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The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
EVIL SPIRIT
Is Playing Havoc IN Little OHIO

Is Playing Havoc IN n Little OHIO
Town.
Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 81 1-Richland
Center, little village in this county,
II miles south of here, is in the
midst of witchcraft scare.
There are II families afflicted with
the peculiar malady. The thing has
been going on for nearly month,
and some 80 persons are on the
verge of death. The peculiar NAL
ady seizes a whole family at time
from the youngest to the oldest.
They can not sleep or rest at night,
and keep pin'ng away until they
become mere skeletons.
Several Of those afflicted claim
that they are constantly pursued BY
black cats, which make faces and
snarl at them. Some of them also
claim that certain rooms in their
houses are infested with stranoe
evil spirits
A. A. Miller came to the city and
reported the matter last night. He
Is victim OF the strange disease,
and had to be carried to and from
the carriage which conveyed him
owing to weakness. His wife and
tour sons are down with tire disease.
and are likely to die
Rlchland Center is located ten
miles from railroad station. Mr.
Miller Gays that the people firm
iy believe the whole thing is the
work of some witch whom they can
not locate.
Some OF the horses, cattle, sheen
and swine are victims to the disease
The people have burned their
feather beds and resorted to other
ancient methods in the hope Of get
ting rid OF the spell, but they claim
they can not shake it off. Physicla, 3
can not diagnose the malady.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
SPANS ERUTES.
Add One More to the List of Cuban
Horrors.

Add One More to the List of Cubar
Horrors.
Havana, Jan. 21 The insurgent
forces won a signal victory at M-lenf
del Sur last week, and, as usual, &
band Of Spanish soldiers afterwards
avenged the defeat of their comrade'
by looting the town and butchesin g
the inoff-nsive citizens.
A Spanish cavalry force of 60(
camping nesr the town was surpris
ed by 400 Cubans, under Col S4u.
chez, one OF Naceos old officers
The Spanish fought bravely, but
r. treated within half an hour with
20 men killed. The Cubans suffer.
cd loss of eight The Cubans pur
sued. but wer. drawn into ambush b
and persisted terribly, losing so men
The Spanish troops entered their
old camp and began merry making
in celebration of their victory
Late that night the insurgents
again attacked the camp, forcing
their way to the commanding Of
ficers quarters before their presence
was discovered. Then the terror
stricken Spanish soldiers ii4d, fling
ing away their weapons. Tue ,nsur
gents pursued them for miles, killing
and wounding over 100. The cap
tured officers were fually released
on parole
After remaing there two days they
moved northward. Three days after
that, Spanish force commanded by
the guerilla Capt. Felix des Gratia,
marched in After arresting the May
or and other officers he secured the
persons of the leading women of the
place, and then gave the town over
to his ruffianly soldiers For the
next "a hours the Spanish guerrillas
had their own way with helpless
women ana girls. Seven men and
four lads were brutally killed while
attempting to protect their relatives.
Many women died from their treat
ment. Two young women killed
themselves rather than submit to
the insults of the soldiers.
The Mayor was hanged in front of
his own door, his daughter and wife
being compelled to witness the ex-
ecution. The captain charged that
he gave aid to the rebels. Two of
the other officers were brutallv beat.
en-, and then released, with a caution
that the next visit meant death.
The insurgents have set a price
upon the head of the Captain.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
To Abolish Fees.

Jefferson, City, No., Jan 2l.-Tht
committee On Fees and Salaries to
Gay made favorable report on the
:Fubbs bill providing for the aban
doment of the fee system in ST.
Louis so far as it relates the Office
OF Excise Commissioner
The Tubbs bill prescribes a salary
OF $500 year for the Excise Com
missioner, all fees in excess of actuaI
expenses OF running the office to be
turned over to the State school fund
A favorable report was made b,
tbe same committee On the Tubb,
Coal Oil Inspector bill.
The fact that Governor Stephen,
recommended legislation along tb,
l'ne of the Tubbs bill in bis recep,
message adds strength, and as ther,
20 general favorable sentiment. i
rs o-ileved that the bill will pass tn,
Rouse. 'A'
Ine attitude OF the Senate on ,b;,
aaesuon Is not yet manifest.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
. Mr.. Willis Remains,

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 20.-Tbe
steamer Australia from Honolulu
this morning brought the remains
of the late Minister Willis from the
Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Willis and
son accompanied the remains which
will be taken direct to Louisville. Kv.,
The Hawaiian Government sent no
military escort with the BODY. as
was at first planned.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
Senator Mason.

