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The Butler weekly times., 1894-07-12

Business has been very light in
town since the 4th.
Cy Walker has gone to Kansas
City, Wichita and other points to
visit relatives
The lake, under the Management
OF Frank LaFollett, is being we'll
patronized by our people.
Mrs. G. ". Eichler was overcome
by the heat Sunday and was quite
sick for several hours.
Mrs. S. S Allen. Of Tyler, Texas.
is spending the heated term with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman.
There has been no delay of trains
Oh the L. d s. and both passenger
and freight trains have passed
through town on schedule time.
Capt. H. C Donohoe refuses to
become a candidate for the nomina
ton for congress on the populist
ticket. The Captain knows when be
has enough.
W. NJ. Dalton, the next probate
judge of this county who has been
spending the past two weeks in the
city doing jury service, has returned
home.
The ladies' of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church will give an ice
cream social at Spruce, on Thursday
evening, July 10Th. The proceeds
will be used in buying lamps for the
new church at Spruce All are cor
daily invited to attend,
The coal miners strike at Rich
Hill has been declared off. One mine
has started up with a small force of
men and it is expected that other
mines will open up in few days.
The miners asked to be allowed to
return to work at the old prices.
A Georgia editor, iu TT of des
peration, dashed off the following:
"The wind bloweth, the water flow
eth, the farmer soweth, the subscriber
oweth and the Lord knoweth that
we are in need of our dues. So come
a runnin', ere we 60 a.gunnin, this
thing of dunnin gives us the blues. ="
When Baby was sick, We gave her CastoriA.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria
When she becam. Miss. she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castorh
Hicks says about the 18th and
l4th it will grow very warm, result.
ing in many local bursts of wind.
hail and rain. From the 18th to the
22d will prove a heated term, which
state will continue up to 25th and
Goth, unless abated by storms about
18th and 10Th or 25th. The month
will end in the midst of great beat
and threatening and possibly active
storms moving from the west Look
out for drought in August.
The Belton, Cass county, Herald
says the chinch bugs are doing {
good deal of harm to the farmers il
various parts of that county. and in
many instances parts of fields of
corn has been destroyed. The farm
ers are using every means to save
their crop Some are trying diseased
bugs with good success. others will
the same remedy are meeting witt
poor luck. Some are using coal OF
and soap and report that remed,
doing good. The bugs are gettin:
large enough to fly and it is hope,
their ravages will soon end
The democrats of Usage township
met at Rich Hill Saturday and Sc
lected congressional and senatorial
delegates and passed the followiD;
resolutions:
Resolved, by the democratic part
of Usage township. i'll convention
assembled. that we indorse tn
The Butler weekly times., 1894-07-12

The strike has overwhelmed the
tariff bill the past few days.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
NEBRASKA'S FINANCES BAD.
Heavy Discrep; ncles in Accounts The
Debt Away ReyOnd the Limit.

Heavy Discrepancies in Accounts The
Debt Away BEYOND the Limit.
OMAHA, Neb, Jan. lit is openly
charged here that there is discrep-
ancy of over $780, between the
state auditors books and those of the
state treasurer. After spending more
than two weeks in checking up the
discrepancy, although the auditor
has had his figures fully verified,
the books fail to balance by about
s225, 900.
1t is also charged that although the
state is now paying over So, 600 year
interest on outstanding warrants, it
Is not getting penny of interest on
nearly $1,000, 900 which the state treas
urer has placed on deposit in the
banks. This means that the state is
paying out $40 600 a year interest
when its warrants could have been re-
deemed and the state is losing from
$500 to $50, 700 q year in interest on
funds which responsible banks were
ready to give the very best of bonds
under the act of 1891.
The tangle in the state treasury is
held to indicate that there is some
thing wrong in the methods of ae-
counting, and the enormous value OF
outstanding warrants indicates the
most reckless fnanciering Accord
ing to Auditor Moore the state debt
now exceeds 81 ,O0J, 600 when it is lin.
tied by the constitution $500, 900 and
the debt is still increasing at the rate
of SI5, 900 month.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
A FATBEHS boRRIBLs CRIME
John Csmmings OF onaha Cremzte.
Himself, His Wife. Baby. and Mother
H. Law,

