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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-04-08
Charged with Murder.


were ouSF All day Yesterday working
up cie"s and htung together the
Inks IN the cham OF oircums stances
surrounding the death OF Mss Fan
nv Lillian Madison, the pretty Young
@-fi whose ''~'.' body was found IN
ne >''>' ">f Saturday. he
"e>f q " Aas The arrest OF
H' VouTg law
= 81 81 =; county. charg-
t The lady. The
III 5te '~>t evening
'''' ieS arrested
'''' ': ..'".e - MIS- oAr'usl
'''S' = IL '''''' A'''''e y''o"'h' IN
''"' ''"'''s
He was at the supper table when
fAe officers were announced. He
limited that he knew OF the dlscoV-
cry O the dead BODY OF Miss Madi-
IN IN TINS cItT. lie had lust obtain
d the R'chnond papers with that
l''oFIhanoh- ne also admits he was
- N'ch'hond on fiaaV last. the cav
Oh "i''o' inc unhappy sifi must nave
come. 10 ''e' death tiuFefiuS DC
''e' 'ii"' nc "a" hef curing MS stay
'e'e' oi 'hat he had any coin'nuhica-
ION WIN 'he 9lri. eithef written or
''''e' -" 49, ZIG e"h' ne SAYS account
'of every noun OF MS stay mere, rom
'he time or hls arrival on Thursday
until his departure for has home on
Saturday morning.
| Mr.. CluverIus is about twenty
three years old, and is we'll connect
d. HIS family is possessed OF plen-
| " of means, and Will spare no ex-
| pense to defend him. All who
know HIM say that the accused is a
| man OF irreproachable character and
incapable OF committing a crime,
much less such cold-blooded mur-
der as he stands charged with.
When arrested nv the nolice youno
| Cluyerius had with him nackaoe
containing fitreen or twenty letters.
most Of which vcr, from Ia ,l,es II
ann-,rs from these ,,;.s;ves that
Cluverius is ou;te a fa.oo,- with the
tair >ex Ther. are so,,. very sn;cv
letters in the hatch 50 th.. no,,c-
saw.
The bitter cold weather did not
deter crowds from visiting the reser-
1oir and looking IN the basin where
the pretty gIrl met her death. The
keeper has been compelled to lock
the qates.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-04-08
EUCHRED.
PrIze-Package Fiend Loses on
His Little Game.

enough. " HiIFS Hit S"NNi t'-1 -
onze-packagc man from MS Bowery
baunts.
The wind and the package-msn
have succeeded in throwing dust into
the eyes of the blue coated guardians
If the peace, and almost daily a
number OF victims are added to the
long list OF trall mortals who trust
TO luck"
"Here you are, Only 50 cents
package, or three for dollar. Sold
again and another man made happy.
What did you draw, SIR"
"a two-dollar bill" ioyously ex-
claimed a styllshly-drcssed man As
he oocketed the greenback and edged
his way through large crowd which
made the corner of Canal and the
Bowery almost Impassable ye>tcr-
day.
"Who's the next lucky mani"
CRED out the disburser OF small
fortunes, displaying a handful OF
envelopes.
'Look ere, stranger is tins thing
square :" asked tall, l,angularly built
communicating anxrously at the
tempting ''packages."
Square? You bet! Watch ne, -
was the reioinder.
Deity shuffling the envelopes, he
dealt the countryman three, saying:
"Take your choice, pardner, but.
remember, this is onls for fun"
ITO be CERTAIN" answered the
other, AS he tremblinglv fingered the
envelopes and finally selected the
middle one.
Here YOU are!" rang out the eN-
ultant voice of the vender. as he
held to view crisp t,ve-dollar bill.
The countrvman staggered back
in astonishment and tie crowd cheer
ed the clever bit of slight-ot- hand
manipulation.
"Gim'me ten dollars worth. |
ough, to win a pile or that" OK
claimed the young man from the
rural districts, hastily snatching from
his pocket a roll OF bills and peeling
off the required amount.
From the mass OF envelopes thirty
were carefully counted out and hand
ed to the excited purchaser. who in
turn rendered ten dollars.
No sooner had the money changed
hands than cry of Look outi Here
come the cops." was raised.
The alarm was sounded by the
stylishly dressed young man who
had captured the two-dollar prize.
The crowd scattered in every ii-
recnon and the package man closed
the box with a bang and was soon
scudding up the Bowery with the
stylishly dressed young man.
The countryman stood rooted 10
The spot tor an instant; then, finally
recovering his composure, he glanced
timldiv around. No policeman wa,
IN sight. He then thought of HI;
purchase and proceeded TO see how
fortune had smiled upon hlm. One
after another he tore open the en-
velopes. only to find that he la.
been duped.
They contained nothing IN ;hs
shape of money.
With sad heart and unstcad,
tread he walked slowly up the
bowery, hewailing his fate and vow
ng vengeance upon the swindler
On nearing Bayar'i street the for!orr
youth dropped INTO saloon for some
liquid encouragement.
As he neared the bar his attention.
was attracted by the presence OF TIVE
men III earnes. conversation. The.
hacks were toward him but he knew
them at a glance. They were til
pr'ze- packagcman and The stvlistl'
dressed young n1au.
onily, you're trump. Shake.
Nhew, Wasn't he green,
They both laughed heartily, shool
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-04-08