Springfield, Ill. 20-Wm. T..
Mason was nominated by acclama.
ton for United States Senator at
the joint Republican caucus all
other candidates having been with.
drawn after it became apparent that
nothing could keep Mason from re.
receiving enough votes to make him
the nominee
At noon to day he received the votes
of the republicans at the joint session
OF the General Assembly and on
March 4th he will take Senator John
N. Palmer's seat.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

Almost every man in America has
some digestive trouble When men
meet, the greeting usually is. "Well,
how are your That develops health
talk The man who has no bowel or
stomach trouble is almost a curiosity
Trouble is men take no care of them
selves, They eat as though they had
copper stomachs and bowels of
brass. By and by, overworked ma
ture rebels. Then come headaches.
nervousness. bad blood, liver and
kidney troubles DIR. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets furnish help for consti
patton and torpid liver, sick and
bilious headache, dizziness and sour
stomach. loss of appetite. indigestion
or dyspepsia. windy belchings. pain
and distress after eating, s'heart
burn. and kindred arrangements of
the liver. stomach and bowels. Ac.
cept no substitute.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
Help From the West.

San Francisco, Jan 2I-Tele
grams have been sent by the C,ti
zens Committe to the Governors of
Oregon, Washington, Kansas, Iowa
and Nebraska. asking the people OF
those States to unite with California
IN sending a shipload of grain to the
starving people of India.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Therc is good
reason to believe that if the Empire
state is to be represented at all in the
Mckinley cabinet Horace Porter xill
receive the appointment He has been
commended by prominent republicans,
including c. y. Bliss. To whom a ca
net place was offered. and it il under
stood that either the war or navy
would be acceptable to him.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
Is Your ToIlo,1e

Coated, your throat dry, your ewes
dull and infamed and do YOU tee1 mean
generally when you get up in the morn.
ing. Your liver and kidne, are no,
aoing their work. Why don't YOU take
Parks Sure cure. II it does not make
you feel better it costs you nothing
SOLD ey II. [ Tucke,
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

P.EREE. s d.. Jan. 22.-Eieht more
ballots taken for United States sena-
tor n the populist caucus show DO per-
certible change except the loss of a
few votes to Kyle who went as low as
- o7 one ballot
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
LIKE THE KANSAS WAR.
Oregon Legislature Is Proceeding on the
Double Barreied Plan

Double -Barreied Plan.
SALEM. Ore. Jan. 22.-As an outcome
of the fight for United States senator
there We're two different organizations
of the house in the same hall The
Benson men, supporters of Senator
Mitchell, organized rump assembly
with 80 members present. Smith. OF
Marion. took the place of temporary
speaker, beside Davis. previously V
chosen to that office. Chief Justice
Moore swore the members in and per-
manent organization was effected by
electing II. /. Benson speaker.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

Read Ayers Almanac. which YOUR
druggist will gladly hand you, and
note the wonderful cures of rheums.
tism, catarrh, scrofula, dyspepsia.
eczema debility, humors. and sores.
by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla
for blood diseases. and are cured So
much for common sense.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

If wo could trace Dyspepsia to its
source. it would lead back to our
kitchens. In fact, the secret of good
health is good cooking. If we'll
cooked, foods are partially digested;
ii poorly cooked, they are less diges
tble than in their raw state. If YOU
are victim of a faulty cooking; that
fs, it you suffer from Dyspepsia,
the rational cure must be looked for
IL an artificially digested food, and
4 food which will at the same time
aid the digestion of other foods
such preparation virtually rests
Che tired digestive organs, thereby
restoring them to their natural
strength.
The Digestive Cordial, as prepared
by the Shakers of Mount Lebanon
is just such preparation, aud a
;ipgle 10 cent bottle will convince
jou OF its value If your druggist
doesn't kept it, he will be glad to
get it through his Wholesale house
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

