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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
EASTERN DISASTERS
The Loss of Life and Damage to
Shipping Growing Larger.
THE STEAMER PORTLAND WRECKED.
She Goes Down on Highland Light and
All on Board Perish-Wrecks at Pro-
yIncetoWn, Mass.-The Gale
at Block Island.

Boston, Nov. 30.-From reports tina
have come by wire, mail and messen
ger to the Associated press from New
England points yesterday it was diff
cult TO estimate the total loss of life
and damage TO shipping along this
coast as the result of the recent storm
| The list of disasters seems to grow
every hour and from dispatches thus
far received it appears that al least 81
schooners have been wrecked at differ.
| ent points, from Eastport, Ne, to New
| Haven, Conn. Eighty-six schooners
| have been driven ashore and II barges
| loaded or empty are aground. This
| list does not include the 80 vessels
either wholly or partially wrecked in
| Boston harbor. nor half dozen or
| more craft which are reported miss
| ing. The loss of life is hard to deter
| mine. 1t is known that about 30 per-
| sons persisted in and about Boston
harbor. Reports from other places, in
some cases, state that the crew of this
or that vessel escaped; many, however,
state that the fate of the crew is I'M
known. Some survivors have turned
up and life-saving stations and incom-
ing vessels have brought few sailors
from wrecks.
THE STEAMER PORTLAND WRECKED.
North Truro, Mass, Nov. 80. The
steamer Portland, of the Boston &
Portland Steamship company, plying
between Boston and Portland, was to-
tally wrecked Sunday morning off
Highland light, and the entire crew
and passengers persisted within a short
distance of land. \ large quantity of
wreckage. including trunks and ma
terial has come ashore and 81 bodies
have been recovered from tho surf by
the Iife-saving crew at High Head sta
ton. One body was that of woman.
WRECKS AT PRovINCETowN.
Prov;ncetown, Mass, Nov 80. -
Twenty-seven vessels were driven
ashore and totally wrecked in this
neigh borhood. From the majority of
these the crews were saved, although
several lives were lost -Four OF five
of the wrecks were coasters and the
rest were fishermen. During the
storm shipping was destroyed and the
beach was strewn with wreckage,
streets were flooded and wharves
drifted out to sea.
TIE GALE AT BLOCK ISLAND
Providence, Il. l., Nov. 3O.-The gale |
at Block island was the worst ever |
known by persons now living here. |
The wind blew 90 miles an hour, when |
the recording instrument became dis |
arranged. The force of the gale seemed |
to increase after that. Fourteen craft |
went ashore in the harbor and many |
wrecked fishermen took refuge in the |
station. The steamer DAN
ielson was kept from going ashore by
the life-savers
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Curtis Act il Constitutional.

Muscogee, l. T., Nov. 30.-In the
United States court here Judge Thorn
as, in the case of Mark Chisholm, a
Greek Indian, charged with the killing
OF another Creek Indian. overruled the
plea as TO the jurisdiction of the United
States court 1t has been stated that
certain parts of the Curtis act were
unconstitutional, especially that part
taking away the jurisdiction of the
tribal courts over their own citizens.
The decision of Judge Thomas dispels
this idea.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
TRAIN ROBBERS REpUEsp0
Attcmat TO hold Jp Missouri p..,.
s'nE'r Train Near Sodalia End. In NJ
Hster-Two suspects Canine,

