The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 7, 1904, Page 2

9 sae OS FCO } i, — — — — La Follette Faction to Name GOL. ED, BUTLER Independent Ticket, Milwaukee, Wis., July 2.—The Milwaukee County La Follette men will name an independent Republican ticket thia year and will contest the at of the anti Lis Follette ticket to the place under the Republi- can party designation. This step will be followed in every one of the seventy-two counties of the State, and the fight that will en- sue makes {t almost certain that the Democrats will elect their county sounty ticketa, as well as have a more than’ .ommitted by Charles F. Kelly at even chance of electing their State] ine home of Julius Lehman, where tirket, all because of the Republican $47,500 was distributed among factional fight. In Milwaukee coun-| pingteen members of the house of ty the party machinery is controlled by the anti La Follette men, but the Governor's adherents will carry the fight to the lowest office on the tick- et, in revenge for the decision against the Governor by the National Con- vention, In those counties where the La Follette men control the party ma- chinery it is expected that the anti- La Follette men will name rival tickets, and in ever county in the State the courts will be appealed to settle the question of party rights. Boodle Conspiracy Breaking Up Globe-Demoorat, 28th, The most pronounced sensation in the Ss Louis boodle Investigation since the return of John K Murrell from Mexico developed yesterday. When it was announced that Edmund Bersch, Charles F. Kelly and Charles A. Gutke had decided to plead gullty and throw themselves upon the mercy of the court. Bersch at onee took this course, satence, being deferred until Friday. Kelley and Gutke will make their pleas duly 11. While the statute of limitation has Tun on the transgressions of the men who were behind the city lighting denl, it is generally supposed and has been often atated that $15,000 was given to kelly to: make his famous tour of Europe, Tt was while he was absent, and he was considered the most important witness, that the third year after the historic birthday party closed, and the men who had furnished the $47,500, were immune from the law. If money was given to Kelley to facilitate his escape from St. Louis, however, it is said that the giver of te money aided in the escape of a cirminal, and that heiaguilty of com- pounding a felony tor which they may yet be tried. New York Laborers Dig Up Jar of Ancient Coins. New York, July 2—Laborers ex- cavating the cellar of Meyer's depart- ment store, Sag Harbor, to-day, un- earthed a stone jar filled with gold and silver coins. William Collins, the contractor, secured $1000 in] No sort of a bird, beast, or creep-| Pray ton dry, warm weather. The) Their food consists of dog meat and F coins of different denominations and | !ng thing will touch a castor olliplant: majority of the members of the|afew similar luxuries. Their huts ys It seems to be a rank poison to all Second Congregational church are| are constructed of bamboo and re- a Morris Meyer has 1500 silver half dollars, found in the pit. The jar broke when uncovered and there was a wild scramble for the treasure The coins bear date from I809 to 1836. Many have a premium valne. The building which—-stood-upon the site was occupled in 1836 by Hazard Parkor, & painter of miniatures and aneccentric. He has been dead half Scott, who says his home is in New York, reported to the police to-day that he had been robbed of $12,000 in gold while on a pullman car be- tween Pitteburg and Harrisburg. Scott said he had been in Dawson City, Alaska, for several years and acquired his fortune there by mining. He thinks the money was stolen . while he was asleep. Twenty Russians Drowned. St. Peteraburg, July 2—Twenty- two sailors drowned at the Baltic works to-day in experiments with the torpedo boat Dolfin, which had been converted into a submarine HAS BEEN INDICTED. St. Louis Millionaire Charged | With Compounding a Felony in the Lighting Bill. St. Louts, July 2—An indictmen was voted by the grand jury against Col. Ed. Butler on the charge of com- pounding a felony and being an ac- cessory after the fact to the bribery delegates in equal shares of $2,500 each for passing the franchise for the lighting bill. It fe understood that a man “high- erup” who Gutke saye gave him $20,000 In the lighting deal, will be indicted BUTLER GETS OUT FROM UNDER. St. Louis, June 30.