The lower house OF the Kansas City
fAo-} council. By vote Of FIVE 70 four,
killed Alderman VOLTS proposed anti
high hat ordinance.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
lYNCHED.
Three Negroes Taken From q
Louisiana Prison.
CaE WAS STRUNG UP AT JAIL DOOR
The OTHERS HANGED LATER.
and Their Bodies Ridded With Bullets.
They Had Brutally Murdered Five
Ponnle

They Had Brutally Murdered Five
People.
New Orleans, La Jan. 20 Dur
irg a driving storm Of rain a mot
Of 200 broke into the Amite City
JslI last night They secured John
johnson. II, Arch Joiner and Gus
Williams, negroes
Williams was hanged in front oi
th- Jail. The mob proceeded from
Amite with the other two. At mid.
night the mob with the prisoners
passed Independence.
At 3 a. m, johnson and Joiner
Were both put to death a. Tickfaw,
la, 300 shots being poured into the
mems bodies as they hung.
A force of deputies guarded the
: III, but they were quickly overpow
Bred
johnson was taken to the home
O. the Cotton family He denied
some of his former statements and
Llamed Joiner, but admitted that he
was guilty of the murders with
which he was charged.
Joiner was told to make state
naent before he was put to death,
.sd protested his innocence His
body was filed with bullets from
guns of the mob.
johnson was the self confessed
murderer of MIR and Mrs John Cot
ton, Mrs. Agnes Stevenson, Miss
Lizzie Miller and Mervin Miller. On
September 25,while the family slept,
they were hacked to death with an
Ak One of the family lived long
enough to tell it was Johnson's 8 work.
He was caught few miles away and
: lodged in the New Orleans Jail for
GATE keeping.
Yesterday johnson was returned
to Amite.
Williams, the first man lynched,
murdered his wife some days ago.
johnson was taken to Amite CITY
yesterday morning for trial. There
was no demonstration on the trip,
though at several stations crowds
were waiting to see him. A large
crow awaited him at Amite City. He
was rushed off to the court house,
where he was arraigned. Three
lawyers were appointed to defend
him. He pleaded not guilty to the
Eve indictments for murder.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

;. III cases where dandruff. sealn
diseases falling and gravness OF the
na'r appear do not neglect them. but
.s2piy a proper remedy and tonic
'Se Halls Hair Renewer. '
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28
Are You
Thin

Look about you! See &.
yourself! Who suffer nv.
from, sleeplcssncss, nervousns.. ,s
nervous dyspepsia, neuraIe;,
despondency, general we.I'
nesss Who are on the ed..
OF nervous prostration all tS.
tines Those who are th;,
Opium, chloral, bromide.
headache powders, only mai,
matters worse. iron and S..
ters are only stirnulants. IA
be cured, and cured for poos
you need a fat-making food'
you want new blood, r;rh
blood; and a strong nerv,.
tonic.
SCOTS EMULSION d
Cod-liver Oil with Hyponho,.
phites is all this. 1t leeds th,
tissues, makes rich blood, and
strengthens the nerves.
Book about it free for the ask;no
For sale by al druggists at Soc, and
$500.
SCOTT & BOVINE, New York.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-01-28

Laxol is the best medicine for
children Doctors recommend it in
place of Castor Oil.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
SAN RAFAEL PAPER CHASE.
Captures The Gentieman's
Erst Pre-

