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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15
WILLIAMS BROS.
WORK OF A MADMAN.

William Hitchings Killed Three People and
Then Committed Suicide.
Free Soil, Mich, Dec 10 William
Hitchings yesterday murdered his
brother-iu-law. John Hunt, also his
sister, Mrs Hunt, and Thomas Hay
ward, Is year old youth employed
by Hunt. Hitchjngs then cut his
own throat The three were cutting
wood together on Hunts farm two
miles west of this village, when
Hitchipgs without warning attacked
his brother-in-law with an az, killing
him instantly The insane man then
chased Hayward until the latter
slipped and fell and Hitchings killed
the PROSTATE boy with his ak. He
next covered his brother in law :
body wi brus b and then proceeded
to the farmhoue and after a terrible
aud desperate struggle With Mrs.
Hunt, be stabbed her in the neck
with a jack knife, killing her also.
After the woman's body was dis
posed of by being pushed under
bed, Hitchings went upstairs to his
own room, leaving unmolested a
baby asleep in it's cradle The mad
mans last aet was to apply the jack
knife To his own throat He suc
Gee ded in killing himself, evidently
after two attempts. Htchings was
considered to be not bright meUtally
and out of his mind at times No
adequate reason for his awful crimes
is as Yet known The dead woman 9
Young daughter found her mothers
body OF her return from school. Her
clothes had been nearly tcra eff in
the unequal struggle Neigbbors
found the bodies Of Hunt and Hay
wood in the woods late at night
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15
ATLANTA's PEACE JUBILEE.
The Committees Have Completed All Ar
engagements for the Big Evsnt-Reoep-
ton To the Presidential Party.

Atlanta, Ga, Dee. II. -The citizens
of Atlanta have completed all arrange
ments for their distinguished guests
at the peace jubilee tomorrow and
Thursday and but await their coming.
Final meetings of all the committees
concerned in the arrangements for the
big event were held to-day and every
detail arranged. The president and
party will arrive over the Southern
railway at nine tomorrow morning
and will be met at the depot by re-
ception committee OF 30, composed Of
Atlanta's most distinguished citizens
and headed by Col Livingston Minis
president Of the Capitol City club.
The ladies' of the ju bilee committee
will also be at the station TO extend a
greeting to the ladies OF the presi-
dental party. The first day will be
given over to visit 10 the capitol,
a pu bile reception and a floral parade.
which will be reviewed by the presi-
dent. A reception at the Capito City
club i'm the evening viii close the
days festivities. The military and
civic parade at noon on Thursday will
also be reviewed by the president and
party and at three o'clock the chief
executive will address the public 10
the auditorium at Piedmont park.
Gov. Gambler will receive the city's
guests at five o'clock and in the even
ing the banquet at the Kim ball will
be the concluding feature Of the jubi-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

| II Elliott and son and w A Decke r
| and family left last week for Texas
to try their luck for a time. We as
sure them the best wishes of this
community follow them, and that
they will find the climate beneficial
to their health.
Mrs Wainscott has our thanks for
the contents of a little brown Jug.
Jno Nigley is reported much bet
ter.
Mr. Wells spent two weeks visiting
his mother and brother in the north
west part of the state, and reports
having good time; among the
eDjoyments, fine sleighing.
w O Wells has rented the Lewis
Scott farm, and we are glad to say,
will remain with us.
Rev Crum, our Methodist minister,
is conducting a protraeted meeting
at Lucas. He is fine preacher and
a noble good man.
Lewis Crow and family visited rel
atives north west Sunday.
Thos n Board has rented the Os-
bsrne farm and will move there the
1st Of March, 1899.
Mrs 4 O Davis is on the sick list.
w s Hurt has a job offered him
at Shawnee Mound in Henry county.
Albert Shelton, the Peter Creek
blacksmith, talks of coming here to
work at his trade.
Will Warford and family are com
fortably located in their new house
al the foot of Bryan ave
Saturday was a busy day for our
merchants.
A number OF good horses for sale
near here.
our friend Lonnte Reeder, with
his bride located in Adrian, where
they are running a restaurant.
DR. Wolfe succeeded in getting that
corn gathered in good time after all.
The young folks are enjoying
themselves skating these evenings
on the T \ Hendrix's pond.
Mr. Coulter will soon return to his
former home in Dakota.
Is ( Billings will supply your wants
il it is good sorghum you want.
DR. Crabtree was over and had his
team shod 80 he could better attend
to his practice over. these rough
roads
We belong TO the rough riders now.
Henry Knorp is cRnvassing the
community with 1.-The History of
the Late War"
Jno Spearman is on the sick list.
4 fine snow fell Sunday night.
Burg Price and wife went to Butler
Monday.
A child quite sick at r o Hills to-
day.
The hunters were out in full force
Monday.
Jno n Graham came over to our
village mill for a sack of Spearman's
thigh patent"
Rabbits 35c dozen at WTHen-
dr.ckson's.
Z II Alexander is convalescent.
Bring Us wood, coal, hay, corn,
hogs or lard, we are ready TO receipt /
YOU for either. PAT.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

