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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-10-13
DIED IN The KLONOlKE.

A Former Henry County Citizen Expires al
Circle City.
Henry Comfy Democrat.
Mrs. Deck Debow, of LaDue, has
received letter from Circle City
with the sad intelligence that her
husband had died in that city on the
9th of August of typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Debow left here fer
California several years since. and
when the first rush to the Alaska
gold field began, he sent his wife
ADD two children back 10 Henry
county to make their home with rel
atiyes while he sought fortune in the
far north. Instead of gold he found
only death and a lonely grave in that
region Of ice and snow.
Mrs. Debow and her little ones will
have the sincere sympathy of All in
this great bereavement.
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ALL SEEK AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.
ASpansh Commissioner View OF the Ma
TONS New Destiny.

ASpanish Commissioner View OF the Ma
tons New Destiny.
Paris, Oct. 5.-La PatIie prints
an interview said to have been had
with General Rafael Cerero Saepz
Of the Spanish peace commission, in
which he is represented as saying:
"Peace between Spain and the
United States will complicate all the
eastern questions. The day upon
which the preliminariss are signed
the first chapter in the new history
of Europe will bs comm. need, as
the United States hencefcrth will
play a preponderant role in events
of which different parts of the world
will be a theater.
1T has been pretended shat Spain
wanted war, or at least allowed her
self to be dragged into it. This is a
mistake, since the United States
have long coveted our colonies.
They introduced ssparatlst add
autonomic ideas into Cuba, ideas
which were not shared by the ma
jority of the inhabitants OF the
islands Influences Of all kinds have
been brought INTO play 20 excite
risings and hence eusuel war, the
consequences OF which may be so
preiudicial to ourselves and may ST
feet all European interests.
The North Americans on their
side will be compelled to create all
the naval forces demanded by the
situation. The stronger the United
States are the more their friendship
will be sought after.
Look at the extreme Orient,
where France, Russia, Germany and
England are powerful rivals. If the
Americans install themselves IN the
Philippines, the situation will be
greatly modified and they will not
hesitate to seek the friendship of
Japan and England to the detriment
OF all other nations. This will be
for America truly privileged stu
alton, but the diplomats role will
be rendered proporsionately mo,e
difficult"
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was locked on with brass lock. the
same as in uss on freight cara. |
ordered the men to their quarters,
and as they passed out DAVIS lay
perfectly motionless. just as 1 was
going out Davis raised from his cot
and threw his feet on the floor, and
with the clanking of the chains he
gave way / will say here that it
was anything but pleasant sight to
me to see a man like jefferson Davis
shedding tears, but not one word
had he to say.
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Peculiar Case 81 SaicIae.

Paris, XIV, DC. At. G. CslLEs
com nissed suicide to-day by drown
ing himself in pond Re tisd him
self in buggy, loos.ned a tap on a
wheel and drove in to q depth Of 10
feet He ~as the father Of Nay
Collins, Who was fonnd dead wuh a
male conpanion IN q Boston lodging
house a few years ago The sseapads
Of Il younger daughter caused bis
suicide.
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy CAthsrtc IOs OF zoe
III c. G. O. fail 20 care, druggists rseNn
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His Life for HIS Family.

Louisville, Ky, Oct 5 -In order
that his fsmily might bs benefited
by the 81 600 life Insurance. which
he carried, Martin Edgar, night
Waterman for tbs Frank A Name
Candy Company yesterday com.
nitted suicide b. shooting His
body was found in AL office chair by
the bookkesper. Edgar WAS So
years OF age and leaves a widow and
several grown children.
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BY BULLETS /; BY DISEASE 7.
Official Figures Show 345 Killed by Span
ards and 2,565 by Sickness.

