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The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-24
Didn't Love Him.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec Is Last
evening Aug Bierman- who lived on
a farm fen miles west Of Lawrence
was shot ard instantly killed by his
wife. He was standing outside the
house looking at train pass by and
his wife shot him in the back.
She turned the revolver on herself
and in ndicted serious and probably
fatal wound in her left breast.
The woman said she did not love
her husband and never did and was
not sorry she had killed him.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-24
A VERY BAD AFFAIR.
In a Fight A. S. Mi|horn is Sc
riousIy if not fatally Hurt.

A fight occurred Monday morn
ing about IL O'Clock, in the gro
cery store of Wilson & Chowning,
on the west side of the square, in
which Chas. and Tom Pharis on one
side and j B. Chowning and A S.
Milhorn on the other. Milhorn was
badly worsted and it is feared by
the attending physician, DIR. Temple,
that the injuries will prove fatal. As
near as we can get at the facts Viii.
son and Chowning own the store.
They sold their interests, Will
son to Homer Smith and Chown.
ing to A S. Milhorn. When Mil
horn took possession of his interests
he objected to Wilson taking the
books away from the store. Wilson
then left the store and returned with
Tom and Chas. Pharis. The books
were demanded and Milhorn again
objected, and the fight was the re-
suit. Tom Pharis makes the state.
ment that Chowning owed his broth.
er Chas $4O0 purchase money of the
goods when he entered into partner
ship with Wilson. That Milhorn
knew of the debt and had often talk
ed to his brother in regard to the
matter and had proffered his services
in assisting him to collect the debt.
That, instead of so doing, he had
taken advantage of him and bought
Chowning's interest, and that they
believed the sale fraudulent and fol
the purpose of keeping his brother
from collecting the money due hin
from Chowning.
J When my brother learned he hao
been betrayed by his friend Milhorn
said Tom, of course he was indig
nant, and in the difficulty which
ensued, there was no intention to d.
him harm other than give him
< good threshing.
, In the fight Milhorn received sev
eral cuts and bruises about tn
body and head, his worst injury be
ing fracture of the skull over tn
left eye. The fracture is two or thre
inches in length and shaped after
horse shoe.
1t is said one of the Pharis boy
used scale weight on Mllhorn, bu
this was denied by Tom, who declare
that they had no weapons but thei
hands.
DR.. Temple informs US that Mi
horns injuries are very serious an
that the patient was in a precariou
condition with the chances abot
even for his death or recovery.
Both Milhorn and the Pharis boy
are business men of this city and tt
TINES regrets very much to be cor
pelled to chronicle the above affai
It is to be hoped the injured nas
will pull through all right.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-24

Attend the entertainments at the
churches tonight.
Attend the charity entertainment
d the Christian church Monday
night.
The little ones have their stock.
ipgs ready for Santa Claus visit to.
night.
Several small farms for sale at
reasonable prices and good terms.
44t THE WALTON TRUST Co.
The Kingman Packing Co, OF
Kansas City have ordered 10 per
cent cut in wages.
A car load of northern grown po-
htoes SOC per bushel at Womack's
Cash Grocery.
The NJ. X. & T. railroad ticket
Office at Denison, Texas, was robbed
Of $85, few nights ago.
1000 lbs fine mixed candies just
received at Womack's Cash Grocery,
6to 7c per pound.
Tickets now on sale at VanHall' g
for the state contest Christmas
night and night following.
Two of the robbers who held UP
the Frisco agent at Carthage were
captured at Garland, Kansas:
Misses Edith Everingham and
Mabel Bennett, attending school al
Mexico, Mo, have returned home tt
spend the holidays.
Dyke McCann, deputy sheriff
spent Monday in the southern par
Of the county serving papers for tn
Feb term of circuit court.
W. H Sherwood, who has been il
the city the past two weeks on &C
count OF his mothers illness, return
ed to his home in st. Louis, yester
day morning.
Robbers are getting thick all owe
the country and We would advis
our business men to be careful an
the police to be on the alert.
The ladies of the Nj. E Churc
South will give a Is cent lunch,
the building recently vacated b
Mr.. Fowler, New Years Eve.
The cable bridge south OF the cit
needs looking after by the bride
commissioner. The report is +
that the bridge is getting in
dangerous condition.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-24

