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The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18

Frankfort, Ky, March 10.-Ken.
lucky will be the scene of as bitter a
polical contest within the next month
as has been known.
The Republicans will try to elect
Senator for the long term to sue.
ceed Blackburn. Nominally the Re-
publicans have the majority, out 4
Senators on whom they count were
elected at special election to fill
vacancies. These have taken the oath
of Office before Justices of the Peace.
The Democrats mean to prevent
the seating of these four until a
Senator shall have been elected, and
this throws the whole outcome in
doubt.
Besides there is discord between
Gov. Bradley and Congressman
Hunter, the leading candidate for
Senator.
The thing to be remembered, pol
iticians here say, is that Gov. Brad
ley wants to go the Senate himself.
The belief that Bradley and bis
friends will not allow Hunters elec.
ton, and that Hunter will get the
Republican caucus nomination, has
given them renewed hope. Black.
burn, it is said, has decided to with
draw his name and when the Legis
lature meets Saturday the Democrats
may have a new man in the field.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18

al revenue or putting the pruning.
knife of economy to one branch, root
or sucker of this abnormal growth
of extravaganza, the majority, ''jam'
med through the big log rolling
bill with less consideration than
Congress used to give to an appro-
priation of $4,000.
But the extravaganza is not the
worst feature CT the bill 1t is loaded
down with jobbery. Every public
building and river and harbor grab
that the committee dared to adopt
including more than $7,000,0o0 for
States represented by members OF
the conmittee-was put into this
bill. 1t was openly asserted upon
the floor, and by Republican mem
ber, that these items were tackled
onto a general appropriation bill in
order to avoid a veto.
Some time this country will have
President possessed of sufficient
courage to veto every general appro
priation bill that comes to him
freighted with log, rolled schemes Of
| jobbery and plunder. Until then,
apparently, the people must put up
with billion dollar appropriations II
the face of fifty million deficiency,
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
Classification of the New Congress.


Washington, D. C, March IL
The classification of the new Con-
gress is nearly completed. The
clerk of the House of Representa-
tives has made up a list showing
Democrats, Republicans, Populists
and silverites upon the data contain
ed on election tickets. These tickets
showed that there 13 fusionists, as
follows: Jett and Baker, Illinois;
Todd, Michigan; Maxwell, Stark,
Sutherland and Green, Nebraska;
Bremen, Marshall, Meekison and
Mcdowell, Ohio, and Lewis and
Jones Washington. Since coming
here Mr.. Lewis Of Washington, Nc
Dowell of Ohio, and Mr.. De Vries oi
California have indicated their pre-
ference to be classed as Democrats
Green and Sutherland, of Nebraska
have gone with the Populists. Will
this change the House stands OF
party votes as follows: Rep, 203
Dem 122; Pop, 81; fusionists, 6
silverites, 3; vacancies, 2
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION STANDS BY
GENERAL LEE.

Secretary of State sherman's Cablegram to
the Consul General at Havana.
New York. March 10.-A World
special from Washington says:
Secretary Sherman cabled to Con-
sui General Lee yesterday that every
reasonable demand or request he
may make OF the Spanish authorities
in Cuba will be supported by all the
power of the United States Govern.
ment.
The first dispatch received by the
new Secretary of State from Gen.
Lee came Monday, and asked what
he could expect in the way of being
relieved from further service in Ha-
vana. He called attention to desire
heretofore expressed that he might
be permitted to return home.
Secretary Sherman took the dis,
patch to the Executive Mansion
afterwards and cabled to Gen. Lee,
requesting him to continue at his
post, explaining that no one has been
selected as his successor, and it
would bs inconvenient to consider
that matter for some time. He was
assured of fair treatment by the new
administration, and told that his re-
naming as Consul General would he
regarded by the President as per-
sonal favor.
sHKRMAxs PROPOSITION TO SPAIN.
Washington, D. c., March 10.-It
is said that Secretary Sherman has
requested Spain to issue orders that
Americans arrested for assisting the
insurgents shall be expelled forth.
with from the island
The Secretary exempts from the
operation of the policy such Ameri-
cans as may be taken under arms or
fighting in the insurgent ranks. He
leaves them to stand the eonseq uence
OF their acts. But when Americans 8
show sympathy or offend against
neutrality in ways other than by
actual force the Secretary desires
Spain to make immediate expulsion
the only penalty. No official answer
to this request has as yet been re.
ceived from Spain.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
Office Famine.

