The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 22, 1904, Page 4

SUSPENSION BRIDGE FALLS. School Children Meet Death In| An Icy River. @harileston, W. Va., Dee. 17 —The suspension bridge connecting East sand West Charleston fell through to day, precipitating six teame snd a namber of school children, estimated variously from ten~ to thirty, into the ice covered waters, fifty feet be low. Four school children were res- cued with five teamsters from the wreckage. The bodies of Mamie Higginbotham, 8 years old, and of Ray Humphreys, 15 years old, have been recovered. ‘Twelve horses of thirteen on the bridge were killed or drowned, Great crowds have collected on both banks Only one strand of the cable remains. The bridge turned turtle as it went down, and the fioor is lying amid the ice floes a little below the place of crossing. Men ip doate are fishing in twenty feet of water for bodies. The bridge bas been in a dangerous condition for a long time. The bridge floor was covered with several inches of ice and snow. It had been considered unsafe for heavy loads for several mouths and last Labor day the of tivers would not allow the floats in the parade to cross the bri ige on ae- count of its condition, The span of the bridge whieh fell was about 800 Ct et ne eee fect long The bridge was built in 1852. Four Witnesses Attest Marcum Murder Plot. Winchester, Ky., Dee, 20.—In_ the ‘trial of the Marcum damage suit at Winchester to-day, evidence was brought out designed to show that James Hargis, Ed Callahan and B F. French were in a conspiracy , to bring about James B, Marcum’s death. Robert Chaney and James Mann, vesidents of Breathitt county, testi- ¥ fied that James Hargis had offered | them $500 and their freedom from a } murder charge hanging over them if they would kill Marcum, Theee of- ters it is sworn, were made just a few weeks before Marcum was assassin- ated, and were made in the private “arsenal” over the Hargis store ip Jackson. Mrs. Mary Johoeon, sister of Mar cum, testified that several months before her brother was killed four men—Mose Feltner, John Abner, John Smith and Tom White—laid in { wait all night ina rock quarry 200 1 yards ffom the Marcum home toas sassinate him. She eaid the warning was given by Feltner, who had been befriended by Marcum, and who did not want to see him killed. She said she went to the quarry early the next morning and found the men all heavily armed with Winchester rifles and shot guns. Mrs. Johnson sald 4 1 that the day before her brother was killed she saw all the men and Curtis and Asbury Spicer with guns, etand- ing across the etreet from her broth- er’s home. John Noble, formerly police judge of Jackson, told of plans formed by the defendants shortly after the murder to prove an alibi for Curtis Jett. The attorneys for the defense during the former trials held 8 con- ference with Hargis, French and Callahan in the up stairs room of th» Hargis store, and it was agreed that Noble was to go on the witness etand and swear that he saw Jett \gtanding on the pavement when the ehooting occured. Noble carried out the plans as formed. Boston Goes Democratic. “Boston, Dec. 16 —The municipal election yesterday was a sweeping Mhe elty, as usual, declared for A ONAN MY Sith Body of Unidentified Young Woman Discovered Near Coloraco Springs, Col. POST MORTZi REVEALS C.U3¢ OF DEATH Was Shot Through the Head from the Rear —Authorities Have No Clue to loeotity of Perpetraturs or Vietim—Minute De- scription of Deotal Work a9 Gir's Mouth Given by Coroner. Colorado Springs, Col,, Dec. 19.—That the young Wuman woo was iound deau | on Cutler mountain between Norto and South Cheyenne canons on Saturday was murdered, was proven by the posi- mortem examination, The removal of her matted hair and scalp reveaied the wound in the head and resulted in the recovery of the bullet, There is as yet absolutely no ‘clue to the identiy of the girl, the author- ities here being wholly at a loss to es- tablish anything in this connection. xy inquiries have been received ‘ties n the east relative to details in description of the girl, but nothing beyond that revealed yester- day has been discovered, the corpse showing nothing in the nature of birth marks or