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The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25
The Globe Democrat sent a cor

The Globe Democrat sent a cor
respondent by steamer from Cairo,
Illinois, to Memphis, Tennessee, 70
gain definite information in regard
10 the food which is now prevailing
from Cairo to Memphis. The report
takes up two pages of the paper and
rs appalling to read. To give you an
idea OF the expanse of the flood and
shs tremendous damage done, it is
only necessary to state that from
Cairo to Memphis the Mississippi
river averages Is miles across and
but one strip of high land between
the two places is discernible in a
distance of go miles. In Arkansas
three entire counties is covered by
water. Steam and tug boats run
!om s to 10 miles inland and for the
past week have been kept busy
bringing IN loads ofpeople and stock.
The entire milling district of Padu.
cab, Kentucky, is under water.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

A fearful cyclone visited Eufoula,
Ala, Monday, aud scattered death
destruction in its wake. The storm
passed from Alabama to Blakey,
Georgia. and the town was almost
totally destroyed. But the most
shocking account of the cyclone
comes from Arlington, Georgia. AT
that place the school children were
assembling at the Academy, there
being about fifty present, when Prof.
Covlngton, principal of the school
noticed the coming of the storm,
called them in the building for shell.
ter. just before the storm reached
the Academy it picked up a negro
cabin and dashed it to pieces. The
sisht OF this so frightened the chill
aren that they clung piteorsly to
Profs. Covington and Walker. who
ra'nly tried to quiet them. By this
time the storm had reached the
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

The Missouri Legislature covered
itself all over with glory in its clos
ing hours by passing bill to erect
. monument to Joe Bowers of old
Pike. This measure was equal in
importance to the one prohibiting
she adulteration of insect powders.
1t they had, for Col. Jim Sharp's
benefit, passed the gander inspec
ton law they could rest easy on their
we'll earned laurels.
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Nevada, No, March 22-Whi,s
playing in a neighbor's yard yester.
day afternoon the 2 year old son o,
Frank Gore, a prominent farmer re-
siding nine miles south of this citv.
fell into an uncovered we'll and was
drowned. The mother and child had
gone there to meet Mr.. Gore on his
return from town. He arrived lust
as his baby's body was being lifted
out OF the water. The sad even,
occurred on the wedding anniversary
OF the parents.
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the brain oozed. "Don't-don't ,hoc.
any more," che repeated.
Rainwater shouldered bis gun .na
again left the house. When abors
eighty yards away he sat down ana
removed the shoe and stocking from
one foot. Then, thrusting the stoel
of the weapon down between h;.|
feet. he pressed the muzzle againa
his forehead, inserted the toe Of hi,
naked foot inside the guard and
pressed the triggers. Both barr.l.
were discharged When the neipb.
bors found Rainwater. an hour latar
the top of his head was gone, and
fragments of the scalp and spattsr.
ings of brain and blood were found
fifteen feet away
A party left Orrick for the seen.
of the crimes at 4:30 o'clock th;.
morning and arrived at 5:45 The
interior OF the house bore the an.
pearance CT shambles, and few
among the 500 people who Assem-.
bled had the hardihood to gaze upon
the unspeakable horror. Upon oue
bed in the living.room lay the bodyI
of Mrs. Artman, her face all man.
gled out of all resemblance of hu.
manity. A portion of the right hand
was also torn away, showing that
she must have been awake when the
shot was fred, and doubtless raised
her hand as if to ward off blow.
Upon the other bed lay the remains
of Mrs. Rainwater, with large,
ragged hole torn almost entirely
through her head.
The bodies of John Thurman and
Ethel Gentry lay upon the floor,
that of the former having been car.
ried in from the orchard. The face
OF the child was shocklngly mutila-
ted, the left eye having been shot
out and blackened with powder.
The dress front was soaked with
blood from the wound in her chest.
John Thurman had not been
killed instantly. He was alive when
found by the neighbors. but died
soon after having been carried into
the house. He had two pistol
wounds in the back of his head and
one in the face.
The bodies were taken in charge
by the coroner, who at once called i
jury. The verdict returned WAS to
the effect that Mrs Artman. Mrs.
Rainwater. John Thurman and Ethel
Gentry had come te their death at
the hands OF Is. Rainwater, and that
the latter's death was due to n gun.
shot wound fred with suicidal in.
tent.
Fully 500 people viewed the re-.
mains to day. No arrangements for
lnterment have been made as yet.
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Academy and the central portion
gave way and in the wreckage eight
children were killed and a score
wounded, many of whom will die.
Prof. Walker had both arms and
legs broken and cannot recover.
Prof. Coviagton was internally in
iured and will die. The storm came
from the Gulf of Mexico.
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Best of All

