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The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
KARL DECKER A HERO.

The hero of the Cisneros rescue
turns up under the prosaic name OF
Karl Decker, and worse still for the
pretty little romances formed in the
minds of 30 many people, that had
to deal with bridal wells and orange
blossoms, he is a married man 1t
was bold, brave young American
pbeying the orders Of his superiors,
and facing what appeared to be
almost certain failure aud death, n
The discharge of an assigned duty
He went about the task 10 business
| ke, sensible manner, by first pro-
viding for the support of his fam' y
IN the event OF failure, and then Pr
formed one of the most heroic rescues
yer recorded in history and equal 10
any told in fiction He landed IL
the garrieoued city of Havana al
ordinary r-porter for great metro
poiitan paper He had plenty of
money and went at a rapid pace,
wioeiDg and dineing the society of
the capital city He was up at all
hours of the night and it was fam
iiiar sight to the police to see him rid
lug around in q carriage in the wee
sma' hour" He then planned WITH
two vsnturesome companions to tf-
feet the rescue, provided with scaling
ladders and appliances for sealing
walls and cutting bars. The young
girl WAS communicated with a, d
responded bravely She succeeded
in drugging her cell mates and fear
lessly followed her daring rescuers
over house top, across the street
from one house to another on frail
ladder, then to the street and q
closed carriage size was driven to a
house previously prepared and kept
three days, while the police and
Spanish soldiers were securing the
city in a vain search Then forged
passport and as young don, smok
ing huge black cigar, she boarded
steamer, blowing smoke in the face
Of the chief of police who was look
ing for her, and to liberty and the
arms of the American people where
she is safe from the combined efforts
OF all the queens and kings in the
world Was there ever a more
daring, chivalrous romantic rescue
OF the weak aud oppressed from the
clutches of tyranny! The New York
Journal is one of the greatest news
papers in the world and for this un
paralleled feat deserves the thanks
of all liberty loving people.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

A large number of one people
vent up to Harrisonville last Satur
day and heard the great Silver
Apostle W. j Bryan, who spoke at
the fair ground to an audience esti
mated at $4,000. He spoke from q
huge stump, prepared for the occa
sion, as he said too many plank
platforms were breaking down with
him A large number of people
carried awav splinters and bark
from the stump as mementoes. He
WAS introduced to the audience by
Congressman Cowherd, of Kansas
City. He made a telling speech. as
he always does and his reference tc
McKinley's 100000 bimetallic com,
mission was heartily applauded
He was in good voice and easily
heard by the large crowd.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
FOR $4,000 DAM AGES.
Ed T. steele. Former Butler Boy,
DetendAn' in l. be- SUIT.
A School Marin Wrathy.

Nevada Mail.
Lou G. Finley. through her aitor
rey, J 3. Johuson. today filed eui
+ga,rst Ed I Steele, j d Todd
.ud J Fl Foatts, OF Richards. f.,
sl.nder. praying damages IN tie -uu'
of $4,000
Iu her petition the plaintiff alleges
bat she is and had been a scho,
teacher for eight years prior to hel
engagement IN the tai, f 1896. ns
each Of the sth ,ol at r cna d .
rbat On Febs uar, u, 1897, he DC
f-udants mslic,ousIy inte, d ny t.
jure plalut,ff aud bring her 'ut
pup ic SCH. da,. addressed a wnttes,
& muunication to Robert f. " alker
School Commissioner for III county
all gtpg, am Ing other charges, all o.
Inch p'siatiff C afscs-rlz as l'n-l
i,us AID malicious, that the plaintiff
vas tally unfit to teach tie Rirh.
rds' seho,l, that she WAS tyrann,rai
ud ahutive, iusf size uas lndec- t,
nat she k p' small children in fos
nour1 at II str. tch, that she pulled
h4ir eKrs aud otherwise misir~as
nanl. aud called tie cb, d,en lIsrs
VII L. fore Oh account of this lett
- '.ss been damage IN the sum 80
So 600 aud pra,s judgement for sh.
same, aud for the further sum OF
$1,000 d msess and for the e,sts ci
ns case
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

