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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-10

liens OF the state. some OF them have
known that cheating tn elections was
csowing 20 b. tho rule in certain parts or
tho Commonwealth that IL was winked
az and encouraged in high places. and
whom they have read article after article
in the public press openly defending IT.
AID rcscp ting horcciy any attempt 10
bring it TO an end. We have never been
able 20 understand how tho clcrgymcn or
the Siatc could sec this state OF affairs
fragrant before their eyes without coun-
selling their nocks that 80 was an abuse
Of every moral law. condemned by the
Alriichty as a denial OF every mandate
Of Ills Will
or. Young trcatcd-anG treated i est
niefactorily the idea advanced hy many
ministers OF The Gospel that the theme is
ono not properly cocuizable hy the preach
cr "in every n.cl OF man." said Do. "the
Gospel must Doe applied. Men win not as
q rule apply 81 themselves. even TO
David We need 90 say Thou art the man.
The leavcn must not only Doe hid IN tho
meal but even worked through 3d. We
are indeed % save the individual but
We forget that the individual SIS always
"a member q. society. and a citizen
That is the true doctrine The minister
OF tlr Gospel should feel 81 is duty 20
guide the citizen. in his character or
citizen when he sees him violating tho
moral law in that character. as well as in
his individual character when Dee sees
him violating The moral law in his daily
communication with his ncirhhors. ur
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Alexandria County's Sew sheriff start,
the Reform Work.

Scarcely a week has elapsed since sher-
III Palmer OF Alexandra county took
ihe oath of office and entered upon his
duties. and already his work OF reform
has begun. Saturday evening. accompa-
MED by one of his deputies. De visited
-he saloon Keepers OF Jackson city. and
in q terse husincss-iike way. notified
Them that when the first slantlng rays OF
the Sabbath sun giidtd the old Potomac
every saloon IN the town must De uBAuy
closed lie further announced tnat De eN-
pected this condition OF affairs 90 exist
throughout the day. and even % keep
up sunday night
The sheriff didn't act or look as though
he made these modest requests IN
Joking way. so the rum-sellers thought
IL best 10 obey. As a result an atmos-
phcre OF parching dryness lowered over
Mud street. jackson Clty's only thor
oushfare. and the regular contingent
who lounge there on Sundays were going
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-10

paratlvely small addition to the general
charge.
Tho fact is that we arc annually squan-
dering an enormous sun Of money, which
IL absolutely wasted. so FAR as the puA'r
service IS concerned. II IS money that
IS dragged out OF the Treasury after the
Treasury has dragged II out Of the peo-
Pie. by the rotten and corrupt methods
OF log-roIing politics that have spread
over so large part Of the Union. We
need respectable navy. but IL can have
all necessary additions made 10 IL. and
be properly maintained at an outlay OF
something like 100000 a year We have
only the skeleton Of an army, ana IT Is
all that we want. 10 support which $4,000
0l5 would be q liberal allowance. We
ought 10 spend. say 100000 annually
on our harbors Where. then. does
the rest of this enormous sum
enc sort and arother by which they buy
their continued hold upon their places
The ultimate end is covered mp and con-
cealcd from public view by all sorts OF
DISCUSSES. but this IS tho bottom OF the
business whenever 10 IS reached.
II this country could be governed I'm 1870
with $4,000 81 ought 20 Doe governed
easily now with sgoc0o90 dt ought 20 be
governed really with s50.cNeO. Let the
attention OF The nation Doe turned. th'n 20
compelling our lawmakers 20 reduce our
expenditures. instead OF looking out for
new subjects. through which TO grind
money ont Of the people 10 Doe spent by
spoilsmen. Equalize taxation so that il
shall fan al the same rate upon all men
and an subjects Of taxation. and cut Off
all the unnecessary expenditures Of the
Government that are nothing mo-" ""t
sources OF sustcnancc for portugal
lecchos That is the way 10 make our
Z .lnuna nnuaI 10 whit Mn nonl.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-10

ATCO. y. j.. July 9-Mrs. Frank Ware
is suffering great pain from a spider
bite on the right cheek. and Or. }. j.
Hoycrier fears that hlcod-poisonins may
follow. Mrs Ware took down sun
bonnet on Saturday last. and as she
sting on her cheek. Hastily throwing on
the bonnet she discovered the spider.
She applied simple remedies. but the
cheek became very much swollen and in
famed. and she found IL necessary 20
summon a physician.
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A MINISTER or fHE GOSPEL on
FRAUDULENT ELECTIONS.

