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The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
Bandits Make a Miss.

Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 26.-When
the west bound overland reached
STEMS Pass last night, shortly after
o'clock, two masked men appeared
on the station platform, armed with
six shooters. One of them got into
the engine, covered the fireman and
engineer with guns and told them
to cut off the car next to the tender.
As soon as this was done the
engineer was ordered to proceed.
When they had gone about three
miles the engine was stopped. The
bandits carried sack full of what
appeared to be dynamite. This,
they placed beside the roadbed.
They then discovered they had left
the express car behind. They in
dulged in considerable strong talk
and then mounting horses fastened
to tree near by, rode to the south.
The engine and car returned to the
rest of the train.
The passengers were badly scared
Many crawled under their seat s an6
remained there till assured that the
danger was over.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Groesbeck. Tex, Feb. 27.-Gen.
Runnels this morning lay down on
a counter, and, after fring two shots
in the air, blew the entire top of his
head of with a third shot. Some
years ago he killed a nap, since
which time he has been regarded as
of unsound mind
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Macon, No Feb. 2S.-Mrs. Will
liam Graves shot herself through
the breast this morning at residence
of her brotheriu law, Chas. True, in
this city. She, had been married
two years and her husband recently
left her, w which is the reason she
gave for the act. ---,.. .
She is fatally wQupded and while
suffering excruciaaSg tortue esinced d
no sorrow for her action, but an,
uounced her Willingness to die. SIZE
is only % and is remarkably good
looking,
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rsv. J. Gun
derman, OF Dimondole, Mich. we are
permitted TO make this extract: "I have
no hesitation IN Recommending DR.. Kings
New Discovery, As the results were al
most mavclous in the case or my wife
While | was pastor OF the Baptist Church
at Rives Junction she was brought down
with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe.
Terrible paroyysns or coughing would
last for hours with little interruption and
seemed as if she could not survive therl
A friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery, it was quick in its work work
and highly satisfactory in results. g." Trial
bottles tree at your drug store. Regular
size Soc and 81.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
Jacob Meyers, of Kansas City, los

Jacob Meyers, of Kansas City, lost
$3.50 dog by poisoning recently,
He brought suit against his neigh.
Dor, Mrs Mary Kaufman, charging
her with the destruction of the ca
nine After some delay in the law
the jury returned verdict of mali
cious prosecution and awarding the
payment Of $3.50 costs to Mr..
Meyers.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
Has Two Husbands.

Oakland, Cal, Feb. &c. r.
Schoonover does not know whether
to call his wife Mrs. Schoonover or
Mrs. Maxon, and the lady is not
pleased at the possession Of two
husbands, one of which she will
eheerfully relinquish. On December
II, 1894, Mrs. Maxon applied for a
divorce from J. L. Maxon, now liz
ing in Walla Walla, Wash. for fail
ure to provide and desertion. Max
on did not contest the divorce, hav-
ing gone to Washington to make It
easier for his wife to obtain her de-
cree. In a letter to his wife on De-
cember % he acknowledged service
of the papers. Sixty days are al.
lowed the defendant to answer. and
On February % Mrs. Maxon would
have been entitled to her divorce.
She obtained decree on February
13, however and on the 18th obtain
ed a marriage license and married
Mr.. S,hoonover the following day
learning of the circumstances Judge
Frick set aside the decree of di.
vorce So now the double wife has
husband to spare. She is afraid
to apply again for a decree or to be
remarried. and Is In a nnandaru
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 27.-M,s.
Matte Calender committed suicide
this morning by jumping into cis-
tern. Her husband aud died two
years ago today, and the thought of
his death, together with the fact
that she bad been in bad health for
a year. is the cause Of her deel She
was % years of age.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
BOLD WORK OF THREE ROB-
BERS
Station Operator and IL Trio OF
Waiting-RO Occupants
Held up

