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The Butler weekly times., 1897-05-06
SHOT WITH FATAL AIM.
Enraged Men in Weir City Engage in a
Deadly Fight.

Enraged Men in Weir City tngage in a
Deadly Fight.
Weir City, Kansas, May John
Clemons, deputy sheriff OF Cherokes
county, and James Gunderman, "a
resident of this place, engaged in a
deadly conflict this evening at 8
o'clock Clemons was shot through
the head. The ball entered just over
the lett eye and ranged downward,
coming out below just behind the
right ear Another shot entered the
left side, but evidently missed the
heart. Gunderman was shot in the
right shoulder, the ball entering at
the top. ranging downward and
coming out near the backbone. kert
Gundermsn, a son OF James Gunder.
man, was mixed up 10 the affair, and
WAS shot through the right arm.
James Gunderman wound 10 pain
ful aud serious, but not necessarily
fatal.
The origin of tho trouble was an
old fsud, but just how the battle
started is not known. There were
eight shots in quick succession. The
scene on the street was exciting, a.
the shooting took place near the
business center and amidst crowded
streets. Clemons used a 45 cal,ber
colt revolver and 1t ia supposed that
Gunderman had 3S Smith & Wes'
son.
/ The termination of the fight was
tragic. indeed. Constable Ike Dennis
was holding old man Gunderman,
while John Dennis held young Gun
derman. who was pounding Clemon'
over the head with a pair of knueks
Clemons was ON his knees with
bullet wound through bis head ant
shot through the breast, and ye. h'
would have killed Gurderman has
J not Marshal Slatton pointed In
gun to the ground as it was dis
charged Clemon- vas a truste
, employe Of the Central Coal an
, Coke company, highly respects'
t citizen and bold officer. DR., kinJ
. says that it is impossible for him t
q live
The Butler weekly times., 1897-05-06

went fishing Monday ami returned well loaded
with fish.
Bert Wayts went over to Pleassnton Tues
day on business
Prof Noel and wife and son Cleo. took the
Memphis train Thursday for X c where they
will spend few weeks visiting Mrs Noels
parents. The Professor will take advantage
of his stay in the city to visit her public
schools and perhaps get few pointers from
Kansas city teachers.
Elihu Hibbler went down to Neva Ia Thurs
day on business.
DIR Slater, of Rich Hill, made his regular
visit to Hume Wednesday.
Ed Morton. who has been engaged building
honse in Plesssnton for the past two weeks.
returned home Saturday.
DR. Chastain was over to Batter Friday ON
business.
Miss Cora Messenger lett Monday to visit
her sister in Fayette. Mo.
j Russell Ward and wife, who will be re-
membered as Miss Maud Galloway. came in
| Saturday from Louisiana, and will spend .
few weeks visiting Mrs Wards parents.
| w c Foster last week purchased the Trus-
| sell property in the north part of town.
Judge Frank BROOKS was over In the eastern
part Of the county Friday on business.
Merle Thorpe was in Kansas City Tuesday
and incidentally took In the ball game.
SQUIRE EwelI Williams of Sprague, was In
town Saturday.
Mrs Bell and daughter. Miss Minnie. OF thu
New Home neighborhood, visited in tow1
Wednesday.
Joe Thorpe shipped load of stock cattle t.
Kansas City Monday.
| Township board met in regular session Sat
urday.
: Mrs Morrell and Mrs McCarty were in Ricl
} Hill Saturday.
Mics Ford, of Rich Hill, was in town satur
: day interviewing the school board.
y The township board appointed Mr. Clinof
constable in place Of G E Ellsworth resigned
, Capt. Cox returned this week from his farI
in Kansas and says he will stay with us
while.
1 Rev DR. Morris and little brother. johnnie
who 10 known here as the boy preacher, wer
r up to Merwin Saturday, where they preache
Sunday.
n AK Ball finished packing his merchandii
. this week and left on the evening train Frids
. for Pleasanton. where he will make his futul
= home. Mrs Ball and Miss Stella preceded hi
q q few days
Gordon Noel left Thursday to spend II
d summer with his parents In Monroe county.
Miss Mabel Gregg and Julia Nantz. WI
n have bren attending school at Baird COLES
returned home Sunday
" Deering and Simmons are doing good bu:
e ness in the way of coal shipping. For s
past thirty days they have loaded two ca
u Of coal day and furnished employment te
Or dozen or more men.
a. Geo Ellsworth left Sunday with his FAM
for his new home on his farm near Butler
Lewis arrived Sunday and formally to
charge OF the livery barn here. We weicol
Mr. Lewis among US, but ate sorry to lose su
a citized a. Mr. Ellsworth snd his most es
da msble wife. May success be theirs where'
they be.
he Arrangements have been completed To-
80 union Sunday School convention which y
be held in the NJ church of this place Thu
nd day, May 9Th An interesting program
70 been prepared and an enjoyable time to
ts. Sunday school workers is assured. Promin
rif s 5 workers from all parts of the county v
be here and lend their assistance tow
ers making the meeting 3 success.
l. T. MIzER
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Driven Insane.

