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The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-31
New Home Items.

The boys had wolf hunt Saturday.
Jim Vaughn has sold his farm to
Earnest Swearens.
Charley Ferguson and family and
Richard Allen and family took dinner
with MIR and Mrs Jones Christmas.
Somebody is taking without leave
the peoples apples, potatoes and
corn, east of this place.
There is a good opening here for a
blacksmith.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
At 1O:45 O'Clock Tuesday your CORE
spondent saw smoke rising from the
roof of Clarence Morris house, locat-
ed II miles southeast of New Home.
We were on the ground in few sec
onds, but too late to render any help
as the house was SO near burned that
it was impossible to do anything
until the building was entirely con-
sumed. The little child was burned
to crisp. The mother was in the
hen house picking ducks. Clarence
was plowing in the field and the child
was in the house alone when the fire
was discovered. Mrs NJ heard the
child cry and rushed into the house,
but the smoke was SO dense she could
not find him. She was badly burned
about the head and hands. The
origin of the fire is a mystery, as
there was no fire in the stove. This
is the second burn out they have had
in the past two years. Clarence and
wife are stopping with the latter's
father, Uncle Joe Littletield.
n NJ Nestlerode was in our town a
short time ago. He said he was COM
ing back soon and would stay all
night if anybody would keep him.
Drive in, Nels.
William Collins and Miss Gill, OF
Foster, were married Sunday last.
jim.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-31
Virginia Items.

IN writing news for the TINES this
yea.
Il viii be things we see and hear,
And if we get them wrong or mixed
Friends forgive us for this is '96.
lanes Pilgrim died at the home of
bis son. Geo Pilgrim, Saturday Dec
8at IN.
Amanzar Hensley died at his home
saturday at 5 p Ill. His remains were
shipped to Independence. We will
live further notices of both next
week.
| Mesdames A Park, DR. Lamb and
and H G. Wilson are on the sick list.
Wallace Roland, Of Cass county, is
visiting old playmates around here.
Harley, Cora and Stella Drysdale.
! 81 Butler, visited their grandpa, VIM
Drysdale, Saturday and Sunday.
We saw three happy young men
Christmas eve, who had each received
small box containing a nice gift of
The finest workmanship. Some loving
hearts dictated and some beautiful
hands placed the gifts on the tree.
Mrs John Cuzick presented her
husband fine boy for q Christmas
present.
TIC Graves, a bachelor who farmed
here for two years, was married to a
widow, in Cass Co, last week. We
would ask Mr. Graves to bring his
wife to Virginia.
Walter Woody, of near Passaic, at
tended the Christmas festivities here.
Last week a goodly number met at
the Virginia graveyard Tuesday ana
put up hitch racks on both sides OF
the road twisted three smooth wires
together and bored holes through
the posts; staked off the yard in lots
and stakes in place Of stones, which
makes the yard look much better.
Mrs w Il Pyle and son, of Carter
vile, Mo, is visiting her father,
Washington Park.
Christmas Eve the NJ f church had
two small trees on each side of the
platform, snow house in the center,
songs and recitations by the little
fellows. Santa Claus made fun fol
the little chaps. The Christian church
had one tree, songs, recitations and
Santa Claus and his family. The ex
ercises were grand. Little Miss Mary
Walkers song and going to sieeI
created the excitement. The church
would not seat all.
Last Christmas we had rain anC
mud; A J Park was buried the da!
! before, and but one Christmas tre'
was had on account of the weather
This time beautiful weather, goot
roads and Virginia full Of people.
Isaac Lockridge and wife, of nea
Butler, were the guests of Cicer'
Browning last Friday and Saturday
viii Coulter says he has got gir
to laise.
Henry Slichman. of Mulberry, die
Monday morning of pneumonia fever
Sam Hamilton and wife, of Welda
Kan, attended the funeral of Mrs II
father, James Pilgrim Monday.
Gordon Wallace is spendinga weel
with friends in Lees Summit.
Earnest Bean left Saturday for hi
home in Penelton, Oregon.
Herman Berman went to Latayett
county last week and from there h
will go to Germany.
q W Cybert was in Virginia Satul
day hunting a tank to haul water t
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-31
PROF. s. A. WELTMER

