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The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
SAGE FAVORS TRUST.
He Says brains and Capital
Rule the World"

New York, March 25.-Russell
Sage said yesterday regarding the
decision of the Supreme court
against the Trans Missouri Traffic
association that t 10 ) decision was
not alarming after all. 1T is bound
to come out all right in the end"
continued Mr.. Sage.
There is no question on that
point. Brains and capital have ruled
the world since the advent of man
and natural laws have not changed.
| because OF this one adverse decision.
No human law can prevent the com
bination of interests in social or
business affairs. So called protec
tive laws are not needed by the pub
lie, for no association or trust has
yet been able to operate at profit
for any length of time when it at
tempted to oppress the people.
| think an amendment to the present
law will be asked of Congress, " here
combinations OF interests can be
legally effected As to the railroad
properties in which 1 am personally
interested, do not yet know what
will be done. or whether they will
withdraw from the associations to
which they belong. The directors
will meet In due course of time and
will talk over the situation carefully
before taking action, The lawyers
will also consider the case in all its
bearings and evolve some plan oi
future procedure. In the meantime,
! let the investing public keep cool" ="
r. D. Hill Was Struck by Congressman
| White.
Frankfort, Ky, March 24-Ex
Congressman J. D. White attacked
r. D. Hill in the lobby of the Capita
Hotel last night. There has been il
feeling between the two men sine,
the Congressional race last fall.
Last night the lobby of the hote
was jammed. Hill had to pass yer.
close to White. Without warnin;
White suddenly struck Hill just be
low the left eye with his fist, infiict
/. ing a severe bruise.
The blow staggered Hill, and be
fore he could recover White struc
him again in the neck. Hill tried t.
land two vicious 'hook" blows O.
White, but they went wide. Friend
stepped in at this moment and he'll
: the men apart.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-19

valley. Yakima City-Cool weather and
high winds during the whole week.
Raspberries, gooseberries and currants
are ripening fast. Belma-A high wind
on several days dried up tender plants
and leaves.
Klickitat Country; Centerville, week
ending 12th-Grain is suffering for want
OF rain, particularly the fall grain which
is now heading. .02 Of an inch OF rain
on 18th. Without rain soon crops will
be light in this valley. Lyle-Wheat
harvest has commenced Corn is grow
ing. Spring sown grain, unless it rains
soon, will be failure,
q. \. SALISBURY,
Section Director.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-19
Section Director.

AT the Baptist church Sunday, June
20, Sunday school at 10 o'clock q. m. !; in
the evening at 500 o'clock the childrens
day program will be rendered.
Tomorrow, at o'clock, Rev. Cool
will deliver the baccalaureate address,
and in the evening Pres. Gault, of the
u. of l., will deliver the annual address
to the y. NJ 9. A. Monday night oc-
ours the piano recital of Miss Ellis, Tues
day the graduating exercises Of the SEN
ior preparatory class, and Thursday the
college commencement exercises. The
annual Grafton will be Wednesday night.
The entertainments OF commence
ment week were ushered in last evening
by the joint literary program rendered
by the Washington and Columbian soci
cites. The societies give good deal oil
attention to preparing for this annual
event, and it is quite an honor to be
selected to represent ones society, The,
Columbian was represented last night
by Miss Della Allen, whose essay was on
SLANG" Miss Mebel Taylor, who recited
"The Leper," and W. $. Van Doren,.
who grated on "Onr Opportunities. "
The Washington society had as its rep
resentatives Byron Hunter, orator, whose
subject was 1.-THE Unsolved Problem -
Miss SADIE Snodgrass, with afi essay on
"The Trials and Pleasures of q College
Girls Life" and M. NJ. Richardson, who
declaimed "The Roman Soldier Last
DAYS of Herculaneum." The program
was successfully carried out and the aud
ience WAS large,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-19
Whitman County Is Sued.