To cleanse the system in a gentle
and truly beneficial manner, when
the Springtime comes, use the true
and perfect remedy, Syrup OF Figs.
One bottle will answer for all the
family and costs only SO cents; the
large size 81. Buy the genuine.
Manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Company only, and for sale
by all druggists.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

General j. s. Fullerton million.
aire citizen of st. Louis, was killed
the other day in rail road wreck.
on the Baltimore and Ohio road at
Oakland, Maryland. He occupied
a birth in q Pullman car which
turned a double summersaplt and
landed in the bottom of the creek.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

The republicans of st. Louis, nom
mated for mayor of that city man
named Ziegenhen. There may be
nothing in name, but there appears
to be according to Post Dispatch
any amount of corruption and NAL.
feasance in Office of the nominee.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

McKenna, Long and Wilson are
the only comparatively poor men
in McKinley's cabinet. Gary, Bliss,
Alger, Gage aid John Sherman are
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came on.

stout than too thin but either extreme
shows lack of healthy condition.
1t you are not physically up to the mark,
appetite uncertain, digestion poor and a
general sense OF weakness and incapacity.
you VIII lind the robust health and euerov
you need in DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Olscovery. 1t renews the blood with the
vital life-giving red corpuscles which drive
out all morbid elements. and create new
tissue, hard muscular flesh and active nerve
force.
1t gives color to the cheeks and firrrees
to the form, without adding one ounce of
tabby fat above the normal standard of
health. Taken alternately with DR.. pierce's
Favorlte Prescription for distinctiyelv fern;-
nine troubles. It constitutes a scientific ard
marvelously successful course of treatment
tor delicate women.
Mrs. Ella Howell, of Derby Perry r, ,.s
writes: In the year of 1sa: / was tatcn n;.t
stomach trouble-nervous dyspepsia The-e 80 -.
4 eoidness IN my stomach. and weight which
me great pain had bearing down sensat;on !.
was sweiled across my stomach; had a r;sge
ground my night side. and in short time was
siciaus but got no relief Then Dr p;a--s..
Golden Medical Discovery was recor1,;uend -
me and got it, and commenced the use of il 7
began to see change for the better Twas so
weak could not walk across the roc,,. WIZ.
assistance. / took DR.. Pierce's Golden Msfs;rsi
DiseoveTy and his .FAvorite Prescription and
OAS at<eiS "a fieaSant PeiletS / began fo
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Inc physicians who attended me said L had
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thanS Sod that my cure Is permanent. do not
fsei any SYMPTOMS Of my old disease. cannot
praise pr Pierce and his remedies too highly
Inc rnelicfnes come the nearest to raising the
csao,' oi any have ever known about They
are worth their weight in gold"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate the
liver, stomach and bowels.
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Dyspepsia

The explanation rs simple. 1t is found in
that impure blood which is contin-
ually feeding the nerves upon refuse
instead of the elements of strength and
vigor. In such condition opiate and
nerve compounds simply deaden and
do not cure. Hoods Sarsapariila feeds
the nerves pure, rich. red blood; gives
natural sleep, perfect digestion, is the
true remedy for all nervous troubles.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

Ex.secretary Carlisle has been ap
pointed general solicitor for the
Pullman car company at salary of
$25,000, year and privilege to
practice on the side.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

The Senate killed the bill against
Sunday base ball playing. The SEN
ate may be composed of wise men,
but some times they do things which
looks very foolish to the people liv.
ing outside the large cities.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

The New York World makes the
statement that il the wool schedule
in the new tariff bill goes through,
it will mean an increase of 25 per
cent on wool goods. In this event
Who will pay the tariff.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25
Democratic Tickets
Mt. Pleasant Township.