New York, March 11-Office seek.
ers returning from Washington. re-
port famine there in comparison
to which Indias suffering is trifiDg.
Cleveland civil service rules are
more radical than any body suppos-
ed Alger finds that he can not even
name his own assistant secretary.
It is found that there are only
1000 Government positions all told
outside of the civil service.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
NEAR THE END.

Spain Despslrs Of Crushing the Revolt
IN Cuba, -Menaced by Two Threat.
ening Uprising.
New York, March 1O.-The Sun 8
correspondent in Havana sends the
following:
In the month of May Spain's sim
ews of war will be exhausted, and
the Spanish government, confronted
by two threatening revolutions at
home-one by the Carlists and the
other by the republicans-will be
obliged to give up the struggle in
Cuba abandoning the island to the
insurgents.
Such. at least, is the substance OF
al the news and opinions received
mere from Madrid II private letters
70 leading Spaniards, who have i'm.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18

The Mount Lebanon Shakers have
recently perfected an ingenious cure
for dyspepsia. Their Digestive Cor
dial consists ofa food already digest.
ed and digester of foods happily
combined.
The Importance of this invention
will be appreciated when we realiz G
what proportion of the community
are victims of some form of stomach
troubles. Thousands of pale, thin
people have little inclination to eat.
and what they do eat causes them
pain and distress.
This Digestive Cordial of the
Shakers corrects any stomach de
rangements at once. It makes thir
people plump. Everg one will be
greatly interested to read the littl,
book which has been placed in th,
hands of druggists for free distribu
tion.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
BLAND OUT.
He Notifies the Missouri Delegation
That He Will Not BE II Candidate
For Leader.

tie NOtlneS the Mlssoufi DeieSatiOn
That He Will Not BE II Candidate
For Leader.
Washington, d. G., March To-
Congressman Richard Parks Bland
of the Eighth Missouri District will
not be a candidate for the Demo-
cratic caucus nomination for Speak
er of the Fifty fifth Congress. This
information was received here today
direct from Mr.. Bland. who is still
at his home in Lebanon. It will
make decided change in the plans
of the twelve Democratic members
of Congress from Missouri. They
had firmly resolved to put Mr..
BANDS name before the caucus and
to make strong fight to secure the
coveted honor for the distinguished
Missourian. His definite aunouce-
msnt that he does not want his name
mentioned in connection with the
Speakership leaves the eleven other
Democrats from the State free to
vote for other candidates for the
honor of leading the minority on the
floor of the House during the Fifty.
fifth Congress.
The three active candidates for
the nomination in tho Democratic
caucus to be held Saturday after.
noon are Bailey of Texas, Richard
con and McMillin of Tennessee
They are three strong men especially
we'll fitted to be leaders on the Dem
ocratic minority. Bailey will get
some of the votes of Missouri; so
will McS1illin and Richardson NAV
receive two or three. There is a dis
position on the part of some of the
Missourians to recognize McMillln
because of his long service in the
House. 1t is an open question yet,
however, how the eote of the State
will go, now that Mr.. Bland is posi-.
lively not to be candidate.
Champ Clark Of the Nine Missouri
came in Yesterday and was warmly
welcomed by host of old friends
Congressman Robert n. Bodiue oi
Monroe is also here and the Other
members will arrive BY SATURDAY..
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
S5O,OO0.OOO IN Forty Minutes.

New York World
The House Of Representatives
passed on Monday, without amend
ment and with only twenty minutes
to each side for debate" the Sun.
dry Civil Appropriation bill, carrying
S50,644,743
Fifty millions in forty minutes,
The deficiency in the revenues for
this year viii just about equal this
stupendous sum. And yet instead OF
providing for one dollar of addition
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
School Appropriations.