OMAHA. Neb., Jan. lon marble
slabs ct the city morgue lie the
charred remains OF the family Of John
Cummings Father, mother, baby
and grandmother are there, awaiting
tho outcome OF the coroner's inquiry
Into the causes Of the tragedy thai
startled the city yesterday morning.
Nothing in Nebraska annals ap-
proaches the deed for horror.
Cummings had been in i'll health 70,
some time,and according to 12-year-old
Iommie Fox, who was present, he de-
lioerately set fire 10 his own house and
caused the death of his mother-in-law,
his wife and his l-year-old baby in
the flames The little boy tells q
straightforward story, and wher
asked how the fire originated, he
said:
Cummings was sitting OIL the edge
OF the bed in the rear room where
Mrs. Cummings also was with the
baby. Another person in the room
was Mrs. Fox, the mother of Mrs.
cummings, my aunt There was o
fuss about something, and Cummings
upset the lamp and closed the door,
compelling all the inmates to stav
there. They cried, but he refused to
let any of them out"
Miss Nellie Fox, who is a relative OF
Mrs. Cummings, said that she was 4
frequent visitor to the house; that
Cummings had been sick for a long
time. She disputed her brothers
statement about Cummings having
purposely knocked down the lamp 10
burn the entire family, but the boy re-
Joined that he saw him do it. lie
added that when he first took notice
he saw Cummings sitting on the bed
crying.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
judge Glbson to Reign.

KANSAS CITY, No, Jan. Judge
James Gibson of the circuit court is
in Jefferson City to-day bent on a
mission which will come in the nature
Of a New Years surprise to Demo
cratic politicians lie has gone to
present to Governor Stone his resigna-
ton as member of the circuit court
bench. On the governors accept
anee and the appointment of his
successor Judge Gibson will retire
from the bench and will at once enter
the practice of law as a member of
the law firm OF Warner. Dean & Glib
son-formerly Warner, Dean & Hager-
man. The members of the new firm
will be Major William Warner, O. II.
Dean and Judge james Gibson.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Killed by His Divorced Wife.

CHICAGO, Jan. For two years
Daniel Healy has been a divorced
man. Yesterday he called on his for
mer wife to wish her happy New
Year She ordered him from the
house and he refused TO go Then Mrs.
lIealy took the lids off the stove and
tried to smoke llealy out. He stood
it better than she, however, and Mrs.
Healy was compelled to leave She
sent Thomas Scully to eject Healy and
Scully was knocked endwise with a
poker. Healy then left the house.
When he returned and demanded ad-
mittance Mrs Healv fired at him with
n revolver. The bullet struck Healy
in the groin, inhicting a probably
fatal wound.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The Indians
enlisted in the army have been given
opportunities to show what they can
do as marksmen in competition with
white soldiers The report on the
scores has reached the war depart
ment 1t does not at all sustain the
general reputation of the red man as
bulls eye hitter. The report says
that the sights on the rifles are still
incomprehensible to them, and that
much patience has been necessary on
the part of the officers to bring them
TO any understanding at all of the
principles Of Workmanship. Troop L of
the I'd Cavalry, that being an Indian
company, showed an individual aver
age figure of merit of 42.22,
while the average figure of merit
OF the company was 7s.SS. In collec.
tive firing the Indian average was 81
81, while the men of the other troops
made an average of TO- The Indians
in the 18th Infantry made for their
company (D the average individual
merit OF 25O5, while the figure of the
other troops was GO 81. In the 10th
infantry there is one company of In
dams. Their figure of merit by indi-
Vidual classification was an average of
2I14, while the figure of the white
troops was the high average of 49, is.
In collective firing the Indian average
was .39, as compared with the white
average of 7O47.
b At pistol firing the Indians do bet
ter There is separate report on
this sort OF firing for cavalry, being
composed exclusively OF Indians, made
q record of which white men would be
proud, If they ever learn about it. At
dismounted practice they made an
average Of 1855, as compared with
the general average for the command
OF 66.7O; at mounted practice their
average was far ahead of that of the
white troops, and their average per
cent for all firing was 6573, as COM
pared with 50.4S for the whole COM
mand. The Indians stood first in
order OF merit for revolver firing for
the department.
There were some interesting statist-
les obtained by this practice. The
natives of the United States stood
eleventh in order of merit among
nationalities, Norway, Austria,
Switzerland, Germany, Canada and
Belgium coming in the order named
before the United States. The men
Of six feet in heighth aud over were
also highest in order of meritas sharp.
shooters, and the shortest men were
the lowest. The men of light blue
eyes were the best markSmen, with
those OF dark blue next. Even the
light blue-eyed men were the best
marksmen among the negroes
The report calls attention to the fact
that the percentage made by the In
dians at revolver practice was greater
than the percentage made by the win
ners of the gold medals in the revolver
matches at the cavalry competitions
OF the department for the years 1892
and 1893 1t was also the highest rec
ord made under existing regulations
by any troop in the de. artment
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
SENATOR TELLER TALKS.
says the Outlook for Colorado Is Very
Bad-Denounces Gov. Waite.