Tor Trustee-R. l.. Graves.
For Coilector-J. Is Page!.
FOR Clerk and Assessor-R. Il. Hurt.
FOR Constable-Ed Dalton.
FOR Justices OF the Peace-W. +. Hemstreet,
Tar LaFoIlett and d. &. Newsom.
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the kitchen into the sitting room,
which is also used as bed room.
There were two beds in this room.
One WAS occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Artman, the other by his wife, her
daughter and Mary Artman, his sis
ter in law, All were asleep.
MURDERED IN THEIR BEDS.
Rainwater said: you, Now
have you where l want you! The
words awoke Mr.. Artman. He
opened his eyes just in time to see
Rainwater aiming along the barrel
OF his shot gun. Then followed a
binding flash and report, and MIR
Artman's face was spattered with
his wife's blood. He felt her form
convulse with the death agonis, then,
| hewildered and dumb with terror,
sprang from the bed and attempted
to stay the hand of the assassin.
"Stand aside,' said Rainwater gruff
ly, I've nothing against you" The
old man, being feeble with years.and
seeing how useless would be hand
| to-hand contest with his son n-law,
covered in d corner of the room and
helplessly viewed the awful carnage
that followed
Before the echoes of tho first shot
had ceased resembling through the
room, Rainwater turned his still
smoking gun toward his wife, who,
sitting up in the bed, her arms about
the two little girls, was gazing at
him in horror. Deliberately he aim
the piece at her head. The woman
turned her face away, and as she did
so Rainwater fred, the charge taking
effect behind the left ear. She fell
back dead, her life blood squirting in
great gushes upon the bed clothing.
The two little girls clung to the
body of the dead woman Scream
ing with terror, they attempted to
hide their heads beneath her arms,
and the warm, sanguinary current
trickled down over them, wetting
them to the skin.
The assassin grabbed one of the
children from the bed and turned
her face to the dim moonlight, which
entered through the window. "Get
OUT" said he, Il don't want you.'
He then pointed his pistol a. the
child still in bed-his little step.
daughter, Ethel Gentry-and shot
her in the left eye
MAKES SURE OF HIS WORK.
Fearing this shot wonld not prove
fatal, he seized her by the shoulder,
dragged her away from her dead
mother, placed the muzzle of the
pistol against her breast and fred
again. She fell TO the floor and died.
Calmly viewing his work, Rsinwater
laid his pistol on the table, picked
up his shotgun and reloaded it.
Thinking it would be his turn
next, and having recovered some
what from the first effects of the
shock, William Altman sprang from
the corner where he had covered
and ran from the house. With all
speed the aged man could summon,
he hurried to the house of the near
est neighbor TO inform him OF the
slaughter and ask his help This
movement seemed to unnerye Rain.
water for an instant. He left the
house hurriedly, taking an opposite
course from that of his father-in law.
He had been gone less than a min
ute, however. when he returned.
Walking to the table be picked up
the freshly loaded shotgun.
20, Bee Don't shoot any more. -
came a plaintive voice from the bed,
! where lay the dead body OF Mrs.
Artman. Little Mary Artman was
there, trying to nurse her murdered
mother back to life, though the
woman was already cold. From q
ragged wound in the right temple
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Pustmasters' Tenure OF Office.

Washington, March 22.-Post-
masters at offices which have been
raised from the fourth class to the
Presidential during the last admin
istration will have their four year
tenure of Office dated frcm the ap
pointment prior to the change of
class, and cons. quent reappointment.
The issue was raised in a number OF
cases of this class, and the cases in
which several vigorous contests fig
ure, have been carefully considered
aud the policy definitely determined
Western Kansas was visited by q
blizzard and snow storm Monday.
The storm began raging about noon
and by night the ground was cover
ed with foot of snow and the
storm increased in violence as dark
came on.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