County Auditor Tobin received Motif
cation Monday that the 0. R.'& n. rail
road company had entered suit at the
May term Of the United Sttttee court at
Walla Waha against Whitman county
for the pnrpose of recovering the sum oi
81 ,626.69, alleged by the company tc
have been wrongly collected as taxes for
the year 1895, says the Commoner.
Upon receipt of the notice the auditor
at once notified the board of county
commissioners. The board met Tuesday
and at ctace referred the matter to the
county attorney for the purpose of deter
mining whether or not it vas advis-
able to contest the matter in tile courts.
The amount claimed by the company
to be excessive taxation was collected
cd the rolling stock OF the company il
1896. County Treasurer Manrlng, In
to attach the rolling stock and buildings
of the company. Upon this summary
action the company paid the tax under
protest. Ever since that time Tax Agent
Watt has attempted to induce the board
of commissioners to refund the above
amount or to compromise by returning
at least part thereof, but the board,
knowing that the tax had not been e1-
cessiye and that public sentiment is
against refunding the tax. stcadfastly
refused to accede to the eompany's de
mands.
The company is and always has been
willing to pay the full tax on the assess
ment as returned by Assessor Phillips.
The tax claimed to be'excessiye is based
upon the increased valuation az returned
by the board of equalization. The old
board, consisting of Messrs Bancroft,
LYONS and Davis, has increased Phillips
assessment on the ground that it was
not sufficiently high to make it proper
tienate to the valuation OF other per
sonal property. The new board thus far
has sustained the action OF the ot1 board,
and public sentiment demands they
fight the matter to the end. It's gen
orally belie7ed that the company has
instituted this suit with view Of induc-
ing the board to compromise, and that
in,case the scheme fails the srit will fin
ally be dropped. ,s,.,--.--.s...--
The COMPANY gives two reasons tof
o..,ao of action. viz. first, that not sufi-
Gent notice of the Increased valuation
was given it by the county; and, second,
that the tax was unjust, excessive and
contrary to law, 1t does not seem prob
able that the company can, upon such
gtonnds. secure Judgment against the
county for the amount claimed OF any
amount yi,otsoever, Therefore any. aci
nm the part Of the prosecutor or com r,
missiopsrs M tending toward compro
Mise will be regarded by the people a. z ii
3etrayal of trust, NOT ss A. elet'n ee''a
ant -
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-19
NOTICE.

l, the undersigned, being the father of
Robert j, G. Park end John ". Il Park.
do hereby give notice that my said sons
are over the age ofzl years, and that |
will not be responsible for any debts con-
tractsd by them subsequent to the date
OF these presents.
Witness mHhand this 7tiday of June
A. d. 1897.
{ sM7fos Horsrpr3 Bang.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-06-19

l have good secondhand piano for
sale cheap. Also very fine new organ.
which | will sell at less than cost.
(3ltf) w. j. WINpUs.
LII. Lindley is now opening up the
largest and most complete line OF stoves
and ranges that has been in Pullman for
years, at prices very low.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

are expected to have an intelligent c.
quaintance with scripture history boigrs-
ply and doctrine. And as the chief aim
of Knoxville College is thorough christian
education, this b bic school falls in
with the general plan. "a nu nbsr OF
students remained after commencement;
visitors, who came to witness the COM
menceme 1T exercises, managed also to
take in the Bible School; workers from
the y various mission stations came to
brighten up aud enjoy sweet fellowship
with view to bstter work the coming
year. It was delightful to hear these
workers talk in conference oftheir work.
They are not satiefied with mere day .
duties in the sch DOL room. The homes
are visited; kind and ,nsible advice ia
gwen and both parents and children are
impressed with the thought that edu-
cation without piety sad m orality is a
failure.
The prospe c. of new building instead
of Eluathan Hall. destroyed by fire
December 18Th, ia hopeful The Medical
school promises we'll for the coming
year, and the Theological department
will be incre ased.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
BLACKMAN'S STRIKE.
FINDS A FORTUNE ALONG SODA
AND CHICAGO CREEKS.
In an abandoned Locality Near Idaho
Springs, Colo, Henry Blackman, Stun
bles:Onto a Rich Vein that Assays 81 900
Gold Per Ton.