—Col. Ed. But- ler, the millionaire Democratic boss, who furnished bond for the alleged convicted boodlers, surrendered Charles Gutke, who confessed, and implicated Butler in the boodle deals, Gutke {s now fn jail. Boodler Charles Kelley, who con- feesed yesterday, will also be locked up. Ed. Butler, jr, and John O Brien, who were on his bond, sur- rendered him. The police say that Gutke and Keller are threatened with assassination, Col. Butler says he will get off the bonds of all of the alleged boodlers. Butler fears he will be indicted again. He was once convicted and released by the supreme court. Charles F. Kelley was arrested at 12:30 o'clock. Ants To Fight Boll Weevil. Washington, July 2—Senator Wilson and Doctor B, F, Galloway, the Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry, to day received the first advice from Doctor O. F, Cook, the department's traveling agent, sincp ths latter started from Guatemala with the newly discovered ants in- tended to fight the boll weevil in the cotten fields. Doctor Cook cables from Puerto Cortes, Mexico, that he will arrive at New Orleans on July 4 with eighty- nine colonies of these ants. He will immodiately proceed to the Texas cotten districts to begin the cam paign against the weevil. The experimental colonization of these ants probably will beinstituted first at Victoria, Tex. The location of the colonies hinges largely on soil questions, the shalelike soil being most conducive to the succesa of the experiments. Peculiarity of Castor Bean Plant the animal world. Even the goat will starve before biting offa leaf, and will sniff at {6 and turn up his upper lip as though it had the most unpleas- ant odor on the face of the earth. Army -worms-and loeuste-will pass 1t by, though they may eatevery thing in sight, and there is no surer way of driving moles away from a lawn being eo universally detested by the animal world. To Help Colorado Miners. Batte, Mont., June 23 —The Butte Miners union has deelded to give $25,000 to the Colorado miners to assist them tn pressing the legal test to be made upon the Colorado su- preme court decision upholding the military government in suspending the writ of habeas corpus and allow- ing Charles Moyer, president of the Western Federation of \iners, to re- main in jail, The right of Governor Peabody and General Bell to deport miners without a trial will also be Tries To Pour Vitriol Down Woman’s Thoat. Dixen, Iil., June 22.—Mrs. Cather- ine Petit was frightfully burnedearly yesterday morning at her home in this city. An unknown man gained entrance to the house through a cel- ler window about 2 o'clock and at- temped to pour vitriol down her thoat. She awoke just as her mouth was being forced open, and in the strug gle that followed the liquid was spill- ed overher clothing and body, burn- ing herin @ horrible manner. The police expect to arrest the guilty party tonight. General Miles Declines. Indianappolis, June 380.—General Miles declined the nomination for President on Prohibition ticket to- day. It was announced at an early morning caucus that the opposition to General Miles’ nomination had combined on the national chairman, O. W. Steward, for the Presidetiul nomination, and ex-national chair- man, Samuel Dickie, of Albion, Mich., was selected to make the nominat- ing epeech. Uuder the arrangement, if Mr. Stewart is nominated vice chairman, A. G. Wolfenbarger will conduct the national campaign. Held Up a Nebraska Train. Valentine, Neb., July 2.—One hun- dred and fifty homeseekers, whose purpose it is to file on land under the Kinkaid law, which allows 640 acre to each entryman, held up a Chicago & North western freight train fifty miles east of here last night and de- manded that they be carried to this place, where they wished to make their filings. The conductor was forced to sidetrack his train and wait for @ passenger to carry the men to town. The rush for filing at this office was much greater than was expected and several days will be required to receive the filings. A Big Battle in Uruguay. Buenos Ayers, July 2.—Dispatches from Bage, and Brazilian town near the Uruguayan frontier, report that a courier seat by Saravia hasarrived there with a report of the battle at Tupambae, Uruguay. The fighting began Wednesday of last week and contiuned the following day. The government forces lost 600 killed and 800 wounded and the revolutionists evptured a large quanity of war sup | plies. Another dispatch from Bage says the rear of the revolutionary force under Mariano Saravia, brother of the leader of the revolution, is persuing the government troops un- der General Benavente, Praying For Dry Weather. Empoia, Kas., July 2.