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The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
MINER KILLED.
T. ". Settlers, Prominent Young Miner,
Crushed by Falling Slate.

7. ". Settlers, Prominent Young Miner,
Crushed by Falling Slate.
Rich Hill Review, 9Th.
Another sad accident occurred at
the mines late yesterday evening, by
which one of our best known and
most prominent young men lost his
life. L. w. Settlers, better known as
DUNK" Settlers was the victim, aud
the calamity which befell him hap
pened in the Bruce 4 Reece Inine
just southwest of town at o'clock.
NJ. Settlers resided on the old
Trowbridge farm, three mllss due
wes. OF Rich Hill. which he cultivat.
ed III the summer, and at such times
ho 'oand employ oyment in the mines
He was busy about the duties of the
latte sTocal "a when his young life
was cruSy-d uu5 without O moments
~
" .rn,n The da,'s work was nearly
finished an . Mr. Settlers was "tamp
in shot" TO be set eff by the
shot.frers after The miners had left
The pit. at $50 o'clock, when a
crashing sound was heard and the
next instant all was over. A piece
of "white top" estimated to. weigh
three tons, fell from the roof above
and, striking the unfortunate man in
the side, crushed him to the ground.
Death was almost instantaneous
the victim never knew what hurt him.
The accident was at once discov
cred and the lifeless body was re-
moved from the pit to the Ryal
boarding house near by, and corone,
was notified, and viewed the remains
this morning
Deceased was the son of Isaac
Settlers who died several months
ago. He was aged "a years, and had
only been married some three months
to Miss Cora Nafus. He was mem.
ber of the I. 0. O. F. lodge No. 2l2
at Sprague.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
WITH MACHETEs.
Spanlards Murdered Their Prisoners in the
Night Senator Elect Money is

SpanIards Murdered Their Prisoners in the
Night. Senator Elect Money is
Investigating.
New York, Jan. IA srecial
cable dispatch from Havana says
Senator elect Fl. D Money, now a
Representative in the House and
member of the Committee on For
eign Affairs, aud Fitzhsgh Lee, Jr =.
visited Gnanabacoa Friday last aud
viewed the general havoc wrought
by the insurgents at that place. The
Senator.elect's visit was for the pur
pose of learning all he could of the
grewsome details of the murders
committed by the Spanish authori-
ties OF Guanabacoa since Christmas
He declared that his visit was en-
tirely unofficial He said the Span.
lsh guard at Guanabacoa refused to
allow hlm to visit the spot where
the bodies of the Cubans
murdered at that place were said to
have been thrown.
There could not be auy moral
doubt, be declared, that the men
We're taken out in the night and kill
ed with machetes. The Senator ele ct
was Of the opinion that there was
no precedent where a legislative
body has recognized either the baI
ligerent rights or independence Of
any country. He thought that the
end could be best attained by the
passage of an act to regulate the
commercial intercourse between the
United States and Cuba.
Mr. Money thinks that the strong.
est reason for Cleveland to interfere
to stop ths war here is the very po
sicion he has SO distinctly taken tha
no one else would BE- permitted te
interfere.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
Girl Druyx ed and Frozen .

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 6.-Niss
Stella Mott, whose mysterious dis.
appearance was told in last nights
dispathes, was found late last night
one mile south of Burton, at the
house of r. NJ. Rowland, where she
stopped early Monday morning and
begged to be sheltered from the
storm. She said her name was
Grace Burns and that she had walk.
ed from Sterling; that she Eai besn
llvin three miles north OF st. rling
with her grandfather, and that she
was going to Newton, where he
aunt, Bertha Davis, lived She said
further that she had lost her bun.
die of clothing and money and was
walking to Burton and the police OF
the city telephoued. The mystery
of the case and the girls reason fol
concealing her identity, and the
false statements regarding her namt
and residence, can be explained by
the fact discovered by the physicians
to day, who, upon examination, sa,
she was drugged. Her feet ani
legs are badly frozen and may pos
sibly have to be amputed The cir
can give no rational statement as t.
her experience. and no clew can bt
found until she RECEIVERS from be-
stupar aud from the effects OF be
hard experience.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
A Sound Liver Makes Well Man

Are YOU Bilious, constipated or trou-
bled with Jaundice, Sick Headache, BAD
taste in the mouth, foul breath, coated
tongue, dyspepsia, indigestion, hot dry
skin, pain in the back and between the
shoulders, chills and tever, sc. If YOU
have any of these symptoms, your liver
Is out of order ard your blood is slowly
being poisoned because your liver does
not act properly. Herbine will cure all
disorder of the liver, Stomach or bowels
It has no equal as liver medicine. Price
ss cents. Free trial bottles at II. l..
fuckers drugstore. ~ ~
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
Barred Bourbon.