GROWTH OF SPiRtTUALISM

Membership OF the National Association
Has Increased 33 Per Cent.
WASHINGTON. Oct. %. At the annual
meeting of the Spiritualists' associa-
tion yesterday the list of delegates
was submitted and approved. The re-
port of the secretary showed that the
membership had increased SO per cent.
during the past six years. The report
stated that the spiritualists had CO.
operated with others to fight ecclesi-
astic control of the government, also
that spirisualists would put mission
aries in the field to offset the work Of
anti-spiritualist associations
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

A young negro roustsbout sho,
and killed prominent young farmer
living at Ellisville. a suburb Of St.
Louis, on Sunday morning, on the
Clayton road. They had had NO
previous trouble, in fact did not
know the man he shot, who was
walking along the road with a com.
panion, but shot him for smonkey
business and lust to have some
fun" The intelligence of such an
individual Is not hairs breadth
from monkey and it's a problem
just what ought to be done to rid
the country of such characters. It's
the worthless, lazy, vicious elemen,
that lay about the streets of mosl
towns, no good to themselves or The
community in which they live. II
some one would devise a plan to gel
rid OF them he would prove himse,,
. beneiastor to mankind.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
TRY TO Rob u Church

Fl. Scott. Kan Oct. ii A dar.
ing attempt was made by burglars
to day to obtain two solid gold CON-
munion cups from the Catholic
church in this city, which is the
largest and most extensively furnish.
ed church in southern Kansas. The
cups were securely set Ia cast iron
castings ana the burglars were in
the act OF separating them with CHS
els when they were frightened awsy.
Tney broke into the church through
q window.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

DYNAMITE IN SCHOOL.
a Young Lad the Cause of a Small Panic at
Springfield, Mo.

n II
Springfield. Mo.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo-, Oct. 20.-Rav-
mond Allen, lad of II, found a stick
of dynamite in a rock quarry near
town, and, not knowing the nature of
the deadly explosive, put it in his
pocket and carried it to school. AS he
took his seat the pocket struck the
corner of his desk and the explosion
that followed created a panic among
the other children. Young Allen had
his hand il the pocket at the time.
Two of his fingers were blown off and
the flesh was stripped from his hand.
In the right groin a terrible wound
was made that the doctor says will
probably prove fatal. The teacher,
Miss Mack. had her dress and apron
torn to shreds, but she escaped serious
injury. In the panic that followed the
explosion several of the children sus-
tanned serious injuries in wild scram-
bic TO reach the open air. The injured
boy is son of 4. ID. Allen, official
stenographer of the circuit court
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
A GREAT EDITOR GONE.

10 the death of Charles Anderson
Dana, the famous editor of the New
York Sun, the school of great editors
Of which he was one of the founders
and for which he stood a prominent
type, became extinct He was
confrere of Greeley, Childs, the
elder Bennett and McCullagh, and
his personality stood out clear and
distinct through the pages of the
Sun at all times. He was theorist,
an altruist, an advanced thinker :"
The scope of his attainments were
almost boundless. his knowledge
and learning marvellous. Of all the
great literary lights and noted Amer
leans which in his day we're his as
sociates, none overshadowed HIM
He was the life, the heart, the ex-
isteuce of the Sun and one could
not read it's editorials without feel
,rg they were in direct contact with
this great man. He defined ''re al
newspaper man" as one who "s.ep'
on newspaper aud drank ink
Considering the vast amount of
work lie did on bis paper it is hardly
conceivable how he found time to
devote to keeping up with his other
literary works, aud keeping abreast
with all advancements iu the arts
and sciences, which he did.
A newspaper writer recently wrote
of Mr.. Dana's then approaching end:
"The German philosopher who dizd
hsppy because he felt that he had
completed the cycle of his experience
had not seen so much variety aud
depth of human life as he. What a
career. Graduated at Harvard in
time to join With Bronson Alcott,
Emerson, Hecker, George William
Curtis and that ilk ia the foolish,
glorious colony a. Brook Farm: ap
prentice, then partner, then master
of Greeley; tourist ia Europe when
men still travelled post chaise and a
spectator Of the great wars, which,
though OF our own century belong
to another epoch of history: in oul
civil struggle the intimate of Lincoln
and Stanton, Grant and Sherman
and by their sides a witness of all
the great battles of the wsr-whst
living man has compassed SO much
even in fourseore years!n
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
FOUR CORPSES IN ASHES.