Prof. $. A. Heltmer, the renowned Magsess
Healer. whose wonderful cures without the use
OF medicine or Surgery, has created SD nsuct.
interest, arrived in Butler to-day and wiz be
located at the Palace Hotel for one week.
Prof Weltmer comes here from Scdalia, Mo, ),
where he treated over two hundred patients IN
one week, and the remarkable cures he effected
in that city created considerable excitement,
many of his cases were considered incarable bf
both patients and physicians.
The Professor cures permanently every knew L
disease without medicine surgery and. thss
strong endorsements he brings with him GER
tainly proves beyond question Of doubt his
wonderful ability.
Remember that he will be in the city but one
week and no matter what your affliction may
be. YOU should not fail 10 see him. He makes
no charge for consultation.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-31

held in common. Negotiations arts
also reported to be in progress for
the purchase Of an immense tract Of
land in Northern Wisconsin, where,
it is proposed to establish an In-
diana Mennonite colony
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-31
Find n New Cure For smnii-pOx.

City of Mexico, Dec. 27.-Expsri,
ments made with small pox patients
in Oaxaca show that by administer
ing honey diluted in water to small
PIX patients the pustules OF the
worst variety disappear, and the
fever is immediately diminished.
The matter attracts much attention.
The remedy was accidentally dis.
coYered by young girl who was
down with the disease who secretly
refreshed herself with honey and
water with the astonishing curative
results, aud it was then tried oo.
soldiers sick with the disease.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-31

His only injury was broken arm.
He left the scene for Blocton on
foot almost Immediately after the
wreck, apparently crazed by fright.
The railroad officials have not yet
been able to see him and get state |
ment.
OF the eight other survivors three
were children, all of whom had their
feet burned and mashed, and a lady
who had both feet mashed. Their
names have not been learned. The
other three were Henry Hanberry,
a conductor from Birmingham, who
was taking his wife and two chill
dren out for ride around the cir
cult, and Will Gardner and Andrew
Bryson, miners from Blocton. Hand
berry was on the same seat with his
wife and children when the crash
came. The latter three were killed
and he was pinned down and would
have bsen burned alive had he not
been rescued by Bryson and Gard
ner These two men also saved the
unknown woman and three children
who were likewise pinioned aud ap-
pealing piteously for help, but by
the time they had reached these five
persons the heat had become so in
tense that they were compelled to
deeist in their work of rescue 1t is
thought that fully three fourths of
the dead were killed outright in the
crash, while the other FIVE were pin.
ioned down and cremated. Gard
ner and Bryson were both badly
hurt, while Handberry will probably
die.
| The flames had completed the
work Of destruction before any help
arrived. The country around the
scene Of the accident is sparseIy set
tied, and the few farmers who heard
OF the wreck aud went to the scene
arrived too late to be of. any assist
ance except to the survivors.
was THE WORK OE wRFCKERs.
DR.. Ray, a Blocton physician WHIT
attended Gardner, one of the iDjur
ed survivors, telegraphs to night th'
statement made by Gardner as tt
the cause of the wreck. Gardner
says that when he felt the cars leav'
the track he looked out and saw
three savage looking men rushing
, from q hiding place down towar'
the waters edge, and that after tn
wreck they went through the wreck
age: robbing the dead and wounded
and fed to the woods. They di'
work quickly and offered no assist
ance whatever in the way ofrescuinI
n the imprisoned and injured passer
gers. The story, however. has nc
= vet been corroborated. but othe
. facts show that the work was tina
3 of train wreckers.
An examination of the engin
shows that Engineer White bad shu
. off the steam and reversed before
i. went down, indicating that he sa
. danger ahead as be approached th
bridge and tried to stop the trail
, His charred body was found wit
his hand on the throttle. The su
, vivors all agree that the train le
the track and bumped along the til
and then with crash plunge
= through the bridge. Expert engi
- GERS say that there is every indie
:. ton that rail was removed, whit
deraiIed the train and caused it
. pull down the bridge The eros
!. ties show marks of the wheels I
add to :his,is the fact that three me
tried to wreck Southern railws
train near Heury Ellen, fifteen mill
. east OF here. five days ago, by r
; moving a rail on trestle ninety fe
4 high
8. The fast express left the trac
- but the engineer managed by supe
;. human effort to stop it before it tc
! down The trestle.
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The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-31
FIFTEEN BRAVE TEXANS DIE
Spanish Traaps Get Them in n Corner
and Fire.

Key West, Fla, Dec. Zo.-Ihe
Lone Star company CT the patrio.
army of West Cups, consisting Of
fifteen Texas sbarr-shoosers perish
ed to man after Lero:cally battling
for more than hse hours against
vastly superior Spanish forces in
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,oca1 BrsIyESS COMPLICATIONS.