Elm Grove district sports a new
stove. The children ought to pro
gress nicely, as they have good
| teacher.
Raney Maxey Of Johnstown, who
was assaulted at Montrose two weeks
ago, by Stewart Vickars, is getting
aloug nicely.
T J Alexander butchered Monday.
The snow Sunday night was the
deepest of the season.
There was a large crowd in Johns
town trading Saturday.
| Farmers in this section are mostly
through gathering their corn.
Mrs Annie Howard was the guest
of Nate Coleman's last week.
Com Coleman made a trip to Mont
rose Saturday on business and re-
ported business in that town good.
The skating party at Johnstown
Saturday night, was decided sue
cess
Rob Radford the up to date mail
carrier from Johnstown to Butler,
was heard to say, ''the grand old
booming TIMES is our friend, boys. "
The school house at Johnstown
which was burned not long ago, is
being rebuilt az rapidly as possible.
Mrs Arthur Chambers spent few
days last week visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Coleman.
Mrs Billie Martin of Rich Hill, who
has been visiting in Johnstown for
sey eral weeks, has returned home.
Com. Coleman made a trip to Pas
sale last Sunday.
w Fl Shelton and b f Richards
went to Butler on business last We'd
nesday.
Misses Mamie Maxey and Pearl
Raulins spent a few days last week
visiting friends in Appleton City.
Henry Zimmers is on the sick list
this week.
Sam Coleman delivered a fine
bunch of cattle TO Wilson last We'd
nesday. Sam is a rustler.
w l. Jackson and wife have just
returned from visit with relatives
at ElDorado Springs.
Willie Shelton gathered corn for
Floyd Stewart last week.
VI Zimmers went to Montrose on
business one day last week.
Joe Mccormick went to Montrose
Wednesday on business.
Some of the youth and beauty" of
this community attended the Oak
Grove lycsum on last Friday night,
and report jolly time.
DIR J w Choate OF Johnstown,
never fails to visit his farm and feed
lots once day, rain or shine.
Mrs Long and daughter of Kansas,
who have been visiting Judge Cole
mans :, left for an extended visit with
relatives in North Carolina.
ROSE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

Cleveland, o.. Dec. 3 The schooner
Middlesex, which was caught in the
ice foe at Pelee island. Lake Erie
and badly crushed. was togged into
this port to-day com DleteIy water
logged. a Cleveland tug took of the
crew At Pelee island and then towed
the schooner here. The Cleveland
Ife-savers went out 70 meet the tug
and assisted in bringing the men into
port 4 large hrct OF vessels is still
frozen up in the big ice fields at the
head Of Lake Erie.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15
Ballard RTAsZs-.

Will Hoover shipped hogs 10 X c
last week, and despite the declining
market he is still buying. He and
George Price will pay you the top
price for cattle and hogs.
Jno Reed, after travelling in the
north and south part of the state for
some months, has returned home.
Our blacksmiths are kept busy
shOeing horses.
PJ Herman OF Culver, was on our
list last week.
Our old neighbors and friends w
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15
Give The Children a Drink

Sailed Grain-o, Il = 9sAs.29s' sppeiti5tng
- sold by all grocers s8d liked by all
40 use it because When properly prepared
tastes Ike the hnest come Ply = Zee irom
saass;o1 and stimulates the nerves Is is not
stimuIant but health binder. AEd children
If - s,9uIts can drink It with great ben
:. costs about Ia as much as coffee, I5c
II S5c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

ing The number of persons benefited
were -. So and S.I02 did not recajva
substantial benefit
The annual report Of Treasurer John
y Lennon, submitted, shows tac Ap,ar
lean Federation 81 Labor 10 he n .
healthy financial coua .nu. The -.
ceipts during the wear Just gone have
been SCI. SIS and the expenditures $40.
Ig-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

Cairo, IL. Dec. Il. Ms. George
Tanner. wife Of the ho,eg-heeper
who recently killed himself today
ended her own liz. With a dose Of
poison. In letter written after TAX
ing the poison the woman said she
could not live Without her Inns band.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15
RIM Down By "a Train.