lardS ana 1900 by Sickness.
Washington, Oct. 5.-Spanish
bullets aud shells are responsible
for the deaths OF only 345 American
soldiers from May l To date. while
during the same period dlFs4sa, and,
perhaps inoompesency, kill~d 1855
brave boys in blue.
These figures are official. They
were given out by Adjusans General
Corbin in the form Of q bulletin
which was posted on the war bulle
tin board at the door ef his oaies.
An officer who stood in front of she
board and read the figures said:
This should be an object lesson for
the investigating commission to
study deeply. 1t will at least form
a valuable text, coming out officially
as it does at this time.
The official bulletin reads as fol
lows: deaths from all causes be-
tween May and September 50, in
elusive, and reported to the adjutant
general to October 3, 1898: Killed
in sction-23 officers and 257 eulist-
ed meB died frsm wounde-x Officers
and 81 enlisted men; died of disease
so officers and 2.4S5 enlisted men
an aggregate of 1910 deaths GU. Of
total force OF 274.7I7 officers and
men"
There was no supplemental state
ment issued showing the thousands
Of men now in the hospitsl or conva-
lescent from the effects of disease.
exposure and lack OF proper food
and protection. Those figures add
ed to the dssths would make a start
ling aggregate and balance heavily
against the Algerian msthods en-.
ployed during the war with Spain.
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Ovation 10 Generai Lee

Me- York. Oct 5.-A tremendous
ovation was given Major General
Fitzhu2h Leo al vAUack's Thsater
last night With par'y OF friends
he entered a box 70 hear ths opera
The For,ure Teller"
Just before the eartAin fell al the
end OF abs frat aes a baneh Of rsses
was thrown on the .tsKs.
Miss NELSON had observed the
gallant Gsperal, and prom pity .hrsw
the roses into his box The attention
Of ih- audience vas attracted, Tie
lights went up and the General wa
recognized. Cheer sfiec cheer rent
tho air. Gen. Lee bowed sgsin and
again, but did cot oIherwi.e respond.
The suriain thea arose ssaia and
revealed the entire company of so OF
80 people on she stage, They gave
three cheers FOR Gen. Lee aad .hen
sang The Star SPanglsd Banner"
the audience joining in with Wild
enthusiasm. Gen. Lee leaned over
tha bRlustrade and shook hands
with as many as be could re.ch.
Some time elapsed before the excite
nsnt subsiied
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ALGER REPLIES.

Indirectly Blames Sampson for Mgch-Sub-
mits kilograms Showing His Adtices
Changed Army Arrangements.
Washington, d G, Oct. Sec
rotary Alger to day handed TO the
President for transmission 10 the
War Department Commission for
Investigation his answer to the six
questions asked him by the Commits
sion
In starting the Santiago e1pedI-
ton from Tampa the Secretary says
the delay was due to the failure of
the navy to provide a convoy for the
transports. He appends kilograms
to show that the reports of Spanish
feet was the cause Of six-day
delay.
The questions as to the selection
Of camps at Tampa and other places
are answered by referring the Com
mission to reports OF officers sent in
regard to camp sites.
As to the time the administration
decided to begin operations in Cuba,
Secretary Alge, says that q cana
paign against Havana was hrst
decided on, but it was afterward
determined 20 take Santiago first.
He says that the Santiago campaign
was not considered until Admiral
Sampson asked for troops to capture
Santiago, so that Cervera's fleet
could be driven out Of the harber or
deItroyed inside.
kilograms from Admiral Sampson
to that effect are appended.
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i Sure Thing for Yn,1

A transaction in which Won e.,,o.. L.. =,
sure thing B+lousness, sick hesdaehs -
RI tongue, fsEer, Piles and thousand otSe,
l..s arg i1 eSasea o eo1stpsUen and sluggish Tv.
rev LIVER se,mulsnt and Intestinal To- ~
a. druggists guaranteed TO cur~ or T1ora -
r12oeo-. Z: = C. are su<a thing ~Iry -
sod3Ei 70, =. . cents Sample and Sc.rIia,
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We live in a country Of which the
principal sceurRe il stomachs trou
BILE
It il more widespread than any
other disease, and, very nearly, more
dangerous.
Ore thing that makes it 20 dan
gerous is that it is so little under
stood,
II it were better understood, Il
would be more feared. more easily
cured, less universal than it is now
So. those who wish to be cured
take Shaker Digestive Cordial. be
eauee it goes to the root of the
trouble as no other medicine does.
The pure, harmless. curative herbs
aud plante. of which Il is composed.
are what render it so certain and, at
the same time, so gentle a cure.
It helps and strengthens the stono.
ach. flied and tones up the sve-
tenn Sold by druggists, price 10
cents to 81 per bottle.
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REWARD FOR DEWEY.