Srjai.a, Mo, nov 10. Tn, i,..-
/ passenger train on the Ta,t-N.as
branch Of the Missouri Pacific was y.
up few minutes before ten -, icy
last night on Muddy creek on. e sNs
| mile west OF Georgetown and az .Io-
west Of Scdalia, by three masloi , '.
superintendent l.. u. Hopkins r.o,,' !
Information that led him To holt ~
train would De held up last nich, .' ~
Georgetown. The train was i'
accommodation and left N. Jos..t =
ESQ p. m. When il pulled out az ~. =
sas City at $50 u. IN. il had siv n1-
pany detectives aboard. Wha, -
train ncared- Georgetown Ds,a.,'l
Tom Furlonr, OF ST. Louis. and a. ~
hay, company man, Secrete5 r.,
selves on the engine. Frank R,r.s..
secret service operator for tho Aus..
Pacific at OSawatomie. Kan. win 80
men, took positions in the baggage =,
\ red light caused Daniels 10 49,.
the train, and at once the rohhs.s
opened fire. Instantly there yyas
Spouse from the six company ernle,.'
and the robbers realized that ~, -
pany had received tip and was ~.
pared for them. The bandits set ~ !.
retreat firing rs they ran, and vs,.
pursued by the company deteetivs,
who also kept up rapid fire.
Jim West, a freight engineer on N.
Missouri Pacific, running betvoas
Sedalia and Kansas CITY, was ca.
tured. and it is believed one OF his u
completes was wounded. The tbi~a
man escaped. The train was delavsS
- minutes and then came into SedaIi,
West was either drunk or feigned -
be. lie was committed to iail Afr
having refused to make any statemen,
a posse was organized and at io.sO
left with an engine and baggage car
for the scene of the robbery.
L. j. Stubblcfeld, n former conduct.
Or on the Missouri Pacific between "a.
ialia and Kansas City, was arrested Al
l:l5 o'clock this morning and commit.
ted to Jail. His right arm is shot 10
pieces and ne is said to be the second
Of the robbers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

w. T. Davall. OF the firm OF d.
vail IL Perciyal, has just returned
from Cass county, where he closed
$4,000 loan on land in that county
J. p. Thomas. a prominent farmer
of New Home, and his daughter
Miss Martha, were in the city the
ast of the week, guests of Prof
Boron.
HIP. Callahan, formerly popu
lar merchant of Johnstown, now
representing the Boyer Mawr Mills
Department, OF Philadelphia, was IL
the city Monday and favored US
pleasantly and substantially.
We desire to call the attention OF
the farmers to the public sale OF
Poland China Hogs, advertised IN
another column, to be held at TT.
Scott, Kan, Dec. II, 1898. 1T Will
Re grand opportunity for YOU to
improve the grade of your ho8s
Mrs. E. Boswell, one of our most
highly esteemed lady friends, mother
of Mrs. j. E Harper and our late
lamented county judge, I. j. Bos-
we'll, renews her subscription, with
kind expression of her appreciation
She is lovely old lady and her
mission on earth has been to make
others better and happier.
Mrs. Nj. S. Power and Mrs. f. s.
Warnock entertained select party
of friends with Saturday afternoon
luncheon. Their beautiful new
home was decorated with plants and
cut flowers. The menu was elat-
crate and elegantly served. The ami
able hostesses sustained their repu
tation as delightful entertainers
Since peace terms have been
agreed upon by the Paris commits
sions and the treaty will probably
be signed the last of the week, it is
now believed that the volunteer sol
diers will all Re mustered out and
discharged. 1t is confidently pre-
dicted by Washington sdvices that
the three Missouri regiments now
retained in service will shortly be
disc hsrged.
Rev. j. M. Mcbride will officiate
at st Marks church on Sunday
next, Dec 4th. In the morning the
subject of sermon will be God"
from the text: "What is the Almighty
that we should serve Him? and what
profit should we have if we pray
unto Hint" The subject Of the
evening discourse will be: "Holy
Scripture All are welcome to these
services.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
spaniards Leave Cuba Ra,,dlv.

Washington, Nov 30.-Maj Gen.
Butler had another conference with
the president concerning affairs in
Cuba In an interview ne said: "Sfuce
the American commissioners have
been in Havana about 20, 900 soldiers
have been sent back to Spain. Thirty
two transports will soon arrive there
and take away from 50, 600 to 60, 600
more. The remainder will depart
about January /, or soon afterwards. -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Choate MAJ Be Amba.s.do.~.

Washington, Nov. 30.-Among the
visitors az the white house yesterday
was Mr.. Joseph Chuate Of New York
NJ Choate remained only a few min
uteS, but his presence here has revived
the runor that ne will bc appointed
ambassador TO London 10 succeed Mr..
Hay, the present secretary Of state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Vote on Governor In knn.a..