"Colorado will. no doubt, keep ahead
of California now as col i-produciuq
state, because strikes are made in rich
gold bearing mineral almost every
month IN Localities that have not been
worked for years., said c. NJ. Walters a
minirg man of Denver, Colo.. who il
stopping at the Planters. Mr.. Walters
former. resided in St. Louis, and was
an active promoter and Speculation in
mining, properties during tho mining
boom here in the S0s. Mr.. Walters will
discuss any sort # a proposition whoee
basis rests beneath the surface Of tho
earth, from piece of potters's clay to :
gold nugget the sizs Of peck measure.
Speaking serioe sly, ne is we'll informed
on all the varied mining interests of
Colorado and the West.
"The latest sensation when left Colo
rado," continued Mr.. Walters, was
,ich find of gold-bearing rock made by
Henry Blacknan, an Afro-American ut
Idaho Springs. There is a Ice slity be-
tween Soda and Chicago Greeks that has
been neglected by the prospsctors and
old-time miners for years. Everybody
seemed to take j. for granted that it
would be time and labor wasted to vo,k
here. But this man for some reason-I
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
KNOXVILLE COLLEGE
SUMNER BIBLE SCHOOL FLAT
TERINGl SUCCESS.
The Attendance Large, ssandl All Who At
tended Feel Very Much Benefited Thereby
A Few Word of Encouragement and a
Hopeful Outlook for the Future.

The Bible School at Knoxville College
closed it's third annual session on the LEI
Of July. There we're about fifty regular
attendants, ard the interest in lessons
and lectures was we'll sustained. DR.. H.
n. Bell. evangelist, of Monmouth,
Illinoie, conducted the school and taught
the lessons from the Gospel bv Matthew.
He was assisted by Prof. j. R. Millin,
principal of the Theological Dep ,rtm snl
who taught the book of 10 ,hua, and DR..
4. J. Love, who gave daily lessons and
! ,ctures in Pedagokics. This is perhaps
the onlv summer school Of the kind
among Afro-Amer;cr g. That it is help
ful. is cheerful conceded by every one
wh1 has attended. Resolutions we're
passed, and arrarg ments were made to
continue the school next June, and
possible increase the interest and atten-
dance. Many re'stns, protesting
christians, really do not know what en-
joyment-fa is in the
thorough, Systematic study of even one
book of the Bible. There is no uestion
about the need of m IRE kno Wedge of the
word of God. Va2ue, inde inite notions
and farc;es will no longer answer in
many pulpits. Sabbath sch ool teacher
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

post OF nonor under the government must Dos
sess certain qualifications of age, education
and property, and all persons accepting pen,
sions from the government, as we'll as those
performing the duties of house or body serv
ants, are denied the right of suffrage or of
holding office. Nicaragua is member of the
Universal Postal Union, and it's postal service
is IN excellent condition. A money order
system is in operation in all the principal
towns of the republic. There are about / 500
miles of telegraph ard 100 miles Of telephone.
and at San Juan del Sur, on the Pacific coast.
connection is made with the submarine cable
by which dispatches can be sent from any
Nlcaraguan port to any telegraph Office in
the world.
The environs of Managua are very pic
turesque. On one side is the beautiful lake.
thirty two miles long by sixteen wide, sur
rounded by volcanic cones, and on the other
are fertile slopes covered with coffee and CO.
Goa plantations yielding prodigious crops.
From opposite sides two points tut into
the lake. giving it somewhat the shape of the
Continued ON End Page.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
SAINT LOUIS.
SOCIAL MATTERS, CONDENSED
INTO SMALL SPACE
For the Benefit of our Thousands Of Read
ers-An Sorts of News Items From the
City by the Big Bridge-The Culture
Great" at the Present Time.

