz quickly destroys malarial germs. Gives prompt relief in all forms of Malaria and malaria. Sure preventive for those Ague Cure living in malarial districts. “20m ae ae er ON FARM LOANS DUVALL & PERCIVAL, A BUTLER, MO. offer inducements in the matter of long time, easy payments, liberal terms and fair treatment. WE WANT TO Sill you Clover Seed, Rape Seed, Cane Seed, Soy Beans, Millet and Kaftir Corn. Reclean Flax Seed for Seeding. Wheat, Corn, Oats and Flax. Always doing business 312 days in a year. WILL C, REED, AMORET, MO. ee Te PIONEER - DRUG - STORE SAM WALLS. Opposite Court House. West Side Square, BUTLER, MO. (COnd Crd Ord Ord Ord Ong On Ong Ong 07g Ong OnG Ong Ong Ong Ong 5 CA, 5G OIE OE ONE OnE x C3 OE OH O94 OG OE OG O74 07g Ong Org Ong 07g BC Ong Ory! . Against Sunday Baseball. Lincoln, Neb., June 5.—The Ne- braska supreme court yesterday de- cided that Sunday baseball is in violation of the statute which pro- hibits a “sporting” Sabbath day. The court reaffirms the decision handed down ten years ago saying that if the people are displeased with the court’s interpretation of the law they can secure relief through the legislature. The decision means that four play- ers arrested last summer in Nebraska City, must serve ten days in jail. CABSTORIEA. Bears the ‘The Kind You Have Bought Bignacare ry Missouri Odd Facts, Four brothers, all of whom live in Missouri but who had not been to- | gether before in forty-one years, met in Fulton a few days ago. Some farmers near Clarence im ported 500 angora goats. In the recent cold spell seventy-five head chilled to death, and brush fires had to be kindled to save the rest, One of the interesting exhibite in a museum at Boonville is a dictionary which once belonged to Jefferson Davis. It isa Webster's Unabridged edition of 1830, and was captured in Mississippi in May, 1863, by Col. Peckham, the Twenty- ninth Missouri regiment. The book is now owned by Lee Bo! of Boonville, a brother in-law of Colonel Peckham. A Joplin merchant has a young baboon in one of his show windows. It escaped the other day and went forth hunting trouble. The firstan- imal it espied was a fox terrier : on @ wagon seat. 1t climbed the seat and assailed the terrier, which was about its size and weight. The dog fought bravely, but within a minute the baboon haa it whipped to astand still, had shaken the breath entirely out of it, and pitched it from theseas to the ground. Tried to Poison Queen. Vienna, June 3—The Morgen Zeitung to-day states that a persiat- entrumor is current in Belgrade that an attempt has been recently made to poison Queen Draga of Servia. The queen, forewarned, gave the from the effects. The next night King Alexander’s French chef was found in the palace with a bullet in his heart. Lees, aver oh aaa castToRn ‘ the 7 Ihe Kind You an ten S" CLARLEAL wid