II was most gratifying 10 Nirginians
WHO love the good name OF their State
10 read in yesterdays Tir es the report
OF tho sermon preached last Sunday az
park-Place church by the Rev Dr. Young
IN relation 10 fraudulent elections. II
has boen TO The Times a subject OF amaze
ment that the clergy or this state have
remained silent IN respect 20 this matter.
when. Va co,amcn with all the other cit
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the New York Journal or commerce
40 American can read without little
disposition 10 blush for his country" u
The report OF Special Agent rocker, OF
the Geological Survey on the oCruIith,
~ fiu ore I'm tho United States Ut is oniA
four or five years since shares OF 0tn' N
in a rim mine in the Black lllls were
being sold. Or az least offered for sale.
or the strength of reports OF chemical
ANALYSIS showing n TO DE inc richt-l iili
ore iu the world. while there were geo
LOGICAL reports showing the vast extent OFT
tine deposits. This ore was gong 20 hr
mined and reduced a less cost than any
other tin ore in the world and vet
protective duty Of over forty dollars
ton was essential 10 the development or
the mines, and that duty was granted.
n was 10 protect American capital yet
most OF tho capital that went into tnat
ill-starred enterprise was English. \ pho-
f0graUh was taken Of President Herri-
SON 40 Tcmcscal California. with a piia
OF pigs of tin for a BACKGROUND, and IT.
was used as a cdmpaign document After
an of this Mr.. ROlker reports. NO tin
is being produced i'm the United states.
and the LIN occurrences of this country
are SO far only Of geological or mlnera-
logi zeal interest. with indications OF pros
Jer tive value in "a few Instances. The
t'n-mine business thus far unhappily pre-
SCENTS many OF the aspects OF bunco
game. except that a large part of the
American people took part in it.
What is TO be thought OF the Kepubn-
can party,s anyhow? Here IS a deliberate
job put up on the country boy a Ropubu-
can Congress. with a Republican presi-
dent taking part as clevorly as De can
in working it and yet the Republicans
have the cnrontery TO ask tho country TO
empower them again 10 work similar
jobs upon it. We don't know who the
beuehciarles OF this tin job were. but they
were plainly some Republicans of high
place and great influence. who secured
an opportunity hy the protective legisla-
ton ou tn 90 boom their worthless tin
property and unload il upon the Amer
jean people for millions and millions Of
dollars. And this is the warp and woof or
all Protection All OF 1t contains job
for the benefit of "a few al the expense OK
the great body Of the American people.
A game lass recently went into effect
in Maine which provides that no one
person shall kil catch, destroy. or carry
away more than nfteon trout and lsnd-
locked salmon in amy one day for four
years from the date on which The Jaw
went into effect or course the law is
often violated
Richeiieus skull has been put back in
its tomb in The church OF S0rDoune.
whence B, was stolen during the rcvoiu-
ton. The tomb was sealed up with great
ceremony the other day in the presence
of NJ. HanotauX, Minister OF Foreign
Affairs.
Prince Bongoc. son of an African
king who came to This country five
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-10
Mr.. IRVINE ACQUITTED.
Is UiS EXPECTED. NE W1S FOUND
Not Guilty..
Eloquent Arguments by senator Daniel
and Captain Bumgardncr-Mr.
Irvine Congratulated.

