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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
VIII Prosecute no More.

Topeka. Kan, March 81 The
committee of seventeen appointed at
a temporary mass meeting nearly a
year ago to secure the enforcement
of the prohibitory law in Topeka
has issued an address 10 the public
in which it states that it will cease
active work and, for the present at
least, will bring no more prosacu-
tions against alleged violators Of the
prohibitory law.
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LONGSTREET TO THE FRONT.
General Ready to Lead Old Comrades of the
South TO Nations Defense.

General Ready to Lead Old Comrades OF the
South to Nations Defense.
Atlanta Con stitution.
General Longstreet announces his
readiness to 60 into activs service
again. Colonel d. A. Russell OF
Bainbridse 10 a pronounced demo-
cratic leader 10 this section but has
always bsen an enthusiastic admirer
of his old corps commander, General
Lonss'rset. whom he followed for
over four years Colonel Russell
wrote General Lopgstrset letter,
wherein he paid very high compi-
ment to the Generals soldierly abil
ity and military genius, and urging
that the general indicate wiling
ness TO enlist in the army, and if he
| did go, the old veterans and SONS OF
veterans would rally to his standard
| by the thousands and embark on
transports for Cuba or aid in the
defense of the seacoast, and IN the
letter Colonel Russell also said that
while there had been some political
differences between the General and
| his CID followers, they would dIsap
pear instantly in following the old
Generals leadership, as they idolized
him as much now as they did from
1861 to 1865, and in the letter Col
Russell, in speaking OF the ex Con
federats soldier, used the expression
IF Longstreet will lead, we viii
follow"
| Following is the reply made b!
General Loug.treet to the letter:
Hen. D. A Russell. Bainbridgs, Ga
Department of Insterior, Office o
the Commissioner of Railroads
Washington, d. C, March IN.
Dear Sir: Yours Of the 18th ult
received, and it was as pleasing anC
interesting for me to read such
friendly letter from one OF my Draw
old comrades So II was for you Il
write it. II the time should eve
come when the government should
call for cur friends to enlist. YOU
may rely upon it I viii go with yol
and do my best with you. Ny ser
vices and sword are at my country
call, and am as ready to respond a
nay present age as I was as a yount
lieutenant in 1916, as I feel In
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Human NeedIebook.

Shamokin, Pa March 3l.-Pretty
Jennie Fessler is a human needle
book. For several months she has
been sticking needles into her body,
why, no one knows.
The other day DR.. J. &. Biddle
removed at the Miners Hospital 26
needles from her aims and other
portions Of her person. She refused
to take ether, and suffered such pain
that six attendants had hard work
to hold her down.
The girl still has a number OF
needles in her body.
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sheriff Wooldr!dge !. Shot.

Harrison7ille, No, March 3y.-F.
II. Woodbridge, sheriff o. Cass coun-
ty, was shot last night while chasing
an escaped prisoner through dark
alley. He and night Waterman
had just arrested the nan.
The ball entered under the right
shoulder and, going through the
lung. lodged in the breast. He is IN
a cri.;-al condition, but was resting
easier : eTeniDg.
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Macon, Mo, March 3I.-Willisr

Macon, Mo, March 31.-Willism
Cook, young school teacher, living
a half mile west of Callao, Macon
county, was shot by an unknown
man last night, and may die. He
had stepped oat in the yard when
the unseen assassin fred from con
cealment behind a tree The load
struck Cook in the face and breast
indicting a horrible wound.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
MEXICO TO CHECK THE DONs.
Spanish Organization of fiIbusters on the
Border is a F act.


Border is Fact.
San Antonio, Texas, March 30
The Federal authorities here received
information to-day of the existence
of an organization among Spaniards
and outlaws on the Rio Grands
border which has for it's object the
committing of depredations in and
along the Texas border in the event
OF war being declared with Spain
Seven of the chief conspiratoEs of
the moveme Mt have been arrested ct
Guerrero. State of Tamaulipas s,
Mexico, and will be sev~rs'y dat
with by the Mexican government. II
is alleged that documents and letters
containing the plans of the crs AM
cation were found on the pc; son of
Joaquin MART, who ia said to hare
recently landed at Tamico, Mex c,
coming from Havana, where The
plot had it's origin. Company D of
the Twenty-third infantry is ps;rs,-
ling the border between Carrie,
Tex, and Rio Granda City, and it is
stated that scout Of that section
will be made by a posse of dsputy
United States marshals.
A company Of Texes Rangers is
stationed at Alice and can reach the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-04-07
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and all others interested in the estate OF
las 7 Thompson,d deceased, that l, W E
Walton, administrator OF said estate, in
tend to make final settlement ther cot, at
the next term OF the Bates co unity pro-
bate court, in Bates county, state OF
Missouri, to be neld al Butler, commec-
lg or the I4th day OF February, 1898.
w. e. WALTON, Administrator.
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border in a few hours. It is not
believed that the better class of
Spaniards of Mexico are cognizant
of the alleged flibusterIng move
ment.
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s Lie for 100.