S"'' '"o Outiook lOr Colorado IL Very
Bad-Denounces Gov. Waite.
DENVER, Col, Jan l.-Senator
Teller returned yesterday from a
brief visit to Mexico In an inter.
view last night he said the outlook
:or Colorado was very gloomy and in
Ills opinion would not change so long
Is the present administration should
De In power. He will be satisfied.
however, that the condition of the
ioor and the finarces were much bet.
er in Colorado than in any of the
eastern states.
Inc senator denounced the extra
ession scheme of Governor Waite as
,ne OF the worst things that could
nave happened to Colorado. While
N Mexico he talked with
several officials regarding Gov
ernor Waite's proposition to
circulate Mexican dollars in Colo
RADIO as legal tender. They all made
much sport of the proposition and de-
clared it will not be feasible. He did
not mention it to President Diaz as he
was ashamed to do so.
Mr. Teller believes that the United
States might proftably initiate the
financial policy OF Mexico, which is
now the most prosperous country on
the western continent. He looks for
no favorable silver legislation but be-
lleves that President Cleveland would
change his silver policy at once should
Great Britain see her way clearly to
adopt double standard.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
COLORADO STILL IN 1T.
Report Of Her Condition by the Bush
ness Mems Convention.

ness Mems Convention.
DENVER, Col. Jan. 1.-The business
men of the state, assembled in con-
vention recently, appointed a commit
tee to prepare statement of the con-
ditioD, resources and future prospects
ofthe state. The committee says:
In consequence of the increased pur-
chasing power of gold, the annual
Colorado gold product shows Q re-
markable increase, as follows: 1889.
s3,636, 9l7; 1890, 81, Ole, 800, 1891, $780,
$50; 1892, s., 539,09l, The gold output
Of Colorado for 1893 is estimated at
IS, 300. 900.
The Colorado output of coal and
coke for 1898 has not fallen far short
of that CT 1892, which was an, 900
tons of coal and 35j, 900 tons OF coke.
Over 100000 tons of Co orado coal
was ship; ed to Kansas, Nebraska and
Texas
The petroleum output OF one oil
field in Colorado for 1899 was 1000
barrels per day, entirely supplying
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah
and New Mexico.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
The Po,toiiices of America.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The total
number of postofices in operation in
the United States to-day is 6S.s
This is shown in statement prepared
at the postoffice department The num-
Der of Offices of the three presidential
classes is 3, 424. There are Isl in the
first class, where their receipts are
more than $4,000; GA in the second
class where receipts range from
IS, to $4,000, and $500 in the third
class, where receipts range from 81, 900
to $4,000. There are also 65, 3s2 fourth
class offices
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Want White Imneached.

DENVER, Col, Jan. l. "A special
from Lake City states that at meet
ing Of the citizens of Hinsdale county
resolutions were adopted instructing
their representative in the general
assembly to bring impeachment
charges against Governor Waite and
then work for an immediate adjourn
ment Of the extra session. This is
brought about by the governors de-
termination to call the legislature to-
gether and his recent row with the
warden Of the penitentiarv.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
HORRIBLE CRUELTY.
Details of an AttacE by Cossicxs Upon
Church at kroSche.