—The Second Congregational church here had a special prayer méeing last night to Welsh farmers whose land has been flooded several times by the Cotton- wood river. The members of this church have had many prayer meet- ings to pray for rain, but this is the first meeting on record {in this part of the state held to pray for dry weather Calls Out Troops To by Gov. Vardaman to iguard the Okolona jail and prevent the lynch- ing of John Vaughn, 6 negro. Vaughn, killed his sweetheart during @ quarrel Monday night, and when| | captured at Muldon and. returned here the feeling was so intense that the governor was appealed to for troops. Run ‘On Illinois Bank. Aurora, Ill., July 1.—Despite the hae tgs embezzlement of $90,000 by itecash- +n fer, the doors ot the German-Ameri- can bank were opened promptly this! it behooves every woman to bring the sweetest morning The officials began paying the subject of her maternity. out money to several hundred de- A Palace Reports Blown Up. St. Petersburg, June 30.—As the re- sult of the receipt of news of a fire which took place at the torpedo | works at Cronstadt last night, this j night, including one to that the Peterhoff palace had lows up. The damage at Cronstadt wss con- fined to the torpedo mechanism shops which were almost wholly destroyed, together with twenty whitehead torpedoes. Five of the torpedoes had war heads attached and they éxploded, which added to the fireand excitement. A considerable: the quanity of oil stored in the works was also burned. An alarm was given in time to pervent the loss of life and more serious loss of property, The authorities here do not attach serious importance to the accident and say that the works will soon be able to resume full time. Dog Causest Queer Accident. St. Joseph, Mo., June 30.—Patrol- manW. H. Rice shot and probably fatally wounded himself to-da while trying to kill a bulldog whic! had attacked his small daughter. The dog jumbed for the officer’s throat, and just as he pulled the trig- ger of his gun the animal's forefeet stomach and right hip, causing a serious wound. Doctor Murdered Denver, July 2.—Dr. EymourKa- recki, former county physician, was murdered in his home at 4 o’clock this morning by an unknown person, who called the physician to the door’ and fired through the screen. The police believe that Karecki incurred the illwill of a certain man whose wife Karecki had treated. Bartender Shot Negro. Oklahoma City, Ok., July 2.— Tom Shaw, a negro delivery man for a wholesale liquor house, was shot in the back this afternoon by Joseph Willoughby, a bartender. Shaw en- tered the saloon with @ case of wine, Willoughby ordered him to remove his hat and threw a bottle at him. As heraa out of the door heshot him in the back. Shaw will die. When W. J. Bryan first raised the question of imperialism we qnestion- ed the wisdom of his act for the rea- ‘aon that we eupposed the j;ecople of the United States would derive great profit from selling them American products. Since we have inspected the Filipino outfit at St. Louis we have somewhat changed our mind weenie eonenets and confvss that Mr. Bryan was near- er right than we thought. Many of of our “brown brothers” wear noth- ing but a strip of cotton cloth about six feet long which parts them in the middle and is tied about the waist. semble a pig shed with a rye straw roof. Uncle Sam paid two dollars per head ‘for the Filipinos. Most people will think that a big price for the dog eaters when they see them at the World’s Fair.—Maryville Forum. Beautiful Thoughts breath of the : is ocence and health. mother’s yearning for children is in- separable from a love of the beautiful, and city was filled with wildestrumors to- | t0W2, died at his the effect/@teat agony been | caused by the bite of a wolf. The animal was robbing Smith’s hen roost Hydrophobia Caused By Bite Of A Welf Fort Scott, Kan., June 25.—Ken- home last night in from hydrophobia April10 and attacked the farmer when he attempted to drive it away. A fierce struggle ensued, Smith re- ceiving several bites on the hand and the wolf was killed. No attention was paid to wounds and hydrophobla developed a week ago. sl use when necessary, al shots are heavy loaded with lead and Slungshots For the Guards. St. Louis, June 24.—The Jefferson guards at the World’s fair grounds were notified to-day that they will be equip on, with w new defensive weap- ere authorized to carry ots or “black ~~ to are securely attached to the wrist. They are ir” gage by the quart- ermaster’s office. ILLIONAIRE’S POOR STOMACH The worn-out stomach of the over- | f fed millionaire is often paraded in is standard medicine like Green’s Au- |G tr ite houeehold — what your station. 