Many people have been cured Of
Kidney diseases by taking & Joe bot
tie Of Foley's Kidney Cure. At J 4
TriInbIe's drugstore.
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Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Zoe or 25c
If c. c. {. fail to cure, druggists refund
money.
The evening times., 1898-07-21

The most completely fortified Ameri-
can is Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, our
minister to Madrid before the war. As
he remained in Spain until the authori-
ties there escorted him to the frontier, he
is supposed to have a good deal of HARM
less information about the public men
and the character and temper of the peo-
pie Efforts have been made from time
to time by newspaper reporters to ex-
tract from him innocent gossip about
Madrid, but in vain. He has encased him.
self in thick armor which no drills have
been able to pierce. He has a sense Of the
importance Of any knowledge that he
may have that makes his life burden.
He has removed the bell from his door,
nailed up the windows and retreated to
the cellar. where he is not to be reached
even by telephone. When he was summon
ed to Washington, presumably to explain
something about his expense vouchers,
he took night train and attempted to
reach the White House without being
recognized. When the reporters approach
ed him to ask about the climate of Spain
he was shocked at the improperly of
seeking information from a man occupy
ing such a delicate position. 1t is unfor-
tunate for Woodford's own peace Of mind
that he cannot be released from his bur-
den Of responsibility, whatever 1t is.
The evening times., 1898-07-21

and their conquerors. There Is a mus.
cular strength and quickness, involving
also a power OF endurance. which the
Americans have and the spaniards
do not have. even when the latter are as
well nourished. There is some evids dsnce
that the average height and weight and
muscular power OF the average Ameri-
can have greatly Increased in the past
century. and it is positive that the
athletic achievements Of the men Of to-
day are unparalleled by those Of for
mer generations. This growth has been
commensurate with the improvement in
the conditions OF living. Formerly It
was thought that the climate had near
ly everything to do with the differences
in height OF different races, but 1t IN
now maintained that the climate is ccn-
cerned only SO far as 1t regulates the
activity and commercial and Industrial
life of men. The people Of the temper
ate zone are taller and larger than The
Esquimaux Of the Arctic regions and
the races in or near the tropics, because
they have been better nourished
through many generations. It is a
simple question OF nutrition.
1t is the testimony of European OBJ
servers and of Americans who have
been much abroad that the young men
of our army are physically superior to
the soldiers Of any European country.
This is in harmony with recent ex-
periences in athletics. A few years ago
England sent several teams of athletes
to the United States to compete for
prizes, and in every important match
they We're defeated. The German
American turner's who have taken part
in the tournaments in Germany have
invariably brought back the chief
prizes. There is nothing accidental
about this. There is everything in the
character of our institutions and in our
industrial and social life to enable
men to reach the highest degree of ex-
cellence. Although men are disposed to
adapt themselves to the conditions
which they cannot escape, they will
flourish most and reach their best phys
ical as well as intellectual growth where
the political institutions are least op-
pressive and allow the largest freedom
of individual expansion.
The evening times., 1898-07-21

1t is NATURAL that the Cuban insurg-
ents should hate the Spaniards with all
nize with the defeated soldiers OF Spain
who had outraged their women. destroy
ed their homes and starved women and
children. But it is surprising that they
should have so little sense Of the require
nients Of civilized warfare as to think the
captured city should be turned over to
them for plunder and oppression. Even
Garcia does not seem to be able to under
stand that the United States can give
up the conquered territory only to Cub
an government that recognizes the civil
rights of all classes of citizens and will
protect the Spanish residents from the
fury of savage insurgents.
The evening times., 1898-07-21
THURSDAY. JULY q, 1898.
The Cuban Probe m.