sears, The first part of the operation was the removal of the skull cap and this revealed the cause of death beyond the shadow of a doubt. The bullet en- tered the left side of the head, pene- trating the skull about two inches behind and one and a half ihches above ear. Its ¢ dtreet was almost throneh the head, the per tion in- dicating its s nd passing through the skull about one inch lower than the point of entrenc The bullet, which was of %8-caliber, lay between the skull and the sealp, the latter not be- ing perforated, The bullet was much flattened by its contacts with tho skull, Dental work in the month of the murdered girl will afford sure iden- tification if its description is seen by the dentist who did the work, The work was worth at least $150, Coroner Law is anxious that the de- scription of the dental work be given publicity in order to help in the work of identification, The unper right wisdom tooth ts wn- developed. On the upper night side of the mouth a solid gold bridge extends from the first molar to the cuspid. The second molar is present. The first and second hicuspids are absent, filled with solid gold dummi¢s, There are two gold fillings, medium size in the mesial of the upper central incisor. On the upper left side a gold bridee extends from the first bieuspid to the second molar, worn on the mesio lin- gual portion of the crown. The second molar is made from a bicuspid dummy. The third molar is present. The lower right three molars or wis- dom teeth are nresent. The second molar is gold filled in the: mesio oc- elnsial surface, The first molar is ab- sent and has been gone several years All the teeth are resent on the left lower side. Large vold filling on oreln- sion of first molar. Large gold fill- ing on occlusion extending on to dis- tal surface of second molar. SOME MISSOURI STATISTICS. Annnal Revort of State Labor Commiasion- er Discloses Wonderful Strides In State's Manufactaring Industries, Jefferson City, Mo., Dec, 19.—State Labor Commissioner Anderson has prepared his annual report and it dis- closes Missouri's wonderful strides in all lines of industry, particularly manu- factures. The suimmary exhibits an enormous production from factories alone. The manufacturing enterprises have invested in grounds, $21,438,970; in buildings, $29,014,497; in machinery, 552,907,112, The total nves is $145,055,626, as against $103,218,459 in 1902, the previous year. The total value of all goods manufactured dur- ing 1903 was $311,074,256, as against $270,456,232 in 1902, showing the enor- mous gain of $40,618,024 for the year. The average number of days in cpera- tion during the year was 281. The manufacturers paid out in wages to their employes during 1903 $58,423,547, an increase of $8,862,775 over 1902, They employed 103,139 males and 25,- 220 females, as against 57,282 males and 21,855 females in 1902, and they had 1,713 male and 143 female man- agers. - Prominent Odd Fellow Asphyxiated. New York, Dec. 19.—James P. San- ders, aged 86 years, believed to be the oldest past master of the order of odd fellows in this country, was found Sy ieee Potash as Necessary asRain The quality and quantity of the crops depend on a suffticucy of Potash in the soil. Fertilizers which are low in Potash will never produce satisfactory results. Every tarmer should be familiar with the ions of ingredients that go to rtilizers for every kind of publishes books, » latest researches on this all- ject, which we will send free Write now while you think of GPRMAN KALL WORKS New Vor\—%% Nassau ®treet, or St. Louis, Mo.—4th and Olive Sts, ssinapsigiiascnnenih-oneaiipiiestactincneepatentianiat ENTIRE VILLAGE GOES ON SPREE. Schmidt, Who Inherited $16,- 000, Pays the Bills and Leads the Fun. Dolnth, Minn, D ec. 19—The vil lage of Northome, northern terminus of ths Minnessota & International road, Betrami county, Minnessota isrecovering from the time of ite young lite. Otto Schmitt inherited from a German estate $16,000, and set a pace for money spending for a week that made life merry for 75 per cont of the 500 inhabitants. Ib isn’t known how much of his inheritance S-himdt spent, but he was celebra‘- ing his good fortune for a week, and the motto, “Schmidt pays for this,” was on every