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 80. -Complete re.
turns from every county in the state
show that the total vote on goyernor
at the recent election was PSI, 1854. as
against 33j, 600 in 1896. W. T.. Stanley
(rep.) received 149, 443; j. w. Leedy
(popl, l35,90s; w. A. PETER lprohibl
1905, and Caleb Lipscomb Socialist.
G27. Stanley's plurality over Leedy
was 1885 and his majority over all
was lO.gO2.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

Chicago, Nov. 30.-An attempt to
break up the annual meeting OF the
Eighteenth Ward Republican club at
Bricklayers' hall, at Peoria and West
Monroe streets, yesterday evening. re-
suited in the death of one of the at
lacking party and the woundinp of
several of those who participated in
the fight
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

New York, Nov. 80. Ia a published
interview Corbett was quoted as say
ing that ne was willing - fight Shar-
Key for nothing, providing ne was al
lowed his training expenses Tom
ORourke, Sharkey's manager. accept
ed the challenge on condition that the
fight take place within two weeks.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
NEWS NOTES.

The state house - Topeka, Kan, is
now lighted By electricity from plant
owned by the state.
Charles y. Hedges, manager Of the
American Lax association at Kansas
City, No, IS mysteriousIy missing.
big sale Of Hereford cattle was
held at CentraIia, No, 50 head Of cows
and heifers selling for an average Of
over 500 per head.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Flooded by a Tidal Wave.

London, Nov. SO.-The Vienna COR
respondent OF the Daily Mail says:
Trieste and the district round about
were flooded by a tremendous tidal
wave, which did much damage to
property and ships and caused the
loss of manv lives
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

Paola. Kan. Nov. @0-Thc case
against John Roberts, charged with
murder in the first degree in killing
his father, near Somerset, on Septem-
Der ,, was called in the district court
here yesterday. Roberts is only IS
years old. The case is attracting a
great deal 81 attention.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

Pitthbur9. Kan, Nov. -. There is a
gang Of safebiOwcrs at work in the
towns in this vicinity and the indica-
tions are that they have been making
Pittsburg their headquarters POl-
lowing the burglary and fire at As
bury comes the news OF a. c. Iedding.
IONS general store at Empire City be-
inc robbed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
A MOST CAREFUL JUSTICE.
The Kansas City Times Says He Lives in
Windsor.


Windsor.
The Man About Town says in tn.
Kansas City Times that the most
careful justice of the peace in the
world lives at Windsor, Mo. He
may not be particularly bright star
in the legal constellation, but he has
lived long enough to place no faith
in mems words nor to base his future
plans upon their promises.
A Kansas City contractor had the
good fortune to be sued by a party
living in the careful Judges baillwick
last week The case went against
the contractor, and his attorney
promptly entered an appeal. About
$50 was involved in the suit, and the
careful judge informed the Kansas
City man that he must perfect an
appeal bond for S125.
'If you will accept my personal
bond for that amount, your homer"
began the contractor.
What air you WORTH" asked the
judge sharply.
Il have real estate in this State
and Kansas worth from 100000 to
$125, 900"
"Do you owe anythine?"
Nothing but this weeks pay roll.
amounting to about $1,000.
The judge studied his statute
book for half an hour, then terseIv
Informed the contractor that the
bond could not be accepted
"You might sell the real estate,
you see, or you might fail to pay the
men their wages
The decision took the Kansas Citv
mans breath
"1'll leave him to you" he whis-
pered to his lawyer, and tiptoed ont
of the room
Would your honor accept the
bank of Kansas City?'
What air they wortL?3
80, the bank is solid for a million
dollars. think"
The judge left the room and held
consultation with the constable.
returning in quarter of an hour.
IF you can git the - bank TO 90
on the bond along with the other
ole | think I could acceptit."
Well see what We can do, your
honor, said the attorney, bovine
himself out of the presence.
The contractor returned with his
attorney to Kansas City, aud thew
began a canvass fthe various banks
and business houses. At the end of
half day he had secured the sigma.
lures OF fttsen millionsires and fva
banks to the S125 appeal bond
They have forwarded it TO the coun
try justice and are awaiting his fipsl
decision
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
Grief Caused His Suicide.