Marshall, Mo Dec 10-The east
bound Cbicago and Alton mail train
this morniug ran down George
Perry, negro school teacher, and
his daughter, aged Il years, as they
wers in the at Ct passing over the
crossing in buggy two miles east
of Higginsville. The girl was in
stantly lilled and her father was
fatally injured Th- horse escaped
injury.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

~. Petersburg. Dec .a.-Ey The ez-
p-os-oa d shell a. Fort Coastantine
Al Cronstadt today nine soldiers were
killed and three officers aud seven SOL
5iers wounded
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

Billiards. HOreAound Syrup IS the best
known remedy Tor Consumption, coughs
cC.Gs and all throat and chest troubles.
Every bottle guaranteed. L IS the best
remedy tor children, 5 and SOC H. L.
Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15
LABOR LEADERS CONVENE
The American Federation or Labor
Waiting for the Committees
TO Make Reports.
FlGHT ON THE SOCIALIST QUESTION.

Report on the British Congress Of Trades
JuHOuf~t~ - Resolutions on Clothing
sweat shops aud Otnsr subj cots Intro
duced-The Reports OF the Secretary
and the Treasurer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

because they cannot sell as good
goods as we do, at the price We do,
aud as many of them They should
remember we have been selling
goods for 20 years. We know all
the best brands of goods and know
how to buy them cheap, and the
large business we do is all the evil
dence anyone needs to prove to The m
that we do sell good goods lower
than anybody 49,
II fb finest graduated sugar 81 90
2 tb fancy African Java coffee 25
2 fb Crown Java coffee 25
3 Ii whole grain coffee %
L pkg coffee (auy brandt 10
l Ii Battle AK tobacco 20
l ib Sledge tobacco 81
l fb Star tobacco 40
IL ID pure navy beans 25
tb Lima beans 5
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

5 Ii cool rice %
II Ii hominy flakes %
Is ID pearl hominy 25
Sugar cured California hams Gd
Bologna sausage u
81 Ii t crown raisius %
ID evaporated apricots 10
tb evaporated peaches 10
J. fb raisin cured prunes 5
l ID cream mixed candy 5
II Ii cream teffY candy 6
l ID Battle Ak tobacco %
2 boxes Lewis lye Is
L box Greenwood I've
l box Old Country lye I
6 bars Grand Pa's soap %
cake ibuttermilk soap 3
daeh ard lantern IS
l fame DC rated lamp worth
81 81 for ! 90
l fame, DC lnmp worth 81 % L so
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

l fancy dec lamp worth = -
l fancy dec lamp worth $3.50 , 90
l fancy dec lamp worth $3.50 5 90
China salad dishes worth 75c so
China salad dishes worth 81 So
Chira salad dishes worth 50 , 90
China cups aud saucers worth
25c for Is
China cups, saucers worth soc Is
China cups, saucers worth 81 %
Bisaue vases worth So 3 90
And all other goods IN sane pro
portion We intend to close out
most Of DER china before New Year
Our stock is too large, and We have
too much Expensive China on
hands, which we will sell you at cost
price Now Il your time to buy, as
We aTe determined 10 rush it out
Come while yon can get pick of the
stock. Yours Truly,
WILLIAMS BROS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

been kept in repair and it is quite GER
tain that others must be constructed
and maintained. This will require
roadmaking machinery, as economic
ing the labor of troops and leaving
them free for the purely military work,
for which the numbers in question will
not be more than sufficient to equal
the enemy. In addition, special means
of transportation will he necessary
and portable three feet guage railroads
must be provided both on the estab.
lished lines and along such additional
and connecting lines as may be feasl-
bile and expedient.
For railways there should not be
less than 80 miles of track and suita-
BILE equipment, which may be estima-
ted at 5000 per mile for track and
50, 500 per mile for equipment. The
total of this item, therefore, is 1925, 900.
Three outfits of roadmaking machines,
including rock quarrying and crushing
apparatus, road rollers, ditchers and
graders will cost, at SS, 900 each, say,
5000. In addition there should he
an additional allowance say of 10000
for electric lights, dynamite and torpe'
do appliances, ETC., including the EN-
ployment of scouts, spies, etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04
Window were detailed to do the peril