Cynthiana, Ky, Jan. 4 4-Cha,les
Bramblett, aged so gears, died Jan.
2. He owned several plantations in
Harrison county, and has been a
very prosperous man all his life At
a low estimate be was worth Sl00.-
600 He was peculiar in nothing but
his ideas Of his own burial. he WAS
great rsader, and perhaps drew
his notions Of his own iptermeut
from the histories Of ancient Egypt.
About Is years ago he hired skill
ful stoae mason to make him sar.
cophagus Of blue Kentucky lime
stone, which 10 more durable than
the hardest marble. At The same
time be bought barrel o! the besi
old Bourbon the State could produce
and ordered that at his death th'
whisky should be poured upon hit
body after it was placed in the stone
coffin. The sarcophasus was ther
to be hermeticallY sealed and place.
ina grave near his residence al
his directions have been followed T.
the letter, and he was buried to day
It took number Of strong horses t.
carry the body in its heavy recep
tarIe.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
ITO FEED DOGS"
Only Use For Cubans' Bodies, Said
Fondsviella.

Oaly Use For Cubans' Bodies, Said
Fsndsviella.
New York, Jan. Ga special from
Havana says:
The Spanish newspapers here vie
tently attack Representative Money
for violating the laws of war pro-
claimed by the Spanish authorities,
and which forbid all Investigations
in the military camps.
Horrible details are known in Ha
vans of the assassinations last week
at Guansbacoa,by order of the Span
ish Major, Fondevislla.
The bodies of the young baseball
players, Pastoriza, PARA and Castil
10, murdered by the troops without
cause, were left to the dogs to be
eaten. The families of the three un
fortunate young men applied to Fon
deyieIla, asking permission to bury
the bodies. Bodies of Cubans," an
swer1d Foudeviella, ''are fit only te
feed to dogs
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
BRAINS TO SPARE,
Less CT Gray Matter D,d net XIII Hnlsy

Less CT Gray Matter Did net Klu Hol.y
Cleveland, O., january 4-Chsrles
Holtz tried to commit suicide last
week He shot himself in the head
three times. One bullet su,ere |
ever the right eye and came out over
the left 1t did not enter the brain,
but fractured his skull badly. The
second bullet entered near the right
temple aud is embedded in the thick
bone 'f the side of the head Doc
tors dare not try to remove the bul
lot. They say it will give no trouble
if left alone
The third bullet made the worst
wound. 1t went straigh, in over the
nose, breaking the head bone and
penetrating an inch aud half into
the brain, A tablespoonful of brain
came out of the hole Doctors re.
moved the bullet and plugged W
the hole. For days they had nc
thought that the man would live
Today be opened his eyes and bsgar
to talk intslligently, showing tha
mentally he was all right His tenn
perature and pulse are all right ano
the do..ors say he is in fair way L
recover.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
Democrats IN G. ,nlTol.

Dover, Del, Jan. 5.-The decision
to day of the Court of Errors and
Appeals in the Kent County man
damus proceedings reversed the de
cision OF the Superior Court, that
the Kent County canvassers should
recopvtna and recount the votes of
Kent County, which the Republicans
claimed were unlawiul.y thrown out
by the board. This is a victory for
Democrats, and gives them maj or
ity in the Legislature.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
The Africo- A merico Sknll.
Padacah tKy.1 News.

Padacah tKy.) News.
Late yesterday afternoon Rufs
Bronson, colored, drove down be.
low the I, c incline to dump load
of trash in the river. About the
same time Capt, Newt Roberts re-
paired to the bottoms on the north
side to try a new Winchester Of
thirty eight calibre. Just as Capt.
Roberts drew bead on stalk of
iron weed and pulled trigger Rufe
moved into range from behind .
gravel bank, about 275 feet away.
There was q crack from the rifle aud
an exclamation from Rufe. The
heavy bail had hit him in the fore.
head, somewhat above the eyee, with
all the force of heavy charge of
powder The negro did not even
fall down. H. wiped bis brow with
an old handkerchief and drove on
toward the river.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
Dynamite t0 Kill h ats j..