SAN RAFAEL, CAL. July 10. - The
second society paper chase under the aus
pices OF the San Rafael Hunt Club took
place at the Hotel Rafael to-day. The
hares were Miss Gertrudess Nc Farlane and
Hugh Hume, the winners in the first
par er chase two weeks ago. The hounds
were DR.. Hewitt, F. J. Johnson, Miss NJ.
Crowley, H. S. Howard, Mr.. Fingan,
III. G. Poheim, c. A. Curtis, J. Poheim,
Miss Warburton. Miss Davidson, Miss
Emma Hunt, DR.. G. T. Shields, S. H.
Bosrdman. Athearn Folger, J. J. Murray,
NJ. Farnsworth. Ward McAllister. E. NJ
Greenway V. Van Winkle, Ell T. Hough-
ton. NJ. Hallman, Bert Dibble, Harry
Dibble.
The hares started at 3:25 o'clock and ar
rived et The finish at ABA. The hounds
started at S:45, and the first hound arrived
at the finish, about one mile below Fair
fair at :37, just twelve minutes after the
arrival OF the first hare. A little boy, A.
H. Curtis, managed to carry off the hon.
ors. He rode bare back and the Judges as
sert that he cut the course. However, as
he showed skill in riding, he was awarded
special cup.
Miss Emma Hunt, for the ladies, car
ried eff first honors. followed by Miss
Nora Warburton and Miss Della David
son. A. II. Boardman proved TO be the
fortunate gentleman.
A large number of ladies and gentlemen
followed the riders in carriages and drags.
The scene at the finish was iull of interest.
All of the guests at the hotel assembled to
S, g the start
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
FRESEG'S Y0UNG EL0PERS.
Jeff Robbs acquitted of the Chorqe of
Having ABDUCTED H.s 6rothtf's
Youno Wife.

FRESNO, CAL. July 10.-Tke prelmi-
nary examination of Jeff Roble on a
charge of abducting his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Harry Robbie, was held Yesterday morn
ing in Judge Austln's court and resulted
in the discharge OF the defendant. The
case was strange one from the fact that
1t was an eiopement of the woman with
her hus bands brother. The serious &C.
cusation against the defendant was made
merely to invoke the law to bring the
runaway couple back. Deputy Consta BILE
Henry brought them back from Los
Banos, where they had been arres ted.
They had registered at the hotel there as
husband and wife.
Mrs. Robbie is only 16 years old, but she
told he story of her escapade with the
sang froid of hardened adventures. She
appeared 10 be unable to realize the enor-
nifty OF her offense and made the admis-
sions without the slightest trace of blush
mantling her cheeks or displaying anv
other sign of shame.
She sail that she had gone with her
brother-in-Iaw of her own free will and
that he had used neither force nor craft to
make her leave home. She had told her
husband that she d id not love him and
was going to leave him.
Wnen the officer arrived in the city with
the couple from Los Banos the glrl wife
declared she would go TO Jail with Jeff
Robbie rather than 20 home with her hus-
band. The latter did everything in his
power to win her back anG it took him
about two days to succeed. Now the hus-
band and wife are living together again.
Mrs. Robbie had been i'll and her hus-
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
PECULIAR DEATH At STOCKTON.
in tho (oBvUisioBs of a Fit, a Blacksmith
Falls In q Tub of Water and Is
Drowned

STOCKTON, CAL, July 10.-George
Speckman. a blacksmith whose place of
business was at the corner of California
and Oak streets, met very peculiar death
last evening. His body was not found
until several hours after he had been
dead, and the circumstances told the
manner OF his end. His head was at the
bottom of slake tub. and in that small
quantity of water he had been drowned.
Speckman was subject to fits, and it is
supposed from the position OF the body
that last evening. when he had finished
his days work. he leaned over the tub TO
wash his hands and face, and was sud-
denly attacked by fit. Falling head for
ward. he was drowned before he recovered
from the attack.
His mother could not account for his
failure to appear for supper and his pro-
tracted absence worried her so that she
had friend go in search of him. The
gentleman went to the blacksmith shop
between 10 and Ii o'clock last night. and
made the CHASTITY discovery. Speckman' s
body was bent over the tub, and was rigid
in that position.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
NO JfORE DOUBLE FEES.
Conspens nsation of Deputy United State.
Marsnotx Heduced.