WANTED and gentlemen 10
,ake light, pleasant pioyInent al their
own homes distance 40 ooiection): work
sent BY nail; 3 TO $ q day can be made
no canras>ins. Please address at once
G!ahe Mig Co, Bostoa, Mass. box @5+4-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-04-08
Men Think

they know all about Mustang Lin
inent. Few do. Not to know is
TOT 20 have.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-04-08
Important.

when Won yief: or leave New York City, esys
Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire and sTg
&: the Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Ces
trai Depot
Elegant rooms fitted up al . cost Of one -
lion dollar reduced 20 ~ % and upwards ~
day. European plan. Elevator Eettac115
supplied with the hest Horee cars, stages -
elevated railroad to all depots- faA1ltss e =
live better for less money at the Grand lnr'
Hotel than at any other frst-class hotel in 10
sftv
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-04-08

VIVIAN GRAY No. .494, Scotch
6SR stud book No. 1907, American c.
U.s. B. will make the season OF
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02

At the annual meeting Of the Missou-
RI Pacific and Iron Mountain stockholders ut
st. Louis Gould Board OF Directors were
elected. The surplus earnings Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific wcrc stated to bc $a,.sl, ,5O, and
OF the Iron Mountain route S3,46i,59 from
both OF which. however, taxes and fixed
charges are 70 be deducted.
Forty-nine Oneida children from the
reservation at Green hay passed through
Chicago for the training school ut Martins
burg, Ia.
Fourteen merchants and the leading
banker In the town were found by the police
In gambling rooms ut Harvard, III. All were
bound over for trial.
Nellie Horan, of Whitewater, Wis,
has been acquitted OF the charge Of poison.
linz her ster.
Mrs Mark Hopkins, wife Of the st.
Clair tMish.l millionaire. has bclun suit fcr
diNe9ee ON tie ground Of cruelty.
A Cleveland newspaper. the Herald,
will soon disappear. |, has lcen purchased
by two oil its contemporaries. III. eircu,a
tiOa aild goodwill 80 to tho Lc,..r, while The
material an machinery will bc used hy the
Hdia-i euler for a morning edition.
In the United States District. Court
Mt Chicago, after listening IL arguments rel.
ativc to 4 new trial Cor ]. e. Mackia AMI ".
J. Gallagher, the election cons spirators. Ju lgc
Hlolgett formally sentenced them 10 two
years Imprisonment in the penitentiars at
Joliet aud imposed upon them tine Of ss,oQ0
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02
SOUTHERN.

Tho Central Hotel and twenty houses
and stores at Newbern, N. c., were burned,
cntailing q loss of 100000.
For killing A. H. Murphy in the
street some time ago Fat Ford and John
Murphy have teen sentenced at New rleans
to bc hanged. Judge Ford, W. Z. Cau!ti; IA,
and William H. buckley, who participated in
to twenty years Imprisonment. An appeal
will be made to the Supreme Court.
A telegram from Troy, Tenn, says:
Ambrose Young, Charles Latham, and Frank
Freeman, all negroes, arrested yesterday,
charged with being implicated in the murder
Of Montgomery, near the State line. last De
ccmber, were under guard 1T Union City last
night. A mob or 100 ovcrpowcred the guards,
took the prisoners, and hanged them Just
outside Of the city. Their cnrpses were
found this morning suspende from q tree.
Pope, Cole & Co., dealers in metals
at Baltimore. made an assignment yesterday
to c. Morton Stewart & CO. The I liabilities
are stated Mt sl.0o0.oo0. ana their assets at
ss0o.0oo. They are heavily Interested in the
Baltimore copper works at Canton.
April l5 has been set as Mexican
veterans day ~ the New Orleans Exposition
Jefferson Davis and William NJ. Burrcll have
been invited to deliver addresses on the re-.
suit oil the war with Mexico.
A through express train on tho Texas
Pacit. Road WAS wrecked on a hritl-c at y l.
hare Creek. nca: Fort Worth. Tine fireman
was killed. th engineer was fatally in. tired,
and two postal clerks were seriously bru.. cj.
A large number of strikers ut Marshall ani
Dallas manned u wrecking train anl went
out to repair the bridge AID ira k.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02
THE
HIcA0o,
MILWAUKEE,
& ST. PAUL