Mount Carmel, Ill, Feb. 2S.-A
bold robbery was committed here
last night, when three men held up
the night operator at the Air Line
Depot and the occupants OF the
waiting room, robbing them and the
money drawer of the Office, and
rihing several mail pouches that
were waiting to be taken to the post
office.
While one of the three robbers
acted as sentinel another thrust his
gun through the window tight and
ordered the operator to throw up
his hands, which he did promptly.
The third robber appeared at the
door of the waiting room in which
were three men. These also COM
piled with the request to elevate
their hands, and, together with the
agent, were relieved of whatever val
uables they possessed. The four
victims were then marched across
the tracks and locked in a refriger-
ator car, from which they were re-
leased this morning, considerably
the worse for lack of air, the car be
ing almost alright.
After securing their prisoners the
robbers returned to the depot and
rifed the money drawer and mail
sacks. How much they secured
from the latter is not known. Be-
fore leaving the robbers hung out a
red lantern go that there might be
no collision of passing trains owing
to the absence of the operator. No
clew has yet been discovered as to
the ideL tity of the bandits.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Sheriff Geo. 4. Dilts of Somer-
vile county. n. j.. has received a
summons and complaint to serve on
James Coleman Dray ton in the cross
suit for divorct brought by his wife
Charlotte Augusta Drayton
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
A aid Excuse.
From the Washington Post,

From the Washington Post,
The rules that govern the Wash
ington public schools are strict as
may be unalterable as the laws of
the Medes and the Persians. When
a child is absent he must bring a
written excuse for his non-appear-
ance, Orwell, something simply
dreadful will happen to him. l have
friend who teaches in one of the
primary grades in Capitol Hill
school. One of her pupils was alb
sent not long ago, and after few
days, in response to the teacher s
command, brought an excuse written
by a mother with whom writing is
is evidently painful process. 1t
ran:
Dear teacher, Tommy was absent
because he had no Pants, and that
is reason enough, God knows"
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
State Board or Equalization.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 2S.-
From Hon. James M. Seibert, Sec.
retary of the State Board of Equali-
cation, it is learned that the board
will be in session from day to day
until March 20, 1895, and that all
parties interested in the equalization
of the values of real and personal
property as assessed for the taxes
of 1895 will be given hearing at
any time prior to that date. The
board, as usual, finds many inequali-
ties in the average values of real and
personal property as fixed by the
various County Assessors. For in.
stance, In some counties the average
assessed value of horses is as low as
S16.66, while in other counties the
average assessed value goes up as
high as S56.74 per head. The aver
age assessed value of imules ranges
from S17.6O to S45 80 per head, and
cattle from SIS As to S2O66 per head
and hogs from 81 to S5.37 per head.
The inequalities in the average value
of land per acere is even more con-
spicuous.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
Removal.

We take pleasure in announcing that
after this date Parks Sure cure will re-
move ali traces OF rheumatism, kidney
troubles and liver com plant from the
user. 1t is the only medicine that is
guaranteed TO cure these diseases or no
pay. Parks sure cure is sold BY II. L.
Thicker,
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Horsemen are finding comfort in
the good prices which have recently
been paid for first class animals
Pansy Blossom, the well known
Cooper county trotter, has been
sold to r. l. Hartman of Bunce.
ton, for $4,000 She was bought in
Kentucky when a yearling for 5000.
Her record is PIP and her age is
five years. She goes to Boston.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Try q bottle of DIR. Sawyer's Family Cure
and YOU will be convinced that it will cure all
stomach. liver, kidney and bowel difficulty.
ii l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Jefferson City. Mo, Feb. 26.-The
senate committee on criminal luris
prudence has reported unfavorably
the bill raising the age OF consent
from Ii to IS years It has passed
the house.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

DR.. sawyer's Family Cure cures stomach
trouble DR. Sawyer Family Cure cures liy
er complaints. cures kidney difficulty. Sol
by II. l. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Experience and money cannot improve DR.
Sawyer's tamiIy Cure because it RADICAL,
cures dyspepsia. liver complaint and kidne,
difficulty. Sold by H. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07
Heavy.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 2S.-It
has been raining here for the past
80 hours and all the streams of
West Texas are on rampage. Ser
ious washouts are threatened on the
Southern Pacific Railroad. 1t is the
heaviest rain for several years, ex-
tending into Mexico for 400 miles.
The rain is worth millions of dol
lars to agricultural and live stock
interest
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Do not suffer with pain on top Of the head and
in the back when l'r Sawyer's Pastilies will
absolutely and positively cure you. sold by
III l. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