Tra1Eps Lose Their Lives In Il Burning Min
nesnta Barn.
CI.AEKFIELD. Mimi, Oct. %. "A large
barn belonging to Robert Berg. near
Canley Falls, was destroyed by fire.
While workmen were engaged III clear
ing away the debris, the remains OF
four human beings were found, but SO
badly burned that they fell to pieces
as soon as disturbed. The victims are
supposed to be tramps who had been
sleeping in the hayloft- The fire was
undoubtedly caused by the careless
ness of the victims.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

The following suggestion of the
x. @. Times is right aud to thu
point: "Now that the discussion has
been started as to where the next
Democratic State convention will b.
held, the State committee should
make up its mind at the very start
that it will not be held any place
where the delegates will have to
walk the streets all night. It is go
ing to be hot old convention, and
il should be held some place where
the comforts of civilization can b.
obtained"
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
DISMAL FAILURE.

1t must be very sad and embarrass
ing for the Mckinley administration
to have to admit, in advance of Mr..
Hanna's election in Ohio. that the
monetary commission has been a
dismal failure. The only surprise is
that :he sfort said facts should come
out in advance of the Ohio elect on.
It has Of course been understood
ali alopg g that that would, and in the
nature of things could, be the only
result. 1t was never intended to
benefit bime.allism. but certain pre-
election promises had been made
AID pretense TO fulfill these prom
ises had to be kept
A republican congress appropriate d
Que huudred thousand dollars to
defray the expenses of commission
to take junketing tour to Europe
and persuade those countries TO
permit the United States to have
bimetallism.
OF course tn 8 vas. sum of money
out of the pockets of the people was
eypel ded, aud now it is announced
that the efforts Of the commission
has met with failure and the mem
b rs will soon return to this country.
H"w many intelligent readers in
the United States has this almost
theatrical play deceived2
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

Governor Boi-s eeems to stand
alone in his idea that the silver ques
tion has been definitely settled ''in
the court Of last resort" Not a
single democratic national commit.
teeman agrees with the ex governor
Every democratic convention held
this year has endorsed the Chicago
platfo, especially its silver plark.
As well might the ex-governor say
that the tariff question, which has
been ef1re the same court for
years, has teen settled In this case
the wish il clearly father to the
thought. Governor Boies has never
been g true and sincere advocate oil
bimetallism as laid down in the dem
ocratic platform. He was opposed
to the 1G to l idea at Chicago ano
never gave the Bryan ticket the
hearty support it deserved at h't
hands The sooner the democratic
party disavows Horace Boies The
better it will be Off
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

The TIMES is holding it's breath
and pulling its strongest string for
Frank Kellogg for Internal Revenue
Collector. Washington dispatches
Indicate that he will knock the per.
. mmon abou. the first of next
month. If Frank is succe ssful we
can put our feet on his desk and
spit on the floor and feel homelike
when we go to Kansas City.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

We repeat that we see no necessity
for certain country papers over the
state continually apologizing for
Governor Stephens. We believe he
is making reasonably good Gov
ernor, but his apologists, in their
desperate effort to make fair sailing
with the executive, are laying
grounds for suspicion.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

is out of tune. More women's lives are
made discordant and full of suffering
from this one cause than there is any
need of. These delicate complaints are
not necessity of won1anfood, nor is il
necessary for modest women to undergo
the repugnant and generally useless
methods of treatment so common with
physicians.
Ali forms of female complaint" are
cured in the only natural, scientific wav
by DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
which reaches the internal source of the
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u eznno. say too much for DR.. pierces Favor
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my duty to say to all women who NAV be suffer
ing from any disease Of the womb that It is the
best medicine ON earth for them to use cnnnna
praise II too highly for the good it did me If
any one doubts this give them nay name and
address
DR.. Pierce's thousand page, illustrated
book. /. Common Sense Medical Adviser -
contains information of utmost value to
women A paper-bound copy will be
sent free il you send III one-cent stamps
to pay the cost of mailing only. Ad-
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The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 20. The outcome
of the first boxing match at the new
arena on Tulare avenue, the unfortu-
nate death of one of the participants.
has put quietus on boxing matches"
in this city and state. Both the mayor
and the president Of the club received
notice from Attorney General Cum
ningham that the state would not per-
NIT any more ''poxinr contests"
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