LEXINGTON, VA, July Especial
The jury in the Irvine bank case after
hearing the evidence and arg AN 'pts for
four days. at 2.f5 this afternoon, filed into
court and rendered a verdict OF not gull
IS. honofably acqutting the accuied. Tic
verdict meets with the general approval
Of the people. and as foreshadowed ID
these dispatches from the first day Of
tho trial, was no surprise. as it was
clearly evident To- all who ncdfl the tll-
deace that The State haa failed 10 make
its case from the beginning.
CLOSING AHGUMEsIs.
United States Senator Johu w Daniel
opened to-day session win an h0ur ana
tnree-Qudrta argument, clear IN
thought. fOrOitlc iu arg .ment. and con-
viucns 20 the jury and all Who heard d.
The senator did himself credit. adding
fresh lalr-ls 10 Nhis already brilliant
reputation as plcIler al the bar.
Captain James Bumgariner OF staun-
ton, who lcl Che prosecution, mace the
speech ~ his life iH closing for the prose-
cufOn. it was au argument full or force,
clrairess. and his style and manner Won
Tor him the confidence or his hearers. and
lelt no doubt in the minds OF all, OF tine
AFFINITY OF the man. pieading for "a for
lurn nope. 81 the conclusion of Captain
Eunsarduer's argument. the case was
riNtu 10 tle jury. who retired for dinner
ana dchnefition, 90 report al O'Clock
sHE VERDICT AN>orScsD-
At 2.D The jury filed into the court
room. quarter of am nJur ahead of
time. TIE accused bad t0 BE- sent f0r
before the juicy was Iollei. When tle
foreman " The jury was asked ny tle
clerk if they had reached verdict, ana
responded in The Affirmative, the intense
interest was painful.
The foreman arose. and in clear,
strong voice announced me verdict lni-
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Mr.. H. b. Lewis. with a party or
friends are arranging 20 ride 70 Char
losesy.lle on their wheels about the
20 of This month. They expect 20 be
absent from the city for several weeks.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-05-09
Prairie City Items.

The main topic of conversation
among the farmers are bugs.
Some wheat is turning yellow and
seems to be dying in spots.
If the fruit is not molested by some
insect we will certainly reap boun-
tiful harvest.
Corn looks very thrifty and is
growing fine.
\. :. kemper was surprised on his
birthday, May 3rd, on coming in from
plowing at noon to find his house
thronged with relrtives and friends,
and table spread with all the good
things that n hungry plowman could
ask for had been prepared by Mrs.
kemper. The afternoon was spent
with music, games, etc.
The Indian show at Papinville, thi.
week, is drawing quite n crowd.
Owing to the rain last Saturday
the cleaning up of the Prairie City
cemetery was failure. Another
meeting will be called soon by the
committee. HARRY.
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Nyhart Items.

We are very thankful for the good
rains we have had the past few days.
Corn is looking fine, also oats and
the wheat crop will be immense if
the bugs are only destroyed.
Clark, the blacksmith, is having
lots of work to do; he is an extra
good smith.
Say, you can hear Ed Frederick
singing every day about what good
times we are going to have when we
get populist president. ! don't
know what better times we would
want, wheat, corn and oats oil good
prices, stock has been very high this
year to what it generally is.
Henry Taylor, of near Butler, was
in Our village Friday prospecting for
coal; better wait till next winter.
Manning Daniels got through
planting corn Friday.
We were misinformed about King
going to build new store room in
this village; it was Herbert Steele.
He will get the foundation down this
week.
Large crowd at church Sunday
night.
Mr.. Dickson traded horses with
Shally last week; | believe ID. got the
best of it.
Clark is contemplating handling
threshing machines this year. We
wish him success.
Wonder why Shally tied one of his
horses out in the road last Wednes-
day night?
Charles Milestone is putting out
100 acres of corn, pretty large crop
for one man to look after.
Perry Most was in this vicinity a
day or two this week.
Will Smith has been visiting in
Butler.
GEN. GRADY.
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Virginia Items.