Zano invigorates mental power and tones
broken down nervous system resulting from
lost manhood. Zano cures nervous and sexual
debility of men. Sold by ii l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times., 1895-03-07

LadIes-For diseases OF women. Dr. SAWYER :
Psstilies will reach the diniculty radically.
positively and efectualiy. Il is mild bat
enectual. Sold by III L Tucker.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25

ligious intolerance OF any kind, and
this 1t came to pass that the United
States became refuge to the Cypress ed,
whether religiously or politically.
So broad and vigorous has this spirit
become that all organizations, whether
secretly or openly, that aim at the sup
preston or abrogation of the religious
privileges of any sect or class when
their true teness are understood, are. re-.
pudisted by the great mass Of the
American people. Tae fate OF Know
nottingham. which received Its quietus
at the hands of Henry A. Wise in his
contest for the governorship CT Virginia,
is q case in point, and the American
Protective Association Of the present
dny may profit by the example. The
order. like that OF the Know-nothings,
may prosper and thrive for 8 time. but
1t will certsinly, when its claims are
brought prominently before the people
in test for power, receive the stamp Of
condemnation.
This country is large and strong
enough for men of all shades of re-
liglous opinions to dwell here in peace
and amity. and any effort to make war
on any sect or religious denomination
ia sure to rouse the common sense OF
the American people in earnest protest
against the effort. The time has no
doubt arrived In the life of this nation
for the restriction of immigration to
exclude paupers criminsls and an
archists, but the time for making 3
mans religious faith bar to political
preterment or the exercise of the right
Of suffrage will never come while
Americans adhere to the principles
upon which the republic is founded
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Arrangements Made for tho Reception OF
the Liberty Bell.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 24.-The COM
mistee on arrangements for the recep-
tion of the Liberty Bell mado a pre-
limlnsrY programme for the reception
OF the boil in Atlanta The bell is to
arrive here OH the SIN OF October AMI
the ceremonies OF its installation at the
Fennsyivania building will occur on the
morning Of the 9th.
The programme as arranged provides
thai The beil shall bs placed on a large
wagon at 10 O'Clock on the morning OF
the Oh. Ia frcnt Of il will march the
military OF tho city. The line will 40
through the principal streets of the city
20 the eXpositiol grounds, wbere the
bell will be unloaded and placed in the
Pennsylvania building. President Col
ller and Mayor King will then make
addresses Of welcome and these will be
responded to by Mayor Warwick, Of
PHILADELPHIA
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
THE SPAN OF LIFE
At the Academy Of Music TIN

AT the Academy of Music To-niCht.
The play takes it's name from q clever
and exciting incident that occurs in the
third act. The ecene is in the African
gold country. The inevitable villains
have destroyed s bridge that spans a
roaring cataract, knowing that it is
the hero's only means of escape from
their clutches. Among those in his
party arc three old friends. formerly
acrobats in circus. When IL Is dis
covered that the villain and his minions
are coming, those friends OF tho hero
put their knowledge of acrobstic bust
ness to good use. The tallest and
strongest stands on the very brink of
the canon, another acrobat stands On
his shoulders, and third on the
shoulders OF the second, thus forming
tower some Is or 16 feet high. The
signal is given, and this column OF
humsn beings falls so that the top
man grasps tree on the other side Of
the chasm, and bridge OF human
bodies Is then formed, over which the
hero, with his wife and CHILD, pass to
safety. While this is only one of the
striking and sensational features to be
seen in The Span of Life" it is Ger
tainly without pre- cedent in plays that
have been given on the stage. The
play WAS originally produced in Lon
don June Is, 1898, and has created q
furore wherever presented. It is now
playing on four continents-Americs,
England, Europe and Australia-to the
capacity OF the various houses.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
Murlered Captain Ident,aeo.