Laporte, Ind April 30--Tne
startiing . statement is made that con
ri,.s in the northern prison az Mich
iean City are driven insane hy en-
forced i5Isnass. the result OF the
aboI;shment of the system Of con
tract labor Robert Fergusoa Of Es-
Wayne was pronounced insane to
day. ;dlsness having dethroned bis
reason. There are between 500 and
900 idle convicts AMI the situation
is serious cne.
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Virginia Items.

ma friends II you wish the Virginia news
another year,
=, fur Aaron what he does for you, tell him all |
IA ne news you hear. |
~ TIurs goes to friends in other states that
a set up till eleven,
ssfsad what happens you and what other folks
@ In 1897.
4 rlaa Lizzie Bones and brother. Roy, OF Rich
MI. Visited their grand parents. Mr. and Mrs
: Hsoksdon Saturday and Sabbath.
" 7 Bennett informs us that there are quite
s,snbsr that have the measles near Null
M.
IN Comlford says he was in the hail storm
eaanssdsy Of last week and that he does not
vuaS 10 be In another one.
8 CW Wolfe went to Kansas City Wednesday
alass week with car load OF hogs.
h Arbogsst of Rich Hill, was In our city
Tldsy last.
In Durrett OF Lee Summit, 10 visiting his
IN, Mrs Gordon Wallace.
N birthday dinner at Mrs A Parks last
4 sNsdaesday was enjoyed by those present.
- women say the next time they will have
- Of the other sex present. Those present
10 Mesdames G w Park. Jack Berry, Wash-
f3en Park, John McFsdden. Lamb, Ernest
ny, W " Park. o NJ Drysdale. Amanzar
Hpasley, Isaac Park and daughter; Misses
4 "a Garner and Ella williams. 1t was bad
~ for dinner on account of the rain. Mr.
nh expects to leave in about three weeks for
mn, Ohio, her old home, to spend the sum-
~.
Rufus Hall OF Warrensburg, is visiting his
Iblm. Ars Mike Maloney.
Cobb's children have tho whooping cough
y Mrs W A Simpson is on the sick list.
E Milton Flesher of Butler, was northwest o.
slfsipia Sunday. He says that man out ther'
~ Ane drove OF mules.
Miss Mary Wymer went to Butler Monda!
hstsy with her sister. Mrs John Bosnia. whit
/ = quite sick.
laaac Park is still confined to the house wit
|iAsumstlsm.
! Rsv Blake OF Kansas. preached at the Chris
liaA church Sabbath at eleven and night an
/ H. Miami Center ut O'Clock.
Last Saturday we were northeast OF Butle
hMe Wesley Park, who Is very low. He wa
iAksn worse last week: 1t is claimed he had
stack Of the grip; he does not know hi
1isnds. His limbs are badly swollen, he
| ~ able to help himself and has to be watcf
| = oil the time He has been confined to ii
leuse for number Of years.
HF Kennedy 10 peddling family records. 1
s5oaes 10 taking him around.
One Of virginia's prominent business me
| viii be married this week.
Aaron is busy planting corn and so is near
Everybody else, that is why news Is 30 scar
4is week.
Mn Geo Ruble received card announcer
~ death Of the wife of Rev Carpenter. form
pastor of Virginia circuit. She died at Gal
n. Kansas, April es.
AARON.
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Hume News.
AARON.

4 H d Brooks transacted business in Nevada
koadsy, returning Tuesday.
Z H s Mitchell, division superintendent Of the
Msmpbis. WAS in town on official business
Monday.
s The bal, game between the hume Colts and
! nick ed nine of the town. played Monday re
sllted In score of IS to 2 in favor oftne Colts.
Jnt keep your eyes on the Colts this year II
ysu rant to see some good amateur playing.
Raw WAGNER, FraLk Covert and others
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Shot by an Ex- Convict.

Mansfield, No., May 3.-John
Bolineer of Norwood. No, was shot
and killed in his own corn field yes
terday with double barrel shotgun
by one Belsher, who Was recently
released from the penitentiary. Bel.
sher is under arrest and heavily
guarded for fear of iynchiDg.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-05-06
A Social Feui.