Deputy Sheriff Carraher has taken pos''Ss'o" ~ %
49,, ta.,or1, Of the Upright Cycle COMPANY at NO
40. v,sst Tw.nty-seventh-st, ana also OF une So
~, nd ,ading academy al Fsfty-hrst-s'- ana
praadv-ay on attachments for slo'S2- Inc mrs. ORG
49, ,o $50 IN favor Of the fucker. l>evett & I|oeo
-, a,3 the second foq $4,000 IN iaVof OF
rrsnl, p Smith. as assigned s.aims for money
loaned to the company since January ~ 49,. g.
49,, ,'rnssaept Of the company. Both attachments
,a,e ,htatuei on the ground that II is West VIZ
g.nia corporation. 70 In
The business was started about january ~ "
,,,duc. a bicycle constructed in such manner 'i''
~ r4da- car ST, upright, the handle bars pe.hs al
~" - ~ the wheel instead Of In frOnt ne On
~ has considerable machinery In the 1ac.Hs n
p,"n..ls IN prDcess OF manufacture. a4so sVine .
chin-ry and completed wheels al me sa.t o,..r
nh c5ryanv had no rating AT Bradstreets A.. i' 10
~ the day the company hled deco o. trust IA ',o
County clerks Office, conveying 81. b,c ASi,,ass
1 5gn Armstrong as trustee IL also Hgauai
f.'c,,clos on consignment 10 parties III Dc '""' $500
49, = M Ratu.Ore and book accounts, ,..,x,s,
I',dpment for sls 567 entered yester1ay ~
t,-ss a. I<imball Stockholders. IN iaVoI -, 80
president and directors OF the Mahas.' s,n Nav
ft,snkC Tor balance due Of money aovaaccu VA amy
s. 1879
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THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF KIOSKS.
A HEARING BEFORE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR
AND AGAINST THE SCHEME.

A HEARING BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR
AND AGAINST THE SCHEME
A Join; session of the Law and Streets committees
Of uhe Board OF Aldermen held in the CRY Hal
Yesterday for the purpose Of giving public hearing
on the resolution introduced by Alderman Noonan.
permitting the erection OF booths. kiosks. under
the steps Of The elevated railroad by syndl
cate headed by Leon a. Klein. The proposed booths
to contain stands for the sale Of newspapers or
other wares, and be provided with a toilet
room, an ice-waier cooler and police, fire and
bu.ance call. For the privilege OF placing advertise
ments inside and outside the booths Klein offers
the city per cent Of the net receipts from the ad-
ver;sing
The first speaker was A. l. P!ncofs. representing
the hackers OF the scheme he said the moving
spirit IN the plan was William S;emnller. OF No. 50
East Fourteenth-st. He explained the offer OF the
company and said that the idea that the company
wanted 20 nOnopoze the news-sta.ads erroneous.
as did what done with the news
stands. whether they were sod auction 10 indi
viduas. let out through permits or rented at an az
nual rental. The company On.y asked for the right
build the kiosks and use them for advertising pur-
poses.
Clarence L. Davis said that Paris had similar
kiosks and that they Were regarded win favor:
Company. said that his Clients we're willing to bid
At public auction FOR The privileges sought by the
Klein's bid might be, he would double It,
WsTe sa1 nat h y 5 5ss c5as tre e
gross receipts from the advertisenents.
Terry smith, REPRESENTING me Se"s-1a.riS rs
ISOLATION opposed the granting OF the privileges,
holding first that the Aldermen had right 10
give such privilege second TIA; IN any ny case ,s
ton stairways held the sidewalk privileges; and.
third that when the bill passed the Legislature au-
thorizng the erection Of the booths. II was win
the distinct understanding that they should be used
for no other purpose than for the sale Of news
papers and periodicals.. -
James Rdgeway told Of his attempts two years
ago 10 get similar proposition through the Legs,
lature but without effect He said that he heard
the men behind the present scheme were foreigners
ard he thought If such a privilege were 10 De
granted Americans should get II first
Alderman Ware objected TO the kiosks on the
ground that they might hurt the artistic feelinRs
Of the community. He greeted with storm
of laughter.
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BURDEN ROBBERS GO TO SING SING.