May Be Made Vice Admiral by Congress
President and Secretary Long to Re-
commend This and Suspension Of
Retirement.
Washington, d. G, Ocs. 5-Pree;.
dent Mckinley ard Secretary Of tbe
Nav Long will, il is announced,
rseo mend 10 C-nsress ths REVIVAL
of til grade Of Vice Admiral, to be
fue6 ~ the promotion of R-ar
Ada ri Dewey
President McKinley, in his annual
messy, ~ Secretary Long, in his
annual report, will devote consider
able space to the achievements of
the Asiatio squadron und-r Dewey.
Authorities say that in advancing
Rear Admiral Dewey to his present
grad for services performed IN the
battle of Manila Bay he was not
rewarded to the extent that Rear
Admirals Sampson and Schley wvre,
and that the commanding officer of
the Asiatic squadron has received no
tangible recOx 5ition for his work
since May l, which involved the dis
position Of questions which arose
with the INSURGENTS and with the
G-rm.u Admiral
A under the existing law Rear
Admiral Dewey will reach the retir-
Ing age in Decenber, 1899, there is
a rsrong probability shat Secretary
Long will also urge that Congress
pass law permitting his retention
upon Abe active list for an additional
ten years
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Transport ebd.n- - FIRE.

Santiago, De Cuba, Oct 5-The
United States trasspors OLDHAM,
which left here Sunday, hAe returned
with her bunkers GA Are Tia, pres
snoe OF fire was discovered MoLdav
in the main hold, which was as once
flooded with so pcsa OF wxt,r, nz6 q
gang OF mea rss puI - rCIk re
moving the ammunition, OF which
the ship carried largo supply. All
the officers and soldiers who were
not suffering fron sea sickrvss,
worked hard to exsis 1uIeh the fl zines
It is hoped she viii be able to leave
here sGain ia three days' time.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-20
NO DEAD FISH FOUND.
A Sign That the Explosion Was Not IN
der Water.

Havana, Feb. 19.-Dr. Mas said at
the hospital today that all of the
patients from the Maine under his care
are doing very wei. Frank Fisher, who
was saved by the Spanish steamer
Colon, died on that vessel yesterday
from the effects of injuries Gae received
in the explosion.
Five bodies We're recovered in the har-
Dor today near the wreck, but only one
Of them-that of ''Tennis'-was rec
ognized.
Consul General Lee will reward the
fireman Ugarte, VINO, at the risk of his
life. made a gallant rescue of a drown
ing sailor Ugarte was badly burned
about the mead, but he persevered until
he succeeded in saving the drowning
man. He will be decorated by his bat
TALON chief and by the municipality of
Havana.
II is commonly commented here that
no dead FISH were found in the harbor
after the disaster, and this fact is looked
upon as showing that the explosion oc-
Cured on board the Maine, and not out
side. as in the latter case many fish
would have been killed by the concus-
sion.
Capt. Sigsbee today said to the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent that the men
at work under water about the Maine
were expert divers, but that the work
required. time and patience. Most of
the day was spent in getting the divers
accustomed to the work. and nothing of
Importance was found
A careful search will be made for the
Names log book, which will be of great
Importance to the court of inquiry. 1t
is yet too soon to form any just opin-
ion as to what the divers will be able
to recover from the wreck. The day
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-20
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS.

A motion for new trial for Nellie
j. Peterkin was argued before Judge
Bishop in the superior criminal court,
Boston, Saturday
Certain wreckage at Gloucester has
been identified as belonging to the big
coal laden schooner William Johnson,
of Somers Point, N. J. 1t is supposed the
schooner was wrecked in the gale of
Feb. /.
Owen Buckley of Lynn was struck by
a train Saturday evening at the Wash
ington street crossing, Lynn, and in
stantly killed.
Treasurer Frank H Dwelly Of the
Teeumseh mills, Fall River, who at the
beginning of last week was elected
treasurer Of the Robson mills has
withdrawn his acceptance
Capt Peleg w. Wightman, of the New
port and WEXFORD steamship line, died
suddenly Saturday night, on board the
steamer General, while on her trip from
Newport to Wexford.
Adelaide M. Ide, aged 25 years, eldest
daughter of ex-Ohief Justice Henry c.
Ide, died at st. Johnsbury, VT, Satur-
day. She was an accomplished woman
and had been a student at ST. Johns
bury Academy, Wellesley College and
Chicago University. She mad lived four
years in Samoa and Travelled extensively
abroad
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-20
sIGBEE's STORY.
The Captain Was Writing Letters When
the Explosion Game.