Elkton, KY, May 1.-Thls after
noon Thomas Morrow met DIR. C. G.
Tee, a physician. and bis brother
Benjamin on the highway and open.
ed fire on them and killed DR.. Lee
and mortally wounding Ben Lee.
Morrow accused DR. Lee OF jilting
his sister. who died last week.
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How to Find Out.

Fill a bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four
hours: a sediment or settling indicates
an unhealthy condition OF the kid
news, When urine stains linen it is
Dositiye evidence of kidney trouble.
Too frequent desire to urinate or pain
in the back, is also convincing proof
that the kidneys and bladder are out
of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that DR.. kilmer 5
Swamp Root, the great kidney rem
adv fulfills every wish in relieving
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, blad-
der and every part of the urinary
passa9es. 1t corrects inability to hold
nrine and scalding pain in passing IT,
or bad effects following use OF liquor,
wine or beer, and overeomes that un-
pleasant necessity of being compelled
to oct up many times during the
NIGHT TO urinate. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp. Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the hlghest
for it's wonderful cures OF the most
distressing cases. If you need medl.
cine YOU should have the best. Sold
by druggists, price fifty cents and one
| dollar You NAV have sample bottle
| .od namphlet both sent free by mali
| Mention BUTLER WEEKLY TINES anc
ssnd your address to DIR. hiliner i Co..
| Binghampton, q. !. zsszssss--z..x..a -
The Butler weekly times., 1897-05-06
When Nature

Needs assist ance it may be best to
render it promptly, but one should
remember to use even the most Per
feet remedies only when needed.
The hest and most simple and gentle
remedy is tae Syrup Of Figs. manu-
featured BY the California Fig Syrup
Company.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-05-06

CASH GROCERY,
Have just gotten in
i5O SCREEN DOORS,
i5O SCREEN DOORS,

i5O SCREEN DOORS,
both plain and fancy, and our prices
will be tn lowest, "a we are on
va ,ell We also have
seversl hr''r+d ,ol S Of screen wire,
from Is to IS ioches wide, and our
prices are about Sc per yard less
than last yea" You will ih,ow away
some good money if you don't come
to US for your scaeen wire and screen
doors. Our largs warehouse is full
to the top OF every thing the people
may want Barb wire, smooth wire,
chicken netting, corn, bran, shorts.
hay, etc. Have just gotten in a car
load of bran and shorts. We have
10000 bushels of fine sound com
for sale. Can sell you any amount
from one bushel to 1000 bushels or
! more.
We are having the largest run en-
Flour we have ever had since We
have been in Butler, why? Because
we are selling Washburn, Crosby's
Gold Medal Flour at $l.20 and I'm.
imperial Flour a. $1.15, both High
Patent Flour. The Gold Medal is
the highest patent and the best flour
in the world. Another reason why
our sslss are SO large, the people
have found out that all -four branded
High Patent, Full Patent, &c, are
nothing but low grade -four. and not
what they are branded We sell flour
for exactly what it is and the people
: have learned this, or anything else
we sell. We carry IN stock now three
. times the goods of any other hous
in Butler in our line, and our lin'
comprises nearly everything tn
h people want.
We are selling any package cot
fee at lie; flour CSC, $1.1O, Sl.l5
a $1.2O per sack; screen wire from 6
n yard up. according to width yo
q want, bulk coffee from Sc, 10c, II
;, 20 and Csc pound. Our Seilon Moch
1t and Java coffee, which We are sellin
for a short time at 25c pound,
Sc not legitimate price but we hsv
y ~ our reason for doing it, will haH
m another 1000 pounds of it in ne,
10 Friday. We are making specialt
of Grauiteware and Tinware, bl
no stop, we ere not handling Rack
Store goods. We are handling tt
ha -, best goods we can buy, soneth'r
RS that Will last you. when you buy
We stand blck CT anything we Sc
lily YOU, there is no humming or hawir
Mr. about taking things back, I
ne making things right when you b'
ch of us, we don't make many mi
'sr a takes, but we make everythl.
right when We do. There
',n no use hunting elsewhere for chea
rs er. prices on same quality of gooe
,as IA, for we make the prices aud othe
en-. follow. The people Of Bates coun
will all know that we put everything
ard :.
the very lowest possible price, If
. did not, you know that some o
would cut under Us on somethir
90 90 Don't forget that We sell -four, tr
to name. We don't have low gra
-four branded high patent.
;,b Bring US all your produce, we y
,ur keep the price every day as high
ies is we possibly can. Yours truly.
is Williams 6hU
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HEALTH
INSURA NCE.
THE FIDELITY MUTAL AID
ASSOCIATION WILL PAY YOU