Jefferson City, Mo, March IL -
As passed by the House, the appro
priation bill for the university and
Normal Schools makes the following
allowances:
For the University, 100000; Kinks
vile Normal, $2s. $50; Warrensbure
Normal, s29, 800; Cape Girardeau
Normal, $4,000; Lincoln Institute.
Jefferson City S36,550; Rolla Min
ing Schools, $4,000.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
What's the Use OF Talking

About colds and coughs in the sum-
mer time. You may have tickliug
cough or little sold or baby may have
the group and when it comes YOU ough.
to know that Parks cough Syruy is the
best cure for It. .nSoid By H. L.Tucker
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18
BIG MONEY FOR ROADS.
Beer Inspection Bill Gets Large
Majority in House.
TAX or TWO CENTS A GALLON

ally 10 h0aOs. Dft"eis Gay u "So"'
Ruin.-Chances Good in Senate.
Jefferson City. Mo, March 10
Unless the state senate kill the Ry.
der bill, all beer brewed in Missouri
will be taxed 2 cents gallon, and
more than $1,OOO,000 annually will
be raised for expenditure on good
roads.
The Ryder bill passed the house
to-day by the overwhelming majority
of 81 to 81, and the indications are
that it will likewise pass the senate.
This pet bill of General VIM. Ryder,
the notorious, has been before every
legislature for the past decade. It
was stolen in the house two years
ago, and subsequently defeated by
the brewers lobby.
The bill is patterned after the En-
glish law for beer inspection. 1t
provides for inspectors to see that
all beer is made of pure materials,
and provides for tax of 2 cents q
gallon on beer. This tax would, of
course, amount to much more than
enough to pay the expenses of the
inspection, and the bill provides
that the money that is left shall be
divided among the different counties
to be expended on the public roads.
The brewers claim that if this bill
should become a law it would prac-
tically kill every large brewer in the
state. This the friends of the bill
deny. The contention of the brewers
is that the Missouri breweries are
forced to compete with the big
Milwaukee, Wis, breweries. The
fight between the Anheuser. Busch
and Lemp breweries at st. Louis
with the Pabst, Schlitz and other
Milwaukee breweries has been so
hot within the past few years that a
slight tax or the least discrimina-
ton in freight rates is said to be
ruinous. The St. Louis breweries
have contended that 2.cent tax on
Missouri beer will enable the Mil
waukee brewers to ship beer to
points even south of st. Louis
cheaper than it can be manufactured
for in Missouri, and that all trade
north of st. Louis will be killed at
once.
The pressure, however, which has
been brought to bear in favor of the
bill is enormous. The good roads
agitators have lined up in favor OF
it almost to a man. In addition to
the support of the farmers, who see
an opportunity of getting good roads
the Y. NJ. G. A, the w. G. T. U.
and kindred organizations are in
line, and in addition to all these are
the men who see an opportunity OF
sand bagging the breweries
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18

Ten days treatment. In every bottle OF kaile.
mand's Specific for rheumatism. II will cure
the severes: cases. Sold by AcCiemen: i Co
The Butler weekly times., 1897-03-18

What is Laxol' Nothing but Cas-
tor OH made as palstable as honey
Children like it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
billiards. ALWAYS Popular.

The game of billiards has become so
firmly fixed and grounded in the atfec-
ton of the American sporting public
that it counts its devotees by the thou
sand and its admirers by the million.
It is a matter of record that the inter
club and intercity tournaments held in
Brooklyn and New York during the past
five years have shown averages and high
runs Oh the part of such players as Or
Vile Oddie and DR.. Jennings and Frank
Keeney of Brooklyn with Stark and
Cakes and Dr. Miller of New York
that are equal to the most noted achieve
ments of the best professionals on record
90 years ago, including GARNER, Carme,
the Dions, Ubassy and the rest. In 1868,
when the first tournament for the cham
pionship of America was played III New
York, the game was four ball caroms,
counting two points for a carom on the
white and red balls and three for a
carom on the two reds, with two and
three points as forfeit for going to
pocket, table having four pockets and
caroms alone being scored. The balls, as
today, regulation size, We're ia inches
in diameter and the push and crotch
were allowed. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
Testing Cement.