Havana, Feb. 19.-Capt. Sigsbee, in an
interview today, with the correspondent
Of the Associated Press, described the
explosion in detail He said:
"On the night of the explosion I had
not retired l was writing letters. I
found it impossible to describe the sound
or shock, but the impression remains of
something awe-inspiring, terrifying, of
noise rending, vibrating, all-pervad-
ing, There is nothing in the former ex-
perience of any one on board to measure
the explosion by.
After the first great shock-I cannot
myself recall how many sharper deto-
nations heard, not more than two or
three-I knew my ship was gone In
such a structure as the Maine, the eff
fects of such an explosion are not for a
moment in doubt.
II made my way through the long
passage, in the dark, cropping from side
to side, to the hatchWay and thence to
the poop, being among the earliest to
reach the spot. So soon as [ recognized
the officers, l ordered the high eXplos-
ives to be flooded, and | then directed
that the boats available be lowered to
rescue the wounded or drowning. Dis
cipline, in perfect measure, prevailed.
There was no more confusion than a
Ctll " S6ll6IdI quarters WOulu pTOuuC6s
if as much.
81 soon saw. by the light of the flames,
that all my officers and crew left alive,
and on board, surrounded me- I can
not form any idea of the time, but it
seemed to be five minutes from the time
l reached the poop until l left. the last
man it was possible to reach having
been saved. 1t must have been three
quarters of an hour or more, however,
from the amount of work done,
Il remember the officers and men
worked together lowering the boats, and
that the gig took some time to lower
did not notice the rain of debris des-
cribed by Lieut.. Blandin and others who
were ON deck at the time Of the first eX-
plosion. But l did observe the explosion
of the fixed ammunition, and wonder
more were not hurt thereby.
without going beyond the limits of
what was proper in the harbor of a
friendly power, ] always maintained
precautions against attack, and the
quarter watch was ordered to have am
munition Tor the smaller guns ready to
hand, so that in the improbable event of
an attack on the ship it would have
been found ready. 1t was this ammu-
milton which exploded as the heat
reached il -
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-20
ABOUT DIVERS.
Easy for Them to Tell How
Maine Was Destroyed.
A Correspondent Tells Some Things With
Local References About an inter.
esting Occupation.

To the Editor of the Spy; The horrible
catastrophe of the gunboat Maine in Hat
vana harbor, has caused a query in many
whether the vessel was struck by a topA
pedo,
Having been accustomed from my earlf4
est boyhood to be with my father and
other divers of note, perhaps story of
what divers can or cannot do may pc Of
interest. There are many things thai
would seem impossible to do under. WATER
yet they are done and in thorough mant
ner too.
When diver is in dress and under
are taken away from him but one, and
that is the sense of feeling. All is as still
as the house of death, and his sight IL
gone. Yet his sense of feeling is greatly
increased, and he can determine anything
At ten fathoms he does not lose his sight,
and the keel of any vessel is barely ten
fathoms deep. Some OF the finest divers
come from the Spanish main and Key
West. So expert are they that they can
dive in ships that are sunk with their rig5
ging under water and can explore the
deck-locate even the slightest puncture of
the null. Such man was David Agnewe
who worked at Key West and ON the
Spanish main, and afterwards worked foP
my father on the East river. To mention
some skilful work that divers have ac@
compished one in particular: In the early
Cos the Great Eastern, while coming 10
this country, struck a rock off Mofitauk
point, the eastern end of Long Island, and
stove hole in her bow.
She was put with all speed to the East
river and anchored. Nothing could be de-
termined Of the break from the vessel MY
father, Hon. Charles b. Pratt, came ia
the rescue with his divers My father de4
scended in the armor, went under the
ships bow, and came up with the exact
dimensions Of the break. Then anothel
diver went down again with him, and too
gether they mended the break, and the
Great Eastern was able to return to Eng}
land, where she was dry-docked. Capt.
George w. Townsend Of Boston took IND
contract to lay water pipes under Watel
from Boston to Forts Warren and IndA
pendence He laid them with his divers
They We're laid on the bottom of tho
water. When all were laid cold weather
came on and the pipes froze. Then Caph
Townsend put down his divers and dug I
trench six feet deep in the earth at thu
bottom of the sea and covered them ups
All this was done under water.
1t VIII be an easy matter for divers tn
determine whether the Maine was de4
stroyed by torpedo and there is MANY a
diver at Key West or on the Spanish main
that can descend and make certain as to
whether the noble vessel was DESTROYED nv
accident or design. There Is hardly anyS
thing that diver cannot do under water.
from descending into the cabin of a shib
TO going down under tube, as was th4
case IN the Harlem river when the HarS
lem, N. Y, bridge was builded They ara
brave fellows who take their lives in theiR
hahds. Charles T. Pratt.
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-20
THE VIZCAYA.
Fog Prevents Cruiser From
Anchoring Permanently,
spaniards Feel No Anxiety as to Safety OF
the ship-oovernment Formally No
titled Of Vizcaya's Arrival.