LosT-A sheep skin lined calf
glove, between Butler and Passaic.
Finder will please leave at this Office
and oblige, J N. Sharp.
The fight for the st Joseph pest
Office is at fever heat. The present
postmaster is republican and his
time will expire in month.
The Yellowstone Park in Winter
with it's glorious beauty and danger
Gus drifts of snow is graphically de.
scribed and pictured in the January
Demorest
Miss Francis Catron entertained
quite number of her friends Mon.
day night at her home on Pine
street The evening was pleasantly
spent and tempting lunch was
served
One hundred bright silver quar-
tel dollars will be given to the win
ner of the elocutionary prize at the
state contest in Butler Christmas
night, and sixty bright silver half
dollars will be paid to tho winner in
orstory the night following.
Mr. L. Lamkin, of Appleton City.
has disposed OF his business in that
city and bought q fine farm adjoin-
lag the village OF Pleasant Gap this
county. He was in Butler Monday
and thinks some OF locating in this
city.
The proceeds OF tho charity enter
tainment, to be given Monday night
under the auspices of the NJ W B.
club, will be turned over to the
church relief committee This enter
tainment is in good cause and
should be literally patronized.
The picturesque quarter OF the
Chinese in New York furnishes mat
ter for an excellent article in Demor-
est's Magazine for January and lends
itself to capital illustration which in
this case is done with much taste.
A terrible accident took place at
the farm house of Clarence Morris
; five miles north of Rich Hill Tues.
day afternoon. The house together
with ito contents were destroyed by
fire. When the house was discover
ed to be burning it was 30 far gone
that child, four years of age, which
3 was in the building could not b.
!. reached and it perished in th'
e flames.
Mondays Rich Hill Review re
ports the death of Mrs Julia A
Grass, one of the Oldest and highl,
!, respected ladies of that city. TIT
deceased was 81 years 5 months ant
> days old. She was the mother o
II children, three by her first bus
|, band and fourteen by her secon'
! marriage. She was member OF th
. Baptist church for 40 years. Sh
;. had been sick for Is months AM
death to her was a welcome visitor
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-24
Over at Clinton tramps are being
put on the rock pile as vagrants.

Over at Clinton tramps are being
put on the rock pile as vagrants.
| 1t is asserted that great msjori
ty OF the thieves and thugs of Chi
cago are boys in their teens. This
is proof that curfew bell is the
right thing to save the rising gener-
alton.
Mrs Lide Henry will leave in a
short time for Coloado to Join her
son, Harry. where the two will 60 to
Pasadena, California. to spend the
winter. Harry is in poor health
and the trip Is made for his benefit.
Station Agent Brooks, of the Min
den branch of the Mo Pacific rail.
road at Carthage, returning home
about 3 o'clock at night from the
depot was shot in the face with a
shotgun and robbed by masked men.
It is thought he cannot recover.
L 81. Lyman, and Mrs. Koyland
of Port Gibson. Mississippi eloped
Saturday aud wsre married There
WAS nothing unusal in the affair ex
cept that the groom was 70 and the
bride SO years of age They ran off
because the brides family objected
70 the match.
Near Galveston Texas, Saturday.
Jimmy Shepherd, IL years old kill
ed Mary Falk, the hired girl because
she teased him and threw -four in
his face Jimmy used shot gun
aud the charge took the top of the
girls head off.
The next lecture of the series con
Quoted by Prof. Beeson will take
place at the opera house January
5th The lecture will be given by
Hon. Robt Burdett. By reputation
all know Bob Burdett, and he viii
be given the largest audience ye
appearing in the series of lectures
w. H Shelton, of Deepwater, &C
companied by his handsome ant
intelligent daughter, Miss Gertie
and Miss Zula Richards, gave tn
TINES pleasant call Tuesday Th
Iyouug ladies were returning hom
from a pleasant visit to relatives il
Foster and Rich Hill. The TINES i
at all times pleased to have it
friends call, the ladies especially.
Miss Kittie Ashwill, a dressmake
of Sedalia, returning to her hom
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock, wa
held up at the entrance to her HON
and after being robbed was dragge
back through an alley to WOO
shed and assaulted. Joe Hewitt, a
n. ex convict was arrested on suspicio
. but Miss Ashwill failed to indentif
him.
er The body of Chris Kroeger.at on
ca time popular conductor on the NJ
q. Pacific railroad. passing throug
this city, and who was we'll know
by many our citizens was laid to rel
- in Crescent Hill cemetery this count
~ Sunday: A number of conductor
and engineers attended the funers
The deceased was a very popul'
in railroad man.
80 ut still pays to raise good horses
''' said MIR. o. II. Keudrick, ''as I ha
- just sold to Frank Campbell sue
ing colt for 500 cash. The sire
or the colt was DR.. Cox, owned by
he X. Lisle g. Co., Butler" Mr.. Ke
Ss, drick said the colt was good o
en- and as Mr.. Campbell is hor
trainer of experience, he ought
ho know what he was buying
The Butler weekly times., 1896-12-24