WASHINGTON, Sept 24.-The muir
dered captain found aboard On aoau-
doned schooner near Matthias Point by
Captain Geogegan, of the steamer Sue,
has been identified as Benz. e. Relvelle,
Of Baltimore, and the vessel is the John
A Dixon, of Annapolis, Md.
baltimore, Md, Sept. 24.-Captsin
Revelle, Of the schooner Dixon. found
murdered at Matthias Point, lived st
No. 2006 Fairmount avenue, this CITY.
He was we'll known es master OF bay
tchooners ard left widow, son and
daughter. The schooner was bound
from Norfolk for Washington. The
murdered captain was in Baltimore a
few days ago. The Captains daughter
this afternoon said her mother received
letter from him last Wednesday dated
Norfolk, in which he said he was about
to engage his crew and would sail for
Washington that afternoon. friend
OF the family and an undertaken went to
Riverside to-dsy to take charge of the
remains and bring them to Baltimore.
WASHINGTON, Sept. pa colored
man WAS arrested here to- day on the
suspicion that he was John Bowen, the
mate OF the schooner John A. Dixon,
and the murderer OF Capt Revelle. The
man denied the crime and claim ed to
hail from Norfolk.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
RELIGION IN POLITICS,

Religious freedom Is the ground work
of American liberty, and any attempt to
restrict the right of men to worship
God after the dictates of their own con.
science receives the just condemnation
OF the people who. in their adherence to
this principle and in their federation Of
all religious sects and denominations
which have the Bible as their guide
has gained for them the respect and ad-
mirasion OF all right-thinking mon in
the world.
The Puritaus fed from Europe to the
bleak and innospitsble shores of New
England to enjoy the privilege OF wor-
shipping God in their o @n way and in
their own manner. 1t Is true that, for
q time, they wars unwilling to guaran-
tee to others what they so persistently
demanded for Themselves; but the free
air Of America was too purs for re.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
Special Agent and Engine
Home Rule Bound to Come.

~ have no inclination whatever to
dispute the greatness, the completeness,
OF the liberal defeat. 1t was, as Mr..
Ruskin once said on a very different
subject. not a fall, but catastrophe
Yet | am not particularly cast down by
It, For the great reform measures in
which l am chiefly interested IL is a
delay snd nothing more. The home
rule cause, for example, will have to
wait. But the man who thinks that
home rulo and its movement have been
put out OF the W y by this tory trium oh
must be utterly incapable OF under-
standing the forces OF national prin.
ciple Amid all our difficulties and
dissensions the Cause of home rule
carried off two seats from the tories OF
Ulster. In that province. supposed to
be the stronghold Of toryism, we have
gained msjority OF the representatio
in the ranks of home rule. Therefore
feel not the slightest fear on the sub
ject. I am sorry that the national
cause should be delayed in its move
mont, but T. will not have to walt long
its time Will como Justin Mccarthy, in
the October Forum.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
DESTRUCTION OF A DURAN PORT.
Tho Place Burned Down and tho Inhabi.
tauts CompelIed to Flao

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sep. "a The
British steamship Culmore. Captain
Mcleod, which arrived here to- nigh,
from Raracoa, Cuba. brought into port
some Cuban refugees an. news CT the
complete destruction OF the port of
Yumuri, Cuba, on the 18Th instant, BY
the insurgent forces The entire place
was burned down Hundreds of people
were left homeless, and without any
place to go.
They were subsequently driven back
over the mountains and the huge ele
vstors erected by the fruit expor terra for
carrying the bananas down from the
mountains Of Yumuri for shipment we're
then destroyed Miguel Arrue, q we'll
known fruit exporter, WAS among the
passengers accompanied by his wife and
family He tells pitiful stories OF the
manner in which no was treated and
compelled to fee to this country, giving
up everything he possessed.
Since the breaking out OF the trouble
he says life in the island has been I'M
bearable. The Spanish troops proven,
householders from laying in stock OF
provisions, From day to day they arc
compelled to come into the town and
secure only sufficient provisions TO last
for one day. This is done for fear tn
Cubans will feed the insurgents, whom
the Spaniards are attempting to starve
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25