Compensation of Deputy United States
Marsnnts Heduced.
TACOMA, WASH, July 1G.-There is
sorrow among the Deputy United States
Marshais of this State. 1t will extend to
the Marshals OF nine other Western States
and Territories when they learn that the
sundry civil appropriation bill recently
passed by Congress and effective on July
l does not provide that Deputy Marshals
OF Oregon, Washington and other Western
States receive fees double those of Mar
shals in Eastern States, as has heretofore
been the case.
Marshal Drake of Washington received
q copy of the bill, and IN reading it noticed
an omission of the douDe-fee allowance.
He was in doubt as to whether the omis-
sion was SO intended and AT once tele-
graphed to the department at Washing
ton. a reply was received to-day that the
double appropriation bill had been
abolished, and Deputy Marshals of Uncle
Sam Will hereafter receive the same fees
from ocean to ocean and from gulf to
lakes.
Double fees have heretofore been al
lowed in the West because OF the diff
Guilty OF travel and higher rates of trans
portation. Twelve cents a mile was for
m erly allowed as mileage when serving n
writ and 20 cents mile in travelling with
prisoners. Now the allowance will be 6
and 10 cents. Attorneys who heard of
the matter to-day are glad of the change
and say it will save much money to Iiti-
gaQtS.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11
Girls Pick Up a Human
Head on Portland'S
Water Front.
Is That of One of Their Own
Sex, and of Tender
Years.
Officers OF the Northern City I'm
able to Fathom the MyS-
terry.

PORTLAND, Or, July 10.-Captain
John Nelson, connected with the S'ar
Sand Company at the foot of Ash street,
last night informed Detective Snow that
two girls had come to him in the after
noon with the story that they had found
the head OF girl lying on the Wharf.-The
platform in The rear of one of the stores
on Front street. between WASHINGTON and
ider; also that near By were two bralds
of hair which had evidently been cut from
the head. One of the girls had, in her
fright upon noticing what she had picked
up, thrown the head into the river. She
was Bertha Sauerman, aged 10 years who
lives on East Seventh and Belmont streets.
The other girl was Bertha Robinson, 10
years old, living on Water and East Bel.
m ont streets.
Detective Snow visited the wharf last
night, and there found the two braids of
dark brown hair. tied together with bit
OF twine. The root ends bore the appear
ance OF having been severed from the head
with blunt instrument, and there was
some congealed blood upon them as well
as on The twlne.
Before fully realizing what l had In
my hand, " said Bertha Sauerman to the
Chle, oi Ioilce to-day, ieiI VI Tue
cheeks and tried to open the eyes, but
that | could not do. No, there was no
blood flowing from the neck; it had all
dried up. A few minutes later got so
frightened that l threw the head into
the river and ran off to the other girls
We all then went to tell Captain Nelson
a bout il"
The river is being dragged for tho head
by the detectives, who believe murder
has been committed, although no young
girl has been reported missing.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

The monthly reports from prisoners on
parole were read. They showed that the
men were engaged in work in various
parts OF the State and were earning
money, besides leading an uprig hit fe.
A recess was taken until after luncheon,
when President OF the Board Fitzgerald
arrived. Then an executive session was
announced, and when It was over the d.
rectors lef. for their homes.
Frank L. Gibson. convicted OF grand
larceny in Kings County, was granted
parole. He is under a ten years sentence
and came to the prison on August 6, 1898.
He is % wears old.
The price on a lot of damaged grain
sacks was reduced to AZ cents.
No mention was made OF Theodore Dur
rant, and the fact that the youthful MUIR
derer did rot hang on the day set for is
execution did not enter into the delibera-
tons OF the directors in any manner what
ever
A mum Der of affidavits were received in
regard 10 the firms supplying woolen
goods to the penlIentiary, in which the
signers stated that Chinese were en-
ployed in the manufacture of the goods
in direct violation of the contracts. The
board let the matter go over.
The case of Mrs. Mary E. Martin, who
is serving ten years sentence for obtain
ing money under false pretenses, came up
DelOT6 tuC DOdTQ III executive SeSSlOu, put
was not finished. DR.. Lawlor, the resi-
dent physician, was called before the
meeting and stated that the woman was
suffering from tumor and that it would
bc necessary to perform an operation,
which could not be done at San Quentin.
Mrs. Martins case is peculiar one.
She was confined in the Alameda County
jail for three years while her case was be.
ing heard. She was received at the San
Quentin penitentiary on August 10, 1894.
her contention is that she has served her
full term. A ten-year sentence with cred
its amounts to six years and six months.
Mrs. Martin claims she has been confined
that time, counting the three years she
was in the Alameda County Jail.
Mrs. Martin kept an invalid woman in
her house across the bay. The woman
had 200 and she agreed to give this TO
Mrs. Martin il the latter would care for
and attend to her the rest of her life. Mrs.
Martin agreed and took the money.
Troubles arose and the contract was not