Sarsaparilla

Is the One True Blood Purifier. 81 per bottle
Prepared only by c. l. Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass.
=, -,, cure Liver Ills; easy 10
f1OOd S Pills take. easy to operate sc
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25
Nervous

People often wonder why their nerves are
SO weak; why they get tired so easily;
why they start at every slight but
sudden sound; why they do not sleep
naturally; why they have frequent
headaches, Indigestion and nervous
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

There is a fascina.
ton about a vigorous,
healthy woman, which
touches every heart.
Physical weakness is
4 great drawback to a
woulan's social sue
cess. As she loses
healthy plumpness
she loses attractive
ness. A woman had
even better ha too
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-25

the kitchen into the sitting room,
which is also used as bed room.
There were two beds in this room.
One WAS occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Artman, the other by his wife, her
daughter and Mary Artman, his sis
ter in law. All were asleep.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-05

es through. Dutch Harbor, at the ex-
IRENE end of the Southwest Alaskan pc
ninsula. From there the steamer turns
north and continues on to st. Michaefs
Island, a little above the mouth of the
Yukon, in Behrihg Sen. At that point
passengers are transferred to the river
steamers to begin the long journey up the
Yukon, which winds northward and east
ward, and finally brings the traveller to
Dawson City, now the principal town in
the district, although sixty-fve miles from
the Klondye fields.
The cost of the trip from Chicago this
way, as prospecting miners usually travel,
is $251.5O. 1T is divided as follows:
From Chicago TO Seattle (second class,
$3.50; from Seattle to- Dawson City,
$500. in time the trip costs thirty days
four from Chicago to Seattle, sixteen from
Seattle to st, Michael's Island, and ten
up the Yukon to Dawson City BY the fast
boat. The distance in general figures is
$3.50 miles from Chicago to Seattle,
$500 miles to st. Michael's Island and
1 500 miles up the Yukon to Dawson, a
total of about 5000 miles.
Another way, the mountain route" is
shorter In miles, but equally long in the
time II requires and great deal more
difficult. BY this route the traveller sails
more directly north tooyuneAa, which Is
800 miles GSm Seattle, and then goes by
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-05

last year, but nothing was known of 1t in
the United States until June 10 of the
present year, when vessel called the
Excelsior arrived in San Francisco laden
with miners from the Klondyke, who In
turn were laden with gold. They told
almost incredible tales of the richness Of
the newly discovered district, where for
tunes had been accumulated in n few
months. Experienced miners and stem
derfeet' seemed to have shared good for
tune alike, and with some justice, too,
for the credit Of the discovery of the new
gold fields is due to the inexperienced men.
Another vessel brought to Seattle sec
ond party of successful prospectors and n
ton and half of gold. These men had
endured peril and undergone great hard
ships in accommodating the fortunes they
brought, and they told story that had a
dark as well as a bright side. To follow
their example means risk of wealth,
health and even life, but for those who
are willing TO take the chances the pros
pect they hold out is auuring.
The Klondyke District.
The richest of the mines in the Alaska
region seem to be In the Klondyke, few
miles over the British border. They were
discovered, as has been said, by party
of 'tenderfeet," who, against the advice
of the old-timers In the district, wandered
''over yondcr In the Klondyke" and struck
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-05

chase Of Alaska, has really beenfour west
ern land limit. The United States, there
fore, may almost say with England that
the snn never sets on it's possessions.
The Great Yukon River.
The principal river In Alaska, the Yu-
ken, up which prospectors have to work
their weary way to reach the gold fields,
was called by Schwntka, the Alaskan
Nile. 1t rises little more than 200 miles
above Sitka, in the southern part Of
Alaska, and then strikes northward, fol-
lowing broad circle to the west before
it empties into Behring Sea through an
extensive delta. Six hundred miles in
from the coast 1t is more than a mile
wide and the volume of its water Is SO
great as to freshen the ocean ten miles
out from land.
The principal cities Of Alaska are Ju-
neau and Sitka. They are both thriving
towns, and probably they will thrive
from now on, for n time at least, as they
have never thriven before. Alaska is ruled
by territorial governor, who now Is J..
q. Brady, recently appointed by President
Mckinley to succeed James A. Sheakley.
The Governors residence is in Sitka.
Among the things Alaska has done for
this country aside from stirring up the
present gold excitement one of the most
forward was to involve it in disputes with
England on the boundary question and
the seal fisheries business. Both Of these
disputes threatened war, but white wing
ed peace settled over the situation in each
case and brought the suggestion OF that
newly invented English American institu-
characterization. However, the boundary
question is not settled yet.
Topography of the Country.
The territory naturally falls in six
grand divisions. They are the arctic di-
vision, treeless expanse diversified by
icy hills and mountains and with no in
habitants but the Esquimos; the Yukon
basin, with its extensive forests near the
coast and its inhabitants Of Esquimos
and Indians; the Kuskoguim district, the
Aleutian district, comprising the islands
off the coast, where fishing and sealing
are the chief pursuits, and where the pop
ulation is mixed Aleutian and Russian
blood; the Kadiak district, including the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-05