Details Of an Attacg by CossIcxs Upon
a Church at KroSche.
COLOGNE, Jan. THE Cologne
Zeitung publishes full details of the
attack upon The Catholic church at
Krosche, in the government of Kcvno
by Cossacks last month. This account
of the massacre fully confirms the
report originally sent out and which
afterward was officially denied. The
correspondent of the Zeitung adds
that the Cossacks were gnilty Of in
credible bIrbarity and cruelty.
They lanced and knouted the de-
fenseless people whom they drove
from the churches Women, as we'll
as men, were included among their
victims. The dead and mutilated were
thrown into lime pit near the
church. The sacred ornaments were
taken from the cdifice, broken into
pieces and thrown into a ccS,pooL.
The Cossacks after this, were allowed
to plumber the village.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Killed by an Express Train.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Jan. Three per-
sons were instantly killed by New
York express train at Patuxent on
the Baltimore & Potomac railroad,
eighteen miles from this city last
night. The victims were an aged
couple, Thomas P Marley and his
wife, of Patuxent, auG their 1O-year-
grandson. All were in a carriage, on
the way to the house of a friend.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
CHICAGO STOCK YARDS.
Annual statemens-A Decrease In Re
ceipts Of Cattle and Ho-s


ceipts of Cattle and Hogs
CHICAGO, Jan. L-Secretary George
7. Williams Of the Union Stock Yards
Transit company has completed his
work on the company's annual state.
ment and it is document Of consid-
cradle importance. 1t shows that the
receipts of cattle were 3,133, 4O5, de-
crease Of 43s, 900; hogs, 6,957,27S de-
crease of 1900; calves, 2lO,557, in
crease $1,000; sheep, 3,031, ia, increase
100000; horses, SO, 492, decrease 1000.
Shipments give cattle at 900, 1873, de-
crease 12l; calves, 1882, decrease
5000; hogs, 9,149, 41O. decrease, 500, coo;
sheep, 445, S65, decrease 1000; horses,
7O,0ll; decrease 1000.
The valuation of stock of 1898 fell
below that of last year, reaching only
SEAS, 542, 37j, while in the twenty-eight
years, or since 1866, it reached the
enormous sum of SO, $50, 795, 1O5. In
1892 the valuation of the stock handled
was $3.50, $50, j02.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Another Kansas City Banker Arrested

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. John
Reid, ex-president of the Western
Trust and Savings association, which
failed last July, was arrested Satur-
day night upon warrant sworn out
by E. 5. Ganey charged with having
received deposit when the bank was
in failing condition. He passed the
night in jail and was released yester-
day on $1,000 bond.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Anarchist Codina Tries to XIII Himself

LONDON, Jan. IA Barcelona dis
patch says the anarchist, Codina, in
prison there on the charge of having
tried to murder General Campos and
OF having been implicated in the Liceo
theater outrage, tried to commit sui
eide in his cell by opening one of his
veins with a piece OF glass. He was
discovered in time and his attempt
frustrated.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
schaefer Going on the Stage.

NEW YORK, Jan. Jake Schaefer
Is going on the stage as star. He
has entered into copartnership with
ex-variety performers Ward and
Vokes and will appear with them next
season in a farce comedy. In the
third act he is to give an exhibition
of fancy shots with A. W. Spinks, the
contract calling for 125 weeks, begin
ming the first week in APRIL
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
KILLED HIS BRIoE
Professor shorttlidge. weil-knovy
Educator ~ Mauiac from Grin

ouorttiiuge, Well-knowu
Educator ~ Mauiac from Grin.
MEDIA, Pa, Jan e.-Swilhin G.
Shortlidge, principal of the famous
Media academy for boys, while on,
promenading yesterday with his wife
who was a bride of only month, shot
and instantly killed her.
For three weeks Professor Short
ledge has been confined to his bom,
with the grip His wife was faith.
fu., untiring nurse, but he did no,
seem to improve rapidly. Yesterday
morning he took walk, with his wife
on his arm, in the direct on OF
East Media, passing people without
his usual sign of recognition.
A few minutes later, while PASSING
through some woodland on Jefferson
street, those who were in that neigh
6orhood were startled by hearing six
shots, and, looking, saw what see med
to be scuffie on the street Among
those who heard and saw this was
Chief of Police McNiff, who ran IA
the spot where he found Mrs Short
lidge dead and the frenzied man cling
ing to her and calling tor her to come
back TO him.
A six-shooting, 39-caliber revolver
was lying empty by the side of the
dying woman when the bystanders
approached. Professor Shortlidge at
tempted to drive them off. and threw
himself on the body of his wife. now
rapidly being chilled in death.
The chief Of police arrested and took
him TO the lookup Here it was found
he was not fully dressed, being still
in his night shirt
Professor Shortlidge is a member of
an old Quaker family. He graduated
from Harvard university with honors.
and was the leading member of his
class in physical exercises.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
An EIopement From It. Louis.