JUDGE BROWN REFUSES WRIT OF HAsEAn
CORPUS
An application behalf OF Dunlop and Turnee
the Burden diamond robbers for a writ OF haheas
corpus was made 70 Judge Brown. Of che United
States Circuit Court. yesterday II was based upon
the following grounds First. tina: the treaty be.
tween the United States and Great Britain provides
for the extradiOn Of persons accused OF larceny.
whereas the prisoners are accused OF grand larceny.
for which provision Is made in the treaty; ana
second that the indictment also charged the reoelv.
ing OF stolen goods which Is provided for In tho
treaty.
Judge Brown denied the application. his decisioa
being based upon the fact that. stripped Of m3r~
pecui.arities verbal restrictions OF phseology.
the treaty certainly covered the technical tern
grand" as well any other kind Of larceny.
The treaty" says Judge Browns decision 'dea1o
with offences broadly described and without refsss
20 the particular phruseology uaei In the differ.
ent States. The term grand larceny 10 not known
TO the common law. IL is merely Of the divisions
or larceny In the state practice. The provision IL
the treaty for extradton for larceny embraces ~
forms and degrees OF larceny which the law
term would admit. and that Includes grand arcenI
as defined by the criminal procedure OF rhs otake."
In company with about ten other prisoners. Dun.
lop and Turner started yesterday afternoon TO 0lna
Sing IN charge OF Deputy Sherifs Becker. Meyer
and Snyder The two were handcuffed together. Ne
one was present TO bid them goodby. In tbs ssS
OF all other prisoners They reached Sing Sing Iase
night and started In their nine years ssnfenc~
one-fourth OF which may be taken on for good b.
hav1or.
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because the sales ~ fireworks are larger than for
several years past, the dealers have surpassed
any OF their previous efforts at display PARK Place
however also contains the stores and offices or
manufacturers OF and agents for campaign BAN
ners Like the fireworks people the former have
covered the fronts ot their buildings with flags.
and from the wealth OF color that is presented 70
tae eye from Broadway The two classes Of deal
ers might have entered into a competition as to
which should win the palm for the bes; display.
On both sides Of the street from the elevated rail-
road station Broadway the facades Of the build
.ngs are almost hidden in profusons OF Stars and
Stripes and fanc:fully painted sgnboards. one
erterpr.sing fireworks company, in the endeavor 70
outstr!p its competitors has stretched across the
middle Of the street large National flag which
completely hides the elevated station building from
view.
Ordinarily Park Place g comparatively quiet
by about O'Clock IN The evening. Il is not 50 this
week Last night until nearly Y o'clock, the
street was illuminated by the Lights that beamei
from the windows Of the fireworks dealers, and the
army Of statesmen employed in the stores were kept
busy supplying the demands OF the purchasers.
The sidewalks were loaded with packing cases and
as ore wa gonful carted away there was an
other lot 10 take It's place
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feature OF Renaissance as all Office buildings OF tho
sky-scraper character must conform 20 multi.
plicty Of practical conditions which narrows ther
sphere in art.
Its site is that OF the old International Hotel one
Of the last accessories OF Theatre Alley. whose on
ginal character long ago departed. with the OLD
Ann-sr. Theatre.
The front OF the building will be divided into four
equal parts la,erally. the two extreme divisions
forming tower-ke projections terminating in cir
GUAR turrets above the fiat line OF the roo' with
occagonal corner turrets at the angles. The front
will be peculiar by OF the complete emission
OF important cornlce.
regulation Dor!c corn!ce will cap the base at the
second-s,ory floor line. and again string course ~
what might be called the termination OF the stylo-
bate The central bay. composed Of TWO OF the four
lateral divisions will be divided into five spaces ~
means OF four pasters, three or four stories IN
height At the top will be Dor.c columns three etors
les high and at the street level heavy piers. ana
Doric columns mark the entrance. Above the
third story slrbase Will be figures IN sculpture sup.
porting lamps. - So,
In the foundation. piles. seventy-fve feet long.
under water. will be united at the head by concresS
bed three feet thick
The building will be furnished with fifteen eie,Oe
four express elevators the twenty-sixth and TIVE
from the twenty-sxth 10 the twenty-n:ntn
striking point in the whole design IL ,he dsposi.
ton Of the problem OF lighting the n'er.or. The
windows vii, be OF generous width and All eq1ase
headed 70 admit a maximum amount OF light
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MORE SIDEWALK SHOWS TO GO.
COMPLAINTS ABOUT DISTRACTIONS IN FRONT OF
vEsEY-ST. STORES