r. rnn Ioee two limbs, seas to s5. 600.
II you lose yoar eye sight, SsoS to s5 $50,
II Won lose one limb $s3 to - 600,
II you are i'll $40. 90 per month
II killed, will pay your heirs Ssoe to s3, 90.
Tinsured, you cannot lose all your income
~h.n you are sick or disabled by Accident
Absolutely protection at COST OF u 10 $50
The Fidelity Mutual Aid Association. is pre-.
eminently the largest and strongest Accident
!. h.s 81. .Ooo go cash deposits with the States
of c.Ifornia and Missouri, which, together.
s,ss annie Reserve Fund and large sssess.
MAKE its certificate An absolute gnaransse VI
+ha sol;dsty of its protection to its members.
For particulars address
In SHETTERLY,
~-- See. and Gen. Manager
-- San Francisco. Cal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-21

London Letter in New York Mail and Ex-
press.

One horse topic suggests another. Among
the spectators of the unfortunate nght on
Monday night at the National Sporting
Club, betw cen Walter Croot and Jim Barry
American jockey. He naturally attracted
a good deal of attention, and found there
was no little inclination to pooh-pooh the
remarkable success he has obtained during
the past racing season. 1t was allowed that
he had come out triumphant from one or
two close finishes with more than one of
the crack English jockeys, but 1t was also
pointed out how he had failed in several
very important races-the CeSareWitch Tor
instance, and the CambridgeSh1re, ana IN
the Manchester November handicap, where
he only achieved second place 1t was in
sisted by several gentlemen that the twenty
races which Sloane won were contests OF an
inferior order, and that In nearly every
case the horses with which he won would
have achieved the same success had even an
ordinary stablebOy been up" Before we
are impressed by American wins or Amerl-
can riderS,' said a prominent sporting peer,
addressing two or three newspaper men
representing American journals, we must
wise, win some of our great races, and
with horses unable to win in the hands of
English Jockeys" In other words, IL Sloane
wishes to achieve a, secure position on the
pedestal of fame he must win next year
Derby or st. Leger or one of the other
great classic races. Judging by the bids
that are being made for his services, he is
likely to have excellent chances in the way
of horses and owners
Sloane himself strikes me as a singularIy
modest and gentlemanly young man. He
says very little about himself, and in no
way strives after undue credit. He told me
that he had nothing to complain about the
treatment he received, and that he had
made a good deal of money, which he in
tended to invest in good American secur1-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-21
CIvIL-sERvICE LAW DEFECTS.
Views of III. Clay Evans, Commissioner
of Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Commissioner
OF Pensions Evans to-day appeared before
the Senate committee civil service and
retrenchment, which is conducting an inves-
tigation into the operation of the civil-serv-
ice system. Mr.. Evans was questioned at
length by Senators Lodge and Pritchard
about the civil-service system and it's appli-
cation to the Pension Office force He ex-
pressed the opinion that the law did not
accomplish the results it's friends insisted
that it did. The best men in his office were
those who had come in under the eo-caIled
expected to hold their positions by so doing.
The pension examining boards, ne said,
ought not to be in the classified service, as
1t was desirable to secure men as members
of such boards who had had wide surgical
eXperlence-army experience, if possible
and such men would not enter into COMPETE
ttCn for the places with young men just out
Of college. He thought. however, that the
entire system of appointing the boards was
wrong and that all of them ought to be
under a uniform system of appointment
The commissioner believed that the head
of a bureau was the best qualified person to
pass on the efficiency of clerk, and that
he ought not to be hampered in removing
clerk for ineficiency. If permitted to do
clerks from his office without affecting the
efficiency of the force. He thought it would
be desirable to have definite tenure of
Office not exceeding ten years, so that every
year about 10 per cent. of new blood could
be infused into the force This would do
away with the abuses resulting from some
clerks remaining In office too long. The
commissioner thought some reform would
have to be enacted the country .rCuld
have the infection of a civil pension list
He believed it was a mistake to include in
the classified service the special examiners
medical boards, chiefs of divisions and all
others receiving salaries exceeding 81 400.
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CRITICISED BY CRAMP.
Ship Builder Says Americans Are Con-
trOlIed by British Views.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.-The Manufac-
turers' Club tonight held meeting, at
which resolutions were adopted favoring the
creation of a new Cabinet department of
commerce and manufactures. A commune
cation was also received from the National
Organization of Travelling Men complaining
of the inefficiency of the Interstate-com-
merce Commission. Papers were then read
by Charles II. Cramp, of the ship-building
firm. and Theodore c. Search, president of
the National Organization of Manufacture
ers on the way to encourage American ship
building. Mr.. Cramp deplored the growth
of English influence in this country. He
said: English ideas and doctrines pene-
trate every walk of life and every branch
of activity in the United States. All no time
prior to the Declaration of Independence
during the colonial period, was our moral
and Inte. lectual subjugation to Great Britain
so complete as it is now. In my Judgment
this relation between England and our coun-
try forms the greatest underlying cause of
prevailing financial and industrial condi-
lions here, and more particularly in the ship
building industry. American statesmen and
journalists seem to await expressions of
British views on any subject connected with
our national existence attitude before
making UP their minds"
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FRENCH DUTIES RAISED.
Agrarians Succeed I'm Imposing Bur-
dens on American Pork.