The English are wild oa tbs subject
of the South African gold mines, and
speculation In such stocks Is all the
rage in London. Many immense
fortunes have bsen suddenly made and
the excitement has crossed the channel
to Paris. Berlin and other financial
centers Of Europe. The end Of ell this
will be collapse that will shake
Europe to the center, and if this coun..
try steers clear Of the whirlpool it will
be in q position to continue business at
the old stand with increased vigor and
greater success.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
The Two Colonelsn

The 1.-Two Colonels," which gave uni
versal satisfaction here last season, will
ee presented at the Academy next
Tuesday night. The Richmond Dis
patch says of the performances:
William Richard GoCdall;s delig tful
comedy, 1.-Two Colonels," will be the at
trstion at the Academy next Friday and
Saturday This play had its second
presentation on the stage in this city on
January 4, 1895. Upon that occasion the
Dispatch critic wrote of it as follows:
The Socratic grsces, the true. the
good, and the beautiful, were never
more sweetly combined and blended on
the stage than in William Richard
Goodall's new domestic comedy, THE
Two Colonels."
The play is dignifed and clever
piece OF work, that has as it's chief
characteristics @ smooth simplicity and
clinging interest. From evident
design IL does not aim 1T strenuousness
1T is entirely sympathetic, true to
nature, and tho pathos to which the
author penetrHtes points to the COM
plete success OF his scheme. The dia-
Iogue is pungent, witty, and generally
stimui atinH. The mise-en- scene is
elaborate and effective to degree, and
an artistic direction of details is evi
denced
prominent member of the company
who will present the play here next
Friday is Mr.. Samuel j. Young, who ia
well and popularity known in this city.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25

WITH the thermometer st 100 in the
shade and the air as hot rs the blast
from furnace 1t is refreshing to read
OF snow foot deep in Wyoming. The
cool wave which has been expected
since Sunday night in the Atlantic
States has not at this writing reached
Southwest Virginia. The wave seems
rather to have been DETECTED to warmer
regions and heated to redness. Such
weather as has lately bsen experienced
here is rare at this season; but under
the present financial and political condi-
tions OF the country nothing in the way
Of heat may be surprising.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
VIRGINIA ROAD MATERIALS.
Preparations For Collecting an Exhibit
For the Atlanta Exposition.

Treparatlous for collecting an Exhibit
For the Atlanta Exposition
The commissioner of agriculture of
the State of Virginia has received the
following letter from General Roy Stone.
special agent and engineer of the road
division of the United Sta'es Depart
ment Of Agriculture, in regard to COL
lecsions for en- exhibit of road No aserial
from this State at the Atlanta Exposi
ton, to which special attention is
called with the hope that General Stone
will receive all the assistance possible
from the friends of road Improvement
in this &C ctioE:
United States Department of Agricul-
ture Office of Road Inquiry Wash
iDgton, d c., Sep EN- Der 10, 1895
Hon Fhos Whitehead, Com missioner OF
Agriculture, Richmond, Va:
DEAR SIR:-In view of the widespread
desire TO exhibit road materials ct the
Atlanta Exposition and in order to oc-
cupy The space allowed to the best ad-
vantage 1t has been decided to receive
small samp Piles by mail instead OF larger
ones by freight, and all spe cimens which
can be sent in time for tbs opening OF
the road parliam ant on October II gill
be received and arranged for exhibition
by States and counties and these
specimens will be transferred to Wash
ington for permanent exhibit there at
the close Of the exposition
Upon application by postal card to the
office OF Road inquiry, Department of
Agriculture, Washington, d c., franks
and directions for free mailing will be
promptly furnished to all who desire to
send exhibits. Respectfully,
Roy STONE,
Special Agent and Engineer