RAILWAY COMPANY
Owns and operates nearly 5000 miles OF thor
oughly equipped road In Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota.
II Il the short Liae and Best Route betwees
III principal points II tho Nsrthwest aad Far
West.
For maps, time tables, rates OF passage and
freight. ETC., apply to the nearest station agen.
of the CAICAG0, MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL RAIL
WAY. or TO any Railroad Agent anywhere In the
United States or Canada.
ROSWELL MILLER, A.y. n. CARPENTER.
Genl Manager. Gent Pass. Ticket Agt.
JOSEPH +. TUCKER, gro. q. hIAFFORD.
Asst Genl Manager. Asst 0en1 raSS Agt.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,
cg-ror notices In reference TO Special Elk
cursiOns, changes OF time, and other items OF
interest In connection with the Chicago, MI
waukee 4 st. Paul Railway. please refer TO tht
local columns OF this paper.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02
FOREIGN.

Memorial services in honor Of Gen.
Gordon were held in London ut ST. Paul's
Cathedral Westminster Abbey. and many
other cathcdrals and churches. Tho Bishop
Of Chichester preached q sermon, in which
he declared that the death Of Gordon had
brought disgrace upon England.
A bill has been produced in the Bel
eian liousc of Representatives imposing
heavy duties ON cereals. Hour and meal.
beans. cattle. sheep, and hogs.
The French government is about to
ask for grant Of slO,uO0,O00, in order 10
send "a, 0uO mel TO China, having become con-
vineed Of the necessity of marching upon
pekin. A French man.of.war searched the
british steamer Gtcnroy on tho Chinese
coast, because OF lead In her cargo.
The police Of Paris arrested James
Stephens. Eugene Davis, and other leading
Fenians, escorted them to the frontier, and
warmed them not to return. They have gone
INTO Belgium.
It is said that the Mahdi has evacuat
ed Me,emneh, fearing an inN aston of the Sou-
dan from Ahss.nia. Osnan Dtsmais conccnt-
rating large force ut Tamanieh to oppose
Gen. GrahAm's advance toward Hesber.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02
POLITICAL,

Mr.. Edward d. Clark, Mr.. Lamar's &
selection for Assistant Secretary of the Into
rior, says Washington dispatch ;san active
lawyer Of vicksbur.. Miss. 40 years rye
He Is said to have built up large pract O
through his own exertiens andt haya nevcr
before been in public lie. Mr.. Lamarth Ks
that he will prove to be very eli, lent exec
utivc officer. He II not known generally to
the Southern politicians.
An application was made to Post
master General Villas by Vice President Hem
bricks for the appointment Of friend OF The
latter to the supsrintnnde Of free u
livery ut tic Chicago posto &C. Til answ T.
returned that tie department wonli not
Interfere with the dut cs OF the Po tina ter
at G. icaxo. Mr. Hendricks is engaged u
struggle with Congrcssman-c ct b. nun or
the appointment Of postmaster At lnd an
apnlis. with tie chance a9an tie i.c
Pres dent.
Prominent Democrats are urging =
api ointment Of Joseph S. Mile. of t
vir inia, commissioner o Internal eve-
me. Mr.. Creecy who gave Washington re
porters the information that he was 10 8
appointment clerk OF the treasury, VAS
place, and Eugene Higgins, Of Baltimore,
has been inst He'd.
The Republican State Convention
Michigan renoininatcd Judge Cooley for tho
Supreme bench and placed he nell for
Re ents o. the univers ~ Charles :. Draper
and Judge A. v. McAllay.
Washington special to the Chicago
T,iJ,tnc: In an interview with the President
Vice President Hendricks and Senator Noor-
hees tried to crsuade him that he ought to
move promptly in putting Republica out
and filling their places with Democrats. Mr..
Cleveland replied that he did not consider
that sort OF thing con ist"nt with the princi-
that no removals were likel 10 be made ex-
ccpt for cause. Secretary Bayard is said to
be particularly disco raging in hi re epi n
ol applicants for office.
J. s. Spafford, Of Whites de County,
ILL.,, has Teen nominated By the Republic, 7
to fill the vacancy in tn lie sislature .ei
By the death OF Represen ative K. G. II.
Arizona citizens, without roger! q
party. dcnOunce the vcnal Nv ard exira A.
gance Of their Lcgi lature, whc adj III ~
after having appfOp iate Sl.Oos,.,tpO o. We $
questionable subsidies. and an effort Is 10 i,c
made to stop the pa mcnt of ,hc corrupt
bills.
Secretary Bayard, in res'gning the
senatorship from Della ar.. gay. the
latnre to understand that his succes>o : i ]
be Attorney General Gray. The Sa lshm s
family, however. are p shing Representa- ve
Lore for the vacancy, ana the struggle grows
In interest daily.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02
WASHINGTON.