AsHISGToN, OFT. a0.-Consul Gen
eral Jeruigan, at Shanghai, in a report
to the state department. says since the
Japanese-Chinesc war the tax on salt
has been increased one-sixth of cent
per pound. The revenue received from
the tax is estimated at $40, ,9a7 200. At
one period salt was used as money in
China
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
Man and wife .a.phyxga.cd.

MITCHELL. S. D., Oct 2o.-J. b
Thunnison and wife nave been found
unconscious in their hcme. overcome
by the fumes of gas from coal stove.
Mr.. Thunnison was dead when found
and his wife died without regaining
consciousness.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

The best Information from leading
politicians is that Kentucky will go
democratic in November There are
four tickets in the field, Democrat,
G ibid Democrat, Republican and
populist
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
stuart says they win Meet Again.

CARSON, New, Oct. 20 Dan Stuart
has written to his representative here,
predicting that next June or July
there will be another championship
contest at Carson between Corbett and
FitZsimmons. At the same time the
featherweight championship will be
decided. to be followed by a ten-days'
racing meet with at least $40, 900 in
nurses
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
elm club

Whatever Of short comings may
be laid at the door of the TINES. it
can not truthfully be called time
server. No matter how friendly il
may have been to his candidacy be
fore nomination and election il
claims the right to criticise the
official acts of q public officer
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
sIcAuiifTe Again Bested.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Oct. 2o.-Jacl1 Me-
Aulitfe added another TO his string of
defeats last night, when Jack Steiner,
Fiszsiinnons' sparring partner. re-
eeived the decision over him at the end
OF l5-round contest. McAuliffe was
a 10 to g fayorite. He weighed go,
while Steiner tipped the scales a, i..5.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

The Kansas City Times wants to
know "what has become of Davis of
Pike and his Joe Bowers monument
Can't some of Governor Stephens
committee enlis hten the Times
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
DeArmond IN Demand.


Congre essman DeArmond has been
called to Iowa to help fight fer bi
metallism He ia an ardent silver
advocate and a speaker OF grea.
force, and we have no doubt that
the plutocta.s will tremble like the
revelers at the feast Of Belshazzar.
when our Dave steptorian voice is
heard proclaiming the cause OF the
people in our sister state.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

Our friend Baxter, of the Foster
Beacon, gives his old time friend O.
Or. Brooks breezy "~rite up" Oh
his removal from Amoret to Mound
City Evidently he has no fear OF
$4,000 libel suits or the proverbial
elm club.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
Heirs TO a Large Fortune.

ST Loris, Oct. 20.-Trasis Whitaker.
a young man who is employed in .
commission house in this city. his
brother keeble and his sisters Belle
and Fannie are heirs TO g; 0Go. 600 left
years ago By great grandfather, who
was in the East Indian trade
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
Window Glass to Re Hipher

CHICAGO. Oct. 20.-Western jobbers
OF window glass at meeting here
ordered an advance in prices of five
per cent TO take effect at once and no.
.sasse the trade of another advance of
Tot less than five per cent to take
eject November l.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21

We notice in one OF our most in
Auential exchanges the announce
ment of the death of Charles A
David, editor of the New York Sun,
and this is fame
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
Mob Seeks Murderer r@rn.rh.s Life.

MARION. HI. Oct. -. -Tony bernard.
the murderer OF John Young who was
killed at Cartersvilie. was brought to
Marion because threats Of lynching
were made at CartersviIle. 1t was ru-
mored that mob was on the way
from Cartersviile to lynch the prisoner.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
Court Of Inquiry for Ieserinx.