The Boston School of Technology is
becoming noted for its valuable re-
searches in the line of tasting the ten
sile strength of various articles. One of
the latest tests is that of cement, which
is performed by machine constructed
expressly for this purpose The cement
which undergoes the test is prepared
and put into molds which give cast
ing one inch square. The ends of this
casting are so arranged that they fit in
to sockets, the attachments being fixed
to gearing and screws, by means Of
which the pull is made. Time and
strength have much to do with the
breakage. The power is supplied grad
ually, and at the rate of 400 pounds per
minute. The pull or weight is applied
by wheel, which runs along the
weighing beam and is connected to a
small slide running along an upper
beam, which is fixed The scale of
weights on this beam shows the amount
of power which is brought to bear. One
of the features of this machine is the
smoothness and ease with which it is
controlled. The weight can be shifted
without any perceptible Jar of the ma
chinery New York Ledger.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
Queer Sport In Texas.

There is huge negro III Texas who
wrestles with "a steer. A ring is made
and inclosed in the same manner that
fight or bullfght. The floor is made
of earth and sprinkled over with saw
dust. Then the steer, maddened by has
confinement, is turned loose into the
arena to dash around the sawdust ring
and paw the earth in his defiance. Then
the giant negro appears upon the scene
and makes his bow to the spectators.
The contest is on. As soon as the steer
catches sight of his antagonist there is
wild rush, quick scramble of flying
feet, and the spectators see through the
flying sawdust that man and beast are
locked in fierce combat. Sometimes it
is several minutes before fall is scored,
and the combatants struggle all around
the arena. And it is fierce struggle
too The favorite clinch of the negro is
to clasp his arms tightly around the
steers neck just behind the ears, and,
seizing one of the animals ears in his
mouth, he endeavors to twist his neck
in such manner as to bring him to the
ground. When the steer wins fall, it
is usually no fun for the negro, as he is
thrown up in the air, and when he
strikes the ground again he has plenty
of evidence that the beast has won.
Sometimes it is necessary for the en-
ployees to rush in and drag the negro
out from under the hoofs of the enraged
animal, but as rule he is very agile
and does not allow thing to happen.
-Exchanpp
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
Breakfast In England.

Tea always goes with the English
breakfast-Indian tea, of course, as "a
matter of patriotism, since it grows III
the queens dominions. The English
can, if they will, make very good tea,
but their coffee is usually an abomina
ton. Their bacon is also good and nice
ly cooked, but they know nothing i'll the
way of dainty little breakfast dishes
made from the remains of last nights
dinner, such as the American cook is
able to prepare. At the hotels they ask
you if you will have a big or "a little
breakfast. =" The little breakfast is com
posed of tea, bread and butter and jam.
The big breakfast may be composed of
almost anything and everything, and a
terrible price they charge for it.
But even in that big breakfast" the
American will not be able to find his
hot biscuits, batter cakes and good
coffee. Elizabeth Banks London Let
ter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
A Grecian Goddess.

Professor +. a. Grosvenor of Am
herst college, who has spent many years
in Greece, says that the English Ian
guage has changed more in few gen
erations than the Greek in 30 centuries.
The ancient type is frequently seen,
both in men and women. The modern
sculptor could find models almost fac
SMILES of those after which the grand
old masters chiseled their masterpieces.
1.-The most beautiful woman l ever saw
in all Europe" says Professor Grosve-
nor, twas Grecian girl. She was on
ly a servant, and totally uneducated.
but her beauty was almost divine She
died afterward, learned, Of starvation.
Her employers circumstances caused it,
i believe. ~
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
CURRENT MISCELLANY.

Mercury is body devoid practically
IL not absolutely Il air, water and of
vegetation ana consequently incapable of
supporting any q. those higher organ
isms which we know as living beings.
His surface is Vat desert. IL is rough
rather than sn Goth. Whether this
roughness DO due 10 mountains proper
or TO craters we are too far away from
him TO have been able yet to say. The
latter are the more probable. Over the
greater part Of his surface change either
diurnal OF seasonal is unknown. Three
eighths of his surface Is STEPPED in per-
petual glare, three-eighths shrouded in
perpetual gloom, while the remaining
quarter slowly turns between the two.
The planet itself as world is dead
Tidal friction, the closing act in the
cosmic drama, las brought it where it
is The machine has run down. Wheth-
er it ever supported life upon its surface
or not the power to do SO has now for
ever passed away. Like Venus, and for
like cause, il is now dead world. And
it was the first thus to reach the end Of
its evolutionary career, earlier to do so
than Venus, inasmuch az tidal action
was very much greater upon it than
on her, and consequently produced its
effect more quickly. Mercury has long
been dead-how long, measured by cen
turtles, we cannot say, but practically
for very long time. Venus must have
become so mparatively recently. Both,
however, now have finished their course
and have, in most literal sense. en-
tered into their rest.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
THE SPORTING WORLD.