Ex-Secretary Teller succeeded in
having patents issued for about two-tirds
OF the lands comprised In the Backbone
Railroad grant hut sccretarv Ian AZ las
suspended action III reaari to the r,silue.
The Democratic Senators have COM
pletcd their arrangements Of tie committees.
Senator's Vest Coke and Harris are 10 sue
cecd Garland. Ra, ard and Lamar on tho
Judiciary Committee. Senator Vance will
60 on the Fnarce Committee in place OF
Bayard. Senator Ransom will succeed Bay.
Land Claims, ami senator .osmaa will take
Ransom's Old lace a> Chairman or the Com
mittcc on the Potomac hivcr Fr Mt Sena
tor kcnna will go ON the Commerce Conn
mittec.
The Catholic Church of st. Domi-
nick. in Washington. was damaged by fre to
the amount Of $4,000.
Gen. Hancock presides at the court
martial convened in Washington to try
Chief Signal Oli.cer Hazen. Gen. Ha,cn,
when the court came together, demnrrcd to
the specification of tho charge against him
which alleged that ho criticised the action
Of tho Secretary OF War in rcfrsiag to send
q sealing steamer to the re:iA ~ the Grecy
oarty after tho failure OF tho Proteus expo.
dition In 1883 The demurrer vas overrulcd,
and the accused made q formal plea or not
guilty.
In the H0zen court-Martial at WASH
ington the accused admitted that no had
criticised the action of tho Secretary OF War
regarding the Grecy expedition, and that he
had said that il 4 sailing vessel had been sent
to their rescue the party might have been
saved. He sclaimed. however. any inten-
uonal disresrect TO his superior officer.
Mr.. james q. Blaine called upon Mr..
Cleveland at tho White House. lust week.
In the HaZen conrt-Martial counsel
FOR the accused offered to prove that Secrc-
tars Lincoln inspired certain articles lnb-
lished In Washington and Chicago. assailiny
Gen. Hazcn, and tia, they could be traced
TO bis c.crk.
Secretary Of the Treasury Manning
bus decided I'll redacc the force in the Special
Agents Division Of his department by lis
rensing with the services OF forty persons.
The list Includes six SPECIAL agents, twenty,
six special inspectors of customs, and IN
"srand roll" cmp.otes The caan es arc
made. il Is said. s.lely In the Interest al
economy, and 10 appointment will ma,.e
to III the places of ,hose discharged.
Orders have been given 10y Secre-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02
NEWS CONDENSED
Concise Record OF the Week,
EASTERN.