The death of Mrs. Julie Mafitt tb Q
wealthlest woman in ST Louis which
occurred last week will be great det,i
ment to St Louis. She was 81 years old
Her funeral occurred Monday.
Mre. Daisy Robinson of 1923 Pine
street had a close call for her life the
other day when her husb and in drunk
en- rage undertook . 10 stab her b ecause
che did not have supper ready. She
was cut several times bat her corssts
saved her from any fatal wounds.
The export trads of St Louis is very
much larger thar many would imagine.
The shipment this week of eleven car
loads Of railway supplies to Japan is but
single incident. Last month one firm
sent eight carloads of similar material to
Honolulu, and sixteen cal leads of varied
machinery were at the same time Mt
to San Francieco for reshipment to
to Chilian and Australian ports.
John Smith, the old man who was
brutally stabbed by his son, William,
Friday morning of last week diel of bis
wounds at the City Hospital at 1865
Saturday morning. The stabbing oc-
cured at the home of the Smiths at 58ll
Mime sofa avenue. ana was precipitated
by the son quarreling with bis mother
because .ehe had nothsrg cooked for him
His father was in bed and reproached
the son for his conduct, whereuron he
cut him. The parricide is a prisoner in
the hold over. He ex p:essed no contri-
ton for the deed when informed that
his father had died Friday morning.
Fannie Taylor, a demente1 girl who
has made seven attempts to wreck the
train at Slcc1mville, has been coueht.
The task of Identification was doub'y
difficult, owing to her almost super
human strength and astuteness. Night
after night guards were cot to watch the
tracks, and night after night the train
wr cker evaded them. For long time
no one ever dreamed of the wrecker
being a woman, owing tc the immense
railroad ties that were used 70 accomplish
the diabolical pur pose. At $50 o'clock
on the night of her capture Sheriff VIII
cox concealed chain of men alor g the
track for quarter of mile. At 3
O'Clock one of the guards cav woman
fee down the tracks, clad OILY in loose
pink wrapper. Chase was at once given
and after brisk run the demented girl
was captured. She was acc ompanied by
dog, which made every effort to de
fend her. The Taylor girl is a good
looking yourg mulatto. Sne began ac:-
ing queerly two years ago. She will be
sent TO the insane asylum.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
GRIEF OF A POLITICIAN.
G. H Kemp Sturgeon Fails to Obtain a
Government Position.

c. H Kemp Sturgeon Fails to Obtain a
Government Position.
Washington, july l2-C. II. Kemp
Stufg son, Boaton politician, created q
scene at the entrance to the White
House today by recounting in loud
voice his disap point1nents in seeking
Office.
H. came here recently to push bis az
pGcation for one of the consulates in the
islands of the Caribbean Sea. He says
that during the campaign the Rspub!i-
can leaders wrote him fAttering letters
and urged him to keep up bis work
among the Boston people. He was pre-
missed reward, but when be came to
Washington found that there was nothing
fol him.
Sturgeon, who is re fined and educat-
ed man, speaking five languages faent]y
made q picture OF abject misery,
never to be fore often, SO he thus publicly
uttered bis ep 9ech under the windows
of the executive manson.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
MINISTER TO LIBERIA.

Two Kansas City Men Waging Contest
for the Place.
Washington, D. g., July Two Mie-
souri, men, both citizens of Kansas City,
are making vigorous fight for appoint
ment as Minister to Liberia. Prof. J.
Silas Harrle, the first candidate in the
race, had letters strongly indorsing him
for the place. He counted upon the in
dorsement OF Maj. Warner and Chauncey
I. Fllley. His application hes been on
file some time. Now comes DR.. 8. H.
Howell, likewise of Ksnsas City who
claims the Endorsements of National
Committeeman Kerns, Assistant Secret
airy Davis Of the Interior Department
and the junior Senator from Ohio, Mar
cas- A. Hanna. The contest from this
time on promises to be- vigorously
wsged.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

don't know whether he had dream
during full moon or not-5egan PROS
pecti1 g there, and made q big strike. 1t
appears now that new section will be
opened up in the mineral belt Of lower
Clear Creek. A short time ago an assay
was made..from the entire width of the
rich streak, and it ran $l7 600 gold p 81
tor, it is said. It lie even claimed that
one slab of pure stuff measured inch 10
length and half inch in width. The
rock seems to be filed with large fakes
of gold. All the hills in tie locality show
rich float.
"These present g Id strikes III Colo
RADIO are peculiar in come respects. In
many places where prospecting for silver
only has been carried on for years, rich
strikes in gold are now being made.
Colorado was formerly looked upon
principally as silver-producing state,
you know; but since the gra:t Cripple
Greek strike everybody began searching
for gold. Hence, gold strikes are now
found even in many abandoned localities
For instan CO, it Was vsy back in 1S5
when Denver was but q cluster Of loi
huts on Cherry Greek, that rty d
Americans pushed on, among the In
dams, into the mountains, andPfount
placer gold on Chicago Creek. in thu
Idaho Springs district, at point but .
half.mile below the present strike mad,
by B'ackman. Ever since that tim,
large nuggets of gold have been washed
out of the placers. but the leads wer,
not discovered. Of course. there hav.
already been working lodes in tina
section for long ti,ne, put every we'll.
informed miner always declared tbs
these lodes did not furnish the rich gol,
J found in Chicago and Clear Creeks.
was conceded that rich VEINS Of COL,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

W. H. Leonard, Deputy National
Grand Master OF the U. B. F. is favor
ably Endorsed for Grand Master.
W. A. Gains, State Grand Master of
the U. B. F. was in the city Sunday. He
reports large increase In the order.
Mrs. J. G. N. Flo vles entertained at
dinner Thursday, Mrs. NJ. P. Adam 3
and Mrs. S. E. Penn of Jacksonville.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
Does This Interest You?