Cleveland. O., Jan A special
from Fremont says: At Millersville.
this county, yesterday, son OF
Alexander Dolwick, got hold of sew
eral pounds of blasting powder and
went to the cellar, accompanied by
three sisters. to kill rats. The stuff
exploded and one girl, s years old
was burned to death The clothing
of the other children caught fra and
they were terribly burned, as were
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolwick in trying tt
extinpuish tie flames.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
4 SPIRITED WOMAN,
Claus Sprec,Ies' Daughter. Wao Marie
Against His VIII, Deeds Her Property

Claus Sprec,Ies' Daughter, Who Marie;
agaias; His VIII, Deeds Her PrOper,
70 Him.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. cit il
currently tumored that Mrs Emma
Spreckels Watson has decided 10 her
father the bulk Of her property vol
unfairly making herself comparative.
ly speaking, a poor woman. Mrs
Watson consulted Ter husband about
this step before she took it, and he
gave his unqualified consent.
II is said tina, before the Wedding
took place Miss Emma Spreckles in.
formed her father that she wished
to marry Thomas Watson. Claus
Spreckels would not hear of it, aud
upbraded his daughter when she
told him she intended to marry Mr..
Watson whether he liked it or not.
MIR. Claus Spreckels is credited wi
having resorted to taunts, chidinc
daughter for her ingratitude aud
pointing out how much he had done
for her.
Yesterday Mrs. Watson told her
husband that she ought to deed
back to her father all be had given
her, including the United States
bonds to the amount of $1,000, 900
and the property on Market street
known as the Emma Spreckels build.
ing. With characteristic force MIR
Watson is said to have told his
bride to do what she thought right
in the matter; that he had not mar
ried her for what she had, and that
be would have married her long ago
if she had been poor girl ana he
had been able to support her. This
occurred at noon. Within an hour
the property had changed handr-
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

Why IS it that one man is old and
decrepit at As aud another b ale and
hearty at so? Ii depends on the care
he takes of himself. Often a man g
body gets out of repair-the trouble
grows until it lays him out in bed
Whenever man feels that be is not
as we'll As he ought to be, whenever
he is listless, without energy and
without vitality, whenever he finds
that he is losing weight aad that his
ordinary work gives him undue ia
tigue, he needs Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery II he keeps on
working with his liver inactive and
his blood impure-he keeps his
nerves and his body under con
slant nervous strain. He will not be
hearty when he is old The "Golden
Medical Discovery cures many go
called diseases because nearly all i'll
ness springs from the same thing
bad digestion and consequent impure
blood. The discovery" makes the
appetite good, the digestion strong
assimilation easy, and the blood rich
and pure.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
FUR SAFE KEEPING.
Prisoners Transferred From the Rickety Jail
at Savannah.

Prisoners Transferred From the Rickety Jail
at Savannah.
st. Joseph. No, Jan. 5-'Red
O'Brien, the famous bank robber
who was captured in Oregon and
brought back to Savannah, charged
with the bold robbery of the state
bank at that place last fall, was
brought to this city to day and turr.
ed oyer to the Jail officials for safe
keeping. The Savannah jail, it has
been discovered, is not a safe place
for keeping, as almost anyene who
so desires may walk out. A couple
of weeks ago O'Brien and his fellow
prisoners secured quantity OF dy
pamite and blew out the side of the
Jail, after which they escaped, but
were soon captured Yesterday il
was found that the prisoners had
another quantity of dynamite il
their possession, and the officials
decided to bring them here for safe
keeping.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
A Valuable Prescription

Editor Morrison, of Worthington,
Ind, "Sun," writes: "You have a vslu-
able prescription in Electric Bitters,
and can cheertally recommend it for
const patton and sick headache, and as
a general system tonic it has no equal -
Mrs Anna Stehle, 267s Cottage Grove
Ave, Chicago, was all run down, could
not eat or digest food, had a backache
which never left her and felt tired and
weary, but six bottles OF Electric Bitters
restored her health and renewed her
strength. Prices soc and 81. Get q
bottle at ii l. fuckers drugstore.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