The complaints of the Cuban insur-
gents against the United States are
wholly unwarranted. Nobody denies
that the native Cubans have ample
cause to hate the average Spaniard.
whether he is a soldier or a royalist cit
izen of Cuba. No people ever suffered
more at the hands of an oppressive
monarchy. even in the darkest days Of
the worlds history, than the Cubans
under Spanish tyranny. That they
should be unwilling for Spanish royal
lists in the cities of Cuba to enjoy the
beneficent rule to be established by the
United States is wholly natural For
more than three years now, and for ten
years in the previous insurrection. the
Cubans, seeking independence, have
been pursued as outlaws, their homes
destroyed and their women and chill
dren outraged and killed, largely at the
instigation of the Spanish residents
of the cities.
But while their passionate hatred is
natural, it is impossible that the Uni ed
States, a civilized nation, should employ
its arms to drive out the Spanish SOL
diers in order to turn over the cap
tured cities to the insurgents to be
plundered and their people massacred.
1t was the distinct motive of this coun-
try to rescue Cuba from reign of bar
barism, and not merely to effect a
change of victims. That the Cubans
will ultimately enter into full posses
sion of their own country is as certain
selves for its decent administration.
The intelligent friends of the Cuban
cause understand just what the dictates
of civilization require of the United
States. If the insurgents are incapable
of rising. above ideas of vengeance,
which must condemn Cuba to an inter-
minable barbarism, it is to their chill
dren or their children's children that
this nation must surrender the gov
ernment.
1t is not probable, however that the
present ill-feeling will grow or even
continue. Whenever the civil authori-
ties already instituted by the plans of
the dead Marti show themselves will
ing and able to administer a free Cuba
In an enlightened and liberal spirit, the
United States will abandon all claim to
authority there. If, however, as preju-
diced Spaniards predict. the insurgents,
in their eagerness to punish the royal
lists, turn against the United States,
our duty to retain control for an indefi-
mite time becomes clear. There is need
OF missionary work among the insur-
gents by the Junta in this country. 1t
is undeniable that the Cubans in arms
have not commended themselves to our
soldiers, who entered Cuba with the
most ardent friendship for them. The
American soldiers belong to a civilized
race and cannot tolerate either the in
dolence or the vindictiveness that would
sacrifice the future of Cuba to savage
vengeance. AT this moment the people
of the United States have a truer con-
cern for the future welfare of the is
land than the Cubans themselves.
The evening times., 1898-07-21
The Submarine Torpedo Boat

We shall soon have the official report
of Chief Engineer Lowe on the merits
of the Holland submarine torpedo boat
that has had several trials in New York
Bay. On Tuesday Mr.. Lowe, with a ma
val officerfrom Sweden and number Of
other persons, took trip on the boat
to report on her qualifications. She
ran down the bay at the rate Of ten
knots an hour. then made an easy.
gliding dive below the surface and, en-
tirely submerged, circled about tug.
She came to the surface after a fifteen
second descent in order to avoid being
struck by a lumber schooner. Two more
descents were made and dummy torpe-
do was fired distance of three hundred
meters. Then she showed her best
sreed, which was twelve knots an hour.
The Swedish officer is said to have ex-
pressed the opinion that this boat
solves the problem of submarine war
fare. The American engineer, who ap-
peared to be impressed, reserved COM
ment for his official report. Many ef-
forts have been made to construct a
vessel that could serve some useful pur-
pose in war by sailing under water. but
until now there has been no positive
success. The Swedish officer believes
that with her power OF diving it would
be impossible to get a shot at the Hol-
land boat with a whole battery Of rap
id-fire guns. The range Of her bow
gun is greater than any of the observ-
ers expected it would be. In short, the
boat, which is in every way superior to
the French craft, may make decided
impression in naval warfare. So far
naval officers have paid almost no at
tention to the problem that has been
so alluring to inventors and II will de-
pend on the report of Mr.. Lowe whether
the Holland vessel Is to interest them.
The evening times., 1898-07-21
THE rRErrAHAcz OF rIArr.
I'LL
HIS Attitude On New YOrk's Next
GabernatStihl Contest.


HIS Attitude On New YOrk's Next
GebersatSfihl Contest.
New York, july 4.-Friends of Gov.
Black are not pleased with the way Sen
ator Thomas c. Platt and his friends in
New York receivP their new force bill.
Mr.. Platt has said nj word Of criticism.
He has simply said nothing.
Declining to respond to an interview.
Senator Platt said: al
II am not thoroughly acquainted with
Its provisions. II It gets US an honest
election / am satisfied"
Some Of his friends are not SO modest.
They say that Gov. Black was dominated
by Louis F. Payn In the interest OF Tam
many Hall: that all the new force bill
will do will be to give both organixa-
tons 800 places apiece at IS per day
for forty days, and Mr.. McCullagh 100
places at IS day for one year, with no
appreciable influence on the vote except
that II is expected that the new force
bill will turn many votes against Gov.
Black.
All this is not diepleasing to Mr.. Plat,
they say. as It will help him to turn
down Mr.. Payn and Black In the State
convention. They also say that Mr.. Platt
would rather see Theodore Roosevelt or
Hamilton Fish nominated for governor
than Black.
The convention Will be held about Sep
tember at Saratoga.
The evening times., 1898-07-21
FRANCE AND HAITI.
Friction Arises Over the Expulsion
of Madame Hermauce