PARIS, Dec. 20.-The debate on the bill
increasing the customs duties on pigs, pig
products and lard was opened in the Cham
Der of Deputies to-day, NJ. Charles Crust,
Republican, opposing the measure, saying
he did not think it would fulfill the expec-
tations of the agriculturists and would cost
the consumers 60,OOOOOO francs annually.
M. George Graux, Republican, supported
the bill. He said that In three years
France had imported hogs and pork prod
ucts valued at 1900 900 francs, while her
exports did not exceed 2o,OO0,0OO francs. ".
Joan Jaures, one of the leaders OF the work
mems party, expressed the opinion thai
the bill would only help the manufactures
of pork products and that it would be inn
prudent TO jeopardize the negotiations with
the United States on the subject of woods
and silks by making illusory changes in
the customs duties.
The premier NJ Meline, said the bill was
intended to remedy the decline in the price
of pork, which, he pointed out, was doing
considerable harm to French agriculture
NJ. Meline remarked that the government
was preparing another bill dealing with
the adulteration of pork products The
statement was received with applause. M
MeIine declared the government was at one
with the United States on the question of
bimetallism. The bill was eventually
adopted by vote of 41S to 81. 1t fixes the
duty on hogs at y francs, on sucking pigs
at francs, on hog products at so francs
and on lard at 50 francs per hundred kilos
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SCHEMES OF "soONERs."
Alleged Trick to work Unwary Land
Seeker for SIS Each.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Interior Depart
ment officials are watching the operations
of the land boomers, who, it is alleged, are
making arrangements to enter the lands of
the Wichita, Kiowa, Apache and Comanche
Indian reservations in Oklahoma A treaty
for the opening of the latter is now pending
before Congress. Some of the literature of
the persons who are working up the boom
has been received at the department, in
which commissions of membership are Of
fered for sale at the rate of S. each. They
have been scattered broadcast throughout
the country. The agents are said to receive
81 for each member enrolled. The opinion
is expressed at the department that the
persons behind the scheme have no idea of
being permitted to occupy the lands, but
that they will after interesting large num-
bers of persons in it cease their operations.
No particular place of rendezvous for the
"sooners'' are indicated in the pamphlets
received at the department. The Indian
agents have been warned of the proposed
movement, and have been directed to call
on the military to assist in preventing any
forcible opening of the lands. Commits oner
Jones, of the Indian office, has recent ~ re-
turned from q visit to the Indian country,
and he is disposed to give little credence
to the probability of any invasion of the
lands. He says after an investigation of
the reports that there'is nothing to be
feared.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $299, 0O4, SOP; gold re-
serve, $780, 764,619.
The monthly statement of the collections
of internal revenue show that for the month
of November last the receipts amounted to
$13. $50 296, an increase as compared with
November last year of $1,257, 927. For the
last five months, however, there is shown
to have been a decrease of S., 912.
William l.. AyreS was to-day appointed
laborer in the custom house at Evansville
at a salary of $40 per annum.
Miss Lizzie Meller, of Indianapolis, was
to-day appointed an assistant microscopes
of the Agricultural Department, at $500 a
year.
Glenfield and Hagerstown. Ind, will be au,
thorized after Jan. to issue international
money orders.
Dwight N Denslow, of Muncie has been
appointed railway mail clerk.
A dinner was given at Chamberlains to-
night in honor of Andrew Devine the vet
eran stenographer of the House of Repre-
sentatives, who resigned his official position
to engage in private business. Among the
guests besides many of Mr. DeVine's old
friends of the press were Hon. Samuel Bar
rows, Joseph b. Foraker, jr., and Hon. Rob
ert p. HIT