Nearly six thousand pounds of nitro
glycerine exploded at factory three miles
south Of Bradford, Pennsylvania. Two men
were killed. one Of them being scattered in
fragments all over the neighborhood. Tho
site Of the building 10 marked by an immense
hole in the ground.
New York dispatches of the 11th inst.
report marked improvement, though only
. temporary one, IL IS feared, in Gen. Grants
condition. '.fIis physicians attribute this
Improvement 10 change in remedies. Up
to yesterday they have depended upon ano-
dynes to give him the needed repose. These
interfered with his digestion, aggravated his
stomach weakness, and left him weaker
every day. Stimulation WIS rcsortcd to, and,
although the patient expressed great distaste
for anything alcoholic Its use has leen fol-
lowed hy the happy eff ect described. While
mis- physicians do moi expect any permanent
Improvement, they are hope ul tha; the re.
turning strength OF the NJ cnt will 50 brace
his digestive unc lens that he will he able to
resist Q inre ads of his d scase perhaps for
m.nths.''
Mrs. Willis Henderson,, 23 years old,
the pretty vie OF 4 prominent farmer ut
Hcs, Shelby, N. Y. h.ew cut her bruins.
Fire in Gill's art store at Springfield,
Mss., damaged ristures, statuary. books.
and bric-a-brac S5u,0;O.
About 500 markcimcn OF Boston at-
tented m auction sale oi a car-load OF fresh
beef from ST. Louis, one quarter being dis
pose OF ut ime. The scheme proved sue
cessful.
Mrs. McCloskey, living on the third
noor OF tenement house In New York.
sprang from bed and threw her babe out OF
the window, fracturing its skull Her hus-
band lcaped up in time to save the second
child, which his wife. had attempted TO sieze
Il would appear that tho woman was insane
from drink.
The mansion of John L. Aspinwall,
ut Tarrytown, ON tho Hudson River, was
burned. the loss being $4,000.
Drs. Sands and Shrody, consulting
physicians In Gen. Grants case, visited the
Generals residence and held q consultation
with DR.. Douglass. They fully indorsed the
treatment OF the patient adopted by Drs.
Barker and Douglass. The General was in
comfortable CO dition. Tho local disease is
bell we'd. for tho present, to he stationary.
A decision was rendered in the United
States Circuit Court ut Hoston IN the suits
against tho stockholders OF tho desunct Pa
cinc National Bank requiring the defendants
to pay abccond assessment Of 100 per cent.
on their stock. The loss OF the stockholders
BY this decision is 5000, 900.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-02

III constructing needed public improve
ments until idle labor is employed and the
volume of money III circulation il sufficient
to enable the American people to transact
business on Il cash basis. The present
volume Of currency il by no means suffi-
cient for such purposes.
We arraign the United States Senate for
the defeat OF the Reagan interstate COM
merce bill, and demand that the National
Government shall regalate and control in
terstate commerce by constructing and
managing i postal 4 eglaph and II neces-
sary, system Of national railways.
While oil parties in the late Presidential
campaign demanded the forfeiture of un-
earned land grants. Congress has refused
to pass, with one exception. any important
bills for that purpose. ignoring platform
pledges, turning deaf ear to the prayers
c0rporations in their braZen efforts 10 seize
nearly LOG, ,OOO 900 acres of our children's
inheritance. An unprecedented crime
aQainst law and American citizenship has
been committed in Oklahoma, whore hon.
est settlers have just been evicted from
their new homes in order that cattle king,
may use the lands for pasture. The Gov
ernment did, by treaty, in 1866, purchase
Oklahoma Of the Indians. obttining all
their right and title. These lands there
upon became public lands, were surveyed
into sections as such, and many thousands
OF acres granted to the Atlantic and Pa
cifi Railroad Company. The Indians do not
even claim these lands. which are now, and
have long been, open to -emption and
settlement under repealed laws: but cattle
syndicates have illegally seized, fenced,
and now occupy and hold them by virtue
Of the United States army, which expe,s
homesteaders as il they were outlaws. Con-
gress, with utter indifference, has witnessed
the substitution Of bayoness for our courts,
and United States Senators have cndeav-
ored to create the impression that these
lands belong to Indians, in order to cover
the offense, and even deny that cite men
occupy them, though it is proved by special
reports ard co atirmed by all who enter the
Territory. We appeal to all men who le-
lieve IN the supremacy OF law and In the
rights Of American citizens to join us III
demanding the immediate withdrawal Of
the United States army from Oklahoma,
unless it can be used to pr TIC. law abiding
any party or any officer who dire appeal to
the bay0aet 10 wres: flcm the people Their
heritage, and to help Us elect Congress
that shall restore at once all forfeited land
grants to the public domain.
In this alarming juncture we urge every
member of our party to put forth renewed
efforts to grid himself for new struggle
with the organized system Of iniustice tha,
controls the country to-day. Ours is thu
only party that can give to labor its rights
and save the nation from anarchy and ruin.
Sustain our rress. uphold our speakers. lifl
high the banner Of equa! rights every where
and the day Of our triumph il At hand.