lake and river and over the mountains
1000 miles to the new mining territory.
The cost of the trip this way cannot be
definitely stated beyond Juneau. because
after that point it depends somewhat on
the bargain made with the Chilkoot In
dams, who pack supplies through the pass,
and the length of time the overland part
of the journey requires; but the Indians
who act as guides and pack supplies do
not work without big pay.
Dawson City.
Dawson City, the center of the new
mining region, although sixty-five miles
distant from the Klondyke, is said to be a
typical mining town-minus the guns.
The British Government enforces it's laws
in Dawson, and those laws prohibit the
use of firearms, so few men carry guns.
The laws of the camp are enforced by
mounted police, whose captain is civil
officer. Though there are said to be 5000
people in Dawson, few houses have been
built, for the principal reason that lumber
is 800 per 1000 feet. The general fear
is, of course, that there will be great suf-
fering there this winter, and it will be in
creased, il is expected, by the rush Of
unprepared prospectors who sailed for the
new fields Immediately on learning what
luck had befallen those who have but
recently returned.
To give an accurate idea of the cost Of
living in Dawson City, the price list of a
general store there Is herewith given:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-05

it rich. From Klondyke comes much of
the gold and from Klondyke seems to
come all the excitement. A few tender
feet" going it blind, have stirred up the
nation. Out of the region of their dis
covery has cone, it Is estimated, $1,000
900 worth OF gold during the present sum-
mer. Nearly all of that gold has found
its way into the United States.
1t is hard to tell where the Alaska gold
fields are located except that in a general
way the best of them are along the Yukon.
There are few lode" mines near Jul
neau and along the southeast coast of the
territory (the most accessible part Of it),
but the one is Of low grade and mining is
made profitable only by the most careful
management. Hr Etft fh
The placer mines, from which prospect
ors are said to be lining their pockets with
gold, occupy the prominent place in the
popular mind. These are in the region re-
mote from civilization, little known, and,
on account of its uncertainties danger
ously alluring to the average man. This
gold-producing country of the interior
is in the vicinity of the Yukon near where
that great river turns to the west in it's
course to the sea. Before the discoveries
in the klondyke the most productive dis
tricts had been along Forty Mile Greek,
partly in British and partly in American
territory, and the Birch Creek district, all
in American territory, Along all If the
rivers in this REGION. tributaries to the
Yukon, geld diggings exist and in many
places Pay the prospector well for his
trouble. ''%'~ '''',
Cooks Inlet is another place where the
rumors Of gold caused crowds of unpre-
pared men to flock, but the district has not
exactly borne out the reputation given to
it by early prospectors.oL :"
In all the immense country over which
the placer mining extends it is estimated
that up to last year there were 1000 min
ers. The districts in which most of them
worked we're in broad belt of gold pro-
ducing rock, through which dhartz veins
carrying gold occur frequehtiyg Through
the gold-bearing rocks, the streams have
cut deep gullies and canyons and in their
beds the gold which was contained in the
rock is concentrated. The mining Of this
country consists, therefore, in washing
out the gravel Of these beds.
To Reach the Gold Fields.
The best way to reach the Klondyke
district? One goes from Seattle BY ocean
steamer west and a little north. and pass