The confederate camp at Marshall
wants the state to take charge of the
home.
What is to be done with the armv
Of the idle, is agi,ating the minds
of the people in the big cities in the
east.
Wesley Arnold and John Harper,
attending dental college in Kansas
City, came home to spend the holi |
days
John Everts, wanted in Cass coun
ty on the charge of assault with in
tent to kill, was captured in this
city and taken back for trial.
Hunters will remember that the
limit for shooting quails for this
season expires January 1st After
that date it is unlawful to kill the
birds
The dry goods, clothing and furn
ishings goods houses of Mrs S. c
Carl, at Webb City and Joplin have
closed Liabilities, $40, 900, assesets
| $4,000.
There are eight voters in the
Academy at Butler and seven Of
then. cast Bryan ballots We expect
ed that of the intelligent, cultured
people of old Bates, God bless her.
Clinton Democrat.
The papers of Jefferson City are
agltaving the question of erecting q
monument in memory of the victory
won in retaining the capital build
ings at that place. No objections to
the enterprise if the citizens of that
town foot the bill and do not ask
the legislature for an appropriation
Attorneys J.. L Scott and H Fl.
Blanton, of Nevada, duriag the trial
of case in circuit court in that city
had misunderstanding and at
: tempted TO knock each other out in
Corbett style. The sheriff finterposed
and the court imposed fine of $40
> each against the combatants.
3 Joseph McKibben was taken Sc
3 riously i'll at his desk in the Mckib
ben Mercantile store Friday His
sickness was caused from a tempo
rary cessation of the circulation o.
the blood. Physicians were calico
in and he soon rallied sufficient 10 b.
able to be taken to his residence
Mr.. McKibben has been in bat
. health for some time and has mad,
several trips to Excelsior Springs
n The TINES esteemed farme
n friend Geo. W. Pharis, of Hudson
Y township, called Saturday and re
newed for 81 He reported tn
death of Mrs. Webb Leonard, tn
Q 18th inst. of consumption, and th
= serious sickness of John W. Brown
. who is SO years of age and pionee
Il citizen of the county. He also RI
- ported the health of Ben Wix to b
y such that he was compelled to Civ
- up his school.
~ DR.. Boulware received telegral
Sunday from Senator j. N. Ballar'
:, calling him in haste to Nontrose, @
account of the serious illness of h
20 SOD, Lewis. The doctor took II
noon train and arrived at his des,
~ =. nation OF 4:30 o'clock. He foun
the young man suffering from o.
Il struction Of the bowels. The do
'e tor remained all night with the sit
Sc and returned home Tuesday E
to reports the young man as impro
ing when he left.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14
COWPERTHWAI
KETIARLE Prosperous Times mean q
~---re rise. choose now At
CANT ED. LOWEST PRICES.
LONG CREDIT. 1O4 West 14th Street.
LONG CREDIT

year. shown by their estimates submitted to the
State Prison Commission, would not keep mora
than one hundred and fifty prisoners employed the
year round"
The articles needed" were, presumably food
clothing. warmth air and exercise. II any OF these
withheld The subject of such treatment would
die. and then need nothing. The conclusion from
the statements seems obvious and inevitable. II q
that II the mass Of those who are not Adequately
supplied with the articles needed" should pay
salaries to State prison officials. imagining and pre-.
tending that they were prisoners they should then
each of them, need to work not more than one, two
or three hours a day to gain great superhuity Of
food. clothing etc Then II they chose to work an
hour longer. they could have all reasonable Iuxuries
added
Surely, If 80 persons feed and clothe alN
people, under circumstances not inmical to life
and health. that fact is worth more than all the
charita BILE. socialistc and benevolent efforts put
forth in the whole world. These facts throw
roseats glow the future Of those Of US who
are not prisoners but who are fond of articles
needed" II We not obliged to give much labor
for them. s. H. MEAD
Eustis, Fla. Dec g. 1896.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14
ASBTRT PARK DEEPLY SHOChED.
THREE PRIZEFIGHTS BETWEEN BOYS TAME
PLACE IN SUBURB OF THE GREAT
SIMMER RESORT