25c; regular size, 75c. public prints as a horrible example struck his arm, turning the barrel | 0! evils attendant on the possession upon him. The ball entered the/ of great wealth. But millionaires are not the only ones who are afflicted with bad stomachs. Theproportion | § far greater among the toilers. Dye- pepsia and indigestion are rampant On The Doorstep. op these people, and they suffer lar woree tortures than the million- atre unless they aval! themselves ofa it Flower, which has been a favor. oubles for over thirty-five years. August Flower rouses the torpid liver, thus creating appetite and in- |B surin, and vitalizes the entire system and perfect digestion. It tones akes life worth living, no matter Trial bottles, for all stomach | f Jefferson City, June 26.—Governor Dockery announced to-day that he would appoint E. M. Dearing of Potosi, Washington county, to mor- | ale Smith, a young farmer south of | TOW, a8 judge of the circuit court for the Twenty-first judicial district, to succeed the late Judge Frank M. Dear- ing, his brother. DR. H. M. CANNON, Dentist, BUTLER, - MISSOURI. Will be in Adrian every Tues- day and Friday prepared to do all kinds of dental work. Pointer On Prescriptions. If you would have your prescription com- pounded from the best and purest drugs; skil- A fully and accurately pre- pared; bearing the full measure of medical value. A If you would have the f satisfection of knowing that it is absolutely right —come here. Ask your doctor. FRANK T. CLAY, PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. ky North Side Square, Tucker’s Old Stand, Butler, Mo, + + PIP ALAS ISA FARM LOANS, To be able to borrow money on real estate on long time, with the privilege of making payments before due, is an advan- tage which the frugal borrower appre- ciates. "We loan money in this way and at a Jow rate of interest. DUVALL & PERCIVAL, BUTLER, MO. PEP PPPIPP and best influence to bear on To relieve and make that wath hn beeen, LAKE PARK BUTLER, MISSOURI. _ GEN. BOAZ, Record 2:20. DR. COX, = Simeon, the great Coach Horse, can also be found at these stables. T.K LISLE & Co. | STABLES, — BY — BOAZ, son of the Mighty On- great horses show for themselves. The Imported German Coach Stallion H a century than to plant @ few castor beans | oy nines here and there. Even the tobacco Guard Mississippi Neqro. ward. a Robbed of $12,000 in Gold. | worm will refuse to be ted on its] “pe ms Oe pa on F ' = leaves. There is hardly another in- olona, Miss., July <.—The Var > e Colts of these a ae fame stance in natural history of a plant|/4@man guards have been called out ositors who were in line when the : ; \ toon opened to withdrew pasa Bon other’ s Friend ¥ SIMSON Several large deposits ere made) is popularly used: It iga tiniment easily | No. 2129, Winner of Blue Ribbon at Iowa State Fair, In- is 1 by wealthy people toshow confidence | *dininistered and for extemal use only. | ‘ % . in the bank. Jciee undoniebty @ thisremedy, | diana State Fair and American Royal Horse Show, Kansas os City. Now owned by cee to her during A Tornado in Wyoming. oat The German Coach Horse Co., Butler, Mo., make the season at the LAKE PARK BREEDING © boat. Four officers and thirty men were on board when the signal was given to submerge the boat. The! fronclad Rams Battle Ship. manhole was not closed and the vessel sank Constodt, July 2—The Russlan| ” iascnan Wtsle Puke . |battleship Navarin, while returning - Two Kansas Girls Drowned” |¢, her anchorage to-day, was ram. Seneca, Kans., July 2.—Mary and; med by the Russian ironclad, Netron Clara Holthans, 12 and 9 years old, |Menia, which struck her amidships. vely, drowned near here to- | The damage to the Navarin is not <¥ ay ine deep ditch. They had gone | serious though it may benecessary to . fo the place with their tather to see |dry dock the vessel. It is believed |ed and several persons injared, The Tesnond readily to the the recent heavy rains, {shat the period required for repair- | tornado over the ‘ : Thrbeak gave way and they fell ing tho battleship will not be « long [and mao. narrowly passenger Of ls a fo ot, Any one interested in good horses wishing any infor. 0 the water. ha trai on the Burlington railroad. | rau eeaDriev MeGULATOR CO. aTLANTA.@a. mation enquire of T. J. Day, Sec’y. hs ts. tested. has been received here of damage bya ing tornado in Weston, county, ‘Trees’ Sis begme fibres were blown down, haystacks ecatter-| All