The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 13, 1903, Page 2

WITH NERVES OF IRON THIS WOMAN STOOD. And Let Her Husband Shoot at Her. THEN SHE COOLLY SLEW HIM. He Caught Her Out For a Walk Witha Strange Traveling Salesman, Williamson, W. Va., Aug. 7.—One of the most sensational tragedies en- acted in this mountainous section of West Virginia in years, oceurred here at dusk in the evening. William Adair, one of the wealthy farmers living on Pigeon Creek, was returning home after having been !n Cincinnati for a week or more look- ing alter some timber sales, and on nearing bis residence he saw his wife coming down the public highway from the opposite direction walking in company with a man unknown to him, but who later proved to bea traveling salesman from Ironton, Ohio. Adair, who for months has been jealous of his wife, it is said, pulled his revolver and opened fire on her. He shot wild, every bullet missing the intended mark. NERVES OF STEEL, Mrs. Adair, who has nerves of steel, stood without a motion while her husband was firing at her, and as quick as his supply of ammunition was exhausted she walked calmly in- to her house, took down the family Winchester over from the door, and walking into the yard remarked to her husband, “Now it is my turn,” Adair, realizing his perilous post- tion, and that his wife meant just what she said, started to run toward asmall woodland near by, but be- fore he had progressed 20 feet his wife had sent a bullet from the Win- chester entirely through his body, the missile having entered midway between the shoulders, coming out just over his heart. He fell dead in his tracks and never uttered a word, Mrs, Adair saddled one of her finest steeds and rode quickly to this place, where she surrendered, and sheis now in jail. She will be given a prelimi- nary hearing later in the week, which means that she will simply waive ex- amination and rest her case with the grand jury. AN EXPERT SHOT, Mrs. Adair is 88 years of age, and has always been a lover of target practice. She is an expert shot, and 1t has frequently been stated that at a target at 200 yards’ distance she could make a better record than the famous ‘‘Cap”’ Hatfield, whose marks- manship is renowned the world over. Mrs. Adair talked treely of her troubles to-day, and said that her married life for more than a yearhad been anything but pleasant, * He was so jealous of me that ] dare not visit a neighbor, for it always meant aracket on my return, Yesterday evening | had been to see a brother who was dying of consumption, and when he fired at me I simply made up my mind instantly that 1 would kill him. My life in prison, if I am con- victed, will be equally as pleasant as it would be at home.” Adair was wealthy, having ble timber and coal properties on his lands in this county. valua- Pidcock Mystery Remains. Greenfield, Mo., August 8 —The verdict of the coroner’s jury in the Pidcock case is virtually the same as that of the first coroner’s jury—mur- der by parties unknown. Fresh in- terest has been aroused by the at- tempted suicide yesterday of Mrs. Clara Wilkes, gras widow, with whom Pidcock wasinfatuated. Mrs. Wilkes was an unwilling witness before the coroner’s jury and was subjected to a rigid examination on the day prior to her attempt at suicide. It is thought that ehe may recover. A Worm Killer. MORE HUMILIATION PLANNED FOR MILES President Made | General For Week as Soub | to Veteraa. Washington, Aug. 7.—Gen. Young isto become lieutenant general of the jarmy next Saturday. The honor | will be his for a week, for on Aug. 15 the rank will disappear, and the gen- jeral staff law will go into effect. Gen. Miles’ friends are furious and declare the purpose of President Roosevelt and Secretary Root is in direct violation of the wish of Con- gress that the title of “general com- manding the army,” which began with Gen. Washington, should end with the retirement of Gen. Miles. Itis pointed out that the army got along very well without a command- ing general from Sept. 30,1895, when Gen. Schofield retired, until Oct. 7, 18y5, when Gen. Miles was appointed to succeed him. The action of Mr. Roosevelt and Secretary Root is asserted to be due to their antipathy to Gen. Miles. This is rendered all the more appar- ent by the fact that Gen. Young is not expected at the war department until Aug. 15, to take office as chief of staff. Disgust in army circles because of this order is equaled only by that produced by, the fact that with the advancement of Gen. Young, Briga- dier-General Leonard Wood will be promoted to be major-general. Again and again it has been de- clared that no promotion could pos- sibly be more distasteful to thearmy than that of Gen. Wood and open disapproval is silenced only by the knowledge that he is the fast friend of the President and of Mr. Root, to which friendship, it is alleged, is due his unprecedented advancement over officers who have won promotion on many battlefields, and whose ad- vancementis blocked by theso called favoritism shown to Gen. Wood. It is no secret that high army offi- cers are preparing to use every influ- ence to prevent the confirmation of Gen, Wood by the Senate, and they ha e strong hopes of success. Gen. Miles will relinquish his oftice atnoon on Saturday. The forenoon probably will largely be taken up by receiving officers who will call to pay their respects. Gen. Miles has already prepared a farewell address to the army, which will be issued on the day of his retire- ment from office of commanding gen- eral of the army. Constipated Bowels. To have good health, the body should be kept in a laxative condi- tion, and the bowels moved at least once a day, so that all the poisonous wastes are expelled daily. Mr. G. L Edwards, 142 Main St., . Wichita, Kansas, writes: “I have used Her bine to regulate the liver and bowels for the past teu years, and found ita reliable remedy” 50c at H. L. Tucker’s Drug Store. Kansas Wheat Crop About 100,000,000 Bushels. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 7.—The thrashing of the Kansas wheat crop has progressed far enough to show tat the total yield will not fall far short of 100,000,000 bushels. The average yield for the whole State, as in lieated by the reports, is 1636 bushels, It is the biggest wheaterop ever raised by Kansas or any other State. The largest crop priortothis year’s was 90,333,095 bushels in 1901, and the next to that 77,339,- 000 bushels in 1900. Nearly 60 per cent of this great wheat crop—the largest in theState’s history—is in the western half of the State. The estimated yield in the counties west of the center is 19.5 bushels per acre, while the average for the counties in the eastern half is 13.36 bushels. Faulkner Convicted Again. St. Louis, Aug.6 —Harry A. Faulk- ner, former member of the house of delegates, was convicted of perjery on his third trial yesterday and een- tenced to three years in the peniten- tiary. Faulkners’ attorneys at once J. Motitgomery, Puxico, | filed a motion for anew trial and a .yne ed Mo., writee: “I have two A girls, who have been bot! = worms all their lives. I tried to relieve them which fail- ed until Teeed White's Cream Verwi- fuge; the first two ag brought re ont on! worms, it Fa child to is pas growth, | teat oA bear «al 25c at H sande off, icknen, bond in the sum of $ 15, 000 wasgiv- en. Watch For a Chill. However slight at this time of year and in this —, it is the forerun- ner of malaria. A disposition to yawn, and an all tired out ae | oven comes before thechill. Young Lieutenant- | ‘Se > animate isapt to be wasted or, at least, spent for idle superfluties. Open an ac- count with the Bates National Bank, BUTLER, MO. The oldest bank and the only na- tional bank in Bates county. MR, TILLMAN EXPLAINS, “How Can | Help Accepting Passes?” Says the Senator. St. Louis, Aug. 7.—Senator Benja- min R. Tillman, of South Carolina, who is in St. Louis for a day, has re- ported to various railroads and ex- press and telegraph companies the loss of a wallet filled with passes and franks. Senator Tillman was asked itit was something unusual for him to accept railroad and express com- pany and other corporation franks and passes. “How can I help accepting them?” heasked. ‘They stick ‘em atmeand stick em at me until I just have to take them. They don’t influence my vote or talk with them. It is differ- ent down in our country from what it is up here. You haven't heard of anybody being bought with thoue- and dollar bills down our way, have you? “And anyhow, these days it is so common for all public men to be of- fered passes and to accept them and use them that there is nothing un- usualin anybody doing it, It’s the custom, and you know that most of us are slave to custom. “One of the passes | lost was a Burlington railroad pass, and I guess 1 lost it at Kansas City. It was ina pocketbook that had a lost of ex- press company franks and telegraph franks and other railroad passes and all that kind of stuff. But I hadn't used the Burlington railroad pass.” Senator Tillman is in St. Louis with Senator Burton, of Kansas, They leave to-night to resume their lecturing tour. Cured Paralysis. W. S. Baily, P. 0. True, Texas, writes: “My wife had been suffering five years with paralysis in her arm, when I was persuaded to use Bal lard’s Snow Liniment, which cured her allright. I have also used it for old sores, frost bites and skin erup- tions. It does the work.’ 25¢, 506 and $1.00 bottle at H. L. Tue ker's ‘ Drug Store. Pope Pius Sends Apostolic Blessing to Americans, Rome, Aug. 7.—The Associated Press representative was received in audience to-day by Pope Pius, being the first journalist of any nationality to have this honor. The Pontiff graciously granted the prayer of the correspondent to send a message to the American people, saying, word for word: “T love the Americans, who are the blooming youth of Catholicism. Con- vey to all of them how gladly I im- part my apostolic blessing to the whole country.” Pope Pius X to-day received the members of the American pilgrimage to Rome, led by John J. McGrane, a lawyer, of New York City. This con- stitutes an event of considerable significance, the American pilgrims being thus the first to be admitted to the Presence ¢ of the new the new Pontiff. Three Blown to | to Pieces. Blaffton, Ind., August 6.—The magazine of the Empire Nitro Gly- cerincompany, three miles from here, exploded yesterday afternoon, de- stroying the entire plant and killing three men. The report of the explo- sion was heard fifty miles away. An employe dropped a can ofthe ex- plosive and caused the explosion. Missouri Pacific Excursions. A | by ite stimulati i pa tab its prompt stim mo! tins action ot ElDorado Springs, Mo., Tourist. out of the system, Poi the ete ood tem and th Tucker's Drag Drug Tickets on sale daily until Sept. 80th; return limit 30 days at one and one- third fare round trip. H. K. Suanks, Agt. Rock Island Yields to Men. | Chicago, Ill., August 7.