COMPLAINTS ABOUT DISTRACTIONS IN FRONT or
vEsEY-ST. STORES.
The activity Of the Bureau Of 1ncumpranceS IS
causing many merchants TO take IN their SHOWS
and 10 conform with the Jaw on the subject OF MAKING
. DISPLAY OF merchandise on the sidewalk Inc rala
on the Astor House stores resulted IN the cap'ui o.
,-,cklosd OF va,ises travelling bags and Trunks
,,,cb are now stored in the Corporation iaru- Al
the Office of the Bureau IN the Tract Society bu4u-
ing u was said yesterday that there mas Deeh ITO
,,rrs,a, activity in the way Of removing lhcu.h-
hcances I'VE are doing work OF mat Kiho al me
,,a " said the chief clerk and goods and signs ana
stands are seized every day Inc As'or iiVu "n
s,Dros ne added, are so located mat ~ va
,hsno would naturally attract mucn attention. 90
a., rs exDlan-! that when comp amt Is li-iic ~
49, roTa r;rnau on the subject OF incufnDraic.T tn-
e. investigated. and. II Il IS fourd 'has II -
III f,indei the Department proceels al or 80 ~
W. he cas-. But TO any or our mn eIiIpl
~, heerc &c al the point Of pistol lhat - sunny
ridiculous. , ,,.b ve-a removed from the
.in.o'L IN frorr OF the Astor house occuln" -
s.ue"' 80 aca and were no obectionapie tnah
n.y. oi,s ructiors which still. exist IN lhe h's'lU
ss ~ ,hat district and II Is proDaDIe .at . ~
NJ, uiII be made the Bureau on accoui'' "a -,
p'arSs and other obs'ructions on me Hoi'" S Va
$3.50 from the river 10 Church-st
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.

CANADIAN PACIFIC IN JOINT TRAFFIC.
ITS ENTRANCE INTO THE ASSOCIATION INCREASES
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
The Canadian Pacific Railway is 10 become mem
her OF the Joint Traffic Association ana is 70 nave
a representative in the Board OF Managers Inns
decision was reached al conference yesterday al
.,arnoon between Sir William Van Horne the presi-
dent and T. G. Shaughnessy, the Nce-presioen' o'
the Canadian Pacific. and the special committee
representing the Joint Traffic Association composed
~ 1,homas president OF the Erie Railroad; VI.
E. ingalls,. president OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
and the Big Four railroads and Sir Charles FlVers-
Wilson president OF the Grand Trunk ha'l"dy' "
Canada. All that remains IS for the Board OF d.
rectors OF the Canadian Pacific 70 approve the &C
ton OF its president and vice-pres dent 49,. ,,,.
The entrance OF the Canadian Pacinc mo tle Joit
Traffic Association will increase the Board 2, Nan n,
ayers 70 ten The road will have the privilege OF
vIthdra wing from the association az the enI OF ore
Year bv giving ninety days notice. The roads wnlch
heca me members when tho association went INTO
operation on January last bound themselves as
members for FIVE years with the rlgnt 20 "!luid"
on ninety days notice Thereafter.
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Commission 5000 30 for contingencies and expenses
of Clerks and messenger up 10 september next.
+. T. Mclean, engineer OF the Finance Depart
nen, reported favorably with the exception OF two
or three minor changes, Commissioner Coilss proTo-
s.;ion lay 2Ei10 square yards OF asphalt on more
than thirty uptown streets.
Commissioner Warng submitted his "scow trim
ming advertisement. President Jero.oman OBJ
ece to its form He said he objected 10 IT because
in The first place. It imposed upon househoIders an
cther burden in compelling them TO make three
divisions of thsr she's garbage and waste paper
Tbs thlng viii never bring Us a bid. said MI
Jero,oman s,
''Wu Herbert Tate bid on this contractT' quer1ed
President Barker Of the Tax Department.
He vii" answered Colonel Wartng
"Wil ne bid S1E5f4D for it2' asked JerOloman
II think he wi. bid 10000" reror,ed the Colonel
"Wc'." SAID Controller Fitch, IF YOU say MT Tate
vii bid $40 $50 for K. I Will vote for II.
The Sire. Cleaning Commissioner failed 70 face
the music however. and sad ne would not wish the
advertisement or contract approved on the bass OF
such an understanding.
You may n1, get bid it, said tire Coiore,,
but Z you don't IL costs you nothing.
President Barker then moved 10 approve the con-
tract and It was carried. the Mayor. Corpora ton
counsel ard M Barker voting for, and Controller
F,ch and President Jero.oman voting against It