Window were detailed to do the peril
Gus work. The town of Cienfuegos is
situated some distance back from the
sea in a harbor which winds and twists
about between high hills, completely
obscuring it from ships standing out
at sea. Near the mouth of the har-
Dor, the land is low for some distance
back from the coast, and then there is
a sudden rise-a sharp bluff towering
up and covered with trees. The low
land is covered with tall grass and un-
derbrush. The cable house, which
the Americans desired to destroy, was
located very close, within few feet
of the water. Not far from this, on
one side, was lighthouse, and on the
other side an old blockhouse or look
out, such as the Spanish in former
years established all along the coast.
They were built for the purpose of in
tercepting filibustering expeditions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04
DORST WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Complete Success of His Latest Expedi'
ton to Cuba.

Complete Success of His Latest Expedi-
tion to Cuba.
An official notice Of the complete
success of the expedition in ommand
of Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Dorst,
which sailed from Tampa on the steam
er Florida two weeks ago, carrying
arms and ammunition, commissary
supplies, horses and mules for the in
surgent army under General Garcia,
besides one of the largest and best
equipped body of men that has yet
volunteered for service in the cause of
Cuba, was posted on the bulletin board
at army headquarters last Wednesday.
1t reads as follows:
"Colonel Dorst returned to Key
West yesterday, after landing a sue
cessful expedition on the northeast
coast of Cuba. He landed at Point
Banes, directly north across the island
from Santiago de Cuba. He took with
him from Tampa over 400 Cubans,
fully armed and equipped, and, to
some extent, drilled and landed these,
together with over million rounds Of
ammunition, between 1000 and 5000
Springfield rifles and steamer load OF
munitions of war, including horses and
mules.
This makes the third successful ex.
pedition in landing munitions of war
and armed Cubans on the coast of
Cuba. Colonel Dorst was the first to
land American troops on Cuban soil
and to raise the American flag on those
shores. He was also the first to whip
body of Spanish troops, in which
the commanding officer and two or
three men were killed, and he is the
first to capture one of the deep water
ports on the north coast of Cuba. 1t
is little singular that while almost at
the same time Commodore Schley was
closing the Spanish fleet in the port of
Santiago de Cuba, Colonel Dorst was
and had been for two days unloading
munitions of war in a port directly
north and within go miles of it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

the 18th, 18th and 23d infantry of ~
companies each, 1O6 men to each COM
pany also, the Sd artillery and 4th
cavalry.
Of the 10000 volunteers thus far
enlisted there are six army corps in
the various camps, amounting to rs, 900
mep, and 10000 in coast defences.
There is yet shortage in the call
from the various states of 1888 men,
distributed as follows. Alabama, l.
355; Iowa, 1,640; Kentucky, 1888;
Mississippi, 1000, and North Carolina,
400.
The Spanish army in Spain is not
here taken account of, though the best
troops are still held there, numbering
altogether under arms some $4,000.
This was stated today by an authori-
ty in war figures, who may be relied
upon. Of the remaining 215,OOO
troops Spain has, the 100000 in Cuba
are composed of 100000 regulars
probably not quite so many as this
10000 guerillas and 10000 volunteers.
In Porto Rico, it is conservatively
estimated, there are $4,000 regulars
and 1000 have been impressed. Al
though the figures commonly put
down for the Philippines has been
5000, there are, my informant stated,
quite as many as 900 Spanish troops
there, including great many natives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

reasons the plans in detail cannot be
given, but that in a general way they
can be outlined. The general nature
of these engineering provisions, how
ever, may be clearly indicated and in
fact estimated for. In the ensueing
campaign account must be taken Of
the fact that the rainy season in Cuba
covers the summer months and must
be anticipated as affecting the time
and means required for transportation
in order not to delay movements and
imperil health. There are few regu-
larly built roads in Cuba, the principal
ones being westward of Havana. 1t
is not likely that these roads have
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