Whitewater, Wis, Nov. 30.-Hitt
Gravath, the weIl-knoyvn democratic
party leader, is dead from Iaudanum
poisoning and gas inhaled with sui
cidal intent 1t is supposed despond-
eney caused by the death Of his wife
was the cause
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

Topeka, Kan, Nov 30 The pri.
Yates in the Twentieth Kansas at Ma
Mia and also the rrivates in the KAN
sas co.ored regiment in Cuba want 10
return home. The republican state
committee has received letters from a
number OF them in each regiment,
asking il 10 use its influence to have
the regiments recalled.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

Wichita, Kan, Nov 30 DR.. ]. W..
Langford, of Arizona, and - OF Roose-
velps rough riders. have gone to san
Juan hill, Cuba, TO prospect for gold
la an interview here, DIR. Langford
said: because OF its pleasant climate
! believe Cuba to be a better gold field
than the klondike. | think Cuba Is
one Of the best prospecting countries
in the world"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

New York, Nov. 80 George Dixon,
the colorcd fcntherweight champion
pugilist. fought - fast rounds with
Oscar Gardner, the Omaha Kid" be-
fore the Lenox Athletic club last night
and Referee Roche decided In favor Of
the champion. The decision did not
please q great many or those who wit
messed the fight, vino thought is was a
draw
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

Fort Scott, Kan. Nov. 3J.-Ed Nc
Cool, contract driiler for gas and oil
Of OIL City, Pa, who has been operat-
ing in southeast Kansas FOR several
months. has disappeared from this city
and warrant is out for his arrest.
Financial and social trou bles seem 20
have caused his fight.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01
GnIett Carried AWAY For,rna

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. S0.-One of
the commission men here who is inter
ested in the Gillett failure at Wood
bine, Kan, said he believed that Gill
lett carried with him when he fed
fully $500. 600 in cash.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

81 Louis. Nov. So.-Forest Salee. a
bell boy formerly employed at the
Planters hotel. is heir to SIS. 600. left
MIN by James 7. Spaulding. OF Chi
cage, his uncle
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

Rev. John Henry Barrows, OF Chi.
cago. has been chosen president of the
Ooerlin college, Oberlin, 0.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-01

Gen. BIanco sailed for Spain from
Havana this morning on the steamer
Villa Verde.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-16
FOUR MORE BODIES
Taken from the Wreck of the Great New
Yoik Gas Holder

Taken from the Wreck of the Great New
Yoik Gas HoIt der.
New York, December 14.-Four more
bodies were found to-day in the wreck
age of the collapsed gas holder at
Twentieth street and Avenue A. This
brings the list of dead up to six as
follows:
Plus Balm, engineer in Fuldner's
furniture factory.
John Gray, rs years old, Waterman
at the gas works.
August Wenicke, Is years old, son
Of the contractors foreman.
Andrew Wendt, laborer.
Peter Conlin, laborer.
George w. Bremen, % years old. time
keeper for the Logan Iron Works.
No one is missing so far as the po-
lice and persons living near the gas
works can tell.
As to the cause Of the collapse Of the
new gas holder, nothing is known.
The theory most commonly believed
is that the tank burst because a set
Ting of the foundation on one side sent
five million gallons Of water surging
with irresistible force against the
northern side of the structure. 1t is
said that the foundations on which the
holder rested stood on made ground,
which would be very likely to buckle
under tremendous strain.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-16
MANY TRINKETS FOUND,


All of Which roint to a Most Horrible
Murder Woman's Husband May Have
Been the Second Victim.
I Hot Springs, Ark, December a.
The bones taken from the fire place of
William Sheffield, brother of Hardy
der of Mrs. Horne, have been pronounce
ed by experts to be those of woman
and beads, hat pins, buckles and a
satchel' frame found in the ashes with
the bones have been identified as those
Abelonging to the wearing apparel of
Mrs. Horne The authorities here now
believe that both Mrs. Horne and her
husband have been murdered. Their
theory is that Mrs. Horne, being infat-
uated with Sheffield, conspired with
him to remove her husband, and later
Sheffield, becoming afraid that Mrs.
Horne would betray him, decided to
kill her also. In the face of this the
DRY, however, is the report received
Mullins, who is believed by the police
to be Horne, the husband of the muir
dered woman, has been located in that
city. These circumstances add mys-
terry to the case which the authorities
are now trying to clear up.
Chunk Burrows, a neighbor and init
mate acquaintance of Hardy Sheffield,
states positively that the latter con-
fessed to him that he murdered Mrs.
Horne and asked him to assist him in
clearing himself of the charge by CIV
ing evidence that would acquit MN.
The iail keepers here are closely guard
ing Sheffield to prevent him from com
hitting suicide.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-16
N|L|GAN, NlkIN Z GO.
1888, ii4O & tt42 MIRKET ST.