the hills, every nook and crag OF
which is known to them (but un-
known to the pursuers), and only
emerge when they see chance OF
giving battle TO a detached band. BY
the protection of this style OF war
fare the soldiers of the Republic are
slowly, but surely wearing out the
Spanish patience and the Spanish
pursue It seems now only question
Of time when the tri colored flag of
Cuba Libre shall float in undisputed
majesty over the entire island, as it
already does over the greater part.
With continued support from their
countrymen in the United States in
the matter of money and munitions,
and fred as the patriots are by the
spirit of liberty, it seems that they
could carry on the WAY indefinitely.
For Spain, however, there is INIT
A limit prescribed by tlissat sfac
ton and indifference to the rank aud
fila of the army, opposition to the
continuance of the war on the part
of many in the mother country, the
ever increasing fatalities among the
soldiers from wounds, smallpox. vi
low fever and lack of sufficient med
ical attention, and last but not least,
a practically bankrupt exche qner.
The drain on the young manhood
and money of Spain has been ire
mendous, and it is no wODder that
in the latest adgices from Madrio
one can read between the lines the
expression Of desire to end it all
but if possible without undue humil
iation Of the traditional Spanish
pride The latest step toward grant
ing of reforms on the island can b,
interpreted in no other way than al
q move toward sett!emant Of GONE
kind. r. l.. X.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Co.
6 sumption.

This is the best medicine in the world
for all forms OF coughs and colds and
tor consumption. Every bottle is guar
anteed. 1t will cure and not disappoint.
1t has no equal tor whooping cough,
asthma, Hay fever, pneumonia, Bron-
chitis, la grippe, colds in the head and
for consumption. It is safe for all ages,
pleasant to take, and, above all, a sure
cure. IT is always we'll to take Kings
New Life Pills in connection with DIR.
Kings New Discovery, as they regulate
and tone the stomach and bowels. We
guarantee perfect satisfaction or return
money. Free trial bottles at II l. Tuck
er's drugstore.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

Is it "overwork" that has filled
the country with nervous dyspeptics?
that takes the flesh off their bones
the vitality from their blood, and
makes them feeble, emaciatsd and
inefficient No. 1t is bad cooking,
over eating of indigestible sutff, and
other health destroying habits.
The remedy is an artifcially di
sessed food such as the Shaker 8
Digestive Cordial. Instead of irri'
sating the already infamed ssom.
sch the Cordial gives ii chance to
res. by nosrishlns the system itseli
and digesting other foods tas en-
with it. So flesh and strength re-
turn. Is not the idea rational? The
Cordial is palatable and relieves i'm
mediatsly. Ne money risked te
decide on its value. A 10 cent tria
bottle does that.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
lsx Victory for AltgeId.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-At the
meeting of the democratic state cen
trail committee last night Gov
Altgeld was victorious in the first
te.t OF strength in the fight between
the democratic factions headed by
himself and secretary of state Hen
richsen respectively. The governor q
candidate for state chairman,
Dwight W. Andrews of Chicago,
was elected without opposition,
Henrichson and others refusing to
vote. Some warm talk was indulg
ed in, but the opposition was unable
to make showing
Resolutions were adopted pledg
ing the state democracy's support o'
the principles and declarations ol
the last democratic national conven
tin. The resolutions were highly
laudatory of ", j. Bryan.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

New York, Jan. Ga circular was
banded to the democratic members
OF the New York legislature which
says that to give Hill complement
ary nomination for senator would
be putting a premium on hypocrisy
and party disloyaltv. The silver
members are expected to give the
nomination to Wilbur F. Porter. the
unsuccessful candidate for governor
One hundred and forty out of two
hundred members of the Legislature
will vote for Platte. Only one 50
far hss declared fer Cboate.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum Fever
Sores, Tettcr. .Chapped Hands, Chlblains
Corns, nd all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pa, required. /
IS guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Prices Cts per box
ror sale BIZ HI Tucker druggist
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given,eo all creditors
and all others interested in the estate OF
Chas E Sewer, deceased, that ], w 2 Sc
vier. administrator of said estate, in
tend to make final settlement thereof, at
the next term OF the Bates county pro-
bate court, in Bates county, state OF
Missouri, to be neld at Butler, or the
10th day OF February, 1897.
VIZ SEWER. Administrator.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
Removal.