New York, Feb. ia reporter of
the Associated Press boarded the Span
ish cruiser Vizcaya at 8.45 a. M, today,
in company with Commander Sobral,
naval attache at the Spanish legation,
Washington, and other officers from the
Spanish consulate-general in this city.
Capt. Eulate, after the first greeting
said: 81 regret that we have not re-
ceived clearance from the health autho-
rites. I have therefore, no legal right to
receive you, though you are welcome to
remain at your own risk
Every one on board had been made
acquainted with the disaster to the
Maine.
eVtnced the slightest anxiety as to the
safety of the Vizcaya or the treatment
they would receive in New York harbor
Six patrol tugs under command of
Lieut.. John A. Dougherty, United States
navy, will guard the Vizcaya during her
stay in New York harbor The watches
will be divided between the six boats,
two to be on duty on each turn. Each
boat is to have on board, while ON
watch four marines and one non-com-
missioned officer Of marines, g. rounds
man and four policemen of the metro
politan police. While ON duty the boats
are to patrol carefully the waters in the
vicinity of the Spaniard, and no boat or
person will be allowed to approach the
Vizcaya without the sanction of the
commanding officer of the vessel. At
night it is intended to keep the Vizcaya
brilliantly illuminated with electric
lights, and the watchboats will also be
we'll lighted, so that there can be no pos
sible means of approaching the Vizcaya
without detection.
Owing to the dense fog the Vizcaya
remained all day at her anchorage off
Snrnd,r IInnlr
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-20
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Close of the Thirtieth Annual Convention
in Washington.

Washington, Feb 19.-This was the
last day of the 30th annual convention
of the National Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation. The morning session was de-
voted to reports of committees. Mrs
Ida H. Harper was put in charge Of the
press bureau in New York city.
A handsome wreath of southern
leaves, lilies of the valley and violets
and containing miniatures of prominent
women of the association, will be sent
to New York to be placed on the coffin
of Frances E. Willard A committee
from the association to attend the fu-
neral left for New York tonight.
At the closing session of the conven-
ton, tonight. Senator Teller and Con-
gresham Shafroth of Colorado and SEN
ator Cannon of Utah made brief
speeches. Senator Teller said that if the
women were accorded the ballot, they
would study public questions and settle
them Alright Senator Mason announced
himself as an advocate of suffrage for
women,
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED.
The Spanish Ship Not to Be Closed to
Visitors.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The Spanish le-
cation has been advised of the arrival
Of the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, and Sc
nor du Bose the charge d'affaires, has
been in communication with the Span
ish consul general at New York, and
Lieut. Sobral, the naval attache of the
legation, who is now at New York, con-
corning the movements of the ship. Sc
nor du Bose feels no apprehension over
the presence of the ship in American
waters but he has given instructions
for such precautionary steps to be ta-
ken as seemed to be justified by the cir
cumstances. These will be in the
hands of the consul general. The pre-
cautionary measures are merely those
of maintaining an efficient patrol about
the ship Aside from the instructions
going through Senior du Bose, the
Spanish naval authorities at New York
are in communication with the minister
of marine at Madrid.
In view Of the feeling that there need
be no apprehension, it is understood by
the Spanish authorities here that there
will be no restrictions on visiting the
Vizcaya, beyond the necessary precau-
tons Of preventing an indiscriminate
crowding by the public at large. Senior
du Bose called at the state department
today and officially notified the author
tiles Of the presence of the Vizcaya in
American waters.
1t is expected that Gen. Merritt, COM
handing the department of the east at
New York. will make a formal call upon
the commander of the Spanish warship
now lying in the harbor. While the
strict letter of naval etiquette would be
satisfied by call from our naval au-
thorities upon the ships commander, the
usual course is for the highest military
official in the neighborhood to call,
either in person, or through member
of the staff to send his compliments.