in Congress or draw salary as Con-
gresham. On June 25th, Attorney
General FitZ, of Alabama rendered a
decision declaring his seat in Congress
vacant, and a special election was call
ed to fill the vacancy, taking place upon
the same day as the regular Congress
sional election.
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison
held the off ce of reporter Of Supreme
Court decisions in the State of Indiana
in 1860. He appointed one, Col. Kerr, as
his deputy to report the decisions of
the Supreme Court. The court decid-
ed in Kerr VS.. James, 10 Ind. 351, that
the office Of colonel of volunteers and
the office of reporter of decisions of the
Supreme Court were both Lucrative"
offices within the meaning Of the con-
stitution, and that the acceptance of
the colonelcy vacated the effice of re-
porter, and that Benjamin Harrison be-
ing no longer reporter could not ap-
point deputy.
In Michigan the Constitution pro-
vides that no person holding office I'M
der the State shall execute the Office
Of Governor. In Attorney General VS..
Common Council of Detroit, 70 n W.
Rep, $50, held that the mayor of the
city, by accepting the Office of Cover
nor vacated the Office of mayor.
In Texas, under Constitution pre-
cisely similar to that of West Vir-
ginia, the Supreme Court held that a
retired army officer occupies a lucrative
office, and is therefore ineligible to a
State Office. State VS.. De Gress, So
Texas, 37S.
In Seary VS.. Grow, Is Cal, 118, under
a similar provision to that of the West
Virginia Constitution, court held that
one holding a federal Office cannot
even receive votes so as to give him
a right to take the State Office upon or
after resigning the federal Office.
JO1ln III oliC VI biAC
most learned jurists of West Virginia,
in a public interview, shows conclu-
sively that the Constitution means that
one in the service of the United States
is disqualified from either holding or
being elected to a seat In the Legisla-
ture, and when he ceases to hold his
seat it becomes vacant and new cleo
ton is imperative.
Attorney General Montague, Of Vir-
ginia, decided this year that all State
officers who had accepted commissions
in the United States volunteer army
had vacated their Offices. The Attor-
ney General Of Ohio decided this year
that a State Senator would vacate his
seat by accepting a captaincy in the
United States volunteer army. An
exactly parallel case to the one at is
sue.
To my constituents in particular, and
the Democracy of West Virginia in
general, | pledge my intention to have
the seat to which l stand elected, or
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-16
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of deed of trust made by
James f. Dolan and Mary l. Dolan, his
wife, to me, dated the S0th day of April,
OF the county court OF Marshall county.
West Virginia, in deed OF trust book No 9.
toiio $50, will sell a public auction on
the premises on
SATURDAY, THE ATH DAY OF
DECEM Der,
commencing at 10 O'Clock a. m, the
following described property situate
and being in the city OF Benwood, county
q Marshall and State OF West Virginia:
BeSinHlnS at q point in he westerly line
q q sixteen foot roadway, distant one
hundred tlGO feet soCthwardiy Of the
point or Intersection OF the said westerly
inc with the south limo Of Robinson's adj
Mtion 10 he city OF Benwaod. running
lnehce southwardly with the westerly line
81 81, s@la roadway one hundred ana fifty
QJV( Ieet; thence westerly and parallel
VITA the south line of said addition one
nuhureu ana eight and seVen-twelfths feet
tp me easterly line OF the river road;
rlver road, northwardly one hundrad and
MY ana three-twelfths feet TO a stake:
thence eastwardly and parallel with the
Sald south line OF said addition one hum
ureu ana one and four-twelfths fest tothe
place of beginning
Terms of Sale :-Onethird cash on day OF
saIe one-third in four and one-third in six
months, the purchaser giving his notes
LOT such deferred payments with security
10 De approved by the trustee.
HENRY M. RUSSELL.
Trustee.
j. G. HERVEY. Auctioneer. no2sesx
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-16
MIRACULOUS CURE or ASTHMA.


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