L"We heard en- say ii and noted il
down.
The yhiug- that happened about he
town.
So don't blame IL ifIrue or not,
We always give you the best we've
got!
The rain Saturday afternoon glad
dened the hearts of the farmers
Elmer Simpson, of Trading Post,
was III Virginia last Sabbath; he re-
ports lively times in Kansas. Plenty
of good fish TO eat.
There will be meeting of $. s.
workers next Sunday at the Christian
church, at 4 p. III. for the purpose OF
making arrangements to canvass the
township. Asa Culver will address
the meeting.
Mr. Reede, living one mile north
west of John Woody's, says a fine
male hog came to his house a week
ago last Saturday.
Mrs Mike Molony spent a couple OF
days in Butler last week.
w II Cowan and Jno Durret start
ed TO Jackson county, No, Monday
of this week, to look for farms; they
went across the country III their own
conveyance.
Harry Lyle, of Nebraska, made G
twO-days' visit to friends last week.
Fred Heckadon had u COW killed
by lightning last Friday. The ami
NAL was Is yards from Mr.. H. who
was in the stable, and the shock
stunned him.
Meeting at Nestlerode school house
still in progress. Much good ha:
been done.
Mrs Josie Park, of Yankton, s. D.,
is at home with her parents for q
short time till her better comes.
Grant Park, from near Englewood
and his sister Mrs DIR Risinger, OF
Winfield, Kan, who We're called here
to attend the funeral of their brother
Ezra Park, will remain two weeks.
Mr. Walker passed through Nir
ginia last Friday with large drove
of cattle taking them to pasture.
NELS' CLERK.
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Summit Items.

Some nice showers lately. which
make things look lovely.
Corn planting is about over, at
least, the bulk of it is in the ground.
Summit furnished one of Butler 5
justices a bad case of assault with in
tent TO kill, last week, SO we are
informed.
We noticed our old time friend,
Hick Ray, on the streets in Butler
Saturday. He is an unwavering dem
ocrat and is in favor of free silver.
He is. at present, attending the state
normal at Warrensburg.
What does that stir mean among
the township committeeman? Won
der if the chairman will call a meet
ing? Just as we'll do it, as an express
sion will come on the question which
seems TO be agitating the minds OF
the people now more than any other
and Just as we'll have it, as we might
rest better afterwards. 1t will not
down any more in the west Is the
people, generally, are left free from
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neepwater Items.

5 l. Coleman purchased of Mr. NJ
Meyers 40 acres of land ad joining his
north so, paying the sum of 81, 200;
also so acres near by known as the
Dillon place, price paid 81, 200.
Albert Young took his 2-year-oid
cattle to pasture Monday.
Township s. 5. convention held AT
Spruce the 4th Sunday in April at
o'clock, to elect township officers for
the ensuing year. The following Of
ticers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Van kretzinger
secretary, Miss frankie Ludwick
treasurer, Miss Olive Simpson.
There was a surprise party at Dick
Reigus, last week, given in honor OF
his wife's birthday.
w l. Jackson and wife have just
returned from Cedar County.
Miss Grace Thornburg visited Elm
Grove girls last week.
Fishing is the order of the day
among small boys.
Sunday school at Elm Grove every
| Sunday at 3p. III. Everybody invited
! Geo Porter went to MontrOse las1
week and purchased a new set OF
| harness, he must be going 70 farm
| on larger scale.
Rev. Shruln, of Schell City, visited
! friends and relatives in east Deep
! water last week.
Judge Porter has sold 10 acres o
! land TO Sam Spears for 81, 300.
Sam Cheatham has his su1nme
! kitchen about completed.
Miss Willie Mosheir has been visit
ing at her uncle's this week in cas-
Deepwater.
The singing school at Mr.. Thomp
sons last Sunday night was largel,
attended by the young folks.
Preaching at the South Methods
church the Sd Sunday in the month
by Rev. Johnson, of Johnstown.
Mesirs. Sam and Bert Gilland hav'
a new buggy.
What is the matter with the Bal
lard boys; several of them were seer
in Johnstown Sunday.
John Reigus and Geo Porter wen
to Appleton City last Saturday OF
business.
Mr. F Smith and family left las
Tuesday for Iowa, where they vii
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Serious Runaway.