Get passport for your dog II you
want 10 take Towser TO England with
YOU next fall The edict has gone forth
that no dogs may be brought into the
kingdom Of Great Britain without
special license from the British board OF
agriculture. The board fears that Amer
lean dogs will bring hydrophobia with
them. The owners of dogs who have
heard about the new law are indig-
nant. One man, who had planned to
10 abroad next fall with two of his
dogs, said that he would stay at home.
The American Kennel club at its quar-
terly meeting objected to the action OF
the British board and appointed com
mittee to prepare statistics to show that
rabies is practically an unknown disease
among dogs.
The new law provides that each dog
entering English shores shall be duly
registered and accompanied by certifi-
cate setting forth his marks of identifi-
cation, the name and address of his
owner, his destination and his proposed
route of travel. The license or passport
may read something like this:
Permission is hereby given to Fido
to travel without let or hindrance
through the kingdom of Great Britain.
Description Height, foot inches;
weight, 30 pounds; color of eyes,
brown; hair, black and curly; ever had
hydrophobia, no; occupation, dog; own
er, John Jones, 1883 West Twelfth
street; landing place, Liverpool; route
of travel. Liverpool to London and
thence to the continent. New York
Herald
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
Where is Tomorrow

Where is tomorrow" is the ques-
tion my little child asked me the
other day.
Can answer it? Is there prophet,
sage or king can tell?
Is there any great philosopher or po-
tent dignitary OF church or state who
can reveal it?
Every one who loves his home, his
little ones, his aged father or depen-
dent mother should think on this ques-
tion-''where is tomorrow"
No man living can reply TO this
which is hidden from the wise and
prudent, and revealed unto babes.
No man busy in the pursuit of life,
resting at the monday hour, watching
the starlight from his cottage door, or
lounging on rich cushions meath the
brilliant chandelier, as the classic
strains of music float from out his cot
tage halls, can he tell where is to-
morrow"
No father in the flush of health, no
youeH III OuuS uduuOOu, ~
brother strong in hope and happiness,
can answer that question-'where is
tomorrow
Before another sun into the glowing
west, the crimson tide OF his life may
have flowed into eternity.
Is it just or good then not to be pre-
pared for that tomorrow? Tomorrow
may be close to you as day of pros
perity and happiness.
Tomorrow may prove the far off day
when you will know time no more
Tomorrow may find you on the. full
tide of life's fortune, health and Joy.
Tomorrow may bear you beyond the
grave to an unknown eternity.
Are you protected? Have you made
provision for your family and for your
own fraternal burial?
Join a fraternal beneficial society,
and become one OF the 5000, 900 broth
ers who have lightened the heart,
broadened brotherhood, provided for
the fatherless, and prepared for that
unsolved question-"where is tomor-
rowr'-Record OF the Legion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-06-10
"Symbolicaln Punishment.

Elementary schoolteachers who are at
loss as to the proper means of re-
straining their disorderly pupils will be
interested to hear Of the charge of as
saulting child brought at "A Norfolk
police court the other day against a
schoolmistress. The child had com
planned TO its parents of an unpleasant
taste of soap in its mouth, and upon in
quiry it was found that the teacher had
established new punishment for the
use of foul language-the formal wash
ing out of the offenders mouth III pres
ence of the class as symbol of the dirt
mess Of the expression used. The taste
of soap is not pleasant one, but the
school managers came forward and ex-
pressed their strong approval OF the sys-
tenn. They felt that they could not sug
gest anything better, and the magis
trates dismissed the case. In effective
ness we should say that it beats any of
Mr.. Gilbert's we'll known list of pun
ishments that fit the crime. West
minister Gazette.