1t may not be generally known to our
readers that many Afro Americans have
made money by investing in mining stocks
in the Northwest. The fame of this
wonderfully rich gold mining re ,io3 is
just beginning to attract the attention of
the people of the East and az resnIt
many are seeking information concern
ing this new Eldorado. J. E. Hawkins
the attorney whose Offices are in the
Occidental Block at Seattle Washington
who is probably the best known Afro.
American in that section of the coun Try
can start you out right. II you want to
make money correspond with him az he
ls interested in some fthe most.valusble
in thst country.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR.

Wood River Baptist Sunday School Conven-
ton Closes.
Springfield. ILL.,, July 12-The Wood
River Baptist Sunday-School convention
closed here Sunday night, and this
morning the executive board met and
elected the following Office g: President,
Mics ELI abeth French, Chicago; vice
president, Miss Leda Strong, Jackson
vile ;recording secretary, Miss Leona
Jones, East st. Louis; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. L C. Dunbar, Chicago;
treasurer, Mre. a. Baden, Decatur;
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

we're ct hidden in the hills. Men have
spent their last dollar in pros p ecting
among these hills to find these hidden
veins, but met with failure and disap-
pointment. Now along comes man and
stumbles onto these rich gold veins. and
makes fortune. It does seem that luck
and luck only, can sometimes unlock the
door that leads to the G hden storehouses
of nature"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

On July Is there was new force of
snitoretenie Custom house. Fourtelah
employees were removed and as many
more good Republicans FIJI their places.
They were appointed by Postmaster
Baker. Several Afro-Americans we're
given places anon the number of new
employees.
Lizzie Bar bour, Who for the last ten OF
twe've years has been employed in the
family of John P. Pirtle, 1889 Fourth
Ave. has been missing from Mr.. Pirtle's
residence since Friday afternoon. The
family ara very much worried over Ter
mysterious disappearance, az she has
been trusted servant for years. The
eupposition is that she was the vittila of
the excessive beat.
George Roberts, sged twenty years,
accompanied by ten or twelve other boys
went out to the old Shelby street fort,
Monday afternoon and had what they
termed little festival. During tie
course of the festivities amusemente
grew scarce, and to break the monotomy
of the affair Roberts pulled q revolver
and shot Clarence Jones, companion.
in the left leg, inflicting bsd wound
The injured man was removed to the
hospital. where his injuries were attend
ed to. He may lose his leg, as the bal
passed entirely through the member
Patrolman V.eth took charge of Robertl
nd send him to Jail When seen at tn,
all that night the only thing he woule
say about the matter was, We wus .
skylarkin' and shot him.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
He Wanted Mary. Nit.

Lexington, KY, July l3.-Jack Mu.es
is locked up here for trying to kill Mary
Dorsey, who he says wanted him to
marry her. TIE woman was left for
dead on railroad track.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

ORA D James the new q. s. Marshall
for Kentucky has appointed two AFRO
American deputiee: P ii Kennedy Of
Henderson and Walter Blackburn of
Ruseollville.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
LOUISVILLE.
FACTS AND FANCtEs OF THR
BEAUTIFUL "FALLs CITY,"

4 Reliable Record Of Tho Happening.
Among tho Afro-Americaa Residents Of
the Metropolis Of Kentaekv-LouIsville
Local L0COnlce.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17
Dur SIM Never Sets.

When the sun ssts at the extreme
Western boundary Of Alaska it has al
ready risen in Maine. The day ends two
hours earlier in Hawaii than in Alaska.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

The brokers' ad should be written 80
that peoplswittske stos X in what he says.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

The Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa 3
in session this week at Marshalltown.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

general organizer and delegate to the
Baptist Young Peoples union national
convention at Chattanooga, Tenn Chss
Stewart. the next annual meeting will
be bel at Aurora.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

Mr.. J. M. Turner of Batavia came to
the city to take in teachers Co INVENTION
The people here have suffered terribly
With the heat. The cold wave is hailed
with iov.