We take pleasure in announcing that
after this date Parks Sure cure will re-
move all traces o. rheumatism, kidney
70 ubles and liver complaint from the
user. It is the only medicine that is
guaranteed to cure these diseases or 70
day. PARIS sure cure.is sold 1by H. L.
Thicker
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14
yFhatstt7e Use o. Taking

About colds and coughs in tie sum
-1er time. Tou may have tickliug
cough or IitrIe 2oIj or baby may nave
the Group and when it comes yoa ough:
n know that Parks cough STruY Is the
hest cure ior St. Sold aT Il. L.T-cker
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

IF tue care of the hair were made
part of lady's education, We
should not see SO MANY gray ha rs.
aud the use of Halls Hair Rsnewer
would be unnecessary.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

Laxol is the best medicine for
children Doctors recommend it IN
place of Castor Oil.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

Always in season Hopkins Steamed HON.
my tHIiled Corn). Elegant lunch in milk g.
Quart can, locts
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-14

Prickly Ash Btters cures the kidneys, regu
lates the liver and purifies the bowels. \ yalu
able system tonic Sold by McCiement 4 Co.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-04-14
} business like manner, and of MAX

q business like manner, and Of MAX
ing appointments on merit without
much regard to politics, and withal
is so pleasant and plausible and fas-
cinating that they scarcely know
where they are at, as the congress-
man from Alabama put it: AS a
congressman who visited Mr., Gage
several times to get a job for one OF
his constituents expressed it:
"Hc is smooth. He talks the push
all out of fellow. You go to see
him determined to have your man
but in or know the reason why, and
in ten minutes YOU walk out feeling
that YOU were a chump ever to have
asked such thing and glad to have
had a talk with SO charming man
Walter Wcllman in the Helen;
independent.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-04-14
Rcfuscll.a Pardon.

Helena, April lG.-This afternoon
Gov. Smith refused to grant par
don to Albert jackson, sent TO the
pcnitcutiary for life. Jackson killed
Bruno Lavcillc in July: 1889, IN
Skclly's Gulch near Marysvillc. Inc
crime was most brutal one, and was
witnessed by the murdered man
wife. jackson lived near l4avcllle,
and one night >ccretcd himself be-
hind a tree in the lattcrs yard, and
when he came out of the house to go
to the barn, jackson shot at him,
telling him to the ground. At the
shot Mrs. Laycillc ran out Of the
house Just in time to see jackson
place a revolver at her husband
head, shooting him through inc
skull, the ball entering the ground
Insufficient evidence and Il good re-
cord in prison were the caloll'a
points asked for in the pardon.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-04-14
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
Mantlc's Amendment to the DinSley
Tariff Bill.

Washington, April S.-Scnator
Mantle today introduced an amend
mcnt to the wool schedule OF the
tariff bill which provides FOR
the rates on the several
varieties Of raw wools. 1T is pro
posed to make the duty on washed
wocls for both the first and second
classes, instead Of the first only, dou~
bic that on unwashcd: to double the
duty on all classes .'importcd in any
other than ordinary condition or
which las been sorted or increased IN
value by the rejection of any part OF
the original fleece" thus extending
the scope Of the paragraph in the
bill which applies only to Wools OF
the first and second classes. 1T also
adds ''cutting off" as one Oh the
methods of increasing woods in value
covered by the paragraph and str'hc;
out the clause excepting skirtcd
wools imported in 1890 or prior there
to. It proposes to amend the para
graph fixing Il duty Of three per cent
ad yalorcm on woods of the third clas:
and cumcl's hair valued at - cent:
or less per pound by changing is u
10 cents and adding, ''pro'ided ina
in no case shall the duty be less thai
five cents perlpound."
Corresponding changes are pre-
posed in the next paragraph, maxim
the duty so per cent on the cnlr
class which arc valued at NOR
than Is cents by making it apply !
vools valued at more than 10 cent
and providing that the duty shall y
not less than eight cents per pouhe
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-04-14
I;ryaIl Inil1lS q.

St. Augustine, Fla, Apr. s.-Hon:
William Jennings Bryan was injured
here this afternoon by the caving in
Of. the piazza on which he was speak
ing. Nearly 400 men and women
were prccipitated about 20 feet to
the ground and many Of them we're
injured, but none fatally. Mr.. Bry-
an was picked up unconscious and re-
moved to physicians office where
an examination revealed that ne had
received no injuries of a serious
character. 1t was deemed best how
ever. to abandon the reception which
was to have been given him this
evening. Mr. Bryan arrived here
at 4:5O p. m. and was greeted at +the
station by several hundred people
4 At $50 p. m. he addressed fully 30,
900 people from the piazza OF tho
San Marco hotel. At the close o
the speech hundreds Of people flock
ed about him and so great was tn
strain that one section OF the piazza
40 feet square, fell through.