ST. Louis, Mo, Jan. > A sensation
was developed here last night when it
was learned tina: two well-known st.
Louisans had eloped, Mr. Gus V. r
Meechin having abandoned his wife
and taken with him in his fight the
wife and two children of Martin L.
Becker, general freight claim agent
of the Wabash railway. Meechin has
been prominent in business and poll
ties in this citv for years. Becker has
pursued his wife TO secure the return
of his chi dren. The clippers have
been located in New York city.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Pride Of The Y. VI c. A.

CHICAGO, Jan 1.-The new Young
Mems Christian association building,
thirteen stories high and costing $780,
600, was formally ocened to-day. The
building is located on La Selle. Just
South of Madison Street, and is the
finest occupied by any Y. NJ. c. A. as
ISOLATION in America, the property
being valued at 800 900.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Forged seeretary merbert.. Name.

SAN Francisco, Jan. THE Call
announces what purports to be de-
cision in the court marshal at Mare
Island in the case of Richard Ash
bridge, past assistant surgeon, United
States navy. Ashbridge comes from
a prominent Philadelphia family. 1t
was charged before the court martial
that the young surgeon had forged
the signature of Secretary of the
Navy Herbert to Geographic mes.
sage of instruction TO Captain Howl
son at Mare Island. 1t is said the
court martial sustains the charges and
recommends the dismissal Of Ash
bridge from the service.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
A snecuIator Kills Himself.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. stephen A.
S. James, a Spectator in cattle and
hogs at the stock yards, called on his
estranged wife Saturday night She
declined to see him and he shot him
self through the head in the hallway,
doing in a few moments.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
4 Surname ,Indge Dead.

PIERRE, S. d., Jan. ii. E. Ben
nett, presiding judge of the supreme
court of South Dakota, died very sud.
denly of heart failure in this city yes.
terday evening. He had BEN judge
since the beginning of statehood, and
last November was elected for another
term.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05

PUEBLO, Col, Jan. 1.-The Pueblo
Daily Journal published its first issue
this afternoon. 1t will appear as an
afternoon paper until about March
l, and issue Sunday morning aodi-
ton with full report. After March
it will come out both morning and
evening.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Cutting Prices on Illuminating Oil.

Pueblo, Col, Jan. 1.-The Contin-
entail oil company, the Standards
Western adjunct, on account of COM
petition, has cut the wholesale price
of Illuminating oil from eleven to
seven cents per gallon, and the retail
price is ten cents. The Florence oil
and refining company met the cut.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Idaho's Production of Metals.

BOISE, ID, Jan. statistics COM
piled by the Boise City National bank
show the value of the three principal
metals produced in Idaho during 1898,
as follows; Gold, sl,645, 900; silver,
Sl,5O2, 900; lead, s775,OOO. Total, 3d.
$4,000 This shows a total decrease
OF over s., 200, OOOas compared with last
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Lucy stones Remains Cremated.

BosToy, Jan. THE body Of Lucy
Stone, the philanthropist and defen-
der of the rights of women, was in
einerated yesterday at the crematory
at Forest Hill, which has recently
been comrleted. The ashes will be
placed in an urn and delivered to DIR.
Blackwell, the husband OF Mrs. Stone.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-01-05
Utah's Mineral Product.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. Wells.
Fargo & Co.'S statement of the min
eral product of Utah for the year 1898
shows the export value is S7,926, COL.
Computing gold and silver at mint
value and other metals at their value
at the seaboard would increase the
value of the product to Sl2, $50, GA.