CHICAGO. Oct 29--Capt Lowering
has elected TO have his treatment OF
Private Hammond at Fort Sheridan
made the subject of court Of inquiry
The court has been constituted and or
dered to convene at Fort Sheridan On
Thursday of this week.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
IuetEert jury Still Gut-

CHICAGO. Oct 2o.-The jury which
holds the destiny of Adolph Luetgert
in its hands spent another night in
the jury room An agreement seems
impossible. 1t is reported that the
jury stands IL for conviction and one
for aeauittal
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
Kansas City Times.

KANSAS City Times
Congressman DeArmond is going
to Iowa to help in the campaign
there. No man can better prese Mt
the principles in which he believes
than DeArmond.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-10-21
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IN the perfect ac-
dance Of her mental
with her physical
being. All the
emotions Of love
and marriage and
motherhood have
CORE S pondi n e
physical attributes
in the delicate
! special organism
of her sex. If
these intricate
functions are dis
turbed by weak
ness and disease
her whole ,1a+,,Ya
The times., 1897-12-04
The Frieate Constitution

Secretary Long. in his annual report,
Constitution, the centennial Of W hose
launching was so recently cele IRA ted,
shall he efitted as a training ship, in order
that she may not disappear from the
ship list OF the Navy. The recommendation
is dictated toy good sense and patriotism.
Whether it ought to toe adopted or not We
are not quite sure. That "Old Ironsides'
should be pi eserved in some shape, and
20 the Utmost limit, for the love aad
admiration or posterity, no true American
for a moment would doubt. The principal
point 70 consider is, how this reminder OF
our achiey eInents on the high seas best
can be pei Petuated-
As training ship the Constitution would
be exposed to the yicissitudes Of storms
and ocean, even to some extent if per
manentIy mOored in a harbor. Perhaps.
after all, the best thing to be done with
the ancient treasure would be to dig a
basin for it In Washington, haul it there
and keep it 5float as the flagship Of the
President as commandment Of the
Navy With Careful attention, # could he
preserved FOR centuries, and it might be
made the ceuter Of those anniversary eX-
ercises and celebrations which the pas
and, let MS hope, the future glories 0 our
naval esta blishment may make frequent
end national in observation and ent husiasm.
The times., 1897-12-04
An ENGLISH Vagary.

few months ago Secretary Wilson uR-
folded a scheme, which was very pretty
one. for introducing American butter into
the English markets, and a great many in
voices of butter have been shipped to Eng
land in the pursuit of this experiment. Now
comes traveller who has lately visited
England, and who tells us that, although
this American butter has been sold and has
given satisfaction, IL is not known as Amer
lean butter. And thereby hangs a curious
little commentary OH the English character.
There is in cur own thought a certain pref
erence for things foreign. 1t is not alto
gether because we believe them better.
We may not think that French gowns and
China or japanese rugs or German toys
are any better than those made in Amer
ica, hut they are different. There is for
eign glamour about them, hint Of other
ands anG other customs, possibly remi-
nisceBcc Of some aucest raj home beyondthe
seas. There is a fascination about these
foreign wares which extends even to eat
ames. Who would care for tea raised in
ones backyard, foT example or figs which
grew somewhere in market garden in The
suburbs? The thought of the queer Ori-
entail figures which presided over the gath
ering and packing of these commodities
makes them taste better. But the English
are not that sort of people. They like
their food home made. a grocer can get
a certain per cent more money for his butter
if he says it came from Devonshire or
Sussex; lie can sell histinnedpork more easily
if he does not label it Chicago Chat is
comprehensive, TO lie sure), and his dried
beef is always British beef. Consequently
Secretary Wilson & American beef is ali la
beled 'lnade In England The wholesale
dealers selIit and nothing and the retail
dealers do not ask any questions, and So
not knowing certainly whence it came, they
can say wit hout too great strain on Sheir
consciences that it came from England.
There is a law that all merchandise shall be
marked with label showing its origin,
but that does not seem to make any differ,
ence; all the American beef and pork and