—The Rock }2,000 trainmen and conductors. Manager Goodenow announced the increase at noon Wednesday to the joint committee of the employes, and only a few minor details are now waiting the fioal adjustment of the agreement. Trainmen and conduc- tors in the passenger eervice will re- ceive an increase of 12 per cent and those in the freight service 15 per cent, Grand Master E. E. Clark of the order of railway conductors says that the committees secured the answer of the company without the use of threat or ultimatums. “This is a peaceful victory that we like to have to our credit,” said Grand Master Clark. “The referendum vote of our men sustained the action of the con- ductors in early conferences and granted us the proviso of our consti- tution, which permits the strike order to be used as a last resort. Asit was, we were not obliged to resort to any threats, nor even to refer to the referendum vote result,” Don’t Like American Coins, Manila, Aug. 8.—The effort of the United States government to intro duce its new currency into the Philip- pine islands has not met with the success that was anticipated. Al- though a large quantity of the coins minted at San Francisco have reach- ed the islands there {s considerable prejudice against their use, especially in the provinces. The bankers of Manila having become convinced of the necessity of the matter, held a conterence to-day with Governor Taft and after a full discussion promised to render the government all the ald in their power to secure the accept- ance of the American peso as the standard value and the general use of the new coins. Scouts Retuse Reward For Capture of Ontlaw. Washington, Aug. 8.—According to a statement in the Manila Ameri- can, a copy of which reached the war department Wednesday, the Maca- bebe scouts that participated in the capture and killing of Gen, San Mig- uel have refused to accept thereward of $1,000 offered for the capture, dead or alive, of the famous outlaw. Ina communication to the execu- tive secretary the scouts stated that they considered when they went into the action which resulted in the cap- ture of Gen, Miguel they were only doing their duty as soldiers, and did not think they were entitled tu any extra pay ou that account. “This action on the part of the loyal scouts,” says the American, “has added another wreath to the many honors already won by the scouts.” A Woman’s Complexion. Itis rank foolishness to attempt to remove sallowness or greasiness ofthe skin by the use of cosmetics, or “local treatment, as advocated by the‘beauty doctors.” The only safe and sure way that a woman can im- prove her complexion is by purifying and enriching the blood, which ca® only be accomplished by ‘keeping the liver healthy and active. The liver is the seat of disease and blood pol- lution, Green’s August Mower acts directly on the liver, cleanses and en- riches the blood, purifies the com- plexion. It also cures constipation, biliousnees, nervousness, and Induces refreshing sleep. A single bottle of August Flower has been known to eure the most pronouncing and dis tressing cases of dyspepsia and in- digestion. New trial size bottle, 25 cents; regular size, 75 cents. At all druggists. G.G. Green, Woodbury, New Jersey. Major Rowland is Dead. Levenworth, Kans., Aug 5.—Major J.G. Rowland, governor of the Na- tional Soldiers’ Home, died here this evening. He had been sick for two years and his death had been almost hourly expected for several days. CASTORIA Signatare of ‘s ieee a ar a RT say. aed nthe pre wate, boo ten chine «ita for ~ ance to the one after the ee or if euch claims Tit pom en | Island raflroad company has grant | ed the demanded wage increase toite | The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borno and has been made under his per- sonal supervision since its infancy. 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COUNTERACTS AND OVERCOMES THE EFFECTS OF THE SUMMER'S HEAT UPON TEETHING CHILDREN, Duelists Reserve Fire Until Boy is Out of Range. Muscogee, I. T., August 8.—Jack Adams, a farmer, was shot to death in a duel with Jeff Self, anutherfarm- er. They quarreled over the damag- ing of Self’s crops by Adams’ stock. The two men met at Self’s house. Both were armed. Adams drew a gun and Self asked him not to shoot until Self’s boy, who was between them, could get out of the way. Adams waited, and as soon as the boy stepped aside both men fired. When the smoke cleared away Adams was dead and Self was lying on the- ground dangerously wounded. It is believed Self will recover. Politics ia Powers Trial. Georgetown, August 8.—As in the first trial of Caleb Powers for com- plicity in the assassination of Gov ernor Goebel, the defense this morn- ing filed an affidavit that the deputy sheriffs did not impartially perform their services and made a motion, which was overruled, that the judge dismiss the entire venire of Bourbon county citizens on account of their political belief. Bears the a Teachers Complain of Blacklisting: Washington, August 7.—Officials of the war department were very much interested to day in an article appearing in a Manila newspaper, de- claring that the Philippine commis- sion had made up a blacklist ofmany school teachers who had left the eer- vice, and that they are prevented from obtaining any other employ- ment under the government of the Philippines. The teachers say they were prom- ised payment in United States cur- rency, but have been forced to accept checks calling for payment in Mex- ican currency, which had a fluctuat- Jing value. Another complaint was that sometimes they were not paid for three months. Other teachers complained that they were given to understand that when they arrived in the Philippines they would be per- mitted to purchase supplies from the commissary stores at the reduced prices. This privilege was, however, cut off, and they were com- pélled to make purchases in thestores at the high prices, thus increasing the cost of their of their living, 6 Abn Tassie Ba box of the genuine ‘Teblets