klcH lilll Review
Henry Gong and VIM. Chandler
were on their way home from Rich
Hill to Cortland. When at a point
between the Judge Robinson's house
and the cemetery, just west of Rich
Hill, their team. pair of mules
became fractious and, throwing them
from the wagon, ran away and were
not arrested in their mad career till
Shobe had been reached. The nen
were brought back to town and
taken to DIR. Hulett's office, where
their injuries were cared for.
MIR. Gong, who is man of per
haps 60 years of age, had a thumb
broken, also some badly lacerated
wounds III the palm and back of his
hands, besides a badly bruised
shoulder and back. MIR. Chandler's
injuries were confined chiefly to the
back and to general shaking up
He was 80 badly affected by the
shock that he could scarcely speak
He is man OF perhaps 10 years OF
age.
DR.. Hule,t had scarcely gotten
through with these men when the
young son Of of Mr.. Wolfe came IN
to have bis arm bandaged, which
was broken about two weeks ago
while trying to break a colt, but il
now doing nicely.
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certain party leaders to act on their
own Judgment.
We hear of war and rumOrs of war
but if those at the head of affairs will
say the word, the American people
will buck "Old Johnny BIS troops
off the American continent in as good
shape as ii was ever done.
We hear of some fields of wheat
being plowed up on account of SO
many bugs. 1t would have been the
part OF wisdom to have left off SOW
ing that grain last fall.
The few pieces of corn that is up
show good stand. The weather the
past week could not have been better
for securing a good stand all round.
A large acreage has been planted the
last ten days.
The band boys only meet every
Saturday night at present, very busy
time, you know, and the boys are all
industrious.
Your scribe has nearly finished
planting corn, and will proceed to
cultivating that which is up and
ready to work. Never since we've
been farming-and that has been our
life occupation-have we been
through planting as early as the Sd
day of May.
A very large area of fax has been
planted in flax and oats and the acre
age of corn will be larger than ever.
NJ ost all the large pastures have been
plowed and planted to corn and 9th
er grain.
There seems TO be an attraction
over south for Walter Decker. Wal
ter hitch your horse and don't forget
it. Don't you remember how un-
pleasant you was made to feel by
that oversight one evening. NIX.
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Stark DeSOlatiOn Marks the Wake
of the Iowa Cyclone.
LONG LIST OF THE KILLED.
Forty Farm Houses Are Swept From
Earth by the Tornado.
FOUR SCHOOLS ARE WRECKED.
Children and Teachers Are Blown
Long Distances. Victims Lodged
in Trees.


in Trees.
Sioux City, Ia, May A lorna
do swept through q thickly settled
district near Sioux Center about 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, killing
at least twenty three persons, many
of the children, n three school
houses which were swept away, fatal.
ly injuring at least ten other persons
and badly hurting thirty more. At
least forty farm houses were also
destroyed. The death list may be
greatly increased by reports from
outlying sections.
The tornado formed about three
miles northeast over a district about
fourteen miles long. 1t first struck
the ground southwest of Sioux Cen
ter, and from there to Perkins not a
building in its path was left stand
ing. The latter part OF its course
took the form of an elongated letter
IS crossing the railroad track twice
and for two miles it seems to have
gone straight up the track of the
railway. Those who saw it at Per-
kins believed it rose or was dissipat.
ed at that point.
The four school houses, where
school was in session, were entirely
wiped from the face of the earth,
not vestige being left except q
few rocks to mark where they stood
The children and teachers were car
ried from a quarter to half mile
where they were found, some dead
and others badly mangled.
At the school house where George
Marsden was teaching not sestige
of the building remains, and Mars
den was found some distance away
in field, dead, together with two
scholars.
Two little girls of John Roster
belonging to the same school. were
found clnging together where they
had been driven into a wire fence
covered with mud. and are expected
to die
Both legs of two sons o. c. Il
Haggie. belong to the same school
were broken and they were internal
ly injured Haggie's house, jus
west OF the school house, was entire
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Administrator Notice.

Notice j. hereby given. that letters Of
administration ontbe estate Of X. p.
Sheppard, deceased, were granted 10
the undersigned on the 9Th day u
May, 1895, by the probate court Of
Bates county. Missouri
All persons having claims againzt
said estate are required to exfliLtt
them for allowance tothe administra
tor within one year after the date Of
said letters. or they may be precIudeL
from any benefit II sa5d estate; and
If such claims BE- not exhibited within;
Fvo years from the date Of this r5rsts-
iication, they shall be forever barred
This 6fE day of May, 1885
Anna \. SHEPPARD.
Administered IL