will understand more clearly than they
understand today what sort Of stuff
Uncle Sans navy is made Of
1t was a theme for Victor Hugo, or
a picture for a Meissonier, that three
hours of heroism, determination and
death in the bay of Cienfuegos that
bright May morning. The men knew
that death awaited them. They knew
when the small boats were lowered
from the ships and they pulled toward
the shore that while they worked a
thousand Spaniards were concealed in
the tall grass and underbrush on the
shore waiting to shower them with
bullets. The lookouts from the masts
knew this. The officers knew it, the
men knew it. but the order to cut the
cable had been given, and the COM
mand was obeyed.
Small sections Of the cable which
these brave seamen cut that morning
are much sought for souvenirs at the
Key West hotel since the warships
brought back the dead and wounded
after the work was done.
There is something amusing and at
the same time inspiring in the picture
one looks on in the rotunda of the
hotel as one of the wounded men hap
pens to stroll in. He sees the valued
little souvenirs passed about from
hand to hand. He hears the story told
over and over again, and he SMILES in
silence and limps away. He alone
knows the story. But he is the last
one to tell it. Ask him about it, and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04
POURING INTO CUBA.

Washington Post remarks with right
eous indignation: We can imagine
nothing meaner or more odious than
the spoliation and maltreatment OF a
helpless captive. To permit such
things is inexcusable. To connive at
them officially amounts to national
dishonor." The Post is not aware OF
the fact, evidently, but it is on very
ticklish ground. Trip it lightly, con-
temporary. Some people have mighty
good memories.-News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

launches, two steam launches and half
a dozen ordinary rowboats. The
launches were armed with machine
guns and were designed to do what
they could to protect the men in the
small boats as they worked and tow
them back to the ships in case the men
should be so badly disabled as to be
unable to use the oars.
With steady nerves and strong arms
the sailors pulled directly in shore to-
ward the cable house. On they went
until they could see the faces of the
Spanish soldiers peering out from be-
hind the buildings and out of the rifle
pits. They knew it was only a mat
ter of minutes when fire would be
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

"Of the $4,000 United States regu-
lars, 10000" said Adjutant General
Corbin, shave been enlisted during the
last month"
The regular regiments are disposed
of in this way:
In New Mexico, Colorado and Arizo-
ma are the 18th infantry and 7th and
4th cavalry. At Mobile are the 1st,
18th, 18th, 18th, 10Th, 21st, and 22d
regiments. The bulk of the remain
ing regulars are at Tampa, where are
25 regiments of 1872 men each, the
18th, 18th and 23d having been sent
to the Pacific. Also at Tampa are 10
light batteries. On the Pacific are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

1t was the plan of the Americans 10
send out the small boats from the ships
and, proceeding close to the shore,
pick up the cables with graphing irons
and cut out a section of sufficient
length to prevent the possibility OF
mending them by re-uniting the sever
ed ends.
When daylight came the three war
ships were in position short distance
out from the shore. With the first
rays of light the lookouts began to
scan the shore, and it was soon dis
covered that the Spaniards were ex'
pecting and evidently knew the mis-
sion of the ships.
sPANIARDS WELL PREPARED.
Rifle pits were plainly distinguished
at the very waters edge, and com
manding the point where the cable
was supposed to be, and where the
Americans would have to 60 in their
small boats. Rapid-fre guns and
small cannon could be seen. The
polished steel and brass of the guns
glistened in the sunlight. Squads OF
infantry swarmed on the shore. Groups
of cavalry were galloping here and
there and constantly racing up and
down dusty white path that led from
the shore to the side of the bluff and
the hilltop. The boats were lowered,
the implements were put in and the
perilous voyage was begun.
The little fotilla that did the haz'
ardous work consisted of two small
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

men. These figures are totals given
tonight by Adjutant General Corbln,
OF the army.
Against this army of 1854 men
modified, with $4,000 more volunteers
and $4,000 more regular recruits to
come, is opposed Spanish army of
295,OOO. These figures of the Spanish
army may be relied upon as practically
accurate.
Of these 295,OOO Spaniards, 10000
are in Cuba, 10000 are in Porto Rico,
Is, 900 are in the Philippines, and SO,-
900 are in Spain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04
SPANS ARMY LARGER.

A Washington dispatch Of last Fri
day to the New York Herald, says:
There has been enlisted up to to-.
night as volunteers 120. .544 men. The
regulars up to tonight number 81, 900
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04

of Rear Admiral David P
running would take her 6f
pass Her length ITS fee BEAM
76 knots
capable developing 200 horsepower which greater than
mdaby armed three TORPEDO
tubes, grrs have very wide range.