Asburv Park Dec IL (SpcclaD.-The moral people
of this resort were shocked to-day when they learned
that three ten-iOund prizeiighS. governed by Mar
ouis of Queensberry ru.es. had been pulled OF on
Friday night In large barn at Ailenhnrs., a sum-
mer resort adjoining this place on the north The
managers Of the fights wellknown sporting men
OF Long Branch.
There were three bouts between feather
weights and one between middle weights. The con-
testanis were amateurs WIN live in Asbury Park and
Long Branch. Two OF the feather weights are
brothers. the OF a weknown Asbury Park
no elkeeper The oldss hoy Is only sixteen years old
one OF the middle weigh; fighters is an smpoye or
the New York and Long Branch Railroad Company.
The Asbury Parkcrs put up stin bouts and won all
three contests with Three hundred spectators
including many prominent business men OF Asbury
Park and Long Branch paid n cents each 70 witness
the fights. The Asbury Park lads received s. each
from the management for thei- services
The fights took place In Ocean Township. and the
authorities Of Long Branch will endeavor TO arrest
the promoters OF the bouts and the spectators In
case the Long Branch officials do no; act promptly
the Asbury Park Law and O-der League will ask the
Prosecutor OF the Pleas for Monmouth County pro-
coed against the offenders The Asbury Park boys
are proteges OF ex-Champion James J. Corbeit. who
when training here gave them lessons In the hs,ic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14

New-York County pays 10 per cent. against % per
cent for 1870 while Richmond pays about one
thirty-ffth as much. or .oc5 Westchestcr County,
which adjoins New-York. pays 2ia per cent In 1896,
against Il per cent I'm 1870 and the total valuation
OF personal property In the year 1886 is only s5o
more than II was In the year 1885, when the popula
ton was less than 1900. whereas In 1899 1t was 49,
co. Queens County and Kings County. on Long
Island. both ad joining the city of New York. pay
each but per cent which Is onc-sixth what Queens
kept up so high by conscientious and able Commits
soncrs OF Taxation. 1t is no wonder that Michael
Coleman for twenty years Deputy and Commits
sioncr Of Taxation In the city Of New-York. testified
as follows before the joint committee Of the Senate
"ln D69. along the eastery and westerly shores.
there were large factories employing at one time
was the Singer Sewing Machine Company For
to what their taxes would be- Finally they moved
to New-Jersey and from that time up to the pres
to-day there is only one large establishment that
here at one time and that Is Hoes establish
mcnt . go
The authorities in New-Jersey binding their eyes
to their sworn duty. tax little the manufacturing
oppression OF taxation in New-York. '' WV
The laws of New-Jersey have for many years cx-
counties. and we now see advertisements in the
NewYork papers OF safe-deposit boxes to rent by
Ncw-Jersey trust company.
William H. Arnoux, for forty years practising
interested in the Ioanlng Of money on mortgages
100000 passing through their hands annually.
testified before the same Commission as follows:
I'm this State the taxes personal property have
never been collected In way TO do Justice to the
community and In my Judgment the law should be
abolished
IF taxes levied upon the real estate alone
the benefits to the real estate would be- think
much larger than the cost would be. In this way
II II were known to the world at large that a man
could bring any amount OF personal property into
this state-money. bonds any other form-abso-
lutely free from tax II would Increase loanable
funds Of the State TO such an extent that the
the amount Of tax that would be added
1t Is sometimes contended that justice requires
the taxation Of mortgages; but the contention IL
due to Ignorance Of the fact. which may be stated
IN .ne iorm Oh tne proverpai saying mat the Dor
consequence, the usual net return to the lender for
the use OF his money. whatsoever the taxpayers
may be- the result OF the taxation OF mortgages
Is. therefore. simply to add to the burden Of those
owners OF real estate who are borrowers
The fact II that. wherever there IL an attempt to
enforce the taxation OF personal property the bur-
den falls. as Mayor Hewitt said In his message to
the Board Of Aldermen In 1885. upon the estates
OF widows and orphans and wards In Chancery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14
Hamilton sullivan. Ware