of Madame Hermance.
Port Au Prince. July 2l.-There is con-
siderable excitement here owing to the
demand made by the French government
in the case Of Nine. Hermance, a French
subject, who was expelled some time ago
owing to a dispute with the president 8
wife over the possession Of chair in the
Cathedral. Heavy damages and her i'm
mediate return to Haiti have been de-
manded.
1t is thought this will prove another
Lueders affair.
The president gave a dinner to the mem
bers Of the diplomatic corps at the Ration
today. After eight years of dispute
President Heureaux has agreed to pay
the owners of the Ozama bridge. at St.
Domingo. the award made by the mutu-
ally agreed expert. A. Noble. Of Detroit.
There is no truth In the Jamaica report
that Navassa Island has been seized by
the Haitian authorities. The island was
visited by DIR. Lawrence, the company's
surgeon, and Admiral Killick. OF the
Haitian navy who had sought ground
thereon. They found almost everything
stolen. A portion Of the goods were re-
covered at Jacmel by the Haitian Off
cials and delivered to Dr. Lawrence.
The evening times., 1898-07-21
The stature Of Our soldier.

1t is observed that the Spaniards who
surrendered at Santiago, as well as
those who are prisoners in the United
States, are distinctly smaller than the
American soldiers. Besides being ema-
ciated from a long lack of sufficient
food. they are lower in stature. This
sustains the report made many years
ago by DR.. Gould, who found the aver
age height Of American men to be about
five feet eight inches. while that of the
6paniards and Italians was nearly two
inches less.
This is not the only or the chief phys
ical difference between the spaniards
The evening times., 1898-07-21
LA LUCIA ON THE SITUATION.
Charges That Politics Is the Cause
of the War.

VI inc "uEs
Havana, July 2l.-La Lucha publishes
the following editorial:
The horizon in the Cuban question is
clearing. Santiago de Cuba's captula-
tion has been arranged between the COM
mander of the American forces on one
side and on the other by General Toral,
who commanded the Spanish forces since
the day General Linares, the commander
of that army division, was wounded.
mo elements foreign to the American
and the Spanish army participated direct
ly or indirectly. according to our informa-
tion, in the negotiations preceding capitu-
lation. This signifies that in this contest
there exists no other belligerent force but
the American and Spanish
1T follows naturally, then, that in Cuba
there was hoisted the American flag in
stead Of the Spanish banner that waved
there during four centuries until day be-
fore yesterday. s..i 7,ass ,,,-elroo--
1T has been always thought foolish
that the misled passion OF a Cuban minor
ity would imagine that the United States,
practical people. disliking to lose time
either in politics or in business or In SCI
entific speculations. should permit politi-
cal agitations in that country TO stir the
cOuHtTy = OplIlOn 10 the extent OF gong
to war with another country.
1T was only to bring about the happi-
ness of a minority in revolt against
Spanish authority. 1t had a motive only
of romantic sentiment. Its purpose could
be no more than to bring about half a
dozen administrative reforms or to pro-
cure independence for the islands-inde-
pendence that could not give an atom
more Of liberty than that enjoyed already
by the residents of a country discovered
by their ancestors.
I'm this contest in Cuba none of the
producing classes took part, notwfth-
standing three long years II actual war.
This was a fact that should have been
noted and appreciated by those who have
taken up arms against us.
with but few exceptions, all the peo-
pie in the island Of recognized education
and ability, whether they remained here
or went abroad. were willing to take part
neither directly nor indirectly in the re-
volt against Spain.
''It must also be taken into considera-
ton that in the country the productive
classes feel a horror for independence,
and the general body Of the Cuban people
has an aversion for what would prevail
II the island should become independent
knowing the facts about those who
raised their arms against Spain, let us
wait to see how matters shape them
selves, and time will place US in the way
of truth"
The evening times., 1898-07-21
The Culture of Tobacco.

In view of the scarcity of good smoking
tobacco on account of the Cuban troubles
followed by the war with Spain a re-
cent publication issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture Is of unusual inter-
est and Importance. & 1t seems to be the
work of a competent man. who has thor
oughly studied the subject 1t is entitled
THE Culture of Tobacco" The table of
contents gives fair idea of the work. as
follows: Selecting the seed: how much
seed to sow; the seedbed. and how to
prepare in the different tobacco districts
burning the bed; preparation of the soil
protection: sowing the seed; time of
sowing seed; planting; watering: cultiva-
tion; fertilizers; topping; cutting; saving
seed, and insec: pests.
The author of the report is o. C. But
terweck, of Florida, in which State much
attention has been paid to tobacco cult
ure in the last few years.