lip. He has some of the money left, afew thousand per- haps. Schmidt found iteaay to en- list the enthusiastic support of all the “regulars.” Afer getting them going right he managed by degrees to draw nearly the entire male pop- wation of the place into the fun, Se: midt proved to be a wonder He saw the others fall by the wayside, one, two three at a time, and missed others who bad fled irom him when they could stand the pace no longer and looked and commented on these with scorn, Schmidt refused to take change when he bought anything, and laid a fresh bill each time, but he appear- ed to have given no one a chance to rob him He made the paceso strong that in some places merchants clos- ed their places of business and pleas- ure lovers were in clover. Ireland Blames England For Want. Dublin, Dec. 18—The meeting of the Irish Parliamentary party to dis- cuss the distress in the West of Ire- land and consider means to “force the Government to provide for the immediate necessities of the case and put the land act in operation in Connaugh and other poor districts” was held here today under the preal- dency of John Redmond. ‘A resolution was passed condemn- distress in Ireland, demanding that immediate steps be taken to relieve be given for the distribution of land in the poor districts. The Local Government Board, however, to some degree, forestalled the meeting by taking steps which it lieving the tenants who are affected by the failure of the potato crop. Kansas State Treasurer is considered will be effective in ye- Injured by a Street Car. Kaneas City, Dec. 17.—Thomas K. HE SAW TODD SHOOT WALL. | The Testimony of an Eye Wit-| } 4A\ ness in the Murder Trial in Nevada, Missouri. Nevada, Mo.. De 17—The st ry ol the killing of Ro TO Wall fa - De J.D. Todd, ex etate representative. at Riebards, May 20, was told by witnesees iu Dr Todd’s trial for marder this afternoon, Intense in terest was shown by the large crowd] § present as ©. W) Wilder, who was on. the stand for more than two hours, teecribed in detail the events attend tog the shooting. Later, Dr. WT. Adams, to whose office Wall‘was re moved after he had been shot down, described the wounds and the eloth ing worn by the dead man on the day of the killing was exhibited. Mr Wail’s two daughters, who put near the prosecuting attorney, were scarcely able to restrain their emo- tion, ©. W. Wilder eaid that he saw Wall ride past Dr. Todd's office the morn ing of May 20 ‘Todd was seated in achair, leaning against the build ing “Alter Wall had passed Todd aroge and Wall turaed and nearly stopped,” axid the witness, ‘He had gone about twenty or twenty-tive feet further wher I heard a pistol re port and saw dust rive from the sirvet, Altera very brief interval there wasasecond shot and Wall leaned forward and started to fall, The third shot hit the horse in the jaw. Wall had not struck the «round when the fourth shot was fired. When it was struck the horse jumped and Isaw that Wall was losing control. I saw Wall as be lay on the ground, but I did not see Dr. Todd in the street ut oll.” Has Stood The Test 25 Years. The old, originnl GROVE'S Taste- less chill tonic. You know what you are taking It is ironand quinine jo a tasteless form. Nocure, no pay~5 A Prod For The “Beef Trust.” Washington, Dec, 18—Representa- tive Baker of New York introduced a resolution today requesting the Attorney General to “report to this House whether he has assertained that the so called Beet trust is in restraint of trade, and if so what steps he has taken under the pravis ions of law to cause a forfeiture of the property (in course of transpor- tation from one state to another) of those constituting the so-called Beef trust. , A Kansas Heavy Man Dead. Paola, Kan., Dee. 18.—J. I. Wil- liams of thie city, who probably was the heaviest man in Kansas, died last night after a short illness. He weighed nearly 500 pounds. He was born in Kentncky and wae about 64 yeare old, Sixteen years ago he moved here from Kaneas City, Kan- 88. A FAMOUS. REMEDY oo oer MISSOURI STATE BANK, | - , BUTLER, MISSOURI. Capital $55,000.00 Surplus Fund, 8,500 00 Receives Deposits'subjectto Check and dwass bas mener 5 to loan. 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