The character OF these counties Is similar The
richest Of them. Washington. has a value OF only
s35 an acre Including the value Of all Improve
mcn,s affixed TO the land. and Warren County.
which has the largest percentage OF personal prop
cr,y In the entire State. has a value Of but Ni
acre.
In the county OF Hamilton the per cent now Is
but col. Twcnty-six years ago II was fifteen times
a= great being .0i The total value OF personas
property returned for Hamilton County Is &.cO.
whereas the value OF the live stock alone. as re-
turned by the census OF 1890 N7l.2io or eighty
times a. much as the entire personal property re-
turned for taxation.
In the county OF Sullivan. where personal prop
cry represents 02i OF the total valuation the value
OF the live stock In 1880 more than twelve times
as much as the personal property returned.
These figures seem ridiculous. but they not
ridiculous 10 the people who are unfortunate enough
to be obliged to pay the taxes on personal property
In those counties. and 1t Is serious thing that
public habit should blunt mems conscences
that they can. year after year make sworn state
ments to the truth RI such papable lies.
The same condition OF affairs obtains In the
cities as In the country and the following table
will illustrate present conditions and those of 1870
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14
LET CONGRESS MEET MARCH T.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
SIR: The discussion 10 the ACCESSIBILITY OF az
extra session Of Congress has. OF course. producso
a wde difference of opinion as to the probable 7"
suits.
Any Administration which starts off with an eA'
ira session u.s. Of open to criticism as 10 wv
need for one which is likely reflect credit or on"
credit on Itself in partisan sense.
II strikes me that TO obvate this new ADMIN,
istration should find Congress in session when u 20
nauguraed then. If public exicency requires u, - =,
II would seem 10 In the change which Is aoEa' M.
sition to rectfy public affairs without an exnip,s ~
restlessness which is manifested by the ca''"s Y
extra session. . ,,..s Al
Let. then. every new Congress assemble Maa.r III
the time when the term begins. This Will gise @
President access at once TO the rev Ions'SSs g.
without loading him with the responsibility OIL u
Gliding whether not to call an extra session. Ga, ia
thus create enemies at the outset CT his tG,n ON
traton. H. H. bEAD
Brooklyn. Dec. T. 1896.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN.
THIEVES CHLOROFORMED AN OLD MAN
NEAR HEMPSTEAD.

William Brown. living on the Hempsteao Pa'nS
near Hampstead Long Island. was awakened carry
yesterday morning by the appearance al his oooi
of his next neighbo- John Dorsey. VINO was NAN
nude barcheaded and barefooted. and carrying
10. of ragged clothing in his arms. The upper part
of his arms were black and blue. and his cheeks
were discolored as II scorched. Dorsey told Brown
that in the night two masked men nao ehtereu MS
house through a window. bound and chlorotormed
him and taken most of his money. Dorsey VINO Is
about sixty-two years DID, lives in little od
shanty which is filed with all kinds OF ruooish'
the accumula ton years He has lived alone since
his wife died about four years ago.
For many years the old man has done WORK TOT
several families in Hampstead and was reporied
10 nave accumulated considerable money wnich
he had hide en- in his hovel, under the moor ana M
the bed Doxse; said that in the night he was
awakened by two masked men. who tied ms arms
behind him. Then they poured some iquid On
a cloth He was then overpowered and lost con on,
seriousness after wet cloth was placed over MS
mouth When he regained consciousness II va
davbreak and he was numb from the cold air ina:
came in through the open window Amos e|e hi
article in the room had been disturbed TO hnd ms
hidden treasure. Dorsey said that 500 which ne
had hidden in the bed and silver watch. Vaiueu
at about $40. stolen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14
FRANCHISE VALUES AND TAXATION


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | read with interest editorial In your issue
Of the 10th inst in which you clearly enunciate the
principle that certain franchise values should DO
taken for Government revenue. Now. sorely
puzzled. Some kinds Of franchise values are to b
taken for the expenses Of government and not only
So but the franchise often being sold at public auc.
tion with enormous premiums and for exorbitant
rentals while other franchises virtually left In
tact to be specialized in at the will Of their
In its las, analysis the franchise value Of land 10
the value given TO that land by public USE and Is
mainly proportionate to that use. Where. then Is
the economic distinction between the use BY the
public OF ferry landing. dock. building site
and street? The franchise value In each one OF
these ca ses is determined by the possible public
use. the profits the owner thereof by the EN-
cheney of his service. And these facts Apply with
equal truth the case of ferry serving the pub
lie in the transportation of passengers or freight;
in the of factory, warehouse or store In the
manufacture sale or distribution Of goods. and IN
the OF street conduit. In lighting, telephone
telegraph service.
Now will YOU any OF your readers. inform me
why kind OF privilege should be lin spots) heav:
ily disseminated against. while another Is allowed
10 go virtually free: whether also. the Republican
principle has not the chance. which may not recur.
OF making itself solid with large section OF the
people which Is anxtously seeking refer from the
burden OF a barbarous system OF taxation. sys'
tenn which is dscouraging their efforts. driving cap
ital into hiding and depicting instead or replenisn-
ing the Government, Treasury?
Dac